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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-11
A Lovesick Goldfish.

At country house last summer l
saw quite a unique friendship. writes
a correspondent. The cat of the house
hold, magnificent Persian Tom, goes,
when thirsty, to a large glass bowl in
the drawing room, wherein a goldfish
disports itself, and there seems to have
an interesting tete-a-tete with it's finny
friend-drinking the others health, |
suppose. The lady of the house told
me that a week or two previous to
my visit the cat had been unwell and
could not be induced to leave it's quar-
tiers in the kitchen. It was noticed
that the fish also seemed sickly and re-
fused to nibble the crumbs and seed
lings thrown to it, but not for mo-
ment did any one dream of associating
it's indisposition with the absence of
the cat. When, however, master Tom
appeared on the scene again, with
quite an elastic step, the fish became
itself once more and is now as frisky
as ever.-London Chronicle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-11
He Wasn't Mean.

The whip Ticking hero of this story
had driven an irascible old fellow a
good three mile journey in London.
When the fare climbed stif1y out and
slowly produced a big pocketbook,
cabby drew a deep breath and pre-
pared to be sarcastic. A watchful con-
stable standing near prevented all
thought of his relieving his feelings
by the use of picturesque terms.
Cabby watched his fare make a
lengthy mental calculation of the dis
lance he had been driven, select the
exact legal fare, count it twice over,
and then proffer it to him with an ex-
preston on his face plainly indicative
of ''Now, then, you dare dispute it and
I'll take your NUMBER
But cabby didn't dispute it. Instead,
he promptly accepted it, but slipping
his hand into another pocket he pro-
duced farthing, which he handed to
the fare.
whats this for?' demanded the
old fellow.
Zone farden, currint coin of the
rellum, SIR" said cabby, gathering up
his reins. 81 druv you jest the exact
distance represented by arf of that
there shekel under the three mile you
reckoned. / amt got no arf farden
about me, but it don't matter. You
can keep the change. l amt mean.
Goodby, sir, and God bless you. Gee
up, v'-London Answers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-11
CUTTING HIMSELF OFF.
The Blunt Way In Which Chaplain
(,unnOn Refused a Fortune.

The Blunt Way In Which Chaplain
Cunnon Refused a Fortune.
The Rev. Edward Cannon, a chap
lain to King George ~, was dog
gedly independent man. On one occa-
sion he refused to compliment his roy
al master on his singing and for
time fell into disfavor. His manner
was high handed and not always too
courteous, but his actions were always
on the side of right and justice. The
biography of his friend Barham, the
author of the "Ingoldsby Legends,
contains, among other anecdotes OF
Cannon, the story of how he disinher-
tied himself.
A silly old lady summoned him TO
her house and pretended to be declln-
ing in health. She told him she had
made her will, by which the whole OF
a considerable fortune was to be left
to him.
81 don't believe it," said Cannon aft
err pause, in which he eyed her
doubtfully. The lady assured him that
the document was lying in a desk in
the room.
81 won't believe it," persisted Can
non, unless | see it."
Smiling at his incredulity, she placed
the will in his hands. Cannon read it.
"Well," he said deliberately, "if |
had not seen it in your own hands, l
could not have believed you were such
an unnatural BRUTE
Thrusting the paper between the bars
Of the CRATE, he continued in severe,
low voice: Have you no one more
nearly connected with you than I-nO
one to whom your money should go,
who has a right to be provided for
first and best? Pooh! You don't
know how to make will. I'll send
for lawyer, and he shall make your
will. You shall leave me a legacy.
There's no harm in that, but I'm not
going to take it all to please you.
Good day, ma'amr'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-11
When to Eat Fruit.

The question is often asked, At what
time of day should fruit be eaten? In
tropical countries, where fruit is the
chief article Of food, the rule appears
to be that the earlier in the day it is
taken the better and the later the
worse. In hot weather many wise
people Will eat none after noon, alleg-
ing that the digestion then declines in
power with the decline of the day and
the fruit, instead of digesting, decom-
poses owing to the presence of the sac
charine matter. The objection to fruit
and certain kinds of vegetables late in
the day, be the explanation what it
may, is certainly justified by an ample
experience, though some persons can
eat fruit at all hours without feeling
any inconvenience.-Table Talks.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-11
New Yacht on Gcgebic Lake.

A beautiful new steam yacht has
recently been placed by the Chicago
& Northwestern Railway Co., on
Gogebic Lake for use of guests at
the Gogebic hotel. The vessel has
two decks, is Sc feet long, 10 feet, 8
inch beam, has a speed of ID miles
an hour and is equipped with an
electric light plant. The interior of
the cozy inclosed cabin is beautifully
finished in mahogany. 1t is one of
the finest and most luxuriously
equipped boats on western waters;
and patrons at Gogebic are to be
congratulated on this acquisition to
the lakes attractions. The yacht
makes daily trips around the lake
from the hotel and the sight is a
beautiful one when it starts out in
the morning with a feet of small
boats in tow, dropping the occu-
pants at their fishing grounds for a
days sport where bass abounds,
Hay fever sufferers will find at
Gogebic all the elements that are re
quired for quick relief from their
unpleasant ailment Woods of bal
sam fir and pine, cool air and alb
sence of moisture make Gogebic one
of the finest resorts in the country
| for those who seek to rid themselves
of this malady.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-11
ELECTRIFIED HOUSES.
The Simple Explanation of a Very
Ordinary Phenomenon.

VnC simple OI u very
Ordinary Phenomenon.
An instance of nOnfamiliarity with
simple scientific facts is illustrated by
an article that goes the rounds of the
press once or twice annually-namely,
the story Of the electrified house. The
has discovered that everything he
touches in his house - the radiators,
picture frames, banquet lamps, ETC.
gives him an electric shock; hence he
fears there is some connection between
the arc light wires and the water pipes
near his residence The electric light
inspector is therefore summoned and
reports that the wires of his company
are intact and that the electricity must
come from some other source.
1t does not dawn on any of the peo-
pie consulted that the discoverer of
the phenomenon is unconsciOusly per-
forming one of the simplest and oldest
of electrostatic experiments, the shut
fling of his shoes over the dry carpet
raising the potential of his body to
several thousand volts, which discharge
at every opportunity. One may even
get electric discharges from his knuc-
kles against the brass lock of hand
bag which he may be carrying while
walking on a stone pavement during
cold dry weather.
But, dismissing newspaper science,
it is somewhat astonishing, in view of
the many WAYS in which in cold, dry
countries electricity is unintentionally
developed and manifested by spark
ing, that the first knowledge concern
ing this phenomenon did not come to
the ancients in this way rather than
by the attraction of light substances
by amber. The explanation of this,
however, may be that the scientists of
bygone days did not reside in cold, dry
countries Magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-11
Republican Ward Caucuses.

Notice is hereby given that a eau
Gus will be held in each Of the wards
of the city of Lancaster at 7:3'
o'clock, p M, Saturday, Septembel
20, 1902, for the purpose of choos
ing three delegates from each ware
to attend the republican county
convention to be held in the city Q.
Lancaster, Sept. 25, 1902, to nomin
ate county officers. Said caucuses
will be held at least one hour anC
will be held at the following places
LIST ward at Knapp & Sons ma.
chine warehouse.
End ward at sample rooms of the
Grand Central hotel.
3rd ward at Thomas McDonald's
bridge shop.
4th ward at engine room of City
hall.
Dated Sept. 10, 1902.
G 8 e 2 5 5 54sEss' City Com
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-11
WHERE Re TWO o.
w WAYS MET
BY Julia Truitt Bishop
Copyright, 1901, by j. T. Bishop

Eye reckon he'll know yep asked the
fat old woman who was putting cum
ming patch on a much worn white gar
ment
know mev' cried the thin old wom-
an, with something that was almost
blush on her faded cheeks. We'll,
don't know anything that would keep
Jimmie from remembering me. Any
two people that knew one another like
we did and were engaged for two long
years"-
g" as not We won't know him."
sal, prosaic fat old woman, trying
anc patch under another hole and
consil ing it with her head at one
side.
Now it was that the thin old woman
smiled. Jimmie was TALL" said she
musingly, looking out at the window,
''and a mighty handsome young man.
Everybody said SO. | didn't come to
his shoulder. l always liked tall men.
When we went out together, people
said what a fine looking couple we
were"
The old woman at the fire shifted
again.
''That was thirty year ago." she said,
with distinct sarcasm! But the listener
In the window looked up with glisten-
Ing eyes.
"Yes; don't it seem fanny that it's so
long?" she asked II have to most
shake myself to make myself believe
It's true. Why, don't feel any diff
rent It's just the same old me that
used to think everything Jimmie did
was right. l reckon he would hardly
have known was alive" she went on
musingly, "if he hadn't happened to-
get hold of that copy of the Clarion
with the notice of my buying that five
acre piece back Of the spring, and then
he wrote to me-such a respectful, dig
nified letter, Miss Bangs-and we have
been corresponding ever since. His let
tiers show that he is still unchanged.
If we only like one another when he
comes today-if we only dO-then we
are to be married at last after all these
years. I've had an independent life,
but it would feel Kind of good, after
all, to have big, strong man to de-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-11

pend on. / don't care how independ-
ent woman is. She gets kind OF lone
some once in awhile"
There's a knock" said Miss Bangs,
deliberately folding up her work and
rising.
''Mr. Hamilton said the maid Of all
work, throwing. open the door.
Miss Alethea stood still for a mo-
ment, dizziness settling down upon her.
Then she sank into chair.
The man before her was gray. He
wore glasses. There was a StOoD in his
shoulders, SO that he was not as tall
as he had been. In that dreadful mo-
ment of revulsion she cried desolately
within herself. He is old-oh, he is
DID,"
81 would never have known your
she cried involuntarily in her great be-
wilderment. How you have changed!'
He had been staring at her, but now
he passed his hand across his brow.
81 was about to say the same Of
you" he said. 1.-THE years have not
stood still with you"
She scarcely heard him. She was
slowly realizing that the man with
whom she had been corresponding Of
late months was a stranger to her.
ST believe women change more rap
Idly than men," he was saying when
she fastened her attention on him
again. "It is on account of their in
door life, l suppose. | am just about
Is strong and active as l ever was"
Miss Alethea sat still and looked at
the floor.
"The weather's quite cold out. isn't
1t, Mr.-Mr Hamilton" she asked,
with manifest effort.
mot so cold as it was yesterday" he
replied, with an effort on his own part.
"Of course you will take dinner with
us?" she said.
"Well, don't know that l can," he
replied, with his embarrassed eyes on
the doorknob. II put up at the hotel,
and-they'll expect me back to dinner"
And the absurdity of this was so evil
dent that she threw up her head and
laughed at it. He caught sight of the
motion in fieeting glance. That had
been one of the ways of her girlhood,
a charming little way when the head
was crowned with a wealth of brown
hair and the blue eyes sparkled and
the lips were red. Then he dropped
his head with a groan. s,:--
II must go, Miss Alethea," he said.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-11
Vessel Sinks at Her Dock.

Detroit, Sept. 9.-The steam barge
III. Houghten, owned in this city, sank
at her dock at the foot of Dubois
street. Two of the crew were drowned
in their berths. The names: William
Daniel. aged Is, no home; Edward
Close, aged Is, Harbor Beach, Mich.
The Houghten arrived from Kelly's
Island in Lake Erie with a load of
crushed stone. 1t is though that the
cargo of crushed stone absorbed so
much water during the heavy rain
that the weight of thes water caused
the vessel to careen and finally tip
and sink.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-11
A PIea For Courtesy.

We have lost the old fiowery forms
Of politeness, and now we never waste
''Thank your ON a fellow creature who
is not of our own immediate circle. A
tradesman does, but he knows it will
be charged in the bill. l wonder what
will bring us back to the old sweet
ness of manner? Why should not the
customer in the teashop or the custom
er in the postOffice say please when
he gives his order and the other spare
a "Thank your when he has paid his
bill? 1t makes life run so much more
easily.-Girps Realm.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-11

81 will be in town several days, and
I'll see you again"
"Well," said the confidential friend
who had happened to come with him
to the hotel, did you see your flame
Of the olden timer
"Yes; l saw her, he retorted irrita-
bly,, turning his face away. And
am going to leave town this evening
cannot see her again"
whats the matterw questioned the
friend in amaZe1nent.
"Why, man, she's DID," said Mr..
Hamilton, recklessly finging his be-
longings back into the trunk which he
had fatuously brought with him in the
expectation of remaining many days.
We'll, it's my opinion that you're no
schoolboy yourself said the friend
rudely, after which it will be readily
understood that the two quarreled and
that the friend took himself off with
out delay.
"Well?" questioned Miss Bangs cross
ly. Mr.. Hamilton had been gone a
long time, but Miss Alethea had just
come in, complaining that the glare of
the sun in the window had hurt her
eyes.
"Well," said Miss Alethea, with her
face turned away, Il found Mr.. Ham
ilton looking changed He's-he's look
ing much older and more broken than
I expected to see him. I don't care to
meet him again. / think I'll go up to
Springville this evening and spend a
week with Jeremiah's folks"
A tall, gray man with little stoop
in his shoulders paused beside the only
seat in the car that had but one Occu-
pant.
'Is this seat taken, ma'am?' he
asked, and when she shook her head he
sat down. He had been there several
moments and the train was well under
way before he noticed the thin, white
little hand that lay upon the top of a
satchel in her lap, and small, old
fashioned ring on one Of the fingers.
Then his eyes leaped, startled, to her
face. She recognized him at the same
moment.
''Jimmie. she cried, the old name
slipping out before she could think.
"Aletheav' he said, and a thrill of
warmth and color swept suddenly
back over both hearts.
"I had to take a little run up the
road-on business he said meDda-
ciously. LET me lower this shade; the
suns in your eyes,
How refined and womanly she
looked! How dainty she was in all
her belongings!
81 am going to Springville-on bust
ness, too" she said shyly.
How thoughtful that was in him to
pull down the blind! How long it had
been since any one had been thought
full for her!
"Do you know" he said, looking at
her attentively, ''you have really
changed very little l should have
known you anywhere-now that have
chance to observe you closely"
"Oh, l have changed far more than
you have!' she cried generously.
He moved a little nearer. His sleeve
touched her arm. What talk was this
about youth having fed? She could
feel that sleeve against her arm max
ing sudden summer in her soul.
"Going up to Jeremiah's for a few
days?' he said II wonder if you
would let me go along with you? |
was always friends with jeremiah
She looked up and smiled at him, and
her eyes fell. But the swift smile mad
effaced so many of the years that he
cried with a rush of the old time
tenderness:
ST declare, Alethea, you haven't
changed at all!'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-11
Given Away by a Man Who Seems
to Know of What He Is
Talking.
MURRELL THE ABSENT rs RETURNED
Tells a Story to Scare the World
Fair People.
And Cause Them to Sit Up Nights ant
Watch the Big Show for Fear
1t Will Be, Stolen.

st. Louis, Sept. 81. X. Murrell
formerly member Of the lower house
of the municipal assembly of this city,
who fled to Mexico last spring after
being indicted for bribery in cOnnec-
ton with the alleged boodling opera
tons of that body, has returned and
told what he knows to the grand jury.
Warrants have been issued for the ar
rest of eighteen more alleged boodlers.
Murrell viii Tell All He Knows.
In a statement made by Murrell for
publication he says: Il have sur
rendered Internationally to Circuit At
torney J. w. Folk, and have made a
full confession to him. I am not per-
mitted to give the details Of the evi-
dence that l have put the circuit at
torney in possession of. This will all
come out Oh the trials, and l am will
ing to go on the stand and tell all /
know. / held the key to the box in the
Lincoln Trust company containing the
$4,000 bride money to go to the house
of delegates upon the passage of the
Suburban bill This money was put
up as the purchase price for the votes
of the combine, that price having been
agreed upon.
He Did the Negotiations.
"The combine of the house of dele
gates was composed of nineteen men,
When the Suburban matter came VI
before the combine | was selected tG
negotiate with Philip Stock, the repre-
g c
to the best price we could get for our
votes upon the passage of the bill.
am not permitted to make the opera
lions of the combine on this particular
matter public at this time. The pur-
pose of the combine was to control leg
islation and sell legislation for the
benefit of the members of the combine.
Shortly before the Suburban bill, the
combine sold their votes on the light
ing bills for $47, 800. This money was
handled by Kelly, and was paid to the
members of the combine at meeting
arranged for that purpose at Julius
Lehmann's house. Each member of
the combine received $1,000.
He Saw the Money Paid.
81 was present and saw that money
paid to the various parties. These are
only two instances, but there are 9th
ers, evidence of which is in the posses
sion of the circuit attorney" 1t is
stated that Murrell has been in the city
since last Friday in the custody of the
circuit attorney The members and
former members of the municipal as
sembly for whom warrants have been
issued are as follows: Edward e.
Murrell, John H. Schnettler, Charles
F. Kelly, Il. E. Albright, George r.
Robertson, Louis Decker, julius Leh-
mann. John Helms, Charles A. Gutke,
Adolph MADEIRA, HI. A. Faulkner, Ed
mund Bersch, Otto Schumacher, John
A. Sheridan, Charles ]. Denny, Will
liam Tamblyn, J. J. Hannigan, Emile
Longs Peak are that fully six forest
Hartman. Of these, Robertson,
Schneider, Helms, Schumacher and
Albright have been arrested and depu-
ty sheriffs are looking for the others.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-11
Big Tent for the G.. A. II. Meet.

Washington, Sept. S.-The national
encampment of the Grand Army of the
Republic will be held in a monster
tent at Camp Roosevelt, which will
be located in the grounds south of the
White House. 1t is proposed to have
a big circus tent capable of seating
1000 veterans 1t will be fOored and
supplied with chairs, large platform,
and handsomely draped with the ma
tiOnal cOlors.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-11
Not to BE Expected.

''Pshaww exclaimed the professor to
the student who-was rehearsing his
Latin grafton, you are too solemn.
There's no life in your speaking at all. !"
"Of course not" responded the stu
dent lively enough. you don't expect
it in a dead language, do you?'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-11
Train Kills Major O'Driscoll.

Washington, Sept. While driving
across the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road track near Takoma park, several
miles from this city, Major Daniel
O'Driscoll, one of WashingtOn's prom
inent lawyers, was struck by a train
and instantly killed. He came to this
city from Chicago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-11
pLIGHFED TROTHS.
Cupid's Work of a Week as Recorded at
County Clerk Griffis Office.

Albert Brinkman and Estella May
Walker, Lancaster.
Geo. w. Humphrey and Catherine
Heiner, Bloomington.
Walter l.. Johnson, Galena, ILL.,,
and Myrtle Blackburn, Lancaster.
Evan A. Evans,s Baraboo, and
Mary M. Rountree, Platteville.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-11
The Way g. Woman Rep;n.

"Have you finished that new novel
yet?' he asked.
ooh, dear, no. I've hardly begun"
she answered. 'In fact, I've only read
the last chapter. Chicago Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-11

Stamps are first mentioned by Syne-
sius, bishop of Cyrene, about 300, A. D.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-11

Germany's trade with Mexico in-
creased more than per cent last year.