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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-07-16

placing around the gallery front the
rHmcR of the states, territories ana
provinces from whom delegates will
attend. rcstooncd with bunting, this
material ON each side of the north end
being gathered up to Il large banner
drapcd on either side with flags of the
United States and Canada. This ban
ncr will bca" he words, Welcome.
Milwaukee, '9G" Both the exterior
and interior of the building will be
frightened with as much bunting and
flags as can be displayed to advantage,
The principal decorations will be con
nncd to the platform section At the
back Of the chorus gallery will be Il
representation of the rising sun, with
the figures COG" In It's centre, and with
rndialinE rays having at each point the
letters of the word eco operation to
symbolic the help received from the
young people of the other dcnomina~
lions in this city.
Preliminary prayer meetings will be
held in the local baptist churches on
the night preceding the formal opening
of the convention. Rev. t. W. White,
of the Baptist tnhcrnarlC, Is to deliver
the address of welcome ON behalf OF
the local churches and the response viii
be- by Rev T. NJ pctcnt u. D.,
of New Haven, Connecticut 1t
was Dr potcat'S wife who Il
few months ago denounced Yale col
lrgc as a hutbcd of vice and raised Il
storm of opposition
The formal opening of the conven-
tion Will be preceded by -four sunrise
meetings, held at lhc l'irst baptist,
Tabernacle baptist. South Baptist and
Second German Baptist churches, and
1T 10 O'Clock President John II. chap
man viii open the convention at OK
loSition hail The state and oyincial
rallies Friday afternoon will be one Of
the most interesting periods of the CON
Nontion, the meetings of the littcrent
states and provinces bcinE held in var
iouH halls and theatres and hotels of
the city.
The convention will bring to Milwau-
kcc the cream of the baptist clergy and
many wel'-known laNmcu Among
thos" who will probably come are Rev
llartwcll Pratt. of springfield, Mass.
Rev, llcwcllyn l., Henson. TT. Wayne
Ind; Roy. Alexander Blackburn, u D.
Cambridge, Mass, Rev W. w Land
rum Richmond, Va, ReN. W. W, Wit
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-07-16

RiEhN, Clapham Charley Davis and
Olm2'rdd, and yet she tossed her wake
against the bows Of all MIR Crane IL
Il sou of Jonathan 1t Crane. of this
city He graduated from llarN ard IN
lN9l, and for the past three wears has
been employed in Cramps philadelphia
shipNard The boat was built from
MIR, Cranes designs. at l,awIrys yard
In Rostou She Is ~ feet inches over
all, II feet | inches en- the water line
feet 4 inches beam At deck and ) feet
beam at til" water lLc She has II
dagger board oG one quarter inch FObiu
hton2e. When this board Is raised as
far MS It will 50 II still projects about
hNo inches below the boats bottom,
forming regular keel nearly -four feet
long and five inches deep This Is
caused by the pivot pin being placed
six inches above the lower edge of the
board This also makes the board
very nearly self balancing. With the
board down the boat draws five feet
The conditions or the match make
the maximum measurement to he
twenty-five feet. and the minimum
fifteen feet Whethnr the lei nciric
will prove herself equal to the emer.
gency IL a question The winds iii iii,
trial races We're very light. aud It Ii
not known how she will 10 III 4 good
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-07-16
A CHRISTIAN HOST.
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION OF
THE Up. L. IN MILWAUKEE,.
Music to be a Leading Feature Elabo-
rate Decorations to Charm
the Delegates.

Milwaukee. Wis, july II. Fully
T., 900 people are expected to attend
the sixth international convention Of
the Baptist Young Peoples Union,
which will be held in this city -four
days beginning Thursday. One Of the
features Of the convention will be The"
music. There will be a chorus Of coo
voices led by Professor Daniel Profile
roe. The convention Will be held in
the exposition building, which has a
seating capacity Of 10000. In the gen
craI decoration Of the main part Of the
exposition auditorium north Of the
platform an effort will be made to c&-
press "A welcome to the visitors by
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-07-16

yachts have simply become racing
machines, but the Iittlc fellows are just
IN comfortable for cruising and having
good time In As If they weren't built
for racing, and to this extent they are
Of more interest to III" c,cry day skip
per.
The races this year will br with the
representative Of the Royal ST Law
renee Yacht club of Canada George
II. DuGEnn, of that ciul. challenged for
the cup and had boat built Of ApC-
ctal design, whose measurements hntc
been SludiOusly kept from the public,
In order that Il surprise might be
surprising boat IN many ways il II is
to carry off the cup. ms the American
defender is u wonder in her way Sine
~ named the lei lIcirc, nm Arabic
nAmH moaning swift camel Her
builder and skipper h G, IT, Crane n
young man scarcely twcnty-thrcr years
of age. who has shown Il daring origin
nlity that has taken the breath away
from the professional boat builders.
who Thought they could he Taught
nothing In the trial races to choose a
defender. Cranes boat met the erCa
tions of such builders az Larry Hunt
ington, Nat ll"rrcsnoW. W +, stephens,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-07-16

New York July y In lieu Of the
Americas cup contest, the competition
between the small yachts Of America
and Canada viii haze unusual interest
this year. The mach Will be for the
Seawanhaka-C urinlhian Yacht clubs
challenge cup, which was first raced
for last year, the contestants being the
IGthcIwynu, Of New York, and Spruce
~, Of England, the former winning,
The series will begin today over the
Oyster bay course, and are to be not
more than five nor fewer than three.
The prospects are that these races VIII
increase In interest Last year, despite
the more elaborate latllc between tho
Defender and VAIkyrio, the baby yachts
attracted n great deal of attention
More people sail small boats than large
ones, and therefore follow with more
interest the doingB Of the smaller craft
An ordinary yachISmnns brain IL puH
zlcd when he hears Of boomB and EaifB
and mastB too tall to pass under the
lofty brooklyn bridge. II Is too much
Ike trying to interest the chap who
makes $40 Il week in financial discus
sOnB where millions are rceklCssIy
Hung about beyond the power Of his
mind to grasp Best he's this, the bigger
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-07-16
FASHION NOTES

In all the new French books. full
skirts and sleeves are deliberately trim
med.
White piQuc skirts are considered
newer than the duck ones worn last
st aSOn.
Plain white shirt waists Of heavy
duck or butchers linn are being worn
Ivy the smart SGT.
The comparative prices of ma 'ras,
chcviot and summer silk Indicate the
dncadenco in popular far.,y of the sum
mer silk shirt waist
The feature of the new skirt Is that
each gore has straight side and the
tullncss is thrown farther back by
putting this straight side t. the bias.
In these days of bargain sales and
ridculously low prices even 4 woman
OF limited means and reasonable
amount If taste should be Wen dressed.
IS Is we'll known. every French
woman would have her sown entirely
without trimming to have a silk lining.
rs this is the only kind of lining 10
have II one can afford II Those who
1r net 50 fortunate however. Will find
ierta'ine i VERY eN ,lent substitute
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-07-16

ter Dies Moincs, la. Rrr. @. G $ Wal
lace Toronto, Can, Rev Kerr Royce
'ruppcr, philadelphia. Pa. Rev II Q.
Rowland ~ -. lincoln, Neh Key t.
S. Sucker, Dallas Zen; Miss MARY &.
Rurdeu principal of the Mission Train
ing school Of Chicago Ira VI. Price, rh.
u. professor Of ancient literature and
archaeology IN the Chicago university
Rev Il. T. Y Pierce, Philadelphia, Ia
Rev II NJ Whorton. y y, Baltimore.
Md. Rrv J y Cantill y y, OF Waco.
Ten, editor II the Baptist standard.
nclc" Boston w smith the we'll
known SUNDAY school worker Of Min.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-07-16
4 NEGLECTED AFRICAN ISLAND.

Narolcon crcctually prevented ST..
Helena from over sinking into obs III
itv. Nevertheless, for some years past
the island has been getting deeper and
DEEPER into financial straits, Whiln the
population has been steadily diminish
ing. St Helena is Only some Loo
miles distant from CHrctOWn, and set
the island is comparatively unknown 20
south African ColoniStS, as the outward
and homCWard StCa ncrs to and from
CapctOwn only call there once in three
weeks and make a very brief stoppagc
And yet this historic island is we'll
worthy Of a visit, not only from its as
s0CiatiOns with the great Corsican but
also because it Possesses, probably, the
fines, climate in the world A constant
aouthCaslcrly trade WING, straight from
the pole, blows over the island and
sweeps away those germs of disease
which lie latent in less favored spots.
AS Il consequence, the longevity Of
the inhabitants Is probably much
greater than in any ether portion OF
the globe. In spite of all this, and the
proximity of the island to the cape,
Eardly solitary Afrcandcr finds mis-
way thrr" from one years end TO the
other.
SO much in reference to st, Helena
as health resort. Now let me briefly
refer to a matter that is of mere vital
Importance. The sratcgical advan.
tagca of the island have been fully roc
cgni.cd by both naval and military on.
prrts, and the royal commission which
was presided over by the late Lord
Carnarvon recommended that it should
be strongly fortified and constituted an
important naval and coalng station
for the vessels of the squadron within
the cape command. These rcCommCn.
datlonS have, however, rot been carried
INTO effect. Certainly something was
or twelve years ago, but the guns are
now OF an obsolete type, and the diInin-
ntive garrison maintained in the island
Is utterly inadequate to defend it.
Moreover, though St Helena is sup
posed to be a naval coalinE station the
''''''ii'''''N iiNlh'tii NV WA supply
there, the coal for the ships on the cape
and west coast Of Africa being kept at
Ascension. which does not possess oven
Il solitary gun, but is cindcr heap
upon which many Thousands are annu-
ally wasted
The dCfcrselcss condition Of st.
Helena is Il matter that intimately con-
CcrnS the south African colonies. and
should engage their attention. The
island is utterly unable to help itself.
The opening Of the Sue2 canal ru,ncd
its PIX Sperity, and over since 1t has
boon drifting nearer and nearer to bank
ruptcN The greater portion of Its
adult malc population las migrated to
the cape, and tho whole revenue VI the
island is now only Soma C6,0O0 There
are only some half lozcn officials. and
the governor fills innumerahlc other
Ctliecs. including that of chief (and
onlN( justice. II is dcplorable that
Great Britain should allCw one of Its
sessions to sink into such condi-
ton Of dccrcpitudc aud especially an
island which lying in the direct route
to the cape. must evar be vt consider
able Importance. African Critic.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-07-16

New York and n. c. Griswald, Taco
ma Wash
Among the officers who will have 4
conspicuous part in the proceedings Of
the convention are Or f. l.. wilkins,
general secretary Of the national COM
mittno, and Frank Moody, chairman,
and f. w. Drake, treasurer of the gen
cral convention committee.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-07-16

neapolis; Professor Lorenzo D. Inns
keep, Oakland, Cal; Rev. Henry c
Mabie, Boston, Mass; DR.. Frank l..
wilkins, ID. d., Chicago, ILL.,; w. w.
Main, Boston, Mass; Frank Harvey
Field. New York; Miss Ella D. McLau-
rim, Boston, Mass. Mornay Williams,
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blow. SO far she shows she can point
beautifully, but Is little sluggish in
coming about In the trials she was
splendidly handled, which could not be
said Of the Ethelwynn last year.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-07-16
THE COMING SCHOOL
A GREAT PROGRAM PROMISED BY
THE CATHOLICS.
MANY NOTED LECTURERS

Second Session TO Formally Open Next
Sunday Interesting Fields of
Thought to be Explcred-Thur3 lyg
VIII be Given up to Entertainments
The Program n Detail.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-07-16
SKETCH OF SEWALL
VICE PRESIDENTIAL. NOMINEE
BEARS A FAMOUS NAME,
A SHIP BUILDER AND RICH

The Family Owns the Largest
Merchant Vessels Afloat Under the
American Flag-Son of the Candi-
date an Ardent Republican and a
Reed Boomer at st. Louis.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-07-16
BOAT RACE
YACHT CUP CONTEST BETWEEN
CANADA AND UNITED STATES.
MUCH INTEREST AROUSED

Seawanhaka Trophy to Match in New
York Waters A Youths Creation
Selected to Defend lnclc Sam De
sign Of Il lIcirje and Her Pecullari-
ties of Construction.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-07-16

Wednesday July - Critical StuGf
of the Bible Carried OIL from the Earl
lest Times in tho Church Rev I J
panehy. a M Sonsrcctus of Eng
fish Missions Rt Rev Thomas OCor
man, y D. 1850 a M reading circle
ecnt,rtuce. D. M The Aneien'
Novel col Riehasd Malcolm Johnson
LII. u baltimore $ y. NJ
thursday. luly ~ Excursions anJ
entertainments.
Friday. .'aly - Spanish Drama
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SOME VALUABLE WORMS
What the Humble Silk Worm,
Does for Humanity
AN lNDEFATIGABLE WORKER
Chance for the Enterprising and In.
dustri0us
Women Hunting for New Vacations Might
Take Up Silk Culture With Success.
What fiss Been Done

Inc gay summer girl who flaunts her
sllken 1inery in the face of an admirine
world does not think that the best of her
gowns are due to the patient labor of a
very ordinary looking worm. If she saw
the creature on the roadway she would
probably exclaim "Oh, the horrid little
peastie. Won't somebody please tread
on it? and some admiring cavalier will
Dravely clap down his foot and stamp
the life out of one of the most industrious
workers on the earth, who, with his fell
lows, nave supplied fine raiment for men
ana women long before the era of Chris
tlanity. and who gives annually to the
Workaday world paying labor for hum
dreds of thousands of human toilers.
Great cities have been established. mil
ilonalres created, wonderful machinery
invented, tens of thousands of homes
erected. all by the meek labor of hum
BILE worm.
it is needless to mention the yastness
or the silk industry of this country and
or foreign countries, notably China and
france. Every woman shopper can talk
learnedly about the beauties of LYONS
silk. The silk worm made the city of
Lyons. 1t gives employment to nearly
l00,00O wage earners in this country. In
directly it supplies toll for 100000 work
ers. In all the countries of Europe and
the far east 1t supports millions Of peo-
pie'- Yet not one woman out of a. thou
sand would recognize the humble crea-
ture II 1t strayed across her path.
WHAT 1T FEEDS ON.
There are many silk worm farms in
this country, but to one here there are a
score in France and China or Japan.
The insect finds raw material, chiefly in
the leaf of the mulberry tree, which
gives name to the common silk moth, the
caterpillar Of which Is the silk worm.
The tree is said by proverb to be made
for the worm and the worm for the tree.
and 1t seems to have a fibre peculiarly
suitable for textile use, some of the Pa
cific islanders making clothing by mas
cerating the bark of the paper mulberry,
without the Intervention of the silk
worm. Most of the silk of commerce
is made by this one moth from this one
FOOD. yet 1t can feed, in whole or in part,
upon other leaves, as those Of the Usage
orange in this country, and it has score
OF cousins or more distant relatives, as
the Tussah moth Of India, which live
upon other trees and produce similar
material
HOW IT LOOKS.
The moth Is about an inch long, whit
lSn, with brown stripes, and lays at the
close of summer numerous eggs about
tne size OF an pin head, attached singly
70 the leaf by a kind Of gum, which,
Wnen ory, mas silky appearance. The
MONS soon die; the eggs do not hatch
until the next summer and can mean
while be sent around the world. The
sale or grain or seed" as the eggs
are also called. is. of itself a business.
Ior II brings as much as four dollars
the ounce, tenfold the price years ago,
psiore an epidemic swept through the
silk world. eA' ''1e
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The elimination of His Career

Mr.. McKinley's presidential aspirations
and plans are evidently at a critical point
This may not be so clear at the present
ested lookers-on, but in few days it win
be obvious to everybody. His adversaries
IN the presidential game have called
pears to be. p
With the .'sound' money men on one
side demanding an unequivOcal declaration
other demanding a similar declaration for
free coinage, Mr.. Mckinley in the middle
can move in neither direction without In
viting defeat. Under these circumstances
he. apparently purposes doing the oniy
thing left him. which is not to move at ali:
but that is also certain to be fatal
That Mr.. Mckinley has reached the ctl-
mination of his career. and from this time
forward will rapidly sink in public estirnn-
ton as presidential possibility i; :, f,-.'-
out possessing special gift Of prophecy
Cleveland Recorder,
The herald., 1896-06-07
AN INDIGNANT SCHOLAR

Such a horrid jogafry lesson!
Cities and mountains and lakes.
And the longest, crookedest rivers,
Just wiggling about like snakes
tell you l wish Columbus
Hadn't heard the earth was a ball.
And started to find new countries
That folks didn't need at all.
Now wouldn't it be too lovely
If all that you had to find out
Was just about Spain and England,
And a few other lands thereabout,
And the rest of the maps were printed
With pink and yellow to say,
AL this is an unknown region
Where bogies and fairies stayv'
But what is the use of wishing
Since Columbus sailed over here.
And men kept hunting and'sploring
And finding more things every year.
Now show me the Yampah river,
And tell me where does 1t flow?
And how do you bound Montana?
And Utah and Mexico?
EMILY II. MILLER !
The herald., 1896-06-07
(Cal.) Rust

We are pleased to note that two ef
our able attorneys, Messrs. Afford and
Roth, have taken the stump and are de-
livering educational lectures on the sub
Ject of single taxation. That subject
will force itself to the front in the near
future.
We are almost universally agreed that
all head taxes are wrong if not illegal.
ana the personal property tax Is practi-
cally a wrong, and cannot be property
executed against the rich. Moreover,
any tax on personality is in general a
tax on energy. Let the good educational
work go on.--Portervile Enterprise.
In Delaware City, r. l. Powell was
threatened with arrest by a policeman
Tor discussing single tax on the street
with prominent landholder of that
place, who claimed that it was deceiv-
ing the people to say that the single tax
would lower rents and raise wages. but
refused to formally discuss the subject.
Inc policeman. however, soon ''recon-
sioered the motion" Powell went on,
and next Mayor Money got after him.
requiring him to speak nearer the ca
nal. But after while Money left, with
threat to lock Powell up If he didn't
stop-which he didn't, and was not
locked up either.-San Francisco Star.
Tory success in the British elections
last year has secured the passage of
law reducing the land tax, so that the
Tory ministers will increase their gains
900 a year. the multi-millionairfs
Duke of Devonshire alone making
5oooo annually. But the operation is
limited to five years.
A prospect of a 3-cent fare instead of
cents is definitely ascertained to have
raised the rent of Harlem fiat from
81 to $l4 month"; that is, more than
the difference in fare. Advocates Of
municipal ownership of p,hIic utilities,
first should note this point.-San Fran
cisco Star.
The herald., 1896-06-07

industry, and while he lived it flour
ished King James of England endeav-
ored to develop silk culture among his
colonists in Virginia, and sent one John
Bonoell as a special commissioner to in
struct the Virginians in the work. Far
mers were fined twenty pounds of to-
bacco If they failed to plant a number of
mulberry trees and care for them "in
an orderly and husbandly manner as by
the Booke is prescribed 1t is said that
King Charles II. wore robe and hose
of silk from Virginia at his coronation
in 1860. All over the south silk culture
hourished until the bounties were with
drawn. In 1776 Georgia not only made
enough for home uses but exported 1000
pounds of reeled silk
The revolution of course interrupted
the work. but In the early part Of the
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interesting, and at this particular time
when women in all parts of the land are
hunting for paying vocations, it might
be we'll for them to study up the ques-
ton and figure on the profit of a silk
worm farm Women can do the work
as we'll as men, and many sections of the
country are adapted to the culture as
far as climate is concerned. During the
last fiscal year the government report
shows that over $22, 800 worth of silk in
the raw state was imported by this
country to be worked up by the manu-
facturers. There Is no more reason for
this importation than there is reason for
the bringing over Of potatoes, wheat or
corn. II s ga
Away back in 1922 Cortez had thous-
ands Of silk worm eggs sent to Mexico
to give the people Of New spaan epaying
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present century it was again taken up,
this time by the middle and New Eng
land states. AT one period, about 1890,
there was great excitement over the silk
culture. Spectators imported mulber-
ry trees by the million, and caused such
a collapse in prices that many growers
became bankrupt. On three occasions
bills were introduced in congress for the
establishment of special schools for in
struction in silk culture, but the bills
were defeated as unconstitutional.
Cleverly conducted, there is no rea-
son. why enough raw silk cannot be
grown in this country to supply the de-
mand, and more, too, If necessary.
The herald., 1896-06-07

Every day the nails should be rubbed
with lemon juice, which discourages the
growth Of skin at the base.
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hosiery
Ladies will do themselves an injustice if
they fail to look into the merits of this
great Hosiery event.
Ladies' Fancy Boot effects, plain colors.
Fast Black Boots; regular price En-
CSC, sale price 3 pairs for..... CUC
Ladies' Fancy Lisle Thread Hose, fancy
Boot effects and plain colors;
regular price soc and 75c, 1E.
sale price, the pair. ZCC
Ladies' Opera Shades, Lace Ankle ef-
fects; regular price 81 C1 M
pair, sale price 3 pairs for Dl.UU
Ladies' Fast Black Lisle Thread Hose,
both plain and drop stitch; regular prices
CSC and soc pair, o.
sale price pair. ...... ZCC
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" The Best Is the Cheapest"
Do Not Be Surprised

you get all you want here tomorrow and yet expend but
half of your intended investment.
Inquire of any of the thousands of people who have bought
goods of during this Great Sale whether or not we have
verified the promises made in daily quotations; you
find person who dissatisfied with purchase and
did not get their money back was because they failed to
request it, Every item quote just represented Our
guarantee is behind every sale.
Read carefully all the items today and then come and see the
articles themselves.