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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-01-09

dations have been committed for the most
part by Canadians and japanese. Our
government has failed TO effect satisfac-
tory treaties with the various powers, and
the situation has become SO acute that
President Roosevelt seriously proposed TO
the last Congress the destruction of the
remnant OF the seals as a solution OF the
difficulty.
The females arrive at the breeding
grounds, or rookeries, as they are called,
about the first week In June. Although
the females, after giving birth, leave the
island frequently and travel hundreds of
miles to the fish banks for food, each Of
the cones back TO her original station
and 10 h.- own pup. She las but one,
and will not feed the youns OF another
COW. How the mothers recognize their
respective pups when after an absence Of
several days they find them tumbling
about together in pods OF 10 or IL IL
puzzles observers to determine. but -.
they do so seems to be established beyond
a doubt. On their expeditions for food
the females are again attacked by the
seal pirates and numbers slain In this
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-01-09

upon the island, for 1t is from their num-
Der that all the skins Iegitimately secured
are taken. The fur Of the bull is value
less after the sixth year, and although
the skin Of the female is a desirable com
mercial asset at all ages. there is a pro-
hibition against killing cow seals. The
entire business on the islands Is controlled
and supervised by the government, which
keeps a treasury official on the spot at all
times to regulate the time and manner Of
killing and the number. At intervals the
villagers drive the -holluschickie In bands
of hundred or thousands across the island
to the large open killing ground IN the
vicinity of the village and the salthouses.
There certain animals are marked for
slaughter, dubbed, stabbed to death and
skinned with the dispatch and dexterity
exhibited In the Chicago stockyards.
Over and above the number that the
lessee company IL permitted to take. the
Islanders are allowed to slay a certain
number for their own subsistence. The
animal furnishes them with food, cloth
Ing, oil fos their lamps and half q dosen
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-01-09
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asstsS everything properly and TO brush
aside that which may have been over
ssskeA They make sure that the cur
salaz are well drawn to keep out the
s@n, and will only consent to their being
raised late in the afternoon. Careful
though these excellent hOusekeepers are,
seeing that the sun does not fade the
curtains and the carpets, they are most
particular about their valuable plate and
silver. They have good service for every
day use and for afternoon tea, when
taken alone, or when other guests are
invited, the rare silver and china are re-
served Tor state dinners, When such oc
casions take place these capable mis-
tresses bring out their handsome china.
wash II themselves and touch up their
silver. Dinner once over. she will not
retire until the things are put back In
their proper places. On Sunday these
proud old families go to church. the
women dressed in their heavy black silks,
with their small, neat bonnets well tied
beneath their chins, their only sdornmers
being a heavy gold watch and a chain.
The men have even q more dignifed air
in their long waistcoats, silk hats and
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-01-09

ishsd by their owners they would NOT
part With them at any price. 1t is some
times difficult to discern all the beauty
found In these rooms. because OF the
rich. heavy curtains hung at the via
dowE. The hostess kindly Obviates the
dimeulty by lighting the great chandelier
that holds a dozen or more tall white
candles They throw a soft, warm light
on the carved oak chairs and tables. The
cabinets are crowded with Delft and sa-
grSved silver, that have been in the fam
lily for centuries. The furnishing Is
solid and magnificent the room might
present an air OF cherries comfort were
II not for the large hearth with its hand
some andirons bright with the cracking
logs. The library ls sometimes even
more attractive, with Its many wood OF
pansled oak that forms the ceiling, the
finely lnlaid floor, the large library table,
and the bookcases which line the walls.
Some of the libraries have rare old edi-
lions bound In heavy veIlum and made
from hand-set type, so beautifully done 1t
made Dutch printing famous the world
over. Their rival In beauty are the price
less line engrRvings and stchings hung on
the wall.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-01-09

the raising OF large family is not sss-
siderad n burden They are brought 80
Ia c simple fashion and are taught to 10
for themselves Nowhere do women -
naively and tactfully rule u,r as in R"l.
land. and this Is because JN,'r m"n v"l"~
wealth, politics and IN snr'' .,rrttn
which leads to n large. o""p'"r
life. This Is especially ira" At Wv 49,.
chant class. who believe that If IL
know how 10 make comfoctn lie living
their wives know how 10 spend IL jud&-
rtously. Many have such implicit con&r
dence In their wives nnancierinG they
Insist on their managing the excheQus~,
reserving spending money for themselves
They need have no fear OF their sOs~
tunes being handled with recklessness-
II their husbands are shrewd enough %
make fortunes their women are wtss
enough to save them. They keep their
homes ia apple pie order and tA@
they accomplish with Few servants. Tia
question OF servants dOe~ not worry
Dutch housekeeper; she nnds good sfrss
relieve hsr Of many duties, but she can
manage very nicely when left aiOss~
Their servants are known for their CONE
potency and the mistresses deserve noes
credit Tor Lnelr reputation IheSv WUh1s~
feel themselves responsible for the order
OF the house. and an ignorant maid-ees-
want Is soon made competent with than.
All political and social questions are sast
to the unea: the happiness OF their sxsN
hands and looking after the children. ass
OF paramount Importance with the woszs-
en- Most Of these women nDd as mucA
pleasure In raising large family as tins
English get from sports, and the AmsuS-
can women from clubs. Though three 81
four little ones wanting their own wey
10 certain at times to be trial, thsy
console themselves with the thought thss
the children will some day be grown ana
a comfort In their old age. Seif-relianHs
10 a fovorite word with a Dutch mothsss
and long before the girls reach their teesa
they are given duties to perform abo@s
the house. taught to cook and sew. Whesa
the family 10 large and the income sua@A
the girls are Eaught to make their owS
dresses and 70 trim their own hata-
Though they are schooled on the seTiO~a
side Of life, they End plenty OF time fsE
pleasure. In the winter they pass Sss
time skating and sleighing, in the swxa-
mer they have bathing and boating nj
the seaside.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-01-09

season, There Is now plenty OF room for
all but in the days when the herd was
much more numerous, numbering millions,
the bulls used TO engage in fierce fights
that often resulted in death and serious
u0iming- At the opening Of the season
the average sikatchie will Weigh 500
pounds the greater part of his rounded
bulk being composed of q surplus store OF
fat which he has stored Up during the
preceding months. &His length Will be
from six to seven feet. " hich is two feet
in excess of the length OF the COW, who
is much more slender IL form and only
about 50 pounds In weight.
The females, heavy with youns. nave
travelled north much more slowly than the
males and have been harassed on the way
by the pelagic sealers. who pursue the
herd IN schoOnerS. These are fast sailing
vessels OF small burden-6o tons is a fair
average-which carry canoes and mixed
crews that include white men of all ma
lions, japanese and Alaska indians. Each
morning the schooner sends out Its boats
among the migrs ting seals. which are at
tackled with spears and rifles, more fire.
Quently the latter. OF every six or seven
shot only one Is secured, for the animal
dives as soon as hit and never comes I'D
again. Unless Immediately killed the seal
Is usually lost to the hunter. Since these
rying young. the effect OF this piraticai
slaughter Is very great In the reduction Of
the herd. During recent years the depre-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-01-09

stiff cravat Smile little though do these
serious Dutchmen on other days. they
are especially serious on the SABBATH
They walk to and from church with a
s-sss aS - dignity. In the aftsrnoOn
they sit at home and read the large fam
lily Bible sloud.. The chief amusement
of these people Is found In visiting back
and forth among their friends and at
tending few balls at court every year.
Far more attractive Is the home life
OF the Dutch merchant, proud OF bis bust
ness success, his large family and his
comfortable, attractive home. The Dutch
merchants are well known for their
shrewdness and ability to close 4 deal
to advantage, whether 1t be handling dia.
monds or raw material. They indulge in
few extravaganCes outside OF home and
home life. 1t is as impossible for these
people TO think Of Il home without a large
family as OF q country without dykes.
Dutch proverb says: "Foolshly, but
truly q large house without children Is a.
foolish as a stable without horses" Six
children are considered a small family,
and twice the number none too many.
Whether there be large wealth or small
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-01-09

~ he fur seal Is fast going the way OF
the elephant. the buffalo, the sea
~@s otter and other animals Of the kind
that do not breed freely In captivity and
are killed by man for their skin or horns.
a comparatively few years unless an
extraordinary change is made in present
conditions-wiH see the practical eStinc-
ton OF the highly interesting pInuiped
from which we derive the most useful
fur known 60 civilization.
The popular idea quite generally con,
fuses the fur seal with the hair seal. AS
q matter OF Ta"t. except for their name
and the general outline Of their form.
they have nothing tn common. In all
else. and especially in their habits. they
are quite dissimiIar. Every attempt to
keep the fur seal in captivity has failed,
and so. aside from the hunters, very few
persons have ever seen one of these ami
mails, although almost everyone thinks
that he is familiar with them. The hair
zeal Is to be found in all the salt waters
Of the world The resorts OF the fur
seal are very restricted. The peculiar
conditions that II demands in its breed
ing grounds are found most extensively
on the foggy shores and sloping beaches
OF the Antarctic region. and these were
their chief habitat until, tire ruthless pur-
suit of hunters, who for many years
killed hundreds of thousands without
regard to sex, drove them away. Now
the entire herd, reduced from many mil
lions to about 100000 frequenrs Berlng
Sea in the breeding 3 III, and by far
the majority betake themselves to St
Paul, the larger OF the two small islands
-ef the Pribilov group.
ct Paul is tribe more than 30
square mile1 IN extent A more cheer
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other necessaries.
The drst days of August mark the break
ing up OF the rookeries. The bulls hsaSz
to leave, not to return until the next sea-
son. Each one has remained upon his sta
ton continuously for three months with
out ca ting or drinking. TIE moist atmoa-
phere has supplied him with water, and
the large supply of adipose tissue with
which he arrived has served for food.
The remaining seals now ramble abous
without restriction or any regard to fam
lily ties. The females make longer ex-
cursions TO sea and cease to look after
their Pups, now six weeks or two monshx
old. Strange to say, the little seGls sgs
not at all at home in the water. Up 30
this time they have neither been in d
no. displayed any desire to 60 ThazS
t1me has been spent In gamboling vita
one another, like little puppy 6ogA Now
they begin TO eviuce a curiosity with rs-
gard TO the water, but at first 1t Ia only
shown By sporting In the shallow pools On
shore. Presently some Of them venture
down to the edge Of the beach, and tho
incoming waves roll them over ia uttss
helplessness. They have no more idea Of
how to swim than has a new-borc humaE
babe. Dropped into water beyond hia
depth, head downwards. a two-month-oA
zeal sinks like stone for Jack 1of ths
knowledge or instinct to right himself.
He learns to swim very gradually and
slowly, going out farther and farther each
day, and at length getting to a rock at
short distance from shore whence he
makes safe excursions natiI be Is conf
dent Of his ability to Keep afcat All this
while he has recei7ed no assistance from
his mother. Indeed, she has apparently
taken no notice of him and his clumsy eff
forts to become familiar with the other
side of bis anphlbian life. He does. how
ever. seem TO derive some help from the
who spend great deal of
their time at this period In the waters
near the shore, and by example 8t least
show the infants the way TO enjoy lks
In the course OF four or five weeks, how
ever the young seals are quite at home
IN the sea and may be SEEN like their
elders. taking a nap on their backs whilst
the easy waves soothe their slumberA
Early In October they depart with the
females to the winter feeding grounds. -
return the next season.
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q OLLAND Is known as land Of how-
KN eTs, dams and windmllls. II ought to
be known as a country OF homes and
Aome-Lfs, for there are no people who
care more for comfortable homes than the
Dutch. The French and Germans content
themselves In small apartments all win
Ter, satisfied to breathe plenty OF air In
Ehe mountains and In the watering places.
But the Dutch appreciate their soil and
place they can call home, and though th"V
have q hunting lodge Off In the woods or
spend Tong holiday at the seashOre Il IL
&heLr homes they value most Dutch
proVeEb says. Give DutChman his
pipe and hearth and you make him happy;
give bis wife a pail and broom and you
win all her smiles" To know the Dutch
at tbeir best Is not to meet them abroad,
where they often appear III at ease on
foreign soil out to see them pasturinE
aheir cattle, working in their gardens, and
reading by the hearth.
Though the Dutch are exceedingly dem
pcrRtic IN their ideas and worry their
hssds very little about nobility and ma
bobB-nOwheFe are social classes more
clearly defined. This II largely because
occupations are handed down from IA
saer to son through several generations,
asa6 however wealthy families are they
have no ambition to rise socially; they are
M#AAsHHu 10 EEiuHlu III tue bOCidt Clhbs Az
wAicA they find themselves The daugb-
SsT Of q trader f. satisfied to meet hec
6abs In the son OF trader, and m owner
sd HCh pasture land does not seek a
hobisman's daughter when looking for q
wife.
Thore is the large stiY nobility who trace
-aaeir family tree back for generations,
proud OF their ancestors because they
sought 80 heroically and successfully TO
maintain their country's dependence.
They smile as they tell OF great. great
sBcle who made a large fortune in an
@Rst India company or OF a great, great
grandfather who went to Long Island
when IL was full OF traders, some OF the
prOudest dutch families In New York be-
log his descendants.
Though the nobility are TO be met with
la all the large Dutch cities, they are
most plentiful In Amsterdam and The
Hague. II was in Amsterdam, the cap
itsl OF Holland, the Dutch. rulers once
Gved and many OF the old families built
GhelE homes near the palace and the gov
eminent building. But Queen Wllhelmina
and her mother preferred the smaller AMI
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-31
REHABILITATION PLAN.
Receivers Have Scheme to Reerganize
Arnold Print Works.

Boston. July 30.-A plan for the re-
Mobilization of the Arnold Print Works
of North Adams. Mass, was made
public today by the receivers. The re-
ceivers recommend the acceptance by
the creditors of plan whereby they
will receive at least so per cent in
cash at once and not more than so
per cent in per cent. five year mort
gage bonds, provision also being made
for a working capital.
The receivers state that to carry
out this plan an advance of $4,000
can be procured from New York
trust company to be secured by the
quick assets of the concerns, leaving
the plants to be used to secure any
part of the creditors claims not now
paid in cash. If the creditors will ac-
cept payment to the extent of $4,000
900 in bonds OF reorganiZed COM
pany, the receivers state, the balance
of their claims can be paid in cash
Immediately upon the adoption Of the
plan. These bonds are to be secured
by a first mortgage on the plants. The
plant will furnish reasonable security
for the bonds.
The plan. the receivers say, has
been approved by the committee Of
creditors and will be submitted to them
by the creditors committee. 1t in
wolves consolidation of assets and
liabilities of the various concerns.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-31
BROOKLYN MURDER MYSTERY
New Clues May Help Police Run Down
to Criminals.

New York, July 3O.-That at least
two men We're concerned in the murder
of the unidentified woman whose half
chArreii and acid-seared body was
found on the Green Point avenue
dumping ground in Williamsburg,
Brooklyn. early yesterday morning,
was established today by the police.
Philip OBrien, laborer, of Green
Point. saw a covered wagon drive to
the dump at dawn yesterday. Two men
cot out and lifted from the wagon
what the witness supposed to be only
an old mattress. He saw the men pile
a heap of brush on the mattress. pour
oil over it and then set fire to the bum
die Believing the mattress was being
destroyed because it was diseased-in-
fected, the man avoided the spot. There
can be no doubt but that the mattress
was the one in which the body of the
murdered woman was concealed.
This important development has
given the police valuable aid for it also
led to the discovery that the covered
wagon was seen by several other per-
sons and the police now have minute
description of the two men who were
in it, They were foreigners.
Another startling feature of the case
was disclosed when CoronerS Physi-
elan Wuest made a second autopsy on
the body. His first autopsy revealed
deep cut across the woman's throat
and the second autopsy shows that this
cut was made either by skilled ply
stefan or Il person who is an expert in
surgery. The incisiOn, says the coro-
ners physician. is such as is made in
desperate cases of diphtheria when 1t
is necessary to pierce the windpipe to
nrevent strangulation. Whether this
wound caused death or not DR.. Wuest
was unprepared to say. Besides the
incision in the woman's throat, the
skull was fractured and the police be-
lieve that poison may also have been
used to make thrice sure of the vic
tim.
Failure to establish the identity Of
the victim is the greatest obstacle the
police have to overcome in solving the
mystery. A general alarm has been
sent out for Mrs. Mamie Muskovitch
and her husband, Staley, who have
disappeared. Detectives learned that
the couple are missing and there is Il
possibility that the murdered woman
nv he Mrs Muskovitch Muskovitch
a2d his wife left Green Point last Mon
day supposedly for Stamford. CT, and
Mrs. Muskovitch has not been seeen
since. The husband returned to Green
Point Tuesday alone, it is said.
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RoUslNG RECEPTION FOR
ATHLETES AT DUBLIN

Dublin, July 30.-The members of
the Irish American Athletic Club who
are visiting Ireland received a ire
mendous popular welcome here to-
night. The greeting accorded them
was all the more remarkable because
it was entirely spontaneous, the mere
announcement of the hour of their ar
rival bringing many thousands of per-
sons to the station to meet the ath-
letes The streets along the route to
their hotel We're completely blocked
by the Dublinites and the enthusiasm
displayed recalled the triumphant en-
tries into the city of Parnell when he
was at the height of his popularity.
Arriving at their hotel the athletes
were greeted by Joseph Devlin. M. p,
who in a speech said that wherever
they went in Ireland a similar well
come awaited them. Lawson Robert
son, the Splinter, in response said that
the American team could not have
done without the Irish lads in the
games at Shepards Bush.
The Gaelic athletes have declared
Saturdays athletic meet in which the
Americans are to compete illegal. The
opinion is universal that the dispute
of the Gaels with the Amateur Ath-
letic Association should not be al
lowed to mar the harmony Of a ma
tional welcome to the American cham
pion.
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PAPERS APPLAUD TAFT.
Comments in General Express Approx
81 of Speech of Acceptance.

Chicago. July O-Western papers IN
general comment with much favor on MI
Tait's Speech OF acceptance. The Chica-
20 trbun. says:
Mr. Taft has taken up every vital issue
treated bv the platform and has handled
earn like n man who would deserve sue :
cess rather than win 1t. who WOULD 'a'her
twilight zcnes IN this utterance. We know
what Mr.. Taft's administration will seek.
what Mr. Taft as President will do.
The Chicago Record-Herald comments
az follows:
The speech justified the faith of the
Republican masses. who believe mat tno
candidate 10 more progressive imam ms
progressive who heartily approves and
who would forward the Roosevelt policies.
and who at the same tine wouid Illus
trate in his acts his thought that the
is distinct from and a progressive devei-
opment Of that which has been performed
by President Roosevelt.
According to the Pittsburg Dispatch the
candidate makes good by his personal
declarations some of the omissions In the
platform which threatened to afford cap
ital to the enemy.
The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
says:
The speech embodies the dignificd and
temperate. vet forceful. expressions of a
strong man deeply impressed with the
honor paid him and deeply impressed with
the responsibilities of the high Office TO
which he will he elected.
The Milwaukee Sentinel says 1t observes
a reryading tone of calm good sense
and a marked absence of stump oratory.
clapt, ap and stage thunder"
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BOXING NOTES.

1t is being planned to have Battling
Nelson, the present lightweight cham
pion, and Jack McAuliffe. who held the
title IL years, tour the country to-
gether.
Jack Welsh, the San Francisco ref
cree, who announced his retirement
some weeks ago, has reconsidered and
has agreed to officiate at the Ketchel-
Kelley bout.
Though the business men of Ely,
New. would not give purse for Cans
and Nelson. they have agreed to give
a 100000 one for bout between john
son and Burns on Thanksgiving day
Joe Cans and Battling Nelson have
been rematched to box at Promoter
Coffroth's club at Colma, Sept. 8, Mel
son is to receive bonus for making
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BIGGER STAKES FOR
RACES At OAKLAND.

San Francisco. July 30.-Presdent
Thomas II. Williams yesterday announced
a substantial increase in the value of
stakes ana handicaps to be offered by the
New California Jockey Club during the
session which will open at the Oakland
Nov. Z.
In the past the Burns handicap, the
classic event of the West. has been a
guaranteed affair of the value of $4,000
This season the association will add $lO,-
600 TO the Burns, and it is estimated that
it will be worth $4,000 to the winner
double the amount of the previous hand
leaps.
The Thornton stakes, the historic four
mile event will have $500 added, as will
the Caterhouse cup and long distance
race All the stakes will be added money
affairs, with none less than $1,000 added
Other features are the California Derby:
Christmas handicap, Gebhardt handicap
and California Oaks.