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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-15
BLAISDELL is DEAD
AN OLD EDUCATOR CALLED TO
HIS REWARD.
THE END COMES SUDDENLY

For Nearly Forty Years the Dead Was
an Eminent Member of the Beloit
College Faculty-Well Known in
Charitable, Philanthropic and Mis-
sionary Work.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-15

democratic strength OF this city is
about 200 votes, said to be larger in
proportion to population than any city
in the United States.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-15

4 PARTY Is being oraguized at FIRES
no, Cal, for the purpose OF going to
Venezuela in October and engaging in
the cattle business
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-15
ABOUT BADGERS

Judge \. j Ninio OF Superior has
gone to Oregon. Dane county, ON 4 va
cation.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-15
GERMANY IS JEALOUS
CAalLS ACTION IN FRANCE Is
WATCHED CLOSELY.
DESIGNS or THE RUSSIAN

Teutons Believe That He Wants TO
FIRMLY Cement European Peace SO
He Can Operate in the East-Em-
peror William With His Brother
Sousa Honored.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-18
THAN MONEY
"a New and important Way of Looking
at the Currency Question.

Public interest for months past has
been steadily concentrated upon our ma
tiohal currency. Parties are divided on
the question. Men are worked up over
fare of millions.
There, is one way of looking at the
question that seems to havA been lost
sight of. 1t is not better to nave fifty
dollars In gold than five dollars In
silver? And yet there are manN peo-
pie who are practically throwing Away
large amounts and holding onto the
smaller amount. Many people who
might be earning ten times as much h
they do. fail because they lack health
and energy. Health and strength repN
resent value greater than gold. and
yet many people put up with a run
down system, which steals away half
their working power. Eventually they
lose by sickness and medical expenses
and their families suffer, when 1t might
all readily be avoided.
These are hard times. Thousands are
succumbing to the strains of f,life. ILL.,
health Is the rule and not the excep-
tion. People need their best strength
and energy all the while. Health, which
is more valuable than gold. can ba
maintained and even secured when Il
Is lost, If the proper care and right
remedy are used. And we do not hes.
itate to say that there are but few
men or women who read these words
that cannot be nut in perfect condition
by the use Of that great, that grand
discovery, Warmers Safe Cure. This
entire paper could be filed with testi-
monials from the grateful ones whose
lives have been saved and whose, health
| restored by its use; andif you. reader,
| are sufferer, you may readily be
among the number. We earnestly rec,
ommend you to think seriously upon
| this subject.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-18
Catsrrh Of 20 Years standing Cured In q
Few Dsys-Reiief Can BE Se-
cured In .iOtMlnhtcs,

Hon. George Taylor, the well-known
politician, Of Scranton, Pa, writes: /
have been, I may say, a martyr to
catarrh for the past twenty years and
!have tried every known remedy, but
;got very littie, if'any, relief from them.
II was troubled with a nasty houghing,
especially in'the morning. also n con-
,stant dropping in the throat and the
pain In my head was terrible. especially
'over'my eyebrows and my breath was
very offensive, as also the matter that
came from my head. Last spring was
induced by Mr.. Rutherford, of this
town, to give DR.. Agnew's Catarrhal
Powder a trial. 1 did so and can truly
say that its effect was magical the first
application cleared my head instantly.
l took five or six applications and 1
have not had the slightest symptoms l
have already described since an6l Hnd
my eyesight very much better, in face
1 can truthfully say I am SO per cant.
a better man since using this remedy
than l was before. Sold by Matthews
Brothers, SO cents.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-18


ly as fine as those between La Turbie
and Nice. the whole Of the Riviera di
Ponente as far as Bcrdisheria In Italy
being in the range Of vision.
The construction Of the Corniche road
is q marvel Of engineering. Although
In ten miles II ascends thirteen hun
dred feet. at no point is there a very
steep grade. the whole idea having
been to make It a road perfectly prac-
ticable for driving. The surface is. II
possible. even smoother than the ordin-
ary French road, which means that It
Is about as smooth as the waxed floor
of q ball room. None OF the natural
beauties of the country through which
1t passes have been sacrificed and take
II all In all trip over 1t on pleas
ant day Is one of the most pleasant
things imaginable.
W!nford ]. Northup.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-18
HE NEEDED NO SYMPATHY.
1t Was the Other Fellow with Whom the
Policemen should CondOlc.

1t Was the Other Fellow with Whom the
Policemen should CondOle.
From the Detroit Free Press.
II am the man who was talking with
you about two hours ago." he said as
he walked up to a patrolman on Jeffer-
son avenue. near Second street.
Yes" replied the officer. after look.
II told you l was an old sport, and
wanted to find some of the boys"
Yes"
You said the best thing I could do
was to go down to the depot and wait
for my train, and let the boys alone"
Yes. and think 50 yet"
We'll, I'm goin, but found the boys.
They were down here in a saloon, and
when told 'em / was an old sport from
Sportsville they winked at each other.
do look like hayseed, don't ~"
VERY much SO. II you've been
cleaned out don't come whining around
to me. l gave you fair warning of what
would happen"
you've seen a feller throwin' three
keerds around. and then bet you
couldn't pick out the ace. haven't your?
That's three-card monte. You were
idiot enough to bet, 1 suppose?"
Yes"
Ncll, you IL hilOW ucAt tluiC
Don't you read the papers?"
EVERY day"
Then you ought to have known what
the game was!"
II did
"And yet you bet with your eyes wide
open and knowing you hadn't one
chance in a hundred! I've no sym
| pathy for you"
"I wasn't askin' fur any If yOu'yt
any sympathy to spare give IT, to the
boys down there, fur they are $G2 out o
| pocket. and I'm $62 in! I jest thought
I'd stop and ask you ifryou'd take $50 o.
| the sugar and turn It over to an orphan
| asylum as gift from me. but bein 20,
are so busy aud don't feel well, l won
| bother you about 1t. I'll go down to thu
| depot and sit around, and If anybody
comes along with hayseed to sell sent
| 'em down to me. I want a fresh supply
for my hat AUD coat collar!"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-18
What lie Knew.

Lord Dufferin once addressed the Uni
yersity Of Toronto in Greek and on the fol-
lowing day the Canadian journals an.
nounced that his command of the Ian
guage was astounding, idiomatic and
grammatically perfect. Whereon the fol-
lowing dialogue ensued:
How did those idiots of reporters know
that?" asked Sir Hector Langevin of Sir
John Macdonald.
Because l told them" replied Sir John
But who told you? You don't know
Greek" persisted Sir Hector.
~ don't know Greek" admitted the
premier. with his usual gravity. but
know politics"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-18
SEYMOUR NARROWS.

As we proceed through Discovery
Bay, about midway, the passage ex-
pands on the Vancouver Island side at
Menzies Bay to a great indentation--
when it suddenly closes in on both sides
and we pass from the strait into the
famous Seymour Narrows, a. gorge two
miles long and less than a half mile
wide. This passage Is considered diff
cult of navigation, more so than any
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-18
THE VILLAGE OF EZE.

The road still ascends, and in another
hour, during which you have a success
sion of beautiful views of the noun
tains and sea, you see on the right an
immense rock rising straight out of the
sea, and separated from the mountains,
standing like pyramid. Its apex is
covered with a cluster Of houses, and
a church, comprising the village of
Eze. From the Corniche a road leads
to the town, and its winding old streets
and ruined castle reDay you for the
trouble of reaching it. In the dark
ages the town was a stronghold of the
Saracen pirates, and it's whole appear
ance and situation bear out ones idea
of what a pirate stronghold should be.
1t Is said the few people still living In
the village differ In features and GUS
toms from the surrounding population,
and 1t Is doubtless due to their Moor
ish ancestry.
Back of Eze are the immense Forts
d Eze, commanding the road and the
harbor of Villafranche. They are
among the strongest Notifications of
Europe and seem absolutely impreg-
nable, the top of the mountain, two
thousand feet above the sea. being COW
cred with slOping stone casing which
an assaulting force could never scale.
and their attitude protects them from
bombardment by sea. even supposing
any vessels Of war could stand their
plunging fire. France evidently intends
that when her great struggle along the
Rhine comes, no one is going to be
able to attack her in the rear through
Italy.
An hour from the forts. and we reach
La Turbie, the eliminating point of
the road, just above world famed
Monte Carlo. At our feet Is the little
! ! pocket principality of Monaco, with it's
| capital of that name to the right on a
rocky DromOntory. and rs chief city
| and source of revenue. the great gam
ing center Of the world on the left
This view Is another Of the several
hundred finest in Europe" There are
the same terraced farsls stretching
down to the sea. and there is the same
sea forming the background with its
wonderful blrn color. La Turbie is
thirteen hundred feet above the Med
iterranean. and II Is from .he great
comparative elevation at which the
road runs and from it's resemblance on
| that accoun. to the cornice of house
that II gets its name
BUILT BY THE ROMANS.
La Turbie's elevation aud distance
| from the sea are about the same, and
| 1t is like going down very steep flight
| CT steps to descend to Monte Carlo.
| The stone paved path which zigzags
| back and forth looks thousands OF
Yeas old. and probably is for the
country was occupied by the Romans,
who built at La Turbie a tTropaea Aug
ustl to commemorate their conquest,
and from which the present name of
the town can be traced. j..
| From La Turtle the road gradually
descends until II again reaches the
I coast at Mentone The views ore near.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-18
Aunt RachaeI's Bittcrs,

The undeniable fact that these Bit
ters are composed in the main Of
Speer's Wine. with Peruvian Bark,
Snake Root, etc, analysed and recon-
mended to invalids and the Medical
Profession, by the best Chemists in the
United States, cannot fail in inspiring
Bitters.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-18

spruce, cedar. etc, whose outlines when
mirrowed in the waters below reveal
to the eye the srandest and most har-
monious blendings imaginable of lights
and shadows. mountains and valleys,
water, ice and sky.
Thus ends our second days" timer
airy. j. F. Richmond
The herald., 1896-07-26
GOOD ROADS AND H|G WA 5 |
BY s. HARRISON SMITH M. AM. soc.c. e.

During the past year or two Cailtorhia
has been awakened to the great neces-
sity existing for the Improvement OF her
roads, and the methods employed IN
their construction. This necessity exists
not alone throughout the rural districts,
but also in connection with the streets
of our cities and towns. There nave peen
discussions through the press, meetings
in the different counties, and a foad con-
Vention, composed of delegates from all
portions of the state. These movements
have resulted in the appointment OF n
state commission on roads, the members
of which have accomplished much to-
wards educating the general pubic TO
the necessity of some action, but much
still remains to be done.
Road building is a subject which very
closely affects all classes of society, the
rich and the poor. those who ride and
those who walk: for the condition of the
roads throughout a country governs, 10
great extent. the cost and convenience
of freight transportation and travel
| For, although canals and railroads have,
| in the present day. monopolized most OF
| the longer hauls. still the ordinary road
or highway is their natural and neces-
I sary feeder
Their proper construction has from
| time immemorial called for the though
and attention of governments. In fact
! long before the Christian era there seems
| to have been much time and expense de-
voted to this subject.
The oldest roads of which we have
| any authentic record were those bull
The herald., 1896-07-26

usually gone after the first race the fol-
| DIVING qay. one time, however, he had
$3.50 when the last race of the day had
been run. This was the making Of him.
lie ulVlded 1t into three portions of $50
each, so that 1t would last him at least
| three days. In another month he had
$4,000. He kept on with Batsy, however.
working for So a day, although he some
times made as much as $4,000 in an after
noon.
When he had $50, 900 he entered into his
famous partnership with w. E. Apple
gate, and they made book which made
even the nervy and tried Applegate pale.
When Grammar thought a certain favor
lte would win it was his habit to mount
the box, chalk up a couple of points bet
ter than the other bookies, and then dare
the crowd to come on. On two occasions
the firm stood to lose 100000, bet against
red-hot favoriteS. Applegate's fortune
was increased fourfold by Grammar
nerve, but he said the boys pace was too
fast for him, and the firm was dissolved.
Two years ago when Henry of Ma
varre and Domino ran match race at
Gravesend, Grammar, who was verv
intimate with Byron McClelland, then
owner OF the former horse, did some of
the most phenomenal plunging ever seen
IN the east Mounting his box he took
Off his coat and announced that he was
gong TO bet his last dollar on Henry of
Navarro. Then he chalked up a point
better odds on Domino than was offered
by anybody else in the ring, and invited
the public to come on. Mike Dwyer sent
in $4,000 which Grammar took; Ike
Thompson handed over $4,000 more:
then came another $4,000 from Mr..
Dwyer. after which two $4,000 bets were
handed up by commissioner said to
represent James r. Keene. owner of
Domino: Thousands of dollars more in
smaller bets came in, but Grammar never
winced'-never once cut the price. In
all he took in $4,000. and that represent
ed all that the people had to bet, for it
was still fifteen minutes before the race
when the young plunger took in his last
bet. 1t was the first time that EASTERN
ers had been bet to a standstill, and
Grammar did something then that he has
never done since. He hurled sarcastic
remarks at the crowd and invited IL
to come on and break him. 1t is the
only time that any one can remember
when Grammar lost his temper. The
race resulted In dead heat. and. though !
Grammar had to pay half the face value !
or every ticket he issued he won some |
$4,000 on the race after all.
The herald., 1896-07-26

away toward the sides with an ever
increasing slope. The height OF It's crown
or center above it's outside edges snoulo
be one-t thirty sixth of Its entire width,
with about seven -eighths OF TINS rise az
one-uuarter the distance from the CEN
ter to the sides, AMI five-eightns at
point one-half the way from that there
to the sides On either side of the road
there should be regularly formedgutter-
ways or trenches with slopes from their
bottoms to the edge of the road above
in no case exceeding and preferabiy
about 90 per cent less than the natural
slope of the material through whicn
they are excavated. These slopes, When
of any great height or in localities where
there Is an excessive precipitation, should
be protected against washing; probably
the cheapest method is by sowing grass
seed upon them. The bottom of the
bitches should have a rapid slope to the
nearest point of lateral drainage. and
the water carried away from the vicin-
ity of the road as quickly as possible.
There are many classes of stone used
for this purpose, varying much in dura-
bility and fitness. Among the most com
mon are basalt, quartz. sandstones,
poryphry granite, syenite. etc. There
have been many methods tried for test
ing stone for this work. The one at
present most in vogue is known as Du-
very fairly-like most others that have
seen-their comparative hardness. but
is not a fair test of the stone best fitted
for road building. which, in addition to
| hardness, must have natural binding
qualities. or furnish a certain amount
of binding material under the pressure
of traffic and from the effects of the ele-
ments Specimens of well made road
should weigh 80 or 95 per cent of the
weight of the solid stone OF which the
road is composed.
One item not generally considered
which affects not only the wearing of the
road surfaces, but also the facility of
traffic, is the construction of our vehicles
with regard to both their width of tires
and the diameters of their wheels. The
older countries have paid more atten.
ton to these matters, and / couid give
the opinions of many authorities upor
the subject did time and space allow
which unluckily is not the case.
In conclusion. therefore, l will only
say that were the above general sugges
tions carried out, and the construction
and superintendent of our roads PLACED
in competent hands, there would be M
| more such cries for good roads coming
as they have from every quarter during
the last year or two.
8. HARRISON SMITH.
The herald., 1896-07-26

py the Romans some 800 years B. c.
Ihelr works, in this branch of engineer.
ing, extended throughout all their pro.
Nihces, Italy, Macedonia, Egypt, Thrace
Gaul and Spain. They also appear tc
nave gone some work in Britain, if Elton
| is 10 De reLol upon, when he describes
TOUR such main roads in his Origins OF
English History. One of the Oldest of
the Roman roads is the Appian Way
which was begun in 312 Il. c., and is still
| eXtant
! The care taken with and the methods
| or constructing these ancient roads. [
| think worthy of a short description he
| IL only to show the greater Importance
that was then attached to their dura
pillty ana other important features than
| IS now DONE when a road is often made
| by merely eXcavating trenches on each
SIDE OF the lin@ and throwing the e2>
+, caVated material to the center, there to
/ be consolidated by the passing traffic.
Inc Roman roads were apparently
! pullt IN the following manner. The
earth was eXcavated for width of some
sixteen feet along the line of the in
tended road to such a depth as would in
sure solid foundation, generally three
1eet. into this excavation were placed
several layers of large fiat stones, fire.
Quentiy laid in mortar. Upon these were
raised two courses of rubble masonry or
OF blocks was carefully constructed. The
Iootways were about eight feet in width.
raised on either side above the roadway
proper. The work upon these roadways
must nave been eXcellently done, as we
sun md many of their foundations in
lair ana some In good state of pres
ervation.
In 1854 the French advanced the idea
or setting the foundation stones on end
instead or nat, as had formally been the
custom. This, l believe, was the only
inaterlal change in the methods of road
pulidlng up to the time of Telford and
McAoam' VINO revolutionized this class
u enslheerlng. The methods of these
Sehllemen ore still In use and too fanil-
lar to need especial mention here. 1t
wiz pe only necessary to remark that
some or the constructions passed az CON
forming TO their methods are enough to
graves. --' '''eii
from the foregoing it will be seen that
loao pullolng has been for ages consid-
ered one of the great engineering nrob
lens, All nations have experimented
WIN IT, ana even at this period of ad-
Nancement in engineering skill and
work there seems much to be accom-
piisheo' Will, however, venture to say
the greatest trouble lies in the fact that
the building of these essential adiuncts
~ rapiu ana cheap transportation is
most always done under the direction of
unsclentific. inexperienced or incompe-
tent persons, who know little or nothing
or the principles involved in location or
nor the qualities of the
materials used. Also that were the work
paced under the immediate direction OF
men VINO had made this branch of en-
sineering a study, the results wouId bo |
far different. Not only would the roads |
be In good condition, but the counties
would be burdened with far less expense.
both for original construction and main !
tenance.
The term road or roadway as used here |
The herald., 1896-07-26

that Grammar had collapsed, for when
ever this young man thinks horse Will
win he bets up into the thousands. That
policy Is part of his religion. He may not
bet on more than two races week, but
when he does bet the ring knows of 1t
either to its immense sorrow or JOY. At
ter San Francisco closed Grammar made
some money on the Louisville track and
he has made fair winnings in the east,
but nothing to equal his record OF last
year or the year before.
At this particular time Riley Grammar
Is of particular interest to the sports or
the country. On July Sth he sailed for
England, where he expects to make
things hum on the British race tracks.
Plunger Walton did some terrific bet
ting with the English bookies, and the
golden memory of Jubilee Jiggins Is
still fresh in their minds. 1t Is probable
that they will welcome Grammar with
open arms. but he may bite them badly
before the fall sets in.
Granan began his sporting career on
the st. Louis race track as program boy.
Prior to that he worked in the Phoenix
hotel at Lexington, a resort frequented
by the big Kentucky horsemen. Inc
only joke he has ever been known 10
indulge in relates to this job. He says:
you know. have given lift to some OF
| the biggest turfmen in the country.
One of the sports got Grammar the job
| of program boy, and he spent every
' cent of his earnings in the betting ring
| He was a plunger even in those days
| If he made a bet of 50 on race and won
| he put every cent on the next race. He
was broke nearly all the time, and rarely
had enough money to buy sufficient food
| Clothes never bothered him.
| Later n big bettor named r.. G. Bats!
/ hired Grammar at SO per day to call thu
, positions of the horses for him during th
races. Grammar had a quick eye ant
| knew all the colors by hearS and made ;
f, success of this work. 1t also gave hin
| an insight of the horses. At the close o
] each day Botsy paid him 50, and it wa