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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-09-25

darby free from all insect injuries,
says Mr.. Wright, and is Mmth from
$50 ITO 500 an acre The fiber, he
says, is used mainly i'm the manufac-
ture of commercial Irvine, cardage and
for calking ships.
Kentucky long enjoyed tire 'distinc-
tion Of growing the best hemp" says
Mr. Wright, "and i'm producing more
than all the states put together. In
tine last few years, however, the i'm
dustrW in Wisconsin has grown from
practically nothing to from 5000 to
1000 acres. The quality of Wisconsin
grown 'hemp is unexcelled. The cool,
moist gclimate has produced softness
of the fiber not found i'm southern lafi-
tudeg:"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-09-25
WISCONSIN LEADS
in HEMP GROWING
Climate Especially Favorable for
the Production of Fiber of
Excellent Quality.

"It's an i'll wind that baswss no good,
say hemp men when they ,thipk how
Canada fhistles and quaek grass have
been the means of helping Wisconsin
become tthe leading hemp state.
Hemp is the best smother crop for
the unwelcOme thistle and quack
grass, and it was I'm an effort to kill
these noxious weeds with hemp that
the suitability of this crop 10 WiscOn-
sin soil :and climate was FIRST deter
mined.
'Since fnemp growing cannat be sue
cessful unless it is grown ON "a large
enough scale to warrant tine iinstalla-
ton of hemp mills" says A. H. Wright
of the Wisconsin Experiment station,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-09-25
RUSSIANS FACE CRUCIAL
BATTLE AT PETROGRAD
British Admiral in Finland to Plan Sea
and Land Attack on
the City. IS

Helsingfors, Sept. Admiral Cow
an, commander of the British squad
ron in the Baltic, has arrived here IN
connection, it is understood, with prep
arations for an attack on Petrograd.
The admiral intends, it Is said, to con-
fer with members of the British mill
tary mission on the plans for the at
tack.
Berne, Switzerland, Sept. 4.-The
Russian bolsheviki has proposed
peace negotiations following the rout
Of their forces, which are surrounded,
according to an official announcement
received here.
London, Sept. 4. - Antibolsheviki
forces occupied the southern outskirts
Of Kiev, according to a wireiee dis
patch sent out by the soviet headquar-
tiers lin Moscow and pickup mere.
The dispatch states that the fighting
is proceeding.
The bolshevist forces have captured
the outer Notifications OF Dv1nsR
(Dunaberg), according to a Russian
bolshevist communication received
here. DvEsk lies on the right banH
OF the Duna, where it is crossed Dy
the railway from PetrOgrad to war
saw.
"A wireless dispatch from Moscow
received here reports that Admira
Kolchak, head Of the A1l-Russian gov
ernment, has evacuated Omsk ant
transferred his headquarters to Irk
utSk.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-09-25
ADVOCATES USE OF
PRIM0ST IN CANDY


Much sugar cane can be saved by
using primost, left after boiling whey,
in making candy. This is the state
ment made by E. 81. Harrington of the
Dairy School Of the University of Wis
consin, who says that the use of prim-
ost will not only lower the cost of liv-
ing but will also benefit the cheese
industry.
"Prfmost has two advantages" says
Mr.. Harrington. ''It replaces a GER
tain amount of cane sugar, and with
its use 1t is possible to increase the
proportion of glucose that can he
used. Glucose is gummy, sticky ma,
terial. Primost is opposite In charac-
ter. being granular" *
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-09-25

at requires cooperation to develop
,eenters in which the industry can
flourish. Three hundred acres are suf-
,fieient to. make mill necessary. Al
ready Wisconsin has more hemp mills
than any other state.
"The crop has been developed main
.ly I'm Fond du Lac, Dodge, Green and
Racine counties. Hemp needs a we'll
drained, fertile soil: in fact, q good
corn SOIL"
Mr.. Wright says that from six to
eight tons of green stalks yield about
three tons of dried material, from
which there can be extracted about
1900 pounds of fiber yielding 900
pounds of long fiber and 240 pounds
OF short. The hemp plant Is particu.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-09-25

The best junior live stock in
will
q
tate fora n
a
L.
and the of the local fair Offering the medal
the contes
twenty-five live
of
noto a
citizenship its dull
Of stock
of
knows thatt will be
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-09-25
lFRHEN MEATS TO BE SOLD
Government Offers for Resale 5,000,-
GOO Pounds Stored in New
York and Chicago

Washington, Sept. Alive million
pounds of frozen meats, now in cold
storage in New York and Chicago. was
offered by the war department to mu-
,nicipalities for resale. The offer will
remain in effect until September %.
The meats include about 100000
hounds of frozen poultry at New York
and more than 100000 pounds in the
Chicago zone This will be sold at
80 cents pound Large quantities Of
frozen mutton and pork shoulders and
Joins also will be offered at from 16
to ~ cents.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-09-25

the thousands of men 4surnamed Hall.
Among them all there was not one who
came from Mccall South Carolina, nor
yet one who had a wife cor mother
whose name even remotely resembled
the "Stalks" given RS the name Of the
two beneficiaries.
Calls for NSnbIe Wit.
This, clearly, was a case for the use
Of that specially nimble wit and fine
deductive faculty wadidh has character
lied much of the wank of the search
ers Of the index files, and given them
a process of procedure which might
be used to add leaf ITO the book of
the Burnses, the Pinkertons and the
Flynns.
"Well," remarked THE girl charged
with producing the needed informa-
ton, ''this man may be Stalk since
that is the name given for his wife
and mother
But search through the "Stalks"
throught nothing to identify the case.
"Still," she persisted, and they al
ways do persist, these girls. ''His
name must be some kind of IA Stalk,
but what kind? Corn stalks, bean
stalks, and cabbage stalks are the
only kind Of stalks knew anything
;about so I'll just look them lup."
And sure enough, 1T turned out that
This name was "some kind of "a Stalk"
Cabbage stalks, i'm fact, and his index
card was duly changed ITO read:
flames Cabbagestaiks, (25701 ,505)
McCaE, South Carolina; beneficiaries,
Mrs. ELLA Cabbagestalks (wifal, Mrs.
Fannie Cabbagestalks dmotherl"
"You see that girl wearing the blue
sweater ,over there" said one young
woman.
The girl of the blue sweater appear
ed so young she might have just left
school. She was searching some In
dex cards. her fingers rapidly RUNNING
from one to another. With each flap
of the card she had taken a mental
note of the Inscription thereon, but to
the observer she was making speed
record in touching every card fn the
file drawer.
Suddenly-Bang The drawer was
closed. She moved foot to the right,
began another Marathon in card move
ments, selected one, made a notation
on slip OF paper she carried, placed
the card among the others, closed the
drawer, and walked toward the man
who is in charge of the file section.
This pantomime was quickly enacted,
and as it turned out, it brought to
a close remarkable case which had
been under investigation for some
days.
The HDivis Mystery.
The title Of this strange case might
be the 'Divis mystery" with Miss Blue
Sweater as the detective heroine.
/! A typewriter letter was received BY
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-09-25
STARTS ON JOURNEY
President Begins 25-Day Ten Thou
sand-Mile Tour In Fight
for Treaty.

Washington, Sept. 4.-President
Wilson's special train, which will car
ry him on his across-the-continent
speaking tour to muster popular sup
port for the ratification Of the peace
treaty and the League Of Nations,
pulled out of the Union station at
seven o'clock Wednesday night. The
special Is running as the second sec
ton Of regular train. The presi-
dents private car, the "Mayfower," is
at the end Of the train
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-09-25
TERMS ANGER THE AUSTRIANS
Reme Pact Received at Vienna With
Surprise and Indignation by
the Mona.rhists.

Geneva, Sept. 6-The Austrian
peace terms have been received in
Vienna with the greatest surprise and
indignation, according to advices
reaching here. 1t is believed that the
Renner ministry will fall as a conse-
.uuenee. Monarchist circles consider
that the terms have definitely killed
any hope of the return Of the Haps-
burgs. Former Emperor Charles, who
received the news from Paris soon
after the reply Of the allies was
handed to the Austrian commission,
has decided to leave Switzerland.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-09-25
NEWS OF WORLD EPIroMIzED'

A Berne dispatch says the value of
the German mark fell to % centimes in
Switzerland
The prohibition enforcement bill
was passed by the senate at Washing
ton without record vote.
Evacuation Of Archangel by the Brit
ish expeditionary forces is in progress,
it was officially announced at London.
Ex-Crown Prince Rupprecht of Ba-
varia has broken his engagement to
Princess Antoinette, Berlin newspa-
per announces.
About 400 package freight handlers
who work on the Northern Pacific
docks at Duluth, Mimi, struck for a
wage adjustment.
One soldier was fatally burned, four
others seriously and ten were overcome
by smoke in fire at Jefferson bar
racks, St. Louis.
Three men are reported dead as q
result of fire on the battleship New
Mexico, flagship of the Pacific fleet, in
San Francisco bay.
Lord Charles Beresford died at the
home of the duke of Portland, Berrie-
dale, near Caithness, Scotland, where
he had been staying.
Admiral Kolchak, head of the ALI
Russian government, began counter
offensive against the bolsheviki on Sep
TENDER /, London hears.
The British destroyer $40 struck
mine near Seitskaer!SThe captain, one
other officer and go men were rescued.
The other officers and 16 men persisted.
Bolshevism has found place in Chi
cagO high schools. Secret societies to
aid in bringing about soviet govern
ment have been formed in three of the
| schools.
A large sulphuric acid unit of the
| Grasselli Chemical company at East
| Chicago, Ind, was destroyed by fire
and the entire plant endangered. The
loss is $15O,O0O.
Ira Nelson Morris, United States
part received at Berlin, has been Sc
lected as Americas first ambassador
to the German republic.
The American Bar association
brought it's annual convention TO
close at Boston with the election of Of
ficers and dinner. Hampton l.. Car
son of Philadelphia was elected presi-
dent.
William G. Redfield, secretary OF
commerce, has rendered his resigna-
been accepted, effective November l..
This was announced officially at Wash
ingtOn.
President Wilson has agreed to I'M
dertAke to bring about conference be-
tween representatives of the steel
workers and of the United States Steel
corporation in an effort to avert u
threatened strike.
Herbert S. McGill, an American cit
izen, whose home was in Chicago, was
killed by MeXicans at COapa, in the
state of Chiapas, August 30, according
nent at Washington.
Georges CASTOR Quien, on trlal De-
fore a court-martial at Paris charged
with having had reasonable dealings
with the Germans and Of having be-
trayed Edith Cavell to them, was con
Nicted and condemned to death.
A manifesto urging workers to rise
and 'Genounce the 'ferOcious, hypOcriti
.cal coalition directed by the forces o.
reaction and international finance
against the soviet government of Rus
.sia was circulated at Paris.
Soldiers returning from the Meth
/ eodist church in Cork county, Ireland
/ were attacked by 20 men firing point
/. blank One soldier was killed and fou1
were wounded. Eighteen of the sol
oilers rifles were captured by the as
/ ssaIlaM.ts.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-09-25

feefly (1eeInle, but the signature will
prove to be one of those nonforgeabie
jnmbles of pen strokes which are the
delight and pet hobby of the writer
and the despair of every hopeful
reader.
Silent Letters in names Raglst always
be taken into consideration The name
Of Hfynack is a good example where
the silent letter is the key letter for
searching, but at the same time it is
particularly dead in Pronunciation.
This name lis pronounced Lynack, and
in the hurry of writing, often names
are misspelied, when on the surface
they appear very simple and correct.
Foreign names are often typed in
correctly because the soldier at the
time of making application for inssr-
ance may have been unfamiliar with
English and made a mistake in re-
peating the spelling to the army or
navy clerk. This is a great source Of
worry to searchers.
Names Spelled Many Ways.
Frequently one mans name may be
spelled in four or five ways. If rela-
tives, parents or someone interested
in his welfare inquiries about his insur-
ance. each will spell it in their way.
Girl searchers must determine which |
is the correct spelling and then YER
ify it from the mans original sigma
ture.
A clever piece Of deduction was that |
in the case Of Andrew Good Of North |
Dakota. His name could not be found
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-09-25
Plant Rice to Attarct Fowl.

Sheboygan, Sept. 16-The Fish anil
Game Protective association will plant
rice fields in various parts of the
county to attract wild fowl to this
vicinity. Thirty years ago the She
boygan Gun and Rod club executed
this plan successfully.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-09-25
Plan Sanitariun1.

Menominee, Mich, Sept 16.-A prof.
ect is on foot to establish tuberculo-
sis sanitarium by the counties of Me-
nominee and Delta jointly. Much In
terest is manifested and Menominee
has named a committee to make In
vestigation. A clinic for tuberculo-
sis patients has been in progress for
q few days in Menoneinee.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-09-25
Buy Independent Lines.

Washburn, Sept. 16.-Under recent
decision of the WISCONSIN railway rate
commission the Bell Telephone COM
pany is permitted to purchase and abb
sorb the Bayfield, county telephone Of
this city and vicinity; the Ashland
Home Telephone company of Ashland,
and the North Wisconsin Toll Line
company, operating between this city
and Ashland.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-09-25
DEMONSTRATES HOUSE is SOLD
Dukes Magnificent Picad.IIy Residence
Bought by American Syndicate
for $4,000, 900.

; London, Sept. S.-Devonsllfre house!
taae magnificent I'icadilly residence of
the duke of DevOnshire. was sold. II
Dis announced that the purchase price
was more than $15,0OO,OOO The buy
ers Were an American syndicate plan
ming the erection of huge hotel,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-09-25
No Bread Cards fer Paris.

Paris, Sept. 5.-Reports have been
current the last few days that the gov.
eminent intended bringing bread cards
into use again. To meet these rurnors
the food ministry issued denial that
any such intention existed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-09-25
Appoint Scout Director.

Oshkosh, Sept. ia new boy scout
executive, w. E. Bostick of Evanston.
H., has arrived in this city to take
charge of the scout work here. He
takes the place of Ray L. Short, who
has been promoted to the National
Boy Scout council.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-09-25
the bureau from an army camp, and
ended as follows:

the bureau from an army camp, and
ended as follows:
Respectfully,
'sPrivate Divis Spruce,
Hastings, Pa"
Miss Blue Sweater was assigned to
the letter with instructions to secure
the mans policy number that certain
information requested as to the stand
ing of his insurance might be furnish
ed him.
The name of Divis Spruce could not
be found in the files. Then came the
time for Imagination and deduction.
No matter how the name was split to
make some other plausible name, the
files could not produce results.
Finally the young woman decided
to address letter to the man at Hast
ings, Pa, requesting him to furnish in
formation about himself. In due time
the letter was returned to the bureau
as unclaimed.
This did not put an end to the
search by any means. Imagination
and deduction again were brought into
the case, and a further study of the
original letter was made.
Divis Spruce,
Spruce Division.
OF course! The Spruce Division!
The Spruce division was part Of
the American army.
Miss Blue Sweater secured roster
of the Spruce division from the war
department and searched through the
nearly 10000 names for man who
lived at Hastings, Pa.
In this she was rewarded. The list
showed only one man from that town.
He was Herman Miller. With this in
formation the young woman had no
difficulty in fina1ng the card Of Her
man Miller, (p@1icy number 1,877,155 ;
serial number 866,255) Of Hastings,
Pa. This man was furnished The in
formation he desired, and in thanking
the bureau he admitted he had forgot
ten to sign his name to the letter.
SearcheEs From All Sections.
Girls from every part of the coun-
try are employed as searchers. If a
complex case arises Involving mans
Identification, and his hcme is in
Maine, "a girl from that statesis assigned
to run down the mystery and she near
ly always does. Should The state be
California, a girl mailing from the
Coast" soon has tine correut data care
fully iEsted i'm the files.
Dhese are innuMerabke 's'wonderfur
cases under investigation every day
J but these girls are not unlike the he
roes from France who never exploit
the NtwonderfuT7 Things they them
selves ddid in lime of duty.
Handwriting experts are employed
to Determine tine identify of many sig
natures, since every conceivable foru
of Handwriting reaches the bureau
0ftsn the body OF "a letter will be pen.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-23
Married hy Order.

document suggesting thar III"
holders of certain lands in Scotlai"
are bound uudo" heavy monetary pen
altics TO marry at the royal pleasure
has been brought TO hight during
Scottish appral case in the house o.
lords The document is said to have
been prepared by the king ana 'u''"
Of Scotland in 1863 and it rei'fs I"
a tenure known "a a ward Inc
heir or uosecSSors Of land held III inns
manner cannot obtain possession uh'
III they are tWcnty-onc years Oh "He
II males and fourteen years III aye II
females. II such heirs on taxing i"'S.
session are not married they are houhu
10 marry at the pleasure ana VIII VI
the King with persons of Sood repu'"'
flon and similar rank. The peha'N
unvnhlc to the King for refusing Such Il
proposed marriage is double the PEE
cuniarv benefit Of til" lharrli'p'
(which marriage" adds the order y
esteemed much too dear IN TINS couh
fry and almost at the value Oh 'h'
lands"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-23
EARTHS IN SOLAR SYSTEM
Thousands Of Asteroids. Mostly Small,
Known to Be Swinging Around
the sun.
BY Ad Carter

.,..',- ,,a,. ,.l r,,.,er ,brre are
.'' i-''''' .,.'.[.,.,.I nm. earths
,'''' .''.''' ,,..,,,.n ,,..,,., ,,,rsa il, 4>1
''''@ .r, .'.. r',..,,, a.. ,na a,ter-
.,.t.,,.,t. ,h.,. ,,,.,a fheir
.'., .' |''' -, ,na 1al,,. system
''' ,'' ,.. ..i..h.a thay are
...r, ~ life
.,.,,,.,,.b,,.
...,,,. No.. ,..,aroia. are
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-23
LIKE THE BOOK OF GENESIS
Description OF Flood OF Time OF Moan
Found Among Ancient Records
of Chaidea.

Perhaps the tracing OF the story or
the book of Genesis IS the true tas'
,inUtion that Mesoputuma has for
those who have time 70 read. Inc
great boats of the Euphrates have the
identical lines of the toy ARK that can
he bought IN london. Where peht
roof has been added FOR our purposes
the two are one i'll shape, y Lu'
pirates "bellum" arranged as sex
barge is the toy ark OF childhood. -
that toy ark an authentic tradition III
Us shape? II is almost certain 10 h''
The Euphrutes boats are pitched IN
side and ont with pitch, rs was thAt
ark In these same hellums. some ms
large ms 70 tons, we may flnd BRUSH
batteries sailing the EuphrateS ana "
modified menagerie could easily Walk
ON board one more suggestion 81
the toy shop tradition strikes the cas-
uul observer. The tribespeople from
the hills who work on the Tigrls and
Euphrutes wear high black felt hats,
topper without a hrim. Are Mr.,
and Mrs. Noah really correct!
dressed?
Then on top Of the discovery of the
ark comes the more serious reading
of parallel version Of the Blhie
story of the flood found in the cune4'
form in layurd's tablets from the
Royal library of Ashuruhanipn az
Nneveh, copied or collected possibly
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-23
WHAT 90 YOU KNOW

The wisest man in the world knows
only a tiny fraction Of what there is
to be learned, and the mass OF human
knowledge. painfully acquired ann
handed on since our far-oti ancestors
came down out of the trees, IS only d
faint alimmer in the midst OF the
dark unknown.
Much of the unknown Is unknoW'
able; a little of ii, the human mlha
lahoriously takes possession OF az cen
turtles pass.
Most of us are amazingly ignorant
We are like the classic example e.
the school children, coming thell
books, who couldn't tell wha. kind o
wood their desks we're made Of.
Actually, We are afraid Of seemin'
ia know much outside OF the troddei
WAYS; we despise the "highbroW
And at the same time now cor
tempnl0us we are likely to be oil some
one who seems to be more lahorai
than ourselves.
The man who has stopped learnln
is living at a standstil. Make eVer'
one You meet your teacher, II 20
wonld get the most from life INA
Boy Scout, that venerable farmer, til.
sharp young salesman each has a b
of special knowledge for you.
Be student, even though !o'
school days are in the remote pas
and not a mere book student
And 50 long as you keep your nni
open, you will always be humble, V
never viii despite ignorance bol
rogance, springing from trivial "
dom. YOU will ferycntly avoid.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-23
THEIR Glory GONE
Famous French Fortress IN Can2d2
las long Been Demolished ana
Soon the German Stronghold
Is TO Sc S1zed.


Announcement that '5' German
forts On th. island "' lj.'-..2st ..''
Z" hs "'."".>''' '''..
Ha1. d.. 81 glorious. "'...ais "a u.
uaaan SOIL Ihl> U.s. L"#
ea SCOTIA. uu"u Nh" Dr.a. &" \e"
France a'' un" q Pile "' '#'h~ "i'"
hut q faint e.ho Of It's oE'-'3.a' ~i'''.".
dor
iou.~h"Ur- was 'a" remnant %.
French power on the .N.3ssl.g 1'''>'
Wb.n rhr treaty OF t'Fs.'' was ~.-',
"a 1u lib. r"du'.n- 'a' fortunes ~
Louis NV tu % how th's ."iH L.
- ~" il led Ir"'"|i'"~ ~.
taeu'ar existence. its ma-lAH1eiet ~ "
.lefen~c guaranteed 10y ih' eAi''t','i'
uire of millions of d"i'"ES ny ''e
French government, though hl'3+"iis
were stolen and wasted ny dishonest
official, and unhappy officers whose
only ambition was 10 get rieh anu -
home
The fortress was imposing despite
The thi"yrrN ana acknowledgements ",'"
II required q seven weeks sie@r ny
Colonel reppcrrD and his Ne" Eng
lauderS in 1745 to take II from lHe
French.
Nv one Of those diplomatic Incidents
toe plentiful in the history 81 me ne"
world Luuishourg was handed PACK
to France in 174S by the treaty ol
Afxla.Cnaupllo. The New England-
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-23
Keen Mind Free From Rust.

A rusty tool of any sort is Il poor
recommendation for the owner II IS
doubly condemning when that tool IS
the master key OF life. The weather
and the carelessness of others may
rust tools of steel. Only the Incidence
of the man himself can allow the nina
TO ret rusty. It's n mark of senliity
or premature mental weakness when
the mind that ought to be vigorous
shows signs of rust. No man of good
sense has right TO think he has
reached his limit Of usefulness. Each
step upward should become the incen'
tive TO higher step, AS higher ground
extends the vision so mental attain
ment should extend the scope OF
mans influence pennsylvania Crit.