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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-21

climate demanded an efficient method
of heating, and the lack of organized
cab service in the great towns com
PEELED the introduction of arrange.
ments for dealing with luggage with
which We in Fps-1.u. are only now be
coming familiar. Then followed sleep
ing, drawing-room and dining cars, and,
in short, practically all the improve
ments which. adopted gradually on
this side OF the water have within the
last ~"r"~"tton done so much 10 lessen
the tuLtusu of European travel
1t raas lhe fastest trains in the
world, and invented the compre ssed
air brake, by which even the quickest
train can, IL necessary, be stopped IN
not much more than her own length
The permanent way Of the chief lines
is at least as good as any to be found
elsewhere; the working OF signals and
switches otherwise than 10y manual
labor has been tried with success.
and, though the steam locomotive has
been very highly perfected. great ad-
vances have also been made in con
nection with electric traction. by
which it may some day be replaced.
The high rates of wages paid
and the keenness OF competi-
tior have compelled companies
to seek every possible means for
the reduction of working expenses.
At sea. it has been found that other
things being equal, the larger a steam
ship is the more economically it can
be worked. Applying the same princI-
pie on land, the American lines in
creased very greatly the power Of
their engines and the weight of trains
hauled. and both in passenger and
freight service the results have been
highly satisfactory.
The present excellence of American
rolling stock has been attained under
conditions curiously different from
those prevailing in England, where the
object of every railway Is to make its
coaches and locomotives as different
as possible from those of every other.
This practice, SO well illustrated by
the English exhibits at Paris last
year, gives the companies no doubt an
advertisement of some value, the
white carriages of the Northwestern,
for instance, or the yellow engines of
the Brighton line being instantly
recognizable everywhere; but whether
it is wise in every case to allow each
newly appointed engineer to introduce
a style of his own may be open to
question. In America, on the other
hand, the work of building passenger
vehicles Of the best description is
largely concentrated in the hands of
the great Pullman company, whose
cars run over nearly all lines indis-
Crimlnately, while in the matter OF
locomotive power the railways are
generally content to resort to a few
large firms who have evolved certain
standard types and are able to
guarantee economic production.
The era of unrestricted competition
seems to be passing away, and the
consolidation long ago foretold by
Prof. Hadley is rapidly taking place
and has become the question of the
hour London Saturday Re-
view
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-21
Overerowded Street Cars.

"Overcrowded street cars" says the
Philadelphia Ledger, are the subject
of proposed legislative action in Chi
cago. Some time ago the Service
committee of the committee on Local
Transportation of that city made an
exhaustive investigation into the sub
ject. and finally formulated an ordi-
nance which apparently meets the
question fairly, without injustice to
either the railway companies or the
travelling public The ordinance.
which is to be acted upon by the board
Of aldermen next week, proposes in eff
feet that only four cents shall be paid
by q passenger who is compelled to
stand when the conductor makes his
collection"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-21
HOLD THE TRAIN.

Madam, we miss the train at B"
But can't you make it, sirf" she
gasped.
impossible, it leaves at three,
And we are due quarter past"
rs there no way? Oh, tell me, then,
Are you a Christian" Il am not"
And are there none among the men
Who run the train?" Mo- for.
got
think the fellow over here,
Oilins the engine, claims to be,
She threw upon the engineer
A fair face, white with agony
Are you a Christian" Yes, am.
Then, o sir, won't you pray With
me,
All the long way, that God will stay.
That God will hold the train at
3D."
" Twill do no good; it's due at threa,
And"-"Yes, but God can hold the
train;
My dying child Is calling me,
And / must sec her face again;
Oh, won't you pray?" Il will" nod
Emphatic, as he takes his place.
When Christians grasp the arm of
They grasp the power that rules the
rod.
Dnt from tho ytutinu swanf tI., train
On time, swept past wood and len
The engineer. with cheeks aflame,
Prayed, 20 Lord, hold the train a
b
They dung the throttles wide, and
like
Some giant monster of the plain,
With painting side and mighty
strides,
Past hill and valley swept the
train.
A half, minute, two are gained;
Along those FURNISHED lines Of
steel
His gIances leap. each nerve is
strained,
And still he prays with fervent
zeal.
Heart, hand, and brain, with one
accord,
Work while his prayer ascends
to heaven
Just hold the train eight minutea,
Lord,
And III make up the other
seven"
With rush and roar through meae
dow lands,
Past cottage home and green
hillsides,
The painting thing obeys hss
hands,
And speeds along with giant
strides.
They say an accident delayed
The train little while; but Ese
Who listened while His children
prayed,
In answer, held the train at
New Orleans Picayune.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-21
RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT
English View of What Has Been Done
in America.

in America.
Owing to a variety of causes, the
evolution Of the railway has progress
ed more freely in North America than
in any other part Of the world.
Instead of being compelled to buy out
landowners at fancy prices and to
execute heavy accommodation works
at every point along the route Of j
proposed line, companies were rather
encouraged to advance by large gifts
of land, which, if not so already, must
sooner or later become extremely
valuable, and neither by law nor by
public opinion were they required to
face an expenditure on luxuries Of
construction such as go heavily bur
dened capital accounts in England.
With much of the country fiat and
open in character, the actual work (
laying the track was generally easy
and inexpensive.
Under conditions so favorable it is
not surprising that railway develop
ment has taken place in North
America is nearly 10 times that of the
United Kingdom, and Canada, whose
population, scattered over the 5000
miles from ocean to ocean, is hardly
equal to that OF london alone. has
already opened System as extensive
as that of Great Britain. In pas,
senger traffic the greater average
length Of journey caused more atten-
ton to be paid to question of comfort
In the absence Of railway class dis.
tinctions It vas possible to provide
long, open cars. allowing freedom OF
movement from end to end and gen
eral access Of lavatory accommoda
ton. In the north at any rate the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-21
The Real Peril.

Sympathizing Friend-'Tt must be 81
terrible thing to have ones boy so far
away from home and to feel that his
life is in danger every day. oan
imagine just how 1t must seem to
you"
fearful Mother-"O. it's not the SOD
that's in the Philippines I'm so uneasy
about. It's Dicky. He's joined the
college football team"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-21
Going as They Please.

Some time ago cats were imported
into Australia to subdue the plague
OF rabbits. Now come complaints
from New South Wales and Victoria
that the birds are being destroyed, the
cats, which were only intended to
prey upon the rabbits, having turned
their attention to the feathered in
habitants of the country, according to
Youths Companion. while the foxes
introduced for some other purpose
are robbing the hen yards and assist.
ing the cats in the war on native
birds.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-21
TALKING DOLLS.
Girls Are Paid for Filling the Pho
nographs With JingIes.

Girls Are Paid for Filling the Pho
nographs With JingIes,
Girls with pleasing voices find
remunerative employment in factories
where talking dolls" are manu-
featured. These dolls contain Il
miniature monograph, and the girls
are kept busy talking into the tiny
machines that are afterward fitted
into the dolls. They reclte the
familiar nursery jingles, Mother
Goose" rhymes and other literature
for small folk. A tube connects with
the mouth of the doll. and through
this the phonograp is heard when the
doll is wound up.
Since dolls equipped with these AMI
other ingenious inventions have been
put on the market. the business ~
doll making has assumed vast proper
lions, and In many Of the factories
women form a large part Of the en-
plOyes.
There is constant demand for at
tractive new features, and the little
people Of today would never Do
satisfied with the dolls Of a few years
ago.
The children are so exacting nova
days" said woman who understands
this business, that II you show them
doll which does not close its eyes
when it Is laid down they'll invariably
say: No, / don't want that. | want
my doll to go to sleep They must
have real hair on the dolls, and they
| are quick to notice whether the tiny
! toes and fingers are perfect"
The work done by women consists
| largely Of the finishing touches neces-
| sary in completing the dolls and
| dressing them. Certain forms Of
work are assigned to each employe,
/ and In factory which turns out
dressed dolls one girl makes all the
ruf1e8 required, another the under
wear, another the hoods, and still an
other fashions the dress or puts it On
the. coll.
| Don repairing is an exceedingly
| profitable branch of the work. Chill
drel are proverbially tenacious IN
the' attachments to old dolls. and the
repaker is kept busy supplying miss
! ing arms, legs, heads, wings, toes
fingers or other parts. The jointed
dolls, which may be placed in any
position, require great strength to re
pair them, since all but the smallest
: are jointed by means of powerful
elestic bands passing through tbs
| body. These must be exceedingly
taut or the limbs will hang limp.
In the largest dolls there are heavy
| hooks on the ends of the elestics, tc
! be fastened inside the body. and since
a sudden unlookedfor spring of this
| elestfc band has been known to injure
seriously a mans hand, it is not con
sidered safe for women to engage II
that branch Of industry.
Many of the most expert Of the
women dolls repairers are Germans
who have been taught the trade by
their husbands and brothers, and find
II easy and profitable. Women Ell
gagod in this occupation have the
advantage of being able u carry it or
IN +beir homes, or in connection witt
other work.
THE various parts TO be supplied
can he obtained from the mann
fac+nrers. and the repairer makes her
own scale of prices. according to the
! amount of repairing to be done and
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-21
A Critic of MateriaIisn1,

In an article in the Rivista Italiaha
di Filosofa entitled What Is Mat
teri" L. Ambrosi says the question b
unanswered and unanswerable by
materialists, because they appeal la
experience, whereas atoms, ETC., can
not be presented to sense. Therefore
matter" IS a metaphysical cOncep
ton. Again, if the materialist at
tempts a definition, he becomes IL
volved in a vicious circle-e. g, ma
ter is the object of sense-sense
that by which matter is perceived.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-21

the materials supplied Those en-
gagged in this industry frequently
carry on in addition a brisk business
of dolls dressmaking and sell little
handmade garments at fancy prices
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-21

Charles Kent, Joseph Brennan and
Jane Oaker have Joined James K
Hackett's company, playing Don Cae.
sar's Return at Wallack's theater.
New York. Miss Oaker was last sea
son the Hernia in Midsummer Nights
Dream, with Louis James and Kath-
crime Kidder.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-21
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Continued

COuIIUuCus
Z shall not neglect her" he re
turned angriIy
you will" she declared, with the
quiet conviction Of despair When
you have secured her and her fortune.
T foresee quite well what you will do. "
you say hard and bitter things. %
cried Captain Wynyard. you are
prejudiced against me, and without
any reason. You are determined to
dislike me-"
aIf have done you any injustice.
and the future proves it." she said,
there is nothing I will not do to make
amends"
Il promise you one thing" he said
earnestly. believe me-for / mean
It sincerely will do all can to
make your mother happy"
II hope you will" Angela responded
with some little hesitation.
But you have no faith in me-" he
said bitterly.
None whatever" she declared
1T is useless to prolong our inter
view" be said DO this, Angela-lf
you see | am unkind to your mother,
Or that I neglect her, dislike me, hate
me, just as you viii; but, if you see
that / cherish her with every loving
care, promise to learn to like me"
she stood in silence for some few
moments, then she answered:
Yes, / promise that"
THAT is as much as I can hope for
at once" he said; and they went back
r. the drawingroOm together.
If possible, she mistrusted him more
after that interview than she had be
fore. She asked herself why, if her
charges were not true, he had not
shown more anger, more Indignation,
shy he had not reproached her?
1T is all true" she said to herself,
and he knew it,"
But it was too late now to avert the
fate Angela felt sure would befall her
mother She knew well enough that
II she knclt for hours at her mothers
feet she would not listen to one word
she had to say
Love Is blind, / know" said the
girl to herself; "but how can my dear
mother who has known only the
truest and most tender love, mistake
this man's?"
She wcpt for her mother and prayed
for her, and it was with a heavy heart
that she entered the church on that
marriage morn
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-21
CHAPTER XIV.

The newly married pair had decided
to go to Switzerland for their honey
moon Lady Roodcn had suggested
it, and the captain writhed inwardiy
at the idea He had family limited
that Paris would be preferable; but
she laughed at him.
Il have had a warning about a hon
eymoon in Paris she said Lady
Snowhurst told me that she went
there, and that the attractions of the
gay city were 50 great that she hardly
saw her husband. I must not place
YOU in the way of temptation, and so
run the risk"
ours would be a very different
case" he urged, in his sweetest tones.
I am not Lord Snowhurst and vher-
ever we 90 / shall find my Cnef hap
piness with YOU"
She was perfectly content with his
loving assurances of devotion, but
held to her original decision, and the
captain went away In utter dismay al
the prospect before him.
What In the world shall do with
her during whole month by those
sleepy lakes And I care as much
about lakes as do about green fields.
I must lay in n store of good cigars
and French novels. 1t is q heavy
price to pay, even for fortune. If it
were but Gladys | must get through
II rs well as | can, I suppose and re-
pay myself afterward."
Up to the time of starting the cap
tain was brisk and gay enough. Then
beautiful as was his wife, and dearly
as she loved him. he began to wonder
afresh how he should get on during
those four long weeks with only one
companion and her his wife-he who
ever lived in the midst of a brilliant
throng who could not exist in soil
tude, whose clubs were home to him
No wonder that, as the time for start
ing drew nearer his face fell and be
lost all traces of light-heartedness.
The hour of parting for mother and
daughter was also come. and Angela
sought LAZY Laura Wynyard in her
dressing-room to say Goodbye"
DO send the maids away, mamma. IS
+ she said. Let me have you alone
for one minute"
Certainly, Angel" assented Lady
Laura; but you must not keep me
long my dear. We start at five, you
Know and the dear captain is always
particular about punctuIity. You have
not told me if YOU like my travelling
costume. I consider it perfect: SO
does madame This trimming Of lignt
marabout feathers is superb. is it
not?"
But Angela dio lot even hear her
words; her heart was full of emotion.
On. mother darling" she cried
do YOU know. do you realize that this
is the first time we have been parted
the very first time since I lay. a lit.
tie baby, in your arms?"
u know, my dear" replied Lady
Laura kindly. 1T will not be for long
you know. We shall be back in Eng
land in q month from now"
II know" sobbed the girl: but Il
will never be the same with Us again
darling. We shall never more be ons
p hitherto; We shall never live tht
same life again. To the beautiful anl
beloved mother who has been n,
friend and companion OF my ha2p,
childhood and g;c2hood I must sa,
GOODBYE"
That is rather a sentimental va,
If looking at it. Angel" said Lad
aura. Il hope you will be happ
during my absence, my dear. You vii
go 10 the Abbey, and stay there unit
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-21

Columbia has a one-armed man on
her football squad He plays a good
game ct tackle
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-21

Four were killed and four woundeS
in fight between the Morgans an
Chadwells near Middlesboro. Ky.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-21
CHAPTER XIV.

4 beautiful evening in August, when
the summer is at its fairest and all.
nature at its brightest; when the
fruit hangs ripe and luscious in the
orchards, and the wheat stands in the
fields and the earth yields its precious
products with unstinted hand; when
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-21
Deplores Valley Tobacco cuItur1

Rev. H, P. Cutter of Maiden, agent
for the Massachusetts tctal abstinence
society. deplores the increasing
amount Of tobacco culture in the Con-
necticut valley, as he reported at the
The age-herald., 1901-12-22
AVAILABLE PUBLIC LANDS.
Not Moro Than One Million Acres
 Left open For Settlement.
From Harper's Weekly.

From Harper's Weekly.
 The title to over 60 per cent of the area of seventeen Western States still lies in the government, and is subject to entry and settlement under the land laws; and the great commonwealth of Texas, own ing its own lands, also opens wide its doors to the home-seeker. This state ment is true, but, after all, misleading, for those who occupy the remaining 70 per cent of the area of these seventeen States are so fortified in their holdings by climatic conditions by obsolete and unjust laws, by lack of restriction as to their power, and by the apparent unwill- ingnes of Congress to disturb illegitimate- ly acquired rights, that they now control the other 60 per cent of the area almost as if they had title to the same. By own ing the land about the water suply. and by the few combining against the many. the use of the public domain is divided up among those who have purchased or have appropriated the most favorably situated acres.
 Theoretically, all of the GOO, ,OO0, GOO acres of land are open to settlement. Practi- cally, there are not 100000 acres today upon which settler of limited means could file an original claim under the present land laws, with the intention of permanently establishing himself and his family, and not starve to death or be driven from his precarious foothold by more powerful interests.
The age-herald., 1901-12-22
Great MerchantonR Reciprocity
BY LOUIS STERN.

wonders in the restoration of prosperity and the upbuilding of the nation, but, at the same time. it is susceptible of much undue advantage. and to that extent is wrong. A law that favors one class at the expense of others is unjust. I believe. of course, in preserving the home mar ket, so that capital may be protected and the American wage rate maintained with the niger standard of living for the working people which that rate insures, but all this can be done, and must be done. without creating monopolies in cer- tain lines.
 It would be foolish for us. to attempt to conquer the markets of the world and give nothing in return. One passage in the Buffalo speech cannot be too often repeated indeed, it should be commit ed to memory by all our people. It Is this ''The period of exclusiveness is past. The expansion of our trade and commerce is the pressing problem. Commercial wars and friendly trade relations will prevent reprisals. Reciprocity treaties are in harmony with the spirit of the times; measures of retaliation are not If, per- chance some of our tariffs are no longer needed for revenue, or to encourage and protect our industries at home, why should they not be employed to extend and promote our markets abroadY' That IS the line to which the American states manship of the future must adhere. the chart by which it must sail The reverse policy spells peril.
The age-herald., 1901-12-22

In a large city-particularly in New York. the mecca for all men and women who seek employment upon the stage are hundreds of people who are willing to go stageward in the most unpreten- tious way. Perhaps they have tried the managerial door of every theatrical pro- ducer in New York, and have been dis couraged by the almost invariable an- swer: We have all the people we can possibly use" The only door open to them Is the one to which the mob maker holds the key. The pay is small-almost nothing-but they are willing. and it means a beginning.
 Many we'll known, few famous &C., tors and actresses got their first prac- tical start as extra men or women. It Is this class of applicants that the mob maker gives preference to. They are more intelligent than the ordinary super" because they have an object in view. Then there are the unfortunates of the stage who have been tried in the balance and found wanting, and who eke out a miserable existence by mobbing Then the ordinary super" who looks upon the calling as his regular oocupa- tion. They seek no higher reward than the pittance which Is dealt out to them each night when their work Is done
 Lastly there are those who ''mob'' for a pastime-who become extra men and women for pastime. There are many col- lege students in the latter class, and not a few young women who want to see
 .what 1t looks like behind the scenes"
 And, last of all. there is the character type. Of all the individuals of the small world who make stage mobbing a call- ing, whether from necessity, curiosity or pastine. the character type is the most interesting. Probably no two plays ever presented in this country ever gave more interesting studies of these people than Zangwill's 'sChildren of the Ghetto" and Hall Cane's great plays ''Ths Chris