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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-02-25

standing at the open window. He
had come home In his silent, brood
ing fashion. and, being startled by
seeing the lady sitting up. was just
turning to SO to the door at the
other end of the house, Arrested by
her voice, he had stopped. and. while
not meaning to listen, had heard what
she was saying,
Both started when they saw his
face, and the stranger rose with a
scream, but he needed It not, With
wild cry, he leaped through the low
open easement. and stood In the CEN
ter Of the room. confronting hcr,
Violet, don't you know meg" he
asked In broken voice. Violet. |
am Harold Van Dyke. did not take
the fever, l did not feel II coming
ON, wrote that just for your sake,
| thought you loved that fellow. but
were faithful to your promise to me-.
that he loved you, and that you re-
turned his affection, but that was
the only barrier. He was rich and
so were you. wis we'll OF, but only
rough fellow, You described balls
and the swell society In which you
moved. was not III for It.. | gave
you up. sacrificed myself and all
my hope Of happiness In life for your
dear sake, let you think that | had
caught the fever and died, for
thought YOU would keep your promise
to me- even IL Il broke your heart
| simply passed out of your life 70
make YOU happy and gave myself up
to despair and misery, ! took my
shattered life with a broken heart and
came to live hero among the noun
! tains. thinking never to see or hear
from YOU again. But, Violet, dear, |
I loved you'll have loved you all these
years. love YOU yet, Can you
! forgive me and again care for me, for
! | shall always love you as long as life
/ lasts?"
Mrs, Benton had gone from the
room as Harold concluded, and only
the sunshine, and tho great oyerhang-
ing mountains were witness to the
scene which followed. But In the
evening. when Sam and the little boy,
now Sans insepamble companion,
had returned and the merry group
were gathered around the table for
the evening meal. tho whole story was
told over again with "a great many
Interruptions, owing to the fact that
both Hal. and Violet wished to tell
1t all. Halls face beamed with hap
piness and Violet looked very beauti-
full, with soft, pink glow In her
cheeks. Sam, too, holding Willie by
the hand, Joined heartily In the gen
eral joy. An blessed tho dear, little
mountain hut, and tho mon drank n
toast to the sea for bringing back to
them their past,
Outside the hut, on this calm, moon.
light summer night, the sky overhead
was bright with n promise for the
future, the great mountains, In their
grand, rugged beauty, seemed to hold
them all In their strong, protecting
arms, and the sea dimpled and shonc
and lay peacefully sleeping In Tranquil
repose.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-02-25
THE SALMON NEVER GAME BACK

When the government work In sal
mon breeding was begun on the Pacific
coast 1t was supposed that the coast
had enough salmon to spare, and II was
the intention of the United States Fish
Commission 10 increase the salmon on
the Atlantic coast by restocking the
depleted salmon river. The highest
hopes were entertained OF doing this.
After millions OF salmon eggs had
been procured on the Pacific coast and
transported TO the Atlantic rivers no
one doubted that salmon were going to
become abundant again In the Atlantic
rivers and many believe that several
Southern rivers that hal never had
salmon In them before would be-
come prolific salmon streams when
well stocked with this new California
salmon that abounder In warm lati-
tudes on the Pacific coast. The result
was a stupeadous surprise and disap-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-02-25

II the Exeter days OF DR.. Temple.
when he was suspected OF heterodoxy.
young curate came to him one day
and said: my lord. II 10 rumored that
you are not able to believe In special
interpretation OF Providence on behalf
OF certain persons" "Well?" grunted
the bishop. We'll. my lord, here IN
the case Of my aunt. My aunt Journeys
TO Exeter every Wednesday by the
same train and In the same compare
ment OF the same carriage invariably.
Last Wednesday she felt disInclina-
ton to go. and that very day an a.
cident occurred by which the carriage
OF the train was smashed to pieces.
Now was not that direct interposi-
ton Of Providence on behalf OF my
aunt?" Cant say" growled the bishop:
don't know your aunt" --Argonaut.
Invitations to the inaugural ball have
been sent to the foreign ministers ana
charge d'affaires OF the countries rep
resented at Washington.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-02-25
0VbRWHDl. MING PoLlTENESs

There Ia a story told OF two we'll
known authors both alive to-day, that
has good deal OF humor IN Il, says
"Harper's Round Table" Ii seems
that one OF then hal published a book
In which few lines were used THAI
had been published IN the othors book
some years before, Through round
about way the unoe nscious plagiarist
hoard that he had Used lines that had
been published, and h. FASTENED to the
original author protesting his In
noconcc, and hoping that he had not
offended He claimed that he must
have read these lines when they origi-
nnlly came out years before. and they
had so Impressed him that he wro,e
them In his book believing them To be
his own thought, 'rhs original writer
OF the lines laughed the matter on, and
humorously said.
Pray don't bothe". my dear Mr. !.
To tell you the truth about those lines,
It's so long ago since ! wrote them that
I've quite forgotten whom stole
them from"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-02-25
SMART CANARY.
A Bird That Actually Does Its Own
House work

Chicago has n Show OF Pets. ,Proba-
bly, the greatest novelty on the floor
says u Dispatch writer. was small
canary. which works for II living. IL
Is the property of John Robinson, an
old Snowman, who made for II a cage
OF wood. Instead Of placing the seed
In the cage. II 10 deposited In n small
cart on ON inclined track. To the cart
Is attached string, and when the bird
~ hungry II IS obliged to pull It's din
ner up the track. ;.
The cage stands on stills. and be-
Meath II Is a bowl OF water When tn,
bird IL thirsty II grasps ANOTHER string
and draws up thlmble impr,yised in
to bucket. drinks what II wants, ana
then drops The "buoket" again. Mr..
Robinson says he IN going to put a
folding bed In the cage soon and teach
the bird to keep house.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-02-25

pointment, The eggs Matched out
beautifully, The young fry grew
rapidly and were cbsery ed TO &c down
in vast numbers to the sea, What
aterward became of them will pro-
Daddy remain forever AN unfathomah,e
mystery, --Baitlmore sun,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-02-25

Gertrude Anastasia contlee SISTER
~. Joseph, the first nun to cross the
line between Lake Superior and the
Hudson bay basin. died at the mother
house OF the Gray Nuns. st. Boniface.
Manitoba.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-02-25

Gen. 6ickles volunteers to receive
arms and ship them to Cuba.
The sun., 1897-02-14

OF the household as pitter- r-patter OF feet died
away in the upper distance. Lave me slspe."
who Is the nisbegotten son shame that's
disturbin' the slumbeis OF dacint folk at this
hour?"
Tho voice came laundering down the air.
shaft. and brought WILT out OF bed In trice.
Come within distance nv mo I'morrer,
Mike Holahan. an I'll answer that question"
Twill bc yuro last, then" began .ho biz
voice. when u shriller tone cut in:
who's pust In at ne durc7'
That's Bridget Herlihy." said Mrs. VIII
let to her husband. Then. in a loud tone:
'Tis yurs man with tho Iimiams on him,
which has been clnwln' outside my house an
creatin' n disturbance. an av he'd got In Ter.
ence wnd have saved ~" city payin' his sun.
port on the Island. be desthrovin' him on the
spot: an good Thing. ,oo."
10, 4 an rs,nd dsasS 10 lie IN yrrS ta,he. Mrs WI
IN push II down yure troat. Me mans in
Is II In the hallway"
A scattering OF feet Hns heard, followed Nv
The soddon thump Of n soft. heavy body against
door. Mrr Cdliiton. the nousekeeper, who
the conversation, and, hearing the supposed
lar outside hei apartment. rose and wrapped
Ing upon the eren,Y. Meantime the inWndsr
had trottcd downstairs 10 the second foor
,h Th"ts ne poaeedrd ~ nose at the entrance to
Aha. yeye kem up. have ye;" snit Hola-
han, Walt I'LL lag me hinds on mo are.
server-hv-the-pace shi!aly. All. here IL is
lie throw open his duur. and la the d ~ liubk
OF smoky lamp set IN e bracket above behoii
q black cieature with II tail In tho far end OF
tho hallway. ~
saints pressrve u.s." he shrieked, falling
back into his room ani crossing himself; "tis
th1 EVIL Wan come after poor Herlihy He,-
lihyl Pat Herhiiyl say yer PRAYERS ouivk
Av oond but XII wurrud To Farher Dinren .;
"A Little more nv the drink" Herhiiy OBJ
served TO Mrr. Hernily, AN tits an nmby-
lance liolahan'll bo needin', DO 20 want a
doctor fer him. Mrs. Holahan"
"Robbers! Thnves. Murder! Thev're
breAkin into me house! Helm! Mr.. StacsyI
Mrs: Culliton Help! Murder!"
That's Mrs. Shea on the top hure" cried
Hurlihy. rs livery person in tho house gain
He's atther Mrs. Cox. too" groaned Hola.
han: " Tie the day NV Judgment Lave mo
"Po-lcece! sounded the voice Of Mrs Shan
projected into the outer air. 'Po-lee9el EeIpT;
Better be cahllin' on Him than the po-lIee'r
cried Holahan. 'Tis ike, the doyil's tnok
Thin first" WV"
"Dlvil or no divil." shouted old man StNcey.
u have pistol here, an / will shoot opip holes
Into annything that attempts 10 foi co an in.
trance Into mo playess."
Up TO this time the cause of all the disturb-
ance held his peace. Now he got excited and
emitted An expression OF emotion. half howl.
half bark. """.'
"Thavs fer Heriihy,r yelled Holahan in an
agony OF terror. "Aerlihy, It's yurs name he
The sun., 1897-02-14
BESTEGED BY A STRAY DOG.
HE HELD JHE NAILS, THE TENANTS
COVERED IN HEIR ROOMS.

A Midnieht Scene OF Terror In the Abiding
Place or the HerIibys. the Hoishans.
the wiiiets. Mr. Murpsy. and MRS. shea
The Part Each Played q. the Thrilling
Incidents That Faded In the Dogs Death.
ALI was peaceful In the tenement This
was as IL should bc. for It was A. M. The
men folk at 453 West Sixteenth street had to
get up at o o'clock the next day, which was
yesterday, and go TO their work on the docks
at tho foot Of the street: therefore. they were
engaged In the pursuit OF sumber. The voiccs
Of their pursuit echoed through the Railways
and rcverbersted in the sounding air shaft
From tho first floor. rear. tho baritone not"
Of Mr.. Murphy could be heard in pleasing al
formation with the rich vocalitv of Mr.. Hola-
han in the front room above. while soft and
clear there foated through the darkness the
stsccato ppe OF Mrs. Herllhy's sleep. Mrs.
Nillstt. on the frst floor front. vas conducting
The sun., 1897-02-14
cahlled. Go out an give yuresllf mp like man.
Maybee he might be satisfied with you alone.

eahlled. Go out an give yuresllf up like man.
Mayoee he might be satisfied with you alone.
Bite it ahf. Holahan. ys. dom fool" said
Herlihy. YEN rouse the city. Whatsoever
y is IN have a look at IL. Bridget, shove me
roin' out 10 combat with 4. Ahl want is a
peep through the transoin.
peered,through. A black creature pranced fan:
tastically, along che hallway. Horlihy fell
Heriihy iiG shrieI.d. Mrs. S. shea. who had not
her second sind by this time let out whoop
that was enough TO call out the reserves Mrs.
Wfltet yelled for company's snke. HolnhHn
having finished his prayers frontward started
in to say them backward. Old man Stacey
murser. and sudden death to Anything that
invaded his realm. Murphy rolled his bed
a.ninst s Lis docr Tiled bis bnreau bureau. on th. bed.
veloping blanket and her cauacity as.sunrlian
Of tho Louise. seized club and sailed forth.
The dog heard her @hd capered up the stairs
'shoo away" cried Mrs. culliton. waving
Doubt was evident in tho animals de:
past, vita n loud bark.
mad is as ne devil" cried Mrs. Hcrlihy. It's
ali That's II. q! bad" ErOaned nOlahan; "wo'n
Somebody shoot him." advised Murphy
from his perch near the ceiling.
Where is hci Where is hep demanded old
man Stacey IN tones OF thunder. 'Lemmo Mt.
tlD." Lut he didn't omen his door.
Meantime Mrs. Cullton and tho dog were
rgnrdinx each other with suspicion. The dog
feehly wsggcd his tail and advanced. Mrs. Cul.
llton energrtcRliy wagged her club and side
steDJcd. The dog hestated. -
Shoo away" repeated Mrs. Culliton threat
cninaly.
''Br.rr-rr-rr.rr-mmm"' observed the dog in
an undertone. snG toUk another step forward.
Suddenly Mrs. Culliton swung her club
Vow. no dog. even II he is n stray mongrol. will
endure with equanimity such treatment from
STRANGER. The dog dodgcd and snapped. The
woman sent her right foot hard upon his ribs.
and he Jumped and caught her by tho arm.
which was pretty well protected by tho blan-
ket. Mrs. Culliton riung him half way down.
stairs, lodged inside her door. and locked IL
after her. Back came the dog. clawed at thu
door. and then. being In a bad temper. wbisked
upstairs and laid riege TO Mrs. Shea, who
called on all tho powers OF earth and heaven
for aid. Meantime Murphy. on the second
floor. had a brilliant idea. which he proceeded
to .yentilate through the air shaft.
HI! Mr.. Stacey |"
is that yerseIf. Murphy! Did he bite yer"
lie did not. Is he on yure nurcf''
That he is"
Try him. thin. nv he's mad. A mad dog
suffers mo outraRls when ho water.
Pour \ pitcher nv II over the traDsom."
Shouu OF commendation greeted this sug-
gehtioh. and a silence Of expectation en- suod.
followed bv tremendous crash from tho
upper hallway.
Tvs fired pitcher an ahl at him." shouted
Stacey. an It's mad rs the divil he Is" In
corroboraton OF which could 10 heard the ex-
prcssions OF tho dogs natural resentment
The sun., 1897-02-14

ipess :" asked Senator Lexow. ss II he felt COR
:" Because the owners OF the raw sugar In
Europe" said Mr.. Beardsley. do not want to
sell their product In that way"
Next q series OF questions were asked regard
ing the qualities OF rawauRar, and whether IL
could be Kept; whether IL deteriorated.
Mr.. Bearfsey said that raw snkar OF good
grades could be Kept any length OF time; that IL
was held by the owners and importers for n
suitable market.
Ia answer TO question By Senator MoCarren
Mr.. Beardsley said that the selling OF sugar
always brought about q sharp composition be-
tween the buyers, and there was also sharp
competition between tho buyer and tho seller
as to who should get the best Of the price. Mr.
the American Sugar Refining Company was
able 10 buy sugar cheaper than any one else, and
he said that IL II stopped buying sugar alto
Retber ho would not 20 out OF the business. be-
cause he could easily fnd q market for tho
hrec.quartcrs OF tho total raw product he
handled. which now went TO the American
Sugar Refining Company.
he said. And then he was let 60.
All the Senators gathered around Senator
Lexow. and for ten minutes there was great
whispering. At the end OF that time the boss
hunter announced that owing 10 The fact that
Mr.. John T.. Searles had not appeared. and tho
further fact that IL was desirable to complete
the hunt for tho sugar monster. before tho
hunters chased any other monsters. they
thought II best TO adjourn until Monday morn
ing at 10 o'clock. The room cleared out quickly
and the hunters went to Rockland county and
Orange county and Niagara county. and the
other up-country counties that they blessed by
being born In them.
The sun., 1897-02-14

n planning mill in her dreams. md running tho
buzzsaw through q thrse-inch cross.arained
knot, and old man Stacey. way up on tie
fourth floor. was playing.a nasal fugue In sew
eral moro fats than any musical register con.
tains, and with such vigor that his perform
ancc formed a thunderous bass to the slighter
instruments. like the big horn In the band
that has n mouth like dark hallway. There
were other minor voices OF the night, and thcy
served TO mako up q chorus loud enough 90
that the COP on tho corner knew that all was
woll In tho tenement. Then came tho dog and
knocked on Mrs. willetts door and changed
all that.
He was one Of those dogs that is no good dur
ing his life. but makes . fair door mat after
death; and ho looked as though somebody had
beea putting him TO that use pronaturely.
Perhaps he We uld como under tho general
category OF Ne~ fvundlsnd; he was that size and
color. Why he came into tho tenement Is q
question. Maybe he liked n usic. or perhaps
he was lonely or hungry or cold. Officially.
ho was mad. and "a so entered on the police
blotter. A cat may look at king. but dog
can't look at a policeman without being i'm
inodiately convicted OF hydrophobia in tho
first degree. That's why this dog is dead. But
nobody cares for that. Tho point Is that ho
knocked on Mrs. willett's door.
Mrs. wiliet pretermitted the buzz-.aw In
the midst OF n splendid sweep up toward high
c, and turned over.
cit out." she observed.
The dog put mp his Jaw and scratched at the
door.
'ris some drunken fool got at the wrong
dure." said Mrs. willet to her husband.
Go you out an e-vlct him with the poker"
said Mr.. Wiilet sleepily.
II Sull not" retorted his wife with spirit.
The sun., 1897-02-14

A Co.ie Opera Sinser Adsits Stealing Tri-
nrs from n Dry Good. store.

Co.ic Opera Sineer Adsits steaiing Tri-
nes from n Dry Good. store.
The yonnr woman who was arrested in q
West Fourteenth street dry goods store on
Thursday afternoon for stealing some gloves,
lace. and other triHes. and who gave her namo
as Annie Starr in the jefferson Market Police
Court, turns out to be Hattie Starr. At ono time
comic opera singer. Her lawyer. NJ. J. Marsh
of 60 Broadw way, had offered cash bond for tho
womans appearance in court yesterday, but
Magistrate Slmms declined to accept II. Yes
tcrday a bondsman with real estate was found
AMI the woman was released. Her examina-
tion will take place Tomorrow.
The woman admits that she stole the things
found upon her. but she says that she has no
idea why she did 80. They wsro OF small value
and scarcely a temptation to woman In her
circumstances. Her lawyer will set up plea of
irresponsiblity.
For about four years little has been heard in
or ont OF the theatrical profession OF Hattie
Starr. She dropped out OF sight after the death
OF Charles Harris. her husband. who was q
member Of A. VI. Palmer's stock company.
Harris was tho actor who dropped dead on the
stage OF Chicago theatre while performing In
The woman is now 81 years old. and is To ro.
appear on tho stage. for the frst time In four
Hattie Starr sang and danced In the com panies
OF +. r. Rice. under whose MANAGEMENT she
performed curing the greater part OF her stage
career. Sun reporter saw her last evening at
her mothers home, l3l West Sixty-sevcnth
street. She was hystorical and declared that
she was crazy when she stole the articles found
upon her.
Ileft the house on Thursday afternoon" sho
said, to keep promise had made to the jRni-
tors wife to have her baby's picture taken. She
L. = poor woman and couldn't afford to pay q
photographer. so We took the child to a gallery
on sixth avenue. and after the sitting the
mother started nome with IL. while went down
town 10 do some shopping. can't remember all
that occurred hfterward. Everything is SO
ixed up and disconnected.
went into the store and picked mp the
thinks ! Am accused OF stealing. | suppose |
stuck them In my pocket but have no recol-
lection OF IL. They wero OF no value Tn me. |
am not rich, but have enough. and would
scarcely ruin my good name for til" sake OF less
than dollars worth. am not n drinking wo-
man. but during the afternoon ! had one or two
glasses OF milk punch and they may have gone
TO my head. have been Ill for many weeks.
This story of my sealskin sacque having
secret pockets in II Is an infamous lie. Not any
where In IL Is there pocket which will not be
found In any sealskin coat"
The sun., 1897-02-14

How'll liver git out. dom know" walled
Mrs. shea.
AZ II IN answer came tho voice of author
Whats tne matter therel Anybody killed7"
hailedlwith ubilant.acciAm in that vicinity. but
this time was the exception. Eager voices ex-
Msd d dog. S.n hahY 1 s ssid q the @ oic.r. who wa.
Policeman o. Ccnnor Of the Charles street sta
ti9pn. '.rll come up ,he tire escape"
Up he came. and Mrs. shea let him in At her
"i,'. out in the hall beysnt. he Is" abe eI-
90 right out an ven nnd him."
But the policeman preferred s.ratssy. By the
and inserted himself % half Wsv va - throush @ % with
other. Thus bala, ccd in a Erate eful but pain.
club at the dog. There's no accounting for
tastes The sight OF Policeman oConnor
the dog. He made dash toward the oificer
and tried TO shin up the wall. Not having the
pedal & adhesiyeness IS % OF the nimbie Croton bug,
promptly punctuied the ceiling with three
bullets Tho dog tut his fore feet up on a boz
lmpHrtiality, fired three bullets into the noor
Then he got do~n To reload. The dog remained
TO bark. From all parts OF the tenement came
II, he dead2"
Mrs. Culiiton stepped out to see. and tho
dog started do to what she wanted hut
she heard him ,omlnv and shut the door again.
Then he returned. and the policeman began
were fired before the invader gave up the
ghost lent known. but the noo- OF that hallway
as II appeared Yesterday morning looked like
an amateurs model for a patent sieve, Old
man Stacey says that II he'd been shooting
there wouldn't have been any tundred odd
bullets wasted. This is doubtful, however
The Light was poor. and tho target very agile.
Mrs. shea. who was trying to watch through
the keyhole. says that the dog was DO WILD cred
and swallowed the bullets.
Av yel put & dime in the gun" she sug-
Eested. " twui do the business. Thin spirits
Lead finished the dog eventually and when
II WAS quite certain that. he was dead ali the
tenants fockad nut and told each other tac
heroic parts they had played In the adventure
II was discovered that every one OF thom had
chased the fierce animal hcadlonR from his
Or her particular doorway. Mrs. Cuiliton
didn't have much to say for herself. She was
nursing a bitton arm, and when the policeman
fotnd II out he cent for ambulance and
the surgeon cAnterized tho wound, which
was not bad one. Then tho tenement ", MT
TO bed, and presently there was music In the
air again.
Nobody claimed tho dogs body. Il had
neither collar nor tag. so II will hnd itself A
uishonorable grave, and Its epitA will appenr
upon the police records. But In the tenement
on West Sixt, enth street was a great and
Glorious- iuhilation last night, Tor that by the
favor o' Providence and tn. exalted heroism
or ench and NIL OF tho tenants they were mi
rnculonsly preserved from n general and hor-
rible, death, ' '~'