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El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-12-14

Ell tren, que ahora tiene una direc-
cion inteligente Y firme, caminaba ra-
pido y SECURE por la llanura fertil y
lozana de nuestras vegas cubiertas de
cana de azucar, vida y dulzura de
Puerto Rico en- su parte Llama, que
ahora esta pidiendo a gritos precios
compatibles siquiera con los gastos
de cultivo y elaboration. La nuestra
es, en- 10 esencial, la misma TERRA
bendita que adoraron los griegos en-
su famosa Arcadia; pero ahora es mas
madre que doncella. La accion del
lhombre moderno la hizo mas fecunda
" transitable. En- cuanto al azul per-
Imanente del cielo Y la belleza del
mar, Puerto Rico aventaja Grecia,
que es cuanto Sc puede decir.
iQue paisaje marino ell de los alre-
|dedores de Guajataca y Quebradillas!
lQue caricias admirable la de las blan-
Gas espunas del mar las mismas
Eruedas del tren triunfante, entire los
|pueblos de Rinc6n y Afiasco! lQue
vida primorosa la de Aguadilla, va ce-
lebrada por Ell gran navegante Co
Ion, hace mas de cuatro siglos!
o no dice NADIA la belleza ffsica de
rln pals al pensamiento seniprofetico
del hombre que sabe mirar q 10 alto
. Puerto Rico sera sin duda un pals
de gente dichosa, en- ccnsonancia con
Iel suelo exquisite con que le ha dota-
do la Madre Naturaleza, guiada por
la sabiduria de Diosl
Manuel Fernandez JuncOs.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-12-14

mirable poeta griego contaba entire
su p1blico proveedor seres divinos y
heroes sobrenaturales, y el de los
nuestros tiene limitados sus modelos
a la realidad humana. Los grandes
poetas griegos bebfan en- la copa au-
gusta de los doses, y nosotros solo
bebemos en- nuestro vase, pequeno Pc
ro "nuestro", como ell de Alfredo de
Musset. =
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-12-14
ABsUELTo

Aver tarde Ell jurado de la Corte
absolyi6 al senior Celestino Alvarado,
residente en- la parada 81 de Hato
Rey, quien Sc le acusaba de que el
dfa Is de octubre de 1921 la policfa
sorprendi6 en- su establecimiento de
cafetfn una boteIla de ron.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-12-14
AsAMBLEA DE EscoGEDoREs

Ell domingo sc lIevara efecto, en- la
Biblioteca Carnegie, de Puerta de Tie
IRA, una Asamblea de los escogedo-
res, para nombrar la nueva Directiva
general de la Asociaci6n, que regird
sus destinos durante el 1922.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17

H G. Campbell: "There is no pub
lie servant that renders more i'm
portant service to the people than the
newspaper that fairly and accurately
presents the current news and, in a
thorough manner explains the sig
nificance of the more important
events. A service is performed, too,
when the newspaper in the editorial
columns honestly endeavors to point
out the right and wrong of the ques-
tons involved.
''The newspaper also renders good
public service when it initiates or
supports constructive measures,
whether social or otherwise, designed
for the benefit of the community,
state or nation"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
Bushes Worth Money.

Are you one of those unfortunate
people who get very red on occasion
particularly when it makes it all the
more embarrassing? But in the case of
women, at least, there is an alleviat-
ing circumstance. In some countries
a blush is worth good money. In the
Circassian slave market young
woman who has the gift of blushing
fetches a much higher price than the
others. SO there is one. part of the
world at least where this is an asset
and not q liability.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
Retired Persons.

The proyerbial ''busman's holiday
is nothing to that of the man who re-
tires from business. Some months ago
the manager of a London bank retired
Since then he has looked in most days
'just to see how they are getting on
Equally bad is the case of provincial
theater manager, an old actor well
known in London's theatrical world
He also retired, bidding his staff a
long farewell with much emotion. 1t
was understood he was going to live in
a quiet little place in Surrey. A fort
night later he turned up in his old
theater as director Of a travelling com
pany. Worst of all was the impenitence
of a printer, who, after being pen
stoned, appeared every morning at the
office door at the usual time to watch
the others go, in to work. Nor did he
come to gloat. He envied.-London
Times.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
Oriuin of Gunpowder.

The Chinese were long credited will
the invention of gunpowder, but moi
long ago evidence was adduced to in
dictate that the Arabians did not, as
commonly supposed, introduce gunpOw
der into Europe during the Eighth an(
Ninth centuries. 1t is believed by the
most competent authorities now that
the manufacture of the first gunpow
der was based upon the Fire Book
of Marcust Graecus, which appeared
in Constantinople about the middle Of
the Thirteenth century. This was the
source from which Robert Bacon, Al
bertus Magnus and Thomas Aquinas
derived their knowledge of gunpowder
The first use of gunpowder to drive
projectiles is ascribed to a monk, Ber
thold Schwartz, whose discovery was
made accidentally while preparing the
mixture for medicinal purposes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
Is the Earth Drying Up?

Whether the globe on which we
dwell is gradually drying up or not Is
a question that has been much debated.
Recent discoveries in central Asia have
been regarded by some as favorlng
an affirmative answer, but others have
replied that the observed phenomena
are simply periodic changes. One au-
thority champions the affirmative view
on the ground that a great number OF
European lakes have certainly dlsap-
peared within the last $50 years.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
The Sandwich Appetizer.

The long-established European Gus
tom of taking an appetizer before din
ner, in the form Of a wafer-like sand
witch and light beverage, has many
points in it's favor The ,"sideboard."
as it is called, can be most tastefully
served on a daintily appointed tray.
When a meal begins with a hot soup
or a chilled fruit, the gathering for
the "sideboard" is the most satisfac-
tory way for the housewife to be sure
that all the family are ready to take
their places at the table. The sand
witches are made of very thin slices
of buttered bread. Serve these with
a glass of iced grape juice.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
SNOW PENITENTS OF ANDES
Remarkable Illusion Which Is Brought
About by the Action Of the
Elements.

In the higher Andes Of Argentina
and Chile, within a very limited re-
giOn, where there is polar climate in
which no human beings can dwell, the
so-called Snow PeDitents assemble.
The traveller comes unexpectedly
upon great throng of them, gathered
on the barren slope of a mountain
peak. Seen from a little distance,
they have the appearance of crowd
Of hooded monks, all in white and
kneeling in serried lines. 1t is re-
markable illusion, for the monks" are
not human at all, nor alive. Each one
Of them is a block of snow and ice.
One theory Of this phenomenon is that
the fallen snow may be Of uneven
density and that the powerful rays of
an overhead sun first melt those parts
Of it around the denser spots, leaving
the latter still frozen, to assume the
form of snow men.
AS the snow continues to melt. water
trickling down from the blocks may
help to deepen the surrounding hCl-
lows, while prevented from Accumulate
ing in the latter by the slope Of the
mountains. The arrangement of the
white figures in rows may be explained
by the slope, the water all draining in
enc direction. This, however, is only
one of several theories offered in ex-
PLANTATION of the "SnOw Of the Peni-
tents" as it is called in that part of
the world.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
Discoverer Of FINGER Print.

Sir William ]. Herschel, grandson
Of the English astronomer, Sir Will
liam Herscifel, Is known as the dis
coverer and developer of the finger
print system of Identification, now In
general use as a method of identify
ing criminals. Sir William J. Her
scbel who died in England in 1917,
was an official in the civil service
in India from 1855 to 1859, and dis
covered the use of finger prints In
1859, initiating it as a means Of iden-
tifications for civil purposes in Ben
gal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
OLD G0BBLER KEPT PEACE
Intelligence Displayed by Turkey
Proved Him the Fright Bird in
the Right Place."

Unlike the ordinary run of turkeys,
Ben, mammoth bronze gobbler that
one of our contributors owned. had a
great deal of sense. One day, our
friend writes, our nearest neighbor's
entire flock of turkeys invaded our
farnyard and soon started ''free-for-
all" fight with our birds. The two old
gobblers engaged In combat; young
gobblers fought young gobblers; and
old turkey hens clashed.
A week later one Of the women Of our
family saw the same flock coming
down the road, and ours going across
the farmyard apparently to meet them.
She turned back into the house to get
her sunbonnet and the broom, but
when she went out not one of the
home flock was in sight. A moment
later Ben emerged alone from behind
the big straw stack in the barnyard,
crossed the yard and met the intrud-
ers. Selling the leader firmly by the
neck, he marched him up the road to-
ward his home. The visitors numer-
Gus family, evidently too much aston
ished to do anything else, meekly fol-
lowed.
Looking behind the straw stack, she
saw Ben's flock crouched perfectly still
in the straw. Not one of them stirred
or made a sound until Ben returned
and led them into the farmyard.
where he strutted proudly before them
with the air of one who had done his
duty well. Could anyone have handled
a difficult situation more intelligently!
Youths Companion
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
(Reprinted from Milwaukee Journal
''On, Wisconsin"
The Green County Idea

An idea comes from Green county
which yielded excellent results in
that county and is good example
for other counties.
Green county voted to issue 1000
900 bonds for a comprehensive road
building program. The war and
other developments made selling the
bonds no easy matter, and it looked
as if the road program could not be
carried out in reasonable time.
Farmers clamored for the roads,
however, so Green county proposed
that farmers who wanted a road i'm
proved should buy enough OF the
bonds to furnish the money to build
it. The idea appealed to the farm
ers. Result: A concrete highway,
connecting Monroe, Monticello and
New Glarus, has just been opened
with elaborate ceremonies and they
are planning a larger construction
program for next year.
advantages. The county gets it's
road system, and the interest the
county pays stays in the county
The farmer gets a double return on
his investment in the interest Cd the
road bonds and in the use of the
road, which adds to the value of his
farm. This is almost an ideal ar
rangement.
This Green county idea might
we'll be considered by other COM
munities, not only in connection with
road building, but other public i'm
provements. It is possible that prop
erty owners benefited by local i'm
provements in cities might furnish
ready market for the bonds issued
for the work.
The Green county idea provides
way of eating your cake and having
it, too.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
FIeas Travel on FIeas

A new "fiea's flea" with an adyen-
turous life history was described for
the frst time at recent meeting Of
the Royal Microscopical society ir
London. The discoverer, f. Martin
Duncan, F. r. NJ. s., explained that it
started life in the underground nest
of the humble bee. These nests ara
raided by moles. and during the as
sault the little mites attach them
selves by means of suckers TO the
mole's parasite, the great mole flea"
These tiny pin points of life are OBJ
scure cousins to the scorpion. and il
is believed that they travel on the mole
flea until they come across a certain
underground fungus, where they feed
and Enthusiastically Eagle.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
Power Tests Character.

Nothing discloses real character
like the use of power. 1t is easy for
the weak to be gentle. Most people
can bear adversely. But if you wish
to know what a man really is, give
him power. This is the supreme test.
It is the glory of Lincoln that, having
almost absolute power, he never
abused it, except on the side Of mercy.
He spoke not to infame, not to up
braid, but to convince. He was the
embodiment Of the self-denial, the
courage, the hope, the nobility of the
nation.-Robert Green Ingersoll
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
Nitrates From Explosives.

plant has been established near
Turin Italy, for the transformation
of explosives into nitrates for agri-
cultural uses. These explosives are
to be gathered from the battlefieds to
the value of 100000 lire, and their
products combined with other ma
terials for the production of fertiliz-
ers. The factory now employs 700
men and is expected to produce $4,000
quintals of fertilizers, containing 10
per cent azote, within Il short time,
according to report of Consul Dana
G. Sycks.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17

Every giggle is worth a thousand
dollars if not more. A good genuine
laugh is worth a thousand Doctors
recognize the medicinal value of
laughter. 1t is tonic that benefits
both body and mind 4 hearty laugh
IS an aid to digestion While the
movies are capable of putting over
many funny scenes and situations, |
believe that the best laugh of all is
that which follows bit of cleyerness
in spoken lines. The. ear seems to
record faster than the eye; that is
why the spoken jest gets over quicker
han the one that must be read. Yet
no matter how it is produced, the laugh
il the king of all things always.-E1-
change.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
Birds and Cyclones.

One naturalist has expressed the
opinion that birds habitually make use
Of storms in travelling from one part
of their range to another. He points
out that if bird cannot find shelter,
it must be more comfortable on the
wing than on the ground during
storm, because in the fiercest gales
the air. as a mass, is at rest; that is,
the bird is in a moving, supporting
medium, like a swimmer in strongly
flowing river.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
Birds Like Old Homes.

Birds have in common with man the
"homing instinct" although OF course
in man the instinct is not so highly
developed.s Just how Mr.. and Mrs.
Bird on their return to the north from
their winter in the south find their old
nests each spring is not known. Their
ability to locate the cold home" is
simply part Of their homing instinct.
Without charts or compasses to point
the way the birds fly unerringly to
their old haunts each spring.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
AIaska's Fine Scenes.

With the exception of a few areas in
the Cook inlet region, the topography
Of Chugach forest in Alaska is ex-
ceedingly rugged, the mountains often
rising abruptly from the sea. On
Resurrection bay the towering peaks
seem to reach into heaven. The timber
line is usually at an elevation Of about
1000 feet; above this rise barren, gla-
GATED peaks ranging from 5000 to
5000 feet in elevation.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
MINERAL POINT OF TODAY

G. H. Mitchell has just returned
from Madison, where he attended a
state sales meeting of WHY'S Light
dealers. He is now prepared to give
demonstrations.
Nicholas Kieffer returned the fore
part of last week from Chicago,
where he went with a shipment of
four car loads Of cattle and spent a
week on business and visited friends.
Nicholas Rasmussen OF Beloit, Mr..
and Mrs. William Taylor, Miss Clara
Stude and MISS Pauline Muenster
visited in Spring Green, Wright's
bungalow and friends in Lone Rock
last week Monday.
Mrs. Margaret Sullivan and son
John and daughter and Mrs. Roscoe
Bell and children attended the funer-
al of Mr.. John Reed in Edmund We'd
neSday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Ryan and two
daughters returned last week from a
weeks stay with their daughter, Mrs
Evelyn Rine in Des Moines, Iowa,
who was seriously i'll but is now re-
covering.
Mr.. and Mrs, Philip Weidenfeller
returned Wednesday from a two
weeks visit with relatives and
friends in Madison and Cross Plains.
Mrs. Fred Cordts and daughter re-
turned to Belmont the fore part Of
last week, after a visit at the home
Of0Mr. and Mrs. Bert Opie.
Mrs. Leo Clark who has been i'll
at the home Of her mother, Mrs. JOS
eph Schaumbere the past week, is re-
covering.
Nicholas Klein left last week for
Cascade, Iowa, after a several weeks
visit with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Klein.
Max Share and George Hogan of
Monroe, visited friends here Friday
Mrs. Frank kluck of Cuba City,
and Mrs. George Buss of Belmont,
Mrs. p. A. Collins and family.
George Fielder of the University
at Madison, visited his mother, Mrs.
Bernard Fielder here Friday and
Saturday.
Nicholas Rasmussen of Beloit, who
was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam Taylor and his grand father,
Nicholas Hartert, left last week for
Chicago. -
Joseph Muenster returned to Cas-
Cade, Iowa, and Joseph Stecklein to
Charles City, Iowa last week, after a
visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Klein.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy buckingham and
son of Waldwick, and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Ayers and family were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Clayton in Graysville Sunday.
Miss Bessie Dunwiddie spent several
DAYS last week with Miss Annie Jack
son near Jonesdale.
Miss Genevieve Prisk of Platte
VILE normal, who has been i'll at the
home of her parents here the past
week is recovering.
Mrs. Edwin Woolrich left Satnr-
day to visit relatives in Dodgeville.
Leo McCaville of Hollandale, Wis
tied at the John Aide home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cabienes of
Lacrosse, spent several days last
week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Golliner, ST.
Arthur Schroeder of Fountain City
is Employed at the Ayers & Murphy
Creamery as butter maker.
Jack Burns of Jonesdale, visited
friends here Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs a. F. Bishop, Jr. and
son visited in Madison Monday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
St. Martins Summer.

St. Martins summer is a season in
the late fall which prevails in Eng
land and the countries bordering on
the Mediterranean, and is SO called
from st. Martins festival, which
comes on November II. 1t CORE
spends in a general way with the In
dian summer of the United States and
Canada, which occurs during October
or November.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
ward on Evil Spirits.

In Algeria, especially in the South
on the skirts of the desert, and in
Tunisia charms. of all sorts abound.
A chameleon's skull is the most valu-
able specific against the manifold
evil spirits which roam the air search
ing for easy game, and in most vii
lagos you will see mules skull
clamped to a house top or on palm
tree.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
Oldest RELIGIOUS Celebration.

The Jewish feast of the passover Is
one of the most undying links that
bind together this very old world. It
is the oldest religious celebration
known to mankind. It had it's birth
on the banks of the Nile 1000 years
ago in the twilight of history.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
Health From Sand.

One of the best ways Of recuperating
jaded nerves is to walk barefooted
over a long stretch of sand. The
nerves of the feet are, slightly irri-
tated by the sand grains. and the
blood, being thus stimulated, circu-
lates more freely. Doctors say that,
apart from the physical effects, the
mental powers are greatly invigorated
by the exercise.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
Mister Formerly a Title.

A man is called "Mr." for reason
that dates back to the time when men
were called by their Christian names.
Certain persons who had learned and
practiced a trade, or mystery" and
were considered Of higher rank than
common farm hands, had mister" ap-
piled to their names as a title of re-
SDect.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
EeIS Have Scales.

Most persons regard cells as the
most slippery residents of the water,
but the investigating scientist says
the eel is covered with a complete
set of scales, quite as nicely arranged
as those On the fish and employed for
the same purpose, but their diminu-
tive size requires a powerful micro
scope to study them.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
Facts About Shavinn.

According to a calculation made by
a German physician, a man who has
shaved himself for fifty years has
spent $50 days of 10 hours EACH stand
ing before a mirror with his razor in
his hand-Indianapo News
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
Dust Particles in Breath.

Air that has been exhaled contains
about seventy per cent of the suspen-
ded dust particles it contained when
it was breathed, tests made in London
show.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
An Unnecessary Addition.

One old-fashioned citizen rises to re-
mark that it is not necessary for dead
men to tell tales-the live ones are
batting a good average.-Hot Springs
New Era
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
Caad pearls IIcad &C Medicine

For the low class of seed-pearls
there is a constant demand among
Oriental physicians and apothecaries,
who grind them into a powder and
administer it to patients as a cure
for many ills.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
Buried in Sittinu Posture.

The Japanese bury their dead in
sitting posture, following a custom
centuries old This is done to save
space. Three can be buried in this
manner in the space of one ordinary
grave.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
The Three KS.

The crosses on barrels of beer to
signify degrees Of quality were in the
old days put on by the monks as
sort of trade mark. They were
crosses, and meant an oath sworn on
the cross by the brewer that the bar
rel contained good liquor.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
Artistic Temperament.

When a man is indulging his artis-
tic temperament is a good time to go
out and quietly close the door behind
you.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
NOTHING Is Secret.

For nothing is secret, that shall not
be made manifest; neither anything
hid, that shall not be known and come
abrOad.-St. Luke SIT.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
OF Two Evils.

Mrs Crabshaw-You must go to the
dentist and have that tooth pulled
Willie-DOn't say that, ma; I'd
rather get in fight and have it
knocked Out.-New York Sun.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
A Dinlomat.

Jud Tunkins says he knows a man
who never did a days work who uses
the word unemployment" as. substi-
tute for plain loaf1ng.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
Keep Records of Glaciers.

An international commission keeps
records Of the advance and retreat Of
important glaciers in all parts Of the
world.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
A Powerful Leaf

A single leaf Of a South American
water lily, Victoria regia, is buoyant
enough to bear a weight of 200
pounds
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
Smoked Ceilings.

Smoked ceilings that have been
smoked by an oil lamp may be cleaned
by washing with soda water.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-17
The Winner.

A slot machine with the mysterious
unknown contents of a grab bag would
get the most nickels.