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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-07-22

by buying in larger quantities you
could save fully 10 per cent on the
cost of your groceries,"
A retail grocer was endeavoring to
show one of his customers one way
he might reduce the cost Of living
without depriving or mountaineering
himself or family.
Several of his former patrons were
finding the wholesale method of buy
ing much easier and far less waste
full and were getting more groceries
for the same money.
The experience of one customer
seemed to be more or less typical of
many others.
After living "out of paper sacks"
for a number of weeks, this farmer be-
came dissatisfied with his system and
asked the grocer for his suggestions.
A little study of the records showed
that in two and half months he
had bought 374 different items-an av-
erage of five and a half separate pur-
chases for each day the stores were
open.
During this time he had bought
lard Is times, in amounts ranging from
Is cents, to SIS cents, with 20 cents
as the average. The grocer then con-
vinced him that by buying lard in 60
pound tubs he could have saved 3
cents on each pound. For $3.50 he
could have bought the same amount
Of lard for which he paid $4.37.
1.-THE farmer bought sugar ten times,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-07-22
TODAY is YOUR DAY.
Yesterday Is Only a Record and To.
morrow Is = Secre+

Yesterday Is Only Record and To-
morrow Is Secret.
While walking in the streets one is
often greeted with the cheerful re-
mark, Its a nice day!' Good days
and bad days exist only in the mind.
The weather has nothing to do with
it. Each day is what we make it.
Suppose you get the word that your
salary has been doubled or that a for
gotten uncle has left you $1,OOO,OOO
What do you care about the weather
then? Or suppose the person you love
is dying. Unexpectedly turn for the
better comes. The doctor says your
dear one will live. What if it is hotter
than Tophet? 1t is good day, great
day, happy day. 1t is what we think
and feel about it that makes each day
what it is.
Put down in the notebook of your
soul the poet Runeberg's thought,
each day is life" When you get up
in the morning throw back your Shout
ders, take a deep breath and meet the
new day like man. Say to yourself,
another day, another lifev' For all
we know it may be the only day we
shall ever have. Let us make it the
best day we can. Let us strive to
make it a day worth while, to move a
step forward in our work, do all the
good we can, get all the happiness we
can today.
Right now is the only time you can
control. Yesterday is a record. To
morrow is secret. Today is yours
and mine.-Philadelphia Press.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-07-22
Be a Booster.

The Burlington Standard Democrat:
Every issue of the Standard Democrat
will be found to be boosting for Bur
lington. We aim to have our advertis
ing columns reflect this same boosting
spirit. and therefore urge every mer-
chant and business man to be repre-
sented. Your name and business in the
advertising columns of the Standard
Democrat is a boost for you, your bust
ness, and Burlington. Be a booster
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-07-22
HOW TO GET CHEAPER GROCERIES

in amounts from 25 cents to $1.60; a
total of $6.75 worth. BY buying in 100
pound sacks at $640 a hundred, one
and One-half cents a pound would have
been saved.
Thirty single cans of fish and meats
was the count. Fourteen of these were
salmon at Is cents a can. According
to the grocer, the farmer would have
saved 3 cents on each can by buying
in case lots. Thus a saving of AZ
cents on salmon alone would have
been made.
1.-TWO dollars and thirteen cents
worth of crackers were bought at 13
times, in lots of from to 25 cents.
BY the box, crackers are 7h cents a
pound; at retail, 10 cents a pound.
Soap and washing powder were
bought nineteen times. One cent
cake have been saved by buying soap
by the box.
coil was bought sixteen times, in
two gallon lots. By buying in five gal
Ion lots, one cent a gallon would have
been saved
Three dollars and four cents was
spent for cheese, at fourteen different
times, by buying a small cheese; 3
cents pound would have been saved.
"The entire grocery bill was $83.41,
on which the grocer estimated that
about So could have been saved by
buying Wholesale This would have
been enough to buy two pairs of shoes,
or add a barrel of flour to the larder."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-07-22
OptlmIst and PessimIst.

Optimist is derived from the Latin
optimus. best, that being the superla-
tive degree of bonus, melior, optimus,
good, better, best. Pessimist is de-
rived from pessimus, the superlative
of malus, pejor, pessimus, bad, worse,
worst. Optimist, therefore, represents
the best in everything, and pessimist
exactly the opposite or the worst. An
optimist is one who looks on the
bright side of things and takes hopeful
views, while pessimist sees only the
dark side. The two words have fig
urative applications in religion, in
politics and in everyday life.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-07-22
Old Settler Passes.

Darlington Journal: Mr.. Charles
Meighan died at his home on Friday,
July 9, after an illness of nearly a
year; asthma being the final cause of
his death. The funeral was held at the
Catholic church in this city on Monday
at 10 o'clock, Rev. Father Nevins of
this city and Rev. Father McQuaid of
Shullsburg officiating, and interment
made in the Catholic cemetery.
Deceased was born in the town of
Willow Springs about 70 years ago,
and married Miss Sarah Taylor of the
same town. To this union ten chill
dren were born, one dying in early
childhood. The others, with their
mother, survive, and were present at
the funeral. Deceased lived in this
vicinity all his life.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-07-22
CAPTURE STOWAWAY.
Japanese Lad Missing Four Years Is
Found,

Japanese Lad Missing Four Years Is
Found.
Port Townsend.-Genjiro Suzuki, a
japanese stowaway, who arrived at
Smith Cove on the Sado Maru four
years ago and escaped from that YES
sci by jumping overheard and swim
ming ashore, was taken into custody a
few days ago by United States Immi-
grafton Inspector II. A. Myers and will
be deported.
After escaping Suzuki worked in log
ging camps and single mills. Last
August he signed as cook in the Amer
lean barkentine Koko Head at Port
Angeles. Upon the arrival Of the Koko
Head here and while checking the
crew he was recognized by Inspector
Myers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-07-22
CoSSackS.

The Cossacks are the rough riders
of Europe. AS the cowboys of the
American plains and the Guachos of
the pampas, the Cossacks are an in
tensely interesting, wild, free, plain
folk, who live in the saddle in the
open places and whose rough democ-
racy is the expression of the same
naive, rudimentary culture as that of
their new world brothers-in-spirit.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-07-22
MINERAL POINT OF TODAY
NOTES BY THE DEMOCRATS
NEWS CATERER.


end visitor at the home of Jacob Dresen
and family.
Mrs. George Foster of Phillips ar
rived he .e Saturday to visit relatives.
Mr.. anu Mrs. Earl Thorn returned to
Chicago Friday, after a visit at the
home of Mrs William Jeuck, Sr.
Mrs. Micheal Bregenser and son
Gerard and nephew Ferdinand Segen
returned to Chicago Sunday. after a
three weeks visit with Mrs. Peter
Paizkill, mother Of Mrs. Bregenser, and
with other relatives.
Will Shepherd of Platteville was an
over Sunday visitor here.
Miss Ida Schlasser of Winnetka, ILL.,,
is visitor at the home OF Nicholas
GRADER and with other relatives and
friends.
Miss Elizabeth Harris returned to
New York the latter part OF last week,
after a two weeks, visit here with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Harris, Sr.
Miss Lena Godhardt went to Milwau-
kee Friday to visit her niece Miss Agnes
Peter. From there she will go to Chi
cago.
Willoughby Gundry of Cleveland,
Ohio, is here visiting at the William z.
Gundry home.
I'll. Pagel was at Chicago Friday in
the interests Of the G. M. & st. Paul
Railroad Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will. Benson and
daughter and Mrs. Johanna Gundry
left Thursday to visit at the George
hons at Madison.
Mrs. Leon Claussen and two children
arrived here on Thursday from Ottum
wa, Iowa, and are visiting at the Snow
home.
Miss Marie Thoma arrived home
Thursday from Boston, Mass, where
she is studying music.
Miss Ethel Howard returned to her
home at Darlington the fore part of
this week, after few days visit at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. w. E. Prisk.
Mrs. Mary j. Davies and Miss Rose
Mcconnell returned to their home at
GAINESVILLE last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Philips, Mrs.
Lena Smith and daughter Lillian Of
Evanston visited at Fennimore recent
ly.
Miss Kate Blotz of Dodgeville was
visitor at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Philips the fore part of last
week.
Clyde M. Taylor returned to Marion,
Iowa, Thursday Mrs. Taylor will re-
main for a longer visit with her
mother, Mrs. John Jeuck. Sr. and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Lutz returned
to their home at Chicago Friday, a or
a weeks visit at the home of Mr.. Peter
Frieden and family.
Miss Catherine Gratiot returned
Friday from Shullsburg, where she had
been visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Metz and son
Raymond are visiting Madison relatives.
Miss Magdalena Sweitzer went to
Darlington Friday to spend few days.
Percy Brown of Darlington was
business caller here on Friday.
Miss Mary Harris was at Stevens
Point the latter part of last week visit
ing her sister Miss Helen Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Tucker have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John Oates
at Weukegan.
Mrs. N. T. Martin visited relatives at
Shullsburg the past week.
F. Y. Myers of Milwaukee was a
guest at the Kearns home last week.
Mrs. E. Y Hutchinson and daughter
Annette and son Hamilton, and John
+. Hendra departed last Thursday for
Ludington, Mich, to spend few weeks
at the Hutchinson summer home. They
were accompanied by Robert Hutchinson
who will spend the remainder of the
summer there.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27

OF course shells fall In this Village
where am writing, where we rest, out
we can go another half mile or so 10
the rear and be entirely out of the dan
ger zone. People are living there
again as before the war. They hear
the distant roar of cannon, but the
noise becomes a habit. Anyone who
wants a fine reproduction OF the front
when firing is going on--not battle
but the ordinary firing-has only to go
to some big construction work in New
York, where he will hear exactly what
we hear every day.
The blasting initiates the cannon
the hammer striking the steel girder
gives the rifle shot, steel girder
when dropped reproduces cannon
fire effect especially through the vi
brationK caused. But the most re
markaBie imitation is the hydraulic
hammer, that continuance with which
a workman bores holes in steel. This
instrument exactly initiates a machine
gun in action. If ever get back tt
to New York / shall jump whenever
l hear one.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27
TAKES 20 MEN TO SAVE DOG
Dynamite, Too, Used to Rescue AMI
NAL From Cave Into Which He
Had Fallen.

Newton, N. J.-It took 20 men and a
blast of dynamite to free Bob. fox
hound, from a cave near here. The
dog, owned by Robert Washer. got
into the cave through a small crevice
while fox hunting with his master.
Then he couldn't get out.
Washer worked at the mouth Of the
cave all afternoon, but couldn't open
the way for the animal to get out. The
next day he tried dynamite. as large
charge as he dared to use without
endangering the dogs life, but the
blast only loosed some of the stones at
the mouth of the crevice. The follow
ing day, however. a score of workers
brought crowbars to bear on the rocks
and pried them far enough apart to
free Bob from his three days impris
onment.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27
EXPLAINING THE WILD Man
Curious Individual Learns All Aboa
Him, Including Reason for His
Wildness.

The wonderful cu-ri-os-i-tee which
you see before you, lay-dees and gen
tle-men," announced the sideshow lee
turer, in tones admirably adapted fol
talking down from a great altitude b
the subnormal understandings of the
masses, at the same time waving q
indicatory hand toward the hyperpes
simistic looking parsonage In the steel
barred cage, "is the Wild man Of the
Everglades, captured at the cost d
seven lives and eleven thousand dol
lars in gold! Thu-ree times du
this savage monster leaps upon CUR
reat hunks of r-r-r-raw and r-r-r-reeki1S
flesh and devours them with tefrih>
ierocity and bloodcurdling yells!"
What caused the cuss to 80 Wiz
and live on raw meat?" asked SHARP
nosed ruralist, interestedly.
HE lived on his brother-in.law b.
1--WE years and it made him wild who
mis- long suffering relative would =
longer support him. He eats his meal
Jaw because he Is too lazy to eook
hem himself" City Star
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27
GOATS AS FIRE FIGHTERS
Herd of 1000 to Help Uncle Sam
Keep Firebreaks Open In Ma
tionaI Reserves.

San Francisco.-Give a goat
chance and he makes a first class fire
fighter. In recognition of his efficiency
the United States forest service an
nounces that the secretary of agricul-
ture has just authorized the free graz
ing Of 1000 goats in the national re.
serves of California. together. with a
bonus to their owners for handling
them. go
Cutting wide trails known as fire
breaks, across which brush fires can
not jump, is a standard method OF
fire prevention. The trouble Is that
each year there recurs at heavy cost
the problem of cleaning out the trails
Turn loose a herd of hungry. goats
and a goat is always hungry-anc
they soon will crop the underground
short and clean.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27
BL0ODHOUNDS ON THE TRAIL
But II Turned Out to Be Jaekrabbifs
and Not the Escaped
Convict's.

San Rafael. Cal.-Posses are comb
ing the slopes of Mount Tamalpais for
traces of two man-trailing blood
hounds, the property of Frank H. de
Pue, which were last seen with their
foaming jaws close to the heels OF a
jackrabbit.
De Pue received word few days
ago that Peter Tosti, who escaped
from San Quentin, was hiding up in
the hills back of Corte MADEIRA. Up in
deep ravine he unleashed the
hounds. A moment later their forms
were outlined against the sky as they
raced in the rear of the rabbit, which
led them into oblivion on the other
side of the slope.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27
DEMAND FOR GLASS IS BIG
Great Britain Orders Supply In This
Country for Use In sarrack
Windows.

Kane, Pa.-For the first time in his
tory practically every window glass
plant in this section will operate
through the summer season. Some of
the plants may be compelled to cease
operations for six or eight weeks for
repairs. but will resume operation as
soon as they are. completed.
The great activity of the window
glass trade is due to the war. the de-
mand for glass for export shipments
being the greatest in history Much Of
the glass is being shipped to London
where 1t is being used for temporary
barracks in training camps. Before the
outbreak Of the war Great Britain de
pended almost entirely on German!
and Belgium for glass.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27
BASEBALL At FRONT
Americans in Foreign Legion
Want National Game.
Volunteers From the United States
With the French Army Get the
Fever at Deceptive Sign
Of Spring.

Paris.-The correspondent of New
York Sun with the Foreign Legion
at the front writes:
A postcard came from Torole say.
ing that he Is acting as mechanic for
an American aviator with the fifteenth
squadron of the royal flying corps at
Farnsborough. England. He adds that
he has been granted ten days vacation
and received $40 advance pay and that
the feeding is fine. especially the ham
and eggs.
Fred Stone, a New Yorker, has been
wounded by shrapnel while on SEN
tinel duty in the trenches at the town
Of. Two bullets entered his body,
but DR.. Van Worst. who attended him,
assured us he was all right.
A later letter says:
This is my birthday. Heavy snow
has fallen. Strange, for only yester'
day as we were on our way to the
shooting trenches from the sugar re
finery on the canal, where we had all
taken hot shower baths, / was think
/ lug VI Wiltiu6 W ooh yoo ~ SSAS -
a baseball outfit. Spring was in the
air, and everything was beautiful, 81
no wonder we all got baseball fever.
Many of the Americans here are col
lege men. There are at least three II
the rear and thirteen here. We hat
ii, but Carstairs is gone. Rockwell
is in the hospital at Mont Meriel
Olinger is at the depot at Orleans. ant
SO is Collins, who is still i'll. Narwicl
has just joined US again with SOM
others who have come to fill our ranks
Ganson is also at Orleans. Casey ha
gone for an eight-day rest.
You may think the idea of baseball
here is crazy, but why not? The Ems
lish play football in the rear Of tn
lines. Do not forget that this war !
the most remarkable war in many OIL
er ways than its size.~ 1t has bee
pointed out often enough that tn
firing line is 200 miles in length, bu
not much attention has been paid to II
width. Its depth is SO comparativel
Insignificant that we can play ball
we will when out Of the trenche
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27
IVA MILLION" SAYS BRIDE
And So Has o. A. Million, the Happy
Bridegroom Who Welded
Iva.

Olathe, Kan.-In the probate judges
Cupid Parlor," Judge Roberts united
in marriage Oscar A. Million. twenty
four years old, and Miss Iva EVerltt'
nineteen, both of Kansas City. The
bridegroom still remains o. A. Million,
but the bride blusingly admitted after
the ceremony that Iva" Million IN
name at least.
When the bridegroom asked the
Judge about his fee he said he was not
used to officiating where Millions were
involved and so would leave the
amount to the bridegroom. The bride
groom paid the bill, the bride added a
Million thanks and the happy numerals
left to catch the car back to Kansas
City.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27
GERMAN FOOD NOT SCARCE
Seeks to Have Others Feed
-. Belgium.

London.-A dispatch from Berne
says: -,E.
"All Germany's war bread regula-
tons, war cookery schools and other
arrangements are not due to any real
scarcity of food. but are a pretext
to induce charitable Americans to feed
the Belgians and the French to feed
their people in the portion of France
occupied by Germany"
Reports from Vienna say that the
government has taken over all stocks
of rye, barley. maize and -four pro
ducts.
The distribution of bread will be un
dertaken in various districts.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27
EXPERT ADVISER ON DRESS
Woman Has Achieved Success In O,
eupation That Is Something Of
Novelty.

I heard lately Of a plan adopted h,
one young woman that has worked on,
we'll with her, and might be of use IA
someone else, says a writer in ths
Pittsburgh Dispatch. She lives A.
home, but must help the family excheo
uer, and this is how she does it:
Her one talent lay in her good tasta
in dress. She had an instructive feel
ing for what was becoming, not onlyI
for herself but her friends, and WA
often called in to consult over prc
spective new gown. So that is what
she determined to do professional,
She let her friends know that for a
certain sum she would give advice opl
costumes, helping to arrange a whols|
wardrobe. and from friends she soon
branches out to regular clients.
She goes to the house of her en-
ployer and looks over everything the
lady has. She gives definite instruc
tons as to what each dress or suit or
waist requires to bring it up to par
She advises as to the most becoming
styles and colors, and lists what new
garments are necessary. OF course she
regulates the expenditure according to
the purses of her various clients.
She has made a success. Many won.
en- do not know what to wear, what
suits them best, what to put together
She tells them. She also saves then
a good deal by her cleverness in adapt
ing what looks hopeless. She can also
tell where you should go for mate
rails: she has addresses of talon
dressmakers and sewing women, and
knows they can do what they promise.
She is thoroughly up in her chosen
job. in fact. She also makes point
of attending carefully to the detaik
of a costume, making sure that each
item will harmonic. The work Is er
tremely interesting. and 1t pays bod
her and her clients.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27
CHANGING Diet Of the Chinese.

Americans who have been INN
snced by the Orient to the extent 4
taking their tea clear, without mn
Or sugar, will be astonished to lean
that the Occident is now bent 9
teaching the Chinese to use milk Va
their decoction of tea leaves-and .
iensed milk at that.
An enterprising condensed mn
company is pushing the campaign =
expects to be successful. This -
Germ has already introduced -
iensed milk ice cream to the Chinal
and they like 1t so we'll that M
Of the restaurants keep 1t always 2
hand.
Practically no fresh milk Is to ,
had in China. although the nsti1
seem familiar enough with the virsae
Of both the fresh and the condeoa
article.
Perhaps after all Of the ories1
have taken their tea clear bscsa
there was no milk to put In u
not because they thought the add'
Of milk ruined the beverage.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27
New Uses for Old Rope.

Old rope. like old tin cans
other things generally considered
waste, has its special market and =.
and in every seaport the colleeu
and classifying of old rope 10 %
portant business. Rope that %
cred with heavy graphite or w
even more valuable today for mal
oakum than lightly tarred msls
while hemp rope with the on
heavy coating of tar worn on
weathering is often used for pN
per. A small percentage Of untan~l
hemp rope, used in its prime TOT =
ing and other purposes. Ii beng -
verted into cigaret paper In 1u
Scraps and waste from Ola
rope. and also old oakum rem
from seams Of ships. are now w.
making boards.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27
Lazy But Polished.

college men may be all rign'
thew start out to earn a lvlns
marked a business man recently
they should leave some OF lIsl =
ties of speech in the college.
ing to choice language VIII s0r
make an ambitious man seem ~
noticed this yesterday wnen' =
Spouse to an advertisemsn. =
clerk, a college chap called o.
explained the duties Of the =! - A.
thew keep a man busy for ns
day and to many seem quits ' IL q
despite the good salary attas =. (. Z
I asked, How would you Z
like that! Nothing wou''
better he replied."-Judse
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27
1H-Pound Baby Lives In Oven.

Sharon, PA baby daughter
weighing one and one-half pounds was
born recently to Mr.. and Mrs. William
Newell Of Cedar street The parents
are Of normal build. Newell is q car
penter. In lieu Of an incubator the pa
rents are endeavoring to develop the
baby in the oven of the kitchen range.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27
PLACING the Responsibility.

I'D get along better with my dane
Ing" said Uncle Flopsole If ! could
get hold Of the right tune"
Whats the natter"
There isn't a piece in the whole
music box that doesn't get out Of time
to the way / dance"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27

members of the habitual criminal
classes among the men drawn to take
their places in the ranks of the army,
but is due to psychological reasons, In
the opinion Of the noted criminologist.
DR.. Robert Heindl.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27
crawls Mile and q HAN.

Newton, N. Jill and starving.
James shotwell. aged seventy-ive.
crawled . mile and half for aid. and
then collapsed in the road here Re-
vived, his first words were, my horse
n starving. too"