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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-04
ABOUT TO ERUPT.
Italian Scientist Says Vesuvius VIII
Soon Resume Active Operations.

Soon Resume Active Operations.
Professor Matteucci, the distln-
guised Italian scientist and careful
student of Mount Nesuyius' yagaries
predicts that a new eruption Will take
place in a short time, and from various
indications he feels satisfied it will be
no slight one
He has considered it well to utter a
timely warning, as experience has
shown that Vesuyius, when it Yeats its
wrath unexpectedly. does a great deal
of damage to persons and property in
the vicinity.
Professor Matteucci is no alarmist,
but bases his prediction on the fact,
which he has noticed, that various new
assures are now being formed near the
summit of the mountain, and this in
his opinion is an unQuestionable proof
that masses of lava and other matter
sooA will be again belched forth
His close study of the volcano dur
ing the recent eruption confirms him
in this opinion.
Day after day he continued his in
vestigations, often at the peril OF his
life, and as a result the account of his
work, which he has Just forwarded to
the French Academy of Sciences, CON
tains more facts about Vesuvius than
were ever known before.
He noted the daily changes that took
place in the crater during the eruption,
and he even measured the height
which was attained by the great
masses of igneous matter after the
mountain had vomited them forth
The largest of these masses assembled
to a height of 537 metres, and when 1t
fell II occupied space of twelve cubic
metres, and was found to weigh 80
600 kilogrammes.
It Travelled through the air at the
rate of eighty metres a second, and 1t
is estimated that a force equivalent to
600 600 horse power must have been re-
quired to send 1t on its skyward ca
reer.
This enormous mass fell danger
ously near the professor. This was
not the only occasion, however, on
which he almost lost his life and his
friends are still wondering how he
managed to escape the constant show
err of fiery rocks that threatened him
during the entire eruption.
At one time 1t was rumored that he
had been killed, but happily this
proved to be false, and now many are
congratulating him, not only on his
good fortune in passing through so
many perils unscathed, but also on the
skill and forethought which have en-
abled him to ascertain the time when
the next eruption may be expected
London Express.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-04
KiFouRrs WHlRLINo ART.
Trained by Priest Until He Gould
Dance Two Hours.

When Ameer Abouhamad supports
ten men on his shoulders, and the rest
Of his Arab troupe are turning sur
prising somersauts at the Wild West
show, Alexander Kifouri, the whirl.
ing dervish, goes round and round on
a board platform three feet square
Kirfouri begins TO dance the moment
the Arabs diBmOunt from their horses
The audience gives a short laugh Of
amusement al the absurd figure he
makes; then waits eypectar 'ly But
he does not change, and the eyes Of
the spectators turn 10 Abouhamad and
his troupe. Kifourl goes round and
round.
When tn tumbling and acrobatc
contortiong have taken up their allot-
ted fifteen minutes, Kifouri whirls
faster and faster, then stops suddenly
motionleBs, with outstretched arms.
He does not fall from exhaustion, but
turns "cartwhecls' over the tanbark.
ont through the canvas up to the
stables. where he discards his flowing
white skirt for scarlet breeches and
mounts horse, 10 ride in the race of
nations"
when Kifouri goes out TO walk, he
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-04
The peer's Trusting Eye.

Buffalo BIZ once allowed himself to
be put to shame BY failing 10 shoot 4
couple Of deer al an easy distance.
Every one has his little weakness, z
he eHr Il Ine6 mine Is a deer's eye.
/ don't want YOU to say anything about
Il to your friends. for they would
laugh more than ever. ut the fact is
have never yet been abe to shoot a
deer II It looked me in the eye. With
a buffalo or bear or an Indian Il is
different. But the deer has the eye Of
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-04
Rismarck's Greed Of Love.

From The Love Letters OF Bismarck
this extract from letter to his wife is
taken: Il married you in order to love
you in God and according TO the need
of my heart, and In order to have in
the midst of the strange world a place
for my heart, which all the worlds
bleak winds cannot chill and where
may find warmth Of the home fire to
which eagerly betake myself when II
is stormy and cold without but not to
have a society woman for others; and
| shall cherish and nurse your little
fireplace, put wood on IL, and blow and
protect II against all that Is evil and
strange. for, next TO Gods mercy, there
is nothing which is dearer and more
necessary to me than your love and the
homelike hearth that stands between
us everywhere. even in a strange land,
when we arc together"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-04
OLDEST TREE is IN CEYLoN.
Il Has Been Through the Weather Of
Twenty-Five Centuries.

The very oldest tree which has
withstood the onslaught Of centuries,
is certainly the Bo-Gha or sacred Bo.
1t is one of the greatest natural
curiosities of Ceylon. 1t stands in An
uradhapura, the ancient capital Of the
kings of the island 1t is a fig tree
under which Gautama reseed on the
day he became Buddha. 1t was plant
ed in 2SS before the Christian era, in
the eighteenth year of the reign Of
Devenipiatissa, and is now 2,1S9 years
old. The extraordinary tree seems to
bearout the prophecy made by the
king who planted it: It will blossom
TO the end of centuries.
NJ. Leclercq, the oriental scholar,
sas that the sacred 30 was honored
under all the reigning dygnasties and
spared by every invader. For p cen
uries, millions of pilgrims have come
and knelt down at the base of the re-
vered tree To this day its leaves are
piously gathered by the pilgrims and
kept and revered by them as sanity
relics. The renown Of this tree dates
from far back. AS late as the fifth
century the Chinese traveller, Fa Han,
came 10 VT it.
The Do OF AuuradhGpura is certain
ly the oldest historical tree now in ex-
istence. All the other Bos which
grace Ceylon temples we're grown from
it. Thousands of years Of age are also
credited to the Dracena at Orotava. to
the chestnut tree on he Athua, the Vir-
gins tree in Egypt. the cedars Of the
Libanus, the Californian wellington.
ais. the eucalyptus Of Tasmania, the
Baobabs of the Senegal and others;
nut these estimations are based on
mere probabilities. while the age Of
the 30 is established by the most au-
identical documents that any man can
require.
Today the 30 Of Anuradhapura is no
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-04
NEW ASPlRANT FOR FAME.
Congressman Jim Butler, of st. Louis,
the COMING Leader.

Congressman Jim Butler, OF ST. Louis
the Coming Leader,
The latest representative OF the
strenuous ME who Is headed for a
place In the Hall OF Fame Is Congress-
man.eloct Jim Butler of St Louis.
Out in Kansas City the other night
Butler was doing the town In company
with Champion pugillst Jim Jeltries,
when there occurred one Of those little
MISUNDERSTANDING which viii come at
times even TO gentlemen of quality,
Pugilist Jim started for Congressman
Jim with the evident purpose of in
vostigating the condition of his solar
pleNus, and u cay OF horror went up
from the Threats of the assembled
multitude OF admirers of the two inns
who had gathered about them They
recognized the CLEAN In the IofIries
eye rs the same that had carried
terror, and defeat TO the mighty Cor
hott, the swing Of the great right arm
was ominous of sudden death. Or
rushed the champion, and then ---,
Whom several hours later he was
restored to consciousness, Ieifyies in
CURED the particulars, Then he
learned that convenient beer glass
welded by u st Louis statesman was
responsible for his undoiug. Il had
put him to sleep,
There are fortunately more ways
than one OF acquiring fame. Congress.
man Butler is marked man. So hong
as he Is In the house to be pointed
out by capital guides, there will be ne
dcarth of interest In the American
statesman. John Lentz and Ilm-Itam
Lewis viii not be missed. IL. Clay
Sulzor can no longer hope to be the
object of all the admlring glances
from the galleries. - Baltimore Sun
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-04
HAMMERS OF RAWAIpE.
MalIets and MauIs Are also Made OF
the Same Material.

k0e same material.
THE common idea of hammer, no
doubt" said dealer in tools, would
be that it was an implement made to
pound with and having head Of iron
or steel. The pounding part of that
would certainly be all right, but not
all hammer heads are made of metal.
There are some hammers, in fact,
with the head made of rawhide.
Where the head would be on an
ordinary hammer there is on the raw
hide hammer, set at right angles
across the end of the handle, a short
section of iron pipe. The rawhide that
forms the hammer head is first cut
into an oblong strip which is then,
beginning at one end snugly rolled
up The roll thus formed is put
through an iron pipe being made long
enough so that it will project an inch
or more at either end, The ends of
the solid rawhide are trimmed off
fiat and true like the face of any
hammer, making this twofaced
hammer.
lie raw IINS uulIlhNA 10 AGNN ASA
various purposes, largely in place of
mallet for instance for pounding on
punches and on Chisel handles. 1t is
used where pounding is to be done on
polished metal surfaces; it serves the
purpose without scratching the metal
Rawhide hammers are made in vari
Gus sizes.
Then there is a rawhide implement
that is called a mallet, in which the
head is formed in the same manner
as the rawhde hammer head, but
Joined in the handle direct, without
being held there in holder. The raw
hide mallet is also made in various
sizes 1t is a smaller and lighter
tool than the hammer.
Another rawhide pounding tool is
| the rawhide maui heavier than the
hammer and made in various sizes
The head of the rawhide maui is made
of disks of rawhide laid together in
sufficient thickness and held together
| by iron caps top and bottom, through
! which, as of course through the raw
| hide as well, the maui handle passes
! The block of rawhide thus made is
| turned into the usual maui form.
Built up as it is of compacted layers
placed Crosswise of the handle, the
striking surface of the maui, as Is the
case with the hammer and me mallet
in the manner in which they are
made, presents the rawhide in a mass
edgewise. The rawhide maui is used
for example. by artificial flower max
ers pounding all day long on dies
and punches cutting out flowers and
leaves.
These rawhide hammers and NAL
lets and mauls cost about three times
as much as corresponding wooden
mallets would cost They last about
ten times as long New York Sun.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-04
SOUTHERN MoUNTAlNEERS.
The Part They Played in the War Be-
tween the States.

1t is odd To think that the southern
the outbreak of the civil war, although
he was nearly a century old then, and
it is really startling to realize that
when one speaks of the southern
mountaineers he speaks of nearly
100000 people who live in eight
southern states between-and occupy
a region equal in area to the combined
areas of Ohio and Pennsylvania, as
big, say, as the German empire, and
richer perhaps, in timber and mineral
deposits than any other region Of SINH
lar extent in the world. This region
was and is an unknown land. 1t has
been aptly called Appalachian Amer.
lea and the work OF discovery is yet
going on.
The American mountaineer was dis
covered, say, at the beginning of the
war, when the confederate leaders
were counting on the presumption
that Mason and DiXons line was the
dividing line between the north and
south, and formed, therefore, the
plan of marching an army from Wheel
ing to some point on the lakes and
thus Observing the north at one blow.
The plan seemed so feasible that it is
said to have materially aided the sale
Of confederate bonds in England, but
when Captain Garnett a West Point
graduate, started to carry it out he got
no farther than Harper's Ferry When
he struck the mountains he struck
enemies who shot at his men from am
bush, cut down briGges before him,
carried the news Of his march TO the
federals, and Garrett hims1lf fell with
a bullet from mountaineer's squirrel
rife at Harper's Terry.-Scribner'
Magazine.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-04
FINE FOR FUEL.
The New Texas Oil and It's Quality
Considered.


When Pennsylvania or Ohio oil is
distilled, the last dlstillatcs, on cool.
ing, deposit crystals Of paraiiine wax
and the residuum left in the stills has
certain characteristics quite peculiar
TO these oils When, however, Texas
or California oil is distilled, the
heavier distillates obtained by the
ordinary methods adapted TO Penn
slyyania and Ohio oils yield no par
anne wax, and the residnum Is great.
or in amount and like asphaltum In
it's character, and consists essentially
Of asphaltum. Exactly what the diff.
ferences are in the oils themselves,
before distillatlon, which cause this
result has not been adequately deter
mined. Very little has been learned
in regard 10 the chemistry OF the Tex
az oil. We know that In addition 70
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-04
The Golden Opportunity

Il suppose you viii marry, though.
when the golden opportunity offers,
won't your
1T will depend upon how much gold
there is in the opportunity
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-04

AS a rule people who are rather
light, intellectually have great deal
Of selfconfdence."
That's just it. Their being Sc
light is probably what enables them TO
carry themselves so easy"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-04

What does the man next door do?"
asked the assessor. There's nobody
at home"
My husband says he's a bureau
drawer He sits III one Of the city
bureaus and draws a salary.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-04
The Child al Play.

Play Is the means whereby indiyid-
ual powers are acquired, It is the ap.
premiership for the wor Of life A
little child ST play Is "at his lessons.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-04

trusting child--soft, gentle and con-
fidmg. No one but brute could
shoot deer If he caught that look
Mrs, Wctmorc's Life of Coz Cody.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-09-27
TUNNEL FROM IRELAND.
May BE BqlIi TO England Some Day
Lord Beaconsneld Quoted.

LONDON. Sept. 2s,--The Earl Of Rose-
bury recently delivered speech at
stranaer. Wigtownshire. Scotland. at
the presentation to him Of the freedom
Of the ;own. Commenting on the pos
sibllity Of tunnel between Ireland an4
the mainland OF the United Kingdom
with terminus at Strannaer. Lord
Rosebury quoted Beaccnsheld's saying
that the curse Of Ireland was that It
possessed damp climate and was CUR
rounded by the melancholy ocean.
The speaker said he was inclined to
think tha; there might one day be a
government bold enough to face the
problem and consider whether 100000
pounds sterling nigh, not be wsll used
in the construction Of such tunnel
Anyhow. the am 1lnt spent n this way
would not equal the cost in TWO months
OF the melancholy war sill dragging
in South Africa.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-09-27
MANcHGsrRR's DEBTS PAID.
Requisite $4,000 Was Provieed by the
Young Mans Mother. 1t Is Said.

NEW YORK. Sept. 2s-The Worlds
London correspondent says that the
schedules fixed by the bankruptcy court
an the Duke OF Manchesier's debts
have bean paid.
The $4,000 necessary was provided.
not by the dukes father-in-law. Eu-
gene Zimmerman. out bv the dukes
mother. he DOwager Duchess Of Man
chester me transaction being carried
on through Mr.. Holland. the partner Of
the dow1ger duchess late brother. Fer
dinand Yzanga.
1t was because OF the hopelessness OF
trying to induce Mr.. Zimmerman TO
put up the necessary money that the
dukes mother went to the rescue in
order that the agreement reached with
the dukes creditors might be fulfilled.
The duke. the duchess and the dowag-
er duchess are staying at the Downe
Palace, near Windsor.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-09-27
sCHLEY COURT HOLDS
SHORT SESSION YESTERDAY
Adjournment Taken 20 Permi, Members
20 Attend The Funeral Of
Judge Wilson.

WASHINGTON. sept. 2s.-The schley
court Of Inquiry was in session for on
~ an hour and thee-quar.ers today.
alJourning to permit members and 9TH
ers engaged to attend thes funeral of
Judge Wilson. the late chief counsel tor
schley.
Captain Wise concluded his testimony.
Admiral Cotton making brief state
meat on recall. and Lieuienan, Spencer
5. Wood. who commanded the despatch
Boat Dupont during the Spanish war
began his testimony. MachinIst Gray,
who was In charge OF the s;arboard en-
sines on the day Of the battle off SAN
tago. also testified briefly.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-09-27
FOREIGN BOAT
WAS LEFT BEHIND
a=------=----
Columbia Leads Her Rival in
First Of Cup Races.
---s-a
UNABLE TO FINISH ON TIME
Wind Gains Down and Yachts Are Tewed
Back With Shamrock Nearly a Nile
Asieru WIN Race AFalu
Tomorrow.
UNABLE TO FINISH ON TIME

NEW YORK. Sep. 25,-one OF the
biggest crowds that ever put TO sea
went 10 Sandy Hook lightship today 20
witness Sir Thomas Lptons Shamrock
II and Columbia struggling for the
yach. supremacy u the world in the
hrSt u the cup races II 1901 But the
excursion nee, returned disappointed.
The Rrca, single stlckerH wen, out
this morning fresh for tho battle. bur
the sea refused hem feli Of connlct
The wind. never more than nine and
sometimes aa low as three knots. was
too light ana shlf,v 70 carry the con-
,cs,an,s over The 30-mIle course IN the
time allotted by he rules AZ the end
m tlve and a half hours The prescribed
time the race was officially declared
N ana thr yachts were towed to their
bcrths inside sandy Hook
When the gun was fired TO call al
,cn'iou 20 the signal declaring he race
N. tho American yach, was s,ill seven
miles from the finish Tine The English
man was a hull down asiern Of her, ex.
pcrIs estimating her distance behind the
Columbia al over quarters OF a
mile
The Americans have reason - con-
gralula.e themselves on the results of
The ars, trial Columbia was headed
but once In the twcnty.,hree miles
c1vcrci. and then the Engllshman
showed the way Tor only i've minutes.
In the windward work, Columbia beat
IA" foreigner seven minutes and fifteen
seconds 10 he outer mark and lncreas-
ed her lead somcwha; In the broad
reach ror home.
While The test was unsatisfactory.
Yachting aharps who have been skcp,i-
cal up TO this ume as 10 the ability
of ;hr Columbia 70 successfully defend
the cup are mos, oonHjtn; ,ooigh,
that Il viii remain On this side or the
Atlantic a while longer. What sham
rock may be able 10 do IN heavy wealth
er H. or course, problema,ical. bu, CO.
umhla has been tried AMI all her ad-
mirsrs insist that she ls a distinctive
~ heavy weather boat
The official line Of the star. was:
Columbia. ii;lo;4a; Shamrock, ii:li:oi.
otllc.al time turning the outer mark:
Columbia, sos as. shamrock. slsA1.
The unfinished race will be resaiiei
Saturday ami the course VIII be the
same as today
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-09-27

tions paid to him may have obIlterate1
from his mind all Thoughts of the gray-
iiy Of the crime which II was intended
that the mission should expiate. chun
has often been cheered by th0ughtless
crowds in Germany and may regard
himself az the hero Of the hour His fu-
ture influence in the Chinese court Is re-
garded a. too problematlcal for it 70 be
worth while % make efforts to impress
upon him the superiority Of European
civilization.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-09-27

plant oyer the situation in any part
" his territory,
Rates 30 ~. Paul are In bad condl-
ton. but this IL nothing UNUSUAL and II
accounted for by the competition Of the
lake transpjriati3n routes This. how
ever. will soon be rem died. It was sail.
through ihe closing OF lake nayig iatlon
and the western lines have already an
nouhccd an advance in rates IN antici.
patton of his, The new tariffs going In.
to efrcc, on October a.
In this connection !, r. interesting to
note also .ha, trunk line officials are
nov considering further changes In
classification which. IL adopted. will
practically increase rates on many
kinda OF merchdn1ise.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-09-27
CHUNs VISIT TO GERMANY.
Departs With the Thought That He Is
the Hero OF the Hour

LONDON, Sept. 26-The Berlin cor
respondent of the Times says that
Prince Chun will officially conclude his
missions to Germany next Saturday and
will go to Genoa on Sunday.
In regard to invitations to other
courts 1t is doubtful If Prince Chun
received any, but he has been deslrous
of visiting many German Industrial es-
tablishments. which desire he cannot
now crafty.
The Kreuz -zeitung fears that Chun's
experiences in Germany have not re-
suited in the impression It was desired
to produce on the mind OF the Chinese
special envoy. The honors and atten-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-09-27
PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS.

NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-The Herald
says; B. ]. Greenhut. youngest MEM
Der of the firm of the Siegel-Cooper
Company, has purchased a controlling
interest in the large retail store in this
city from Henry siegel. Mr. Siegel.
however, will not be entirely dlsasso-
ciated from the concern, The amount
involved in the transaction is NOT known
bur it is said to be upward of s1,OOO,OOO.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-09-27
RATES ARE MAINTAINED.
Reports II Rate Cutting Denied by Of
flcllls of Trunk Lines

NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-The journal
Of Commerce says
Although reports OF extensive rate
cutting by Western and Eastern lines
are being widely circulated, officials OF
trunk lines ana western roads and
shippers as well declare that rates are
being w>ll maintained; that the sltua-
lion has rather improved, and that
rates are iirmer than they have been
Tor several months past II Is said
that rates out of New York to all MIS-
souri, river points are being well main
talncd and there is no cause Of COM
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-09-27
ACTION AGAINST TURKEY
MAY BE IMMINENT
European Cabinets and French officials
Exchanging Views-Germany's
Concurrence Assured.

PARIS. Sept. 26.-The Courier du
Solr makes the following sensational
statement:
"one of the results Of the conferences
between Emperor Nicholas and Presi-
dent Loubst. Waldeck- Rousseau aud
Delcasse, during the czar's visit TO
France. Is the exchange OF views be-
tween European cabinets now progress
ing with the object OF arriving at an
understanding as to action against
Turkey.
'Germany's concurrence is assured
as Emperor William has consented"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-09-27
oREJoN NJ. e. CONFERENCE.
Bishop Mallalicu Presiding at Sessions
az Hlllsboro--RepOrts Show
Progress.

HILLsBORo. Ore. Sept. 2s.--The
Oregon c0nference Of the ". T. minis
ters II IN session here. Bishop Mallalleu
N Boston. presiding.
The reports Of pastors show progress
In paying oli debts and building new
houses of worship az a resuk Of gener-
al prosperity. They have lost by debt
the Portland University and the Port
land hospital. rhe Willamette Univer-
yi;y AZ Salem has a debt which threat
ems It's existence and the selection Of
A new presIden. tor this school is the
mos, important question.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-09-27
FATAL OIL TANK EXPLOSION,
six Men Killed and Seven Injured at
Newark, n. j.,

NEW YORK, Sept. 96,--Six men and
probably seven were killed ami seven
injured by the explosion OF an oil tank
a, Newark. n. ].
The dead are:
LAWRENCE KIRSCH.
WM. MEYER.
OTTO NEWMAN, Foreman.
FRED SNYDER.
NICHOLAS MILLER.
Unidentified man.
Another body Is believed 10 be In the
river