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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-24

The fight for the gubernatorial nom
ination was intensely bitter in a maj
GRITTY of the counties in the state and
the factions interested INDUCED in
much senseless elimination and re-
elimination. AS result the friends
of the candidates lineo upin the con-
vention hall last week prepared for a
decidedly sulphurous time, and they
we're not disappointed. Now that the
smoke of battle has cleared away all
factional feeling should and undoubt-
eddy will give place to furtherance of
Republican principles and a unifcation
of forces that will result in an over
whelming victory for the standard
bearer chosen, Robt. M. LaFollette, the
nominee for governor. The balance Of
the ticket is equally acceptable to the
people Of the state.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-24

Providing Burr w. Jones is the Dem
ocratic nominee for governor it is hard
telling where you will find a number
of the papers that supported Mr.. La
Toilette. 1t is not many years since
these same papers supported Mr.. Jones
over LaFollette in the race for con-
gress and accomplished the laSter's de-
feat. If reports are true, and we have
good reason to believe they are, con-
siderable substituting was done at that
time, too, that might make interesting
reading now.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-24
"Take thou this artificial wife
bv the shortest road to hell. {"

"Take thou this artificial wife
Bv the shortest road to hell
And from sheer force of habit
The old man turned to go
Behind his lddy'S bleached complexion
To the regions down below.
But as he turned Saint Peter
Observed the old gents hair
And saw the north pole OF his head
Was altogether bare.
So back again he called him
And spaKe with look so sad
MY friend of the shining top piece,
How long hast thou been wed?
Says Badly with downcast look,
My Lord, for thirty years.
While at remembrance of the time
He brushed away some tears,
Thirty years with that woman therei"
Says Pete with knowing grin,
''No wonder thou art bright on top,
But sad and drearY within"
Then to an angel Peter spoke;
60 thee and find a place
For old man Stubbles sad of heart,
Amongst the heavenly race.
"Find him an easy cushioned seat
Right IN celestial row,
Let angels tend his every want
While the other sfzzleS below.
''See that the best of all be his,
That on mbrOSta he feeds,
For old man stu OUleS, of truth
Had all the nell 1e needs"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-24

The Herald is Republican from the
ground up and always will be as long
as the writer has any dictation over it's
columns. It is not Republican one
campaign and Democratic the next,
and you always know where to find it..
There's not an anarchistic silver in our
platform and no populist knot holes to
crawl out of in case of pinch.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-24
Sense and Nonsense.

We are getting little tired of this
life insurance business. When a
man dies nowadays the first they ask
is: WAS he insured, and for how
much?" The papers generally wind
up the obituary notice with the
amount of insurance. Soon the
obituary notices will read something
like this: Peter Jones died and
left his wife and two children. Loss
fully covered by insurance" Or if
the. deceased is not insured it will
read about as follows: John Smith
is dead. He leaves a wife. Total
loss; no insurance.
A man on the street inquired of
me the other day if I had ever seen
bald-headed woman. No, never
did. Nor have I ever seen a woman
waltzing around town in her shirt
sleeves with a cigar between her
teeth. | have never seen a woman
go fishing with a bottle in her hip
pocket, sit on the damp ground all
day and then go home drunk at
night; nor have lever seen woman
yank off her coat and swear she
could lick any man in town. God
bless her! She amt built that way.
John Stubbles and his better half
Had died the self same day,
And to the gates of ? aradise
They travelled straight away.
Old Lady Stubbles during life
Had always scOrned the lord;
She would chew gum and dye her hair
Like many of that sort
So when at heavens gates they knocked,
Saint Peter came without,
And strafghtway with his index he
Showed her the downward route.
He pressed the button told the imp,
Who cred to the bell,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-24
H. j. JOHNSON, Publisher.
WHAT SOME MEN LIKE.

WHAT SOME MEN LIKE.
The cheerful alacrity with which the
average individual will assist and en-
courage a newspaper writer to get into
trouble is one of the curiosities OF
twentieth century civilization. And
the fact that newspaper men are not
continually in a wrangle with some
body or other is one that ought to es-
tablish their mental and moral super
iority over every other class of martyrs
in the world. The most reliable sta
tistics show that in every community
there are self-sacrifcing patriots who
lie awake of nights and neglect their
business in the daytime, studying up
things that might be got into the
newspapers with fair prospect OF
hurting somebody's feelings, breeding
disturbance and getting the editor
licked.
When a person of this class gets
hold of an idea of the right sort, 1t in
toxicates him. 1t Immediately begins
to expand, and gets bigger, until he is
bound to get rid of it. Then, if mem
Der of the press gang doesn't happen
along about that time, the man with
the idea hunts him up.
Usually his first greeting is, "By the
way! Why don't you go for SO and so?
Why don't your paper pitch into this,
that or the other?" "You ought to
give - a blast" And then he pours
into the willing or unwilling ear of the
victim a complaint expected to petrify
him. Sometimes it is suspected dis
honesty OF a public official; sometimes
the alleged rascality of a business COM
petitor: often it is the condition of a
street or gutter in his neighborhood,
or the obstruction of a sidewalk, or a
pile of rubbish in somebody's back
yard. or a neighbours bad children, or
the predatory chickens.
Almost always it is personal grlev-
ance he seeks to have redressed. But
if it is modestly suggested TO him that
it might be better if he would see the
father of the bad children personally,
or complain directly to the owner Of
the chickens instead of making tine
matter public, he will fout the 5ug-
gestion with scorn. What is a news
paper for? He will think if he doesn't
ask out loud, and he will be very apt
to let it be known that he regards the
press of the town with the utmost con-
tempt-as too much afraid of hurting
somebody's feelings-too much afraid
of loosing a subscriber or advertise
ment, and then if he was subscriber,
which he is not, he would order the
paper stopped.
The newspaper man is patient, for
bearing and long suffering. He is also
humble. He will pretend to make a
note in his little book and 60 his way,
for he knows from long experience the
folly of trying to argue with such a
man. But on the morrow when the
man looks into the paper and sees no
allusion whatever to the chickens, the
children, the rubbish in the back yard,
the obstruction to the sidewalk, or any
thing else he posted the reporter about,
he raises up his voice and abuses that
paper sore. But he never thinks of
writing out his complaint in the form
of communication and publishing it
over his signature. He wouldn't do
such thing for hundred dollars.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-24

Tn justice to Mr. Howe it might be
said that the ST. 800 per annum that is
now being saved to Grant county
through reduction in the sheriff S
salary, brought about through his eff
forts when district attorney, might be
classed as sample of his want of
aggressiveness against public evils
referred to by The Teller.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-24

is scarcely more agonizing than the re-
current pains in the abdomen which
follow the eating of improper food or
too free indulgence in ice water. The
immediate cause of cramps or collie is
often the distention of the bowels by
gas. Quick relief follows the use of
Perry Davis Pain killer. Careful
housekeepers give it the place of honor
in the family medicine chest.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-24

Editor Pollock, as delegate, votes
for platform which says that all can
didates for senate and assembly should
give promises to support the plat
form, while he states in his paper that
such promises should not be necessary.
Is this case of newspaper bribery or
what?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-24
Lost Her Life for a DOG.

LaSalle, Ills, July 22-Mrs. Ellen
Wright, wife of a prominent resident
of this city, lost her life here in an at
tempt to protect her pet collie dog from
harm. A passenger train was about to
run down the dog when Mrs. Wright
leaped to the dogs rescue. She tossed
the animal to safety, but was unable
to avoid the train, which crushed her
To death.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-24
When You Go Into a Drnu Store

to get q bottle of Painkiller, examine
it carefully to see if it is made by Perry
Davis, and don't be pursuaded to take
something ''just as good" because it is
a few cents cheaper There is only one
PainkiIler, PERRY Davis" Large bot
ties Is and so.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-24
Fatal Accident on a Launch.

Philadelphia, July 22.-The boiler
owned by w. B. Stranger, of Pensau-
ken, N. j.. blew out while the yacht
was lying in the Delaware river oppo-
site Torresdale. A. Warren Stranger
was knocked overheard and drowned
and J. w. Van Wrinkle, the engineer,
was fatally Scalded
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-24

Jeffries and Fitzsimmons will con-
test for the worlds heavy weight cham
pionship at San Francisco Friday
night. Then we'll get a new crop of
pictures.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-24
Secretary Shaw Invited to Oyster Bay.

Washington, July q. = Secretary
Shaw has received telegram from
President Roosevelt asking him to
come to Oyster Bay the later part Of
this week for q conference.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-24

1t has been aptly said that a town
with thousand thousand-dollar fam
lies is ten times more progressive
than town of dozen millionaires.
Lancaster is one Of the former class of
towns.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-24

The Mississippi is on rampage and
is from two to ten miles wide south Of
Keokuk Great damage is being
wrought.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-24
DEATH OF J. w. MACKAY
Last of the Four Who Grew Rich OF the
Bonanza Mine-End Was Very
Peaceful

London, July 21.-Iohn w. Mackay,
of San Francisco, who had been suf-
fering from heat prostration since
Tuesday last, died at his residence on
Carlton House terrace at $50 .. u.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-24

It appears that the stalwarts were
not the only ones who used money to
bring about desired results.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-24

The proposed snuff trust is nothing
to be SneeZed at.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-24

TRY a Red Trunk cigar.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-10-01
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. Henry Berry, a well-known ex-
Confederate soldier, died at his home in
Falmouth yesterday of cancer, aged fifty
| five years,
Mrs. Margaret Hammerly, widow OF
John Hammerly, aged eighty-threc, died
at the residence of her son-in-law, Mr..
George w. Duiin, in Leesburg, on Mon
day.
j. w. and j. f. Mullins, two broth
ers, who are charged with having feloni-
ously assaulted Misses Cora and Sallie
Wallace in Dickinson county, last July
have been captured.
An embalming fluid has been found
in milk sold in Richmond. A chemical
analysis of four milk samples taken from
various sections of that city showed that
in two fermaldehyde was used in small
quantities as preservative.
b. w. Ford and Miss Rosa Ryan
were married yesterday at the home Ct
the brides parents in Richmond. This
will put an end to the prosecution
against Ford for breach of promise, and
the charge against him will be dismissed
in the police court today.
Congressman Rixey, democratic candi-
date for reelection in the Eighth district,
will open the campaign in speech at
King George Court House tomorrow.
1t is expected that his republican oppo-
nent. Mr.. Skinker. of Fauquler, will
also be present.
The case of George p. Holman,
charged with an attempted criminal as
saut upon Cora Lacy, cane up for tria
in the Hastings Court in Richmond yes
terday but was not concluded. The ac-
cused is a son of Judge Holman, of
Fluvanua, while Miss Lacy is a resident
of Richmond. She is weak mentally
and physically, and though about twenty
years of age possesses the mind and
body of child.
A resolution protesting vigorously
against the appointment of a former
member of the board of visitors to the
Craftsmanship of the faculty of the Uni
versity of Virginia was adopted by a
good majority at meeting of the alumni
of the institution at the chamber of
commerce in Richmond last night.
There were about one hundred members
present, and among them were many
friends of Col Miles, whose proposed
appointment by the board called forth
the meeting and the protest.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-10-01
OFFICIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMAN.

At a called meeting of the Board of Alder
men of the city of Alexandria, Va, held Sep
TENDER 80, 1902, there were present:
Messrs. Burke, Marbury, Clark, Curtin and
w. II. Sweeney.
In the absence of the President Mr.. Curtin
was elected President pro tenn.
A communication from George l.. Simpson,
Mayor giving his reasons for calling the
meeting was received.
Mr.. Clark offered resolution, which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Streets. directing
the Committee on Streets, in conjunction with
the City Engineer, to use the cobble stones re-
moved from King street and now piled on a
vacant lot on Alfred street, between Queen
and Princess, in filling certain unslghtly
places on said square.
The following were received from the Com
moa Council and their action concurred in:
Report of the Committees on General Laws
and Streets on the ordinance granting permits
sion to the Washington, Alexandria and
Mount Vernon Railway Company TO place
double track on King street from Washington
street to corporation limits.
Report of the Committee on Streets on the
petition of Cuvillier 4 Co. for permission to
use horse roller in the work of repaying
King street.
Report of the Committee on Streets on a
communication of L. +. Downham in regard
10 sewer tax.
Petition of C.. III. Zimmerman for permits
sion to use incandescent lights at his place Of
business for decoration purposes.
Resolution appropriating $500 to repaye a
portion of south Lee street.
Ordinance granting permission to citizens
of Alexandria to use incandescent lights.
The report OF the Committee on Streets on
the petition of the Ravensworth Club for the
laying of sewer in the alley adjoining their
club house on Washington street. was laid
over for want of a constitutional majority to
concur in the action of the Common Council.
The Board then adjourned. -.
r. n. CURTIN, President pro tenn.
Teste: LUTHER H. THOMPSON, Clerk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-10-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The National salt Company, with q
reported deficit of nearly $500, 600, hes
been forced into the hands Of receivers'
Andrew Carnegie, according to his own
computation, gives away nearly $40, ooo,
900 year. He averages about eight
libraries a day, giving an average OF 3d.,
900 to EACH Apparently he does not
expect cessation of his daily donations.
The stage coach Pioneer, which
makes daily trips between Warwick
and Goshen, n. Y, was held up and
robbed by three masked horsemen late
Yesterday afternoon. After the robbery
had been completed the robbers spurred
I'D their horses and escaped.
1t is announced that 5, 124 cases of
cholera and 2,740 deaths from that dis
ease were reported in the province OF
IloiIo. Island of Panay, on Monday.
This is the highest record for any district
since the outbreak occurred and exceeds
the total for Manila and many of the
provinces since the commencement OF
the epidemic.
Tod Sloan, the once great American
Jockey is bankrupt. Sloan's books
were examined in Paris yesterday before
the commissary of police during the IN
quiry concerning the doings of an Amerl-
can "gang of swindlers," and it develop
ed that Sloan is practically pennies.
His recent betting losses are said to
aggregate $4,000.
Members of the original United States
Steel Underwriting Syndicate received
today another per cent. dividend OF
$40. 600, 900, notices to that effect being
sent out by J. p. Morgan q Co., yes
terday. This makes fourth-dividend
of $40, 900, 900, total profit of $40, OOO,
900 on an actual outlay OF $50, O0o, ooo,
a return of 100 per cent.
Lieut.. Commander William V. Bron-
augh. of the United States Navy, COM
mitted suicide at noon yesterday on the
battleship Kearsarge, at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard by blowing out his brains
with a revolver. There is a belief among
the friends Of Commander Bronaugll
that he was very much worried over the
manifold duties of his position as exec'l-
tive officer Of the ship.
President Roosevelt yesterday con-
ferred with Acknowledgement Knox,
Postmaster General Payne, Secretary OF
the Navy Moody and Governor Crane,
of Massachusetts,, concerning measures
to be taken to end the coal strike. The
Presidents legal advisers are said to
have told him federal interference is not
warranted until the Governor of Penn
sylvania request it. Mayor Samuel II.
Ashbridge, of Philadelphia, says that in
his Judgment the strike will be settled
before October 9. the date of the Detroit
conference. President George F. Baer,
of the Philadelphia and Reading Com
pany, said in New York yesterday
ssThis idea that there is going to 'be a
scarcity of coal the coming winter is
simply a scare"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-10-01
King Alfonso.

London, Oct. IA letter received
here from a high parsonage in close
touch with the Castilian court says:
King Alfonso is engaged in serious
conflict with the Ministry for uncon-
stitutionally refusing to sign decree
which Gen. Weyler, Minister of War,
submitted after its approval by council
of ministers. The ministers are becom-
ing most indignant at their monarch's
eccentricities. They consider that Alfonso
is playing into the hands of the republic
cans and menacing the security of the
Spanish throne. The members of the
Grand Order of the Annonciade, repre-
senting the Grandees and mobiles of
Spain, which Alfonso recently tried to
dissolve and replace in self glorifcation
by the Order of Alfonso the Thirteenth,
respectfully but firmly notified the king
that they will withdraw their support if
he insists in his cratic behaviour. They
have agreed among themselves that it
may become necessary, in the interests
of the preservation of the monarchy, to
induce the Cortes to declare Alfonso
incapable of ruling and recall Christina
to the regency.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-10-01

declares for the public ownership OF the
anthracite coal mlnes and the operating
of them, the mines to be taken on the
ground of eminent domain. After the
platform had been adopted, nominations
were taken up. When Kings county
was reached, former Bridge Commissioner
John Shea was recognized and placed
the name of Bird S. Coler, of Brooklyn,
in nomination. The roll call was pro-
ceeded with until New York was reached,
when Congressman Sulzer arose to sec
ond the nomination.
Others seconded the nomination.
Alderman Wafer, of Kings county,
arose to protest against the nomination
of Coler. There was much confusion as
WATERS protest was out Of order
The roll was then called but there
were no further nominations.
The chairman declared Bird ;. Coler
no minated for governor by vote of Az
votes to 6 votes for Cantor.
Charles n. Bulger, Of Oswego county,
was nominated for Lieutenant Governor
without opposition.
Frank III. Mott, of jamestown, for
Secretary of State was nominated unani-
mously.
Charles NJ. Preston, of Ulster, was
nominated for controller.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-10-01

Az ORDINANCE to provide for the construc-
ton of a sewer on Queen street from Pitt
street to Columbus street, and on Washing
ton street from Queen street to Princess
street, and for the assessment OF portion
of the costs thereof against the property
binding on said streets in accordance with
the city charter and the general law pro-
viding for local assessments in cities and
towns.
Section /. Be il ordained by the City Coun-
ell of Alexandria, That the Committee on
Streets is hereby authorized and directed TO
have constructed on Queen street from Pitt
street 10 Columbus street, and on Washington
street from Queen street to Princess street,
good and substantial sewer with oil necessary
catch basins, man-holes and other appurten-
ances. And the said Committee on Streets
shall advertise for ten days in some newspaper
or newspapers published IN the city OF Alex
aodria. and in any other newspapers or publ
cations. should they deem il necessary, for
proposals for furnishing materials, and doing
said work. and they shall require any person,
firm or corporation, contracting to furnish
materials and TO do said work, TO give bond
with surety or sureties 10 be approved by a
majority Of the Finance Committee, condi-
toned for the faithful performance OF said
contract. go
Section Q. Be it further ordained, That,
after the completion of said work, an assess
ment shall be levied upon the property bind
ing on said streets, as described in this ordin-
ance as follows viz: A sum not to exceed
two-thirds of the total costs of said sewer, catch
basins. man-holes and other appurterances to
be levied on the real estate fronting on SAID
streets as above described and TO be paid by
the owners of said real estate, after the City
| Engineer shall have ascertained the total costs
of said work, and shall have assessed against
each parcel of real estate fronting on said
streets as above described It's proportionate
part thereof according to the peculiar DEMENT'S
resulting therefrom, the balance of the costs
thereof to be paid from the treasury of the
city.
Section 8. Be it further ordained, That as
| said work is being done, the Auditor Is auth
orized to draw warrants from time to time
upon the Treasurer of the City to an amount
| not to exceed the sum of twenty-eight hun
bred dollars to pay for said work, and a sum
of money sufficient for such purposes, not TO
exceed twenty-eight hundred dollars, is here
by appropriated.
Section 4. This ordinance shall be in force
from its passage
Passed the Common Council Sept s. 1902
FRED J. PAFF, President.
Passed the Board of Aldermen, Sept. 8, 1902.
J. T. SWEENEY, President.
Approved Sept. IS, 1902.
GEO. l.. SIMPSON, Mayor.
Teste: DANIEL r. STANsBURY. Clerk G. c.