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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-18
MIFFLIN.
By Miss Katheryn Gowman.

F. A. Miller and nephew, Fred
White were brief business visitors at
Mineral Point, Thursday.
Cleme Enloe, Reuben Wonn. Roscoe
and Earl Liddle were combined bust
ness and pleasure callers at Platt vile.
Saturday.
Phil Paynter was out from Mineral
Point the fore part of last week.
guest at the home of his wife's parents
j. $. Miller and wife.
The R. n. a. Lodge held their in
stallation in the Gruber hall last
wednesday evening after which they
returned to the town hall where they
and the Woodmen enjoyed fine
supper.
Will Wiseman went to Benton Satur-
day for to be present under the parental
roof over Sunday.
Don't forget the first number of the
Lecture course given by the school
will will be held in the p M. church
Saturday evening Jan. 90 Mr. Voelker
of Madison is the entertainer and is
well known. Tickets on sale at the
stores.
J. O. Scott combined business with
pleasure last week, and few at Galena
and Cuba City visited his brother.
Mr.. Fox of Alexander, S. Oak. re-
newed acquaintance here and in this
vicinity last week.
}. w. cambridge went to Mineral
Point Friday for to see his daughter
Some from here went to Platteville
Friday evening for to attend the Yeo-
men Lodge there.
Ed w. S. Bowden was a passenger
to Galena Tuesday last returning home
Wednesday evening.
Jerry Holland is again back to
Mitfiin after spending the past few
months up in Canada. Mr.. Holland
came here from Ridgeway.
Will Holmes recently departed for
California, where he will spend the win
ter.
An old time dance was held in the
town hall last Thursday evening at
which several enjoyed themselves for a
few hours.
The Modern Woodman camp of
Miffiin held their annual installation
ceremonies in their hall Saturday even
ing.
Rev. R. M. Stephenson spent the
past and part of the present week with
Linden friends.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-18
Amulcts of the Burman,

Highly priced by the Burman are the
following gems: Ruby. diamond or
crystal. pearl, coral topaz, sapphire
catscye. amethyst and emerald Col.
lectively they ward Off sickness or dan
ger, The cntscye Is supposed to Sc,
cure invulnernhilty In war lncanta
of these stones, and the water in which
they are immersed Is drunk In order to
secure immunity from all evil Spells
are uttered over rubles. and they are
inserted MS amulets In the flesh OF men
who desire to he immune from wounds
inflicted by sword. spear or gun,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-18
Details His Rise from Poverty
and Ignorance.
POLITICAL SIDE NOT SKETCHED
Left with Fathers Family to Support
at Age of Ten He Always Had
to Work and Never Found
Time to Go to School,

| Washington, Jan l6. - The begin
ming of the discrimination of Sen.
ator Lorimer by John II. Marble, coun,
sci for the committee, marks the be.
ginning also of the end of the Lori.
mel hearing before the senate commit
tee.
Members of the committee were
hopeful that the cross-eXamination
will be finished this week and the
committee may be enabled to under
take the consideration of its report
next week AT the request of Senator
Jones of Washington, a member of
his life history before the cross-eXam-
nation began. The telling of the
story lacked that emotion and con.
quence that marked the senator's re,
cital in the senate during his previous
trial before that body He barely
touched the political side of his life
in the story and the committee heard
nothing of his political intimacy with
Hinky Dink and other famous Chica,
go politicians.
Born in Manchester, Eng, the SEN
ator said, he came to America with
his parents at the age of five years
His father died when he was ten years
old and upon him devolved the neces-
sity of supporting the family. He
began selling newspapers and black
ing boots on the streets of Chicago
and was unusually successful. He
earned about $40 a week, he said, but
finally gave this up at the request of
his mother
From newsboy and bootblack, Sen
ator Lorimer declared that he followed
various occupations until he was TWEEN
ty-one years old. He worked at vari-
Gus times in a laundry, coal yard can
merry, packing houses and at sign
painting. He became a street car con-
ductor when twenty-one years old
and. having saved a few hundred dol
lars, embarked in business for him
self. His money was lost and he re-
turned to the street cars Suisse
quently he was elected a constable
and engaged in the real estate bust
ness Later he bought an interest in
a brick yard and entered a construc-
ton company, all the time holding his
real estate business, which had proved
profitable. He was elected to congress
in 1904 and in the meantime had or.
ganized a bank
Concerning his educational ad.
vantages, the senator said he had had
none to speak of. He never attended
a school in his life and had gathered
his education as he has gone along.
Cross-examined by Attorney Marble,
Senator Lorimer told why he had with
drawn his support from Senator Hop
kins, whom he succeeded in the sen
ate. He said that both Senator Hop
kins and Mayor Busse of Chicago had
induced him to get out opposition to
the denomination of Governor Deneen
by the Republicans, He accepted them
at their word and was partly respon-
sible for the candidacy of Governor
Yates. Hopkins and Busse did not
support Yates and this fact. he be-
lieved, resulted in the nomination of
Deneen.
Had Hopkins and Busse kept faith,
believe Yates would have been nom
mated" said Senator Lorimer
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-18
Voters of Both Parties Sure Best
Interests of Country Will Be
Served by His Election.
CONFIDENCE IN TAFT LOST
denomination of Present Chief Elk.
ecutive VIII Mean That Progress
slve Republicans Will Turn
to New Jersey Statesman.
BY HON. FRANK G. CANNON,
Former United States Senator From
Utah

Utah.
have travelled in ten states since
leaving Colorado month ago. The
cry of the Progressives In these states
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebras-
ka, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa,
Illinois, Indiana and even Missouri
is for LaFollette and Wilson. The
Progressive Democrats want the Re-
publican party to nominate Robert M.
LaFollette for the presidency; so that
If the Democratic party shall lose
tho People will win
And Progressive Republicans want
the Democratic party to nominate
Woodrow Wilson; SO that-if the Re
publican party shall lose-still the
People will win.
You will observe that the Progress
siye Dove has at last learned wisdom
from that willy old Serpent, the Sys-
TEN; whose favorite plan has been
to Ielect both candidates, subscribe to
both campaign funds and then let
the People, in deadly earnest, fight
a useless battle.
Personally, l fear that the Progress
sive Republicans cannot control their
convention.
Republicans Playing Politics.
The office-holding machine is pow
erful. insiduous, and experienced. The
Interests are desperately determined
to prevent LaFollette term in the
White House; and their financial aid
makes the machine almost resistless.
Frankly, | do not believe in this talk
OF fatal breach between President
Taft and Big Business. On both sides
1t looks like a calculated quarrel, a
melodrama played for national en-
tertainment The need of such an
affectatiOn of battle Is too obvious.
Despite his earnest work, the peo-
pie had no faith that President Taft
would solve our vital problem and re-
store the government to the custody
Of the people. A play was needed.
1t is being played
But there remains Wilson, whose
nomination by the Democratic con-
vention can only be prevented by IN
sanity or perfdy-or both. Otter
candidates are able; they have sin
cere advocates. But the Progressive
Republlcans-as we'll as the mass Of
Democrats-want Wilson nominated;
and 1t is the Progressive Republicans
whose votes will decide the issue.
If Taft shall be the Republican nom-
inee, Progressives Of his party would
turn almost en- masse to Wilson
and Wilson Is the only possible Dem
ocratic nominee to whom they would
thus turn. They will not leave Taft
In order to vote for any Democratic
ally of the Interests. They will not
desert their own party to cnance any
humiliating experiment with the 9TH
er. They want to preserve their self
respect and at the same time per.
form n high public service.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-18
Reaching the Root.

Radical" means "rootical" and
these laws merely got at the root of
the things. We supposed we were
olecting our public officials. We were
electing them, but were not selecting
them. Certain gentlemen in private
office were making up the states and
then permitting us to accept them. I
want to have a voice in the selection
af hen shall advocate. What ia
-rsdicalH" Why. merely giving back
70 the communities Of New Jersey
what they supposed they had all
a,o<G.-WOODROw WILSON.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-18
One of Tom Hoods.

There was noted brand OF tobacco
which the sailors OF England chewed
In the early years OF the nineteenth
century "pigtnll" And 1t Is commem
grated In one OF the most Ingenious of
which he rccounts the life, love and
sorrow of sailor. II British sailor
His head was turned, and 80 he chewcd
His pigtail till he died
The lower deck today would he puz
zled to see the joke OF that London
Taller.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-18

Elgin, H.. Jan, 1.-THE current but
ter price. 40 cents, is tho highest price
since the week OF Nov. 20, 1855, whea
quotations were declared firm ut AS
cents. This is an advance Of I cents
over last week.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-18

Although fully convinced of the wis
dom and Importance of the nomination
of Governor Wilson by the Democrats,
the Milwaukee Journal treated Govern
or Harmon very handsomely upon the
occasion Of his address before the JEFF
ferson club OF Milwaukee. That is Just
what might be expected of the journal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-18
Illinois Man Promoted.

Washington. Jan. 16 - President
Taft sent to the senate the nomina.
ton OF Civil Engineer Homer R. Stan
ford of the navy to be chief OF the
bureau of yards and docks Mr.. Stan
ford is native of Illinois.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-18
BROUGHT the Wrinkles.

On one occasion an actress grew tenn
pestuous with Perrin. the Partisan man
ager. and gave him stormy quartz,
OF an hour
And what did you do. my dear Per
rin2" asked Febvre.
IL said nothing and watched hel
grow old"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-18

THE Malays have queer marriage
custom" remarked the traveller THE
groom holds his nose against small
cylindrical object couldn't quite
make out what II was
"A grindstone probably" interposcd
Mr.. Grouch.-Exchange.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-18

Woodrow Wilson: 1t may not be
possible to 'unscramble eggs" but it
will be possible to prevent all eggs
from being put, before they are scram-
bled, into the same basket.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-18

Madison citizens haue exercised the
initiative in the matter of establishing
the commission form Of government in
in the capital city, and have started II
campaign with that end in view.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-18

Comparison, more than reality
makes men happy and can make them
wretched. -Feltham.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-05-31
WHITE PLAGUE LESS DEADLY
Decrease In Death Rate From Tubercu-
iosls Means Saving of $4,000
Lives In Ten Years.

In the decade from 1901 to 1910, the
death rate from tuberculosis in the
United States declined from 1869 for
each 100000 persons living to 1903, a
decrease Of 1877 per cent, while the
general death rate, including all causes
OF death, declined only one-half as fast,
or AT the rate of OF per cent, from
1890 to 1883, according to figures
given out by the National Association
Tor the Study and Prevention of Tu-
berculosis. The figures are based on
data distracted from the reports OF
the United States Bureau of the Cen
sus, and cover the registration area
In this country. According TO the
statement, the tuberculosis death rate
has declined steadily since 1904. when
1t was 201.6 On the other hand, the
general death rate shows a fiuctuation
downward in general trend, but not as
steady as the tuberculosis rate. The
decline In the tuberculosis death rate
in the last ten years means a saving
of $1,000 lives at the present time.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-05-31

| Historic Blackguards
/ By ALBERT PAYsON TERHUNE
OOOOCaCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOC
William Cunningham, Jaier of New York Revolution
Martyrs
Martyrs

promptu prisons in New York where
the patriot captives were lodged One
was the city hall, another the famous
old Sugar House." another, Kings
(now Columbia) college; another the
new gaol" (the old hall of records
in City Hall park, torn down only q
few years ago., and-worst of all
the prison ship jersey" moored on
tue Brooklyn shore. Churches were
also turned into jails.
In the prison ship the captives were
herded by hundreds in dark, foul pens,
destitute of pure air and sunlight
They were given such food as a dog
might we'll scorn, and in such tiny
quantities as would not suffice to
keep a dog alive. The water they
drank was filthy. No medical care
or chance for cleanliness or exercise
was granted them. Prison fever and
other maladies scourged their ranks.
They died like SO many flies. To such
fearful condition were they reduced
that the lowest city outcasts were
touched by pity and secretly sent
lnSIl IOOu
The fate of the captives in the new
gaol or hall of records, was little bet,
ter. Here is an extract from Pin
tard's account of their sufferings:
$50 closely were they packed to-
gether that when they lay down at
night to rest, on the hard oak planks,
and they wished to turn, it was all
together, by word Of command
'right'-left' being so wedged as to
form almost solid mass of human
bodies
All war Is cruel But such torture
as this was inexcusable. And Though
the British government might perhaps
have bettered matters had they chos-
en- toy the lions share Of the blame
was Cunningham's.
Cunningham went back to England
after the war and took to riotous liv-
ing. Being short Of money to squan-
der on dissipation, he forged a draft.
For this crime he was tried, con-
demned, and, on August 10, 1871, was
hanged.
for the shameful death of nearly $500
American patriots. Nor could mere
hatred for the colonists account for
this wholesale slaughter, since he dis
honestly sold for his own profit the
provisions allotted to them.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-05-31
BETTER HOMES
FOR THE FARMS
The Department Of Agriculture
Establishes Branch fog
Information on House
bold Topics.

Secretary Wilson Of the department
of agriculture has always recognized
the influence for good farming which
flows from an attractive farm house,
and has developed a branch Of the de-
partment which, through it's CORE
spondence and it's publications, has
become a bureau of information on
household topics. Bulletins on sub
jects relating to food and to home
making have been prepared which
have had a circulation Of more than
100000 copies. One of these, The
Economic Use of Meat in the Home,
reached an edition of a million and a
half copies. At the same time this
branch Of the department has given
special attention to agricultural edu-
cation, assisting states to plan and or
ganize schools, to secure teachers, and
to prepare courses.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-05-31

prison snip On the CAPT Will IAN
Breucklen shore) CUNNINGHAM
disturb their slumbers. And they pray
that Master Cunningham, our provost
marshal, will devise some means to
keep the poor wretches quiet OF
nights"
So runs an old latter written in
New York during She darkest days of
the American Revolution. The Brit
ish had captured New York and Phila-
delphia To both cities-but chiefly to
New York-they Drought thousands of
patriot soldiers, captured in battle,
and many non-comhatants who, had
risked freedom ard life to help the
cause of liberty by money, gifts or by
patriotic speeches..
These unlucky captlves were not
treated like prisoners of war. They
were housed and fed-or, rather,
starved-in a way the law nowadays
would not permit 70: cattle or swine.
And the man In charge of them was
a BLACKBOARD whose own countrymen
loathed him, William Cunningham.
Cunningham was the son of a Brit
ish dragon and was born in the
regimenta, barracks at Dublin. In 1774
he came to America and settled in
New York, where he made a living for
some time by breaking" colts and by
giving riding lessons. When the Revo-
luton broke out, in IT'S, he became
involved in a political row with some
local patriots and was forced to fee
to Boston, there to seek the protection
of the British army
His noisy loyalty to King George
III. got him into trouble there and at
tracted the notice Of Thomas Gage
the English general. Gage appointed
him provost marshal to the royal
army. His chance for revenge" had
come.
Cunningham was sent back to New
York and was put in charge Of the
Revolutionary prisoners there and in
Philadelphia. There were several i'm
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-05-31

The Boys Of the Club-Say, Jonesy.
did some one wish it on you, or are
you running it on a bet?
His Partner-It might come IN
handy as a delivery wagon, except
that it would scare our horses to
death.
His Wife-Anyhow, it runs, and
that's more than the Smyths can say
about theirs, | guess!
His Son-Gee, it's great car!
Perkins CHS neighbor)-Say, Jonesy,
can't you make some arrangements 10
keep that pile of junk at a garage?
The Internal noise the drafted thing
makes has got my wife's nerves worn
to a FRAGILE.
His Groceries, your gasoline Dill
is rather high; but that's nne car
you've got, Mr.. Jonesy, even II 1t does
take lot of gasoline to run it.
The Man Who Sold 1t to him
What's that? I'm sure the cylinder
wasn't cracked when l sold 1t to you,
Jonesy. Oh, no. my new car isn't OF
that make at all. You see, that old car
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-05-31

Each stitch only leaving two strands
of hair, to facilitate the operation a
number of needles must be at hand.
As each thread of hair is drawn
through the skin over the eye. it is
cut, so that when the first stage of
the operation is over it leaves the
hairs bristling out an inch or so, pre-
senting ragged, porcupine appear
ance. Now comes the artistic work.
The brow must be arched and cut
down with the utmost delicacy, and a
number Of hours is required to do it.
Small as the eyebrows are, they are
very important in the makeup of the
face You have no idea how odd one
looks when utterly denuded of hair
over the eyes The process 1 have de-
scribed is painful, but 1t makes goo6
eyebrows. and adds 100 per cent to tne
looks Of a person who las without
them. 1t is, too, much better than the
blackening and cosmetics which many
people use. especially people who have
mere pretense of brows, comprising
only a few hairs"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-05-31

once on life of pleasure. He turned
deaf ear to the pleas of those who
had beggared themselves in behalf of
his father and himself. He said he
had no money to spend on sucn peo-
pie. But he squandered fortunes at
the gambling table and in heaping
wealth and rank upon such women
as he CHANGED to fancy.
He neglected and ill-treated his
homely little wife, broke state pledges
at WILL lavished money on low favor
ties and mismanaged the nation.
Rochester in calling him ga merry
monarch, scandalous and pooS," had
but spoken the truth
Charles's chief advisers were FIVE
noblemen Clifford Ashley, Bucking-
ham, Arlington and Lauderdale), who
aided him to defy parliament and
cheat the people. The first letters of
these mems names in order spelled
"Cabal," and the oddly coined word
has ever since been used to describe
any conspiracy against the state To
get money for his own purposes
Charles sold two English towns to
France. He also accepted a large
yearly sum of money from the French
king Oouis XIV to act IN that mon
arcn's interests. All this did not add
to his popularity with his own people,
who hated France.
In 1868 war broke out between
England and Holland. A Dutch fleet
invaded England, sailed up the Med
way river as far as Chatham, destroy
ing everything in its path. London in
1865 was swept by the plague and in
1866 by fire. Plots, religious disturb
ances, national discontent-all sorts
of misfortunes piled up. Through it
all the Merry Monarch pursued his
calm, blackguardly way; seriously
disturbed by nothing; enriching vice
and allowing virtue to starve; his life
and his court the scandal Of the CIV
ilized world He would probably have
been assassinated were it not that
his brother James-duke Of York, the
most unpopular man in England
For Charles and the queen had no
children.
In February, 1885, Charles II. died.
To the last he was the Merry Mon
arch. whimsically begging his cour-
tiers pardon for being such a long
time in dying" Courage, wit ana
jolly nature were his only good quail
tiles. There were perhaps still fewer
bad ones he did not possess.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-05-31

courtiers and passed on. Another
man might have taken offense
at being thus lampooned. But
Charles had two remarkable traits
that saved him much bother: He
never carried a grudge and he never
felt gratitude
When Charles II. was a mere boy
his father Charles l., had been over
thrown and beheaded by England's
parliamentary Party" The young
fellow had not stayed in England to
fight to the death in his fathers cause
Instead he had slipped over to Hol-
land, where he was living in jolly
security. But on hearing Of the kings
execution he promptly proclaimed
himself king Charles H." The proc
lamation did him little good. For the
parliamentary party with oliver
Cromwell at it's head had for the
time made England an impossible
place for kings.
Still, the Scotch, ever restless (and
probably forgetting they had betrayed
and sold his fugitive father to the
English), offered to make Charles
their king if he would give them GER
tain promises. These promises
seemed to him disgraceful Yet q
promise was one thing that Charles
was Away willing to give, knowing
he could readily break his word later.
He went to Scotland and in 1861 was
crowned. Then he invaded England.
Cromwell quickly routed him out of
both England and Scotland and sent
him scuttling to France for safety.
But when Cromwell died, England
grew tired of Puritanism and the
parliament's rule and the people
gladly welcomed Charles home as
their king 1t was the beginning OF
modern England, and Of reign whose
profligacy and scandals set the whole
world agog. Charles embarked at