Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-05-01

very useful publication, as it con
tanned all the dOings of the court and
printed the edicts of the emperor.
All" sighed the romantic yOunS
" oman who was one Of the fashion
able Lenten sojourners at the shore.
4 wonder why the ocean means 50.
"Perhaps.' said the practical young
man, some crab or lobster is pinch
ing its undertow Philadelphia
Press.
Laura, these biscuits OF yours arc
unusually fine this morning. [ think
II never tasted better" George
Ferguson. here she looked 1T him
usly-"what are you up to
now? Are YOU going to tell me YOU
can't spare the money for those rugs
| wanted to buy Chicago
Tribune.
Benjamin Ellsworth, who had been
keeper of the light on Castle Neck,
Ipswich, since 1861, was believed at
the time of his death to be the oldest
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the country. He
was born in 1881, was married three
times. and managed successfully to
rear a family of nine children on a
salary of $500 a year
A New Jersey boy who brought IN
unpleasant Odor to school was ordered
by the teacher to take a bath. The
next day the teacher received a note
from his parents, which stated that il
would be impossible to comply with
the instructions, since they had sewed
the boys clothes on for the winter.
Washington Post.
The supreme conrt of Vermont
holds that the question whether an
assault by a dog was prompted by
playfulness or viciOusness will not he
considered in imposing liability on his
owner for any resulting injuries. The
dog OF the defendant in the case AT
issue jumped against the plaintiff
throwing him down and breaking his
hip.
President William McKinlev's and
President Hayes's parts in the batti,
OF Antictam will be marked by =
monument erected by the state rf
Ohio. In this battle Mckinley, then a
private, acted rs cOmmisssary to the
Ohio troops. . The monument VIII
| stand at the place where he stood du--
ing the tiercest part of the fight. At
the head of the 23d was the Ia O
president, then Col. Rutherford =
Hayes, on whose staff Mr.. Mckinley
was an aid
The German society for the studv
OF electric railway has lately exneri-
mehted upon speed. and in some of
its trials 100 to $50 miles per hour was
attained. The air resistance was
found to be equivalent to the force Of
| WIND with a velocity of ~ feet 0er
| second. This is a velocity which has
only once been reached by German
storms, namely, in the hurricane Of
February, 1894. The experimentors
ere confident that speeds much exceed
Ing 100 miles per hour can be main
taired on electric railways.
A Viennese surgeon is said to have
invented new method Of raising the
! broken nose or filling up similar
cavities in the human anatomy
| Under the skin which is over the
hS ihJCCLo SOu6 llQu0neG
vaseline mixed with paraffip. This
mixture solidifes at the Temperature
OF the body, so advantage is taken
o. the time during which it
cools to shape the hardening mass and
give the hitherto deformed member
quite a nice appearance. The solid
mixture remains there, and, moreover.
the surrounding tissues join with -
50 that in time the yaseline becomes
like cartilage.
The great aerial highway used by
birds in their migrations follow the
coast line in the Atlantic states. ana
people Of the coast cities, in their
homes at night, little realize that
countless thousands of living formg
are perhaps passing overhead. II
night could suddenly be changed into
day, what wonderful sight would
present itself A writer for the Even
ing Post gives an interesting account
o. night he spent on top Of the
statue of Liberty. in New York harbor.
and mentions some curious facts
about the night-fights OF birds. After
storm as many as 400 birds have
been picked up at the foot OF the
statue. They were migrating, and.
dazZled by the brilliancy of the light
in the torch. few against the glass
and were killed.