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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
Widely Different.

Perhaps few Bible readers make a
distinction between "bewray" and she
tray" The two words are, however,
different, both in origin and meaning.
Bewray is to reveal. The old writer
says:"Well may he be hurt and die
that will not bewray his disease, lest
he betray his credit" In Proverbs
XXX, "a, we read, HE heareth crush
ing and bewrayeth not" a passage
from which the Revised Version gives
He heareth the adjuration, and utter
eth nothing" again in Proverbs xvii,
16, we find, "The ointment of his right
hand bewrayeth ITSELF" |. e., proclaims
itself; and so also in Isaiah xvi, 3,
and Matthew XVI, 70. "Betray," how
ever, means the action of a traitor.
OF course, to betray a man often in
wolves his bewrayal, but by no means
necessarily.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17

marry a washerwoman's daughter. In
most respects, however, the girl gets
the worst of the bargain, as all the
princes attributes were those owned
by his ancestors, while his bride has
undoubted qualities, the greatest of
which is beauty. La Cavalieri sang at
one of the leading entertainment
houses, Foil Bergere. She carried all
before her with her beauty. Her COM
plexion is of a beautiful pink and
white, her eyes of heavenly blue, her
figure perfection. Her expression is of
the chaste, religious sort so popular
here at the present time. Their WOO
ing lasted many months. The prince
had rivals by the score. He loaded the
singer with jewels and presents. He
carried her off from the Prince dor
leans, who was duly furious, and who,
it was said, was ready to fight another
of his ridiculous duels about the mat
ter, but who managed to control him
self. The prince and princess are
spending an idyllic honeymoon. 1t is
not likely that the bride will return to
the stage, though it is not clear how
the nobleman is situated financially
His family are furious at the marriage
and the prince may not take his pie
bian wife to Russian.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
Turkeys SeIf-Made Man.

There has just died in Turkey man
OF whom the world has heard little. il
anything, yet, who was one of the most
powerful persons in the Ottoman en-
pire. In station little more than a SER
want originally, he managed through
sheer force of character and intelli-
gence to rise to the highest position of
honor and influence. His official title
when he died was Mussaib or Tuturd-
sem Baschi (the man who has charge
OF his masters tobacco). But what he
really was, was the power behind the
throne. His name was Lutfi Aga. He
began his career as servant for NAH
mud Nedim Pasha, grand vizier who
dled about ten years ago. When NAH
mud was sent into exile to the island
LESBOS and, as usual, was deserted by
all his friends, Lutfi Aga remained
with him alone, and not only that hui
after working five years he obtained
MS masters pardon and aided him so
well afterward that Mahmud had
reached the post Of minister of the in
terror when he died. The sultan ap-
preclated this faithfulness and wisdom
OF the former servant and made him
member of the imperial household.
Before long Lutfi Aga had an amount
Oh influence that amazed Constantine.
pie, and his little official palace became
the meeting place of all the dignitaries
OF the Moslem empire So great was the
suitan's affection for him that finally
ne slept always in room next to that
OF the ruler At the time of his death
MS annual income was at least 5000, 900
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17

prince has for father-in-law news
paper peddler on the boulevards. His
mother-in-law is washerwoman, poor
and honest, but very unpresentable
and vulgar. He is delighted, however,
in his luck in securing their charming
daughter, and feels, at any rate at this
moment, most amiably toward his par
ents-in-law. The marriage was has
tened by the fact that the profigate
Prince Henri d'Orleans was pursuing
the woman with such fervor that she
was forced to accept one admirer or
the other. Between two princes she
chose the Russian. Prince Baratinsky
is rather uninteresting person of
small intelligence and dissipated ways.
He has spent a great deal of money,
and implicitly believes that he is dis
tinguished parsonage. If he is it is
purely because of his family descent,
for the first thing he has ever done of
moment except eat and drink is to
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
Chicago Preacher Sees in kissing Bug" the
Locust Swallowed in Book of
Revelations.

A new and terrible significance Is
attached to the advent of the kissing
bug" by Professor A. M. Leonard, the
apostle of the Mission of the Messen
ger Of Truth, in Chicago. In recent
discourse before large audience the
speaker pronounced the mysterious
picipes to be the veritable locust which
the book of Revelation says shall come
from the bottomless pit, attack men
with the sting of the scorpion, from
the effects of whose bite the victim
shall linger five months, and which
fastens itself upon those whose fore
heads do not bear the seal of the Lord.
He read extensively from the book
of Revelation, applying each verse to
several recent calamities, such as the
cyclone at st. Louis, the sinking of La
Bourgogne, and the tornado In Wis
consin. Professor Leonard referred to
the historic dark day" of 1898 and the
falling of the stars in 1888 as modern
evidences that prophecies of the Bible
are fulfilled. In rapid sentences the
speaker then delivered his theory of
the mission of the kissing bug" You
have all read of this latest mysterious
visitation which has come to the
EARTH" said Professor Leonard-"the
so-called kissing bug. which stings
men on the lips, and leaves them in
terrible agony. Here is what l take
to be the Biblical prophecy of their
coming from the ninth chapter OF the
book of Revelation:
And there came out of the smoke
locusts upon the earth; and unto them
was given power as the scorpions of
the earth have power
And it was commanded them that
they should not hurt the grass of the
earth, neither any green thing, neither
any tree, but only those men which
have not the seal of God upon their
foreheads.'
And to them it was given that they
should not kill them, but that they
should be tormented five months: and
their torment was as the torment of
a scorpion when he striketh a man.
This is what is said of the coming
of the so-called kissing bug in the
Bible. This insect which has stung
men all over the country, and which is
unknown to the scientists.
Professor Choate of the Field mu-
scum has said that there has never
been known an instance of the real
kissing bug or picipes, which lives
in the South, biting man. What,
then, is this mysterious insect but the
visitation of one of the last of those
torments which the Bible has declared
shall come, and which precedes the
final destruction
Professor Leonard then went on to
describe the kissing bug as he has been
described by the several victims, and
read more extracts from the book OF
Revelation showing that the new bug
correspondent with the fearsome scor-
pions seen by the apostle John in his
wonderful vision. Several women in
the audience gave evidence that their
nerves were being somewhat wrought
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
DOES IT PR[SAdE THE End OF THE WORLD?

ribly effective stock whip The chain,
the curb, the double rein, and all the
more or less fancy attachments are
stripped from the Bride in favor of
the simple snaffie, and a head-piece
and single rein of leather, so substan-
tial as to defy the roguery or terror of
any ordinary horse to break them.
Crupper, breastplate, martingale-
these are used Or left aside, according
to the build, tricks, and temper of the
mount, with a single eye to usefulness,
and no thought of the ornamental. /
speak of workaday attire and saddlery,
not OF the fieeting glories of holiday
rig-out; and, speaking thus, it must be
said that the Australians outfit is
planned with a single eye to utility
Harper's Magazine
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
EATS HIS SUPPER,
Then Accidentally" Touches a Match
to a Phony SO Bill.

to Phony SO Bill.
Not only are all of the oldtime
amusements of the Tenderloin pre-
cinct wide open" now, but an old
swindle has been revived to the loss OF
several restaurant keepers. 1t is
worked by smartly dressed young
man, whose method is the same in each
restaurant. He enters the place about
midnight and orders an elaborate sup
per with something to drink. When
the time comes to pay his check he
pulls out $40 bill and asks the waiter
How much?" He holds this bill be-
tween his third and fourth fingers and
cigarette between his other two fin
gers. AS the waiter makes out the
check the young man carelessly holds
a lighted match to his cigarette and
incidentally to his ten-dollar bill. The
latter begins to burn, and when the
walters attention is attracted by the
young mans cry of dismay the bill has
been destroyed. That's the last one
of roll | lost playing faro" says the
young man. II haven't another cent.
What am l going to do?" 1t would be
hard-hearted restaurant man who
could resist such a tale of i'll luck as
that, and several of the victims not
only called the supper account off, but
gave the young man his fare home.
In each case the waiter could testify
that the bill destroyed was either for
$40 or $40. The same game was worked
by an elderly man half dozen years
ago. The swindler uses stage money"
or limitations OF bills which have been
issued at various times for advertis.
ing purposes.-New York Sun.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
Is the Club Woman Happierg

1t was at woman's club, after the
meeting, and when the hum and buzz
of feminine voices were intermingled
with the clatter of spoons and tenn
porarily hushed by the mouthfuls OF
ice cream, that the following CONVEX
sation took place between two women,
one of whom was an ardent club wom-
an, as could easily be seen by the
string of medals and insignia which
ornamented the front of her bodice,
while the other was just the ordinary
everyday woman, My dear" said the
club woman, grabbing her companions
hand, Il must be going. l am due at
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17

all day long and bays the moon, wheth-
er there is one or not, from bedtime to
daybreak. An asinine rooster. who
mistakenly regards midnight as morn
ing, adds his note to the voices of the
night, and when poor, tired humanity
thinks at last there is a respite the in
dustrious running fly begs to differ
with him, thus finishing what is a
truthful picture of what a midsummer
night is in reality, with apologies to
Shakespeare that there cannot be more
found who enjoy the dream and less
who wrestle with the nightmare
Philadelphia Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
FRIGHT MADE HIS HAIR WHITE,
Can of Explosive Was Getting Ripe
while He Was at Sea.


"Nitroglycerin, sir; high-explosives
accomplished it, said a well-dressed
man with a youthful face and snow
white hair to chance acquaintance.
But your face is not SCARED. 1t
would seem that an explosion"
AN impending explosion it was.
Two years ago | was one of the most
successful well-shooters in America. l
could make the oil loosen up where
others had failed. The secret lay in the
explosives l employed. / made them
myself, and had the business down fine.
"At that time l went to New York
10 figure on big blasting contract
that would have made me pile. fail
ed to make the arrangements, and the
very day the negotiations fell through
started suddenly for England or a
similar mission.
Is there such a thing as high ex-
plosives ripening?' asked the English
man was accompanying on the Sec
ond day of our voyage.
The question brought me to my feet
and caused an exclamation of horror
to escape my lips. Many explosives
undergo ripening process, which adds
greatly to their destructive power, at
the same time decidedly increasing the
danger of handling them. That made
by me was of this character, indeed
twenty-five days after 1t was COM
pounded it was almost certain to ex-
plode of its own volition, so to speak.
Now, on the upper shelf of the
check room of my New York hotel
had left large grip containing 20
pound can of this compound, the ripen-
ing of which meant destruction and
death.
For an hour was almost in state
of frenzy, freely denouncing myself as
a multi-murderer. In vain | drew an
awful picture of the devastation that
would overwhelm certain New York
hotel in exactly seventeen days, and
called upon the captain to put his ship
about. He promised to transfer me TO
a west-bound steamer if the opportu
nifty presented itself, but fortune failed
me, and | was obliged to cross the
ocean.
ION the morning of the twenty-flfth
day of the life of my ripening high ex-
plosive l sprang from carriage and
rushed into the hotel.
mo reprieved murderer ever expe-
rienced greater joy than did as | saw
the last of the terrible fluid disappear
in a catch basin. Ten minutes later l
started back from the mirror of the
hotel bar, where had gone for bra
cer,' in absolute dismay. My jet black
hair had turned white as snow. Chs
cago Chronicle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
nm by the lurid arguments of the

up by the lurid arguments of the
speaker.
What is the meaning of this gath
ering of nations in the East?" contin-
ued Professor Leonard. at means the
time of that last terrible battle is near,
after which the scriptures say that
2OO,000,000 angels shall appear and de-
stroy third of mankind. All the
events which | have related to You
have appeared in exactly the order
they are named in the Bible. If there
had been one lapse in the chain there
would have been room for you to
doubt that the scriptures were being
fulfilled. If the mysterious bug or
reptile had appeared years ago it
would not have had the effect that its
present appearance has when the
forces of the world are gathering for a
terrible war.
1--WE know from the Bible itself that
the heavens are above us and that the
destroying angel was cast out into the
bottomless pit,which is upon this earth
itself. From this pit shall rise the
source of destruction of all mankind.
Everything has been growing worse
steadily upon this earth until we are
wondering what will come next Chill
dren have been getting so that they
do not obey their parents; they spend
their time in running about the streets,
rushing the growler. and engaging in
all kinds Of iniquity. tell you, my
friends, that no one realizes how near
to the end OF all this we are.
81 regard the appearance of this bug
as final warning to the people OF this
earth to prepare for the hereafter. II
they do not heed it is their own fault.
How many in this audience accept the
statements which / have made as
true?"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
An Australian Riding outfit.

The Australians outfit is an adapta-
ton of the Britons. The colonial
saddle grows peaky pummel and a
high protecting cantle; the mild Eng
lish knee-roll becomes in Australia a
firm, deep, six-inch pad. and even the
back of the thigh is held in place by a
solid fiange sewed upon the saddle-fiap.
As with his saddle, so with the rest of
the stockholders equipment-it is as
the Englishman's, rgt moulded and
strengthened to sterner usage. The
midland mostly ornamental-hunt-
ing-cap becomes ten-foot-and ter
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
MIDSUMMER NIGHT ToRTuREs.
Country Life During the Hot Weather
Is Not BlissfuI Dream.

Country Life During the Hot Weather
Is Not Blissful Dream.
The fantasy of a poetical mind can
with very little effort call up for men
tai review such fairylike ensemble as
Shakespeare has SO gracefully depicted
in that light and airy creation of his,
"A Midsummer Nights Dream" but
the practical prose slave who sees
things only as they actually exist in
his own particular circle shrugs his
shoulders superciliously and offsets
sentiment by description of mid
summer night reality ungarnished by
any decorative frills of Imagination.
The individual who is envied, perhaps
by those who cannot, as he does. rush
away to sylvan shades at the very first
approach of warm weather. frequently
appears of a morning on the incoming
train a veritable wreck from loss of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
Married n Prince

La Cavalieri. the prettiest woman
here. perhaps in Europe. is now the
wife OF the Prince Barantinsky, a mem
Der Of a proud Russian family. with
whom she ran away last APRIL. says a
recent cable from Paris. The news
that ceremonial wedding has oc-
CURED astounds the bouleyaras. The
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
Why Not a Man?

What are you thinking about?" she
asked. during a lapse in the converse
ton.
L was wishing" he replied. drawing
closer, that / might be turned into a
lip-biting bug for about five minutes"
Bet why bug?" she inquired limo.
Gently.
And then, of course-.-PhIladel
phia North American.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17

vagaries of the weather had brought
the four seasons into discredit, wager
ing that snow would be found on the
ground on Christmas morning was
very popular. Even now, when the
weather behaves with a sublime indif-
ference to the time of year, wagers
are still made as to its raining forty
days if St. Swithins be wet.
One enthusiastic supporter of this
hoary legend a few years since. saws
the London Daily Mail, wagered all he
possessed on one wet anniversary that
there would be rain every day during
the prescribed period. 1t did rain %
days, but the twenty-third ruined him
A well-known bookmaker who laws
himself out for what he calls "fancv
wagering has stated that the amount
OF money which was wagered on the
late Right Hon. w. E. Gladstone
reaching the age of 80 was simply
enormous. He also says that being a
believer in the unexpected happening
In politics, he accepted at the time of
the Home Rule split in the liberal par
ty three wagers of $4,000 to e1.OOO
each that Mr.. Chamberlain would one
day be prime minister of England. The
stakes are deposited in a bank under a
deed which provides for the drawing
OF the interest until 1904, the date when
the wager expires.
During the building Of the Tower
bridge one of the workmen wagered
to cook big pudding ten feet under
the surface of the Thames. Needless
to say, so impossible a feat led to a
deal of money being laid that he
couldn't. On the appointed day the
pudding was tide in sack and sank 10
the required depth, the assembled crowd
being greatly amused with the careful
manner in which the performer han
died the sack. At the end of tbrao
hours the pudding was drawn to the
surface and was found to be thorough
ly cooked, the only sault being that If
was a little too well zone. The sack
was half full of lime.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17

Mamma Ethel. what do you mean
by shouting in that disgraceful fash
ion? See how quiet Willie is. Ethel-Ot
course he's quiet; that's our game. He's
papa coming home late and I'm you
The Rival.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17

Sin is bigger word than thief,
drunkard. hypocrite, swearer or Sab
bath-breaker.
Chicago has contributed nearly ST.
100000 so far in war taxes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17

Vegetables are like fresh air-indis-
pensable for our health; they cool and
purify the blood and add a necessary
acid to it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
No Disturbance.

Mrs. Gofrequent-Your husband goes
out good deal, doesn't he?
Mrs. Seldom-Holme-Yes, but we al
ways have seats next to the centra
aisle, and it never disturbs anybody.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
PECULIAR WACERS.

Quite an astounding number Of an
nual occurrences are made the subject
of wagering. Years ago. before the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17

TTORNEYS-CARTER &.BRENNAN.
Practice in all courts. once in the Bax-
ter block, Lancaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
The Non Irritating
Cathartic
Easy to take, easy to operate
Hoods Pills

ATTORNEYS BUSHNELL, WATKINS &MosEs
Practice in all State and United States
courts. East Maple street, Lancaster
The record-union., 1899-08-22
Dog That Steals News.

Philadelphia policemen are hunting
for thief that steals news, and ac-
cording to present indications it will
take the whole available force to catch
him. The description of the culprit en-
tered on the police blotter reads, "Short,
has four legs, two dropping ears and a
long tall There is no classification
as to color The offender belongs to
that division of the canine species
known as mongrel.
Residents of the southeastern portion
of Philadelphia have been annoyed by
having their morning newspapers stolen
from their doorsteps. Complaints be-
came SO frequent that a special detect
i've was detailed to watch for and catch
the thief. Wide awake and alert as the
detective was, it was a long time before
he learned how the newspapers were
really stolen.
The detective was watching one
morning at the parochial residence of
the Church of the Sacred Heart, Third
and Reed streets, from the doorstep of
which place the morning paper had
regularly disappeared, when he saw a
dog dash for the paper and run swiftly
away with it. So astonished was he
tnat ne forgot TO give chase, and the
animal succeeded in getting away with
his booty.
To the thefts of the dog the police
now ascribe all the complaints of news
papers missing from doorsteps. Before
the dog dashes for his game he makes
a careful detour of the district, and if
a bluecoat happens to be near he will
lower his tail and trot lazily about with
an innocent, wistful look until the coast
is clear, but after he bags his newspa-
per he is so alert that no policeman has
been able to catch him.
How the dog disposes of his spoils the
police can only guess. They do not
think the papers he steals are resold
by anybody, but so many have been
missed that they intend. to investigate
it thoroughly.-Philad Times.
The record-union., 1899-08-22
BLOODY DUEL
Between Two Chinese Convicts at
San Quentin.

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Aug. 22.-
All Foo and All Lung, two Chinese
convicts serving five years for burglary
committed in San Francisco, had a
bloody duel in their cells early Friday
morning. and they are confined in the
dungeon awaiting punishment at the
hands of the Board of Prison Directors.
Shortly after midnight Sergeant Gull
yer of the second watch at night heard
some one calling for help. Calling one
of the guards, he went in the direction
where the Cinnamon were confined he
saw both men covered with blood. One
was standing in the corner with a
broken case knife in his hand. He was
ordered to throw down the knife and
come out of the cell. The other man
lay near the cell door almost exhausted,
and hardly able to move. Blood was
streaming from deep cuts in his face
Both men were taken to the hospital
Their wounds are not necessarily fatal