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as dogs scent a rabbit, agreed at once.
James was a thoroughly honest.
trusty old negro, and a faithful
friend of the boys when their mischief
got them into trouble, and it was sell
dom that it didn't When the boys told
him of the part they had decided he
should play he opened his great, wide
mouth in a speeches. grin. But.
then, it was not necessary for him TO
talk: they had settled it all before
hand. In fact, he had stringent orders
20 keep mum"
At the ball he appeared in full even
ing costume, patent-leather CATERS.
high silk hat and all. with a white
mask TO hide his double row of ivor-
les and the wOOlly.crop upon his head.
Five minutes before the hour of IN
masking he was to slip out leaving
his fair partner TO ponder his identity
What a scene the old clubroom did
present that night! All the buried
ages of the world seemed to have risen
as if by magic. There was Harry
Blanck as kings jester of the FIT
teenth century in garments he had
made for himself and of which he
was rightly proud. his cap iingling
with tiny bells at every motion of his
head. Alexander the Great was there
in company with the Greek slave.
the excitement attending the discov-
cry OF Dinah's personality had abated
somewhat, all eyes were fixed upon
him. The master of ceremonies re
qusted him to remove his mask. but
he still remained immovable. His
quaking had become visible now, and
he sent beseeching looks to Jack.
That gentleman thoroughly non
plussed by the turn of affairs, could
only look in helpless misery at the
others, none of whom knew how to
settle the matter. They had all for
gotten to put James out, and their
joke seemed about to have a tragic
end, when the master ordered the re-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-11

you have told me" said NJ. Andre,
aftel. these inquisitions had lasted
several days, that you did not love
your mother because she made you
marry NJ. Steinheil?"
yes, that is true,"' she replied.
What other thing had you against
herr"
"She took advantage of M. Stein
heils love to marry me to him with
out a dowry." Then she burst out,
angrily:-"You seem to think that l
should gain some advantage by the
death Of my husband and my
mother"
"The advantage that you would
have gained or that you did gain by
the death of your husband" replied
the magistatre, gravely, was that you
might be free to marry Maurice
BOrderel Is that not true?"
Nine. SteinheiI did not answer.
you told NJ. Borderel,' continued
the magistrate, that your mother
cost you money. At her death you in
herited $4,000 and possibly more"
ooh" cried Nine. SteinheiI, 81
know l have led a wicked life, but
am not murderess."
I'VE shall see" replied NJ. Andre
Strange Scenes In Court.
The arrest of the woman caused a
sensation in comparison with which
the Humbert Dreyfus and Syveton af-
fairs paled into insignifcance. I'm
precedented scenes were witnessed at
the palace of Justice while she was
under examination and guards were
required to restrain the crowds from
entering. On the boulevards men
fought for special editions of news
papers having in them accounts of the
case, while in the Hobbies of the
chamber Of deputies the Nationalists
threatened to call the government to
account unless orders were given i'm
mediateiy to investigate the scandal
to the bottom
Opponents of the government, like
Henri Rochefort, tried to make polit-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-11

mOval of the mask by force, and the
ebony-hued coachman was discovered
Surprise, CONSERVATION, and anger
spread over the group. and every
glance was leveIed at Lillian. At
first she had turned deadly pale, then
anger blushed her face scarlet. Tears
rose TO her eyes, and she seemed
about TO indulge in that great femi-
min cure for all ills-a good cry
then, with a quick glance at those
about her, she laughed! This aston
ished the group, for even the boys had
forgotten to smile, and the girls, In
Valorous defense of their sex, had no
desire to do so. It broke the silence
that had fallen upon them, and Jack,
with the others, fastened to apologize.
She listened il silence, and then
turned abruptly away to her negro
companion. Jack wanted to release
her and to send James home, but to
his surprise she firmly refused to let
him go, as she herself had chosen
him for partner.
She did not dance with him again,
but neither would she dance with the
others. She smiled more brightly than
ever throughout the remainder of the
evening, but when the girls and boys
were leaving she slipped quietly, I'M
attended away to her home.
And thus, by her spirit, she cured
Jack of his larking habit, on which all
the paternal sermons had been IN
effective.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-11

done. Thereupon she broke down
and made a confession.
Fl put the pearl in Couillard's
pocket" she said, "in order to shield
another, whose name I must not dis
close l love him and he has Stunned
me. I have foully wronged Remy
Couillard' Then, after pause, she
burst out:-"The man who committed
the crime was Alexander Wolff. -
Wolff, who was the son of her cook,
was arrested, but he easily established
an alibi and was released. Then the
woman herself was taken into Gus
tOdy.
She was put through the third de-
gree" which there includes what is
called the reconstruction of ~ the
crime. The SteinheiI villa was ar
ranged as it had been on the day of
the murder. Those who played the
roles of Steinheil and Nine Japy took
their required posts: Then entered
the masked assailants, who proceeded
to strange their supposed victims, in
Guiding Nine Steinheil Finally,
CouilIard, the valet, appeared, reds
covered the crime, and released Nine.
Steinheil just as he had done on that
fatal morning seven months before.
AS Couillard went about his IN
canny task, attempting to repeat the
action, so far as he could remember,
Nine. Steinheil frequently interrupted
him with: mo, you walked first to the
window" or "No, don't you remem-
Der, you did not undo the cords that
fastened my feet until you had re-
leased my arms?' Throughout the or
deal she appeared to be less affected
than any one else present. From first
D last she was like a debutante at a
theatrical rehearsal, striving to sus-
tain the star role.
Meantime she had confessed that
her charge against Wolff also was
baseless, and she was questioned by
M. Andre, the examining magistrate,
to whom she declared she had been
the victim of an odious conspiracy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-11
CANES AND THE TARIFF.
Simple Way of Saving Forty Per Cent
Duty on Biackthorns.

Simple Way of Saving Forty Per Cent
Duty on BIackthorns.
A traveller from Europe who Ar
rived recently brought with him a
dozen blackthorn canes. He purchased
them in London as souvenirs of his
trip, intending to present them to
friends, an exchange says. The
canes were very fine specimens of the
, blacllthorn and were appreciated by
those who received them.
These must have cost you a good
round sum- said one man, and the
duty must have been quite an item"
That's where you make mistake"
was the reply You will notice that
none of these canse have ferrules.'
when | visited the store in Lon
don where they make specially Of
canes and walking sticks | told the
clerk what ! wanted and he showed
me a handsome lot finished in differ
ent STYLES and the cost was from ST.
each up. While I was trying to make
up my mind which to select he asked
me if / was going to take them to the
states | told him | was
Now, these clerks on the other
side are we'll posted on many things
that We pay little or no attention to
and he surprised me by his knowledge
of the tariff laws here, but when l
thought it over later | concluded that
it was part of his business to under
stand our laws because many of that
stores customers must be Americans.
He said it would be better for me to
purchase canes that had no ferrules,
for two reasons. First, / could not
correctly guess the length of the canes
my friends would carry and it would
be an easy matter for them on this
side to take the cane to a store, have
it cut to the proper length and fin
ished.
Then he added the other reason.
If you have ferrules on the canes they
are finished articles and as such you
have to pay 40 per cent on them when
you reach New York. Without the fer
rules they are classed as unmanufac-
tured and are admitted free"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-11
JACOB KISSED HER TEARS AWAY.
Tried To Comfort Susie, But Was Ar
rested by Police.

Tried To Comfort Susie, But Was Ar
rested by Police.
It's a pity boy can't kiss away his
sweetheart's tears without a big, I'M
sympathetic policeman taking them
both to the children's court, the New
York Evening Telegram says.
Any fellow would have acted just
as Jacob Kinsler did, especially if he
was as fond of his sweetheart as ia
cob is of Susie Stahl Jacob is man
" little fellow of Is and Susie, two
years his Junior is one of the pref
test little girls on the east side.
I'VE wasn't regular kissing" ex-
planned Jacob III tell you how It
was. A boy nearly twice as big as /
am came along and slapped Susie and
she began to cry"
Why didn't you tackle him?" asked
the court.
He was too big for me to lick, and
| let him go. But l did the next best
thing. Susie was crying somepin
fierce, and just grabbed her and was
kissing away her tears when the cop
came along and said | was violating
the law. didn't know what he meant
and as Susie kept on crying | kept
| on kissing. Then the cop stopped us. -
You and Susie may go now" said
the court to Jacob, The next time
she cries give her your handkerchief
when you see the cop coming"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-11
Wall FROM AN OLD Focy

Backward, turn backward, o Time, in
your flight,
Take all the fitting lights. filing the
night;
Take all the chauffeurs, wth wind
rumpled hair.
Take all the honks that make raucous
the air;
Take all the dust that hangs over the
road,
Where a touring cars dashed with
its goggle-eyed load;
Grant us one glimpse OF the old.
peaceful ways
Give US, Q give us, the bicycle days.
Backward, turn backward, O Time.
repeat,
Take all the rubbernecks out of the
street,
Watching the progress of sky-faring
carts
Flying like swallows or mad-driyen
darts;
Things are too rapid for oid-fashioned
folk.
Life is too speedy to seem like a
joke;
Travels become but a speed-testing
craze
Give US, o give us. the bicycle days!
Denver Republican.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-11
Il Girl of Spirit

Something new was being planned
and after a great deal OF thought (and
more discussion) the Whitmore club
decided to hold a masked ball. Not a
real ball, of course, for the Whitmore
clubmen were merely mischievous,
funloving boys and girls, and such
things were not for them, but
masked bali sounded better than
the regular weekly meeting OF the
club members masked.
All conventionality was TO be set
aside that evening-giTls choosing in
stead OF being chosen, taking their
partners in TO supper, seating them
first, and paying them all the small
attentions the stern sex usually de-
lights in showing the fair. 1t would
have been lots Of sport if it had all
happened as it should have done-but
it didn't.
For weeks beforehand an air of
deepest mystery peryaded the club:
conversation was carried on in wills
All were busy planning costumes
each striving for something original
and no one telling even their best
friend what they had decided upon.
In all good Christian societies there
is the proverbial black sheep, or, IN
other words, a well-meaning but evil
doing member, who contrives by some
means to upset the best laid plans in
the world. In this particular club the
evil-doer was Jack lowering, leader IN
all mischief that transpired in his
neighborhood and the biggest tease
that ever tormented mankind.
Meeting the boys one evening he
suggested the lark of taking his IA
theirs colored coachman to the party,
and they, seeming the fun as keenly
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-11

ical capital of the affair by seeking
to force an exposure of the scandal
connected with the death of President
Faure. 1t was declared that she had
met the president in the Swiss Alps
during the manoeuvres in 1898, and
that she was greatly enamored of him.
A person who attended the funeral Of
NJ. Faure described how she had
fallen on her kness before the grave,
and, taking from her bosom bunch OF
yiOlets, had thrown it On the coffin,
then prostrating herself on the ground
and passionately kissing his portrait.
The Anti-Semitic Libre Parole
openly charged Nine. Steinheil with
having poisoned President Faure by
means of cyanide of potassium con-
cealed in a cigar. The newspaper re-
called that on the day of the funeral
one of it's writer's who had seen the
body remarked "All the skill of the
embalmers was unable to preserve
the body from the dissolvent action Of
the subtle poison The newspaper
closed by saying that M. Faure was
! poisoned because he was opposed to
revision in the Dreyfus case.
| List Of Admirers Published.
About the same time the Action
Franchise actually published a list of
names of men who, it asserted, had
been on terms of the closest init
macy with Nine. Steinheil 1t included
a senator, noted engineer, an auto
mobile manufacturer and two of the
magistrates who were called upon to
hear her case after her arrest, but
removed.
According to this journal, the list
| had been examined and vOuched for
by a woman servant of Nine. Stein
he'll, who added that the husband,
Steinheil, was complacent, apparently
content that his home was maintained
by the generosity Of madame's admir-
ers. in brief, the unfriendly press
| hesitated at nothing. The woman was
! called the red widow, coincidence,
the queen Of liars and tragedienne.
One of these papers asserted that
/ OISlulSlI MdS uOI Ou1y lully COhNSl D
ant with his wife's manner of life,
but that he had possession of papers
compromising public men, for which
he demanded 100000. This sum
was considered exorbitant, the ac-
count said, and consequently an ar
rangement was made with Nine.
Steinheil to rob the house, she to
take advantage of the occasion to rid
! herself of her husband. The paper
gave the name of the detective who
directed the operation but when the
house was ransacked there were no
papers there, and later it was learned
that they had been removed to
Switzerland.
Her lawyers maintained that Nine.
Steinheil is innocent; others of her
friends say she is insane and should
! be placed in an asylum, but the oppo-
sition press cries that she is poison
! er more dangerous than was Lu-
cretia Borgia, and a clamor is raised
| that she should meet death upon the
! guillotine. And in the meantime Pa
risian politicians are torn asunder by
the strangest case the gay capital has
| known since Alfred Dreyfus came
| back from Devils island.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-11
SUNS SHIN E.

Life lays a heavy burden
On those who seek to go,
On those who take fol loves sweet
sake
A share of others woe.
Life's little road Of shadow,
No inch of it I'll shirk;
In gold or gray, thank God, l say,
For health and hope to work.
Life's load so hard for bearing,
But, ah, so sweet the CLEAN
And yonder lies my paradise
OF home and song and dreami
Baltimore Sun.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-11

cross is given the best possible oppor.
tunity. Such crossing is a contradic-
ton of the long and patient efforts
that were required to build up the
breed, and it cannot be good policy
to tear down what has been done.
First crosses may show up well, but
degeneration almost Immediately fol
lows, and if crossing OF thorough
breds Of another were to become the
rule, it would not be long until all
would be scrubs again.
To cross thoroughbred varieties
may crafty a desire to experiment
but it can add nothing to permanent
good results.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-11
THE GERM CT AGE.

They've found the germ that makes
men old,
That turns the warm blood pale and
cold;
That bends the form and frosts the
hair,
And etches deep the lines of care,
Yet what avails the wondrous find
Will Time, the scytheman, prove more
kind?
Alas, this thing of tearing claw
Is but the slave Of ruthless Iawi
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-11
WHAT THE MILLIONS DO.

There are 367,437 females ENGAGED
in various occupations, as against
1,102,471 males in New York City,
says a writer in the Van Norden
Magazine. 1t is varied field. In
deed, to which the millions turn.
There are rs women lawyers in New
York City, and 1911 men. Among the
physicians and surgeons of the me-
tropolis there are $40 women in prac-
tice and 6,557 men. 1t generally mas
been believed that barmaids no long
er existed in New York, but the sta
tistics show that there are As OF
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-11

them still on duty in the city, while
there are 1918 masculine mixers"
You would hardly expect to find
women in the roel Of Iivery-stabIe
keepers, but there are 16 in New
York. Those who believe that a ham
mer and saw are intractabIe in any
other than mans hands will f1nd
themselves at fault, for there are 48
women carpenters and joiners I'll
New York. There are 29,904 men in
the same trade. Plumbers? Yes, As
females are numbered among that
class of artisans, as against 1854
males.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-11
Preventing Disease.

1t is more easy to prevent disease
in animals than it is to cure. Hog
cholera prevails more or less in all
sections of the country, but in the ma
jority of cases it is due to the con-
dition of the herds and mismanage-
ment in feeding than to any other
cause. Hogs must have green or
bulky food, also salt and charcoal.
These substances are not in a direct
way preventiyes Of cholera, but they
keep the animals in more or less
thrifty condition and render them less
liable to disease.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-11
CROSSING Not the Rs

If you have scrub stock and get a
chance to cross it on thoroughbreds,
do not hesitate a moment; that is the
best. But many farmers get an idea
that it good to cross thoroughbreds.
We doubt it. In fact, We do not be-
ieve it is. We agre. that good re-
suits have been shown from such
crosses, but as a rule in such cases
an experiment is at stake, and the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-11

Russia is having a war game, .
with st. Petersburg as the point of at
tack. The veterans of the late war
who retired from Mukden will be able
to show how the retreat should be
conducted if the defense is not sue.
cessful- Sprin gf1eld Republican.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-11
Peach Blossom Cake.

One cupful pulverized sugar, one
half cupful butter; stir together until
like thick cream, then add two tea
spoonsful baking powder, one cupful
of -four, one-half cupful sweet milk,
the beaten whites of three eggs. Fla
vor thoroughly with extract OF peach.
Bake in two shallow tins. Frost with
verified sugar and cocoanut.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-11

An English prophet has been pre-
dieting another war between Russia
and Japan. That has been apparent
since the Portsmouth episode. What
the public desires to know is the date
New Orleans Times Democrat.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-11
BILL A HUSKY LAD.

When Run Into BY Motor Car Re
ceived Only Mental Shock.
Let me see," said the grocer to
the farmer of whom he had bought
some produce, haven't you got SON
named Bil?"
Yes"
Il thought l had seen him in town
with you. Rather husky boy, isn't
he?"
Yes, rather that way. | don't let
him come to town very often on that
account"
Gets into trouble, does he2'
We'll folks doesn't size him up
right They take Bill for buffer"
And he isn't?"
Lord. no! The last time he was
in he wanted to know of me why the
street cars run all over the street
couldn't tell him and jumped down
on the tracks to find out for himself
The motorman on a coming car sound
ed the gong and Bill yelled at him
Bill never budged. Motorman thought
he was bluffing and came on at full
speed. Then it happened"
But what happened?"
why when he hit Bill the car was
bounced off the track and thirteen
persons were hurt"
And Bill?"
ooh, he was laid up for day or
two with the mental shock-mental
shock of being taken for buffer
when he was in dead earnest
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-11
wakened.

There is said to be unrest in
Cuba"
Strange. When I was there the
people seemed to want nothing but
rest. Public Ledger.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-11

spent her summers. incidentally, it
was said that the villa was the scene
of indescribable orgies.
And Then
Then came the murder in the I'M
pass Rosin. Steinheil was found
strangled in his bed and in the next
room lay the mother ofshis wife, Nine
Japy, similarly killed In a third room
Nine. Steinheil was found bound and
gagged. The only other person in the
building was Remy COuillard, a valet,
who discovered the double murder
and released Nine. Steinheil from her
bonds.
She declared at once that she had
masked men and a woman, who, she
thought, might have been one of her
husbands models, whom he took from
the highways and byways of Paris.
She said she had been robbed of all
her jewelTy. The police were able to
make no Roadway in the case, and
eventually Nine. SteiDheil declared
that she would herself track the muir
derers.
After she had run down several in
offensive persons, who easily pro-
duced alibis, she accused CouIliard,
the valet, of the crime, and her
charge seemed to be borne out to a
degree when he was searched and in
his pocket was found a pearl which
had been taken from a ring des-
cribed in the list given by Nine.
SteinheiI to the police. CouilIard Wig
orously denied that he had any knowl-
edge as to how the pearl came to be
in his possession or that he was in
any way implicated in the dual muir
der
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-11
TROUBLES OF OTHER LANDS.

ROUBLES Or . FTEH LNENDo'
Spain would probably be willing TO
pay a large reward for any plan of
Withdrawing from Morocco which
would cost neither trade nor prestige
nor hurt the national pride of the
Spanish people.-Cleveland Leader.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-11

about the mother of ten children be
ing heroine, but that's Just whas
she is.