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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-12-05
The Genius of hawthorne.

1t would be easy to explain Haw-
thorne's peculiar temperament after
the modern fashion by reference to
heredity and environment, says Paul
Elmer More in The Atlantic. No doubt
there was a strain of eccentricity in
the family. He himself tells of cousin
who made spittoon out of the skull of
his enemy, and it is natural that de-
scendant of the old Puritan witch
Judge should portray the weird and
grotesque aspects of life. Probably,
too, his native tendency was increased
by the circumstances that surrounded
his youth-the seclusion of his moth
er's life, his boyhood on Lake Sebago.
where. as he says, he first got his
cursed habit of solitude" and the
long years during which he lived as a
hermit in Salem"
But after all these external matters
and even the effect of heredity so far
as we can fathom 1t explain little or
nothing. A thousand other men might
have written his books If their source
lay in such antecedents. Behind it all
was the demonic force of the man
himself, the everlasting mystery of
genius inhabiting in his brain and
choosing him to be an exemplar and
interpreter of the inviolable individual
ity in which lie the pain and glory Of
our human estate
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-12-05

A delightful story is told of a sports
man who was boasting Of the intelli-
gence of his dog. Would you believe
it," he said. when l was walking in
to the city he suddenly stopped and
pointed at a man by a bookstall. and
nothing l could do would induce the
dog TO move. So l went up to the nan
and said. Would you oblige me with
your manner Certainly said the stran-
ger. Ny name is Partridge"
Another dogs tail A suburban
gentleman who was in the habit of
giving his dog some small delicacy on
leaving for che city each morning for
got to do so on one occasion. As he
was going out Of his house the dog
caught his masters coattails in his
teeth and, leading him into the garden.
stopped at a flower bed. The flowers
growing there were forgetmenots. -
London Globe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-12-05
ANIMALS IN A STORM.
They Dislike the Wet weather and
Seek a Place of safety.


Both wild and tame animals. four
footed or with wings. have a deep seat
ed aversion TO wet weather Even wa
ter fowl will seek a dry hiding place
when it rains.
Did you ever watch the actions OF
cattle before a big storm? If so. you
must have seen them grow more and
more uneasy as the clouds gathered.
You also saw them run up and down
the field. as IL seeking to escape some
impending danger. Finally, when the
storm breaks, they draw close together
and with lowered heads present a pic
ture Of despair.
Domestic animals when II rains will
always keep indoors. or. failing that.
under trees or beneath the hedges and
thickets-in shsrt, in any convenient
place where they may not be entirely
exposed to the downpour.
1t is the same with fowls They dis
like the rain. which soaks their feath-
ers. They. seek sheltered places and
creep under wagons or behind boxes
anu (AiANhtlS w lUt kCt-
ting their feet wet. for they will scratch
the ground soon after a shower in
search of worms and beetles.
Wild birds do their best TO keep out
OF the rain. Some of them build roof
over their nests; others choose a home
under the caves or under a projecting
cliff, where they may be safe from the
discomfort that the rain brings.
But most of them are without shelter
provided in advance by their own fore
thought. These take refuge In any
place that they happen to find at hand.
If you watch them before the storm.
you will see them looking for such a
place. If the storm comes suddenly.
the small and helpless ones seem be-
wildered. flying from tree to tree and
from limb to limb. quite unable to make
up their minds exactly where to hide
misunderstanding Dispatch.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-12-05

What winder? Hain't nobody swore
on which side of the house that winder
was"
"And you IN reckoned to rob the
stranger"
"Hu. What's he un got to be robbed
Of? Hain't nobody done swore he's got
nuffto buy a coon's tail"
And you TN was cotchedT'
Cant agree with you. squar' If a
Teller stands still. you can't cotch him.
He's got to be on the rum"
You un has been in Jail fur stealin'
tobacco?"
"Hu. That's muffin to do with this
case. Who knows how many times this
stranger has been In Jail? Put him
right up an AK him the queshun,
squar'."
The justice scratched his head.
sharpened his goosequill pen. looked
from me TO Jim and back in a doubtful
way and finally said:
Jim Hivers. I'm goin' TO let you un
go free"
"Of co'se'
"But be powerful keerful how yous
go blowin' yous horn around in fu-
ture."
Il hain't CIV inc to blow"
When court was dismissed. his honor
came over to me and said:
ITS too bad to let he un go, but
didn't want to upset you un."
How do you mean?"
'Why. he un was bound TO ask IL
you un had ever been in Jail for a
crime"
"Well?"
Il thought from your looks that you
un certainly had and perhaps in a
stronger place, an wasn't goin' to let
he un git the crow on you"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-12-05
An Anecdote Of Genius.

The following anecdote of Leigh
Hunt was once related by "Orion'
Horne. Horne on a bitterly cold day
in winter went to see Hunt. and found
him in a large room with a wide. old
fashioned fireplace. He had dragged
his piano on TO the hearth. close to a
large fire. leaving only room for him
self and his chair. and was playing
with the gree test enjoyment.
"My dear fellow" cried Horne. ''are
you aware that you are running your
piano forever and ever in that heat"
y know know" murmured Hunt,
but It is delicious"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-12-05

viii keep your Linen fine and will fade the Purple.
We have the machinery and the workmen.
We the purest soaps and starches
We get dirt out by water, not acid.
We disnfect by steam Germs cannot survive.
We don't wiring clothes. We extract the water
by centrifugal force. No and tear.
We don't use buing enough to color Lake Michigan.
We wash white. No yellow to up.
No smell of the kitchen about it. sanitary plant.
Phone B. G. Up town Office at c. w. Burr's.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-12-05
Satisfied People

Are the best advertisers for Foley's
Honey and Tar and all who use it agree
that it is splendid remedy for colds,
coughs or sore lungs. Hatch Bros.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-12-05

IF its nice oyster stew YOU want
or a juicy steak cooked to please just
drop into Pendleton's buffet.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-12-05
For Sale or Rent.

A good, six-room house with all
modern Improvements. Inquire Of
Robt. Scott.
The Washington bee., 1901-07-13

county seat is in little town named
Keytesville. and Cruse's operations
are confined to the courthouse.
He is the head of the kangaroo
court" This institution is composed
of himself and two of his helpers,
and Deputy County Clerk Charles
Parker. It's purpose in life is to in
fict personal chastisement upon ey-
cry Oficeholder in the county. The
janitor holds his job because he is a
veteran of the civil war, in which
he served in the confederate army.
For this he has the position of jan
itOr as long as he lives.
He instituted the kangaroo court"
himself. Whenever a new ofieehold-
er, no matter how high his position,
goes into office the kangaroo court"
summons him to appear before it.
If he comes willingly he is gently
padded with barrel slaves. If he
resists a detail is sent for him and he
is compelled to come in. Then the
entire court sits upon him and pun
ishes him for his contempt. Every
one of the officeholders in the coun-
ty has been so punished. Among
them have been Judges Welch, Ham.
ilton and Fleetwood, of the county
court.
Cruise boasts that no man has had
enough dignity to save him from
punishment by the court. In severe
cases of contempt he administers the
punishment himself. It's object is to
make the officeholder treat his sub
ordinates well and so far it has been
successful. So far as is known it is
the only court in the country with
authority to handle state judges
without gloves.
The Washington bee., 1901-07-13

the other day. Their net had been
out for hours, and they were about
to pull ashore in despair when they
saw the big floats suddenly swish
around under the impetus of a heavy
body. They knew at once that they
had made a strike, and no small one
at that, and they began to pull in
with renewed hope and energy.
Denn was at the front hauling on the
net and trying to suppress his eX-
citement while he tOiled on the lines
and whistled for luck. He was grad
ually drawing the big fish to the boat
when il gave an extra heavy lunge
and started off to reach deep water
and liberty again. The pull was too
much for Denn. He tugged with all
his might, but the fish tugged hard
est, and over into the river went fish
erman, net and all.
Leaving the boat to care for itself,
Dennis hardy partner sprang nimbly
to the rescue, and after a deal of
effort finally succeeded in getting a
hook fast in the net and a line out
TO Denn. The two men then worked
together and landed the biggest stur-
geOn of the season. 1t weighed 300
pounds, and besides the flesh yielded
q full keg of caviar, worth $40 a keg.
The Washington bee., 1901-07-13

pocketbook held it to the dogs nose.
He then took out a silver half-dOllar
and walking some distance into the
woods raised up a large rock and
put the money under il. We then re-
sumed our journey, and, when proba-
bly, half a mile away, my friend
called his dog and told him to 60
back and get the money.
The dog, without the least hesita-
ton. started back on a run, and my
friend explained as the rock was
heavy the dog would be unable to turn
it over, so would have TO scratch un-
der it to reach the piece of money
and he would not probably get home
before we reached there, it then being
about three miles further on to his
house.
However, when we reached home
the dog was not there.
The next morning we got up about
daylight. and hearing noise outside,
my friend opened the door and the
dog rushed in dragging with him a
pair of pantaloons which he dropped
on the floor.
"Of course we were both mystifed,
but had not long 10 wait an eXplana-
ton. for shortly afterward a man who
lived several miles from my friend S
house rode up on a mule. and inquired
if a dog with a pair of pantalOOns in
his mouth had come into the house.
The dog at this moment came out on
the porch. and the man said: Why,
there's the dog now
My friend told his caller that the
dog had really brought pair of panta-
looms home with him, but ahe did not
understand it himself.
The man said that late in the after
noon the day before he found the dog
scratching under a large rock near the
road and, thinking he was after a
rabbit, stopped and lifted the rock
up. and to his surprise found hlf-
dollar on the under side.
"He put the money in his pocket.
and the dog followed him home. The
dog appeared 10 be friendly and the
man petted him and gave him his sup
per. At night when the family re-
tired the dog was put on the outside,
but he kept up such a racket that no
one could slerp on the place, and when
the man opened the door to drive the
dog off he rushed into his bedroom
and at once became very quiet, lying
down near the foot of the bed, where
he slept all night.
Early in the morning, the man said,
he got up and opened the window. and
the instant he did so the dog seized
his pantaloons in his mouth and, jump
ing out of the window. fed.
The man followed as soon as he
could get his mule.
Hearing this story my friend got
the pantaloons, and on searching the
pockets found the half-dollar which
he had hid under the rock the after
noon before"
The Washington bee., 1901-07-13

the time for the hearing arrived the
accused had disappeared, and, despite
a thorough search made for him by
the police, he could not be found.
Upon Mrs. StinemyA's refusal to
purchase a crayon portrait Mccarthy
exclaimed:
If you don't give me an order for
a picture l will kiss your pretty red
lips"
According TO the fair complain
ants testimony before Justice Jones,
when the warrant was issued, the
bold canvasser deliberately threw his
arms around her and planted a re-
sounding smack on her reluctant lips.
Mrs. Stinemyer Indignantly ordered
the audacious canvasser from the
house.
Before going, however, Mccarthy
calculated:
I've kissed you once. and I'm of a
notion to kiss you again" but she
succeeded in slamming the door in
his face.
The Washington bee., 1901-07-13
TOLD BY A PREACHER
A Dog Story Which Is Both Anus
ing and Instructive.
coming from a Good Man of Revered
Memory, 1t Requires No Voucher
-Otherwise Ii Would Need
Several Affidavfts.

According to the Nashville Banner,
State Senator John Thompson is
about one of the best story tellers
IN those parts, and his repertoire in
cludes lot of good ones, fish and
otherwise. On the truthfulness of
some he will stake his reputation for
Veracity, but he tells one which he
always prefxes with the statement
that it was told him by d minister
of the Gospel, DIR. Bardwell, remem-
bered by the older inhabitants as
the assistant of DR.. Edgar, of revered
memory, who was pastor of the First
Presbyterian churcn during the lat
ter years of Gen. Andrew Jackson's
life, and attended the old hero in his
last illness. Senator Thompson said:
DR.. Bardwell used to visit my
fathers house when l was boy and
the story I am about to tell you was
related to me on the occasion of one
of these visits.
"'Speaking of dog said DR.. Bard.
well, reminds me of a dog which be-
gippi. had been invited to hold
services at a church near this friend s
house and wrote him to meet me at
the station. some six miles from his
house, on the Saturday afternoon be-
fore Sunday, the day of the appoint
ment.
"He was on time with horses and
We started to his home. 1 noticed
that a very handsome bird dog fol-
lowed us, and, having heard that
some one in that neighborhooG
owned an especially well-trained
trick dog l asked my friend about it.
THAT'S the dog at the same time
pointing at his dog which had run
ahead of us and was waiting at the
forks of the road.
Il asked him TO make him perform
a trick. He got down from his horse
called the dog, and taking out his
The Washington bee., 1901-07-13
PUT UP GOOD FIGHT.
Sturgeon Caught in a Net, Pulls One
OF His CaPtOrs Overheard Be-
fore Giving Up.

When the sturgeon fishing season
opened John A. DEM was one of the
nrst men to come to Bayside, n. j.,
from his home in Penns Grove and
join in the fishing colony. Denn is
one OF the best known men in the
county, and at the last session of the
legislature he was doorkeeper in the
senate. The fishermen have had very
poor luck this season and many of
them have given up in disgust and
returned to their homes. Dem and
his partner, however, decided to stick
1t out and trust to luck 10 make them
whole.
They were out in the bay trying
once more to land something of value
The Washington bee., 1901-07-13
John BROWNS HOUSE.
state of Connecticut Thinks of Pre-
serving and Converting 1t Into
a Historical landmark.

An effort is now being made to pre-
serve the birthplace of John Brown
and properly mark the spot where, as
a barefoot boy, he learned the trade
Df his father, a tanner. During this
session of the Connecticut general as.
sembly it Will be attempted to have 6
sufficient amount of money appro-
priated to purchase the John Brown
place and convert it into historical
landmark. Dwight C. KilbOurne, OF
Litchfield, and other members of the
Iitchfield County Historical society
are working to this end.
The place of John Browns birth is
within half a mile of the highest point
The Washington bee., 1901-07-13

he joined in the request to have me
leave 1t out. But liked the fellow and
decided that little sterness from me
in the present might be favor to him
IN the future. So told them had no
authority TO change it and would not
do SO. l tried to show the foolishness
of her objection, but it was no use.
Finally, said to him: We'll, this
household must have a head some
where: will leave it out for her if
you Will say II. Then it was his time
to refuse, which he did. He gathered
up his hat and started for the door
when, presto change she sprang aft
er him, led him back by the hand
looked meekly up at him and said il. .
The Washington bee., 1901-07-13

of ground n Connecticut, about five
miles west of the busy town of Tor
ringtOn. The old house is situated or
a high bluff, with no other house with.
in a mile of it. The house is built, as
most of the houses were at that time
-l767-with a great stone chimney in
the center of the building, which has
it's foundation "a the cellar. The tim.
bers used in the foundation, on which
the big stones are laid, are of oak
AZ by IA inches square, and hewn out
by hand.
1t was in the western front room
that John Brown first saw the light OF
day. There are two windows in the
room, one looking to the south and the
other to the west. The first thing that
impresses one on entering the room
Is the fireplace, before which John
Brown as boy sat and listened to the
black logs cracking in the blaze as
the winter winds howled through the
sturdy oaks and stalwart chestnut
trees in the woods which surround.
ed two sides of the house. The fire.
place is quite broken down, owing tc
the visits of relic hunters, who have
taken away stones and bricks for sou.
yenirs.
There are four rooms downstairs
and three above. The great kitchen
has the Dig fireplace and old-fashioned
oven that most Of the houses of that
day had. a grown-up man can stano
in the kitchen fireplace and look VI
the chimney and see the clouds soar
above in the blue sky. The old crane
which once swung in the fireplace il
gone. a Torrington gentleman who
was building a fine modern house took
that from its mOOTings, and it now or
naments the fireplace in his new house
Three years ago the house was
shingled, and the old shingles were
carefully gathered up by relic hunt.
ers and taken away. The present own.
er is William NJ. Cook, and he enters
enthusiastically into the plan to place
the old landmark under the care OF
the state.
The Washington bee., 1901-07-13

III in this column endeayor 10
] sha' III correspondence that may
sns~s.. @ md urgently request young
be sen. 'T read this column, and any
ladies' ~ hat they wished answered
aassuDosa..n them in before Saturday
Si e''H By Miss MAY CLEAArls.
The Washington bee., 1901-07-13
THE KANGAROO COURT.
teaces All Sorts of Ofiee-HOIders
TO Be Spanked.

Thomas Cruise is the chief justice
of a court, the existence of which is
not recognized by the federal con-
stitutiOn or the constitution of the
state in which it deals out justice,
but, says, the Chicago Tribune, he
is more powerful than most of the
county judges of Missouri. His court
takes judicial notice of nothing and
takes actual notice only of officehold-
ers, and this only for the purpose of
infiicting corporal punishment upon
them. Cruise is janitor of the county
courthouse of Charlton county. The
The Washington bee., 1901-07-13
ATTENTION LADIES
Hair ReOrer.-

All VINO are dersirous Of having
beautiful suit of hair, or if your
hair is falling out, you should get
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cures all skin diseases and makes
the skin like velvet. Price, 25c to
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Treatment of the Skin and
Scalp
STRENGTHENING 4 SPECIALITY.
All kinds Of implements ana
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Agency at THE BEE Office.
The Washington bee., 1901-07-13
AN EXPENSIVE KISS.
Dollars for Giving Undesirable
Premium with His Wares

1t cost George Mccarthy, of Vine
land, n. j., a crayon portrait can
vasser, just $50 to kiss pretty Mrs.
Andrew j. Stinemyer, of Vineland,
says The Chicago American. Justice
of the Peace Jones had accepted cash
bail of $50 from him for his appear
ance before Justice Miller, but when
The Washington bee., 1901-07-13
COMMANDER IN INDIA.
pointed to the Post with the
Approval of King Edward.

Maj. Gen. Sir Arthur Power Palmer,
who by King Edwards approval has
become permanent commander in
chief of the British forces in India
has been for a long time commander
The Washington bee., 1901-07-13
The Typo Did the Rest.

A droll typographical blunder is
thus pointed out by a Kansas paper:
"In saying last week that If every
body will take an interest and help
supply the needed material, our new
cemetery Will prove a success we were
the vicIim of a typographical error.
We wrote creamery and not Gene
terry and the hellish typo did the
rest"
The Washington bee., 1901-07-13
Cork Pat Her Eye out.

A careless waiter, while opening a
bottle of cider in Paris restaurant,
so held the bottle that the cork struck
Mile. Andree in the eye. causing the
loss of sight in that organ. She sued,
and the restaurant proprietor was
fined 5000 francs.
The Washington bee., 1901-07-13

of the Punjab frontier force and pro
visional head of the imperial service.
He is an old-time Indian campaigner
thoroughly seasoned to the climate
and the work. in the great mutiny
of 1857, the year in which he entered
the army, Gen. Palmer raised q regi-
meut of Sillhs, which he commanded
till the close of the campaign. In 1868
he fought in the bloody business upon
the northwest frontier, and afterward
In the Abyssinian war, in the Dufia
expedition, in the Afghan war, in the
Soudan, and as head of the campaign
in the Chin hills. 1t is said he under.
stands indian military needs more
than anV other man in the empire.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-06-12
Clothing!Clothing!

Our eLtire stock to be closed cut
at prices to move them at once. You
can buy splendid Suit Of Clothes
for just one-third less than the price
was the first of the season.
60 Mems French Worsted Suits IN hair
lined stripes. perfect fit, form and finish.
Regular So 90 suits 10 be closed at at So SO
yer suit.
~ Mems Black Gnd Blne Worsted Suits
worth $1,000, will sell Sou any one If Them
at 81 Is per suit These suits are tailored
In the best manner.
10 Mems English Serge Coats and Vests,
stitched with silk, single or double br5ast-
cd worth IS 20, price 10 close So 80
200 pairs Mems Wool Cassimer and
Worsted Pants. a big job lot, worth from
ST. 80 to So so pair. The whole lot to lie
closed ont at 90 cents per pair
l20 pairs Meu's regular S1.00 and Sl.25
Pants to be clo-ed ont at 4S cents per pair.
This is bio arpain
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-06-12

Out in California recently surgeons
removed diseased lung from q
patient who survived and is doing
we'll.
Pekip, China, June AT meet
ing of the generals of the allied
troops today it was decided to trans
fer the administration of the city of
Pekin to the Chinese officials grad
ually during June.
Mr.. W. T. Whedon, Cashier of the
First National Bank of Winterset,
Iowa, in a recent letter gives some
experience with a carpenter in his
employ, that will of value to other
mechanics. He says: II bad car
penter working for me who was oblig-
ed to stop for several days on account
of beiug troubled with diarrb9a. 1
mentioned to him that [ had been
similarly troubled and that Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrt cea
Remedy had cured me- He bought
bottle of it from the druggist here
and informed me that one dose Gu; @ l
him, and be is again at his work" :"
For sale by j. E Kaufman.
The indications are that Jackson
Vile will a,ise from her ashes to be q
stronger, cleaner, and more beautiful
city than ever. Stately brick build
ings will supplant the low wooden
huts.
The biggest freshet in Pee Dee for
years is the latest report.
The reports of the rice crop in the
lower section of this State are gloomy
The freshets will prevent a large
yield.
The Georgetown Times says it will
cost about $4,000 to find out which
is the more popular man Tillman or
McLaurin? One of our old wool
hats remarks, "Tillman done get 'em
an gone.
Dispenssry Inspector Chase has
completed his tour of the local dis
pensaries, and to the credit of the
dispensers it may be said they all
made fine showings. The accounts
have been kept strictly correct.