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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-02-08
SUN THINKS PEACE AT HAND
Provisional President Counsels Vice.
roy Chang Not to Advance.

San Francisco, Feb. Ga dispatch
to the Chung Sac Vat Pc, a Chinese
daily newspaper here, received from
Marking, says President Sun Vat Sen
CT the provisional Chinese republic
sent a telegram to the revolutionary
military board at Canton, In which he
declared he believed peace was at
hand and urged Viceroy Chang Quen
Ming to remain as the civil head of
the city and not to lead an army
against Pekin, as he had planned
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-02-08
JOS. H. STEPHENSON
Phone 1872 Mineral Point, Wis
Preparations for Shocks.

For most of the wrenches and jolts
of life there are, happily, conditions
which alleviate what would otherwise
seem unbearable, conditions which
soften and break the most cruel
shocks. Death, for instance, the great
est shock Of all, unless it is very sud-
den, seldom comes as an unbearable
wrench, because weakness or suffer-
Ing has prepared us for it.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-02-08
Bees Eye for Landmarks,

There can be little doubt that so in.
telligent an insect as bee has a long
memory and a keen eye for land
marks, This is testified by the fact
that almost all bees fly by day, where
as such creatures as moths-of no
fixed home or occupation-tiy in the
darkness. A bee would be lost at
midnight because it could not recog-
niZe it's surroundings.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-02-08
Has the Eagle Faded.

Keep your ambition on the same
grade with your opportunities, my
son. It's more efficient there. The
mosquito, for example, cannot soar SO
high as an eagle, but he can bully all
the Christian graces out of a high
minded man while the eagle is merely
making a moving picture of himself.
Exchange.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-02-08
Rebels Urqe that FiohtIno ston

Pekin, Feb 6. - The revolutionary
leaders have telegraphed to Premier
Yuan Shin Kai suggesting that orders
be issued by both sides to stop fight
ing. 1t is understood that Yuan has
sent a reply in which he cordially ap-
proves of the suggestion.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-02-08
BUTTER DROPS FOUR CENTS
Reduction In Price Attributed TO Con.
sestion in Market.

Elgin, ILL.,, Feb, 6 - To contested
conditions in 'eading butter markets
of the east is attributed IA 1 cent re-
duetion made by the quotation com.
mittee OF the Elsin butter board when
it declared butter firm at 80 cents.
Members Of the cor mittee declared
the output had materially increased
in the last week
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-02-08
ARREST BLACK HAND BAND
Officers in Ohio Trying to Break Up
Gang of Terrorizing Camorrists.

Alliance. O.. Feb. 6.-Secret service
men arrested three more alleSeu mem
bers of the black hand society here.
The officials said the arrests, with
the six made previously, completed the
roundup of nngleaaers of a Camorra
band that had terrorized Italians
throughout Ohio and neishboring
states.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-02-08

New York, Feb 6.-Sarah Bern.
hardt is to enter vaudeville here. &C
cording to a cable message received
by Martin Beck, the head OF the Or.
pheum circuit in this country.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-02-08

Shank Candidate for Governor.
Indianapolis. Feb. 6.-Mayor Samuel
Lewis Shank of this city viii be a
candidate before the Republican state
convention for the office of governor.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-02-08
AN IDEAL ROOM

s not only possible III every home, but
Il it is possible to have every room ideal.
This may be effected by proper furniture and arrangement
Most all stufy stuy from the fact that the fur
n1ture does not harmonlze Haven't you been in house
that has atmosphere of comfort and peasanness
moy which made feel very different? There is nothing
SO important III fitting home discrimination i'll select
ing your furniture Come i'll and let prove this YOU
You readily see for YOURSELF how if of stock
were installed in your house, they would complete your
assortment and transform the appearance of that suv ROOM
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-02-08
w ANT ADNS.

FURNISHED ROOMS 10 rent for light house
L keeping. Inquire AZ this office
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-29
SPORT.

Jack Dillon defeated Kid Clark Of
Columbus at indianapolis. the police
stopping the bout at the end of the
second round.
At Johannisthal, Germany, the Rus.
sian aviatress, Ljuba Galanchikow,
made record for altitude for women
by reaching a height of about 1890
feet She used a monoplane.
Rumors that certain clubs in the
American Association and Western
League are planning to become base.
bal outlaws" and form new league,
were confirmed In Chicago.
A football game by eleven girls
styled the "Vassar champions" though
none of them ever saw Vassar and a
man team, advertised to be played in
West Chicago, was stopped just be.
fore the ball was kicked off by the
mayor and delegation OF ministers.
The United States scored brilliant
victory in the International jumping
contest for officers of all nations at
the horse show in New York, taking
first and second honors in a field of
twenty-three. containing representa-
t.ves of England. Canada, Holland
and Belgium.
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-29
GEN ERAL.

In a speech in New York President
Taft declared in favor of single six.
year presidential term.
The Iowa Supreme Court handed
down a decision holding that insur.
ance written against damages from au-
tcmobile accidents is void.
Future ex-Presdents of the United
States are to be pensioned in the sum
of S25.000 annually by action of the
Carnegie corporation of New York.
A Chicago dispatch says: Wah- -Hah-
Gun-Ta, chief fremaker, the 131-
yearold Blackfoot Indian from Gla-
cier reservation, is on his way east
10 attend the United States land show.
About the smilingest man in New
York is James B. Duke. the tobacco
magnate. His wife presented him with
q gift not all his scores of millions OF
dollars could buy, to-wit, healthy
little girl baby.
Among the wonders of surgery seen
in New York by the 1900 members OF
the clinical congress was an operation
that had surprising development,
when Terence Dewitt found speech for
the first time in his seven years OF
life.
The trustees of the Carnegie foun.
cation announced that under the
growing restrictions of the uses of the
fund, the application for pension for
Woodrow Wilson, President-elect of
the United States. made when he re.
signed from Princeton University in
1910. had been refused.
"Gyp the Blood, Lefty Louie"
"Dago Frank" and Whitley" Lewis
killed Herman Rosenthal, the gambler,
at the instigation of Charles Becker,
and, like him, must pay the penalty
of death in the electric chair.
While Edward Tilden, millionaire
Chicago packer, and his family were
downstairs. burglar climbed up a
porch pillar, crawled through an open
window and gained entrance to bed.
room on the second floor. He took
$500 from a iewelry case and oscar ed
when a maid came on the floor
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-29
Sultan Asks King to Intereede.
EioHTY-slx INDICTED.
v. s. Grand Jury Finds Many True
5isc in Two Weeks Probe
at puehlo

Pueblo. - Eighty six indictments
were returned here by the United
States federal grand jury. which has
been in session for more than two
weeks.
Thirty-eight of the indictments
were against individuals for nearly as
many different offeLses. The nature
of the remainder of the indictments
was suppressed pending the arrest of
the accused in various cases.
The railroads indicted were the Den
yer G Rio Grande and the Colorado &
Southern. The industrial corporations
against which true bills were found
were the Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pAny, the Victor American Fuel Com
pany. the Portland Cement Company
and the Great Western Sugar Com
lany.
Eighteen of these were against rail-
roads and industrial corporations for
the giving and receiving of transpor-
tation and rebates in violation of the
Elkins law
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-29
WASHINGTON.

The Red Cross received $4,000 from
yarious sources for the relief of the
sufferers in the Balkan war, making
the total contributions up to date for
that charity $4,000.
President Taft has appointed as one
of the delegates to the convention of
the American Mining Congress. to be
held at Spokane Nov. 25 to 20, d. w.
Brunton of Denver.
The natl, n-wide raid, involving the
arrest Of It's persons which was made
ty postoffice inspectors and United
States marshals, upon doctors and
drug concerns, was the most extensive
and far-reaching ever made by the
government.
That college fraternities have a
right to exist in the state universities,
because they are natural social organ
izations, was urged by Prof. r. Nj.
hughes. acting president of Miami
university, at the second days session
of the National Association of State
Universities.
Secretary of the Interior Fisher
llatiy told water power corporations
holding federal licenses that they
would be forced to grant reasonable
rates to consumers, regardless of an
cient contract rights to the contrary.
Attorney General Wickersham has
directed that warrants be net served
upon John d. Archbold, II. C. Folger,
Jr., and w. C. Teagle of the Standard
Oil Company, as a result of their in-
dictment at Dallas, Texas, last Au-
gust, in connection with the case
against the Magnolia Petroleum Com
pany. -'''
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-29
Colorado Gets Fores. Reserve Money.

Denver-For good roads and schools
in the various counties of Colorado in
which the nineteen federal forest re.
serves are located. Governor Shafroth
received a check for $53.759.07 from
the United States treasury. This
money represents twenty-five per cent
of the money received from the re.
serves during the fiscal year. 1t is
stipulated in the law that this money
shall be distributed in the counties
where the reserves lie.
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-29
FOREIGN

Sir Thomas Upton will be the guest
of tn chamber Of commerce in Den
yer, at its luncheon in the Albany
hotel Friday, November 20.
While the Balkan allies have con
Gented to an armistice asked by Tur-
key to consider terms Of peace. the
specter of general European war has
egain risen.
In the wedding of Baron Alphonse
de Rothschild of Vienna, to Miss Clar-
ice Sebag NJ Montefiore of London, was
signalized the union Of the two veal
thiest Jewish families in the world.
Reports of massacres of Christians
by Turks in Jaffa, Palestine. caused
the commander of the Russian cruis,
er Oleg to weight anchor and depart
hurriedly for that district.
Hostilities in the Turco-Balkan waf
have been ordered stopped while the
ENJOYS delegated by Turkey and the
allies meet on the battlefield near
Chatalja to discuss terms Of peace.
Russia and Austria are massing
troops and likely to clash soon over
the demands of Servia on Turkey. The
carly fall of Adrianople is expected. as
it is believed the Turkish garrison
cannot long hold out.
"All statements about selections for
the Cabinet may be disregarded until
l make the announcement myself. de-
clared President-elect Wilson at Ham
iltt n, Bermuda, when he was told OF
the reports published In the United
States.
General Antonio Rojas. one OF the
most influential rebel leaders and a
strong supporter of General Orozco.
has been killed in an encounter with
rural guards. according to unofficial
Idvices to the government at Mexico
city.
Twelve hundred persons, at least
and possibly hundreds more. lost their
lives in the disaster spread by the
earthquake in Mexico. Official reports
are coming in now from points. com.
munication with which had been cut
off.
| sweeping over the island Of Jamaica
for five days. carrying death and un-
told damage in its wake. Towns have
been wiped out and more than two
score are known to have perished
their bodies having been washed up on
the beach.
For four minutes. long undu.
lating waves of an earthquake
rocked Mexico City and the state of
Mexico. The little town OF Timilpan
practically was destroyed. and a num-
Der of persons there are reported to
have been killed. while In the capital
two lives were lost.
Nazim Pasha, commander-in-chief OF
the Turkish army; Izzet Pasha. chief
of general staff of the war office and
late commander-in-chief In Yemen,
and Chadan Bey, councillor of state,
have been appointed the Ottoman
plenipotentiaries for the negotiations
of an armistice with the Bulgarian rep
resentatives.
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-29
No Corset Worn by "Perfect Girl"

Ann Arbor, Mich.-Miss MIRIAM.
Hubbard, daughter Of Ebert Hubbard,
recently pronounced "the perfect girl
physically by the director of the girls
gymnasium at the University of Michi
gan. has fine curves aside from thoss
of nature. She plays baseball and il
known in East Aurora, N. Y, her home
town, as one of the best pitchers ir
the town. Miss Hubbard wears no cor
sets. At home she wears no hat, win
ter or summer Most of us eat toe
much, wear too much, sit indoors toe
much, idle too much, pamper ourselves
too much" she says.
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-29
Fower Concern Sells for ss,4so, 900

Teluride-The entire holdings of
the Telluride Light and Power Com
pany, embracing power generating
plants, electric transmission lines,
reservoirs and water sites in three
states, Colorado, Utah and Idaho,
were sold by Sheriff Tallman to w.
Z. Wheeler, president of the Bank OF
Telluride. acting for Neil A. Withers,
of New York, for $6,460,000.
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-29
Declare. Rural "spooninov Beet.

Grand Junction.-There is no court.
ship in the city that can equal good
oid-fashioned country spooning accord.
ing to DR.. LoraH d. Osborn, director
of extensions at the state university,
in an address on Rural Life Values"
before the first rural life conference
ever held in Colorado. DR.. Osborn ad-
vised young city men to seek country
girls in matrimony. He declared that
the city girls who accept country
suitor in preference to the city man
are wise. He favored rural life as
against life in the city.
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-29
INCREASE in NATIVES
rHREE-FIFTHs OF COLORADO
PEOPLE ARE NATIVE WHITES.
Interesting Statistics Regarding Char.
acter Of Population Shown
by Census Report.

by Census Report.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver-About three-fifths Of the
people In Colorado are native whites
Of native parentage, with an increase
In natives over 1900.
In three counties there is one for
signer to twenty Americans. while In
the San Juan district nearly half the
people are foreign born.
There are over 10000 more men
than women in the state. although the
percentage of women has increased
since 1sOO.I,
Over third OF the native Ameri-
cans were born in Colorado.
Germany has the largest percentage
of foreign-born white and Mexico the
| smallest. =
Males over twenty-one years of age
comprise over third of the popula-
ton Of the state. 4..
There is a smaller pftRortion of
children in the cities than In the rural
regions.
Of215.s4O children of schoolA AaSe.
68.4 per cent. attend school.
There are 23.7sO illitcrates in 6e
state, more foreign whites than me-
groes being without education.
The proportion of widows is over
twice as great as that of widowers.
Tho percentage of married males is
higher in the city. and that of females
is higher In the country.
In very few cases does more than
one family occupy dwelling.
All the above facts, and many more.
are included in a bulletin analyzing
the population of Colorado, according
to the 1910 census. William C. Hunt,
chief statistician of the census depart
ment. has prepared the figures, which
are grouped for the state and counties,
cities Of various sizes and the wards Of
Denver as they were In 1910.
The bulletin shows 475,136 white
Americans. There are 1S1.428 native
whites of foreign or mixed parentago
and 126.s51 foreign-born whites. The
negroes number 11.453. The classifi-
cation Of Japanese, Indians. ETC., has
not been announced.
OF the total population, 799,024,
there are 430.697 males and 36S,327 fe.
males. Germany Is represented by 1876
per cent. Of the foreign-born whites.
Italy has 11.3 per cent. Russia, Au.
stria, England, Sweden, Canada. Ire
land, Scotland, Denmark and Mexico
follow in order All other countries
are represented by 12.4 per cent. OF
the foreigners.
Exactly half OF the 70,514 foreign
born males of voting age are natural
ized and there are 2O3,9S2 males OF
militia age, from eighteen to forty.
four.
That Colorado climate tends to pro-
mote longevity is shown by the fact
that 1872 per cent. of the population,
almost one-fifth, are forty-five years
or older. Children under five comprise
about one-tenth of the population.
The school attendance figures, show
ing about seven-tenths of those OF
school of school age, six to twenty
years, attending school, are made more
encouraging when 1t is added that OF
those from six to fourteen years old
nearly nine-tenths go to school regu,
larly.
There are 1854 dwelling in the
state, occupied by 194,467 families.
The average size Of family is Al
persons, with an average of 4.3 in each
dwelling.
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-29
LESS TYPHOID FEVER
REDUCE. &SA CENT BY
STATE cAMPasaN.
State Board Of Health Says "swat the
Fly" Crusade Caused Decrease
In Colorado.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-Scientific medical discov'
cry and the almost universal swat
the fly" campaign waged throughoa1
Colorado during the past summer has
resulted In a reduction OF nearly fifty
per cent In the number Of typhoid
cases reported for the first nine
months this year under the number re
ported for a like period in 1911. &C
cording to report OF the State Board
Of Health.
The report shows that the percent
age Of deaths from the disease Is even
less this year than last and the de-
struction OF the germ-carryins house
fly is considered by the board to be
the most important factor. The list
Of fatalities for nine months this year
Is one-third of that for the first nine
months In 1911. The lessened mortal
lty rate. according to DR.. Paul s.
Hunter, is also due to the recent dis
covery of typhoid serum which, has
proved to be unusually successful.
II believe" said DR.. Hunter that
In few years. perhaps not more than
ten, that deaths from typholo IN Colo'
RADIO will be reduced to nil.
People have come to realize the IND
portancc OF precaution against tX
phoid. They have learned how neces'
sary it is to destroy flies and make
conditions about their homes sanitary
1t is Interesting to note how almost
universally now, housewives will take
few minutes every day and go about
vigorously swatting flies in their
homes. This is bound to bring about
results that we have strived for in the
past decade.
Diaries are kept cleaner. conditions
about barns are more sanitary and
close inspection of cows and provi
sions for sterilization of bottles, etc.
has done the rest. 1t Is practically
impossible now for flies to communi
cate disease to milk within barn be
cause of the screen doors required"
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-29
Missing Woman Insured for $4,000

Boulder, Colo.-The anxiety of DIR.
Ira D. Scott over the disappearance
OF his wife and four-year-old daughter
Helen, was increased when he learned
that Mrs. Scott before she disappeared
borrowed $3.50 on her personal note
from local bank. and told the cash.
Ter that she used the money to pay
the first premium on life insurance
policy for $1,000 she had taken out in
favor of her children.
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-29
Omaha Live Stock,

South Omaha. - Cattle Native
steers, $6.254 1000; COWS and heifers,
$3.75@6.50; Western steers, $3.50
SIS; Texas steers, $4.4O@G.4O; COWS
and heifers, s3.5O@6.25; Gamers, So 90
@4.3O; stockers and feeders. s4.75@
7.6O; calves, s5.0o@9.00; bulls, stays,
ETC., $4.2545.75.
Hogs-Heavy. $7.75@7.s0; mixed,
s7650T75; light. $7.6O@7s0; pigs,
$6.25@7.5o; bulk of sales, $7G5@7.sO.
Sheep-Feeders steady. YearlinRs,
$4.65G5.25; wethers, $3.65@4.4O;
ewes. $3.25@4.10; lambs, $6.5O@7.40.
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-29
Irwin Freed on Bail for 5000.

Durango.-Thomas X. Irwin. former
pI esident of the defunct La Plata
County Bank. was admitted to bail
upon bond. furnished by local parties
after Irwin had deposited $4,000 cash,
the amount of his bond, to their credit.
Irwin is charged with embezzling $32,.
OG0 of the funds of the La Plata
County Bank.
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-29
Senator Rayner Improved.

Washington. = Slight Improvement
was reported by physicians attending
Senator Rayner of Maryland, follow
Ing pronounced rally in heart ac-
tion. Despite this favorable symptom
relatives and physicians fear that the
end is imminent
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-29
psbs is Indicted; "lmpeded Justice"

Girard, Kan.-Eugene V. Debs. Fred
d. Warren. editor of the Appeal to
Reason, and i. j. Shepard, Warren's
attorney, were indicted here by fed
eral grand jury, charged with "ob-
struction of Justice" by inducing wit.
nesses to leave the country.
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-29
Lead and speIter.
st. Louis.-Lead-Steady, $3.50.
Spelter-Firmer, s7.35.
Grain in Kansas ci.v

Kansas City.-Wheat - December
7Sh h@7SAc; May, ,s4lk@S45sc; July,
S1%c.
corn-necember, a1aa4s5sc; May,
44A@45c; July. 45tsc..
oats-December, 321ac; May. 33A
633Bc.
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-29
Butter ard Eqos,

Kansas City.-Butter - Creamery.
S2sc; firsts, 303sc; seconds, 2Skc;
packing. 2362sAc.
Eggs-Extras, 29kc; firsts, 2skc;
seconds, 19c.
Poultry-Hens, 9@9kc; ROSTERS, 8
@skc; springs, 11k@13c; young tur-
keys, 15k k@1Gc.
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-29
Town Wiped ou. by Tidal wav,

F0WT' "rPSU 0ue UJ TTudT wave,
Kingston, Jamaica.-A great tidal
wave is reported to have practically
wiped out the town of Savanna la Mar
On the southwest coast and Lucea on
he northwest coast of Jamaica. For.
ty-two people were killed by the hur.
ricane in Montego bay, according to
a report brought by fruit vessel
which arrived at Port Antonio.
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-29
Pumpman at Lafayette Mine Killed.

Boulder.-William w. Lavergne, for
ty-five, pumpman at the Simpson mine,
Lafayette, was killed in the mine when
struck by a descending cable. tho
side of his head being torn away. He
leaves a wife.
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-29
Nation. Editors Meet at Colo. Spring.

Colorado Springs.-Next years meet
ing of the National Press Association
will be held in Colorado Springs, Colo.
June "a. 25. &c and 1t. The associa
ton is composed of publishers and ed
itors of daily and weekly newspapers
throughout the United States. Twenty
five states were represented at the
meeting in Chicago which fixed the
time and place.