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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-07-27
A HARBoR WORTH MILLIONS.

Where life was unsafe In Mexico ten
years ago, it Is today safer than in .Ae
City of New York. and an admirable
system of city and rural police has
ben established throughout the land
that might well be the envy of any
country on earth.
Where disease lurked and epidemics
were prevalent the most modern sanl-
tary systems have been established
and the peril eradicated. A nation
bred In ignorance is being enlightened
by compulsory education, the govern
ment having assumed control of all the
scnools in order to insure homogeneity
in the methods of education, while
normal SCHOOLS have been established
in every state for the education and
instruction of teachers. Railroads are
being extended and facilities for trans
portation are being improved The
port of Vera Cruz mas, at a cost of
some fifteen million dollars, been made
into one of the finest harbors in the
world, and its miles of magnificent
stone quays shame the fiimsy water
fronts of New York.-Metropolita
Magazine.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-07-27
CIVIL WAR SCOUTS WHEEL.
Cob-web- Covered Tricycle. Saw Much
Hard Service.

Boston Globe.-In a little barn on
Canterbury street East Weymouth,
surrounded by old furniture and COW
cred with a mantle of cob-webs, rests
one of the oldest tricycles in the
country, and one which saw much
service and figured in many events
during the civil war.
1t was built by John Armstrong,
alias, Kelley, a scout in the Union SER
vice. He travelled many miles on the
old machine and, according to stories
told it carried him out Of danger on
several occasions. Before the war he
built the machine, constructing the
hub of the front wheel out Of sec
ton of an oak limb and using broom
handles for the spokes. His seat was
an army rubber blanket fastened to a
frame and his knapsack was held by a
dog chain.
When he could not scout on foot he
used the wheel His longest ride was
from Washington to Portland, Me-,
return to Washington and from there
to Boston.
Just before Armstrong died he gave
the machine to its present owner, John
]. Higgins, at that time a member of
the Sixty-first Massachusetts Infantry.
Mr.. Higgins says there are many who
would give a good sum of money for
the machine, and he has had several
excellent offers for 1t, but he would
not part with 1t at any price.
The old machine which Mr.. Higgins
says he would ride If the front wheel
was not sprung, is on exhibition at 10
Canterbury street, East Weymouth,
and bears many marks of its service.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-07-27
A SENSIBLE MERCHANT.

A merchant in n small town In In
diana, instead Of writing TO his local
daily, complaining about the inroads
made upon his business by the large
mail-order houses, goes about In a sen
sible way to counteract this competi-
ton, and his plan has proved very sue.
ccssful This merchant notes very
carefully the prices on some OF the
principal articles advertised by his
competitors, and once a week he takes
a page al in his local daily, offering
similar articles for less than the prices
quoted in the mail-order houses cata.
logues. He will take buggy, for in.
stance, that Is advertised for about
5000, to which he will add the ex.
press charges, estimating the charges
to mis- city to be about $4.70, making a
total cost of somewhere around $41.20.
This price the country merchant quotes
as his competitors price and in the
next column he offers to sell an equally
good buggy for $40 cash, with the
further advantage that It need not be
paid for until the buggy Is delivered
and found satisfactory, whereas, he
points out, his customers will have to
send cash to the distant house before
the buggy is sent. The manner In
which this small country merchant
goes about It offers other merchants
similarly situated a sensible solution OF
the problem OF how to retain their
trade.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-07-27
VERMONT AND MRS. ROGERS.

ST. Adams Messenger.-Tne plain
matter of fact is that few thoughtful
men in Vermont are content to have
the commonwealth put a woman to
death for a crime in this year of grace
1905. 1t Is true that there has been a
great deal of Mysteries about this case
and that sentimentalism in some direc-
tons has been carried to the maudlin
point There is not much doubt in the
popular mind that the woman is guilty
of as .oul murder as ever disgraced
the criminal annals of the state.
But, for all that, Notwithstanding the
instructive and impulsive desire for
blood vengeance that nowadays tries
vainly to masquerade as a deterrent OF
crime, there is nevertheless a strong
undercurrent of feeling that the
wretched creature now doomed to die
is but degenerate whose whole career
from the beginning shows all too we'll
that the same nigh degree of moral re-
srcnsibility exacted of the greater and
better part of humanity born and
reared in clean environment to a bet
ISl lhhCllIdHCS, puy alCdl anu uSHLdI
and moral, should not be demanded of
her, certainly not at the cost of her
very life.
And way down under even this is
certain well-defined sense of humilia-
ton and even shame at the prospect
of great commonwealth stopping to
put helpless woman to death on the
pretense that 1t is necessary to DO it
to protect the state. 1t is repugnant
to most men to even think of deliber-
ately killing woman in this way, ana
a great part of them are at heart be-
ginning to hope that the day is not far
distant When capital punishment will
no longer be visited upon either men
or women.
The truth is that public sentiment in
Vermont has at last begun to distrust
its belief in the death penalty, has be-
gun to waver in its faith in capital pun.
ishment as a terrible necessity of our
civilization, and that means that, il
this unfortunate creature eventually
does atone for her crime with her life,
she will be in all probability the last
woman and perhaps the last person to
be executed in Vermont.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-07-27
Emiqration from Ireland.

Strenuous efforts are being made to
check emigration from Ireland, where
the drain on the country's population
is of the most alarming nature The
registrar general of Ireland has pre-
scented the statistics for 1904, which
show q decrease of 1924 emigrants in
comparison with 1903. At the same
time the figures are ominous, for last
year 37,415 emigrants, or S.5 per 1000
Of the estimated population left Irish
ports, and nearly "a per cent of these
were between the ages of Is and 35
years, with more than 40 per cent be-
tween 20 and 25. These figures indi-
cate that it is the flower of Irish man
mood and womanhood that Ireland is
losing in her emigration. 1t is signifi-
can't also that the number Of immi.
grants to the United States fell off
considerably, while the immigration to
Canada shows considerable increase.
Boston Globe.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-07-27
MANSION OF CONCRETE.
An interesting Architectural Expert.
ment

Ono of the most advanced users OF
cement is Charles Matchman, who re-
Gently read a paper before the Nation
nj Builders Supply asso ,lation, detail
ing his experiences In the construc
ton Of house which was built entire.
ly OF concrete. This innovation was
undertaken solely for the purpose or
demonstrating the value OF concrete
for domestic purposes and to deter
mino the cost OF Il house of this char
actor, as compared with brick and
other building materials. The paper
referred to contains many details OF
Value to the builder, but some OF them
are also Of interest to the general
reader, For instance, the writer has
the following to say relative to the
cost of construction; There were 400
cubic yards of concrete In the walls
and floors of the house and, taking in
to consideration the carpenter work
setting up framing, setting doors and
window frames and joists rs the work
progressed, the common labor ce,
ment. sand and stone, totaled up to
$4,000 which would make the con,
crete cost $3.50 per yard Ordinary
brick houses, with pressed brick face,
cost from $40 to St2 per cubic yard
Much has been said AS 10 the feast
hillty of plasterlng on solid walls with.
out using lathlng, there oeing doubt
about moisture coming through the
walls and plaster, Moisture Will not
penetrate a solid wall II reasonably
wet concrete Is used; dry concrete
Mr.. Matcham cannot vouch for, and
water may penetrat> It. although this
Is doubtful.
| Claims are made that the different
temperatures between the Inside and
outside Of walls, particularly In win
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-07-27
THIS SHRINE is POPULAR.
Guadalupe Visited Annually by Thou.
sands of Mexican Pilgrims.

Guadalupe Visited Annually by Thou.
sands of Mexican Pilgrims.
II Is conservatively estimated that
at least 100000 pilgrims visit tle
shrine of Guadalupe each year. Or
this large number, about half go there
from this city, the remainder travel.
ing from other parts OF the republic,
Thousands of pilgrims arrive in the
city in trains, much greater number
come In wagons and other con.
veyances, while by far the largest
number make the Journey on foot,
many of the latter people travelling
many miles from the interior portions
of the country, In order to make their
pilgrimage and to pay tneir devotions
to Our Lady OF Guadalupe,
About 100000 people visit the
basiliCa of Guadalupe during the days
of fiesta that mark the great &C.
casion of Dec u, and at this time
there Is city of booths erected about
the cnurcn. The other 100000 pill
grims who visit the shrine are dis
tributed throughout the year, the PHI.
grimages occurring on an average OF
once month, when TIE church is al.
ways prorusely decorated with flowers
and brilliantly lighted with candles.
On the 10th of each month there are
pilgrimages. when the same cere
monies and religious observances
can be witnessed as take place there
on Dec u, although not on such a
magnificent scale.
Besides the pilgrimages on the l2th
of each month, there are other pill
grimages held during the year, ana on
Mexican Herald.
Truly Unique Case.
| puv puodsalLoo lou 9M upa tuN.
No" replied Gretta, you would be
e,pIoqpIe uoInuo eul 10 slspaI IrIoads
We've got new dinner set oil
150 pieces"
We've got one of 10000 pieces
Why, never heard of such a
thing,"
Neither did till we got our
present cook. Houston Post.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-07-27
ABOVE THE sNoWDRIFTs.
Weather Cannot Affect Operation Of
the Aerial Trolley.


"Throughout the western mining
country aerial tramways built OF wire
rope are becoming popular" said g.
e. Hickok, travelling representative
Of one of the largest independent wire.
rope manufacturers In the country.
ITO anyone acquainted with the topo.
graphy of the western mining dis.
tricts this mode of conveying ore will
appeal forcibly. 1t can be operated
more economically than the usual
track and car equipment and at the
same time Is not dependent on wealth
err conditions. At Encampment, Wyo.,
we have built an aerial tramway TWEEN.
ty-three miles In length over hills and
dales, and 1t has not lost a single day
In operation. A series of steel or
wood derrickllke towers are necess.
airy, those at IGncampment varying
from eleven feet TO sixty feet in
height. The principle OF operation Is
The same as that Of the cable car lines
except that the method under discus
sion is up in the air instead Of on and
beneath the surface. The speed of the
car Is regulated at the terminals.
Needless to say, only wire rope OF
high quality can be used In this work,
Take the outfit at Encampment.
Eighty eight miles OF wire are necess-
airy on that twenty-two-mIle stretch.
Every inch Of those eighty-eight miles
must be equal In strength and carry.
Ing power. The slightest defect will
impair the usefulness Of the whole
length"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-07-27
HISTORY REPEATED.

A learned clergyman was talking
with an illiterate preacher who pro-
fessed to despise education.
You have been to college, | sup
pose?" asked the latter.
Il have, sir" was the curt answer.
81 am thankful" said tne ignorant
one, that the Lord has opened my
mouth to preach without learning"
"A similar event occurred in Bal
aam's time" was the retort-Harper's
Weekly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-07-27
Fiction


and unclinching neryously
Don't tempt me- he said.
Sac smiled at him with a world OF
tenderness In her eyes.
Would be such hindrance?" she
asked.
Child, I'd be happy sewer digger
with you" he cried, and before he
knew 1t ne had caught her In his
arms.
"And the funny part OF 1t u.s." said
she few moments later, II had fully
made up my mind that your answer
was to be no. kansas City Star.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-07-27

bowling and smiling-but someone's
gene up to tip him off,
Tlen the Reid dignity melted at
last, and he joined with the heartiest
in the laugh that went up to the third
tier where a man was seen talking to
the only Chauncey."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-07-27
His Next Stunt.

Yes" said the old man, John spoke
a piece in Latin, 'nuther one in Greek,
an still one more in German He
didn't seem like the same boy to me,
an he won't till he gifts back home,
an goes to plowin in dialect At
lanta Constitution.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-07-27

ter time, cause sweating. Mr.. Match.
am denies this on the ground Of exper.
fence with various kinds of buildings,
all having varying temperatures; all
have shown perfect dryness inside, ir.
respective Of temperatures and wealth
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-07-27
Doubtful.

My poor man." said Mrs. Mcbride
to the wayfarer at her door, here are
the biscuits just baked. You have
my hearty sympathy"
Before | eat the biscuits, ma'am,"
responded the traveller, may ask If
1t is because am about to eat 'em
that you sympathize with me-or
how ?"-Cleveland Leader.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-07-27

The war had begun. AMI Henier
son, believing that 1t was the duty of
the students to so to the front, went
before the college faculty and asked
for permission TO make a speech. Con-
sent was given reluctantly. The re-
suit Of that first war speech of Dave
Henderson WIS the stampeding for
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-07-27
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Col. Henderson Near Deaths Valley.


the front of nearly the entire student
body OF the Upper Iowa University.
Dave" Henderson went into the
service as a private. He was shot
III the face at Fort Donelson. but he
refused to leave the field. He was
promoted TO a !ieutenancy. Later in
the campaign which ended at Vicks-
burg he was shot in the foot ut the
oattle of Corinth. This wound was
an ugly one, AMI amputation of the
foot became necessary. The first
1peration was not properly performed
and the result was that amputation
after ajnrutation became necessary,
until al least nearly the whole leg was
sacrificed. This did not prevent Hen
derson from re-entering the service,
anu in 1864 he went to the front as
colonel Of the Forty-sixth Iowa Volun-
teers.
Colonel Henderson studied law after
the war, and held various political of
fees within the gift of the president
anu VI Iiie So'oihol VI ioMu, uhIii 'hS
year 1882, when ne was elected to
congress. All his life he has been a
man to whom the companionship of
friends was indispensable. He has
been boon companion and a great
story-tcller After he had been
speaker of the house for a week he
said to General Grosvenor: you
boys expect too much. You want me
to sit up here keeping you in order
all day and then to sit up all night
telling you stories"
This may have sounded like COM
paint, but if "the boys" had not want
ed Dave Henderson to tell them stories
his heart would have broken.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-07-27

For nearly twenty years Colonel Hen
dcrson was q member of the congress
Of the United States. His district re-
,urned him to his seat every two years
with a regularity that bade fair to be.
come a custom which nothing but
death could change. Having served
nearly Il score CT years the republican
members in the lower house of con-
gross made him speaker, position
which carries with it a power second
only to that held by the president.
Thcn came the end and there was
something in it deeper than mere
rathos Colonel Henderson seemed to
lose his hold upon himself and upon
his party. He who never before had
shown a weakness TO party friend or
10 party foe suddenly showed a wall
ing strength in all those qualities
which had marked him strong. He
passed from congress and largely
from the public eye.
The story which now comes from
his Dubuque home of bis enfeebled
mental and physical state, Of his liv-
ing again in fancy the battle scenes
of his youth, of his seeing again be
fore him the assembled congress and
OF his striving TO plead once more in
defense of the causes which he thought
Just, Is one of the tragedies Of life.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-07-27

from the public eye.
The story which now comes from
his Dubuque home of bis enfeebled
mental and physical state, Of his liv-
ing again in fancy the battle scenes
Of his youth, of his seeing again be
fore him the assembled congress and
OF his striving 10 plead once more in
defense of the causes which he thought
Just, is one of the tragedies Of life.
II was a proneness to put trust in
the promises of others that brought the
Henderson family to America. Thomas
henderson, the colonels father, lived
at Old Deer on the Earl of Buchan's
estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
There 1t was that David Bremen Hen
derson was born. His father had done
service for the old Earl Of Buchan
who told him that in recompense he
might occupy a strip of land rent Tree
and that the same privilege would be
accorded to the three succeeding Hen
derson generations.
Il
on the land granted to him and spent
all his money in their erection. The
old earl died suddenly one night and
his heirs refused TO keep the pledge
made to Henderson, who did not have
scrap of paper to show his right to
his real estate holdings.
The family came to America and
finally reached Chicago. Or arriving
here the elder Henderson found that
he had less than s. in his pocket. A
nephew of his wife aided him IN get
ding hi, family to Iowa, where he took
up II government land claim. He
called his new home Pleasant Prairie,
but the neighboring settlers changed
the name to Henderson's Prairie, and
by that name 1t Is known to this day.
David Bremen Henderson was but
little more than a baby when he first
saw the prairie home of his youth
When he was old enough to work he
saw the sun rise and set while he was
AT his farm lahCrs. He had strong
mind and n strong body, and the work
Of the long day did not prevent another
kind Of work which extended far into
the nignt The hoy read everything
upon which he could lay his hand. Be
fore he was 1G years old the people of
the countryside regarded him as moth
ing less than A giant of knowledge
| His learning seemed simply to stun
their comprehension, He knew Shakes
reare and Milton by heart, and he re-
tanned nearly every line of both the
masters through the years.
Colonel Henderson is big man
! physically He has been big In cour.
age all his life He was something
of wrestler when hoy, and one day
when only II years old he agreed to
try conclusions with a professional
wrestler who was heavier in body and
older in years AMI in experience than
! his boy opponent Henderson threw
| the man three times, and then agreed
to give him certain hold" as an adj
vantage in the fourth bout This time
/ the professional threw the boy, and
tnrew him In such a way that his right
arm was broken in two places.
Before many years had passed David
/ Premier Henderson became accus.
toned TO being wounded His arm
pas years in healing properly. It
troubled him all through his school
life at the Upper Iowa university, but
the recollection Of the pain OF the
thing and OF the two operations did
not deter him from enlisting as vol
untecr in the army of the north.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-07-27

Something of sadness comes to all
of us when we READ of the enfeebled
mental state of Colonel David Bremen
Henderson and realize that for the old
Iowa soldier the end is not far off.
Here Is man whose whole life has
been passed in fighting battles, and
though the victory did not rest al
ways with the side for which he spoke
or for which shot, no anger was founi
stored in his heart after the strife
colonel Henderson has been much as
u politician, soldier and orator, and at
tirnes he has reached the borderland
of craftsmanship. He is not an
American born, bur American history
holds embalmed the stories of few
native.born sons whose lives were
more typically American thar has been
the life of this man whom Scotland
gave to America for adoption.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-05-13

LIST your acreage With u.s. We have
customers who viii buy on exchange.
A THOMpgoN. IA jefferson Place.
ballard. Phone Ballard $50. IS
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a sore cleared with broom house. five
cent car fare. great buy. $50 cash.
so monthly
3 very large lots. Hdae f2rN Easiest
terms zii Lumber Exchange IL
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AT
HOME:

WAfiHEGroH. =. r. ".
a crowd n Loo greeted ~ -
i"if"n when she arrived =, 'si'
FennHylFuHia station At 2 ge y, Ne
ihIH morning Mans bro,t,, 7 'lofs
,n' only member II The mm,,v "a,
mo station ~ Welcome The 80. q
home. The crowd eheered III ~ y
. 49,. .1l' .ialih party wsls,s
riaF" for Howard avenue - ,.i'
where her HaffaHiue mother
waiting Tor her daughter "a
When she arrived al HON. a.
Jumped from The moving c,.. 80
ana rushed - ne eerenas , .s'
Der mother was standing 80 ~
two were soon eIaHrsd lp sse, ", uH
"rs arms. The other fremb.. -.
OBJ" party followed tho family -.
The reunion aaf complete. ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-05-13

FREMONT PROPERTY.
The Most Desirable Part o. Seattle
ron A HoAm

The nehtFst little t.room cottage ~
the city. bath complete electric
fixtures corner iat huElW, bieehH
a. rnf and IA location whore value 80
are steadily Increasing Tho price
10 way down q 100, tlV0 cash. bal
ht 80 per month
The cheapest lot In the city. Corner
hpaltA So cash
just north II Eilhourno Ave. over
looking Lake Union and city. tslonW
h0uHa nov beiHH completed. Hhth
room complete and plenty of clothes
presses. lot aQAtla Price only fih1
u inu each. balance years.
Desirable h=faom cottage with some
90 the modern convenience choice
lot bHKffH on Aurora Ave cluHe III
90 Fremont and close 20 car Price
unB 81 taH. tUd cash. balance long
time az per cent
Take Green lake car 90 Hiewitt street
J. HERBERT BALDWIN
ODD FELLOWS BUILDING.
FREMONT
Phones. u ufs. North 10.
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re Nh ana Ms. a. Harold. MAY
g hey.
To NJ and Mrs. A. Saudo eli
Aloha street. MAY M. "a boy
re Mr and Mrs Ernest Brehs.
ga31 Second avenue. MAY 5. a hoN
re NJ. and Mrs Roy Martin. se2s
Madison street. may N, boy.
TO At. and Airs Martin Nelson.
2l6 Eleventh avenue. May no. gifl
TO Mr and Mrs e. A. Marshall
May II. q Elrl
To Mr.. and Mrs William II
Baker. aalt Howell street. May II.
a kiFi
To NJ. and AIRS a, r. Tophan.
sos 4 TWentY. eighth avenue. May G.
a boy.