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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-05-02

In the boys oratorical contest John
Hanscom was given first place, Osmon
Fox, second, Charles Ritter, third, and
Gordon Shepard, fourth.
In the girls declamatory contest.
Annette Hutchinson was given first
place, Blanche Fox, second, VERNE
Hughes, third and Eva Schmit, fourth.
The high school furnished the music,
and the compliments received by us,
not only from those from Dodgeville,
Belmont and GAINESVILLE, but from our
own Mineral Point people, lead us to
take considerable pride in this part of
our high school work
The receipts were about $4,000.
On May 10, John Hanscom will
speak in the district oratorical contest
and Annette Hutchinson will speak in
the district declamatory contest, at
Platteville.
Now is the time to begin to plan the
for next year We work hope to see
more of our young people taking ad-
vantage of the opportunity to receive
this valuable training.
The field meet at Platteville. May
III, is keeping our boys busy these
days, and some are studying over time
to get their studies up so as to be able
to enter.
The fact that we have won the meet
two years in succession should spur us
on to even greater efforts this year
Principal Bartlett and two of the
Belmont teachers, Miss Terrill and Miss
Mackay visited the high school Friday
afternoon.
Co. Supt. Van Malta held his exama-
nation for country, pupils at the high
school on Monday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-05-02
Trained Cheese Makers Sought
BY Factories

The demand for cheesemakers who
have taken the work in cheesemakins
at the Winter Dairy course in the
College of Agriculture of the Univer
slty OF Wisconsin, so far exceeds the
supply that Prof. E H. Harrington is
requesting all former students of the
cheesemaking course who are open for
engagements to write to him.
The demand is unprecedented for
several reasons, one of which is that
cheese has been higher in price this
season than ever before. Another is
that many cheese factories are Just be-
ginning operations this season.
All students whose addresses are on
file at the dairy department have Sc
cured positions in cheese factories at
excellent salaries and those out of en-
ployment should write to the dairy de-
partment at once.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-05-02

vigorous efforts for three years, and
by compelling several assessors to re-
sign, | succeeded in securing u great
improvement in assessments, and in
equaliZations, greatly to the benefit Of
the individual tax payer and to the
county as n whole. BY this change
each tax payer paid no more nor no
less than his just share Of the state tax.
Since my administration closed Grant
county assessments have remained al
most stationary; and although values
have actually increased as shown by
the tax commission, ut least 40 per cent
over seven years ago, the increase III
assessments have been slight, ~ only
about 10 per cent in seven years.
The obvious motive for illegal assess
mrnt Is to bring about smaller share
Of the taxes paid to the state.
In Iowa county the history of the
last ten years has been very similar to
Grant county. Instead Of II lower as
sessmcnt beneiitiuB those counties in
the last ten years they have been dam
aged thereby and are now paying "A
larger percentage Of state taxes than
before. The supervisors of Grant and
Iowa counties in 1901, 1902, and 1903,
when assessments were higher and
legal, have the proud distinction Of
being able to prove by the report Of the
tax commission of 1911, page 116, that
these counties paid far less share of
the state taxes then than they have paid
since that date, when assessments were
lowered much below the legal value:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-05-02
Happiness and Sorrow.

In happiness there are far more re-
gions unknown than there are in mis-
fortune. The voice of misfortune Is
ever the same; happiness becomes
the more silent as it penetrates deep
er. He is the happiest man who best
understands his happiness; for he is
OF all men most fully aware that it is
only the lofty idea, the untiring,
courageous, human idea, that separates
gladness from w.-Maeterlinck.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-05-02
For a Sick Child.

For child or infant sick with brain
feVer or Inflammation of any sort,
where quietness is very important:
take two ordinary bed Stats. wrap
them well with cotton or fine rags and
place one on each side of the patient.
lie the arms and legs firmly, but not
too tight to stop circulation, to the
boards, This will keep the restless
child in a perfectly quiet position and
help greatly in the cure of the same.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-05-02
Modified II.

How was the hotel you stopped
att" so bad that father swore he
would never go there again" THAT
was strong language" "Oh, | don't
know At first he swore that he would
never go anywhere again"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-05-02
Only Needed Another.

l was walking on the beach last
Sunday with my nephew, and told
him that | would give him a dollar II
he could find two pebbles exactly alike.
Full of glee, John began searching. BY
and by he came running to me very
much excited. and said: "Oh, uncle,
i've found one of them" Exchange.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-05-02

You are first cousin twice removed
to your first cousins grandchild.
Grandchildren of first cousins are
third cousins to one another, and your
cousins child is your first cousin,
once removed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-05-02
THECITY Hall.
The Question of Repairs or a New
Building Discussed at Il Special
Meeting OF the Common
Conncil.

Mineral Point, Wis, April 26, 1912.
A special meeting of the common
council was this day held in the Fire
Company's building to discuss the ques-
ton of the Municipal building.
Called to order by Mayor Parmley.
Members present Aldermen Appel,
PrideauX, Shepard. Terrill, Kirst, Sims,
Martin and Brewer.
The committee on buildings made a
report of an estimated cost of repair
ing the City Hall at the least possible
amount of over $4,000.
The question was then discussed and
referred to the next regular meeting.
Moved by Alderman Shepard that
Alderman Sims be instructed to notify
Mrs. Penberthy to sprinkle High and
Commerce street if the property own
erS want it done. Carried.
Moved by Alderman Martin that the
clerk be instructed to order 25 barrels
of oil for the streets. Carried.
On motion council adjourned.
j. =. PARMLEY,
Attest Mayor.
VIM. 7, Bliss, City Clerk.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-05-02
UnSlaimed Letters.

MINERAL POINT, Apr. 30, 1912.-Let.
ters addressed as follows remain unclaimed AZ
the Mineral Point postofice:
Esimio Girane, WB Rennstt
Joe Van Matre. JJ West
John Tohin, XXI HeS
In calling for above, please say advertised.
h. +. PRIpRAUx. Postmaster
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-05-02
Time to Think

of spraying your fruit trees. Ivey's
stocks of insecticides is complete.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-05-02
Mighty Flaws
BY Mighty Onward

by Mighty Onward
Standard bred Trotting Stallion will he
kept at Joseph Harker's Livery Stable,
M Ni Folnt; Those wishing a high
class horse, call and examine, and De-
part happy
Bonn JOSEPH HARKER, Owner
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-23
Cotton Picking Machine a Success.

Rowland, n. c., Sun.
The fine Price Campbell cotton
picking machine which Theodore II.
Price, of New York has been dem
onstrating in Robeson and Rich
mond counties has proven a success.
1t seems that orders have been Civ
en- for one hundred Of these ma
chimes An account sent out from
| Maxton says:
During the demonstration here
Mr.. Price counted out 25 cotton
rows. which represented one acre
on Mr.. A. c. McKinnon's farm. He
then ran over six rows twice. The
second picking yielding only 10
pounds Of seed cotton to the six
rows This left some still on the
stalks and on the ground, but the
quantity was very inappreciable. To
show what was still left, he had a
negro man and his children to go
over one Of the rows, they picking
all cotton from the ground and
| elsewhere, taking a great deal more
care than hand pickers ever DO, and
as result only four pounds seed
cotton was gathered from this and
little Of this taken from
the ground had fallen from stalks
on the adjoining rows on either
side.
The field from which this was
picked was good average cotton
and Will make a bale to the acre,
hence the slight per cent of the
cotton wasted is seen to be incon-
siderable. These careful tests were
made to meet the criticism that the
machine wasted a great deal Of cot
ton and left some on the stalk. but
the most skeptical and severest
critics were convinced that the ma
chine was a success after seeing
the tests made.
AS yet the machines are, in price,
out Of reach of the small farmer.
though the farmer on large scale
can easily make it pay for itself in
short time, as it, costs only rs
cents hundred to pick with il
whereas, you now pay from so
cents to 81 a hundred, and a great
many times are unable to get it pick
ed at all, thus losing it entirely.
The machine is a mammoth one
weighing more than two tons and
mas horse power from 35 to 3S.
With all it's size and weight it is
thoroughly adapted to working in
almost any kind Of soil, but Of
course. works better in the more
level sections than where it is ex-
tremely hilly. The price OF $4,000
is considered reasonable when its
accomplishments are considered. al.
though perhaps when they come in
to more general use they can and
Will be materially reduced.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-23
WOULD CHANGE INAUGURATION.
Representative Henry VIII Introduce
Bill Defeated ut Last Session of
Congress-

Washington. Nov. 20.-Represen-
tative Henry Of Texas, chairman OF
the rules committee OF the house, an
nounced today that no intended TO
push the proposition for changing the
presidential inauguration date from
March to the last Thursday in April
In the coming short session. Mr.. Hen
ry said he would -elntroduce the bill
defeated in the last session and SEEM
ed to be confident Of it's passage.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-23

The cabinet suggestion OF the News
and Courier printed below shows a
fine discrimination and appreciation
OF one OF the brainiest men of the
new south. Clarence Poe would in
deed be a great acquisition to the
Department OF Agriculture as it's head
The only question that is puzzling
some OF his friends Is can the agri-
cultural press spare him to the great
work of Secretary OF Agriculture
The work he Is now doing Is so great
and so important that the Sec
retaryship Of agriculture would not
be a promotion. except i'm giving him
official recognition:
There Is. however. another North
Caroiinian who. Notwithstanding his
youth. measures up well to what
should be expected of the occupant
OF this important portfolio. We refer.
Of course. to Eiitor Clarence Poe. of
OF The Progressive Farmer. publish
ed at Raleigh. We believe that he
would do great things IL called to this
particular cabinet position. His views
are sound as often as those OF any
man we know and they are fresh and
courageous as we'll He has an open
mind and he has studied agriculture
not only in itself but also In its rela-
ton TO the life Of the people In every
part OF America and In Europe and
the Orient as well IL he were in
vited to Washington there would be
a rafting OF dead bones In the depart
ment whose chief claim upon public
attention In these latter years has
been the scandals with which It's ad-
ministration has seethed."
As usual Bro. Barrett gets down ia
the meat In the cocoanut. Find the
man with the missionary spirit who
can put up with the crusaders as well
as nobility OF the farmer. and who
can stay by him through successes
as well as discouragements, and We
have found the greatest lever fol
moving him that there Is In the
worid--the personal equation.
E. w. ID.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-23
THE GREEKS IN THE WAR.
They Have Achieved Their Full Share
of the Undertaking.

The surrender Of Salonica, follow
Ing closely upon that Of Monastir,
marks the close Of the Macedonian
campaign. In three short weeks the
Servian and Greek armies have over
turned Turkish rule in two-thirds of
the Ottoman's European empire, de-
stroyed armies whose strength was
estimated at 5000 and left him only
Few minor posts like Scutari, whose
fate is Of no Importance to the main
struggle
Had the Bulgarian campaign in
Thrace failed or even succeeded less
overwhelmingly the victories of Serb
and Greek would have insured the
practical extinction OF Turkish rule
In Europe. 1t is only the tremen-
dous successes of the Bulgars which
have temporarily obscured the solid
accomplishments OF the other two al
lies. Yet in the general plan the
al" SoipS nave performed
their allotted share and the fall OF Sa-
lonica releases 2Ss.sOo soldiers for
service in Thrscs.
The capital OF province having at
least 100000 inhabitants and the
second city OF European Turkey, Sa-
lonica Is In a wider sense the capital
OF all Macedonia. which includes an
area Of above $4,000 square miles and
a population of 3.ooe, 900. Over long
years Serb, Bulgar and Greek have
all coveted it and rival aspirations
have engendered jealousies that para
lyzed all attempts to unite these States
Austria, toe, locking toward the south
to build new Mediterranean en-
pire. has long believed that when
Turkey was divided, Salonica would
fall TO her share
The close OF the Macedonian cam
paign naturally stimulates discussion
as to the partition OF the captured
lands. What part 10 to fall to each
ally? Before the war 1t is understood
that formal compact outlining re-
spective spheres was drawn up. But
was Salonica included or has the VIC
tory surpassed all expectations? There
have been plain intimations that Sa-
lonica Is to be held in common by all
three, that Albania was to be created
an autonomous principally, but more
recently have come whispers that ap-
petites have increased with success.
The announcement that the czar OF
Russia has been selected to arbitrate
between rival claimants indicates that
extreme care has been taken to avoid
any quarrel which might be fatal to
Balkan hopes and invite the Austrian
Intervention So dangerous to the new
confederation.
When the present war began, the
bulgarian army commanded general
respect, but the forces OF the Greeks
and Servians were rated as negligible
Quantities. Both nations have COM
pietely shattered the opinions which
two unsuccessful wars have establish
ed kormanovo may yet rank with
Kirk kilisseh, and il the Greek battles
nave been less considerable their sue
cess has been invariable. Thus Monas-
tir and Salonica close Eloriously a
campaign which marks the rehabilita-
ton in the worlds eyes Of two little
balkan States.--Ncw York sun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-23
Cottonseed aud Cottonsced Meal for
D.iry Cows.

We have no oil mill In our town
from which to buy cottonsced meal,
tut we have a gin from which / can
buy cottonseed at twenty-five GEMS d
bushel- At what price for seed will
IL be best to buy seed and fees -
milk cows. rather than buy cotton
seed hulls and meal?"
Based on the average results OF
numerous feeding trials one pound OF
cotton seed meal is equal In feeding
value to about 1.55 pounds OF cotton
seed. This means that cottonseed a,
twenty-five cents a bushel are as
cheap FOR feeding as cottonseed meal
at t23.25 per ton.
But there is another matter that
cannot be lost sight of when he feed
Ing Of cottonseed or ITS products to
dairy cows Is considered. When
more than four or five pounds of
either cottonsesd or cottonseed meal
Is fed In winter. the butter is apt TO
be reduced In quality In summer.
when the cows get silage. these. or
even slightly larger amounts OF seed
or meal may be fed without injury
to the quality OF the butter; In fact,
In summer the quality is likely to be
improved. but these are about the
limits to which seed or meal should be
fed 10 milk cows.
since four or Ave pounds Of seed In
about az much as may be fed to an
average COW per day without injury
TO the quality Of the butter and with
out danger Of causing the COW to
sour" the advantage is on che side
OF the meal when II is desired TO make
as large portion Of the ration as prac-
ucable from these products. About
as many pounds Of one as OF the 9TH
or may be safely fed. but four or Ave
pounds Of meal In equal In feeding
value To 6.2 pounds. or 775 hounds
~NNNF'NNs NUN ~ hFker amount
OF seed than can usually be- fed TO
dairy cows with the best results.
cottonseed hulls are fairly good To
make up a part os the roughness,
when they can be purchased at the
right prices; but II is doubtful n n
virginia feeder can afford To- buy hulls
because of the increase in price.
which will be added by transporta-
tion charges. This will depend on
tho price Of other roughness as com
pared with that Of hulls. IL our roat- =
er will give the local market prices
Of hulls and hays We can then give
an opinion az TO whether no should
buy hulls II Is safe to state. however.
that he can produce silage cheaper
than he can produce the dry rough
age necessary To- feed with the sllage
than he can buy hulls.--Progrcssiv
Farmer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-23
SUMTER COTTON MARKET.
Corrected Daily by

Ernest Field. Cotton Buyer.
sumter, Nov. 81.
Good middling II 3-S
strict middling II Ia.
Middling. IL Is.
Low middling II IS.
strict Low middlinE II 3-S.
staple cotton IS to 16 IL.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-23

Mr G. w. Chandler Of Rembcrt was
among those In town Tuesday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-03
FINDING A PAWN TICKET.
Sometimes II May Be Just Walking
Into a Trap.


while walking through one Of the
prominent streets the other day." said
an innocent looking individual, 81 es-
pied an important looking piece of pa
per on the sidewalk and, picking 1t up.
found 1t TO be pawn ticket for dia-
mond scasfpin which some careless
person had apparently dropped.
According TO the ticket, the pin had
been pledged several weeks before for
$15. How am / to find the owner?'
thought |. Shall take it to the pawn
broker? Perhaps II l do the owner will
never see 1t anyway. The pin must
surely be good one and doubtless
worth three times the amount for which
it was pledged. Why not appropriate
1t to my own useT
"The name on the ticket was Brown,
and my conscience was relieved when
/ found several hundred OF that name
in the directory. / soon made up my
mind and started for the brokers' Of
fee. / asked to see the pin before re-
deeming IT. stating that / had bought
the ticket, and upon the payment of %
cents was allowed to examine it
at looked all right to me, although /
am not qualified Judge of diamonds,
so I paid the principal of SIS and the
interest of $3.50 and the pin became
mine.
'srhe next day showed 1t to an ex-
pert, who declared 1t to be worth far
less than the amount had paid for 1t.
at Is a trick Of some people he
said, to defraud unwary persons like
yourself. The scheme consists Of issu-
ing tickets for spurious pieces of jew
elry for amounts many times In excess
Of their value and dropping them on
the sidewalk In different parts-of town
where unsuspecting persons might find
them and redeem them. as you did,
thus yielding handsome profit to the
perpetrators. philadelphia Record.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-03
Eccentric Tides.

Owing TO the effects Of shore lines
and other Influences which are more or
less obscure IL is very difficult to &C
count for the peculiarities exhibited by
tidal waves in various parts Of the
world
Interfering waves cause once a day
tides at Tahiti and in some other
places. while on the other hand in the
harbors back OF the Isle Of Wight and
in the Tay in Scotland there are three
tides in a day. The latter have been
ascribed to overtides. produced by the
modification OF tidal waves running
ashore and resembling the overtones Of
musical sounds.-New York sun.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-03
AN HOURS WALK.
You Would Hardly Think II Meant
Travelling s5,253 Miles.

trdNciiUS oOfGoo Nihoos
Have you ever thought Of the dis
lance you travel when you are out
on an hours stroll? Possibly you
walk three miles within the hour, but
that does not by any means represent
the distance you traveh The earth
turns on its axis every twenty-four
hours. For the sake OF round figures.
we will call the earth's circumference
$4,000 miles, and so you must have
Travelled during the hours stroll 1000
miles in the axial turn of the earth.
But this is not all. The earth makes
a Journey around the sun every year,
and a long but rapid trip it is. The
distance of our planet from the sun
we will put ats 90 100000 miles. This
is the radius Of the earth's orbit-half
the diameter Of the circle, as we call
II. The whole diameter is therefore
1s4.OO0.O00 miles. and the circumfer-
ence. being the diameter multiplied by
3.1416. is about 57s,000,000.
This amazing distance the earth trav-
els in its yearly Journey. and dividing
IL by $50 we ma the daily speed ABOUT
1.5s6.O00. Then we get the distance
you rode around the sun during your
hours walk. divide again by twenty
four, and the result is about G6.O00
miles. But this is not the end of your
hours trip. The sun, with Its entire
brood of planets. Is moving i'm space
at the rate OF 100000 miles in a
year. That is at the rate of little
more than $4,000 miles a day. or 49,
$50 miles an hour.
So. adding your three miles OF leg
travel to the hours axial movement Of
the earth, this TO the earth's orbital
journey and that again to the earth's
excursion with the sun. and you ind
you have travelled I'm the hour 1928
miles.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-03
He Mas Sarcastic.

Dubbleigh's car lay fat on Its side
and deep in the mud In the freshly
plowed field. having skidded Off the
road, through the low stone wall. to
get there
"Ahr' cried a passerby from the
roadside. Had an accIdent?"
Dubbleigh tried to hold his tongue.
but the strain was too much for him.
"No, of course not" he replied cold
iy. "Tve just bought new car and
brought my old one out here to bury
1t Got a plckax and shovel In your
pocket you could lend met can't
seem TO dig very deep with my motor
horn" -Harpers Weekly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-03

A good movement given good
start keeps going. A recent bit OF
evidence to prove this assertion is
the contribution from Edward H.
Everett to the fund that is being ex-
pended in Bennington for the con
struction of permanent roads. Mr.
Everett's $1,000 which will be met by
an equal amount from the state
highway fund brings the total, to be
put out upon the highways in perma-
nent work during the present season
to over $4,000
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-03

The people of this community, 9th
err than the baseball enthusiasts
should derive not a little satisfaction
out of the winning of the Berkshire
league championship by Bennington
The ability to support baseball
team capable of competing with and
defeating in a seasons series cities
like Pittsiield and North Adams is
another evidence of that growing pub
lie spirit which is moving Bennington
in the right direction.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-03

Fifth Monarchy Men.

The fifth monarchy men formed re-
ligious sect that sprang up in the days
of Charles l. of England. They were
so called from the fact that they as
serted that in the last days the four
ancient monarchies. the Assyrian, the
Persian, the Babylonian and the Ro-
man, would be restored. and to them
would be added a Christian monarchy,
or fifth monarchy, OF which Christ
would be the king.