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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-15
IN SHAME AND PRISON,
Son in.law of the Late Governor Mo
Emery, of Louisiana, Sentenced.

New York, Nov. I. Henry q. Wynne,
a son inl law of the late Governor NC
Emery. OF Louisiana, whose swindlinH
exploits, comet like, have Il traii
through many countries, has been sen
fenced To six years and II hair III stilte
prison by Judge MARITIME.
Il was IN hopes that there was per
haps. some mistake In this ease" said
the Judge IN passing sentence, nut
there was no error, ! found, ana
know that you were Justly convicted.
It's "A shame to see n man OF your M
tclligrnce and education IN place OF
this kind Ms n convicted man. How
ever, ! understand YOU have served
term in 'Old Bailey"
NO, your honor; was never mn
prIsoncd there" Wynnc Interrupted.
well. my Information may be In
correct but don't believe so"
Mrs. Annie Oliphant of No, 0ol
Third avenue, came from England 10
this country In February, lSH5, ahd
met Wynnc through mutual friends,
lie was then employed by the Chap
man Wrecklng company, No. 40 Sonth
street. lie learned she had money ana
wanted her to invest In the company
hc was then with. subsequently ne
asked her 10 come IN on The ground
floor" In Il new concern, the Mammal
tan Wrccking, Diving aud Tightening
company.
Mrs. Oliphant subscribed for fifteen
shares Of stock at 500 Il share, ana
gave Wynnc cheek for S2,2o5.S",
drawn by DrcXcl, Morgan y GO.
Wynnc was to return the balance, but
Mrs. Oliphnnt got only $500. The new
company was to have offices mt No.
~ South street, and Mrs, Oliphant Wis
tied the rooms They were empty.
There were other indictments against
Wynnr, two for grand larceny In the
second degree and one for grand lar
ceny In the second degree, Mrs. liar-
rict Fades, OF No. 400 West Fifty
seventh street, lost 81 600 through nm
iron company Wynne claimed to have
established on the strength OF having
discovered an iron mine in Virginia.
Levi II. Thorne was another victim.
His money started bank account for
Wynnc with the Union Trust company.
Then worthless checks began to ilutter,
and Wynnc was saved trouble that
time by his father-in.law, Ex-Governor
McEnery, being summoned by Thorne.
Wynne IL an English civil engineer
and travelled through France, Belgium
and England MS representative Of the
Cody. Salisbury Wild West combination.
lie returned to this country. md was
associated with the law firm OF iload'
~, Lauterbach r. Johnson In connec-
ton with Georgia railway.
II was during this time that he was
introduced to Ex-Governor McEnery.
He went TO Paris n little later, and
there fell In love with the cx.governor's
youngest daughter. Miss Johnnie"
who died two years ago.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-15
VAGARlES OF LIGHTNING
The Government Keeping a Record
to See What Buildings Are Safest.

The annual average OF lives lost by
lightning Is about 200 Such ratastro-
rhies always occur in the five months
from April to September. while more
than two-thirds ot them take place
during june and July, The annual
average value OF property destroyed
by lightning during the eight years
ending with 1872 was Sl,000.000.
In 1880 New York was the most I'M
Fortunate State with respect to prop
erty damaged by lightning, Penn
Syvauia and Ohio followed hard after
both of them away mp in the hum
drSNls OF thousands OF dollars, while
Kansas reports only one fire worth
500 ana Mississippi two, which aver
aged $50 apiece,
The following year Pennsylvania
led the way, closely followed by
Missouri Ohio and New York, with
Delaware Louisiana and Rhode Is
hand ut tho opposite end OF the report
In 1Sl@ New York was again at tho
head. having lost nearly twice ~
much ~ in any OF the other years.
Next in order wcV PENNSYLVANIA,
New Jersey, North Dakota and Ohio.
Florida and Mississippi lost tho
least that ycar-Ss2h zach, During
tho nine years ending with 1902, GS
barns. 6a dwellings, and tW churches
werc struck by lightning. The de-
structton OF harms Is usually greatest
L., Nnpl 1N,Nnnp al u nnin Mn
chustts, Indiana and New Jersey. In
tho destruction OF dwellings,, rennsyl.
vania and New York head the list,
with an equal number, Connecticut
and Main come next and arc also
paired.
rho weather bureau asks for twenty
years OF which clgnt wears have
passed In which to determine from
statistics whether there exists %
pcrodlcity In tho number OF lightning
strokes" Tho bureau has discovered
however, that lightning does some
times strike twice In the same place.
The main object IL to find out what
construction of buildings IL most lin
bio to destruction by lightning. and to
what extent the character Of the land
where buildings are located influence
the frequency OF lightning strokes.
Some things have been proved
already. The danger to country
building Is 1--WE times as great M to
one In the city, and n barn Is four
times M likely to m struck ms u
dwelling house. with regard to trees.
k.yN
struck, tho proportion being over
nfty times M often ns the hcmh
which suffers tho least frQuaIiy
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-15
COMING FASHIONS

Black birds CanariCS, ScagullS,
swallows and birds grotc~Qucly dyed
in various brilliant hues are seen on
bonncts which look smaller than the
decoration, 81 large arc some OF the
victims h. the brutal and perverted
taste.
4 Boston authority says that hluct
blue really n lavender and blue com,
hination, viii be the leading color this
fall, corn flower blue ranking second;
then metallic blue, innumcrablc
shades of tan and brown, much green,
some Egyptian rcd, magenta, aud a
great deal of black rs II harmonlzcr.
Rluet IL soon ON everything In the
line OF Partisan millinery.
The Cleopatra olors In bronze.
tawny brown, russell brown and all
the deep fruit and nasturtium dyes
will he In high vogue this autumn
season, and French atelicrs and
manufacturers have added to these
favored colorS. bright anilne, mauvcs
ana the new India pink that Is
merely n much sIftrnh magenta,
Entire costumes will this winter he
made Of Persian lamb and other
varieties OF FUR. One day last week
Il noted importer exhibited among
other winter garments n coat and
skirt of Persian lamb. the skirt made
exactly M one of serge or tweed
would bc fashioned. The jncket,
Nh A
skirt, was made after the style Of
a double breasted walking coat with
wide rcvers pointed ut the y,
One OF the now sleeves on dress
toilets the "Florcntinr" model IL
tight from the wrist TO several lnchc1
above the elbow, The large lego
mutton shape still appears upon some
of the newest and handsomrat French
GOWNS. The cavalier CuT finishes
many OF the tallormadc costumes,
and new coat sleeve has full
.inhot drapery Of some rich contrasting
fabric placed on the outside OF the
arm from shoulder to elbow, and Is
made slightly naring Mt the wrist,
Many OF the new full sleeves for the
autumn are shlrrcd through the
exact center Of the high puff, from the
top Of the shoulder TO the turn OF the
elbow. This throws extra flllncss on
each side Of the shrring. which IL
sometimes covered with bnnd OF
handsome passemcntrric, or again II
Is left to show the gaugng, Another
popular sleeve IL accordion plrnicd at
the armhole and again at thcclbow,
with a deep CromwClllan cuff turned
back NJ the elbow above the closn
coat portion, the cuff covered with
rich beaded galloon.
Dark lnurel green. dark blue, tan.
olive and the reddish brown shades
Ike the old BIsmark colors, also many
fruit ana wine dyes that impnrt a
glow Of crimson all are used In the
making Of various stylish York, plin-
ccsse and double breasted English
walking coats and long stately rcdn-
gotcs that cnvelop the w"afer from
throat to skirt hem. Real Dread
naughts worn by tourists returned
from abroad are checked tans and
browns, or show attractive mixtures
In which rich deep blue. fawn color
and bit OF green and indian red
appear.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-15

Stealthily withdrew. veXed At his own
intrusion. That is not the way TO
cure the heada The" he unused. half
awcd ut the manner i'll which the
young priest received the New Year.
Yet who could venture 10 say that
watching and fasting and fearful con
triton were not eminrutly fitting, in
one set apart for holy functions, at
such 4 season? Il wonder" Everard
continued TO speculate, what intim,
tesimal peccadiloeS the poor lad is
mourning with al that expenditure of
nervous energy?" Then he thought of
his own wciknnSSeS and shortcomings,
and felt pitchy black in contrast with
a soul so white.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-15

The French actress. Nine. Rejane, Is
now setting the fashions In Paris, hay
Ing dethroned the divine II somewhat
erratIc Sarah Bernhardt In this regard.
ReIane's hair Ii OF a slightly brighter
red than mahogany, and Partisan
tresses are beginning to take on that
hue.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-29
Taxes on knowledge,

1t appears that the custom of paying an
author by an agreed percentage on the sale
of each volume is almost universal in
France. Books are sold in editions of
1000, and publishers find it to their inter
est to advertise that book has passed
into as many editions as possible, as the
more successful the public suppose the
book to be the more it is bought. But
when the joyous author comes to claim
his royalty on an advertised sale of, say,
10000 copies the publisher meets him with
the sad but no doubt true statement that
the actual sale was only about 4,000
To afford some check on this contradlc-
tory state of things it was proposed by M.
Oeschamps that trifing stamp duty on
ssch copy of a work be imposed, so that
incredulous authors dealing with unscru-
pulous publishers-if such beings exist
by applying to the government for the
number of stamps issued for certain
work, could detect any discrepancy in
their publishers account. In England,
however, determined and successful war
was for years waged against the newspa-
per stamp duty and the impost on paper,
and the names of Miner Gibson and
others are not yet forgotten in connection
with the repeal of the taxes on knowledge.
A tax on books would be tax on knowl-
edge.-Temple Bar.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-29

room. Contrive corner by the iudicious
use of screens and drapery. Let the
little rocker and the lounge hobnob So
ciably. Introduce a growing plant OF
twosif none has been there before and if
the light is favorable. Do away with
the sameness and monotony. You will
find a real advantage in sthe effort to
change effects. Wives and Daughters.
Oatmeal Cakes.
Two cupfuls of oatmeal, two cupfuls
of flour, sugar and salt. Melt the short
ening, and dissolve the soda in the warm
water and pour into the -four mixture as
quickly as possible. Turn it on to the
molding board, and roll smoothly until
about one-quarter of an inch in thick
ness; cut up into small cakes any size
preferred. Then roll each cake very
thin and bake in rather slow heat I'M
til well Drowned. Let them stand on
the baking pan only moment after
taking from the oven. Handle with
care, as they break very easily while hot.
They will keep well in tightly covered
tin can or earthern jar. If coffee cup
is used for the measure, and suet for
the shortening, this rule will make two
pounds and will cost about twelve cents,
and will last-how long?
A good Scotch woman is famed for
these cakes, not only In the town where
she lives, but in many other towns.
where her visitors have carried her
recipe, and sounded her praises, as well
as that of her akes.-Good Housekeep-
ing,
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-29
Habits and Customs.

Man at very remote period learned to
be initiative, conservative and gregarious.
Hence habit and customs. For an act Of
ten repeated becomes habit, and habit
widely initiated becomes custom. Thus
habits and customs form the larger part
of the history of mankind. Could we ac-
curately know them, then the ingrained
ideas and feelings of the people of the past
would be palpably presented to us.
The growth of action and the lines of
thought would be clearly defined. And
by starting from primeval and savage life
to the present by comparing habit with
habit and custom with custom, by follow
ing their courses, their additions, suppress
sions, mutilations and conversions, we
should discover the origin and meaning Of
many existing institutions and ideas that
would otherwise have been inexplicable.
The investigation is salutary one, but
produces kind Of moral and mental cold
douche. We gasp little at first, but are
all the stronger for it afterward
Many of our cherished notions that we
have set up as idols are rudely destroyed.
Even our most sacred institutions are seen
to have very earthly origin. The germ
of our glorious Westminster abbey was
conceived in the brain of a cunning saw
age; the ancient prototype of the arch
bishop of Canterbury was naked, or half
naked, medicine man. ''-Westminster
Review.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-29
MY BOOKS.
BY AUSTIN DoBsoN.

They dwell in the odor of camphor,
They stand in Sheraton shrine;
They are warranted early editions"
These worshipful tones of mine.
In their creamy "Oxford vellum,"
In their redolent crushed Levant,"
With their delicate watered Innings,
They are jewels of price, grant.
Blind-tooled and Morocco-jointed,
They have Zaehnsdorf's daintiest
dress;
They are graceful, attenuate, polished,
But they gather the dust, no less.
For the work that prize is yonder,
Away on the unglazed shelves;
The buiged and bruised octavos,
The dear and dumpsy twelves.
Montague with his sheepskin blistered,
And Howell the worse for wear,
And the worm-drllled Jesuit's Horace,
And the little old cropped Moliere;
And the Burton bought for form,
And the Rabelais, foxed and fea'd;
For the Others l never have opened,
But these are the books have read.
Literary Weekly.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-29
A Chiuaman,s Claim Fer Insurance.

One of Bostcn's insurance men in
sured small building which serves an
industrious Chinaman both as shop and
home. The policy covers damages
caused by fire and water, but John
Chinaman evidently thought he was
protecting himself against losses due to
any cause whatever, as is shown by the
following letter addressed to the insur-
ance company:
Some bad boy brake my one glass. Now all
tore. Come you my house-leok-fix new.
JOE LUNG.
Joe expected the company to make
good the damage done by the bad
boy who is the Chinaman' S worst en-
envy in the city.-Boston Traveller.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-29
DIR. r. G. PICKETT,
2l3 Middle Street.
ian26 diff
RAYMOND'S
VACATION
EXCURSIONS.
". All Travelling Expenses Included.
4 WINTER I'M
CALIFORNIA.

PARTIES will leave Boston via New Orleans
and the Southern Pacific route February IA
and go and via Chicago and the Santa
Fe route February 22. for PASADENA.
SANTA BARBARA, MONTEREY and other
California points, Each trip will be made in a
Special Train of Magnificent Pullman Pal
ace vestibuled Sleeping and Dining Cars
The tickets cover every expense of travel
both ways, and give the holders entire freedom
all Of the leading California resorts
ffYhe return tickets may be used on Any Reg
ular Train until June 80, or with any
one Of Ten Returning Parties under Special
Escort, with a Choice of Three Different
Routes.
Hotel coupons supplied for long or short So
journs at the principal Pacific Coast resorts.
Additional California Exc ursions,
March and ID.
Excursions to Mexico: February 20 and
March Is.
Excursions to Washington: February g.,
March ID and March 80; to Lookout Mount
ain. March 10; to Richmond and Old Point
Comfort, February 8; to Gettysburg, March
80.
Colorado Tours: Parties leave Boston
monthly for The Colorado at Glenwood Springs.
Special Train Through Europe, the party
to leave New York by the North German Lloyd
line for Gibraltar. February II.
The Sandwich Islands: A party will sail
Weeks Tour.
g-Send for descriptive book, mentioning
the particular tour desired. janSd3t
80. RAYMOND wHITCOMB.
a9e Washington Street Opposite School
n street,, Boston. ian27d3t
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-29
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by CORES
pondents of the Press.
Kent's Hill.

Prof. J. B. Mack, teacher of penmanship
in the Kent's Hill Commercial College
has opened evening writing schools at
North Wayne and at Readfield Corner.
W.C.T futile, the Belfast photographer,
has opened his studio at Kent's Hill
for one week.
The Faculty of the Maine Wesleyan
Seminary will give Grand Classical
Entertainment in Deering Chapel Tues
day evening, Jan. 80.
Friday, the Day of Prayer for
Colleges" was observed here. Studies
were laid aside, and the following pro-
gramme was carried out: Prayer and
praise service at Dam; preaching, by
DR.. Gallagher at 1915 am; Platform
meeting at 2. Is, p M, at which time adj
dresses were made by President Gala
CHER, Rev. ID. B. Holt, Profs. Trefethen
and Duel, and general prayer meeting
was held in the evening.
A half holiday was granted to the stu
dents Wednesday, which was spent in
sliding and sleighrlding.
. There are several cases of diphtheria
is closed for the present on that ac-
count.
vinalhaven,
The following officers were duly in
stalled in Star OF Hope Lodge No. % / o.
o. f. Monday evening. Installation
private.
N.G.-A. H Blood. @s
AV.G.-Alex. Harrow.
Treas. &C. E. Bowen.
Sec. D. Athearn. RE-
VA. M. Patterson. WAX
C.-Fred Hinkley.
Chap. Ezekiel AInes.
O.G.-L. o. Hopkins.
I.G.-Miles Sawyer.
. S. S.-M. f. Calderwood and III. Wilson.
Trustees-W. S. Carr, p. Green and
L. o. Hopkins & .s-
The Bodwell Granite Co. started two
new fires at the Sands today, which will
increase their cutting force &c men. The
Company here increased there cutting
force &c men by starting two fires at the
Sands this week. The Company paid
their men for December last week. ~
Sheriff w. Gray and Deputy, Peaboa =
of Thomaston, were in town Wedness ay
night
Grand Master Hinckley will visit At
lantic r. A. Chapter officially Thursday
of this week at which time two or more
degrees will be Conferred.
DR.. Valois Com fnahdsry K. L. worked
the r. G. Wednesday might at special
convocation.
The following officers were Installed
on Island Home Encampment I. o, o.
+. Friday, by q. Dc P. Geo. N. Hard
ing of Rockland, assisted by Bert BETH
en- as I.G.W C.P.-Alex Harrow.
SIND. e. Waite
H.P.-Ezekiel Ames
iva. N. Patterson.
Treas'-E. Mills.
Scribe-C. E. Boman.
Guide-A. Fl Blood.
I.S-John Fraser.
O.S.-Samuel ABBOTT.
Geo. Banks.
EAST RAYMOND.
Farmers in this vicinity are busy Sc
curing their crop of ice.
Johnnie Plummer caught two pickerel
through the ice in RatUlesnake Pond
last Wednesday that weighed eight
pounds.
Miss AnnaJonhson is visiting relatives
in Haverhill, NH.
The school at the Centre closes next
Friday.
Theagrippe and diphtheria are preva-
ing extensively in this vicinity at pres
emit, and our physician, DIR. Jordan, is
kept busy most of the time
Frank Hansen and wife of Portland, are
visiting at F. W. Riggs.
Mrs. Ruth Strout was stricken with a
paralytic shock last week, and at this
UNIT ic fnnh1o
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-29

MISCELLANEOUS.
7 :: :: = Fl Y
EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN.

Ihaye purchased the right to
use the new Local AnRshetic
MentElene for the painless ex-
traction of teeth, which was de-
npONstrated at my office SO sue
cesSfuEiy by DIR. Neal of Boston,
Mass. BY its use teeth can be
extracted skiiIfulay and pain.
Iessiy without the discomfort
of inllaIins gas or ether.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-29
A. E. MOORE,

Will receive Pupils in Crayon Forfeiture
from life and the fiat; also in Elementary
Drawing from cast and still-life.
STUDIO. "a First National Bank Building,
Portland. Me.
jan16 eodtf
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-09-20
SOME SUMNER MORNING.

son~ morning vaen the Wind has Sc, as
hurIrs an a-Aio1fns
shall have zons svay. pera p. riihout The
towers knowing
That Who kner their every want-snrise
h2ppy 10 the trndlrr-
Had gore 20 the far gardens where the .un-
nier has no eaiins
So-ae norninx Shsa me "a azs crrp. up 10
re i0~ salt Euarshes
Ar al the stars have faded from the heavon-s
sappair- arches.
whsu through tae eastern gates. a. last. the
tarfT nizhf = zoinx
shall have s0as ssay. PerhaT~, without the
birds s-knnwi1s
And love shall have ~ power 70 hold re ~ith
car-ssrs tcader
For shall pass sae sunrise gold. n. moon's
whits silent spiesfO-.
R-Voat tie sar.-t s1d The dasu. where never
Eort vas -pctea.
Wner~ sllrr creations natal morn. the still
us~s sisPs unbroksa
On uttie riils TIA, have known. through
tangled grasses strAyfrg
whsa I an gone. siaz a. o. Old. wh-r all the
World ~1zs Nayfus
on. clover bloo-ls love you so-at every
spr.uEfir1-s coming
Spread oEt your blossoms 10 the dsz and set
the hess a-hamnins,
know sos q ~ gates o, pearl. on golden
hinEes turning.
IT, siorT brtsht more thaz the likn; OF count
less suns A-ournin<
These tAiags await Es-. would BE- 10 slow re-
ilctanf c1uer.
And Cod vlIl call z- early on sornr morning ia
the .azn-r
-Je4a=sst- Ia F1ansoy. is chicago Interior
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-09-20
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used The many, who live bet
ter than Others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products TO
the needs Of physical being, will attest
the value to health Of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs
Its excellence Is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
alive; efectually cleansing the system.
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation
1t has given satisfaction 10 millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys. Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and 1t is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale BY all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it il man
ufaetured BY the California Fig Syrup
Co only, whose name Is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Fizs.
and being well informed, YOU viii Dot
accept any substitute if offered
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-09-20
M..ls.n. LIZ. ClreumIeeu,,an.

While the American landlord writes.
Don't blow ont the gas" the Mexican
notice runs as follows.
There Is = matter 10 which the
management respectfully desire &c
call the distinguished attention Of the
guests who exceedingly honor the
hotel with their desired presence. In
asmuch "a many lives have been lost
aforetime through the inadvertency OF
rePrehensible carslessness of persons
who have. instead OF turning the small
brass cock attached TO the gas-buruer
which hangs from the ceiling or il at
taehed TO some portion Of the wall-it
is confidently hoped by the manage
ment, etc
After this we are not surprised &c
learn that the MexieaBs are deficient
in humOr.-LOndon Globe
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-09-20

What time of the night was it you
saw the prisoner in your ROOM asked
the defendants attorney in a recent
suit
About three o'clock
Was there any light in the room At
the tine?-
No, sir, it was quite dark
Could you see your husband at your
slider
NO. sir.
Then. madame said the attorney.
triumph.ntly, please explain how you
could see the prisoner and could not see
your husband?-
Ny husband was at the lodge. sir
Philadelphia Call