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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-09
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Attorneys in Quandary over Supreme


Court Dec sion.
Oshkosh, Wis, April Just what
Status quo" is to be maintained and
what the supreme court meant by
other wording in its decision in the
case Of r. II. Hackett, receiver of the
Wtnnebago Traction company against
the city of Oshkosh and the Eastern
Wisconsin Railway and Light com
pany, may be determined by that
court in a rehearing. Since the deci-
sion of the court was rendered, the
attorneys have disagreed as to what
the court meant by its ruling. Conse-
quently request has been made Of
the court to explain. The entire mat
ter will be submitted to the supreme
court on April 10.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-09
POLITICAL.

John w. Stewart, appointed by the
governor of Vermont as the successor
of the late Senator Redfeld Proctor
was sworn in as member of the
senate.
Efforts to get man to run for presi-
dent of Bloomer, Wis, have thus far
proven unsuccessful. The outlook is
that there will be no one to head the
ticket April I.
Julius Kuehn is the only candidate
for mayor of Kaukauna and will sue
coed c. E. Raught, who has served
three terms. City Clerk L. c. Wolf
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-09

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me measure PROVIDES that every
railroad III the united states ana all
It's possessions shaI pc HaOIe III
damages 20 any person SuHeflh8 III
Julle6 WhLe he IS employed by SucH
carrier. In case OF Jhe deaLh OF an
employe injured On common carrier
damages are to be PAID Tor the bene-
fit Of the surviving widow or nus
band and children OF such empIoye'
certain kin farther removed are to re-
ceiTe damages IN case OF the absence
.Of widow, husband, or children. The
bill is an important modification OF
some OF The old common law rules
ysrlI have
liability Of damages where one EN-
plOye causes the death or injury OF
another Under this common law Tui-
ing employers have been relieved
from liability where there is proved
any degree OF negligence on the part
of an injured emplOye, no matter how
great the negligence Of the employe
concerned. The old statute was de-
claTed unconstitutional by the SUI
pTeme court Of the United States Jan.
8, 1908, on the general ground that
the act, being addressed to all COM
mon carriers, engaged in interstate
commerce, and imposing liability
upon them in favor Of any Of their
employees, without qualification or re-
strfction as 10 the business in which
carriers or their employees may have
been engaged at the time Of injury,
o, necessity included subjects wholly
outside the power of congress to reg
uIate commerce. The Sterling meas
sure avoids that criticism. The bill
aDolishes the common law doctrine Of
fellow servants, which deprives an in
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-09

tory tactics, the democrats found
themselves worsted in the struggle.
the majority side at 1000 carrying a
motion to adjourn by a vote of 121
TO 81. Carrying S11, sos, sos, the ag-
ricultural appropriation bill passed
the house.
bill relating to the settlement of
Gains of states on account of the dis
position of public lands was taken up
in the senate and the Bacon amend
ment for settling accounts of owners
of cotton seized by the government
during the civil war, amounting to
100000 was considered but without
results either on the bill or the
amendment. Senator Carter of the
committee on postofices and post
roads introduced a bill to establish
postal savings banks. He stated that
the measure was satisfactory to the
postofice department, it being drawn
in view of hearings that have been
held by the subcommittee of the
committee on postOffices and post
roads. 1t was referred back to the
committee and will receive further
consideration. The general arbitra-
ton treaty agreed upon at The
Hague conference was ratified by the
senate, as were arbitration treaties
with Mexico and Italy. The nomina-
tons of Spencer F. Eddy to be min
lister to Argentine Republic and
Arthur NJ Beaupre of Illinois to be
minister to the Netherlands were
confirmed. David Jayne HILL to be
ambassador to Germany, was also
confirmed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-09
His Etnners Shot Off.

La Crosse, Wis, April 5.-While
Gaming against a shotgun with which
he had been hunting, a pet dog
umped against Samuel Anderson Of
NTelrose and discharged the weapon,
he charge passing through the young
mans hand, tearing off several fin
gers
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-09

Washington, April A bill to pro
hibit and prevent ver-capitalization
of the railroads was introduced in the
house by Representative Esch of Wis
COnsin. 1t provides that no inter
state railroad shall, after it has been
in operation Ole year, issue any addi-
tional stocks, bonds, notes or other
instruments of Indebtedness except
when necessary to the acquisition of
property, extension or improvements.
Payment Of dividends in any thing
but cash is forbidden, as is the &C
quirement of, control of, or interest
in any other railroad corporation eX-
cept to establish by consolidation Of
connecting lines in a through route Of
transportation.
BY adopting a sweeping cIoture
rule in the house, the republicans left
to the democrats only very limited
powers. No longer can they fiIibuster
against sending to conference bills
with senate amendments; no longer
can a motion to close debate be
or discussed and no longer
can motion to adjourn take preced-
ence over a motion to take a recess.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-09
ROCKEFELLER WILL
GIVE MILLIONS TO THE
Union OE BIBLE CIASSE

New York, April John D. Rookie
teller is to announce a $5,0O0,O00 gilt
to the union of bible classes when
the Fifth Avenue bible class is in
session Monday, according to report.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-09

Washington, April 2.-Formal no
tice was served on the democrats in
the house by Mr.. Payne Of New York,
leader of the majority, that from
that time on the republicans would
lock horns with the democrats and
carry through the program of the ma
jOTity, in spite of the attempt Of the
minority, under the leadership Of Mr.
Williams of Mississippi, to dictate
the character Of legislation to be en-
acted. Immediately undertaking to
carry this schedule into effect, he
forced the latest sitting of the ses-
sion. Both sides were able to keep
their members in their seats and it
soon became evident that the threat
ened democratic flibuster was on in
real earnest and the republicans de-
teTmined to at least test the sincerity
Of their opponents.
The democrats, after the passage
Of the agricultural appropriation bill
had interposed obstructive tactics
against any business 5aing done
-AAbCA % y u a L4LCClo VI 60 ALctO DCS44 L 2
fused consideration by reason Of
these tactics, Mr.. Payne called up the
resolution to refer to committees the
presidents recent special message to
congress. Observing that the demo-
Gratis were preparing to place OBJ
structions in the way of its consider
alton unless ample time should be
given for general debate, Mr.. Payne
asserted that because Of the hypoc-
racy of those on the other side"
meaning the democrats, no general
debate would be allowed Mr.. Payne
denounced the democratic filibuster
begun last Monday in pursuance of
notice given by Mr. Williams a week
ago, and characterized the action of
Mr.. Williams as "puerile.' The
democrats, he contended, were in no
position to lay down the program Of
action for the republicans. The ina
jority,'' he said, ''have charge Of the
business of the house and business
will go through just as the majority
decide it shall go through" Shouts
of republican approval greeted this
utterance. After forcing roll calls
and exhausting their parliamentary
resources in the employment of dila-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-09
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY

Washington, April 1.-The bill to
amend the antitrust law, introduced
in the house by Representative Hep
burn of Iowa. was introduced in the
senate by Senator Warner of Missouri.
The section Of the bill relating to
strikes is amended slightly from the
form in which it appears in the house
bill, all changes being made with the
intention of placing labor strikes and
boycotts on the common law basis.
The bill repeating the act of
March 2, 1867, prohibiting the payment
of any claim against the United
States originating before the civil
war to any one who did not prove his
loyalty to the United States during
the war was passed by the senate.
The passage of the bill authorizing
the construction of a dam across the
Snake river in the state of Washing
ton, and consideration of a measure
for adjudicating claims of states
against the government on account of
the disposition of the proceeds of
public lands occupied nearly the en-
tire session of the senate. On the ag-
ricultural appropriation bill progress
was made in the house. The scuss-
ion on the proposition for increased ap-
preparation for farmers bull ptins,
was refused, and the subject
of inquiries into road building, etc,
by the department, the trend of opin-
ion being that such work should be
encouraged. The session was opened
with a bitter attack on Attorney Gen
eral Bonaparte by MI. Clark of Flor
ida, who denounced him as being no
lawyer and unfit to hold his office, The
occasion for the utterance was the
reporting of a committee Of a reso-
luton by Mr.. Clark calling for a
statement of expense connected with
peonage investigations and prosecu-
tons. That the unnecessary attack
on the attorney general by Mr.. Clark
was the declaration OF Mr., CauIfeld
of Missouri, who led the opposition
The resolution was tabled.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-09

Washington, April 3.-When the
house adjourned the breach between
the majority and the minority parties
was, if anything, wider than ever.
The democrats resumed their dilatory
tactics and kept it up throughout
the day.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
Decei/ers.

There Is nm old fellow who lives in n
dry" New England town who has n
very poor opinion OF New York, to
which metropolis he recently made a
visit. II may be remarked in passing
that the old gentleman is one of the
pillars Of the church in his native vii
lage. Upon his return home he sat for
some time upon sugar barrel at the
grocery and then suddenly burst out:
"Them fellers down to New York is
rs bad as thieves! Cheat your eye
teeth out fore you know IT,"
Gosh. Hiram! You don't mean Il
say you got bunkoed at your age?" tn,
storekeeper demanded dropping the
nail tongs.
Yes, | did, tool" was the angry re
ply Il went to sody water fountain
an asked the feller for his best sar.
syprilln, an | give him the regular
wink"
"Wcll? the storekeeper demanded
well, by heck, l got it" was the
dlsgusted reply
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
over.hadowing in Its rlightiness
Ono Of Hooks Practical Jokes.

Theodore Hook forged 1000 letters
to 1000 tradesmen and others request
ing them TO call on a certain day aud
hour at the house of wealthy widow.
Mrs. Tottenham, in Berners street,
London. against whom he had con-
ceivcd a grudge.
These people began TO arrive soon
after daybreak. The rush continued
until nearly midnight. They came by
fifties and hundreds.
There were 100 chimney sweeps, 100
bakers, fifty doctors. fifty dentists, fifty
accouchers. There were priests to ad
minister extreme unction and MethN
dist ministers to offer last prayers.
There were fifty confcctloners with
wedding cakes, fifty undertakers with
cofTins, fifty fishmongers with baskets
OF cod and Holsters. They pushed,
quarreled and fought. and the police
were called out to prevent n riot. FL
nally among the hoaxed ones came the
governor OF the Bank OF England. the
royal Duke Of Gloucester and the lord
mayor of London, each lured thither
by some cunning pretext. A police in.
vestigation followed, but the perpetra-
tor was not detected.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
COSTLY CLEANLINESS.
Water In GoldfeId Sold For a Cent and
a Hall a Gallon.

water IN SoldUeld Oold For Gent and
Halt a Gallon.
We who can bathe and splash about
In cool, fresh water as we will can
hardly appreciate the Inconvenience
Of condition in which each drop Of
water is carefully measured out. In
Goldheld the two problems of dust and
water give most trouble. There is
never a time that there is not plenty
of the former and little of the latter.
Without warning Of any sort great
whirlwinds come down the canyons
and through the streets, carrying
binding clouds of dust. A blow of
some sort is n daily occurrence. The
fine white dust sifts into the houses
and covers everything. 1t is case of
dusting n dozen times day and never
really having things quite clean.
The water supply Of Goldheld comes
from wells in camp and at Ida, fifty
miles TO the southwest Whether
bought from the man who goes around
with cart or from the water COM
pany, every gallon costs on an average
at least a cent and n half At best It
Is an expensive luxury. Every pre-
cious drop has to be put TO as many
uses as possible. The bathing estab-
llshments offer baths at 81 each, with
the bath joke thrown in. The joke
runs like this: In the early days of the
camp, when baths cost 50, after the
man who had elected this luxury had
finished, ms a matter of economy the
water had to he put to some use, so
II was offered to second bather at a
reduced price, 81, then again to a
third for 80 cents and to a fourth for
two bits" Following this came a
few feats Of dshwashng. Times
have changed, but water is still the
problem Of the desert. Ice being too
expensive luxury for general use,
everybody resorts to African water
bags. These are filed and hung in
shady places where the breeze can
strike them. BY puncturing them with
a needle sufficient water oozes out to
wet the outside, and the damp cloth
and air keep the contents cool. Hang
Ing on the shady side of every house,
shack and tent strapped to the saddle
Of every prospector, in the hand or
fastened to the neck of every Indian,
Is water bag. The weather, in other
places a plank on which TO slide grace.
fully Into conversation, here is fruit
ful and interesting topic for unendlng
discussion. In its variety 1t is uncloy-
ing. One summer is wet-wet for the
desert-and the next one dry. Usually
there is little rain, and when 1t does
come the downpour lasts only FIVE or
ten minutes. Rarely does 1t lay the
dust-New Idea Magazine.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
Thev're All Like This.

A young and pretty schoolteache er
once asked her class for an original
definition Of the word wife"
"A wife is n rib" said one little girl.
wives are guiding stars" said an
other.
"a comforter" said third.
IAN inspiration" said fourth.
Altogether the definitions were rath.
er prosy and commonplace, but finally
a child OF eleven, smiling archly. said:
"a wife is n person for q man to find
fault with when things go wrong"
"Goodw cried the pretty teacher
laughing Good! That II the best
definition Of ALL the best, the truestw
But that afternoon on the way hom,
from school the little girl whose def
milton had so pleased tripped demurely
up TO the teacher and said:
"Are you going to marry that tall
handsome young man see you will
nearly every night?"
Yes" said the teacher
well, then. II my definition Of ,
wife was true
"Ah, but, dear. with us nothing will
ever go wrong. He says so himself"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
How ouren Zee, pIn,d.

The setting out Of the dinner Of
Queen Elizabeth was ceremonious
function. First came a gentleman with
rod, followed by a gentleman carry
ing tablecloth, which. after they had
knelt reverently three times, was
spread upon the table. Then came two
others. one with rod, the other with
n saitcellar, a plate and bread. They
knelt three times, placed the things on
the table, knelt again and retired Next
came lady in waiting, followed by n
second. The first lady, dressed in
white. after kneeling three times. ap-
preached the table and solemnly rubbed
the plates with the salt Then entered
twenty four yeomen OF the guard clad
in scarlet and each carrying dish OF
gold. These dishes were placed upon
the table, while the lady faster gave TO
each Of the guards a taste from the
dish he had brought in for fear Of pos
sible poison. These guards were Sc
lected from the tallest and stoutest
men in all England At the close Of
this ceremony number Of unmarried
ladies appeared and with great solem-
nifty lifted the various dishes and car
rled them to the queen in her private
apartments. The queen dlned and sup
ped alone. with few attendants. and lt
was seldom that any one was admitted
nt this time, and then only at the inter-
cesslon Of some one in power.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
A Prediction,

One hundred and ninety-nne years
ago the English-no; let MS go away
back-290 years ago the French-nO;
that Isn't right-399 years ago the In.
dians-oh, pshaw-409 years ago the
mound builders took Ticonderoga from
the cave dwellers. Then the Indians
took 1t from the mound builders. and
the French took 1t from the Indians
and then 100 years ago today the Eng
lish took it from the French, and then
Ethan Allen, with the aid of the Great
Jehovah and the Continental congress,
took 1t from the English. and now yon
can take it from me that no one else is
ever going TO take 1t from anybody
Boston Journal.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
The Horses Power Of Smell.

The horse will leave musty hay un.
touched in his bin, however hungry.
He will not drink Of water objection.
able TO his questioning sniff OF from n
bucket which some odor makes often
sive, however thirsty. His intelligent
nostril will widen, CULVER and query
over the daintIest bit offered by the
fairest Of hands. with coaxings that
would make mortal shut his eyes and
swallow nauseous mouthful Mt a
gulp. A mare is never satisfied by
either sight or whinny that her colt Is
really her own until she has certain
nasal certificate to the fact. A blind
horse. now living. will not allow the
approach of any stranger without
showing signs Of anger not safely to
be disregarded. The distinction is evi.
IDENTIFY made by his sense of smell and
at considera bic distance. Blind
horses, as n rule, will gallop wildly
about n pasture without striking the
surrounding fence. The sense Of smell
Informs them OF its proximity.-Hors
and Stable.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26

subsequent reversal of that decision
by the United States court of appeals
has only served TO spur the government
on TO renewed activity.
In choosing Frank Il. Kellogg of st.
Paul TO bring the forthcoming new ac-
ton against the Standard oil company
the government gets the services of
probably the ablcst prosecutor of de-
linquent corporations in the country.
Kellogg is known the country over as
''the trust buster" That tells the story.
kellogg has long lived IN Minnesota
and Is considered one of the ablest
trial lawyers In the whole northwest.
lie prosecuted the case against the
Northern Securities company which re.
suited In the dissolution of the merger
OF the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern railways and has been spe-
cial counsel for the government In a
number of important suits.
Mr.. Kellogg is ffty-one years old and
n native Of New York state. a strong
faced man, with iron gray hair, and
looks every inch the tenacious fighter
that he Is. In trying cases he avoids
seeking TO overcome the feelings of a
jury by oratorical effect and depends
entirely on the forcible presentation of
the actual facts and principles in
volyed. He appeals to judgment and
not to sentiment.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
A Wonderful aoum,n.

The Romans were very skillful bow
men, although they discarded the weap-
on in warfare, trusting to the charge
and to hand to hand fighting. Many
Of the Roman emperors were famous
archers. 1t is said that Domitlan would
place boys In the circus at consider
able distance from him and as they
held up their hands with the fingers
outstretched he would send the arrows
between them with such nicely and ac-
curacy Of aim that he never inflicted
wound
The wicked emperor Commodus
boasted that he never missed his aim
or failed TO Kill the wild beast that he
shot with single arrow. He would
set shaft In his bow as some wild
beast was set free I'm the circus TO de-
your n living criminal condemned to
die. Just when the furious animal
was sprlnging on his prey the emperor
would strike 1t dead at the mans feet.
Sometimes 100 lions were let loose at
once in order that he. with 100 arrows,
might kill them. With arrows the
heads of which were semlcircuIar he
would sever the necks of ostriches In
full fight.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
Sharks and Divera

Contrary TO what is generally sup
posed, the fully equipped modern diver
does not dread sharks in the depths,
though there are cases on record
where these monsters have bitten saw.
agely at the air pipe, causing serious
leak and almost drowning the man be,
fore he could be hauled up. Sharks
are, however, notoriously timid, and
all the experienced diver has to do 10
brighten them away is to open one OF
the air valves in his dress and cause q
stream of bubbles to rise up all around
him, whereupon the tiger OF the deep
will make off in abject terror. A far
more real danger is getting entangled
st Nicholas.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26

Most restaurants have rulo which
forbids patron from bringing a dog
to the table, but in Brooklyn one eat.
Ing house proprietor has found 1t prof.
liable TO cater to women who have Il
fondness for dogs and desire to have
them for table companions. Any day
at luncheon hour three or four women
may be seen eating at this place. their
pets sitting beside them on special high
chairs. Doggies dinner is served on n
special plate, which is placed on a
ledge in front Of the chair.-New York
Sun.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
A Fairy Iala kinndonn.

The kingdom Of Uganda is n fairy
tale. You climb UP a railway instead
of beanstalk, and at the end there Is
wonderful new world. The scenery
is different, the vegetation Is different.
the climate is different, and, most of
all, the people are different from any
thing elsewhere to be seen in the
whole range OF Africa. Instead OF the
breezy uplands we enter a tropical
garden. In place of naked painted
savages clashing their spears and glib.
bering in chorus TO their tribal chiefs
a complete and elaborate polity is pre-
sented. Under dynastic king par
lament and powerful feudal sys-
tenn an amiable, clothed, polite and in
telllgent race dwell together in an or
ganized monarchy upon the rich do
main between the Victoria and Albert
lakes. = Winston Churchill, NJ. T., In
Strand Magazine.