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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-12-28

NOtIruIu9tr countrNwoNaN OF the
duchess had seen Dean tones" and
nav another room has had to Ne fitted
Ny Where ordinary visitors may sleep
Members vi the royal family, many
.ut whom have visited Blenheim palcae
are never relegAtHd "a "ncau Jones
,aom.
IN such OCCASIONS the state bed.
rAam With the state hedstcad, Is
hroush; into reauiSitiou The state
hadstead is said to have belonged 10
me NrS; duchess, Sarah, Ii is hand
Samely carved, and over It, let into the
wall, is a pam,ng " one Of the battles
fought by the first duke,
These battles of The first duke are
Icammemoratci in various and most in
tereslnE ways In one part of the
park the trees ave set out In the same
position as stood the soldiers when
! they touEht the battle OF Rleuheim
and throughout the palace In tapestry
IpantiUG and sculpture, the Victories oi
I the srrat man are celebrated,
4 rh2 private grounds Of the palace
I are divided up into variously named
1 E3rdens, tho most beautiful of which
/ IS known rs the Italian gardcu In Il
Mel aid cut the choicest flowers ans
toliago from Italy There Is also Al
/ American gardrn made up of planH
from the native land OF the duchess
aud near this is rosary covering
Iahrui three acres. Then comes tn,
Ic1sGade, che most beautiful bit o
scenery of its kind in England.
rhe duchess times Is not rs muel
given up 10 society as had been that q
some OF her predecessors, She Is dc
voted to charitable works, aud the vii
layers never tire OF repeating tales o
hor grace's goodness, No one form O
Icharity commands her attention NOR
cham another. unless It may he he
, work among the children Of the Rlen
hHtm tonantry and those OF the neigh
boring villages, Many are the treats
and pcnics they receive at her cN
: pcnsc
On Sunday the duke and the duches
usually attend the little Woodstoc
+ church, one ot the Oldest and most his
turtcal buildings in the village, Ot
rasionally they attend service In the
, own chapel In the palace, whore tn
chaplain breaches from an alabasto
| pulpit Under the marble floor {
, this chapel are buried all the duke
and duehesscs Of Marlborough,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-12-28
WoMANs BEsETTING SIN.
She surrenders to Household Drudgery
Too Much Time and Strength.

Our American women are proyerb-
tally overworked,' claims Mrs r. M,
Colby In Womans Home Companion
Many Of them are Of slender, fragile
build, not able TO perform the hercn-
lean tasks demanded Of them often
times il Is the task OF the tabled Sis
yphus. ever repeating tedious
routine; that Is. rolling the neyer-ceas-
Ing stone. II makes ones heart ache
to think Of all the rough work they do
work that sometimes their husbands
know nothing about and think nothing
about tasks that are often done by
the light OF lamp whose blaze Is fed
by the midnight oil And this work
liz kept up until at last the tired nerves
give way or cough comes on, q SEN
sIble decline begins, the housewife
falls down prematurely. and a husband
is left wifeless and family without a
mother Somebody Ia at fault for all
this; but who shall we blame? Life
demands so muck society demands 80
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-12-28

The young man who won the prize
debate for Harvard In the recent con-
Test With Princeton was Roscoe Conk-
ling Bruce, son OF the late Senator
Bruce OF Mississippi, the last colore&
man to occupy seat In the ,IniteM
States senate. While he was still n
freshman young Bruce won tho Pastor
prize IN the interclass debate against
seniors, juniors and sophmores, ana i&
nov reckoned M tho best debater
among the 1000 students at Harvard.
lie Is modest, unassuming young
man, but secms to have marked efo-
ments Of popularity az well as ability.
for he has not only overcome tho
prejudice against his color, but la ne
great fayorite among the undereiaas
men nj Harvard as he was In the pre-
paratory school at Exeter New Hemp
shire, whore the students unanimously
solicited him to preside over the gere-
monies of graduating day, Tie bears
the name Of Roscoe ConlIling because
the great senator from New yorR was
the first man to Introduce himself To-
and welcome az his colleague Senator
Bruce when tho latter entered tho
senate chamber total stranger, OF tho
despIsed race, in 1875, and was his
| closest friend and adviser during tho
eight years that he remained NOM
Der of that body, Senator Bruce died
about two years ago, His widow, who
Is herself n woman of brilliant intel
lectual attalnments from Cleveland, O.,
IL now principal Of tho woman's depart
ment ut Booker WashIngton's indus
! trial school at Tuskegeo. Ala.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-12-28
WHO MADE DEWEY ADMIRAL

Who made Dewey admiral?
"Twas !, said Red Proctor,
you bet I'm the doctor,
And 7 made him admiral"
Who made Dewey admiral?
Twas !, said Secretary Long;
II couldn't do wrong.
And ! made him admiral"
Who made Dewey admiralY
Twas /, said bold Teddy,
I'm rough and I'm ready.
And ! made him admiral"
Who made Dewey admiral?
Twas l., said Mckinley,
His voice disguised thinly;
Twas made him admiral"
Then all Of the people
Their molars did grit,
I'VE don't care who made him
SO long as he's IT."
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-12-28

low, which was the strong point in
both, for there was nothing on the
island fatter than goat. and goat IS
bur lean beast. to make the best q
liz. So with view to business hooked
my Stetlyards to the boom at once,
ready 70 weigh out tallow, there oeiuS
no customs officer to say, Why do you
do sa?" and before the sun went down
the islanders had learned the art OF
making buns and doughnuts. did not
charge a high price for what | sold, but
the ancient and curious coins | got in
payment. some OF them from the wreck
of a galleon sunk in the bay no one
knows when. | sold afterward to anti
quarians for more than face-value.
In this way | made a reasonable profit,
/ brought away money Of all denomina-
tons from the island, and nearly all
there was, SO far as l could fnd out.
Juan Fernandez, as 1 place Of call. Is
: lovely spot. The hills are well
wooded, The valleys fertile, and pour
streams of pure water There are no
serpents ON the island and no Wild
! beasts other than pigs ana goats, Of
which | SAW a number, with possibly a
dos or two. The people live without
| the use of rum or beer of any SORT
There was not police officer or law
yer among them. The domestic econ
omy of the island was simplicity Il elf.
! The fashions of Paris did not aftert the
| inhabitants: each dressed accord g to
his own taste. Although there was no
doctor. the people We're all healthy,
and the children We're all beautiful.
There were about forty-tive souls ON
the island all told. The adults We're
mostly from the mainland of South
America One lady there, from Chile,
who made a flying-jib for the Spray,
taking her pay in tallow, would be
called a belle at Newport. Blessed
island OF Juan Fernandez! Why Alex
ander Selkirk ever left you was more
than | could make out.
A large ship which had arrived some
time before, on fire. had been stranded
at the head of the bay, and as the sea
smashed her to pieces on the rocks,
after the fire was drowned, the island
ers picked up the timherS and utilized
them in the construction Of houses,
which naturally presented ship-like
appearance. The house of the king of
Juan Fernandez. Manuel Carroza by
name. besides resembling the ark, wore
polished brass knocker on its only
door. which was painted green In
front Of this gorgeous entrance WAS a
flag mast all ataunto, and near 1t a
smart whale boat painted red and blue,
the delight of the kings old age.
of course made a pilgrimage to the
old lookout place at the top of the
mountain, where Selkirk spent many
days peering into the distance for the
ship which came at last, The
cave in which Selkirll dwelt while on
the island is at the head of the bay,
now called Robinson Crusoe bay. 1t Is
around a bold headland west OF the
present anchorage and landing. Ships
have anchored there, but it affords a
very different berth. . Juan
Fernandez was once convict station.
A number Of caves in which the pris-
oners We're kept, damp, unwholesome
dens, are no longer in use. and no more
prisoners are sent to the island.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-12-28
STOLE OLD WOMAN'S MELONS.

rhe Kansas courts seem to have no
difficulty in arriving at decisions IN
certain class OF cases involving what
the lawyers call primary RESPONSE
bility," however puzzling the issues
may appear to the ordinary mind. Re-
Gently we recounted that II had been
established in Coffey county that when
a fair association turned a balloon
loose and in coming down the balloon
scared team of horses, causing them
to run away, the association was re-
sponsible for all damages incurred. In
the district court of Labette county
the other day another odd case came to
a similar and Solomonlike decision.
1t appears that an old woman ap.
peared at Sunday school picnic with
a load of water-melons. Not having
a Kermit 10 ell from the Sunday school
superintendent she was arrested and
taken away by constable. While she
was absent and engaged in giving bond
all of her watermelons were stolen by
the Sunday school scholars, and for
this loss she brought suit against the
Sunday school, alleging $4,000 dam.
ages.
When the case came on for hearing
she was given judgment for $3.50, 1t
is presumed that execution will issue
against the officers of the school and
that in addition to the pain Of discov-
ering that Sabbath instruction has nor
been sufficient TO educate the water
melon habit out of the boy lambs they
must go down in their pockets and dig
up.-Kansas City Journal
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-12-28

Washington, Dec. 19-The discussion
in the senate of the financial measure
drafted by the republican majority OF
the committee on finance will begin
Thursday. Jan. 4. the day after the
holiday recess. This announcement
was made in the senate by Senator
Aldrch (R. ID, chairman of the finance
committee, in connection with his re
port of the senate substitute for the
financial bill passed by the house.
Senator Alurich declared his purpose
to press the measure to passage as
soon as possible. Senator Allen (Neb.)
took the oath of Office The bill ere.
ating a commission of five to revise
and codify the pension laws was
passed.
Washington, Dec, l9.--The house
was in session two hours. large
number of perfunctory resolutions for
printing, for committees leave To SIT
during sessions, etc, necessary to set
committees under way were adopted
and several portions of the president s
message
with the usual custom. Speeches were
made by Mr.. Grow, the venerable eN-
speaker of the house, in defense OF the
administration course in the Philip
pines, and by Mr.. Bell (pop. Col)
crticising the presidents utterances
upon the prosperity of the country
Scores of members left for their homes
to spend the holidays.
Washington, Dec. 2l-Before adj
journment Senator Hoar introduced
preamble and vigorous resolu'
lions setting forth that the close
of the war with Spain reduced
the people of Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines to practical dependence on
the United States, and that its political
action ought to be directed to en-
nobling humanity, enabling a person
coming lawfully under its power OF
influence to live In freedom and honor
under governments in whose admins
tration they shall have an equal share;
and that this government S most press
ing and important obligations are:
"To solve the problem of securing
equal constitutional rights for our ne
groes and Indians; to enable great
cities to govern themselves in freedom
honor and purity; to make the ballot
box as pure as sacramento Fessel
and election returns as perfectly III ac-
cord to law and truth as Judgment OF
the supreme court; to Danish llllteracy
and ignorance, to secure to all WORKING
men and women wages enough 10Y
comfort in life and an o.A age OF lelS-
ure: to expand over the continent and
the islands of the sea no faster than
we can bring into them with equality
and self government peoples and races
who will snare our ideals and make
them real; to set peaceful example OF
freedom to mankind, but never to force
even freedom on unwilling nations AT
the point of the bayonct or tho cannon
mouth, to abstain from interfering
with the freedom and just rights OF
other nations and peoples, remember
ing that the American people has no
right to take from any other people
the birthright of freedom because OF
the fear that they will do wrong with
it,"
Senator Fairbanks introduced a bill
granting a pension of $1,000 year TO
Gen. Lawtons widow.
No business was transacted at the
brief session of the house The time
was occupied in flibustering against
a motion to adjourn, but finally the
house adjourned until Jan. 3.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-12-28
TRAGIC.

II snail not see you TIL another year
Has dawned," he said
oh, hckle maid! she turned not pale
with fear
She laughed instead
This seems a tragic lay, till we re-
member
II occurred the thirty-first day OF De-
cen. )el
IN. Y. Truth.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-12-28

Harry Summers carpenter was shot
and killed by doc" Marcum, farm
hand. ais the result OF a quarrel In
poker room at Weldon. H., Monday.
Marcum Ii In jail at Clinic.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-12-28

According to preliminary state
ment issued by the board OF agr!cul-
ture, the total wheat yield in Great
Britain for 1899 Is estimated at $500
325 bushels, compared with 73.026. ss5
bushels last year.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-12-28
cRttSOE'S ISLAND.
CAPTAIN Sloeum Stops at Juan Fernan-
dez On His Way Around the World

in the November instalment Of his
Century articles on his 'single-aanded"
voyage around the world in his sloop
the Spray. Capt. Joshua Slocum de-
seribes a visit to the island where Alex
ander Selk!rk passed five solitary
years an island which several times,
Of late years, has been reported as
sunk
The Spray being secured. the island
ers returned to the coffee and dough-
nuts. and ] was more than 1attered
when they did not slight my buns, az
the professor had done in the Strait OF
Magellan. Between buns and dough-
nuts there was little difference except
in name Both had been fried In tai
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-12-28
PERSONALITIES.

Lieutenant Henry Concu. Who was
Gomeg's aid during the Cuban war. Ia
now n student in Boston univcrsitS
law school
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16

,rhora are good women who today
would peril life and limb for husband
md children. yet who daily render
tbeir dear ones uncomfortable by going
Forth 10 meet trouble half way. and by
grieving over that which is past and
irremediable. III thing can be helped
hv anv effort OF yours. go to work
nromptly aIsl help IL; n not waste no
limo in vain repining. When your hus-
hand has made a mistake TN business
and times are hard do not wall over
tho ,nlsfake. Gather up the fragments
ana stand bv TO help him If you can
40 nothinR else YOU can at least pretend
that Won do not mind. can show him
fhat vou believe I'm him still and proph-
esv that better times are coming. Moth
mo 80 chills "A mans courage as the
danp snrav Of n wife's tears. Did you
never try to run your sewing machine
without oil? Don't YOU know how the
surfaces grind upon each other ana
how hard the work is? We'll Just az
ono hour Of that scraping VIII inluie
he machinery more than "a whole daN
use would N properly Oiled Just 50 Ons
laws worry will dig more wrinkles ~
your face and spI~Skle more gray III
your hair than viii months of patient
trusting labor. Worrying Is an essen
tally feminine failing. and there arc
women who do II in splte ~ thenlselNes;
~ oufchapce 20 be such one. tret ~
20 Yourself IN the privacy of your
chamber provided YOU have any pI,
vaCv. But under any Circumstance 40
not cu,ptv your basin of cold water
or worse your bottle OF tears-over 'he
sitting room fire."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16
A FEMININE FAILING.

Worry wears out more people thah
work does. and fretting causes more
unhappiness in families than elther
sickness or poverty" writes Mrs. Moses
p. Handy in the October woman
Home COMPANION. Indeed. the secret
Of happiness NAV almost be sald TO o.
making the best OF everything anu
good humor under all circums,ahcesthes
most useful virtue which man. anu
more especially woman. can possess
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16
THE COLUMBIA.

and that the Bristol boat was only
holding her own, but as the figures
showed later. She was really gaining In
the run before the wind. Mile after mile
they travelled los. sight of at umes
90 the 01ck by reason OF the occasion.
al chuncks Of mist that came along.
The finish line. marked by the com.
mittee boat and the Sandy Hook Light.
ship, was not visible until the yachts
were within "A couple OF miles Of II
Then there was n rush Of steamers q
reach the goal ahead Of the yachts.
A POOR FINISH.
10 could not be called an exciting I'm
ish. nor was 10 a tam- one altogether
So few boats were present 10 witness
it ard the weather was so depressing
that. as a spectacle. the finish might
called "A poor one from n picturesque
standpoint. Both in time and dia.ancc
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16
HoGARTH DESPERATE.

Capt. Hogarth was getting desperate
now and he resorted 60 his short tack
ing tactics I'M the hope than his boat
would torereach sufficiently To make "a
,lln.erlal gain 10 windward. Some idea
nay oe gathered Of the quick work
Mh,ch followed when 10 Is stated that
nu1n yachts made seven lacks I'm the
~ tour minutes ani 45 seconds. the
Suaiirock alEavs lacking first. At tho
.pu'lusion OF this marine duel between
sne sins.e suckers, HogaIgh found
nlinseli farther % leaward than eyer.
.he toiumba having been. II anything.
qucker IN stays and better fore
AZ l2;O:l5 when the Shamrock settled
a1an aTain 90 business on the port
TACK. and the Columbia after standing
on two minutes longer. came about 90
me same tack 10 was found thaa she
Bristol boat was half mile dead 90
WlndWard ~ her rival.
ln thrce more taclSa. tha Columbia
stiil increased her windward lead. The
shamrock people at 1925 took IN hcf
baby jibtopsail hopn perhaps fhaf che
might point higher. but ~ was evident
iy In vain. for In ten minutes they sci
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16
sMARTLY HANDLED.

The outer mark which had been OBJ
scured by the mist. was visible rom
the yachts soon after 1.30. The wind
became lighter as they approached ~
but it increased i'm force a little as the
Columbia made her last tack at lAb'5o'
She looked very handsome as she ap-
preached the mark on the port tack,
couple OF her smooth bronze bllSe
plates showing on her weather SIDE.
Smartly the crew launched her SPIN
maker boom out 10 port before she hau
fairly made the turn and squared away
on her homeward course. The great san
was broken out from stops the same
moment the main boom swung far OF
to starboard. They were exactly 80
seconds setting the spinnaker. The
ShamrOcks men beat them only Ave
seconds In this work
The official time at the turn was:
Columbia, 1.4S.19.
Shamrock 15S.0s.
This shows that the Columbia was
o MINUTES 40 seconds ahead when she
rounded the mark. The elapsed time OF
the Columbia for the 15 miles was
hours A. minutes 13 seconds: of the
shamrock. . hours 81 minutes seconds.
showing that the Columbla's gain from
the actual start had been . minutes ~
seconds. This. indeed was a great
victory for the Columbia for both
Yachts had covered the distance In
steady bree7- and at no time were they
FAR enough apart to benefit by any
puffs OF wind.
The Columbia's balloon iib topsail was
set Immediately after. the spinnakor
and the headsails hauled down and she
began her 15-mile run to the finish al
q speed OF about eight knots an hour.
The Shamrock's balloon jib topsail was
set seven minutes after rounding the
outer mark and for a time II seemed
as though she was overhauling the Co
lumbia. At the time that anDeared
10 be a reasonable conclusion because
she. being the stern boat. was IN the
position TO talSd advantage Of arv
squalls that might come along II
soon became evident however that
her apparent gain was only imaginary
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16
Tho News
Profitable
Wants.

Small Advertisements inserte0 NJ
der their proper classification;
ONE CENT PER WORD. FiNsr
TIME. ONE-HALF CENT PEN
WORD AFTER FIRST TIME.
The words ITO Let" ''For saie
wanted" address on adverux
ment, etc.. must De counted IN css'
Sulating number Of words.
Advertisers viii be provided with
q numbered check. and answers
will be delivered only upon prsssn-
tation OF same.
Parties forwarding advertise
ments by mail must send as sum
cient amount 20 cover postage IL
they expect answers sent to them.
Answers TO advertisements can
bs addressed care OF THE NEWA
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16
LEGAL NOTICES.

OFFICE CONSTRUCTING QUAR-
termaster, 209 Thames street. Newport,
II /, Oct. IL. 1S99.-Sealed proposals for
sinking Artesian Well at Fort Greble.
II. L., will be received here until II NJ.
oct. 90 1899, and then opened. Informa-
ton furnished on application. u. S. re-
serves right to accept or reject any or
all proposals or parts thereof. Envel-
opes TO be addressed, Proposals for
Artesian Wells" III. II. Young. Or Mr..
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16
HOW COLUMBIA
WON FIRST RACE
Outsai|ed the Shamrock on
Both Legs Of the Course.
Made Fine Showing in Windward
Work and Made Gain in Run
Before The Wind.

under Columbia's lee. BY 11:20 the Bris-
tol boat was quite an eighth of mile
10 windward and outfooting and out-
pointing her rival jail the time.
Capt Hogarh, finding that the sham
rock simply would not point as high
as the Columbia, flattened down his
sheets as hard as he dared, and had 20
be contented with giving her good
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16

FOR SALE-46S PINE STREET,
corner OF Somerset street. Two family
house. Is rooms, rent 5000 per year,
modern improvements, desirable for
residence or business. G.. l. .& III. J.
GROSS, Managers Of Estates, Banigan
Building.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16

FOR SALE-ON LAWN AVENUE.
near the water front, Pawtuxet. r. l.,
one FAMILY house, rooms, all modern
improvements lot S0xS3. G.. :. e. III. j.
GROSS. Managers of Estates, Banigan
Building.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16

FOR SALEM EDGL WOOD. COR
ner OF Broad street and Wentworth
avenue. one family house, IL rooms,
gas. electricity, furnace, $3.50 square
feet OF land: price $500 G.. l.. & II. j.
GROSS. Managers of Estates. Banigan
Building.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16

FOR SALE-406 PINE STREET
one family house, nine rooms, with
modern improvements. lot 42x95 n bar
gain for a quick purchaser. G.. l.. & III.
]. GROSS. Managers of Estates. Bani-
gan Building.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16

the sail again. IL was taken In 20 min
utes later for few minutes.
Each yacht made 22 tacks I'm the
windward work, and In all these the
Shamrock took the initiative. Capt.
Barr waited for HOgarth 10 tack ana
with but one or two exceptions he put
the Columbia about within 30 seconds
OF the other boat. The last hair dozen
tacks made were longer than the 9TH
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16
OPTICIANS.

ONE OF THE FINEsTAProt. >. ID.
Emerson. the Optician. will n, the
most difficult eyes 10 your perfect sat-
tisfaction at one-helf the price others
charge: examination free. At HOS
MER'S. open evenings Teiephon.
1854 u-tf
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16
PERSONAL.

Mrs. NORTON READS LIFE BY
the date of birth. signs OF the zodiac
the hand and by cards, at o. Ivy street
East Providence. Ladies or gentlemen
Is c. No gentlemen evenings. Taunton
avenue cars pass the street.