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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-22
IN CONTAGIOUS DISEASE.

In contagious diseases greatest cara
should be taken with the ventilation
and disinfection. When the patient is
convalescing no one should be ad.
mitted until both hair and body have
been thoroughly cleansed, the infect
ed bed clothing removed and the room
generally disinfected A bath of car
bombed water is restful to the patient
if the sponging is done carefully al d
other members of the household may
thus be saved a serious sickness.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-22
SOME PEOPLE ARE POOR.

Their ideas are larger than their
purses.
They think the world owes them a
living.
They do not keep account of THEN
expenditures.
They are easy dupes of schemers
and promoters.
They reverse the maxim, DUTY be.
tore pleasure"
they have too many and too expen,
siYe amusements.
They do not think il worth while n
save nickles and dimes.
They have risked an assured com
petenca in trying to get rich quickly.
They allow friends to impose upon
their good nature and generosity.
They try TO do what others expect
of them, not what they can afford.
The parents are economical, but the
children have extrayagant ideas.
They do not do today what they
can possibly put off until tomorrow.
They do not think It worth while TO
put contracts or agreements in writ
ing,
They prefer to incur debt rather
than do work which they consider
beneath them.
They do not dream thaC little mort.
cages on their homes can ever turn
them out of doors.
They have Endorsed their friends
notes or guaranteed payment Just
for accommodation"
They T5sk all their eggs in one bas
ket VII they are not in a position
"a con / it.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-22
MAKING GOLD BRICKS.
Not the Bogus Kind But the Real
kIondike Article.

Not the Bogus Kind, But the Real
klondike Article.
The bulk OF the sold thought down
by The Portland was shipped away to
san Francisco and Helena lut Q con-
siderable amount Of It found its way
INTO commercial channels Of this city
through the process Of melting down
into bars and its purchase by the
banks, All day long recently Joseph
Mayer was casting bricks, and the
process was as simple as that OF the
same application to running of a lot
of plowshares or lrebacks for stoves,
only infinitely more interesting,
The casting was done In the shops
fronting ON Cherry street, and during
the day about $50, 600 was handled. In
the Second avenue window OF the
concern was a pan containing $1,000
worth of dust and nuggets, and curl
Gus crowd pressed around the yellow
display. until 1t was finally removed
to be converted into bright lump about
nine or ten inches long, three, eighths
Of an inch thick and three icnhes wide
These pieces were worth Sl,700 each.
The room where all this casting was
done was hlistering hot 1t was above
the main floor OF the wholesale de.
partment. The floor Is covered with
IRON Along one side are canopies OF
iron that look like the tops of bakers
ovens. These canopios may be closed
in front and rest on platforms OF iron
in which are countersunk the places
from the reception of the cruCihles. The
fuel is gas and air under pressure 1t
attacks the vessel of clay in which the
pmmage crucibles repose with roar
that can be heard block away, A
faint glow at first colors the clay pot,
over which has been placed cover,
also of clay; then 1t becomes red and
then white, while greenish and blue
flames play all around 1t. 1t is neces-
sary to turn off the blast before the
crucible can be looked into, so fierce
Is the heat
Down in the bottom of the white
mass there Is line that indicates
where the gold ends and the vessel
begins. When It has become HON
ogeneous compound by an instinct
born Of experience the operator lifts
the cover: then the blast Is withdrawn.
A pair of tongs lifts another cover
from the Crucible itself and then
the mold Is lifted into a pan standing
on the iron platform. The tongs are
brought into reQusItion and the cru
chile itself, and then the mold Is
lifted into a pan standing on the iron
platform, The tongs are brought in
to requlsition and the crucible is turn.
ed above the mold thick lip Of red
metal protrudes itself, and from under
1t, in a thin, white stream, runs the
gold into an iron mold A thick
cloud Of yapor arises from the contract
of the melted gold and the grease with
which the mold has been smeared
BY this time the clamps are loosened,
the brick has set, and Is lifted, a black
and unattractiye rectangle, into basin
of water II Is soon cooled, and Is
scrubbed with brush and soap
Then looks not unlike so much
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-22

over and serve, sprinkle some caster
sugar.
Apricot Mould-Stone three,
quarters OF pound of apricots and
put them INTO stewpan with six
ounces of sugar, good squeeze o.
lemon, and some of the Kernels,
blanched and chopped. Cook this till
il becomes almost a pulp, then rub
it through sieve. Then mix in one,
half ounce Of gelatine, and a wine
glassful of noyeau. Now I'LL the
mould with this mixture aud stand it
on ice till firm, then serve With
cream poured over it,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-22
THE SOULS PROPHECY.

All before us lies the way;
GIVE the past unto the wind;
All before us is the day,
Night and darkness are behind.
Eden With its angels bold,
Love and flowers and coolest sea,
i less an ancient story told
Than a glowing prophecy
When the soll 10 sin hath died
True and beautiful and sound
Then all earth is sanctifed,
CpSpriNgS paradise around
From the spirit land affair
All disturbing force shalt hee;
Stir, nor toll, nor hope shall mar
lis immortal unity.
Ralph Waldo Emerson,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-22
FASHIONS.

cester. She relates that while cross
ing a courtyard of the dismal estab.
lishment she saw frightful face
through the bars of the building and
voice cried: Il am not mad am
not mad l have made a discovery
that will enrich the kingdom tina,
shall adopt it."
The guide explained that the mans
name was solomon de Coste; that he
had come from Normandy four years
before and exhibited to the king an
invention by which by the power of
steam he could propel carriage 1t
was not until 12S years after that
James Watt of England invented the
steam engine.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-22
STRANGE, sgT NOT USEFUL.
Wonderful Faculties Of Answering
Otfhand Arithmetical Problems,


T. P.'s London Weekly.-mfan,
musical prodigies are ineligible and
even natural compared with infant
mathematical prodigieS, How &C.
count for the intuitive faculty by
which some children, unable 10 read,
write or cipher, can answer instanta.
reoUSly. tho most complicated arith.
metical problem? Zerah Colburn, q.
g., at 6, could neither write nor ciph.
e. and yet could answer, apparently
by intuition and unhesitatingly, all
kinds Of arlthmetical questions. Al
s he came on show from the United
States to London and answered In Il
moment and accurately such ques,
tons as; How many minutes are
there in forty-eight years." The
child not only answered it at once
and correctly but instantly added the
number of seconds contained in that
period. BY what mental process he
arrived at these answers he could moi
explain.
Here again question which George
Bidder, the son Of a Devonshire labor
CT, answered at the age of II in one
minute 1t was pWt to him in the
London Stock Exchange; IF the
pendulum of a clock vibrates the dis.
tance of nine inches and three-quar.
ters in a second Of time, how many
inches will il yibrate in the course OF
seven years, fourteen days two hours
one minute and tiftysiX seconds,
each year of 365 days, five hours,
fcrtyeight minutes and tifty-five sec,
cnds?"
Within the minute the boy had an.
swered correctly, 1866, 625,744&l. In
miles, 2417S miles, AIS yards. two
feet and three-quarters of an inch.
Burt the classical case of this kind
was that investigated by commit
tee of such scientists as NJ. Arago, NJ
Idbri and NJ. LacroiX DIT Paris. They
examined Vito Mangaimele, the SON
of Sicilian peasant. ii years of age,
putting to him such questions as.
Find the cube root of 1896 .4t6"-
which the boy did within half a min
ute. Find the tenth root of 2S2,-
475,249"-which he did within three
minutes. Then came this poser;
What number has the following pro
portions-that, if its cube is added to
five times its square, and then forty,
two times the number and the mum.
Der forty be subtracted from the re.
suit, the remainder is zero?" NJ.
Arago repeated this question. but
while he was finishing the last word
the boy replied correctly: The
number is five"
Two things strike You about this
extraordinary congenital faeulty-its
mysterioWsness and its useiessness.
In eXemplihcation of the two take
the case Of Jedediah Buxton He al
so worked out almost instantaneouSly
the most complex problems but he
could give no account of the mental
process by which he solved them
This process was so far from being
correlated with intellect or even IN.
telligence that when Jedediah went
to hear a great preacher or went 10
see Garrick in Richard III his sole
interest in the sermon or the play was
the counting up Of the number OF
words uttered by the preacher or b.
the actors.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-22
THE FIRST AUTOMOBILE.

Marian de rOrme, a celebrated
French woman Of the sixteenth cen
fury, wrote letter to an admirer in
l64l containing an account OF visit
she made to a madhouse in Paris in
company with the Marquis of wor
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-22

brass. II Is cleaned thoroughly, the
dirt that may have been mixed with Il
is removed and the bar Is weighed
That is all there Is to It. When the
dust and nuggets are brought In they
are simply turned into the crucble;
the rest of the process is described
above.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-22
Something Yet in Reserve.

with big rice crops aud large IN.
crease in her foreign commerce Il
looks as II Japan might maintain sum.
Client sinews Of war % hand Russia a
pretty warm line Of Ilu.jtsu. Indian.
apOlls News.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-22
A sImIIarIty.

"A good many people lock the sta
bic after the horse Is stolen"
Tint Is like putting your hand
over your mouth after YOU have Nm.
ished yawning"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-22
GOOD TO KNOW.

Genius Is partly inspiration but
mostly perspiration. Thomas A. Ed.
son
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-22
Butter Firm at ElaIn.

Elgin. ILL.,. Dec. Coulter was firm
and unchanged at 26Ia cents. The
sales for the week were oss, 900
pounds.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-22
"A - II o rita.
Bsau the a The Kind You Han Nssrs DSst
''s' 4 &1lzzZM

When woman wishes she were a
duchess IL has something 10 do with a
pearl necklace.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-10-13

must wear black when 60 out, but It
would be no harm to wear something
brighter at home. I could get some
delicate gray cashmere and Mrs. Slo-
per can cut and fit it, and you and
can make it evenings. l want a sort
OF house gown trimmed with satin. I
wish / dared to have a new hat for
church. with a little color in tiny
mourning bonnet makes me look SO old
but am afraid people would talk"
But how the days dragged, and how
many times she counted them to see
how many more We're tc pass ere that
dearly beloved brother was to arrive!
And what sort Of looking fellow was
this Frank: she wondered. She hoped
he was tall and dark, not too tall, but
good and stout. And how could she
ever entertain them? She could piay
and sing few pretty ballads and any
number Of hymns, but us for conversa-
ton she felt herself wholly deficient.
Of the world of art, literature and the
drama she knew but little She had
read good many novels, it is true,
and had seen "Uncle Toms Cabin.'
east Lynne" and one or two other
tear moving dramas played in the town
hall, but that was all. She had never
even journeyed as far as Boston or
New York. He will think me as green
as the hills around u.s." she thought
ruefully, "but I can't help it. l can
cook some nice things for him to eat
anyhow, and Bert must do the talking.
I wonder if he plays the piano. 1
hope not, for if he does I'll not touch
it,
Christmas came on Thursday that
year, and her school was to close for q
week on the Friday before She had a
little plan in her mind, and the last
day Of school she called on two of the
big boys to help her.
MY brother is coming home to spend
Christmas she said to them, land I
want lot Of ground pine to trim up
the house. Will you bring me some?'
If there is anything that will touch
country boys heart it is to have "teach-
Grand especially a young and pretty
teacher-ask him to go for ground pine,
so it is needless to say that Alice was
supplied with an ample outfit of that
graceful vine. More than that they
begged for the privilege Of helping her
festoon it, and when long ropes of it
were draped over the windows and
above the fireplace in the big parlor,
and the hall and dining room received
the same decoration, the house present
ed cheerful appearance The Gull
nary department was not neglected
either, and great store of pies, frost
ed cake and doughnuts was prepared.
Il do not know what I should do
without you, Aunt Susan" the fair
young hostess said the day before the
guests were to arrive. 81 couldn't do
this all alone, and want to give Bert
q WelcOme''
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and sewing circle talk.
eff Alice could only git married
now" observed Mrs. Mears, who was
perhaps the leader among the gossips
in Sandgate, ut 'ud be the most fort
nit thing that could happen, but she
holds her head perty middlin' high for
poor girl, which p'raps is nat'ral, she
comm from one O. the oldest families
They say there want nothin' left to-
either on 'em when the Wilder Page
died, an the wonder is how she man
aged to git along as well as she did"
The vexations of an effort to pound
the rudiments of an education into
the heads of two dozen or so barefoot
ed boys and girls that comprised her
charge were far less hard to bear than
the desolation of home bereft of
mother and brother. Occasionally
some one of the neighbors would drop
! in of an evening or one or two of her
girl friends come and stay all night.
On Sundays she was, as she always
had been, a regular attendant at the
village church, where she formed one
of the choir.
She was like a flower herself, not
and sentiment, and her sweet face,
sheltered by mourning hat on Sur
| day at church, was a magnet that drew
the eyes Of many a village swain. The
days and weeks of her new life as a
teacher passed in uneventful process
sion until one by one the leaves had
fallen from the two big elm trees in
front of the desolate home, the mead
ows were but level fields of snow, and
Christmas was only two weeks away
Then she received a letter from the
absent brother that caused her heart
to beat with unusual excitement. It
read:
Dear Sis-Three weeks ago 1 received a
| most hattering proposal from Mr.. Mason
Franks father, who offered me good
| salary to take charge Of his law bust
| ness and also the chance to accept any
thing else that came my way. I have
| a nice Office now in q block he owns and
am so busy I do not find time to write to
you even It's an opening of lifetime
and owe it mainly to Frank. Now am
so homesick I am coming up to spend
Christmas with you, and I've invited
Frank to come also. We shall be up the
day before and stay till the Monday aft
| er. Frank has done SO much for me that
want to entertain him in the best way
possible. He knows absolutely nothing
about country life, and it may be duh for
him, but he seems DESTROYS Of coming and
so I want you to help me to make it
| cheerful for him. To be candid, sis, I
think the chance to see you whom he
has heard me say so much about, Is the
real loadstone. / inclose a bit of paper,
and want you to use it all in any way
yoti wish.
It was check for 500.
1t was not strange that at school next
day Alice's thoughts were not on the
recitations, and when one boy spelled
beauty "b-o-o-t-i-e" and raised a laugh
she did not understand why it was.
That night Alice said to Aunt Susan:
do you think, auntie, we could man
age between US to make up some sort
of pretty house dress? OF course I
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with MI. Frye come and see me. I
shall consider you in my employ from
now on, and as you may need funds
in fitting up your Office I will advance
you little on your salary and with
out further comment he turned to his
desk and wrote and handed Albert a
check for $500. 81 should prefer" he
added hastily, IS if to prevent any
word Of thanks, "that you make no
mention whatever Of our agreement to
Mr.. Frye, or in fact to any one. until
after January 1st." Then rising and
offering his hand to Albert as if to dis
miss him, he added:
Come out to my house any even
ing, Mr.. Page. We shall be glad to see
you, and I am usually at home.''
There are moments when our emo
tons nullify all attempts at speech,
and to Albert Page this was such one.
Never mind the thanks now" said
Mr.. Mason as he saw Albert's agitation.
"Put your thanks into your work, and
in year we will talk it over"
"And this is the man I had almost
hired myself out to spy upon!' said
Albert to himself as he left the store
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didn't hire you to tell the truth and
lose me paying client. If that is
your idea OF law practice you had bet
ter go back to Sandgate and hoe corn
for living. You have made mess
dollars in fees.''
Albert had remained standing
through all this TRADE and looking
squarely at his irate employer.
"YOu need not say any MORE" he put
in when Frye had paused for breath.
eff you will further oblige me with
check for the small balance due me /
will not again upset your plans. You
need not" he added, feeling himself
blush, consider that you owe me any
part of the increase you recently prom
Used. I do not want it,
For few minutes the two looked at
each other, and then Frye weakened
You are foolish he said in a mcdi-
fed tone, "to act SO hastily. Perhaps
I have spoken rather rudely, but you
must admit you gave me provocation.
DO not throw away good chance for
a few hasty words"
Il do not care to discuss it, answer
ed Albert firmly. "The role of private
detective that you want me to assume
is not to my taste anyway, and your
words have convinced me we can never
get along together. I will not remain
longer on any terms"
"And what will you do now?" sheer
OIL Frvn q ciricfo,.
yellow eyes. ''Steal or starve?"
Neither" replied Albert defantly.
I'll go back to Sandgate and hoe corn
first'
Frye's arrogance melted, and as he
turned and began to play with paper
cutter he said meekly:
"Come, Mr.. Page, overlook it all.
spoke too hastily, and I apologize.''
"Will you oblige me with the small
balance due me today" asked Albert,
"or shall I call again for it?'
"And it we part company now" NUT
tered Frye, what am to expect? Are
you to be friend or an enemy?"
'1f you refer to your scheme to
blackmail John Nason," replied Albert
resolutely and not mincing words, 81
am too ashamed to think I ever lis
tened to your proposals to even speak
of it."
1t was hard blow and made Frye
vince, for it was the first time he had
ever been openly called villain, but
he made no protest. Instead, he 81
lently wrote a check for Albert's due
and handed it to him.
Il am much obliged, Mr.. Frye Good
morning, SIR" said Albert in a chilly
tone, and putting on his hat he left
the Office
In week Albert had his office fitted
up, and then he presented himself to
John Mason, and after that he not only
had all the responsibility thrust upon
him that he was able to assume; but
he no longer felt himself in the posi-
ton of a mental. To one of his proud
spirit it meant self respect, life and
sunshine.
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CHAPTER XII.

'1~1O lou must not expect much ex-
i element up in Sandgate,' -
{MM1M1S Albert said to his friend the
80 day they started for that
quiet village. 1T is small place, and
all the people do in the winter is to
chop wood, shovel snow, eat and go
to meeting. We shall go sleighing, and
l shall take you to church to be stared
at, and for the rest Alice and Aunt
Susan will give US plenty to eat"
1t was nearly dark and showing
when they reached Sandgate, and when
Frank Mason saw plump, girlish fig
ure with slightly whitened garments
rush forward, almost jump into his
friends arms and kiss him vehement
ly, it occurred to him that welcome
home by such sister was worth COM
ing many miles for
Then he heard his name mumbled in
a hurried introduction and, as he
raised his hat, saw this girl withdraw
a small hand from a mitten and offer
it to him.
II am very glad to meet you, Mr..
Mason" she said with bright smile;
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tom officers, and there are more or less
collections to be made. Occasionally
have to resort to the courts, but try to
avoid them as much as possible
Il think I could attend to all such
matters to your satisfaction" said Al
bert confidently; they are not hard
tasks"
Every WELL" replied Mr.. Mason. Il
have decided, partly at the request of
my son and partly from my own esti-
mate of your ability, to give you the
trial. will pay you twenty-five hun
dred dollars per annum to look after
my needs, and you are also at liberty
to take such other business as comes
to you so long as you do not neglect
mine''
Il thank you, Nh. Mason, for this
Offer" replied Albert, rising and prof
fering his hand, "and l accept gladly
and will devote all my time, if need
be, to your service"
VERY good,'' responded Mr.. Mason;
separate yourself from Frye at once,
or between now and the new year,
and in the meantime would suggest
that you rent suitable Office. There
are one or two vacant in n building
I own on Water street that will serve
very well, and when you are through
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"""S IOUCGssv UGAVV HCIttS JV.
my brother has told me so much
about you feel almost acquainted"
And then, turning to that brother, she
added, II have the horse hitched out
side, Bert, so we will go right home"
She led the way, and when they had
slowed their belongings in the sleigh
she said, "You can hold me in your
lap, Bert, and I'll drive. I'm used to
it now" She chirruped to the rather
docile horse, and as the bells began
to Jingle she added, what have you
got in that box, Bertie?"
"Ask me no questions, and I'll tell
you no fibs, Miss Curious" he an
swered. "Wait until tomorrow, and
then I'll show you"
When they drove into the yard he
said: Take Frank right in, sis, and
III unharness."
1t was quite dark now, but Frank
noticed as he gathered up the bags
and bundles and followed his hostess
that the rather stately house was
aglow with light
Leave your hat and coat here in
the hall, Mr.. Mason" she said cordial.
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|LBERT tried to find some
plausible excuse for leaving
Frye. He did not want to
make an enemy Of him md