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, 1922-02-01

LOST-Black sweater on corner
near Temple Theatre on Saturday,
the 21st. Finder please return to
Glen T%rueblood.
The Washington times., 1922-06-18

Cuts open . hornets nest to see
what IL contains.
Pokes into an anthin with the bar
rel Of your gun.
Burns his fingers every time he
puts few faggots on the fire.
Insists on donning his pajamas
every evening.
Wants to carve his and his girls
initials on every tree he sees.
Brings IN cedar poles when you
send him for birch, and vice versa.
Catches his fishhook In everything
but q ftsh's mouth.
Sticks. his fish pole In your eye
three or four times day.
Suddenly remembers that he left
his pipe outside after you have closed
up the tent for the night.
Chases mosquitoes out Of the tent
with q stick
Uses your tobacco always.
Pays for the chuck when there II
little to buy and lets you pay for Il
when there II much to buy.
+. p. PITZER,
In Field and Stream.
The Washington times., 1922-06-18
SAY, AMT IT GRAND WHEN
YOU'RE CAMPING AND YOUR
BOOB OF A PAL

Jumps into your canoe with q pair
q hoonailed shoes on his feet.
Carries q cooked gun through the
woods.
Strikes q nice hard stone with your
new Al.
Grabs for q hly-pad Just out OF
reach while I'm the canoe. -t-
Lights his pipe and throws the
burning match into a heap Of dry
brush near the tent.
Chases bees and flies out Of the
tent with your sweater.
Washes his clothes and lets the
soap float away.
Brings in green wood for the fire.
Goes out hunting birds nests Just
when II ID time to prepare the meal.
Runs over to the postoffice every
three minutes TO see II any mail has
arrived.
Runs twenty-five feet away from
anything that buzzes.
Lays his wet bathing suit on your
dry blanket.
WAKES you MP every midnight to
listen for something which he II sure
- prowiing around the tent.
Grabs handful Of prunes or rails
ins every time he passes the grub
bon.
The Washington times., 1922-06-18
georre Washington-of Florida.

A tourist In Florida asked . negro
driver what his name was. and he
told him George Washington. The
man said to him, "I think ] have
heard the name before" The negro
said, "Yas, sab. has been drtvtn' o
The Washington times., 1922-06-18
Beautiful Cos q Accessory Station
The National capitar. Most
Before You Start on That Motor Trip

Visit this station at Seventeenth and ss your q
grea and accessories of wanted kind You time
getting ready you will get only the most dependable goods and
sion viii start under the most favorable auspices.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-26
PRICED AMBER AS ORNAMENT
Romans Secured 1t From "Barbarous"
Germans, Who Had Small! Idea
of Its Real Value.

Amber, which is fossilized resin, was
in great demand among the Romans
for ornaments. TacituS, in his
"Germania," tells that it was gathered
by the barbarian Germans. "They ex-
plore the sea for amber, in their
language called 'gleese,' and are the
only people who gather that curious
substance" he says. at is generally
found among the shadows; sometimes
on the shore. Concerning the nature
Of the cause Of this cOncretiOn the
barbarians, with their usual want OF
curiosity, make no inquiry. Amongst
other superfluities discharged by the
sea this substance lay long neglected,
till Roman luxury gave it a name and
brought it into request. To the saw
ages it is of no use. They gather
it into rude heaps and offer it for sale
without any form or polish, wondering
at the price they receive for it,"
Tacitus guessed correctly the origin
of amber saying: 'There is reason
to think that amber is a distillatiOn
from certain trees, since in the trans
parent medium we see variety of
insects and even animals of the wing,
which, being caught in the viscous
fluid, are afterwards, when it grows
hard, incorporated with it."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-26
Wisconsin Crop Conditions.

The weather during the past week
was mostly fair and cool. Condi-
tions were favorable for most farm
work. Rains on the 14th improved
ground for fall blowing and was fav-
orable for the husking and shred
ding of corn and the curing to tobac-
co, but rain is needed. Killing frosts
occurred in most sections of the
State during the week, but little if
any damage resulted. Potato dig
ging is well advanced. Fall sown
grains are doing we'll. The harvest
of sugar beets and truck is progress
ing. On account of droughty condi-
lions which have prevailed since
September goth, fall blowing and
seeding are backward. Other farm
work is normal, however.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-26

George NJ. TOnkin's Sale.

On Monday Oct. 80, George M.
Tonkin will sell his entire farm stock
at public auction on the premises To-
Gated three miles northwest of Min
eral Point on the Linden road. A
large amount of farm machinery in
Guiding a Deering grain binder, 2
mowers, hay loader, milk wagons,
milking machine, cultivators, plows,
and many other implements COM
monty used on farm.
IS head or fine livestock will be
sold, including several horses, "a
mich COWS, Holsteins, number of
hogs, and other stock. 100 chickens
of the black minorca variety will al
so be sold.
There will be numberless misceIl-
aneous articles for sale such as milk
cans, harness, butter churn, some
household furniture.
SO tons timothy and clover hay in
barn and stack, oats, corn, and silage
make up part of the big sale list.
Usual terms, Lunch at noon. Col.
George Finnegan, Auctioneer; A. F.
Bishop, Jr., Clerk.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-26
Poem Had Origin in Actual Life.

The famous poem about the boy who
stood on the burning deck had its
origin in an actual happening which
constitutes page in history.
It was during Napoleon's expedition
to Egypt that England sent Lord Mel
son to capture him and annihilate his
fleet. At the battle of Abukfr the
French navy was crushed and Ma
pOleon was forced to flee, all but four
of his ships being sunk, burned or cap.
tured
The French admiral had been killed
And on the deck of the flagship stood
her captain, Louis Casabianca, who
then had command of the fleet. He
was wounded and the ship was burn
ing, but he refused to leave his post
And in spite of commands and en-
treaties, his son, boy of ten, stayed
with him and died with him when the
ship went down, supplying the theme
for that famous epic of child heroism
1.-THE boy stood on the burning deck. >
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-26
Auto Accident.

Platteyille Witness: Yves Kitoe.
Potosi, and Joseph Girard, Beetown,
were seriously injured when an auto
driven by Kittoe plunged over an en-
bankment IS feet down, on the Po-
tosi-Cassville road, one-half mile
west of the Burlington depot. The
car turned over three times before
coming to stop. Kittoe's head was
pinned under the total weight of the
car and he was unconscious for some
time. His injuries were all about
his head. Girard suffered two tract
ured ribs and internal injuries.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-26
MISTAKE WITH BEEF CATTLE
Many Producers Handle Cows in Same
Manner as High-Producing
Dairy Animals.

The function of beef cattle is to
convert cheap roughage into a prod
uct that can be utilized by man. Many
men entering the business of beef pro-
ductiOn make the vital mistake Of
handling their beef cows in the same
manner that producing dairy
herd is managed, and, because they
fail to realize a profit, condemn the
beef business generally. The same
thing would happen, however, to the
dairy business If dairy herds were sub
jected to the conditions necessary for
profitable beef production. The only
difference is that few dairy herds are
ever placed under these conditions.
In managing herd OF beef cattle,
the overhead expense in the form OF
labor equipment and concentrated
feeds must be kept at minimum if a
substantial profit is to be realized.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-26
Compass Plant Western Product.

On the prairies and plains of Utah,
Texas and southern Minnesota there
grows a wonderful plant which has
proved useful to travellers wandering
over these vast tracts of country. 1t
is called the compass plant, or pilot
plant, because of a popularity in the
growth of the leaves, which grow al
ternately along the stalk, and point
precisely north and south.
The Indians followed the direction
given them by these pointing leaves
and told the white men about it.
This plant belongs to the family OF
the Compositae, and looks very much
like the sunfiower. 1t has strong,
reSinous odoG, somewhat like turpen
tine, and sometimes goes by the name
of ''turpentine plant"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-26
HANDS INDEX TO CHARACTER
Still Reveal Much. Though Probably
Less Than Was the Case Some
Few Years Ago.

Once 1t was possible to tell a lady
by her hands-that is if you regarded
a lady as "a female of the favored So
cial class" She had well-kept hands
because she did nothing TO rOughen
them or enlarge their knuckles Or cause
premature wrinkles. Even If fortune
had gone against her she somehow
avoided the work that would mar the
symmetry of those hands. She did
without sugar for her tea and did
needlework for money in order to avoid
the work that she regarded as mental.
And because a woman of this class
knew that it was at her hands that
others looked for an index to her So
cial position it was her hands that she
saved, wearing gloves by day and by
night to keep them white and to pro-
tect them and repair them from the
ravages of wind, sun and homework.
The situation is rather different now.
The young woman of immigrant par
ents who sells tinWare in the depart
ment store basement has deliberately
manicured nails and hands that are
smooth, but the wife of the college
president has hands that clearly show
the effects of work that we would once
have regarded as mental.
Perhaps still to the keen observer
hands have something to tell of their
owners rank or pedigree. There are
some hands that no matter how dill
gently manicured always look little
grimy at the corners, and others, lack
ing entirely the luster of the manicure
buffer, that are always scrupulously
clean.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-26
Dies Aged 81 at Barneveld.

Sun Republic: Mrs. Rachel Davis
was born at Cwmorgan, Carmarthen-
shire, Wales, May IA, 1882, the
daughter of the late David and Es-
ter Davies, highly respected citizens
Of that place. At an early age she
left home for service with a family
residing at Aberdale, Glamorgan-
shire. While there she met James
Davies, to whom she was married
June 4, 1852. To this union nine
children were born, three Of them
having preceded her in death-one
in infancy, John at Chicago in 1889
and Hannah MRS. Harrison) the
oldest daughter at Spring Green.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-26

Dairy Cows.
Interfere with the constructive pro-
gram of tuberculin testing and freeing
herds from the disease The sound
ness Of this policy is shown by the
following figures: During the period
July 1, 1917, to July 1, 1922, $4,000
tuberculous cows were destroyed. In
stead of a milk shortage there has
been a remarkable increase in both
production and consumption Of milk
and dairy products. Last year, 1921,
milk production in the United States
aggregated nearly 90 billion pounds,
a noteworthy gain over the previous
year. Production of butterfat likewise
increased. In 1921 alone, milk cows
increased 341,00O, which is a figure
nearly twice as great as the slaughter
of tuberculous cattle during the entire
five year period.
People Use More Milk.
Several hundred towns have issued
regulations requiring tuberculin test
ing, and apparently with inspired faith
in the safety and value of milk as a
food, people are using more of it than
at any time in the past. Frequent in
stances are reported to the Department
of Agriculture in which parents place
liberal milk orders with owners Of
tuberculin-tested herds considerable
distance away, although they could
obtain milk from unteSted herds much
more conveniently and at a lower price
Thus, in spite of various objections to
the free discussion of tuberculosis
eradication problems, the evidence
shows that the benefits outweigh the
doubts and fears.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-26
CRITICS AIDING
DAIRY INDUSTRY
Discussion of Bovine TubercuIo-
sis in Relation to Milk Sup,
plies Is Big Benefit.
PRODUCTION SHOWS INCREASE
Many Towns Adopt Regulations Re.
curing Tuberculin Testing and
Milk From Tester Herds
Brings Higher Prices.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
That the free and frank discussion
OF bovine tuberculosis in it's relation
to milk supplies benefits rather than in
jures the dairy industry is shown by
observations of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture. When the
work of freeing dairy herds from tu-
herculosis on wide scale was under
taken several years ago, critics adj
vanced the belief that the slaughter of
tuberculous cattle would result in a
milk famine and that publicity calling
attention to the disease among dairy
cows would hurt the dairy business
Increased Milk Production.
The criticisms received careful con-
sideration, but were not permitted to
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-26
One of Noah'S Pets.

1t was swampy around Denver q
100000 years ago, according to Prof.
]. D. Higgins, director of the Colo
RADIO Museum of Natural History. The
traveller who wants to hobnob with
the monsters of long ago can do so In
the city park collection, in Denver,
where the skeleton of an animal close
ly related to the present-day rhinoce-
rous is on exhibition, one-half of 1t
covered with an imitation hide.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-26
Odd Fellows Convention

The 32d District Association of
the 1. O. O. F. will meet in district
convention with Iowa Lodge No. l at
Mineral Point November 1, at p. m.
The district is composed of the
lodges of Iowa county and the vii
lagos of Livingston and Montfort in
Grant county. Rev. J. F. earle, the
chaplain of the grand lodge will be
in attendance.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-26
TO ESTABLISH COLOR GRADES
Samples Are Being Submitted b>
Beekeepers to Establish Rank
of Extracted Article.

Samples of honey are being received
by the United States Department of
Agriculture from beekeepers in all
parts of the country In connection
with the work of establishing reliable
color grades for extracted honey. A
new type of spectro-photometer will
be used in this work, which will be
done by agriculturists Of the depart
ment In cooperation with the division
Of grades and standards of the bu-
reaI of agricultural economics.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-26
Cures Piles Without Operation

Drs. Taylor and Schlueter, 407 Sc
curity bldg, Milwaukee, Wis, have
originated a method of curing piles
without the knife, choloform or con-
finement. The doctors are so sure
of this method that they guarantee
results for life. They promise to
answer all letters of inquiry. 9w4
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-26
Natural Qualification.

SOLVER Twist was always asking
for more" remarked Senator Sor-
ghum.
"Yet he became a worthy citizen"
observed the admirer of Dickens.
"Yes. Probably he grew up even
tually TO be a tax collector"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-26
CURES PILES Without
Operation.

DR.. A. c. Niemann, 204 Matthews
Bldg, Milwaukee, Wis, has original
ed a method of curing piles without
the l-nife, chloroform or confine-
ment The doctor is so sure of his
meth d that he guarantees the re-
suit. He promises to answer all
letters of inquiry. 11w4
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-26

Some Is scholarly papers have
been published SO far in the new
series of University of Wisconsin
studies
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-13
THE DEBTS CAN BE CARRIED

YTyIIE Russian delegates az Genoa who are
i saying that Russia will recognize her
foreign debt. but that she can not promise
10 pay 1t, have not given enough study to
the history Of national debts or they would
he more confident of the financial strength
of the Russian people.
Russia today is in disorganizcd indus
trial STATE. Her potentialities are dormant.
But a nation with $50. ZOO. 900 people and
vast resources can in time find ways to pay
all It's debts. Russia is like a large factory
which has been shut down. She is pro-
dhcinc nothing. As soon as the factory
can be opened production and the creation
of wealth will begin. II there is any dis
position among rhe Russian leaders to face
the facts and to restore the international
credit OF the nation. the foreign debt can be
paid and the interest on it can be met in
tho meantime
There arc no accurate figures on the Rus
sian debt but it is not SO great in propor-
tiOn 10 tho potential wealth Of the nation as
tho British debt after the Napolconic wars
In 1916 Great Britain was struggling under
II debt cf Si,t0n, 600. 900. with n national
wealth of SO 600. 600. 600. Her debt
amounted to 10 per cent Of hcr wealth.
Every one knows that this debt has not been
repudiatcd. that the Interest on it has been
met and that part of the principal has been
paid without reducing the nation TO bank
ruptcy.
The present British dcbr Is approx.
mat"Iy S39,0o0, ,O00,0 and the national
wealth is estimated at 500. 900 .0O0. 900
So the nation has come out Of the World
War with debt of 80 per cent Of her
wealth and proportionatcly smaller debt
than that with which it was burdcncd at
the close Of the Napoleonir wars
\ careful comparison Of the present debt
and wealth Of the nations involved in the
war with their debt and wealth hundred
years ago will do much TO countekhct the
prevailing opinion that the nations never
before We're called upon to bear so heavy
q financal burden as now presses On them
The burden was borne then and it can be
horne
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-13
BRYAN THE PHILOSOPHER

THR. BRYAN has arrived at the ago when
xNl he can look upon adversely with a
philosophic eye. Time was when his dis
c0very that his desire for a nomination 10
ONCE was not shared by enough members Of
his party to secure it for him would have
caused him endless worry. lie would have
rushed about the country seeking 10 in.
fuencc the lukewarm 10 become ardent
supporters.
b hut that time has passed The Florida
t&emocrats have decided thar they do not
: want him to represent them in the Senate
after he had expressed Il willingness to ac-
cept the nomination. Now he has an
nonnced that he is not candidate. and
that as nearly all the principles for which
Nc has contended ''have been written into
,unrcpealable laws" he could not AT his age
tnrn from such enjoyable work TO personal
.bolttics.
II must be assumed that lie intends to
T04nAinue his agitation for the embodiment in
\ |(3unrepcalabe laws Of the rest of the prin-
S(sla1oa for which he has been fighting lie
Is ,wchibitionist and an equal suffragist.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-13
WAGES AND PROSPERITY

COME ONE obviously not a radical had 10
~ say ii sooner or later. and Charles II
Macintosh, president of the Associa ted
Advertising Clubs Of the World. happened
along at the right time 10 put 1t into simple
words. Said he, in an address ~ advor-
tisers' representatives in this city:
Prosperity and hisn prices have no,n.ns
IN common. II high prices meant pros
perity Russia and other demoraltzed Euro
pean countries in which the cost Of pTud-
ucts has gone 20 sCaDdalOus heights wOVld
be the most prosperous areas in the world
today. The only relation between prices
and prosperity Is this: How much in COM
modites can Il man buy for what he earns
by his labor" How much will his crfo.
buy him?
The eliminating query in Mr. Machin
tosh's argument suggests the clcarc~t and
most honest sort OF economic reasoning. l.
presents n lucid answer to those business
men on the one hand who permit themselves
TO believe that lower and lower wages, es.
tablished through conflicts with Labor and
a denial Of every rational claim "f the ru.
ploye, must lead TO good times and general
prosperity. 1t likewise answers those rep
resentatives of labor who would force wages
higher and higher, regardless Of trad" con
ditions.
The fact is that prosperity can be in.
creased only by increasing the relative buy
Ing power of the great majority. Busues,
men at large must depend for their prrS.
perity upon the prosperity Of the people. /
the buying power of masses Of the people j.
4 depressed below normal the average Incr
chant suffers rs quickly as the wage .carncr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-13
Member of the Associated Press
NOW IS THE TIME TO AGREE

h1OW that Mr.. Mi,tcn has rejected the
AN Mayors new suggestion of n lease for
the operation of the Frankford elevated line,
nothing remains to be done except TO agree
on terms which Mr.. Mitten can accept. He
clearly cannot accept the Mayors terms.
Whether he can MAKE any more generous
payments than those proposed IN his offer
Of January will appear after conference
with him. He offered 10 begin the payment
ct rental Of 1 per cent on the cost OF the
line beginning with tho second year of op-
Grafton, 9 per cent the third year. 3 per cent
the fourth, 4 per cent the fifth and ) per
cent the sixth and thereafter so long as the
agreement remained in force.
The operation Of the line however. - of
more Importance than Quibhlng over the
terms of temp, "Hry lease. The people
would be better of today il Mr., Milton had
been allowed 10 operate tn" limo two years
ago with no payments to the city. Interest
has had to be paid on its cost during those
two years and Frunkford has been deprived
Of the rapid transit which was promised
to it years ago. The operation Of through
trains from Frankford TO Sixty ninth street
is what Is wanted, with no more delay than
tion with the Market street line and pro-
viding the new equipment 10 accommodate
the new business.
The importance Of operating tho new line
"a n unit with the rest Of the rapid transit
system was admitted 10y the Mayor in his
latest proposals 1t is admitted also by
every citizen OF the great northeastern dis.
trict of which Frankford is the center. The
people there have been patient beyond meas
ure. It is surprising thar they have not
marched in n body 10 the City Hall to de-
mnnd that the delays be ended
Mayor Smith at the beginning of his last
year in Office assured the Frankford people
that the line would be in operation before
his term expired. But it was not Mayor
Moore promised that it would be in opera
ti0n before the end Of his first year. But
It was not. His second year has passed and
he is on the fourth month OF his third year
and the trains are not Yet running. and they
cannot be in operation unit! near the close
of the year il agreement on terms should be
reached at once.
Mayor Moore must be credited with Il
desire to get the line in operation The only
difference that remains now between him
and Mr.. NIitten IS that Of two or three
years in the time when the rental shall be
big enough TO carry the bonds. Not only
the people Of Frankford but the people of
the whole city would prefer that the line
should be in operation before next winter
rather than that moro years should be
frittered away in n fru!tcss effort TO accom-.
plish the impossible.