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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-06
Lafayette County's Sheriff Arrested

Lafayette County's Sheriff Arrested.
Sheriff farrell has been arrested on
u warrant issued by Justice Black.
stone, of ShulIsburg, charging him
with assault with intent to kill. He
was taken to Shullsburg and the hear
ing postponed, he being released with
out being required to furnish bonds.
The case grew ont of the arrest of
Allie Martin, Morris Smith and Ed
ward Doughrrty last summer for ilc-
gal fishing. In company with Game
Warden Chapman and deputy shcr-
If, farrell went to u place about three
miles east of Darlington to make the
arrest, They surprised the men in the
night, aa they were drawing their
seine. Martin and Smith surrendered
immediately, but Dougheriy attempted
to rnn The sheriff called upon him
TO halt, and on his failing to do so ut
tempted to shoot over his head. 1t
was very dark and the bullet struck
Dougherty in the head, making II scalp
wound, Dougherty brought suit for
$4,000 personal damages, but the
court ordered him to furnish bonds in
the sum of $3.50 for cost, which he
was unable to do, and the case was
dropped. The arrest of the sheriff
irlInunI
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-06

Mr.. Harrison has announced that he
Is not o candidate for the Republican
nomination for president. With the
exception Of Morton, he is probably
the only Republican prominently
mentioned in connection with the
nomination who stands out squarely
for honest money.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-06
The Wilson tariff law, which the Re-
publican congress was going to
promptly repeal, still stands.

The appointment of W. II. Cannon
to the position of United States mar
shall for the western district Of Wis,
consin gives general satisfaction.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-06

The Plattevillc Witness is for VII.
son, and says Wisconsin cannot be
stampeded for Mckinly cor any other
candidate until the voters are ready
for IL.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-06


II met in Broadway this morning."
said Colonel Calliper, my old friend
Socrates Griptongs, who at one time lived
in Storkville Center VT, where he be-
came famous in q night. Mr.. Griptongs
was born and raised in this city, and he
had been accustomed always to it's roar,
which was, in fact, music to him, as 1t Is
to many others.
Mr.. Griptongs had made a fortune In
business and retired, and he thought he
would like to move into the country. How
he came to pitch OF Storkville Center
don't know, but don't sec how he could
have made Il better selection. He bought
farm there, just on the edge of the town,
and settled down comfortably. But from
the very first he suffered from insomnia
which was very mysterious thing, for
he had good health and plenty of money
and nothing to bother him, and he took
plenty Of exercise and got tired enough
nights, but somehow he couldn sleep. He
wondered for long time why this could
be- but hQ couldn't imagine until one
night, when he was sitting out on the
veranda all of sudden he became con-
scious of the fact that the world was full
of stiffness. stiffness. He thought he had
never hca g. so much silence in his life be-
| fore, and he never had He knew now
what was the matter with him, He'd been
accustomed all his life to nose, and lots
of it, and every fiber of his body had been
accustomed to vbrato in unison with it,
sleeping and waking, and here he was
with the conditions of lifetime suddenly
and absolutely changed
"What should he do? He liked the
| MIA bn hr ha Iy,t+
want to move away but of course he had
got to sleep nights During tho day his
time was abundantly occupied, and the
comparative quiet of tho noighborhood did
not disturb him. Tho trouble was about
tho nights, and the question was, What
should he do? He had ample means, and
what he undertook to do was to set up in
| his now home some approximation to tho
conditions that had existed in the old. AS
not infrequently happens, he somewhat
uverllid it.
"Mr Griptongs' farm comprised $50
and some acres, extending along tho road
| for upward of livo-cighths of Il mile.
What he set about doing to begin with
was to pavu the street along tho whole
irons Of his property with stone pavement
He went to Now York and bought lot of
secondhand paving stones that had bceh
taken up to mako way Tor an improved
pavement. i don't know just how many
| he bought, but u lot of en-, several canal
boat loads, and inc had en- frcightcd up
| to his place. 1T was late in the fall when
! no bought tho blocks. | rcmomber that
/! his boats were tho last boats through the
/ canal before tho close of navigation that
season, and it was midwintcr before he
had all the blocks on the ground. Then
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-06
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 6. 1896.

Wool is still on the free list, and yet
sheep have lately advanced In price
nearly 900 per head.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-06
50 HE COULD SLEEP.
THE CURIOUS EXPERIMENT OF MR..
SOCRATES GRlPToNGS.

He Was Born and Brought Up In New
York City, and the Stiffness at Storkville
Center Kept Him Awake-His Scheme
Worked, but the Neighbors Objected.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-10
DEATH OF MRS. GERRY.
She Was the Widow of Elbridge Gerry OF
This City and Passed Away in Europe.

Mrs. David Stewart of Baltimore, re-
ceived cable dispatch Sunday, announo-
Ing the death at Rome of her motner,
Mrs. Elbridge Gerry, widow Of Elbridgs
Gerry of Portland. Mrs. Gerry's death
was caused by pneumonia.
Mrs. Gerry had spent most Of the last
ten years with her daughter. Mrs.
Stewart. Some time ago she left for
Rome to visit her other daughter, Nine.
Constantine Pangiris, whose husband Is
the counsellor for the Ottoman Empire.
and it was at her home that she died.
Mrs. Gerry also leaves a son, Elbridge
Gerry, formerly vice consul at Havre.
The widow of Gov. William +. Hnnlil-
ton, at Hagerstown. Nd, is her sister.
Mrs. Gerry's maiden name was Anna
st. Claire Jenness. She was 81 years
old, and native of Portsmouth, N H.
She was for years a social leader in
Portland, and woman of rare intelli-
gence and accomplishments.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-10

The following transfers of real estate
In this county have been recorded IL
the Registry of Deeds:
Philo G. Burgess of New Gloucester to
William Edwards, for $35, lot of land,
two acres, in New Gloucester.
Sarah A. SkoIfield of Topsham to J..
Harry Fisk of Brunswick, for SIG, a lot
of land In Brunswick.
Willard M. Pickett eu ais, to Walter M.
Field, all OF South Portland, for 81. a
lot Of land at Plensantdale ON the south
erly side of Beech street.
Ella Lord TO Charles l.. Call, both of
Freeport, for 81, lot of land on Dustin .
island in Freeport.
John L. Simpson, for 81, lot of land
in brunswick.
Robert L. Blake to Edward D. Blake,
both of Sebago. for $500, lot Of land in
Sebago; for another $500 third part of
several pieces of land in Sebago.
3 Josiah ". Merrill ct nls. to Charles L..
Car. all of Freeport, for 81, lot of land
in Breeport.
Henry Trefethen to Sarah G. Speed,
for 81, lot of land on Peaks island on
the northerly side of Central avenue.
Ellen G. Libby to Lydia J. Libby, for
81, lot of land with the buildings there
on on the soatheasterly side of Salem
street.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-10
GoRHAM. N. H.
Death of a Pastor.

Gorham, N. H., Nov. 8-Rev. Ben
Jamin K. Russ, the well known and
greatly esteemed pastor of the Universal
list church IN this village, was found
dead yesterday morning in his pleasant
rooms in Twitohell's block, where for
several years he has lived, surrounded
By all the comforts necessary to his well
fare and happiness. He was last seen
between five and six O'Clock of the even
ing before, when he was about the build
ing chatting pleasantly with friends and
talking over the recent election in which
he had taken much interest and felt
great pleasure over the results. lie was
heard to say during the day that he was
feeling very well. his health being un-
usually good. He went to his rooms
about 6 o clock which was the last seen of
him until yesterday morning when, not
coming to his breakfast, being always
very prompt, access was obtained to his
rooms and he was found near the door
where he had evidently fallen soon after
his entering the night before and had
died evidently without struggle from
paralytio shock. to which he was SUBJ
jeot having twice before had a partial
attack. Mr.. Russ WAS a native of Salem.
N. S., but formerly lived in Haverhill,
Mass. who're his aged father resides and
who came 1t once on being notified of
the sad event. He has been here in
| charge of tho Univepsalist society for ten
years. during which time he has caused
to be built beautiful church in which
he has taken great pride. His funeral
occurred this afternoon at the church
and was largely attended Rev. f. Il.
Barton, of Bethel, Maine officiated, as
sisted by Rev. I. g. Lowe of .the Metho-
dist church, Rev. r. D. Danvers, late of
the Congregational church and Rev. B.
Drumming OF Berlin. His remains will
be taken tomorrow TO Haverhill, his
former. home. he was 60 years old and
unmarried.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-10
MATT ADAMS TROUBLES.
He Is Charged With Heavy Embezzlement
His Deserted Wife Living at Mslrose
Tells of His Troubles.

A special dispatch from Denver, COL.
opens up anew the story of Matt
Adams'-who used to reside In this city
whore he was deputy sheriff-trouhles.
The dispatch says: Matt Adams is
charged with the embezzlement Of $lo0,
600 and awaits trial after an expensive
extradition proceeding, which resulted In
eve of sailing for South Africa. He was
also accused Of wife abandonment.
The accused for for many years
was drawing, an income Of from $4,000
to $50. 900 per annum under the fee sys.
tenn that prevailed in Arapahoe Count.
The charge is preferred by SelmaF
Adams of Melrose, Mass, who has writ
ten to the special prosecuting attorney
appointed by the county. to convict
Adams. The letter says in part:
"There is nothing Of wrong and abuse
I have not endured from the father Of
my children, even to feeling the weight
Of his heavy hand, time and again, and
carrying the marks of cruel fingers on
my throat. In this will only refer to
whatl he wrote of driving coal team
which was only one instance in many
hundreds of the heartless lies he has
written me. At the time that he wrote
this was homeless and penniless,: with
an invalid to care for. had written and
written TO my boys father, begging for
help, Or even to hear from him, but
months would pass and not word, and
had it not been for friends my boy and
would have starved. heard he had
good position and wrote for help. He
answered, swearing it was lie that he
was in the gutter, and that he deemed
me burden, and that, if had the
spunk of other women, I would 60 to
work and earn money to send him, in
stead of bounding him all the time.''
It Is certain that at no time during
his life in Leadville was Adams driven
to desperation, or even dependency,
from lack of funds or employment. It
was while in Leadville that Adams made
the acquaintance of his present wife, to
whom he was afterward married. His
wife in Massachu setts makes no men tion
of his having even secured a divorce
| from her, and nothing is known here of
any action he may have taken in that
direction.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-10
THE MUNICIPAL COURT.
BEFORE JUDGE ROBINSON.

BEFORE JUDGE ROBINSON.
John MoCue, John +. McGinty, Rufus
E. Reed, VIM. W. Miller. VIM. WEIGH.
Intoxication; fined S. and costs.
Margart Coffin. Intoxication; 80 days
In city house. of correction.
William T. Kelly. Intoxieation: sc
days in county Jail; suspended sentence
of SS and costa of September 8, 1896, was
also imposed.
Andrew J. Bjornram, Samuel J. Muir
ply, John A. Williams. Intoxioation
fined 50 and costs.
Hugh Gillln. lntoxication; 90 days
in county Jail.
Richard q. Fuller. Intoxioation !;
fined So and costs.
Stephen Cummings. Intoxication; 20
days in city house of correction; a
suspended sentence of January 90, 1886.
of 50 and costs was also imposed.
Edward ?. Clarity. Obscene words
on the street; fined IS and costs.
John r. Haskell. Common drunkard
40 days in county jail.
Michael Callinan. Assault; three
months in county jail. Appealed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-10
The woman's Exchange.

Several years since the feasibility of tho
Establishment of Woman's Exchange
suggested itself to three ladies (sisters)
living in the western part OF the city.
They wrote to the New York Exchange,
the first one established in the country
for instructions and received from Miss
Vail the secretary, most encouraging
reply assuring them of their right to
adopt tina name "Woman's Exchange, "
and that they had started on the right
basis. They then solicited the support OF
their friends and acquaintance hoping
to form regular corporation as in other
cities, but they met with small success
Many were enthusiastic and all thought
it an excellent and possible thing, hut
no material aid was obtained SO they
then formed q sort of "board of
managers among themselves. One sister
being experienced in needlework thought
to attend to that branch of the business,
another possessing the knack Of cake
making, which every woman knows is
like talent bestowed and not acquired,
looked after the domestic department
while the third sister assumed the bust
ness. imam agement. They advertised, got
out circulars and threw open their house
for the display of the products in the
domestic department to which there were
about half a dozen consignors, followed
later on by a sale of needle work with
twenty-five consignors This sale, how
ever, was not q very great success finan-
oially. Still undaunted and spurred on
by the pathetic appeals Of needy women,
all over the state another sale was at
tempted with no better success. The
articles in many instances from the
country not being up to city standard
and the aboard of managers not feeling
qualified roiraise the standard aud find a
! sale for the articles abandoned that
| branch and turned their attention to tie
domestic department. which still held it's
own. the pastry alone not giving salts
faction owing to the inability of the con-
signors to furnish it at a profit to them
selves. The demand for cake increased
until the maker, the second sister of the
originators of the Exchange, finding 1t
inconvenient to attend to the delivery
turned it over to one Of our large firms,
making Thorn sole agents, still retaining
the name Of .sWoman's Exchange, !"
under which it has been known two
years. The sale rapidly increased reach
ing the amount of seven Thousand loaves
In one year.
This Is quoted here only to show what
was one result of the project. In regard
to the needle work let 1t be said that
where there was much not quite up to the
standard there was also dainty ana deli
cate work offered at very low price,
| which found no purchasers.
May not "Woman's Exchange yet
be established doing good here as else
| where, for since the Portland theatre Ia
| now bravely raising its head are not all
things possible. A. B. +.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-10

henderson is now nourishing hopes of
getting the Canadian Pacific Railway
repair shops.
Inc new iron railroad bridge across
the oepast1oook at Burnham will be
completed in about six weeks.
howara Plummer, agent of the andre
sooegln Water Power Co. at Lisbon Falls
says the hnmford Falls u Ranaeley
Lakes railroad has SO, oOo,0 900 feet of lum-
Der to haul cut Of the woods this winter.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-10
The Cat Rang the Bell.

One of the Portland police officers went
home last Friday night at late hour.
He had no sooner got to bed than the
door bell rang. He dressed again and
went down, stairs. but found no person
there, only his big coon cat. which had
pulled the bell knob with his paw hard
enough to ring the bell.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-10
The Deer Was Shot.

One OF the young deer at the Oaks met
with serious accident Saturday after
noon. coming in violent contact with the
horns OF one of the bucks, whether ty
design on the part of the older animal or
by accident the keeper was unable to
decide. The result was a broken leg, and
the injuries were so serious that it was
deemed advisable to destroy the animal.
1t was accordingly shot.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-10
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you want quick relief and cure this is your
remedy. Sold By G. H. GUPPY CO., Drug
glst. 46S Congress St., Portland, Me.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13

Backward look at the man who hah
wrought 30 much evil.
1t was strange to find how many
men found excuses for Raschal's IN
sociability In the past. How could 0
penniless man, tied fast to q lonely old
miser, find time or money for friends
or society? They remembered that 1t
was pity for the feeble, friendless
creature that had kept Raschal beside
his uncle. They remembered his kind
nesses. His GOODNESS and pride were
forgotten. What a welcome they gave
him when he returned ere the end OF
the week, man with res0lute face,
his black hair threaded with gray, with
a comfortable business In another state,
where he had adopted another name
and prospered.
II M0nita was no longer In the first
bloom OF her youth, she was I'm the
full flower Of her beauty, and 1t was
right royal wedding they had. while
the plaza before the church was gay
with joyous crowd.
Raschal unearthed his uncle's treas
ure from Its hiding place; but to this
day you may see standing high above
the brim of the narrow river the de-
caying walls Of the haunted house,
whose door Is sealed with the imprint
Of crimson hand.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13
Town of Vladivostok.

VladivostOk has the aspect of an infc
riOr HOngkOng, OF about quarter the
size. Hills crowned with forts rise
around it up to a height Of 800 feet. Il,
lies on the south side of n peninsula
twenty miles long. called Marovief
mursky. in 43 degrees q minutes 81
seconds north latitude, and 131 degrees
"a minutes and 21 seconds east lOngi-
tude. The town IL between four and
five miles long, but il struggling AMI
unconnected and of no breadth. Some
streets are very steep and all are hor-
ribly dusty I'm dry weather, being never
watered, and being continually crossed
I'm all directions by droshkas driven at
II smart pace. Instead of pavements
the streets have sidewalks" Of planks,
as commonly seen I'm new American cit
les. You take six stout planks, some
twenty-five feet long, and lay them
side by side, and you continue the pro-
cess for the requisite number of versts
or miles three versts are two miles,,
and the sidewalk" Is complete. save
for a few props and nails, where the
ground is too soft or the foundation de-
generated into holes.
The droshkas are driven by red
headed, snub-nosed Russian izvOzchiks
in low, glazed, stovepipe hats. with
very curly brims. red sleeves. pleated
black skirts and high boots. In them
one often sees, lolling as passengers.
a couple of frowsy Chinese, ora still
frowsier Corean. The fare Is only
eighteen kOpeks, or one shilling, and
eighteen pence an hour, or over half
an hour; and from point to point there
are tenpenny and tivepenny fares. ac-
cording to distance The regulatio
forbid charging more; but. with fine
irony, allow the driver ito take less il
he likes" He may not leave his cab
to take care Of itself, may not 'sing,
make a noise or cause n disturba nee"
he must temper his pace to a ''town
trot" and keep to the right-hand side
Of the road
The troika has a dashing look; the
horse in the middle trOts under the
arched duga, whose object and effect,
when properly put OH, Is to keep the
shafts ut the right distance apart The
small horses right and left are canter-
ing and their bodies incline little out
ward from the car In Vladivostok are
few complete triple teams; generally
there are only the middle horse" trot-
ting and one other cantering on its near
side
The water barrel on wheels, drawn
by horse or bull, and often driven by
soldier, is frequent sight. carrying
water up to the forts and to the upper
town. A funnier horse vehicle is the
sit-astride, cushioned beam, on which
izvozchik and cloaked pnd spvrrcd
officer sit, with dangling legs, ono be-
hind the other-the officer behind
Fortnightly Review.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13
The Connecting Link.

The evidence supper ting the sensational
claim OF DIR. Eugene Dubois that u genu-
inc link between man and the apes had
been discovered has been submitted to
recent scientific meetings. and its SUBJ
stantial character is admitted by even the
most conservative anatomists. The re-
mains were dug up i'm 1892 from the bank
of the Bengawan river in Java, where
they were surrounded by bones of the
hlppopotamus. the hyena, several species
of deer, gigantic pangolin. and other
animals. Among all these bones there
were four-a wisdom tooth, skull-cap, a
left fem,lr, and a second molar-that I'M.
doubleday represent an animal hitherto
unknown. 1t seems quite certain that
the four bones belonged to one individual,
although they were scattered fifty feet in
the gravel. The skull has twice the in
tcrnal capacity of any modern ape. but
is small for man of the size indicated by
the femur; the femur is decidedly human,
and its possessor must have walked erect,
but up to this time human remains have
never been found in lower peistocene de-
posits; the teeth are larger than human
teeth. with development that is charac-
teristically simian. Pithecanthropus
erectus, as the animal is now known,
seems to be assigned by all TO place
between existing man and apes, but opin.
ions differ as to whether it was man.
like ape or an ape-like man.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13
Artificial Whalebone.

II is not Mt all easy to see how first
class dressmakers can make much use OF
artificial whalebonc, especially that sort
made Of leather and compositions OF vari-
GUS kinds. All high-class work is stitfened
with bones that are soaked in water until
the needle will penetrate them without
difficulty. They are then pressed in to
their extreme limit, and scwed so that
they can by no means get out Of place.
None of the composition bones are Of any
value for such purposes. II seems strange
that something cannot be invented that
will be better substitute for a whale
bone than the fiimsy, unreliable and I'M
manageable stuff about which so much is
saidj
Steel bones would he excellent II they
could be made so that they would not
rust, but this. up TO date, is out of the
question, judging from the experience Of
many who have tried them. To be sure,
there are claims that certain kinds OF stays
will not rust. They may not. perhaps,
for the first few days of using; but those
who have had dresses and underwear
ruined by ugly yellow rust-spots have
learned the lesson to their cost.
There is good field for some one 10
invent material or combination Of ma
tcrials elastic, firm, unbreakable. and with
sufficient spring to return to shape after
being, compressed. Why could not one
use steel strip coated with aluminium or
some non-r,istabe metal: Have the strip
pierced with holes at intervals. through
which it could be sewed in place. This
would do away with the necessity Of
putting them in water. Indeed all arti-
fetal whalebones should be provided with
sew-through places, in order to be of any
special value.