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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-11
A Possible Marehloness.

The leading character In Mrs, Bur.
nott's new noyotte, "Tho Making OF a
Mnrchioness. is thus described In the
opening instalment, In the Century,
AS she got out Of the bus. and picked
up her rough brown skirt. prepared to
tramp brayely through the mud OF
Mortimer street TO her lodgings Miss
Fox Seton was positively radiant. IL
was not only her smile which was
childlike: her face itself was childlike
for woman Of her age and size. She
was thirtyfour and well setup crea'
ture with fine square shoulders and a
long small waist and good hips, She
was big woman, hut carried herself
well and having solved the problem
of obtaining, through marvels OF
energy and management, one good
dress a year, wore II so well, and
changed her old ones so dexterously.
that she always locked rather smart
ly dressed. She had nice, round, fresh
cheeks and big, honest eyes, plenty
of mouse-brown hair and short
straight nose, She was striking and
well-bred looking and her plentitude
OF good-natured interest In everybody
and her pleasure in everything out OF
which pleasure could be wrested, gave
her big eyes fresh look which made
her seem rather like a nice over.
grown girl than a mature woman
whose life was continuous struggle
with the narrowest OF mean fortunes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-11
HEAD FOREMOST.

dressing On every subsequent mora
ing during our stay a glass Of milk was
brought to me at precisely the same
hour without Instructions; and al
though the servant was told several
times that il was not wanted she did
not appear to understand and con-
tinued to bring il just the same.
I'm the hotel were electric bells,
The first day | rang for something,
and a certain boy answered tho sum
mons, The next II orniug | rang again
and again. and no one responded,
Finally l went into the diuiug-room
and found there half n dozen servants,
Didn't you hear my bell ring9"
asked
Isl. scnor' (Yes. sirl. was the reply.
" Then why didn't you answer it?'
" The hoy that answers your ex-
re'lency's bell has gone to market with
the manager
." But you know he was Not here,
and you should have come in his
place.
" No, senior; it is his occupation to
answer YOUR hell. answer the bell of
the gentleman in the next room
And rs long az | remained in that
hotel my bell was answered only by
the one particular boy. II he was not
in, could ring for an hour without re-
ceiving a response, although the house
was full Of idle servants.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-11

To settle the dispute in Charleston
the state board submitted the question
OF appointing the dispenser to the at
torney general, who has decided that
the beer privilege and beer dispen-
saries now operated in the state are
without warrant of law and are out.
side the constitution of the state,
This decision is a bomb, The beard
of control did not want that kind of a
ruling, and it was unexpected. The
beer dispensers all over the state are
alarmed. The courts will probably
be appeared TO, but from the presenE
outlook it would seem as if every beer
dispensary in the state will be closed
up Just at the opening of the beer
drinking season"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-11
CURIOUS FAps OF COLLECTORS.
Irish Potato Rings Which Bring SIS an
Ounce,

Irish Potato Rings Which Bring SIS an
Ounce,
Tho rage for antique silver is fairly
notorious; perhaps the least account
able feature of the husiness is the high
valuation of old apostle" spoons. A
great many have been sold In recent
years, but i0 most cases only single
specimens are obtaiuablo. In 1898 an
EhZahethau spoon dated 1889 was sold
by auction in London Tor e19, and
others realized from el to cl7 each.
MIR, Butler, a well-known London auc-
tioncer, estimates that n complete set
or fourteen would realize little short OF
10000 guincas. A set of eight dated
1927, was sold in 1890 for C25s; and
two sizes in 1892 for c 400, The rec
ord-prico was reached in 1898. when
Messrs, Sothehy, the London auction
GERS sold seal top spoon Of the SIX
teonth century for $50 los This
weighed one ounce six penpywolghts,
and was mtrinsically worth n little
over shillings, The Avery collection
of spoons In the United States Ia prob
ably the finest In existence, Including
rs It does 500 specimens OF all ages.
old Irish pot"to rings are also much
sought after by collectors; at recent
sales they have sold for nearly cb an
ounce.
Although less valuable than antique
silver, "Shonleld plate" Is much priced
Ivy Connosseurs, This Is n comhlna-
ton OF copper and silver, n thin sheet
Of silver being welded unon n thick
piece OF copper, and thon rolled out TO
the required size for manufacturing
Its value depends largely upon the
condition OF the surface, as Il Ia n sine
qua non among collectors that "Shcf.
field plate" must remain IN it's original
state,
One az the more recent hobbies for
which tho dealer caters IL the collec-
tion OF old picture watch dials. These
are sometimes genuine cnamels, and
oCcasionaEy land not less valuod)
hand painted. Scriptural episodes
were very commonly selected for treat
ment by these old dial-pnnters, Tho
earliest specimens OF enamolod diaIs
date from the seventeenth century; but
the majority of those TO he found in
the shops arc probably at tho most
ono hundred years old. Very high
prices are put upon the small mourn
ing brooches 80 commonly worn by
our grandmothers; those containing n
ccntropiece for hair and n surrounding
Two or three guineas arc often oh
tanned for good specimens, Chambers
Journal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-11
Beer Drinkers Knocked Out.

A dispatch from Columbia, S. c..
says: "A petty quarrel in Charleston
as to whether the county board of con.
troll or the state board has the right
of appointing beer dispensers seems
likely to prove disastrous to many
people largely interested in that bust
ness in the state. While beer priv
ileges have been granted in many
towns and a big business is done for
the dispensary in Charleston, it has
been generally known that this
method Of selling beer was illegal.
The people called for it, however, and
IL has been allowed for years and has
grown in favor. Under the system
beer depots are maintained in the
cities and towns by individuals, who
sell and deliver beer without restric.
ton, paying the dispensary royalty.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-11

dealer piers and figures are "abso,
utely unique"
The gates of Anne Boloyn's palace
are much smaller, Experts in gates
think that they were put up in the
time Of Elizabeth, poor Anne's daugh.
ter, There is s quaint sQuareness
about their design which is certainly
suggestive Of EUzabethan art ideals.
They don't make much ironworl;
nowadays said the dealer, That's
partly what makes these gates SO
valuable, London Mail
How do YOU Ike Your new COOK"
An right SO far But here she
comes"
Why, that's not the cook you had
Yesterday"
mo; but YOU spoke OF the new one. W
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-11
SUGGESTED BY THE CLAM.
SiVaIve Gave General Mcclellan a
Valuable Idea In Enulneerinu,


The late General George Il Nc
Clellan, u, s, A., Is credited with hav.
ing made the statement many years
ago that the sinking OF clans into the
sand along the ocean shore by closing
their shells and eiecting the water
from thom In a thin stream. first
suggested 10 him the use OF tho water
Jet was so used, by General Nc.
Clellan's advice, In putting down the
piles for wharf and warehouse.
Water was forced through an ordt
nary rubber hose, with q piece OF gas
pipe on tho end OF the nozzle. This
was placed close to the point OF the
pile on the bottom, the jet of water
scoring the sand away from the pile
and making hole, In which tho pile
sunk rapidly,
From that time on, ms recently re-
corded In n paper by L. Y Shermer.
horn before the Engineers Club. of
Philadelphia, the water let method
has been similarly employed In many
different places by different persons.
In tho United States, In the improve
men of the Mississippi and Missouri
rivers, large numbers of piles have
boon driven for the construction OF tho
brush and pile bikes and in the sink.
ing of these piles tho water jet has
been In use since SS1.--Cassior'J
Magazine.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-11

some OF our own had. namely, that
tho police were going to enforce this
ordinance In an arbitrary manner and
that no child near the age mentioned
would be allowed to be seen on the
street after the curtew sounded. We
did not intend anything of the kind.
Children who, for any good reason,
are ON the street are never bothered
by the officers any more than before
the passage OF the ordinance. But
when child has been given fair
warning and then keeps II up 1t is
locked mp and punished, Newport
Or, ~ News,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-11
SHE MATCHES BUTTONS.
Peculiar and Paying Business Of Old
Sarah Cohen.

Sarah Cohen.
In a little house just off Hester
street, says the New York Herald
dwells an old woman who carries on a
most peculiar trade. She Is Sarah or
odd Sal" as she is more Familiarity
called. and east side residents know
her we'll and most of them patroni2e
her.
On the window pane of her little
shop is a sign which reads: Buttons
Sold Inside. Any Button Matched,
From One Cent to a Nickel" Her stock
in trade is stored up in thousands Of
buttons in little heaps - pearl, glass,
bone, jet, shell brass cloth, silk horn
and every other variety OF button
made.
It is said the old woman's business
Is profitable and that she has mCsaged
to save about $4,000 out OF her curious
occupation.
You see" she said to me, at is Of
ten the case that a woman buys only
enough buttons for a dress, and then
when she loses one, It Is difficult TO get
II ildNNLtA at n h'AIbu Cbpl u ibbt
who know me come along here. and ]
can always do IL from my stock
81 have my regular customers, for
most storokeepers around here know
me and a their customers 10 me
when they are unable TO suit them, and
they seldom go away without the very
thing they are after.
Where do l get them from? Many
Of them come from junkshops, where
on the rags sold are buttons. All the
rag dealers know pay fair price for
buttons. and they save them until they
have a sufficient quantity, and then
they come to me.
Another way obtain them is by
visiting the dressmakers, who often
have buttons left over and their GUS
toners seldom ask for them. These
can buy up very cheap. Although my
little board outside says that the high
est price charge is 8 cents. my better
class Of customers DO not hesitate 10
offer me quarter, or even City cents,
for button that they have lost, in
order to make their garments look
neat and complete"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-11
The Kernel OF Il,

An amusing episode occurred at n
political meeting at Lavendon during
the general election. After hearing
the speeches OF the candidate and his
supporters. an aged conservative from
Wolvorton mounted the platform and
caused some mystery by dramatically
holding aloft walnut, when he pro
ceeded TO say:
This ia n political walnut The
rough shell represents the radicals;
the next, the thin, bitter skin. is the
liberals, and the kernel represents
the good conservative"
A man in the audience cried out
Now crack III"
The Wolverton tory did so, when
10 and behold, the kernel was rotten
The admixturo of laughter and cha
grin that followed may be imagined
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-11
PALACE GATES FOR SALE.
A Set Going Cheap in London for
Matter OF Six Thousand Guineas.

waiter OF ok iNOubanu huintdo'
Two set OF palace gates are in the
market, one belonging to Anne
Boleyn's palace at Sunbury, the other
to Carshaltoa Park. The grounds OF
Anne Boleyns paiaCe are being man
gled into building lots and the came
fate has overtaken beautiful Carshal-
ton Park. The gates were bought by
curio dealer in the Brompton road,
who makes a speciality of old iron
work-a very different thing from old
iron.
Both sets OF gates are unique"
said the dealer My price for the
Carshalton gates is 5000 guineas; for
the Anne Boleyn gates $50 guineas. An
American millionaire, one OF the best
known men In the world has written
over for particulars Of the gates. He
wants one set for the back entrance
Of his park and one for the front
In these hard times II Is refreshing
| to hear that some one can afford 70
| pay $1,000 odd for his gates. The
| Duke Of DeYonshire Is said 10 value
the gates Of Devonshlre House In
Piccadilly at about 1000 guineas. The
gates at Carshalton Park were de-
signed by Leoni, the Italian archi-
tect They were 10 embellish won.
derful palace he had designed for the
plutocrat Scawen. Scawen died
however and the palace was never
bullt--only the gates. They are 100
feet long, Of beaten ironwork, and
date back to about 1920. At the sides
are two carved stone piers, sur
mounted BY huge lead figures Of Ac.
taeon and Artemis According to the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-11
A Careless Remark.

Il am really afraid you hurt that
actors feelings" said Miss Cayenne.
In what way?"
You said he played his part very
well. You know he is very sensitive,
and by using the word part, he may
have thought you we're trying TO imply
that he is not the whole show -
Washington Star.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-11
20 Smile.

To smile is to forget,
That you and sorrow ever met.
To smile is to remain,
On just this side of grief and pain.
To smile is to o'erlook
The turned down pages of Lifes book
To smile is to be alone,
With sunshine to the gloom unknt wn
Denver Times.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-11
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE,

FGnSSNSL AMI " n EnWiSCs
For military and naval purposes the
nations Of Europe annually spend
100000, and keep under arms
more than three million men.
An amateur magician boasted in an
Omaha saloon that he could produce a
five dollar bill from the hat of tramp
who passed by He did the trick, but
the tramp refused to surrender the
money, and treated the house." calm
ly placing the change in his pocket.
An hour later the bartender dis,
covered that the bill was counterfeit.
The police are looking for the pair.
What ever made you write the
drama in seven acts?"
"Oh, you see, law suit is begun in
the third"
During the passing of circus pa
rade in an Oklahoma town twenty
seven watches were stolen in one
block.
Says a rural exchange: "A horse
belonging to Walter Harcomb was
struck by a train at the crossing yes
terday and instantly killed. The ami,
NAL met with similar accident six
months ago"
One-third of the dominion of Cana
da has never been explored.
Among the odd scenes at the recent
flood in Bradley, Me, was a woman
padding about her yard in a rowboat,
taking the weeks washing from the
line.
1t is alleged that some women in
the sweat shops of Chicago earn
only forty cents per week of full sixty
hours.
While it's common superstition
that the handing over of a sharp
edged tool cuts friendship between in
diyiduals it hardly applies to nations,
Mexico gets almost an articles of that
character from gimlets to swords and
sabers from this country.
In the case of bankrupt recently
examined in a New York court there
was a bill for pew rent amounting to
$26 and beer bill for $50.
MANY are opposed to the sexes
studying together, but there goes a
man who has made a success of joint
education"
who is he?"
"One of our leading dancing mas
ters."
The orange packing industry in Cal
ifornia is controlled almost entirely
by women.
Instead of crowding her insane pa.
tients into one building Kansas is
going to revolutionize the system of
treatment by putting them in cottages
furnished and so far as possible con-
Quoted like private homes.
1t has no necessary connection with
piano practice and playing often being
long drawn out that there is a mile of
wire used in the average instrument,
New Orleans, with 700 miles of
streets and an average record of 49,
600 arrests a year, has only 300 police
men.
In Prussia medals are given to
couples that celebrate their golden
wedding anniversaries. Twelve hun.
dred of these decorations were distrib-
uted last year
The gross receipts of the Metropoli-
tan and Brooklyn Rapid Transit com.
panies for last year were greater than
the combined receipts Of all the
street railways in England, Ireland
and Scotland.
Miss Lucy Coolidge recently re-
ceiyed the largest vote ever cast for
one person in Portland, Me. She was
elected to the school board by SAB
ballots.
q wonder if there really is anything
healthful in that old Kneipp idea of
walking barefooted."
IT'S hard to say, but it should be
quite as healthy as walking on ones
uppers."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-11
In Her Favor.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. case OF that
young peasant girl who is full OF
needles II seems she is a very com
mon person,
Slithersby--Yes, but she has lo.S of
good points.--Boston Journal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-11
He Pleads Mot Guilty

Mamma--Flghting AGAIN. Why, a
good little boy wouldn't hurt a hair OF
another boys head.
Johnny-Well, didn't just
punched his nose. PUCK.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-11
system in Caracas Hotels.

THE morning after our arrival at
the hotel in Caracas" says w. r. Cur
It's 7 called for glass Of milk while
Woodruff County news., 1901-08-29

.s*..s.-4.a.*-s.*ss.s
 The best cutlery is the cheap est, try Dr. Meals and be con. vinced.
 The McCrory Cotton Company are doing quite a little work on their gin and gin houses, getting it in trim for the accom- modation of their patrons. Quite a little improvement has been made for the farmer to get his cotton seed All they have to do when want. ing their seed is to press the button when the seed will roll right into their wagon.
 A Kansas exchange says: Ii is so hot and dry here that the wagons are going around with their tongues out, and ice has tc be soaked all night in water be fore it is wet enough to make lemonade. The catfish kick uI such dust in the bed of the Gas conade river that the river has tC be sprinkled before you can go fishing. A spark from an engine set the big railroad pond on fire and burned up a wagon load ot bull frogs before the fire could be extinguished, and the ground is so hard and dry that the crawfsh holes in the low places are being pulled up and shipped off for gas pipes.
 Our friend w. B. Allen has been doing the bachelor act the past week, his wife being over at Searcy on visit to her daughter Mrs. Slayton. MT. Al len says he has gained about 50 pounds since his wife has gone and if he has to eat his own-bak- ed bread much longer he will be too heavy to work. MT. Allen has our utmost sympathy but we hope his wife will soon return and relieve him of his troubles. It is reported that he is already making "goo-goo" eyes at sever al of the widows in the neighbor- hood, fearing perhaps that his wife may not return. We don't believe this however.
 Walter Angus, agent at Mar tin Junction, made spin down to Wiville Sunday evening last. He keeps things hot down that way. Recently while making one of his regular trips a COW, that seemed to think it had as much right to the railroad track as Walter, ditched him and his railroad bicycle and stood laugh ing at him while he was trying to extricate himself from the ma chinery. It doesn't pay anyone to say whoa or sui to Walter now if you value his friendship, and if you tell him wrecks are com mon to railroaders he simply goes wild. Boyd Angus says he sent the productions of the wreck verbatim ad iteratim with all the scenes to a New York photograph company and will soon give exhibitions with it illustrating just what an old ob- stinate COW can do with a rail road agent astride a bicycle. We have paid our nickle and will be first to see it.
Woodruff County news., 1901-08-29

The serenaders were out on Possum creek Tuesday night dis cOursing sweet music.
 Charlie Meehan, the ball magnate of Cotton Plant and fine old fellow, was in McCrory the first of the week. Charlie is social favorite among our girls and while he outshines us we are always glad to have him come up.
 Quite a little work is being done at the J. D. Johnson gin this week in the way of adding to the building and getting everything in trim for the open ing of the cotton season. MT. Johnson now has a first-class outfit and will no doubt give per feet satisfaction to his customers.
 Esq. w. w. Best came into town last Saturday behind a mule, the first mule the Squire has ridden behind in many years. He says the old mule has been getting quite lively late ly indulging in such pastimes as jumping fences, etc., and Esq. Best says he is going to take some of the life out of him. We hope he will.
 Due to the increase of his busi- ness c. B. Cook our popular gro ceryman has found it necessary to enlarge his store-room capaci- ty. He has had the petition talk en out between his old store room and the one immediately back of it and all the room is now being used for his business. Call on Charlie when you need gro- ceries. He wants your trade. MT. and Mrs. Kelly of Wiville spent a few days visiting here the latter part of last weak the guests of MT. and Mrs. John T. OFallon and MT. and Mrs. A. J. Marsh. They are estimable peo-
 pie and very pleasant. MT. Kelley recently had his home dressed
 up right up-todate with a good coat of paint, the work of our
 popular painter John T. OFallon. Our friend w. T. Raney who at one time was engaged in the bar
 Der business at this place and
 who later dished out spirits at the Palace saloon left the first of the week for Tupelo his old home. It is indeed with deep re- gret that we part with MT. Raney. In all his dealings MT. Raney has proven himself worthy of the full confidence of all the citizens.
 The Memphis Nationals and Cotton Plant Reds played series of three games at Cotton Plant E last week. Wednesdays game re- suited in a score of to 2 in favor l of Memphis, Thursdays game 16 to in favor of Cotton Plant and Fridays game 26 to 16 in favor of Memphis. It is reported that the Memphis boys sold out to the Cotton Plant boys in the games.
 Last week Misses Mattie Anderson, Myrtle Best, Lula Best, and Messrs. Ben Ander- son, Charlie Anderson and Fred Hartin went to Eight Mile, Jack son county to attend a barbecue that had been announced. When they arrived there they found that the barbecue had been post poned. However, they were re- warded for their trouble by wit messing a splendid game of ball while there.
 | If there is anything that will 1 put life into town it is a good brass or string band. Last Sat-