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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-18
THE MEMS CORNER.
BY PETER PRY SHEVLIN
Investing Your Savings-The Government Bond

the treasury enough government bonds
or other gIlt-edged security to cover the
deposit Of government money, dollar for
dollar. II the bank fails, the government
loses no money.
This little talk on government bonds is
Of up-to-date interest. because on July
LIST. government issue Of 500, 900 900 will
mature. These bonds pay four per cent
because they "ere issued In 1870. when
the government had TO pay a high rate
Of interest and also because they we're
used to refund wartime bonds that paid
even a higher rate. This issue is prob
ably better distributed among Individual
investors than any Other-and 1t means
that the government is getting ready to
distribute S98,OOO,OOO in cash to its fnau-
cial friends Of the '7Os, or to refund
the old bonds for new ones that only pay
two per cent, maturing in 1880. The
national banks who hold these maturing
bonds will gladly renew them on any
basis to protect their bank note circu-
lation; II IS believed that the individual
investor will take cash and reinYest else
where.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-18

AS indicated somewhat by the treat
ment Of the design, climbing vines and
foliage grouped about this house will
give a very picturesque effect. There
are three rooms on the ground floor and
two chambers, with bathroom on the
second floor. The front of the house Is
symmetrical, with a central vestibule
opening into a liberal livi qg-rOOm across
the front 14x22 feet in size. Opposite
the entrance is a broad, open fireplace,
to the right of which Is a wide opening
into the dining-room. To the left o. the
fireplace is an open combination stair
way leading to the second story, with
the basement grade entrance and sec
tional stairs up to the platform from the
kitchen. The dining-roOm connects with
the kitchen through the pantry, there is
a recess sidebOard and china closet In
the dining room, and a commodious rear
porch.
This house could be nicely finished in
Washington fir stained dark Flemish in
the front room and golden oak in the
dining room, and all other Interior wood
work IN the natural color, vanished. The
floors to be of red birch, filed and var
nished. If the entire house were 20 be
two full stories in height it <ould in
crease the cost $500 and afford two ad-
ditional rooms in the second story.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-18
Trade Talks - The Newspaper Man.

sential, fully so per cent. OF newspapers
men not knowing a stroke OF 1t. In al
cases, however. II will prove useful. ana
In many cases be the feather that turns
the tide TO success.
From the cub to the full dedged re-
porter is IA gap that may be bridged by
the beginner in a few days or few
months, according to aptitude, or more
especially circumstances" which may
be divided into two classes-emergencie
and "shake-ups." L Is these emer genctea
always recurring, that make the beginner
bloom like an exotic In night. II Is thu
fascinating land OF Immediate Opportu-
nifty. The "shake-up" Is poiGts
euphemisIu for Wholesale firing" The
pay Of the average reporter Ia from sis
to $50 a week, but he enjoys a prestlxs
greatly in advance of that figure. Desk"
men-that is, men of literary or execu-
tive abi4ty-center around the $50 mark.
together with editorial writer's humorlstA
cartoonists ana specialists OF AL kinda
The wage of Ye Editor Is only limited by
the personality and ability of the man
These figures are not Of much value, az
In every case they are the accurate rehex
or the newspaper man himself and thay
are increased with rapldity that would
be astounding In any other trade or pro-
fession.
lnasmuch as most reporters eventually
become specialists doing markets"
financial" politics" COURTS they
are in daily contact With leaders In buaI-
ness and professional ltfe. The cIean-cuf
man hnds 1t comparatively easy to So
cure business and political herths with
great futures. The college man Is par
ticularly at home In this field. but the
present generation of newspaper men
were bred by hard work In an AtmoS-
phere of printers ink.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-18
Workers of the World

Most Of the leading comic artists and
cartoonists on newspapers are young men
still In their twenties. Few have much
art training, most haven't any The sal
aries they receive range all the way from
$4,000 to $4,000 a year
When someone asked Edison how he
could stand the strain Of from 10 to IS
hours work daily the wizard replied MY
work is my pleasure. If l don't work ]
get tired" But most of us would lot
only get tired-but hungry.
Hanging over the desk OF one of the
greatest advertising experts In these United
States is a card that bears the following
quotation from BuIwer Lytton:
Nothing is as contagious Is enthusiasm.
1t is the real aIlegory of the lutte of Or
pheus. 1t moves stones. 1t charms ksutes
Enthusiasm Is the genius of sincerIg2 and
truth accOmplishes no victory without It.
Boston Is not bit too literary and
esthetic to have an eye open to the main
chance. We are getting technical schools
galore, but that city has added a course
Of scientific craftsmanship to the curriculum
of its high schools. Why not? The world
is divided into those who manufacture and
those who sell.
Nothing more pungent was ever written
than the definition of luck given by Max
OReu, the famous French essayist who
wrote books about the United States and
England, which indicated that he knew
more about our foibes than our national
writer's. Here 1t is
Luck means rising at o'clock in the
morning, living on a dollar a day II you
earn two, minding your own business and
not meddIing with other peoples. Luck
means appointments you have never failed
to keep. Luck means trusting in God and
your own resources"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-18

Though the phrase "as safe as q gov
grnneut bond" is true one, inasmuch as
this type OF bond assures absolute Sc
curitv To the Investor IT has long been
the gubiect Of common remark that these
bonds are not held to any great extent
bv the people. At the first glance this
condition is remarkable, for abroad you
WILL find the very opposite. In English
homes Of the middle class you viii ma
one or more British "consols,' IA per
cent and there their possessors take
certain pride In them IS they feel that
they are taking an integral part In the
finances Of their government Among the
thrifty French people OF even humber
circumstances, hidden away In the peas
srt,s but or the labOrer's tenement, viii
bs found the government "rentes-' This
government bond Is Issued In small de-
nominations and pays three per cent. In
terest annually
After scanning the foregoing apparent
" an Indictment OF patrl1Lsm OF Lhe
naoDle-the query naturally arises: mas
r,rcb q, tbe Government Is by the people
sd for their benefit. why should not Its
bonds he held By them7 There are very
good reasons why our government Donas
cannot appeal to the average investor VINO
wants an adequate return for his invest
uneDt with absolute safety. Inc price
n too high; the yield too small. INDUS
trial opportunities are so great anu 50
well safegusrded that the investor Woulo
he having too high a price for absolute
Tasetv A government bond chat only
pavs two per cent. sells at more than
H. face vslue There Is, Of course, a
reason why the government IN auord 10
place these securities outside the realm
OF the Individual, and that is historical,
though II remains in vogue, slightly modl-
fed. at the present day. The United
states right after the drain of the Civil
war found Itself with much debit and
little credit OF course, the only waV
10 raise money was to issue bonds which
,zss an easy task compared with getting
neopIe 70 buy them ThereupOn the then
secretary Of the treasury evolved plan
whereby Hll national banks that wished to
Issue their own plpe- money ior bank
notes. were to buy and deposit with the
TreA 5--y. g07ernTsBhS bonds equal to
the amount of bank notes Issued. mas
much az these notes are good adver-
tisement, they have always proved popu-
lar with national banks. Accordingly when
you have a bill bearing the name Of
bank on one side, II means that Its
value I'm government bonds has been de-
posted In Washington by that institution.
Bonds are exactly ike any article IN
great demand. they rise In price. Accord
ingly, another government move. render
ed vitality necessary after the Civil War,
made government bono even more IN
demand by banks. Uncle Sam has always
a lot Of surplus cash In the treasury,
which is available for deposits In the
national banks Of the country. When a
bank wants to bear the enyiable title,
Omitted States depository" which indi-
Gates a certain Importa &c and prestige
TO the general public-it must deposit in
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-18
The Popularity of the Linen Costume.
BY DOROTHY DALE.

elaborate linen suits and frocks. EN-
broldered buttons OF linen to match the
frock are also used very effectively, and
ball fringe IS seen on a great many or
the little coats and fancy wraps.
The bodice of the linen frock sketched
on this page shows to excellent advan-
tage the heavy hand embroidery used as
ornamentatiOn.
The yoke and sleeves were Of valen-
ciennes combined with heavy venise lace
the belt and sleeve bands being crisis
crossed with fine white cord. The model
was In violet linen embroidered In white,
with the fine white cord couched on
about the edges of tho bands used In
trimming the bodice.
The second drawing was sketched from
a young girls costume of pale blue null
trimmed with bands OF pale blue and
white embroidery to match. The waist
and skirt were Joined by girdle Of the
embroidery, which was also used to trim
the skirt, as shown in the sketch. This
design would also be very practical for
almost any thin material, insertions OF
lace being used instead Of the embroid-
cry. DOROId1 OALb-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-18

There is probably no other occupation
In life, excepting, perhaps, the stage. so
much sought after by ambitious and ro-
mantle young men than that of the news
paper man, or, as the tyro likes to say,
the journalist" The simllitude between
the stage and the press does not end
there, however, for just as the eminent
theatrical star always advises beginners
away from the stage, so the average
newspaper man is never known to hold
out bright hopes to the beginner. In
his moments Of leisure he prates bitterly
about being a mere cog In the machine;
in his moments of work he Is a being OF
enthusiasm, acuteneSs and high ethics,
with devotion to duty in ali its phases
rarely seen in other professions. A
newspaper man, even though doing leg
work." wherein agility In covering a dis
trict Is more important than brains, Is
usually made a depository OF damaging
condolences, and rarely does he break
faith. There IS q certain romance and
taste of excitement that clings to the
work even in this practical age.
The cub reporter In the smaller
towns usually starts at S12 a week, his
only equipment being a well-grounded ed
ucatIon, an ability to see through sham
and state facts without prejudice, logged
ness Of purpose and a personality to in
spIre confidence among men of author
ity. from whom the main body of news
ia secured First, last and always that
sixth sense" of the fourth estate" (as
the profession is I IIrAN-i e., "a nose
for news" 1t Is { " t,-- h->ut young man
who is wanted, rft G% poetic parsonage
or the long haired sN@nN-. To be able
to hammer" a ,yl~r~t or is a great
virtue, but not an easo' ne necessity. y
knowledge of shorthand is not at all es-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-18

For the benefit of those who desire to
use cement in the construction of their
homes we are illustrating in this weeks
Issue a small cottage house, constructed
of hollow cement blocks in the first story,
with half timbers and cement above the
first story. The wide projection of the
caves and gables and the timbered treat
ment Of the same, the sweep of the roof
wS.E atZ surye at the caves and the SINH
lar treatment Of the front piazza, and
the projected portion of the first story
are in harmony with the material that
is used and the Swiss style of archi-
lecture, so little of which is seen IN this
country.
The house is small, being only q feet
in width by % feet In depth, exclusive
of piazzas, and a considerable portion OF
the rear part is one story in height. This
design is specially well adapted for the
rural home. There is a basement under
the entire house, and the foundation Is
extended out around the piazza, the ce-
ment blocks being carried up from the
grade line to the top Of the frst-story
windows These blocks should be OF
hard, durable material and hollow, and
In order that the walls on the inside may
be perfectly dry they should be furred
with 2x2-inch strips OF wood, making
Pinch hollow space between the wall and
the plaster.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-18

The charming effects that can be
gained by the use of cretonne In house
furnishings have been realized by clever
housekeepers for sometime; but the new
cretonnes are especially interesting when
considering furnishings for IN m
homes. For the city house cretonne cur
tains and other draperies are generally
considered more appropriate for ped
rooms; but In the summer cottage, where
furnishings are always of a more informal
character, the use of artistically designed
cretonne is also much In evidence In the
downstairs rooms.
What could be more charming than
dainty little receptiOn-roOm or living
room in a summer cottage furnished IN
cool tones, preferably green and white,
with hangings and chair covers, cushions,
etc, of lowered cretonne In gay, softly
blended cOlOrings2 Wicker or grass fur-
niture is particularly attractive for such
use, the seats and backs of the chairs
divans and so on. being cushioned with
the cretonne.
Then, sometimes In a rented cottage,
when the furniture OF the "parlor or
living room is OF the hideous stuffy up
hoIstered kind, slip covers Of pretty Gre
tonne can be made at small expense to
complete the disguise of the offending
furniture and save the room from being
quite impossible artistically.
Various smaller articles can also be
made of cretonne, such desk and bu-
rel fittings, boxes, trays, photograph
frames and numerous other novelties;
but especially attractive are the lamp
shades on u wire framework covered with
cretonne These are for sale in the fine
housefurnishing shops and are very ex-
pensive In price; but the majority OF
those seem to present few difficulties to
the homeworker, and could be copied
with very small expenditure.
One of the newest and most attractive
of these lamp shades is also one Of the
easiest to make. The wire frame Is one
of the simple, rOunu Shapes, and costs
about 35 cents. The wires Of this frame
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-18

Above the cement blocks the frame Is
carried up with 2x4-lnCh studs, sheathed
on the outside with Kx2-lnch wood
strips, nailed to the sheathing, lathed
with expanded metal lathing and coy
cred with a good coat of Portland cement
mortar, that may be troweIed smooth, or
may be left with a rough sand finish
surface, or it may be left with pebble
dash finish, the pebbles being thrown In
as the walls are being cemented.
The central, triple, dormer gable Is pro-
Jected beyond the face Of the main wall
2 feet carried on timber brackets, and
the cement showing In the panels and
between the timbers. The hollow blocks
being carried around the piazza, are eI-
tended up at the outer angles forming
piers, with columns OF blocks carrying
up on the corners to the piazza roof,
supplemented by wooden column on each
side. This combination of treatment
makes a jaunty and pretty home for the
country or suburbs. The outside wood
trimmings, cornICes, beams, etc, should
be painted white, the roofs dark green,
shingles, slate or tile The pointing be-
tween the cement blocks would look best
In white mortar, although black Is fire.
quently used; In the judgment Of the
writer it is too sOmber in connection
with the gray tone of the cement.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-18
Manv Uses of The New Cretonnes
By BIZ ATRICE CAREY.

should 6rst be covered neatly, and to do
this silk seam binding, which comes at
10 cents a bolt, can be used very conVen-
iently The cretonne used for the cover
should be of rather heavy quality, ana
should have a very well-cOvered design
over cream colored or tinted ground.
The imported cretonnes showing rich
fruit and flower patterns are generally
used for this purpose, but well repay the
expenditure The lamp shade referred to
is made by cutting a circle of the ere
tonne about six inches larger than the
outside Of the wire frame. An opening,
or hole is then cut in the middle to Mt
about the top, or collar, OF the shade
Gilt tapestry braid or cretonne fringe Is
used as q finish, the braid being espe-
ctalIv liked, as It has the advantage Of
being a novelty.
Especially in favor are those cretonnes
so inches wide and of Elizabethan pat
tern. the individual design of which Is
carnation about three and a half Inches
across combined with a conventional
flower and an irregular ribbonlike close
vine effect on a plain background. Some
of the color schemes are lavender and
soft, old yellow, pale yellow and DELFT
blue, a deep red, a reseda green.
A certain establishment renowned In
this kind of work displays bedroom suits
upholstered in 35-cents-a-yard cretonnes,
and they represent the very latest nov
city in the combining of cretonne and
wood. In these sets the bed, dresser,
chiffonier and tables, as we'll as the
chairs, sofa and screen, are upholstered
in cretonne.
new dressing bureau is almost en-
tirely covered in cretonne. 1t has a square
mirror and two shallow drawers at either
side. The front Is followed ont so that
the user may approach nearer the mirror,
which is not beveled at the edge. Its
only border is q turned strip of wood
covered with a gathered puff Of cretonne.
The sides Of the bureau and front of
the drawers are covered with the ere
tonne, put on plain, and a plated valance
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-18

hangs below the drawers. The top Of
the bureau Is Of plain nsreled wood.
The apple patterns show spheres rang
ing In size from one and a half to three
inches, In many shades Of red, crowding
each other among green vines on white
background.
Tafreta, which belongs to the cretonne
family, Is a weave which is used to in
troduce some of the daiDtlest and at the
same time the most inexpensive hangings
Of the season. Plain taffeta, usually of
cream or cream-white shade, instead OF
being plain, presents a brocaded surface
of very tiny figures or dots. For this
reason 1t Is especially suitable for win
dow draperies, a pleasing variation being
made by adding an applique border of
roses and vines or any favorite flower
cut from a patterned cretonne and ap-
piled to the goods. A clever woman can
do this herself.
bedroom In a country house was up
hostered in mauve cretonne, showing
white ground well covered with a design
of mauve orchids and tiny yellow prim-
roses tied with narrow mauve ribbons
which followed a continuous wavy line
all over the cretonne, and the window
and door hangings were Of plain Gre
tonne finished with an applied border OF
mauve and yellow flowers.
A white enameled bedroom suit was
upholstered In cretonne which retalls
at IS cents a yard and which Is known
as the rose block pattern. On a white
background is shown an oblong block
pattern, each block being about eight by
seven inches, and is outlined by a one
inch-wide vine Of green leaves shading
from a palest rose green TO a bronze.
More leaves and one or two roses deco
rate each bloch, the colorings varying
from e purplish crimson to a drecracker
Il mt rRy
ity of pattern, the hues Of one block be-
ing different from those Of the next bat
all blending In a harmonious whole.
In the fashionable country house the
majority Of the rooms are upholstered In
cretonne. The leaning this season is To-
ward very gay coIorfngs, the walls CORE
spending in this respect to the furniture
BEATRICE CAREY.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-18

The cleaning of antique rugs can be
done at home II care be used In the
operation. If 1T is done twice a year
the rugs will never look dull and full OF
dust. SemiannualIy they should get
good scrubbing to freshen the colors and
to clean out the dirt. which settles In 80
that the ordinary cleaning does not dis
lodge 1t.
First. brush the rug-never beat it
taking care to keep in the same direction
as the nap lies. Then dump the rug into
the bathtub filled with lukewarm water,
using a CASTLE or pure white soap. Soak
for number of hours In the tub then
scrub with soft brush and soap until 1t
looks clean Rinse well IN cold water,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-18

Every well planned summer OUTFIT
should contain at least two or three linen
costumes OF different kinds, and so at
krRctIve are the new weayes and cOlOr'ngs
Of the seasons linens that a selection Is
often rather bewilderlng to make.
The new linens come In various de-
signs In stripes, checks and embroidered
dots, as well as In plain browns, and the
colorings are unusually beautiful. De
Hghtfu pinks and coral tones are used
both for tailored suits and deliberately
trimmed frOcks, as are the various other
eolorings in greens, violet and blues. The
string color and biscuit tones are partic-
ularly popular for tailored coats and
skirts, and are also used for very smart
looking frocks deliberately braided with
white soutache. with added touches of
hand embroidery.
BOutache bralding Is much used in trim
ming linen costumes, in many cases braid
matching the color OF the material being
used In preference 20 white. English eye
let work and heavy padded embroidery
are also very effective, medalliOns or in
acrtiou in Irish crochet or Cluny lace
siSo being much IN evidence on the more
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-18

Many charming novelties are seen
among the new sunshades, one distinct
novelty being shown III the first sketch
This model is carried the reverse of the
ordinary parasol, the handle. ornamented
with twisted cord and two heavy tas-
sells being where the ferrule Is ordl-
narily, as is explained by a study OF the
sketch. The long plain stick, which Is
held toward the ground when carrying
the parasol, Is finished with a brass tip,
and as the parasol is extremely long, II
can be unscrewed and folded over for
packing or when more convenient
The other two parasols sketched show
models in linen and tsreta, the third de-
sign being Of white linen trimmed with
ball fringe, the lower part Of the parasol
being tucked
Figure No. shows a model IN plain
green tafTeta trimmed with crossed straps
With thin frocks ali linen costumes the
embroidered linen sunshades viii BE- much
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-18
C1over-Leaf Need1ebook.

The little needlebook shown is made OF
six rings, neatly buttonholed with green
twisted silk. Each ring has a spiders
web worked in the middle with green
silk.
Three OF the rings are tackled together
to form a clover leaf. This forms one
side of the book. The other is made the
same way, with the three remaining
rings, as shown in the illustration.
Three pieces of white flannel are cut
out in the form of q clover leaf, a trifle
larger than the covers, and are button
holed around the edges with green silk,
the stitches being quite far apart. These
are tackled together at the top. The
covers are sewed to them and the little
needlebook is finished by a bow Of mar
row green sa tin ribbon.
DOROTHY DALE.