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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-09-20

and in 1899 $l,535 per mile. These arc
the two points of economy in operating
railways to which all managers are
bending their energies: To increase
the paying tonnage in train; to in
crease the paying of passenger
per train, or what is the
same thing with the passenger
service, increase the number OF
miles Of travel per passenger. This
is the invitation for the investment
of money in reducing grades, straight
ening curves, facilitating continuous
transit, Strengthening the bridges,
more powerful engines and larger
cars. This investment last year was
enormous, the increased capitalization
of railroads amounting to $215, 400, $751;
and represents the cost Of
1898 miles Of main track.
252 miles of second track.
80 miles of third track
| 1,646 miles Of sidings.
469 locomotives.
| 250 passenger cars.
1864 freight cars.
2,S03 service cars.
OF course there were large eXpend-
lures on roadway and structures to
produce greater efficiency. A mere
repetition of figures however, is I'M
serviceable without showing their rela-
lions to one another. The capital in
creased as above stated, 1891 per cent,
but as a reward to the enterprise Of
the arrangements and to the nerve or
the ilnanclerS behind them the gross
earnings increased $66,2o4'49' ana the
net $2G2SS,04, or lZ,6I per cent, on
the increased capitalization. Inc IN
crease in capitalization III 1873 oVel
| 1897 was SlS3,o4o,9o" ana me increased
net earnings Tor tnat year amounted
to S59,1SG396, or more than % per cent
on the increased investment.
This army, Ilke those Oh Napoleon'
requires three things: FIRST, money
second, money; thlrd, more money
| But how different the return from the
investment! Such expenditures Tor TINS
army mean extension, development,
progress and resulting aiIIuence'
These expenditures in many cases IN
volye almost complete reconstruction
of track and of structures and absolute
replacement of equipments. Hitherto
the railways effected savings in dull
years by abstaining from making re-
pairs and by reducing wages. The
| first of these is now recognized as aD-
| solute waste; the latter impracJ.caDle.
1t has only recently been learned, and
at great cost, but it is known that en-
tcrprise and progress are the two
economists, and to make two AIDES or
grass grow where one gre" oI,ote' Or
applied to transportation TO increase
the paying weight OF the Tram IS Ine
test OF wisdom ana economy Oh man
aSement.
The management of a railway, like
its trains, must be kept moving. A
dead center is as abhorrent in the
management as in the mechanism Of
a railway and as disastrous. The
e,ul pr fho science of TRANSFORMATION
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-09-20
Extent to Which Railways Touch
Lives Of the People-New Capital
Vitalizes Old Investments-A Won
derful COLLATION. of Interesting Facts
and Figures.

lowing facts about the railways of this
country, drawn from the twelfth an
nual report of the statistics of rail
ways in the United States for the
year ended June 80, 1899, may be
found interesting to the general
reader:
The length of the railroads of the
United States on June 80, 1899, was
| 1879 95 miles. In addition to this there
we're:
11,547 miles of second track.
1,Ol7 miles Of third track.
$50 miles of fourth track
1866 miles OF yard tracks and sid
ings.
There were employed on these rail
ways:
1884 passenger locomotives.
2O,72S freight locomotives.
$3.50 switching locomotives.
Col other locomotives.
SO, $50 passenger cars.
1,295,51O freight cars.
4G, 556 service cars.
These freight and service cars would
stretch more than one-third around
the earth at the equator.
To man and manage this system re-
quired an army Of 92S,824 men, or
nearly five men for each mile of line.
The total wages paid this army was
S522, 967 1876. sThese wages were two
ffths of the gross earnings of the rail-
ways; that is to say, of every dollar
received by the railways for trans
portation 40 cents was paid directly to
their employees for wages.
The total earnings of these railways
was $1,313,6lO,11S, an in"oncclvab,
sum Of money. Estimating the total
population of the United States at that
date at sevcnty-fve millions, these
earnings were $l752 for each man,
woman and child in the country. The
wages paid to railway employees by
each man, woman and child in the
country, therefore equaled $G97.
There was no other source for these
earnings. no other source for these
wages. How dependent, therefore,
each 'ItlHeh Is upon the INDUSTRY anu
THRIFT OF the other!
Fhe aggregate lhueotedhes9 OF tne9e
railways was; ,
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-09-20
CHAPTER III.

Sybil Joceiyn had many lovers She
was no coquette; the proud, frank
, 1900-11-06
A ENGIN FER.
New York Ringing With Praise Of John
Anderson.

New York, Nov. 5.-Maritime circles
today are lauding the praise Of John
Anderson. first assistant engineer Of
the steamship St. Paul. which arrived
here yesterday with her starboard pro-
peliar and her starboard engines de-
stroyed. Anderson, by his quick wit
and nerve, probably saved 800 lives
and the St. Paul from certain destruc-
ton while out at sea. The steamship
was racing along when the starboard
crank shaft gave way and snapped of.
Released from the weight of the shaft,
the machinery, under heavy steam
pressure. worked with terrific speed.
Cylinder heads were blown off, piston
rods broken. and the ship was in i'm
minent danger of having her side blown
out. Anderson treaded his way coolly
through clouds of steam and flying ma
chinery and shut off the steam. The
steamship then proceeded with her
port engine. Anderson was uninjur-
ed. ?
The damage to the St. Paul is esti-
mated at 5000, 900. 1t will take six
months to repair her.
, 1900-11-06
Corner Second and
Grand Avenue,
LARAMIE, WYo.
SPORTS At PARIS EXPOSITION.
Of American Athletes Excited
Admiration and Proved Incentive.

New York, Nov. 5.-Albert G. Spald.
ing, director of sports at the Paris ex
position, who has just arrived home
from Europe, furnished a statement
relative to sports at the exhibition and
in Europe generally. Mr.. Spalding be-
lieves the international games in Paris
will prove a great incentive to athletic
Europe. The victories of the American
athletes aroused so much admiration
that there is a desire in Europe to de-
velop athletes who can compete with
those Of this country.
In regard to the criticism Of the
French people for mismanagement of
the games said Mr.. Spalding. Il
think it only fair to state that it was
not due to any desire to injure our
men. but to inexperience in such mat
tiers. In their desire to treat all coun-
tries equally they may have discrimin-
ated against America. as it was Ger
tainly very calling to athletes of 9th
er nations t see the Americans win
first. second and third places in nearly
all scratch events. and when the handi-
caps came along they fixed the handi.
caps so that some other country would
win.
Il travelled extensively through Eu-
rope, and l believe that the countries
that are today backward in track and
field sports. rowing. golf and swim
ming. will, in the course II a few years,
show rapid strides in such sports. and
| think nothing will tend to increase
the interest more than competitions
between this country ~nu chose Of Eu-
rope"
Mr.Spalding heartily favors the f-r
nation of an international athletic I'M
ion, which has been proposed. He be-
lieves America. which is the leading
athletic country of the world, should
go into the new organization.
, 1900-11-06
W. H. FRAzEE,
Proprietor.
DEDUCED FROM OBSERVATION.

How do men ever get aiong without
a hatpin?
Neatness is one of tie most attr1c-
tive of feminine attributes to a man.
II you could choose, which would
you rather be. a woman or a man?
To be popular you must be willing
to be taught a great many things you
already know.
A man tries to make a woman love
him: IL woman tries to make 4 man
make her love him.
A woman's political opinions are
generally about as uncomfortable al
buttons on pajaInas.
1t is easiest for a widow to get mar
ried again because a widow never has
any conscience left.
We could stand having our enemies
hate us II our friends would only love
US. but they won't.
Men" observes ali u~p-to-date novel.
are but poor prophets in the strange
country OF a woman'S mind"
When a woman is i'll love with a man
she always has a longing to see him on
a horse, leading a big parade.
Half the girls you meet are either
pretty or clever. The other half are
ones who would make good wives.
Look before your leap, says one pro-
verb. and delays are dangerous coun-
sells another. s. what are you going to
do about it?
The wisest man in the world prob
ably couldn't hold a baby so that some
woman wouldn't tell him how 1t ought
TO be done.
Probably whenever Eve wanted to
make Adam mad she reminded him
that he hadn't got as many ribs as q
NAH was intended to.
, 1900-11-06
THE KENTUckY's OCEAN TRIP.
The First American BattIeship Which
Has Ever Crossed the Atlantic.

New York, Nov. 5.-European diplo,
mats are interested in the passage OF
the battleship Kentucky through Eu
ropean waters, says the Herald's
Washington correspondent. The Ken.
lucky will be the first American bat:
tleship which has never been across
the Atlantic.
When the %battleships Oregon and
Iowa left New York, the one for the
Asiatic and the other for the Pacific
station, they steamed around the horn.
The orders given the Kentucky requir,
ed her to go through the Suez canal
1t is expected she will arrive at Gibral
tar in a few days and that she will
probably find there the gunboat vii
mington. which has just left Tenerine
for that point.
1t has been suggested that the Ken
lucky might stop at a Turkish port, In
the hope that the moral effect hel
presence would produce would cause
the sultan to pay the indemnity which
this government has demanded at fire
quent intervals for the last six months.
, 1900-11-06
An Iowa Institution,

Few people in this vicinity are aware
of the magnitude of the business of the
Chamberlain Medical company of Des
Moines. Iowa. From a small begin
ming it has grown into n of the most
important industries in that state and
is a source OF pride to Iowa people.
C~hamberlains Cough Remedy and
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar.
lhoea Remedy are staple throughout
the United States and in many foreign
countries; and it is especially crafty,
ing to know that they are worthy of
their popularity.
The Chamberlain Medicine company
use in one year forty car loads of bot
ties; twenty-one carloads of lumber for
packing cases and fifteen car loads of
printing paper for advertising matter;
over four hundred barrels of the finest
quality ii loaf sugar are used each
year in the manufacture of Chamber,
lain's Cough Remedy.
In their printing department eleven
printing presses are constantly I'M.
ployed in printing their advertising
matter, labels and directions. Direc,
lions for use are printed in twenty
eight languages. They employ thirty
six statesmen, thirty-two Of whom trav.
ell in the United States and four in fol-,
eign countries and have over IL hun
dyed employees in their laboratory.
They are now building a new lchOra.
tory. lSSxl15 feet; four stories high.
fitted throughout with the most mod
ern appliances. This will enable them
to more than double their present a
pacity.
They received many unsolicited ties,
timonials from all parts of the globe.
Here is one recently received from old
England:
Il consider Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy the best in the world for bron
chitis. 1t has saved my wife's life. she
having been a martyr to bronchitis for
six years. being most of the time con-
fined to her bed. She is now quite
well."-William Savory, No. 50 Foster
street. Warrington, England. F. H.
Eggleston is the local dealer.
, 1900-11-06

Yes. August Flower still has the
largest sale of any medicine in the civ
ilized world. Your mothers and grand.
mothers W thought of using any
thing else for indigestion or bilious.
ness. Doctors were scarce, and they
seldom heard of appendicitis, nervous
p%rostration or heart failure. etc. They
used August Flower to clean out the
system and stop fermentation of undi.
gested food, regulate the, v and
organic action Of the system, and
that is all they took when feeling dull
and bad with headaches and other
aches. You only need q few doses OF
Green's August Flower, in liquid form,
o make you satisfied there is nothing
serious the matter with you. FOR sale
by G. G. Green. Woodbury., New Jer.
sey. F. H. Eggleston. druggist.
, 1900-11-06
CANADIAN ISSUES
INVOLVE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
TRANSPORTATION PRO-
JEcTS.
Deepened, Whereby It 10 An.
ticipated That a Large Volume OF
Trade viii Be Drawn Away from
Buffalo and New York-A Fleet
Of Great Ocean Steamers.

New York, Nov. 5.-The pending
Canadian elections are bound to have
a most important bearing upon the fu'
ture Of the dominion and promise an
unusually large vote of the Canadian
electorate, says an Ottowa dispatch to
the World.
The sympaties of the British press
strongly favor the Laurier govern
ment, as does the sentiment Of the In
dependent portion of the Canadian
press.
Among the matters which the cleo
lions will materially affect is M OF
great Importance to Canada, viz: The
immediate developments of the trans
portation projects, which the govern
ment, since 1t took office. has boldly
promoted.
The opposition OF the conservatives
to the transportation policy inauguar
ated by the government, in~voleving as
1t does the expenditure Of enormous
sums of public money indicates a Less
aggressive action along these lines
should Sir Charles Topper regain pow
err In Canada.
The aim of the Laurier administra
ton is to divert the great bulk of the
carrying trade of the west from Ameri
can channels into Canadian waterways
and over Canadian railways to Can
adian ports of shipment. To attain
thisimmense sums Of public money
have been appropriated.
To Draw Trade from New York.
Rencetly the canals of the upper st
Lawrence have been deepened to ad
nit OF the passage of vessels with {
draught of fourteen feet, whereby 1t 1.
anticipated that a large volume o.
trade will be drawn away from Bufalt
and New York. 1t is also confidentl,
expected that the great manufacturer.
of Chicago, Cleveland and Pittsbure
and other United States ports viii
charter boats direct to Liverpool. Eng
land, via the port OF Montreal and re
turn.
Asteady increase OF trade, follow
ingthedeepening Of the canal system
Is now looked for and Montreal is ex
pected to become the rival Of Buffalo
Moreover. the tendency Of all the
new Canadian projects is to work from
the Georgian bay as the terminus OF
the deepwater navigation Of the upper
lakes. PROBABLY 800 miles Of transpor
tation is saved by tr%ans-shipping al
Georgia bay points, instead of at Buff
falo.
The opening, a few days ago. Of the
Great Northern railway, with its term
linus at Quebec, provides railway facili
ties for handling through traffic from
Parry sound. This new rail route will
place freight from the west alongside
ocean ships at Quebec without break
ing bulk. and 1t is predicted that it will
prove a most important factor in the
governments plan for the diversion OF
the western traffic into Canadian trans
portation channels.
In connection with this railway q
fleet of five ocean steamships Of 5000
from the port Of Quebec next year.
, 1900-11-06
A Village Blacksmith Saved His It'll.
Sons Life.

Mr.. H. H. Black, the well-known vii.
g blacksmith at Grahamsville, Sulli'
van Co., N. Y. says: Our little son,
Ave years old, has always been sub
ject to Group, and so bad have the at.
tacks been that we have feared many
times that he would die. We have had
the doctor and used many medicines.
but Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Is
now our sole reliance. 1t seems to dis
solve the tough mucus and by giving
frequent doses when the croupy symp-
toms appear We have found that the
dreaded Group is cured before It gets
,ettled." There is NO danger in giving
this remedy for 1t contains NO opium
M other injurious drug and may be
given as confidently to . babe a. to
an adult. For sale by r. H. EGgieston.
, 1900-11-06
QUEEN REscUEs A soATMAN.
PortugaI's Sovereign Saves 4 Drowning
Man.

New York, Nov. 5.-A dispatch tc
the Journal from Lisbon says: The
queen of Portugal, at Cascals. a fash.
ionable resort. made a thrilling rescue.
She had been staying at the palace OF
Cascals and was on the beach watch.
ing Catalo Groom, her boatman, bring
his boat to the shore. Suddenly a
huge wave overturned the boat.
Croom's arm was broken and he was
overcome by the undertow. which car
ried him beneath the waves.
She Plunged Into the Sea.
The queen is an expert swimmer
and seeing that her boatman was
drowning, she sprang into the sea be
fore any of her attendants could pre-
vent. With rapid strokes she swan
to the boatmans side and held him UP
until persons on shore put out boats
boats and rescued both the queen and
her boatman. Groom was taken to the
royal palace.
, 1900-11-06

A Camden Sunday school teacher tho
other Sunday was telling the story of
the boy Jesus becoming separated
from his parents, and the more wildly
to impress ON the youthful minds the
ed the question: What would you
have done, John, IL your little brother
had become separated from your side
In a strange city," go right to the
city hail." vas the quick r%ejoinder.
The teacher waived discussion and the
lesson proceeded.
, 1900-11-06

Il have used Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and
find it to be a great medicine" says
Mr.. E. S. Phipps. OF Poteau, Ark. ut
cured me Of bloody lux. I cannot speak
too highly Of it," The quick cures
which 1t effects even in the most Sc
where. For sale by F. H. Eggleston.
, 1900-11-06

The Connecticut supreme court will
be called upon to decide as to
the validity Of q clause in the will of
n Hall, who bequeathed $4,000 for
the purpose Of combating the funda-
mental Christian doctrine that tho
soul is immortal. Natural heirs con
test the will, raising no question As to
the %testator's soundness Of mind, but
declaring that it would be contrary to
public policy to allow such q will to
stand.
, 1900-11-06
when You Get a Headache

don't waste q minute but go to your
druggist and get q box of Krause's
Headache Capsules. They will prevent
pain, even though your skull were
racked. They are harmless, too. Read
the guarantee. Price Is cents. Sold
by C. N. Settele, Pioneer druggist.
, 1900-11-06

The last official report gives III
pubic schools in Hawaii. employing
S44 teachers and having 11.433 pupils.
These are supplemented by large and
excellent private schools-forty-eikht
in number. employing 200 teachers.
with 4.054 pupils enrolled.
, 1900-11-06
You can't afford to risk YOUR lite b

You can't afford to risk your life by
allowing a cough or a cold to develop
Into pneumonia or consumption. One
Minute Cough Cure will III throat
and lung troubles quicker than any
other preparation known. It Ia an In.
fallible remedy for Group. Children
like It and mothers endorse Tiara.
mic Drug company.
, 1900-11-06

Goldbeaters. by hammering. can NJ
duce gold leaves so thin that 2S2, 900
must be laid upon each other to bro
duce the thickness of an inch. They
are so thin that, il formed into a book.
l.5OO would only occupy the space of
a single leaf of common paper.
, 1900-11-06
ORR pRN1nmR

The Republican il now Offering q nne
Rand-McNally double map (the world
on one side and the United States Cd
the other) as 4 premium for each year.
~ subscription to the Daily Repub
lican which is paid in advance; and a
copy Of the Expansion Atlas for six
months subscription.
These valuable works may be seen
at our ONCE: and to those who do not
care to pay a year or six months In ad-
vance, We will sell the map for 81. o,
the atlas for 50 cents.
, 1900-11-06

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets cure biliousness, constipation
and headache. They are easy to take
and pleasant in effect. For sale by F.
H. E~ggleston.
, 1900-11-06
EX-Lord Mayor IL Ninety

Sir Andrew Lusk. London's Oldest
e1-lord mayor, has completed his 90th
year. He served as alderman for tho
ward Of Bridge Without til five years
ago. He was lord mayor in 1873 and
1874 and is still In active business.
, 1900-11-06

State and national mining Lawn q
The Republican once; 20 osnta PER
eosg.
, 1900-11-06

Old papers sc per hundred q The
dollar per year when paid in advance
, 1900-11-06
ALLYN & SON
OPPOSITE CATHEDRAL,
Wall Paper and, Paper HalGlr.

Stop In and examine our stock q
Wall Paper. We have . nice c~ollsstioa
on hand. also . hne line OF samples
from which you can make . Dsasst3so
that will b something different frso
your neighbour. tests
olvE " A GALL. 70
, 1900-11-06

Daily Republican only Soc . noath
, 1900-11-06
Canton Rising CoHapses.

Picking, Sunday. Nov. A commits.
sion consisting of the senior staff Off.
GERS of each power taking part in the
Chinese campaign is proceeding to
Shan Hal Kwan ION the Gulf Of Liza.
Tung), in order to smooth the friction
between the allied commanders re.
garding the places to be selected for
occupation for the respective forces.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-05-10
TRAGIC DEATH AT MUSKOGEE
George E. Nelson Died Sunday Night.
Body Found Wednesday.

The tragic death of Attorney
Geo. e. Nelson, who died alone in
his room at the court house in
Muskogee Sunday night, and
whose body lay undiscovered until
Wednesday, is one of those sad
occurances that appeal TO the la
tent, and sometimes dormant
sympathies of mankind every
where. 1t was the fortune Of the
writer to know George e. Nelson
well, having spent some weeks in
his company several years ago; to
know something OF his sad life,
his excentricities and idiosyncra-
sizes. He was typical southerner,
genial and magnetic conversa-
tionalist, and good lawyer. He
was rooted and grounded in the
elements of law, and while per-
haps OF late years he has neglect
ed his profession, he was consid.
cred an opponent worthy of the
steel OF the best; pleasing orator,
and a terse logical reasoner, and
gentleman Of the old school.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-05-10

The engineer misunderstood the signals
and there was a frightful railroad collis-
ion, with terrible loss of life. The whole
country was appalled, by that accident.
There is doubtless far greater loss of
life occurring every day in various sec
tions of the country, for which the only
excuse is,-" the doctor didn't under
stand the symptoms" These cases are
not the subjects of special inquest or the
country would be aghast at the sacrifice
of life to ignorance.
1t has been the experience of DR.. r. v.
Pierce and his staff of assistant physi-
clans, that ninety eight out of every
hundred persons submitting to their
treatment can be cured People given
up by the local physicians, weak, ema-
ciated, with stubborn coughs and bleed
ing lungs have been absolutely cured by
the use of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery.
Sick people are invited to consult DR..
Pierce by letter free. All letters are
held as strictly private and treated as sa-
credly confidential Answers are mailed
in plain envelopes without any printing
on them.
Last spring was taken with severe pains in
my chest, and was so weak could hardly walk
about the house, says Mrs G. +. Kerr, of Fort
Dodge, Webster Co, Iowa. " tried several
physicians and they told me l had consumption
| heard of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry and thought would try some oft Before
/ had taken the first bottle was very much bet
ter; took five bottles of it and have not yet had
any return of the trouble"