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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-19

Paris, Jan. 1Q.-Auguste Valiant,
the anarchist who threw the bomb
in the chamber Of deputies ON Dec. 8,
was today found guilty and sentenced
to death. When sentence was passed
upon him he shouted "Vive Panarchiep
The trial opened before President
Judge Gaze and a jury in the assize
court today. Policemen, in couples
and threes, were stationed every ten
yards around the immense block oc-
cupied by the palace of justice in
which the court sits.
Every door Of the palace was shut
and guarded by sentinels with fixed
bayonets. Nobody was admitted I'M
less they had a specai card identity.
At 11:40 o'clock an usher announced:
The court; all rise"
Those in the court room who had
been lucky enough to get seats stood
up as the judges entered. Grave and
serious looking the five judges, attired
III their red robes and black, gold
braided caps, walked slowly to the
Sench. The procession was headed by
. It~IliuI ,dIS. <tS SOOIl us the court
was seated, Mr.. Bertrand, standing
before the right Of the bench, asked
the court to appoint an additional
juryman to replace NJ. Jugic, who was
i'll and unable to be present
4 doctors certificate to this effect
WAS presented and tie court excused
Nj. Jugic. An usher verified the pres
cnce Of the jurymen. Those present
in tho court room watched the move
nent made by the principals in the
case with feycrish interest.
The scrutiny Of all eyes was on the
prisoner, who stood in the dock with
an officer on each side of him. He was,
like Ravachol, entirely self possessed
and %aZed about the courtroom as
though he glOripd in the interest he
was crea ting. Several times he seemed
10 be seeking the eyes Of somebody,
specially Scrutinizing the people who
were standing at the back of the court
room
Arguments were made pro and con
III the case, but the proceedings We're
rushed with great haste The prison
er was Inclined TO be talkativc and
showed bl:lNado at times.
Valiant refused to sign an appeal to
tn court of cessation against the
sentence.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-19
RULES FOR BICYCLISTS.

Punch has formulated code Of
rules for the guidance Of bicycle riders,
and, as is often the case with SaurlStS,
tells Il deal of truth in the midst OF
his satire We recommend them most
cordially t. the attention of the l.. n.
w They lit this country as well as
they do England Punch calls them
The Rules of the Rude" and here
they are:
l. The one object which all cyclists
should keep steadily in view is to be
come "scorchers." There are three
essentials before you can earn this
proud title. First, you must totally
disregard the convenience and safety
of the public Second. you must ride
1T Q minimum rate of Is miles an hour.
Third, you must develop pronounced
curvature of the spine as quickly as is
compatible with your other engage
mentS.
,. Races should always be held OH
the high road at a time Of day when
traffic is busiest.
). Should you be unfortunate enough
to knock down a pedestrian. do no,
trouble to stop and apologize or inquire
il he is hurt. 1t is his business to get
out Of your way, and you should re
mind him of this obligation in the most
forcible language at your disposal.
This will tend to make the pastime ex-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-19
THE RUSSIAN PEASANT.

Easily satisfied. INDECENT, self-indulg-
ent, weak. he does not care to rise in
the world. SO long as he can exist
and allow his wife and children TO ex-
list, and so long us he can obtain for
cash or credit vodka enough to keep
him going, he is content, says Temple
Bar lie has no idea of any higher
civilization, or of any sort of home
comfort For the rest he loves his
little Father" the Tsar; fears God in
superstitious sort of way. and the
Lieshui (wood spirits and other super
natural objects of his national folklore
In very real way: observes the church
festivals with bibulous piety; attends
church at Easter; tolerates his wife.
and knows absolutely nothing of the
affairs of either this world or OF the
next. But education is making great
strides, and the younger generation
is growing up with advantages to
which its forefatherS were strangers.
light is stealing gradually over the la ad.
Would that it might chase away the
drink demon! With that vodka evil
reduced to moderate dimensions. there
would be 4 chance even for rural Rus
STA.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-19
SORTS OF SERMONS.
Bishop Of Wakeheld'S Classification of
Pulpit ElOOuence.

Bishop Of Wakeiield'S Classification of
Pulpit Eloquence.
One does not look to a prelate for
frank fun, but the bishop of Wakefield.
has vouchsafed some genuine
humor ON the subject OF preaching,
says the London Black and White. He
has clearly made a study of the art.
and he divides the modern sermon into
seven species. Thus we have:
The Sesquipedalian: big words hid
ing little thoughts.
The Wishywashy: no explanation
required.
The Pyrotechnic: blazing with bril-
liant metaphors and Illustrations, and
finishing with faint odOr of gunpow-
der.
The Anecdotic: teaming with stories
some of them good enough once, but
gone bad 10y keeping.
The Flowery: in which rhyme is of
more Importance than reason.
The Mellifuous: with, calm, I'M
broken flow.
The PareSoric: against which the
powers of WakefulneSS fail: like 4 roll
of ribbon. so much alike ut all points
that yard can be cut off anywhere.
Who does not know each and all OF
these? This is 4 form of pastoral
which congregations. as 4 rule, will
not diSapproye.
In connection with this severe epiSco-
pal utterance there is 4 story on the
other side going the ecclesiastical
round A clergyman prepared to
preach two Sundays since. and gave
out rs his text. The devil. like a roar
ing lion. goeth about seeking whom
he may devour" In the same breath
before beginning his discourse. he con
tinued. My friends. you will probably
have heard that the bishop of Man
chester has announced his intention OF
visiting every church in his diocese
and consequently we may very shortly
expect to see him among us"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-19
BY QUART OR YARD.

The Problem Was Too Much for the
Beautiful lack-Eyed Woman.
tall woman with 1uStroIs black
eyes and Il beautiful complexion, wear
ing seal cape and some expensive
jeWelry, walked nervously back and
forth III front Of Main street cigar
store shortly after q O'Clock last even
ing, says the Buffalo Express. She
claSped and unclasped her hands nerv-
ously and was evidently very much
worried about something or other
Men who passed along looked curious
~ at her, but no one yentured TO
speak. Finally, Il bencyolent-looking
man, with close-cropped grey whiskers,
came along. lie looked at the woman
and passed OH. Before he had gone
half IL block he almost stopped walk
ing. Then he did stop, and then lie
turned and came back 10 the woman.
"Madan," he said, politely, you
seem to be distressed.
She blllShed scarlet i'll the glare OF
the electric hight, stammered and then
said: oh, sir
There, there, madam" said the
bencyolent-iooking man, Soothingly,
calm yourself. DO not be distressed
Tell me what is troubling you and [
will use every e1deavor to aid yol.
Tell me, madam, what it is that is
on your mindv'
The tail woman blushed again. She
again and said: oh, sir, you are very
kind, but
There, there, madam" and the
benevolent-looking mans smile was
Seraphic, no butts. Tell me what it
is that is preyinS on your mind Con
tide i'll me, and | will chcerfully put
myself ut your entire disposal and
undertake whatever you may desire
What is it that has SO deeply agitated
yOu?'
The tall woman seemed to gain con,
troll of herself. She glanced searching
ly ut the bcnevolent-lool1ing man, ama
then said: Il am ashamed to confess
to you, sir, 4 perfect stranger, yet |
must lind Il way out Of my qu;tndary
p
The Misunderstanding mans smile
expanded. Tell me- he insisted.
The tall woman blushed again. She
hesitated in the prettiest manner
Imaginable, and said, confusedly: Il
KNOW | am awfully ignorant, but my
husband told me to buy him some fine
cut chewing tobacco, and | don't know
whether they sell it by the quart or by
the yard"
And, strange to say the benevolent
looking man didn't stop to inform
her.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-19
OVER EIGHTEEN THOUSAND.

Milwaukee, Jan. 10.-The new county
Door list will be ready in a few days.
1t is now in the hands of the printer.
The new list will contain 3,435 names,
Since the compilation of the list, on
Jan. /, 313 new names have been
added to it. This makes a total Of
3.748 families now receiving aid in
this county. Supt. Klug estimates that
on an average there are five persons
to each family receiving aid. This
would make total Of 1910 persons
dependent on the county. There are
now COG families on the poor list Of
the fourteenth ward, the Polish strong
hold, with more coming in daily.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-19

not even claim the body. DR.. Fleur-
nois, in fact, was then buried.
"A hero and a martyr, madame -
the project added, ito the cause of
suffering humanity"
Today, as a hero and martyr" Nine.
F1eurnois continues to mourn her hus-
band, and to view with pride the medal
Of honor sent her as his representa-
tive, which hangs in her prim little
drawing room in the prim little New
England village to which she speedily
returned. She remembers nothing but
the days of self-deyotion and self
sacrifice that they spent together in
plague-ridden Marseilles, and is hap
PLY still ignorant of the fact that she
owes her escape from death at the
"hero's' hands to the simple accident
OF fly in cup of coffee.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-19
LIKELY TO BE A LYNCHING.

Tampa. Jan. 1O-There is likely TO be
lynchnig here before morning or
within week anyway if the courts
do not take prompt action, An old
shoemaker named Frazer was arrested
about midnight charged with criminal
~ aSsaulting five little girls from o
to Is years old whom he enticed into
his shop by gifts of money. One Of
the girls confessed last night to her
mother who had been suspicious since
Wednesday and was endeayoring to
gain proof The child'S Stepfather, G.
NJ. Clinton. at once informed the po-
hce and Frazer was arrested without
a warrant and put in the city Jail.
A warrant was sworn out this morn
ing, when he was removed to the
county Jail.
Frazer is about 90 years old and
came here one year ago from Mem
phiS. He kept Il small cObbling shop
on Polk street. One room he rented
10 Il small dealer in merchandise. This
led to his detection. NeigLborS became
suspicious of Frazer's actions and es-
pecIally Of free gifts OF nlckelS to
little girls who passed to and fro, and
several persons are said to have been
eye witnesses to his guilt through
a crack in partition.
Frazer stouly denies the charge.
His stout denial, his quick arrest and
transfer to the county Jail and the
proximity of the circuit court session
have stood him i'll good stead so far,
but the outcome cannot be guessed.
Little faith is placed III his denial,
as three of the girls have confessed.
Only one of them, 10 years, daughter
of Doty Thompson, captain of the
steamer Mistletoe, has living father.
Two aged IL and 13, are stepdaughters
OF William Whaley. a carpenter; one Of
years, stepdaughter of G. NJ. Clin-
ton, carpenter, and the fifth is the
1-year-old child of Mrs. Taylor, a
widow with three children, who earns
a scant living by sewing. Mrs. lay
Tor seems to feel it most deeply and
threatens in despair to kill herself.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-19

ceedingiy popular among non-cyclists.
4. If you notice an old gentleman
crossing the road wait till you get
quite close to him then emit wild
warwhoop, blow your trumpet and &
JOY the roaring fun of seeing what a
shock you have given him.
3. A still better plan, if a wayfarer
happens TO be walking in the middle
of the road and going in your own di-
rection, is not to signal your approach
ut all, but to startle him into fits by
suddenly and silently gliding by him
when he believes himself to be quite
alone. The nearer you can shave his
person the better the sport
=. OF course, the last plan is much
improved if the wayfarer should be a
market woman carrying milk or eggs,
and, if in her fright, she drops her
can or basket Unfortunately, few
cyclists have the good fortune to wit
ness this exquisite bit of rural comedy
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-19
HIGH AUTHORITY FOR TIP
GIVING

Tip-giving is authorized by Uncle
Sam himself, the practice being recog-
nized as a correct one by the treasury
department Of the United States Every
man and woman who travels on bust
ness for the government gives tips
and the bills are paid without question
at the treasury department. The prac-
tice seems to have been recognized by
both republican and democratic admin
istrationS. Secretary Window express
ly sanctioned it. He did this in rul-
ing issued June 25, 1890, in which he
enumerated the items Of expense that
would be allowed members of the
worlds Columbian commission and the
board of lady managers. The commits
sioners and lady managers, as Is gen
orally known, receive no salary but
are allowed their actual travelling ex-
penses from the time they leave their
home until they reach Chicago and re-
turn. They also get Sc day for sub
sistence, the latter being considered a
reasonable allowance for hotel bill. In
enumerating the items Of expense that
will be paid by the treasury depart
ment in addition to railroad fare ex-
Secretary Window added that he would
pay street car or omnibus fare to and
from depot and hotel, and where there
are no such cOnveyances moderate and
necessary hack hire, and reasonable
fees to porters and expressmen.
All the national commissioners give
tips and charge them up in their ex-
pense account. The usual tip Is 25
cents. The commissioners generally
allow one tip a day from the time they
leave home until they get to Chicago.
Some Of them are four days en- route,
and that means four tips to a porter.
The item is invariably included in the
voucher for transportation. The lady
managers also give tips, but 25 cents
is generally the limit. Those who are
on the cars two Or three days in reach
ing Chicago sometimes toss the porter
a quarter for each day of their journey,
and when they do the amount is duly
entered up in the voucher.
All this was the subject of an earn
est discussion when the national COM
three years ago. It was about the
time that ex-Secretary WINDOWS letter
was read to the board. The commits
sOners did not know what would be
allowed in the way of small extrava-
gances, and Secretary Dickinson wrote
the treasury department to find out
Mr.. Window, then secretary of the
treasury, wrote back and inclosed a
sample voucher. He required the COM
missioners to swear before a notary
that the items they charged up had ac-
tually been expended. That aroused
the wrath of ex-senator Sewen, of New
Jersey. The ex-senator is accustomed
to travelling like a lord. When he
rides he goes In a private car, and
the waiter who is lucky enough to
serve him generally gets one Of Mr..
BANDS large silver dollars as a tip.
Ex-senator Sewell got up in the nation
al commission and denounced the am
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-19
QUITE RIGHT.

Her hair was red, and despite her
long service as second cook. she had
II kindly and indulgent look in her soft
eyes.
She listened courteously to the words
of the lady who had just hired her
No" the latter was observing, II
never had any trouble with my serv-
ants. | insist"
TO the close observer II faint smile.
might have been pcrceptihle upon the
lips of the mental.
Upon having thorough under
standing ut the start"
There was Il pause.
Il shall, of course" the mistress pro-
ceedcd, make no exceptions in your
ease"
"Oh, very WE'LL haven't The slight
est objection. In fact, l think it an
excellent practice. What afternoon OF
the week do you prefer to have to
yourself?"
ConverSng thus the time flew by TN
hecded.-Detroit Tribune.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-19

uaVit clause Of the treasury depart
nlent letter. He said it was none OF
lne secretary's business il he tossed
= porter dollar for brushing his hat,
ana wound up by remarking that rather
than make an affidavit to his expense
account he would pay the money out
., ms own pocket and say no more
hA,secretary WindomIs letter was
eiitic,sed very severely by other ma
ioilal commissioners in the beginning,
out the opposition wore or before
long, and now all the commissioners
sign their vouchers without comnlaint.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-19
MEETS TO ADJOURN.
No Bills to BE Passed at the Colorado
Legislatures Extra Session.

Denver, Col, Jan. 10.-The extra scs-
sion Of the legislature. called by Gov.
Waite to- consider the silver question
and enact laws for internal improve
ment, convened 81 noon : ''y The
governors message was read in Jo'tht
session, after which both branches Pd-
iourned until tomorrow.
Tt is now understood that the Session
will adjourn at the end of this week
without having passed any bills. III
governor has been using all his in
1nence on the populsts to have them
vote to continue the session for Mt
least thirty days. Many have for
sallen him and it is understood that
there is now a majority in both houses
favorable to IN Immediate adjourn
ment
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-19
A REAL LIVE BROWNIE.
What a Small Boy Would Be When
Dressed in This Way.

The brownie dress for little boys lis
new and odd. 1t is made of brown
cloth, with a diminutive jacket, cut
away to show white linen shirt waist
which has broad collars and cuffs, turn.
ing over the outside and edged with
Irish point lace. The little knee breech.
es, as well as the jacket, have several
rows of stitching. An orange silk tie
and brown stockings and shoes com
plete a very fetching" little suit, and
one which a skillful mamma car
easily make at home.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-19
IN GROUPS OF FIVE.

Omladina Society Formed on Anarchist
Lines Sevcnty-Seven Indicted.
London, Jan. 1O.-The Vienna cor
respondent of the Daily News tele-
graphs: "The Mmladina Indictment
shows that the number of the accused
is seventy seven. Mrva's Lame is not
included.
The majority Of the accused are he
tween seventeen and twenty. Among
them are workmen, students and sew
eral Journalists. They have branches
in every Bohemian clay. The society
was organized on the anarchist sys-
TEN, in groups Of flee. The supreme
power rested in a dictator and council
Office.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-19
KoETTING'S TRIAL BEGUN.

Milwaukee, Jan. 10--Tke trial OF
John B. Koetting, cashier Of the
wrecked South Side Savings bank, be-
gan this morning. The defendant en-
tered a plea attacking the jurisdiction
Of the court. The plea was oyerruled
and the work of securing q jury pro-
crossed all dey.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-19
DEATH OF REV. P. A. CORRIGAN.

Jersey City, N. J., Jan. 10.-The Rev.
Patrick A. Corrigan, d. D., of Ho-
boken, died last evening, aged So
years. In the events which have kept
the Catholic church Of the United
States in a turmoil for the past few
years, Father Corrigan took a promi-
nent part. He was a vigorous sup
porter of Archbishop Ireland and the
liberal and progressive element, and
at the time Of his death was as widely
known as any Catholic in the country.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-19

l. arumantic Order of InSeutimentaI

Uaromantic Order of TnSentimcntaI
Educators.
ITillSdale, Mich. january l3.-The
faculty of IIillsdule college has pro
mulgated remarkable order. The
students who enter college single can
not get married during their course
and remain in college. People already
married, however, are rot barred.
Macy students are angry. They say
that the married people do better
work than the single ones, because
they are not all thinking of absent
sWeethearts. During the past two
years there has been an epidemic OF
marriages among the theologians.
Strong efforts will be made to have the
rule repealed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-19
CHANGED HER MIND.
Mother of the Murdered Mrs. ST

Mother of the Murdered Mrs. Stone
ContradictS Her Former Testimony.
GAINESVILLE. Wis, Jan. 9.-In the Stone
murder case today Mrs. Preston. Mrs.
Stones mother. contradicted the testi-
mony she gave at the coronor's in
quest. which tended to support the
suicide theory, admitting that she
made a mistake in her former test
mony
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-19
DON'T ABANDON HOPE.

If you have the asthma. Try Schiff-
mann's Asthma Cure. It has never
been known to fail. Trial package free
of druggist, or by mail Address, DR..
X. Schiffmann, st. Paul, MINI. Men
ton this paper. :
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-19

The sentence of George Hardy and
Edward Norris, Washington, ID. c.,
murderers, has been commuted to life
Imprisonment.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-19
VALIANT MUST DIE
PARIS BOMBTHROWER Sen
FENCED TO BIZ EXECUTED.
COURT MAKES SHORT WORK OF
THE CASE

Prisoner Shows observation-disclosures
'yiye fAnJrchie" When Condemned
to Death-Immense Crowd in the
Valiant Refuses to APP
peal His Case.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-19

Mrs. Cockrell, wife of Senator Cock
rell, Missouri, died Saturday, Of pneu-
monia
Evening star., 1894-04-03
BURNED TO DEATH.
An Aged CoIored Woman Meets n Hor-
ribIe End.

Mrs. Susan Briscoe, a colored woman
death this morning at her home. 3Sth and
Poplar streets. She had been sick for
some time and was just getting about. On
rising at 1 o'clock she started a wood fire
In an open place, but before she could get
away from it her clothing caught fire. In
an instant she became enVeloped She had
presence of mind enough to run to the door
and call for her niece, but there she was
caught in draught, and in an instant her
whole clothing was feeding the flames. The
niece heard, 1T is said, the call of the fire 5
VICTIM but did not believe there was ur-
gent need for speed. When she a few mo-
mentS later entered the aged woman s room
she found her lying face upward on a couch
and no clothes on her body, her breast lit
orally cooked and her tongue hanging out
of her mouth and swollen three times its
normal size. Her arms were drawn toward
her mouth and her fists closed, if the VIC
tim had tried to keep the flames from en-
tering. When the firemen arrived the body
was still cooking.
Mrs. Brscoe was the wife of the late
George BriScOe, a local preacher and an
owner of carts, horses etc, which he hired
out.
While the couch on which Mrs Brscoe
died was burned of its upholstery and the
building itself was not injured. 1t is said
that while going to a fire In this same
house several years ago Fireman Walker
had his leg destroyed by having it run over
by the hose carriage.
The house is a two-stOry frame situate
on the corner of 2Sth and Poplar streets.
1t is the property Of Mrs. Georgianna
Brown.
Mrs. Briscoe was held in high esteem by
all who knew her. She was always a great
church worker, and her comparatively COM
Portable means permitted her to assist many
of her less fortunate friends.