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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-02

Wheaton, u. S. A., retired, occurred
in Washington. General Wheaton
was 70 years old. He had an active
military career, and in the civil war
participated in many battles, notably
those in the various Virginia, Mary
land, Pennsylvania and Washington
campaigns.
Grant ions, former Evanstonian
am Chicago newspaper man, died of
heart failure at Grand Encampment,
Wyo. He was founder and editor of
the Dillon (Wyo.) Doubleack. Mr..
Jones was 80 years old and a native
of Kentucky. He was educated al
Northwestern university, and after
his graduation became newspaper
reporter in Chicago.
Maj. Stephen Johnson, aged 81
years, died at his home in Piqua, O.,
of paralysis. He drafted the charter
of the Columbus, Piqua, and Indiana
railway, now the Pennsylvania line to
Chicago and st. Louis, and was for a
quarter of a century its counsel. He
had been a member of the Legislature
and served in the Eleventh Ohio dur
ing the civil war He was a presi-
dental elector on the Lincoln ticket
and was the greenback candidate for
governor of Ohio in 1877.
VIII c. Van Benthuysen of the
editorial staff of the World died in
New York. He was about AZ years of
age and leaves a widow, three sons
and two daughters. Mr.. Benthuysen
joined the forces of the World in 1898,
going from the Chicago Tribune. He
was born in Iowa, near Bloomfield,
were he first entered the newspaper
business. Later he was employed by
the Leavenworth (Kan) Times and in
1883 came to Chicago. On the
Tribune he advanced rapidly from
reporter to chief telegraph editor,
then to night editor. and in 1890 was
appointed managing editor, which
post he held until he went to New
York.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-02
PUBLIC COACHING REVIVAL.
Old Pastime Kept in Vogue by Wealthy
Men of New York.

Public coaching in England has
been popular from time immemorial,
but 1t is only within the last few years
mat 1t has been INDUCED in in this
country. Even now it could not be
were 1t not for the liberality OF few
OF our representative young men of
wealth. Last year the Pioneer, chiefly
driven and fathered by Alfred G..
vanderbilt, made daily runs between
the Holland house and Ardsley-on-
Hudson. This year Mr.. Vanderbilt
and Reginald Rives drove on alternate
days. The Goodtimes ran last year
from the WaldorfAstoria to Morris
park and return. This year is prov
ing to be even more successful. But
the newcomer has proved to be the
most sporty proposition" of all.
James H. Hyde, vice president of the
Equitable Assurance Company, is TAX
ing his recreation by driving, between
New York and Lakewood, a distance
of nearly eighty miles The road
coach Liberty leaves the Holland
house at $50 a. m. Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays, returning on the
following days. A stop of an hour is
made at the Mansion house, New
Brunswick, for luncheon. Before ar
irving there changes are made at
Newark, Linden and iselin. After
leaving New Brunswick the first
change is at Old Bridge, followed by
Mount Pleasant, Marlboro, Freehold,
Turkey Blue Ball and Squankum. The
Laurel-in-the-Pines at Lakewood is
reached at 6:10 The return start is
made at $50 and the Holland house
is reached at exactly o'clock. 1t is
one of the prettiest sights to be seen
in New York when the two coaches
Liberty and Pioneer are coming,
threading their way through the maze
of vehicles of every description on
Fifth avenue, and, without any change
of speed, pull up simultaneously, one
having come twenty-five miles and the
other eighty The perfect condition
of the Liberty's appointments, which
includes eight relays, is due to the
master hand of Morris Hewlett, the
world-famed whip, to whom Mr..
Hyde gave carte blanche to purchase
the best horses in the market-Burr
Mcintosh Monthly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-02
For EIGN.

A supposed Russian engineer troop
invaded Thibet, making preparations
for permanent settlement and survey.
ing adjacent territory.
A procession Of Jewish working.
men was attacked by police and Cos.
sacks at LODI Russian Poland, and
ten Jews were killed and hundreds
wounded.
Paris has a new craze which con-
sists in chasing balloons with auto
mobiles, The balloons start and the
first auto to come up with them upon
landing wins the race.
Fourteen men were killed and thir.
teen injured by an explosion in the
Lyddite factory at the Woolwich
arsenal. Several of the victims were
literally blown to pieces,
The study of radium and it's newly
discovered Qualities WILL it is be-
lieved. give scientists a wider and
more comprehensive knowledge OF
the properties of matter
Jacques Lebaudy a French million.
aire, reached the Canary islands en-
route to establish a new empire in
west Africa. The men and stores
were landed at Hia, in Moorish ter
ritory.
Seven new cardinals were created
at the Roman consistory The cere-
monies were shortened because of the
popes feeble condition. SatoITi was
transferred to the Frascati diocese,
near Rome.
Lieutenant Rolando, who refused to
follow General Mates, the revolution
AIRY leader, when he fled from
Venezuela, announced himself as the
leader of new revolution against
President Castro.
A modus vivendi has been agreed
upon with Bolivia under which the
tine for reaching a definite arrange.
ment OF the Acre disagreement is eX-
tended to oct. /. Congress has pro
claimed ADfonzo Pena vice president.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-02
OBITUARY..

At Meriden, Conn, William Lyman
Squire, treasurer of the New York,
New Haven & Hartford Railway com.
pany, died He was 70 years old,
Croghan Dawson. for over seventy
years resident of Lexington, H.,
dropped dead He was widely known
and at one time leading stock ship.
per
Fitzsimmons, the pugilist, has been
paying marked attention to Bertha
Darel of the Johnny company, and ru-
NOR has 1t that be again meditates
matrlmony.
Mai James II. Pond lecture mana
ger, died at Jersey City IN. J) fol
lowing amputaton OF leg. He was 65
years old and his boyhood was spent
in Wisconsin.
Rev. William F. T. Spruill, Evans.
ton, died. He was for twenty-five
years one of the best known members
of the Illinois conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church.
William A, Koch, aged SO years, 4
native of Germany, who went to
Waukesha, from Columbus, O., twelve
years ago, died from heart failure.
He was a furniture dealer and under
taker.
At Mayville, Ky, Sanders, a negro,
pleaded guilty to assaulting members
of the Farrow family and was given
five years in the penitentiary, Man
and Morris, his companions, were
found guilty and Jared likewise
At st. Joseph. Mich. Mrs. Isabella
+. Shepard turned on the gas and
then stretched herself out in bath.
tub, When found she was dead.
Two years ago her husband killed
himself in a precisely identical man
ner.
Louis Hammerslough. pioneer dry
goods merchant of Kansas City. died,
aged 6S years. He was born al
Hanover, Germany, and came to this
country In 1854, He was In the dry
goods business at Baltimore and
later at Springfield, H., moving to
Kansas City in 1858
Mrs. Jockey Perry, 1ol years old,
died at Wayerly Ia, She was born ON
May s 1902. at Georg. VI unjil the
day before her death she was in ex-
cellent health. receiving visitors and
talking Of her eirlhood days The
events Of the war of 1872 Were vivid
in her memory.
Judge Rauseldon Cooper, aged IS
years, Of Henderson county, Ill, died.
He has been county judge since 1890
and was states attorney ten wears
previous 10 that time. He was horn
in Henderson county and was educat.
ell at Lombard college. Galeshnrg, and
Ann Arlor law school.
Samuel Vernon Steele, for forty
years newspaper man of Chicago
died He came to Chicago from Ion.
don, where he was horn sixty years
ago In 1860 he began work with the
Chicago Times and remained With
that paper until its consolidation with
the Herald A widow survives.
The death of Major General Frank
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-02
THE FAMILY GARDEN.
What to Plant and How and Where to
Plant 1t.

The first requisite for good far
mer's garden is an acre of land, pre-
ferably by 20 rods, which is of good
soil and as near the home as he can
get it. Wherever possible it should
be near enough to the kitchen to al
low the wife to have fresh vegetables
six days a week without any great
effort to secure them. Special atten-
ton to this feature pays. The land
should be in good heart if best re-
suits are expected. Stable manure. if
used at all, should be used on corn and
in squash and melCn hills only, says
the New England Homestead A good
garden fertilizer is all that's neces.
sary.
The land should be plowed as deep
ly as soil will permit, plowed to the
edge and into the corners, every inch
of il turned over and narrowed until
lit cannot be improved by narrowing. If
it can be narrowed once and left for
few days and reharrowed, the con-
dition of the soil will be much i'm
proved by the second narrowing. 1t
should not be narrowed when too wet,
nor should it be left until the dust will
fly. Upon the blowing and narrowing
it gets depends in very large mea-
sure the failure or success of the farm
garden. Good work, of course. means
that the plot has neither fence nor
stone wall around it, and no trees to
interfere with thorough tillage and cul-
tivation. Seed down one-half, by
90 rods, with clover, cowpeas or soy
beans, and plant the other half, alter
mating each season or at least once in
two years.
Plant everything in straight rows,
varying in width according to variety.
Peas should be FROM sc to 60 inches
apart for dwarf and tall-growing sorts,
potatoes, beans and corn 80 inches. cab
bage so inches, with three or four
seeds dropped where plants are to
stand, to be thinned out until only the
best plant remains for heading. Par
ships. parsley and smaller crops can
be planted between, so that rows are
brought down to 10 inches Early let
tuce can be sown with peas and rad
ishes can be sown with parsley, cell
cry, parsnips etc, saved and quick
growing radishes mark the rows and
allow cultivation ere even the par
snip seeds have sprouted Head let
tuce should be given fully as much
room as cabbage. If heads are desired
of good size and quality
Cultivate larger crops with horse
tools and smaller crops with wheel
hoe n you haven't a wheel hoe. buy
one at once, so as to have it ready for
the coming season. When necessary,
use an iron tooth rake for finer work.
The ordinary hoe has no place in the
garden. and il work with wheel hoes is
properly done the use Of rake will
seldom be neceARrv. Bear in mind
the fact that cultivation Is for the pur.
pose Of aiding the growing plant, and
not to kill weeds. Cultivation should
begin before weeds show themselves,
and should be done often enough to
prevent their getting foothold An
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-02
INSULAR.

Capt. John j. Pershing in a letter
on the storming of Lake Lanao fort
told how ditch thirty-ive feet wide
was brideed in the face of Moro
attack and the works then captured
by assault.
A courtmartial has been ordered for
the First Lieutenant Hamilton Foley
Of the fifth cavalry, on the charge of
embezzling soldiers pay, irreg-
uarities in the pay accounts, i'm.
properly contracting debts and de-
ceiving his superiors.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-02

Indiana united mine workers revoked
the charters of three Indiana locals for
striking because of the discharge of
miner who violated a agreement.
A crusade against the Chicago EN-
ployers' association and the open"
employ ment policy was begun by the
federation of labor because of the
restaurant strike failures. A de.
Tense fund is planned. Unions were
ordered to respect contracts.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-02

hour in the garden every three or four
days with modern tools will do this if
the work is well done. The result
will be f1rst-class garden, which will
be source of profit and of pleasure.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-02
LABOR.

The IoweG lMassl textile workers
strike declared off and 1900 opera,
tives' viii resume work ut former pay
over ST. 500 600 was lost III wages ny
Nalkopt
Vic, President Bowles Of the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-02

A fund is being raised at Rye. n. Y,
to build a monument to the late
Joseph Park, Mr. Park was well.
known millionaire who had a home at
Rye and built 80 miles of good macad.
amized road for the town at his own
expense.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-02
POLITICAL.

Fifty more arrests are likely, and
the investigation will last several
months longer
Indictments In the postal scandal
expose were returned against A. w.
Machin, Dller u. and Samuel A.
Croft, and George g. Lorenz OF
Toledo. The offer and taking OF
brides for recommending mail box
fasteners is alleged.
Harmony over the tariff Is estab'
lished in the republican party by the
drafting OF plank for adoption OF
the Iowa state convention. The
declaration is approved by President
Roosevelt and Senator Hanna. The
st. Louis convention plank Is practi-
cally reiterated.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-02
kilograms In Brief
sERVIA.

The United States decides not TO
recognize Servia at once and Minister
jackson will not present his creden'
tials at Belgrade.
The recognition OF King Peter was
efused by Great Britain, France,
tally and Germany. The British min
ster was instructed to withdraw from
Belgrade on his arrival
1t is conceded at Belgrade that the
message OF the czar to King Peter
ends all possibility OF a revolt OF the
Servian people against the provisional
government, and the kingdom Is now
planning to receive the new monarch.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-02-21
Hogs Long Fast.

Frank Phillips, a farmer of Allen
county. has brood sow that lived 100
days without anything to eat She was
buried under straw stack last fall, and
although she was missed ii was not
known where she was She had gone
under an old straw stack and the straw
of new stack was piled over her. she
was found only last week When buried
alive she weighed about 300 pounds. and
when found weighed only a. pounds.
She had dug down until she made a hole
where she secured water. but there was
nothing but straw for her To eat. VII
liam Mossburg visited with Mr.. Phillips
last week and learned the fucts ia the
case. Button nndD News
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-02-21

~ ~ Nb s~tA w lAd q
me lunch with you.
You'll probably have
a fit before you leave
the table.
What's the mat
ter?" said the girl in
brown. Are you
quite right in your
head, Margaret? You
look n bit queer.
Have you been hav-
.inZsfts p
no, but other
people have. said
Margaret, as she
pored over the menu.
Il tell you, girls,
I've heard of wom-
en- who drove men
TO drink, but | never
knew until now that
a girl could drive a
man into fits. But
that's what | seem
to be doing. And
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-02-21
Color in the Arctics.

My first experience Of color in the Are
tics, says Frank WiIbcrt Stokes, ia the
Century, led me 20 believe that from the
most regal puppies, Colds and crinlsons
Of sunlight 10 he blackpurples, grays
and gray-greeus of storms there existed
no Intermediate effects. But n sojourn
Of year in the Northiand proved that
great Natures palette was here set with
more varied riches than elsewhere. Es-
pecally was ,his true of the color effects
of the long twilight of approaching win
ter, the returning light of day and even
In tho heart Of the nolar ni0ht
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-02-21

came the other uay, When mother
gave a little Kensington tea The wom-
en- were all sitting about, chatting SOFIA
bly,, Nhen--whir-r-r-r his-s-s-s, whir-r-r-r
and up the window curtain flew one kit
ten in n iit and up the porteres flashed
another cat in another fit oh, il was
awful The women all screamed at the
top of their voices, and ran into the
library and shut the door and jumped
on chairs aud tables. and one woman
tried h climb on the mantel. They
screamed and cried and chung to one
another, and cried out TO mother to put
the eats out. Poor mother, she was the
only one brave enough to face the music.
for even the maid was terrified and
wouldn't help. SO mother had to climb
up on chair and pull those clawing,
scratching cats off the curtains and she
took them in her dress skirt and placed
them outside the kitchen door. This
morning the little cats were given 10
the grocer, Hall Gaines novels have been
sent back to Tom, and | have just paid
a visit to DIR. Blank, the nerve specialist.
who recommends perfect quiet and free
dom from all excitement
Excited by Shenandoah"
This fit fatality really began some
time ago, the winter that that big re
yiva of Shenandoah was put on at the
Davidson Theater. | went with party
of friends, and you may remember that
dreadful shooting of cannon. that filled
the theater so fun of smoke after one
act that the audience was almost chokcd.
When the smoke cleared away bit there
was a good deal of excitement in onr
neighborhoOd, and what did see but a
man having a fit in the row just ahead Of
me. while group of men on the other
side of the house were carrying out a
woman who was in a dead faint After
that | had n respite until last week, and
now | am afraid that everyone | see is
on the verge Of a fit. | am thinking Of
emulating the example of St Simon
Stylites and living in bird cote an top
of pillar Then if people want to have
fits they will at least be mt safe dis
lance - Evening Wisconsin.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-02-21
Tibeiius' Galleys Abandoned.

The Italian government has decided to
abandon all further attempts 10 recover
the galleys Of Tiberius from the bottom
Of Lake Nemi. where they aaye lain sub
merged for 1000 years After frnitle,
attempts in 400. in 1888, in 1927 and
1895 TO float these huge boats or floating
palaces, a scheme was submitted to the
government for recovering the galleys by
temporarily draining the lake. which is
situated in the Alban hills. The i'm.
mense expense Of this project has decided
the government to abandon the scheme.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-02-21
A Perpetual Pencil.

y perpetual pencil is uow manufac-
tured in whiC' o,nical sh ped leads de-
scend upon u r" u the cap into what
Is practically T.! IT cone. aud for this
reason these points are held much more
firmly than by any means heretofore
known, simply because cone within a
cone naturally secures rightly. 4 simple
pressure on the cap gives a new sharp
point 1t is filled like a repeating rifle
with small conically sharpened pieces u
lead. and the magazine holds about TWEEN
e pieces when fully charged. New York
Tribune.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-02-21
Couldn't be "Retailed."

According to an Edinburgh paper, a
farmer drove a fine bull, with a scruhby
tail, into the market recently, and while
he was gazing at it retlcctyely a solemn
friend approached. Yen hac to sell
tn beast wholesale" said he The own
er came from his reycrie. "What forT
Well" assured the solemn friend, nod
ding his head toward the scrubby pen
dal accaudage' and pursuing his lips
well, ye can't have him re-tailcd. -
London Globe
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-02-21
HIS FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL.

A pair of mittens, warm and red.
New shoes that had shiny toes.
A velvet cap for his curly head.
Aud a tie of paleSt rose:
A bag of books. a twelve-inch rule,
AID the daintiest hands in town
These were the things that went TO school
With William Herbert Brown.
A ragged mitten without a thumb.
Two shoes that were scorched at the toes
A head that whirled with the dizzy hum
Since the SNOWFALL hit his nose;
A stringless bag and a broken rule,
And the dinsieSt hands in town
These were the things that came from
school
With Happy BILLY" Brown.
Mary Catherine Hewes in st. Nicholas
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-02-21
Study of Soils.

The bureau Of soils of the agricultural
department now has force Of over 100
persons. - of whom have had scientific
training. Its object is 10 show the condi-
tions and resources Of the soils of the
country and to give the people precise
and accurate knowledge regar riding the
possibilities Of each kind OF soil
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-02-21

The Rajah Of Sarawak has issued an
order to the following effect: The habit
Of wearing caps and hats of Europeaf
shape and manufacture having become
general among natives Of all classes.
hereby direct that any native wearing
such a cap or hat shall remove it from
his head upon entering any government
offices or building. or when addressing
any European officers. Singapore Free
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-02-21
Modest.

In reading class q little girl read,
thus: The widow lived on d limbacy
left her by a relative"
THE word Is legacy. not limbacy,'
corrected the teacher.
But" said the child. my sister saws
must say limb, not leg. Woman.
Home Companion.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-02-21
New Telegraph Transmitters.

4 new telegram transmittcr. in gem
eral appearance, resembles a typewriter.
and is so constructed that anyone, with
ont knowledge Of telegraphy, can send
messages with complete accuracy and
with greatnr speed than the most expert
operators of the present system
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-02-21

things his stories
are. girls, and |
used 10 sit there,
reading those awful
stories, with every
nerve at the high
est tension. when
all at once. whist,
puff, hin. and UP
the lace curtains
would fly one eat in
a fit, while the 9th
er would land on
the mantcl in the
same condition. 1t
seemed as though
they always had
their fits at the
sa me time. Re
tween Hall Caine
and the cats | was
getting in Il fit
state TO be sent 10 a
sanitarium.
"Rnf the climnN
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-02-21
GIRL s FITz FOLLOW HER.
The Strange, True Tale of a
Milwaukee Woman.
AT HOME AND ABROAD
The Terrible Trials of Both Men and
Cats Combined to Annoy This
Young Woman.

.'Oh there comes Margaret" said one
of two young women who were eating
lunch at the Woman's Exchange. Lets
have her come and lunch with u.s." and
the speaker caught the eye of the girl
called Margaret, and beckOned her to a
seat at her side.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-02-21

Charles D. Woolworth. a broker, con-
fessed insolvency in the United States dis
trict court He placed his liabilities at
$24,249 and his assets at 5000. There
are no large individual creditors.