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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-01-21
.FRENCHMAN WALKS
1900 MILES TO WAR
Tells Of Journey From Cana
dian Northwest to a Railroad.

New York. - Fernand Tromeur,
hunter and fur collector, with a line of
traps running $50 miles north of Fort
Providence on the Mackenzie river in
the far northwest of Canada, arrived
in New York and sailed for France the
other day.. He is a reservist in the
French navy and goes to join his ship.
He is Twenty-Five years old.
SO far away in the forests is Fort
Providence that he did not hear of
the war until it had been going on a
month and half. Then he started
afoot and walked most of the way,
1900 miles, he estimates, to the near
est railroad station.
Eight years ago | went to Canada
and became a fur trapper," he said.
"At Fort Providence there is a tribe
Of Indians whose chiefs name is
Peter Squirrel. The only other white
men besides myself are the company's
two or three agents.
81 liked the life in the forest, got a
government lot, built a log house and
established my line of traps. 1t is
wild, cold country, but there is good
money there, and my brother-in-law
last winter gathered $4,000 worth of
furs and sold them, but in the spring
he found himself 5000 in debt to the
company
''Peter Squirrel has daughter, Mag
da4ene, the prettiest Indian girl in the
province. | was lonely and far away
from my people. She was good to look
upon and bright, and a good house
keeper. We were married a year ago.
Then came word that my country was
at war. 1 was far out on my line Of
traps and was making my way back to
the cabin home, where l expected to
find a baby when | arrived.
'Then, with the call to come home
and fight ringing in my heart, 1 left.
With blankets, gun, hammock bread,
-four and dried moose meat / started
up the Mackenzie river toward the
south until | met voyageurs padding
the way wanted to go. They gave me
lifts over some of the bad places,
which [ was grateful for, as l had
LOO miles to walk to get to the near
est railroad station Their lifts made
my walking trip only 1900, as figure
it out.
ut was 600 miles Of walking to Fort
Chipewyan, on Athabaska lake. The
ice closed the river and I had to walk
this, following the windings of the
river to Great Slave lake and then the
Athabaska river to Fort Chipewyan.
eff live shall be back on the Mac
kenzie after the war, for want to see
that little fellow. My wife has taken
him and gone home to her folks at
Fort Smith, expect It is wonderful
country up there, and once the lure of
the trapper's life gets into your blood
you will be drawn back to it in spite
Of yourself
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-01-21
BRITISH SEEK ARMS
IN COTTON BY x RAY
Bales From America to Germany
First Photographed.

New YOrk.-The war in Europe has
brought to light many innovations, but
none more interesting than the taking
of x ray photographs of bales of cot
ton to discover contraban of war
possibly concealed therein. x ray ex-
perts with big powerful machine are
taking photograph after photograph
Of bales of cotton on piers in this city.
Cotton amounting to 10000 bales was
all photographed before being loaded
into the hold of the steamer City of
Macon of the Savannah line for
Bremen, the first cargo for that port
to leave New York since the war start
ed. Cotton is not contraband of war
and the City of Macon, flying the
American flag, will be allowed to pro-
coed to Bremen without interference
from the British
But the British, who have command
of the sea. are extremely cautious
these times. 1t occurred to the con-
sui general in New York, Sir Cour
tenay w. Bennett, that cannons. guns
or other contraband might be con
cealed in the cotton for delivery to
the German army or navy. Obviously
it would be impracticable to open amy
of the bales and 60 through the cotton
for contraband. The idea of taking
x ray photographs was suggested.
Officials of the British government.
passing along the immense piles of
cotton bales on the pier. directed steve
dores to drag out a bale here and
there. Each bale so selected was pho
tographed, with the idea that solid sub
stances concealed in the cotton would
show. The x ray did not detect any
contraband in the first batch Of bales
examined. 80 81 .
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-01-21
80 II ~
Triumph Of MuteS.

It was but the other day when the
triumph OF the deaf and dumb faced
me. It was a ship just starting from
Southampton to Canada. You know
the unheard shouts during the last
hour from the shore. There were two
men, deaf and dumb, talking quietly
with their fingers to the brother on
board, who could reply. They were the
only three that could talk freely among
the unheard tumult.-London Chron-
icle
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-01-21
Attacking School System.

Small Boy-"Father, what is an
equinox" Fond Parent-"What in
the world do you go to school TO-. ?
Don't you study mythology? An equi-
nox is a mythical animal, half horse,
half OK The name is derived from the
Latin equine horse, and OK Dear
me, they teach you absolutely moth
ing that is useful nowadays!"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-01-21
MINERAL POINT OF TODAY
NOTES BY THE DEMOCRATS
NEWS CATERER.

Mrs. Ella Sims accompanied by Mrs
Mary Cooking, Mrs. M. E. Priestley
and Master Russell Curnow spent Mon
day afternoon with Mrs. w. W. King
of Darlington.
William Kemmerling of GAINESVILLE is
visiting his mother, Mrs. Catherine
Kemmerling.
Mrs. Clyde Taylor returned to her
home at Marion. Iowa, Monday, after
several weeks pleasant visit with her
mother Mrs John Jeuck, Sr. and fami
ly.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Paulen of
Dubuque, Iowa, are the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. j. J. Fielder.
Mrs w. j. Morgan entertained six
teen ladies at her home last Friday
evening with a whist party in honor of
Mrs j. Paulen of Dubuque. Refresh
ments were served. The evening prov
ed very pleasant social affair.
Mr.. and Mrs. George G.. Cox left
Monday for an indefinite visit at James
Vile and Rockford. Mr.. Cox intends
to visit at Rockford for some time.
Ed. Brown and Arthur Ryan spent
several days of this week in Chicago on
business.
Bert Hosken left Monday to spend
few days at Minneapolis.
Mrs. Arthur Jacobs and daughter
Harriet are visiting relatives at the
State Capital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Branger and
family returned to Milwaukee Monday.
They were here owing to the illness of
Mr.. Branger's father.
Miss Arminta Clauer of South Bend.
Indiana, was an over Sunday guest at
the home of her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
George Clauer.
Thomas Whitford, Jr. of Beloit was
visitor at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Winn and other relatives from
Thursday until Saturday.
A sleigh load of F. R. A. lodge mem.
bers attended the F. r. A. installation
and supper held at Dodgeville Friday
evening.
Twenty four ladies were entertained
by Mrs. j. j. Fielder at her home last
Wednesday afternoon with bridge
party in honor of Mrs. Joseph Paulen
of Dubuque. Dainty refreshments were
served Much pleasure was derived
from this social gathering.
Miss Marion Penhallegan entertained
the Thilothea Missionary society of the
Congregational Church and their pa
tronesses with six o'clock dinner at
her home last Wednesday evening. A
delightful social time was spent by all
present.
Mrs. w. w. Huxtable left Sunday
for visit at GAINESVILLE and Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fay M. Jacobs arrived
here from Aberdeen, s. OAK, Monday
for visit with relatives and friends.
The friends of Miss Mary Bennett will
regret to hear that she fell on an icy
walk Sunday and broke her left arm
near the wrist.
Elmer Flora of Dodgeville was guest
at the Alex. McNeill home Tuesday.
Charles Thomas, father of Mrs. JOS.
Harker of this city, is. improving in
health, after severe Illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. William, Mongolia on;
tertained with dancing party at their
home Monday evening. s 80
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Benson were
callers at Darlington last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Jones of Belmont
were recent visitors at the Edward d.
Jones home.
The many friends of Postmaster B. T.
Prideaux will be pleased to hear that
he has sufficiently recovered from his
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-01-21
Unclaimed Letters.

Unclaimed Letters.
MINERAL POINT, Jan. 90, Let
ters addressed as follows remain unclaimed at
the Mineral Point postoffice
A. FL. Hodsdon, N. G.. Wright.
Samuel Hurwick, jim Sollinger,
Miss Maud Veal, Miss Clara Markward 2
Harry Dame. Miss Lizzie Higgins
In calling for above, please say advertised.
B. Il. PRIDEAUx. Postmaster.
Average Prayer.
Faith in prayer is wonderful
thing, but the average man prays for
twice as much as he expects to get.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1915-11-04

"a -35.)
Then we must understand that
there could be no angels come
from heaven and marry the
daughters of men here on earth.
For Christ said there was
none but those of this world was
giveL in marriage. The second
proposition that it was the good
pias christians of those early
days is also false. For IA good
plas christian does MT commit
sucn Accountable Things that
displeases God:
Although, We have just such
good pias Oh ristians, in this day
and age of the world. Tramp.
ling the mercy of God under
their feet every day: shame on
such pias christians. We must
tell YOU those early day chris
tians' was the descendants of
the formed man mingling with
the descendants of the created
man which we say was the For.
hidden Fruit, or tree of the
knowledge of good and evil.
Again we must turn the reader
to another circumstance which
shows this Forbidden Fruit
For they have taken of their
daughters for themselves and
for their sons so that the holy
seed have mingled themselves
with the people of those lands
yea the hand of the princes and
rulers hath been chief in this
trespass, Ezra9 -2.)
Here is another circumstance
similar to the one recorded in
Gen. 6. And it also sets fl nth the
Forbidden Fruit or the Abomin.
able Thing. For here it is plainly
stated that the holy seed have
mingled themselves with the
people of those lands. This
makes the great difference in the
two people, ard this brought
forth death every time. as God
said it would to THE man Adam
in the garden, But we must 90
still further and have you read
this scripture;
In those days also saw Jews
that had married wives of Ash.
dod Of Ammon and of Moab.
And tbair nh ! l,o,. .l- III
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1915-11-04

was that God said that he would
destroy man who he had created
| Please read
| And it came to pass when men
began to mut,p on the face o.
the earth and daughters were
corn unto them
Tnai the sons OF God saw the
daughters of men that they were
fair and they took them wives of
all VIII CO they choose.
And the Lord said, Ny spirit
shall not al ways strive with man
for that he also is flesh; yet his
days shall be a hundred and |
twenty years.
There were giants in the earth
in those days; and also after that
when the sons of God came in
unto the daughters Of men; and
they bare children to them the
same became mighty mn which
were Of old, men of renown. !
And God saw that the wicked.
ness of Tan vas great in the
earth, and that. every imagina.
ton of the thoughts of his heart
was only evil continually.
And it repented the Lord that
he had made man on the earth
and it grieved him at his heart"
Gen. 81 to g.
You cannot help but see. thac
it was a great curse for the sons
of God to ming'e in marriage
with men. This we say was the
Forbidden Fut. And death fol.
10 we'd by the food The minds
OF great men are divided on the
Idea of who the sons of God was:
5 me of them say that l. was an
gels from heaven, others saw
tina it was the good pias chris.
tlAns of those early DAYS. The
lalt-r is the general received
opinion. Thu first PROBABLY
that 1t was angels from heaven.
is fllSe as angels do not marry
neither are they given in mar.
rlage, as it was said about the
Aoman that had seven husbands
ali brothers, Please read;
And Jesus answered said
unto them. The children of this
world marry and are given in
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1915-11-04
CREATION
AND
FORMATION
Continued from page 3

luis man without any QOu OF
was the tree of the knowledge of
good and evil, And this tree was
the Forbidden Fruit that Eve per
took Of And that which became,
the Abominable Thing: God said
to Adam the one he had formed
after the seventh day: concern
ing this tree lin the day thou eat
thereof thou shalt surely die"
And It was this that God had
reference to when he said we
have made a covenant with death
and agreement with he'll,
And this same condemnation
was spoken to Noah a descend
ent of the formed man, after he
had crossed the flood; in this
language,
But flesh WITH the life thereof
VIII Oh is the tlooi thereof shall
We not eat.
And SUI ely your bI ,od of your
lives will | require; at the hand
of every beast will | require il.
and at the hand of man at the
hand of every mans brother will
| require the life of man. Whose
Sheddeth mans blood, oy man
stall his blood be shed for in the
image of God made he man,
O'en 9 A -6,)
This condemnation is in essen.
ce the same as the one given to
THE man Adam in the gar den.
We understand that death was
10 follow in both sayings And
there is no mistake bat wha,
death aid follow in avery in
stance, wherever this declaration
Of God was viOated In the
day thou eat Their lof thou Shalt
surely die, for flesh with the
life thereof when the mai Ad
a II eat, death followed in his
wake, And SO it did, when the
sons of God took the daugh ers
Ct men as it reads.
And the Lord said, will d..
>trOy man whom i have created
from the face of the earth both
man and beast. and the creeping
thing and the fowls of the air,
for it repenteth ne that | have
made tnem " Gen SO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-24
wATERwoRKs AT ELKHART.
Bond Issue of ST. 500 Pending; Plan
Three Miles of Mains.

Elkhart, Kan, Dec CIV. B. Roll
Inns, consulting engineer of Kansas
City, was in Elkhart a couple of days
this week, in consultation with the
members of the city council relative
to taking charge of the installing of
the waterworks system, providing the
bonds carry.
Mr.. Rollins made preliminary sur
vey of the city, marking the streets
where the water mains will be located,
and marking where the fire plugs will
be. He says the plant can be put in
for the amount of the bonds, ST, 800,
and almost every resident be within
the water district, and none over two
blocks away. There will be about
three miles of mains and laterals, and
they will vary in size from eight
inches to two inches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-24

on Where to Teach Agriculture, and
How" and January 8 on How an
A nirnal Grows" The Pan-American
Scientific congress, of which this will
be the second session, comprises rep
resentatives of the leading North and
South American countries, and OBJ
tains for its speakers the leading
scientists in the various countries rep
resented.
Doctor Waters is to speak to the
American Association for the Adj
vancement of Science December % on
Food in Relation to Growth and
Meat Production" The meeting will
be held in Columbus, Ohio. On his
way home from Washington, he will
address the Missouri State Board of
Agriculture on European Agricul-
ture After the War" The following
week he speaks at Little Rock, Ark,
before the State Stock Growers asso-
citation. His subject will be Animal
Nutrition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-24
BIRTH CONTROL WRONG
No Economic Basis Will Justify 1t,
Says Trustee of Mary Thomp-
son Hospital.

Chicago, Dec. 24.-"Birth control
cannot even be advocated, with eco
nomicS for its basis, on the ground it
is necessary for the race" This is the
belief of DR.. Frances Dickinson, physi-
clan and trustee of Mary Thompson
hospital She was asked whether
families of working men who receive
low wages should be limited.
''Such an attitude is ridiculous she
replied why not distribute some of
the vast wealth of the country a little
more equitably and let the working
man have a little more wages and
chance for the God-given happiness of
a family Men seeking relief from dis
turbed wages through birth control
show mental limitations. The man
who does his daily work and lives in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-24
WOMAN IN THE CASE
Female Footprints Found Near Body
of Dead Wealthy Texas
Ranchman

Fort Worth, Dec. 24-That W. L.
warren, wealthy ranchman and hotel
owner whose body, showing four pis-
toll wounds, was found Wednesday
near here, was murdered and that a
woman had a part in the circum-
stances was the statement today of
local officers who Investigated the
case.
Warren's body, crouched on the
bank of Walnut creek, when found
Wednesday afternoon by a negro,
showed that the killing had taken
place several hours earlier.
Tracks made by a womans shoes
were discernible in the soil near the
body. Neither Warren's money nor
his Jewels were disturbed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-24
T. R. WON'T RUN
Henry Allen Gives Out Political
Dope in Washington.
Bull Moose to Return if Candi-
date Be satisfactory.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 24.-"Col-
onel Roosevelt will not be a candidate
for the presidency either as a Repub-
ican or a Progressive, in my judg-
ment,'' declared Henry J. Allen, who
was last year the Progressive candi-
date for governor of the Sunflower
state. Mr.. Allen, a close personal
friend of the former president, was
here to get some political atmosphere
he said.
Colonel Roosevelt realizes as do
other Progressives," said Mr.. Allen
that the party would have a better
chance of electins a president by a re-
union with the Republicans than if it
went alone again; that is, the party
would have a greater opportunity to
be useful, and that is what the Pro-
gressive party was created for. The
ProgreSSiVeS have returned to the Re-
publican party in many states in large
numbers, but they have returned con-
ditionally and are absolutely independ-
ent. They will leave the Republicans
just as quickly as they did in 1912 un-
less the candidate named by the Re
publicans is nominated and stands
upon progressive platform. They
will not in any case support a reac-
tionary.
Neither Root nor Weeks would
suit the Progressives, but if some man
like Cummins or Borah or Hughes
were to be chosen as the standard
bearer at Chicago. then the Progress
SiveS could with the utmost loyalty
and enthusiasm support the Repub-
1ican ticket. Justice Hughes, in my
judgment, is the only national asset
the Republicans have, but it is doubt
full if he could be induced to run.
Minnesota will have the first real
contest for delegates. The field there
is an open one, with Root and Cum
minis leading, and it appears now to be
a battle between these two. Indiana
will hold preferential presidential pri-
maries a week earlier than Minnesota
but there will be no fight there, for
Fairbanks will undoubtedly get the
delegates.
LAS for Colonel Roosevelt, while I
cannot speak for him, 1 am satisfied
that he has no thought of running
again. He has no political aspirations
in my opinion. L believe, however, he
would support any candidate who
would be satisfactory to the great ma
jority of Progressives, some such man
as have suggested, for instance"
T, w THAVTS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-24
EVE
Celebrations Are Scheduled at
a Number of Churches.
Santa Claus, Trees, Gifts and
Musical Programs.

This evening celebrations will be
held at many of Topeka's churches
The program will be filled with drills,
Rotations and songs. Practically
every church will have the tinseled
evergreen tree and furry Santa Claus
TO distribute the gifts.
A new phase of the evening is the
"Giving Christmas" Each member
of the congregation brings some little
gift or article of clothing or food
which is contributed to the church.
Saturday morning committees of bows
will deliver the baskets made up from
these donations to Topeka's poor. The
plans to spend the evenings at the diff
ferent Topeka churches are varied.
Some of them are:
English Lutheran Church.
The Christmas exercises of the First
English Lutheran Sunday school will
take place at o'clock Christmas
eve and will be in charge of the
superintendent, w. A. Benson. There
will be a large tree with electric lights
and the school will give the following
program:
Responsive service and invocation
by pastor
Recitation. Bethlehem" by Robert
Schwartz and Franz Young.
Glory to God in the Highest
THE Beautiful Story" Lyle Wen
nestorm and Albert Dyal.
-Oh Little Town of Bethlehem"
school.
Primary section-Re citatiOns by
Otto Allen, Billy Parkinson, Bobbie
Parkinson, Catherine Robe, Helena
Flott. Wilma and Oscar Frisch, Rob
ert Wayne Miller.
The First Christmas Tree Evelyn
Hunt
Iuther's Cradle Hymn.
ssChristmas Everywhere" Nellie
Allen. Juanita Nogel. Irene NC
Toulett. Lena Hunt.
Sing and Rejoice.
Gifts and Offerings.
The 6 to o'clock Christmas morn |
ing service at the First Eng1Sh |
Lutheran church this year will be |
the Christmas cantata, by Knight, !
THE Christ Child" The church Will |
be finely Illuminated and decorated |
for the service which will be conduct /
ed by the pastor, the Rev NJ f |
TrOxeH
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-24
WORK ON INVENTIONS
of Kingdom at Work on Dead
ly Machines,

London. Dec. 24.-The British ad-
miralty board of invention and re-
search, which includes the most dis
tinguished scientists and inventors in
the Kingdom, has at last begun work
For the purpose of dealing with the
questions before it, the board is di-
xided into six sections, as follows:
sell Airships, aerOplanes and sea
planes
2. Submarines, Mines searchlights
wireless telegraphy.
3. Naval construction and protec-
ton of ships against submarines and
mines.
4. Anti-aircra<t apparatus.
5 Ordnance, ammunition, noxious
gases, explosives
g. Armament of aircraft, bombs
and bomb-sigkts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-24
DEAD MAN IS UNKNOWN.
Riley County May Bury Body of Ne
gro Killed by Train.

Manhattan, Kan, Dec. 24.-So far,
no one has been able to identify the
body of the man found dead Monday
morning beside the Rock Island
tracks. Sheriff Schermerhorn has
been sending letters to the officials
of all the surrounding counties MAX
ing inquiries regarding the man and
has in few instances used the tele-
phone, but to no avail
In case the man is not Identified the
body will be buried by the county
some time tomorrow