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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-11
In QUEST OF AN HEIR.
The Great Napoleon and What Might
Have Been.

Had Josephine borne Napoleon an
heir the history of France and in
deed all Europe must have been very
different. In the hours of triumph
after Wagram Napoleon realized that
had the young German fanatic who
had come TO attempt his life been sue
cessful in his mission one thrust from
that vulgar kitchen knife which the
lad concealed would have shattered all
the glories whose fashiOning had caused
such rivers of blood to flow He re-
solved upon the divorce of Josephine.
He would take as his wife a princess
and found dynasty. Whom should
he marry? Should it be Il princess of
the Russian royal house or q princess
of another? He slept in the palace of
the man whom he had but newly re-
conquered, the emperor of Austria, and
slept, as fate would have it, in the very
room in which the heir for whom he
prayed was destined to die. Under the
roof of the son of the Caesars he re-
solved to marry that mans daughter.
A little while earlier she had heard
that the tide of battle had turned
against the French and had written
to her father: eve have heard with
great joy that Napoleon was present
at the battle which was lost If he
would only lose his head as wellr'
The writer of the words became, ten
months after the French troops entered
Vienna as conquerors, the bride of the
man whose death she now wished.
She was the granddaughter of Marie
Antoinette, and by his marriage to her
Napoleon believed it would be the sal
walton of France. A man wiser in the
matter than himself had pointed to a
Russian marriage, fOreseeing renewed
hostilities with either Austria or Rus
STA. Napoleon, he said, knew his way
to Vienna; he doubted whether he knew
the road to st. Petersburg. Napoleon
chose to find as he afterward said,
that the marriage was but an abyss
strewn with flowers The marriage
led inevitably to the calamitous Rus
sian campaign and to the breakup of
his empire. His ruin began with his
marriage to the princess who was to
be the mother of his child All France
acclaimed the union with joy, which
was eclipsed only by the birth of the
heir.-St. James Gazette.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-11
AGRICULTUREINS SCHOOLS
Prof. w. A. Henry of State Uni
Yersity Says Demand for Teach
aI-S iC Great

1.-THE demand for teachers of agri-
culture is growing many times as fast
as the supply, "ssid Prof. w. A.
Henry of the University of Wisconsin
college of agriculture today, discuss
ing the summer session teachers
course in the elements of agriculture
established this year. ''There is
a big field for teachers of elementary
agriculture in our public schools,
Agriculture as an industry in the
United States has a gross output of
products of over six billions of dol
lars a year. From a third to half
of our people should live on the land.
They should be taught how to do so to
the greater profit Of themselves and
the country at large. Is it not reas-
enable that little of their time in the
school should be given to their great
vocation, agriculture?
THE course given this summer is
designed for young people who wish
to prepare themselves to teach the
elements of agriculture in the primary
and secondary schools, and the grade
of instruction, therefore, is rather
elementary. 1t is planned to give the
principles and leading facts regarding
practical agriculture that they need to
help them in their work. I have
class of about twenty bright earnest
young people, one of whom is teach
ing agriculture in private school in
Pennsylvania, another in an Illinois
normal school, and the others IN high
schools. Our lesson today was on
landscape gardening as applied to
school and home grounds. There was
short preliminary lecture, followed
by an inspection of the grounds about
the main agricultural building, study
ing the varieties of shrubs used and
group and mass planting. Yesterday
we studied fertilizers, their sources
and the methods of using them on
farms. Tomorrow there will be a les
son on Indian corn planting and
growing, with study of the formation
and component parts of the plant. its
value as food producer, and the
| method in which IL builds up the ele-
| ments from the soil and air into food
| for man and beast. Later lectures
will deal with the care and feeding
of animals.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-11
BIRDS EGGS.

Two infnitesimaI white eggs tax the
tiny nest of the lovely humming bird.
The catbird in her scrapbasket-like
nest lays four to six blue green eggs.
Four to six little white eggs are laid
in the domestic phoebe birds beautiful
and finished nest
Blue white eggs of the bobolink may
actually be stumbled over as one walks
along the high grass.
The hooking bird, of romantic fame,
lays from four to six speckled green
eggs in her loosely done nest.
Two white eggs occupy the mourning
doves home, which stands for the poor
est sort of bird housekeeping.
One of the best architects in the
world is the oriole. It's graceful nest
contains four to six Whitish eggs
marked with black and brown.
Olive gray eggs with brown spots
Give of them) occupy the blue jays
bulky nest in a tree crotch high above
the grOund.-St. Louis Republic.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-11
LG. MONAHAN'S SPEECH.

Notwithstanding all that to-day APP
pears on the surface, the thoughtful
man sees the hour Of delirium passing,
and believes that the sober common
sense of the American people will ere
long assert itself and wisely discrimi-
nate between those who are striving
to put an end to wrong and injustice
and those who seek notOriety or re-
venge.-David J. Brewer, Associate
justice of the United States supreme
court.
The good, strong speech by James
G.. Monahan at Mineral Point on July
4th was received with great applause
at the time of its delivery, and it has
since been the subject of hearty en-
dorsement by thoughtful citizens.
The audience was very large, but it
would be larger were the speech to be
delivered here again.
The Democrat has asked many citi-
zens what they think of it and the in
variable answer by those who heard it
was one Of hearty approval; WhlIe
others have said, II was not present
to hear it, but my friend has rehear-
sed it to me and it strikes me as being
just right"
Mr.. Monahan boldly bid defiance
to all the noisy apostles OF distrust,
and denounced their methods, and
pleaded for renewed confidence in our
representative system of government.
He graphically portrayed the evils of
yellow journalism and of hysterical,
innammatory Oratory in stirring up
class against class throughout the
country.
Two reasons may be offered for the
very favorable reception of Mr.. Mona
hans timely and thoughtful words.
One reason is, that generally, as sug-
gested by Justice Brewer, the delirium
is passing; and the other is that the
people of this thoughtful conservative
community seldom if ever are carried
away by vain notions in politics.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-11
CITY PROPERTY.

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 in First ward, Orthwest OF the city
park.
The Parkinson residence in Mineral
Point formerly the home Of Robert James,:
1t is situated on High street and Is one OF
the most pleasant homes In the city. VIII
be sold at q right price.
The Padon homestead, adjoining
ST. Mary's Catholic church on the southwest;
also one acre Of land, west of residence, with
small barn. The property is IN good condl-
tion and win be sold at right prce.
The residence of Albert M. Stephens,
four blocks south OF High Street opposite
Mrs Mary Neafs. House contains six rooms;
has two cellars, a good cistefn an, ana small
barn. Inquire Of the Mineral Point Real
Estate Agency.
The Carbis residence-good proper
near 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.
A nice cottage in the Harris SUBJ
division south part Of city; also several
desirable building lots. Will be sold right.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-11

through the passions and emotions of
an excited people. This, Mr.. Mona
han said, was as true today as it was
one hundred years or more ago.
The same was true of all moral re-
forms. Carrie Nation and her little
Ratchet breaking saloon furniture was
a kind of enthusiasm that fell far
short of an ideal crusade against an
existing evil. 1t was an unlawful way
of doing what many regarded as a
right thing. Here he quoted the
we'll known passage from Hooker
about law and order and which clear
ly indicates that it is never right to do
a right thing in an unlawful way.
The man may deserve to be hang.
Justice may require it; but lynch law
was never in order. This came OF the
mad passions of the hour.
Mr.. Monahau clearly portrayed and
forcibly denounced these prevailing
forces for evil: yellow journals, dis
turbing agitatOrs and other apostles of
distrust. His appeal was fol calm
and sane Judgment of things and poll
cies in national life. The Kearney sand
lot agitatOrs: the CoXey army that
started on an aimless march a few
years ago; the political muck raker;
the labor agitator who is always STIR
ring up strife in days of prosperity
and cOntentment. between the employ
er and employee; the hysterical re-
former who is always hunting up
something to reform but has no prac-
tical remedy for the evil, outside of a
carping criticism and detractiOn for
those who are doing the best they can
under adverse circumstances, while
the unwise reformer does nothing and
gives nothing all these had no place
in his judgment in political life-all
such he declared could be classified
among those whom President ROose-
welt called undesirable citizens"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-11
WHAT IS The SOIL?
Extent of This Precious but Limited
Surface Material.

If you were asked to name the most
important of mineral substances, you
would doubtless hesitate for a moment
and weigh the respective merits of
coal, iron and the precious metals.
Only after some consideration prob
ably would it occur to you that these
highly useful substances have insig
niicant value as compared with that
familiar mixture of ground up min
erals which we call the sell.
Nan could make shift to live and
eveL in a measure to progress with
out glass or cement or metals, but his
very life depends upon the little film
of triturated rock that is spread over
the surface of the globe in the form
of earth. The constituents of this are
metamorphosed into the substance Of
plants and ultimately into the tissues
of man himself.
Properly to understand the matter
however, it must be comprehended
that the soil is no important part of
the earth's structure, except from Il
strictly human standpoint At best it
is only little film of material frayed
off from the jacket called the earth's
crust To a giant of such size that
the earth were to him what an apple
is to US the soil would be no more
than the bloom on the peach.
With his handkerchief he could wipe
off the films Of water that we call
oceans, like so much dew, and polish
off the soil as we rub the bloom from
an apple clear down to the rock foun-
dations, without changing appreciably
the size or the weight of his toy.
To scrape away the entire crust Of
the earth $50 far as known to u.s.
would be but to remove an infnitesi-
NAL shell, and the total bulk of air and
oceans aggregates only 7 per cent
of that shell. Yet the oceans cover
three-fifths of the earth's surface and,
as measured In human terms, are some
miles IN depth. How, then, shall we
estimate the insignificance of that
little powdering of soil, only Il few
feet in thickness, that is busted over
the remaining two-ffths of the earth's
crust.-AppletOn's
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-11
THE FLIRTING LOBBY.
Feminine Visitors to the English House
of Commons.

Feminine Visitors to the English House
of Commons.
Women visitors to the English house
of commons are relegated to the semi
secIusion Of a gallery provided with a
heavy iron grating. When Il gentle
hum of conversation and light laughter
floats down from the ladies' gallery
members look up and see through the
interstices of the heavy grating deli
cate tints of soft fabrics the bloom Of
a fair cheek or the CLEAN of a bare
white arm.
Amusement and curiosity, of course,
bring the ladies to the house of com
mons, but these cannot be the only
motives. The fair visitors would hard
Iy trouble to array themselves in such
ravishing evening toilets merely to
sit in the gallery, that i'll lighted den
where dresses are not seen to adj
vantage.
No doubt it was with q view to the
prevention of flirting that the rule was
laid down that if a member desires to
converse with a lady in the gallery he
may do so for five minutes only. Mem
bers, especially the young and impress
sionable, make frequent visits to the
cage. Of course it is for the purpose
Of pointing out the celebrities ON the
benches below
But if in doing so he should exceed
five minutes the gallery attendant is
empowered to call his attention, cour-
teously, but firmly, to the fact that he
has outstayed his limit 1t is to be
feared that this official, in evening
dress, with a chain and badge, often
interrupts, by his Times up, sir"
whisperings of soft nothings in the Ia
dies gallery, or the flirting lobby" as
it has been nicknamed.-LondOn La
dies Realm.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-11
Their Strange Behavior Explained.


A real estate broker was one day
walking down the street with q friend
After proceeding a short distance the
friend fell back a step and closed in
on the brokers' right. They proceeded
twenty feet, when the broker backed
up, sidestepped and regained his for
mer position.
Excuse me-" said the friend as they
proceeded a little farther along and he
retreated a step and again slipped
around to the right side of the real es-
tate agent.
They continued along together a few
more PAGES when the broker, with an
81 beg your pardon" executed the
same maneuver and regained the
right hand position.
"Say, what's the matter?" demanded
the friend.
Cant hear with my right ear" ex-
planned the broker.
Same here" said the friend.
"Shake"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-11
What Constitutes a Good
CitiZen2

Hudson True Republican,: The col
lege presidents and others who address
graduating classes have been telling
young men that their highest duty is
to become good citizens. That GER
tainIy is the best kind of advice, but
what is a good citizen? None of them
seem to have defined the term. One of
our University men made inventions
for the dairy business which Melted
the farmers as much as the University
is costing them; and he refused to &C
cept a royalty on the ground that he
was working for the state. Other men
have gone out and made valuable con-
tributions to science, and architects
have produced models that are i'm
proving the beauty and convenience OF
buildings. These are valuable citizens
and presumably good citizens, but
they are not the kind referred to by
college presidents. Macaulay says
the greatness of England is due to her
middle classes; there are not supposed
to be such distinctions in this country,
but there are silent workers in every
locality who exert their influence to
establish high ideals and to lift up the
community intellectually and morally.
Most every community can trace its
start in this direction to the advent of
some person who chose to work for
the general good rather than for in
dividual advancement. These are
good citizens. They are not to the
fore in moments of excitement, but
their work and influence is going on
forever. These are the men and wO-
men the state needs. 1t does not want
men of towering genius, who have
hitched their wagon to a star. Terra
frma is much safer and one would
much better attempt to hook on where
he is not so likely to miss the coupling.
It is the honest citizen who wants to
render to mankind as much as he
takes from it that the world and state
needs. The right kind Of ideals would
lead to the browning of such people
with a much higher reward than it
does Those having the power to be-
stow honors could profit by studying
the angel Of Leigh Hunts poem who
wrote the name of him who loved his
fellow man above all the rest.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-11
Fielder & Fielder, Attorneys.
NOTICE OF ORDER FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Arru CIT Att

NOTICE OF ORDER FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT
HESITATE ESTATE.
STATE Of Wisconsin, Iowa County Court
~ ss-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at a special
term of the Iowa County Court, to be held in
and for said county, at the Court House in
the city of DOdgeville, in said county, on the
9th day of August A. D. 1907, Being the
first Tuesday of said month at ten Q'c4ock
matters viii be heard and considered:
The application Of George Phillips, execut-
or of the last will and testament of Mary
Kurth, late of said county, deceased, for the
examination and allowance Of his admins
tratiOn account, and that the last will and
testament of said deceased be construed, and
the assignment of the residue of said estate
to such persons as are by said will and
by law entitled to the same.
And it is further ordered that public notice
thereof be given to all persons interested by
publishing d copy of this notice for three
weeks successfully prior to said day of hear
ms, in the Iowa County Democrat, a weekly
newspaper published in said county.
By order of the Court.
ALDRO jerks, County Judge
Dated DOdgeviIle, Wis, July 2, 1907
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-11
LEGAL NOTICES.
Fielder q Fielder, Attorney
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

STATE Of Wisconsin, Iowa County Court.
~ sS.-In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Ernest Long
henry deceased.
Letters of administration on the estate OF
Ernest LOnghenry deceased having been is
sued to Lizzie LOughenry.
Notice is hereby given, that the creditors
Of said Ernest Longhenry, deceased, are
allowed and limited by order of this court,
until and including the first Tuesday of Feb.
1908. being the 4th day of said month,
to present their claims and demands against
said Ernest LOnghenry, deceased, to the
county court for examination and allowance.
Notice is also hereby given that the claims
so presented will be examined and adjusted
by this Court, at the office of the County
Judge at the Court House, in the city OF
DodgeviIle in said county, on the first Tues
day Of March, 1908.
Dated this 2nd day Of July, 1907.
By the Court.
ALDRO jerks, County Judge
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-11
Satisfied,

A seedy looking loafer, having or
dered and eaten a large and sumptuous
dinner, explained to the waiter that he
had no money. The waiter imme-
diately told the restaurant proprietor,
who sent for a policeman. The pro-
prietor, going up to the unwelcome
guest, explained that he had sent for
policeman.
THANK goodness, you didn't send
for a stomach pump the seedy one
replied with a huge conference.-the
Illustrated Bits.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-11
NOTHING Doinq.

Nothing dOing0'
Is that slang? 1 thought it was I'M
til came upon the words in Dickens
"Dombey & Son."
In chapter 4 old Sol ellis is ex-
planning to his nephew Walter why
the shop must be closed and the bust
ness abandoned.
You see, Walter" said he, Gin truth
this business is merely a habit with
me. I am so accustomed to the habit
that L could hardly live if L relinquished
it, but there's nothing doing, nothing
doing"
SO, you see, the phrase had it's pa
thetic fitness many years ago and is
not slang at all.-JeffersOnian Maya
zine
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-11
Where to Find II

Two sons of Erin shared the same
bed as well as the same bottle Of
whisky. Pat waited till he found
Mike slept, when he quietly arose and
emptied the bottle. Soon after Mike,
waking, stole out of bed and, cropping
about in the dark, was asked by his
companions:
'Phwat are yez Iookin' fer, Mike?'
"Oh, nothin'r says Mike.
well, Nike" says Pat, yell fond
it over there in the corner in the bot
tle."-London Answers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-11
PURE BRED HOGS FOR SALE

To my many friends and former neighbors:
have over 100 head of pure bred o. /. G
hogs of all ages and offer any of them for
sale at reasonable prices. They are bred
from such sires as Jackson Chief, 1853 grand
champion ST. Louis worlds fair; and White
Oak 1002o. another of the greatest o. l. Z.
sires of the day; also White Cloud, 14l42;
also Free Trade, 1862.
II in need of anything write to me. Some
fine February pigs ready to ship, dam by
Jackson Chief 1859 sire, Free Trade 1862
Only "a hours from Mineral Point by Adams
express.--F. w. DAVE, hnneus, Missouri,
Route No. 2.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-11
MOnona Lake Assembly.

The Assembly opens July 18th and
closes August 9th. A program most
attractive and interesting is offered.
During the session of twelve days,
there will be given more than fifty
sermons, lectures and entertainments.
In addition there are schools for
Bible study, vocal music, physical
culture, and nature study. Time is
given for rest and recreation, the
beautiful lake Offering excellent OPP
portunities for boating, fishing, or
bathing. Among the speakers pre-
scented are some Of the most brilliant
orators in the country, some Of them
being: Rev. George r. Stuart, Of
Tennessee; Jahu De Witt Miller, Hon.
William j. Bryan, DR.. Thomas E..
Green, Rev. William J. Dawson, of
London; Rev. Frank Dixon, DR. Hicks,
the weather prophet, and Judge Sam
uel r. Altman. There will be reading
and representations, illustrated lee
lures, moving pictures, jubilee singers,
caricaturists, ETC., altogether making
one of the most attractive programs
ever offered. To bring the cost of
living at the Assembly to a minimum,
and thus extend the benefits of the in
stitution to a greater number, the
management have reduced the price of
tents about One-half. The Quarterly
containing the program and other in
formation can be had by addressing
James E. Moseley, Secretary, Madi-
SON
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-11
Fielder & FiedIer. ATTORNEYS.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

STATE of Wisconsin, Iowa County Court
- ss.-In Probate.
In the matter of the estate Of Peter
T. Roger, deceased.
Letters 1estamentary on the estate OF
Peter Z. Roger, deceased, having been issued
to Math May and John 2. Kieffer.
Notice is hereby given that the creditors of
said Peter f. Roger, deceased, are allowed
and limited by order of this court until and
including the first Tuesday of January, 1908,
being the 9TH day of said month"; to
pl esent their claims and demands against
said Peter f. Roger, deceased, to the county
court for examination and allowance.
Notice is also hereby given that the claims
so presented will be examined and adjusted
by this court, at the office of the county Judge
in said county, on the first Tuesday OF
February, 1905
Dated this 4th day of June, 1907.
BY the court:
ALDRO jerks County Judge.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-11
Who Was LYING There.

The Veracious Verger-In the far cor
ner lies William the Conker; behind the
origin, where you can't see 'em, are
the looms of Guy Fox, Robin God and
Cardinal Wolsey. Now, does that
guidebook as L sees you ave in your
and tell you who is lynn here, sir?
The Skeptical Tourist-No, but can
gueSs.-LOndOn Mail.