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The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-11-13
Mayor of Juneau Tells of Visit
 ToWest Coast

Mayor ]. L. Gray of Juneau re- gently made a business trip to the West Coast of Prince of Wales Island. Upon his return to Juneau Mayor Gray was interviewed by an Empire reporter, and his impress sions are so pleasing that they are here reproduced:
 We left here two weeks ago. he said, in the Santa Rita which was in command of Captain Will liam Dickinson. In the party be- sides myself were J. ]. Mehrin, F. ]. Cox and Dudley Allen, com mercial men. In the course of our trip we visited Hydaburg, Bay view, Rake, Waterfall, Sitka, Kill isnoo, Tenakee, Hoonah and Wran- gell.
 ''The West Coast ot Prince of Wales we found enjoying the most prosperous year of it's history. Ev- cry cannery on the West Coast got up it's pack. Everyone made mon- ey including the cannerymen and hand trollers. The towns on that coast are all prosperous and the merchants are carrying good stocks and displaying them all. The day of the country store in tkese towns has passed and its place has been taken by modern places doing busi ness along modern lines. l was surprised in the improvement with in the past few years.
 Continuing, Mir. Gray said" But the greatest surprise came when We arrived at Hydaburg, Bayview and Rake where the Bureau of Ed ucation is helping out the Natives in their cooperative plans. At Bayview one of the progressive Natives in the course of conver- sation took exception to some state- ments made by Judge Wickersham in the recent delegate contest. The Judge made the statement that these towns were composed of lot of shacks. The Native took me through the town and through the homes and it has never been my pleasure to see a lot of finer or cleaner homes. There are at least I5 pianos in the town and they are all in use. There are fine streets, sidewalks and large mercantile es- establishments doing business. Ev- erything is conducted by the Ma lives themselves under the super vision of the Bureau of Education and the places are models.
 When we arrived at Hyda- burg,' said Mr. Gray, we found a new store in course of erection, also new wharf where the boats tie up. There is a fine, planked street running to the main part of town and a new Ford tuck to take freight from the wharf. There Is fine school with three teachers, and the teachers and scholars are a fine lot of folks. With the ex- ception of the teachers aud some other officials, everything there is operated by Natives, even the saw mill and the cannery.
 For a long time to come the memory of those busy Native towns will remain with me. The memory of that Ford truck chugging along a modern highway where a short time ago 'the skunk cabbage grew and the sight ot the beautiful and well-kept homes where but a few years ago were squalid Native huts clustered. But the sight that will remain longest in my memory is the sight of a Native merchant playing lightly on the keys of a 5000 electric cash register. All these things brought a vivid reali-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-06-19
ESKIMO Dogs NOT. VICIOUS
Writer Who Has Travelled In the Far
North Found Them Friendly
and Affectionate.

Eskimo dogs are supposed to be the
direct descendants of the northern
gray, or white wolf, which they great
~ resemble. They are of various COL
ors-black, white, brown, brindle and
gray-and they weigh from 60 to 100
pounds. In the far North team con-
sists Of from 8 to IL, each attached to
the sledge by 16-foot rawhide trace.
The advantages of this arrangement
are obvious. Seated on the sledge with
q 25-foOt whip, one can reach out and
touch the back Of every dog, thereby
keeping him in his place and exerting
him to keep his trace right. The dis
advantages are the indirect pull of the
dogs at the tips Of the fan and the
inevitable braiding of the traces into
a rope as large as ones arm, the un-
tangling of which at low temperature
necessitates hours and hours of ex-
IRENE discomfort.
I'm my five years work among these
dogs I have failed to find the specie de-
scribed by some writer's as 'treacher-
GUS or vicious or. ugly brute,'
writes Donald B. Macmillan, in his
book, "Four Years in the White
North 'On the contrary, the full
blooded Eskimo dog is one of the most
affectionate in the world. A hundred
or more were often about our door. My
men passed in and out among them
without the least fear. Two hundred
and fifty were herthed on the deck OF
the Roosevelt. TO walk for'ard it was
often necessary to push them aside
with the knees. No man, woman or
child in the far North has ever been
attacked. and not more than three or
four of the whole tribe have ever been
bitten"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-06-19
Wood Ash As a Polish.

Someone has pointed out that the
consumption of wood as fuel is at
tended with a by-product which has
excellent polishing qualities. The
writer recommends wood ash for pol
fishing steel, pewter, brass, and cop
per in this way: That soft white,
f1aky ash is, as our careful grand
mothers well knew, the best thing In
the world as a cleaner and polisher.
It will make the poor neglected fender
shine like silver, put the wonted pol
ish on the dulled luster Of the brass
candlesticks, fetch the SCOT off your
enamel and aluminium kettles and
pans, and clean them inside as well.
without any of that unpleasant oily
odor remaining behind which SO many
cleaning preparations leave In their
wake. And-best of ALT costs
nothing Ia recipe worth trying
Scientific American.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-06-19
WORDS ONE SELDOM HEARS
knowledge of These Definitions May
Some Day Save You Search
Through Dictionary.

Amphiscians are the people who in
habit the tropics, whose shadows in
one part of the year are cast to the
north and In the other to the south,
according as the sun is north or south
Of their zenith.
The Antiscians are the inhabitants
Of the earth living on different sides
Of the equator, whose shadows at noon
are cast in contrary directions. Those
living north Of the equator are ants
clans to those living south Of that
line, and vice versa. The shadows on
one side are cast toward the north
and upon the other toward the south.
The Ascians are the people who live
in a land where, at certain time OF
each year, they have no shadows at
noon. All the inhabitants Of the tor
rid zone are Ascians, they having a
vertical sun twice year.
The PHYSICIANS are the inhabitants
Of the polar circle. whose shadows dur
Ing some portions Of the summer must
in the course Of the day move entirely
around and fall toward every point Of
the compass.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-06-19
Mouse at the Wedding.

A friend of mine, Historically afraid
Of mice, had often declared that wher-
ever she went one was sure to follow.
She did not figure on one attending
her wedding, however. She was mar
ried at home and during the ceremony
mouse scampered across the carpet
at the feet of the bride. AS she was
about to say eyes," she screamed co."
and, Jerking her hand from the bride
groom's, she caught up her skirts and
veil and mounted the nearest chair.
Nothing could induce her to- come
down. There she remained until the
ceremony was finished and the bride
groom lifted her from her perch. I
witnessed the wedding, but, like the
rest of the guests, heard little of the
marriage service on account of the
laughter, which was general. The par
son gave them a certificate so I sup
pose they must be married.-Exchange
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-06-19
TWICE PROVEN

If you suffer backache, sleepless
nights, tired, dull days and distressing
urinary disorders, don't experiment.
Read this twice told testimony. It's
evidence from this locality doubly
proven.
Mr. George Stewart. Dodgeville, Wis,
says: II suffered a great deal from
dull, nagging backaches and pains
across my kidneys. I was also annoyed
by kidney weakness. Since using
DOan's Kidney Pills, haven't had any
backache and my kidneys act properly.
l am in much better health"
STILL PRAISES DOAN'S
Over two years later, Mrs Stewart
said: "When do any extra heavy
work, it makes my back ache. use
Doan's Kidney Pills at these times and
always get good results"
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for kidney remedy = get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs
Stewart had. Foster Milburn Co.,
Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-06-19
Must Have SmeIIed to Heaven.

Throughout Italy Of the sixteenth
century the passion for perfumes
amounted to a mania, according to
Pompeo Molmenti, the historian. From
cap on the head to the shoes on the
feet, gloves-to such an extent that
at Milan the guild of glovers and per-
tuners was one and the same-socks,
shirts, even money, all were scented.
And as If that were not enough, pa
trician ladies carried on their persons
pouncet-boxes filled with scented I'M
guents, and held in their hands chap
lets of amber and smelling bottles.
One finds in the inventories hairpins of
amber. They put musk in their baths
and amber, and aloes, and myrrh, pep
permint, jonquil, Indian plum, CHINA
mon, ammonium and other scents. The
patrician ladies, whose luxury in dress
was initiated even by their servants,
set the fashion for the wives of the
wealthy citizens and their influence
was nationwide.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-06-19
ALPINE sport" IN ENGLAND
Little Spot in Cumbrian Mountains
Which Offers an Imitation OF
the Real Thing.

Few travellers, even those familiar
with the by-ways, will think Of Eng
land In connection with the sport OF
mountain climbing. Yet there is a
bit of tumbled country in the west OF
England where a. coterie of devotees
of this perilous sport foregather an
nually at the Christmas season to get
a taste Of alpine work near home.
The village of Washable Head, in the
Cumbrian mountains, is the base OF
operations for these outdoorsmen who
find their JOY in scaling precipices with
a forty foot rope about their waists
and hundred-yard drop below.
The village itself is one of the pic
turesque bits Of old England which
have not changed much in the last
500 years. Here you can attend serv-
ices in what is probably the smallest
church in the world-a tiny building
with seats for twenty people. There
is an inn, of course, with battered
signboard, which might have been mod
eled after description from Dickens,
except that it was fourishing some
centuries before Dickens was born.
For eleven months in the year,
neither the inn nor the church at West
dale Head are crowded. But the land
lord at the inn has booked his little
rooms with their low ceilings eight
months ahead for the cold days of
December. This is the season when
the climbers gather, and the chance
tourist who arrives at this time will
probably sleep on the floor under the
billiard table.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-06-19
Largest Earth Embankment.

The Belle Esurche irrigation dam in
South Dakota is the largest earth en-
bankment in the world. It's construc-
ton was authorized by congress at a
cost of $5,0O0,000. From an engineer
ing standpoint this project is one Of
the most interesting which the govern
ment has yet undertaken. Its princi-
pal structure is the earthen dam. This
dixie, which closes the lowest depres-
sion in the rim of a natural basin, is
600 feet long. 20 feet wide on top
and 10 feet high in the highest place.
The inside face of this structure,
which has slope of one to two, is
protected from wind and wave action
by two feet of screened gravel, on
which are placed concrete blocks each
four by six feet. The cubical con-
tents of this dixie are 100000 feet,
or about half of the famous pyramids
Of Cheops in Egypt. The reservoir
created by this dam covers about 1900
acres and will be the largest lake In
the state.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-06-19

The following are some good oppor-
tunities offered by the Mineral Point
Real Estate Agency at the Democrat
Office:
The McIlhon homestead, corner of
Commerce and North streets. This property
will be sold at a reasonable price.
A good building lot on Iowa street,
the property of A. Thoma
Lot No. in the Oates Subdivision on
the west part of Dodge street
The Joseph Branger homestead on
North Commerce street A good comfortable
dwelling house and two acres of good land.
The price On this place has recently been re-
duce6, and it will not stay long it the market.
The N. Treweek property situated
north of the Municipal building park. This
property includes three dwelling houses and a
shop. If you are interested in the whole or any
part Of it inquire at The Democrat office or Of
any member of the Mineral Point Real Estate
Agency.
A good corner building lot facing
south on Maiden street, and also barn and lot
north of it. These lots will be sold cheap.R
sold soon.
We have some other very good offer
ings in city and farm property. It will
pay intending purchasers to investigate.
CRAWFORD BROS.
Telephone "a.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-06-19
RUINED BY SHIPYARD PAY
High Wages Have Disastrous Effect
on Immature Boys of Seattle,
Says Doctor.

Seattle, Wash.-High wages as re-
suit of the great demand for labor in
Seattle's shipyards have had disas-
trous effect on the youth of the city,
according to DR.. Lillburn Merrill, chief
diagnostician of the juvenile court
here. He says:
''Fhe most significant fact observed
during the last year is the bad social
effect high wages have had on imma-
ture boys of fourteen to seventeen
years of age, who have been employed
in shipyards. Time and again we have
been appealed to by fathers and moth
ers who have lost control of their sons
and investigation has shown that the
trouble started when the boys received
their first big pay check"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-06-19
ROYAL PRINCE IS
HERO IN RANKS
Under False Name Cousin of
King of Italy Serves as
Corporal.
DEEDS AMAZE HIS COMRADES
Not Even the Officers Knew at First
That Younqster Who Showed Such
Reckless Courage Was Of
Royal Blood.

Rome.-The GaZzatta di TOrino, tell
ing about the count of Salient, cousin
of the king of Italy, recalls how he
fought in the beginning of the war in
Val d'Assa under the false name of
Macmillan MombellO. Nobody, not
even the officers, knew at first that the
vigorous youngster, so good and mild
Of temperament, so magnificent in his
reckless courage, was Prince Umberto,
count of Salemi.
The hour of danger found him calm,
serene, sure of himself, like veteran
Alpine. His own comrades, always
tried in the most daring feats, were
amazed at his deeds of valor When
they praised him Corporal Macmillan
Mombelro would answer with a proud
smile: 'I-but / am a special corpo-
raj" His manner quickly won him the
friendship and favor of all, from the
soldiers to the officers.
Count Starts School.
The count of Salient found a way.
even under fire, to start school for
the illiterate. The pupils attended will
ingly, for the instructor, Corporal
Macmillan Mombello, was in truth
genial-patient to fault, happy,
learned and, above all, generous in re-
warding the studious at the close of
the lessons. A draught of wine, por
ton of bread were ready for all in his
trench ration. His greatest joy was
on the arrival of the mail in the eve
ming If the enemy permitted, he de-
voted himself to reading and writing
letters. He was often surprised, moved
or disturbed by the letter he received
or sent-a letter from his mother or to
his mother.
One day, however, it leaked out
among the officers that Mombello was
the Prince Salemi Of royal blood. 1t
was passed along to the stupefied SOL
diers. "What?" they asked him. "Are
you a royal highness?" eyes," the
count answered what Of it?" The
answer treasured the soldiers.
Promoted to captaincy.
Although Macmillan Mombello came
to be known again as the count Of
Salemi, prince of the royal house of
Savoy, he remained their corporal and
he continued to be till the day when
he was promoted, to become later
lieutenant and captain of bombar-
dierS.
He died from pneumonia at the front
among his devoted soldiers just be-
fore the end of hostilities. He had
just been promoted and commanded
a bombarding battery of the army of
the Grappa.
Although a son Of Prince Amadeo
and the Princess Letitia of Savoy-Bo-
naparte, the young count, who was
twenty seven, enlisted at the outbreak
of the war as simple soldier in the
Catania light cavalry. He was in the
war zone for three years, took part in
several important actions and won a
silver medal of valor by heroic con-
duct.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-06-19
WILLOW SPRINGS

Mrs Dan Benson is quite i'll at this
writing.
Mrs Allen Godfrey returned Sunday
from st. Joseph's hospital at Dodgeville
where she has been for several weeks.
Miss Myrtle Walrack of Blanchard
vile visited from Tuesday until Friday
with Mrs J. D. Parkinson.
Mr. and Mrs Walker Calvert spent
Sunday at Graysville.
Mr. and Mrs Ernest Baxter visited his
mother home here Sunday.
Fremont Bennett returned to his
home Sunday, after spending week
with Mr. and Mrs w. J. King near
Dodgeville.
Kathryn and Mary Parkinson spent
Thursday and Friday with their grand
parents Mr. and Mrs Henry Bennett at
Graysville.
Harry Needham and family from near
Darlington spent Sunday at the Byron
Bennett home.
Mr. and Mrs John Harris and family
spent Sunday at the Charles Walker
home.
Mr. and Mrs George Woolrich visited
last Thursday at the Woolrich home
here.
Mr. and Mrs Morris Berry of Plum
Grove visited Mr. and Mrs Will James
Sunday.
Byron King had the misfortune to
badly injure one of his fingers while
fixing pump at George Godfrey's last
week.
Mrs d. Parkinson visited from Fri
day until Monday at Blanchardville
with her daughter Mrs D. E. Baker and
family. Her SON Mason, who was taken
ill there the first of last week, has re-
covered and accompanied her home.
Mrs Will James spent last Wednes-
day at Mineral Point, the guest of Mrs
Morris Proctor.
The Willow Springs Sunday School
picnic will be held Wednesday, June %.
in George Godfrey's grove.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Jenkins of Cobb,
and Mr. and Mrs Tibbitt spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs John Evans.
Harvey Harris of Mineral Point WIS.,
tied at the Joseph Benson home Sunday
Mr. Skews and daughter Mamie visit
ed at the James Terrell home Sunday.
Joseph Ooley is on the sick list this
week.
Mrs Joseph Benson and son Walter
visited at Beloit from Friday until
Tuesday.
Andrew Whitford and family spent
Saturday and Sunday at the Melvin
Terrell home.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-06-19
FOUND IT HARD TO ANSWER
Missionary Must Have Been Some.
what Staggered by Keen Logic
Of kafir Chief.

Among the former chieftains Of the
black tribes Of the Transvaal Magato
maintained absolute independence dur
ing his reign over the Magatese, and it
was not until after his death that the
Beers succeeded in collecting the hut
tax from his people An incident that
illustrates his character is told In
"Secret Service in South Africa"
About 1894 the Boer government
sent General Joubert with small es-
cort to persuade the truculent old
chief to acknowledge its OverlOrdship,
or at least to pay something on &C
count Of the arrears of the hut tax.
"Are you Paul Kruger" Magato
demanded.
The general explained that he was
q sort Of chief induna to the president
of the republic.
go back and tell your chief that I
am as great chief as he is, and that
If he wishes to have discussion he
must come himself to see me. dc
not talk to indunas."
That was all the general got, and he
had to be content.
The Kahr starts life at the point
most white men only attain with old
age. independence and competency
are his natural heritage; therefore,
why should he toll?
Magato summed up the position to
the missionary who was vainly endeav-
oring to inculcate the European theory
of the necessity and dignity of labor.
:'Why do you white men work SO
hardT' he inquired.
''To earn money"
"Why do you want money!
'That we may have no need to
work.
''That is q roundabout way OF get
ting to the position that my young men
already occupy. You say work is
good thing, and that all good white
men enjoy work. Why is it that when
you send bad men to prison you make
them work as a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Companion.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-06-19

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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-06-19
Then the Band Played.

Two American negro soldiers were
discussing musical instruments.
"Yar," said one, Use gwine ter git
me eucaliptis."
"A whatY Queried the other.
"A eucaliptis-dat's a musical In
strument, fool"
"Go on, niger! You can't kid me
OATS one oh de books OBJ de Bible. -
Ideas.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-06-19
Make a Good Douqhhut.

wont you please give me dime
mister" pleaded the professional men.
dicant. "rve got to eat something, you
know"
$50 you have, my poor fellow; but a
dime is so small am afraid 1t wouldn't
satisfy your appetite. Here is a nice,
large iron washer. You will find It
much more filing"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-06-19
Kills Big Gray Wolf.

New Marlboro, Nashville Game
Warden Davis was covering his pre-
serve he came on big gray timber
wolf in the act of devouring a large
goose. Davis killed the wolf. It was
the first timber wolf killed in the
Berkshire Hills in more than twenty
years.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-06-19
"Deserter" Carried Ten
Citations for Bravery

Streator, nl--Wrongly ticket
ed at New York, William e.
Smith was reported to relatives
here as an army deserter. He re-
Gently returned home disclosing
the error. Smith had ten cita-
tons for bravery-among them
the Croix de Guerre.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-06-19
Ends Life in Furnace

Boston, Mass. his head and
shoulders into a glowing furnace, Sim
on Hassell, ledger at Mariners Home,
ended his life. He was burned beyond
all recognition.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-06-19
R ZEAL ESTATE
Buy Property in Mineral Point.

Property will be listed and ADVERTISED fl
sale in this column free of charge for advertis
ing unless sale Is made. If the property is sol
either by this agency or by the owner or othe
parties the usual commission will be charged.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-06-19
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IN 1919 and 1920

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