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has its finished modes, made up from the
best ideas of many brains. loss violently
extreme than rany Of the original crea-
lions, but more harmonious.
Often there comes a radical rebellion
against the modes OF the early season
which have been rushed 10 eXtI emes.
b,rlesqued, .commonized. For Pxamrl IL.
the fastidiOus Partisan has tired Of the big
hat, which last sImner could not he too
big, too eXtravagant TO suit her taste.
As long ago "a August. when the first
autumn hats were put on view in Partisan
millinery shops. The SUN insisted that
before Christmas he small touue and the
hat of medium size would be the Only chic.
~headgear. and the prophecy has come
true. On this side of the water the colossal
hat still holds it's own. nnd.h having invested
heavily In these OVergrOwn creations,
many women will wear them throu Rhout
the season; but the latest impOTtations are
OF greatly reduced dimensions. and a friend
writing from Paris two weeks ago assured
us hat though many immense hats were
still worn The most notably elegant Of
the Partisan smart folk were coming out in
more conservative shapes and ever in
little tOques which. instead Of being CON
Servative, threatened fantastic extremes on
the side Of diminutiveness.
The big hat AZ its best has been beautiful
even when extreme; but il has been won
derfully and fearfUlly travestied. At the
Horse Show beautiful hats were out in far
greater number than were beautiful frocks.
and though millinery mOnstrOsities were
numerous the big hats in the boxes were
On the whole very lovely.
Beautiful feathers OF all kinds had much
IN 10 with this beauty. and furs were az
effective as they must nave been uncom-
Portable among ths hat trimmings. One
Of the most attractive hats on view was
worn by a woman in a stunning costume
Of cream cloth embroidered in brown and
brown krOs tulle over cream and was as
simple in effect as il was elegant.
This model was large. though not Of the
o extreme type. and was OF charming
Ines. the broad brim dropping slightly in
the back and rolling upward as lightly at
the left front. IL was covered with white
velvet OF q delicious creamy tint and OK
qUisite quality. an6 il had not q vestige Of
trimming beyond a superb sable skin drawn
softly round the crown, With the head at
che left 'front.'. Anything more delectable
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THE COED.
she Doesn't Appear to ne Popular with
Her University Brothers.

Her University Brothers.
Those who read the college publications
are not slow to realize that their editors
are unfriendIy TO coeducation. in the insti-
buttons where that system exists. Even
in some cases in which the girls have n
representation on the editorial board
things are written and published that are
not kind.
The heads Of the institutions go to some
length to declare at times that c~OeducatiOn
is a success and that the male students
really like It, but they are not borne out
by the facts, apparently. The girls in
some OF the middle Western universities
which are cOeducational realize keenly this
feeling against them.
They take their part in college activities
and on occasion help out the athletic assO-
Citations. They are made to feel sometimes.
as one Michigan girl expressed it. that
the men want to know them only when they
are after their money.
There was a lot of applause for some
girls in Wisconsin last spring when they
raised money to help to send the crews
TO Poughkeepsie for the regatta. but APP
p~arently that has been forgotten. to judge
by some OF the things that the Wisconsin
girls com plain of.
Few of the Eastern universities have
coeduCation and most Of the men in them
are ungallant enough to say that they are
glad Of il. IL would take a deep psycholo-
gist 10 o. Explain why there is that opposition
to education OF the two sexes together.
As one man who went to a mans college
in the East says: I'll bet ten good looking
girls could do more for c~oeducation than
a ream Of arguments by professors" Yet
it is a safe bet that there are many good
looking girls in the Western colleges.
They appear to he resigned out there. hut
they do not appear TO relish coeducatIon.
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than the creamy s~oftness OF the velvet.
which had not a high mstre, and the rich
brown OF the sable il would DO hard 90
imagine, and another touch Of trimming
would have married the perfection OF the
model.
Along with the feather trimmed hats,
whose feathers often made their prices
soar TO appalling heights-hats at from SlOO
70 $50 have been as plentiful this fall as
blackberries in June-were many others as
charming in their own way, and, though
expensive enough because turned out by
skilled hands. not rivals in cost to the feather
and fur trimmed models.
These hats we're the big shapes in soft felt.
SATIN, velvet, &c, trimmed solely in swath-
ing FOlds and great bows Of tulle, Inc their
attractions we're the subject Of general
remark during the show. Perishable they
are, Of course. and practical only FOR fair
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direct connection with tho foIlies and Eads
OF fashion.
Several new plays with modern society
setting have been put on in Paris and are
interesting students OF the new fashions
because Of the unusual number OF charming
costumes worn by the actresses Of the
cast. -L'Eventail" in particular. the new
play at the 0ymnass, offers a bewildering
exhibit OF frocks each more attractive than
the other and all speaking volumes for the
art Of the makers who have furnished the
costumes.
DrecOll is responsible for a large number
Of the sucCesses. and BechOT David has
many 10 his credit. We will show sketches
Of some of the choicest among These stage
frOCks next week. but really all Of them de-
serve presentation.
One costume which will doubtless he
copied more or less closely and would be
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Big HATS DAY OVER
Millinery Now Rushing to the
Other Extreme.
WILL BIG cOIFFURES GO TOO2
The Seasons Fashions as Paris
Modifies Them.

Suggestions AOsut the Hat and the CSInnre
1 Fur TOOuss CSIrsDlcusus Among ths
New small HSts-FrOcEs for the
RlVlsFA Or Florida sleeves stan Grow
InS-New Eneets lR Oversneeves-The
MOdlsh COrsaGe BnIIt Up Nearer the
Throat BlOuses of RnbrOIderrd Ned.
The sales nave come earlier than usual
This season and in almost all of the better
shops exec llent bargains in handsome
Imported and domestic costumes have been
effered, while smart hats. coats and Furs
have been offered at reductions calculated
to tempt any woman
Meanwhile, in Paris The seasons modes
ere little more than crystallized. for the
Partisan does not plunge earnestly intO
tbe game OF fashions until long after the
early season models have beer launched
and sent away to dealers and customers
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the modish corsage being built up nearer
the throat at the sides and the opening
left being usually Of v or 4 shape. Even
this opening is largely filed with heavy
lace. heavily embroidered net, EN-
broidered velvet or something OF the kind,
80 only a little Of the transparent guimpe
ia left TO show below the high. close. trans
parent collar.
The big jabots which were much worn
for a little while have not obtained uni
versal approval in Paris and while they
are occasionally to be noted in connection
with low cut coats or waistcOats. the pref
erence among the 6legantes 10 for close
neck and chest lines-sheer guimpes or
chemisettes finely tucked. lace ~encrusted,
embroidered. &c. with perhaps a line Of
black velvet around the base Of the throat
and knotted carelessly in front.
BlOueos Of embroidered net are, a. we
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far from the Rue de Ia PAX and the Place
Yend6me.
On the whole, the features indicated
by these early models usually survive.
and one does not go far wrong in adopting
n mode guaranteed by any one Of several
autOcratic Partisan firms; bat when the
Parisians have finished their chateau visits
and settled down to city life and winter
frOcks there come infinite notifications
of the dressmakers' first ideas. subtle
changes. adjustments, adaI tations. Each
dressmaker has seen the novelties originated
by his rivals. has noted their possibilities,
has changed them, adar ed them TO his
own needs. smalgamsted them with his
own ideas.
In September the new fashions stand in
distinct classes, often violently contrasted.
Each artist has made his guoss. shown
his hand. BY the first of December Paris
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exec pt'onal precautions against all trouble,
and the women who are piling puffs and
braids and pOmpadour supports on their
heads cannot he too careful about the hair
they buy"
All Of which is perhaps outside the prov
ince of the fashion ~chrOnicler and yet has
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-18

A few years ago it as customary
to speak of southwestern Wisconsin
as the sold lead region" The idea
prevailed that this section no longer
produced any great quantities of lead.
But the production Of lead is at
present far greater than at any pre-
vious time In the history Of this terri
tory. The bulk of the product is not
sheet or cube lead, as formerly, but is
composed Of lead concentrates, which
come from the mills which are Oper-
ated principally for the production OF
zinc ores. And the output Of zinc is
many times greater than that of lead.
Mining speculation is somewhat on the
wane; but the real mines Of the dis
trict are being worked in a practical
way to a greater extent than they we're
ever worked before; and the result
3 a very greatly increased production
of both lead and zinc.
The shipments Of lead from " the
old lead region" for three months last
past aggregates 2,7G6, 900 pounds.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-18
A DUTY to Live.

Milwaukee Journal: Grief-crazed
because of the death of his wife a Mil
waukee man shot himself upon her
grave. The first thought of the thou
sands who read an account of the
shooting in the newspapers was I'M
dOubtedly feeling of sympathy for
the man who loved his wife so much
that he cared not to live without her.
Yet, is he not open to grave criti-
Cism? May a man shirk his natural
duties by blowing himself into eternity
via the gunpowder route? How about
the three children orphaned by the
mad act of their father? Is not the
man as truly Sinking his duty as
though he had wilfully abandoned the
children by fleeing to another state?
All honor to the man who, when life
has lost its sweetness and SAVIOR,
straps his burden of duties to his
back, and patiently plods to his APP
pointed end.
There are hundreds, perhaps thou
sands of such unknown heroes in Wis
consin. For heroes they are, as truly
as though they had died spectacularly
in leading some mad charge on the
field Of battle.
The Milwaukee man who several
months ago, during period Of re-
morse after debauch, committed sui
eide, leaving a note addressed to no
one in particular, saying Take care
of my wife" was a coward and a
shirk.
Death often offers the first door of
escape to the moral coward.
1t sometimes takes more courage to
live than it does to die.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-18
CITY PROPERTY.

The Thomas Day property on
Hoard street 1t adjOins the Joseph Ellery
homestead. 1t Is an old stone house and Will
be sold at a bargain.
A four room house and acre OF land
situated in south part Of city. Pleasantly
located. VIII be sold at a right price
Two acres of good land in the west
ern part of the city
Three good lots in the Oates Subdi-
vision, on the west side Of Dodge street
A pleasantly located dwelling and
two lots I'm First ward, northwest Of the city
park.
The Parkinson residence in Mineral
Point formerly the home Of Robert James,.
1t is situated on Iigh street ard Is one OF
the most pleasant homes in the CITY. viii
be sold at a right price
The Padon homestead, adjoining
St. Marys Catholic church on the southwest;
also one acre Of land, west OF residence, with
small barn The property Is ID good condi-
tion and will be sold at a right price.
The residence of Albert M. stephens,
Wrs Mary Meals House contains six rooms;
has two cellars, q good cfstern ana small
harm. Inquire of the Mineral Point Real
Estate Agency.
The Carbis residence-good proper
GEAR the fourth ward school building This
Is Specially good investment at this time
when good dwellings are in strong demand.
Three lots in the Roberts Subdivis-
ion: each lot 70x160 feet. Good lots in a very
desirable location. VIII be sold cheap.
4 nice cottage in the Harris sub
division South part Of city; also several
desirable building lots. Will be sold right.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-18
Rust, Not Green Bug.

The fear of Wisconsin farmers that
the "green bug which is creating
havoc in the wheat fields of the south
has invaded this state and attacked
the oat crops, is unfounded, according
to Prof. J G. Moore, agronomist at
the college of agriculture of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin. Extensive
investigation of the fields affected has
revealed the fact that rust is respon-
sible for the poor condition of the oat
crops, and the green bugs found on
many plants in some districts are but
common aphides. Discussing the
situation, Prof. Moore says:
Farmers have become alarmed
because oat fields have taken on
reddish brown color, and plants
are making little growth. While
the stand is good, the plants have not
reached the height usual for this sea-
son. Looking for the cause. farmers
have found a green louise or aphis on
the plants. In some districts the
louise was so numerous that the poor
condition of the crop was attributed to
it, probably because Of the excitement
in the South regarding the green bug in
the wheat fields. Extended investiga-
tions made in the past week by the
university experiment station show the
aphias more numerous than usual
but in no case is it found in sufficient
numbers to cause the damage attribu-
ted to 1t. The aphias would simply
suck the juice from the plant causing
1t to wither and the leaves to seem
punctured by a needle. No doubt the
aphlas has done some slight damage
to infested plants, but large number
Of plants show the disease where no
aphides are found
Practically all damage done may
be attributed to Oat rust, found on all
the plants. Reddish bron blotches
appear on the leaves OF the plant,
somewhat elongated which later turn
dark brown. In nearly all cases the
leaves turn brown at the end and die
back to the stool. This is because the
rust takes up the nourishment which
would naturally go TO the tissues, and
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-18
"a Tempest IN a Teapot"

The expression "a tempest in a tea
pot" is one of great antiquity. It's
first historic appearance is in the "De
Legibus" of Cicero, who quotes it as a
common saying, "Gratidius raised a
tempest in a ladle as the saying is"
The French form, "Une tempete dams
une verre d'eau" "a tempest in a glass
of water), was first applied to the dis
turbances in the Geneva republic near
the end of the seventeenth century. IN
England the word teapot was sub
stituted for the sake of ALTERATION. 1t
is said to have been popularized by
Lord North, who employed 1t to char
acterize the outbreak of the American
colonists against the tax on tea.-Bos.
ton Post.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-18
Bank Bills That Made a Noise.


Milwaukee Journal: When graft
ing was at its height in San Francis
CO, hired man presented himself at
one of the city's largest banks, and
demanded bills in payment of the
check he offered.
1t happened that this was new in
San Francisco, because the citizens of
that western metropolis have a we'll
known preference for gold coin of the
realm. They do not care for promises
to pay, even the governments. They
want the ready cash.
Of course, the bank handed out the
bills. 1t had to skirmish around to
get them. Investigation showed that
San Francisco was going very short
on bills. There seemed to be a sud
den demand for paper. The banks
wondered why.
They have just discovered the rea-
son.
The boodlers wanted money which
make no noise. They objected to its
blinking. Bills they thought would be
quieter. They realized that crooked
money ought to be silent money.
But every one of those dishonest
bills began to scream aloud.
We are an honest world at heart,
and dishonesty can't help making it.
self conspicuous. Black spots always
show on white surface. There is no
such thing as crooked money which
will keep silent, though it be paid out
in bills, as most of these San Francis
co grafters paid it, or kept in plush
lined boxes under the floor. as Mayor
Schmitz kept his.
We may differ about an after-life
and in our IDEAS of heaven and hell.
We may believe there is no such
thing, or we may agree with the freak
preacher who locates hell in theEsun
and heaven in the star Alycyone; but
we can never get away from the fact
that our every act and perhaps even
our every thought is a boomerang,
and that even if public exposure does
not follow our sins and if our care
fully folded dishonest bills do not
scream their uncleanness into the ears
of listening world, the boomerangs
will nevertheless strike us when we
least expect them, and the tainted
bills will make fostering sores down
in our secret ears in thunderous
voices that we can never silence.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-18
Almost Die at a Picnic.

Ten La Crosse people, all members
of prominent families, are seriously
i'll from ptomaine poisining as the re-
suit of eating roast veal at a picnic
a few miles from here on the Missis-
sippi river. A few hours after eating
the meat members of the party were
taken violently i'll and for time the
lives of Homer c. Hart, a wealthy
implement dealer, his wife and child
were in danger. After employing
heroic measures for several hours,
physicians announced that all the
sufferers would recover.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-18
ORIGINAL GOTHAM.
The Scheme by Which it's inhabitants
Fooled King John.

The Scheme by Which its Inhabitants
Fooled King John.
This name Gotham, was first applied
to the city of Manhattan i'll a book of
humorous sketches called "Salmagun-
d." written about 1907 by Washington
Irving in collaboration with his broth
er Peter and the poet PauIding.
1t was evidently intended to suggest
that the people of New York made I'M
due pretensions to wisdom, and that
there were both satire and wit in the
suggestion is shown by the story of
the original Gothamites. Gotham was
a parish i'll Nottinghamshire, England.
The old story tells how King John
wished to pass through the parish, but
the people there, fancying that the
passage of the king over a route made
it a public road, decided to prevent the
transit by all pretending to be crazy.
Therefore when the king and his party
arrived they found every one of the
inhabitants employed in some peculiar
~ foolish task Thus a group were
joining hands around thorn bush to
keep a cuckoo from getting away, some
were trying to drown an eel, others
dipping water with sieve, and SO on.
When the king saw these perform
ances, he swore at the people for a
pack of idiots and, turning, departed
with all his retinue, says the House
keeper The GOthamites were delight
ed with the success of their scheme for
turning aside the king, regarding it as
superlativeIy clever.
After this Gotham came to have the
reputation of being Il sort of headquar-
tiers for conceited fools. In the time of
Henry VIII. a book entitled "The Mer-
ry Tales of the Mad Men of Gotham"
was published Among these was the
story of the 'Three Wise Men of
Gotham" one of whose exploits was to
go to sea in a bowl.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-18
CHURCHES OF MINERAL POINT
St. pauPS-CathOIic.

St. pauPS-Catholic.
Rev. James O'Keefe, pastor. Mass 500 at
and d0:l5 a. N; Yespers, with benediction,
at 1880 p. N.
Sunday school at 200 p. m.
St. Mary's-CathoIic.
Rev: Nicholas Weyer, pastor. Mass at 500
ana IO:OO a. NJ; Vespers at 300 p. m.
Trinity Church.
Rev. March Chase, rector. Holy Commun-
ion at a. m; Morning prayer and sermon
lO:3O; sunday school at IL 40 a. M; Evening
prayer 7:3O.
Friday-Evening prayer 1880.
Methodist Episcopal.
Rev. S. Bender, pastor. Services at 1890
a. m. and 1870 D. m.
Glass meeting at d. M; Sunday school at
ll:45; EDworth league at $3.50.
Prayer meeting Thursday evening 7;30
Primitive Methodist Church.
Rev. W. T.WaIxer, pastor. Services at 10 80
a. m. and 7:30 p. m
Glass meeting 8 a. m; Sunday school at .
2 H.; Junior EndeayOr at p. M; Christian
Endeavor at 6:3O D. m.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-18
New Nursery Inspection Law.

A new law has just been passed
which will be of interest both TO nur-
serymen and to persons buying nur-
sery stock. 1t provides for uniform
inspection by the Agricultural Expert
ment Station Of the State University
of all nurseries growing and offering
stock for sale in the state, such in
spection being for the purpose of de-
termining whether or not the nurseries
are free from dangerous fungus and
insect pests. In the past this has been
optional with the nurserymen, but
hereafter all nurseries must be in
spected.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-18
Drowned in Lake Kegonsa.

Taken suddenly i'll while boating
with a companion on Lake Kegonsa
and with but a brief word of warming,
George Il. Westbury, aged 26, fell
from his seat in the rear of the boat
and sank once for all to his death.
The Westburys were formerly resi-
dents of Madison and both the father
and the young man are we'll known to
many citizens there.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-18

they starve and turn brown. While
most farmers are acquainted with rust,
they have overlooked it as the cause
of the present trouble because it APP
peared so much earlier than usual.
Prevailing weather conditions nave
been exceptionally favorable for the
development and spread of the fungus,
and at the same time have retarded
the growth and weakened the plants SO
as to make them more susceptible to
attack. It is impossible TO predict
how seriously the oat crop will be
affected. There is no way Of combat
ing the disease, and the farmers can
do nothing but watch weather condi
tions until harvest The indications
are that the crop throughout the state
will be very light, as practically the
whole state is affected, the south and
east more than the north and west
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-18
CHEESE AT THE FAIR
Let there be a Large and Fine
Exhibit this Year,

James A. Hoare, superintendent of
this department, is working in his
usual effective way for a proper ex-
hibit of cheese at the Mineral Point
fair. The cheese industry is growing
rapidly year by year all through this
section, and it is hoped to make a rec
ord breaking display of American
chedders, twins, daises, and Swiss
cheese at the Southwestern Wisconsin
fair of 1907. The premiums are liberal,
and the management of the fair ap-
peals earnestly for a showing fairly
representatives of the many excellent
factories within a wide territory sur
rounding Mineral Point.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-18

r The Evening Wisconsin: OF all
silly things, none could be sillier than
the disposition evinced in some quar-
tiers to criticize the sending of the
squadron to the PACIFIC. Even the rab-
id opposition party in Toxic cannot
be serious when it affects to see in
this an act of hostility to Japan.
Japan has no more reason to take um-
bragg at the dispatch of the fleet to
the Pacific than have mans neigh
bOrs to consider themselves insulted
because he locks his front door.