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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-15

then come back and sit down. Listen
to that fellow with the shrek! Hearken
to the wretch with the bullfrog voice!
Are all the people on this block worms
of the dust that they dare not rise up
and protest or are they only waiting
for me to act as leader!'
There were five wagons, five horses
and five shouting, shrieking drivers,
and as if acting upon agreement the
five shOuters gradually closed in from
both directions until they stood in
front of the Bowser gate. Then every
man fastened his eyes upon Mr.. Bow
ser and gesticulated and shouted
afresh. They offered him watermelOns
of all sizes, ages and cOlOrs. They Of
fered their wares at all prices and with
all sorts of guarantees attached. They
called them watermelons and water
mellyons and wa'ermillyons. They
gestured with their right hands, their
left hands and their legs and backs.
They even gestured with the backs Of
their necks and their ears.
The row went on for seven or eight
minutes, and Mrs. Bowser watched the
changes in Mr.. Bowser's face. 1t
changed from white to red, from red
to purple, from purple to pea green
trimmed with plum color. What hair
he had tried to lie down and hang to
a root until the cyclone had passed,
but it was forced on end and cracked
like dry hay.
'Watermelons for 30 cents"
"Watermellyons FIR a quarterw
"Wa'ermillyons FIR 20 centsv'
"Wa-wa- ter-mill-yonsr'
"Come, let US go in,' said Mrs. Bow
ser to the cat as she realized that a
tragedy was at hand.
Then Mr.. Bowser rose up and re-
moved his hat and coat. 1t was the
Spartan hero preparing himself for the
fray, but the shrieking, shouting fakirs
didn't know it. They thought he want
ed all sorts Of watermelons at all sorts
of prices, and they shouted with great
er gusto and gesticulated with increas-
ed fervor There was hope in their
hearts and victory in their eyes when
something broke loose with yell.
1t was Mr. Bowser. He leaped down
the steps and burst open the gate and
was among them. They went down
before his onslaught to get up again
and wonder if house fell on them,
and limp off, He swung his right and
punched with his left and kicked with
both feet, and five minutes ended the
battle He had blood on his ear,
scratch on his nose and his vest and
shirt were torn beyond repair, but the
silence that settled down upon the
block could have been fiattened out
with a rolling pin and used for pam
cakes for breakfast. A pineapple man
passed the cross street, but dared not
halt A fish man had already turned
in and opened his mouth to yell, but
he closed it and got away, Even a
man with a Salvation Army drum who
wanted to beat up recruits took one
look at the battle field and hurried to
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-15
No. 2O3 Extra.

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. FL. LUERS, CrescO, Iowa.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-15

departed and their places had been
taken by three banana and orange
men. The three tried to yell as loudly
as the four had done and they made a
success of it. Mrs. Bowser didn't like
the looks of things as Mr.. Bowser light
ed his cigar and sat down on the front
steps. He was altogether too quiet.
The cat came sneaking out and sat be-
tween his feet, and the banana men
went away and the watermelon man
arrived, but he hadn't word to say.
He seemed to be thinking of something
way off-as far off as Africa.
"Have you got headache tonight?'
was finally asked.
mot sign of one"
rheumatism bother your
mot at all"
"You shouldn't let the yells of those
men get on your nerves. They begin
as soon as you are gone in the morn
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-15
No. pol Extra.

300 acres II miles from Cresco,
Ia, 2 miles to Granger, MINI; about
40 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.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-15
Too FerVQnf.

Poet-I left a poem here last week
entitled '"The Gallant Fireman"
Editor-Let me see. HIM! Very
realistic poem, wasn't it?
Poet-Yes. rather.
Editor I'm afraid it went to the fire
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-15
iowa FARM BARGAINS!
No. 200 Extra.

No. 200 Extra.
100 acres, miles from Cresco, 8
miles to Ridgeway, Ia; has $4,000
worth of buildings; 100 acres pillow
land balance is timber pasture and
somewhat rolling. It is worth $55
per acre. This farm is for sale at
$40. so per acre. Easy terms.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-15
ers. We do Job Plumbing.

Senior Romano, the present president
of Peru, is the first civilian who has
held that office during the last quarter
of a century or more.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-15
Copyright, 1903, by C. B. Lewis. ]

A WHEN Mr.. Bowser came UP to
w s a5e4s w tas not s5n ;srs sys ,aas
four berry peddlers on his
block crying out at the top of their
voices, and as he entered the house he
asked Mrs. Bowser:
do they keep this up all day or is
this an extra occasionw
ooh, this is peace compared to the
rest of the day." she replied. cat 3
o'clock this afternoon there were nine
of them going at once"
"And you and the rest of the people
put up with the Internal nuisance and
make no protest?'
tits a nuisance, of course, but what
can be done about it? 1t seems that
the hucksters have right to yell. If
they hadn't the police would stop
them"
Mr.. Bowser was very quiet as he ate
his meal. Before he was through with
it the berry men had got tired out and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-15

it's fertility. One farmer is It ported
to have cleared 1858 from a ten-acre
field.
Fascinating Even to Non Farmers.
Next in Importance to the county
fair from the standpoint Of the farm
err, and many others of this state as
we'll, Is the 300-page handbook of a2r.
culture containing the report Of tie
sixteenth annual closing farmers in
stitutn held at OcOnOmOwOc last spring.
There have been 10000 copies of this
bulletin just issued, edited by Superin-
tendent George McKerrow. The book
is prOfuse with illustrations of striking
farm scenes about the state. One full
page cut gives a clear representation
of the barns on the Helendale farm at
Athens, the property of Fred Riet-
brock. It has cement floor throughout
and there is a connective between the
two barns for a manure vault sixty
feet long. A cut of the Taylor county
prize exhibit at the Wisconsin state
fair shows what can be done in the
northern part of the state in the way
of raising a great variety of garden
truck. A diamond-shaped cut gives a
likeness of G. A. Smith of Knapp with
one of his prize chickens, of which he
has many on his farm. A number of
pages is devoted to the subject of
swine breeding, showing that last year
the value of these animals amounted
to over $62,0OO,OOO. In this book also
are graphic differences pictured of
old farm houses of the early settlers
and their new and more modern
homes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-15
At Two In the Morning.

'Seen the comet2"
Mop. No use to me. My wife never
asks me for any xcuse."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-15
No. POP Extra.

No. 2O2 Extra.
AS 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
$3.50 per acre. Easy terms.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-15
Teaching Agriculture.

County schoolma'ams have for some
time been required to teach farming"
and now the normal schools have come
into line. Acting in conformity to re-
cent legislation requiring candidates
for third grade county certificate to
pass an examination in the elements
of agriculture, the board of regents has
introduced the subject into the normal
curriculum. The catalogue of the Riv-
er Falls normal says, however, that be-
fore this action was taken that school
had begun to offer instruction in this
branch, and now classes are regularly
formed as in other branches. full
page picture in the catalogue shows
group OF schoolma'ms in a bayfield,,
rake in hand, Maude Mullers of the
north, but with uniform gowns and
gaudy shirtwaists.
Each member of the agricultural
class is given a small plot of ground
in which, under direction and sugges-
ton of the teacher, he or she is eS-
pected to plant various kinds of seeds,
under a variety of conditions of fertil-
ization, moisture, sub-SOiling, ETC., and
watch the results of the varying condi-
tons and make thereon reports to the
teacher at specified times. These eX-
periments prove wholesome object les
sons to the learners, increase the prac-
tical knowledge of soils and crops, and
make them more intelligent and more
in sympathy with the rural conditions
which are likely to surround them in
their work, especially in country
schooIs ORLANDO BURNETT.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-15

good thing about the sugar beet. it
does not destroy the soil, but dds to
it's fertility. One farmer is It ported
to have cleared 1858 from a ten-acre
field.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-07
Not a Bit Surprised.

Say. boys" he broke in. poor jim
my Turner's dead"
Jimmy Turner was a jockey and
trainer well known on Western tracks
and each member of the party heaved
a preliminary sigh of regret at his TAX
ing off, says the Chicago Tribune. But
not one of them was surprised. Not
at all. Quite to the contrary. Every
one of them had foreseen and predicted
it time after time.
We'll, I'm not a bit surprised" said
the first man. THE last time I saw
Jimmy he looked mighty bad to me.
Kind of peaked about the eyes
Yes" said the second man, break
ing in, land he's had that hectic flush
on his cheeks for the last two months
Il was telling my wife yesterday
went on the third member of the wise
mems association, that poor Jimmy
wasn't long for this world. How long
was he sick ?"
About minute" said the newcomer.
He was run over and killed by a pas
Senger train
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-07
srRPRIsEp nY REEn.s FoRruNE.

One Of the surprises of the last week
was the size of the fortune Of the late
Thomas B. Reed. who won fame as the
Speaker of the House. In all parts Of
the country the newspapers have been
commenting upon 1t. It was the very
general understanding that he left Con-
gress because he was a poor man. and
felt that he ought to make some pro-
vision for his family, since he was get
ting along in years. He was in New
York. a practicing lawyer, only three
years, and when his estate was ap-
praised it was found that it was worth
S431 ,000 after all of his debts and the
expenses of administration We're paid.
Now articles are appearing indicating
a doubt that he was as poor as he
pretended to be when he left Wash
ington. At that time it was under
stood that his whole estate did not
amount TO more than $4,000.
There does not seem TO be any good
reason for surprise at the amount of
his estate. Even if his law practice
in New York was not particularly
cumulated a large fortune in three
years by specializing. 1t is admitted
that he was very friendly with men
who were in position to give him in
side information in regard to stocks
and the fact that at the time of his
death he had an account with one firm
of stock brokers that amounted to
more than s15OOOO shows that he was
dealing in stocks.
Fortunes much larger than he left
have been accumulated in much less
time than three wears. Within a few
weeks several men have been men
toned in the public prints as having
made fortunes in cotton futures vary
ing from 5000 to $1000,O 900 within
the last six months. There is nothing
strange therefore in Mr.. Reed having
a fortune of $431 900. He had three
years in which to make 1t. AS a mat
ter of fact, he may have made a great
deal more than that and lost much
of what he made.
While it may be true that he car
ried away from Washington a great
deal more than it was generally
thought he did it isn't certain that
he had any more than he claimed to
have. His fortune is easily accounted
for by lucky stock speculations.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-07
When He Got Even.

AT recent dinner given by the Phil
adelphia Glover Club DR.. Bedloe. for
merly United States consul at Annoy,
China, was one of the guests, says the
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Doctor had related many inter-
esting tales of the East, the only OBJ
stacle to the complete enjoyment of
which were the silly Interruptions COM
ing from a rather obtuse German,
whom the Doctor in relating the story
calls Strauss.
'Ach, Pedloe," CALCULATED the Teuton.
Dose relichuns of der East-dell us
Something's of dosel"
Certainly" responded the obliging
Bedloe. But to what particular creed
do you refer-to Mohammedanism, to
Shintoism, to Confuscianism or to
Buddhism"
oh" replied the German citizen.
Dell US apout der tramps migrashun
of der SOUL
"Transmigration of the soul, eh?"
said Bedloe. "A beautiful idea, in
deed"
Yes. yes. beautiful, peautiful!"
cried the German. Dell us apout i'd"
Very well. We will, to furnish a
Strauss, should die. According to the
creed of transmigration, your soul
would pass from your body to that of
another living thing. In this instance,
let us assume that you become a can
airy bird-a charming feature of my
lady's boudoir. your merry carols filling
the air with delicious melody. And
then, Strauss
"A beautiful idea,' murmured the
Teuton, interrupting.
And then, Strauss" resumed the
Doctor, you die again. This time your
soul passes, we will say, to another
sphere of life. You become a flower
"a lovely, fragrant flower, enriching
the beauty of my lady's garden"
Zach, lofely lofely!"
However, this is not all. From the
lady's boudoir to the lady's garden is
but step in the process. Now, alas
a donkey coming up to the confines of
this garden reaches over and devours
you-you, the flower-this being still
another link in the chain of transmit
grafton"
$50 dot" began the German.
$50 that" interrupted the Doctor, in
turn, $50 that your old friends, stop
ping to stroke the head of the donkey,
would exclaim:
"Ah, Strauss. so it is you? How little
you have changed"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-07
such an Easy Way.

How is your fund for that new car
pet for the church getting along?"
asked the first woman, according to the
Chicago Tribune.
"Splendidly. We still lacked SIS, you
know, before We gave that entertain
ment. We worked like Trojans on that
for two weeks. You remember it rain
ed the night we gave it, and the at
tendance was rather small, but we
had sold enough tickets by going
around to the peoples houses to insure
us against loss, and we made $24.75 out
of ii. Then we got up that bazaar for
the sale of fancy goods. Most of the
things were donated, and we realized
1874 .65 out of that. All we have to do
now to complete the fund is to raise
SIS 60 and we are going to give a
concert to get that. Some of us have
musical friends that will be glad to
help us out by giving their time one
evening for nothing. Wen raise that
SIS, just as I said we would, without
calling on anybody for a cent
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-07
BRIGHT BITS.

London Bobby-Whitechapel is over
that way, sir. but it's a dangerous
neighborhood.
Personally Conducted Tourist
Oh, 1 amt afeerd. Why, bless your
soul, I've been through Chicago!-
Puck.
MY plea" said the young lawyer,
who had just won his first case, Seem
ed to strongly affect the jury" Yes"
replied the judge, II was afraid at
one time that you would succeed in
getting your client convicted in spite
of his innocence" -Chicago Record
Herald.
so Woody is very rich now. When
I knew him. he was poor. His only
treasure in those days was the mus
ket his great-grandfather carried in
the Revolution" 20, his great-grand-
father has been promoted since. Wood
by exhibits his sword now."-Phila-
delphia Press.
1T will come out all right in
time" he told his wife. Fortune
knocks at every mans door once, and
some day she'll knock at mine" ct
WON'T help you any" returned his
wife. IF Fortune wants to find you
she IL nave 10 go 10 the CluD ana SenQ
in her card. Chicago Evening Post.
"A little boy, spending the summer
at the seashore, was greatly interested
in the opening of the lobster pots and
wished to have them opened one Sum
day morning. mo, my DEAR said his
mother; wen wait until tomorrow
To-day is Sunday But, mamma"
persisted the little fellow, Couldn't we
open them with prayer ?"-Judge.
Judging from your symptoms"
the doctor told him, there is nothing
the matter with you, except the late
hours you keep. You are indulging
yourself largely in malade imagi-
naire." Doctor" said Mr.. Gayboy, in
dgnantly, II give you my word of
honor 1 haven't INDUCED myself in a
game of any kind for more than six
months !"-Chicago Tribune.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-07

Back in the good old days when
nerves and railroads were little known
an old stage road ran from Lake Cham
plain to Ogdensburg, N. Y, passing
through the little town of Sodom, says
a writer in Lippincott's. This village
nestled in valley between two great
hills, over which the white ribbon of
the road wound steeply.
Upon one of the trips of the stage the
regular driver, who had been at home
for some weeks recovering from an ILL
ness, was riding inside while the red
haired, mi1d-featured, big-boned Irish
man acting as his substitute occupied
the drivers seat upon the box. The
day was a beautiful one and the pas
sengers were enjoying their drive keen
ly, their appetites increasing as the
distance lessened between them and
the town of Sodom with its promised
pause for refreshment.
Suddenly, as the heavy stage lum-
bered over the brow of the hill, down
which the road plunged at a sharp an
gle, running through the little town
at it's foot and ascending the hill be-
yond, the passengers became conscious
that their pace had been recklessly in
creased. Faster and faster they went
dashing down the hin at a rate rapid
~ UCCOllllllS d 4ullOuS OIG. IIGeS ana
bushes at last became but a diZzying
blur along the road. All chung to the
reeling stage and held their breath in
terror, while en- the stage raced, down
the hill with ever-increasing speed
into the town, past the hosiery with
the waiting host left standing in amaze
at the door, past the postoffice without
pause, and out upon the road leading
up the face of the hill beyond. There
I.1 clio
grew more steep, at last the smoking
horses came to a standstill. With one
accord the daZed passengers tumbled
out and surrounded the driver, who
now stood at the head of his reekIng
leaders.
What is it. Pat? What is it? Did
they get away from you?" came the
breathless questions.
Nope" replied Pat with a set face
sit wor that" pointing grimly before
him. There lay the stage-tongue drag
ging uselessly on the ground at the
heels of the horses, and completely
severed from the coach At a glance
the regular driver comprehended the
meaning of the danger to which the
passengers of that stage. deprived of
its sole means of guidance, had been
exposed, and, realizing the miracle OF
their escape, he turned sick and faint
ed where he stood.
Later. back at the inn. when the ex-
element had somewhat subsidized and
fresh horses were being put to the re-
paired coach, someone turned 10 Pat
and asked
Pat, what was your first thought
when the pole dropped?"
We'll, sor." he answered, settling
the quid more comfortably In his
cheek, me furst thought wor. Lord.
IA mercy on our sowlsH Thin thinks
! 10 meself. Damn q horse that can't
run n wagon and licked the poor
diWlg an N way down the bif1ip
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-07
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Chicago Chronicle (Dem.) says:
Perry Heath has finally evinced a
languid interest in the postal scam
everybody connected with the investi-
cation is a liar. This would, of course,
be conclusive if we did not remember
that all the star route celebrities Of
twenty-five years ago said the same
thing. subsequent events demonstrate
ing that they were mistaken"
The Chattanooga Times (Dem.) says:
"It occurs to us that the Southern
press is giving Mr.. Hills more atten-
ton than his utterances merit. He has
said that he would esteem il an honor
to make UP Booker T. Washington s
bed, and that is purely a matter Of
personal taste. with which we have
nothing to do He has said that the
people who sent the woman who re-
fused TO make up Washington's bed
money for her pains, represented the
worst element of society, which Is
false, as we all know; so where's the
good TO come from further following
Mr.. Hills up? A good plan would be
TO let him alone"
The Richmond Times Dispatch
CDem) says: president Roosevelt
seems 10 be having things his own
way. and 81 he lives ne viii be the
Republican nominee for the presidency
next year. Mr. Roosevelt IL "A popular
man. and we are willing 20 give him
all the credit that Is due him. but
he r. not a safe man, he has not the
confidence ~ the business men Of the
United siates, and II IL our deliberate
opinion mat n the Democrats in 1904
VIII nominate "a safe, conservative man
for the presidency, and puf him on a
sound Democratic platform. they viii
win. u is . great opportunity, and r.
a. 90 be hoped that the Dsal0eIais VIII
not lef % ehp"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-07
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