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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-31

business in the future In marked
passed both houses, one approprintng
$1,000 to aid the legislative st0tstlcian
In the preparation of bills and the
other permitting citizens to get copies
of the proceedings on payment Com
mttccs can be said to have hardly be
gun WORK yet, MS the practice Is to
wait until all measures are in before
seriously taking MP their consideration,
As there are still two weeks for the
introduction Of new bills, there Will be
little doing In the committce rooms
for some time yet. There Is Il feeling
on the part Of some committee chair
men that this procedure should be
changed aud that bills should be re-
ported out Ms soon as possible and
that the way TO shorten the session
Is to change the present method; but
they get scant hearing.
Short Session Predicted,
The prediction has been made TINT
| inis will he short session, but.
Judging from the easy stage mt which
| things are going and the large num-
| Der OF important measures thot Will
come up for consideration, there
seems slender basis for this hope,
| However with harmony, hard work
and dIsmtcrcstcd seeking of the pub
| lie good wonders could he accomplished
In n short space of tine, II remains to
| 4. tb,.4, ,,Fi1I hn 4l,R
nnlmatmg motives,
mnoccntly enough the two houses
have been led into Il bad tanglc over
rules of procedure, and large part
of last week was spent In tlouudcriuE
out of the morass. The trouble was
not over the rules, which are admir-.
able, ANA which each house will prob,
ably adopt early this week with slight
insignificant amendments, The trouble
arose over the two houses attempting
to adopt Identical rules jointly. There
was much complaint at the last SEES
sion over the outiQWtCd forms of pro
CrdurC followed and the difference N
the practices Of the two houses, Ac
Cordingly committee of the two
houses was appointed 10 adopt more
uniform method of procedure, Senator
whitehead and Speaker Ekem wert
among the members OF this committee
and, drawing on their wide experience
and the wise suggestions of nr, Nc
Carthy, the legislative authority, the!
framed up, after much prayer ant
wrestling, a set of rules that every
one admits is very good and II decide,
Improvement over those of the past.
Might he Unconstitutional.
1t was agreed thOt the rules woul,
he good for hoth houses and Il wa
proposed that they he adopted Jointly
This was done, but each house had
few slight changes to suggest. Whil
the resolution WAS being huffcted he
tween the two houses the idea oCcurrc
TO some lawyers OF the assembly tina
7 the proceeding might he unconstitr
I tional; that the constitution OF tn
4 state. the nation, as well as that q
Great Britain, prCScribcS that eac
4 house shall make its own rules, Thi
n view came to prevail In the aSsemhl,
which finally, after spirited and Ions
X drawn-out debate, recalled its amend
/ mcnts from the senate, leaving III
I whole proposition up In the air o
= adjournment Thursday, However,
J. Is expected that each house will adol
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-31

respondents The Record Herald mas
the benefit of the foreign news service
of the New York Herald. famous for
its world wide cable system and for
the reliability of its foreign news; also
that of the New York World and the
New York Journal of Commerce, be-
sides that great cooperative news
gathering organization, the Associat-
ed Press.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-31

Congressman Cooper, who 10 gener-
ally active In good works, Is now try.
ing TO line up the Wisconsin delega.
ton for Immediate tariff revision,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-31

The retirement of w. II. Bennett
from the Mineral Point Tribune has
called out many kind expressions Of
deserved praise from his very numer-
Gus friends among the newspapermen
of Wisconsin.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-31

Congressman j, w. Murphy has
appointed II. M Dyer of Plntteviile
rs his secretary. Mr.. Dyer Is able,
worthy, and deserving. He has been
associated with Mr.. Murphy for
several years, and will make an
excellent secretary.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-31
The Iohn Ross Mine.

In addition to the usual yield of
blackja jack, the John Ross mine is pro-
ducing large quantities of lead from
the east shaft.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-31

The hill for the taxation of insur-
ance companies is drawn along
much the same lines, II is prob
able that the insurance companies
OF the state will ask TO he taxed
on surplus only. 1t is probable.
however, that they will ultimately
he placed ON the nd valorcm basis,
a plan which Governor LaFolctte
urged In some Of his later messages
to the legislature. Speaker Ekeru is
said to he confirmed to the idea that
thcy should be taxed on the same
basis as other property and, it is prob
ably safe 20 say that he will make
a strong fight to bring this about.
\. Q. BARTON.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-31

WANT ADVERTISEMENTS in the Democrat
w bring prompts results, beca Sc they are
read by thousands,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-31
The Merry Christmas Mine

has been sold to the Chicago capital
lists, who are operating on the Golner
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-10

quent rattle of stones displaced by the horses as they
stamped impatienty in their shelter. Even the coyotes
were silent.
Rainey sat like craven image, his eyes fixed on the
trail below. As he again turned his rifle its side
and examined the lever he said, half to himself
Char amt no tclln what this yere LIES to bring
seen Little Bill Yesterday as he takin' of the
stage out Fort Gibson way. Says |, Bill [ says
better let take this we're trip fer you amt none
unwillin' and the company won't kick. You all 90
play with the kid An Bill says to me, says he
Whistlin, you all watch the kid an I'll go. You just
come in an like enough yer amt none hankern' for
the job, and he rides away, sayn' as am to tell this
we're Chinese man-woman of his'n for to see the kid
don't get his feet wet none | wus feelln some queer
about that trip. Seem like I WIS havin' pre-
sentiment.
"You all kin figure out what would have been if Bill
were gvin' me that trip. Thar wouldn't been no
fatheress kid to-day, with to comfort him but me
an the sheriff an Others speaking dsrespec full
Whistlin Rainey blew his impressively, I'm
conscious of the implied sefsacrCe of his Speech and
ostentatouslv examined the rife again, to give the
impression that there design aforethought and
cautiously wiped away the tears in his eyes with the
rough palm of his hand Anxously peering around to
that had not detected his ruse, he boldly straight
ened up.
| looked at my watch it was approaching midnight.
''This we're road agent business is some wore out
when it comes to takin' off such as Little Bill,
Rainev finally continued. 81 knew him when he wuS
first married His woman wus none too strong an she
done shuied along when the kid born, years
back Since then, Bill mother and father both to
that baby and I'm a-telln' you there wusnt none as
more lovin an kind.
II amt sayin' there amt good road agents Seems
to me as I'm lookin' back, hev met sevral as wuz
men amt none set against drnkin' with. But this
we're gang as kills Bill, amt a-gettn' of none of my
sympathy I reckon they amt nothin' just
would give me more good feelin than for to these
yere persons = close by across tie sights of this
yere gun"
Rainey looked down the trail quickly, and then sat
down again, whistling softly.
Thought like heard sound he explained apollo
getically I made no answer. "Thats queer asser
ton about gentlemen agents, Pm admittin'," Rainey
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-10

frightened a cinch.
''Git the others?" Rainey asked. Simpson indi-
Gated by sign with his fingers. "There two
layin' above the Inun camp the trail past the big
spring. They amt festive now
"The god"
"Sheriffs got it. 1t in pack behind the first"
Raney strobe over to the PROSTATE figure. Other
horsemen had come up and were dismountng. Through
the head of the thing in the dust was small hole from
which the red oozed slowly
81 amt none set KILN men, Raney said slowly,
but when think of the kid, amt none the re
cordin' angels goin' to make such black mark for
that
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-10
Penny Saved-Penny Earned

Chauncev Olcott tells of well-to-do Chicago man
who went into hardware store in that city and asked
for pound of nails. The package made up and
the price Nickel handed to the merchant, when the
customer asked if the purchase could be sent to his
house The merchant assented, and calling boy
handed the parcel with a dime, and said Here,
Johnny take this out to Mr.. Blank S house"
"What" said the customer, care you going to give
the boy dime to take the parcel out?"
"Why, certainly said the merchant; II wouldn't
think of asking him to go SO far for nothing"
"Well," said the meanest in Chicago, If you
would just soon give me my nickel will take 1t out
myself, and you will save five cents"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-10
R al ey' M r k

continued, "but it's a fact. There
wuS onct an agent down Carrarez
Hills way as held me up some several
times. l done got him once or twice
an he done got me sevral, but we amt
none of us out of the business. Then
finally -"
A crackle up the fork reused us like
a shock. Then another and a third,
and farther back upon the narrow trail.
another. Rainey stepped out of the
shadow into the clear, his sinewy hand
gripping the stock of the Winchester
like a vice. Something mounted shot
through an open space, and raised my
rife.
"Not w.t. came sharply. "This
ones mine! Take the next"
| dropped my arm and watched the
old man. The horseman below struck
through clump of trees, then into the
silvery light again, then into shadow,
and again into the light, down an open
space in the trail below Rainey
waited, it seemed for hours, then raised
his rifle, his lips puckered into a noise
less whistle Again he waited = then
a shot rang out sharp and clear, and the
horse fell heavily, throwing the rider
head foremost upon the sharp rocks
fringing the trail He lay writhing.
Good" Rainey cursed. "Squirm,
you coyote" and after a moment fired
again. All was still The old man
heaved a sigh of satisfaction.
Then the second came in sight,
but as threw my Winchester forward,
the old man struck it down sharply.
"The posse!" he exclaimed.
We reached the figure on the trail a
moment after the horseman. Simp-
son nodded approvingly and then
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-10
Players Paragraphs
The Proverbia1 Hunger

I'm the wings during performance of Montgomery
and Stones success, "The Red Mill at the
Knickerbocker Theater, New York, the other
night, lust after the al fresco luncheon scene in
front of the Red Mill Tavern, of the wee small
boys who appear as the Dutch Riddles was asked by
Fred Stone which character in the play he would like
most to play when he grew up.
''The man wot eats the SOUP answered the young
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-10


Returning met the stage, the driver upon the seat,
one arm caught to his body with a red handkerchief.
Charitably covered with a rubber coat, the something
within which was once Little Bill ShankS the guard,
gently taken up and borne to the nearest saloon
where still covered, it was placed upon the bar. A
great splash of red upon the surface and coted TUT
of black showing through where head might have
rested were the visible signs The driver reeled in
after falling into chair by rough table and dropping
his head upon the dripping handkerchief
"Twenty thousand = an they done got Little Bill
damn 'em" he moaned. "Break it easy to his kid"
I remembered the child Little Bills earth and
heaven and Rainey went to the cabin at the
end of the street. Rainey waited at corner OF the
spnt fence while assumed the hard task OF bringing
to the cheerful little fellow whom Bill had carefully
guarded and had taught all the good his rough lite
knew that terrible knowledge of the unknown and of
the valley.
While the child lay sobbng his heart out upon the
cheap covering of the bed wherein Raney and | with
Bill had tucked him away many night, we left follow
ing close upon the posse, while the wrnkled Chnaman
who had cared for the ''kid' during Bills frequent
absences, stood guard the cabin and waited to
render what poor consolation he could
Rainey and I rode hard. There no opportunity
for talk had either wished it. We struck into the main
stage road close upon the heels of the posse and after
a mad chase up with them at the head OF canyon
where trails meet and part. The sheriff met us as we
refined in.
To the right and guard the north fork he shouted
through the dust There three in the gang =
Simpson saw 'em. They didn't cross the creek -
don't stop to parley shoot when you see 'em! I'll
send to relieve you by sunup if we don't get back
before"
Then again up the canyon = Rainev in front, his
Winchester thrown across the pommel of his saddle and
the worn sixshooter conveniently within reach across
the hip At the fork dismounted and, hiding the
horses nearby clump of trees took our station at
the side of the canyon, behind projecting boulder
The sun wore around its course and dropped behind
,,eal noht shut down like COVerd of black. In
an hour the crep up from behind distant range
and very gloom made the rough contour of the peaks
and cliffs take wierd gigantic FORMS half human and
most fantastic. There sound save the ntre-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-10

EDTToR's NoTE, - This is the first of series
of Whistlin' Rainey stories. The next story,
entitled the Lady Road Agent will appear shortly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-10

IA man, the fanks of his wiry
1 mount fecked with foam,
came laundering down the
sinuous stage road, across the bridge
and down the single street, through
a cloud of white alkali dust, bringing
the news. Scarce pausing for the single
question of how much the express box
had lost, the visible population = it was
unnecessary to specify it as male =
sought arms and leader.
It was the old story of a sudden Skin
mish and violent death. The Four
Mile Post had added to its list of those
who preferred the honorable and often
times violent end, the incident Of fldel-
itv to trust, another victim. Where the
trail led sharply to the left from the
creeks edge and around a hlackened
live oak stump, a man had suddenly
appeared. A brief exchange of vicious
Crisping rife shots, and the work was
done. While the horseman excltedly
explained the details of the fray to
knot of weather scarred and bronzed
plainsmen, sought the barn.
Whislin' Rainey heard the news with
no sign of interest, save that his eyes
receded the more behind his shaggy
gray-black brows. [ spoke briefly,
knowing the custom of men whose
habit is action, not words. lie listened
silently.
cit much?" he asked. I men
toned the sum = gold to pay the men
at the mines down the Little Bear.
Rainey reached for the brides.
"You all git your shootin' tools an
come this away right sudden. Thar's
goin' to be doin's presently the same
which I'm of the opinion you all better
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-10

ST-BEGRIMED horse
man, the TANKS of his wiry
mount fecked with foam,
came laundering down the
New-York tribune., 1907-09-07
COMMON SENSE IN COMMON SCHOOLS.

For one thing the trouble with cur common
schools is that they are not common enough. OF
late the educational atmosphere has been clamor-
with the cry. "Democratize the common
schools' While l may differ IN my definition
of the phrase from those who use it most, am
heartily in accord with the doctrine itself /
understand il. TO me this phase means making
the common schools more common bringing them
closer to the common people, adapting them more
practically 20 the needs of the great body Of pupils
bringing them into truer range with the life work
of the average boy and girl educated in them.
/ cannot escape the conviction that there Is too
much of a tendency. so far common schools
concerned, 10 educate the mass of our boys out
Of touch with their social and vocational needs
too much of a tendency to make prigs OF them and
not allow item to wear nice clothes and keep their
hands unsoIed Ali honor 10 the boy who feels
that he is called by his own natural gifts to do
what his condition in life fits him for.
The educational system which stimulates the boy
TO rise above his environment and to GO higher in
the vocational and social scale is good system
so long as il actually accompllsheS this result
in a fair percentage Of cases but ii is not dera-
bic when il achieves this at the cost of making a
high percentage of educational misits III order
to elevate Il few into the intellectual profes-
siOnal pursuits.
For one / have no hesitation In urging that the
men who make the curriCulums of our public
schools put the emphasis on the elemental and the
vocational studies because majority of the pupils
hope 10 enter professional life. and should,
therefore, be trained by the shortest and most
direct cut to fit themselves for the life of labor
in shops stores and offices.-Superintendent E. q.
Cooley, of Chicago, in The Saturday Evening Post.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-07
RAISING SCHOOL FUNDS.

Among curious ways OF raising school funds. the
following advertisement which appeared in 1I03 is
worthy of note:
We whose names are hereunto subscribed, sons
of some Of the principal families in and about
Trenton, being in some measure sensible or the ad-
of learning, and deSirouS that those who
are deprived of it thru the poverty of their par
the sweetness of IL with ourselves
can think of no better other method for that
nurnose than the following scheme OF a Delaware
Island ottery for raising 225 pieces of eight Span
ish jollars) toward building house TO acconfno-
date an English and grammar school and paying
eter to teach such children whose parents are
unable TO pay for schooling. 49,. -,
nronosed the house be thirty feet long,
t1,entv feet wide and one story high and pullt on
the southeast corner of the meeting house yard IN
Trenton under the direction of MeSsrs benjamin
ward Alexander Chambers and John Chambers All
of Trenton, aforesaid.
IosSeries were forbidden in New Jersey ana IN
New-York tribune., 1907-09-07
MODERATE TERMS

TO evadc the law they held Fish
Island and termed Fish Island or Delaware
lotteries. The venture financial success, ana
the building proposed erected on portion OF
the First Presbyterian Church lot on 2d. now state,
street where il remained until 1904 at which time
it was torn down to make for the new church.
This school was practically the beginning of the
Trenton Academy, which was established some
years later and conducted in building on Academy
Street-School Journal.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-07
MORE HIGHER WALKS"


If every fail sees a larger entering freshman
class at our universities and colleges. so in June
of every wear the percentage of the graduates
in each class who announce their intention 10
enter ore Of the time hOnored professions De
comes smaller and smaller The tradition thal
the college bred man must enter one OF the
higher walks Of life has practically been wiped
out simply because there has been so great an
increase in the number of these higher walks.
Educators are becoming more and more IN
sistent in pointing out that the college course
must primarily be the rounding out PERIOD OF
the man rs a man. the bread foundation for the
specialization which will equip him for the WORK
IN life that he may select as his own
Men still go to college to acquire speciai
fund of information valuable in certain pursuits
or occupations but the number of those who go
with this purpose is steadily decreasing III IS
only natural, then, that in an age when the eau
to specializing has become of national recogni-
ton the question should be raised, why does
4 man spend IN college four Of his best
years, which might be profitably turned 10
account in fitting himself for his sperial Voca-
ton outside OF t2 Can he afford the handlcap
which is placed upon him by this length Oh tihe
spent in college if when he leaves it he cannot
inter a field where the four years will be Ut
least as serviceabe as a similar period spent IN
mastering the details of a business or In the
acquisition of a special kind of knowledge, when
IS in Itself readily salable commodity!
MEANING OF SUCCESS
So far the period spent in college spells the
word success in its ordinary application TO the
acquisition of the material goods Of life, ii would
be unwise TO argue that letter or two is not
lacking TO the completion of the word IN the
case Of every college graduate.
However, when President Schurman of Cornell
@ilc that the purpose of the university or the
college is TO enrich the lives of its students, he
old not mean that their enrichment was to be
calculated in terms of material wealth. If the
0ohege man has appreciated the real signih-
canoe OF the ideals set up for him in the higher
ecucatlon he has obtained, he has come opt
possessed with fund of the things that do
The daily sentinel., 1907-10-29
DEMOCRATS
WILL GATHER
(sentiners Special News servtce)

(Senttners Special News Segvfce)
New York. Oct. 29.-New York
Democrats are beginning prepara-
tions for great national council
of party leaders from all the states
of the Union. to be held here on Jack
son day and the preceding day.
January and 8. 1t is hoped that
this meeting. which will include a
great Jackson day banquet given by
the Democratic state committee. will
result In a Qualification of the poll
tical atmosphere and the agreement
on a standard bearer in the COM
ing campaign. Already a well-de-
fined movement has been inaugura-
ted to bring Lieutenant Governor
Stuyvesant Chanler into the lime
light at this pow-wow, and his sup
porters hope to be able to convince
their fellow partisans from other
states that he is the man for the
place at the head of the national
ticket. While Bryan's recent visit
to New York resulted in largely in
creasing his popularity In some
quarters. majority OF the party
leaders of the state are opposed to
bringing toward the Nebraskan a
gain In the role of presidential cand-
idate. The supporters of Chanler ad-
nit that they have not as yet been
very successful In arousing enthusi-
asm for their candidate in the Dem
ocratic states of the South and West,
and this they hope to accomplish at
the January meeting in New York.