Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-05-05

sticking their heauS through the
cracks, embroidered picture frames,
aud eggs which She disposed of at the
nearest grocery store where she was
promptly paid $40,
Having heard of the distress in Gu
ba, the kind hearts of Annie Wcckler,
Katherine Horn and Lizzie uuppcrtS
were touched with pity, and they re-
solved Immediately to enlist as nurses,
but before going made desperate eff
forts To accumulate some necessary
articles. Annie thought needle work
the most acceptable, and forthwith
made pincushion, > centerpieces, a
child's dress and six aprons. kath-
rine thought the shortage on aprons
ought to be remedicd and made five
more, adding meanwhile two toilet
sets. Lizzie Hupperts, knowing that
in hot climate such as Cuba the skin
grows very dark, hastily mixed a
preparation for bleaching or whiten-
| ing the hands. But message COM
| ing from the naval department, that
only one change of apparel by way of
baggage was allowed, they disposed
of these articles for the benefit of the
New Church Fund: Annie realizing
S4.O0. Kathleen $500, Lizzie $500;
total S1l.O0. We have been informed
that they will hold farewell banquet
in few days although the invitations
have not as yet been issued.
The patriotism of these ladies
brings to mind the good work of a
noble lad who will surely reach the
presidents chair if his energy in
crcases with his years in proportion
to the amount he displayed in dtspos-
ing of his penny. Papers and pop
corn are cheap but BERTHE Schlatcr did
not cease his efforts until he had u
bic round dollar to send to St.
Mary's.
To loan, on good security, one cent,
Inquire of Mary Peters, Gussic
Schaumbcrg. and Name Schilling.
Being n firm believer in platonic
friendship, Gcrtie Weidentcller form-
ed one with Il generous old gentleman
in Iowa. who readily paid her S2.3S in
exchange for her penny. Thcu she
used her ingenuity in connecting a
recipe for the hands, which runs rs
follows: Take three gallons of Conf
dencc, one peck of International
Agreement, one quart of Gold Stan
dard, seven tablespoons of Prosper
ity, two quarts Sound Money, and
one pound of Protection, Boil with
twelve months of No Work for ten
hours, and apply when cold. After
disposing of this she handed in $i.25.
Cecilia Mulcahy, Mary Esch, Mary
Dresen, Mary WeisSirch, Annie Ket-
ter, Kate Heibring, Annie Esch, Clara
Schiller and Martha Roger perform
ing feats of iugglcry with the multi
plication table, caused one penny to
produce one hundred.
One of the most unique stories
which came to headquarters was that
of party given by Susie Haubris, at
which the maidens, eXerting all their
powers of fascination in winning
smiles. we're rewarded with the neat
sum of &3. A.
Cecilia Schaumberg said " My
money was made very easily. !
bought four chickens, and after sell
ing them for ninety cents, invested
the money in linen, made six handkcr-
chiefs which worked in drawn thread
work and sold for soc each Also
made ccntcrpiecc for which ! re-
ceived $l.25. My penny not being
accepted in payment for the chickens,
sold it again for Sl.00. In all !
have the sum of 500. +"
70 this Josephine Staber replied
. Oh, mine was made so laboriously.
| had dollar given me.
Cecilia Horn received caller the
Sunday afternoon following the re-
ceipt of her penny She greeted him
with the plea of 80, won't you buy
my penny" As he was on his way
to the Alaskan gold fields, he thought
nothing of donating $50 to the good
cause.
Two times one penny is two pennies,
and two times one dollar is two dol
lars; so thought two girls, Lucy Erie
den and Helen Dresser by name. who
in equal shares added 800 to the
harvest of pennies.
Having excellent persuasive powers,
Clara Schilling exerted them to her
utmost and sold enough tickets on a
picture to enable her to proudly hand
to the treasurer $500.
This picture was destined to do an
unusual amount Of work, as Lizzie