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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02
Odd Arm Chairs and ParlOr
Chairs at y Price.

A lot OF about 100 pieces, fresh from the factory
made and finished in the best possible manner. and
covered with most attractive fabrics
Parlor Chairs. $3.50 to $500, reg. si30O to $500
Arm Chairs, $3.50 to 5000, reg Sisoo to Si7Og1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02

Mrs Charles Sumner Burr. of Dean-st. and her
family are al the Grand View House Lake Placid
for the season Mr. Burr. who is abroad viii JOIN
them later.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02

Mr. and Mrs Frederick A. Neergaard and Miss
Jessie Neergaard. of the Heights. are staying at
the Lake Placid Club Lake Placid, in the Adiron-
dacks, for the season.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02

Mr. and Mrs Edward II. House are at Lake
Brcmoseen Castleton. Vt. Mrs. House whose we'd
ding took place last October. was Miss Mary b.
Ail.an d,uebter of Mr. and Mrs Charles z. Aiken,
of Park Place.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas PearsaI and Miss Pearsall
will remain the Equinox, in Manchester, VT TIL
late in the fall.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02

in Revolutionary times The admiral acted as guiae
in visiting the historical hooks and oyways
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02

Mr. and Mrs John Hoffman, of this borough, are
occupying the Beecher cottage at Sea ChH for the
Mr. and Mrs. Josiah r. Marean are at the Fronte-
nae Hotel Thousand Islands.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02

Ex-Mayor and Mrs. Charles A. Schieren, ot
Clinton-ave.. are occupying their summer home a.
Islip Long Island and have continuous round OF
guests staying witt them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02

Henry Yonge. lawyer. OF the Hamilton Club sailed
for Bremen on Thursday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02

Mr.. and Mrs. William y. Dykeman and J. A
Dykeman at the Frontenac Hotel, Thousand
Islands.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02

DR.. JONES c. Hancock. of Cambridge Place, has
returned to town from West Point
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02

Mr. AMI Mrs. W. Hawkins Ferris, Of Wiow-st,
Jericho, L. l., the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
W " Titus.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02

Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs Arthur T. Stokes of
ST Mark save among the cottage colony at
East Rockaway.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-03
HODi Songs.

The Topi songs for different pur-
poses are different in character. They
are all definite IN form, with forceful
graceful or poetic words The Katcina
dance songs consist of an introduction
on vowel syllables, then the song itself,
also interspersed with vowel refrains,
and lastly a sort of coda, again on VOW
ell syllables. And the Hopis sing.
Theirs is no grooming over a camp fire,
no monotonous chanting, no nasal dron-
ing. The men have fine, clear voices
and the women sing softly with a
"breathy" tone, the quality of which
sounds often just a little sharp in
pitch. The gentle lullabies, the pretty,
graceful basket songs of the women
and the melodies to which they grind
their corn are as different from the
rugged rhythmic Katcina songs as are
the cliffs of the mesa from the bios
SONS in the fields below.-Natalie Cur
tbs in Harper's.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-03
A MUSICAL
COMEDY
BY LOWS JOSEPH VANCE
Copyright, 1903, by T. c. Mcclure
Copyright, 1903, By I. C. Mcclure

The night was still and sultry. hint
ing of rain. In the east low moon
swung blood red above the hills. It's
rays crimsoned a path across the slug
gish and silent waters of the Black
river.
Upon a slight rise some distance from
it's western bank Colonel Prentice of
the Ninth Mississippi, G. S. A.. gazed
longingly at the dim, misty lights of
Tuscaloosa far back upon the opposite
shore. The body of the young man was
neatly incased in a new gray uniform,
and the soul of the colonel was with
the Confederate cause, but the heart of
him was within the Union lines, and he
was sore distract, for the Federal
troops held Tuscaloosa, and Tuscaloosa
held many northern officers and the
person of Miss Betty Tayloe, and, fur
Their, Miss Betty held the affections of
Colonel Prentice.
Now, Randolph Prentice had fought
the oppressors and bested them and
had been defeated by them. He hated
them right heartily as abolitionists,
and he admired them beyond express
sion as gallant foes. Therefore he mis-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-03

of rural carriers is now nOtorlOusly
too low to support life in the ordinary
conditions imposed by the service.
It will have to be made adequate, or
government will get no carriers after
the first enthusiasm for the new ex-
pertinent has worn itself out. More
over the service will have to be ex-
tended as rapidly as possible to many
districts whose population and postal
requirements are equal to the average
of those now supplied.
All this takes money. and the rural
free delivery has far outrun it's ap-
preparations. There must be agitation
for larger allotment to this branch
of the service; but it must be managed
so as not to increase the general de-
ficiency. No one requires more OF
the postoffice department than that
it shall be nearly self supporting; but
no considerable deficiency will be
tolerated. But the rural inhabitants
of the country are entitled to demand
that their service shall profit by all
possible economies elsewhere; and
that the energy of the department
shall be concentrated on making such
economies.
We don't know how much money
Will be saved the government by
Mr.. Bristows reform operations; but
it ought to be considerable. Every
body agrees that large saving can be
made by shutting fake publications
out of the second class mail. This
reform has hung fire for many years.
The friends of rural free delivery can
advance their cause, we should think,
by giving it energetic support. There
always has been suspicion that the
fast mail trains cost the government
far more than they should cost. 1t
might be we'll for the friends of rural
free delivery to challenge some of
these huge appropriations to the rail
roads in the postoffice bill. The way
to get money for rural free delivery
is to save it elsewhere, without injury
to the public service.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-03
PERSONALS.
David Bennett Hill is 65 years

David Bennett Hill is 65 years OF
age
Governor Odell and Senators Depew
and Plat dined together the other
day.
Tim Healy wears a new top hat
in the commons now. The old one
was ten years of age.
Kipling throws good deal of his
work into the waste basket although
he can get big rates for anything he
writes.
Princess Ferdinand of ROumania
plays the violin we'll, and probably in
herites this. talent from her father, the
late duke of Coburg.
George Burroughs Torrey, an Ameri-
CAM artist,vwill paint portrait of the
king Of Greece. who will present it to
his royal Wife. 49,
In a recent editorial the London
Times spoke of president Roosevelt
at Oyster Bay, in south Florida, where
he is taking. short rest"
King Peter has conferred the order
of the white eagle, the highest in
Seryia, upon his two sons, the Grown
Prince George and Prince Alexander.
The proposition to erect a moru-
ment to- Henri Tame at Vouziers,
France, is meeting with some OPP
position, mainly because of political
differences.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-03
49,
Religious Paper, Too.

When New York reporters went to
Westchester last week to ask the Rev
DR.. Richard Mattice, a Presbyterian
clergyman there, whether it was true
that he had resigned from co-ope~a-
tive grocery store run in connection
with his church, the clergyman
said:
Eyes, it is true, and I am glad you
came to verify the rumor before pub
fishing it, l had a different experience
with the secular press when l first
started the cooperative store. One of
the religious papers printed an elabor-
ate article about the venture, with
pictures. When the edition was about
exhausted reported from the paper
came to me about it, and sat while
l read the article through.
"Well," he asked, lis it correct?"
en-, yes" 1 replied; ''there are a
few mistakes, but"
1T is correct in substance, isn't it?''
he interrupted. "You have really
started a cooperative store?"
"Oh, yes" said, "that one fact is
true"
"Well, I am glad of it," he con.
cluded. "Our paper likes to get things
straight, and goes to a great deal of
trouble to verify an article. 1 shall
be grateful if you will mention that
fact to your congregation. New York
Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-03

The United Workmen are having
the same experience that time brings
all fraternal organizations An ad-
vance of 100 per cent in rates is found
necessary on all of it's members who
have reached the age of So. The
Knights of Honor which, at one time
had a membership of $4,000 reported
recently that it's ranks had been
reduced to $4,000. The Milwaukee
Mutual Benefit association has col
lapsed. These companies are all right
lin theory, but they don't stand the
test of time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-03

Don't make beggar of your
friend
Never hurry. A leisureiy gait
gives an air of prosperity.
Don't get mad; it gives the
other fellow the whole advantage.
1t does not do much good to
look up the jug after a fellow is
paralyzed.
"A little enthusiasm greases
ones elbows and lubricates the
whole mental machinery.
Some folks think they must
talk all the time to keep their
tongues from growing rusty.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-03
RURAL FREE DELIVERY.

Rural free delivery has not only
come to stay, but it is bound to grow.
No accidental ENHANCEMENT of this
service with corrupt graft in the older
departments; no temporary check by
exhaustion of appropriations, can
prevent rapid extension of the service
and establishment of it's service on
a self supporting footing. The pay
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-03

trusted their abilities in the way Of
lovemaking. A man who fights gener-
Ously and chivalrOusly is not, as a rule,
excessively bashful or unduly tongue
tied in the presence of ladies. ST
Presently the colonel stamped his
booted foot and swore beneath his
breath The quiet air carried sound far
and clear, and to his ears there came
faint strains of music, the hum Of a
guitar and an enormous baritone raised
In song. Then the colonel retired with
in the grove Of trees to reappear short
ly with two Of his men. They eau
tiously embarked in a small f1atbOat
which had been concealed by a clump
of underground. The obliging moon
had retreated behind cloud bank.
=
In the parlor of the Tayloe mansion
the lights were low-even candles were
dear in the south toward the close of
the war-but their dim rays could not
conceal the beauty Of two girls who
sat lovingly upon sofa, each with an
arm about the other Though they
were sisters, one was dark and mis-
chievous--the younger, Alice Tayloe-
while the other was tall and fair and
serious. Both were very good for a
soldier man to look upon.
To them came a song from the night
without Dick Amyas, captain of the
Nineteenth Ohio and Lieutenant Hen
ry were of a mind that no time more
than the present was suspicious for
the wooing of maid or two. The
guitar buzzed resonantly under the
deft fingers of the captain and their
commingled voices warbled a melting
serenade. simultaneously the four
eyes of them were steadfastly observ
ant of the vine twined parlor case
ment. They were eXpectant of an in
vitation to enter This was not their
first duet beneath the window. In
deed, it is to be suspected that Miss
Alice was in no way averSe to the con-
quest of the north bloodlessly and by
units.
Three gray shadows stole up behind
the two. Colonel Prentice held up
warning hand and paused, listening
with hardly ravished ears to the con-
GLIDING bars of "The Blue Juniata."
He nodded in appreciation of an ex-
cellent rendering, but when the song
came to an end and a pleased murmur
floated through the easement the heart
of the Confederate was hardened.
"Gentlemen-hmw he observed soft
ly. "Could All Persuade yeh to repeat
the effoht?'
The gentlemen with one accord
wheeled and gazed with interest into
the muzzles of a couple of navy re-
yolvers. Prentice recognized Captain
Amyas.
"Ah ad-doah-music," he drawled.
"Prenticew
"Yo' humble servant, subj
"How many men have you, confound
your
Several, gentlemen "a sufficient
numbeh All repeat, can l Persuade
yeh?"
"You CAM replied Lieutenant Henry
promptly. They obliged con amore.
"ve'y fair" commented the colonel
when they had finished. And once
noah, if yeh please"
Randolph, I'll be even with you
for thisr' Amyas threatened holly.
ooh, sing something else If yeh pre-
fer" indinrerently. o.
They sang.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-03

The Mexican government proposes
to compel all signs and advertisements
on walls to be in Spanish, with, if de-
sired, translations into other lam
guages. It is considered contrary to
the nation that English signs, now
very numerous, should not have their
Spanish counterpart.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-03

Abnormally wet seasons always in
sure poorer crops and smaller profits
than abnormally dry ones. In a dry
season man is able to save what he
raises, while in wet one the loss is
enormous on every hand.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-03
Anxious for Details.

john
eyes, DEAR
81 hear you and Mr.. Jones talking
about some sort of game over at the
club, and you said there was no limit
but the ceiling"
He, looked worried, but thought it
wise to say nothing.
81 should think that would be awful
ly indefinite she went on. There
is such a difference in the height OF
ceilings, you know. Why can't you
measure with a yard stick ?"-Chica-
go Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-03

Visits of consolation are not pleas
ant, and there is NO class Of men who
know it better than ministers of the
gospel. They try to- be comforting, but
do not always say just the right thing.
did tho minister say something
comforting? asked the neighbor of a
widow, recently bereaved.
Indeed, he did not" was the quick
reply. "He said my husband was bet
ter off."-Philadelphia Ledger.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-03

There is nothing nicer to be found
in the farm home or for that matter
in any home than, the plan of having
some member of the family read the
paper or some book aloud. This plan
will interest all and tends to invite
comment and discussion. The habit
of each member of the family reading
to himself might we'll give way to the
plan suggested,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-03

|" A story of Governor Washburn.
+ Governor Washburn was a thorough
gentleman through and through, cour-
teous, we'll bred and with an entirely
sufficient sense of his own dignity But
he had little respect for any false no.
tons of gentility and had a habit Of
going straight at any difficulty himself
TO this habit he owed much of his sue
cess in life A very amusing story was
told by Mrs. Washburn long after her
husbands death.
Her story was that one time when
Judge Washburn was governor the
members of his staff came to Worces-
ter on some public occasion and were
all invited to his house to spend the
night When he got up in the morn
ing he found to his CONSERVATION that
the man who was in the habit of doing
such services at his house was sick or
for some other reason had failed to
put in an appearance and none of the
boots of the young gentlemen was
BACKED. The governor was master Of
the situation. He descended to his
cellar took off his coat, BACKED all the
boots Of the youngsters himself and
met them at breakfast with his usual
pleasant courtesy as if nothing had
happened.-Senator Hoar in Scribners.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-03
CUMMONS-

CUMMONS-
- Circuit Court, Grant County.
Nellie Faith, Plaintiff, VS.. William Faith,
defendant.
The State of Wisconsin to the said defend
ant
You are hereby summoned to appear with
in twenty days after service of this summons
exclusive of the day of service and defend
the above entitl ed action in the court afore-
said; and in case OF your failure so to do
judgment will be rendered against you ac-
which a copy is herewith served upon you.
w. w. Gilman, Plaintiffs Attorney.
P. o. address, Boscobel, Grant Co., Wis.
First insertion Sept. 10; last Oct. "a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-03

Soap is one of the worlds most po-
tent civilizers. The higher the civil
zation the more soap there is used.
India uses 112 pounds of soap per
year for each $500 of it's people, while
famine, superstition, plague and
cholera sweep the land from end to
end. Dirt and degradation go hand
in hand.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-03

Some politicians have trouble to
keep their waist measure down to
their chest measure, and others have
the same difficulty with their head
measure.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-03

Politics are a gamble at the best,
on one side or another who win out
in the game. To be sure, one may
get on the wrong wagon, but he wins
greater respect than he who wobbles.
The world loves courageous man as
it despises a coward.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-03

Too many feel an imperative duty
to make the world different when the
main trouble is that they are not
different themselves. We do not
have to go from our own state to wit
ness examples of this.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-03

The common conta gious diseases,
the causes of which are still unknown,
are scarlet fever, measles, chickenpox,
and yellow fever. One difficulty in
experimental research for the organ
isms which causes scarlet fever, yell
low fever, and measles is that ami
mails are not susceptible to them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-03

At the window there had been a
breathless surprise at the repetition of
the song. Now, surmising that some
thing was amiss, Miss Betty stepped
out upon the veranda. She shaded
her eyes, peering down upon the group.
Randolph Prenticev' she cried rs
it truly you?"
eyes, Miss Tayloe," he made answer
humbly.
what do you mean by this?"
His eyes shone, twinkling. "Ah adj
doah-music."
"But you have no right!
"Does it offend yeh, ma'am? Aim
so thoughtless. Shall All make 'em
stop"
"But-but what do you propose to
do with them?'
''Hang 'em, Miss Tayloe. Gentlemen,
please don't sing so fab off the key.
But don't stop. Sing something noah
sentimental" He beckoned to his
men. "Ah'm going in," he announced.
''See that the gentlemen continue to-
ah-sing. If they stop or try to escape
well, discourage EN-"
1t was Miss Alice Tayloe who greet.
ed him at the door-and deserted him
basely on the threshold of the parlor.
The colonel paused, awkwardly finger
ing his cap, his supreme assurance
quite gone. He hardly dared to lift
his eyes to Betty, but when he sum-
moned up the courage he saw her
49, CT, 10
the Prairie Flower was in spirited
execution. The colonel grew more
bold, advancing fully three PAGES.
Snow, sir,' cried Miss Betty, facing
him suddenly, "what have you to say
for yourself?"
"Ve'y little, Ahm afraid, Miss Betty.
Allah was hoping yeh'd consent to
be NAH excuse"
"And for what, STRIP
"Foh NAH dahing"-
"Your daringv'
"To approach yeh," he added hastily.
you've no excuse for risking your
life, sir. The south needs you"
eyes, ma'am." He twisted his cap
helplessly. He felt anything at all but
bold, and words choked in his throat
most unaccountably. But Ah-Miss
Betty, All need yeh moah'n the south
needs me!' He was utterly abashed
by his temerity. He could say no more,
but his eyes spoke for him.
Betty
Randolph Prentice"
could you, Betty?"
"Could 1 what, Colonel PrenticeY
"Forgive me?'
'Ran-Randolph, there is nothing to
forgive" Her eyes were downcast.
The long lashes trembled moist upon
her cheek.
A long quarter of an hour passed.
Colonel Prentice reappeared upon the
veranda.
cease firing, gentlemen" he said
gayly. "Ah'm infinitely obliged to
yeh."
Hang you, Prentice! call this very
unhandsome Of you!"
1.-THE end" = firmly = 'sjustifies the
means, gentlemen. Now, will yeh
promise to make no distu' bance while
we are within the lines? All don't
want to gag yeh."
''We promise" said Amyas suilenly.
Eve are your prisoners"
"Then thank yeh and good night"
He leaped lightly to the ground and,
calling to his men, started away.
But, Prenticev cried Amyas,
amazed.
"Yeh promised to make no noise,"
he warned them.
" But
" "Ah'm taking no prisoners tonight,
gentlemen-leas tways no noah than
one. Will yeh congratulate me upon
winning the hand of the sweetest girl
in the landY
"Which? demanded both in
breath.
'That, gentlemen, I must leave to
yehselves to find out. But, believe me,
All thank you. Good night"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-03
ESTATE-Thos. Leamy, deceased.

State of Wisconsin. County Court of Grant
Coin Probate
Notice is hereby given that at the special
term of the County Court, to be held in anG
for said county. at the Court House, In the
city of Lancaster, in said county, on the 4th
27th day of October, A. D.. 1903, at the hour
of one o'clock in the afternoon, the following
matter will be heard and considered:
The petition of Daniel Leamy for the ad-
ing purporting to be the last will and tesla
ment of Thomas Leamy, late of the city OF
Lancaster, in said Grant county, deceased
and for letters teStamentary thereon.
By order of the Court
E. B. GOODSELL, County Judge
Dated Sept. 26, 1903
w. J. Brennan, attorney.
(First insertion Oct. 2; last Oct. 23)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-03

Alaska is bound to keep advertised
as an agricultural possibility. We
have reports now of a yield of $50
bushels of potatoes to the acre, sell
ing there at several dollars bushel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-03

The two great problems which worry
the American tiller of the soil more
than any others are how to get water
on the land and how to get it off
from the land.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-03

To damn a man all through life and
extol his virtues at death is hardly
the proper thing,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-03

The lad with the chrysanthemum
hair is now the lion of the hour.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-03
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $3.50 PER YEAR

The safest time to gamble in stocks
is on Sundays and holidays.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-08-31

A Swiss mechanic claims 70 have In.
vented an automatic baby nurse, The
apparatus Is attached to n cradle. II
the baby cries air waves cause spe.
cially arranged wires 10 operate a pho
nograph which sings a lullaby, while
simultaneously clockwork II released
and rocks the cradle, When the cry
inE stops the wires cease 10 Wbrate
ana the cradle stops rocking,
Leaves Of plant alleged 10 drive
away mosquitoes have reached English
b0tanists from Africa, The presence
.0f Il single plant II stated 10 clear a
room Of the pest, aud an infusion Of
The leaves has been found an effective
substitute Tor quinlne In tbs treatment
0f mosquito conveyed maidrlal fever
The plant proves % be a kind Of basil