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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-07

In these cases of self-murder 2,56G poi
soned themselves. 2,466 shot themselves, 64S
hanged themselves SSS drowned them
selves, 2SS cut their threats, GA threw them
selves from roofs or windows. A threw
themselves in front of railroad trains, 30
burned themselves, 10 stabbed themselves,
killed themselves with dynamite, 3
starved themselves, and ! killed himself by
freezing. The figures show that poison
continues to be the favorite medium of
getting out of the world.
Murders.
The total number of murders committed
in 1896 shows a small increase over 1895.
being 1852, as compared with 1880 in 1895,
$500 in 1894 6615 in 1893, 6,794 in 1892. 5,906 in
1891 and 1920 in 1890 The Tribune. in view
of the figures and the large increase of
crime shown since 1890. still adheres to its
statement OF last year that there is some
thing wrong with the administration of
Justice. The causes of these murders may
he classified as follows:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-07
CURED AT e YEARS.

DR.. Miles New Heart Cure Victorious.
No otter medicine can show such a record.
Here is a veritable patriarch. 20 years OF
age, with strong prejudice 70 over ONE, who
had Heart Disease IS years. He TOOK the New
Heart Cure and IS now sound and we'll
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-07
Embellishments.

The record of elnbezzling, forgery, de-
faulting and bank wrecking for 1896 shows
a gratifying decrease as compared with
1895. the total being bur 81, 465, 81, as COM
pared with $40, 423, POS IN the former year.
So 234 1l2 in 1884, and Sl9, 929, 692 in 1898 The
monthly average for the year is about
S7SS sc. Out of $40 cases OF embezzlng re-
ported "A persons stole over $4,000 each,
20 over 100000 each, one over $500, 600, and
one over 81, 600 900. The losses are dis
tributed as follows Stolen by city ara
county officials, slS98.975. from banks. 3d.,
900. SO: by agents, 81 045 692; forgeries $S4l. :
500. from loan associations. $479.5S7; by post
masters, S32,SI5, miscellaneous stealings,
S2l75.7S2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-07
Blizzard in Minnesota.

St. Paul, Mimi, Jan. IA blizzard IS
blowing in this section over an area
400 miles north and south and GOO miles
east and west. Over most of Mime
sofa it has been showing from a to 90
hours and there is from seven to sixteen
inches of snow on the ground. The
wind is blowing a gale from the north.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-07

The black record Of enbezzlements IS
nagnificently offset by the generous sums
contributed by will OF gift to churches, coll
ieges, charities. museums, art galleries. Ii
braries, etc, amounting to S33,670 I29 as
compared with S2A,9i3.539 in 1895, and slg
ISL, ll6 in 1924. In the preparation OF these
statistics no attention has been paid Ia
small donations since to collect them all
would he manifest impossibiIity OF the
total amount stated above there has been
given 10 colleges the immense sum of &c.
Sl4.256; to charities, si3.S54.7S1. TO ch riches.
So 155, li2; to museums and galleries, S. 1913
500: TO libraries, $1,452,000 and To miscel-
lananLls nl.aacas &Sn 5nn
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-07
OTHER EVENTS.
The Record of Suicides, Murders, Hang
ings, Embellishments, Etc.

The total number of persons who have
committed suicide in the United States
curing 1896, as reported by mail and tele
graph, is $500 as compared with 5,759 n
1895. 1912 in 1894, 4436 in 1899, $500 in 1892.
1881 in 1891. and 2,040 in 1890 The total
shows a steady increase IN the unfortunate
crime of self-murder. OF this number 5,07S
were males and Lap females, the proper
ton of about four TO one being steadily
maintained year by year Among profess
sional men, physicians still lead the mourn
full list, AZ having taken their lives as COM
pared with 50 in 1895 and 40 in 1894 The
eausas nf Suicide were a 6 follows.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-07
FIRE Losses.

The losses IS fire in 1896 aggregate Sill
ST.. 067. as compared with Sl3l SIS. ao6 in 1875.
a decrease of Sl9.S22 ,1Se OF these hre9
those with losses OF 5000 and upwards
contributed 5o.726.200 of the total, ana
smaller fires So. OPS, So.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-07

There have been more commercial fan.
ures in 1876 than in any previous year except
1898 about 1850. against 1871 last year
with liza biIlties Of about So. C00, 900. against
;l73, 1876 go last year, an increase in nun.
Der Of about u per cent. and In liabilities Of
g per cent
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-03-11
A Chinese Mcpherson.

In New Zealand the Chinaman
abounds, and he has to resort to
strategy to make good his position.
In Otago, where Scotchmen are in
the majority, a contract for mend
ing a road was to be let, and the
most acceptable bid was signed enc
Pherson. Notice was sent to the
said Mcpherson to complete the con-
tract, and, 10, he appeared in all the
glory of yellow hue and pigtail
But" gasped the president of the
board, your name can t be McPher-
SOM" All lightee," cheerfully an
swered John Chinaman; nobody
catchee contact in Otago unless he
named Nc" The contract was
signed, and the Monaghan McPher.
son did his work as well as if he had
hailed from Glasgow.-London and
China Telegraph.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-03-11
Tho Oldest Toy.

The most primitive toy is the doll.
1t dates back to prehistoric times
and is found in every part of the
world. This one would naturally ex-
pect to find, A child, seeing its
mother nursing other younger chill
dren, would initiate the example
with an improvised doll. Toy weap-
ons, again, are older than history.
Many of the other toys at present
i'll use date from the earliest times
of which we have any record. In
the tombs of the ancient Egyptians,
along with painted dolls having
movable limbs, have been found
marbles, leather covered balls, clas-
sic balls and marionettes moved by
strings. Ancient Greek tombs fur
nish clay dolls, toy horses and wood
en- carts and ships. In the Louvre
there are some Greco Roman dolls
of terra Gotta, with movable joints
fastened by wires. Greek babies had
rattles (platage). Greek boys played
with whipping tops. So did the boys
in ancient Rome (Vergil-Ae~.; blk.
y. Horace speaks of children
trundling hoops, playing odd and
even with nuts, etc.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-03-11
His EntancIements.

Sprightleigh - Hello, old man,
what are you moping here forl
Why aren't you dancingG
Fauxpas - To avoid entangle.
ments.
Sprightleigh-I didn't know you
were SO desirable.
Fauxpas-Huhl I'm not. Fact is,
first dance had I caught my foot
in my partners dress and ripped a
mile OF two of trimming off it. Next
time some awkward fool tripped
me, and we both went down on our
hands and knees opposite each other,
as though we were barking at each
other, and the last I caught my
cuff button in Miss Fluffy s hair, ant
it took me an hour to get loose
Next time I dance it'll be ghos
dance. -Harper's Bazaar.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-03-11
The Difference.

Young Writer Ito editor of Month.
~ Review)-If you think my article
so good, why don't you let me put
my name to it?
Editor - Because nobody would
read it if l did.
Young Writer-But you had an
article by the Duke of Ditchwater
in your last number, and you put
his name to it.
Editor = Exactly, but nobody
would have read it if hadn't.-Pick
Ne Up.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-03-11
SOLE ~ ALI. DRUGGISTS.
L'PPMAH saa'szRs. APo1HEcARIEs,
SOLE PRsselsroRs.
Lippnaa's Eseck. savsnash. "a.

GEORGIA-COBB COUNTY.
Whereas, E. w. Frey, administrators
of Frances Way, deceasedl represents to
the court in his petition, duly filed and
entered on record, that he has fully adj
ministered Frances Ways estate. This
is therefore to cite all persons concerned,
kindred and creditors, to show cause, ii
any they can, why said Administrator
should not be discharged from his Admin
istration, and receive letters of dismission
on the first Monday in April, 1897. Jan.
4, 1897 J. M. STONE, Ordinary.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-03-11
Waiting For Expert Information.

One of the stories told at the ex-
pense of Boston's extreme respect
for the opinion of it's critics is anus
ing.
A lady who had been at great
concert one evening was asked the
next day:
did you enjoy the music last
EVENING""
II really don't know. got up too
late this morning to see The Adver-
tiser, and The Transcript hasn't
come out yet. Youths Compan-
ion.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-03-11

Sir William Hamilton mentions a
tailor, whose name he does not give,
who was blind from birth, and yet,
by the sense of touch alone, could
distinguish the patterns of Scotch
plaids used in the kits of the high
land costumes, matching the cloth
with all the exactness that might be
expected of one having perfect vi
sion.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-03-11

There is an uncertainty about half
informed people. You cannot count
on them. You cannot tell what their
way of thinking may be. They vary
from day to day perhaps with the
last book they have read. MIL.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-03-11
catarFh Cured by p. p. p.

APpman'g Great Remedy whore ali other
Rheumat1sm twists and distorts your
but speedy relief and i Permanent cnrs
gained By the use Of p, p. r..
Weman's weakness, whether naxveus or
otherwise, can be cured and the syste1A
eu hs. " p r = r. 4 heaishy Nenaas Is
Pimples, blotehes, ecsema and All ais.
agus2msnts q tie skia are femsvs1 ana
,. r: p. vii restore year ss,tis.. ,u,,a
~ ysur system and raguls1e ycS ~ sss.v
Eay: 2. J; z. rsnaevss ahas kssvA Aews-
in;sae- 1suts fesliaf. .'
take p. p. p. --S>
Ladies, fer natural ana thorough erxan,s
reguIaton, taxa p. p. r., Lipcuan'e Great
Remedy, and gee wen ID encA
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-03-11
TO BRIDGE CONTRACTORS

Sealed bids will be received Ut this of,
fee until o'clock T. M, Saturday. April
Srd, 1897. to furnish material and build a
bridge across Nicksjack creek on the
Mason and Turner ferry road, near the
Terrell Sewell place. Contractor to give
bond and security for the guarantee of the
bridge for the term of eight years. Right
reserved to reject any or all bids. March
3, 1897 j. M. STONE, Ordinary.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-03-11
Hard to Explain,

"Pa, has ice cream got lapa'
mo, no, Dickie. What a silly
question"
We'll, you said ice cream WIZ a
luxury, an then l heard ma say she
wuz brung up in tn lap O. luxury,
an jes' want to know how it is. -
Detroit Free Press.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-03-11

Umbrellas are now almost exclu-
sively machine made, the various
parts-ribs, stocks, handles and
.tips-being separately manufacture
ed and put together by hand.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-03-11
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDI,
TORS.

All persons having demands against the
estate of |. j. Dunn. deceased, are hereby
notified to render in their demands to the
EnieFsigned according to law; and all
persons indebted to said estate are REQUIRED
to;make immediate payment.
E. w. FREY, Admr.
Of J. Dunn, deceased.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-03-11

1t is the turn which a man takes
about the age of as that parts him
off among the sheep ON the right
hand or the poor goats ON the left
John Morley.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-03-11

CoEtes, at Tabasco, found stock
AIDES SO strongly built that he was
forced to employ artillery against
them in order to effect breach.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-03-11
A STREET CAR SKETCH.

Daily Passenger.
The fare register had rung .1p foIl
fares.
1t was about So'clock in the even
ing. There was no comfort in look
ing out the car window, and SO ",
four passengers were all trying &
"size each other up without b =,
caught at it.
had just formed my ow
as to the age, occupation ar
emit mission of each passengdl
a newcomer stepped in.
He was a nice looking younl
low, with yellow kid gloves a
white tie.
He paid his fare on demand
was duly registered as No. 5.
After the conductor had shut
doors No. 5 settled back in
seat, ran his arm along the wind
sill and gazed a moment or two
vacant space.
Then slowly his chin began to
vance, his lips to part and his che
to heave, but what promised to be {
yawn proved a failure and ended
with nothing more than long
strong exhalation.
The attempt, however, waseA6
to draw all eyes to him.
Thecar had hardly passed anot;l
corner when his chin began to
vance and drop again. This tim,
the success was more marked.
Instead of winding up with puff
as the last one had done, this effor
developed into an orthodox yawn.
| A third attempt, after rest o
about half minute, scored a mos
decided success. 1t was becomin,
interesting.
The man in the corner who ha,
been watching the performance witt
half closed eyes took up the bust
ness after this third attempt ant
yawned luxuriously once or twic
while No. 5 still continued his eff
forts in the same line.
Presently the combined action O
these two became too much for tn
lady in black who sat opposite ant
midway between these two yawnin,
openings.
After their duet had been per
formed only two or three times he
lips began to culver, she gave a lit
tie gasp, dropped her eyes and press
ed her hand to her tightly CLOSED
lips.
This did for the first few times
but before long she was obliged t,
give way to a very decided yawn
! and then, quick as o flash, sh
glanced around to see if any one ha'
seen her.
Meanwhile the woman with tn
| basket of clothes who sat on th
other side of her had joined tn
chorus, and I was surprised to fin,
that, when I yielded to the spell an,
yawned, it seemed like something
had been doing for four or five min
utes past at regular intervals with
out knowing it. 81
And SO we sat, and about ever
once in so often we would force on
respective chins down and out
breathe heavily for a few breath
and then shut our mouths with
snap and look around to Away
catch some one else in the same bust
ness.
Even the conductor at last took Vi
the strain and the occasional CLEAN
Of his milk white teeth stole il
from the outer darkness like minia
ture flashes of summer lightning.
No attempt was any longer mad
to conceal our facial contortions
and we all gave ourselves up to get
ting all the comfort possible out O
the occasion.
And so things went from bad t
worse till the humor of the situatio,
seemed to dawn on us all at once
and the spell was broken by a heart
laugh.
| No. 5 laughed loudest, and pei
haps was mean enough to start tina
game on purpose.-Philadelphi
| Press.
A Chinese Mcpherson.
In New Zealand the Chinama.
abounds, and he has to resort
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-03-11
GEoRGIA-COBB COUNTY.

GEURGIA-CUBB COUNTY.
Whereas, E. w. Frey, Administrator
of Nancy Chastain. represents to the
court in his petition, duly filed and enter>
ed on record, that he has fully adminis>
tered Nancy Chastaine's estate. This Is
therefore to cite all persons concerned,
kindred and creditors. to show cause, if
any they can. why said Administrator
should not be discharged from his Admin
istration, and receive letters of dismission
on the first Monday in April. 1897.
j. M. STONE, Ordinary.
Jan. 4th. 1897.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-03-11

Lima, Peru, is 1916 miles south
west of Washington.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-03-11
TIE QUEST.

Inst be]a s1niewhere Just beyond
Sc vita II sscary miles
. 20 parting for hearts grown
y he Fky always smiles.
Me unseen shors3s san before,
push we trfve HI our courage fails,
never han since the world began
sighted its peaceful wales.
bera must be 9 sometime, better far
Tran our now, with it's gray old sorrow,
ady th0ugh never we've won where its out
posts are,
u II try againssomorrow.
& apnetime lard has silver strand
= pleasant gloves to shade US.
~ annot res I'm our lifelong quest
9ys that efll evade us.
ho1ld weif rain our weary eyes
land tn we may not SEQ,
m Of and kindlier skies
RzIq( neyer be2
pm to crawl and grope
= II Quilting Bee."
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-03-11
4ri,as Of tho south.

Material development
u IN the past 80 years has
Bst startling, it would new
he rash to assume that the
character of her people
III ixoly transformed. Slav-
lone exists, and labor is no
conslzle16d disgraceful, but
socially and economically
lid still affects his white
eF aisastrously in many
ith the growth of towns,
rfisan AMI i middle class have
d6vQ d and the former aris-
aez q firth and wealth has
z Na ne Of wealth. only,
III intry tho well to do
farmer is the, excep-
86ntle1nan planter. and
1t6 T. squatters cumber and
ground.
hrift and intelligent fore:
Ia aq inherited instinct of
faire are to be observed in
rural communitys normally
water and remote mountain
hs, less commonly in such ia
spots as the valley of Vir-
81 In cotton growing localities
Factor or commission merchant
q a part fully as important as. he
before the war and practically
hcl ds both planter and plantation
IN his grasp. With the factor ON one
hand and the lazy negroes with
whom he works on Shares on the
other, it is no wonder that the lot of
the gentleman farmer is continually
growing worse or that his sons
seek urban employment whenever
they ean.-W. p. Trent in Atlantic.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-03-11

y, n. .,,, y s.,sS /; zen b, zsa ...
. i9ss seem e ..a NH 81 s. n.Irslose r.
nish|.s :e99Si .gg !, x ssssss
I'll niabs and n9 stT "a t. SrsasAs~ s Sss
before him. E sopld pst slsSp Oh elskes
Great sS: x ::s:s !. aslsE g IT,.
Ms,.... L1YrsAs sao 81 sF sssss. Ss4 e.
Of 2. p, p. | was sfiictsdT Xcrs III "a S ~
Of ny head to the f6les Of my t9sk Xosf
=. r. z. has cured ny dIn1culty 81 breath.
s in s s%ot ss,i.1 espisa,,sa e ne hes
trll EN closed f69 TED yeays bus now I
cap NtSAthe Through u readily.
I &ve pos eIept ep elsheR gids for two
yee>Ss In face, dreaded 10 see night come.
neg I slser seundly in any position eli
I IN 20 years ole. bu. expect soon to
feel glad thsA was lucky SnousS " "a
=. 2. p, ana I heartily tecommSnd 10 10
mo friends ana Ase public generally.
YearU respectfully,
THE STATE OF TEXAS-County az
Conanche.-Befcre the undersigned at.
thoriy on this day, personally appeared
A. D. Ramsey, who, after being 6uiy
sM9m. says on cath that the fofsgoipk
,fsss y r. p Sediai S is Is ssus' 70 the
sxs,a =. e az subscribed ssse S NJ ill.,.
J. M LsssRERT, N. p.
oomanchs County, Texas.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-03-11

sopen, anu as dppfoaclseu marsh
hen flew from between its jaws,
making fuss that indicated that
IT'D nest was near. On reaching the
alligator | found the nest in its
mouth. with four eggs in it. The
saurian's remains appeared to be
whole, except a portion OF. the tail,
which had rotted away. 1 went to
turn the body over and found that
twas a regular apartment house.
From the tail emerged three good
sized moccasin snakes, and from a
hole in thdhide that I had not seen
a ground hog emerged, while the
hen that occupied the mouth strenu-
ously objected to my interfering
with her home. Washington Star.
The times., 1897-06-14
coNPEoM1suD ArA LOW FIGURE.
Heavy Damage suit for Alienation of
Affections settled for $1,000.


New York, June 4.-The action brought
by Henry r McGown, jr., son of former
City Court Judge Henry F. Meeiown, to re-
cover 100000 damages from Harry w.
Bell. for the alienation of the affections
OF Mary En4ma Demorest McGown, has
been compromised by the payment of
81, 900 by Bell The wife is a daughter OF
DR.. John II. Demorest, and the Demorest
and Mctiown families had been on terms Of
social Intimacy for many years.
Young McGown married Miss Demorest
on April &c, 1887, and they had their
friend Bell, who was manufacturer of
Mott Haven, as a boarder. Bell was not
living With them when on the retura OF
young McGown to his home at No. % Eas t
One Hundred and Thirtieth street on
April "a, 500, he found that his wife had
gone away with her erecJs. She left a
note saying that she had gone West. sub
se4uently Bell went West Mrs. McGown
established residence In Fargo, n. D.,
and obtained divorce unopposed.
sheti,sh married Bell, and has since been
living with him on Alexander avenue,
this city, McGown sued her for an abso
lutte divorce, and she tried 10 set Up tie
North Dakota decree, but Justice Russell
ruled against her, and McGown got a ,.e-
cree OF absolute divorce, with the clstniy
Of their child, Henry Demorest McGowp,
who was fourteen months old when Mrs.
Mc.;osvu went West, leaving the Child with
her husband.
From the decision of Justice Russell the
defendant appealed, and her case has been
set for a hearing in the appellate iii vision
on Tuesday While that case was pending
young McGown obtained an order of the
court changing his boys name SO that mis-
middle name of Demorest is elimDateei.
The fight for the custody of the Child viii
be continued Young McCiown said yester-
day that the 1000 he was getting was
jnst aboct the expense he has been put to
for lawyers and otyer things through The
conduct of Bell.
The times., 1897-06-14
rwo YEARS IN THE "pEN."
Lawrence Ball and Joseph w. Gcyer
Sentenced.


Lawrence Ball and Joseph w Geyer.
who pleaded guilty.last week to tile charge
of holsei;rea king, were brought before
Chief Justice Bingham for sentence In
Davis told the court that the reason why
ne had asked for postponeme ut of
sentence iast week was hcc3use he wished
to consult the records Of his office and in
doing so he had found that these men had
been arrested for having robbed u man
named Clark from Chillicothe, Ohio, on
the Cd of last December On account OF
the men were discharged for want of
evidence.
lie said they were Indicted by the grand
jury for nousebreaking on February 4
last. sad they were given u jail sentence
on account Of extenuating circumstances
During their incarceration another in
dIctment was found against tnem for
househrea king on the same date He
found that they had committed four separate
ard distinct acts of housebreaking the
night of February Il.
Messrs. Campbell Darlington and Turner,
attorneys for Gever and BAH. made strong
appeal for mercy, hut District Attorney
Davis said he thought such men should be
removed from society and placed where
they could do no harm The chief justice
was of the same opinion and imposed
sentence In each case of two years in
New Jersey State prison
The times., 1897-06-14

But, seriously, what is tie lesson of this
latest effort TO murder ruler? NJ Faure,
as far We know, has been distinguished
for his devotion to such popular principles
as his country has given him to operate
with He is patriotic, honest, and not
self-seeking 1t seems strange, then, that
anybody should want to kill him Possibly
the attempt 10 DO so is All illustration of
the topsy-tuviness Of the times III which
we live A good, straightforward re-
publican executive like NJ Carnot is nur-
dered on the street, and his successor, an
equally rnobjectionable person, is nearly
80; while in another great republic one
of the worst rulers that ever cursed hui
manity has been allowed to misgovern,
oppress, contenn the people, do all he
could to ruin his country for the benefit
Of erSonally-condncted school Of sharks
and still live out his term in reace and
oontentmeut and, at ITS end, retire 10
luxurious pIiv3cy, encased in golden NIL
lions We are afraid that the antIthess
thus presented, Will occur to rulers gem
orally, and, at the least, make them wonder
if it be not better to meet popular ex-
pectations by taking advantage OF every
opportunity, especially of their advanced
information to work the stock market. that
their days may be long n the land