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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-08-19
Good ~ Democratic Times.

The last issue of Leslie's Weekly in
an article on 1.-The Nations Business"
has this to say:
Entirely aside from the enormous
expenditures that will be made neces-
sary by an adequate program of mill
tary defense, ordinary expenditures of
the government are exceeding receipts
to such an extent that large bond is
sue is in sight. Since the beginning of
the new fiscal year, expenditures have
exceeded receipts at the rate of nearly
three quarters Of a million dollars
daily. Sugar goes on the free list May
|, 1916, with an unoffieally estimated
loss of about $50, 900, 900 to the Gus
toms revenues for May and June Of
that year. The war emergency tax
ends by limitation December /, with
an estimated loss of $4,000, 900 reve-
nue. for the balance of the fiscal year.
1t is not quite clear what excuse can
be offered for re-enacting it, especially
as the Administration has been con-
tending that the European war has
benefited the United States.
And leading daily of the same date
touches on the good (?) Democratic
times thus:
The administration is determined
that no more statistics will be issued
from the departments under its con
troll that tell story hostile to the full
filment of democratic promises and
pledges. The recent publication of the
government inquiry into retail food
prices was glaring expose of tbs
fact that, although the tariff had been
lowered and to point where An9it
can manufacturers did not receive pho
lection, yet food prices were higher
than they We're before the tariff was
dickered with by the democrats.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-08-19

book on her knee. She nodded to
John. Everyone nodded or smiled at
the sight of the young fellow. Some
how he radiated good-nature.
John smiled all the way home. Ten
dollars a week meant a great deal to
him and his mother He was as happy
as ii he had been left millionaire.
Some men grin and few shipper.
but in six months John had worked
ais way W to twenty dollars and rea-
sonable responsibilities Sometimes
he and the girl had lunch together,
usually after pay day. Their compan-
ionship had come to mean a good deal
to them.
Molly wss not an educated girl, but
she had that simplicity and charm
that are the fruits of sweet and hap
by nature The first time John invit-
ed her TO his mothers apartment to
tea on Sunday afternoon Mrs. Bar
rett knew that the die was cast.
John, dear" she said that night,
looking at him searchingly is
she--?" She could get no further. but
cried on his shoulder.
They loved with all the frankness
of twenty-one They knew that they
would always mean everything to each
other. John asked Molly to marry
him.
She refused And when they had
talked things over John saw it in the
same light.
Your mother talks about you all tue
time, said the girl She couldn't sup
port herself on that little income. It
makes it impossible for the present,
dear"
She could live with u.s."
Molly shook her head She was
wise enough TO know the Impractical.
bility of that suggestion.
But I shall get on with the firm.
In q few years I shall be getting thir.
ty-dve," John urged
And then Molly expounded the sit.
nation to hi-a as impassively as if she
were discussing an abstract proposi.
tion She had steeled herself to this
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-08-19

A little girl in Connecticut aged two
and one-half years was allowed to go
to church Christmas Sunday on con-
dition she would not talk out loud,
but could join in the singing. The
hrst hymn happened to be, Joy to
the World" sung to "Old Antioch
She recognized the tune and felt her
opportunity had come. But the only
words she associated with that tune
were not the words of Isaac Watts.
This made no difference and the con-
gregation was convulsed to hear
high childish voice ringing clear above
the voices around her: There was
man In our town and he was won.
drous wise. He jumped into a bramble
bush and scratched out both his eyes. "
Especially effective was the repeat
Of the last line when, instead Of hear
ing And heaven, and heaven and ma
lure sing they heard And scratched,
aud scratched out both his eyes"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-08-19
THE SECRET CLAUSE
BY GEORGE MuNsoN.

John had been compelled to leave
college after his inst year, on account
OF his fathers death. His mothers
small annuity was barely sufficient to
sup ort her II was necessary for
John to give US his ambition Of becom-
ing physician-for the present. at
least-and look for position.
He had answered an advertisement
and had been invited to call The
world looked very cheerful as he sur
veyed it from his strap in the elevated
train.
He was in the way of becoming a
business man. John smiled And the
girl to whom he had given up his seat
could not help smiling too 1t was
not a firtatious smile-just happy
one, because Johns happiness infect
ed her, as everyone else who looked
at the well-groomed young fellow
clinging to the strap as the car lurched
and swung round the bend.
In the presidents Office nine young
men were being cross-examined. John
was the tenth. The president put a
few prefunctory questions.
Il shall write today to the man
whom l consider to be best suited"
he announced.
The ten young men filed out OF the
office, Nine of them, knowing their
Individual chances to be small looked
glum. John was smiling. AS he was
about to leave, the president called
him back.
You'll do. I like your face" he
said. Your name is Barrett. Any
relation of the late Thomas Barrett
of the United corporation ?"
He was my father" answered
John
Indeed! And you are not thinking
of taking control of the corporation
ultimately?
MY lawyer informed me that my ia
Their died heavily i'm debt" John an
swered In fact, he left my mother
only a bare annuity"
Il am surprised to hear that" an
swered the president. II thought
well, am greatly astonished Every
one thought Mr.. Barrett retained the
controlling interest. Come to work on
Monday"
On the way out John saw the girl
of the elevated. She was taking
notes for the manager, pencil in hand,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-08-19
HENS PROVE POOR JUDGES
At Least, When Asked to Perform
Early In Afternoon, Was Claim
ants Assertion.

When Squire George H. Bartholo-
new of this place, with Solomon-like
wisdom, suggested that two caekling
hens claimed by J F. Brendlinger Of
Gilbertsville, should settle it them
selves whether they belonged to him
or to a neighbor, he thought there
would be an end to the case. Brend-
linger sued Mrs. Ella Frick, seventy
two years old, to recover the bid
dies" and at the hearing the woman
alleged that they belonged to her
daughter Ella. 1t was agreed that the
hens should be let out of their roost-
ing places at the Frick plant the other
evening If they went over to Brend-
fingers, they established his owner
ship and Mrs. Frick should pay the
costs, and If they remained in the
woman's place Brendlinger should set
tie the bill.
Squire Shankweiler of GilbertsviIle
acted as an umpire when the Prick
chicken house was opened at $50 in
the evening, Only nine Of the twenty
nine came out, and the fowls in dis
pute were among those chat stayed in.
The twenty that came out hoped
about and looked at the setting sun
Tor a few minutes and then hoped
back to roost Brendlinger, who
claims he saw his two hens in the
Frick poultry house, is not satisfied
and, claiming that $3.50 was no time
TO make the test, viii appeal to court
-Pittstown (Pa) Dispatch to Phila-
delphia Record
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-08-19
NOT AN ISOLATED CASE
Many Similar Cases in Mineral Point
and Vicinity.

This Mineral Point mans story given
here is not an isolated case by any
means; week arter week, year after
year, our neighbors are telling similar
good news.
Samuel Terrill, well known business
man of Mineral Point, says: "Some-
times my kidneys were too active and
then again they weren't active enough.
Two boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills fixed
up this trouble and put me in good
shape. You may use my name recon-
mending Doan's Kidney Pills.
Price so cents, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Terril had. Foster Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo. N. Y.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-08-19


on that night when she had decided
that she must give John up forever.
And II was that uncanny GOODNESS that
engraved the truth on Johns heart
II he married her he must give up
forever his hopes of becoming a doc
tor. II meant all Johns future. II
meant his mothers happiness. And
she would not sacrifice John to their
love.
In FIVE years." he urged. Wait
for me, Molly. Only wait Promise
mel"
Molly shook her head and then, her
calmness deserving her, burst into pas
sionate tears. She sobbed as IL her
heart was broken.
John put the situation up to 6 friend
as an abstract proposition
Il should advise you'll mean the
man you are telling me Otto see his
lawyer" he said. ut is often posi-
BILE to anticipate legacy, and If your
mothers annuity does not cease with
her death the reYersion would have
certain cash value at present. That is
my advice. See your lawyer"
John got cold comfort from his law
yer. Come back in six months was
all he would say. "I'll see what can
do then"
And for six dreary months John
waited. He saw Molly each day, but
she passed him now with only cold
little bow There was worse to come.
One day, at the end of the six months,
the president called John into his
Office.
We've been hard-hit BY the finan-
cial depression, Barrett" he said.
I'm sorry, but we are laying off all
the men we can do without, and nat
urally we are keeping our oldest men,
bers"
John understood. He conjured up
his last smile and left the office.
Molly had promised to meet him the
following Sunday to say good-by. On
the Saturday afternoon John went to
his lawyer, flaming with indignation.
He demanded a plain answer to the
proposition he had suggested six
months before.
John" said the lawyer, placing a
hand on either shoulder of the young
man, your father has been dead just
year yesterday"
Il know ~" John interposed.
John, there was a clause in his will,
known to your mother but not to you.
He wanted you to become man and
to gain knowledge of life. You were
to leave college in the event of his
death while you were there, and take
a position. If, after a year, you were,
in my opinion, worthy of 1t, you were
to receive entire control of his fortune
of twelve millions"
What" gasped John.
Your father was especially anxious
that you should not make an unhappy
marriage, John" pursued the old man.
Especially that you should not be-
come the victim of an adventures
He wanted you to find some sweet
girl who was ignorant of your wealth
He thought that, if you did not find
her within the year, at least you would
obtain enough knowledge of the world
to- Where are you going, Jclr?"
I'm going for herr" John shouted.
Stay here till l come back. She lives
ten blocks away, and was to have
seen her tomorrow, but this is one of
those situations that won't wait"
Copyright 1915, by w C. Chapman)
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-08-19

of regents and witnesses at hearings,
and from state documents, to show
that there was waste at the university,
that the legislature was not given and
could not get the truth from the uni
versity.
The report of the committee shows
further instances Of waste and ineffi-
cheney.
When will the legislature and tax
payers require the truth?
Why should Dean Russell, knowing
that lands would be of no use, not pro-
test publicly and to the legislature
against their purchase?
Why did not the regents who did not
agree tell the legislature so and their
reason? Are there other cases where
the facts are not given?
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-08-19

AT Los Angeles. ten-year-old girl
whose heart had stopped beating for
sixteen minutes, after the administra-
ton of an anaesthetic in a hospital to
which she had been taken for an opera
ton on the tonsils, was revived as the
result of patient work by persistant
physician, who continued his efforts
long after the child's father had given
her up as dead. This report should be
widely circulated, for the encourage
ment of people entrusted with the
operation of pulmotors.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-08-19

and assumed that Uncle Sam would
feel flush of money and ready to
share his good luck with the first per-
son who asked him for a little change.
The Oklahoma woman wasn't so very
different from the type of politicians
who think that the United States should
90 into the business Of loaning money
on special terms to farmers.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-08-19

Evening Wisconsin: The idea Of gov
eminent as "a personality must have
been strong in the imagination Of that
Oklahoma farmers wife who wrote to
the Secretary Of the Treasury asking
him to send her thousand dollars SO
that she might purchase two cows, an
automobile and a set Of false teeth.
She had read that repentant embez-
zler had sent contribution of ten
thousand dollars co the conscience fund.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-08-19
The Office Devil.

The editor was busy when he was
asked, How are the markets?" The
man was referred to the office devil
who looked wise and said: Young
men unsteady; girls lively and in de
mand; papa firm, but declining; ma
mas, unsettled, waiting for higher bids;
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-08-19

Warrants were issued Monday for
twenty persons who are alleged to
have violated the automobile laws Sun
day some for fast driving and some
for running with cut-outs open. Nine
warrants have been served and fines
imposed. Now that the good work has
started, keep it up Don't show any
favoritism. Plattevile Witness.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-08-19
Legal Notices
Notice 70 credItors.

CTATE OF WISCONSIN-IOWA COUNTY
. COURT-1N PROBATE.
I'm the matter of the estate Of John =.
kieffer. Jr. deceased
Letters testameutHry on the estate of
John f. Kielfer. Jr.. deceased having been
issued to Rose Kleffer and N J. lNielfer.
Notice IS hereby given, that the creditors of
and limited by order Of this court, until and
including the first Tuesday Of March, 1916.
being the seventh dayof said month. TO present
heir claims and demands against said John +.
nietfer. Jr deceased 10 the county court
for examination and allowance.
Notice is also hereby given that the claims
so presented viii be examined and adjusted
by this court, at the Office of the County
Judge at the Court House in the city of
Dodgcville, in said county, on the first Tues
day Of April, 1916.
Dated this 3rd day Of August. 1915
BY tho Court.
ALDRO jerks, County Judge,
Fielder n Fielder Attorneys, BLVD
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-08-19

WHEN Carranza bombasti2ally de-
clares that the Mexican revolution
should be allowed 20 finish its natural
course" he oyerlooks the important
fact that it finished its natural course
many months ago.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-08-19

coffee, considerably mixed; fresh fish.
active and slippery; eggs quiet, but ex-
pected to open soon; whisky, still
going down; onions. strong; yeast,
still rising; breadstuffs. heavy; boots
and shoes, those on the market are
sold and constantly going up and down;
hats and caps, not so high as last
year, excepting foolscap which is sta
tionary; tobacco, very low and has a
downward tendency; silver close but
not close enough to get hold of. -
Ex.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-08-19
WASTED TAX-MoNEY IN BUYING
LANDS.
Ex.Goy. lloard's Paper

Senators Hansen and Kellogg and
Assemblymen Carl Hansen, Hess and
GreIl, constituting the committee APP
pointed to investigate university land
purchases, report chat the course of
the regents and the president who APP
pears to have dominated the regents
and who takes, in his testimony, the
credit and the blame for all purchases,
has been unwise, unsystematic, waste
full, and without regard to the welfare
of the state" Senate Journal, July q,
1879.
SIGNIFICANT CONCLUSIONS OF THE
COMMITTEE.
land purchased for $175, .
and $40, 600 will be practically value
less to the university for good many
years TO come, and the committe doubts
if it will ever be of practical use for
university purposes
"Gregentsl made vote unanimous in
order to influence the legislature.
state bought to the center Of
roadways" mot owned by the seller of
the landl "Raymer farm in 1910 was
assessed at ga, 300. The university
purchased it ia 1911 for $l75, OOo The
Tax Commission says that land was
supposedly assessed at i7o6 of its value
at that time.
g.. it was very great mistake in
judgment to buy the Olin-Raymer
tracts not only at the excessive
price for which they were purchased,
but at any price.
From the standpoint Of the state,
these lands are valueless.
Dean Russell of the Agricultural
College told the president Of the uni
yersity at the time the purchase was
contemplated that he could not agree
TO the purchase of these tracts for ag-
ricultural purposes that if he tine
PRESIDENT would get him the money
for two acres Of that land, he would
90 out of the city and by farm, -
Why did not Dean Russell tell this to
the legislature and taxpayers? Would
academic freedom not allow him to do
this?
Certain city land was bought on
Langdom street In the opinion of
your committee neither Of these places
was worth within several thousand
dollars Of the purchase price.
The impression current that
the university would sooner or later
buy these lands and others in the vi
entity had strong tendency to raise
the prices"
The university said Of land purchases
The university has, it is believed I'M
necessarily increased the cost Of land
because it has proceeded by private
purchase rather than condemnation.
Thus opportunity has been lost to com
pei proof that there is other cause for
high prices than expectation that the
university viii buy or that university
growth will later justify"
Did Regent Seaman have an these
facts when he told the Senate few
weeks ago that there was no economic
waste at the university? Are similar
facts lacking on the appropriation bills
now before the committee and the leg
islature?
The Wisconsin Efficiency Bureau
has several times in its bulletins quoted
from survey reports. from statements
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-08-19

OF all the Mexicans who have been
prominent in any way during the re-
beIIious period over which there has
been so much "watchful waiting" can
you name the one you would trust
around a corner?
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-08-19

No one seems to have very clear
idea of what the legislature has ac-
tually accomplished, but every one
seems to understand that it took too
long to do H.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-08-19

PROBABLY no one will be more glad
than Governor Phillip, when he gets
the legislature "off his hands.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-08-19

WILL preparedness To- war provoke
war?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-27
MAY ROBSON

wholesome comedy, played whole
somely, good-naturedly and well, is
The Reiuvenation of Aunt Mary" to
be presented by Americas funniest
comedienne, May Robson. and her
splendid company at the Orpheum to-
morrow evening. In addition to Aunt
Mary" Miss Robson will present a
comedy playlet. John Henry" based
on Elizabeth Jordon's character
sketches. The play isn't new and many
local theatergoers have seen it before
but it is one of the modern plays that
bear seeing a second time, or a third
81 as often as one has the opportunity
and feels the need of a good laugh,
and just bit of a lesson to teach
tolerance of others views and acts.
Aunt Mary as played by Miss Robson
is a delightful spinster who is per-
suaded to tear herself away from her
farm and her cats to visit New York
and there is precipitated into the gay
metropolitan life. which fascinated her
to the extent that she would introduce
roof gardens, caharets and other night
features of the Gay White Way into
her New England home.-Adv.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-27
Machine Gunmen to
Be Taken Into Guard

Pittsburgh. Oct 27.-Colonel James
H Bigger, Eighteenth Regiment, Ma
tional Guard of Pennsylvania, to-day
ordered the recruiting of fifty men for
machine gun company which the
War Department at Washington has
notified him. through Adjutant Cen
eral Stewart. at Harrisburg, it will
equip with guns. 1t is specified that
all recruits, in addition to the regular
publications, must have had mechan-
ical training. The company will be
commanded by Captain Robert Pol
lock. regimental quartermaster, and
will be supplied with one-half the an
nual ammunition allowance for target
practice. 1t is expected that men for
the command will be taken from the
different companies of the regiment.
1t is expected that machine gun
companies will be organized to act
with the infantry regiments of the Ma
tional Guard as a result of the offer of
the War Department, to supply equip
ment to this State. Adjutant General
Thomas j. Stewart said to-day that he
had written to the colonies command
ing each regiment asking whether they
could raise the companies to handle
the guns. but thus far few had replied.
although preliminary steps to recruit
had been undertaken in some cities
A demonstration of machine gun
work was given at the enCampment of
the Second Brigade at Indiana last
summer and considerable interest
stirred among the guardsmen. Thus
far the machine gun detachments of
militia regiments have not been fully
organized. but where formed were un-
dog direction of commissary depart
1nental officers as a tentative propo-
Iition.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-27
Nv DOROTHY DIX

well" said the Bookkeeper, 1.-THE
good old summer time is here at last
The summer widower has bioomed out
in all his dazzling beauty on the root
gardens and that's an unfailing sign
that there is going to be a hot time
in the old town"
Yes" assented the Stenographer
Fl saw a bunch of 'em last night
looking like schoolboys playing
year olds. Funny. isn't IL, now the
loss Of his wife always chirks man
up?"
THE procession of hump-should-
cred, listless, grouchy men going
down to the Grand Central to see
their wives off for the summer, and
the same line of dead-game sports,
with their hats set at a wicked angle,
who foX-trot away from the station
after wifey's car pulls out. always
makes me think of the before and
after taking pictures of the patent
medicine advertisements, while six
months real widower always goes
about looking as if he had GOT money
from home"
u don't see where the women who
butt into this vacation business, any
way" objected the Bookkeeper;
pretty fierce, | call it, for the wife.
who doesn't need it, TO get a hike
around to all the glad Spots. while
the poor husband who needs a rest.
has to stay in town and no1d down
his Job"
"Oh. it's a double-action blessing"
exclaimed the Stenographer the
wife is travelling for her husbands
health"