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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-09-27
CHINA

American troops fought 1000 box
erB" near PolIin and killed 200.
A Russian report states that LII Hung
Chang has abandoned his trip to
Pckin.
It ~ reported that tho Russians
have captured tho Chinese empress
dowuger at Johol
1t Ia reported that many more Natho-
lie missions have been destroyed In
Shon-See province.
A Chnaman who conGcssos that he
murdered Baron Won Kcttolor has been
arrested in pcIsIn
III Hung Chang Is reported to bo at
Tallu, Ticntsin officials do not believe
he VIII so 10 that city.
III Hung Chang Is believed to have
started from Shanghai for rientsin to
begin peace negotiations.
Russlas intention OF maintaining n
large military rorco in China is re-
gardod with suspicion in Germany,
Russia is said to have seized Valu-
able railway property at Ttentstn
despite the protests of the British.
III Hung Chang has gwen formal as
surances that American lives and
property in China arc to be protected.
A dispatch from pellin says the mis-
sionnros complain because the sacred,
or inner imperial city has not boon
looted,
The German minister at Shanghai
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-09-27
DOMESTIC.

President Mckinley Is in need of rest
and declines to receive callers at
Canton.
rhe Chicago, Milwaukee, and st. Paul
railroad win dispense with first and
second vice president on It's executive
staff
Florence Foley, II years Old, held u
revolver to n burglars head in Chicago
and compelled him to deliver his stolen
plumber.
Marcus DAILY, the Montana copper
king Is seriously i'll at New York.
Since his return from abroad Mr..
DAILY has had much trouble with his
heart
Susan y. Anthony, the woman suf-
fr0glst. Is i'll mt Rochester N. Y. While
tho physicians depend upon her re-
Operative powers to restore health,
Miss Anthony's age, so years, is a
serious factor.
William Il. Dunton, a trusted official
OF the old Union National Bank, Chi
Cago, and II wcil-known yachtman, is
charged with receiving $4,000 OF bank
funds from his intimate friend, George
S. Forbes, who killed himself to avoid
the disgrace of an exposure.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-09-27
MONOGRAM ON DOGS COAT.

The latest dog fashion-in poodles,
that is to say the poodle being ac-
lnow,edged the most fashionable dog
among womeu-is to clip the owners
monogram upon the dogs coat Isn't
that dainty fancy for you? An Eng
Iishwoman is responsible for the thing
q lady barber" of dogs, who has con
ceiyed the brilliant idea of shearing
poodIes to some other purpose than the
purely ornamental In some cases the
owners monogram is clipped upon one
side OF the dog; upon the other, the
dogs monogram. Sometimes both are
supplemented by the arms of the owner
clipped upon poodles back Another
fancy in dog clipping is to cut his coat.
not according to the cloth, but what
amounts to much the same thing, &C
cording to his temper. Ii harmless. he
is made to look gentle; if snappy, fero-
eious. This is Of special value TO
strangers making the dogs acquaint-
ance for the first time Al such canine
culture is in doubtful taste. The
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-09-27
,s .SS DIN ,gSs .-Ss 10. IA asFz IA 80 -. ~,
How Woman Was Made. !


According to a Hindoo legend, this
is the proper origin of woman: Twash~
tri the god Vulcan OF the Hindoo
mythology, created the world. But on
his commencing to create woman he
discovered that with man he had eX-
hausted all his creative materials, and
that not one solid element had been
left This, of course greatly perpleXed
TWashtri, and caused him to fall in a
profound meditation. When he arose
from it he proceeded as follows: He
took
The roundncss of the moon,
The undulating curves Of the serpent,
The graceful twist of the creeping
plant.
The light shiyering of the grass blade
and the slenderness of the willow,
The velyety sortness of the flowers.
The lightness Of the feather,
The gentle gaze of the doe,
The frolicsomencss of the dancing
sunbeam.
The tears of the cloud,
The Inconsistency of the wind,
The timidness of the hare,
The vanity Of the peacock,
The hardness of the diamond
The sweetness of honey,
The cruelty of the tiger,
The heart of the fire,
The chill Of snow,
The cackling of the parrot,
The cooling of the turtle dove,
All these he mixed together and
formed woman.
Then he presented her to man,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-09-27
WITH lJIrE BOERS.

Burghors are reported to be fighting
among themselves.
Lord Roberts, in proclamation to
the boers, asks them to cease lighting.
The beers have heavily engaged a
large body OF British troops near Bar
bcrlon, in the TransVaal
Kruger, according to dispatch from
Lord Roberts, has resigned as presi-
dent of the Iransyaal, fleeing to
Louren2o Marquee. with the view OF
sailing for Europe at an early date.
Portugal has wired the governor OF
Mozambique that President Kruger
may go to Europe, but the governor Is
to assure himself of the destination of
the ox-prcsident Of the TransVaaI.
Holland has offered Kruger a warshIp
in which to make the voyage.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-09-27
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
THE GALVESTON DISASTER,

The railroads promise speedy com
munication with Galveston.
Miss Clara Barton took charge OF
the work of distributing relief to the
Galveston sufferers.
President Loubet Of France sent
President Mckinley u letter OF condoI-
ence on the disaster
Work or cleaning Galveston proceeds
RAPIDLY and water and lighting plants
are in working order
1t is thought that the crisis in China
"a past for the present, at least.
The government suffered heavy
financial loss by the destruction OF
Notifications at Galveston.
A train on the Gulf and Interstate
railway was wrecked near Bolivar, on
Galveston bay, by the storm and 30
passengers persisted.
The Texas hurricane struck New
foundland and caused great damage,
Fourteen lives are known to have been
lost in the hurricane.
Tho situation at Galveston Is I'M
proving. The danger Of famine from
lack Of food or water has been ayerlcd,
and there is no sign of pestilence,
More than 900 refugees from Gal
weston have arrived at Houston IN
great distress. Relief supplies are be-
ing received from every quarter,
New York was struck by the edge OF
the Galveston hurricane. Many yachts
and small craft were wrecked, ANA Il
falling pole in roadway killed II man,
A fierce storm swept down the great
lakes and caused several wrecks
Galvestons distress Increases.
Troops are breaking down under the
strain. bodies buried at sea are DRIFT
ing back to shore and fever is showing
itself in the stricken city. Survivors
of the storm are unable to leave.
Generous response has been made by
the nation to the appeals for ala from
Galveston Chicago has raised $2O,-
O0O the Carnegie interests promised
100000, and contributions Of money
and supplies have been made by many
cities to the extent of $3,OO0,OOO.
Soldiers OF the regular army under
Gen. McEibben went to Galveston
with tents ana 10000 ratlonB and re-
stored order, cooperating with the
militia. VandalB caught robbing the
dead were shot. Bodies Of the victims
of tho storm were taken to sea, buried
or burned. The total loss Of life In
the Island city Is now placed at 5000.
OF Gaivcston'B population OF $4,000,
at toast 5000 were killed, The area Of
total destruction was 300 acres. There
were 5000 dwellings, hotels, churches
md conyonts utterly destroyed. More
than 1900 bodies have been burned.
The property loss Is not less than $l5,-
600 1000. One hundred and twenty-five
men, most Of thom negroes, were shot
to death for robbIng the dead. Out OF
this disaster. unparalleled in the his
tory Of the nation, Galveston Is rising
to reclaim her place among the most
prosperous OF our cities, Her railroads
have pledged themselves to aid in re
building the city, Her merchants are
resoluto to resume business. Her banks
are eady to assist In the ro-establish
meht of commerce, and outside capital
Is flowing In,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-09-27

fashion of making an incision in the
middle of pug's spine and bending MS
tail backward and inserting the tail
end into the spine incision until it took
root there and grew-a practice quite
common a few years back-may have
been very useful as a handle by which
to pick the pug Up--it certainly did not
add to the pug's beauty any more than
it increased ones respect for the own
er's hunmanity.-New York Evening
Sun.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-09-27

Rlcan secretary of state, says the is
land is without a government
Arrangements are being made for
placing nearly 1000 additional troops
in the Philippines during November
next.
1t is proposed to hire native troops
to take the places of American yoIun-
teers who will soon return from Lu-
2on.
A monument to the memory Of Gen.
Henry W. Lawton was dedicated at
Fort Wayne, Ind. w. j. Bryan was
the principal orator.
1t Is said that the franchise quail
fcations imposed upon Porto Rcans
by the war department will disfran-
chise thousands OF them.
Returns from the Cuban election will
not be in for several days. There is
no doubt, however, that the autono-
mist or liberty, party has won.
Cubans will make a direct appeal
to the president to eliminate the
order to the constitutional convention
to arrange for future relations with the
United states.
TWO more prOcamatiogs-onc to the
Fillpmos, ana their answer-hayc been
received at Washington, the latter
warning natives against accepting
American promises.
Captain Charles McQuostjon Of the
fnurth limited gtatpg infantry now In
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-09-27
DUDES AMONG THEM.
Chinese Dandies Are a Feature of All
the Large Cities.

China has is dudes as well as New
York and Boston and Chicago The
celestial dude, however, is not mere
creature of the moment or Of recently
acquired riches. He must boast Of an
ancestry extending back thousand
years or more.
Money may be of service and in
luence in some ways. 1t may even
buy office but it plays no part in the
Chinaman's social condition. 1t en-
titles him to no social consideration
whatever.
To be a society man in China cos
tune is all important, But it must be
inherited. Rare furs, embroiderIes,
oriental stones especially fine bits of
Jade Of rare tint are handed down,
just as family plate is in England, to
add luster to great name.
On social occasions Of great moment
the Chinese dgde arrays himself in the
costume of his ancestors, in embroid-
cred robes, in the richest furs, as sable
and silver fox, and dons the invariable
sign of grandeur-a jade ring of rarest
quality, light sea-green. The ring
itself is about one inch wide and is
worn on the thumb.
The condition of the nails denotes
rank prestige, power The dude al
lows his to grow about one inch ana
half long, sometimes two inches.
They often curl over like the talons of
a bird, showing that the high born"
is quite above the pale of manual labor.
These things-the claw-like nails,
the light green jade ring, the
gorgeous embroideries several genera
tons old, tae rich furs-assert his So
cial rank, just as the number of out
riders indicate his official position
Ii not too exalted in rank the Chi.
nese man Of fashion goes to the play
house for his chief recreation. If too
high UP in the social scale for such a
journey the players come to him and
he enjoys the theater at home.
Unwr.tten law requires that the
glass Of fashion and the molder ofform
Gin China) must be an expert with the
bow and arrow, an accomplished horse
man and a proficient gambler. No
gambling, no dude; noblesse obige
Gambling enters into every trans
action Of the mans life. In a restau-
rant, for instance, some game of chance
is played with the cashier to see
whether the price Of the dinner is to
be twice the sum charged or whether
the patron is to have it free.
With the jade ring on the thumb, IN
sllken robes, with embroideries that
pleased his Observation-Disclosures,
preceded and followed by a retinue of
servants, the Chinese dude goes out
for fashionable promenade, always
with little twig in his hand.
Upon the twig perches little brown
bird which every now and then he
losses up in the air, sometimes as high
as twenty feet The bird circles above
him, swoops down suddenly and pecks
seed from his lips. Then it flutters
back to its perch for repose twittering
and content.
In spite Of this external grandeur
and gorgeous display the Chinese man
of fashion knows nothing whatever OF
hygiene, personal decency,
as understood by the "red-haired devils
of the west Picturesque and inter
esttng as a part of pageant, a closer
view Of the dude in China reveals a
man that, in social and domestic life,
is indeed q yellow terror.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-09-27

If Lord Coeridge, who celebrated
his forty-ninth birthday recently and
who is a barrister at lazy. ever becomes
Judge ne will only be following in
the footsteps Of his father and grand
father. both Of whom rose to the bench,
the FIRST named as lord chief justice,
Lord CoIeridge was in the house OF
commons when his father died and his
disgust at having perforce to 60 to the
house Of lords was great in the ex-
treme.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-09-27

Another American idea has taken
hold in London, partly perhaps as a
result of recent exceedingly hot wealth
or there. In a fashionable square the
doorstep Of a society leaders home
was converted into an outdoor sitting
room one evening not long ago. Cush-
ions were scattered about in album
dance while just inside the hall door
stood table on which were cool
drinks. cigars and cigarettes. These
were literally consumed by the family
and guests and the whole scene formed
an inviting picture to people across
the way.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-09-27

abandoned children found on every hand
They perish the jungle Sometimes wild beasts
living The plea is for these orphaned deserted
doing nb The people OF Great Britain
governmental aid SIN II
orphaned or deserted child
toward character and practical use
a welfare
and whitening The situation appalling ana hs
America maintain her
SO Wall street
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-09-27
MODES OF TORTURE.


The punishment o. evildoers in
China is characterized by the extremist
cruelty. and yet they are inflicted and
endured with the utmost stoicism.
The wire shirt-that is, iron netting
bound so tightly round the body as to
cause the flesh to prouude and then
shayen all over with a sharp knife is
one Of the most horrible. Slicing to
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-09-27

parades and four large mass meetings.
Jacob HecDs, of Brooklyn, was ar
rested on a charge OF collecting a kiss,
besides rent, from Mrs Florence Hart
ley.
An operation was performed on Sec
rotary of War Root to remove car
buncle in his chest. He is at South
ampton.
Candidate StanchAeld and Lieut. Gov
woodruff opened the New York guber-
material campaign in joint debate at
Lyons.
Chicago retail coal dealers increased
anthracite rates to 81, owing to the
mime strike. The $40 mark may be
reached by thanksgiving.
The postoHlce department has issued
yordcrs chasing all card chains or end
| less-chain system as lotteries and eX-
Guiding them from the mails,
Frank Mccarthy Of Canaan, Conn,
married Miss Honora Britt, who re-
covered $j3I damages from him fifteen
years ago for breach Of promise.
All the members Of McKinley's
! cabinet except secretaries ROOT ana
Wilson, have signined their desire to
retire next March, whoever is elected
Dr. Henry Abbott of Sank Center,
Mimi, is under arrest at Troy, N. Y,
charged with hypnotizing a pretty
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-09-27
RESCUE THE FAMINE CHILDREN

Y 7 no bids for the
MI little children,
wv Body and soul
and brainH
Who bids for the little
children,
Young and without a
stsini
VIII no enc bid, says
India,
For their souls 30 pure
and white
And fit for all good or
evil,
The world on their
pages may writer
Thus, with but
TWO words changed,
once wrote Charles
NJ a c kay Of the
II e e d y, neglected
children Of Eng
land. Today the
plea for inlperiled
children comes from
famished India. In
the famine district
are thousands Of
orphaned children
homeless and help
less. Moreover, In
sheer despair, many
Darents have uban.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-09-27
sPANfsH-AMERICAN ISLANDS,

Cuban conservatives accuse the ma
tlonaists OF fraud in tampering with
the registration lists OF voters
Senior Munor Rivera, formerly Porto
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-09-27

Edna May has been engaged to ap-
pear at the Winter Garden. Berlin, for
$1,000 a week.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-07-26
DISAPPOINTMENT CERTAIN.
story from Nome. Aiasks. Contains = Dis
eoursging Warning To Those Who
Want to Hunt Tor Gold.

Nome. Alaska. June 2:.-On an arid
stretch of gray, level sand. bounded
on the one side 10y the icc-chilled sea
and on the other 10y the bleak Alaska
mountains. 10000 men are engaged in
q devils dance for riches. and 10000
more are swarining in tn meet certain
disappointment. vast suffering. dan
ger, and. in many eases. death. This.
in u sentence. is the situation nj the
"Ncw Eidora,lo." the Poor Mans
Golden Paradise" the "Richcst Gold
Field in III. World" This is the
naked truth about the nakcdcst, most
barc-farcd fraud that ever sent u
horde of gold-seekcrs flying to the
ends oi the earth. This Is the picture
sent as warning Ia every man. and
especially To any woman who has
been deceived by the alluring stories
told about the region by those who
haze claims Ia sell or transportation
to offer or other selfish, moncy-mak-
ing reasons for offering murder as u
great induccmcnt. For IL Is simply
murder to send any man. rs thou
sands are being sent. In place where
no more hope exists of digging u
fortune than can he offered in the
middle of sahara.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-07-26
Ar.,n.t = Gold ID. .mocrn,ic TIrtc..

indianapolis. Ind. July Ia The
leading members of the gold demo
cratic party here are not IN favor of
a separate ticket for this campaign
and will express themselves when the
executive committee of the naiional
committee holds its meeting here ON
.Iuiy -. II is likely that the commit
tee when il conNcncs here will 20 over
the books of the organization. adjust
all business matters, issue n procla-
nation against free silver AMI the
candidates of the Kansas city r"nNcn-
tion. rraf'irm the principles Of the
platform adopted nj the sound money
convention held here four years ago
aud then AL iourn.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-07-26
Tn. Mos, En.ctiy. Pr.aeh,ns.

In an article In the Homilct Review
Joseph Parker draws the line sharply
between the preacher and the es-
sayist who reads his pulpit address.
According to the London clergyman
the effective preacher Is not the one
who delivers u set oration. Mr.. Par
ker considers Beecher. Spurgeon and
Moody the three best preachers he
has heard, ranking them In ihat or
der. Bcecfcr used the fewest posi-.
bile notes. which gave no hint of the
store of eloquence which they would
suggest to him,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-07-26

Abraham q. Dixon. nm old book.
worm OF Omaha, is now at work writ.
ing what he terms a womnn's Bible
In this work, which he has almost
completed, the author places woman
ON an equal footing with man. In
speaking Of his new Bible, Mr.. Dixon
says: "What the so-called civilized
nations need In woman's Bible. one
that represents her as she is In tn,
eyes of God, and not MS the insignif
cant serf, not ms the secondary ele
ment of humanity she is pictured tc
be by the orthodox creed"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-07-26

The approach Of n new century has
brought forth much discussion OF
chronology and has served to call at.
tention 10 the inaccuracies of early
dates. =. =. Arbuthnot, for instance,
who has made lifetime study of
them. asserts that little creience csn
be attached To any dates In England
before the sixteenth century, while all
the early documents of Europe are
regarded as unreliable down To the
end of the twelfth century. when the
vatican records first begin to wear ap
appearance of genuineness.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-07-26
urea. vsiu. Of For..t Products.

The amount of lumber now used Is
5000, 100000 cubic feet for making pa
per, while three times that amount. or
i5,0O0. 600, 900, is burned in stoves, fire
places and furnaces, and the use Of
wood in fences and for railrond ties
In increasing. The forest products
annually consumed In the United
States are estimated 10 be worth
81 .00o, 100000. nearly twice the value
of the output Of the mines. quarries,
petroleum wells and other mineral
nralucfs Of the cniInirN
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-07-26
'"OklahOrna.


Farmers along the washita river are
this year gathering a crop Of wheat Of
20 bushels per acre, and corn will pro-
duce so to co bushels. These are act
ual figures and ns the threshers OF to-
day are verifying.
There may be fear Of settling
among Indians In an Indian reservation.
These Indians are virtually civilized
entirely 80. 30 far as going TO war. or
killing white people, and old habits are
concerned. They have many old habits
OF idleness. clinging TO the native dress,
and dread of labor Of any kind, but
they urc pcaccable and many OF them
are progressive and industrious Many
OF the younger men and women are ed
ucated, speak English and are doing
great work in inducing the older ones
to accept the inevitable and follow the
white mans lead.
To the person who chooses 10 settle
on this reservation we can assure them
livelihood and n home with only the
thrift and energy he has exhibited in
the land he has left. and II he comes
from Missouri, Nebraska or other
northern state of n mildcr climate, a
soil ns rich. and people as hospitable,
cultivated and refined rs those he
leaves behind.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-07-26
FROM OTHER LANDS.

Among the Chilians belief pre-
vaiis that the Juice OF onions Is sure
cure for typhoid fever IL given In its
early stages.
Toistoi's "Czar Feodor Joannowitch"
Is the first play that has reached ms
isnny ns 100 performances In Rus
sian city within period % two years.
Each siamesc mandarin has his own
theater. The actresses are his slaves
No men appear on the stage. Rich
mandarins have ns many as q hun.
dred actresses and more.