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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-01-18

over; and the driver yelled to him to
get out of the way, But Jim stood
firm, barking in the face of death.
Then the driver saw something that
made him pale, and with a cry, he
jefked his horses to one side Just In
time to escape dashing head over heels
into 4 great hole that opened up in
front Of them. Jim gave a bark OF Joy
when he saw that the hose wagon had
been saved, and waited for the big
engine that was following close behind.
ltm's bark AID the signals from the
mon on the hose wagon came just In
time to save the engine from dashing
head first into the hole.
It seems that the gang of men which
had been repairing some pipes beneath
the street had gone home that even
Ing without hanging out lights which
would warn pople from the big treNch
|AeN had dug, one can easily imagine
what terrible thing II would have
been for the hose wagon and the en-
sine to have galloped straight into the
hole. You may I've sure that Jim was
made much of that night and that his
memory Is always kept green In the
hearts OF the nrcmon " Company TO-
cincinnati Commercial Tribune,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-01-18
CHrRCH Use OF ELECrRlCIrY.
Newest Appliances in Light and Power
Now ESed.

Electricity IS put t. various uses In
churches: in no other buildings. in
fact, is il more commonly employed,
according to the New York Sun. In
New York all new churches are pro-
v;dtd with electrical equipments; and
many old churches, also, have been
similarly equipped The same is sub
stanttally true Of all cities ana towNs
in which are to be found electric
plants. Some churches have complete
plants ef their own on the premises.
but the greater number take the cur
rent from the street main.
Besides its use for lighting purposes
electricity is NV commonly employed
in churches for running a motor to
operate the organ bellows. This motor
can be set in motion or stopped by the
0rganiSt as he sits in his place at the
keyboard simply by turning switch,
and, in operation. it accommodates it.
s:lf to the demands upon it,. running
slower when the bellows is full and
faster again as it is .mptied.
In the newer thur .heS--and such ap-
plianceS have also been put into older
Churches-th the organ itself is provided
with electrical appliances by means OF
which the valves # the organ pipes
are opened. Formerly this was done
by means of mechanical appliances
that were operated by the pressing
down of the key. Now, each key is
connected by a wire with TIE valve OF
the pipe to which 1t belongs, and when
a key is pressed dawn its wire is
brought into contact with a supply
wire ling along under the key
board, the circuit is closed, and by
T3eans of the power thus transmitted
along the wire froI the key the valve
is opened. 1t is, of course, kept open
until the contact is broken by the re-
lease of the key. Organs set up in
separate sections in Il church are CON
nected by wire in this manner and
readily played from the same key
board; and new organs, however sit
Gated in a church, are now likely to be
provided with electrical lieyboards.
Church chimes are now played by
electricity frorH a keyboard like that of
n piano or organ, at which the player
sits with the music before him. Chime
playing as formerly done by the press
ing down of levers, to which cords
running to the bells were attached,
called for considerable cNerton on the
part Of the player; now the heaviest
as we'll as the lightest bell is rung
simply by pressing a key.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-01-18
OF INTEREST TO AMERICANS.
Material Matters Well Worthy Our
Attention.

1t will be interesting to American
corn growers to know that fer the first
| three months of 1899 there was i'm
ported from foreign countries and
coast ports monthly average of 144,-
529 piculs G9,270,577 pounds) of rice
to supply the demand for cheap bread
stuff for Am!y, China, and adjacent
cities, The average price was above
AZ cents Mexican (2A cents gold) a
pound. Corn meal grits and hominy
could be laid down there at price
which would undersell rice during
more than half the year 1t Is only
necessary to introduce the corn pro-
ducts in an intelligent way so as to get
the people to understand their use.
good demand and an ever increasing
outlet for the surplus corn of our
western states would be created. II
would require only few hundred dol
lars to do this, yet no mill has been
found willing to bear any portion Of
the expense. One of the largest con
Germs in the west, when the PROPOSE
ton was before it, said 1t had nothing
to give away, and If the CAinese want
ed the meal they could have it by pay
ing cash Wheat flower was intro
duced into China by samples in the
numberless restaurants and now the
consumption Is enormous II 27S ,G52
pounds in the six months ending
June 30. 1899, an increase of 1900 900
pounds over the same period Of 1898
The first consignment Of 10000 head
Havana this week. Cox & Kayser OF
FL Paso, Texas. are reported to have
closed a deal with Ex-Governor Ter
razas Of Chihauhau, Mexico, for % 900
head Of stock cattle for various Cuban
ranches, This deal, together with the
above mentioned, will make 80 900
head Of Mexican cattle that will pass
through New Orleans during the next
three months for Cuba. 1t is stated
that there ar. yet Cuban cattle buyers
in Venezuela. 4 large number OF cat
tie is said to be needed in the provinces
Of Puerto Principi Santa Clara and
Havana.
A German export journal published
al Frankfort gives its readers some
advice by which American merchants
might profit. Both in this country and
in Germany manufacturers have been
accused Of having refused to adapt
goods to the peculiaritIes OF foreign
customers. How important 1t is that
this should be done appears from the
fact that Germany has captured much
British trade in Rus ia simply by
catering 70 the popular taste for red In
wearing apparel. English sewing
needles have also been ousted in Brazil
because they we're wrapped in the old
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-01-18
ITS FOE Is WOMAN, NOT MAN.
Universal Suffrage Movement Not Men
aced by Male Sex.

Man is not the chief enemy to the
PRONUNCIATION Of the woman's suffrage
movement, as a delegate to conven-
tim in the east recently affirmed to the
meeting OF her sister association. In
the course of her talk she related her
experiences with a clipping bureau and
how great light broke in on her com
prehensi.n, upsctting some theories
she had nursed for years.
Failing in her reading of newspap-
ers to discover any attacks on the
right of her sex to enjoy the privilege
Of the ballot she contracted with n
press bureau to furnish her the class
of matter she was unable to find for
herself.
Several weeks passed and not a sin
gle clipping of the kind she wanted
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-01-18
a DOG THAT KNEW.
His Memory Cherished by Flremen
Whom He Saved

Fire Company No. 10, which Is sta,
TONED at the corner of Third and Law
renCc streets. was at one time the
proud possessor of a large Newfound-
land dog named Jim. when the com
pany responded To an alarm OF fire jim
always. went with It, barking for pure
JOY as he ran ahead Of the hose wagon
Jim Is dead and gone now, but Com
pany 10 viii always remember him, for
one night he saved the men and horses
from injury and perhaps death. This
Is how 1t happened;
One dark, stormy night, about or 2
o'clock, when Jim was coiled up asleep
at the back of the horses stalls, the
men upstairs dreaming. perhaps, Of
their wives and their little boys and
girls at hone. and the man on watch
was hoping that no fire would call
them out on such night, the Joker"
dropped, registering an alarm OF fire
from Third and Central avenue. The
men lcaped from their beds and slid
swiftly down the poles, the horses
sprang from their stalls and ran under
the harness, and jim, wide awake now,
stood by the door, watching with eager
eyes TO see II 1t was n go" Third
and Central avenue, yelled the man at
the ticker, the big doors OF the engine
house few open. and, In less time than
II takes TO tell II, Company 10 was
tearing down Third street, with Jim In
the lead.
It was a very dark night and the rain
dashed with such force In the faces OF
the drivers that they could scarcely
see where they were going. But they
urged the great horses on until they
seemed TO be flying. for no time must
be lost in going to fire.
Four or five squares were passed and
Jim was running ab.ut 100 yards In
front Of the hose wagon, when sud
denly the driver saw the dog turn In
his tracks and face the oncoming
wagon and heard his bark above the
clatter OF the horses hoofs. On they
went, but still Jim stood directly in the
path OF the hose wagon. What could
II mean? The dog was barking franti-
cally now, as they swiftly bore down
upon him. Surely something was
wrong with the dog-he would be run
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-01-18

fashioned black paper. The manutac-
turerS q SaNony went in for pink, and
hold the market 4 French exporter
OF high-claSS leather goods has just
discovered the heather Chinee's anti
pathy for green by the nonsale Of his
elegant articles made up in that color
Moral: leave color faucies for the
drawing room, and make money from
the rainbow ii the market requires it,"
The Two representatives Of Richard
Won Sthaeller 4 Co, OF Vienna. lead
ing firm in ,1e manufacture ot various
steel and iron goods, who have been
in this country for some six or eight
weeks, have returned home. taking
with them data and trade literature
which they collected during their in
spettou 81 iron ana steel work. in
company With r. A. Gottlieh OF 1888
Liberty street New York. II Is OK
peeted that the result Of their visit will
he felt early in the year. as the
Austrian firm is TO make extensive
improvements in its various shops.
The Electric Street Railway COM
pauy Of Santiago, Chilli is to begin
the construction OF an underground
system early next wear. The road Is
to be leo miles in length and Is to be
equipped with all modern improve
ments II Is understood that American
as we'll AS European manufacturers OF
apparatus, etc, will Ne asked to hid on
the requirements. s, H. Norton Of San
tiago, Chilli, Is the engineer. The COM
Ipany'S London office Is at ls0 Bishops-
gate street, T., c., whore. in all likeli-
hood, the bids for material for the
undertaking Will be opened, as Eng
lish capital is largely interested In the
undertaking,
\ company has just been formed in
Paris & Rue Lafayettcl, with a capital
| OF 100000. to he known as the La
Soeiete hydro ElectriQue Rousilon-
naise. The company purposes convert
| inS the st. Etienne Railroad into an
electric road, which, advices received
say Will require vast quantity Of ma
terial and equipment early next year.
| New York merchants identified with
the south African business state that
| hardly any orders are arriving for
manufactured goods, but the demand
for provisions and food products more
than overbalance the shortage of husl-
ness in manufactures
A new rubberproducing plant
known as the Eucoma Illinoid, has
been successfully grown in the colonial
gardens of Paris. No success has
rewarded efforts to transplant or Guilt
vate sutta-percha producing trees, but
II Is claimed that the Eucomia will
grow readily in moderate climate.
and that the fruit gives - per cent OF
sutta pcrcha Of good quality.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-01-18
GRAY COAT AND BLUE EYES.

Jack Frost has helped me, knew he
would"
Said a squirrel with coat OF gray;
He has opened the burrs, the kttle
nuts furs,
In a most astonishing way"
Md while he talked wonderful
breeze
Scattered nuts on every side;
And he said; Very soon, perhaps BY
noon,
My winters store can safely hide"
He worked away, this little Gray Coat,
As happy as happy could be,
Till he hid for his store quart or
more
In hole at the foot OF a tree.
He had covered them up with leaves
ot brown,
When some children, out nutttng too,
Came bounding along. with shout and
with song,
SwjnSinE their baskets bright and
new,
And one little Niue Eyes found the
nuts
LATHE Gray Coat had stored away,
And she took them all. the large and
the snail"
| think hear somebody say.
An no she didn't, she left them there.
For my little Blue Eyes was good.
Now, which do YOU say, out nutting
that day,
Was the happiest one in the woode
NJ. Winchester Adams.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-01-18
SAVING THE TREES IN PARIS.
Those Removed from the Exposition
are Carefully Conserved.

In order to save the beautiful trees
which 1t is necessary to remove in con
structing the buildings for the paris
exposition an ingenious method has
been devised by the engineers in charge
of the enterprise. Trees, roots and the
surrounding earth are inclosed in
heavy plank bins built around them
and are then bodily lifted into the air
and kept suspended there until the ex-
cayations and building foundations are
completed, when, II there is room the
trees are let down into former posi-.
lions. The plan has been found to
work admirably and 1t is so simple and
practical that 1t might be adopted
wherever 1t Is necessary to disturb
trees In the course OF building opera
tions.-New York Mail and Express
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-01-18
TEACHING 10 SHOOT.
Every Rifle, Like Every Marksman,
Has Individuality.

He is taught that the bullet travels
through the air In n curved line, called
the trajectory, and that three forces
act upon IL; first, the exploded charge,
tending to drive II forward In n
straight line along the limo OF fire.
second, the force OF gravity, and third,
the air resistance, At 200 yards, owing
to these forces the bullet travelling at
the rate of 1000 feet n second, Will
have fallen about two feet In the ex~
citement OF firing al close quarters the
aim viii invariably be too high, II
has been calculated that when the
enemy approaches within $50 yards the
soldiers will instinctiyely fire rs much
as two feet or three feet above their
heads.
Now 1t has been found by experiment
that the fact of fixing bayonets will
cause the bullet to drop distance OF
about two and half feet in $50 yards
and therefore, when about this dis.
lance from the enemy, soldiers are In
Structod to fix bayonots, in order to
countcract the excessive elevation OF
their aim. The recruit learns that the
mean extreme range of the bullet Ia
$500 yards, and that the longest shot
ever observed was 3760 wards, lie Ia
taught the penetrating power OF his
weapon, a subject full of interest.
TO take one or two examples, ram
med earth gives less protection than
loose; bullets easily find their way
through joints of walls, while n con-
centratcd fire of about $50 round Mt
200 yards will breach nIno-inch wall
only experience can teach soldier how
much ne must aim to the right or left
or his mark TO counternct tho force OF
the wind, A side wind has more effect
on the fight of the bullet than wind
blowing directly toward tho flrer. Tn
soldier must learn the habits OF hi
rifle, since some shoot higher or lower
than others. Every rifle. like every
marksman, has It's own Individuality
poarson's Magazine
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-01-18

toys of gold, silver and crystal, all at
tached to one short chain from which
they can serve as watch for ornament,
chatelaine or bangle adjournment, or as
play toy for the long neck chain,
Each charm is a symbol Of some bless
ing or virtue. The tiny amethyst
heart in its rim Of sold signifies happl-
ness, the golden filhert long life, the
bit of heather pressed within fiat
crystal locket lifelong happiness, the
shamrock good luck, etc. A bean, n
sprig Of mistlctoe, tiny pig OF bog
oak, violet and an anchor are among
these charms,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-01-18
THE OVERSEER AT FAULT.

The condition of the roads are such
as justify the statement that the aver
age overseer knows about as much
about road making as a siX-year-old
boy should know. The average boy
has experimental with water enough
to know that it will run down hill.
The average boss hasn't found that
out yet, or if he is aware of that law
of nature, he doesn't put that knowl~
edge to practical use. The boy knows
that where water is, there will be mud
The bass" let's water stand in the
roadway, and the farmers wagons. aft
er passing over a few times with a
load sinks in to the axle. If the mud
was bothering the boy, he would go to
the source of the water and turn it in
another direction.
OF course, so long as we must de-
pend on a dirt roadbed, we must eX-
pect mud at times, and at times it will
be impossible to haul loads over the
best drained roads; yet there is no
reason why we can't have much better
reads according to the amount of work
and money expended on them each
year. The farmer is to blame is he does
not see that the worth of his money
and time is put on them to the best
advantage. He cannot hope to better
the roads without systematic work. 1t
cannot be done in one year or two
years or five. Good roads are a
growth and the only way to secure
them is to work through the overseer
The greatest item in road improve
ment is draining. Constant travel on a
dry roadbed will improve the road ev-
cry year. Constant travel on a wet
roadway will make a worse and worse
road every succeeding rainy spell.
| Every shovelful Of dirt moved in the
road should be lifted with the idea of
future as well as present benefit The
middle of the road, the driveway,
should always be built up Put more
dirt in the Ce2ter, but remove none
bitches along each side will carry off
the water. and as the traffic of the
succeeding years harden and pack
down the roadbed the water will run
off Immediately, not sinking into the
dirt of the road making travel impos.
sible until the sun and wind have
dried out the moisture Another thing
to be studied is the soil Some soils
readily shed water while others are
ready to take It in.
AS a general thing the soil in the
low stretches of roads and valleys is
Of a nature that takes in water, while
on the hillsides it is Of clay nature
which easily becomes sacked and i'm
pervious to moisture This should be
kept In mind, even when grading Is
done, the hillshides should be graded
down and mixed with the soil OF the
low ground. This serves a two-told
purpose It makes the hills less steep
to pull load up, and 1t makes a more
substantial roadbed for the valleys.
Another thing, too much money is
expended in building bridges in places
where there is little travel Often iron
bridges costing 81 900 will be put
across streams where not a dozen
teams cross in a month. The money
could be put to a more beneficial use
to the whole community by expanding
in grading. Bridges are necessity
but the peoples money should be spent
with view to the general good OF ALL
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-01-18

At Toledo, w. w. Gage, cousin OF
Lyman ]. Gage. secretary OF the treas
ury died. His last act was to dictate
a reply to letter he had received from
Secretary Gage as to his ancestry In
order to determine their relationship.
Deceased was consumptive and died
penniless.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-01-18
REPUBLICAN SENATORS CAUCUS

Washington, Jan. l1.-Republican
senators held caucus Wednesday to
consider the subject Of electing Off
GERS Of the senate. After general in
terchange OF opinion adjournment was
taken until Dec. 10. Chairman Allison
was authorized to appoint committee
upon the proposed reorganization and
report at the next meeting.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-01-18
A BUNCH OF CHARMS NOW.

The proper wrinkle for the wearer
of charms and barbaric jingles is a
bunch OF amulets, and the smart bau-
BILE shops cater to this new fad by
making thirteen diminutive and dainty
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-01-18
STRANGE SEA TALE
MYSTERY OF A BRIG SAILING
MANY YEARS AGO.
FOUND OFF COAST OF SPAIN

No Word Ever Heard OF Twenty Souls
Who Were On Board-GrewsoLAe
Suggestion That An Octopus May
Have Carried on the Entire
Crew.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-01-23
A Night WI Bobby Burns.

It has become almost sacred
duty of the Scotch people to cele-
brate with song, dance and feast,
the natal day of Bobby Burns, the
beloved poet of Caledonia. True
to its annual custom, Silver Temple
No. 80, Rathbone Sisters have
arranged for an event to take place
on January 25 to pay homage to
the immortal bard. 1t will consist
of free concert and grand ball.
the latter to cost 81 per couple.
Supper will be served at Schaefer's
restaurant at so cents per couple.
The projected hard times ball and
box supper was dropped because
they did not meet with popular
approval.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-01-23

Ever since Hayden traversed
through the Elk Mountain range
it has been known that this portion
of the state contained almost ever
resource of wealth that the human
family needed, and only awaited
the touch of the prospector's pick
and the assistance of capital to
bring the same forth. Within the
territory embracing the Elk Noun
tain range can be found both
anthracite and bituminous coal,
gold, silver, copper, lead and iron
ores, granite, slate and marble of
every description. Gradually these
commodities are being placed on
the markets of the world and vast
amounts of capital are being inves-
ted in further opening up the
treasure vaults of the Elk Noun
tains. Marble Times.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-01-23
The Importance OF A Steel Plant
And Smelter To This County.

Outside capital is making n
strenuous effort to purchase the
immense deposit Of iron on the
Cebolla from B. w. Lewis, but
that gentleman will not sell unless
steel works are built in Gunnison.
A steel plant in this city would be
to it what the beet sugar factory
is proving to Grand Junction. The
advent of steel works will bring a
smelter and at least one broad
guage road to Gunnison, With
the erection of the former would
come realization of the fondest
hopes of the most enthusiastic
Gunnisonite-we could see a city
of magnificent proportions spring
ing up in this beautiful valley.
The demand for steel is very great
now and will increase as the needs
of the country expand, and these
mountains of iron are bound to
pass into hands that will construct
works here in the near future
Gunnison Tribune.
The whole county would derive
inestimable benefit from the loca-
ton of steel plant and smelter at
Gunnison. Every industry would
expand. Hustle and ceaseless ac-
tivity would be obvious on every
hand. A new market would be
created for Crested Butte coal and
coke, the immense iron deposits
three miles west of this city would
probably be opened up, and last,
but not least, the location of
smelter so near would enable many
of the mines in this section to be-
come steady shippers of ores which
the current high freight rates to
Pueblo and Denver force them to
throw over the dump. 1t is only
the matter of a brief period until
Gunnison will have steel plant
and n smelter, and then some of
the leading counties of this state
will have to look sharp to their
laurels, else Gunnison county will
eclipse them in production of
wealth