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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-08
WHY STRATT0N SOLD HIS GOLDEN PET.

for his income, for he owns a great
many gold mines in Cripple Creek,
probably dozen, and large interests in
many more. He possesses one-sixth
interest in the Portland, and draws
$4,000 a month as dividends from his
investment. He is acknowledged to
be one of the best as well as one of
the most liberal mine owners that the
state has ever seen. Mr.. Stratton is
perfectly blase on the subject of wealth
and he tells his friends that he doesn't
care to take out the amount of ore
possible from his mine because he
doesn't care to be bothered with look
ing for investments for the surplus;
it is his idea that the money is safer
in the ground than ia bank. This
is unique reasoning, and does not be-
tray the usual curiosity of the mining
man who wants to guess the everlast-
ing conundrum, How much more gold
is in that mine?" He is also different
from most of the other men in this &C.
cupation, in this respect that he has
preferred to maintain sole ownership.
In personal appearance he belongs
to the spare, intellectual, reflective type
of American. He is a clean-featured
man Of medium height, of delicate and
refined features. He is not very talk
alive, but he is without any affectation
or reserve; one might really call him
sociable. He appears older than he
is. with his shiny white hair, which
looks as fine as silk. He has sort
of scholarly and distinguished appear
ance.
No one knows yet whether he is go
ing to make himself wretched in
fashionable way but his friends make
no such predictions. 1t is said seri-
ously that he will live in New York,
giving London and Paris some of his
time. It will be impossible to LOOK
after the independence when half way
across the continent so he sells it to
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-08
He IS Killing Off All The Fish at the Golden Gate
and Up the Sacramento River.

San Francisco, Cal, May Cali
fornia's State Fish Commissioners
have decided to exterminate the seals
on the coast islands within fifty miles
Of San Francisco because of their
depredations on salmon and other food
fishes. These depredations are not con-
fined to the ocean outside Of the Bay
of San Francisco, but the seals enter
the bay and 60 up the Sacramento
river over 100 miles in pursuit Of sal
mon. They destroy the nets of fish
ermen and eat hundreds of fish that
are in the seines. They have well been
called the coyotes Of the sea, and at
last war has been declared against
them. As soon as the government
gives permission to shoot seal on the
Farallones and on Ano Nuevo islands
the work of determination will begin
II has been deferred for years for sem
timental reasons, and also through
fear that the killing Of seals on other
islands would scare away the sea lions
that swarm over the famous Seal
Rocks, near the Cliff House, one Of the
chief attractions Of San Francisco.
Whether the slaughter Of seals on the
Farallones. which is the parent rock
cry, VIII affect the colony on the Seal
Rocks remains to be seen. Even so
accomplished an expert on the seal
as President Jordan Of Stanford Uni
yersity is unable to give any definite
answer to this question
These seals that swarm on three
groups OF coast islands are not the fur
seals of commerce. They are the gray
seal and since rubber has taken the
place of leather for betting, they are
not worth the ammunition that it re-
quires to kill them The hide makes
a good, flexible leather, which is used
sometimes for leggins but il has no
commercial value. The Chinese will
pay about $3.50 for the long whiskers,
which they use for toothpicks. The
blubber would yield a large amount Of
grease and might be profitable to try
out but no one on this coast has ever
tested it to see whether it would be
profitable.
In their habits these seals do not
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-08
Prof. CREME and His Wireless Telegraphy

Prof. Jerome j. Greene, head OF the
department of physics and electrical
engineering at Notre Dame UNIVERSE
ty, who has been making successful
tests of wireless telegraphy at Chica-
go, is an Ohio man, and is still more
youthful in appearance than in years,
although he is barely 80. He was
graduated as an electrical engineer
from the Ohio State University at CO.
lumbus in 1898, and served as an ex-
pert with the Edison Electrical Com
pany in Chicago. He was identified
with the Atlanta Exposition, and aft
erward became instructor in the Ma
tional School of Electricity. For four
years he has been at Notre Dame The
instruments which he has used in his
tests have been made by himself and
his pupils in his laboratory, and at
first he found difficulty in securing fine
gradations and nice differentiation
with his improvised appliances, but
with each test he improved them until
the signals came sharply and distinct
w.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-08
Landor's Cravat.

AT a friendly dinner at Gore house,
when it was the most delightful of
houses, his dress-say, his cravat or
shirt collar-had become slightly dis
arranged on a hot evening and Count
d'Orsay laughingly called his attention
to the circumstance as we rose from
table. Lander became flushed and
greatly agitated. MY dear Count
dOrsay, l thank you! My dear Count
d'Orsay, l thank you from my soul for
pointing out to me the abominable
condition to which / am reduced, If
I had entered the drawing room and
presented myself before Lady Bless
ington in so absurd a light / would
instantly have gone home, put pistol
to my head and blown my brains out.
-Landor's Letters.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-08

The latest masculine wrinkle which
girls affect is masculine gloves, not
fitting the feminine hand. but gloves
that are cut on masculine lines, de-
signed for masculine wearing, and but
toned with the single button that holds
together the abbreviated kid wrist. The
gloves are short and square and made
of heavy dogskin and stitched marked
ly in white. The fingers are big and
clumsy, and the entire glove is almost
twice the size which the girl ordina-
rily affects. The bigger the glove the
more stylish the result. The mascu-
line glove is entirely in keeping With
the stubby. ugly masculine shoe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-08

differ materially from the fur seals Of
Behring sea. There stin IS much to
learn about them After the baby seal
has been taught by its mother to swim
and care for itself the pup disappears
and for two years does not return 10
the rookery where ii was born. Where
II goes and what Il does in the mean
time are mysteries that no one has
solved. In the same way no one has
been able to explain che sudden migra-
ton of the seals from one place TO
another. They come and so without
apparent reason.
The seals are found mainly on the
Farallone and Ano Nueyo (or New
Year, islands and on Point Reyes. The
Farallone islands are said to be the
parent rookery, and 1t is the favorite
breeding place of all the seals near
this city. The Farallones are forty
miles from San Francisco. and got the
name from the early Spanish voyagers
because Of the abundance of sea birds
which lay their eggs there. So great
is the number Of these fowl that they
darken the air when disturbed at their
resting time. On one Of the little
islands near the main island Is the
fayorite breeding place of the seals.
The island is shown in the picture,
which is from a photograph taken by
Charles II. Thompson, clerk OF the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-08
ATTACKED BY EAGLES.
they Were Evidently After His Small
Cocker Spaniel.

Isaac Bill, who lives under the sha-
dow Of Indian hill, near Weston, Conn,
is suffering from wounds received in
battle with a big pair of gray eagles
says the New York Press. Mr.. Bill
was crossing a meadow in search Of a
stray COW, accompanied by his small
cocker spaniel, when his attention was
attracted to the two huge birds, which
were circling around over Indian hill.
Suddenly dark shadow passed along
swooped down toward the dog. Mr..
Bill struck at the bird with his cane,
hitting it several hard blows, and it
scared upward and was Joined by its
companion. Then both birds began to
make long swoops down toward the
man, suddenly veering when within
few feet of him, and all the time utter
ing harsh cries. Mr.. Bill did not like
the situation. He picked up the dog
tucked it under his arm, and made
tracks for home. The eagles followed
and one made an attempt to close its
talons on the dog. Mr.. Bill struck it
again and again. The other eagle
then joined in the melee and, before
Mr.. Bill realized it, struck him heavy
blow on the head, and at the same time
tore the arm of his coat and scratched
the flesh underneath. Then Mr.. Bill
began to run for dear life toward the
house, which was now only few rods
distant. The eagles kept close and
several times struck both him and the
dog. One drew his talons vlciously
across the mans neck, making deep
wound. As he reached the gate of his
yard Mr.. Bill screamed for help, and
his eldest boy seized a clothes pole
and struck one of the eagles to the
ground. 1t had all the fight taken out
of it, and getting up, scared away, its
companion following. Mr.. Bills neck
and shirt were fairly covered with
blood and he was nearly exhausted
from running and his exertions in
beating the birds off.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-08
DISTINGUISHED
Himself in the Civil War, and Has just
Been Rewarded.


Washington correspondence New
York Sun: A certificate of honor from
he war department has been award
ID Mr.. Frank Miller, of Frederick
Junction, Md, who has been in the
employ of the Baltimore & Ohio Ran
cad for many years. During the clVli
var Mr.. Miller was telegraph opera
or at Alpine, w. Va, where the Inlr-
y-ninth Illinois and Tenth Pennsyl-
yania regiments were stationed Gen.
Lee and Col Ashby made an attempt
o capture these regiments. but were
unsuccessful, they escaping to the
Maryland side Young Miller stayed
oy his post until Col Osborne OF the
Union forces told him that he must
ry to save himself, and then 1t was
hat Miller jumped into the Potomac
and swan to the Maryland shore.
The confederates peppered away at
aim while he was making his swim
or liberty and life, but he reached
Maryland in safety, and remembering
hat the government wire ran along
he old national turnpike he had two
If the soldiers lift him up to the wire,
which he cut and applied the magnet
% it. Only a few moments were re-
CURED for him to get in direct com
munication with the war department
through Mr.. Thomas Eckert, now
president of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, but then at the
Washington end. AS soon as the war
department. was acquainted with the
TACT, e-enforcements were sent from
Williamsport in time to prevent the
capture. For his valor and ingenuity
On the occasion the young telegraph
operator was taken into the govern
ment service. performing the duties OF
scouting reporter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-08
THE MAD KING.
Otto of Bavaria and His Beautiful
Little Palace.

Little Palace.
The reigning king Of Bavaria is Otto
l., man whose state of mental alien
alton is dark and terrible, says the
Detroit Free Press. He lives since his
accession as he had lived before, shut
up in the beautiful little palace of
Furstenrid, about two hours distant
from Munich. OF late years his malady
has taken the form of stupor, though
there are still occasional outbreaks of
violence. There has never been any
hope for his recovery, and it is really
a lamentable fact that his physical
health is excellent He occupies
suite of rooms on the ground Of the
palace, the doors being always left
open during the daytime as closed
doors and windows excite his rage
Once he broke all the front windows
Of his apartme- IS and since then the
glass has been protected by wire. Moth
ing else about the palace would indi
cate that a lunatic inhabited it. The
king is always dressed in black and his
pet adornment is a long black beard,
which he will not allow trimmed. He
often washes his face and hands, but
can seldom be persuaded to take a full
bath. He smokes from thirty to forty
cigars or cigarettes a day-enough to
make any man crazy! He seems to
have no marked desire for anything OF
T. -. \
to see him look at the old servant who
cared for him in his infancy-she alone
calls forth a CLEAN of intelligence in
his countenance Notwithstanding the
great misfortune that his condition is
to their country, the good Bavarians
celebrate the natal day of their mad
king with great loyalty.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-08

lighthouse board. He took the picture
from the main island and was able to
give a perfect idea Of the old sea lions,
female seals and pups swarming over
the little island, which is not fifty feet
away. 1t is thought that all the seals
in this vicinity go to the Farallone
rookery during the breeding time, and
from there that the young seals go to
the other islands. The Seal Rocks,
near the Cliff House, are occupied
mainly by the young bachelor seals,
who have not yet established a claim
to set up a harem. Until bachelor
seal reaches or G years of age he
has not the strength to meet the old
bulls in combat and is driven off the
breeding grounds. When his teeth are
fully grown and he wakes strong, then
he enters as a competitor for the favor
of the cows, and at once becomes the
head OF harem. On the Seal Rocks
are gathered the young bachelors who
have not yet become established. They
furnish nine-tenths of the active ami
mails that the tourist from the Cliff
House colony sees disporting in the
water or crawling clumsily over the
rocks. The others are the old bulls
who return here after the breeding
season and who frequently have ter
rible combats on the rocks The big
gest bulls weigh something over a ton,
and" it requires four strong men to
handle the carcass The cows average
from 1900 to 1900 pounds. and the
yearling pup weighs about 300 pounds
On Point Reyes the seals frequent
low lodges Of shore at the foot of high
bluffs. They sometimes go there in
thousands, though of late years they
have seemed to favor Ano Nuevo
island, which is about thirty-five miles
to the south Of San Francisco. This
island IS separated from the mainland
by about mile Of channel and it is
inhabited only by Keeper Butwell of
the lighthouse station. He has lived
on the island for ten years, and has
thus had good chance to study the
habits Of the animals. When he first
came 20 the island the government had
prohibited the shooting Of seals, but
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-08
Late Owner of Famous independence Mine. the
Richest in the World,

Winfield Scott Stratton, of Colorado,
the fame that his multimillions had
brought him, and so he concluded TO
sell his golden pet, the Independence
mine at Cripple Creek-to leave it all,
and go to New York or London, where
he Will not be bothered by the horde
of money seekers who want his gilt
tering pile to enrich themselves; by
the mendicants, by the promoters and
schemers, by ones who want to bring
him OUT and let him have a good time.
lie is going to escape all this and go
to England and enjoy life in his own
original way by giving to Gods poor
as he has always done, and live in a
pretentious or unpretentious mannere
as he may see fit.
Colorado will miss him, for he has
been before the public eye, not of his
own seeking, since 1891, when on the
Fourth of July of that year, between
sunrise and sunset, he became a multi
millionaire. The attention of the whole
mining world has ever since been
drawn to that figure of w. S. Stratton,
standing by his lonely shaft on Battle
Mountain when he made his great find.
In honor of the day he called his mine
Independence, and the name is as we'll
fitting synonym for his own char
acter. He is impulsive to eccentricity
and generous to fault He has
keen sense of humor, and, indeed, he
derives more enjoyment from his
wealth than any one has any idea or
conception of. He regulates his pleas
ures on an elevated plane, which can
not always be said of men coming sud
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-08
Moman.s Sweet snlicitnde.

Mrs. Youngwife-T Thank goodness
I've got the worst Of my spring clean
ing done.' Mrs. What! All
by YOURSELF Mrs. Youngwife-" MN
no. got my husband today to take up
the carpets and beat them, and take
the beds apart and polish the furni-
ture, and Mrs. Naybor-Oh, then
he stayed at home all day? Mrs.
Youngwife-Y Yes He said he felt so bad
and he looked SO wretched when he got
up this morning that | Just wouldn't
let him go to the office.-Catholic
Standard.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-08
WAR DECLARED ON THE SANFRANQS(O SEAL,

chair is rolled out and he is invited to
step into it for a rest. The mere sug-
gestlon of doing nothing appeals to
him strongly and he accepts the invi-
tation with alacrity. He stays in. is
locked up and seems to enjoy the SEN
sation of being wheeled about for
about ten minutes Then he begins to
feel uncomfortable; he cannot move
and his legs are cramped. At the end
of an hour he is yelling for mercy and
promising reform to get out. The
usual dose is three hours. The instant
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-08
Maino Tramps noxcd in rnlory Chnlrs

Maine Tramps Boxed in Pnlory Chairs.
Tramps are thick enough in the
state Of Maine, but they all steer clear
of Oakland, a prosperous town in that
commonwealth. The lookup in that
place is provided with two tramp
chairs, which have all the terrors Of
the ancient inquisition devices for the
Wandering Wiliies. The chair is a
strongly built cage in the form of a
chair on wheels, constructed of heavy
sheet iron strips in such manner that
the occupant must remain in an up
right position as long as he is kept in
it, A little shelf is placed outside
within reach of the mans hands, the
only limbs he is able to move. The
door is so constructed that it follows
the lines of the chair, and when it is
closed over the victim and locked he
is held as firmly as though bound with
cables. The chair can be wheeled
around at pleasure and placed where
its exhibition will do the most good
When a tramp is found In Oakland the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-08

the door is reopened the hobo strikes
Decline for the open country, and never
comes back. The news has spread rap
idly in trampdom and after the first
few weeks of the chairs existence there
las been little use for them in Oak
land
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-08

Says the New York Tribune of recent
date: New York hotel men were
much amused yesterday when they
heard from Cleveland OF a proposition
there to form a gigantic hotel trust
in the country, to take in all the hotels
and then shut up some and advance
prices all along the line. This would
be a stupendous undertaking, in the
first place, said hotel proprietor,
and it would hardly be possible to get
any of the big hotel men OF the coun-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-08

denly into the possession of great
wealth. He loved his mine as he
would dear friend, or as a child would
delightful plaything, and he has never
been known to waver for one instant,
when. over and over again, he has
been approached on the subject of sell
ing it. It was his goose with the gold
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-08
MALTESE PUPPY
'pply Cornered by Young Woman of
lt.,..,.,,l..,s.,I H...af....-

Supply Cornered by Young Woman of
Commercial Instincts.
New York World A new trust has
been formed. 1t has not been incor-
porated under the attractive monop-
olistic statutes of Jersey yet and will
not be. Representatives, puppies
form the product of the monopoly and
the head and front of it is Miss Grace
Reed, of No. 422 West Twenty
street. Very quietly, but with relent-
less commercial persistency Miss Reed
has been laboring to accomplish a cor
ner on the Maltese Puppies as a foun-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-08
Truant Laws in Switzerland.

The absence of child from schoo.
in Switzerland, unless in case of ill.
ness, is punishable by fine. the
amount Of which is daily increased. II
it be suspected that the childs illness
is slammed, a doctor is sent by the
school authorities, and when he is con.
vinced that the suspicion is correct the
parents have to pay his fee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-08
A Fatal Mistake.

Hicks-Why is it you are so hard OIL
Wellington? He never did you a bad
turn or ever spoke ill of you. Wicks
II know that; but the fact is the first
time | saw Wellington l thought he
was something out of the ordinary and
| was as polite to him as l knew how
to be. | never shall be able to forgive
him for that mistake Boston Tran.
script.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-08

Tommy Browns your big sister
engaged to Mr.. White? Susie Green
No, an guess she doesn't want to be
Tommy Browr-Did she say so? Susie
Green-No. but she knowed he was
comm tonight an sne cat onions al
supper.-Catholic Standard and Times
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-08

try to go into the combination. Some
of the smaller proprietors and the
owners of old and out-of-date houses
might be glad to accede to such a prop
osition, but all the modern houses are
hasking in the present prosperity and
doing exceptionally we'll and they
would not listen to the PLAN
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-08
Direct Results of Prayer.

Mr.. Sturdock, medical missionary Of
the c. NJ. S. at Bagdad, and grandson
of another missionary, the late Rev.
John Cowan of Carronhall, jamaica
mentions remarkable incident in a
recent letter. 81 must tell you" he is
reported as saying in the Gospel News,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-08

The saloon bird may be known by
its nest and nestlings.
"of matter in which we are all re-
Joicing just now. Some time ago an
officer in the Turkish army was i'm
prisoned because he was discovered to
be a Christian. No help could be CD
tanned from the British or other con-
sulates here. We were, therefore
thrown on God alone Instead of be-
ing sentenced to two or three years
Imprisonment, as happened in a for
mer case, this man was liberated wl.n-
in one month. Our faith in God is 50
weak, for we are all astonished be-
yond measure at His speedy answer.
Our song is one of praise all the day
long. The soldier made a bold con-
fession when brought before his judges.
and this trial of his faith will make
him loyal servant of Jesus Christ
Rams Horn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-08

en- eggs and until recently he had
shown no inclination to part with her,
not for even the piles and piles of gold
he has been offered for his friend UNI
der ground. He always said: Il don't
care to sell; | am having lots of fun
with this" and he would pick up his
rough hat and leave his would-be buy
orc
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-08
AMERICAN ACTRESS TO We'd A BRITISH lord.

The ranks OF English duchesses, Oft
times recruited from America and thu
stage, are to be invaded by Edna May,
the Salvation Army lassie OF "The
Belle of New York" The prospective
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-08

cycle racing craze she met Fred Titus,
fell in love, which was deyotedly re-
ciprocated, and they were married. She
excelled in various minor theatrical en-
gagements, and finally succeeded in be-
ing picked up by Mr.. Lederer for the
part of the army lassie at the last mo-
ment. the star having failed to make
good her contract. Miss May happened
to be in the chorus. Her voice was
young, pure, and sweet. and as Is his
wont. Mr.. Lederer taught her all the
business Of the part in which she made