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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
A Fine Farm for Sale.

[ offer for sale for a short time
only, my farm Of 120 acres, 100 acres
of which has been plowed, at present
all in pasture and hay except about
40 acres.
Farm is thoroughly fenced and has
a large, two-story house of II rooms,
besides pantry and closets; two eel
lars, some small fruit; barn-room for
forty cattle and five horses, fifty tons
of hay, grain, we'll and windmill, els
tern at house, forty-barreI tank at
barn, and water in barn for cattle:
living springs in pasture; Il miles to
cheese factory, p miles to creamery,
and , miles from the court house.
Inquire on premises. Fred W. Dave.
Mineral Point, Wis.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
Inherited Closeness.

Two prominent Wall street brokers,
while at luncheon at the Hoffman
house one day last week INDUCED i'll
a series Of gOOd-natured recrimina-
tons about the tendencies of each to
refrain from spending money. One
said to the other:
Il don't blame you for being close.
1t is in the family. Why, | remember
your father when he ran Il grocery
store He was so close that if n fly
settled i'll the sugar barrel he used to
catch the fly, dust his feet off with
a broom. and let it 60"
500" said the other. You needn't
get cheSty. Your father was Il farmer.
l can remember when he raised bees.
He made those poor bees work hard
ali day, and. not satisfied he crossed
them with lightning bugs and made
them work nights"
"That's right said the first good
humOredly. The old man was thrift
ty chap. Why, l remember when he
crossed strawberry plants and milk
weed and produced strawberries and
cream
Then they had Il drink Chicago
Journal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
Thousands Sent Into Exile

Every year large number of poor
sufferers whose lungs are sore and
racked with coughs, are urged to 60
to another climate, But this is cost
ly and not always sure. Don't be an
exile when DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption will cure you at
home. It's the most infallible medi-
cine for Coughs, Colds and all
Throat and Lung diseases on earth.
The first dose bring relief. Astound-
ing cures result from persistent use.
Trial bottles free at W. H. Pri-
deaux's. Price soc and S1.00. Every
bottle guaranteed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
FOREIGN BANK METHODS.
The UndeveIoped System In Use In
Continental Europe.

A bank check is looked upon with
suspicion in Italy. Practically no small
tradesman would take a check, and
none of them keeps a bank account. 1t
was still more surprising to me to find
that such a statement would be almost
literally true of Paris itself. | was
studying the mechanism of the Bank
of France under the guidance of one
of the officers. We went into one great
room in the old building in which there
were 200 desks inclosed in wire cages
all empty at the moment. 1 asked what
these were for.
"These cages are for our city col
lectOrs," / was told. when a small
merchant borrows from the Bank of
France, he does not, as with you in
America, borrow a bank credit and
have his loan merely added to his bal
ance on the books of the bank. With
us the merchant, when he makes a
loan, gets the actual money and takes
it away. He probably has no bank ac-
count with US. He writes no checks.
When the loan is due, he does not, as
would be the case in your banks, come
in and pay his Indebtedness with a
check; instead of that we send q col
lectOr to him, and that collector is re-
paid the loan in actual currency. Two
hundred men start out from the Bank
of France every morning to collect ma
tured loans. Several days each month
1t is necessary to send out 400 men,
and on the list and the 10Th of each
month 600 collectors go out"
These collectors were uniformed
men, carrying leather pouches, in
which they have the maturcd notes
and which are later filled with curren-
cy as the collections are made from the
banks borrowers.
l stood at the paying teller's desk as
went farther along in my tour of the
Bank Of France As | halted there the
man who happened to be at the win
dow at the moment presented Il check
for 10000 francs. The money was
counted out and handed over to him,
stored away in a big wallet, and he
passed on. l asked if it were not I'M
usual for a man to draw out so much
currency and was told that it was not.
1t was but another illustration of how
undeyelOped is the BANKING system of
continental Europe in it's uses by The
general public.-SCribner's Magazine.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
Brain WEIGHTS.

The average weight Of a Scotchman's
brain is sixty ounces, an Englishman's
forty-nine, Frenchman's a little over
forty-tiye. The weight of Dutch, Frisi-
an, Italian and Lapp brains come near
that of the Englishman, while the Ger
man brain is in many instances heav-
Ter. The Polish brain is fO~ty-seven
ounces. Among HindOO and other races
in India it is from fOrty-one to forty
four ounces, but Mussulmans average
more and the Khonds, one Of the abO-
riginal races of India, much less-not
quite thirty-eight ounces. Travelling
toward China, the brain weight of the
tribes there settled increases. In Afri-
ca the average weight is from forty
three to fOrty-eight ounces; in America
that Of the Indian averages forty seven
ounces; in Australia from forty to for
ty-twO ounces.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
Some Suicide Statistics.

DR.. Gurico Morselli, as the result of
investigation into the subject of sui
eide, has evolved some interesting
statistics of its relation to divorce.
He found, for instance, that for a mill
ion persons i'll Prussia 34S women
committed suicide after being divorced
or separated, against only siXty-One
married women. among men the pro-
portion of suicides told still more
strongly. OF the divorced and sepa-
rated 2.S34 committed suicide. against
2SG married. In Wurtemberg there
are in the aSylumS 3O24 divorced
persons against 2S3 married, 41G coli
Dates and G1G widows ana WidOwers.--
nicnmn Post.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30

Among the anecdotes that are being
told of Max Muller since his death is
the following, which relates to Liszt's
last visit to London: At a support Civ.
en- him by Sir Henry Irving the great
pianist was placed between Max Null
Ter and Ellen Terry. List was not
in good humor. He refused to speak
English and Miss Terry would not ven.
ture on German or French. so the pro.
fessor had to interpret. Finally Miss
Terry turned to him and said: Tell
List that l can speak German" And
when he turned to listen She said, in
her girlish, bell-like voice: "Eeber
List, ich liebe dich" Oear List,
love Enul
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
Women and Jewels.

Jewels, candy, flowers, man-that is
the order Of a wOman's preferences.
Jewels form magnet of mighty
power to the average woman. Even
that greatest of all jewels, health, is
often ruined in the strenuous efforts to
make and save the money to purchase
them. If a woman will risk her health
to get coveted gem, then let her
fOrtify herself against the insiduOus
consequences of coughs, colds and
bronchial affections by the regular
use of DR.. Boschee's German Syrup.
1t will promptly arrest consumption
in the early stages and heal the affect
ed lungs and bronchial tubes and
drive the dread disease from the
system. 1t is not cure-all but it is
certain cure for coughs, colds and all
bronchial troubles. You can get DR..
G. @. Green's reliable remedies at
Eastman & Meserole's. Get Green's
Special Almanac.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
Clam Shell Fishers.

Prairie du CHEN Courier: Good
wages continue to be made here by
the clam shell fishers. Hundreds are
at work here on the river raking up
the shells through holes in the ice.
One man told US he averaged 1000
lbs. daily with help Of his SOM and
sold the shells for SO per ton. All
the men and boys have earned big
wages this year, and many Of them
save their earnings.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
Origin of Word GrtngO.

The word "gringO," which Mexicans
apply to Americans when speaking of
them with contempt, is said to have
had its origin thus: During the Next
can war our soldiers got into the hab-
it of calling the simple Mexican sol-
diers whom they took prisoners green
les" to signify their ignorance of
things in general and of military tao
tics especially. The Mexicans retaliat-
ed by calling the Americans "greenos,"
and this word finally degenerated into
''gringos."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30

Chamberlain Cough Remedy is the
mothers fayorile. 1t is pleasant to
take and always cures. 1t is intended
especially for coughs, colds, Group
aud whooping cough, and is the best
medicine made for these diseases; there
IS not the least danger in giving it to
the children for it contains no opium
or any other injurious drug and may
be given as confidently to a babe as
to an admit. For sale by Vivian 5
Pharmacy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
Pound Dead i'm The Woods.

Richl,.uI Democrat: Elias Osborne,
an aged resident of the town of Syl-
van, was found dead in the woods
near his home last Wednesday, Jan.
Is. He was apparently in his usual
health at noon and left shortly after
dinner to do some choppine in the
woods nearby. Not returning, a
search was instituted and he was
found dead. Heart disease is given
as the cause of his sudden demise
He was 66 years of age.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
Mrs. Alice Hamilton

died from the infrmities of old age,
being Sc years old, at the home of
Chas. Duffey in the town of Brigham,
on Monday, Jan. 20, 1902. She was
the mother of Andrew Hamilton, of
this place, and John Hamilton, form
erly of Ridgeway, now of LaSalle,
Ill. The funeral was held at the
Ridgeway Catholic church on We'd
nesday. HolIandaIe Review.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
1t GirdISS the Globe.

The fame of Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, as the best in the world, ex-
tends round the earth. It's the one
perfect healer of Cuts, Corns, Bruis-
es, Sores, Scalds, Boils, Ulcers,
Felons, Aches, Pains and all Skin
Eruptions. Only infallible Pile cure.
25c box at w. H. Prideaux.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
Farm for Sale,

This farm, situated in the town of
Waldwick, one mile south of Jones'
dale, containing 237 acres; has good
house and barn; plenty of running
water; 81 acres of meadow land; $50
acres under cultivation; balance tim
Der and pasture. For further par
ticulars inquire of the undersigned on
the premises. D. F. MURPHY.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
Will StephenS Killed

Platteville Witness: Will Stephens.
formerly of Lima, brother of Charles,
Frank and Edward Stephens, was
killed in British Columbia last week.
No particulars have been received
other than that his death was caused
by being struck by train. Charles
has left to take charge of the remains.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
For Pneumonia,

DR.. c. J. Bishop, Agnew, Mich. 4,
says: 4 have used Foley's Honey
and Tar in three very severe cases of
pneumonia with good results in every
CASE Beware of substitutes. Wv
ian's Pharmacy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
Where the Difference Lies.

wherein lies the difference between
photography and courtship?' he asked
softly.
L don't know" she replied.
'Tn photography" he explained,
''the negative is developed in the dark
room. while in courtship that is where
the affirmative is developed"
Let u.s." he suggested, proceed to
develop the affirmative"
There being no objections, it was
so ordered.-Chicag Post.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
A Card.

We, the undersigned, agree to re-
fund the money on a fifty cent bottle
of Greene's Syrup of Tar if it fails to
cure your cold. We also guarantee a
twenty-five cent bottle to prove salts
factory or no pay.
w. Fl. PRIDEAUX.
VIVIAN'S PHARMACY.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30

coughs often continue for months,
and sometimes lead to fatal results
after the patient is supposed to have
passed the danger point. Foley
Honey and Tar affords positive pro-
lection and security for these Coughs.
ViVian's Pharmacy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30

PlatteyiIle Witness, Jan. -: Fred
Hillary, of Shul sburg, had his left
hand caught in the rollers at his feed
mill yesterday forenoon, and it was
necessary to amputate the index fin
ger above the first joint and the next
two fingers at the first joint.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
Public Sale.

Having rented my farm, situated
p miles northeast of Mifiin and
A. miles southwest from Linden, will
sell at auction on Thursday, Feb. 20,
commencing at 10 o'clock. sharp, the
following described personal prop
erty:
81 HEAD OF CATTLE:
p steers coming 3 years old. 80 steers
coming 2 years old, Il dairy COWS, ,
two-year old heifers, l two-year old
Hereford bull, 2 Hereford bull calves
s months old, Is calves:
u HEAD OF HORSES:
black horse s years old, l gray
mare 9 years old, 1 bay mare II years
old, l bay mare II years old, bay
mare years old, 3 draft colts coming
3 years old, 3 draft colts coming ,
years old, l riding pony coming +
years old:
40 HOGS:
20 brood 5ows, % fall pigs, l stock
hog:
II GOOD SHEEP;
Farm machinery, etc. - l Deering
grain binder, l Deering corn binder,
2 mowers, l hay tedder. 2 hay rakes,
l hay loader, l Tiger seeder, check
row corn planter, l corn marker, +
cultivators, l roller, l sulky pillow,
3 walking plows, 3 harrows, l road
Scraper, tanning mill, hand corn
planters, 3 wagons, l two = seated
buggy, l single buggy, 2 pairs of
bobsleighs, 2 hog-racks, ? hay-racks,
l DeLaval separator, 30-gal. milk
cans, 2 hog drinkers, l feed cooker,
anvil and wise, l Cyclone fence
machine, l shoveling board, ? sets of
work harness, l single harness, /
saddle, l ice saw and tongs, 10 bus.
of seed corn, IL bus. Of timothy seed,
2O9 bus. of oats, 200 chickens, pair of
geese, about 80 tons of hay, and some
straw, and other things too numerous
to mention.
Terms: All sums of SO and under
cash; over that amount one years
time on bankable paper bearing per
cent interest. GEORGE ALTON.
J. O. Cushman, auctioneer.
f. Y. Hutchison, clerk.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30

n. Jackson, DanvilIe, Ill, writes:
My daughter had severe attack of
la grippe and a terrible cough settled
on her lungs. We tried a great many
remedies without giving relief. She
tried Foley's Honey and Tar which
cured her. She has never been trou-
bled with a cough since" Viyian's
Pharmacy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
Avoid the ALLEGATION.

He was evidently from the country,
this little Old German, and as his eyes
rested on the elevator, undoubtedly
for the first time. his sense of the
ridiculous was touched.
For few minutes he stood in
wonderment and then, laughing softly
to himself, he stopped the first person
he CHANGED to see, who happened to be
the janitOr, and fired this at him. Vat
was dot leedle box ting vat walks
people OOp de stairs stooden StiIl?'
'Oh, that's the elevator" was the
answer.
ooh, OATS vat idt is, is idt? I hat
a p0cket-book made often der peel IF
one uf doze." He tried a ride. but
didn't like it. Then he said
Il would told my wife nefer to go
In NIT ven uf doz alligators ven der
Walking by hand vas goot."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30

Frank Treadwell, Bennett, Ia, was
troubled with kidney disease for two
years. He writes: II had taken sew
eral kinds of kidney remedies, but
with little benefit. Finally l tried
Foley's Kidney Cure, and one dol
lar bottle cured me-" Vivian's Phar-
macy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30

w. L. Yancy, Paducah, Kentucky,
writes: II had severe case of kid
ney disease and three Of the best
physicians in southern Kentucky
treated me without success. [ was in
duced to try Foley's Kidney Cure.
The first bottle gave immediate relief
and three bottles cured me perman-
emily. [ gladly recommend this won
derful remedy" Take no substitute.
Vivian's Pharmacy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
Her Smile.

He looked despairingly into vacancy.
81 have had my misgivings," he said
in a dull, passionIess voice, but now 7
am sure. Your laugh shows me you are
utterly heartless."
She turned pale.
''Heavens"' she cried in terror did
I open my mouth as wide as that?"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
Candid.

"DO you mean to say that you have
not read all of Shakespeare's plays"
NO" answered Miss Cayenne. "To
tell the truth, did not mean to say
it. AS in the case of most people, the
confession slipped out quite by acct
dent. "-Washingt
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30

It is said that the total area of the
gold fields of western Australia is over
$4,000 square miles. or just one-third
Of the area Of the colony itself.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
You

should know that Foley's Honey and
Tar is absolutely the best for all dis
eases of the throat and lungs. Dealers
are authorized to guarantee it to give
satisfaction. Vivian's Pharmacy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30

The iron pen mentioned by Job IN the
book OF that name in the Bible is sup
posed to have been a steel graver used
for cutting inscriptions on stone.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
If Banner SaIye

doesn' cure your piles, your money
will be returned. It is the most heal
ing medicine Vivian 5 Pharmacy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure. E. w. Groves
signature on each box. 25c. ~
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30

If troubled with weak digestion,
belching, sour stomach, or if you feel
dull after eating, try Chamberlain $
Stomach and Liver Tablets. Price,
20 cents, Samples free at Vivian's
Pharmacy
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
TRAIN TIME
At Mineral Point on Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul
Railway.

Beginning Monday, June 3, trains
will arrive and depart as follows:
DEPART ARRIVE
Passenger ............... 7:45 a. N ego p m
:" ..........-.... 2:15 p. m l 10 y. m
Accommodation. 1000 a. m 5:45 D. N
Fast Freight. D. m 7:35 a. m
Through coach to Chicago, leaving
Mineral Point 7:45 a. m. arrive in
Chicago 100 p. m; returning leave
Chicago 4 p. NJ, arrive at Mineral
Point 9:20 p. N.
Also train leaves Chicago at 7:45 a.
M, arriving at Mineral Point at ITO
p. M; and the train leaving Mineral
Point at 2:15 p. N. arrives at Chicago
at 7:45 p. N. N. Fl. SNOW, Agent.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30

Chapped hands, cracked lips, and
roughness of the skin cured quickly
by Banner Salve, the most healing
ointment in the world. Vivian 5
PHARMACY.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30

The word superctlious comes from
the Latin word signifying the eyebrow.
Tie habit of lifting the eyebrows in
scorn suggested the Specification.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
SnWdIIat Gas.

"a peculiar feature about my
town." said the man from Canada, lis
that most of the street lamps and all
of the large lumber mills located there
are lighted by gas obtained from saw
dust. In the plant which supplies the
gas the sawdust is charged in retorts
which are heated by a wood fire. The
gas from the retorts passes into
a series of coils and thence into puri-
fiers which are similar to those used
for coal gas. Lime is used as a puri-
flying agent The plant is not a very
large one, and it turns out 500 cubic
meters of gas per day, for which about
two tons of sawdust are required. A
man and boy furnish all the labor
needed at the works. The best quail
ty Of gas comes from rcsinous woods.
One hundred Kilograms of sawdust
make 20 kilograms of charcoal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
Farm for Sale.

[ offer for sale my farm of 12O acr-
es, town of Linden; come and see the
place. 1t Will be sold at a reasonable
price. tml5 N. BERGEN.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30

Cut this out and take it to Vivian 5
Pharmacy and get free sample of
Chamberlain Stomach and Liver
Tablets, the best physic. They also
cure disorders of the stomach, bill
iOusness, and headache.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30

What 20 dom neighbor? Helping
Bill. What's Bill dom? Helping
Mandy. What's Mandy doin'? Help
ing Mother. What's Mother dom?
Taking Rocky Mountain Tea. Sen
sible family. Eastman & Meserole.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
DR.PRICE,S
Baking Powder

Each time the United States Government
has officially tested the baking powders
the report has shown DR.. Prices Cream
Baking Powder to be of superlative
leavening strength, free from alum, abso-
lutely pure and wholesome.
This is gratifying, for DR.. Prices Cream
Baking Powder is depended upon by mil
lions of people to raise their daily bread.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
HaNI IIaNI

[ am prepared to deliver hay from
one ton to fifty as desired.
George Thrasher.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
Found Guilty,

Darlington Democrat: IL, case
against Peter Thoreson, of Wiota,
charged with poisoning Ed Eastwood's
ponies year ago, was tried before
Justice Higgins lately. Thoreson was
found guilty by the jury and sentenced
to six months in the county Jail.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30

Mrs. Elizabeth Trezona died at her
home in Shullsburg, Jan Is, 1902, in
the Slst year of her age.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
Fell on a CuItiyatOr.

Shullsburg Pick and Cad: As
Frank Rennick was standing upon a
ladder in his barn attempting to catch
some turkeys one day last week he
lost his balance and fell upon culti-
vator, fracturing a rib or two and
bruising himself considerably. No
serious results are apprehended, but
he does not feel entirely comfortable
after his experience.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30

Let us speak of man we find him,
And censure only what we can see,
Remembering that no one can be
perfect
Unless he uses Rocky Mountain
Tea. Eastman & MeSerOle.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30

TE.-These Government inquiries also
developed the fact that there are many
mixtures upon the market made in irni-
tatlon OF baking powder, but containing
alum or other caustic acid, whose use in
food is dangerous.