Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-03-19

tHltHED y -hllD"H bIHlOIsJ NSpt-
cIally on patriotic occasions, twenty
years ago. America" Nearer, My
Cod to Thee" and other hymns were
sung, the chaplain leading In the
Maine legislature, when | was boy
in Augusta there was II great deal OF
informal singing OF all sorts Of songs
by the members. But those were sim
pier days
Health Park for Consumptlycs.
There are two bills looking to eli
mate cure for consumptivcs. One Is
for Il 100000 plant under the state
board OF health. This, however, Is said
to be n tentative measure, not expect
ing passage. A great deal Is being done
In the way of saving the lives of in
Clplcnt cases, and even advanced cases
of consumption, by having them live
outdoors, Astonishing claims are made
ms TO the percentage OF curcs-from
% to 00--if the climate fits.
"Tho Lungers Friend"
The other bill Is for 5000 year
for two years to he turned over to the
Health Park association. This Is
philnnthropic coteric Of gentlemen of
Madison and other places who already
have made II start The late "Bill'
Bradley, of Tomahawk, Lincoln coun-
ty, gave them 30 acres of land most
~ unclearcd, close To Tomnhuwk, and
the idea Is to put MP cottages here
and have the patients clear the wilder
ness do farm work, chicken raising
and the like, while they are getting
well The association has collected
some $1,000 already, It's president be-
ing ex-Iudge j. II. Carpenter, of the
Dane county court. The moving spirit
in the work, however, IL Or. VIM. =.
Roberts, who Is character. lie Is n
Maine quaker, nm old-fushloncd home
opathic physician, with curious notions
mixed up with deal Of common sense.
He has been working on consumption
| for years, and has II lot of ideas that
"jnr" the regulars; for Instance, he
rIdiculea the iden OF consumption be-
Ing contagious, and offered some time
ago to have any number of germs
pumped into his own body. He has
locked horns with the head of the
state board of health, who Is n hope
lcssy conservative individual, and II
Is said the 100000 sanlturium bill Is
more to head off Roberts than to
secure II sanitnrlum. Roberts was the
father of the famous Massachusetts
Invalid Aid socIcty-hc Is unSclliSh
and good and simple. In the Colorado
country he Is known ms the "lungcrs'
friend" Like all men who achieve
anything, he IL desperately In earnest,
and when he gets after the members
for the appropriation to the Tomnhawk
project he will prove the most persist
/ ent lobbyist the capitol ever saw.
Primary Elections
We are all wondering how long will
be the session. In Minnesota there is
constitutional limit of 100 days; In
North Dakota TO sixty days. In Wis
consin the term has been steadily
heightened of late years. II now runs
from about 100 TO IL days The spring
promises to he an early one, so there
IL much talk of tins matter. The pri-
mary election and taxation matters
IL these We're out of the way the rou-
tine matters could he quickly disposed
Of, for there Is not the usual number
of bills of second constellation lmpor-
lance
March 10 Is the date fixed FOR this
topic, Details are not much discussed
| by the senators who have 1t all In
their hands II is generally believed
| that some genuine bill viii he adopted
vision Of sentiment. Some who don't
relish the bin feel they must vote for
! II, Some who Will not oppose any more
than necessary are annoyed at other
senators whom they think should
stand tirmcr than they do; and all
are wondering what the assembly win
do with n partial measure. IL the SEN
ate can be put In the attitude OF
blocking" Governor lAFollette, the
| httcrs opponents fear he will be ia
vorcd as martyr" and he In SPLEEN
did shape for fresh appeal to the
people. On the other hand, they fear
that IL they give him primary elections
he will be able to work" II TO fullest
advantage. And SO there Is Il good
deal Of confusion.
The outcome will probably be that
the senate will give fair allowance
OF primary elections in the strong
hope OF acceptance by the assembly
and governor; and yet II Is not impos-
sible for even n bill that everybody
wants to be lost altogether Men get
set and angry, and confusion sets
In, and before cool heads are able 10
control things the hour OF Adjournment
has struck. Its Il wise man who can
prophesy the future OF bin about
which centcrs so much dlstrust, emu
latIon and future politics,
The Oycrrnicd Veto.
The senate overrode veto OF Gov
ernor LaFollette's last week by vote