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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-02-03
Triple
ON MANY PLANTS
FLOWERS MAKE BACCHANALIAN
FESTIVAL FOR VARIOUS
FLIES AND MOTHS.
ONE LITTLE NUISANCE WHOSE
LARVAE EVEN LIKE TO DINE
ON CORKS.

1t is not very obvious, from the hu
man point of view, why the ivy
should be called the plant OF Bacchus
since no wine is made from its
berries. Entomologists, however, have
found that its flowers make a VERT
able Bacchanalian festival for a mum
Der Of insects, says the Little Rock
Gazette
They are wont to sally forth at
night with lanterns to capture the IN
toxicated moths that crowd around
the greenish blossoms. When the viii
low is in bloom they find a similar
scene of dissipation around its vel
low catskins.
The tipping insect may be used tC
point moral by the temperance lee
turer, for rum not infrequentIy leads
to it's ruin. A distinguished entomOlo
gist, after giving recipe for the mix
ture of sugaring trees for moths
which included beer-said:
Add some Jamaica rum just be
fore using; it the the rum which at
tracts them.
After slipping this mixture the
moths and butterflies fall from the
tree intoxicated. If the entomologisl
is not there to capture them by and
by they recover and get up again for
another dip.
There is a fly so addicted to wine
that Linneaus named it the cellar fly
which aDDelation Kirby changed to
the more appropriate one of the cellar
wine drinker The latter distinguished
entOmoIogist writes of it thus
'The larva of this little fly, as I can
witness from my own observations.
disdain to feed on anything but wine
or beer, which, like BOniface in the
play, it may be said both to eat and
drink, though, unlike it's TOPPING coun-
terfeit, it is Indifferent to the age of
the liquor, which, whether sweet or
sour, is equally acceptable"
There is another insect-a moth
which also loves the cellar and the
wine bottle But strange to say, it
takes its liquor merely as a f1avoring
to the cork in the bottle, On which it
really feeds, that is to say, the larvae
pasture on the corks of wine bottles.
sometimes causing the wine to run
out. The moth belongs to that trouble
some family which works such de-
struction in clothes and furs.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-02-03
KANSAS EDITOR
CASTIGATES TAFT
DECLARES KANSAS WAS FOR
HIM-NOW COULDN'T CARRY
TOWNSHIP.

New York, Jan 3O.-The growth
and prosperity of Kansas was cele.
brated last night at dinner by zoo
Kansas residents in New YORK
Henry J. Allen, the Kansas editor
sad:
Kansas was for Roosevelt because
Roosevelt stood for the policies ia
yored by Kansans Kansas was for
Taft because he was pledged to carry
out the Roosevelt program. Kansas
still is for Roosevelt, but Taft could
not carry single township now.
believe it is the same all over the
west.
"Kansans took Taft at his word,
that he would give us honest tariff
revision downward. The Kansans
are a studious people; they have OBJ
served he Aldrich-Payne tariff law IS
not honest revision downward"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-02-03
CANADA REAPS RICH
HARVEST FROM US

Washington, Jan. 30.-It is estimat
ed that 100000 worth of Americans
have been exported to Canada within
the past twelve months The Canadl.
an figures show that 9O,148 Americans
have gone across the line in twelve
months and it is estimated that the
average wealth of these settlers was
$1,000 each. The easy manner IN
which homestead lands may be Sc
cured in Canada is assigned as the
chief reason for this heavy emigra.
ton.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-02-03
WOMAN JOINS HUBBY
AT STATE PRISON

Oshkosh, Wis, Jan. 30.-In circuit
coure yesterday, Judge G. W BurneII
rendered his decision in the case
against Mrs. Elsie Morris, sentencing
her to five years in the state prison
at Waupun
Mrs. Morris was convicted two
weeks ago by jury of receiving gtol-
en- property and conceaung seSen
property from two robberies, ff zach
of which the value of the goods taken
was more than $1,000.
The husband of Mrs Morris was
given a five-year sentence recently
and is now serving that term In
prison. Morris confessed to a large
string of house robberies here aid
goods that filed two patrol wagons
was recovered.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-02-03
ROADSIDE TRAGEDY
NEAR LADYSWITH

Ladysmith, Wis, Jan. 30.-August
Wolf, hyeryman, and woman he
was taking to a point east of this city.
were found dead early yesterday
morning between Tony and Glenfora.
The bodies of the man and woman
were discovered by passing farmers.
under the sled belonging to the livery
where Wolf was employed. Details
of the tragedy have not yet been re-
ceived here, but reports say there is
considerable mystery attached to it.
The woman's name has not been
learned here
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-02-03

employe under former Gov. Peck. He
also helped build the asylum at Men
dota.
Captain Victor Wolf, who carried
the famous eagIe"Old Abe, through
out the civil war as the mascot OF
the Wisconsin "eagIe company, died
at the age of Sc years at Eau Claire.
Captain Wolf was one of the sur.
vivors of the eagle company He
purchased the eagle that was later
made famous, named it "Old Abe,
in honor Of President Abraham Lin
coin, and cared for it during the
strenuous days from 1861 to 1868
| The eagle is now a relic in the ma
tional capitol at Washington.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-02-03
DULUTH SKATER MAKES
INTERNATIONAL RECORD

Pittsburg, Jan. 30.-An international
record was made at the skating
races last night, the mile and half
race being done in four minutes and
ten esconds by Roe OF Toronto. All
roth of Duluth was second and Fiscn-
er of Milwaukee third. Lamy won
the one and the five mile races.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-02-03
CHAMP CLARK TRYS
TO SHELVE CANNON

Washington, Jan. 30.-Champ Clark
the minority leader, introduced a res
oIution yesterday, providing for the
election Of a new rules committee tC
revise, amend simplify and codify
the rules, and report at the earliest
day practicable"
The resolution provides that the
rules committee appointed by the
speaker last sessio.- shall no longer
exercise a committees power and
functions"
Cannon is chaimarn of the present
committee.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-02-03
MURDERER SENTENCED
IN SHORT ORDER

Toledo, Jan. -Thirty-three days
after the tragedy Joseph J. Mackley,
a switchman, was convicted yesterday
of the murder of Caroline Hunt, aged
IS. The penalty is death. The girl
rejected Mackley's attentions. He
shot her and her parents, and the
mother died later.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-02-03

dated Washington, August Il, at the
time the attack was being made up
on Ballinger. and addressed to Special
Agent McEniry, at Denver. 1t read:
Get into scareheads tonight and
Associated Press, if possible, that the
secretary and commissioner have Sc
cured evidence showing unlawful
combinations of several hundred coal
entries; that the general land office
is assigning its best coal engineers
and lawyers to Seattle to assist in
the coming trials; that commission
er of the land office, while in Denver,
had expressed confidence that seyerai
hundred entries would be cancelled,
that the government is making every
effort to secure speedy action on
these cases, as all the coal entries in
Alaska now have been suspended
is anxious to clear these lands OF
bad entries that it may get coal for
| its cOaling stations in the Pacific:
that special agents say that coming
hearings viii reach some of the Iarg-
est interests yet uncovered; that Mr..
Ballinger made it plain that he Will
stand behind them to the finish; that
several of the railroad corporations
| owned by eastern capital are making
indirect efforts to delay the hearings,
/ hoping that the next congress would
| pass further remedial legislation or
| permit a greater consolidation, but it
is the position of the commissioner
that such entries as are fraudulent,
as the law now stands, should be can
celled at once and criminal liability
developed before the statute bars ac-
ton
Follow somewhat the above ideas
I understand that sIanderous newspa,
per attacks are about to be made on
the commissioner Of the land office
and secretary Of the interior, and AS
sistant Secretary of the Interior
Pierce in Alaska coal I wish to fore
stall. Treat the source Of your in
formation secret. as I have consult
ed no one. After putting this out.
until advised further, avoid inter
views on this matter"
Would Write Magazine Story.
in the course Of his testimony Mr..
CLAWS said:
/ Schwartz said he knew some oil
| the magazine people; he thought 1t
would be good thing to get a story
printed telling all that was done II,
! the Alaska coal cases, and giving
BaIhnger credit for the investigation
that the secretary would feel better
disposed toward me-"
Concerning Dement'S visit to Seat.
tie last July CLAWS said:
Il thought he was crooked and
asked the stenOgTapher to take down
all l said and all bennett said to me.
CLAWS said that he told Attorney
Heney that the land Office was hurry.
ing him in the Alaska cases and ex
pected him to interview six hundred
people in sixty days.
In view of all I had heard abou,
bennett, I thought something was
wrong said CLAWS.
CLAWS related how, in Spokane
during the conservation congress. he
told Pinchot his troubles in connec,
| ton with the coal land cases and
Pinchot advised him to go to the
president. He accordingly prepared
report, took it to Beverly and pre-
sented it to Mr. Taft. He returned
west from there and the next thing
he knew he was dismissed from the
| service"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-02-03
ANOTHER ELECTION
IN FEW MONTHS

London, Jan 30.-The week closed
with the liberals in better heart from
the result of their gradually swelling
total They emphasize the fact that
with the laborites the governments
purely British majority will be 40.
The unionists are confident that
the laborites are certain 10 re-intro-
duce their fright to work" bill which
was rejected by the last parliament.
All agree that a new election will be
precipitated in few months.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-02-03
BADGER BRIEFS.

Robert Becker, son Of Judge Becker
Of Green county, was adjudged In
sane in County court at Madison ana
committed to the asylum at Men
dota.
John Rye, while working in the
woods near Goodrich, was instantly
killed by a falling tree His home
was at Athens and he was so years
old
A $4,000 damage suit has been
started in Circuit court of Forest
County by Elmer e. Small against
J. b. Petite, a priest, for alleged
SANDER and defamation of character.
Harvey Hansen. proprietor of the
opera houses at Amigo and Rhine
lander, eIoped to Neenah with Miss
Thekla Rex of Amigo, an illustrated
song singer. They we're married
there.
John c. Johnson, who substituted
for a scrubwoman at the Capitol
house at Madison, was fined 500
and costs when dishes, which had
disappeared from the hotel, were
found at his home,
The new city directory, of Sheboy-
gan. just completed, Includes thirty
two pages more than that of two
years ago and a gain OF 900 names
which would place the population OF
the city at 10000.
Robert Braphy, an attendant at
the Dodge county workhOuse, was
run down and killed by North
Western freight rain while walking
ON the railroad tracks from Juneau
to the county farm
Striking down Antonio Soupanzt,
aged As, with a crowbar, Nicholas
Shupina calmly returned to work.
Soupanzi died an hour later. Officers
arrested Shupina, who claimed the
act in self-defense
An effort is to be made to have
the Racine common council order
of the Racine branch of the Wiscon-
sin Anti-TubercuIosts society. where
a sanatorium will be opened for the
tuberculosis patients Of Racine.
A G. Bechaud, a member of the
Bechaud Brewing company, suffered
a broken arm by being thrown from
cutter which was overturned by
striking one of the snow embanK-
ments in Fond du Lac
While H s. Gilmore Of Beaver
Dam was cleaning the snow off from
the roof of his porch he fell to the
ground. breaking one rib and recetv-
ing other injuries. Mr.. Gilmore IS
a member of the county board, Is a
former mayor of Beaver Dam and a
former assembIyman
Induced to make a bet of SI,guu
with a stranger by the name OF VII
son, and to place the stakes in the
hands of another stranger in La
Crosse, Otto Steherud, a North Da-
kOta farmer who transacted a real
estate deal involving about s. GOO N
Sparta through the Citizens State
bank. was buncOed out of his $1,000
which was the amount of the pro
ceeds of the sale OF his farm after
the mortgage on it had been paid.
The Wisconsin Anti-Saloon league
is not the only enemy that bmf
pigs" will need to fear, for the Ham
mond Detective agency of Appleton
organized for the express purpose or
running down alleged excise law VI
'n+o~e aDS +ohooo0~~et7 ~-;r~ga++-,g
thp state law that T0agaS IF q mic
demeanor to sell cigarettes or c1g-
arctic papers. has started business
1t was organized by Frank R. Ham
mond of Jamestown, n. Y.
A desire to commit suicide, and a
% caliber revolver were almost fatal
combination for Harry A Chase, a
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-02-03
Bob Dixon Knocked Out

Milwaukee, Jan. 30.-Steve Kinney
and Algelo Izzo fought four rounds to
a draw in wind-up at the Milwaukee
Athletic club boxing show last night.
In a semf-windup George Stevens
knocked out Bob Dixon in three
rounds.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-02-03
Chicago Pastor Dead.

Chicago, Jan. 3O.-Rev. Thomas
Pope HOdnett, pastor of the Immacu-
late Conception church, died yester-
day. He served in pastorates at Mil
waukee, WATERFOWL, Wis, Lincoln,
Ill, and Dixon, III. For many years
he was treasurer of the Irish parlia-
mentary league
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-02-03
Freight Hits Trolley.

Chicago, Jan. 30-Five people
were injured last night when Bal
timore and Ohio freight train struck
a trolley car filled with passengers on
a south side crossing. Several were
cut by glass.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-02-03
koNoW TO BE PREMIER.
Promises to Form a Cabinet, Michel
sen Declines Task.

Christiania. Norwal, Jan. 30.-Chris
tan Nicholson has refused to accepl
the post of premier again and Herr
promised the king to undertake the
formation Of new cabinet The re
suit will be known early next week.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-02-03
PardeEio Floors De Rouen.

Chicago, Jan 30-Leo Pardello the
italian, was declared winner of
handicap wrestling bout with Raou
De Rouen last night.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-02-03

Every ten minutes an idle woman
reaches up both hands and pats her
hair, and then for five minutes she is
perfectly satisfied.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-02-03

If you think it easy to keep a news
paper full of news and interest, really
you ought to try 1t.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-02-03
INTERESTING TESTIMONY DE.
VELoPS IN BALLINGERIPIN
cHOT INVESTIGATION.
LETTERS AND TELEGRAMs DIS
CLOSE FORCES AT WORK TO
DEFRAUD GOVERNMENT.
SCHWARTZ SOUGHT TO HEAD
OFF ATTACKS BY PREVIOUS
PUBLICATION.

Washington, jan 30.-Louis R
CLAWS concluded his testimony before
the BaIlinger-Pinchot Investigating
committee late yesterday. lie will be
recalled Monday for cross-examnatton
by any persons against whom he
made charges.
Claws statements developed an
animus long exfstant between the
land office and forestry bureau, and
the resentment the land office people
felt. When CLAWS called in the for
estry" the witness declared that Rep
resentatives McLachIan of California
and Kinkaid of Nebraska were inter
ested in Alaskan claims and that Bal
linger, after being commissioner OF
the land office, had been attorney for
Kinkaid. CLAWS asserted that Bal,
Iinger suggested to him not to pun,
sue the investigation against McLach-
Ian saying there had been ''tOO much
of that sort of thing in the past.
When CLAWS was asked if he thought
BalIinger and Land Commissioner
bennett were in league to do wrong
in the Alaskan cases. he replied:
We'll, I thought the cases would
be better protected with them out OF
the way"
CLAWS attack seemed to center
more yesterday upon bennett. He
said he became convinced in the sum
mer of 1909 that bennett was crook
ed and took steps to secure carbon
copies of the letters bennett was
writing back to Washington, Several
of these were introduced.
Suspicious of CLAWS.
One from bennett to Schwartz, chic
of the field service last July, SAID:
NY Dear Schwartz
The worst situation on the line Is
one I find here, our friend, CLAWS. He
regarded me with suspicion and after
talking a while showed me your tele
gram assigning the coal cases tC
Sheridan. Now I figure that CLAWS
is preparing to make a cushion tOI
himself to fall back on, also putting
himself in shape to have a great
story in case Sheridan does not make
good and succeed in cancelling the
Cunningham case.
while he looks innOcently at me
yet | can see his heart is bad, though
why / cannot tell, except that ne
wanted to drag the cases out He may
be sincere, of course, i'll his idea, but
he has not been given time or Oppor
tunity. He asserts that he will help
Sheridan all he can, but it is not hui
man nature, at least his nature The
atmosphere is not good at ALL
THAT he is playing the forestry
there is no question; the innocent
look he gave me when l told him he
was dragging in Shaw, etc, when
there was no necessity, was beautiful.
He had also talked conservation very
strongly. CLAWS talking conserva-
ton! All around he is ugly and pre-
pairing to be as unpleasant as he can,
at least that is my solution of the sit
uation
"Glavis processes great friendship
to you, I think you know him better
than any one else and this is GER
tainly the worst situation we have.
He will make about forty favorable,
500 unfavorable reports; the way
things will commence to drop will be
amusing"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-02-03
Looked Treacherous.

In the second letter from bennett
to Schwartz occurs this paragraph:
"GlaVis has these coal cases on the
brain, cannot see anything but just
one line. I have told him how il
looked to US and reminded him of e7-
eTything we have done for him and
that it looks as if he was returning
our favors by not standing by us as
he ought to. He has not acted as
you or l would under similar cond1-
tons. 1t looks a little treacherous
to me, this calling in the forestry"
Wanted to See Letter.
There was also introduced this tel
egram from Schwartz to bennett:
THE department has a letter from
the secretary Of agriculture, original
ing in the forest service, asking the
postponement of the Cunningham
hearings until November. Shaw says
that CLAWS wrote or wired him re
Gently in the matter. Require Claws
TO show you a copy of his letter to
Shaw, it being necessary to determine
tAAC A44OtAN 2 bSIIuu the SCCIcLdIy Vi
riculture's request for such long de-
lay"
Mr.. CLAWS explained that he tele-
graphed Shaw to come to Seattle to
cooperate with him on the Cunning
ham claims, as several Of them were
in the forest reserves. This is how
the forestry bureau came into the
controversy officially.
Wanted Hitchcock Seen.
Another letter read was from Mr.
Ballinger to Schwartz last July say
ing:
am just advised by bennett OF
your telegram in reference to the IN
crease in the NUMBER of special
agents in the excepted class. I desire
that you, in making any Of these ap-
polntments, in addition to the presi-
dent being consulted, that Postmaster
General Hitchcock also be consulted,
provided the appointees are not AZ
rectly suggested by the president"
Something of interest.
The last telegram read caused
much laughter. 1t was from Schwartz.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-10-18
AN AUTOMOBILE GARAGE.

Since the people of Bryan have in a
small degree got the automobile habit
it is possible for an automobile garage
to thrive here. if well managed If all
of the owners would store their ma
chimes with the garage and a few
more would buy autos, there is no rea-
son why some one should not open a
first-class garage In towns much
smaller than Bryan these institutions
are found, and there is good reason
why thing of this kind would be
especially benefiting to Bryan. II ma
chimes were kept in stock so that d
man with the auto fever could get his
machine at once, there would no doubt
be more sales, and with garage on
hand to keep the machine in working
order there would be more satisfac-
ton in motoring Another benefit
would be better roads. Autos are pro-
motors Of road building and the more
automobile owners we have just that
many more are lined up with the good
roads advocates. We draw a conclu-
sion like this: A garage and more
automobiles, then, better roads.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-10-18
The Spider.

or all the solitary insects have
ever seen the spider is the most saga
ciOUs. and lis actions 10 one who has
attentively considered them seem al.
most 10 excel belief The spider ia
formed by nafur" fDrsa State Of war.
not only upon other insects. but upon
its fellows For this state nature
seems to have formed ii with singular
perfection. Its head and breast are
covered with Il strong natural coat OF
mail. which is impenerrable TO the az
tacks of every ether insect. and its
lower parts are enveloped in soft.
plant skin which eludes the sting even
of wasp. It's legs are terminated by
strong claws not unlike those of lob
ster. and their vast length. like spears.
serves to keep every assailant at a
safe distance Not worse furnished
for observation than for attack or de
Tense. it has several eyes. large and
transparent covered With horny sub
stance, which. however. does not I'M
pede its vision Scotsman.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-10-18
Not What They Scanned.

marquis who was in residence for
few days mt Partisan hotel discov.
cred that her pearl necklace, worth
$4,000. had disappeared from her
room. Suspicion fell on a.messenger
boy, who admitted his guilt, but de
clared that the necklace had been
taken from him by his mother. The
mother corroborated her sons state
ment. expressing establishment that 50
much trouble should be made about
"A trashy little trinket,' which. she
explained. looked so cheap and tawdry
that she had given it to her daughter
in-aw This young woman. in her
teens. displayed an equal contempt for
the bits of things" She told the po-
lice that she had given the necklace
to her little girl to wear but she had
removed about half the beads. All the
missing pearls were found in a box
among buttons and hooks and eyes
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-10-18
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