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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-06
To be Continued.
THE NOMINATION.
The Champion Rouqh-and-TumbIe
Fighter.

From a story in St Nicholas we
clip this description of the old-time
mOuntain-liOn:
Ihere was time when the Ameri-
can mountain-lion was one of the
most formidable animals in the world.
The cat is the masterpiece of nature;
and the mOuntain-liOn was one of the
most terribly armed and powerful of
the cat family. 1t was a compact mass
of hard and tough muscle and gristle,
WIN bones of iron, strong jaws. sharp
teeth, and claws like steel penknite
blades. 1t was prodigiously strong.
1.-the, and quick, covered with a mail
coat of loose skin that was as tough
as leather. 1t had the temper of a
demon, and was insatiably blood
thirsty. Wathal. it had the pro
verbal nine lives of the cat tribe.
Against such an animal is was hope
less to match dogs. 1t was said, N
the schoolbooks of forty years ago.
that three British mastiffs can pull
down a fulEgTown Asiatic lion" Per
haps they could; but they would have
been sorry if they had tackled a full
grown American mountain-lion of thai
time. He was not to be pulled
down" by anything; and if he had
been pulled down" that was exactly
the position in which he fought best
With is back protected by the earth
and all four fearfully armed paws
flying free, aided by his terrible teeth
| and body so strong that it could
not be held in any position-welI
when he was down" was the time
| that he was most up"
He once was found in all the Rock,
mountain regions, from the jaguar
haunted tropical forests of the extreme
| south TO the home of the northern
winter blizzard; but he attained his
greatest size and ferocity on the sub
tropical plateau of northern Mexico
New Mexico, and Arizona.
These animals are no longer what
they were. The tourist or hunter O
today cannot hope to find any of tn,
'old-time power or ferocity.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-06
THE WIND
| am the Wind-the wonderful!
The Wind of God am /;
And Oyyar tho aor+b 81 ,

| am the Wind-the wonSerful
The Wind of God am l;
And over the earth and under the
stars
On my windy wings l fly;
| futter the folds of every flag.
And out of my parted lips
Breathes the breath that shall watt to
every port
The home-desiring ships.
This morning l filled those lips with
spice
From a grove in green CeyloH:
This evening the long blue fields of
Shall watt that fragrance on;
Last night harried a mountain pine
On high Sierra's crest,
Tonight 1 will lull where the soft
stars shine
The baby orioles nest
l push and shoulder the heaving feet
Till the snowy canvas rips;
Then,-hardly she knows tin
kisses sweet
/ melt on a maidens lips;
Today l am north and today am
south,
And tomorrow out of the west
will gather a rose with a rosy
mouth,
For dim old Asia's breast;
And none can call me an English wind
And none a wind of France,
For from pole to pole like the human
soul,
| range,-the Lords free-lanee!
They have mapped the earth and
Charted the sea,
And bound them to mans control;
But [ am the Wind and the Wind is
free,
The Wind and the human soul
Grace Ellery Charming
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-06
Why Not?

Mr.. Gaswell-How cheap can you
build a colonial mansion if conclude
| want one?
Architect-About SIS Or less.
Mr.. Gaswell-I don't understand
you, sir.
Architect-When you spoke OF
cheapness l took it for granted that
you meant Philippine colonial style.
What does this mean?" inquired
the investigating committee. you
have most Of your shortage charged
up to running expenses THAT"
explained the Contrite Embezzler, ere
fers to my automobile. baltimore
American.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-06
The Forty Thieves.

An Oklahoma paper tells of a farmer
who went to town and thought he.
would treat himself by attending an
opera. He went to the ticket window
and. planking down S. gold piece
asked for good seat. The show was
the Forty Thieves. The ticket agent
showed out a ticket and a dollar in
change Picking up the dollar, the
farmer started out of the building.
Hold on" called the ticket seller,
you've forgotten your ticket Keep
it, deln yer" replied the farmer, Il
don't care to see the other thirty
nine"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-06
HAIL, FOlIYi

On a day | met with Folly,
Knowing not f1irt was she;
She was piquant, she was jolly,
And she thrust out melancholy
With a smile of witchery.
|, suPine, could not disarm her.
Though l guessed in some degree
There was mischief in my charmer.
So it came about, you see,
Folly made a fool of me!
Folly tired Of her adorer
When her slave l came to be,
Scoffing at the love l bore her.
Vexed because l boldly wore her
Too familiar livery.
Petulant, she scourged and left me
Shorn of all my panoply.
So it was when she bereft me
Of her smile, she set me free
Folly made a man Of me,
F. R. Batchelder in Smart Set.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-06

Whenever the signature Of a king or
queen is required in visitors book
or elsewhere, it is customary to pro
vide a new pen, which is not used by
the hosts or the other guests unless IL
be handed them by the royal visitor.
Another point of etiquette connected
with pens and paper is that lette
to sovereign is written on thick
white paper, on one side only, and is
placed in an envelope large enough
to contain the letter unfolded.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-06
At the Parting of the Ways.

do you take this man to be your
welded husband" asked the Justice
OF the peace.
81 don't know whether to do it or
not, Squire" said the young woman
wiping her eyes. He's got the money
from me to pay for the license.
don't like to marry a man of that
kind, and yet I hate to see So wasted.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-06
HOW | LOST HER.

She is a sweet, poetic dream
A lily on loves crystal stream
But she, with all her charms divine,
Will ne'er, o ne'er, o ne'er be mine.
Because last night, unto this dear,
said, beneath the chandelier:
Last springtime, when the blossoms
white
saw on your black hair alight,
thought they looked, upon my soul.
Like snowfakes on a load of coal
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-06
Just in Time.

Carrie-Tonight would be a good
time to speak to papa.
Lindsay-Why do you think so?
Carrie-He wore new pair of shoes
all day and his feet are so tender he
wouldn't dare do anything to hurt
them.-Chelsea Gazette.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-06

Mrs. Octavia Dancy OF st. Louis
served her turkey Thanksgiving day
on platter 400 years old. 1t was
brought to America in 100 by John
de la Pryme, in whose family it had
already been for more than 200 Yeas
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-06
SCIENCE NOTES.
Vaccination.

Jenner's discovery was first pub
lished in 1898. Before that the Tavages
of smallpox were appalling all over the
world. One in Il of all that were born
died of smallpox Of those taken i'll
with the decease l in 5 or died. and
many were deprived of sight or per
manently distigured. In Russia 1000
600 deaths from smallpox occurred in
a single year of epidemic. DR.. Lettson
calculated that the average number of
deaths from this cause in Europe was
100000 annually. About the year 1920
the method of incubation was into
duCed. A second attack of smallpox
in the same individual, though not I'M
known, is very rare. Therefore. after
a severe course of discipline, designed
to bring the body into a fit state to
resist it, a slight attack of smallpox
was brought on by incubation. which
usually rendered the patient secure
against further infection. About 2 per
cent. of such artificially produced
cases were fatal; but this was small
compared with the mortality in acct
dental cases. The words of a peasant
wOman-'1 cannot take that disease,
for I have had cowpox riveted
Dr.. Jenner's attention on what he al
ready knew as vague tradition
among the miikmadS of Gloucester
shire.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-06
THE GIFT OF RESPONSIVENESS.
The Ability to Sympathize is What
Makes a Woman Popular.

Makes a Woman Popular.
1.-THE responsive womeu n. although not
necessarily wearing her heart upon
her sleeve" cannot hide its beautiful.
unselfish qualities. It is at the core Of
her nature. part of her life, to force
what Is best in her TO the surface; and
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-06
Grape Cure.

The cure is commenced by half
pound of grapes being eaten in the
morning while the patient is tasting.
In some cases, however, this amount
is consumed in about two hours after
light breakfast At 5 P. NJ. like
amount Of grapes is consumed. Then
after an interval Of two or three days
an additional half pound is taken be
tween II and 2o'clock, and by degrees
the amount of grapes consumed is in
creased until each meal, as It were,
reaches a pound 1t appears that in
addition to the grapes, which are apt
to pail upon the patients taste and
appetite, a certain amount of figs and
pears is also allowed to be consumed.
The cure lasts from four to six weeks
the quantity taken each day being
gradually diminished toward the close
pulence the grape cure seems TO aid
the action of diet which is otherwise
arranged so as to avoid any excess of
fat. starch and sugar. This mode OF
treatment is applicable to digestive
disorders. In addition to benefting
those who suffer from digestive
troubles connected with internal con-
gestions, certain kidney and iiyer all
ments appear to be benefited thereby.
Scotsman
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-06
Sanitary Barber Shops.

The San Francisco Board Of Health
has framed a series of regulations for
the protection of BARRIERS patrons IN
that city. A copy of these regulations
is required to be displayed prominent
ly in all hair-dressing saloons. The
San Francisco barber is ordered to
steriliZe his shaving brushes and dish
IS with boiling water after each time
Of using. His razors are similarly 10
be sterilized by the use of alcohol and
spOnges are entirely prohibited in his
establishment; this last being a sing
ularly wise provision. A clean towel
is to be used for each customer and
the powder puff is also abolished. Also
in the stoppage of bleeding It is de-
creed that if any substance such as
alum be used it shall be applied as a
powder and not be used in the form of
block, which may, of course, he
rubbed on many different skins.
An UncompIeted Feat.
1t is pathetic to notice how near a
man of science has come to making a
great discovery. AS far back as 1879
Professor Hughes came upon evil
dences of the transmission of electric
waves through the air He exhibited
experiments lin aerial transmission
over distances extending to nearly 500
yards" The Professor consulted Sir
| George Stokes. who did not accept the
suggestion of etheric waves, but
ascribed the effects to ordinary cleo
| tro magnetic induction. The opinion of
| so eminent an authority diverted Pro
| lessor Hughes attention for g while
and great opportunity was missed
| Had he made his results known and
| devoted himself to their practical ap.
| plication he would have anticipated
| both Herr and Marconi
Instinct and Reason.
| Before the line can be drawn intel
| ligently between instinct and reason
| more must be known about the special
| senses of animals. 1t is common tc
| say 'blind as bat" but it has been
h0wn that while bats have Imperfect
ewes they have other organs that sup
ply their place. In some species the
! outer ear, in others the skin round the
nostrils. in others the skin on the lips
and chin develop into curious out
growths richly supplied with nerves
These sensitive patches enable the bat
to perceive the faintest disturbances
in the air. So delicate are they that
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-28
West Indian Eruptlons.

Sir Norman Lockyer writes to the
Times of London that the terrible cat
astrophe5 of Martinique and st. Vim
cent occurred at time of minimum
of solar spots, and that his investiga-
tions lead him to the result that such
disasters for the past seventy years
occur at critical instants in the sun
spot cycle. Such critical instants, 1t
will be remembered. occur every five
and one-half years on the average.
The results of comparison of two
curves, one of disasters. the other of
sun-spot frequency. should be received
with caution. If the same method be
applied to the United States Census
maps of 1870 it is easy to prove that
illiteracy in the United States varies
inversely as the rainfall, which would
be interesting II true. Unfortunately
other census maps do not bear out the
conclusion. Condolences of the sort
should be noted, but until we can pre-
dict future disasters by their use, we
should hold them as accidental An
other coincidence may be here set
down. The Martinique disaster oc-
CURED at the epoch of new moon and
therefore of maximum lunar tide
Are we, therefore, to conclude that
eruptions and earthquakes occur more
frequently at such epochs? This was
for many years supposed to be the
case. but the researches of Montessus
de Ballore have completely disproved
it. Volcanic phenomena are, in all
probability, essentially local. If they
depend on variations of solar energy
the dependence is, it would seem, not
likely to be so simple and direct as
the sun-spot hypothesis demands.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-28
ALL HE WAS WAITING FOR.
Dying Mans En,pha--c Declaration
That He Was Ready.

One day during the recent session
the Senate did not meet at noon The
hands OF the clock were at least
three minutes past the hour of IL
when the chaplain lifted his voice in
the opening prayer And all because
Senator Frye was telling a story to
the preacher.
When l was up in Maine recently. .
said Mr.. Frye. Il was summoned to
prepare a will for a man who was
very i'll. Il was necessary. of course,
to secure two witnesses. and they
had to be sent for. While we were
waiting for them to arrive the man
seemed TO get worse. and | thought
it my duty. no minister being present,
to talk seriously to him. / told him
that he was very i'll and that it was
likely he would soon depart this life
And are you ready to meet the
great changer / asked him
--1 will be- was the reply. as soon
as those id witnesses get here -
Washington Post.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-28
A Matter Of Compromise.

The ingenious Paris manager who
tried to crush the ultra huge matinee
had hit upon a good idea when he com
manded that in the stalls and dress
circles the sweeter sex should be
separated from the sterner; that only
hatless beauty should be allowed to
accompany a cavalier. Somehow this
reminds one of the story OF the court
beauty who went to Massillon. think.
and asked the great preacher whether
1t was an objectionable sin to use
rouge. The tenderly sarcastic answer
was to the effect that as some think
1t wicked to carry artificial bloom and
some do not the best means of saw
ing oneself from hopeless perdition
was to rouge only on one cheek. His
tory tells not whether the lovely mar
quise took the whole risk.-Gentle-
woman.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-28
ST. JACOBS OIL.

In cases where bronchitis has be-
come chronic from want OF proper
treatment in the earlier stages. there
is nothing SO good as DIR. August
Koenig's Hamburg Breast Tea. in con-
junction with which is strongly ad-
vised the use of ST Jacobs Oil as an
outward application along the front of
the throat, from close up under the
chin to well down to the top of the
chest: the one remedy assists the
other and as intended. they work In
complete unison. The wonderful pen
etrating power Of St. Jacobs Oil ena-
bles 1t to reach .he adhesion of for
eign matter, which lines the bronchial
tubes and which makes breathing
more and more difficult. AS these ad-
hesions become infiamed and enlarged
st. Jacobs Oil causes such adhesions
to break away. making expectorat!on
easier and more free. DR.. August
Koenig's Hamburg Breast, Tea, drank
slowly and very hot, soothes and
heals the parts, is comforting and
quieting. stops the cough and relieves
the breathing. This manner Of treat
ment land there is no other two rem
edies that will work together so sue
cessfully) reacho. the difficulty from
the outside and the inside at the same
time. st. Jacobs Oil reaches the roots
of the adhesion and assists DR.. August
Koenig's Hamburg Breast Tea in clear
ing them; then both remedies act in
unison in healing and curing The above
remarks apply with equal force In cases
of asthma, Group, whooping cough. en-
larged tonsils and all bronchial afYec-
tions. Every family should have ST.
Jacobs Oil and DR.. August Koenigs
Hamburg Breast Tea always in the
house in order that they may be
promptly used In the first stages.
Often the maladies develop with won
derful rapidity and complications take
place with equal suddenness.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-28
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

Flattery has bought more souls than
gold.
The cheapest way to get notoriety
is to be an 1s-karat fool
Sermons are made to be prenched;
stories to be listened to.
Goodness is measured by the op-
portunities IT does not have to oe
something else.
1t takes only will power to face
your mother-in-law. but it takes heroic
fortitude to love her pets
The man who works with his
brains does it by making other people
work for him with their hands
1t takes good deal more clever
ness for a girl to blush al the right
than not to at the wrong time.
When a girl refuses to give a man
she Is flirting with her photograph,
II is sign it does not fatter her.
What could have been the use of
Ewes wearing clothes when there
were no other women to be jealous
of them?
You can never make a woman IN
derstand that a man who isn't afraid
Of mouse can feel any different
about a burglar.
You can always make a woman be
lieve you love her II you can keep on
saying II without letting her see how
tired It makes you to do It
II takes a woman to let a man look
her over as II she were a piece OF
Etatuary and pretend she didn't know
he was in the same room with her.
After woman discovers what kind
of hair the heroine in a novel has
abe can hardly walt until she comes
TO the description of her pearly teeth
vonan's idea of a mans being n
public life is when he comes home
late and can't remember the next
morning which meeting he told her
he was the principal speaker at
New York Press.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-28
New Variety of sunflower.

A German florist has produced
new variety OF sunfiower which he
calls the Giant Bismarck. or Helian-
thus Annuus Bismarckiensis. That 1t
is giant is evident from the photo
graph. The stalk is fifteen feet high
and four inches thick and flowers
measure eighteen inches across. To
obtain these results it is necessary to
SOW the seeds in groups of two or
three where the plants are wanted
Tor the sunfiower does not stand trans
planting-destroy all but the strong
est of each group of plants. and when
this is about five feet high cut off the
lower leaves and buds and SO throw
all the strength of the plant into the
crown
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-28
A Pneumatic Knife.

Through its perversion as a weapon
of war during the late Cuban conflict
nearly every citizen of this country
is now familiar with the machete, or
cane-cutting knife. which is in com
mon use in sugar producing countries
to harvest the ripe cane and bunch It
for the crushing mill. In the general
improvement, which is constantly 60
ing on in the methods of handling ag-
ricultural products of all kinds it is
now the turn of the machete to give
way to a more modern implement for
cutting the cane. as will be seen by a
glance at the accompanying illustra-
tion. The new cutting implement is
nothing less than the pneumatic ham
mer, constructed on a small scale. and
light enough to be carried around the
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-28
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

A criminal is a man who is found
out.
1t takes rocks" to make a man
solid.
The millionaire's chief end is the
dividend.
The henpecked husband doesn't
crow about It.
One week in the country makes one
strong in the city.
There are good many also rams"
In the human race
Homemade bread is responsible for
many crusty temper.
A man looks anything but merry
when the laugh is on him.
Bad habits grow with much less
cultivation than good ones.
man has to haye pretty hard
cheek to travel on his face.
The man who is looking for trouble
can find trouble without trouble.
Some people would rather talk
about hard times than go to work.
A fool and his money never have
to geek far for grounds for divorce.
The fellow who has money to burn
never bothers with fire insurance.
The bargain hunters favorite hymn
SHOULD be the sweet buy and buy"
It's funny that politician becomes
hanger-on after he loses his grip.
1t sometimes happens that tho
grumpy doctor has the most patients.
It's only natural that the man VINO
is perpetually short should be looked
down on.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-28
Valuable Folklore Collection.

V. |. Jocelson. one of the explorers
OF the American Museum of Natural
History, has arrived at Moscow on his
return to New York. Mr.. Jocelson has
been making ethnographical studies
and collections in the Amur and va
koust territories for two years. He
was especially fitted for this task by
an earlier residence Of several years
in the Yakoust political settlements.
He returns with valuable folklore and
linguistic materials. notably on the
Ukaghire and the horiaks.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-28
Some Immense viaducts.

The viaduct that carries the Chicago
and Northwestern railroad across the
valley of the Des Moines river at
height OF 1S5 feet above the river is
2,65S feet long. Most of the spans are
rs feet in length. and four lines of
plate girders support the two tracks.
The viaduct terminal of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio railroad at Richmond,
Va. is three and one-eighth miles long.
The highest vladuct is at the crossing
of the Kinzua creek by the Erie rail-
road. Its height is 301 and its length
is 2,053 feet. The longest span of any
simple truss is that over the Ohio
river at Louisville-namely, 5461a feet.
The Delaware river bridge on the
Pennsylvania railroad near Philadel-
phia has span of 533 feet and con.
tains 1904 tons of steel.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-28
POPULAR SCIENCE

planted some years ago four fields
with native grapeyines in the midst of
a district infested with phylloxera. and
treated two of these fields with "air
electricity" The difference in the de-
yelopment of the grapes of the fields
was apparent; those treated with cleo
tricity yielded better results, both in
quantity and quality, and were not in
tested with phylloxera, while the other
fields were. Mr.. Fuchs. says the jour
nal, has demonstrated that electricity
increases the fertility of the soil. 1t is
electricity to the earth, but there
should be a direct metallic connection
of the electric conduit with the main
stem of the plant. On a field of two
and a half acres five masts are erect
81. the tops of which are supplied with
an arrangement for accommodating at
mospheric electricity. These accumu-
lators are connected with each other
by wires. Wires are laid in the soil
about one and half feet deep. form
ing an evenly distributed metallic net.
Every accumulator is connected with
this metallic net by a wire running
along the mast. Short wires connect
with the plants. the free ends being
stuck into the stem or into the main
root thereof. 1t is stated that, II this
method fulfils expectations. it will be
a very important invention.