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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-01

Railway mail clerks appointed in
clude the following from West Vir-
ginla: c. @. Hupp, Cameron; S. p.
FEutleman Kessel; Y. B. Snyder. Val
ley Head; W. G. Miller, Crumpicr;
W. P. Mendenhall, Berknley Springs;
J. G. Vaughan. Elmira; Il. +. Wise
man, Talcott; J. r. White, ElgOod; Il.
4. Smith. Sistersville; J. II. Mckay,
Relleville; J. W Young, Huntington;
Marion BolFer. Charleston; ". |. Cole,
Folsom and f. ". Rnhrhaugh. Salem.
4 civil service examination for the
appointment of postmaster will b" held
soon at Glenalum, Mingo county.
Post office INSPECTORS hava been dl-
rccIcd 10 recommend persons for ap-
p0inlment as pOHimasers al T0ncy,
Lincoln county; Kitchen and OilNilIr,
Logan county
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-01
L SERVICE or THE WHEELING 1NTEL11GENcEE
1NTEI11GENcEE
THE PAPER KINGDOMS OF POLAND AND
L|THUAN|A

Cyncay Tricked Wars Cruel Arena the Victims OF Ger
manys Pitiess Policy Rejoice in the Sacrlhce.
RY REV Joseph j KAULAKlS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-01
"Ground Gripper" Is
the Correct Shoe.

This is a Npru&sctlon from =
patient suffering 9Th int foot
and bunions. A doctor advised
her TO wear Ground Gripporn"
The doctor kept g. careful dta-
gram Of her foot from Aprn 10Th
to July 20. and this drawing -1n5
reproduc ed from his records,
6ond for our Ground 0rtppor
Hen md
women
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-01
Right Shoes the Cure.

In the treatment and euro OF
weak feot. weak ankies. fiat foot,
broken arches. bunions, tender
heel. sore Joints. callous and 9TH
er troubles. the patient must
wear the correct shoe. Most Of
the deforInities are found among
civilized races.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-02
PRESS POINTS

Oconto Enterprise: Unless the people of this
country keep their eyes open and guard their
own interests they will wake up some day and
find that the great corporations will monopolize
the water powers of the United States For a
number of years these big concerns have been
busy with congress and state legislatures in
their efforts to gain not only control but the
ownership of the water powers of the country,
and at the present time there are two bills in
congress having that object in view.
Sheboygan Press: Let the citizens show an
interest in city affairs by urging good men to
come out for Office. This is a non partisan
election, and it is your duty to discard party
ties and elect men for their fitness, rather than
their party affiliations.
Jefferson County Union: 1t is no time to put
man in the White House who shorts flame and
carries a basket Of chips on each shoulder,
shouting "dares to knock 'em off. If Roose-
welt had been President we would now be
spending S25,0O0,0O0 a day and spilling blood
enough every week to float Noah s ark.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-02
High Price of Platinum,

Since the war started the price of
metals has increased enormously, and
none more than platinum, which has
gone up from about $40 to nearly 500
per ounce. Mrs Mary Witcomb's faith
er, long since deceased, was dentist,
and among his possessions, which Mrs
Witcomb has been keeping, were two
or three hundred porcelain teeth about
fifty years old. DR.. Hancock examined
them some time ago and remarked on
the large size of the platinum pins in
the teeth, and when the price of this
metal rose so high recently suggested
that the teeth be broken up and the
pins sold. They were sent to Chicago
last week and Sunday check for
Sl43.79 arrived in payment for them.
That was certainly quite find, as
until informed differently by DR..
Hancock, Mrs Witcomb had thought
the teeth to be of no value whatever
Bloomington Record
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-02
Real Basis of Prosperity.

A New York financial publication
calculates that last year, whereas our
foreign trade amounted to $3.50 ,0O0,-
600, the domestic commerce of the
United States was over 100000, 000,-
900. That is, in the year of the great
est foreign commerce we have ever
known, that commerce was only one
per cent of the domestic business.
1t is we'll for Americans to keep
these considerations in mind. After
ALL this country is the chief market
for this country's products and indus
try. The most important effect that
can be made for promotion of indus
try and enterprise is to insure that our
own products have the best chance
in their home market, our own labor
be employed at remunerative wages.
Foreign trade is highly important
to us, but domestic traffic is i1nmeas-
urably more so. The fact cannot be
too earnestly impressed. That policy
which will do most for home prOduc-
ton, which will give assurance Of
steady, permanent employment to la
Dor and capital, is after all the real
basis on which permanent prosperity
will be established
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-02
Steel Trust Dividends.

The steel trust resumed paying divi-
dends at the rate of 5 per cent on it's
common stock, after long period Of
lower or wholly absent returns. It
made this recovery under low-tariff
regime and during Democratic adj
ministration. Yet steel trust mag
mates are working tooth and nail to
displace that administration, and
bring back to the White House the
man whose wild mouthings precipi-
tated the panic of 1907-when they
were allowed to absorb the Tennessee
Coal & Iron. company in defiance of
the Sherman law.
The moral seems to be that these
magnates prize the privilege of break
ing the law more highly than the
chance to earn good dividends. Is
this preference due entirely to senti-
ment, or does it have it's basis in
stock-market profits not shown on the
balance sheet of the corporation?
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-02
STANDING FIRM.

Weak -kneed Senators and Represent
atives have gone to President Wilson
and asked him to adopt less resolute
policy on the subsea controversy. Could
cowardice and folly go farther? Their
way would surely lead to dishonor, and,
perhaps, to war. Their names will 60
down into history with disnonor.
The positive refusal of President
Wilson to be turned aside from the path
of duty in this our country's time of
need has more firmly endeared him to
the hearts of the American people,
who love peace, but will not stand for
dishonor.
Latest press dispatches from Wash
ington say that the President and his
supporters want to bring the matter to
a vote in both houses Of congress.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-02
WOLFE FOR THE SENATE.

The Democrats of Wisconsin are
wisely looking to William f. Wolfe of
Lacrosse as their candidate for United
States senator. He is sound Democrat,
able and militant. He would make a
strong candidate and an excellent sen,
ator. Mr. Wolfe's Repu blican opponent
at the polls may be Tory. Failing to
secure the presidential nomination at
the hands Of his party, Mr. LaFollette
will doubtless stand for reelection to the
pardonable sin against the grand gov
erning conspiracy of Protection. He
voted for the present tariff law, the best
act of it's kind for the last half century,
Once we were young, and now we are
old; but never have we seen the time
when man might be rational on the
tariff question and hold leadership in
the Republican party Whether, in this
time of primary election laws and cor
rupt practices acts, the tariff barons
will be able to down LaFollette at the
September primary, is an interesting
question.
And besides there is LaFollette's poor
talk on the embargo question; but that
is another matter.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-02
BID FOR HARMONY.
What Progressives Want of Re-
publican Party.
Seek Only Nomination of Roosevelt
Willing to Allow the Platform
to Be as Reactionary as Wall
Street May Desire.

Chairman Hilles of the Republican
National committee gives assurances
that the National convention will be
open-minded,' and Franklin Murphy
of New Jersey finds that there is a
great disposition to bring about har-
mony if the Progressives are not too
nasty"
The Progressives consist of the col
onel, who always runs for office, and
of George w. Perkins, who always
pays the freight. The others do not
count. We are sure that the colonel
and Brother Perkins will not be too
nasty" ghe colonel will be satisfied
with the nomination for president,
and Brother Perkins will be satisfied
to have the Republicans collect the
colonel's campaign fund, trusting to
the colonel's fondness for men of
my type" for further reward
In order to have harmony so far as
the Progressives are concerned all
the Republicans need to do is to nomi-
nate the colonel. They may make the
platform as reactionary as they
please. They may sell out the party
to the highest bidder in Wall street.
They may restore Hannaism in it's
most sordid and sinister form. But
if they nominate the colonel the Pro-
gressives will not be nasty"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-02
HUSTING'S GOOD WORK.

The following letter received from
Clifford Pinchot the great conserva
zionist, shows how Senator Husting
an his work at Washington is regard
ed ~ the men who would save for the
American people what is left Of great
heritage of natural resources:
My dear Mr.. Crawford [ am very much in
your debt for your letter Of February 10, and
the clippings enclosed, which have read with
keen interest. | want to say right now that
it is genuine pleasure to get such letter.
Senator Husting is doing the best kind of
work in Washington against the waterpower
grabbers, as we all knew he would, and it is a
great comfort to know that he is down there.
They will not put anything over on him without
his knowing it, Sincerely yours,
CLIFFORD PINCHoT.
New York City, February %, 1915.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-02
LINDEN

A number from out Of town attended
the dance here on Thursday evening.
Frank Williams of Cobb was a caller
here Thursday evening. s
Claude Goldsworthy visited with rel
atives here the past week.
Lincoln Baker visited with friends al
Cobb Thursday.
William and Floyd Poad returned tt
their school duties at PlatteviIle Wed
nesday.
Walter Rule has purchased the
Thomas James house on Main street.
A number of our young folks were
entertained at party at the farm home
Of Mr. and Mrs John Harker, Jr. Wed
nesday evening.
Miss Alice burlington of Blue River is
visiting at the Eugene Purington home.
Mrs Mckinney of New Richmond is
visiting at the home of her daughter
Mrs Charles Slaby.
Elmer Goldsworthy returned to his
home at Redvale, Colo Tuesday.
Mrs J. Evans entertained the Ladies'
Aid at her home Friday evening.
Lincoln Baker has been visiting in
Iowa.
Veterinarian brothers have taken
possession of the blacksmith shop, which
they recently purchased of I. E. Olden-
burg.
Mrs H. Walker returned home from
Lake Mills Wednesday.
Mrs George Burns returned to her
home in Hazel Green Saturday.
Miss Hazel Hicks entertained the V.
B. M. club at her home Friday evening
Misses Elsie and Roxie Harker enter
tanned the G.. G.. G.. club at their home
Tuesday evening.
Fred Mathews of Galena was here
Saturday and sold some new jigs for
the mill to the Linden Dew. Go.
Sake Pollard on the Gilman property
are working two shifts and are milling
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-02

20 tons per day Of 46 to 30 per cent ore
and to thousand of lead.
Ed. Baker of Edmund was a caller
here Monday.
Mr. and Mrs H. James of Dodgeville
visited with friends here the past week.
Charles Jackson of Mineral Point was
business caller here Monday
Charles Ralverson of Dodgeville Wis
tied with friends here Saturday.
John Davies was a Mineral Point
caller Friday.
Miss Leone Wong of Mineral Point
visited with friends here one day last
week.
Berlyn Treloar, Ray Eggers. John
Adams and Verl Poad were Mineral
Point callers the past week.
S. Miller was a business caller at
Benton and Hazel Green recently.
Optimo No. started up their new
mill Thursday, working two shifts un-
derground.
Saxe-Pollard on the Granville proper
ty are working two shifts, daily milling
10 to Is ton.
Ross Bros. have discontinued opera
ton ON breast going east, working full
force on west breast.
Five teams are busy hauling ore from
Gilman this week.
Linden Zinc company are very busy,
running full capacity and working two
shifts
Stoner Bros. are running to ton of
zinc out of old dirt that had been
worked by parties years ago.
Three new drilling machines have
been purchased by local parties the past
week, SAKE Pollard having purchased
one Of the largest in this vicinity.
SAKE Pollard:company delivered seven
cars of ore during the past week, Ross
Brothers 2, and Optimo 2.
Henry Brewer Of Hudson is visiting
with friends here.
Optimistic Thought.
To the valiant heart nothing is i'm.
possible.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-02
The Barron Creamery Some
Creamery Indeed.

The Marshfield Herald: The Barron
creamery, said to be the largest coop
erative creamery in the world, again
has broken all records, the gain over
last years business amounting to about
II per cent. The butter production for
the past year was 1899, 429 pounds for
which the farmers were paid 1888, 061 80.
AS the creamery operates only six days
a week in the summer and but four
days a week in the winter the average
paid the farmers run better than 81 200
for each working day. The creamery
has more than 800 patrons, from whom
was gathered last year 3,9S6,370 pounds
of cream, which made 1 ,095, 1904 pounds
of butter fat, for which was paid an
average of little more than 304 cents
per pound.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-02
Country's Prosperity.

Exports 40 per cent larger than the
previous high record, and excess of
exports much more than twice as
large in spite Of small reduction in
imports, tell remarkable story of
quick trade expansion into outside
markets. Net gold imports for the
year of 1920, 528,672 were three times
greater than the highest record of
any year before the war and leave
an apparently unsettled export excess
of above $1,35S, 100000, which largely
represents the amount of foreign
loans absorbed here during the year
and American securities sold here by
foreign holders
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-02
New Works. TalIest Buildings.

The five tallest buildings in New
York, with the height of each, are as
follows: Woolworth, Broadway and
Park place, $50 feet; Metropolitan,
Madison Square, 700 feet inches;
Singer, Broadway near Liberty street,
612 feet 1 inch; Municipal, Centre
street and Park Row, $50 feet 1 inch;
Bankers Trust, Wall and Nassau
streets, $50 feet
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-02
OUR DELEGATES.

Back at the time of Mr. Tilden's lead.
ership, it was said in derision, by their
enemies, that the Democrats had
become a party of sages, - meaning
that they had plenty of old men for
council, but lacked young men for the
warfare of active duties. But times
have changed since then; and the
Democratic party has changed with
them Consider the ages of the men
called out in Wisconsin for delegates to
the national convention at st. Louis:
William F. Wolfe, in the prime of life,
is the oldest man of the four delegates
at large; and for district delegates in
this congressional district, Edward J.
REYNOLDS is 3S, and Frank jerks 80.
And the situation is propitious: the
young men to, be chosen are young meu
to be proud Of; and the older men in
the party wisely rejoice in backing them
for responsible leadership. The people
Of these United States are looking to the
younger generation to work out a better
democracy; and they will not be dis
appointed of their hope. A forward
going party, faithfully serving the
state, has a strong call for young and
patriotic young men.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-02
Party of Personalities.

For a party devoted to principles
exclusively, the Progressives have an
unfortunate way of getting their prin-
ciples snarled, up with personalities.
Don't get it into your mind" says
air. Perkins, that we are going to
abandon the principles for which we
fought in 1912. The national features
Of our 1912 platform are more neces-
sary today than they were then" And
they are summed up in single
phrase, Get rid of Wilson" In 1912
the eternal principles Of social justice
amounted to Get rid of Taft"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-02
PEACE WITH HONOR!

The Chicago Herald: The President
speaks for every American in whom
the American soul is not dead or dying
when he says:
| cannot consent to any abridg
ment Of the rights of American
citizens. The honor and self
respect Of the nation are involved.
We covet peace and shall preserve
it at any cost but the loss of honor.
To forbid our people to exercise
their rights for fear we might be
called upon to vindicate them would
be a deep humiliation indeed. It
would be an acquiescence in the
violation of the rights of mankind
everywhere. 1t would be a DELHI
crate abdication of our proud posi-
ton as spokesman even amidst the
turmoil Of war for the law and the
right. =. What we are contend
ing for is of the very essence Of the
things that have made America a
sovereign nation. She cannot yield
them without conceding her own
impotency and making virtual sur
render of her Independent position
among the nations of the world.
Woodrow Wilson has voiced the sou,
of the American people-the deep and
resolute soul that lies under all the sur
face storms Of faction and that rises in
mighty food to overwhelm the trimmers
of sails of profit and of personal pru
dence to their gusty flaws. He has
touched with the finger of living light
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-02
SHULLSBURG.

Pick and Cad: The State Food In
spector visited our city last week and
inspected the grocery stores, etc. He
was we'll pleased with conditions here
and states that they were above the
average.
Thunder and lightning accompanied
the rain here on the 22nd of February.
Does it mean early spring or vice versa?
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-02
Somewhat inconsistent.

We as a country are facing great
world crisis in which for the last
eighteen months this nation has fall
en- far short of it's duty, both to it's
own people and to the law-abiding and
justice-loving nations of mankind
Colonel Roosevelt.
And this from the man who tore
up the treaty with Colombia, made the
United States government the part
ner of paid lobbyist and took" the
Isthmus of Panama
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-02
Do Thinus Worth While.

Spend not your time in that which
profits not; for your labor and your
health, your time and your studies, are
very valuable; and it is a thousand
pi.. to see diligent and hopeful
perst II speed himself in gathering
cockle-shells and little pebbles, in tell
ing sands upon the shores, and max
ing garlands of useless daisies.-Jer-
envy Taylor.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-02

For Democratic National Convention
DELEGATES AT LARGE.
SENATOR PAUL O. HUSTING of Mayville.
JUDGE JOHN c.. KAREL of Milwaukee.
WILLIAM E. WOLFE of La Crosse
GEORGE HILTON of Oshkosh.
THIRD DISTRICT DELEGATES.
E. J. REYNOLDS of Madison.
FRANK jerks of Brodhead.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-02
Wisdom From Shakespeare.

"ISUOITT T'OT'I OTIdNCSPCdTC. 7
1t is good divine that follows his
own instructions. | can easier teach
twenty men what were good to be
done, than to be one of twenty to
follow mine own Shake
speare.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-02

the American soul. Under that touch
it does not pause to weigh and balance
gains and losses.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-07

1t seems to be the general opinion OF busines:
men that peace will not come for at least q
year, and some predict two more years ol
fighting
Battles now are being waged upon such
tremendous scales that even though the entente
is producing much more munitions than a year
ago 1t still is necessary to look to this country
for supplies. 1t is true that the allies are less
dependent upon us, but there seems little likeli
hood of a decrease in exports
Manufacturers of steel are working at high
speed and the earnings are phenomenal. The
United States Steel Corporation reports net earn
ings of Ss 900 ooo' for the second quarter of the
year. Building operations throughout the eoun'
try in the first six months of the year mounted
Soooo,ooo above the same period for last year
The shpbuildcrs busy and predict much
work ahead, the railroads are enjoying unpre-
cedented traffic, and it is easy to borrow money
The nation is enjoying golden prosperity
and there are many golden days yet to come.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-07
Immigrant Problem in Colleges.

Social work among immigrants is as
suming special Importance as college
subject. according to the Bureau OF Edu-
cation of the Department OF the Interior.
Fourteen institutions are now Offering
special courses which treat the subject
of immigration. though few of these have
as yet given much attention to the prac-
ticaI problem of what to do with the
Immigrant as man and a citizen. Sixty
nine institutions treat the subject in
CIdentally in connection with courses In
economies history and sociology.
In order to help in the present urgent
demand for America nization service for
immigrants. the Bureau of Education has
had prepared a syllabus entitled: Pro
fessional Course for Service Among I'm
migrants"
In view OF the interest shown by col
leges in Immigrant education, the Com
missioner of Education has offered to
give assistance and advice with respect
to courses of study and methods TO any
colleges or universities planning to IN
troduce courses in training for leader
ship in Americanization service. The d.
vision OF Immigrant Education in the
bureau has centered its attention upon
the problems connected with the educa-
ton of immigrants and the inculcation
Of American civic ideals. DR.. F. E. Far
rington OF this division declares:
American colleges and universities are
more and more awakening to the neces-
sity of touching modern life on its dyna-
mic side; of inspiring and initiating So
cial progress. and of training leaders In
the work of civic uplift. Here is a field
which opens up almost limitless possib-
ilities in the way of social service. One
needs, however. peculiar sympathy for
and a specific knowledge Of the foreigner.
appreciation OF his limitations and his
possibilities, as well as a realization OF
what he can contribute to our economic,
ethical. and spiritual progress when
properly assimilated, and what grave
dangers he can also bring II We fail to
Undue him with our national ideals"