davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25
Smallpox at Soldiers Home.

Milwaukee, Wis, Dec. 1S.-Twenty-
five. hundred inmates at the national
soldiers home were put under quar-
antine by the Milwaukee health de-
partment because Veteran Jones was
found to be suffering with smallpox.
Dr. Chrysler, the home surgeon, i'm
mediately set his corps of assistants
to work vaccinating all the soldiers
and it will be some time before the
familiar faces of the veterans will be
seen on the streets of Milwaukee
again.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25
Shark Eats Racine Man.

Milwaukee, Dec 22.-Mrs. Anna
Findlin of 3345 Park Hill avenue, Sat
urday received a letter from her son,
who lives at Greytown, Nicaragua, say
ing that man named Wissen, former
~ of Racine had been devoured alive
by shark. Wissen, he says, was out
began to sink. He jumped into the
water and tried to reach shore.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25
Initiation Came Near Being Murder

Madison, Wis, Dec. 23.-Seven stu
dents of the University of Wisconsin
held an initiation in the back room of
the saloon under the Avenue hotel
here. The ceremony consisted in the
hanging of the neophyte, who was
tlIen deserted by his fellows, and
would soon have died except for the
timely arrival of the barkeeper, who
came in to take away the glasses. He
cut the victim down, whom he found
limp and senseless and bleeding from
the mouth, and after reviving him had
him taken home.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25
Objects to Chicago Paupers.

Milwaukee, Dec. 22.-Agent Frell-
son of the associated charities makes
the charge that Milwaukee is being
used by the Chicago authorities as a
dumping ground for it's poor, it being
much easier to pay the fare on the
boat to this city than to support the
families there. Mr.. FrellsOn said that
thirty-fve families of at least four
persons each had been dumped" in
Milwaukee the past year, most of them
from Chicago. He is at loss to find
means to stop the alleged outrage.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25

The French government has adopted
a system of passenger insurance on
state railways. The purchase Of a
penny ticket confers the right of $4,000
in case of death or permanent injury,
from $500 to $1,000 for minor injuries,
and 5 francs a day while the injured
person is unable to work.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25

DIR. Wesley of Vienna has discov-
cred in papyrus some new sayings Of
Di0genes the Cynic. There are prov
cribs and number Of tales. The papyr-
us is in wretched condition, and only
few columns Ire legible, but it must
have contajne about 800 anecdotes Of
the philosophe.'.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25

The volcanic dust from Mont Pelee
proves to have little fertiIizing value.
An analysis by an American engineer
of specimens from Barbados, where
though twenty miles away-the fall
on May was about three inches, has
shown only O675 per cent. of potash
and 0.141 of phosphoric anhydride.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25
Debaters for Wisconsin Chosen.

Madison, Wis, Dec. 22.-Seth w.
Richardson, of Ortonville, Wis; George
J. Danforth, OF Memee, and Arnold T..
Geselle, of Alma, were chosen by the
judges Of the preliminary debate last
week to represent Wisconsin in the de-
bate with Michigan to be held in Madi-
son early in March.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25
Wisconsin Central Men Feel the Wave.

Milwaukee, Dec. %. - Members Of
the grievance committee of the en-
gineers and fjremen of the Wisconsin
Central road held conference yes
terday with Superintendent e. f. Pot
ter in regard to raising the wages of
the employees.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25
Frank Orion and Oscar Wright
are home from the State University.

Frank Orion and Oscar Wright
are home from the State University.
The many friends Of Mrs. A. G.
Morse will be pleased to learn that
she is convalescent.
Richard Falley started Monday
for Terre Haute, Ind, to spend the
holidays with relatives.
The announcement is made of
the marriage Of John Taylor and
Miss Anna Belken, to take place
Jan. 9TH.
There's a good deal in the way
thing is said. Tell man his
head is level and he is your friend.
Tell him his head is flat, and he
wants to lick you. Flat and level
are the same thing, though.
An Innovation in Christmas tree
decoration will be demonstrated to-
night at the Methodist church. A
beautiful tree will be lighted with
electricity and it is we'll worth see
ing. Electrician Geo. Angus is the
originator and has the task in
charge.
Among the Lancaster young
folks home to pass the holidays are
Messrs. Sam Stephens, Warren
Hannum, Wieland Oswald, Will
Webb and Roy Ivey and Misses Car
RE Wenzel, Lottie Lowry, Jessie
Hannum, Edith Godfrey, Laura and
Sena Barber.
The sewerage main constructed
from near Aid. Places residence to
the site the septic tank is to occupy
was completed Thursday and con-
nections made This is all that will
be done on the system until spring,
when matters will be pushed to
completion. This main is about
$500 f. in length.
Yesterday was one Of the most
severe days ever experienced. A
gale blowing 60 miles an hour COM
ing direct from the north pole sent
mercury to the low mark and set
people to thinking about fuel.
Rural mail carriers and stage driv-
ers reported one of the worst days
experienced in years.
Sunday last was the shortest
day in the year. The sun rose at
7:30 a. m. and set at 4:29 p. m.
making the day eight hours and
fifty nine minutes in length. At
this time the sun reaches it's south
ern limit at the tropic of Capricorn
and starts north again. From this
time on the days will gradually
grow longer.
The Chicago & Northwestern
railroad company has started the
construction of a novel plant in Els
canada. 1t is for the preservation
Of the railroad ties. A large build
ing containing two watts each 100 feet
in length, is being erected. Into
these watts the ties will be placed for
treatment which, it is said, will
double the life of the timber.
Thousands of locomotive engin-
GERS and fremen on the Chicago &
Northwestern system and it's two
branch lines will receive an in
crease in wages amounting to s per
cent. Jan. 1. Agreements to this
effect will be signed tomorrow.
About 5000 engineer and fremen
are directly benefited. Under the
old wages scale the engineers re-
ceived from $50 to $3.50 for a
hundred mile rum After Jan. 1
they will receive from So. 80 to 81. 20.
Firemen who formerly received
from 1920 to $3.50 for the same
runs will receive from 1925 to $2.75.
Another concession on part of the
company to fremen relieves them
of the task of cleaning engines.
This will be done entirely by round
house employees.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25

The total number Of farms in Ala
bama is given at 223,220, of which
129, 1877 are operated by white farm
ers and 94,OS3 by colored farmers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25

FOR SALE: Two good brood
masses. One black mare, weight
1,46O with foal. One grey mare,
weight 1, 500 with foal. Call on or
address, FRANK GREENWOOD,
2W* Hurricane, Wis
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25

A southern educator says to girls:
"Chew gum if you will and have to,
but first lock your door, turn out the
gas and crawl under the bed"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25

There are RIO less than 1902 different
species of fish inhabiting the waters
of America north Of the Isthmus of
Panama.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25

will Mccormick, who is en-
ployed in the G. & N. w. baggage
rooms at Chicago, is home for
Christmas.
Rev. w. j. G. Ralph will oc-
cupy the Congregational pulpit Sun
day morning and evening
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25
NUItO PhlL4,l uzAD
Archbishop Of Canterbury Dies
Peacefully in London of
Old Age.
HIS DEATH HAD BEEN EXPECTED
Never Rallied from His Collapse in
the House of LOrds-Ex-SenatOr
Sabin Dies Suddenly.

London, Dec. 23.-The Most Rev.
Frederick Temple, archbishop Of Can
terbury and primate Of all England,
is dead. The archbishop passed away
quite peacefully at SIS a. ~. in the
presence Of his wife and two sons.
His death had been anticipated for
some days, and only the archbishops
remarkable vitality enabled him to
counteract his extreme weakness.
The primate died Of old age. The pa
thetic scene in Westminster abbey at
the coronation of King Edward was
one Of the earlier indications Of his
failing strength. Then came the col
lapse in the house of lords at the con-
clusion of vigorous speech in sup
port of the education bill. He had not
left his bed since. He will be bur-
led at Canterbury.
Son of an Army Officer.
The archbishop of Canterbury was
ranked among the advanced thinkers
of the English church. He was the
son Of an army officer and was born
in 1921. He was an Oxford man, hav-
ing taken his degree of B. A. from
BalliOl in 1912. After holding several
minor pedagogic positions he became
head master of the famous Rugby
school in 1858. He became prominent
two years later as the author of a
series Of Essays and Reviews"
which caused no end of controversy in
clerical circles. In 1868 DR.. Temple
took an active part in supporting
Gladstone's measure for the disestab-
lishment of the Irish church and was
rewarded by Mr.. Gladstone with the
nomination as bishop of Exeter. In
1885 he became bishop Of London, and
owed to Mr.. Gladstone's ancient adj
versary, Lord Salisbury, his promo
ton TO the highest point Oh honor in
the ANGLICAN church.
Dean of Winchester Dead.
London. Dec. 24.-The Very Rev.
William r. w. Stephens, dean Of
Winchester, is dead from typhoid fe-
yer. 1t is supposed that he contracted
the disease at a mayoralty banquet
at Southampton on Nov. 10 from eat
ing oysters that were contaminated
with sewage Several of the guests
who attended the banquet are i'll, and
two others have already died. The
dean of Winchester was born in
Worcestershire in 1889, and was the
son of Charles Stephens, banker.
n
ford, taking a degree in 1862. Two
years later he was ordained by the
bishop of London to the curacy of
Staines. He was appointed to the
deanery of Winchester in 1894.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25
AUCTION BULLETIN.
]. B. Meysembourg's Sale.

The undersigned, residing one and a
half miles west of Lancaster, having
sold his farm, will sell at auction on
Tuesday, December 80, 1902, beginning
at 10 a. m, the following described
property:
40 Poland China hogs, all full-blood-
ed stock.
6 horses of mares, 10 and yrs
old, 3-year-old gelding by Ellwell's
horse, 2-year-old filly, yearling colt
by the Company horse, and Single
driver, 6-years-old by Alspice.
II head of cattle-6 milch COWS, we'll
bred, 5 yearlings, 2 steers and 3 heifers.
For list of registered Poland Chinas
see circulars or posters.
Farm machinery, etc.-Deering bind
er, Champion mower, Superior seeder,
2 stubble plows, 16-inch and l 14-in,
2-horse hay rake, corn-plow, Deere
checkrower, 2-horse and V-harrow,
lumber wagon, new bob-sled, new hog
rack, new hay rack, set wagon springs,
set heavy harness, single harness, 2
seated buggy, single buggy, grlndstone,
crosscut saw, hoes, 40-pound crowbar,
sledge hammer. Also Mason's derrick
with ropes and pulleys.
Grain and produce-About 500 bu.
oats, 100 bu. rye, 40 bu. spring wheat,
stack oat straw, stack rye straw, some
seed potatoes.
Some Household furniture-also
some milk cans, a 15-gal. churn, 32-gal.
iron kettle, some fruit jars, and other
articles too numerous to mention.
Term-Sums of $40 and under, cash;
on larger sums, one years time on
bankable note at 7 per cent.
G. J. Hyde, auctioneer.
r. Meyer, Clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25

A kidney and bladder trouble can
Away be cured by using Foley's Kidney
Cure in time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25

The undersigned will sell at auc-
ton on Saturday, Dec. 9th, at G.
j. Hyde & Sons machinery depot,
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, two
thoroughbred shorthorn bulls, one
3-yrs-old and one will be year old
in the spring. JOHN Philips.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25

The undersigned, residing in
Ellenboro, will sell at public auc-
ton, commencing at 1 p. M, on
Tuesday, Dec. 3Oth, the following
property: Two good mares, one s.
yrs-old and other 3-yrs-old. Eight
head mich COWS. About 10 acres
OF corn in shock, tied with binder.
Ten tons of hay. Sixty chickens.
New tent Okla with #. wall. Set
butchering pulleys and rope. Some
farm machinery and other smaller
articles. DAVID HENRY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-22
GLOBE SIGHTS.

IFrom the Atchison Globe.l
Buffalo fish are not worth the grease
they are fried in.
If you believe in a Spiritualist. any
other fazir can work you.
When woman wants to be real ele-
giant she calls her corset, her bodice
There are some people who never
move rapidly except when the fire bells
ring.
When your cheeks lose the bloom of
youth you can't put It back with
paint brush.
If a man is rich. people talk Of his
wife's luck in striking it" as if she
had gambled to win him.
If a man abuses you unfairly and
unjustly, you cannot afford to stoop to
his level, and engage in a. quarrel.
If a man is so old he catches cold sit
ting on the front porch. he should try
getting wife by advertising in the
papers.
We believe we can tell how mean a
husband is to bis wife by the length
of tine she spends on her knees In
prayer.
Unless loafers are kent IN subsection,
they viii finally hang the industrious
men. industrious men are great IN
suit to lOafers.
We contend that the picnic should be
like Whooping cough: disease that It
is well to take in childhood. and have
it over with.
When it is finally admitted that n
girl is pretty, the people say: We'll,
1 don't know where she gets it.. a
slap at her parents).
Quit the use of tobacco, and time viii
drag as slowly as it did when YOU were
a boy. If you give a note. quit using
tobacco, and time will not fly so quick
".
Two Missourians were quarreling on
the streets today. when one of them
said: If you provoke me. I'll hurt You
so bad that STRAWBERRIES won't taste
good to you"
It is said of a certain man in town
that he is so mean to his wife her kin
intend to hitch the fire department
horses to the hearse when he dies, to
get him out of town as quickly as pos
sible
We are tired hearing of the Migrants
who appear every week or two, and
claim to be making a trip around the
world on a wager. Every one of these
men are fakirs. Don't take any inter
est in them: don't patronize them.
When We are fatally i'll: when there
is no hope; nothing but suffering. and
annoyance for the watchers, until the
end comes. we win return after death
and haunt the doctor unless he helps
us to pass on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-22
PICTURE IS GONE.
Federal Grand Jury Placed in
Peculiar Position.

United States District Attorney J. s.
Dean and his assistant Edward Nc
Keever, are in a dilemma. Last week
jury and secured an indictment of
certain man for sending an obscene pic
ture through the mails. He exhibited
the basis for the Indictment The pic
ture, which was realistic in the ex-
IRENE, is now missing, and it seems
likely that the offender cannot be pun
ished unless the evidence is found be-
fore the case comes to trial. When the
grand jury made it's report to Judge
Hook this morning he sent them back
to the jury room to further consider
the case, and from remarks made by
Judge Hook the feelings of some of
the members of the jury were wounded,
inasmuch as the insinuatiOn was made
that some member of the jury OF the
attorneys had appropriated the picture.
The jurymen and attorneys alike
were offended. Assistant Attorney Nc
Keever said today: 7 have taken
pains to make a personal investigation
and L am satisfied that the picture was
not taken by any member of the grand
jury or the attorneys. The only way
I can account for its disappearance is
that when the jury left the room to
make d report to the court some one
slipped in and took it. I do not know
whether it will be necessary to find the
picture to get a conviction at the trial
or not. All the jurymen know that the
picture exists and saw it. which viii
probably be evidence enough at the
trial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-22
QUAKER REFLEcrroNs.

IFrom the Philadelphia Press.1
The oyster is yearning for his vaca-
ton
The self-made man is never apollo
getic.
In the game of baseball diamonds are
trumos.
Antique china isn't always what it is
cracked up to be.
A politician, like a poor workman, al
ways blanaes his tools.
The pugilist strikes an attitude when
he has his picture taken.
The spendthrift can easily make $40
bill look like 80 cents.
The pen is mightier than the sword
when its comes to signing checks.
A man can't be a chronic kicker with
out stubbing his toe once in a while.
When it comes to wearing an engage
meht ring the left hand is the right
hand.
No, Maude. dear; it doesn't signify
that man is an electrician just because
he uses shocking language.
Blobbs-'' Slzinnum is rather exclusive,
isn't hep" Slobbs-''Yes there are very
few people with whom he associates now.
Fact is, he's in Jail"
First Dentist-"Do you have any trou-
BILE in collecting your bills?" Second
Dentist-"Yes. it's like pulling teeth to
get money out of some people"
Hook Scribbler is a positive genius. -
Nye-'I don't think the sort of poetry
he writes requires much genius" Hook
NO, but it takes a genius to sell it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-22
KILL BEEF TRUST.
J. N. Butler Says 1t Can Be
Done by Cooperation.

J. NJ. Butler. secretary of the Coop
erative Grain and Live Stock AsSocia-
ton of Kansas has suggestion for the
solution of the beef trust problem.
1t is the plan of cooperation, the same
that he is so successfully Illustrating
in the fight being made upon the grain
trust in Kansas by the association Of
which he is secretary.
Mr.. Butler says:
This is an age of combination and
cooperation, and if the cooperative
principles are applied to the packing
house system it will effect a cure of
the evils now existing in that business.
The people of all classes are alike in
jured by the beef or meat trust.
The merchant, the manufacturer,
the banker, engineer, fireman in fact
every type Of laboring people, as we'll
as the farmers, are forced to pay trib-
ute to this trust It will be an easy
matter to solve the problem when the
people get thoroughly aroused. The
farmers and business men at every
county seat in the live stock districts
can easily raise the necessary funds
for the establishment of a combined ice
plant, cold storage and packing house
which will be able to supply them with
ice and enable them to kill, cure and
distribute their own meat
Such cooperative plant conducted
on business principles would prove 4
lasting benefit and convenience to the
farnaars, laborers and business men.
With cooperative packing houses at
central business points all over the
country great saving can be mads
to both producer and consumer. The
farmer, the business man and the Ia
borer would be greatly benefited. A
great saving can be made in the way
of freight People can drive their stock
to the packing house, and in shipping
out the dressed product they will get
cheaper rates than they would get on
live stock.
They would then pay for storage. hand
ling, etc, to their own people in their own
community. Such a system would have a
decided advantage over the present
method or shipping live stock to Kansas
City, St Louis, Omaha and Chicago and
then shipping the dressed product back to
the people.
They would save the freight two ways.
ana all the other extortions heaped upon
them on all the meat used in the vicinity
taolish ice factories and cold stOrage plants
where they are most needed and IN many
ways would assist in building up prOfita-
bic business to farmers. bankers and
business men-In the country as well as
laborers- l believe it is much easier for
the people to take hold of the trusts in a
business way and settle them in lasting
and profitable manner than to take the
slow road Of political methods and courts
w hen the people get tired of the meth
hcult matter for them to find a practical
plan to get rid of it. Neither will it be
a difficult matter to. secure all the capital
they want for building cooperative pack
an equitable business line would save mil
lions of dollars to producers and con-
sumers every year and would make the
whole country prosperous where live stock
tied to justify the establishment Of such
plants
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-22
MORGAN'S NEW SCHEME.
viii Build System of Underground
Railway in London.

London, April 22-J. P. Morgan will
finance to the extent of several millions
a new underground railroad system in
London which viii rival Charles T.
Yerkes' scheme of obtaining possession
OF all the intermural transported ton.
Clinton E Dawkins of the Morgan firm
will testify before the house of lords
committee, which is now investigating
the whole question of the underground
transit of London, in favor of the con-
struction of a new system and guaran-
teeing the AIorgans financial support.
Combined with the Morgans are the
Siemens brothers and other large Brit
ish interests. The promoters expect
they will meet with little difficulty in
getting the permission of the house of
lords committee for the construction Of
their lines. A decision is expected to
be reached within a week, whereupon
the Morgans will Immediately begin
the work of financing the concern and
constructions the roads. The import
ance Of the scheme consists chiefly in
the amalgamati ton, effected at the end
of last week under the Morgans au-
spices, of the various projected tubes
which when extended will extend forty
miles in a continuous line north and to
the west and southwest of the metrop-
oils. These lines in turn viii connect
with ninety miles of surface roads, the
London United ramways being also
members of the new syndicate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-22
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

ttrOm the Cnlcago NeWS.l
Money makes the mare go-if the
jockey has horse sense.
The sweet CONNECTION abroad may be a
bitter pill at home.
Man is the only animal that can't be
trusted to remain idle
There was no tariff on the negro be-
fore he was put on the free list.
A good many men get their opinions
as well as their clothes ready made.
The proof of the pudding is the re-
quest of the small boy for another por-
ton.
Talk may be cheap, but the love pratt
tie Of a pretty girl is usually expensive.
Marriage OF a deaf and dumb couple
ought to result in unspeakable happi-
ness.
If the man behind the gun is a crack
shot the rabbits left hind foot doesn't
save it.
Men and clotheslines are apt to be I'M
steady when they have too many sheets
in the wind.
When a man calls a woman an angel
she ought to question his veracity-but
she never does
Flighty actions of wild geese are not
without some purpose, but the same can
not be said of great many men.
Industrious gardeners prune their own
vines. but the boarding house landlady
buys her prunes at the corner grocery.
An old bachelor says he would rather