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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-07-08
EARLY rlVAL OF NEW YORK
Eastern Metropolis of the United
States Might Have Been In
Staten island.

We are reminded that New York
came mighty near being on Staten is
land by the announcement that the
famous Cubberly cottage, with all its
furnishings, has been donated to the
public by its owner, DR.. Nathaniel
Britton. The structure is one of the
finest examples OF the so-called
colonial" architecture extant. and it
is In an excellent state of preserva-
ton. 1t has been satisfactorily de-
termined that 1t was built not later
than 1880, and most OF its furnishings
antedate that year 1t was in all
probability a finer rural residence at
the time of it's completion than any
on Manhattan island. Now 1t stands
at the intersection of New Dorp lane
and Cedar Grove avenue. AT the
time when the builders put on the last
coat Of paint and told the Cubber-
lys to move in IL was surrounded by
tributary acres constituting a splen-
did estate, and the Dutch aristrocats
of New Amsterdam, across the upper
bay, followed the example of the orir-
inal Cubberly promptly in establish
ing themselves upon the salubrious
and picturesque hills OF Staten island
The Cubberly cottage was but the
pioneer among many. In fact, as his
torical records show, the new settle
ment on Staten island grew so rap
idly at that time that some people
thought 1t might outgrow New Am
sterdam. The Cubberly cottage came
into the possession of the Brittons In
the year 1895, when 1t was decided to
Nathaniel Britton, an ancestor of the
owner who has given 1t to the public
as a historical relic. The cottage,
with all it's contents, will be kept open
to the public under the charge of the
Staten Island Association of Arts and
Science.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-07-08

Chicago Tribune: The organization
within the United States of a political
party the purpose Of which is to shape
the policy of the American government
on behalf of any foreign power is not
only doomed to failure but it will most
certainly react against the interests Of
the power sought to be favored as well
as breed resentment against its sub
iects and even its sympathizers within
this country. Every American will
resent and vigorously oppose the injec-
ton into our politics of any European
policy.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-07-08
The Dutch Watsretaat

The supreme defense of Holland
must be the water line through the
heart Of it. from the Zuycer Zee to
the Sebeldt created by opening the
slulces Holland has department OF
state with a cabinet minister at the
head Of II, for her waterstaat." an un-
uanslatable word, which means, prae-
ucally the state Of all waters from the
neid-drain in the poIders to the Rhine
az winter level They are all linked
up - one scheme in an Office at The
Aasue.--London Daily Chronicle.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-07-08
JOKING THE UPLlFTERS.

Does it make you proud to see the
notices Wisconsin receives in the out
side press? Well, here is paragraph
from an article in the New York Sun:
Ultra nplift sentimentality in the
management Of heterogeneous masses
of corrolled scoundrels has developed
prodigiousIy Of late. In the state peni-
Tertiary at Waupun. Wisconsin, for in
stance, our own Sing Sing is in some
respects surpassed. White gloved table
walters, an orchestra during meals,
nineteen or twenty dollars month
overtime pay, Saturday half holidays
for interchange of social visits, an out
ing work camp a mile or more from the
prison, and of course baseball and other
sports. You have to pay twenty-five
cents admission to see Waupun prison.
The box Office receipts go to the to-
bacco fund of the permanent guests.
Sing Sing Academy rules are severe
compared with Waupun.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-07-08
Awaited Orders 70 Surrender.

During the disastrous war which
the little republic OF Paraguay waged
for five years against the combined
forces of Brazil, Argentina and Uru-
quay many heroic feats were per
formed in honor OF the flag. On one
occasion a sergeant intrusted with the
colors remained at his post though
his comrades all around him were shot
down Firally he also was wounded
and captul Cd When asked hy his
captors why he had not surrendered
before, as he had no possible chance
Of escape. he calmly replied, Il had no
orders 10 surrender" With him obe.
dience TO orders and not self-preserva.
ton seemed to be the irst law OF ma.
ture
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-07-08
BEST MAKE HASTE SL0WL W
Little Really Good and Lasting Work
Has Been Accomplished Under
Strain Of Hurry.

The more haste. the less speed
good motto for many people in these
days when most of us are always In
driving hurry. remarks the MIL
waukoe Journal Work that Is hurried
isn't often well done The letter writ
ten IN haste sometimes proves to be
illegible, or, what is perhaps worse,
SO nearly illegible that 1t results In a
misunderstanding that loses far more
time than II would have taken 70 write
correctly. One may be In such great
haste to complete an article he is
making that he Sights some part OF
Il. And just that flaw may cause a
break In the machinery and result in
loss OF time and great waste
Then there are the hundreds OF
times when undue haste doesn't in
yolve great consequences. but simply
means inferior work that must be
done again some time. and perhaps
cause inconvenience and loss until il
Is done over For an article rightly
made or a task we'll done serves a
better purpose than something com.
pleted in haste People who do every.
thing hastily usually misunderstood.
Some things one may catch quickly
and SO deceive himself into thinking
that he can do me whole thing in a
minute, not even knowing the import.
ant point that has escaped him To
make haste slowly" means to &C.
complish more whatever one is do
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-07-08
At the Mineral Point Fair, August IL
1890, 1915, Mineral Point, WIS.
Member A. T. A.

NEW NPFFU HAFNS
American Trotting Association rules
to govern. Five to enter. three to
start Stall rent free to horses enter
ing the races First bedding free. Hay
and straw on the grounds at cost. En-
tries for races close August 10, 1915,
and should be addressed to T. M.
Priestley, Supt. of Speed, Mineral
Point, Wis.
$50. 90 premium will be paid to horse
trotting or pacing the fastest mile dur
the 1915 meeting, provided the track
record of 2:llt is broken, Win race
under the point system.
T. M. PR sTLEY, Supt. of Speed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-07-08
Legal Notices.
Notice of Hearing Petition for Guardian

Notice Of Hearing Petition for Guardian
CTATE OF WISCONSIN,.
= IOWA COUNTY.
Notice is hereby given that at the special
term Of the County Court 20 be held in and
for said county. &C the Court House IN the
City of Dodgeviile. in said county on the first
Tuesday tbeiug the 3rd day. of August, A.
ID. 1915. at 9 o'clock a. IN, the following mat
ter will be heard and considered.
The verified petition Of Elizabeth a. Hew q
for the appointment of a guardian for Eliza
beth Fowler of Mineral Point, Wisconsin, al
legged 20 be mentally incompetent 10 have the
charge and management Of her property.
Dated this end day Of June. 1915,
BY order OF the Court;
ALDRO jerks, County Judge,
Calvert Spensley. attorney. 26w3
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-07-08

A GOOD many people are losing their
interest IN the daily reports of the war
and have settled down to policy of
watchful waiting for something really
big to happen.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-07-08
ZINC, A PRIZE OF WAR.

In Europe, the disappointment is
keen over the long-continued and I'M
interrupted hold which Germany has up
on Belgium, and the inability of Russia
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-07-08
Repairing and Bench Work.

am prepared to do all kinds of
wagon, buggy, and sleigh repairing,
eiso bench carpenter work. Shop on
North street. VIM. TREGILGUs.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-07-08

REGARDLESS of whether the Germans
started the war or not, it will have to
be conceded that they know how to
keep it going.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-07-08

The old-fashionsd boy who used to
get penny for turning the handles OF
the clothes wringer for his mother on
wash-day now has son who cuEses
every time he has 70 crank up his auto
engine.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-07-08
Words Arc as Cheap as Ever.

An English economist announces
that worldwide decline in the price
Of commodities has begun, and that
probably it win be more pronounced
at the end OF thu wear
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-07-08
Farm and city property handled.
Your sales solicited.
FOR SALE
Iowa County Farms

Several houses in all parts Of the city {
Mineral Point.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-07-08

lowe County Farms
SPECIAL BARGAIN. 1si acres between
Cobb and Edmund. Running water. good
SOIL fair buildings; no timber; SIPS per acre.
In the heart OF $50 per acre land,
81 acres, one.haIf mile to town, improved
i2o acres, one mile to town. improved.
100 acres, 80 miles to town, improved
100 acres, 81 miles to town, improved.
700 acres, five miles to town improved.
20 acres. one-half mile to station. improved
40 acres one mile to town, unimproved.
so acres, two miles to town, unimproved.
Lafayette County Farms
ii7-16O-29O acre farms. improved.
Also northern Wisconsin farms in Clark,
Jackson and EauClsire counties.
100 acres, l mile east from Humbird, 40 a
under cultivation; house iSN26. wing 12x1s;
barb 36X56 with basement; silo l6x20 One M
from railroad station, creamery cheese factory
anG nigh school, Price $50 per acre. A great
many Swiss people are located in this corr
munltY and are making 1t one of the great
dairy centers of Wisconsin. $1,000 or more
cash, balance per cent.
POS acre farm located miles from Fairchld
and miles from Augusta, Eau Claire county.
Within reach of creameries. 40 acreS under
cultivation, balance heavy oak timber and
pasture. one set OF tine buildings. also set
OF old buildings. Two orchards. Clay loan
soil, clay subsoil. Nearly all level except pas
ture which has a spring brook running thru
H. Owner has for years made a business of
Using clover seed and farm is in high state
Of cultivation If YOU do not find that crops on
this farm tcorn, clover. alfalfa. potatoes and
small grainsl compare fayorably with crops
on Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois
land valued at $3.50 20 $40 per acre, we will pay
your car fare and all expenses in connection
with the trip. The price Of the farm is only
50 per acre.
SO acres of wild land near town, good soil.
Price SIS per sore About mi from Fairchild.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-17

Lax with their fire laws in this coun-
try as compared with the laws in
Europe. There every precaution
g taken against fire, while in
America every possible risk g
taken. The average city ordinance
classes many buildings as fire-proof
while IN reality they are only Slow
burning bulls ings. as
That has been proven in several
big New York fires. The most en-.
phetie proof was at Edison's model
plant Heat from the wooden
sashes, wooden floors. wooden fnr-
niture ana even wooden partitions,
which some cities allow in .'flre-
proof buildings, melt the concrete
and steel and the flames leap
through the roof and onto the next
plant.
City ordinances do not require
that fre-proof buildings be equipped
with fire escapes. such buildings
rarely prove death traps because
the tenants usually have time 10
escape. Yet many lives ave been
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-17
Nov

leaping from one building TO an
other t struck me as though every
thing was doomed to 60, said Mrs.
Edis1n. on the at ern6on following
the might of the ire. u thought
4 Of MI. disor's treasured works Ii,
his Abpratory. knew the loss Of
those things meant the loss OF
everything so dear to him.
4 asked him Il he was not going
to ord Ter that those things be taken
quit and from the path Of DANES.
No, 4 don't want 10 save those
thing he said What i wanted
saved most particularly 81 All were!
his pid tehooks, which contained
50 much valued material
(: ~ those things don't mean.
much to YOU they are worth much
tome, I told him. We were sur,
rounded by Q number OF the most
devoted semp loyes a man ever had.
What shall we doa' they begged.
!! sad, Save everything In the H.
brary They all pitched in, and5in
= few minutes had everything out.
including the entire library of sew:
erai thousand books.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-17

be expected to have which Mrs.
I Thomas Edison told in relating the
conduct Of her husband during and
Immediately following thu, recent
destruction sof his great electrical
plant It was none the less a story
Of her own optimism and helpful
ness to her genius husband In a
time when destruction comes along
to erase the work Of long and la
borioas years.
In fact Mrs. Edison played a he
roic part in the drama Of wreck
and loss and death which made np
the burning Of the plant at West
Orange, N. J., a few nights ago. Il
was she WHO directed the saving OF
the valuable books and notes and
many scientific treasures contained
in the inventors laboratory and
library, and It was she who calmed
her husband and helped him to rest
SO that he might immediately take
UP the work Of planning ana re-
building the plant.
When the flames commenced
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-17

from the office that eyefyth hing was;
sstraightened out and for him to
come DOWN But ~ that time lheSwas,
all tied up with reports and plans,
so 4 did not tell him: At 4 o'clock
he went to sleep, He Is up IN This
room now. and he will not be dis
turbed for ANYTHING inS the world.''
During the reid ton Of her story
Mrs Edison betrayed no emotion
over the loss. which has been esti-
mated at more than 81, 000, 200. \
This picture Of ex aordinary ops
timisn ana deternnina ton throws
new light on the quality OF the;
genius which has startled the world
with the number and signi ficance OF
its INVENTIONS Througi the smoke
Of great loss the ! saw
brightest of all a mod lei plant I'm
{ proved upon by his a structiv ex.s
pertence. While the fire was stiil
adding loss to loss, the e7syear-oid
inventor Was busy awning up the
plans for the new; plant
m thinking abcut what u am
going to do tom prrow. I. he said.
.';st course this was "a great demon
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-17

zollerns took up their quest Of .
Place IN the sum- In earnest. Fred
erick William " aspired to be EN-
pefor But he was weak. HIS
brother succeeded him as King, the
same King who was made Emperor
under the title Of William I, at Ver-
saiiies in 1871.
enough for William /. nor Me char.
cellor, Bismarck. They had seen
how easily the French Empire
cfumbied CT the touch 81 q 80 sword.
Why not Russia England, Austria,
the ring of empires that fiemned
the imperial Gsrn any on every sideIss
The specessoEs q william !, a
weak FRINGE, lived only three
months. after. taking the title OF Em-
rerora Fats saw to 81 that no weak
man headed the HohenzoiiernsI
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-17

son % the New FORK Fire Depart,
taent brought suit against a prop
erty owner, considered Responsible
feesa fire. for payment Of. the esti-s
mated cost Of exiting gushing the tire.,
4 this to he considered as q test suit,
The sui, which was decided IN
v9rablys to the city, was; carried stos
I. the Appellate Division Of the 1su.
pEeme Court, which has ord sred the,
payment to the Fire Depa rtsment IL
$1,000 by the Greenwood Cemetery
Corp grafton, owners Of v factory
building in which Occurred a fire.;
which Commissioner Manson esti-
mated cost the department. that
amount IN extipg gushing It. The ac-
ton was based upon the contention
that the corporation was to blame
Tor the spread Of the fire beyond
the basement of the building, be-
cause # had ignored an order OF the
Bureau Of Fire Prevent ion to install.
automatic sprinhlers The decision
was eoncurred In unanimously BY
all the Judges. who found .,no diff
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-17

Mr. Edison came back from the
fire shortly after midnight. Ther
he went to his room and busted
himself all night with plans for
new buildings. At s O'Clock he de-
cided to go to bed. He never
sleeps more than two or three min
utes at q time. ana In a few min
utes was up again. =
SHE CLAIMED her
HUSBAND An FIRE.
He wanted to rush down to the
factory and get busy with his men.
Z begged him NOT to go down. Then
4 teleph oned to the offiee and told
them to replace TO their natural po-
sitions all the books and other of
flee belongings which had been re-
moved. wanted everything In
such condition that It would appear
natural when ME-. Edison went "a:
his office. All the time he was In
sistent upon going down, but
Gained him down ana kept him
here.
AT 10 O'clock they teiephoned !
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-17

when e strong one was needed.
William ~. a grandson Of WiniaI,,
I. was crowned. Germany procured
master who would find q place
in the SUM- for his dynasty ana his
people Is human; EFFORT could pro-
cure Il
Bismarck forgot some Of his ruth
lessness. So William II shelyed
him Germany began to increase
It's armies and industries. with fe-
vertsh activity. The War Lord Won
his title esrly. al though Il. was many
years before he actually went 10;
war " 81 z ,s'
y Is curious to noticas what d com
posite OF all the Hchonzciiefns who
have gone before william II Il. He
has the military ambition Of Fred
eriels the sGrent. he has q passion
for erecting great buildings IA has
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-17

down q building to gel the insur-
ance.
!. IF wed only had steel sashes
and frames in the windows Of the
concrete buildings wire glass. etc,
the concrete buildings wouldn't
have gone. Henry Ford says that
he has steel sashes ana I know that
nearly all the modem ronerete
buildings have them. That is what
we ought to have had, ana You may
be sure TIL order these steel sashes
tomorrow. and the wood IN our
concrete buildings viii so, \
We shall ind place for most
OF our employees at once, or as soon
as we can. We shall split the work
up outside and use part Of the bat
terry building. which was mot
harmed. l, w s
o, the fire win not interfere
with my experiments The place
where T spend inys money ~: was not.
destroyed, but the place where j
make 1t was he said /, referring Is,
the fact that his Laboratory was
saved.
Last June commissio nsr ADAM
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-17

re must go back TO the days of
Fredertck the Great to find the
I first German yearrings for "a place;
n the sun" Frederick had the
name Of King. He wanted the re-
spect o. one. His superb army bat
tered ON the q cors OF Europe until.
Z twas given him: .,,' 4
s Prussia was supreme in Germany,
Austria, with. its. name OF empire.
was q less mighty State. Had Fred
eric1s's SUCCESSOR, frederick VIII
lam III been 9 man ef his iron Will
perhaps the Hohenzof lerns might
have been Emp erors then. HIS only
scontri hptibn toward Rrussian great
ress was the restoration OF the Ger
man Ian which Frederick the
Great sell pna used. Z. s & Il, Il
After the Nape Mic meteor had
/; dashed throush Europe. the Hohen-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-17


riner and shoe cut aged ST.. has
been elected Mayor Of llSewburyport.
# 'xcti can say for he said.
that Cap;n Fogg has been elected
/; aptaip Of the crakt: that he win
steer q STRAIGHT course: that ali
hands VIII pc on deck whom eight
bells strikes and that ali iareards
viii yet what the last man out OF
the e castle sess when watch 10
called
The mefning after ELECTION ss
& ne was 81 his bench eattInc
- VIII % there every morning
q 1880 until he Is iusurorafsd.
Then ne wiii stop cutting shoes
sat ~ - per case Of thlrky-cIx PALS
: ana becoine Mayor Of New buryDo1t
,at 81 400 4 year
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-17

stration Of concrete, OF which most
Of the buildings were built, but i
do not generally conduct such ex-
pensiye experiments. There was
insurance. on some OF the wooden
buildings, put on without my
knowledge, but on most OF the
buildings there was no outside In.
surancs. Many years ago I aban-
sdoned an old MILL The insurance
companies refused to insure II. They
thought the moral risk was too
great. 4 said to myself that they
would never get another chance to
sinsinpate that any one might burn
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-17

Sticks 10 Shoes. Ils
captaii, Clarence Fose. ma
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-09-24
Taxes Will Be Higher

The tax levy made by the
county commissioners last week
shows there will be a material
increase in taxes next year.
The state levy is much less than
formerly, something like six
thousand dollars less being called
for by the state from Idaho
county than last year as a result
of the business administration of
Governor Alexander.
The county levy however is
much higher as a comparison OF
the levies of 1914 with those OF
| 1915 shows. When the tax
statements are issued in Novem-
ber we will be better able to tell
lust how the increase will atfec1
US but it might be just as well tc
Law aside a little extra change
with which to pay this years
taxes. :.
Following table of levies il
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-09-24
Corn and Silos in the Palouse

]. P. Kraut on Saturday Of
last week finished filling his 100
ton silo with corn, which he will
feed to his dairy herd. Mr..
Kraut has long been a believer
in ensilage for stock of all kinds
and especially the dairy herd, OF
which he has one of the finest in
Latah county.
Meyer & Flomer have sold te
Ed Wahl a Mccormick corr
binder which he will use to har
vest his crop of fine corn. Mr.
Wahl says he has 80 acres of tn
best corn he has ever raised, thu
crop being much better than tina
of last year. He will use it il
fodder form this season, but will
probably erect a silo next season
E. E. Miller has also sold
corn binder of the Deering max
to C. N. Herman, who will use
for harvesting his corn crop
Mr.. Herman will also use hi
corn as fodder. .-Genesee News
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-09-24
Will Hold Annual Ball

The local order Knights of Co.
lumbus have plans we'll under
way for their first annual ball,
which will be given at their hall
on Tuesday, Oct. 18th. The best
of music will be obtained for the
occasion and a fine banquet will
be served at the Phoenix hotel
The Knights pan on making
their annual ball an affair to bt
forward to each year and viii
use every effort to make the oc
casion one of the most enjoyable
of the season. Bills announcing
the ball will be out soon.