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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-10-28

about town who stoop to any expedi.
ent to avoid settling their tailors' &C
counts.
Then, say the tailors, much of their
profit is swallowed up in secret COM
missions. Wallets must be well paid
for recommendations, for it is very
easy for them to assure their masters
that certain clothes do not fit well and
that such and such tailor would
probably do better for them. and
there are the big houses where large
numbers of liveried servants are kent
The tailor who supplies these liveries
pays the head butler a regular income
to keep the patronage of the house.
hold.
So the tailor considers himself an
aggrieved and longsuffering person
lie rarely brings a suit of any kind
against his recreant customers for
that spells the worst kind of disaster
No one would so to a tailor who had
sued some titled gentleman for a mere
bill.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-10-28
Hold Carrier Fast is PASSING

At one time in the history Of Amer
lean building industry, the hodcarrier
was an indispensable assistant Today
the man who carries the brick and
mortar is remembered when brickIay-
ers are given to moments Of levity.
In small jobs the hodcaTrier still is
needed but with large buildings, even
structures Of two stories, mechanical
appliances take the place of the hu-
man burden carrier and the work pro-
ceeds far more expeditiously.
Men in charge of large interests are
ond, occasionally, Of relating the
lodcarrier joke of the Irishman, but
shortly in this country, who wrote
his brother on the Old Sod to come
to America at once that it was a
grand country, that he had a fine JOB
all he had to do was to carry brick
and mortar up the ladder and that
the other fellows had to do all the
rest of the work.
With large structures an elevator is
operated by steam. Wheelbarrows
LIiCu Win uOAbdT and DIlCh are
pushed onto the lift by one man and
at the top is another man who IN
loads. Two men, with the modern
method, take the place of half dozen
bod carriers. On smaller buildings a
horse is the propelling power for the
bod carrying elevator, and although
the animal propulsion is slower than
steam action, the horse yet can ac
complish far more than the human
bod carrier ~
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-10-28
HOPING FOR THE BEST.

Willie's gone away to college, Gut
were hoping for the best;
They will tie knots in his trousers
and sew up his coat and vest;
They will haze him to a FRAGILE, they
Will throw him in a well,
And they proudly ostracise him if he
dares to tell.
They will teach him lots of habits we
have warned him he should
shun;
They will press him into football and
they'll break his bones for fun;
They'll convince him that his studies
are of no account at all.
And despise him if he doesn't mix in
every silly brawl
He will have to learn that prexy is,
unworthy of respect,
And become a noisy rufIian, to be ono.
Of the elect;
They'll endeaVor to persuade him that
the course is all Jest
WiIlie's gone away to college, but
we're hoping for the best.
S. p. Kiser in Chicago Record
Herald.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-10-28

Hold carrying is work so hard that
few men desire to engage in It,
There once was a flourishing labor I'M
ion of bod carriers. The membership
has dwindled to a few hundred, and
these laborers no longer desire tn be
known as bod carriers. They prefer
"mason's assistant" as designation for
their labor, and as such are engaged.
The wages range from 20 to Is cents
an hour When there is no brick to
carry there is other work to do. The
brick layer is a particular fellow. He
will do just what he was engaged for
and nothing else. The assistant must
do the general work on the building
that comes within the province of la
Dor.
Mason contractors say that a hod
carrier with ambitions develops into
splendid mason. He observes the
preliminary details with care, he I'M
derstands the mixing of the mortar.
and he can see the imperfections OF
work better than a superintendent,
and profits thereby. Hod carrying IS
not a prerequisite to the bricklaying
trade. Mason contractors, however,
who want expert men for fancy jobs,
select the man who has learned his
trade from the mortar box and bod,
and the best wages are paid these
artisans. Men now prominent In
building trades will relate to their
grandchildren that in their younger
days they carried the brick and NOR
tar while 'the other fellow did the
work"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-10-28
Medical Work in the School.

In an article strongly supporting
medical inspection and treatment of
pubIis school children the Lancet
says that pupils have become the
property of the nation, and the nation
has acquired right to protect them
from the carelessness or ignorance of
their parents
The Lancet adds: "The experience
Of Germany seems to lean to the in
stitution Of school clinics as the
most economical and convenient ar
rangement for securing the medical
attention that is required in towns;
and it is manifest that such clinics
could be easily established in every
large town, placed so as to be con
veniently accessible from groups of
schools, and differed by two or more
of the neighboring general practi-
toners. with the aid, when necessary.
of dentists and of opthalmic or aural
specialists whose visits be made as
frequently as the needs of the locality
required. But the services of all con
cerned must be aid for"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-10-28
PARIORS-

The Atchison Globe philosophers
most interestingly about the American
parlor "as an institution of the home,
or adjacent thereto" It says:
THAT word adjacent is used adj
visedly and with a distinct recolIec-
ton Of some parlors)an have seen In
the house they were, Of course, but
they were far enough from the home
perhaps adjacent is a little too close.
since they remained a dungeon ex-
cept on grand occasions like funer-
ais, or weddings, or entertaining the
presiding elder So the parlOr's doom
will leave no aching void. 1t was
something in the void line itself when
most Of an institution: devoid at least
in such excellent order, added to the
somber light that filtered through
shades and shutters which strove TO
shut it out, made Of it a nice, grim
death chamber, which purpose it
served frequently, and better than the
others, being better suited to the pur-
pose"
From this we infer that the Globe
halls the passing Of the parlOr with
pleasure, and we believe that It
might well give credit for the reform
to the American fat building, which
has neither room nor inclination to
bother with such ancient atrocities.
Would that others of our ''parIors"
might go too. Would that we could
outgrow forever the shoe backing"
"Dalmistry," and 'tonsoriaI" kinds.
Then, indeed, would our joy be com
Dlete; for where, o where, would the
Darlor socialist find place to roost?
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-10-28

the people of Wisconsin twice elected
him for the high Office of governor.
Indeed, people may be excused for
wondering why he was not sooner eIe.
waited to that station. He gave Wis
consin two thoroughly businesslike adj
ministrations. and in the years to
come they will be regarded as models,
in every way creditable to the state
and to the governor.
Pennsylvania is proud of Printer
and Soldier Sco1eld, and Wisconsin is
proud Of soldier, business man and
Governor Scofield.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-10-28
Abraham's quill.

Abraham's quill.
Then the chief OF New Orleans no
longer could rest,
But devoted to country and true 70
the core,
Came as an agle-Wisconsin's own
guest.
And "By the Eternal Old Hickory
The Father of Waters shall cease
flowing south
Or acknowledge one flag from its
source to its mouth.
The record unfoIds with its chronicle
strange,
Too weird for belief, yet with every
line true;
No annal like this in all history's
range
The warp and the wool Of the story
are new.
Who guesses the riddle? All, Jackson
enshrined.
Is the only solution the nation can
find.
You remember at Corinth the eagle Oh
high,
Careening and circling in suIphurous
smoke,
When the mimic balls followed his
flight to the sky.
To the hour when the rebels re-
treated and broke,
How his notes thrilled the hearts OF
that glorious band,
And his wing led to triumph that
thrilled all the land.
We have heard from the lips Of the
boys of the Eighth,
That he bore a charmed life in the
van of the fight.
At the capture Of VicksbUrg, where
Grant kept the faith
And saIuted the eagle that greeted his
sight
Perhaps that strange bird knew
Ulysses would be
A leader revered from the lakes 10
the sea.
Proud eagle! Thy fame shall forever
abide,
When the centuries float from the
mainland Of time
Ay, live while the ages at anchorage
ride,
Till the clocks of the world peal mil
lenial chime.
Thy mission was noble, thy record IS
great,
FTShrinpd i'm the love of the ROld bad
ger state.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-10-28
He Spoke Too Soon.

A well known business man attend
ed his daughters commencement eZ-
ercises at an eastern college recently.
He had been greatly pleased with the
beauty and dignity Of the exercises,
and was discoursing to his wife upon
the refining influences Of college life.
Suddenly his impressive monologue
was cut short. A girl, in camp and
gown, came dashing down the steps
of the main hall, waving her diploma
and shouting, Educated, by gosh.'-
Ladies' Home Journal
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-10-28

was one made there of pieces of diff
ferent colored shirts the men wore,
instead OF silk flag that had been a
long time secreted.
COmrade Lamson was a first lieu
tenant in the 104th New York. He
escaped from the prison at Columbia,
South Carolina, and was several
months on the way to the union lines.
He had great times during those days
Of escape.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-10-28
An lnqu isitiVe Son.

A promising youth recently sur
prised his father by asking:
Father, do you like mother
why, yes; of course"
"And she likes your
"Of course she does"
Odd she ever say sou
MANY time, my SON"
Did she marry you because she
loved you?"
Certainly she did
"The boy scrutinized his parent
closely, and after long pause asked:
well. was she as near-sigh. ed then
as she is now ?'-Home Topics.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-10-28
Fish Crocuettes.

Rub together three tablespoons Of
-four and one Of butter and stir into a
half pint OF rich milk. Add a tea
spoonful Of finely chopped parsley and
a quarter -easpOonful Of grated onion.
Poll until it thickens then stir in two
crpfuls OF. cold cooked fish and let the
ni uEe boil up again. Season with
salt and pepper and set aside. When
cold roll into cIOquettes, dip in beaten
egg and breadcrumbs and fry in hot
fat. Serve with peas, cress or fresh
string beans, garnished with slices Of
! hard-bohed eggs.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-10-28
POOR LONDON TAILORS.

Many of the Craft Ruined by Bad
Debts and Commissions.
London tailors have been appearing
in the bankruptcy court lately with
great frequency, and in reply to some
questions by a newspaper reporter
they have told very fully the story o.
their difficulties, a letter to the New
York Sun says. They declare that
not one tailor in a hundred in London
makes a comfortable living, because
the more fashionable customers are
the more difficult it is to get them to
pay for their clothes They assert
that there are many wellknown men
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-10-28
Lost Portfolio Restored


Last spring Comrade Z. r. Reed,
long known among his coed friends
here in Madison as "Uncle 'Lish,'
now living at Albany, this state, re
ceived a letter from an old college
chum" Of his. Oramel Wilcox by name
now Of Long Beach, California, and
who in 1862 graduated with Comrade
Reed from a year OF attendance in the
rebel prison at Salisbury, North Caro-
lima. Wilcox told COnrade Reed that
he had met an eX-cOnfederate soldier
who had in his possession a portfolio
he had picked up from the battlefield
Of Gettysburg, where the second Wis
consin had fought on the first day of
the fight; and that the portfolio had
belonged to Edward e. Moore, Com
pany b of this regiment.
Comrade Reed undertook at once to
hunt up the owner Of the portfolio. He
wrote to Gilbert NJ. Woodward Of La
Crosse, a first lieutenant Of Company
b Of the I'd and from where Moore
enlisted on the 22d day of May, 1861,
and COmrade Woodward informed
him that Edward E. Moore had many
years ago some to the soldiers home
in Milwaukee. An inquiry addressed
to Colonel Wheeler, commandment al
the home. brought the information
that Moore had several years ago
been discharged from the home, ana
had died since then. His wife was
thought yet to be living somewhere in
Illinois.
Comrade Reed at once addressed a
letter to the postmaster where she
was supposed to be living, enclosing
one to the lady, asking the pOstmas-
ter to take particular pains to get the
letter to her This led to more CORES
pondence, the result Of which was,
Comrade Reed by-and-by received a
letter from Mrs. Frank Young, oath
street and goth avenue Rock Island,
Illinois, saying that she had been the
widow of the Edward E. Moore in
question. and that she had married
Frank Young about four years after
Mr.. Moore's death.
All these communications were sent
10 MT. w llNOAy anu W Ii4AAA HCAC 40
warded to Joseph H. McCutcheon,
242S Budlong avenue, Los Angeles,
California. and late Of Company H,
25th Virginia regiment, confederate
army. A few days ago Comrade Reed
received a copy of the Rock Island
Argus containing distorted account
of the affair and telling how the good
lady had received the portfolio, and
marveled and rejoiced at what
! seemed TO her like a voice from the
dead
Lamson Celebrated There Too.
Comrade A. T. Lamson was greatly
/ interested in the story last week Of
the 4th of July celebration in Rebel
/ prison at Macon, Georgia, for he was
/ one of the officers confined there at
/ that time, He says he remembers the
/ incident well, and that the story as
/ told last week was practically true
especially so in spirit. He stood right
beside the man who waved the little
flag. The only detail that Comrade
Lamson remembers differently from
those of the story is this: Comrade
I.amson has all along thought the f1as
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-10-28

The most beautiful flowers spring
from the common soil. The warmest
hearts do not necessarily beat beneath
bTOadclOth.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-10-28

the insurgents under
believe
Nicaragua The At
blockade the
it, m
customs houses be repaid
proclamation closing the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-10-28

The bachelOr who hasn't energy
enough TO keep ahead when a widow
chases him deserves to get married.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-10-28
An Old Abe Poem.


pie from all over the country visiting
Memorial hall seem to know about
him, and they look with deep interest
at everything pertaining to him. Last
week Miss Helen Ross of this city
asked for the printed story Of Old
Abe, as it appeared in the Memorial
Day Annual Of 1904, to send to Miss
Jcnness ". Braden, now Of Greenieaf,
this state, who is preparing a series
OF school readers. Miss Braden in
tends to write a story Of the old bird
for her third or fourth reader. In
this way viii many school children
Of the younger generation become ia
miItar with the part our Wiscon-
sin war eagle had in the war for the
union.
When President Roosevelt visited
this room a few years ago he was dee
lighted to see the war eagle about
which he said he had read in his
reader in school. And in the same
way other presidents may come TO
know his story.
The Rev. e. c. Dixon, appointed
superintendent Of the Methodist Epis-
cOpal churches in the Madison dis
trict, has sent to me a poem written
by Wallace Bruce Of New York, ana
read by him at the MonOna Lake as
sembly on the 10th day of August,
1886. IT was published the next day
in the State Journal Very few Of the
readers of the Democrat remember
hearing it, and it will be entirely new
TO nearly all who see it printed here.
tt is a WeII-written poem, and, though
not everyone may find himself able
to enter fully into the lively magma
ton of the author all will find it IN
teresting.
OLD ABE.
There's a legend in Britain a thous-
and years Old
That King Arthur shall come to his
kingdom again
TO form a pure knighthood of Gala
hads bold
And restore the round table once more
among men:
That his spirit still hovers Ger land
and DER sea,
In the guise of an eagle unfettered and
Tree.
Through sunshine and tempest he
keopeth his way;
rance " ''''
While minister's and castles have
gone to decay
And England has witnessed vast
Tho wears have crown din, b,t +ba
prorboc,, ,vaits
For fho eagle 10 narcb unon Co,ra
iolS gates,
You smile Mt tba story Won call if an.
surd
A tale that q mother mipbt sfno ,o
bar baha
Rut what SHAH wa CIV. or yy-ieooreir,s
nroud bird
The badger staIa oaoIe vcIoned Ola
braq
yvb,- Iorob ot tb., 1oco,d or ,u,io,,,.
voufh
yz-no, s+r,,,..,.. +1or, I,o.o,5 ,,. e.4;..
is truth?
We live among wonders and ask not
the Why
Tod speaks IN the present as we'll as
the past;
me pliiaT OF cloud still floats in the
sky,
And the pillar OF fire forever shall
last;
IN the van
or freedom and nrorress the fri
wnDb Of man.
When the fair southern sky grew
black, and the storm
OF dissension and wrath its swift
thunterbolts hurled;
When the words Of Calhoun took on
logical form
And the stars faded out from the ban
ner unfurled,
in thaa
Ola Ahn nj Wisconsin nrOud bird of
the fraaa
! answer: a hero whose soul never
swerved
From honesty, liberty, duty and right;
Who knew but one creed-a union
preserved,
Enduring forever in glory and might.
I answer with reason, that eagle
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-10-28

Governor Edward Scofield seldom
1efers to his experiences in the army,
but the other evening, while in COM
pany with a number OF soldier friends,
they got him to talking. Not many
soldiers have more to talk about than
this quiet gentleman for he had re
maTkable war experiences, going from
a printers case to the service as a
private, and winning commissions
from lieutenant to lieutenant colonel.
AS a captain, not yet 5Wenty-One years
of age, he led his regiment. the 18th
Pennsylvania, at Gettysburg, from
Little Round Top in a charge upon the
cOnfederates in strong position,
driving them back and gaining an adj
vantage which was invaluable to the
Union line. But that is not what he
talked about the other evening. That
is history. He said:
Il was wounded and made prisoner
! soon after the death Of General John
| SedgWick, the grand old commander
! Of the sixth corps, at Laurel hill, near
! SpOttsylVania Courthouse, in May,
/ ;
! much like cOndemning the south for
the poor rations they gave US. They
! didn t have very much for themselves,
| AS prisoners, we Jared mighty poorly
! there is no room for doubt about
/ that Our train Of freight cars loaded
with union prisoners, stopped at lit
! tie town where they gave us a days
! Tations 1t consisted of one ear Of
! corn for each man. Just as our ear
| hsd been supplied with this sumptu-
GUS repast and the 1ficer in charge
had started away, called out: This
is too good for Yankees; send US in a
| supply of hay, instead The confed-
crate officer dashed back and demand
| ed the name Of the man who had in
| suited him, and threatened to teach
! him a lesson he would not forget. |
didn't tell him who it was and no one
| else in the car volunteered to do so;
but after he went away one of the
prisoners, Brigadier General Shaler
who was captured in che of the Wild
erness fights, said to me:
Z" Young man you are going to get
us into serious trouble by insulting
! your superior officers.
" Who is my superior officer?
! That rebel lieutenant who has just
! fed Us on corn? Not by a big sight 1
| suppose I said something rather i'm
pertinent to General Shaler, and he at
once asked: DO you know whom you
are talking tor
" Yes, sir, know you very we'll
q" Well, do you know that you ought
not to be impertinent to a superior Of
ficer?'
I have no superiors here. We
are all On a level in this cattle car
To that answer everybody Csc in
the car gave his approval in hearty
laughter.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-10-28

When we reached Charleston all
of the commissioned officers were
drawn up in line and notified that
fifty of US were to be chosen by lot
to be sent to Fl. Sumpter. under the
fire Of the union guns. The first
name draw was my own, whereupon
General Shaler remarked: 7 knew
something terrible would happen to
you, young man. The second name
was that Of General Shaler and he
was again given the laugh.
As You know, they did not keep US
in TT. Sumpter very long. AS soon
as General Foster, the union com
mander, heard what had been done
with us. he sent word to the confed-
crate commander that L he did not
remove those fifty prisoners from Fl.
Sumpter within six hours, he would
lash fifty confederate officers of equal
rank to an iron-clad and run it to Fit
Sumpter. It didn't take the confed-
crates long to get Us back to Charles
ton.
| They moved the officers around q
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-09
Inspiring Setting.
Annual Reunion

READING. Pa. Sept 9.--The thir-
teenth annual reunion Of the Central
Pennsylvania @. A. r. Association
was held here today. The delegates
were welcomed by Mayor Ryck. A
parade was held this afternoon, and
this evening the members will partici-
pate In a camp FIRE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-09

STORE HOURS: Open excepting
urdsys; Saturdays 8 m.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-08-20

races were composites. Our simple
midcentury notion was that the Morse
mixed with the Gaul and the Norman
with the Saxon-Dane of England to
make the great English race. We had
thought blend of Teuton and Latin
gave us the renaissance; while the
mixture of races in the Saxon-Dutch.
Swedish French Irish-Germati-Amer
lean of colonial ancestry has not seem.
ed within our knowledge of individual
cases to have made for weakness. Ger
tainly If the distinguished ex-president
OF Harvard is right we shall have to
pitch overheard one of our most cher.
ished illusions-if 1t is an illusion.
Do we not all believe in the future
American chiefly because he will be q
blend of all the races under the happy
condition of political freedom and so.
cial opportunity? Perhaps there are
ethical differences not to be composed,
as between negro, Caucasian, Indian,
Mongol. But do not ask US to draw
the racial line too narrowly. Inter
marriage is an important factor In
Americas scheme.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-08-20

Suppose we pay the doctor by the weeh
To doctor us however great or slight Is
Our ailment-health insurance, so tc
speak;
We'd probably have less appendicitis
Likewise IL things could just be thus
fixed up
So we on the installment plan could
Good bunch Of health tits likely that ou,
cup
Would not be bitter from neurasthenia
1t certainly's most attractive scheme
Thus to avoid the periodic shadedown
From bills that break us, SO we'd never
OF suffering agsin from general break.
down.
The joy of living it would color so
'Twould seem that we saw lfe's light
through prism,
And yet we have some dire doubts, don't
you know,
About our darned old chronic rheuma.
tism.
But let us pay the doctor by the week,
AS we pay for our furniture and fix.
lures,
And maybe we the druggist need not seek
SO often, for those queer prescription
mixtures.
indianapolis News.