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pueII.t. WHO DID Not XII.

The two most famous duelists who
never killed their men known to his
tory are the Chevalier De Saint Georges.
a mulatto. who was reputed to be the
finest fencer in France. and in more
recent time VI. Georges de Labruyere.
who constituted himself the champion
Of Nine. Seberine. editress Of the Girls
du Peuple. Both these champions Of
the sword fought scores of duels in
which severe wounds were given and
taken bur both We're humane and chiy-
alrous and never took life. as their skill
would have enabled them TO do.
IN his duel with Lieutenant de Nell
vile NJ Labruyere was run through
the right lung and almost Immediately
afierward pierced his opponents left
Hug Both had 10 be carried Of the
field. bur they ultimately recovered. In
this connection il may be noted that
the ridicuIe in which certain English
papers iEiulge in with regard TO French
and Italian duelIng is generally quite
beside the point Every duelist takes
his life IN his hand and can practically
kin his adversary when tie chooses, but
II tile stroke is not made according 10
The laws Of fence he is certain 70 be
killed himself IN doing IL This Is WHY
The drawing Of blood is considered To
b. 4 satisfaction for injured honor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-08-29
FARMS! FARMS!

So-acres, town Of Mt. Ida on
main road, miles west of Fen
nimore.
11-acres, town of Mt. Ida. 4
miles southwest Of Fennimore on
main road. Fair buildings.
2S2-acres; north of Lancaster,
, houses. Ali fenced and cross
fenced.
2oo-acres, Il miles west of
Lancaster. Large new barn and
fair house. On main road.
rps acres, town Millville.
16S-acres. town Liberty.
19S! acres, town Waterloo.
560-acres, Crawford Co., No.
200-acres, Crawford Co, Wis.
S0-acres, Crawford Co., Wis.
All in the Kickapoo valley.
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eRs TOE

II God should draw llies veilins flood away.
What sights tie Japan beaeB cop.1 slow The dayi
What doubts, wa8t creeping aims, what dreams
long dg0wue.
What hopes. lac fallen stars, would there he
f2lad
What wreekage vhere the surface calmly sleeps!
What shadows Were We most haJ looked for
deepest
Strange rocks q cruelty thar lie concealed.
Clad IN pale weeds 81 VICE might rtse revealed
Where monster hselts in their sunny pride
Tarough iA.ssaood eiingios brine securely glide.
God ply all Aa RAY lis own grace hide
And save cur secret souls tYam such ehb ude
Martha gilbert Dickinson.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-08-29

AOt AaEt ~ 4 M tlAA&8 ~ t1AE tlLAA.
distinguished look and bearing. and
the common people reverenced him ard
belie,e 81 that he could do anything he
wilIed Tie British authorities had
watched him closely for a year or two.
ready To pounce down upon him should
he utter words Of sedition. but thus
far he had not meddled with politics
in any manner. He was generally re.
ferred to by the English as a fakir and
a charlatan. but l had a far higher
estimate of him.
Rajpoor Gyah's hut stood among the
hills on the edge of jungle and was
not an uncomfortable place. He had
with him many books and parchments
relating to the mysteries of life and
death and likewise many relics and
souvenirs from various temples and
forgotten cities. / felt at home with
the man, and vet in 4 sense | feared
him. Now and then he looked at me
in a way that took all my viii power
away. and | realized that lie had but
to speak and | should be compelled to
obey. Up To that little or nothing was
kI0M II VI AtN Hll0LiNAAis AftiN AA4tAf WIZ
people who could magnetic by rub
bing the forehead. Nothing worthy OF
note happened for the first three days.
Then, after our humble breakfast Raj
poor Gyah put his hands on my shout
der and looked into my eyes and said:
Brother, 20 forth and find me a
cobra and bring II here. that / may
see what soul has passed into It,"
had natural horror Of serpents.
and it as only with a great effort that
/ could approach dead one. but set
out Oh my mission without the slight,
est reluctance The mans will had
overpowered mine. Had he told me 10
walk through fire ! should have done
SO. / set out and wandered about, and
after tine ! espied a cobra summing
itself on a rock | walked straight up
to the horrible thing and picked it up
in my hands. It writhed and Kissed
bur did not strike Inc. Carrying II
coiled about my right arm. arrived at
the hut. and Rajpoor Gyah took it from
me and sat down and sang to it in a
low voice. The serpent grew quiet and
stretched itself ont at our feet, and by
and by the man said to me:
1t was a serpent before. and it Is a
serpent now. We will let it 90 away"
After three or four minutes the cobra
became more active and went crawling
away. and felt - weak and lethargIc
that fell upon a couch and was pres
emily asleep Ii was afternoon when
awoke and found Rajpoor Gyah bend
ing over me and touching my face with
his soft fingers. When | sat up. he
said
Come and walk with me. and I viii
show you a tigers path. Tonight YOU
viii go into the jungle and find tiger
and bring him to me AMI you shall
hear Us converse together"
We walked for two Or three miles.
and as we walked Bajpoor Gyah point
ed out misshapen trees and told me
that the spirits ~ bad mpn had passed
INTO them and made them what they
were BY and by we came 10 path
used hv animals as they passed from
the jungle 81 tie stream and back. and
the man said
Look well about You. that you may
End the path ID the night"
Then We returned home and he pre-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-08-29
VIEWS AND INTERVIEWS.

Chas Raw: An immense amount
Of live stock is being marketed these
days. Farmers are obliged to dispose
Of If because Of the shortage Of feed.
Cattle and hogs are brought in and
sold at All prices that under ordinary
conditions would not be marketed
until January or February. We pay
al we can for the stuff. Meat you
will see viii be considerably higher a
year from now as a result Of this
wholesale disposal Of stock.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-08-29
CITY PROPERTY.

A nice Groom house, in south
side Lancaster.
s-room house, in north part
Lancaster. Grounds 90 it. front
and 24G deep. Apple trees and
small fruit Nice location.
New s-room house with good
basement and city water, / lot of
land, in northwest Lancaster.
\ fine brick house, 2Sx4s, nice
basement, furnace and city water.
Fine lawn. 130x1S0 feet. Small
fruit and apple trees. A very
desirable home.
Nice house and one lot in south
part.
A very good house, grounds
and barn, in south part. Near
south school house.
4 nice half block and fair
house in northeast part.
\ fine house and / block, in
northwest part.
Good house and barn, nice
land in northwest part.
Lot. lots and acres. 4 stock
Of merchandise in small town for
sale by
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w. P. ROWDON,
Lancaster. Wis.

ESTATE: LOUISA +. ~PEASE, DECEAsE D
l. state of Wisconsin. County court of
Grant county In Probate.
Notice is hereby given, that "a the special
torn of county Court. ID he held In and for
said County. at the court house ID the city of
Lancaster IN said county ON the fourthTues-
day OF september A. H.. 1921. being the slth
day If September 1901, al The hoat OF one
o'c5ockin the afternoon, the following mat
ter will be heard and considered:
The application Of William f.. Webb. exec
utor of he last Will uf Louisa +, Spease. de-
ceased Tor the adjustment and allowance OF
his final account and the assignment of the
residue Of said estate To such other persons
as may be entitled thereto, by the provisions
OF the last will of said deceased
by order OF the court,
f r. GOODSELL. County Judge.
Dated August ~ 1901
HERMAN BUCHNER.
Attorney for administrator.
First insertion. Aug % last sept. l2l
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pared the evening meal. AS we fingered
over it he told me the soul of his
brother. who had been a bad man and
had been hung for murder, had passed
into the body of a jackal but the pray,
erS of his widow and children had per.
haps prevailed ere this and the soul
had been whitened by passing into the
body of 4 tiger It was an hour after
dark when | set out. having no weap-
ous whatever There were wolves and
hyenas and pantherS and tigers Ia that
district, ana it was notorious for its
serpents, but l felt no personal fear as
l passed along. When struck the
path, | boldly entered the jungle. and
/ believe had gone q distance Of half
mile when l caught sight of the gilt
tering eyes Of some animal before me-
| cried out to know Il ii was a tiger
and, being assured in some manner
that l cannot explain that it was.
turned about and retraced my steps
When l reached the open ground.
looked over my shoulder and saw a
tiger trottlng nj my heels. He came
closer until couldput my hand on his
head. aud so we finally arrived at the
cabin
You have done well, very we'll"
said Rajpoor Gyah TO me rs he rose
up from his seat Mt the door "Sit you
down and smoke and listen"
Then he began talking with the tiger
1t was not in the same tongue as he
talked TO me, but yet l could under
stand most of what he said, while the
tiger answered by whines for yes and
growls for no.
at is not my brother" said the man
TO me. The soul of my brother is still
In the body of the jackal. 1t was
blaeker than l thought for. The tiger
may so now. 1t was kind of him TO
come"
The tiger rose up and stalked off.
looking back at us once or twice, and
then we went to bed When morning
came, felt clear headed. but weak in
limb, though my appetite was fair. An
hour after our meal Rajpoor Gyah said
TO me:
You must help me to cleanse the
world of its wickedness. Co forth and
find a ryot and bring him here. and we
will burn the soles of his feet and
make him confess his misdeeds."
went without hesitation. The high
road was only half a mile distant. and
as l struck it | turned to the right, hop
ing soon to meet with some farmer on
his way 10 market. As ii happened
however the mail coach was the first
to come along. and on the box was a
brother officer There was something
in my appearance to create surprise
and rs l answered at random when
questioned ! was taken up and on TO
the next town. There | had 4 nervous
chill and was ON the sick list Fer fort.
night Meanwhile a party had gone
OUT To find Rajpoor Gyah and bring
him 10 book. but lie lad vanished
carried the memory Of every single
incident clearly in my head for months
and months, but found that others. and
particularly medical men. disagreed
with me. They declared my adventures
with cobra and tiger TO he hypnotic
dreams and that l had not left the
cabin at all but when ii came to the
question al how / was found on the
highway no one could more than guess.
However, l had trodden on dangerous
ground. and / res1lutely turned from
the whole subject and put it behind me
beyond resurrection.
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Notice 10 Creditors,

state of Wisconsin, Grant County Court.
Ia Probate
In the matter Of the estate OF samuel I.
Hay. decta~ ed
Letters Of administration on the estate OF
samuel T. Hay. deceased. having been issued
10 Hiram Peunock
Notice il hereby given. that the creditors
OF said samuel I. Hay. deceased are allowed
and limited by order 81 this court until and
including the lst Tuesday 81 March 1902, be-
ing the 4th day OF said month. 10 present
their claims and demands against said
samuel T Hay. deceased 10 the County Court
for examination and allowance.
Notice is also hereby given. that the claims
and demands 50 presented viii be examined
aHd adjusted by this court ~ the office OF the
County Judge. at the court mousse in the city
Of Lancaster IN said county on the 2Hd i ues-
day Of March 1907.
Dated this e4th day Of August. 1901.
By the court
L b. GOODsELL. County Judge.
First insertion Aug -. last. sept. 49,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-08-29

A. r. Bass of Morgrntown, Ind, had
to get up ten or twelve times in the
night and had severe backaches and
pans in the kidneys Was cured by
Foley's Kidney Cure. It's guaranteed
Hatch Bros. and Benefits Pharmacy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-08-29

Both my children were taken with
whooping cough writes Mrs o. +
Dutton of Danvllle. Ill A small bot
tie Of Foley's Honey and Tar cured the
cough and saved me a doctors bill !"
Hatch Bros, and Benefits Pharma-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-08-29
Chronic Constipation Cured.

The most important discovery Of
recent years is the positive remedy
for constipation. Cascarets Candy
Cathartic. Cure guaranteed. Genu-
inc tablets stamped c. c. c. Never
sold in bulk. Druggists, I0c.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-08-29
BANNER sALXE.
NE most healing saIVe in the world.

How Are Your kIdneyss
Or Hobbs Sparagus Pills cure ali kidney Ills. sam
DE free Add sterling Remedy Co. Chicago Or y. Z
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-08-29

Mrs. L. B. Pepper, widow Of the
late john Pepper, died at her home
in Boscobel Sunday morning after an
extended illness Deceased was 4
pioneer settler in Grant county and
was well known and highly esteemed.
The funeral ohsequies occurred Mon
dav and a large attendance bore testi-
mouv to the respect in which she was
held. Two daughters, Mrs VIM
Humphrey of this city, and Mrs. j. P.
Walker OF Boscobel, survive. and also
four brothers and three sisters.
Among those in attendance from Ian
caster at the last sad rites were Mrs.
Thode Burr and two sons. G. ". and
Fred; Mrs. J. B Calls. John Calls
and Frank Calls; Mrs. r. Never. Jr..
Mrs F Z. Mccoy. Mrs. j. 4. Mccoy;
j E. Barnett. Jos. Barnett and Harry
Barnett and Miss Abbie Phelps Mrs
Humphrey was at the bedside Of her
mother al time Of her dea b
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BuffalO,and Return.

Via Duluth, South Shore & Allan
tic railway. Via Detroit & Cleve-
land Navigation CO. (rail and lake.
$17. Via Owen Sound route, rail
and lake, including meals and berths
on steamer, $22. Via 500, North
Bay and Toronto, all rail, $40. Via
Mackinaw and Detroit, all rail Mich
igan Central 1923 95. For details and
tickets, call at city ticket Office, BOB
West Second street. "A. B. Noble,
Ticket Agent.
P. S.-These rates are the lowest,
because this company has the short
line" in connection with the leading
lake transportation lines from the
South Shore railways eastern term
inal and connections are made upon
arrival. No vexatious delays are
encoun tered. IA tt
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Notice.


Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received at the office of
the Town Clerk of the Town of Wash
burn until August 31st, 1901, at Z go
p. m. for the building of the follow
ing described highways in said town,
to- wit:
Commencing at the quarter post
between sections 81 and 80 township
48 north of Range 5 west and thence
running west on the quarter line in
section 80 one-half mile.
Commencing at the quarter post
between sections 80 and 33 township
48 north of range west and running
thence north on the section line be-
tween said section 81 and 80 one
half mile
The right to reject any and all
bids is reserved.
By the order of the Board of Su-
pervisors. G. 0. SowDER
Town Clerk.
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TOWN BOARD PROCEEDINGS

Town Clerks Office Aug. 10th, 1901.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at the office of the town clerk.
Aug. 10th, 1901, and was called to
order by Nels Nelson, Chairman, at
2 o'clock p. m.
Preser t. Nels Nelson, Chairman
and T. A. Oscar, Supervisor. =
Absent: Joe Arseneau, Supervis-
or.
The minutes of last.meeting were
read and approved.
D. M. Maxcy and M. A. Sprague
having been requested to appear and
bid on rate of interest for cashing
town orders, appeared and bid as
follows:
D. M. Maxcy, on behalf of Bayfield,
County Bank, at 4 per cent. per
anpum.
M. A. Sprague, on behalf of North
ern State Bank, at 81 per cent. per
annum.
On motion, the loan was awarded
to Northern State Bank, interest at
80 per cent. per annum, and same to
be paya BILE March 10Th, 1902.
State of Wisconsin,
County of BAYFIELD,, fss
Town OF Washburn
Whereas, upon application Of eight
freeholders residing in said town OF
Washburn, for the laying out of a
highway which said proposed high
way is set forth and described in
said application as follows:
Commencing on the section line at
the northwest corner OF section 81
township 40 north of range 5 west;
the ICE west tc the railroad grade
near the east sixteenth line in sec
ton "a, formerly used by A. A. Bige-
low q Co.; thence along said railroad
grade meme nwne swne senw AID sw
NV section "a 1875 to point on the
section line 476 feet north of the
quarter post between sections 33
and "a: thence north along the sec
ton line between said sections SO
81 1176 feet; thence north 232 de-
grees east 1913 feet to the section
line between sections ~ and "a;
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MllwouA-ee and tie Hor1h.

The Milwaukee metropolitan that has
itself the development advancement northern Wscon
ali the time hammerng and the ADVANTAGES ana re-
continually forth its columns
Every enterprise and the north is
given The northern Wisconsin Press Assoca
ton has the Journal aud It's meetings
have received could them People
would indeed be ungraeu they did not
being behalf by the journal haC
prsg paper that iwaukees
future lies the steadily it, and has shown
the and of northern Wisconsin run
petbewhere reciprocal trade relation
are the also has the good will the
np men this but of the entire state
because it always quotation froth columns of
the for fellows who
snenno our lives booming politicians saying things
who are dead getting married. eter ~
mo town The number quoted nice little
of its enterprise good the Ashland
and commend upon article of interest and give
The Ashland Press one leading newspapers
consin IS kind enough 10 say of The Journal:
The enterprise Milwaukee Journal with the
North Press association meeting Ashland journalism of
the right sort enough the future
for this north and amGng all pe papers h bt the it i
The Journal is enterprsing ana farseeng.
It true The Journal has devoted great
deal Of space to development northern Wisconsin, and the line of
that work has special the meetings
the Northern association To the falls the
part making northern Wisconsin come up to the ppor
tunite that are before It,
an The Journal press speci
av It has given freely what could the
and bestowed friendly criticism praise and with free
hand The press the country has initiated The Journal till few
without some trace OF th feature Inc state press IT.
self of this OF helping each other pub
lie recognition squirting all to better work Every paper
wider sentiment
nrovnaism the affairs and shows how
each depends all for life and character
While this would like ask the Northern
Press association all other of Wisconsin, if
not time press insisted recognition the
their
enterprise receives contribution
dvdua thew pu into prominence only fellow ownnn
hut the Have of them
consideration for the
nv other agency in any endeavo
deserving? have appreciation
of what have done They
thanked
assumed that they should their
the columns their whole capital freely anything
contributed the
out where worth millions praised
hundred
with capital his
par the anything
responsible for it. at@ as1 I6
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thence north 45 degrees west 1896 feet
thence west 200 feet; thence south
10 degrees west 1876 feet to the Sec
tlon line between said sections %
and 80 and thence west on the Sec
ton line between said sections %
and 80 to the corner of sections g.
20, 81 and 80, all in township 40 north
of range west.
We, the undersigned, supervisors
OF said town, did on the 31st dav of
July, 1901, make out notice. and
did fix therein time, and place at
which we would meet and decide nm
on such application, and did meet on
the 10th day of August, 1901, at 2
clock in the afternoon of said day
at the office of the town clerk. it be-
ing the time and place fixed by US in
said notice; and having been satis6-
ed by due proof that the notice afore-
said had be n duly given five DAYS
previous to the time of our said meet
to all the occupants of the lands
through which such highway may
pass, by serving each of them person
ally with such notice, or by COPY
thereof left with or at the usual place
of abode of each occupant of said
lands, and had also been posted up
IN three public places in said town
ten days before the time Of our said
meeting in the manner required by
law; we did then and there proceed
to examine personally said highway
and did hear any and I'll reasons that
we're offered for or against laying
out of the same, did deciue upon such
application; and it being our opinion
that the public good will thereby be
promoted, did decide to lay out such
highway as hereinafter described.
Now, therefore, pursuant to appli-
cation, we tie said supervisors do
hereby order and determine that a
highway four rods wide be laid out
as follows, to-wit:
Commencing on the section line at
the northwest corner of section 35
township 49 north Of range 5 west;
thence west to the railroad grade
near the east sixteenth line in sec
ton 81, formerly used by A. A. Bige-
low & Co.; thence along said railway
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grade through meme nwne swne senw
and sw NV section 3449-5 to point
on the section line 476 feet north of
the quarter post between sections 80
and 81; thence north along the sec
ton line between said sections 33
and 81, 1176 feet; thence north 233
degrees east 1913 feet to the section
line between sections q and 81;
thence north As degrees east 1876 feet
thence west 200 feet; thence south
45 degrees west 1876 feet TO the Sec
ton line between sections % and 33
and thence west on the section line
between said sec lions % and 80 to
the corner of sections %, 20, 80 and
33, all in township 40 north of range
| 3 west.
Given under our hands this 10Th
day of August, 1901.
(Signed) NELs NELSON
I. A. OSCAR.
Supervisors.
On motion board adjourned until
1870 p. m.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at 1870 p. m. and was called to
order by the chairman.
Members all present
The following resolution was
adopted:
Whereas, it appears that smallpox
has abated and that further service
of DR.. Fl. G.. Mertens are not required
therefore. be it
Resolved, that DR.. Ell. G.. Mertens
be and he is hereby discharged, the
same. to take effect Immediately.
(Signed) JOS. ARsNEAU.
The clerk was upon motion in
structed to advertise for sealed bids
for building of the following describ
en- highways, to-wit;
A highway commencing at the
quarter post between sections 33 and
33 township 48 north of range west
and thence north on the section line
between said sections 80 and 33 one
half mile; and
A highway commencing at the
quarter post between sections 80 and
80 township 40 north OF range west
ard thence west on the quarter line
in section 80 one half mile.
The following bills were audited
and allowed
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Health for 10 Cents.

A lively liver, pure blood, clean
skin, bright eyes, perfect health
Cascarets Candy Cathartic will OBJ
tain and secure them for you. Genu-
inc tablets stamped c. C. C. Never
sold in bulk. All druggists, Ioc.
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WANTED-TRUSTWO MEN AND
Women to travel and advertise for old and
established house of solid financial standidg.
Sal Try $3.50 year and expenses. all payable
in cash. No canvass1ng required. Give re-
ference and enclose self-addressed envelope.
Address Manager. S56 Caxton bldg, Chicago.
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wisconsin state Fair. milwaukee, wis

Wisconsin state Fair. Milwaukee. wis.
For the occasion the Wisconsin
Central Railway Company, will sell
round trip excursion tickets Ash
land to Milwaukee and return for
1910, Tickets on sale September
7lh, inclusive limited to return
September 18th.