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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-03-15

The attendance in the short course,
the young farmers course of instrua-
.tion, numbered 25l the present year.
About 50 students will receive certif-
Gates, having completed the course.
These students will occupy the period
between March 9 and II in visiting the
Leading stock farms Of Wisconsin; the
railroad companies providing special
cars for the trip The agricultural
college is making 4 special
effort to drill its students in the Judg-
ing, care and management Of livestock,
in the effort to place Wisconsin at the
front as a livestock state
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-17
THOU ART THE MAN.

CHICAGO, N Is Hon. J hu b ar
rett, ex-MIL .ster to SIN, wAJ spoke at
Lake Forest University Saturday even
ing, public y named Senator Hoar as
the United States Senator, whose anti
expansionist speech was catl'd to
Hong Kong ami subsequently put in
the hands of the Filipino soldiers,
eau sing, as Mr.. Barrett believed, the
instruction. Frequently this speech
and its presumed effect have been men
toned aud the reading public connect
ed the name of Senator Hoar with it,
and it is probable that Mr.. Barrett
would not used the lawmakers on this
occasion had he not been facing an au-
dience known to be la gely hostile to
the Administrations policy in the
Oriental islands. 1t appeared further
from the administers speech that the
government has discovered privately
the stages by which the antiexpansion
address reached LuZon.
In the course of his address, which
was on the general subject of the Phil
ippiues, Mr.. Barrett said it had been
di, covered in the government investi
cation that HOar's speech was cabled
III ~ pbci anu AL lIuSuloiito W ais
where it was put t. gether and forward
ed to Hong Kong. Tue message in.
Guided several thousand words and the
cost for transmission was said to have
been 81 900. 1t Interested the govern
ment to know what friends the Fill
pinos had at this time who were in a
position to send the message.
81 was in Hong Kong at the time"
said Mr.. Barrett, "and | remember the
incident very distinctly. | was coming
down stairs in the hotel when | met
the president of the Hong Kong Juuta
and he had in his hand the long de-
spatch he had just received 1t gave a
large part of Senator Hoar's speech in
full and summary of the rest.
asked the president what he was going
to do with it aud he told ME that he
meant to send II to the officers of the
army in the Philippines. He vas
urged not 20 do it, but he protested
that it had been printed in the United
States and was public property. Four
days after that speech had been dellv.
cred it was in the hands of ttoso who
saw an opportunity to make political
capital out of it. The speech was pub
lished and distributed among the sol
diers and believe it was. the culmin-
ating influence that brought about the
open instruction. This speech, you
must rememb Der, was delivered before
there was an open instruction"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-17
ONE OF che $40.

Editor Of tie Wdtchmdn;-I was greatly
Interested in Mr.. swans communication
ana though | can give no Information re.
garding survivor OF the Immortal 319' /
am not willing thai cur iowa should lose
the credit of casting AT least one # those
votes.
My father, Denslow Upham, who was
known throughout the county as dyed
III me WOOL aboltionist, l know wa' one
OF That honored number, and no doubt was
at the convention referred to and in full
sympathy with the boilers, some OF whose
names are very familiar, az are many 9TH
ers who labored 80 Increasingly for the OPP
pressed.
There must he some yet living in the
State who can give "reminiscences of those
stirring times, that would be very interest
ing. Prominent among the first anti-slav-
cry work RS was Joab Seely, long time
resident OF Montpelier; also Charles Bur
leigh, most eloquent speaker,C. 9. Briggs,
Lewis and Milton Clark, Henry Highland
Garnet, aud many lesser lights, all guests
at our home
was al the convention with my parents
when IL ID Hopkins sang his first liberty
song in Mon pelier. Our house, too, was a
station on the underground railroad aud
the subject OF much ridicule about town
The memory Of those days is pri eless
heri age.
do not think there a. Q more than three
or four in town who voted for Fremont
The present generation can have no con
ception OF the burden borne by all true
men snd women from those days to tn,
close OF the Civil War, which ended tht
work those faithful ones began. All homo
| to their memory.
SUSAN II. GLEASON.
East Warren. January 10, 1900.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-17

b, cime January 1, a. d. 1888, tie
frat year of the GreRoran era.
The Julian calendar added one day
to F, bruary, every fonr years, to keep
the civil aud Astronomical tquiuoxes
good neighhors. Pope Gregor, 3 math
ematicians found, however, that the er
ror OF eleven minutes and a r ion
in the length of the Julian year amount
ed to one day in the course of 100 years,
or three days in 800 years. j., there
fore, a day was added TO February
every four years, the equinox would
still fall back three days in four cen
turtles. To correct this retrogre. sion,
the Pope decreed that three days should
be omitted every 400 years. That is,
that every first, second and third CEN
turial year should be common year,
and that only every fourth centurial
year should be "leap year" Thus,
A. d. 100, 1900, 1900, are comm m
years, but A. d. 1000, 1000, 2400, are
leap years. BY making the years be-
tween centuries divisible by four, and
the centurial years divsible by 400,
leap years, and in those years CIV
ing F. bruary 30 days, the calendar is
made sufficiently accurate for all prac-
tical purposes for 5000 years to come.
The Julian calendar is commonly
called Old Style, and the Gregorian
New S yle. The latter has been very
generally adopted and was accep ed in
England in 1751, at which time the
difference was II days. Thus, Wash
ington was born February IL, Old
Style, or February %, New Style. In
Russia, Greece and the East generally,
the Cd Style is still retained.
Thus it will be perceived how great
was the confusion which for centurie;
vexed the ancients, and the people oil
the middle ages. 1t will be seen, also
that the Christian Era, instead of start
ing off like a modern, continent-span
ming railway train, under new time
schedule, began its course behind time
has pursued its way with many bitches
but is at length bowling smoothly
along toward the grand terminus OF
the other side.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-17
REPORTED POISONING BY ALUM
BAKING POWDER.

The ] hnstown, Penn, Tribune, re-
ports four cases of poisoning near that
city from the use of baking powder
which, when analysed, was found to
contain alum. Recently in New York
two deaths occurred from poisoning
by the use of powders sent to victims
in samples.
Many brands ofalum baking wders
are for the purpose of introducing
them, sampled from door to door.
There are others which grocers can get
five or ten cents can for recommend
ing to customers. Neither OF these
methods is ever employed TO sell the
pure, high c'ass goods.
Not long ago at Wiliamsport, Indi-
ana, there occurred fatal case of pois-
oning from the use of one of these
recommended baking powders which it
was afterward discovered was mixed
with poisonous ingredients.
People cannot be too careful about
what they eat. Iii only safe to refuse
all miscellaneous samples of food, or
medicine left at the door, or for which to
specially recommended, grocers or their
clerks is paid bonus.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-17
THE WRECKED STEAMER.

ST. JOHNS, N. F., Jan. 15.-The
gale which is still blowing makes it too
rough to ALLOW boats to get near The
wreck in 81. Mays Bay. As yet there
is nothing to show the name of the YES
sci. Ten bodies have been located
among the rocks, and others can be
seen floating about. Plans have been
made for recovering these, and it may
then be possible to get at the name of
the steamer.
A photograph which had been W lsh.
ed ashore, apparently from the wreck,
represents a seaman wearing cap
upon which are the letters IS. M. S
Fake" The ship has slipped off the
rocks into deep water and disappeared,
except for the top OF one mast. A
guernsey, with the letters rs. M. S.
has also been picked up near the
wreck.
1t appears that The ships funnel was
red, white aud black, with diamond.
This funnel could not be that of the
Fake as she, being North German
Lloyd liner, would have a yellow fun
mel. 1t is also thought that the photo
graph might be one of "a seaman on the
German warship Fake, or one taken
while its owner was on the other Fake.
The tunnels most closely resem-
bling that Of the wreck are those of the
American Petroleum company. The
vessel certainly had lot of petroleum
on board, as the ocean is covered wi h
it, causing hundrt DIS of birds to perish
The Warren Line OF Boston is known
as the White Diamond line, and, al
though the tunnels are black, the wreck
may have been chartered steamer,
with white diamond painted over the
regular signal to show her as War
rem liner
Boston Jan 15.-If the wreck in 81,
Mary's Bay, Newfoundland, is the
Norwegian liner, Fake, he is not I'M
der charter by Dominion Coal Com
pany. Before her present trip from
Phiadel ,Ihia for Havana she was chsl-
tered to ID. Muuson, She carried
cargo OF brick tor the Dominion Iron
and Steel Company, at Sydney, G b
The Fake had crew of twenty.
Cargo, 5000 tons of coal.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-17
Old Father Time.

This hoary parsonage, born with the
creation and receiving new christen-
ing a mooted matter of some 1000 years
ago, must have been infinitely amused
at the efforts of the ancients to keep
track OF him, and very likely the ven-
cradle man finds diversion in his adj
vancing age and increasing burdens in
the contention of the moderns over IL e
minor matter of the years that have
elapsed since he was called Ammo
Domini. II there is confusion in the
minds of people of the present day re-,
garding the old gentleman's antece-
dents, how vast must have been the
chaos during the times before there
was common era from which events
were reckoned and during the readjust-
ments of calendars required by the sci
entific measurement of the length of
the year.
To Rome the world owes the exist
ing calendar and its final conformation
to the length of the solar year. A de-
gree of accuracy in the measure
ment of the natural year was attained
by the early astrono ners, aud an in
genious adjustment of the calendar TO
practically exact correspondence of
the civil with the solar year, that have
eliminated the confusion in reckoning
time that prevailed for many centuries
and remain, to the men engaged in the
work, a monument to their skill and
capacity for scientific research and
practical adaptation of means o an end.
And this was done at time when SCI
ence was in its cradle and the means of
scientific research were crude in the
extreme.
The ancients dated events from as
many epochs as there were people who
had a history. For example, the
Greeks reckoned time by Olympiads, q
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-17

The ewspapers are say ing that Rev.
G. M. Sheldon, author of the striking
and world-famous religious narrative,
"In His Steps," and other writings
in similar vein, has been summoned
to London. in His Steps" has been
dramatzed in that city, will soon be
put on the stage, and Mr.. Sheldon is
asked to go over to see the first pre-.
sentation. This announcement recalls
an incident in Mr.. Sheldon's life, after
his graduation from the theological
seminary. He had a desire to see
London before settling down to preach
ing. But he had more brains than
cash. Some 5000 was the extent of his
financial resources. Nevertheless, he
took passage for the Cd World, but he
did not travel as 6rst-class passenger.
The steerage was good enough for him.
Arrived on the other side, he first en-
gagged and paid for his return passage.
Then, on the residue of hi money, he
prOCccueu W ecC Wuut lhtClSetcu nlui III
the worlds capital. When his money
was gone he would turn his face HON :
ward. When, however, his last lar
was in sight, he felt an intense longing
for longer sojourn in England. AT this
juncture, he saw in one OF the London
papers the offer of goodly sum for the
best story of a certain kind and len 9Th.
He supplied himself with writing mater
ials and went to his lodgings The story
must be at the Office the next day. He
began to write. One O'Clock, two, three,
four, toled the bell in neighboring
tower. The story was completed, and
the manuscript despatched 10 the ap-
pointed place-never to be heard from
again, sighed the weary author, as he
turned in for brief rest before the full
dawn. With languid Curiosity, on the
following day, he received and opened
letter from the publisher who had Of
fered the prize for the story. Inclosed
was draft for several pounds, the
prize offered. The young clergyman
had won. This incident illustrates Mr..
Sheldon's striking charact' ristics-his
great mental power and acivi Y, aud
his capacity for intense concentration.
On his return from London, he came
to Waterbury, VT, and was for some
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-17

Two OF tlr e We r. un-'cr ~ he Con.
gregational church ther,. II = experi.
once in London was the subj CT OF an
exceedingly interesting lecture. His
second trio to London i. extremely aug
gestive of the cha g. the years have
wrought in his fortunes.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-17

A CARD We the undersigned, do here
by agree 10 refund the money on 50-cent
bottle of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar
II IL fails TO cure our cough or cold We
also guarantee 20 .cenr bottle to prove sat
isfaclory or money refunded.
e. w. Gilman. Msrsbfeld,
K. It. Leavitt, Plainheld,
II. T. Carr, East Montpelit
A. A. Bliss Sodom.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-11
New Wash Goods for
Spring.

Our mammoth wash goods department
is now complete. New and fresh
importations Of Zephyr Ginghams,
Madras Cloths. Scotch Corded Nov
elites. Silk Girghams. in this de-
partment you find the finest selection
ever brought to salt Lake, wise ones
will secure first choice.
119 pieces fire Dress prints. they are
the &c kind. We put the
let without reserve Mon Ee
day at 49,. .................. w
Two cases fancy coIored Zephyr Cling
hams. q handsome line Of styles,
the 9oc kind, and 90 inches fd0
wide Monday ...................S -
24O pieces new French Cambrics Shirt
Waist and Dress styles. Sc inches
wide the kind YOU pay zoe fEN
per yard, Monday at...-.-...... 4 90
New Satin stripe and Plaid Madras
Cloths. Scotch manufacture. imported
to sell at acc. will go on 1CA
sale. Monday, Acknowledgement CS
New Egyptian Tissue, $50 styles to
select from, ali small pieces come
early and get first choice 9Nn
Mondays sale at --....--.-.... Jul
Melross Corded novelties Madras. SO
inches r. pretty new patterns
and bright colors. on Mon fEa
days sale .... .-.....-..-...--... . W
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-11

entertain the cd folks today. They win
be given banquet IN tde moru4n1 and
taken to a theatre in The afternoon
. - .
The Refer society gave a party and han
quet at Clark 1haH Tuesday evening It
was a grand success. both socially and
financially
Miss Evelyn Jensen Of American Fork
came over here Friday evening to visit
Miss Alice briggs.
n n. Nelson and p NJ. Nelson came
in from Provo Friday evening.
The Quaker Medicine company has at
last bid adieu 70 our town. What d bless
ing.
Misses Ella and Emma Larsen went to
American Fork Monday.
Some of cur school teachers have been
visiting schools this. week
Mrs Sarah Shoen returned home from
Murray Friday evening. She has been
there visiting her daughter for the Hast
two months.
A surprise party was given Thursday
evening on l.. +. Lund.
Miss Alice Drigss is over from American
Fork.
John Hayes went to Eureka Thursday
evening.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-11
sPRINGVILLE.

Especial CORES ondence)
Springville Feb 10.-Ine Mendenhali
family held their second annual reunion
at the REYNOLDS hall Thursday afternoon
and evening. About 20 people. members
of the family and invited guests, were
present. S. D. Johnson acted as master
Of ceremonies and ". K. Johnson as mU-
steal director. Dancing began at o. m.
and continued until 6, when supper was
served. At S p. m. the evenings pro-
gramme was taken up, and, with dancing
was continued until about a. m. The
programme, as carried out, was as fol-
lows:
Song. by the company.
Prayer. by William Mendenhaii.
Address Of welcome by William Gallup.
Song, by Miss B<itte Dougall and 9TH
Family Facts" by Willis Strong.
Song. by W. X. johnson, il.
Reading by r. Leo Bird.
Song. by Miss Title HOutz.
% p 8
Miss Edith Johnson came home from
Castlegate Saturday. after a visit to her
sister, Mrs. Nertie Rossman.
I'D D: P, Felt of salt Lake was in town
. . .
Charley Royianee came down from P.
v Junction Sunday.
James Z. Hall was in Provo Monday
Attorney Don c. Johnson was at Provo
on business yesterday.
&. -
Mrs. Don Ascraft of Thistle is here on
a visit to relatives.
@ 6, o
T. r. Kelley was in town this week. on
his way 10 Eureka. where his brother,
Norris is very sick with smallpox.
g =, %
P. f. Houtz went to Richheld on bust
ness Thursday.
g, q q
Mrs J. NJ. Westwood is recovering from
her recent illness.
q 3 q
Joe Stevenson spent a few days in town
this week, visiting his parents.
o q q
Miss Fife Huntington went TO Manti
Thursday for a weeks visit with friends.
@ (, q
DR.. Dunn was called TO Moab Thursday
on professional business.
o o .
Milan Packard returned from Marys-
vale Wednesday.
o 4. q
Wallace Hope came down from Salt
Lake wednesday.
. o .
John Martin came down from Clear
Creek Wednesday for a visit with friends.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-11

Special Correspondence
evanston, Feb 9.-MTS. l. haStOr enter
tanned the Ladies Literary club Friday
afternoon. The programme was very en-
teTtalning and instructive. Several visitors
were present The first number was
What Other Authors Say About Ener-
son by Mrs Mark Foote, followed by d
Paper on The Authors Emerson Speaks
OF. by Mrs. joseph Stevenson. Mrs.
E'OOte then sang Forgotten and Mrs
Bergstrom reviewed the Cosmopolitan.
MISS Fleming recited Prince Eric 5
Bride and questions about Emerson
poems and essays were answered by Mrs.
Goodman, Mrs. Stevenson. Mrs Stone
Mrs Foote and Miss Fleming, After roll
delicious refreshments were served.
s.. o 8
The. NeighbOrhcOd high Five club had
one of the most enjoyable evenings Of the
season Friday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs CHARLES Wilkinson. Choice refresh
ments contributed their share to the even
lEgs pleasure
Mr.. John Dykins left Sunday evening for
San francisco 70 join his wife who has
been there for the past month.
q . %
The concert given in the opera house
saturday evening by the combined choirs
of Evanston. Amy, Woodruff and Ran
dolph was well attended and reflected
credit on all who participated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Blyth Mr.. and
Mrs. Mark W. FOote. Mrs. Bergstrom and
MT John DykInS were charmingly enter
tanned by Mrs. Julia Booth Saturday even
ing.
Miss Robinson entertained Mr.. and Mrs
J. E. Chapman, Mrs. z. s. Hamaker and
Mr.. Robinson al dinner Sunday.
- - 81
Invitations are out for the marriage. of
Miss Bertha Linsley of ogden ana At
torney Hellenthal of this city.
Rev. c, N. shepherd wife ana daughter.
teft THURSDAY for san Francisco where
they VIII spend the next six months Rev.
l.. J.. Arnold Of Salt Lake will I'm Rev
shepherds pulpit during his abstGce.
DR.. Wernett, Sheriff Ward. W. J. Hills.
George e. PextOn. Charles Martin. Tom
Painter. ". j. Miles T. H. HOIirgsw0rth
and George Snyder were in Salt Lake City
w ednes day for the purpose OF making
Elks Of themselves.
The Ladies Aid society Of the Presbv-
terrain church met with Mrs Sofer. .Cn
the HILL Thursday afternoon and despite
the stormy weather there vas large at
tendance.
Mrs West entertained the ladies' Aid
Of the Methodist church Thursday after
EoOE.
:, o -
Ar and Mrs. Thomas B.ytn ST. gave 2
charming whist PARTY to . number OF
friends a their home Thursday evening
and after q series Of games club was
homes Of the members. Delicious refresh
ments added 10 the pleasures Of the even
ing. IhoSe present We're Mr. and Mrs
Policy Nr. and Mrs. Bergstrom. Mr. and
Mrs. Mark foote Mr.. and Mrs Hunting
DIT. and Mrs. WicEs Mrs WinsloN-. Nrs
Booth and Mr. Rathbun
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-11

some change in the tax limit owing 70
the compromised segregation case
against this city last month.
very successful concert was giver
at the First ward house last Saturday
night
Q o o
The cOnjCint Young Peoples assOcia-
tons gave very entertaining pro-
gr2mme meetings in both wards last
Sunday evening
Mr. Wesley Finley was over from
Nebo City on Wednesday.
Wilcox's orchestra viii give dancing
matinee schools every Saturday after
noon at The city hail. commencing to-
morrow, the 10th.
Payson Athletic club has lost its
nip, and is a thing Of the past. Pro-
lessor Page viii give a series Of daI--
cling parties al the old hail where the
club met for training.
Mr. Lon Haskell gave a nice party
to about thirty Of his friends last
Wednesday night.
o o .
Mrs. Christina Hush has been aD-
pointed guardian Of her four minor
children, and has prepared a bond for
$1,000 to file with the court.
g s. 3
There viii be three Valentine halls
next Wednesday evening in this city.
and it is said from good authority that
three weddings viii soon follow among
some of PaysOn's prominent young
people. They are well known.
. q .
Payson Coop store has just finished
stock taking this week.
g q .
Mr.. A. :. Higham viii leave for the
Mammoth on Monday. He has been
here two weeks owing to family illness
and the arrival Of a new girl.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-11
PRICE


f0IfGtldE ADLIe lfInQeflEe.l
Price. Feb. 10.-Mlss Ida W-hitnore 5s
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam WhitmoCe
of salt Lake City this week. and will he
absent several weeks.
o. o. o
Kiss Louise Westberger leaves in a
few days for Leadvile. Colo, where sue
VIII visit during the summer. returning to
her home at salt Lake City later
Mrs. James Rooney Of Helper : the
guest this week Of her mother. Mrs Sarah
Warren.
Mrs 3. r Mcdonald has returned. af-
ter an extended visit with relatives at
SpringVille.
Miss Belva Ballinger of this CITY has
returned after an extended visit 10 friends
at SPringville.
The ladies of Helper have made arrange
ments 90 sive "a grand masquerade ball
on the evening OF Feb. Is. for sweet char
ity's sake
20 o -
The sunday schools of Price are 70 give
a reception and dance 10 Counselor Henry
G. Mathis on the evening Of Feb. p q day
or so previous 70 his departure for Ger
many on a mission Of TWO years
AIRS James LOufborrow Of Salt Lake
City arrived here the frst of the week
with the children. TO remain during the
spring and summer months.
The Home Dramatic company will pre-
sent the play In Old Kentucky" at the
opera house here next Monday evening.
and on Tuesday at Castlegate.