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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-03
CHAPTER VI.
A Bundle Of Clothes.

Barbara Jordan sat by the sick man
with her knitting on her lap, and her
eyes fixed on his face. He was
asleep, and the sun would have shone
full on him had she not drawn a red
curtain across the window, which sub
dued the light, and diffused a warm
glow over the bed. He was breathing
calmly; danger was over.
On the morning after the eventful
night, Mr.. Jordan had returned 10
Morwell, and had been told what had
happened-at least the major part
and had seen the sick man. He, Jas
per. was then still unconscious. The
doctor from Tavistock had not arrived.
The family awaited him all day, ana
Barbara at last suspected that Martin
had not taken the trouble to deliver
her message. She did not like TO
send again, expecting him hourly.
Then a doubt rose in her mind
whether Doctor Crooke might not have
refused to com e. Her father had
made some sighting remarks about
him in company lately. 1t was pos
sible that these had been repeated and
the doctor had taken umbrage.
The day passed, and as he did not
arrive. and as the sick man remained
unconscious, on the second morning
Barbara sent a foot messenger to Beer
Aston, where was a certain Mr.. Coysha,
surgeon, a young man. reputed 10
be able, not long settled there. lne
gig was broken. and the cob in trying
10 escape from the upset vehicle had
cut himself about the legs, and was
unfit for journey The Jordans had
but one carriage horse. The gig lay
wrecked in the lane: the boy had
driven it against a gate-post OF gran
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-03

into the room. She despatched Jane
about some task that had to be done,
and, coming TO the side OF the ped,
said in a constrained voice. Yes,
what do you require? | am here
He lifted himself. His eyes were
glowing with fever; he put out his
hand and clasped her wrist; his had
was burning, his face was full OF Il
fiery eagerness.
I entreat you! you are so good, 50
kind! You have surprised a secret. l
beseech you let no one else into it
no one have a suspicion of it. l am
hot. l am in fever l am afraiu
| of what l may say when others are by
me. | would go on my knees TO you
could | rise. | pray you, pray
you-'he put his hands together,
do not leave me if | became delirious.
II is a hard thing to ask. l have no
claim on you; but I fear. | would
have none but you know what l say,
and l may say strange things
| if my mind becomes deranged
with fever. You feel my hand, is il
not like a red-hot-coal. You know
that l am likely to wander Stay by
me-in pity-in mercy-for the love
' OF God-for the love of Cod
His hand, a fiery hand, grasped her
wrist conyulsively. She stood by HIS
bed, greatly moved, much stung with
self-reproach. 1t was cruel of her to
act as she had done, to show him that
convict suit, and let him see that she
knew his vileness. 1t was heartless.
wicked of her, when the poor fellow
was just returned to consciousness, to
cast him back into his misery and
shame by the sight of that degrading
garment.
Spots of color came into her cheeks
almost as deep as those which burnt
in the sick mans face.
| I should have considered he was
! i'll, that he was under my charge,
she said, and laid her left hand
on his to intimate that she sought to
disengage her wrist from his grasp.
At the touch his eyes, less wild,
looked pleadingly at her.
Yes, Mr.. Jasper she said, l.
why do you call me Mr.. Jasper
That other man gave you the
name
Yes, my name is Jasper. And
yours?'
Barbara. I am Miss Barbara Jor-
dan
| Will you promise what I asked"
Yes, she said, I will stay by you
all night, and whatever passes your
| lips shall never pass mine.
He smiled, and gave a sigh Of re-
lief.
How good you are! How good!
Barbara Jordan
He did not call her Miss, and she
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-03
The PRIMARY LAW.

Commenting on the dearth of good
men for the legislative ticket in GER
tain districts, the Minneapolis Journal
says: Under the primary law, the
man almost invariably seeks the
office. Sometimes in the interests OF
good government the office ought to
seek the man. That can only ne
brought about by intelligent and con
certed action among the voters, who
ought to canvass the situation in their
districts and act accordingly. If they
find that the right sort OF men are not
seeking the office, they should seek
somebody else and nominate a man
who will do them credit and inspire
confidence" The Record has often
contended that while the primary
election law theoretically appeared To
be a wise and benefcent measure IN
the interest of pure politics and better
government, in practice it is the re
verse. The old convention system
was bad enough, but there was no
such spectacle as is presented under
the primary law when any man who
mas an 1LcnlnR 10Y ONCE oiiIu JAC Pi'
filing fee may have his name placed
on the ballot and then If he can
peddIe out cigars, and booze, and
campaign cards, etc, fast enough
may be declared the official candidate
Of political party whether he ever
affiliated with that party or not As
party disorganizer ane corrupter OF
politics the primary law seems to be
success-and then some, but it Is
not popular to say so, and the news
paper which does state its opinion
frankly upon this subject is generally
bounced upon and denounced as a
machine organ. The spectacle
presented in a horde Of would-be office
holders hurrying hither and thither
over the territory in break-neck
effort to deal out more rank cigars
and more tanglefoot booze than his
opponent is one of the disgusting re-
suits of the primary law, and the
party" ticket that results is often
bad misfit. The office should always
not sometimes, as the Journal says,
seek the man-The Record
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times TO make every effort TO induce
his men TO vote the republican ticket
and thus perpetuate a system which
robbed both him and them, and this
same delusion affected his employees
no matter how empty their dinner
pals were. All these victims of pro-
lection imagine that in some mys
FERROUS and occult way the duty on
iron and steel and all the raw ma
erials that they worked up, enured to-
their benefit. To all these dupes of
protection, the tariff is a sort OF
Mumbo Jumbo,-an Aladdin's lamp,
needing only to be rubbed TO summon
the genie of prosperity: a rod like
that of Moses, to tap the rock of tar
Iiff greed and make the precious
Istream of wealth gush out.
The Chicago Tribune, editorially.
said last March, quoting from the
Journal of Economies, in an article
giving the cost and profits OF steel
making in the United States. that
the steel trust could put ore down in
Pittsburg for about So per ton, while
coke and limestone cost less than Sc.
land labor and maintenance charges at
the furnaces cost but 81 Thus the
total cost of producing a ton of iron
Ibid not exceed SIS and yet during the
year 1907 the prevailing price Of iron
was $40 per ton. The duty on steel
lis $6.72 per long ton. In 1906 the
500, 900 tons of steel ingots and each
ton contributed nearly $12 to the net
earnings of the corporation. The
Tribune adds, the steel consumers Of
the country had to pay excessive
prices in order that such a showing
might be made"
w. H. Wheeler, a prominent menu
facturer and republican of Beloit, said
recently in a statement to the press:
TT has cost the Beloit industries
81 200 a day or $36O000 a year TO sup
port the steel trust under the present
tariff schedules" l presume, how
ever there are wage earners in the
city of Beloit working in these indus
tries and employers of labor, who re-
ally believe that they are getting the
Ibenefit of protection.
Senator La Toilette, in a speech in
the United States senate last June,
said: 81 stand here tonight to say
that any manufacturer of steel who is
buying his raw material from the
United States Steel corporation is
paying 10 per cent more for his basic
product than he was paying January
/, 1898. If we had a tariff commits
sion that would go thoroughly and fully
into this subject an examination
would show that the United States
Steel corporation has such an absolute.
monopoly over all the basic products
that go into the manufacture Of Ger
tain classes,--fOr instance. merchant
able bar iron and steel-that they
have acquired such absolute control
Of that entire field that they are able
to say to every manufactures in this
country. You pay our price
Surveying the Taft and Sherman
banners that are waving over many
factories in Wisconsin, one may well
ask, Is there any limit to human
credulity? Neal Brown.
WauSau Aup 90
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-03
is PROTECTION GOOD FOR WISCONSIN,
To the Editor:

To the Editor
Under any construction of the pol
icy Of protection a vast number of
manufacturers in Wisconsin can get
no benefit from it. Many large indus
tries in Wisconsin are made up of
woodworking establishments making
sash, doors, furniture and other kin
dred products. Much of this product
is bulky and with the distant posi-
ton of the foreign manufacturer, and
with ocean and rail freight rates
against him-he cannot compete. Yet
all these industries pay tribute in
the shape of enormous tariff taxes to
the tariff trusts. Paints and chem
icals of all kinds, oils, glue, glass,
hardware, such as nails and fittings,
and tools, are all controlled by some
trust protected by duties ranging as
high in some instances, as $50 per
cent. All the iron and steel that
enters into the manufacture of ma
chinery for such establishments is
heavily taxes for the benefit of the
steel trust and the smelling works. l
venture to say that the sash and door
business has never been excessively
profitable. 1t is one of the great in
dustries of Wisconsin, employing sew
eral thousand men. Its profits and
the wages paid to employees in it are
largely cut down because this indus
try must pay enormous tribute to- a
score of tariff trusts and without any
recompense in the way of protection
on its own products. In fact, these
manufacturers are compelled to send a
considerable amount of their product
10 foreign countries for a market.
know of institutions of this kind that
have for years been making large
shipments to Europe, and selling there
in competition with foreign manufac-
turers who pay no tribute to our
trusts. Foundries, blacksmith shops
and metal-Workers are robbed in like
manner without much of any chance
to recover from their customers what
they have paid out to the tariff trusts.
Go to any hardware merchant, foun-
dryman or metal-worker and he will
tell you of the despotic control that
certain trusts WELD over the raw ma.
terial he uses.
| have seen foundrymen extensive
ly engaged in the manufacture of ma
chinery grow enraged over the very
suggestion that the duties on the raw
material used by them were excessive
and should be lowered. | have seen a
sash and door manufacturer, who
never made any large profits on his
output, turn like wolf upon the I'M
wary free trader who suggested to
him that he could profit by the revi-
sion of the tariff. He seemed to know
all about the way the trusts were
ewing toll upon him, and he thought
he would suffer very little, if at all,
by foreign competition. Still, he
was ready to defend the legalized
robbery which diminished his profits.
He was willing to spend his time and
in political campaigns to fur
Their the interests OF those praying
upon him. He was willing to- float
over his factory, a banner headed by
the names of the nominees of the re-
publican party, and the grotesque
legend Protection to American in
dustries" He was willing at all
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-03
Rev. J. II. Croker Skins Pro-
lessor Munsterberg.

must revive Cannibalism and other
cruel and disgusting rites.
How marvellous the logic of social
Gle: Boiling water is most danger
Gus for the body on account of it's
strong heat: Is bath in lukewarm
water also harmful?" The argument
is: AS a bath in lukewarm water is
good, though boiling water may scald,
therefore liquor in moderation is good,
though too much may be injurious.
But the terms of comparison are celes-
tial diameters apart; in the one case
temperature" and in the other guam
tity." Be merciful to US, shades of
Mill, Kant and Aristotle, and reward
us not according to our sins in logic.
To make a logical parallel, this must
read: The fact that a barrel of boil
ing water scalds does not prove that
pint will burn, SO the fact that
large quantity of liquor Injuries does
not prove that a small quantity harms.
This is in logical form, but the fact
is that a pint of boiling water does
scald, so that this illustration, when
properly APPLIED, becomes a powerful
argument against moderate drinking
The whole article is full of non
sequiturs" as complete as that con-
tanned in the incidental proposition
But the chief criticism to be passed
upon this argument for the moderate
use of intOxicants is that it contra
diets the discoveries of modern sci
ence. The exhaustive experiments of
such eminent scientists as Kraepelin,
Demme, Metchnikoff, Aschaffenburg,
Kassowitz, and scores of others, have
demonstrated that small quantities of
alcohol and even the light liquors
taken frequently, are harmful, desti-
tute of food value; wasting rather than
alling strength; making thought slow
er rather than quicker; providing only
temporary pleasures that are followed
by ruinous reactions; increasing sus-
ceptibility to disease, and paralyzng
will power.
Professor Munsterberg clans that
the masses cannot prepare them
selves for a national career of effec-
tiveness," if liquor is taken away from
them. Why then does the Prick com
pany insist on the avoidance of IL
quor by its 10000 employees? Why do
railroad officials, insurance com
panies, mercantile corporations,
fraternal organizations put up the
bars higher and higher against aIco-
hol? Why do those who train ath-
letes enforce an iron rule of absti-
nence? hansen declares that liquor
is not needed by the Arctic explorer.
sir Edward Treves, physician to Ed.
ward VII, tells US that the first to fall
in the march of 10000 English sol
diers to relieve Ladysmith were the
drinkers, The writer seems una
ware of these facts of science, the
knowledge of which is doing much to
create the impressive temperance
movements in European countries.
The complete absence of moral and
humane considerations (''for my
brothers sake I abstaiE'') from this
discussion of the drink problem is
significant and unfortunate. Tears
and heartaches do not seem 10 count
with one who sees nothing, appar-
emily, in service TO humanity but en-
joyment of the opera-after drinking
wine
Joseph n. Croker.
Boston, Aug IL.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-03
RECALLS DAYS Of
AULD LANG SYNE
RACINE PIONEER TOOK SPECIAL
INTEREST IN CYRUS w.
FIELD AND CABLE.

Racine, Wis, Aug. 30.-R. J. Dowd
of this city took special interest IN
the fiftieth anniversary Of the laying
OF the first Atlantic cable by Cyrus
w. Field, which fell on the 18th OF
the present month. Mr.. DOwG remem-
bers perfectly being present at the
big celebration arranged for the
Homecoming of Mr.. Field at Stock
bridge, Mass, the 18th of August.
1858.
Mr. Dowd is in receipt of the Berk
shire Cleaner which recalls this
homecoming and it naturally recalls
to his mind that event. He lived a.
the time at East Lee, six miles from
,Stockbridge and was in The fsamel
business that he is now-that OF max
ing knives. He went to Stockbridge
from East Lee with the Forest Engine
company, wearing a red jacket.
NOT Speaker.
Cyrus W. Field, according to MI.
Dowd, was lank and slim and not at
all graceful on his feet. Speechdmak-
Ing was not in his line, but on this
occasion he attempted to say some
thing and while he was talking he
was handed two cable messages OF
congratulations, one from London and
one from Paris.
L heard him read those dis
patches" said Mr.. Dowd.
At this celebration there was pres
ent David Dudley Field, brother OF
Cyrus w. who became a noted law
yer Another brother was Henry NJ.
Field, editor of the Independent.
Trouble Laying the Cable.
All the time of the laying of the
cable there was no vessel large
enough TO take the entire cable
across the ocean. Efforts to lay it
had failed before, but Mr.. Field was
not discouraged. Two ships took
part of the big wire from America
and Ireland and met in mid-ocean,
where the ends were spliced. Cyrus
w. Field was on the boat sailing
from this side, the Niagara.
In few days this cable parted.
Then the Great Eastern was secured
To carry a complete cable across and
this was laid successfully. Five or
six years later the parted cable was
picked up and spliced again and is
still being used.
The successful lay ing of the cable
was one OF the biggest accomplish
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-03
THE GREAT CANAL.

There's much discussion of canals,
And how they commerce made,
And of the one at Panama
How twill boost our trade;
But, talk about the great canals
That run from sea to sea-
The greatest on that commerce feed
Is the alimentary.
E. A. Benjamin.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-03

mcnts the world has ever seen and
that Mr. Dowd should have been SO
intimately connected with the priu
cipal actor in the event is an interest
ing fact. Probably only few of those
who attended the celebration are
now alive to tell the story.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-03
And Still Rising.

Mrs. Stubbs-"John, l see where
one of the big balloons went up dis
lance of 10000 feet. I suppose there
was no danger of colliding with any
thing up that high?''
Mr.. Stubb-"Oh, yes, Maria. They
might have run into the price of beef
steak"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-03
Rather Musical.

Stubb--"Among other things found
in the stomach of a human ostrich
was a coil of piano wire Now, what
do you suppose he swallowed that
for?"
Penn-"Why, to give his stomach a
tone"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-03

Pekin is building a large factory u
make window glass, which is largely
used in China. and forms one OF us
principal imports from foreign coun
tries The canital is Chinese, the ma
chinery British and Germans VIII
manage the factory. The glass works
at Posham. province of Shantuns'
are a success.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-03

Don't Jump at the conslusion that
! here IS no such thing as luck merely
because you never had anything else.
Puck.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-03

felt slightly piqued. He, convict, 10
speak TO her thus But she pacified
her wounded pride with the considera-
ton that his mind was disturbed by
fever
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-20
YOUNG RESIGNS.
HIS PASTORATF
UNDER CHARGES
Rector Broken Down by N0to-
riety in Edna Clark Case
Capitulates
Had Demanded Inquiry, but
Quits Job When Vestrymen
Would Question Him
On Sick Bed Declares His Inno-
On Sick Bed Declares His Inno-
cence of Completely in
Girls Disappearance

Payson Young. rector of the church
of st. Mary the Virgin, who has been
accused of immoral conduct and was
under the probe of the bishops COM
mittee. has resigned from the church.
Propped UP in his bed at his lodgings
able to talk, the man who was sus-
pected of having been responsible for
the disappearance of Edna Clark, the
art student. who, it subsequently de-
veloped. fed to Chicago because of a
family disagreement, between painful
gasps handed his written resignation
to the vestrymen who came to hear his
explanations. Senior Warden Cheffins
acted as spokesman.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-20
Bishop Will Act

Mr.. Young's resignation will be sub
mitted to the bishop. who will act on
it as he sees fit. AS far as We are con-
cerned the matter has ended"
Although the resignation was sub
mitted last Tuesday. the matter be-
came public last night. Young was
still too i'll to be seen and message of
inquiry as to what he had to say re-
garding his resignation brought the
reply that he had no message of any
kind to the public
Rev. Father Dodd. an Anglican cler-
gyman from Nashotah. Wis, who has
been visiting this city, will occupy the
pulpit at ST. Mary the Virgin church
next Sunday, having been asked to take
temporary charge of the parish by
Bishop Nichols 1t is probable that
after the meeting Of the parishioners
next Tuesday week he will get the call
He expresses himself as being pleased
with the parish and as being willing to
answer the call should he receive it.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-20
Will End Investigation

This unexpected action on the part
of Young no doubt will put an end to
the Investigations which were in prog
ress by the committee appointed by the
bishop, and the charges, if formal
charges have been regularly made. will
not go to the ecclesiastical court.
Senior Warden Cheffins said last night
that, as far as had been learned by the
vestry, there were no charges against
Young of which the committee could
take Official notice, as. according to
ecclesiastical law, they must be in
writing and by member of the con-
gregation.
The only charges which we know
anything about" said Chefins. ARE
those submitted by Professor Bona.
who is not member of the church.
These could not be recognized either
by the bishop or the ecclesiastical
court. AS matter of fact, the matter
would not get any further than the
committee. None of the congregation
has come forward with either written
or verbal complaint. even although
the committee has advertised asking
that any charge against him be filed
with them
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-20
Protests His Innocence

Young smiled family and motioned
them to seats which Mrs. Muir placed
near the bedside. His voice was feeble
and he talked slowly and with great
difficulty.
4 have been charged with a crime
of which 1 am innocent. This girl who
has brought disgrace upon me is now
in Chicago She has not communicated
with me nor has she involved me in
any way in her disappearance, which
has been fully explained to her mother.
I understand. l am broken in health;
very i'll. / could not serve you now
even If you wished me to.
You have come to ply me with ques-
tions, which it is not only futile but
physically impossible for me to an
swer. You will find this unnecessary,
too, as 1 have prepared my resignation.
Please leave me in peace. 1 have
nothing more to say
He handed the paper to Warden Chef
fms
Last Tuesday evening the three yes
trymen who had postponed their meet
ing in the church of st. Mary the vir-
gin on Sunday, November % visited
Young in his Oakland lodgings, to re-
sumo the questioning into the charges
which had been brought against him.
There was nothing more to be said
by the men who came to hear his ex-
PLANTATION of the charges which had
been publicly made against him and,
moved to pity. they wrung his hand
and departed. The resignation has been
forwarded to Bishop Nichols. who will
take the matter up on his return from
the east