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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-09-03
FEEDING ARMY A
GERMAN PROBLEM
Six Hundred Carloads Of Food
Consumed Each Day.
LIVE ON SOUP AND BREAD,


Saen roof so'oier carries Four Pound
Iron" Rations - Cavalrymen Carry
Only Enough Food For One Day, as
They Are Supposed to Get Back 10
Base Of supplies Each Nioht
WaShington.- Every German foot
soldier carried twenty seven ouuces OF
hard bread, tweutv-ou, ounces of pr,-
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eu 'oF h''El"h Every uhlah or 9th
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-09-03

The long session OF congress has
been source OF much anxiety To
members who hail from debatahlc
districts. "Fixing fences" has been
from time ancient In the history OF
American politics Il necessary duty Of
congressman who reside IN territory
which splits its vote nearly even:
therefore the longing of many 10 get
ready for the fall elections: therefore
the activity OF Congressman Frank l..
noremuS of Michigan. chairman Of
the national Democratic congressional
campaign committee, who, with his
colleagues, is preparing plans for the
November voting. In the sixty third
congress There are 300 Democrats. IA
Republicans and five Progressive Re
publicans. fifteen classed Ms Progress
SiVeS without any definite party atlilia-
tons and one lone independents
Chairman Dorcmus wants no smaller
majority than the Democrats have at
present and is working To that end,
But his opponents hope to overcome Il
il they can, or at least reduce II 80
materially as to indicate n revolt
against Democratic policies. Tint IL
why Mr., norcmus is busy and why the
Republican campaign leaders are also
on the job. The battle for control Of
the SiXty-fourth congress will be holly
waged
Congressman Frank T.. Doremus is
serving his second term AS n member
OF the national house of representa-
tiveS. He is Il native OF Pennsylvania,
forty nine years of age and Il lawyer.
In the early nineties he got his first
political experience rs n member Of
the Legislature and later was assistant
corporation counsel of Detroit. He
also served As comptroller Of the city.
He was elected to congress from the
First Michigan district IN 1910 and re-
elected to the Sixty third congress
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-09-03
New Minister to Sweden.

Ira Nelson Morris of Chicago. recent.
ly appointed minister to Sweden by
President Wilson, had been previously
considered fer several important po
litical diplomatic posts. As long ago
as last March 1t was reported that ne
would be sent to Turkey ana that Hen.
ry Morgcnthau Of New York would he
federal reserve board. At that time
Mr.. Morris was in Italy ms represent
alive OF the president to urge tho
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-09-03

meat potatoes and onions. Stew ev-
cry day is better than planked steak
and mashed potatoes every other day"
Since 1909 the Prussians have been
working on the machine with which
the kaiser is confronting the alliance
of great and little powers today They
call the ration weighing four pounds
and fourteen ounces their iron" ra-
ton. 1t must last three days. Six
hundred carloads of food must leave
CoblentZ, Cologne. AiX-la -ChapelIe or
whatever for the time being Is the
cOmmissary depot, daily for the 800, 900
men supposed to be operating In Bel
GUM. Luxembourg and possibly IlOl-
land That Is the minimum. The
chances are that 900 cars are tsing
used for the conveyance OF one day,
iron" ration. For ammunition thcr,
must be Il minimum of 800 cars. FO:
forage and other quartermaster stores
there must be minimum Of ut least
1000 ears. although the probabilities
are that a much larger number are be-
ing used
II the army IS being kept supplied
by less than $500 carloads Of material
every day the statisticians and others
who have worked on the machine and
its handling have achieved a great vie
tory Probably 200 locomotives are in
use.
All these things are being used Ia
start the supplies from the great de
pots at the base or bases 10 the tenn
porary distributing dcpots, The cities
mentioned are probably the temporary
depOts
The Belgian railroads probably are
being used 10 get the supplies to the
advanced bases or depots. which are
as near the rear Of the army rs f.
consistent with safety
Fifty-fv" thousand wagons drawn
by GGOo0l animals or their rrUrH
lent in motor vehicles. are ure.icd 81
get supplies 10 a force such a. f. ~up
posed 10 be operating iu belgium
Kaiser Wilhelm takes FrrH.rt,s rhr
Great as his example Fr"drr.cs oHe"
fought al Europe and the I.5ai .p,-
lern u today believes that he. tyr an
Do II with his wor'icrtu ai9at ma -
commissioner
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-09-03

very poor. No doubt he lived in a
garnet, where he painted pictures and
ate stale bread and thought of the good
things to eat in Miss Martha's bakery.
Often when Miss Martha sat down to
her chops and light rolls and jam and
tea She would N:h and wish that the
gentle mauNpIt ,~IrtiSt might share her
tasty meal instead of eating his dry
crust in that drafty attic Miss Mar
thai heart, as You have been told. was
a sympathetic one.
In order to test her theory as to his
occupation, she brought from her room
one day a painting that she had bought
at sale and set it against the shelves
behind the bread counter
1t was Venetian scene A splendid
marble palaZzio $50 it said ON the pic
turel stood in the foreground-or. rath-
er, foreWater.
For the rest there were gondolas
with the lady trailing her hand in
the water). clouds, sky and chiaro-
oscuro in plenty. No artist could fail
to notice it.
Two days afterward the customer
came in.
Two l0afs of stale bread. if you
please. You hat here fine picture,
madam" he said while she was wrap
ping up the bread,
Yes" says Miss Martha. reveling
in her own cunning. Il do so admire
art and"-no, it would not do to say
artists" thus early-"and paintings"
she substituted. You think it is a good
picture?"
Der baIace" said the customer, ''is
not in goot drawing. Der Retrospective
of it is not true. Goot morning. mad
am"
He took mis- bread. bowed and hur-
ried out
Yes, he must be an artist Miss
Martha took the picture back to her
room.
How gentle and kindly his eyes shone
behind his spectacles. What a broad
brow he had,
To be able to judge perspective at
glance-and to live on stale bread, But
genius often has TO struggle before ii IS
recognized
What 4 thing il would be for art and
perspective if genius were backed by
$1,000 in bank. a bakery and sympa-
thetic heart to But these were day
dreams, Miss Martha
Often now when he came he would
chat for awhile across the showcase.
He seemed to crave Miss Martha's
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-09-03

Italian government to send an exhibit
to the Panama-Pac exposition. His
success IN that mission brought mes
sage Of THINKS from the president
Minister Morris was formerly con
nected with the great corporation ~
Morris & CO.. meat packers as secre-
tary and assistant treasurer He Is a
native Of Chicago. thirty-nine years Of
age and was cducated at Yale from
which Institution he was graduated In
1895 Until 1906 he was a director IN
his fathers packing hous" and In yari-
Gus other companies. but IN that year
withdrew from All business engage
meuts SIR. Morris has Travelled cx-
tensiyciy and is the author 81 several
books
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-09-03

In the back room she cooked myS
FERROUS compound of ounce seeds aud
boraN. Ever 50 many people use II for
the compleNion
one day the customer came in as
usual laid his nickel on the showcase
and called for his stale loavcs.
While Miss Martha was reaching for
them there was Il great footing and
changing, and Il fire engine came lum-
bering past
The customer hurried 10 the door to
look, as any one will. suddenly in
Spircd. Miss Martha seized the oppor-
tuntN
On the bottom shelf behind the coun-
ter was Il pound of fresh butter that
the dairyman had left ten minutes be-
fore. With Il bread knife Miss Martha
made deep slash in each of the stale
loaves. inserted Il generous quantity of
butter and pressed the loaves tight
again
When the customer turned once more
she was tying the paper around them.
When he had gone. after an unusual
~ pleasant little chat Miss Martha
smiled to herself. but not without Il
slight tluttering of the heart,
Had she been too bold? Would he
take offense? But surely not There
was no language of cdibes. Butter
was no emblem of unmaidenlv for
wardneSS
For Il long time that day her mind
dwelt on the subject. She lima gined
the scene when he should discover her
little deception
He would lay down his brushes and
palette There would stand his easel,
with the picture he was painting in
which the perspective was beyond crit
icism
He would prepare for his luncheon
of dry bread and water. He would
slice into Il loaf-ah,
Miss Martha blushed. Would he
think of the hand that placed 1t there
rs he ate? Would he
The front doorbell tangled viciously.
Somebody was coming in, making n
great deal of noise.
Miss Martha hurried to the front
Two men were there. One was a young
man smoking a pipe-a man she had
never seen before The other was her
artist.
His face was very red, his hat was
on the back of his head. his hair was
wildly rumpled.
oil
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-09-03
The Catch Crop IN the Rye.

The Wisconsin Advancement Asso-
citation has continuously urged Wiscon-
sin farmers to SOW a catch crop of
clover with all small grain crops. The
best farmers in the state-those that
get the immense crops do this. 1t Is
near time % sow rye and winter wheat.
Put some clover seed in the seed grain.
1t will pay. 1t will give lot of pas
turage next summer and the sod will
vastly improve the physical condition
Of the soil for future crops.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-09-03

N m ISIS MARTHA MEACHAM
IAI kept the little bakery on the
/ corner (the one where you 20
M thrpp stems and tho hnll
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-09-03

up three steps, and the bell
tlnkles when You open the door.
Miss Martha was forty. her bank
book showed Il credit of $1,000, and
she possessed two false teeth and a
sympathetic heart. Many people have
married whose chances to do 50 were
much inferior to Miss Martha's.
Two or three times a week Gus
toner came in in whom she began to
take an interest. He was a middle
aged man, wearing spectacles and Il
brown beard trimmed to careful
point.
He spoke English with a strong Ger
man accent. His clothes We're worn
and darned in places and wrinkled
and baggy in others. But he looked
neat and had very good manners.
He always bought two loaves of
stale bread. Fresh bread was ) cents
a loaf. Stale ones We're two for :.
Never did he call for anything but stale
bread.
Once Miss Martha saw red and
brown stain on his fingers. She was
sure then that he was an artist and
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-09-03

Represeu'a'.e" rrDu,y ~ Iowa be
licvcs ~" prarti"" ~ wearing Ola
mond- >hpn'd p" prohibited He never
wor" = 1inmJHd and never owned or.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-09-03

THE MOST CONSERVATIVE IN
VISITORS buy first mortgage farm
loans. These net AS high as per cent.
For select investments from $4,000
up see h. j. Penhallegon.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-09-03
The BOY WHO
DREAMED
B NJ. QUAD


NVNNN Years WAS son named thoh,
six wears old, tie wasn't dun. and hN
was not considered unusually smart
Just an average boy Ii amy one had
predicted that he was going to turn
that county inside ont before he reach.
cd the age ut seven he would have
been looked upon rs light in the head.
The boy started his career NJ the
breakfast table one morning when he
said,
"Fathcr. did the lightning ever strike
anything in lIil)sdaleE"
Not that | remcmhcr." was the reply.
But it's goinG to-
"Uow do YOU know
"preamed it hast night"
"What1l II Strikry"
THE Methodist meeting house It's
going to strike the spire and bust II
all to pieces and then burn tho church
down"
( Bob, the cat must have been lying
ON Your stomach" said the mother,
/ who was somewhat impressed 10y his
/ earucStucss.
/ mo, she wasn't"
1T amt worth mindtng,' said the
father ~ hr left the table to I'LL his
/ pipe.
An hour later he met the pastor OF
/ the church on the street and told him
/ what young Bob had dreamed.
/ "lndigr~ton." replied the good man
On the afternoon Of the third day
thereafter thunderstorm came. While
the clouds were banking up the hoy
came in from play and said to his
/ mother:
Now YOU watch out and you'l see
the church struck" And SO 1t hap
pcned.
When 1t came to be generally known
/ that the boy had dreamed II, II was
! commented on rs curious thing, but 1t
was the start of his career ms n dream
or. 1t was about two weeks later that
| he said to his father;
FEATHER. they are going to steul Mr.
! Enright's black horse"
How do YOU know"
| II dreamed 1t last night. The horse
/ was in lot, and II strange man put
| Birdie ON him and rode him Oft"
During the day the carpenter saw
Mr. Euright and told him of the dream
and advised that the horse he locked
in the haru o nights. The owner
laughed heartily and replied
Don't let Bob dream that my moth
erin law Is coming on to live with me-"
Two nights later the horse dIsap-
| pearcd and was never heard of again
Young Rob didn't rush the dreaming
business. 1t was four weeks later that
he said:
Father, Mr. Jones, the constable, Is
going to be hurt"
How was asked.
II dreamed that n man hurt him"
What sort of n looking manY'
His nose WAS reddish. and he had
! bushy whiskers and was IN his shirt
! sleeves"
The constable was told ana he
smiled and replied;
! dreamsE'
Yes, | think So"
well. To show you that don't here's
n FIVE dollar bill III bet against nifty
cent piece that this dream OF his turns
out to be nonsense"
,,.a,.,,. .,',. .,, ,r,'',. - =, ,I,..
! forenoon. In the afternoon he drove
| out into the country to serve some pa
! pers on Il farmer, and while talking
with the mans wife at the door he
WAS BIZ an the head with ii club by
/ the husband, who sncakel up behind.
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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-14

1t is not unusual for the Y. NJ. c. A.
to have a double-header meeting on
sunday afternoon, but as last Sunday
February 81 was an anniversary Sun
day, it seemed fitting, although not
expected, that three distinct stages Of
the Associations life should be pre-
scented. DR.. ]. B. Silcox, in his own
inimitable style, told the men of the
ever present duty of the Association
and Church members. He showed
conclusively that the most important
and profitable thing in a Christians
life is the leading of others to accept
Christ and to live the Christian life,
Mr.. Edw, Ross gave a vivid portrayal
of the early struggles of the Associa-
ton. With Prof. A. j.. Starnes, two or
three preliminary conferences on the
ad~visability of organizing a Y. NJ. C.I
A. as early as October, 1900, were
held at the home of w. Frederick
Fairfax. Mr.. Starnes was rooming
there at this time. Then meetings for
the actual study Of Association meth
DDS were held in the home of Mrs.
LuCllud Ddgs anu dlNOl ob bhN
home of Chas. Monroe. The first
reading rooms were on 18th street
then on 18th street, where they are
still located. During this entire time
MIR. Ross has given literally Of his
time, energy and money. All that
heard his recital of the many sacri-
fees that we're necessary on the part
of himself and a few others to keep
the organization alive in its infancy,
were impressed with the faith and in
sight of the founders.
After this interesting talk on the
past, n. C. Crews told of a letter he
received that forecasted the future
place of the Association in the life of
the young men Of Kansas City. A
young men, now in Chicago, formerly
of this city, had written to subscribe
for the Kansas City Sun, that he
might keep in touch with the Associa-
tion. In this letter he told how living
in the Chicago Association building
had changed the whole trend of his
life. Before he became connected
with the Association he spent his leis-
ure time when in off of his run in the
! saloons, pool halls and cabarets,
spending his money lavishly. Now he
receives all the recreation and enjoy
ment he wishes in the Y. NJ. c. A.
social rooms, gymnasium, baths and
parlor. 1t indeed was.a well rounded
out meeting, showing the past strug-
giles, the present duty and the future
usefulness of the Young Mems Chris
tan Association in great Kansas City.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-14

The last annual meeting h(f the
Yates Branch of the Young Women's
Christian Association will be held at
the Association building on 9TH and
State venue on the Kansas side,
Monday, March 2, at 500 p. m. Every
active member (any woman who has
paid us $1.00 for dues and who is a
member of some Evangelical church,
is entitled to volt and is. urged to be
present. Twenty-Five women are to
be elected to the Board of Manage
ment for the ensuing year. We are
anxious for more workers from the
different churches, including those al
ready represented. The woman or
girl who pays her membership fee of
81. 90 and joins the Y. w. c. A. today
has the same rights and privileges as
those who Joined last year. What we
want is the woman or girl who will
be interested in some other woman,
one who has the capacity to love, and
one who will give service. The Y. w.
C. A. stands ready to serve or help
our churches. 1t is non-sectarian and
encourages each mi and girl to
attend their own church, and espe-
cially the holy communion service.
We hold no meeting that conflicts with
the regular church services. We aim
to show always that the purpose OF
the Y. w. C. A. is to bring young wo-
men to Christ.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-14
Nicely, KANSAS.

A birthday party was given in honor
OF Wallace Matthews at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Matthews,
Dainty refreshments were served. The
guests were: Mesdames Alice VIII
son, Sarah Wake; Misses Laura and
Nettie Norris, Lizzie King, Lulu Wake;
Messrs. Silas Norris, Sherman Wake,
John Chase, Mckinley King. Mrs.
Maggie Matthews visited Mrs. Maggie
Norris Wednesday -. Mr.. Wallace
Matthew made a business trip to Ton
ganoxie Wednesday Mr.. Henry
Matthews visited Mckinley King
Thursday. Mr.. Matt Wilson spent
Saturday and Sunday in Tonganoxie
....A surprise party was given for
Mr.. Matt Wilson Wednesday night
-. Mr.. Wallace Matthews made a
business trip to Ackland last Sunday
-. Mr.. Wallace surprised his mother
with a nice set of silver Wednesday
night and his father with an elegant
stickpin.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-14
HoW's YOUR FEET7

l am not asking much, only that
each man, woman and child who eX-
poets to buy a pair of shoes in the
next sixty days give me a chance to
furnish the goods. If this be done, l
you that you will soon see an
enterprise spring up in your midst
of which you shall be justly proud
and your sons and daughters will
an opportunity to turn their at
tention to a new line of work cal
culated to give them an honest liv
ing and the Colored people a stronger
hold upon the commercial phase OF
our city life. If the Colored people
exercised themselves half as much in
the business world as they do in the
world of polite society, every other
nationality would be compelled to
leave Eighteenth street in ten days.
l believe, if l am willing to &C to
the trouble to deliver you the goods,
you might at least suffer it to be so
once a year at least. Now l realize
that some wear the Clapp shoe, many
the Hanan, and such shoes as are
handled by exclusive agents; but re-
member, l have the call on you even
al that. You can't wear my good Dit
man shoe, neither can your son stand
behind Mr.. Hollands nor Messrs,
Ferguson and Davis counter and ring
up the coin. However, no man can
afford to dishonor his feet a little
to promote the welfare of his SON.
G. A. Page, 1907 East Eighteenth
street.-Adv.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-14

Grand Secretary Geo. w. K. Love,
and Special Deputies e. G. Lacy and
P. L. Pratt paid a special visit by or.
der of the Grand Master. to Capitol
City Lodge No. 8, A. F. & A. NJ, JEFF
ferson City, Mo-, Friday, February 9th,
and on Saturday, February It'll, they
organized a new Masonic Lodge of II
members at Tibbetts, to be known as
TIDpetts Lodge U. D., with Jas. Fer
guson, w. M; Guy Black, S. w, and
E. Cave, J. w. The organization of
this lodge is due to the splendid work
of Rev. A. ]. Jackson, who also is a
member of this new lodge by Dimit.
One thousand new Masons this Ma.
sonic year is the slogan of the Grand
Master. When in Jefferson City they
were royalty entertained by President
B. F. Allen and Bros. G. w. Dupee and
A.. L. Thomas.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-14

How easy it is for the average negro
to find some excuse for not patroniz-
ing rece enterprises. How different
he is from other races all around us.
1t is our lack of race pride that keeps
us back and makes us IN unimportant
factor in public consideration. The
prejudice of other races toward us
would prove a small matter If we
would only support each other. If we
were known as a self-supporting, self
respecting people we should never
feel class discrimination. We should
be sought after instead of seeking, re-
spectad Instead Of ignored. There are
manylSf us who lay claim to great in
telligdnde and enterprise, yet who
make an open practice of a~ntagoniz-
ing our own brethren in their efforts
to rise and so forward. This is the
one great obstacle in our way and we
shall never be a people until 1t Il
removed by our own hands.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-14

The Negro Business League held an
interesting and largely attended
meeting at their rooms. 1903 East 18th
street, last Tuesday night. DR.. M. H.
Lambright, vice president, presided
in the absence OF President Weaver,
and introduced DR.. II. T. Healing
president Of Western University, who
delivered a mastery address on NE
gro Needs in Business" At the close
he was extended a rising vote Of
thanks by the members of the league.
A delightful musical program was
rendered by the Anderson family, late
OF London, Eng, and the league ad-
journed to meet next Tuesday night,
when they are to be addressed by two
prominent speakers. The public is
invited.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-14

Miss Pearl K. Henderson was the
interesting and able speaker at our
Vesper services last Sunday. Miss
Henderson spoke on Women of An
cient and Modern Times" We had
a large and enthusiastic audience,
which will be glad to hear Miss Hen
derson again. The Vesper service is
held from 800 to 400 o'clock each
Sunday. Prominent among the audi
tors last Sunday was the Rev. Ernest
A. Brown of Newton, Kas., pastor Of
the C. NJ. E. church, who made inter
esting closing remarks.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-14

THE University Of Faith" is the
subject of Rev. G. l.. Princes talk to
the Y. NJ. C. A. Sunday, February 10,
at 8 p. m. Rev. Prince is pastor of
the Metropolitan Baptist church of
Kansas City, Kas. All men are well
come at these inspirational talks on
Sunday afternoon.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-14
Y. M. c. A.

II. o. Cook, Edw. Ross and r. b.
DeFrantzwill represent the Paseo De.
partment of the Y. VI. G. A. at the
Missouri State Y. NJ. C. A. convention
to be held in Sedalia, February 1915.
All departments of the Kansas City
Y. VI. C. A. will send delegates.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-14

Now that wildcats and wolves are
prowling the streets of Kansas City,
it would be well even for the tough
chickens" to stay off the streets at
night unless attended by some one
who knows how to handle these vic
ious animals.