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The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-10
LUNCH HOUR
 IN WALL STREET

When cue desceuds upon Wall street either from the Broadway slope of Trinity church or from the Nassau street hIIl, at noontIme any week day the air Is fraught with many conflict. ing odors of the kitchen. From over !he roars of the clamorlng curb folk way down in the valley of Broad street there arises from a score of cookeries and handouts" a decided smell of the stewpot blended with the ever glorl- ous onion. From the caves of the New York Stock Exchange come the more pretentious fragrance of splced meats and strong coffee. From the basement and attic alike, from cloud ticker and anticipated frame house as well, come all sorts of fumIng evidences that the men of affairs are eating. To realize what this luncheon hour means to Wall street one must stop to think of the thousands of persons who are in that small district of the city at this particular part of the day. Hundreds of restaurants meet the rush with their doors flung wide, and their keep CTS have grown rich upon nlckels and dimes that fall into their tills like a mighty rataplan during those brief hours of midday. Men have grown rich and retired to palatlal mansions In the suburbs selling cup custards and "sinkers" to mllllonaires. stcnogra- phers, clerks and bankers alike during the busy hour or two at noon. Thou sands of pounds of meat, countless Oysters and clans, barrels of gravy, unaccountable gallons of coffee and tea and tons of bread are consumed every day In a very brief period of time, and here, of all other places, the foreigner has found justification for his criticism of Americans for fast eating -Plttsburg Dispatch.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-10

sentry was close at nand, The head of Jackson was sawed oT and taken away. New England was delirlous, and for time the pcrpetrator of the act was unknown 10 the public.
 Six months later one Samuel w.. Dewey. a Boston sea captain, took the discovered head in a bag to the secre- tary of the navy at Washington and svowed himself as the criminal. That official was amazed at the mans au- dacity and asked him If be did not know that he would be severely pun lshed. Dewey calmly replied that he had considered the matter and had as- certalned that the legal penalty was slight and could not be applied until he was convicted by a jury in Essex county. Mass.
 And if you think a jury in that county" he added twill punish a man for cutting or the head of Andrew Jackson you are welcome to try it."
 The secretary went to the White House for instruction, while Dewey was detained. General Jackson laugh ed heartily at the whole incident and forbade the mans arrest. Before this Captain Elliott had provided a new head for the figure, and the wooden statue of Jackson that is now at An napolis was at the prov of the vessel for forty years.
 Captain Elliott's last voyage on the Constitution was from the Mediterra- mean to Hampton Roads in 1888. Hero he was removed from command be- cause of charges of severity to the men and of having lncumbered the berth deck of the ship on the home ward voyage with jackasses for the improvement of the breed in the Unit ed States. The Constitution finally went out of commission for active service at Portsmouth. N H., after a career Of nearly ifty-eight years In the service. In 1860 she was transferred to Annapolis for the use of the mid shipmen.
 When the civil war began her posi- ton there was deemed unsafe, and she was sent to the New York navy yard. In 1865 she was returned to Annapo- lis. where she remained until 1871, when she was taken to Philadelphia, where she was again rebuilt. In 1878 she was used to transport exhibits to France for the Paris exposition of 1878, and her career at sea finally ended in 1881. The centennial of her launching was celebrated at Boston ln 1897, where she was built Baltimore Sun.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-10
RARE
 COPPER COINS

That some of the rarest and most valuable of the United States cents. particularly those dated l709 and 1904. owe their scarcity to the fact that Full ton built the steumboat Clermont Is the theory held by some coin collectors. They believe that thousands of the old time large copper cents went toward making the copper boiler for the pio- neer steamboat
 This theory would explain the mys- tery that has long puzzled coin collect ors as to the reason for the almost to. tai disappearance of the cents of the dates mentioned
 The first cents struck at the United States hints at Philadelphia were of large size. The copper blanks or planchets. were imported from Eng. land. being sent over in kegs.
 Copper at this period was scarce article in this country. With the ex ceptlon of the small quantity pro. duced at the only copper mines then known In the United States. those al Granby. Conn, nearly all the metal used here came from England.
 Builders of steam engines in those days were Of the opinion that boilers constructed of iron were unsafe and impractlcable. and as, consequence boilers were made of copper, all the boilers that came from England being, 1t Is said, constructed of that metal. Fulton was likewise of the belief that copper was the only it metal to be used in boilers.
 It is therefore possible that, finding 6 scarcity of metal with which to con- struct the boiler of the Clermont, he finally resorted to the most convenient source of supply, which happened to be the large United States copper cents. Of course the cost of such a boiler would represent a large sum, but 1t is on the records that the steam frlgate Fulton, launched in 1915, the year of the inventors death, had boiler entirely constructed of copper, which alone cost the large sum of $23,- 900.
 That the supply of cents of this pe- rlod was large enough to meet such q demand is also likely enough. From 1793 to and including 1795 1,0G6033 cents were coined and in 1796 974,0oO were struck.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-10
Horse on Them.


 The wooden horse was standing be. fore the beleaguered city.
 That seems heavy beast" remark. cd Paris to Hector, surveying 1t crlti. cally, "Of what weight would you say 1t was?"
 "Troy weight, of course" answered Hector Whereat envy turned Paris green.-Harper's Weekly. of Rhodes, for there. on the eighth day from birth. the infant, after a final bath of wine and myrtle, is tenderly laid ln a cradle surrounded by lighted tapers while a child approaches, touch es It's lips with honey and says "Be thou as sweet as this honey."-Los Angeles Times.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-10
SAWED OFF
 ITS HEAD
BOLD BOSTON SEA CAPTAIN MUTILATES FIGURE HEAD 0F THE OLD FRIG,
 ATE CONSTITUTION

The Hgurrhead which was placed on the frigatc Constitution is now at the Naval academy in Annapolis It is a figure Uf Andrew Jackson. and con. neCtCd with it Is curious incident
 The original tigurehead Of the Con stitutiOu waS tSure Of Hercules. ThIs was destroyed by cannon ball at TrlpoI and then figure Of Nep tune was erected. This also came to grief. and uJ the time the vessel was rebuilt there was no fGurehead ex- cept billet
 At the time the new ship was finish ed Captain Jesse Duncan Elliott or HaGerStOwu. Md. who had distinguish ed himself in the battle of Lake Erie, was In command at the Boston navy yard. Captain Elliott was an enthu- siastlc Democrat and an ardent ad- mlrer Of President Andrew Jackson.
 The president had lately been In Bos- ton and had been most hospItably re- ceIyed, and Captain Elliott conceived the Idea Of placing a figure of the president at the prov of the COnstitu- ton, believing that 1t would give the people Of Boston much pleasure, The navy department gave him permission, and SO wooden figure of "Old Hlck- ory" was put in position on the ship.
 This act raised storm of dissent in the Hub, and Captain Elliott was threatened with coat of tar and feathers. The excitement was intense, and the language was vlrulent Hand bills denouncIng the act denouncing the president and Elliott were circulat- ed ln the streets, and the newspapers took up the cry, and iu this day and generation the partisan violence and yituperatlon which ragged in New Eng land are lnconceivable.
 On a dark night in July the deck of the shiD was invaded and althA"'h =
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-10

P. E. KERN. Gold and Silversmith.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-10
$500 IN PRIZES
I'd BE GIVEN AWAY CHRISTMAS

"A gem, very fine blue, cut from rough stone called Fine Blue Jagersfonlein extraordinarily brilliant, waighing | karat, and in it's beauty resembles a drop of sparkling water.
 3 Ladies Ak Gold Watches, 25-year
 Boss 15 Jewels, Waltham CT Elgin
 Movement.
 3Gentlemen's Ak Gold Watches, 25-
 year Boss 15 Jewels, Waltham or
 Elgin Movement.
 6Gentlemen's Sterling Silver Tollet
 Sets.
 l Lady's Nuggett Bracelet. 1Lady's Nugget Brooch.
 Pendant Baroque Pearl Pansy Req With each sl0O purchase between now and Christmas, will be given a ticket on the above goods.
 Make Christmas selections now, we will put them aside in our vaults for you. All our lines are full and con- plete and it is 10 your advantage to select from complete assortments. Let us help you this year the same as we have always helped you before. Good judgment and careful consideration was never expended to better advan. tage than in the selection of this year's stock.
 P. E. KERN.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-10
Rnhina In the East.

In Cypress, at the important date of the first tooth appearing, friends gath CT. singing songs. while the child is bathed in water and boiled wheat. Afterward thirty-two of the boiled grains are strung on a thread and stitched to the baby's cap, which, of course. promptly produces the safe cut ting of the other teeth.
 A pretty custom prevails on the isle
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-10
DAVIES AND DAUGHTERS.

The Duchess of Bedford has shot 1l5 cartridges In single day.
 The costume and diamonds worn by Mrs. Moses Fraley at the ball of the Yelled Prophet at St. Louis were val. ued at S6SOOO
 Miss Ethel Roosevelt will have a private tutor thls winter, q Miss Young, brought to Washington from oyster Bay with the family.
 To help orphan children Mrs. oTen T. Holt, a society lady of Houston, Tex. picked cotton for three days and made SlOO, having been offered $10 a pound by a firm of cotton brokers.
 Miss Ella Yates, at Carmi, H., found q box of bright dynamite caps and prepared to make q necklace of them. When she tried to pierce one with a knitting needle 1t exploded, and her hand was torn off.
 Miss Rose Fitzgerald, daughter of the mayor of Boston, has the finest private collection of autographs in Massachusetts. Included in the collec- ton are the signatures of eminent peo- pie from ali parts of the world, among them a number of foreign rulers.
 The youngest mountaineer who ever set foot on the Jungrrau summit is Ida Llechti. She Is only ten years old and is the daughter of the Jung frau railway manager. She was born and raised among the Alps and learned to climb like a goat when hardly more than an infant
 Mrs. Richard B. Chew, who origi- mated the Teddy bear to sell at one of the D. A. k. fairs several years ago, is an original and accomplished wo- man. She is a graduate in law and also a great worker in the charity cir cles of Washington, her home. Her mother is the nearest living relative to the late Baron Springer.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-10
AT THE SEATTLE

The Jefferson arrived today with fresh shipment of draught Rainier and Malt Rainier, a Special Tonic for the Sick Conavalescent and nursing Mothers. Guaranteed under the Pure Food and Drugs act. Yours truly, as ever. Poor little
 246- Herman.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-10

The Pack Train Restaurant will serve wine with dinner orders, free in placa of tea or coffee. Come oa boys.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-10
SRAGWAY CHICKENS FOR SALE

Chickens for sale. Home grown flyers and roaster dressed to order. 250 Mrs. P. w. Snyder.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-26
F.: SI :i.'.:Ijl I'll TT. u Nation
In One Man :
Rule.
". of

HE tendency of the times appears to be, first TO
| A~ CENTRALIZE ALL POWER at Washington and
| then to have it al exercised by
" But say let the people keep, to be exercised UN-
! DER THEIR VERY EYES, all the governmental
powers not necessary to national unity and safety,
and let them adhere to REPRESENTATIVE government
GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES CHOSEN
REASONABLE FIDELITY, WILL HAVE GOVERNMENT
PEOPLE, THE EXTREME VIEWS OF ONE REPRESENTA-
OFFSET EXTREME
ANOTHER IN ANOTHER DIRECTION RESULT
ROUNDED GOVERNMENT. BUT If YOUR
GOVERNMENT is lMAGED IN GRAVE
REFLECT EXTREME QUALITIES OF
You liable day to have president SUPREMELY
LACKING IN THE QUALITIES OF A STATESMAN-one who
egostic mpusive of immature Judgment GLUTTON
OF THE LMELG ready barter away prosperity and
his country's freedom for mOmenary applause.
If he autocra such he is such for the time will your
try be- Instead of mighty nation her physical strength and
greater in her moral qualities you may have STRUTNG CON
FI6OATING, SHRIEKING, MEDDLING AMERICA, God
us from such day.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-26
Fine Chance for
Stock Men.
ONE OF THE BEST STOCK
FARMS 5 IN THE STATE
FOR SALE.

We are authorized to offer for sale the
fine stock farm formerly owned by the
Hon. James Spensley, situated on the
PecatOnica river one mile from the
city of Mineral Point, on the Linden
road. Pecatonica river runs clear
through the land, and another fine
stream running through another part
of the Land for half mile. The farm
contains
74SO ACRES IN ONE BODY,
$50 acres pillow land, mostly in tame
grass, about so acres of timber, bal
ance hay meadow and pasture. $50
tons of hay cut on the land the present
year. improvements of the best, large
cut stone dwelling, IA rooms and clos
cts, finely furnished, could not be
built for $4,000. Also four-room
frame dwelling Oh the place, fine large
barn 46X66, l8-foot posts with stone
basement 10-foot high, sheds for 125
cows with separate stalls. Stable for
II horses. 2-story stohe creamery
with large cellar excavated in the hill.
Machinery house l8x46 on end of barn.
Other out-buildings on the place. Pas
ture for 200 head of stock at least;
sheds for 200 tons hay, Hog pens
with board floors for large number of
hogs; all in good repair.
Two mineral ranges running
through the land. A 3-inch sheet
of jack discovered on one OF them.
This is a paying proposition.
This desirahl nrOnertv will he sold
cheap. Now is the chance for bar
gain. Don't miss it. For price and
terms apply to w. & J. Lanyon, deal
ers in real estate, Mineral Point, Wis.
Apply either in person or by mail to
the undersigned. All enquiries an
swered promptly. Offers for any part
of the land will be considered. Office
next door above Appel's barber shop,
Mineral Point, w. q J. LANYON.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-26

We always try to secure for our Gus
toners the very best cloak garment we
can buy. By that we mean that a
garment must not only be correct in
style, but must have the quality which
insures satisfactory wear and reten-
tion of those lines which give the
garment beauty when it is new. Al
though we have canvassed the market
thoroughly, we have found no gar
ment line that contains as many
points of excellence as the .''Palmer
Garment. Our selections comprise
some of the best looking garments
that have been seen for years, and
quality cannot be disputed.
Gundry & Gray Go.
MINERAL POINT WISCONSIN.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-26
Let One Man Control
All the Railroads.

EDWARD H. HARTMAN. Railroad
HAVE been quoted seriously expression made JOCU
LAI&LY the effect that I WOULD MANAGE THE
= RAILROADS FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT,
that would my holdings the United States for
fair compensation and act then commissioner But mis-
understood.
THE TIME COME FEDERAL OWNERSHIP.
soNALLY POSSESSION WOULD
Ny policy pay dividends Since 1898 have $780,
100000 for We Don't think
are ENTITLED TO RETURNS from such an
MA expenditures
49,. al Nine then financial policy. [ watch that
end of the game. Other left to the Off
a#NNI cials concerned with them. There much
NN that policy excepting TO MAKE A GOOD IN
49, " VESTMENT BETTER. Resuts-they bring sue
Xsssagas@~NMM
88MMM IL
E#MSN8SaM1@ ROADS MAKES HARDER THE ACCOMPLISHMENT
IMPROVEMENTS.
~"@@ THEMSELVES ARE INSIGNIFICANT MAGNI-
DISTORTED PUBLIC
INTERESTS
NEWSPAPERS. SO
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-26
CHURCHES OF MINERAL POINT

ST. PauPs-CathoIic.
Rev James O'Keefe, pastor. Mass 500 at
and 1915 a. N; VespeFs, with benediction
at 1880 D. m.
Sunday school at 200 p. N.
ST. Mary's-CaIhoIic.
Rev. Nicholas Weyer, pastor. Mass at 500
and 1000 a. m; Vespers at 100 D. m.
Trinity Church.
Rev March Chase, rector. Holy Commun-
ion at s a. m; Morning prayer and sermon
10:30; Sunday school at 11:45 a. m; Evening
prayer T:30.
Friday Evening prayer 7:30
Methodist Episcopal.
Rev. S. Bender. pastor. Services at 1890
q. N. and 7:30 p.
Glass meeting at a. m; Sunday school at
Has; Epworth league at $50.
Prayer meeting Thursday evening 7;3G
Primitive Methodist Church.
Rev. w. I. Walker. pastor. Services at 1890
a. N. and 1:30 p. m.
Glass meeting a. m; Sunday school at 2
D. M; Junior Endeavor at 3 D. m; Christian
Endeavor at $50 p. N.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-26
REVIVE LEAD SMELLING
In the Old Lead Region of South.
western Wisconsin.
THE OUT PUT INCREASES
Because of Extensive Mining For
Zinc Ores,

The purchase of lead ore has been
temporarily suspended throughout the
lead and zinc district of Wisconsin
and mine operators are inquiring into
the cause for such suspension. It is
not generally known, but it is a fact
nevertheless, that seventy per cent of
the lead production OF the country is
controlled by what is known as the
lead trust.
Although the production of lead in
this region is greater than ever before.
the smoking of lead here has become
almost an industry of the past. Lead
furnaces remain atPlattevilIe. Galena
and Dodgeville.
Many producers of lead believe
that it would greatly help the situation
if these and other lead furnaces were
put in active operation. 1t is more
than probable that the production of
lead will continue to increase through
out this mining region.
Mining for zinc is being extensively
carried on, and where zinc is found,
lead ore is generally associated with
it. The blishment of lead fur
naces, it is believed, would aid pro-
ducers in obtaining better prices for
their lead. The question is one which
might be considered with profit by the
meeting to be held here on Friday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-26

Four dozen black mercerzed pettcoats worth up 81
Twenty-Five full size Marsaes bed spreads at S9c
Twenty-Five full size couch covers CSC
Five hundred yards of dress goods worth up
SIPS yard SO to 54 inches wide per yard 4Sc
One hundred yards short lengths Wilton velvet carpet sua
bic for rugs, worth S100 to SIPS per yard choice per
yard Ioc
silk petcoats colors very cheap for co.
your choice .9f'fo
your choice tor .9i9o
One boys girls school hose Iron Clad brand and
Armour brand the best school hose you buy tor oc
your choice for all sizes at only per pair loc
Ten dozen ladies' seamless black hose worth 20c at per
pair. 1Z12c
dozen imported ladies hose worth today 35c 22c
We offer special on rugs 9x12 in Body Brus
sells, Taps and Wilton ve1vefs
Also again place full line of German table
damask than could buy them at wholesale today
Twenty dozen Gents half hose seamless fast black
cer1zed worth today 3oc, l9c
All brand of Tennis Flannel at 1Oc
Also special prices Cotton Blankets.
We fine line of high grade Bed Spreads
for BEDS 2 per cent discount; also Is per cent
off on lace curtains during this sale
advantage o special and give a look.
bargains genuine and a money saving event
Respectfully yours,
MILLER & FARDY.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-26
Automatic Swinging Gate.

j. D. Parkinson has in use one
automatic swinging gate, manufac-
tured by Rice Bros, Harvard, Nebr.
Judge says this gate is all the manu-
faeturers claim it to be.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-26
SPECIALSALE
FOR NINE DAYS
BEGINNING FRIDAY, SEPT 20, 1907.
FOR MIND DAYS

All short lengths of the following lines of goods About
three thousand yards Red Seal Gingham Fanneettes,
White Goods, Amoskeag Teazle Down, Shaker Flannel
Voiles India Linens and Auto cloth. Linen oweings,
worth from Is 25 cents yardour choice of the entire
for per yard.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-28
Z r
WEDDING WILL NOT Be
POSTPONED AFTER ALL
Miss johnson Will Become Bride
Of J. c. Temple al ST.
James Hospital.
GROOM Has HAD APPENDICITIS
Invitations Iesucd for Marriage mt New.
port Nows Baptist Church Tomorrow
Recalled. But Ceremony VIII Be
Performed in Presence of Families
Of Young People.

st. James Hospital, on FlftyBixth
street, Will be the scene of Il wedding
tomorrow evening, when Miss Eloiso
johnson will become the bride of MIR.
J. ClarencG' Temple, who recently was
operated upon for appendicitis and
who Is still II patient ut the hospital.
The ceremony Will be performed hy
Rev. ]. w. Porter, ID. d., In the pros.
ence OF the Immediate families Of the
young people.
About month ago invitations were
Issued for the wedding of Mr.. Temple
and Miss Johnson aC tho Newport
News Baptist church tomorrow morn.
N, a day or two later tho groom.
eject was stricken with appendicitis
and carried to tho hospital for an
operation. Tho Invitations were rc.
called. but Mr.. Temple rallied rapidly
after the operation and yesterday It
was determined that tho wedding
should not be postponed.
Mr.. Temple will be able to leave
the hospital within tho next two OF.
three wocks. His recovery hns been
remarkably rapid and his physicians
say that he Is sufficiently strong to
undergo tho excitement which must
be Incident to the wedding ceremony
however quiet the affair may he.
Mr.. Temple and his brlde.elcct arc
Well known young people of the city.
Mr. Temple is n craftsman nj the
shlpyard.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-28
SUMMER MANOEUVERS DO
NOT BEGIN UNTIL AUGUST
Warshlps Assemble In Roads Again
June ~, Then Some of Them
Will Repair.

From the present OUTLOOK, IL will be
comparatively late in tho summer he.
fore Rear Admiral Robley d. Evans
can get the 16 battleships OF tho
North Atlantic fleet together for ,lie
annual summer practice on tho
Southern drill grounds off tho Vir-
glna Capes. The docking and repair
schedule planned by the navy depart
ment will keep one or moro divisions
Of the fleet at the navy yards along
tho Atlantic coast until about August
20.
All of the battlcships of the Allan
tic fleet will reassemblc in Hampton
Roads on June Z to remain there I'M
Virginia Day." June II. Mt the James
town Exposition. The fleet will then
scatter, the Virginia, Georgia, Rhode
Island and New Jersey going to Cape
Cod for target practice, the older
ships going to the Norfolk and New
York navy yards for repairs, and the
others remaining in Hampton Roads
for work ON tho Southern drill
grounds.
Tho hattlcship Connecticut, Rear
Admiral Evans flagship, will leave
the Roads about June Is for the New
York navy yard, where she will he
locked, and such damage as she sus.
tanned in grounding at Culcbra last
january will he repaired. When she
leaves the navy yard she will pro-
coed to the Virginia Capes and with
the remaining ships of the fleet will
go through extensive maneuvers.
From the middle of August until
the closing of tho jamestown Expo.
sition, on November 30. the fleet viii
anchor In Hampton Roads from time
to time.