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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-04-04
CHAPTER XII.

We'll, now there will be peace, "
said my step-father with satisfaction
as he ate his first breakfast after the
receipt of this news. Dear Otto,
there is a proverb: 'Whomsoever the
devil wants to aflict, to him he gives
"a pretty daughter but that Is non
sense, is it not, Anneliese? ! say, to
him he gives a garrulous old woman
in his house Good radiance to her,
and may we never see her more"
At mammals request presided at
this meal. The ladies had not yet ap-
peared. mamma was in bed with a
headache, and Frau Sellmann had
ordered her tea TO be brought TO her.
for she was in the habit OF drinking II
in bed. | had been rudely awakened
from my short sleep The cousin was
gone, the gracious madame was ID,
would I see to the breakfast-table.
| cannot describe the sense of loneli-
ness on this morning upon which my
old guardian angel was not sitting at
the stove to light fire for her little
Anneliese." who lay so cozily in her
bed and dreamed while IL cracked and
burned Then the freight danced up
on papa's picture and lent the beloved
face an almost life-like look. without.
the snowtiakes danced and whole
focks Of hungry sparrowg. tomtits AMI
other small birds sat upon the snowy
sill and awaited the crumbs was &C.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-04-04
Tissue Paper Fruit.

A contemporary has discovered that
the Roumanian Jewesses Of Nov
York's east side have lately started a
small but romunorotlye trade In imi.
tatio0 fruits, They are made of loose
cotton. covered with Tissue paper
The Htams are manufactured OF wire,
covered with cloth or paper. and tho
leaves of cloth or paper The favor
tie fruits are the orange, shaddock,
lemon, peach, apricot and pear The
imitation is very good, especially IN
the case Of oranges, which are copied
with singular accuracy, The cost Of
the raw materials ia trinlng not more
than or 4 cents for n small orange
branch with five or six fruits. These
sell easily for sums ranging from %
TO rs cents aud are eagerly purchased
by the middle classes ana even the
working people OF the city. The man.
ufacturing Is done by the women and
tho girls. while the selling Is generally
entrusted 10 the mon and boys. More
than 500 are engaged in this odd little
industry, and an of them seem to en-.
JOY considerable prosperity.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-04-04
ACTORS EXPENSES.
English Vaudeville Artist Says Rail
road Fares Here Are Greater.

road Fares Here Are Greater.
There is one phase OF playing
vaudeville dates in America" sad
James Finney, the English swimming
expert, who appeared at the Columbia
last week. that makes "a big item OF
expense over here we do not have to
reckon with In England. You might
not know it, but vaudeville per.
former in England can play almost an
entire season and spend less IN rail-
road fares than we have to pay out In
one single jump from New York to
Chicago. Over there the towns are so
close and your stay so much longer
that the item Of railroad fare is a
small one. A vaudeville performer
who lays out S. for one jump thinKa
he is being taxed to the limit In
England. or course, we earn large
salaries in this country, but when the
difference In expenses is equalized the
profits are not larger here than In our
own country"
Mr.. Finney has been before the
public about fifteen years, and says a
good part OF the summer OF every
season since he has been on the
stage he has played an extended en-.
gagenent at the famous Blackpool,
one Of England's popular seaside re-
sorts Of the kind in the world, and nj
the shows in which be appears II rs
nothing unusual when they play 10
audiences daily numbering over 100,
600 people They come from the
factories in the surrounding towns, +"
said Mr.. Flnney In these shops
certain sums are laid aside by the
wage earners every year out Of their
salaries and 90 into big fund, from
which the expenses OF holiday ex
cursions To Blackpool are drawn
Last year IL was estimated that over
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-04-04
Only Exception TO Tip System.

A New York man tells this, says the
Sun "A friend OF mine from tho coun-
try who has been my guest for a week
was coming down town with me on u
Boradway car After had paid the
fare he was curious TO know why |
failed 10 tip the conductor. asked
what he meant.
Wei, he replied, you have tipped
everything and everybody you have
had anything to do with since | have
been with you, and | don't know why
you except n street car conductor.
Good deal Of truth in what he said"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-04-04
ST, PETERS CHAIR,
a Venerable Relic Which Dates Back
TO the Second Century.

a Venerable Relic Which Dates Back
to the Second Century,
The Londc0 Tablet says that the
actual material chair of St Peter is
now veuerated in his hasilca in Rome
and enshrined in the Spelndid bronze
throne supported by colossal figures
Of four doctors Of the Church, s.,
Amrose, Augustine Athanasius and
Chrysostom, the whole weighing sl9.,
GOO Roman pounds,
The actual seat is simple oak
chair, which only in the ninth century
was adorned in front with ivory plates.
Until the time of Alexander VIM. the
position OF the relic frequently
changed, In the oldest church of st.
Peter built by Constantine between
S90 and $50, the chair had place OF
honor at one OF the sides in the baptis,
NAL chapel erected by Pope Damascus,
In those days the Roman poOtiNs used
10 seat themselves upon this chair In
order to administer confirmation to the
neophytes just baptized,
In the eighth century contemporary
pictures represented the chair as kept
in the oratory OF st Leo ArChaeolo,
gtstS like DE Rossi and Marucchi have
proved the existence of this venerable
relic as far back as the second cen.
fury Even at that time It was looked
upon with the highest venoration as
a material proof OF the Apostolic Sue.
Abbot John is recorded as having car.
ried some of the oil from the lamp
ever burning before the apostolic
throne to the Lombard Queen Thoo.
dolnda.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-04-04
RELIC OF SCHOOL DAYS.
Which Lord Resehsry Keeps Carefully
IN a Glass Case.

Wh'oh LORD Nosehsry Keeps Carefully
In a Glass Case.
\ few months ago q certain British
schoolhoy who had been fortunate
enough to win the regard of Lord
Rosehery received cordial invitation
to spend a few days at his lordship's
country residence, which the lad
promptly accepted, On his arrival
by train n carriage conveyed him co
the mansion where he met with
hearty welcome from Lord Rosebery
who at once took him into luncheon.
After luncheon the ex,promier
personally conducted the privneged
lad over his house and grounds.
They inspected the splendid picture
galleries, the magpthCept library at
famous books and the fascinatiue
collection OF curios from foreign
oltmes, in which the average school
boy usually takes such an ardent in.
forest These, In turn, were rendered
doubly delightful by the apt comments
of the ilmstrtous guide and the ap.
probation OF the wondering lad soon
became greater than his powers OF OK.
preston,
But later on they camo upon aome.
thing which the boy thoroughly com.
pretended Conducting the lad 20 n
glass case in remote part of the
curio chamber, Lord Rosohery re,
marked.
Here have retained some relies
of my school days which | am sure
will interest you"
The boy poered into the case and
discovered n pair of bESh rods,
Newcastle Chronicle,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-04-04
EDISoN'S INVENTION.
He Enumerates Some Of Those He
Considers Most important.

Mr. Edison said that one Of the first
things he went into was a messenger
call-boy, or domestic telegraph system.
I'VE got the thing IN shape" he said,
according to the Electrical World,
"and made 200 Instruments, aud then
but they tramped around without avail
day after day, and our hopes sank and
sank further and further Finally a
man named Brown came along, and the
first dy he tackled the job he got six.
This sent our hopes up again, and
after he got the lines loaded up with
subscribers we sold the scheme out
and realized good profit on IT, After
that ! worked out the stock ticker.
What were my principal patents
Good gracious, man! Oh, you don't
mean patents-inventions? Why, first
and foremost. the idea Of the electric
lighting central station, then---let me
see, what have invented2 Well,
there were the mimeograph, and the
electric pen, and the carbon telephone,
and tho incandescent lamp and It's ac.
cessories, and the quadruplex tele.
graph, and the automatic telegraph,
and the photograph and the kineto
scope, and--I don't kuow--a whole lot
OF other things"
The talk turned 20 the early days OF
the electric railway, and Mr.. Edison
said Yes, was IN that. too. had a
three-mile road out there in 1888, and
we used TO pull freight ears up to the
laboratory on IT, We made as much
as forty miles an hour at times. Now.
that railroad project seemed TO me TO
be mighty good thing. You know
had a Board OF Directors In those
days-men with bullying foreheads--
fellows that thought away ahead into
tho future-and went to work and
carefully elaborated all the ideas had
for electric railways and submitted
them 10 the board. They considered
the subject carefully and fully, and
unanimously decided that there was no
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-04-04
she obeye3

You must not see him any more"
She heard her mother say,
And, though she did her fate deplora
She promised to obey,
II must not see you, sir, she cried,
When ne appeared that night,
why then, the thoughtml youth lie
piled,
We must turn out the light
Thus did the maid so true and weet
To parents mandate bow;
Although, as heretofore. they meet,
She does not see him now.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-04-04
AN OPERA BY PRONE.
Jessie Bartlett Davis Novel Use Of the
Lone,Distanee Wire.

Sharps and flats. sweet minor
chords and Quivering grace notes
flashed over the wires OF the long dis.
lance telephone from Chicago to Buff.
falo few days ago,
At the far end OF the wire Jessie
Bartlett Davis, the sweet coutralto
singer sat with the receiver to her
ear and memorized the notes Of two
songs as they came TO her over SOC
miles Of space, Sol Bloom, the CHI,
cage music publisher at this end
hummed, sang and played the songs
on the piano in his Dearborn street
office until the notes came back to him
true and pure as only Jessie Bartlett
Davis can sing them.
When the receivers of the two wide,
ly separated phones were at last hung
up, two and half hours had been
taken in the novel task \ bill of
Sl25 for the use of the wire had been
run up, but the singer was happy, In
the possession of two new songs and
thousands of theatergoers who had
been promised a new repertoire were
assured that they would not be dis.
appointed
Necessity. the mother of SO many
inventions, was responsible for the
discovery of this new use OF the tcle,
phone Jessie Bartlett Davis was just
bringing to a close n most successful
week ut Shears theater in Buffalo.
She had signed for another week ana
had agreed to give two new songs.
Sol Bloom selected Beyond the Gates
and Just Because | Love You So foY
her and mailed the manuscript to Nuf.
falo
Through some error the songs lailyG
TO reach their destination, Mrs.
Davis was advertised to give the new
songs Monda night, and when they
had not reached her on the Saturday
previous she was almost Frustrated ut
the prospect of being compelled TO dis.
appoint her audience.
Saturday afternoon came but no
rev songs, In her extremity she
called up Mr.. Bloom with a long-dis.
lance phone in her room at the lro.
Quois hotel Like an inspiration 1t
occurred to Mr.. Bloom that the songs
might be mcmori2ed with the singer
! 500 miles away, with the receiver of
the phone to her ear as well as If she
were standing beside the piano with
its score beside her
He hummed a few bars of the first
song, Beyond the Gates. and Mrs.
| Davis Immediately voiced her ap.
prevail
q like that" she said. Have a
piano moved into the room and let me
hear the arrangement"
The piano was moved close to che
phone and soon Mr. Bloom was play,
ing the song for the benefit of his
Instance listener. The song was re.
pcated time after time. and then Mr.
loom listened while the singer re
poated it on the piano in her room.
This was done with both the songs
until Mrs Davis had memorlzed them
as completely and perfectly as If the
longdelayed manuscript had arrived.
II only remained to read the words
of the two songs. This was done. the
| "rchostration was written in Buffalo
and Mrs. Davis sang the songs before
thousands, who knew nothing Of the
novel way in which they had been
sent to her from Chicago New York
Journal
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-04-04
Fashions Latest Extravaganza.

TO embroidcr lace with jewels
seems rather like painting the lily
but there Is no denying that when It
is not oyerdone the effect IL good
partly beca Use OF the mysterious way
In which the glitter seems 10 come
from nowhere. In Paris some of tho
lace is sewn with pearls, and on one
ball dress the white satin foundation
was covered with imitation Venetian
point richly sewn with pearls and
lined with gold gauze
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-04-04

SSSo0o0 was spent in this way for the
amusement Of the factory hands, who
always look forward to their outings
ut the gerat resort with more pleasure
than they anticipate a national holi,
day, - Cincinnati Enquirer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-04-04

Congressman John J. Esch appoint
ed Vaughn X. Conan, La Crosse, 10
the naval cadetshlp al the academy al
Annapolis
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-04-04

Mr. Newrich tat metropolitan
HoteD Marian pass them limee
beans.
Mrs. Eewrich-Thems not beans.
Johr, them's salty ammons. Smart
Set.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-04-04

money in the electric railroad, and
that they would let it alone!"
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-07-02
SenSaCiOneS
EI CAM Az

Y contin1a ell canal echando humo, ell ma
REQ de los pasajeros la perdida, de muchos
barcos, la desaparici6n de muchos nautragos..
En- mi fltmo via je, fines de Enero, cuan-
do fuf 4 Windsor enterrar mi exigua ami
ga La reina Victoria, note al llegar Dieppe
algO extraordinarfo. Al pasar del tren, al
barco, atacado al muele de la murada cloaca
que Sc llama fondeadero, vfinusitada agitacon
en- ell M uelie repleto de gentes que que mira
ban mar & deatro, al mar que no Sc alcanza
YER desde la cloaca. Han sabdo pens6 20,
que vengo de viajey quieren ovacionarme.
Pero al salir del fondeadero al mar sail
tambien de mi error Los buenos vecinos de
Dieppe, estaban en- ell muelle con la esperanza
de como nos ahogarlamos los pasaJeros'
tragados por olas como montanas, que no ha-
bfamos vsto Y que, por mi parte al menos,
nos b II beran hecho volver TERRA ST hubiese
sido possible La traves1a fu6 una espantosa
pelea electoral Voicados como pucheros.
zarandeados como urnas, maguilados como
electores chorreando aqua como canai0nes
an pleno aguacero al arribar 4 NeWhaven da-
bamos compasi6H; cuando hecho una sopa
de mar me puse secar sobre IN calorlIero
del tren, n pude menos de dec1rme hlosohca-
meote:
-iQue tempo tan perdido Ell que Sc dedi
ca Ia redenci6n de la especie humana, que
especie perruna! Sin troplezo, SIN ma
REQ, sin resgO de ser paste de los peces, ne
m )s podido hacer c6modamente esta espanto-
sa sravesfa: esta traves{a espantosa Sc yiene
hacienda asf, hace siglos, y as1 segulra ha-
ciendose esta travesla espantosa, mientras ha-
va ingeses franceses codic1osos de yenlr a
las manos por la possession de tai cnal terri
torio que no les pertenece iQue de horro-
res, se ahorrarfa la humandad, 81 pn5iese
apartar de ST, Ell espectro de la guerra!..
jQue via jes tan c6modos, que campos tan her
mosoa, que hogares tan risuenos, que pietora
de riqueza en- este paneta asendereado por la
guerral
Tuve qIe iaterrumpir mis- fiosoffas por
que, aprovechandose de mi distraction, otro
pasa jero iba POGO POGO qnitandome el calorf-
fero en- que 20 me estaba secando las amargas
lagrimas del mar
Luis Bonatoux.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-07-02

Telegraffan de Londres, que Ell pr6xfmo
mes de septiembre empezaran los ingleses, ell
proyectado tdnel e. IRE Inglaterra Y la isla de
Wight. Dicho tdn i, de orce Kilometres
de longitud de costo de mas de doce mill 's
frances, nara ell ano pr0ximo. Tre
eectricos recorreran en- dos horas
dia ell trayecto entire Londres la sla d.
Wight.
AL publican esta notcia, la prensa de Pa
rfs amenta que los ingieses ne Ueulen pas pas
enendre pdrtes d'nn tlt1leL entire ] Angleterre ct
Ia France
No, no queren DIR hablar de semejante
t6ne tienen raz0n.
-Pero es que la travesfa del canal, no
puede ser spantosa-objetan los franceses.-
Es un canal aborI rascado TodoS los amos
raufragan muchfsimos barcos perecen
La perdda de unos barcos nos importa
poco-contestan los ingeses.-La muerte de
uncs pasajeros nos importa menos.
-Pero, aun descontando los siniestros de
mar la travesfa del canal de la Mancha result
ia atroz. El mareo...
-Nosotros, los ingleses, no nos marealn
La argumentac6n inglesa contra ell pro-
yecto de tdnel entire Francia Ingaterra es
muy I6gica.
-Nosotros, ,-alegan los ngleses-somos
inexpugna bles por mar. Cada vez que Fran
cia pretend6 desem barcar en- Inglatera, tuvo
que voverse, derrotada, por donde habfa We
nido. Los mismos franceses 10 han reconocido
asf al dscntir ell prOyecto Mercier, prOyecto
que es un paso de risa, de sembarcar
nuestras costas. Peri6dicos ilustrados de Pa
rfs publicaron entonces grabados que repre-
sentaban ell desembarco y la triunfal entrada
de las tropas francesas, al mando del general
lamont, en- Londres. Como grabados fantas-
tfcos, eran muy bonitos. La litograffa ade-
lanta en- Francia... En- fin, los discursos del
general Mercer, los grahad0s de certos pc
ri6dicos de Paris otras manfestacones del
mismo tenor, prueban sobradamente que 4
Francla, e vendrfa muy bien un tunelto para
pasar tropas case de guerra contra la GENE
miga hereditaria7. No comprendemos que los
franceses nos cream tan tontos para ir darles
ell cuchio con que nos quieren matar.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-07-02
BiBL1OrECA DE <LA DEM0CRACIA2

traigo ell ramo de flores que le hss
bfa encargado a la pequefla Edittal
Lydia sc encon ntrabey sin duda:
baio la i'm mpresi6o de un feliz pena
saIniento, pOrque sus facciones ira
diaban de contentc, y levantandos6
sobre las almof1adas = apartandC
con las puntas de los sonrosadCs
dedos los cabellos negros que lie Gu
bria la frente.
-lQue bel.oes CRITIC con jubilo;
y que bien imitada estan las cam
panillas cafdas!. ..... parecen YER
daderas. HAS pagado va la Pc
quef1a? SHs march
No, sef1ora condesa; preciSa-
mente per ESQ me he t. mado la
libertad de entrsr en- la habitaci6n
sin ser liz smado, porque la pobre
Editts me ha suplicado le dijeras
que tiene necesidad de hablarla en-
seguila.
-Bien, hazla entrar, pobre nifia..
tendre muclo placer en- ver,a.
Ginetta Sc apresuro q leva ntar ell
PORTER, e introducir a la joven DO
ta, que parecfa no atreyerse a
adelantar.
La pobre nif1a no ha dormidn ms
que una hora desie que "a hems $
dejado en- su canine virginia..
Su dulce rostro lleVaba la huella
de la noche pasado entire lagrimas
dtlor, 8; su adora7a sonrisa hsbfs
desaparecido; el azul profundo dc
sus ojos, no tenia su luz serena; los
| parpados cansadcs ss deshacian en-
| lagrimas.
A la condesa lie disgust0 verla de
aquel modo.
/ --,Oh poore nifla! exclamo: 6quc
/ tie ha sucedido? $3.50. Ven aqui-
| acercate.
La madre esta mala -ress
poudi6 Editta e>f rzando por ccn4
4 tener los 81 lloZcs.
mo h. lido el medico?
81, sehora pero IA ulcn
i que n tiene ninguna esperanZa..
/ Y la nifIa, no pudiendo contener-
Sc, prorrumpi6 en- llanto angustit SO,
escondiendo su cabeza en- el homose
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-07-02

paiabra sobre los cometas. Keper Newton
fiaron mas menos sus 0rbitas y los per1odos
de aparlciones.
Es curioso ell dicho de Swif, ell celebre au-
tor de Gulliver clos cometas Sc parecen los
ancianos sus largas barbas en- su preten.
sion de anunciar'o todo.>
En- 1775 aparecio cometa que observa-
do por Lalande le permitio decir que ssi
cometa llegara IL $4,000 eguas de noso-
tros prod una marea de 3 600 toesas.&
El hltimo cometa curioso fue ell de 1911,
llamado ell cometa del vino, por la abundante
cosecha de esta bebida one hubo ese af1o en-
Europa.
Para termnar, vamos dar un breve re-
sdmen de los cometas principales periodicos
10 Ell de HALEY de 1859 aparece cada rs
6 81 amos.
20 FL de Encke de corto perfodo, descn-
berto en- 26 de Noviembre de 1913 por Pous de
Marselia, cada amos 3l1O
go El de Bea de Gambart, descubierto
Dor ell capitan austriaco Biela 1896, diez
dlas antes que Gambart.
40 Ell de Faye de IA amos, descublerto
en- 1s43.
Los tres dtimos interiors; y ell prime
70 esterior. De los demas esteriores es d Q no.
tar al descu berto 1914 por M Victor Mau-
wants cuya reaparici6n esta anunciada para
ell afo los, ,s45.
De aquf entonces creemos que habra
descubierto Ell medic para comunicarse es
tOs sim pAticos terribles yisitantes.
MARIE.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-07-02
Los COMETAS HASTA NUES1RA tPOCA
III.
(ConcLlLsi0n)

En- la edad moderna los astroogos inven-
taron la siguiente regla sobre los cometas
Sc convino que ell acontecimento anun-
ciado por ellos podrfa estenderse uno mu-
chos perfodos de cuarenta afIos bien tantos
amos como dias Sc habfa dejado de yer.
De manera que un cometa que Sc ha visto
dura nte seis meses no harfa su efecto sino
los $50 amos
os medicos de la epoca decfan que ST el
cometa era de color palido, anunciaba letar-
COS, pleurecias pumonfas 81 era rojizo fe-
bres Y vruelas 81 era azulado, pestes gan
grena 81 de color de orc, ictericias, esplin
monomanias, etc.
El mas terrible de la epoca fu6 e de 1897,
que Ilen6 de payor la Europa entera. Hubo
tambi6n otro que coincldi6 con la abdicaci6n
de Carlos v, en- 1926.
Los de 1872 los que aparecieron en- los
reinados de Enrique " y de Luis XIV no tie
nen NADIA de particular.
A partir de esta epoca fueron perdiendo
su cafacter pavoroso cada nueva aparicion
permiti6 los astr6nomos verifcar preciosas
observaciones que sirvieron para hjar las po-
cas- leyes que obedece movimiento
En- 1880 la corte de Luis XIV fue presa de
un terror panico cou motive de la aparicion
del mismo cometa que Sc habfa de1ado YER eu
la muerte de Cesar en- los afios 531 1l06.
Pero NADIA aconteci6 ell rey vino morir
en- 1715.
En- Roma tuvo lugar este ano TN curoso
acontecimiento una galina puso un hueyo
con la fgura impresa del cometa.
Por esta epoca la ciencla dilo su 0ltima