Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-01-07

10 Feng 10, the ingenious interpre-
ter who translated or made up Ii
Hung Changes little speeches during
his recent tour, has been appointed
Chinese Ambassador to England
Statistics just compiled by State
Labor Commissioner Rusherwein, Of
Ohio from 1888 Industrial establish
ments in fortysix states and terrific
ries show that So, 48S less hands were
July, 1896, than In July, 1892, and that
1924 ,448 less is paid out annually Ia
wages.
ment Is more than the people can
John Hurth, a wealthy Montana
miner on a trip around the world, was
robbed Of $500 in German money,
and other valuables by several colored
women on the Chicago levee. For
three hours Iurhh was on the verge
of insanity, but the police succeeded
in restoring his valuables and his
equilibrium.
The forty-tiye men, women and chill
dren Of Dudley township, Haskell
county, Kansas, celebrated Christmas
through the hospitality Of the friends
OF General Simon Bolivar Buckner Of
Kentucky. This township polIed
eleven votes, six Of them being cast
for Palmer and Bmckncr. 1t Is the
only precinct in the United States that
was carried for the national democ-
raCy.
Organized gangs Of men are making
a business Of stealing and selling wood
and lumber from Michigan forest
lands. Three arrests have been made.
Ncar Wolff lake mp 10 recently was Il
small piece Of pine, estimated to be
worth $500. This was invaded in the
night time and the timber made into
logs and run off 50 that detectives
have not been able to locate the prop
crty
Rochester, N. y, child 30 months
old swallowed u penny sixteen days
ago photograph was taken u week
ago and the coin Approximately located
In the aesophaEus, A prolonged at
tempt was then made by ordinary
means to extract the coin, but without
success. II was finally determined to
uBe the microscope The observer di-
rcctcd The movements from hs obser-
walton of the coin and metal instrli-
menIs as they appeared on the nnores-
cent screen. Tho coin WAS safely re-
moved after slipping once or twice
from The fOrcepS The child was under
tho influence of ether, and the OBJ
server saw ivory movement of the
f0wGpH
Tho Paris KyD News tells Of a queer
character who for number Of years
has been an inmate of the Bourbon
County mllrmary She Is Is years
old. Is now living with her seventh
husband, and has changed her religion
1--WE times. Az the widow Of her sixth
husband she was entitled to pension,
and application for tho bounty was
quickly followed by request for
permit to take unto herself husband
No. z who is blind. Being advised
that Tho marriage would invaIldate
her pension claim, she was told to
choose between n pension and n hus-
band. Sho mcdilniod n moment and
replied: II don't know the value Of
a pension. but | do know a husbands
value. Gimme the husband. ="
hdlson's greatest feat IL the invcn
tion Of "a magnetic ore separator which
performs wonders. II extracts iron
Fl ON the rock ut Il marvellous speed,
Tho plant has cost the wizard $1,000,
600, He worked on the idea ten years
before he won success 'l'hc mill
whore the new invention IL operated
Is ut Edison N, j., In the heart of
81 mountain region. When the mill Is
In operation, from wooden chute
which juts out from a big wooden
structure that resembles II grain olcva-
tor, thorc drop thousands Of little black
objects, They are Of the size and
shape Of butter cakes They are little
cakes of Bossemcr, baked hard as flint
and rolling into cars ready for trans
portation to blast furnaces In rennsyl-
vana