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

| that he had seen, settled the ~ }
calling OF Tesla.
Prior to entering the Polytechnic ut
GratZ he had first attended public
school at Gospich, and later spent three
| years at high school In Carstatt,
Croatia, 1t was while he was here that
he saw his first steam engine.
Immediately on entering the Poly
technlc he began experimenting with
electricity and when his father heard
Of It there was a stiff family row, but
the son came OIL victor, and insetad OF
taking the course lnat would have fit.
ted him for college professorshlp OF
mathematics, he studied engineering
The gramme dynamo became his great
pet, and while working about It he got
the notion tnat II could be operated
without commutator or brushes. This
idea he labored over and experimental
upon, and finally, after many years, II
resulted In one OF the greatest lnven-
tions, a rotating field motor :.
The world owes debt OF gratitude
to the little gramme dynamo, as II In
stigated the fundamental idea which
subsequent Celebrations and PROJECTIONS
by Tesla made possible several OF the
grandest mechanical feats that the
world has ever known. When Tesla
first came to this country little was
known OF the alternating current, and
electrical energy was delivered almost
Entirely by the continuous current sys-
tenn This IL successful method for
short line work, but where the power Ia
TO be transmitted TO considerable dis
lance II Is lmpracticable.
One OF Tesla's inventions. based upon
his first idea, was an alternating current
motor that permitted the transmission
OF energy long distances at high pres
sure over the wires. This invention
made possible the bridling OF the power
In Niagara. and natural forces by Its
use can be harnessed everywhere.
Originally II was thought necessary to
employ two wires for the transmission
of power--one to convey 1t and the
other TO return 1t. Tesla proved that
the second wire was needless expense
and that the energy could be transmit
ted with one wire with smaller waste
than with two.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-08

| that IL takes time to grasp their real
import lie talks as calmly Of producing
a flash of lightning mile long as the
ordinary man speaks of telegraphing to
Chicago. Not long ago, In his labora-
tory, he said Il expect to live to be
able TO set n machine In the middle OF
this room and move II by the energy OF
no other agency tnan the medium In
motion around us.
This sounds like the yaporings OF a
dreamer. II means perpetual motion
machine, and that, in itself, Is enough
to stamp Tesla. In the minds OF or
binary men, az full-hedged visionary.
But Tesla Is the very acme OF prac-
ticality In all things except money
making. II he wished he could be a
millionaire five times over. AS II is,
there are dozens OF ordinary mechanics
within mile OF his laboratory who
could buy and sell him six times over.
IF every man." said Tesla, who uses
my machine In electro-terafy alone
would give me a quarter OF dollar !
would be very wealthy. | have never
received dollar for II and there Is no
way In which / could"
Tesla is strange In all things. lie
will talk willingly about electrical In
ventions OF the past, present and fu-
ture, but II is like drawing teeth 10 get
him to say a word about himself He
has a genuine distaste for notorlety
when Tesla, the man, Is concerned, and
politely asks to be let alone.
He is a Montenegran by birth. His
father was a man OF unusual mental
attachments, and bis mother had the
inventive genius to considerable de-
gree II am not much OF llnguist."
says Tesla. Il speak but six, or seven,
or eight languages My father spoke
eighteen, and, besides, he was re-
markable mathematician"
Tesla Is tall, thin and lanky, but
quick and impuIsige in manner and
earnest in speech. He Is not much OF
talker. but every word he ntters
means something. Ills head is big and
bony and his ears stick out. He ls not
handsome man, by any means. but ne
IL impressive His hair Is as black as
lair can be. and Is coarse and rumpled.
PHYSICALLY he does not appear 10 be
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-08

1T Is | who have cause to he crate
sul, said ErrlagtCn hurricdlv, clasp
ms her hand warmly for youi con-
panN ana that 81 yo,r father trust
We shall have -nary moic pleasant
days together"
Il hope 50 tool" she answered sim
ply. and then, the boat being ready,
they departed. Errington and Lortmer
leaned on the deck-rails, waving their
hats and Watching them disappear
over the cleaning water, till the very
glimpse OF Thelma's crimson hood had
vanished, and then they turned to rc-
join their companions, who We're
strolling up and down smoking
Belle CONNIE un auge," said Duprog
briefly In short, doubt 'F the angels
are So good-looking!"
The auld pagan's \ fine scholar, -
added MacFarlane meditatively, "He
corrected me in bit q Latin"
Did he, indeed"" And Lorimer
laughed indolently. 81 suppose you
think better of him now, Sandy%"
Sandy made no reply, and as Erring-
ton persisted In turning the conversa-
ton away from the merits or demerits
OF their recent guests, they soon en-
tered on other topics. But that night,
hand on his friends shoulder, and
said quietly. with keen look
well, old man, have YOU made M
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-08
TESLA THE WEIRD
PERPETUAL MOTION NOW HIS
AIM
VERY MODEST PERSONALLY
And Good Deal of y Financial Fail
ure--he Tells of One Great Product
of His Genius for Which He Never
Received 4 Single Dollar.

New York, June 27--The straugest
U in his city is Enthusiastically Niko-
Tesla. Within the past fortnigh, e
u.s. aStouuded scientists the world
Ner by his announcement that he had
effected his wireless telegraph
uher words, that he has sent and re-
r.ved communications between distant
NlNts without the use OF wires and
IMPLY by employing the natural en-
Ivy OF the earth Nature, he says,
Gems with power and motion,
Tesla Is young man, He has just
NSsed his fortieth birthday, II he
'iNcs twenty years or more and retains
his faculties the world will be a differ
ent place to livN In compared with to-
day, His ideas and projects are so big
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-08
DESIGN.

The new aspiration In Art stirred
uneagily.
Why are you a poster girl! II de-
manded, with feverish impotence.
Il had a designing mamma.
answered the elimination OF the
Movement, and shivered as she drew
her perspective more close about her
Detroit Journal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-08
THE WHEEL

Why are we grown more candid?
What Is /. that compels
Our age to call spade a spade,
And a safety" something else?
Detroit Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-09
Wheat's Valuable Lesson.

The silver leaders are utterly unable
to explain the rise in the price of wheat,
and at the same time maintain their ar
gument of last year. The ablest of them,
including Mr.. Jones Of Nevada and Mr..
Teller have ventured upon the task, but
all have failed. All are forced to confess
that the natural law of supply and de-
mand does apply in the present price OF
wheat. But such a confession could not
have been wrung from them year ago.
Then they were contending, almost fierce
ly, that wheat was low solely because
money was scarce. Increase the volume
of money, they insisted and wheat would
go up. But il would not and could not go
up without such an increase. Wheat is
now at the dollar mark, and even higher,
and yet there is no more money In the
country than there was last year. And
free silver meanwhile has not only not
been dccreed, but the policy stands re-
jected at the polls.
Now that the problem has been solved,
and by process which all may so easily
comprehend, it seems strange that so
many people last year should have be-
lieved so implicitly in Mr.. Bryan's con-
tentions about money and prices. The
Nebraska leader and his lieutenants
would allow nothing whatever to the law
of supply and demand. Silver had been
struck down. BY that act half of the
money of redemption Of the world had
been destroyed, and hence low prices fol-
lowed for everything. They picked out
wheat for illustration, and now wheat,
obeying the spurned law of supply and
demand, goes to the dollar mark. Short
crops abroad, which create demand for
the American wheat supply, knock the
spots out OF the illustration, and force a
confession from the silver leaders which
completely disjoints all Of the fne-spun
theories upon which they tried to put Mr..
Bryan into the White House.-Washing-
ton Star.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-09
MYERS and Mclean.

At the recent Democratic State conven-
ton Allen o. Myers was the personal
representative of John II. Mclean. As
such he not only carried out the wishes Of
his chief, but was, in fact, the most infiu-
entail Democrat in all that gathering He
dictated the platform, and on the Sunday
before the convention, which met on We'd
nesday, told Blade representative exact
ly what it would contain, and he told it
straight.
Myers knows Mclean well. He was
connected with McLean's newspaper for
years, and each trusted the other to the
extent that he dared. For a time there
was enmity between these two men. Ny
ers was not drawing n salary from Nc
Lean. At this time Myers wrote book.
1t was labeled BOSSES and Doodle in
Ohio Politics." On page 213 of this book
Myers had this to say of Mclean:
lie has no morals. He is a stranger to SEN
tinent. He Is not deferred by scruples. II
he has an object In view and has the money
to buy II, In his code of life no law, no man,
no community has a right to question his
act He believes every man has his price.
He goes straight to results and cares moth
ing about public opinion, methods or the
rights Of others. When he can get or has got
what he wants he pays promptly and liber-
ally. 1t doesn't seem possible that such a
character can exist In an enlightened age.
But John r. Mclean Is fact. His exist
ence must be acknowledged.
And now this same Mclean is boss of
the Democratic party in Ohio, and a can
didate for United States Senator, while
this same Myers is his chief henchman.-
Toledo Blade.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-09
Ia Pension Money Wasted {?

The outcry against the increase of the
pension list since the Mckinley admins
tration came in still continues, and we
have little doubt that 1t will go on as long
as new names are added to the roll. 1t is
not popular clamor, for a great majority
of the American people, irrespective of
party, are in favor Of the pension laws as
they stand and desire their impartial en-
forcement. One of our contemporaries
thinks il unfortunate that some plan can
not be devised to stop the growth of the
list. Death is doing a great deal in that
direction. 1t clipped off $4,000 names last
year, and it will continue to clip at an
increasing ratio as the years wear on, for
even the youngest Of the surviving vet
Grams are getting to be old men.
We have, in recent issue Of the Post,
explained the increase Of the list since
the 4th of March by showing that it was
due to the Cleveland hold-up. Nearly all
the applications granted under the present
administration came over from the Cleve-
land regime. 1t was the settled policy of
Mr.. Cleveland to hold up claims and pass
them along to his successor. There was
no saving to the treasury in this in the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-09

Government, beginning with Jefferson
and ending under Buchanan and Cleye-
land.
Congress alone has the power to coin and
Issue money, and President Jackson declared
that this power could not be delegated 70
corporations or individuals; we thereiore ur
nounce the Issuance OF notes intended 10 CIT
cuate as money by national banks as ~
derogation Of the Constitution. and demand
that a., paper which j. made made Legal When lsh" Il
receivable for duties TO the United STATES,
shall be Issued by the Government OF tne
United States and shall be redeemapie III
coin.
the country shall be issued by the Govern
ment, and would thus be either nat
money or must be sustained by keeping
in the treasury an enormous metallic re-
serve, much larger than the one which
now exists and which causes so much as
satisfaction to the Democracy and It's nat
associates of Populistic and sociahsue
tendencies.
In support OF these principles we invite
the cooperation of all men who love nperty
and hate corruption, oppression and tyranny
A combination of high sounding words
intended only TO mislead and infiame I'M
thinking people. and coming with extreme
ly poor taste from a party whose entire
record up to the time of its removal from
power in 1861. was directed against the
love Of liberty" and in favor Of "oppres-
sion and tyranny"
We hereby declare all trusts and monop-
olies hostile and dangerous to the people
interests and demand vigorous
enforcement OF all antitrust laws. etc.
All of which sounds well. But the peo-
pie are naturally suspicious of such de-
clarations coming from party which neg
lected during its four years of power TO
enforce the existing antitrust laws, and
which framed its tariff law in the inter
ests of the sugar trust, the greatest trust
OF the land with the single exception OF
the one which it is now attempting to
place in control of the nation, the silver
trust.
We demand the immediate recognition Of
the belligerent rights Of the Republic OF
Cuba. etc.
Which it is generally conceded would
be Of little practical value to the Cubans,
and would probably destroy the opportu-
nifty Of bringing about, through the peace
full and proper methods Of diplomacy, the
results for which the people of that island
are now struggling
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-09
Rrfef Comment.

The increase in the production of gold
In all parts of the world is proving very
discouraging to the free silver theorists.
The value Of the silver dollar has fallen
10 cents and the price OF wheat has risen
% cents per bushel since the free coinage
orators were insisting last year that
wheat and silver went hand in hand as to
prices.
The 1900 election Is likely to find the
world with a billion dollars more of gold
than it had in 1896. The wonderful in
crease in the production of gold in all
parts of the world is proving very discour-
aging to the free silver theorists.
The friends of the free coinage PROPOSE
ton who have been insisting that their pet
financial theory would, IL put in practice,
increase our sales abroad are not discuss
ing very loudly the fact that in the very
year in which the country refused to adopt
free coinage its exports were the largest
in its history, amounting to 81 ,032, 001,-
800.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-09
Business Still Improves.

Business conditions continue to improve
and the reports which come from the high
est authorities on this subject are all sat
isfacto-y. The latest issue of Dun's Re-
view, commenting on business conditions
the country over, says: Every city re-
porting this week notes increase in trade
and nearly all bright prospects. The
great change in business is emphasized by
the presence of multitude of buyers
from all parts of the country, by their
statements Of the situation at their homes,
and, more forcibly yet, by the heavy pur-
chases they are making. But the custom
airy signs of prosperity are not lacking.
The strong rise in stocks, the growth of
bank clearings and railroad earnings, the
heavy speculation in many products, but
most of all in wheat, have made the week
one Of surprising interest even to those
who best remember the upward rush in
1870
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-09
Wool at Twenty-Five Cents.

Cadiz Republicans: 1t is with pleasure
that the Cadiz Republican can announce
this week that the price of wool in Harri-
son County is twenty-five cents a pound.
During the past week Messrs. q. NJ. Hogs
& Son have purchased the clips of wool
raised by the following well-known farm
ers of Harrison County, $4,000 pounds in
all, paying in each case twenty-five cents
a pound. The clips Of Dunlap Brothers,
Cadiz township; John Clifford, Green
township; s. b. Porter, Green township;
r. II. Cochran, Cadiz township: Joseph l..
Thompson & Son, Cadiz township; Henry
Mckee, Green township; John McDivitt,
Stock township; Samuel Hedges, Cadiz
township; Ross Mansfield, Wayne town
ship, jefferson County; III. B. Lacey, La
ceyville, and Oliver Roob, Green town
shin
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-09
M'LEAN'S GOLD BOND.
TEXT OF THE DOCUMENT AND
SKETCH OF ITS HISTORY.
Man Who wou'd Pay workingmen
In Accent Silver Dollars Demands
Gold, and Gold Only, for Him~
seIf.
omcial Record. SHOW n.

The demand for information about John
X. McLeans gold bonds continues SO
strong that we reproduce this week the
bond in full with u brief statement of its
history. 1t is it's own comment upon the
candidacy OF a man who advocates
cause OF paying workingmen in Accent
silver dollars and demands good gold dol
lars, and gold dollars only, for himself.
The transaction in question is that of
contract made by him with the Columbia
Athletic Club of this city in 1880, in
which he requires that organization to
make sundry obligations, amounting to
$4,000, payable to him individually in
gold coin, both principal and interest.
The transaction related to the construc-
ton Of club house for this organiza-
ton, the Columbia Athletic Club Of the
District Of Columbia. In that year he
made an agreement with the club by
which he sold to it. certain lots in the
fashionable northwest part of Washing
ton, near the War, State and Navy De-
partments, and erected thereupon COM
modious and costly club house, the price
Of the land and the club house being $780,
600. This money the club agreed to pay
on or before the LIST of March, 1909, and
issued bonds payable to John X. Mclean,
bearing his name upon their face. These
bonds ne required the club to agree to
pay in gold coin of the United States Of
the present standard Of weight and fine
ness" also requiring it to pay the Inter
est thereon in like gold COIN"
There can be no doubt about the accu-
racy of this statement. The bonds were
prepared and signed by the officers Of the
club and turned over to him, and some Of
them have since passed into the hands OF
other parties who now hold them. Not
only are these bonds still extant and
readily obtai,a able by those who desire
to verify this statement, but still more
permanent and unimpeachable record Of
this transo ction is found upon the official
records of the District of Columbia. The
details of the entire transaction between
Mr.. Mclean and the Columbia Athletic
Club are set forth in copy of deed OF
trust given in connection with this trans
action. Among the details of this trans
action, " hch are found on the official rec
ords, are copies of the two series of bonds
which the club was required to give as it's
form of agreement to pay Mr.. Mclean
the gold which he required from it. There
were 20 be two classes of bonds, one class
amounting to $4,000, each bond to be
for the sum Of 81 900, the second class of
bonds being for $4,000, also payable in
gold, and bearing higher rate Of interest
than those of the first class, copy or
which is herewith appended:
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-09
1t Was Not True, of Course.

''No man in public office owes the public
anything"
The calamity organs are publishing the
above and crediting the statement TO Sen
ator Hanna. The Senator is said to have
written the startling sentiment in a letter
to Attorney General Watson. 1t must be
classed, says the Times-Star, among the
things that are important if true. But ii
will hardly prove useful to the silver Dem
ocrats asa campaign issue. Its virtue in
this respect is badly damaged by the dis
covery that it is a pure invention. Mr..
Watson declares that no letter ever re-
ceived by him from Senator Hanna con-
tanned such statement. This early ex-
posture Of the fraudulency of the cam
paign efforts of the Mclean Chapman
crowd is a stunning blow to the rampant
apostles Of free silver.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-09

long run, for pension dates back to the
time of the application. Most OF the held
up claims were those of widows, clearly
proven and sure to be allowed. The
Cleveland administration deliberately
halted the work Of the pension bureau
and kept thousands Of poor widows out Oh
the money that belonged to them. If any
one doubts this the records Of the bureau
viii prove 1t. And II Is in perfect har-
mony with the whole course OF Mr.. Cleve-
land on the pension question. His views
are just about those which his ardent ad-
mirer, the Baltimore Sun, expresses In
this paragraph, clipped from recent edi-
torial:
1T will not be long at the present rate
before we shall have duplicated the cost
or the war in pensions. This wolld be
readily acquiesced in. however onerous,
II the money all went to the deserving,
but the fact that most Of 1t Is wasted is
legitimate cause for criticism"
waste is unnecessary or useless ex-
penditure. The Cleveland theory, as for
INFLATED by the Sun, Is that most of the
money paid to the veterans, their widows
and their orphans, has been unnecessarily
or uselessly expended. Mr.. Cleveland be-
lieved that the pension roll was honey
combed with frauds. In order to test that
belief he was supplied with ample facili-
ties to hunt down and punish frauds. He
spent deal of money in that quest. and
the result was complete vindication of
the substantial honesty of the pensioners.
In his last annual message he presented
facts and figures by which he involun-
tarily proved that the pension roll was a
roll OF honor. But although his hunt for
frauds was something very much like a
failure he met with success i'm holding up
widows pensions.-Washington Post
DEM.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-09
Mexican workingmen in Hard Luck.

A special commission sent to Mexico by
the Trade and Labor Assembly at Chi
cago last fall reported that teamsters got
81 per day in Mexican money in the City
Of Mexico, while those in the city of Chi
cago get $1.75 per day in American dol
lars, which, as indicated, are worth near
ly 2H2 times as much as the Mexican dol
lar. Street car drivers get % cents per
day in the City of Mexico in deprecated
money, and in the city OF Chicago $2.25
per day in good money. Printers in Mex
leo, $1.25 per day; in Chicago, So. Press
men in Mexico, $1.20 per day; in Chicago,
$3.50. Shoemakers in Mexico, $1.25; in
Chicago, $3.50 Carpenters in Mexico,
$1.25 per day; in Chicago, $3.50. Brick
layers in Mexico, $1.25; in Chicago, 81
per day. Laborers in Mexico, 3I1a cents
per day; in Chicago, $1.25. When it is re-
membered that these wages quoted in
Mexico are now being paid in alleged dol
lars which are worth but about 43 cents
as compared with our dollars, which are
worth 100 cents, the contrast in earning
capacity is something appalling.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-09
Mexico,s Predicament.

The recent enormous fall in the price Of
silver is driving Mexico to consider the
advisabiity of going to the gold standard.
The example of japan, Russia, Peru and,
in fact, all the intelligent nations Of the
world, is having its effect upon the states
men Of that country, and, followed, as it
is, by the business troubles growing out
of the great fall in the value of silver,
warns them that they must fall in line
with other civilized nations IL they expect
to maintain their business and financial
standing.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-09
What Would Happen.

"If the Democrats should gain control
of Ohio they would send to the Senate a
man who would support the vicious prin-
ciples Of the Chicago platform. The State
would be gerrymandered, and fifteen or
sixteen men, instead of five, as at present,
would be sent to Congress to support
these same vicious principles. Chair
man Geo. X. Nash.