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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-16
Pinning Hay Down.

Why don't you pin Hay down, and
get an answer to your questions ?"
asked man who had seen the secre-
tary of state "duck" when asked some
leading questions by newspaper
man.
PIN him DOWN." said the newspa-
per man. "Why, tried that the other
day, and he told me what whisky was
in twenty different foreign languages.
By the time he got through I didn't
know whether he thought was drunk
or not, but l didn't try any more to
pin him down ON foreign questions"
Washington Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-16

Have they killed the snake YETI"
feebly asked the sufferer lying on the
rude couch.
Eyes, sir" joyfully exclaimed the
man who had just returned from the
thicket at the edge Of the clearing.
1--WE have. And 1t wasn't a rattle
snake at all. 1t was only big black
snake. You needn't be scared bit
You're all right"
You needn't have been In such
blamed hurry about it," muttered the
sufferer.
For through the dirty window of the
log cabin he could see the boy that had
been sent to the roadhouse, half mile
away, Fastening toward him with the
whisky.-Chicago Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-16
The TX aiser's Moslestv.

At dinner one night when the en-
peror was sta ing with Lord Lonsdale,
a guest talking to another across the
table quoted a little known passage
from Shakespeare, and. that there
should be no mistake as to it's source,
ended with the words, "as the divine
William said.'
There happened to be a lull in the
conversation at the time. and the re-
mark was audible to every one, the
emperor included, who said:
Cautiously, do not remember that
my sainted grandfather ever said
that!"-Exchange
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-16
Death of Mrs. VIM. Ashley.

Mrs. G.. G. NARROW received the
sad intelligence Monday of the
death of her mother, Mrs. Ange-
line Ashley, which occurred Sun
day at Stockton, Cal.
Deceased was widow of VIM.
Ashley and the family formerly
resided in town of Waterloo, Grant
county, going to California in the
early sos. The husband died
many years ago. Four children
survive-Arthur and G.. w. Of
Stockton; Mrs. Alice Maxwell of
Virginia, Ia, and Mrs. NARROW.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-16
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

An elevated railroad is to connect
St Paul and Minneapolis.
Germany has an average of SO6 or
chard trees to the square mile.
Safety pins are peculiarly American.
We use IA 100000 Of them each year
When the Mississippi river isat food,
one can drink fresh water from the
gulf ten miles from the rivers mouth.
In Finland reindeer are worth only
about 80 shillings a head. One Of
these animals recently covered $50
miles in a day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-16
Selected the Wrong Auditor.

Don't you think" asked the young
man with the long nose, that Miss
Quickstep dresses as much like a man
as possible in order to get herself
talked about?''
ION the supposition that she does"
replied the other young man, with a
frosty glitter in his eye,N 81 suggest
that we defeat her purpose by not talk
ing about her. Y'-Chica-
go Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-16
Fair Aftermath.

pressed over the way the premiums
were awarded in the cattle, hog
and sheep department at the fair
last week, and tie exhibitors were
fortunate in having so eminent a
cattle man and unbiased judge
as Harry Benedict proved to be.
He was man thoroughly qualified
for the work and his judgments
met with popular approval. Mr..
Benedict arrived Wednesday
morning accompanied by R. n.
Gourley, the Wisconsin representa-
tive of Benedict, Murray & Nc
Dowell and were taken in charge
by superintendent Of cattle de-
partment, John Dobson, who saw
they were we'll taken care of. Sew
eral trips to the country were
made and Mr.. Benedict inspected
Joe Benefits big head of steers
and also looked over Dobson's and
Ed. Austin's cattle. Benedict,
Murray & Mcdonnell are the COM
mission merchants who sold the
Ed. Austin cattle last year at So. IS
per cwt. and which Melted Ed.
about $137 a head. The account
of sales of them were placed with
the. many other memoirs in the
corner stone of the Grant county
court house as they were undoubt-
edly the highest price shipping
of beef cattle ever marketed from
the entire state of Wisconsin.
Benedict, Murray & Mcdowell have
many warm friends and patrons
from this section of country, and
we understand sell and handle
as many consignments of cattle,
hogs and sheep from Wisconsin
as any concern in their line of
business at the stock yards, Chic
ago. Prominents amony their re-
gular Grant county patrons are
Geo. Moore, Chas. Ray, Ed. Austin,
Jos. Bennett, John Dobson, Nathan
Sons, Paul Humphrey, Brunson &
Anderson, Fennimore; Watchorn
Bros, Preston, Geo. Gibson, Mont
fort; Watson Bros, Livingston,
and many others.
Arthur Doyle and Joe Mccoy
judged the horses and rendered
excellent service.
Fennimore and Montfort bands
furnished the music, that is the
official music. Hubert Alt led a
made-up home band, each member
being bedecked with streamers
advertising the popular grocery
firm of Alt & Sons.
The total receipts from sale of
tickets at the fair was 50, 028. so.
This was for admission to gates
only. ~
That yearling steer of Will Nc
Cormick's that will not be two
until next month, weighing 400
pounds, was good enough for any
show and brought forth many
EXPLANATIONS of surprised approval.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-16

French astrologists say that this is
going to be very unlucky year, be-
cause in no fewer than three cases the
18th of a month falls On a Friday, and
last year, when the calamity only hap
pened once, we had the eruption Of Mt.
Pelee as perfectly obvious conse-
quence.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-16
LICENSED TO WED.
Cupid's Franks as Recorded by County
Clerk Griffis.

Fred w. Addicks, Belmont, and
Emma M. Mingst, Platteville.
Alvin Neuman and Cornelia Ger
hardt, both of Liberty.
JOS. Worley and Myrtle Libby,
both of Fennimore.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-16
in the near future.

IN the near future.
Our new dentist, Fred Rafferty,, will
be here ready for business the first and
third Monday and Tuesday Of each
month. Fred is giving good satisfac-
ton. Give him call.
Mrs. Minnie Rafferty, moved to the
west part of town Wednesday. She
will occupy Mrs. Nortons house and
will be ready to do your dressmaking
this week.
Miss Ella Lambert returned from
Milwaukee Saturday where she has
been the past two weeks purchasing
her fall millinery goods. She will oc-
cupy Mrs. Fox's store as soon as
Koschkee moves out.
FENNIMoRE.
Fennimore was we'll represented at
the Lancaster fair.
Miss Patricia Norris will teach in
Highland this year.
Mrs. Hoffman of Milwaukee is visit
ing with the Hinn's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Simpson spent
last week with friends at Millville.
Emial Breckler had $40 removed
from his pockets at the Lancaster fair.
Mrs. J. D. Meyer and children re-
turned from Madison last week where
they had been visiting relatives.
School commenced Monday with an
attendance of 252 as follows: High
school 60, grammar 38, second inter-
mediate 40, first intermediate AZ, Sec
ond primary 80, first primary 40.
Misses Mildred Curtis and Ethel
Robinson, who are attending the
Platteville Normal, spent Sunday at
home.
Friends of Miss Flossie Mckinney
were shocked to hear of her death last
Friday of appendicitis. Flossie had
lived all her life here until year ago
when with her mother and brothers
she removed to Neilsville, Wis. She
will be brought here today for burial.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-16

The work of destroying PROPOSES.
which swarm on the Breton coast, and
devour large quantities Of fish, is still
going on.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-16
Condensed Milk.

A little eight-year-O daughter
of a prominent fourth warder re-
ceived six dolls from as many diff
ferent sources last Christmas and
her mother concluded that it would
be wise move to lay one or two
of them away for use after the
flock had been worn out or des-
troyed. The child had seen
enough of all of them however so
that the appearance Of each became
fixed in her mind, and the other
day to appease the little ones
loneliness one of the Christmas
dolls that had been enjoying a Rip
Van Wrinkle sleep in a band box
on top shelf of the cupboard was
brought forth. Fixing her eyes
on the absentee and holding her
dimpled chin with her chubby
hand, after a period of deep
thought, she remarked in puzzled
tone: Where in the devil have
/ seen that face before?"
Dwight Oliver intended bringing
Durham bull, huge pumpkin,
tall corn, potatoes, preserves and
fancy work to the fair last week.
While the family was absent from
the house the bull broke loose,
went into the kitchen, devoured
the corn smashed the pumpkin and
preserves.
The fancy work became SO en-
tangled in the bulls legs that he
injured his right hind one in step
ping from the door. So everything
intended for the fair was ruined
for exhibition.
The attention of the city fathers
is called to lack of sufficient light
in the evening cleaning at the M.
E. church corner. It was SO dark
there a Sunday night after church
recently that one young man
actually by mistake hooked son to
the wrong girl.
Little shining sheckels,
OF silver or of gold.
Spent in reckless living,
Make a fellow old.
Put him on the hog train,
Keep him there to stay,
There amt much fun in living,
When your sheckels go away.
Everybody ought to go
To any country fair;
See the cows and pumpkins sa
Pigs and horses there:
See the horses racing
Like prairie fire,
Round the turn a-pacing.
Flashing meath the wire;
See the four-eyed wonder
Little Egypt, too
Have to 60 by thunder!
Nothing else III do!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-16

1st. Primary, South, Miss Warren. go
: =" North, Miss Bieg 81
Second " South, Miss Medley. 81
North, Miss Carter. 49,. 40
intermediate, South, Miss Howell. so
"North, Carrie Wenzel. -. AZ
Grammar, South. Miss Mary Smith. 40
North, Miss Wheeler. 49,. 40
Ninth grade, Miss Alice Smith. SO
High School. Ill
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-16
Schools Open.

The Lancaster public schools en-
joyed an suspicious opening for the
fall term Monday. The total regis
tration is 551, as follows:
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-10-02
LARGEST Tree In the World.

In the public square Of Nassau. tho
capital OF the Bahama islands. there
is only one tree, but that tree literally
fills the square and spreads It's shade
over all the public buildings in the
neighborhood, for 1t Is the largest tree
in the world ut its base, although 1t
is hardly taller than a three-story
house. 1t Is usually known as a ceiba,
OF n Subsection tree, but the people OF
the low islands OF the West indies call
1t the hurricane tree. Even the old
est negro In the island can not remem-
Der when 1t was a bit smaller than 1t
Is at present.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-10-02

told herself, In excuse for her un-
friendly feeling. but the girl herself,
buried in other thoughts. believed 1t
was from the kindness of her heart
that she talked to her so often during
the long evenings of the life outside
of the quiet settlement and of the a
ners she would there be expected to
copy. and she accepted in silence the
many words of advice as to her lack
of pride in allowing young Green to
see so clearly her feelings toward him.
and the cautioning uttered with a
kindly smile or soft touch on her arm
against allowing herself to he so in
iuenced by almost an utter stranger
who was kind to her only out OF pity,
and who could never are for her
other than as the merest acquaintance,
she, the daughter of the blacksmith
who vas waited for to prove the malice
in the tanning of his mare.
The mi knew well the stories
adrift in the settlement that had
somehow come to her she scarcely
knew how herself, and Of the girls
dread of what might follow the prov
ing OF the case waiting in the town
for her fathers presence. That the
girl had never done her harm to cause
this feeling of hatred she would not
believe. Had she not won Dora's heart
in a fashion she could never do? Could
she accept this unmurmuringly? Was
there nothing she could do to hurt the
girl in Dora's eyes? And IL hat were
impossible-and she soon learned that
it was--was it impossible for her to
wound the girl herself in every way
conceivable to a narrow mind.
Go be continued.)
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-10-02

and one regiment of riHemen; and
Major.Gcn. Jacob Brown became
senior officer.
After another six years the army
was ~rcOrganizCd. with a stan corps,
four regiments of artillery and seven
of infantry, the total strength being
$40 officers and 6,5Su men. When Gen.
Brown died in 1928 Gen. Macomb was
directed To take command of the army
tho first officer ordered to that duty,
the earlier commandcrs.iu.chicf. cx.
ccpL Washington. being merely seniors
for the time being.
Macomb held Office for thirteen
years. In 1882 a battalion of mounted
rangers was authorized, the strength
of the army being $50 officers and
G.5i0 men: in 1888 tho riilemen were
discontinued and "A regiment of dra.
goons enlisted, the authorized strength
being placed at 600 officers and 6,S95
mon. three years later, when a second
regiment OF Dragons was provided.
tho strength became Gi7 officers and
1910 men, and two years later still, in
1898 anothcru (cighth) regiment Of
infantry having been formed, II was
placed mt 735 officers and II .S04 men.
The Mexican war was fought very
largely by volunteers, but h rcgu.
lar army was increased until II con
sisted OF 1853 officers and 29.512 men,
in three regiments Of Dragons. a regi.
ment OF mounted rifcmen, four regi-
mcnts of artillery, sixteen OF infantry.
and a regiment of volunteers. This
last body was not the same as the
state volunteer organizations. Gen.
Scott had succeeded Macomb In 1Sf1.
and held Office until Nov. q, 1861. when
he retired.
After the Mexican war the piping
times of peace returned and the army
was cut down by two.thirds, so that II
consisted of So officers and 9,435
men. In 1855 IL was increased TO
l,Oi0 officers and 17.27S men. This
was the strength of the old army.
1t was just about doubled for tho
civil war. reaching a total OF zoos
officers and 37,264 men. divided
among a stan corps, six cavalry, five
artillery and nineteen infantry regi
ments. The end of the war did not
cause n reduction, however. Instead
tho army was increased until, In the
staff corps. ten regiments Of cavalry
five Of artillery, and forty.five Of In
fantry, 1t had 1896 officers and 5i,6i1
men.
Three years later. in 1869, twenty
regiments of infantry were d~isbanded
and the authorized strength was fixed
at 2.277 officers and 35,O36 men; ant
in 1874. with the same number q
regiments. only $4,000 men were
permitted.
: TMCntY.fomr wears passed without {
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-10-02

change in the army strength. In
March. 1898, two regiments OF artil.
lery was added. the officers then num-
bering 2,137 and the men 26.610; and
six weeks later the strength was In
creased for the Spanish war to 2,246
officers and G2,473 men.
This was increased in 1899 to 1885
officers and IS 900 men, and then, In
1901, came a reorganization which
has given us. besides the staff corps,
fifteen regiments Of cavalry, a corps
of artillery and thirty regiments OF
infantry, with 3,S20 officers and q
maximum enlisted strength OF 100 .00(
men. The actual strength at present
is fixed at 59,S6G men.
Since Gen. Scott retired, the army
has been commanded by Major-Gen
Mcclellan, MajorLGen. Halleck, Gen
Grant, acknowledgement and general
Gen. Sherman, Gen. Sheridan, as lieu
| tenant.general and general; Gen
Schofeld as major general and lieu
tenant general, and Gen. Miles a:
major.general and Acknowledgement
New York Sun.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-10-02
Salmon and Sermon.

A clergyman in the north of Scot
land, having finished his preparation
for Sabbath duty, went OF the Satur'
day afternoon to r%ecreate himself by
fishing In the river which flowed with
in n short distance Of his manse Hav,
ing caught a fine salmon, he was pro
ceeding home with 1t, when he met
one of his parishloners, to whom he
said: James, I've done a good days
work to-day; I've finished my sermon,
and I've caught a fine salmon" We'll
sir" said the parishioner. for my
PART ] wud rather haze the salmon
than the sermon"
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-10-02

a regiment OF infantry and n battalion
of foot artillery, was placed under the
senior officer, Major Josiah Harmcr.
commandments by brovet as leu
tenant.colonel. There were 200 men
in the army then.
In 1889. after the constitutional gov
eminent had got into working order,
the army was enlarged To forty-siX
officers and $40 men. In March, 1901,
the army was still further increased
until it consisted of 104 officers and
missioned Major General, and ipso
facto became commander-in-chicf,
whereupon Col. Harmer resigned.
In March. 1892. the legion IA
brought into our army. II consisted Of
four regiments Of infantry, four com.
panies of dragons and four compan.
les Of rifemen, with a total Of 25S
officers and 5.136 men. Major General
Anthony Wayne became general-in.
chief OF the Army of the Frontier. a
post which he held until Dec. Is. 1896.
when he died. He was followed by
Major-Gen. James Wilkinson, who re-.
NAMED senior officer until July 2, 1898.
There was fear of a war with
France, and Washington, who had left
the presidency fifteen months earlier,
was made acknowledgement and com
mander-in-chief: and on March 3, 1899,
the army vas enlarged, and the rank
of general was created for him. lie
never was commissioned In that rank,
however, and died Acknowledgement.
The army had been enlarged mea
time, its authorized strength being
placed at two regiments of artillerists
and engineers, four regiments OF dra
goons, forty regiments of infantry
and one regiment and II battalion OF
riiemen. It's total was 2,447 officers
and 1924 men. MajorGen. Alexander
Hamilton was senior officer.
When the danger of war was over
the army was cut down with great IA
pidity, the act Of May II, 1900, loppins
men off right and left, until only two
regiments of a%rtillerists and engin
GERS, two companies Of light dragons
and four regiments of infantry remain
ed; and of these James Wilkinson
again took command as senior officer
The army consisted then of 31S Off
GERS and Ais men; but only a yeal
later this number was further reduced
to one regiment OF artillerists and two
regiments Of infantry, with a strength
oil PAL officers and 3,046 men.
The army remained at this size fol
six years, with Wilkinson still il
command, until on April ~. 1903, tn,
strength was placed at TIA officers ant
9,147 men, divided among a regimen
of light artillery, a regiment of artil
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-10-02
Canary That Talks.

A Blackburn man has IA remarkable
canary which never sings. but can
talk" as fluently and distinctly as
any Parrot. II reels off quite artic'
ulately sentence after sentence. such
NJ Pretty Polly crossed In green.
coming lone to see the queen"
"Polly's sick; run for the doctor.
quick" What do you want here?"
These are only a few samples OF the
linguistic ~attainments of this wonder
full little bird, which is certainly the
feathcred marvel Of the age, and Is be-
lieved to be the only authentic In
stance of u talking canary known.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-10-02
PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE DARK.
German Professor Says Light is Not
Needed for Making Pictures.

The light is not needed for the
printing of photographs is a discov-
cry which has been made by DR.. Will
helm Oswald, professor of chemistry in
the University of Leipsic. lie produces
the required changes in the sensitized
paper by the use of silver on mega.
tives treated with a solution of per
oxide of hydrogen. The presence of
silver causes the elements of the solu.
ton to react against each other. In
a very short time in those places
where there Is silver in the negative
the solution will disappear; in the
other spots remain. This invisible pic
ture is then transferred to gelatine
paper and finally developed by iron
sulphate In solution. Gallo acid is
then applied and the result Is a genu.
inc ink picture. DR.. Oswald declares
that in this method the scnsitized
paper will keep indefinitely and the
silver ear be used over any number of
times. He says the process is far
cheaper and quicker than any now In
use, besides requiring no light. BY II
any design or drawing can be quickly
copied.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-10-02
UNCLE SANS FORCES
HISTORY OF THE ARMY OF THE
UNITED STATES.
Enlarged and Reduced at Nccessity's
Demand. It Has Gone Through Many
Fiuctustions--The Various Com.
msnders.

The army of the United States. dc.
pending upon and governed by the
national legislature more directly than
the army of any other country, has
from the very beginning of our nation.
al existence reflected tho necessities
of the country by the way In which It
has expanded or contracted To meet
existing conditions. 1t may be doubt.
cd IL any other army went through so
many fluctuations of size as ours has
done.
After Washington gave UP his com.
mand at Fraunce's Tavern in Deem
Der, 1888. Gen. Henry Knox AS senior
officer became commandment. chief.
holding Office until June, 1884, when
he was mustered out along with most
of the army. The rest, consisting OF
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-10-02
CHAPTER XIX.
Times Developments.

Johnson slowly recovered; the days
passed, and the weeks. while he lin
gered weak and complaining. Dolores
presence annoyed him, and drove him
to fits of temper. until DR.. Dunwiddis
advised her to remain away from him
as much as possible.
Or. Dunwiddie regularly drove over
to see Johnson once a week, and Mrs.
Allen remained in the low. implanted
house in the miGst of its desolate gar
den. filling the rooms with her pres.
ence, but daily growing more hardened
toward the quiet girl who IA winning
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-10-02

l~erists. a regiment of dragons, seven
regiments Of infantry and one regi-
ment OF riflemen.
Gen. Wilkinson was relieved as com.
mander.in-chief in January, 1912. Gen.
Dearborn succeeding him for the war
with Great Britain, Many additions to
the army were authorized during that
war, the greatest strength reached be-
ing 3,495 officers and 59.l79 men. in
one regiment of light artillery, a corps
Of artillery, a regiment of rangers and
sea fcnclbles.
At the end the war the strength
a fixed at GA officers and lilo
men, in a corps OF engineers, a regi.
ment Of light artillery. a corps OF ar.
tillery. eight regiments Of infantry.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-10-02
Incident Of Maxim's Boyhood.

The Piscataquis, Me-, Observer OF
April &c, 1860, contained the following
legal notice: Freedom notice: For a
valuable consideration. | have this
day relinquished to my son. Hiram
s. Maxim, his time during his minor
ity. shall claim none OF his earn
ings or pay any debts of his contract
ing after this date, Isaac Maxim. Wit
ness. d. ID. Flynt Abbott. April Is,
1860" The lad who was given his lib
erty Is now Sir Hiram Maxim, Of Lon
don, Eng, the great inventor OF rapid.
fire guns and airships.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-10-02

n small boy. In the few years or his
stage career he has saved enough
money To purchase n piece OF real
estate in Cincinnati, that brings him
In a fixed income of $50 n month.
This Master Lores is permitted to
spend ON clothes, for 1t has always
been his ambition to DO the best
dressed boy on Broadway. For two
seasons this little Beau Brummel has
actually set the fashions for boys
clothing.
At the Childrcn's theatre, Cincin.
natl, he was paid $50 a performances.
which is n far greater amount than is
usually paid to grown stars on Broad
way. He also has an enviable reputa-
ton of playing string instruments by
ear.