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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
Verdant Beauty for the Home

The dimlnutive orange trees with
tiny fruit of deepening yellow CLEAN
ing among the dusky green foliage are
among the attractions at the florists
shop. Very dapper looking little
trees can be bought for 81, SO and 81,
according to the size.
The ardisia is a decorative looking
little plant. 1t has lots Of energy for
its size, putting forth a multitude of
leaves, among which it hangs its
clusters of tiny scarlet berries. finish,
ing off with a tuft of leaves on TOP
that reminds one of a small feather
duster
For winter window boxes and
| decorating vestibules are small box
wood trees in the conical forms like
those which grew in our grand
mothers gardens, and in the UNI
brella shape which the florist calls
the standard"
| For so cents you can buy a tiny box
bush in flower pot. The trees range
in price according to size and shape
to s. and Sc.
Arbor vitae also adds to the variety
of the winter display of green aud
growing things.
These various winter plants for the
decoration Of the home have very
pretty significations in the language
of flowers. Arbor vitae, for instance.
symbolizes 'unchanging friendship"
and Tive for me-" The lockwood
signifies stoicism," as though it would
bid defiance to the angry blasts of
| winter. The orange tree has the very
Christmassy suggestion, Generosity"
Pretty meanings, are they not, for the
plants which come to decorate our
| homes in winter?
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
THE OLD COW BELL

l am carried back to childhood,
To the days of long ago,
When we wandered in the wildwood
Where the ripping waters flow.
There we gathered youthful treasures
Near the pasture by the mill,
And we Tomped. with thrilling pleas
ures,
Till we'd hear the old COW bell.
Oh. the pleasant recollection
OF those joyous woodland plays,
How it links my hearts affection
With those happy childhood days
How we rambled through the meadows
Even yet | love to tell;
And, with evenings gath'ring shadows
Listen for the old COW bell
E. F. Larkins, NJ. d.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
NOTE AND COMMENT.

Street railway mileage in Penn
sylvania since 1887 has increased
from $40 miles to 1859, or by more
than 200 per cent This period is
commensurate with the use of cleo
tricity as a motive power.
Employees of the Michigan Central
railroad have voted down proposal
for service pensions, the fund to be
largely created from their own wages.
A similar plan presented to the en-
ployes of the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul railroad by the management
recently was also voted down by the
men. In both cases the attitude OF
the employees was that they favor a
pension system when others create the
fund, and are against it when they
must create the fund.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30

reach an agreement than when the
mode Of communication is an inter
change Of documents. Time is saved
and ambiguity avoided. Besides, in
the present case, the use of the tel
phone will enable the train dispatcher
TO talk directly With the conductor or
engineer. This is no small advan-
tage 1t eliminates the middle man.
The conductor can easily satisfy him
self about anything Of which he is in
doubt. The train dispatcher can be
sure that the conductor understands
his instructions. There will be d.
rectness and defniteness about the
now in use. These expectations may,
Of course, be disappointed, but it
new method that is lacking in the one
seems almost unreasonable 10 have
any such fear The telephone has SO
many points in which it Outclasses
the telegraph that, as improvements
are made, its steady advance cannot
be checked.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
PLAQUE of Pigeons.

A colony of the celebrated pigeons
of ST. Marks, transpIanted from Ven
ice to Vienna, have thriven and multi
piled to such an extent as to have be
come public nuisance. The few
pairs imported a hundred years ago
have been the progenitors of uncount-
ed swarms, and means of reducing
their numbers have had to be resorted
to- Hundreds flock daily around an
eccentric old lady, known as the
baroness" who, closely yelled and
observing a strict incognito, appears
in the town park summer and winter
with food supply for them, and VINO
is said to have wept on being told
that the numbers of her pets were to
be diminished.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
Merely a Friendly Favor.

Say, old chap, got anything partic-
ular on hand for this afternoon"
No; nothing I can't drop if there's
any excitement in sight"
Well, there is. Yes, think l can
safely say that you won't stagnate."
Good, What's up?"
4 want you to help me propose to
Miss Lovelton"
The deuce you do"
Exactly. VIII your"
"Why-why, l don't know. How?''
We'll, you know that pet bull terrier
she always has with her? Yes? We'll.
he hates me, for some reason, and if
should venture even to touch her
he'd be at my calves in a holy second.
Now how can fellow propose proper
ly to a girl without taking her hand
or slipping his arm round her? And
when she accepts me, if l forget about
that blasted pup in the ardor of the
moment. I shudder at the conse-
quences."
4 see. But where do come in?"
Why, he hates tramps, too. So
want you to rig up as one and get him
to chase you, say anywhere from half
a mile to mile. Then you can slimb
a tree and roost out of his reach till
we come and call him off,
But suppose she rejects you, and
you should forget all about me?"
"Oh, don't go raising frivolous OBJ
jections. Nothing Of the kind Will
happen, and even if it does, I suppose
he'll starve to death in time. ALEX
Ricketts, in Smart Set.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
a Wonderful Daisy,

A daisy has been produced IN Cab
fornia that is a floral w,ndcr
Measuring more than a foot in circum-
ference and with three or more rows
of petals of purcst white, it is as yet
merely a beautiful curiosity, but be
fore long it is likely TO find its way
into general cultivation. The new
daisy is very hardy, easily grown and
an extremely free bloOmer. 1t has
been named the Shasta daisy" and
the grower who originated it, Luther
Burbank, says that it was obtained by
crossing the common American field
daisy with the Japanese and European
kinds. The flowers when cut remain
perfectly fresh and in good condition
for two weeks or more. 1t is likely
to become very popular for decorative
purposes.-BostOn Transcript.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
PREVENTING WRECKS
RAILWAY MEN TALK ON I He
SUBJECT.
TRAIN PILOT PROPOSED
New Functionary Whose Sole Business
II Is 10 see That Train Runs Right
Illinois Central Preparing to
Substitute the Telephone for the
Telegraph

new train man is proposed by
writer in a Chicago paper, in discuss
ing the question How to Avoid Rail-
way Wrecks. He says: Il have
suggestion to make which in my
opinion would materially reduce the
liability of railroad wrecks. Provide
each train with train pilot-a re-
liable man to do nothing else but
have the movement Of the train IN
charge. He would receive all orders
from the dispatcher and send reports
To agents or blOckhOuse keepers as TO
the whereabouts Of his train, time of
arrival and departure at and from
each station. This pilot should be
dressed in an entirely different uni
form from the other trainmen, SO that
in short time the travelling public
would know his duties. AS it is the
conductor, no matter how capable he
may be, has 50 many things to annoy
and vex him which tend to take his
mind off his train orders. He has to
collect fares, give receipts, answer
a1ousand questions, remember sleepy
passenger, besides watching for sta
tons ald other trains and making up
his reports. The engineer has to look
after his locomotive, which is two
engines, and he has plenty to do be
sides keeping 50 many orders in his
mind, and fretting and worrying about
few minutes time lost. The fire
man is also busy man, and so is the
brakeman. A man who has sufficient
ability to be a conductor of a passen-
ger train and not make mistakes
should have a far superior position
he should be president of the road. II
the railroad companies will give full
charge Of each of their trains to one
competent man, and have him do moth
ing else, they will save millions of dol
lars worth of property and many
lives"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30

actual service he has had. A sub
scriber who, in the course of day.
should use the telephone for an hour
would pay for that length of time, and
not the same amount as another sub
scriber would pay who would perhaps
use his telephone several hours each
day. The telephone meter" consists
of clockwork mechanism which is
quiet when the telephone is not in use,
but which begins to move the moment
the receiver is lifted from the hook.
and so registers the length of time the
instrument is employed. The appara-
tus is so arranged that the up-and-
down movement of the lever switch
winds up the clockwork. A dial plate
indicates how long the telephone has
been in use.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
New Use for Carrier Pigeons.

Carrier pigeons have been put to
novel use by a physician of Rockford
Me. On one occasion he was called to
an island twenty miles distant 20
attend a patient who was seriously III
To reach this island he was obliged
to make a dangerous trip. Before ne
returned to the mainland he gave
the family of his patient six homing
pigeons which were to be used as
messengers to inform him of the
patients condition. A pigeon was dis
patched as often as necessary, carry
ing assurance to the physician of the
patients steady progress toward re-
COvery.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
Moonshiner Was Well Fixed

Deputy Collector Ware and Deputy
Marshal Williams returned last week
from a raid in Jackson and Washing
ton counties in Florida, in which they
captured and destroyed 16 illicit
stills. The raid was notable one.
At one place nice home was entered
by the officers, which was a surprise
to them in the way Of comfort and
convenience and furnishings, and they
were doubtful at first of the Informal
ton they had received. The owner
was man who had come from
Indiana. He was well off in the
worlds goods, and when the officers
entered his house they found the
floors carpeted with soft Brussels car
pets and the house furnished elegant,
~. Then entered the kitchen and
found it a model of neatness, while in
the stove was a nice copper boiler
from which ran a worm, and from the
worm there trickled a tiny stream of
good liquor. The man was badly
scared and told the officers it was
his first attempt at running an Illicit
still. The outfit was, of course, des-
trOyed, and the man served with a
warrant to answer the charge Of illicit
ing.-COlumbus (Ga) Leader
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
Winter Shelter.

A mistake made by great many
with the mutton breeds OF sheep is
putting them inside whenever there is
little rain or rough weather, and in
the late autumn many put them in at
night. Sheep used in this way are
much more liable to disease than those
allowed to take the natural course.
We can see a large flock of Shropshire
sheep after heavy rains and SHOWS
shake themselves and be nearly dry
on the outside and perfectly dry on
the inside of the fleece, and never any
indications Of catarrh about them
Keep sheep in the most natural condi-
tons possible, with plenty of whole
some food for best results.-Robert
Miller, Ontario Co., Ont.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30

of the same species in other cOlIe".
tiOns are held at $1,000 each. also.
Some Russian grand dukes were IN
monthly correspondence with him.
His largest butterfly is about -
inches across the wings aud came
from Brazil
His butterfly library consists of
more than 1000 very large volumes IN
several languages. He rarely. IL
ever, spoke on his fayoritc subject to
any one not a scientist In fact. he
dislilked to converse with unlearncd
people an any scientific subject. and
it was with great difficulty that he
could be induced to give even the
shortest answers in relation to his
collection.-Reading Pa) Letter in
New York Sun.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
Pie Well Represented.

The Dodge County (Minn.) Repub-
lican offered prize for the best menu
for Thanksgiving dinner, contestants
to be not over 10 years Of age. The
prize as awarded to boy who wrote
the following: First corse mince
pie; second corse pumpkin pie and
terkey; Sd corse lemun pie, terkey
and crambury; forth corse, Mustard
pie, apple pie, mince pie, chocklet
cake. ice cream and plum pudding"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
Where He Failed.

I've got a speciality this week that
ought to go fine" said the vaudeville
manager. It's a trick artist. He
draws portraits of all the great men. -
How did your artist go?" asked his
friend a week later.
He went'way back and sat down.
He could draw Dewey and Grant and
Schley and Sousa and salary and ev-
erything else except an audience
Washington Times.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
Reflections of 4 Dude.

Fweddy (slightly near sighted
"Who-aw-is that vewy stylish and
fine loking man the the otheh end Of
the room, Mrs. Greable?"
Hostess-"You are looking at your
own reflection in the mirror, Mr..
Lightpayte"
Fweddy-"Aw-you flattah ne, Mrs.
Greeable!"
Hostess-"No, the mirror does
that"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
Fashions CHANCES.

rs my hat on''-began Mrs. Colling-
wood, when her husband interrupted:
Eyes, your hats on straight. Come
along or we shall be late"
If it's straight it won't do Wait
minute till go back into the house
and tilt it a Httle.''
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
A Telephone Meter"

Thomas Baret of Sydney, New
South Wales, has recently obtained a
patent for an invention by which the
actual length of the time that tele-
phone is used on any occasion can be
measured, so that the company may
charge the subscriber only for the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
His New Years Resolution

Baldwin-Rambo, have you sworn
off drinking?
Rambo-You bet have! took a
solemn swearoff New Years morning
from everything Intoxicating fOr a
whole year.
Baldwin-Will you promise me on
your honor you'll keep the vow?
Rambo-No, by George, | won't.
That different
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30

A locomotive engineer declares that
of the train men too much is exaCted.
We have heard from nearly all the
railroad officials how to prevent
wrecks" he says; now let us hear
what an engineer can tell about them.
These officials say that it is almost
impossible for Il wreck to occur with
cut some one disregarding the rules,
but at the same time they make a set
Of rules to govern trains that
an engineer canOt live up to and hold
his position. For Instance, there is
rule calling for a reduction of speed
to fifteen miles an hour over all inter
locking plants A train leaves the
Chicago depot with seven or eight
ears. In the first eight miles there
are five interlOcking plants and one
draWbridge, and the running time is
thirteen minutes. If a man was to
have a wreck at any one of these
places and 1t was shown that he was
running faster than fifteen miles an
hour. who should be censured-the
engineer or the official, who says
make time or quit? This is only one
example Of what a locomotive engineer
has to contend with. The officials
have a book of rules to protect them
selves. which is made to be disre-
garded as long as everything goes
right, but as soon as anything happens
they pick up their little book and
show the public whore the company
is not to blame, as there is a rule
against fast running or otherwise, as
the case may be.
Recently one official said: Old
men should not be kept in service.
1t is not encouraging to a young man
starting in to a life of hardship to
know he is to be thrown out when he
gets a little old. At the same time
these officials do not want to let a
young man pull any of the important
trains, simply because it would look
bad if anything should happen and a
young man was on the engine. This
same official said; Employees should
not be allowed to go out with INSULT
cieut rest Nearly all if not all the
roads give them the privilege of re
fusing to go when tired, but often a
subordinate official will discipline a
man for refusing to go. At the same
time. if anything happens to them or
their train. the discipline would be
Just as severe-they would be told
there was no excuse for their going
out without sufficient rest. If the
truth were known, a majority Of the
wrecks are caused by too much econ
0my. In fact, there have been sew
eral that the slight expense of switch
light would have prevented. The alb
senCe of derailng switches at the end
of sidetracks has also caused some
had wrecks. Since this subject has
been brought before the public, would
1t not be we'll to get the opinion of
some of the men who know-such as
the engineers and conductors? They
are the ones who can throw a great
deal of light on this subject. l think
if this is investigated something inter
esting and instructive VIII be found. ,"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
Telephones on Railroads.

1t is said that the Illinois Central
intends to substitute the telephone for
the telegraph in controlling the move
ments of its trains. The same thing
has been attempted by certain lines in
the east. but without conspicuous sue
cess. Telephone communication
leaves no record that can be consulted
and is, therefore. in case of a dispute,
somewhat unsatisfactory. It is pos
sible, however to take down a tele-
Phone message and keep it in writing
if such a course is for any reason de
sirable.
The Illinois Central will expend a
good deal of money on its experiment.
In short time its new system will
reach all its principal stations and
can be thoroughly tested. The tele-
phone will make misunderstanding
almost impossible When two men
are talking face to face, or voice to
voice, it is incomparably easier to
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
Facts About Boiling Water.

It may seem presumptuouS to sug-
gest that few people know how to boil
water, but such is the case. The boil
ing point under ordinary atmospheric
pressure (sea IeveD is 212 degrees
Fahrenheit; this point changes accord
ing to the altitude. When bubbles
form on the bottom Of the kettle, come
clear to the surface and rupture quiet
ly, without making an ebullitiOn, we
have simmering. At this point the
thermometer should register $50 &c
grees Fahrenheit, and it is at this
temperature that we cook meats and
make soups. When the bubbles begin
to form on the sides and surface of the
vessel and come toward the top of
the water, there is a motion in the
water, but it has not really reached
the boiling point. 1t is only when the
thermometer reaches 212 degrees
Fahrenheit and the water is in rapid
motion that it can be said TO boil; and
the atmospheric gases still continue
to be given off with the steam for a
considerable time after the water has
commenced to boil rapidly; in fact.
it is difficult to determine when the
last traces have been expelled. It IS
safe to suppose, however, that ten min
utes' boiling will free the water from
its gases, make it tasteless, and rem
der it unfit for the making OF tea, cot
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30

fee or other light infusions of delicate
materials.-Ladies' Home Journal
ViÌnland. [volume] (Minneota, Minn.) 1902-1908, 1902-12-01

Gull er ekki a f6rnum vegi.
Guo og h%amingjan gefa eigi
g@sasteik i le%tilnagann."
Honum finst ham hafa k0llun til ao
aminna lyoinn og lytur erindi slit meo
kennimannlegri dj0rfung.
Ham er NEST skald pegar ham kve0ur
um prautir og barattu l1fsins ems og
ham hefur SEQ pa6 q fslandi. Enginn
hefur lyst 1slenzku olnbogabarni betur
en- ham. Beet gerir ham pa6 / kveolnu
''Ekkjan vi6 ana". BAD er t. d. he'll 8f.
saga meo dgBtri mynd i pessari v1su:
ga bakkanum vic ana hun bio vic it'll
void,
og bar6ist par vi0 skortinn 1 nastum
halfa old.
A hr1fuskapti og prj6num var h0ndin
krept og begin
og hartnar porrin brj 6stin--af thu NUM-
un sogin."
Og k~vB6ahokki peim, er ham nefnfr
"Danardagur", koma vi6a fyrir lysingar
jafn-agatar og 1 pessu kv@6i. Yfr h0f-
u6 err sd k~v80a1okkur vi6a ~einkennileg-
ur. og hver maour, sem les ham og tex
ur til samanburoar islenzk erflj0o ems
og pau cru vanalega kveoin, hlytnr a6
sja hversu frumlegt skaid Guomund,r
er, pegar ham er algerlega heima hja
ser.
[ sambandi vic petta ma einnig benda
a, hversu hraparlega honum mistekst,
Pegar ham will syna h~luttekning / kj0r-
um peirra, sem honum tinst eiga bagt
annars staoar Ell 4 Islandi. Ham segir
t. d. um hug sian
"Hann will Breta og Banda old
balk0st hlaoa kringum,
en- meo Blum IBERIA 4 skiold
beina Filippingum."
Astarkvaoi hans, sem ham nefnir
"Muna-bl6m", cru v1oa brag6dauf, og
alveg merglaus. HanD hefur vissulega
ekki ]art as pekkja barattu og vonbrigoi
astarinnar ems a~preifanlega og a6rar
hlioar q barattu %lifsins. Astartilfinning-
ar hans cru oftast dular og hjupa6ar
halfgagnsBrri blaju. Ham forecast nest-
INN ao tala vi0 "vinu'' sina sem likamlega
veru, hvaa pa heldur syna hana hold
legri mynd; enda segir ham:
"L1kamans lit mundi eg sakna,
P6 lagi i j0r6u.
Asst mimi er ekki svo vari6
ao umbdoir puri."
Getur veri0 svo Sc; en- HIT err eugu
s16ur visit, az pa0, SEN ham yrkir UNI
parf 40 hafa sterkar umbd6ir til pess a6
pola handt0k hans og TAXA umb6tum /
meoferoinni.
En- 1att fyrir yfmsa gala cru r6 kost-
irnir yhrgnafandi. Kv#oi pessi cru dyr-
mat viobot vio ndt1oar bokmentir Is
lendinga.
ViÌnland. [volume] (Minneota, Minn.) 1902-1908, 1902-12-01

"Gletnin marga fr@ga for.
fer a ymsar lundir.
En- lands og pj00ar lif og kj6r
liggja fotum undir.
Gum hans villa / or0um fam
Err m6r h8gt a6 skrifa,
Suptu & f10sku 1 k%onu-knjam
og katur muntu lifa."
En- ham gr@tur ekki heldur, ao minsta
kosti ekki yfir slnum eigin kj0rum.
"Veikindastunur" hans cru 4 pessa leio:
CIR e6leio min 4 enda predd?
Err dti MI pegar mitt g6nguleyf?
Vic atferli dau6ans err 0nd min Ell hrmdd
pc yir mer karluglan sk5lminni veiti.
En- fjandi er pao b0lva6, 40 falla 4 knGp,
OF "a ekki ao stlga a p~roskamanns veg
inn.
Az baki er askunnar fora6i og fen,
en- fiall-lendi bl0mvaxi0 hi mum megin.'
Svipa0 pessu hafa sumum har5ger6um
Amer1ku-m0nnum farist or6, pegar reir
a vestCrfer0 til gull landsins hafa nae tt
%dau6apum.
Skaldio ann landinu s1nu heitar en-
nokkru 00rn, og ham tekur innilega
fatti blum prautum pess en- hefur alt af
bjarta Won UNI betri TINA, vorbata eltir
vetrarhar6:ndin og s6lskinsnBtur eftir
skammdegi6. Pessi Won hans OF bra
kemur hvervetna fran / k%vB6unum.
Soliu, ylurinn og lj6si6 veroa t16asta
yckisefni hans, og pegar ham Will syna
eitthva6, sem er gott og fagurt, 1klBoir
ham pao vanalega einhverju geri ]j6ss-
ins.
Ham ann lika rjo6 sinni en- dregur
engan dull a, ao m0rgu sc abotavant hj&
henni:
GAO m60ir okkar sulli brj0sti holu Der,
sem bra6um hljota az springa--ei dulio
mundi per,
og pao er mauravefur, sem mengio hygg-
ur gilt,
og megni6 af Pv1 hcimska, sem folki6
telur Wit.
Az pj60arhoh6 lekurog glionu0 grindin
er
r6 guilt rend Sc bustin--la opio fyrir per,
og h%aylcndio, SEN framiei6ir banda fenu
bl0m,
er holur0 sundurgrafin af bognum refa-
kl0m.'
En- honum ognar petta ekki og kveour
ekki harlnagrat ytir bagindum lands og
pj6oar. I kv@0inu "porrapula"; sem
lysir islenzkum vetri 1 alm8tti sinu,
bendir ham 4 himininn, sem er ''h6rku-
gulur OF laus vic rooa'', a j0klana og
snj6inn yfir landinu, og isinn, sem pekur
sj6inn, og segir svo:
"Horfou q pessi risa-regin
rostungslanda a Moi og sandi,
BIZ, sem drukkinn last 1 landi
1ypndir aupum 4 Sllt%tute OHM.