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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-12-07
MARKET QUOTATIONS
Chicago Cash Grain Quotations.

Chicago, Dec. 5.
Wheat-No 3 red, $685. acre; No. 8
red, 9309 5c; No. hard winter, csc
@$1.O1; No, 3 hard winter. 93Gt97c;
No. / northern spring. $107M1.09: 20.
2 northern spring, $1.05@1.08; No. 3
spring, SEGA $.103. Corn-No >, zoe;
No. 2 yellow. tic; No. 3, 59H a G0tc;
No. 3 white. 5914 060Ac: No. yellow,
59R0 60Ac Oats-No, 2 white, 49G
491ac: No. 3, 47c no. white, 4S0
49c; standard, ASH q 4914c.
Chicago Live Stock.
Hogs-Receipts SO GOO Quotations
ranged at $6.3066b0 choice heavy,
$6.00G620 choice light, $685. a SOS
heavy packing, and $4.75G5 $50 good to
choice pigs.
Receipts 5000. Quotations
ranged at SS5O09.75 prime steers,
$3.75d460 good to choice fed beef
COWS, $4.500 5.65 good to choice heif-
ers, $5.20d5.75 selected feeders, $3.50
d4.36 fair to good stockers, $7750
500 good to choice veal calves
Sheep-Receipts $4,000 Quotations
ranged at 59066 foo choice to prime
native lambs, $4.5O65.35 good to choice
yearlings. s3.9OG415 good to cLoice
wethers, $4,000 $50 fair to good ewes.
Live Poultry.
Turkeys, per h., l3c; chickens,
fowls, size; roosters, &c; springs, 1Oc;
ducks, 1212c; geese, 1012c.
Butter.
Creamery, per H., SEC; prints, 37kc;
extra firsts, 35c; firsts, 30G31c; dair-
les, extra, 33c; firsts. 300; packing
stock, pc.
East Buffalo Live Stock.
East Buffalo, \. Y. Dec. 5.
Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Com
mission Merchants, East Buffalo, N Y,
quote as follows: Cattle-Receipts
Is cars; market slow. Hogs-Receipts
so cars; market lower: heavy, 5000
$50; Workers. $62066.30; pigs. 1915.
Sheep-Receipts 40 cars; market low
er; top lambs. s6.2od $50; yearlings,
s425G4.75; wethers. s375I400: ewes,
$325Q3.50. Calves, s5.0Ods.o0.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-12-07
SAYS M'NAMARA OPENED GAS
Burns Declares Cocks Were Knocked
OF to Flood Times Building.

Cleveland, o., Dec. 6.--William ].
Burns was shown James b. McNa-
mara's confession OF the Los Angeles
Times dynamiting here and said that
1t Is only partly true
Why doesn't Jim Mcnamara tell
how he knocked off the gas cocks and
flooded with gas the place where the
suit case filled with dynamite was
put?" he asked. IF he told that he
could convince any one that he did
not intend the destruction OF the Times
building and its occupants?"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-12-07
MIFFLIN.
Nv Miss Kathcrvu Gowman.

I \ ten pound boy arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Griitiths on Tues
day Nov. -,
Adam Dolphin spent from Wednes-
day until Friday at platteville visiting
relatives and while there attended the
annual meeting of the Centerville,
Mining Go,
Kenneth Sawyer Of Linden was "A re-
cent Mtlhn caller.
MessrS. Earl Stacey, Hubert Wouu,
Earl and Roscoe Liddle were Thanks
giving guests at the home Of the latter's
sister Mrs, Pearl Jones at Barneveld
and enjoyed u rabbit hunt also
Several of our citizens drove up to
New Providence Friday for to attend
the Adolph Ovitz sale.
Mr., and Mrs, Thomas Rain were
entertained at the home of Mr., and
Mrs Henry SChmitt at Livingston for
/ Thanksgiving
The |. q. q. +, held their aunaul
installation in their hall Friday evening,
after which they treated themselves to
au oyster supper,
Clyde Bachelor Of Mineral Point
made II business call to this village
Friday.
MIR. and Mrs, II, T., Greenwood re.
ceived a visit from their daughter, Mrs.
Josie Baxter aud children OF Cobb from
Thursday until sunday.
N,n Wtann,nn want ~ ila,tA,,
Thursday to he present under the
parental roof over Thanksgiving.
Mr., and Mrs, W, V, cambridge and
children enjoyed Thanksgiving visit
with his relatives at platteville,
Mrs, Sabish and daughter of Center
vile visited her daughter Josie and
other relatives here few days,
Sheriff Pengelly of Dodgeville had
official business to look after here
. Thursday,
Mrs. h, +. Roby has returned home
from GAINESVILLE after visiting with her
sons Clarence and Clayton.
}, A. Cunningham, commercial sales
man of Dubuque spent over tuesday
night mere ON business.
{. l., Wonn and G. NJ, cambridge
have bought the stock OF merchandise
formerly owned by Biackney " Gruber
and have taken possession.
Mrs. Arthur Williamson had the pres
ence of her sister Miss Luella Nicholson
ut her home here few days, from
Livingston.
Ii. &. Owens, the former Royal
tea agent was here from Mineral Point
Friday, acting as substitute for j i.
Paynter
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Dolphin of the Welsh Settlement, Dec.
!, ~, son.
0oWMAN HELD.
: At nigh noon Wednesday Nov. 80, at
4 Platteviile, Miss Edna Held became
. the bride of Mr. Leslie Gowman,
Q The bride was charmingly attired i'll
;. suit of blue silk poplin and was at
$ tended by Elizabeth Gowman sister of
the groom, who was dressed IN an I'LL
wool suit OF wine The groom wore
= " lseman The bride is the only
! daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. John Held,
n who moved here from Milwaukee about
:. three years ago and Is an accomplished
@ musician.
She has host of friends here and her
winning ways and pleasant manners
have made her extremely popular. The
groom IL the youngest son OF Mr.. ana
y Mrs. James Gowman Of this place. He
is IA young man of excellent character
and habits. a wedding supper was
served at the home OF the brides
- parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Held to
4. immediate relatives only.
r. The best wishes of their many friends
y are extended to them for u happy and
y, prosperous journey through life.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-12-07
EXPECT IMPORTANT ARRESTS
Detective Burns Said to Be on Trail
Of Kaplan and Schmidt

Cleveland, O., Dec. 6 From hints
obtained from Detective Burns II is
expected that Kaplan and Schmidt,
who are alleged to have been associ-
ated with the Mcnamara brothers in
their dynamite plots, viii soon be ar.
rested.
The hurried change in Detective
Burns plans Whereby he hurried &c
Philadelphia instead Of going to New
York, as he had intended, is declared
significant that important arrests are
expected there when he arrives
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-12-07
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER

Indiana and Illinois-Fair today; in
creasing cloudiness tomorrow; moder-
ate southerly winds
Wisconsin--Fairi in southern. local
rains or SHOWS in northern portion to-
day; fair tomorrow: SLIGHTLY colder in
northern portion; moderate southerly
winds becoming westerly
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-12-07
To Conduct Federal inquiry.

Washington, Dec 6.--The federal dy.
namiting inquiry has been placed in
the hands OF Oscar LaUlor OF Los An.
geles, Cal, former assistant attorney
general, whose appointment was an
nounced by Attorney General Wick
eIsham.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-12-07
Another Grandson for Mrs. Hartman.

New York, Dec. Ga second son
was born to Mr., and Mrs. Robert Liv-
ingston Gerry. MIR Gerry is the elder
son Of Mr.. and Mrs Elbridge T. Cor
~ and Mrs Gerry the daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. f. II. Hartman.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-12-07
Another Fire AZ Dunbar.

Delhi, Indie, Dec. Elm the course
of rehearsal for the Durbar a mas
slye poled tent designed for the re-
ception OF the ruling chiefs was de-
stroyed by fire.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-12
SYNOPSIS.

Senator John Calhoun is invited to be-
come secretary of state in Tyler's cab
met. He declares that II he accepts texas
and Oregon must be added to the Union.
He sends his secretary, Nicholas Trist, to
ask the Baroness Won Ritz, spy of the
British ambassador: Pakenham, to call at
his apartments. While searching for the
baroness home, a carriage drives up and
Nicholas is invited to enter. The occupant
is the baroness, and she asks Nicholas to
assist in eVading pursuers. Nicholas notes
that the baroness has lost a slipper. She
gives him the remaining slipper as a
pledge that she will tell Calhoun what he
wants to know regarding England.s IN
Nicholas gives her a trinket he intended
for his sweetheart. Elizabeth Churchill.
orders Nicholas to Montreal on state
business, and the latter plans to be mar
ried that night. The baroness says she
drunken congressman whom Nicholas
asks to assist in the wedding arrange
ments sends the baroness slipper to
Elizabeth, by mistake. and the wedding
is declared off. Nicholas finds the baron
ess in Montreal, she having succeeded,
intentions regarding Oregon. She tells
him that the slipper he had in his pos
d Texas to the British ambassador, say
Ing that if the United States did not an
both Texas and Oregon. Nicholas meets
a naturalist, Won Rittenhofen, who gives
him anout oregon: Inc Inc
from Montreal simultaneously. Calhoun
orders Nicholas to head a party of set
tiers bound for Oregon. Calhoun excites
the jealousy of Sonora YturriO and there
by secures the signature of the Texas at
tache to a treaty Of annexation. Nicholas
starts for Oregon. He wins the race over
the British party. A British warship ar
rives with the baroness as a passenger.
She tells Nicholas that she placed a note
In the slipper which caused the breaking
off of his marriage. and that she intends
to return to Washington to repair the
damage she has done. Nicholas decides to
follow her. The baroness beats him to
Washington. He learns Polk is elected
and Texas annexed, and that there is to
be war with Mexico. The baroness tells
Nicholas that in return for a compromise
Of the Oregon boundary on the line of
the fo~rty-ninth degree, she has sold her
self to Pakenham. Nicholas tears up the
a 0reopoonf
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-12
1t Was Muffinq.

Bugs Raymond, the handsome and
brilliant pitcher of the New York Gil
ants, is a great wit on the field said
a sporting editor at the Pen and Pen
Gil club in Philadelphia.
Raymond was Disguised one day at
his teams wretched O~utielding. Bat
ter after batter sem up high flies, and
these easy balls were muffed alter
nately by left and center.
Bugs at the sixth muff threw down
his glove and stamped on it.
There's an epidemic in the out
field he said, but, by lingo! it isn't
catching"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-12
Important "a Mo4hers
Subject to Restrictions.

II was c~leanin' TO- a new lady las
week an de dirt in her kitchen was a
sight, POI thing" said Rose, Mrs. Fra
zer's dark-skinned charwoman.
But why did she let it get like
that?" asked the lady.
Il dunno, ma'am. Guess she lever
seen 1t. Some cooks, you know, is
mighty parti'lar bout 'lOwin' de
madam in de kitchen. Dey jes' take
dere orders from her upstairs an she
don't have no call to go into de kitch'
en- at ALL"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-12

to him, even when she found who he
was and what his station-even when
R&e found that he meant her no dis
@nor. But I'll ruler heard of it, and,
being displeased at this mockery of
the traditions of the court, and wish
ing in his sardonic mind to teach
these fanatical young mobiles to rue
we'll their bargain, he sent word to
the girl that she must marry this man
my father. 1t was made an imperial
order!
"And so now, at last, since he was
half craZed by her beauty, as men are
sometimes by the beauty of women
and since at last this had it's effect
with her, as sometimes it does with
women, and since it was perhaps
death or some severe punishment if
she did not obey, she married him
my father"
"And loved me all her life!" the old
man broke out. "Nefer had man lOve
like hers, I will hat it said. l will hat
it said that she loved me, always and
always; and 1 loved her always, with
all my heart!"
YES" said Helena Won Ritz, they
two loved each other, even as they
we're. So here am I, born of that
love-"
Now we all sat silent for a time.
THAT birth was at my fathers es-
tates," resumed the same even, merci-
less voice. after some short time of
travels, they returned to the estates;
and. yes, there I was born, half noble,
half peasant; and then there began
the most cruel thing the world has
ever known.
"The mobiles Of the court and of the
country all around began to make ex-
istence hideous for my mother. The
~aristocracy, insulted by the repub-
licanism of these young noblemen,
made life a hell for the most gentle
woman of Hungary. All, they found
new way to make her suffer. They
allowed her to share in my fathers
estates, allowed her to appear with
him when he could prevail upon her
to do so. Then they twitted and
tainted her and Knocked her in all the
devilish ways of their class. She was
more beautiful than any court beauty
of them all, and they hated her for
that. She had a good mind, and they
hated her for that. She had a faith
full, loyal heart, and they hated her
for that"
But your father resented t1:s?"
She nodded. Duel after Guel he
fought. man after man he killed,
thanks to his love for her and his
manhood. He would not release what
he loved. He would not allow his
class to separate him from his choice.
But the women! All, he could not fight
them! So 1 have hated women, and
made war OF them all my life. My fla
Their could not placate his emperor.
So, in short, hat scientific experiment
ended in misery-and me-"
The room had grown DINNER. The
sun was sinking as she talked. There
was silence, / know, for a long time
before she spoke again.
I'm time, then, my father left his es-
tates and went out to a small place in
the country; but my mother-her
heart was broken. Malice pursued
her. Those who were called her SUI
reriors would not let her alone. See.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-12

they came to our American way Of
thinking, hat they would marry for
love-" ~
You do them too much craEAf"
said she slowly. THAT would have
meant no sacrifice on either side.
They married with the deliberate in
tention of improving individuals of the
human species! Father, is it not SOP"
Some speech stumbled on his
tongue; but she raised her hand.
Listen to me. I will be fair to you
father, fairer than you were either to
yourself or to my mother.
Yes, these six concluded to i'm
prove the grade of human animals!
They resolved to marry among the
peasantry-because thus they could
select finer specimens Of womankind,
younger, stronger, more fit to bring
children into the world. Is not that
the truth, my father?"
"It wass the way we thought" he
whispered. ct wass the way we
thought wass wise"
and perhaps it was wise. It was
selection. So now they selected. Two
of them married German working girls,
and those two are dead, but there is
no child of them alive. Two married
in Austria, and of these one died, and
the other is in a madhouse. One mar
ried a young Galician girl, and so
fond of her did he become hat she
took him down from his station to
hers, and he was lost. The other
Yes; it was my father" she said,
at length. There he sits, my father.
Yes, l love him. I would forfeit my
life for him now-I would lay it down
gladly for him. Better had I dom so.
But in my time I have hated him.
HE, the last one, searched long for
this fitting animal to lead to the altar.
He was tall and young and handsome
and rich, do you see? He could have
chosen among his own people any
woman he liked. Instead, he searched
among the Galicians, the lower Aus
trians, the Prussians. He examined
Bavaria and Saxony. Many he found,
but still none to suit his scientific
ideas. He b%ethought him then of
searching among the Hungarians,
where, it is said, the most beautiful
women of the world are found. So at
last he found her, that peasant, my
mOCnor!
The silence in the room was broken
at last by her low, even, hopeless
voice as she went on:
Now, the Hungarians are slaves to
Austria. They do as they are bid,
those who live IN the great estates.
They have no hope. If they rebel,
they are cut down. They are not a
people. They belong t. no one. not
| even to themselves"
My Cod" said I, a sigh breaking
from me in spite of myself. r raised
my hand as though TO beseech her not
to go on. But she persisted.
Yes, we, too, called upon Jul gods!
So, now, my father came among that
people and found there a young girl,
one much younger thar himself. She
was the mos beautiful, so they say, of
all those people. mary of whom are
very beautiful"
."Yes-proof of that" said 1. She
knew l meant no idle 1attery.
Yes, she was beautiful. But at first
she did not fancy to marry this Aus
] trian student nobleman. She said no
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-12
A WIDOWS LUCK
Quit the Thing That Was Slowly In
juring Her.

A woman tells how coffee kept her
from insuring her life:
Il suffered for many years chiefly
from trouble with my heart, with
severe nervous headaches and neu-
ralgia; but although in~capacitated
at times for my Homework, l did not
realize the gravity Of my condition till
1 vas rejected for life insurance, be-
cause, the examining physician said,
my heart was SO bad he could not pass
me.
This distressed me very much, as
/ was a widow and had a child de-
pendent upon me. 1t was to protect
her future that l wanted to insure
my life.
Fortunately for me, l happened to
read an advertisement containing a
testimonial from a man who had been
affected in the same way that l was
with heart trouble, and who was bene-
flied by leaving of coffee and using
Postum. 1 grasped at the hope his
held out, and made the change at
once.
My health began to improve imme-
diately. The headaches and neuralgia
disappeared, l gained IN nesh, and my
appetite came back to me. Greatest
Of all, my heart was strengthened
from the beginning, and soon all the
distressing symptoms passed away. No
more waking up In the night with my
heart trying to ny out OF nay mouth!
Then 1 again made application for
life insurance, and had no trouble IN
passing the medical examination.
1T was W. Ia ago that / be
gan to use Postum and / am using II
still, and shall continue to do so, as /
find it a guarantee OF good health"
Name given by Postum Company. Bat
tie Creek, Mich.
There's a reason"
Read the big little book. The Road
to Wellville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above IetterE A new
ONE appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true aAd full of human
interest
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-12
CHAPTER XXXHi.
The Story of Helena Won Ritz.

me SCOry OF 7CICnd VOn nlIZs
There is in every true woman's heart
a spark of heavenly fire, which beams
and blazes in the dark hours of adver-
sity.-Washington Irving.
But madam; but madam l tried
which seemed to me ages long, 1
broke out: "But once, at least, o
promised to tell me who and what you
are. Will you do that now"
yes! yes!" she said. "Now I shall
finish the clearing of my soul. You,
after all, shall be m confessor."
We heard again a faltering football
In the hallway. I raised an eyebrow
In query.
ct is my father. Yes, but let him
come. He also must hear. He is in
deed the author of my story, such as
it Is.
''Father," she added, come, sit you
here. I have something to say to Mr..
Trist."
She seated herself now on one of
the low couches, her hands clasped
across it's arm, her yes looking far
away out of the little window, beyond
which could be seen the hills across
the wide Potomac.
1--WE are foreigners" she went on,
"as you can tell. I speak you Ian
guage better than my father does, be-
cause I was younger when I learned.
1t is quite true he is my father. He
is an Austrian nobleman, of one of the
old families. He was educated in Ger
many and of late has lived there"
st could have told most of that Of
you BOTH" I said.
She bowed and resumed:
my father was always a student.
AS a young man in the university, he
was devoted to certain theories of his
own. NJ est-ce pas vrai, mon drOle?"
she asked, turning to put her arm on
her fathers shoulder as he dropped
weakly on the couch beside her.
He nodded. Yes, I wass student"
he said. II wass not content with the
ways of my people"
$50, my father, o will see," said
she, smiling at him, being much de-
termined on anything which he at
tempted, decided, with five others, to
make a certain experiment. It was
the ~strangest experiment, I presume,
ever made in the interest of what is
called science. It was wholly the
most curious and the most cruel thing
ever done"
She hesitated now. All l could do
was to look from one to the other,
wonderingly.
This dear old dreamer, my father,
then, and five others
"T name them" he intCrr upted.
There were Karl Won Goefts, Al
orecht Hartman, Adolph "a Sierra
bern. Karl o Starnack, and R2dolph
ron Wardberg. We were all friEAdH-"
yes" she said softly, all fAAnds,
and all fools. Sometimes l thiAk of
my mother"
my dear, your mother!"
"But I must tell this as it was!
Then, sir, these six, all Heidelberg
men, all we'll born, men of fortune, all
men devoted to science, and interested
in the study of the hopelessness of the
average human being in central Eu-
rope-these fools. or heroes, 1 say not
which-they decided to do something
in the interest of science. They were
of the belief that human beings were
becoming poor in type. So they de-
termined to marry"
Naturally said /, seeking to re-
lieve a delicate situatior-they
accrued the marriage of convenience
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-12

The old battleship Texas has been
sunk after being used for a few min
utes as a target. 1t only goes to show
what might have happened If the gun
ners on the Spanish ships at Santiago
had known their business.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-12

New Jersey has enacted a law pro-
hibiting the keeping of bees with con,
tagious diseases. Those who recall
boyhood days in semi-rural regions
will reflect that the most contagious
disease that they knew bees to carry
is that which they always have with
them at their business end
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-12

An obliging agent has established
himself in New York for the purpose
of securing titled foreigners for Amer
1can heiresses. He. too, must be con-
vinced that the fool-killer has been
loafng on his Job.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-12

The man who sleeps outdoors may
be doing a splendid thing for himself,
but he appears to be anxious to do as
much Boosting as the man who takes
"a cold bath every morning.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-12

The lobster famine is reported to
be getting worse and worse, but cheer
up. There are indications that this
years frog crop is to be very large.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-12

A New York judge advised litigants
1ver a property to effect a settlement
before the costs and the lawyers got
the property. Is this professional
courtesy?
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-12

A lawyer in Boston in an argument
talked ffty-three and a half hours and
used over six hundred thousand
words. No wonder judges who have
TO listen to arguments complain that
the pay Is often poor for the work.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-12

Among those who are holding forth
he glad hand of welcome to the
harem skirt are the theatrical man.
ayers and press agents. A woman's
raiment-or lack Of raiment-is the
food on which the press agent thrives.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-12

A Scotchman has been fined $40 by
a Chicago judge for planning to COM
NIT suicide. He would no doubt have
been fined much more heavily If his
plans lac been carried out.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-12

An Englishman has just paid $780,
900 for q Titan. More than n
American has paid a higher price
than hat for a blonde.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-12

At the time tina German spinsters
Of certain age demand to be called
frau instead Of ~fraeulein some n In
this land Of the free would have any
bachelor labeled master" What has
become OF the woman with the system
OF spotting bachelors on sight?
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-12

A Connecticut horticulturist says 1t
was a pear with which Eve tempted
Adam. Here's a chance to organize
another religious sect
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-12

A Brooklyn man Of eighty is build
ing a flying machine. If he succeeds
it will fly away with the last rem
nants of the Oslerian theory.