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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-12-30
GRANTS PIANO PLAYING.
A Decidedly UnmusicaI But interest
ing Performance.


ing Performance.
Grant stories are now in order, and
one told by white house attache re-
Gently has probably never been printed
before. 1t was a matter of current his
tory that Gen. Grant did not know how
to whistle, nor could he turn a tune if
his life depended upon it. On one oc-
casion, says the Chicago Tribune,
when an attendant came to deliver
cards from party of callers, he found
President Grant sitting at piano in
one Of the upper rooms of the white
house drumming away with a two
finger exercise. Mrs. Grant was an
amused spectator of the generals
piano exercises, and neither of them
heard the messenger at the door with
the visiting cards.
Finally, however, the attendant
opened the door, but this did not in the
least discomfort the president, who
kept on practicing as though he was
really enjoying it. Here are the
cards, Ulys," said Mrs. Grant, "of
party of friends whom we invited here
this evening. They are anxious to see
you, and if you are not too much inter
ested in the piano we will go down
stairs in the blue parlor."
Don't you think you can get along
without me this EVENING"" replied
President Grant. at seems to me this
calling business is your affair. and
would a great deal rather play the
piano than plunge into the vortex of
society,"" -. -s4-s. =. ss,s;g-sy.s. =
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-12-30
HE WAS PERPLExED.
James Felt Unequal to His Unique
Tnak.


Task.
The directors Of bank had engaged
the services OF Waterman, who came
wen recommended, but did not seem
The chairman. says
an exchange. therefore, sent for him TO
post up a bit and began
james, this is your first job of this
kind, isn't ito
Eyes, SIR"
Your duty must be to exercise Wig.
lance 80
''Ies, sir" sissA
BE careful how strangers approach
YOU"
Il viii. SIR"
NO stranger must be allowed to en-
ter the bank at night under any pre-
text whatever"
NO. sir"
And our manager-he is a good
man, honest, reliable ard trustworthy;
but it viii be your duty to keep your
eye on him"
but it viii be hard to watch two
men and the bank at The same time"
Two men-how p
''Why, sir. il was only yesterday
that the monager called me in for a
talk, and he said YOU were one Of the
best men in London but ii would be
just as well to keep both eyes on you
and let the directors know # you hung
around after hours"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-12-30
Put 10 Death.

Havana. Dee. 20 The Cuban insur-
gents have given further evidence Of
their grim determination that death
would be the portion Of every envoy
sent TO them with offers Of autonomy
or with efforts To secure submission.
The latest victim of this grave measure
is Col. Ruiz, who was sent by Blanco to
induce the insurgent leader Aranguren
10 surrender
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-12-30
nnsinesr Men tn Meet.

Washington, Dee. 16.-The conven-
ton of business men which met in In
dianapolis last January and authorized
the appointment Of the monetary com
mission viii be called together again
on January 25 for the purpose of CON
sidering the commissions report.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-12-30

Sioux City, la, Dec. 2U.--ln her tepee
on the river front. not a stones throw
from the heart OF the town, Mother
Humphrey" squaw. froze to death
Wednesday night. The tepee was sup
posed to be vacaat aud its occupants
death was only discovered Saturday.
George Humphrey, her husband. was
once a Winncbago chief.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-12-30

London, Dec II. n William Terriss,
one Of the best known and most popular
actors Of the English stage, was assas-
sinated as be was entering the Adelphi
thcater by a super named Archer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-12-30

last violent. eowardlv deed, and killed
him, as Lad twice wished to DO
payannes would then have been lost
almost certainly. Only the vidame with
his powerful troop-we ne knew
whether he had gathered them for that
purpose or merely with an eye to his
government-could have saved him
And few men however powerful-per-
haps Beers only of all men in Paris
would have dared to snatch him from,
the mob when once it had sighted him.
dwell on this now that my grandchil-
dren may take warning by it, though
never Will they see such days as have
seen.
And so we clattered up the steep
street of Caylus with pleasant melan-
choly upon us. and passed, not without
a more serious thought. the gloomy.
frowning portals. all barred and shut
tered. of the House of the Wolf. and
under the very window. sombre and va
cant, from which Refers had melted the
rabble in their attack on Pavannes'
courier. We had gone by day, and we
came back by night. But we had gone
We iii not need to ring the great bell.
jeans cry: "Ho. Gate there! Open
for my lords!" had scarcely passed his
lips before we were admitted. And ere
we could mount the ramp. one person
outran those who came forth to see
what the matter was: one outran Nine.
Claude, outran old Gil, outran the hur-
rying servants and the welcome of the
house. l saw slender figure all in
white break away from the little crowd
and dart towards us, disclosing as it
reached me face that seemed still
whittier than its robes. and yet face
that seemed all eyes-eyes that asked
the question the lips could not frame.
l stood aside with low bow. my hat
in my hand; aud said simply-it was
the great effect of my life: "Voila, mon
sieur!"
And then / saw the sun rise in
woman's face.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-12-30
Locked IN the IIonse.

Kansas City, Kan, Dec IS. = Mrs.
Granville Morgan. negress, locked her
two little girls, one three years and one
ten months old. in her house Friday aft
eruoon. While the woman was away
the house burned down and both were
cremafed
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-12-30
A Long Chase.

smilax-smallwit says he intends
pursuing literature.
Borax--rm afraid it'll be long time
before he catches up.-Bay City Chat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-12-30
Prominent Iownn Dead.

Mason City, Ia, Dec. II. - Ex-State
Senator II. G. Parker died here Thurs
day from Bright's disease. He was very
prominent in state politics.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-12-30
But grim and unrelenting, picture of
scorn to the last, he saw US go.

But grim and unrelentiug, picture of
scorn to the last, he saw US go.
My latest memory of that strange
man-still fresh after a lapse of two
and fifty years-is of huge form tow
ering in the gloom below the state
canopy, the sunlight which poured in
through the windows and flooded us,
falling short of him; of a pair of fierce
cross eyes, that seemed to glow as they
covered us; of dip that curled as in
the enjoyment of some cruel Jest. And
so land / think each of us four
saw the last of Raoulde Mar, Vidame de
Beers, in this life.
He was a man whom we cannot Judge
by to-day's standard; for he was such
an one in his vices and his virtues as
the present day does not know; one
who in his time did immense evil
and if his friends be believed, little
good. But the evil is forgotten; the
good lives. And if all that good save
one act were buried with him. that one
act alone, the act of French gentle
man, would be told of him-ay! and
will be told-as Tong as the kingdom
of France, and the gracious memory
of the late king, shall endure.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-12-30

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MY wife was troubled with female weak
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she weighs 100 pounds"
Send 2I one-cent stamps, to cover cost of
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Medical Association, Buffalo, n. ", for a
paper-covered copy of DR.. Pierce's Common
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cents extra A whole medical library in
one 1900 page volume.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-12-30

l see again by the simple process of
shutting my eyes, the little party of
five-for Jean, our servant, had re-
joined us-who ON that summer day
rode over the hills to Caylus, threading
the mazes of the holm oaks, and gall
ioping down the rides, and hallooing
the hare from her form, but never pur-
suing her; arousing the Nesting farm
houses from their sleepy stiffness by
joyous shout and laugh, and shifting.
as we climbed the hillside again, the
scent of the ferns that died crushed
under our horses hoofs-died only that
they might add one little pleasure more
to the happiness God had given US.
Rare and sweet indeed are those few
days in life, when it seems that all
creation lives only that we may have
pleasure in it. and thank God for ii.
1t is well that we should make the
most Of them, as we surely did of that
day.
1t was nightfall when we reached the
edge of the uplands, and looked down
on Caylus. The last rays Of the sun
fingered with US, but the valley below
was dark! so dark that even the rock
about which our homes clustered
would have been invisible save for the
half-dozen lights that were beginning
to twinkle into being on its summit.
A silence fell upon us as we slowly
wendell our way down the weli-known
path.
All day we had ridden in great joy;
if thoughtless, yet Innocent; if selfish,
yet thankful; and always blithely,
with a great exultation and relief at
heart, a great rejoicing for our own
sakes and for Kits.
Now with the nightfall and the dark
ness, now when we were near our home,
and on the eve Of giving JOY to another.
we grew silent. There arose other
houghts-thoughts of all that had
happened since we had last assembled
that track; and SO our minds turned
naturally back to him to whom
We owed our happiness-to the
giant left behind in his pride and
power and his loneliness. The 9TH
ers could think OF him with full hearts,
yet without shame. But 1 Redeemed,
rejecting how it would have been with
US if | had had my way; if had re-
sorted il my shortsightedness to one
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-09
REPORTED EMERALD STRIKE.
The Stock of the Company in Active
Demand.

The stock of the Emerald Mining
company was in active demand yester-
day afternoon and the office of the
company was besieged with anxious
inquirers for this security.
Late in the day it was rumored on
the street that an important strike had
been made in the Emerald mine, but
when information regarding the report
ed find was sought for The Herald
was informed by Mr.. Oglesby that if
ore had been uncovered in the prop
erty the officers of the company knew
nothing of it, and the cause for the
rush for the stock was ascribed to the
fact that the indications at the mine
were excellent
Shortly afterwards, however, a Her
aid representative was informed by a
gentleman who claimed to know what
he was talking about, that strike of
good shipping gold and silver ore had
been made in the mine, as he had re-
ceived word to that effect by tele-
phone from Mammoth.
At the present time 100000 out of the
300. 900 shares embraced in the capital
ization of the company are in a pool.
but this pool will be dissolved next
week. when, if the rumors of a strike
in the mine are verified, there will be
greater demand for the stock than
ever
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-09
BEAVER LAKE ACTIVITY.
Two Companies Incorporated to OPP
crate in the District.

Beaver Lake district, in Beaver
county, has attracted great deal of
attention of late with the result that
two or three companies We're incor-
porated last week for the purpose Of
developing some valuable properties
within its environments.
The Beaver Lake Copper Mining
company was included in the list, men
ton of which is made in another COL
unn: while the Wasatch Mining &
Milling company has its articles of in
corporation all signed and will file the
same some time this week
The capitalization of the last named
company has been placed at 10000
shares of a par value of 81 each. while
the personnel of the officers and di-
rectors of the new incorporation is as
follows:
]. H. Whalon. president; Charles
Morrison. vice president; L. n. Morri-
son, treasurer: r. S. Lipscomb, secre-
tary. and Edgar c. Hail.
The property of the company en-
braces the Wasatch Nos. /. and 3
lodes and two millsites, and is most
desirablv in the heart of the mineral
zone of the camp
1t is the intention of the company
to begin at once the active development
of the property.
The affairs of the Beaver Lake Cop
per Mining company will be under the
supervision of a. L. Morris, who Will
begin active work within a few days
with a force of ten men.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-09
INCREASED FREIGHT RATES.
New Schedule That VIII Operate
Against Tintic Mines.

The Rio Grande Western and the
Oregon Short Line roads have issued a
circular notifying the mine owners Of
Tintic district that after tomorrow Tin
tic camps will no longer be considered
as common points on these lines.
The freight rates heretofore from all
common point stations in Utah TO Col
orado common points have been IS a
ton, but under the new ruling this has
been reduced to 81, but as Tintic will
no longer he included in this list, an
arbitrary rate of $3.50 a ton has been
made on all ores shipped from the dis
trict TO this city or to the valley smelt-
ers, and if these ores are shipped to
Colorado points, this Will bring the
freight up to $9.50 which. under the
reduction of common point rates. would
increase the tariff from Tintic TO the
extent of S1.50, and not to $3.50, as
stated by a morning paper.
1t is stated that the reason that this
change has been made is the fact that
hitherto no charge has been made for
the transportation of Tintic ores to Salt
Lake when the same were consigned on
to Colorado points, but that now it is
the intention of the railroads TO receive
payment for this haul.
Ii has been claimed that this will
benefit the local smelters, but this is
denied by some of them, as the rail-
road companies have announced that
after the 10Th il will advance the rate
east on bullion and matte TO the extent
of 81 ton.
AS it is, the miner will nave to stand
the pressure, as he ALWAYS does.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-09
Mining Notes and Personals.

1t is believed that the Tintic-Mercur ex-
cursion today will be we'll 9atronized.
The Silver King Mining company will
pay its regular monthly dividend of $751;
500 tomorrow.
The rumo- is rife on the street that
the Mammoth mine is looking unusually
well on the 800 and 1900 levels.
Frank Jardine. the well known mining
the mineral resources in the neighbour
hood of Kanosh, IN Willard county.
The question now is: ''Will the sale of
the Utah Central road make any differ
ence in the matter of freight rates on ore
between the Park and this city?''
The Wedge Mining company, operating
in the new gold camp of Rardsburg.
Kern county. California. has declared a
dividend of cents a share payable to-
morrow.
Some fine samples of ore have been re-
ceived from the Utah and Galena mines.
at Fish Springs. which will be sent to
Nashville. Tenn, for exhibition at the
national exposition, which is to be- held
there this summer.
c.. c. Thompson. OF Frisco, who has
been at St. Marks for the past few weeks.
returned home last night considerably
improved IN health. C. G. has some fine
mining properties near Frisco and he will
do considerable work this summer in their
development
Quite crowd gathered at the National
Bank of the Republic yesterday 10 -aze
on the $1,000 gold brick that had tlst ar
rived from the Dexter mine. Thiz makes
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-09
WORK AT THE COLUMBIA MINE.
A New Producer Soon to Be Added TO
the List.

The Columbia Mining company is a
corporation that has filed its articles
of Incorporation during the past few
weeks, and it is the general impression
with those who are acquainted with
the property of the company. which
is located in old Columbia mining dis
trict, in Tooele county. that it is the
making of a regular and permanent
producer.
T. A Wickersham of this city is the
president and general manager of the
Columbia Mining company and yester-
day he outlined to Herald reporter
the plan on which this property is be-
ing operated.
In the first place." said Mr.. Wick
ersham, the company is capitalized
at 100000 shares of a par value of i
cents each, and of this 100000 shares
have been set aside as treasury stock.
which will be sold at par, the purchas-
er paying for the same at the rate of
a cent a share a month. One-half of
the proceeds of the sale of the treas
ury stock will be expended in the de-
velopment of the property on which
the company has based its incorpora-
ton. which consists of five full
claims.
This plan,' continued Mr. Wicker
sham, lis meeting with favor with
quite a number of the prominent min
ing men of this city who have become
identified with our company
In answer to the question as to the
amount of development work done on
the property, Mr.. Wickersham said:
The incline shaft, by means of which
the mine has been pro5pected 50 far,
is now down TO depth of $50 feet.
The vein is contact between line and
quartzite and the extent of it has net
yet been demonstrated; but in this
body of mineral there is a pay streak
ranging from ? to IA inches in width
that carries values of Y per cent lead
20 to 40 ounces in silver and from 80
cents to $3.50 in gold to the ton. and
the mineral is very desirable at the
smelters. The face of the incline is in
mineral that is spotted through and
through with pay ore, and the indl-
cations are that with depth the size of
the body of shipping ore will increase
At the present time the company is
working two shifts and on the dump
there is a small shipment that was
taken out in doing development work
only that will give returns of from $2o
TO $50 ton when it is marketed, and
the cost of getting il to the smelter,
including wagon haul and freight rates,
will not exceed 81 a ton. The mine is
located on a good road 20 miles from
the railroad. but in a country where
lileIe Is every Idcillly LOT SucceSSl III
mining, as there is water in the imme-
diate vicinity in abundance and there
is plenty of timber for mining pur-
poses
At the close of the interview Mr..
Wickersham stated that it was the in
tention of the company to push the
development of the property. For"
said he. 1.-The indications are that it
will open UP into a paying PROPOSE
fio11 at no daN
Columbia district has been noted in
the past for its producing mines, and
from the ore from the property now
owned by the company that is on ex-
hibftion at Mr.. Wickersham Office it
would appear that this mine would
soon find a place in the ranks of
Ctah's producing and paving mines.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-09
JorTINGs FROM MARYsvALE.
Probable Sale of the Famous Old
Deer Trail Mine.

MarySVale, May "A few lines from
this gem of the Rockies will serve to
let the world know that Marvsvale
continues 10 exist
The snow banks are slowly but surely
creeping back toward the ragged de-
files of Mount Badly. Keeping close in
the rear of the snow enthusiastic pros
pectors are closely examining the
gulches and mountain sides for float
and indications. Many new arrivals
are noted. and among them NAV be
mentioned Charley Hanks. an old-timer
here and an enthusiastic Searcher for
the golden wealth that lies hidden in
the contacts and assures of old Baldy's
large family of lofty foothills" With
Mr.. Hanks have come his wife and
children, T. II. Long and wife, and
Ed Sherard. all of Salt Lake. Mr..
Hanks and the other gentlemen Just
named will Immediately begin the work
of development on the Chattanooga,
which they have under bond of SIS,
600 for Is months.
A Mr.. Heller, mining expert. is here
looking after the Deer Trail group. and
is having the mine cleaned up He is
making thorough and systematic ex-
animation of, and sampling the prop
erty, which will doubtless change hands
on June l and pass into the possession
of California capitalists.
Work is being vigorously pushed on
the Chrystal, Webster, Great Western
and other leading properties and with
good results.
The Wedge contest for title has
again been continued until August %,
and this valuable property must lie
idle until the law and testimony decide
who MAJ work il.
Mining news is scarce. but water is
plentiful. The company that put in
the reservoir dam in the lower and
northwest corner of this little vale,
made the outlet too small for the ex-
traordinary supply now running in the
Sewer, with the result that the greater
portion of the bottom lands are under
water and Marvsvale is once more d
lake. The meadow lands of the Blan-
chett, Muddy, Taylor and other ranches
are being rapidly flooded and damaged.
The county road on the east side of the
valley is nearly impossible from the
backwater of the dam. with the result
that there are things other than The
river that are being drained.