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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-05-05
HELPFUL TEACHER FOR GIRLS.

/ wish it were possible to try the
experiment of requiring each woman
student to spend one or two hours
OF each day absolutely alone and
relaxed, that the whirling mind and
quivering nerves might hush them
selves with the blessedness of silence
and seclusion. Such quiet insist ence
upon the individual life would do
much toward correction Of the COM
mon and not unnatural tendency
among these segregated and I'm
stable young women to lavish them
selves in extravagant friendships
with each other, and very often, also,
in excessive and emotional admira-
ton for some teacher, whose personal
magnetism is thus made to bring
tribute to her egotism and vanity.
The wisest and most helpful teacher
Is not the one whom the girls them
selves rave over" and find most
magnetic" 1t is she who carefully
avoids the appeal to the emotions,
and who, without repelling the az
fections, knows how to check hysteri-
cal excess and keep the young nature
cool and steady by delicate reserve
and a gentle decision at the first in
dication Of need. 1t is curious fact
in Psychologist is 1t psychology?
that while hero worship Is good
thing for boy it is seldom a good
thing for a girl.-Helen Watterson
Moody in Scribner's.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-05-05

ally against the intention attributed
to the United States to cut cable be-
longing 10 English companies and ex
presses the hope that America will
not establish so evil a precedent,
which might be held by Spain to
justify the cutting of any cable land
Ing on American soil.
SPANS queen regent. with the boy
king by her side, like another Marie
Teresa with sons kingdom to be
defended, read the speech from the
throne at the opening OF the cortes.
Like Sagasta's speech to the caucus
of members of parliament, it breathed
warlike spirit throughout. 1t was
so belligerent as to astonish the dip
lomatic corps.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-05-05
ODD AND INTERESTING.

OF the 100000 wage-earners in
this country A per cent or 100000
are engaged in farming.
Mushrooms generally consist of 80
per cent. water, but the remaining 10
per cent. is more nutritious than
bread
In all their wars the British have
won the splendid average of SO per
cent. of all their battles.
Sir William Thompson calculates
that the number of molecules in a Gu
bic inch of any gas is 100, 900 900, 000,-
100000, 100000, and in each of these
molecules there are several atoms
moving themselves at the rate of 70
miles minute
OF the 100000 square miles of
Africa only about 100000 remain
which have not been claimed by some
European power and more than half
of this lies in the desert of Sahara.
In the course of bit of photograph
ing a California physician placed a
piece of gold-bearing quartz on the
plate. Upon developing the plate
there We're specks and spots at inter
walls within the outlines of the piece
of quartz. This showed the presence
of gold. By series of experiments
he has discovered that X-ray will
show the presence of gold in rock
without the trouble and expense that
ordinarily accompanies such tests. A
number of mining experts are arrang-
ing to use these rays in prospecting
for the precious metal
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-05-05
A QUESTION OF COLOR HARMONY.
Points to Be Considered in Draper
les and Cushions.

Beware of letting your fancy run
loose in the matter of sofa pillows
and draperies warns writer in the
New York evening Post. A divan of
decided tone and pattern is too often
strewn with an array Of pillows Of
which each is as emphatic as the
background itself-a display as ag-
gressive as a row of ink-blots on a
white sheet. No sofa pillow should
be bought at random merely because
it pleases the fancy, and then put
among a pile of others where it is not
exactly suitable. Every one ought to
be most seriously considered, not only
in relation to the others, but also to
the covering of the divan on which it
is to rest. The fine white linen pill
lows, daintily embroidered with silks,
narrow ribbons in Vatican colors,
are appropriate to use with others as
delicate upon rattan divan, or one
that is finished in white enamel, but
among dark rich stuffs, upon a mas
sive settle, they are clashingly inhar-
monious. An antique piece of furni-
ture must invariably have antique
looking cushions, both as to color and
design. AS is always wise, one ought
to select for a divan covering a fabric
of neutral tint, that the cushions may
carry out in self-color the tona1
scheme without monotony by an inf
mite variety of shades and patterns in
the damask chosen. Or for this neu-
trail background, if more license is de-
sired, one will be discreet in selecting
such combination of color as may
be found on the canvas of some mas
ter in color.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-05-05

Patrick H. Clancy, general freight
agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee Il St
Paul Railway company at Racine, was
married Wednesday to Miss Margaret
Marshall at st. Roses church, Rev.
Father Johnson officiating.
Edward Dexter Brown, who is dead
at Stevens Point, was one of the lead
ing lumber men of northern Wiscon-
sin for thirty years and amassed
considerable fortune which, together
with that of his children, is invested
in and about Rhinelander in the
Brown Bros. Lumber company. He
was born in Smithfield, N. Y, June
IA, 1924. Among those called by the
death were his sens, A. W., w. e.
and e. o. Brown and their wives; his
daughters, Mrs. Paul Brown and Mrs
B. d. Flanner and their husbands; his
son Walter d. Brown and daughter
Misses May and Helen Brown OF
Rhinelander, Luther Brown of Madi-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. e. l. Brown and
Mrs. C. A. Spencer of WauEcca
Gov. Louis Powell Harvey, after
whom the Milwaukee military rendez-
vous is named was born in East Had
dam. Conn. July %, 1920, and at the
age of eight years moved to Ohio,
where he was thrown on his own re-
sources before he was Is years of age
In 1897 he entered the freshman class
of Western Reserve university at
Hudson, o., but left the college before
he was graduated, on account Of i'll
health. Subsequently he became a
teacher in Woodward college, Cincm-
natl, and after two years came to ke-
nosha, then Southport, where in 1S41
he opened an academy. Two years
later he became editor of The South
port American, whig newspaper.
Under President Tyler he was post
master of that city. In 1S47 he mar
ried Miss Cordelia Perrine, and re-
moved to Clinton, Rock county. That
second constitutional convention Of
the state. Soon after he moved to
ShOpiere, whence he was elected Il
state senator, then secretary of state
and in 1861, governor of Wisconsin,
which Office he filed during the war.
Shortly after the battle of Pittsburg
Landing. in which the Wisconsin
troops suffered greatly, Gov. Harvey
went to the battlefield with an expa-
dition of relief While returning
home and boarding steamer at Sa-
vannah on the Tennessee river he
made misstep and fell into the water
and drowned. His body was recovered
and buried at Madison
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-05-05

London will soon beooIle the ideal
home OF the poor man. Lord Row
ton, the well-known private secretary
of the late Lord Beaconstield, is ex-
tending in every direction in the vast
British metropolis his eminently
successful scheme of cheap hotels.
built and run on the same lines as
the Mills hotels in New York, and
now Sir Thomas Upton has made
arrangements to follow suit in estab-
fishing all over London restaurants OF
an analogous character. where sub
stantial and good meals can be OBJ
tanned for cost price. 1t is not pro-
posed to run these restaurants at a
loss. but neither is It intended to run
them at a profit
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-05-05

There are renewed rumors in Lon
don that Great Britain has begun
negotiations for an alliance with the
United States in foreign affairs.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-05-05

Nearly a thousand Cheyenne Indi-
ans are making medicine" and set
tiers fear an uprising in the absence
OF troops.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-05-05

The large transatlantic liner Gaia
lima Is the latest capture by Admiral
Sampson.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-05-05
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Washington, ID. G., April 27.-The
general debate upon the measure
formed by the ways and means com
mittee to meet the extraordinary eX-
penditures of the war with Spain
opened In the house to-day. II will
continue through tomorrow till Fri
day at o'clock when the vote will
be taken. There was signal alb
sence of that partisan rancor which
has always heretofore characterized
debates ON revenue measures. Both
sides, speaking through their respec-
tive leaders, Messrs. Dingley and
Bailey, concurred in the necessity
ing hundreds of millions to prose-
cute the war, but the opposing doc
trines which they held clashed at the
first onset over the methods by which
the revenue should be raised. The
section providing for $500 900 900 of
bonds became the target of the dem
oeratic and populistic opposition and
Mr.. Bailey. In an hours speech, ar
gued for an income tax which would
raise $1,000 600 year the coinage
OF the silver seigniorage and the issue
of $5S 1000, 900 of legal tender notes as
an alternative proposition. Mr..
Dingley declared that it was almost
incredible that anyone could seriously
propose In such crisis that the gov
ernment should rely for funds upon
the proceeds of another lawsuit over
a proposition which the supreme
court had already decided against the
government Mr. Hayes (dem, Tex)
spoke in line with the Bailey view.
while Mr., Dalliver (rep,. lowal spoke
from a republican standpoint
Washington, May 2.-Probably the
most important measure passed by
the senate was the emergency war
deficiency bill, carrying $S5, T20, 945.
Mr.. Hawley secured the passage of
the bin providing for the enlistment
of volunteer brigade of engineers
and 10000 men in the south, immune
to yellow fever, Two other war meas
ures were passed. one suspending for
the duration of the war the restric-
tions placed by existing laws upon the
Quartermaster's department OF the
army, that supplies may be purchased
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-05-05

An anti-Spanish mass meeting was
held in London.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-05-05

Washington, May 3.-What prom
Used to be an uneventful and uninter-
esting session of the house was thrown
suddenly, after three hours of consid-
Grafton of private bills, into a session
of spirited speech making among the
democratic members that savored at
times much of acrimony. The
storm was precipitated by Mr. Lewis
Cdem., Wash.) who referred in the
course of his speech to the recent
vote of Mr.. Cummings (dem., n. W
in support of the war revenue bill
This brought an impassioned and
patriotic speech in reply from Mr..
Cummings, interspersed with sarcastic
comments that intensified the inter-
est. Mr.. Clark dem, MOI entered
the lists and proceeded to crticise
unreservedly the democrats who had
voted for the revenue bill on it's final
passage and questioned their democ-
racy. Messrs. Fitzgerald (Mass) and
McAleer PENN, two other democrats
defense Of their votes and in refuta-
ton of imputations of the Missouri
member. Mr.. Bailey CTeX.), the dem
ocratic leader, spoke briefly in depre-
citation of the speeches of the demo-
cratic members as being subject to
indicative of more
serious differences within the party
than really existed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-05-05

without the present formalities; the
other providing that owners of mining
claims shall not forfeit them for not
performing assessment work upon
them, provided they enlist for war
Washington, May 2.-The passage
of the emergency war appropriation
bill, carrying $S6, 000,0 600, was the fea-
ture in the house. The naval appro-
priation bill, with a senate amendment
providing for the payment of officers
Of the navy for use of their inventions
by the government stricken out, was
passed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-05-05
Buds and Fruit.

House plants need air.
Dirty house plants will never do.
Don't make the garden too small.
A pinch Of lettuce seed in the
March hotbed will give you plants for
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-05-05
WISCONSIN PEOPLE.

Patrick II. Clancy, general freight
agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee Il ST.
Paul Railway company at Racine, was
married Wednesday to Miss Margaret
Marshall at st. Roses church, Rev.
Father Johnson officiating.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-05-05
The Latest.

The Oregon and Marietta sail north
from Rio. The Nictheroy will be close
behind.
Men, stores and ammunition are TO be
rushed to Dewey from San Francisco,
6000 miles.
Another party leaves Key West for
Cuba to establish communications with
the insurgents.
1t is believed at Madrid that Commo-
dore Dewey has lifted the Manila cable,
but has not been able to use it.
News from Commodore Dewey is
anxiously awaited The report that he
had patched the cable and that the dis
patch boat, Mccullough, had arrived at
Hong Kong is not confirmed.
Provincial outbreaks in Spain are as
Stunning alarming proportions. Owing to
outbreaks the province OF Oviedo has
been proclaimed in state of seige.
Other provinces are much disturbed.
Madrid is under martial law.
President Dole has sent communcd-
tion to President Mckinley offering to
transfer the Hawaiian islands to the
United States for the purpose of it's war
with Spain, and to furnish the American
ships OF war in Pacific waters with large
quantities of coal, supplies and ammu-
milton.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-05-05

went 70 Subig Lay to look for the enemy.
but. learning that they we're vastly su-
perior force. had prudently returned
and placed his ships under the protee-
ton of the forts. This wss his only
chance OF meeting the enemy on some
thinR like equal terms. and II did not
Bufiics.
soon the Americans opened FIRE. The
Spaniards replied vigorously, and the
combat continued without interruption
for four hours. during which time the
Don Antonio de Tllon WAS sunk. tIe
Castillo and Mindanao were set on frs
and the Reina Maria Christina and the
Don Juan De Austria We're seriously
damaged. One or two smaller craft
were scuttled by their crews to escape
capture. Others took refuge in a neigh
boring creek emptying Into Baker bay
where presumably the American ships
were not able to follow them but not
one surrendered"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-05-05
STATE OLE TIE crrrAIs


The flour market is again urmer. on
the renewed strength in wheat. with
prices back to about whore they were
two days ago Spring wheat. clear
$3.50 So straight, sG6$6.25: spring pat
ent. S6256Sl40. winter wheat. clear
S. 5oat6; straight. s5.75d$6.25; patent.
$4,000 $3.50
Cornmeal is very well held with oat-
meal and cereals frm: Barrel corn
meal 81 S5n$l 90: bag. s9a SIC. rolled and
ground oatmeal H75aS41o; cut 81 1Od
$3.50
Corn is hrmer in the way of options.
hut corn to arrive Is very easy Corn
on track Is we'll sustained. No ., vel
low to arrive 43c: No and country
yellow 42a.e. track steamer yellow
1870. No yellow. 44e.
options on oats are a fraction easier.
though oats to arrive are l5ttle changed:
To arrive Al 70 - 10 3sa. n sac, rs to a
III 3ss4c. 36 10 9Slb. 3s1ec: ~ to re- H. $50.
track fancy 4e-lh harleys 940H9tbc: No
2clipred 3S'4c, No :, CSC; rejected, 37lac;
no grade, SIC.
steady hay market Is mentioned with
offerings ample straw steady. mill
feed nrnNr: Hay. s7ao0S16 strictly
fancy. tiG5o1t17: straw t10TSl1: sack
spring bran SIS 5o1$l6 =. sack winter
81 5N8Sl--E
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-05-05
Appointments.

The East Name Conference made pub
lie, appointments, Tuesday. Following
are those for the Bangor District which
includes several Somerset towns.
Rev. Z H. Boynton. presiding elder,
Alton. Argyle and West Odfown. S.
II. Small Atkinson and Sebec. WE.
Grenn, Bangor, First church, Rev. H.
t. Foss Bangor, Grace church, Rev. ].
NJ. Frost; Brownyille and Henderson,
L. S. Burrill; Caribou. w. A. McGraw
Carmel and Levant. Manley Kearney;
Danforth, H. Wharf Dexter and Rip
ley, OH. Fernald Dover III. Irvine :;
East Corlnth and Cornth, W l. Brown :;
Easton, W. Hatch; Exeter and CORN
IA, T. A. Carter, Forest City and Vance
boro, Z. H. Raupach; Fort Fairfield.
t. Y. Allen; Guiford and Sangerville,
ID. B. Dow; Harmony and Athens, NJ. S.
Preble Hartland and St. Adams. |. H.
Lidstone Houton. D B. Phelan; Hodg-
don and Linneus, !. II. Parker Rowland
and Montague. {. H. Stevens Kingman
and Prentiss, H. (. Stetson; Limestone,
D. X. Pierce; Lincoln. c. H. Johonnet,
Mapleton, NJ H. Sipprelle; Marshall and
Budgewater, u. Palmer; Mattawam-
keag W. I. Johnson; Monson. Swedish
Mission. H G. Bowie: Nero and Smyr-
ma, W. F. Campbell; Newport and De
iroit, {. I. Springer; Oldtown, c, L.
Banghart, Orono and Saltwater. c. c.
Whidden; Patten, G. H. Hamilton !;
Pittsfeld and Palmyra, A. E Luce Sher-
man. Arthur Black Washburn, F. Z.
Smith South Pressure Isle Isaac Cheney +.
Monticello and Litteton. F. H. Osgood.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-05-05
Camp Powers.

LIE TWO mhine regiments arrived at
Camp Powers, Augusta, Monday even
ing, 10 good condition, but tired and
hungry. A good supper awaited them
and the men went to bed early and slept
soundlY their first night in camp.
The entire force in the camp, Tuesday,
consisted of 146S enlisted men in the two
regiments, 1874 In the 1st and GA in the
I'd. Then there are 30 officers in the lst
Regiment, ~ in the I'd. There are 80
men on the stats of the two regiments
80 in the bands; aud 81 each in the
signal corps, and the ambulance corps,
making in all 1881 men in the camp.
Major York was field officer of the day,
Tuesday.
Gen. Richards says that all the officers
and men of the National Guard, who are
mustered into the service of the United
States, will be given furloughs that will
correspond with this term of enlistment,
or until the close of the war, and then
they will return to their companies, thus
keeping the Guard intact.
The examining board of surgeons con-
sists of one regular army surgeon, and
two civilian surgeons, and those gentle
men arrived, Tuesday noon, and began
work at once. The board is composed of
Lieutenant Styles, U. 5. A., of Fort
Preble, and Drs. S. C. Gordon of Port
land, and w. P. Giddings of Gardiner.
There has been much interest as to
just what disposition will be made OF
Maine troops. The kennebec journal OF
Wednesday, says that at conference OF
officers held, Tuesday, it was finally de-
cided the First Regiment will be the one
that will enlist in the service of the
United States, the officers being sub
stantially the same as at present, Col. l..
H. Kendall in command.
The companies will be recruited to 81
men each, out of "a Regiment, if there
are any in that regiment who wish to go,
but should there be none the recruits
will be raised from the homes of the
various companies, or anywhere that
there are any who wish to go.
From the I'd Regiment will be raised
the battery of heavy artillery, and it is
said that the battery will be made from
the lst battalion, which is under the
command of Major Alonzo York OF
Skowhegan, and includes the two Lewis
| ton companies B and ID, the Bath com.
pany G, and company E of Skowhegan
Then from the I'd Regiment there will
| also be taken 100 men as authorized by
the secretary of the navy, in a recent
letter to Adjutant General Richards, tC
man the monitor Montauk.
All the men who go to the front will
be given two months pay in advance.
Developments later may change this
program materially.
The examination of officers of the
Maine troops at Augusta, for entrance
| into the u. S. service is very rigid anG
many are surprised that they do moi
stand the test. Lieut.. Col. Smith of The
| 1st Regiment is among the number anC
other officers supposed to be sound
healthy men are ruled out on the weight
test. This is making some dissatisfac
ton among the companies of the regi
ment,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-05-05


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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-05-05

Should war with Spain continue there
will be good many people who spend
their summers in Maine who prefer in
land to coast resorts. There isn't a
better place in the country in which
people can find rest and pleasure during
the warm months than Skowhegan.
We have the best of hotels, the drives
and walks all about are as beautiful as
can be found any where, our we'll
equipped electric roads lead through a
picturesque country to attractive pleas
ure resorts, and in fact we have every
thing any one could wish.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-05-05

The Brooklyn Eagle (Democratic)
gives good advice to the members Of its
party in Congress. Referring especially
to the revenue measure, it says: 1--WE
must have revenue, and as the Repub-
licans are in control of Congress it must
be raised in accordance with Republican
theories. The Democrats might as well
admit this and govern themselves accord
ingly. In fact, many of the old civil
war taxes are revived in the bill. In
addition to the direct taxes the measure
provides for borrowing $500,0 900, 900 at 3
per cent. The bonds to secure this loan
are to be issued 10 denominations of $50,
and the interest is to be payable in coin.
The bill provides further that the bonds
must be offered as popular loan. A
further loan is authorized, to be secured
by certificates of Indebtedness to an
amount not to exceed 800, 100000.
These are to bear 3 Der cent interest and
are to run for short terms only. They
are to be used in an emergency. The
whole revenue plan is u good one in it.
general features. 1t should have tn
hearty support of Congress- Influential
Democratic papers seem disposed to
treat the war measure now before Cong
ress in broad patriotic spirit. This is
no time for narrow partisanship.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-05-05

81 regret to say, she said reproving-
ly, that you do not always use words
with due regard for their exact mean
ing
He bowed with becoming humility.
Now, if Fido had bitten you, y she
went on, oaresslng the dog, you would
doubtless be- angry, and he might be
mad "
He shook his head
mo. " he replied with much feeling,
for he had no great love for the dog, ''he
would not be mad he would be dead. >
Chicago Post
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-05-05

The toad does not take dead or notion
less food Only living and moving in
sectS, centipedes, etc, are devoured,
while worms or other larvH disturbed
by their hopping are safe so long as
they remain curled up; but as soon as
they move they are captured The toad's
tongue, It's only organ for Selling food, is
soft. eXtenslle, attached IN front but free
behind, and is covered with a elutnous
substance that adheres FIRMLY to the food
seized So rapid is the motion of this
weapon that d careful watch is necessary
in order TO see the animal feed