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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11
Wilson His Choice.

Editor Luckow in Baraboo Demo
crat; 1t is perfectly natural that demo
Gratis should have II preference among
the active candidates for president, and
each fair minded person should respect
the other mans views rather than re
sCrt to invectives We. too, are ex
perienclng the usual amount of coach
ing and prodding relative to the several
candidates. the greater part of which
We take in friendly way; and although
we have no words of reproach for those
who favor other candidates for tn,
presidency, we still feel that Woodrow
Wilson is our first choice.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11
SURPRISE IN BEEF CASE
Government Witness Testlfies in Fa.
vor of Accused Packers.

At Chicago William D. Miles, the
former general manager of the Armour
packing company of Kansas City,
heralded as the star witness for the
government, but who surprised the ten
Chicago packers on trial by giving
testimony in favor of the accused men,
will resume the stand in Judge Car
penter's court.
Questioned by James +. Sheean,
special prosecutor, Miles said there al
ways was the keenest competition for
business among the packing firms and
that the cold pool" was for regulating
the volume Of business and not to fix
the price Of fresh meats, as charged In
the indictment.
The testimony of Miles came as a
surprise, He had been before two fed
eral grand iuries and II was on his
testimony that the government re-
turned indictments.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11
SOME FACTORS IN
BEEF PRODUCTION,

SO many things have to do with
profit III the production Of beef that
the problem becomes complex. PROP
ably the most important one is the
matter Of age 1t is a pretty well rec
ogniZed principle that the young ami
ma puts on gain ut smaller expense
than the older one. consequently
measuring by this principle alone the
young animals should always be
placed in the feed lot. There are 9th
er Influences, however The condition
of the animal when it goes into the
feed lot is Important Then, too, the
demands Of the market must not be
overlooked Some beef markets re
quirc animals of moderate finish AS
rule, however. the fatter the ami
mails within certain limits the higher
the price paid by the buyer; conse
quently the older and more mature ami
mails are apt to reach the desired state
of fairness sooner than will very
young animal
As the fattcning period progresses
the cost of putting on flesh becomes
greater and greater; consequently the
animal that will go into the feed lot
and fatten with the greatest rapidty
Is the one that is the most profitable
Then very thin animals usually sell for
the least as feeders. This makes the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11
MECCA THE SACRED.
A Shrine That Draws One seventh Of
the Human Race

the Truman mace.
Although one Of The most inaccessible
cities OH earth. Mecca each year has
visitors in such numbers that it must,
be ranked in this particular with Lon
don and New York. Even the worlds
metropolis on the Thames can boast
no such cosmopolitan characte as is
impaired to this mysterious city in the
wilderness of Arabia by the myriads
of pilgrims who. at the cost Of in
credible pains, annually crowd into its
confines.
This city is the oldest place of re-
sort in existence. yet of all the mil
lions who have visited it not a score
of Christians are known to have come
out alive. No flag of citizenship would
save a mans life We're he known to
be a Christian within the sacred pre-
cincts of the city where the prophet
himself decreed that no unbeliever
should set foot.
OF the 225.OOO.0OO Moslems in the
world only 155O0O00 live under the
Turkish flag, yet most Of them ac-
knowledge the sultan of Turkey as
their caliph. the successor of the proph-
ct. AS Mohammed shrewdly foresaw
the Mecca pilgrimage binds together
his disciples into unity which could
be effected in no other way.
Mecca" says DR.. Samuel NJ. 1--WE
mer of Arabia. has become the re-
ligious capital and the center Of uni
versal pilgrimage for one-seventh Of
the human race" --IIarper's Magazine.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11

Gypsies introduced the practice of
palmiStry into England. THIS appears
from a statute of 1881 called an "acte
concerning EGypsyans," which recites
that "afore this tyne diverse and
many outlandysShe People, callyuge
them seifes Egyptians. using no crafte
nor faicte of marchaundyse, have
comen into this RPalme and gone from
Shire to Shire and Place to Place. and
used create Suhtyll and crafty meanes
to deceive the people that they by
palmestre could tell meme aud wom-
ems fortunes, and have by cratic and
subtyItie deceived the people Of their
money"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11
OUR MOTHER TONGUE.
An Expressive Sentence In Which IL
Was Badly Twisted.


The professor of English. who was
taking a vacation trip on horseback
through the hills. had occasion to make
notes Of a good many quaint and in
tcrcsting expressions employed by the
sturdy mountaineers. The one that
pleased him most was striking use of
the little word but"
The party had ridden for hours and
had not found a single inn. They were
hungry, and one of the guides suggest
ed that it might be possible to get a
bite to eat at one of the mountaineers'
huts.
Il know you can get corn bread
there" he said
The professor volunteered to 90 with
the guide to Il hut high upon the noun
tain side in quest of the corn bread. \
dilapidated garden fence surrounded
the hut, and when the gate squeaked
on it's hinges a dog began barking. ST.
simultaneously a fat woman edged her
way through the door and approached
the men at the gate.
What d. yo'-all want?" she called.
Madam" said the professor. would
you be so kind as to tell us whether we
can get any corn bread here?"
Corn bread
Eyes. corn bread" he repeated. Wed
like to buy some of you if you have
any"
Corn bread? Corn bread. did yo'
say Then she chuckled to herself.
and her manner grew more amiabIe.
"Why, if corn breads all yo' want,
come right in. for that's just what (
hain't got nothing else on hand but
Boston Herald.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11
WONDERFUL ECHOES.
Effect Produced by Pistol Shot at
Lake In Bavaria

Lake In Bavaria.
Probably the finest echo which the
world knows is in the cathedral at
Pisa. where the leaning tower is. Sing
two notes and there is no reverbera-
ton. Sing three and they are Mt once
taken up by the walls of the edifice,
swelled, prolonged and varied till they
seem as Il divine harmony from some
majestic organ.
There is cavern in Finland in
which, if you test your lungs to the
top of their capacity. there will answer
you such horrible roarings. meanings
and mutterings that you will be glad
to rush out in absolute terror
The cutting down of trees in GER
tain locality on the Hudson river spoiled
a splendid echo. A word shouted there
was repeated forty-two times.
Undoubtedly the most extraordinary
natural echo in the world is to be
heard by the side of small lake in
Bavaria. On one hand rises a perpen-
dicular cliff several thousand feet high,
while on the other side is dense for
est. If pistol is fired on the lake
the woods send back a faint echo that
gradually dies away. but presently it
is heard from the cliff continually in
creasing in power till it bursts over
ones head like a deafening peal of
thunder.-Pearson's Weekly
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11

The giant petrel of the arctic regions
will feed on olial until it is so absolute
ice in flight Then it runs along the
ice if chased. spreading its wings out
as sails. Before being captured, how
ever, the petrol will suddenly stop and
disgorge quantity of semidigested
food and then go off on run again. If
overtaken a second time it will repeat
the performance and when once it has
got rid of its dinner flies away.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11
SINGSONG GIRLS.
They Are to China What the Geishas
Are to Japan.

They Are to China What the Geishas
Are to Japan.
"Singsong" girls of China are first
cousins to the geishas of Japan.
These young ladies vary in age from
sixteen to thirty and are chosen for
their physical and their artistic attrac-
tiveness. The singsong girls are haD-
tied in coat and trousers of the finest
silk, satin or brocade The former is
Ouvrier'S blouse, and the latter are
cylindrical, falling to the ankles and
disclosing the finest silk hosiery and
the dantiest embroidered shoes.
AT an understood interval one of the
singsong girls comes forward to play
an instrumental solo. 1t is more or
less fantasia on two notes. the pitch
lying at about L in the treble clef,
with squeaky high excursions. No
sheet of music is unfolded, the Chi
nese professional singer being expect
ed to know the words as we'll as tho
music of at least 500 ballads. There
are sure to be solos, duets and trios.
INV iEtS the ihtiic OlChcSlld ColHeS Ill
with fine enthusiasm in accompanying
the singers.
Sometimes there is a tremendous
racket In the midst Of a most pathetic
episode, which prevents you entirely
from gathering the meaning Of the
song. But custom has sanctioned
these outbreaks, which are understood
of the CeleStials, though it is certain
no western star singer would put up
with them at any rice-Chicago News.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11

margin between the buying and selling
price wider, and therefore it might
frequently pay to buy very thin ami
mails, provided they had good quality
and the feeder knew how to make
them gain rapidly. The price of feed,
Of course. has a great deal to do with
this proposition.
Then, too, hogs which follow the
cattle must not be forgotten. Feed
ing shelled corn Is always attended
with some waste. On most farms the
corn Is either fed in the broken ear
condition or shelled. AS a result
hogs must always have q part In the
cattle feeding proposition. The amount
of corn that will pass through the ami
NAL undigestcd will depend somewhat
upon the condition of the cattle If
the cattle are in prime condition they
will digest larger quantities than il
they are not doing very well. The
universal practice Is to have hogs fol
low the cattle, and the amount of pork
produced in this way is a very consid-
cradle item in reckoning profits, OF
course this varies widely. 1t varies
because of the kind of corn used, be-
cause OF the season and the number of
hogs that follow. If cattle are being
fed very heavily the amount of pork
produced will he large. During the
early part of the feeding period. when
only so much grain as is consumed
promptly is used, the waste win be
slight 1t will not do, however, to
leave hogs ont OF the reckoning,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11
THE VALUABLE CORN.

The farmer makes the most
money who devotes his fields to
the growing OF crops to feed
stock. making use OF all the raw
products at home. thereby not
only saving much OF the cost of
transportation. but also main
tanning the fertility of the soil.
Taking everything into consider
alton. corn will probably produce
more food per acre for domestic
animals than any other plant,
and there are but few feeds
which can be fed In greater
variety OF ways.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11

"Do you believe in capital punish
mcnt?" asked the lawyer who was ex-
aiming the candidates for the jury.
well. that depends"
depends on WHAT
"Oh, the defendant. If she is that
good looking young woman who sits ar
your left, l don't. "-Chicago Record,
Herald.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11
NINE INJURED IN FIRE
Burning of Tenement In Minneapolis
Is Cause of Hurts.

At Minneapolis, Mimi. two children
and seven dremen were injured auu
fifteen others, lightly clad. were forced
to flee over roofs and down ladders
when tenement house and business
block here was damased by fire, With
loss of $4,000
The tiremen received their hurts
from an explosion in the basement OF
the building which hurled fire on them
The cause Of the fire is unknown.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11
Stung.

you look worried. old man. What's
wrong?"
~ was stung by an adder this after
noon"
Heavens! How did that happen?"
THE bank clerk told me that my ac-
count was overdrawn." -Lippincott's.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11
TWO ARRESTED IN BANK CASE
Cashier of Albion. Mich, National and
His Son Held.

AT Albion, Mich, II, NJ. Deering, the
cashier of the closed Albion National
bank, which closed Tuesday, and his
son, Palmer bearing, were arrested IN
connection with the shortage in the
banks accounts. 1t is said the short
age amounts to $tti,022.
Ihe YOUNGER Deariug stated IN an in
tcrview that he had been forging the
notes for over five years in order to
finance the Cook Manufacturing com.
pany, of which he was secretary and
treasurer
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11

well, WELL" exclaimed Nagget over
his paper, that's a queer heading for
this article. 1t says Woman's Talk"
whats so queer about that?' de-
handed his wife.
why. there's only about half a col
umn of IT.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11
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BANDITS ROB TRAIN
Mail Car of the oregon Express Plum
dered in California.

Near RedduG, Cal. the mail car
of the Oregon express ON the Southern
Pacific was robbed OF all eastern regis.
tered mail by two masked men
Three mail clerks were bound and
gagged by the robbers, who entered
the mail car while the train was he
tween Red BLUM and Redding. The
train pulled into Redding at 6:l0 a.
M, and the robbers, laden with their
loot, dropped Off and escaped.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11
As "Home Sweet Home" Is SUMO.

She had Il voice like a siren. and
when she sang Mid play sures. sand
palaces, tho beam a roame. be it
averse oh hum bull. there snow play
sly comb, and so on to the conclusion.
there wasn't a dry eye in the room
United Presbyterian.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11

1t Is one grand mistake to try to
get steers on what is known as full
feed too soon, writes w. s a. Smith
in Farm and Fireside. Personally |
never get my steers on what is
known as fun feed-that Is to say,
they never In any twenty-four hours
get all they can eat. When does a
steer make his gain? When he Is
lying down. 1t is impossible to get
economical gains II conditions are
such that cattle have no comforta-
bic place to rest. The Hereford
breed of beef cattle has long been
a favorite with many feeders. The
fine Hereford cow shown is a good
type of this easily fattened breed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11
Friendship the Spice Of life.

In bearing the burden of this life,
each has troubles and can rarely AS.
sumo those of others. Friendship
consists of mutual helpfulness. and
nothing is more helpful than the hope
and oblivion that are brought by good
cheer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11
The DiHArAnra

The Impecunious-lt is inst as easy
to love girl with money as to love
one without II. The Heiress-But it
isn't so easy to get her.-London TIT
Bits.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11
wAsAlNoToN-Both houses OF tn,

TON-Both houses OF the
congress reassemhled after recess
for the Christmas holidays. which be.
gan Dec. 81 Most OF the senators and
representatives had returned Tho
house was in session only fifteen min.
utes, Representative Smith of Cali.
fornia, who had been i'll since the be-
ginning of the Sixty-second congress,
was sworn in.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11

Unless the habit leads to happiness
the best habit is TO contract none
Zimmerman.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11

Il wonder why gossip travels so
fast?" because the tongues which
carry It are always on the rail-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11
WINNIPEG. MAN.

WINNIPEG, MANIA fierce fire de-
stroyed the Excelsior Motor works
garage. twenty-five automobiles, n ten
house terrace and several small stores
and other buildings located in the
southern, part of the city, entailing y
loss estimated at 5000, 600.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11

NEW YORk-The companies lssu.
Ing forgery insurance have adopted
the most stringent restrictions in issu
ing policies. tits announced, so wide
spread has become the crime Of forg.
cry In the United States and so great
have been the losses within a year
While no accurate account of tho
losses has been kept Albert S, Osborn
an expert on handwriting, estimates
that they agHrcgntcd $4,000, GOO
through checks and drafts alone dur.
ing 19l1
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11

HAMMOND, iND.-Three city fire
men We're injured and the lives OF 100
school children imperiled in East Chi
cago, when the parochial school and
Roman Catholic church were wiped
out in fire of unknown origin.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11
GENERAL NEWS,
. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,

ASHlNGTON-The u. s. navy de-
partment may arbeaI to congress to
modify The liaMiity act Of 1908 on the
ground tEat the navy yard Uorkmen
persist in disiegarding the measures
taken by the authorities for their pro
lection against injury. 1t is said that
although 200 pairs Of protective cog
giles were provided at the Mare Island
navy yard 10 save the eyes Of the work
ers In the furnace shops, INSPECTORS
lately could not find a pair in use.
Nearly 10000 nayey yard employees
were treated last year by the naval sur
geons for various injuries and there is
some complaint that the generosity of
the government has been abused
1t is suggested that the existing act
be amended 50 as to make sure that
the employees are physically 1T before
going to work and TO provide that they
shall receive only GO per cent, instead
of fun pay, during disability
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11

WASHiNGToN-President Taft has
signed the proclamation OF statehood
by which New Mexico ceased to be a
territory and became the forty-seventh
state to enter the Union.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11

NESS CITY, kAN.--The mourn
full bowling Of dog led to the discov'
cry near this city OF the body of r,
his wagon on the way to market and
was frozen to death by the roadside
A searching party come upon Tay'
lor's dog HhiNering beside the snow.
covered body Of his master, Taylor
leaves widow and i've small children.
At least four persons are known ia
have frozen to death IN this section Of
western Kansas since the snow and
cold wave came,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11

WASElNGTCN-Some radical re-
ductions in duties are looked for in the
Democratic steel tariff schedule, which
the house ways and means committee
probably viii have ready for suUmis-
sion about the middle Of this mon h.
IT is stated mat in many instances the
Payne law rates will be cut in half and
that the highest rates Of duty allowed
on any product Of steel or iron will not
be more than 35 per cent ad Valorem.
The greatest fight probably viii lo
over the duty on tin plate, which, II Is
understood, is to be cut from $l,20 to
Is cents a hundred pounds, Iron ore
is expected to 20 on the free list along
with all manufactures Of steel and iron
that wer made duty free In the far.
mcrs' free list Of the extra session.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11

WASHlNGToN--The continued de.
crease In the number Of men teachers
I'm the public schools of the country is
deplored by Or. Fletcher II, Dressler
OF the United States bureau of educa.
tion In a report on the work of tho
last decade along educational lines.
There Is no doubt" he says, that
It Ia unwise to intrust so important a
matter M the teaching OF roys and
girls so largely to women, but the facts
are known and have been for many
years, and yet the nopedfor change
does not come"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11

NEW YORk-During the year Of
1911 the New York police were called
to the aid Of families from which some
momber had disappeared exactly $500
times During this same time approx
mately 1000 women, most or them
young girls ranging In age from four
appeared. Nor does this number COW
err all the young women who drop out
of the world OF their acquaintance
suddenly. The police say that not
more than half the actual disappear.
ances are formally reported.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11

NEW YORk-If the gas In a "duar.
ter meter" had not become exhaus ed
unexpectedly, Frederick Eek probably
would be dead instead Of recovering
from an attempt at selfdestluction
Eek wrote letter to the janitor an
nounclng bis intention to commit sui
eide. When the letter was delivered
the janitor burst open Eck'a door and
found his unconsciou" and with one
end Of the gas tube IN his mouth, IN
vestieation showed that no gas was
escaping ard that the supply in the
meter had run out.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-04-20
HEAVY OAMADES

A jury in the United States
court at Carson Thursday in the
case of A. F. Benner and others
against the Truckee River General
Electric company brought in a
verdict assessing damages for the
death of Clarence Benner at $1,000
This is tut $500 less than the am
cunt assessed hy the jury On the
first trial of the case.
The suit arose over Clarence
Benner who was electrocuted when
he came in contact with an
electric current in leaning against
sheet of corrugated iron at the
mouth of a mine on the Comstock.
The iron rubbed against a live
wire, bearing heavy voltage, and
the current was sent through
Benner's body, killing him instantly.
The point on which the new
trial was secured did not seem to
make much difference with the
second jury. 1t was claimed that
the judge erred in permitting the
question of exemplary damages to
20 to the jury. rhe evidence did
not show very clearly what loss
was sustained by the plaintiffs by
the death, they being brother and
sister IT the deceased, so the pre-.
sumption was that the damages
were found as exemplary or
punitive damages. In the present
trial this error was omitted but
it had little effect on the amount OF
the verdict.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-04-20
INTERESTING RECORDS
IN STORY COUNTY

In looking up some records at
the Storey county recorders office
this week local man ran across q
deed made to the Virginia City
school trustees of the land now
comprising the Fourth Ward school
grounds and buildings, the trustees
paying the sum of $1,000 for the
lot. These figures are given to
show the real estate value of the
early 70s as compared to the
present day, and the plentiful
money the school board had to do
with. A lease recorded at about
the, same time shows that clOth.
ing firm on G street leased the
building occupied by them for 9
term Of five years. and agreed tc
the sum of $500 monthly rental.
Virginia City was some business
town IN those days. Chronicle.