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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-23
ANECDOTES OF BRIGHAM YOUNG.
Stories Which Throw Side Light Up
on Mormonism in Time of Prophet.

Sometimes an anecdote teaches 4
world of truth, and between the lines
the horrors of polygamy can be traced
in the following stories appearing in
the fifth of the series of articles on
The Tragedy of the Mormon Wo-
man." by Marian Bonsall in the House
! keeper.
There is a famous story of Brigham
Young, told to every visitor who en-
ters the city, which may or may not
be true. Certainly it is plausible.
! Brigham Young once noticed a bright
young boy in a drug store, to whom he
was attracted. Whose boy is this?'
| he asked, turning to the drug clerk,
after a little talk with the boy, 1t was
an awkward situation for the man,
who recognized the boy as one of the
prophets own children. But he rose
to the occasion nobly. THAT" said he,
lis the son of Mrs. - - Young"
There is no doubt however as to
the truth of the following custom of
President Young. The president,
governor and prophet was extremely
fond of the theater, and early in his
career erected the Salt Lake Theater,
which is to this day IS the best theater
in Salt Lake City. The prophet at
tended the theater very regularly, and
it was his custom to reserve a full
number Of seats for his wives in the
body of the house. He, with his ia
vorite, sat grandly in a box.
Likewise, when at a ball, Brigham
danced once with each Of his wives
and then devoted the remainder of the
evening to his favOrite. These balls
must have been very forlorn affairs
for the plural wives, who frequently
saw their husbands making ardent
love to girls as young as their daugh-
tiers. There was nothing to prevent
marriages, even so incongruous, and
the earlier wives were supposed to re-
iCice in the addition of each new
jewel in the husbands crown.
Until he married Mrs. Amelia Fol
som Young, Brigham made frequent
establishments in the matter of ia
yorites; and naturally among hie
wives, who We're human, though wo-
men Of excellent character, were some
who, after their little day, lived heart
broken. For the fate of a retired
fayorite is vastly more pathetic than
of a woman who has never enjoyed
that prominence. Mrs. Amelia Young,
the most bruiant of all his wives,
remained from her marriage, the most
honCred of all until his death.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-23
SENSATIONAL DAY ON COTTON MARKET
IN NEW ORLEANS FOLLOWING REPORT

New Orleans, Noy. - With The
gnner's report coming like n bolt
from a clear sky yesterday operations
were the most exciting Of the year in
the local cotton market From tho
lowest to- the highest the range in
prices throughout active future post.
lions ran as hisA MS lO5 points and
the net gain over Mondays closing
after the satisfied longs had taken
profits was from 81 to 50 points or
from $i.3h to $li5 Il bale, Scenes Of
indescrhahle excitement pcrvaded the
ring as Il Wild bull movement sent
prices Skyward.
When the report was due, at |
o'clock local time, prices were az the
lowest of TIE day, with March down TO
1890 and December 1850 Nearly
every bun looked for 4 report OF
10000 bales and few Of them were
supporting the market except with
cotton they had bought below 10 cents
a pound With the reading Of the 70
port the ring became Immediately 4
frenzied mass Of bowling brokers. The
report was interpreted to mean, com
pared with last year, crop Of 10,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-23
COLL EGE MAY
SUE CORONER

Mount Vernon, O., Nov. 30 Presl.
dent Pierce Of Kenyon college through
his attorneys yesterday demanded Of
Coroner Scarborough u transcript of
The testimony taken in the inquest on
the body of Stewart l.. pierson, the
student who was killed by a train
while awaiting initiation into the Del
tn Kappa Epsilon college fraternity.
Scarborough refused to comply with
the request until the testimony had
been subm tied to the grand jury, No
rIcp was served by the attorneys upon
the coroner that proceedings IN man.
damus would be instituted to compel
him to deliver copy Of the tcstlmo
ny, which will be used, the attorneys,
say MS the basis for suit against tho
county and Coroner Scarborough II no
indictments are returned In tho case
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-23
KILLING THE PRAIRIE DOGS.
Ferret to the Rescue of the Kansas
Farmer.

Ferret to the Rescue of the Kansas
Farmer.
Topeka (kan.) Letter to the Kansas
City Times-An animal known as the
black-footed ferret is doing more to
rid western Kansas of prairie dogs
than was done by the corps of in
structors at the state agricultural
college with an appropriation of
$4,000 from the legislature This is
according to the statements of resi-
dents of the western counties In
stances are cited by d. Z. Lantz field
agent Of the state agriculture. college,
in a recent report on Kansas mann,
mails. The ferret made his appear
ance in Kansas only about two years
ago, but Mr.. Lant2 has found in.
stances where five or six of them
drove all of the prairie dogs out of a
county
The legislature has been trying for
several years to assist the western
Kansas stockmen and farmers in
driving prairie dogs from their prop
erty. The legislatu of 1901 appro-
priated $4,000 to be used by the agri-
cultural college in q series of expert
ments to determine the most effective
means of Kidding the state of prairie
dogs When the money had been eX-
pended it was found that the strich
nine which the farmers had used for
years was the most deadly poison and
the cheapest. 1t was found, however,
that even the plentiful use of this
poison did not drive out all the dogs.
BY this time the farmers were about
ITO despair of Kidding the state of tho
pests. the ferret made is appearance
in the dog towns The curiosity of
| the little animal made it an easy prey
to the hunters 1t would dive into a
dog hole on the approach of hunter
and then stick its head out to watch
F.! the enemy Because of this peculiar,
lily many were ki,ed before the farm
ers began to learn that they were val,
liable Mr. Lantz says Of the ferret
1T is much larger than an ordinary
weasel, has a very long body, and is
of soiled, yellowish.brown color,
with a broad. black patch on the fore
head inc uding the ewes and extend
ing downward to the tip of the nose.
1t is closely furred and its feet are
! covered with hair above and below,
The feet and legs are black, as is also
about two inches of the tip of the
tail. The ferret is found In the west
ern third of Kansas and as far out as
the Rocky mountains, The food con
sists of rabbits and prairie dogs, 1t
has come to be known in the western
part of the state as the prairie dog
ferret"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-23
sWINDLED OUT OF STOCK.
Police Of Chicago Arrest Alleged
Crooked Broker,

Chicago, Nov. 22,-Stock brokers
and owners Of unlisted stocks in all
parts OF the United States are said to
have been swindied out Of thousands
of dollars by q scheme alleged to have
been pcrpetratcd b. Il. Levy, a stock
broker with Offices In Mcdnah TEN.
pie, Levy was arrested last night
on warrant charging him with using
the mails to dcfraud, According to
the police Levy solicited shares ~
stock from bankers or any one owning
unlisted shares and that when he re-
ceiyed 1t sold 1t at extremely low
prices After sending their stock to
Levy to dispose or, the owners Of the
shares, the police say, never heard
from him again, Levy dealt princi
pally In mining shares and his prn
cipnl operations were in the west He
was released on $1,000 bonds
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-23
Living Death AIexander,s Fate.

Deerfeld, Mass, Nov 22.-James
w. Alexander former president OF
the Equitable Life Assurance society.
is seeking to regain his health in a
sanitarium here. 1t is said he new
er again would be able to engage in
business or associate with friends. So
delicate is the balance between
health and i'll health that a reference
to the business crisis through which
he has passer, or the least excitement
might precipitate another collapse
He sees only a few members of his
family at regular interva $. His
hours of sleeping and waking are
carefully regulated, his attendants
are never changed, the rules for the
conduct of his daily life never vary
and in fact, the only break in the mo
notony for him is in the drives he
makes daily.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-23

00O, 600 bales, and. compared with the
year preceding of l0,S00 900 bales,
white, If the estimate of the southern
cotton association that 50 per cent of
the crop was actually ginnod this
year up to November 1t, was consid-
cred, Indications We're for 4 crop of
slightly below 100000 bales,
The figures were scarcely out
of the reading clerks mouth
when March took leap Of SO
points. From that time forward the
market, with short spells OF inter
mission. shot up and up until the act
we months was los points above the
lowest of the day. There was wild
scramble of the bears to unload short
lines at any price as the feeling OF
panic spread over them and the day
ended with net advance that was
little short of sensational. December
closing IS points higher ut 1t47, Jan
unry IS points higher at 1859, am
March IS points higher at 1850.
When spots were marked UP az til,
close II was seen they were tic high
or. or nearly half cent a pound, nm.
the factors said there was not a bait
for sale anywhere
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-23
London and New York.

The contrast between society in
London and New York is not 50
great as many suppose There are
more low dresses and diamond tiaras
in London and more smart, tidy WON
en- in New York More boards In
London and more clean.shaven chins
in Manhattan. There are larger hotels
in New York and bigger shops there
are red-pillar boxes In London an3
smaller gray ones in the city on the
is and: but these things are small de-
tails. in the main both cities are
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-23

much alike and the men and women
behave in much the same way. We
have no streets to compare with
Fifth avenue and they have no park to
compare with Regents Park; and no
Westminster Abbey! but we drive
out and dine out just the same or
anyway so much alike we seem like
one big family party, which is just as
it should be.-Mrs, Alec Tweedle in
Black and White.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-23

Washington, Nov. 22.-Diyergent
views developed ut conference OF
the republican members OF the senate
committee on Interstate commerce
Yesterday. The conference followed
the regular meeting OF the commit
tee In the afternoon, and was attend.
ed by six of the eight republican
members or the six members at
tending the conference, II developed
that Senators EIltins, A,drich, Kean
and Foraker were nearly In accord on
one side and that Cullom and Dolliyer
were on The other No propositions
were advanced, but the four senators
In the first group mentioned indIcaI,
cd their desire for harmonious action
and not too radical legislation,
Senators Cullom and Deliver insist.
cd that the only way to have harmo-
NOUS republican action was for all
republicans to get in line with the
president and support his recommen.
datiOns The other senators suggest
ed that the presidents proposition
had not been crystali2od sufficiently
to determine just what he wanted.
No measure was presented by any
Of the senators ombodylng their
views although II Is known that sew
eral measures have been drafted
After the conference adjourned some
members expressed the opinion that Il
bill would be agreed upon but tho
confident opinion was also expressed
that majority Of the full committee
would report bill In line with the
recommendation Of the president,
Money for Canal Work.
Washington, Nov, 90 The leaders
Of the house Of representatives who
vii determine the forms Of leglsla.
meet the emergencies for the Panama
canal work. bill will be speedily
passed after congress meets, putting
the canal bonds on the same footing
as other two per cent. bonds of the
government In order to facilitate their
sale, An appropriation also will he
made to meet the payroll Of the canal,
with the provision that the money for
this purpose shall be reimbursed to
the treasury out of the sale of the
bonds After that congress could, If
necessary, determine the type Of
canal without CrIppling the work In
progress ThIr program has been
outlined in order TO meet coutlngcn.
ces and not delay the work on the
canal while the subject of type Is he
Ing discussed and decided, Although
II has been stated that congress mood
not be consulted If the administrn
ton decides upon II lock canal II is
also known that In making the appro
priatlons for the canal congress can
specify the type If SO inclined 1t
seems TO be the general impression
that the type OF canal will be dctcr
mined IN the end by congress At
least members Of congress are look
ing forward to n discussion OF the
subject,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-23
FREIGHT Car Thieves Arrested.

St Joseph. Mo, Nov 22.-The po-
lice arrested seven men. charged
with stealing more than $1,000 worth
of merchandise from Burlington
freight cars They are Elmer Critics
Claude w, Pudson, John Agee, Thorn
rs Lyttle, Samuel Phillips, Charles
Peterson, r. Thorpe,
About $500 worth of merchandise
was recovered from the basement Of
hilips store on Dug Cut road and
was identified by detectives.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-23
SHOOTS HELPLESS RELATIVE.
Son.n-aw Attacks Wife's invalid
Father and Commits Suicide.

philadelphia, Nov % Lying on a
couch at his home in west Philader
pha, helpless from paralysis, David
r RIVE M elderly man, was shot
four aes yesterday by Casper Coop
en- hs son-m law, who then fled from
tho house and killed himself by send
Ing bullet through his head The
ratherin laws wounds are serious, hui
II is believed he viii recover. The
men uuarrelcd over Cooper's alleged
I'LL treatment of hts Wife
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-23
AN ANGLERS WISH.

When tulips bloom in Union square,
And timid breaths Of yerna, air
Go wandering down the dusty town,
Like children lost in Vanity Fair;
When every long, unloYely row
OF westward houses stands agow
And leads the eyes towards sunset
skies
Beyond the hills where green trees
grow;
Then weary seems the street parade,
And weary books, and weary trade
I'm only wishing to go a-fshing,-
For this the month of May was
made.
guess the pussy-willows now
Are creeping out on every bough
Along the brook: and robins look
For early worms behind the pillow
The thistle birds have changed their
dun,
For yellow coats, to match the sun
And in the same array Of flame
The Dandelion Shows begun.
The fiocks OF young anemones
Are dancing round the budding
trees:
Who can help wishing to 60 a.hshing
In days as full of joy as these?
Henry Van Dyke.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-23
MARRIED WOMAN DEMANDS
$4,000 FOR ONE LONE KISS

Des Moines, Ia, Nov 22-Mrs Ella
Hamilton thinks the kiss she alleges
that Hayden Marquis. a wealthy
young man, stole from her is worth
10000 At least that is the amount
Of damages she demands in a petition
filed in the district court.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-23
ROBBERS LOOT LITTLE BANK.
Compel Cashier to Hand over all The
Ready Money.

Denver, Nov 22.-Two masked
armed men forced Cashier Jones Of
the South Denver bank, a small con
Germ, to deliver to them $4,000, all
the cash in the safe, yesterday after
noon and then fled In buggy. A
man and a woman who entered the
bank while the robbers were there
were compelled to stand with their
faces to the wall and hands up,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-23
WOMAN MURDERED BY
SHOT THROUGH WINDOW

OskoIoosa. Ia, NOV. % Mrs, WIN
lluahcs was mysterlously killed yes
terday at her homo in Evans west of
0skaloosa. 4 bullet crashed through
a window and struck her in the neck,
passing through the wind pipe and
scyermg The iugular vein. There Is
no clue to the porpeuator Of the out.
rage,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-23

The French warships will probably
arrive at Piraeus after the Austrian
vessels, and it is expected that the
Italian contingent will follow. Hopes
are still entertained here that the
sultan will accede to the demands Of
the powers regarding Macedonian re.
forms and thus obyiate the necessity
Of a demonstration.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-23
TWO YEARS FOR TWO VOTES.
First Sentence for New York Election
Frauds Passed

New York, Nov ~ The first sen
tence for illegal voting at New Yorks
recent election was passed yesterday
upon Edward Meade. He was sen.
fenced to Sing Sing for no less than
two years nor more than three years
and six months He pleaded guilty
to voting twice on election day.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-23

! = I, 1TNn m n d
llllS counoii 'na' .ne i"I y, CO. " '
russian IlSiiop 49, -. - ~
, 1900 - -. 1890 - .. - ~ 40
N"7 ',Io4 e.
iounuiy uIp'o' w. Ia ~ 80, - 80
ioo0"''S '"''' ? - 60
~ pl''o'. - -. 49,
- ~ 20 Nl"lN,' n -
~ l'''''lNe' e 49,.
o y, 'll''ii''''o"
~ '''"'
lampeFIn9 WIN trust unos'
Resolved, that the following pream-
bic and resolution offered at the recent
convention Of the diocese OF New
York, be and hereby are adopted by
clergy and laity Of the diocese OF Mil
waukee as truly expressing their sen
timents in regard to matters or public
morals.
whereas lne members o. ,llS
a,,, u''e,' oa1 tan'nta,iono t5ot s,,nnomna
~. -. go 1000. an1 mo-
. ''g 1T, ,atnde,i af No anas
- esSa.ia,a.. a,,d aata n,onni,,o.
a.. - =, - liot, It'll,
e. la.,, - tao ro a,,.l
,,,,,,' 1a,,I, III, ,,or1itio,
apa.a1,,ad thot no ohnroh or mo
,,..i,'a. c,l ',,anaa fan niahtao,.no.s,
,.,,I th,,,leana III. oo,,noil oornot af
ra., !, ,,,,,,. ,,,,,,,tioo.l t..a r,,,,olotio,,,
,1iro ,,,n1o - No day,, now,nonor.
,l,,n',f. a., a,.o, ~ tor,,,a,.ipl. ,,.t+b
,,,,,at f,,,,d, ~, mon 4, bir1 nooition,
~ ,,riyiIoan ana confdonco IN mo
,,,,,t,a.,. ,,.,,ld ao,,.tit,,.ino most ~,
aen,.aorino a,.idanno ~ n,oraI Iovit,,
an1 Lod ovon,nlo on,org thoso from,
whom, tho nbrrnh ana nation have .
,.ight - ovnoct ho,tor thinoe
,,posoIvod th.t tbie counciI nro-
cIoirns anav thot word If cod which
SAYS; IT is required of a steward that
he be found faithful
"No Benefaction Can Atone"
oRaeolved that M talant for hio.h
anonoo ~ nsof,l. eor,,ino - no com,
munitv No hcnafac,ion ia me church
mr. IN ohtocts of nbl,uthronv cam ev-
cn.o or alamo for doroIictiop in trusi
cnrtonnt rnr. no rianIs ~ otbors ~
disron,rl a. tha mia. of common
hnnnstr
oRoeoryod that conn,orce Ianorish.
os. IN tha dooroo ann dia. r. tho az.
,o,' ,hat nnn c,nn,., nrst cno ~
,t,or ond maj mi, council oor,,,o,as
10 the momhnrs Of fms cnurch and
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-23
POWERS FLEET
MOVING ON sui TAN

NIonn0, Nov " Tho HrsI soCliOn
of the Austrian squadron which WITH
form part Of the combined fleet Of the
powers IN tho proposed demonstration
In Turkish waters Is due to arrive at
Pireus ut dayhrcall this morning,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-23

People still speak and write Of the
"Romanoys," and there has not been
a Romauov in Russia for 43 years.
The last of the Romauovs died in
l762 The house of Romanov began
with Michael in 1913 and the male
line terminated with his death in 1880,
Then followed the female line, with
Czarina Anne in 1880. and this line
terminated with the death of Czarina
Elizabeth in 1862. In the same year
the house of HolStein. Gottorp came TO
the throne Of Russia in the person
OF Car Peter Ill The present czar IS
not Romanoy and he is not even a
Russian. He is German, of the family
Of Holsteln.Gottorp. The dynasty,
however with characteristic pride,
styles itself "Romanoy. Holstein. .
but there is not a drop Of Romanov
blood in Nicholas veins.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-23
PRESIDENT OF NAsHoTAH HOUSE
UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED.
ON FIRST FORMAL BALLOT
Resolutions Adopted Deporing Mis-.
use of Trust Funds and Protesting
Against Archbishop Tikon's Action
Adopt Amendments to Canons-
Relating to the Election of Bishops.

Milwaukee, Nov. 22.-Electing Rev.
| DR.. w. w. Webb president Of Nasho-
tab house, as bishop coadiutor Of the
diocese Of Milwaukee; adopting resO
Iutions deploring the moral laXity in
the business world and of protes
against the intrusion Of Archbishop
ITikOn Of the Russian church into mat
ters pertaining to the Anglican com
muniOn, and amending the canons re
Ilating 10 the clecting Of bishops and
bishops cOadiutor the adjourned
meeting OF the diocesan council adj
Iiourncd
The council opened It's business SEES
sion with Dean G. l., Mallory in the
chair Bishop Nicholson had passed
4 bad night and was unable to appear
After the call Of the roll Rev Canon
C. -, 3. Wright read an address, pre-
pared by the bishop
MY dearly beloved brethren of the
clergy and laity,' said the bishop in
his address, Eve meet here in pursu
ancc Of the call for an adjourned
meeting of the diocesan council for
the election Of bishop cOadjutor, We
IAN regret the rcumstances which
make this necessary, and | think we
aI wonder why we did not close this
matter up when it came before us be
fore, by choosing one or the other Of
the two good men who We're our can
didatcs then. why did we not follow
the custom of an old game Of our
childhood and draw one Of two straw'
and then quickly run after the lucky
straw.
The bishop said that they had gone
abroad after unknown quantities,
though he had sounded a note Of
warning al the time He said he was
not much of prophet but he had had
u prcmonition that Dean Matthew
would not accept.
Bishop Scores Frauds.
The bishop recommended that the
council make its own resolutions Of.
fcrcd at the recent diocesan council
in New York, regarding the frauds
perpctrated in the business world
resolutions which were turned down
by the New York council,
ut was matter of pride that an
attempt was made in New York to
pass them, said the bishop, "and
matter Of shame that the question
was 50 quickly snubhcd into silence.
The address further recommended
that changes be made in the canons,
relating to the election OF bishops
and bishops Coadiutor, providing that
MISREPRESENTATION may be elected at a
special meeting of the diocesan coun.
ell, II deemed necessary by the cccle-
sasrical authority and that the time
for the election of bishops be extend
ed from three to six weeks after the
tntcrment of the late bishop. All of
these suggestions of Bishop Nichol-
sons were fuyCrably acted upon later
in the meeting,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-23

Bishop Joseph Wilmer OF Louisiana
and Bishop Richard Wilmer OF Ala
bama are cousins and intimate friends,
In their travels in Italy one summer
the bishop of Alabama was pointing
out with enthusiasm certain archi-
tectural beauties. The bishop OF
Louisiana was bored, He said It's
all very fine. Cousin Dick. but never
thelcss, rich field, fragrant with the
odor of new mown hay, would please
me better" And the bishop Of Ala
bama replied Cousin Joe there's
not IN ass in all Italy that would not
agree with you.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-23
SENATORS DEMAND
NO MILD MEASURE
cuLLoM AND DoLLIVER LINE
UP WITH PRESIDENT.
ELKINS FOR HALF A LOAF

Four Members OF Interstate Com.
merce Committee Want to Be Con
servative--BIlI for Canal Money
Likely to Be Passed Early in the
Coming Session.