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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-14

come Il plut0crat for China. About
the time of the outbreak Of the war
with Japan he was at the zenith Of his
power. His pacific advice was not
relished by the obstinate dowager en-
press, his policies were rejected, and
China had to pay the penalty Of that
war, which cost so dear. His sensible
suggestions were not followed, and he
was removed from office, stripped of
many waistcoats and peacock feathers
and subjected TO other indignities, but
whenever the court found itself in eX-
treme difficulties it was always Ii
Hung Chang who was sent for. For
instance, he negotiated the peace with
Japan He travelled much, was con
yersant with western ways, was a
diplomat of unusual astuteness and
ability. He proved himself as adrOit
a liar as the most accomplished OF
European statesmen. That he had
not Outlived his usefulness is shown
by the part he took in the settlement
with the allied powers of the recent
boxer uprising. In his death China
suffers d great loss. His place might
be filled to some extent by WI Ting
Fang, who, report says, has been re
called from this country, but the
Chinese government will not be likely
to select any man for preferment whc
has been as acceptable to a forign PEG
pie as Wa Ting Fang has been to
Americans.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-14
South Africa.

Gen. Botha, In a proclamation reply
ing to Kitchener called the British
troops outlaws
Gen. Buffers popularity among
British troops is undiminished by his
reduction in rank.
Gen. Louis Botha is reported to have
commanded in person when the beers
won their victory at Brakenlaagte.
It is reported that Great Britain win
send every available infantryman at
Aldershot to south Africa by Christ
mas.
Two factions, one favoring and the
other opposing the south African war,
are said to have sprung up in the
British cabinet.
Gen. Kitchener reported the defeat
of the troops under Col. Benson in
southern Transyaal, and 66 officers
and men killed and 179 wounded
An insane Dutchman who went to
Portsmouth. England. saying he
wanted to induce King Edward to
abandon the south African war, was
arrested.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-14
Irish Village Libraries.

The department of agriculture and
technical instruction has issued par
ticulars of a scheme to aid village
and workingmen's Libraries. The pro
posal is not a generous one, but, OF
course, every movement must have a
beginning. The department proposes
to make a donation not exceeded 81
in value to approved libraries, for the
purpose of purchasing certain books
from list supplied by the depart
ment. This list is divided into two
parts. In the first part there are
thirteen books dealing with agri-
culture, chemistry, food and drink
dressmaking, poultry keeping, home
life and work, physiology and art.
Dublin Correspondence London
Chronicle.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-14

many farmers, taking horses and
clothing en- route.
The convicts compelled F. E. Kinds,
perintendent of construction, to go
with them. He was not allowed to re-
turn until they had gone almost two
miles. w. F. Peaslee, one of the flu
gitives, deserted the band few mo-
ments after Kinds was released. The
two reached here almost at the same
time. They reported that the fugt
tives had decided to form themselves
into several small parties, SO that some
might escape. 1t is the intention of all
to attempt to reach the rough country
southeast of here Twenty-fOur mem
bers of the 4th cavalry FASTENED to the
scene of the trouble, but the cOnViCts
had escaped and the soldiers could not
participate in the chase without orders
from their superiOrs. Forty armed
guards are in pursuit.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-14
Domestic.

John OBrien, aged los, died at
Pana, III.
Thirty were hurt in a train wreck at
Bedford Ind.
The public debt decreased $685.
sos in October.
The Elkton gold mine in Colorado
sold for 100000
silas Esters, a negro, was lynched
At Hodgcnville, Nv.
The pan-American exposition at Buff
tao closed 100000 short.
At Lowell, Mass, a seismic disturb
Ance of several seconds duration was
felt
A pallbearers' union has been
formed by Washington organizers in
Chicago
4 cut Of so per cert. in the price Of
window glass is to be made by manu-
facturers.
A commission which examined Leon
r. Czolgosz at Buffalo reports him to
have been sane
Citizens of Chester. S. c., have pro-
tested against the appointment of
the army because he Tilted his fiancee.
President Roosevelt issued procla-
nation fixing Nov. IS as a day Of ma
tional thanksgiving.
A government geological surveyor
found extensive deposits of copper ore
In the Alaskan islands.
Al Amsterdam. n. Y. Frederick
Bankert killed William Green and Mrs
Green and committed suicide
Governor Durhin of Indiana refused
10 honor a requisition for the arrest of
Ex-Governor Taylor of Kentucky.
T,eapder j. Monks, chief justice OF
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-14
Mater Curtains Against Fire.

The principle Of the so-calIed water
curtain which was proposed quite J
number IF years ago for fire protec-
ton in theaters has of late been ap-
piled in many instances for ordinary
building protection. In the case Of
one large public building a seven-inch
steel water main is laid around the
top of the structure, upon the broad
stone table formed by the top Of the
coping. This pipe is connected with
force pumps in the basement, and
through perforations properly ar
ranged, insures the introduction of q
substantial sheet of water from cor
nice to pavement around the whole
building or any imperiled portion OF
the building-Cassier's Magazine.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-14
Russia Wants Maucnuria

London, Nov. ga secret dispatch
passed through this city today" says
the Shanghai correspondent of the
Standard, 'reputed to be from the
Chinese minister at st. Petersburg
warning the empress dowager THAI
Russia is determined to retain posses
sion of Manchuria and If the Manchu-
rfan convention is declined other
terms will be enacted which wiz
gravely menace China's indie
pendence."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-14
ROOSEVELTS ENTERTAIN
AT FIRST FORMAL DINNEp

Washington, Nov. 8.-President and
Mrs. Roosevelt gave the first formal
dinner at the white house last night
when eighteen persons were assembled
in the family dining room beautifully
adorned with white chrysanthemums
The guests included Secretary and
Mrs. Hitchcock, Admiral Dewey, Col.
and Mrs. Sanger, Mr.. and Mrs.
Whitelaw Reid, New York; Mr.. and
Mrs. Brooks Adams, Boston; Mr.. and
Mrs. w. W. Rockhill, Commander and
Mrs. Cowles, Mrs. H. S. B. BeaIee,
Miss Alice Roosevelt and Mr. Marvin.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-14
INDIcTs BRITISH
POLICY IN ROER WAR

London, Nov: Sin d three-columny
letter TO The Times, Sir William Veg
non Harcourt indicts the governments
policy and conduct in the south Afrb.
can war, especially in the later stages.
He declares the Punishment of boers
and confscation of their property ar
both unconstitutional and mischievoug
and can be defended neither by the
laws of war nor by civil law.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-14
What Do You Talk About?

Don't talk about your troubles,
above all, any illhealth or sickness.
Nothing is so tiresome as to hear
long tales of illness and suffering, I'M
less it be to bear those Affections. You
deepen, strengthen and prolong the
effects of sickness by dwelling upon it
in thought and speech You can
hasten your recovery by enjoying
your return to health and showing
your delight in it, and that is the only
way you should allow yourself to re-
mind others of the ills you have en-
dured. Never speak of strictly fam
lily affairs, and especially be careful
not to allow yourself, under any prov
ocation, to criticise any member of
your family in conversation with even
your dearest friend. And avoid too
much talk of every kind about your
own nearest of kin. You are natural
Iy deply interested in your brothers
college experiences or your sisters
coming out party, but it is all rather
colorIess to people outside of your
own house There is nothing more
becoming to girl than a womanly re-
serve about her personal and family
affairs. Beware of goin ginto details
in conversation upon such subjects.
They are tiresome to any thinking
person who has to listen.-Woman'
Home Journal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-14
Miss FairchiId Welded

Marinette, Wis, Nov. 8.-Miss Flea
nor Fairchild, daughter of A. A Fair
child, superintendent of the n. Luding-
ton company, and niece of II. o. Fair
child of Green Bay, was married at
noon yesterday to T. S. Trumbull,
bookkeeper of the Marinette Iron
works. The bride is one Of the social
favorites Of the city. The wedding
was a quiet one
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-14
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
Spanish-American islands.


Two more privates Of the 9th in
fantry were killed in Samar
A 13-year-old girl at Whitesyille, r.
Z, eIoped with a man aged 68.
A bitter partisan quarrel in Samos
mcnaces the tranquility of the island
Nine. WI says Chinese women arr
abandoning the fashion Of small feet.
Cen Funston is soon to return to
1hs United States on leave OF absence.
Edward S. Stokes died in New York
city. He killed Jim Fisk many years
ago.
The body OF the Spanish Admiral
villamil arrived from Santiago on its
way to Spain
There is conflict at San Juan
about the franchise for the New York
and Porto Rico steamship pier.
Fourteen American war vessels are
maintaining blockade OF Samar is
land Insurgents supplies are cut eff.
About 5000 soldiers are to be sent
to the Philippines to take the places
Of short-term men and fill gaps in regi-
ments.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles has recon-
mended to Secretary Root that the
nth cavalry and 18th infantry be sent
to the Philippines.
A delegation from the Porto Rican
chamber Of commerce called upon
President Roosevelt to urge protection
for the coffee industry Of the island.
Capt Henry Glass, the captor Of
Guam, has been made rear-admiral.
The Philippine commission has
drafted an act furnishing treason and
gedition,
Admiral Dewey told the president
that the verdict in the Schley case
would be written by the members Of
he court and not by the judge advo-
cate, as Is usual.
Gen. Hughes reports the trouble In
me island Of Cebu practically ended.
The proposed naval station at Dion
gapo, P. l., as planned by naval
board, will cost $20,000,000.
Gen. Bartolomeo Mas0 has surprised
Senior Tomas Estrada Palma and the
lntter's supporters by coming out with
a manifesto, declaring himself a candi
iate for the presidency OF Cuba. He
makes a strong bid for the negro and
Spanish vote.
Secretary Gage has about concluded
10 issue an order that will reverse the
position of the government in regard
TO the Philippines. The secretary
now regards the Philippines as domes
tic territory as to internal revenue
and not domestic territory SO far as
relates to customs laws.
Gen. Arsendo Linares, who com
handed the Spanish forces at Santa
go when the city was attacked by tht
Americans during the Spanish-Ameri
can wars and who was severely wound
ed in the battle, has been granted ,
pension and the cross Of San Fernan
do, because of his defense of Santiago
Argument was begun in the Scblc,
inquiry, Assistant Prosecutor Ham;
making the first speech. The cour
excluded the two witnesses who OF
tered to prove that Captain Sigsbe
teld them the Spanish fleet was no
at Santiago, The court may take
month to review the testimony befor
announcing it's decision.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-14
MANY REPUBLICANS oPPOuS
REVISION OF TARIFF

Washington, Nov. 8.-Four repub-
lican members of the house ways and
means ommittee-Payne of New
York, Russell of Connecticut, Gro5ven-
or of Ohio and Steele of Indiana-were
yesterday afternoon in conference
with the president. Many republican
members of the committee have al
ready expressed themselves as OPP
posed to any revision of the tariff at
the coming session of congress.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-14
FORMER NOTED ACTOR
GOES TO POORHOuSE

Chicago, Nov. 8.-Henry William
Montgomery, an actor of the old
school, who in his time appeared with
Sir Henry Irving and other noted play
ers, was sent to Cook county poor
house yesterday by Judge Cover.
Montgomery fifteen years ago was
known both in England and America
as one Of the best character actors.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-14

Ii Hung Chang is seriously Ill in
Pekin. His life is endangered.
The recall of Wu-Tingfang, Cnmese
minister at Washington, has been de,
eided upon.
An assassin attempted to murder
Tzi-hsi, dowager empress of China, but
was prevented.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-14
Price Of Woods Up.

Cincinnati, Nov. 8.-The American
Vehicle and Woodwork association
convention yesterday adopted a resola
ton advancing the price of~1n.. !al
(oak and hickory Is per cent on ae-
count of its scarcity.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-14
Mourned by WI.

Washington, Nov. 8.--MinisteI Z. q
commenting on the death Of Ii Hurr
Chang. paid a high tribute TO the g..
ceased statesman. WI was a protegr
OF III. His friends here fear that IN
the death OF his protector and patros
he has been exposed to the attack O."
many enemies in the Chinese cou..
which his liberal policies created. lie
was Earl LIS legal adviser I'm foreign
affairs and superintendent. while act
ing in that capacity, the construction
Of the first Chinese railway.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-14
Favor Reciprocity.

New York, Nov. 8.-The board of
trade and transportation adopted res
olutions yesterday favoring reci-
procity.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-14

The All Souls Universalist church
at Brooklyn extended call TO Rev.
L. W. Brigham of Rochester, Mimi.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-06
FALL OF w.
Evaporated by the Heat of the Earth 1t
 Rises to Descend Again.

Ground a little below the surface is always warmer than the air over it. So long as the surface of the ground is above the dew point vapor must rise and pass from the earth into the air. The moist air so formed will mingle with the air above it, and its moisture will be condensed, forming dew wherever it comes in contact with a surface cooled below the dew point. In fact. dew rises from the ground. Place sGz8e metal trays over the grass, the soil and the road on deWy nights. You will generally find more moistufe on the Gl'a3s inside the trays than out side; you will always observe 8 de- p6sit of dew inside the trays, even When tkere is none outside at all This shows that far n31re yap0r rises out of the ground during the night and other objects. Dew then rises from the ground Bur now is the dew formed on bodies high I'D in the air? Dew does not ris- iA particles as it was once considel ed. to f,2ll in parti- eles like fine rain. II rises in vapor some is caught by what is on the surface of the earth, but the rest as- cends in tapor form until il comes in contact with q much colder surface, to condense it into moisture. The vapor does not flow upward in a uni form stream but is mixed in the air by edies and wind currents and car rled to bodies far from where it rose. In fact, dew may be deposited, even though the country for many miles all around be dry and incapable of yield Ing any vapor. In such cases the sup ply of vapor to form that dew would depend on the evaporation of the dew and on what was waited over by the winds.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-06
"HUMBLE PIE"
"Numble Pie Was Original Expression
 TIie Word "Coburs."

We often hear of eating humble pie" In the old hunting days of "Mer- rie England" when a stag was brought down, the quarry was broken" on the spot, the choice parts of the venison being reserved for the huntsmen. while the entrails, heart, liver, etc, called in the hunting language of the day the .numbles," were given to the common people. Of these they made a pie call ed humble pie" Hence to eat mum bic pie" became to abuse ones self apologize abjectly. The transition from humble pie" to humble pie" was easy, especially in view of the sig uificance of the word. Old. Col. New come says to Give the morning after the youth got drunk and threw a glass of wine in the face of his cousin Barnes: You drank too much wine last night and disgraced yourself, sir. You must get up and eat humble pie, this morning, my boy
 The word "coburg' is used as verb nowhere, as far as the writer knows, except in the United States navy. An officer who gets more than his share of duty in Washington, or shore duty at some desirable station near home, when he would in the natural course of the service be at set, is caller "coburger,' and an officer who accom- plishes such selection of duty is said to be "coburging.' "Coburger" and "coburging' are words heard every day in the course of ordinary conversation in the wardroom of an American man. of-war, or wherever two naval officers are met together An officer once be ing asked for a definition of the word "coburging' replied, Why loafng around the throne, I guess" No one seem to know just how the words got into the naval vocabulary, or when they attained their Judgment there An explanation is that when the queen married Prince Albert of Coburg, he brought with him to the English court many of his relatives and friends from Coburg, who took choice posi- tions with little to do at Buckingham palace and Windsor. Hence 'co- burger became a person who shirked the unpleasant parts of his duty and elung to the pleasant ones.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-06
Repuiiding Galveston.

The rebuilding of Galveston is going on. Preparations have al aady begun Tor the erect on of building .,4li will be better calculated to withstand storms than their predecessors All the structures, including dwelling houses, will be erected on piles driven lar into the earth, topped by strong masonry foundations. This will give a reasonable stability to the buildings, notwithstanding the fact that the city rests on clay covered deeply with sand. There has been much talk of sur rounding the city with strong sea wall, and it is to be hoped that the plan will be carried out. Such a course TOT protection has proved worth while Tn the case of the cities of Holland. st Augustine. Fla, is similarly pro- tected. St. Petersburg in Russia was originally built upon piles, and 1t is so protected as to be considered per- 1ectly safe. A sea wall, to be effective, would cost several million dollars. but Tn view of the value of the property to De protected, to say nothing of human llre, the expense ought not to stand in the way.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-06
Honored as an Essayist.

Carolyn King, daughter of General Charles King, has been accorded an unusual honor. Miss King finished her course at the Sorbonne in June, and then entered for competition in the Alliance Francaise, which meets every summer and confers it's dip1o- mas on such foreigners as can pass it's rigid examinations after attending lee lures and submitting essays on several of the standard authors and dram- atists. Moliere, Racine, Corneille, La Rochefoucauld, and J. Rousseau were assigned to Miss King, and it was her essay on Corneille which was given s4 -1-,7r-. a-,ise, .rtfs1rr I>.- 4l>> s,3~en
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-06
THE EU3Ltn5T0S ROUTE.
8 Gre at Trains.

No. Al, at a. n., from St. Louis for Kansas City and entire North west to Pugent Sound and Portland. "The Burlington-Northern Pacific Express" solid through train, St. Louis to Portland of chair cars (stats free), standard sleepers; through tourist sleepers from Kansas City to St. Joseph.
 No. 5, at 2:o5 p. m., from St. Louis; l ''The Nebraska Colorado Express, for Denver and the Pacific Coast. "One night train to Denver;" also for St. Paul and Minneapolis.
 No. 15, at g p. n1., from St. Louis for Kansas City, St. Joseph, Omaha l Council Bluffs, Nebraska, Kansas, Col orado, Utah, Pacific Coast.
 California excursions in tourist sleepers, personally conducted, from St. Louis Wednesdays at 9 D. m.; the most successful overland excursions The route is via Denver, scenic Colo rado, Salt Lake City.
 Through trains are wide vestibuled, Pintseh-lighted, and comprise the high standard Burlington coaches, chair cars (seats free), Pullman mod ern sleepers, dining care service.
 Write for matter descriptive of any contemplated journey West
 FM FUGG, l. w WAKELY P \, GOA nioe St, Gen. Passenger ag't St Louis, 70. St. Louis Mo- l HOWARD ELLIOTT Gei.'I Manager Vt. ttauts. No.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-06
CottonZBeIt= Rates.

General Assembly Cumberland Presbyterian Church in the United States Little Rock, Ark, May 15=2S, 1901. Rate: One fare for the round trip. Dates of sale: May IA, 15 and 16, 1901. Retuurn limit: June 1, 1901
 Annual meeting German Baptists Dunkards), Lincoln, Nebraska, May 24-31, 1901. Rates: One fare for the round trip, Dates of sale: May 22-25, inclusive Return limit: June i.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-06
Example of Religious Architecture.

The Marquis of Butte has fitted up in his Rothesay residence, Mount Stuart House, beautiful Roman Catholic chapel. which will be one of the finest examples of religious architecture in Great Britain. The unworked marble for the pillars and arches alone will cost S50,000, and for the altar ship load of red-yeined marble has been brought from Italy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-06
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Iron Mountain Rates.

Reunion of the United Confederate Veterans. Memphis, Tenn, May 2S-30. For the above occasion the St. L., l. NJ. & s. Ky. will sell tickets to Mem- phis, Tenn, and return at the reduced rate of $3Go for the round trip. Tick cts on sale May 27 to 30, inclusive.
 Annual meeting German Baptist DHnlzards) Lincoln, Neb., May 24 to 31. For the above occasion the St L., I. NJ. & s. Ky. will sell tickets on May 22 to 26, inclusive, for the reduced rate of $19 for the round trip. Final return limit, June I, 1901.
 H. N. ATWOOD, Agt.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-12-07
HERE AND THERE.

Wheat, oats, millet, corn and
grass are the best egg-foods known.
Millet seed, sunfower seed, insects
and table scraps are claimed by many
to be good for the same purpose,
The lean and hungry look Of the
best dairy COWS has led the unthink-
ing to assume that the dairy type can
be secured by having the calf lean and
hungry all the time. This is a mis-
take.
Pear-growing on the gulf coast
has received another backset. News
from that quarter states that bios
som-blght has done more damage to
the pear orchards than did the great
storm of last year.
The estimated production of sugar
cane for the season, in percentages
of a full crop, is as follows: Louisi-
ana, 90; Georgia and Mississippi, IS;
Florida, 50; Alabama, rs; South Car
olina, 10; Texas, GA.
The estimated average yield per
acre of rough rice for the season, ia
bushels, is as follows: Louisiana, 35.7;
North Carolina, rs; South Carolina.
21.8; Georgia, 27.7; Florida, 81; Ala.
bama, 301; Mississippi, 21; Texas,
2s.
There are millions of acres of
land in the southwest, that with prop.
cr effort viii produce 50 bushels On
corn per acre. At 40 cents per hush.
q. hat Is SEQ per acre. The land ran
~ bought for S20 per heie,