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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
SNriac annEaCe.

Syriac is one of the three groups of
languages into which the old Aramaic.
Of Assyria and Babylonia was devel-
oped, the other groups being the Chal-
daic and the Nabatean-Sabean.
The Syriac is emphatically a Chris
tan literature language, the Bible was
translated into it as was a deal of
writing from the fourth to the tenth
century, and it, instead Of Latin, is the
liturgical language of the Roman Cath
olics of Lebanon in Syria today.
The Syro-Chaldaic is a variant of
the Syriac, combining features of both
the Syriac and Chaldaic groups. It is
found in use in Kurdistan and the Lake
Urmia districts.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
FARMER BEHIND THE TIMES
His Wife Tells How She Has Lived
for Many Years Without Modern
Conveniences.

In the American Magazine farm
ences. She says:
"My husband does not, or will not,
realize that the world has moved, and
that what were luxuries generation
ago are necessities now. One Of my
children died Of typhoid fever, the
germs Of which were. no doubt, brought
by flies from the house down the road
where they had the disease; for we
haven't screen door in the house, and
only few cheap adjustable screens.
eve sleep on feather beds, because
mattresses cost money, and the feather
beds were in the hOuse-a part Of the
furnishings that married, when took
my husband for better or for worse. We
have chairs with rounds missing, worn
carpets, nicked dishes and cooking
utensils that have long since outlived
their usefulness.
"The house is inconvenient, and for
that reason alone homework is much
harder than it ought to be, and house
work is hard enough in all conscience
on a farm. We have no water in the
house. For % years l have fetched
and carried water. There are two
steps between the kitchen and the din
ing room, which, by the way, was for
merly bedroom and has no place for
a stove. The 'parlor' is across a halk
from the main part Of the house and is
only opened on special occasions"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05

INTERIOR OF'RED CROSS HOSPITAL TENT
milton Or national standing. 1t first
impressed itself upon the notice of thq
country by it's relief work at the Johns
town food in 1889 When the Spanish
war broke out it was still outside the
government and not organized or pre-
pared along military lines. In 1902
Miss Mabel 7. BOardman became The
head Of it. Her interchangeable work
caused congress in 1905 to give the Or
ganiZatiOn a federal charter and deSiG
nate it as the official relief organization
Of the United States OF America 1t j.
the only organization permitted to give
volunteer aid to the victims of war
Other institutions seeking the work OF
humanitarian service in time OF wa
must do it through the Red Cross.
The organization is tWOfold ii Sc
eral particulars and therefore not
is both official and private in it's char
acter-that is, the government has
adopted it officially as the auxiliart
war relief service. The president
the United States by law is also pres
dent of the Red Cross. The comptro'
Ter of the currency is its treasurer
It's accounts are audited by the VIA
department, and it's annual reports az
addressed to congress.
Yet the government does not fnan",
the Red Cross. On occasions congress
has voted contributions of money t
it. Congress helped to build the new
building, for instance. But the grcat
volume Of it's funds spent for relic
work is contributed by private ind
viduals In times past most Of it.
cash has come in the form of gifts
less than 80 per cent of its receipts he
ing from membership fees. But viti.
the quickened interest in the ,,v6
Cross the membership fees are becon
ing an important source of revenue.
In time Of war the Red Cross act
as the auxiliary to the medical ant
nursing seryices-the sanitary services
as they are called--of the army AMI
navy. 1t is a case of the auxiliary be
ing greater than the thing aided. Many
doubtless wonder why the army ana
navy do not maintain their own hos
pital services on an adequate scale
The answer is that it has been found
to be more efficient and less costly II
give this task over to the Red Cross.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
It's Our War And We Must Win

Chicago Tribune: We must fight
and fight to victory. This is not an
issue to tomorrow. We are today the
sole hope of the allies. Without our
strength they are done. More than
that, it is not only they who will fall
with our failure but we ourselves, the
America we have made and hoped to
be, The fight is on for us-now, not
tomorrow. Every American who holds
back from what he can give or do,
himself or his possessions, is betraying
America 1t does not matter what his
blood of his part. The doors of the past
are shut. Either he is American or
not American. Who is not with us
is against us, and the choice is here
We are in the war. We carry its issue
in our souls. America is in the front
trenches. America must win the war.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
A SENSIBLE VIEW.

The editor of The Waterloo Democrat
expresses some of his good clear think
ing in the following plain words.
We heartily approve of Governor Philips
veto of the bin providing for the exchange of
railway mileage for advertising. The governor
takes the position that the bill would have
paved the way for the violation of the anti pass
law, and we believe he is right. More than that
there is no more reason why editors should
take out III trade" than for other people doing
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05

The University Of Wisconsin has
acted wisely in choosing DR.. Charles
Villas as a member Of the state board Of
education. He is now rendering the
university and the state good service as
resident regent.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
SECRETARY BAKERS PLEA
FOR TIE RED CROSS

:. We are separated from the
!. actual scene of thi; conflict by
!. thousands Of miles Of sea. Our
!. losses in it have as yet been mi
!. nor We are entering the war
:. in the firm belief and purpose Of
!. ending it in a victory for right,
i. and we have not the slightest in
4 tention of stopping until that vic
x tory is achieved.
Z. l think if anybody would ask
:. me how much he ought to give
!. to the Red Cross at this time
\ would say, "All you have"
= That is a counsel Of perfection,
< I know, but then it would not be
:. enough. I understand the war
= council has set itself the task Of
= raising $100,G00,00O. That may
:. sound to some like a large
= amount, and yet this war is cost
:. ing in actual money every day
:. from $6O,000,000 to S7O,O0O,0OO
I. and in human life from 10000 to
= $4,000 of those who are killed in
!. actual warfare, without count
:. ing those who starve and die of
!. disease.
!: The Red Cross of the United
:. States of America has set itself
!. the great task of raising for, one
:: might say, cosmic philanthropy,
= a sum equal to the destruction
!. which the war entails in day
!. Newton d. Baker
i.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05

No peace can last or ought to last, which
does not recognize and accept tie principle
that governments derive all their just pow
er8 from the consent Of the governed, and
that no power anywhere exists to hand peo-
pie about from sovereignty to sovereignty
as if they were property.-President Wilson.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05

The normal schools have selected Ed
ward j Dempsey of Oshkosh as a
member of the new state board Of edu-
cation. Mr. Dempsey is an able, level
headed man, Of fine public spirit.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
NOTHING More

Anything doing in Plunkville?"
''Not thing"
'But see by the paper that many
public improvements are contemplat-
ed"
Contemplated is the word. Merely
municipal castles in the air.'-Louis-
vile Courier-J Journal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05

Tell your neighbors TO get into line
and subscribe for The Iowa County
Democrat. Many new names have
been added to our list since May first
Come on in and help US run a news
paper that has always tried to aid every
worthy movement in the community
Two cents a week to January 1 1918.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
Diplomacy.

Mrs. Brown-These lovely flowers
from your husband? Mrs. Jones-Yes.
l let him have the last word this morn
ing, and it scared him.-Boston Globe.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05

Dangers are light if they once seem
light, and more dangers have deceived
men than forced them.-Bacon.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
Red Cross at the Front.

This photograph shows only part OF
the nurses, surgeons, etc, Of Presby-
terrain base hospital unit No. 2, ROW
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
So|ferino's Horrors Inspired
Henri Dunant to Urge Reform.
TREATY OF GENEVA MADE
American Red Cross First Impressed
the World With Its Work at the
JohnstoWn Flood-President of the
United States Also President of the
Red Cross.
.%HE battle Of Sol,

T%HE battle OF Sol,
/ ferino occurred
in 1850. 1t went
on for several days.
In that time 10000
wounded men lay on
the Frenchmen,
Italians and RIISSianS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-02

coddles" OF the men who are prepar-
ing TO fsht for their country There
Is no danger II we are any Judge OF
Young America. that these red blood
ed youths will become 'sissifed" ny
receiving the attention and the pro.
lection they deserve They are TO en-
ter upon a most arduous tern, If train
Ing for titanic task Every evil in
fuence. moral or physical, which
reaches them will hinder them arpre-
ciohly. and II. In moments OF tempta-
tion or loneliness or homesickn
they WELD 70 temptation. the conse-
qucnces Of even n momentary ster
aside from the strait path may destroy
their military effectiveness permanent
" This Ia not overstating the case
The history OF every army point,
clearly to the danger OF evf, camp
surroundings.
The people of the commonwealth
viii End WAYS 10 make their desire s
effective In safeguarding the preciou.
lives entrusted temporarily to the sur.
roundinEs which the commonwealth
provides The honor of Virginia re.
quires that none OF these splendid
young men shall ever have cause to
regret his stay in the Old Don .nion
that no mother shall have occasion tC
say; my son is n Notwithstanding
is to blame"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-02
Peoples Forum


Editor Nirginian:
Stiff the prohibition question is
dead issue" aren't the victory
wet papers having a wake" over the
corpse, Throwing fits over the ter
rihle organizations alleged attempt
to vivivify the settled question.
they are making 1t more and more
clearer very live issue every day!
The News Leader gravely announces
in flaming black type on its front
page that the people OF the state are
likely to resume the management
of their own affairs on August T."
What people and what affairs? And
when have the people not been man
aging their own affairs? And-black
cats and humble -beer,--the Ledger
Dispatch. OF Norfolk. so the News
Leader informs us in black on its
front page, declares: Mr. Davis Is
left as the only bulwark to political
freedom In Virginia against the in
sidious and relentless attacks of
clerical kaiserism. organized and do
ing political business in the name OF
dead issue" tIs that a submarine
or an airplaneD And here comes
demands for fair play for Pollard
ctdentally, how about fair play for
the Anti Saloon league. and Mr..
Ellyson and The Virginian? This
solicitude for fair play and the
planting Of red flags OF warning to
the people not to be enslaved by the
terrible machine and to flee from
clerical kaiserism" is almost pa
thetic! But won't It be a good idea
for the friends of prohibition. who
proved their friendship on the great
battlefield OF 1914 to trust the forces
that were with them then and have
been ever sinceo "Prohihition n dead
fssue?" Well, before the friends a..
the cause agree to swallow that dope
and doze off. the pallbearers of the
corpse. or guards at the tomb. COM
posed of heroic volunteers from the
old enemy of prohibition will hava
to cease sounding their guzzy-fuzz,es
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-02
Minor Matters Merely Mentioned.

MfnOr NtaftSTS MeFtty 1hthttOttSn-
We are expecting hourly to learn
the hapny news that the weather man
is suffering from a brick wound on
dis noggin.
Ye city editor is now wearing his
collard greens under mis- hat. thus
showing super human intellect.
The village nine returns home this
morning However, we are hoping
for the best.
Ad Goodwin. the village sta n-nck-
err. threatens daily to go to work.
Figuring around and trying to pick
the winner OF the big gubernatorial
race to bet on seems to be the order
OF the day.
ColIard green's AT absolute produ-
GERS Cost==tfrten8Sons
The city fellows at the Country
Club made a pass with dynamite at
the spring on the place to- try to get
better volume of water but 1t seems
that the only result obtained by the
operation was the reversing OF the
flow of water which took out In the
general direction OF Mrs. Nelson's
farm which adjons the c. c. prop
erty. thus forcing the city fellows TO
nay said Mrs. Nelson 800 mo. for
the use of the water until another
strike can be eliminated, City Eel
lows get too smart at times.
Pepper Hin and Madison Run have
signed papers for the coming check
err tournament TO be played at Hick
store Aug. Z.
Warted--A farm hand with small
Appetite. S. care Pepper Hin
Echo.
Well. as my letter IS getting rather
lengthy and as ye scribe Is sort or
under the weather will close wishing
you the same.
p & H
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-02
THE soUTHs NEW RESPONSIBILITY

Halt million or more young men
from all the states Of the union will
be quartered in training lamps in
southern states in the next few weeks
for preparation for their great task
across the seas.
The government VIII provide every
material thing necessary for the bust
ness of making soldiers out OF civil
ians. Probably no civilian army in
history ever was better equipped than
these young men will be in arms.
clothing. food. medical supplies and
all the other pararheruala Of war
The government win even furnish part
OF the material TO he used in the
Y. NJ. G. a. in providing healthful and
cheerful camp activities for these en-
bryo soldiers. many Of whom Will he
away from home for their first long
stay
out what "' 'he environment OF the
camps, outside The military zone? Who
'eN'''"S''' '"' 'ohultiohs there
Will may "''''' 'He young patrlots
unfavorably?
1He ai'S"'F - on" "hl'h goes di-
anu ""'''ah IN me south A real duty
hee 'iei = '5le "!l'ch VIII not be put
asiue' ne 0'''h ana every cllizen
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-02

Ition, offered by the committee. were
adopted;
BE it resolved:
]. That we call upon preachers and
parents to use all diligence and make
every necessary sacrifice to give our
youth the opportunity Of an educa-
tion.
2. That we commend our church
schools as worthy of their patronage
and do everything in our power to
see that the students from our Meth
odist homes attend our schools and
colleges
3. That we urge our young preach
ers to attend our university at At
lanta for their theological training:
and we also urge the undergraduates
In the conference to take the pra-
scribed course under the guidance Of
our correspondence course at Atlanta.
other resolutions, offered by Rev
r. NJ. Maxey and others, were adopt
ed. as follows:
l. That the Virginia annual con-
ference be and hereby is requested
to appoint committee. whose bust
ness 1t shall be to supervise and CO.
operate with other committees herein
to be named, In raising sufficient
money TO endow and equip Randolph
Macon college to do the above men,
toned educational work
2. That the Virginia annual confer
ence be and is hereby requested to
take such steps as are necessary to
have a Randolph Macon committee
appointed In each of the several pre-
siding elders districts of the confer
lence and also similar committee for
every circuit and station on the dis
strict to which such circuit or station
may belong
3. That the Baltimore annual con-
ference be and is hereby requested to
take similar action to that herein re-
iquested of the Virginia annual con-
ference.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-02
ELLYsON OR DAVIs-WHICH?

half their one chance to fnd means
for building up an influence in the
state government unfriendly TO pro
hlhitlon And, too they apparently
are convinced that to encourage Mr..
Pollard will be to help Mr. Davis In
directly by turning from Mr.. Eiiyson
such dry votes as Mr.. Pollard may
command.
The editorial gyrations Of the Rich
nond Evening Journal furnish case
in point The Journal opposed pro-
hjbition in 1914, and II assailed and
vmined In every conceivable way the
men who led the dry movement TO
success. The journal does not now
dare openly oppose prohibition. but it
stYl hates and villihes the men who
made prohibition possible--ard It
sefzes the opportunity which the pres
ent situation affords to berate them
again, on behalf. as II insists. of a
candidate whose record as dry par
ticularly pleases the Journal The sup
port OF the journal is not. however. to
he held agains, Mr. Pollard himself
it is merely an indication that he has
no chanS. to win the contest Of bal
lots next Tuesday as the Journal has
an abnormal skill in picking losing
sides.
The contest next Tuesday lies be-
tween Mr. Ellyson and Mr. Davis. A
very substantial majority ~ the Demo-
cratic party favors continuance of
the prohibition policy which Mr. Ely
son helped to make possible and which
he is pledged to uphoId-a policy
which Mr.. Davis opposed when it was
adopted and has never yet endorsed
by any public act or word
WIN that majority OF devoted. hon
est, God-fearing men allow themselves
to he betrayed into supporting the
candidate on whom the unreconc fled
vets are hasine their forlorn hope i,
VIII they make the mistake Of vast :
ing their votes on n dry candidate who
cannot VIM The vote next Tuesday
wtll give the answer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-02

and tom-toms. They are OVERRIDING
the stunt and calling attention OF the
people TO the vital ''liveness' OF the
dead issue,
Say. you sure enough at heart old
time friends of prohibition. don't let
the corpse of the dead issue be left
in charge of the same crowd that
fought prohibition. Like Brer FOX
In Uncle Remus,' this dead issue
might well merit Brer Rabbits
soliloquy that Poor Brer Fox lay
like he dead. seem like he dead, look
like he dead. but don't do Ike ne
dead! And the organs OF freedom"
and fair play" ct Id omne, might
sort of coax themselves to the con-
clusion that in the desire and pur-
pose OF the dry champ ions not to al
low, If they can possibly prevent 1t.
the election OF other than dry gov
ernor. 1t is not proposed to elect any
one-idea man, but an all around,
good, sound, sensible. progressive. eff
ficient man In hearty sympathy with
the prohibition law and the prohi-
bition principle.
w. NJ. BICKERS.
Richmond, Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-02
The following appears on a Davis
campaign blotter
President Wilson Says:

The Farmers must win the war
Mr. Davis can inspire Virginia
farmers to do their Bit more
than any other man.
Ia IL intended that the careless
reader shall assume that the entire
paragraph is quotation from the
presidents utterances? II not, why liz
the first line not put in quotation
marks7
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-02

The closing week Of the campaign
--,--.,.-. ear
ve'opeo ana '''f ''''S'@e' " S'' ''''''''
to which we f'rst called attention sew
eral weeks aeo-a now open concen-
fratton Of the trreconcIlsble wet
,oroas ., ,,a s,,.o g. .,..... -.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-02

WANTED: An electric fan that can
be carried around attached to an UNI
make a demonstration apply to The
Virginian paragrapher Immediately.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-02

Professor Henderson. of Harvard
says I 2 cents a day Is enough to sup
ply adequate food for the average
person. But We'll wager cereal
drink with anybody that the profess
sor doesn't consider himself an aver
age person.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-02

accounts for the vast stocks of .'good looking"
but poorly-put- together luggage now on the
market-low priced, but wholly lacking in
quality.
You cannot buy poorly constructed luggage
at Miller Rhoads. Every piece must be the
best of its respective kind BESIDES our prices
are moderate. This is the policy which, rigidly
followed, has built up for us these splendidly
assorted stocks, this very extensive business:
Steamer Trunks, Dress Trunks, Suit Cases
Hand Bags etc.-every style and shape and
size-very low prices
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-02

Richmond's federal reserve bank
has more than sfo0.0oo,o0o resources
and has just transferred $4,000. 900
TO the United States treasury. Balti-
more papers please copy
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-02

The Texas constable who arrested
a negro for swipng a watermelon
evidently over-stepped his authority.
A cullud hrudder just must have a
few inherent rights.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-02
BE UNITED IS BE EFFECTIVE.

this great matter is real and per-
manent that they maintain unim-
paired their organization.
The moderation and restraint which
have characterized all the public ut
terances of the president of the Anti
Saloon league are well known. This
warning from such a source has pecu'-
liar timeliness now. 1t is an hour
when personal ambitions on the one
hand and personal predictions on the
other ought to be promptly put aside
in the interests of united and effective
action by the dry forces of the state.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-02

The mere fact that this hot wave
will undoubtedly wilt the collard
green's crop furnishes the weather
man alihf enough.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-02

Worcester Mass, Aug. Martin
Green, pioneer railroad builder. died
today. He was ninety years old and
a brother Of the late Andrew FL.
Green, father of Greater New York.
He was active in developing railways
in the West.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-02

Except for hot weather, II. C. L. and
work, we are not at all disposed to
be downhearted. thank you.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-02

We know Mr.. Edison is busy man
and all that, but don't you reckon he
could spare a few minutes to invent
an Air Coolifier?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-02

Mr.. Rightiey Strong, ct Gate City
evidently lays his claim to 1t through
Inheritance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-02
Is IT All That Hot I'm Columbia?

a farmer at Athol. Mass, declares
that his prize rooster, having par
taken too freely of some preserved
cherries thrown out of a kitchen win
dow, was so drunk that he was taken
for dead and stripped of his feathers.
He recovered from his Jag" how
ever But when he returned to the
poultry yard, minus his feathers, his
hens would not recognize him. and
refused to allow him 70 share their
coop Lie down, Ffdo. bia
Record.