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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-06-21
THE END,
Largo BRi rlSli FORTUNES,
Noblemen With Incomes That Are
Out OF Sight"

The earl of Derby draws from his
tenant farmers upward OF SSao0oo u
year. 1n.s is supplemented by his
Liverpool property. This fortunate
family also owns nearly all the town
OF Bury, The total income OF the earl
of Derry is close on Sl,I5o,ooo, says
the Louisville Courier-Journal,
The e,,rl OF Sctton's IS another fam,
lily which has done well out OF liver-
pool, for in addition to estates produc-
ing S2la,o0O u year and ground rents,
SSao.000 more, they received Sl,2SS,o oo
for 40 acres OF land required by the
corporation FOR Il public park.
Mr. Gladstone, In addition to $500.
coo lett nim py ais lathrr has tho
rent roll OF the Hawarden estate,
which came into the possession OF his
wife on the death Of the hast male
Glynnr, Add TO the estate, which is
worth 100000 u year, another $4,000
for royalties,
Earl Vane has $500, 900 a year, In nd.
dlsion to his coal royalties, which IN
tend over $4,000 acres,
Coal Is worth 10 the earl OF Fitz.
william S5oo.o0O II year, in addition to
another S6So,00o, the value of his es-
tates In Yorkshire ana Ireland,
The marquis OF Londonderry, who
sells his coal wholesale and retail, has
with land u rent roll OF S9l5,o00 a
year.
Tho marquis Of Salisburys London
property, In the neighborhcod OF St.
Martins lane and the Strand, Is said
to bring him S350,o00 n year. The
marquis other estates produce $780,
600 per annum.
AS the duke OF Devonshire owns la3,
3l5 acres OF land, producing a revenue
of $3.50, 700 u year, he Is not likely to
accept the $10Oo,OOO which has been
offered for Devonshire house and
grounds in Piccadilly.
The duke of Hamilton's mining
royalties amount to no less than 1910,
600 year. His other estates bring
In S365,000 rer annum.
Lord Burton OF Bass fame IL worth
over 100000 u year, and the family
of the late Crawshay, the Welsh Iron
master, has the handling OF $4,000
600.
When the iron trade was brisk the
earl Of Dudley netted yearly $l00,000.
The dudley diamonds are worth 81
100000.
The duke OF Norfolk has an income
OF S1,S45, 900 year, the duke OF North.
cumberland $SSO,000, and the earl OF
Rosebery $lS0,0O0, to say nothing OF
$10,000,000 his late wife brought him.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-06-21
(Concluded.)

FRIDAY.
I've made my first deal. Gave her
a dinner at Sherry's last night II
cost -? =? ? but never mind. I've got
enough left to get married oh-tna'
is, if she doesn't insists upon too much
style. Not that she has accepted me
vet. Well. that dinner was gwen III
style. You can bet your chances Oh
Washington on that. There We're eight
of us-she, me- her mother. my sister,
and four of her friends that told her
to invite. l carried it off ike loru,
and as if I'd been giving dinners every
day for the past ten years. The old
lady beaned and paid me marked At
teption. heard her whisper to one
Of the party: Zone of the old Van der
Ruyters of New York, you know"
Nv sister. who overlooks the Osborne
pedigree, because she is rs much
fascinated by her as | am, or nearly,
and is dead fond of me. is helping
me along beautifully. The old lady
tried to pump her to find out if I'd
inherited a fortune, and my sister, with
reserved and modest mein, intimated
that l had unexpectedly come into II
neat little sum. Which is true, you
who are whiting at w. p being pain.
fully aware of the fact.
l saw Her look surprised once or
twice, and then she put ON added in
difference so | shouldn't think she
was impressed. But the other men
looked glum, and l take that as
good sign.
We had driven out in great state,
but when we had sat around on the
veranda for an hour or two after din
ner we young folks concluded to walk
home in the moonlight. l walked with
her-you can bet your hopes of SILK
hat on that. And she thawed, boys.
BY heaven! she thawed. Her eyes
blazed with soft, dreamy blaze fol
five consecutive minutes, and return
ed to the charge later. And there was
a sort of gulf stream through the cold
deep of her voice-how's that for
poetry? 1t is true that she didn't pay
the slightest attention when l propos
ed-but, boys, I'm getting there
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-06-21
MONDAY.

My sister ought to have been u man
and diplomat. On Saturday she took
Her Il went along incidentally over
to Newport and called on the smartest
people she knew. They were old
friends and were as affable an angels.
And you can bet your spurs Ethelberta
was impressed. She's not the least
bit of a snob, but she thinks she ought
to have the best the world can offer,
and so she should, and no mistake.
But, with all her beauty and clever
ness, she couldn't get on the other side
of the Newport baroness unless she
was properly lancee, and she knows 1t.
She knows, too, that my sister would
never have taken the trouble and
responsibility for her sake alone, much
as she likes her. Wen, we We're all
invited to two dinners, u luncheon and
a ball. cat least, | wasn't invited to
the luncheon, but she was). l saw a
look of pride come into her eyes, OF
gratified self-respect and l knew that
BODIED well for me. AS we drove down
Bellevue avenue to the boat, my clever
SISTER Cdlleu ucI tIleullOh W IL manu-
some, though discontinued looking girl
who was walking past.
That's Miss Loring," she said,
casually. "She has no position of her
own, but was taken up by Mrs. Tender
horn at the beginning of last season.
Mrs. Tenderhorn died before she was
fairly lancee, and she has been strug-
Cling along ever since. No one else
seems to be disposed to stand sponsor,
and l am afraid she will have to give
it up"
Miss Osborne made no reply.
Yesterday morning she went over
with me alone, and we took the clin
walk. Jove! but 1t was romantic.
The sea made such noise and the
great houses up behind the lawns
looked so stately and quiet. We got
caught in thunderstorm and had to
run for a gardeners cottage, and l
took Off her little shoes and dried
them, and she actually forgot to drawl
and talked for five minutes without
stopping.
In the afternoon ! took her for u
drive-her and her mother-who calls
me her dear boy-and my sister.
More anon, boys. L.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-06-21

why, YES. Did l never tell youg
1t is biz thing to cart around, SO l
left II NJ home; but since you are SO
welded TO that sort of sport, why, l
thought Id bring 1t on"
Boys, she actually bluShed, Her
eyes spanked, then hlaxed. III swear
a look of relief came into her face.
You are awf,,lly good to take SO
much trouble for me-" she murmured.
why, Of course, III go" And she let
me sit by her all the evening at the
Casino
was In a terrible funk for fear he'd
get on TO the game so down to the
station and inquire II n coach had ar.
rived or something But he didn't,
Hasn't got brains enough.
Well, boys, you should have been
there at IL o'clock next morning-I
mean on the veranda Of the hotel when
that coach drove up, That blessed
man had provided me with his four
finest horses, a horn, and man dn
livery to toot It. All Narragansett had
turned out to stare The tandem sen,
sation wasn't In It. You ought to have
heard the cameras click, Jay Hutch
was fairly weak In the knees. or
course, had asked him to so, and
made him sit by the plaincSt girl In
the crowd both ways. My sister dis
Appeared three times to laugh behind
Il door. Mrs. Oshorne's eyes fairly
grew to that coat-ofarms on the
panel, and as she said goodbye she
called me my SON."
She held her head higher than ever,
and her eyes sparkled when she went
UP that ladder M If she was mounting
to Il throne. or course, she sat by me,
and may be she didn't take the tTou,
BILE to talk. May be, too, you don't
think that spick-span new coach, with
the coat-of-arms on the panel and the
girls on the top looking like bed of
variegated posies In the middle OF u
lawn, and the horn tooter In cream
color, wasn't pretty sight, She wore
white as usual, with shoes and gloves
and hat like the moss on the trunk OF
tree.
Wen, boys, that day was success
from beginning to end. l didn't turn
them over, though l two thirds expect
cd to-, 1t was so long since I'd driven
even one horse, We had luncheon at
n road house twelve miles down the
coast, and drove back in the afternoon,
You never saw girls as gay or man
as glum rs my hated rival And, boys,
this time tomorrow I'll be writing to
you my last letter, and yohll know
the best or worst Just before we
struck the pier / leaned down 10 her
and said in my firmest tones: TO
night at the Casino hop l must
have my answer. 1t Is the last time
shall ask for it." You see when n
man owns coach apparently 1t
gives him tremendous lot of back
bone. She didn't blaze at me this
time-iust tiirted her eyelashes around
on her color.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-06-21
THURSDAY.

IHlKSDA 4.
haven't written for three days, but
you'll forgive me when ! tell you I'm
happy-or nearly SO, considering she
hasn't accepted me yet. We went to
all the things at Newport and | was
as jealous at Othello at the attention
she had from men who have all I've
got and more, too. But the Lord be
praised, they didn't follow her up, and
my beloved sister caused it to be cir
culated gently that we We're engaged.
But she had a time and looked lovely.
Thank heaven l don't have to describe
any more of her costumes, because she
always wears white, and one white
things just like another. The old
lady's as proud as a peacock with
new tail. Ny sister swears I've got
dead sure thing, and, boys, / believe
II.
Money still holds out. although 1 send
her flowers and candy every day and
take her for drive or ride every
afternoon. Gods! but she can sit a
horse. And one thing at least / can
bless West Point for-and old Gruff.
who made my life miserable until !
learned to sit horse in fashion that
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-06-21

A, Biddle (gloomily}-No silk hat!
Laughorue-l hope that goat Is kind
to my fox terrier
Bsrton-Virtue Is its own reward and
the interest is ) per cen.,--New York
World.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-06-21

President, 9. u. Fisher. OF Chicago;
treasurer, Il. NJ. Kellogg, New York;
secretary, ID. Fl. Porter, New York.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-06-21
CHAPrEl' III.

From the Love Syndicate, Limited, at
West Point
TO T. Van der Ruyter, Narragansett
(by telegraph)
Hold on, check by the way; letter
will explain.
Crhe Love Syndiate, Limited, at West
Point.
To T. Van Ruyter, at Narragansett,
(by telegraph
Dear Tom: Inclosed please find
check. Get coach. That man snan't
have her Our honor is involved as
well as yours. BY heaven, we all feel
as if we were going to marry her our
selves. Splurge 1t! Win her! Win
her!! Win her!!! Win her!!! II you
need more rocks telegraph. Well
pawn our uniforms and sit in our
underclothes. but you shall have her
By God. you shall.
II. Van der Ruyter at Narragansett:
dove Syndicate, Limited, West Point)
A thousand thanks. III do it or die.
r.
l. UhSbA :.
Well, l got coach-hanged II /
didn't ! thought at first 1t was no
go, for there wasn't one In sight. |
couldn't have used 1t II there had been,
for, OF course, have to make her think
1t Is my own. To borrow the one over
in Newport was equally out OF the
question, for she'd recognize that, too.
There was no time to hire one from
New York. l was in despair Finally
/ went to the crack livery stable
keeper and stated the case. Asked
him If some rich family in the neigh.
borhood that wasn't down for the
summer didn't have coach he could
borrow. Boys, only inspiration sent me
to that man. He had q coach. Had
bought it secondhand from a family
that went to pieces eight years ago,
and had never been able to sell, rent
or give it away since.
We went into the purleus of the
barn and hunted 1t up. You never saw
such dilapidated old rattletrap. Cob
webs, rust, moth-eaten, paint that
looked as II rats had developed their
THAT thing can never be fixed up"
/ said. Cant 1t, sir? I'll have 1t as
spruce as new in week" II can't
afford to buy 1t; but I'll pay for re-
pairs, and for your trouble, and will
hire 1t while am here" THAT will
do. sir"
AS / was about to depart a thought
struck me. Il think, II you have no
objection, III have my coat-of-arms
painted on the panel" mo objection
at all, sir. 1t will make the coach more
valuable I'll just mentfon-after
you're gone, Of course-that you got
tired Of it and made me present of
1t. Seer And you'll never give me
away Hope to die, sir"
Aha! boys; just wait further develop
ments. FRIDAY.
Oh! boys; you should see that
coach She's a beauty, and no mis-
take You'd never recognize the old
rattletrap. She's as fine as a bird.
She glistens like silk. And the coat.
of-armsl Boys, that was a stroke OF
genius.
But TO the story.
The afternoon she was finished I
sauntered up to where she was rest
ing after a game of tennis, surrounded
by Jay Hutch and others, and re-
marked: Miss Osborne, you are so
fond Of driving ! couldn't resist send
ing for my coach. WIN you get up a
party and let me tool you up the road
tomorrow She opened her eyes just
the ninety-ninth part Of an inch wider.
His eyes bulged Have you a coach p
she asked.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-06-21

Barton, reading aloud Mt West
Point to The Love Syndicate, limited.
which Is tanning itself on n bench IN
Filtration Walk:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-06-21
CHAPTER w.


Barton, reading aloud Mt West
Point to The Love Syndicate, limited.
which Is tanning itself on n bench IN
Filtration Walk:
Friday.
Boys, I'll begin at the beginning
the way they do in novels; not to give
the climax first and the story after.
wards-as they do in newspapers.
There was n ball at the Casino that
night AS the clock struck the hour
of 10 entered the ball room with her
on my arm. Jay Hutch had the old
lady in tow. lie took her up to the
gallery. We stayed on the floor All
the bellies were waltzing with their
pretty beaux. The gallery was filed
with richly dressed women. People
crowded at the door to see the famous
people enter. CHow's that for descrip.
tive work? You want facts, SO I've
got newspaperletter, describing the
last ball, before me) Wen, we waltzed
for while. Other men claimed her
and l let her 20 until the seventh
waltz. You should have seen the look
with which / accompanied the making
of that engagement
The seventh waitz arrived. We took
a turn for the looks Of the thing, but
/ whispered (firmly; you see was still
on that COACH: I'VE will go out and
walk on the gallery In moment"
She lifted her Incompatible shoulders,
then suddenly broke away from me
left me standing in the middle of the
foor-walked over to a woman she
knew, jollied her, came back to me,
took another turn, broke away again,
whispered In another wall1ower's ear
and returned to my arms. This time
/ did not lay my arm about her waist.
| drew her arm firmly through mine,
led her out Of the ball room, down
the long gallery, up the stairs Of the
angle to the stone balcony. We walked
down that stone balcony to the tower
at it's end. Down between the pillars
of cobble stone, between the red electric
lights, between the rows of girls sip
ping lemonade through straws ut little
tables. We reached the end. We over
hung the sen and faced the row Of
moving lights on the horizon. We had
the tower to ourselves
"Ethelberta," / said sternly, II ask
you for the last time-will you marry
me? If you hesitate three minutes I
shall leave you, never TO return.
took out my watch. She knew /
meant business. She hesitated exactly
two minutes and forty.two seconds.
Then she said with the most delicious
laugh you ever heard:
You dear old goose. l meant to mar
ry you all the time. What do you sup
pose I've waited these two years forT'
Il nearly dropped my watch. Could
she mean itf Alas, the mental ma
chinery Of woman Ii past understand
ing, and ! shall never know. At all
events she looked an II she did She
lifted her head, and looked upward at
the stars, then looked at me. Boys,
didn't care whether II was the coach
or not +.
Whack-God bless him.
Biddle-God bless him.
Langhorne-God bless him.
BartOn-Amen.
After pause.
whapk fvvfth a daor ai0hl--No evfrls
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-21
LONDON'S REIGN OF TERROR.
A Mysterious Yelled Woman In Black an
Her Thirst For Blood.

A Mysterious Yelled Woman In Black and
Her Thirst For Blood.
Two ladies of the writer's family
were making calls just after dusk yes
terday in Kensington. They had some
difficulty in finding the new address of a
friend and not seeing policeman stop
ped to inquire the way to Queens Gate
Terrace of q group of four women who
happened to be approaching. Before
they had time to speak two words of
their question the four women turned
and fled, with every evidence of sudden
terror. The ladies walked on a few
steps, met two more women and at
tempted to make the same inquiry. The
second couple seemed seized with even
greater alarm than the first group.
They gathered up their skirts, ran across
the street and away without waiting to
hear the question.
This extraordinary power to put Brit
ish maids and matrons to fight by a
word so amused the two American
women that they tested it once or twice
more, with the same result, except that
one woman retained sufficient self pos
session to call back, Don't know"
over her shoulder as she ran away.
The incident furnishes striking proof
of the literal reign of terror now pre-
vailing in one of the most fashionable
quarters in London by reason of the Sc
ries of strange crimes about which the
cable has already told you something A
mysterious yelled woman in black, whose
mania is to stab others of her sex, has
appeared no less than five times within
a week in a district less than half
mile square, and although scores of de-
tectives are lying in wait for her she is
still at large In each case she has ap-
preached her victim with an inquiry
about certain street. Her first victim
lost an eye, and the second was stabbed
in the neck, narrowly escaping a fatal
wound. The fear of her was now wide
spread, so that the others she accosted
fled before she could strike them. There
is some suspicion that she is a small
man in disguise, as all describe the per-
son as having gruff voice, but the po-
lice believe it is woman, and that she
is undoubtedly insane. Letter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-21
Lining Their Winter buds.

Two newsboys sat on the stairs, with
pile of newspapers on the steps above
them. One had his coat off, and both
were busy lining the inside of the tat
tered garment with folded papers. They
handled their large needles clumsily, but
after time succeeded in lining the
coat. The boy who owned the coat slip
ped it on, and turning up the collar re-
marked, 'sThat'll keep the wind out. /"
Then the other boy took off his coat,
and soon his summer jacket was made
over into winter REFER by lining it
with newspapers.
A policeman watched the little tai
lors. "The kids caught the idea from
the gripmen and hack drivers, he said
"You see, a newspaper amt so warm
itself, but it keeps the wind out, and
the newsboys suffer great deal from
the winds which come sliding down the
sides of the high office buildings. They
have seen hack drivers double up paper
and slip it inside of their vests, and
they caught on. Chicago Record.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-21
VACCINATION MAD.
Washington's Recent Smallpox Scare .
Bonanza For the Apothecaries.


During the recent smallpox scare in
Washington one apothecary sold 18, 900
vaccine points" within "a hours. On
a Friday, when the general fright was
greatest, the supply gave out. Physi-
clans telegraphed in every direction for
points. In the drug store referred to a
big crowd was waiting. A small guam
THY arrived, and the people scrambled
for them. The scene was most extraor-
binary one. Holding their money in
their hands over their heads, men,
women and children struggled like anx-
ious bettors at race track. One would
have supposed that their lives depended
on procuring the points, of which there
were not nearly enough to go round.
"Here's my money!" yelled one man.
"You promised me four points yester-
day' cried woman.
'I'll pay you dollar apiece for sig
points" shouted another man, evident
ly the anxious father of family.
In one day of the scare the apothecary
said that he had made more money than
he had ever made in twodays out of his
business. Somebody came to him and
offered to buy out his entire stock of
points at the figure he charged for them
retail. The druggist refused because
there was reason to believe that an at
tempt was being made to corner the
supply.
A we'll known physician in town as
certained that a patient of his possessed
an extra vaccine point. He went and
begged it of him. One little colored
boy called at the Emergency hospital
and asked, with tears in his eyes, to be
vaccinated.
"You go and get one of those things, )"
said the surgeon in charge, land I'll
vaccinate you.
The boy went to the apotheoary and
begged vaccine point. Then he re-
turned to the hospital and was operated
upon. Washington Star.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-21
Court Notes.

VIM. Powers was brought in this
afternoon on an Indictment from the
grand jury to plead under charge OF
selling Intoxicating liquor at Amboy
He pleaded not guilty. His bond was
placed at $500. w. Radtke
was brought in on the same
charge. He pleaded not guilty
and his bond was fixed at the same
amount. Charles Cameron of the
same town, answered mot guilty" to
the same charge. His bail was the
same. VIM. Preem and Peter H.
Johnson were two other men accused
of the same crime. Their plea was
the same and the bonds fixed as
above. William Meyers and Charles
Plashe were the witnesses under
which the indictments were found
The same bond was fixed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-21
Wanted a Swing With the AK.

A good story is told on one Of the
newly elected Republican members from
Ohio who has never seen the great gov
ernmental machinery i'll active opera
ton at the national capital. Just al
soon as he made sure that he was elect
ed he sat down, took his pen in hand
and wrote the following incisive tele.
gram:
Maxwell, Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral, Washington:
Stop all appointments in my district until ]
can see you. I'm elected
General Maxwell's policy since the
receipt of this ukase has not come with
in the ken of those who are circulating
the story at the capital. Washington
Post.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-21
Holiday Excursions.

The time to travel cheaply will be
during the holidays. Spend Christ
mas and New Years with friends.
Special holiday excursion tickets on
the Nickel Plate road will be on sale
December oath, 25th, 31st, and JAN
uary 1st, good returning until January
End, 1895. Before purchasing tickets,
call on or address ticket agents of the
Nickel Plate road, or address ]. Y.
Callahan, General Agent, 1919 Clark
street, Chicago, Ill.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-21

The last Home seekers excursion
via the Omaha line to points in the
south and southwest will be run on
Dec. 18th. Tickets good for twenty
days will be sold at greatly reducep
rates.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-21

The new tanning mill manufac-
tory, the exclusive news of which was
given in the FREE PRESS Saturday,
will occupy the old Model laundry
building on Second street, not the
Front street building, as some of our
readers had supposed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-21

Make your wife, sweetheart or best
fellow present of set of our Worlds
Fair views for Christmas. They are
Hastily bound in volume and would
make beautiful gift. Leave your
order soon as there are only few left.