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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
CLEARED OF SWARM OF RATS
Smoked Out by Sulphur, They Take
to the Water and Drown.

Smoked Out by Sulphur, They Take
to the Water and Drown.
When the United States military
transport Sherman arrived at Manila
recently she was, as is the case of
most other ships that arrive from or
touch HoDg-KOng ON the way to Ma
Mia, detained for inspection to see if
she had any rats on board. When the
big transport dropped anchor in Ma
Mia bay, therefore, the official rat in
spector went on board to see what
was doing in the way of rodents. If
the Manila-American is to be believed
in less than fifteen minutes he hur-
riedly left the ship and going ashore
reported that there was on board the
Sherman, according to the patent rat
enumeration in use at Manila, no fewer
than $4,000 rats.
The Sherman was Immediately or
dered to the quarantine station at Ma
riveles, as no ship on which the dis
ease-carrying rodents are found is al
lowed to dock at Manila until they are
exterminated. Accordingly the Sher-
When she arrived there her matches
had been opened and enough sulphur
carried below to kill millions Of rats.
AS soon as the anchor was dropped the
sulphur fires were started in the hold
and in few minutes the work of the
fumes became apparent.
Out Of the matches there poured such
stream of rats as was never before
seen in the Orient. First by the hun
dreds and then by the thousands, they
appeared at the matches and then leap
ed into the water. Every one tried
to swim ashore, but the distance was
far too great for any rat to swim and
soon the great black line of padding
rodents began to thin out. Some Of
them reached a point about 800 yards
of the ship, but none got any farther.
After the fumes had been working
for about an hour the rats stopped ap-
pearing. An inspection of the ship
was made and not rat discovered.
The Sherman then re-entered Manila
and discharged her cargo.-New York
Times
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
In Cosmopolitan New York.

Last Sunday saw Archbishop Farley
preaching in Italian to a Catholic con-
gregation, and on Monday night at St.
Vincent Ferrer's Church the rosary
was said in Gaelic. On Tuesday Po-
lice Commissioner Greene talked to
the children of the Educational ALI
ance in Russian. At the time Of the
street, fish cart agitation on the East
Side Commissioner Woodbury. spoke
to an excited crowd in Yiddish.
This showing of linguistic accom-
plishments in city officials is interest
ing, not less so than the opportunities
afforded for their exercise. By the
census of 1900 there were 155, POI Rus
slams in New York-a colony about as
large as the entire city OF Rochester.
The Germans numbered 800, 343, the
Irish 275, 1O2, the Italians 145, 433.
Here in the metropolis are large COM
munities of foreigners, with whose i'm
portance as integral elements of the
city we are too little apt to reckon;
in most instances they have become
so we'll absorbed and incorporated that
their numerical consequence is not
appreciated. In excise discussions, for
example, in holding up for apprehen-
sion the spectre of continental
Sunday" we fail usually to remem-
Der that more than 100000 of New
Workers are by previous citizenship
acquainted with that kind of Sunday
obseryance.-NewY York World.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
MORAL REFORM BY KNIFE.

Surgery Credited with Having Cured
Viciousness in Human Beings.
London is just now very much in
terested in two surgical cases giving
results in changing the nature of the
subjects which promise to render val
liable assistance in pointing the way
to the reformation of criminals. One
of these patients was q boy of good
family who had developed brutal in
stincts which seemed to be beyond
control. He gave his time to the in
vention Of malicious mischief, delight
ed in killing or wounding, was the
terror Of the neighbOIhoOd in which
he lived and promised to grow up a
desperate and criminal. A clever sur
gean took him in hand, examined his
head with care, located what he con-
sidered the seat Of trouble, removed a
portion of the skull and thus relieved
the reforming pressure. The change
was immediate.
The lad forgot his previous tastes
and habits and was restored to his pa
rents a normal and 1ovable boy, the
complete antithesis of his former self.
The other was a soldier who was in
jured in a skirmish and after his dis
charge for disability became a thief
and burglar. His previous character
had been unexceptionable. his military
record was the best and the change
was naturally attributed to the injury
to his head caused by a blow from the
butt Of a musket When he was taken
in hand by the surgeon he had about
come to the end of career of crime,
being paralyzed on one side and I'M
able to get about except on crutches.
A depression in the skull sufficient to
bring an abnormal local pressure
upon the brain was found and an oper-
alton was decided upon, which restored
his physical powers as we'll as his mem
tai and moral faculties. His discharge
was secured and he has since lived
an Industrious and honest life, with no
evidence Of a disposition to go wrong.
New York Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
COMFORT.

much pain In my back 40
time went on l could hardly
endure it ] could not stand
except for q few moments az
u time /; / grew weak and
exhausted ; ! could not even
do light homework I could
not stoop or bend ; my head
ached severely / was In pain
from my head down To my
heels ; centering in the kid
neys it was q heavy, steady,
sickening ache l could not
rest nights, and got up
mornings weak and tired. ]
thought / was about done
for, when / saw Doan's Kid
ney Pills advertised. Within
q week after commencing
their use l began to improve,
and from that time on rapidly
grew better. / used FIVE
boxes in all and was cured. ="
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
HOW FIRES MAY START.
Several Things That Will Cause Spoas
taneous Combustion.

toneOuS Com DuSC1en.
Damp lampblack will ignite from the
suns rays. The same can be said OK
cotton waste moist with lard or other
animal oil. Lampblack and a little
oil or water will, under certain con-
ditions, Ignite spontaneously. Nitric
acid and charcoal create spontaneous
combustion. New printers ink on pa
per when In contact with steam pipe
will ignite quickly. Boiled linseed Oil
and turpentine in equal parts on cot
ton waste will ignite in few hours
under a mild heat, and will in time
create enough heat to ignite sponta-
neously, says Casters Magazine. Bit
luminous coal should not be stored
where 1t will come in contact with
wood partitions or columns or against
warm boiler settings OF steam pipes.
This coal should not be very deep If 1t
Is to be kept on storage for long
period. If piled in the basement Of
building it should be shallow and free
from moisture and under good venti-
latfon. That liable to absorb moisture
should be burned first. If on fire a
small quantity Of water showered on
this kind Of coal cokes it and retards
any great supply Of water reaching
the fire, thus necessitating the over
hauling Of the pile. Iron chips, filings
Or turnings should not be stored In
shop in wooden boxes. The oily waste
which Is not infrequently thrown
among them adds to the danger of
fire from this source. The sweepings
from the machine shop, If kept on
hand, should never be placed over iron
shavings. This mass Of disintegrated
iron is enough to incite heat and COM
bugtion. Iron and steel filings and
turnings when mixed with oil will
ignite spontaneously after becoming
damp. A steam pipe against wood will
cause the latter to ignite spontaneous
ly after being carbonized, particularly
If superheated steam enters the pipe
thus increasing the temperature.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
Mark of Creative Genius.

A mark Of creative genius, MISC
neism (or the rejection Of the discov-
cry or work of others, Is often the
most terrible obstacle to progress.
Napoleon would have nothing to do
with steam, and Rchelieu threw into
lunatic asylum the man who discov-
cred it; Voltaire denied the value Of
fossils to science; Darwin jeered at
hypnotism; and Virchow absolutely
denied Darwinism ard criminal anthro-
pology.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured By
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY g. CO., Props, Toledo, o.
We the undersigned have known +. j. Cheney
for the last Is years. and believe him perfectly
honorable IN all business transactions and final
cially able to carry out any obligation made by
their firm.
WEST g. TRUAx. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o,
WALDING. KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05

became very good-so good. indeed.
that when the philanthropist again
heard her words they ran:
"Will any fine, spicy Christian buy
some poor, afflicted gingerbread Of q
good, kind old manY
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05

Ask Your Dealer for Aliens Foot Ease,
A powder to shake into your shoes. 1t
rests the feet. Cures Corns, Bunions,
Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching,
Sweating feet and Ingrowing Nails.
Aliens FootEase makes new or tight
shoes easy. Sold by all druggists and
shoe stores, 25c. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
KIDNEY

Aching backs are eased.
Hip, back, and loin pains
overcome. Swelling Of the
limbs and dropsy signs
vanish.
They correct urine with
brick dust sediment, high
colored d, pain in passing,
dribbling, frequency, bed
wetting. Doan's Kidney Pills
remove calculi and gravel.
Relieve heart palpitation,
sleeplessness, b ead a b @,
nervousness, dizziness.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
The Charitable Sex.

Phyllis-That Young millionaire took q
great fancy to me at the ball last night
He danced with me five times.
Elvira-Oh, that doesn't prove any
thing It was a charity ball, you knows
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05

Our bravest and best lessons are not
learned through success, but through mis-
adventure. B. Alcott.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
Interested in Abrams.

Dinglebatts-Your friend Windicus
seems to have a mania for airing his
opinions.
Snoozelberry-Yes, of course. He owns
stock in wireless telegraph company.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05

We use Piso's Cure for Consumption in
preference to any other cough medicine.
Mrs. S. E. Borden 442 P street, Wash
ington, D. c., May %, 1901.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05

Mrs. winslow's SOOTHING SYRUP for Childrxs
teethng; softens the gums, reduces Inflammation all
lays pain, cures wind collie Is cents q bottle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05

Mrs. James Beck Of 314
West Whitesboro Str e ct,
Rome, N. Y, says: 81 was
troubled with my kidneys for
eight or nine years; had
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05

Adversely is given to some men to
test their honesty.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05

Summer Is a good time 10 treat Chronic Kidney.
Bladder and Urinary troubles with Doans Kidney Pills
they conquer the most stubborn cases.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05

A great many of the Popes have been
among the turbulent Roman populace. A
few were restored, but most of them died
in exile.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05

Marry your son when you will; your
daughter when you can.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05

The yield of tobacco farm Is said to
be from 600 to 1000 pounds an acre.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
The WAY to Court.

"Well," said the young lawyer, Il
pleaded my first suit yesterday and
won it."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05

Eyes, congratulate me, old man, I'm
engaged to Miss Love" -Philadelphia
Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
DANGEROUS KIDNEY DISEASES CURED
Pe-ru-na Creating National Sensation In the Cure
of Chronic Ailments of the Kidneys

tarrh of the kidneys simply because it
cures catarrh wherever located.
If you do not derive prompt and sat
isfactory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving q
full statement of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus, O..
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-16
DOG SAVED MANY LIVES.
Remarkable Intelligence Displayed by
Petted Newfoundland.

A Newfoundland dog saved George
Coppersmith and his family from death
by fire, but lost his own life, says
Paterson On. j. dispatch to the New
York Sun. The family live en- Park
avenue Hawthorne. At o'clock the
dog ran into the room where the s.
year-old son, who is a cripple, was
sleeping. The dog is very fond of the
boy, but he caught the bed sheets In
his mou... and dragged the child out
of bed. The boy was alarmed and ran
to his fathers room. Mr.. Coppersmith
wondered at the strange action Of the
dog and went through the house
When he opened the door of the par
lor the room was In flames. The open
ing of the door allowed the flames to
spread rapidly and Mr.. Coppersmith
had scarcely time to get his family
out of the house before all avenues OF
escape were cut off.
The dog had remained by the side OF
the crippled boy until he was carried
to a neighbor's house. He had not
seen Mr.. Coppersmith get the other
children out and it is supposed that he
then went back into the burning build
ing to save the other children. His
body was found In the ruins to-day,
and Mr.. Coppersmith and his family
mourn his loss more than that Of their
home.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-16
get OFF rAs WAGON.
Quick Wit Of an Usher Averts 4
7raoodv

The quick wit Of one OF the asners
at recent wedding averted what
might have been tragedy following
the joyous ceremony. He had been
the life Of the large house party at
tending the wedding. One of his
stories particularly pleased the father
of the bride. The catch line in II
was, "Ikey, get off the wagon After
the bride and bridegroom had started
On their honeymoon a number of tho
guests went to theater then to
supper, and 1t was late when they
drove to the home of their host.
The house was dark, and though
ring of the bell would have brought
one OF the servants, it was decided
for lark to try to get in, undetected.
through a window opening on the
yorch. Being in a happy mood, the
party forgot that there had been
some talk during the day of the pos
sioilities of burglars making try
Cor the valuable wedding presents.
The window fastening was not
very secure, and a little pressure re-
leased it. Then the usher got his
head inside the window He saw
the CLINT Of polished steel in the dim
light at the end of the hall and he
realized his danger of being shot for
g burglar. Quick as a flash he shout
I'D, "lkey, get off the wagon"
When the brides father opened the
coo- and let them in he still had the
revolver in mis- hand He said, lit
tie more soberly than he had before,
My boy, that's great story New
York Sun.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-16
se,asoo Hard to Please.

David Relasco. the dramatist, rare.
IL goes to see one Of his own plays
after it has been accepted by the
public. This is because he is never
satisfied witd his work. Not long ago
he violated his rule and sat through
two acts Of one es his plays in Bos.
ton. That same night ha began tear.
Ing It to pieces. rewriting whole
scenes and so changing it that but
for the vigorous protest of the star
and company in general he would
nave turneo 1t into q new play a.
most entirely.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-16
Probably a ucld Miner.

A Maine farmer was attacked By
Aighwaymsn and 5000 of gold filling
removed from his teeth. A bucolic
Sherlock Holmes thinks the robbery,
having been done in a thorough man
ue5. must have been shared in by z
good dentist. This is bad reasoning
In the first place, he could not do
such bad thing if he we,e a good
dentist. And in the second place
what dentist, good, bad or Indifferent
would take such chances when he
could make that much money out o1
two or three patients without risk cl
punishment?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-16
4 Good Place 70 stop.

He really ought not to have gone
into the Latin class that day. He was
called up first, and read as far as he
had prepared. Then he skirmish<d on
q little farther. This Is the way Il
went: II, Ulysses, saw her (Dides)
heavenly form advancing like q god
dess in the sunlight. sprang to.
ward her, and she welcomed me. Her
hair fell down upon her shoulders like
the sunbeams on Olympus. Her eyes
shone like two Jewels OF the sea. IL
about her-her neck-neck-and-a
that's as far as got, professor. -
Philadelphia Ledger.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-16
N. T. Roberts
& Son.
AbStractors, Real Estate
a I'd Rental Agents.
No. III Main Street,
Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

Thanking my friends and the public
generally for the many favors hereto,
fore extended To me, will say that after
sixteen years experience in business
and having The assistance now of my
son, X. T. Roberts, We are better pre-
pared than ever before to render you
good and satisfactory services, and
promising prompt, correct and g,laran-
teed work We ask a share OF your bust
ness.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-16
Guarantee Bond and
InNG GStrner7t GO.
Capital Stock $4,000
Subscribed AID
19oD -. $f3442
&StoGk j.

BLUFF,
company property
profitable ment to all
t Tor life
company losses
of life
considered payable monthly within the reach
Youpr
euaI a w
reliable wanted inytt
ed ayes ion invi and eerf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-16
We Now Need More
Houses 90 Rent.

more property on our sales list, and
abstracts to make. Prices and com
missions as lew as the lowest promised
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-16

p. 3, Nor company
Neatait and company
Mead Harper and Co.
+. G.. Smart
Fox Brothers
VItz Grocery
Charles Lumkin
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-16

Strauss and Miller.
Mccain Grocery Co.
j. S. Lloyd
Sawyer Austin Lbr. Co.
F. E. Madding
w. E. Mullikin
Theo. Wollcrman.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-16

Eas6n Grocery Co.
: H.. Reeves
J j. w. Smith
: uthorn Mcr. Co.
c. NJ. Ferguson & Son
john H. Talbot & Co.
Bluff City Lbr. Co.
Evening journal., 1903-02-18
SISTERS ACCUSE OWN
BROTHER OF MURDER
George Nelk Listens to the
Story of How He Killed
His Old Mother

Philadelphia. Feb 1S.-By three sis
ters George Nelk was yesterday point
ed out in the coroner's court as the
murderer of his mother in her home at
Germantown. and was committed to
prison to await the action of the grand
jury.
Minnie Nelk. whose skull was frac-
tured by the accused at the time OF
the murder, is still in a critical condi-
tion. Her story of the crime as told
in the hospital is as follows:
Mother was sitting in her rocking
chair and ! was tidying up the room.
George walked through the room with
out word and went into the kitchen.
l heard him go into the back shed for
a minute. and then he came into the
room where mother and were. He
carried a hatchet Still without say
ing a word. George went and stood
right in front of mother. He raised the
hatchet and struck her horrible blow
The shock and terror made me fall to
the floor George came over to where
l was and struck me with the hatchet.
Then without a word he left the room
and locked the door as he passed out. q"
One sister collapsed as she was
Obliged to point to her brother as the
murderer, and the other two went into
Mysteries when they mentioned his
name. The jury's verdict was that:
Mrs. Nelk came to her death from the
result Of blows administered by her
son, George Nelk."
The prisoner gave no evidence Of
feeling, his only remark after being
led away was: We'll, can't / have
cigarette now?"
Evening journal., 1903-02-18
SCHOOL CHILDREN
USE LIBRARY BOOKS
During Month Just Passed the
Circulation of Institution
Was 23,6I2

The Board OF Managers Of the VIII
mington Institute Free Library held
their monthly meeting in the librar-
JAMS room last evening. From the IL
brarian's report the following items
are selected:
During the month of january there
were COZ new books added to the collec-
tion; as 290 volumes were withdrawn
for replacement or withdrawn abso-
lutely, the net increase as 317 volumes
The total circulation for the month
was 23,612 OF this number 2O,797 vol
umes were circulated from the central
library, 9l5 volumes from the Rockford
branch and 1864 from the school-room
libraries. This total is 2.490 greater
than the circulation Of January. 1902.
II is also the largest circulation in the
history OF the library. the next largest
month being that of November. 1902
when 23,046 volumes were circulated.
Circulation from the school-room Ii
braries was as follows: No 10. 79 vol
umes; No. IL, 102 volumes: No ~, "a
volumes; No. IA. 166 volumes; No. IS,
GA volumes; No. II, 10 volumes: No
IS, AZ volumes; No. 19, 225 volumes; No.
2l, l02 volumes; No. %, volumes: No
%, 123 volumes; No. "a. 1913 volumes;
No. 25, 27O volumes; No. 26, SO vol
umes; No. 27, 165 volumes; High School
(ancient history class), As volumes.
There were 443 cards issued to new
borrowers; of this "a were issued at
Rockford The Total net registration
numbered at the end of the month 21.
565. These figures include 9,575 public
school pupils, 112 teachers and S99 out
of-tOwn borrowers.
The gifts during the month included
the following: 30 volumes and /
pamphlet (public documents) from the
Hon. l., II. Ball; 800 numbers Of maga-
zines from Walter ID. Bush; Stand
ard Medical Dictionary for 1902" and
the numbers of american Medicine. H
currently from Dr. j. A. Ellegood. 26
magazines from William II. Hill / vol
ume from Miss Anna NJ Sayers: "a
magazines and pamphlets County re-
pOrts) from the Hon. William c. Spru-
ance; 1 pamphlet from Charles L.
story; 1 pamphlet from Wesley Webb,
Dover, and 200 pamphlets. Right
Reading for Children" from ID. c.
Heath g. Co.. Boston,