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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-15

Should the American people be as
foolish as to elect free silver president
and congress, it would not be necessary
to wait for the enactment Of a l6 to
coinage law in order to see how that
scheme would work. Long before the
silvcrite president would be inaugurated
the prospect Of an oyerturn in our tinan-
cial system would be shown in failing
banks, ruined merchants, closed fac.
tories and idle men. Help ward off an
other panic like that of 1898 by declar-
ing now for the honest dollar candidates.
Suppose it to be true that free coinage
will double the price of wheat and other
food products, where does the work
ingman come III, with double prices for
his bread, meat and the like and the
'ame old wage:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-15
respective positions
First National Bank Of Mineral Point

(o-unl
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF TIE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK AT MINERAL
POINT, IN TIE STATE OF WISCONSIN,
AT TIE CLOSE OF BUSINESS OCT.
6. 1896.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-15
Platteyille Always Wins.

The same old story was the univer.
sal cry on the streets Of Plattevil!e
last Saturday night after defeating the
boys of LenoX college. Iowa.
The game Of foot bali played on the
Normal campus on West Main street
on last Saturday, WAS a spirited one,
between the Lenox college team, of
Hopinton. Iowa, and the Normal team,
of Platteville. The LenoX boys
showed their good coaching by the
snappy game they played. The Lenox
boys have played three games this
season, winning without Il score
against them. Last year they played
two games with the strong team from
Iowa university; tue first game was u
tie; in the second, the score was to 1
in favor of the university. Game
called at 2;30. They played 30 min
ute halves. Score - to 10, in favor of
Platteville. The following were their
reSnpptiyp nOSitiDnS
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-15
Ayers Cherry PeCtoraI
Highest Honors at Worlds Fair.
Cleanse the System With Ayers sarsaOara.
An fmroeslbIe Peat.

5ir. Bryan tells u that the United
States, baing big aud powerful nation,
can easily accomplish what weak little
Mexico has not Jean able t. do The
strong t4an Sandog, however, would
be no mere successful than the late
General Tom Thumb IN trying to raise
himself by his boot straps Providence
Journal
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-15
Human life is held 100 cheap

Human life is held 100 cheaply
wnen the individual who needs a tonic
for his system, seeks to cover bis
wants b. purchasing every new NIX.
ture that is recommended to him.
Remember that Ayers sarsaparilla has
a well-earned reputation u afsy !eaf's
standing.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-15
TryDr Cady,s Condition Powders, the,

are lust what horse needs when in bad condi-
ton. Tonic, blood purifier and vermifuge.
Sold by r ID. Pulford.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-15
&. A. MARSHALL,

4 TTNRNEN NJ Law, narlington Wis
"a only abstract books " title To lands In
Lafayette county, Money loaued ON real
estate,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-15

Cheap money means dear goods. II
you want to pay doubled prices for what
you buy and take slim chances Of get.
ting more wages. vote for the l6 to
srhema
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-15
DISEASES OF THE SKIN.

The intense itching and smaring Incl
dent to eczema, letter, salt.rheum, and other
diseases ofthe skin is instantly allayed by
applying Chambcrain's Eye and Skin
Ointment Many very bad cases have been
permanently cured by it. 1t is equally
efficient for itching piles and favorite rem
edy for sore nipples; chapped hands, chill
blains, frost bites, and chronic sore eyes.
For sale by druggsts at . cents per box.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-15
FOOT BALL.
Point Defeats Darlington.
High School Second Wins.

High School Second Wins.
The city teams Of Darlington and
Mineral Point played close game of
foot ball, in this city, last Saturday
afternoon, witnessed by a large crowd.
The game ended in a score Of s To 1;
in favor Of Mineral Point. Following
are the positions;
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-15
BUSINESS CARDS.
T. A w V ER $.
l.. c. FlEpLER.

TTNRNEN ne Law, Mineral Point wis
" ohCe oNCr the Iowa County Bank Col.
LOTIONS Will be given prompt attention.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-15
ALBERT \. WHITE,

4 TTNRNlCN and Counselor AT Law, Mlporo
y Point, Wis, onlcc IN court house, Money
To loan on rcal estate Collections receive
PROMPT attention
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-08-27
Three Opinions:

1.-THE CHICAGO RECORD is a model
newspaper i'm every sense of the Word.''-
Harrisburg (Pa.) CALL
'7here is no paper published i'm America
that so nearly approaches the true Journal
istic ideal as The CHICAGO RECORD.
From "NeWspaperd0n' (NeW York;.
81 have come to the firm conclusion after
a long test and after wide comparison
with the journals of many cities and coun-
tries, that The CHICAGO RECORD comes
as near being the ideal daily journal as we
are for some time likely to find on these
mortal shores. ''-Pr0f: j. T. Hatfield i'm
The Evanston (W) Index.
Sold by newsdealers everywhere and subscriptions
received by all postmasters. Address THE CHI
CAGO RECORD, ISL Madison-st
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-08-27
Popular Science.

Remember that clear water is
not necessarily pure water any
more than cold air is always pure
air.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-08-27
IDEA " wh ao, can s! think n.

thing to patent? Protect your ideas they may
bring you wealth. Write JOHN WEDDER-
BURN & CO., Patent Attorneys, Washington.
d. c., for their 81 800 prize offer.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-08-27

Sir William Turner has compiled
a table which shows that whale
of fifty tons weight exerts 40
horsepower in swimming twelve
miles an hour.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-08-27

The eyes of fish and birds are
round, with no angles at the cor
ners. The eyes of birds that fly
by night are generally about
double the size of day birds.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-03-11
Key to the Puzzler.

Key TO the PuZZIers
No 3O.-Charade: Goldsmith.
No. 31.-Illustrated Rebus: He only
half knows who thinks he knows the
whole.
No. 32.-Arithmetical: 1. Age, 40. 2.
Greater number, +; lesser number, 4.
No. 33.-Octagons:
TOT NJ AP r "A M
r A NJ A O r I D
% A 81 An 1 L E A P L e
TRI PS PO L E D M A N
S f D D E
No 34.-Numerical Enigmas: Gibral
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-03-11
No. 44.-Arithoren.

If Roman numerals be substituted for
the following figures, and all the letters
properly transposed, the initials, read
downward, will give the name of famous
admiral:
$50 and WNEA TSE-A town in Eng
land.
80 and EPATNHE-An animal
81 and THEA town in Scotland
$50 and NSOAT-A country in Europe.
100 and ONEA-A wide expanse of wa
ter.
101 and WORHN-A town in England.
No. 45.-WOrds Wanting.
The pots and - our Sally made
AS spick and - as ever SEEM
Yet cook would - at her-the jade
When she took - her tasks between.
The word used for the first blank Is used
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-03-11
No. 4O.-Hidden Words.

OF all the funny little girls,
l know the funniest one.
She laughs at nothing half the time
And seems to think it fun
In tho above verse are hidden a season
of the year, part of the body, rock, did
sit, low or contemplate and an assortment
of tools.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-03-11
No. A1.-NumericaI Enigma.

The scene of an important European
battle fought early in the present century:
3, z, s, 6, a useful implement.
6, 2, 3, 4 not early.
4, 2, 5, 6, person of rank.
g. 4, 2. 5, an outward sign of sorrow
l, 7, s, g. useful article Of manufao-
ture.
5, 2, 3, 4, tax.
l, 2, 5, hostility.
/, 4, 2, g. welfare.
6, z, s, a game at cards
5, 4, 2, 6, not sham.
6, T. 5, 4, learning.
/, 2, 3, 4, 5, a necessity of existence.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-03-11
{tHFB|Y'I'jjjzG1N
No. 3S.-Missing Rhymes.

A dame, whose abode was a -,
With her offspring scarce knew what to -
On broth, without -,
They supped, and to -
She then banished her troublesome -
A Thessaly man, very -,
In bramble bush scratched out his -
To insert them -
With might and with -
Away to a hedge row he -.
There was an old king yclept -,
Who called for his pipe and his -
And also called -
For his fiddlers -,
For he was merry old -.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-03-11
No. Observation-Disclosures.

Behead an article of wearing and leave
a grain.
Behead truth and leave deed.
Behead to tire and leave metal.
Behead dude and leave cylindrical hole
sunk into the earth.
Behead to rise and leave boating i'm
plement.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-03-11

All the words pictured contain the same
number of letters. When rightly guessed
and placed one below the other, in proper
order, the diagonal (from the upper left
hand letter to the lower right hand Lottery
will spell the name of French geometri-
clan, philosopher and writer.-St. Mich
Olas.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-03-11
No. 3S.-An Enigma.

If rightly you place two AS and Y.
An L, two Ms and an S,
Two Els and V, t, and an /,
Twill give you much pleasure guess.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-03-11
A Cipher Puzzle.

A very ingenious rhyme of ciphers,
which has puzzled many heads since the
time it was made by the celebrated DR..
Whewell of Cambridge, is as follows:
U0aO, but 0 thee;
OOno O. but o me;
o let not my 0 0 go;
But give OF u SO!
Which, being deciphered, is this:
You sigh for cipher, but sigh for thee;
O sigh for no cipher, but o sigh for me:
o let not my sigh for cipher go;
But give sigh for sigh, for l sigh for you so!
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-03-11
No. A2.-A Riddle.

To make me, you have only to breathe;
Behead me, and still I'm breath;
Beheaded again, man l become
Who revels in pillage and death.
To cut off his head is surely no wrong
When quickly to wrath transmute.
Another head lost, and when money you lend
The interest teach to compute.
Tho last head removed, I'm goddess Of strife,
Who follows where discord and mischief are
rife
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-03-11

No. 34.-Numerical Enigmas: Gibral-
tar.
No 5.-Geographical Letter:
MY DEAR ELIZABETH am sending you
very pretty Astrakhan coat for little Charles.
1t is far Superior to the last one. l am glad
to say Ben Lomond is much better and not be-
yond Hope. The boys are making some Cork
boats to swim in the pond. | suppose you know
Miss Constance has gone to Africa. She sailed
in the steamship Formosa. Have not heard yet
whether she has arrived there safely. With
fondest love, remain your cousin,
SOPHIA PALMAS.
No. 36.-Changed Birds: 1. Lark, bark.
2. Gull, hull, bull, lull, null. 8. Goose,
moose.
No. 37.-Riddles: 1. A pair of spurs. 2.
When it is madden. 3. A nail in the sole
of boot 4. Dozens. Take away the 8.
g. Because she speaks of ten of them.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-03-11

also for the other three by transposing it's
letters.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-02-25
lie Advertised.

"Oncc, when | was publishing pa
per in Seattle. / convinced a man in q
most emphatic way that IL paid TO adj
vertise. said an old journalist He
was fairly prosperous merchant. and
had tried for long time TO get him "a
insert an advertisement in my paper
"'Oh, it's no use, he would say. i
never read the advertisements in n pa
per. and no one else does. believe in
advertising. but in a way that will force
itself ON the public. Then 1t pays. But
in u newspaper - pshaw! Everybody
who reads newspaper lodges the ad'
yeItising pages us il they were poison.
"Well, said ], If l can convince
you that people do read the advertising
pages Of my paper. will you advertiser
"'Of course | will. ladver,ise wher-
ever think il viii do any good.
Tho next day ran the following
line in the lightest faced agate IN the
Office and stuck IL IN the most obscure
corner Of the paper between "a couple Of
patent medicine ads.
"What is Cohen going to do about it!'
1.-THE next day so many people annoy
ed him by asking what that line meant
that be begged me to explain the matter
in my next issue. promised 10 do il II
be would let me write the explanation
and stand TO it. He agreed, and i wrote
He is going 10 advertise, Of course.
And he did. San Francisco Post.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-02-25
European Capitals.

The French statissician, NJ. Bertil-
loul has compiled some interesting facts
regarding the population of Paris and
9th r great capitals. Only 80 per cent
Of pts present population was born IN
Pafis. and this percentage has remained
pral ctically the same for the last 80
yea Is. The native population in st. Pc
teriburg is 81 per cent; Al IN Berlin.
40 ia Vienna and, contrary 10 the gen
erat opinion, 50 in Loudon-the high
est of all large cities. OF all Euro
peah capitals Paris has the greatest
nuIl ber Of foreigners, more than
ISL 900, exclusive Of $4,000 natu-
raj zed foreigners. Among these are
&c, bG3 Germans, while in Berlin there
are only 397 French. London has only
95. boo foreigners; st. Petersburg,
s3. poo; Vienna. $4,000. and Berlin,
Is, poo. In Paris the number Of foreign
ers increased between 1883 and lS9.
frotl 1900 20 ISL 900. In point of
null bers there are more Belgians
(i5I000) in Paris than people Of any
other foreign nationality; then come
the Germans, $500; Swiss, 90, 600;
Italians, $1,000; English, $4,000; Luz
EN- tourgiuns. 1900, and Russians.
9. ObO
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-02-25
Pea.ant.' supcrstitIons-

Now and then. not often. ghostly ap.
pearances or sounds are explained TO the
peasant ) satisfaction. Thus In the coun.
Nv Of Durham "Gabriel's hounds" were
for long. long years believed to shrek
and howl through the air on dark nights
and 10 forebode death to him who heard
and saw them. But prosaic modern re-
search has proved them 10 be nothing
bat fiocks Of wild geese migrating south
ward on the approach Of winter and
choosing dark nights for their journeys.
Similarly the ghost Of Irbydale, in tho
Lincolnshire wolds. goblin who terri
fed travellers. at night with Its heart
rending cries. and who was said to be
a witch who had been worried to death
by dogs in long past age. has been
shown to be nothing but an owl On the
other hand. no true Cornishman vii!
ever be induced 10 relinquish the be-
lief that the spirit Of King Arthur still
haunts the ruins Of Tintagel IN the
shape Of "a white enough. and assuredly
the many English families who possess
white bird Of omen, such AS that
which Mr.. John Oxenham saw in West
ward. Hol" cling firmly to the tradition
il not to the belief in it.
And so. ghosts or no ghosts, the posi-
ton is just the same at the end OF the
nineteenth century as at the end Of the
eighteenth-all argument is against
them, and il all belief is not for them %
very great deal more is than people ike
TO acknowledge. Chambers Journal
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-02-25
GOOD Morning" In samoa.

had to go down 10 Apia five or six
different times. and each time there
weIe 100 black boys to say Coed
mo|ning" 10. This was rather tedious
bus Incss. and. as very few Of them an.
swt|red at all, and these who did only
with grunt like 4 pigs, il was several
tiu les in my mind TO give up this piece
Of buliteness. The last time | went
DOWN ! was almost decided: but when
d anne 10 the first pair Of black boys,
and saw them looking so comic and SO
melancholy. began the business over
again. This time / thought more Of
the h seemed to answer, and when got
down to the tail end where the carts
wei|e running, received very pleas
ant surprise, for one Of the boys. who
wal pushing at the back of cart, lift
ed hp his head. and called out to me in
won derfully good English, "You good
mab-always say good morning" 1t
wa sad to think that these poor crea-
turks should think so much Of so small a
pieke Of civility, and strange that (think-
ing|so) they should be SO dull rs not to
return it.-Robert Louis Stevenson in
ST. Nicholas.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-02-25
Rome. Attempt. TO u. Modern.

The tendency in Rome has Of late been
toward the artificial, and it is refresh
ment to come upon some untouched por-
ton Of what is good as well as pic
turesquc. The attempt to produce u
modern capital at all hazards and costs
has told upon the population as we'll as
upon the city itself. For at great centers
the first result Of modern civilization is
vice, and the next is degeneracy. IL is
really quite useless TO ignore the fact in
print, when it is perfectly apparent to
every man in his senses. Italy is no
worse than other countries, bnt neither
is che an exception To the general rule,
nnd since the most necessary institutions
Of civilization are prisons and hospitals,
it is to I;aly's credit that she should
have spent rs much as she has upon
them in the midst Of so much utterly
senseless extravaganza in other direc-
lions. Marion Crawford in Century.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-02-25
NJ %, p.nrerou. Reef on English Coast;

The Manacles rocks, situated ebc1f
midway between Falmouth Roads,ec
anc the Lizard point. are considered tho
rIoit dangerous point on orr English
cOaEt. These rocks cover a considerable
spate and extend selward about tDrcu
mikes from the coast. AT low water
their bold and sharp spurs, juttipg out
Of The sea, are TO be- seen stretching right
acrlss the natural direction for a ship 20
taxi in making for Falmouth. Thor
uI,hly 10 appreciate the danger for YES
80 here. one has only 10 take up po-
sitiIn on a bold headland overlooking
thil wide expanse Of sea, when these
rocks can be seen nj low water covering
an Immense tract Of ground. over which
ves}els are continually passing up and
doJn at high water.
Every winter. and sometimes IN the
sur bmer months, fearful wrecks takc
plate on these rocks, attended with con-
siderable loss Of life. These disasters
TAXI place at night. when it Is probable
THAI the men in charge Of n ship are IN
certain Of their position. There is q
arke bell placed between two and three
mi YES out at sea 10 warn vessels Of dan
ger But during u stormy and windy
night it must surely be most difficult 10
cat II the sound Of this bell. particular
ly No IL the wind carries the sound away
fro IN the ship passing these rocks. Lon
dnl Standard.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-02-25
Uoppsr uiuins,

Some Of the present methods resorted
to in the mining Of copper are said to
have very intimate relation with the
great success characterizing the produc.
tive value of that metal In certain prom
inent localities Conspicuous among
these methods is the avoidance Of o
scrap Of waste. even the water, by pre-
cipitation, being made to yield value
that comes in the form Of precipitate
carrying from rs to So per cent copper.
The practicability of this precipitation
Of the waters is said to have been dis
covered in very peculiar way and by
means Of experiments that were OF a
very crude character; the first to I'M
tiate the matter being miner who was
without experience or knowledge in re-
spect to the chemical relations Of the
metals, but who casually ascertained
that tin can or piece Of iron thrown
into the channel through which the
waste water was discharged would at
tract the copper contained in the water
and save Mt least large percentage of
it-and so, in short time, as the result
of experiments, it was found that every
drop Of water discharged by the mines
was capable Of being handled TO advan.
tage for the metal contained in II.
In a word. this being nothing less
than thorough solution Of copper. run
ming steadily so many inches day. tho
volume being raised into tanks, charged
with scrap iron and salt; from tank to
tank the volume goes until IL passes
through circuit Of them, over iron and
through fluming. before 1t is let of. aft
er which it is as clear as coal oil. Tho
contents of the water are now settled IN
the tanks. and one after another tank
is cut out Of the circuit, the iron re-
moved. the copper hammered off. sort
ed and shipped. Ii is through this that
the least particle Of copper is saved
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-02-25
HOW ne WON.
ne stroke 81 Genius That Gave wen
Known Reading Clerk His Plsoe.

known Reading Clerk He PIscs'
One of the interesting incidents at the
openiug session Of a new congress IL the
selection OF the reading clerk OF tho
bouse. The reading clerk is appointed
by the clerk Of the house. but candidates
for the place must take part in a com
petitiye speaking contest before the
bouse. John A. Reeve. who was read
ing clerk during Harrison's administra-
ton. was a politician from Cairo. HIS,
and one of the best known characters IN
Washington ut the time. Reeve tells this
story:
II didn't suppose had any show Tor
tho place when it came TO the test. said
he. ''for most Of the candidates wero
college men, and some were eiocntion-
ists. while the Gully elocution had ever
practiced was calling hogs in southern
Illinois. though ! had been able to get
mp In political meeting and make tho
fellows on tho back seat hear me; SO !
thought I would 60 into this contest
anyhow and do my best In my OVID
way. But you ought TO have heard those
elocutionists. The way they rolled their
RS and Kissed their s's and said ah aud
III was % caution Some Of them didnt
talk'like human beings and others had
voices so rich and melodious You
couldn't hear them 40 feet away.
by the time my turn came i had
sized up the hall and knew just about
where to throw my voice and deter
mined TO make myself heard II l did
nothing else. Each candidate had re.
,eived a copy Of house bill to read. ]
noticed that the other fellows started
out this way. 'Uh bill, and so ON. Now
nh is a sound that won't carry, and
Won can't attract che attention OF the
house by grunting 'UhP So when
started ! sang ont in loud. clear voice
that took them of their feet, 'A-a-a-a-a
billr--long "a They weren't used 10
that. and wondered what had broken
loose. bnt ii seemed to catch them.
saw / was OH the right track, so ] wen.
on singing her out clear as bell, and
when / GOT warmed up felt A. good rs
ever did in the hottest speech OF u
campaign.
"The thing they gave me to read was
a terror. Ii had words in IL as long as u
dictionary. but ! hurried mp and slid
through them and was doing pretty wei!
when looked down the page and saw
10, OF Spanish proper names. Now, l
didn't know Spanish from Apache bat
I was going about 100 words minute.
so without stopping ] gave them two
verses II little German poem bad
learned when boy, and hang me II q
man in that hall seemed tn know the
difference except Congressman Mid
ringhaus Of ST. Louis You ought to
have seen him laugh when he heard his
native tongue worked Oft on the house
Of representatives for Spanish.
Eyes. I got the place. and 1t was tho
long "A and the German poetry that
saved me. New York Sun.