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The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-04-30

ef others had been dismissed, and
neither had had aught to do with her
now for many years. Of all her dis
likes the bitterest hitherto had been OF
the churches. At the name of any par
ticularly honored member her wont
was to cry out, with wild gesture:
MY hands a lily beside his black
hearth
When. therefore, word went abroad
that Gypsy Ann had presented herself
at the mourners' bench, Osceola culver.
ed with interest through all it's mem
bers. The high and the low, the full
robed and the ragged were alike eX.
cited, and at the next meeting the
swift runners after sensations throng.
ed the church.
The object and hope of these in.
truders were of the vaguest, but the
entertainment they sought they found
In the confidence that a new life had
begun for her Ann seized the occasion
to renounce her past, item by item, in
the presence of the congregation. The
remuneration lacked somewhat of the
humility that usually characterizes
such performances; but, aside from
this, it proceeded quite prosaically and
would have yielded no particular rel.
ish to the curious but that toward the
end she disclosed, altogether inciden.
tally and as a matter of no more i'm.
| portance than any other she had touch.
| ed upon, that she was the demon be-
hind the mystery of the holly sprig
| spoon. For not few of her auditors
even this passage had no pungency,
since the incident of the holly Sprig
spoon had befallen so long ago as to be
far back of their knowledge, but with
the larger number it was still well in
memory, and distinct murmur passed
through the house as Ann related how
in revenge of an injury which she
thought had been done her by Mrs
Gears, she stole the spoon, and then, II
revenge of another which she thought
had been done her by Mrs. Wampler
tucked it away" as she said, in Mrs
Wampler's turkey.
"And 1 mind me to this day." sale
she, what time had-the oven wa:
so hot, and Mrs. Wampler gone from
the kitchen only for minute, and thu
spoon such an onhandy shape. Blu
somehow Satan let me succeed, as h
always let's us if only we try hare
enough, and little l thought of all tn
trouble it would make. But mayb
it's done some good too. On account o
it, we might say, there's two churche
now where there was only one before
so perhaps it'll be somewise forgiven
me-"
The ice in the millpond was thicke
last winter than it had been for years
but it cracked again and again unde
the weight of the crowd that gathere
the next Sunday to see Gypsy An
baptized.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-04-30
Shot In His Left Leo.

For all kinds of sores, burns,
bruises, or other wounds DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve is a sure cure.
Skin diseases yield to 1t at once.
Never fails in case of piles. Cooling
and healing. None genuine but De
Wits. Beware of counterIeits. 81
suffered for many years from a sore
caused by gunshot wound in my
left Leg" says A. S. Fuller, English
Ind. st would not heal and gave me
much trouble. l used all kinds OF
remedies to no purpose until l tried
.DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. A few
boxes completely cured me-"
Bronson & Lighthall, Broderick &
Walker.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-04-30
JUOUOVOSSUSSOGt JOkJON5ONJO&SONJO
The Holly
Sprig Spoon
By EDWIN G. MARTIN.
Copyright, 1902, by E. G. Martin.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

INTER when it fell at Osceola
fell with amplitude. If you
stood on the upper bridge-a
high, open bridge-you saw
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-23
Queer "Roughfng IT."

Some persons are fond of "roughing
it" luxuriously, A Chicago lawyer just
returned from his first trip to the
Maine woods reports: ga Pullman
dropped me down at Moosehead; a
steamer carried me 40 miles farther, a
blackboard gave me another lift, and
then a guide padded me the rest of
the way in canoe. slept on hair
mattress. Everything was done for
me. When fished, the guide would
take the trout off the hook, fix the bait,
and all had to do was to drop in and
pull out" Even here Kitchener's mot
to, Thorough" applies. To go 100
miles into the Maine wilderness and
have glorious sport without lifting a
finger, is not the result of any half
hearted or half-fnished arrangements.
Youths Companion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-23

With the acquisition of the Danish
west Indies the easternmost portion
OF Santa Cruz will become the sunrise
point of American territory. The sun
set point is now at the western point
of Balabac, southwest of Palawan, in
the Philippines, and just across the
strait from Borneo. The longitude of
these outposts is as follows: Sunrise
on Santa Cruz, GA degrees "a seconds
West Greenwich. Sunset on Balabac,
III degrees 3 minutes East Greenwich.
In other words, the meridian of Amer
lean sunrise will be separated from
the meridian of American sunset by
just IT'S degrees and % minutes, about
10000 miles, and the expansive Amer
lean territory will lack less than 100
miles of reaching half way round the
globe. Undoubtedly we can claim the
sun never sets on American SOIL
Worcester Spy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-23
working at the Civil service.

Civil service examinations are some
times the source of no little amuse-
ment. There was test of candidates
for the position of park grass cutter.
The first paper the examiner picked
up contained this question and answer:
"What are the cubical contents of a
room fifteen feet long, ten feet wide,
and eight feet high?"
lone bedStead, a bureau, and
washstand. If such a room was a
kitchen or a parlor it would be larger
and contain more articles"
Here is another.
''What is the difference between
three feet square and three square
feetY'
''It could not be-"
At this moment the examiner was
interrupted in his work by big man
who opened the Office door and said:
do you know anything about civil
service?"
"a little," replied the examiner.
"Well," continued the visitor Il
want to know where Pat Mccain
stands on the old moving list"
Third" said the examiner.
"And how many are there ahead OF
him ?"-New York Sun.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-23
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Wheat may be cornered, but corn
can't be Wheatened.
1t takes a wise young man not to
write love letter.
Money sometimes makes the mare
go in the also-ran class.
If seeing is believing, blind man
must be hopeless skeptic.
There is probably nothing more
pointed than the finger of scOrn.
Many a. man lies merely because he
doesn't happen to think Of the truth.
Fruit is considered wholesome, but
a banana peel will upset almost any
mans stomach.
1t is easier for a girl to believe she
is pretty than it is for her to make
other girls believe it.
A woman either adjusts herself to
her surroundings, adjusts her sur
roundings to suit herself, or gets di-
vOrce.
The most painful climbing of for
tunes ladder is done by people who
have been at the top and are COM
PEELED to climb down again.-Chlcago
Daily News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-23
Washing in the Orient.

The japanese rip their garments
apart for every washing and they iron
their clothes by spreading them on a
fat board and leaning this up against
the house to dry. The sun takes the
wrinkles out of the clothes and some
of them have quite a luster. The jap
anese woman does her washing out of
doors. Her wash tub is not more
than six inches high. The hardest
worked washerwomen in the world are
the Coreans. They have to wash about
a dozen dresses for their husbands.
and they have plenty to do. The wash
ingis usually done in cold water and
often in running streams. The clothes
are pounded with paddles until they
shine like shirt front from a laun-
dry.-Detroit Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-23
AMENDMENTS NO GOOD.
Said to be Invalidated and May Not Be
Voted on.

Owing to errors in their titles the
two amendments to the constitution
of the state of Wisconsin which
were to have been submitted to the
people at the coming election are
said to have been invalidated. The
opinion has been expressed by law
yers that the amendments cannot be
properly submitted to vote and that
it is now'impossible to correct the
errors. The two amendments which
have been affected are known as
joint resolution No. s, having for it's
intention an increase in the member
ship Of the supreme court from FIVE
to seven justices, and resolution No.
II, which had for it's intention the
increasing of the term for which
municipal Indebtedness can be Gre
ated from twenty to fifty years.
The joint resolution in regard to
the supreme court is declared in it's
title to be an amendment to section
1 of article VII of the constitution
and this section is in regard to the
impeachment of judges and has
nothing to do with their terms.
The amendment in regard to the
bond issue in it's title provides that
it is an amendment to section 3 of
article III of the constitution and this
article in no way refers to munich
pal corporations, but is in regard to
defining the boundaries OF the state
and accepts the enabling act.
Daily papers announced last week
that the secretary of states Office
had admitted that the errors existed
and that they had crept in on ac-
count of carelessness in enrolling
the measures after they had passed
the legislature. Attorneys in at
tendance upon court here state that
there is probably no doubt that the
resolution had been mu6ilated be-
yond repair and that they were il
legal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-23
Becoming Modest.

"When he started for the Klondike
nothing less than a fortune of ST.
100000 was going to satisfy him."
"Well?"
"Well, after he had been there a
month he cut it down to $500,00O.
"Did he get that much?"
"No; and after figuring another
month he put the figure at 100000.
"And now?"
swell, in the last letter I had from
him he told me he could be more than
satisfied if he could make enough to
pay his fare home" Chicago Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-23
Value of Our Beef.

The total annual export value of
United STATES meat-of which beef
forms the principal item-is in round
figures $1OO,OO0,OOo. If we add to this
the distributive sales of the various
packing establishments in the United
States for the domestic market as well,
we find that it reaches the enormous
total of 100000 car loads, valued at
So, OOO, 900, 900. Added to this is the
value of the many by-products of the
packing house, which amount to many
millions more.-Leslie's Monthly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-23

One of the secrets of keeping young,
vigorous and supplemented, is to con-
tinue to practice the activities of
youth, and to refuse to allow the mind
to stiffen the muscles by it's suggestion
of age limitations. If men like Peter
Cooper and William e. Gladstone, who
kept up the vitalizing exercises of ro-
bust manhood when far into the eight
les, had succumbed at 40 to the thought
of approaching age, how much of their
valuable life-work would have re-
manned undone!-Success.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-23

A petition of Berlin land and house
owners against the new elevated elec-
trio railway, on the ground that it's
clatter deprecated their property by
driving away tenants, has found no ia
vor with the president of police. He
says that Berliners will get accus-
toned to the innovation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-23
DANCER in Fall Colds.

Fall colds are liable to hang on all
winter leaving the seeds Of pneumonia,
bronchitis or consumption. Foley's
Honey and Tar cures quickly and pre-
vents serious results. 1t is old and re-
liable, tried and tested, safe and sure.
Contains no opiates and will not con-
stipate.-J. T. Bennett
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-23
w. L. Miller Writes.
Lancaster, Wis, Oct. IA, 1902

Lancaster, Wis, Oct. IA, 1902.
To the voters of the End Assembly
District of Grant county, Wisconsin:
Believing that the present method
of conducting political campaigns is
detrimental to good government, be-
lieving also that public official is
simply servant selected by the peo-
pie to carry out their wishes, it is only
right that the public should know how
their proposed servant stands on ques-
tions relating to their welfare, [ take
this method of informing the voters of
of the End assembly district of the po-
sition that I occupy on some of the
questions relating to their affairs.
Repeal of the hunting license law,
which is blow at personal liberty,
and abolish all game wardens.
Enactment of law whereby crimi-
nails confined in jails for petty Of
lenses may be placed at work. They
would then be self-supporting at least,
and possibly earn a revenue for the
county instead of being a burden to
the taxpayers.
Repeal of the law compelling the pay
ment of one dollar for the privilege of
writing for school certificate.
Abolish county jury commissioners.
Amend the law SO the inhabitants OF
city could have the privilege of vot-
ing on the question whether each per-
son should build the walks in front of
his property, or whether they should
be built by the city.
Abolish our expensive tax commits
sion and all assessors. Each person
should list his taxable property with
the town, city or village clerk as the
case may be at full value. hold that
every property owner knows the value
of his property better than any tax
commission. The town, city or village
board to constitute the board of re-
view with the privilege of raising the
value by notifying the property owner,
he can swear the value to what be sees
fit. The board must accept his figures.
But the state should reserve the right
to take said property at the figures the
owner has sworn to any time within
six months.
Repeal all laws resulting in double
taxation
Exempt five hundred dollars of per-
sonal property from taxation, for the
reason that do not believe property
which is exempt from seizure for debts
should be compelled to pay tribute to
the state.
The corporations Of this state, while
not paying their just proportion of tax
in comparison to the private individual
I would let alone, but would reduce
the private individuals tax to an equal
with theirs which can be easily done by
cutting out all ornamental and useless
state officers.
These are my views on some of the
questions which interest the taxpayers.
Should they choose me to represent
them on all questions relating to the
public welfare / shall vote as deemed
best in my judgment regardless of par
ty or politics. If you agree with me
would be pleased to have your support
but do not support me for one mo-
ment thinking my views can be
changed after the election.
Most respectfully yours,
w. l.. MILLER, Democratic candidate
for Assembly. second district, Grant
county, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-23
ess-What has that to do with the
No Cause for Excitement.

s'What is the matter? Was he run
over by an automobile?" some one
asked.
NO." replied one of the bystanders.
"He was knocked down by barrel of
beer they were rolling into a saloon"
AS this was nothing unusual the ex-
element soon subsidized and the crowd
spersed.-Chicago Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-23
For Sale.

Twill rent my livery barn and
sell the livery stock I how have. ]
have a good business worked up. A
good chance for the right party. I
am in the land business and cannot
attend to the livery. One block
south of Wright House.
J. p. SMITH.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-23
Foolish Girl.

Tess-He used to take me to the
theater every other evening or So,
but one evening when we were sitting
in the parlor l foolishly allowed him
to kiss me.
Jess-What has that to do with the
theater?
"Well, now he wants to sit in the
parlor all the time. "-Philadelphia
Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-23
An Eminent Thinker.

Prof. ADO you think he has
really mastered the subject?
Prof. Bob, my, yes! He has gone
so far in it that all conclusions he
has reached are practically useless
Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-23
Fowls with Five Toes

Dorking fowls have five toes, and
the cock birds often have double
combs. Usually fowls have but four
toes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-23

public ownership Of the coal mines
it will be just as we'll to remember
that labor unions have kept type
setting machines out of the govern
ment printing Office at Washington,
thereby entailing al additional ex-
pense on Uncle Sam of about 40 per
cent. above what his printing would
otherwise cost him.
There is much obfuscation IN
treating the coal strike as problem
for the discussion of scientists and
political economists. There is no
problem about it. The operators
have a monopoly in the anthracite
mines. This no one can deny. The
union claims to have right to
monopolize the labor necessary to
get the coal out. If their claim is
admitted then the union owns the
mines. Reductio ad absurdum.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-23
Notice!

Intending leaving Potosi very
soon wish to settle all accounts be-
fore going Persons knowing them
selves indebted to me will please cal
and settle at once.
34t3 DIR. T. B. ENNOR.
Potosi, Wis, Oct. IA, 1902.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-23
Stoves for Sale.

The Herald office has two extra
stoves in it's equipment that are not
needed-that is we figure we've got
to get along without them this win
ter on account of the shortage in
fuel. They are both good heaters =
one large box stove and drum at
tached and the other round Medal.
Will sell them very cheap.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-23
Revival of Dormant Seeds.

Turnip seeds have been known to
be dormant for seven years through
being planted too deep, and after that
time to sprout.-Nature.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-23
Any Steel Magnates Aboard.

Any Steel Magnates Aboard.
did you see any sharks when you
crossed the ocean, Mr.. Spifkins?"
asked Miss Purling.
eyes," replied Spikins, sadly; 81
played cards with "a couple. "-Tit-
Bits.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-23

Enough coal was produced in the
United States last year to give three
and half tons to every one of the
100000 population.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-23

DIR. w. T. BROWN, the eye, ear,
nose and throat specialist, may be
seen at DR.. Hassell's Office Friday,
Oct. oath. 34t2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-23

Some men like to fish because it
is the next thing to doing nothing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-23

Irregular habits and regular pay
are sworn enemies.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-07-19
A SlO,OOO,O 900 MINING DEAL.
That Amount Said to Have Been Offered for
T0nopah Properties.

The Salt Lake Tribune says. A report
which appears perfectly reliable indicates
that the Venture company of London has
extended it's compaign of American in
vasion into Tonopah, New, and that Salt
Lake as well as other interests are now
weighing a proposition in which they will
be permitted to share the proceeds of a
sale that shall involve an amount around
$10,0 900, 900. By the same authority 1t Is
said that q preliminary examination has
already taken place and that the finals
will begin as soon as those owning DO
nanzas that have clustered there within
so short a time shall execute an agree
ment to deliver the goods. Included in
its negotiation, according to the story that
will appeal to those not conversant with
the riches that nave been exposed In so
brief a period of development, as e~xtrava-
CANT, is the Tonopah, the Salt Lake and
Tonopah, the Fraction and others less
prominent. A bid from the London Explo-
ration Company, in which several mill
ions of dollars were shaken under the
nose of the same interests, is said to
have been contemptuously turned down
and 1t was this according to the story
that induced the Venture company to try
it's luck.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-07-19
New ..Sweatlng" Process.

A new kind of twenty-dollar piece has
made its appearance In Nevada, says the
Carson News. 1t shows a new sort or
sweating and one that was done by a
workman exceedingly avaricious. The
money maker takes a gold piece and
drills several small holes in the edge of
the milling. These holes are about one
quarter of an inch apart and run all the
way through. The holes are then plug
ged with a composition wire which pre-
vents detection until time has elapsed,
when the plugging furnishes.
The State Treasurer's Office received
one of these coins from the Winnemucca
bank and two others were passed upon
Carsonites from other sources.
Ii is estimated hat the enterprising
man who is engaged in this business Sc
cures gold from each twenty dollar piece
to the value of about 81 80.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-07-19

The man who was held up at Lovelock
ton Wednesday is named George Osten
and he was robbed of $3.50. Osten arrived
in Lovelock hat day from John G.. Tay-
lor's camp, where he had been working.
and had tw~enty-four $50 pieces in a belt
around his waist. He showed his money
and two tramp gamblers followed him.
They assaulted Osten, breaking his nose
with a rock and gave him a bad scalp
wound. Osten made a valiant fight with
a knife until unconscious and cut four
gashes In one of the men, named Sam
Anderson. Anderson was captured the
same afternoon in the brush. The other
man escaped. No money was found. An
derson has friends at Ophir. Utah. Os-
ten has a brother In Montana. 1t is be-
iieved in Loveiock that this is the same
gang that murdered A.. Lawrence last
week.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-07-19
Reduced Rate TO San Francisco.

The Southern Pacific Company has an
nounced a reduced rate to San Francisco
and return on account of the biennial
meeting of the knights of Pythias In
that city August 18th to I'D.
Agents are directed to commence the
sale of frst-class round trip tickets under
this rate on August Sth and continuing
until the departure from their respective
stations of the past passenger train to ar
rive In San Francisco on August 18th.
The special rate is one and one-third
fare from stations distant from San
400 miles or less and one
and one-ffth fare from stations dis
tant from San Francisco over 400 miles.
The rate from Winnemucca and Col
conda will be $z3 70 and tickets wall ex-
pire on September LIST.
jy19td.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-07-19
Democratic Delegates.

The primaries for the election of four
teen delegates from this county to the
Democratic State convention will be held
next Saturday afternoon, the 18th. Win
nemucca is entitled to Iour delegates and
already several gentlemen have signihed
their intention to go before the primaries
as candidates for the places. 1t is very
likely hat there will be a lively contest.
The test for voters at the primaries will
be that they are in favor of free coinage
of silver at the ratio of 16 to i, and will
support the nominees ofthe Democratic
State convention. II is a test that any
genuine silver man, be he a Democrat or
scribe to. 1t bars no one but Repub-
licans.
There will be no Silver party primaries
held In this county, as there is no local
organization of that party. Voters who
have heretofore affiliated with the Silver
party can take part I'm the Democratic
primaries, however, as 1t is a foregone
conclusion that there will be complete
fusion between the Democratic and Sill
YER party State conventions and the same
ticket nominated by each.
1t Is to be hoped that the anti-Repub-
lican voters OF the county will cast a
good substantial vote at next Saturdays
primaries and choose a delegation of
representative men to the Democratic
State convention.