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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-11-07

covered his old time cOmpC sure as
soon as he left his moGher and pre-.
pared to return to the county Jail.
With his Cvercoat swung careleSsly
over his arm, he walked through the
room, tWirltug his slight mOustache,
apparently as little concerned rs if he
was merely q spectator instead of the
principal figure in the exciting scene.
Aside from the spectators, Mrs.
Noble Blanche Lanont's aunt, ana
Maud Lamont. TIE dead girls sister,
were apparently the happiest persons
in The room. When the verdict was
announced Maud Lamont sprang
from her seat, c!asped her hands ana
then cried from sheer excitement. As
soon as Durrant left the building the
crowd gathered around the door out
Of which the prisoner usually came
to reach the prison van. Fearing some
violence might be offered DdlTant, he
was taken ont Of another door and
driven by a circuitouS route TO the
jail.
BY common consent District At
tornev Barnes is given the most cred
it for the conviction Of the greatest
murderer that has ever been tried in
California. His address, which con
SDlmcd two days and a half, had much
to do with removing any lingering
doubt from the minds OF the jurors,
if at any time there was Il juror who
was not convinced that Durrant was
guilty.
The case will be appealed to the SUI
preme court and it is expected that
nearly Il year will elapse before Il de
cision will be obtained While it is
not Thought any error has been com
mtted, the defense embraced every
opportunity to take exceptions to the
rulings Of the court. Gen. Dickinson
took exception to three features of the
district attorneys argument NcStcr-
day and he also took exception to the
Judges charge.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-11-07

noon to hear the judges charge set
tied themselves back in their seats to
await the return of the jury. Mrs.
nurrant and the prisoner talked and
laughed together as il an acQuittal
were forcEone conclusion. They were
surrounded by half Il dozen friends
AMI the conversation WaS animated.
Then ii became whispered about THAT
the jury had agreed upon a verdict
In an instant Il hush fell upon the
little circle that gathered around the
prisoner nurrant'S face, always pal
lid assumed a CHASTITY hue aad HRS
mother WAS SprrchlrSS. Then the jur-
ol'S filed in and took their seats in the
box Judge Murphy waS summoned
and took his place upon the bench.
Clerk Norris asked the usual uues.
tons as to whether the jury had
agreed upon a verdict. The foreman
Mr.. Dulon. arose and replied in the
affirmative:
I'VE, the jury" he said find the
defendant, William Theodore DrWlant
guilty of murder in the hlest degree. :"
The next moment the men were
cheering wildly, while the women
Wrpt Historically in excitement. ME
lNilitr raped loudly for order, but the
quiet was restored. Then District At.
torncy Barnes arose and asked that II
day be set upon which the sentence
Of death would be passed upon the
prisoner Judge Murphy said the
sentence would bc passed next Fri
day upon which day he would also
set the time for the trial of Durrant
on the charge of numbering Minnie
Williams.
During the tumult Chat followed the
announcement of the verdict, Durrant
and his mother were lost sight Of eN
ccpt 10y few who sat nearest to them
uttered, puraut made II SpaSmodic
effort to arise to his frst. hut before
he could do so his mother, with 4 half
sigh 4 half moan. threw her arms
around his neck and sunk back
into hcr chair. HIS mothers grief
seemed 10 make birraut forgot his
own position and fer the neNt few
minutes he sSlt With his arms around
her neck crying to Snothe her. 'rhe
long strain Of the trial, however. had
completely shattered her self control
aud 1t was some time before Mrs
nuraut could leave the court room.
nurmnt'S father was not in rhe court
room when the verdict WAS rrturnei.
As soon rs the jury retired hc Went
out into the corridor. NOT believing
that the Jury would return for several
hours, and he first learned tlat his
son MAS convicted Nheu thc cheer
went UP from the crowd In the baild.
ing aS the news spread. nurtaut re-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-11-07
ONE MISSING LINK.
American Characteristics Not Known
and Portrayed by Shakespeare.

at IN not true" remarked the
learned play actor, that Shakespeare
created all kinds Of characters, for |
do not nnd In his dramas any char
actcrs that bear any resemblance to
the great Americans who have figured
in our countrys history, There Is not
in all Of them even the shadow of a
personality like Abraham Lincoln,
than whom there Is not n finer theme
Cor some future American dramaiiSt,
able to Illustrate the scenes In his ca
rcer, from the Kentucky log cabin to
the thcatcr in which he was aSSaS.
slnatod Shakespeare has no George
Washington, no Andrew jackson, none
Of our heroes or SAgCS. none Of our
many unique notAhCT and none of our
Wundcrsomr women. His creations
belong to many countries, bnt he never
gives a forecast OF the peculiar Amer
lean product which came into exist
cncc centuries after his death.
Few Of ShakrSpearc's characters
would ever have been tolerated Inv this
country. We could not have Falstaf
an .ong MS, or Macbeth, or Lear, or
CAlthan, or the ghost OF llumlrt's
athcr, or Ophclia, much less any of
his royal or classical characters,
1--WE have had plenty Of Americans
worthy Of dramatic honors, fitted for
the tragedy, the comedy, or the hiStor-
iral play, totally different in their
traits and deeds from HE Shakespeare
can people. and the like Of whom were
never suggested or forWhadowcd by
Shakespeare. Tho oft-rppeatcd state
mcnt that the play writer Of Stratford
conceived and drew all types Of hui
man nature and all varieties OF hui
man life Is fiction Should n man
Of his genius ever he born In the
United States he would hud here an
abundance OF material for dramas as
grand as ever were written" New
York Sun
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-11-07
HE AND HIS MOTHER SEEMED
TO REGARD ACQUlTTAL
AS CERTAIN.
MOTHERS GREIF PATHETIC
Wrrant for a Time Unncrvcd Pa
thetic Scene in the Court Room
Means Taken to Protect the
Prisoner History Of the
Crimes Minnie VIII
Hams Case Next.

San Francisco, Nov. =. -ThcodOre
Durl,lnt, assistant superintendent Of
the Emmanuel Baptist church Sunda!
school, was yesterday convicted Of the
murder of Blanche Lamont, for which
hc has been ON trial since July -. The
jury was out twenty minutes and ar
rived at verdict on the first ballot.
AS there was no rccommcndd lion for
mercy, Ulc punishment will be fixed
at death.
The scene i'm tine court room when
the verdict WAS announced will never
be forgotten by those ho were present.
Judge Murphy finished the charge at
80 and the jury at once retired. The
throng of spectators that remained i'll
the ovcr-crowded court room all after
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-11-07
X EFT HIS WORD,

An examiner at Edinburgh uuiyN,-
Ncrity had made lmnScM uhnnXinuS
10y warning thc students against put
ting their hats un his desk. '1hc uni
NerSity in the SrottiIh capital is re
n'arknhlc nor 4 sNNN'ity Of cloak
rn"mS, and in the cNNitNncut Of rN.
anImlIirne hats are, or used to lie.
lung down auyMhrrr rhr examiner
announced one day that IL he ever
found another hat on his desk hr
would rip if mp. rhc next day No
hats were laid thrw when the stu.
dents a>~S"mhlea. Presently. however
the examiner WAS called uut Nt the
room. llhW s'ur naughty under
GlHduatc Slipped frum his seat, 4oi
the examiners own hat, and placed L
OH his desk When the examiner rc
rutcWd the HALL Ncy eve WAS tiNel
upon him, He observed the hat. and
a Slvm Vt triumph shot across ht>
face "t;eurlrulen," he said. Il toli
You what would happen II thiS o.
currcd again nhen hc took His pen
knife from his pN'ket. opened IT, and
hlndly cat the hat IN pie>cs, amidst
prolonged applause What 10 ~5d
When he discovered that hc .aal II
Sunyed his own hat The story de,w ~
say. llarpcr'S Round Table.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-11-07
GOLpEN-T HROArED SINGERS.

Mime. Patti is the best paid woman
in the world She receives $1,000 for
an evenings work Melbas fee,
whether for concert or opera. is never
less than $1,000. MeSdameS EameS
and Nordica each receive 500 for a
nights work. Calve receives 5000 as
4 reward for setting free the music in
her throat. Though contraltoS are
scarce. they are not So well paid as
sopranos. Schalchi has sliding
scale from $500 to 5000 for operas and
Sl10 to $500 for concert wo.k.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-11-07
FOREIGN MATTI4RS.

Queen Victoria is reported insane.
.Japan's dcposcd minister to Corca
was arrested.
A plot has been discovered among
the officials OF the snItan's palace.
Count lnouyc has left Japan as Spc-
cial ambassador to the COrcAn court.
Sixty AImcnians were slain in lIr-
Zcngan.
Cuban rcvolutioniStS diSS"ctrd the
mayor Of town who had betrayed
their cause.
British admiralty and foreign Offices
are very active after the news Of the
Russo Chinese treaty.
Gen CHmpos had eight MlIIrt-hol IS
Ia his coat after an attack 10y Cubans
On his way to Santo Espirlu.
Fifteen Russian warships are at
Corca. and Japan recalled her fleet
from FDrmoSa.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg says
THAT Jamn's action and assurances
In respect of Corca have allAycI the
aclltrncss Of the situation
4 dispatch from Berlin says that
KAISER Wilhclm's speech at Wocrth
has made deep impression through
out Germany.
The london Times, evidently in
spirrd, again declares that Lord Sails
bury llas not been crusty to Mr.. Bay.
ard.
llhc American liner st. Louis broke
her rudder frame 700 mics west of
the Scilly islands and was stcelrd /"
Southampton with her engines and
twin screws.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-11-07
GRAY ROCKS AND GRAYER SEA.

Gray rocks ana g"ayer sea.
And surf along the shore
And in my heart a name
My lips shall speak no more.
The high and lonely hills
Endure the darkening year,
And in my heart endure
a memory and a tear.
Across the tide sail
That losses and is gone
And in my heart the kiss
That longing dreams upon.
Gray rocks and grayer sea
And surf along the shore
And in my heart the face
That | shall soc no more.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-11-07
CONTEMPT OF COURT.

You're charged here" said the
Justice with tryin' to lynch a man"
Yes, Yer Honor"
admit you're guilty. do you?"
We'll. I'm a-goin' to make an ex.
ample O You. How dare you take the
Jaw in Yer own hands that way:
Don't You know that DO all the
lynchin' fer this here community:
You're not only guilty o high treason.
but contempt Of court Atlanta Con
sttution
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-11-07
HOW IT WAS DONE.

Spring has come. Of course 1t has.
But out Of the usual way:
For they broiled il for a week or two.
Ard sent it out frapTe.
Detroit Free Press
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-11-07
MODIFIED.

May tangrtlyl-nid you say that
WAS a regular rhinoccrouS.
Nilsson Dear no. said that II Il
WIS true that beauty is skin deep
yon must be very thick skinned. he
cause. 81 course. everybody comedies
that You are or
May All, accept the amendment
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-11-07
A SHAFT FROM A CLEAR Sky.

FlieSende Batter: He-Miss Ella.
love YOU! l am here at your feet-I
am your slave!
She-My slave? Very we'll will
give You your freedom.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-11-07
A DEAD LETTER.

Household Words: Little girl to her
mamma-What is a dead letter.
please?
Mamma-One that has been given
to your father to post
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-11-07
FIT FOR ANY KING
ORNAMENTATIONS
OF THE ASTOR MANSION.
S 100000 SPENT IN WAGES.

The uouse-Warming shortly to Take
Place and Swelldom VIII be AS
founded at the Glories Unveiled
\ Faithful Description Of the In
terror
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-13
MODERN VENETIAN WOMEN.

They are Rarely Pretty, Often Charming
 and Usually Handsome.
 Venetian women are rarely pretty, often charming, generally handsome, And all of them, without exception, walk splendldly, not taking little min cling feminine steps, but with a fine grave stride, due partly to the fact that they are accustomed to wear heelless slippers, which oblige them to plant the feet firmly, and the whole foot at once, without q chance of tripping on toes or pounding on heels, as women who wear tight boots are able, and apt, to do; they walk with much the same action as if they were barefooted, and just as we'll.
 And they use the whole body in walk ing, not with the undulatory motion of | Spanish women, but with movement of the whole back and shoulders, in the exact swing of the stride. Venetian women do, however. remind one in many ways of Spanish women in their way of doing the hair, of wearing the mantilla, for instance, the Moorish ele- ment, that Is, coming out in both, so that in Venice for instance, one finds, quite as a matter of course, an Antico Cafe del Morl, cigarette is still known as a spagnoletto, and the dialect touches Spanish at all points
 The types of Venetian women vary in every quarter; the women of the Costel- To have quite different look from the women of the Dorsoduro. In seaport town there is always a certain inter- mixture of races. and Venice, with the different layers of its different oecupa- tions and eonquests, Is variable to a greater degree than most seaports.
 Women and girls, even children, dress exactly alike, and there is nothing more comical, more charming, than the little people of twelve who look like twenty; brilliant, fascinating little people at once very childish and very mature, with their hair coiled at the hack like their elders, their skirts down to their heels, their shawls too long for them,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-13
FASHION NOTES.
A Nnvel BIouse Rodioe.

It is stylish to have the front of you blouse-like in it's looseness, and the need of attention to this rule is im- perative, but there are several ways of satisfying it. The most popular of all Is the bag front that overhangs the belt and this is seen not only on bod ices but on shirt waists for summer. This device seemed ungainly at first, and now it may be objected to because it is so generally worn as to be al- ready almost common. For those who are not attracted to it for either of these or any other reason, the novel blouse waist shown to-day may be a suitable substitute. Its chief material is pale almond green surah, which puffs out between the long lace tabs that reach from lace yoke to waist. The lat- ter is encircled by a plain brown satin belt ornamented with two large silver or paste buttons. The upper parts of the sleeves are of brown serge, which is the material of the plain skirt, but the cuffs are of silk with lace trimming.
 Everyone is wearing tan shoes. When these first came out they were a relief to those who found it difficult to keen black shoes in presentable order but now, alas! the standard of appearances for tans Is so exalted that if one be ambitious to attain perfection, one may as well give up everything and attend
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-13
"WARlTER.O

We read with deep pleasure that Though a suitable site for the Henry G.. Lewis memorial has not yet been ex- actly selected those who are hunting for it are warmer" as the boys and girls used to say in a good old game. We hope they will actually find suit able site this time and that when they do find it they will select it. Suitable sites have been found and brought to notice before, but there has apparently been no power to select. This time it lis to be hoped that the power of selec- tion win be in good working order and be promptly and definitely exercised. Tt is not unreasonable to expect that it will, as only three sites are in view, and the committee ought not to become hopelessly and permanently confused by so small a number. It is evident that the memorial will be in a proper place on East Rock park, and the conn mittee has done we'll in so deciding. Now for a. suitable site and selection of the same.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-13
Blossom Time.

Oh! the sweet world of the blossoms When the blithe winds to and fro Rock the softly tinted cradles Where the fruited orchards grow, All the breezes waiting perfume Der wide fields of drifting snow. Snow of summer and of flowers, Not the flakes of feathery chill Once that filled the sleeping hollows Rounded out each watching hill; Snow of summer and of flowers, Acres of it, where you will. Hidden deep among the petals, Even from eyes that love her best, Many a patient little mother Broods beneath her beating breast Wings and songs that walt their rap.
 ture
 When they futter from the nest. Oh the white world of the blossoms Where the sweet winds to and fro Softly, softly rock the cradles Swinging high, and swinging low, Cradles of the fruited orchards In the blossoms tinted snow
 Harper's Bazar.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-13

orc THE BIRD, THOU FAT ONE.
 "Go to the ant, thou sluggard. Con slider her ways and be wise" long ago
 said a man who had great reputa- ton for wisdom Go to the bird, thou
 fat man or fat woman Consider her
 ways and be lean, now says Dr. flag
 gart, who will soon have a great repu- tation for wisdom if the discovery he
 thinks he has made turns out to be
 real, He has gone to the bird and con- sidered her ways and he thinks he has found that when the bird Is little too
 fat to keep up with the airy procession in good shape she seeks the pokeweed and eats the berry thereof in order to reduce herself to a properly athletic condition.
 It would be decidedly interesting if it should really be found that the bird has discovered an effieacious anti-fat dose. Perhaps she has She must have seriously felt tho necessity of not being too fat to fly through the air with the greatest of ease. It has been her chief business to fly, and it may be that she knows her business even better than she appears to. Human beings have been sharp enough to discover that the poke-berry and the peke-root, especially the latter, have medicinal qualities. They are emetic, purgative and some- what narcotic, and they are also nasty enough of taste to be good medicine. But it has not hitherto been suspected that they were good to use against what is politely called corpulence when it is connected with human being. But they may be. If they are they will not be dear medicine, like some of the recent distillations, or extracts, or es- sences The poAe-weed will grow any where and especially where it is not wanted. If it will do what Dr, Hag- gart's bird has told him it will it twill be wanted and the abandoned farms of New Eng land will again be more or less profita- ble. It is to be hoped that the poke berry bird was in earnest and wasn't 1 poking fun at Dr. Haggart,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-13
BLIND.

He (protestingly)-Pov Is nc
 crime. She--Possibly not morally, but it is matrimonially.- Free | Press.
 Love is blind, but that isn't the reason why so many of our girls wear glasses, | for Boston girls don't love.-Boston Courier.
 "Where was Magma Charta signed ?'' asked teacher in south of London board school, Please, sir, at the bot tom. ."-Exchange.
 Mabel-But papa, I know that he must have money, He doesn't attempt to conceal 1t. Papa-That settles it. He hasn't any.--Boston Transcript.
 "What makes 'em call Boston the Hub?" 'I guess it's because It's such centre for 'wheels,'" replied the vul- garian who thinks Browning Is nom sense.-Wa Washington Star.
 Weary Wiggins (handing dipper)-- You look dry. Here's drink of water Wayside Husks (waying the dipper away)-What the use of spelling a good thirst like I've got,--Chicago Rec ord.
 IGSd CdplldllSt5 lb dlWdyb beLLlH uD some way ter injy deirselfs on a grand scale" remarked Plodding Pete. "Thinl1 O dem fellers gittin' up a whis- key pool" Great guns" sighed Mean- dering Mike ecstatically. "Ef I cu'd find one O dem, I'd be almost tempted tn take a bath. ."--Washington Star.
 Doctor--I would advise you, dear madam, to take frequent baths, plenty of fresh air, and dress in cool gowns. Husband Gan hour later)--What did the doctor say? Wife-He said I ought to go to a watering-place, and afterwards to the mountains, and to get some new light gowns at once.-Fliegende Blat- ter.
 A grouty old gentleman, after mak- ing his will called his serving-lnan and remarked, Michael, I've left you in my will all the impudenee I possess" Michael-Faith, I'm glad to see that by your generosity inherit the greater part of your estate. "Well, well, Michael, you've come into your inherlt- ance soon. ."-Harper's Young People
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-13
HAVEN MORNING JOURNAL COURIER MONDAY

lage of Jicarilla ApacheS one night lis- | tening to the stories and legends that
 were being told when propounded the old question again, hardly expecting
 even the usual expression of ignorance
 that hides so many of the thoughts
 of Indians. To my surprise, however,
 I received the answer that least ex- pected. An old fellow who had sat all
 evening listening to the stories without changing his attitude grunted and strengthened up as he heard the ques-
 ton. Proceeding with all due solem- nity he told the following legend:
 " Long ago, when men were weak and animals were big and strong, a
 chief of the red men who lived in these
 mountains went out to get a deer for his people were hungry. After walk
 ing all day he saw a deer and shot at it, but the arrow was turned aside and wounded a mountain lion, which was also after the deer. When the lion felt the sting of the arrow he jumped up and bounded after the man. who ran for his life. He was almost exhausted, and when he felt his strength giving way he fell to the ground, calling on the big bear, who, you know, is the grand father of men, to save him. The big bear heard the call and saw that to save the man he had to act quickly, so he scratched his foot and sprlnkled his blood over the man.
 Now, you know, no animal will eat of the bear or taste of his blood. so when the lion reached the man he smelled the blood and turned away, but as he did so his foot scraped the face of the man, leaving the marks of his claws on the bloody face. When the man found that he was uninjured, he was thankful that he left the blood to dry on his face and never washed it at all, but left it until it peeled off. Where the claws of the lion seraped it off there were marks that turned brown in the sun, and where the blood stayed on it was lighter. You know, all men paint their faces that way with blood and scrape 1t off in streal1s when they hunt or go to war "-st, Louis Globe Democrat.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-13
uERoUIES 4ND DEMoSTHENEs.

|
 Yale is a surprising place. Not long ago it was perceived by her best friends that oratory at Yale was dead, having been slain by athletics and other things. Long and learned screeds were written showing why this ought not 1 to be, and Demosthenes was held up as better example than Hercules
 When To and behold all of a sudden 1t appears that oratory at Yale Is not dead nor even sleeping. Friday evening Yale freshmen met Harvard freshmen in word-and-wind contest and won as easily as they have been wont to do in the wind-and-muscle contests. Time of decision only three minutes, which clearly indicates the superiority of the Yale oratory. It takes usually from twenty to twenty-three minutes to de- eide a boat race. And this victory is not all. The very next night Yale carried off the trophy in another word-and-wind contest with Harvard, pulled off under the management of the intercollegiate Prohibition League in Hartford hall,
 Honors for Yale are very easy when ever or wherever she chooses to take them. There has been a question whether it were better to be Her. cules than a Demosthenes, but there can be no question about the advant- ages there are in being both Hercules and Demosthenes.