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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-06
CHE Foo
TRAGEDY
By WILLIAM E. S.
FAEES
Copyright, 1908, by w. L. S. Fales

III
Percy Strathford Grey passed
n the civil service examinations
with high honors and said that
1T was due to his being Il cousin OF the
Duke of Westminster. There was an
i0ta of truth in the Sneer, as there is IN
most sneers. The distinguished rela-
tive had aided Percy by the confidential
hint that the Chinese examination was
the easiest of all and that the chief ex-
aminer was deaf and egotistic. The
student took advantage of the hint and,
being ambitious and persevering, had
10 trouble with the department of red
Cape Shortly after the announcement
came his appointment as student in
terpreter to the TientSin consulate.
Here he arrived in due season and be-
gan his official work. This for the first
two years consisted in mastering the
mandarin or official language. Percy
engaged an old Chinese gentleman in
reduced circumstances and made the
slow progress which marks instruction
under such auspices
He accordingly had recourse to the
method employed by student inter
Treters from time immemOrial in the
FAR east and bought a Giving dictlon-
ary''-that is, he purchased from her
grateful parents a Chinese wife. Nj
Hu, the lady in question, was a girl OF
eighteen, well built and strong, as are
most of the women of Shangtung. Plain
from a Chinese point of view, she was
4 l. ,1s,~r TO
ropean eye. Her family belonged to the
Door middle class so that she had had
the advantage of highly educated sur
roundings, if not of a high education
herself. She was bright, lively and af-
fectionate
Percy hired Chinese house and lived
the life of q native scholar. His prog
ress was rapid. In three months he had
a good colloquial knowledge of the
mandarin. At the end of two years he
spoke, read and wrote it as fiuently as
Professor Giles, the eminent authority
In the examination which then occur
red he received high praise from the
judges, upon whose report he was pro-
NOTED from student interpreter to vice
consul and was assigned to the city
and district of Che Foo.
In the latter city he took pretty
house, installed his Chinese wife and
lived the happy go-luclly life of the far
east. Five years passed uneventfully.
Twice Nj Hu presented him with
pretty babe which inherited his red
blond hair and gray eyes and the moth
er's Monaghan cheek bones. AS she
was a devoted mother and they admira-
Die infants, their presence did not dis
turb him in the least On the contrary,
he grew quite fond Of them. They
were his children by Chinese law, just
as Nj Hu was his wife, but by English
law neither they nor she bore any re-
lation to him except q meretriciOus one.
Percy did his best to advance himself
at Che Foo His superior, the consul,
had grown gray in the service and did
just as little work as possible. He was
therefore delighted to have the vice
consul perform the duties of the office.
BY degrees the younger man exercised
more and more of the consular func-
tons until he was practically consul in
all but name. The reports and dis
patches were such models as to attract
the attention and win the praise of the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-06
Boston style.

Aunt Jane-Is George going to let
you buy that beautiful gown at Fluff
fery's?
Mrs. Mercer-Yes; he told me he
would give me the money to get it
with, and he wanted me to remind him
of it.
Aunt Jane-That's nice.
Mrs. Mercer-That is to say, he didn't
tell me so in so many words, but it
amounted to that. He said, when |
do, please let me know" Boston Tran
script.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-06
At Office and Home.

Rev. Goodman-No man, you know
can serve two masters.
Henpeck-Oh, sometimes q man has
to-when he is employed by another
man, for instance, and is married.
Denver News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-06

legation at Peking and then of the for
eign office in Downing street. At first
the credit went to the consul, who
seemed to have blossomed out into a
second youth. Then as the truth crept
out it went in full measure to Grey.
At the end of the five years several
events occurred. Percy received
leave of absence for year, with per-
mission to visit England. With the
leave came the notice that on account
Of his meritorious services he had been
promoted to consul. At the same time
came the visit of Miss Trevelyan.
This young lady was TALL handsome
and presumptive heiress. She was
connected with n dozen great families
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-06

Spain is getting to be great source
of supply for fruit consumed in Eng
land. Excellent melons, something
like American catalogues, are i'm
ported from Spain and can be bought
in Liverpool at prices ranging from
6 to 16 cents during the season they
are in market.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-06
His Eye For the "Funny."

Miss Kulcher-Of course Mr.. Fresch-
mann, you are quite familiar with
Greek?
Mr.. Freschmann-Oh yes, indeed!
l know Greek the minute / see it, the
letters are SO funny looking, you know.
Philadelphia Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-06
unit Iane-That'S nice.
In the Sleigh.

Charley-What are you thinking of,
dearest?
Stella-I'm thinking of that wonder
full moon up there.
"And why is it so wOnderful?'
Because it's about the only light you
never tried to turn down when we were
alone. "-Indianapolis Sun.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-06

Mrs. Hatterson-Mrs. Sparkleton de-
scended from a glazier, didn't she?
Mrs. Catterson-Why?
II saw her last night with her fam
lily Jewels on."-Detroit Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-06

vigor and cheerful
ness soon disappear
when the kidneys are
out of order or dis
eased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that it is not uncom-
mon for a child to be
born afflicted with
weak kidneys. If the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-06
Women as Well as Men Are Made
Miserable by Kidney and
Bladder Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind,
and lessons ambition; beauty,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-06

child urinates too often, if the urine scalds
the flesh, or if, when the child reaches an
age when it should be able to control the
passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wet-
ting, depend upon it, the cause of the diff
Guilty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to diseased condition of
the kidneys and bladder and not to "a
habit as most people suppose.
Women as we'll as men are made 1nlser
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
Swamp-Root is soon realized. 1t is sold
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-06

pamphlet telling all about Swa1np-Root
including many of the thousands of testi-
monial letters received from sufferers
cured. In writing DIR. kil1ner & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, be sure and mention
this paper. Don't make any mistake,
but remember the name, Swamp-Root,
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the adj
dress, Binghamton, N. Y, on every
bottle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-06

by druggists, in fifty
cent and one-dollar
size bottles. You may
have a sample bottle
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-08-10

identification by a finger print is
generally supposed to be quite a mod.
ern European detective device; but
1t appears that it was employed in
Korea 1,200 years ago. The Rev. Mr..
Collyer, former missionary in Korea,
in an address to the Anthropological
society, stated that he had been able
to trace back its use for 1,20O years
in the deeds for the sale Of slaves.
The slave was required to place her
hand-all the slaves were women
upon the sheet Of paper on which the
deed was written, and the outline of
the fingers and thumb were traced,
after which an ink impress Of each of
the fingers was taken. Mr.. Collyer's
experience of the Koreans led him to
describe them as a people of keen
mental capabilities, sharp-witted and
always ready with an anecdote.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-08-10
WENT INTO DITCH.
Fast Train Deralled and a Number OF
Persons Injured.

Fast Train Deralled and Number Of
Persons Injured.
The Meteor, a fast passenger train
on the st. Louis & San Francisco rail-
road (the Frisco system), from Dali
las for st. Louis, was derailed near
Vinita, I. T. The engine, baggage car,
mail car and two chair cars left the
track. Several persons were injured
but no one was killed.
At the time of the accident the
train, which was half an hour behind
was running at the rate of thirty-five
miles an hour. For some unknown
reason the tender became uncoupled
from the engine and turned half way
around, crossing the track. The cars
following, with the exception of the
Pullman sleeper went into the ditch.
The Pullman left the track, but re-
manned upright The injured were
cared for in the sleeper.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-08-10
OLD FASHIONED.
But Still in the Fashion.

1t is an ever new and interesting
story to hear how one can be entirely
made over by change of food.
For two years | was troubled with
what my physician said was the old
fashioned dyspepsia.
There was nothing could eat but
20 or 80 minutes later would be spit.
ting my food up In quantities until |
would be very faint and weak This
went out from day to day until was
terribly wasted away and without any
prospect Of being helped.
"One day | was advised by an old
lady to try Grape-Nuts and cream
leaving off all fatty food. | had no
confidence that Grape-Nuts would do
all she said for me as | had tried SO
many things without any help. But
1t was so simple ! thought | would
give 1t trial she insisted so.
We'll ! ate some for breakfast and
pretty soon the lady called to see her
patient as she called me and asked
II had tried her advice.
"'Glad you did child, do you feel
some better?'
No. ! said, 4 do not know as I
DO, the only difference | can see is I
have no sour stomach and come to
think Of 1t haven't spit up your four
teaspoons OF Grape-Nuts yet
Nor did ! ever have any trouble
with Grape Nuts then or any other
time for this food always stays down
and my stomach digests 1t perfectly;
! soon got strong and well again aud
bless that old lady every time J see
her.
"Once an invalid Of SO pounds now
weigh 1875 pounds and feel strong and
well and Il is due entirely and only to
having found the proper food in
Grape-Nuts," Name given my Postum
Co, Battle Creek, Mich
Get the little book THE Road to
WellYille" In each pkg.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-08-10
Still More Evidence,

Bay City, H., August Especially -
Mr.. X. f. Henley of this city adds his
evidence to that published almost
daily that sure cure for Rheuma.
tism is now before the American peo-
pie and that that cure is Dodd's Kid.
ney Pills. Mr.. Henley had Acute
Rheumatism. He has used Dodd s
Kidney Pills. He says of the result:
After suffering for sixteen years
with Rheumatism and using numer-
GUS medicines for Rheumatism and
more medicines prescribed by doc.
tors, | at last tried Dodd's Kidney
Pills with the result that | got more
bentfit from them than all the others
put together.
"Dodd's Kidney Pills we're the only
thing to give me relief. and l recon.
mend them to all suffering from
Acute Rheumatism"
Rheumatism is caused by Uric Acid
in the blood. Healthy kidneys take
all the Uric Acid out of the blood.
Dodd's Kidney Pills make healthy kid
neys,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-08-10
Good News for ANGLERS,

A new type of fishhook, the inven-
tion of T.. Hindon Hyde of New York,
shows how even the simplest thing
of common life can be readily i'm
proved. The Improvement consists
in transferring the barb of the hook
from the inside of the point, that is.
between the point and the shank, to
the opposite side of the point, so that
It lies on the outside of the hook.
The advantage OF the new hook is
that 1t renders it much more difficult
for hooked fish to release himself
upon slack line. This is due to the
fact that the new location of the barb
creates a bar to the extraction of the
hook after it has penetrated, and also
to the fact that the barb, instead OF
playing against the soft mucus mem
brane of the mouth to prevent release
as in the old style Of hook, presses
against the hard epidermis,-Scien'
tific American.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-08-10
LUCKY SHOT SAVED HUNTER
At Mercy Of lnfuristed Buffalo When
Gun Was Fired.


A hunter in South Africa tells the
following story of an adventure with
a buffalo: 81 was in the act Of de.
scending the bank when Prinsloo, a
Dutch hunter, who was lower down
the slope, saw the dark outline Of the
buffalo standing at bay behind the
screen of reeds. Next instant, seeing
1t about to charge, he shouted, 'Daar
kom hij' cThere he comesD, and
fired, rather at random, | am AFRAID.
Then, rushing down the path by
which he had advanced he threw
himself headlong into the reeds on
the left. This all happened in a few
moments. but had sufficient time
to raise my rifle to my shoulder and
fire as the enraged bull rushed
straight at me through the reeds with
nose thrown forward and horns back.
AS | fired | endeavored to jump aside
to escape the charge, but my feet got
entangled in the matted grass and |
fell on my back, luckily, however, re
tanning my hold on the stock OF my
rife. My first shot seemed to check
him for a moment, but the next he
was rushing up the slope at me. |
shall never forget the look in his
fierce eyes. 1t was but a moments
work to draw back the bolt of my
Mauser and to close it again, thus
pushing another cartridge into the
breech. | had no time to raise the
rife to my shoulder. There was bare.
ly time, just before he was within
striking distance, to pull the trigger,
with the stock under my armpit,
while | lay on my back on the top of
the sloping ground. Without so
much as a groan he fell in his tracks
and rolled over into the muddy water
two yards below with a great splash,
shot through the brain. Montreal
Herald.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-08-10
Shows Importance of Food.

DR.. Yorke-Davies tells this story:
"Many years ago when a great English
contractor had to lay down a long line
of railway in France he employed a
number of English and of French nav
vies. He found that the Frenchmen
could do only half the work of the
Englishmen and being a shrewd man
he concluded 1t must be due to the
difference in their food so he put the
Frenchmen on the same diet as The
Englishmen, with the result that they
were able to do as much work as the
Englishmen. 1t showed how impor.
tant a factor food was in the produc.
ton of muscular power"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-08-10
FOUL CRIME CHARGED.
Indiana Woman Accused Of Poisoning
Step-Daughter.

The arrest of Mrs. w. X. Krauss,
the young wife of a leading druggist
and business man of Hartford City.
Ind, on a charge of poisoning her
step-daughter one of the most popular
young women, has caused great ex.
element. The stomach OF the dead
girl will be given a chemical an
alysis. Mrs. Krauss is still in Jail
She is q years of age and the daugh-
ter of DR.. w A. Anderson, president
of the State Veterinary association.
The mother of Mrs. Krauss, nee Rae
Anderman, died in a Cincinnati hos
pital. Mrs. Krauss was one OF the
beneficiaries of the will All prop
erty owned by Mr.. Krauss is In his
name. At the time of his marriage
to Rae Anderson, three months ago,
he made a will bequeathing practi-
cally all his property to his daughter,
Crystal Krauss, the dead girl.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-08-10
SANCTUARY IN A CHIMNEY.
From inaccessible Position CuIprit
Defied English Law.

Defied English Law.
For the past ten days the town OF
Newry, in Ireland, has been con.
vulsed over the curious strategy by
which small contractor, named Jas.
Gill, has defied the efforts OF the DO
lice to enforce the penalty of 40s.
fine or a months imprisonment to
which he had been sentenced for
drunkenness.
The man had recently undertaken
the demolition OF a factory chimney.
round which the scaffolding necessary
for the work had been erected, and he
sought security from the clutches of
the authorities at the top of this
structure, climbing by means of a
short ladder, which he drew up after
him as he reached each successive
platform of the staging Food and
drink are furnished to him by his son,
and raised to the summit Of the chin.
ney by an ingenious mechanical de-
vice. The other evening Gill man
aged to descend to the ground and
reach his home unobserved, but he
returned to his lofty perch early on
Monday morning.
Large crowds of people have flocked
from all the country round to Sugar
Island, where his hiding place is sit.
uated and the police have now re-
signed themselves to waiting till the
work of pulling down the chimney is
completed before attemptinP To ARE n
him.-Reynold's Newspaper.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-08-10
HIS MEANING ALL RIGHT.
CoIored Preacher at Least Knew
What He Was Praying For.


Caroline Abbot Stanley, in her new
book, Order No. H." treating of the
deplorable state of affairs in Missouri
during the rebellion, when old friends
became enemies and homes were
burned and the country desolated, in
PRODUCES Uncle Reuben" an old
darby preacher, who was coachman
and general Man Friday" for "Mahs.
ter Treviian" and the family. The
bishop tells about being down at one
of their meetings in Virginia once,
and the old preacher, anxious to do
his best by them, prayed that God
would send down His "sanctum sane
forum" upon them.
Next morning the bishop thought
he would get Uncle Reuben's idea of
what he meant, and said: Uncle,
was very much obliged to you for all
the good things called down upon me
last night, but | want to ask you just
what you meant by His "sanctum
sanctorum?"
The old darky scratched his head
a moment, and then said: We'll.
master, / don jes exactly know what
dat word do mean, but | know what
| meant by it,"
We'll, what's that?" asked the
bishop.
81 meant give 'em de bes' you gotr'
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-08-10
KEPT THE RACES APART,
Stringent Laws Prevented Mixing Of
scotch and EnaIish.

Stringent Laws Prevented Mixing Of
scotch and English.
In the time Of James II. Of Scotland
the relations between the Scotch and
English were bad indeed The king
objected to any business dealings be.
tween the Scotch and their southern
neighbors. To his subjects he thought
nothing could result therefrom but
evil. To preserve them, therefore,
from any approach TO amity and inter.
course with the hated southron, he
actually decreed "outlawry" against
those who should desire, even In that
time Of peace. TO smooth down the diff.
ferences which divided the two peo-
pies. Against Englishmen visiting
Scotland without leave the law was
especially severe. nor was any Scots.
man to be allowed to become security
or guaranty for an Englishman under
any circumstances whatever, unless
he wished to be accused of high trea
son. Even legitimate trade was for.
hidden. No Scotsman was to supply
the English garrisons in BERWICK or
Roxburgh with 'ony victual. fewal or
uther supportation" under the pain Of
treason, while no intermarriage was
to be allowed between the Scottis
and English. that mems affection be
ma led away fro their air kinrik."
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-08-10
ENJolNED FROM coURTINe.
Georgian Is Restrained by Court From
Calling on Young Girl.

Georgian Is Restrained by Court From
Calling on Young Girl.
In the superior court of Chatham
county, Georgia, Judge @. r, Mccain
has granted temporary injunction to
Mrs. Eva Creighton to prevent the at
tentions of d. f. Currie to her daugh.
ter, Celest Creighton, aged 10. Currie
is by the terms of the injunction not
only restrained from visiting the girl,
but also from communicating with her,
either by letter, note, telegraph, tele.
phone. public or private messenger. or
by any whistle, sign, signal. device or
scheme whatsoever, whether practiced
alone or in conjunction. by which his
thoughts or will may become intelli.
gible to said Celest
Currie has been ordered to appear
before the court to show cause why
the injunction should not be made per.
manent.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-08-10
WHERE EAGLES BUILD Nests.
Inaccessible spots Always Selected
for the Homo.

inaccessible spots Always Selected
for the Homo.
A writer who has studied the habits
Of eagles among the Scottish hills says
that the birds construct their eyries
toward the end of March and the eggs.
which number two or three. are laid
in April. Eagles seem to prefer for a
nesting site some ancient pine with a
southern position and wide outlook or
ledge on a cliff, but this writer no.
ticed that they sometimes build their
eyries on quite small rocks. where
they can be got at without much diff.
Guilty, while all around are immense
precipices where mans foot has new.
err trod. Ii has been said that the
eagles will fearlessly attack any one
attempting to rob its eggs and young,
but this is probably much less often
the case than is generally supposed.
When one of pair OF eagles is trap.
ped or shot the remaining bird has
often great difficulty in finding a mate
and may haunt its nesting site for
several years by itself While soaring
round and round their eyrie the eagles
utter a musical note somewhat similar
to the cry of a wild goose.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-08-10

Professional mourners are still EN-
ployed in Egypt, and when a person
dies they are hired to shrek and howl
before the house and at the funeral
to prove the grief of the family. They
are a lot of vultures, and can scent
sorrow with extraordinary accuracy.
They usually reach bereaved homo
before the undertaken, and will squat
outside house in which a person is
lying i'll waiting to hear Of the death.
linen they call upon the head OF the
family for baksheesh, and begin their
lamentations as soon as they receive
it. The bowling will continue until
the body OF the dead is deposited in
the grave, when they will hunt for an.
other job.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-08-10
Good Husbands Both.

Two coiored women were overheard
boasting OF the many lovabie traits
and manly traits of their husbands,
"oawge sutainly is a good man TO me-
said Mrs. Jackson, with feeling In her
voice. "Ah have nsyah been without
a days wash sence All mahisd dat
man. He sits me all the washin's All
can do" We'll, An has this to say
foah Ezra declared Mrs. johnson
with satisfaction; when Ezra Eis
drunk he gifts drunk Ike perfec gen
nelman.n
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-08-10
Gasoline Starts BIa Fire.

The explosion Of a gasoline stove
in Orr's restaurant at Herrin, HIS,
started a fire that destroyed that
building and ten adjoining frame
structures including Marshall, Grains
and Childer saloons Dickeys and
Marlow's grocery stores; Carr's drug
store Byrus barber shop Bunche's
jewelry store Tolls livery stable and
Clendenning's blacksmith and ma
chine shops, Help from outside towns
was secured ana the fire finally got.
ten under control. Estimated loss,
$4,000
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-08-10
Red Cherries ANGER Bull.

Red cherries which Farmer Henry
Knapp of Richland township, Pa, was
carrying in a basket nearly cost him
his life when attacked by a mad bull.
Mr. Knapp was passing through the
barnyard when the bull, seeing the
cherries, attacked the farmer. Tho
animal knocked the farmer down and
was goring him when the farm hands
drove the angered animal away with
hay forks.