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The state herald., 1904-12-23
Mus, Have safety covplsrs.

Washington. Dec. eo.-in n decision
handed down by Chief Justice Fuller
In the case Of johnson W. the Southern
Pacific Railway Company. the Su.
prsme Court Of the United States yes.
tsrday practically held that all cars.
including locomotives, should be
equipped with uniform automatic
couplers.
The court also held that dining cars
cannot BE- exempt from the require.
mcnta Of the safety appliance law
when In use. even though empty.
Tho decision is considered by the
Interstate Commerce Commission and
the Department Of Justice TO be . de-.
eided step forward In the protection Of
railroad employees.
The state herald., 1904-12-23
Atlantic Coat storm.

New York. Dec is,-Thc snowstorm
and gale which struck the coas, yes.
tnrdny afternoon and continued until
tho early hours Of ,hi, morning wss
the most violent that has occurred for
several years. Reports from the New
Jersey and New England coasts and
from incoming steamers tell Of furi.
ous salcr and many disasters.
In the city the snow which began
yesterday, fell almost without inter.
mission until early this morning by
which time eight inches had fallen.
There was little interruption OF traf.
nc. $4,000 snow shoyeisfs and 1000
teamn being set 10 work a. soon ~ the
snow ceased falling 10 clean tho prin.
cipal thorouEhfarcr.
The state herald., 1904-12-23
Pueblo Grand Jury.

Pueblo. Colo, Dec. so.-Yesterday
the grand Jury which has been at work
investigating the alleged election
frauds reported 10 the District Court.
and returned bunch Of indictments.
This makes total of silty.four no far
returned since the Jury began IL
work shortly after election.
The Jury reported further 10 the
cour, that they had not yet completed
their ,abors and will 20 ahead In an
effort TO fniah their investigation be.
fore the present term Of court ends.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

A PcnnSy,vsnia COW licked up tho
contents Of . two gallon can OF green
paint the other day and to tho delight
of her owner lived. she wa. probably
trying 10 color her Interior In accord.
ancc with the modern freak Idea Of
animal painting.
The state herald., 1904-12-23
" Peabody Holds Overt

The Indications are that the frauds
in Denver alone will exceed the plural
ity OF Mr.. Adams. II would therefore
be manifes,ly unfair that he should be
given the ONCE until the matter is
fully investigated and determined by
the Legislature which has the sole
right to settle the matter.
Suppose Mr.. Peabody holds over and
after the investigation is completed.
say some time In February. the Legis.
lature concludes that Mr.. Adams is
elected. Would the acts OF Mr.. Pea.
body. while holding over. be legal'
This and other similar questions can.
not be answered off hand.
II 10 believed that the solution OF
this problem lies In having Lieutenant
Governor Mcdonald, about whose elec,
tion there is no question. act as gov.
ernor until the matter is decided.
One thing is certain, at the present
N'hh'I Wv '''hNH'' ho Aa' ~ Wv uik'h
indicates the defeat OF Mr.. Adams. al.
though there does not appear TO be the
slightest disposition on the part OF the
Republican managers 10 take snap
judgment or use unfair or unjust
means to settle the matter. The gen.
eral opinion among Republican lead.
ers is that the party will not under any
circumstances adopt the arbitrary and
brutal methods which were employed
by the last Democratic Senate in un.
seating Senators Dick and Mcdonald
TO elect Mr.. Teller TO the Senate.
III we cannot win fair We don't wan,
the otiiee." said prominent leader
but II we have won Il. We wan, Il;
and we want the people to know all
about the frauds. and II they do. they
will support us In an effort to get Il. >
The Senate will be Republican by
one vote. The Indications are that the
nrst ofnclal act OF the Senate after
organization will be 10 unscat Born
and Hcaly. who were given the seats
OF Mcdonald and Dick. This will give
the Republicans hyc majority In tn,
Senate and they already have a large
majority In the Lower House.
The state herald., 1904-12-23
General s,ossssl Wounded.

London. Dec. i7,-oenerAi Btocssel.
Russian military commander Al Port
Arthur. according TO q dispatch from
Che Foo to the Telegraph. has again
been wounded. this time by a rife bul
let The correspondent adds tha, the
Noutd IN Rot serious.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

A. q recent Chicago wedding one Of
the musical features was the whirtlinE
ny an expert Of "oh Promise Me" as
n Substitute for the wedding march.
why didn't thoy have the bride come
down the aipie whietlins I'D Leave
Ny Happy Home for You"7
The state herald., 1904-12-23

A run on . Gle, Gland bank was stop.
ped tho other day by the arrival OF
an automobile ~ tho bank loaded
with money for tho depositorr. Under
such circumstsnccs the driver nigh,
he excused for violating the speed
limit.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

The letters of Queen Victoria are
10 bo published. after being edited by
friends Of the royal family. We
have no doubt that II will be quite
safe TO place the book In the hands
OF young girls.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

There were 10000 divorces In the
United States last year. or nm avcras,
of nearly srycn for every hour OF III,
day and night. Sundays included. Tb,
business Of making and unmakins mis-
IL marriages Appcarcs TO have become
Q great national Industry.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

the beauty editor OF the Chicago
Reeord.iicrnld says n mother should
always encourage her daughter 10 con
suit the mirror frequently. Mos,
mothers will not md that this duty
mAkes lIfe unduly strenuous.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

A Philadelphia society girl actress
has gone TO work as n cook. There
are n battalion OF other society girl
actresses who. II they cant cook at
all. can at least cook as well as they
can net,
The state herald., 1904-12-23

bulletin No. ]" of tho National
Mosquito determination Society has
Just been issued. Evidently the socIc.
~ believes II will be necessary to
work overtime n the mosquitoes are
ever to be oxtcrminated.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

Tho people Of New York might pay
on their public debt by holding court
in Madison Square Garden and charg-
ing admission the next time chorus
girl Is tried for murder.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

This sudden thrustlng of the
zemstvos into public notice is caus.
ing a great many busy people to drop
everything and run 10 their cyclope-
dias.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

John W. Gates was in an automo.
bile accident In New York the other
day. The car upset and the chauffeur
was seriously hurt. Nothing hap
pcned to Gates. Nothing ever does.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

A scientist says that pumpkin pie
is flled with microbes. That is better
than having the microbes flled with
pumpkin pie, for there wouldn't be
any left for the rest of us.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

Every mail brings Nan Patterson
offers OF marriage" And still there
are people who affected not TO believe
in Max Nordau's theory OF degenera.
alton.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

From the revelations in the matter
Of the failure Of 'womcn's broker"
it would seem that the sucker that Is
born every minute has II dear little
twin sister.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

Those Turkish troops that are de-
mandtng their pay must seem to the
sultan to be sadly lacking in patriot
ism.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

That Pennsylvania man who mar
ried widow after a platonic friend.
ship of twenty-five years must now ed.
init that the elder Weller was right
The state herald., 1904-12-23

Nine. Emma Eames Is said to be as
"coldly lovely" as ever. The descrip-
tion somehow reminds one Of Ice
cream.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

The football season is ended for
this year. Now II they will please
quit raising the price of meat good
cheer may be expected TO prevail.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

The French sardlne crop is a fail
ure this year. No matter. 1t will
cost no more to put French label
on the Maine sardines.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

The standing army Of the Panama
republic has been reduced to twenty.
five men--all generals, of course.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

Cupid. after seeing the average
married couple safely through the
honeymoon. goes OF on a long vaca.
tion.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

A slim attendance is reported for
the New York horse show. The
women couldn't have been very at
tractive lot this time.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

Bow legged men. as usual, will be
the first to adopt next seasons skin
tight trousers.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

When child with one twisted foot
is thankful the other is straight, the
grouchy pessimist should try to es.
cape from himself.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

The minister who thought he would
be more useful" II he tasted forty
days has now no utility at all. He is
dead.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

ncfn did not know ,hs location u ths
hospitals and his guns were not shoot
ing accurately. owing 10 severe Usage
General S,ocssel replied offering "a
furnish n map showing the location OF
the hoApitalH. which was accepted by
General Nogi. who promised TO use ~.
cry effort 10 avert further damage "a
tho hospitals.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

That American heiress who refused
TO pay $4,000 for count may have
reasoned that this was an overcharge
of S69, 9,99970.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

Paul Kruger left fortune OF nearly
s4.0O0,000. Iohn Bull must admit now
that the wax in South Africa was in
a sense a failure.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

A New York policeman inadvertent.
1y arrested his wife for drunkenness.
Trouble brewing.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

Andrew Carnegie is sufferer from
lumbago Has he ever tried a poor
mans plaster for It?
The state herald., 1904-12-23

The ~iHe savings NJ . riTh msn may
sennd vetr much like III. foot i.msrss
OF poor man
The state herald., 1904-12-23

A hobo dentisi II touring ohio. Ills
speciality IL insefilns teeth is piss
The state herald., 1904-12-23

Denver, Dec. 20.-The burning ques.
ton In Colorado is still. Who was
elected governor?
There were extensive frauds com.
mitted in Denver. in fact, the most ex
tensive in Its history. There were
frauds committed in three other coun
ties that will add materially to the
chances Of Mr.. Peabody. There seems
to be little doubt. If the rotten pre-
cincts are thrown out in Denver and in
the other counties where bogus ballots
were cast and fraud ran rampant, that
Mr.. Adams apparent plurality will be
wiped of the records. but 1t is neces'
sary to show clearly and conclusively
that this Is the case.
While 1t will be impossible to open
all the ballot boxes in all the tainted
precincts In the state and settle the
matter by bringing the voters to ident.
ify and swear as to the correctness OF
each ballot, yet such q course would
be the only one to afford an opportu'
nifty to do the two candidates exact
justice.
The next best thing to do is to con.
slider the evidence given from various
precincts before the courts. to inyesti'
gate so far as possible in a reasonable
time. by legislative committee and
como TO conclusion. and this is the
course that will be pursued beyond a
douht
The state herald., 1904-12-23
Legislative Investigation.

The Supreme Court has enough
contempt cases from Denver alone to
keep 1t going for two months or more,
according to the statement Of promi.
nent Republican attorney.
The precincts thrown out by this
court, II any more are thrown out, will
be those which it has Investigated In
the course OF the contempt proceed
ings. These will not be very many. in
fact but mere handful. by the time
the Inauguration day arrives for the
next governor, which falls on January
10th next
The throwing out OF fraudulent re-
turns or returns from stuffed ballot
boxes by the Supreme Court will not,
therefore, settle the question as to who
is governor. The action Of that court,
together with the evidence which 1t
has collected, will. OF course. be con-
sidered by the Legislature, which by
law canvasses the vote and deter.
mines who is elected to the various
state Offices from the governor down.
The committee appointed to investi.
gate the matter will have to consider
an enormous mass of fraud evidence
from Denver and may determine to
open all the ballot boxes in that city.
II this is done the conclusion Of the
investigation will not be reached for
several weeks. and in the meantime
who will be occupying the governors
chair?
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-08
Where McGregor Sits Is the
Head of the Table"

Milwaukee Journal: The question
OF leadership was determined at the
Democratic convention just held at
Oshkosh. The occasion demanded a
man Of preeminent ability, and be-
cause he, and he only, was equal to
that occasion, met that requirement,
ex-United States Senator William r.
Villas is once more at the head and
front OF his party in the state.
Fighting as n private In the ranks,
grateful to the party for the honors II
had heaped upon him In the past and
disclaiming any ambition whatever as
to the future, he was suddenly called
into the thick OF battle, and, by his
eloquence and his logic he achieved
an overwhelming victory for his
cause when It's defeat seemed almost
inevitable, No other man In the par
ty could have done this. Those Ia
his party who did not voluntary &C
cept him as their leader have now
done so involuntary.
1t is not often in the life OF any pub
lie man that such achievement as his
Is combined with such unselfshness
II is not often that the leadership OF a
great party In u great state is thrust
upon any man.
Senator Villas Is not state chair
man, nor anything else that is official.
He Is general without u title, with
out any commission except that OF
leader Of men. He Is again at the
head Of his party.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-08

strange to say, bis only ground OF
complaint against him is that he Is
successful politician. To our mind ,
this betrays on the part OF Mr.. Lewis
a low and erroneous conception OF
American politics. 1t was the late
Thomas B. Reed who correctly defined
a statesman as a successful politician
who is dead. II one hOnest man Is a
more noble work OF God than another,
1t is an honest practical politician.
To maintain that a politician cannot
be both honest and successful Is TO
hold the false doctrine that corrup-
tion wins more than honesty. In the
sturdy, patriotic citizen who faith
fully, fearlessly and intelligently per-
forms his part In the work Of self gov
eminent lies the hope OF the country.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-08
Farm and City Property


At the Democrat
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customers for property list
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-08
THEORY AND PRACTICE.

Tried by what we have seen and
what we know OF self-goyernment in u
local way, both the present caucus
law and the proposed primary cleo
lion scheme stand condemned In the
city Of Mineral Point, under the old
caucus system, which by well settled
public opinion and practice had come
10 be the common law OF all parties,
every voter had voice aud vote In
nominating rs we'll rs " vote In elect
ing all the officers of his city and
his ward, This was taken and nc
cepted rs the citizcn's inalienable
right, He could attend the caucus of
the party Of his choice, and could
place in nomination before that eau
Gus, either orally or by means OF an
informal ballot, " candidate for any
office: aud candidates who received II
majority of tho votes cast ut caucus
were declared the nominees Of the
party or independent movement, MS
the case might be, This Is the fairest
and most democratic way of making
nominations ever known among mon
But election and caucus reform ars
have been AT work, and now we have
the result. In the choice of public
servants ~ fair expression Of the will
of the majority Is greatly hindered,
and citizens OF NIL races aud condi-
tions are In II measure DISTINGUISHED,
The manner OF making nominations
has been hedged about 10y statutes en-
acted by the senate and assembly and
approved by governors of the state.
II has been ordained that to nomi.
nate city and ward tickets ward eau
cuses and city convention must be
held The honest fair-minded citizen
goes TO his ward caucus ms one that is
dumb, aud casts u ballot ON which he
votes for candidates for ward officers
and delegates TO the city convention,
One ballot is taken, aud when ii is
counted those receiving the highest
number of votes not necessarily II
majority are declared TO DO chosen
as TIE nominees for ward Offices and
delegates to the city convention. In
this way the ends Of selt-goyernmeut
are defoatOd,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-08
LIST OF NEW BOOKS
Received at the Mineral Point
Public Library.

Received at the Mineral Point
Public Library.
The Givers-Mary E. Wilkins Free
man.
The Day of the Dog-George Barr
McCutcheon.
Jewel-Clara Louise Burnham.
The Flame Margaret
Hoeton Potter.
Fort Amity-A. T. CUTLER Couch.
The Crossing Winston Churchill.
The Light of the Star-Hamlin
Garland.
Little Rivers-Henry Van Dyke.
Longfellow's Complete Poems-Hen-
ry w. Longfellow.
Huldah-Alice and Grace Mac
Gowan.
When WILDERNESS Was King-Ran-
dali Parish.
The Cost-David Graham Phillips.
Wer McGregor-J. j. Bell.
Later Adventures of Wer McGregor
j. J. Bell.
The Awakening Of the Duchess
Francis Charles.
Bob and His Gun-Wm. Alexander
Linn.
The Girl Rough Riders-Col. Prem
tiss Ingraham.
Day Before Yesterday-Sara An
drew Shafer.
Four Roads to Paradise-Maud
Wilder Goodwin.
Parliamentary Usage for Women's
C.ub-Emma Fox.
The Princess Aline-Richard Hard.
ing Davis.
The Peoples Natural History, in
five volumes.
The following books were given by
Mrs. John U. Oates:
Bartlett's Personal Narrativs, in
two volumes-Jo ohm Russell Bartlett.
Church History in England, Rev.
Arthur Martineau.
The Golden Gift-Emily Percival.
Life of Stephen A. Douglass james
w. Sheahan.
Melodies and Madrigals- Richard
Henry Stoddard.
Double Witness of the Church
Rev. William Ingraham Kip.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-08
real. sTATESM ANsHp.

In the Saturday Evening Post of
September 3, Alfred Henry Lewis dis
cusses Judge Parker % Esorus, the
individual and the public maj. Mr..
Lewis recently visited Esopus aud
found Judge Parker in private lie all
that could be desired; and says, AS
son, father and a neighbour ho i y
headland which race could steer
Mr.. Lewis sets out, however, TO be
displeased with Judge Parker rs the
public man, and through all Of u long
article refuses TO be comforted But
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-08
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

For President
ALTON B. PARKER OF New York,
Ylce-P resident
HENRY O. DAVIS OF West Virginia
Governor
GEORGE W. PECK OF Milwaukee.
Lieutenant Governor
HENRY A. LATHROP OF MarshAeld.
Secretary OF State
JAMES =. NOLAN OF Manitow0c
Treasurer
ANDREW JENSEN OF Edgerton,
Attorney General
WILLIAM r. WOLFE OF Lacrosse.
Railroad Commissioner
EDWARD l.. HhNToN OF Superior.
Insurance Commissioner
HENRY w. FETHER OF Sturgeon Bay
Representative In Congress-
HERMAN GROTOPHORST OF Baraboo
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-08
A GREAT OBJECT LESSON.

The Democratic state convention at
Oshkosh last week was a great con-
vention, great In the personnel OF
the delegates, great In leadership, and
great In deliberation. IL was distin-
guished for the consideration OF i'm
portant principles, rather than petty
matters OF factional or personal strife.
IL Is unnecessary to say that the Iowa
County Democrat Is highly pleased
with the outcome: both as TO the can
didates nominated and the platform
adopted, and especially with the plat
form which declares opposition to the
proposed primary election law. We
would have indeed been greatly dis
appointed had the Democrats OF Wis
consin In state convention assembled
declared In favor OF u measure which
would abolish caucuses and convcn-
lions, "A measure which great consti-
tutional lawyers hold Is subversive OF
the principles OF our state constitution,
The real leaders OF democracy have
lead the party In the right way, and
In so doing have furnished nm un-
answerable argument In favor OF the
convention system as very essential
part OF our representative system OF
government The campaign Of 1904 Is
well bppun
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-08
The September st. Nicholas

brings interesting chapters In the two
serials, Genrai Murai's "Kibun Dali
2in, or From Shark-B Boy to Merchant
Prince" the story Of u Japanese boy
for American lads, and Mary Con-
stance Du Bois's charming tale for
girls, "Elinor Arden, Royalist. "
The illustrations for these stories, by
George Naran aud W. Benda, are
exceptionally good, even for st. Mich
olas.
Hugh M. Smith tells interestingly of
"Brittauy, the land of the Sardine !"
Ida Rose McCahe describes the ad-
ventures OF "a Citizen of the Deep
",rhe County Fair is the account Of
how some girls and boys succeeded In
carrying out novel scheme, Julian
King Colford's "Ameriean Memorials
IN London" tells and pictures facts
every ono should know. "a Goose
Hunt by Steamer" is Jolly account
of u Jolly expedition and Maria Brace
Kimhall describes entortaiuingly
1.-THE Children OF Iuni, +" There are
short stories by Caroline NJ. Fuller,
1.-THE Pursuit OF the Calico Cat;n $.
w. Hovey, Nothing but n Girl"
Mablc Glare Craft, "Thc killing OF
Storm, -
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-08
A Mark OF independence.

Madison Democrat: 1t Is time to
cease condemning Democrats or Re-
publicans because they have not
always been regular" lrregularity
in political affairs is mark OF indie
pondence, OF refusal to be led by the
bosses or to subscribe to pettifogging
platforms. The interests Of state and
nation are best subserved by the
courage and intelligence which are
the chief characteristics OF those who
lack regularity.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-08
REASONS
Why our Vinol is the Greatest
Health Restorer and Strength
Creator Known to Medicine.

Because Vinol contains in a concen-
trated form ALL of the medicinal cur
alive elements found in cod liver oil,
but without drop Of oil to nauseate
and upset the stomach; therefore,
wherever old-fashioned cod liver oil or
emulsions will do good, Vinol will do
far more good.
Because we have never sold anything
in our store equal to Vinol to restore
health and create strength for old peo-
pie, weak, sickly women and children,
nursing mothers, and after a severe
sickness.
vinol cures hacking coughs, chronic
colds, bronchitis, and all throat and
lung troubles.
A prominent physician writes:
"Vinol is the most palatable and
valuable preparation of cod liver oil
ever compounded. Inow use it entirely
in all cases where I formerly depended
upon fashioned cod liver oil and
emulsions."
Try Vinol on our guarantees to return
your money if you are not satisfied.
PRIDEAUX & BLISS,
Mineral Point Agents
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-08
Grrvn County Enir.

Green county tnit.
The Green county fair will be held
n Monroe September II to II.