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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-24
STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE.
Unfleeced Quotations.

President Mellen of the Northern
Pacific was telling one of his Wal
street friends about the prospects in
the far northwest
Il never saw so many lambs and
sheep on the farms as there are this
year" he concluded.
we have more than the average
ourselves" said the broker with a
sigh, but we are not Boosting about
it,
The breed | mean are worth 81
apiece replied the railroad man
laughing.
And that's where you have us
beaten sadly admitted the Wall
street man.-New York Times.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-24
Melons Ripe and Pears, Too.

AS beautiful as sweet" as a re-
nowned rhymester said of blossom.
ing maid, epitomiges the charms OF the
rosy red watermelon flesh, For an
attractive novelty chill the melon on
ice for hours, and just when serving
slice OF the rind and rapidly split the
blushing meat into strips six or seven
inches long, two inches wide, and about
an inch deep, guiding the size by the
diameter of your dessert plates,
Preserved water melon rind Is al
most too delicate for words and is a
Frenchily delightful way of using the
UNBEATABLE raw rind, Wash the outer
side and put ON to boil with white
sugar, pound for pound, and the juice
of ono lemon to quart Of riud, al.
though taste guides best in the matter
OF lemons,
The tawny pear OF liliputian magnl,
tude is n delicious dainty when gin.
gered, Use ton pounds OF pears, chop.
ped, three fourths pound sugar to each
pound fruit; add tho Juice OF six
oranges and three lemons; before
pressing out the Juice cut of the vel.
low part of the rind and cut again In
little strips; cook these TIL tender, add
rtnd and water to the fruit, Wash four
ounces ginger root cut In extremely
thin slices, eaok until tender, and add
rind and water to the fruit, Wash
four ounces ginger root, cut In OK.
tremely thin slices, cook until tender
and add to the fruit Cook all to
gethor slowly for several hours until Il
thickons and then put In jelly glasses
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-24

see? Far from the World" What
should she do what could she say?
What would he think of herr
Yes, mademoiselle, l had offered
my manuscript once and ii had been
refused. without having been read |
think. Then something hap
pened that | cannot understand in the
least. was carrying 1t home when l
lost it; you know poet is always
more or less abSent.minded, was
sure had lost it but then
| opened the paper and l saw it prin.-
ed there. cannot think how it hap
pened. but am delighted and l came
to thank put what Is the
matter?"
Nothing, sir, nothing; my head
aches, that is all' stammered Jeanne,
The poor girl was seized with fer
vent desire to run away without say.
ing word and leave the young man
to find out for himself but te took no
notice of her glance toward the door,
and went on:
Il have brought other thinges with
me today, that hope may be accept
ed also. But what puzzles me the
most is the name Pierrette instead of
Pierrot that | had taken as monde.
plume Why in the world should
they change? hut then the
signature counts for little; all care
is that the story be printed"
AS he spoke, NJ. Vidal came into the
ante-room, he bowed to the young
girl.
"Mademoiselle Pierrette," he said.
will you follow me?"
When they were in the Office he
went on:
Your article has had great success,
mademoiselle. the public loves WON.
ems stories, so let us flatter its taste
Have you brought me another story?'
No, sir, l
you are too discreet. You must
bring me another, not one or two, but
several =. Here is your check.
Pardon me for hurrying you this way
but l am very busy"
Jeanne retired.
There was no one in the waiting.
room, but she found the young man
standing on the sidewalk, evidently
expecting her
j "Mademoiselle," he cried, as she ap
peared, what does it mean?"
] Jeanne handed him the check and
said:
Il will explain 1t all, monsieur"
When she had finished, she whis
pered softly;
Can you forgive me, MONSIEUR"
Could he forgive her? Had she not
given him the greatest joy he had
ever known?
He ooked deeply init her eyes and
then replied:
would you be willing to walk lit
tie further, mademoisele? l have
yearned so long for this blessed mo
ment. ! recognized you i'm
medately; it is you whom ! meet every
morning. All! Jeanne, / love
you. l have loved you al
ways think. VIII you b.
my wife,"
And as they stood there in tn,
shadow OF the big trees while TIL,
soft twilight died away. he Whispered
again Il love you. VIII you be m!
wife,"
: For a moment, Jeanne stood silent
then she softly answered:
yes"
The poet stopped and pressed
long. tender kiss upon The young girl's
brow.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-24

Young woman and her many friends,
This is all that is left, with good
reason, for San" after the enjoy.
ment of his Joke"
The only other course would be TO
brew quarrel with the young wom-
an, somehow-and get himself Tilted,
This method would be more enter
tanning to Sam "-certainly it would
DC ON u level with proposing marriage
10 girl lust to see II she would
take IL seriously /"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-24

cree to similar kind in thor &C,
counts of the more northern tribes,
! In 1S47 a pearl Of fine luSter, weigh
ing ninety-three grains, was found al
Notch Brook, near Patterson. n, J, It
subsequently became known as the
i"NQueen Pearl" and was sold to the
/ Empress Eugeuie OF France for
| s. ,500 1t is today worth nearly Ave
times that amount, The news OF this
sale caused great excitemeut not alone
in New Jersey, hut throughout the
/ prosecuted with ardor in all favorable
spots
/ Millions of unios were gathered at
I Notch Brook and elsewhere and de.
struy ed, generally with little or no re-.
suit, One pearl, q large, round one,
Weighing over 400 grains, was the
greatest find, hut It was ruined by
boiling to open the she'll The excite
Imont gradually died away, owing
mainly to the civil war, hut It was
| somewhat revived III 1865, when many
1 fine pearls we're obtained from Little
Miami river, Ohio,
Since 1850 pearls have come from
comparatively new districts further
west and south, and IN few years
kentucky, Tennessee. and Texas ne
came the principal pearl-producmG
states. one "sky blue" pearl from
| Caney Fork, Teun.. was sold for $3.50,
and subsequently brought $4,000 IN
London During the summer OF 1852
quantity ot magnihcontly Colorcl
pearls were found in the creeks and
riverc of Wisconsin, In Rock, Green,
Lafayette, Grant and Crawford coun
ties, One of these pearls sold for over
| $500. and some among them were equal
1 To any ever found for beauty aud
| coloring. They were principally pur,
plish red copper rcd, and dark pink
The chief center OF excitement IN
i 1897 was Arkansas where poarlinp
! had never been carried ON before
Thence the fever extended wst into
Thence the fever extended west into
Missouri, while Georgia and portions
of Tennessee were largely affected.
A peculiar feature of this region was
! that large proportion of the best
pearls were found not by opening tho
shells but lying in the mud of the
! shores or at the bottom Of shallow
streams, Often they were found In OF
upon the soil at some distance from
streams or lakes This peculiar occu,
renee is partly explained by the wide
areas covered by the rivers in flood
times. when probably the pearls were
shaken out of the musses.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-24
Politics and the Bench.

Respect for the bench Is established
on the principle that II cannot and
shall not lie swayed by any purely po
lltlcal influences. This being SO, the
people do not want and ought not to
have any changes inspired, promoted
or brought about by politicians for 20
litlcal purposes, and therefore II would
not only be imprudent but dangerous
for politicians to obtruds In such q
matter The warning should not 20
UNDECIDED. Baltimore sun
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-24
His Financial Plan.

You seem TO have no ambition
asserted the hustler.
But have" said the indolent man.
Il intend TO be rich"
Then why don't you work-like
Brown. for instance
An said the lndolent man. Two
had my eye on him for some time.
Good fellow, Brown! like to see
him pillng wealth up. He's working
for me, you know"
Working for your"
Yes. He's killing himself making
fortune. and plan TO get II by mar.
rying his widow"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-24
The TRANsPLANTED ROSE.

A wild rose grew in a sheltered nooK'
Budded and blossomed ell unseen.
Save by the birds who built their nest
The fragrant blooms between.
The Summer winds blew lovingly,
kissing the buds into perfect bloom
And bee and butterfly fingered there.
Lured by the sweet perfume.
But the little rose dropped her lovely
In discomfort, and her heart was
sad,
Nor wooing winds, nor gentle dew,
Would ever make her glad.
Nor thought she of the happy birds
That safely dwelt amid her bowers,
Nor cared she for the bee that slipped
Sweet honey from her flowers.
But, "Oh, to be out in the world" she
moaned.
THE beautiful world, so fair and
wide!
Why should bloom from year TO yea"
With none TO see?' she sighed.
"The changing seasons come and so
The glad. sweet Summers wax aud
wane,
The idle wind destroys my bloom
My life is all in vain!'
And the years went by till came daJ
When, lettering far from the haunts
of men,
One from the city's busy throng
Came to the messy glen.
And seeing the little rose blooming
there,
Sweet and fair meath the Summer
skies,
He longed to take it away with him,
Daily to glad his eyes.
So he took it away to his city home
And planted it there in a garden
small,
Where the sun shone seldom and thick
and murk
The smoke hung like a pail.
Thus the rose went out in the wide,
wide world
And loving care was hers each day,
But her blossoms faded--her bloom
was gone,
And quickly she pinned away.
She pinned away in that garden small,
Where no trees grew, and never was
heard
Hum of insects, nor futter of wings,
Nor ever the song of a bird
She missed the blue of the wide, free
skies,
She missed the KISS of the warm
bright sun,
And when the frosts of Autumn came
Her little life was done.
Withered and dying, perchance she
thought
Of the COOL green dell and the quiet
life,
Where never voices of men were heard
And never the sound of their strife
And her sick heart yearned to be ba *
again
In the grassy nook where OF old she
sighed
For wider life in a world unknown
And yearning thus she died.
Carrie Werner, Denver.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-24
story for an
Hole bour
THE LOST MANUSCRIPT.

NINE O'Clock
was just strik'
ing.
The little city,
already almost
asleep, was
wrapped in 81.
lence and all
honest people
were safe al
home with their
doors carefully
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-24
We pon'tl

4 boy can do enough mischief with
team and delivery wagon Don't
trust him with an automobile. Chi.
cago Tribune.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-24
For a History OF Eighteenth Century

Marie Antoinette was told that thu
neoplo did not have bread.
Then" she replied, why cant the!
go to the department stores and ca
the grocery samples?"
Enraged by the practical sense o
her answer. the frivolous French Il
once did their worst
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-24

John Hancock had just signed the
Declaration Of independence,
The deed Is done" he exclaimed
That signature Is altogether too
legiblo for literary man"
With wise foresight he ordered the
rest Of his career accordingly. New
York Sun.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-24

Frequently pearls have an Opaque
appearance and seem 10 be worthless
but on the removal Of their outer layer
are found to be clear and irrldescent.
The outer layer may be removed by
dipping them In weak solution Of
acid, which dissolves the Opaque coat.
ing, or IT may be peeled with knife,
like an onion, although this is hazard.
Gus. as sometimes the pearl is not OF
the same material througout and can
not be restored after being peeled.
Examinations which have been made
OF some Of the mounds Of the MIssis.
sippi valley. particularly In the Miami
and Scioto valleys in Ohio, have re
Iealed the fact that the long forgotten
race had erected these remarkable
structures gathered and used the
freshwater pearls TO an astonishing ex.
tent Bushels Of roarla have been
found on the hearfhs of sorre OF these
Ohio mounds Those are OF course
worthless. as they have been damaged
aid half decomposad nv centuries Of
h"rial and by the heat Of sacrifcia'
fires.
The SDan'sh explorers who accom-.
ranied De Soto IN his memorable -.
redition from Florida to the Mlssls
si"ni in 15A0. rive MANY renarkahio
accounts If the pearls seen and nro-
drced from the natives with whom
they esne In contact in their extensive
wanda~ir9s throngh the region of the
gnlf states and 100 vears later some
of the English coIonists made refer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-24

The chief center of excitement I,
1897 was Arkansas, whore poarlini
had never been carried ON before
Thence the fever extended wst int
Thence the fever extended west Int,
Missouri while Georgia and portion
of Tennessee were largely affected.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-24

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-17
RELIEVED OF TAXES
NgGRo COMPANY SECURED UN-
 USUAL BENEFIT.
Dit covered That Law Passed Three Years Ago Exenpts a Birming- ham Concern from
 All Taxation.

It has been discovered that the Leg islature of three years ago passed spe- eial act relieving the Union Central he- lief Association, negro benent organ ization of Birmingham, of all State, coun- ty and municipal taxes.
 This favor was conferred on no other
 insurance organization operating in Ala
 bama All companies which do business
 pay a tax of 1 per cent. of premiums
 collected, The Birmingham negro com
 pany is explicitly relieved of this tax in
 a special law regularly passed at the ses"
 sion of 1900 and 1901, and embodied In the
 acts of the Legislature.
 The existence of this special law was a surprise to State Insurance Commls- sioner F. R. McDavid. It was brought to his attention by the officers of the com pany, who cited 1t to show why they should not be compelled to pay the l per cent. required of other companies and l demanded by the Insurance Commission CT.
 Commissioner McDavid has asked the opinion of Attorney General Massey Will son as to the constitutionality of the law. The act Is entitled, An Act to incor- porate the Union Central Relief Associ- ation." The title says nothing about re- | iieyinR the company from taxation, but such a provision is contained in the body | of the bill. For this reason there IS l doubt as to the censtitutionality of the | act.
 The company does not differ from the
 other negro benefit associations, the
 members of which pay 10 cents week.
 receiving in case of sickness s2. 50 a week
 and in case of death the expenses of the | funeral.
 When the last insurance law was pass | ed there were between two and three dozen of these negro companies In op- ! eration The new law requires each Of | the companies to deposit H.O0O with the Insurance Commission. So far eight of | the companies have complied with the | law and there is q probability that two
 more will comply The rest of them were put out of business by the $1,OOO clause Tn | the insurance law
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-17
DIR. CURRY'S RARE COLLECTION
 OF BOOKS GIVEN TO STATE
Director Owen of History Department Talks Of Their Great Value-HaS Just Returned
 From Washington.

ister to Spain, an autograph tailor's bill of President Andrew Johnson, a number of medals, an original photograph of General Robert B. Lee, metal images of the Egyptian deities of Isis and Osiris, besides a number of autograph letters of celebrities.
 ''rhe pamphlet collection was presented in the name of Captain Manly Bowie Curry, a son of Dr. Curry. The remaind- CT of the collection was given in the name of Mrs. Curry. Her sister and rep- resentative, Mrs. John Kerr Copnaiiy, manifested a very lively interest is our work and expressed very great pleasure at carrying out what she believed was the wish of the distinguished dead.
 Alabama War Records.
 While in Washington I also had sev- F. C. Ainsworth, who Is in charge of the compilation of rosters of the Union and Cosfederate armies now being made by the War Department. examined the compilation. so far as 1t relates to Ala bama. and was highly gratiied. The work so far done covers the records now in possession of the War Department When the records in my hands are added to these. while the record for our State will not be complete. am sure that the compilation will embrace at least 90 per cent of Alabama soldiers in the war be- tween the States, even if not more.
 "As Is known I am doing all that can to gather from every possible source the original records necessary to supplement the War Department records. I have re- ceived several hundred old rolls. but there are. am sure hundreds of others that ought to be sent to me. It is not too late for them to be of use and 1t is hoped that all survivors, or relatives of de- ceased soldiers will send me such records as they may have or may be able to To- cate.
 Position in Historical Work.
 T was very much g-atified at the kind expressions received from all quarters on the advanced position of Alabama in his- torical work and enterprise.
 T attended the November meeting of the Columbia Historical Society of which Dr. Ainsworth R. Spofford is the Presf- dent, and was asked to address the gath ering In my response took occasion to comment briefly on what we are doing in Alabama and in a general way on what was being done in behalf of history in the South. Our advanced position was rev elationSt the meeting, and the most cor dial feeling of congratulation was ex- pressed"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-17

Hon. Thomas M. owen who returned to Montgomery Sunday night after a ten days business trip to Washington City in the Alabama Department of Archives and History has secured valuable gifts for his department from the estate of the late Hon. J. L. M. Curry.
 Mir. Owen reports a most successful trip, and is in excellent health. While in the capital city he had the opportunity of seeing and conferring with distin- guished specialists, engaged in similar work. He says that he met the several members of the Alabama delegation in the National House and Senate, and that they were active and alive to the interests of the State. He also met many old Ala bamians. among them Hon. Hilary A. Herbert, Benjamin Saicou and Thomas H. Clark. While on this trip MT. Owen was admitted to the bar of the United States Supreme Court
 Curry Collection of Books.
 My stay in Washington was of much interest and importance to the State," said Mir. Owen. Soon after the death of Hon. J. L. M. Curry I applied in behalf of the Department of Archives and His tory to Mrs. Curry for the large and val uable collection of pamphlets and histor- tcal literature left by her husband. Be- fore my request could receive attention Mrs. Curry died. Later renewed my ap- peal to the representatives of the family and as a result was asked to go to Wash ington to look after the shipment of the collection.
 'The gift consists of several hundred volumes on American history, biography and gepealogy, education, the negro. and about twenty-five hundred pamphlets re- lating principally to Alabama.
 T consider that we are exceptionally fortunate in securing these books and pamphlets, as earnest efforts had been put forth by the Library of Congress to secure them. The pamphlet collection is unique. being probably the finest single collection in the South. It numbers about 200 bound volumes, embracing as stated about twenty-five hundred separate items. Included in these is the very rare journal of the Alabama Constitutional Conven- ton of 1s19
 vsluable Presidential Autographs.
 Among other things included in the Curry collection is very fine papyrus from Thebes, full set of rare autograph letters of the Presidents of the United States from Washington to Roosevelt, Dr. currys commission as United States Min
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-17
EMINENT SURGEON DEAD.
Brt ther of Judge Gaston Passed
 Away in Atlanta.


 Judge J. B. Gaston left Sunday for Att lanta to attend the funeral of his broth CT, Dr. J. McF. Gaston, who died in that city early Sunday morning.
 Dr. Gaston was one of the best known surgeons in the South. and was an in ternational authority on intestinal surg cry. He was a pioneer in the methods of treating a number of intestinal dis eases and was a member of many distin- guished medical societies in which he held high office.
 At the time of his demise he was 7s years old. He served the Confederacy during the Civil War as a medical of ficer After the war along with promi- nent Southerners, he emigrated to Brazil and attained distinction in his profession there. He was elected head of the De- partment of Surgery of the Southern Medical Collegs in Atlanta in 1885, and since that time had resided there.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-17
Criminal Division.

The negroes who were arrested by the city police department for burglariEing railway cars and bound over to the City Court of Montgomery by Recorder Ar rington. were yesterday given trial in the criminal division of the court. Judge Will liam Fl. Thomas presiding.
 Ii will be remembered that several months ago freight cars were found com pletely plundered on several occasions. A number of negroes were arrested on the charge. Three of them were yester- day arraiRned in the City Court.
 Abraham Jenkins entered plea of guilty to the charge In the cases against Lewis Jackson and William Early, how ever, the jury hung until S o'clock last night. when a verdict of guilty was re- turned.
 VIII Hubbard negro, was found guilty of an assault to murder Anna Bird, a negress.
 The juries for this week in the Crimi- nal Division are as follows:
 Jury No. 1-George McGough, H. II. Cheatham. A. B, Bates. M. F. Rushton, J. B. stookard, D. A. Cromwell, J H. Graham. W. H, Clanton. W. F. Stone. H. M. Smith. CSH. Broadway, S. S. Hig- gins
 Jury No. 2-G. A. Murphy. c. J. Stre- hEAA. Rata~ ToalA Y. L. Rudolph ]. C
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-17
Will Join Jiminez.

San Juan. P. R., Nov. 16.-Oficial ad- vices received at the Santo Domingo consulate here says General Jiminez is In supreme command of the revolution ists and that General Deschamps. the vice president of the republic, is going to join Jiminez. The rebels are sweeping victoriousiy across the country and will unite on the siege of San Domingo City The surrender of that town Is said to be imminent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-17

We mean exactly what we say in this Warrant -- without reservation or equivocation. We know VINOL is the best tonic preparation and general rebuilder of health known to medicine We bank our reputation and fortune on its being wholesome, delicious and most eficacious, and the fact that no other maker can produce anything like VINoL. The statement that any other medicine is the same as VINOL is false. Don't take our word for it. try it yourself at our expense-f if it does not help you we stand the loss it costs you nothing
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-17

The New York-Alabama oil Company has decided to cap it's well near Hazle Green that has turned out to be a gasser. and another will be drilled a short dis tance from the first. The gas in the first date.