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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-09-07
a Snlte Fenoe.

In pretty Wisconsin town not far
from Milwaukee there is a "spite
fence" which tells It's own story 70 all
the world. 1t is a high and tight
board affair, and cuts off a view
across a number Of beautiful lawns.
The man who lives on one side Of it
evidently feared that the fence would
bring down on his head the condem-
nation Of his neighbors. Not wish
ING to be unjustly blamed, he has
therefore, painted on his side Of the
fence. in letters that can be read a
block away these words: He built
this fence. | didn't do it, The
man on the other side also had on
idea Of letting false impression get
out Accordingly he has painted on
the other side Of the high barrier:
II had to do it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-09-07
She Raised Them.

During a visit in the army camp at
Savannah Gen Joseph Wheeler was
entertained by a party Of northern
men at the DeSoto. When in tho
good humor Of after dinner cigars. ore
Of the men said laughingly:
How is it, General, that the i epy
farms Of the south produce such
whirlwind fighters in such small pack
ages2n
.Wcll, gentlemen, said the little
general, pulling al a large mans Gig
ar, II believe I'll have to give You The
answer an old cracker woman once
gave me when asked her similar
question. Not many years ago had
occasion to make saddle journey
through the pine barrens OF Georgia,
where most everybody is cracker
and mighty shiftless. One day, how
ever, | rode into little community
that showed such signs of thrift as to
be quite out Of keeping with the gem
eral character of the barrens, | do as
sure you gentlemen. | rode up to a
N"oih WhClC SuuH1 ulu WOHidh nboOh
in the doorway and asked her who
owned these little farms that were so
we'll kept.
THAT farm on the left belongs to
my son Jabez' said she, and the next
one to my boy Zalin, and The next to
my lad Jason, and the next is my boy
Aotiphar's place, and
e Hold on, sister, said l. How
did you manage to raise such a line
lot of boys way off here in the woods?,
Waal, stranger, she answered.
i am WILDLY woman, and all | had
to raise EN- on was prayer and hickory
but ! raised them powerful frequent
Philadelphia Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-09-07
"RilI9n" filtlzer Heard From.

AL Gardner recently received an or
der Of goods from a Chicago Paint
Company, with the bill he received
some very neatly painted samples Of
paint colors, among the samples was
the following note:
CHICAGO ILL s-29. '9a
HELLO AL.-Hows coon hunting fishing.
and the Owl Club and the restg
BILLY AFTER,
In the order Of goods was the follow
ing note:
HELLO AL How are you
ED ALTER
The above notes were written by the
Altizer boys, viii and Ed, both arc
working for a large. paint company
which runs a painting establishment
and when Allen Gardeners order for
paint was given to the painter, Will
was probably the one to whom it was
handed
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-09-07
YOUR HOUSE.

BE true to yourself at the start, young man
BE true 70 yourself and God
Ere you build your house mark well the spot
Test well the ground and build YOU not
On Che sand or the shaking sod
Dig dig the fountain deep young
Plant firmly the outer wall;
Let the props be strong, and the roof lie high
Like m open turret toward the sky
Through which heavenly dews may fall
Let this be the room Of your son1 young
When shadows shall herald care,
chamber with never 4 roof or thatch
10 hinder the light OF door Of latch
TO shut il The spirits prayer
Build slow and sure; tis for life young
life that outlives the breath;
For who shall gansay The Holy Worda
Their works do follow them, saith the Lord
Therein there is no DEATH
Build deep and high and broad, young
As the needful case demands;
Let your title-deeds be clear and bright
Till you enter your claim to the Lord Of Light.
For the House not made with hands,
N p WILLIS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-09-07
4 Mason Dead.

Leonard Barrett, one OF the oldest
and best known members OF the Ma
sonic fraternity in Wisconsin, died
Saturday evening at his home in Mil
waukee, At the age of IS years. On
January 80 1898, Mr. Barrett fell on
the icy sidewalk and sustained a frac-
ture OF the left hip. He afterwards
had the limb amputated and he never
recovered from the injury and the
shock.
Mr.. Barrett was for many years
tiler OF the grand lodge in the state
lie had been an active mason for al
most half century, and was always
a great worker III the order.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-09-07
Lots For sale.

The undersigned offers for sale a
choice piece Of land located near the
creamery in Lancaster, Wis, four
blocks from the Court-house square.
The land is described as block one Of
Smiths Addition to the city of Lam
caster. 1t contains at least two
choice building sites. Will be sold in
pieces or altogether. Enquire at
the creamery.
26t4 CHAs. DOLPHfN.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-09-07

Excursion Tickets to Milwaukee Indusria
Exposition to be held Sept. 2 to Oct :.
Via the Northwestern Line. will be
sold at reduced rates For rates,
dates Of sale, limits, etc, apply to
agents Of the Chicago & North " est
ern R'y. 2Sw4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-09-07

Ample room for hitching within the enclosure.
More stalls for horses and cattle, better arranged than
ever.
New and perfect quarters for hogs and sheep which
may be unoaded and loaded with ease and viewed with
pleasure.
Hay and straw Free for animals on exhibition
Pure in ample supply all Parts Of the ground
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-09-07
Notice.

The annual meeting of the Boice
Prairie Cemetery association viii
meet at the Stone school house on
Sept. 9th, ut 1880 p. M.-JoHN T. Cox
Sec. 1922
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-09-07
For Sale.

An almost new z room cottage, and
/ j lots of land, q blocks South of
Court House square, on Madison
street, Lancaster. Enquire OF
Ill. BUCHNER.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-10-19

The show horse of to-day needs to be
possessed of a thoroughly strong con-
stitution in order to stand the strain
which is imposed on him, says the Lon
don Live Stock Journal. Hurry and bus
tie are characteristic of the age, and
both men and horses have to be away
from their homes for weeks together
frequently spending their days in one
show yard and their nights travelling to
another. 1t is possible for them to ge.
so used to the life that they suffer no i'll
consequences, but it is not surprising il
they do occasionally lose bloom under
such conditions. The inffequency of
real breakdowns proves dat the high
class horse stock, taken altogether, are
remarkably robust and healthy. or
many more entries would be absent
from their places through colds, chills
and other ailments, which are apt to be
contracted during sudden changes Of
temperature.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-10-19

''If / had known ii meant this" she
said to herself. Il wouldn't have given
her that $40" The lady saw that she
was likely to lose good servant. When
the meeting was out the preacher
walked home with Lucin6y.
On the following Thursday night the
Afro American Sons and Daughters of
Hagar gave dance at their hall on Main
street. Maria Ann Gibbs. the shining
light of Bethel church, went, and she
danced. Bethel heard and mourned.
On the next Sunday she went to
church. She walked in with Nose
Moore, who was known to be sinner,
and she sat with him near the door, in
the seat of the sinners.
Rev. Eleazor Jackson went past Lu-
cindy's house. and they walked to
church together. Lucindy had increased
her stock of jewelry, not only by the
watch, but by a bright gold ring which
she ore on the third finger of her left
hand. But if Maria Ann cared. she
did not show ii. She had found in the
tents of the wicked what she could not
get in the temple of tie Lord ,-Satur-
day Evening Post, Philadelphia.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-10-19
A NATION OF KINGS.
The Only People Over Which the
European Powers Can Claim
No Sovereignty.


There now remains only one people
and one little valley south of the
equator whose sovereignty has not been
claimed by some European power. 1t
is the valley Of Barotse, so or GO miles
wide, north of Lialui, in South Africa.
And the only reason why the Marotse,
who inhabit it, have preserved their
independence is that England and Por-
tugal both claim it, and therefore the
work of civilization" is at standstill.
1t may not be SO easy to conquer the
Marotse when the time comes, for they
are tall, weil-set-up race, very black
in skin. in manners they arevery cour-
teous and in bearing dignified. Every
full-blooded Marotse is by birthright a
king, and takes hi, place in the aristoc-
racy of the empire. In fact, as every
one is king, there is no head ruler. The
bare fac. that he is Marotse insures
the respect of the subservient tribes,
and as he grows to manhood sense of
superiority usually implants in the ma
tive the dignity of self-respect. All
he labor is done by slaves who have been
captured from neighboring tribes.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-10-19
THE CREVALLES.
Constantly Circling Fishes mt the
Aquarium That the Children Call
the "Merry-Go-'Rounds

Children looking at the crevalles in
their tank at the aquarium call them
the merry go-round fishes, because
they are constantly circling around in
their tank, following one another like
the animals of the merry go-'round.
The crevalles are singularly nervous
and sensitive, and they are always on
the go, says the New York Sun.
These crevalles have now been in cap
tivity more than n year. which Is per-
haps longer than any were ever kept be-
fore; certainly longer than any have
been kept in the aquarium, these being
!he first to be carried through winter,
which was made possible by the extern
sion Of the aquarnm's warmed salt wa
ter supply, so that some others than
tropical fishes could have the benefits
of it. The crevalle goes south in win
ter, where, IN some waters, 1t is abun-
dant. 1t does not come north in num-
bers every summer; it's visits are ir-
regular, and sometimes there are none
here worth mentioning for four or five
years; so that on the whole il is rather a
rare fish in these waters. These speci-
mems we're taken in Granvesend bay;
they have doubled in size and weight
since they were put into the tank.
BESIDES being nervous and sensitive
and easily frightened fish the crevalle Is
fish of beauty with its sides of solid,
silvery pearl.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-10-19
FILIPINO is GULLIELE.
This Is shown by Some Not Very
ScnIy Tricks of the Ynn-
kee soldiers.

The native Filipino has the reputa-
ton of being the shrewdest'among the
Asiatic races. Like the parsee, he is
known as the Yankee of the orient,
says the Philadelphia Press. :
He lost no opportunity to trim up
his occidental Yankee brother when
ever the opportunity presented Itself,
but the American Yankee, and particu-
larly he of the Pennsylvania breed,
usually gave him a Roland for his Oliver.
When the Pennsylvania left San Fran
cisco on their way to the Philippines
the Red Cross society gave each one OF
them an aluminium badge the size and
shape of an American quarter, bearing
the name Of his regiment, his company,
and his company number.
Shortly after their arrival in Manila
the officers of some of the comr aniCs
found these Identification badges Ia the
hands of the Filipino merchants, upou
whom the Pennsylvanians had imposed
them as auerter dollars in return for ar
ticles of barter. 8
Another trick of the Yankee soldier
was to take new copper penny. mill
the edges of il with file. polish the coin
till II shone like golG. and then pass it
upon the guileless and unsuspcious ma.
tives as flve-dollar gold piece.
The gullibility Of the native in this re-
gard led some of the men to write home
for samples Of fconfedernte scrip. which,
when duly received, were put In circu-
lation among the yellow packets as
bona-fide American greenbacks, the ma
tives willingly accepting them as stand
ard paper money Of the United States.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-10-19
THE PHONOGRAPH.
One That Played n Trick on a Min
lister Who Would Have Had
1t Preach.

1t is strange that no one but Kan
sas pastor, full of the life and energy
that has come to that state, would have
thought of the phonograph as his sub
stitute in the pulpit while absent on a
vacation 1t is reported that an earnest
aud progressive pastor, leaving his
flock for a vacation, left a 30-minute
the proper time. The hymns were sung,
a brother had offered prayer and the
announcements had been made, when
one of the deoons brought forward the
phonograph, placed it upon the pulpit,
and announced that, when set in mo-
tion, it would give a devoted flock one
of the sermons which had so endeared
the pastor to the congregation. There
upon the good deacon set the machine
in motion, says the Indianapolis Jour
nal.
No one can imagine the CONSERVATION
OF the congregation when the phono-
graph gave out the song: "Dinah. de
Moon Am Shining" The song ended,
but there was no break-the terrible
machine proceeded to relate a number
of rp-to-date but not very Sunday or
pulpit stories. No one understood the
machine, but after 20 minutes the
deacon grasped the irreverent phono-
graph and hurried out of the church.
The much-beloved pastor might have
been called before council had it not
been discovered that the sermon-loaded
monograph had been left in charge of
son of Belial with the weakness of a
practical Joker.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-10-19
AMIABLE BUT FATIGUED.
The Great General Had Been Roundly
Treated but He Wanted
Few Winks of sleep.

The Roman conqueror was home
again, says the Washington Star.
He had viewed the triumphal arches
and heard the plaudits of plebs and
patricians. The calcium lights had
played on him for miles along the line
of march. The chairman of the com
mittee on arrangements approached
him and said, deferentially;
General, have we left anything un'
done which might convey our apprecia.
tion of the fact that you are the here
Of the hour?'
"Nothing," was the answer.
HAS the procession been as long as
you think it ought to in passing given
point?"
ut has surpassed my expectations
"Have you heard all the speeches you
want?"
"Ies, thank you"
"Have you had all the music you
care for from the glee club?"
"Yes, thank YOU"
"Have you had all the breakfasts ant
dinners and suppers you want?"
Yes, thank you
And all the fireworks ?''
"Yes, thank you"
land all the speeches
"Yes, thank you
Now is there anything else you
would enjoy? If there is. please men
tion it, for you must remember, general
we think the world of you and there
isn't anything we wouldn't do for you"
Are you sure that If spoke candid
ly there would be no offense?''
absolutely"
"Well, to tell you the honest truth, I'd
like about 20 minutes sleep"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-10-19
AS MANY LIVES AS A CAT.
Queer Little story That IL Told OF
Foreign Diplomat and Amer
lean Women.

These are the days of exaggerated
speech, when smile runs into hyper
bole. In illustration queer little
story is going the rounds which may
well be taken to heart by those con-
cerned. A lately-arrived diplomat who
has been enjoying the summer az one
of the most fashionable watering places
had an American friend as his guest.
During some conversation concerning
the country the diplomat, in reply to
question as to what impressed him
most replied: "The most noticeable
thing wbicl has struck 'or foreign
mind is. according to tn nVn testi-
mony, the extreme delcas ad physi-
cal weakness of the American women,
Young and old. There is hardly an
hour that / do not hear some of them
proclaim that they are dying. They
Se of the heat, they die of the cold:
they die of laughter and they die of
grief. And then. again. / have heard
the expressions: I just expired with
surprise. Of course this last | know
to be a joke. But il certainly is curious
to note the extent to which American
womanhood is drifting to the grave,
II the statistics Of their own proclama-
tons Of the facts are reliable. RI is
really wonderful" So solemn was the
horrified diplomat that his auditor is
at a loss to know whether he was seri-
GUS or not. His name is withheld be-
cause on nothing are diplomats so sensi-
tive ns TO be published "a criticism OF
the fair sex.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-10-19
Ills WISH.

They looked the new moon In the face.
Nov make a wish,' said she;
81 will If you will make one, too,''
He answered pensively.
They gazed up at the crescent that
Hung in the western sky,
And wished and turned away and each
Broke off q little sigh.
They sat alone upon the steps,
He and the maiden fair;
She looked around to be assured
No one was lurking there.
what was your wish?" she sweetly asked;
"Ah, something good, l know!
Confess, and l will tell you mine.
Perhaps, before you CO.
He looked into her upturned eyes.
Her little hand sought his;
my wish tonight" he said was what
My fond wish always is.
/ wished that /, somehow, might find
The road that leads TO fame
That, dying, may leave behind
A great and honored name"
She pulled her little hand away,
She sighed another sigh,
What fools they are who wish,' she said:
Good evening and good-by!"
And, going home, he wondered at
The sudden change of air
Some people know so little of
The ways of maidens fair.
IS. E, Kiser, in Chicago Times-Herald.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-10-19

Thirty years ago the sardines and
young herring in Canaditn waters were
sold mostly as fertilizers In 1897 near
ly million boxes of ardines in oil
were put on the market. The price paid
TO fishermen varies extraordinarily, ac-
cording to catch, season nd year, being
sometimes as low as SIX dollars per
hogshead, and sometimes as high as
500
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-10-19
Fire-WaII.ing Ce1emony I'm FIJI.

In the Journal of the Polynesian So
ciety COL Gudgeon describes how he,
along with two other Europeans.
walked across red-hot stones in Fiji.
the colonel and one European being
unscathed and the other European be-
ing badly burned. They walked with
bare feet, and slowly, across an oven 12
feet in diameter. Col. Gudgecn's i'm
preston ss he walked across was that
the skin would all peel off his feet, but
all he felt when the task was over was
tingling sensation like slight electric
shocks on the soles of his feet, and this
continued for about seven hours. The
stones were hot enough an hour after
wards to burn up green branches
Chicago Tribune.
The Life of Japan.
The better class of japanese do not
live in the treaty ports Of Japan, which
are frequented by the casual traveller.
Life in these towns is so different from
the real life of Japan that it is impossi-
bic to get an idea of the country from
them.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-10-19
The Life of Japan,
Growth of yesuvfus.

The habit of smoking does not seem
to affect Vesuvius as Ii does the small
boy, by stunting his growth, for the old
veteran has added $50 feet TO his stature
within the past year
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-10-19
RUSSIA S FINANCES.
Vast Railway Plans Must BE POST
pOned Because of Stringency
in Money Market

A great deal of interest is aroused
in both political and financial circles
by the appeal for assistance now being
made by Russia in the London money
market. For many years to come, writes
Arnold White, in Harper's Weekly, Rus
sia will require large financial re-
sources TO carry out her vast plans for
railway development in China, Persia
and Siberia. Unless London comes TO
the help Of NJ. de Witte, the Russian
minister of finance, the building of these
railways, which bulk so largely in the
scaremonger's eyes, is likely to be post
poned for an indefinite period. 1t
seems odd that Russia should come To
London to borrow money for the ad-
vanccment of schemes which are openly
designed to thwart the political and
commercial interests of England and
the United States in the far east. 1t is
unusual, to say the least Of it, to invite
prospective victims to subscribe for the
expenses of their own interment. The
only ground on which the application
is to be justified is the cosmopolitan
character of modern finance, which
knows neither country nor patriotism.
Every shilling subscribed in England
or America for the building Of Rus
sia's strategic lines in Asia will be used
against them. The spirit in which that
portion of the Russian government
which is hostile to Anglo-Saxon devel-
opment administers the affairs of the
interior Of the empire and will admin
lister the far east. is shown in the arrest
and exile of thousands of students, and
u the closing of nearly all the prin-
cipal universities and colleges in Rus
sia
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-22
THE HUNGRY SEA TOOK
1.-THE OF THE LIVING
CONTINUED from First Page.)

and they held him all Thursday night
when the storm was at it's worse in
their arms. Heroism and bravery we
love to write.
Henry Blango, colored, the cook. on
Friday died on deck from exhaustion
and was washed overheard.
On the island untold suffering IS the
story. Captain Hul's house is total
loss. Eagle House saloon gone, Hotel
Ponder badly damaged, Captain Zig
mans house badly damaged, Dey's sa-
loon and billiard room washed off of its
blocks and damaged, s. Bridgman's
porch and kitchen washed away
and kitchen and dining room a
total. loss, Tuthill house badly
wrecked, sleeping apartments wash
ed several feet. The boarders
while sitting at the table in the Tut
hill House could see the floor rise over
foot in response to the swing Uf the
waves.
Mr.. Luke Tuthills house was carried
thirty feet; the chimneys at Captain
Bragg's house were blown down. and
crushed in one end of the nousa; the
Southern M. e. church is total loss,
and the Northern M. e. church was
washed OH us DlOChSJ INO SSuooA ~ eA''sAo
are gone.
The unfortunates on the schooner Viii
lis went without water and food from
Wednesday to Saturday noon.
The bali room at the hotel was tutned
into room of prayer.
Captain F. G. Tuthill, of the Ports
mouth life saving station, reports the
following wrecks: Schooner turned over
in the blight at Royal shoals, crew mss
ing; Norfolk and Southern boat ashore
ON Hog Island; schooner l.. a. Willis,
Captain r. s. Griffin, of Washington,
n. c., wrecked near Ocracoke inlet, two
men lost, four saved by men from the
Portsmouth life saving station; sloor
Helen Roxie, Captain Kelley, ashore ON
the beach; schooner ashore on Harhor
Island, name unknown, as the crew
from the life saving station have not
rescued them: steamer Neuse Of n. & s.
II. II. Co, ashore at the mouth OF the
harl,or in about three feet OF water.
Out Of twenty fishermen on Swan
Island fourteen were lost; Northwest
Point lighthouse. was damaged and lost
one boat and provisions. Portsmouth
suffered like Ocracoke and had houses
blown down and horses and cattle
drowned 1t is also reported that a new
inlet has opened ON the north side OF
Ocracoke with about four feet of water
in IL