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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-12-25
A STORY OF TWO FLAGS.
How a Mans Life Was Saved at the
Very Last Moment.

The following stirring incident of the
two flags happened at Valparaiso.
Chile, and was related ut Montreal in
1881 by the Rev. DIR. j. o. Peck DR..
Peck said:
THE man who gave me the facts l
am about TO relate was Mr.. Haskins,
an American sailor who had sailed to
port in Chile. On going ashore, he
said. to enjoy his day of liberty he
drank a little and became hilarious.
One of the police officers, instead Of
warning him not to make noise in
the street, drew his sword and, strik,
ing him blow, knocked him down.
On that the American sailor got up
and knocked the policeman down liz
return. He was ON that arrested and
tried and condemned TO be shot in the
morning of the following day.
Mr. Loring, the American consul, ex-
postulated with the authorities that it
would be monstrous to shoot the man
for such an offense, but they paid no
attention to him, so he thereupon made
a formal protest In the name of the
United States government against the
barbarous act Mr.. Haskins. the sail
or, was in the morning brought out
pinioned to be shot.
"As the English consul was prepar-
ing to hoist the union jack he saw the
crowd in the field opposite. where the
execution of the American sailor, of
which he had heard. was to take place.
Rushing over the American consul, he
said. 'Loring. you're not going to let
them shoot that man.
What can l dog he said. 1 have
protested against it. l can do no more
"Quick as thought the English con
sui shouted. Give me your flag" And
in trice the stars and stripes We're
handed to the English representative.
At once, taking his own union jack III
his hand, he FASTENED across the field,
elbowed his way through the crowd
and soldiery, and, running up to the
doomed man, he folded the American
flag around him and then laid the I'M
ion Jack over it. Standing a few PAGES
back, he faced the officers and soldiers
and shouted defantly, Now. shoot, II
you dare, through the heart OF Eng
land and America!
"And they dared not do it, for they
feared the consequences, so the mar
was at once released. In telling me,
said DIR. Peck, Mr.. Haskins said (
me. with tears streaming down his
cheeks even then, They loosed me
then, and. oh, how | longed to embrace
those two fiagsr "-Anglo-American.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-12-25
Harvard Iniversity.

Harvard university derives its name
from Rev. John Harvard. its earliest
benefactor. who in 1898 bequeathed one
half Of his estate, amounting to $500.
for the endowment Of the college.
Harvard hall was built in 1865. Hol-
worthy hall Of brick in 1912 and Hollis
Hall. also of brick. in 17G4. StOughton
hall, being Of the same dimensions and
material as Hollis. was built in 1904.
and a writer Of 1917 states that Its
appearance is somewhat in the modern
style. Boston Budget.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-12-25
CANCELLED HIS vow.
TAe "YaIIer" Whfskered Man In
duced to Take n Hand.

W
duced to Take n Hand.
mo, gentlemen" replied the man
with the yaller whiskers as he was
asked to take a hand in a game of
poker, II beg you to excuse me. I'm
not against card playing on principle,
but five years ago l made a VOW never
to play again"
'For your mothers sakeY queried
the glue factory traveller.
"Oh, no. My mother died many years
ago. l was on a c., B. and Q. train
one day, and we made up game OF
poker. There were five of us, and / had
never had such luck in my life. One
of the players was from Montana, and
he finally put up 200 acres of land
against $500 in cash."
"And you won?"
"He had a full house, and yet 7
bluffed him on pair of tens. 1t turn
ed out that the land was a narrow
strip of high mountain, and not worth
a cent. 1t was an old mining claim. l
believe"
but where does the VOW come in?'
Il will tell you. AFTER nOlulHS tldt
land three years | sold it to Chicago
stone syndicate. and men were put TO
work Quarrying stone. A blast started
an avalanche, and not only ten work
men lost their lives. but party of
twenty-five emigrants were overwhelm-
ed in the valley below. / was thus in
directly responsible for the death of
thirty-five of my fellow creatures. Had
/ not won that land it would not have
been sold for quarry"
"Yes, we see," said the glue man.
"The other fellow would probably have
used it for a toboggan slider"
'I believe that was his plan, sir"
'And if he had. the slide might have
busted some day and fifty people been
hurled into eternity"
do you think it possible"
Not only possible. but extremely
probable. Yes, hundred people might
have been involved in the awful dis
aster. l figure it that you have saved
the lives of about fifty people and are
entitled TO great credit"
DO you really assure me?"
1--WE all do"
"Then, gentlemen. l will cancel my
vow and take hand in"
And at the end of an hour every man
in the game against him was dead
broke and cussing the winners luck.
NJ QUAD.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-12-25

No woman in Washington attracts
more attention when she goes on the
street than Mrs. WI, the Chinese
minister's wife. This isn't because of
her beauty, although for all | know to
the contrary she may be considered a
great beauty in China. Her clothes,
which are said to be the most costly
fabrics produced in China, are one OF
the points of attractions. She wears
embroidered silk wraps, of which she
is said to have hundred or so, quilt
ed with eiderdown, and heavy silk
divided skirt, and headdress that is
never worn by any one except women
of her rank in China. She has habit
of taking the air in the vicinity of the
legation, accompanied by several fe-
male attendants. AS rule she comes
out in her chair, but she frequently
gets out and walks little, but her
tiny, pinched feet will not stand much
walking. The chair she uses is not
the kind carried around by bearers
in China. 1t is an up-to-date American
lnvalid's chair on wheels and is push
e from behind. Sometimes she has
the three little Chinese girls she
brought from China with her, but few
visitors to the legation see these girls,
as the oldest of them is not yet fifteen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-12-25
of cour.e Sic was Glad.

$50 you overcame that old antipathy
of yours" her husband remarked, 'and
called on Mrs. BObblesw
Yes"
do you think she was glad to see
you?"
81 am sure of it,
"Ahem, You must have some reason
for that belief outside of her assur-
ances."
81 have. l had on the old dress that
was made over twice, my hat was out
of style, and my hair had become I'M
curled. while she had on gown that
could not have come from anywhere
but Paris Could she help being glad
to see meP-LesIie's Weekly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-12-25

Whatever else it may DE, this is not
a horseless administration. On the
contrary, it is quite horsey. Secretary
Root is the latest member to bloom
out as HORSEPOWER. He has just
bought new pair of driving horses,
and they say that the best way to get
solid with him is to turn the CONVEX
sation to horses and listen with an
appreciative look to his praise of his
new team. The automobile isn't in 1t
with the horse, so far as the admins
tration is concerned,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-12-25
died in November following. ,

Senator Gamble, of South Dakota.
is deeply interested in the efforts of
the Yankton Indians, now of that
State TO have the famous pipe-stone
quarry in Minnesota. which they
formerly owned, restored to them.
Speaking of the quarry, ne said: The
picturesque Indian lore of the North
west is filled with myths and legends
concerning this sacred place, 1t was
a hallowed spot The Yankton Indians
believe that it was the birthplace of
the world, and for long time they
would not let the eyes of white man
gaze upon it. They thought that
harm would come to them if they
offended the Great Spirit by letting
the place pass out of their possession.
As long as they held it the Indians
believed they would have power over
all other tribes. The stone which
comes from the quarry is quite unlike
any other kind of stone and is held to
this day in superstitious reverance by
all the red men OF the Northwest.
The quarry is to them a holy land.
In olden times, when the Indians
gathered at the quarry for the great
pipe-making festival, they assem- bled
under truce, when all tribal
differences and strife were forgotten"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-12-25

Mason Mitchell, exRough Rider,
and globe trotter, who has been in
Washington a short time, told this
story of lesson he gave Robert Lewis
Stevenson, whose memory the liter
airy ghOuls have recently been trying
to blacken. in cigarette smoking,
while he was Stevenson's guest at bis
Samoan home: stevenson was the
thinnest man you ever saw, and al
though a severe sufferer from con-
sumption. persisted in cigarette
smoking. Worst of all, he would
smoke early in the morning before
breakfast, and when his stomach was
least able to stand it. So, one day, |
took him to task. See here. | re-
marked to him, you ought not smoke
cigarettes the way you do. A big,
strong healthy man couldn't stand 1t,
let alone thin one like yourself
Just stop smoking before breakfast
and you'll feel better i believe l
will. Stevenson replied. and he stopp-
ed. He felt better Immediately.
When [ was leaving him and about to
90 on board the small schooner n
which I was travelling about through
the Samosn group. he called out to
me. 'Good-by. cid man; promise
YOU | won't smoke cigarettes before
breakfast. Good BY. And that was
the last time l ever saw him. He
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-12-25
The Oldest and Best.

S. S. S. is a combination of roots
and herbs of great curative powers,
and when taken into the circulation
searches out and removes all manner
of poisons from the blood, without
the least shock or harm to the system.
On the contrary, the general health
begins to improve from the first dose.
for S. S. S. is not only blood purifier,
but an excellent tonic, and strength
ems and builds up the constitution
while purging the blood of impure
ties. S. S. S. cures all diseases of a
blood poison origin, Cancer, Scrofula,
Rheu atism, Chronic Sores and
Ulcers, Eczema, P Psoriasis, Salt
Rheum, Herpes and similar troubles,
and is an infallible cure and the only
antidote for that most horrible disease,
Contagious Blood Poison.
A record of nearly fifty years OF
successful cures is a record to be proud
of. S. S. S. is more popular today
than ever. It numbers its friends by
the thousands. Our medical cores
pondence is larger than ever IN the
history of the medicine. Many write
to thank us for the great good 5. s. 5.
has done them, while others are seek
ing advice about their cases. All
letters receive prompt and careful
attention. Our physicians have made
alife-long studyof Blood and Skin Dis
eases, and better understand such cases
than the ordinary practitioner who
makes a speciality of no one disease.
We are doing great
SIS !: ::: q: 4 81; 8: !
YOU to write US If you have any blood
or skin trouble We make no charge
whatever for this service.
the SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA GA
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-12-25

1t isn't often that college chums
after separation of half century
are again thrown into chummy re-
lations with each other, but it has
happened with Senator'S Frye, OF
Maine. and Gibson, of Montana, both
graduates of Bowdoin. They had not
seen each other for nearly fifty-years
until Congress met, as Senator Gibson
went west a few years after he
graduated, but they began where they
left off and are now, as they were at
college, "Will" and Paris to each
other.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-12-25

''No." said Mr.. Meddergrass TO the
restaurant man; mo. I'll not say that
your pie IS jest like mother used TO
make. but I'll say this-it's purt' nigh
as crusty as she used to git."-Balti-
more American.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-12-25

Chas Replogle, Atwater, O., was in
very bad shape He says: II suffered
a great deal with my kidneys and was
requested to try Foley's Kidney Cure.
/ did so and in four days | was able to
go to work again; now | am entirely
we'll" Hatch Bros.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-12-25
200 acre farm for sale.

Situated in Little Grant; 100 acres
under pillow; some bottom land; bal
ance pasture and tint Der Splencid
stock farm. Has good running water
and well. Good house and outbuild-
ings.
For further particulars apply at
Herald Office. 42-l-m
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-12-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.

tFrom our regular Correspondent
Mrs. Roosevelt's Cabinet held an
important meeting the other day not
to consider affairs of state, but to
consider the proposed Encouragement
of the unwritten law of official social
prestage. The members of Mrs.
Roosevelt's Cabinet are the ladies of
the families of the members of her
husbands cabinet. The meeting was
held in Mrs. Roosevelt's sitting-room.
Under present social laws the wives
of members Of the Presidents cabinet
must make the first call upon the
wives of Senators and Justices of the
u. S. Supreme Court. 1t was pro-
posed to reverse this. After every
body else had their say Mrs. Roose-
welt settled the matter by deciding
that it was best to allow the present
law, established by Mrs. Hamilton
Fish, wife of Grants Secretary of
State, to remain unchanged, and
iokingly ordered the mem bers of her
cabinet to take up their social burdens
and not show the white feather. AS
two of the ladies were going out of
the White House one of them remark
ed: "How like her husband she is. "
So the official social revolution is post
poned to some future administration.
Every President has double around
Washington and some of them have
had more than one. President Roose-
velt's double is Representative Moody,
of Mass. who is frequently mistaken
for the President by those who are
not thoroughly familiar with his looks.
The mistake is not likely to be made
by any person who knows either OF
them, although in general appearance
they are much alike.
The Marshall republican., 1901-03-29
"sOONERs" u OUT.

There will be no rush and scramble ncxt
summer in the opening Of the Kiowa, Com
anche and Apache res. ~rvations in Oklahoma.
A law passed by the late Congress gives the
President absolute authority to prescribe the
manner in which the new country shall be
opened. The secretary Of the Interior will de.
wise an elaborate plan for having a series Of
drawings by which all who wish to go into
the new country will have a chance, but sue
cessful ones can only equal in number the
number of homesteads which are to be obtain
ed after the allotments to the Indians have
been completed.
One section Of the bill prohibits absolutely
any one from entering the reservation for a
period of sixty days before the opening by
proclamation. This will do away with the
evil of ''soOners." and 10 make the ruling
stronger, the President will, by express direc-
tiOns, invalidate the reservation for the pur'
pose of taking up a homestead before the date
fixed by the proclamation, and OF any one
who fails to comply with all of the regula-
tions of the interior department.
The Marshall republican., 1901-03-29
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING.

MnlIn isnd cut NiN".
a large number Of the subscribers To the
fund for q prospecting hole attended the meet.
ing at the opera house last Saturday, night.
Organization was effected by elccting Simon
Dow chairman and Harry i Kapp secretary.
The hest method Of procedure was discussed
at length. On motion il was dete, mined to
have a compact organization, either by in.
corporation or a joint stock company. in order
that leases might be secured Tor the benef, Of
the stockholders. To Obtain information to
that end a committee consisting of Simon
Dow, $. 7. Wilson. A. $ VanAnglcn, Denny
Cliff aud Harry y. Knapp was appointed.
Another committee, consisting Of K. :.
Thomas, +. w. Baker and Adolph Ankel,
was named for the purpose Of opening mp cor.
respondence with parties who have the tools
and experience necessary for drilling deep.
holes,
Adolph Ankcl, chairman Of the committee
to ascertain the cost III drilling for gas, oil,
ETC.. has thus far received some valuable in.
formation from reliable and well posted par.
ties He says his committee will he able to
report as soon as next meeting Of the stock
holders is called.
The Marshall republican., 1901-03-29
FOR A INSTITUTIONS.

The state eleemosynary and penal institu.
lions received from the Legislature the aggre.
gats sum of s. ,o36. roo. which is an increase
Of $362. 900 over the amount allowed them
two years ago.
The appropriation is divided as follows:
State Hospital, No. I. Fulton, SOL 900:
State Hospital. No ?. st. Joseph, S62 900;
State Hospital, No. ;, Nevada, Ss3, 900; State
Hospital, No. 4. Pennington SI4s,ooo; St.
Louis Hospital, $4,000; Deaf aud Dumb
School. 100000; Missouri School Tor Blind,
$50 ooo; Reform School for Boys. Boonville,
S@3.3S Girls Industrial School. Chillicothe,
5000: Confederate Home Higginsville,
S69. 500; Federal Home. 81. James, S+s. $40;
Feeble Minded Colony, Marshall. $3.50. 600:
penitentiary. $50 900.
The total estimated receipts Of state for the
year 1901 1909 are SS.92s,ooo. 90; the cXpen.
ditures are figured at sS.S75.4IS 20.
The Marshall republican., 1901-03-29
MARSHALL = REPUBLICAN,.

porations formed by any religious. educational
and benevolent purposes, shall he assessed
for the purposes of taxation at the same time
and in the same manner as other property Of
sucl, corporation Is now or may hereafter be
required to be assessed: and there shall be lev.
led upon the assessed valve oil such franchise
the same rate Of taxation as may Ne levied
upon other property Of such corporation. Said
tax shall Ike due and payable, and like pro.
c~eedipgs shall I've had to collect the same, and
when collected II shall be disposed Of in the
same way as the taxes imposed upon the other
property Of such corportion.
Sec. 2. The State Board Of Equalization
IN cases Of railroads, bridges. telegraph and
telephone companies. and all other corpora
tions whose property the State Board Of Equal.
ization Is now or may hereafter Ike required to
assess. and the comfy assessor, in the case Of
the other quasi public corporations referred to
in the preceding section, shall ascertain, fix
poses II the entire properly OF such corr ora
ton, tangible and intangible, in this state, aud
shall then assess the tangible property and de-
duct the amount Of such assessment from the
total valuation and enter the remainder upon
the assessment list or in the assessors books.
under the head Of all other property
Sec. I. There being no statute now in
force expressly directing the assessment and
taxation Of the franchises of the corporations
sp-, flied IN this act, an emergency exists. and
this act shall take effect and Ike in force from
and after its passage"
The Marshall republican., 1901-03-29
REPUBLICAN, CITY CONVENTION

The Republicans Of the City Of Marshall
held a meeting at the call Of the city commit
tee on the night of March 77th at the Office Of
II. II. Parsons. Mr.. X. v. Montague was
made chairman and A. B. Stewart secretary.
The following ticket was unanimously nom.
mated:
FOR ALDERMEN.
Fist Ward--T. J. Claycomb.
Second W.rd-J. T. Redman.
Second Ward 10 fill vacancy Hardy
Green.
Third Ward-J. II. Hunter.
The following Republicans have been ap.
pointed to serve as judges and clerks Of election
to he held next Tuesday:
First Ward Judges. X. V. Montague, NJ.
c. Chaffee: clerks. J. NJ. Ashley. W. NJ.
Striker.
Second Ward Judges, A b. Stewart. A.
l.. Jurden: clerks, J. l.. Slifer, Thomas Red.
man.
Third Ward Judges, Jacob Fink. ]. NJ.
Rose; clerks, o. l.. Grecien, George Rose.
The Marshall republican., 1901-03-29
THF NEW LAW.

Below is the full text Of the francise bill
which will become a Law whcn Governor Dock
cry signs It:
AN act to provide for the taxation Of fran.
chises and requiring the State Board Of Equal.
ization to assess the same and providing pen
alties for the violation of the act. with an
emergency clause.
BE il enacted by the General Assembly of
the State of Missouri. as follows:
Section I. The franchises (other than the
right to be a corporation) of all railroad, street
railroad, bridge. telegraph, telephone, con
dnit, water, electric light and gas companies,
and Of all other im'lar corporations owning,
operating ard managing public utilities, and
OF all quasi public corporations possessing sPe-
cial and peculiar privileges and authorized by
law to perform any public service (excep, cor
The Marshall republican., 1901-03-29
BY THE A OF PICKETT.

The following named people were coupled
in marriage since our last issue:
+, p. Younger and Miss Mamie Gabriel,
Of Postal, PettiS Co, Mo,
Walter Keeth, Sweet Springs and Zelma
Stephens. Henderson.
W, Bobbitt, Johnson Co, Mo, and Mar
garet Il. Mayse, Sweet Springs.
The Marshall republican., 1901-03-29
NEW OFFICES.
Many Created by the Forty>First Assembly Re-
espiwIstion Showing the Cost-Covernors
Patronage Largely Increased.

The following statement is a recapitulation
showing the cost Of some Of the new Offices
created by the Forty. first General Assembly.
or money authorized TO be expended for Offices
created bv the For,ieth General Assembly, as
a result, Of which Governor Dockery's patron.
age has been largely increased:
For pardon clerk 1.-TWO years.. 5000.
Board Of arbitrators 1.-TWO years., $4,000.
Circuit jndge for Jackson county two
y,ar.), s.. 900.
Judge Of the Thirty first Judicial circuit two
years., $1,000.
Five Pau. American Exposition Commission
crs. IS per day and expenses.
Pay OF judges and clerks to be appointed by
the governors election hoard for the April
election. for one day. ST. made payable
on, Of city treasury by state law.
November judges and clerks. who conduct.
cd precinct registration, canvas>ing and rcvis.
ion las, week, s+7,9ss. made payable on, Of
the city treasury by state law.
Judges aud clerks who onici tied a, three
DAYS precinct registration. canvassing aud re-.
vision at the November election, s., 93g.
made pa, able ou, Of city treasury by state
law.
Pay of state factory inspector and assistants
(two years.. $ss. o
Paw oi state tax commission two years,
Eis.ooo.
Pay ct nine Missouri commissioners to the
ST. Louis Worlds Fair. 1t the rate of $40 per
day aud IS yer nay Tor expenses, il appointed
before April !, and serving until December
a. 1903, not including the pay OF an execu.
tive officer and other employees, the number
no, limited, si3s,67S.
For pay of special whiskey license commits.
sioner. two clerks and a stenograpner two
yeais). sas, 500.
For new Judge in Jasper county, salary and
fees 1.-TWO years., $500.
For beer inspectors office (t~o years., Sra.
900.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-04-25

not be further deceived or misled by
this man and l speak now in order
that they may fully inform themselves
on all of these matters and stand
ready to furnish the proof Of every
thing | say and if necessary will meer
Mr.. McLaurin face to face in any
forum he may choose. If his proposed
scheme of broad craftsmanship is De.
mocracy then am not and have never
been Democrat, and as the people Of
South Carolina have recently reelected
me as Democrat without opposition.
| feel warranted in letting the people
outside of the State as well as those
inside know just what manner Of man
this is. have kept silent heretofore,
because l was ashamed TO let tia
world know how our people had been
deceived in him."