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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-03-24

tried their hands and plants at redu-
plicating the contrivance.
McTammany protested without
avail for he was penniless, friendless
and threadbare. while his opponents
were rich and influential. They ac-
tually applied for and received pat
ents on his invention through his In
ability to take patents out for him
self In this situation he looked about
for somebody to aid him in his deter
mination to recover the rights which
had been usurped.
The story of how he was enabled to-
do this is told by John McTammany
himself for he is still alive-in q let
ter to the Herald.
Zone Saturday night in the winter
of 1876" he says. "the writer, cold.
wet, hungry and homeless, entered the
editorial rooms of the Herald, after a
weeks friutless effort to interest
manufacturers. ** The Herald
was kind enough to listen to my tale
Of woe and not only wrote of the in
vention, but loaned me $1,000 to fight
parties who had conspired to rob me
of my rights; and during the years
that the contest was waged between
the inventor and the men who had
contributed to ruin him, the Herald
more than once came to my defence
against the wealthy and influential
band of pirates who had combined to
rob me of my invention. While l did
not get all that belonged to me as a
result of the struggle, nevertheless
succeeded in establishing my title to-
the inventorship so far as the Off
cial records are concerned.
The money loaned be by the Herald /
repaid with interest, but have not
forgotten the Herald's kindness to me,
and | know the management OF your
paper will rejoice that they were in
strumental in lifting a poor and help
less inventor out of the mud and plac-
ing his feet upon a foundation where
he could establish himself in business
and win fame and fortune"
The struggle. referred to by Mr.
McTammany was waged in both the
courts and the patent office and it
was only after years that he obtained
a judicial decision declaring that he
was the prior Inventor and that his
opponents had obtained their patents
surreptitiously.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-03-24
DEAD WIVES COME IN HANDY.
How Thty Are Used To Bring in
Comfortable Income For Bereaved
bubbles.

More than once has a dead wife
been a source of income to the be-
reayed husband A Kansas storekeep-
er is the fortunate possessor of a
petrified wife. Though he has taken
to himself second partner he still
carefully preserves the indurate form
OF his first wife, which, at his present
spouse's suggestion, he keeps in his
shop 10 attract customers. The de-
cided draw gnuld seem, however. to
have aroused tbs envy Of his neigh
bors, for already several, though hith-
erto futile, attempts have been made
to deprive him Of his treasure.
This shap tradesman had a proto-
type in Martin Van Burchell, a quack
doctor and dentist Of considerable mo-
toriety in the reign of George III. He
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-03-24
0aSA VeVof b1sseaRTa.
0iadGolpa
eREEF AHEAD FOR
MILLIONS OF DEAD FISH

New york, March 20 Reef ahead
shouted the lookout OF tie steamer
Morrow Castle yesterday afternoon.
at 4 point fifteen miles north OF the
Diamond shoals where no reef ought
to be. The Morrow Castle left here
for Havana last Thursday, and mes
sage to the United Wireless Telegraph
company tells the story.
Ca,tain Johnson headed for the
discovery. Then as the Morrow Gas
tie brought the flashing recs within
ese-reach. it was seen that what was
supposed TO be rocks was an immense
school Of dead fish On the broken
surface of the sea millions were float
ing
According to Captain Johnson the
fish covered an area half a mile long
and 500 feet wide.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-03-24
HISTORICAL FUND.
Fragment Of Ancient Tablet Gives
Account of Biblical Deluue.

Fragment of Ancient Tablet Gives
Account of Biblical Deluge.
Philadelphia, March 22.-The dis.
covery of the fragment of a cunei-
form tablet. believed to be of the Pc
Rod of 2100 B. c., bearing an account
OF the deluge described in the bible,
agreeing with the narrative in Gene
sis, was reported here last night by
Professor Hilprecht at gathering or
friends of the University of PhiladeI-
phia at the home of Provost Harrt-
son.
The fragment was excavated from
the lowest strata of the Oldest part
of the ruins of the temple library
at Nippur and brought to this city
by an expedition sent by the UniYer-
sity of Pennsylvania in 1889. It is
an unbaked clay and measures ~
inches in its greatest width and TX
inches in its greatest length.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-03-24
WILL GIVE FRANCE
ALL TARIFF BENEFITS

Rochester, March :1.-The president
announced here last nighn that
complete agreement had been reached
with France On all the tariff differ
ences and that at Albany today he
would sign a proclamation giving
France the % per cent reduction OF
rates provided for in the PaynesAld-
rich tariff law.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-03-24

wood, Husting, K1oszka, Kummery,
Lockney, Marsh, Martin, Morris. Owen,
Pierson, Sanborn and Assembly
Ballard, Barnett, Blisher Bradford,
". H. Cadys Comstock, Coolidge. Cur
tbs, Dorner, Haight, Hoyt, Hughes. In
gram, Johnson, Hamper. Kay Koap,
Reyes, Kimball, Kindlin. Lentz, Louch.
Mcconnell, Mortenson, Nietzcl Roll
man, Schwaleach, Wehrwein, Wells
and Zimmerman.
Hits Stephenson M n.
The committee aims at e. A. Ed
monds, ]. H. Puelicher, Rodney Sack
EFT and j. A. Van Cleve TO. their work.
in tne Stephenson headquarters, but
does net spare other worker for OPP
posing candidates.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-03-24
CHICAGO MARKETS
Livestock.

Livestock. s
Cattle-Receipts estimated at 21.-
900; market strong to 10c higher;
beeves, 5.70@8.70; Texas steers, 500
@6.4O; western steers, 5.5O06.9O;
stockers and feeders, 3.75@6.65; cows
and heifers, 2.S0@715; calves, $3.50
9.75.
Hcgs-Receipts estimated at $4,000:
market Zoe lower; light, 10.40@10.8O:
mixed, 1O.5O@1O9O; heavy, 1850
1895; rough, 1O.55@1065; good to
choice heavy, 10.65@10.95; pigs, 9.7O
010.55; bulk of sales, 1O.7O@10.s5.
Sheep Receipts estimated at a.
900; market strong; native, $500
$40; western, 5.75@S75; yearIinss,
800@9.25; lambs, native, S.75@1O.25;
western, 9.25@1O.40.
Dairy.
Butter-Firm; creameries, 26@
31hc; diaries, 22@27c.
Eggs Easy; receipts, 1919 cases;
at mark. cases included, 1715@19c;
firsts, zoe; prime firsts, 21c.
1A-N101E 1h1eObuyt udlSiS6t 1914 W
1611c; twins, 15A015zc; young
Americas. 16A @161hc; long horns,
Ign @161ac.
Elgin- Butter firm at &c. Sales
for the week. 434,900 pounds.
Produce.
Potatoes Easy; choice to fancy, 80
032c; fair to good, 27028c.
Poultry Turkeys. 161zc; chickens.
18c; springs, 18c.
eal-Steady; so to 6O-pounds
weight, 9@10c; so to S5-pounds
weight, 10@11c; IS to 11O-pounds
weight, liz @1215c.
Closing Quotations.
Wheat--May, I.125s; July, 1.071s;
Sept, 1.04M-5
Corn May, 61H-A; July, 6S%;
Sept, 64A ~.
Oats May, 40; July, AN: Sept,
39H-as.
Pork May. 2575; July. $3.50.
Lard May, 1890; July, 1872.
Gymnastics come under the head
of Joint education.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-03-24
STOCKHOLM ELECTS WOMEN.
First Aldermen Of Sex in Sweden /.
Opposite Political Faiths.

Stockholm. Sweden, March 90. The
election Of aldermen here has resulted
in the return of two women, the first
IN Sweden to receive that cffice. One
is d. Valid Faimgren, conserva-
tive, and the other is Gertrude Man
sion, a social democrat and dealer in
illuminating oils. Laws recently en-
acted give women the franchise in mu.
nicipal affairs.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-03-24
DAsTARDLY DEED
OF A CHAUFFEUR

New York March 20.-In the inky
darkness of an apartment house cellar
on the West Side, veronica Mueller, a
15-yearold errand girl, was found last
night unconscious but upright, bound
to metal pillar. She had been Grim
inally assaulted. Fine Irvine was
wound around the body from her
waist to her chin.
The girl says she was decoyed into
the cellar by chauffeur.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-03-24
EXPECT SAC, 900, 600 FROM
CORPORATION TAX

Washington, March Estimates
by treasury officials now are that the
revenue this year from tine corpora
ton tax will far egseed the amount
which Secretary Macveagh originally
thought would be derived from that
source, some of them putting 1t as
high as $40,000.00O.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-03-24
MOB MAKES ATTACK
ON AMERICAN MISSIONARY

Caracas, March 22.-Rey. G. A.
Bailly, a christian missionary alliance
agent for the American Bible society.
while holding services in Guarenas,
was attacked by a mob, but escaped
uninjured. The bibles used in the
service were destroyed by the assail-
ants.
American Minister Russell has de.
manded that the foreign Office inves.
tigate the assault upon Bailly and that
PREPARATION be made.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-03-24
MILLIONAIRE ZIMMERMAN
BROWNS TN LOUISIANA

New Orleans, March William A.
Bonsack of st. Louis, millionaire and
president of the Bonsack Lumber com
pany, drowned while yachting on Lake
Ponchartrain Yesterday afternoon
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-03-24

+ The expense accounts filed by
Stephenson, Cook, McGovern a1c;
Rummel were not in compliance with
the law, says the report, and there
was apparent attempt to evade the
law.
1t is shown by the report that
while Candidate RummeI, the social
democrat, certified that he incurred
no expense in the campaign yet NOR.
than $4,000 was expended in his be-
half The number of votes received
by each candidate and the cost t,c.
vote is given as follows:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-03-24
MANY BOATS LOST.

Eight Hundred Drown During Storm
Along Japanese Coast.
Toxic, March 20.-Many fishing
boats We're lost during the recent
storm along the coast. 1t is reported
that not less than SO of these craft
sank. and that 800 fishermen drowned.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-03-24

primary or election day on behalf or
himself or any candidate, party or
measure to be voter for at said cleo
ton or primary or for any police
service to be performed on such
days, or for loss of time or damage
suffered by attendance at the poiis,
or the expense of transportation or
ANY voter to or from the polls. IL is
permitted, however, that challengers
or watchers at the polls may be
hired
No publisher of newspaper or
other periodical shall insert, either in
its advertising or reading columns
any paid matter which is designed
or tends to aid, injure or defeat any
candidate or political party or organ
ization or measure before the people
TN ess !. is stated therein that it Is
a paid advertisement and unless the
name OF the person inserting the
same appears in such advertisement.
And it is further provided that no
person shall pay to the editor, pub
Usher or agent Of any newspaper or
PERIODICAL any money or thing OF
value for the purpose of inducing
him to editorially advocate or oppose
any cand date for nomination or cleo
ton and no editor is permitted to re-
ceiye such payment.
Bill No. 3 provides that unless all
the candidates for any office shall
receive 20 per cent. of the aggregate
vote OF such party at the last gener-
al election for governor IN the town,
village, city, county or district In
which the nomination is to be made,
no person shall be deemed to be the
party nominee for such office; but
the person receiving the highest num-
Der of votes shall be deemed an In
dependent candidate for such Office
and shall be SO denominated on the
ballot.
Another bill provides a more strin-
gent corrupt practices law and pre-
scribes penalties for violation.
The report discIoses that the SEN
atorial candidates certified to the ex
penditure OF money IN the primary
campaign as follows:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-03-24
CANDIDATES ALL
VIOLATED LAW
ASSEMBLY MEMBERS OF sENA-
ToRIAL PROBE MAKE RE-
PORT TO GOVERNOR.
OFFERS CRITICISM OF ALL CAN
pIpATEs-scoREs LA FOL-
LETTE METHODS.
HIKING OF WARD WORKERS DE.
cLAREo DEGRADING AND
DEMoRALlzING.
Punctuat.on Points.

Legislators should respect the spirit
OF the primary law and the peoples
choice
liquidation of primary law DIS
credits both Legislator and the law.
Direct primary never can be sue
cess unless the people enter into its
spirit and do their part.
The civil service law has lessened
pernicious activity to some extent.
Desire to win prompts candidates
to violate the law.
Expenditure of large sums of mon
ey by candidates is degrading both 10
candidates and electorate.
There is no question of the impro-
priety of candidates for legislature
accepting money from senatorial as
pirants.
1t is impossible to secure hearty
support of senatorial primary unless
representatives will abide by results.
Hiring of ward workers is degrad-
ing and demoralizing.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-03-24
j Adopts Commission Form.

ADOPTS Commission Form.
Vermillion, S. D., March Cover
million yesterday voted to adopt the
commission form of government by a
large majority.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-03-24

The report discusses the ethics of
those legislators who voted according
to the expression of their particular
districts and shows that had all mem
bers done this no one ever could have
been elected.
The report points out that all ne
republican candidates were wealth,
except Mr.. McGovern and yet in %
of the largest cities OF the state he
received more votes than any other
candidate.
Senator Husting of the committee
was here Friday but he refused to
sign the report
Stephenson's Expense.
Senator Stephenson, says the report,
spent so per cent. for organization
work in the state outside of Milwau-
kee county; 10 per cent. for Milwau-
kee county; Is per cent. for newspa-
per advertising; 10 per cent. for
printing and other advertising: 10
per cent. for postage and S per cent.
for office expenses. The startling fact
in this resume lies in the statement
that rs per cent. of the total amount,
or more than $4,000 was spent within
80 days of primary day.
The Cook statement calls attention
to Captain Cooks supplementary ac-
count, in which he showed that he
spent more than $4,000 over and
above formal accounts flied with the
secretary of state before he was called
before the legislative inquisition.
Regarding the accounts Of Messrs.
Stephenson, Cook, Hatton, McGovern
and Rummel the committee says tney
were mot in strict compliance with
the law inasmuch as they did not set
forth in detail each item in excess of
S."
Law Evaded.
The committee adds ''the statements
of the above named candidates ap-
pear to your committee 20 be an APP
parent attempt to evade the plain in
tention of the law"
In a remarkably enlightening an
alysis of the primary vote for United
States senator, the committee gives
the number of votes received by each
candidate, and the per centage of the
total vote, not only in the senatorial
primary but of the republican vote
for governor in the following general
election 1t shows that Mr.. Stephen
son paid just little less than at a
rate of 50 per vote.
On this same basis the committee
gives the actual figures which every
cand; date spent for each vote re-
ceived. Here are the figures: Steph-
enson, $3.50; Cook, IS cents: Hatton,
So cents, McGoyern, % cents; Brown,
4 cents: Hoyt, IL. cents; Rummel. <:
says the committee. spent, according
to his statement, nothing. The com.
mittee adds this. however, according
to his testimony there was spent in
his behalf about 81 a vote Rummel
was the social democratic candidate.
Primary Repudiated.
The report gives in detail names OF
Legislators who repudiated and who
upheld the primary for United States
senator at the time of the almost
endless balloting in last winters legis
lature. The names of those are cited
as having repudiated the primary are
Senators Barker. Bishop. Blaine. Braz
iean, Brown. Donald. Field, Hazel
]
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-03-24

Gymnastics come under the head
of joint education.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-12-23
THE PROPOSED MILL TAX
LAW.

Will the next legislature enact
a mill tax law for the support of
the institutions Of higher learning
in the state? This is a question
that is Of vital concern, not only
10 the institutions themselves but
to every friend of education and
to every taxpayer as well. The
wisdom of such a policy cannot
be doubted by any one who will
give the matter a thorough mves-
tigation. Even a casual glance at
the merits Of the scheme carries
conviction.
The plan has already been given
thorough trial in other and older
states. Ohio, Indiana, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Cali
fornia are states that have given
this plan of support for the higher
educational institutions a test
Fourteen states in all, supporting
more than thirty universities, ag-
ricultural colleges, and normal
schools, are not only converts to
the plan but staunch adherents to
its continuance. Not one of them
could be induced to go back to the
old plan Of clog rolling" and
"wire pulling as ameans offs ecur-
ing daily bread" for these insti-
tutions. The plan was first tried
out by the middle west states, but
today is attracting attention all
over the United States. The old
state of Virginia is the latest con-
vert to the doctrine, having pass
ed such law during the current
year.
A mill tax law for the support
of the university, the State Col
lege, and the three normal schools
will save the state thousands Of
dollars every year. Any one
familiar with the present "hold-
up" method of securing appro-
priations will see the truth of this
statement at a glance. "You
support my measure and | will
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-12-23
MERRY CHRISTMAS!

To each and every reader of
this paper the editor wishes a
Merry Christmas and offers a
sure recipe to make it a merry
one. Do something to bring mer-
rlment into the lives of others and
you will be merry yourself. 1t is
the giving and not the receiving
which opens the door to the full
enjoyment Of the Christmas spirit.
The measure OF your self-denial in
making the day happy for others
will be the measure of your en-
Joyment Of the anniversary of the
birth of the Babe of Bethlehem.
Gods precious gift to the human
race.
1t does not require much money
to make some poor child happy.
or to throw a ray of sunlight into
lives darkened by the shadows of
disease or misfortune. The pleas
ure which a gift brings with it,
is not measured by its cost, but by
the sentiment which prompted it.
A kind or forgiving word to some
one who has been estranged from
you, will often afford more pleas
ure than the costliest gift. A lit
tie card or inexpensive token
which shows that you have not
forgotten an old friend, will be
more highly priced than an expen-
siye present given in exchange for
an equally costly gift.
On the first Christmas morning
the angels expressed the true
Christmas spirit when they sang
And on earth peace, good will to
men," No person who does not
feel good will toward others, can
hope to enter into the full enjoy.
nent of Christmas. Good will is
the essential component of the
Christmas spirit. 1t is good will
toward others, and not riches
power or the receipt Of many and
costly presents, which will bring
to you the peace of which the an
gels sang, that peace (which the
world cannot give"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-12-23

1t is an absolutely sound piece of
legislation from every point of
view and deserves the united sup
port of taxpayers and legislators.
means of keeping the doors open.
The proposed plan would add to
the dignity and self-respect of the
school men by relieving them of
the necessity of engaging in this
unwilling, unpleasant, but neces-
sary struggle for existence, a
struggle which is an unwise use
of the time, energy, and ability
of the president, regents and
friends of an institution and puts
a premium on political leadership.
The general progress Of this com-
try is toward academic freedom.
and the elimination of politics
from education.
To sum up. The mill tax plan
of supporting the state eduea-
tional institutions, until such a
time as their land endowments
will make them independent of
such help, has the endorsement of
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-12-23

With cold weather setting in in
earnest the price of fuel Is going sky
ward. Wood has reached the high
est price ever demanded in this city,
selling at $3.50 per cord.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-12-23

against good ones. Unwise and
Wasteful expenditures against
wise and proper expenditures
Many a rider" has been tackled
onto the general appropriations
bill simply because the friends of
the educational interests had to
agree to the waste or have the
appropriations for the educational
institutions slaughtered.
Moreover the enactment of a mill
tax law will not be an additional
tax III itself. Ii these institutions
are provided for by special levy,
as IS now done, for example, to
support the state militia, then
they will not have to be consid-
cred III the general appropriation
OIL. Ii you subtract a given sum
from one appropriation and pro-
vide for it IN another method you
do not increase the sum total of
the expenditure. The gross APP
preparations by the last legisla-
lure for the support of the above
i've institutions would approx
mate very nearly one mill on the
dollar. You change the method.
you do not increase the tax, but
since you take the state institu-
lions and their friends out Of the
log rolling" game you actually
save thousands Of dollars to the
tax papers.
The plan proposed would auto
matically adjust itself to the
needs Of the growing Institutions
Our university, college and nor
mai schools each can fttingly be
compared to rapidly growing
youth who soon grows out Of the
garments that lately were ample
The appropriations of one bien
mum are altogether inadequate
for that OF the next. Many per
sons mfriendly to higher educa
ton are unwilling to see this anc
SO are opposed to increased APP.
preparations from time to time. A
mill tax law is self-adjusting. As
the wealth grows the total income
produced will increase. Such 6
tax with tenure Of say ten years
would automatically adjust itself
without perennial tinkering by
legislators, some of whom are wise
and many of whom, unfortun.
ately, are unWise.
Moreover, the old budget plan
is too rigid as to the best method
of expenditure Of sums appr0
priated The bills provide cxplic.
lily for the expenditure of every
dollar in a particular way. Ere
quently unforeseen events arise
which require an immediate sun
OF money to prevent great loss
The mill tax law will leave the re,
gents and trustees free to meet
such a contingency. Hold the
financial heads of our educational
Institutions to a rigid accounting
Of how every dollar has beer
spent but do not expect of then
divine intelligence to forsee jusr
how each dollar should be spen+
years before it comes into then
hands.
Educational systems and the
men who are at their heads should
not be forced into the game OF
politics to secure a subsistence
The old budget plan actually
makes such a plan necessary. One
institution is pitted against an
other. The men charged with the
educational direction of the sew.
eral institutions are often drawn
into prolonged and bitter con
trOversies simply to secure the
a large number of Influential.
states supporting some of oul
most prosperous institutions. Il
is an economical method of con
serving and distributing wisely
the public funds. 1t is automatic
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-12-23

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