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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-05-16

Greece, was beginning, it made no great
advances.
With time, however the people of
that land, small as it was, split into
various nations. differing in character,
occupation, interests. institutions and
refinement one from the other quite as
much as the nations of to-day. In fact,
there were but two factors. their Ian
guage and their worship. which con-
stantly reminded them of their common
origin. Occasionally they We're con-
fronted by common foes, and then they
behaved very much as did the English
colonies in America before the revolu-
tioli. those nearest to the danger COM
bining for resistance and fighting gal
lantly, those more remote displaying a
greater or less indifference. according
TO their distance from the danger.
At other times they fought with each
other. traded with each other and above
all We'd with each other in fierce emula-
tion concerning the abilities which char
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-05-16
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unused on the power exercised over her
by her moody brother, / became morbid
In my imaginatlons. The isolation Of
the place occurred to my mind. and
added a reason for the thought that
some evil deed had been committed. /
was meditating upon the probability OF
my being in danger. when the head of
the house again appeared. l was sus-
piclous even OF his hearty frankness.
as he addressed me, and l determined
to be watehful during the night.
His son had scarcely rejoined him be-
fore he limited at bedtime. They were
wont to retire early, and supposed
must be wearied. 1 signified my Will
ingness TO retire. and was shown by the
younger man 10 large apartment on
the floor above. l observed with dread
that three doors opened into it. and felt
glad that / had carried with me a
valise IN which was my revolver.
My escorts manner was certainly
very surly. There seemed to be MALI
cious, threatening glance in his eye as
he bade me good night"
could not sleep, tired as I was. AT
ter an hours feverish tossing on my
couch, / rose and examined the doors
OF the room. The one by which / had
entered 1 had bolted behind me; 4
second opened into an empty e'oset: the
third seemed To communicate with
another room. Ii was locked. and from
within heard voices.
They were those OF tive two me-, and
thanks to the stiffness OF the night |
heard every word. and soon recognized
a third Voice-that Of the old lady.
TT shall not be done. said she
1t must be done. mother" responded
the son.
Henry 81 right-the sooner over the
better" declared the father ITS all
the hope there is for her. wife-you
know that"
oh. il must not he done" sobhed the
mistress Of the house"
1T must. mother said the young
man, somewhat sternly. There was sill
ence after this. My Imagination pictured
{ plot against myself / had not nm
dressed. and now ! seized my revolver
ans GVs-tsd an attack. But hour sue
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-05-16

There were four OF these great ma
were celebrated near the great center
of Greek worship at Delphi. Founded
as the tradition ran, in honor of Apollo,
after his victory over the great dra-
gon, Python, they consisted at first of
musical contests. instrumental and
vocal, the prizes being objects of value
About $50 b. C. the officials in charge
of the shrine enlarged the scope of the
contests, adding 10 the ancient pro-
gram gymnastic and hippic struggles.
which attracted the attention OF all
Greece, and gave them even national
Importance.
The Pythian games were held every
four years, and the prizes were laurel
wreaths and palm branches. There are
still extant poems by Pindar written in
honor Of certain victors at Delphi, and
the series of celebrations continued as
late as the fourth century of our era.
The Nemean games, celebrated in
valley of that name in Argolis, were of
the same general character and impor-
tance as the Pythian, the contests being
literary, musical and athletic; but they
were held every two years and the
prizes We're garlands of parsley. They.
too. were celebrated throughout centu-
ries, down to the last period of an
tiquity.
Upon the Isthmus of Corinth, which
connects the Morea with the mainland
of Greece, We're celebrated the Isthmian
games. They were held every two
years in honor of Neptune, and with
surprising splendor There were com
petitions in song. accompanied by the
lutte and flute; in dramatic exhibitions.
and in all the regular forms of physical
exercise. Thevictors were honored with
wreaths of fir-twigs, and portrait stat
ues of the most important were erected
as memorials on one side of the temple
of Neptune. These contests also lasted
into our era.
But by far the most important and
splendid of these national, or. rather,
international celebrations held in Greece
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-05-16

months previous. that they were OF pure
Greek descent, that they would be
guilty Of neither fraud nor deceit in the
contests Thereupon, they proceededin
solemn march to the grounds, were an
ointed and rubbed and the games be-
gan.
We have no information as to the ex-
act order of events, but we know that
while at first they filled not a single
day, before the end of the celebration
continued throughout five days. The
starters were heralds invested with sac
red rights; the judges were the presiding
officers of the year.
The Inauguration of the modern
olympic games has been attended with
much distinction. The foremost expo
nent of the idea and the executive Off
Ger has been a French gentleman Of
distinguished family, Baron de Couber-
tin, who has travelled much in this as
IL other lands, and has become a stanch
friend of American institutions and
ideas, having written at the instigation
of his government a sympathetic study
of our educational system, which lays
particular emphasis on the value of our
sports. With the assistance of many
influential men of nearly every civilized
nation an international congress was
held last May in Paris to discuss the
all-important question of amateurism
vs.. professionalism in the great matter
of international contests in various
sports.
The chairman of the congress was
Baron de Courcel. now French ambas-
sador in London. and among the MEM
bers were philanthropists, peace lovers
and sportsmen of every nation. The
congress laid down stringent but elias
tic rules for the guidance of those who
believe in amateur sport as vital to the
moral side of education and life, and
proposed renewal at regular intervals
of four years of amateur international
contests. suggesting that the first be
held at Athens in 1900, on the occasion
of the great peace exhibition which is
to introduce the new century.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-05-16

Our national pride viii surely not per-
nit us TO be inadequately represented
either in the number and quality of the
participants or in the number of on
lockers. 1t has been proposed to send
a first-class ocean steamer direct from
New York to Athens on that occasion,
so that the cost and inconvenience Of
the journey would be reduced to mini
mum. A committee of representative
men is in process of formation and the
names of those who form ii win shortly
be announced. 1t is so far not pro-
posed to raise a general fund to bear
the expenses of contestants, but to
leave to the numerous and wealthy am
ateur athletic clubs throughout the
country the choice Of their own repre-
sentatives, whose expenses. II is hoped.
viii be borne by themselves or their
friends. The regulations drawn up by
the international congress. which met
last year in Paris, sharply define tie
line Of anateurism in relation to most
Of the sports; professionals will be ad-
mftted to contests in fencing and mark
manship.
The hest possible evidence Of the IN
terest taken by the Greeks is in the
fact that by voluntary subscription
10000 drachmae, about $4,000 Of our
money, has alread, been raised. The
government has SHOW the liveliest in
terest and Civ n its hearticst approba-
tion. but in its desire to pay its debts
already named il has not thought il
wise 10 burden an already exhausted
treasury by "a appropriation Of funds.
Members Of the retgning family have
however. subscribed literally. ard the
crown prince. WIKI others Of the royal
hogse. are the active chairrEeu Of tbs
most important committees
WILLIAM III. SLOANE.
Tobacco occupies e,e9o coo acreA
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-05-16
Renehciarie. Of worth.

In memory of their father-of world.
wide renown-MM. CASTOR and Jean
Worth have distributed $500 to the fol-
lowing societies; Eco each to the Mu-
tualite Materneile and the Association
de iAiguille. and f4o0 to La Coutur-
iere, an association for mutual support.
They have also giTen 600 to the poor
of the Second ACCOMPLISHMENT of Paris.
in which their house Of business is sit
uated. and as MUGS to the Bureau do
Renaissance Of 8Iresnes. where the
tie n. Worth had his abode.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-05-16

Bachelors have long had clubs es-
tablshcd for their lonely convenience
spinsters are now 10 follow suit. IN
London il is proposed 10 start a spin
sters' CLUB" There are ladies clubs Il
existence already hut women Of nj
kinds OK ideas and aspirations are a6-
mitted Is them. while the intention az
the promoters of the new one is "a
strictly limit the membership to those
legally entitled 10 eall themselves
spiasters They must also show some
disposition 20 retain that independent
status. ana although rs hard ana fast
promise is 70 lac eNaetcd from them that
they viii remain spiasters. marriage
terminates membership. The principal
dificulty ahead Is tie danger that the
spinstcrs aad the bachelors may corne
10 speaking terms during the annual
cleanings and ultimately deaiete the
clubs " tie former.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-05-16
ONE NIGHTS ALARM.

ONE YEARS AGO
] was travelling
Through the west
ern part of Iowa.
The district was but
thinly settled, and
toward the close Of
"a warm June day l
began to think that
] had entered an in
terminable prairie,
when / saw against
the horizon a soil
II
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-05-16

Il
the horizon a soil
tary house Tt was dusk before
reached it, and of course l desired 10
obtain Accommodations for the night.
Hospitalitythen was readily grahteu
to the stranger 1 was even Welcoiaeo
with effusion by a grave, gray-bearded
man who appeared as soon as the
sound of my wheels came to his ears
His household seemingly comprised
four persons beside himself-his wife,
son. a daughter, and maid-servant.
was almost COMPOUNDED by the beauty
of the daughter Youth, grace and
thought gave additional charms to
face and form classically perfect. no
ticed, however. that there was deep
melancholy in her expression.
We all repaired to the sitting-room
and there the ladies shortly left us
turned my attention to father and son.
The latter was about thirty years old,
tall, broad-shouldered and possessed a
magnificent figure. His features
Drowned by the sun, were In contour
like his sisters. He was apparently
somewhat taciturn, and seemed 70 ue-
light in moody reverie.
We were soon summoned To the even
ing meal, which was spread Tor Us N
the next room. and at table / was placed
opposite the beautiful girl. l naturally
did my best to call forth smiles on the
charming countenance before me, anu
entrapped the members Of the family
into animated conversation.
What exquisite loveliness was re-
vealed by that smile, but how seldom II
camel
/ was In the midst OF the most anus
ing narrative l could remember, when
gloom gathered on the face ! constantly
watched. Clearly she was paying no
attention TO my remarks. She said in
an agitated whisper.
Mamma, did not. did II"
mo, no, my dear" was the parents
reply.
The girl was about TO speak. but her
brother interposed in a stern tone In
which there was much reproach
'Amelia!"
Her eyes met his. and seemed to dilate
with horror Then. apparently recalled
to herself she dropped them again, and
the incident passed without comment.
Although / was much perplexed /
continued my efforts to please. and my
host and hostess talked and acted as
though nothing unusual had occurred.
Before the end OF the meal. indeed, l
had we'll nigh forgotten 1t. and the girl
herself had made several pleasant re-
marks; when again cloud gathered
on her brow. her expression became
wretchedness itself. and again she bent
toward her mother. asking in a low
voice:
did ], mammal %
"Ameliag once more cried her brother
and the same glance was exchanged be-
tween them.
Soon after we left the table and
father and son went about their chores.
AS / sat for few moments alone in
the sitting-room, l could net but ponder
over the oddly of the event. What Sc
cret lay behind Il? Some calamity of
the past had undoubtedly done injury
to the brain Of that lovely girl. AS /
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-05-16
The Aifsen Bih,s.

The AitAen Bile, a copy Of which
has Just been sold in Boston for $500
was the first Bible in the English Ian,
guage ever printed in America. Tho
imprint is as follows: Printed ami
sold by r. Aitken. at Pope's Head
three doors above the coffes horse in
Market street. 9iDCCLxXAu"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-05-16
THE OLYMPIAN GAMES
PREPARING FOR THE GREAT
CONTESTS AT ATHENS.
This Country VIII Send Its Best Talent
in Every Line of Athletics to Goa
test Against the worId-sIoane's
Views.

OTHING is harder
to realize than the
small dimmensions
of the civilized
world about TWEEN
ty-five hundred
years ago. Prac-
tically the civiliza-
ton of the ancient
east was already
disappearing, and al
though that of the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-05-16

Tobacco eccu2ies e.29o.ooo acres
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-30
OUNMORE DOINGS.

Michael Collins is Ill at his home on
Walnut street.
Jacob Blesecker, of Hollisterville, is
visiting in town.
Mr.. and Mrs II. w. Perry, of Mount
Cobb, are visiting Dunmore friends.
Michael Walsh, Of Pine street, was
slightly injured at Murray's mine Mon
day.
Preparatory service will be held in
the Presbyterian church, Friday eve
ming.
Mrs. Osbourne and daughters, Miss
Mile and Mrs. Williams, have left town
for trip to England.
Jones Pipnell and Miss Belle Barton
spent Wednesday with friends and rel
atives in Madisonville.
Miss Minnie Simmons wifi leave town
this morning for Hollisterville, to spend
a week visiting friends.
Rev. A. l.. Urban, of the Episcopal
church, will deliver the oration at the
Dunmore cemetery today.
T.. f.. Wagner, of Drinker street. is
improving his property, and will erect
new iron fence in front of his resi-
dence.
Rev. ]. C. Lecock desires very large
attendance of members at the prayer
meeting this evening. The services
will be made especially interesting.
The Loyal Legion has decided to re-
peat the drama, 1.-THE Confederate
Spy" some time next month. The le-
glofi will hold a grand literary enter
tainment Friday evening, May 81. The
Columbia quartette will be present.
Evangelist Luther who has held re-
vival meetings in the Dudley Street
Baptist church for the past three
weeks will close the series of meetings
Friday evening, and will go to Homes
dale and commence revival meetings In
the Baptist church in that village on
Sunday.
One of the most enjoyable events OF
the season was a fan social last eve
ming which was held in the Emerald
Temperance Benevolent hall. The eve-
ming was spent In dancing. and at
midnight refreshments were served.
Music was furnished by Miss Katie Nc
Andrew.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-30
Told in q Few Lines.

The o'clock passenger train on the
Delaware and Hudson railroad struck a
cow on the track at the Sauquoit Silk
mill yesterday evening and killed it.
Michael Hand, jr., of Cedar avenue,
after serving ten days in jail was liber-
ated a few days ago. He had, prior
to his arrest, been on long debauch
and was taken in tow by Lieutenant
Zang on warrant sworn out by the
young mans father. He celebrated his
emancipation by assaulting his
brother-in-law, e. p. Rutledge, in a
brutal manner.
John Lunge, of Fig street, has been
committed to the insane department of
the Hillside home. For some time he
had been acting strangely, and his con-
dition became such that at 2.30 o'clock
yesterday morning, upon the request of
Poor Director Gibbons, he was taken
by Patrolmen Gscheidle and Coleman
to the police station, where he was ex-
amined by DR.. Gunster, upon whose
recommendation he was sent to the
home.
The Mayhowers, of Minooka, and the
South Scranton Base Ball club will
cross bats at Schwenk's park this
morning at 10 o'clock. 1t is expected to
be one of the most exciting amateur
der of the South Scranton club will be
as follows: Walsh, second base; Wirth,
shortstop; Melvin, pitcher; Malott, left
field; Heller, catcher; Connell, center
field; Coughlin, third base; McAndrew,
right field; Smith, first base. Ruddy
and Vaughan, change battery.
Two men and a woman, who had
been holding forth at Minooka for few
nights past, selling patent panaceas
and singing rbald songs, and doing off
color comedy work, were treated to
n shower bath of antedeluvian eggs
Tuesday night. Unfortunately. some
vaga bonds that intermixed with the
crowd, threw brickbats, one striking
the woman and stunning her. She soon
recovered and her husband offered a
reward of $25 for information leading
to the arrest of the one who threw the
stone; but whose identity appears to be
on a par with that of the man who
atrllck Billy Patterson. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-30
WHEN HOPE FADED
Mrs. White, a Citizen Of Ithaca,
Was Saved.
(From the Ithaca Herald.)

Our representative, hearing of the case
of Mrs. II. T. White. called to see her at
Seneca and Plain streets. We publish their
conversation in the following interview:
"Mrs. White, / hear you have some
thing to say about new remedy for back
ache and kidney disorders. VIII you give
me your statement for publication"
eyes. I am quite satisfied to do So !
think the public should know when a
really good remedy Is to be had, 1t Is the
least I can do in gratitude for my recov.
cry"
"Tell me about your complaint"
"About a year ago / had the Grippe,
and since then my back has pained' me
constantly In the region OF the kidneys; q
dull pain at times, and at other intervals
sharp, darting pains piercing through me.
were almost unbearable. seemed to he
giving out as the pain In my kidneys grew
worse, and at last had to stay In bed the
greater part of the time. Finally. l gave
I'D altogether. had terrific headaches,
and suffered so much pain my appetite
left me-"
"Did the disorder affect the bladder?"
"Finally, 1t did. The urine was highly
colored and varied In suppression and ex-
cess. I often told my friends believed
should go insane from the pain. heard
of Doan's Kidney Pills, and began their
use. After taking them two or three days
I began to feel their good effects con-
tinued, and now am perfectly WELL"
"Am to understand that Doan's Kid
ney Pills have entirely cured your
"Yes, that's the truth. / have no more
headaches or pains. and my appetite has
returned Before using Doan's Kidney
Pills found 1t very trying to go UP and
down stairs, or to sleep on my back; but
now can do so without a single pain, ]
feel completely cured, and / wish the man.
ufacturers every possible success"
For sale by dealers. Price. so cents.
Mailed by Foster-M -Milburn Co Buffalo, N.
Y, Sole Agents for the U. 8.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-30
NORTH END NOTES.

Nearly all the places of business here
Will be closed today.
Mrs. Samuel Daniels, OF Daniels
| street. is visiting friends in Nanticoke.
Thomas Mcclure, of Wales street. Is
| suffering from an attack Of typhoid
| fever.
Mrs. william Wallis, of Jersey City,
is the guest of Mrs. j. ]. Clark, Of Oak
street.
Mrs. s. d. Sanders, of West Pittston
Is the guest of Mrs. Irwin J. Wint, Of
| East Market street.
The choir of the North Main Avenue
Baptist church will repeat its Easter
music, by request. next Sunday night.
Miss Blanche Kennedy has returned
to her home. in Clifford after a brief
visit with her grandparents on Thomp-
son street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Caffrey and
John Finnegan, of Bethlehem, are the
guests of Miss Annie O'Donnell, Of
Brick avenue.
Misses Minnie and Mamie Smith, of
SeeleyVille, have returned home after
short visit with their aunt, Mrs. John
Witt, of Gardner avenue.
~. c. w. Thompson. of Main avenue,
has removed to the Brown building at
Sanderson avenue and East Market
street, where he will open drug store.
While Mrs. John Nicholson, of Put
nam street, was wringing out clothes
yesterday her S,months-old child began
to play aroung the tub and put its fin
gers in the rolls. The end of the sec
ond finger of its left hand was badly
crushed. DR.. Dome dressed the finger.
The young friends of Gwilym Ed
| wards gathered at his home on Putnam
street yesterday and aided him in cele-
4. lit, ii, 4, 1T
evening was pleasantly spent in play
ing games, and before leaving the
guests were served with light refresh
| ments.
William Jerman and Miss Alice Jones
were united in marriage last night by
Rev. r. s. Jones, D. D., at the brides
home on Wayne avenue. William
Thomas acted as groomsman and Miss
Elizabeth Jerman, a sister Of the
groom, as bridesmaid. The ceremony
was witnessed by a large number of
friends, who, at it's close. partook of
the wedding supper. The young couple
were the recipients Of large number
Of valuable presents.
About 730 last Tuesday evening,
while Mrs. John Leyborn and daughter
were driving along Washington avenue
their horse took fright and ran away,
SoiHS ouSh ANol I'll al anu ttiohS
Market street to Boyce's hotel in Chin
chilla, where 1t was caught and taken
to O'Donnelrs livery. While on Sander
son avenue 1t attempted to turn onto
East Market street, when the carriage
was thrown against a stone and de-
molished, the ladies' being thrown out
and badly injured.
Never before in the history of this
place have so many events been arL
ranged to take place on Decoration
Day. There will be a game of base ball
between the Actives, Of Green Ridge,
and the Electrics, of Taylor, at 10
o'clock at the Driving park, and on the
Eureka grounds at 9 o'clock between
the North End clerks and the Bohemian
club. In the evening the annual May
exercises Of the Holy Rosary church be-
ginning at O'clock, an entertainment
in the Puritan Congregational church
at 7.3O, and a social by the Excelsior
Drum corps in O'Donnelrs hall and one
by the Green Ridge Athletic club in
Company II armory.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-30
NORTON'S BULLETIN.

June Ladies' Home Journal, 1OC.
June St Nicholas Magazine, 25c.
June Harper's Monthly, 35C.
yune Godey's, finely illustrated, lOc.
June Judges Library, comic 10c.
June Butterick's Delineator. l5C.
May Bookman, literary monthly, 15c
Billtry, parody on Trilby, 25c.
Peloubet's Notes on S. S. Lessons, 60C,
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Raymond's Love and Quiet Life.
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