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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-05

majority of the ladies. There are but
few residences or homes occupied.
They are chiefly boarding houses now.
This is the direct result Of the busy
month when the divorce courts turned
out an average daily grist of 213 de-
crees, a total aggregation of 6.391. for
the month of November, 1913. On the
other hand, many are reunited WHO
had been estranged before.
Several prominent and highly esteem
ed citizens are residing for the present
in the city jail, while as many prison
ers are released, their Innocence having
been proved beyond q doubt since the
advent of the Marian.
Everybody has read the famous
Truth Issue of the Anaconda Copper
Sheet It has been translated into
fourteen languages. AS is we'll known,
it was caused by an unexpected visit
of the Marian to the editorial rooms
just as the printers devils began their
nightly rush for copy
We need not describe that memora-
bic sheet poke. edition, size by 9
inches, it's advertising columns of bar
gains reduced to facts and four sticks
of nonpareil, it's society news shorn Of
all glory or glowing adjectives, the mi
croscopic corner occupied by police
items Invested Of their padding, re-
minding one of row of brownie skele-
tons; the page devoted to paying gold
mines and rich strikes in the Klondike
shrunk by the hydraulic pressure of
that Marian eye to five lines, the I'M
complimentary nature Of the remarks
about the ''greenroom" and the re-
suits thereof-all this Is we'll known
to our readers. This was the last &c :
ton destined to be issued from the
Copper Sheet fonts. That paper is now
no more. The building was burned to
the ground that night. The editor was
forced to fly for his life, but he after
ward made great fortune by printing
souvenir editions of the Truth ISSUE
which have been sold in all parts of
the world The editor has since retired
to private life.
That the Marian monster finally
travelled over this great country of
ours, seeking whom he might devour,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-05

WHAT DID YOU COME HERE FoR?"
and that wreckage and destruction fol-
lowed in his path are matters of cur
rent history. We need not repeat them
here.
When he created such terrible havoc
in our halls of congress, as a result of
which we have had to call extra cleo
lions to fill the numerous vacant seats
in both houses on account of the Doodle
and bribery scandals; when he tam
pered with the presidents message,
which told us how many millions ac-
crued to that noble statesman from the
sugar trust; when our marts of COM
merce had been closed by him; when
the Stock Exchange had been made the
abode Of spiders and silence; when at
the last he committed the heinous
crime of disclosing and therefore de-
stroying the methods by which a mod
ell machine made city government was
conducted in our great vice protecting
city of New York; wher, in short, our
whole system of living had been turned
upside down and inside out by the Ar
chimedes screw of that compelling eye,
it was time for the nation to rebel. And
we did.
No common methods would avail to
rid us of a visitor who could render
himself invisible to the police when
wanted. So day Of public hypnotism
was appointed. On that day, Dec %,
1913, at 10 a. M, the whole country
joined in an effort to hypnotic the
Marian back to his lair in the empy-
rean. Standing under the open sky and
looking toward the east, every person
in the United States over eighteen
years of age concentrated his thoughts
and prayers upon that one object
The hum of industry was stopped;
every train and mill and store and fac
tory in the whole vast area of the CONT
nent was blanketed in one tremendous
silence as the millions of people faced
the morning sun as though by the
swing of mighty pendulum swayed
by common human impulse, for every
soul on earth has some dread Of a pow
er which compels the unvarnished
truth at all times.
The common enemy was in Washing
ton at the time, ascending the steps of
the Congressional library So many
hostile thought currents focused up i
his will proved too much for him. He
was overwhelmed by an inclination to
call his air ship and journey again
homeward
At 1920 black speck appeared in
the sky above the gilded dome of the
library. At 1870 he stepped into lis
,conjured air ship, and the awful eye
was seen to close slowly three times as
the vessel rosa above the city.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-05

Admiral Dewey and General Miles
are the best Of friends, but they don't
mind knocking" each other good-nat-
uredly. They went down to Mount
Vernon together on some holiday
when, naturally, there were hundreds
of visitors to the old home and burial
place of the Father of His Country
General Miles seemed much impressed.
He silently contemplated the crowd for
a few minutes, and then said:
''What, 1 wonder would Washing
ton say if he we're suddenly to ap-
pear here in the flesh now"
you mean just at this momentT'
asker the admiral, with a suspicious
twinkle in his eye.
Yes, certainly" answered Miles, a
trifSe annoyed that his companion had
failed TO catch the inspiration Of his
thought.
II Rally don't know" said the adj
miral, whose twinkle by this time had
become really malicious, unless he
asked how the blazes you ever sue
ceeded in getting the job you hold
Detroit Free Press
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-05

"Pincher Shoes promote profanity
and corns; will cripple for life After
one pair you will never wear any
otherH'
Farther down in the suburbs the
most astounding posters met the eye:
cat the Grand! The Screamer Opera
company! Worst of the seasons tor
tures!' And the portraits of the beau
tiful stars of that troupe We're distorted
into the faces of wrinkled old women.
Coming next week! Smallest show
on earth! No animals worth seeing;
jokes all musty with age; 2 cents
worth for only half dollar!'
The campaign notices Of our estima-
BILE townmen who are now running for
office on various tickets we forbear to
publish. 1t would be too narrowing.
This public terror must be hunted
down. Such things must not be in our
law abiding city. No one is safe while
this monster is abroad. A mass meet
ing is to be called tonight. The Martian
must go!
Locals from the city columns of Butte
Daily Digger, Sept. 81, 1913:
Since the appearance on our streets
at mysterious intervals of the man
from Mars most of the doctors and
lawyers signs have disappeared. The
occupation Of the latter is gone when
every one in the court room, themselves
and witnesses included, tells the exact
truth. The Marian is a daily visitor at
the courthouse.
Various rumors indicate that the re-
cent revolution against medical men
began with one Mike Doolan of the
Anaconda mine. 1t seems that DR..
Dash, the company physician, while
writing a prescription for Mike was
startled by the sudden appearance of
the giant form and truth extracting
eye of the Marian; hence Doolan's dis
covery that all the potent symbols on
the bit of white paper signifed no
more than salt, water and soda.
Faith" he was heard to declaim to
a gaping crowd of listeners, "an' if
thet's phwat we're payin' him foive
hoonderd dollars mont fer we moight
as we'll put ii into a few tons O. sody
crackers an TAX it thot way livery
marnin', begorry!'
The man from Mars was reforming
the schools yesterday with his optical
search light. During his visit to the
high school the history lesson was a
marvellous disclosure. Heroes were
shown up to be only very common
men, Washington had told several lies
and sworn several swears Youth was
instructed that goodness is Siamese
twin brother to loneliness; that many
ba5 people are happy and various 9TH
e truths that caused the dismissal bell
to ring in agitated haste al 2:30. At
the general teachers meeting like
commotion was caused by the same
planetary headlight. We refrain from
publishing the remarks of the superin
tendent to bis teachers The Marian
must go!
y
From the Evening Continental,
Butte, Mont, dated Sept. "a, 1913, ex-
ira edition:
NARROWING HORRORi
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-05

%ONSISTING of clippings from
various newspapers, files Of
1913.
From the Butte (Mont.) Daily
Digger, Sept II, 1913:
Yesterday afternoon q remarkable
circumstance occurred on the volcanic
eminence west of the city, known as
Big Butte. 1t was an adventure of two
miners who had been prospecting for
the new mineral silvoro. They had I'M
hooked their patent divining rod from
a ledge of rock where they had located
a lead of the precious metal, the natu-
raj amalgam of gold and silver, now so
much more in demand than the old
fashioned gold.
The electric f1laments on the finder of
the appliance were observed to be in a
state Of great agitation. Instead of
searching the face of the cliff for sill
voro, as the delicate threads were &C.
customed to do, they were waving Wild
ly toward the western sky. Upon look
ing in that direction what was the as
constituent of the men to behold what
appeared to be a strange bird of gigan-
tic proportions flying swiftly toward
them. TransfXed with fear, they
watched the terrifying object as it
dropped it's inflated black wings and
settled noiselessly to earth near the
spot where they stood.
On nearer view it seemed to be a sort
of air ship. It's machinery cleaned with
s1lvoro, which explained the action Of
the divining rod. Over it's side ap-
peared the head of a most grotesque
parsonage. Steadying his uncanny
craft, he leaped out with surprising
agility. He was of alarming height,
and his head seemed to center toward
one terrible eye in the middle of his
face.
He approached and spoke to them in
strange kind of Eng fish, saying he
was well acquainted with the races Of
the earth at distance, having studied
their ways and listened to their vari-
Gus languages through the astronom-
ical apparatus III one of the public OBJ
servatories in his home on the planet
Mars
Conversing genially all the way, the
miners brought their strange guest in
to the city He was not to be seen
when the reporter called at late hour
last night. He is said to be remarka-
BILE in appearance, nearly twelve feet
in height and clad in garments woven
of one piece without seams.
His awestruck captors aver that his
one eye possesses basilisk power, but
in a peculiar and alarming direction
that of evoking absolute truth from
the unfortunate victim it's tascinat-
ing glare; that, no matte What is in
the speakers mind to say unvar-
nished truth, however uny aa SAINT it
may be, comes from his lips with that
dreadful eye upon him.
They also ascribe to their celestial
visitor among otller black arts the
power of becoming Invisible at will
whenever and to whomever he chooses.
Possibly the latter faculty belongs also
to his air ship, as no trace of it can be
found on Big Butte.
But should his possession Of this
truth compelling power Of eye prove to
be fact it is rather disquieting to
speculate upon the direful changes that
may be wrought in human affairs by
the presence of this unique being in
our midst.
~
Clipped from the Anaconda (Mont.)
Copper Sheet, Sept. 16, 1913:
Many accounts have been given Of
the man from Mars who arrived last
week from the sky. He has been seen
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-05
THE EYE
OF TRUTH
By LILLIAN G. PASCHAL
Copyright, 1902, by Lillian C. PaschGl
By LILLIAN c. PASCHAL
Copyright, 1902, by Lillian C. PaschGl

@ CONSISTING of clippings from
various newspapers, files Of
1913.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-05
Deweys Shot nc nfilas.

lift,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-05

Write for our complete list of
farms for sale. Address,
J. H. LUERS, Cresco, Iowa.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-05
NARROWING HORROR!
The Marian Murderer! Done to Death
Pulled From the Pulpit!

The Rev. DR.. Blank, pastor of the
Peoples church, lies in a critical con-
dition at the City hospital, the victim
of violence at the hands of his own
parishioners.
The Sabbath quiet of that church
was rudely broken by scene of riot
and bloodshed. No clear account can
be obtained, though we append exclu-
sive interviews with prominent mem
bers who were present.
But it seems that regular service was
in progress when the magnetic presence
Of the Marian was felt by all, and it is
presumed that his evil spell was over
the minister, the eloquent Rev. Blank,
and caused those astounding utter
ances which enraged his usually de-
corous congregation into insurrection
against him.
They rose as one man and literally
tore him from the pulpit. He escaped,
though seriously injured, through a
side door and was taken to the hospi
tai Fears for his safety even in case
Of recovery are entertained, SO great is
the feeling against him.
The crowd was dispersed by officers
of the law amid much excitement. The
Marian must go!
From the New York Earth, Jan. L,
1949:
THE SCOURGE REMOVED.
This is the day of special thanksgiv-
ing appointed by the president to show
our gratitude that a national scourge
has been mercifully lifted from our
land. We may once more walk freely
forth into the light of day without fear
of the immense shadowy form and
piercing eye Of the Marian who has
caused a reign Of terror in the United
States for the last three months. Some
little resume of his career may not be
amiss here.
In the town where he first appeared,
Butte, Mont, there are yet traces Of
his ravages. He put an entire stop to
the system of social calls among the Ia
dies. Instead Of joyful greetings the
caller met with such remarks from her
thingw and "What did you come here
for?'
To which the visitor responded, to
her own horror as we'll as that of her
dear friend, Just to see if you had
bought any new furniture to replace
that shabby stuff in your parlor."
1t grew too dangerous. After the first
week of hair pullings all calling ceased.
No woman could call her tongue her
own with the baleful Marian influence
upon her. For the same reason there
have been no dances at the clubs this
entire season, and the churches and
schools are yet in a chaotic condition.
The town itself is now divided in
half, East Butte being the abode of the
larger part of the grown male popula-
ton and West Butte occupied by the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-05
Dental Notice.

DR.. E. E. Cook, dentist, will visit
Glen Haven from Monday noon
until Wednesday noon of each week
and will be at Beetown remainder
of the week. 35tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-05
Dental Notice.

We, the dentists of Lancaster
will close our Office on Wednesday
of each week till Oct. 18th.
j. III. REED,
"a lift. G.. S. MOORE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-05
MaSons and Builders Attention!

I still have on hand little of that
famous Carbon plaster-the best
plaster made. It is unequaled for
patching. GEO. H. REED
Stf. Lancaster, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-05
Dental Notice.

I, the Lancaster dentist, will not
close my office on Wednesday Of
each week during the summer.
15tf. G.. G.. MARROW.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-05
Notice.

Hereafter we will positively do no
delivering after 6 p. m, including
Saturdays. L. ALT & Sons.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-05

by few, but it appears that little es-
capes his eye. That forceful orb wreaks
itself upon inanimate things as well as
upon man. IT has evidently been turned
upon the billboards of the city during
the past night, SO changed are they
from yesterday. Such advertisements
as these confronted the startled gaze of
our citizens this morning:
"Quack-AlPs Hair Destroyer! War
ranted to produce gray hair and bald
ness in one month";
Harvard Gleanings. Most indigesti-
BILE of breakfast foodsp'
Satin Skin Soap! Ruins the hands
and complexion
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-05

The annual payment to pensioners
of the war with Spain now approx
mates S2.70O,000 and $4,000 applica-
tons are pending.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-05
IOWA FARM BARGAINS!

No. 200 Extra.
12O acres, 5 miles from Cresco, 3
miles to Ridgeway, Ia,; has $250O
worth of buildings; 100 acres pillow
land balance is timber pasture and
somewhat rolling. 1t is worth $55
per acre. This farm is for sale at
$40. so per acre. Easy terms.
No. pol Extra.
300 acres II miles from Cresco,
Ia, 2 miles to Granger, Mimi; about
10 acres under cultivation, 80 acres
is quite rolling but is extra good
pasture and grub land; has a good
7-room house and barn, two wells;
shade and apple trees and other
fruit trees. Price only 81 per acre.
Easy terms.
i
No. 202 Extra.
415 acres II miles from Cresco,
Ia., miles to Line Springs, Iowa;
$50 acres under the pillow, balance is
heavy timber and timbered pasture;
has new S-room two-story house,
new Sexes barn, extra good well
and wind mill, granary, etc. An
extra good stock farm. Price only
$48.OO per acre. Easy terms.
No. 203 Extra.
800 acres 6 miles west of CrescO, 2
miles from another railroad station.
Nearly all under cultivation; nearly
level land, black soil. Has a good
set of buildings Of all kinds; is near
school, church and town. Price for
a short time only $3.50 per acre.
Easy terms.
Write for our complete list of
farms for sale. Address,
j. H. LUERS, Cresco, Iowa.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-12-24

Hon. p. ]. Crogan OF th,s place. received
a telegram Tuesday morning conveying the
sad news of his brothers death az Grafton
that day. James c ciogan. who had been
with the Il. & o. for az years aud several
years as passenger conductor. He has
been residing at Cumberland for some
time and was walking through the yards
Tuesday morning and while In the act OF
passing between two big engines going in
opposite directions was caught by the
tenders and rolled several feet injurlng
him internally so that he was unconscious
when picked up. Several ribs were broken
and crushed into his lungs. He was taken
10 his boarding house and Drs. Lanham.
Powell. Ellis aud Warden did what 4hey
could TO relieve him but death soon came
to his relief The remains were shipped
To his home In Cumberland that evening
aud the funeral takes place today under
the auspices Of the Brotherhood OF Rail-
way Conductors. The deceased was about
fifty years Of age and leaves wife aud
three children lie was born and raised in
this county and was one Of the best men In
the IL. & o. service a brother was killed
in Texas about two years ago who was
conductor on railroad down there. Hon.
p. ]. Crogan from here. is away attending
the funeral today
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-12-24
Guests at the BastiIe.

The Hotel de Jail IS doing a rushing bust
ness now. Qai,e number OF guests are
registered at this well known boarding
house and some Of them will probably re-
main all winter for their health and their
county's good Emery Shrou, Is here for
sixty days for larceny. Joe Lawson Of
iona. fifteen days on one Of the various
charges against him. John Burke Of Roda-
mers, six months for cutting fellow in a
frscas several years ago. Z. Crimes for
taking fofcibIe possession Of the B. & O.
railroad, and Basil Uphold again, who
arrived Yesterday by mail from Bruceion.
charged with an over fondness for other
peoples meat and chickens. lie spent con
siderable time here before on varied
assortment, Of charges against him and now
comes up again for winter quarters. lie
was brought up by Isaac Newton Adey, the
mail carrier from Brandonviile, who brought
tao kinds Of mail, one kind in sacks and the
other kind in breeches
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-12-24
MOUNT ZION
Correspondence of the Argus.
a merry Christmas.

Correspondence of the Argus
merry Christmas.
Soon We will greet 1904
Make II glad Xmas for some one.
Drhe true spirit OF Christmas is giving not
receiving.
and yours.
Pardon us for our absent space as there
has been nothing doing here.
Rev Gates with the help OF two ministers
from Pa. begun protracted meeting at
the Mt. Union church out on Beech Run
Hin last Friday night.
NJ. T. Martin the Mount Zion school
teacher gave a Spelling Bee to his pupils
on the nth, OF this month
Ebri Lision swears Vengeance against
the Democrats In the coming campaign as
he predicts he will count two It's great
little boy.
Ezra Forman left last Tuesday for Austin
where he has been cooking for tho Lsion
Lumber Camp.
Raymond Garner OF near your town has
been arond amoung friends.
J. FulIner who has been confined in the
Hospital at Morgantown with typhoid
fever the past six or seven weeks Is spend.
Ing few days now with his parents
o. p. Graham OF Goa Meirosc ST. ~
Morgantown, spent few days with friends
and relatives OF Preston.
G. l.. Dusenberry got the horns OF the
aged deer which without doubt will make
great relic among the hunters OF old
"Ciookcd toe.
The farmers have been making good use
Of the snow hauling coal and lime rock.
Albert Harmed who has been working al
Piltsburg, Pa. is visiting the parental roof
and will likely spend the holidays with
parents.
Mr.. Shaw OF Kingwood was among our
Saturday callers
John Graham OF Lcnox was on our roads
Saturday last
Mr., aud Mrs. George Duvall were visit
ing Mount Zion friends Saturday.
Chauncey Wilson aud Benton Graham
were Valley Point callers last Friday.
number OF our people attended the
burial Of S. N. Smith last Friday.
The KID.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-12-24
zAR JoTTINGs.
.spondence Of Tho Argus.

Correspondence OF The Argus.
Mrs Elizabeth Guthrie is very poorly.
Drummers have been plentiful here the
past week.
Emory Cupp and wife OF near Clifton Mills,
moved to Jonathan Spiksr's near here last
Wednesday
William Matthews Of Leslie. Pa. was
calling on friends here Tuesday.
Rev w H. Ringer Of Morgans Glade.
came to sec Alfred Kelly Wednesday.
V. c. Thompson OF Cleveland. Ohio.
was here Tuesday taking orders for Linsay
Hardware Co. Of Pittsburg. Pa
James Kelly Of Lenox was helping Ezra
Kelly butcher his hogs last week
Gay Guseman was at Brandonylle and
Bruceton on business last Tuesday.
Mrs. Ida Frankhouscr has been helping
to wait on Mrs Guthrie few days the
past week
Mason and Pich,ner Of Terra Alta. we're
here on business Friday
Mrs Mary Livengood has been visiting
friends at Cuzzsrt the past two weeks
Mrs. Carrie Maust came IN from Terra
Alta last Thursday TO wait on her mother
Mrs. Guthrie.
Rev Joseph Guthrie and daughter we're
IN our community last Thursday
Omega slrawsor. who has been dong
carpenter work for = K Miller the past
two months returned 10 his home near
Terra Alta Saturday
Henry Ringer Of Guseman was visiting
friends here Wednesday
Mrs. Martha Vansicklc and little son Asa
and Miss Mary Guthrie OF North Avenue.
we're visiting friends here last Saturday.
Joseph Alfred Kelly. died. a. his home
near here Saturday afternoon. December
-. 1903 aged 20 years. 9 months and 20
days. The deceased leaves an aged wife
and children. FIVE sons and three daaeh.
tors. to mourn their loss.