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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-12-30
NOTES OF THE DAY.

hundred and twenty new trottep
were added to the 2:15 list during this
last season. The present generation
can remember when not one trotter
had made that record.
The scmiannual dividends and inter-
est money paid In Boston the
month OF November aggregated S3,77t.-
7ia, rs against 81. 45a.5iS In May last
and S.4G7,si2 In November. 1896.
Acorns arc 80 thick on Ross island,
In Portland, Ore. that owners OF land
otherwise Of little value are buying
hogs with the intention OF fattening
them on the aeorns md marketing
them.
Tho calf, the white COW OF Slam. tho
hawk, the ape. tho Ibis. the cat, the
asp the crocodile. dogs, beetles frogs,
mice and rats have all been held In
reverence In different sections OF tho
globe.
Tho emperor and empress Of Japan
and their officials and mobiles are great
~ interested In and have subscribed
literally toward the Women's univer-
sity at TOXIC. which Ii to cost SITS 200.
A Dutch chemist In Java claims to
have discovered n process by which
starch may be converted into sugar at
half the present cost Of sugar. The two
substances are composed Of the Same
chemical elements
Bicycle pedals are being fitted with
magnetzed plates TO attract plates on
the shoes Of the rider and hold his feet
In place. thus doing away with the too
clips, which are the cause OF many ac-
cldents to racing men.
The burial OF colored veterans
body In the special q. A. II. plot ut
Hlawatha, Kan. 30 incensed the Wild
ow OF white commander OF the post
that she had her husbands body dis
Inferred and reburied In private plot.
An international meteorological OBJ
seryatory Is to be erected on the top OF
Mount Kosciusko. at the southwestern
extremity OF Australia. The origina-
tor IL Clement Wagner, who took the
first meteorological observations on
Ben Nevis. and the founder is II. Barr
Smith OF Torrens Park, South Austria
liza.
A physician writes TO the London
Lancet that one reason why boys are
more liable TO typhoid fever than girls
Ii that boys are more apt To play
games In dirty streets and thus get dis
A.. t.k
their stomachs.
In Maricopa county. Arizona terri
tory, there Is geological freak. II lisa
fiye-horned sheep. While he was 10
Phoenix he created somewhat OF SEN
natlon and was the pet, II not the lion.
OF the hour. Then he went down to
ella Bend and covered himself with
glory and blood by whipping the big
gost dog In Maricopa county.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-12-30

replied the little girl, But anyway
here is the bread, mamma. Let me
cut it Tor the children"
The marshal did not need to hear
any more. He understood the case
thoroughly. In hurry he returned to
the anttQuary, and, pointing to the old
doll. asked;
How much for this dollg"
Anything YOU wish. SIR said the
dealer.
Well let us say 100 francs"
Hou are joking, are you notg"
Not Ut all, Here's the money"
on, my dear sir. Il YOU only knew
the good that you are about to do"
'whomg"
TO little gtrl in the neighborhood,
the eldest OF numerous family in
desperate straits, The father Is at
present in the hospital, They are UNI
fortunate people, hut very honest, |
can assure YOU, The little girl told me
TO FIND n purchaser for that old doll.
she faneted, poor thing, that she
would got 10 cents for 1t, never
thought | could sell 1t, You say 100
francs?"
II said 100 francs, and have hst
finished counting out the amount, and
here II is, And the marshal placed
70 frame pieces on the little counter
OF the shop. The dealer wrapped the
doll in u paper and presented it to him,
with many thanks and benedictions in
the name of the family,
Without paying much attention to
him Castellane left the shop and re.
turned to the old house with the ipten.
ton Of leaving the doll at the door for
little Marie. But the latter, whose inn
patience had been sharpened by want,
had already returned to the dealer.
What was her JOY when he told her the
good luck that had come to her! She
received the money and came back to
the house as fast MS she could run.
She accomplished the journey with
such haste that she overlook the mar
shall ut the door of the garnet.
"Ah. 1t was you!" she cried Just M
she found him In the act of placing the
little package at the door of tho hum
Bile lodging, and In an outburst Of graf
itude the little thing threw her arms
around the neck OF her benefactor and
kissed him.
When the good hearted Castellane
afterward told this little story, no add
ed.
Never in my life did get kiss
that went to my heart like that"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-12-30
will have 5000 miles of streets and 800

will have 5000 miles of streets and 500
miles of splendid water front. 1t
will have within its borders thousand
miles of street railway, 351 public
chools, 25 colleges, $50 private schools,
$50 churches and public park area
OF 1000 acres.
Such in brief is what the greater
hour has struck, December 81, 1897
But what it will a few years hence is
matter of most interesting con-
lectures. The most important Of all
the great bridges that have been
planned and on which construction has
been commenced is that which it is
proposed to build across the North
river. This bringe is designed to
bring passengers on the trunk lines
from the west directly on to Manhat-
tan island The bill providing for its
construction was approved by Presi-
dent Cleveland in 1894. Since then
capitalists have been busy negotiating
for funds for the construction of this
enormous work. While no work OF
construction has been done yet worth
speaking Of, tho promoters of the en-
terprise hope to get right down to bus
mess next spring.
The public work which promises to
add most to the glory and prosperity
OF New York, however, is the proposed
rapid transit system to run north and
south through the boroughs of Man
haitian ana Bronx. This is a public
work which the people have been
planning for ten years back. Laws
have been framed which provide for
the construction of this road, at the
expense of the municipality. They
will be mainly underground in the
borough of Manhattan. Through the
borough of Bronx the tracks will run
on elevated and viaduct structures.
1t will be but a matter Of a year or
two when visitors to New York will
notice the absence of United States
mail wagons on the public streets, so
far as the borough Of Manhattan is
concerned. A corporation, patronized
by the government, is now estab
fishing a pneumatic-tube system for
the transferring of all mail matter on
Manhattan island. The system has
already been tested and is success.
New years day will be celebrated as
usual In New York, no extraordinary
program having been arranged in
honor of the first sum that will shine
on the new city. Judge Van Wyck
will assume the reins of government,
having already taken the oath Of office,
as have all the other newly-elected Of
ticials, and the usual Misunderstanding,
congratulatory and floral offering will
follow. But in the residential part of
the city it will be as quiet as on Sun
day. The custom Of new years call
ing has long since gone out and in its
place we have especially fine after
noon religious services to which all
swelldom goes after 1t has looked after
its pet charity.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-12-30
HAIL TO THE NEW YEAR.

Hail, hail to thee, 0 irgiu year,
Not yet 4 days I,9gth ON thy
throue,
! Thou with the merry eyes and clear
And joyous voice OF dulcet tone,
Hail, hail to thee, thou strong OF
Our praise is thine, O youthful
king,
For thou art pure OF woe and sin:
Thy young hands yet but blessings
bring!
The monarch who is laid away
Within the cataeomh OF years
Was harsh and rustless in his day
Seemed less to love our Joys than
tears.
We look for Blessings manifold.
New year, from thy pure, sinless
hand!
We trust thy heart will meier grow
cold
Toward us and our native land!
Bring healing to the hearts now sore
From wounds the cruel old year
made,
The veil Of peacefulnecs draw Ger
Tho woes at each heart threshold
laid.
We cannot love tyrant king
Our hearts refuse to loyal be
To one who takes delight to fling
Upon our hearts keen misery.
BE kind to us-~that we may say
When comes the time for thee to go.
20 darling year, we grieve today,
Because We all have loved you sol"
Good Housekeeping,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-12-30
THE ART OF MEAL SERVING.

II man but knew 1t one OF the
most fattering signs In his house
hold Is the outward evidence, which
bis wife and daughter are usually the
first to exhibit, OF desire to be some
body. II takes three generations. II is
said, to produce gentleman or a
lady.
Three generations OF men and wo-
nen determined to advance In life
Ill accomplish wonders.
There Is no reason why the honest
man OF humber circumstances. even
though he be a day laborer, should
I've In his home without an attempt
at decency and self-respect at least.
The wife OF the day laborer wonders
yainly why she cannot keep her hus-
band at home. She Ii always there
erself, and she is usually pretty tired
and careworn when night comes.
She gets the evening meal ready the
way she thinks the easiest.
It's only my husband" she says.
ms she prepares the unattractiye food
and sets q lot OF cracked and broken
dishes upon one end OF greasy.
stained table.
She herself Is neither tidy nor pleas
When a woman lives In
three rooms ON so or s12 week.
and when all the family work wash
ing, ironing and cooking must be
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-12-30

Whereas, experience has taught us
that ON new years days and on May
days, from the firing of guns, the
planting OF May poles and drunken
drinking, there have resulted unneces-
sary waste of powder and much intox
ication, with the bad practices and
accidents that generlly arise there
from; therefore, we expressly forbid
on new years and May days any firing
or planting of May poles or beating
of the drum; nor shall there be at
those times any wines brandy or beers
dealt out"
This was the proclamation issued by
Peter Stuyyesant, New York's first
mayor, and it's long journey in time
from that obstinate old Dutchman to
Mayor Strong, the last of the line. OLD
Peter Stuyyesant lies in st. Marks
Pace, right near the Bowery, and if
noise can wake the dead, there are
those who live in the hope that the
one-legged hero of Dutch colonial days
will assist at the funeral of greater
New York on the night of December
81, 1897
There may have been noises on pre-
vious new years ewes, chimes may
have been rung, bands may have
played out the old and in the new,
horns may have been footed in and
cut of consonapce, but never in all its
history will there be such another
celebration as Is promised for this
IL 10 -
the birth of the new, the death of
great name and the birth of a greater
and II the noises that will announce
both of these facts to the world, could
be concentrated into one long blast, 1t
would be heard in China and in Hon
olulu, and the horn that would blow
1t would stretch the full length OF
greater New York, AMI not even
Chauncey Depew could master it.
The wake of old New York will live
in history, for 1t is to be marked by
speech making Of most extraordinary
character, by musical program just
as remarkable. and by shouting more
wonderful than either.
The great bands of the city will
play out the old and ia the new on the
steps of city hall, the chimes OF Trim
ity ana Grace will ring more tunefnl
than ever. and when 1t is all over,
massive memorable volume is to tell
the story of these last hours Of
great city.
But the new city will have been born,
and the celebrations will merge as the
great clocks from a thousand towers
strike the witching hour OF twelve.
From little less than two million
senizens 1t will have jumped at a
'ound TO a population OF $3.50. 900 and
10 an area Of 3071z square miles, over
tapping even London in extent of ter
ritory. Its population. II stretched out
in one long line, would reach from the
city hall to the suburbs Of Chicago. 1t
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-12-30
NEW YEARS DAY.

George Eliot beautifully compared life
TO great procession, the best part of
which has passed by. The beginning
o. new year strongly impresses one
with the flight OF time, but our intro
spections and reflections need not take
on a somber hue. though doubtless
Il ere is much 10 regret in the past life
Of the best of us. A great artist is
credited with the remark that he
could keep on retouching his ictnres
forever and that he was never wholly
satisfied with his ACCOMPLISHMENTS. In
many respects It would be possible to
improve upon ones life work. but this
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-12-30
NEW YEARS IN WALES.

Some years since children in the
south of Wales brought from the
spring on new years morning jug OF
water, singing meanwhile this curious
refrain:
Here we bring new water
From the we'll so clear
For to worship God with
This happy New Year.
Sing LeveZ dew, sing Cree dew,
The water and the wine;
The seven bright gold wires
And the bugles they do shine.
Sing reign of fair maid
With gold upon her toe,
Open you the west door
And let the old year go,
Sing reign of fair maid
With gold upon her chin,
Open you the east door
And let the new year In
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-12-30

regret would be felt no matter how
many opportunities we might have to
live the years over again. 1t is we'll,
however, to resolve upon better
achievements for the future, to correct
the follies, the weaknesses and the
errors of The past.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-12-30

First politician-0f course, this Is q
campaign OF education
Second politician-Sure! And we
expect to get our tuition fees out Of
the public reasury.-Puck.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-12-30
WAKE OF OLD YEAR
DEATH OF A GREAT CITY-BIRTH
OF A GREATER
A GREAT CELEBRATION

How Three Million People Will Com
memorate the Last Hours of Old
New York City-Speeches and
Music-A Massive Memorial Volume
to Tell the Story.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-16
THE LABOR AGENT.

What possible good is to be
gained by calling the labor agents
of the Orient names? Such shout
ing at random is simply a waste
of time and printers ink. 1t re.
minds one of the talk of one class
of temperance lecturers who labor
long and loudly with drunkards,
but increase their incomes bv
renting buildings to saloon keep
ers. Why not strike at the mark =?
The majority of the japanese
coming to this country do not
work for nothing in order to get
a white mans position. The labor
agents of the Orient would not
bring laborers here if the ORR
entails were not put to work on
the plantations or in and about
the homes of Hawaii. Remember
that advance orders are received
for many of the men. We admit
there have been a few exceptions.
We speak of the ruling majority.
1t is useless to weep salt tears of
anger over the Orientals and la
Dor agents. Who pays the labor
ers, who employs them? There is
nothing gained by mincing mat
tiers. The exact condition is pat
ent to. every person living in or
coming to this country.
To improve this condition
radical change must be made in
the labor system throughout the
country, and the sooner the peo-
pie wake up to the facts the bet
ter it will be for all concerned.
The honest thinking people are
now at work on this problem, and
we believe the hoped-for results
will be accomplished. Meanwhile,
why not stop this yelling at the
galleries, this heavy lombard
ment of the "agents?" The Stan
dard Dictionary tells us that an
agent is one "who acts for an
other" We commend this defini-
ton to the consideration of some
of our near-sighted friends. Read,
mark, learn and digest and then
be honest.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-16
HAWAII JOTTlAGS.

On his recent visit to China sugar
factory, Mr.. Claus Spreckels, the foun-
der of the beet sugar industry in San
Francisco, remarked as follows: 81
may not live to see the day, but young
men will see that in 10 years the sugar
beet industry will be the chief one in
California, and California will be the
greatest sugar producing State in
America. 1t is the only profitable
thing left for the farmer. He can't go
into it too SOON" This is the opinion
of the best-informed man in the world,
who backs up his faith by his works.
His factory at jacksonville, Cal, will
this year work up the beets from near
ly 10000 acres, and now he is planning
forest factory for the Salinas Val
ley that will require upwards of $4,000
acres of beetsl
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-16

led to organize independently,
the withdrawal of the British flag
was regarded as terrible calam-
ity. Having had independence
forced upon them however the
Boer- British citizens of this re-
public are particularly jealous of
any outside interference with
their laws and customs. 1t is
said that when the news of the
Jameson raid reached the Orange
Free State many hundreds
of its citizens offered their SER
vices to Transvaal Government.
and had Jameson's men been
favored with shadow of success
they would have been forced to
fight the brave men of both re
publics.
In his inaugural of 1896, Presi-
dent Steyn said " l know that
when we take note of the occur
rences of the past few months and
the history of the South African
people a feeling of uneasiness
anr,,s, nra, nc md xva nSl- ann
selves how long, how long must
we extend the hand of friendship,
70 see it time after time rejected
with contempt?" He designated
Jameson as a freebooter who had
done nothing but engender race
hatred. President Steyn's mes
sage TO the stranger was, "Come
and join us, show that YOU mean
well by us, but do not stand aside
and expect that we will abandon
our nationality and allow you to
dbSOlb US. NUS II VIII Dt SCtI
that while President Steyn ar
CUES for peace, he takes practi-
cally the same view of South
African independence as Presi-
dent Kruger of the Transvaal. |
While the two republics are not |
always on the most friendly |
terms in their domestic dealings,
they join forces to meet a com
mon enemy. Who can say that
this spirit of independence will
not extend to the Cape of Good
Hope and that before many years
we shall see the South African
Federation established as free
md independent state?
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-16

quarantine They know that ev-
cry immigrant coming from the
infected ports of Japan is men
ace to public health. They know
that the industries. of the coun-
try do not, for the present, re-
quire an increased number of la
borers. The city has escaped a
smallpox epidemic by mere
chance. Why should our people
run any more risks when the dan
gers can be reduced to a mini
mum by shutting off immigra-
ton?
The action proposed by this pa
per would at present effect only
Japan, but if ports of other coun-
tries are put on the infected"
list, the law will fit all cases. An
evening paper says dlphtherla Is
epidemic in San Francisco. This
is news indeed. If it were true,
San Francisco passengers would
have been subjected to quaran-
tine regulations long ago.
Under the present conditions,
we believe the Japanese Govern
ment would be the last to offer
objection to the enforcement of
extreme measures in dealing with
the steerage passengers from Jap
anese ports. Restrictions upon
the immigration OF faborers while
the smallpox epidemic is preva
lent would not interfere with our
commercial relations with Japan
or cause disagreeable interna-
tional discussions. This is no
time for quarantine makeshifts.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-16
STOP THE IMMIGRATION.

After reviewing the incidents
connected with the outbreak of
small pox among the immigrants
by the Kinai Maru, one of two
conclusions must be accepted;
either the health officials of Japan
or the officials of the steamship
company have been guilty of neg
ligence, or the world is about to be
surprised by a new medical dis
cOvery-that the period of incu-
baton for small pox is 20 days in
stead of IA. OF course we appre-
ciate the delicacy of the position.
In this day and generation. when
medical theories are being turned
tOpsy turvy, the officers of trans
Pacific steamers ought to have a
show. We would not have their
opinions regarded lightly, or pass
ed by as of no account. In fact
the Kinai Maru case is of such a
serious nature that every single
theory advanced and every single
statement offered as a statement
of fact should be sifted to the bot
tOm-and if there are any false
bottoms even the bottom should
be sifted.
There is plenty of law that can
be brought to bear in stirring the
''nigger" that seems to be slowed
away in the last immigrant wood
pile. Now the laws were not put
on the books to look at; they were
not put there to be overlooked
by any officer or collection of Of
ficers who become so absorbed in
the beauties of Hawaii that their
memory is displaced by their for
gettery. The quarantine laws
were made to be enforced and if
this Government lets the Kinai
Maru case slip by without investi-
CATION. the quarantine regula-
lions might as well be wiped out
of existence and the country
handed over TO Japan. First let
the steamship company prove its
innocence and then there will be
time enough to deal with the new
medical theory.
The laws of Hawaii provide
that any vessel which shall be
the means of clandestinely intro
ducing into these Islands any con-
tagious disease, or any disease
dangerous to public health, shall
be liable to seizure, confiscation
and sale for the benefit of the
public treasury" This is all
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-16
SOUTH AFRICAN INDEPENDENCE.

The announcement that the
Transvaal and the Orange Free
State have formed a defensive al
lance cannot fail TO be regarded
with more or less apprehension
by Great Britain. The alliance is
undoubtedly the direct result of
the Jameson raid and may be the
fOrerunner of the United States
of Africa.
a series of articles by POultney
Bigelow, published in Harper's
Monthly, gives splendid insight
into the affairs of South Africa
at the present time. Mr.. BigelOw
remarks in his last article that
the Jameson raid is likely TO be-
come as disastrous to British in
terests as were the events that
brought about the Boston Tea
Party" in the American colonies.
1t served also to increase the bit
ter feeling that has always exist
ed between the Beers and the
English. The Alexander is com
ing to have a personality, ma
tiOnal spirit of independence pee
uliarly his own and even among
its own subjects in South Africa
Great Britain seems to have
been particularly unfortunate in
its attempts TO engender the col
onial loyalty TO the throne so
marked in Canada and Australia.
In 1854. when the Orange Free
State was deliberately cut off
from Great Britain and compel
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-16

pertinent station, what young
men are there among our college
boys whose education has fitted
them to take charge of any de-
partment and conduct it upon
modern scientific principles?
Mighty few, if any. When the
planters established an expert
ment station, where did they go
for the men to conduct it? To the
United States.
The fact of the matter is, the
young men of the country are be
hind the times. They are not al
together to be blamed, however.
since their attention has not been
directed to the practical necessi-
ties of. the country. The classical
education is accepted because
their fathers were educated in
classical" institutions. To them
there is a halo about the head of
the classical student that chem
lists, engineers, architects do not
possess. The same idea existed
in the United States fifty years
ago, but it has long since been
exploded by the work of gradu-
ates from scientific colleges.