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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-08-25

Washington, Aug. 20.-One OF the
largest fleets Of warships ever assem-
bled in an American port will be
brought together in the next few
days at Fort Monroe. Already 81
warships are under orders to rende2-
yous there and orders still to be is
sued will raise the total to the neigh
borhood of 70. Fridays orders in
clude these 18 ships: Newport, Rod
gers, Lebanon, Wampatuck, O'Morris,
Grim, Lancaster, Machias, Osceola,
Peoria, Massasoit, Sioux, Cheyenne,
Waban, Chicasaw, Helena, Detroit
and Yankton. These and the ships
previously ordered to Fort Monroe are
mainy small craft, although there are
a number of large cruisers and gun
boats, including the San Francisco,
Helena, Detroit, Topeka, Marietta
and Castine. The movement of these
ships northward is due to the close of
kostilities and more particularly to q
desire to get the ships away from the
points of possible fever infection.
They will now be put in thorough re-
pair and their crews gradually
changed from naval militiamen to
sailors Of the regular navy.
The navy department has not yet
determined what ships will go to
Havana, San Juan and the other
points of Cuba and Porto Rico. AS
many naval vessels will be centered
about the West Indies, the navy de-
partment will send a new floating
dock, recently bought in New York,
down the coast to Pensacola, Fla,
where it will be kept for docking war
ships.
There were few developments in the
post war situation Friday. The au-
thorities are still waiting for Mer-
ritt's report ON his list of casualties
and the state, war and navy depart
ments are interested in knowing the
exact terms on which Manila surren~
dered-Whether the city alone, or
il all of the Philippines were included
1t was stated by the officials that
nothing additional on this point was
received up to the close of office
hours Friday. Efforts to restore the
Manila cable continue, but have not
proved successful thus far. The
Claims made in Madrid tLat the pro-
tocol, not the capitulation, controls
the status of affairs in the Philippines,
will not be discussed by the state
department officials. The Madrid
discussion is looked upon as rather
academic, and it is taken for granted
that claims will be made on both sides
and that the Paris tribunal will be
the final arbiter Of the case. Neither
the state department nor the French
embassy has yet received word that
Spain has chosen her military COM
missions for Cuba and Porto Rico.
The understanding here is that ses-
siors will begin in Havana and San
Juan about the first week in Septem-
Der.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-08-25
WORN OUT.

Even judges patience is not in
exhaustible, If me the stories
Id cf ain lights of the legal
protes ION are to be credited.
In western court. not long ago,
a tiresome lawyer had been trying
for more than two hours to impress
upon the jury the facts Of the case. as
they appeared to him. At last he
glanced at his watch. and turning TO
the judge. asked
Had we better adjourn for dinner,
cr shall I keep right on?"
"0h. you keep on answered the
judge: keep right on, and we will
go 10 dinner"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-08-25
DESERTERS ARRESTED.

Platteville, Wis, Aug. 21,-Sargeant
James Dugdale, who has been home
from Camp Douglas on a short vaca-
tion was commissioned by Lieut.. Col
Caldwell yesterday to return two de-
serters from the company captured at
Muscoda.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-08-25
DEATH OF A DELEGATE.

Dodgeville Wis, Aug. 21.-Geo. r.
egate to the republican state conven-
ton in Milwaukee last week, was
brought home Thursday evening sick
and unconscious and died "A hours
later
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-08-25
JACKS DOOMED TO DIE.

Chicago, Aug. 81. George II. Jacks,
convicted of the murder of Andrew
+. MCGEE was sentenced yesterday to
be hanged Oct. IA. Jacks was form
erly chief of police at Muskegon, Mich,
and he murdered McGee an old man,
for his money.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-08-25

Milwaukee, Aug. 23.-The delegates
to the ninth annual convention of the
central union of German
Catholic young mems societies of
North America, representing 5000
members, met in first session Monday
afternoon. The convention was
called to order by First Vice President
M. c. Refs of Belleville, Ill. Joseph
f. Host, president Of the Milwaukee
arrangements committee, made an adj
dress of welcome which was responded
to by Mr.. Refs. Committees were
then appointed with the following
chairmen: Credentials, Joseph H.
Reimann, Pittsburg, Pa; resolutions,
Right Rev. Bishop Messmer Green
Bay, Wis; constitution, Rev. Edward
T. Goldschmidt, Chicago; auditing,
E. A. Winkelman, St. Louis: new
business, Rev. j. NJ. Schits, Milwau-
kee.
The convention then adjourned until
today
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-08-25
SPARTA PRIVATE DEAD.

Sparta. Wis, Aug. 23.-A letter re-
ceived from Porto Rico reports the
death of Private Verght. He was a
member of the 3rd Wisconsin yolun-
teers and was shot in the stomach in
n battle near Coamo.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-08-25

Lord de la War; admitted on the
witness stand in London that Ernest
T. Hoo1ey had paid him large sums
for the use Of his name in his schemes
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-08-25
DOMESTIC.

Chicago cash wheat, 71Ac.
Father Everett, New York's Oldest
priest, is So.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-08-25
BIG ARRAY OF SHIPS
SEVENTY WAR VESSELS ASSEM-
BLING AT FORT MONROE.
IMPOSING NAVAL DISPLAY

Engines Of Destruction Being Hurried
Away from Points of Possible Fe-
yer Infection-New Floating Dock
for Pensacola-Merritts Report of
His Casualties Anxiously Awaited
Gilpin observer., 1898-12-29

A Swiss matchmaker has invented
clock with Photographic attachment,
designed especially for the man who
has to be called and called in the morn
ing. The calls are spelled out phono-
graphically on pieces of galvanized rub
ber, which are introduced into the
timepiece. When the hour at which
the alarm is set arrives, the clock i'm
mediately begins to talk to the sleep
er. The form Of warning that It is past
time to get up may be changed to suit
the habits Of the owner and this sug-
gests almost limitless combinations.
Get up! Get up! It's o'clock; get
up!" roars the Geneva clock and then
n few minutes later on says in solemn
tone: 'Now. don't turn over and 60 to
Gilpin observer., 1898-12-29
WOMEN WHO WERE ON TIME.
Limited to One-Minute Speeches It tho
Recent Congress. c.t

Limited to One-Minute Speeches It tho
Recent Congress. ssEs !.
The recent congress ,of the, New
York State Federation, notes Harper's
Bazaar, should go down in history as
great triumph in the line of system
and regularity, for every meeting be-
gan and closed at the appointed time.
Think of women making such rec
ord as that for punctuality. This was
largely due to the example of Mrs.
William Tod Helmuth, the presiding
officer. The holding of every part of
the program to its prescribed place
made 1t possible to have lapses of leis-
ure where new business and matters
of interest not set down on the pro-
gram could be voiced. A convention
that gets through with everything
that 1t intended to discuss is almost an
anomaly, but this was the result. The
cutting down of time limits in the
speakers from three minutes to two
and then to one, showed however, that
even this open program was too full.
Another federation meeting will un-
undoubtedly remedy this, and it will
teach the women who are to speak
that they will have only time to pre-
sent the meat of their thought in
terse, strong sentences. Mrs. Russell
Sage, who was given one minute to
tell about the Emma Willard Alum
nae association, summed it up in
sentence that was epigrammatic in it's
force and directness. I'VE worship
Emma Willard" she said, land we
love each other" The federation show
ed that women are learning to do away
with useless verbiage in making their
points, but it also showed that the
truth was not entirely learned.
Gilpin observer., 1898-12-29

sleep again. Get up. You know you've
got work to do; get up!"
The inventor says that the possiblN-
ties OF the new clock are as wide as tke
phonograph. The purchaser can even
talk Into an adjustable cylinder and
scold himself in any language he
pleases to have the clock repeat to him
at the appointed hour next morning.
Or his wife may do this for him. Bet
ter still, she may rig up contriyance
that VIII start Off at the appointed re-
tiring hour with. John, did you lock
the back door? Did you put the cat
out? Sure you didn't forget the milk
jug? Are you sure you turned the pas
completely out?" And so on. A
megaphone attached will add to the
emphasis OF the new clock.
Gilpin observer., 1898-12-29

ed and unknown, but is now, as the re-
suit of her own talents and efforts. the
possessor of most comfortable for
tune. She became first an amanuensis
for New York firm which was en-
gagged in the business of transporting
tallow. She invented an automatic de-
vice for draining the accumulating
water from the tallow tank cars, for
which the company paid her $4,000
in cash and gave her $4,000 in the
company's stock then worth 25c on the
dollar. This stock she held until it
went up to $3.50, and disposed of it.
She has accumulated an Independent
fortune, and she and her mother re-
side in New York city in fiat for
which she pays s1,500 year.
Gilpin observer., 1898-12-29

The announcement that the silk
manufacturers of the United States are
rapidly increasing the expectation of
their products adds interest to some
recently compiled statements by the
treasury bureau of statistics regard
Ing the silk manufactures and impor-
tations and expectations of this coun-
try during the past few years. These
figures show that the manufacture of
silk In this country has increased
enormously, that the imports OF man
ufactured silk have meantime been
greatly reduced, and the expectations
OF silk manufactures are now increas-
ing very rapidly, the total exports for
the present calendar year being more
than so per cent in excess of the cor
responding months of last year, and for
the full year will be six times as much
as in 1890.
Gilpin observer., 1898-12-29
BIGGEST OF LOCOMOTIVES.

The American Manufacturer says Of
this engine: "The enormous business
which this locomotive IS designed to
handle can be appreciated to the best
advantage only by one who is familiar
with the conditions at Pittsburg. The
railway traffic last year was 36,679, ,415
tons, exclusive of freight in transit,
and of this amount 22,543, $40 tons were
of iron, steel, ore and merchandise,
10,500,000 tons were of coal, and 1885,
O75 tons were of coke. The total num-
ber of cars engaged in this business
was 1,547, ,167, the largest cars up to
1898 holding twenty-five tons. Now
that the 50-ton steel cars are to be
used, it became necessity to have a
very heavy and powerful locomotive,
and the one illustrated is the largest,
heaviest and most powerful ever con-
structed."
This incidentally gives one a start
ling realization of the immense traffic
Of Pittsburg. All the iron and steel of
Gilpin observer., 1898-12-29
PAMPERED DOGS IN LUXURY
Extraordinary Coddling Given to Them
by Their Owners


by Their Owners.
The lady who cares as much for her
dog as for her saIlns and laces takes
as much care in the ornamentation of
the one as she does with the other.
While she buys yards of lace and passe-
menteries and ribbons for her gowns,
varying them according to the changes
of fashion. she procures the latest
novelties in collars, blankets, chains,
baskets and cushions for her dog. Not
long ago fashions in blankets for small
dogs were made of smooth material
with hemmed edges and were tied with
small knots of ribbon to hold them
on. The house blanket and the street
blanket was made in the same way.
But now all that has changed. The
house blanket is made of light material
of gay color. mostly pink, blue or
white, and tied with huge knots Of a
different shade and with a ribbon edge.
These are made very loose and easy
for "lounging" in the cold winter days
to come. The blanket for street is
tight and of black or scarlet, accord
ing to the color of the dog.
Gilpin observer., 1898-12-29

and the other white. Upon her wrists
were bangles of twisted copper; her
short dress, a sort of kilt extending
from the waist to the knees was made
from the hide Of an OK. tanned soft,
with the nap on the outer side. This
is unusual, as the hair is generally
turned toward the person. The great
est care is bestowed upon the prepara-
tion and making of the brides kilt.
The hide is rubbed until it is as soft
as cloth; it is colored a dull red, and
the coloring is brought about by the
repeated rubbing of clay and grease.
There are no stitches in the kilt, which
merely overlaps, and is secured around
the waist by girdle. She wore no
shoes, her naked feet being considered
handsome, and left perfectly free to
the admiration of her numerous friends
at the festal gathering. The bride, it
will be seen by reference to the illus
tration, is depicted as standing be-
tween her principal bridesmaids. The
bridesmaid at her side is adorned with
copper bracelets and bead anklets,
and her head-dress is similar to that
worn by the bride, minus the feathers.
The rug, wound around her right
shoulder. and passed under her left
arm, Is of European manufacture. The
grand necklace worn by the other
bridesmaid is of beads. and very sim
liar in design to the beadwork employ
ed by the Zulu women to adorn the
exteriors of snuffboxes made from ma
tive calabashes. The upper garment
is decidedly European, being neither
more nor less than a towel or CLOTH
Her hat would also appear to be of
European STYLE The ceremony is
long and complicated. The bride cuts
off cows tail ''for luck" and does
Gilpin observer., 1898-12-29
AT A ZULU WEDDING.
BRIDE DECKS HERSELF WITH.
MUCH ODD FINERY,
Cuts on a Cows Tail "for Luck" and
Finally Is Domiciied in Dark and
Unventilated Hut-Costume Interesting
and Unique.
Especial Letter.)

When young Zulu damsel gets mar
ried she does as every other sensible
young woman-arrays herself in fitting
state. Here is a description of the
costume of well-to-do young bride,
furnished by European traveller who
witnessed her marriage: Her head
was bound about with fillet of shells,
and in this were inserted two punches
of feathers. Her cap was of skin and
nicely shaped. Hanging loosely from
her neck and shoulders were innumer-
able chains of crochet-work, one black
Gilpin observer., 1898-12-29
An Irlshman who p,d,, civ, w,y.

An lrishman was foreman Of jury
who had to try n man for murder
Word was sent to him that he would
be paid $1,000 II he persuaded the
jury to return verdict of manslaugh-
ter. This verdict was returned and
the friends Of the prisoner came and
readily paid the money. did you
have much trouble in getting that YER
dict?" asked one. Faith, an / had
an awful struggle" said the son Of
Erin. "The rest of the Jury wanted
to acqult him. but, begorra. wouldn't
give way."
Gilpin observer., 1898-12-29
1t Is for Use on a Short Line
Around the Steel District
Of Pittsburg.

George Stephenson's Rocket, which
first proved conclusively, in 1929, that
the locomotive had come to stay, and is
regarded as the founder of its race,
weighed four and one-half tons. There
mas just been delivered to the Union
Railway Company of Pittsburg the
largest engine in the world, weighing
334,ooo pounds, or 331k times as much
as the famous Rocket. The line will
nave several of these giant locomotives,
Gilpin observer., 1898-12-29

How few there are who, after hear
ing lecture or sermon, can report it
with fair degree of correctness, even
though it may have greatly interested
them! A poor memory is pleaded;
but the memory itself is largely de-
pendent upon the careful and strict
attention of the listener. If it were
only for the sake of the pleasure and
benefit which would ensue from the
wide dissemination of the thoughts
which can be given only to small audi
ences, it would seem well worth while
to cultivate assiduously the power Of
listening attentively and hearing cor
rectly.
Gilpin observer., 1898-12-29
BRIDE AND ATTENDANT.

lots of other outlandish things. Final
ly she is stripped of her finery. and
the other picture shows her about to
enter her home. which resembles In
appearance the one she has left. II is
a hemispherical hut formed of strong
wickerwork frames matched with
reeds or grass: 1t is proof against rain
or wind. 1t is about 25 feet in diane
ter and seven feet or eight feet in
height in the center. 1t is entered
by low. narrow aperture. as shown
the only opening in the structure.
Gilpin observer., 1898-12-29

Nicola Tesla promises miracles. He
will telegraph without wires, and op-
crate ship at sea by magnaetic waves
from the shore, which will con-
troll the machinery and guide the ship
quite as well as if there were officers
and crew aboard. There will therefore
be no commerce that will give poor
Jack employment; and as for fighting
at sea there will be a total absence of
1t, with nobody to work the guns or
do the killing and the dying.
Gilpin observer., 1898-12-29

At the age OF one hundred and
eleven years the oldest man in vi
emma" is described as hale and hearty,
and able to enjoy a Joke and other
good things of life. He was six years
old when Louis XVI. of France was be-
headed, eighteen when Trafalgar was
fought, and fifty when Queen Victoria
began the longest reign in British his
tory. And this is his philosophy Of
life: 81 never worried and l never
grieved. l worked until was tired
and slept in unbroken rest until 1t
was time to work again. 1t is those
who sit broodng over their misfor-
tunes who grow old before their time,
and whole nights sorrowing has
never put a copper into any mans
pocket or made misfortune lighter to
bear" Concerning his personal ha-
bits, he says, II got drunk twice in my
life-once through my own fault and
once through the fault OF others; and
/ was SO dreadfully Ill afterward that
1t was not difficult to keep sober with
that remembrance on my mind" There
are profound truths in his philosophy
watch, II adopted, would physically
benefit every human life.
Gilpin observer., 1898-12-29

mile, and 1000 yards of it has grade
of nearly 127 feet to the mile.
These engines are striking example
OF the growth of the steam locomotive
IN recent years. In the American Cy-
clopaedia of the edition of 1888 it is
stated that "The largest engine yet
constructed in the United States is said
to be one in use on the Philadelphia &
Reading railroad, having a weight of
about 100000 pounds" 1t is not so
many years since 1888, and here we
Gilpin observer., 1898-12-29
THE GREAT REFLECTOR


recognized as one of the centers pf
astronomical work, IS c~tI-,l-- ..ers
having from the commencement been
associated with the history of the sci
ence; the observatory has, in fact, seen
the science of astronomy emerge from
Its primitive stage of two centuries
ago into the remarkable condition of
development which we find at the pres
ent day, says the Scientific American.
The foundation of the observatory
dates from the middle OF the seven
teenth century, at which period the
Academic Royale des Sciences decided
to create an establishment devoted to
physical research and astronomical
work. The observatory lies on the
southern side of the Seine The great
instrument with the staircase, called
the reflector, was installed in 1875. 1t
is completely inclosed by metallic Gu
pola, not shown in the picture, which
slides upon a system of rails. The
movable part weighs 10000 pounds;
the instrument Is provided with clock
movement having a Foucauit regu-
lator. The mirror deserves special
mention; the casting of the mirror was
intrusted to the works of st. Gobian.
and the mass of glass as delivered by
the works weighed 1000 pounds. which
weight was reduced to nearly half by(
the optical work. The diameter of the
mirror is 1,20 m. and the focal dis
tance 7.20 m. The mirror is generally
resilvered every year.
Gilpin observer., 1898-12-29
OUT OF STYLE NOW.
A London Authority Hopes to See Ear
rings Come In Again.

A London Authority Hopes to See Ear
rings Come In Again.
Earrings form more interesting
study than the average man or woman
suspects. They have been worn from
time immemorial. Probably this is the
trst occasion in the history of the
world that they have been generally
out Of fashion. But earrings are still
worn in regions that are happily be-
yond the sphere of fashions jurisdic-
ton. Indeed, many of these ladies go
one better than their civilized sisters
they wear nose rings as well. For
decorative purposes, however, the ear
has always first place in the estima-
tion of ladies, who have never been
content to leave the lily unpainted.
The wearing of the earring is really
a legacy of barbaric days. Even at
the present time in several semi-civ-
ilized tribes, the custom prevails of
subjecting an infant, when only few
days old, to a species of torture in Or
der that the child may wear a GER
tain peculiarly shaped earring. The
lobes of the baby's ears are slit and
n small weight attached. This causes
the lobe to droop, and round the form
alton is fastened a long, hollow rim
of whatever metal the parents can af-
ford to buy. Happily this cruel system
is confined to races that as yet have
but seen the dawn of civilization. One
of the greatest authorities in London
on earrings is Mr.. H. Stapleton. For
years he has made this study and
business. Moreover he has applied an
inventive faculty to designing new
ways for ornamenting the ear, the OBJ
ject being to avoid the pain of piercing
the lobe, but his great aim is to make
the embellished ear thing of beauty.
Mr.. Stapleton believes that he has now
accomplished that end. He has patent
ed an ornament which covers the
whole of the bottom part of the ear,
and curves some distance around the
hange, so to speak. Then, again, the
ornament has no pin, consequently the
ear needs no piercing. This new de-
parture in jewelry is provided with a
gem-studded screw, which causes
clasp to grip the ear. and when proper
ly screwed up it is nigh impossible
FOR the ornament to fall off. But"
ynournfully observed Mr.. Stapleton,
81 have no guaranty that the ladies
will properly fasten the ornament,
therefore 1t has not met with the favor
that / had hoped. The want of rigid
ity in the lobe of the ear. which, in
vulgar parlance, is only n piece of
gristle, has for years rendered the in
vention OF non-piercing earrings a mat
ter of great difficulty. | have at last
succeeded in overcoming all obstacles,
for my new earring cannot possibly
fall or be forcibly removed IL the screw
is properly tightened l ought to
know, for / have experimental with
my wife's ears. Yes. several of the
great jewelry shops in the west end,
some of which include members OF the
royal family among their customers,
have taken the earrings, few OF which
have been disposed of. The wearing
OF ornaments in the ears is at present
out of fashion. Meanwhile / am lying
low and snying nufln'-at any rate,
not more than I can help. but when
the time comes snd the inevitable re-
vival sets In then I shall be heard
from"
Gilpin observer., 1898-12-29

have engines weighing over three times
what the largest engine in the United
States weighed then. The length over
all of this monster engine and tender
Is more than sixty-five feet, and the
driving wheels are fifty-four inches in
diameter. In its tanks it carries 5000
gallons of water and ten tons of coal.
Gilpin observer., 1898-12-29

which are designed to run over a road
twelve miles long, connecting several
furnaces and steel works in the neigh
borhood of Pittsburg. They will have
to drag heavy loads over steep grades,
and therefore are they built so heavy
and powerful. For four miles of the
road the grade is seventy feet to the