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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-07-12
sHAKEUP IN MORGAN PARK.
Every Office Holder in the Village Re-
signs-Tne Pooh-Ba

Every Office Holder in the Village Re-
signs-Tne Pooh-Bah
There has been a complete cha0se
In all the municipal offices of Morgan
Park, says the Chicago Tribune Ev-
cry Office in the village has a new in
cumbent. The changes include the
chief of police and his men, the fire
marshal and the members of his de-
partment, the street commissioner.
sewer inspector, water inspector, the
park police force. the paving inspec-
tor, the commissioner of public works,
and the dog catcher Never in the his
tory of the suburb has there been such
ing of the town board the entire mu-
nicipal force marched 10 the town hall
in a body and resigned He said he
was overworked. The resignation
came as surprise, but was accepted.
Thomas ketchum comprised the Of
ficials who resigned and Isaac Curtis
was elected to fl all the positions
ketchum vacated. Ketchum was orig
inally appointed chief of police and
constituted the entire police force
Then he was appointed chief of the
fire department. which he also COM
posed. When there was a fire he
turned in an alarm as policeman
and ran to assume his position as the
fire department. A few months later
the Office of sewer inspector and the
ut tn, u i.,c
again Ketchum was honored with the
appointments. And SO on down the
list. But trouble was brewing. The
position of dog catcher was created
and the same Thomas Ketchum gained
new official honors. Soon murmurings
of discomfort were heard from the
force. The chief of the fire depart
ment said he could not care for a fire
when there was dog to catch. The
chief of police said the same. The
climax came when the dog catcher
himself swore that he could not and
would not act as the police depart
ment, the fire department and the in
spector of everything when he had his
official duties to perform. Then he all
resigned in a body. Isaac Curtis was
sworn in as the new chief of police.
He spent the first day taking the oath
of the various positions in the depart
ment. The next day he assumed the
duties of the different inspectorships.
To-day he will be inaugurated dog
catcher and the list will be complete.
The village is considering the sug
gestion of creating several new official
positions and Curtss is being favor
ably mentioned as the most likely can
didate
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-07-12

iously. to get peep at the officials,
and had pushed their noses Cup
against the wicker work of the ticket
window. The officials, who were en-
gagged in low-tone conversation with
the agent, glanced quickly toward the
window and moved farther away.
The engineer and fireman did not
wear the look they bore at this time
at lodge, and the conductor leaned in
the bay window. He was appeased
in moment. for he came rapidly
toward the engine with two pieces of
white tissue paper, handing one to
the engineer while be read the other
himself and thrust it into his big
coat pocket. The trio of officials
FASTENED into the car. seated them
selves beside the big window, lighted
fresh cigars. crossed their legs. and
with six eXnausts the train was gone
''Whew" said the agent.
Here too, assented the operator
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-07-12
Strange Bible Facts.

The learned Prince of Granada, heir
to the Spanish throne. imprisoned by
order OF the Crown for fear he should
aspire to the throne. was kept in soli-
tary confinement in the old prison at
the Place of Skulls. Madrid. After
thirty-three years in this living tomb
death came to his release, and the fol-
lowing remarkable researches. taken
from the Bible and marked with an
old nail on the rough wall of his cell,
told how the brain sought employment
through the weary years:
In the Bible the word Lord is found
1853 times
The word Jehovah $500 times.
The word reverend but once, and
that in the ninth verse of Psalms.
The eighth verse of the ninety
seventh Psalm is the middle verse Of
the Bible.
The ninth verse of the eighth chap
ter of Esther is the longest.
The thirty-fifth verse of the eleventh
chapter OF st. Jonn is the shortest.
In the one-hundred and seventh
Psalm four verses are alike-the
eighth. fifteenth. twenty-frst and
thirty-tirst.
Ezra p. contains all the letters
of the alphabet except j.
Each verse of the one hundred and
and thirty-sixth Psalm ends alike.
No names or words with more than
eight sylables are found in the Bible.
The thirty-seventh chapter of Isaiah
and the nineteenth chapter of Second
Kings are alike.
The word girl occurs but once in
the Bible and that in the third verse
o the third chapter OF Joel. q x.-s
There are found lin both books of
the Bible 1888, 1873 letters, 773, 693
words, Sl,3'3 verses, 1,l69 chapters
and &C books.
The twenty-sixth chapter of the
Acts OF the Apostles is the finest
chapter to read.
The most beautiful chapter is the
twenty-third Psalm.
The four most inspiring promises
are John xiv. ?, Vi, 81 Matthew XII,
IS; Psalm xxxvii, A.
The first verse Of the fiftieth chap
ter of Isaiah is the one for the new
convert.
All who latter themselves with vain
Boosting should read the sixth chap
ter OF Matthew.
All humanity should learn the
sixth chapter ofnSt. Luke from the
twentieth verse to its ending.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-07-12
How Lawyers Write.

IF were to give YOU an orange. a."
said Judge Foote Of Topeka. II would
simply say, i give YOU the orange,
but should the transaction be intrust-
ed to lawyer to put in writing he
would adopt this form: i hereby
give, grant and and convey TO you all
my interest, right. title and advant-
age Of said orange together with its
rind. skin, juice, pulp and pits; and
all rights and advantages therein.
with full power to bite. suck or other
wise eat the same or give away with
or without the rind, skin, jTice pulp
or pits: anything hereinbefore or in
any other deed Or deeds, instruments
of any nature or kind whatsoever to
the contrary in any wise notwith-
standing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-07-12
HIS DREAM CAME TRUE.
john Cocklasski's Body Is Turning t

john Cocklasskrs Body Is Turning to
stone.
While he lay in bed sleeping early
yesterday morning John Cocklasski of
No. 15S Henry street dreamed that his
body was turning to stone and that
some horrible thing was clutching at
his throat, says the New York Press.
In agony he awoke and rolled out of
bed to the floor, screaming for help.
Part OF his dream was true. He is in
Gouverneur hospital, and the physi-
clans there say that his body is be-
coming ossifed. His screams when
he rolled out of bed were heard by
persons in the street, and they tried
to get into the house. The door of
the tenement house was locked and
John MuldoOn climbed up the coping
on the front of the building to Cock
lasSlli's rooms on the second floor. He
could not move either arm or foot.
An ambulance took him to the hos
pital Cocklasski was employed as a
night Waterman in a factory in Di-
vision street. He weighs 100 pounds,
is five feet eleven inches high and
never was i'll a day in his life before.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-07-12
Australian Slreep.

Fin New South Wales the number of
sheep has shrunk from 61.S31.416 in
1891. 10 35,782,6 22 In 1899. IN nine
years, by natural growth. the sheep of
the colony might have been expected 70
have increased 100 per cent. Instead Of
this they have decreased By nearly 80
per cent, the effect OF the drouth
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-07-12
Woman PnlIttnl D,.h.cnfe.

Miss Ida Bennett Miller. the first
woman who ever sat in a territorial
political convention, is the daughter of
a wealthy stock farmer. Size has Choc-
taw blood in her veins and held a
place by proxy at the recent Repu5-
lican convention for the election Of
national delegates at Purcell. |. T.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-07-12

The most interesting collection Of
Bibles II the world is In the British and
Foreign Bible Society. in Queen Vic
toria street. London, although there
are more ancient and valuable speci-
mems in the British museum. The best
collection IL the. United States is 10
the Lenox Library. New YorS-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-07-12
Momen.s Rights.

Many women suffer all sorts of 50
called female weaknesses" simply
because their kidneys are out OF order
and they have a right to know Fo-
iev's Kidney Cure is just what il
needed BIZ most ailing women
Hatch Bros. and J. I. Bennett. drug
gists.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-07-12

1t stands alone, it towers above.
There's no other, it's natures Won
der. a warming poultice to the heart
of mankind. Such is Rocky Mountain
Tea. 35c-Hatch Bros, and Ben
nett's Pharmacy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-07-12
CHA>. H. ~ T..
County superintendent.

ANY advertised dealer is authorized
to guarantee Banner Salve for letter,
eczema piles, sprains. cuts, soaIds,
burns, ulcers and any open or old
sore Hatch Bros, and J. T. Ben
nett. druggists.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-07-12

A novel mousetrap makes use Of an
ordinary bowl TO catch the rodents,
having a f1a< board in which two pins
are stuck a short distance apart, with
horizontal rods piToted to the tops of
the pins in contact with each other,
supporting the edge of the bowl IN a
raised position until the bait is dis
turbed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-07-12

An improved hat hanger for church
peVDs holds a hat OF any size rigidly
IN place, a bar being held il brackets
at the rear Of the under side of the
seat. with a coiled spring stretched
across the front, to pull out and allow
the hat b-iu TO be inserted.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-07-12
Poisoned by Sample Pills.

A child was seriously poisoned in
Middletown. Conn. recently by eating
sample pills left on doorsteps By a
distributing agent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-07-12

If wives have any compassion for
cross. crabid husbands give them
Rocky Mountain Tea. Twill remove
anv misunderstanding in the family.
Hatch Bros. and Bennett's Phar-
macy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-07-12
Teachers Examinations.

The fall series of public examina-
ton Of teachers for Grant county will
be held at the following places on the
dates herein named:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-07-12
LAWYERS.

A TTORNEYS-LowRr 4 CLExxyrsoE.
Practice IN all courts. Probatng OF estates
and real estate collections q specially once
over Basford's store, in 'front.' Of court housa-
Branch once at Fennimore.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-22
National Republican Ticket.
FOR PRESIDENT;
WILLIAr1 MCKINLEY,
OF OHIO.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
THEO. ROOSEVELT,
OF NEW YORK.
OUR STATE TICKET.
THE HENNEPIN COUNTY col
ORED MEMS POLITICAL AS
SOCIATION.

There has been organized among the
roiured voters of this county an indie
pendent political club with the name
as given above As an earnest OF It's
purpose they have opened headquarters
and in less than two weeks have bona
hide membership up to this writing Of
lOI members The slogan pl the as
sociation Is the best interests Of the
Afro American voters. paramount to
the fortunes OF any political party The
attitude OF this organization in the
present campaign viii be determined
only alter mature dcliheration as To
where the best material interests ui the
eolofcd voters lie Hlarnry has lost It's
efficacy and caiollcry its power with the
present generation ot Afro Americans
There are 10 llennepin county between
800 and 2ooO colorcd voters. and there
~ no organization among this eontin-
gent so nearly representative oi the
negro voting strength in the county a.
this association. hence the association
has perfect right Ia ask what they will
vet by way OF patronage ~ considera.
tion Of their support OF any candidate
ot either party The organization has
tho endorsement oi some oi the leading
eolorcd wen IN the country, who say il
Is step ~ the right direction and bid
them God speed IN their race cleyating
efforts One prominent negro divine
with national reputation. IN speaking
at the association, said God hasten
the day when there will be an organifa
ton fashioned and shaped after the
Hcuncpin County Colored Mems Asso.
eiation, comprising every black man
ihrouehou, the length aud breadth ol
this country
There will be steady growth in the
membership oi this organization daily
aud is power N this caupaign is sure
ia he Iel, and the negro voters OF Hen
nepin county will undoubtedly benefit
by So wise . step taken az time So op-
perfume.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-22
COULD NOT KEEP THEM OUT.
new Three Pertinaeiou. ohinamen
Managed 10 GRIn Entrance
to the TFansyaaI.

During the time when the alien ex-
pulsion Law was in force in the Trans
yaal three Cinnamon arrived at the lit
tie border town Of yolksrust. The
Transvaal authorities had not had
much experience with Cinnamon up 10
this. but they were not taken with the
appearance Of the newcomers and
promptly put them back over the Natal
border, says the London News. For
the next three weeks the police at Gif-
fereut points of the line were engaged
In returning the Cinnamon to the col.
ony.. They were dragged ont of freight
cars. securely slowed away under the
tarpauiin covers; were rooted out OF
transport wagons journeying along
the main road;5 were picked out of
gangs of Kafiirs, with their faces dark
ened so as 10 resemble their compan-
ions, travelling in cattle trucks. The
Cinnamon retained all their normal
cheerfulness. After a time the China
men were seen no more in those parts
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-22
SOCIETY DIRECTORY
ST. PAUL.
ODD FELLOWS.
Mnrr Loage. No. 220s.

Mars Lodge. No. 2262.
Meets second and fourth Wednesdays Ia
each month at Odd Fellows Hall. ~
It. Il. HIcKMAEN. P. s.. AZ st. An.
+. b. PARKER. N. G.. ss5 Edmund st.
Household of Ruth. No. $50, G. Q. O.
of y. f.
Meets first and third Monday in each
month for business, second Monday for
instruction, at Odd Fellows Hall. as
MRS SARAH c. KIRTLEY, M.N.a.
MRS. IDA JACKSON, w. r.. ga Sum-
init place.
MOST woRsnIPFuL GRAND LODGE
OF MINNESOTA, A. r. and A. n.
i L. NEAL, Grand Master.
VIM. r. MORRIS. Grand Secretary.
sl7 Guaranty Loan Bldg. Minneapolis.
ST. PETER CLAvER's sODALITY.
Meets the first and third Mondays OF each
month. w. j. Gardner. Pres. J. s. Har-
ris. Sec; A. Davis. Treas.
Pioneer Lodge, No. I, A. r. md A. VI.
Meets the first Monday in each month at
Masonic Hall. southwest corner Fifth and
Robert streets. Master MasonB in good
standing aiways Tfie9ne. fi i,,E w
w. A. HILYARD. Sec. l24 Atwater.
Minnesota Lodge, No. z, A. r. and
A. ".
Meets on the first and third Tuesday In
each month at Masonic Hail. southwest
corner OF Fifth and Robert streets. Mas
ter Masons In good standing always well
come.
II. b. HOWARD. W. NJ.
J. s. STRONG. Sec. 18th and Robert ST.
WM. STEVENS. No. 3. A. F. & A. NJ.
Meets second and fourth Monday in each
month at Masonic Hail, southwest cor
corner Fifth and Robert streets. Master
Mas0ns in good standing always welcome.
VIM. JOHNSON. w NJ
ID +. BEASLEY. Sec. Ryan Hotel.
Perfect ASHER Lodge, No. 4, A. y.
A. NJ.
Meets the second and fourth Tuesday in
each month at Masonic Hall, southwest
corner Fifth and Robert street. Master
hasons IN good standing always welcome.
Is. X. DURANT, w. NJ.
J. II. SHERWOOD, Sec. fe1 Carroll.
Bethel Chapter, No. 2S, II. A. VI.
Meets the hrst and third Thursday in
each month at Masonic Hall, southwest
corner of Fifth and Robert streets. Roy
al Arch Masons in good standing always
welcome.
DANIEL ROY II. p.
W. T. GASSAWAY. Sec. State Capitol.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-22

animals TO fight aud In exhibiting
their savage qualities 10 Interested au.
dienees. says the Detroit Free Press.
rdriles make some OF the pest axht.
ers. They are fed ON raw meat and
some sort of drug. aud at the end
Of SIX months they become savage
enough to nght tiger. The jaws aud
teeth are hlcd aud sand, pap~red un.
tIl the mouth becomes a dangerous
thing 60 go near. The turtle Is tan.
tailtsd each day with piece of wood
or a bunch Of cotton until its temper
reaches a white heat.
When confronted with another tur.
fle that has esen trained and hadgerra
In the same way they 20 fer each
other with distendsd jaws. anG there
Il sure 10 be aght 20 a finish.
The two turtles art placed in a small
ring, aud only enc omss out alive.
The fight lasts trom ppe TO ten hours
and death generally comes only when
one OF them has gripped ths threat
% his antagonist.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-22
FAMILY LIVES IN A TREE.
New Jersey Man who Has Built Him.
self n Home Wen Above
Ground.

John Rausch, of Haledon. n. j., and
his family live up a tree. A more
unique habitation cannot be imagined.
In the branches OF n big oak he has
built his home. 1t is perched among
the leaves and over the top OF the
queer abode towers the top OF the
tree, forming It's chief roof.
Rausch. says letter to the st. Louis
Republic is German laborer who has
worked around Haledon for five years
He has seldom earned more than n
dollar a day. lie grew tired OF paying
rent and, with the Germans love Of
owning a home of HIS own, he tried
20 buy some property from the real
estate dealer OF the place. William
Buschman. The latter owns nearly all
the land in that vicinity. and is anxious
TO have the property improved. lie
told Rauseh he wonld give him a nice
lot for little money II he would build
a house. True the lot was far away
from the road. but Il was dry and well
situated. IL was covered with fine
trees, aud an especially majestic oak
grew in the center.
After paying for the lot Rausch
found he hadn't money enough to start
the house he had promised 20 build.
His wife and three small children ate
mp his meager earnings. Buschman
told him he would have TO give up the
lot II he didn't begin the house.
Rausch thereupon secured a number
OF big boxes. He had conceived the
idea of making the branches Of the
tree serve for uprights and timhsrs.
The nai.x in the boxes were sufficient.
On the strong lower branches he
crossed aud recrossed the boards. II
made very uneven foer. but the
branches were strong and the boards
woald not sip. The house is oircalar,
but very irregular.
Above ali there Is a smaller structure
that Rausch calls his garret. When
the Wind blows the whole structure
shakes and swings Ike a hammock.
yet the whole family live there.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-22
KNIGHTS oF PYTHIAs.

Nat. Turner Lodge, No. 2, II. of T..
Meets the second and fourth Thursdays
In each month. Brothers In good stand.
ing. welcome. At Labor Temple. Fourth
and Eighth avenue south.
4. b. PARKER, c. c.
RALPH WATSON. X. r. and S.
Pride of Minnesota Lodge, No. 1, X.
of II.
Meets the, first and third Thursdays in
each month. All brothers In good stai d.
Ing welcome At Piummer Post Hal,
First avenue north and Washington.
JAMES ROBERTS, e. c.
w. c. JEFFREY, X. X. and S.
J. X. HiIynrd Lodge.
Meets first Tuesday I'm each month at
Window Block, Second avenue South and
Washington. Masons in good standing
always welcome.
@. w. LILLARD, w. NJ.
JASPER GIBBS. Sec. Guaranty Loan
Restaurant.
Anchor Lodge, No. z, A. +. and A. NJ.
Meets the nrst and second Monday in
each month at Window Block, Second av-
enue South and Washington. Masons In
good standing welcome.
]. A. SCOTT. w. NJ.
A. b. LEE. 27ol Aldrlch avenue South.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-22
TAKE CATS FOR PAssENGEPG.
Charleston ts. a. Trolley Cars Garry
UndesIred FeIincs oE to seek
New Homes.

IL Ia pretty well known that the life
OF street ear conductor is not one con.
tinuous round Of pleasure. Some OF
their trials are enough to make IA stole
cast philosophy to the dogs and rise
up and slay innocent women and chill.
dren. The public imposes upon them
with the cheerful conviction that the
conductors cannot help themselves.
ard II request is not granted com.
plant Of some kind or other is prompt
ly lodges at headquarters.
All this Is said apropos Of an orig
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-22

eaten more readily. The Ice cream
sandwich ns made on the Bowery ls
constructed in this wise, A thin milk
biscuit il plnced In a tin mold just
large enough TO receive IL. Then the
mold IL filled with ice cream from "a
freezer and another wafer is placed
on top. There is an arrangement for
forcing the sandwich out OF the mold
when complete, and the whole process
takes only a few seconds. The Ice
cream sandwich man Is the envy Of
all the other pushcart restaurateurs
ON the Bowery, as he has ali the pa-
irons he can attend to and the cart
Is always surrounded by curious Gus
tomerH
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-22

iRal demand that was made upon the
chief executive officer of the "aerk.
Mater special" that does its peramba.
lations in and about the kopjes that lie
between broad street aud the Rattery.
says the Charleston Is. C.l News.
Courier. That courteous unsclal was
recently given a cat In bag. A five.
cent fare was paid for the animal ana
transfer 20 the belt line was d.mana.
eS, The financial part OF the tranae.
tion having been satisfactorily al lust.
&c the eoR,sictor OF the Ct urSh street.
line was requested "a Instruct his Belt
line eontrere to turn the eat cut at any
odd pace up town. The l6ea seems 10
be good one and hereafter doWniou.n
housewives viii know how 20 get rid AZ
their ovtrsteck OF cats quickly ard for
all time
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-22
ICE CREAM SANDWICHES.
a Novel netee.lon That !. sold frsm
Pushcarts Ia the Bowery
of New York.

There are ham sandwiches and sal
mon sandwiches and cheese sandwiches
and several other kinds OF sandwiches
IA downtown restaurant adyertises
80 yarieties-but the latest is the lee
cream sandwich. As new fad the
lee cream sandwich might have made
thousands of dollars for its inventor
had the novelty been launched by a
well-lhown caterer, but strangely
enough the lee cream sandwich made
its advent In an humble Bowery push
cart and Is sold for penny, says the
New York Mall and Express.
The idea is worthy of better field,
for the ice cream sandwich is not only
. distinct novelty, but has merits Of
Its own. II will be appreciated by the
child who on eating lee cream for the
first time wanted to have 1t warmed.
While losing nothing of Its flavor, the
thin waters which go TO make up the
sandwich help 10 modify the cooiness
OF the ice cream, so that IL can be
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-22

Officers and Standing Committees of tn,
Most W0rshipful Grand Lodge A. +. and
"A. NJ. of Minnesota and Jurisdiction:
lis.
Deputy Grand Master Wade II. Hamp-
Grand Senior Warden Il. Howard
ST. Paul.
Grand Junior warden-J. C. Garner. st.
Paul
Grand Treasurer-Daniel Roy. 81. Paul
Grand Secretary-Willilm II. Morris.
Minneapolis.
Grand Lecturer-G. w. Day CD. Mime
npols.
Deputy Grand secretary-o. d, Howard
90. ST. Paul
Grand Chaplain--Isaac Crawford 20.
Minneapolis.
Grand Senior Doacon-John Martin %.
St. Paul.
Grand Junior Deaeon-R. DE Leo ca.
Minneapolis.
Grand Senior steward-J. II. Dillingham;
Cl, st. Paul.
Grand Junior Steward Stevens 90,
st. Paul.
Grand Tyler-T. Bush 90, ST. Paul
Grand Marshall-C. ii. Mcdonald 90,
Duluth.
Grand Pursuivant-G. w. Duckett 90.
st. Paul.
Grand Sword -Bearor-J Adams ID, st.
Paul. ~!
Grand Standard Bearer-G. J. Charles
ton t9, ST. Paul.
Grand Register. q. sterett 90. Mia.
neapolis.
District Deputy Grand Master-First
District Deputy Grand Masters second
Dlstrict-E, II. Hamilton 90. Minneapolis,
District Deputy Grand Master-Third
District-J. X. Polk 90. Duluth.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-22

and they passed out OF the minds Of
the officials. But later on three strange
Chinamen were unearthed in Jepper-
town doing hourishing business
among the Kafiirs. but the alien law
was just then being qnashed and they
were allowed to abide where they we're.
The incident supplies curious illus
tration of the yellow mans persist
ence.