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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-08
RELIGION IN NEW ENGLAND.

If one examines tic history of New
England character, he will hnd 1t
hard to eXaggoratG the part which
religion has played in its development
In former days. even the irrcllSlou6
had, in the background of their lives,
a severe and sclf-dcl, ying standard Of
living which it was impossible for
them to Isl ore. Sin itself was in
vested with fearful dignity; and
surely nv dream IF human perfection
even sc etlt1d the nature of man as
did that stern theology which taught
Kim that the stars and planets We're
only lights to light him at night; that
for lis benefit or for his punishment
GOD might ut any moment interrupt
the course of the universe; and finally
Il at he lad within himself the
lucmcntous power of choosing eternal
punishment or eternal happiness.
unuer that religious belief there grew
up men and women-some of them ar"
still iiving-who constitute little
reservoirs of moral strength upon
which the community. or even the
nation itself, could draw in times Of
necessity. What influence will take
lace of that old belief? What moral
force will curb the passions, Chasten
the lives, stimulate the energy of the
rude people who are born in these
remote towns? Whence shall they de-
rive the discipline and the self-control,
without which their prmeval strength
viii be rs useless as the undamned
waters Of mountain torrent? | col-
fess that these thoughts fill me with
apprehension for the future and
sometimes | am even led to think
that New England character reached
Its elimination in the heroic sacrifices
of the civil war. and entered there
after upon Il long and gradual course
Vt sure decay. All this, however. may
be and trust that 1t issimply the
pessimism of an old NAH. Let 1t suffice
for him that the glory has not yet de-
parted; that the moon shines as
brightly now upon the lake as 1t did
when he was boy; that he is stu
permitted to see the sun rise and set
in the most beautiful and-as it seems
to kim the most interesting corner If
| New England, Atlantic.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-08
WISCONSIN PENSIONERS.

Washington, July S.--Pensions have
been granted to residents of Wisconsin
as follows: Original. Arthur Van Or
der, Hull; Henry Wall, National Mill
tary Home, Additional. David Thorn
as Jr., Springwater; Theobald Stein
berry. National home; John Arr, veter-
ans home Restoration and increase,
Casper Long dead, Browntown. In
crease, Mark w. Ferrill, Mineral Point:
James Corcoran, Cumberland. Reissue
and increase Nicholas f. Loomis, New
Richmond, Widows. Phehe H. McMil.
Ian. Buckeye: Sophia Lennert. Kewau-
nee: Elmira Long. Brownton.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-08

Chicago, June 20.--But for the un-
fortunate accident which recently befell
the Yerkes telescope at the Williams
bay observatory the astronomical
world would be greatly enriched by
several discoveries of Importance.
Not more than four or five OBSERVE
lions had been taken with the tele-
scope when the flooring collapsed, and
the extensive repairs which must now
be made before the giant instrument
cal. again be used, will consume the
best part of the summer. The few OBJ
servations taken we're all made under
uniavorable atmospheric conditions,
but even with this handicap study OF
a section of the moon revealed series
of ridges and depresslons never before
seen with such clearness. 1t has been
estimated that the wonderful lens of
the telescope gives the moon the same
aspect that 1t would have IL II were
only 200 miles away and seen with
the naked eye at that distance When
Il Is remembered that the moon Is
$4,000 miles away some idea OF tho
power OF the big telescope can be
gained.
When the telescope can again be
operated some wonderful results can
be looked for, especially when the re-
sources of modern photography are
employed in conjunction with the
great lens. The depth OF the heavens
In 70 great that rays Of light which left
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-08
The Moons
q MarVelS.

Considerable Is already known about
the moon, and its most prominent
features have been given names ~
which astronomers recognize ana study
them from their different stations.
Perhaps the most persistent student
% the lunar orb is Sir Robert Ban.
who ia almost as we'll acquainted with
the geography Of the moon as the
average man Is with the seoghaphy OF
the earth. Concerning the dark spots
on the moon which in former times
we're referred to as seas. Sir Robert
says:
at is still an open question as to
whether these regions have ever been
covered with water. No doubt 1t seems
the simplest supposition, SO far as Ger
tain phenomena are concerned, to be-
Iieve that they are the basins In which
great seas did once roll, but that as
the moon has gradually cooled down
from a primeval state In which 1t was
largely composed Of molten matter, the
water from the seas penetrated into the
Interior, and there entered into chemi-
cal uEicn with the materials which
were crystaIlizing. 1t certainly does
seem that whole oceans full of water
could have been thus disposed OF.
Thtrc are, however, many who b.
lIc,e that these dark regions are due
to the pouring forth from the interior
Of vast volumes Of molten lava which
spreads over deep hollJws, bnryins
more or less completely the objects
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-08

which had previously occupied thom,
that these regions were once occupied
~ other struI tul es of which only yes
Clges are any longer to be dlscerned
There can be no doubt that these
su-Cnlled seas lie lower than the gen
eial surface of the moon. Ii water
MAS to be poured ON our satellite, it
would certainly tend to FIJI the basins
once again. Close examination of
these remarkable tracts shows that the
srayish, slatoy tint that they usually
riese.. Is by no means uniform. In
certain places In the lunar seas re-
giCns of ii yellowish or greenish tint
have been occasionally noticed when
the illumini ton was under suitable
&C, i.tiLrs. Such tints have sometim "a
been attributed to the possible pres
erce of some form of vegetation,
Il ugh this would hardly De 2ompat,
II IL with tho absence of u lunar at.
,losphole, Tho grandest Illustration of
this Ciss of objects IL the grHlC
Ot,a anus Procolarum, which covers an
area not very different from that oc-
cupied by European Russia II. how
ever. we desire to look ut one OF the
objects of this class which seems most
emphatically to suggest its origin to
have been an ancient sea basin, |
would specially call attention to the
Mare Crisium II needs but little effort
of the imagination to illl this remark
! able gulf with water, and then to SEQ
hCw its margin forms the cliffs against
which the waves hurled themselves
for centuries Close examination re-
Neals that tho floors of these seas are
marked over with various irregular
tiles, SO that when such features are
spoken OF rs smooth. It must be I'M
derstood that this Is merely by NAY
Of contrast to the extreme ruggcdness
which prevails over the great part Of
tho lunar surface"
Some mountains of thu moon
| have been estimated to be Mt least two
miles in height. These calculations
we're made by measuring the longth
Of the shadow cast upon the lunar
surface by the mountain peaks.
There are several extinct volcanoes
on the moon, the most remarkable ot
them being the crater called Tycho
In the neighhorhood of this crater the
lunar surface is covered with long
streaks OF dust. which Il is believed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-08

thoir source two thousand years before
tho birth Of Christ and have been
travelling earthward ever since can
only DO detected by the most powerful
telescopes, 1t will be possible to
photograph these rays with tho Yerkes
instrument, Light travels at the stu
pendous rate of 10000 miles a soc
ond. What, then, Is tho distance from
the earth of the source of these rays
which have been moving for nearly
1000 years?
II Is estimated that stars visible only
by the largest telescopes consumed
5000 years In sending their light to the
earth Thus the spectator does not see
the star as 1t Is today, but as II was
1900 years ago. still more amazing
fact In this connection L. that II these
stars ceased to exist 5000 years ago
they would still DO visible, The bound
less depths of the armament can be
explained In anothot WY. If. In one
of ,Aese far-off stars there were MS.
tronomers with telescopes of such vast
power that the seer could observe ia
details Of his earth, he would not lea
us as we are today, hut as the cara
appeared 5000 years ago, further back
than any history attempts to cary
us,
This Is the field which the Iel,iAs
telescope has before 1t, and that II VIII
discover wonders. 80 marvellous that
the human mind can hardly grasp
them seems certainty. II Is already
proven that 1t penetrates a much
greater distance than any other instrn-
ment, and this alone Is sufficient
guarantee OF it's future worth.
II the present plan Is adhered t.
Professor Hale. director of the obser-
vatory, will first employ the telescope
IL an exhaustive study OF the moon
The reasons for thic course are many
the most important being that the
moons situation makes II easier Il
survey than any other celestial body
1t Is also much closer to the earth, the
sun, for instance. being 400 times
further away than the moon, ant
even Mars being l40 lines further
AWAY. Another important reason Il
that the moon Is altogether destitute o
atmosphere, whereas the earth |,
coated with n thick atmospher which
would alme st prohibit observers In tn.
plaLets, II there are any, from seeing
more than the outlines
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-08
DECLINED TO WORK.

Stevens Point, Wis, July 3.-Joe Doe
lie of the town of Buena Vista has been
committed to Jail for refusing to work
his poll tax. he having no property that
could be attached. 1t is the first case
of the kind in Portage county.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-08
COAL. AND GAS POWER

II has often been cause of most
serious comment among manufacture
trs that in this age of wonderful scten-
titic advancement they should stir he
Obliged to resort to the old method OF
burning coal to produce power, steam
and heat This method has really
seemed, enid MI the remarkable mo-
chanical and electrical contrivnnces
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-08
ROLLING MILLS CLOSING.

Birmingham, Ala, July 3.-The two
rolling mills here and at Gate City
lave closed down pending the signing
Of the scale OF the Amalgamated asso-
citation of Iron and Steel workers.
The miners are still at work and the
companies operating them have asked
the men to accept a small reduction
Indications point to their acquiescing.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-08

To keep a broom in shape and the
ends even wire bridge is formed of
two U-shaped balls extending down
ward from the head Of the hristles TO
hold an oblong frame in position near
the loose ends and keep them straight.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-16
THE OLD AND NEW CREED.

The Winchester Profession of Faith
is canonized in the hearts of our peo-
pie. Argument will not change that
sentiment. Fifteen years of effort
in that direction finds the PROPOSE
tion with meager support and dem
onstrates its futility. At the Illinois
State Convention last week this SUBJ
ject was prominently in my mind,
and from views there expressed to
me by clergymen and laymen, l am
convinced thatno satisfactory change
can be made until the sentiment that
now enfolds our creed is effaced.
In considering the subject senti-
ment must not be overlooked; it's
influence upon the minds of the lay
men particularly must be regarded.
One of our clergymen lately said,
" Without sentiment a nation can
not live long," 1t is potent force.
So when we contemplate the work of
the fathers of our church, sentiments
of veneration and loyalty stir our
hearts and we cry out, Let that "cov-
enant of the fathers" stand.
l believe l speak for the masses of
our laymen when l say to the learned
ge ntlemen who are promoting a
change, You cannot frame a state
ment that will as nightly appeal to
our finer sensibilities as doesthe old
Winchester. Is it wise to sacrifice
this sentimenti
Every argument, pro and con-
apparently has been presented by
our best minds and the time for
action is at hand. Therefore desire
to direct attention to the sentiment of
loyalty to the fathers and their work
which so grandly influences the rank
and file of our church. Again we
say, let the creed stand lit is no hind
rance-it Las no dogmatic interpre-
tation.
The proposed creed omits mention
of the Bible. Whyi Universalists
have opinions respecting that book,
have never feared to state them, and
l believe are in no mood to dodge
now. BENZ. f. MONROE.
CHICAGO, Oct. 4th.
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The Church Union well says: Per
haps one great reason of the frequent
weakness of preaching is that it is not in
dead earnest. No other preaching is
worth while. II you see not the eyes Of
your congregation eager on you, but the
tops OF their heads bowing politely to-
wards you, then you must bestir your
self; for you are not preaching, only
pressing. Archbishop Whateley says
that good preacher breaches because
he has something to say, a poor one
because he has to say something. That
is just the difference. There never can
be too much of dead earnest preaching.
There is no man 80 much in demand
today as the preacher all on fire with
his theme. Whenever he comes, his
welcome goes before him. Even il men
stone him, still he sits his throre and
rules the hearts of men. There are no
triumphs of the past so great as the
triumphs of speech, from Demosthenes
down to Gladstone, from John Baptist
to Whitefield. Men bow absolutely be,
fore the magic Of speech. 1t is not in
vain that the highest revelation of God
is called the Word"
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SENATOR W. E. MASON AT LOM-
BARD.

Following we give the main por-
ton of Senator Mason's address at
the dedication of the new gymnasium
of Lombard University, the exercises
of which occasion were reported last
week.
All progress and growth of civili-
zation come just in proportion as we
are willing to be governed by the
experience of the past, and the great
est hindrance to education and civili-
zation is the perpetual cry of the peo-
pie who neglect to master these les
sons. This country even takes a
lesson once in a while. The boy in
the blacksmith shop would not listen
when told that he would be burned
if he picked up piece of red hot
iron. He grasped it and he had a
lesson in the experience. The same
can be said of the boy who persisted
in remaining near the business end
of mule. He was never so hand
some afterward, but he knew a great
deal more. l want to present this
structure as lesson from experience.
The senator then showed how the
building had been hatched, as it
were, from a door-knob. You have
had experience here, and l presume
you will have everything here from
the gymnast's pole to the punching
bag, the kind that strikes back.
Your violin players music is the re-
suit of experience.
Now, while agreeing with what has
been said about physical athletics,
I'm going to make plea for mental
athletics. Pm not going to talk about
the physical or the moral, but the
mental. l want to commend the
spirit that after a days hard work,
when the body and mind are
both fatigued, impels one to take
advantage of such athletics asrelieve
the tension of the mind. You take a
mule-a real, genuine mule, and you
will notice that after the days work
is done it wants to lie down and roll
over. 1t desires to play. 1 am not
asking you Toys to do this. Or l
might suggest the elephant, if the
mention of both would not cause you
to think that / was making politi-
cal speech. The mule and the ele-
phant might suggest this. My idea
is this. l remember that when Lin
coin was one day in trouble, (Lincoln
who with stroke of the pen could
move armies from one part of the
country to another, who could trans
fer generals) he looked into the cor
ridor and saw approaching an old
friend from Springfield. 81 want no
Office" exclaimed this acquaintance,
as he drew near. Lincoln said to him; /;
"Sit down and tell me story" He
comprehended the value of this
means of relief from anxiety.
Men who could not comprehend
Lincoln called him buffoon and a
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ion, if the whole church could see
with my eyesl But mine would not
destroy the familiar sound of most of
the resent creed. l think it would
be we'll to substitute destiny for fl
nal dest inaticn" in the first article,
but that is mere matter of diction
or rhetoric, and my amendment
would change only article two. /
would have it read as follows:
1--WE believe that there is one God,
whose nature is love, revealed in enc
Lord Jesus Christ, by one holy Spirit
of grace; and that this divine Love,
this Christ principle, this gracious
Spirit, is ever present and active
among men, and will unite mankind
in one unbroken family"
/ do not like the word restore"
nor do l like any better finally" be-
cause it seems to imply putting off,
long delay in the accomplishm ent
of Gcd's work, rather than an eve
present and active working out of the
divine plan in accordance with the
eternal purpose. And cannot see
VIII this change of the one article
wo uld not meet the main objection
that has now been urged for twenty
years.
The utilitarian objection to article
three does not appeal to me, for to
my mind it would apply with the
same force to the divine beatitudes
as to the creed of the Universalist
Church.
Starr King said, 1T is the spiritual
truth which looks through the creed
that is the all-important element, so
far as the person is concerned. We
cannot tell by the written confession
what the vital characteristics Of the
man's.faith are."
After all, should we not be lees
critical of the letterof our creed, and
more alive to the spirit of our faith7
HI. A. MANNING.
CHICAGO. Oct. 10. 1897
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Probably self. .distrust ia one of

Probably self distrust is one of the
readiest causes of failure, says the
Spectator. A man who, however much
he conceals the fact from observation,
feels in his heart of hearts that he
is not doing the work that he has un-
dertaken. is almost sure to fail. Ordi-
nary diftidence as to ones powers is
quite another matter. and by no means
a necessary impediment to success.
Such nervousness is often purely SUPER
fetal and merely means that this an
xiety to succeed is so great that it
causes a reaction. The dangerous
self .distrust to which we are alluding is
a much more negative quality and gen.
orally has joined to it a strong chain of
indifference. But when a man does not
think he will succeed. and also is doubt
full whether it is worth while to succeed,
or rather whether it is not matter of
indifference whether he wins or loses,
failure is almost certain,
This stultifying indifference to fail
ure, the Spectator continues. is much
more widely spread than people gener-
ally imagine. Because failure seems to
the average man so horrible, producing,
as it must. humiliations and miseries,
remorseful feelings and regrets Of every
kind, the average man cannot imagine
any human being Indifferent to it. Yet,
as a matter of fact, there are men whose
hearts become so indurated that they
do not mind either failure or its conse.
queneee. They would endure anything
rather than rouse themselves to the
painful effort OF resisting the march Of
what they call fate. They will float
with the stream or the tide, but, come
what may, they will not row a stroke
against either.
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there can be no Caesar and no Brutus
The offense of any public servant, no
matter how high or prominent he may
be. can be reached. The term of
office is prescribed. The ballot is the
freeman's weapon. When wrong is
done or treason is perpetrated, use
the ballot. The men who employ
the torch or bomb are as much
traitors as if they fired on the flag.
1 want you boys to look this matter
over carefully. l am aware that this
is no occasion for partisanship. Pa
triotism is in place everywhere. No
desk is too sacred for it.
want you to stand for an Ameri
can platform that will assure protec-
tion to American women and men
everywhere. l want to have the
rights of American citizens on other
shores protected. l am sick and tired
of the cry for century that we pro-
tect our citizens at home and neglect
them abroad. Let us claim that any
American citizen, on any shore, is so
long as he behaves himself, entitled
to the same protection as the repre-
sentative of any other nationality
England furnishes us with an illus
tration of care extended over her peo.
pie.
Another thing: Let me say that
there is not one foot of soil in America
for anarchy. The time must also
come when there will be no slave
upon this continent, European or
other.
After some humorous remarks in
reply to President Finley, Senator
Mason electrified his audience in
closing his address by vigorous and
eloquent appeal for Cuba.