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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-15

as the girls become more expert or
enter another department in the fac,
tory The firm does not place any
stipulated time in their contracts, ex.
cept as to guarantee them work FOR
as long period as they wish to re
main.
The company has not, however,
provided against the whims or change
Of mind of any Of the girls. II any
one finds after being there short
time that she cannot stay, she has
the privilege of resigning her posi-
ton, The company has no hold on
her whatsoever. The purpose OF Sc
curing Porto Riean labor is due to a
certain confidence that the people Of
this island have natural fitness for
this kind of work.
Then venture is wholly experiment
tai, but il it proves satisfactory more
people will be taken TO st, Louis.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-15
CANT BE DONE in NEW YORK."
Problems in City Management-Cars
All impossible" Here-Why.

Storage battery cars that neither rip
MP the streets for installation nor dis
figure them with trolley wires won't
work in New York" and smaller Euro
pean cities.
There are ferry Lines that charge
three cents merely to set passenger
across the East River or North River
to New York in Paris two cents buys
a pleasant ride of three-quarters of an
hour on the Seine from the citys cen
ter to its remote suburbs in either di-
rection.
Three.cent fares have been thought
in New York inconsistent with the due
stock. watering of transit lines.
Paris provides omnibus and tram car
rihes for three cents, outside seats,
London furnishes tram rides for two
cents, some short ones for one cent:
many European cities have two and
three cent fares, with monthly and
school tickets at reduction. Some
cities operate their own lines at these
prices and make money
New York has magnificent public
bath-house on Liyington street. Lon
don provides ten smaller ones for the
same money
Paris constructed a subway, and the
fact was seldom allowed to disturb the
surface of the streets; that method
wasn't possible for New York"
New York grows so fast" that it
isn't possible TO get water enough for
her. German cities grow in some cases
even faster, but provide in advance
for all their needs. Vienna has
brought from the Tyrol water in such
abundance and of such purity that
every household has practically a
mountain spring under its own roof
GLASGOW and Manchester have supplies
Of equal excellence. In the former
city they can tell you to penny how
. many thousand pounds the people save
each year because their pots and pans
I last longer when pure water Is used
A moderate Law to compel the build
ing Of healthful tenements Is denounc-
ed By practical men" as impossible
dAA 1l4Ah1AtGdl III New a VI n LAeI9
winter politicians go to Albany and try
to sneak through amendments to kill
the law. Fifty German cities buila
healthful houses for policemen, fire
men, and other city servants A
smaller number build model homes for
general use to set standard for pri
rate builiers English cities do the
same.
Paris became beautiful thirty-five
years or more ago-one good result of
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-15

a bad imperialism. Berlin's growth in
beauty in more recent tines astonishes
all who revisit the city. Munich is an
object lesson of what taste in munich
pal expenditure can do. Nothing OF
this sort is practicable" in New York
We have a municipal art commission,
but nobody minds what 1t says; now
they propose to dump costly new
Courthouse in the bottom of the Col
lect Pond.
Every European city of any size has
had public comfort stations in protu-
sion for years. New York has made
feeble beginning in providing them
but it is not possible" to do more at
present.
In the tiny village of Valduz Liech
tenstein, even the smallest house has
the electric light at a cost of less than
s1.25 a year. Water power, of course.
That cant be done in New York =
no, not by a considerable interval
though we have unlimited tidal water
power on every side of the island.
keep the sidewalks as well as the
streets in order; the householder need
not become street cleaner upon a
retail scale. In New York it hasn't
of late been feasible" for the city to
take away ashes and rubbish from
drygoods shops and factories, even
when put in cans ready for removal.
In New York, owing to the crowded
condition of the streets, nobody ex
poets to get a seat in public convey.
ance. In London, which is bigger
city, in Paris and Berlin, which are at
least as compact, one fare means one
seat.
On every frontier of Europe, with
Turkey, Egypt and bandlt-bearing Mo
rocco thrown in, an American travel.
Ter passes a custom-house in half a
minute. Nine times out of ten his bag
gage IS not opened, That cant be
done in New York" A German visi
tor to the Worlds Fair cannot see the
Statue of Liberty because he is i'm,
prisoned in the saloon waiting his turn
to swear 10 declaration that he Is not
a which is obvious. After
ward he is in effect accused of being
perjurer by having his clothing hauled
out on the dock and examined.
New York has by far the most costly
city government in the world. But
there are SO many things it cant dc. I"
OF course not. Why?
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-15
GIRLS FROM PORTO RICO.
Twenty-Three Leave Their Homes to
Work in the United States.

San Juan News:-There was a sad
but lucky contingent Of Porto Rican
girls on board the San Juan as she
steamed out Of the harbor last night.
bound Tor New Orleans. from where
they viii proceed to st. Louis to be,
gin an independent struggle for their
livelihood. Their families and friends
were as yisibly affected. The enter.
prfsing and fearless girls. the Oldest
perhaps not over 10 years old, nun.
bered twenty.three.
Contracts have been made with
them BY Francis Lynch. the represen.
tative Of the st. Louis cordage com.
pany. to give employment to the girls
in their factories. as weayers or in
any other branch Of the trade for
which the girls may show peculiar
aptitude The company has bound I'll.
self to pay their passage from their
respective homes In the island to st.
Louis. In that cs.y they will be
lodged In comfortable and modern
quarters and provided with table
board and other necessities. In ad.
dision to this they will BE- paid fifty
cents 4 day. which will he increased
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-15
MEDALS FOR HORSES.
Even Goat and Dog Have Been
Officially Recognized.

South Africa: We have previously
referred to the fact that several OF
the horses that went through the
South African campaign have been
decorated with war medals. and a cor.
respondent of the Pail Mall Gazette
who was passing the Horse Guards
the other day has expressed to our
contemporary his wonderment at see
ing medal depending from the mar
tingale of one of the sentries' mounts.
T. was South African medal with
no fewer than six bars and the rib.
bon.
Il asked" the correspondent says.
the young giant sitting on the
horses back whether the medal with
the six bars belonged to him or the
horse. To the horse he said.
Ten, in answer to further queries, he
told me the horse was one of 200
originally sent out to South Africa
with their troop, and the only one
that after fifteen months service had
come back, and there he was sim At
for work and for warfare The med
al, the soldier said. had been special.
~ awarded to his mount by the
queen"
AS matter Of fact, quite a large
number of horses have been similar
~ decorated, and they are not the
only animals upon which the dist1nc-
tlon of medal has been conferred,
A decoration has been bestowed on
tho Welsh F1rsiliers' goat, and dog
which accompanied another infantry
regiment throughout the war, has
been selected for similar honor.
Nevertheless, it is n fact that there
having as regulars or volunteers,
are several thousands of men who,
fought from end to end of the cam
paign, are still waiting for their dec
orations and may, indeed appear to
have renowned all hope of ever re.
ceiving them.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-15

ments in salsoda or I've water. This
keeps the holes in floor of the burn.
er clear, and supplies air enough for
a good draught. In selecting chin.
neys care must be used to get those
that fit and are well adapted to the
kind of lamp and globe Look for
the name of Your lamp or burner,
which will be stamped somewhere
about them. The number that fol.
lows the name is the right chimney
to use. If more than one number
follows the name the first is the uSu-
al chimney, the others are probably
longer ones, to project an inch or
two beyond a globe. The function
of lamp chimney Is to supply
enough air to the flame but with no
excess. The glass must therefore
not only fit the burner exactly, and
stay on, it demands also certain
shapes for certain burners, for II the
flame heats one part of the chimney
to excess the chimney breaks, or If
the burner is clogged the reduced
flame on the clogged side produces
an uneven heat, very disastrous to
the chimney. There are four qualit-
les of glass used in lamp chimneys,
the cheapest is lime glass, the next
flint glass, lead glass, medium
grade, and the best and most expen-
sive is pearl glass. Many house
keepers put new lamp chimneys into
a kettle of cold water, after properly
protecting them from the direct con-
tact with the hot sides or bottom of
the vessel by rolls of cotton cloth,
and bring them gradually to the boil.
ing point, as protection against
breakage.
Chimneys should be washed in
clear, warm suds, not hot enough to
clear, very warm suds, not hot
enough to crack the glass. and wiped
perfectly dry with soft clean cotton
cloths, such as old muslin sheets or
underwear. These cloths should be
kept specially for this work.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-15
THE ECONMY AND COSY
COMFORT OF USING LAMPS

In spite of the convenience of gas
and electricity and the great cleanll-
ness of the latter lamps, because of
their economy, are still used in many
households.
There is, too, coy comfort about
clean, brightly glowing lamp which
appeals strongly to the homeloyer.
The housewife, if she uses them at
all, should see to it that her lamps
are in perfect condition, and the
chief necessity for this result is Wig.
lance. The three essentials are alb
solute cleanliness, a fresh wick, and
a well-ftting chimney. Like the
well-groomed human being, a clean
body and fresh, well-fitting clothes
will distinguish the humblest above
his fellows.
Each lamp should be cleaned and
filled daily. Do not fill quite to the
brim, as the oil will expand when the
lamp is heated. and, as oil penetrates
any aperture far more readily than
water, it will overflow, causing
greasy exterior and a disagreeable
odor in the room. Wipe carefully the
whole lamp that no oil may remain
on it. If a sediment has gathered
in the bottom of the lamp the font
should be emptied, washed thorough
ly in hot suds in which soda has been
dissolved, wiped dry, and refilled.
Use oil of not less than los degrees
flash, and renew the wicks once
month, no matter how fresh they
may look, as they become clogged in
that time and do not feed freely.
The wicks should not be trimmed by
cutting, as it is almost impossible to
cut them evenly. The charred por-
ton should be rubbed off with
small bit of cloth, turning the wick
up gradually until the white, un-
burned portion appears.
The burner of each lamp demands
careful attention. 1t should be wiped
free from dust daily and once
month should be boiled for a few mo-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-15
THE BANDITS REFORM.

The bandit said, This life I'll cease
I'll be a different man,
| know a better way to fleece
The rich American.
Il shall not shoot him through the leg,
Nor club him with a gun,
Nor SINCE his feet to make him beg
Relief from Washington.
ut is a shame to treat him so;
He's gentle and he's good;
And of his cash he will let go,
Without such measures rude.
Some simple fixtures | will get,
Such as are used in games;
And let him play things called'roulette'
Anr other fancy names.
'I'll have his cash without the strife,
These bandits, coarse and rude,
Who say, Your money or your life
Are very, very crude
Washington Star.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-15
He Secured one.Armed students.

A plucky young telegranher. In Bos.
ton, lost HIS arm and faced the fact
that he must nnd now means OF live.
llhood open to one with his dsahill.
tics, Finally he chose engineering
and began correspondence course,
Although he had but one hand, he of.
set this lack by several ingenious me-
chancal devices. and made very sat
isfactory progress In his studies, com
plotting his course IN mn unusually
short time, and securing position Of
large responsibility and good pay
Since that time he has becu con.
sistent recruiting officer for the school
and all of tho students ho has on.
listed are men who have suffered the
loss Of nm arm Success.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-15

there could he no stronger testimony
than that OF his arch.enemy Claren.
don, in whom admiration visihly strug.
giles with hatred. To induce three
nations, which perfectly hated him.
TO an cnttre obedience to all his die.
tates; to awe ana govern those ma.
ttons by an army that was ndevoted
e him aud wished his ruin was an in.
stance OF very prodigious address.
But his greatness at home was burt a
shadow Of the glory he had abroad.
II was hard to discover which feared
Eim most, France, Spain, or the Low
Countries, where his friendship was
current NJ the value he p,rts upon Il.
And rs they did all sacrifice their hon.
or and their interest to his pleasure,
So there is nothing he could have de.
manded that either Of them would
have denied him" Clarendon goes
en- to mention the two instances Of his
protection OF the Professionals IN Sa.
Noy and Languedoc. That the three
nations perfectly hated" Cromwell
and that the army was uudeyoted 10
him" are tho ideas OF Mr., HYDE hut
Ii is certain that Cromwell's power
was shown In bending 10 his with and
using in his service men like Monk,
Rroghill, and Whitelocke, who had no
attachment 10 his person or TO his
cause, Goodwin Smith in Atlanta.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-15
TEA HABIT IN ENGLAND.

Perhaps the best antidote to the
Der Of little shops which live largely
on the custom Of afternoon tea has
much In creased The rooms Of the
Aeratcd bread company. of J. Lyons
a. Go, and other corporations, beside
innmerable smaller concerns, are
thronged between 4 and IN the after
noon. In oxford ! happened into one
that was full Of young people playing
dominoes, chess, cards, etc and a
kind was found In Regent street
was told that many working people
were willing 10 remain in their shops
after 6 II they could have half an
hour for tea earlier. In fact. the M.
tIon, rich and poor. busy and idle.
turns TO ten at this Tour. You sec the
cOttager In hts little kitchen. and. If
you get inside the wall that surrounds
the well.to.dO man b home, You find
his family and their cfllers In the gar.
den over the same pleasant beverage.
ne man HiI5hil Hih9 Hf Hdf1HR II
sent into his Office. The Bocr war has
led to a tax Of twopence a pound on
tea Beer If already more heavily
taxed than in other countries. but II
seems pity that the twopence might
not have been laid upon II instead 81
upon the drink that cheers and not
inebrlates. Rev. William II. Lyon In
Christian Register.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-15
The Dressmaker's Slave.

What mockery to pirate Of the qral.
ity of the sexes when one sex pos.
sesses the freedom OF uniform, and
the other is the slave Of every. varying
costume! Think of the great portion
Of lifetime we women are condemn.
ed TO spend merely on keeping our
sleeves in style! Talk of our playing
with scholarship or politics when we
are all our days painting dlsheyeleI
after scampering Dame Fashion. who.
all our broken-minded lives, is just a
little ahead! Yet dress-reform is the
first article in our creed of antip.
athies, and !, for one, am last Of ladies
to declare myself hereto. | am not
ungrateful Off the gift Of sex and spe.
cies. Suppose | were a fowl Of the
air.-what condemnation of holden
gray. and soul unexpressed either by
vocal throat or personality OF plum
age Among things furred or feath.
cred ii rs the male who dresses and
the lady who wears Uniform. that II
II otherwise with human beings Is
due, | suppose. to some freakish bit
Of chivalry on the part Of the autocrat
Evolution, the ring-master who puts
the entire menagerie through their
tricks No. would not be fowl: let
me not repine: let me at this bust.
ness Of dressing, pluckily. Winifred
Kirkland In Atlantic.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-15
THE WEEk.ENpER

Slave TO the tyrant Work.
Keeping the cauldron boiling
When leisure doth somewhere Turk,
And maids for n man arc spelling.
when somewhere hIllow and height
Call for sweet surrender
To idyl and calm delight
Alas, for the poor week. cnder."
Midst shirtsleeves. sparrows and
heat
IT'S Monday TO Friday swelter~-
Then freed from the ahut.ln street
Ills stationward, holtcrBkelter.
'Tis no, for tiekot.ofleave
Boon TO the modest spcnder),
A Tantalns on reprieye.
IT'S no for the pale "weekender
Wife with welcome smiles.
Children for papa" peer,
MaIdens display their wllos
Strolling adroltly near:
For euit.cased, eager and wan,
fastening, fat and slender,
FIannels and duck to don.
Cometh the parched "weck-ender."
Saturday. ah how short,
Shorter, egad, II Sunday!
Hostile to rest and sport
Dawns IN a Iiffy Monday
oh to hc those to whom
Fortune In such befriender
That Monday brings not their doom
Alas, for the poor "week.endor!'
Town Topics.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-15
Landlubber's Description of Skate,

IandlubbefS Description OF okate,
The barndoor skate beggars descrip
ton. | could never tell whether he
was looking at me with his eyes or his
breathe-holes. He is a bottom fish,
and fiat like founder. He has tri-
angular body, the apex of which forms
the snout opposite his snout are his
tail, and few extra pieces Of his over
coat, which kind nature has tagged un-
to him in case he gets torn and has to
be mended. His tail is embellshed
with a few spines-ths | know for a
fact.
He has a couple of eyes, little back
of his snout and right back Of these
are a couple of holes that extend com.
pletely through him. These holes con,
meet with his lungs, or whatever he
uses 10 breathe with, and have an I'M
comfortable way of looking at you at
the same time as his eyes.
He has a mouth, too, but 1t is ON the
under side Of him, and convenient for
business. 1t Is a funny thing. with
spines on the lips, and when you pull
the lower jaw the upper one moves
with it-.a sort OF automatic trap, not
unlike what you see in any tencent
restaurant. This Is a landlubber's de
seription. but it is enough
Life in America.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-15
FINE GIRL SWIMMERS.
Take Aonors In t2.Mile Race from
Brooklyn Bridge to coney Island.


Brooklyn Bridge to coney Island.
New York World. Thirty,two mem.
bers of the volunteer Hfesavtng corps
and two young women engaged In a
race yesterday from tho brooklyn an
chorage of the Brooklyn bridge to
Stceplechase Park, Coney Island
The test was under the auspices of the
V. l., s, A, OF America, and the re-
wards offered were purely decorative
The two girls-Miss Eleuor Web
her. OF East Twenty sixth street, Flat
bush, and Miss Florence West, of
Ninety second street and Fort Hamu-
ton avenue, Rrooklyn proved them
selves to he more than the peers of
all but one of the men contestants,
and he has but one leg
The swimmers started from the an
chorage pier in irregular order Mt
1907 O'Clock yesterday morning, The
lead was taken by nr. Joseph Fergtr
son and James Kennedy, who main
tanned II until the engineers dock Mt
Governors Island was reached,
Al this point the two girls, each
swimming an easy English side-strock
took the lead, with Arthur neatly as
companion All the day down the
Narrows the trio. followed by the sur.
viVors OF the contest, now numbering
less than dozen. SWAIN ON even
terms, the girls easily the strongest
OF the lot
The swimmers were followed by
large launch which contained the
Judges and score of rowboats. which
remained In close. SO close That
swimmer needing assistance could
he Immediately picked up. One after
another of the contestants gave In un-
I'll only six remained, Several were
SO affected by the strain and long Inn
mersion that they had To have medi
cal attention, and one man, A. NJ
Kelley had to he cared for ut the Re
ception Hospital at Coney Island
The race was won by Charles SieR,
fried. OF Coney Island, onclegged
Juan, "Hp 10 ilHHlbSth as llItsdNNl
at one of the Concy Island bathing es.
Establishments. While he did not com
plete the fHll course he came within
few hundred yards Of II. and was
awarded n prize for his endurance,
The girls stayed until within quar-
ter of mile of the finish line. and
then agreed that since the tide had
turned, the labor would be too cx,
hansting and they would quit together,
The remarkable condition of the
girls after so long a stay In the water
was much commented on. Miss Web
her. speaking for herself and Miss
West, declared that their good condt
ton was dire to the fact that neither
used any stimulant whatever. Tho
men, she said. all used brandy, and
creased their bodies with tallow and
other preparations. She believed that
good lungs and strong limbs were
needed for sueh task and that with
out them all the stimulants and oint
ments In the world would not serve.
The official time showed that the
swimmer who stayed IN the longest
In the race had remained Ave hours
and forty eight minutes In tho water
The finish was declared at 4b5. The
distance covered Is about twelve
miles.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-15
Motor Monkeys In maIabar.

In MaIabar monkeys are actually
made to work at pankas. The hands
of the langoor are tied to one Of the
cords and BY means Of another cord
the machine II put In motion. II was
an English officer who conceived the
idea From Lahore Tribune.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-15
CHARACTER or CROMWELL

divers character N 4 very interest
Ing sturdy In itself as ae romarkabl
combination of power with the tender.
ness which was totally wanting In the
character Nh Napoleon. TO bis power
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-15
THE PRECIOUS DAYS.

This day will end too soon for me.
And when II fades away
One fair day poorer ! shall be-
One precious, priceless day
Too soon the lambs will go 70 sleep
And dusk fall on the lea.
And leave me one day less TO keep
Ny LADY al my knee.
=. II. Kiser.