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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21

ing in the wind and woman in the case and Surfman
Downey wouldn't believe that Skipper Smith had
wrecked the schooner Susan cause Miss Sue Smith
Skipper Smiths proud and pretty daughter. And
there YOU had it, And grizzled boatnan was just
pressing his opinion of Downeys prospective pain law
(Downey being on beach patrol when the gong the
patrol box sounded outside and the tall form of Surf
man Downey stamped into the station, coming of
watch.
If the smiling faced, trinity acketed surfman had
heard the last remark, he made sign. Another
went out walk patrol the other end of the three
mile stretch of ocean beach, and Downey clicked his
heels like navyman, salutng the life Captain. 1t
things like that that red the old dogs round the
Vesuvius stove.
1.-TWO ships passed up, Sir, coast liner and yacht.
gave the yacht red light she too close nshore.
The same course Downey said smiling, @Capn
Smiths schooner took to the inlet when she accidentally
got caught in that tide current and swept against the
Grdiron"
The guilty silence in the beach station grew little
thicker also the clouds of tobacco smoke.
Casco grunted. Whether Skipper Smith had run
the schooner the rocks purpose not his not
the only craft lost in the place The big Captain
of Ships Bottom had troubles of his worry him
in the stormy weather that raging off Barnegat.
@Theres been three sail craft hit that reef that had
no right get wrecked let alone go under and DROWN
the station keeper growed; "like Capn Smiths Susan
done Almost before we could get to her. Nobody
sayin he done delib rt,' Casco fastened to add,
noting the flush the young surfrnans face. a only
want to you boys Cap'n Smith collected insur-
that old lumber schooner and he's got another
now, coming from the Capes, trade same route,
long shore.
"You mean he'd better not have any accident with
this schooner? | understand said Surfman
Downey.
DOWNEY did understand. He was under ban
himself, and he knew how Skipper Smith Gather
of the girl he loved must feel Dalrymple Downey
a before he life saver. 1t meant much to
him that pretty Sue Smith, whom Downey had adored
from the days of his boyhood visits to his grandfather
in Barnegat would not look with favor on his suit while
the cloud hung her father. A master who loses
his Ship short of an act of Providence, banned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
Ora wings by John Edwin Jackson

CHIPS BOTTOM drawed brass-button Port
- Captain wen Mr.. Dalrymple Downey come to
Barnegat to show US DULLES how to do our life
savn up date, said little Tom Welsh, breeches buoy
gunner of Ships Bottom Life Saving Station.
The surfmen of Ships Bottom, brawny, big men, in
faded uniforms of blue, were smoking round the
government Vesuvius in the messroom and pulling to
pieces incidentally the very newest and most modern
member of the Barnegat beach crew-for life
love gossip like sewing circles and Captain Jem Casco
and his seven crack Barnegat boatmen no
exception.
AN us thinkn' he gon to be of his grandad
old Cap'n Davy!' the line gunner mourned. An we
drawed reg lar navy engineer fancy trimmings and all!
The grinned appreciatively. Welsh's caustic
comment summed up the consensus of opinion of Surf
man Dalrymple Downey appointment OF the Sandy
Hook Inspectors.
Them two names don't match, somehow, Da
rympe an Davy,' Welsh's special chum, Long John
son. chimed in. allow dye ever come to O. X. that
pretty boy Jem," the long surfman demanded of Cap
tain Casco Especially after seem him in his Sunday
clo'es?'
For answer the big life Captain heaved himself up
out of his armchair and flung open locker. An old
peaiacket that hung inside, evidently priced relic
was the Captains vndicaton On the coat sea bleached
and faded now hung service medal and every man
Strengthened up his place Casco read the engraved
inscription, which they all knew by heart:
IT, S Life Saving Service
Keeper David Downey Barnegat
For aor-
aThey called 'em keepers in old Davy's time, stead
O Captains" Casco said softly. @Ye know Dave
summer keeper when he went the long voyage-same
year Congress sent him that
For Valor in the Service
For an instant the men sat solemn faced; then the
irrepressibe Welsh the chronic cynic of the crew,
burst out
aHuh!" he scoffed. @Dallyrimple' never get medal
on the front of his coat like his old grandad. He'd be
afraid to Spite his clothes, swimming on oar, to save
drowning men. WHAT
Big lem Casco blew Whit from his pipe. "You can't
most always tell from looks how hen swim" he
said grnly "Ships Bottom will give Downey chance
"a show If he'll fit Capn DAVIS coat. Blood counts
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CASCO closed the sacred locker and went
back to his place, and the Others smoked
in silence, but disappearing still. The rough
and ready boatmen of the Laughing Devil
Coast had no use for experimental science in
life saving, and Surfman ID. Downey, trim
in his spruce L. S. S. uniform, was like an
Annapolis man set down among lot of old
salts.
But the main crouch against D. Downey
was something the Inspector could know
nothing about when he sent him to the
station that guarded the Graveyard of
Ships" last port of call of many good
bark which had driven in to break her back
on the treacherous Gridiron Reef, which
formed a sort of submerged ship trap in the
fairway off the mouth of Barnegat Inlet.
Ships Bottom might have overlooked
Downeys dogskin gloves, his @boiled shirts
and cravats; for Ships Bottom was hos
pitable by profession, save to smugglers and
beachcombers, its natural foes. They might
have waited, as they had with the Sea
Island life jackets, the line-carrying bomb,
the forty horsepower, self bailing, self-right-
ing motor lifeboat, until force of circumstance
proved Downey's merits. But Downey had
persistently disagreed with the crew on a
very important matter and one that he
might be suspected of being biased about. As
Little Welsh put it, there was ship wreck
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-08-07
Automobile Schedule Stands

Washington. Aug 6.-The senate
made fair progress with the tariff
bill. Twenty-four paragraphs in the
metal schedule We're finally disposed
of. One record vote taken during the
day was on a motion by Senator
Brandegee to increase duties on auto
mobiles This amendment wa defeat
ed by a vote Of 81 to 46, all of the
Democrats and the following Republi-
cans-Bristow, Crawford, Cummins,
Gronna. Jones. Sherman and Sterling
Voting against il
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-08-07
GUT THE WEEDS.
forcibl,y.

Civic pride, if nothing else, ought to
prompt property owners to keep their
premises clean and tidy. 1t detracts
greatly from the appearance Of city
or town to have it's streets and roads
overgrown with weeds. Very many
people in Mineral Point appreciate this
fact and keep their property in good
shape. Others do not, and the result
is that many places in the city are not
keep free of weeds and rubbish. This
il the proper time of the year to des-
troy n0xious weeds and property own
ers should cooperate with the city
authorities in the destruction of all
weeds. Good citizenship demands
that they should do so. An ordinance
of the city requires each owner or
occupant of premises abutting on any
public street or streets, alley or alleys
in the city, to keep the street or
streets, alley or alleys, upon his own
side thereof, clear and free from high
grass and weeds, and to remove such
grass and weeds when cut. The ordin.
ance should be obeyed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-08-07
MIFFLIN.
BY KATHERYN GowMAN.

Mrs. A. Steinborn recently received Il
visit from her&ister Mrs Roberts from
Platteville.
Elmer Stacey made trip to Linden
last week to dispose of some of his pure
honey.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Heslop spent
from Thursday until Saturday combin
ing business with pleasure at Charles
City. la.
Those who have had their residence
improved by having them painted are
Messrs. G. l.. Wonn, Ernest Miller, and
Phil Paynter.
r. e. Ellsworth returned to Messing
ton, S. OAK, the latter part of last
week, after few days visit here with
friends and on business.
Fred White went to Milwaukee Mon
day, where he expects to secure en-
ployment.
Miss Katheryn Gowman arrived
home Saturday from II pleasant visit Of
ten days ut the James Wiseman home
at Benton
Miss Annie Jinkins was guest last
week at the home of her broth Harry
and wife of Linden
The members of the Rebekah Lodge
here enjoyed II picnic at Harker, Thurs
day. All present report good time.
Mrs. w. j. Bullian has returned
home from an enjoyable visit with her
relatives at Potosi and Cassvlle.
Mrs. j. G. David and children Mary
and Robert of Plattevlle spent from
Saturday until Monday here with her
brother, Win and family and with
other relatives and friends
Miss Beulah Clayton departed Satur-
day for Warren, to visit her sister Mrs.
Gilbert Shultz.
John Gownan was kicked on the
head by Il horse last week, cutting it so
that 1t was necessary to have DR..
Blay put some stitches in it, He is bet
ter at this writing.
Mrs. j. Trevarrow is visiting at
Pecatonica ut the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Woodhouse and
daughter of Rewey We're Sunday guests
with Mrs. S. j. Vivian.
Several from this village were ut
Mineral Point Sunday attending the
Chautauqua.
J. M. Ellsworth of Livingston was one
of Mullins business and social callers
last week
John Martin of Mineral Point visited
with his sister here Monday, Mrs. J, c.
White.
Mrs l.. p. Dietrich returned on
Thursday to her home at Avoca, after
visiting with relatives here and at
Rewey.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-08-07
WILSON AND HIS JOB.

The following short story well and
truthfully told is reprinted from The
Wisconsin State journal of Madison:
A man of insight, after long jour
ney through seven western states, re-
turned to Washington with this opinion:
The folks back yonder are watch.
ing Wilson and are saying, Why.
that's the man we've been looking
for. ~
Only five months in office and see
what he has done:
Got the tariff on the toboggan.
Canned the lobby.
Called Wall Streets panic bluff.
Started currency reforms.
And handled the Mexican muddle as
If he had been doing such things all his
life.
These specific things are not. how
ever, the biggest of his achievements
The biggest is his taking hold of a
rusty and discredited party machinery
and making it work for the common
good.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-08-07
Finish Summer Work by Cor
respondence.


Some students in the summer session
of the University of Wisconsin, which
closed August l. are continueing their
college courses by the correspondence
in the University Extension division.
One young man employed in a
Michigan business house who has been
spending his vacation in the summer
school has a determination to return
for the two years short course in
agriculture when he has saved the
money for his expenses. He is going to
simplify his problem by taking by cor
respondence this year of required fresh
man English, and also three of the
electives courses in the basic sciences.
Another young man man who has
found freshmen English stumbling
block took the first semester work this
summer, and will finish the second
semester work by correspondence, be-
ginning the fall term with clean slate
In the other languages as English, and
in general history. business administra-
ton and mathe MATES similar OPP
portunities are open.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-08-07
WALDWICK.
BY LEILA NJ. DAVIS.

- A>''''iFe 49, Af'''D
Rev. Bourquard, VIM. Campton,
Misses Hutc hison, Adams and Mrs.
Dobson were in this village Monday.
Nicholas GRADER was Il caller here
Monday
Richard Heath purchased new Ford
car Monday.
Mrs. Jas Harris and daughter of
Mineral Point visited Mrs. Huxtable
Monday.
Messrs jackson and Bliss were cal
lers here, Monday.
Mr.. Dean delivered good address
here Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. Buckingham of
Mineral Point, Mrs. Minerva of Mil
wan kee spent Wednesday with Mrs.
Sumter jackson.
Edward Davis and George Humbert
delivered three cows to Mineral Point
Wednesday.
Mrs. Elias Brewster and children
have returned to her home at Beloit.
DelOS Uren has rented the Edward
Davis home.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Gordon
a son, July 80.
DR.. Rice has purchased new five
passenger car from Milwaukee
A large number of people from here
attended the chautauqua at Mineral
Point Saturday and Sunday.
John Proctor and Claude and Thicker
spent Sunday with Leland Van Matre.
Miss Meta Lehr spent a few days
with Shirley Ferril.
Rev. and Mrs. James and son Donald
spent Sunday with VIM. Uren.
DR.. Peck was summoned for Chandler
Heath Sunday evening.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-08-07
GOV. SANDERS ADDRESS.

"A Southerner s estimate of Abraham
Lincoln" was the subject Of the ad
dress delivered at the Mineral Point
chautauqua, last week, by Gov. j. Y.
Sanders of New Orleans. The address
was one Of far more than ordinary
merit The speaker said that he voiced
the sentiment Of his people when he de-
clared that Lncoln's death was great
calamity to the south AS well as to the
north, as that far seeing, great hearted
statesman yearned for peace and recon
Citation. Lincoln's plans for recon
struction were not those which were
carried out after his death and be
cause Lincoln 4 sentiments and policies
were not carried out in dealing with
the south reconciliation was long de-
layed. 1t has, the speaker said, taken
fifty years to accomplish what Lincoln
would have accomplished in "A very
short space of time, BY the southern
people, today, Washington, Jefferson
and Lincoln are revered as the greatest
of American patriots and statesmen
No outline Of Gov. Sanders address Is
undertaken here. 1t was practical and
able. He paid many tributes to the
people of the north, and closed with
message to his hearers to ever bear in
mind the importance of individualism.
Government, he said, does not come
from Washington, nor from Madison,
but is Of and by the people; and as the
people are. so will be their government,
pure or impure. Governor Sanders
record in his own state of Louisiana, as
one who stands for what is best in
morals and in government, gives him
the right to preach the gospel of good
citizenship; which he does most elo-
quently.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-08-07
PLEASANT VIEW

There will be an ice cream sociable
at the Pleasant View Hall, Wednesday
evening, Aug. 10. Every one welcome.
Mark Hunt made business trip to
Black Hills 5. Oak,
Miss Florence Reynolds visited her
friend Sue Bennett in Mineral Point
and attended the Chautauqua.
Mrs, Oscar Ferrill is spending this
week with relatives at Dodgeville.
The first threshing done in this
vicinity was Aug 1, at Irwin Holmes
The James Waters family and the
Misses Cork from Des. Moines, Iowa
spent Sunday at the j. l., Waters
home near Hollandale.
The following people were pleasantly
entertained at the Louis Gratx HON,
Sunday Mrs. John Greenwood ant
daughter, Sarah, Annie, and Marie
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gribble and
family; Mr., and Mrs. Marshall Day
and three children; MIR. and Mrs
Raleigh James and four children.
John Proctor and Mario Gribblt
spent Sunday at the Clarence Var
Matre home, neariFayette.
q Mrs. Jennie Martin spent the past
week with relatives in Mineral Point.
Harry Crandall has returned to his
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-08-07
TWO vETOES.
quently.

Said an observing Democrat recently:
One doesn't need to be in sympathy
with governor McGovern's political be-
liefs or affiliations to appreciate his
courage and ability. He has delivered
some good veto messages.
At least two of these vetoes are good,
namely the one which killed the i'll
advised measure providing new
method for selecting board of uni
versity visitors and the one Withholding
assent from measure providing for
an investigation of court procedure in
Wisconsin. A bad feature of the last
named bill is that 1t strikes at the
principle of responsible leadership. 1t
sought to have commission named by
the president Of the state bar associa
ton, rather than by the governor him
self. 1t is somewhat akin to the propo-
sition to have members of the proposed
currency commission named by the
national association of bankers rather
than by the president of the United
States. In both cases the tendency is
bad. Neither the federal congress nor
the state legislature should attempt to
delegate the functions of government to
any man or body of men not chosen by
all the people themselves.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-08-07
AMERICANS HELD IN MEXICO
Five Lumber Officials Reported jailed
by FederaIs.

by FederaIs.
Ell Paso, Tex. Aug 6.-Word was
received here by the Parsons Lumber
and Railroad interests that chihuahua
federals have arrested five of their Of
ficials at MADEIRA and have thrown
them into jail at chihuahua city The
men under arrest are F. ]. Clark. di-
vision superintendent of the MEXICO
Northwestern railroad and II p Cal,
lagher, his chief clerk; f. c. Herr,
general superintendent of the Pear
con Lumber company: Roy Hoard.
chief accountant. and w J. Farragut
in charge of the commissary. The
charge against them so far as can be
learned is that they are sympathizers
of Pancho Villa, the constitutionalis
commander who drove the bandits
from MADEIRA. All are American citi-
zens, Farragut being nephew of the
famOu" admiral.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-08-07
Our Friends and Enemies.

The things which our friends do
with and for us form part of our
lives, for they strengthen and advance
our personality. But the things which
our enemies devise against us do not
perience them, reject them, and guard
ourselves against them as against
frost, storms, rain, hail or any other
external inconvenience which may be
encountered Goethe.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-08-07
Milk and Music.

1t is a little known fact that the
most delightful music at the present
day is produced by playing on milk.
The supply of ivory nowadays does
not to great extent meet the de-
mand. Strange as it may sound, skim
milk forms a substitute. 1t is used
for making the keyboards of pianos,
and in appearance this hardened sub
stance is hardly distinguishable from
ivory.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-08-07
Poets Lot a Hard One.

The lives of poets in this callous
world have ever been characterized
by misery and now a New York man
ingenious cruelty to an unfortunate
band. He advertised for poems, offer
ing to set them to music, and charg-
ing the author SCI. But most poets
would prefer to be published" before
being set to music.-Springfield Re-
nuhlican
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-08-07
THURSDAY. AUGUST Z, 1918.

j. Adam Bede has been heard from
He is Offering a reward of one thousand
dollars TO any one who can prove that
the National Association of manufac-
turers was guilty of downright case
of bribery, j. Adam is like the man
ton, but boldly and profaneIy detied
any man to convict him.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-08-07
Philippine Subterranean River.

A subterranean river in the island
of Palawan. one of the Philippines,
has been explored and surveyed by
two officers of the United States coast
and geodetic survey, and is described
is navigable for small boat for about
two and half miles from it's mouth.
the tunnel through which it passes
widening in places into large cham
bers containing beautiful stalactites.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-08-07
SAFE and SANE
The safe and
same ipVaSt-

ment for people in general having funds looking
for employment Is the First Mortgage Farm
Loan, which is secured by part of the earth
ITSELF and unaffected by Tariff legislation
strikes or lock outs.
There is nothing speculative, spectacular, or
exciting about the First Mortgage Farm Loan.
1t is the favorite investment with the man or
woman who do not care to take risks. 1t works
quietly night and day for it's owner, promising
nothing more or less than a good rate of inter-
est, and makes good regularly and promptly.
For select First Farm Mortgage Loans
call on or address r. j Penhallegon, 800
High St, Mineral Point, Wisconsin.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-08-07
OUR NAT URALIzATION LAWS
Explained by n. L. Roethe, Natur-
alization Examiner.


alization Examiner.
At the election in Nov. 1908 consti
tutional amendment was adopted pro
vding that after Dec. /, 1919, only
citizens of the United States should be
allowed to vote in Wisconsin and, rs a
result of this amendment, many old
residents of the state found themselves
DISTINGUISHED at the election this spring,
because they had neglected to become
citizens. This, no doubt, is the cause
for the large number of petitions for
citizenship filed all over Wisconsin this
year.
There are large number of persons
in this state who have not yet taken
the necessary steps to become citizens
and whom it may interest to know
what those steps are.
All persons born in the United States
and all persons naturalized and living
in this country are citizens.
To be naturalized person born in a
foreign country must declare his in
tention to become a citizen. This act
on his part is usually called taking
out first papers" Not less than :wo
years after he has declared his inten-
ton and after he has lived in the
United States at least five years, if he
wishes to become citizen, he may APP
pear before the Clerk of the Circuit
Court in the county where he lives,
with two witnesses, citizens of the
United States, who have known him
we'll for period of five years at least,
continuously, and there make a petit
ton to become naturalized. The fee
for this procedure is 81 90 which must
be paid to the clerk of the court when
the petition is filed.
Not less than 80 days after he has
filed his petition, ON the first day of
each term of court, he will be notified
to appear in court with his witnesses,
where public hearings are had by the
judge, who is usually assisted by U.
5. Naturalization Examiner, and if the
petitions are found in legal from and
the petitioner is shown to be man of
good character and qualified to perform
the rights and duties of a citizen and
the witnesses are competent to prove
the necessary facts, the iadge directs
that the petition be granted and that
the applicant be given certificate of
citizenship.
No person born in II foreign country
of alien parents is citizen of the
United States unless he has been nat
uralized by some court with authority
of persons who have been duly nat
uralized are citizens by virtue of the
fathers naturalization, provided the
children We're under 81 years of age
when the father was naturalized and
provided further that the children re-
sided in the United States before they
were ~ years old.
There are many men born in Europe
who came here as children who have
not been naturalized and whose fathers
have never become citizens of the
United States, because the constitution
of Wisconsin allowed foreigners to vote
on declarations of intention first
paper) until Dec. !, 1919. All person
born i'll Europe who came to the U. s
rs children ought TO make immediate
inquiry rs to whether their fathers
ever became citizens \tool, second
papers) and in case any such person
finds he is not citizen he should at
J once call on the Clerk of the Circu
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-08-07
GOVERNMENT RY MAGIC. !.

In The Saturday Evening Post for
August 2, there is right good article
under the above heading 1t is written
by Melville Davisson Post. Read it,
1t will give you a eood understanding
of many important things political. 1t
shows.very clearly and concisly what a
political party in power can not do. 1t