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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20
Ruskin at Home.

Frederic Harrison's new life Of
Ruskin contains the following descrip-
ton of the great apostle of beauty and
grace in women. He says: Not only
was he in social intercourse one Of the
most courteous and sweetest of
friends, but he was in manner one of
the most fascinating and impressive
beings whom l ever met. | have
talked with Carlyle and Tennyson,
with Victor Hugo and Mazzini, with
Garibaldi and Gambetta, with John
Bright and Robert Browning, but no
one of these ever impressed me more
wildly with a sense of intense per-
sonality, with the ineXplicable light of
genius that seemed to well up spon-
taneously from heart and brain. 1t re-
mains a, psychological puzzle how one
who could write with passion and
scorn such as Carlyle and Byron never
reached, who in pint was so often
Athenasius contra mundum, WHO
opened every written assertion with Il
know" was in private life one of the
gendest, gayest, humblest of men.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20

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would be required to authenticate
such a story as this. Indeed /
doubt whether any finite number
of mere human witnesses could ever
make me believe it. Half a dozen of
the most credible people whom / know
are agreed as to the facts, and l myself
was present when the affair came to it's
close, yet / cannot make UP my mind
In regard to it.
The incidents as they are alleged to
have taken place are exceedingly SIM
pie. Stanley Winthrop was man who
had been much given to athletic sports
in his early life. When he was in col
lege and was little, snub nosed, free
killed. schoolboy used to look up to him
and envy his fame. He was the son of
the richest man in our town.
Shortly after the close of his college
life Winthrop inherited nearly all his
fathers property. He travelled for a
few years and then settled down to
quiet and monotonous life in our town,
which was nothing in the winter and
not very much in the summer, to be
frank about it.
When he was nearly forty years old
he made a most unrOmantic match. He
married a girl who had been born and
bred in the town and was content to
live there all her days with her hus-
band. By that time had sought wider
fields, and my knowledge of Winthrop
was derived from home letters and
from brief renewals of acquaintance in
summer vacations.
Mrs. Winthrop lived about two years
in placid state of beatitude, as I am
informed, and then she died of pneu-
monia.
Some one wrote to me that Winthrop
was taking his bereavement very hard;
that his condition gave alarm to his Sis
ter and other near relatives who lived
with him in the big house in Maynard,
which is the name of our town. He
seemed to show no power of recovery,
no interest whatever in life 1t was
necessary, indeed, to take some pains
with him in order that he might not
neglect the proper nourishment Of his
quires fuel.
Some weeks after receiving this ac-
count / received a letter from my
mother. will quote few lines Of it
here:
STANLEY Winthrop does not improve
in health, but he has made up his mind
to travel for a few months, and they
hope that that will benefit him. There
is strange story about this intention
of his, and I am going to tell it to you,
although you are such a skeptic that
you will think it mere nonsense. had
it from his sister. and it has impressed
me very strongly.
"It seems that Stanley has slept very
little and that that has been the chief
cause of their worrying about him.
Last Tuesday morning when he came
down to breakfast Marion. Winthrop's
sister, remarked that he looked re-
markedly well. He told her that he had
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20

had a wonderful nights rest. There
seemed to be some peculiar meaning in
what he said, and she questioned him.
He tried to avoid a direct answer until
he became convinced that his silence
would worry Marion more than the
truth and then he admitted having had
remarkable dream.
"It was no more than that he seemed
to be in room which was different
from any that he could remember. He
declined to describe it to Marion, but
said that the impression which it made
upon him was extremely vivid, so that
he could not fail to recognize the room
in case he should ever really see it.
AS I stood looking at it in my DREAM
said he i began to wonder why l was
there, and presently in the gentlest
and best possible way that you can
imagine the explanation took posses
sion of my mind. That is the room
where | shall die. | received no init
nation as to when the event will oc-
cur, or how, or in what town or even
in what land the room exists or will
exist, but somewhere l shall find Il.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20

Joseph O'Brien is an Irishman who
has travelled all over the world, served
in til royal navy and knows every
body. You can never mention man
or a fact or anything else but Joe
knows it.
One evening I was sitting in de
cent public with some friends dis
cussing the recent events.
l closed my remarks with quota
ton from "Coriolanus," and just then
Joe walked III and happened to hear it.
"Who said that?" said Joe.
"Oh, Coriolanus. OF course you knew
him"
mo, | never knew him, but | knew
his people. A fine old Roscommon fam
lily, the O'Lanuses. | knew all his
brothers, but | never knew Cory
Philadelphia Ledger
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20
Leaf Cutting Bees.

The leaf cutting bees are near rela-
tives of the honey and humble bees,
which they closely resemble. They de-
rive their name from the habit you
have observed of cutting out bits of
leaves for their cells. The circular
pieces are for the ends of the cells and
the oblong pieces for the sides. These
cells are usually in burrows cut into
wood, for some of the leaf cutting bees,
like the carpenter bees, have the talent
of cutting holes into wood.-St. Nicho-
las.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

State of Wisconsin, Grant county court
In probate
In the matter of the estate OF Frank Ker-
kenbuSh, deceased,
Letters of administration on the estate of
Frank Kerbenbush, late of Rockville Wis.,
deceased having been issued to Anna
KerkenbuSh
Notice is hereby given, that the creditors of
said Frank Kerkenbush deceased, are allow
ed and limited by order of this court until
and including the 1st Tuesday ofDec., 1908. be
ing the lst day of said mo- To, to present their
claims and demands against said Frank
KerkenbuSh, deCe3 led, to the county
court for examin0 .on and allowance
Notice is also Hereby given, that the
claims and den Ands SO presented will be
examined and adjusted by this court, at the
office of the county judge, at the court
house, in the city of Lancaster, in said coun-
ty, on the I'd Tuesday of December, 1908.
( Dated this goth day of Nav, 1903.
BY the Court,
E. B. GOODSELL, County Judge.
(First insertion June 6; last June 27)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20


gestion Stanley Winthrop had set out
upon his travels.
He was absent about eighteen
months, returning in late June, when
the pretty town is at its best. l was in
formed that he had aged very much
and that his wanderings had done him
no good.
1t had been my intention to spend
that summer in Maynard, and | was
glad to know that Winthrop was to be
there. for I had come to like him ex-
ceedingly during my brief sight of him
after his affection. / arrived in May
nard on the LIST day of July, and in the
afternoon called on Winthrop. 1t was
very hot day. and he was in his room,
which, because of it's location, is eXcep-
tionally cool in summer. The window
seat had been extended and cushioned
since the date of my last view of the
apartment, and it made sort OF couch,
very comfortable and inviting. When
Winthrop arose and came forward to
greet me perceived that he was quite
feeble 1t seemed impossible that a
man whose figure still declared the
great strength which he had once pos
sessed should walk with the slow eau
ton of an invalid while yet free of any
grave disease However, one may al
most call grief disease if one looks
only at the symptoms, and certainly
the continuous brooding upon an IT.
remediable loss may be a matter for
the anxious consideration Of doctor.
/ lied cheerfully to Winthrop, saying
that he was looking very well.
you're mighty comfortable here" I
added. They've changed the room all
about since / had the pleasure of see
ing it last. That's a great nook you
have there by the window"
Standing by my side, he surveyed it
with a smile.
Curious idea,'' he said, waving his
hand toward the farther end of the
window seat, where something like the
rolling arm of an old fashioned ma
hogany sofa had been placed to sup
port the cushions. Ibid you ever see
anything like it?"
"Never," replied.
marion did all this while I was
away" said he. II think she believed
that this room had exercised a bad in
fluence upon me. l had left it just as
as it used to be when-you under
stand"
"It's much more cheerful now.' I
fastened to say. Marion is a great
sister. You ought to be very good to
her."
81 am going to be so good to her."
he replied, ''that shall never tell her
what she has done. l shall offer my
thanks to her in secret, but l am going
to tell you because you're a notorious
skeptic and, furthermore, because you
are man who may be trusted to keep
his own counsel. This thing may in
terest you
He went to desk in the corner and
unlocked a drawer, from which he
took a sealed envelope. Upon it were
written in his hand this line, ITO be
opened after my DEATH" and a date.
"Just before l went away" he said.
putting his finger upon the date, 81
carried this envelope with me-and
brought it back.
The last words were added with a
peculiar expression. At that instant l
knew what was in the envelope. The
same idea that I had expressed to nv
mother had come to Winthrop. At his
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20
ESTATE-Anizet Maurer, dec.

State of Wisconsin, County Court of Grant
Co.-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at a special
term of the County Court. TO be held in and
for said county, at the Court House in the
city of Lancaster, in said county, on the End
Tuesday of July, 1903, being the 14th day
in the afternoon, the following matter will
be hear d and considered
The applica ton of Josephine Durley to ad-
nit to probate the last will and testament
of Anizet Maurer, late of the town of Potosi
in said county, deceased, and the appoint
ment of an administrator of the estate OF
said deceased, either with or without said
will annexed as the court shall adjudge
proper.
BY order of the Court,
JAS. MCBRIEN,
Register in Probate, Grant 90.
Dated June IL, 1903.
(First insertion June II: last July d.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20
= STA rE-Thomas B. Ennor, deceased.

p STA LE-InOndS D. EnnOf, ueC6astU,
State of Wisconsin, County Court of Grant
County-In Probate
Notice is hereby given that at the special
term of the county court to be held in and
for said county, at the Court House. in the
city of Lancaster, in said county, on the Isl
Tuesday of July, A. d.. 1908, being the
18th day of July, 1903, at the hour of one
o'clock in the afternoon, the following mat
ter will be heard and considered:
The application of Tirza B. Ennor for the
estate of Thomas B. Ennor, late of the town
of Potosi, in said county, deceased.
By order of the Court,
E. B. GOODSELL, County Judge.
Dated June /, 1908.
(First insertion June s. last June 20.)
Herman Buchner, Attorney.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20
American Saved by British Consul.


Some years ago an American sailor,
named Hoskins, got into trouble at
Valparaiso for striking a policeman.
He was condemned to be shot the next
day. Mr.. Loring, the American con-
sui, tried to save him, but in vain. The
authorities would pay no attention.
Next morning when all was ready for
the execution the British consul came
running up. "Loring," he cried, "you
are not going to let them shoot that
MANI"
"What can l do?" said the other in
despair. II have said all l could"
''Give me your flag quick!'' shouted
the Englishman, who had already a
union jack in his hand. ''Now shoot"
he shouted defantly; ''shoot if you
dare through the heart of Britain and
American They did not dare, and so
a Briton saved an American.-Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20
Execution Sale.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, ao

COUNTY OF GRANT, %
In Circuit Court.
E. Williams, Plaintiff VS.. John j. LooneY,
Defendant.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of an
execution issued out of the Circuit court for
Grant county, Wisconsin upon judgment
rendered in said court on the 3rd day of
April A. D.. 1902, and docketed in the office
of the clerk of said Circuit court on said Bird
day of April, A, d, 1902, in favor of the
above named plaintiff and against the above
named defendant to me directed and dellv-
cred by the plaintiffs attorneys. have this
18th day of May, A. D., 1903, levied upon all
the right, title and interest the defendant
had on the Bird day of April A. D., 1902 the
day on which said judgment was rendered
and docketed as aforesaid in the office of
the clerk of the circuit court for said Grant
County, Wisconsin, or has since acquired in
and will on the Both day of June, A. D., 1909
at one O'Clock in the afternoon of said day
at the front door of the poStoffice in the viii
lage of Hazel Green in said county, offer for
sale and sell at public vendue to the highest
and best bidder or bidders for cash or so
much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy
said judgment and interest and the costs of
sale all of the following described real
estate lying and being in the county of
Grant and state of Wisconsin. to-wit:--Lots
three 90 and four az in block six (6) E
Grant county, according to the recorded
plat thereof.
Dated Sheriff'S office, Lancaster. WiScon-
sin, this 18th day of May A. D.. 1908.
j. w. WATSON,
Sheriff, Grant Co.. Wis.
SpenSley & McIlhon, Plaintiffs attorneys.
P. o, address-Mineral Point Wis CIV
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20

The man who is never seriously sick
was finally persuaded by anxious
friends to apply to the physician for a
prescription. He looked at the abbre-
waited Latin and the signs which in
dictate quantity and said:
Il suppose you got this out of a
book?"
Yes, originally"
"a man had to trust to his memory
or copy it out of another book" .
Certainly"
"And a compositor set it up"
eyes"
'And proofreader took a turn at
it?"
Naturally"
"And now you're depending on your
recollection to get it correct"
But my dear sir"
II know-you're not man to take
needless chances. But I'm too timid
to trust my physical safety to any
thing that seems so much like hearsay
evidence. Washington Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20

Mr.. McNattin of Lincoln ILL.,, says, about
four weeks ago I was taken with severe
cold and soon became so hoarse that I
could not speak louder than whisper and
then only with an effort. Harris Honey and
Horehound was recommended to me. be-
gan it's use and am pleased to say the first
dose helped me and three days treatment
cured me- AS pleasing to the taste as
maple syrup. Sold by Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20

THE Wright house is the right place
to stop. You will also find on sale
here the Standard cent cigar, made
in Galena.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20

You feel mean, cross, ugly, down in the
mouth. nothing goes right. Bad liver. Bet
ter take Rocky Mountain Tea; drives away
the blues 35c at Benefits.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20

On the first indication of kidney trouble
stop it by taking Foley's Kidney Cure Jos.
Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20

VIOLIN for sale, for particulars in
quire of III. S. Gerlach at this office.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20

IF YOU WANT some good business
or living rooms call on Ed I'll. HYDE. tt
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20
THE CLOSING
SCENE *
By HOWARD FIELDING
Copyr5oht, 1909, by Charles W. Hooke

DO not know how much testimony
would be required to authenticate
such a story as this. Indeed 1
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-08
COMMITTEES ASSIGNMENTS
Cause a Howl--The West Gets Most
 of the Plums.

Washington Special to Brooklyn Eagle.
 The organization of the committees of the House had not been announced thir- ty minutes before there was a great howl they described as the unfair and unjust way Speaker Cannon had treated them in the distribution of .plums Representa- tive De Armond of Missouri voiced the speech on the floor of the House. attack ing the Speaker for the partisan manner in which the committees were made up. A number of Eastern Republicans have the new committees were not framed with a view to providing equal represen- tation on them for all parts of the coun- try. The important committees of the House are decidedly Top sided, with the top heaviness in favor of the West to 2 great extent. V
 The preponderance of representatives from Ohio Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin calls the remark about "Tte United States of Ohio" Uncle Joe has certainly treated his colleagues from the Middle West in d handsome manner in distribut- the representatives from the East suffer ed in consequence.
 Of the afty-six committees appointed today the chairmanship of thirey-five big States this side of the Ohio River. In diana and Illinois alone have ten com. mittee chairmanshir,s between them. while Iowa and Ohio divide eleven of the best committees in the House There are seventeen committees in the House which easily rank above others in importance, and each of them has seventeen members. The ordinary run of committees have from seven to fourteen members. Of the seventeen leading committees the chair. manships are distributed to the States as follows; Iowa. 8; Ohio, 8; Wisconsin. g. Indiana, 2; Illinois, ?; Michigan. 1; New York. 2: New Jersey. l. In othe. words. Eastern States get three chair. manships and Western States get the rest.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-08

Sun. ike all other intelligent newspapers. sees that the. country needs safe and conservative President, which Roosevelt is not. Ii understands the sentiment of the country and knows that the Demo- crats cannot possibly elect a rainbow chaser. It knows that with such man as Cleveland. on a platform he would en- dorse. the chances for Democratic suc- cess are unusually bright Therefore it turns to him.
 But, as we have said. The Sun. in the editorial from which we have quoted, was ailuding to the historical fact that no man has ever declined q nomination for the Presidency when 'tendered him through the convention of united party. Nominations for viee-President have been refused, but for the higher office never. Then the argument of The Boston Post is equally significant The Post Is sound Democratic newspaper and it speaks with much positiveness as to what MT. Cleveland should do. "He must ac- cept.n That is. if the National Conven- ton unites on him he will have no right to refuse and The Post thinks he will not. We agree with it As we have here- tofore said, we are not very hopeful that the party will unite on him. but we know that it is not at all impossible. If 1t does so unite he will have no choice. and ne will not refuse.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-08
TAMMANY AND HILL.
An Alliance That is Looked on with
 Favor.

New York Herald.
 That leader Murphy has placated those of the Tammany leaders who have been inimical to him is a certainty. For sew eral days he has been in communication with David B. Hill, and It was said at ,rammany Hall that MT. Hill and MT. Murphy had arrived at positive under standing
 Mir. Hin desires that the next delega- ton from the State shall support Judge Alton B. Parker and Mir. Murphy. while ha is willing to agree to the nomination of any strong candidate for the Pres- idefiey wishes to nominate New fork city man for Governor. His candidate ls Controller Edward M. Grout. MT. ttiii has no objection to MT. Grouts nomina- ton, because he believes he could poll a bi1. vote in New York city and probably could get the organized vote up the State:
 The Announcement in The Herald thai MT. Hill and MT. Murphy had arrived al an understanding in regard to the situa- ton in the State was well received m iTammany Hall. It opened up prospects to which Tammany had given little con. alteration since the time of President Cleveland. 1t now appears to the Tam many leaders that if they can capture tnS State and Federal patronage they VII have more jobs than they can readily ols'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-08
HANNA AND ROOSEVELT.
Hanna Is Wanted as an Adviser fol Maxt Lear.

Next ~ear.
 Washington special to NeS York Herald.
 Fresident Roosevelt is now hoping that senator Hanna win consent to serve as member Of an advisory committee to the
 Natlonaf Committee during the next cam
 Senator Hanna and his friends concede
 ated, No matter what difference the Fresiqent and the Senator may have, the Ohio leader of the last two national cam paigns will be found advocating the elec-
 fion of Republican President next year ana supporting the Republican adminis- Senator Hanna's friends have been a
 little nettled at what they call the smart politics. which the administration has been playing with reference to him. The administration, they say, first sought to put Mir, Hanna on the shelf by starting movement for him for Vice President Then the President forced his candidacy in the last Ohio State con- yention by giyipg out statement at Walia Walla, Wash, in which he said: 'Of course those who are In favor of my nomination will favor such indorsement. There will be a difference, however, be- tween the President and Senator Hanna
 so long as the nomination of General ton. On this point they have agreed to disagree. Senator Hanna IS understood to have told the President last night that he considered General Wood an ambitious and interruptions adventurer, and intend- ed to fight him to the bitter end. On the other hand, the President told the Senator that General Wood was more than wort thy of promotion, and that Presi- dent Mckinley had promoted him four i, times for merit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-08
Did Grant Believe Tilden Was Elect.
 adp

Mrs ": F. Felton in Atlanta Journal.
 MT. Cnilds In an interview nearly twen- " years ago said General Grant was his guest when the votes were being counted TOT Hayes and for Tilden. He walked with MT, Childs to his office on the moe mentous day, and while leading Republi- cans contended that Hayes was sure V elected, General Grant quietly remarked: .ientlemen. 1t looks to me as If Tiiden Is
 Afterwards General Grant sent for MT. Childs to talk over the matter in Wash lngton City. He then said matters looked very complicated. People will moi he saf- is,,H ISned lI something is not done which looks
 He was agreeable to an electoral com were opposed to it. which he was sorry to see. They said if a commission is ap- pointed 1t will count in Tilden. 'Td sooI, CT nave Tilden than a President who you'd be stigmatIzed by fraud" said general Grant to Mr. Chiids
 But the Republicans were greatly m. posed to the commission and Senator Conkling told General Grant that Senator OnVer r. Morton, the leader of fine Sen- ate, was bitterly opposed to the plan of sny,c sne commission, 9 but If General Grant felt the matter he would do his utmost to nave the matter so through
 Leadlng Democrats in the house ana Mr. Conkiing in the Senate went to work ao organize the plan and policy and the commission went through
 General Grant acted in good faith ail through the business. said MT. Childs But TOT the change in the court Fyudrs Davis going off and Judge Bradley non- Ing on: Mir. Childs be ieved Mir. TiIdsn @ would nave been counted in, and in such ba1,a he was certain general Grant would nave, aaNe been In perfect harmony with its