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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-06

..D-AS MEEK AND LOWLY MOOL"
Oh. das mool, ha max no fuss.
But aye know das tricky cuss!
Ha ban goot mool just for chance
To keek me in, das har pants!
Das har mule!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-06

The puzzle problem maker asks
IF a gentleman stole Plymouth Rock
chicken in the. new of the moon and
had a misery in his stomach three
weeks after, will another gentleman,
who bagged a brown leghorn when the
moon was full, prefer roast possum to
Watermelon" We fear the PROPOSE
ton is incorrectly stated To begin
with, no gentleman would steal lone
chicken He would form trust and
steal the entire brood, roost, coop and
all,
l go
Many young girls have shown infat.
patton for old hymns.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-06
The Reason Why.
The average woman

The average woman
Does as she pleases ...
Is boss in her own house. =.
Wears a birds nest of hat
ia cold weather when she knows
she will catch her death. 49,.
Is variable and hard to please.
Buys lot Of things she
doesn't know the names of. -.
Goes to all the bargain sales
and prostrates herself shopping,
Wants one thing to-day and
changes her mind about it TO-
Pinches her feet in shoes two
sizes too small. ...............
Is mystery to man. ......
And still is about the only
thing in this world we cannot
get along with or without. 49,.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-06

Matches are made on earth" says
the proverb, but the scratching OF
them is done in the divorce court,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-06

Oh. das meek an lowly mool!
Ha bane waiten fer daS fool!
Ha bane long an ha bane lank,
Ha bane gentle, aye don't tank!
Das har mooi!
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-24
HOW TO HOLD A HUSBAND.

The hest known guide TO married happf-
ness IS to hold the husband as you won the
iover-by cheerfulness of disposition, pa
tience and keeping your youthful looks.
OF course great many women are hand1-
capped BY those ills to which women are
heir The constantly recurring troubles
which af1ict her are apt to cause sour
disposition, nervousness and beelouded
mind.
Or R.Ys Pierce, the specialist IN woman's
diseases, of Buffalo. N Y. after a long ex-
perience in treating such diseases, found
that certain roots and herbs made into
liquid extract. would help the ajority
of cases. This he called Dr. Piercess Fa-
vorite Prescription Thousands Of women
have testified TO its merits, and II is put
up III shape to be easily procured and
Is sold by all medicine dealers This is
potent tonic for the woman1y system.
So much faith has Dr. Pierce in its merits
that he offers $500 reward for any case of
Leuesrrhea, Female Weakness, Proiapsus,
or Falling of Womb, which he cannot
cure All he asks is fair and reasonable
trial of his means OF cure.
II cannot express my thanks for the Benefit I
have received from DR.. Pierce's medicines y
writes Mrs. Julius Wehriy. Of Cambridge, Dor I,
scriptiou and feel that perfect cure has peen
effected feel like thanking you thousand
times for the good you have done me. and ioF
the Kind and fatherly letters which you wrote.
shall always speak q good word foF your knsai-
cInes whenever can"
Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Ad-
wiser is sent free on receipt of stamps TO
pay expense of mailing only Send 81
one cent stamps for the paper covered
book. or II stamps for the cloth bound
volume Address DR.. r. V. Pierce, Cog
Main Street, Buffalo. N. Z.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-24
DoNALDsoNvILLE, LA, SATURDAY DECEMBER "a, 1904
AROUND THE STATE.
Items Of Interest Culled From the
Louisiana Press.
Dick craighead Convicted of Murder.
Supreme Court Upholds Lower
Courts in Lyons and
Aspara Cases.

The state board of education vii
meet at Baton Rouge Jan. 8.
Henderson Morris was run over and
killed by a switch engine at Franklin
The jury in the Craighead murder
case at Homer returned a verdict O.
guilty.
Nothing definite has been done il
regard to a union passenger depot for
Monroe.
The free bridge across Bayou La,
fourche at Thibodaux has been com
pleted.
The Southern Pacific bridge over
English bayou, near Iowa. was de.
stroyed by fire.
The treasury architect has recon-
mended an appropriation of 81, 80, ,00o
for the New Orleans postofice.
Abel Joyce, negro, shot and
killed his uncle, haywood Joyce,
about eight miles south Of Mansfield.
Bishop Morrison preached an elo-
quent sermon at the formal dedica-
tion of the Methodist church at Lees
vile.
Fire at Powhattan destroyed prop
ertv valued at $4,000, on which inshr-
anee to the amount Of s4l5o was car
ried.
J. G.. Mitchell, an Alexandria con-
tractor, was arrested and Jailed at
Columbis, Miss, on a charge of en-
bszzlement.
Tom Underwood, who murdered a
negro woman and a police officer at
Alexandria, has been convicted and
sentenced 30 death.
A representative of the agricultural
department of Japan says New Orleans
uses less tea than any city Of the same
size IN the world.
Representative Breazeale intro
dneed a bill in congress appropri ating
$500 for an annex to the custom
house at Shreveport.
Cotton planters of Ouachita parish
met at Monroe and agreed to hold the
remnant of the cotton crop and to re-
duee the acreage next year.
The Napoleonville chapter Of the u.
0. G. will observe the anniversary Of
the birth of Gen. Robert e. Lee, which
occurs on the 18th of ] January.
John Green, representative of a
Crowley brokerage company, sold 95,-
900 pockets of American rice for i'm
mediate shipment to Cuba.
A. P. Eaves, yardman OF the South
ern Pacific Railway at New Iberia,
was caught between the bumpers OF
two cars and crushed TO death.
Martel & Caffery, OF Jennings, have
seized a large quantity Of crude oil
belonging to the Morse Oil Company,
claiming that $40, 900 is due them for
royalties.
The supreme court of Louisiana af-
6rmed the judgments of the lower
courts IN the cases of Lewis W.I.yons
and Sam Aspara, OF New Orleans, who
stand convicted OF murder.
The second annual convention OF
the State Fertilizer Association will be
held in Shreveport Jan. IL. The
State Horticultural Society will hold
its second annual meeting in the Caddo
metropolis Jan. IL and b.
Tom Milan, a white man IS years
old, shot himself with suicidal intent
in an empty box car at Shreveport,
and although his brains were oozing
from the wound he remained perfectly
conscious and lived for several hours.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-09

Mr.. Hartman and draw lurid pictures
of the evils that will befall the North
west should the Union Pacific secure
the Northern Pacific. The Pioneer
Press says:
1.-THE real reason for the petition
which will be filed in the Northern
Securities case is John d. Rockefeller
The head of the Standard Oil trust is
the real power behind e. 81. Hartman
and Winslow 8. Pierce. 1t is the pol
10y of crushing rivals and the public
be d."
Five leading contentious will be ad-
vanced by the Securities company in
opposing the petition. Outlined by a
Securities attorney last night, these
are: That the court has no jurisdic-
ton; that it cannot allow Hartman
and Pierce, as trustees, to become pre-
ferred shareholders; that they cannot
be permitted to absorb the profits du
to the increased value of Northern Pa
cific common; that the Oregon Short
Line cannot legally own and vote
Northern Pacific shares; and that
Hartman and Pierce did not sell to
the Securities company, but to Morgan
& Co. and are entitled to no redress
except from the banking house.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-09
NOT TALKING MUCH.
Attorneys Admit, However, Suit Aims
at Control of N. p.

Attorneys Admit, However, suit Aims
at Control of N. p.
st. Paul, April 4.-One Of the attor-
neys for the defendants in the suit of
E. III. Hartman and Winslow Pierce
and the Oregon Short Line against the
Northern Securities Company, notice
Of which was served Saturday, would
not make any extended statement with
reference thereto. 1t was admitted,
however, that the suit was step in
the struggle for the control of the
Northern Pacific, which was being
waged between Mr.. Hartman and the
allied interests of Messrs. Hill and
Morgan. That some step was antici-
pated the attorneys admitted, but each
stated that the filing Of the petition
came as surprise and was unable to
state what course would be pursued
until the principals had been consulted
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-09
MUST SAVE EXHIBIT.
Governor Says States st. Louis Ex
hibit Must Go To Portland

Governor Says States st. Louis EEK
hibit Must Go to Portland.
Seattle, April Ex-Governor Mcbride
held conference held conference
with the state commission which ia
handling the display from Washington
at the st. Louis fair last night.
The executive insisted that the COM
mission should so manage the display
at st. Louis that money enough win
be saved to convey the exhibits from
the MISSOURI metropolis to Portland.
Said the governor.
when / signed the st. Louis fair
bill and vetoed the appropriation for
the Lewis and Clark Exposition l in
tended the display at st. Louis should
be saved and returned to Portland.
This plan was carried out further by
appointing majority of the members
OF the Louisiana Purchase commission
on the Lewis and Clark board"
The members of the commission as.
sured the governor that his plan would
be carried out. The commissioners in
the city then discussed in a general
way the plans for the state display at
st. Louis.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-09
Vancouver Land Office.

Vancouver, WASH, April 8.-The
business of the United States land
office at Vancouver for the month of
March shows receipts as follows: Cash
$l5, 764.71. OF this $l4 ,929.37 was
for the sale of public lands, and the
balance for various fees. The sales of
public land, which include timber
claims and COMMITTED homesteads, GOV.
cred 5,99l.47 acres. There were forty
five timber land entries and eighteen
new homestead entries, involving
2,759.83 acres. Seven final homestead
proofs We're accepted during the month.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-09
BURTON SENTENCED.
Kansas Senator to Serve Six Months
in Jail and Pay a Fine.


Kansas Senator to Serve Six Months
in Jail and Pay Fine.
st. Louis, April 7.-Senator j. X.
Burton, of Kansas, has been sentenced
to six months in the Iron county Jail
and fined ~, 800 by Judge Adams, OF
the United States district court, be
fore whom he was recently tried and
found guilty of having accepted a
orlbe of IS, 900 from the Rialto Grain
and Investment Company, which had
used his influence in order to be al
lowed the use of the United States
mails for fraudulent purposes.
The court room was crowded when
senator Burton appeared to be SEN
fenced. In pronouncing sentence
Judge Adams said "The sentence !
am going to impose upon you is ex-
remely light, considering the crime
OF which you have been found guilty,
out, because this sentence will forever
prevent you from holding public office
AGAIN, believe You win find this PEN
atty severe enough"
The senator was released on $4,000
oall pending appeal.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-09

Surveys OF Lands In Washington
Badly Needed.


Badly Needed.
Everett, April 4.-Repeated refusals
on the part of the land office authori-
ties in Washington to survey land at
the request of bona fide settlers is said
to be working great hardships on nu-
merous settlers in this and adjacent
counties, who have squatted on unsur-
veyed land in the foothills and near
the headwaters of the rivers. 1t is
said that a number Of years have
passed since the government last grant
ed survey in this county, although
there ARE scores of settlers who have
asked for one. These men have been
improving their little clearings, build
ing trails to them and spending their
time there in hopes that they will some
day be able to secure a clear title to
the land. But so long as the govern
ment continues to refuse surveys, their
ambitions cannot be realized.
Robert A. Hubert has interested
himself in the cause of the squatters,
and as a consequence has been a party
to a lengthy official correspondence
with the Washington officials. No sat
isfaction could be gotten from depart
ment officers, and those next in line
were tried. Congressman Cushman
cwas the last resort. A few days ago
letter from him was received, in
which he, too, says that his efforts are
unavailing. Government red tape has
80 far been too much for anybody to
break through.
A coording to Mr.. Hulbert's state
ment, some of the land within a COM
paratively sthort distance Of Everett is
still unsurveyed. An example is town
ship 81, range z east. Part of this is
surveyed end fully settled and the rest
is occupied by settlers who hope some
day to make the land their own. In
spite of this their requests have been
turned down along with the rest
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-09
NEED MORE MONEY.

Capital Wanted at Nome, but La Dor.
crs Are Plenty.
Seattle, April IA special dispatch
from Nome, via Ashcroft, under date
of March 30, says:
"Organized labor in this city desires
to spread broadcast the news that there
are enough skilled mechanics and Ia
borers in all branches here to care for
all the work on hand. The need is for
capital and business men of ability.
The country offers more opportunity
for them than ever before.
"W. Fl. BARD, Mayor"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-09
HAS INTERVIEWED
crEpS TO STOP WAR SAID TO BE
IN PROGRESS.
Telegram From Berlin Says King
Edward Has Inquired If Russia
Would Accept Mediation and
Has Received an Affirmative
Reply.

New York, April ga Hearst News
paper cablegram from Brussels says:
A telegram from the Berlin CORES
pondent of the Soir, which is repro
dnced for what 1t is worth, says that
King Edward has taken the prelim.
mary steps to ascertain if Russia would
no favorably disposed to accept an offer
of mediation.
The car, it is alleged, replied that
such an offer on the part of the King
Of England would certainly be ac-
cepted.
with Russia's acquiescence thus &C.
cured it would be difficult for Japan
to decline proposal emanating from
her powerful ally.
Optimists, it is said, attribute the
slow march of events to the fact that
negotiations have actually been begun.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-09
BAD BILL MAN LOSES.
Edward Ryan Must Serve Santenc'
in Penitentiary.

Edward Ryan Must Serve Sentence
in Penitentiary.
Seattle, April IAN Olympia spe-
cial says:
Edward Ryan, one of the first men
to pass a bogus state bank of New
Brunswick, N. j., bill in this state,
who was sentenced to two and half
years in the penitentiary in the King
county courts, has lost his appeal in
the supreme court
Ryan passed one Of the worthless
bills of the $40 denomination in Seat
tie August ii last. He was convicted
of obtaining money under false pre-
lenses under the laws of the state, a
charge of passing counterfeit money
not having been preferred owing to the
nature of the worthless paper.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-09
ALASKA COAL LANDS.
Pacific Steel Company Bargains for
S1,OOO,OOO Worth

San Diego, CAL, April IA million
dollar deal in Alaska coal lands has
ben concluded here between the Pa
cific Steel Company of this city and a
syndicate owning the property. The
lands comprise 10000 acres and are
situated from seventy to eighty miles
west of Mount St. Elias and about fif-
teen miles inland from the coast OF
Controller bay. The syndicate was
represented by w. A. Alternately and
7. o. Hayenfeldt, who, with Former
Mayor Harry White, of Seattle, are the
principal owners. The purpose is to
employ the coal for making coke, to be
used in steel plant to be erected by
the company here. The price of the
coal land is 81 900, 900, which is to be
paid, under the agreement, on or be-
fore SEPTEMBER next.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-09
JAPS MOVING NORTH.

A Hundred Thousand Marching in
Three Divisions.
Shanghai, April Am uncon6rmed
report is in circulation in official quar-
tiers here that 100000 japanese have
been landed from transports in South
ern Manchuria and are moving north
ward in three separate divisions of 3d.
600 men each.
This army is expected to cooperate
with the japanese army now moving
northward in Korea, and incidentally
part of it is expected to capture New
chwang.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-09
TREACHERY ALLEGED.
Japanese Secrets Said to Have Been
Betrayed to Russia,

eAe~ySA W AsuoSta,
London, April 6.-The correspond
ent of the Chronicle in Shanghai ca
bles as follows:
A japanese correspondent states that
the whole japanese plan of campaign
had been changed because it was dis
closed to the Russians by a Japanese
official now awaiting trial.
The treachery was discovered when
the japanese found the places intended
for making the first landing thorough
ly mined by the Russians.
When this was discovered it caused
a scandal, and efforts are being made
to keep the matter secret. 1t is re.
garded as stain ON the national honor.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-09
ROCKEFELLER BEHIND IT.
Standard Oil Alleged to Be Back.
ing Hartman In Fight for
Northern Pacific.

st. Paul, April 6.-James j. Hill,
through his personal representatives in
st. Paul, is said to be making an effort
to swing the strong anti-Standard Oil
sentiment in the Northwest against
Hartman and Pierce in the battle for
the return Of Northern Pacific shares
by the Northern Securities Company
The newspapers here put forward John
D.. Rockefeller as the power behind
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-09
Artillery for Philippines.

Washington, April 6.-The war de-
partment has announced that the
Twenty eighth and Ninety second com
panies of coast artillery will sail for
the Philippines on the transport leav-
ing San Francisco April 80, and that
the Fifty sixth and sixty seventh COM
panies will sail from Honolulu for San
Francisco ON the transport sailing from
Manila April 15 next.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-09
NOT ENTITLED TO MONEY.
Federal Court Decides Important
Insurance Point.

Insurance Point.
Washington, April 6.-The four
heirs of the late George d. Hill, of Sc
attic. lost a notable case in the United
States supreme court. The case was
before the court on appeal from the
Ninth circuit court, that tribunal hav-
ing decided in favor of the heirs. 1t
involved the payment of $4,000, the
amount of an insurance policy on the
life of George D. Hill, issued by the
Mutual Life Insurance Company Of
New York. The decision is that the
stipulation in the policy respecting
the place of contract was subordinate
to and controlled by the stipulation in
regard to the notice to be given. The
Judgment of the circuit court was that
the contract was controlled by the laws
of New York.
Seattle, April 6.-The decision CIV
en- above is in somewhat famous case
in the courts of Seattle. 1t VISA begun
several years after the death Of Gen.
George D. Hill, for many years treas
urer of King county. He was drowned
at Anacortes in 1891.
He had taken out the insurance poll
cy in 1887, but at the time of his death
had paid only one annual premium.
Four or five years after his death the
heirs brought suit to recover the value
of the policy, claiming that it was a
New York contract and that as such
there could be no forfeiture unless
written notice of the falling due of
each premium had been given. Such
notice is a requirement of the laws of
New York, but not of the laws of
Washington. Such notice had never
been served upon Gen. Hill, but the
premiums had been demanded of him
and "A receipt rendered him conditional
upon his paying, but he had been una
bic to pay. The insurance company
commended that the laws of New York
did not apply to contract in this state.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-09
GIVES UP A MILLION.

Denver Doctor Did Not Want the
Money.
Denver, Colo, April 4-Dr. William
A. Harroun, of this city, has renounced
all claim to fortune of 81 900, 900 left
by his fathers brother in Ireland In
doing this he gives his sister, Mrs. J.
M. Lewis, of Portland, Me-, the sole
right to the money. DR.. Harroun gives
as his reason for refusing the fortune
that he wishes to have nothing he does
not earn by his own efforts
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-09
mich Land Withdrawn.

Washington, April THE secretary
Of the interior has withdrawn from
entry. except under the mineral laws
I06 3sO acres of public land in the
Salt Lake district and IL, 4oo acres III
the Seattle land district, both for for
estry purposes.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-09
To ReappOint ShOup.

Washington, April Ton the rec
ommendation of Senator Hepburn the
president has decided to reappoint
James M. Shoup marshal of the First
judicial district of Alaska, with head
quarters at Juneau
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-09
CHICAGO WINS GAS CASE.
Windy City Has the Right to Fix
Prices.

Washington, April 5.-The United
States supreme court has affirmed the
decision of the lower court in the case
of the Peoples Gas Company. The
case is that of the Peoples Gas Com
pany vs.. the City of Chicago. The de-
cision was in favor of the city. The
case involved the validity of the ordi
nance of Chicago placing the rate Of
rs cents per thousand feet for gas.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-09

Rockefeller Gives 100000.
Baltimore, April John d. Rookie
Teller has given to the Johns Hopkins
hospital the sum of $500, 900 and the
amounthas been accepted by the trust
ees of that institution.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-09
Puerto Ricans Seek Loan.

Washington, April ga delegation
of representative Porto Ricans, includ-
ing p. Willoughby, treasurer of the
islands, r. ii. Post, auditor, and Man
mel Domenick, a member of the insu-
lar house Of representatives, have ar
rived in Washington for the purpose
OF placing loan Of %, 900, 900.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-09
Statehood Bin Favored.

Washington, April 4.-The statehood
bill prepared by the Republican MEM
bers of the subcommittee of the com.
mittee on territories will be favorably
recommended.