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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-10-05
BORN WAY BACK,


Brooklyn, Wis. Sept -. OTIS
Thompson, one Of the old pioneers o
Wisconsin and a resident Of the tuwa
Of Brooklyn for over fifty years, diei
at the home Of his son, Dave fhomp
son, at Ll:l5 y, IN. "Wednesday nigh,
from the effects Of u stroke Of paraiy-
sis received last July. His age was ~
years, two months and one day Mi
Thompson WAS born in lS0l--long be
fore Napoleon had reached the aprogee
of his fame in tho Now England
states and came to Wisconsin IN the
i0s, settling on farm In Green com-
ty, three miles southwest of the Village
of Brooklyn. He was a veteran OF tnt
civil war, being member of The fa-
nous Sth regiment, Wisconsin yolun
teers. Mr. Thompson had the dlstinc-
tion OF being enc Of the seven men
present Mt the last town meeting all u
whom had been present at the ilrsi
town meeting held in the town o
Brooklyn fifty years ago last Aprll
For an aid man Mr.. Thompson re
tanned his vitality remarkably well
having walked into the village seyera
times during the early spring and VI
to the time Of receiving the stroke, OF
the evening Of his I'D birthday, was
well and hearty He leaves three son!
Davo Thompson, with whom III
lived, and n son In the western states
also one in California. Mrs. Smith, re
siding near the village, Is his daughter
He was an uncle OF Denman Thomp
son, the actor Of Old Homestead .amo
The funeral will be held from th'
home Of his son Saturday afternoon a
80. Rev. NJ. c. Miner Of Evansville
viii ofIlclate.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-10-05
WOMEN AND FARMERS.

In some ways" he said reacctiyeIy
women and farmers are a good deal
alike"
"Ye,," she replied promptly. both
Of them have to work hard and have
rather thankles5 tasks.
Possibly" he admitted, but
wasn't thinking of that"
"0f course, you weren't" she re-
tort,d. That isn't the feature Of wo-
mans life Of which you ever think.
II was thinking" he explained ot
a little trip that took with farmer
UP in Wisconsin, He was going to
borrow a scythe or an ak or something
from a nelghbor. and he invited me to
20 along, When we reached the
neighbours farm he drove ont 10 the
field where the man he wanted to see
was at work. handed me the re'rs and
got cut to open negotiations. | rather
expected that 1t would he a matter Of
about two minutes tall but was
wrong They shook hands and began
10 talk about the weather
Reckon well have rain before
long one Of them remarked.
THE other gazed long and earnestly
at the horizon and said be shouldn't
wonder
But I've got most everything I'M
der cover, he added.
That's good, returned my friend.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-10-05
WHAT LIQUID AIR CANNOT DO

When man OF ordinary business
that liquid air can be used to drive an
engine, and that three gallons oil
| liquid air SO used viii produce ten
gallons OF liquid mir, he Is incrcdulous
and says, That Is perpetual motion.
I3ut when he IL told and truthfuly
create something out OF nothing, but
merely To use a small part Of the
boundless stores Of energy which
really exist In the air and earth and
water about us, he Is likely 60 be puZ-
zlcd II not convinced. He may ask
whether this new thing is any more
unlikely than the telegraph or the
telephone or the Rocntgen-rays seemed
nj first TO this custom there is a
plain answer: The various wonders
Just named were not, even at first, in
opposition 70 any accepted scientific
principle They added a few pages TO
the books OF science; but they did not
require the erasurefa page already In
Guided therein. The marvel OF the
telephone, for example, lay not In the
revolution OF our ideas as TO electricity
and agnetism, but rather In the
revelation or unsupported scnsIblliiy
81 the human ear u slight impress
sions THAT many interesting facts
have been discovered by the study OF
liquid air Is obvious; that important
uses will be found for this article Is
probable: but that liquid air, taking
energy from objects at tie ordinary
temperature about us, can permanently
replace the usual agencies for the per
Torrance of work, Is proposition
against which can Re set one NJ the
most firmly established principles o.
rhysIcal science.-a principle upon
which Is based a large part OF all that
has been written during the last fifty
years concerning the relation Of heat
10 other forms Of energy. Edwin II.
Hall In Forum.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-10-05
LAMENT OF A FoRsAKEN CAT.

The family went out of town,
Refreshing themselves by the sea;
[ thought they'd have taken me down.
But no one had pity on me.
What of that?
After all, it is only cat!"
The children got in one by one,
When the carriage drove up to the
door,
How breathlessly then did rum
Little Molly cried, Room for one
more!"
What of that?
After all, il is only cat!"
NO place with the children for me?
With the luggage then, porter"
said.
Get out, little demon cried he,
And gave me a blow on the head.
What OF that?
After all, it is only a cat"
There is no one without or within;
Not a drop, not crumb in the
house.
My bones breaking through my poor
skin;
No strength to say Boo to a mouse!
What of that?
After all, it is only cat!"
| was petted and loved by the fair;
DO they think of me now by the sea?
Tie pavement is burning and bare,
l am dying by inches, poor me!
What of that-
After all, it is only cat!"
You have left me to die, but l say
That when you have once made a
friend,
And loved him little each day,
You should love him on straight to
the end!
Think of that!
Even should he be only cat!
Elizabeth Harcourt Mitchell.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-10-05
HINTS or KEEPING CANARIEs.

The stanle food should be canary
and rape sect. Buy separately and
raiN IN the proportion OF twelve canary
II one Of rape. A little hard-boiled
egg with a tiny bit OF grated milk
biscuit ana just a suspicion Of cayenne
may be given by way Of treat. The
bird should have plenty OF fresh
water and food every morning A
bath should be given every day in the
summer and two or three times week
in winter The cage must be kept
serupulously clean, bat does not re-
quire scrubbing out except occasion
ally. and be sure that 1t IS thoroughly
Dry before the bird is put back in Il.
II Insects siould get in the cage damp
tho woodwork with tincture 81 quassia
or flowers Of sulphur may be sprink,cl
over The old-fashioned Ob,ong cage
r. really the best kind, but whichever
kind Is used see that 1t Is roony and
that the perches are thick enough and
securely fastened A canary should
be kept IN a well ventilated room
and 1t will enjoy being outdoors in the
summer II the cage Is sheltered from
the direct rays Of the sun Green food
should be given sparingly, such as
groundsel watercress, chickweed. let
tuce and dandel!on.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-10-05

How'd tina; field of oats out on the
SQuehash road turn outs?
oh, fair pretty fair. What are
you think of doing with your meadow
lot next season.
My friend said he hadn't made up
his mind as TO that, and then there
was an awkward pause. during which
each offered the other a chew Of to-
hacco
Flows The folkS@' asked my friend
after a few minutes of silence.
No more'n fair was the reply,
Aunt Sally has the rheumatic bad,
How's everything over to your place.
"'0h. middlin' The hired man got
kicked by the colt day or two ago,
but there want no bones broken, an
he's able 70 do bout half a mans work
now
There was another pause, aud then
one Of asked; Coin 10 town next
week.
Nope, answered the other.
Reckon I've seen the circus most often
enough an III let Ike so this time.
Thiukin Of gon' in yourself9'
Mehbe, Depends upon how Maria
feels about it, Then after another
pause; Come to think of 1t, You amt
got a scythe YOU could loan me for a
day or two, have you?'
Busted your'n"
Yep
Yep,
TN, we'll mobbe there's one in the
granny that could be sharpened up a
hit, I'm uSin' my new one most all
the time now, but You kin have that
one in the granny. Jest stop and git
it rs YOU drive past on your way out
Then they shook hands again and
We lef,."
But | don't see where the likeness
10 women comes in," she protested.
That's because you never saw a
Stonographic report of your CONVERSE
ton when YOU just run into neigh
boris TO borrow a breadpan," he re-
piled,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-10-05

were obliged to withdraw the adver.
dSement, as they could not handle tho
business,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-10-05
YELLOW JACK IN KEY WEST.

Key West. Oct. TWENTY-FIVE new
cases of yellow fever and two deaths
were reported here yesterday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-10-05
GREAT FETE ENDED
FESTIVITIES FOR DEWEY CLOSE
AT NEW YORK,
LAND PARADE GAPS CLIMAX

tremendous ovation For Hero OF Ma
Mia AS He Rides Through Gotham'o
Streets Admiral Sehley Divides
honors With Him Smoker For
olympias Sailors ENDS An.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-04

BY using Smiths Snre Kidney Cure
has made \ radical cure for me. | SUIT
fered severely FROM breeding piles sew
enteen years, and although tried every
we'll recommended remedy, failed to
receive any relief other than tie most
temporary. Finally ! commenced the
use Of yonr medicine. and n very short
course OF treatment with 1t has cured
me. S. LEHMAN. Memphis, Tenn.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-04
Rright'S Disease

Bright's Disease is no respector Of
PERSONS; it attacks men and women,
the strong and robust. the rich and
poor, the active body and brain work
ers, the fathers of families, the bread
winners in every sphere OF life. seeming
to choose for its victims these only who
can least be spared. Smiths Sure Kid
ney Cure is the only guaranteed rem
edy for Bright's Disel+e. Your none
lack II it fails to cure. Pre-. 80 cents.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-04

No. ~ 'urriaS elegant Pullman Drawing
Room BUFFET sleeping ear Birmlngh I'm to
ALBANIA and Atlanta TO Brunswick.
No y carr Is Pullman Sleeping car Birming.
ham to Atlanta. All trains run daily.
f.. :. CANNON. Alv. P.& &. NJ. Washington. DC.
J. NJ, GULF. rraf. Mgr. Washington. u. G.
w. a. TURK q. y. A.. Washington. d.. {.
1. A. BENSCOTEH A,G.P.A. Chattanooga, Tens
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-04

Ma, ~ Washington g. South western Linn
tied. Solid Pullman Ve-tibul ii train Atlanta
10 New York. carrying Pullman Sleeping ears
birmingham to New York. Dining ear Atlanta
to GrronsbQro and Washington to New York.
New York.
No. ~ u. $. Fast Mail" Pullman Drawing
room Sleeping ears birmingham 10 Charlotte
and Atlanta To MY Yor',. Dining car Char
,o,t" , " l>lln
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-04
The Pkoyunc

The Best and Latest News
Of the Whole World.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-24
THE PETITION INDUSTRY.

Washington Cor. st. Louis Globe-Dem-
ocrat: The petition industry is booming.
In the indexing of the Congressional Rec
ord for the session just closed n man
is handling nothing but the petitions.
Day after day he sits at his desk MAX
people. If de finishes his stint by the
time the rest of the ndex is ready for
the printer he will realize expectation MS.
Most men in congress formally recognize
expression Of 1.-The right of petition" If
they receive petitions they introduce
them. Some years ago, when he was in
the senate, Mr.. Sherman presented a pc
tition. The request conveyed therein
was so at variance with the senator's
known convictions that a newspaper
man asked him what he meant.
Nothing was the reply; nothing at
all. 1 recognize the right of petition,
and I put in the request without regard
to my opinion on the subject. I do not
consider myself in any way committed
by such action"
Back of the right of petition is political
history and evolution of government.
The first amendment to the Constitution
Of the United States declared right of PEE
titlon. But the present petition industry
was not contemplated in the long contest
between rulers and people which ended in
acknowledgements of the right of petit
ton.
Within the memory Of present officials
of congress petitions have multiplied one
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-24
THE INTRODUCER IN MEXICO

City of Mexico Two Republics: do you
see that distinguished looking man with
a silk hat, standing at the end Of the
bar"' remarked a well known business
man to a new conner in a prominent cam
tina yesterday.
when I first came here"
do you know what his business is? ?"
Seems to me he told me, but l don't
remember just now. What is it?"
He's an introducer."
"a what? Introducer? What line of
goods does he intrOduce?"
MEN. He deals in men, not goods"
Il can't see the point. Never heard Of
such a business"
Well, I'll explain it to you. His bust
ness is introducing strangers to some of
our promoters. He hangs around the no.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-24

the poet called upon the "fragmenta ~
fossil to tell the wondrous secret of its
past existence. Then:
Even as I gazed, a thrill of the maxilla.
And a lateral movement of the condyloid
process,
With post-pliocene sounds of healthy
masticdtion.
Ground the teeth together.
"-And from that imperfect dental exhibit
Stained with expressed juices of the weed
nicOlian,
Came those hollow accents, blest with
softer murmurs
OF eXpectoration.
(which my name is Bowers, and my
crust was busted
Falling down a shaft in Calaveras
county,
But, I'd take it kindly if you'd send the
pieces
Back to old Missouri"
The scientists who read the poem
laughed at the wit of the poet, but they
shrugged their shoulders pityingly at the
assumption that they had been hood
winked. That was years ago., however,
and today the same Harvard scientists
are willing to admit that Bret Harte &C
tually knew more about bones than they
themselves, for since Professor William
H. Holmes has completed his exhaustive
examination of the skull, which has in
cluded a visit to California where he
talked with men who were residents of
C%alaveras county when the skull was
found, they are compelled to admit that
there is a reasonable probability that,
after all that has been said, the relic is
a fake.
Professor Holmes found that while
there was no doubt that the place indi-
Gated as the spot in which the skull had
been found was in one of the oldest of the
land formations. he has not discovered
sufficient evidence to satisfy him that the
specimen was not planted as a stupen-
dous hoax The testimony rs so conflict
ing that it has been impossible to make
the investigation as completes as he would
desire, but the appearance of the skull
itself lends a spirit of truth to the aus
sumption that it was a genuine relic, for
if it really was the skull Of a prehistoric
man there can be no doubt hat a ace of
| people existed tens of thousands of years
| ago whose type of civilization and intel
lectual development was fully as high as
| that Of the race that inhabits this CONT
nent today.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-24
hundred fold. Where there We're ten PEE

hundred fold. Where there We're ten PEE
tltlons twenty years ago there are a
thousand now. Petitions have ceased to
represent the voluntary exercise of the
right. They are now a product of Amer
ican manufacture. The rapidity with
which the product is increasing makes it
only a question of time when congress
Will adopt measures to discourage if it
cannot repress the exercise. Mere print
ing of the petitions by title has become a
serious item of expense. The house no
longer wastes time with the public pre-
sentatlon of these petitions. but provides
a box into which they are dropped. On
the back pages of the Record the briefest
possible daily list of the contents of the
box appears. The mate still permits
the Introduction of these petitions, but
Will hardly do SO much longer. Last SEES
sion the reading of the petitions by titles
consumed much time and many columns
of the proceedings.
The manufacture of petitions is a nat
ter of pride and profit with those who
conduct it. There is one man in Wash
ington who writes Rev before his
name and sd. D." after, who earns an
income equal to that paid many paStors
of metropolitan churches by the manu-
facture of petitions. He seeks for sub
jects for reform, prepares the blank1pe-
titions addressed to congress. and sends
the printed forms in bundles to various
parts of the country, making use of
church and benevolent organizations. The
petitions are passed around. signed and
mailed back to the senator's and repre-
sentatives, to be presented to congress-.
This goes on year after year. From
Washington public sentiment. which
finds expression in petition signing, is
worked up, and the petitions come by the
m~allbagful, for supposed influence on
legislation. The man who does all this
creates in the minds of good people a
confidence in his usefulness, which
prompts them to contribute through their
organizations a handsome salary for his
support.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-24
A sUPERSENSITIvE EDITOR.

Chicago Record: among magazine
readers in the United States there is a
strange prejudice against anything
smacking of pugilism," said the Rev. DR..
Watson recently, while on a visit in
Sioux City. Not long ago I was COM
missioned by the editor of an American
magazine to write a story of a certain
length for a specified sum, the subject
and treatment to be selected by myself.
When I submitted the production the edi-
tor looked at it and declared:
1--WE could not think Of printing such
q story as this to go into the h homes of the
United States. 1t would be suicide for
the magazine. OF course, we will pay
you the sum agreed on, but we cannot use
the matter at ALL
II replied that he was unde no obliga-
tons to pay for what he could not use,
but / wanted to know h there might
be in the story that mad it Objectionable
to his readers. 1t would shock their
moral sense so seriously he answered,
that we would lose subscribers by the
article instead of increasing our list
II knew that neither in this story nor
in any other that I had written was there
a single expression that ought to offend
the sensibilities Of the reader, old or
young. So l asked the editor for speci1i-
cations. What do 0 suppose had been
my offence as an author? 1t was simply
that ! had referred to q little fisticuff be-
tween two boys at school. I did not de-
tail the quarrel-merely referred to it, but
in such a way that it was essential to the
story. The episode could not be cut out.
For this reason the manuscript was re-
jected. I wanted the editors personal
judgment of UGH sentimentilsrn, and you
will pardon me for quoting his reply lit
orally: w.. ,
"I think it is - pharisaical rot
1.-THE difference between the two great,
English-speaking countries with refer
ence to pugilism is something I cannot
explain. With us it is not regarded as
unmanly for two boys to settle differences
with their fists. Indeed, the boy who
does not back his rights with his muscle
is considered a milksop. I believe it is
entirely proper. and that cultivation of
the manly art is helpful in building char
acter. I practiced it myself when a
youngster, and ave always been glad
of it. I have known natural DULLES who
have been pounded into quite decent fell
lows.
THAT experience with the editor led
me to inspect American magazines to see
how much real care is taken in them not
to offend in other respects those sensibili-
ties which are SO delicate concerning
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-24
DISAPPEARANCE OF MACKEREL.

Bangor Commercial: OF late mackerel
have not been. seen off the eastern coast
of Maine. One explanation was given
Monday by a prominent fisherman Of
Southwest Harbor, who was in Bangor on
that day, who said:
I'VE used to catch mackerel by the
thousands down our way, u the war;
ships scared them away. You know, they
run in schools, and once they get scared
from a certain locality they never again
run that way. That's the only reason I
can find as to why they don't come our
way nowadays.
LESS is known about mackerel than Of
any other Of our common food fish. 1t is
known that the fish migrate northward
in the spring and southwark in the
autumn, and that they come from some
unknown place that is secret to all of our
experts.
I'm May an normOus school strikes the
coast of Yarmouth, N. S. This school evil
IDENTIFY is separate from the southern
army and advances from the southern
coast. From the size and general charac-
ter of the mackerel off the Yarmouth
coast it is believed that, as they have no
connection whatever with the great
schools from the south, they must come
from out of the deep sea to the east.
When the southern schools have ad-
vanced as far az Nantucket they sudden
ly disappear, leaving no trace behind
them. Then the veteran mackerel fisher
men pick up their traps and repair to the
bays indenting the Massachusetts coast,
for it is there that the mackerel will next
appear, where they stay in more or less
numbers until well into August.
1.-THE rowing habit Of the mackerel is
thus shown. Besides these general habits
they confound the fishermen and experts.
They disappear from n place and reap
pear in the strangest manner There is
no accounting for these movements any
more than there is in explaining their
migrations. Old fishermen who have
grown gray in the work say that the
mackerel are the most mysterious of all
our salt water fish. They have learned
to read the signs Of their coming and 60
ing. but they can neither explain them.
nor can they account for their habits.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-24
WOMAN BICYCLE CLEANER,

To an English m the credit is due
for starting a new line of remunerative
business. This is neither more nor less
than the cleaning of bicycles. 1t is told
that she has her regular customers" to
whose houses she goes for her work at
regular and stated intervals. This she
does for what amounts to about IL cents
a visit, and her services seem to be well
come, eve by those who keep several
%srvants, for his new duty does not be-
long to the housemaid, nor. in fact. to
any one of The other employees of the
household.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-24

ACKNOWLEDGED GREATESTS H0W ON EARTH
BUTTE, We'd, JUNE 28tl $ ; &:; s.; s: : y; 8; !; IS ! i; s.; i; i; {;
Will Also Exhibit, Missoula, June 20: Anaconda,
June 27; Helena, June 20

fisticuffs. Of course, I found page after
page devoted to advertisements showing
women in their %corsets, underwear and
hosiery. I submit that a patronage so
dainty-souled that it cannot tolerate an
allusion to a muscular contest ought to
be fastidious enough to mak objection,
at least to the suggestive ~engravings
with which the same magazines are
filed"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-24

tel makes the acquaintance Of new COM
ers and introduces them to those who de-
sire to meet men with capital"
by George, you don't say so. Come to
think of it he has introduced me to a lot
of business men here. I thought he was
doing me a great favor"
MOT exactly a favor. He gets S. an
introduction and manages to clean up
about $50 a week. Four, you say. Well.
he has just made $40 off of you"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-24
EXHIBIT At

They pursue them with a sort Of intuition.
One may be a good fisherman of other
denizens Of the deep in a short time, but
to capture mackerel large experience is
required