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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-03
BROTHER ;s;oeGY was HURT
win Leave II to Anybody II He Has
Not a Grievance Against
Materia Medlea.

dat new-come white doctah am .
swinle, sahr!" disgruntedly stated
Brother Soggy. "Uh-kaze why: Loogy
what he done to me! He No, sab,
he didn't medicate me none, but felt
de fleets O de treatment, all de same!
It's de way he 'fiuenced muh wife dat
rs hoorawin' bout
Ode lady was all run down and SO
puny dat she couldn't do good job o
washin' no mo-, and de white folks
'gunter kick and r'ar bout it scanlous.
/ Chtded her and slapped her round
but it didn't do no gOod-she dess
nachly 'peered to have done lost her
ambition Well. den, calls in dis yuh
white doctah-young scoun'el dat had
been gravitated FUN college bout q
yeah, and thought he waS smaht!-
and he popped some sawt-uh remedy to
her dat raised her ambition twell she
'nounced dat she wouldn't do no mo-
washin' a-tall! 1 called her 'tention to
de oversight and stahted to slap her
round to fix muh proclamation in her !.
mind, and-uh-law-suzz!-she dess
hauled of and damned me! damned
me, she did, every time l mentioned
de mattah. and promised to beat me
to death il didn't shut muh mouf
and go to work.
'Lemme ak yo', what kind-uh bonn
nable trick was dat for white pusson
to play on a po' cullud man and rob
him of his only invisible means of sup
pot? Dat doctah am a scamp, and I'd
tell him so, dis minute; too, If didn't
owe him two dollahs for dat call he
made on muh wife! l sho' would!"-
Kansas City Star.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-03

'Know America" is q slogan that
should ring out from every school
room, ONCE, farm and shop in this ma
ton. No man can aspire to a higher
honor than to become q capable citi'
zen, and no one can merit so dis
tinguished a title until he is we'll In
formed Of the resources. possibilities
and achievements of our country.
This is @ commercial age and civ
ilization Is bearing its most golden
fruit in America. We are noted for
our Industrial achievements as Egypt
was noted for her pyramids; Jerusa-
lem for her religion; Greece for her
art: Phoenicia for her fleets: Chaldea
for her astronomy and Rome for her
laws. Likewise we have men who will
20 down in the worlds history as pow
erful products OF their age. For, stand
ing at the source Of every gigantic
movement that sways civilization is q
great man. The greatest minds travel
in the greatest direction and the COM
mercial geniuses Of this age would
have been the sculptors. poets. phil
osophers. architects, and artists OF
earlier civilizations.
As Michael ,Angsio took rock and
with q chisel hewed It into the image
Of an angel that ever beckons man.
kind upward and onward. Hill took
the desert Of the Northwest and with
bands Of steel made It blossom like o
rose. dotted the valleys with happy
homes and built cities in waste places.
As Gutenberg took blocks of wood
and whitfield them into an alphabet
and made a printing press that
flashed education across the con-
tinent like a ray Of light upon
, new born world. Mccormick took
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-03

spring company than the Fellowship
of the giant intellects that constructed
this marvellous industry and q journey
along the pathway Of its development,
Illuminated at every mile-post Of its
progress by the lightning-6ash Of
brilliant minds, will be taken at q very
early date.
A brief statistical review of the In
dustry brings out its growth and mag
nitude in q most convincing and un-
forgetable manner.
The telephone service Of the United
States is the most popular and efficient
and its rates are the cheapest Of the
telephone systems Of the world.
We are the greatest takers on earth.
We send so per cent Of our communi.
cations over the telephone. The world
has about 100000 telephones and of
this number the United States has ap-
proximately $4,000, Europe 1920 900
and other countries 100000 Accord
ing to the latest world telephone GEN.
sus, the total telephone investment Is
81, 906, 100000 and of this amount 81.
100000 was credited to the United
States, $636,O00.O00 In Europe and
S175. 100000 in other. countries. The
annual telephone conversations total
"a, 600, 100000 divided as follows: Unit.
ed States 1866. 100000; Europe $780,.
100000, and other countries 2,2OO, OOO,-
900. The total world wire telephone
mileage is SS.262.0OO miles divided a.
follows: United States 20,24s,0O0, Eu.
rope 1885, 1000. and other countries
2,e7s,000. About six per cent Of
the worlds population and sixtyone
per cent OF the telephone wire mile.
age Il In the United States.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-03
PRACTICAL GOOD ROADS TEXT
Probably Three-Fourths Of Difficulties
Experienced In Season Gould
Be Eliminated.

How much better to drag the roads
In early spring than to let the roads
themselves become drag" next sum-
mer, when heavy teams loaded with
produce must be hauled to market.
) Probably three-fourths Of the dirt
road difficulties experienced during
the season could be eliminated by .
little industry right now.
The pleasure later on Of hauling
over roads free from ruts and gigan-
tic mud puddles after the summer
shower, will make up for any extra
work this spring.
Here is q practical good roads text
that will be carried out by many pro-
gressive communities this year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-03
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ROAD BREAKER is cIvILIzER
Mans Scale 10 Very Correctly Tested
by His Attitude Toward Some
Obstruction In Road.

The civilized man makes roads;
the savage does not That Is the
safest test OF civilization.
Among US IN all communities are
individuals who are not really civil
ICED. They do not take any interest In
roads.
A mans scale in civilization is very
correctly tested by his attitude to-
ward the stone which has rolled into
the road, or the tree which has blown
down across It, writes Herbert Quick
in Farm and Fireside. The man who
drives around the obstacle day after
day Is one sort of man. the one who
stops his team and rolls or drags II
away is another. And q person pass
ing along q road which he does not
expect to retrace, who removes the
obstruction for the sake of the stran-
ger who comes after him. responds
10 very high test Of civilization. He
feels socially.
When the snow piles up in the road
the man who goes ahead and breaks
the path for others bears the burden
which he who has made progress al
ways must bear. There is snow In
every road-to cooperation. to better
schools, to better business methods.
There must be road breakers for every
path.
The road breaker is the great civil
lizeF.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-03

ConVlets Building A. COCO Rose
ments will result. North Carolina win
probably establish an independent
highway department in lieu Of the
work now done by the state geological
survey relating to highways.
New Jersey in 1891 was the pioneer
state in providing state aid for public
highways. Massachusetts and Con-
necticut adopted the policy shortly aft
or, but only during the last tan years
has the state-aid policy been in Of
feet on q considerable scale. About
5000 miles Of state highways were
completed in 1918 and about 5000
miles in 1914, SO that the last two
years have been responsible for more
than one-third of the entire state
highway mileage. The state highways
in America now exceed by 5000 miles
the national road system OF France.
To have state highway departments
placed under non-partisan, efficient
control; skilled supervision required
in all construction work; q proper
classification of highway to insure in
telligent distribution of improve
ments; an adequate provision for
maintenance of highways from the
day of their completion-these are
among the objects for which the
American Highway association 10 veg
ing q vigorous campaign.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-03

man from the section where Secretary
James Wilson was born, was a genius.
He figured that by putting stone on
the road, the wheels of the wagon,
especially If broad tired, would gradu.
ally wear down these stones and fur
nish filler. He did great service
to his country. But the automobile
has come In. It has no iron tires;
hence it makes no filler. On the other
hand, 1t sucks out the filler and throws
It out in the air. 1t prizes the stones
apart, and then we have what is called
a "raveled" fbade that IL, a road COW
cred over with loose stones. the mean
est kind Of a road to travel over. That
is the reason the macadam road fails
under modern travel. Wallace's
Farmer.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-03
Operations at Dardanelles Assume
Greater Proportions
RUSSIANS TAKE URAMIAH, PER.
Turks Claim Important Victory Over
the English at Junction of
Tigris and Euphrates
Rivers

Paris, May %, 8 p. m.-Fierce
fighting is reported In the Darda-
nelIes territory today. The Rus
slams have occupied Urumiah, Per-
STA.
The Turks claim important vic
tory over the English in the vicinity
OF the junction Of the T1gris and
Euphrates rivers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-03
MAKING Hard Roadbsd.

To make q hard roadbed the soil
must contain a fair amount Of mois-
ture. The control of the moisture re-
qulres that the roadbed be higher In
the middle and smooth so that water
cannot stand on 1t but will run on.
II water can stand on the, road, ruts
will result, and when these are ground
down, dust forms and finally q loose
roadbed results.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-03
Roadbed Above Water.

Where there Is standing water the
roadbed should be kept at least foot
above the water surface and Is inches
n better. The nature Of the sell and
the lsngth OF time that the water
stands along the road win to q degree
dat sine how high the rOadbed must
o mhova the water.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-03
Extremea 70 Avoid.

zone Of the important factors In
roadmaking IL to control the moisture
content of the soil In making up the
roadbed. When the soil Is dry It
crumbles to dust and when 1t con-
tains too much water It becomes mud.
These are two extremes to avoid.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-03

Keeping Roadbed Crowned.
Eeauing. the rOadbed wen crowned
and smooth vim hold he moisture U
4 e. hat 4 win pack hard.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-03
The Road pras.

The road drag is the simplest and
least expensive continuance yet de-
vised for maintaining earth roads.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-03
"a. Much Moisture on Tea.

Toe Much Moisture on Top.
Trees should not be allowed TO
shade the road a. this keeps Il too
moist on the surface amer Eain1s %
nat travel spells the surface
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-06-24

Miss Gertrude Louie, which takes place
there Wednesday.
Miss Florence Knight, who has been
attending the Wisconsin Conservatory
of music at Milwaukee, returned home
last Thursday.
Miss Maud OFarrell returned last
Thursday from Minneapolis, where she
teaches school. She will spend her va
cation with her aunt and uncle Mr..
and Mrs. q. w. Holmes.
Miss Mayme Dunn and friend Miss
Delaney of Milwaukee are visiting at
the farm home of Mr.. Cornelius Dunn.
Miss Anna Jacko returned last Thurs
day from a visit with relatives at Sioux
City, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Fitzsimmons
visited relatives at Ridgeway last Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jaeger and two
children, Mrs. Henry Jaeger and Mr..
and Mrs. Pitt Jacco motored here from
Ridgeway last week Tuesday and visit
ed at the home of Mrs. Mary Meuer
and family.
Mrs. James LIE Grande and daughter
Miss Lillian LIE Grande of Milwaukee
are here for visit at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick LIE Grande.
Miss Cleo Richards left last Saturday
for several weeks visit at Madison,
Racine and Lake Mills.
Mrs. 3. F. Dunwiddie left Monday
for weeks visit with her mother, Mrs.
Church, at GAINESVILLE.
Mrs. Isaac Suthers has gone to Mil
waukee for visit with relatives, and
with her son Frank and family at
Sturgeon Bay.
Mrs. Bernard Tyrer and son Billy
enjoyed visit at the farm home Of her
father, George Godfrey, last week.
Mrs. L. Adams and son returned
Monday from weeks stay at the
farm home of Mrs. Charles Temby.
Mrs. Henry Kramer and daughter
Elizabeth and son Lawrence left Wed
nesday morning for their home at
Foley. MINI.
Mrs. Reuben Marks returned to her
home at Baker, Montana, Tuesday,
accompanied by her neice Miss Mary
Greenwald.
T. II. Shepard moved his household
goods Tuesday into the residence owned
by Mrs. Albert Johnson.
Rev. w. F. Phillips returned from
Elkhorn last Friday. accompanied by
his mother, who will remain here for a
visit.
Stansmore Vivian is attending sum-
mer school at Madison.
Misses Lauretta and Gertrude Stude
left Monday for weeks visit at Madi-
son, Portage and Milwaukee.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-06-24

ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Harris OF
this city. Esther enjoyed the party as
much as the guests. All had delight
full time.
Miss Agnes Taylor of Waucoma
Iowa. is spending her vacation here
with her aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Fraunfelder.
Mrs. r. A. Barnes and son Kenneth
left Tuesday for visit with hel
parents at Winfield, Kansas. s..
Mrs. Patrick. Taggart has returned
from Blanchardville to spend the
summer at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Meehan.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Penberthy ar
rived here Saturday from Beloit to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. John Martin Of
Diamond Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Medinger moved
their household goods into the residence
of John r. Brown Monday, which was
formerly occupied by Mr.. and Mrs
Judson Bridges.
Mrs. John Knight started on Tuesday
morning for Reno, Nevada, to visit he1
sons Charles and John. She will visit
the Panama Pacific exposition before
returning home.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-06-24
MINERAL POINT OF TODAY
NOTES BY THE DEMOCRATS
NEWS GATHERER. t.ta.fa

Mrs. Nicholas Stephens and son
Nicholas and DR.. William Reese and
niece Miss Margaret Jenkins of Dodge
vile visited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Grange last Tuesday.
The many friends of Mrs. Fred erase
will regret to hear that she is still
very sick.
Mrs. Henry Bray and sister Miss
Nettie V. Wallis departed Saturday
for weeks visit with relatives and
friends at Dubuque.
Miss Gertrude Bishop and Stairway
Jacka went to Madison Saturday to
attend summer school at the uni
versity.
Fred MARI and Joseph MARI were
visitors at Madison last Wednesday,.
Prof. E. G. Gotham, who is teaching
at Platteville, spent Saturday and Sun
day with his family here.
Milton Unterholzner returned Sunday
from Pho Mono College at Milwaukee
to spend his vacation here with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Inter
holzner.
j. J. Fielder returned Saturday from
a business trip to Chicago.
Miss Mae Collins returned Saturday
from Kenosha, where she taught
Domestic Science and grade work.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Ross and son
Roland returned Saturday from a
several days visit at Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson of Shullsburg
are visiting here with relatives.
Mrs. Nicholas Graeber and daughter
Mrs. M. j. Haley of Philadelphia are
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. F. w.
GRADER. They will spend the summer
here.
Joseph Bray was a business caller at
Platteville Friday. ~
Miss Florence Meyer of Dodgeville
visited relatives here last Thursday.
Mrs. Richard Martin returned the
fore part of last week from Rockford,
where she visited her parents,
E. G.. Fielder transacted business at
GAINESVILLE Monday.
Mrs. Edith Richards is visiting this
week in Madison.
Miss Evelyn Fielder returned Satur-
day from weeks visit at Michigan
City, Ind, and Chicago.
Miss Helen Crawford of Winfield,
Kansas. enjoyed two days visit here
last week with her sister Mrs. R. A.
Barnes, enroute to Madison to attend
summer school at the University.
Miss Marie Gerlach returned to her
home at Belmont Sunday, after a visit
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas
Gerlach.
Peter Fischer. accompanied by his
daughter Mrs. Lawrence Stude and two
children, Herman and Henrietta, left
Tuesday for weeks visit in MiIwau
kee and to be present at the wedding of
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-06-24
LINDEN

Gabriel Mills transacted business at
Madison Monday and Tuesday of the
past week.
Lloyd Short and Will Fine were Min
eral Point callers Thursday evening.
Mrs. John Bride returned to her
home at Platteville Saturday, after an
extended visit with relatives here.
A large number from Linden attend.
ed the Field day at Mineral Point
Thursday.
Mrs. John Manion returned home
Tuesday from an extended visit with
relatives at Highland.
Mr. and Mrs. William Drury Of Cobb
visited with friends here Sunday.
Joseph Holmes of Montfort was a
caller here Tuesday.
Harry Jenkins visited with relatives
at Mifflin Tuesday.
Thomas Edwards of Dodgeville was a
caller here last Wednesday.
John Goldsworthy of Miff1in visited
with friends here Thursday.
John Taylor returned home Thursday,
after closing successful term of school
at Burlington, Iowa.
Gilbert Schiller of Monticello visited
with friends here Friday.
George billy of Highland was bust
ness caller here Monday.
Soxe- Pollard Mining Co. have let a
contract to Gribble & Co., to sink a
new shaft on the Gilman property.
Supt Kraft of the Optimo Mining Co.
was here the past week looking after
his mining interests.
The Optimo have set up their new
drilling machine on the Gilman prop
erty.
Call on Harley Hicks, Linden, Wis,
for your job printing.
Soxe- Pollard Mining Co. are building
new tramway from the shaft to the
mill.
Optimo no. 2 loaded 100 ton of ore
the past week.
Soxe- Pollard Mining Co. are now
running from 10 to 10 tons of ore daily
on the Granville property.
r. E. Smart and wife of Harker at
tended the alumni banquet held here
Friday evening.
Mrs. G.. V. Treglown and son OF
Woodford are visiting with Linden
relatives.
Lubin Short has purchased the house
owned by Charles Carroll.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Verch spent Sun
day with relatives at Cobb.
James Mckinley of the county seat
visited with relatives here last week.
Joseph Drury of Cobb visited with
friends here part of last week.
Mrs. John Reichgels, Sr. of Highland
is visiting at the John Manion home.
Joseph Treglown of Woodford visited
with friends here Thursday.
Fred Tonkin of Iron River, Mich, il
visiting with relatives here.
Henry Zwiefel, wife and son of Min
eral Point spent Sunday at the Bennett
Treloar home here.
William Smith delivered a new Ford
car to DR.. Ovitz last week.
| Stephen Gribble, who has beer
attending the u. w. at Madison, re
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-06-24
Alumni BANQUET.

Alumni Banquet.
The annual banquet of the Linden
High School Alumni Association was
held at Hancock's hall on Friday even
ing. About sixty partook of the good
things served, after which they were
entertained by toasts and responses by
members of the association. The music
for the occasion was furnished by the
Municipal Theatre Orchestra of Mineral
Point and they are to be highly praised
for the selections and rendering of
same. In fact several members voted
the banquet the biggest social success
since their organization.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-06-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Groth visited
relatives at Ridgeway Tuesday.
Mrs. John Gorgen, Sr. is enjoying 2
visit with her daughter Mrs. Frank
Heberlin at Fennimore.
Miss Ida Shepard of Madison Uni
versity is spending her vacation at
home here.
Mrs. Leslie Harker and daughter
Helen were visitors last week at Rock
ford.
Mrs. M. Kohn, who has been the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. We'll the
past two weeks, returned to her home
at Chicago last Friday.
Mrs. Won Durand of Dodgeville and
Mrs. Ezra LeysoH of Miller, S. Dakota,
were visitors at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ben. Blewett Tuesday.
Mrs. Paul Brewer and daughter
Eleanor arrived here Tuesday from
Madison to visit at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Brewer.
Philip Brewer returned home the
forepart of this week from Madison,
where he had been visiting his SISTER
Mrs. Andrew w. Hopkins, and other
relatives.
MIR. and Mrs. William Opis enter
tanned twenty little guests at their
home last Friday, June Is, in honor of
the first birthday anniversary of their
little grandchild, Esther Harris, daugh
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-06-24

STORY OF WEAK FOUNDATION
A. thirteen year old school child
broke down in health and when questioned and
examined by the physician complained of pain
in the back and stomach Finally diagnosis
Of chronic ppendicitis was made and an opera
ton was performed. There was no improve
ment.
The child continued to complain of
pain and weakness in the back, and the physi-
clan suspected tuberculosis of the spine. mas
much as an aunt, trained nurse, was working
among deformed children in a far away city,
the parents sent the child to visit the aunt and
to secure treatment
On examination, the surgeon Ca spec :.
ialist in deformiti esq failed to find any evil.
dences of spinal disease except the weakness
and unwillingness of the child to stand and use
her back to any extent. When he finally Undue
ed her to get out of bed, his attention was at
tracted by the condition Of her feet He found
the arches badly hattened and instead Of the
feet being pliable and easily movable, they were
somewhat rigid and sensitive to gentle motion.
Treatment of the feet, massage, and later sup
port of the arches, caused all symptoms and
fear of serious spinal disease to disappear.
This is a rather extreme exaIuple Of a
condition of the feet which frequently handi-
caps and may make helpless invalid of per-
son whose primary trouble is not at all difficult
to correct don't know why people should be
SO neglectful of painful feet, unless it be their
notion that nobody who wears shoes is really
comfortable. And perhaps there is some war
rant for such belief.
Certain it is that a pair of painful
feet causes the owner to avoid exercise and
play, which are so important in maintaining
the bodily functions in healthy condition.
Parents whose children do not show normal
puppy like inclination to romp and play should
look to shoes and feet for possible explanation.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-06-24
PRAYER.

II father gets the notion in his head
that he Is going to accomplish every
thing by prayer it makes it hard for
mother, who has to get up early each
morning in order that the children
may have clothes and grub. amt
knocking on prayer, mind you, but /
don't pray for things that you can get
without it.-Atchison County (Kan.)
Mail.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-06-24

A good supply Of wooden skewers
are useful for their original purpose,
but can also be used to clean corners; 3
or, covered with several thicknesse9
of cheesecloth, aid In keeping freq
from crystals the sides Of the sauc4s
pan in which sugar Is being boile4
down.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-06-24
Orchids.

Among plants natures limitations
are much more numerous than in the
animal kingdom, says writer in Gas
Logic. There are several species of
orchids, for instance, bearing popular
names which suggest the likeness of
the flower to some member of the
animal kingdom, among them being
the man orchid, the bee orchid, the
spider orchid and the lizard orchid.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-06-24
Something to Do.

What has become of the Cheerful
1diot?" asked the Old Fogy. II haven't
heard of him for months" why, he
Is busy with a get-rich-quick scheme"
replied the Crouch. What is it,"
asked the Old Fogy. Someone told
him that queen bee lays 5000 eggs
day, and he is trying to perfect q
cross between a queen bee and .
hen. Cincinnati Enquirer.