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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-08

aid Captain Moore had very close
call, the bullet soaring the scalp, per-
haps making trepanning necessary.
Captain James Moore was appointed
to the military academy from Michi-
gan in 1888. Major r. S. Porter en-
tered the volunteer service as First
Lieutenant and surgeon of the Second
Illinois infantry in 1898.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-08

Walksoutsssome pleasant evening be-
meath the stars, behold a million
twinkling worlds, and then worder
how you could ever for a moment have
thought you we're the whole thing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-08
Beef Consumption Falls Of.

Chicago, May 2.-That the consump-
ton of beef has fallen off 371a per cent.
since the agitation against the pack
ers began was admitted by leading
packers seen by reporter yesterday.
The percentage given averages the cal
culations of the packers seen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-08
Battle of Manila Bay Celebrated.

Washington, May 2.-The fourth
anniversary of the battle of Manila
Iay was celebrated here last night by
a dinner at the Raleigh hotel by those
officers now in the city who partici-
pated in the engagement, including
Admiral Dewey.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-08
Plants For Sale.

I have for sale at usual prices, sew
eral varieties of Tomato, Cabbage
and Caulifower plants. Pepper, Gel
cry, Pansy, Aster and Verbena plants
later. 11-2w W. L. TAYLOR.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-08
Palma's Family Start for Cuba.

Newburg, n. Y, May 6.-Mrs. Es-
trada Palma, wife of President-Elect
Palma of Cuba, and her family, have
left their home in Central Valley for
Havana. A delegation Of women Of
Central Valley accompanied them to
New York
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-08

Get a free sample of Chamberlain's
Stomach. and liver tablets at Benefits
drug store. They are easier to take
and more pleasant in effect than pills.
Then their use is not followed by con-
situation as is often the case with
pills. Regular size 25c box.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-08
Queen Wilhelmina's Condition.

The Hague, May Ga bulletin is
sued from Castle Loo during the morn
inc was as follows: las has been
feared the illness from which Queen
Wilhelmina suffered put an end yes
terday evening to hopes for a happy
event. the realization whereof was eX-
pected in September. All things con-
sidered, her majesty's condition is sat
.SfactOrY at the present moment"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-08
THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1902.

The La Toilette forces are sending
out campaign books galore. The sub
sidized Free Press Of Milwaukee print
ed them
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-08

With the new court house construc-
ton. school house improvements and
all the other. minor building operations
Lancaster bids fair to be a lively place
this summer
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-08

When you wake up with bad taste
in your mouth 60 at once to Benefits
drug store and get a free sample of
Chamberlain Stomach and Liver tab
lets. One or two doses will make
YOU we'll They also cure sick head
ache, billiousness and sick headache.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-08

There is nothing which farmer can
buy which will justify him in giving
his note to an entire stranger. Ooserv-
ance of this fact would save whole
lot of trouble.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-08
st. Louis Marksmen Win.

st. Louis, May 3.-St. Louis police
marksmen at the police range yester-
day won the revolver contest with
Chicago by total of IS points, scor-
ing an aggregate of 2,443 points to
2.367 tOtaled by Chicago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-08

Robt. Glenn of Wyalusing, very
deserving Republican and a man OF
intelligence, is candidate for the
assembly from this district.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-08

Edward Bragg Of Fond du Lac, with
Iron Brigade fame, is slated as consul
general to HAVANA.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-08
tanglements,

Mr.. Thorn a s A.
Swarts, of Sub Station
c, Columbus, o., Box
100, writes II was
taken with severe
headache, then cramps
The Washington times., 1902-02-16
BLACK BORDERED BUSINESS ABILITY

realizes what the pickaninnies are wait
ing for. will start his horse and trot over
the tracks in order that a generous
amount of coal may be spilled. Then. he
will pull up and watch the youngsters
fight for the spells. 4 few days ago a
Times reporter happened to be passing
the point where the competition among
the youngsters was strongest As IL
CHANGED to be his day of, he paused to
watch the fun. Five or six wagons passed
at intervals and IS many scrimmagcs en-
sued. 1t was remarkable fact, however,
that the smallest boy Of the lot, who
did not mix w in the struggles of his
companions. was filing his basket faster
than anyone else.
This seemed very singular and The
Times man watched him closely to dis
cover, if possible, the means he employed
In filling his basket without apparent eff
fort. Another wagon came along. It hap
pened to be driven by one of the good
natured drivers. AS he neared the car
tracks. he whipped up his horse. While
the other boys gathered around the
tracks, leaving their baskets on the curb
stone, the smallest urchin watched fer
the most opportune moment and when it
arrived picked a chunk of coal from each
of the others baskets and dropped it into
his own. In this manner. without stand
ing tho danger of being injured in the
tussle on the tracks. he gradually loaded
his basket and started for home. The
Times man followed suit. wondering
whether the shrewd youngster would fin
ally be rich and honored or jailed aud
disgrared
The Washington times., 1902-02-16
A RUSTIC BOY AND SOCIETY

Once upon a Time there was a Young
One born in the country. He was chris
tened Joshua
The nearest Joshua had ever come to
Civilization was Clerkship in the Viii
lage Post Office.
He used TO wear Blue Jeans and High
Boots.
He rose long before the Sun was look
ing and started off to work with his
lunch in a Red Napkin.
Joshua had read in the Smithville Ga
zette's Two Minute Talks With Poor
Boys all about the Men who had come
down the Pike only Fifty Cents to the
Good. ami had since collared enough Of
The Needful to make Uncle Sans Treas
TRY look like a Canadian Ten-cent Piece
with a Hole in it.
The Wise Boy had been offered Po-
sition as Agent for a Sewing Machine
Company, which would pay him a larger
Salary than the Post Office Clerkship; but
he turned it down. He said he didn't
want any Handicap. He thought that by
starting from Scratch he would Hang up
a new Record for the Distance by the
Time he arrived at the Tape. But the
day he reached Voting Age and received
his first Raise a Shock came.
Time was called on Joshua's Rich Uncle
and when the Cheering was over the Rus
tic Lad found himself Twenty-Five Thou
sand to the Good. This was too much for
a Novice. He Tossed up his One-fifty per
and started for the City in a Chair Car.
On arriving he purchased a new Make
Up. He got Baggy Trousers, Broad-shoul
dered Coat. a Searching Necktie and those
allurements of Youth, Patent Leather
Shoes. He also Gave Up for an Open
Faced Stem Winder that rung the hours
and kept Tab on the days Of the month
and the Condition of the Moon. Then he
The Washington times., 1902-02-16

NdERE are many ways of getting
living; but the method adopted by
L number of small coIored boys
during the recent cold snap is one
of the most singular. In order to help
the struggling head of the family these
little pickaninnies followed coal carts
around the city with old buckets and bas-
kets. picking up the pieces of coal that
were jostEed from the cart when the lat
ter was driven over car track or an oc-
casional cobble stone street
Each cart was usually followed by two
or three youngsters and when lump of
coal would roll from the top of the load
into the street. there would frequently
ensue physical argument for its posses
sion, attracting a number Of amused Pc
desrians, who would group themselves
around the struggling youngsters and
urge them to the fray with words OF en-
enlargement.
At the ccgnsr of First Street northeast.
where the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
tracks cross Massachusetts Avenue,
there is q continual stream of loaded
carts and wagons passing from TIE pumer-
GUS coal and wood yards in that vicinity
AS the loaded vehicles are driven over the
heavy railroad tracks two or three Jumps
of coal invariably roll off. The little ne
groes gather in rather formidable num-
bers at this point and sit on the curb
stone with their baskets between their
knees, awaiting the approach of the carts.
When one heaves in sight each of the
youngsters picks up his bucket, box or
basket, as the case may be, and takes an
advantageous position.
The Washington times., 1902-02-16

cork floating upon the surface Of the wa
ter Probably it was this gazing at a
single object that kept the AdmiraTs
thoughts fixed upon the frogs suffering.
Thinks He Has Bite.
Why couldn't they have given him a
piece of dead bait? All, was that bite
Filled with the excitement that is born
Of long waiting for certain thing to oc-
cur, Dewey forgot about the frog and
waited for another movement of the line.
He waited for rather a long lime without
any indication of a fish's presence and
then decided that the line must have been
disturbed by the current.
Though not at all phlegmatic Admiral
Dewey's temperament is calm and pa
The Washington times., 1902-02-16

A DMIRAL DEWEY says that he will
~ never go fishing again. He does
not claim that Joe" Jefferson
put UP a job on him; but he be-
lieves it.
You can have all the fish in the vi
cinity of Palm Beach, said Admiral
Dewey to the famous portrayer of RIP
.an Winkle;" ''you can be piscatorial
mss around here; but if ever l get you on
o man-of- war
What will you do?" asked Jefferson,
when the Admiral left his sentence I'M
finished.
I'D be ashamed to tell you,' replied
the hero of Manila.
This dialogue occurred at the Hotel
Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, Fla, where
Admiral George Dewey and Mr.. Joseph
Jefferson are sojourning during the more
rigorous winter months. On the first aT-
picious day following the formers arri-
val. he was invited by Mr.. Jefferson to
20 upon a fishing trip. Dewey replied
that although the greater part of his life
had been spent on the water, his piscato-
rial experience had been confined to an
occasional attempt with bent pin and
willow pole, in the streams around his
birthplace and boyhood home at Montpe-
iier Vt.
Mr. Jefferson averred that former OK
perience was not at all necessary; in fact,
he claimed that the happiest period of
his life had been his apprentice days as
a fisherman. He volunteered to give Ad
niral Dewey the benefit Of his own vast
knowledge and guaranteed that he would
netamorphose the great sailor into an
accomplished angler within fortnight.
Under these circumstances, Admiral
Dewey accepted the profered invitation
and made one OF the party OF four, includ-
sng Joseph Jefferson Captain J. b. CLOVIS
and Joseph Jefferson, ir. They were ac-
companied by Carl" a sturdy, stolid
German, who has been in the employ of
Mr. jefferson for a number of years and
guards his interests as jealousy as
gentleman alarms would serve his SOW
ereigu.
The little party OF four rode over to the
Royal Poiuciaua dock in chairs and
boarded Mr. Jefferson's comfortable
launch. the Marion for days outing
ON Lake Worth. The Marion" was built
especially for fishing trips and is fitted
up with every convenience. The coy
cabin and tiny salon are furnished in ex-
cellent good taste, and in excellent good
sense, for the greater part of the latter
apartment is occupied by an immense and
deliberately constructed refrigerator that
d really a market and grill room COM
Aned. in miniature.
With two such men together, interesting
The Washington times., 1902-02-16

! 1t is said that whenever possible the
| Queen did her best to accept these be-
| quests, but that frequently they bordered
/ on eccentricity so closely that she had to
refrain from doing SO.
Legatec of Hundreds of Cats.
Cats were fayorite presents to her late
/ Majesty of England and, as she was not
/ fond of the feline race, she often refused
/ them. 1t is said that her name has been
mentioned in not far short of 200 wills
as the recipient of the family mouss
catcher. and On more than one occasion
a small annuity has been left her by the
same testator, in order mat the main
tenance OF the animal should be no ex-
pense to its royal mistress.
Dogs, too, we're offered in scores. many
OF these, as well as other things OF small
value, being generously turned over to
members of the royal household.
The present King and Queen of Eng
land have also come in for their share
of peculiar iegacies, among which, OF
course, pets figure prominently. Several
of the dogs on the Sandringham estate
have been the final requests of their
donors. and the Queen. whose love OF
animals is proyerbial, has caused them
to be as carefully looked after as those
more closely connected with her.
Two Birds Worth n Fortune.
Among other things. she has received
pair of cage birds of an almost extinct
variety left her by an old gentleman who
had brought them home from abroad and
they have been valued by experts at 500
guineas.
Among the many requests which have
fallen to the lot of the Emperor Francis
Joseph of Austria is a hotel at Brunn,
left him by the proprietor some years
since. 1t was on a sound financial basis.
and, therefore. valuable property. The
Emperor accepted the bequest, although
he did not employ it for his own benefit.
but sold it for an enormous sum, which
Re gave in its entirety to a popular childs
hospital.
The Washington times., 1902-02-16

met death face to face many times. He
! had seen the bleeding bodies of his com
rades lying around like broken stalks of
corn after a great wind, but there was
something about the thought of the frog.
which might even at this instant be in
the throes of death. that appealed to his
sensibility and made him feel as if he
were the torturer of an innocent. unof-
Tending being. Suddenly it occurred to
him that the frog might have escaped and
he solaced himself with this thought. But
suppose it were still suffering with the
cruel steel piercing its little body-that
was painful contemplation. He knew it
was bad form to pull in his line without
a bite. There might be fish lurking
about the hook at this very instant; but
his curiosity was mastering and he decid-
ed to draw up the unfortunate frog aud
learn the worst; then, he heard, unmis-
takably, the steam whistle of the Mari
on and considered it best to await the
approach of the launch
As the latter anchored in the inlet OPP
posite the mouth Of the stream where
Admiral Dewey was fishing. Mr.. Jefferson
appeared on deck and called; What
luck?"
None at ALL" replied the Admiral.
'I'n join you in a moment" said Mr..
Jefferson and with remarkable agility for
one OF his years, he jumped into the small
boat, and was followed by Carl" whose
powerful strokes upon the oars soon
placed them at the Admirals side.
''How many many have you caught"
asked Mr.. Jefferson.
"The next that l catch will make one,
replied Admiral Dewey. in cynical tones.
what! do you mean to say that you
haven't had a single catch?"
Haven't even had a single bite"
Mr.. jefferson threw up his hands in
amaZcment. For years he had known this
to be the very best fishing spot around
Palm Beach. 1t was undoubtedly the
place where he had made his great catch
two weeks before He looked around to
assure himself, and his glance lighted
upon an object that made his eyelids open
so very wide that had he not Immediately
burst into a powerful roar of laughter his
eyes would have certainly fallen into the
stream.
''Ho, no, ho,' he roarcd.
whats the matter" asked Admiral
Dewey.
'.Vot id is?" asked Carl" the German
attendant
"Ho. no. hOl" roared Mr.. Jefferson in
reply.
What ails the man." asked Admiral
Dewey.
Il never seen him like dot pefore." said
Carl" anxiously.
The Washington times., 1902-02-16

he heard the chunk, chunk, chunk of her
paddle. but it proved to be yOung-alli
gator beating the water with his tail.
Great Admirals do not get nervous; but
the hero of Manila became a triie appre-
hensive. Suppose that alligator should
take a fancy to the frog and begin to
chase him around the tiny skiff in which
the deserted fisherman was seated. In
such an emergency, the Admiral started
to consider the. best plan of action; but
the alligator unceremOniously departed
and left him alone, once more with his
thoughts and his live bait.
The Admiral wondered what the frog
was doing. Suppose he were dead.
Ugh, Dewey started so suddenly that the
skin began to rock violently. He had
The Washington times., 1902-02-16

resolved to show the City Folks how
things should be done.
He was Introduced to a couple of Fee
males, who called a Dray Horse Cute"
and Freight Train Lovely" and from
then on he was as much in Evidence as
Ten, Twenty and Thirty Hero.
He changed his name from Joshua to ].
Francis
Now, Joshua had sung in the Village
Choir at Home, and his People considered
him quite Barker; therefore on receiv-
ing Challenge to Take Part in a Musi-
Gale, which was to be given by Society
with Charity as an Excuse, he immediate
ly signed Articles.
At first he was proud of his Opportu-
nifty, but as the Date of the Show drew
nigh the Country Faun began to Realize
that he was going to be about as much
out of place as a Straw Hat in a Snow
Rehearsed his Piece.
On the night of the performance he was
Down on the programme to sing Ditty
entitled Cruel Love" After a few Ce-
lebrities had done their Stunts, j. Francis
Came On. His accompanist made a Few
Passes at the piano, and then Joshua Cut
Loose. Before he had sung three notes
the Audience had its watch on him. AS. a
Splinter he was Pretty Fair. but he
couldn't stand the Distance. Joshua broke
down. When he made another Try his
Foot Slipped and he turned it into a
Speech. That Queered him for Keeps. Be
sides three distinct Grammatical Errors,
he insulted the Pianist.
On the day following Joshua got every
thing together and started for the Old
Homestead. declaring that it was a far,
far better thing to have a Box Seat in the
Country than to occupy Standing Room
Only in Town.
The Washington times., 1902-02-16

stories are bound to develop. Admiral
Dewey told tales gathered from every part
of the world. They had true color and
real atmosphere. for they were founded on
incidents in his own life or the lives Of
his intimate friends. Some of them can
be used by the scribes of the next gen.
Grafton in making the great American
novels that are still to be written. Some
of them cannot.
Mr. Jefferson, too, unraveIed the skein
of his experiences and the brightest yarns
therefrom. Some of these. also. can be
used by the playwrights of the next gen.
Grafton in making the great American
plays that are still to be written. Some
of them, too, cannot.
But whatever future generations OF nov
elists and playwrights may think, the con-
genial group in the cozy cabin of the
Marion" held that Admiral Dewey and
Joseph Jefferson wers the wittiest and
most accomplished of raconteurs.
As the smart little launch cut her way
through the waters of Lake Worth, the
party nigh forgot the business OF the day
in their interest in the stories told by
the great sailor and the famous actor.
The wind was a bit puffy and there was
little hope of much success with the fish;
but successful or not, time spent in such
delightful company could not be counted
los'. The Admiral had just finished
stcry, which may some day form an i'm
portant chapter of our country's history,
when the inlet which leads from Lake
Worth to the sea was reached. 1t is here
that the best fishing around Palm Beach
is to be found. and it was here that the
party of fishermen decided to cast their
lines.
1t can never be said, with any regard
for truth, that Admiral Dewey is an ac-
complished fisherman; but lie is an apt
pupil and follows instructions to the let
ter. He was given a skif and proper
orders by Mr.. jefferson and left alone,
anchored in a small stream that flows
into the inlet According to Mr.. Jeffer-
son, silence and. solitude are conditions
essential to successful angling and ii was
on this account that Admiral Dewey was
left alone with the slSiff. the fishing line,
and his own thoughts. AS the launch
disappeared, Mr.. Jefferson called that
they would return in a few hours and
wished him good luck in his first import
ant venture as fisherman.
The Admiral'S Live Bait.
Before departing. Carl" the German
attendant, had baited the Admirars line
with live frog. Dots the best bait
in all der world" he remarked in en-
couraging tones. Being tyro, the Ad-
miral accepted Carts" word without
The Washington times., 1902-02-16
LEGACIES TO ROYALTY.

TT may not be generally known that
the German Emperor draws an in
i come from line of steamships, be-
sides that derived from his imperial
and royal office. The origin of this is
rather curious.
The late Kaiser William I, while Crown
Prince, went out of his way to do good
turn for man, who eventually became
prominent figure in the shipping world,
being chief partner in line of vessels
plying between Hamburg and the French
and British coasts.
A few years before the death of The
Emperor the man In question died and
left the whole OF his property, consisting
of his share in the business to his old
benefactor, then the Kaiser. The bequest,
of course, was a valuable as well as an
acceptable one, and is likely to be handed
down for many generations.
Elephants on His Hands.
Another gift which came into the pos
session Of the German Emperor not very
long ago took the form of three enormous
elephants of great value, which were be-
queathed by the proprietor of a menag-
erie. To the Emperor, of course, the
gift was useless, but it was accepted, and
he presented the animals TO the Zoo
logical Gardens at Berlin
The presents made to royal persons by
well-meaning but eccentric subjects, are
sometimes very odd. During the years
that the late Queen Victoria reigned she
was made the recipient of some rather
curious legacies. to say nothing of several
very substantial ones, notably that OF
R50o,O0O, left her by miser named John
Camden Field.
Besides this, cats, dogs. and other quad
rupeds galore were given to the British
Queen by less opulent or generous donors.
The Washington times., 1902-02-16

question; and yet, when they had all de-
parted and he was left alone to himself,
he tried to think if he had ever heard be-
fore of live frog as bait. No, he GER
tainly had not 1t made him feel uncanny
to think of it. There was something
about the thought of the sharp steel hook
imbedded in the clammy flesh that af-
fected his nerves like the squeaking OF
a car wheel.
Try as he would, it seemed impossible
to forget about that poor little frog. He
had always been led to believe that the
most successful fishermen were those who
kept a continual watch on the line and
for that reason he did not permit his
glance to stray for an instant from the