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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-03-24

PAPER
-N1I'!
sthe largest stock of Wall Paper ever
, think we have the brightest and best
Ind in Kinsley at prices that will meet
'ou on your rooms to be papered-we
zee satisfaction We handle the "New
URE and that we back it fully with a
CIR e 60.
Read Marsh & Bidwell's ADVERTISE
ment this week.
| Buggy whips. garden rakes, hoes
and sus enders at the Racket.
Doub bed for sale cheap, also
n loung "A. G. Dyer.
Max Boettcher has just finished a
six weeks engagement with the rheu-
matism.
We ill your family receipts and
prescriptions with the best of drugs at
a low price. NJ. DeTar.
| Mr.. Gender has been out of school
the most of this week on account of
the serious illness of his wife.
| DR.. Simpson makes a specially OF
crown and bridge work. Remember
the date, he will be here April II.
| Over twenty years experience in our
business enables US 20 till our OF ders
TO our advantage.-Edwards & Mob
lie
! Charlie Noble and family arrived
last week. They will occupy the Crit
fifth house as soon as Mr.. Taylor va
Gates.
| A Souvenir will be given with every
Trimmed Hat purchased at the open
ing of the Millinery Bazaar March 80,
81 and April 1st.
Pearson, Aderhold and Wilson are
improving the looks of their places
on 7th street with a handsome fence
and stone walks.
! DR.. Simpson will again be in the
city April 18th prepared to do all
kinds of Dental work. He will be at
the usual place.
The Topeka Advocate says that
Stanleys attack on McNall is likely
to result in McNall being the next
governor OF the state.
Rev. Cummings goes to conference
next Tuesday. It is the expectation
and wish of his congregation that he
| be returned for another year.
! It's net the coat that makes the man
Its the pants! Send your boys up
and We'll make men of them. We have
the stuff Edwards & Noble.
| We wish everyone to call and see
something new in the way of mating.
Made of wire grass. Very durable
and very moderate in PRICE,. & n.
New goods being unpacked every
day. Let us have an opportunity to
show them to you. We are hunting
trouble all the time.-Edwards & Mob
le.
Cal Priest has taken the contract to
move the old Kirk house onto lot
near the stand pipe, as Mr.. Baucher
wants to use the lot where the house
stands sor fruit trees.
Epworth League devotional services
every Sunday at NJ. +. church, I pm.
Everyone cordially invited. Topic
for March 26: 'sTrue Penitence' Is,
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-03-24

Pete Loso went to K. G. Monday.
Chiff on hats made to order at Miss
Heggy's.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-09-07

youg Niece was mad-hopelessly cut OF
her mind-and that on that account |
should do her no harm by going
through this form. as nobody else
would ever be likely to marry her.
There could be. you represented. no
difficulty in the matter, as the young
lady in question was to all appearance
quite sane and perfectly docile and
submissive. At the church door my
part of the contract was to cease.
You undertook to provide for her flu
ture; all | had to do was to 60 through
the marriage ceremony. For this SER
vice you offered me bride tnal daz-
zled me. / was half mad with diff
culties, penniless. in debt. | urged
however, that the step you wished nv
to take would hamper my future. as
could ask no other woman to be my
wife so long as this poor girl lived.
This was just what you wanted-to
secure my secrecy; so long as kept
secret the fact Of the conspiracy, you
kept secret the fact of my marriage.
was to sign false name in the regis
ter. and there would be nothing to
witness against me-nothing to dam
age my future career.
Ito be continued)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-09-07
SEEING THE MUMMIES.
Some of the Amusing Remarks Made
by the People.
Ito be continued.)

Some of the Amusing Remarks Made
by the People.
The British museum is open on Sum
days from 2:30 to 7. and it is not open
in vain, says the London News. On
Whitsunday the attendance was 1,7S5s
and on the Sunday before 1856
about 1900 on an average said an
attendant, adding, the Sunday open
ing is as great success as the evening
opening on week days was failure
He took that failure to heart and meas.
ured it in money. ION some evenings
have been a saving to give them five
shillings each to keep away The at
tendance (writes a correspondent in
cluded many children. Most of them
were well dressed, with clean faces
But few urchins from the slums had
plucked up courage to enter. | cana
across two diminutive, dilapida-ed iig-
ures gazing up at the cast OF the eolos-
sal head of Rameses ii. THAT ere
come from furrin country" said one
of the boys. "Corse it did," replied the
other; we don't make our tombstones
so bloomin' big" AS usual, the gallery
containing the mummies was very pop
ular. Great Scott" mechanic ex-
claimed, so this cove was alive 1900
years before Christ" WHAT" one oil
his companions asked, and when the
amazing statement was repeated, he
quietly remarked: well, | don't be-
lieve it-that's ALL" Audible comment
was rare; for the most part of the peo-
pie stood speeches. in the presence OF
the dead. But two women were very
outspoken. One said: We'll, it is, OF
course, a matter of taste;' but
shouldn't care for this" and she
pointed to the mortal remains of a
priest of the Thebes Temple of Amen
RIA. Her friend did not quite under
stand. Il suppose not" she said, be
sides there wouldn't be room for it in
your parlor, unless you moved the sofa
upstairs" Have that thing in the
house" exclaimed the woman who had
first spoken, why, | shouldn't sleep
wink all night. l meant that |
shouldn't like to be done like that-to
be made into a mummy, you know"
"Of course you wouldn't-not while
you're alive" Nor when I'm dead,
either" "Why not?" why, fancy be-
ing kept all that time and then, per-
haps 100000 years afterward lot of
people you didn't know d be staring at
you under a glass case. Oh! | call it
horridl" We'll" said the other wom
an, I'm pretty sure nobody would
take the trouble to mummy me-" and
they passed out of hearing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-09-07

less complete than the mass of material
he had gathered concerning the Fran
co-Prussian and other great armed
struggles of his own time.
"At last, eight years ago." he said
to me, Il found myself in a position
where I could really begin my work
Everything up to that time had been
preliminary. l then sat down and
wrote my little book.
The conversation took place in the
private dining room of M, de Bloch's
suite in the Hotel d'Orange at Schoe-
veningen, summer resort not far from
The Hague. This resort opens late in
the season. and NJ de Bloch had gone
there long before the place was actu-
ally ready to receive visitors. He was
almost alone in the hotel. He had just
finished his afternoon nap of three
hours, which, with four hours sleep at
night, gives him his rest He was
eating a most frugal supper-not at
all the kind of a meal which a great
millionaire would be expected to or
der.
"At last. eight years ago." he re-
peated. 81 sat down and wrote my lit
tie book"
M. de Bloch's English is somewhat
difficult to understand at first. He
speaks it in common with about ten
other languages. of which French and
Russian (his native tongue) is his ia
vorite His English accent is some
what gruff, in keeping with the fierce
expression of his face. But there was
nothing gruff about the way he said:
Let me bring you copy of my little
book"
He left the room and came back in
about five minutes with his arms full
Of his 'little book"
There are six volumes Of that little
book" and they are large volumes. The
edition which he gave me had been
hurriedly prepared, and was a French
translation of the Russian original.
The pictures had been lifted bodily
from the Russian edition, and their IL
ties were printed in the puzzling char
dCI6IS Ol that uiiuCulI idHSud5S. IIC
explained them to me until | became
confused by their vast number. There
are 1000 pictures in NJ de Bloch's little
book.
Its first five volumes are devoted to
an exhaustive study of war in all its
branches and in all its details. They
amount practically to an encyclopedia
of everything connected with battles
and with fighting men. No other one
man has ever accomplished SO tremen-
dous work OF research.
The first volume is description of
the mechanism of war. 1t deals with
everything from the cross-bow of the
ancients to the smokeless powder Of
today. 1t tells Of Notifications. 1t
deals with features Of attack and de-
tense, 1t omits nothing.
The second volume is headed "The
War Upon the Continent" Unfortun-
ately, and now greatly to his own re-
greet, NJ. de Bloch failed to consider
america as a fighting possibility at the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-09-07
PICTURED HORSES UP TO DATE
Artists Conception of the Noble steed
Not Always Natural.

Artists Conception OF the Noble steed
Not Always Natural
The artists horse Of today is an al
together different creature from the
artists horse OF a century ago. In
years gone by his neck was arched, his
rump well rounded and his whole bear
ing pompous and melodramatic. FREE
quently in the good old days he raised
one foreleg like setter dog or reared
on both hind legs after the fashion Of
q grizzly bear. But things have changed
now, and the pictorial, or marble, steed
has altered his quondam poses for
brisker and more businesslike atti-
tudes. While the modern metamorpho-
sis may lack the heroic features which
formerly characterized our good old
friend, we believe the artistic horse of
the present day is much more accurate.
They say the change is due almost en-
tirely to the revelations of the in
Simultaneous camera. This infallible
portrait maker has caught the steed in
action and shown us exactly how he
looks. 1t has also shown us that when
he runs he doubles up like jackknife
and throws grace to the winds. 1t has
likewise demonstrated the fact that
old-time artists had erroneous ideas as
to how the brute handled his feet and
used his legs Indeed, photography, has
shown us so many things about moving
that strict accuracy in their pOrtraiture
is almost ridiculous.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-09-07
GEMS FOR LEAN PocKETBooks
Promise of an Abundance of Counterfeit
Stones as Good as Any.

Stones as Good as Any.
From the New York Evening Post:
Manufacturers OF imitation jewelry
have lately met with such great success
that it is said the sale of genuine jew
elry in this city is less than ever before,
and it is also said on good authority
that large amounts of capital are soon
to be invested in the manufacture OF
imitation jewelry. For some time past
it has been possible to obtain imita-
ton jewelry in France and England
which is difficult of detection by ex-
perts, but the business has never be-
fore been taken up in this country to
any great extent. The principal man
ufacturers expect to deal in jewels OF
their own manufacture which are said
to be extraordinary fine limitations OF
the real stones and will have a guar
anteed life of twenty years. The "dia-
monds" are composition of classical
and carbon, tipped with platinum,
which is harder than gold. Every real
stone, except a diamond, is transpar-
ent; without the tip of platinum these
diamonds" would also be transparent,
but with it they are given an undetect-
able resemblance to the genuine stone.
These goods are mounted in 14-carat
gold and so artistically that, when
worn, the platinum tipping cannot be
seen. An infinite variety of designs.
copied from the best real models, are
shown, and at price which is about
80 per cent less than the genuine. All
the colored stones-rubies, sapphires,
emeralds and turquoises-are also
manufactured in like way and are
similar, with the exception of the tur-
quoise, to the doublet. except that they
are much harder and are made of real
stone (garnet) and crystal. They are
so hard that the surface can be filed
and no blemish made on the stone. AS
genuine pearls are the most costly OF
gems, so do the imitation pearls take
the lead in price. They are made OF
fishskin and a secret composition. The
manufacture of some especially good
imitation pearls, known as Venetian
pearls" is lost art, the process hav-
ing been invented by poor Venetian,
whose secret died with him. There are
about 10000 of them in this country,
bought in Paris about ten years ago;
they are very hard, can he stepped on
without sustaining the slightest injury,
and will also bounce like rubber ball.
The difficulty in the manufacture of
pearls is in obtaining the orient, or
luSter, similar to the genuine gems.and
1t is said that very often out of 10000
manufactured, few will be marketable,
and they are almost as difficult to
match for necklaces as the real. A dog
collar of imitation pearls, with "dia-
mond" clasps, would cost about $3.50.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-09-07

time this volume was written. he
studies in detail the effectiveness OF
European armies, discusses their exist
ing preparations for war, their plans OF
mobilization, the training of their Off
GERS, their camps, their fortresses, the
possibilities of night and day fighting,
the general esprit du corps, the opera
tions of all of them during the wars
which have occurred in the last CEN
fury; indeed, he omits no one thing
which might by any possibility be use
full to the student This volume alone
contains more than 500 pages.
The third volume is the briefest and
the least important of his work. 1t
deals with naval warfare and the sub
ject is not competently treated.
In the fourth volume he treats OF
economic problems and their probable
effect in the war of the future. 1t goes
into the subject (of course intensely in
teresting to America) of the supply and
maintenance of troops. 1t considers
the cost of the military as compared
with the revenues of all nations. 1t
shows what tremendous advances in
relative cost will mark the war of the
future. 1t points out the inequality OF
the preparations for war made by diff
ferent European countries and it shows
the influence different factors have on
the spirit of armies and the character
of their preparations for war.
The fifth volume tells of the devel-
opment of the idea that may lead to-
ward peace. 1t goes into details con-
corning the literature of perpetual
peace among civilized peoples. 1t
deals with socialism, with anarchy and
with the propaganda of anti-militar-
ism. 1t tells of the different ideas Of
various countries concerning causes for
war. 1t discusses the influence Of ar
mics actually in existence upon the
people of the different countries. It
goes into the matter of wounds and
sickness resulting from war most ex-
haustively- to the point of calcu-
lating the penetration and general eff
feet of every bullet now in use by
civilized nation. The marvellous de-
tail Of this volume cannot be described
in brief article No possible point is
omitted and every conceivable detail
is given in full. The records of the
United States government concerning
the effects Of wounds during the civil
war has never been more completely
summarized than are the studies of M.
de Bloch in this volume.
But it is in the sixth volume that NJ.
de Bloch says those things which it has
been his mission to say. Over thirty
different headings, each one elaborate
in its detail, are covered in this one
book. l am not writing a criticism OF
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-09-07
CHAPTER VIZ

When the door closed upon Mar
guerite Lilbourne, as she left the law
yer's office in Lance Lane. Valdane
Martineau walked up to it and turned
the key in the lock. Then he went
back to the table, sank down in the
large armchair. leaned his arms on the
blotting paper which covered the
desk, and Dropped his head upon them.
What was there in Marguerite's art
less narrative that could have so deep
~ shaken the habitual composure of
this man Of the world?
The bowed head did not stir for up
wards of half an hour. Valdane Mar
tineau was alone in the company of a
thousand evil thoughts, the phantoms
of discreditable past.
Presently he raised his head. the
powerful hand which lay on the desk
was cli1ched. and through his set lips
came one word:
Traitor
He pushed back his chair, and began
to pace the room as if rest were i'm
possible to him.
That she should have come to me
Of all men in the world" he said
aloud. Talk of poetical justice-talk
OF the irony Of fate, Ye gods. that
she should come to me for her rights. !"
There was pause. He went to the
window and gazed slankly out, then
struck the woodwork with force that
shook it.
Il can't do it" he -nuttered between
his elenehed teeth-"no man could do
it! But I'll have my revenge on him"
he cried. with a sudden inspiration.
and, darting back to the desk. he
seized a pen and began to write:
Sir-Three years and six months
ago, when l was penniless adyen-
turer. you tempted me, and fell. II
may be as we'll that l recall. to your
MIND the exact terms CT the conspir-
Icy. You informed me tina. you had
niece-orphan daughter of your only
sister. This child was heiress to an
enormous fortune, and you were her
sole guardian. BY the terms OF her
fathers Will you were to have entire
control over her during her minority.
and If she married against your wish
before she attained the age OF 81. the
wno.e Of her money came to you. Your
suggestion TO me was that should
go through the form of marriage with
your niece. apparently without your
sanction. in order to enable you to
claim the money due to you IN that
case. You represented to me that
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-09-07

Sir Edward Henry Landseer, r. A.,
the great animal painter, who was
trained by his father from about six
years of age to sketch animals from life.
began exhibiting at the Royal academy
when he was only thirteen years old.
At the academy, in 1918, when he was
sixteen, he exhibited a picture entitled
Dogs Fighting which attracted gen
eral attention. and was purchased by
Sir George Beaumont, the then ac-
knowledged head of the patrons and
connoiss eurs of art in England. In the
following year he Exhibited his Dogs
of St Gothard," the engraving of which
became very popular Dogs and deer
were his favorite and best subjects:
the scene of several fine pictures was
laid in the Highlands. which he first
visited in 1924. In 1926 he was elected
an A. r. A., in 1880 an r. A.. and in
1850 he was knighted. He died October
/, 1873, and was buried in st. Paul's
The bronze lions at the foot of Mel
sons monument in Trafalgar square,
London, were modelled by him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-09-07
CHAPTER vi.

from the drawing room as they as
cended the stairs came pleasant clat-
ter Of teacups, and when they entered
they found the family assembled.
Mary was pouring out tea; DR.. Stell-
ing, wonderful to relate, had found
time to join the cosy circle; Mrs.
SIZZLING sat with her usual pile of
clothing for the pocr beside her.
There was cheerful little family
chorus.
"0h, here you arei"-"Well?"
We'll? What have you done,
Madge?"
A cup of tea first, in mercy!" cried
Marguerite, sinking on to the hearth
rug and tossing aside her hat.
Five o'clock tea is the time for chat
ting. All Marguerite's adventures were
related, with comments and annota-
tons from Bernard.
And so Mr.. Martineau will let me
know when he finds the will" she con-
cluded. And now must tell you the
bright suggestion which Bruno has
just made. One does occasionally get
flashes Of inspiration, even from a
great bear"
DO you want a flash of hot tea on
your nose?" demanded Bernard, who
was towering above her.
She laughingly averted her face.
holding up her little hands.
The suggestion of advertising in the
local pape. met with general approval
and it was decided that Bernard should
insert the advertisement without con-
sulting Mr.. Marteau.
BY the way" he said, what sort OF
fellow is Martineau? Laurie used to
know Martineau-a tall fellow with
fair complexion, and slow way OF
talking"
Eyes. that Is very like this man. :"
said Marguerite. "He was nice to talk
to. He gave you the idea that he pos
sessed a great deal Of character. but
was sometimes not sure whether he
woe larohing at me or not. The lat
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-09-07

Mr.. A. II. Verrill, writing in Popular
Science, describes an American spider,
which haunts evergreen trees, and
catches it's prey by means of a kind OF
1asso. The web of this spider is tri-
angular in form, consisting OF four
longitudinal lines and large number
OF cross fibers connecting them. Two
corners Of the triangle are attached to
twigs, but the other corner, which ter
minuates in a single thread, is held
by the spider, perched on a neighbour
ing twig When fly strikes the web
the spider loosens his hold and the
elastic threads instantly entangle the
victim.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-09-07
SERUM FROM sERPENTs
said to BE An Absolute Cure for Hitherto
Incurable Leprosy.

Incurable Leprosy.
New Orleans Special to New York
Tribune: DR.. Isidore Dyar, a we'll
known physician and an expert on
leprosy. has reached some remarkable
results regarding that terrible disease,
and has effected two positive cures.
The antidote to the leprous poison DR..
Dyar found in a serum compounded
by DR.. Calmette. French chemist
The serum was made by the French
man from the venom of serpents and
was designed solely as cure for snake
poison. which it did accomplish. The
serum is now in wide use in India. DR..
Dyar visited DR.. Calmettes laboratory
in Paris, and brought away some OF
the serum, having even then a vague
clew to his recent discovery. 1t ap-
pears that among the traditions OF the
leper colony in Louisiana was one that
several lepers who had been bitten by
venomous snakes were cured. DR..
Dyar applied the serum to five cases OF
leprosy in New Orleans, and in two Of
the cases absolute cures were effected.
In two other cases there was a marked
improvement. and the cases were lost
sight of. so that the final result was
not known. In the fifth case the mans
system proved repellent to the poison,
and the change was for the worse rath-
er than the better DR.. Dyar has been
consulted. it is reported. by the United
States government as to the establish
ment on one Of the Sandwich islands
of a national leper hospital. to which
all the lepers Of Louisiana and other
states viii be sent.