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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-11-19

trees. 1t has Conservatives, hot
houses, ferneriea and gardena that are
unequaled even in sunny Kent
The interior of the castle is magnif-
cent; tho hangings, the furniture, the
pictures are all superb. There are
hooks and little rooms; there are cush-
toned seats in the deep bay windows,
that one would fancy were designed by
an artist for the express accommoda-
ton of lovers.
Selwyn Castle is well known. II
figures in every book of views. 1t
has been sketched and painted perhaps
more than any other place in England.
Lord Huldibrand Selwyn, the last
earl, had been very wealthy man; he
had almost doubled the revenues of
the Selwyns. Some property that he
had bought for very little turned out a
magnificent speculation, for mines
were discovered upon it, and they
alone for many years had yielded a
princely revenue.
Lord Huldibrand had never married.
There had been some love tragedy in
his life, the particulars Of which were
never known, but when he lay dead,
ribbon was found round his neck; it
held a locket, containing woman's
hair and a ring was fastened to it.
The story Of that love was never
known, never even limited at but the
ribbon was buried with him. Lord
Huldirband had one brother, Gerald,
different from himself as light from
dark for Gerald Selwyn was delicate,
sensitive, utterly unfit to cope with
the world. possessing as little real
knowledge of the world as a child
He married as most timid retiring
men do, a proud, imperious lady, am
bilious and worldly, whose only desire
seemed to be that her son should live
to succeed Lord HuIdibrand Gerald
Selwyn had no other children. On
Vivian all the hopes of his race were
fixed
or course, Lord Huldibrand educated
him, sent him to college, made him a
most magnificent allowance, and then
almost quarreled with him because
Vivian insisted on joining the army
Every one opposed him-the Hon.
Gerald Selwyn, his father, had been
dead for some years-but his mother
was almost violent over it. Every
friend he had was against it. They
represented to him that he was the
only heir, the only hope of the Sci,
wyns; and. If anything happened to
him, both titles and estates must go to
some far relation whom no one either
knew or cared for He laughed, de-
caring that soldier ran no greater
risk than an, other man. All opposi-
ton was withdrawn at last, Lord HUI,
dibrand purchased for him captains
commission in the Queens Own, with
the exress agreement that he should
leave the army when his turn came to
reign at Selwyn.
To be Continued.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-11-19

the electric lights of large city, may
make it advisable to place the new in
strument a little further from Boston
and from the possibility of such dis
turbances. At Arequipa, when the
mirror just ordered has been com
pleted, the trolley car problem is
naturally not likely to come up.
1t will probably be between two and
three years before the mirror of the
Arequipa telescope is ready to start
on its southern journey, for the manu-
facture of one of these important
disks of glass is long. tedious and
INFINITELY careful process. Making a
perfect telescope mirror or lens, in
fact, is a hardly less remarkable
achievement than making a perfect
diamond; the main difference, one
might almost say, is that the mirror
has been made by man and that the
diamond has not. And so delicate is
the operation that the famous lens
maker Clark found only one Young
man whom he thought worthy to be
apprenticed to his peculiar and, from
the astronomical point of view.
vitality important occupation Mr.. C.
A. R. Lundin who made-or figured"
II one wishes to be more technical
the new Harvard mirror is there
fore a unique figure among modern
workmen. 1t was he also, although
the last survivor of the Clark family
lived until 1897, who did most of the
work on the famous 40-inch lens
which has given the Yerkes observa-
tory its present distinction of having
the worlds largest piece of astrouom-
ical apparatus.
The finishing of such a mirror as
that just ordered by Harvard for her
Arequipa observatory, after it has
gone through it's earlier processes is
a matter of about two years of hand
labor, the maker having simply his
thumb, dish of water and a bit of
fine powder with which slowly and
carefully to grind down the glass to
its final proportions. And this work.
which appears in the first statement
exceedingly simple, is complicated by
thousand and one difficulties known
only to those familiar with this finest
product of the telescope makers art.
Although the glass is manufactured
with consummate care in the one fur.
mace in the world that is capable of
producing it, that furnace being as far
away from the lens-maker as the
| iG fro
nevertheless this glass contains i'm.
PROJECTIONS which must be carefully
investigated before the lens.maker
can be sure Of his material. A mir
ror may be easily injured in the finish
ing, for even the heat of mans
thumb causes an expansion of the
glass under it that, infnites.mal as it
is under any human system of mea-
surement, may mar the perfection of
an otherwise flawless mirror
Until given the contract for the
new Harvard mirror the Clark man.
agement had been almost invariably
making lenses of the refracting tyne
OF telescope, the two types presenting
very different problems in glass
grinding The new mirror, therefore.
proved to be something of an innova-
ton, one in which the astronomical
scienc e of the twentieth century
reaches back to the early nineteenth,
and combines the favorite instrument
Of the great astronomer Herschel
with the skill of the famous maker
of the modern worlds best known as
Economical apparatus.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-11-19
NO PAPER BLOCKADE.
United States viii Recognize Only
Effective Operations.

Washington, Nov 17.-The state de-
partment yesterday received notice
from the Dominican government
through the consul general in New
York that it had closed certain ports
during the continuance OF the insurrec-
tion Minister Powell and Captain
Briggs, commanding the Baltimore,
will determine whether the blockade
proposed is really effective and under
no circumstances will the state depart.
ment respect a naper blockade
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-11-19
Continued.

II was night when he arrived, and
the general was surrounded by his
staff They were grim old warriors
most OF them; but to this day they
tell, with trembling lips, Of the bright
haired boy who rode so suddenly into
camp, streaming with blood, with
death in his brave young face. They
tell how he placed the papers in the
generals hand, and fell at his feet,
saying, with the smile Of child:
you will tell them al home ! did
my duty"
There wos n stir among them Dark
bronzed faces grew pale and qulvered
rs they raised the boy and carried him
away to die.
But there was one happiness in
store for him News reached Major
Threlton that the young ensign and
his little troop had been waylaid,
Captain Selwyn, with a small body OF
re VIA scrt after him at once, anu
the 9nt2ig wac just In time to see the
Young hero die
They had laid him under the shade
OF large palm tree. The evening
sun had set. and as though In mercy to
him, cool, calm breeze had risen.
"Ah captain!" said the boy; II
longed to see your face and touch your
hand once moro. You have always
been my hero, and have loved you 40
wei You win go back to England
some day: promise me that you will
20 and see my father, that you viii
say with my last breath ! gent him my
love; tell my sister Vlolante | thought
ot her as 10y dying, with infinite love,
and tell them for me that died a
EGlGier's death, doing my duty as
soldiers do. ! told my father might
live to be a general, but my laurels are
few, and have gathered them young.
Captain Selwyn, nm not afraid of
death but VIII you let mo hold your
ls1d while ! dio?"
hNd Captain Selwyn--used as he
vas to slcknegs, to wounds, and death
felt his face white and his lps
culver, as he STOOD by and watched the
young soldier die, Tears nllod his
'Syos as he noted the deep crimson
wound on the fair young brow.
God ble7s him" he said with rever.
ent lips England may well BIO proud
of nor soldier sons when they live and
Vl4 lllSo him"
With his own Lands he cut off two
~ the golden curls resolving to keep
incm nntil he returned home, and then
10 take ono to his sister, and one to
the father OF tho young hero whom
iheN were rever more to see.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-11-19

at II, then kissed 1t, without one word
Il cannot tell you how | thank you.
said Mr., Temple; there are some
services that no words can repay-this
is one"
Lord Selwyn spent the evening al
Oakside He talked CT nothing but
BERTHE. He told them every incident
every little anecdote he could re.
member; ana in doing so revealed his
own kind, generous heart and noble
nature so openly that father and
daughter alike were charmed with
him
AS for the young earl himself
before he had spent one hour with
Nlolante Temple, he knew that he had
met his rate, II was complete case
OF love at first sight. Her beautiful
eVer-changing, pure, young face charm.
ed him; her musical voice thrilled
MN with every tone: her words so
picturesque-by turns sad and CAV.
her thoughts, SO noble, charmed him
lie knew at once that no other
woman would ever charm him as she
ana. 1t seemed to him that in meeting
her he had met the other half of his
ille--the better part Of his soul.
am not leaving Woodeayes at
once he said to Mr.. Temple, when he
TOOK his leave that night; 'the country
is so beautiful that think of staving
H.,
since nave been in the deep green
heart or the land, and want to enjoy
IT," o''oS
Aiter these words It was not wonder.
ful that Horace Temple was quite Mind
TO what was going on. Lord Selwvn
TOOK lodgings in Woodeaves; he made
point of spending his evenings at
oakside, and Mr.. Temple became nj.
tached to him in a quiet wav. ba
enjoyed his companionship. ana felt
deep gratitude toward him.
Is true that during those few
weeks he often looked with si,ant
wonder AT Vioante's face, and tbouoht
now bright and well the child was
anu no" talr she grew; but he never
seemed to remember that she was or
an age TO love or be loved.
sometimes, when he returned I, No
1 ,,,' she would tell him that Lord
WAN mad called that morning with i,
DOOR, and they had been singing "a.
gether; and again, ltwould be that ohio
''ad met Lord Vivian. and thew bad
walked together up Croom's Hill or
through Burback Wood. Yet II never
struck the man whose whole SOM wos
absorbed in his business what wos
going on. vac
ioiu oeiWyn gave himself up to the
''at'n' ne was deeply, passionatelv
earnestly In love, and he knew r..
there could be no more happiness for
MIN without Vioante.
lie fingered on at Woodeoves tr,iro
gu III MS power to win the love Of
mat pure, young heart He succeaaad
al last The time came when ha
could Keep his secret no lonper md
one evening when Mr.. Temple had
oooi oollged to return to his office for
papers and the two were alone he
surprised her into confessing that sba
too, loved him.
Against my better Judgment she
sa'u' win a saucy, hewitching smile,
nut ! cannot help It,"
Al,er TWO days of deep thought and
consideration, Horace Temple, Devil.
oered as ever, gave his consent. and
the marriage of Lord Vivian Selwvn
WIN NlolanIe was arranged to take
place in September
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-11-19
DEAD INDIANS BLAMED FOR
MURDER OF TWO OFFICER

Douglas, Wyo Nov. 15.-The nine
Sioux Indians arrested for participa'
tiGn in the fight in which Sheriff Miller
and Deputy Falkenburg Of Converse
county we're killed, were given pre-
liminary hearing and discharged. The
testimony shows Eagle Feather and
Black Kettle who were killed, fired the
shots which killed the officers, The
I"dians will be returned to the Pine
Ridge agency.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-11-19
Publishing Company Fails.

Chicago, Nov. 1.-THE Equitable
Trust company was yesterday ap-
pointed receiver for the Henneberry
company, publishers. The liabilities
are not stated. but the assets are put
at $4,000 A dispute with creditor
over the validity OF a contract is held
responsible for the action taken. II is
expected that the receiver will salts
fy the claims OF creditors and place
the firm in its former standing
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-11-19
LORD KITCHENER
BADLY INJURED

Simla, india, Nov. 17.-Lord Kitch.
ener con .nander-in-chief of the Brit
ish forces in India, has met with a SER
nous accident, while riding home alone
from a country house near here AS
he was passing through a tunnel his
horse became frightened and collided
with the walled side. One of Lord
Kitchener's legs was broken in two
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-23
JOE POINTER WAS BEATEN
(By3AssocIated Press.)

COLUMBUS, o.. September 2?.----Fannie.
billiard, Of 5the w. L. Snow stable. be-
camo champion Of pacing mares when IN
the 200 pace She went the mile In 1903 81,
half a second better than the best efforts
of Lady Of tho Manor, Mazette ana
Darrell. The race which Fannie billiard
won, and In which she becamo the pacing
queen. tho s.06 pace was bitterly fought.
Major c., was the 10 to fnvorlte, ana
was laid up lin"the first heat, Joe Pointer
winning In a drive from Fannie Dillard.
Major c. shot to the front In tho second
heat and was carried to the half by Cap
tain Sphinx II, / :O1 -. Here both horses
gave up and Fannie billiard set sail
for what proved to be tho record. The
time by quarters Is: 80; 1:ol ia: :32 ~;
2:O3 "a. ,5
The mare had no trouble in beating Joe
Pointer home In the last heat.
I, eco trot-purse 5000 John Taylor won in
three straight heats, Gray Fortune Sc.
cond, Bessie Brentwood third, Best timo,
2:12 Ea&
2:o6 pace-purse ssoo-Fanny billiard won
second and third heats and race; Joe
Pointer. first heat. second; Terrace
Queen, third. Best time, 2:o3 "a.
2:1T trot-purse s., o00-Billy Buck won
In two straight heats, John Mack second
Dillon Boy third Best time 2:o9.
2:15 pace-purses 81 ,0oo-John NJ, won IN
three straight heats; r. On Time. second;
Columbia Hal, third: Best time, 900 IL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-23
Don't Let Them,

The Brunswick Gazette speaks f'sh'
W Tha at there is a settled purpose, flSfd
eIement OF the Democratic parry "
Wirsinia to bring the primary eleot'on
Man into disrepute and TO, render u 70
distastoful to and unpopular WITH tme
W. saaa tia they viii demand us "a pol.-
tinM nv the next State, convention oL
tt IN ,,arrty. no Intelligent man WHO mas mas
w W. ched the trend OF recent events VIII
wont,,ro RI DENY. No leader OF any proHl-
tnnnce has dared or will dare, openly 20
attack the primary plan as long ~ ~
continues q party law, }The attncks upotn1
/, have been covert and insld'ous. ana
proceed from those who have been tne
beneficlaries OF the political eonultlons
that have long existed IN the state ana
Who are content and anxious that Ihey
shall remain as they have peelL InvS
managed to get all tEey wanted by meals
Of precinct meetings, ana nd eo1n.y cSht view
had become adopts and are ~ nay, !.
ha \, the mot appi' Of naming eaRadates s.
Whch they may lose and can by no
| possibility be gamers. That they have
| measurably succeeded In making the prll-
| mary distasteful to the people there is
no doubt through the powerful assist
ance OF county committees In making the
plan applicable to candidates for county
| or non. political offices without regard
| 10 tho popular wish on the subject. and
BY the action OF tho State COMMITTEES at
| lis meeting recently held In Richmonc
to settle the muddle in the Shenandoan
senatorial district
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-23

+ fro,n Madison Ward next year the ne
nominees OF yesterdays primary NY ny "
well knUwf III the city. g5y I'M. ).
Messrs. Kelley and Wallace are serS ~ !,
trIthe House al present, eaol, having hud
n wo tnrins, General Anderson Is a promi-
Nan, I3road street merchant ana 1s q
i sa,,,har nf the Common Council from
Madison Ward. Captain Thomnson ana !
Nj cox are both we'll known LAWYERS nnd
i ~ u figured considerab bly, In politics be.
fare Tho vote 81 hiessrs Kelley ana
wallace was Undoubtedly reduced because 2
~ their SUPPORT Of Judge Campbell anu
fheir opposition to the Mann bill but the
latter oncreted MS well to help them,
5'SS THE C1TYt COMMITTEE
rtor CLAY Ward the committee fight re-
suited as follows: Saunders, b64; West
Ga; Mitchell, n 707 Il; Dance. S76s Brow WI
Iii: pitcher, 1876; Cook. 1874; Tiller, $40. Z.
Tho frat named I'VE were chosen
4. Tho only other committee fight WAS m
I "a Ward where Mr.. Percival MADE an
unsuccessful effcrtsto defeat Pr. Caring
fon. Tho vote was. Butler, b33;4 earring
TON. 4o2, peyton, 545: Winston, eSe: Aea-
mans s4; Perclval s2l.
The following committee we're elected
n the other wards without opposition:
Jsckson--Doherty, Lane, Leamoh, PerrS
Monroe.-1,arratnl 13rockenbrough,
Duke. McKenny and Shea, csc votes ca CHI
# h Madison-Burgess Tolkes. Shields. Tay-
lor and Walden, 4S1 votes each n
JafYerson-Fagat,, Griffith, Manning,
+ Phillips and Steiner, 1893 votes each.
Y Observation-Disclosures Hicks, Hughes,
Welsh and Woodward. 5A votes each.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-23
Object Lesson at Home.

rhe Norfolk County Democrat complains
ar Follows: In Norfolk county Alvah Mar
In and the political machine he controls
com ,3osed Of white Republicans and 81,
iaveG Dcmocrats-llave maintained conto!
Nv means OF tile negro vote, Gnvernment
cannot rise above the level Of the electo-
rate by which. in atrepupIc. y Is Hau.
taincd, Government ~ NoE!oK eonnEy
has been maintained by the negro vote. u
tnrs that royernment In Norfolk county
hss not risen a bove tho level Of tho negro
aInctorato BY which 1T has. been malrA
taIned. In its extravaganza Its corruption
- III srennrd Of, and contempt Of the pub
jieo interest, IN its farc'cal enforcement Of
the law, the government tNorfolk coun-
~ under the Fusion regime has been on
The ne gro level. And while It, remains, Il
Will remain or TIE negro Jewel NO mors
he And ~ yet. as We have said. most OF our
cor,tsn,norarIes have expended more time
in "a enouneing the theory advocated by
thA Northern press than the actual cons
Ittion exist ent here before their ayes. The
act that thls condition lis n reproach not
merely to Norfolk county but to the State
~ Virginia and tn Southern civilization
seelr1s not tn have belr appreciated, And
IN consequence man chosen to Office. not
merely by the negro vote but by 9 frali-
dnlent negro vote, have been admitted to
Assembly. nj Virginia and the moral suns
nnrt at tie nartv ~ the state lent to the
dnminnnce NJ a e>hpl deriving it, support
fr,-,, he nero vote.
Srrelv 81 is t'nnc that the rduenti-l
press ~ vrpinia were turning from tte
ncadem,cal hl.russion Of the theoreticnI
IN the forthrisht discus2ian af TIA ant'nil
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-23
GIBBONS IS
HOME AGAIN
Cardinal Back from the Con.
claye at Rome.
HAD a PLEASANT Z, Al VT VOYAGE Z ','. 81
Speaks With Enthusiasm of$ths New
Pope, Who, He Says, Is Greatly tns
serested IN the Church In
This Country.
(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK. Sept. 22;-cardinal Glib
bons arrived here to-day on tho Kaiser
Wilholm der Crosse. A delegation Of
priests and laymen from Baltimore went
down tho bay on revenue cuttsr 70
greet him and welcome him home.
Among those heading tho delegation was
r. 3. ,rlppet. OF Baltimore. supreme
president OF the Catholic Benevolent Le-
Rion. When the welcoming party boarded
the Kaiser Wilhelm off quarantine, NJ.
rippet mado an addross OF welcome, -
which the Cardinal responded briefly, say
Ing in part:
1."You have been pleased to refer to the
data OF my ordination. Those we're
dark and troublesome days. fMy ordina-
ton was almost coinctdent with tina DO
ginning OF the Civil War and every
fresh State that left the Union brought
fresh pang to my heart
Continuing, the Cardinal said that at
that fine his heart was In tho South
and his head In tho North. -
Another reception awaited the Cardi-
nal when he went ashore at Ho6oken.
rho pier was crowded with eccleciasti-
cal friends from this city.
PLEASANT VOYAGE.
Tho Cardinal had pleasant voyage
and he said tho ocean trip had recupe.
rated his strength. OF the new PonEtt
tho Cardinal spoke in terms OF tho great
eat enthusiasm. He said that the choics
OF the conclave had been most happy
from an American viewpoint. as Plus =.
was deeply Interested In tho develop
ment Of tho church In this country, ana
was sIngularly familiar with the insti:
tutions In this country. The Cardinal
lad several lengthy interviews with the
ponc regarding church matters In this
country.
CONCERNING tho probable relations be-
tween the new Pope and tho 81ta!lah
government. CARDINAL Gibbons said :t''rhe
Fope, as Patriarch OF Venice. was on
very friendly terms with tho KING O,.s
what a man does when he Is mere Pr
yate In the ranks. 80 to speak. and when
he lis elevated TO power ana resnonslo ny.
arc wholly different things What Pope
Pin. will do In this ma tier Is. OF course
nnknown. You may rely on It. however.
there will be no sudden change These
things are not dono In way to attract
attention, RI a change does take place
/. will be a. gradual change; the frienan-
nos. hetwecn the Vatican and the 0u,-
rinal will grow. Plus X. IL not INC
Patriarch OF Venice. and ~hilo he may
retain hIs friendly feeling for the kink.
these feelings Will cause no sudden
change Of papal policy nut WIZ prooa 70,
II the course Of time brink about IN.
fluenced by very kindly feelings toward
Of things. The King, believe - N
proved relationship and a better stata
| the Pnne.''
Asked about the possibility OF another
American cardinal being appointed. car
| dinnl Gpbons answered There VIII %
| another cardinal It would not su1pr'se
mo to SEQ the number OF American car.
dinnls AUGMENTED in the near future. but
there is absolutely no truth In the capled
statement that the Pope propossd I, %
create a patriarch for the Occldent. 1he
statement Is ridiculous 4, m