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Morris tribune., 1910-12-16
ONE KILLED AND TWO HURT
Accident Results Fatally to Minnesota
Woman.

Accident Results Fatally to Minnesota
Woman.
Mrs. Johanna HendricksOn was in
stantly killed and her daughter Jessie
was seriously injured when the car
yiage in which they were riding was
overturned eight miles south of Blue
Earth, throwing all of the occupants
to the ground.
Mrs. Hendrickson, her son and
daughter were driving home from
dinner given by local church, when
the team turned a sharp corner. The
carriage tipped, throwing the three
down steep embankment Mrs. Hen
drickson's injury caused instant death.
The girl was injured internally, and
the boy escaped with only slight in
juries.
Morris tribune., 1910-12-16
Father Sees His Son Killed.

Andrew Neimi, aged twenty-one, was
killed by a cavein at the Burt mine
near Mountain Iron His father was
employed in the same property and
saw the rush of earth as it descended
and buried his son, while other work
ers had narrow escapes.
Morris tribune., 1910-12-16
Woman Holds Court Record.

Winnie Nelson, sixty years of age,
was in the ST. Paul police court for
the ninety-eighth time. She was
charged with drunkenness. The wo-
man has spent $50 of the past 365
days in the workhouse at Como.
Morris tribune., 1910-12-16
Musical Instruments

We can provide about every
thing there is in this line from a
simple harmonica to the finest of
string instruments of all kinds,
We have splendid assortment of
Violins, Guitars, Brnjos, Mando-
Inns, Accordians, Etc. You can
save money by buying such goods
of US.
Morris tribune., 1910-12-16
HOLDUP MEN SECURE $500
Minnesota Wheat Buyer Robbed at
Point of Pistol.

W. B. Nelson, wheat buyer and
farmer, was held up and robbed of
$500, almost on the doorstep of his
office at Carlos.
AS Mr.. Nelson was leaving his ele.
vator he extinguished the light. When
he stepped outside the door tive
masked men seized him and one
showed a pistol in his face while tho
other went through his clothes, taking
all the money he had, about $500, and
his watch.
Morris tribune., 1910-12-16
Christmas Cards

Dainty, beautiful, embossed ones
and some simply with sprays of
holly. A large variety of booklets,
just the thing to send to distant
friends as token of good will.
Morris tribune., 1910-12-16
Silverware

We have Just nice line of Sterling plated
ware includes the latest designs It is all
nothing shopworn and the quality is the The
price, than you have been in the habit of
paying.
Morris tribune., 1910-12-16
Smoker S Goods

Our stock does not include
the so-called "Christmas cigars"
but does contain our finest
brands in small boxes for Christ
mas gifts. Our line of genuine
French Briar and Meerschaum
Pipes with amber mouth piece
will surely please the pipe
smoker. We also have a nice
line of Smoking Sets, Cigar
Cases, etc.
Morris tribune., 1910-12-16
Stationery

Here you can find a splendid
line of correspondence papers
in fancy boxes, all the newest
texture. Also fountain pens,
gold pens, ink stands, etc.
Morris tribune., 1910-12-16
Leather Goods

Extensive line here of ex-
ceptional fine quality: Pocket
Books, Gard cases, Bill Books,
Shopping Bags, and many beau
tiful novelties.
Morris tribune., 1910-12-16
Post Card Albums

A modern gift. We have a large
assortment in all the sizes and
different bindings.
Morris tribune., 1910-12-16
Perfumes

We have the choicest per-
fumes in the daintiest Christ
mas packages. We also have
these esquisite odors in bulk.
Morris tribune., 1910-12-16
Fancy Goods

Our line was never before
more assorted or varied. Toilet
cases, cuffs and collar boxes,
work boxes, manicure sets, etc.
The assortment is so large that
you can surely find what you
wish.
Morris tribune., 1910-12-16

WYE ARE READY for Christmas shoppers. Our
w stock of holiday goods is full of the most
desirable Christmas gifts that the market affords.
When you see the high quality you will marvel at
the low prices. We want you to see the goods at
your earliest opportunity.
Morris tribune., 1910-12-16
Dolls

Here we excel all others.
Nowhere in the cities can you
see such au array of beauties to
please the heart of the little
Miss.
Morris tribune., 1910-12-16
Toys and Games

There are hundreds of things
in this line to gladden. the little
ones heart. We have not space
to enumerate them. You can
quickly tell what will please the
children most if you will bring
them in to see the display.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-11-24

effects upon the body from the ex-
posure will do greater harm than the
beneficial! effects upon the mind will
do good. She realizes that a vigorous
mind can only dwell in a healthy body.
and that it would be a misdirected ex-
ercise Of maternal care to force her
children to school under conditions OF
exposure which endanger their bodily
health.
Improved roads would be a great
factor in reducing the percentage Of il"
literacy which exists throughout the
country. Our present illiteracy cannot
be reduced to any appreciable extent
except by marshaling all of the chill
dren, both city and country, into the
schOOlrooms. This can only be accom-
plished by a system OF compulsory edu-
cation. Some Of our states have al
ready passed compulsory education
laws, and in many other states the SEN
timent in favor Of such laws is so pro
nounced as to Indicate their early en-
actment. These laws prove bless
ing when wisely framed and properly
administered. There are no obstacles
to their efficient administration in our
cities. Everybody is in close proXim-
ity to the scL0olhOuses and can easily
reach them with but little exposure in
the worst weather. But in the rural
districts the opposite is true. If all
Of the roads were in good condition so
as to remain high and dry it would be
possible to successfully enforce such
a law even in the rural districts, but
with the present condition Of most of
the roads it is impracticable. And the
states in their efforts to thus bestow a
blessing upon their children would be
attempting an unkind benefaction for
which they would pay by resultant
loss in the physique and mental vigor
of our future generations.
Church attendance would also be
stimulated by road Improvement.
When one has a nice smooth road to
travel over he doesn't mind driving
three or four miles to church. Small
congregations would thus be augment
ed. The people would become inter
ested in and take a pride in their
churches. Larger and more comfort
able churches would be built, and both
children and grown people would at
tend church more regularly than they
do now with our bad roads and distant
anduncomfortable churches, for church
going is not only beneficial from the
religious atmosphere which pervades
churches, but there is also an attractive
social feature connected with them
which is a benefit and a blessing to the
people.
"The schools and churches of a COM
munity are it's greatest moral and edu-
cational forces. Next to them per-
haps stands rural mail delivery, which
brings the people of the rural districts
in daily touch with the cities and bust
ness world. 1t places in their hands
the daily papers, magazines and all of
the current litera ture Of the country,
so that they may be as we'll informed
as to what is transpiring in the politi-
cal, literary and commercial world as
their. brothers in the city. The benef-
cial effects Of this service upon the
happiness and home comforts of our
rural population are unreasonable, and
nothing contributes to it's efficiency
and regularity more than improved
roads"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-11-24

creased behind the ears Last year
we dipped the pigs three times before
weaving
At first we used only a small pail,
later barrel cart We never dip pigs
before they are ten days old. The first
dipping is always done on warm day,
the solution is made mild, and the pigs
are left in the vat only short time,
being held in the hands. These pre-
cautions may seem unnecessary, but
we like to do the work with care at
first The lice make their headquar-
ters around the neck and ears, so we
rub these parts we'll by hand. Many
hog raisers insist that their pigs are
never lousy The best way to be sure
that the pigs are not lousy is not to
look too closely.
Want of dipping tank should never
be allowed to excuse a farmer from
dipping the pigs. We know Of a few
dipping tanks that are not used often.
The tank is a fine thing in case the
hogs are always kept not far away,
but we have our pigs all over the farm,
now in one field, then in another. We
find a barrel cart very convenient for
use till weaving time; then we depend
upon spraying.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-11-24
A MANS GLOVE.

In tho Old Days It Served as Proxy
For Its Owner.
In the early days everything was not
regulated for the people as it is now
by the government and the law courts.
Europe was still young then, and peo-
pie had rough and ready means of
dealing with one another, Of buying
and selling or giving goods and prop
erty and settling disputes. A glove,
as it was very close indeed to mans
hand, came in course Of time to be
looked upon as taking the place of the
hand itself, and sometimes took the
mans place and was made to represent
him.
For example, to open q fair it was
necessary then to have the consent and
protection of the great lord in whose
country it was going to be held. Those
who wished to open the fair would
come to the nobleman and petition him
to be present. He might be very
busy or bored at the idea of having to
60, yet he would know that it must be
opened or his people would be discon-
tented. SO he would say to the lead
ers Of the people: "No, my trusty fell
lows, I can't open the fair in person,
but I will send my glove to do it. You
all know my glove. Nobody has one
like it in the country. 1t is the one
my lady mother embroidered for me in
colored silks and silver wire, and 1t
has a deep violet fringe. You can
hang it above the entrance of your
fair grounds as a sign that you are
acting with my permission. If any one
disputes your right or touches his mas
ter's glove l will attend to him. That's
ALL" SO tie glove would travel in
state to open the fair-Westminster
Gazette.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-11-24
The SOLAR SYSTEM.
Its Flight Through Space Toward the
Constellation Lyra.

Its Flight Through Space Toward the
Constellation Lyra.
In what direction are you moving?
If you are going toward the Battery
you will answer SOUTH" if up Broad
way you will answer north" toward
the Hudson you will say west" and
if in the direction of the East river
you will reply east"
These answers might be correct as
regards the surface of the earth, but
they may be far from answering the
question, for the earth is turning east
wardly at the rate of about a thousand
miles an hour, which carries you in
that direction very much faster than
you can move over the ground.
But that rotating motion, constantly
changing your direction in relation to
all outside the earth, is quite subordi-
nate to another far more rapid motion
that is carrying you and the earth
around the sun eastwardly on an en-
tirely different curve at the rate of
about nine miles a second, ever chang
ing your direction in relation to the
stars in a circular path 279,000,O00
miles long.
Yet that isn't a key to your direc-
ton, for little you, your tiny earth and
your third rate sun, with adj of it's
planets, are travelling as a united group
in one direction, differing from all
those mentioned. Find the large first
magnitude blush white star Vega, in
the constellation of Lyra, and you will
be looking in the direction of the flight
that our system is taking through
space. If you will observe the stars
around Vega for q few hundred years
slowly separating, while the stars at
the opposite pole of the heavens are
slowly drawing together. That means
we are moving toward Vega and
away from the opposite point. This
motion is in a circle that cannot be
exactly measured, but there is evil
dence to show that it will require
100000 years for our system to
complete it.
Then can you answer, 81 am moving
toward Vega" Perhaps so, but more
likely perhaps not, for it is far from
unlikely that you and your solar sys-
tenn, with Vega and all Of the galaxy
of stars that eye can see on the clear
est night, are moving in the same gen.
eral direction around some great COM
mon center yet unknown. Who can
tell? No one now, but the possibility
is presented to the human mind from
what we know of the motions Of the
great universal clock Of space that
marks off the seconds Of eternity
New York Herald,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-11-24
Thirsty and Disguised.

On the line Of the Missouri Pacific
railway. just over in Oklahoma from
Coffeyville, Kan. is a small place call
ed NOwatta. A state law in Kansas
prohibits the carrying by the railroads
of public drinking cups on trains. Not
long ago a farmer from Iowa, on q
Missouri Pacific train in Kansas near
Coffeyville. wanted drink Of water.
He did not know about the law. Going
to the water cooler, he began looking
for the cup. When he failed to find
it he sought the chair car porter, a
negro, and asked for it.
claw doan' low no public cups on
desc heah trains" said the porter.
The Iowan was deeply disguised. He
returned to his seat and grumbled until
the train crossed the OklahomaKan-
sas line. Shortly after that the negro
porter stuck his head in the door.
"Nowatta" he called.
That increased the Iowan's disgust.
'In Kansas they don't have no drink
in cups" he said to the man in the
next seat, IAN in Oklahoma no water
on trains. DANCED If I don't stay in
Ioway for the rest of my life, If
ever git back there without dryin'
up of thirst. denver Times.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-11-24
- The -
Scrap Book
Just as Good.

The Connecticut delegation to q
Republican national convention at Chi
cago took along lot of badges, each
ornameEteG with a wooden nutmeg.
says the Saturday Evening Post. The
badges were very popular. The dele
gates from other states thought it a
great joke to wear a genuine Connect
icut wooden nutmeg Presently the
man who had charge of the badges
came to Senator Brandegee and said:
Senator. we're in a fix All our
wooden nutmeg badges are gone. and
there is still great demand for them.
What can we do?"
Get some more
But there are no wooden nutmegs
in Chicago We bad to have these
especially made for us back home.".
"All right" directed Napoleonic
Brandegee; go down to a grocery
store and buy 400 or 500 real nutmegs
and stick them on the badges. They'll
never know the difference"
And they didn't.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-11-24
Words of Strennth.

There are three lessons | would write,
Three words as with n burning pen,
In tracing of eternal light
Upon the hearts of men.
Have hope, Though clouds environ now
And Gladness hides her face in Scorn,
Put thou the shadow from thy brow.
No night but has its morn.
Have faith! Whereer thy bark be driv-
en-
The calm's d1sport. the tempest's mirth-
Know this: God rules the hosts Of heaven,
The inhabitants of earth.
Have love! Not love alone for me,
But man as man thy brother call
And scatter like the circling sun
Thy charities on all,
Thus grave these words upon thy soul
Hope. faith and love-and thou shalt
find
Strength when life's surges rudest roll,
Light when thou else were blind.
Schiller.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-11-24
ROAD DRAINAGE.
Necessity of Replacing Plank cuIverts
With Proper Pipes.

Necessity OF Replacing Plank Culverts
With Proper Pipes.
Pennsylvania state highway COM
missioner gives the following advice
on the question of road drainage:
"Where water must be diverted from
one side to the other Of a road it
should be carried beneath the surface
by means Of pipes or culverts of ca
pacity adequate to carry the maximum
amount of water which ever will de-
mand passage. Pipes of suitable ma
terial when properly laid cost little
or nothing to maintain beyond an oc-
caSiOnal cleaning out. Water breaks
require constant attention and are fire.
quently inadequate to prevent the flood
water from overlooking down the sur
face of the road. They are also seri-
Gus obstacles to travel. increasing very
materially the steepness of the hills
where they are used and making nee
essary the hauling of proportionately
smaller loads.
"In the majority of the townships in
which any attempt is made to carry
water across below instead of above
the road surface it is done by means
of plank culverts, usually constructed
in the most primitive manner. while
the large water courses are spanned
by structures consisting in part, if not
wholly, of wood. In some instances
stone has been used in a very COM
mendable manner, but it is found that
many of the bridges, culverts and
drains which have been built Of stone
have been laid up in an inefficient
manner. which has led in few years
to the necessity of expensive repairs.
For the smaller culverts and drains in
which smoothness Of interior surface
is desirable four kinds of pipe are
vailable-vitrified clay, cast iron, cor
rugated iron and concrete. The use Of
wood for such purposes is to be dis
couraged, and all existing plank cul-
verts should be replaced by some 9TH
er material as rapidly as practicable.
Vitrified clay pipes are much cheap
er than iron, but unless very carefully
protected are very liable to breakage.
Except in rare cases this material Is
not recommended by the department"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-11-24
Ready With His Tongue.

James T. Brady, a prominent mem
Der of the New York bar i'll the last
century, was noted for his ready wit.
Quick as Mr. Brady was with the
readiness of his race for repartee, he
sometimes met his match among his
own countrymen. He was once exam
lining an unwilling witness who per-
sistently called him Mr.. OBrady. At
length, even his proverbial good ma
ture being a little ruffied, he said to
the witness: "You need not call me
Mr.. O'Brady. I've mended my name
since came here and dropped the o."
|'Have We, now" retorted the witness.
"'Pon my sowl, it's pity We didn't
mend yer manners at the same time"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-11-24
To Show Their Work.

The o. 7. Newall company Of Bir-
mingham, Ala. has been given per-
mission by the board Of revenue Of
that county to build at it's own expense
a mile Of improved road between the
villages Of Powderly and Bessemer.
The road is to be completed before the
meeting Of the Alabama good roads
convention meets in the fall 1t Is un-
derstood that the company is taking
this action to bring to the attention Of
the Good Roads association the road
machinery which 1t manufactures.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-11-24
Too Hot to Put on PAPER.

When Mr.. Carnegie started in the
steel business he was resolved to re-
duce the appalling accidents incidental
to the work. And he was very sue
cessful in executing this resolve A
part of his success was due, no doubt,
to the blank slips that every foreman
had to fill up when one Of his hands
got hurt certain workman had one
day the bad luck to suffer slight ac-
cident His foreman. an illiterate but
honest chap. filled out promptly the
slip which is now preserved at Skibo.
The slip ran:
"Date-March s, 1880.
"Name-James Miles. =.
Mature of accident-Toe crushed.
"How caused-Oxdentle blow from
sledge.
"Remarks-These was awful. 1 will
repete to clerk verbally"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-11-24
Mistaken In the Book.

A New York lawyer who employs
colored help in his home tells this
story on himself:
On one occasion his wife was suffer-
Ing intensely from nervous headache,
and, thinking perhaps his voice might
soothe her to sleep. she asked him to
read aloud to her, which he did as the
colored maid went back and forth
about the room setting things in order
for the night.
Presently the maid quietly withdrew
to the kitchen below. where the old
cook. Aunt Phyllis. was awaiting her.
''Mr. Alex sho' is good man." said
the maid. He settin' up dar readin'
de Bible to Miss Alice. an she sick"
go on, chile" answered Aunt Phyl-
lis; don yo' know Mr.. Alex ain read
in no Bible? He's lawyerv'
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-11-24
A Persistent Office Seeker.

Governor Stanley of Kansas was
once so pestered by Office seekers that
he found it necessary publicly to make
the statement that In view Of the ex-
ceedingly numerous applications for
office he had received through tho
mails he should be unable to give any
attention to them, much less afford
any hope of success to the various ap-
plicants.
In the course of few days after
making the statement in question the
governor received the following note:
my Dear Governor-I understand
that you have said that you were go
ing to take week or to destroy the
pile Of letters asking for jobs. II ev-
erythine else Is gone. then. my dear
governor. should like the job Of tear
Ing up tht' letters"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-11-24

lave animal clipped ana us LeetD
attended to by veterinarian. Then
give Fowler's solution of arsenic in
half ounce doses twice a day for a
week and then three times day until
in good shape, when the medicine may
be gradually discontinued, but not
stopped suddenly.
FistuIa Of Milk Duct.
Sometimes the teat Of d cow devel'
ops a small opening above the nat
ural orifice, through which milk flows
when she is MIXED. This false duct
may be obliterated by cauterization
when the cow is dry. Meanwhile paint
it with flexible collodion twice daily
if milk flows from it.
Eczema of Horse.
Keep the parts saturated with a
creamy mixture of sweet oil and flow
ers of sulphur, to each pint Of which
add half an ounce of coal tar dip and
then shake we'll before using. Reduce
the grain ration. Do not feed corn.
Make the animal work or take album
dant exercise every day.
Horse Distemper.
For dStemper Of a horse give three
or four times day teaspoonful of
oil of tar on the tongue and in feed
twice a day the following prescription:
FOWler's solution of arsenic, eight
ounces; tincture lobelia, four ounces,
and water to make one pint. Dose,
one ounce in feed twice day.
Cracked Hoofs of Cow.
In case COWS develop cracked hOOfs
have the loose horn cut away; then
saturate cotton batting or oakum with
full strength coal tar disinfectant and
bind on feet with narrow bandage. 1t
may be that the cause is prevalence OF
ergot in ripe blue grass pasture. Keep
her off grass until feet are sound.
FistuIa In Shoulder of Horse.
In cases Of fistula it will be neces-
sary to lay each pipe and pocket open
to the bottom to secure perfect drain
age. Diseased tissues should be cut
away. The wounds should be swab-
Dou Will IluctuE6 VI IOu1uc anu dAICi-
ward treated daily with antiseptics un.
til healed. If pus discharge is profuse
the veterinarian may we'll employ poly
valent bacterins hypodermatically.
Failure of Cows to Breed.
No specific has been discovered
which will bring cows in heat. Nux
yomica sometimes has such an effect
If given In dram doses twice daily.
Sometimes a forcible service has been
followed by a natural period OF heat.
Such violent measures as often fall.
1t is better to give the cows vaginal
injections. as contagious abortion in
lection may be present. A gallon OF
lukewarm water containing half an
ounce OF pure phosphate Of soda should
be injected two or three times week.