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A DOG WITH A SALARY.
He Is Regularly Employed as a strees
 Advertising Agent.


 One of the familiar sights about the business section and one attracting much admiring attention is a hand some black, curly dog, which walks along with sedate dignity, wearing a hat on his head, speetaeles on his nose, pipe firmly clenehed between his teeth, and bearing large advertising sign on his back This canine adver- Using agent, who attends to his bnsi- ness with diligence. perseverance and deeorum which many of his human rivals might do worse than initiate. is named Chester. and is the property of Ernest 3cnes, who usually accompanies hia' aN Eao has trained him to the W2 < hester is about five years of age, anl $ partly Newfoundland. part 1y Gof.9n setter. He has the long, in- telligent face of the setter, with almost human soft brown eyes, and the black, curly coat of the Newfoundland, the White on his breast being the only White about him. He is quite accom- plished, though his training dates but - AASNAS OSAO1 . Nlli ioLIadcs I1G Cdu OQGu doors, goes obediently and intelligently on errands, can climb ladder, jump through hoops and play leapfrog like boy just out of school. He understands the sign language. and will obey command communicated to hin; by his masters fingers without a spoken word. He is not only doci1e, but ex- eeedingly affeetionate, and is very po- lite. But he is not without spirit, as he showed one day when mischievous 1ewsboy tried to take away his pipe, and succeeded in knocking it out of his mouth. He sprang upon the scared urchin and protested so vigorously and foreibly against interference that it took a policeman to resene his tormen- tor from him, the sympathy of all the bystanders being with the animal. He has deep sense of the proprieties, and will not go out of doors without his hat. He has cause for his dignified pride and evident se1f-respect, for he earns a regular salary. Now he has companion in younger Newfound- land, who is also learning the adver- Using business. This is a handsome dog, about IS months old, named Gro yer Cleveland. He is being broken to hat and spectacles. but does not take to them very kindly as yet, while Ghes, ter rather resents tue loan of his old hat, which he is compelled to make the newcomer. The pair made striking team of workers in their novel voca- tion.-Baltimore American.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-13
Gounod,s Lost Opera.

Few people are aware that Gounod once, in moment of anger, tore up the manuscript of an opera he had composed. and, though he afterwards repented of his action, he was quite unable to recall it's melodies. Gounod' s opera Faust" was nearly lost to the world by the religious scruples of sthe great composer. About the time he wrote it he determined henceforth only to write sacred music, but, happily for posterity, he thought better of his reso- lution
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-10-18
FOUND DEAD AT HIS BENCH.
Gentle Old Man Who Ran a Doll Hos
pita in New York.

Scores of women in this country,
particularly in New York city, will
read with profound regret that
Uncle" John Lamb, the doll doctor, is
dead, For sixty years this gentle soul
had given consolation to little girls by
repairing the fractured limbs of
fayorite dolls, regluing the hair or re-
stuffing the limp bodies with sawdust.
Almost half century ago his doll
hospital was known all over New York
city. He bore a genuine love for his
little patrons, and was happiest when
surrounded by group of them, listen
ing to their sorrows, but always send
ing them away buoyant and laughing.
Uncle John lived at 759 Sixth avenue.
He came to New York from Ireland in
1910 and started a doll hospital at
Madison avenue and SiXty-third street
While there he mended the wax babies
of many children who are today noted
in many walks of life. Ten years ago
he established the shop on Columbus
avenue and enjoyed large patronage.
1t was while engaged on one of his
hopeless" patients, as he dryly called
the dolls most severely battered by
little hands, although he managed to
pull them through, that the end came
peacefully. He was so years Old, but
despite his age worked early and late.
The little girl whom he dearly loved
had come to him holding by a limp
arm a doll much the worse for a fall
from a nursery window on the fourth
floor. She feared her dolly would die.
Uncle John took her on his knee and
persuaded her the broken head could
be meudcd and it would be restored to
her quite cured. He promised the
reincarrate baby the next morning.
1t would be necessary to remain late at
the shop that night to fulfill his
promise SO he worked until late in
the stutty, hot quarters. When he did
not return to his home his wife and
four grown-up children did not worry,
because he had told them that he
might spend the night with his friends
in BROOKLYN. When one of his sons
went to the shop at o'clock Wednes-
day morning Uncle John was dead at
his bench
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-10-18
A Masaue of Love.

| know you love me not, strange child
of passion!
Yet | have heard low words and
scented signs
Break breathless at your lips-have
watched your eyes
Deepen and droop and melt in mad
dening fashion
Before the hunger of my glad sur
mise!
Your soft, uncertain murmurings but
hide
The mirthful mockery of an un-
touched heart.
When on my lips your clinging
kisses smart,
Tis Pleasures Self you love; and
how, beside
That futile, phantom god, can man
hold part?
Oh, haunting dream of living lowell.
ness,
oh, royal rebel to the rules of love,
Love not at all, or love all else
above!
And yet--ah, though you loved me
less,
Still-stilI must l my honest pas
sion prOye
R. w. st. Hill in November Smart
Set.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-10-18

couldn't get that in bow to suit him.
Three times he tied it, united it, and
began over again. Then he walked off
and left his pocketbook on the dresser.
The old professor who is interested in
botany stopped me as l started down
stairs and asked me if this wouldn't
be terrible on the Japanese lilies
Where are they?" l asked
" Why, right there in the back end
of the garden, he said, pointing a
shaking finger at some shrubs he had
set out in a vacant lot Is feet in the
rear. These are only a few of my own
observations" concluded Miss Jones
haughtily, but they convince me that
women do act queer at fires. OF
course they do. But what about the
men,"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-10-18
MARRIAGE FEES.
St. Joseph Weary of Being Matri'
moniaI Mecca.

! st. Joseph weary or Beng MatrI'
monial Mecca.
Cupid's reign in st. Joseph, Mich, is
nearing an end. For a year or more
he has been supreme in Chicago's
Michigan suburb, and during his term
on the throne 1000 couples have been
united in matrimony by the ministers
and justices of the peace of the little
town.
Now the residents Of st. Joseph are
talking Of securing the resembling Of
the marriage laws of the state of
Michigan, and the men who hope to
represent the people of st. Joseph in
Michigan state legislature may be in
duced to place an anti-quick marriage
law plank in their platform.
The revulsion of feeling on the part
of the people of st. Joseph is oc.
casioned by the belief that they have
bought a gold brick When the mar
riage laws of Michigan were amended
in 1897, and when the excursion
steamers began to unload crowds of
prospective husbands and wives on
the Michigan shore, the people of st.
"o9I3h were JuOiiant' lheY "oIoomed
WIN open arms the runaway lovers
VINO IA" p'eh barred from MlIWau-
kec. h"' II was a spirit Oh CONNER
claII"hl ana not Oh romance by "hlch
they were actuated.
me people OF st. Joseph had be-
Il. l.
lIeNeu IhaL the he"iy-Wedded pairs
would Drln& prosperity TO their town
Ihey thouSht that the groomS would
spend thelr money IN the city. Now
Jhey ma they were mistaken.
rive inhabitants OF st. Joseph have
had Almost Il monopoly OF the pros
poflty' lh"Se men are County cork
John N'edham, Justices ). {, st.
ClaIr ana w. NJ smith ana Ministers
Thomas McRobertS and James Ham
iIton' Ihey nave gathered harvest
from licenses and marriage fees. Two
Thousand couples nave Deen married
by thcs" five men within the last
year. Ih'Y nave heen Kept huSy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-10-18
Frogs in Great Demand.

A dispatch from Chicago Us;
South Water street merchants re-
ported that over $1,000 frogs were
sold Saturday in Chicago. This is
much larger than the average Satur-
day sale, which is $4,000, while more
than $4,000 are sold each week. Al,
most all the department stores sell
frogs at retail to fishermen, while
the fish merchants sell the big frogs.
whose legs are used for food. The
frogs are shipped into Chicago from
all the nearby western states. They
are raised on regular frog farms, ex-
cept in low and maTshy localities,
where the frogs raise themselves with
out any cultivation. The croakers are
caught by small boys and put into
boxes full of wet grass. The depart
ment stores have their frog tanks mp
on the top floors. The frogs are
hardy creatures and manage to exc
out an existence in their city homes
in the department stores for over a
mouth without being fed. While
enough frogs are secured to supply
the demand Of the fishermen the call
for big fat frog legs for the table is
away ahead of the supply.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-10-18
SAVING THE LOBSTER.
Good Work of the Newfoundland De-
partment of Fisheries.


The Newfoundland department Of
marine and fisheries is now operated
very much on the same lines as the
Canadian, though, of course, on Il
much smaller scale. 1t was first or
ganized as a Fisheries commission" In
1890 previous to which date there
was no public department specially
charged with the supervision Of the
fisheries.
The last annual report Of the depart
mcnt contains some information
which may interest your readers. Re
garding the artificial propagation of
Holsters the report states that in the
past from 3OO,OOO,OOO to 400,00O,000
Holsters we're annually Matched and
planted in the waters, at a yearly cost
Of $1,100. If only small percentage
of these survive to reach maturity the
results can not fail to prove beneficial
in sustaining the stock of Holsters in
the waters, and thus CounteraCting
the effects of such heavy drafts rs
are now made, year after year. | may
explain that this prop cation carried
ON by means of floating inCubatOrs,
the invention Of Mr.. Nelson. Two
hundred and fifty of these inCubatOrs
are operated by men around the
shores of the great bays. There is no
other country whore the artificial
propagation of this valuable crusta-
ccan is carried on upon such an eX-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-10-18
WoMEN's ACTIONS AT A FIRE.
Sometimes They Are Queer, But No
More SO Than Those of Men.

More So Than Those of Men.
women always act queer at fires"
aid Smith orayularly Smith is an
Old bachelor and naturally his judg,
mont on women is embittered.
"Thcy do, eh?' inquired Miss Jones,
who is 80, unmarried, and naturally
prow1icoi against bachelors,
Yes, they d." said Smith firmly.
u shant argue the question" said
Miss Jones, but I'll merely tell you
what came under my own eyes the last
tine fire was announced at this ho-
tel You know the bollboy or the clerk
raises a cry 0, fire about every so
often. I'm an old boarder, and conse.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-10-18
KAFFIR FAIRY STORY.
Queer Experience of Demane and Dc.
Mama With CannibaIs.

Mama With CannibaIs.
Here is a Kaair fairy story. 1t is
called "Demaue and Demanza," and is
very good example of the kind of
story current among the duslly boys"
Of South Africa.
Demane and Demanza are husband
and wife, living together in a cave.
Demane one day goes out 10 hunt, but
tells his wife before starting that on
no account must she cook any food dur
ing his absence, lest the cannibals, at
tracted by the smell of the cooking,
frd out the cave and carry her off and
cat her
Demanza, directly her lord has gone.
commences to prepare a meal, with
the result that one of the cannibals
knocks at the door" of the cave and
demands admission. This is refused
him. SO the cannibal goes and con-
suits with his tribesmen, and they
burn his throat which changes his
voice to very smooth tone, like that
of girl He returns to the cave and
is this time admitted. The Cannibal
at once ties Demanza up in a sack he
has brought with him. and takes her
away to his own habitation. Demaue
returning home with a swarm of bees
he has found discovers his wife's alb
ductiou. Forthwith he tracks the can
nibal to his lair. The latter has left
Demauza tied up IN the sack, while he
goes to fetch some relations to share
. in the feast that is to follow. So
newa~c releases his wife and substi-
tutes in the sack the swarm of bees
ard the husband and wife at once
make themselves scarce. The would
be feasters arrive and the cannibal
tells one of them to get something
good ont of the sack.
He attempts this. but is stunE for
his pains 50 mine host himself, to
dtsprove the charge of practical joking
4 that has been unanimously preferred.
+ goes to the sack, on opening which all
all the bees swarm out and sting him
so numerically that he rushes from
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-10-18

the cave and jumps into pond head
first, and sticks in the mud at the bot
tom Thus he dies, and Demane and
Demanza appropriate all his wealth,
and live happy ever after.
There are plenty of other fairy
tales" equally strange, and nearly all
of them treat of the fruit of dis
obedience, virtue is it's own reward,
and like matters but they have no
story emblematic of our well known
proverb: Honesty is the best policy"
London Mail.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-10-18
Continued.

Il cannot take No for an answer
whispered a persuasive voice. Let
me have one briht hour to dream Of
The music Of dreamy German waltz
stole softly upon them-music fuli OF
hope and vague longing, sweet and
soft.
He drew her gently toward the circle
OF dancers; before she knew where she
was, his arm was round her. and they
had gone together, 1t seemed to her,
into fairy-land.
She was young and impressIonable.
The man dancing with her knew, per-
haps better than any other man. how
to natter without startling, and it was
pleasant, she said to herself-pleasant
to feel the strong clasp of the arm, to
see the fair, handsome face bending
over her to see the dreamy blue eyes
seek hers so full Of love, to hear a
gently whispered word that no one else
heard-sO pleasant, that the girl would
have danced on and forgotten every
thing else
81 wish this waltz would never end, -
she said cor that life were all like 1t. -
But It did end mt last, and he took
svbIl TO Lady Marche. Neither OF
them cared to see Sir Rupert Just then
he. because he dreaded a rival: she
because she felt she had passed out Of
bls world
The rest OF the evening was like Il
long happy dream to her. She ro-
mombcrcd nothing clearly except that
sho had danced again with Lyster Ayr
tom. and that the clasp OF his hand
wos sim warm upon hers, his words
etllI MAILING delicious music in her
heart She never saw Sir Ruperl's
groyo face or Ircnc's wondering eyes
mr. VioIot'g keen gcrulIny.
She remembered that when the car
rlopca woro ordered at last, he had
brought her cloak and helped to wrap
# round her white shoulders; that he
hold ont his hand to bid her good
night, and kept hers in his warm
closp that lust as she was going, he
asked her for the rose that she had
worn MI the evening. and that when
she povo It TO him. he Kissed 1t with 4
pnggIon that almost cruahcd the flower.
"rhIs has been the bnpplcss day of
NV lIro" he whIgpcrcd ma she went
down tho hnll stems
Chen she seemed to 20 out into utter
,old and darkness. Su, Rupert gently
and grayeIy placed her in tho carriage.
Lone and violet talked about the pie.
mic and the dance, and then lay blcl,
tn dream.
The fair, foolish child, with beating
heart, dreaming of every word he had
said nj the hrook-sIde, of every whisper
during the dance and wondering what
II was that had filled her life with
such sweet vet unultorablo pain.
They wcro all very gentle to her
Tho squire was sitting mp for them.
and he took SybIl in his arms, wonder
Ing what had flushed her face with
such now and tender beauty.
HAS II been a happy day" he asked,
and SybIl laid her golden head upon
his shoulder
"Too happy to sneak Of" she said,
and sIghcd from the very lullnoss Of
her content,
lilo thoucht aho was too tired 10 talk
or loupn. ana bodc her rool-pIght
with words that fell IKE a bcnodictiou
pnop her
Ana then in Ircno's gentle face ho
a,w , shodo If c,rn Whom thc,r dor-
linz had loft thcm. opd the sound Of
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-10-18
THE SQUIRE'S DARLING.
]}EX 81 a.z. 4 &
BY BERTHA M. CLAY.

q. there came n vivid rush Of ha%2i-
, ness and a new sense Of joy
In one moment she remembered it
all, and her first thought was that she
! should see him to-day. He was sue to
! e1lI.
He did call when the squire had gone
out, and Sybil sat alone with Violet
! He had brought messages from Lady
| Marchc. They were to arrange some
tabIeaus If Miss Ruthers and Miss
Sybll Jocelyn would consent to help
And Violet soon left them, to seek
for a book of old english costumes
Then Captain Ayrton went up to SybIl,
and asked her If she had pardoncd his
! boldnegs in asking for the flower.
Il shall keep 1t as long as live" he
said. ooh, Miss Jocelyn! what memo
rcs the scent Of a rose-leaf will bring
to me"
| She was to unused to life to distln-
gu,sh tInsol from gold. Her beautiful
nower-lilie face crImsoned-then grew
pale.
you are not angry with me?' said
Captain Ayrton, gently; and he bent
bis handsome head as he spoke, trying
To see If love or anger were in her eyes.
Just at that moment Sir Rupert en-
tered the room. All, me! the pain
that smotc that brave heart when he
saw I'm SyblI's face "A look that he had
never brought there.
Women are so quick. In one mo-
mcnt Sybil scented the danger and
rose with true courage to meet him.
Sir Rupert was too true a gentleman
even TO speak an ungrlcoful or an un-|
co ..,au3 .wtrl; but lhorc were both
fire and sarcasm In the glance that fell
upon tho handsome captain
I'VE are deep in a consultation, said
SybIl. Lady Marche wants us to help
he. 10 pct MP sOmo tabIcau@ Violet
has gOno to look up book Of cos
tunes. VIII it not be charming, SirI
R0nert?"
She looked 80 ike the child SybIl he
had learned to love that all anger died
away from Sir Ruperts face.
"No"y charming If you take part in
them he replied; ana then Sybil cap
ped nor hands gIocIuIIy
"hh! then, You are wiiItng,' she said.
"f am 80 pleased! Papa Is sure tot
asI, waat you THINK YOU Will aaVo-
cate our gong ana ] snail not Nho"
how to thank you.
"n" had taken hin completely ny
surprise Tie mad no Thought OF h'Ip-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-10-18

yearle" o'ei 'no o., -. ~ 1ou. w.
yarn i'ei yeI Lea i.s 70 lo,. ~,
Hhouiu dlou'o '"o opl' - 0Ppo"i.-ol'
III nI'' - NC, "D,,' ga soana l,,,
Ioiu nei Ile .iious''3 anu "''
ilims '"' Uus" ,t'I ~ Ca,4ot, ..... -
lou w nv ,i,,D - fora~ r. w.,
one "",u' '''S ol,,,,,+,o,,a,'
49, y,. ,,,t 1 ,lnnm ,,oHr faco PnHort
nun W. ",' 80 e
an" 'y I,'' '' nI,,Et. do ro+ lilo hin, >,
/ no renIied graveIy. mature makes
roy mistakes SvbiI. and she has writ
ton bie character in his face"
at is very handsome one"-opening
wide bor lovely innocent eyes.
"Handsomo vain. false, an cold" he
said. CHE face Of a man has no heart
to whom woman would cry for
help and a child for pity, both in vain"
How unjust you are!" she cried.
Was 1t possible any one could say this
Of the fair-haired soldier who had sat
with her by the brook, teaching her
loves first, sweetest lesson? "You
are unjust. | thought only women
were Jealous" she said. Captain
Ayrton has never spoken against you
you seemed to wish for my opinion
and have given it," he replied. I'VE
need not disagree over him, Sybii.
He will not be here long, and when
you are older you will be wiser"
II am quite wise enough" she said,
with "a pnV laugh bUt II soon died
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-10-18

Gibbs-They say that Punchem, the
prize-fEhter, was defeated in an en-
counter last night.
Bibbs-By whom?
Gibbs-Why, he doesn't know. He
intended to have a match with the
Awful Kid, but by some mistake he
called up one OF the telephone girls
There is said to be a lack OF unmar-
ried curatcs under 35 years Of age in
England, and many places are vacant
in consequence.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-03-15
LITTLE KNOWN INDUSTRY.
Oyster and Clam shells Do Not co 30
Waste.


A singular and but little known ID
6ustTy is carried on IN this city IL the
sale CT oyster and clam shells, says
the New York Tribune The q. lers
IN this commodity pursue their calling
in 50 transformations way that. 1t
azt.-aesss 70 attention. From the eat
Ing szasvs ahere oysters and clans
are c1..zumed the year round the shells
are collected by persons who either
carry On that business for tben4elYes
or are In the employ OF the wholesale
dealers. t seems incredible how large
an area OF ground can be covered many
feet deep with the conglomeration
OF shell and foreign matter that Is IN
aYoidably collected with L and appar-
emily amalgamates without destroying
the characteristics of the harder ma
terial. Seeing q number OF carts
loaded with shells moving toward the
same point would induce the suRpesi-
ton that more reclaimed land Vas
being filed In with material that would
exclude the possibility CT such Land
ever being used as g market garden;
or It might pa taken for granted that
another dump heap was allowed Ia
some Of the still unoccupied upper west
side lots. But II curiosity should lead
to investigation 1t would bs found that
the carts were bound for big yard
at Fifty-fourth street and the North
river, where they deposited their loads.
Every autumn the yard is SO filed up
that a considerable hill Of shells La
formed. This being excaYated from
the bottom a. loads are again carried
away leaves the mass with the appear
ence OF having been geologicaily
formed, end offers curious sight 10
the uninItiated. How the shells are
used is one OF the most astonishing
things % those ignorant Of the value
of the material Tor anything except
filing IN streets and making beach
drives, such as that one famous IN the
history OF Savannah. But this she'll
suffers a curious change. L Is sold to
the gas works and is used as & purifier.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-03-15

It seems to DO an Extraordinary
summer Jog bagA CAioz9s has rzsa-
quito pest, Boston has oatsxpillara
Philadelphia has stsansiing bug cap
able of choking mouse to death Tha
kissing bug. q course, needs hardly
to be referred to. Strange stories are
coming IN concerning the exploits OF
the bugs A Coney island whee!man
was recently knocked spinning from
his bicycle by blow from a bug. This
other day a negro was found In ditoh
in a New York town, Whera he had
heen disabled and thrown by some
rowing bug that had struck him In tho
ear. The one thing, and the only
thing that makes one suspicious OF
the bug stories of the season is the
entire absence of the sea serpent from
the prominent shore resorts. 1t may
be that the bugs are substituting whils
The Sarpant takea eaasoa AaR
rrrsrnps.
The presents sent to Queen Victoria
on her eightieth birthday almost equal
those of the last jubilee. The most
magnificent came from Indian princes.
who have of late sought every oppor-
tunity of exhibiting their loyalty
These include many rich specimens OF
oriental and lacquer work-so many.
indeed, as to be almost embarrassing
to the officials at Windsor.-New York
Post.