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New-York tribune., 1902-06-22

and. getting the correct response. fired the pls-
tol. Forty-eight oars caught the water so near
ly together that there was little to choose pu1
Cornell got away little the quickest, using a
short dip and a catch apparently designed 10
accomplish that object. Pennsylvania. however,
started off at a tremendous gait, with %
stroke and for a few seconds showed in the
lead Then she began to drop back and was
soon in the second division, where she remained
.c., -ist.ar, tlnaraaftAr
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-23

Marriage is the greatest lottery OF
life-and lotteries are illegal
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-23

weakening and may fall. This has
caused so large an influx of visitors
tha> it is said the hOtelkccpcrs may
not be wholly guiltlcss in regard to
the rumOr. The city has two of these
square towers, the AsinelIi. which is
SIS feet high, and was erected IN
1909, and its rival, the Gariscnda,
which was built one year later and
was Originally much higher and is rem
dered peculiar by it's decided inclina-
ton to one side 1t is now only 1853
feet high, the width of one side is
% feet. the walls at the base are 6
feet 6 inches thick, while higher up
they are 4 feet nine inches Its
origin is somewhat obscure, but 1t is
certainly intended to Guido the ASH
nelli, and both were for retreat in
trOublous times. Some say the
original intention was to make it
lean, but others contended that etner
the ground has settled or there was a
defect in the engineering. This
unique relic was so little thought OF
by one of its later pOssessors that it
was sold in 1866 for 220 lire, some
thing less than $44.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-23
TO TEMPER TEDIUM.

Country Uucle-Now, what's tn use
of teachin' girls all these new-fangle1
studies? What good is this astronomy
you're studyin'?
City Niece-Why, uncle, it's a de
Iightful subject to talk about on moon
light evenings. We point out Venus
and then the young man says some
thing pretty, and then -. See that
ring?
Fannie Footlignrs-So your front
row admirer has gone back on you
Oh, we'll, cheer up and remember that
there are as good fish in the sea az
ever we're caught.
Flora Fly-Oh, but he wasn't fst
he was lobster.-Chicag News.
Was your interview with thai
young candidate satisfactory"
Not at ALL answered the practiea
politician.
Couldn't you arrange deal?''
Yes; a deals just what he wants
He objects to my holding all tn,
cards in my own hand '-Washingtol
Star.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-23
SOME CONFEDERATE SPOONS
Story of How They Went to Maine and
STAYED There

Story of How They Went to Maine and
Stayed There.
For years John Budd has boen The
toll gatherer at the end of the Wiscas-
set bridge, the longest in the state of
Maine 1t is built on trestles, and is
something over a mile long. short
time ago old Budd was sitting in the
sun, smoking his pipe. Two young
men on a pedestrian tour stopped TO
pay their toll. Budd asked them
whence they had come.
New Orleans" said the older of the
young men. we are up here IN
! Maine for the summer"
4 stopped in New Orleans at one
time" said Budd, when / was with
! Gen. Butler"
The faces of the young men hard
! ened. The older one said, with much
bitterness of tone:--
We'll, you can't be very proud of
that"
And why not, you young snippet?"
demanded Budd with just as much
asperity.
women, a tyrant and an old thief;
that's what he was, and the boys of
| New Orleans. who never saw him.
hate him. And, besides, he stole all
the spoons out of my grandfather's
hotel"
He did, eh?" snapped Budd. What
was the name Of your grandfathers
hotel?"
The st Charles"
You just wait a minute, young
man"
Budd went upstairs into his living
room and brought down a heavy can
vas bag.
He opened it and took out hand
full Of spoons. On the handle of each
was engraved est Charles"
What do those look Iike?" demand
ed Budd.
Why, those are some Of the spoons
from my grandfather's hotel" gasped
the young man. Where did you come
on these"
Il took en-" replied Budd, placidIy
And 1 know who took the rest o
our lives, for if Gen. Butler had known
it, he would have had us strung up
Now you take back what you have
said about him. Take it back, Or
: will dump you both over the raj
'em-and we all did it at the risk 0
. there"
! Daunted by the glare Of the eyes Of
the old man, the boys apologized
Then the older said: Sir, my father
will pay any price for those ole
spoons"
Let me tell you" said Budd, ''tha
r you couldn't bring money enough in {
}. two-horse wagon to buy one of them
s I'm not thief; I'm not trying to MAKE
money by stealing, took those spoons
as plumber of war, and I'm going t.
keep 'em. Don't you ever declare wa
against the north again. These
Z spoons staying up here in Maine vii
be a jog to your memory"
And the young men were obliged h
trudge away without their grand
fathers spoons.-From the Lewisto
Journal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-23

tinsel of the smart set weary of the
cOnsoling friends that are ever eager
to crowd around her, nursing the love
that she cannot forget, she sings.
But not for the public is her voice.
No more will audiences listen enrap-
tured to her notes of melody.
Fifteen years ago Carrie Swayne
was frequently seen on the American
stage. She had good figure, a sweet
voice and a pretty face, and was a
favOrite
In a play called Cad. the Tomboy,
Frank L. Gardner took her on a tour
of Australia. She made a hit. Sydney,
Melbourne, all the island continent,
went wild over her and money flowed
fast into the box office
Carrie Swayne quit the stage and
Gardner went into speculation. Re
port has it that he made a hundred
million.
Be that true or not, he is very rich
and Carrie SWayne helped him to
amass his great fortune.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-23
CHAPTER XVI.

There came a respite when the sea-
son ended. Lady Kinloch took her
niece to Paris. The two had quar-
relied seriously about the handsome
captain. and Gladys had maintained
her right to keep up her friendship
with him if she chose.
There would be no objection 10
your friendship" said Lady Kinloch.
If it were Of an ordinary kind: but
you must acknowledge that he de
votes his time and attention to you as
though he were your lover"
He was my lover once" retorted
Gladys, quickly. He likes my society
and seeks it, and I see no harm in
that"
81 do" said Lady Kinloch: q see
great harm in it. In the first place,
no married man has a right to seek
! the society of a young girl like your
self while he neglects his wife; and
! Captain Wynyard. we know. does neg
lect her, for it has become a matter
Of common gossip
His wife must take her chance
aunt, as all other wives do" said
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-23
CUP OF SORROW FULL.
American Woman Grieves for the Man
She has Lost.

Paris, Jan. 21.-TO sing away
Misunderstanding grief is what Mrs.
Frank l.. Gardner, who was Carrie
Swayne of New York, is now trying to
do.
AS the story goes about Paris, Mrs.
James Brown Potter was the cause of
the first estrangement between Car
RE Swayne Gardner and her many
times a millionaire husband. In the
American colony they say that all
went we'll until Mrs. Potter came or
rather until Frank Gardner was called
from Paris to London, where he met
the beautiful actress. After that, so
Mrs Grundy says, the shadows came.
Then the gOssips started. In little
while there was a separatiOn-fnally
a diyorce-all very quietly done.
Gardeners friends said that his wife
had misconstrued his purely artistic
interest in the stage career of Mrs.
James Brown Potter. Mrs. Gardner's
! friends didn't say very much one way
| or the other.
Gardner made an extremely hand.
some settlement on bis former wife
and so far as the world knew Mrs.
! Gardner ceased to think Of him, but
she said to a friend few days ago:
4 love him as l loved him when we
first met. We are parted, it is true
! and I hear that soon he will wed
Nine Laigly, but I love him, l will
| always love him"
Her cup of sorrow is full, yet brave
! ly she is battling. Tired Of the shallow
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-23

Saymold Storey-'Did we know
Their wuz more'n billion gallons o
Der drunk in this country last year?
That1 float the biggest ship at ever
wuZ built"
Goodman Gonrong-"Begosb it does
float the ship of state! Look at the
rev'noo frum it..
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-23
When Roosevelt Was at Columbia

At the law school where we were
fellow students under Prof. Dwight,
was struck by a quality in Roosevelt
which | admired very much. He
would never rest satisfied with any
answer to one of his questions unless
that answer was perfectly clear to
him. Prof Dwight was q monument of
sweet temper, with a handsome.
White-haired SOcratic head, full of law
and quaint flashes of humOr, and a
temperament like that of Hans Chris
tian Andersen-one who delighted n
simple narrative form. If this gentle
nature had one earthly ambition it
WITS to be reputed perfectly ineligible
in the domain of Blackstone and
| KentS Commentaries. But ROOse
! welt, like many another prospective
cOnquerOr, was low of wit compared
with the average lad (Were not Blu
| cher and Wellington poor things at
schOOl?) and he frequently held the
whole lecture room by insisting upon
detailed explanation Of points that
! were obvious to the majority. Some
| times he excited discomfort among his
! fellows by the delays he provoked,
and once or twice ] noticed even Prof.
i Dwight struggling TO preserve MS
serenity; but Roosevelt permitted
himself to be diverted by no consider.
alton save the solution Of the immcdi
ate difficulty before him; and while
he irritated his fellow students and at
times even his instructor, all admired
his moral courage, particularly the
number who shared his difficulties
but let the matter pass rather than
risk the consequences of boring a
room full Of impatient students.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-23
CHAPTER XIV.

forward joyfulIy to her and he
mothers and Captain Vineyards re
turn home, or at least to their leayinj
town. There must be an end to muc
Of their unhappiness, she thought
when they LETT the gayeties Of LOndoT
behind. When Gladys Rane was nc
longer in sight, the captain could no
show his devotion 10 her and hen
mother would no longer be tOrtuI &c
by his open display Of affection foi
her. It was just possible, too, that
away from this brilliant woman auc
her influence, the captain might be
kinder to his wife As for love. 10
had foigned sufficient to win her; but
he had had none in reality, and il
was hardly likely that in that respect
he would enact the part OF hypOcri;e
again Still, he might be kinder. and
even that would be something again.
With such thoughts, Angela awaited
almost impatiently the close Of the
season.
There had been a grand gala even
ing at the Royal Italian opera house
All the elite Of society had crowded
thither to hear Patti sing. The most
beautiful and fashionable seemed 20
nave been gathered together in the
opera house; and among the most
brilliant Lady Laura Wynyard was
conspicuous. She wore pale blue vel
vet. with pearls Angela wore white
Gladys Ranc. her dark. passionate
face glowing with excitement wore
pale amber satin with finest black
lace, through which her well formed
neck and shoulders shone like ivory.
They were certainly the three most
beautiful women present
No sooner had the captain seen his
wife and Miss Rooden seated than he
went to Lady Kinloch's box and there.
dispite her Iadyship's hints and
pIain-spOkcn words. ne remained
lie would not leave the side Of the
girl he admired The season was
nearly over; he would not have many
more such delightful hours. and he
was determined TO make the most Of
the present And Gladys seemed not
I;ttIa na+fno 81 t,,a r,an ,,.ho nn+o o,
i''i' ii''',' VI '''' men " I'o e'''si 'o
the box, but bestowed all her smiles
and conversation upon the handsome
captain, and visitors feeling them
selves de trop, went away
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-23
Boloona's Sensation.

Bologna has been having a sensa-
ton in the rumor thai its great lean
ing tower, the pride Of the city, is
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-23

This is the position with which the
names of Prof E. A. Birge Of the Wis
consin university and Prof. JudsOn Of
the University Of Chicago have been
mentioned by dame rumOT.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-23
HOPKINS CHOSEN.
Williams college Presidency Filled at
last

Boston. Jan. 21-ReY. Dr.
Henry Hopkins has been
elected president of Williams college
at WilliamstOwn, Mass, and acceped
condiHonally. He lives at Kansas
City and will leave within a week or
two to take up the duties Of his posi-
ton.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-06-12
LONDON FIREDtPT
Said To Be Entire|y Out
Of Date And Poor
QUEEN ALEXANDRA
Will Give a Coronation Dinner
To 10000 Female
DumeSlIcS

London, June l2.-The inadeo uacy
OF the fire equipment Of Lo-don has
again been de nonStrated by the fatal
tiles which attended comparatively
small blaze in the center ut he city at
a late hour Monday morning. be
tire occurred in the upper portion OF 4
i've story building adj niHg the
Mansion house station in the busiest
section of London. rhe first extension
ladders +" arrive at The Scene could not
Ge elevated to the fourth story, and
inmates of the upper llrors were com,
PEELED to Jump down in o a tarpa . lin
which had been hastily command cred
by the fremen from passing fruiJ
van. Several Of those who j mped
were badly injured AM Others VINO
refused to take this ti,k disappeared
within the smoking windows. Several
hours elapsed before the casualties
were ascertaned. Ii was then Z und
that rine young eirlS had been burned
to death and that - persons had been
injured, one probably fatally. The
bodies OF the dead were all badly
burned and Two could not be recog
niZed.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-06-12
RANKS OF VETERANS
RAPIDLY THINNING

Hathorn, Post 33, Ludlow; senior VICE
commander, George W. F.agg, Ran
dolph. U. S. Grant Post, No. 96
junior vice commander, Charles Var
Steinberg, Post NO. ,, Burlington
medical director, Ralph F. Sherwood,
Post No 65, st. Albans chaplain,
John U. Spring, ost No 81, Bel
lows Falls; council of admins
tration, Post No. s, c. NJ. Booth, Post
No. 8, r o. Sturtevant, Swanton
II. w. Spafford. Rutland; Frank Ken.
field, Morrsvllle,
The following representatives. at
large 70 the 36th national encamp-
menu were elected J. E. Eldridg ge,
Randolph; Fred L. Smith, MontpeIi. r;
j. n. Culver Richford; George W.
Dearborn, Newport; Dennis E. May,
st. Johnsbury; c. f. Beach, Burling.
ton.
Alternates: Thomas T. Farrell,
Waterbury; George Leprohon, Three
Rivers, P Q; Henry w. Hutchips,
Bellows Falls; w L. Bliss, Calais;
Mark j. Sargent, Royalton; S f. Glib
son, bennington.
Assistant adjutant general and
assistant quartermaSter general, L A.
Howe, Ludlow. The officers were in.
stalled by Post Dept. Commander J.
Fl Goulding OF Wilmington.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-06-12

Montpelier, June l2.--The report
OF Department Commander Lucia Of
the Vermont G.. A. r in the 35th
annual encampment yesterday was
very interesting. Among other things
it showed the decrease in membership
resultant from the inevitable inroads
of old age and sickness on the ranks.
On Decembe 81, 1900, there were 10
posts in the department. with 3697
members in good standing. December
81, 1901, there were l06 posts with a
mem bership Of 1906. This makes the
loss to the department in one year
four posts and 23l members. The re-
ported death loss is 106. The posts
lost are as follows: Barber, No. IT,
Richmond; Lincoln, No. 50, White
River Junction: Abbott, No. 80,
Windham; Sampson, No. 40. Wey.
bridge. This last April Woodward
Post, No 20, was instituted at Iras-
burgh with IA mem bers, thus lessen
ing the loss to tt rec.
The report of Assistant Quarter
master General Edward Baker showed
the finances Of the department in
prosperous condition, with $4,000
cash and 800 50 in supplies on hand, or
nearly 5000 more than year ago.
Commander Lucia announced the
following committeeS:-On report of
commanders, w. l.. Greenleaf. Z NJ.
Mansur, and z w. Jewett: on reports
of other officers, j. +. Eldridge, l.. Ii.
Hemenway and Eli Holden; on reso
lutions, j c. Baker, G. E Beach, Geo.
Hail; to extend greetings Ct encamp.
ment to Woman's Relief Corps, Hugh
Henry, Fl. E. Taylor and E J. Fos-
ter.
A committee from the w. X. c.,
brought greetings to the meeting
through Mrs. Conant, national secre.
tary or Spokeswoman.
The folio wing committees to present
nominations for officers was appointed
consisting OF past department com
manders present; J H. Golden, W. L.
Greenleaf, II. e. Taylor Z. M. Nan.
sur, Hugh Henry, E. w. Jewett. In
the afternoon the committee prese IT.
ed the following nominations wh. ch
we're made elections by the mee'n~
Department commander, Rans.i4. l..
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-06-12
BIC SENSATION IN MIDDLE
BURY COURT HOUSE

Allen house. The judge asked whether
he had ever had anything to drink at
any other hotels. Dean said that he
had, and being pressed for facts, told
OF large number Of uen, many OF
whom were prominent, with whom he
had drunk at the Addison house
Among the lot were General McCul.
Tough and States Attorney Donoway.
When his name was mentioned,
Douoway jumped up in rage exclaim.
ing, "That S damned lie. =" He was
admonished by tbe Judge to be quiet.
The proceedings soon leaked out
and the town could not have been
more stirred up had volcanic
eruption taken place.
The first direct effect of the disclos,
ure was the disappearance of John
Higgins, proprietor Of the Addison
house, and John Simons, and Timothy
O'Brien, bis bar tender; L. 0. Allen,
proprietor OF the Allen house; Edward
Train, proprietor, and William Hope,
clerk at the Pierce he use.
When Dean emerged from the
court house the atmosphere was be-
ginning to grow torrld, and he felt
that his presence was no longer need
ed or desired, and so secured a con-
veyance and was driven to the lake
shore and crossed over to Crown Point,
N. Y.
AT l0:l5 this morning systematic
search OF the hotels was begun by
Sheriff Chapman at the Addison,
Pierce. and Allen houses. No liquor
was found, but at the Logan whiskey
was found and the lessee, Clarence
Page, was taken into custody This
hotel is owned by John H. Sargent
who also owns the residence occupied
by States Attorney Donaway. lwc
men were found drinking at the bar
and there was mild commotion when
the officers appeared at the Aller
house Mrs. Allen was talking to bel
husband over the tele 1hone, and she
told him "the boys are searching.
His reply from the New York side O
the take was, "TreaL them we'll.
Colonel Dean, who has caused tht
disturbance, was member Of Cover
nor Pages staff and has been a sen
ator from Addison county. at one tint
being an influential man in the county
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-06-12

forts.
"A Canadian Commandent' was the
name Of the selection Of Miss Pinkie
X Lewis. 1t was the story Of how a
non-commissioned officer had turned a
company of unruly militia into we'll
drilled and obedient soldiers.
Miss Bessie Spear played an excel
lent piano solo, after which Miss Mary
Mcdonald recited as her piece in the
contest, "Ursus" This was a story
Of the early days in Rome and was
very clever1y given.
She was followed by HI nry Fl. Jack.
who gave a negro story. "Ben and
and Judas" al humorous story OF
how master and slave once exchanged
places. The warm applause that
greeted him ST.. wed that his efforts
were well appreciated.
Miss Ula A. McWhorter was the
last contestant and her selection was a
humorous one entitled "The Book
Agent" Her work was exceedingly
well done and the applause which
greeted her when she was through
showed that her efforts had met with
appreciation
Miss Bessie Jones followed with a
pleasing vocal solo sung in a splendid
manner. She we'll deserved the ap-
plauSe she received.
Miss AL lie Trow, who was not one
of the contestants, closed the program
with a recitation entitled "The Feat
of TecumSah.
Then came the award of the judges,
Rev. j. E. Wright, Rev. l.. X. Will
man and F. l.. Laird jail of Montpe
lier, announced by City Clerk b, n
Wells.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-06-12
SPAULDING PRIZE
SPEAKING LAST NIGHT

The commencement season at the
.opaulding high school was begun last
evening by the annual prize speaking
held in the opera house. The attend
ance was very large, practically every
seat on the main hoor was filled. The
audience was strictly impartial and
each contestant received hearty ap.
plause as he or she finished. The
award of prizes were as follows: Miss
Mary Mcdonald, first: Harry H. Jack
son, second: Miss Annlce L. McGue,
third; Miss Pinkie X. Lewis, fourth.
Prof. o. D. Mathewson presided at
the exercises which were opened by 8
brief prayer by Rev. X. F. Lowe.
Arthur Ii. Daniels was the first
speaker ahd delivered an Grafton by
i, 5. Senator &. F. Hoar upon Our
National Duty" IN such a way as to
please all his friends who liberally
appiauded him.
Miss Ethel M. Strong followed with
= pathetic little story OF how mill
was sa we'd by the herosm OF an orphan
boy Her selection was entitled,
Jerry, tie b bbin Boy
Miss Carrie C. BemiS mex. gave a
very pleasing little French revolution
story called" "Yvonne, cot how clever
Young French woman rescured hel
husband from death on the guillo'
zine
After Miss Edith Gladding had sung
a vocal SOLO in good voice James r.
Darling gave a selection entitled
First Lessons in Humor."
Miss A. l. McCue gave as her selection
A humorous household story entitled
Naming the Bov," in such manner
as to win hearty applause for her ef'
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-06-12

racson, Arizona. June l2.-Col.
William Chrls5y, president of Valley
Bank of Phoenix Just arrived from
Prietas, Sorora, reports that more
than hundred women and children
together with eighty men of the va
Qui Indians tribe were murdered Mon
day by a detachment OF Mexican
troops from General Torres army. Tne
massacre occurred in Santa Rosa can.
yon 35 miles from Minas Prietas Mines
The Yaqui forces that were operat-
ing in that section b hAd moved further
into the mountains leaving the women
and children Under guard of 80 men.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-06-12
WOMEN and CHILDREN
MASSACRED BY MEXICANS

The Mexican troops came upon the
| camp and without warning opened
fire.
After they fired one volley the
troops charged down upon the panic
stricken victims and masSacred all
within reach. or the guard not one
survived.
Tne b )dies Of the dead were left in
the canyon and the remaining women
and children we're driven to MinaS
Prietas thence to be taken to Her
NESTLE. The troops numbered six
hundred, but we're not under Torres
personally.