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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-08-28
NOTED OSBORNE HOUSE
Description Of Palace Given to
the British by Edward VII.
QUEEN VICTORIA DIED THERE.

Former RssyaI Residence Is Situated
ON the Isle of Wight and Was BuiIa
In 1s4O--oDe OF the Most Beautiful
Palaces In Great Britain--Greatly
Revered by Englfshmen.
/ Osborne House, which has been pre-
sented by King Edward to the British
nation, is revered by Englishmen be-
cause of it's association with the mem
DRY of Queen Victoria, says the New
York World 1t was there she liked
best to sojourn with the prince con
sort, and it was there she died. Per
haps no choice of a gift by King Ed
ware would be more gratifying to the
kingdom thai Osborne House.
In comparison with other royal resi-
dences Osborne House is new 1t was
built in 1910 on the Isle of Wight, over
| looking the Solent. The name is an
ancient one and is properly "Auster-
burne, the Easter Brook The es-
tate was held for many years by an
old island family, the BoWermans,
from whom it was purchased by
Eustace Mann during the reign Of
Charles I.
| Tradition has it that during the civil
war Mann buried his wealth in wood
on the estate and afterward could not
find 1t. The place is known to this day
as Money Coppice"
His granddaughter married man
named Blackford, who built the first
Osborne House. Lady Isabella Black
| ford, descendant, sold the estate to-
Queen Victoria in 1910. 1t has since
been enlarged until at the present time
| 1t comprises 5000 acres extending from
| Medina on the west to Brooks Copse
on the east
Osborne House was the private prop
erty Of the sovereign. 1t is known as
one of the most beautiful palaces in>
Great Britain. The structure is in the
style of Palladio 1t embodies, more
over. many of the ideas of the prince
consort and reflects in a measure
| Queen Victoria's tastes A bell tower
| ninety feet high rises above the palace
and behind the apartments occupied
by Queen Victoria is d flag tower 107
feet high. The rooms are filed with
rare pictures, statues and costly fur
nishings.
In the council room, one of the most
| magnificent in the palace and located
in the pavilion, hangs Landseer's IA
NOUS painting, THE Deer Drive"
The gardens are arranged Ia terraces,
sloping to the waters edge, where is
located a little jetty built for the queen.
The prince .consort established mod
ell farm on the estate, to which the
queen and he gave much attention
1t was at Osborne House that the
queen chose to rest during the illness
which resulted in her death.
Princess Henry of Battenberg the
queens youngest daughter was ap-
pointed governor Of the Isle of Wight
by her royal parent and ruled from Os-
borne House
Soon after the queens death King
Edward it was said, wished to dis
continue Osborne House as a royal
residence owing to the expense of keep
Ing it up and the distance from Lon
don. Lord Rothschild was named as
probable tenant at an annual rental
of 100000. William Waldorf Astor
was also said to be negotiating to buy
the palace as a wedding present for
his daughter Pauline Then it was an
nounced that under a clause of Queen
Victorla's will Osborne House could
not thus be disposed of.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-08-28
Chronic Constipation Cured.

The most important discovery Of
recent years is the positive remedy
Tor constipation. Cascarets Candy
Gathartic. Cure guaranteed. Genu-
inc tablets stamped C. C. C. Never
sold in bulk. Druggists, 1oc.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-08-28

Former RssyaI Residence Is Situated
on the Isle of Wight and Was BuiIr
In 1s4O-0De OF the Most Beautiful
Palaces In Great Britain--Greatly
Reyered by EngIfshmen
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-08-28

Mother, yes one package makes
two quarts Of baby medicine. See
directions. There is nothing inst as
good for babies and children as Rocky
Mountain Tea. IS cts. Frost &
Spies.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-08-28
Educate Your Bowels.

Your1bowels can be trained as well
as your muscles or your brain. Cas-
carets Candy Cathartic train your
bowels to do right. Genuine tablets
stamped c. c. c. Never sold in
bulk. All druggists, Toe.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-08-28

The bill of John Holmlund for $50.
for injuries received was laid over.
There being 70 further business
board adjourned subject to call.
G. O. SowDER,
Town Clerk.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-08-28
What is Foley's kidney Cure?

Answer: It is made from pre-
scription Of a leading Chicago physic
ian, and one Of the most eminent in
the country. The ingredients are
the purest that money can buy, and
are scientifically combined to get
their utmost value. For sale by
Frost & Spies.
Travelling is Dangerous.
Constant motion jars the kidneys
which are kept in place in the body
by delicate attachments. This is the
reason that travellers, trainsmen
street car men, teamsters and all
who drive very much suffer from
kidney diseases in some form.
Foley's Kidney Cure strengthen
kidneys and cures all forms of kidney
and bladder disease. Geo. H. Han
uen, locomotive engineer, Lima, o..
writes, Constant vibration of the
engine caused me great deal or
trouble with my kidneys, and I got
no relief until I used Foleys Kidney
Cure. For sale by Frost & Spies.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-08-28
Town BOARD PROCEEDINGS.

Town Clerks Office, July 18th, '02.
Special meeting of the board Of
supervisors held, pursuant to adj
journment, at the Office Of the town
clerk July 10, 1902.
The board was called to order by
Nels Nelson, Chairman, at 5 p. m.
Members all present.
Minutes of meetings held'July lst
and 18th, read and approved.
The following oils were audited
and allowed, and orders issued for
their res ective amounts.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-04-03
THE FLYING oUTcHMAN AGAIN.
The Mirage Sighted Upside Down and
Under Full Sail

Under Full Sail.
The Flying Dutchman, upside down
and Swimming over an inverted sea
was sighted recently. about forty miles
off Cape Hatteras, by the Morgan
liner Ell Alba, Captain Quick. inward
bound from New Orleans. For thirty
years Captain Quick, one of the best
known of coastwise shippers, has been
commanding vessels that ply between
this port and New Orleans.
One morning" he says, when we
were off Hatteras about forty miles |
heard Post, the first officer, call out
from the bridge. Sail two points off
the starbOard bow Before the echo
of his words had died away | saw him
take another look, and then. as a
shade of the incredible flushed his
cheek, he added; And she's upside
down, too
Il had reached the bridge by this
time, and Post pointed to the north
ward and asked me if saw any
strange looking craft.
Indeed | do and the old things
floating along upside down l whis-
pered. | got ready to take a second
and better look at the phantom ship.
There she was, under full sail head
ing out to sea upside down, and o.
that there could be no mistake. for |
could see her lines as plain as | could
my own funnel just abaft of the
bridge, from which the mirage was
seen"
The captain says that he then took
look toward the shore. and was sur
prised to see the Cape Hatteras Light,
house loom up in the distance, He
lOked little to the north of the light
house, and was more surprised to see
the same lighthouse apparently sew
oral miles further up the shore-New
York Times.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-04-03
Needed Precaution.

The giver of the banquet to the
distinguished foreign visitor surveyed
the long diningtables, with their gilt
tering array of queensware and other
necessary stuff. and turned to the
chef
Have you seen to it," he asked,
that all the knives and forks are of
the cheapest kind of plated ware?"
Yes, sir" replied the chef
And that the spoons are all TIM
Yes, sir"
Have you been careful to see that
everything valuable on the table is too
bulky to be carried away unde-
tected?"
4 have"
Then said the giver of the ban
Quet, with an anxious glance about the
room to assure himself that the wall
adornments were securely fastened in
their places, 1--WE are ready, think, to
let the guests in"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-04-03

the desire for federation with that
colony. If such a contamination were
effected, it is believed that the annual
trade of the federated islands, exclu-
sive of New Zealand would speedily
reach a value of over 100000.
Practically, the productive capabilities
of British Polynesia have yet to be de-
veloped, but wherever anything like a
settled government is to be found it
is invariably accompanied by a fair
amount of industrial progress At
present the great difficulty with which
the new federal movement has to con-
tend is the active hostility of many
island traders who are apprehensive
lest a check should be placed on some
of their questionable dealings with the
natives of the less frequented islands.
Correspondence of The London
Globe
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-04-03

stables dedicated to the queens favor
tie horses. has silver fittings. Here
are kept in stalls her four driving
ponies. Bena, Beau Merry Antics and
Belle Stable gossip has it that Bena
and Beau sport false tails: but that
may be a taga.ludle started by the
envious tanaem ponies. Mite and Putty,
of by the ill-natured Deacon, who be-
lies his name by being the most
vicious brute in the. stables.
The queen was a fearless and en-
thusiastic rider in earlier days, hunt
ing in good and bad weather, over any
sort of country.
She now prefers driving to riding.
being an excellent whip. Her motor
car has not won its way 10 her favor
and though she uses it sometimes
she always takes some one with her
TO run the motor.
The harness room at the stables
makes a fine showing of saddles and
handsome riding whips and crops.
There. too, are a host of souvenirs of
dead and gone equine friends, chief
among them a beautiful model OF Vira.
the riding back. who was four years
a prime favorite of the queen.
In the old days two bears were
among Queen Alexandras pets, but
they have been exiled and a collec-
ton of bantams has their place. The
bantams overflow into the king S
pleasantly, which is his great hobby.
and in which the queen takes a Lively
interest.
She likes to watch the incubators
which turn out about 10000 pheasant
chicks year; but she stoutly insists
that no pheasant ever Matched can
compare with one of her impertinent
and prize-winning bantams.
Then there is the dove house. A
white dove presented to the queen on
the occasion of visit to Ireland was
the progenitor of the dove cote brood,
but now there is q mighty tribe OF de-
scendants and the queen has trained
many of them.
Willie is the favored dove and can
boast of many a day passed in royal
tvs boudoir. So can the cockatoo;
but the latter made the mistake that
has queered many a royal favorite be-
fore him Like Beau Brummel and
his peers, the famous cockatoo grew
insolent with Indulgence and years,
His temper suffered and he talked
when it would have been wiser to keep
still.
At last. after long years in the
queens apartments, he was banished
The hundred-year-old bird hasn't en-
tirely fallen from grace. His mis-
tress sometimes visits him and he
wheedles her with every art in his
category, but the dressing room doors
are shut to him. Royal favor is a
ticklish thing and the cockatoo
shrieks bitter commentaries on the
transitory nature of greatness as he
swings violently on his ornamental
rings.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-04-03

the ABODE squatty appearance tina,
- ueoei'ihs' The walls of the cot
taSes are Whitewashed a couple o.
times every year and are remarkable
for their cleanliness.
The machines used in manusactur-
Ing the homeSpuns are amazingly
crude IN appearance. They are very
serviceable and enduring IN snite Of
their lack OF finished workmanship.
Looms are handed down from one
generation TO another. and the secret
OF the age OF most of the sninning
wheels belongs to- the workers of an
other time. All the machines are per-
meated with the Odor of turf smoke.
ana the natural color of the wood used
in their construction has long since
been dyed black by the burnt neat.
1t is astonishing with what accuracy
these century-old machines operate.
On one of these looms was woven the
Irish linen presented to Queen Vic
tor1a on the occasion of her Jubilee ia
1881 Inc hnen was said to be the
finest ever manufactured
Predictions have been made IN the
effect that the homespun industry
will again spread over Ireland. Little
surprise will be caused hy this. Mt
least to those who have followed the
growth OF the lace industry during the
past few years. In many districts 1t
has been almost impossible to engage
servants on account of their being
busily employed working the most
costly Irish lace and other kinds OF
fancy needlework. Schools have heaa
established at different centers of pop
ulation for instruction in lace work
and as many as fifty pupils attend
single seminaries daily. Special saIes
of Irish homemade products have been
held with great success in London
Dublin and Belfast.
The lace and homespun industries
are closely allied. The peasants of
the south have practically a monOpoty
of the lace business. while the home
spun weaving Centers are in the north
Years ago large quantities of WOODEN
fabrics were manufactured near Bel
fast, but the cottage looms have long
since been Ousted by the big factories
employing thousands of men and
women.
Most of the homespuns are sold to
the merchants of the many small va
lagos dotting the country They are
then purchased in bulk by the big re-
taller, who receives orders from all
parts of the world. At present an at
tempt is being made to deal directly
with the people without the inter
ference of the miadle-man AS there
is every chance of its succeeding It rs
to be earnestly hoped that the weavers
themselves will reap the profits.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-04-03
THE FUTURE OF FIJI.
The Islands are Rich in Industrial
Possibilities.

Fiji, like most of the islands of the
western Pacific, is rich in industrial
possibilities. and is destined to play
an important part in the future history
of Polynesia. 1t consists not of
single island, as generally supposed,
but of a couple of hundred. of which
about eighty are inhabited. 1t is to
one of the smaller of these latter that
the natives accused of high treason
have been deported. The islands are
distant about 1900 miles from Sydney,
1920 miles from Auckland and $50
miles from the French possession of
New-Caledonia. The total area is
7,451 square miles, or a little larger
than that of Wales: the principal
island, Vitilevu, equalling the collect
i've areas of Kent, Sussex, Surrey and
MiddleseX. 1t is as large as Jamaica.
twice as large as Trinidad, three times
as large as Mauritius, and ten times
as large as Barbados In fact. the
aggregate area of the colony is greater
than that of ali the British West
India Islands put together. It is rich
in harbors, each island being more or
less surrounded by a barrier reef.
through which numerous openings
lead TO safe anchorage, protected by
natural breakwater The native Fiji
ans, who constitute about five-sixths
of the population. are described in
high terms by an official authority.
who says: AT the present time there
is not a more lawabiding community
in the world than these former saw
ages; and, with greater attention to-
sanitary matters and the attainment
of higher moral standard. it is
hoped and believed that the Ffiians
will be an exception to the alleged
rule-that before the white race the
dark must decay and disappear.
The leading exports are sugar. CO.
coanuts, copra, dried and green fruits
(mostly bananas). cotton maize, mo-
lsases, coffee and fibre The shipments
are made almost exclusively to Aus
tralia and New-Zealand. which also
furnish the bulk of the imports; butt
the closing Of the Australian market
by the ga position of heavy customs
duties has made Fiji wholly depend
ent on that of New Zealand Hence
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-04-03
NORWEGIAN INTELLIGENCE OF
EICE

Following is a reprint of a circular
letter which describes a new bureau
in the state department of the Nor
"egian government:
The object Of the trade in
teNigence bureau of Norway is to
procure from abroad information
which may contribute to promote the
welfare of Norwegian commerce,
navigation, industry, agriculture, the
fisheries and handiCraft, and likewise
70 furnish foreign countries with liz
telligcnCe which may be of service to
Norwegian trade. The bureau which
shall be established at Christiania,
shall assist all branches of trade by
providing them with detailed par
EiCularS as to markets for Norwegian
goods, duty, freight and everything
relating to transport and credit
shipping dues and charges, state OF
and conditions existing at seapOrts.
consular fees, compulsory certificates
o: origin, making up and methods Of
packing of wares, etc, and. like
wise as to where and how the various
branches OF Norwegian trade IAN
obtain their requirements. The
bureau shall, until otherwise or-
dained, forward all reports of general
interest to Norwegian trade to all the
hourses and guilds throughout tho
country, Information will, as a rule,
be supplied free of charge. Special
expenses Except POSTAGE. such as
those entailed i'll procuring informa-
ton respecting credit. analyses. pro-
curing samples, kilograms, etc. shall
be repaid TO tho bureau by tho in
quiref."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-04-03
scandal scandal.
Matters of Moment From the
Far-off Northland
a LIBERAL PARTY.
A Convention at Stockholm Decides
tn nrnanize One

a Convention al Stockholm Decides
70 Organize One.
Sweden is finally to have a liberal
party. At a convention recently held
at Stockholm, at which all parts Of
the country were represented, it was
decided to organize a liberal party.
While the members of the riksdag
mad been divided into numerous
groups, there has been no opposition
party in Sweden since 1772. a condi-
ton of affairs which has naturally
created much comment. inasmuch as
Iightened and progressive countries
in the world.
Naturally there have been many
riksdag members with very liberal!
not to say radical, views, but there
who have voted in opposition to the
has been no party organization, such
as is generally recognized as such.
The present members of the riksdag
government are prominently iden-
tilted with the new movement.
The plan Of organization is pat
termed after that OF the liberal party
In Great Britain and there will be a
national committee with branches in
every laen or district
That the new party will be heartily
supported and will WELD a great IN
fuence from the start, seems certain.
There is no lack of linberal political
sentiment in Sweded. but it's in
fuence from the start. seems certain
There is no lack Of liberal political
sentiment in Sweden, but it's in
1uenCe has not been as strongly felt
as it might be by reason Of Lhe
failure of concerted action which
lack Of organization has hitherto
prevented. Now that the machinery
FOR effective work has been supplied
the world may hear of some active
politics In Sweden Such questions
as the extension Of the elective
franchise to women and others viii
doubtless have capable and de
termined champion in the new party.
Though the relations between
Sweden and Norway are for the time
being most satisfactory, Norway will
De greatly Interested in the new
party, as the most liberal men in the
brother kingdom have usually been
70 consider the Norwegians as a
sovereign people rather than de-
pendent on Sweden.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-04-03
JUST A HINT,

Daughter, don't let mother do it;
Do not let her slave and toll,
While you sit useless idleF,
Fearing your soft hands to soil;
Don't you see the heavy burdens
Daily she is wont to bear
Bring the lines upon her forehead.
Sprinkle silver in her hair?
Daughter, don't let mother do it,
Do not let her bake and broil
Through the long bright summe
hours,
Share with her the heavy toll;
See, her eye has lost its brightness,
From the cheek the ruby glow,
And the step that once was buoyant
Now is feeble, weak, and slow.
Daughter. don't let mother do it.
She has cared for you so long;
Is it right the weak and feeble
Should be tOiling for the strong?
Waken from your listless languor.
Seek her side to cheer and bless.
And your grief will be less bitter
When the sods above her press.
Daughter. don't let mother do it.
You will never, never know
What was home without a mother,
Till that mother lieth low;
Low beneath the budding daisies,
Free from earthly care and pain,
To the home SO sad without her
Never to return again.
II Harry
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-04-03
'SHROVE TUESDAY jokes.
Peculiar Ideas of Rumor Possessed
by Two French Kings.

In all countries where Lent is kept
except in Russia, where Ash We'd
nesday is not bserved-Shrove
Tuesday, the last day before the be-
ginning of the penitential season,
has been given over to mummIngs,
sports and practical pokes. In both
England and Scotland, in which
latter place the day is known as
Fastenseen, it was in times past a
great holiday for the apprentices and
working classes generally.
A grewsOme joke was played oy
Louis XI. on Shrove Tuesday when at
night he orderd his guards to rouse
the sleeping villagers near and bring
them to the castle. From almost
every tree in the surrounding wood,
it is said, a dead body dangled, and
t. the music of his fiddlers Louis
compelled the cillagers to take a glib
beted corpse for partner and dance
before it till morning. Those who
had husbands, sweethearts or rela-
tiVes among the dead were forced to
have them for partners.
Later Charles TX. enjoyed a prac-
tical joke at Shrovetide that was less
grim in it's character, secretly giving
ten of the most skillful pickpockets
i'll Paris full leave to steal whatever
they could without being found out at
the carnival ball. Louis himself Ell
joyed their dexterity and the dismay
nj those
swords, girdles and other valuables
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-04-03
A LITERARY DUEL.
Reported for the London Globe Feb
ruary 10, 1921.

ruary 10, 1921.
\ duel attended with dangerous con
sequences. took place on Friday even
ing last, at o'clock in a field between
Chalk Farm tavern and Primrose hill
The parties in this unhappy conflict
were Mr.. John Scott. the avowed
editor OF the London Magazine and
Mr.. Christie, a friend of the supposed
conductor of the 'Blackwood's Maya
zine. Mr., john Gibson Lockhart, of
Edinburgh. The original cause OF the
quarrel between these two gentlemen
We understand, had its rise in series
of three articles which appeared in
The London Magazine. jdiscussing the
conduct and management OF BlacE-
woods Magazine, and regarded by
Mr.. Lockwood as offensive to his feel
ings and injurious to his honor.
Mr.. Scott was attended by his
friend Mr.. PatmOre. and by Mr.. Pet
tigrew, 4 medical gentleman of Spring
Gardens. The moon Shone with
brightness. so that the party had a
full opportunity of seeing each other.
and, having taken their ground, they
fired together The result was fatal
to Mr. Scott, who received his antag-
onist's ball in his groin and fell. Upon
inquiry at a late hour last night we
were happy to learn that favorable
symptoms had made their appearance
the ball had been extracted.-The
Globe, February. 1902.