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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-09-08
STANDPATTERS TO THE REAR
Recent Elections Afford Little Com.
fort to Betrayers Of the People.

Recent Elections Afford Little Com
fort to Betrayers Of the People.
The men who framed the Payne
Aldrich tariff are likely to get what is
coming to them. AS for Senator Al
drich. he had already signified him in
tention to seek reelection even before
his connection with the rubber interests
was made public. Calderhead Of Kan
sas. a member of the house committee
on ways and means and part author
Of the measure, has been repudiated
in the primary fight. Dalzell Of Penn
sylvania, II the final recount does not
show in spite Of the munif1cent cash
contributions by tariff beneficiaries, that
he has lost the nomination, is pretty
certain to be rejected by the people in
November. Payne Of New York, who
has lent his name to the unfortunate
the Democratic triumph at Rochester
few months ago and has plenty to
do to hold his seat by all accounts
Mccall of Massachusetts,. Boutell Of
Illinois and Fordney of Michigan, all
members Of the same committee, are
stoutly opposed in their respective con-
stituencies and will have hard work to
hold their seats.
Only in two states-viz, Pennsylva-
MIA and Ohio-have the Republican
state conventions Endorsed the tariff
bill In Nebraska. South Dakota. Min
nesota and Indiana the Republican
organization either ignored or refused
to indorse the tariff. but, on the con-
trary. pronounced in favor of the in
surgents. And as for Iowa and Kan
sas, they have mercilessly trampled on
the stand pat banner. The Iowa plat
form reminds Mr.. Taft that 1.-The Re
publicans of Iowa are the best judges
of the Republicanism of the senators
and representatives whom they send to
congress" and approves as "Repub-
lican" the patriotic efforts Of our SEN
ators to protect the public rights from
the greed Of special interests in ma
tional legislation"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-09-08
THE PONY EXPRESS.
Fearless Riders and tho Dangers and
Hardships They Faced.

Hardships They Faced.
on the old trail was the pony express
rider. The overland stage proved too
slow for mail and express in it's flight
from the Missouri and the Pacific.
True, it had cut down the months of
the old OK team to twenty-five days.
and still there was a clamor that the
east and west be brought closer to-
gether, and it was done. The pony
cut the time to ten days.
Those who were personally acquaint-
those days could never forget the in
trepid rider who braved all peril. for
getful of self, intent only on the
speedy delivery Of his precious mo-
chila to the next hardy horseman.
Hard and fast he rode over mountain
and plain. across scorching desert and
icy snow, through sunshine and rain,
past friend. away from foe, to the
final achievement-the safe delivery
of his charge.
riding west. as many more riding east
and this novel but useful enterprise
was in motion. For two years the
pony express carried messages of bust
ness and love across 1000 miles of
western mountains and plains, over
country peopled with hostile race,
destitute of cultivation or develop
ment, through a region wild. desolate
and little known.
It was in 1859 that the pony express
was established. The route, briefly
stated, was due west from st. Joseph
to Fort Kearney, up the Platte to
Julesburg, thence, by Fort Laramie
and Fort Bridger, to Salt Lake City,
thence to Camp Floyd, Ruby valley,
the Humboldt, Carson City, Placer
vile and Folsom. to Sacramento and
San Francisco by boat.
The intention Of the pony express
was to carry letters only and not more
than ten pounds at a trip. 1t was de-
cided that the safest and easiest mode
of carrying the mail was to make four
pockets, one in each corner OF the mo-
chila, a covering made Of heavy leath-
er for the saddles and generally used
by the expert Mexican and Spanish
riders. The mochila was transferred
from pony to pony and went through
from ST. Joseph to San Francisco. the
pockets containing the mail being lock
ed and opened only at military posts
en- route and at Salt Lake City. These
precious letters were wrapped in oiled
caution sometimes failed. Rivers had
to be crossed; horse and rider swan
together-W. C. Jenkins in National
Magazine.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-09-08

1t will be seen from the course of
study that the only question to be set
tied by the First Year students is
whether they will choose Latin or not.
Personally we believe there is no better
way to become strong English students
than to take a course in Latin. We
wish the students, however, to consult
their parents in regard to this, as it is a
question that should be decided at once.
Those who wish to try the examina-
tions for admission to the High School
will do we'll to see the Principal as soon
as possible.
1t is very important that all begin the
work the first day as large part of the
failures each year are due to getting a
poor start. Start right and the work is
easy.
The buildings have been put in excel
lent condition for the beginning of
school. The pupils in the Mineral
Point schools surely ought to appreciate
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-09-08

what is being done for their comfort
and health.
Although the graduating class of 1910
took the first step toward furnishing
sanitary drinking fountains by deciding
to establish sanitary drinking fountains
in the high school, it begins to look as
if the school board would have the
grades supplied with the sanitary fount-
aims long before the fixtures arrive for
the high school. We have been more
than three months trying to secure what
ought to been secured in few weeks.
We have no excuses to offer. Impair
donable delay caused by unbusiness like
methods either in the Milwaukee Office
or in the Pittsburg factory places us
in this embarrassing position. The
fountains will be placed in the high
school as soon as it is possible to get the
material here.
AS soon as the fountains are installed.
complete statement will be mailed to
each member of the class.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-09-08
PIRATES OF HONGKONG.
They Are tho Real Old Fashioned
Bloodthirsty Kind.

Ih0y Are the Heal Old Fashioned
BIoodthirsty Kind.
There are pirates in Hongkong-not
the usual kind that greet the gentle
stranger with an expansive smile and
take what he has for worthless rub
bish, nor yet the petty thieves that go
by that name ON our own water fronts,
but the real old fashioned. murderous
kind, who count not the victims as
they reckon the spoils.
Of course they do not swagger In cos
tune, as all real pirates should, or ply
their trade In Hongkong's immediate
waters, but among the thousands OF
fishermen, stevedOreS and coal ham
dlers that crowd the harDOr's edge they
mingle and gossip water front news,
knowing well when particularly rich
cargo is due from the interior.
And in the purple twilight junk
darts out Of one Of the many estuaries
far up the West or Pearl river and
swoops with the suddenness of a hawk
on the heavily laden prize. The strug-
gle is short. Over the hills on the
naked backs OF swarming crew the
loot disappears forever from smoking
hulk In the rice swamps, or, as hap
pened in the case of the Sainam, half
q hundred take passage in the crowded
hold of q river steamer and when the
handful Of unsuspecting whites gather
at dinner raise n heathenish yell on
the startled air, and the ship Is taken.
Rifles thrust through bolted doors
subdue the pitiful fire that lasts lit
tie while from behind the shot torn
tablecloth. but the ship Is already
headed for the bank by the quarter
master with q rife at his ear, and one
more tragedy is added to the long list
Of crimes on the Sikiang.-W. J. AyL
ward in Harper's Magazine.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-09-08
Suicide by Swallowing Gold.

Suicide by swallowing gold is some
times accomplished in China The
following is an authoritative account,
written by very learned Chinese for
the Westminster Gazette, of how this
much contested form Of suicide Is ac-
cOmplished:
I'm swallowing gold it is not loose
gold leaf or gold dust that is swal-
lowed. but solid lump Of gold, or
even a gold ring, weighing about half
an ounce. Gold is not at any time
of a corrupting nature, but when a
lump Of it is swallowed and gets into
the bowel it fails, on account of its
intrinsic weight, to rise and surmount
the convolutions Of the bowels and
can therefore never complete it's pas
sage. After two or three days it there
fore sinks through the bowel and de-
stroys life without any suffering"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-09-08

The problem of too many churches
in given locality is often a perplex-
ing one. 1t is said that the churches
In certain village, on opposite sides
Of the streets, were so close that when
the congregation in one church sang
"Will There Be Any Stars In My
Crown" the congregation in the other
church promptly responded, mo, Not
One; No, Not One" Fortunate Is 1t II
the seeming contradiction is confined
to the unintentional inharmonious re-
sponses in songs
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-09-08
Intoxicated by Tobacco.

Giving evidence against a man on q
charge Of disorderly conduct at Bow
street police court. a constable said
that the accused behaved in very
violent and disorderly manner in Lei
cester square on Tuesday evening. He
quarreled with a cabman, and eventu-
ally the witness took him into Gus
tpdy, believing him to be drunk. AT
~ police station the prisoner denied
that he had been drinking, and the
doctor who examined him reported
that he had chewed tobacco to such an
extent that it had had the same effect
upon him as alcohol.-Pall Mall Ga
zette.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-09-08
Real IaxinesS.

The Little Russians-those Of the
south-are said to be cleverer than the
Russians of the north, but they are
lazy-just how lazy may be gathered
from this quotation from Mr.. Maurice
Baring's book. Russian Essays and
Stories"
1.-THE Little Russian" said a Little
Russian gentleman to me, lis so lazy
that he will say to his wife, Little
wife. say whoa to my horse. I have
a pain in my tongue
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-09-08

Approved by State Superintendent, Jan. II, 1910
LATIN COURSE
I. Phys. Geog. "a weeks. Eng. Comp.
10 weeks.
Algebra, all year.
Literary Readings, all year.
Latin, all year.
II. Ancient History all year.
Physiology, ] year; Botany, year.
English: Reading, Comp, ETC., all yr.
Caesar, a books), with Latin Compost
ton, all year.
III. Geometry, all year.
Med. Hist, J yr.: Eng. Hist, yr.
English: Rhetoric, Readings, etc., all yr
Cicero, e orations), with Latin Compo-
sition, all year.
". Physics, all year.
American Hist. and Civics, all year.
English and American Literature, all yr.
Virgil, C books), all year.
CLASSICAL COURSE
The first and second years are the same as in
the Latin Course,
III. Geometry, all year.
Med. Hist, year; Rhetoric, ETC., yr.
German, all year.
Cicero, e orations), with Latin Com
position, all year.
w. Physics, all year.
American History and Civics, all year.
German, all year.
Virgil, C books) all year.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-09-08
BISCUIT MONOPOLY
New Trust With Capitalization of
$3O,O0O,OOO
TO ROB THE CONSUMER

Nearly a Hundred Independent Firms
Replaced by Gigantic Combine-Mo-
nopoIy Facilitated by Payne -AIdrich
Law. Which Raised Duty to so Per
Cent.
Under the shadow of a so per cent
duty on sweetened biscuits a new bis
cult trust has been formed, consisting
of from seventy-tive to 100 of the
largest bakeries which have up to now
been independent of the National Bis
cult company, better known as the
cracker trust. The new combination
is called the Federal Biscuit company,
and it is expected that before long it
will amalgamate with the National
Biscuit company. with which it is on
the most intimate terms. Thus a COM
plete monopoly of the biscuit trade has
practically been secured. and the
prices and conditions of sale can be
arbitrarily fixed.
The new trust has a new capitaliza-
ton of $1S,OOO,0OO in per cent pre-
ferred stock and $12,OOOOOO common
stock. How much of this of pure
water does not appear in the news
paper report. But we are reliably
informed that of the $53,0OO,OOO capt.
tai of the National Biscuit company
no less than $4O,OOO,OOO is water. We
do not suppose that the organizers Of
the new trust are less generous to
themselves.
These enormous capitaliZations have
profits are to come out Of his pocket.
How the trust schemers went to work
to rob the consumer is tale that will
bear telling.
Until the Payne-Aldrich tariff came
into force the duty on all biscuits was
20 per cent ad valorem. This was
surely liberal protection for American
biscuit manufacturers in view Of the
fact that their British competitors had
to import the -four from this country
to make the biscuits and pay the
freight both ways before they could
enter the American market. But the
cracker trust and it's friends. en-
Unused by dreams Of future monopoly
prices, went to work and were able to
WELD sufficient influence with the
ways and means committee to secure
a provision in the new bill increasing
the duty on sweetened biscuits to so
per cent.
But this is not all. The customs Off
Gals have insisted on collecting so per
cent on unsweetened biscuits as well
or less sweetened. OF course under
the new law the importation Of bis
cults has greatly fallen off, and the
field is left clear for the monopolists
to divide the gains.
What are the people going to do
about it? They complain bitterly Of
the high cost Of living. But here Is an
article which enters largely into the
dietary of the people allowed to be
monopolized and made artifcially
dearer by the sanction Of the repre-
sentatives Of the people and under
their very eyes.
Biscuits are only -four and water and
perhaps a little sugar thrown in. II
the trust puts up the prices Of biscuits
so per cent to pay dividends upon It's
millions Of watered stock will nobody
move hand or foot in the matter? And
will Senator Lodge and his colleagues
be permitted to go round the country
repeating the assertion that the tariff
has not raised the cost Of living?
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-09-08
Progressive.

when did you commit your first
fatal extravaganza"
when my boss referred to my
wages as my salary"
And when did you perpetrate this
latest folly?"
THE day my wife called my salary
nv income "-Cieveland Leader.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-09-08
Table All Riqht.

"Do they have a good table?" asks
the prospective guest
'1t is first rate" answers the man
who has just returned-"solid oak,
with heavy legs and polished top
Judge.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-09-08
Study the Records.

How did your representative vote
when the tariff schedules were dis
cussed in congress? Look up his rec
ord. Was he On the side Of the people
or on that Of the interests" Now is
the time for housekeeping.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-09-08
The Feminine Pessimist.

The feminine pessimist worries be-
cause she is not as young as she once
was; the optimist of the same sex re-
joices that she is not so old as she will
be.-Life.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-09-08
Not Worth While.

81 notice that you usually tell the
truth
Yes: 1 found that telling lies gets
you into almost as much trouble
Kansas City Journal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-09-08
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES.

and Eighth grades; Rose Dunbar, Fits
and Sixth grades, 4th ward; Gertrude
Weidenfeller, Fifth and Sixth grades,
2nd ward; Anna O'Dowd, Third and
Fourth grades, 4th ward; Jennie Jones,
Third and Fourth grades, 2nd ward ;
Eta Neal, First Primary, 4th ward
Susan Hanscom, Assistant in First Pri
mary, End ward; Lydia Stephens, First
Primary, 2nd ward; Lillian Wallace,
Assistant in First Primary, 2nd ward /;
Mrs. Harriet E. Pringle, Music and
Drawing.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-09-08
A Question of Gifts.

why did you deliberately make an
enemy Of your old friend Jinks"
Because he is to be married next
month. "-Lippincott,s.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-09-08

Would you be happy? Be the thing
you seem.-Horace.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-09-08


ENGLISH COURSE
l. Phys. Geog. "a weeks; Com. Geog.
10 weeks.
Algebra, all year.
Literary Readings, all year.
Grammar and Composition, all year.
III. Ancient History, all year.
Physiology, year; Botany, year.
English: Reading, Composition. ETC.,
all year.
Arithmetic, year; Book Keeping, yr.
III. Geometry, all year.
Med History, ] year; Eng. Hist, year.
English: Rhetoric, Reading, etc, all yr.
Economics, year; Word Analysis, yr.
". Physics, all year.
American History and Civics, all year.
English and American Literature, all yr.
Theory and Reviews, year; Advanced
Algebra, year.
GERMAN COURSE
The first and second years the same as in the
English Course.
III. Geometry, all year.
Med History, year; Eng. History yr.
English: Rhetoric, Reading, etc, all yr.
German, all year.
". Physics. all year.
American History and Civics, all year.
English and American Literature, all yr.
German, all year.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-09-08

School will begin next Monday, Sep
TENDER 18th.
The following teachers will have
charge:
High School-R. E. Loveland, City
Supt. and High School Principal, Harry
Culver, Florence L. Pierce, Nettie g
Prideaux, Augusta C. Torch, Vera L.
Weyman, Mrs. Harriet E. Pringle,
Music
Grades - Nellie Ivey, Eighth grade;
Martha Cummings, Seventh grade;
Katherine Shepard, assistant in Seventh
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-09-08

The tariff makes the poor poorer and
Aldrich richer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-09-08

Money to Loan on Real Estate.
Innuire at this Office, AWE
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-09-08

Want advs., page /, column 8.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-14
PRESENTED TWO BusTs
Girls Glec Club of High School Pre-
scnted Two Fine Pieces, One of
Mendelssoln and Beethoven.

Friday the new high school
was presented with two beautiful
busts, one Of Mendelssohn and one of
Beethoven, the donor being the Girls
Glee Club of the high school.
Under the inspiring leadership OF
Miss Walrath this association of girls
has given Mitchell many pleasant
hours of music, not only this but they
go further and donate the financial
gain of their efforts for the artistic
decoration of the public schools. The
patrons and citizens surely appreciate
such acts. 1t is retroactive in that it
exercise the sentiments Of unselfish-
ness and nobility in the givers, and
will always be a matter of pride to
themselves and a source of moral up
lift to the many studeE..s walking
through the rooms and halls.
A very appropriate program was
rendered as follows:
Presentation of busts.
Miss Jessie Walrath.
Acceptation for High School,. .....
Principal j. j. Manthey.
Biography of Mendelssohn .......
Elizabeth Kelley.
Piano Solo, Fantasy. Mendelssohn
Ruth Turney
Piano Solo, Spring Song. Mendelssohn
Helen Powers
Vocal Solo, Aria, eff With all your
hearts" from Mendelssohns'
Ell]ah :.
Prof. j. c. Lindsey
sleep Gentle Babe, Aria from
Mendelssohn.. ...... ........
High School Chorus.
Superintendent, F. H. Hoff.
Biography of Beethoven ........
Eldora Young
Piano Solo, Sonata, Companion to
the Midnight Sonata by Bee
thoVen ........... .........
Lottie Pound
Reading. STORY of the Moonlight
Miss Hazel Lotze
THE Heavens Resound' Arig. from
Beethoven ........ ..........
High School Chorus.
The musical numbers on this pro-
gram were all given excellent inter
probation and We're greatly enjoyed
and appreciated. The readings We're
very interesting, bringing out much
of a personal nature concerning the
two great composers. Supt. Il. II. Hoff
and Principal j. j. Manthey in their
addresses touched upon various as
poets of the situation, calling atten-
tion to the educational value of music
in our schools; the good that comes
from fine buildings and tasteful dec
orations; the loyalty of classes and
societies that present lasting memoir
ials to their school.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-14

100000 acres in the former and
100000 acres in the latter. Mr..
Gamble has great confidence these
bills will be passed this session, but
ii they become laws the new lands
cannot be opened to settlement be-
fore the spring of 1911 owing to the
time required for allotment and APP
praisement work.
The bills provide the price of lands
to be fixed by, a commission appoint
ed by the president. These two bills,
together with those for the opening
of additional lands in Pine Ridge and
passed the senate already and are
favorably reported in the house, pro-
vide for the opening of a total of full
ly 100000 acres in South Dakota
next year, which will be the largest
amount of land ever thrown open to
entry there in a single year. If these
lands are opened to settlement South
Dakota will have only 5000, 900 acres
of reservation land left, consisting of
nearly three-fourths of the Pine Ridge
reservation and IL county in the
Rosebud reservation. 1t is expected
congress at the next session will open
the remainder of the Rosebud, but it
may be several years before the rest
of the Pine Ridge reservation is
ready.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-14
ORGANIZED STATE CLUB
The Master Printers of the State
Formed a Ben Franklin Club at
Fridays Meeting.

For the closing business of the
meeting of the master printers of the
state Friday afternoon a State Ben
Franklin Club was organized, with
the following officers being elected:
President, w. R. Ronald, of Mitchell;
vice president. j. w. Parmley, of Ips-
wich; secretary, Il. T.. Nash, of Can
ton; treasurer, H. A. Sturgis, of Ber-
esford. The executive committee con-
sists of l.. v. Doty, of Doland, and
Paul butcher, Of Brookings.
The committee appointed at the
morning session reported on the con-
stitution and bylaws and these were
adopted during the afternoon.
j.. w. Adams delivered an illus
trative address on the cost of job
printing, and emphasized many of the
points brought out by Gilbert F.
Byron, who spoke in the early part
Of the afternoon. Mr.. Adams was
questioned to some extent on many
points and the discussions brought
forth much information that was ben
eficial to the craft.
The printers present went home
with the suggestion that they were
to get to work at once and organize
Ben Franklin Clubs for their counties
and this they all agreed to do. The
next meeting of the club will be held
in July at a place and date to be nam
ed by the executive committee.