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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06

the sober facts. The debtor nation
mas become the chief creditor nation.
| VIII not waste your time by explain
ing that | do not invoke for any mau
the credit of the vast results. The
captain can not claim that it is he
who drives the mighty steamship
over the tumbling pillows or the
trackless deep, but praise Is msr,v
Que him II he has made the best of
her tremendous powers, if he has read
Alright the currents of the sea and the
lessons of the stars. and we should
De grateful, If in this hour OF prou,-
glouS prosperity we should fail to re-
member that William Mckinley with
sublime faith fOresaw il, with indom-
ltaole courage labored for it, put his
whole heart and mind into the work
or bringing 1t about; that it was his
voice which, in dark hours. rang out,
heralding the coming light, as over
the twilight waters of the Nile the
mystic cry of Memnon announced the
dawn to Egypt waking from sleep.
Inc obvious elements which enter
INTO the fame of public man are few
and by no means recondite. The man
VINO Nils a great station in a period
OF change, who leads his country suC-
ceSSfully through a time of crisis.
VINO by his power of persuading and
coHtFoIIlng others has been able 70
command the lest thought of his ace
so as to lead his country in a moral
or material condition in advance of
where he found it-such a mans no
sitiOn in history is secure. If in ad.
dluOn TO is, his written or spoknn
words possess the subtle qualities
which carry them far and lodge them
IN mems hearts; and. more than all
II ms utterances and actions while in
formed with a lofty morality. are ynt
tnged with the glow of human SYM
pathy, the fame of such man will
Shlne like a beacon through the mists
OF ages-an object of reverence of
imitation, and OF love. 1t Should he
10 us an occasion of solemn pride
that in the three great Crisises of orr
history Such man was not denied us
Inc moral value to a nation of q "a
noWn such as Washington's and Lin
com S and McKinleyS is beyond All
computation. No loftier ideal can be
held up to the emulation of ingenious
youth. With such examples we can
not be wholly ignOble"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06
John Hays Tribute
to William MCKINLEY

Washington, Feb. 28.-A notable
address was made yesterday at the
Mckinley memorial services in The
capitol. There was a distinguished
gathering of Americas foremost
statesmen, jurists and public otnciaIs.
In part Secretary Hay said:
one can conceive how the death
OF dictator may change the political
conditions ola n empire; how the en-
junction of narrowing line of kings
may bring in an alien dynasty. But
In well ordered republic like ours.
the ruler may fall but the state feels
no tremor. Our beloved and revernn
leader is gone-but the natural pro-
cess of our laws provided us a sue
cessor, identical in purpose and
ideals, nourished by the same teach.
lngs, inspired by the same principles,
pledged by tender affection as well
as by high loyalty to carry to compIe-
ton the immense task committed Ia
his hands, and to smite with iron Sc.
verify every manifestation of that
hldeous crime which his mild prede,
cessor, with his dying breath. for.
gave. The Low struck at our dear
friend and ruler was as deadly a.
bind hate could make it; but The
blow struck at anarchy was deadlier
still
What world of insoIubIe prop
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06
THE STORM SIGNALS.

The right of a ship to sail out i'm
the open sea when storm signals are
flying is to be tested in the United
States Circuit court here at an early
date. The vessel which attains the
honor of making a test of this novel
question is the schooner Emily B.
Maxwell, and the Haywood Rattan
company is the concern forcing the is
sue
The Maxwell sailed out of Charlie
YolX, Mich, September II. 1900 for
Chicago, with a cargo of lumber,
Storm signals were flying. but when
the Maxwell left the weather WAS
fine and pleasant. Five hours later
the ship was struck by a severe storm
and her deckload, owned by the Hey
wood company, was swept overheard.
1t was valued at $1,000, for which
amount suit has been brought.
In trying this case Judge Kohlsaat
Will be called upon to pronounce on
the reliability of the storm warnings
sent out by the Weather Bureau. He
VIII have to determine the duties of q
captain who is in port during a pleas
ant day when storm signals are flying.
Lake captains have never yet found
out whether it was their duty to go
and run the risk of facing a bad storm
or stay in port and run another risk
of losing valuable time In the
Maxwell case there are some side is
sues Of barometer, etc, but the main
point is the reliability of the weather
signals.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06
OUR NATIVE LAND

Huge and alert, irascible, yet strong,
We make our fitful way mid right
and wrong.
One time we pour out millions to De
free.
Then rashly sweep an empire from
the sea!
One time we pull the shacBles from
the slaves.
And then, quiescent, we are ruled by
knaveS.
Often we rudely break restraining
bars,
And confidently reach out toward the
stars.
Yet under all there flows a hidden
stream
Sprung from the Rock of Freedom. the
great dream
OF Washington and Franklin. men Of
old
VINO knew that freedom is not bought
with gold.
This the land we love. our heritage.
Strange mixture of the gross and fine
yet sage
And full of promise-destined T. be
great.
Drink to Our Native Land, God h.ess
the state!
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06

American. There is no environment,
I should say, anywhere else in the
world which could produce just such
a character. He was born into that
way of life which elsewhere is called
the middle class, but which in this
country is so nearly universal as to
make of other classes an almost neg
lgible quantity. He was neither rich
nor poor-neither proud nor humble,
he knew no hunger he was not sure
of satisfying, no luxury which could
eneryate mind or body. His parents
were sober, God-fearing people; in
telllgent and upright; without preter-
lions an without humility He grew
up in the company of boys like him
self; wholesome, honest. self-respecs-
ing. They looked down on nobody
they never felt it possible they could
be looked down upon. Their houses
were the homes of probitv. pietv. ma
triOtism. They learned in the admir-
able school readers of fifty years ago
the lessons Of eroic and splendid life
which have come down from the past.
They read in their weekly newspa-
pers the story of the worlds progress
in which they were eager to take
part, and of the sins and wrongs OF
civilization, with which they burned
to do battle. 1t was a serious and
thoughtful time. The boys of that
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06
DEAD MEMS EYES.
The Retna Does Not Retain the
Image of What Was Last Seen.


Wonderful as are many of it's
achievements, science is often dis
tinctly disappointing. Charles Dickens
was never recOnciled to the scientific
dictum that the spontaneous combus-
ton of the rum soaked Mr.. Krook was
impossible. To the day of his death
the great novelist doubted the
thoroughness of scientists. The
coroner of Rochester, n. Y, is keenly
disappointed over the failure of
science to photograph from the
reCina of murdered jeweler the
image of the murderer, who must
have been the last person to make
an impression on the retina Mr..
I-inkering, a photographer of thirty
five years experience, was employed
to do the work witt powerful magni-
flying glasses but all that could be
made out was small elongated blur.
The coroner had counted positively
on conclusive evidence as to the iden-
tity of the murderer
The popular fallacy that the retina,
or sensitive inner surface of the eve
ball, of a dead person will retain an
image of the object on which the
vision was last directed is of ancient
origin, and it has persisted in spite of
positive statement of scientists that
the thing is impossible. Although
no image ever has been found in a
dead persons eye, story tellers re-
fuse to relinquish so valuable a
scheme for the detection of fictionaI
murderers. Even Kipling, with all
his originality, finds use for it in the
story Of an English officers suicide
in India. The officer had seemed to
be troubled by the vision of some
horror, and when he was found dead
a doctor took Il kodak, and, without
the use of lens. obtained a negative
OF the "ettna. On this&he saw the
unspeakabIe horlcr.
fallacy had it's birth in the fact that
the eye is fitted with a lens, and that
the image Of an object is impressed
on the retina. The mistake is in as
Stunning that in case of sudden death
the impression does not vanish. The
eye has been used as a Photographic
camera and By the application of
potash alum the retina has been made
to hold an image. Unfortunately for
perpleXed cOronerS, however. nature
does not treat the eye with potash
alum. and the image of the murderer
soon disappears from the retina of
his Vict;m.-Philadelphia Record.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06

helllSh growth OF hatred and murder
which logged equally the footsteps Of
benevolent monarchs and blood
stained despOts. How many coun-
tries can join with us in the commun-
ity of a kindred sorrow, I will not
speak of those distant regions where
assassination enters into the daily life
of government. But among the ma
tiOns bound to us by the ties of ia
miliar intercourse-who can forget
that wise and mild autOcrat who mad
earned the proud title OF the noera-
tor? That enlightened and magnani-
nous CI~Zen whom France suII
mourns, That brave and chivairOl s
king of Italy who lived only for his
people, And, saddest OF all, that
lovely and sOrrowing empress. whose
harmless life could hardly have ez
cited the animosity of a demon.
Against that devilish spirit nothing
avails-neither virtue nor patriotism.
nor age, nor youth, nor conscience.
nor pity. We can not even say
that education is a sufficient safe
guard against this baleful evil-for
most of the wretches whose crimes
have so shocked humanity in recent
years, are men not unIettered. VINO
have gone from the common schools.
through murder to the scanoId
The life of William Mckinley was.
from his birth to his death, typicaIly
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06

either weak or rash. either lrreSOIute
or headstrong. might have brought
ruin on himself and incalculabIe narm
to the country. | believe that the
verdict of history will be that he met
all the grave questions with perfect
yalOr and incOnQuerable ability,
that in graphing with them he rose
to the full height OF a great occasion
in a manner which rebounded to the
lasting benefit of the country and -
his own immortal honor.
In dealing with foreign powers.
he will take rank with the greatest CT
our diplomatists. 1t was a world or
which he had little special knowledge
before coming to the presidency. But
his marvellous adaptabiIity was in
nothing more remarkable than in the
firm grasp he Immediately displayed
in international relations. Bypatience.
by frmness, by sheer IeasonabIeness.
he improved our understanding with
all the great powers of the world, and
rightfully gained the blessing which
belonged to the peacemakers.
But the achievements of the ne
ton in war and diplomacy are thrown
in the shade by the vast economical
developments which took place dur
ing Mr. Mckinley's administration
The most extravagant promises made
by the sanguine Mckinley advocated
five years ago are left out of sight oy
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06
TEACHING CHINESE.
Rev. Robert Macdonald Prefers Wo-
men in Sunday School to Men.

! men in Sunday School to Men,
| The question whether it would not
be a good idea to have men teachers
for Chinese Sunday school pupils in.
| stead of women is again being dis.
| cussed. The statement is once more
made that the pupils fall in love with
the teachers, and that there is much
jealousy among the pupils if there is
more than one in the class. The
question comes to the front again
! through the change from women to
men teachers in Presbyterian
| church in Jersey City, where the in
| structOrs were all young women. Sew
eral of these young women got mar
ried, and it became difficult to get
! teachers, and for this reason the
| change was made.
| The Rev. Robert Macdonald pastor
! of the Washington Avenue Baptist
| church, when asked what he thought
of the idea of having men teachers
for Chinese Sunday school pupils,
said:
Il am glad to answer that question
1t came up in Boston when l was a
| pastor there and it had long and care
full discussion. In the Chinese depart
| ment Of the Sunday school of the
church Of which l was pastor there
were 100 pupils, and in the school
here there are from so to 20. Chinese
young men, as a rule, are proper,
gentlemanly and modest. The teach
ers are not usually young girls, but
sensible. middle-aged women.
The principal reason why Chinese
young men prefer women teachers to
men is because the women have pa
thence. which the men lack Chinese
men have told me this and emphasized
it. I do not know of a single case in
the school in Boston or here where
the pupils have made love to their
teachers and married them. There
may have been such cases before |
came. but | have not heard of them.
4 am not sure that men would not
make successful teachers. We had
some men teachers in Boston, and
they were successful, but not in as
great measure as the women. for the
reason stated, men have not nearly as
much patience as women. Chinese
pupils need teachers that will be
patient, as it is hard for them to-
study in our language.
q recognize that there is danger
if the right sort of teachers are not
employed. There is no danger where
the women are sensible, and it NJ .st
be said to the credit of the Chinese
young men that they are not the first
to make advances, but they are en-
ceuraged if the teacher happens to be
a giddy young girl"
There are several other large
Chinese Sunday schools in Brooklyn
and it is a rare thing indeed for
marriage to take place between teach
er and pupil. there having been only
one such case in a number of years.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06

feet The old hall clock is beginning
to strike"
We listened till the twelve strokes
had chimed out.
''The New Year has come" smiled
Dora; then somehow l found her in
my arms.
Il told him the truth, Jack" whis.
pered Dora, land he said l had better
marry my own sweetheart, as he mar
ried his years ago"
God bless him for a good man." |
cried
Don't you want to give me my
ring? asked Dora, after a few blissfu]
minutes had passed.
| hooked down at her hand; the big
diamond hoop had vanished from the
small finger held bravely out l sup
pose looked surprised.
90, you silly boy" laughed Dora
with sudden return of her gay. teas.
ing manner. IT'S best to be off with
the old ring before you are on with
the new"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06
WATKINS ADDRESSES THE BALL


Oh, Watkins is lannon's ~ uniting
approaching he does very well.
anu SURE you're alive, when he steps
up to drive,
His form is exceedingly swell
ou' ms SUCK lofts the atmosphere
only
VI tops the round earth TO a fall.
WINE the small caddy bows stand
aghast at the noise
And Watkins addresses the hall
NO" ever one knows that in driving
uooa form is an excellent thing,
mat the straddle and poise are su.
perlative joys
with which you lead up to the
swing,
And oh. he's a dandy ar nosing
SO muscular, 1.-THE. and so tall
buC up ny the sOds in most wonderful
clods-
AND Watkins addresses the ball.
There are people confirmed in good
golfing,
WIN tempers inclined to be quick,
VINO are fierce for a truth that they
learned in their youth.
That addressing is done with a
stick.
But until they have foursomed with
Watkins,
They'll find they have not learned
it all,
mat they never have guessed how the
thing is expressed
When Watkins addresses the ball.
I've heard men objurgate in Russian
French, German, italian and Greek
You can fracture the peace in the Ian
guage Chinese,
And there's Choctaw that's handy tc
speak.
But they all yield at last to old Eng
lish
When it spreads Ger the links like
pail,
While the sulphur you'll note speaks
of places remote,
When Watkins addresses the ball.
Winthrop Packard in Brooklyn Life
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06

day felt dimly, but deeply, that days
Of sharp struggle and high achieve
ment were before them. they looked
at life with the wondering yet reso'
lutte eyes of a young esquire in MS
vigil of arms. They felt a time was
coming when to them should be adj
dressed the stern admonition Of the
apostle. Quit you like men; be
strong"
Following an eloquent sketch OF the
late presidents earlier life the speak
er said:
When he came to the presidency
he confronted a situation of the ut
most difficulty, which might well
have appalled, a man of less serene
and tranquil self confidence. A man
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06

lens such an event excites in the
mind! Not merely in it's personal,
but in its public aspects it presents a
paradox not to be comprenended.
Under a system of government 50
free and so impartial that we recos-
nize it's existence only by it's benefac-
lions; under a social order so purely
democratic that classes can not exist
in it, affording opportunities so uni
versal that even conditions are as
changing as the winds, where the
laborer of today is the capitalist i
tomorrow; under laws which are the
result of ages of evolution, SO uniform
and so benefcent that the president
has just the same rights and priv
leges as the artisan; we see the same
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06
Meaning of Peace.

Can you tell me the meaning of the
word peace" asked Miss Gray of a
little boy who had just recitod a pa
triotic poem in which the word Oc-
Cured.
Peace means when you amt got no
children" answered the child.
How is that?" asked Miss Gray.
when my mother has washed and
dressed her six children for school IN
the morning she says: Now III have
peace"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06
Sydney's Fathers Occupation.

When Sydney's mother entered nm
in the kindergarten she gave INN a
shove and remarked, you'll have an
awful time with him, he's just like his
Ia"
Sydney proved to be unsociable ana
to break the ice ! asked him next
morning what his mother was doing.
He replied: She amt doing uothin'.
| then said. What is your father doing
this morning." | understood his
mothers introduction when Sydney re-
piled: He amt doing nothin either,
only cussin' my mother all around the
house"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06

An amusing and effective cartoon
by Gould has appeared in England
on the South African situation. IL y
entitled On the Links OF the Empire
To Golfer Asquith, commenting cas-
ually on the unsatisfactory war news
Golfer Balfour replies: What war?
The south African? Why, I though
that was finished on the 18th. We
fixed he date" That cartoon. with
characteristic poses OF both men
says the New oYrk Tribune CORE
spondent, expresses grimly the pubic
Impotence over what is now genera f.
ly regard as silly farce in attempt.
ing to end hostilities by proclamation
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06
His Great Mistake

Il understand the engagement IS
broken"
Yes"
How did it happen"
Why, you see, he uses the type
writer himself, but he likes to give
the impression that he is a stenog
Iapher"
There are others"
"Of course. And he licked off MS
love letters to her on the machine"
"WeI?"
We'll, one day he absent-mindedly
put Dictated at the bottom of the
letter, and it was all off"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06
Arches Cause for Thanks

Archie is a serious youngster and al
ways said old fashioned thin g. At
Thanksgiving time Miss D. Jed to
have the children tell her all the things
they had to be thankful for.
Not one thought of their parents So
Miss D. said: What would you do
without your father and mother
Archie said: Go TO the Little Sis
ters of the Poor.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06

In the recent British naval ma
neuVers, Admiral Lord Charles Bercg-
ford introduced complete innova-
ton. In the event Of war at sea
there is the contingency of the com
mander-in-chief and his second in
command being killed. Without spare
admirals no one would be left with
experience in maneuvering a whole
fleet. Lord Charles, during a whole
week. caused the fleet under his COM
mand to he maneuyered by the var
ious captains. with the result that
valuable experience was gained ali
round.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06
What in a Name?

DO you call this realistic felton,
asked the critic.
Certainly" replied the author
What's the matter with ito"
Its altogether. too probable" an
swered the critic.