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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-26
BLAMED THE GOVERNMENT.
But Had the Letters In His Pocket
All the Time

'See here, young fellow" shouted an
angry visaged business man with his
head up close to the. stamp window in
the postotfice. "You are a pretty lot of
incompetents that the government hires
to transact the nations mail business"
What's the matter, sir?" asked the
clerk, calm by long familiarity with
such outbursts.
why, mailed letter to Cleveland
last week that was of the utmost i'm
portance, and it has not reached its
destination yet. l have come here to
kick, and to kick right hard
you're in the wrong pew, my dear
sir. Go to the superintendent Of mails,
and he will fix you up
The indignant business man" was
passed on from department to depart
ment until he finally ran up against the
authority competent to handle the mat
ter.
Such things do sometimes happen"
he was Informed in the conciliatory
words of the superintendent. Wen
send our tracer after your letter. To
whom was it addressed? Tell us where
and when you mailed it,
1T was plain envelope" explained
the still angry customer. 81 usually
use return envelope, but had rea-
sons for using plain one in this in
stance. Here is one fumbling in his
pocket like it. BY George, let me look
at that again. III be hanged if that
isn't the very letter. l haven't even
addressed it yet
AS he vanished down the corridor
there was no suggestion of apology
left behind.-Detroit Free Press.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-26
letter From British Mi,,srer

LONDON, July 25.-The foreign office
has received a dispatch from the British
consul at Tien Tsin, dated July 81, stat.
ing that he had just received a letter
from Sir Claude Macdonald, the Brit.
ish minister at Picking, and dated July
4, appealing for relief. There were
enough provisions at the legation to last
fortnight, the letter said, but the gar.
rison was unequal to the task of hold.
ing out against determined attack for
many days. There had been A deaths
anu about double that number wounded.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-26
AMisunderstnndinr

my dear" said gentleman to his
wife, where did all those books on as
tronomy on the library come from?
They are not ours"
"A pleasant little surprise for you,"
responded the lady. You know, you
said this morning that we ought to
study astronomy, and so went to
bookshop and bought everything
could find on the subject"
1t was some minutes before he spoke.
MY dear" he then said slowly, his
voice husky with emotion, 81 never
said we must study astronomy. l said
that we must study economy."-P
sons Weekly.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-26
Kebe1s ...ke .anama and Colon

KINGSTON. July 23.-Captain Moller
of the German steamer Flandria, which
arrived here from Colombia. reports
that the government troops entered
Colon from Panama on July Is. the lat
ter city having fallen into the hands of
the rebels He also asserts that Colon
is now in possession of the rebels. hav.
ing been easily taken on July 6, with
out a fight Sabanilla in the depart
ment of Boil ar is surrounded by the
insurgents
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-26
EXPECT PERKINS TO GETIT.
Iowa Republicans Think the Sioux City
Editor Will FIJI Gears Place.

Iowa Republicans Think the Sioux City
Editor Will Fill Gears Place.
WASHINGTON, July 25.-Iowans at
the national capital are becoming more
convinced every day that Governor
Shaw will appoint ex-senator George
Perkins of Sioux City to the vacancy
caused by the death of Senator John H.
Gear. Congressman Hull, who is in
the city meeting members of the ma
tional Republican congressional COM
mittee, and Chairman Joseph W. Bah.
cock said they believed Perkins had the
inside position and would probably be
appointed if Governor Shaw had assur.
ance that Perkins would get out of the
way for him when the legislature con.
vened to elect the successor.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-26
Elevator Goes Up In Smoke.

BUFFALO, N. Y. July 25.-Fire last
night destroyed the Eastern elevator,
which is situated on the island opposite
the foot of Washington street. The ell.
evator and It's contents were valued at
$4,000 and are total loss. The cause
OF the fire was not learned The watch.
man reports that half an hour before
the flames We're discovered that every
thing was i'll good order and there was
no signs of fire. There was no explo-
sion preceding the fire.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-26
The
ruth

about W0z,,ez,,s ills can be
frankly t0ldby one w0z,,az,
to another.
Remember that Mrs.
Pinkhas,, is a woman.
Remember fl1afhe advice
and medicine have cured
a million women of weak
ssesses peculiar to their
sex.
Remember that no man
ever sees q letter written
to Mrs. Pinkhan, for
advice, that the letter is
opened, read and an
sWered by women, and
no testimonial ever pub
Hshed without special
permission.
Remember that Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable
COMPOUND is the recOg-
nkzed safeguard of W0-
mans health
Rez,1es,,bes' these things
when some other remedy
Is suggested, and s'en,es,,-
her then, when you want
advice. Mrs. Pinltl5as11'S
address Is Lynn, Mass.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-26
The Wedding Ring

Many believe that the loss of a wed.
ding ring means that the husbands
love will be lost in turn. If the ring
is broken, th husband will soon die.
In Ireland it is a general belief that
to rub sore with golden wedding
ring will cause it to speedily heal.
The wedding ring is supposed never
to tarnish. and if it does become dim
1t Is said to be a warning that love also
is furnished and dim
Our readers will be interested in the
experience of Mr.. Will H. Slep, pub
Usher Altoona PA. Mirror, who saws:
have been sufferer from headache
for many years, and can cheerfully
recommend Krause's Headache Can
ssules as being the only preparation that
has give almost instant relief. Have
been using them for about six months
and have never yet been disappointed
in them" Sold by Nick Doi1ing q
Co, druggists, Extra, Iowa; N. C.
Bronson, druggist, Audubon.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-05-03
'irst publication Apr 10; last. May 10 |
Notice to Creditors.

state of Wisconsin. Grant county court. ss. In
Probate.
In the Il liter OF the estate of Cynthia 49, Parker,
deceased
Letters of administration OF the estate Of
Cynthia B.Parker. deceased, having been issued to
c. F. Dickinson OF Lancaster. Wiz,
Notice is hereby given that tue creditors of said
Cynthia B.Parker, deceased are allowed and limited
by order OF this court until aud including the
FOURTH TUESDAY OF OCTOBER. A. D.. 1900,
being the 23rd day OF said month, to present their
claims and demands against the estate of said
Cynthia b. Par ker deceased the county court for
examination and allowance
Notice Is also hereby given that the claims aud
demands so presented will be examined aud ad
justed by this court at the Office of the county
Judge a, the court house Ia the city of Lancaster
In said county the fifth Tuesday of October 1900
Dated this 18th day of April. 1900.
by the Court
T.. b. G0ODSEII. County Judge
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-05-03

bending over her with love and passion
glowing in his handsome face, pleading
eagerly, clinging fervently to both her
tiny white-gloved hands. Mrs Garrison
saw 1t all in the flash of second. the
adjutant not at all. for with merry
laughter she repeated some words he
had just spoken as though they were
about the wittiest. funniest things in
the world, and looked frankly up into
his eyes as though he were the best and
brightest man she had met in years
so his eyes were riveted, and the tableau
had time to dissolve. All the same that
sight gave Mrs. Garrison rather more
than a bad quarter of an hour. She was
infinitely worried. Not because Pat
Latrobe had fallen desperately in love
with her charming little sister-that
was his lookout-but what-oh, what
might not happen if the charming little
sister were to fall in love with that
handsome soldier boy. AT all hazards,
even if she had to whisk her away to-
morrow. that had to be stopped. and
this very evening when they went TO
their room Margaret spoke.
'Nita. # it were only for Mr.. Latrobe
l should not care snap Of my finger.
Int its you--you! thought you had
more sense. / thought you fully under
stood that you couldn't afford to lose
yourself a moment, and vet if ever a
girl looked like yielding you did this
very afternoon. For my sake, Mia,
don't let ii go any further-don't fall
in ve-here-whatever you do
The younger sister stood at the dress
ing-table at the moment, her face avert
ed. The Mary Powell was just round
ing the point. and the mellow, melo-
dious notes of her bell were still echoing
through the Highlands. Nita was gaz-
ing out upon the gorgeous effect of
sunset light and shadow on the east
ern cliffs and crags across the Hud-
son. a flush as vivid mantling her
cheeks. her lips quivering. She was
making valiant efforts to control her
self before replying
I'm not in love with him, she finally
said.
Perhaps not-vet Surely 1 hope not,
but il looks awfully like it was COM
iug-and Mia. YOU simply mustn't.
You've got t0oinarry money if have 10
stand guard over YOU and see You DO
it-and YOU know vou can this minute
If vail'l ONLY ISL. II T.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-05-03
CHAPTER VIII.
Trnny,on NeeIyl

Social circles at West Point at long,
rare intervals are shocked by scandal,
and NJ short ones. say every other sum
mer-are stirred by some Kind of
sensation. and the Parry Sisters" were
the sensation Of the year o. They
came III July; they went in September,
and meanwhile they were ION the 60
as they expressed il. from morn till
late 1t night Physically they were
the lghtcst weights known 70 the hop
room Mentally, As their admirers in
the corps expressed it. either Of them
can take 4 fall out q any woman at the
Point" and This was especially true Of
the elder Mrs. Frank Garrison
Whose husband was on staff duty in
the far west. Both were s. ght. fragile,
Tiny blondes with light blue eyes With
lighter. fifty hair. with exquisite lit
tie hands and feet. with oval, prettily
shaped faces. and the Younger the
maiden sister. had bcvitehn4 moath
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-05-03

The younger girl wheeled sharply.
her eyes flashing. Peggy, you prom
ised me 1 shouldn't hear that hateful
thing again-at least not until we left
here-and you've broken your word
twice. You"
ats because I must. can't see you
drifting-the way 1 did when, with
your youth and-advantages. you can
pick and choose. Col. Frost has mines
and money all over the west, and he
was your shadow at the seashore, and
oil broken up; he told me so when we
came here. Paddy Latrobe is beau
tiful boy without a penny"
His uncle" began Nita, feebly.
"His uncle had sister to support
besides Paddy's mother. His pay as
brigadier in the regular service is only
$500. He can't have saved much of
anything in the past, and he may last
a dozen years yet-or more. Even if
he does leave everything then to Lat
robe, what'l you do meantime? Don't
be fool, Nita, because | was. 1 had to
be. 1t was that or nothing, and father
was getting tired. You heard how he
talked
The younger sister was still at the
dressing-table diligently brushing her
shining, curly tressee. She had re-
gained her composure and took occa-
sional furtive peeps at Mrs. Frank, now
seated at the foot of the bed, busy with
a buttonhook and the adjustment of
pair of very dainty boots of white kid,
whose buttons CLEANED like pearls.
The mates to them, half size smaller,
peeped from the tray of Nita's new
trunk.
There came footstep and rap at
the door. See what it is, Nita, there's
a love-I don't want to hop"
1t was a card-a new arrival at the
hotel.
Gentleman said he'd wait in the
parlor, m" said the bellboy, and van
ished. Nita glanced at the card and in
stantly trouble stood in her paling
face. Silently Mrs. Garrison held out
her hand, took the card, and one quick
look The buttonhook dropped from
her relaxed fingers. The card read
''Mr. Gouyerneur Prime"
For q second or two the sisters gazed
at each other in silence.
j At last the elder spoke. In heavens
name. what brings that absurd boy
back here? I thought him sasS in Fu-
rope"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-05-03
NOTICE of Hearing.

Estate Of william Shaben, deceased
state of wisconsin. County Court Of Grant
County-in probate
Notice is hereby given. that at the Special
term of the County Court to be held in and
for said County at the Court House in the
City of Lancaster. in said County, on the
second Tuesday of May, A. ID. 1900, being the
EIGTH DAY OF MAY. 1900.
at the hour of one O'Clock in the afternoon
the following matter will be heard and con-
sidered:
The application of Jedida Shaben, widow
of William Shaben, late of Beetown, Grant
county wisconsin, for the admission to
probate of the last will aud testament of
sol" by order Of the Court
H.. IL. QOODSELL,
County Judge
Dated April 10. 1900.
II. w Brown. petitioners attorney.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-05-03
II c. Al S.
First Publication May 81 last, MAJ ~ =
Notice 10 Creditors.

state of Wisconsin. Grant County Couf I.
ssh probate. ,.
In the matter OF the estate 81 ann Rltcai-,
deceased .f
Letters OF administration on the estate o
Ann Richie. deceased having been issued
to william W. Richie
Of said Ann Richie. deceased, are allowed
ana limited by order Of this court until ana
including the
FIRST TUESDAY OF N0NEMBER i9VV,
being the 9Th day of said month 70 present
their claims and demands against said Ann
Ritchie deceased to the County Court TOR
examination and allowance.
Notice is also hereby given tnat M Gains lI1
and demands 50 presented viii be examined
and adjusted by this court at the office OF
the County Judge at the Court House IN the
city of Lancaster in said county on the se'-
.ond TUESDAY of November. 1900
Dated This LIST day of May 1900
by the Court.
Ell GOODSELL County Judge
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-05-03

Eo-hl-l ~ x. $780,.
MNs story Of
n The PhiliPPines
T-nny son NeeIy.I
BY Jupiter. They haven't got away
at all, then. There isn't flaw in the
sand wall anywhere. They must be
hiding about the middle now. Come on,
gentlemen" and around he trotted to
! the front door. Sergeant" he cried,
"get out all the prisoners-all their
bedding every blessed thing they've
| got | want to examine that floor"
| Most Of the guardhouse birds" were
| ont chopping wood, and Canker danced
! in among he few remaining, loading
them with bedding belonging to their
| fellows unit! every item Of clothing and
| furniture was showed out Of the room.
| One member of the board and one only
| failed TO enter with his associates-a
veteran captain who read much war
! literature and abhorred Canker. To the
surprise of the sentry he walked de-
! liberately over TO the fence, climbed 1t
and presently began poking about the
| wooden curb that ran along the road,
| -. -. . = ..o.,;,;,,,,
makln8 ~" ie1e''.ien' u ''l Illt,
wall for the earth, cinders and gravel
'h"'' u'0 ~ -, 1;1loa1I,
Deei no -" -. -,
oy 'lie ", nc isoai. - - aon.
~ Ill t,.o
- '.t,,eI,,i, canl,or
~ -: ';.I, o.,1to,,,a.i' as,,o,.;+,,
iVu' - oI,ea,4
- 49,: :'4:r,4;o.,
- -. -, LA,
=. ~ ,.a,,oe4 80
me podid anu s,N,Hs = - - =
We m ~" ION ii'u sd'i''i -
was iHtI'iS VAl''"i'inS ia ?
colonel Mhiie you were lookiH@ lor
where they went ~ was llhuihS where
they got ON.
Went y WAT 'ot our y Whal
snapped ahiS.f.
Their tunnel SIR. Us L1OpN on
small scale ohtr aSalh' heA must
have been a' work ''t II al leas' ten
daS Aha rs nc POKE, caiihIl lghor-
lug ankeF ana l'tllh@ ms eyes Wahuer
over the hoor' the veteran oattahon
| commander sauhtefed across 'he ROOM
stirred up Il slightly projecting plt OF
iioorlnS with 'hc zoe OF ms poot ana
! placluly continues II you II oe Sooo
enough 10 let the men pry TINS up you
may understand.
And when pred up ana llfted away
snugly htting trap door ABOUT TWO
feet square ~ there yawned beneath
il, leading slantwise downward IN the
direction OF the street, a tunnel through
the soft yielding sand, braced and
strengthened here ana there WIN hds
and sides OF cracker-b boxes. Now ~
you don nina strauoiins a ,enc.' ST.
III snow you tne o'ner Gnu sa'u .ne
] captain. lmr@rturoaoiy ieauinS ,no
WY 'hu n".i ye' "noiiJ
III conii,iaiu VI MS S'ocA u oiasPnemJ.
ioiio"eu. =. 'ne curo, ~ tue 'i'u'e =,
io' oi ,oose nay i,on INC oaieS uunpeu
,n.ie 'nie. uay' ooi0i.' 'no ieau, us
.ougeu win MS sworn the Top vi cio'h.
'nS ooN 'na' nau oech ,nicAiy co'sieo
WIN sahu anu nay ~, 'nere was the
ou'let, Easy as loi,ins on ioe'
colonel said ora oooo' win sar-
cas,ic grim ms couiu al DC oone
wl'hou, man you We oiameu anu ar
res'eC oeins "hil Tue wiser lhey
sawed Pahe' gu, OF 'he moor scooPeu
'he saho on, Oh TINS tunnel banked IL
solio against 'he weather ooaruing IN
siue' hileu up the "nole space pretty
near out ran 'heir tunnei unuer renee
anu slue"uiA, cra"ieo oo"n .he GUT
Ter 10 'he next oloch out OF sight OF tho
seh'rles' tnen walked away Tree men.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-05-03
st publication May 3. last, May l
Notice of Hearing.

Estate Of Emily r Cronin. deceased
state Of Wisconsin County Court IF Grant
County - In Probate
Notice is hereby given that at the special
term Of the county court to be held in and
for said county At the court house in the
city of Lancaster in said county on the fifth
Tuesday of May, A. D., 1900, being the
TWENTY-NINTH DAY OF MAY, 1900,
at the hourof ten O'Clock in the forenoon
the following matter will be heard and con
sidered:
be appointed as administrator of the estate
of Emily T. Cronin, deceased, late OF the
city OF Platteville in g rant county, Wiscon-
sin.
by order of the Court.
T. Il. GOODSELL,
County Judge.
Dated April IS 1900
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-05-03
Farm EoI sale.

Farm For Sale. ESSe
offer my farm ST i5S! acres. ioca-
ted il the town Of Waterloo and one
mile west q Burton pussoiliee. for
sale. VIII sell Ill in one farm or di-
vile Il into two. Easy terms AMI lew
D. GS Johnson.
Burton. Wis
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-05-03
FOR SALE

A farm of POO acres for sale,
located about six miles
Northwest of the city of
Lancaster. Good build
ings. good running water,
plenty of good timber and
all we'll fenced.
100 acres under cultivation
and the best 81 soil.
BRENNAN x Mccoy
1T Lancaster Wis.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-05-31
TRANSIT MErEORs.

Perhaps the war tax has TO be kept
up for patriots like Mr., Nicely of In
diana. Memphis Commercial-Appeal
Don't get the idea in your head that
you are the only rubber tire ON the
road. Perhaps there are others that
glide along just a3 smoothly Irous-
dale County News,
The statement has been made by one
Of Robert Il. Taylor's intimate friends
that the ex-governor has cleared $780,
600 from his past seasons labor. This
will be gratifying to the friends and
admirers OF the opposite Of sunshine.
lie deserves to become millionaire, -
Milan Exchange.
"There are d great many sane men
in the United States, including distin-
guished republicans in both houses Of
congress and in the republican national
committee, who believe Mr. Bayan
election is a good deal more than a pos
sibility. In fact, they are regarding
the situation with deep anxiety for they
perceive that there are number Of uu
known quantities in the equation that
Is to be worked out in the next five
months Washington Post
Editor Milton wrote the Sentne
from Nashville (after he came home il
reference to the disputed plank in thu
platform that "Mr. Carmack set thu
convention wild by his statement tina
he would refuse to stand upon it,
We don't know why Milton wrote this
He must have known better. Mr. Car
mack's speech was decidedly the mos
conservative one made. He said tn
platform was all right so far as it went
but it did not go far enough. lie sal,
that if the democratic party was in ia
yor of certain things it ought to say s.
in no uncertain words. It was Nh
! Fitzpatrick who declared that Mr.. Nc
Millin would not rmupon the platoon
5 as first presented johnson City CoME
t The johnson City COMET has th
truest statement Of the speech OF Con
, gresham Carmacl of any paper thu
has discussed the matter. That
= right, Cy, stick 20 the truth drunk c
. sober -Hardeman Free Press.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-05-31
DIR NOMINEE

Last Friday the democrats Of the
First congressional district met in
johnson City to nominate a congress-
man, and when we say that they Sc
lected as their standard bearer that
sturdy old democrat, COL e, @. Reeves,
it is needless to add that they perform
ed their duty we'll This nomination
can but meet with approval, for the
Colonel is one of the biggest and best
democrats in the state, and one of the
best men any community ever contain
ed. He is a heightened christian gen
tleman, and will make q straight-for-
ward, manly fight for the Office, and il
he does not plant the banner OF dem
ocracy in the lower house of congress
he will be in sight Of the man who does
get there.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-05-31
Promises and Results.

McKinley's formula for prosperity il
campaign of 1895:
I. Start up the mills and make
more goods foy sale
2. Close up the "mints' and make
less money to circulate among the poo-
ple-it will become moro valuable and
much harder to get.
3. The bankers and trust magnates Of
London and Wall street will furnish at
a higher rate Of interest ell the money
the people need.
4. Read the johnson City Staff OF
May "A, 1860, where you will see PIP
lots and small tracts Of land advertised
for sale to pay back taxes
8. Pinch yourself to see if it is you
who are sailing on this booming wave
Of Mckinley prosperity in 1900? Oh,
pshaw, Nc, remember the fate Of Achon
at Jericho with his load of gold
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-05-31
Census Taker Starts Friday.

The blank schedules to be used in
the next census are now in the hands |
of the enumerators, who will start to
work next Friday, June1 The sched-
ules contain questions which some per-
sons may think pryiug, purposeless or
excessive in number. But their num-
bers and character have been deter
mined by congress, not by the census
Office and all of them have been asked
in previous censuses The only i'm
portant thauge since 1900 is that some
questions have been abandoned The
following is a list of questions all will
be called upon to answer when the
census enumerator calls, sometime be-
tween June list and 18th;
I, Surname, Christian name, mi
tial.
?, Residence. street, number of
house.
3. Relationship of each member to
the head of the family.
4. Color or race.
5. Sex.
g. Age at last birthday
:. Day, month and year when born.
s. Are you single, married. widow,
widower or divorcedY
8. How many caildren?
10. Number of children living?
II. Sex of these children?
70. Where were you born? If in
the United States, give state or terri
tory; if of foreign birth give name of
the country only.
10. Where was your father born!
Your mother? Same conditions as the
foregoing
"A. If of foreign birth, when did you
come to the United States?
1G. Have you been naturalized
How many years since you became (
, citizen?
II. What is your occupation, trade
or profession? This question applic
, to persons - years Of ace ~, over)
10. How many months during th
year are you employed?
10. How many months have y0u at
: tended school?
. % Cnn Won rpad9
0 81. Can you write?
. 90. Give the main fects concernin
y your education,
3 90. Do you own the house in whic
- you live?
0 "a. Do you rent the house in whic
you live?
%. If you own the house, is it fire
or mortgaged? (The same questions t
" farms.