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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-11-14
They We're Twins.

GENEVA, Switzerland. Nov. A.
Half the lawyers in Switzerland are
pulling over will case A wealthy
resident of Glarus died the other day
and by his will left his property t,
his wife and her unborn child. II
the child were boy he was to receive
three-hfths and the mother two-hfta,
of the property; il girl. it was to b,
evenly divided. A few days after hi,
death the widow was blessed witt
twins. boy aud Il girl, and no on,
has been able to solve the problem o
the proper division of the estate.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-11-14
PERSIA'S EN-GRAND vINER.

TEHERAN, Persia. Nov. 1.-THE
disgrace of the Persian grand ivizier,
the Atabak- Azam, removes probably
permanently, one of the most promi-
nent and interesting figures OF the
middle east. He has been the most
prominent figure in the political tur-
MOL During the life of the late shah,
who was rather friendly todwards Eng
land, the grand vizier could not do
enough for the British. The present
sheh is strongly inclined toward Rus
sia,>and the grand vizier at once turn
ed from the lion to the bear.
This is not the first time that he
has been dissraccd. Several years ago
he was removed from office and only
saved hIs life through tie Intervention
of the british minister. When he re-
turned to power his first act was an
attempt to have the minister removed
becatNsc Russia did not Ike him. For
several years he has been the abso-
lutte creature of Russia He is we'll
versed in oriental diplomacy and in
triguc, and is without doubt the most
powerful man in the empire.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-11-14
PKysIcIANs PREscxxpE IT

Many broad minded physicians pre-
scribe Foley's Honey and Tar. as
they have never found so safe and
reliable remedy for throat and lung
troubles as this great medicine. For
sale by Chas. McNab. 4o2 Riverside
avenue.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-11-14

No. 101-New five-room house.
West Mission avenue. strictly mod
ern. fine location; half cash; $500.
No. 102-Fine house on Nora ave-
nue.. six rooms. bath and all modern
conveniences: $3.50 cash. balance
time: 325o0.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-11-14

We can give you the best all wool
suit. in the latest styles and pat.
terms. made strictly to your measure
and NJ guaranteed TO-:
$4,000.
Hoyt Brothers' Tailoring Company,
07O3 Monroe Street
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20

sole survivor rescued from the metallic
life raft by the Gloucester whaler and
was backed up by the affidavits Of the
captain and half the crew. Most men
would have gone down under such a
blow as that, but I am made of sterner
stuff.
Really" l laughed you are going
to great deal Of trouble to make your
self ridiculous. Joking aside, there new
er was such a passenger. The whole
story is fictitious"
Events followed one another quite
rapidly during the next few moments,
and am unable to say who first intro
duced the word ''liar'' into the CONVEX
sation. There were a great hubbub and
overturning Of chairs and intei posing
of mutual friends, while all the time
the Frenchman kept yelling "Zatees-
vactionv' at the top of his voice
am a peaceable man and cannot yet
understand how l permitted myself to
be dragged into a duel with the admit
raj. My first clear conception of the sit
uation came when l was left standing
alone in one end of the large banquet
hall with a revolver tightly grasped in
one hand. At the other end of the room
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20

Philip started forward impetuously,
but she drew back and leaned, trem-
bling, against the door as she said in a
frightened whisper: you? Your
The janitor had discreetly with
| Drawn.
Philip felt pang of reprOa oh as he
looked at the shrinking girl. He had
startled her too much. His voice was
very gentle as he said: Eyes, Miss
Lambert, it is /, the man from the car
window. You see l know your name.
The janitor told me. And I've come to
ask you whether you liked the violets.
And, oh, when l missed you from the
window l could not stand it. l just
had to come and find out what was the
matter"
The girls eyes were downcast, her
cheeks crimson, as she said in the same
frightened whisper: Yes, l got your
violets They were beautiful, and you
were very kind to send them. But you
ought not to have sent them, and you
ought not to have come here. Miss Met
calf found me with them, and l had to
tell her all about them-and you. She
was dreadfully shocked. IL did not
know that / had been doing anything
wrong. But she said that | had been
very bold and forward and that you
you were not a good man. And she
made me promise never to watch for
you again, and she threw the violets
awdy-my poor violets." Her voice
trembled, but she raised her eyes trust
| ingly as she said more firmly: II don't
believe everything that she said,
though. know you meant to be kind,
even though it was wrong"
Philip Bryce gently took her hands
in his. mo, it was not wrong. Do I
look like a man who could not be trust
ed?'
Something in her face seemed to give
him confidence, for he went on impetu-
ously: MAY not man send flowers to
the girl whom he loves? Little girl, l
am all alone in the world and very
lonely. You are lonely too. l read it in
your face day after day. And you need
some one to take care of you. If you
can trust me- if you think that some
day you can love me little, won't you
let me take care of you? / can wait
patiently. 1 have been loving you for
these many weeks, but | can wait till
you are ready, dear"
AS she looked up into his earnest.
manly face and read the love shining
in his eyes she laid her head down on
his breast and whispered, i am ready
now"
So Miss Metcalf lost her companion,
but Philip Bryce gained a wife.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20

was the admiral, similarly equipped.
Strangely enough, l remember smiling
to myself at the voluminousness of his
white duck trousers.
briggs, who was acting as master Of
ceremonies, had stationed himself mid
way between us, his back to the great
open fireplace. Unconsciously noted
that the ashes of a dead fire still lit
tered the hearth.
"After leave the room," briggs was
saying, "the lights will be eXtinguished
and that will be your signal to COM
mence firing. You each have five
rounds. When your ammunition is eX-
hausted we will turn on the lights and
attend to your INJURIES
He moved quickly to the door, and
the next moment we were in total dark
ness.
The full horror of the situation can
not be expressed in words. Like
drowning man, I lived a lifetime in
few moments. The darkness seemed
to crush me- gasped for breath. My
hands grew cold, and drops of moisture
trickled down between my shoulders.
I am not a coward and did not fear
being shot at 1t was the possibility of
becoming a murderer that unnamed
me. 1 dared not discharge my pistol at
random lest human soul be launched
into eternity.
At that instant brilliant idea darted
into my mind. I acted upon it at once
and with noiseless step crossed the hall
Obliquely until my hand encountered
the rough stone mantel. Then, stoop-
ing down, / advanced the muzzle of the
revolver into the yawning fireplace and
pulled the trigger five times in rapid
succession, secure in the thought that
no harm could follow such an action
The fash of each discharge was COM
pletely hidden and the reports strange
ly muff1ed, but the unearthly yells
which burst from the chimney could
have been heard for a mile A rapidly
moving body hurled itself into my
arms and bore me to the floor. The
lights came on, and the members
rushed in, with frightened faces.
''Who is hurt?" cried briggs, drag
g1ng the admiral and myself to an up
right position.
mon Dieu" walled the Frenchman.
II have been murdered! For safety I
ascend a fue, and Eat monster direct
his fire up re leg of my pantaloon."
"But they were only blank car
tridges," briggs protested. 1.-THE whole
thing was joke
"You call Eat a joker" demanded the
admiral, at the same time exhibiting a
badly scorched calf.
II did not know that our friend was
such a fire eater that he would chase
you up the chimney for the sake of a
shot," explained briggs. ut seems to
have been the bite of the lamb
'It is BEST" said I, disliking his met
aphor, mot to wake the sleeping lion"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20

deeply.

Breathe more. Breathe deeply.
Breathe freely Why don't we take
more of this vital power into our be-
inc? We must if our lives are to be full
and vigorous.
The puny, whining, stingy individual
is not the one who has full, deep res
piration. She is stingy and Grabbed
with herself first.
Fill your lungs full. Fill the upper
part. Fill the lower part. Now be sure
you cannot get another bit of air any
where. Slowly and steadily exhale.
Whenever you are outdoors do it,,
walking to and from the office. Get up
from your sewing and go out on the
porch and try it. When you feel nerv-
Gus try it. When things get tangled up
and YOU are becoming confused try it..
If you feel cross try it. In short, when
YOU feel the need of vitality fill your
lungs and take it, Control the exhala-
ton, and if you persist you will find
restlessness, worry and Impotence will
lose their grip and newer power will
possess your being.
Gods gift. fresh air, plenty or It!
Will you take it?-Medical Talk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20

may be clearly understood it will be
necessary for me to confess that the
sea story has grown from recital to re-
cital. To be candid, it has progressed
from the collision of an Ohio river tow
boat with a bridge pier to the highly
dramatic account of an i'll omened YES
sci which set sail on Feb. 13 without a
rat in the hold and the water in the
we'll only kept down to 6ilge depth by
the constant action of the steam siphon.
Every one will understand that this
deft perversion Of facts had as it's only
object the entertainment of others. My
wife was always sure of a treat for her
guests, no matter how unexpectedly
they might arrive. The piano might be
out of tune, the monograph records
ruined or the pingpong balls lost, but
my wife had only to launch the CONVEX
sat1on into the we'll worn ways of ocean
travel, and then she was free to devote
her mind to the serious problem of pre-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20
Hard Medicine to Take.

Doctor" said fashionabiy dressed
woman to her new physician, Il want
you to give me a prescription which
will cure me of most irritating trou-
ble." The doctor bowed and waited
for her to go on.
"About II o'clock every evening,
said the patient, II am overcome by
feeling of sleepiness no matter where
/ am-at the opera, at dinner party,
wherever 1 may be this dreadful SEN
sation comes over me. I have suffered
from it now for five weeks, and no
remedy has seemed to do any good"
"Oh, l can give you prescription
that will prevent it from overcoming
you ever again." said the doctor.
His new patient was radiant, but
when she looked at the slip of paper
the doctor gave her her face clouded.
He had written:
''Bed from 10 at night till z the next
morning. Repeat dose once in twenty
four hours Whenever symptoms occur"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20
How Boring Died.

In Harper's Magazine Collins Shack
elford tells the true story of the fatal
expedition of the explorer Boring, from
whom Boring strait is named. Here
is his account of the adventurer's death
after the loss Of his ship:
"Bering, who had been for some time
totally disabled, was brought ashore
on a hand barrow in boat and placed
in a sheltering hollow, where his still
faithful men = a mere handful = had
cleared the snow from the sand. Even
then he was dying. His great age and
the hardships he had undergone on
this voyage made his struggle for life
hopeless.
His slow passing away was pathetic
and pitiful. In effect he partially
buried himself alive. He lay under the
shelter of tent made from an old SAIL
Long suffering had made him childish
and petulant. Each day and all day
his weakening hands were constantly
busted scraping down upon his body
beginning at his feet, the sand from
the ridges on either side
'He would submit to no interference
with this occupation, insisting that the
sand warmed him. When he died, Dec
s, 1741. a month after the landing, his
body was already half buried, and 1t
needed but a little work on the part of
his skeleton comrades to inclose this
hero of the arctic regions in coffin OF
frozen sand.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20
Attention
Farmers!

Why remain in the North and
stay indoors six months in the
year consuming what you raise
during the other six months?
Go south where you can work
outdoors every month in the
year, and where you are pro-
ducing something the year
round. If you are a stock rails
er you know your stock are
eating their heads off" and,
besides, have to be protected
from the rigors of winter by
expensive shelter. Cost Of
production determines place Of
production, and Alabama and
Florida can produce beef and
sheep cheaper than any other
state, and must become the
center of a great industry al
ready begun. Economical
stock feeding requires the COM
bination of both transforming
and fat-forming foods in GER
tain proportions. Alabama
and Florida contain millions
of acres of unutilized cheap
range, and these lands when
cultivated produce in abund-
ance the velvet bean and cass-
ava, the first a flesh producer,
and the latter a fat producer;
and they are the cheapest and
best fattening materials known
to the world. IL you are inter
ested and desire further infor-
nation on the subject address
G.. A. Park, General Industrial
and immigration Agt., Louis
vile & Nashville, r. r., Louis
viIln XIV
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20

by druggists, in nifty
cent and one-dollar
size bottles. You may
have a sample bottle
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20
AS THE TALE
WAS TOLD
By HOWARD MARCUS STRONG
(ooo...iob+ 1ooo b,i IJoap1r,7 Nn9-n3io CtpoD0
Copyright. 1902, by Ho,0ard Marcus Strong
"A NAUTICAL nomenclature has al
HN ways possessed for me az Tn-
n accountable attraction. 3

is q harmless and inexpensi
whim / have hunored it to the extent
of ornamenting my rather extensive
vocabulary with such terms as 'splice
the main brace" and "half seas over"
AS a matter of fact, l never saw a
bark, orig, sloop, ship, schooner or
smack in my life, and could not, no
matter how great the necessity, iden-
tify a pinnacle, capstan or spanker
boom. Notwithstanding, I can tell a
sea story that introduces in their prop
er places hull, bowsprit and a main
crosstree.
Ny intimate friends know this story
by heart, but never tire of hearing me
recount it. They aver that / saturate
it with all the realism of transatlan-
tic voyage, and if but Keep the vessel
rising and falling a moment too long
in the trough of the sea many are af-
fected with all the symptoms of NAL
de-mer.
When strangers are present during a
recital of the story l frequently try to
abridge it, disliking to cast a gloom
over the company. But .Ae moment
my friends perceive that am minded
to scuttle the ship and send all to the
bottom in forty fathoms of water they
cry out:
'And how many of the crew escaped
on the metallic life raft with the Ger
man passenger"
Then l know that the fourteen hide
Gus days beneath a tropical sun with
only a gill of water in the cask and a
ships biscuit in the passengers pocket,
the thirteen delirious nights, with mad
dening dreams Of bubbling fountains
and bountiful banquets, all must be
gone through with Though my own
throat grows sympathetically dry and
my lips are ready to crack open at the
thought of the driving salt spray, still
must the daily lots be drawn and the
horizon scanned in vain for passing
sail.
Those who have never told a sea sto-
ry cannot appreciate the accompanying
strain upon the raconteur's nerves.
Having all the natural endowments Of
a great actor, I unconsciously put my
whole soul into the scene and suffer
pang for pang with each member Of the
i'll fated crew. By the time the Glouces-
ter whaIer removes from the metallic
life raft the remains of the crew the
fire mates thigh bone) and the de-
mented German passenger l am in al
most the same condition as the single
survivor. Upon several occasions l
have gone so far as to represent my
self as being this same unfortunate in
dividual my Teutonic cast of counte-
nance materially aiding the deception.
In order that my position in the af-
fair of honor with the French admiral
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20
Crazy Over Bees.

A man was arrested in Paris the
other day for digging grave for him
self in the street. He said he was try
ing to escape from the bees. He proved
to be the ixty-seven-year-old Professor
Frederic Mottin, who once wrote a
book on bees and who seemed to have
lost what was left of his mind on read
ing Maeterlinck's book on the same
subject.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20

vigor and cheerful
ness soon disappear
when the kidneys are
out of order or dis
eased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that it is not uncom-
mon for a child to be
born afflicted with
weak kidneys. If the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20
Women as Well as Men Are Made
Miserable by Kidney and
Bladder Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind,
iiscourages and lessons ambition; beauty,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20

child urinates too often, if the urine scalds
the flesh, or if, when the child reaches an
age when it should be able to control the
passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wet-
ting, depend upon it, the cause of the diff
Guilty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment OF
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to diseased condition of
the kidneys and bladder and not to a
habit as most people suppose.
Women as we'll as men are made mlser-
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy:
The mild and the immediate effect OF
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cent and one-dollar S FlH
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have a sample bottle - $50
by mail free, also a Home Of swamp-Roos
pamphlet telling all about Swamp-Root,
including many of the thousands of testi-
monial letters received from sufferers
cured. In writing DIR. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, be sure and mention
this paper. Don't make any mistake,
but remember the name, Swamp-Root,
DR.. Nilmers Swamp-Root, and the adj
dress, Binghamton, n. Y, on every
bottle.
The Honolulu times. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1902-1911, 1903-06-01


gether on Sunday evening, the
desire came over him that would
not be repealed, to ask his father
concerning his pretty young
mother, who one day vanished, fled
out of his little life, but did not die
like Fanchon.
Abruptly he said: Father, what
ever became of mother?"
The Chef turned as if struck by
heavy blow and almost reeled, but
soon replied: "My son, LIDO not
know; l only know that she went
away to rich and splendid home
one day and left me all alone with
my work and my babies. l never
heard of her again"
After that night Jacques seemed
to watch over his father with even
tenderer care relieving him of every
burden, reading aloud to him and
calling into his life and last days
all that he could of hope and cheer
for now the Chef was indeed grow
old. The French are fond of colcr
and of brightness and the little
home was indeed and in truth a
picture to look upon. There were
mountain peak. far in the ra>I,
ground; a lovely ribbon of water
came all the way from the distant
hills with its pebbly bottom, wind
ing in and out and crossing their
place; the little vineyard was heavy
with its fruit, and at Easter the per-
fume of the lilies filled the place.
The Struggling village was road
way, andtravelers going north from
the country of the Pyrenees were
always stopping for refreshment and
information. The Chef had been
wise in choosing his last homestead
for there could hardly be found a
more desirable district in the vine
yards of southern France. But one
night in early summer the soul of
that old man was beckoned to and
it went forth; and jacques marked
that the peace of God came into his
face. The children followed the
coffin of their friend into the church
and after they threw blossoms into
the grave and sang hymns and went
home quickly and sad, to talk over
how sorry they felt and how much
they would miss his dear face.
Jacques went in and out the house
aimlessly for days, until the Cure
seeing how things were going went
to see him, bringing lad along,
The Honolulu times. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1902-1911, 1903-06-01


And so the weeks and months
sped on full of toll, but full of con-
tent and peace. When the Sunday
came the children would come early
for their milk and rolls, running
into the paddock to speak to Moo
moo, or over to the little lake to
give the white swans some crumbs,
whistling to the linnets in the door
way, and then with bunch of
flowers in their hands, picked by
Jacques, off for home and church
On the greater festivals of the
year, at Christmas and at Easter the
old man would see that they had a
little sugar basket full of tiny eggs
of all colors, a pretty butterfly or
little angel with pink and blue
wings; and he would tell them that
they must always be good children
and mind what theCVe should tell
them, and never, never disobey their
parents. And they would promise
and go home with their little gifts
telling their mother how much they
loved the kind old Chef.
In the living room of the little
bontique were many books and
pictures that the old man had
sought from time to time and the
villagers liked to come to chat for
an hour, when the work of the vine
yard or the mulberry care was over,
and the soft, calm air of the evening
was theirs. 1t was their delight to
hear any news from the far north or
the gay capital that Jacques had
received perhaps from some boy
friend in some Of those parts. or
some general news of the world
from the great mart of London or
even New York. Many of the
French peasantry are of the
more wide-awake and intelligent
class eager to talk, to learn and to
know. And not o few have proved
themselves experts and scientific.
Often and often scholars and gen
tlemen take up the vineyard and
wine-making, for where there is no
failure in the vintage, it proves
lucrative venture.
Such was now the life of the
father and the son in that new home
to the south of France. Jacques
sometimes rccollected when his
young mother left them, for he was
a clever lad of seven years; and he
did not either forget his little sister
Fanchon, who died shortly after and