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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24

There was the pale, pleasant-faced
bookkeeper, whose shoulders were
stopped from daily bending over
ledgers. Next to him sat the cashier,
wiping his gold-rimmed glasses with a
quick nervous motion before he ran
over bundle of checks with lightning
rapidity and pluclxed out the one he
sought.
The secretary's pen scratched away
as he signed the mass Of letters.
The group of lady" stenographers,
thick and thin, long and short sat at
their machines in one corner mechanic
ally clicking ont the hundreds of
letters.
The clerks who did ''billing" mot COO
ing) were working away.
Hugo, the office boy, whose legs were
daily example Of the possibility of a
perpetual motion machine, flew hither
and von, obeying the quick, sharp calls
from every desk.
The red-haired, stalwart, Yorkshire
man who was entry clerk and invariably
replied when told to do this or that:
''Yis sur. straight aweh, sur, was read
ing off, the orders to his ''curate", as
he wittily dubbed the younger entry
clerk Their voices sounded like a
monotonous chant.
Moses, the colored janitor, sat at a
long table looking as wise as an owl
in his big brass-bowed spectacles,
stamping the snowbank of letters on
the table before him.
Into all this rush and hurry of money
getting quietly walked beautiful
young girl, glanclng nervously at the
office clock as she took her seat at a
desk five minutes late
From his desk across the Office the
sharp-eyed general managers glance
followed hers to the clock. The red
haired Yorkshireman stole an admiring
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24

Won, the wealth each soul has garnered
as the months ran by.
Here in the twilight of blessed year
let us gather together about the tables
which bear our palmer blessings, and
cast up the record Of the twelvemonth's
trade How much of wisdom we have
gained; how much of happiness, how
much of chsrityi How well we have
learned the blessedness of giving; tho
priceless privilege OF pardon, the un-
speakable pleasure of a fragrant
memory.
Having these, it matters little how
went the trivial fortunes of the year
Having these, finding balance on the
credit side, our board is rich indeed,
though 1t bear but bread and water.
Having these-the choicer blessings Of
the year-let us make thanksgiving for
Q summer ended, and pray to
Him who counts life's sands
And holds cur loved ones in His hands,"
to send us forward cheerfully into that
undiscovered country of the future.
LEROY ARMSTRONG.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24

''We feel that your voice viii be .
power for good among our people. We
want you"
So Margaret took one step up.
There was little ripple of excite
ment the next day at the office when
Miss Quivey walked up to the general
managers desk and told him she was
about to leave.
Mr.. Groovelet looked after her won
deringly as she walked out of that most
wonderful of places, ''ouh office"
The years marched steadily on. Toll
ing, studious, climbing, struggling
years to Margaret. 1t was up hill all
the way to the singer.
Wider experience and broader Gull
ture were now hers.
The mother in the invalid chair had
tourneyed by her side through these
years of study abroad. Costello the
tenor had advised and directed and
never lost sight of her
Then came dark days when the moth
er seemed to be slipping away before
Margaret's dream was realized.
When those days were past, there came
one ever-to-be-forgotten time when
through nervous strain and anxiety the
4 little music-box suddenly became mute.
bowed in her hands, realizing how
precious her gift was TO her and how
| slight was her hold upon it.
This cloud passed away and people
who heard Margaret sing in those days
listened with tears in their eyes at the
touching pathos of the singers voice.
At last, after years of trial and strug.
gle, years of careful training, the music
al star was to sing in Chicago, the
scene of early struggles.
Thanksgiving eve was the night.
| The Auditorium was a blaze of light
/ and life.
Outside there was the long process
| sion of carriages blocking Congress
street and Michigan avenue. Inside
there were the throngs of people, many
beautiful women and beautiful toilets.
"A brilliant audience" some one re
marked.
Behind the scenes apart from the rest
stood group of three The nervous
gray-haired man was Costello, the fa-
nous tenor. There was the pale-faced
lady in the invalids chair whose won
derful love had sustained the singer,
Beside her stood the beautiful woman
who was about to try to sing her way
into the hearts of the people waiting
Margaret stood holding her mothers
hand in hers thinking of many things.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24

glance at the girl. then dropped his
eyes bashfully and went on with his
chant.
The girl bent her pretty head over
her work as she tried to make up for
lost time. Lost time was accurately
counted by the general manager.
She did not seem to be part of the
office machinery. Surely there was lit
tie in common between her and the
typical Office machine, an expert at fig
uring, whose desk was next to hers His
one ambition in life had already been
reached. He had climbed as high as an
Office stool, where he sat proudly, with
dangling legs, bending contentedly over
his papers covered with figures and
lines, a red penholder for red ink ABOVE
one ear and black penholder for black
ink above the other.
10 spoke Of "ouh Office" an oph
Nista 81 hite" ard Ia Histah
Br5un. ne also knew how to turn a
certain set ring around on his white
hand s. that the set would show to adj
vantage.
The young girl next t. him had no
ticed that he only talked figure. She
sometimes wondered when he laid down
his red penholder and black one with
clock like regularity each day when
twelve was the figure at which the
clock pointed, to 90 to lunch. if he did
net eat these small crackers cut into
ones, twos, threes and fours
Her active imagination saw his stom-
ach and head both lined with nothing
but fig11res
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24

Then, with one last pressure of her
mothers hands, the singer glided for
ward and faced the sea of upturned
faces
From the first tremulous notes
through all to the hush that fell upon
the audience as they leaned forward
forgetting that the singer had ceased,
the mother, leaning forward in her
chair with tightly clasped hands and
lips apart, breathlessly followed each
curve and bend of that dearly famil-
lar voice, knowing that her child's puri-
ty Of life. her trials and her joys had all
helped to give her this power over her
audience.
wave of sound foated To them
that thrilling sound Of the clappiug Of
thousands Of hands.
Away from it the singer turned
toward the figure in the invalid chair.
As the audience slowly wound its way
out, commenting upon and praising the
singer. narrow-chested man with
set ring on a slightly wrinkled right
hand remarked To his cOmpanion as he
lighted cigarette on Il pavement.
BY Jove' that singer looked like a lit
tie girl who used to be in Duh office
years ago I'm suah Duh Mistah Brown
would say So"
At last all was over. In the gray Of
the early morning the coach containing
the singer and her mother rolled away
from the Auditorium
They were both silent busy With
their thoughts. for their return to- Chi
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24

tracts from them his losses, and strikes
a balance of net increase.
Then there are details. He has
gained so much on this investment. He
has lost so much on that Some things
have been handled simply because it
was an accommodation To his custom
ers. Some have had most limited de-
mand. Not one in twenty of the peo-
pie who came TO his store knew what
the curious things were for. Others did
not care. Some things he carried
simply because it was a qualification 20
him to see them in stock. In the gen
eral casting up of accounts for the year,
all these considerations find place. AS
the merchant grows older in years and
in business his possessions increase.
With every successive annual invoice
he finds about him accessory details
which add TO or detract from his bust
ness profit 1t takes good judgment
and a strong will to prune away the
delightful losses, and encourage the
distasteful profits.
We are all in business We may not
buy and sell and get gain, y but our
lives are our stores, none the less. Our
patrons are the people we meet, The
profit we make from the intercourse
may be summed up in the one word
pleasure That is the capital Of this
fanciful trade. Memory is the informal
day book, checked and posted, which
we look over from time to time, and
which shows us past transactions. Here
was greeting. There was compli-
ment. Further on was a generous
service. Scattered through it was the
record Of good advice valued informa-
ton, nameless and numberless benefits
conferred. Something from each Of
these is profit
Then there are the services we have
rendered to others. And it is one Of
the blessed things Of this more golden
year that our chiefest profits are de
rived from our expenditures. We have
grown richest on that for which we
paid the most In benefits conferred.
The millionaire is the generous man.
The totally impoverished is he who
never does a benefit for his fellows.
The wise mans annual day Of reckon
ing comes IN the end Of November.
Maybe he is farmer who has watched
the corn from sharp, green blades that
cut the soil u autumn's haze, when
Ragged husk reveal the golden grain.
Maybe he IS an artisan, who has armed
in summer against the wolf Of winter
Maybe he is patriot, who sees his
country richer for the overflow Of
twelve months blessings. Whoever he
be, Thanksgiving day brings him time
for rejecting 1t Is not Ia dollars alone,
not in columns Of figures, not in the
heaped products of the mill or the
mine, that we measure the richest
riches. 1t is the gain each heart has
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24
The IsdItor,s ThnnksrIylnc.

For his Thanksgiving dinner he had such goodly
cheer,
1t Offset all the labor and starvation Of year;
One load Of wood from Farmer Brown, potatoes
from his patches,
And from his grocery man ham and one big
box of matches
lie baked tho sweet potatoes, he boiled the
goOuly ham
And served it in connection with stavin' pot
OF jam:
He locked the door and spread the feast, and
ate TIL eventide
Then shouted: Praise the Lord" and then.
well satisfied. he died
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24
AMBITIOUS MARGARET.

HE great thing in
this world Is not so
m uch where we
stand as In what
direction we ar e
moving b u t W Q
must not drift, nor
lie at anchor.
All the Mr..
Machines a n d
Miss Machines
who are a neces-
sary part of the
daily grind of a
busy city Office
were hard at
work.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24
A Movable Feast.

First Small Boy can't play any
longer Time TO go home to Thanks
giving dinner
Second Small oy--ThanlSsgivin' din
ner was over two or three days ago
First Boy We always have our
Thanksgivin' few days late. Pop says
turkey an things is cheaper then, and
there's more to be thankful for
News
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24
BslA OBEL.

AttOrney-JoHN d. MnsoN, Boscobel,
Wis. Attorney and Counselor al Law. vii
practice in all Wisconsin Courts snd in the
United States Court. makes Collections and
transacts business pre- 1ptly Once over Baka
Bros hardware store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24

Mrs. Cumso-I wonder why the ses-
sion Of congress is arranged to begin on
the first Monday Of December instead
Of the first Monday of November.
Cumso-The idea was to have moth
ing interfere with the enjoyment OF
Thanksgivingday Brooklyn Life.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24

Colonel Grey-Well, Uncle Jasper,
see you have your turkey. You must
have been working right hard lately to
be able TO get such fine fellow as that.
Uncle Jasper Vas, sab; night wulS,
mos ly.-Puck.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24
The pot and the Kettle.

This is hard fate, +" said the roast
turkey to the carving knife.
at isn't as hard as you are, retorted
the knife, as his edge was turned back
by the turkey breast -IIarpers Bazaar.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24
STAGE ROUTES.

LANCASTER & PLATTEVILLE STAGE.
(Daily.)
LEAVES Lancaster at p. m. and Arrives nj
Plattevile at p. IN.
LEAVES Platteville at a. m. and Arrives al Ian
caster at l0:30 0. m.
GREEN. s. ABRAMS Props.
LANCASTER & SPECHT'S FERRY STAGE.
Daily
EAvEs Lancaster at 8 o. m. and Arrives al
Potosi at II m,
LEAVES Potosi at ? p. m and Arrives at
Lancaster at 80 p. m.
BUD DUNCAN, Prop
LANCASTER. BEETOWN Il BLOOMINGTON
STAGE.
(Daily.)
LEAVES Lancaster at m and Arrives at Bloom
ingtOn at II IN.
LEAVES Bloomington at 80 p. and Arrives
at Lancaster at 80 p. m.
JOE. SMITH, Prop.
LANCASTER u BURTON STAGE.
LEAVES Burton every Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday at a. m. and Arrives at Lancaster
at - n.
i.eAvEs Lancaster AT 100 p. m on same days
mo POTTER, Prop.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24
PLATTEVILLE.

Hotel-PARK HOUSE, A. w. Moore, Pro-
Drferor. Plattev.lle. Wis. The house has been
lately reftted and refgrnshed throughout and
40 mains viii BE- spar ed TO accommodate guests
Good stabling attached.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24

Turkey-Say, young man, do you ex-
pect TO celebrate Thanksgiving?
Young Man-No-o, dess not!
Turkey-Well, all right; wish to
remark that word to the wise is sufi-
cient.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24

.lCAG0, BURLINGTON 4 NORTHERN r. II.
POTOSI STATION.
GOING NORTH
Express, except sunday. ........ l0:0o A. NJ.
Accommodation, EXCEPT sunday .. 1918 A. NJ.
GOING SOUTH
Express. except Sunday. 3:4O NJ
cCommodation. except sunday. 1:33 Z. Nj.
For Tickets. Rates Maps etc apply to
) L. rLATT, Agent Potosl. Wis.
GLEN HAVEN STATION.
GOING NORTH
Express. except Sunday. l0:46 A. NJ.
Accommodation, except Sunday, 1907 2. NJ.
GOING SOUTH.
Express. except sunday. - 300 +. M.
Accommodation, except Sunday. 12:O1 +. NJ.
For Tickets, Rates. Maps. C., apply TO
Il A BERGE, Agent. Glen Haven. Wis.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-04-30
SPRAY OF THE FALLS.
SUNDAYS DAILY.

Benton Press, 81: a ghastly find was
made by one of V. T.. Observation-Disclosures
sh%eep-herders a few days ago IN the vi
cinity of Cairo, about twelve miles this
side of Big Sandy. The discovery con
sisted Of human remains on the open
prairies, which had been exposed So long
as to leave but little bcsldcs a bare
skeleton and a few shrcds of clothing.
No clew could be found as to the idcn.
tity Of the deceased but Il few are in-
clincd to believe that one McCatferty.
who disappeared some three months ago
in that vicinity MAJ he the unfortunate
victim.
The Kecley Institute company has
leased the brick building on the corner
of First avenue north and Fourth street
and will open for business Monday. May
, under the charge Of IA physician from
the general jag institute at Dwight, Ill
Some fifteen applications for treatment
have thus far been received.
Arthur NJ Goodrich disappeared last
November from Van Spaulding's ranch
on Mcdonald creek in Fergus county
He was ~ years old. ) feet I inches
tall, light complexion, blue eyes, light
brown hair n growing IA moustache
Anyone giving any information concern
ing him or his whereabouts will confer q
favor on his father. n. b. Goodrich
Grass Range, Montana.
The TRIBUNE is in receipt of u letter
from Congressman Dixon stating that
Montana's quota Of seeds donated by the
agricultural department is entirely cX-
haustcd and therefore he is unable ia
fill the recent orders sent to him for
them. This notice is given to save par
ties from writing to Mr.. Dixon in regard
to their distribution and at the same
time to furnish an explanation to those
whose requests for seeds have not been
followed by their receipt.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-04-30
Meeting OF StOCkhnIueIs.
To the stockholders of the Diamond

TO the stockholders of the Diamond
Il Mining company.
You are hereby notified that the an
nual meeting Of the stockholders OF the
Diamond Il Mining company not having
been held on the 18th day Of July \. -.
1891. AS the minutes of the board of
trustees on that day will show.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
crs Of said company is hereby called to
hart. Mcaghcr county, Montana, ON Fri
day ihc 10Th day Of May, 1892. for the
purpose of clccting Il board Of seven ~
trustees To serve for ono year ending the
10th day of May, 4. ID. 1888, and to
transact such other business as NAV
properly come before said meeting.
JouN g. MACLNY, EDGAR &. MNrINN.
See. and Treas. President.
date of publication April p.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-04-30
RAILROAD MAGSATEs.
An Avalanche Of Railroad OmciaIs Drop
Down on Great Falls.

An Avalanche of Railroad OmciaIs Drop
Down on Great Falls.
Yesterday morning General Superin-
tandent Case of the Great Northern and
General Passenger Agent +. l. Whitney
OF the same road arrived in IA special car
from the east, and in the afternoon sew
eral officials of the Chicago, Burlington
a. Quincy arrived in d special car Of that
line. Among the latter were General
Manager ". +. Merrill.
1t may have been one of those u%ntore.
seen accidents which brought a. these
gentlemen together at this city. or it is
quite possible they are travelling for their
health and met here by appointment.
but to the average onlooker it would APP
pear they are here to look over the situa-
ton with the view of extending further
railroad faciiilios to Great Falls and vi
cinity. This, however. is merely a sur
mise. as none Of the gentlemen of
either party advertised their bust
ness on the street corners nor
did they display their program on their
coat sleeves. While courteous to the
TRIBUNE representative they evaded di-
rect replies to direct questions concern
ing the intentions of their roads. but al
mitted it was a fine day and that Great
Falls WAS a beautiful city.
General Manager Merrill, however.
said that the Burlington was being ex-
tended in this direction and that a large
construction force was now at work on
the roads. or course he dido't say
whether it would come to Great Falls or
run to Fort Benton and make Il bee line
for the Saskatchewan country. The
gentleman seemed to know what he was
about and to be perfectly willing to let
the other fellows do the guessing. His
special car was dropped at the depot, but
was soon picked up and attached to the
car of General Superintendent Case
and within an hour both were speeding
on the way To Ncihart. The Burl-
ington and Great Northern parties
were accompanied on their tour of in
spcction by several prominent citizens OF
this place among whom were the Hon.
Il. Il. Collins. j. Bookwaltcr. Ira Myers,
f.. q. Maclay. w ID. Dickinson, Mayer
elect Webster, VI. S. Parker, DIR. Sweet.
and several others whose names are not
recalled. W. II. Searles with the 500, {.
Mcdonald, with the Great Northern and
T.. A. Sears, with the Burlington, also
accompanied the party. all being under
the care of Superintendent johnson of
the Montana Central.
The party proposed to take a look at
Neihart by gas light and return during
the night. The Burlington party will
60 cast this afternoon with the east
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-04-30

small about Barker. 1t has great big
mines, great big-hearted men and a
great outlying country. At present 300
men are engaged IN mining and develop
ing mines. Eight thousand dollars were
PAM out to miners alone the
last pay day. This sun
is but a starter. The country around
Barker abounds in silver bearing ores
and when the mining properties located
shall be fully developed another cypher
will be affixed to the sun total of the
monthly pay roll. The Silver Bell is
working a full force of men and looking
finely. The Barker Is a fine property
and will be a very important factor in
the prosperity of the camp. In fact all
the properties being worked are looking
extremely well.
a hight took place there a few days
ago, followed by the arrest of one of the
offending parties in Great Falls, which
created quite a sensation. A man by
the name OF Watson, an ey-member of
the Idaho legislature and formerly a
shift boss in the Barker mine, got into a
dispute over a small bill with Tom Ma
Ioney, a popular real estate owner at
that place. Afterwards Maloney came
down To this city, where he was arrested
by Deputy Sheriff Foley of Meagher
county, night before last. Yesterday
morning he was taken back to Barker in
handouts. Why he WAS handcuffed is
not explained, but it is surmiscd by
those who know the temper of the Bar
kerites that Deputy Sheriff Foley will
receive some evidence Of the displeasure
OF the people at that place at the un
called for indiguity shown to Mr. Ma
lOnev.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-04-30

\ Bret Report of Its Proceedings by IL
500 Representative.

4 Bret Report of Its Proceedings by IA
500 Representative.
Mr.. W. II. Scarics, with the great and
only 500, arrived in the city Friday
afternoon direct from Miles City, where
he attended the recent annual meeting
of the Montana Stock Growers a%ssocia-
ton. Mr.. Searles says the cattle interest
of the state was not SD largely represent
ed as usual, but the usual number of
railroad representatives was present, all
Of whom were accorded a respectful
hearing. The association passed a reso-
luton de%nOuncing the actions Of the
Wyoming cattle r~ustlers and after trans
acting its usual routine business ad-
Journed. Mr.. Scarles will make his
headquarters at Great Falls this year
and put in his time while here in solicit
ing wool shipments over the shortest
line to the eastern wool markets. The
gentleman says that the great 500 has
thus far given perfect satisfaction to
shippers and that not a single claim for
damages or detention has ever been pre-
scnted by Montana shippers.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-04-30
A GREAT CITY.
That Is What Great Falls is Destined

Ih"' Is what Great Falls IL Destined
j. II. Geiger. special agent of the gen
eral United States land office, is in the
city. He has for the past two weeks
been in the Neihart and Barker districts
and speaks in most encouraging terms
Of the future bright prospects of those
camps. In conversation with TRInrNE
reporter last night regarding the perma.
nent location Of the state capital, he
said that of course, being a resident of
Helena, he was for Helena for the per
manent capital and believed it would be
located there. From what he had been
able to gather in his visits to the various
oGalt'es OF the state during the past
year. he was certain that the fight would
simmer down to Great Falls and Helena
at the second election and that, in his
opinion. at the present time Helena was
the most advantageously located and
had the best railroad facilities.
But then he continued. ''after the
first election Great Falls will have two
years to rustic in. and it is pretty hard
to tell what may in those two years ma
tcrializc. Should Helena get the capital
it will in no wise affect the future great
ness Of Great Falls. This city is bound
to be the large commercial center of the
state and there is nothing on earth to
keep it from becoming such. Your
natural advantages are many and are
permanent. The country tributary and
the MINING districts at vnrr J,or, ono ,,