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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-11-03
FOREIGN.

The kaiser left Constantinople for
Palestine.
Britain and France are actively pre-
pairing for hostilities.
Continental Europe may side with
France in the Fashoda affair.
War equipment has been issued to
part of the French troops at Nantes.
The Havana Reporter, an American
paper, has published it's first number
Argentina and Chilli have agreed to
arhitrate the Atacama boundary dis
pute.
George Wyndham has been ap-
pointed British undersecretary for
war.
The worst series of disasters ever
recorded visited China Formosa and
Japan.
France demands reparation from
China for the murder of French
missionaries.
1t is reported among influential
Chinese that the emperor was made
away with"
The anniversary of Admiral Nell
sons victory at Trafalgar was cell
ebrated in England.
John Morley has been selected by
the Gladstone family to write the life
Of the great commoner.
The report that Ii Hung Chang has
married the Empress Dowager, Of
China, turns out to be joke.
All the CHILEAN cabinet ministers,
except the minister Of industries, have
withdrawn their designations.
Twenty thousand tribesmen at
tackled Tranvaal troops sent to pun
ish them for numbering missionaries.
Belief is expressed in government
circles in London that the Fashoda
affair will not lead to war with
4 rance.
France has issued a Fashoda yell
low book in which possession OF the
Nile town is claimed on the ground
of priority.
! President Hereux of San Domingo
is at Nassau. N. p. to confer with an
American commission headed by
Smith NJ. Weed.
William Redford. Parnelllte men,
Der, addressing home rule meeting
said, The sympathies Of Irishmen
are with France"
/ The persistent rains for the past
month in Manitoba have almost to-
tally ruined the wheat crop in the
Canadian province.
Senior Gamazo, minister OF public
works. has resigned from the Span
ish cabinet because of dissatisfaction
with peace negotiations.
A Paris evening paper announces
that Capt. Dreyfus is now confined in
the fortress at Mont Valerien. to
which he was secretly brought.
The German bark Satisfaction
was sunk during the recent gales in
the North sea. The captain, his wife
and crew OF nine were lost.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach in a speech
at North Shields, England, intimated
/ that Great Britain would fight II
i rance insisted on holding Fashoda.
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ing brokers from selling return cou-
pons OF tickets sold cheap for the
peace jubilee.
Miss Anais O'Connor, daughter OF
the late Representative M. P. O'Con-
nor of South Carolina, was married in
New York to Edward Lawrence Pugh,
Of Washington, SON of ex-senator
Pugh of Alabama.
The postoffice department has or
dered the establishment of a military
postoffice station in Cavite, Philippine
islands, near Manila. 1t will be
known as military station No. of the
San Francisco postotfice.
Antonio Velez Alvarado. native of
Porto Rico, who lives in New York,
appeared before the register of voters
in that city and claimed the right
to be registered under the annexation
of Porto Rico to the United States.
The registers declined to decide the
point.
A syndicate with $20,000,000 capital
has been formed in New York TO pur-
chase agricultural estates in Mexico.
1t is the most extensive business of
the kind ever undertaken in that
country by foreign capital.
The National Association of Traffic
Commissioners has started to advo-
cate legislation putting express COM
panies under control of the inter
state commerce commission and es-
tabliShinp a narcalS most
The First National bank of Neigh,
Neb., suspended payment. 1t re-
ported Sept. 10: Capital stock $4,000;
surplus $3,037; due to depositors $685.
$50; borrowed money $4,000; cir
culation $50; total resources $751;
243.
Warrants for the arrest of T. c.
Loucks, president, and w. S. York,
secretary of the Chicago Virden Coal
company, were issued. The charges
relate to the recent trouble at the
company's mines in which fifteen lives
were lost.
The will of the late Mrs. Joseph p.
Smith, wife of the late secretary of
the bureau Of American republics,
which has been filed in Urbana, Ohio,
names President Mckinley, Solicitor
General j.. X. Richards and Edward
II. Hutches as executors of the estate.
Miss Reubina Walworth died at New
York after a five weeks illness, of
typhoid fever, Her mother is Mrs.
Ella Hardie Walworth, directress gen
eral of the Woman's National War
Relief Association. She was a nurse
at Camp Montauk and worked so
zealously and self-sacrificingly that
she broke down.
At Youngstown, O., William H.
Branton, a grocer, shot constable John
jenkins and then sent bullet through
the brain of his wife and ended the
chapter Of homicide by shooting him
self through the right temple, falling
dead at the feet of his victims. Eight
months ago Branton married Miss
Minnie Kennedy. Recently she
left him, complaining of his i'll treat
ment.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-11-03
A JEFFERSON LOVE AFFAIR.
Extract From Speech of VIM. Lamb
at University of Virginia.

Jefferson had his unpleasant rem,
iniscences of his alma mater. Al
though be was tall, thin, rawboned
youth with red hair, angular features
and freckled face, he fell desperately
in love with Rebecca Burwell, q
young girl of fine family, famous
beauty, and high intelligence, type
of those women in that portion of the
old dominion, whose influence was as
boundless as the sea that loves Its
shores. When she smiled on him he
was the happiest boy within the
sound of the college bell. She gave
him watch picture, which he re
garded as more precious than his
birthright. Its loss caused him agon-
izing grief. He writes to his olC
friend Page, afterward governor o:
Virginia, from college: The accurseo
rats ate up my pocket-book within
foot of my head and carried away my
accused the devil, for rats will be
rats. but something worse happened.
1t rained all night. When l went to
bed | laid my watch In its usual place.
but "Quantum Mutatus alb .llo!" All
ahoat in water, let in at leak in the
roof. Now there were thousand OF
other spots where. it might have
CHANGED to leak as we'll as this one.
But it is my opinion that the devil
came and bored hole over 1t on pur-
pose. Well, my poor watch lost her
speech | should not have cared much
for this, but the water got inside the
watch case, and destroyed the price
less picture, and | would have cried
bitterly had it not been beneath tn"
dignity Of man
Poor fellow, after all his wild de-
votion he was Tilted for a handsome
college swell. Whereupon he wrote
again to his friend: i am sure the
man who powders most, perfumes
most, embroiders most, and talks most
nonsense is most admired; but some
have too good sense to esteem such
monkey-like animals as these, in
whose formation the tailor and bar
bers go halves with the Almighty.
"EIe invites Page to take trip with
him to Europe that would last two
or three years, and writes: If We
should not both be cured of love in
that time, think the devil would be
in it,
"But this disappointment in love
did not prove perpetual frost upon
his affections. In due time he fell
in love with the charming widow
Martha Shelton, and the union proved
a peculiarly happy one, and for many
years was the source of the greatest
domestic felicity. 1t is quite coin
cidence, if not consolation, to US
ordinary mortals, that Jefferson, like
his illustrious contemporary, George
Washington, the father of his coun-
try, although so great and first in SO
many things, was not first in every
thing. for they both married widows,
and had to be satisfied with warmed
over affection, however sweet and
precious
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-11-03

An ACT to revise the laws authorizing the bust
ness of banking.
The people Of the state Of II'isconsh represented
IN senate and assembly, 90 enact as J0iiorS:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-11-03
REVISION OF THE BANK
ING | Avn.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that at said
general election the following proposition is to
be submitted to the people in pursuance of the
requirements of Chapter 303, of the laws q 1885,,
which chapter reads as follows
CHAPTER 3o3, LAWS 1897
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REDDING.
TOWN AND PERSONAL JoTT1NGs.

TOWN AND PERSONAL JOTTINGs.
Dennis F. Dorgsu, aon Of Dennis Dor
| gan, has enlisted for the war in company
NJ OF Danbury and gone on to camp AL
ger with the First Connecticut. He is
not yet 81 and left good job to fight for
his country.
Miss Elsie Sanford, daughter of Charles
Sanford, has been engaged to teach the
Foundcy school during the ensuing year.
Miss Lillian Woodruff, the former teacher,
has taken Wilton school.
D. S. Sanford and wife sailed for Eu-
rope on Saturday on the steamer Victoria.
Miss Belle Sanford and Miss Helen S.
| Barnes vent down to sec them off.
Ex,She,if Sanford and wife were in
toTr, Tues day, visi:h 6 friends.
On Sunday, Rev w. A. Swan ex-
changed pu!pits with Rev R. P. Whipple.
Il. S. O1borne has been appointed ad-
ministrator on the estates of D. s. Bart
ram and Harriet Bsrtram, G. S. Banks
and F. c. Lee appraisers.
o, c. Banks, superintendent of the
Cornwall & Patterson manufac.ory of
Bridgeport, was in town on Sunday.
Eddie Miller, son Of Commissioner
Miller, is rusticatiEg at the home Of
his aunt, Mrs John S. Sanford.
Arvis Merritt has resumed his position
with Meeker Brothers of Dsnbury for a
while.
Miss Emily Hill has sold her place in
Redding and gone to Derby to live with
her sister, Mrs Eliza O.borne.
Miss Lihbie Sammis of New Haven ie
visiting her cousin, Miss J. Belle Sanford.
Landlord Cottrell of the Park got up
one of his fiue dinners for the Commits
sioners, one day last week.
T. Delany, keeper of the Park. has two
raccoons, which are as tame as kittens.
These with three tame foxes are quite an
to visitors.
MissiMaggie Flood will teach the Couch
Hill school for the ensuing year.
With few exceptions our farmers are
through having.
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NEW FAIRFIELD.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH AFFAIRS.


Services, last Sunday, in the Congre-
gatiopal church, IL 8. m. and 7.45 p. m.
At the morning service the pastor
preached the first of the series OF SER
mons on sabbath Day Trips to the Sea-
shores Of the Bible" Theme, 1.-THE
Voice from the Cloud.'' In the evening
q delightful song service was held. Spec
ial music was rendered By the chorus un-
der the direction of Mrs Mallett. The
pastor spoke briefly on 'tCasting -Four
Anchors which was interpreted with
appropriate hymns. A conference of
prayer and Bible study Thursday even
ing at 7.45 o'clock. Business meeting
same evening at s 80 o'clock.
The Y. p. s. G. e. prayer meeting was
held last Sunday evening. Subject,
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christianity compared with other re
liRions," led by Mrs W. o. Berckman.

christianity compared with other re-
liRions, led by Mrs W. o. Berckman.
The W. G. T. L. business meeting, was
held Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at
the residence of Mrs Gilbert.
The Loyal Temperance Legion met
Wednesday afternoon at I o'clock at the
East Center school house.
Miss Grace Champion If Dallas, Texas,
niece Of Mr. ard Mrs Orion Leach, spent
recently with her relatives here most
delightful visit. She is now in Bridge
port visiting.
Miss E. Leach is away enjoying va
cation rest with friends.
Mrs Mallett Of DAnbury is very &C
tive worker in the Congregational church
| here. Through her gifted energy the
musical feature Of the varied servicei
have improved and have become a source
OF delight as we'll as devotional benefit
The Newtown bee., 1898-07-22
Town Tories.
Hating At Bethel
FROM THE HAT REVIEW, NEW YORK, BY
THE KINDLY PERMISSION OF ITS PUB
LISTERS.

The earliest record available as to the
making of hats in this town dates back to
1893. Bethel then belonged to Danbury,
and there were only four hatters in bust
ness. These were Zsn DibbIe, whose
shop was located on the corner of Center
and Chestnut streets Captain Ell Taylor
whose shop was situated near the house
of the late Eli T. Andrewe Thomas Tay-
Tor was located in Grassy Plain, on the
land now owned by Willie Kyle, AND
known as the Oakland Farm Ell Hickoh
was located on ''Old Lane" now called
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large factory in Grassy Plain, just
above Reid's bridge; Joseph Gillette had
8 shop located on the grounds owned
until recently by Orrin Benedict, and
where his fine home was built. This
place was known as the Fort" Eli
kism D. Trowbridge had factory on the
site Of John Reid's box factory; Noah
Hickok was located on the ground now
owned by Aaron FL. Dimond, where E..
M. Crofoot, the principal of the High
school, now resides. In the village pro-
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ESQ, moved it years ago, changing it to
double tenement house.
In those days, says Mr. Mcdowell, all
Of the hatters pulled and cut their own
fur skins, and that was the first work they
did for their employers in 1921. At the
age or 10 he could nap 10 hats day. He
remained with Lewis Taylor until he was
81 years of age. Ofthose who carried on
hat-making, not mentioned heretofore,
we learn from Mr. Mcdowell that Aaron
Nichols and his brother Philip conducted
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LONG BILL AND VICINITY.

Clayton Platt has been staying with
his grandparents the past three weeks. ~
Miss Lucy Beard visited her sister, Mrs
T. Brakeman in Oroncque, last week.
Gideon Wakelee's barn in Coram was
burned, Friday morning. His hay was
in but his rye had not been put in. 1t
was thought to be the work of tramp.
Insurance $1,000.
Some of the old residents of Rocky
Rest are passing the summer there.
Miss Redd is the guest of Miss Phebe
Beard.
Mrs John wilkinson visited her son in
Bridgeport, last week.
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EE . ~~
Fairfield County,
HUNTINGTON.
THE CENTER AND VICINITY.

Mrs A. J. Park and Miss Belle Parl
are spending few days out Of town.
A. S. Smith has house full of sum.
mer boarders.
Mr. and Mrs viii Collan of Shelton are
visiting at E. j. Buckingham's.
Mrs Kate Laidlaw has been at the home
of her father, c. E. Quick.
The ladies Of this place met on Thurs.
day last at the Congregational church to
make bandages and other necessary
things for che soldiers. They also met
Thursday OF this week.
Mrs Lundberg and Miss Helga, who
have been with Mrs Lundberg's brother,
Paul Rehnberg, for some time, left last
week forNew York.
Lee Eldred entertains his mother.
Fred Brownson took a drive to New
Milford. this week.
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WANTS A HOME.
Aged Woman Tramps to Washington
From Virginia.

Aged Woman Tramps to Washington
From Virginia.
A little old woman got off an Alexandra
ferry boat yesterday afternoon and inquir-
ed for the nearest police station. She was
directed to the fourth precinct. on L street
southwest, where she afterward appeared
and made known the object of her visit to
this city. To Sergeant Smith she gave her
name as Edith Davis, and said she had
come here for the purpose of getting a
home. The sergeant found that she could
not get in the almshouse, as she is a non
resident.
The only thing can do,'' he explained
to her. lis to take you to court and you
may have to go to the workhouse."
Anywhere" she said. "All that l want
Is home"
Although her appearance indicated that
she Is not far from seventy years old, she
declares she will not be forty-eight until
the 10Th of next July. This morning she
was In the Police Court on charge of va
grancy. She said she had walked from
Brentsviile, Prince William county. Va, to
Alexandria, and had paid 10 cents to come
over on a ferry boat. She started from
Brentsyille last Friday, she said and peo-
pie In the county were kind enough TO feed
her and give her lodgings.
For several years, she says, she has lived
from house to house. She refuses to re-
turn home. and the court committed her to
give. time to communicate with the wo-
mans friends in Virginia.
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THE COMING HORSE SHOW
General Iassrsst Bsing Taken By Hsrs
Bsesdsn and 0wnen
North and South VIII Compete In the
mand by Prospective Patrons.

Manager Harry Field of the Washington
horse show is a very busy man, and his
clerks are none the less active in arranging
the preliminaries for the event. which will
be held at Convention Hall, May 4. 5, 6 and
{. The correspondence is voluminous, and
every mail brings letters from horse own
ers and breeders, making inquiries about
the different classes and the conditions for
entry.
The premium list, which contains all this
Information, is in the hands of the printers.
and will be completed this week, and
copies will be sent to I'LL inquirsrs at once.
Mr.. Field last Monday sent letters to the
various railroad companies entering WASH
ington, applying for reduced rates on
horses to be exhibited at the show. The
action of the Southern railway on the sub
ject indicates the course that the other
roads will pursue.
General Freight Agent H. +. Smith Of the
Southern railway wrote Manager Field
that his company would take pleasure in
handling free return shipments Of horses
that have been on exhibition at the horse
show, II unsold and reshippad within thirty
days after the close Of the exhibition, TN
der live stock contract of the Southern
railway. This is conditioned upon p, esen-
tation of certificate signed by the proper
officers of the exhibition. to the effect that
the shipments are unsold exhibits which
means one rate for the round trip, and. as
the Southern reaches many points south
and west where horse breeders have their
farms. the agreement will doubtless be
very gratifying to such exhibitors.
Prospective Display.
The display and competition In the hack
ney, harness horses and standardized stall
lion classes are sure to be unusually good.
In the hackney exhibit the north and south
will come together. Mr.. F. c. Stevens
the president Of the show, whose hackneys
from the Maplewood stud at Attica, N. Y,
have won first prizes each year at the ma
tiona horse show in New York, since Mr.
Stevens began exhibiting, will enter some
OF his famous winners. and A. J. Cassett
Of Philadelphia will also put in some of his
animals. The southern contingent will be
represented by T. L. Johnson of Culpeper
who will show Coastman; CORTLAND Smith
of Alexandria, with Beau Lyons; Henry
Fairfax. with several of the get of Match
less of Loudesboro, and Charles G. Heron
of Harrisonburg, with Sir Roger.
Applications Received.
Many letters are being received at horse
show headquarters, No. 734 18th street,
from persons who wish to engage boxes
for the show, and numerous applications
for ladies' tickets are also being received.
Society has shown an intention of patroniz-
ing the event to a very large extent, and
the promoters feel assured that the show
will be most successful. There will be a
meeting of the officers today at o'clock.
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AT HER OWN REQUEST.
Woman Asks the Court to Send Her
to WOrkhOuse.

Seated in the dock Of Judge Kimbalrs
court today was good-lo oking woman.
clothed in black. She was particularly well
her good looks excited the curiosity of the
audience. Her Eame was given as Mary
Quinn. and the charge against her was
vagrancy. When arraigned she pleaded
guilty and seemed anxious to go down
without being questioned.
Policeman Wannell told the court that
the woman came to the station yesterday
and said she wanted to go down. The Off
Ger said he told her she would have to be
locked up IL she remained at the station,
and she said she was perfectly willing to
occupy cell.
why do you want to be sent DOWN.!
Judge Kimball asked Mary.
Because 1 have no place to CO." she az
swered.
when were you sent down last?''
about four months ago."
She said she went 10 Baltimore when she
was released ard entered the Mission
Home, but she preferred to come here and
go down on the farm rather than remain
over in Baltimore.
Bailiff Kendig told the court that he
thought Mary had been in court six CT
seven times. The judge said he remem-
bered having sent her to the Hope and
Help Mission, but she was not kept there,
as she refused to do any work.
That's her trouble" remarked the bal
Eff. "She won't work. and I believe her
mind is not exactly right"
II would send you to the Hope and Help
Mission" the court said, hut you won't
do any work, and 1 think they would rot
keep you"
IT don't want you to send me there" said
the woman, "for I know they won't take
me. 1 have applied there several times
lately, but have been refused"
Have you any friends anywhere"
None whatever"
Have you any refatives?"
None who will help me-"
How long have you lived in Washing
TONI"
"Thfrty-eight years"
Judge Kimball said he could not under
stand why so able-bodied a woman would
rot even make up her own bed for a good
home. The only thing he could do was to
send her down for three months, and re-
quested that the worShouse physicians
n AXE an examination to determine her
mental condition.
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Picture Department.

Photograph Of ''Magdalene." In gilt frame.
Reduced from 81. Is to 81 50.
3 Polka Series Pictures. In fancy felt frames.
Reduced from 81. IS to 95c. each.
Dining Room Picture. In oak and silver frame.
Reduced from $500 to 1900
Photograph of q Nun" In gilt frame Re-
duced from $50 TO 500
Pearl Painting. Reduced from s. IS to 81 90.
Water Colors. In gilt frames with gray mats
Reduced from 2.55 to 81 90 each. :
Pastel In oval gilt mat and Florentine gilt
Pictures. 20xzl-in. cherry frames. Reduced
from 90 to 81 90 each - =
I Photograph Of '.St Cecilia" IN cherry and
gilt frsme.s Reduced From 34.00 to 81 3d.
Photograph IN black and gilt frame. Reduced
from 5000 to g. so.
:. I coiorsd Photograph from Lifs. Reduced from
Fourth 6oog.
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Corset Department.

pairs l. c. Corsets. made Of black Italian cloth,
cut bias. heavily boned with real whalebone. top
trimmed with lace aud ribbon. Sizes ~, 49, %
and 70 Reduced from 81. 80 to 50. 80 pair.
pairs l. c. Corsets. made Of French coutn cut
bias. heavily boned with real whalebone top fin
ished with lace. Sizes IS. 10. 20. 81. q %. -
and 80 Reduced from $3.50 TO So. 80 pair
pairs 1. e. Corsets. made of French coutil.
heavily boned with real whalebone. side steels
top finished with embroidery. Sizes q and p
Reduced from $3.50 to $500 pair.
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Muslin Underwear.

pairs Women's Muslin Drawers. deep hem,
tucks above. felled seams Reduced from Soc to
Dc. pair.
Is wOmen's Cambria Skirts. umbrella style: deep
runie trimmed with Nalenciennes lace, French
back. Reduced from S1.OO to soc. each.
IL Women's Muslin Skirts. umbrella style. trim
med with wide rufie of embroidery. French back
tape at waist. Reduced from $1.OO TO So each.
Womens Muslin Gowns trimmed with en-
broidery and Insertion Reduced from 81 90 to 69c
1 Black Mohair Skirt. lined deep ruitie put
with cord and heading. French back, tape at waist
Reduced from 81. 30 TO 81. %
Second floor.
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Rug Department.

Brusselette Rugs. 16x33 inches, fringed Re-
duced from 45r. to 29c. each.
3 Persian Art Squares. blue old and terra
Gotta effects. slightly soed. l. I1.x9 feet @
drced from $500 to 1858; 2. 9x12 feet, reduced
from $15. 90 to So. 90 each.
Jute Smyrna Rugs slightly soiled: 3 21ax5
feet reduced frem 81 As to 81 90 esch: 2 6x9 feet.
reduced from $500 to $500 each: 2, 7Hx10ia feet.
reduced from $1,000 to $500 each
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