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The Washington herald., 1909-02-14

Being rs Feb. 22d is the birthday
Iof George Washington, we consider
II appropriate and fitting that the
Bingyille Bugle should not pass
Lightly over this great mans birth
day without no comment and for
that reason we take our editorial
Ipen In hand to pay our respeckts to
ICen. George Washington.
! George Washington IS the gentle
imam who adopted this country and
lackted as a father to It when the
lcountry was young and helpless and
Inobody else volunteered to ackt in
the capacity of its parents. We
should of stated at the beginnin that
/ George has been dead for 10 these
lmany years. We make this state
lment as q matter of fackt and as a
matter OF news for the benefit of
many Of our respeckted citizens who
Iare ignerant concernin the hiStry of
ithis country. It ridicklus to think
that a person can grow up to be d
imam IN this age and genratshion
without ever hearing of George
Washington or even knowing he IS
ded. Yet such is the case, and We
lfave a awful example of it right
here in our midst.
TOther day we happened 10 drop
In to Hen Weathersbys store to pur-
chase q package OF smoking tobac-
Ger on kredit and casually remarked
that Washingtons birthday would
soon be here. We took eccaSfion TO
remark that If was too bad George
was ded being as in our opinion he
was the greatest man that ever lived.
/ Hank Dewberry who was setting
Iby the stove lisening to the conver-
lsatshion spoke up and asked when
1.-THE gent we referred to had been
took off and did he die suddenly.
| We told Hank with a sneer of
contempt that George Washington
had been ded over a hundred years
land then Hank said he dident see
mo occashion to make d fuss over a
Iman who had been ded that long
and besides he dident think this
feller Washington could of anloun-
tied to much when he was alive be-
ling as Hank had never heard of
him. All of wich goes TO show how
Ignorant some people is. To our
shame and disgust Hank Dewberry
IS not the only person in Bingyille
who never heard of George Wash
ington. It is for the benefit of such
that We give few brief fackts con
ceTnin this great man.
Washington was born in Virginy.
wherever that is, of poor but prowd
parents. i4e was 4 gres. statesman
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14

and never told a lie. . What great
statesman OF today never told a lie
It was Washington who led the pat
riots during the revolution and lick
ed the British and thus made the
u. S. free and hilarius witch It has
been ever since. Washington was a
man OF stern purpus and unflinchin
courage He croSt the Delaware
River on dark night, when the
River was full Of ice, follered by
Simon lie Gree and the blood
hounds and attackted the Hessians
statshioned at Trenton. G. Wash
ington was the first President OF the
I. s. and could have been king if he
had Of wanted the office. but Geo.
says no, I would rather not be king
than president"
When Washington and his army
passed the winter at Valley Forge
it was a harder winter than we have
ever had in BingviIle. His soldiers
hadent no shoes TO wear and liked to
of froze to deth. They murmured
and repined a good deal, but George
:heered them up by telling them that
when next summer come they
wouldent need no ShoeS-thats the
kind Of a man he was. If It hadent
been for George Washington, this
country would Of went to the dogs
in them dayS-it is owing to him
that you as residents OF BingviHe
enjoys the rights and liberty and
sufferege and free speech and 4 lot
more similar luxshuries. Therefor,
it behoofs every citizen Of Bingville
to know who Washington was and
to reveer him and emulate him as a
good example to foller.
P. S.-thiS editorial is little mite
longer than we intended It should be
when we started to write it but af-
ter we got warmed up TO the sub
ject, we couldent seem to stop. Be
ing as George Washingtons birth
day comes only once a wear, how
ever, it ought to be treated a little
extra.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14
LANDS End

Bill Henshsw, one OF the most re-
speokted sitizens of the End" saws he
reCkons he never viii get used to his
store teeth CT he would OF ben used
to them ere this, being as he has wore
them gong on 2 years and saws they
don't fit him no better than they did
when he got EN- Bill saws every time
he goes TO bite on his teeth they alters
come loose. and after he has ct meal
with them his mouth IS so tired he has
to take them out to rest II.
Rufe Atkins cut his own hair last
week and done purity good JOB, ceptin
he trimmed a silver ofen his left ear
BY acksideut Rufe alters cuts his own
hair and thus saves good many quar-
tiers IN the ooTse of a few years.
Hoke Barclay announces that he has
horse for sale cheep. Hoke has run
out OF feed for the horse and desires
to sell the animal before It starYes TO
deth on his hands.
Peter HaTgraves informs your cor
respondent that he subscribed for the
Bugie last week, which gives the Bugle
9 subscribers in Lands End-biggest
local circulation OF any paper coming
TO this postofficc. LUCIFER.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14
Country Correspondence
SNAKE BEND.

Ab Wood visited the county seat with
) doz. eggs last week and his horse run
the pung over a snow bank. throwing
out Alb, nearly breakin his neck and
also the eggs, which was q awful muck.
Alb says: Wouldn't that make YOU mad
when eggs IS 40c- per doz. at the county
Seat!P
Miss Phronicia Hunt desires your cor
respondent to inform the genral pub
lick through the medium OF the Buzlc
that she IS willin to take work providin
any person mite need any done IN her
line Her line Is dom washin.
Sam Henderson squashed his thuu
away last fall by acksident, bein as
Sam amt sech a fool as to do sech a
thing as that on purpus, and has ben
patshiently wsitin for his thurn nale to
come of ever sinst, but It amt come
yet
This is all at this writin, bein as
news are very backward this week.
SCRIBBLER.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14
L0ksI items

Rufe Atkins, while feeding the stocl
recently, had 2-year-old kolt to kicI
at him The kolt's hoofs only misseC
Rufe by a few intches. Rufe saws h,
can't see why the bTootc should kick a
him, bein' as he IS the best friend i
has
Miss Phronicia Watkins is doin som,
fancy krosilay work at present Mis-:
Phronicia is a good and eckspert kro-
shayer
Harve Hines, our tonsorial barber
says business Is very dull IN his line al
present Harve says he only cut one hcc
OF hair last week and that was his
own. Harve always cuts his own hair,
and It takes a purity good barber to
do that
Mrs. Abe Skinner SAYS her hens are
lsyin for her better at present than
formerly. We are glad to hear this-it
Is sine OF more eggs IN the fuchure.
Deacon Andrews was not present at
the church services last Sunday mornin,.
InveStigstshion developed the fackt that
the Deacon remained away from church
III order to try to swap bosses with
Simon Lawler, who had druv over from
Snake Bend for that purpus. The ?
men didn't swap-there was $3.50 be-
tween them
Sine Henderson had piumbago III his
back last week. Sine went 10 Doc Liver
more, who persckTibed stickin- plaster
for Sine, but Sine WOu.deut put It
on-Sine says he put on a stickin' plss-
ter once Tor plunbago sHd the gosh
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14
personal

The Febuary thsw 2erdickted by ois
Dad henderson. our most autshient IL
h2bitant and wether profet, has not oC-
kered so lar, and iudgin BY the the7-
mormter as VIC go 10 press, amt likely
to ooker for a good spell yet
II you desire to make the editor OF
the Bugle happy, why don't you pay Us
somethin on your back subsckripshionE
Judging by the number who amt paved
Us nothing lately, folks herabouts don't
seem to care wether we Be happy or
melancholy
Gid Snalley had his boots haf sold
last week and they was so sliprey that
the first time he put EN- on, his feet
slipped from under him and Gid come
down kersOck on the steps IN front OF
Hen Weathersbv's store Gid saws he
thot first he had rammed his backbone
clean up through the top OF his head,
and that hereafter he viii wear gumned
shoes over his boots.
Hod Slocum went 70 set down befor
the FIRE totheT evg. and acksidentiv set
on his old tom Cat which had went TO
sleep IN the rocking chair. The cas
sIIwaled and scratched Hod I'D COT
siderably Hod says that him as sets
upon a cat shall rise agen.
Mel Sampson says If It wasn't so cold
he'd gon hshin through the ice on
GootcHie Pond, but Mel saws he would
a good deal ruther do without fish than
freeze to deth IN order TO ketch mess.
The Ladies Aid VIII give chuch
on Friday evg. Of next week
in the basement Of the BingviIIs
Church. Admission l0c. for growed u
folks and SC. for Children. This adnis-
sion entities you to a cup OF coffee, two
donuts and a piece OF pie-if you de-
sire moTen this you must pay more.
Proceeds to go tord paying the pasteI
back sslry.
Miss Mary Ann Whitaker has gived
Up takin' musick lessons on the melo-
dunn, being as It makes her head acks
so TO study the notes.
Ed Simpson visited the county seat
ast week on business. What business
We did not lern. We asked Ed, but hs
said the business he went on was no
oody's business but his own business
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14
Advertised Letters

The following uncalled for mail mat
ter has ackumulated IN fhe boxes Of thc
Bingville P. y. of and on during th:
past ? or 3 months, and unless II !;
called for soon I VIII open It and read
it, and il It IS Of no importance to me
will use It to bid fires with in the
stove. Follering IS the list of mail mat
ter, viz, TO wit:
Letter for Lem Brown rom Henry
Miller of Snake Bend. Lem has owed
Henry some money for sevral years
and this is probly another dun for
same.
Circklar for Bige Barker on how to
get ritch quick from a firm in n. Y
This OF to be very important to Bige, if
true.
Magazine for Miss Phebc Hide
brande, our fashionable dressnaker.
Phebe can get this magazine by calling
at our residence-our wife is through
reading II, and II It amt ben loned to
the nabors IT OF to be there.
Sevrsl copies Of the Bugle for Hez
Underwood, who moved TO the county
seat last fall
Postle card for Eb Hoover from his
bsuther John way out in Iowa. Eb de-
sires to no why John hasen't rote him
lately, and if he IS ded to rite and
say so.
Please call for these mail al once.
EPH HIGGINS, Postmaster.
Bingville,
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14

blamed thing never come of until /
wore of.
Mrs Ame Hillver had Z sad mis-
torchune last week when the hound puf
which Ame purchased from Hank Dew
berry come into the house with muddy
feet and walked al over her nice clean
bed IN her spare bedroom Ame now
offers the pup FOR sale az almost any
Prlce- Here IS chance to get a dog
at bargen
Subscribe for the Bugle. which sheds
noledge and informatsh;on and news
amongst the masses.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14

covered the kulprits. Seth IS OF the
opinion that the taffee was stole BY
somebody who thort they OF to hev ben
invited TO the party, but was not, and
took this means of revenzc.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14
TTOBACKO
TAG s
Y ANTE

Have you any tobacko tags which
you don't want? If so notify me and
VIII call for them
| am trying to get enough tobacks
tags TO get q jackHife
for premium and I'll haft to have
Fifty more tags.
] have nearly chewed myself 10
deth trying TO get hold OF enough tags
and u=sless somebody comes 10 my, res
cue ! wont get tie jacllRife. Please be
charitable and help along a worthy
cause. If you want pay for the tags
you have / viii pay you not IN cash.
but n manuel labor doing odd iobs-
Yours for tobacko tags.
BingYiile. HANK pEWBERRY
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14

The cheapest advertising medium IN the
country II you believe IN advertising cone
and zee rs For further iasornstion call On
ur address the editor.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14
THE BINGVILLE BUGLEI
The Leading Paper Of the County
Bright-Breezy-BellieOse-Bustling

How doth TIRE bzsy Httle BE-
Improve each shining hour
b gathering honey AL the dzy
From every opening Sour
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-01-21
DODGEVILLE NE WS.

From the Sun-Republic.
Chas. Bilkey, Orville Strong, }. Y.
Rogers and Jas. Michigan attended
the funeral of Chas. Gilman at Miner
al Point Wednesday
Rev. F. w. Schoenfeld and wife and
daughter Lorene attended the poultry
show at Mineral Point yesterday. Mr..
Schoenfeld had his Black Langshans on
exhibition.
Thos. Gibbon was in Oshkosh this
week with the circuit court records in
the famous Mineral Point bank robbery
case, the same being used as evidence
in the trial against Joellefr, the bank
robber. whose trial is in progress there
now.
Roy Potterton was overcome by gases
from gasoline engine Tuesday after
noon while assisting at Pettera's feed
mill. John Pettera was working with
him, and while Mr.. Pettera was out of
the building for few minutes, Mr..
Potterton succumbed TO the fumes and
fell to the floor unconscious. 1t was full
" an hour before he recovered.
From the Chronicle.
A number of our poultry fanciers
took in the show at Mineral Point this
week.
Two young fawns were shipped thru
this city yesterday from Milwaukee to
Blanchardville where we understand
they will be placed in wooded park
near that village.
win Arnold of the town of Dodge
vile captured a large American eagle
in trap which he had set for foxes one
day the past week. The bird measures
nine feet from tip to tip of his wings
and is one of the largest seen in this
community.
II. f. Roethe, the assemblyman who
achieved some notoriety two years ago
by walking from his home in Fennimore
to Madison, has duplicated his achiev-
ment. In fact, he rather prides himself
on beating his own record Mr.. Roethe
started from home before daylight Mon
day morning and walked to Edmund, Il
miles, before breakfast Then he re-
newed his hike and reeled off fifty miles
in all before he stopped for the night
at Blue Mounds. Tuesday with the mer-
curry lowering around zero, he walked
twent'-seven miles, reaching Madison
this afternoon. Mr., Roethe is also edi-
tor and proprietor of the Fennimort
Times, one of the best papers in the
state. a
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-01-21

Alderman S, c. Shannon Of Appleton,
who is also president Of the Appleton
Merchants association, is at the head
of movement 70 petition the legisla-
ture TO change the time for the annual
collection of taxes from December to
July. A special meeting Of the city
council will be held next week TO adopt
a resolution on behalf Of the city of
Appleton. The matter vii. also be
taken up by the common councils in
other cities of the state, by the county
boards, town and village officers. 1t is
pointed out that on account Of the in
creased cost of living in the winter over
the summer. most tax payers will be
better able to pay their taxes in July
than in the winter 1t is also argued
that more money will be brought into
circulation during the holidays if the
people do not have to use that money
to pay their taxes.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-01-21

For more than 100 years, at least two
great parties have struggled for the
mastery.
Of late years there has been q
marked tendency to break down party
lines. Party ties are looser. The in
dependent voter has become a great
force in politics. He has been of great
usefulness in checking extravaganza
and dishonesty and in putting upon the
statute books laws that have been in
the interest of public morality and a
better public service.
But this same independent voter
may become menace to the public
welfare. A multitude of great eco
nomic and moral problems are pressing
for solution. Many of these problems
are created out Of the unrest that is
national and worldwide, and they deaI
with interests that are vital to the
future veal of the people.
The old parties are going through q
transition period. A million votes were
cast for the smaller parties at the last
election, and many who voted the ole
party tickets did so from force OF
habit and not because they had any
special interest in either party. These
votes represent dissatisfied element
National politics is going through ar
evolutionary process.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-01-21
linden NEWS.

From the Leader.
The Uncle Tom mine is shipping car
load of jack this week.
Atty Jos. Fielder of Mineral Point
had business of Importance that re
Quired his presence here on Monday
Ole Knutson was here from Mitiim
Monday greeting friends. The 20. X. "
mine was named after him, and it's a
winner too.
The Overland Limited" on the Min
eral Point and Northern jumped the
track Wednesday and traffic was block
ed several hours in consequence.
Three new silos were installed near
Edmund the past week by VIM. Meyers,
agt Harley Mills, Jas. Tregear and
Albert Robert each have one.
One Of our citizens interested in the
drink smash and addicted also to
other "smashes" found his wife wait
ing upon his return home at a late hour
the other night in high state Of ner-
yousness from his prolonged absence.
Said she: Here I've been waiting and
spinning around in chair till my head
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-01-21
HOME CURE FOR ECZEMA.
OIL of wlntergreen, Thymol, Glycerine.
Etc, Used as a Simple Wash.

1t really seems strange that so many
people suffer year in and year out with
eczema, when it is now no longer a Sc
cret that oil of wintergreen mixed with
thymol, glycerine, etc, makes wash
that is bound to cure.
Old, obstinate cases, it is true, can
not be cured in few days, but there is
absolutely no sufferer from eczema who
ever used this simple wash and did not
find Immediately that wonderful sooth-
ing, calm, cool sensation that comes
when the itch is taken away. Instantly
upon applying a few drops of the wash
the remedy takes effect, the itch is
allayed. There is no need of expert
ment-the patient knows at once
Instead of trying to compound the oil
of wintergreen, thymol, glycerine, ETC.,
in the right proportion ourselves, we
are using a prescription which is univ
ersally found the most effective. 1t is
known as the ID. d. d. Prescription, or
Oil of Wintergreen Compound 1t is
made by the d. ID. d. Co. of Chicago,
and our long experience with this rem
edy has given us great confidence in its
merits. IVEY'S PHARMACY.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-01-21
The Lincoln Centenary.

One hundred years ago the twelfth of
this month great man was born.
There is no need to trace his history.
You know it. Every child in the pub
lie schools has the wonderful story by
heart, the story of man whom cir
cumstances could not bind, whom OBJ
stacles could not discourage, whom
ridicule could not deter, whose height
and breadth and depth of vision so far
exceeded those about him that, imper-
vious TO all without, guided only by
that within, he followed the way we
know not of.
1t is a question whether we of lesser
vision see clearly even now, fifty years
after his death, what his life has meant
to the nation. We have seen enough to
raise him above criticism. above CEN
sure, to place him among the heroes to
which mankind is pleased to do tardy
justice. And we have, perhaps, come
to realize something of the bigness of
mind and heart that makes him our
greatest American. The lengthening
perspective gained by the passage of
each year has but added to his prestige,
and none can foresee his final rank.
We recognize, by applause and lau-
rels, many forms of so-called greatness.
We respect the man who achieves,
whether the production be a symphony,
a painting, miraculous cure of disease,
or the invention of a new battleship.
The teacher who evolves a new cult
has always a devoted following; the
scientific investigator-the philosopher
these have been accorded their need
of praise, Let all those who attempt
be encouraged. This is wise and right,
lest any good that can come to man
kind be lost.
But, in the last analysis, there is but
one true measure Of greatness. 1t is
the measure Christ gave us two thou
sand years ago-and which we in our
vanity oft forget. That measure is
service.
Tested by this standard the life of
Abraham Lincoln stands out supreme
above that of his fellows Utterly for
getful of self, even to the disregard of
his personal appearance, his mind, his
heart, and his very existence were
given freely without reserve to a nation
which sorely needed him. The Febru-
airy Delineator.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-01-21
Don't Over1o Credit.

Milwaukee journal,
The Germans have proverb that
credit is better than ready money. F"
1t is just cause for sef-satisfaction
to know that your credit is good If
you wish to keep it so, do not test it
too far by delayed payments; or do
not needlessly ask credit just because
you can. There are times when it is
necessary but it is best to wait until
that necessity comes, The moment pay
ment is not promptly made, your
credit is weakened
Credit, like looking-glass,
Broken once, is gone, alas!"
When one has a habit of buying on
credit, there is a temptation to buy
many things not actually needed. The
cost is, perhaps, little and would APP
pear to make little difference on the
whole. But one thing bought thus
leads to another and when pay day
comes and the amount is footed the
amount seems much larger than or
iginally
Wives Of many men who draw their
earnings by the month obtain credit
nearly every day at the stores. and
it is often a sickly looking collection
Of change left after pay day. Some
of them allow the children to buy
candies, fancy cakes and such Injuries
and charge it 20 pa. This is apt to
train the children in cxtravagant hab-
its and inculcate false ideas about the
value Of money Such things should
be bought only when there is money to
pay for them Gould these wives con
triye to get where they could live on
the money after it was earned instead
Of before, both they and their husbands
would fare better and would find it
much easier to lay by for the ineyitable
rainy day.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-01-21
What Education Is.

Education does not mean teaching
people to know what they do not know.
1t means teaching them to behave as
they do not behave. 1t is not teaching
the youth the shapes of letters and the
tricks of numbers and then leaving
them to turn their arithmetic to rog-
uery and their literature to lust. 1t is,
on the contrary, training them into the
perfect exercise Of kingly confluence
of their bodies and souls. 1t is diff
cult work, to be done by kindness, by
watching, by warning. by precept, and
by praise but above all, by example.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-01-21
Come to 6. Dakota
1.-THE SUNSHINE STATE"

Five years induced Of good people of
Iowa county invest South Dakota land could
be bought cheap All the land sold that time has than
doubled still advancing good
in either improved farms wild land would
terested booklet entitled Statistics compiled
of the Secretary of the State Historical Society giving facts
figures relating the OF This booklet
published for advertising purposes official document
prepared by the State Departments full of facts and
figures. / will mail the booklet free
have been South Dakota nearly thirty and feel that can
render good who wishes land
ties and will send prices descriptions and lands for sale
helped good many people make gond money here
help You Homeseeker Excursion the first
and third Tuesdays of each month the round
dollars 1t good time before busy
the spring what before prices
advanced.
my responsibility would refer you banks
Mineral Point the publisher of this paper
PHILIP LAWRENCE,
January A. 1909 Huron, South Oak