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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-10
DELAYS Cashinq Certificates.

Minnesota members of the Ameri-
can Legion are attacking the red tape
and delay by the government in cash
ing it's certificates issued to disabled
veterans to pay their expenses while
travelling to public health and voca-
tional training centers. Because of the
difficulty in cashing the paper, the ex-
service men are now forced to accept
a discount Of ten per cent Authoriza-
ton by legislation of federal reserve
banks and post offices to pay cash on
presentation of the certificates is the
remedy suggested by A. FL. Vernon,
Legion department commander in let
tiers to It. w. Galbraith, Jr., National
commander, and to the federal board
for Vocational Education. 1t is be-
lieved that the Legion will adopt the
suggestion and back legislation to that
end.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-10

home Friday, March 4th, in honor of
his 18th birthday anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles cambridge
of Miff1in were the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Josiah Paynter Tuesday.
w. w. Huxtable of GAINESVILLE Wis
| tied with Mr.. and Mrs. George Pride
aux Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Ryan, Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Holman, entertained
| twenty six friends at a card party
Friday evening at the home of Mrs.
Albert Holman in honor of Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd Holman. Refreshments
were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Murphy re-
turned to Minneapolis, Mimi, Friday
after visit with their son James
Murphy and other relatives.
Mrs. John Francois, Jr., 215 N.
Chestnut street, was given a surprise
by ten ladies Friday, March 4th, in
honor of her birthday. The event
was much enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Tramlie Of
GAINESVILLE were over Sunday guests
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. B.
DunWiddie
W. j. Callow of Audubon, Iowa,
spent several days with his father,
John Callow and wife.
Mrs. J. D. Parkinson and son
Stephen of Willow Springs, and Miss
Mary Ivey visited with Mrs. Dwight
Baker in Blanchardvile Wednesday.
Mrs. William Lanyon of Pittsburg,
Kansas, is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Amelia Spratler and other relatives.
Miss Anna Dunn returned to Mil
waukee Saturday, after several
weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. Ed
ward GRADER.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kennedy spent
several days in Ridgeway last week.
Miss Belle Bottoms Of Platteville,
was a guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Seibert Wednesday evening.
Miss Lena Gotthard, who has been
very i'll for several months, is now
recovering.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Paynter of Milf
fin, spent the week end with his par
hT So1,
Mrs Orville Whitford and daugh-
ter Florence of Waldwick, spent over
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Morris
Van Matre.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-10
Has Nasal Musicians.

Hawaiian ukeleles have become one
of the most popular musical instru-
ments in the United States, but it Is
doubtful if Americans would take so
kindly to another instrument, once
used throughout the Hawaiian group.
The ''nose flute is referred TO. At the
present time there are few of these to
be found in Hawaii, save in the mu-
seums and collections which belong
to old residents, but occasionally an
old native can be located who still
blows dulcet nasal strains The
nose flute is a small whistlelike af
fair, which the old-time natives used
In connection with the gourds which
furnished music for the hulas of his
time. 1t was blown through with
one nostril, the other being held with
a finger, which closed Or opened it for
the passage of air to vary the volume
of the notes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-10
Trees Look Like Ostrich Tips.

Forestry associations in the East
have developed the habit of touring
the national parks and national for
ests of the West, and are bringing
back many interesting feature pictures
as well as technical data. Among the
photographs in New York Forestry is
the ostrich tree of Monterey, Cal.
AS matter of fact it would be
quite as easy and far more correct to
say trees in this case, for the cee-
brated Ostrich tree of California is
really two trees-cOast Expresses,
which wind and weather have inter
laced so that their foliage seems al
most one.
These California ostrich trees are
vanguards of grove Of picturesque,
stCrm-beaten expresses not so very far
from the city of Monterey. All aside
from the freak pair, which resemble
huge ostrich, stalking long shore,
they would well repay any tree-lOv-
er's visiting.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-10
WHY SOME DYES ARE EAST"
Vegetable and Animal Compounds SUI
perior to Any Products of the
Chemists Laboratory.

Some dyes are fast" others fade
either when the goods are washed or
when they are exposed to the sunlight
The faStness or otherwise of color
depends upon the arrangement of the
atoms that make up its molecules If
these be closely interviewer, neither
light nor water can separate them;
but if they are loosely joined together
light and water make them diSinte-
crate Most of our modern dyes are
derived from coal tar and consist OF
atoms of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
and other elements. The vegetable
dyes usually contain no other elements
but carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
That is why being so simple, such
cOlOrs as lOgWoOd and natural indigo
are the fastest of ALL The few ami
NAL dyeS-cOchineaI, for example
are fast for the same reason. But
the so-called anilin dyes are the prod
uct of the chemists laboratory and
are complex and loosely bound com
binatiOnS of the atoms of many ele-
ments There are acid dyes and al
kaline dyes, and before applying them
to any stuff one must know whether
the cells of this are acid or alkaline
in reaction. For opposites attract,
likes repel. Therefore we must use
acid dyes for alkaline materials and
alkaline dyes for acid materials.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-10

acts at various recreational huts and
hundreds of Montana veterans praise
him for lis efforts in obtaining work
for them and justice for disabled ex-
service men.
AT the age of. eleven, Mr.. Barnett
organized the Abraham Lincoln club
at the Hull House in Chicago and ever
since he has been an organizer in
business and in the affairs of the Lee
gion. His versatility is indicated by
the fact that he has been a vaudeville
artist as well as a successful dealer
in hides and furs.
Mr.. Barnett was at first rejected by
the army because of a bad foot but
finally was accepted for few months
of service in an American training
camp. He has served as state adjU
tant since the organization of the Lee
gion's Montana department.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-10
LUCKY SixPENCE SAVED HIM
Good Story of How Fate INTERVIEWED
to Preserve Beau BrummeiI to
History's Pages.

The old superstition about the lucky
charm of a crooked sixpence arose
early in the Eighteenth century, and
it's author was none other than Beau
Brummel, the most famous of the
worlds dandieS, Brummel, although
the bosom friend of the prince of
Wales, came from common enough
stock, his grandfather having been a
valet. But he saved, as did Brum-
melIs father, and Brummell had some
100000 to serve him. He became a
great gambler and good loser, often
stalking thousands of pounds. One
night he played at Walters club, and
when he rose from the table he was
pauper Not only that, but heavily
in debt.
He wandered out into the London
streets, with head dOwncast; and as
he stroIled along he picked up
crooked siXpence. In a whimsical mo-
ment he returned to the club and
matched it with a chance friend He
won, matched again and again, and
won each time. The game changed
to shilling matches, and then to gold
pieces, and Brummell at the end OF
a few minutes found himself with two
or three pounds. He went to the
gaming table, sat down, and when
dawn came and the game closed ne
had won over 10000 pounds, or about
100000. The crooked siXpence he car
ried with him for years, and shortly
after he lost it his bad luck arose
again, and he once more became
pauper.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-10
Fidelity Marked TeIegrapher.

One striking example of the early
spirit of endurance under great stress
of which the telegrapher Of the old
school was capable was given by John
Carnahan then a young man in his
thirties, at the time of the Custer
massacre. He was operator and news
paper correspondent at Bismarck,
which was the nearest telegraph Of
flee to the scene of Clusters last fight,
500 miles west. Attending his regular
duties, and gathering here and there
from the incoming scouts and plains
stragglers the thrilling story Of Custer
to send to the anxiously waiting world,
he worked 40 hours without rest, and
for several days and nights he only
caught q few winks Of sleep, yet all
the newspaper reading world were
eagerly grasping for the thousands of
words of story he was gathering. They
never knew how one man was work
ing to satisfy them.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-10
RANKED AS MARVEL OF ART
MicheIangeIo's Superb Decorations in
the Sistine Chapel Sufficed to
Give Him Eternal Fame.

MichelangelO's decoration of the
vault of the Sistine chapel was hailed
as the greatest piece of work ever
done by a painters hand. 1t was a
task of colossal proportions, the cell
ing alone measuring 1872 feet by "A
feet. The painter had to do much
work lying flat on his back on scat
fold. For some time afterWard he
was unable to read except when in
that position.
Michelangelo arranged tSe vast
space as though it had been roof1ess,
framing it with architecture in per-
spective delusion and filling the open
spaces with paintings. Just above the
windows are the figures of the ances-
try of Christ in attitudes Of eager
waiting; above them II gigantic hg-
ures of prophets and sibyls; in the
corners, four representations from the
history of Israel. In the center of the
vault the stories of the "CreatiOn OF
the World" the "Fall of Man." and
the "Deluge" are told in nine pictures.
Among the central pictures is the
Creation of Adam" Adam is depicted
Just on the point of rising, just as
Gods touch sends the first thrill OF
life through his veins. Of the proph-
cts. jeremiah is the image of deep
thought. and Zachariah type Of men
tai absorption.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-10
A True Philosopher.

A retired sea captain, who lived in
Orland, Me-, was inordinately fond OF
his garden and very proud of it's neat
and well-kept appearance. One Sun
day he returned from church and
found five hogs busily engaged in
wrecking his garden-the finest in all
Orland.
Leaning on the fence, he looked long
and earnestly at the result of thell
depredations, and his wife shed a few
tears. The passing neighbors paused
to look, and many furtive glance
went to the face of the captain to
SET how he was taking it. At last
he heaved a deep sign and put his
hand on his wife's arm.
"Never mind, Polly" he said. "You
never can lay dirt to suit a hog
Youths Companion.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-10
Cultivated Rose Is English.

In many countries some flower Is
taken as the national emblem. The
French claim the fieur de lis, the
Scotch the thistle, and the waffle be-
longs entirely to Australia; the maple
leaf is the national emblem of Canada,
as the fern leaf is of New Zealand.
But the most familiar of all is per-
haps the red rose Of England. Every
one has heard Of the Wars of the
Roses. There is no more typically
English flower than the rose; and yet
most English roses have come from
China or from the East. The cult
waited rose, however, in it's hundreds
of varieties-bush roses, climbing,
scrambling, rambling roses, dwarf
roses-is typically English.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-10
MINERAL POINT OF TODAY
Notes by the Democrats News
Gatherer

John Cox transacted business in
Shullsburg Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Lieder returned
Monday Of last week from a visit
with Mrs Lieder's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Kaufman of Prairie du
Sac.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs
James H. Regain, 610 Dodge street
Tuesday, March LIST.
Fred Jeuck was in Platteville
Wednesday evening on business.
Miss Alice Sullivan, who had been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Alex Metz,
returned to Monroe Wednesday,
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cummings
transacted business in Platteville
Wednesday.
August Fuerstenberg of Fenni-
more spent over Sunday with his
daughter, Miss Mary Fuerstenberg,
and with friends.
Otto Lieder went to Chicago last
week to join his wife in visit with
their daughters, Misses Estelle and
Cecilia Lieder.
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Regain and
children of Hollandale have moved
into the home, 610 Dodge street,
which they recently purchased from
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ketter.
Mrs. Selena Bottoms of Platteville
spent several days last week here
with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Fielder and
daughter Jeanne Claire transacted
business in Hollandale Thursday.
Mrs. John kaufman has returned
to Prairie du Sac after visit with
her daughter, Mrs. Ray Lieder.
Mrs. Frank Unterholzner was in
Dodgeville Tuesday of last week on
business.
Henry Gilman returned to Beloit
Saturday after a visit with his
mother, Mrs. Henry Gilman.
Mrs. Walter Filbach of Highland
spent over Sunday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs Anthony Fecht.
Several friends of John Unger
gave him surprise party at his
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-10
The First Curb Market.

The first congress of the United
States. while in session in Fedora
hall on Wall street, New York, in
1889, authorized and subsequently
;ssued bonds (then called stock
amounting to 80 million dollars for the
purpose of discharging debts incurred
by the continental congress and the
various colonies. This naturally LED
to orders for the purchase and sale
of these bonds being sent to New
York. These orders first came to mer.
chants, attorneys and others, but later
as the transactions increased, some
men began to give special attention to
This business, becoming the first brok-
ers in America.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-10
Salt MononoIY in Ecuador,

The production and sale of salt in
Ecuador is monopolized by the govern
ment, which enjoys good profit there
from. Salt is obtained from the sa-
linas in the provinces of Guayas, Ma
nabi and Eel Orc. The works consist
of blocks of land whose surface has
been lowered a few feet, into which
sea water is permitted to seep. The
water is slowly evaporated by the
sun, precipitating crystals and thus
forming a considerable layer of salt,
which is broken into pieces for dis
tribution. 1t is estimated that the
average quantity Of salt consumed by
each individual in Ecuador is thirteen
pounds per annum.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-10
Milky WAY Leuends.

Fables regarding this group of stars
appear in the literature Of almost
every nation. The Chinese and Jap
anese regard it as stream, with sill
very fishes sporting in the waves. The
American Indians and the African
Bushmen associate it with lights to
guide the path of wandering spirits
to the happy hunting grounds. A
Greek legend has it that when Phae-
ton was driving the chariot of the sun,
the horses took fright at the spectacle
of the monsters of the zodiac. They
bolted from their road, set the heav-
ems on fire and came near burning up
the earth. The scorched track of
their runaway was marked by the
milky
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-10
Coal Bad CARGO for Ships.

Coal is a bad cargo for ships, fol
soft coal heats if stacked deep, anC
frequently is fired by spontaneous
combustion. In the open you car
stack coal 20 feet deep without fear
of it's firing, but under cover not more
than Is or Is feet.
The proof of this statement is
shown by the fact that fires in cargoes
of 5OO-1 900 tons of coal are only per
cent, while in cargoes over 1000 they
are actually nine times as numerous
When large cargoes are stored Tor
long voyages, it is usual to bed iron
pipes deep in the holds so as to be able
to notice any dangerous rise of tenn
perature-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-10

ters and sisters of
Legionnaires as
we'll as mothers
and wives. Hence
1t was entirely
proper for Pearl
Iva HOskins, six
year-Old daughter
of a prominent
Legion member in
f e.r G US Fa ii S,
Mimi, to have
the distinction. of
being the first
signer on an ap-
plication for an
auxiliary charter.
Pearl says she
likes her Auxil-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-10
Standardization.

what Crimson Gulch ought to do,
remarked Cactus Joe, sis to send east
and get a good singin' teacher"
"You boys surely have enough to in
terest you without music
TOO much. There's no use of askin'
men not to use their voices. Nobody
can make an observation on any sub
iect of general interest without startin'
o quarrel. What we need is to have
somethin' on hand that's cut an dried
an set to music
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-10
The Same Thinn.

''They are quite ordinary people
over there, aren't they?'
swell, they represent the refinement
of vulgarity Anything worse than
that?
"Certainly-the vulgarity of re-
iinement. Brownings Magazine.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-10

of the American
Legion, is popular
W i t h eX-service
men because he
possesses the rare
ability of enter
tanning veterans
as well as fighting
for their rights.
M a ny former
soldiers who were
stationed at Camp
Dodge, Ia, remem-
Der Mr.. Barnett
for his vaudeville
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-10
WAITING. Fondly WAITING.

O.-Sloppy weather, amt it? I'm
wearing my army slicker. Got yours
yet?
D.-No, not yet.-American Legion
Weekly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-10
FIRST TO SIGN APPLICATION
Little Minnesota Lady Puts Her Name
on Dotted Line for Auxiliary
Charter.

The Women's Auxiliary of the Amer
lean Legion is open to wives, daugh-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-10
Che.
American
q . Legion
copy for This Department Supplied By
the American Legion News Service
POPULAR WITH DOUGH BOYS
AdJutant of Montana Department Good
Fighter for Rights of the Elk
Service Men.

Ben w. Barnett of Helena, Mont,
adjutant. of the Montana department
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-10

iary, but that it is a hard word to
pronounce
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-10

likes her Auxil
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-13
UNCLE WIGGILY
The Story of the Scissors Man
By HOWARD r. CARS

By HOWARD r. GARIS

Nurse Jane" eaid Uncle Wiggily
one day. as he rested for a moment
from wedding the flower garden,
have you ever thought how much
people will do so as not 20 miss a
train2"
Now whatever put that into your
head ?" the muskrat lady asked.
waving her tail sideways 70 show
how surprised she was. NO Uncle
Wiggily, 1 can't say that I have
thought about missing trains But
II sounds like a riddle. so perhaps
I'm supposed 20 say 1ollypop ice
cream or something like that"
oh. no." the bunny laughed. at
isn't a toke-I just happened 10
think of it. I've SEN Grandfather
Goosey Gander run so hard for
train that he could scarcely breathe
when he reached 1t, and he knew
there was another IN a minute. Well
that job Is finished" and he carried
10 the porch the ha that he was
digging the weeds up with.
Then ne went in 20 lunch. My.
but II tasted wonderful after work
ing in the garden! II you want TO
find out how fine your lunch can
taste just ask mother IL you can't
help her a bit in the morning. Then
you'll know how Uncle Wiggily en-
joyed his NEAL
At about o'clock Mr.. Longears
decided 10 go for a walk. So after
telling Nurse Jane, so she wouldn't
worry, he started Off He hoped
along swinging a stick that he had
picked up for a cane, and singing
happily 70 himself-certainly you can
sing 10 yourself! Try it sometime.
and see II II doesn't make you feel
jolly Well. as I said, he was hop
ping through the woods. when he
met Billie Bushytail. the squirrel
boy.
Hello there. Billy" cried Uncle
Wiggily Where are you going?"
Well" answered Billie, Il haven't
quite decided. I think there Is a
ball game this afternoon, and
might go TO that And then again I
might not. II all depends"
Depends on what?" was Mr..
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-13

to take a bite the Wolf heard a long
shriu screech. Ike a locomotive
whistle. Three times II sounded.
'"Tootl Tooti Toot-ty-toot!"
The Wolf halted.
There's my traini" he cried in a
very disappointed voice. And now
I won't have time 10 nibble any ears!
I'll have 10 run very fast If I want 10
catch my train. But I'll get pou
some other time, Uncle Wiggily!"
And away he ran!
You can imagine how glad the
two animals were to see him 60.
But I don't believe that was the
train whistle" Billie said. TT isn't
time for the train yet-my father is
gong on the same one, and he hasn't
left yet"
Then they saw what made the
noise. Through the woods they
heard a voice calling:
Scissors to grind! Knives sharp
ened!" And along came a little
wagon from which they heard that
same screech. just like a train
whistle. 1t was the noise Of a knife
being pressed on the whirling grind
stone.
And that was what the Wolf had
thought was a train. As Uncle Wig
gily said. no one likes 10 miss train.
So away ran the Wolf and that's how
the rabbit was saved.
And tomorrow night, if the phono-
graph doesn't run out in the back
yard and play with the hand organ,
I'll tell you next about Uncle Wig
gily and the tickle bug,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-13

Longears' next question.
Il really don't know that either.
Uncle Wiggily. 1 know it depends
upon something. but I'm not sure
what II is. Perhaps it's the weather"
and Billie stood on one ear and
laughed.
II must say that you certainly
seem little mixed up" the bunny
said, laughing heartily. Suppose
you come along with me-"
Glad to-" the squirrel replied
prmptly. but don't think I'm
mixed up. I'm just undecided.
You are that" the rabbit laugh
ed again. but come. take a walk
with me-"
So away the two went Uncle Wig
gily hopping along in great style and
Billie jumping over logs and run
ming up and down the trunks Of
large trees, the way all squirrels do
when they are feeling happy.
Uncle Wiggily found a four-leaf
clover and he twined It in Bnlie's
big. bushy tail so that he looked
just like St. Patrick's Day. They
were having a wonderful time.
All OF a sudden something hap
pened. Out from behind a rock
jumped a great, savage wolf! How
his eyes glistened as he saw the two
animalsl My, how they shined! And
Uncle WIggily and Billie were so
frightened they just stood there,
blinking and blinking!
'fWoof!" snorted the big wolf.
How lucky for me! I had TO leave
before my lunch TO catch a train and
now I can get something to eat off
Uncle Wigg1ly's ears! oh. now glad
am that I came this way TO the
train station!"
''Oh. my" thought the poor rab-
bit. Whatever can do? L don't
want my ears nibbled! oh, dear!'
The bad Wolf crept closer and
closer. Billie couldn't do a thing.
for, Of course, the Wolf was ever so
much bigger than the squirrel boy.
And now comes the exciting part.
Just as he got near enough TO nib
BILE Uncle wiggiIy's ears and was
leaning over the trembling bunny