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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-27
BLIND STUDENT ATHLETES.
Much Skill Shown Mt the Field SHORTS
at Wisconsin Institution
at GAINESVILLE

One of the most unique field days
ever seen in Wisconsin took place the
other afternoon on the grounds of the
state institute for the blind at James
vile, Wis, when the SS blind inmates
held their field day sports.
Of the IS boys who competed for the
prizes offered 13 were totally blind,
and the other two could see only NOV
ing objects. The hurdles, pole vault
and hammer throwing were left out,
but in their place the standing high
jump, the standing broad jump, the
football kick and the 35 yard dash were
contested.
A boy named COMA, totally blind,
was first in the IS. yard dash in :O4 fiat
The distance for the running broad
jump was II feet inches, and the
standing high jump was feet 6
inches. The football was kicked 1OS
feet. Chester Parish, a student from
Whitewater, was the winner of the
most points, capturing 40 from the
possible 100
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-27
GIRLS FLEECED AT BRIDGE.
English Maidens Must Play with
Hostess and Are Made Mfser-
able Debtors.

London Truth gives what it claims
to be further insight into the bridge
evil.
What should you think of a lady,"
saws the writer in Mr.. Labouchere's
journal, whose prowess in winning
had made all her encourage afraid to
play against her, and who falls back
on girls to play with? These poor
things have to go on with the game or
be guilty of rudeness to their hostess.
You can imagine their miserable state
of mind when they find themselves
deeply in debt and expected to pay up
at once.
"It used to be men only who feeced
the tender lambs of society," and in
those days lambs were of the tougher
sex, but now nothing is sacred to the
bridge player"
Nor is this ALL Mr.. Labouchere's
correspondent goes on to relate what
purports to be veracious history, az
follows: "a man who had proposed
to girl and whom she had refused
received a letter from her last week
to the effect that she had changed her
mind and would marry him if he would
send her check for 800 $1,000 to
pay her losses at bridge, and that he
must on no account let her father
know about it. The man had mean
while become engaged to another girl,
but he sent check with a note saying
that he was pleased to be ofus to her"
In pregnant postscript he wrote:
send me your congratulations I am
the happiest man in Blankshire. Miss
Blank has consented to marry me.
You know what charming girl she
is"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-27
PAGANINI RELICS FOR SALE.
The instruments Left by the FamOu,
Violinist Are Now on
the Market.

Paganini's heirs, unwilling that the
famous violinist's priceless collection
OF musical instruments should be dis
persed, have offered to sell it to the
municipality of Genoa for the compar-
atively insignificant sum of $4,000
But as the municipality has no money
at its disposal to make the purchase
the collection probably will be sold to
the highest bidder. Here is a rare
chance for some American millionaire.
The collection includes several won
derful viOlins and other stringed in
struments, numerous decorations, jew
els and precious gifts from kings, and
princes, autographs and the travelling
coach in which Paganini visited the
principal capitals of Europe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-27
SLEEPS FOR FIVE MONTHS.
Greek Girl to BE Taken to Paris Hos
pital for Treatment for Mys-
teriOus MaIady.

Marie Dasakai, 17-year-old Greek
girl, who has slept for five months de-
spite all the efforts of science to arouse
her, is to be brought to Paris for treat
ment.
The girls lungs became affected last
December and she was taken to the
Evangelismos hospital at Athens. She
was in a state of convalescence when
the sight of a person dying in bed
near hers threw her into faint. Since
then she has never fully recovered con-
seriousness, though she has been ex-
mined and treated by all the doctors
of Athens. She rouses every five or six
days for few seconds and then re-
lapses into lethargy. She eats hardly
anything, sleeps with her eyes open
and hears nothing.
Money was raised by subscription to
send her to hospital in Paris.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-27
SEOTGUNS FOR SCORCHERS.
w. s. Gilbert, an IrOnicaI English
man, Suggests a Remedy for
Reckless MOtOrmen.

w. S. Gilbert writes a characters.
tically ironical letter to the London
Times with reference to the excessive
speed of motor cars.
81 am delighted" he writes, with
the suggestion made by your spirited
correspondent, Sir Ralph Paynegall-
wey, that all pedestrians be legally en-
powered to discharge shotguns (size
Of shot to be humanely restricted to
No. or 81 at all motorists who appear
to them to be driving to common dan
ger. Not only would this provide
speedy and effective punishment for
erring motorists, but it wouldalso sup
ply jewellers upon the popular high
roads with comfortable increase Of
income.
"Motor-shooti for a single gun
would appeal strongly to the sporting
Instincts of the true Briton and would
provide ample compensation to pro-
prietors of eligible roadside properties
for the intolerable annoyance caused
by the enemies of mankind"
Gilbert admits that it would be rath-
er a difficult matter to stop a motor
travelling at the rate of 40 miles an
hour after the driver had been killed
Or disa bled, but has no doubt that Sir
Paynegallwey can make a practical
suggestion in this respect.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-27
MOTORISTS USE CAUTION.
The Casualties I'm the Recent Paris
Madrid Race Lead to Good
Results.

The prize of the city of Bordeaux
for the best time between Paris and
Bordeaux in the Paris-Madrid race
has been awarded to M Gabriel. who
drove a Mors machine. The Arenberg
cup for alcohol motors went to the
Gobron-Brillie firm, their automobile,
driven by Rigolly, making the distance
in seven hours and As minutes.
One good result from the casualties
of the Paris-Madrid contest is the ex-
ercise of greater prudence by automo-
bile operators. Only two automobile
lists were summoned to court the other
day for fast driving, whereas 80 are
usually called up. The fatalities of
the big race have taught a lesson.
Henry Deutsch, who contributed the
prize for which the Santos-Dumont
strove so brilliantly and finally won,
is now deeply interested in AUTOMOBILE
ing as patron. He will give an auto
mobile fete at his chateau de Romain-
vile, near ST. German, where his fete
of last year was distinguished by a
balloon race. The balloon feature will
be superseded this year by hill-climb-
ing contest for automobiles. There
will also be an attempt to lower the
kilometer track record. The track in
the Deutsch park is in superb condi-
ton. Members of recognized clubs
will be invited to compete.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-27
THE WEIGHT CUT DOWN.
American Merchants Can Now Send
Only Four Pounds Six Ounces by
Parcel Post to Germany.

Chicago merchants will be interested
in an order just issued by the post
master general announcing the reduc-
ton of the maximum weight of parcel
post packages to Germany from
II pounds to four pounds six ounces.
Chicago has used the parcel post
more extensively than any other city,
and it's merchants will feel the effect
of the new order, which goes into op-
Grafton July 1, more than other mer-
chants. The maximum weight of
packages coming by parcel post from
Germany will be CORRESPONDENCE re-
duced.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-27
NEW MILITIA LAW DEFINED.
Judge Advocate General Declares
That It's Provisions Are Not in Com
fict with Federal Constitution.

Two important points raised in the
new militia law have just been passed
upon by Judge Advocate General Da-
Wis, who, in a communication to the
secretary of war concerning various
disputed matters, defines the construc-
ton of the measure. One point raised
was whether section IA of the militia
act relating to the expenditure of
money for the militia was not in con-
f1ict with the federal constitution, the
contention being that it would take
the militia from the control of the
states. Gen. Davis points out that the
new militia law does not differ mate.
rally from the present law and that all
that will be necessary is change in
the forms for accounting to be made
to the treasury department..
A more important point raised con-
Germs section Is, which provides for
the participation of the militia of the
several states in maneuvers and field
instructions of the regular army, but
with further proviso that the COM
mand of military post or camp and
of the officers and troops of the United
States stationed where suchlmaneuvers
occur shall remain with the regular
commander of the post without gard
to the rank of the commanding or 9th
er officers of the militia temporarily
encamped there. Gen. Davis holds that
such portions of the national guard as
n a in ma n
ations do SO for the purpose of improv-
ing their discipline and efficiency and
that in such participation they act I'M
der the orders of their respective gov
errors.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-27
MAN HITCHED WITH MULE.
French Canadian OutrageOusly Inn
posed Upon by Western Ranch
man Who Was Short Horse.

Hitched to mule drawing pillow,
and forced to play the part of beast
of burden, has been the fate of Nimaci
Guiena, French Canadian, who came
to Montana month ago and entered
The employ of M. Gabriel, a rancher
living near Missoula.
From early morning until late at
night he was forced to drag the heavy
plow through the fields, being dashed,
as was the mule, when he became tired
with the unusual labor and begged for
respite, and when allowed to rest for
the day was given bed of dirty hay,
which he shared with the mule, with
out blankets to keep him warm. AS
for food, he claims he Jared not SO we'll
as the animal with which he worked.
Guiena entered Montana five weeks
ago. He was destitute and could not
speak a word of English. Striking the
ranch of Gabriel, he applied for work,
using the sign language in making his
request. Gabriel employed him, and it
is now charged by Guiena that he was
immediately put to work with the
mule, after a harness had been made
tor him.
Complain he could not, as he was
Informed that this was the custom of
the country. He was seen at work by
party of cowboys, who rescued him
and brought him to Missoula, where
he was induced to apply for warrant
for the arrest of Gabriel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-27
WOMEN WEAR TROUSERS.
dicates That They Think They
Have the Right to Do So.

Notwithstanding the current east
ern idea concerning the characteristic
woolliness of the wild west, the fact
that San Francisco is not sufficiently
of the frontier to permit of ladies
walking it's streets in male attire was
aptly demonstrated the other night
when three dashing lady tourists were
made to know the august majesty Of
the police authorities because they had
seen fit to discard their skirts and
dainty lingerie for sack suits.
Albeit that the ladies were chic, that
they were strikingly handsome, even
in Powered vests and derbies, and de-
spite the fact that it was only on
Chinatown's streets that they aired
their graces, they were ANONYMOUSLY
hailed before Captain of Detectives
Martin and Police Chief Whitman.
Tears in plenty that rolled down the
starched shirt fronts and fascinating
feminine sobs beneath the lowered
vests at last melted even the frigid dig
nifty of the captains of the law and
they allowed the culprits to escape
with parental reprimand.
It was a few minutes before ten
o'clock when Officer Brown, of the
Chinatown squad, saw jeering crowd
of Chinese kids following a big man
and three dainty little gentlemen on
Dupont near Sacramento street. He
investigated and found that beneath
the brown derbies of the delicate
young men coils of hair were massed
and high-heeled shoes peeped from be-
meath the trousers hens. Promptly
summoning a hack, discreet Officer
Brown took the gentleman and his
three chic companions down to the
hall of justice.
"What does this mean?" said Capt.
Martin, in his severest tones.
IF it please your honor" said one
of the nattily clad figures between
sobs, II am from Chicago and my
friends are from Ell Paso, and we had
heard that it is always customary for
ladies to dress this way when they do
Chinatown"
There was pitiful tremor in the
dulcet tones, which struck to the chiv-
alrous heart of the captain of detec-
YES. He consulted at length with Chief
Whitman and at last, with bless-you-
my-children smile, the chief dismissed
the trembling ladies and their equally
perturbed escort.
To avoid the inquisitive newspaper
men the hack ava Hin o. in the co11rt of
the hall of justice, was quickly entered
and the horses whipped up Kearny
street at mad rate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-27
BELIEVES IN BIG ADS
Preacher Uses Theater Bill Boards
to Announce Services.
Advertises in Large and GlarinR
Way Twilight Services Which
Are to he Held During the
Summer Months.

Rev. G. III. Jones, pastor Of the First
Presbyterian church of Oswego, N. T.,
has contracted with "Joe" A. Wallace,
the city bill poster, to bill the city,
advertising the twilight services which
will be held, at the First church dur
ing July and August. The bill boards
will be covered with three sheets and
half sheets will be hung in windows
of stores and other public places.
make 12-minute addresses on such
subjects as ga Cure for the Blues"
"Antiseptic Christians" and the Sixth
Sense"
The use of theater bill boards to adj
vertise religious services is such an in
novation as to cause much comment.
and since Mr.. Jones made the an
nouncement there has been consider
able discussion, especially among the
ministers, one of whom says:
81 don't know but Mr.. Jones has
taken the right course. The object of
holding these special services is to get
as many people into the church as pos
sible and what course Isl easier or bet
ter than to use printers ink and the
other ways of advertising? This is the
way merchants attract attention to
their business and tell the people what
they have got to sell. At the same
time it does look little queer to see
church going coldly into the advertis
ing business. But why let Satan have
a monopoly of publicity?''
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-27
BON MOT OF MISS ROOSEVELT.
Presidents Daughter Has a. Little
Joke with Her Friends at Her
Fathers Expense.

The latest mot of the presidents
laughter, whose clever speeches are
told everywhere, has created much
amusement among her friends. At a
recent luncheon young daughter Of
former cabinet officer who has lived
abroad told of an Italian cabman who
ooasted that he had been married 25
years, and that his wife had borne him
20 children in that time.
Without hesitation Miss Alice said:
"How father would love that man"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-27
CAN STILL TALK.
Sailor Whose TOnsils and Tongue Are
Removed Surprises Doctors by
Plain Articulation.

William Andrews, a sailor, whose
tongue and tonsils were recently re-
moved at the City hospital in Balti-
more in an operation for cancer, can
still talk. Even portion of the
larynx was clipped off. A small hole
was left in the throat just above the
laryn0 so that the patient could
breathe. While a physician was re-
newing the dressing the patient sur
prised him by speaking indistinctly.
He continues to talk whenever the
dressing is removed, but the doctors
say he will die within a year, owing to
the spread of the caneerous affection.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-27
A Warning to Hopeful Heirs.

A Utica IN. " man has gone crazy
because a report that he was heir to
a fortune proves to have been false. 1t
is always well, says the Chicago Rec
Herald, to refrain from getting
worked up over such stories until one
can put his hands on the money.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-27
just Big Enough.

New York is to have a building 40
feet long, 90 feet wide and II stories
high. They might save valuable space,
says the Chicago Record-Herald, by US
ing the building of it's own chimney
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-27
Regarding Elections.

Electrons are actual particles of
matter, SO infinitely small that a mi
croscope with one million times the
capacity of the most powerful instru-
ment now in existence could not dis
cover them
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-27
Pixies Freedom More Than wealth.

A chorus girl now playing in Chicago
has refused to either be married or
adopted by a man who has fortune of
S10,Go0,000. Of course, says the Chica-
60 Record-Herald, she is beautiful and
cultured and expects to star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-27

An electrical typesetting machine
will, says it's inventor, revolutionize
the mechanical work on newspaper.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-27

Government WIN Own Railways.
The British government will buy
all the railways In South Africa, the
colonies to pay interest on the sst. o0o,-
600 necessary to the purchase.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-04-23
WANTED FOR SALE, ETC.

House for sale. II MRS. G. f. CUsHMAN.
FOR SALE: Slaughter house manure.
II. y. JERD.
Try a Wizard pillow. For sale by
GEO. II. TEMPLE.
For sALE:-seed potatoes, Mortgage
Lifters. WIN. BASS.
WANTED :-Fowls and chickens, alive
and dressed. II. n JEitp'
VIII pay highest market prices for hides,
skins and pelts. If f. n. JERD.
To RENT;-Two small family tene-
ments in Brooks block. Wv
For SALE:-Iver-Joh Johnson lady's wheel.
Call and see it at house. WILL CURTIS.
Horse about 10 years old for sale cheap,
also two-h horse farm wagon. f. l.. BASS.
WANTED: A teacher for school in
Braintree. J. ID. BATTLES, Randolph, VI.
Strawberry Plants, IS varieties. Send for
list. Wv G. G. PAINE, So. Randolph, VT.
FOR SALE:-Four tons hay, one express
"asO 's ps n. W. MoCoLuoM.
Go to @. w. Proper, Dudley St., for car
riage and sleigh rep9iring' saw fling etc
All work guaranteed. II
Plymouth Rock hens and pullets for
sale, best kind, also Growers.
ID. j. FRAsIER, Geo. Moulton farm.
Your carpets wen cleaned and steamed
at Randolph Steam Laundry. carpets
taken and delivered on notice by postal.
Pigs, brood sows and service bears,
Chester White, one litter just ready to go.
Low price on boars il taken at once.
2w &. O. PAINE, So. Randolph, VI
WANTED: - Capable and experienced
chamber maid or waitress. Wages, " per
week. Address, Nv
THE MAPLEwooD, Randolph Center, Vt.
Tickets for "Great Diamond Robbery
90 on sale at Bass Friday noon. Tickets
bought before can be exchanged there for
received seats.
sStrength and vigor come OF good food,
duly digested. Force a ready-to-serve
wheat aud barley food, adds no burden,
but sustains, nourishes, invigorates."
Building stones for cesspools, trench
walls, etc. Nice gravel for walks and
One good horse, good worker
and driver Inquire OF f. c. Terry. 2w
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-04-23

The store house recently purchased by
j. W. Hale was moved yesterday IRON
the rear of the house occupied BY ,. \,
Fisk on Weston street to the lot Of its
new owner on Dudley street.
Asabel Durkee, aged 20 years. died Mon
dav morning at the home OF his step
daughter, Mrs. r. j. Mckenzie, in Essex
and his remains were brought here
Monday and taken to North Randolph
for interment. The body was met at
this station by the son, b. A. Durkee,
of North Randolph
An. Hubbard was in Brattleboro last
Thursday evening TO attend a special ses-
sion Of Mt. Sinai Temple, at which class
Of go Mobiles crossed he sands Of the desert.
There we're 400 Shrineis present, among
them Frank Gates OF Ware, Mass, who
came on to Randolph for a brief visit with
Mr. and Mrs r. A. smith.
Thanks 10 Road Commissioner J. B.
Wells the highways this spring are in
first-class condition, and whereas II used
to be weary travelling with light rig to
get to the Center at this time OF year, II
is now an easy matter to draw from a
thousand to fifteen hundred feet of green
lumber over the same road.
Monroe J. Montgomery was taken
seriously i'll Friday night with eatarrh
OF bbt eAthihNns NhhtlAitatSa " iAA 0AhiA
troubles, but is at present much better,
though still confined to the bed. His
sons, Charles and Edwin Montgomery,
members OF the Boston police force, came
yesterday morning to visit him.
The Travellers Insurance company Of
Hartford has paid to the widow and
daughter OF the late Henry W. Tewksbury
two life policies-one for 5000 and one
for 5000. making total OF 5000. The
policies Mr.. Tewksbury had allowed to
lapse for over nine years through nom
payments of premiums, but they still
continued in force and the fun amount
OF each was promptly paid, through the
general agent OF the company, j. ii.
Nolan.
w. w. Banister, though not an attorney,
is transacting considerable legal business
lately. He was in Chelsea Friday in the
interest of b. j. Fisher, and in Bradford
Tuesday on matters connected with the
forgery case of Arthur Luck. He goes
TO Bennington soon with a petition to
the governor for the pardon OF John W.
Adshed, who was recently sentenced to
year in the House of Correction, and
has something to do with a suit TO be
tried in STAFFORD the 18th.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-04-23
Church Notes.

The Ladies' society ofthe Baptist church
meets this afternoon with Mrs. W. b.
Wall.
Rev. F. G.. Rainey will preach at the
Methodist church Sunday on "a Cheerful
Gospel"
Rev. George T.. Ladd win preach next
Sunday morning at the Cong1 church on
"The Power OF Love-"
The subject of next Sundays Bible les
son at the Christian Science chapel is
Everlasting Punishment"
The Ladies' Aid Of the Christian church
will meet with Mrs. Ellen Blanchard next
Thursday afternoon at o'clock.
The ladies OF the NJ. K. church will serve
a hash supper in the church dining room
on Friday, April "a, from $50 to 1880.
The Ladies' Ways and Means society OF
the Congl church will met on Friday
afternoon with Mrs. NJ. A. Tewksbury.
Rev. James L. Penders has arrived in
town and services will be held in the Cath
olic church Sunday morning at the usual
hour.
The Christian Endeavor society OF
the Congl church will hold a "Barmicido
socialm a. the vestry next Tuesday evening,
opening al O'Clock. There will be inter-
esting exercises. A general invitation is
extended.
First Baptist church. Rev. Brown f.
Smith, pastor. Subject OF morning sermon
Sunday, "A New Testament View OF God. /"
Concert of missions at 80 .. m. Subject,
baptist Missions in China Papers and
special music.
The Woman's Auxiliary Of st. Johns
church will hold its annual meeting for
the election OF officers next Tuesday after
noon, April p. with Mrs. Homer White.
All the ladies Of the parish are cordially
invited to be present.
The ladies Of St. Johns church have held
weekly meetings on Wednesdays in Lent
with Mrs. l.. p. Thayer and worked for
tolored mission Of the church at Lawrence
vile, Va, under the care of the Rev. James
;. Russell. With the aid of the ladies OF
Grace church. Randolph Center, a barrel
has been filed with clothing valued at
over thirty dollars.
The Christian Endeavor society Of the
Congl church elected the following off,
GERS and chsirmen of committees last sun
day evening President. Miss Blanche
Sparhawk; vice president. Miss Ellen
Whitney; recording secretary. Bernice
McCollom; corresponding secretary. Mss
Ethel Newton; treasurer. Miss Suarhawk:
lookout committee. F. e Prichard: PRAYER
meeting committee, Miss Newton; social
committee, Mrs. Priehsrd: missionary
committee, Mrs. Iadd: flower committed.
Bernice McCollom.