Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-05-25

of the pen with which the governor
signed the True marriage bill. Some OF
us have been working on this matter
| for some time. In my own conference l
| brought the matter up and received the
support OF our best men. | have been
| grieved to see many references in the
| papers to the ministers as though the
/ clergy were generally against the meas
ure. Such has been at no time true.
Only few unprincipled individuals
| have opposed the new law. An at
tempt at repeal would reveal the stand
ing Of all religious bodies on this re-
| form. ] think the law has come to stay. |
] considered myself fortunate in finding
man OF standing such as Mr.. True to
engineer 1t through"
A Wise Milwaukee Hebrew Lectures.
Madison and the university are being |
| RECALLED with a course of six lectures by |
Rabbi Hecht Of Milwaukee, who is at
the head of the Hebrew faith in Wis
consin. The talks are given in the law |
| school building late in the afternoon |
| one a week; and it is considered 1.-The |
| thing" to hear the scholarly rabbi. His |
| subject is the "Talmud." He said in |
| one lecture that there We're twelve |
| volumes with an aggregate Of 1884 |
| pages The massive literature, he said |
| like the Christian Bible, was an out |
| growth OF the Hebrew Old Testament |
| 1t conss ID OF treatises or eXplana- |
lions of Old Testament texts. Some of
| these are dry as starch. One for in |
stance is on the Egg" A result ac-
| complished on a Sabbath day was I'M
| holy The question discussed in the |
| EGG" by the rabbis is May an egg, |
| laid on a Sabbath, be used for food?' |
| And this was debated pro and con for |
an age. Another treatise is on mar.
| riage doWries. In the old days, like |
| now, there were rich heiresses whose |
| papas We're on the lookout for eligible |
| suitable son-in-laWs. Students were
| such persons; and as nowadays We're
usually poor. The rich father con-
| tracted that IL the student would marry |
| his daughter, he would receive a life |
| annuity. third treatise is on the
| preservation of bird nests, and shows
/! that dry az the rabbits We're, they were
| humane, too.
Hebrews do everything well. Gov
ernor Scotield's appointment of Attor-
ney Pereles as Judge of Milwaukee |
county is thoroughly approved. He is
| one of the faith.
|
Frederick Weyerhauser, the lumber |
magnate, had n Vienna prince up to see
the Chippewa Falls mill the other day |
| Prince Casimir Lubomirski was sur
| priscd, of course for it is the biggest |
| mill in the world
The Austrian, however, had a lesson |
| for us. He owns vast forests in the
| province Of Galicia. 1t bears spruce
]
| that he cleared 200 acres last year. On
| his land he also has sawmills, and the |
| lumber is shipped out of the province |
| ready for use. To bring the lumber to |
market he ii now building 600-mie |
railroad. Most OF the lumber goes to |
Egypt and Il portion to Caucasus. He
| estimates that he manufactured 50,000,- |
| 600 feet OF lumber vast year.
The interesting part is, however, that |
in Austria lumber is regarded as a
| crop, like grain-so much to he taken |
each year; not a good thing to be |
| drunk for the dregs, not a goose to be |
| killed for its eggs, and the devil take |
those who come after. When a tract of
| land has been depleted of spruce and |
fir the prince has young trees planted |
| in their places, and in 100 years will |
| have attaiEed maturity and the woods |
| man can again go over the field where |
Prince Lubomrsk went 100 years be-
| fore.
Minnesota Has Forestry Board.
Wisconsin failed to pass a forestry
| law this year, partly on account of some |
suspicious that some lumhermen would |
have an advantage in the sale of lands. |
Minnesota, however, keeps ahead of us.
| Low tnS hnn rI
consisting of the chief fire warden, the
| professor of horticulture at the state |
agricultural college. three persons to be
named by the regents of the state uni |
vcrsity. and four to be named by the |
| forestry association, the state agricul- |
tural society, the horticultural society
and the state game and fish commission.
| Forestry reserves are created much as
was proposed In this state: but only
81 900 annually was appropriated. 1t
will serve, however, to educate our
neighhoring state as to what may be
| done with its arboreal assets.
Farmers Institutes in June.
Summer institutes for farmers are q
recent innovation. Hitherto winters has
| been the season. This series of twelve
summer institutes has been arranged
|
state where two-day meetings are not
| advisable.
Marathon county Naugart, June 6;
Wood, Lindsey, June Z; Chippewa
Cooks Valley. June 8; Barron. Love
land, June IS: Langlade, Elcho, June 13;
Washburn, Shell Lake. June IA; Flor
ence, Florence. June Is; Burnett
| Grantsburg June 16; Marinette, AM
berg. June 10: st. CroiX, Glenwood. June
20; Taylor Rib Lake, June -; Price,
KEENAN,, June "A.
Funny Things Said of Professors.
our university faculty has Il number
OF specialists men who take one
branch Of study and follow it up to the
| rivulits of human research A couple of
| wittiCisms are atloat now that have to
| do with these very learned people.
Someone WAS chatting with the wife of
one of these advanced people. and in
! ,,,,irN \NuS I,IaIp N the church con-