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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-06-07
PRESERVING THE PEACE.
The Policeman Was Called Just in the
Nick of Time.

NICK VI
The woman rushed up to the police
man. enjoying his otium cum digni-
tate on the street corner. Say" she
exclaimed, impulsively, as women
sometimes do. y want you to come
around to our house, quick" What's
the natter" inquired the policeman,
with provoking imperturbility. It's
my husband" What is he doing?"
Hes drunk again" We'll. what is
he doing? Smashing the furniture?"
She looked at the guardian of the
peace scornfully. mo. he amt" she
said HAS he swung an AK" of
course not" Nor pulled gum"
NO lis he chewing the rag"
"No. he isn't" The woman was get
ting more nervous every minute. Is
he creating a disturbance" asked
the policeman. NO, he's just sitting
there in the kitchen rs he doing
any harm?" He dasn't." Then
what do you want me to go there
for?" ITO arrest him. What
for?" Ito preserve the peace" But
you say he isn't disturbing it," He
amt" she snapped, with thrust of
her jaw forward; but if he sets
around the kitchen much longer in
my way, I'll be disturbing it; and
when / get through with him, Mr. Po-
liceman. you'll have to come after
him with an ambulance. Do yol UNI
derstand Washington Star
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-06-07

A TTORNEYS-BU BUSHNELL. WATKINS s. MosHa
Practice In all State snd United States
sourts ofices over State Bank Of rant Coun-
~, Lancaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-06-07
Official DIRECTORY.

A TTORNEYS-LowRY & CLEkENTsoN.
Practice in all courts. Probsting OF estates
and real estate collections q speciality. once
over Basford's store. in front Of court house
Branch once at Fennimore.
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champion boy baseba1lists of the state. This fact formed a strong bond of sympa- thy between them, resulting in various manifestations of friendship and vows of allegiance, this secret organization being one of the products of their conception of fidelity.
 From the name they had inflicted upon themselves one would naturally conclude that these boys were depraved and that perhaps a poisonous kind of literature was the origin of it; but only those who do not know boy nature think that there are any who do not delight in mystery and ad- venture. Probably the chief executive of the land at 10 years had no higher ambi- tion than to be the leader of a crowd of boys playing policeman or ffremen or even less harmless and dangerous games. How ever this may be, the boys with whom we are to become acquainted were not wicked, nor had they acquired any pernicious hab- it's. They were, though, perfectly normal, natural boys and enjoyed immensely this pretence of venturesome and perilous deeds in which they were supposed to engage.
 It was delight to Jim, for instance, to have his sister Dorothy tease him for an explanation of those enigmatic initials I'M M. M,'' and HBig Bilp' rejoiced to repeat to Jim the many questions put to him by his sister Mary and little Doris concerning the achievements of the gang. You may depend upon it they lost no opportunity to thrill their audiences with narrations of chivalrous and valarous escapades that were planned but rarely enacted literally.
 For five years the boys had continued in- seperable friends and not withstanding George Dickinson's parents had moved and removed some half dozen times being rent CTS, and Fred Scofeld had changed his place, being only an orphan boy who did chores for lodging and who belonged to no one particularly; they had continued to hold their secret sessions and to wisely scheme and manouver for all kinds of boy ish fun. At the time of the origin of the club they collectively and individually be- lieved they were the terrors and torments of the homes they severally represented So often were they reproached for careless habits and boyisal misdemeanors, they had come to look upon themselves as wretches of a fearful degree and were preparing at the time of the christening of the gang to live up to the best of their ability to the standard set for them by their friends.
 Lately the leaders among them had sur prised the home folks by displaying unin-
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violation of this vow was 10 be punished

violation of this vow was 10 be punished as a crime.
 This matter disposed of to their satisfac- ton, Hhey proceeded to discuss the future of the club. Wilburt, Jim, Harry and Tom were all home from college for the Christ mas holidays. Randolph and Berton were to enter college in the fall, though, much to the chagrin of all the M. M. Ms, they were to enter, as Mir. Clay had decided, another institution instead of the one in which their friends were now students. They considered long various schemes of Inducing him to alter his decree, and be- fore separating they vowed in all events to meet in vacation, and from now till the beginning of the fall term every effort was to be made, not only to have Ran and Bert matriculate with the majority, but also to devise some way by which George and Bruce, whose parents were unable to give them opportunities of a college education, and also Fred Scofield, might enter with them for another year.
 These three boys had managed to keep pretty well up with the college students, but 1t was doubtful if this could be done another year, and they felt it ito be impor- fant for them to lose no more time.
 They separated to meet again next day for baseball. They were training for a game with the Corcoran nine to be played on Monday before the return to school, and concerning which there was great excite ment and intense suspense.
 Gro be Continued) <.
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FRIED ONIONS
Indirectly Caused the Death of the
 Worlds Greatest General

Tt is a matter of history that Napoleon was a gourmand, an inordlnate lover or the good things of the table, and history further records that his fayor1te dlsn was fried onions; his death from cancer or stomach, it is claimed also, was probably caused from his excessive indulgence of this fondness for the odorous vegetable.
 The onion is undoubtedly wholesome article of food, ,4n fact has many medicinal qualities of value, but it would be difhcult to find more indigestible article than fried onions and to many people they are simply poison, but the onion does not stand alone in this respect. Any article of food that Is not thoroughly digested becomes source of disease and discomfort, whether it be fried onions or beef steak
 The reason why any wholesome food IS not promptly digested is because the stom- ach lacks some important element of diges- tion. some stomachs lack peptone, others are deficient in gastric juice, stlll others lack Hydro chloric acid.
 The one thing necessary to do in any case of poor digestion is to supply those clements of digestion which the stomach lacks, and nothing does this so thoroughly and safely as Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets. s Dr. Richardson in writing a thesis on treatment of dyspepsia and indigestion, closes his remarks by saying: For those suffering from acid dyspepsia, shown by sour, watery risings, or for hatulent dys- pepsia shown by gas on stomach, causing heart trouble and difficult brea thing, as well as for all other forms of stomach trouble the safest treatment is to take one or two of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after each meal. I advise them because they contain no harmful drugs but are com- posed of valuable digestives, which act promptly upon the food eaten. I never knew a case of indigestion even chronic dyspepsia which Stuart's Tablets would not reach"
 Cheap. cathartic medicines claiming to cure dyspepsia and indigestion can have mo effect whatever in actively digesting the food, and to call any cathartic medi- cine a cure for indigestion Is a misnomer.
 Every druggist in the United States and Canada sells Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, and they are not only the surest and most successful, but the most-scientifc of any treatment for indigestion and stomach troubles.
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M. M. M.
Ten Dollar Prize for a Successful
 Guess

The serial story begun today under the above title will continue through January, February and March. The mystery of how the boys became possessed of large amount of money and tine name of the club, the initials only being used in the story, are to be guessed. Also any other facts necessary to the completion of the story. The one sending to The Young Folks Department of The Age-f1erald the most complete or nearest guess of the mys- fiery and ending of the story will be awarded $10 dn gold. If two guesses are equally correct the prize will be divided equally between the two. The one making the next best guess will be awarded an entire set of Rudyard Kipling's works. The guess must be written out as last chapter of story and sent in to this department between March 18th and 18th.
 The M. M, MS had each received sum- mons from the secretary of the club to meet in council at Bandits cavern on Fri day following Christmas. It read thus:
 "At midnight on Friday, December 29, you are commanded to present yourself at the dore of the cave. specially impor- tant matter demands the presunce of the Moonlight Marauders
 (Signed "JIM JOY, Captain. "BRUCE WILSON, Secretary"
 "P. S.-Jim's ma says we must be there by o'clock; so be there by haf past 7
 "BIG BILL"
 The Mysterious Moonlight Marauders had promptly arrived and were soon engaged in animated discussions of subjects of grave import. Ere any of the mysteries and marvellous secrets therein debated are betrayed to the reader 1t will be well for us to go back over a period of five years to the organization of this gang" the title in which they delighted, of boy marau- ders
 Jim Joy and his next door neighbor, Bruce Wilson, who gloried in the psuenonym of Big Bill, with their cronies or pals" as they preferred to designate their friends, were famous base ball nine. Though at that time only of ages ranging from 9 to 12 years, they were remarkably expert players and were spoken of as the
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1.-The Churches.
Methodist

Methodist First Methodist church. Services Sunday at Il a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school at 9:3O a. m. Class meeting at 3 p. m Rev. J. P. McFerrin, D. D.
 St. Johns Methodist Episcopal church, south, corner of Avenue H and Twentieth street, Rev. l.. c. Branscomb, pastor. Ser I~vices every Sunday. D. V. Gregory, super intendent Preaching at Il a. m. and 1:3V p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday evenings. ner Avenue c and Nineteenth street. Sab bath school 9:30 a. m., John D. Hfll, super intendent. Preaching Il a. m. and D. m. Epworth league meeting at 7:15 P. m Fray CT meeting Wednesday at 7:3o p. m. J. w. Brasher, pastor.
 Twenty-frst Avenue Methodist Epsco- pal church. south, North Birmingham, Rev. John R. Turner, pastor. Services every Sunday at + a. m. and D. m. Sunday school 9:30 a. m.; prayer meeting Wednes- days at 7:30 D. m; Epworth league Fridays at 7:30 p. m.
 Services at Wesley Chapel tomorrow at il o'clock a. m. and 7:30 o'clock p. m by the pastor, Rev. s. R. Emerson. Sabbath school at 10 o'clock, Charles A. Jones, su- perintendent. Prayer meeting every
 
 Elyton Methodist church. Preaching every Sunday morning at Il o'clock and evening at 730 o'clock. Prayer meeting every Wednesday night Rev. Thomas Am- strong, pastor.
 Presbyterian
 First Presbyterian Church-Corner Fourth avenue and Twenty-first street. Rev. A. B. Curry pastor. Sunday school 9:30 a. m. 1; preaching Il a. m and 7:3O D. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening 7:3O o'clock
 Second Presbyterian Church--Avenue H and Fifteenth street. Rev. U. D. Mooney, pastor. Sunday school, 10 a. m.; preaching, Ii a. m. and 7:30 D. m.; prayer meeting, Wednesday 7:3O p. m.-
 Third Presbyterian Church-Corner Ave- nue F and Twenty-second street, Rev. J. A. Bryan, pastor. Services Sunday Il a. m. and at 7:45 p. m; prayer meeting Thursday evening at 7:45 p. m.
 Cumberland Presbyterian Churcf-seven- teenth street, East Lake, Rev. J. H. B. Hall, pastor Services every third Sunday in the month.
 South Highlands Presbyterian Church Corner Twenty-first street and Highland avenue, Rev. J. J. Grier pastor. Services Sunday il a. m. and 8 p. m.; prayer meet ing Wednesday evening p. m; Sunday school, 9:30 a. m.; Christian Endeavor pray Ctr meeting Sunday evening 7:15 p. m.
 Central Presbyterian Church-Corner Fifth avenue and Eighteenth street, Rev. L. s. Handley, pastor. Services Sunday Il a. m. and 7:30 D. m.; prayer meeting Wednesday evening 7:30; Sabbath school, 9:3o a. m., James Bailey, superintendent
 First Cumberland Presbyterian Church Corner Fifth avenue and Eighteenth street, Rev. I. D. Steele, pastor. Preaching n a. m.
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JoUBERT's NAME NOT ON RECORD

From a Washington Letter.
 No bit of personal gossip about the Boer army has attracted more general attention in this country than Colonel Lamar Fon- taines statement that General Joubert was a conspicuous officer in the Confederate army and an American by birth. No one has come forward to support Colonel Fon- taines story but very wealthy man in New York who became interested in it a1as spent time and money in running 1t down. Of lhhe result he says:
 q have examined all the available rec- ords and they contain no such name as Joubert. Nor can l find thAt name any where on the Confederate rolls, and don't hesitate to say that Colonel Fontaine, who- ever he may be, has either perpetrated a capital joke or he has made an inexcusa- ble blunder. The whole story is myth"
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FT1enuS or 1ftIle Kate An0efSOn are nap py to learn that she has recovered from an attack of scarlet fever.
 Little Griff Harsh had a fall from his bicycle during Christmas week, and was so unfortunate as to break his collar-bone. He is so fbandaged up that he finds 1t difficult to turn somersault or to indulge in any gymnastic exercise, but it Is probable that he will soon be mended up as whole as ever.
 New Years calling on G avenue by some dear little people was enjoyed probably far more than were any grand receptions held by older folks. Little Alice Harsh origi- mated the idea. The beautiful little fairy made an elaborate toilet, her dress with long train and of the latest style, her hair dressed exquisitely on top of her curly head, she went out calling a veritable coming woman, while (her more tfmd lit- dle sister was quite content to represent the old-fashioned girl, and remain at home fn the little rocker singing lullabies to the dolly in her arms.
 Latter all the little girls of the neighbor- hood, dressed in grown-up style, returned Allies call, and also called upon one an- other till a Happy New Year. had been said scores of times.
 Arnold Jolly of Hamburg, Iowa, Is the guest of his grandmother for the winter, and is attending the Powell school. He has lived far north so long time that he rolls r's as much as the most critical of those who comment on the southerners pronunci- ation of that letter could desire. His little cousins and friends tease him for being a little Yankey.
 Little Cornelia Crittenden has been very ill., All are glad to learn that she is now convalescing.
 Willie Thompson has measles.
 Mario,f and Hayden Chiloefs are con- fined to the house with chicken-pox.
 sI.ittie Ralph was discussing with his tiny neic hbol Condelle, the merits of the dancing school which the latter was at tending, and whither Ralph's mamma was desirous of having him go. Condelle en- deavored to persuade Ralph to become a member of the class but he evidently fall ed to appreciate the advantages supposed to be gained by attendance there.
 why won't you do to dancing school walph? she enduired
 .Oh. I am 'tirely too busy at the head schooI' he replied. 'I haven't got time 10 go to any other kind O school"
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Avondale Presbyterian Church-Rev c. s, Sholl, pastor. Services Sunday Il a. m and p. m.; Sunday school, 945 D. m.; prayer meeting Wednesday evening 7:15. Baptist First Baptist Church-Corner Sixth ave. nue and Twenty-second street. Rev B. D. Gray, pastor. Preaching Sunday Il a. m. and 7:30 D. m.; Baptist Young Peoples Un. ion meting Monday night 7so; prayer meet. ing 7:So D. m. Wednesday,; Sunday school, s;SO a. m'' L. J. Haley superintendent.
 Second Baptist Church-Twenty-firs ave. nue, North Birmingham, Rev. L. c. Kelly pastor. Sunday school, 9:30 a. m., J. r. Radford, superintendent; preaching II a. nj. and 7:SO p. m.; Baptist Young Peoples Un. ion meeting every Wednesday night.
 Southside Baptist Church-Rev. Dr. A. c. Davidson pastor. Services Il a. m. and 7;3O p. m each Sunday, Sunday school 9:30 a. m., E. H. Cabaniss superintendent; Bap- tist Young Peoples Union every Friday evening.
 Fountain Heights Baptist Church-Rev. Albert G. Hash, pastor. Preaching Sunday Il a. m. and 7:30 p. m.; Sunday school, g:30 a. m., l.. Teal superintendent; prayer meet ing Wednesday night and Young Peoples Union Friday night.
 Avondale Baptist Church-One block north of terminus Avondale car lne Rev. R. M Hunter, pastor. Services Il a. m and 2 D. m; Sunday school, 9:30 a. n; A. B. Sud. deth, superintendent Baptist Young Peo. ple's Union, Sunday p. m.; Gilbert Carter, president.
 Elyton Baptist Church-Rev G. T. Lee. pastor. Preaching Il a. m. and 7:30 p. m, Sunday; prayer meeting Wednesday night.
 Episcopal
 Church of the Advent, Sixth avenue and Twentieth street, John c. Murray, rector Sunday services: Celebration of Holy Con- munion, 7:3O a m; Sunday school, 9:30 a. m; morning prayer and sermon, Il a. m.; evening prayer and sermon, 7:30 p. m. Frs Sunday of month celebration of Holy Com. munion, 730 and II a. m. Wednesday even, ing prayer, 430 p. m.; Brotherhood of St. Andrew meets in vestry every Wednes- day at 7:45 p. m.
 St. Mary's-on-the- Highlands, Rev. o. P, Fitzsimmons, rector. Divine service and sermon Sunday morning at Il o'clock; vest ed choir. Sunday school, 9:3o a. h., R. P, Wetmore, superintendent.
 Grace Episcopal church, woodIawn-, Morning services every Sunday morning at Il o'clock.
 Catholic
 St. Paul's Catholic church, Third avenue and Twentieth-second street, Rev. Father P. A. O'Reilly, pastor. Sunday services: First mass. 7:30 a. m.; high mass, 10:3O a. m.; Sunday school, 9:15 a. m.; vestry and benediction, 4 p. m. Weekday services: 6:30 and 8 a. m. each day.
 Our Lady of Sorrow church, Avenue E and Fourteenth street. Services: Sunday. first mass, a. nn., last mass and benedic- ton, 10 a. m.
 "Good luck grows not on bushes," but
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LITTLE PERSONALS.

Friends of little Kate Anderson are hap py to learn that she has recovered from an attack of scarlet fever.
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Avondale Presbyterian Church-Rev. c. s, Sholl, pastor. Services Sunday Il a. m and p. m; Sunday school, 9:45 p. m.; prayep meeting Wednesday evening 715.
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"Good luck grows not on bushes" but good health b assumed you take Hood'p Ssrsaparilla ,-a
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gir a gn hea1ed 
  o 10 wh grown, oft can e do, don t
 And ever the large share
 
 
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and 7;45 p. m.. by the pastor; Christian Ens deavor, D. m.
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Baptist

First Baptist Church-Corner Sixth ave. nue and Twenty-second street, Rev. B. D. Gray, pastor. Preaching Sunday Il e. m. and 7:3O D. m.; Baptist Young Peoples Un. ion meting Monday night 7:30; prayer meet. ing 7:S0 D. m. Wednesday,; Sunday school, s:So a. m., L. J. Haley, superintendent.
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Second Baptist Churcf1-Twenty-frs ave nue, North Birmingham, Rev L. c. Kelly pastor Sunday school, 9:30 a. m., J. Y, Radford, superintendent; preaching II a. nj, and 7:S0 D. m.; Baptist Young Peoples Un- ion meeting every Wednesday night.
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Our Lady of Sorrow church, Avenue E and Fourteenth street. Services: Sunday first mass, a. m., last mass and benedic. ton, 10 a. m.
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Simpson Methodist Episcopal church, cor ner Avenue c and Nineteenth street Sap- bath school 9:30 a. m., John E. Hill, super intendent. Preaching Il a. m. and D. m Epworth league meeting at 7:15 p. m. Pray CT meeting Wednesday at 7:S0 p. m. J. w.. Brasher pastor.
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St. Paurs Catholic church, Third avenue and Twentieth-second> street, Rev Father P. A. O'Reilly, pastor. Sunday services: First mass. 7:30 a. m.; high mass, 10:3O a. m.; Sunday school, 9:15 a. m.: vestry and benediction, p. m. Weekday services: 6:30 and a. m. each day.
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Twenty-first Avenue Methodist Episco- pal church, south, North Birmingham Rev. John R. Turner, pastor. Services every Sunday at f a. m. and p. m. Sunday school s:SO a. m.; prayer meeting Wednes days at 7:30 D. m; Epworth league Fridays at 7:30 p. m.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-11-23

Senator Dcpcw's success as q young
lawyer was speedy. In the second
six months OF his practice he made
$500.
Sir Gordon Sprigg, the new premier
OF Cape Colony. South Africa, began
life rs reporter in the house of
commons. .. .s..
j. Pierpont Morgan. while n student
at the En-, 'ish high school in Boston,
took the mathematics prize for three
years in succession.
The late Admiral Philip. while re-
ligious. conscientious man, was rs n
boy pcrsistcntly ncglcctful of his stud
les and alwn?s in trouble on account
OF his uncomfortable tendency TO mis-
chief. When in the naval academy he
only managed to attain the minimum
grade necessary TO keep him in the
institution. and made that ONLY
through the grace of his instructors,
who knew that he had the making of
fine officer in him.
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Facts for bible Students.

The Bible has been so called only
for the last TOO years. II was for.
mcrly called "the Books or the
-Divino Library" IL wns written by
degrees during period Of about
1000 years. 1t is easy TO remember
tho date 1892, and one can casly keep
this fact in mind, that the exodus and
the beginning OF tho Hebrew nation.
ality ia as long before Christ as the
discovery OF America was after the
coming Of Christ. Solomon was king
and tho Hebrew monarchy at its
height the year tho Temple was built
Elk.
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COUNTING ELECTORAL VOTES.

The counting Of electoral vote.
will not take place until the second
Wednesday in February. On that da,
the big hall OF the House OF Represen
tatives will be the scene of an inter.
esiing ceremony. All OF the mem.
bers OF the Senate will come over in
body to participate. and the Presi
dent pro tenn, Frye OF Maine, will
preside while the electoral votes of
the several States are opened and
counted. Two Senators and two
members OF the House. one Demo.
crat and one Republican from each
body will be appointed as tellen,.
Envelopes containing the certificates
OF the electoral votes will be opened
by Senator Frye, according to the
alphabetical order Of the States.
The contents OF each envelope will DO
handed to tcllers who will read the
certificate aloud and then make Il list
OF the votes III they appear, Tho re.
suit will then be delivered TO the pre-.
siding officer, who will announce it to
the assembled Senators and Members
and declare Mckinley and Roosevelt
elected respectively President and
Vice President OF the United States
There ia possibility TINT when the
vote OF Kentucky il reached and an.
uounced there may be some excite
mcnt. AS each certificate il read
Senator Frye will call for objections
II any. 1t il said the Republicans
are prepared to contest the Kentucky
vote on the ground OF frauds com
mitted by the Democrats. II any
Rerabi;:s;: ah;;=c.s to the Kentucky
vote next February, the members Of
the Senate will retire to their own
chamber, and the objections will he
submitted 10 tho Senate for It's de-
cision, and the Speaker OF the House
will bring up the question i'll that
body. When tho two houses have
voted they will meet again and their
decisions DO announced. Should
such course be deemed necessary
over the Kentucky vote there would
he scene OF excitement such III has
rarely been witnessed in the history
OF the country.