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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-05-30
Will He Cure Himself?

1t is said that Rev. John Alexander
Dowie, the great faith healer, is ser
iously i'll and his followers are quite
frightened. This is John chance to
prove to the profane newspapers that
he is al right and that she physic of
commerce is all wrong. OF course
there must be some truth in the re-
ports coming from Chicago to the eff
feet that he occasionally loses pa
tient, especially when he attempts to
pray new lung into the sufferer. but
on the whole ii is felt that he is way
above the average, and if he can only
contract a complication of fatal dis
eases and then cure himself, he will
make the hit of his life aud get back
great many of his old followers who
have been inclined to drift away from
the flock and occasionally spend few
dollars on patent medicines and regu-
lar practicing physicians. On the
other hand, it might be well for the
newspaper gang down that way to
keep their eyes open and see if the
good man does not call in physician
for even faith healer will sometimes
get into a corner and yearn for dose
of something besides PRAYER, even if
it is administered by horse doctor.
Had he been a younger man at the
time that the medical students ofChi-
cago were trying to make it "pleas-
ant for him, it would not have been
bad idea to have dropped him from
a second story window in such a way
that a few of his bones would fracture
and then stand by and watch him
pray them back into place again. OF
course it would not do to play such a
trick on an old man and that is prob
ably all that saved him from some
thing worse than lot of bad smelling
chemicals. He was probably too mad
at the time TO do much praying or he
could have prayed away that stencil;
at any rate. he overlooked bet when
he did not take advantage of the stu
alton. and instead of getting mad and
saving ungodly things, smile and tell
them that he was much obliged for
their generous donation OF the new
niown hay" The students probably
would not have believed him. but his
followers would labor under the belief
tina he was enjoying those chemicals
ana worshiped him accordingly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-05-30
HANS, THE COBBLER.
he RELATES HOW ANOTHER BUsI-
NESS SCHEME FELL THROUGH.
1'ks Tailor Suggested Some spring
Bargains 10 bring In More work,
but They Didn't Fan Ont as the
Shoemaker Expected.
ICopyright, 1901, by {. B. Lewis

| don't haf some work to do und
Was sitting in my shop ind reading
my paper from Shermany when dot lii
tic tailor drops in ind says:
'Nhell. it vhas shust like | pellet II
would be, und you vhas going by der
poorhouse. Dear me, but what poor
peesncSs man you vhaS.'
but if some work don't come Ply my
shop how can | do peesness:' | says.
My dear Hans" he goes on, mi, oil
on his tongue der great secret of PEGS
ness Was 10 make peesness come TO
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-05-30
Showers of Blessing.

The abundant rains that descended
last week extended over the greater
part Of the northwest, and came Just
I'll time to give a thorough and re-
freshing soaking to the thirsty soil
and rejoice the farmers. who were be-
ginning to fear a repetition of the
prolonged spring drouth OF last year.
But no damage has yet resulted from
the dry spell and reports from all
quarters show that everything was in
fine condition before the rain fell.
The cool weather stooled vegetation
aud hardened it to withstand with a
greater degree any rigois of the
weather that might come along.
The farmers were anxiously waiting
for rain aud now that it has come in
plentiful supply it confirms their
hopes Of bundant crops. OF course
more will he needed TO make this
promise good but for few days il
will suffice. Certainly the prospect
was never better at this season for
GOOD crops throughout the state
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-05-30
Badinage.

Jack-Miss Pechy's poodle is dead.
Did you hear about ii?
Tom-Yes. I'm going up to call on
her.
Jack-To condole with her. suppose.
Tonne; to propose TO her now that
my rivals out of the way.
Jack--Ah, You want to get in before
she takes up with some other puppy
Philadelphia Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-05-30
CouIdn't Imagine II.

Tunold knutt-I wonder wy it Is
that the papers is alwuz tellin people
10 boil the water.
Goodman Gonrong Sos to make 1t
lit To drink. of course.
Tuffold Knutt-To drink? GOSH
Chicago Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-05-30
A Fault Finder.

"Glassby is the biggest grumbler l
ever knew. Nothing is going right. He
finds fault with everything"
Il guess you're right. He tried last
night TO make me believe that the earth
is turning the wrong way on its axis"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-05-30
The Morst Of nIs sort.

Wigs- Longbow is a hard case.
Wagg-i should say he is. The only
time 1 ever saw him embarrassed was
once when he was caught telling the
truth.-Philadelphia Record.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-05-30
Her Dear Friend.

He What a dream of beauty Mabel
Garlinghorn is.
She-B0t how rudely she wakes you
up when she opens her mOuth!-Chi-
cago Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-05-30
Graveyard Sentiment.

Here's dollar; put some fresh
sod around the base and clean up the
lot The old man turned aw " from
the sexton. aud CHANGING back cad on
the face Of the newly erected monu-
ment, that represented an outlay of
several hundred dollars Sacred 10
the memory of my dear wife, who
departed this life Of suffering, in hope
of the life eternal. May she rest in
peace. That's a good sentiment
he said, and that's a good monument
and cost a lot of money. People will
stop talking now and say, ''well, the
old man has shown respect to his
wife's memory" and then he stepped
into his carriage and drove down
town to order a suit OF clothes for his
second marriage. which was to come
off in two weeks.
A boy who had been an interested
spectator, watched the retreating
figure and said Indignantly half aloud /;
.the old reprobate; talk about life
of suffering, that's no lie, and mother
deserved better things. May she
rest in peace Well if she does it
viii be the hrst peaceful rest for a
long, long time. ii the old skintlint
had spent half the money for her com
tort that he has for her monument,
she wouldn't be lying there under the
sod, and | wouldn't be out here she'd
ding bitter tears over her grave. y
Going back to the mound he placed a
bunch Of wild flowers on the grave
and turned away with heavy heart,
because of the great sorrow and loss
that had come TO his young life
The boy had discovered a great
truth, and in honest but righteous in
dignation, had expressed the senti-
ment in his blunt and boyish way.
Dotted all over the cemeteries of
the land are little mounds, marked
by costly shafts and monuments,
dedicated to the memory of wives
and mothers whose lives have been
sacrificed prematurely by neglect
worse than cruelty. These patient
women have been martyrs Of the
highest type. They have not infre-
quently endured infidelity, and in
difference, but nave seen the husband
whom they had promised to love and
obey, drift away until the home was
more lonely THAI the great outside
world.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-05-30
valuable Recipe.

Il sent 81 for a sure cure for corpu-
lency"
"WellT
Heres the reply. Throw up your job
and hunt another one. Chicago Rec
ord Herald
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-05-30
Had IN InkIing.

Williams shaking his fountain PEN
You have no idea how easily these
pens run.
His neighbor applying a blotter to
his trousers,-Oh, l have an mixing
Harvard LampOon.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-05-30

Have YOU ever discovered the con-
ditions of the wife and mother in this
kind of homeg
She has been married for a year.
The first baby has come to make more
sacred the ties of wedlock, and as she
sings lullaby to the little stranger
while she waits in the twilight for the
coming of the husband and father,
she thinks of the home of her girl
hood, and wonders with just shadow
OF misgiving, if she made mistake
in leaving it; but the thought vtnishes
with the step at the door, and when
John enters, she is all smiles, and
with CHEEKY voice and waiting for
the kiss that is sometimes OF late
neglected, says: Hello, John, come
and see how cute baby is" And hen
the love of her heart is driven back,
and she recoils with little feeling of
fear when John saws, "Oh bother
the kid; I'm tired and want my sup
per-"
The baby is turned over to the
nurse and she enters the dining room
and sits through meal that is omi-
ously quiet and then listens with
forebodings to Johns step as he
closes the door and hurries down the
walk to his club.
The long hours of the evening drag
along and there dawns upon her fully
for the first time the fact that she is
neglected. and that in spite of love
and sacrifice the home is losing its
attraction for the man by whose side
she is destined to walk through many
weary years
She may rebel and resent the in
dignity. or she may submit and pa
tientlv endure the caprice and insults
OF the man not worthy the name Of
husband and father. In either case
she is standing on the threshold Of a
married life that contains much of
heartache and disappointment, desti-
tutc of the love that means every
thing to the wife and mother in the
home.
The years 90 by and wealth is ac-
cumulated. but the wealth Of love is
lac king. The home is endured for
sake. At forty the wife
has lost her identity, and is prema-
turely old At fifty she is in her
grave, with a monument blasphem-
ously dedicated to Ter memory by the
man who murdered her.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-05-30
For salel

Central House, Boscobel, Wis 1t
is the only first class hotel in flour
ishing town Of about 1000; is three
story, stone building, new steam heat
ing plant, electric lights. thirty
rooms. large new barn, ice house and
two sample rooms. Reason for sell
ling-to close up an estate For
terms inquire Of Mrs. L. b. Ruka.
B0scobel Wis 14w3
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-05-30
Parental Anxiety.

'.I should think your folks would be
awfully anxious about you
Yes, mum. They're afraid | might
escape" New York Evening Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-05-30

Graveyard sentiment, under such
conditions-and they are not imagin-
ary-is burlesque, and the monu-
ment is a reminder of negligence and
cruelty. of which no man can afford
to be proud.
The time to help our friends and
loved ones, is when they are with Us.
Far better tho neglected grave than
the neglected life. The woman who
gives the wealth of her love 70 the
man who promises to protect her in
all the varied experiences Of life is
entitled to more than board and a
wardrobe. II the husband appreciates
in any degree the sacrednes- 81 the
home. aRd how much it means TO the
wife. he will be careful to cherish the
love that first won him. When this is
done, and long before a granite
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-05-30

MCDONALD viii receive a carload
Of American fence wire June l0.h.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-05-30

LOST: A rubber tire from a buggy
in vicinity Of Grant hill. Finder will
b. rewarded by returning same to
W Il. Dyer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-27
ESTATE WORTH $e,ooo, ,ooo.
Inventory of J. P. o'Brien, Adminis-
 trator for W. M. Rice.

New York. Nov. 26.-The inventory of John P. O'Brien, temporary administra- tor of the estate of William Marsh Rice, has just been fiIed4 It shows that the personal estate of the aged financier. whom lawyer Albert T. Patrick is accus- ed of having murdered. has a total value of $3,344, ,629. .29. This is in stocks and bonds and actual cash, and is deposited in various banks and trust companies in New York. In addition. counsel for the administration said today that Mir. Rice has over two million of dollars worth of property in Texas. mostly real estate. which will swell the total value of the estate to six million dollars.
 One of the assets Is the certified check fer $135, 900 drawn to the order of Albert T. Patrick, which first aroused suspicion as to the nature of Patricks dealings with Rice. and another is a check for John R. Potts, trustee on the Chatham National Bank, being the proceeds of check for $25,OOO purporting to be drawn by William M. Rice to the order of Albert T. Patrick and certified and paid by the Fifth Avenue Trust Company.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-27
VALUE OF THE RUPEE.
Beebe 6 Son Win Victory Before
 Classification Board.

New York, Nov. 26--The United States Board of Classification today gave de- cisfon on the appeal of Luciuh Bebee & Son of Boston. importers, against the Collector of Customs at Boston. the decision involving the value of the In- dian rupee. in cases in which merchan- disc from foreign counties is invoiced in this coin.
 It was said that under this decision, if sustained, the government will have to refund between S750,0O0 and $1, ,OOO, ,0GO that has been paid in duties on Indian goods.
 The Bebee case involves the construct tion of the clause of the tariff act which provides that the director of the mint shall quarterly establish the value of foreign coin in United States currency according to the pure metal in them At the time that Beebe & Son made their importation, this pure metal value of a rupee had been fixed at 1919 cents It was claimed, however, by the govern ment, that the rupee actually possessed an exchange value of 32.11 cents, and the Boston collector used the larger figure in establishing the duties.
 The importers went before the Board of Classification to require the collector to liquidate the duties on the basis of the pure metal value of the rupee as estab- lished by the director of the mint The Board sustained their contention and it was twice affirmed by the United States Circuit Court at Boston and also by the United States Circuit Court of Appeals of Boston.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-27
THE QUESTION ACADEMIC.
McComh's Will Not for the Courts
 to Construe.

New York, Nov. 26.-Fannie Payne Mo- Comb, daughter of the late James Jen- nings McComb of Dobbs Ferry, who left an estate of $1O,0Oo,0O0, today brought an action in the Supreme Court in order to have her fathers will construed. This was because she was left only an income of $10000 for life should she persist in marrying Louis Herzog; the principal of the trust amounting to $500, 600 to go to her children on her death. Should she not marry Herzog, she was to share equally with her two sisters and a brother. To this she objected, and asked that that provision of her fathers will be declared null and void.
 Justice Scott in the Supreme Court to- day handed down q decision in which he says:
 ''She has not yet married the person named in the will and 1t is of course pos sible that she may never do so. The question as to the validity of this provi- sion of the codicil is not therefore at present practical question as to which the executors and trustees need advice or direction and it may never become such. At present the question is purely abstract and academic. The courts do not sit to determine such questions
 The executors will therefore have to take on themselves the responsibility of paying to Miss McComb an equal share of the estate with her sisters and brother, or else that of withholding 1t and creat- ing the trust mentioned by her father.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-27
ARMENIAN BRroANDs.
Turkish Troops Sent to Protect [ Convent,

London, Nov. 26.-Costaki Anthopulc Pasha, the Turkish Ambassador to Great Britain. has given out the Porte's ex- planation of the seizure of an Armenian convent in the neighborhood of Mush by Armenian revolutionists and the subse- quent surrounding of the convent by Turkish troops.
 The Ambassador says that bandits have been robbing the country and extorting money and goods from the Armenian population, murdering those who refused to comply with their demands
 These bandits brought about sixty wo- men and children as prisoners to the monastery and Andrinik, the leader of the bandits, tried to obtain money by threats from the Armenians of Mush. Thereupon, in order to protect the wo- men and children, the imperial authori- ties surrounded the monastery with Turk ish troops. Some fighting occurred, during which two brigands and a Turkish cor poral were killed.
 British and Russian Consuls repaired to the scene, and tesi if d to the correct attitude of the Turkish soldiers. The brigands kept up hot fire from the monastery and being well provisioned, they were able to offer stout resistance.
 This official statement from the Turk ish Ambassador does not state how the affair ended, but a dispatch received subsequently, from Constantinople says the brigands fled and the Turkish troops were withdrawn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-27
JOHNSON FILES PETITION.
Seeks to Have Assessments of Rail
 roads Increased.

Columbus, O., Nov. 26.-The Supreme Court today allowed the motion of Mayor Tom l.. Johnson of Cleveland for leave to file a petition in mandamus against the State Board of Equalization of Rail- ways, compelling 't to re-assess the rail- road property of the State at a valuation based upon the market value of its se- curities.
 Tie petition was filed immediately fol- lowing the courts consent.
 The petition in effect asks the court to construe the statute to mean that the Board of Railway Equalization has the power to increase the valuation of. rail- roads for the purpose of taxation over and above the grand total as fixed by the county auditors.
 Attorney General Sheets will file de- murrer to Mayor Johnson's petition and this will bring the case to hearing on it's merits
 Johnson's contention is that the rail- roads of Ohio. which are assessed for $117, 900 900 in round numbers, are only appraised at about g per cent of their actual value. while real estate in Ohio is appraised at about 60 per cent. of its true value. Johnson wants railroad valu" ations increased so as to bring them up to a 60 cent basis. or to about $S56 000, coo instead of about $117, 100000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-27
BALDWIN BILL GETS A VETO Mayor Joseph Kills Option
 on Bonds. HAD NOT ENOUGH VOTES Charter Requires a Majority of Votes of Members. The Bill Received Only 2 Votes on Final Passage and This, Mayor
 says, is Sufficient Reason
 for a Veto.
HAD NOT ENOUGH VOTES

Mayor Joseph yesterday affixed an of-
 fcial veto to the Council resolution known
 as the Baldwin option bill. This means that President A. M. Baldwin. of the First National Bank, will not be given ten day option on the s75.oo0 worth of Montgomery city 1-2 per cent bonds, which bonds are to. be issued to meet current expenses" The Mayor vetod the paper because 1t did not get ma jority vote. he said.
 The City Council met in a special ses- sion Monday night to consider President
 Baldwin's proposition seeking a ten day meeting a resolution was passed by a vote of ' to 5 allowing the option. A full account of the meeting was pub lished In The Advertiser yesterday.
 During the day Mayor Joseph received the resolution for his approval or veto. After considering the paper he decided to veto 1t. He gave as his reason for the veto that a majority of the Council members did not vote for the measure as required by the city charter. A ma jority of the members elected is eight. while the paper received but seven favorable votes.
 At the time of the passage of the resolution in Council" said the Mayor to a reporter for The Advertiser, II did not recall the section of the charter which required a majority vote on such meas ures. but just as soon as discovered that the charter required majority vote. of course I vetoed the paper. 1t is not necessary to cite any other reason for the veto.''
 The resolution sent up by Council will be returned at the next regular meeting, December End. bearing the Mayors veto message.
 Just what Council will do with the paper. of course remains to be seen. Likewise, the fate of the bonds remains to be seen. President Baldwin may re- new his application for an option ors if q majority vote cannot he secured the bonds may be otherwise disposed Of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-27
cHEERED sANTIAao's HERO.
Admiral Schley Given an Ovation ir
 Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Nov. 26.-Rear Admira
 Schley who. with Mrs. Schley, arrived here today to remain nntil tomorrow as the guests of Colonel A. K. Mcclure, was the centre of an enthusiastic reception at the Broad Street station when the Wash sington express rolled into the trainshed.
 More than thousand persons were there to cheer the Admiral when he stepped from the train, and it was with much difficulty that the police opened a pasageway for him.
 Admiral and Mrs Schley and party oc- cupied box at the Chesnut Opera House as the guest of Sir Henry Irving, who appeared in '"rhe Merchant of Nenice."
 The crowd at the opera house was one of the greatest present in that place, hundreds of people being turned away before the curtain rose. 1t having been known that the Admiral would attend the play. He was enthusiastically greet ed. After the performance the party was entertained at lunch at the Hotel Bellevue Admiral and Mrs. Schley will leave for New York tomorrow morning to spend Thanksgiving day with their daughter, Mrs. Wortley.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-27
WORK OF COMMITTEES
ARBITRATION AND RECIPRoC.
 ITY REPORTS DELAYED.
Pan-American Delegates Desire te See What President Roosevelt Will Say in His Forthcom-
 ing Message.

Mexico City, Nov. 26.-The committed of the Pan-American Congress are rapidly completing their work with thc exceptiof of the arbitration committee and tns committee on commerce and reciprocity The latter Is withholding action unti learning the stand which President Roosevelt will take on the subject oi reciprocity in his forthcoming mesags to Congress.
 The work of the arbitration committed is delayed by the difficulties of the sub ject and the many conflicting interests which it Is necessity to candidate. II held a meeting today after 4 fortnight'i adjournment.
 The committee on future Pan-Americar conferences will. it is understood, recom' mend the holding of conference every five years. It Is generally held that the preesnt conference should designate the place where the next one should be held and that the same course should be fol lowed by each succeeding Congress.
 The committee on the interoceanic canal will probably confine itself to general terms in recommending the excavation oi a waterway, without expressing prefer ence for any particular route.
 c. M. Pepper, United States delegate, has submitted resolutions to the com mittee on resources and statistics. He advocates the making or every enort to secure full and reliable statistics of pro duction in the various American' coun- tries by cooperative action. He says in part:
 "The chief idea should be to secure information regarding the undeveloped founts of production and resources, so that in the instance of railroad building projected it would be possible to ascertain just what riches might be opened up for commerce and industry. Similarly there should be information as to government or public lands and the agricultural and other industries which they support It would further be advisable to have the fullest data possible in regard to the water power and the possibilities of its utilization either in mining or manu- featuring"
 At this afternoons session of the arbi- tration committee the nineteen members appointed a subcommittee consisting of the following: Frado of Mexico, Ber- mepo of Argentine; Blest Cana of Chile Duarte Pereira of Brazil; Albamora of Peru Buchanan of the United States and Lazo Arriaga of Guatemala. The com mittee decided to adjourn until receiving the report of the subcommittee. After the committee meeting President Rioa- gosa and Messers Pardo and Pineda of the Mexican delegation conferred with Forei1n Minister MaTN5cal