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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-12-11
WEATHER PROPHET rs.

Blow out n candle, and If The wick
continues long to smodcr look for bad
weather. If It goes out quickly, the
weather will be fair.
The twelve days after Christmas In
dictate the weather for the following
year. Each day in order shows tho
weather for one month.
When II begins to snow, notice the
size of the flakes. If they are very
fine the storm Will he n long one; If
large, the storm VIII soon be over.
If the chickens come out while 1t
rains 1t is sign that the storm is to
he Il long one, If they stand around
under the shed, the storm Will be short.
When the cattle lie down as soon as
they are turned out TO pasture In the
morning, it Is because they feel rheu-
matte wcaracss in their bones, and you
can look for rain soon,
When n night passes ana no dew
falls, 1t is n sign 1t Is going to rain
This omen loses much of It's mystery
when one remembers that dew has not
fallen because the night was cloudcd.
When yoH SEQ the sun drawing water
at night, know that It will rain on the
morrow. The sun Is said to he draw
ing winter when It's rays can be seen
shining. through riffs In distant clouds.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-12-11
CONCERNING CALENDARS.
some Interesting Ones Date MS Far
Back ns the Fourth Century.

some Interesting Ones Date MS Far
BACK ms the Fourth Century.
Among the Greeks and Romans al
MANAGES or calendars were not written
for the general public, but were pre-
served as part Of the esoteric learning
of the priests, whom the people had to
consult not only for the dates Of the
festivals, but for the proper times when
various legal proceedings might be in
stItuted About 300 B. c., however,
one Encus FlaHus, secretary to APP
plus Claudius, stolethcsc secrets by re-
peatcd applications TO the priests and
colIated the Information so gained. 1t
was really Publishing an almanac
when, as I.Iyy relates Flayius exhibit
ed the tastl on white tables around
the forum. From this time similar
tablets containing the calendar, the
festivals, Astronomical phenomena ana
sometimes illusions to historical events
became quite common. They have been
dug up in POnpelt and elsewhere.
There are also extant Christian cal
cndars dating as far back as the fourth
century, which give the names OF the
saints and other religious information.
One Of the most famous of the cal
endars Of the middle ages Is that com
piled by Pctrus of Dacia in A. d. 1900
A manuscript copy Is preserved in the
Sayllinn library mt oxford. The Sym
bolcal Man or Man Of Signs UIomo
Signorum), still a common feature in
nlmanacs, appears in this book, not, 1t
is OnjcCturcd, for the first time, as it
seems to have been n survival from the
time of Ptolemy's "Almagcsi," II collcC
ton of classic observations and prob
lens relating to geometry ana astron-
omy.
The first printed almanac was the
PRO pIurbus AnnIs," issued at Vienna
IN 1857 by an astronomer named Pur-
bach. The earliest known almanac de
voted expressly to the year Of issue
was published by KabclaIs in 1898.
ThcncctOrth the ophcmclnl yearly
character of the publication came TO be
definitely recognized by almanac max
ers. Nostradamus set the fashion of
Incorporating predictions of coming
events into ulmnnnCs, Il fashion that
has continued to this day in all purely
astrological brochures of this sort
despite intermittent efforts to sup
press it by royal authority in France
and elsewhere. Era.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-12-11

A French investigator has come TO
the conclusion that the brains of MILL
tury men give out most quickly. lie
states that out of every 100, 900 mon of
the army or naval profession 100 arc
hopeless lunotIcs. or the liberal pro-
fcssIons artists arc the first to sue
cumh to the brain strain, next the law
ycrs, roIlowcd,Nt some distance Ivy doe
tors clergy literary men and ciyil
servants. Striking an average of this
London Express.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-12-11
Wool and Hides
A Cold Wave.

The forecast of sudden changes id
the weather serves notice that a
hoarse voice and heavy cough may
invade the sanctity of health in your
home. Cautions people have a bottle
of One Minute Cough Cure always on
hand. f. H. Wise, Madison, Ca"
writes: 81 am indebted to One Min.
ute Cough Cure for my present, good
health, and probably my life" 1t
cures Coughs, Colds, LaGrippe,
Bronchitis, Pneumonia and all throat
and lung troubles. One Minute
Cough Cure cuts the phlegm, draws
out the Inflammation, heals and
soothes the mucous membranes and
strengthens the lungs. PrideauX "
Bliss.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-12-11
Indians Pick Hops.

Siwash Indians from Puget sound
and British Columbia do most Of the
hop picking in western Washington.
and the annual migration from the res
ervationS to the hopyardS has already
taken place. The dusky red man Is
valuable to the growers and in many
instances superior to the white picker.
The growers pay 81 a box and the aver
age buck earns s. a day-Chicago
Post
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-12-11
oor Book Stock

Is the largest shown and contains
some real bargains books for boys
girls, and grown folks, from lc' tc
$I.25. We will not be understood by
anyone. Come and look them oven
for yourself.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-12-11

$I.25. We will not be understood by
anyone. Come and look them over
for yourself.
A am agent for the CENT? Rf
IN FOUNTAIN PEN, the only
(I double feed pen made, and car
M ry complete variety from NJ
to SIS each. Other grades from
81 up.
lssals Sterling Silver and Rogers
~ Ten and Table Spoons, Rogers
~ Knives aud Forks, Fine Mantcl
N Clocks at ST.S SO each.
~ SG5O.Oo Stock Of Rings on
IN display. Solid AK and lS.k
&|J2 gold band and set rings for
HEiS ladies, misses, and chidrcn;
Ea$ at all prices, from soc. to X25
M each.
~ Ladies' fine Breaches, Stick
IN Pins, Thimblos, Link and Lover
IN Gun Buttons, Long Chains,
In Souvenir Spoons mado to your
IN order on short notice
Get our Optician to tit you
with good pair Of PERFECT
FITTING GLASSES. We have
the fitting of glasses down to a
science, and we fit the most
VII prominent people in the county.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-12-11

Wipe the clusters dry and clean and
remove every grape that is imperfect or
unripc. Beat the whites Of two eggs to
stiff froth, add two tabIcspoonsful
of ice water and beat it into Il froth.
Dip the fruit first into this and then
roll it in fine granulatcd sugar. Lay
the lunches of grapes on platter and
set in a warm oven just long enough to
harden the sugar a little, then cool in
the icebox.-Dctroit Free Press.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-12-11

The school board of Salt Lake City
refuses to employ married women as
teachers on the ground that ~ wom-
ans first duty Is to her huSband.'
SIN the board might have made n lib
cral allowance in its decision in IA
Vor of some women who may only own
II husband conformity with others, aud
who have subsequently, some spare
time on their hands for tcaching.-San
Francisco Chronicle.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-08
Hop Case
Continued

In the Marion county circuit court
this morning the motion of defendant
in the case Of A ?. Backhaus vs.. r,
W. Buells. for a judgment on the
pleadlngs. was Overruled. and the ease
was continued until the February term
Of court. This is an action brought
to recover the sum Of $1,000. the al
legged value Of certain hops that plain
til claims were contracted by him al
1z cents per pound. and the delivery
Of which was refused by the defend
ant. and also the further sum Of $500
as damages. Defendant contended
that the question Of the validity Of
the alleged contract having been
passed on by the same court. that such
fact served as a bar 70 the further
hearing Of the case. Ia passing on
this question the court held that there
are other questions involved in the
case. and that Il should have a trial
before a jury.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-08
ALBANY
CITIZEN
SUICIDES
Strong Drink Causes c. az
Agent, TO End His Life
Was Member Of the Elks ana
WOOdmen

Albany. Dec. s.-Cspecial to n.
JOurnaD-John Turner. local agep, "a,
the Corvallis & Eastern Railroad Con
pany. committed suicide at 1.n
O'Clock this afternoon. by shoo,,.,
himself in the left temple with 4
calibre revolver.
The deed was committed in n.
mans own room at his residepes /,
this city. and death was lns,ap,.
neous. Strong drink, to which Tune,
was addicted, is believed to Be N.
cause Of the suicide. for his family r..
lations we're the most pleasant Tn,
ner was IS years old. and leaves wife
and daughter. aged IS years. whom b.
worshiped devoutedly. He vas gene,
ally liked in this community. where IA
was popular in lodge circles and hs
death Is regretted
Turner left a note addressed to hls
wife. in which he directed that an q,
his debts be paid. and expressed The
hope that God would care and proyld.
for his family. The suicide furtbs,
requested that the E1ks and Wood.
men. TO which orders he belonged
take charge Of his body and give h
proper burial, and that the members
OF these orders would also care for
his family.
An inquest was held this Afternoon
and a verdict returned In support Of
the facts as>recited in this connse
ton.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-08
CITIZENS
CAPTURE
A HOBO
Had Committed Burglary In
Turner
To Exchange His Dusty
Garments For New Ones

An exciting chase after a nameiess
hobo. whom 1t took all the guns and
ammunition in the town to capture
vas the unusual Sunday diversion in
dulged in by a number Of citizens Of
Turner yesterday.
The report comes 70 The Journal
that Saturday night a hobo entered
the store Of Ransom & Co. by gaining
access through a back window and
fitted himself out with two sweaters.
shoes. socks and handkerchiefs. and
the stores cash box. containing about
5000 departed.
The burglary was not discovered un-
tl Sunday morning In the afternoon.
two hunters coming down from Ma.
rion. noticed some one camping in one
Of the old shacks that line the rail
road track. when they entered Tur-
ner and heard Of the burglary they told
9f the party they had seen in the
shack.
A half dozen citizens rustled around
after ammunition and revolvers. and,
boarding a handcar made for the
stronghold OF the supposed burglaring
hobo. They stationed themselves in
squads. and when near one Of the
shacls a man jumped from the rear
and ran like a deer down the railroad
track. The posse yelled 10 him 20
throw up. or they would shoot. but
the fleeing hobo paid no attention. so
the citizens opened fire. and kept
shooting until they had emptied their
reyolyers. when the fugitive. no
doubt out Of consideration for their
bad Workmanship. gave himself mp.
Being rigged out in the glory Of a
new striped sweater. new shoes. etc
the. by this time real Weary Willie,
stood selfconyicted. and was trium-
phantly escorted into town. and locked
up In a back room Of Mr. Ransome's
residence. where two OF the successful
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-08

Highest Cash Prices
For chickens. turkeys, ducks and
geese. willamette Hotel II
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-08
Want No
More SCalpS

Among the orders made by the Ma,
rion county commissioners court. at
is recent session, was one by which
the payment OF all scalp bounues is
discontinued Small bountles. as pro
yided by the statutes, have been paid
for all kinds OF scalps by this county
for some time. but other counties have
taken the initiative in the matter. and
have decided 20 discontinue the furth.
er payment OF these bounties. The
members OF the Marion county court
decided 10 follow suit. and have mado
the necessary order. While the
amount disbursed in this county is
comparatively small. as compared
with other counties. still this action Of
the court will effect quite a saving.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-08
Fuller & Douglas,
GROCERS,

65 cents
5.rb pail lard.
. cents
n Sage OF Tapioco
8 cents
n Pearl Barley.
10 cents
Can Dunbars Shrmps.
8 cents
package Cold Water Starch.
% cents
2 Packages Force.
20 cents
pint bottle snider's Catsup.
90 cents
pint bottle Best Grade Manazanilla
olives.
! n can Guaranteed Baking Powder
10 cents
s-ib can Guaranteed Baking Powder
% cents
Ibs good Costa Rico Coffee.
'25 cents
cans best Standard Tomatoes.
20 cents
cans best Iowa Corn.
% cents
. cans Preferred Stock Main Corn
% cents
3 packages Seeded Raisins.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-08
We Name a Few of the Many items of Interest:

Make a splendid present for
women. II you don't know the
size We will exchange. or give
you a glove order. 80 they viii
surely be right A good glove
can be had from sf00 up. Our
$3.50 glove is guaranteed.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-08

Notice uur COurt-street win
dows These dainty little things
are sure to please. We have
them in many shapes. plain
hemstitched. embroidered and
lace-edged. prices from 5 up.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-08

posse are guarding and entertaining
their captive with square meals and
card playing until his arraignment be
fore the justice Of the peace. The
stolen goods and the money have been
recovered
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-08

To Set Aside
The Deed

Judge Boise is today hearing the
suit Of o. NJ. Smith against the Salem
Building & Loan Association. now
dissolved This is a suit to set aside
a deed 10 some property on North Lib
erty street. in this city The plaintiff
in the case was the former secretary
lot the association. and at one time
transferred by deed the property in
dispute TO the association. which. In
turn. paid on the mortgage that was
in force against the property. and
the same was afterwards sold to ". G..
westacott Smith now seeks 20 recov.
.er possession OF the property. repre-.
senting that the transfer made by
himself 20 the association was intend.
ed merely as a mortgage. George n.
Durham. Of Portland and W. II.
Holmes Of this city. are the attorneys
for the plaintiff. while the defendant
association and w c. Westacott. who
is made a party defendant appear by
J. H. McNary and w. T. Slater.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-08

Il ought not take much courage or
enterprise to undertake 20 beautify
such a naturally beautiful, place as
Salem. But. alas, where nature has
done so much. man will do but little.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-08

Fresh eggs and butter from our
stores at AumsVille and Mehama, at
Speer Eros. phone 2491. Il-1l-tf
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-08
DIED

WECHTER.-At the family home on
Seventeenth street between Che
meketa street and Asylum avenue,
Sunday morning December 7. 1902.
Clara Eta daughter OF Mr. and Mrs.
William Wechter. in her sixth year.
OF typhoid fever.
Funeral services were conducted al
the Chemeketa-street Evangelical
church at 1880 o'clock this afternoon
by Rev. Hornschuch. and the remains
were given burial in the I. o. o. F.
cemetery Two other young children
OF Mr. and Mrs. Weohter are reported
dangerously i'm with the same disease.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-08

A. N. clough, Undertaken. to7 State
street Phone Main 1851, Salem, Ore.
son, successor TO D. E. Huntslnaer.
Residence Broadway and Mil. North
Salem. Phone Main 22i.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-01
CHOW PREFERS TO DIE.
Injured chinese N0bleman I'm Washingt on
Refuses the Aid Of Foreign Doctors.

WAsHINGToN, Nov. 30 Hong Fer Chow.
n high caste Chinaman and the richest Cees.
tial in Washington, has chosen to die rather
than accept the attendance of foreign
doctor devil. Chow is a noble Of the Celestia
Empire, a candidate for the red button.
the head and front of the Chinese secret
societies of Washington and a merchant Of
standing in tine United States
Chow was hurt two weeks ago and was
not found by the police until to-day His
condition was pitifu He lay on bunk
in the Chinese temple in Chinatown. His
only attendant besides two or three Chinese
doctors, who were burning prayer papers
and incense before the altar, was an Indian
sauaw, the widow of Chief Olo Ola Of the
Sioux tribe.
The doctor, who was accompanied by the
two detectives. found that Chow's leg was
broken in three places. the bones protrud-
ing through the flesh. No attempt had
been made to SGT il and the surrounding
flesh was badly mortified. The only treat
ment that the Chinese doctors had given
the injured man was to sprinkle a mkt
ure of various lerbs over the injured
leg and bind the leg lightly with silks No
medicines had been given him TO allay the
fever, hut he had been allowed to smoke
opium constantly during the two weeks
of his illness
When the police entered the temple the
air was foul with the odor Of the burning
papers and sickening with the fumes Of
the drug. Chow was in a state of semi-
consciousness. There is chance of saving
his life if his leg is amputated
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-01
(L1N-N4-G4EI MEETING
In Memory Of the Manchester Martyrs
-Neitz on British Criieittcs.

The GAMMA Gael held meeting in the
concert hall of Madison Square Garden
last night tn mark the thirty-ffth ami
versary of the execution OF the Manchester
martyrs, Allen. Larkin and OBrien.
F. W. Reitz, who was Secretary OF state
OF the South African Republic. told tales Of
the British conduct OF the war in South
Africa. He said II was not spirit Of
vindictiveness that made him one of the
Boer RESPONSIBILITIES. but because he could
not remain silent on the su biact Of the
British atrocities withou, compounding a
felony. He told al some yangth of the
conditions in the concentration camps
where. he said, one-third of the Boer women
and children died in little more than year
Mr.. Re,z was chcered and applauded and
every mention Of Chamberlain or any
thing English was Missed
The Rev. Eugene Sheehy, a worker in
the movement for Irish national indie
pendence told the story Of her centuries
of struggle against English rule, and Hugh
j. Courtney. who is on a mission to this
country from the Gaelic League of Ire
land. made an address in Gaelic.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-01
SMASH IN DE Wits IRON DOOR
Parkhurst and Police Raid May bear on
the Bissert Case.

Sup,. McClintock of the Parkhurst So
ciety, accompanied by several of his as
sstants and se~~n ~ Capt Haughey's
detectives from the Yves, Thirty-seven, h
street station. broke into house in West
Fortieth street yesterday morning. batter
ing in an iron door, and ed Augusta
Dewitt and Bertha Klein.
The raid yesterday morning was made
Oh warrant issued by Justice Holbrook
in Special Sessions The DE Witt woman
l. 10 answer an excise charge as well "a
the usual one.
Five women, who were found locked in
a room in the house, said they had been
kept there because they owed the De Witt
woman so for dresses and board bills
They said they had been brought here
from Hartford and Meriden, Conn.
The prisoners gave bail TO appear before
Justice Holbrook to-day. Supt. McClin :
took said last night that tho raid was not
made because of any connection which
th" women or Augusta De Wits husband
had with Bissert's case. but he smiled when
he said il,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-01
COMBINATION AGAINST UNIONS
EMPLOYERS IN THIS STATE AND
CONNECTICUT ORGANIZE.
First Result Is the Lockout In New Rochelle
Method the Unions Have OF Enforc.
Ing the collections or Fines Upon
Members ~ the Employ ers' Expense.

New ROCHELLE. y. Y, Nov 3O.-The
lockout Of $50 union men engaged in the
building trades in this city and its vicinity
has now lasted week. In the past few
months the contractors, builders and lumber
yard and building supply dealers through.
out the States Of New York and Connect icut
have been quietly organizing against what
they term the growing exactions Of the
labor unions as represented IN the Anal
gamated Building Trades councils. The
lockout in this city is the first attempt
the new organization has made TO carry
its plans into execution
What the builders and employers object
20 most is the practice of the labor
unions OF filming men employed 10y them
and then when the men refuse o pay. Of
preventing other union men from working
for the firm or working on any building
or contract on which the firm is engaged
until the fine ia either paid or the Offend
ing union men are discharged. The en-
poyers recognize the right Of IN labor
unions TO fine their members. but they
say if the members do not choose 10 pay.
the men In the building organizat ions
should not combine to punish the firm by
tying up its business.
There are lot OF other grievances against
which the employers who call themselves
the Builders and contractor Association
have combined 10 protect themselves. In
order to strengthen themselves in the
fight against the unions the builders and
contrac, ors have induced the owners Of
the lumber yards to join with them so that
builders not members of their organization
who attempt to do work cannot obtain
materials
MouSr VERNON. ~ Y. Nov 3o.-The
81 rike is costing The tradesmen Of New
Rochelle and its vicinity about 2l0,0O
week and is delaying a vast amount of
building along the entire Sound side of
Wes chester county. A big mass meeting
was held in New Rochelle on Saturday
night. which was attended by representa-
tives Of both sides The meeting lasted
until midnight. but no agreement was
reached, and ! 800 men are now facing
Christmas and tho holidays without en-
ployment. Other workmen whose em-
ployers are not in the lockout movement
have been compelled to suspend work
because the local mills will not furnish
them material Some of the lock ed-out
men who have applied for employment
in towns in connecticut and Westminster
county declare that the builders and con-
tractors would not engage them when they
learned that they came from New Rochelle
as they said that they were members Of
the new Builders and Contractors Assoc
citation and sympathized with the lockout
In New Rochelle
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-01
TtLk or PARKER EOR 1904
Among ban Csmpau's Friends in Spit
OF SARATOGA,

The Hon Daniel J Campau of Michigan
has been al the Hoffman House within the
last few days. He il the chairman of
the Democratic National Executive Com
mittee. H. lives in Detroit but is known
in New York as well as he is in San Fran
cisco. New Orleans. Paris Berlin. London
and ST. Petersburg
Since 1903 Mr.. Campau has been Demo-
cratic master OF Michigan. He isa rich
man and the personal friend of Bryan.
President Cleveland made him Collector
OF the Port of Detroit in 1889, and from that
nomen, Don Manuel Dickinson opposed
Mr.. Campau.
Il believe" said Mr.. Campau. that il
Judge Parker had been nominated at Sara
toga by the Democratic State Convention
in September. he would have been elected
Governor of the State OF New York"
There we're friends of Mr.. Campau present
who said that Mr. Hill had pitched over a
Governor and possibly a President when
Judge Parker was not nominated for Cover
nor. Mr. Campau's friends went on to say
that il Mr.. Cleveland We're nominated for
President in 1904 Mr. Bryan would nomi-
nate a third candidate.
Mr.. Campau'- friends were for Judge
Parker for 1904,
II was said in dd corners at Saratoga in
September that even II Judge Parker was
not nominated for Governor his impor, ance
as candidate for the Democratic nomina-
ton for President Ia 1904 would not be lee =
sened end that Mr. Hill could not Lessen IL
Some OF Mr. Campau's friends said that
possibly Senator William A. Clark Of Mon
'ana might be elected chairman of the Demo.
cratic National Committee in place Of Sena-
tor James X Jones Of Arkansas, but others
said that the ma ori,y Of the Democratic
National Committeeman seemed TO favor
the election Of James NJ Gurey of Penn.
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