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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-08-03
Candy Was S.rychnlne.

GAINESVILLE. WIS, Aug. Mamma, |
ate three pieces Of candy" saidI S.year.
old Marion Strobe of Brodhead, point.
ing to IN empty box of strychnine
pills she lad found Medical aid was
summoned. but the catld died three
hours later in great distress.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-08-03
Actual Facts Suppressed.

"The reports Of deaths and the num-
Der Of cases we get give hardly an in
dIcation of the situation. The actual
fcts are suppressed. Newspapers are
Joining In the effort to avert a total
boycott and ultimate panic by printing
the news as favorably colored as pos
slble and the government authorities
are slow In giving out the news. The
fears Of the people must be soot1ed,
they say"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-08-03
Ex-congressman Dead.

Liberty, Mo. Aug Former Con
gresham John nougherty Is dead at
his home III this city, aged AZ He
represented the third Missouri dis
trict three terms in congress
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-08-03
EVANSTON eUYs BLooDHoUNDs
Fashionable Suburb Will Track
Thieves and Robbers.

Chicago, Aug. 2.-The city council
Of Evanston, the fashionable suburb
north of Chicago, last night made an
appropriation for the purchase of
pack of bloodhourds which will be
used to track thieves and hold-up
men
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-08-03
Still Another System.

Automobiles recovering from in
juryl-"Isn't that a pretty stin bill.
loctor?'
Surgeon You ion't suppose I'm
going to let the repair men do all the
getting rich out Of this business. do
your
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-08-03
They Talk Well.

The new chairman and chief engi.
neer of the canal commission are talk
ing business. If they live up to their
promises there will be no occasion to
kick on the work Of digging the big
ditch.-Charlotte News.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-08-03
MYSTERY IN DISCOVERY OF
PROMINENT LAWYERS BODY

Omaha. Neb., Aug. 2.-The body Of
|. S, Andrews, a prominent Omaha at
torney, was found floating in Cedar
Creek ten miles west of Portsmouth
late yesterday. He disappeared last
Friday and nothing was heard of him
until the finding of his body. The
cause of his disappearance is still a
mystery.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-08-03
MEMORIAL TO DOCTOR.
Granite Bowlder Which Will Be Used
as Monument to Discoverer
of Chloroform.

quiry involving much research work,
including the examination of the orig
inal records procured from Yale uni
versity, the Chicago Medical society
decided that the honor of being the
discoverer of chloroform must be ac-
corded to DR.. Samuel Guthrie, o.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-08-03
FOUR PEOPLE DPoM N.
Lose Lives by overturn ng of a Small
Skiff

Duluth. Mimi. Aus. -Four lives
were lost yesterday by the capsizing
Of smell skin IN the Swan river
nee lngsuomS landing The lead
are Edith Tichenor. Goldie Tichenor
Everett Tichenor and Mrs J. N
Pogue.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-08-03
Sir Ambrose Shea Dies.

London, Aug Sir Ambrose Shea,
speaker az the legislative ass amhlv al
Now Fuundland in 1S6h-6l, end gov.
ernor ot the Bahama islands In 1887.
"a is dead AGED 81
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-08-03
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE

Miss Rebecca Bracken, who is dead
at Niles, Mich, was train dispatcher
for a railroad there, and is believed to
have known more about time cards
and how trains ought to move than
any other employee on that division or
the line, She was about tle only
woman in the country to hold such an
important position in the railroad SER
vice. Miss Bracken was known far
and wide as the railroad mems angel"
\ few months ago she retired from the
service Of the road owing to i'll health
and her condition steadily grew worse.
Justice Brewer of the United States
supreme court has been telling down
in Tennessee how as small boy he
saw President James X. Polk in the
white house. His father took him to
reception there, and just as the lad
had almost reached the president,
there was a break in tne line, and he
was pushed one side. Intent apon tle
object of his visit. young Brewer
squeezed in again.. caught hold of the
presidents coat. and said. please,
Mr. President. shake hands with me,
this little boy here. I've come all the
way tc see you, and now can't get
to YOU to shake your hand" This at
tracted President Folks attention,
who took the boys hand, and said,
My child, II you are as persistent an"
determined about accomplishing good
things when YOU grow up as YOU nave
been about shaking my hand today. you
will be president yourself some day
This shows that President Polk knew
how to do is as well as any of them.
General Gallieni Is at one and the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-08-03
ARMEO MEN GUARD
LOUISIANA ROADS
SHOT GUN QUARANTINE IN VEL
LOW FEVER DISTRICTS.
J. F. BRUCE FLEES NORTH

Southern Saw Mil Operator Comes to
Madison to Escape Ravaees Of Dis
ease--TeIs of Conditions In New
Orleans--Claims Pestilence In
creases and Facts Are Suppressed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-08-03

General Gallieni is at one and the
same time drawing pay as governor
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-30

finally the money was given to one
of the counters, 1t was found to be
broken and crumbled to a fearful ex-
tent. All of the United State notes
and gold and silver certificates, were
redeemed at full value, however, and
only batch of national bank notes, of
which neither name of bank, number,
nor official signatures remained, prov
ed total loss. The amount redeemed
was something over $4,000, and when
payment was offered to the farmer
in form of a draft, he refused to take
it. and chose large bills. News reach
cd the department soon afterward that
he had been followed and robbed. of
the whole amount"
Mrs. Leonard has been in the treas
ury since 1864, having been appointed
from Pennsylvania. She was soon
placed in the division of issues, and be.
came experienced in counting. In
1868 was transferred to the redemp-
ton division as counter, where she has
been ever since, rising from grade to
grade to her present position. The
detection of counterfeits is part of
her regular work All doubtful bills
are referred 10 her, and If genuine
she stamps them good" thus assum-
ing all responsibility. IL counterfeit,
they are marked and forwarded to the
secret service division. AS rule it
is not new money that Mrs Leonard
counts, but old notes sent In to he
redeemed. She has counted more
money that would pay off the national
debt. When asked what was the
greatest amount she had ever counted
In day, she said s12.030,O in bills
ranging from 81 to $4,000. Though
5000 notes is considered good days
work. for the most expert counter, sho
has counted in one day $4,000 notes
Washington Post.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-30
tificatc securely hidden between them
thus making the banks remittance 81

tincate securely hidden between them,
thus making the banks remittance 81
over.
Money Is frequently redeemed
which Is almost past all recognition.
People frequently bring into the Of
flee money which Is greatly dccompos-
ell through being buried In the ground
have had several interesting cases
of this kind brought to myattcntion
Colorcd Man Buried His Cash.
"A colorcd man, near ST. Louis,
once put his savings, sl5G, in Tin can
and buried il in 81 field. Soon thereafter
nc became very ill. and was taken to
Il hospital, where he remained several
months. When he was discharged,
cured and sought his bank. he found
that the farm had becn sold and that
the field In which he had hidden his
money had been cleared thoroughly
and every landmark Oblileratcd. The
owner. an honest German, to whom he
stated his case, promised 10 keep
lookout for the money, however, and
soon aftcrwart, while blowing, found
the can and returned it. to the negro.
The money was badly decomposcd, hut
all except a $40 national bank note,
of which only the outer rim remained,
was identified by me, and redeemed
at It's full value.
Money which has been recovered
from dead bodies Is sometimes sent to
our Office to be redeemed. One day,
n number Of years ago, a supposedly
moor German died and was hurled In
New York. A few lines giving his
name and stating the occurrence were
published In local paper. from which
they were copied by tho metropolitan
press. and after that translated and
published In Germany. There broth
err of the dead man saw it, and wrote
to the German consul at New York.
and sad that his brother could not
have been n pauper. since he had re-
ceived several thousand dollars a short
time before his death. Inquiry was
made, the body was cXhumed, and be-
meath the clothing was found Il belt
containing something over $4,000. The
money was redeemed at the treasury.
Case of Ypsilanti Smith.
"a farmer in Ohio, Ypsilanti Smith
by name, buried his money instead OF
banking ~ One day while adding to
his treasifro he discovered that Tho
elements were rapidly reducing IL to
dust. Instead of taking or sending
The jar with its contents undlsturbcd
% the treasury for redemption, he
emptied the money, brittle with decay,
into q pillow case. put 1t around his
body under all his clothing, and then
started off for Washington. Being of
a frugal turn of mind, he made the
trip as far az possible as a deck pas
senGer on an Ohio river steamboat
sleeping on bales and boxes during the
nights.
When he reached tho treasury and
stated his case, a messenger was sent
with him TO assist him in getting the
money off his person. but s.Mr. Smith
was not OF trustfui disposition and
preferred to do the task alone. When
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-30
FEELING BAD BILLS
Continued from1ffth pagc.)

discovered in the printing of The gen
lIine note. For instance, some years
ago II number of $50 bills were dis.
covered belonging To the series of
1880, but which had the legend of
1874 printed upon them.
"ln 1897 a $40 silver certificate
came in for redemption. and TO our sur
prise we found that the upper and low
or numbers differed by four. The at
tcntion OF the bureau was called to tho
fact. and The officials explained it by
showing how, during the numbering
process the error could occur. Tho
note was redeemed in halves, each
being worth ST"
Are frauds over worked when
the money is rcdccmd?"
We'll frauds arc not often worked,
but.a few people make attempts to de.
ccive us. A woman in Ohio a number
oil years ngO sent In II number of paper
pellets. with the request that u new
50 note be sent her to replace the one
represented by the pellets, which she
explained had been cut up by child.
When the little balls were undonc and
Strengthened out they were pasted up
on a piece of paper. and found To be
thirteen center stripes cut from as
many SIS bills lcngthwisc. She did not
get the new note.
Little Game That Failed.
About ten years ago, Il policeman.
a gayly dressed fellow. and q negro
came into the Office. the latter carry
ing folded piece of paper in his hand.
inc colorcd brother opened the paper,
ana laid before the acting chief the
upper right hand corner of n SIS legal
tender note. stating that while sweep
ing. he bad thrown the note into the
fire. AMI That the missing portions were
totally destroyed. The fragment,
WHICH WAS q little more than Il square
inch. bore no sign of having been near
IRE. but did look decidedly like the
traction 81 notes known in Office par
lance. as drawer scraps which arc
frequently presented for redemption
by people who imagine that any rrag-
& meht can be made To do duty when
money lis desired. The acting chief at
z once recognized The character of tho
scraDe, ana gently but firmly disillu.
hlohed tiic negro, wiIcreupon the DO.
liceman came forward and said that
ne had come to identify him This
did no good, and all three marched
out evidently not little disappointed
with the result Of their game
Quite often amusing and uncx.
plainablc things como to orr attention
In 1898 counted q package of notes
from a Ptisbnrg bank, and among
them found ten which, while I'M
gnestloDably genuine, felt unnaturaJly
thick. soaked It In water, and then
carefully separating the back from Tho
lace OF the note, found a 81 silver Ger
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-30
scores what he bid.

scores what he bid
The game is 500 points.
At the end of the hand the bidder
always has the first count, and If lie
has enough to put him out he wins
the game, no matter what the others
have scored.
Suppose A has 400 on the slate and
p has 1870, and that a bids on dia-
monds and makes, he is out. even If
b has won 2 or tricks. worth 10
points each. This is in accordance
with the principle of all bidding
games. that the one who takes the
risk shall have the advantage OF the
first count
This rule prevents a player who is
ahead from sitting still and Sweating
out 10 points at time, refusing tn
take chances by bidding.
ii the bidder fails to make as many
tricks as he bid he is :,et back the
amount his bid is worth, and his adj
versaries scpre 10 points each for all
the tricks they have won.
The bidder cannot change the suit
he first named even to a bid of equal
value, and should announce that he
has made mistake, even before gee
ing the cards In the widow, he can
he compelled to play the hand on the
bid actually made.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-30
Want Offers onsthe Following Pieces
of REAL ESTATE.

Boulevard lot, on corner LaSalle
avenue, size 77x25O feet, with all
riparian rights. This is one of the few
corner lots on the Boulevard on tho
market. Make offer and state terms
in first letter.
Beautiful dwelling house on 23rd
St, between Orcutt and Roanoke ave,
mes, southern exposure. House in
splendid condition. Exact location
will be given on request
Two tenement houses on Twenty
fourth street, between Madison and
Jefferson avenues. 1G rooms each.
Rental capacity $4,000 per month.
Want offer.
Forty acres of good timber land on
James river, at Fergusons wharf.
Original growth. Price S7O0.
If you want your property sold
quickly, list it with me- do not
pigeon any property, but sell It.
| have farms and timber lands of
all kinds for sale in all parts of the
country. Write for catalogue.
E. c. BROWN,
Real Estate and Rents,
2i23 Madison avenue, city. Bell
phone. 307.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-30
new CARD GAME
Continued from first page.)

ten; the ace is the highest card and
the Joker The lowest.
If two players cut cards of equal
value aud they are the lowest they
cut again; but the new cut decides
nothing save the tic.
After The cards have been property
shuffled they must be presented to the
player on the Dealers right,
to be cut. and not less than five cards
must be left In either packet. They
arc then dealt from left TO right, three
at time the first round and two at n
time the next round.
Three cards arc then laid off for the
widow. face down; and then three
more are dealt TO each PLAYER aud
finally two more, so that each PLAYER
receives len cnrds. The cards laid
off for the widow must never be the
first or The last cards. dealt, and
shonld always be- placed aside after
each player, Including the dealer, has
received five.
NO trump Is turned up, and a mis-.
deal does not lose the deal, because
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-30

In order to remember this table it
should be observe chat each additional
trick adds the unit value of six tricks
to the bid. For instance. the unit val
nc of spades is so for the lowest bid.
For seven tricks IT. is 60 more, or go,
and for eight tricks ii is 60 more. than
for seven. or $50.
No player is allowed a second bid.
The bids outrank one another &C.
cording to their value in points, so
that bid of "six diamonds" worth
100. would be better bid .han seven
clubs" worth 80 only.
If the point of value of both bids is
equal, the higher number of tricks rs
the better bid. eight tricks in clubs
being better than six at no tIumps
If no one makes bid the deal
passes to the left.
tny player hid ling out Of turn IGse=
the privilege of bidding for that hand.
The successful bidder takes THE
three cards of the widow into his hand
and afterward discards any three cards
he pleases In their place. No one Is al
lowed to fook at these discarls.
After discarding he leads any card
he pleases. and is not Obliged to pitch
n u utip hC WtuItCI vi OTC tTltN
leads for the next. and SO on Each
player In turn must follow suit If he
can, as failure to follow suit when
able TO do SO is revoke.
When a revoke is claimed and prov
ed The hands are Immediately aban.
doned. II 1t is an adversary of The
bidder who has revoked the bidder
scores what he bid, and neither of the
adyersaries can score anything FOR the
tricks they have won.
If the bidder rcvokcs himself. he is
set back the AMOUNT of his bid. and
the adversaries score whatever tricks
they have made.
Although the bidder cannot score
any more than the amount of his bid,
no matter. how many tricks lie takes,
unless he wins them all, every hand
must be played out, because every
trick taken by the bidders adversarics
counts 10 points for the individual
player winning it, no matter what the
trump suit is.. ut. 4 .t5, a. I.
If the bidder wins NIL ten tricks he
jscores $50; unless his bid was more
than $50, In which case he simply
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-30

Real Shalirng Pongcc In the natural color; washes
Ike linen srcnddly finished; u inches wide. On
sale ut 75c and $1o0 the yard
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-30
the deal is no adyantage.

The privilege of naming .he trump
suit. taking the widow, and leading
for the first trick is bid for The
bidder must state the number of tricks
he proposes to win and also the suit
which he will namc for tho trump, OF
that he will play without trump.
No bid of less than six or more than
nine can be offered. The usual for
mula is: six on Spades" or Eight
on hearts 4.
The bids have determined value,
according to the following table:
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-30
Meyers Brothers
Our Mail Order
Department

Is ore Of the most complete and
thoroughly organized In the state.
II you can't attend this sale In per-
son, order by MAIL or TELEPHONE.
Just as much care and attention will
be given your order az If your were
one the spot.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-30
EXTRA SPECIAL.

One thousand yards of the we'll
known Poe Mills" yard-wide mus
lin, pure white bleach, soft finish.
Equal 10 any Sc cotton on the mar
kct. AS much as you want Satur-
day and Monday, only E3a
New-York tribune., 1905-05-07

to the enjoyment of the sports he loves. This
he did in 1882, when after being in the service
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad for twenty-one
years and reaching the position Of first vice
president he resigned in order to live the kind
OF life he best enjoyed. For seventeen years he
kept more or less free from the responsibilities
Of the business world He reluctantly re-entered
II in 1899 when he elected TO succeed
Frank Thompson as president of the Pennsyl-
vnnia Railroad A story which is told Of the
way in which he received the notification illus
trates his love of outdoor life. Mr.. Cassatt did
not want to take the position. He had chosen
the life of a country gentleman. The commit
tee Of the board of directors selected to notify
him went out to his country home at Haverford
10 perform their duty
Mr.. Cassatt is out the golf links was the
reply, in response 10 their inquiry. VIII you
come in and wait for him?"
They considered their business Of too pressing
Importance to wait they fled out TO the
course. where they saw Mr.. Cassatt Justify
swinging club AS they drew over the
grass Mr. Cassatt made a long drive
Good afternoon, Mr.. Cassatt." said Of the
party.
Glad to see you gentlemen replied Mr.. Cas-
satt his eye following the ball it dropped in
the grass some distance away. That q
pretty drive. wasn't it2" he continued you're
Just in time 10 join me in a round"
Thank YOU" said one of the trio but did
not come out here to-day to play golf. The fact
Is, we are here 10 announce to you that the
board Of directors has elected you TO the presi-
dency. We have been appointed 10 notify you
and take back your official acceptance"
Mr Csssatt stood silent for some time, so the
story goes and then said: Gentlemen. l thank
you for the honor, but I don't want IT. want
10 be left alone with my horses and golf sticks"
But think OF the
II don't care rap for the position why
can't you good people leave me alone to enjoy
my good times. I don't want the presidency.
won't accept it"
The surprised directors urged and argued, but
they went away without accomplishing their
errand Then began a campaign of persuasion
and flank attack Finally Mrs, Cassatt was en-
listed in the cause. She asked him to take the
office.
And give up my horses and my pleasures"
said he Haven't we money enough already"
He capitrlated, however, and the fruits OF his
six years of work have shown that his seven
teen years of "loafng" were not entirely
wasted time" He is sixty five years old.
New-York tribune., 1905-05-07
WE'LL KNOWN MEN AT PLAY.
SO-1E hEQOIRE ACTIVE PHYSICAL EXERCISE And
OTHERS ONLY NEW SCENES

represented $4,000 Mr.. Hyde took the box of
the Liberty nearly every day.
Railroad men seem to have q fondness for
horses and steam yachts Among those are
william K. Vanderbilt, James J. Hill, George
J. Gould, A J. Cassatt and August Belmont.
Mr.. Vanderbilt has a racing stable at Chantilly,
France. and is president of the Coney Island
Jockey Club. He is also Interested IN yachting
10 the extent of owning large steam yacht,
the Valiant. He uses this vessel in Europe a
great deal. and has crossed the Atlantic in her.
MI Hill, who owns large farm short dis
tance from st. Paul, enjoys trotting horses. He
also goes off, from time TO time. for recreation
trips on a steam yacht. George ]. Goulds sport
Is polo playing. From time to time reports OF
polo games played between Mr.. Gould. his two
Oldest sons and friend, and other teams ap-
gear in the prese. MI Gould's steam yachts
have been the Atlanta and the Emerald. The
Emerald was the first turbine driven vessel to
cross the Atlantic Ocean.
a. j. Cassatt president of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, is especially a love. of outdoor sports
AT one time the owner Of a racing stable, he
now has a breeding farm at Chester Brook
Penn It is said that he would gladly forsake
the trammels Of the railroad world and retire