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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-01-13
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Inch by inch they won through the
door; we could kill, but not stop them,
and they hurled us back, stumbling
over the dead, clambering across over
turned benches, but unable to stem the
increasing tide. We were all together
now-Harwood, Wharton-the sole
handful left, and we made fight of it,
the best we could There was a mo-
ments pause the mereSt instant in
which to breathe, and my eyes met
Harwood's. He was naked to the
waist, hatless, blood dripping from a
cut over one eye, the stock of his car
bine shattered.
"Ah, gunner of Staunton," he called
out cheerily, although his voice
cracked with dryness. Didn't l tell
you if you wanted a good time to jine
the cavalry"
Forward, men forward" 1t was
FoX's voice, although I saw nothing of
him. "Once more, and it's over with
forward"
Nov, lads, meet them!" burst out
HARDWOOD about me, Third Kentucky
here they GOMEZ"
They drove us in so as to encircle
us, yet the tumble of benches served
as some protection to our rear Per-
haps the fact that there were Yankees
between us and the pulpit prevented
firing for we met hand to hand in a
death grapple. l have seen battles,
yet nothing like that; it was as though
beasts of the jungle fought; men strug-
gled with naked hands, struck death
blows, fired into each others faces,
trampled over writhing bodies, ours
ing, or yelling defiance as they fell.
We scarcely knew friend from foe,
blue from gray. | cannot even tell
what occurred to myself in those
breathless moments. | know | fought
madly, blindly-again and again
sweeping a space clear with my
weapon; hands gripped my throat, my
hair, and | tore loose; fingers clutched
at my legs, but l kicked free. l was
conscious of blows, of wounds; l
knew when Harwood fell, and was
scream; | saw the hated face of Anse
Cowan in the ruck and leaped for
him, but whom my mad blow struck
could not tell Some rush, some quick
pressure of bodies, hurled me side
wise, caught me in a wise; tripped
over dead man, staggered to my feet
again. | got footing on the pulpit
platform, and held it for an instant,
my gun-barrel crashing into the mass
of faces below. Wharton joined me.
a bull mad with rage; 1 saw him rend
the pulpit stand from the floor and
hurl it with all his strength into the
ruck Then twenty hands gripped him,
hauling him down, dubbed musket
descended, and the sergeant pitched
forward like log of wood. There was
shot, the blow of a rifle barrel, and
I went down, the very breath Of life
seemingly knocked out of me.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-01-13
MEDAL FOR OBSTlNACY.
Two Farmers Are Entered In the Con-
test In Kansas.

Kansas City.-Two of the most con-
trary men in Kansas are boosted by
Smith Center Last fall one man re-
fused to pay the price asked by corn
huskers and vowed he would let his
field rot before he would yield.
Now the field, containing about 1000
bushels of grain, still stands and is
grown up with a dense crop of sun
flowers.
The other contrary man is a neigh
Dor of the first. He husked 1000 BUSH
els of his crop. stored it in an uncOv
cred crib and said it would remain
there till it brought him IS cents a
bushel. 1t is still there. but ruined by
the seasons heavy rains.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-01-13
MRS. CLAYTON'S LETTER
To Rundown Nervous Women

louisville, Ky.-"I was nervous
wreck, and in a weak, rundown con-
dition when q friend asked me to try
Vinol. I did SO, and as a result have
gained in health ard strength. l think
Vinol is the best medicine in the world
for a nervous, weak, rundown system
and for elder y people, Mrs. W. C.
CLAYTON, Louisville, KY.
Vinol is a delicious cod liver AMI iron
tonic without oil, guaranteed to over
come all rundown, weak, devit&;ized
conditions and for chronic coughs, colds
and bronchitis.
PRIDEAUX & BLISS, Druggists.
Mineral Point, Wis.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-01-13
Heifers Chase Rabbits.

Pennsburg, Pa.-If a new idea Of a
Sumneytown farmer becomes fad the
rabbit dog may be pushed into. the
BACKGROUND. He has trained some Of
his heifers to scent and chase rabbits
with as much success as dogs and,
indeed. more cheaply.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-01-13
CHAPTER XVIII.
With Natures Weapons.


To the right of where l lay was the
outline of the church, the windows
alight, several blazing torches, bobbing
about within, revealing passing 1g-
ures although the distance was too
great to permit any sound of voices
reaching my ears. The rear door,
however stood wide open, and a con-
siderable body of men were grouped
there. Straight across from me,
squad of horsemen were moving north
ward, and single rider was squirting
rapidly between them and the church.
The grove of trees where / was to
meet Nichols and Noreen was to the
left. 1t was dark and silent, shape
less shadow, and the forest growth
of the ravine extended far enough
over the crest to hide my approach.
Satisfied that no searching parties
were near by, advanced swiftly along
the edge of this fringe of trees, yet
taking every precaution. Twas we'll
did, for suddenly the horseman
swerved, and rode straight toward me,
through the moonlight. I sank down
into the brush, revolver in hand, and
waited. Once he stopped, and called
out something; then came on along
the edge of the wood, walking his
horse slowly. The rider was not sol
der, but beyond that fact, evidenced
by lack of uniform, l could make no
guess as to his identity, although
believed him one of Cowan's guerrillas.
A gun, poised and ready, forked out
beside his horses neck, and he leaned
forward in the saddle, peering into
the shadows. A few feet beyond me,
he suddenly reined in his horse, and
called again:
THAT you, lieutenant"'
A single figure seemed to emerge
from among the trees-a mere shadow,
formlesS and silent.
Eyes; who are you?"
"Kelly-Dean told me you were
here; the damn fellow has got away,
and the CURL with him."
How do you know?"
We've looked over every dead body,
the wounded and prisoners, and
searched every inch of the church
they're not thar, SIR
"By God! Where could they have
gone! They were there; he was any
how, for | heard his voice. Did you
talk with any of those living?"
There amt many ter talk ter. The
Reb leftenant is goin' ter pull
thro', | reckon, but he's hurt too bad
ter talk Enyhow Fox wouldn't give
me no chance fer ter git nigh him. l
asked a sojer, young Teller, an he
sed Wyatt an the CURL wus both in
thar; he seed em together just afore
we charged. But I'll be damned if
they're thar now"
Raymond muttered something, a
smothered oath no doubt, and then
burst forth:
well, good God, man! They are
both flesh and blood. If neither are
there then they must have found
way of escape. We had every side of
the church guarded SO mouse
couldn't get through in this moonlight
i saw to that myself
"There were no guards on the east"
Because there was no room to post
any. The church walls are on the edge
of the ravine; Cowan said there were
none needed there"
WALL" insisted the other, half
angrily. II didn't think so neither, no
morn Anse did; but I reckon that's
whar we made a mistake. Them two's
skedaddled, an thar Warn't no chance
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-01-13

sooth he possessed tricks of defense
unknown to me-but his was the pro-
fessional knowledge of the West Point
gym, while I had graduated from the
rough school of the camp; where he
had trained for points, for fancy mill
ing, l had fought to win against des-
perate opponents. The difference told,
for I beat him down, caring nothing
for what blows reached me, so that
smashed in through his guard, and
landed. Again and again l tented with
my right, and drove my left straight to
the exposed jaws. l gave MIN no time
to cry out, to even catch q full breath
(TO BE CONTINTTEDD
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-01-13
FOR 8 AL !!
The Jas. SpensIey Property
VERY DESIRABLE INDEED

Mr. Spensley has purchased properly IN
Madison and has placed with the NlneraI Folnt
Real Estate Agency the sale of his Mineral
Point property, and it will be sold cheap II sold
soon.
The property includes his fine residence fac
ing on Church street, in Spensleys subdivision
This is one of the best residences in town
There are two good lots adjoining and another
fine lot connected by an alley. This last lot
also fronts on Church street.
There is also the J. NJ. Smith homestead prop
erty. including the house and barn and a smaller
house. In this tract there are eight fine.lots in
ALL
The prices on all these pieces Of property are
made right to sell. 1t will pay to investigate
Inquire of the Mineral Point Real Estate
Agency at The Democrat office.
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Gerry had always been quiet but
during the long drive from the station
to The Firs, his silence amounted to a
penetrating stiffness. Alix felt it but
it did not depress her; she knew her
self to be in the presence Of COM
munion. Gerry was devoting the hour
Of his return to the scenes Of his boy
hood to q silent conservation. These
cool valleys and hollows; the Low
road, with its purling accompaniment
of hidden waters; the embowered still
nave of Long lane, were as the ances.
trail halls of the Lansings. It was right
that he should do homage to the mem
cries they evoked.
To his mother Gerry made no expia-
nations. He knew that to her it was
enough that her boy had come back.
When Mrs. Lansing released him, Alix
caught his hand and led him UP to the
nursery. Together they looked down
upon their sleeping child.
Gerry. Jr.. was fat to the verge of
a split. His curly tow head was
tousled and on his brow slight per-
spiration testified to the labor of sound
sleep. His arms were outstretched.
His legs had kinks at the knees, they
were so chubby. His petulant little
mouth was half open. disclosing tiny
teeth.
Isn't he a beauty?" asked Alix a lit
tie loudly, wishing he would awaken.
rorrr NODDED With bis oroc still
on the child he put his arm around
Alix and drew her to him What Mar
garita had done for him, Alix had done.
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Owed Eura Cause Skin Diseases.

Cases of skin disease caused by
dyed furs have become so common
that DR.. George Manghill Olson OF
Minneapolis urges, in the Journal OF
the American Medical association.
that the use of the dye called par
aphenylendiamin and known to the
trade as paramine, ursol, etc., be pro-
hibited by law. All the cases report
ed are traceable to furs dyed brown
or black with this dangerous deriva-
tive of anilin.
The trouble comes generally on the
neck where the fur collar has been
In contact with the skin. and appears
often after the fur has been wet by
rain, snow or the breath of the wear
er, or after the wearer has had close
shave The black pony coats worn
by women are the worst offenders, as
all of them are dyed with parapheny-
lendiamin. Its presence can generally
be detected b. examining the roots Of
the hairs, which will show here and
there an unnatural brick-red color.
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when up comes four more men on hi
cycle-automobiles. and they says:
Gould you direct us to the O'Learys?
For the love of heaven 1 says.
what's happened to me by? He was
as dacent lad as my"
He was that" said Mr.. OLeary.
And then they says, says they:
mother of Michael O'Leary, you're the
greatest woman IN Ireland
You are" said Mr.. OLeary-and
her honest, gentle face shone.
They were writer's on the papers of
London and they told us all about
Michael and read us about him, too,
and they fell to takin' pictures of the
house and the rooms and the church
where Michael was an altar boy. Then
they took us back and took picture
Of us just as we was, himself in his
diggin' clothes and all. and meself
without me Sunday waist
"O'Leary, mon, fetch me thin till.
grams"
Story Told by kilograms.
In sweet, low voice that trembled
she told me their message again and
again. Here was one from Kitchener
and one from Sir John French. one
from the king of England. and a sepa-
rate congratulation to Michael's moth
er from the queen.
They were from dignitaries of
France Russia, England. from Cath
oIic and Hibernian societies of Amer
ica-a wonderful collection-one that
might well bring frequent tears to
Mrs. OLeary's eyes as himself took
refuse in muttering into his pipe
"Of course, you're for the other side.
Mr.. OLeary,' / laughed, and he an
swered me seriously enough: L was
that. until I heard they were killing
the dead and wounded and then
turned for England"
Then Mira, O'Leary turned back to q
second batch Of tslegrams and shook
them sngrily
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ing gown. To Gerry she looked very
cold. Before you CO. she said.
there is just one thing. I wish you
would kiss me-once'
Gerry's body Strengthened and stiff
fened, He stared ut her grave face
with wondering eyes. Then he felt 4
strange tingling ripple through his
blood and before he knew what he did
he had swept her from her feet.
crushed her to him, brushed the crown
of hair back from her brow and kissed
her eyes. her mouth, her throat He
was rough with her. He was bruising
her body, her lips, but AK clung TO
him and laughed. Then suddenly all
her slim body relaxed and slipped
through his arms TO a little white heap
on the floor. She began to sob. Gerry
stopped down. picked her up tenderIy
and laid her on the great leathern
couch. He kneit beside her On one
arm he pillowed her head. with the
other hand he sought hers Please
Alix." he begged, please don't cry"
I'm not crying" sobbed Alix, I'm
laughing"
Gerry smiled and waited. Soon Alix
became quiet. Her eyes closed. She
drew a long, quivering breath and
then she opened her eyes again and
her lips broke into the old dear smile
The smile Of M opening flower. II AM
tirsd--tired," shs said. "but ! believe
In almost hEnsrieg than AN tired, "
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pines an see it playin' with the leaves
on the cottonwoods an plowin' through
the tops of the sorghum"
They sat for some time in silence
then Gerry said, I've been calling you
Kemp since l first saw you but you
still hang on to the mister when you
talk to me. Cut it out, Kemp
Kemp flushed slightly. Some things
is fittin' an some amt" he said, ''an'
we can't always rightly say why. Some
folks is governed by conscience but
most by pride. Its goin' to be Kemp
and Mister Lansing to the end Of the
chapter, Mr.. Lansing, an no friendship
lost either. Shake"
They shook hands solemnly, mount
ed and started back to Red Hill. Gerry
had found the key to Kemp's strength.
1t was the key Of strength. Kemp be-
longed on the Hill, and with the people
Of true blood anywhere, not only be-
cause he was himself always but be-
cause he defended what he could hold
and no more. He was a definition for
independence.
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CHAPTER xxxiv-continued.


A hard light came into Alix' eyes.
Gerry felt himself suddenly alone. He
went doggedly on. He told Of the
chase and the capture, Of how he and
the girl had seen the canoe drift out
into the clutch of the eddy and swirl
out into the river and away. He told
her of how they laughed and Alix
shrank. Gerry paused, his brow puck
cred. He wished he could tell in words
the battle Of his spirit, the utter ruin
Of bis downfall. Bs could not and in.
stead he sighed.
There was something in that sigh so
eloquent of defeated expression that 1t
succeeded where words might have
failed. It called to Alix with the
strong call Of helpless things. 1t drew
back her mind to Gerry. With him
and the girl she threaded the path to
Fazenda Flores. It's ruin sprang upon
her through his eyes, With him she
discovered the traces Of an ancient
ditch, with him and the old darky she
dug along that line through long. hot
months. She grew to know Lieber as
the tale went on and finally to love
him because of all things Lieber
seemed to need love - somebody
else's love-most She amused herself
with Kemp and his drawl. She tried
to keep her thoughts away from Mar
garita, and at the coming Of Marga-
rita's boy, she WINGED.
As he finished telling of the coming
Of the Man, Gerry stopped short The
thought came to him with tremendous
force that Alix too had gone through
that for him. The impulse to get up
and throw himself before her and on
his knees to thank her almost tore him
from his seat but he fought it down.
He hurried on with his story. He told
Of the coming Of Alan and Of the reve-
lation he had brought. And then In a
thoked voice and only because he had
set himself to tell the whole truth he
pictured the flood, the death of True
Blue, and the overwhelming by the
waters before his very eyes of Mar
garita and the Man. Then he arose
leaned towards Alix 81 have told you
this so that perhaps you may under
stand what am going to tell you now.
If the flood had not come-if Margarita
and the Man had lived-I would not
lave come back"
Alix sat very still and studied
Gerry's face. He had finished the task
lie had set himself to do and he was
suddenly very tired. His eyes dropped
us though from their own weight and
then he raised them again to her in-
scrutable face.
"Well?" he asked after long pause.
'Well?" replied Alix.
Gerry's stalwart figure dropped. 1T
Is quite just" he said, "after all that,
that you should not want me- have
spent the last weeks making myself
ready for that. You waited for me:
! didn't wait for you. If you do not
want me, viii go away"
Alix rose slowly to her feet She
looked very slim and tall in her cling
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Everything that grows starts down
deep except your orchids and they are
parasites"
Easy on Orchids" interjected Kemp.
Sorry, Kemp. Orchids are ornamen-
tai but excepting your favorites they're
not even beautiful. Look at a Cypri-
pedium Vexillarium-"
Hybrid" grunted Kemp.
"a man In his D. T.'s couldn't beat
1t for gorgeous horror" finished Gerry.
But that's neither here nor there.
What I'm driving at Is this. If had
never been tossed over the home fence
would have lived and died an orna-
mental citizen with the girth Of beer
barrel. But now my eyes are bit
open and I can see that the simple
things of life are the big things.
Growth from the roots is the strength
of a man and Of his people. I've
come home In more senses than one.
I'm going to send down my roots right
here"
Kemp had been whiting. When
Gerry had finished he pocketed his
knife and gazed thoughtfully down
the valley at seems to me, Mr.. Ian
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Twas these that stabbed us to the
heart" she exclaimed.
Did they bring bad news?' | asked.
They did," said Mr.. OLeary.
They came from all the same
friends. telling us their sorrow to
read the death Of Michael in the pa
pers. Himself and l not radin' papers,
how did we expect it? Oh, it was a
terrible, terrible day!" Mrs. O'Leary
groaned. though it was an old story
now. "All the people came out to see
US and stayed to mourn, and we made
our plans for the grandest wake Ire
land ever held, and they all took on
somethin terrible, terrible
The Wake Called Of,
Then another tilligram came, and /
was SO used to the sad ones by now
that l had them open it just like the
others, and it was from Michael him
self. bad cess to him, contradictin' his
death by sayin': I am nayther dead
or wounded and hopin' you're the
same
And then we had to send every
body away disappointed in not havin'
the wake, and after they came all
these miles and havin made plans
And now." concluded Mrs. O'Leary,
II won't ever behave Michael is dead
until he tills me SO himself"
swung on to my jaunting car and
turned back for my last glimpse of the
little cottage, so humbly great so beau.
tiful in the evening light, so tenderly,
whimsicaIly lovely-it was a memory
to always warm my heart as l thought
OF Ireland.
May the saints guide ye home"
Mrs. OLeary pressed my hand, and
turned back in my uncertain seat to
see himself standing against the
donkey, and saying very soberly into
his pipe: They will"
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sattIetleld Made Gu. Of Old Money.

There is stretch of plate-glass win
dows long enough to accommodate
fully 100 persons at No. All Fifth ave-
nue., where the American Red Cross
has its rooms, and usually there are
100 persons with noses fattened
against the windows, looking in at
the young women volunteers, busy
handling packets.
Nearly every young woman is point,
ed out as this or that heiress dozen
times day.
Just inside there is a model of
battlefield, made of macerated United
States currency, furnished by the
treasury department. The model
shows trenches and troops.
One man who inspected it said he'd
bet it took more than ten million dol.
lars in macerated money to make the
model.
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sing. that you nd me have been trav-
elm diff'rent trails but come together
at the same gap. You remember The
Pu'ple City'?''
Gerry nodded.
"Wal, seems to me thet 'ceptin' In
mans own mind the amt no purple
cities. What q mans got to find amt
pu'ple cities but the power to see one
when he's got it. You had yourn right
here In this valley an yon side on Red
Hill. You growed up in it but you
never seen it-not till you learned
how. What you been sayin' about the
simple things Of life-the things thet
is at the bottom-has he'ped my seem
parts powerful lot. knowed before
I come to Red Hill that l was goin'
out West to stay but 1 didn't rightly
know why. Now eff you ask me what
l know / can tell you l know con-
sidable
.Out in Moo Mexico they's a ranch
in the fork of Big and Little creek
that's the greenest patch in the shadow
of White mountain. It's mine and it's
got a three room shack on it that could
grow if need was. I know girl that's
been holdin' a four-fush against an
orchids weak pair till she's jest about
sick of the game. but she's drawed and
filed on the last hand though she hain't
had 8 chanst to look at her cards yet.
For some while the's been pu'ple
light hangin' over Big and Little creek
an l reckon I'll be able to see it plain
er an palmer the higher get to it an
if the girl will hep me reckon that
in small way we'll soon be CROWN
pu'ple city that will feed from yo'
hand. Eff ever you feel the need of
some BRAN new air. Mr.. Lansing, you
come out to Big and Little. There
won't be much besides air but it'll be
fresh made on White mountain an you
can smell 1t comm down through the
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Here is party frock for the little
maid from about eight years up to
twelve years old that will delight her
and please her mother as well.
1t seems hardly worth while to de-
scribe the method of making 1t, be-
cause 1t is SO clearly set forth in the
picture. But for the benefit of the
inexperienced who may be encouraged
to undertake it, it may be mentioned