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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-18
The Henry ONitz Home

in Mineral Point is offered at a reason
able price. 1t is a fine home with
modern conveniences. Inquire of the
Mineral Point Real Estate Agency at
The Democrat office
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-18
COrreII & Martin

Alfred Penhallegon for few days last
week. They were ON their way to
Spokane, where they may make their
home in the future.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-18
Bazaar.

The ladies of ST. Mary's church will
hold their annual bazaar on Nov. %, in
the st. Mays hall. Dinner will be
ready at II o'clock, and supper at 5
O'Clock
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-18

Nice fresh pork loins at the Metropol
itan Meat Market, A. 7. GRADER, prop.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-18
TOM ELLERY, JR.
Fresh Pork.

Sole Distributor.
P. o. box 127. Mineral Point, Wis
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-18
A Very Desirable Farm for Sale

a very Desirable arm Tor Sale
miles Mineral Point and four miles south of Dodgevie
with
selling
price, For price and termsi inquire on the
Al. PHILLIPS, Mineral Point, Wis.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-17
WIVES GALORE; ONE HUSBAND
Tears Flow in United States Court
as Row of Women Tell of ORs
Mans Weddings.

CLEVELAND, Ohio.-The evil
dence of five wives and two fianees
was produced by government officers
yesterday in the trial of Lucian Pick
EFT in the United States court here on
the specific charge of procuring I'M
der false pretenses $1,000 from Miss
Allie Greasley, a crippled woman
from Springvale.
One after another the women took
the witness stand and told in tears
how Pickett had promised to marry
them, how they had given him con-
siderable sums of money, and how,
finally, he had gone away, usually
after, sometimes before, the wedding.
Miss Addie Leonard, d Chicago
school teacher, said she had given
Pickett $3.50 on his promise to marry
her. The marriage did not take
place, but postOffice inspectors pro-
duced evidence to show that Pickett
had already been married four times.
Miss Allie Greasley, nearly help
less from a spinal affection, testified
that Pickett was the only man who
had ever woOed her, and that she
gave him $1,000 to establish him in
business. A marriage license was is
sued, but the wedding did not take
place. Other women who testified
were Mrs. Georgia e. Pickett of Cena
Pa; Mrs. Ellen E. Pickett of AL
bany, n. Y; Mrs. Lulu Enrich Pick
EFT of Robinson, n. Y, who has pro-
cured a divorce from the man, and
Mrs. Alma Miller of Macon, III.
Pickett says he served a term in
Joliet penitentiary for bigamy
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-17

There was time not a great many
years ago when there were dozens,
and even hundreds, of mining camps
and COW camps west of the MISSISSIPPI
pi where a woman was a real curiosi-
ty. Even today there are places
where they are by no means numer-
Gus. In Wyoming quite recently the
men of a certain county got together
and published to the world their
great need of women, thereby precip-
itating a number Of rOmances.
But this condition, which contrib
uted SO largely to the literature of
the west, is passing. The women are
"encroaching' on the west The
ratio of the sexes is equalizing. In
contemplating the new census which
the United States government is
about to take one finds himself won
dering if it will not show that tie
women have really captured the
west. 1t seems quite probable that
they have, if their ratio of increase
in the west has continued during the
decade between 1900 and 1910 as
it did between the census periods OF
1890 and 1900
Between those two periods women
gained most perceptibly in Idaho and
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-17
MADE g BALES ON THREE ACRES
Mr.. c. S. Pope of Laurens County
Holds Record For Fine Farming.


The Dublin Courier Dispatch re-
ports that on three acres of land Mr..
&C. S. Pope has this year raised eight
bales of cotton averaging five hun
dred pounds each. This cotton was
worth SIS per bale, or $500 for the
eight bales.
1t is probable that Mr.. Pope is en-
titled to the blue ribbon for the
entire state. His total yield was
more than two and a half bales of
cotton per acre.
OF course the land was highly fer
tilted and has been highly fortified
for some years. 1t is situated in a
part of the county where there is
more or less sand, thus showing what
can be done in the way of improving
| land
That high fertilization and quick
cultivation is the best way to farm
successfully has been shown time and
again. The farmers who are adopt-
ing that method are the farmers who
are making money in big wads farm
ing.
Mr.. Pope is one of the most pros
porous citizens of the county, and
has made his money by putting
thought into his business.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-17
HAVE WOMEN CAPTURED
THE WEST NUMERICALLY

Colorado. In only one. state did the
men gain-and that is a territory
Arizona. In all the others women
gained or held their own. What
have they done in the last ten years
In the east, on the other hand, the
women were losing ground, according
to the showing of the last two CEN
sus reports. This, however, has a
plausible explanation. The proper
ton between the sexes, which was
disturbed by the large number of
men killed during the civil war, was
righting itself, while fewer men were
leaving the east for the west.
In practically all Occidental coun-
tries, and most especially in cities,
women exceed men in numbers.
Thus, while census reports show that
the proportion of women over men
has been decreasing throughout the
United States during the past twenty
years (althOugh increasing in the
west the experience of the Occi-
dental world tells us that ultimate
ly, when our civilization in the United
States becomes settled, the women
will probably not come under con-
troll of the men, although the differ
ence between the sexes is equalizing
at the present time in favor OF the
men in the east almost as rapidly as
it is in favo of the women in the
west.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-17
PAID 500 BET WITH PENNIES
Two Husky Negro Draymen DeIiv.
cred Ten Thousand of Them.
Something About the Links Between
the Peninsula OF Florida and
Islands Of the Antilles.

During the excitement over the
worlds championship baseball games
X. I. Warwick of Baltimore made a
bet OF 500 even money with T. E.
Miller of Washington on Pittsburg.
Mr.. Warwick had never made a bet
before, and knew nothing of base
ball, while Miller is an expert at the
business. Mr.. Warwick in explain
ing his victory said:
1T must have brought intense
grief to Miller's soul to lose that
wager to me, for on the morning
after his loss l got word from him
that he would settle, but didn't think
/ would like the mode of payment.
/ hadn't any idea of what he meant.
and sent back word just to josh him
that I'd take his due bill if he
hadn't the cash. You can imagine
my surprise when a couple of hus-
ky negroes drove up to my place of
business with two big sacks that they
said contained money sent me by
Mr.. Miller. That fellow went to the
United States treasury and obtained
500 worth of pennies. They were
in those bags, 10000 of them, more
copper coin than I'd have any use
for the rest of my life, but good
money all the same, even if in in
convenient shape"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-17

We will sell you lumber, brick,
etc, cheaper than you can buy else
where. The Variety Works Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-17
TO SMOKE AND DANCE.
Massachusetts Pastor Will Establish
q Remarkable Church Club.

Rev. DR.. Albert Lazenby of Lynn,
Mass, believes in attracting men to
his church, the Second Congrega-
tional Unitarian, by the same induce
ments held out by the world.
A new church now in process of
erection will have a splendid club
room in which smoking, dancing and
dramatic performances will be per-
mitted. The doctor realizes that the
new order of things will come in for
considerable criticism, but he be-
ASves his departure from the con-
Ventional viii have it's reward. He
says if it is right for men to smoke
in their own homes it is not wrong
for them to smoke at their church
club. Dancing, decently conducted
and properly supervised, will be en-
couraged, and is expected to bring
about a social condition between the
sexes which will be beneficial rather
than harmful The theatrical at
fractions will be properly censored
and will be of the kind which up
lifts rather than degrades.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-17
IS A GREAT TREASURE CITY
New York q Storehouse For Gold.
Clearing House Vault Best
in the World.

New York is a great stOrehouse
for gold-almost any day the vaults
are guarding $20O,0OO,OOO worth of
the yellow metal-about one-twenty-
fifth of all the gold in existence, and
the total amount in the city, includ-
ing private holdings, has risen as
high as $3O0,OO0,000, or more than
the worlds production in a year.
The bulk of the gold is held by
the sub-treasury and by the New
York clearing house, and in the form
of bars in the assay office. The
clearing house has on hand usually
about 100000, and the sub
treasury $50,00O.O00, while the value
of the bars in the assay office may
be much more or much less than
$5O,O0O,000.
At the clearing house is stored all
the surplus gold belonging to the
banks composing the association, and
the amount, of course, fluctuates, but
at all times the great chest is we'll
lined.
The best and safest vault in the
world is said to be the great box
which contains the gold at the clear
ing house. 1t surpasses in safety
the vaults of the treasury at Wash
ington and those of the Bank OF
England.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-17
THAT QUEER BUNCH OF KEYS
THE GATEWAY BETWEEN THE
ATLANTIC AND THE GULF.

Something About the Links Between
| the Peninsula OF Florida and
Islands of the Antilles.
Stranded at the threshold of the
continent bunch of keys lies
along the northern and western Dor
der of the strait of Florida. the gate
way between the Atlantic and the
! Gulf; and with the exception of Key
! West the tide of maritime trade
| leaves them to one side, stunning
! their coast of perilous reefs and ira
ditions of shipwreck, with it's warn
! ing line of lighthouses. About the
only persons, except their inhabi
tants, who have any real knowledge
| of the keys are a few sportsmen who
! have cruised and fished in the waters
of this veritable anglers paradise.
! Geographically the keys are links
between the peninsula of Florida and
| the islands of the Antilles. From
Elliott's Key at the northeast ex-
| tremity of the chain it is only SO
miles across the Gulf stream to Mas
sau in the Bahamas. At the other
end Key West is only 80 miles from
Havana.
Just how many keys there are all
told no one knows exactly, unless it
| is the map makers of the coast sur
! vey. There are more than a thou
sand of them, however, many of the
smaller keys mere mangrove swamps,
submerged at high tide, but the
larger and higher keys covered with
thick tropical hummock, in which
grow the mahogany, the sapodilla,
the mango, fantastic orchids of giant
size, and other exotic trees and flow
ers, as we'll as lemons, lines, grape
fruit, bananas and the like better
known tropical fruits. The typical
tree OF the keys is the cocoa palm,
The people of the keys are as pc
culiar as their country. Locally
known as "Conchs," they are the de-
scendants of English speaking white
settlers who came over from the Ba-
hamas when Florida was a British
possession. There is a tradition that
the name COnch is derived from the
standard of a cOnch shell on a pole,
adopted by the native Bahaman regi-
ment which helped the British garri-
son to beat off a Spanish attack on
Nassau in the seventeenth century.
and that the keys were populated by
descendants of these fighting BAHIA
mans.
Sponging, fishing and wrecking
are the occupations of the modern
Conch; agriculture is of minor i'm
portance, although the coral rock of
the keys when decomposed makes
soil as fertile as any in the world
unfortunately the soil is somewhat
sandy and stubborn, and planting
has to be done with a crowbar. Still
there are compensations for Stub
bornness in land where tomato
vines grow to height of nine feet
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-17
A COED AT SEVENTY-NINI1.
Aged Woman Starts Oh College
Course Lasting to 18th Year.

Mrs. A. d. Winship of Racine,
Wis, although nearing her seventy
ninth birthday has entered Ohio
State University for the regular col
legiate course. For the last two
years she attended summer school
at the university, taking special
studies.
She will study psychology and lit
erature especially. She says that
she has planned a course of study
that will keep her occupied until she
reaches her ninetieth birthday.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-17
THE "DRY DROUTH" IS ON
WORST KNOWN IN THIS SECTION
IN TWENTY YEARS.

Not Drop Of Water in Streams New
er Before Dry. Fish Taken From
Mud by Wagon Loads.
The most serious drouth in more
than twenty years is now being expe-
rienced throughout the whole south
western section of the state. Had it
begun sixty days earlier and covered
a corresponding period the most dis
astrous crop failure in the history of
Georgia would have been the result.
Fortunately the crops had been
placed almost beyond the reach of
damage resulting from a rainless fall
before the drought began.
Hay Crop Failure.
One of the most serious results of
the dry season has been the almost
complete failure of the hay crop,
which has of recent years assumed
vast Importance in the scheme of crop
diversification on southwest Georgia
farms. Farmers are agreed that the
hay crop is off so per cent. or more,
the drought having almost complete
ly ruined what was an admirable
prospect in midsummer One of the
most successful haymakers in Dough-
erty county makes the assertion that
the yield of his fields this year is
less than one-third of normal.
Streams Dry For First Time.
Streams that have not been dry
before since white men lived in this
section have been reduced this fall
to mere SUGGESTIONS of water holes,
which are slowly drying up. Coda
wahee creek, which flows through
portions of Calhoun, Dougherty and
Baker counties, emptying into Flint
river at Newton, is one of these
streams. 1t has always withstood
even the most protracted droughts of
former years, but has succumbed to
the present long rainless season, and
not drop of water now trickles from
its bed into the river. Other streams
of the same character have been dry
for weeks.
There are many ponds and lakes
throughout this section that have
also succumbed to drought for the
first time this year. The former
beds of these bodies of water, COM
posed of black muck, have been ex-
posed to the sun for so long that
great assures have appeared and
hundreds of thousands of fish have
died
Country negroes have reaped a !
harvest during the past few weeks. |
When a large pond dwindles to a |
puddle or two. with the water only |
a few inches deep and the bottom |
oOZy black mud, dozens of negroes !
wade in, armed with crude seines |
made of guano sacks, and catch fish |
by the wagon load.
Forest Fires a Growing Menace.
The disastrous fires several days
ago, which swept for fully twenty
miles through portions of DOugherty
and Calhoun counties, has served 10
emphasize the danger which results
from the parched conditions of woods
and fields. Every turpentine farm
is an armed camp" The trees that
have been boxed are protected to the
best of the ability of their owners
to protect them, but absolutely effect
i've safeguarding is impossible with
the woods as dry as finder, and prac-
tically all the smaller underground
dead
Weather prophets of the old
school, who have no better reasons
to justify their conclusions than that
they read the signs" make the dire
prediction that it will not vain be
fore December. If ,such prophecies
shall be fulfilled the calamity win
be dire.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-17
A Scalded Bows Shreiks

Mortified his grandmother, Mrs. Maria
Taylor, of NebO, KY, who writes
that when all thought he would die
Bucklen's Arnica Salve wholly cured
him. Infallible for burns, seals, cuts,
corns, wounds, bruises. Cures fever
sores, boils, skin eruptions, chill
blains, chapped hands. Soon routs
piles. Csc at Dawson Drug Cos.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-17

Don't use harsh physics. The re-
action weakens the bowels, leads to
chronic constipation. Get Doan's
Regulets. They operate easily, tone
the stomach, cure constipation.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-01-23
CHAPTER X.


II MERGERS avowal surprised the
colonel, there was no trace of such
emotion in his face or his manner. 81
rather thought 1t might be-" he said.
And our young friend who is pro.
noting f1reless stoves with the solemn
energy he learned doing Dicky
stunts?"
"Mr. Endicott Tracy" Mercer had
the manner of ceremonious introduc-
ton. Tracy favored the customary
murmur of pleasure with his radiant
smile.
PLEASED, / am sure" said the colo
mel in turn, bowling. your father, l
suppose, is the president of the Mid
land; and Mr.. Keatcham will, sup
pose, not be able to prevent his re-
election tomorrow. Is that the gamer"
Mr.. Tracy's son admitted that it
might be.
"Ah, very clever" said the colonel,
"very. Any side-show, for example?"
II did not go into this for money"
MERGERS level gaze did not relax, and
he kept his dreary eyes unflinchingly
on Winters. A peculiar look in the
eyes recalled some tragic and alien
memory, just what, Rupert could not
capture; it fitted hazily through his
thoughts ere the next words drove 1t
of. Nevertheless, it is true that II
We win out shall have enough. to pay
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with only the outer half OF his senses,
but-he could not have told how
into his effort to pierce his own tan
gle there crept q sudden interest, a
sudden keenness of scrutiny of this
minute, Insignificant crack in the
stone. He became aware that the crack
was singularly regular. preserving the
form of the flower and the duting be-
meath. Kito, the Japanese, who was
sitting at the far end of the court. con-
versing in amity with Haley, just here
rose and came to this particular pill
lar. The Irishman sat alone, trimmed
by the sunset gold, little spangles Of
notes drifting about him; for the mer-
est second Winters glance fingered on
him ere 1t went to the Jap, who passed
him, courteously saluting.
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KEA AN&Y1M0El1

! am sure you Will hear Very soon.
Now, there is another matter, your
machine; understand you left it out
side. Will you ring for Kito, colonel?
Under the circumstances you may pre-
fer to do your own ringing. will ask
him to attend to the carr
The colonel made proper acknowl-
edgments. He was thinking that had
Mercer cared to conf1scate the motor
he would have done it without ring
ing; on the other hand, did he desire
some special intercourse with his re-
tainer, wherein. under their very
noses, he could issue his orders-well,
possibly they might get Whit of the
secret themselves were he allowed to
try. At present the game baffied him.
Therefore he nodded to Birdsall's
puckered face behind MERGERS shout
der. And he rang the bell.
The Jap answered it with suspicious
alacrity.
"Kito," said Mercer, will you attend
to Gen. Winters car? Bring it up to
the court"
Absolutely harmless, to all appear
ances. but Birdsall, from his safe posi-
ton behind master and man, looked
shrewd suspicion at the soldier.
"Shall your man in the hall go with
him?" asked Mercer.
The colonel shook his head. NO."
he said, quietly, 1--WE have other men
outside if he needs help. Call Skid,
please" But when Birdsall attempted
to get central there was no response.
The colonel merely shrugged his
shoulders, although Birdsall frowned
with vexation. "What a pity!" said
Winter, softly. Nov, the fellows will
come when the time is up; we can't
call them off,
Mercer smiled family. There are
two more telephones in the house." he
observed. "You can call off your dogs
easily any time you wish. Also you
can hear from the Palace. Will you
come upstairs with me? 1 assure you
l have not the least intention to harm
you or the honest sergeant"
"You take the first trick, Mercer"
said the colonel. Il supposed the bell
was your signal to have the wires cut.
But about going; no, think we will
stay here. There is a door out on the
court which, if you will open-thank
you. A charming prospect! Excuse
me II send Haley out there; and may
60 MYSELF"
Anticipating the answer, he stepped
under the low mission Intel into a
fairy-like Californian court or patio
of pepper trees and palms and a moss
grown fountain. There was the usual
colonnade with stone seat running
round the wall. Mercer, smiling. mo-
toned to one of them. Il wish could
convince you, colonel, that you are
in no need Of that plaything in your
hand, and that you are going to dine
with your boy-isn't he fine fell
low?"
The colonel did not note either his
admission that he had seen Archie,
nor curious warming of his tone; he
had stiffened and grown rigid like a
man who receives a blow which he
will not admit. He stole a glance at
the detective and met an atrocious
smirk of complacercy. They both had
caught glimpse of figure fitting
into door of the court. They both
had seen woman's profile and hand
holding a little steel tool which had
ends like an alligator's nose. And
both men had recognized Miss Smith.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-01-23
CHAPTER TX.

The Agent Of the FireIess Stove.
The time was two hours later Rupert
Winter was sitting on one of the stone
benches of the colonnade about the
patio. The court was suffused with
the golden glow presaging sunset.
Warm afternoon shadows lay along
the flags; waving silhouettes of leaf
age or plant; blurred reflections from
the bold bas-reliefs Of Spanish war
riors and Spanish priests sculptured
between the spandrels of the arches.
Winters dull eyes hardly noted them;
the exotic luxuriance Of foliage, the
Spanish armor and Spanish cowls
we're all too common to a denizen of a
Spanish colony in the tropics, to dis
tract his thoughts from his own ugly
problem. He had been having it out
with himself, as he phrased it. And
there had been moments during those
two hours. when he had ground his
teeth and clenched his fists because
of the futile and furious pain in him.
When he recognized Janet Smith,
by that same illuminating fash he
recognized that this woman who had
been trucking him was the woman that
he loved. He believed that he had
said his last word to love, but love, aft
er seeming to accept the curt dis.
missal, was lightly riding his heart
again. Fooled a second time," he
thought with inexpressible bitterness,
recalling his unhappy married life
and the pretty, weak creature who had
caused him such humiliation. Yet with
her there had been no real wrong.
doing, only absolute lack Of discretion
and childish craving for gayety and
adulation. Poor child! what woe
full ending for it all! The baby, the
little boy who was their only living
child, to die of sudden access Of an
apparently trifling attack Of Group,
while the mother was dancing at a
post ball! He was east, taking his
examination for promotion. The fran
tic drive. home in the chill Of the dawn
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back to all the lrJpie who trusted m,
the money they lost when they wer,
frightened into selling their stock IL
the Tidewater, and your aunt and Mr.
Tracy stand to make money"
How do you expect to make it," :
"The M. & 8. stock is away dowr
because of rumors Keatcham is likely
to control it. When it is settled it i.
not to be looted by him, the stock will
rise-we are sure of the ten points;
We may make 20"
"And my aunt has financed you,
scheme, has she?-paid all your ex-
penses?"
The Harvard man laughed out. "Ou