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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-22
Treason of a Feather.

With hidden moose and tangle set,
Stood Cupid in the clover
Along the sea to lure and trap
A duckling flying over!
The snare was sprung-when Cupid freed
The quarry from his moose,
He found that he had naited for
auckland caught a goose!
Dan Cupid, for a lovers charm,
Upon milady's bonnet
Did fix a feather of that bird,
And set his seal upon it:
] called milady dove and duck
The matrimonial moose
I wound about her heart-and then
J I found I caught a goose!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-22
>-O-O-O-QQO-OO-QO-O
FOUND AFTER
FIFTEEN YEARS


Come in, Cabby, and have drink;
your face looks familiar.
The speaker had just stepped out of
a clumsy-looking electric hanson with
a companion. The machine had been
fooled into a side street, near Del
monico's.
"Thankee, sir; I'm powerful dry"
We'll, my man, did not your horse
run away fifteen years ago, about l
O'Clock in the morning of January 80,
1882"
Fifteen year gone. Let me see.
Yes, sir, sure it did. l have the record
of it in my pocket
you see, remember the occa-
sion?"
That's very true, sir But will you
tell me how you happened to know
of it?''
Read this story"
The coachman, far from being an
tgnoramus, read the following extract
from morning paper of January 81,
1888:
Eighty-four men attended the reg
ular meeting of the Confederate Vet
eran Camp at Hardman Hall night
before last, where there was feast
in season and flow of the bowl.
Most of the members went home at
midnight. A few convivial spirits re-
NAMED for nightcap and song or
two. About 1 yesterday morning five
started home AS they reached the
sidewalk loud cries of Help! Help!'
were heard coming from the direction
of the Union club. The cries were
repeated, and seemed to be coming
nearer. Presently the clatter. of
horses shoes were heard, followed by
the rumble of wheels.
"A runaway" said one of the five.
"I'll stop him."
He ran out in the street and waved
his umbralla, shouting "Waw! waw!"
An enormous bay horse was running
away with a cab and the driver was
calling for assistance. The night was
bitter cold and his hands seemed to
have lost their power.
Help! Help!"
Four of the five got into the street,
waving, shouting, lodging, retreating.
The fifth, seeing their futile efforts,
ran to them, saying: "You can't stop
a horse that way. Leave him to me.
Hold my cane and overcoat"
He raced beside the horse until
their strides were about equal, then
gently took hold of the bit ring.
There was no Jerking or yelling. He
gradually leaned his weight on the
bit and spoke soothingly to the brute.
At Fifteenth street the speed was
slackened. At Fourteenth the horse
had come to canter. At Thirteenth
he was walking and at Twelfth he
stood still.
The rest of the party came up. One
opened the door of the vehicle and
large man got out.
There's the gentleman who saved
your life!" he cried, excitedly, point
ing to the one who had stopped the
runaway and was still holding the
horse by the head. There's the
gentleman who saved your life, sir:
Go and thank him."
Instead of giving thanks the big fell
low buttoned his coat close up to his
chin, pulled up the collar pulled his
hat over his eyes and hastily walked
westward in Twelfth street. He was
soon lost to sight in the darkness.
Curious sort of duck" remarked
one of the rescuing party. Maybe
he's offended because we saved his
life"
The coachman's hand trembled
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-22
Religion in a Great University.

Replies received from 900 students
at Columbia university indicate that
about one-third of the number are not
members of any religious denomina-
ton. The Episcopalians are most nu-
merous, numbering over 16 per cent.
Of the 900, and the Presbyterians fol-
low with little over II per cent.
Nine per cent. are Methodists.-Chi-
cago Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-22

ten years!" he exclaimed.
He has been here for over a year
looking for you, and George Bolten,
or Often, as you have the name. OF
course you recollect that robbery
and murder were committed on the
night you had Often in your cab"
mot I, sir
"And you never knew George Oh
temp
mo, sir; never saw him but that
one time"
"He was the robber and murderer,
as we have learned in the last few
weeks from certain confessions that
he made before his death. Where did
you pick him up that night?"
81 don't remember, sir. It's a long
time ago. I think it was about Broad
way and Thirty-third street.
What makes you think SOP
Because that was my stand, and he
was the only fare I had that night"
But here is the strange thing about
it all: You made note of the run
away, mentioning the name OF George
Often, now Cabby, the truth and moth
ing but the truth. You are prisoner,
and will be in Bow street in ten days.
How did you know he was George OIL
ten?"
well, sir, when I got home that
morning | was cleaning out my cab
and found a package of papers under
the cushion. and the name on the
outside was George Often That's all
/ know about, SIR
What became of that package of
papers?"
II reckon it may be knocking
around my shack somewhere. sir. l
haven't seen it long time-not in
years."
1--WE must have those papers at
once. We will go with you to your
home and look for them. They may
cause your release; or your imprison-
ment. You seem to tell straight
story. You will take us to your
hOuse?"
"Sure, sir; I'm only too glad to
show you I'm innocent of any cOnnec-
ton with robberies and murders"
The wife of the man remembered
the incident of the runaway and the
finding of the papers.
Under the childreps cot, in soap
box, with lot of plumber, the package
was found. In big bold hand was
the name" George Often" The detec-
tive tore it open.
Just what l have been looking for
these ten years." he exclaimed, hastily
reading the pages of manuscript. do
you and your wife understand Ger
man."
NO"
mo wonder, then, you could not
make head or tail out of this dOcu-
ment. 1t is written in German
will translate this part: My name is
George Bolten. If this package is
found on my person, dead or alive, it
will fully explain a certain robbery
and a jutifiable homicide. 1t was
necessary to take life in order to right
a great wrong. The victim deprived
me of fortune through a forged will,
which is inclosed. The genuine will
is also inclosed. He refused to make
restitution. We quarreled. He at
tackled me- I had to kill him. No liv.
ing soul had a hand in this beside
myself. Let none suffer.
why. man, if you had given this
package to the police the day you
found it all this mystery of fifteen
years would have been cleared up.
Everything is as plain as day now.
We don't need you. If we should
want you to make an affidavit guess
we can find you"
You can, sir. | haven't got any.
thing to run away for"
well. drive us back to and
have something for your pains. And
hereafter turn over what you find to
the police New York Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-22
Disappointed.

He-I hear that your engagement is
broken.
Femina-Yes; he acted horribly.
He-But I thought that you broke
it?
Femina-So did, but he made abso-
lutely no fuss about it.-Yale Record.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-22
Hardwood Lumber for Sale.

Barn timber, building lumber,
bridge plank and dressed lumber
for sale at $1S per thousand and up
wards. Located south of center
of town of Waterloo. Address, G.
S. Johnson, Potosi, R. R. 3mo.*
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-22

The Canadian government has issued
a census bulletin which gives statis-
tics as to agriculture in Alberta, AS
siniboia and Saskatchewan, which
united compose the Northwest Terri
tories. The total area of these terri
area 1899 per cent is unimproved.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-22

"What I want" said the coy maid
Of more or less uncertain years, sis a
hat that will suit my complexion
"Oh," exclaimed the milliner, with
sudden inspiration. 81 have a hand
painted hat in the window that I'm
sure will be just what you want
Chattanooga News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-22
Masons and Builders Attention.

I still have on hand little of that
famous Carbon plaster-the best
plaster made. 1t is unequaled for
patching. GEO. H. REED
St. Lancaster, Wis
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-22
His Opinion.

Eyes. he's q confirmed bachelor. He
thinks there is safety in numbers"
Safety in numbers"
Eyes. He says two run good deal
of risk when they become one. New
York Times
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-22
A Take On.

Harry docking at his whitened coat
sleeve)-That isn't much of a compli-
ment to Carries complexion.
Esther should say not It's a reg
Mar take off.-Boston Transcript
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-22
Dental Notice.

I, the Lancaster dentist, will not
close my office on Wednesday of
each week during the summer.
15tf. G. c.. MARROW.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-22
Notice.

Hereafter we will positively do no
delivering after 6 p. M, including
Saturdays. L. ALT & Sons.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-22
Dental Notice.

We, the dentists of Lancaster
will close our office on Wednesday
of each week till Oct. 18th.
j. H. REED,
lift. G.. S. MOORE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-22

"He has been mentioned as a candi-
date for Office very frequently"
EYES," answered Farmer Corntossel.
"The only trouble is that every time
ANYBODY mentions him the other fell
lers h."-Washington Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-22

little as he read the story, and when
he had finished it he said to his fare:
That's as near gospel as it coulu
have been written, sir. But what puz-
zles me is how you got it and me, put
ting us together"
Because I've been looking for you
these fifteen years. l never could
forget your face. You have aged but
little since | saw you on the box that
night and heard your cries for help"
Then you must be the chap
what"
81 am the one who stopped your
horse"
"And it was the cleverest stop of a
runaway ever saw. or any other man.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-03-05
"On the Side of the Angels"

Commenting on Mr.. Carnegie's sug-
gestion that public libraries should
be used for purposes OF dramatic art,
Sir Henry Irving says: eve who have
given our lives to the cause Of the adj
vancement Of our various arts may
we'll hear with gladness this great
voice coming to us from the hummlng
world Of commerce, from the roaring
of mighty furnaces and the thunder
of ceaseless hammering Of steel on
steel. Even to the successful mer-
chants, the prosperous manufacturers,
the giants Of the world Of material in
dustry, success in this world is not
enough There is something wanting
to make money of the value which it
seemed when the purse and the heart
were light, and when hope, however
great, could only throw its enlighten-
ing and invigorating beams along one
path OF life. The graces and the
charms and the sweetness of life have
their own share in making worthy the
heights at which ambition may rise.
This conspicuous example is one which
must be doubly dear to you as Scotch
men as we'll as artists, and I am glad
that we may hope to have hencefofth
'on the side OF the angels SO powerful
as we'll as so willing helper
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-03-05
: WOULD NOT LOSE THAT ROMANCE WILD.

BY John Greenle
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made m
revealing Shall boom when those who scorned his
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OF eunfad = 0
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cod dturnav Around m
ndenvystr To cords than thine belong
ast tanddim
econe kre!so
Responsive to thy lay
O. smpath me-
souls menvy
May listen 0 ninstesy.
Hgerhn Eighth Month"; from York
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-03-05
Killed the Whole Covey,

To kill six quail, the total number in
inch double barrelled shotgun. is per-
formance that for this part of the
country is likely to stand as a record
for some time to come. 1t was done in
the presence Of two witnesses the other
day by r. M. Taylor, of Amelia Coun-
ty, Virginia
With two friends and three pointers.
one OF them an inexperienced puppy,
Taylor had been hunting quail since
dayb1 eak, and it was not until after
sundown and with only two shells left
in the outfit that, the remarkable shot
was made. The men were returning
to the village with their game bags
comfortably we'll filled when one OF the
older dogs stood flock of birds that
had conveyed for the night in a smaA
slump Of dense pine scrubs standing
on slight eminence in the middle OF a
big field Of broom grass.
AS Taylor had the two remaining
shells the chance fell to him, and he
had approached to within thirty yards
VI NAG OdiSA SdSCs VI NAC pAAC6 " kAVA
the puppy broke his stand, and, run
ming over his field partners point,
flushed the birds. The covey came UP
out of the little clump in a compact
ball like toy balloon.
There was no opportunity to pick a
bird, and Taylor fired his right barrel
| point blank into the mass. Every quail
| but one fell, and this one was grassed
at distance of fifty yards with the
| left barrel. The entire family was an
initiated in less than two seconds.
The shells were loaded with three
drains Of dense powder and an ounce
| and quarter of No. 8 shot The right
barrel of the gun was plain cylirdea
and the left full choke.-New YorA
| Sun.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-03-05
Human Art Gallery.

When examined by the authorities
of Lyons, France, Scoevola, who is. sus-
pected of being an anarchist, was
found to be tattooed from neck to
heels. Scenes from sacred and secular
history, landscapes, figures Of women
and dogs and geometric designs oceu-
pied every inch Of skin on his body.
A former student Of the Lyons Art
Academy was the artist, the work
being done while Scoevola was cook
aboard a sailing vessel. Scoevola is
very proud Of his decorations, and
thinks that some day a museum VIII
pay handsomely to preserve and ex-
hibit his skin.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-03-05
1ABY's FIRST WORD.
= Child's Efforts to Make Itself linden.
stoOd.


The most interesting period in 4
schild's life is that in which it makes
Its first efforts at understa nding and
being understood A child produces
sounds only for the first few months.
Dut these sounds are very expressive
Il one is an attentive and sympathe~
tic hearer, and arise from the many
changing feelings Of suffering or
pleasure. The scream of a child in
pain is altogether different from the
roar Of anger and both are unlike the
fretful cry OF hunger. A little later
the small being begins to practice on
the vocal organs a rehearsal Of the
sounds which in time will become Ian
guage. :"
In this baby twittering the vowed
sounds come first, and notifications
Of the 'a'' are continuously strung
together, often in odd ways; later the
child apparently becomes conscious
Of amusement in making these noises
and then babbles, because to do so af-
cords him pleasure An unusually
loud shout will be followed by pause
Of admiration. and there Will be plain
efforts to renew special sound effects
as he grows older. :
| The first articulate sound made by a
! baby is usually the syllable ma" as
! every on knows, and the result is that
| in almost every language this syllable
is part Of the word meaning mother
/ as made in. Italian, mater in Latin.
A baby will exert his lungs TO the ut
/ termost extent in order to obtain his
end when i'll earnest need Of attention:
The parting Of the lips and opening OF
the mouth to its widest naturally pro.
duce the sound ''ma," and, as his Ma.
| jesty's desires are usually attended ia
| by the mother, the syllable comes to
be understood as her appellation.
How many aeons have passed since
first this word was first used none car
know; but there can be little douh,
that it was one Of the very ealiest il
primeval language.-Philadelphia Pub
lie Ledger.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-03-05
Took the Wrong Mans Arm.

A young lady walking with her hus-
band in a London street left his side
to look in a window. On leaving it
she took, as she thought, her husbands
arm and continued her conversation.
''You see," she said, ''you don't even
look at anything I want you to s>e.
You never care how am dressed;
you no longer love me. Why, you have
not even kissed me for week,
and
Madame, I am sorry, but that is
my misfortune, not my fault" said the
man, turning round.
The lady looked at him and gasped.
She had taken the arm Of the wrong
man.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-03-05

That natural sleep is due to the drug
ging effect of accumulated carbonlc
acid in the body is the view taken by
French physiologist, Dr, Raphael Du-
bois.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-03-05

Many a man has acquired a reputa-
ton for popularity simply by keeping
his troubles to himself
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-03-05

The avera ge woman doesn't feel CON-
Portable unless her shoes hurt her. -
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-28
Will Not Reduce Forces,

Neither the Northern Pacific nor the
Great Northern railroad will decrease
their working forces to any great ex
tent during the winter, say the Off.
cials. 1--WE have as much traffic to
take care Of as ever" says a traffic
official, land while the policy of the
roads Of the country seems to be to.
ward retrenchment, such measures will
be impossible on the north coast traf.
f1c. The rumor that we would lay
of a number Of men was occasioned
by the fact that work on the numer.
GUS extensions has been suspended for
the winter, and a number Of graders
and road men have returned home.
These men have nothing to do with the
operation Of the road"
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-28
KILLED HER Three CHILDREN
AWFUL DEED OF MRS. IVERSON
At PACIFIC GROVE, CAL.
Demented Woman Says She obeyed
Dictation Of Supreme Power-Her
Oldest Son Escaped-TerribIe Sight
Met by the Father When He Enter.
ed His Home.

Monterey, CAL, Oct. 27.-Whils tenn.
porarily deranged, Mrs. Louis Jverson,
wife of a Salinas machinist, murdered
three Of her four children at Pacific
Grove, at the dictation. she said, Of
"a supreme power" She first stran-
gled her eldest daughter, Louisa, aged
IL years. Then she attempted the life
of her eldest son, aged II, who had
just come into the house, but the boy
broke away from her and took train
for his home in Salinas. She then
strangled her son Harold, aged 6, and
then went out of the house and got
an ak, with which she struck him a
blow on the head. Later in the even.
ing she killed her seven months old
baby, by strangling.
The murder of her children was re.
lated by Mrs. Iverson to Sheriff Mes.
bitt She added that during the night
she had walked about the house, ly-
ing down for a short time on the floor.
She said she realized now that she had
done wrong, but believed she was do.
ing right at the time she committed
the deed. She persisted, however, in
stating that the children were not
dead.
The boy who escaped went to his
home in Salinas and reported to his
father that the eldest girl was ill and
had been lying on the bed, but said
nothing Of his mothers attack upon
him. The father telegraphed to Pa.
cific Grove physician, asking him to
call at the house and see the child.
The doctor did SO, and was met at the
door by Mrs. Lverson, who said there
was no one sick in the house and that
some mistake had been made.
Early in the morning Mr.. Iverson
himself went home. He entered the
back door of the house and was about
to kiss his wife when she said:
Don't touch me. Don't put your
hands on me. Go and look at your
children" With that he opened the
door Of an adjoining room where lay
the bodies of the three children, the
boy on one bed and the two girls on
another. Mrs. Iverson had been i'll for
several months and had shown signs of
mental arrangement, her mania being
of a religious nature.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-28
Fraternity Hall Dedicated.

st. Louisa dedication service of
the greatest magnitude since the ded.
faction of the Louisiana Purchase ex-
position itself was conducted on the
exposition grounds recently in the ded.
icating the temple Of fraternity, a
building of immense proportions, in
which conferences and meetings of the
fraternal organizations will be held.
The style of erection of the structure
is an adaptation Of the Parthenon at
Athens, and contains 80 committee
rooms, large room and an open court
in the center.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-28
PRINCESS LOUISE REPENTs.
Begs Her Husband to See Her Chill.
dren.

Begs Her Husband to See Her Chill.
dren.
Princess Louise, repentant and sor-
rowful, has sent a fearful letter to her
husband, Grown Prince Frederick of
Saxony, begging him to let her see
her children just once more on Christ
mas. Her maternal love has proved
too strong to see the children she so
cruelty wronged when she eloped with
her lover some months ago. The
crown prince replied that he was will.
ing to grant her appeal, but that King
George would not permit it.
Accompanied by her brother and his
paramour, Prince Louise and her lover,
M. Giron, her French tutor, left the
home Of the crown prince and fed to
Switzerland.
As there is no divorcing of the
crowned heads Of Saxony, the prince
and princess live apart from each
other, although she is still his legal
wife.
The escapade of the Princess
Louise was one of the most sensational
affairs Of its kind that has occurred in
Europe for many years. She admitted,
after going away with Giron, that
Prince Frederick had been good to her,
but that she was wild to get away
from the humdrum of the dull court
life of Saxony. and get once more
into the excitement of the outer world
In her letter to the crown prince
now she does not ask for forgiveness,
but says that the shame Of her ad-
venture has fallen heavily upon her,
and that her heart is aching for a
sight Of her little ones.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-28
In Hands Of Receiver.

Chicago.-The Lake Street Elevated
Railroad company, capitalized at &c..
100000, has been placed in the hands
Of receiver in pursuance of a reso.
luton passed by the board Of directors
asking for the appointment. The or.
der was entered in the Cook county
circuit court by Judge futile, who ap.
pointed the Equitable Trust company
receiver for all the property Of the
company. In the bill, which was filed
by James Bolton and Daniel e. Crilly,
stockholders in the company, 1t is al
legged the company is hopelessly insol-
vent, and that this condition has re-
suited from the reckless extravaganza
and fraudulent conduct of Charles T.
Yerkes and his associates and the man.
agement Of Clarence A. knight and his
representatives
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-28
Prince Alert Clips a Record,

Providence, R. l., Oct. 25.-At the
matinee races held at Narragansett
park under the auspices of the Nara.
gansett Park association, Prince Alert,
the bay gelding owned by James Han.
ley Of this city, clipped a quarter OF
second from the worlds record for
half mile, by going the distance in
81 IL. His time for the quarter was
20 IL seconds.
Mart Demarest, the driver of Prince
Alert, telegraphed to e. E. Smathers
at Memphis after the race that he
would match Prince Alert against Dan
Patch. Mr.. Demarest stipulated that
the match race shall take place at
Memphis November 10, for a purse of
100000, best two out of three, one mile
heats.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-28

Better shun the bait than struggle
In the snare.-Dryden.