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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-21
A HEDGE SCHOOL.

Peculiar Institution in Which Many
an Irishman Received His Education.
Mrs Elizabeth O'Reilly Neville, Ia
her recent volume of Irish sketches,
"Father Tom of Connemara," puts In
to the mouth Of an cid Irishwoman a
vivid description Of the "hedge
schools" which SO long afforded their
only chance of an education to the
peasant folk Of the "distressful coun-
thry," before the better days began.
"a hedge school," says Molly Null
laney, "was a cabin protected by a
mountain and hedge, and kept warm
by the sods of peat carried by the
childer every morning undher their
arms. The hedge schools turned out
some good scholars, too.
81 niver larned anything, but that
was just me luck. I was always last,
and there was only one book to each
class, and that was passed round from
hand to hand, when we stood up to
read and before it rachel me 1t was
always time to ate the dinners; and
whin we started again in the afther-
noon it was the same thing. Before
me turn came round it was time to go
home, for on account of the tree miles
Of lonely mountain road before me,
I had to lave airly.
II often fought" she added, reffec-
lively, "that the master might have
started sometimes at the foot, to give
me chance; but 1 suppose he niver
fought of it,"
'sBut you must have learned some
thing"
81 did. I larnt to make ten different
kinds Of cats cradles wild the aid of
me knuckles and a stirring. I larnt
how many laves there was on a daisy,
and how many seeds in the heart Of
wild strawberry, as well as how many
times could skip to the beat of
rope widout stopping, and how long
I could hould me breath undher water.
81 could swim like duck and climb
like a goat. l knew where the black
est sloes and the reddest bottled berries
grew; and how to tickle boy or girl
in front of me wild bunch Of nettleS
that would raise blisther half an
inch nigh, just before their turn came
to read. And knew how to run away
from the rache Of the masters cane
when a complaint went in"
...Did your mother never find out?'
"She did, in time; but what cud
she do to a cripple?'
ocfor.
can dye think any one but a cripple
would sit all day long and tache chill
dher, wild fish in the say widin q rod
Of him waiting to be caught, and kelp
on the beach waiting to be gathered?
But he was a great tacher entirely.
He had the longest rache l liver knew,
wild a cane at the end Of it."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-21
State Items of Interest.

Matthias Ippendorf, aged 65 years,
dropped dead in Racine while on his way
to board an interurban car for Milwau-
kee.
William Marx, attorney, Of Milwau-
kee. was sentenced to three and half
years Imprisonment for bribing wit
nesses to swear falsely.
John S. Gould, head of Gould, Wells
& Blackburn Company, Of Madison, died
at his home in Chicago. He was pion-
Ger groceryman of Chicago.
Albert J. Pitre died from injuries re-
ceived at Arbor Vitae. He was employ
ed in a sawmill and was struck by
plank. He was "a years Of age.
The postoffice at Niagara was robbed
the other day. The burglars got into
the office by unlocking the door and then
robbed the I'll of between 500 and 500.
Mark Moe Of Onalaska attempted to
fill lighted gasoline lamp. An exple-
sion followed and his hands and arms
were badly charred and his clothes burn
ed almost Off.
The ]. G. Flint Company Of Mifwau-
kee has been awarded the quarterly con-
tract for teas, coffees and spices to be
used in the State institutions. IL
amounts to about $1,000.
John Whipp1e, fireman of a bridge
crew, was seriously injured at Bloomer
by portion of bridge failing upon him.
His home is at Eugene, Ind He was
removed to hospital at Chippewa Falls.
Abraham Fairbanks, aged %, one of
Sparta's prominent pioneers, died after
months of suffering. He was veteran
Of the Civil War and belonged to Com
pany A. Fifty-second Wisconsin volun-
teers.
The display advertisement Of an APP
pleton church in local paper is said to
have induced at least one non-church
goer to attend. This man is aged 40
years and he has not been inside a
church in fifteen years until last Sunday.
Peter Rasmussen's large -four and
feed mill, valued at $4,000, partially in
sured, was totally consumed by fire in
Marsh6eld. The origin Is thought to
have been spontaneous combustion.
There was a rather dramatic and
amusing finish in the trial of Andrew
Nyholm in Marinette on the charge of
attempted murder. The defendants at
torney admitted that he had a revolver,
but produced as the weapon In question
q toy pistol alleged to belong 10 Nyholm's
little son. The State had 10 evidence
to prove the contrary and faf defendant
was acquitted.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-21
Touch Buckskin.

Everybody knows that the early
pioneers and plainsmen wore clothes
of buckskin. They did it not only be-
cause cloth was hard to get, but be-
cause buckskin, although soft and
comfortable, will stand great wear
and tear. One may be pardoned, how
ever, if he doubts the story Of the
strength of buckskin told by one Of
group Of old settlers, who were dis
cussing the degeneracy of the pres
ent age.
II was breaking sod in northern
Texas" he said, with four yoke Of
oxen. Something frightened them,
and we started on dead run straight
for large sycamore stump which
was at least three feet in diameter.
"The pillow struck it about in the
center, and split it wide open. I was
still clinging to the handles of the
plow, which went clean through the
stump, dragging me after. The stump
flew together again and caught me
by the seat of my buckskin pants"
what happened then?" asked one
of the listeners.
"Well, sir, would you believe it?
We pulled that stump out by the
roots!"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-21
Instruments ana wire are carrie1.

instruments ana Wire are carried.
The autocar has been equipped
with winch, power being transmit
ted by means of worm wheel from
the crank shaft If the car is ever
stuck in the mud, the chauffeur will
lasso a tree and then wind the free
end of the rop around the winch. The
engine will then be started, and IL
all goes well and the tree holds, the
cumbersome repair wagon will come
up out of the mire.
The gasolene tank contains a sup
ply sufficient to propel the machine
800 miles. The engine is of the kind
known as four speed, and is calcu-
lated to drive the machine at any
rate up to ten miles an hour.
The work on this car has been I'M
der the supervision of Lieut. O'Hearn,
who will accompany the vehicle on it's
trip to Washington.-New York Sun
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-21
DEVIL WAGON FOR TIE ARMY.
With Blacksmith Shop and an En-.
CINE Aboard.

An auto car equipped with outfits
for horseshoer, saddler, carpenter and
blacksmith, for use in the army will
leave this city for the War Depart
ment at Washington in a few days.
After inspection by Department Off
Gals it will be sent to Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan, for test in actual SER
vice.
The auto car is the only one of it's
kind ever constructed. If it comes up
to the expectations of it's designers
any necessary repairs to the equip
ment or arms of the artillery, cavalry
and infantry branches Of the service
may be made in camp or even while
the forces are on march.
The car is not model of beauty
and is not calculated to break any
time records. 1t is simply large box
on wheels with numerous doors that
open and reveal all sorts of tools and
appliances from the blacksmith's anvil
to artillery wheels. The car, stripped
of it's equipment, weighs $500 pounds
and the equipment sent on for the
test weighs 1000 pounds.
The uses to which this travelling
shop may be put are almost without
number If field piece in the artil-
lery should be rendered unservice-
able it would not have to be aband-
oned on the field. The soldier-chauf.
feur would throw on the high speed
gear and reach the crippled piece.
If the breech proved to be the
source of trouble, a new breech block
would be secured from one of the
many compartments in the auto car.
In the case of a broken wheel, new
wheel would be put on in few min
utes. If the breech block failed to
fit it could be turned down on lathe
operated by an auxiliary engine. Ii
the accident occurred at night the
same engine would operate dynamo
and furnish an electric light
If a cavalry horse lost a shoe, the
anvil would be brought out, and with
it a portable forge. Coal would be
secured from another compartment,
a fire started, and the horseshoer
would go to work. The horseshoes
are carried along, and would only
have to be fitted.
If a cavalryman should break a
stirrup strap, bride or any other part
of the harness, the broken parts
would be replaced with duplicates
carried in the autocar, and saddler
supplied with every tool of his trade
would send the unlucky cavalryman
on his way rejoicing. Any small re-
pairs to the arms of the infantry
could also be made ON the spot.
The signal branch of the service is
also provided for. and even telegraph
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-21
Chicago Traffic Suffers,

According to Milwaukee car Terry
managers Chicago is suffering from a
congestion of railway traffic which is
not generally known, and Milwaukee
Michigan car ferry and freight lines are
reaping the benefit. Within the past few
weeks shippers have fairly crushed the
eross-lake lines with shipments which
ordinarily go by way Of Chicago. 1T
took one car Of my stuff seven days to
get twenty miles through Chicago" said
a caustic soda shipper, "and l am going
to send it by car ferry hereafter" 1T
means an immense addition to the traffic
through Milwaukee," said a Crosby line
man, ''as much of such traffic used to go
through Chicago and not touch here at
all -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-21
Only Language He Knew.

1--WE are not exactly linquists," re-
marked the Ellis island inspector
thoughtfully, "but we all have a few
stock phrases in nearly every language
of the globe-things that we need in
our business, you know. We also all
have theory that we can tell the ma
tionality Of a nerson at a glance.
''Well, the other day the regular In
terpreter was called away and l took
his place for a few moments. The
first to come before me was a man
that 1 sized up as being an Italian.
So 1 asked him in Italian where he
was going. l might as we'll have
been speaking Sanscrit; my Italian
never touched Inn. Then l tried him
in Servian and in three Polish dialects,
then In Russian and finally in German
and French, but all to no purpose.
Just then the regular interpreter came
and 1 said to him with some warmth:
81 wonder what - - language this
understands, anyhow"
"I understand that, sor,' he said."'
New York Telegram.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-21
Cost of Artificial Ice.

Manufacturers Of artificial ice aver
that it is cheaper than natural, be-
cause it lasts longer. Natural ice,
they say, is never perfectly solid; it
is bound to have a larger or smaller
amount of air bubbles. Artificial ice
has no bubbles, it is perfectly solid,
except for what the iceman calls "the
feather" fine, fluffy plume in the
center of each block; this is not bub-
bles, but simply the formation one
finds when ice freezes from the bot
tom. the top and the sides, leaving
the center the last portion to con-
geal. A recent test made between ar
tifcial and natural ice was shown in
a large market, when two FISH boxes
of exactly the same capacity, receiv-
ing exactly the same treatment, stand
ing il the same temperature, were
each filled with sixteen hundred
pounds of ice The artificial ice, so
the store man says, lasted eleven
weeks; the natural ice had melted
at the end of four Weeks.-Good
Houseke eping.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-21
THE BADGER STATE.
NEWS OF THE WEEK CONClSELY
CONDENSED.
Law Construed Against Drummers-
Much Chicago Traffic Now Going
Through Mi1waukee-New Railroad
Bridge Opened to Traffic.

AS a result of a decision Of the bank
ruptcy court for La Crosse district, the
commercial travellers at their next ma
tional convention will take up the Ques-
ton of asking Congress to see to it that
they are better protected when working
for firm that goes to the wall. The La
Crosse referee in bankruptcy, G. G.
Prentiss, has decided that commercial
travellers are not either "workmen, clerks
or servants so as to be entitled to pay
in full for three months preceding the
petition in bankruptcy not to exceed 500
a month, but must take their percentage
of the wreck, as the rest Of the outside
creditors. The case arose under the pro-
ceedings in the Mons Anderson bank
ruptcy matter, the travelling men all put
ting in claims for priority The judge
decided against the priority, and so, in
this case, the drummers will get only
about so per cent of their claims.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-21
l WILL GO OUT.

Z will go out into cool woodland
places,
Among old forest trees
That have heard many prayers, seen
many faces
Of men, and met the breeze
And sun and rain, and dwell awhile
with these.
There are calm spirits in the trees
and mountains.
To those with eyes to see
The old wood gods live yet, forests
and fountains
T.eIc them security;
If stay silent they will speak with
me.
Perfumed with pray'rs I shall espy
them stealing
Across the dim-lit lawn
Ere evenings torch be raised, or
when revealing
Another day newborn
The wind talks with the mountains
in the dawn.
I will go out into the cool woodland
places
With open heart and ears,
And be a child again, running swift
races
With backward reaching years,
And laugh again and know Gods
gift of tears.
H r r in London Outlook
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-21

could get nothing out of him. Next
morning the court met and I had the
sergeant there, when he told the
court what he had told me and l stat
ed the matter to the court. l was di-
rected to write to the Office of the
Surgeon-General, where the descrip-
tive card Of every man who entered
the army was filed, the card showing
every mark on the mans body, and
ask for the original cards of Jones
and Johnson. In due course of time
they came and Jones or Johnson was
duly examined by the post surgeon
with the two cards, and it was soon
evident that while the two men were
in many, many ways alike, that we
had Johnson and not Jones. The
facts were reported to the War De-
partment and the commanding Off
Ger was ordered to turn Mr.. Johnson
loose
II was so interested in the case
and it had caused so much talk on &C
count of the most unusual conditions
that I went to the guardhouse and
saw Johnson after he was released.
I asked him if he would not tell me
what his plan was, what he had as
sumed the offence of Jones for. He
only laughed and said: I can't, Lieu
tenant-that is my business. He
left the post and I never heard of
him or Jones to this day. What dc
think of it? Why, I thought of two
solutions. One is that he got SO
hard up that he was ready to take a
year over the WALL as Jones; but that
falls down-because if he wanted to
do SO and having good discharge, as
he had, he could have enlisted again
or taken a blanket as the men say.
That theory is no good. Again have
thought that maybe his bunkie to
whom he was so devoted had gone to
some place and settled down, married
and was doing we'll and was respec-
table member of society. The charge
OF desertion hung over his head like
the sword we read about, and made
his daily life a worry. Now, if John
OOAA was ~ OOFOICO W OOAOO dAO
Jones was willing to make good by
money term of year in the guard
house to his bunkie, was it not pos
sible for the two men to have fixed up
the plan of substitution? Johnson
had a good discharge and Jones did
not. Johnson could serve a year and
get "a dishonorable discharge at tho
end of his term. Then Jones would
have something to show if he was
ever arrested for desertion that would
prevent his being tried for his Of
fence. Now I have given you my two
theories. One I admit is no god, the
other plausible. What do you think?''
One officer said he thought Johnson
was crazy, but the captain said he
was perfectly sane Another said he
thought Johnson was a fool. Others
agreed with him. One officer adj
vanced the theory that there was
woman in the case or something that
made Johnson wish to get locked up
and hidden for a year, and so the dis
cussion went on. Some day the cap
tain may solve the Jones-Johnson
case, for it has kept him thinking
ever since.-Kansas City Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-21

In Prairie du Sac fire broke out in the
building occupied by f. S. Eberhart as
a jewelry store and spread to the adjoin-
ing building occupied by Miss ]. NJ. Win
termantel as millinery store. Both
buildings were considerably damaged.
The loss is not known. The fire is sup
posed to be of incendiary origin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-21
Greenland's Icy Mountains.

The ice in Greenland is melting more
rapidly than it is formed. Comparison
Of the descriptions Of the Jacobhaven
glacier shows that Its edge has receded
eight miles since 1850, and It has lost
twenty to thirty feet in depth. +,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-21

vice In the section
facing G e n t r a !
Park at the circle
on the west side.
This is in the Paul
ist parish and so
rapidly have disor-,,
derby women and
disreputab BILE drink
ing placed moved
therein that it has,
been named the,
n e w Tenderloin.
Tho Pal1liSt fothorc,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-21
New Bridge Opened to Traffic.

The second track on the new bridge of
the Milwaukee road at Kilbourn has
been opened for traffic. This is the larg-
est and highest double track bridge in
Wisconsin. 1t stands so feet above the
Wisconsin river, and is $50 feet i'll
length. 1t was built on the site of the
old single track bridge during the past
summer without the least delay to traffic
At the start, the old bridge was skid
ded" twelve feet south and the new
structure went up around it. The new
bridge, like the old, practically rests up
on four counties, as it's four corners
touch Sank, Adams, Juneau and Adams
counties. A wagon road passage way
is directly under the railway portion of
the bridge for the free use Of the pub
Tic
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-21
Rox Kills His Brother.

While hunting squirrels, the 11-year-
old son of Alphonse Haslet of the town
Of Red River was killed by the acct
dental discharge of a gun i'll the hands
of his 14-year-old brother. The charge
from the gun entered the boys heart
and death was instantaneous.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-21
Aged Man sent to Prison.

Fred Voge, aged rs years, an old resi-
dent of the town of Franksville, has
been sentenced to serve two years Ill
State prison at Waupun for attempting
to kill his wife at their home Aug. 26,
1902. Voges attorneys made motion
for a new trial after the jury had rem
dered their verdict, but the motion was
;oJ
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-21
WAR ON VICE.
A Pau1ist Priest Begins u Crusade in
New York.

Father Grant, young priest, at
tached to the Paulist fathers in New
York City, has begun a warfare upon
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-02
OFFICIAL.


M. Hull to sell to the city twenty
square feet of lot No. 92, Estill ward,
for widening and Strengthening the line
of Bull street, for eleven dollars be ac-
cepted, titles to be satisfactory to the
city attorney and garden fence to be
moved at expense of the city. Adopted.
By Alderman Watson
Whereas, At the meeting of Council
on April Is a resolution in relation to
the paving of sidewalks on Wheaton
street was amended, prior to it's pas
sage, by striking out the word Wheat
on and inserting East Broad" in
lieu thereof; and.
Whereas, 1t is desired to correct said
error and amend the said resolution as
originally introduced by striking out
the word, Randolph and inserting in
lieu thereof the words East Broad"
now, therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Mayor and Alder
men in Council assembled, That said
resolution as adopted be and the same
is hereby stricken and in lieu there
of the following is adopted to wit:
Resolved, That Wheaton street, for
its entire length, from East Broad
street to the city limits, shall have a
roadway of q feet in width and side
walk on either side thereof feet in
width.
walk shall be laid with brick within
thirty days from this date, and that all
existing ordinances with reference to
paving being required by property
owners, or being done at their ex-
pense and the remedies by the city of
Savannah in the event of their failure
or refusal of the property owners shall
apply to the pavements on sidewalks
herein required. Adopted.
ELECTIONS.
To fill the vacancy in the office of
clerk of Council. there being but one
application, that of ]. Robert Creamer,
the Mayor, by instruction of Council,
cast the ballot for T. Robert Creamer,
and he was unanimously elected.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY the Committee of the Whole
Resolved, by the Mayor and Alder
men of the city of Savannah in Coun-
Gil assembled, that the sum of $137 .49
be and it is hereby donated to Wom-
ans Christian Temperance Union to
be used by it in the liquidation of it's
taxes due for the years 1901 and 1902.
Adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS
Communication from the Board of
Sanitary Commissioners by DIR. w. F.
Drummer, secretary, asking Council to
place signs on the streets, public
buildings and street cars, so that all
persons will be reminded of the law
against splitting on sidewalks, etc, re-
ferred to his honor. the Mayor.
COMMUNICATION.
From NJ. ]. Doyle, inviting Council
to attend the address of the Hon.
Joseph Devlin on the night of Nav
on the Irish question, accepted with
thanks.
There being no further business
Council took a recess subject to the
call of the chair.
I. ROBERT DREAMER,
Clerk of Council.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-02
LEGAL SALES.
CITY MARsHALs SALE.

City Marshaps Office, Savannah, Ga.
April %, 190S-Under direction of the
Committee on City Lots and Opening
Streets, and according to a resolution
of Council, passed March 4, 1903. l will
offer for sale at public outcry, to the
highest and best bidder, in front OF
the Court House, in the city of Sayan
nah, on TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1903. be-
tween the legal hours of sale the fol-
lowing described property of the city
of Savannah, to wit: Lots Nos. Is and
26, Thomas ward, minimum appraised
price S2.500), twenty-five hundred doll
lars. for each lot: lot No. p, THONGS
ward. minimum appraised price (S3 GOD,
three thousand dollars.
Terms, cash; purchaser paying for
titles. HENRY Z. DREEsON
City Marshal.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-02
OFFICIAL.
CITY G0VERNM EMIT.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF coUN

Gil.
Savannah, Ga. April %, 1908.
The regular meeting of Council was
held this evening at p. m. Present
Hon. Herman Myers, Mayor, presiding
Alderman James NJ Dixon, chairman
of Council. Aldermen Grayson, Har-
man, Schroeder, Watson. Thomas, Gar
funkeI, Glatigny and McKenna.
Minutes of meeting of April IS, 1908,
were upon motion, confirmed as pub
1ished:
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
City of Savannah. April 20, 1908.
The Committee on Accounts report
that they have examined and found
correct bills against the city amount
ing to twenty-seven thousand four
hundred and forty-four dollars and
thirteen cents as per accompanying
schedule and recommend that the
same be passed for payment.
r. ]. DaVant,
Chairman Committee on Accounts.
Report received and accounts passed
for payment. Herman Myers,
MaVOr.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-02

The Comittee of the Whole, to which
was referred the petition of Mrs. Mary
T. Allen Webb, president w. c. I. u.
Working People Home, asking to be
relieved of taxes on it's building, No.
400 Liberty street, west, beg leave to
renort nv resolution