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20 matter how apparently hopeless.
The authors ingenuity in devils
ing scrapes for the Phantom to get
INTO and then releasin- him from
them IS admirable. It really seems
as IL each one had reached the eli
max. when on the next page another
follows And the reader is quite
willing to accept them as plausible
and is willing to be thrilled by all
these events happening under his
feet. in the everyday comings and
goings of the usual throng in the
city streets Cabs have always been
the authors best aid in detective
fiction. But the creator OF The
Gray Phantom finds the elevated
and the subway equally useful. Nor
are the possibilities OF rush hour
crowds neglected.
All the stock figures of successful
detective fiction are here. But either
5 because most of US rather like these
familiar friends, or because of
pleasant buoya.ncy of narrative as If
the author were doing it easily and
rather enjoying it himself. they come
to US brushed up and freshened in
this book There is the girl, too.
and she takes her place in the action
quite properly. But the curtain does
not go down on picture of lovers in
each others arms. With commend
able discretion the author leaves that
detail to the future and the reader
may work it cut as he wishes. Also
there Is real genuine surprise in
this book. even for an omnivorous
devourer of detective stories 1t
comes like Tomb and makes the
most case-hardened reviewer sit up.
1t is entirely Unforeseen. which is the
best thing one can say about any
detective story.
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COPPER STREAK TRAIL. BY Eu-
gene Manloye Rhodes. Houghton
Miftiin Company.
A SOLITARY horseran might
~ have been seen at the open
ing OF this tale plodding
along through the wilds of Arizona.
but we have come a long, long trail
since the days of the late G.. p. r.
James. and despite the underlying
family resemblance there is about
as much similarity between such a
story as this and its once famous
predecessors as there Is between a
stately moving quadrille ans the jazz
of to-oay. And the modern form Is
vastly better. For at least I. always
moves and has nothing strted about
it, In hands so competent as those
of Mr. Rhodes IL reaches a level
above good artisanship ana may be-
come q real work of art.
Mr. Rhodes has been dong Wild
West stories so long that he needs
no Introduce on to the average
reader. He knows what he is writ
ing about. too. as he did not acquire
his knowledge in a movie studio OF
borrow it from Beadle's Dime Novels.
He has been a cowboy himself and
has really lived outdoors. Hence his
description is not merely picturesque
but always satisfying. He follows
the familiar conventions. and his
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nance were past while Gerry would
scarcely have started in life" New
ertheless she marries him. and on
the whole they get on rather better
than one might expect. Her ideal is
to have a year-if only a year-of
romance. and she has it At length,
however, she hears him explain to a.
younger woman that he realizes her
age. &C. She takes an overdose OF
medicine and exits before there is
any more difficulty.
It is rather crudely managed, and
the authors style is at best but medi-
OGRE. AS it is. the story is calculated
to afford a real good cry to the i'm
questionable young, gum chewing
women who may read it. but it will
not excite them to the point Of put
ting aside Cor swallowing) their gum.
AS a picture of high society" at
Washington and in the Berkshires it
is not very convincing.
The report from Genoa of the
death of Agnes Castle closes one OF
the most attractive chapters in re-
cent English literature. A year ago
Egerton Castle died and now his
wife's death means the passing Of
"the Castles" from contemporary
fiction. In Pamela Pounce" Gap
rleton), which has been published
since Mr.. Castles death, appeared
the final work of the collaboration
which has given SO much pleasure
since the days Of 1.-THE Pride of
Jennico" down. It is interesting
that in period depicted and in char
aeter this novel marked a return to
what first won the Castles fame.
The buttons announce the i'm
mediate publication of Invisible
Exercise" a new book by Gerald
Stanley Lee, author of Crowds"
1.-THE Ghost in the White House."
&c. The author terms the book
"Seven studies in self command,
with practical suggestions and
drills"
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AFTERGLOw. BY Edith Thomson.
E. p. Dutton & Co.
"HIs is a trifie out of the beaten
path in that it is a case of
cradle snatching that may be
said to have been at least a partial
success, although the conclusion is
meant to be tragic. The lady in the
case is definitely mature. though of
guaranteed good looks. She is
"forty-one, nearly forty-two" when
the trouble begins. in a few more
years she would be faded; a middle
aged woman whose days for ro-
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bidHCnc Upright w. j.. wait q 20.
HH RS. UPRIGHT makes her
lW first appearance as a now
elist with a long story
which reverts to a form once COM
moner than it is now. though It is
familiar enough to the patrons of
the moving picture shows Of to-day
as film device. 1t combines straight
narrative with an interpolated
nightmare vision, something ater
the manner of some of Dickens's
experiments. 1t begins with a pre-
Jude of simple narrative, which is
followed by TIE long vision, and then
you suddenly wake up and are con-
fronted by the moral. 1t can be
effective; to some extent it is so
here. as Mrs. Upright is q good
scenario writer and the body of the
book is sufficiently strenuous - a
good. old fashioned melodrama with
most of the usual incidents. includ-
ing the young girl and the matinee
idol actor. the overexuberant son of
the family. shooting affairs. card
playing and most of the old bag of
tricks. The treatment is crude, but
often dramatic. and nicely stage
managed.
1t is a highly moral book: It's
lesson being as obviously conveyed
as that OF the Dickens Christmas
tale. but without any Of the genius
that saves Dickens from absurdity
even at his worst. Tie moral is
somewhat familiar. The heights?'
says Marjorie at the end. mo.
Hugh. dear-rm willing to let who
will live on the hilltops of life.
For me the valley. Tie only place
1 wish to live the rest OF my life
is in the Valley OF Contentment"
@. E. d.
Marjorie and Hugh are happily
married. with two fine children. but
he has perpetrated an invention
from which he might make millions.
The vision deals with the remark
able amount of trouble that might
also come with wealth. the evils of
society in New York. &c. II is a
lurid vision that would make an ex-
ceIlent series of five reel films.
Nevertheless Mrs. Upright shows
somewhat unusual power in stock
dramatic conceptions. and manages
TO give some reality to few of her
thrills" The success. however. is
OF the sensational theater or the
photoplay rather than in TIE field
OF the novel
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pears to take himself and his hero a
little more seriously than the cir
cumstances warrant.
LOVE AND DIANA. By Concordia
Merrel. Thomas Settler.
"HERE is naturally more love

LOVE AND DIANA. By Concordia
Merrel. Thomas Settler.
"HERE Is naturally more love
in this than there is of Diana,
because the love allotment
has go around and take in her sis
ter and some of her discarded lovers,
to say nothing of the big. beautiful
He-man who finally captures Diana
herself. He was large enough to
need good deal of loving. Besides
these features there is a great deal
of conversation. Diana and her Jim
have to talk about it almost all the
time. and she is otherwise a loqua-
cious young person.
1t is another case of the deserving
poor young man who is every inch
a man and the aristocratic, very
beautiful and spoiled daughter of the
millionaire. They have a strenuous
time of it in finding each other, as
it is necessary for him to rescue her
from drowning at the outset. Later
on they all move from England to
South Africa. and after Jim has
saved her fathers mine for him they
have to get lost on the veldt. The
whole thing is absolutely machine
made. a standardized, stock pattern
affair. we'll enough put together and
smooth in action but entirely pup
pet show.
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THE LADY IN BLUE. BY Augusta
Duffield & Co.
TT is useful and pleasant to have
/ an English version of a good
specimen of the Continental va
riety of the detective mystery yarn.
This is one of a series of Joseph
Muller" stories; he is the Teutonic
equivalent of Sherlock Holmes, Ar
sene Lupin ct al. all in way linea
descendants of NJ. Lecoq. Muller is
a very satisfactory s1euth, though
there is nothing very different about
his marvellous methods to distinguish
him from his Anglo American OF
French competitors. He is, on the
whole. rather human figure, less
of a machine than some of the
others. and he is quite nkable.
The construction of the plot is also
along familiar lines. and very well
done. the suspense being held well
up to the end, with the usual ma
chinery of false leads, acute deduc-
tions, &c. The movement is rapid
enough and all the people are some
thing more than mere puppets,
though the author never loses sight
of the fact that the mystery is the
thing. They are all excessively
noble. all. that is. except the re-
quired victim. who is no better than
she should have been. In fact her
violent taking off (she is stabbed
to start the story is ultimately JUS
titled and the slaughterer is let off
easily. the final reflection being Null
ler's thought that the spirit of the
law is more important than the mere
letter and that circumstances alter
any case" It was scarcely a case of
legally justifiable homicide. but the
lady was better out of the way and
her removal was public benefit.
That is a slight variation from the
English or French norm, but there
is a still wider divergence in the
motivation of the murderer, who is
actuated not by personal vengeance
or love or greed. but by a highly
noble desire 10 protect and preserve
traditional family honor-not his
own. but that of his benefactor. 1t
is plausible enough in an Austrian
or Continental setting. but has an
odd flavor in English. The English
version is by Grace Isabel Colbron,
and is smoothly fluent and lively in
its dialogue. Doubtless one must
charge up to the proofreader such
eccentricities as alternating cir
cumstances."
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A VIRGINIA SCOUT. BY Hugh PEN
deVfer. Bohbs-M Merrill Company.
1" HE writer of historical ro-
nance is in much danger of
falling between two stools; of
offending the expert historian by
inaccuracy or anachronisms or of
providing so much fact as to dis
courage the seeker after mere enter
tainment. Mr.. Pendexter avoids the
danger with signal success. This
may almost be called a model OF what
historical romance should be. as to
proportion of its elements and the
mechanism of its construction. His
manner Is also satisfying. II il VI
vacious enough but never undigni-
fed The narrative is rapid, fluent
and excellenuy adapted to the sub
jet matter. Simply as a thrilling
story of adventure IL will hold any
ones attention. But il is OF more
Importance as living picture Of the
times portrayed
It Is a tale of Indian fighting and
intrigue just before the Revolution.
covering Dunmore's War, which
ended with the pitched battle Of
Point Pleasant. One feels the
shadow of the greater conflict to
come. The narrator, a SCOUT and
surveyor in the service of Lord DIM
more. remarks, in a conversation
with Col Lewis Tin ITO that the
"quarreling between colonies and
mother country was an old story"
but the Colonel replies. ut viii soon
be open war. I verify believe I am
entertaining to-day the last royal
governor of Virginia. One gets this
background fully. but our chief BUSH
ness is with the Indians.
The story is primarily a picture Of
that struggle. which is told with re-
traint and simplicity but in strong
colors. Family after family is toma-
hawked. tragedy follows trage6,. in
miniature and in pitched battles. but
there is nothing of the crude tank
crama" about it. no unreality, no
fog biurring the sharp outline. His
Indians are believabIe men, not Of
the conventional type. SO. too. are
his Indian killers" like Cousin. the
IMAM whose chief aim in life Is to
kill the savages who have murdered
and destroyed his own people. He
is an outstanding minor figure of
singular sharpness in drawing. The
plot. as a story. is well planned. fun
OF incident. but sweeping to a fine
climax
There is a feeling OF gloom and
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a VIRGINIA SCOUT. By Hugh PEN
deVter- Bohbs-Merrifl Company.
/" HE writer of historical ro-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-02-09
About Jazz Music.

| have this to say about jazz music
Familiar hymn tunes can be jaZZed
until their original melodies are
hardly recognizable. The jazz orches-
ira uses only these instruments
which can produce partial in harmon
ious tones more readily than simple
tones such as the saxaphone, clarinet
and trombone, which share ronors
with the percussion instruments that
accent syncopated rhythm, accentu-
ated by the constant use of the par
tial tones sounding off-pitch, has put
syncopation off key. Thus the three
simple elements of music rhythm,
melody and harmony-have been put
out of time with each other.
DR.. Henry Van Dyke says of jazz:
GAS | understand it, it is not music at
ell. 1t is an irritation of the nerves
Of hearing, a sensual teasing of the
strings of physical passion. It's fault
lies not in syncopation, for that is a
legitimate device when sparingly
used. But jazz is an unmitigated
cacophony, a combination of disagree
able sounds in complicated discords,
a wilful ugliness and deliberate Vul-
garity." JOHN w. ANDERSON.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-02-09
Ladies Free for Opening of the
Flora DeVOss Company

Ladies will be admitted free for
the opening of the ever popular Flora
DeVoss Co., at Municipal Theatre To-
morrow night Thursday, Feb. 9th
One lady will be admitted free with
each paid reserved seat if secured in
advance at the advance sale of tick
cts. The opening play will be "In
Came Mickey" one of the very latest
mystery dramas written. The play is
with special permission of the author
r. ]. Sherman, and the sole rights
is given to the Flora DeVoss Com
pany for the northern territory. Be-
tween acts vaudeville will be intro
duced by Miss Janet Griffith, Miss
Katherine Cameron and Mr.. Howard
Stillman. Better get your free tick
cts early. Advance sale now selling.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-02-09
Farmers-LOOk-Read

Last year our county increased the
risks $100,600. Amount of risks
now almost $1,5OO,OOO. Less than
2 per cent of the premiums went to
officers and directors for adjusting
losses and doing the business. The
annual cost of insurance, for the last
nine years was 10 cents per 500.
(The price of cigar.) No assess
ment for nine years. If an animal is
killed Or burned WE PAY EVERY
DOLLAR FOR WHICH THE OWN
Err INSURED 1T. Please note. Don't
let anyone deceive you by saying,
"you get only $25." We challenge
any fire insurance company in the
state to show a cheaper or better in
6urance than the Dodgeville Town
Farmers Company.
WALLIE JONES, Pres.
CHAS. H. BERGMAN, Sec.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-02-09
LOST GROVE

A farewell party was given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Fade1
Tuesday evening, before departing
for their new home near Montfort
All reported very pleasant time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Reyer of High
land, spent the weekend at the home
of his mother, Mrs. Matthew Roger.
Louis GRADER was business caller
at the Tom Thomas home last week.
Robert Springer was a business
caller at Linden Saturday.
Miss Lucille Burns attended the
party at the John Kieffer home Fri
day evening.
Relatives and friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Kieffer gave them a
farewell party Friday evening before
leaving for thtir new home near Min
eral Point. All reported a very en-
joyable evening.
Miss Roxie Springer of Oak Park,
spent the weekend at the home of
her cousin, Miss Leona Springer.
Herman Roger of Mineral Point,
spent Sunday at the Roger brothers
home
Ben Buffers spent the weekend at
the Thomas home.
Urban Roger visited at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Brown Sunday.
George Atthansoff of Waldwick,
spent Sunday at the Roger brothers
home.
Jake Hayes spent few days last
week in Lost Grove.
John May was a caller at Miff1in
Saturday evening.
Misses Bernice Roether, Marion
Lawinger and Hazel Thomas attend
ed the birthday party at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Stoner in honor of
their daughter Lola, being her
eleventh birthday.
Frank Roger spent Saturday in
Mineral Point on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dallas and fam
lily spent Monday evening with Fred
Roger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Humbert and
60, DoI TrLo
Roger spent Wednesday evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Perrie
Kieffer.
Bert Mckinney spent Wednesday
evening at the Frank Roger home.
Mike Mick was a caller at the Geo.
Tonkin home Wednesday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-02-09
Trinity Church.
Rev. r. G. Kirkbride, Rector.

Septuagesima Sunday.
500 a. m.-Holy Communion.
1890 a. m.-Morning prayer and
sermon.
1900 a. m.-Church school.
1880 p. m.-Evening prayer and
sermon.
Everybody cordially invited.
(Doings this week.
Thursday-The Ladies' Guild will
meet in the Parish House at the US
ual hour 800 p. m.
TAPERS FOR FEBRUARY.
St. Valentines Day is the 14th.
Very little is known about this
great saint, except that he was fam
Gus for his great love and charity.
He was great lover of purity, and a
protector of young girls, of whom he
is considered the patron saint. He
assisted the martyrs in every way he
could. For this he was taken prison
er by Claudius II and sent to the
Project of Rome, by whose orders he
was beaten with clubs and beheaded.
His emblem is a sword, and some
times true-lover's knot.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-02-09
First Congregational Church
The Church with a glad welcome
for everybody.
A. III. Schoenfeld, Pastor.

A. III. SchOenfeld, Pastor.
Services for Sunday, Feb. IL, and
the week following:
9:45-Sunday school. The Sun
day school needs you but you need
the influence and teaching which the
Sunday school gives even more.
There is a class for you.
10:45-Morning worship. This
will be Lincoln anniversary service
in honor Of Americas noblest son.
The choir will render selections in
harmony of the spirit of the occasion
and the pastors sermon subject will
be, Listening to the Voice of the
Fathers.
6:30-Christian Endeavor. The
Endeavorers are making things hum
at their meetings, seventy-six young
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-02-09
WILLOW SPRINGS

Miss Hafie1 Hillary spent the week
end with relatives at Dodgeville.
Mrs. VIM. Hartford of Mineral
Point, spent a few days last week
with his daughter, Mrs. Walker Cal
vert.
Oscar FerreIl of Mineral Point, and
Earl Thompson of Brooklyn, spent
Sunday at James Ferrells.
Peter Rasmussen and family at
tended the Odd Fellows supper at
Mineral Point Wednesday night
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Motley and
Mr. and Mrs. Homer COllicutt We're
callers at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Hartford at Graysville Sunday
evening.
John Terrell and family, James
Terrell and family, Della and Kath-
ryn Ooley spent last Thursday even
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Terrell.
Several from this community at
tended the Masonic supper at Min
eral Point last Friday night.
Mrs George Woolrich and her
mother, Mrs. Sellers and Mrs. Curtis
Motley and daughter Katherine spent
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Jane
Baxter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Collicutt and
daughters and Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis
Motley and daughter were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett Pearson at
Graysville Sunday.
Thomas Adams and George Wool
rich attended the Woodlands Initia-
rich attended the Wood mems Initia-
Tuesday night.
Mrs. Ella Baxter is visiting at Peter
Jacksons.
Roy Rasmussen spent Friday even
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred jung
bluth.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-02-09
Entertains Class.

Mrs. Charles Hutchinson, 525 Foun
tain street, entertained thirty-seven
members Of the Truth Seekers class
Of the M. E. church on Tuesday even
ing. After the usual business meet
ing the class was entertained by a
minstrel Quartette following which
lunch con was served.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-02-09
SAVINGS ESCAPE DEPRESSION
r.New York Funds Increase $42, 73o, 339
in Six Months Despite Wave
of idleness.

New York, Feb. 7.-Business depres-
sion and unemployment during the last
Vel are not reflected in New York's
savings of the vast army of wage
learners, according to report of the
Saving Banks association of the state
of New York. Local savings institu-
lions on January 1 owed their deposit
TORS S1,9S4, 437. S51, an increase Of $42,-
1905 over July 1, 1921.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-02-09

people were on hand last Sunday
night to help boost Endeavor activ-
tiles.
7:3O-Evening devotions. Ser
mon subject, "a Question of Health.
3:45 (Tuesday)-The Junior En-
deavorers meet in the chapel-both
divisions.
1880 (Thursday)-The church
at prayer and bible study.
The Mems Brotherhood will meet
in the lecture room on Tuesday night
February 18th. Capt. Henry jack
sons side will furnish the program
and also the eats
Weekly thought-No nobler reply
ever fell from the lips of ruler,
than that uttered by President Lin
coin in response to the minister who
said that he hoped that the Lord
was on our SIDE" II am not at all
concerned about that" replied Mr..
Lincoln, "for know that the Lord is
always on the side of the right. But
it is my constant anxiety and prayer
that l and this nation should be on
the Lords side.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-02-09
rakino the Rattle Out of RattIesnake,

Takino the Rattle Out Of Rattlesnake-
In q combat between diamond rat
tlesnake and blue racer, the latter
was victorious over his more virulent
adversary. During the fight, reports
q writer in Science. the racer was
badly bitten by the rather; whereup-
on the former worked his way TO q
patch of weeds and bit into the stems
extracting the juice, after which he
returned to renew the fray. This. pc
culiar performance was repeated In
short time, when the racer again re-
turned and DESTROYED the rattlesnake
Scientific American.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-02-09
AUCTION S AL E

Of live stock at the Globe Hotel
barn Saturday, February 18th, at
100 p. m.
Four good work horses, some
old heifers, two-year-old refers, 19
heifers, 8 two-year old heifers, 10
heifer calves. Terms as usual.
E. G.. Penhallegon, Clerk
+. E. DAWSON, AuctiOneer.