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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01

st. Louis man remarked that he had
an excellent scheme for hiding his
money in such an emergency. 1 sim
ply put it under the swaziland of my
hat he said. and no robber in the
world would ever think of looking
there for cash. With that he pulled
off his hat and showed where he had
$3.50 planted as he described.
"About an hour later the train was
suddenly halted while it was turning
a lonely ravine, and in few moments
a masked man entered the car and be
gan to Systematically loot the passen-
gers. while two other robbers kept
them covered with shotguns from the
doors. When the fellow reached him
the major looked up coolly and de-
clared he had less than a dollar in his
pocket Now. if you'll leave me that
and my WATCH he said, III tell you
something worth knowing: That fell
low in the next seat has $3.50 under the
sweat band of his hat All right!
said the robber, keep your watch and
chicken feed And he proceeded to
confiscate the other passengers cash.
"When the agony was all over and
the marauders had departed, the ST.
Louis man turned around, bursting
with rage and indignation. That was
a dirty, ,ow-down trick!' he roared,
'and I'm going to hold you accountable
for every cent of my money! I eX-
pected you to. my friend replied the
major, quietly, 'and here is the amount.
You see,' he added, 1 happen to be
paymaster in the United States army,
and | have a matter of $4,000 in this
val'se by my feet. Under the circum-
stances l felt justified in temporarily
sacrificing your little $3.50 to divert at
tention. l shall charge it up to the
government as extra expense in trans
nortation of funds"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
stt.,sastlsfsit
!, sass,as
! &N
HE PRAYED AND SHOUTED.

extended the other toward the sky. He
prayed and shouted alternately.
Several methods of rescuing him
were considered. The plan to call the
fire department was rejected for fear
the excitement and noise would pre-
cipitate the leap. Finally, man
climbed part way up the ladder and
spoke to the demented man in English,
but the latter threatened to leap on
the would-be rescuer, and the latter
retreated.
Sonalski had been a close friend of
FolansRi and concluded to make the
attempt and started up the ladder,
shouting to Folansli in Polish. The
rescuer argued that in order to reach
Heaven Folanslli must pass through
fire and water. The suggestion APP
pealed to the demented man, and he al
lowed the other to come to him. Those
on the ground. who were unable to hear
the conversation. feared that when the
men came together n struggle would
prccipitatc both to the ground.
Sonalski's rusa prevailed, however,
and the demented man followed him
down The ladder in order that the fire
and water test might he made. When
they reached the bottom FoIanski was
ovcrpowercd and was taken to the hos
pital Of the steel company. When he
arrived there he realized that he had
been trcked and became so violent that
he had to be restrained by mechanical
means Later he WAS taken to the
South Chicago Police station. There
he was bound 50 as TO prevent him
from injuring himself.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01

both l love you-and 1 do. But l can't
mary both. Do you see? l want you
to take off your coats right now and
have fair fist fight-and l will mar
ry the winner"
There was nothing to do but COM
ply The manner in which it was
done was described as follows by
George Lodge:
ITO tell the truth. 1 hadn't much
doubt that 1 could get the better of
him. Tinnie sat on the ground and
clapped her hands-the prettiest
creature you ever saw!
Charley landed one good blow on
nv face, but after that l had him
practically beaten, when he man
aged to reach his hip pocket. | sup
pose he was crazed, just as l was,
but the next minute there was flash
and l was on the ground with
Charities bullet in my thigh.
'.Tinnie realized how serious the af-
fair was and came over to me.
Charlie had Misrepresentation through
the bushes.
Then she ran away, too. That cut
me up worse than having Charlie
draw his revolver-and we'd been
chums all our life. But L think it
was because the girl saw how badly
she had treated us boys that she ran
home.
Il didn't think of that then, though,
and lay there hoping l might die,
when a man came along and helped
me home. Next morning heard that
Tinnie had taken morphine. but that
the doctors had prevented her death.
''Shall l prosecute Charlie for hav-
ing shot me? No, indeed! l think
he's gone to Alaska, believing himself
a murderer, and then-well, perhaps
I'm grateful for the lesson l learned"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
CLIMBS HIGH In AIR.
Religious Crank Makes Perilous
Ascent to Sing and Pray.
stands on the Pinnacle OF n 15O-Foot
SmokestRck-LnrGe Crowd Gath
ers Expecting to See Him
Leap to Death.

Under the spell of religious excite
ment Michael Folanski climbed to the
top of 4 150foot smokestack at the
Illinois steel works, South Chicago,
the other evening, and, clinging there,
muttered prayers and shouted hymns
preparatory to taking the leap which
he fancied would land him in Heaven.
He was rescued by John Sonalski, a
fellow workman. Work was suspend
ed in the plate mill for half an hour
while the workmen watched the fren-
zied man climb the frail ladder to the
top of the great chimney.
Folanslli is 2S years old, and since
his arrival from Poland a few years
ago has made his home at S730 Erie
avenue. He was devoted to his reli
gion, and recently his companions
have become aware that he was not
well balanced mentally when the
question of religion was discussed.
He did not show any disposition to be
violent, however, until the other even
ing while at work at the plate mill.
He had been muttering prayers for
some time, when he suddenly dropped
his tools and cried:
My time has come. l am going to
Heaven"
With these words he darted from the
mill and to the base of the great stack.
Before any one could prevent it he was
on his way up the frail ladder leading
to the top. Gradually he mounted
higher, and the songs and prayers he
shouted apprized the watchers of the
nature of the mans dementia. Those
below expected that when he reached
the top he would leap off and be dashed
to death at their feet.
The man paused at the top, and
clinging to the ladder with one hand
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01

TO the advertising manager Of the firm
and they were accepted, and now she
is making a deal of money every year
with her verses extolling various
wares"
.'Pshaw!" said a blonde who was
with the demure little woman. II know
Of a case here that discounts that"
Il don't believe it, said the demure
little woman.
well, ! do. and I'll tell you about it
to prove it. a friend Of mine who had
been doing some newspaper work got
the craze for writing advertisements.
and she went round TO lot OF places.
only to find that they were we'll sup
piled with people to look after that
branch Of theiP business. She did find
one firm that was willing to lee her try
her hand, ard sAe began work. in less
shaa Q seaP she was cemfos%ablv on
foo she vosE Of Der life"
ogsi6 obS irsent sofre zee sssss 80
apitiae ee something - shSS 6is e?''
sssEed clio Samues. listi7 SgRnas.
No" replied TIE Soads. $40 O3ssa'2;
su9 size did bossee-eAo eszsysoa TIA
oesi0s soeteseF
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01

ly woman grabbed her hat and veil,
and, tearing them unto small pieces,
ran hurriedly away. At the time she
was mnnbling something and had d
wild look in her eyes. She was fairly
well dressed and appeared to be about
"a years old.
Mrs. B.och was thrown in a state OF
nervous excitement, but bystander,
using handy logic told her not to be
alarmed. as the woman had but few
moments ago torn the hat off another
woman in the block below Adams
Mrs. Bloch then went to a neighbor-
ing restaurant, where she was TO meet
her mother. Afterward she was driven
home and is still suffering slightly
from nervousness.
At first Mrs. Bloch thought il besb
to say nothing of the affair, but her
husband informed the police so thar
other women might be protected from
a like attack. a good description has
been given the officials, and it is
thought hat the new maniac VIII be
taken before long.
At the time State street was crowded
with many persons going home from
work. and it is this circumstance thab
gave the strange woman a chance to
escape.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01

whirring noise, and pushed his trunk
over the partition to investigate, only
to receive a slap from the fast-revolv-
ing blade. Roaring with rage. he then
attempted to stop he whirling fan, but
the continued blows proved too much
for him, and he retired moodily to
think it over.
Quite a time he meditated, and then
received an inspiration from a woman
visitor, who was industriously plying
palm leaf fan. Not being able to ask
her for it, Bolivar, as gently as possible,
took it from her, bowling at the same
time, as though begging her pardon.
Then, to the great enjoyment of the
spectators, he commenced plying the
palm leaf vigorously, occasionally be-
showing few draughts of air from the
fan upon Empress, his companion in
captivity. This was quite pleasing to
the keepers, and all went well until
another lady visitor CHANGED to pass,
also tanning herself, but she used
gorgeous ostrich fan.
Again Bolivar's active mind applied
itself and planned dire mischief. An
ostrich occupies the compartment next
to Bolivar, and going to the bars the
big elephant quietly slipped it's trunk
into the cage where the ostrich was
catching few minutes sleep, propped
upon one leg, crane fashion. Encircling
several large plumes he gave a tug,
and, it not being plucking season. occa-
stoned the ostrich such pain that he
caused a racket. he keepers, hurry
ing in, saw the cause of the disturb
ance. and as punishment Bolivar was
deprived of both his palm leaf and his
ostrich fan.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
ROOSTER LIT ON HER HEAD

most of her fnery. That ended the
battle.
The victorious bird finally began to
stop people on the road and turn
them back. 1t would chase them
clear into the village, hall. mile dis
tant The neighbors complained that
life in that section was becoming I'M
bearable. Cats, dogs and everything
else would fly at its approach. Mat
tiers at last reached a climax. The
law was threatened unless the obnoX-
ious bird should be removed. Finding
it impossible to restore harmony in
any other way, it was at last decided
to ship the rooster away.
The lady of the house in this emer-
gency consulted her Auburn friend.
She was assured that Auburn had
some good fighting blood, and could
care for herself even with this master
of the art. The young son of Alder
man Vickery was selected to take
charge of the bird ana humble its
proud spirit.
In due time the rooster reached
the shoe city and was installed in its
new quarters in MinOt avenue. For
few days the bird remained quiet.
1t was simply studying the situation
and taking its bearings. Then it
opened up again. A series of unbrOk-
en- triumphs followed in rapid success
sion. Young Vickery was placed hors
de combat Mrs. Vickery declared
that she would never be driven by
ID 70 haF
adversary. Alas, she met the fate of
all who had trodden the same path,
and soon retire. lngloriously from the
field The city father took up the
cudgel and met the same fate.
One morning the rooster was among
the missing. The grocery man soon
came in and said that he had wit
messed a battle that morning between
the rooster and two big bulldogs. For
long time victory had trembled in
the balance, but finally had perched
upon the banner of the dogs. The
bird was left for dead upon the field.
But here was where all calculations
failed.
The supposed corpse was found and
brought back to the house. Few tears
were shed and the family INDUCED in
mutual congratulations; but. alas!
the rooster was not dead but sleep
ing. He was simply knocked out. An
experiment soon restored and brought
him to a realizing sense of his defeat.
For she first time he had been
whipped, but his honor was still in
tact. few days rest and he was
again esady for battle .Ths aeigh-
bors IN char section OF tbs eirS are.
ao0 s9oIa bli0g between hope anE
Seae. Ths hops chat tho batsia be
swae2 oh0 sosster and ehs dogs alay
10 0ensead, but fear thae she dogs
mas 30 under che next Tins. Ae pres
emit tie aeheiR5 bird . So . .atSoss-
bsras5 cage.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
HAS DONE PENANCE.
Tragic End of Pretty Tinnie
Brandt's Wicked Filtration.
Laughed and Clapped Her Hands
While Two Men Fought for Her
Love-Tried to Kill Herself
When One Was Shot.

The town of Pana, ILL.,, had sensa-
ton not long ago, and the correspond
ent of the New York World says that
for all her sins of flirtation-and they
are many-Tinnie Brandt has done
tragic penance.
To have seen one lover at the point
of death and the rival who just failed
of numbering him fleeing for his life
to have endured the agony of sui
eide, only to face life again and the
pain of an accusing conscience-this
was her portion.
Not many weeks ago Miss Brandt
came from her home in the eastern
part of the state to visit her friend,
Miss Sholen. Here she met Charles
Alderman and George Lodge She
smiled on both with impartial Sweet
ness. Each one fell deeply in love
with her.
Day by day this interesting situa-
ton became more complex. AS each
made love to Miss Brandt she, with
bewitching gentleness, permitted him
to believe that his feeling was re-
turned.
In short, she was having the best
time of her life, but it had to end for
she was about to leave Pana. How
to end it was problem.
'Lovers' lane" she remembered, was
the beautiful driveway along whose
borders lovers had for years met and
kissed and renewed their troth. So
she wrote two notes, her naughty
eyes sparkling as she compared them.
One was addressed to Charles Acker-
man. bidding him to be at Lovers lane
at Sis on a certain evening. The
other conveyed the same message to
George Lodge.
When the night came the three met.
Boys" said Tinnie, 81 am going
home tomorrow. 1 have told you
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01

cage or on the box of a hand organ
until he went into the aeronaut line.
The graceful manner in which the
monks make the descent is a simple
trick that he learned with his first
simian.
The little animal appears to descend
from its aerial heights with one hand
grasping the trapeze bar of the para
chute and its body swinging free.
ITS Brazil nut that does the who,e
business" explained the promoter of
the new diversion to Chronicle re-
porter. i have found that a monkey
will never let 90 OF Brazil nuS. There
is circular hasp in the bar of che para
chute. Ehe inon6's hand is pus
ahrougA u. asd. Gus put in IL. He
crips co se aad noe evea Srigas Ssill
cause 0iro 90 '4elieauish 10. Vhy does
mt he reach 0or9o with his oehor hand
The arm is bandsged az CSC olDoO sSj
he csDS see 80 ups
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01

Attempting to lift a boiler OF hot
water from the stove recently. Jennie
Bossert, a 14-yearold girl Of Rose Glen,
Pa. was terribly scalded by letting it
slip from her hands Hearing the girls
screams. her mother ran downsta airs
and tore every piece Of clothing from
her body. Then she carried her daugh-
ter out TO he garden, where the fla
ther was working, and the suffering
girl was covered with clay, leaving
only her face exposed. This treatment
had a magical effect and Jennie soon
ceased crying. A physician who ar
rived later said that the remedy was
the best that could have been applied
and undoubtedly saved the girls life.
The girl Will be well in "a few DAYS.
About year ago Mrs. Dessert saved
the life Of neighbours child in sim
liar way. and received handsome re
ward for IL. The remedy, she says,
vas told to her by a German doctor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
Woman Encounters snake.

AS an example of personal GOODNESS
under trying circumstances Mrs. Klein
top. of StrOudsburg, Pa, gives an in
teresting exhibition. She went to a
woodboX outside the kitchen door, and
was piling sticks on her arm. when
pilot snake nearly five feet long be-
gan TO coil around her arm, which was
bare below the elbow. Without moving
a muscle or raising her voice Mrs.
Kleintop called her husbands atten-
ton to the snake. He, with a corn
knife. severed its head from the body.
Then. womanlike, Mrs. Kleintop faint
ed
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
BOLD BAD ROOSTER.
The Entire Town of Auburn, Me-,
Is Afraid of Him.
Vanquished All Comers Until Kn oclSed
Out in Scrap with Two Bull
doEs-His Honor, However,
still Intact.

Auburn, Me-, is the proud possessor
of a wonderful rooster. Miss Nellie
H., the little daughter of Mrs. Bisbee,
of the Auburn waterworks, told the
tale to the Lewiston journal, and it is
worth repeating.
That lady has friend in Warren
who has two little children-a boy and
a girl. One of the neighbors keeps
hens, and two years ago setting OF
chickens was Matched. The old mother
hen selected one of the chicks and
fired it out of the brood. Under no
circumstances whatever would she
recognize or own it. The outcast was
finally presented to the little daugh-
ter of Mrs. Bisbee's friend, who nursed
and cared for it until it grew to be
quite a chicken. Finally it became
too large to keep in the house and
was put outdoors. AS the little girl
could no longer care for it as before,
she sold it to her brother for five
cents. With this change OF ownership
the chicken began to develop some
new traits of character. The new
owner plagued it, and the chick soon
grew SuIly anu AhdIly PuS
Well, the young birds disposition
did not improve, like wine, with
age. 1t steadily grew worse. One of
the neighbors had a garden, but if
any member of the family attempted.
to gather anyfof the vegetables the
young rooster would fly at him with
such fury that he had to give up the
job and fly himself. The result was
that the rooster had the garden to
himself, and the relations between
the two families became strained. A
lady from Rockland came over one
day and said she would not be afraid
to go into the garden and pick some
string beans. The rooster lit on her
head. tore down her hair, broke her
eyeglasses and made mincemeat of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
THE MAJORS STRATEGY.
Money at the Expense of An
others $3.50.

speaking of train robberics." said
a veteran railroad man to a New Or
leans Times-Democrat reporter, did
you ever hear that story about Maj.
Patterson? The yarn is not new" he
continued, land 1 thought you might
have heard it before: but it happens
to be true, and is worth telling again.
Years ago the major was travelling
on the railroad through western Kan
sas, when he fell into conversation
with a very agreeable chap from St.
Louis. Train robberies were frequent
in those days, and when the converse
ton finally turned to that subject the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01

behind him a tall woman in black.
When he walked on the streets she
followed him; when he went INTO a
house, she waited patiently until he
came out and took up her pursuit.
again.
Throckmorton could stand it no
longer. lie fed to New Orleans and
she followed him; he went to Denver,
to New York, to Louisville again, bub
always she kept on his tracks.
He retaliated by having her tried
for lunacy and the trial was the sen
sation of the decade. On her promise
to free him from her persecution she
was released. She made a dramatic
speech on the stand telling how they
had met and loved when she was q,
girl of -.
She kept away from hin after that
On her death bed she said:
You win find in my trunk green
silk dress He used to say he Gas
fond Of it. let it be my shroud and
let my funeral processio7 Sass be-
meath his window 81 enc GaN house.
Hee Sishss were Ess1lsS cue Cd she
lette9s
3ohV 9hsseSosstso ourcide8 seq
$40 q cooes Sia1o-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
BOLIVAR FANS HIMSELF.
Feather Fan for His Elephant
Mate Empress.

If this story from the Philadelphia
Times is true. elephantine wisdom has
received a start. 1t is the outcome of
attempts to keep the rhinoceros cool
without wearing him away with con-
stantly dripping water, which had al
ready reduced him to almost skele-
ton. Morosely the rhinoceros watched
the hanging of two paddles over his
head. He took no interest whatever in
the proceedings until they began to re-
volve, sending cool air over his body in
lieu of the deathly drip.
Now Bolivar, the big elephant in the
next apartment, was attracted by the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
THE BONNET SNATCHER.
To Ruin Other Women's Hats Is the
Peculiar Mania of "a Dementsd
Chicago Girl.

Jack. the haircutter," Jack, tho
hugger." and Jack, the window smash
err" have a new rival. according to the
Chicago papers.
She is Mamie, the hat snatcher.'
She began her operations the other
night. when she snatched the hats of
two women, tore them to pieces and
threw them in the street. The name
of the first woman to be attacked in
this manner is not known, but the Sec
ond is Mrs. Louis Bloch.
Mrs. B.och was walking in State
street, between Adams and Jackson
about five o'clock. Sudden
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
THE PARACHUTE MONK.
Promoter of New Diversion Tells
How the Little Simian Aero
nauts Are Trained.

Paul Howse, of Chicago, has cornered
the monkey market of the United
States. He is the originator of the
parachute descent of the simians from
balloons. He began in the middle of
the summer with one monkey and now
has a score on the road. and orders
enough to utilize a score more, but
there are no more monkeys TO be had.
Paul never saw a monkey outside of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
CERTAINLY DID BETTER.
How Young English Newspaper
Woman Improved Her Financial
and Social Condition.

There are more ways than one to
make living" said demure little
woman with flashing black eyes the
other day. Il know a woman who was
left penniless in London. She was
struck with the sameness of certain
kinds of advertisements that are post
ed up. She thought that she could
write good advertisements, and she
thought out lot of little rhymes for
a certain article. She submitted them
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
STRANGE MELODRAMA.
by the Woman lie Once Loved
and Afterwnrd Tilted.

Mrs. Sue NJ. Pendleton Conn died in
Kentucky last week, and so the cur
tain falls upon the strangest melo-
drama in the history of the state.
Many years ago Maj. John Throck-
morton was one of the handsomeSt
men in Kentucky's best families. He
returned from the Mexican war the
idol of the people and when he met
the beautiful Ellen Goodwin their
friends watched the growth Of theiR
love with interest.
Her passion for him knew no bounds.
She gave herself TO him entirely, bne
he soon tired Pf her and cast her
aside.
Then began the melodrama.
Wherever John ThrockmortOn went
after that there was always seen close
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
UnIoaded Pistol In Lave.

The Kentucky lawmakers are not
disposed 10 excuse the man who. after
an accident with a firearn. declares
he didn't know il was loaded" A re-
cent act of the legislature declares
tkat lit shall be unlawful far any per-
sDn 90 are or discharge az random any
deadls ~eapon. whethes said weapon
he IoadeE1 AZ unloadQdsa
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01

4 curious fight took place a short
time ago on the south branch of the
Potomac. John Fisher, of Romney.
81. va, causht = 4O-pound turtle. Just
. ~ eR6ed IL che hook broke, and
sA0 sussls s'esed Aia all around the
ss,os sse Sshs lestta Cen minutes,
8isloo Sossnsi2es aislself 9th a pad
90. 0soe el,o llsrelo &c As8 <srned
.2o55 esS 8'SooS 6etp thg 0ate9