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which II Is hardly necessary 10 detail
The cousins were now at open warfare.
Each accused the other OF lngratitude
and misconduct The warfare was car
ried into the newspapers Rival letters
fun OF bitter determinations were print
ed. In one OF them w. r. d. Stokes
quoted a famous sentence from De
Quincey's Murder Considered as a
Fine Art" which he applied TO his cou-
sin with yenomous point:
III once a man INDUCES In murder
very soon he comes 10 think little OF
robbing from robbing he comes TO
drinking, and from that TO Ill manners
and procrastinaton. Once enter the
downward path and you know nos
where you will stop"
What stung Edward still more was a
charge Of ingratitude In forgetting the
circumstance that after the Fisk TRACE
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them, the siren who wrought the ruin,
was at last accounts living comfort
ably In Philadelphia. The other, the
chief victim, Mrs. James Fisk. Is liv-
ing In penury In Boston. When Fisk
died he was currently reported TO be
one Of the weslthiest men In New York.
He left practically his entire fortune TO
his widow When she came to claim
her own she found that II had melted
into thin air. Not wrack remained
behind.
Edward Stokes wife had obtained a
divorce from him while he was serving
out his term In prison. When he lay
upon his deathbed a young woman who
had been known as Rosamund I. Bar
clay claimed that she had been married
to Stokes and threatened TO assert her
claims through the courts--N. Y. Her.
aid.
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man. To add fuel to the fire. the wo-
man went into court with papers show
ing that Fisk owed her $4,000 an ac-
cuslng him Of libel.
After an exciting day In this suit she
and Stokes lunchcd together In the
home Fisk had fitted up. Here mes ,
senger arrived with the news that Fisk
had caused the issue of bench war
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partner on the charge OF embezzling
the company's funds. The charge fell
through, and Stokes was liberated. He
retaliated by suing Fisk for 100000
damages for false imprisonment. "Jo-
sic" stood by Stokes. who threatened
TO publish all the letters that had pass
ed between Fisk and the Mansfield wo-
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There was an intense sensation In the
court room, Mr. Fellow, resuming his
address, said he was glad to retire
from an Office which entailed his pres
ence at such scenes Of suffering and
sorrow as he had witnessed that night.
After he had concluded he burst into
tears and going over to Stokes offered
him his hand, saying:
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rant fer Stokes on an indictment by
the grand Jury charging him with
blackmail. Stokes rushed to the Grand
Central hotel. where Fisk was living
and shot him on the staircase. There
were no known witnesses to the incep-
ton OF the actual shooting. Stokes
always claimed that he had acted In
self-defence and that Fisk had been
the first to draw a revolver. To the
argument that Fisk's pistol was never
found Stokes retorted that II had been
spirited away by a mysterious woman
who had appeared on the scene imme-
diately after Fisk fell.
At the first trial the Jury failed to
agree. The second ended on January
4. 1873. with a verdict Of guilty Of MUIR
der In the first degree. Then followed
one OF the most extraordinary scenes
ever witnessed In a court roam. The
following account IL condensed from
the contemporary report In the New
York Herald:
At the moment that the yer iIct pass
cd the lips OF the foreman. there arose
such n terrible. piercing wall from one
Of the young ladies dressed In deep
mourning that II seemed 10 curdie the
blood OF every man and woman In tho
court. None who heard II will ever
forget II. The young lady who uttered
this cry fell forward with her face
prone on the shoulder of the prisoner
she was Stokes sister. Horace
Stokes. the brother. burst into tears
Al the friends and relatives ~ the
prisoner by one impulse gathered
Ground him in a state OF terrible afflic-
tlon.
STOKES DENorNcEs PROSE
CUToRs.
Edward s. Stokes. however. never
lost his nerve He sat In stony calm
until al, the members OF the Jury had
been polled As the twelfth man an
swered Yes" he rose slowly. and. fac
inE Mr.. Beach. now one OF the counsel
fer the prosecution. hut formerly a
friend ~ Stokes and his counsel In a
civil srit, said IN deliberate accents:
Wen. MIR. Beach ! must cay you
have done your work well. hope you
have been well paid for t."
Then he sat down. Mr.. Beach made
no reply. but his face turned a little
away from the prisoner. District At
torney Fellows then rose 20 explain
that Messrs. Beach and Fullerton had
not been employed by Mr.. Fisk's fam.
lily. but by the county. 10 assist I'm the
prosecution. Stokes. again rising.
brote into the argument.
'Mr. Fellows" he interrupted. state
that they were hired BY Jay Gould.
Please state that"
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OF a million on the other In the days
when money and influence were all
powerful, Fisk had the great ErTe cor
poration and Tammany Hat at his
back. Stokes was practically single
handed.
QUARRELS LEAD TO MURDER.
Fisk's first move was to arrest his
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Bora in Philadelphia in lS4i. his early
environment. and training were excel
lent His family was an old and re-
spected one in .he quaker city. He
himself gave brilliant promise from his
very boyhood. In the High school Of
Philadelphia, where he received the
larger portion OF his education. he de-
velopeG unusual aptness In his studies.
Among his schoolfeliows he was known
as an ardent athlete. But he was even
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Stormy Career Of Man Who Shot Colonel James Fisk J
Brilliant But Errat Tragedy Which He Played Part One Of Most
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House Only Become Enmeshed !nminab Litigation.
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~ DwARD $. STOKES died at Il
minutes 10 o'clock yesterday
afternoon at the home of his
sister. Mrs. Mary McNutt, No.
7al st. Nicholas avenue He
had been unconscious for three
- days, and his death was sx-
pected at any hour,
His nurse and valet noticed change
for the worse at quarter Of three
o'clock and telephoned for DIR. John 5.
Billings and DR., Edward H. Rogers.
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President Roosevelt is said TO be
strongly yearning FOR a few days
cougar hunting In the Rocky Noun
tains. Reports Of the daring tao
ties pursued By him when hunting,
and the many thrilling incidents OF
his last winters trip, are causing
his friends 10 use their utmost en-
deayors 20 dissuade him from any
such enterprise. Although II Is
hardly possible that Mr Roosevelt
will carry OUT his desire to so to the
Rockies for a weeks hunting before
Congress opens In December, at the
same time IL 10 very probable that
the world Will. sooner or later, be
treated to the novel spectacle of a
President Of the United States
chasing wildcats in the Rockies.
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BIRTH AND EARLY LIFE.

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years of age at the time.
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-30
The Old Door Opener.

Ever since 1869" writes cores,
pondcnt Of the Chicago Tribune.
Captain A, u. loolIlcr has opened tho
door for every public man and for
every applicant for office who has
called on the president at the white
house. All these years he has stood
guard at the little door which opens
into the presidents room, and he Is
said TO know by sight more prominent
people Of the last thirty years than
any other living man Captain
LoolIler served during the ciyil war
IN the cavalry branch Of the service
and has always been on the pay roll
Of the war department The other
day he was placed on the retired list
OF the army but he viii stilI hold his
place at the door He opened the
door for Garfield, Hayes and Mckinley
whom each Of the three was in tur
congressman from Ohio. lie
opened the door later when each OF
them was president and others came
to pay calls
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-30

oh l am going TO have 1t pub
lished myself, am very happy. my
dear girls, today. | want to see lou
both as happy, now and always, as
am at this moment"
Kate flew upstairs. She had some.
thing OF cry at first, then went TO
her manuscript and resomtely at
work.
Kate, DEAR" called Elsie from the
next room, tine brooch looks simply
lovely in white Observation-Disclosures
Press.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-30
WHY WOMEN DON'T GET RICH.
Most Of Them Prefer Spending Money
to SAVING II,


TO Saving 1t.
Nearly every woman wants To be
rich, hut she has vague ideas of how
she should SO about making money
| She reads In some NEWSPAPER ahom
some woman who has been successful
IN stock operations, and the first
spare cash she gets she invests In
stock with some Curhstone broker.
NtnCtyntnc times out Of every hun.
dred she loses her savings. Then
she's discouraged. and believes that
it's not possible for women to make
money She resigns herself to keep.
| ing house for the rest OF her life, and
her career MS capitalist Is ended
This woman went about her task in
the wrong way, and SO does nearly
every other woman who starts out TO
| become rich. Those mon who say
that not ono woman in ten has the
money making instinct are very near.
| ly right Women like to spend money,
hut they don't know how TO make Il.
II they could become rich in day, or
n month, all would try but they can
| never make up their minds to work
| years TO accumulate u fortune, ms mon
do, Women would much rather spend
! thar earn,
And, because women spend SO much,
| they are hardly ever in the field for
! investing when tho chance comes
along No person can invest unless
| he has the whCrewithal Most great
| fortunes have boon started by men
who saved and saved and saved, aud
! finally had Few hundred or few
| thousand dollars To invest Whenever
the opportunity should come, There
are many women who earn good sui
aries, and who might lay by few hun,
drod dollars n year, II they were so
minded, hut that IL not the way OF
women They spend every cent they
! make, and In most cases have their
monthly salary all spent before it's In
their hands, AS long ms women won't
save we're not likely to have many
women millou0iros in this country.
Sometimes there's woman who
really wants to increase her fortune.
| but she soon realizes that conditions
arc against her A woman hasn't as
many chances for making money IA
mon have, She isn't around mon,
as rule, and she doesn't hear of the
opportunities for investment which
are talked of, day by day In Wall
| street and other financial centerB
She wants to buy stocks; she has
| saved up u few hundreds TO invest,
| but she doesn't know how 60 30 about
| It, Most women are afraid 10 venture
into the regions whore man reigns
| supreme, This Is foolish timidity.
for woman can get along as well as
n man In any Office, II she only con,
ducts herself properly and looks out
! for herself am able to manage my
/ affairs better than any man could
manage them; and what man has done
woman can do. II had let other
people do my business for me, ! most
| likely wouldn't have had any business
to do now, aud It Is the duty Of every
woman, | believe, TO learn to take
care Of her own business affairs
! Mrs lletty Green in May Success
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War

All trembling IS the meadow;
An crimson is the riu.
The dead lie in the valley,
The dead lie on the hill,
And one side is the victor,
The other side has lost.
The women of two peoples
Are counting up the cost"
Edwin L.. SahiN in AjuslcC's
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Ny LIttIe Gray kItty and |.

When the north wind whistles round
the house,
plllng the snowdrifts high,
We nestle down on the warm hearth
rug
My little gray kitty and l.
tell her about my work and play
And all / moan to do
And she purrs SO loud / surely think
That she undorstands--don' you?
She looks about with her big. round
eyes,
Ana softly llcks my face
AS / tell her bout the word missed,
And how | have lost my place
Then let the wind whistle, for what
10 us
Matters stormy sky?
Oh, none have such jolly times as we
My little gray kitty and /.
Florence A. Jones
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Ny wife is very considerate. said
the newly married man. She Is al.
ways buying me Heck-ties and colored
shirts"
And ! suppose you are considerate
and generous In your turn"
Yes. | wouldn't hurt her feelings
for the world. / wear EN-. Wash.
ington Star.
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Il see that number Of Boston wo.
men have threatened 10 attend the
coming horse show in that city and
ride their horses IN the same fashion
as their spectacles ride their noses"
Dear me- What spectacleg they
will make Of themselves, Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-30

IlDSQuS or hPllS, OF SlSn-bSlS, SuNu as
wore worn there by post-horses, and l
commenced to wonder if | should not
drive ho&.o if there should be room for
me, for il was already dusk, and l was
long way from home Suddenly the
| post-horu rang out through the woods:
20 Tauncnbaum, 0 Tannenboum,"
rang out so merrily, so Nule-like,
This was not surely the common
stage? At this junCture the horses
turned the corner and | saw a hand
some sleigh, the position with pumes
in his hat. Blowing a lusty blast while
in the sleigh turned away disap-
pointed-an ordinary looked again
"A quite ordinary soldier nothing
more Let them drive on ahead
thought /. remaining where I was.
For a moment the blast and the
jingling of the bells ceased, but only
for a moment; and slowly | turned M
on my hOmeward way, when to my
establishment l saw before me this
same soldier. tall, slender man, his
cap a trihe to one side upon his curly
hair, a tig-twig between his lips. He
took the twig from his mouth, raised
his hand to his cap and asked: Frau
lein AnneHese Won Sternberg?' |
stared at him, speechless, surprised,
confused, Then ! recognized the
handsome fresh face the sincere
grave cyes-yes, it was he, the strau-
| ger of the Westenberg cemetery,
whom ! had seen at Hannchens grave.
| brushed snowflake off my lashes
and felt my hand tremble as | did so.
Il am She" l stammered
May | offer you seat in the
sleigh he asked; pardon the
liberty, madam, but it is quite a dis
lance, and it is growing dark. You
wish to return to Langenwald, of
course?'
I could simply utter halfaudible
yes" and prepared to walk beside
him to the sleigh which had stopped
below.
This is a real Christmas night" he
began as we proceeded, "A real Ger
man Christmas He smiled in a
quiet way. Then he helped me into
'iIt Hl''@h anu S'""lS oSN'H"0" '''S
hill The position blew another lied
an old soldier lied one that my father
had WhlstIed and with recruits sing
when they nave been levied ana
march through the streets with color.
ed ribbons on their capS,-a neg oil
winch l knew only the melody ana the
llrst Strope.
was sruS2t so trauIlch aus der ferhr'
Das lieo" Ieure Naterhaus
ne place" lhe t"ls III ms mouth ana
olt IT, as OF experiencing some phySl-
cal pam "lich ne Wlsheu IN thIS way
TO SUPPRESS ana turning 20 me- he
sad with u sml'e' "A German cannot
forget home-lonslngs' even II MS
country has cast him OIL and given
him stones instead OF bread. My God,
it is all just as it once was, it Is snow
ing just the same, and the three soil
| tary frs are still standing upon the
heights. Position, if it be possible,
| CpDgR ypuv hl9Ct ono cen TpupW one.
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into the dark forest as long as we
could trace any footsteps of the pony,
or hnd any open way, and again and
again Capt. Martas blew resonant blasts
upon his shell that rolled away over the
swamp. seeking to apprise his wife that
we were there, and waiting for her; but
nothing came of it.
They could hear the SHE'LL he sad,
upon a still night like this three or four
miles" and it seemed to him impossible
that they could = have gone beyond the
reach of the sound But no answer came,
and the darkness grew almost visible,
so thoroughly did it shut off all vision,
like a vast black wall.
Then Martas sent Toby back to the
plantation for fire and blankets, and
more men, and soon a roaring blaze
mounted skyward, and every few minutes
the conch shell was blown. Nothing more
could be done. l remained with the now
sorely troubled husband through the
night AT the first peep of dawn he had
breakfast brought from the plantation.
and as soon as it became light enough
to see In the great forest we searched
for and found the pony's tracks, and we
carefully followed the traces left in the
soft soil. The chase led, with marvellous
turns and twists, right along the little
ridge of f1rmer land which led irregularly
on between the boundlesss morasses
stretched on either side, trending now
this way now that, but always pene-
trating deeper and deeper into the almost
unknown bosom of the swamp. The pony
had followed his own trail in coming
out Of the swamp, and this made it cas-
Ter for us to trace his way. At last, we
came to the dark, sluggish, sullen wa
ter. 1t was point of solid ground, Of
less than an acre in extent, foot or two
above the water, almost circular in out
line, and nearly surrounded by the Ia
goon. 1t was comparatively clear of
timber, and near the center rose a
grand magnolia tree. such as Celia had
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with just such splendid blossoms as
these. There must be more than 800
clusters, some that I could not reach be-
ing much larger and finer than this
one"
And you say" answered Mrs. Martas,
that the air is still, and that the per-
rune broods all around the tree? Oh,
how SWEET
Yes" said Celia, sit is so strong that
you can taste as well as smell the Won
dertul perfume. Few people could bear to
stand Immediately beneath the shade; it
is so sweet as to be almost overpower-
ing"
"Oh, how wish could see it! How
far is it, Celia?"
Only four miles. You can go. It is
deep in the swamp; but the pony can
follow the ridge all the way. You can
go, and get home before dusk. l would
like you to see it before rain makes
the road too bad. or the winds come
3 and scatter the delicious perfume that
now hangs as heavy as dew all around
the glorious tree for yards and yards
away"
Il will go!" she cried. TELL Toby to
bring out Selim, and you can take a
horse. Let us go at once. 1t Is getting
late"
Il would rather walk" said Celia, 80
L
route in going back, although I watched
so carefully that know I can find it on
foot"
Very soon boy. led up Mrs. Martas'
pony, and she went out to the steps and
mounted, followed by Celia on foot The
girl held the stirrup for her mistress, and
as she did so looked back at Capt. Martas
with eyes in which shone strange love,
pity and tenderness; but the voice of
"a ln6 hAY.
in turning her black and lustrous eyes
toward Capt. Martas, their expression
totally changed, and showed for a fleet
ing instant the murderous glitter that
cleaned from the eyes of a panther
when ready for fatal spring.
was startled and troubled, and hall
moved forward to tell the lady not tc
go; but a moments reflection showed me
how foolish such an unnecessary anG
silly interference would seem. A strange
mistrust fitted across my mind, bu;
| there was nothing on which to base it
| L could not give a reason for it, ex
| cept to say that I had seen the ligh
of a gladiator's eye, the twitch anG
spasm Of an assassin's lip, in the eye
and mouth Of that now smiling and
! dutiful young slave girl. The thine
was too foolish to think of, and I hell
| my peace.
The woman passed out of the gate
| and went on quietly in the direction OF
| the Black Swamp. Martas and 1 re,
! sumed our conversation. Hour after
hour passed away, and the sun grew
! large and low in the west still Mrs
| Martas cid not return. The sun was
| setting-set; but she had rutpcome. Their
| Capt. Martas called Toby and had hin
! ride to the edge Of the wood, and sec
if he could learn anything of his mis-
! tress but Toby soon came back, saying
! that he saw nothing except the pony!
| tracks leading into the swamp, and thu
| pony himself leisurely coming home
without rider. Then Capt Maria.
mounted, and 1 followed him. He tool
| the plantation cOnch shell, and We rod
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lowed us to the scene of the crime. One
of them said: 81
.If there are no hounds, sent to camp
for old Du CHEN. He is better than any
dog"
The remark was so singular that 1
asked:
What do you mean by saying He Is
better than any dog?
ct mean that he can follow the trail bv
the scent better than any hound I ever
saw, and have seen hundreds Of them"
''Is that mere camp story" said I.
cor do you know it of your own knowl-
edge?''
'I know 1t myself, SIR" said the SOL
der. 81 have seen him smell man or
his clothes, and then go blindfolded into
a whole regiment and pick out that man
by his scent. have seen him pull a lock
of wool off sheep, smell It good and
then go blindfolded into the pen and
pick out that identical sheep from fifty
others. 1 have known him to Smell the
blanket niger slept in and follow
that darky four or five miles by the scent
of him through cotton corn and woods
He Is better than a dog"
The man looked to be honest and intel
ligent, and while I could hardly credit
such an astounding and abnormal de-
velopment of the nasal power in hui
man being, there was nothing else to do;
so told him to take my horse and his
own. ride as quickly as possible to camp
and bring old Du Chen with him.
Then we made a litter and slowly and
reverently we bore the corpse Of the
murdered lady along the difficult road
until we reached a point to which it was
possible to bring a carriage, in which
we placed her in charge of the Mortified
neighbors, who had by this time collect
ed at the plantation.
Capt Martas insisted on remaining
with me and awaiting the coming of Du
Chen.
More than two hours elasped before