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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-07

King Oscar owns some private prop
erty In Norway but not great deal.
His chief holding is the Bygdoe estate
In Christiania, sometimes called Lade-
gaardsoen. All OF the remainder OF
the crown property in Norway be-
longs to the state and will be turned
over TO the me- king.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-07

Lord Templemore, the father OF
the house OF lords" sat in that body
for twenty.eight years before he de-
liyered his maiden speech, and his
effort consisted Of twentyone words.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-07
Insurance.

The great insurance companies AT
ford striking examples Of corporations
whose business has extended so far
beyond the jurisdiction Of the states
which created them as to preclude
strict enforcement Of supervision and
regulation by the parent states. Re
cent events have emphasized the I'M,
portauce Of an early and exhaustive
consideration of this question, to see
whether 1t is not possible to furnish
better safeguards than the several
states have been ;.Se to furnish
against corruption of the tlasrant kind
which has been exposed, 1t has been
only too clearly shown tnat certain
of the men at the head of these large
corporations take but small note OF
the ethical distinction between hon.
eSty and dishonesty; they draw the
line only this side of what may be
called law-honesty, the Kind of hon.
eSty necessary in order to avoid fall
ing into the clutches of the law, or
course the only complete remedy for
aroused public conscience. a higher
sense of ethical conduct in the com,
munity at large. and especially among
business men and In the great pro.
fession of the law, and in the growth
of n spirit which condemns all dis
honesty, whether in rich man or in
poor man, whether it takes the shape
of bribery or of blaclmail, There Is
need of a far striCter and more uni
form regulation of the vast insur-
ance interests of this country. The
United States should n this respect
follow the policy of othcN nations by
providing adequate national supervi.
sion of commercial interests which are
clearly national in character. The in'
ability Of state to regulate effective
ly insurance corporations created un-
der the laws of other states and
transacting the larger part of their
business elsewhere Is also clear.
The cor gross has already recognized
that interstate insurance may be
proper subject for federal legislation,
for in creating the bureau Of corpora.
lions It authoized it to publish and
supply useful information concerning
interstate corporations, including cor
poratons engaged in insurance. 1t
/ is obvious that If the compilation OF
statistics be the limit of the federal
power, 1t is wholly ineffective to
! regulate this form of commercial in
tercourse between the states, and as
the insurance. business has outgrown
in magnitude the possibility of AIDE.
quate state supervision, congress
should carefully consider whether
i further legislation can be had. What
is said above applies with equal force
to fraternal and benevolent organiaa-
lions which contract for life insur.
ance.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-07
Hawaii.

Immediate steps should be taken for
the fertilization of Hawaii This Ia
the most important point In the
Pacific 10 fortify In order to conserve
tho interests Of this country, 1t
would DO hard to ovSvstato the Inn
portance of this need.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-07
Peace.

The coming Hague conference was
eulogized. The president declaring
that mo object is better worthy the
attention of enlightened statesman
ship than the establishment Of a
surer method than now exists Of Sc
curing justice as between nations,
both for the protection Of the little
nations and for he prevention Of war
between the big nations. To this aim
we should endeayor not only to avert
bloodshed, but above all, effectively to
strengthen the forces OF right"
Speaking Of the Monroe doctrine the
president said that, IN the FIRST place
we must as nation make It evident
that we do not intend to treat 1t In
any shape or way as an excuse for
ACKNOWLEDGMENT on our part at the ex-
pense OF the republics to the south.
We must recognize the fact that in
some South American countries there
has been r1uch suspicion lest we
should interpret the Monroe doctrine
as In some way inimical to their in.
terests, and We must try 70 convince
all the other nations Of this continent
once and for all that no Just and or
Derby government has anything to
fear from US. This country he added,
would certainly decline TO go TO war
to prevent a foreign government
from collecting Just debt. On the
other hand, II Is very inadyisable to
permit any foreign power to take pos
session, even temporarily, Of the Gus
m-houses Of an American republic
in order to enforce the payment Of its
obligations; for such temporary occu.
patton might turn into permanent
occupation. The only escape from
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-07
Federal Elections.

The president recommended the
enactment Of a law directed against
bribery and corruption in federal cleo
lions and 1t should include severe pen
alties against him who gives or re-
ceives a bride intended to influence
his act or opinion as an elector; and
provisions for the publication not only
of the expenditures for nominations
and elections of all candidates, but al.
so of all contributions received and
expenditures made by political com
mittees" If it Is possible TO secure
by law the full and verified publication
in detail Of all the sums contributed
to and expended by the candidates or
committees Of any political parties
the result can not but be wholesome.
All contributions by corporations to
any political committee or for any
political purpose should be forbidden,
directors should not be permitted to
use stockholders money for such pur.
poses; and. moreover, a prohibition
of this kind would be, as far as 1t
went, an effective method OF stopping
the evils aimed at in corrupt practices
acts. Not only should both the ma.
tional and the several state legisla-
lures forbid any officer of corpora
ton from using the money Of the cor
poration in or about any election, but
they should also forbid such use Of
money in'connection with any logisla-
ton save by the employment Of coun-
sci in public manner for distinctly
legal services.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-07
Block Signals.

Going to another subject the presl-
dent said that congress should pro
vide, by appropriate legislation, for
the introduction of block signals upon
all railroads engaged in interstate
commerce at the earliest practicable
date as a measure of increased safety
to the travelling public. The exces-
sive hours of labor to which railroad
employees in train service are in many
cases subjected is also a matter
which may we'll engage the serious at
tention of congress.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-07
The Philippines.

During the last year the Philippine
Islands have been slowly recovering
rom the series Of disasters which,
since American occupation, have
Greatly reduced the amount OF agri.
cultural products below what was
produced in Spanish times The war,
he rinderpest. the locusts, the
drought, and the cholera have been
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-07
immigration.

The question Of immigration is Of
vital interest 10 this country. In the
year ending June 30, there came to
the United States 100000 alien i'm
migrants. In other words. in the
single year that has Just elapsed there
came to this country a greater mum
Der Of people than came here during
the 169 years Of our colonial life
which interviewed between the first
landing at jamestown and the declar
alton OF independence While much
Of this enormous immigration IS IN
doubtedly healthy and natural, a con
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-07
AduIteratIon Of Foods.

The civil service law Is praised,
then the president says: Il recon.
mend that a Law be enacted 10 regu,
late interstate commerce III mlsbrand.
ed and adulterated foods, drinks, ard
drugs. Such law would protect legit
innate manufacture and commerce,
and would tend to secure the health
and welfare Of the consuming public.
Traffic in foodstufs which have been
1ebased or adultcrated 20 as TO in.
lure health or 10 deceive purchasers
should be forbidden"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-07
Merchant Marine.

We should have ships q our own
and seamen Of our own TO convey our
goods to neutral markets, and IN case
Of need TO REINFORCE our battle line. II
ls not good thing that American
merchants and manufacturers should
have to send their goods and letters to
South America via Europe II they
wish security and dispatch.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-07
Alaska,

The president asks that Alaska be
given an elective delegate and that
the government should aid In tho
construction Of railroad from the
gulf of Alaska TO the Yukon river. In
American territory. The president
recommends that Indian territory and
Oklahoma be admitted as one state
and that New Mexico and Arizona BIO
admitted as one state.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-03-10
Public Employment Offices.

In the year 1894 the city OF Seattle
established the first free public en-
ploy ment Office in the United States.
This Office not only enjoys the distinc
ton of being the first of its kind, but
Sd far as is published it holds the
worlds record in having filled the
greatest number of positions in one
year. The year 1903 carrying off the
banner with 10000 positions to its
credit. The Office saving to the work.
ing people probably $4,000 during
that year. Since Seattle has led the
way other cities have established simi.
lar Offices in Duluth, Mimi, Butte,
Mont, and Everett in this State.
The Everett Office was found not
properly authorized by law and was
discontinued. The States of Illinois,
Ohio, Wisconsin, Missouri and New
York maintain free employment Offices
in some of the larger cities.
As the public employment Offices
require no fee of either employer OF
laborer they have no incentive but to
select the best men available for the
place, while those who charge fee are
open to the temptation to send any
one who can pay the fee.
We advise our readers when needing
help to patronize the free employment
office OF Seattle.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-03-10
Growth OF the Telephone.

The telephone statistics for 1902,
just published by the census bureau,
deal with amazing figures. In that
year sixty.five messages for every man,
woman and child OF q population OF
7S,576,436 were sent by telephone.
The telegraph statistics pale before the
statement that the number of tele.
phone messages was fifty-six times as
great as the number OF telegraph mes.
sages. Compaiition- -has reduced the
average telegraph rate from 45 cents
in 1880 to 81 cents in 1902. The net
income per telephone in the last
named year was 1896. The net sur.
plus was $2.SS per phone, and there
were 2.3l5 5,297 telephones in opera
tion. Much progress has been made
in the burial of the wires. OF the
1880, ,456 miles of telephone wires in
operation. 48.O9 per cent. were over.
head. New York State leads all other
American States in telephone equip.
ment and business.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-03-10
An Interesting Meeting to Be Held.

On Saturday, March IL, at 80
o'clock, the Horticultural Society will
take up the subject of cattle, and
Judge Dunbar and his son Fred will
give US talks on the subject, and Mrs.
B. B. Lord, who gives such very inter
esting talks will also tell a few OF her
own experiences as housewife and
with the cattle.
President l.. P. Holbrook will pre-
pare q paper on "How to Keep Cows
Clean in the Stable" which will be
read by Mrs. Ada J. Lewis.
The aim is TO make our meetings
especially OF interest to the ladies and
cordially invite them to come. We
also wish you to bring any fine speci.
mems OF fowls which you may have, as
they will be of general interest to all
and it will be good chance to adver-
tise. Come, bring your family, put
up a lunch, and don't forget that
pretty rooster and hen which you
nave. FRED w. LEWIS,
Chairman OF Committee.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-03-10
Lead Pine for Razor,

LEAD pipe will keep your razor
sharp" confided the garrulous barber.
"Get short piece of the small est
softest lead-pipe your plumber has in
stock and keep it handy when you are
stropping the razor. The scheme is to
rub the strop with the pipe. Apply
the pipe, just as you would strop the
razor, to the unfinished side of the
leather. Strop your razor on that
side, wind up with few passes on the
finished side OF the strop and you
will have a first.class edge on the tool.
l never took the trouble to get a
scientific explanation of the virtues oi
lead.pipe as an aid to whetting, but it
is all to the good in that respect"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-03-10
HETTY GREEN.
How the Richest Woman Looks at the Problem
OF Life.


Hetty Green is the richest woman
in the world and philosopher as we'll
and believes in the Simple Life, as sht
sees it. Here are some OF the clear
cut, concise apothegms:
am here. like it here. Iknow
where am, but don't know where
am going to, and l don't think any
body else does"
GA good conscience and good ap
petite are as near happiness as We car
get 10 this world"
Judgment for other people is folly
l believe in minding your own bust
ness. Just think what a lovely world
this would be If people would all mind
their own business. That is the rea
son Iget along with people as we'll as
l do"
People are always talking about
secrets of success-there isn't any
secret to it. Success is doing the
right thing and sticking to it,"
If all would do their little part,
just their best, even if it isn't much,
just as blade of grass does, this
world would be better place. This
thing of waiting to play elephant is
not WISE"
81 have been asked what is more
desirable than being the richest woman
in the world. There's just one an
swer to that-it is. to be the best
woman in the world"
"Some men want women for orna.
mepts, some for comrades and some
for cooks"
81 dent believe in the die away
kind OF love. 1t is moonshine, and
most people who marry under the
spell-I've known lots OF them-would
sell each other for ten cents after the
honeymoon"
don't believe in divorce. A
promise is a promise, and if you have
made a bad bargain, why, just make
the best of it and every one will re.
spect you"
II think, too, that it's O woman's
duty to take care of herself and be as
nice looking as she can. was pretty
when was girl, and I kept the
young men guessing then, just like I
do the lawyers now."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-03-10
A FEW WORDS TO SOCIALISTS

ED STANDARD:
am still on deck, but / never write
for the press unless l have something
to say and 1 like to say it in as few
words as possible, for this is busy
age. Our Socialist friends are always
harping about "our competitive sys-
tem," what a terrible bad thing it is
and what grand thing it would be to
establish CO operative commonwealth,
etc. / often wonder if it ever occurred
to them that we have no competitive
system in the United States. 1t is the
want OF a competitive system that is
hurting the country. For the past
decade, at least, We have had govern.
ment of restricted Socialism. Every
trust in the United States is the EN-.
bodiment OF Socialism, and has for its
object the mutual benefit OF the indi.
vldual members OF the combine and
they are so numerous as to embrace
practically ali the means OF production
and distribution. How is it possible
to have any system of competition un-
der such conditions? How is it posi-.
BILE for small manufacturers to COM
pete with the vast aggregations of
wealth held by these Socialistic COM
bines? Ask some of the independent
oil companies OF Pennsylvania, who
have been ruined by the Standard Oil
Company, what they think about it.
Our Socialist friends would better turn
their guns on the restricted Socialists,
than to be continually waging war
against the only party that represents
pure Democracy. They make no dis
tinction between Democrats and Re.
publicans, and confess to sense Of
humiliation when clsssed with the d.
o. p. There never would have been
a Socilistic party had there not been a
Republican party, controlled by re.
stricted Socialism, to limit production
and restrict competition. Then why
blame the Democratic party, that has
always opposed the methods adopted
by the d. o. p. to secure the formation
OF those vast aggregations of wealth
known as trusts? The cardinal prin.
ciple OF the d. o. p is protection, with.
out which 80 per cent. of the trusts
would have to 60 out of business.
Then why abuse the Democrats who
have always opposed protection and
adhered to the motto, "equal rights
for all and special privileges for none"?
While you "phellows" have done some
good in educating the people to the
cussedness Of the d. o. p, you are do.
ing greater harm villifying the party
that is so nearly in harmony with you
on general principles, for you are di.
viding the forces of reform and pre-.
venting the election of a party that
would restore the government to its
original status and perpetuate it as
the greatest government devised by
man. 1t is not the fault of the funda-
mental principles of our government
that there is so much discomfort and
complaint. 1t is because those prin-
ciples have been perverted. Instead OF
equal rights for all" we have special
privileges for a few. Instead OF laws
by the consent of the governed, we
have laws by consent of the governing
which is the next thing to despotism.
Say, let up on us, and waste your am.
munition on the d. o. p., that deserves
it. g. COG
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-03-10
The Inventor OF Chewing Gum.

There died in Brooklyn last week,
an octogenarian named Thos. Adams
Millions who had never heard hi:
name had chewed his gum. Tender
tensile and tenacious, it was a great
improvement on the acrid exudation
OF the spruce tree. In its way it typi.
pied the progress of the age. 1t repre-.
sented the transition from boyhood
pastime to national passion.
How many audiences have relieved
dreary waits between acts by chewing
those tenuous strips OF Toured paste
It has helped TO keep bleachers full ol
frenzied "in voice to root for theil
favorites. Babies have cried for it al
the circus, mothers munched it in the
home circle. It has sOlsced pugilists
in the heat OF defeat and politicians in
the stress OF debate.
What q genius for vast trifles the
inventor of modern chewing-gum musl
have hadl
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-03-10
THE FIRST LOCOMOTIVE
On Way to Portland to Be Exhibited at Levi.
and Clark Fair.

and Clark Fair.
One exhibit at the Lewis and CLARK
exposition which will attract some.
thing more than usual interest, will
be the first locomotive used in Ore.
gon, a mere pigmy when compared
with the massive engines of to day
weighing, as it does, but 10 tons.
This baby" locomotive Was built
in San Francisco in 1867 and imported
to Oregon. For two years it made
daily runs on wooden rails over a seven
mile track along the Columbia river.
AT the expiration Of that time, it was
sold to David Hemes, 49'er, who re-
turned it to the California metropolis.
Mr.. Hemes now states his intention
to exhibit the diminutive locomotive
at the Worlds Fair, where he will
place it alongside OF q 90-ton levia.
than, recently constructed for the
Oregon Railway and Navigation COM
pany, the company that first owned
the smaller engine. In so far as the
latter is but l3 feet long, the contrast
will be marked.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-03-10
heIp for the Household,

Here is an excellent liniment for
rheumatism and other aches and
pains: Take one.half pint each ol
camphor and coaloil, and two table.
spoonfulls each of turpentine and
hartshorn, mix and shake we'll, and
apply with Q flannel cloth. When
you discover corn on the toe, miz
equal parts OF lemon juice and turpen
tine and bind on, doing this foul
nights in succession. When about te
wash dresses that you fear will fade
scrape three or four large Irish pota
toes and put in the suds. or make 6
large quantity OF flour starch, and ust
starch in the water instead of soap
putting plenty OF starch in the rinsini
water, also. To make q sun. bonnet
nice and stiff, before beginning to iror
it rub the quilted part with the white
of an egg until it is we'll soaked, ther
wipe off and iron it. There is nothing
better for burns than scraped potato
nor than pine tar for sore throat ant
dipbtheria.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-03-10
Sound the &c" Hard.

Persons who, speaking of gerry.
mander, call it "jerrymander," are
justly criticised by the Springfield
Republican. The word should be pro.
nounced a. it is spelled. One might
as we'll say "jormandize" or "jet-
there" as "jerrymander," simply As a
matter of giving its proper value to
the "g" sound. But beyond that
consideration is the fact that gerry.
msnder is derived from mans name,
Elbridge Gerry, one Of the Vice Presi-
dents of the United States, . name
that was never pronounced Elbridge
Jerry in all the days of islife.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-03-10
A Noble Woman Honored.

Special exercises were held in both
houses of Congress February 17th, in
connection with the acceptance of the
statue of Frances E. Willard, present.
ed by Illinois. This is the first statue
OF a woman OCCUPYING place at the
capitol. The Senate exercises were in
charge OF Senator Cullom who was the
first speaker, followed by Senators
Beveridge, Dolliver and Hopkins. In
the House, Representative Littlefield
of Maine and Representative Boutelle
of Illinois delivered the addresses.