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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-27
LINCOLN'S RELIGION.

A lot of loose talk has always
gone the rounds about Lincoln having
no religion. Yesterday a friend sent
me the following letter, which he had
copied from the original manuscript
in the home of an acquaintance who
cherishes it. ct is" he said, "the
most beautifully worded and the most
touch.ngly eloquent letter of sympathy
ever read, and could serve as a
model for all time"
Executive Mans. on, Washington, D.
c.. Nov q, 1864 Mrs Bixby, Mass:
Dear Madam have been shown in
the, files of the war department a state
ment of the adjutant general of Mass
achusetts that you are the mother OF
five sons who have died gloriously on
the field Of battle. | feel how weak
and fruitless must be any word of mine
which should attempt TO beguile You
from the grief of a loss so overwheam-
ing. But I can not refrain from ten
dering you the consolation that may
be found in the thanks of the republic
they died TO save. / pray that our
heavenly Father may assuage the an
guish of your bereavement and leave
you only the cherished memory OF the
loved AMI lost and the solemn prize
that must be yours to have laid SO
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-27
CLEAR SHIP OF RATS
Wildcat Does Job After Five Ordi-
nary Cats Had Been Eaten.

nary Cats Had Been Eaten.
Steamship captains, sailing masters
and Shippers of all kinds of craft
troubled with rats called on Chief En-
gineer Hanson of the fruit steamer
ValdiTia, which arrived yesterday from
Port Antonio, Island OF Jamaica, to
ask for the pedigree of wildcat
picked up at Ingua, says the New
York World. Up to and including
part of the present voyage the Valdi-
via had been oyerrun by an army OF
brown banana rats, numbering accord
ing to Cap. Kruger, more than thou
sand.
On the trip north the rodents have
always Jared well and destroyed much
fruit. On the trips south, however,
they grew lean and hunger-braye, and
became so bold that frequently the
cook was forced into hand-to-hand en-
counters with them. Just before the
Valdivia left New York on her last
voyage the captain took on board five
docile, puring tabby cats, bearing the
reputation of excellent mousers.
On the first day out he put one
| down the hatchway. Two hours later
Fireman Gustave Skinner brought up
fragment of fur. The next day
! two were put in the vessels hold.
Two more fragments Of fur were
| found. The remaining two were kept
in the gallery until one night the rats
broke in and that was the last of them.
At Inagua, where the ValdiVia stop
ped on her return trip, Engineer Han
son met a native with two wildcats i'll
a wooden cage. They looked ferocious
enough to masquerade as the Tam
many tiger and mindful of the rats
/ the engineer purchased them for so
cents and bottle of Jamaica rum.
For two days the animals were
starved. Then one was turned loose
in the hold. For the next few mo-
ments the sounds that came through
the hatchway resembled one of Half
fens outings. A rat appeared from
the hatchway, followed by another and
another. AS soon as they reached the
u6Ch lney SCdICeIeu' IdCS appear GU
from every quarted. They came
through tunnels, bolted through port
holes and into the sea with Squeals of
terror. Some ran into the rigging and
took headers OH Of The main truck.
The last rat to come out of the hold
was the patriarch of the herd, of ire
mendous proportions and almost white
with age. Close at his heels was the
Inagua wildcat. Up to the bow they
raced, over the bulwark and along the
hauser chains. The rat jumped and
the cat followed, and the next instant
the stem of the Valdivia passed over
them. Not rat was seen the rest Of
the voyage
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-27
Satisfactory to Him.


All auIolloDlIe dasheo along Ihe
country ROAD. turning a curve II
came suddenly upon a man with a gun
ON his shoulder and weak, sick look
ing DIG dog BESIDE MN. Inc dog was
directly IN the path OIL the motor car.
line chauffeur sounded his norm but
the dog dId not moEe-uiltll ne was
STRUCK. Alter tilaV he ala move
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-27
The GOAL.

She knocked at the Paradise gate,
She tried at the golden pin.
Who is this that cometh SO late,
And thinks to be let in?"
"Ah, keep me not here without;
Open quickly" she cried.
For there are those that need me
need me.
Waiting just inside"
Weary she was and worn,
Her knees and her shoulders bent
With the Ieaden burden of years
forIorn,
All in vanity spent.
But she Ieapt like a yearling doe
Across the threshold of light
She flew to the arms that drew her,
drew her,
AS a homing dove takes flight
One was clasping her wri#,
And one was grasp.ng her gown;
To one that cried to be kissed
Tenderly stopped she down.
As a bird Outspreadeth its wings,
She gathered them closely in
Now is the time, oh children, child
rem,
When life shall at last begin"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-27

the community very useful SUM.
There are saddle horses to be hired
and proceeds our instructress, Ladies
nowadays generally belong to one or
more clubs. They also smoke. The
cigarette merchant is somewhat
scorRful as regards the lady smoker de-
claring that she is no connoisseur and
seldom gives more than five shillings
hundred for her cigarettes. But
there are Others and these when
they order the gold tipped variety are
JOY TO the merchant and a proper
lonate sorrow to these who deplore
the smoking habit in women. There
may be bridge debts, but there is no
reason to suppose that our fashionable
lady will gamble, and even If she does
one could not get even an approximate
idea of what such debts would be-
Pail Mall Magazine.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-27

$50 it is-or like a miracle"
LET me see the letter for myself.
Here it is
While the girls looked over his
shoulder he reread the letter, handed
it to his wife and sat down, burying
his face in his hands.
All felt and joined in the silent
prayer of thanksgiving which they
knew was rising from his heart to the
loving heavenly father.
When all had regained a little com.
posture Mrs. Stanton said, between a
smile and a tear:
Richard, you won't need to go on
your route tomorrow. You can hire
someone
Wont l though! l wouldn't miss it
for the world. l want to see every
body and to tell everybody, but
guess I will get me pair of new
gloves, Ell, Molly?"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-27
Flashes.

Signor Giacomo Puccini, composer
of the Japanese grand opera Madam
Butterfly which Henry w. Savage is
presenting on tour, has completed the
score of La FanciulIa del West, mean
ing in English The Girl of the Golden
West. a name made famous by David
Belasco's drama Of early gold-seeking
days in California. Signor Carlos
Zangarini, well-known Italian poet
wrote the Hbretto, which is divided
into two acts, the first adhering closely
to Mr. BeIasco's play; the second de
parting somewhat from the Original.
At regularly recurring periods ex
pTessions reach the BelascO offices IN
New York from various public sources
conveying the hope that Mr.. BeIascc
may some day present Frances Starr
as Juliet and David Warfeld as Shy
lock.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-27
ROMANCE IN KENTUCKY.
But As Usual 1t is Mixed With
Tragedy.

But As Usual 1t Is Mixed With
Tragedy.
Judge James Hargis of Breathitt
county, Kentuck, is dead. He is quite
dead, having BEEN MORALLY wounded
about four times by shots from a
gun pulled, held and fired by his own
SON Ordinarily, the spectacle of a
father murdered by his son adds a
new pang to the thought of murder
at all. 1t involves the loosening Of the
natural ties that bind those of closest
kin. 1t indicates rupture of the near
est and dearest relationships But In
the case of Hargs, senior, shot to
death by Hargis. Junior, it IS impossi-
bic to see in it anything but the logic
al working out of destiny.
The Hargis tribe for years had a
feud with the Cockrill tribe until they
were mostly gone. Hargis, senior, who
has nov completed his earthly engage,
ment, was the boss politician of The
mountains. He taught the trade of
murder. He kept a school in which
J assassination was inculcated as the
! last and most impressive argument.
He went about loaded with six-cylin.
der syllogisms. Among his pupils was
his own boy, who was graduated from
| his fathers school of kraikrai and
took a postgraduate course in whisky
Recently he showed up at his fathers
place of business, and after a few re.
marks on the weather and the prevail.
ing scarcity of CocBrills dreaw a bead
on the old man and killed him. 1t was
! inevitable that after the Hargises had
disposed of all the Cockrills, they
would begin on each other. Whoever
! the Cockrills were, we are glad they
are all gone, because that opened the
way for the Hargis domestic opera.
tons.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-27
New Works Latest Craze.

New York. is raving over a new
dancer. She is Adeline Genee, a Dan
ish girl who is appearing in the New
York Theater in a piece called The
Soul Kiss. The World refers to Genee
as "the wondrous Tetrazzini of the
Toes" Incidentally, The Soul Kiss is
lambasted by the Sun in the following
summing up:
With an entirely expected display or
ignorance, vuIgarity and lack of taste,
her American managers have chosen
to exhibit this dainty, captivating, al,
most poetic little dancer in a concoc,
ton of coarse or stale dialogue, taW-
dry music, famboyant scenery, eX,
posed coIarbones, suggestive costumes,
bad actors and Lee Harrison.
When F. ZiegfeId chooses to dis
play Anna Held in such concocrion,
nobody cares. But when such a little
Ight-footed sprite as Genee, who is
capable of fitting into fairy pantomime
or the most charming of ballets, OF
giving great pleasure to intelligent
and tasteful men and women, is com
PEELED to interpolate her GASES OF
poetry in this desert of shrieking rot
and vulgarity, the judicious observer
can only wonder why such things
(and such managers) be.
Why The Soul Kiss is so called,
heaven and Harry B. Smith only
know. There are kisses enough there
in. but the soul is the only portion of
the human anatomy that is never dis
nlay ed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-27
Different Views.

Teuazzini, who has a new lover in
every city she visits, has taken New
York by storm. Several of the best
critics do not enthuse wildly over her,
but the "select circles" have gone
Tetrazzini crazy There may be con
siderable Of a fad in the adulation be
slowed in New York upon this woman.
There be thousands upon thousands
who viii worship blmdfOld anything
Ipon which London has set the stamp
of approval If TetraZZini had gone
TO New York with her San Francisco
reputation, the same idolaters would
very likely have viewed her with luke
warm approval, and bestowed their
braves upon some probably inferior
artist whom London had approved.
These fads are strange things. In
the City of Mexico less than two years
ago-a city in which there is musical
culture-this same TetrazZini was
publicly Kissed for singing out of tune
her engagement was fiat failure.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-27
Lawsuit 1872 Years Old.

a case which has dragged through
the courts of Massachusetts for 122
years has been finally closed by the
decree of Judge Grant in the probate
court directing William w. Risk. pub
lie administrator in nine estates, TO
pay to the state treasurer the sum Of
$l0,S56. The estates represented were
those of nine men, creditors Of the es-
tate of Ellis Gray Boston merchant.
who died in 1886, and whose estate
was in process of administration tor
fifty years. While the estate was stiu
in the probate court in 1888 deposits
were made in a bank by order Of the
court for the benefit Of the nine cred
itors, but neither they nor their heirs
could ever be found Tho deposits &C
cumulated to $1O,356-New York
World.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-27
A Gay OLD Rake

Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria
has bestowed upon Nine. Katherine
Schratt, for many years his faVorite,
and known as the uncrOWned empress
of Austria a wonderful new year
gift, nothing less than a splendid pal
ace i'll one of the best positions in the
aristocratic Ringstrasse. It's value is
estimated at 100000 marks. 1t for
merly was the residence Of the mil
fiOnaire philanthrOpist, Baron Won
Konogswarter For years the emperor
was a daily visitor at Nine. Schratt' 5
villa at Hietzing, close to the boundry
of the park surrounding the emperor 5
castle Of Schonbrunn. Most Of the
furniture in the villa was his gifts.
Ten years ago she retired from the
stage, but three years ago, at tn
age of So, resumed the playing OF
leading roles as the star Of the Deut-
sches Volks-theater.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-27

range, in fact, is the most remarkable
voice yet developed. She sings full
seven notes higher than Tetrazzinni.
ETetrazinni sings e fiat in altissimo, or
above the scale, levelly and with a
pure though. somewhat heady tone,
Ellen Beach Yaw takes f sharp in
altissimo with as little effort as the
same note on the treble clef, and She
can run up the scale from the altls-
simo F sharp to the c higher than the
socalled high G.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-27
Wisconsin Boy Scores.

News comes from Italy that Carl
Cochems, brother of Attorney Henry
F. Cochems, and who is well known
in musical circles of the central west,
has scored a triumph in his first ap
pearance in grand opera. Mr. Co
chems, studied for a number Of years
under Herman de Vrfes, the famous
grand opera baritone in Chicago and
he was graduated from the Chicago
Musical college, winning first diamond
medal which ever had been granted
to a male voice In September, 1906,
Mr.. Cochems took up his residence at
Milan, Italy, and began work under
Nicolini the famous Italian baritone
a master in training of opera singers,
with the result that he made his debut
in September, 1907, a rather eXtraor.
binary event. as NicOlini had thereto
fore not ventured with the debut of
pupil until several years of instruction
had been received. Word now comes
from Italy that at the gala opera per
Torrance he'd in MOndOVi before one
of the most critical of Italian audieD
ces Mr.. Cochems at the third perform
ance of Faust, in which he sang the
role of Mephsto, was lifted on the
shoulders of the crowd and given a
tumultuous ovation.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-27
Henry lanes and His New Play.

Henry James has written play for
Forbes Robertson and it will be pro-
duced at Edinburgh on March &c. 1t
is modern comedy and it is hoped
that it will have far more dramatic
material than did Guy Dornv1lle his
first effort. The new piece is yet to be
named. 1t is in three acts and deals
with a romance which is worked out
in a country house Mr.. Robertson
will be seen as young politician run
ming for parliament. He gets into an
embarrassing position from which he
is rescued by a young American girl
who he, OF course, marrles.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-27
Dressing On $500 a Year.

A very exclusive London dressmaker
on being asked how much a lady
should spend on dress replied: She
could dress fairly we'll on G1, 300 a
year. The analysis of a typical bill,
however, shows that sum may be very
easily exceeded.
Thus dresses cost G628 lis; man
ties, etc, G229 Is; millinery and hats,
E147 9s.; gloves, sunshades, etc,
G2O1 As. Cd; lingerie, G341 14s. Cd;
boots, riding outfit, etc, G115 Is; mo-
tor outfit, G42 Os. Cd; sundries, in
Guiding laundry and cleaning, &431,
Cd The total expenditure on clothing
alone in this particular case came to
G2,136 and some odd shillings and
pence. When to this is added the ac-
tual expense of the qualification Of
minor tastes it will be realized that
the fashionable EngIishwoman costs
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-27

Ohio State Journal.-The effort 70
make New York a closed town bears
all the marks of another underhanded
effort to attract Pittsburg patronage
to Chicago.
Detroit News.-If it is true that the
Allegheny is on the rampage, it may
only be gaining Roadway in order IA
get past Pittsburg without contamina
ton.
lanta Constitution says that Pitts
burg is the best advertised city in the
country" But most of the advertise
ments are of the kind that a respeCta.-
BILE newspaper rejects
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-27
Noticed the Omission.

Some dramatic authors seem to re-
gard construction as unnecessary
friIls On the first night Of the only
drama that the novelist, Miss Brad
den, wrote, a scene was introduced IN
which a child was kidnapped from its
mother. At the end, when all were
made happy, so much had been left
to the general Imagination that no
pains had been taken to effect the
restoration OF the stolen child. or
course It was an understandable
lapse on the part Of the dranatist. and
it seemed to have passed unnoticed
until a god leaned over the gallery
rail and solemnly inquired: Hi!
What about that kidd" The piece
was swamped IN a food of inextin-
guishable laughter.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-27
Hiohest Vocal Range.

Ellen Beach Yaw, now Mrs. We're
Goldthwaite, has returned from Eu-
rope and will soon bebgin long con-
cert tour of the south and west. She
is with her husband in Boston. She
has been studying abroad for two
years. Her voice has a wonderful
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-27
A SARCASTIC sCREED.

He came to wreck
Bad Captain Kidd,
Hung by The neck
For what he did.
The foolish fellow scored the seas
Ere days Of technicalities
Another thief
Was Claud Duval,
Who came to grief
Despite his gall.
He might have been the real cheese
In days of technicalities.
Heed the appeal
OF this ere rhyme,
If you must steal
Select your time
And none were better days than thasc
Sweet times of technicalities.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-27
SMUDGE.

Topeka State JournaL-An uncle or
w, e, Corey declares that Pittsburg
Pa, is divorce crazy. A good many
people have the idea that 1t is in the
same condition in other ways.
Atlanta Constitution.-They say
New York is setting Pittsburg good
example, but two years ago Pittsbuy 8
informed us that she had twenty eight
good men within the town limits
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-27
Sousa Luck.

Sousa had $4,000 deposited in the
broken New Amsterdam bank. The
day before it failed his wife had a
bunch and drew it all out. Mrs:
Sousa certainly deserves a good day
shopping out of it.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-27
Correcting a Wrona Impreesion-

Seeing Clarissa Harlowe gazinz
pensively at the setting sun. the
children of the abbey drew near.
Fair lady" they asked why So
sad? Have you lost all your
friends?"
mo, my dears," she answered, witt
wan smile. 81 am not quite tn
Lovelace creature you seem to mag
inc"
CHANGING nervously around, to sat
isfy herself that the garrulous Mr.
Richardson was not listening, she
resumed her melancholy walk
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-27

costly a sacrifice upon the altar OF
freedom. Yours very sincerely and
respectfully. Abraham Lincoln.-New
York Press.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-27

Wisconsin dairy products in 1907
amounted to s57.000,000 And yet,
agriculturie's complain Of hard times.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-03
SMITH TURNED BATTERIES ON
 HIS TRADUCERS
Dirty Campaign Being Carried On At the Expense of the
 Republican Pap Suckers Of the Territory Of Arizona.

In connection with the very entLus- iastic reception given Hon. Mark smith at Phoenix on the occasion ol his speech there Tuesday the Phoe- nix Democrat has the following to say:
 Needing no introduction 70 Pnoe- nix people, Delegate Smith was pre- scented by Chairman Baker in just few words of warm appreciation, and when the big, able, good-hearted del egate stepped to the front of the bandstand, it was to stand there bow ing for several minutes while men and women paid him the highest com. pliment they could and cheered him to the echo
 Smith began by thanking the peo- pie of this city, and in a voice affect ed by sincere emotion he spoke of the feelings which overcame him as ne found that Phoenix. always loyal to it's friends, was still with him in ms aims, his words and his ambitions. As he stood there, a statesman, who knows no peer in the west, man whose record shines with many stars, Delegate Smith was the object of sin cere admiration. love and respect
 Against his will, but unable to stand by and see hIs reputation at tackled by paid hirelIngs, who strike from batteries of mud and slime, Smith spoke of his traducers. and in plain terms for the first time charged what many have suspected when he accused his traducers of having been paid blood money, wrenched from the salaries of federal official in Arizona to create a s1ush fund with which to carry on a campaign of dirty, unsan- itary politics.
 Delegate Smith need have no fear that this petty snapping at his heeIs will have any effect on the people of Arizona, but manly man that he IS jealous of his honorable record and his reputation as a gentleman. Smith could not stand by and by his silence give these character assassins the standing they hope to nave. He an swered them and he did it well.
 For his opponent, Arizona's cham pion had naught but the kindest words, and not once did he even al Jude to his record or fn any way cas. a single aspersion on Ralph Gamer on's record He showed the danger however, of sending an untrained man to congress, and tore to tatters the republican claim that to keep the re- publican party honorable and a re- specter of its own public pledges, Ar izona must send republican to con gress.
 Smith called the attention of the Arizona people to the attitude of the democrats in congress. They have always stood for single statehood, re- gardless of the fact that New MexIco
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-03
WEEKLY REPORT ON
 ARIZONA WEATHER
First Snow of the Season WhitenS San Francisco
 Peaks Thursday,

Section Director Jesunofsky, in his weather bulletin for the week ending September 29, makes the following ob-
 seTvations:
 Temperature-The weekly mean tenn perature for the territory averaged 4
 degrees below the normal. The de ficiency for the northern section was 6 degrees; for the central section, ? l degrees. Tuesday and Wednesday were exceptionally warm days, the average daily excess in temperature being 6
 degrees. The temperatures were ab- normally low from Wednesday to Sun day, with an average daily deficien-
 cy of 6 degrees to 10 degrees. Freez- ing temperatures were recorded in the northern counties on Saturday morn ing. The day temperatures ranged from S9 degrees in the northern coun- ties to los degrees in the southern counties. The night temperatures from | 2S degrees in the northern counties to G degrees in the southern coun- ties.
 Precipitation-Clear weather prLvail- | ed on Tuesday and Wednesday and Saturday and Sunday; partly cloudy weather on Thursday and Friday. The
 first snow of the season fell on the San Francisco peaks on Thuraday. ! Killing frost formed in the northern counties and light frost in the central counties On Sunday. The average de- ficiency in precipitation for the week
 was 0.16 of an inch. The average l weekly humidity at Phoenix was 27 per cent; the greatest was 46 per cent;
 the least 9 per cent.
 Sunshine-The weekly sunshine av-
 eraged S7 per cent of the possible
 amount, or about normal. The aver
 age for the northern counties was 80
 per cent; central counties. SS per cent: southern counties 92 per cent.