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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-10-04
A Famous Newspaper Man.

William E. Curtis, the famous cor
respondent of the The Chicago Record
Herald, writes two column letter
for his pape" every day in the year
without intermission. His powers of
sustained work are as great marvel
as his faculty of always making his
matter interesting.
Probably no other newspaper CORE
spondent in the country is read so
regularly and eagerly by so many
thousands of men and women as Mr..
Curtis. Mr.. Curtis has travelled sew
eral times around the world, visiting
every country under the sun, and writ
ing large number Of brilliant and in
teresting letters Of travel than we're
ever before produced by a single hand.
Many of these have later been reprint
ed in book form. One Of his latest
expeditions for The Record Herald
was through Mexico, resulting 10 a
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-10-04
CITY PROPERTY.

The Padon homestead, adjoining
St Mary's Catholic church on the southwest;
also one acre OF land, west Of residence, with
small barn. The property is in good cOndi-
tion and will be sold at right price.
The John Chapel property, con
sisting Of fOur-rOom house, outbuildlnEs aud
one acre OF fine land situated in south part
Of city.
The Carbis resideDce-good proper
near the fourth ward school building. This
is specially good investment at this time
when good dwellings are IN strong demand.
The home Of Mrs William Paynter
"a good FIVE room house, with two good cell
lars and clstern; In northeastern part -si
the city.
Three good lots in the Oates Subdi-
vision, on the west side OF Dodge street
Three Tots in the Roberts Subdiyis-
ion; each lot TOxlGO feet. Good lots IN a very
desirable location. WIZ be sold cheap.
4 nice cottage 10 the Harris sub
division fsouth part Of city. also several
desirable building lots. VIII De sold right.
a good house and two lots close to
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-10-04

Governor Folk of Missouri does
not believe in the mail-order business,
and he favors advertising in town
papers. Recently he said; 1--WE want
our country towns to grow. We wish
the city merchants to build up, but we
also desire the country merchants to
prosper. l do not believe. in the mail
order citizen. If a place is good
enough for man to live in and 10
make his money in, it is good enough
for him to spend his money in. No
merchant can succeed without adver-
tising in one way or another, Pa
tronize your town papers, build them
up and they will build the town up
and build up increased trade and
greater opportunities.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-10-04
Peril of ErrinR Soldiers,

Strange as 1t may seem" said n for
mer colonel of n Manhattan regiment
members Of state military organiza.
lions will continue to violate duty calls
while knowing full well that by so do
Ing in certain instances they render
themselves marked men for life. The
fact is probably not generally known
among citizens that dishOnorably
discharged militiaman Is forever bar.
red from holding public office, whether
this applies to the municipality. the
commonwealth or the federal govern
ment J know OF some cases where
men with d>honorable discharges have
fallen 70 speedy ruin upon full realiza
tIon Of the serious consequences at.
taching 70 conduct unbecoming SOL
der. New York Press.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-10-04
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-10-04
Standing Well With Ourselves.

Standing Well With Ourselves.
1t was a school teacher who asked a
class of boys: "Why should we be
houest?n
And there were as many answers
from bright faced lads as there were
boys.
because it pays" said one.
because we will be sent to prison
if we are not" said second.
Because it makes us sleep better
volunteered a third, while a fourth
was certain that it was because we
want to stand we'll in the eyes of the
world"
And one lad with a fine face said;
ITO stand we'll with ourselves, sir"
And that last is a fine answer, for it
gets us close to the handspring in
every breast that is the very fountain
head of good.
Before we talk about that more, lets
take little trip. We can travel fast
in these days of airships and limiteds,
and so the boys of California and the
boys of Wisconsin and louisiana can
easily join in a pilgrimage to stable
located in Cincinnati O, Yes, sir, a
trip to a stable, and that just to shake
hands with fine old man who is
sponging off wagon and who is not
too busy to give us a hearty hand
shake.
So here we we are introduced to
Henry Weidner, as old as your grand
father, for he is IS, and only a few
years ago he was president of a great
bank.
The cashier, Frank Brown, robbed
it of quarter of million and ran
away to South America, and behind,
to bear the burden, was left this old
man.
The blow almost killed Henry Weld
ner. 1t would almost kill much
younger man. But he stood up under
it. He took every dollar in money or
property that he had in the world,
and every penny that his wife had,
and turned it over to the depositors,
and then, stripped aud only a few
years from the grave, started out to
earn an honest living at any calling
that was honorable.
The world all but forgot the old
man until he was found the other day
working in the stable.
''It is different from sitting in an
Office and clipping coupons" he said
as he rubbed a dashboard till it
shone. at will all come out right
some day. | wanted to die an honest
working hard for promotion and I'll
get it soon"
ITO stand well with himself" We
are through with our visit and back
to our text, boys.
What a lot of good is born Of the
thing that is in the human breast. 1t
is the starting point. If we are honest
it is almost always to satisfy the God
in US. Some folks do not call 1t God.
They do not know what to call it,
They only know that in each breast
something vibrates and makes tender
ness, and tears, and smiles, and de-
sire to be clean and upright. 1t is
there when first the heart beats and il
lives till the final stroke, and always
it is for good. You can call it con-
science, or early training, or what
you will, hut it is really the divine
part of mankind.
So let's remember our visit &c
Henry Weidner, and in all we do ant
all we say, and so far as possible in
all we think, be governed by the some
thing in our breasts that makes us
want to stand well with ourselves. >
Milwaukee Journal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-10-04
MINERAL POINT
Real Estate Agency
AT THE DEMOCRAT OFFICE.
FARM LANDS.

A first class stock farm of 1856 acres,
miles from Mineral Point and ~ miles
from Jonesdale; good house and the best Of
horse and cattle barns; a convenient farm, 10
excellent condition. Prices reasonable and
terms easy. inquire at the Democrat office.
A very desirable stock farm, six
miles south OF Mineral Point, containing
400 acres; plenty Of good bottom land and
good running water VIII be sold right
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-01-20

London-The most prominent fea-
ture Of Wednesdays election returns
is the wholly unexpected stand made
by Birmingham.
Not only were all of Joseph Cham
berlRin's seven candidates returned,
but Mr.. Chamberlain himself secured a
majority of 5000, while the majority OF
the others averaged 5000.
Even allowing that the liberal can
didates were not very strong, as the
seats were practically uncontested at
the last general election, and though
the liberal organization was not as
good as in other part. o, taa country,
the results at Birmingham are Of the
highest Importance
They prove the groundlessness of
the liberal contention that this gem
eral election has killed the fiscal agi-
tation for a generation to come
The outsome at Birmingham affords
striking contrast. While Mr.. Bal
four stands discredited as a leader with
his supporters all swallowed up and
himself angrily criticized from his own
side Mr.. Chamberlain issues from the
contest with flying colors.
1t is too late for the results at Bir-
mingham to have any great effect on
the campaign as a whole.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-01-20

Pembroke, N. H.-What the author'
tiles consider the most appalling
tragedy ever recorded in New Hamp'
shire was enacted in North Pembroke
January II.
Following the destruction Of the
farm buildings of Charles F. Aver
and the disappearance OF seven mem
bers of Ayers household in the fore
noon, and the suicide OF Aver late in
the afternoon at the home OF his SIS
itera,n the town or chichester, SIX
miles distant, the announcement was
made by Thomas f. Clifford, county
solcitor of Merrimac county, that
that was little doubt that the seven
persons had been murdered and the
farm house set on fire.
The theory of the county authori-
ties is that Aver was the murderer,
but up to a late hour they had been
unable to find any evidence to indi.
cate the methods employed to wipe
out the family.
Whether the victims were shot or
killed by other means cannot be told
until the medical referee has made
an examination Of the remains OF
tho victims. Up to a late hour Dut
two OF uO charred fragments OF the
victims had been recovered, although
persons who visited the scene of the
fire thought that they observed two
other trunks in the blazing ruins.
The victims Of the tragedy are:
Charles F. Aver, aged 43, killed him
self by shooting. Mrs. Addie Aver,
his wife. Mrs Isaac Lakeman, Ayers
mother-in-law. Flossie Aver, aged 12.
Alfred Aver, aged TO- Bernce Aver,
aged g. Andrew Aver, aged 4, and a
girl baby, all children of the Ayers.
County Solicitor Clifford, after in
vestigating the fire as far as was pos
sible, said that Aver had undoubtedly
murdered the entire family and later
set fire to the house.
The fire occurred about 8 in the
forenoon. Before the flames were
noticed by neighbors, who live some
distance from the .&sGg2, lAHsrud6Fge
Bailey, who lives on the Northwood
turnpike, in the town Of Chichester,
about six miles northeast of his
home. ..,,,
] -4-..-.-4--- SToLCI HOuSe
just after 10 o'clock and had dinner.
He remained at Mrs. Bailey's place
during the afternoon. At 4 o'clock
William Fowler, one of Ayers nearest
neighbors, went to the Bailey place
and told Aver that his buildings had
been burned. Aver manifested some
aglJRrlUn, OuC MADE no statement as
to what he would do. Instead he drew
a revolver and pointing it at his right
temple, fred, and fell unconscious.
AS soon as the members of the house
hold recovered from the shock they
sent for a physician, but nothing
could be done to save the mans life
and he died in a short while.
The officials learned that none of
the occupants Of the Aver house, with
the exception of Aver himself, had
been seen by the neighbors since
Monday night.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-01-20

Boston-The 200th anniversary of the
birth of Benjamin Franklin was fit
tingly observed by his native city and
state in a meeting in Symphony hall.
With the exception Of the matter of
attendance, the occasion was in every
way worthy of the breadth and genius
of the man whose memory was honor
ed
In Grafton and ode the greatness of
Franklin was expressed. City and
state officials spoke of their debt to
him, and the representative of the spe-
cific bequest which Franklin made TO
his native city told the wonderfully
interesting story Of the gift and how
IL has grown in the course of CEN
tury.
The public schools had large part
in the exercises. They not only fur
nished the musical part of the program
but in their arrangement in the hall
they formed a wreath or border to the
galaxy of distinguished men who oc-
cupied seats upon the platform.
DR. Samuel A. Green, the oldest liv.
ing ex-mayor Of Boston, who was
chairman of the special committee ap-
pointed by the state to cooperate with
similar committee appointed by the
city for he celebration, was chair
man of the meeting and when he came
upon the platform he escorted Gov.
Curtis Guild, Jr., and the French am
bassador to the United States, NJ.
Jules M. Jusserand.
Many Pension Bills Passed.
Washington-In a session OF two
and half hours on Wednesday the
house took favorable action on lGG
pension bills.
Under the rules the bills are con.
sidered the first time in committee of
the whole, after which they are for.
mally passed bv the house.
The whole number was put through
the latter course by Speaker Cannon
in Just IL minutes. Fortytwo OF the
benefciaries are blind, and GS are par.
alyZed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-01-20

Norfolk, Va.-The three-masted New
Haven schooner Elm City, Capt. Tor
rey, from Boston to Norfolk, with cop
per cinders, and the four-masted Fall
River schooner Sycamore, Capt. Tre-
fey, from Boston to Norfolk light, were
towed here recently in distress.
The Elm City, 16 days out from Bos-
ton, was blown in a heavy northeaster
far below Cape Hatteras, and well
across the gulf stream, losing nearly
all her sails.
The Sycamore lost in the storm off
Hogg island, Va, much of her canvas
and had part of one anchor carried
away. The crews of both vessels tell
of severe experiences during the g"','
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-01-20
Lewis Nixon Home.

New York-Lewis Nixon, who has
just completed the building Of 10 tor
pedo boats at a port on the Black
sea for the Russian government has
just arrived from Europe on the
Kaiser Wilhelm II.
He said he had finished all his con-
tracts with the Russian government
and expected to make no new ones
until conditions are quieter in Russia
Mr. Nixon said he had been in St.
Petersburg four months and intends to
return there. The revolution in that
city, he said, did not afford as much
excitement as a general election in
New York.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-01-20
ATTACKS ROOSEVELT,
He Uses the Morris Incident as Text
for Denunclation.

Washington, d. C.-The recent for.
chile removal from the White House
OF Mrs Minor Morris was made the
subject OF emphatic denunciation by
Mr.. Tillman in the Senate, recently,
His remarks called out remon'
;trances from Messrs. Hale, Hopkins
and Daniel, and led to the very abrupt
closing of the doors and the sudden ad'
ournment of the Senate in the middle
of the afternoon.
After the Senate had we'll begun pro-
ceedngs and various minor matters
had been considered, Mr. Tillman be-
gan his sensational attack upon the
President.
He criticised the Santo Domingo
treaty, the island, its people, Morales,
and the moGus vivendi. He then be-
gan on the President for an alleged
lmperialistic tendency, declared him to
be but creature of the press, and
charged that the Republican members
Of the Senate had become subservient
to them. He said the President had
uluLLltu lIt III SNN
things would creep out despite all ef-
torts.
Illustrative of some stories which
crop out "over or through the bars,
Mr.. Tillman said that ''the saddest and
most pitiful example of anything that
has ever been associated with the
name of a President, was the recent
outrage on Mrs. Minor Morris at the
White House"
He said that because only of the
;ransgression of some rule the woman,
sitting quietly In the Office, had been
ragged rudely away, her clothing
torn an earring torn out and she was
thrust into a carriage and taken away
Mr.. Hale protested against the lat
!er's representation concerning the
Morris incident.
"a hope" he said, deliberately, that
may never figure in this body as a
general apologist of the administra-
| ion or any one connected with 1t, ana
continuing, said:
But ] say to the senator from South
Carolina that he is making statements
and assuming facts for which there
Is no warrant, and that he is making
The most serious and defamatory
charges against the executive OF THIS
country, the President of the United
States, having nothing whatever that
he adduces as proof.
'I must say to the senator that dc
not deem it seemly that here in the
Senate he should 4. 2mSkfut9 Gs'Sfe" per
sonal feeling of ill-will he has against
the President of the United States. 1t
Is not a spectacle that any of us can
look upon either with satisfaction OF
| tolN.~Io.n
The quiet that prevailed was almost
oppressive, and it was none the less
marked when Mr.. Tillman rose to re
ply. He said:
81 have such respect for the great
ability, high character and patriotic
services Of the senator from Maine
and have had such intimate associa
ton with him during my service here
which is not half so long as his own,
| tnaU lie cannot cay anything in the way
Of reprimand to cause me to lose my
temper want to say to you sir" ad.
dressing Mr. Hale directly, that | an
not defaming Theodore Roosevelt and
have not allowed my personal feel
ings, supposing | have any, to dictate
one utterance OF mine"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-01-20
Award of $25oo Added.

Plttsburg, Pa.-The second annual
meeting of the Carnegie hero fund COM
mission was held Jan. IT, All of the
old officers were reelected.
Only one award was made, that of
S25OO to Miss Maude A. Titus of New
ark, N. j. On Oct. 1G, 1906, Miss Titus,
16-year-old school girl was awarded
a silver medal for saving Miss Laura
v. Reifsnyder from drowning in Casco
bay, near Yarmouth, Me. On Oct. 2S
her father died leaving her without
means to finish her education. The
commission, taking this into consider
alton, re-opened the case and awarded
her $25OO to be paid in instalments as
needed for her education.
This is the largest award yet grant,
ed by the commission.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-01-20
nurIen p,Ina Watehed.

Boston-It was asserted again by
the police that they had no evidence
TO warrant any criminal charge being
brought against Lorenzo W. Burlen,
the treasurer OF the Proyident Secur-
tiles and Banking company, who is
now in Montreal. Mr., BuTlen Is free
to leave Montreal, to go where he
pleases, but the Boston police have
sent orders to Montreal to have him
kept under surveillance. II the treas.
urer should leave Montreal he will be
followed and the Boston police in.
formed of his movements.
On Wednesday Chief Watts was
very anxious TO find Charles d, Cur
ley, the leading ngdre in the organi'
zation and management of the bank
ing company. The chief was told that
Mr.. Gurley left Boston on the 8 a. m,
train Monday for Montreal. He asked
Chief Carpenter OF the Montreal de-
tective force to endeavor to locate Mr..
Gurley and watch him. as precau.
tionary measure in case of develop.
ments here.
Mr.. Gurley, according to informa-
tion from Montreal, was not regis
tered at any hotel there, and the Mon
treal men were asked to pick him out
from a description sent them. Mr..
Gurley is So years old, feet I inches
tall, with a pronounced stoop He has
round, forid face with white
moustache and white hair.
In spite Of the statement Of the
police that Mr. Gurley has been in
Boston, no one who has been working
at the bank during the past week has
seen him. The custodlans were told
several times that Mr.. Gurley was
supposed to be in New York. but no
messages had been received from him,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-01-20

Albany. N. Y.-The New York Bar
Association on Wednesday closed its
annual meeting.
An attempt was made in resolution
at Wednesdays session to have the eX-
ecutive committee suggest to the legis-
lature a reopening Of the charges
against Supreme Court Justice War
rem b. Hooker, but it was laid on the
table.
The annual retainer paid for many
years 10 Ex-senator David b. Hill by
the Equitable life assurance society,
the fact of which was first brought out
in the report on the Equitable by Sup
erintendent Hendricks of the state in
suranCe department, will be invesL-
gated at Senator Hills request by
committee of the New York state
bar association. Senator Hill himself
brought the matter before the associa
ton in the form of resolution which
there was anything improper or ''' un[ ani
professional in his employment by the
Equitable life assurance society and
whether the compensation received by
VIE @etsafs &ast the saH5 Vas "FFeteiTed for any
political purposes or services"
Senator Hill in offering the resolu-
ton, said:
my retainer, of course, precluded my
employment against the society in any
matters or litigations in which it was
interested. My position was in no re-
spect sinecure. The services rem
dered were wholly and strictly pro-
fessional. l declare that / never re-
ceived from the Equitable society any
moneys whatsoever for any political
services or for any political purposes"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-01-20
WEDNEs sDAY,
Jan. II, 1906.

Lorenzo w. Burlen, treasurer of the
Provident securities company of Bos-
ton, arrived at Montreal last nighkur
Mprshau- -IsIoEsa, -
10 W. n,'innno. S dies in New York of pneu-
-unonIa.
Philippine bill passes the house at-
ter desperate contest, lasting rnml nnIll
fsing independence badly beaten.
Butler Ames of Massachusetts intro
duces in the national house his per-
fected bill for federal regulation of in
surance.
Wireless message from Glacier, tow
ing dry dock Dewey, picked up at Cape
Elizabeth. Me-, station.
Miss Alice Roosevelt firm on point
that her trousseau shall be aII-Am1ri-
can.
Receivers of the Ubero plantation
company discharged.
President Mitchell at opening of min
ers' convention outlines position of the
men; operators have agreed to a con-
ference.
Ex-President Cleveland will be un-
able to attend funeral of his brother
in Cleveland.
Directors of American automobile as
sociation go on record against road
races.
Barn in Weston, Mass, destroyed by
fire supposed to be incendiary; now
supposed fire last week was also in
cendiary; Newton police watching for
frebug.
John Burns, president of the local
government board in the British liber-
al ministry, reelected at Battersea by
1900; latest figures, liberals 1877, all
others 120; conservatives 54, national.
lists 3S, laborites %. <
Mysterious woman known as Coun-
tess de Betancourt dead at Philadel-
phia under circumstances which caused
sons arrest.
Massachusetts, state board of trade
favors a single savings bank commits
sioner.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-01-20
Dived to His Death,

New York.-With two men and
woman gazing at him in fascinated
horror, Meyer Baum, a well known
jeweler, balanced himself on window
ledge on the 10th story of the building
at 81 Maiden lane recently, and dived
10 feet to the skylight of Gibson's
restaurant, which was crowded with
customers. He missed the restaurant
skylight by a few feet, and was crushed
on the tiling of the roof.
Baum had been suffering from a ner-
vous complaint for some time past, and
his friends think he had become men
tally unbalanced.