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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-10-27
Panama Hats.

Most of the so-called Panama hats
are made in Ecuador The material
is called paja tOquilla and comes from
a palm two or three meters high. The
leaves, are cut just as they are about
to unfold, the veins taken out and the
fiber remaining is dipped for a few
minutes in boiling water to which a
little lemon Juice is added for bleach
ing purposes. Each leaf has approx
mately 30 strands about 50 centime-
ters in length, although the best grade
reaches 80 centimeters. The hats can
be woven only during the part of the
day when the humidity is greatest,
since the straw of the best quality is
not dampened. A man working six
hours a day completes an ordinary hat
in six or seven days, but ON very
fine one he spends month and a half
it is the labor therefore, which makes
the hats expensive: The most famous
are those of Monte Cristi; they sur
pass all others in fineness, lightness
and perfection.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-10-27
City Largely Built on Piles.

A considerable part of the founda-
lions of the city Of Venice rests on
piles that were driven into the muddy
shadows of the Adriatic more than
1000 years ago. The tallest structure
of the city for many years was the
campanile or bell tower of st. Mark 5
cathedral. 1t was a massive structure
of brick which rose to height of 325
feet, AMI the piles for its foundation
were driven in the year S74. The first
campanile was built in 900. In 1929
the foundation was enlarged by driv-
ing more piles, and the tower was re-
built. In 1912 an earthquake brought
it tumbling down, but a new campanile
was Immediately erected. This fell
July IA, 1902, owing to the gradual
failure of the foundation. New piles
were then driven and new campanile
was erected in 1905 on a reinforced
concrete foundation.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-10-27
DIES AT WHEEL OF HIS AUTO
Thomas H. Robson of Chicago Holds
Up Traffic as Death Over
takes Him.

Chicago, Oct. 24.-Traffic was sud-
denly blocked on Diversey parkway
when an automobile came to stop.
The driver made no effort to start the
car again, and after number of mo-
torists had turned out for the car Mo-
torcycle Patrolman William O'Malley
investigated. He found the driver,
Thomas r. Robson, forty-four years
old. 2157 Sedgwick street, unconscious
at the wheel. O'Malley parked his mo-
torcycle and drove the car to Alexian
Brothers hospital. where physicians
reported Robson dead of heart disease.
He was a salesman for the American
Greek Products company, 3OO West
Randolph street.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-10-27
Ancient Navigators.

The origin of the art of navigation
is lost in antiquity, but it is known
that it was practiced with consider
able skill by the ancient Egyptians
and the Phoenicians. From the be-
ginning of the historic period Tyre
was the chief city of the Phoenicians,
and the enterprise of that people was,
from their situation, specially direct
ed to the sea, and they pushed their
commerce on it with spirit and dar-
ing which, considering their opportu-
mites, has never been surpassed
They are the first who are known to
have steered by the observation of the
stars. and who could thus venture out
to sea. They ultimately adopted two
distinct kinds of vessels, the gaulos
or merchant vessel, with deep holC
adapted for storage, and the triremt
or ship Of war.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-10-27
Here's To the Farmer.

Milwaukee Journal: The figure
sharp in the department of agricul-
ture who has found that the rise in
the price of farm products would put
$5,000,00O,0O0 in the farmers pock-
cts on this years crop, makes us all
glad the farmer is going to get it. If
anyone deserves the $4,000, 0OO, 900,
it's the farmer.
When things began to happen last
year, the farmer was the first to de-
f1ate-the whole bottom fell out of
his prices. But he didn't shut up his
factory nor even run on half time.
This year he operated full blast, as
usual gambling with rain and
drought, with wind and hail, with
frost and bugs, without knowing
what the market would be for his
output. Instead of adding to the
ranks of the employed he gave work
to the jobless.
The fact that he couldn't do any
thing else, that he had to take his
loss and had to work his farm,
doesn't detract from his credit.
There's all the more merit in being a
farmer when such things are a mat
ter of course. And then suppose he
hadn't. Suppose this industry which
represents a bigger investment and
employs more workers than any
other, which furnishes more than
half the raw material used in manu-
facture and provides SO per cent of
the gross revenue of the railroads,
had shut up. What would be our
condition now?
We can be selfish in being glad.
The farmer is going to spend that
,000,000,000 on chorus girls and
monkey dinners; we are going to get
some Of it back. The farmer is 40
per cent of the customers of the fac
tory, and after he has paid some of
his pressing debts, he will spend
some of the $5,OOO,OOO,0OO at the
factories to help them speed up.
But we are glad for the farmer
anyway. He's good scout; he took
his medicine like a man and did the
blowing as usual. We want to see
the farmer happy, because the hap
pier the farmer, the happier the
country.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-10-27
THE MARKETS.

FLOUR-Hard spring wheat-Short pat
ent, $690d7.00; special mill brands in 98-
Id. cotton sacks, $7.25; warehouse de-
livery, S7.75 Soft winter wheat-Short pat
ent, so1oq6,15. Hard winter wheat-Short
patent, $6.15Q6.25; rye f1our-White pat
ent. $5.O5q5.l5; dark, s3.9OG4.0O.
HAY-No. / timothy, $20.00Q23.00; No
light clover mixed. SO. 00@20.00; No 2
timothy, SlS.00Q20.00; No. l clover mixed
and No. 2 light clover mixed. $13.OOQ16.e0.
CATTLE-Prime steers, $e.O0Q10.5O good
to choice heavy steers, $S.00Q9.50: fair to
good steers. $6.9O@9.0o; yearlings, fair to
choice, $S.5OQ12.00; feeding steers, 5000
SIS; heifers, $5.o0Q9.25; fair to good cows,
sS50@5.00; good to choice cows, a.00Q6.5O.
Gamers, N.75Q2.9O; cutters. $2.S503.6O bo-
logna bulls. $3.00Q4.15; heavy calves, $3.50
G7.0O: good to choice calves, S9.00@12.OO.
HOGS-Choice light butchers. $T.S5QS.3
medium weight butchers. T.75QS.25; heavy
butchers, 275-325 lbs. $7.1OG82O; fair to
fancy light, S.25@S.2O: heavy packing,
g. 406725; rough packing. s6-25Q6.50; pigs,
81 00G8.20.
SHEEP western lambs, $7.25QS &c;
feeding lambs, s6.25@7 so: Gull lambs, 500
ISIS: yearlings. s5.00d700; wethers, $3.6Od
| $50; ewes, s2.0OQ490.
| LIVE POULTRY-Turkeys. 2Sc: fowls.
/ .4c; springs. 2lc: roosters. lac: ducks. &c:
| geese. 22c.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-10-27
QUEEN CHOSE PEASANT MATE
One OF the Favorite Stories of the
Many Found in Folklore of
Bohemia.

Bohemian folklore contains many
interesting and inspiring stories,
but all of them express the national
feeling and the aspirations of a sub
ject people for independence. Now
that the World war established
CZechoslovakia as free state, the
national consciousness has redouhled
the interest in Bohemian history and
fiction.
A favorite story is of the Princess
LlbusSa, youngest and wiSeSt of Prince
kroks three daughters. She was in
telligent, with perfect morals and ac-
tive in deeds for the welfare of her
people. Endowed as a SeereSS. the
people chose her to be their ruler.
Llbussa in return asked the people to
choose their king They waived this
privilege, and the queen sent them far
away to find young peasant, who
would be blowing in q field with two
oxen, whose spots the queen described.
The messengers brought back this man
and he became king.
Together Libussa and her husband
founded Prague (Praha), the queen
prophesying the city would become
world famous. The peasant king de-
fined it's limits by throwing up a fur
row with his plow His shoes were
worn by kings for generations as
pledge that they would protect the
interests of the peasants.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-10-27
Trinity Church.
Rev. r. G. Kirkbride, Rector.

Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity.
500 a. m.-Holy Communion.
1890 a. m.-Morning prayer and
sermon.
1900 a. m.-Church school.
1870 p. Evening prayer and
sermon Everybody cordially invit-
ed to these services.
(Doings this week and part of next
Thursday Ladies Guild will
meet at 800 p. N.
Fridays. S. Simon and Jude's
Day. Holy Communion 500 a. m.
Tuesday Saints Day. Holy
Communion 500 a. M. All Saints
Day this festival we commemorate
all the saints who are reigning with
God in Glory. Each has his peculiar
virtue; each has his peculiar crown;
each shows forth some part of the
glory of Christ's character, which in
cludes all the virtues and all the
glOrieS.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-10-27
Methodist Episcopal Church.
The Peoples Church.
j. e. Cooke, Pastor.
Glass meetings.

900 a. m.-Class meetings.
10000 a. mn-Sabbath school. r.
H. Harris, Supt. Adult Dept; Mrs.
Messerole, Supt. Junior Dept; Mrs.
Correll, Supt. Primary Dept.
1900 a. m.-Morning worship.
Subject of sermon, ''The Sale of a
Birthright."
Anthem-"Prafse We Jehovah %
Carrie B. Adams and choir.
6:45 p. m.--Epworth League meet
ing.
1870 p. m.-Evening service. Sub
ject, mot Over Yet" Chorus 1.-THE
House that Stood the Storm Choir
Male Selected.
Thursday, 7:30-Mld-week serv-
ice. 'The Gift Of the Spirit" Acts 2.
In response to- the request of the
Anti-Sa1oon League we will observe
mot over yet Sunday" This is an
important subject Your interest
and active cooperation is earnestly
solicited.
official Board has made up the
estimate for this years budget and a
printed copy will be mailed to each
family. This will show how every
dollar is to be used. The aim this
year is to economist as much as pos
sible, consistent with the greatest eff
ficiency.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-10-27
First Congregational Church.
The Church with a glad welcome
for everybody.
A. HI. Schoenfeld, Pastor.

"A. III. SchOenfeld, Pastor.
Services for Sunday, Oct. 80, and
the week following:
9:45-Bib1e school. Last Sunday
we were able to record the largest at
tendance in two years. This is just
cause for rejoicing but let us not be-
come weary in we'll doing.
10:45-Morning worship, sermon
subject, Keeping Hold of the Plough
Handles to the End of the Furrow."
6:30-Senior Christian Endeavor.
A helpful lively meeting for young
people.
7:30-Evening worship. Sermon
subject, Lessons from the Lost Boy.
3:45-(Tuesday) The Junior En-
deavorers meet in the Chapel-both
divisions.
100 Thursday The church at
prayer and bible study.
The Woman's Missionary Union
will meet at the home of Mrs. George
Varlin on Friday afternoon, Oct. 20,
at three q. m. A large attendance of
members and friends is expected.
Weekly thought-God's work is
often ide-tracked, while social, bust
ness and domestic arrangements are
laundering through on the main line.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-10-27
Armenian Literature.

Prior to the Fifteenth century Ar
menia's literature is entirely in the
form of religious verse and prose.
The record of secular events is en-
tirely in her songs. The desire for
freedom and patriotism is the theme
of her many old songs. just as her
modern music Is the expression Of in.
tense struggle against oppression. The
period of national greatness, when as
nation Armenia was free and pros
porous, is told in songs sung by shtp
herds, and at firesides.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-10-27
American Poisonous Snakes.

There are four poisonous groups of
snakes within the boundaries of the
United States. These are "the moe
easin, RATHER, copperhead and harle-
quin. All are easily distinguished by
their large, broad heads, deep-set
black eyes, small neck, stout bulky
body and short tail. The most dan
gerous of these perhaps is the mecca
sin, for it usually rests on branches
of low trees and shrubs and strikes at
q passing victim. However, it will re-
frain from striking unless irritated
and will give battle only when leased
Or frightened.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-10-27
Advance With the Years.

To find life easy you must develop
right habits that make life automatic.
Men who develop right attitudes to-
ward toll soon become unconscious
adopts in things burdensOme to others.
There's real joy in being able to sur
pass those who would be your com
petitors. After all it's just u matter
Of being on the job.
The normal man breads the day
when he will not be rated at his best.
1t is foolish to imagine that you will
never grow old. That's part of ma
ture. The. way to enter the older stage
without embarrassment is to rise with
the business to where you won't have
to do the physical tasks that require
young shoulders. Let youth hustle
the merchandise, you rise to- the point
Of telling them where to put ft.-Grit.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-10-27
Fire Damages Andover, S. o.

Andover, S. D., Oct. 25.-Fire de-
stroyed a dozen busienss buildings, in
Guiding the Andover hotel, the State
bank of Andover, and the Thompson
lumber yards here, with an estimated
loss of 100000. Other buildings
burned include the general store, the
land office, a shoe shop, telephone ex-
change, office, meat market, hardware
store, the mercantile company, the
drug store and blacksmith shop. The
grain elevators were saved.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-10-27
GREAT SHOCK AFFECTS HAIR
WelI-Authenticated Cases of Sudden
Whitening Over the More lmpor-
tant Nerve Centers.

There has been some interesting
correspondence In the Scientific Ameri-
can about the possibility Of persons
hair turning. white overnight" and
now Elmer G. Still of Livermore,
CAL, contributes a letter from the
viewpoint Of o phrenologist. He a.
serts that there are many cases on
record in which a great shock to a
specially sensitive emotion was fol-
lowed at once by whitening Of the
hair just over the region Of the
brain in which this emotion is sit
dated.
He cites one case of man with a
large bump of cautiousness, who was
upset from a sail boat and chung all
night to its bottom. In the morning
his hair had turned grey in two tufts
the size of half dollar OH each side
of his head, right over the centers OF
cautf0uSness.
Another was the. case Of a woman
whose hair fell out over the region OF
conjugal love while her husband was
undergoing a serious operation. The
hair grew in again, but quite white.
The region Of conjugal love is situated
about two inches directly back hori-
zontally from the meatus Of the ear.
Another is that Of man with
triangular tuft of white hair just below
the center of the back Of the head,
over the region Of philoprogenitiye-
ness, or love of children, and on In
quiry Mr.. Still found that he was q
man remarkably fond Of children.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-10-27
NEWS BITS FOR BUSY PEOPLE


ed by Chancellor Wirth, resigned.
Marshal Fech sailed from Hayre
for the United States on the French
line steamer Paris.
The foreign loan refunding bill was
passed by the house at Washington by
vote Of 1919 to 1T. 1t now goes to
the senate.
A clash over the future status of
Ulster split the Irish peace conference
at London and caused adjournment un-
til Monday.
The Superior Economic council at
Moscow has decided to permit the
manufacture Of alcoholic beverages in
soviet Russia
Sylvia Pankhurst is directing plans
Tor a gigantic demonstration of Lon
don communists in front of the Ameri-
can embassy at London.
Dr. William Fletcher King, presi-
dent emeritus of Cornell college, which
he served actively for 43 successive
years, died at Mount Vernon, La.
President Obregon, at Mexico City,
mas ordered tle railways to grant free
transportation to unemployed men to
assist them in looking for new jobs.
President Harding at Washington
signed the document known as the ex-
change Of ratification of the treaty be-
tween the United States and Germany.
Three sections of New Orleans, La.
were swept by fires. Property valued
at nearly million dollars was de-
strOyed. 80 loss Of life was reported.
Ruth Abbott, nine, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac Abbott, died at Genes
vile, Ia, when her dress caught fire
while she was playing near bonfire
The Standard Oil company of New
Jersey has announced a wage cut of
some 10 per cent, October Is. Ten
thousand are affected at Bayonne,
N. ].
The American embassy at BuenOs
Aires received a threatening letter in
connection with the Sacco-Vanzetti
case. The communication was signed
''The Junta.'
Frank Groth killed his wife and
himself with a revolver in their home,
two miles from Michigan City, Ind,
after a quarrel over a divorce petition
filed by his wife.
A hand grenade of the same type
that was mailed to Ambassador Her
rick on Tuesday was hurled into the
midst Of a group of police at Paris,
wounding two.
Reports received at San Antonio,
Tex, from Laredo say strike of road
employees of the Mexican National
railroad lines in Mexico is scheduled
for November 10.
The government at Washington
5000 officers and men in the army in
the occupied region of Germany for
an indefinite period.
The Supreme court at Washington
ordered the reargument Of the Wiscon-
sin rail rate case December 5. This
case involves constitutionality of the
Transportation act of 1920.
A strike of 5000 butchers, scheduled
for November 1, may tie up the Chi
cagO markets. The butchers voted to
strike if the master butchers carry out
their announced intention of reducing
wages.
Mrs Emma Richardson Burkett Of
Ind, was sentenced to the
at New York for forging
the Endorsement of Theodore ROose-
welt to a note for $4,000. The length
of her sentence is limited to three
years.
Twelve barrels of whisky, 1000 gal
Ions of wine, and more than 500 bar
rels of champagne, gin ana other in
toXicants were seized by federal pro-
hibition agents at farm known as
Johns place." three miles from
ChpyiOt O.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-10-27
WOODS WAGES CUT rs PCT.
Northern Eumbermen Predict Light
Season, With Surplus Timber
Still Unsod.

Duluth, Mimi Oct. 25.-With lum-
bermen and woods operators predict
ing the lightest season in several
years for this winter, scale of pay for
common labor has been fixed at fig
ures as much as 800 per cent lower
than last year.
Common laborers will be paid 500 a
mcn1h this winter; while skilled men
will receive from $50 to $35. Last
year the scale was from $50 to $50 a
month
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-10-27
$4,000 payroll Holdup in Chicago.

Chicago, Oct. 21.-Flourishing a
pistol. youth about 20 leaped in front
of moving automobile and seized
$4,000 payroll from the hands of Stan
ley Nelson. messe ger for the Calu-
r'et Trust and SaviDss Bank. The
bandit fed in waiting machine.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-10-27

Washington, Oct. 22.-American
troops will begin moving out of Ger
many Immediately upon the exchange
of the ratifications On the German
treaty. The movements, 1T was said,
will be normal but slow, and will be-
gin in approximately two weeks.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-06
BAD BREATH
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets Get
at the Cause and Remove 1t

Or. Edwards Olive Tablets, the sub
stitute for calomel. act gently on the
bowels and positively do the work.
People afflicted with bad breath find
quick relief through Dr. Edwards Olive
Tablets. The pleasant, sugar coated
tablets are taken for bad breath by
all who know them.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets act gen.
tly but firmly on the bowels and liver,
stimulating them to natural action,
clearing the blood and gently purifying
the entire system. They do that which
dangerous calomel does without any
Of the bad after elects.
All the benefits Of nasty, sickening,
gripping cathartics are derived from
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets without
gripping, painor any disagreeable effects,
DR.. +. M. Edwards discovered the
formula after seventeen years Of prac-
tice among patients afflicted with
bowel and liver complaint. with the
attendant bad breath.
Olive Tablets are purely vegetable
compound mixed with olive oil, you
will know them by their olive color.
Take one or two every night for week
and note the effect. 15c and Soc-
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-06
0lO ENROLLED IN
THE NIGHT SCHOOL
Most Popular Course Is
That of Citizenship
for Foreign Born

rho popularity of the night school
-,..ses which will he held at the high
Ol'Dii.si This year was shown Monday
VA tuesday nights when close to
Gam enrolled in the few hours which
&c allotted to enrolment. Actual
r,,ss work will not begin until Mon
9sv. october TO-.
The most popular course being Of
,..cJ M the night school seems 10 be
,Sa, of citizenship offered foreign
.i.' .l,, oroplgs who wish 20 learn Eng
,.h .rd who are eager 20 gain a bet
70 tpovlcdge of Americas ideals
"n course for more advanced work
u.ir also be offered in tho American
,,',,on program and will deal with
~ Elementary facts In American
'.oographv. history and citizenship as
ssl ss a further study OF the Eng
Ush language
This course IS approved by the
t,rited states government which is
ot,srlng to give those who have al
ready taken out their first natural
,ystI1n papers, final papers upon sat
,sy,rfory completion Of tho course Of
! sored M the high school here.
( course In millinery will he Of
,sred only 90 beginners, according "a
" Orman, principal Of the night
school. who said that TO accommo'
d,te the many who are seeking the
coprso none who took II last year
would be eligible.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-06
The Revolt of Vera Sanderson

by JANE PHELPS

woman to keep the number even.
Tom will be disappointed OF course,
but that can't be helped"
Margarcts tone as she spoke was
so hateful that II made me shudder.
Il shall go II have to take the
baby with me. But ! think nurse
will remain with her II | ask her"
Margaret made no reply left
the table almost at once. my coffee
untasted. Nurse agreed willingly
enough to remain In and 10 out that
night instead.
Il won't stand ~ I said over.
] remained in my room alone all the
evening Il will leave Keith, I'm
run away I'll take my baby and
run away whore they never can find
usl"
II was the first time ! had allowed
myself to feel that | wanted TO run
away, or to leave Keith. had de.
Clarcd that nothing would make me
either divorce him or let him divorce
mc-in my thoughts, OF course. But
now | had my baby / wouldn't be
so alone II left him. and I couldn't
endure living with his sister much
longer. lie must choose between us
Tho next afternoon while Mnrga.
ret was cut Mrs. Hunter called.
was lying down, trying to rest he
fore the dinner party. but when SHE
asked for mo ] received her
Il just saw Mrs. De Lislc," sh,
said in the coursP OF conversation
Il hope you won't take offensc, my
dear. but ! think you are altogeth