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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-11-25
Made Good His Threat.

Jacksonville, Ind.-The man who
threatened to burn a tenant house on
the farm of George W. Stoner, former
county auditor, was not bluffing. He
did it. Stoner was warned if he rent
ed the house to John Driscoll it would
be blown up.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-11-25

Belmont Success: Two hun
dred acres Of the W. G. Enloe farm
north of Leslie, with the fine house
and large barn was sold last week
for $4,000. The buyer was fur
nished by the Mates & Snyder, Real
Estate Agency Of Belmont. 1t is con-
sidered the biggest farm bargain sold
in this locality in two seasons.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-11-25

mers State Bank of Belmont will be
the County Depository for the ensu-
ing year, their bid of 3 II per cent
interest for that privilege, being a
higher rate than that offered by any
other bank.-Belmont Success.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-11-25
DAT S N A p
KILLS RATS

Also mice. Absolutely prevents
OdorS from carcass. One package
proves this. RAT-SNAP comes in
cakes-no mixing with other food.
Guaranteed
Soc size q caEe) enough for
Pantry, Kitchen or Cellar.
65c size e cakes) for Chicken
House, coops, or small buildings.
$1.25 size 6 cakes) enough for all
farm and out-buildings, storage
buildings, or factory buildings.
Sold and Guaranteed by
Metz Pharmacy
n. T. Martin Hardware Co.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-11-25

Democrat large the Of helpful
We have we'll equipped upda plant dgent in
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-11-25
II Got Real Mad When / Lost My
Setting Hen," Mrs. Hannah

81 went into the hen house one
morning and found my favorite set
ter dead. l got real mad. Went to
the store, bought some RAT-SNAP
and in a week l got six dead rats.
Everybody who raises poultry should
keep RAT-SNAP." Three sizes, 35c,
Csc, $1.25. Sold and guaranteed by
Metz Pharmacy
N. T. Martin Hardware Co.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-11-25

George w. Johns was in town last
Saturday and was warmly greeted
by many old friends.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-11-25

new and popular magazines and
books. 1t is/a very desirable place
in which to spend your leisure time.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-11-25
HOLLANDALE

Mrs. Ed. Hickey spent Wednesday
in Blanchardville.
Misses Lenore and Mary Murphy
were Dodgeville callers Saturday.
Carlyle Hosking and Will Robin
son left Sunday for Spooner on
deer hunting trip.
Milford Venden, little son of Ole
Venden, underwent a very painful
operation on his knee at the ST. Jo-
seph's Hospital in Dodgeville Tues
day.
Ed Hickey spent a few days last
week in Chicago.
Halnor Johnson and Bill Lauper
have gone north on deer hunting
! trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Collins moved
here Tuesday and are occupying part
Of the T. F. Burns home.
C. F. Thompson spent Thursday at
Dubuque.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evan Julson of Mt.
Horeb spent Friday here.
Miss Cassie Lewis of Dodgeville
! transacted business here Wednesday.
Will Robb of Blanchardville was a
caller here Monday.
Miss Mary Wenner spent over
Sunday at her home in Dodgeville.
Misses Kate Casey and Mary Null
cahy were Dodgeville callers Satur-
day.
Hollandale Public Library
The Hollandale Public Library is
now finished and it is very gratifying
| to see the interest taken in it by old
and young. It is certainly a treat
| to the people Of this community to
| have so much good reading at their
command. The library has all the
The Washington times., 1920-01-04

0CIENTIsTs are actually able to weigh
the globe upon which we live. With
~the aid of quartz threads SO delicate
that they are barely visible to the naked
eye they swing the earth in their scales
and determine its weight almost as accu
rately as the butcher does with the roast
for your Sunday dinner.
The latest weighing Of the earth took
place in the physics laboratory Of the
Massachusetts, Institute of Technology, at
Cambridge, Mass. The globe which man
calls home tipped the scales at 6,00e,000,-
O00, 600, 900 900, 900 tons-twelve septillion
pounds--a mass so stupendous that thC
human mind can hardly comprehend it.
To weigh the earth scales quite different
from those that serve for other purposes
are employed. They consist Of delicate
apparatus about the size Of a sewing ma.
chine, whose operation depends upon the
laws Of gravitation discovered long ago by
the great scientist, Sir Isaac Newton.
II was Newton who discovered that all
objects are attracted by all other objects.
Before his time men had believed that an
apple fell to the ground merely because the
air beneath IL was too thin to support 1t.
Newton showed plainly that the fall Of the
apple was caused by the attraction be.
tween tho earth and the apple. The apple,
being so much smaller than this globe Of
ours, naturally moved first
This brought him to another conclusion,
namely, that the attraction between two
bodies depended directly upon their rela.
live sizes-that Is, that piece Of lead one
cubic inch in volume was attracter toward
the earth only one.half as strongly as a
piece twice as large. Ordinarily we use
tho word weight" TO express this attrac-
ton between the earth and objects on its
surface. And, as every one knows, the
weight" Of an object increases with It's
size.
n was this rule OF proportional attrac-
tion of which the Technology physicists,
headed by Professor Louis u. Derr, made
use In their latest experiment to determine
the mass, or weight, OF the earth itself.
They took two small brass balls. which
they weighed to the flneness OF one one
thousandth part OF n gram. These balls
they attached 10 threads drawn from melted
quartz, threads so delicate that their size
was only onetwelfth that Of human hair.
by these threads the balls were suspended
The Washington times., 1920-01-04

weigh the earth. An apparatus devised
by the Rev. John Mitchell was adopted by,
Cavendish for his experiments after he had
made several great improvements on II.
The theory of this instrument was de-
veloped from studies Of the vibrations OF
the pendulum, whose motive power is that
of gravity The velocity was very accur'
ately measured by counting the rate and
distance of the swings in day; from this
was calculated the power of attraction OF
the earth
The pendulum idea was then extended
to the attraction Of small masses Of known
weight II was observed that as many
times as ball weighs less than the earth,
so many times more slowly will n pendu-
mm be moved by ball.
To adapt the idea successfully II was
necessary TO neutralize the pull OF the
earth. So Cavendish laid a perfectly
90 iosO. IutonatiOusi Feature Service, ruc.
The Washington times., 1920-01-04

he was a king, rich in focks, owner of the
gardens of the Hesperides.
Atlas, as bearer of the heavens, appears
in early Greek art on vases and reliefs In
connection with Herculess search for the
apples of the Hesperides. In statuary
Atlas Is first represented by the Perga-
meme school; he is portrayed as carrying
the heavens on the terrestrial globe. The
plural, Atlantes, is applied in architecture
to male figures serving as columns.
In consequence of the ancient views,
which made the vault of heaven rest on
solid pillars or other supports, the name
Atlas" originally neurological and cos.
mogonic, was introduced into geography;
Il was given to hill in northwest Africa.
Mercator, in the sixteenth century, applied
the name "Atlas" to a collection Of maps,
probably because the figure Of Atlas sup
porting the heavens had been given on tho
title pages OF such works.
AS depicted by mythology, Atlas was
what seemed to the eyes of the ancients
the most marvellous Of giants. But since
science has learned how to put the earth
on scales and register its weight, we know
that old Atlas was a mere pygmy COM
pared with the sort Of creature who would
really be capable of supporting on his
shoulders this globe of ours.
The quartz threads used in weighing the
earth at the Massachusetts, Institute OF
Technology are probably the smallest ever
manufactured They are made by melting
the ends of quartz crystals together and
then pulling the crystals apart. In this
manner quartz can be drawn even finer
than platinum, the most ductile of the
metals.
Determining the mass OF the earth Is
one Of the most delicate and beautiful ex'
periments in physics" said Professor DerT,
who has charge of the earth-weighing ex-
periments at Cambridge. Because of Its
delicacy II is an unusual problem to be
given body Of college students. There is
some difficulty encountered from the fact
that Boston, and particularly that part OF
Il which Is built upon made land In the
Back Ray, is constantly shaking and trem-
bling, n condition which makes itself felt
Immediately In the laboratory. The ex-
pertinent as Il Is performed today at the
institute Is highly satisfactory, however,
and extremely interesting"
The Washington times., 1920-01-04

VI tOuf
which the earth weighs is an inter.
ssting speculation. But 1t is one that i'm.
poses a severe tax upon even the most
vivid imagination.
Ancient mythology used to picture the
earth as borne on the shoulders of the
giant Atlas. AS modern scientific knowl-
edge points out, however, the proportions
which the ancients gave to the giant and
the globe on his shoulders were entirely
incorrect.
The average density of the earth is esti
mated as about the same as that of iron
ore. man Of average size and strength
can carry on his shoulders globe of iron
ore measuring a foot in diameter The.
theoretical giant capable of bearing the
earth on his shoulders would bear the
same proportion to the earth that a six
foot man does to the iron globe.
scientist with a turn for curious specu
lation estimates that the man capable of
lifting the earth on his shoulders, as Atlas
was supposed to have done, would be so
colossal In size that ten men like him,
WIN arms outslIStSheu, WOulu loIHi "
human chain long enough to stretch the
100000 miles from the earth to the moon.
The total amount of coal produced since
man learned how to mine is only about
10, Gee COS, 900 tons--and that gigantic heap
OF coal is as but featherweight in com
parison with twelve septillion pounds at
which the earth tips the scales of science.
Although usually pictured by painters
and sculptors as bearing the earth on his
shoulders, the Atlas of mythology was
really supposed to support the heavens
This burden, II was declared, had been
imposed on him as a punishment for his
rebellion against zeus Later this story
was elaborated to make Atlas q leader OF
the Titans in their war against the gods.
Atlas was always located in the far
west, beyond the horizon; finally he was
localized In northwestern Africa. There
The Washington times., 1920-01-04

turned horizontal bar on the point Of an
upright needle SO that It balanced true.
It was free like the needle of a compass
to turn to the right or to the left. On the
ends of this bar were fastened two per.
fectly equal balls of accurately measured
weight
In this way the bar still balanced, and
though the earth was not at all suspended,
the pull of the earth was made ineffective
for the purpose of the experiment. Cayen-
dish then placed heavier balls Of known
weight near the small spheres, but not
touching. These we're attracted toward
the larger bodies; then when the spheres
we're gently pulled away they wore drawn
much as pendulum would.
This force was exceedingly small, and
the vibrations very slow, but they were
counted and measured, and the results
compared with those of the vertical pendu.
lum. From this data the rest is a simple
problem In proportion.
Il Is a very delicate experiment. The
least variation in the temperature, result.
ing in a contraction or an expansion OF
the balls, or the uneven distribution Of the
matter used in the construction of the
room or building where the experiment is
carried on will upset the results.
Even the observers own movements set
the air in motion, so that the air must be
kept stagnant. Cavendish figured tho
earth's weight to be 6.069,Os4,272 billions
Of tons in lses-s result very close to that
secured In Cambridge the other day. This
made the specific gravity Of the earth about
5.A, or In other words the earth weighed,
according TO his figures, about Ave and
half times the weight of an equal body OF
water.
The apparatus Used in the experiments
at the Matsehusstts Institute Of Tech.
Great Britain Rights Reserved.
The Washington times., 1920-01-04
Wonderfully Delicate Instrument Which
Shows That Our Globe Tips the Scales
at $4,000, 900. 0,O00. 600, 600, ,OOO, 900
Twelve Septillion
Pounds!

from the ends of brass rod about the size
OF lead pencil
The rod itself was supported at It's centre
by third thread, also OF quartz. To this
thread was attached tiny mirror. which
was arranged in such q way ss TO reflect a
tiny spot OF light upon the wall, forty feet
The Washington times., 1920-01-04

noiogy is an improvement in many
ways and 1t is therefore presumed
that it's results are far more ac-
curate. For one thing the use OF
the delicate quartz threads gives a
suspension much more nearly per-
feet than the hair employed by the
The Washington times., 1920-01-04

ences of tempera-
ture and other dis
turbing factors bet.
ter than Cavendist
was able to do.
To try to form a
conception of the six
The Washington times., 1920-01-04

English scien-
tist. Then, too,
the Technolo-
gy xper t s
have succeed
ed In minimiz-
ing the infu-
The Washington times., 1920-01-04
a4oooo NILES FROM THE EARTH 10 THE NOON
~ NOON
(<A'T]N

Man Powerful Enough Hold the Earth His Shoulders
Would Be So Large That Ten Men Like Him, With
Arms Outstretched, Would Reach from the
Earth 10 the Moon
The Washington times., 1920-01-04

Diagram Showing the
True Proportionate
Size of Atlas and the
Earth from the
Knowledge of Modern
Sciences RI ut the
Density and Weight of
the Earth Are About
Equal to That Of .
Solid Ball of
= Iron.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-01-29

The firm earth trembled, swayed, and
rocked,
And the once blue sky went suky black
But not so black, V. A.,
AS the depths of my despair.
Ny wounded, bleeding heart, my life,
NV very soul itself, you have,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-01-29

reason, too, the presence of the jap
anese in Siberia has been constant
source Of trouble. Correspondents pay
high tribute to General Graves for the
way in which he has handled the
American troops in Siberia in all this
mixup.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-01-29
TO v. A.

You do not love me!
The sunshine lost it's warmth, V. A.
The day you told me that,
And the trees seemed reeling, and I'M
real
Their branches grasping wicked arms
To rob me of my happiness.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-01-29

Mr.. C. j. Hamilton, section fore
man, at College Hill, has been quite
ill for ten days. s7-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-01-29

I beg you recall and remember
That yet worship and l love you!
L. w. r..
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-01-29
NEWS REVIEW OF !
. CURRENT EVENTS
Britain Hurrying to Put Up a
j Barrier Against BoIsheviN
! in the Caucasus.
may REQUIRE 100000 TROOPS

Holland Unwilling to Surrender For
mer Kaiser for TriaI-Admiral
SIMS Sensational Charges
Against Navy Department
Administration Organ
Booms Hoover for
President.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-01-29

The conference Of the Baltic nations
mission to work out a plan for de-
fensive alliance against soviet Russia.
Contrary to expectations. there was
not even discussion Of the question OF
making peace with the bOlshey1ki.
Lithuania wanted to form an alliance
with Esthonia and Latvia against Po-
land, and when this was rejected the
Lithuanians virtually withdrew from
the conference. 1t is intimated that
Lithuania may make alliances with
both soviet Russia and Germany,
which would make the position OF Pc
land even more uncomfortable than 1t
now is.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-01-29

Since the World has been the leading
metropolitan organ of the Wilson ad-
ministration this aroused great inter-
est and some excitement In the Demo
cratic camp. The important question,
of course. was whether or not 1t meant
that Mr.. Hoover was the choice of Mr..
Wilson. No one could answer this Of
ficially. Some Of the Southern Demo-
Gratis said they would not favor Hoover
because they considered him Repub-
lican; some Of the members of the
party from the West thought the farm
ers would oppose him because he put
a fixed price on wheat and Let cotton
soar. Mr.. Hoover himself maintained
dignifled silence. The secretary OF
the Bryan league says Colonel House
is responsible for the Hoover boom
There has been some talk Of Edward
I. Edwards. the wet governor Of New
Jersey, as the Democratic nominee.
and there, too. Mr.. Bryan comes to the
front. He says he would oppose any
such movement and would not be q
delegate to the convention II Nebraska
should instruct for Edwards. Further
more, If Homer 8. Cummings favors
Edwards he will never again be No
tional chairman Of the Democratic
party il Bryan can prevent 1t. SO
there!
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-01-29

While the federal prohibition agents
are selling millions Of dollars worth OF
liquors and the bootleggers on the Dor
ders and the moonshiners everywhere
are making small fortunes, one wisp
of. hope is held out to the vets. The
Supreme court OF the United States
has granted to Rhode Island permits
sion to Institute In that court original
proceedings to test the validity OF both
the prohibition amendment to the Con-
stitution and the Volstead enforcement
act. The suit is brought BY direction
Of the Rhode Island legislature, which
refused to ratify the amendment. 1t IL
alleged that the amendment Is an In
reference with the state police powers
and a violation Of the fifth constitu-
tional amendment. and Is "usurpatory.
unconstitutional and void"
A generally overlooked feature OF
the prohibition law which Is Of Inn
mense interest to thousands Of prop
erty owners was brought to public at
ts.ntion last week. This section i'm
poses a fine of not more than $1,000
or a prison sentence Of not more than
two years on the owners of property
upon which are displayed signs or
posters advertising liquors which are
intoxicating.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-01-29

Jugo- Slavia. at this writing, Is stand
ing pat on its claims to Plume and Its
consequent refusal to accept the set
tlement Of the Adrlatic question adopt
ed by Great Britain, France and Italy.
It will hold to this position, said
Serbian diplomat. as long as President
Wilson supported it. and would then
be willing to submit the entire Ques-
ton to the League Of Nations. The SUI
preme council on Tuesday sent note
to Belgrade which. 1t was said. gave
the Jugo- Slavs four days to reconsider
their refusal. and threatened that II
they persisted the principles set forth
in the pact Of London would be applied
to the territories in dispute. This Is
more even than Italy now Is asking.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-01-29

The first cargo Of radicals deported
from the United States was landed In
Finland and on Monday Of last week
the reds crossed the border into Rus
STA, where they were greeted by bois-
ferrous crowds of their brother bolshev-
lists, Emma Goldman and Berkman
were the last to cross the frozen river
between the tive countries. Prepare
tons to send over lot more of that
ilk are proceeding and arrests are OF
daily occurrence. In Chicago William
Bross Lloyd. the millionaire COM
munist. and 81 OF his fellows were In
dicted for conspiracy to overthrow the
government.
DESPITE the severest kind of criti-
cism from many eminent citizens OF all
parties, the majority in the New York
assembly insisted on the suspension OF
the five Socialist members-elect, and
they are now on trial before the as
senlbly judiciary committee, charged
with disloyalty. Some Of the best law
yers the Socialist party can boast are
engaged in the defense, but the COM
mfttee excluded the New York City
Bar association committee, headed by
C. e. Hughes, from independent partici-
patton in the proceedings. That asso-
citation was among those that con-.
demned the action Of the assembly.
Morris Hillquit., chief counsel for the
defendants, said II the decision was
against them it would ''let loose the
violent revolution which we Socialists
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-01-29

Defeated for the presidency OF
France by Paul Deschanel. NJ. Clemen-
com has retired from public life with
the plaudits Of his associates Of the al
lied nations ringing in his ears. Mil
lerand, a strong man, succeeds him as
premier and as president of the peace
conference. Clemenceau's downfall
was not surprising, for, despite his
splendid conduct of affairs during the
war, he had host Of bitter enemies in
France. The new government does moi
hold out to Germany any hopes OF
more lenient treatment than did the
old.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-01-29

The sensation of the week in domes-
tic politics was the announcement OF
the New York World that 1t was for
Herbert Hoover for president, on any
ticket, ION platform representing the
kind of government which Mr.. Hoover
has exemplified in his public career.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-01-29

The long awaited demand on Hol-
land for the surrender OF the former
German emperor was dispatched by
the allies, and near the end Of the
week the reply was received by the
supreme council. Though at this time
the reply had not been made public, 1t
was generally understood that In 1t
Holland refused to give up the refugee
for trial, considering that this is her
international duty and bearing in mind
the fact that the Dutch constitution
forbids extradltion. The Dutch press
denies that feelings Of sympathy or
antipathy have anything to do with the
course adopted by the government. If
the sanctity Of Williams refuge is to
be preserved one wonders how Lloyd
George can carry out his prediction
promise to bring him to justice The
possibility of trying and condemning
him by default has been considered.