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The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-08-08
Union Grange Picnic.

The Union Grange meeting held
at the fair grounds last Saturday
was we'll attended. The program
consisted of speech-making, songs,
and games, fine spread, and gen.
eraI good fellowship prevailed. Inc
time was inopportune, the harvest
being on, and many consequently un-
able to attend.
The following program was rem
dered:
Picnic Song, Led by Delta Grange.
Song, Alice Day. of Northwood.
Grafton, THE Grange, L. D. Pang-
born.
Recitation, Mrs. Clinton Brown, OF
Northwood.
Duet, Frances and Homer Bloom.
Reading, Mrs. Hanscomb, Delta.
Duet. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kelley, OF
Clearbrook.
Recitation, Sara Hanscomb.
Song. Orel Jackman and Cecilia
Hathaway.
Recitation, Little Helen Markhart.
Violin Solo, Louise Jackman.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-08-08

ue whether it be the home of the
humblest citizen or the property of
any firm or corporation, so that
the burden of taxation may be e.
quail. having no friends to favor or
enemies to punish.
In addition, l have served as
collector of delinquent personal prop
erty taxes some II years under the
following county treasurers: F. f
Handschy, Ed. L. Collier, Frank
Wilson, and one year under Sheriff
L A. Thomas.
This work has taken me all over
the county and given me an oppor-
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-08-08

At the last meeting of the Kensing-
ton Club. held at the home of Mrs.
Charles B. Sampley. the following
officers were elected for the COM
ing six months Mrs. H. H. jamie
son, president: Mrs. George H. Cole,
vice president: Mrs. c. H. Mcleod,
secretary; Mrs. w. H. NAPLES,
treasurer. Mrs. Daniel. a former
member of the club. Mrs. Finch
and Miss Oleson were guests pres
ent. The next meeting of the club
will be at the home of Mrs. P. M.
Serrurier. Friday afternoon, August
9Th.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-08-08

tunity to acquaint myself with COM
parative realty values and has Civ
en- me a fund of information which
will be of much value as member
of the board of equalization. if
nominated and elected to the office
of county assessor.
l have not signed any pledges,
preferring to stand upon my record,
and will assure the taxpayers that
if nominated and elected. ! will be
found attending TO the duties of
the office and not a supernumerary
upon the pay roll.
H S. MACARTHUR.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-08-08
Mr.. Macarthur Announces
His Platform.

Mr.. Editor:
have had 10 years experience as
field deputy, having served three
Years under John S. Smith; four
years under James Elder, and two
years under w. H. Kaufman.
Having been SO continuously en-
ployed is to me the best evidence of
confidence reposed in me by those
in office as to my ability to do the
work. in that / have at all times
striven to give every one a square
deal.
1t always has been and will be my
endeavor TO assess all property on
the same percentage of its real val
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-08-08

The board of equalization has no.
titled all townships to appear at
the Court House in Bellingham on
Thursday. August Is. TO show cause
why their assessments should not be
raised.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-08-08

The eighth grade examinations
for public school children will be
held on Thursday and Friday, Au-
gust Is and 16, in the office of
the county superintendent, in the
court house, Bellingham.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-08-08

State Tax Commissioner CORR
eaL will conduct a valuation hearin
of Whatcom County property at Bel
linghap on August Is.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-19
BARN FLOORS
How Saving May Be Effected In the
Mixing Of Concrete.

That saving may be effected in the
making Of concrete, not generally
known among farmers and country
contractors, is brought to light in the
following letter by the Editor, Cement
User" 1905 Stock Exchange building
Chicago, sent In response to an inquiry
received from Fred w. Borst. Coloma
Wis:
With regard to the correct proper
tons to use in your mixture, we would
say make your concrete l part Port
land cement to 2R parts sand to s
parts screened gravel or crushed rock
BY screening your gravel from the
sand over a H-inch screen you will
effect a saving In cement more than
equal to the cost OF screening. More.
over, with less cement you will obtain
q much stronger and better floor. You
can use your sand for filling in be-
tween the walls of your barn In order
to bring the floor up to the level de-
sired, but you must see that this sand
Is well compacted in place so that
there can be no settlement under your
floor. Put this sand in place as long
as possible before building the floor.
Wet 1t down and lamp we'll See that It
Is graded or sloped in the direction in
which you wish your floor to slope.
In. thickness of concrete mixed
1:2h:5, will make you floor suff1-
ciently strong to support your thresh-
Ing separator Build this floor as long
as possible before the tIhresher will be
placed upon 1t. For instance, build It
very early this spring or late In the
fall, so that the floor may season
thoroughly.
To render the surface OF the floor SO
that 1t will not be slippery for horses,
corrugate or cut the surface of the
floor by means Of a by inch timber
8 feet long, beveled along the narrow
edge to wedge shape. As soon as
the surface Of the floor has been
edge down and strike It 30 as to In
dent the floor to depth of say ~ In.
These grooves should be about 6 in. or
8 in apart and running either in one
or both directions as need be. Do not
finish the surface OF the floor smooth
by means OF steel trowel, merely
dress Il down with wooden float and
later brush II over with a stiff fibre or
wire brush.
For floor u feet by "a feet, 8 in.
thick, the following materials will be
required:
Gravel ................ 6h GU. yds.
Sand ................. 81 GU. yds
Cement ........ Sh bbls. or "a bags,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-19
TAKE your OLD SHOES"

several days he was AZ sober ms a
Judge and Taggart began to feel that
his money had been well expended.
But the reform did not last long. One
day. long before election. Pat appeared
In the hotel lobby where Taggart was.
Staggering and suffering. he said ::
"Say. Tom, l want to speak to you a
minute"
CLEAR out" said Taggart. II don't
want anything to do with you"
why, what's the matter. Tom?"
Natter What did you tell me the
other day. Didn't you say If gave
you the money for Il pair Of shoes
you would not take another drink
until after election?"
Pat sat down suddenly and quickly
pulling off the shoes thrust them over
toward Tnggart. saying. well II
that's what's eatln' you, take your
old shoes. y Indianapolis News.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-19
II Embarrassed Him.

Garland Du Pre-, congressman from
Louisiana and one OF the youngest
members Of the house, says that he
never was embarrassed but once In his
life. This happened about two months
after he had taken his seat In the
house. There was an excursion OF New
Orleans Elks to Atlantic City, and
while they made short stay In Wash
ington the congressman spent consid
cradle time with them.
Among the features Of the program
was ride through the residence sec
ton In "rubberneck wagons" Just ms
the vehicle containing Du Pre- and
some forty of his constituents was
passing the Walsh mansion, one of the
palaces OF the city, the man with the
megaphone broke forth:
Gentlemen, upon your right you see
the most beautiful private residence in
Washington. the home OF Congressman
Garland Du Pre- OF Louisiana He
came here poor boy. He has been
here three months. What do you think
Of him f-New York World
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-19
POISONING BY TEA.
Whom tho Cup That Cheers May Be-
come a Menace to Health.

1t Is only in comparatively recent
times that ten drinking has been at all
prevalent in this country. Coffee is the
national drink and Is more largely con,
sumed by far than any other beverage
But tea drinking is making great
strides. the reason for which is not
hard to find. The advantages OF tea
over coffee as a stimulating and cheer
ing drink do not consist in d Superiori-
ty of its component parts. but in the
fact that a good tea can be more easily
produced than Il good coffee and that it
is more easily made than coffee.
A very great deal OF the virtue OF
coffee consists in the manner in which
1t is converted into beverage, and
seldom is the art carried out efficiently.
Many of the connections which are sold
as coffee in restaurants and consumed
In private houses are not worthy of the
name On the other hand. tea is easily
made, the chief point being that the
water used for the infusion bois and
that the Infusion is drunk when fresh
and not allowed to stand
However. there are occasions. and
these not infrequent. when tea drink
ing Is harmful Tea poisoning is
more or less common condition in those
countries in which the habit of drink
ing tea is prevalent, as in England, for
instance Among the working classes
the women often become addicted to
the tea habit and not only drink to ex
cess, slipping tea throughout the day
but drink it in such state that the
poisonous properties are most evident
The tea is in stewed condition. the
pot being kept on the stove the whole
day. Men. too, who work at indoor
trades and at trades which from their
nature tend to create thirst often be
come excessive tea drinkers.-MedicaI
Record
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-19
Spoiled by His Company.

Out OF the crowd In the police court
. man was placed before the Judge.
"You are accused, sir" said the mag
istrate, "of being drunk and disorder.
y. Any defcnser'
~ am respectable man, SIR" the
prisoner answered. land this would
never have happened only | travelled
from Pittsburgh to New York yester-
day In bad company"
"What sort of bad compnny2" said
the magistrate
"Sons of Temperance. sir
"Sons OF Temperance! Why. they
are the salt OF the earth, should
think they'd he the best company n
man like You could ask for"
"No, sir. Excuse me. sir You're
wrong" said the prisoner huskily.
"You see, I'd brought quart OF whis.
Ky for the journey, and on account OF
the company had to drink It all my
self"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-19
Sheboygan Cheese Prices.

Sheboygan, Sept. 10.-Twenty nine
factories offered 1858 boxes of cheese on
the call board today and all sold as
follows: Gil cases Young Americas at
15c, 1899 cases longhorns at 15c, and
12O boxes square prints at 15tc The
market showed an easier tone today.
Sales year ago today on the She
boygan board We're: 70S cases Young
Americas at 13tc, 2,345 cases long
horns at 13tc, and $50 boxes square
prints at 1870.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-19

As long ago as 1876 women were
among the speakers at both Republican
and Democratic national conventions.
and in 1900 Mr.. Bryans nomination
was seconded by woman delegate
from Utah. The first woman's suffrage
convention was held at Seneca Falls.
N. Y. In 1913. But the movement was
by no means new even then. Abigail
Adams and Mary Warren tried to Sc
cure recognition of women when the
federal constitution was made. and in
colonial days Margaret Brent. as ex.
ecutrix of Lord Baltimore. demanded
a seat In the assembly of Maryland
Chicago News.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-19
Richland Center Schools.

Republican Observer: The enroll
ment in the public schools this fall was
even larger than last year. In the high
school assembly room in which both
high school and eighth grade pupils are
seated, the enrolment was 270 of which
21S were high school students OF this
number ninety were tuition pupils who
live outside the district The grades in
the west side building are very much
crowded although the south side build
ing has ample room to accommodate the
overflow from the upper grades.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-19
STEVENSON'S REGRET.
The Authors Picture Of the British
Throne at Washington.


Mrs. Osbourne gives an interesting
glimpse OF Robert Louis Stevenson in
conversation In the following account
Of his second call on Mrs. Virgil Will
liams:
HE had a peculiarly beautiful voice
with rich. round. but not provincial
Scotch accent. While he conversed
with Mrs. Williams he paced up and
down the floor in his usual fashion.
with rapid and graceful motion. or
hung on the mantelpiece. 1t was not
strange that the conversation turned
on the subject of the relations of
America and Great Britain.
Stevenson regretted that England
had lost the colonies. He pictured the
states under British rule, with Amer
lea the seat of government Of the
whole empire. He dwelt upon the
benefits that would have accrued to
the whole English speaking race from
such union and to all mankind. with
Great Britain and America ruling the
world for peace and Righteousness. In
a flight of fancy and with all the rich
ness of language that was his he pic
tured the actual transporting of the
royal family and all the paraphernalia
of government across the Atlantic. the
pageantry of the ships and the gor-
geous landing and the setting up Of
the throne at Washington
while Stevenson was talking Mr.
Williams came In. He looked doubt
fully from Mrs. Williams to the stran-
ger. for, as he told his wife afterward,
he thought tramp had got In and she
could not get him out again But it
was only for moment. and soon the
two men We're talking with all the in
terest and pleasure of those who feel
much in common. and from that day
begun friendship that never ended
until the death Of Virgil Williams."-
Bookman.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-19
Exasperated.

Otto GoritZ, most amusing OF operat-
ic baritones, went into haberdashery
to purchase II flannel shirt. but found
nothing to his liking.
"Wass list das darunter?" he inquired
of the salesman, pointing to some goods
on a lower shelf.
"Underwear," explained the clerk.
Under dere," said the singer. with
some Impotence.
"Underwear," repeated the clerk.
"Dummkopf" shouted the exaspcr-
ated baritone IL keep showing you
under here, and you keep asking me
under where" And he left the place
In high dudgeon.
All OF which IL almost as good AS
Gilhert's "llave you ever known what
II IL to be m orrhanr
eyes, often, Musical American.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-19

" The -
Scrap Book
The saint In the Cave.


The elder Vernet was once employed
% paint landscape with a cave and
B. Jerome the principal elements
therein. Accordingly, vernet did the
work as per specification, as he
thought, with St Jerome at the en-
trance of the cave. When the picture
was delivered, however, the purchaser,
who understood nothing of perspec-
tive, said:
1.-THE landscape and the cave are
well done, but the saint ia not in the
cave"
II understand you, SIR" replied the
obliging artist. II will alter It." He
therefore manipulated the shadows 40
that the saint seemed to sit farther
IN. The purchaser took the painting
but II again appeared to him that the
saint WIS not In the cave
Vernet then obliterated the figure
and gave the picture to the purchaser
who now at last seemed perfectly sat
isfed. Whenever he showed the work
TO strangers he would remark:
Here we have a picture by Vernet.
with st. jerome In the cave"
"But we cannot see the saint" Wis
Mors would object.
Excuse me. gentlemen" the proud
possessor would answer. "he IL there.
for ! have seen him standing Mt the
entrance and afterward farther back
and am therefore quite sure that he Ia
IN it."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-19
Automobile Accident.

Platteville Journal; An unfortunate
accident occurred on Tuesday evening
when Freddie Hill son of w c. Hill,
was injured by an automobile. Fred.
die, with mis- companions, was playing
hide and seek. and he ran to touch the
goal, telephone pole, and missed it
and went headlong into the street. lust
AS the Sickle car was passing falling
between the front and rear wheel. His
injuries, though serious, are not CON
sidered critical,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-19

Many are the stories told Of II. J.
Byron, the well known dramatist One
day he wns being worried by his coach
man about sick horse to which the
man said ball should he given. '"Then,
my good man, give him II ball II you
Hike" said BYRON YEARLY. but don't
ask too many people"
At the time OF his disastrous man
agement of the Liverpool theaters an
intimate friend who met him one day
in the street was much struck with his
greatly altered appearance and asked
him sympathetically whats the mat
Byron answered languidly. "Liver-
poolv'
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-19
CONCRETE FOUNDATION ="
BUILT ON QUlcKSAND
Reinforce the Floor.

An Amigo, Wis, farmer who desires
to build a concrete cellar on rather =
peculiar foundation, writer the Editor
OF the Cement User" 1906 Stock Elk.
change building. Chicago, for sugges-
tons as to the manner in which the
work may be undertaken. Following
Is his letter:
i wish to build large foundation
and floor to be used for storing pota-
toes, etc. The cellar floor will have to
be from to 4 feet under the water
line and built on qnicksand. How
would you advise construction of same
to prevent heaving of floor, which has
been a common experience. Would re-
Enforcement be sufficient to overcome
water pressure from underneath"
We would suggest that you construct
your floor and wall of concrete mixed
] part cement, parts sand and 4
parts stone-stone to consist of par
ticles graded in size from 1-inch down
to Embarrassing enough water to
make mushy mixture The floor
should be made two feet thick and the
walls IS inches thick. Two inches
from the top OF the floor lay x inch
bars placed ~ inches apart, running
both crosswise and lengthwise. These
bars should turn up into the wall 4
feet. The wall forms should be set in
place before the concrete is poured for
the floor 30 that the operation will be
continuous, thus making a good Joint
between the wall and the floor.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-19
The Worst Gaze.

''The worst case OF mixed metaphor
KNOWN" said teacher OF English at
the University OF Pennsylvania. was
the output OF Sir Ellis Ashmead Bart.
lett. Sir Ellis once wrote 10 the Lon.
don Times:
"'The concert OF the powers In china
Is mere delusive screen. agreeable In
sound, very tickling to the ignorant
ear, calculated to draw the cheers OF
the groundlings hut which really
serves only as blind to ourselves, rs
q cover for ministerial tnaction. as a
sounding board to tell our foes of our
plans, and as lever wherewith they
are enabled to checkmate our policy
"Imagine" ended the instructor
'fmagine screen doing all that"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-19
QuayIe's lime For Retirina.

DR., W. A. Quaylc. bishop OF the
Methodist church and popular lee
turer, In the early days Of his ministry
went back To preach one Sunday to n
former congregation In Kansas and
was entertained by one OF his old par
ishioncrS. After the evening services
the family gathered round the hearth
and exchanged "reminiscences with
their guest, apparently without any
thought OF retiring, Eleven o'clock
came and T. o'clock,
The conversation Jagged and all
showed unmistakable signs OF weari
ness. DIR, Quaylc yawned politely and
rubbed his dropping eyelids Hls host
moved rcstlessly In his chair. His hos
tess eyed the timcpiecc with growinc
alarm. The very mir was drowsy, but
no one seemed able to end the awk
ward situation
Finally, aS the clock chimed $50
o'clock, his hostess asked deprecating-
ly, but with n note OF desperation In her
voice:
"Rrother Quayle, when do YOU go to
bedT"
when | get a chance" replied Dr..
Quayle meekly Kansas City Star.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-19
Child Lost and Found.

Blanchardville Blade: Considerable
excitement prevailed at Hollandale last
Wednesday, when it was found that
Olive, the three year old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Godfrey Neutzenberger
had disappeared completely. Search
started at $3.50 in the afternoon and
was pursued diligently until six clock
the next morning when the little one
was found on the Robinson farm by
George Burris, one of tn searchers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-19
In Jail For Theft

Platteville Journal: John Consin-
dine was arrested charged with bur
glary. 1t appears that Consindine en-
tered room at the Windsor hotel and
stole suit of clothes, several shirts, a
sweater, etc. Said Consindine was
brought before George Metcalfe, waiv-
ed preliminary examination, and bound
over to circuit court for trial, with
bonds placed at $500, which he was I'M
able to procure and is now at the coun-
ty Jail
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-19
I'm A BAD WAY
Many a Democrat Reader Will Feel
Grateful for This Information.

Many a Democrat Reader Will Feel
Grateful for This Information.
If your back gives out;
Becomes lame, week or aching;
If urinary troubles set in,
Perhaps your kidneys are "in bad
way"
Don't delay-use Doan's Kidney
Pills.
Here is good evidence of their worth.
Mrs. J. Macken, Ann St., Darlington,
Wis, says: Kidney trouble chung to
my back and was subject to dizzy
spells l also noticed that the kidney
secretions were unnatural. Soon after
l began taking Doan's Kidney Pills,
felt better and improved steadily until
l had no futher cause for complaint"
Statement given August 6, 1909
CONFIRMED PROOF.
In a later interview Mr.. Macken said:
II willingly verify my former endorse
ment of Doan's Kidney Pills. l have
taken this remedy occasionally during
the past several years and the best of
results have always followed"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name -Doan sand
take no other.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-19
Nice For the Quasi

Subbubs had taken Chumlelgh home
to dine. Everything went well until
they were seated at the dinner table
when Willie Subbubs remarked, why
pa. this is roast beefr
We'll" said his father. what OF it,"
why, | heard You tell ma at break
fast that you were going to bring a
ing - Boston Transcript
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-19
She Couldn't.

She was very dignliled maiden lady
and she entered dry goods store to
make some purchases.
"lf you please" she said to the clerk,
II should like to see some hose"
"Yes'm," said the clerk. who was ex-
ceedingly bowlegged, leading the way
to the hosiery department.: lust walk
this way"
The lady glnred at his waddling
figure.
81 can't walk that way" she said
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-19
Homes for Children

Miss Emma F. Evans. state agent for
the state public school for neglected
children, was in Mineral Point last
week. The school has number of
bright children it desires to place in
homes where they will be reared amid
the comforts of family life. Any
family wishing to take child will
please address the State school, Sparta,
Wis