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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-12-10
Electric Flashes.

The Oxford street branch of the
Fleming restaurants in London cooks
all such things as chops, steaks, eggs &,
fish, ETC., by electricity at a daily cost
Of 88 cents an hour for each appliance
used. This is saving of one-third ov-
er the old method.
The latest addition to telegrapby is
a telegraphing typewriter. This de-
vice is a complete sending and receiV-
ing instrument. The message is sent
in the same manner as one would pro-
coed to write letter. The machine in
in turn takes down the message just
as sent.
A new industry has been created by
the demand for the new hat pins of
metalized flowers. One wholesome
florist OF New York supplies 1000
roses and carnations week which
are made into the new metalized hat
pins by the secret electrical process.
Even the natural color of the flower,
in some cases can be preserved.
The twelve electric buses which
were placed in commission in Phila-
delphia have proven very SUGGEST I
investments.
WARSAW, with population of 800,
900, has just substituted electricity for
horses on its street car lines.
A company has been organized in
Georgia, with a capital of $4,000, 900,
for the purpose Of developing Suwan-
nee Falls to furnish electricity for the
operation Of electric railroads to be
constructed in South Georgia and
Florida.
All the tracks of the Illinois Central
within the city of Chicago will be cleo
trifed and the use of steam locOmo-
tives abandoned.
The New York Edison Company has
about 65, 900 customers on it's lines ex
tending over Manhattan Island and
the borough of the Bronx. Current is
fed through $1,000 meters to an equi-
Valent of 100000 lamps. The cleo
trio motors taking current from the
company figure up about $4,000
horsepower.
Motorists who snffer with cold
hands while driving their cars may
have relief by using steering wheel
provided with electric heat. An Eng
lish invention describes a steering
wheel with a core that carries two
electrically heated coils insulated one
from the other and from the outer rim.
The electric fan for winter ventila-
ton is quite as important as for sum-
mer cooling.
The latest househOuld electrical de-
vice which scrubs, sandpapers, wakes
or polishes any kind of floor. The
device takes current from the light
fixture and will clean corners as read
lily as the center Of the floor.
A movement is on foot to introduce
trackless trolley lines in Ireland.
The first probaly will be from Donny-
brook to Bray.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-12-10
ABOUT q A VI BLIN q,

The post Office department sometime
ago made ruling that newspapers
which publish the results OF games OF
chance would be denied admission TO
the mails. The ruling covers prize
card parties, and any newspaper pub
fishing the names OF the winners OF
prizes at such parties cannot be law
fully sent through the mails. The
Democrat has, therefore, uniformly
refused to publish announcements OF
games, Of chance or the names OF
prize winners In such games. Inc
department has ruled further, that
invitations to prize card parties are
not mailable.
And now, according to The MlIWau-
kee Free Press Of December Z, many
Milwaukee club women are lncenSed
at the ruling Of the department, and
they think that the club women of the
country should resent what they con-
slider as an insult. Others, however,
advocate submission to the order,
feeling that the pOstOtfice department
would not have taken the step Without
due consideration: and The Free
Press contains the startling informa-
tion that a division among the club
women may result over the ques-
ton We have long recognized the
fact that game of chance, either
played at so much a corner for
money, or for prizes of any kind, is
gambling, whether carried on in the
grocery or in the drawing room; and
we cannot understand why the ladies
should ask for special privileges in
the matter.
We are aware that there are many
persons who find pleasure, and do not
see harm, in sOcia games of chance.
But we hold, nevertheless, that the
ruling of the postoffice department is
Just. The ruling is not that games of
chance shall not be played, but that
Uncle Sam will not permit the mails
to be used for the transmission of
newspaper switch contain either invi-
tations to chance games, or the names
of winners of prizes in such games.
But the club women should remem-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-12-10
Light footed
People

We often hear of people having
light and nimble feet, and we
fOOlishly attribute this in every
case to the fact that it is a natural
buOyancy in the individual. But it
is not anything of the kind. 1t is the
the foot itself that feels an unusual
freedom, Or, in the case of chronic
nimbleness, a freedom that is de-
MED to most other feet. In short, the
shoe that is worn on the foot has a
very great deal to do with the agility
and buOyancy of the whole body. In
order to demonstrate this yourself,
just get out of the habit of wearing
i'll fitting shoes and put on a glove
fitting pair that are we'll built and
of good leather. The difference will
be magical. Your first idea is that
you could jump, walk, run-almost
fly, because Your feet have suddenly
experienced an unwOnted freedom and
appear to give d lightness to the
whole body. We cannot say that a
light foot will make a light heart, but
we think it helps good deal, just
the same. Suppose you decide to go
into FRIEDEN'S SHOE STORE,
and try on a pair of their famous
shoes? They may be trihe more ex-
expensive than the ordinary kind of
shoes, but the easy comfort and light
ness that your feet gain are we'll
worth the extra cost. And then the
added beauty of the shoe and the
extra durability ought to count as
we'll.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-12-10

We often hear of people having
light and nimble feet, and we
fOOlishlY attribute this in every
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-12-10
No alum, no lime phosphate
Birds Nests.

Some Australian birds lay their eggs
in black sand, as if aware of its SUI
periOr power of absorbing heat 9th
ers select the neighborhood of hot vol
canic springs, whose warmth plays an
important part in the Matching.
The mound builders collect heaps of
earth and leaves as much as eighteen
feet high and thirty feet in diameter,
and in this hotbed their eggs are
hatched
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-12-10
Dust In Your Eyes.

The expression ''to throw dust in the
eyes originated in the early days Of
Greece, for Epaminondas, wishing to
surprise the Lacedaemonians, had 1000
cavalry advance in front, causing a
great dust, which the wind blew into
the faces of the enemy, binding them
to the discovery of a flank movement
he was executing in order to take the
coveted heights in their rear.-New
York American.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-12-10
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

The Presidents message was read
to Congress on Tuesday. 1t deals
with such subjects as the finances, the
courts, labor, protection for wage
workers, forests, inland waterways,
national parks, Indian service, postal
savings banks, parcel post, education,
Interstate fisheries, the army, and
the Philippines.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-12-10
Fourth Annual Exhibition.

The fourth annual exhibition of the
Southwestern Wisconsin Poultry AS
sociation will be in Dodgeville on
January 10, 20, q and %, 1909. H. a.
Emmel of Evans City, Pa, has been
secured as the Judge for this season.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-12-10
Many Register for Short Course

Thus far All students have register
ed for the short course in agriculture
at the University of Wisconsin, which
opens Dec. 5, the largest number in
the history of this department.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-12-10

CLASSIFIED or Want advertisements in the
" Democrat bring profitable returns. Five
cents per line per week.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1908-12-24
Reuben will walk

The Hon. Morton II. Pemherton,
(Reuben) well known here,and Boone
ty's representative, will walk the 80
miles from Columbia to Jefferson
when the 49th. Missouri Assembly
ctnvenes. He was so chaerined at Ha
Ie, carrying the state that he declar-
ed he would ak to the capital be-
ore he ,iould eat a bite.
II shall start a day ahead and
walk on an empty stomach" said
Mr.. Pemberton. at is 30 miles but
shall arise early in the morning
and make the trip as though | were
" alking a race. 1t chall not prove
such a hardship as many suppose
for | often fast for day and have
frequently walked 10 or IL miles"
"Beuben is net the first representa-
tive from Boone county to walk to
jefferson City. Capt. j. w. Kneis-
Icy quarter of century ago prom
ised the farmers he would not put
Tie state to the expense of paving
his way around by st. Louis aud he
would walk through. This was before
the NJ. X. 6 T. road was built up
the river. Slice the time of Kneis'
lby no representative has attempted
| 10 walk.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1908-12-24
So Endeth the Tale

Whether Lazarus is enjoying things
terrestrial or whether he has favored
some stew is matter of more or
less mystery in the mind of J. ID. Mil
Ter, of the Court House. Several
weeks ago there appeared in the Led
ger an article telling of the family re,
lations existing between two kittens
and a chicken that we're wandering
aimlessly about the Court House
yard. Lazarus is the chichen or per.
haps was the chicken,
The kittens found home in Sam
Morris's store house where they are
clearing out rodents and the chicken
became the special charge of Mr.. Mil.
Ter who built the fowl home In an
old nail keg and fed 1t daily. He
called the fowl Lazarus because 1t fec
on crumbs.
One night recently the home Of
Lazarus disappeared. The following
night the bird also went. Mr.. Miller
does not think Lazarus went of his
own accord, but suspects some dark
hued gentleman of inherant predatory
motives Of the chicken family Of
having taken the lonesome bird,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1908-12-24
polIoek,s MIL on Fire

What might have proven one Of the
most destructive and costly blazes in
years was averted Monday morning
at 3 O'Clock by the timely action of
night police Wallace and Kemp. They
we're informed of the fire in the Pol
lock Milling plant by cab driver and
Immediately went to the scene of the
blaze arriving in time to extinguish
1t before it had gained dangerous
headway.
The fire was in the engine room
and had evidently caught from a pile
of hot cinders. The wood work in this
section of the building was blazing
when the two officers arrived. They
broke into the building and in few
minutes had the fire out.
A slight delay would have resulted
in the partial, if not complete, de-
struction of this large plant. Tie
mill is one of the largest in this sec
tion of Missouri and many Mexico eitl.
zens are stockholders
How long the fire had been smouid
ering before it was discovered is not
known. Officers Kemp and Wallace
and the cabman are to be congratu-
lated upon their prompt action in
fighting the fire.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1908-12-24

WHILE in Columbia this week the
editor of the Ledger visited the plant
Of the University Missourian, pub
iished at the School of Journalism of
the State University, and found near.
ly one hundred of Missouri's brightest
young men taking thorough course
In Journalism. This plant is managed
In practical, up-to-date manner. and
Is under the supervision of expert
enced journalists, who know what
they are teaching and know how to
impart what they thoroughly under
stand themselves. The writer feels
confident that the result of this
school of journalism In Missouri will
be better newspaper men and better
newspapers throughout Missouri and
the great West. Whenever you i'm
prove the character and tone of
your newspaper men you most assur-
edly assist in improving the charac-
ter and tone of the community in
which they are published. We be-
lieye the Missouri School of Journal.
ism will not only prove one of the
most popular departments of the Uni
yersity, but results will prove broad,
deep and of lasting good to every
community In which the graduates
may locate. No money invested in
any department of education should
bring more satisfactory or more per-
manent results than that expended
on wen conducted School of Jour
nallsm.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1908-12-24

REFERRING to the position taken
oy the liquor trade in Missouri M,
Kansas City Star editoriallv saws.
win the liquor interests be stnn,d
enough to fight proposed legislation
Tor district or ward restrietio, -
'aeir trade? So far as the announce.
ments disclose. the riass meeting cau
Cd Tor Convention hall will be to pro.
mote the restralning--not absolutely
prohlbitive-- measures that publle
sentiment has very generally decided
Tor Ward or district option would
have been the law now except for 4
nrinder In preparing a late legislative
pih. So, too, 1t was the public intent
TO prevent brewery ownership of 81
looms, though the purpose was not
incorporated in the wording of the
nresent statute. WIN the brewers
aad saloonists oppose moderate legis.
lation In accord with such public sen.
umentg The liquor trade has reached
a critical situation. for It, in the
STATE Of Missouri. The antagonlsm
t saloons is largely the result Of
their opposition to reasonable regula.
tion. The extent and thick headed
ness Of this opposition raises a doubt
whether even yet they will see the
error of their course. But will they
be SO fatuous as not to mend their
manners in the crisis now before
them?"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1908-12-24
MISS JOHHsoE AND
HAZEL MCINTYRE WON
Oioslng OF the Episcopal Church
Bazaar Proves Exciting in vot-
ing Contests Wednesday Night
Young People Crowd Place.

The closing of the Episcopal cburcl
bazaar in Upham's music store Wed.
nesday evening was amid a scene Of
great excitement. Mise velma John.
son received the greatest number OF
votes for the most popular girl and
received the handsome Christmas
spoon donated by R. d. worrell. Miss
H'zel McIntire received Miss Flora
McFllmsey, receiving the largest
number OF votes for the most popular
little girl in the doll contest.
Mrs. Leila Mitchell received the
aluminium stew pan offered by Fer,
ris & Cauthorn. The bazaar
wac most successful in every partlcu
Lar When 3 O'Clock drew near, the
hour for closing the contest, the
young people as well as older ones
crowded the store, casting votes fol
their favorlte girl.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1908-12-24
Mother piss in want

Her husband in Jail for non-sup-
port, her two little children suffering
for food and warmth In their tiny
home in the city's western suburbs,
Mrs. Chas. Hoover died Saturday
from childbirth. All about their home
preparations were in progress for
Christmas but with them every cent
must needs be used for the Yeriest
necessities OF life. It will be a sad
Christmas in the Hoover home for
the motherless babes.
Chas. Hoover, the husband, was ar
rested about month ago and fined
for not supporting his family who
We're then in direst want. Not having
the money to liquidate his fine he
was committed to jail.
His sentence would have expired
Tuesday but upon his wife's death,
Saturday, he was released.
For the past 80 days conditions in
the Hoover home have been most
pitiable. Had it not been for ehari-
table neighbors death would have Wis
tied the little home with its suffering
ones sooner,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1908-12-24
E. S. Miller is Hurt

Whether IL is the advent Of cold
weather or merely the criminals are
migrating and they have reached
this section of the country, is hard
TO say, but the past few days have
been busy ones for the officers in
this part of Missouri, Saturday night
two suspects we're arrested at Franci
by Constable William Barnett charget
with having SO severely beaten E. j.
Miller, a Chicago & Alton brakeman,
that he was forced to retire from
his run, so seriously was he hurt. The
trouble was in Higbee.
The men under arrest are two
Greeks. The conductor on the
freight, which was bound to this city,
was Walter Ferguson, ( Mexico,
Mr.. Miller will recover though bis
wounds are very painful.
The trouble arose over a controver-
sy between the brakeman and the
two men because he wouldn't let
them bum" their way on the freight
When they found he was in earnest
regarding their riding they attacked
him.
AS stated In Saturdays Ledger, a
Greek was caught stealing an over
coat from s. & N. Phillips store Sat
urday afternoon. These men must
be EN- route east from some work
camp in the west where they have
been empolyed.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1908-12-24
Mexieo Girl VIII Sing

Miss Laura Robertson, of this CITY,
who has just returned from Wash
ington, D. c., where she has been at
tending school, will sing at the we'd
ding of Miss Adele Fleming, OF Co.
lumbia, and DR.. Abner Gore, OF
Marshall. The nuptials will be held
in the Kappa Gamma sorority house,
Columbia. the evening of Dec. goth.
Miss Robertson is one of Mexlco's
most charming singers and member
of the Kappa sorority. Other mem
bers of this order living here viii
also attend the wedding.
Miss Fleming is well known in
Mexico having visited here and Mt
Gore, who is a rising young physi-
clan has many school friends in this
city.
The Ledger extends eongratula'
tions to the happy couple.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1908-12-24
AT THE HoSPITABLE HOME
OF COL. AND MRS. L. oTooLE.
The Ledger Foreman and The
Ledger Owl Take a Little Swing
Around the cirele-one ContIn-
uous Round Of Untold Pleasure.

AS previously advertised, Roy Key
and the Ledger owl, with the assist
ance Of the horse-Holy Moses we
Tiled our date Sunday and spent the
day very pleasantly at the beautiful
country home CT Col. and Mrs, Law
renee O'Toole, northwest Of Mexico.
There are no better people on earth
than the O'Toole's and here you find
a happy and prosperous family--from
the baby on up to the heads OF the
household. We have never visited a
more intelligent and hospltable peo.
pie. We we're looking for good time
and we found it--in big chunks. 1t
was che round OF untold pleasure
throughout the entire day. The din
ner-oh, we'll, 1t was great. II any OF
the guests present will tell the Owl
what Mrs O'Toole and her three
charming daughters did not have on
the table good to eat, we will send to
her or him a jug Of Cottonwood
Springs water, the elixir Of life.
There was enough good eatahles for
dinner to feed fifty people-and then
some, A poor printer seldom has the
boss exquisite pleasure Of getting his
feet under a table loaded with SO
many good things OF the land as was
spread on this happy occasion. Mrs.
O'Toole will please pardon the Owl
for upsetting glass Of water on the
nifty tablecloth. We so seldom use
water that the sight of the wet goods
got US a little bit ratified and for
moment we had slight attack or
"buck ager" but IL did not affect our
appetite In the least Such mishaps
Will occur In the best regulated fam.
lilies at least once in a lifetime,
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Lewis and their
two sweet little daughters-Mary
Louise and Helen-and Miss Ora b.
Hedges, Of Sweet Springs, Mo-, were
also delighted guests at the O'Toole
home and took an active part Ia the
festtyitives on this superb occasion.
Miss Hedges is sister OF Mrs. Lewis
and is beautiful and accomplished
young lady and we were pleased to
meet ber and extend the glad hand.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1908-12-24
The Elks Entertained

The Elks entertained Friday even
ing with a dance and card party in
their club rooms. A very large num-
Der were present including many from
out of town. In the card room there
we're eight or ten tables of euchre
and in the ball room dancing was
enjoyed by the younger people until
quite late.
During the evening delightful re-
freshments were served consisting
nf a salad course. Over two hundred
we're present to enjoy the affair. 1t
vas the first dance and card party the
club has had for several months.
One of the features of the evening
was the dancing music by the La
Terpsichore orchestra. This is a
rev musical organization here but
they are fast making name for
themselves. They play all the late
music and keep perfect time.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1908-12-24
Emerson never has less th
Canal May Cost 300 .oOO, ,ooo

Paris, 0er. t3.-The reawakening
Ct the Panama Canal que, tloE sus.
scsts a qlery much more So. ious than
4 question with which the recent
bolemics have been concerned. The
higher and hCre important question
the question rtw involved is that of
tho worS on tie canal itself ind Of
the $3oo,oo9 coo which the United
States is devctine to II.
A teleersl,t from Colonel Go, thals.
tlt chief engineer of the wolk. gave
the astoDl sting news recentlI that
the rocl' pilG built this year with the
view Of holding up he land Vt the
Gatun dam across the valley Il the
Iii er Chagra RS has partly givep away.
This frs accident Is calculated to
inspire s.riouG reflections and appre-
tensions.
PHILIPPE prI au-Varllla, formerly the
chief engineer OF the Panama Canal
ant one Cf the highest technical au-
lhoiities on the subject, raid to-day:
THE cifitu uIlles of this task are
mach greater than all theoretical
provisio .s We see tue proof of this
III the cot of the work. All the
Ailerican Omissions estimated the
c, st Of the present project at $140,-
100000, but up to da.e 100000, 900
has beer, ca: nded, not including the
iJ.OOO,000 paid the French company
and the $10,N1o.0OO paid to the Re
public OF Panama.
At is hoped the work will lie fin
!shed in January, 1915, the cost being
5000 OOG year. That represents
for these s.z years $3.50, 100000 or a
total of $3.50 100000. That is to say.
just double tlo estim lte."
The reporter asked If once this
s,m is expeIdt q America would have
> practicable, stable and tolii canal
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1908-12-24
No Cristmas Treat.

Columbia, Mo-, Dec. ia number
of the older girls in the Wade school
district dragged Miss Mary Fox, their
teacher, aged 90, In the mud Of the
Big Road that runs by the school
house, because she would not promise
to buy Christmas treat for them.
An established custom in this school
is for the teacher to give the. pupils
candy, oranges and nuts, Just before
the Christmas holidays. Miss Fox re
fused to adhere to the custom.
After they had dragged the teacher
in the mud, tearing and soiling heI
clothes, the girls locked the schoo
house door and kept the school closel
for three days. The teacher gave III
in disgust and went home.
The parents of the children are di
vided on the question, and two fights
between men have resulted.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1908-12-24
cslled To be Robbed

Stating he was DR.. Miller OF near
Thompson Station and saying he
had a prescription to be filled,
stranger telephoned to Verde Harri-
son the south side druggist, about II
o'clock Friday night after he bad
gone home. Earl King,t the prescription
clerk being nearer the store, Mr. Har'
rison in turn. telephoned him. While
being waited on the supposed physi-
clan slipped eight razors from case
and departed. The articles were val
ued at about 500.
Saturday 1t developed that Mr.
Harrison's customer was none other
than the suspect arrested early sat
urday morning who anhwered the
description of a man wanted In GIN
ton, Mo. Not until after he had made
his escape from the city holdover
shortly after noon Saturday, when
he loosened the nuts on some bolts
holding a large bar which he re-
moved, was it known he was the
thief wanted by Mr.. Harrison.
After taking the razors ne sou
several of them about town. diSpOs.
ing of the articles wherever ne
could.
One he sold for seventy-fiye Genus
Those he did not sell were found Oh
lhis person when arrested
Mr.. Harrison believes that 1t Wai
the intention of the thief to get M,
Ito the store, then make him uhiOci
1.-THE safe, and loot it. But ms'eau =
lMr. Harrison coming to town, M II
IIclerk appeared, and supposing that "a. n
d,d not know the combination I'M
I,aof d,d mot molest him.