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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-11-19

the Cloberrys. She was dull and alb
stracted. 1t was otherwise with
Eve. During the drive she had sulk.
ed; she was in a pet with Barbara,
who was a stupid, tiresome marlpot
But when she arrived at Bradstone
and was surrounded by admirers,
when she had difficulty, not in getting
partners. but in selecting among those
who pI esSed themselves on her, Ewes
spirits were elated. She forgot about
Jasper, barbara, her father, about
everything but present delight. With
sparkling eyes, heightened color, and
dimples that came and went in her
smiling face, she sailed past Barbara
without observing her, engrossed in
the pleasure of the dance, and in
playing with her partner.
Barbara was content to be unnot-
iced. She sat by herself in a corner,
scarce noticing what went on. so
wrapped up was she in her thoughts.
Her mood was observed <y her host
ess, and attributed to anxiety for her
father Mrs. Cloberry went to her,
seated herself at her side, and talked
to her kindly about Mr. Jordan and
his accident.
| You have a friend staying with
you. We rather expected him. said
Mrs. Cloberry.
'Oh!' Barbara answered, that was
dear Ewes nonsense. She is a child
and does not think. My father has
engaged a steward; of course he could
not come
How lovely Eve is! said Mrs Clio
berry. I think [ never saw so exquis-
tie a creature
And she is as good and sweet as she
is lovely answered Barbara. always
eager to sing her sisters praises.
Ewes roses were greatly admired.
She had her posy out of her waistband
showing the roses, and many COM
plimCnt was occasioned by them. Bar
bara had beautiful bouquet also she
said, and looked around oh, Bah!
where are your yellow roses?'
I have dropped Them answered
Barbara
? Besides dancing there was singing.
Eve required little pressing.
My dear Miss Jordan said Mrs.
Cloberry, how your sister has i'm
proved in style. Who has been Civ
ing her lessons?'
The party was a pleasant one; 1t
broke up early. 1t began at four
o'clock and was over when the sun
set. AS the sisters drove home, Eve
Fl attled as a brook over stones. She
had perfectly enjoyed herself She
had outshone every girl present, had
Feen much courted and greatly fiat
tered. Eve was not a vain girl; she
knew she was pretty, and accepted
homage as her right Her father and
sister had ever been her slaves; and
she expected to find everyone wear
Chains before her. But there was nc
vulgar conceit about her A queen
born to wear the crown grows up to
expect reverence and devotion. It is
her due. So with Eve; she had been
queen in Morwell since infancy.
To be continue d.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-11-19

pointed principles and according to
facts rather than prejudice.
Our method of electing presidents
is, in short. a powder magazine under
the nations feet Few parts of the
constitution have been the subject of
so much debate and so reconcilable
disagreement as the parts providing
methods of electing president. These
diSagreements and the entire danger
could be removed by simple changes
IN the document. If loyalty TO state
rights precludes direct popular cleo
ton change allowing each state a
weight in the election proportionate
TO population without requiring the
intervention of human electors would
answer the objections. Shall we
make those changes while there is
time. or wait inertly till the spark is
in the powder?
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-11-19
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s ssass sDs Of 2H9Azzzze.
WILD ANIMAL MARKET.
CRATES and Hippopotami Bring the
Highest Prices OF Any.

CRATES and Hippopotami Bring the
Highest Prices OF Any.
Wild animals from the Gizeh zoo
logical gardens in Egypt delivered
during the years 1S96-19OS at London.
Marseilles. Hamburg and Rotterdam
realized the following prices:
The king of beasts the lion SOLD
comparatively cheap, mainly because
the cost of feeding made buyers shy
of the Investment Tine, wiId-Eorn
lions realized from $500 to $500.
Menagerie-bOrn animals cost on an
average $50. A li0ness has been sofa
for under $40; while, on the other
hand, 81 200 to 81 400 is not too big 4
price to ask for an exceptionally Tine
specimen of lion
Pumas-OC described a
liOns-are not in such demand; 81
will often buy one; fair average speci-
mems bring 500, 500, and few 1920
The tiger is. however, high priced
animal: $500 is the lowest figure Al
which he sells. with 800 for
tigress.
A speciality of value, according 10
Harper's Weekly. is the European
lynx young one cannot be had for
less than 800 and the full grown
animal is worth from $3.50 to $40
Wolves are a weak market; $40 is
their average per head. 81 the mini
mum and $40 the top price. Catch 4
fox quite young and the cub may
realize 81 81 or only just 81; full
grown it's value is $40.
Polar bears always maintain thcl
price Very rarely does a spcClmch
change hands at less than $l2O; bu'
other kinds of bear come cheaper. \
sea lion costs 500. The beaver is
good for $50 a price due to the ami
mails destruction for beauty in the
Rh0ne valley.
HippOpotami have no quotation in
some markets. When in supply thi,
rrehfstoric-loOking beast is worth
from $500 to $4,000 Elephants are
much more widely dealt in. A young
one may be purchased for from $1,000
u 81 bOO.
out most considered of Wild animals
is the giraffe Previous to 1898 it
was impossible to buy one for less
than s. 900; in 1904 the price had
ohrunk to 81 500 which did not repay
The cost Of importation. The actual
market value Of a young gir""e in
good condition may now be az ed at
anywhere from $4,000 to 81. 4Oy.
AS to the monkey market, the chin
panzee varies a good deal in price, n
Young one in condition fetching from
500" TO $500 Other big apes are more
expensive although at times there
goes logging a good chance, as in
the Suez market, where a young
orang-outang almost full grown was
on offer at $50 recentfy-a real bar
gain.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-11-19
REAL ELECTION
is YET TO COME
FORMAL EVENT NOT TO TAKE
PLACE UNTIL JAN
uARY.
POSSIBILITIES THAT MIGHT
CHANGE RESULT FROM THAT
EXPECTED.
REFORM NEEDED IN THE METH.
Cd OF ELECTING THE
PRESIDENT.

Everywhere it is assumed that a
new president of the United States
has been elected Such is not the
case. The people have merely elect
ed a certain number of men to meet
on the second Monday in January TO
elect a president The electors of
each state will gather at their state
capitols on that date, cast their votes,
and certify the result. UnQuestion-
ably they will vote according to a
popular wish made tolerably definite
by the recent balloting; but the
president will not be elected till they
have voted and congress has counted
the vote.
There are so many chances here
for slips between cup and lip that
men who feel responsible for the
peace and unity of the country can
not fail to be oppressed by the posi-
bilities of the next three months. Only
once has the slip actually occurred
in 1876. That the dispute in that
case did not end in civil war may be
credited to a phenomenal self control
on the part of half the people of the
country, the half that had TO accept
defeat by a partisan vote of the cleo
tOral commission.
Many serious slips have occurred at
other times, but these happened never
to involve the general result Men
are not allowed to act as electors
who hold office under the govern
ment. In 1887 it was discovered after
the electors were appointed that
North Carolina, New Hampshire and
Connecticut had selected electors who
happened to be deputy postmasters
A congressional committee headed by
Henry Clay held that their votes
must be rejected 1t happened that
Van Buren, was elected regardless OF
these votes. otherwise this mishap
might have reversed the election Has
care been taken TO see that all the
electors are eligible?
Again, the constitution requires all
electors to meet on the same day. In
1857 a snOwstOrm kept the Wisconsin
electors from meeting till the day
after the appointed time Twice the
Georgia electors have voted on The
wrong day In these cases the votes
went amounted. fortunately not
changing the result. But how easily
might it have been different!
There is also the possibility. by no
means remote, that enough of the 4S5
electors might die between the No
yember election and the January cleo
ton to change the result. There is
the equally troublesome possibility
that the man to be elected president
might die between the November cleo.
ton and the meeting of the electors
or between the voting of the electors
and the counting of congress.
There is always. moreover. the
chance of dispute, when congress
comes to count the vote. over the re.
turns from states where contests
have arisen. There have been such
cases. though happily the result Of
an election has not hinged on the de
cision except in the contest of 1876
These more serious complications
may arise at any time, however, and
the constitution and the laws are not
clear and specific enough to insure
decisions according to regularly ap.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-11-19
CHAPTER XIV.
Where They Withered.

Barbara did not enjoy the party at
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-11-19
Continued.
Yes, Barbara, you are right.

smiled, and colored, pleased with his
commentator, so rarely won. No
one can see Eve without loving her.
have my little scheme. Captain
CoIberry is coming home from the
army this ensuing autumn, and If he
is as nice as his sisters say-then
something may come OF it. But I do
not know whether Eve cares or does
not care for Mr. Coyshe. He has
not spoken TO her yet. | think, pa
pa, it would be we'll to let him and
everyone know that Morwell is not
to come to me, but Is to go TO Eve
Then everyone will know what to ex'
pect.
It shall be 50. If Mr.. Knighton
comes, l will get the doctor to be in
the room when l make my will, and
Jasper Babb also He considered for
a while, and then said, In spite Of
all-there is good in you, Barbara. ]
forgive you my wound. There-you
may kiss me-
AS Barbara wished, and Mr.. Jordan
intended, so was the will executed
Mr.. Knighton the solicitor, arrived
at the same time as the surgeon; he
waited till Mr. Coyshe had bandaged
ND the wound, and then he entered
the sick mans room, summoned by
Barbara.
My second daughter, said Mr..
Jordan, rs, in the eye of the law lille
Ultimate My elder daughter has
n,1 n
be right-tO leave my title to Nor
we'll estate to Eve
What is her surname-I mean her
mothers nance
That you need not know. l leave
MorweIl to my daughter Eve, com
monty called Eve Jordan. That is
Barbara's wish
T urged it on my father said Bar
bara.
Jasper, who had been called in,
looked into her face with an express
sion of admiration. She resented 1t,
fIowned, and avertod her head
When the will had been properly
executed, the doctor left the room
with Jasper. He had already given
his instructions to Barbara how Mr..
Jordan was to be treated Outside the
door he found Eve futtering, nervous,
alarmed, entreating to be treasured
as to her fathers condition.
Dear Barbie disturbed him whilst
he was moving, she said and he let
the scythe slip, and so got hurt She
was readily cOnsOled when assured
ma, ',s olu 5,i'''I,'''" LAY u, 40 I'm,
3 ' '',,,3 'l's'' ai,a ~ 80
=, w. -, 49,, rr,,,o. NJ
r,1',., Us Dg" w. ,;.l'' NJ
',9l. C,,. aa
I,,a g.; I,.o'a, tI,,,t oo,y o,,,. ~
LINZ, 5 ol d" - I'. e. Sl''' ', ,' .lo
nressurn ana the corl, leans to the
.,,rr,oo oo,ir
sncb vas her nature She couId NOT
boIr y
Mr. roenar, sold the errpoon q
bavo Dovor coma ovor tbie nronortv
IF Won have q snare hour and wouid
do me q favor 7 should like 70 IooI,
about mo The nnaIitv of the land
ts good2,
.rvcoIIori,
Js tboro onvwbara man of tha
nronortv that conId RIM nv owe
a,oro,
In the study,
What about the shooting nowo,
1t is not preserved. If it were it
would he good. the cover is 50 fine
And there seems TO he p good deal
of timber,
Alton obout On bo,,, NJ, Co,--I,o
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-11-19

The readiness of Japan and China
in adapting themselves to western
methods of electrifcation is today evil
denced in the work going on in the
large cities of these two countries.
Yokohama has its electric tramways
Toxic the capital of Japan, with its
population OF more than 100000, is
practically gridironed with electric
railways, though there are a number
of busy streets so narrow that to
build even a single track would be
impossible. The railway engineers
and directors are Japanese. Shang-
hal has recently completed a splendid
system of tramways. Hong Kong has
operated street railways for several
years with good results. There are
many other cities in Japan and China
which have received the impulse of
modern means of transportation, and
will undoubtedly follow the above
named cities and install electricity.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-11-19

Walter Wellman, as usual, was right
on his election forecast. He predicted
that both sides would win, SO felt COM
paratively safe on his average.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-11-19
WILLIES JOKE.

Willie deautuf over the deck raiD
what Kind Of boat is thar out on the
river?
His Pa (raisiu= his glasses That. my
son, is a sister ship TO the one We are on.
Willie (after watching the big tunnels
for a whieJ-Pa. think that mTst he a
brother ship.
His Pa Why 80, SOM
Willie Because 1t smokes much.
Ills EANORITE SECTION
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-11-19
WHY HE SMILES.

The smile that wreathps my face Is no.
The smile of one who won
The bets he made election day
smile becauseShc SIM
Marks now that soiSti"e Of the year
When sausage Is the game.
And t. the breakfast table. 10!
The buckwheaf cakes have came.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-11-19

The Barber Of New Orleans had a
very close shave from being a fiat
failure
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-11-19

b
The Tiger: No. l get use for mon KEY shines
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-11-19

Sambo - Pawson Jones am powahful
fond OBJ de laigs oh de fowl. isn't be
Rambo tgrinngl-Dced he am. Why,
last Sunday et diuneh he sed he wished Diet
chicken he'd beer a centipeGp
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-02-29
hoRTHwzsr NEWS.

The course in mining engineering at
the state university is being widened
to allow students to specialize in three
directions: In assaying, or the chemi-
cal side of the study; in mineralogy,
or the geological feature; in construc-
ton, or the engineering side of the
study.
The Columbia River Packers asso-
citation made the following 1907 pack,
in cases, at its five canneries on the
Columbia river: Chinook, 70,093;
bluebacks, 535; silversides, 8,7S7;
pinks, 1,542; chums, 1896; total, &c.
852 cases. It's Mushagak (Alaska)
cannery made the following pack in
lib. tails: Kings, 5,2S5; reds, 5,76l;
medium reds, GAS; pinks, S,167; total,
29,861 cases.
A new telephone line has been or
ganized to serve the country north
east of Freewater. T. L. Ragsdale and
e. w. Weaver are the promoters. Per-
mission has been asked from the city
council to erect poles on certain Free
water streets, and from thence to con-
meet with the Milton system.
Taxation in Washington state will
be revolutionized if the voters at the
election next November adopt a con-
stitutional amendment then to be sub
mitted. Under the proposed amend
ment the legislature could have one
system of taxation for real estate own
ed by individuals, another system for
real estate owned by corporations, an
other for railroads and other public
service corporations, and still another,
for example, for notes, mortgages,
bonds and moneys. The proposed con-
stitutional amendment is advocated by
the state tax commission.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-02-29
RULES AGAINST COMMISSION
Judge Hanford Says They Do Not
Have Power.

Olympia, Wash, Feb. 17.-"No mat
ter what the fiual outcome of the de-
cision of United States Judge C. H.
Hanford that the railroad commission
cannot fix rates, the great work of
the commission will remain for prac-
teal use," declared Commissioner John
G. Lawrence, this evening.
"The data gathered by the commits
sion as to the value of railroad prop
erty in the state, and evidence had at
all the hearings, all will be we'll worth
their cost for the use of the legislature
if it finally has to fix the rates, or for
the commission, should the commits
sions power be finally sustained.
THE many thousands of dollars the
state has spent in securing this data
and in these hearings will not be lost
in any event.
And even under the decision the
commission is not prevented from con-
tinuing its work to determine the cost
and value of railroad property, the
|reasonableness of rates, or any other
line of proper investigation.
Chairman Harry Fairchild of the
commission, said "The member of
the commission are in consultation
with the governor and it's legal adj,
wiser regarding the future procedure
under the decision. We shall prepare
and give out public statement early
in the week, as soon as our plans are
determined upon"
Governor Mead has not determined
upon the question of calling a special
session. He is in consultation with
prominent citizens of different parts of
the state, seeking to learn what the
people of the state desire. 1t is point
ed out that if the matter is left to the
next legislature, which meets in 1909.
it will be nearly two years before the
constitutional amendment can be voted
on at regular election and become
effective, while if special session is
called the amendment can be voted on
this fall, thus saving two years.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-02-29
CHAPTER xv1II.-(Continued.)

CHAPTER XVIII.=(C Continued
1T will be expensive" he unused.
what of that? They would give mill
ion to have him. He knows everything
He is the handspring of everything"
He finished his plans and went to a
cheap uphosterer's. There he ordered
a triple supply of everything he had noted
down, one set to be sent to his own ad-
dress in London, the two others TO be
packed separately in stout crates for
transport by rail.
The tradesman thought the order curl
Gus but the foreign gentleman who gave
1t having paid twenty pounds down, and
undertaking to pay the rest when the
goods were ready for delivery, he forbore
to puzzle himself about it.
In three or four days time the old fur
niture was removed from Mr. Zeno's
apartment, and the new furniture, glossy,
new, and sticky as to the woodwork, and
faringly vulgar as to pictures, carpet,
mirrors curtains and hearthrugs, was all
arranged in It's place. When everything
was arranged, Mr.. Zeno, whose landlady
had begun to think him eccentric, did a
thing even more curious than the wanton
and unnecessary refurnishing of his rooms
had seemed. He walked out one morning
and returned with pale young man, who,
in obedience to his instructions produced
water-color sketch-book, tube each of
Chinese white and sepia, and cancels
hair pencil or two and began to make a
stifly accurate and ugly sketch of one of
the walls of Mr.. Zeno's chamber.
The pale artist made a drawing of
every one of the eight walls, and when
they were done and paid for the spy him
self drew plan of the two rooms, num-
bered the drawing in correspondence with
the walls. When he had done this he
made up the eight drawings and the plan
into a neat packet, addressed it to con-
federate in Calais, and registered it at
the postofice. One of the three sets Of
furniture, with wall paper, carpet, cur
tains, plaster casts, mirrors and chromos
had been consigned to the same address
three days before. The third set was
consigned to a gentleman of Mr.. Zeno's
own profession in Vienna, and Austin
Farley's plan was in a fair way to be
realized.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-02-29
CHAPTER XIX.

If Fraser had been given to the analy-
sis of his own spiritual symptoms, he
might have been little surprised to dis
cover how aromatic and tonic a draught
he had imbibed in learning to hate
O'Rourke.
i've bit of news" he said one day
to Maskelyne. Maybe yell be able to
guess why bring it. O'Rourke's going
to be married"
'Yes?" said Maskelyne, quietly. Fra
ser's bit of news was like stab to him,
but be was not the sort of man to make
show of his pain.
Hes engaged to a friend of yours"
said Fraser. 1T was you that introduced
him to her.
II think not" returned Maskelyne.
"Ye did, though" cried Fraser. II got
the news from Mrs. Farley, and she got
it from the lady herself
II introduced O'Rourke to an Ameri-
can lady here" said Maskelyne rising
from his seat involuntarily-"a Mrs.
Spry."
That's what I'm telling ye," said Fra
ser. They're going to be married" Mas
kelyne sat down again without word.
Hector O'Rourke is going to be married
to the Mrs. Spry to whom you introduced
him a month or two ago. There's no sort
of humbug or nonsense about it, for it's
fact"
Il can hardly believe it." returned
Maskeyne.
I'VE don't seem to be woildly delight
ed" said Fraser, after all. l thought
~. IL H.
the mountains"
II am very much obliged to you, in
deed" Maskelyne answered. II will 60
and see O'Rourke," he added, with an
air of sudden decision and awakening.
"Well," said Fraser, rubbing his hands
and beaming, "the interview ought to be
a pleasant one. I'll not keep We from It
moment. I'll say good-morning.'
The two shook hands on the pavement
In front of the hotel, and Fraser stood
there to watch Maskelyne as he stepped
into a cab and drove away
"Now," said Fraser, nodding and smil-
ing to himself, that's not moy oydoyal Of
an ardent lover. But there's spoke mum
Der nine in your wheel, Hector, me boy
and there's another or two in the course
of manufacture"
Maskelyne wandered about in his own
homemade labyrinth until he had quite
made up his mind that there was nc
way out of it, or through it. But finally
he packed up pormanteau, took the
tidal train and carried his cobwebs te
Brussels. There they were just as strong
and unbreakable as ever, and even when
day or two later, he carried them tS
Janenne, they seemed to bind him in like
strands of steel. But being actually al
Janenne he found that he had added 9
new perplexity to ths old ones He wal
still as far as ever from seeing his way
to Houfoy, but he saw quite clearly thai
1t was impossible not to go.
The day was inclining toward its Close
and there was sense of ease in tn,
wide fields to which he was not alto
gcther insensible, foolishly broken up ant
down in spirit as he was. The feldl
were more inviting than the road in many
ways, not least perhaps, because they
oGseed fsWsr chances Of sncoupter.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-02-29
CHAPTER Xxx.

The question of settlements took the
whole party to London, and in London
Angela called upon the Farleys Lucy
was delighted with the news of the ap-
preaching marriage. She and Angela
were very confidential together, and suit
ed each other perfectly. Lucy had taken
peculiar and tender interest in the
young woman's love affairs, and had
brought her husband to a quarrel with
his Oldest friend concerning them 1t was
hardly in nature that O'Rourke should
be left out of their talk.
II saw from the very first that Mr..
Maskelyne cared for YOU. said Lucy !;
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-02-29

Mass Troops on Cars Frontier
st. Petersburg, Feb. 19.-Prelimin-
airy orders have been issued to carry
out the plan for the formidable mill
tary demonstration on the Turko-Per-
sian frontier
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-02-29
The village Go.sips.

Silas Hardacre- Yes, every Tuesday
and Thursday night is "ripping-up
night" with the Ladies' Sewing Social
In this town.
City Drummer-Indeed! And what
do they rip up?
Silas Hard2pple Carpet rags, pedi-
grees and the absent members.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-02-29

Anxious Mother-Little Bobbie cries
for the moon every night. don't know
what to do about it
Old Doctor-Oh, he'll outgrow that
In time When he grows up he Will
forget the moon and want the earth