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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-30

Poultry breeders from all parts Of
the state will be present with exhibits
of choice fowls at the tenth annual
convention and show of the Wisconsin
Poultry association, to be held in the
livestock pavilion at the College Of
Agriculture, Madison. from January s
to 10. 1914. Much interest is being
manifested in poultry raising in Wis
consin, and the nearness of the princi-
pal meat and egg markets in the
middle west make the industry espe-
cially profitable when given proper
study.
The association is fortunate in hav-
ing as its secretary James c. Halpin,
head of the poultry department of the
Wisconsin College of Agriculture. to
which position he came five years ago
after having held positions with the
Rhode Island and Michigan state aeri-
cultural colleges. Mr. Halpin who is
a graduate of Cornell and a native Of
New York state. is conceded to be one
of the foremost poultry authorities in
the country, and under his direction
the Wisconsin association is becoming
one of the strongest in the middle
west
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-30
FIND "SCROOLBOOKS"
over 1900 YEARS old
Alphabet Inscribed on Famous
Tablet Recently Discovered.

Philadelphia, II they only knew,
SChonlboys would not consider school
time tasks SO uncrouS In view of the
discovery of lessons 1000 years old
inscribed on n clay 10y Professor Lang
don Of Jesus college, oxford university,
who Is ut the University OF pcnnsyl-
wanna for n time,
II IL estimated thai about two aito-
mobile trucks would hc required to
carry enough lessons to bother II school
boy of that period for Il day, 1t waa
on one Of the famous Nipuur tablets
that the professor discovered that hard
luck for youthful persons was known
SO many ypUrs agu Such cruelticS rs
grammar. geography, arithmetic. geo
Iogy and kindcd mnoyanceS were re
corded on The tablets.
Some of III, lessons are remarkable
The multiplication tables in plain Num-
erals show that three times one arc
three that i've times one are five. and
SO on in n decimal system that IL I'M
dcninbly perfect ON one tablet the
pbouctics for writing purposes This
II very important. II IS generally con
sidcrcd that the alphabet n one OF the
greatest inventions of the human mind
but II was evolved long after the Nip
pur period
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-30
Preserving Fence Posts.

Experiments and experience have
demonstrated that the lifetime OF Il
fence post may be extended from two
to four times its natural span by the
use of personalities. 1t has been
found that cedar and oak posts will
last twice as long If treated, and the
difference with the softer timbers ia
even very much greater. Tests are
being carried on at the United States
Forest Products laboratory at Madi-
son to determine the possibility OF
using still more OF the commonly re-
jected native timbers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-30

of people who die when between TWEEN
ty-tive and forty-four years per thou
sand of population is thirty-one as
against thirty-nine who die when thir
tyfve to tiftyfour years old. In Yer
mont the number is thirty-two as
against thirty-nine; in Maine ii is thir-
ty as against thirty seven.
The states where factory conditions
prevail show the marked rise in NOR
tally after forty years. Thus in Mas
sachuSettS the mortality at the twenty
five to forty four-year period is thirty
six as against tifty-one mt the thirty
five to fifty-four-year period. In Rhode
Island the corresponding figures are
thirty-nine and sixty.
The same conditions prevail in Eu
rope. where the deaths at the two age
periods are as follows: Russia, 30 and
80; Austria. 80 and 36; Prussia. 30 and
AS; Scotland. SO and SO; France. 3G and
so; England and Wales. 81 and 80:
Belgium. 20 and A.
In pastoral countries where most of
the people live in the open air the
prime of life lasts into green old age"
In Holland the deaths at the two pc
RODS named are % and 80; in Sweden,
% and 81; in Denmark, % and So
The vitality of the young men differ
somewhat as between one state and
another in the United States. but the
differences are not as marked in this
country as they are in Europe
10 CT, a oniIactaH
by the census bureau are in regard to
Bulgaria. Wonderful stories of the old
age attained by Bulgarians. owing to
their sour milk diet. have been told in
the American papers. but. according to
the census figures fewer persons sur
vive to the age Of seventy-tive in Bull
garia than in any other country in
Europe or in any state or any big city
in the United States.
Heart disease. the latest tahulated
census returns show. is the greatest
single cause Of death IN the United
States. Exactly one-tenth of all the
people In the registration area Of the
country persisted In 1911 from ailments
of that great organ Of the body The
registration area for 1911 covered 372
per cent Of the area and 'E3.1 per cent
of the population Of the Union.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-30
Seed Corn Selection Increases
Crop Yields.

If the farmers of Wisconsin would
carefully select their seed corn and
then cure it properly and annually
plant seed which, upon test, showed II
high percentage of termination sub
stantial increase in yield per acre and
vast increase in aggregate yield for
the state would be secured.
Such is the advice which Il. A.
Moore of the agronomy department of
the College of Agriculture of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin is giving to the
whom have materially increased their
yields Ly planting varieties developed
and improved by the Wisconsin expert
ment station workers.
To secure the best seed many agree
that the ears should be chosen from the
most promising stalks which should be
early marked aud left to ripen. After
the husks have turned yellow and the
crop is well matured the best formed
ears and those which are best located
upon the stalks should be chosen. An
ear that grows too high or too low upon
the stalk has, it is claimed, undesirable
characteristics which it would pass on
to corn grown from il and therefore
should be rejected
In curing seed corn Mr.. Moore
recommends that it be stored in the
drying room the same day that it is is
taken from the field that it should not
be dried in the direct rays Of the sun
that it should have free circulation Of
air during the first few days it il dry
ing and that after it has been
thoroughly dried it should be- placed or
left in a dry room free from rats and
mice.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-30
University Hog Barn To Be Model
Structure.

The new hog barn, being erected for
the Agriculture College of the univer
sity at cost of approximately "a. 900.
will be completed and ready for use not
later than cember first. The new
structure is located just north of the
old horse barn 1t will be Of wool and
concrete construction, with dimensions
Of 10Ox32 feet. When completed. the
barn will have room for about fifty or
sixty hogs, to be used mostly for breed
ing purposes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-30
CALIFORNIA FORESTS BURN.
Devastation In National Reserves Said
to Be Greater Than In 1910.

Washington Forest service officials
here. vino have been pleased over the
fact that the fire loss In the national
forests 80 far this year had been I'M
usually light were somewhat cast
down at topographic reports from Cali.
fires now burning on national forests
in that state
The present fire situation in the
southern part of the state. the tele
grams say. IL worse than IN 1910, tho
year Of greatest disaster to the forests
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-30
PU BIG SALE
On the OHarc Farm, North OF the
City, Tuesday, No. Is.

The personal property of the late
Mrs Edward O. Hare will he sold at
auction on the premises ~ miles north
of Mineral Point. ON the Dodgeville
road, ON Tuesday, November Is, 1918,
commencing at one o'clock. The prop
erty consists of fifteen high grade milk
COWS bred to come in in time for fact
tory usel, one pure bred Durham bull
1.-TWO years old. eight calves, three
draft colts ltwo coming three years old,
and one coming two years old.
Farm machinery, etc Deering bind
ct luearly new, one Mccormick NOW.
er, one hay loader, one side delivery
rake, one Sulky plow, one 8 section
harrow, two Sulky cultivators one
wagon, one truck wagon, one milk
wagon, one cream separator. two milk
cans, two cream cans, one gasoline en-
CINE, one jack and belt. one potato dig
ger, one drill, one corn planter, also a
lot of household furniture Also un
divided one half interest in this year 5
crop.
Terms Sums of $40 and under cash
over that amount. one years time on
bankable note bearing six per cent in
terest. l.. p. O'REu.LY, Executor.
George Finnegan, Auctioneer
+. I. Hutchinson, Clerk.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-30
ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WELL?
Many Mineral Point People Know the
Importance of Healthy Kidneys.

Many Mineral Point People Know the
importance of Healthy Kidneys.
The kidneys filter the blood
They work night and day,
Well kidneys remove impurities.
Weak kidneys allow Impurities to
multiply.
No kidney i'll should be neglected,
There is possible danger in delay,
If you have backache or urinary
troubles
If you are nervous, dizzy or worn out,
Begin treating your Kidneys at once;
Use proven kidney remedy,
None endorsed like Doan's Kidney
Pills.
Recommended by thousands,
Proved by Darlington testimony.
Terence j. O'Neill, justice OF peace,
Main St, Darlington, Wis, says Il
can speak in the highest terms for
Doan's Kidney Pills. One of my fam
lily was annoyed by kidney trouble and
the kidney secretionS passed too fire.
quently. Doans Kidney Pills were
used and l am glad to say that two
boxes gave complete cure. There has
been no sign of the trouble during the
past two years.
For sale by dealers. Price 80 cents.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, New
York, sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan s-and
take no other.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-30
Girls Scratch Store Glass.

St Paul. MINI DiStrustfnl tihncceA
in 81 Paul have scratched 80 many
rings that the merchants have appeal.
cd to the police. Chief Martin j. Elan
aGan has had 10 order his men to ar
rest all persons lettering in front OF
plate glass windows. one merchant
said he would have 10 place piece %
glass in front 81 his store especially
for ring testing purposes II the annoy
auce did not cease
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-30
Interesting Statistics Present
ed BY Census Bureau.
UPHOLD THEORIES OF OSLER
Mans Vitality Slapped In the Larger
Communtes-Compa Number
of Deaths at Various Ages In Leading
Cities of United States-Refreshing
Contrast offered by the Country.

Washington. - The census bureau
makes public figures which appear tc
corrobOrate the contention of DR.. Viii
liam OSler that man in the city is
near the end of his prime at forty
years and cannot on the average
"come back" after that. In the oldcn
days the prime of life was the period
from thrty-tiye to titty-four wears. but
nowadays. under the stress and strain
of competition. the prime of life i'll the
cities and in the factory districts has
been moved ten years nearer the cradle.
This fact is shown by Il study of the
comparative number of deaths ut vari-
GUS ages per thousand of population.
For instance. in the city of Greater
New York the number of those VIII"
die between the ages of twenty-five
and forty-four is only thirty-eight per
thousand of population. whereas the
number who die between thirty-iive
ard tiftyfour years of age is sixty
three. Other American cities show the
same statistics. Thus:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-30

The Republican journal: Prof. 5. L.
Osborne and wife of Dodgeville spent a
few days in the city visiting at the
home of their daughter, Mrs. Lane.
The professor was waylaid on the street
by few old timers, dragged into Cha
telle's music store and compelled to
sing that wonderful bass solo My
Father Half Bushel" and then an en-
core. His singing was revelation to
those who heard him and what is
strange is that he sings as we'll as ever.
Dr. G. O. Latham of this city has
been appointed to the position of resi-
dent physician in the state reformatory
for boys at Green Bay and will proba-
bly, leave us to assume his duties about
November list.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-30
DARIINGTON.

The Democrat: Charles TeaSdale has
sold his farm of 240 acres to Ed Ire
coming, for 1928 per acre. Mr.. Teas
dale has purchased 1870 acres of j. w.
Mccoy farm and Will Hicks an eighty
from the same farm, at 800 per acre,
Joe Driver of Mobile, Alabama, was
in town few days last week, visiting
his brothers Robert and James and
other relatives and old friends in Darl
ington.
Sheriff Coulthard has offered 5000 re
ward for the person or persons who
murdered the Austrian miner at Ben
ton ten days ago.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-30
Maple Is Holding It's Own.

Though at one time in the early his
tory Of the country an average Of 5000
maple trees were destroyed in cleari ny
the ordinary New York or Pennsylvan-
ia farm. maple is today, according to
the department Of agriculture, one Of
the most widely used and valuable IA
tive hardwOOds.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-30
Some Corn.

The latest government figures credit
Wisconsin with standing Of "a per
cent in the condition Of the corn crop.
This is higher percentage than is given
to any state in the SO. called corn belt
1t is apparent that soon Wisconsin Will
be credited with being corn state and
better than that. the silo state Of the
union.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-30
Train Kills Deaf Man.

La Crosse Deafness caused the
death of Andrew Dassinrud, s. years
old, a wealthy retired farmer. Das-
sinrud was walking on the tracks aud
failed to get out Of the way when the
train whistled.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-30
Wisconsin Has a Great ost Crop.

The latest government report Is 20
the effect that Wisconsin 5 yield Of oats
this year is 36j bushels per acre. TIE
acreage for the whole country is given
az 29.3 bushels Iowa is credited with
34.j bushels, Illinois %. bushels, Ne
braska 90 s. Kan-as l9.j, Ohio $50,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-30
LIONS R0UT c. S. OSBORN.
Michigan EN- Governor and Wife At
tackled IN Jungle.

Detroit Chase :. Osborn rN-gov
rruor ~ Michigan, Who fo' Il year has
horn tra,oAng In Ntr'ca, mostly In the
iuUglo~ tells IN a letter t. a Detroit
fviend of au attack madr on his camp
hv NuuN The governor uad IL small
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-30

Indiana 9t,4, North Dakota 25,1. South
Dakota 26.5, Missouri 2l.2. Minnesota
is the only state III the list leading
WISCONSIN, and that 10y the narrow
margin of a bushel per acre.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-30

The rural communities offer Il re-
freshing contrast to the cities in re-
spect to the come back period of life.
III Indiana. for instance. the number
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-30
LANCASTER.

The Teller: Clement Savage of
Platteville, br.tker of Dr.. Savage,
was so badly injured by his auto tip
ping over that he is not expected to live,
The auto skidded in muddy place,
tipping him out and injuring him
seriously.
Burne Pollock aud Mr.. and Mrs.
George Beck were i'll wreck on the st.
Paul road at Horizon Monday of last
week. They We're on their way from
Milwaukee to Berlin to attend the an
nual grand encampment of Odd Eel
lows of the state
The Herald: Hunting in the various
parts of the county is reported to be
the best in years.
A fine new sanitary drinking foun
tain was placed on the second floor OF
the court house last week, There is a
lever which controls the amount OF
water and one wishing drink presses
down upon it and when the pressure is
released it shuts off the flow of water.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-30
BUY REAL ESTATE
In Il Prosperous and Growing
Town.

Property will Ne listed ami Sdvcrtisca tor
sale III this column tNNa vi charge tor 3dNcrtl>
iug unless sale is made. II the property j. Snld
c(tacr 10y tins agency or 10y the owUor 0r other
parties the usual commission VIII NC charged.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-30

The Witness: Mr.. Chris Cordts,
who resides near Belmont Mound, died
Wednesday night at 10 o'clock, aged -
years. He had retired about nine
O clock in his usual health. His wife
noticed shortly thereafter his labored
breathing and went 10 arouse him. He
died almost instantly.
The Water place, the Wenke farm, }
consisting of 1870 acres. has been sold
TO Earl Fruit Consideration, SlS5 per
acre.
Mrs Botsford accompanied by her
friend Miss Eunice Hanscom Of Min
eral Point, went to Chicago for a few
days pleasure trip this week.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-30
PIATTENILLE.

The journal: Charles and Dick Blunt
have purchased the Helker farm of 100
acres, known as the old mill property
of Mrs. McKenna. Consideration was
$1,000.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Knight of
Reno announce the arrival of a little
daughter born on Saturday Mrs. A.
w. Kemler of this city is with her
daughter Mrs. Knight.
Mrs Henry Schambow had the mis-
fortune to fall Saturday evening down
the porch steps of the T. A Shepherd
home, and break her arm. She was
carrying a vase in one hand and bas-
ket of flowers in the other and as it
was dark, she tripped and was unable
to save herself from the fall.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-30

The News: Editor Goldthorpe and
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-30

The following are some good oppor-
tuniticS offered by the Mineral Point
Real Estate Agency at the Democrat
office
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-28
WON'T SEEK ANY
NEW TERRITORY
President Declares Governments
Policy Is to Foster Friendly
Relations With Neighbors.

MOBILE, Oct. 27.-"T want to take
this occasion to say that the United
States will never again seek another
foot of territory on this continent by
conquest" declared President Wilson
in a stirring address on Latin-Amer-
lean relations before the Southern
Commercial Congress to-day.
Il come because / want to speak of
our present and prospective relations
with our neighbors to the south, the
Latin American states," said Presi
dent Wilson in opening his address.
The opening of the Isthmus of
Panama will open the world to the
SOUTH he said, "and the Latin
American states which have been off
the main lines will now be on the
main lines.
Hit by Hard Bargains.
You hear of concessions to foreign
capital in Latin America; that con-
cessions are not granted in the United
States; that when capital comes it
comes invited but is not privileged.
The, Latin American states have had
: harder bargains driven with them
than any other place in the world"
The President said that the United
States is trying to deal with the
Latin American states in terms of
equality and honor and that the
State Department is now trying to
deal with them in a new spirit. The
developments of constitutional liberty
in the world was his dearest aim, he
declared.
America is a synonym for indi-
vidual" he said do not think that
the questions of the day are mere
questions of expediency. We will
never condone inequality because it
is convenient to do so.'
Currency for Farmers.
A currency system for farmers was
pledged for the administration
by Senator Fletcher, of Florida,
in his address before the congress.
Senator Fletcher said that he spoke
for President Wilson, adding:
I'VE know that President Wilson
does not indulge in i'd talk and by
that sign we are assured that legis-
lation providing a plan which will
serve the financial needs of the farm
ers Of the country will in due time
take its place on the statute books
The prominence given to the needs
of the tillers Of the soil at the Com
mercial Congress was in marked
contrast with the national agitation
involving the country over the cur
rency reform measure now before the
Federal Congress, in which the farm
er has had no part.
Fletcher Quotes Wilson.
After touching upon the great ac-
complishments of the Southern Com
mercial Congress, in particular it's
commission to investigate rural cred
it's abroad, Senator Fletcher referred
to President Wilson'S utterance on
this subject in August when he sail.
Special machinery and a distinct
system of banking must be provided
if rural credits are to be successfully
and adequately supplied. This is our
next greatest task"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-28
Society Woman to
Dance in Thin Robe
On Roof in Winter

WASHINGTON, Oct 27.-No mat
ter how cold the weather gets, Mrs.
Christian Hemmick, Washington So
oiety leader, will continue to take her
health dances in the open air roof
garden of her Washington home dur
ing the winter, she announces to-day.
While going through these dances
Mrs. Hemmick wears the most
diaphanous Greek robes, with sandals
on her bare feet. She depends en-
tirely upon the stimulated circulation
of her blood to keep her warm.
Mrs. Hemmick, who is the leader in
all things artistic in Washington So
ciety, has many apostles. who are
also using or having fitted up open
air dancing pavilions. Mrs. Hemmick
and her cult scorn to dance the tango
and modern dances, but take their
poses from the Persians and ancient
Greeks
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-28
NEW COAL TREATY

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 27.-Rec-
ommendation that the Russian Gov
eminent take steps at once to ar
range a new coal treaty with the
United States to take the place of
the treaty of 1882, which expired Jan
uary ! last, was made to-day by a
Government committee which has
been inquiring into the effect of the
new American tariff law on Russian
goods.
1t was further recommended that
the American Government be asked
TO postpone any commercial discrim-
ination against Russian until 8 new
contract can be arranged.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-28
LITTLE BOY-RLuE" WEBS.

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.--Miss Ger
trude Bryan, late star of Little Boy
Blue" has just been married to
Charles Fair. Mr.. Fair is said to be
wealthy in his own right and is the
son of Robert M. Fair, of Chicago,
a retired member of the Marshall
Field Company. The ceremony took
place at Red Bank, n. j.
The bride was given away by her
cousin, Joseph McDermott, clerk of
Monmouth County. Following the
ceremony reception was held, after
which. the couple left for three
months honeymoon trip to the West
Indies. On their return they will re-
side at Oyster Bay.
When asked if she thought that the
stage makes matrimony precarious,
the bride replied that she did not
think so.
please do not mention anything
about my brief stage career" she re-
quested
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-28
All congressman to
Chip In for Gift to
White House Bride

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27,-Ths
white House BRIDE" as Miss Jessie
Wilson is generally spoken of IN
Washington. is home after visit
with friends, and the wedding plans
have been given new impetus.
Minority Leader Mann voted the
universal good wishes OF the mem
bers of the House Of Representatives
toward Miss Wilson. He proposed
that the members Chip in and send
substantial wedding gift to her
His proposal was taken up with ac-
claim, and Speaker Clark announced
that he would appoint committee to
arrange the details. The gift will
probably be a pearl necklace. "