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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-03-30
Her Southern Accent.

For unmitigated nerve" soi,
The stage manager OF a muSica
comedy, commend me to th'
philadelphia chorus girl. Whilo
We were rehearsing in New HorA
[ undertook to take a girl from
he chorus and give her a small
part carrying with it couple OF
lines. Somehow or cher she
couldn't seem to enunciate the
words Understandings. Her elo-
cution was the worst ever. !
worked with her for several days.
and finally | lost patience. J
must have lost my temper, for she
burst into tears. 1t must be due
to my Southern accent she wall
ed. Now, | am a Southerner my
self was raised in Virginia
and although | had not previ-
ously detected any accent in her
talk my sympathies were aroused
My dear said, consolingly
what part of the South are you
from?' 'From-from Philade,-
phia,' she sobbed."
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-03-30
They Garry Coal for Luck.

Recently a burglar in an Englisl
police court was found to carry :
piece of coal in his pocket Tor
luck" Many English criminal;
think coal carried a0out with then
gives good fortune. A belief II
coal as a talisnan is sad to hav.
been held by the early Britons, an
it is frequently found n their buri2
places converted into personal or.
aments, such as Deeds. Believer
in dreams maintain that to drea.
of coal IS a certain sign of con2i,:
riches. Then. too, there was ia
nous sPecrilum, or miracle OF dix
ination-that caused a great sens:
ton in the sixteenth century.
DR.. Dee. which was formed OF c.:
mel coal, though the doc.Or p-eten
ed to have received ii from tie -
gels.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-03-30
A Honeymoon Car.

The kursk-Zarkoff railway in
Russia advertises a special car
or honeymooners, designed and
furnished with the very latest
uxuries. A famous engineer and
,rchitect were called in to plan it,
he decorations are in the best
?arisian style, and polite female
attendants look after the comfort
ii the happy couple. None but
he newly wed are allowed to use
The magnificent car, which by a
stroke OF ingenuity is built to &C
commodate alike the very wealthy
md those with a moderate purse.
The partitions are removable and
The car can be used as a series
of small compartments or as
couple of roomy saloons.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-03-30
Pennsylvsnis's Oldest City.

Amos Martin, of Princeton Pa.
is the oldest citizen OF the Key
stone state. Within short time
he will celebrate his IO7th birth
lay. He is a Scotchman by birth
and has lived in Western Penn
sylvania for more than seventy
i've years. He is a sfioeMakee BY
occupation and up to a few
months ago worked Al his trade.
He retains all his faculties 10 =
remarkable degree ard has wcn-
lerfully retentive memWE Last
year he went to LeavcnwOrth.
Xas., to sell a piece OF property
md made the trip alone, He has
been in every state IN the Union.
lie has two children living
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-03-30
A Golfers Maiden Syeech.

Representative Nick Long
forth, of Ohio, the amateur COLI
hampton of Hamilton county,
.lade his maiden speech in con-
sress the other day, Fred Ire
md. one of the Official stenog-
r,phers and himself a golfiac, re-
crted the speech He began his
1o:es as follows: Representative
Longworth teed up his FIRST ora
arieal ball today and mad. pref
y drive for $50 yards He get
trouble in the long grass with
IS metaphorieal iron On The sec
I'd shot, but came out nicely
III a poetical approach and
oiled down in FIVE with = prTora-
ION that gave him bogy-"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-03-30
Disposed Of Useless. Eating Tool.

Governor Van SAINT, of Mime
sofa, is visiting Washington. The
governor was a burly and breezy
steamboat captain on the Missis-
sippi and is called captain to this
day. Every time he goes to the
capital they tell the story OF his
first dinner at the White House.
When he sat down at the table he
found several spoons, several
forks and several knives in front
of him. The governor inspected
the cutlery carefully. Then he
chose one knife, one fork and
one spoon, brushed the rest aside
and allowed ne would eat his din
ner with the selections he had
made.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-03-30
Tin Ore in the Transsaal

1t is reported from johannes
burg that a new and unexpected
;ource OF wealth has been bscov1
red in the territory OF the late
,oer republic. Near the east
ri border of the Transvaal, or
ne ledge of the lofty South At
lean plateau, three valuable lodes
Ji tin ore have been found. ani
lie deposits are apparently so ex-
ensive that predictions ARC heard
hat the new colony may prove
be as rich in tin and cope,
IS it is already known TO DE in
rold.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-03-30

Perhaps It's fashion. perhaps
it's precautio. Nat has brought
about a change m the age and ap-
pearanee of New York coachmen
That "old and trusted individual
who, according 20 hedan Ia:
bowled the family mp and down
Fifth avenue fog more years than
any ordinary coarhm7a eenN pos
sibly exist In the borough ID Man
haitian, is wholly obsolete Il
takes strong Ans and STEADY
nerves to guide = P-ancing Pail
through the mzze Of vehicles o.
the carriage districts m New
York and men below middle ags
are found lar marc snItzhl. f0
such service than olde1 Cmxx are
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-03-30
Natural lee by Evaporation.

The peasants Of Pongibaud, in
the mountains of Auversne, are
acquainted with a singular sum-
ner formation OF ice presum-
ably due to evaporation OF TN
.crground moisture and oonsc-
Iuent fall In temperature OF this
phenomenon they have tor many
years taken advantage to cool and
harden their cheeses, which are
in certain earerns where
this ice is found to be present
and thus keep good during tht
hottest summer months
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-03-30
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-15
Suicides Clothes Good.

Women who are driven to suicide
presumably lose most Of their ambi-
ton before taking the fatal plunge.
but there is one feminine trait that
they retain to the end-namely, pride
in clothes.
Seldom" says a doctor whose po-
sition has required him to perform
post-mortem services. for many Of
these unfortunates, shave seen a
woman who did not go to her death
as well dressed as her circumstances
would allow. The published reports
of these tragedies confirm my observa-
ton. Read in the papers the account
of suicide, and nine times out of ten
it will wind up by saying the woman
was well dressed or at the least, her
clothing was neat and Clean
''Unless these women belong to the
dregs they are found dressed in the
silk skirt and silk waist, which have
become the inevitable garb OF the sui
eide Of moderate means. At the last
the true feminine instinct seems to
assert itself, and, although the woman
will not be here to read the account
OF the tragedy, she wants to die in
the blessed satisfaction that she will
be written up as well-dressed men,
Der Of society" chicago Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-15
The Two Williams.

The Kaiser's unqualified respect for
the divinity that ''doth hedge a king
is revealed in an anecdote found in the
''Memoirs" of Ludwig Barney, the Ger
man tragedian.
On an evening when Orchard IL"
was played at the Berlin Theater in
the presence Of his Majesty, the Kaiser
sent for Barney at the close, and said
to him: &H n
During the performance four lines
were recited which are not to be found
in Shakspeare's works."
ut is true, SIRE" replied Barney.
"They are an Interpolation by Dingel-
stedt, in order to obtain greater clear
ness"
The Kaiser frowned SIN future such
mutilation must be avoided" he said.
Zone does aot play tricks with Shak-
speare.s
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-15
How Twain Wrote "The Jumping
Frou."

This was how Mark Twain came to
write his jumping Frog" story, Of
which new edition has recently been
published by the Harpers. He had
reached San Francisco from Nevada
City, where he had been profoundly
interested in brand new sport-a
jumping contest between two frogs.
The trainers of the frogs and crowd
of miners and camp followers formed
the audience, which Twain had Join
ed. Later, meeting group of friends
in the San Francisco Mint, among
whom were R. D. Swain, Charles w.
Howard and Bret Harte, Twain told
them about the strange contest he had
witnessed, and the recital so ccnvuls-
ed his hearers that Bret Harte told
him to write it and it would be one
Of the best funny stories in the world.
The sequel proved Bret Harte to be
right. It was published in the Golden
Frs, and at once made Marx Twains
TtH utatioE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-15
Progress in India.

The ancient temples and tombs Of
India with their intricate carving are
the marvel Of all who see them, says
the author Of "Cities Of india" and the
wonder Of the beholder grows when he
realizes that the enormous blocks Of
marble and sandstone have been
dragged, by hand in many cases, up
step and lofty cliffs.
Some years ago Mr. Forrest, while
walking through a remote village Of
the Deccan, noticed large stone pill
lar, richly carved, lying by the road
side. He asked the origin and destina-
ton of the mOnolith. It was for the
porch Of temple on the brow Of a
precipice two miles away, overlooking
the hamlet.
"The villagers drag it." said the
head officer of the place, ION great fes-
tival days. In my lifetime, sahib, they
have moved it hundred yards And
see how much carving they have
| DONE"
He pointed to some eight inches Of
wonderful decoration. The officer was
nearly SO years Of age, and the trav-
eler looked in establishment, wonder
ing how long before the Pillar would
complete its journey. An old Brahmin
standing by noticed his expression.
"You English are in such a hurry"
he said. '"There is the age Of brass
and the age Of iron. They come and
they go. Others have come and gone
their way, and so will you. But the
pillar will reach the temple"
His reply was the spirit of ancient
India, which takes no heed Of to-day,
but having set about the construction
Of such monument, goes steadily at
work, satisfied to devote a thousand
years to 1t, If the temple be worthy to
endure when it Is done.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-15
HUNTING THE GRIZZLY BEAR.
How the Animal Is Most Successfully
framed

How the Animal Is Most Successfully
Trapped.
The grizzly bear is the only animal
in America that is really dangerous,
says a writer in the Illustrated Sport
ing News. We all know that any AMI
NAL will fight if cornered; bull moose
may be ugly and charge; a black bear
will fight for her cubs or If wounded.
but the grizzly, "Old Uncle Ephraim, y
the mountain men" call him, Is al
ways ugly and ready for fight So
well is this fact recognized that very
seldom do any Of the old-timers take
chance unless everything is in their
favor. Their immense size, coupled
with their ugly disposition, makes
them indeed very dangerous. There
are many cases on record Of grizzlies
weighing 1900 pounds. have never
seen one that weighed actually that
much, but have seen several that
weighed over 1000 pounds, and have
seen skins that were much larger than
any have killed; so do not doubt the
statement that they grew to weigh
1000 pounds.
The most common methods Of killing
grizzlies are to watch a bait at night
or to trap them, either with a large
steel trap or long pen with falling
door made of heavy timber. The steel
trap is the most successful, although
not considered very sportsmanlike.
know Of two cases where a grizzly
was shot through the heart and yet
lived long enough to run $50 yards and,
In one case, maui a man very badly.
These bears, although killed early in
September, were in good fur, the large
one ESTIMATED to weigh 1900 pounds),
particularly so,S the fur being long,
clean and very we'll marked. The
smaller bear ESTIMATED to weigh 800
pounds) was very thin, but had good
fur. The large bear was a veteran
surely, as on SHINING him eight bull
let's and several buckshot were found
two Of the bullets being round, such as
were used by the Indians many years
ago in their old smoothbores.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-15

joined rest ana quiet; but the grves.
nor ordered him to go OH the nsxt day,
and sent the chief of police to COM
municate the mandate. Holman re-
fused to start so soon. 81 am too un-
WELL" he replied.
The chief of police sent for the doc
tor and asked him severely if it was
not possible for his patient to travel.
'It is possible" replied the doctor,
"but it is not advisable"
"If he carries his medicines with
him he cannot suffer much!" exclaim-
ed the chief.
"He is very unwell," the doctor ven
tured to. say.
'The weather is fine. 1t is impos-
sible that it can hurt him." insisted
the chief.
Then James Holman, blind, ill and
alone, put his down and defied the
authorities of the Russian empire.
II cannot and will not CO." he said.
Il don't see what prevents!" cried
the chief of police, angrily. You are
well-clothed. If you rub your hands
and face the cold will not injure you.
The governor will not allow you to
remain" he added.
"Then he must compel me to go
by force" was Holmans reply.
AS bad storm was clearly at hand,
the authorities conceded the point
grudgingly, and the hapless traveller
remained at the capital for four days.
The enforced journey was then re-
sumed, and Holman was at last turned
adrift at Krakow.
He was never able to learn why sus-
picion had fallen upon him. A few
months afterward Russian official
intimated to Holman that if he would
again apply for permission to travel
in the empire, it would be granted.
But he had had quite enough of Rus
sia.-Youths Companion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-15
The First Minnesota at Gettysburg.

The recent dedication of the monu-
ment, First Minnesota Regiment at
Gettysburg, has called public atten-
ton to the fact that there are in his
tory charges quite as terrible, intrepid
and bloody as that of Balaklava, made
justly famous by Tennyson, and that
the charge of the First Minnesota
Regiment at Cemetery Ridge was one
of them.
On this occasion breach had been
left between the Union forces of Han
cock and Sickles, and the Confeder-
ates advanced to take advantage of it.
The objective point was battery
which was covered by the First Min
nesota Infantry. Reinforcements
were on the way, but at the moment
this regiment was the only one to stay
the advance. Hancock, at the post of
danger, looking over his little force Of
two hundred and sixty-two men, ex-
claimed to the leader:
"What regiment is this?"
"The first Minnesota"
Colonel" said the General, point
ing to the enemy. charge and take
those colors."
This was no blunder, like the order
at Balaklava, but a desperate chance.
The Minnesota advanced in splendid
order against a force vastly greater
than their own; they did not recoil un-
der a terrible fire that moved them
down; they hurled themselves on the
run into the enemy; they were literal
ly swallowed up in the Confederate
ranks. The line of the enemy was
broken and fatally; for the move
ments which Hancock had in the
meantime ordered succeeded in check
ing the advance.
After the fight was over, and the
Cemetery Ridge had been saved to
the Union forces, the First Minnesota
fall that was left Of them"-came
back with the flag of Wilcox's Con-
federate brigade, which was the one
that Hancock had ordered the regi-
AAOAC W CCPCuA LUZ OAAy AO4Iy
seven men returned!
Fifty-six of the two hundred and
sixty-two were killed outright and
nineteen were mortally wounded.
One hundred and forty lay wounded
on the field. Not one was taken pris-
orer.
The light brigade at Balaklava con-
sisted of six hundred and seventy
men. Of these all but one hundred
and ninety-eight were killed or wound
ed-a loss of about seventy per cent.
The charge of the Minnesotans was
the mere brilliant, only because
it was more bloody, but because it eff
fected it's purpose.
Fate hal selected the regiment for
sacrifice, and it went to the sacrifice
with perfe:s willingness and unsur-
PASSED interpiaitv. It's deed deserves
to be commemorated not only in gran
lite, but in deathless verse.
262 went in.
Sc killed.
10 MORALLY wounded
140 lay wounded on the field.
AZ returned with the flag.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-15
The LAND OF PEACE.
A.
INV Edmnnd w. Pntnam

by EUmuuu w. 1utudms
Far-far out where the sea turns gold
In the sunsets dying CLEANS,
Where the purple sky and the ocean
meet,
Beginneth the Sea Of Dreams,
Whose restful waters murmur low,
And drowsy rhythm keep,
AS out to the West, by their lullabies,
We drift in our Boats Of Sleep.
Guitar out till our Earthly Cares
Are left in the dusk behind,
And Troubles distant voice is lost
In the whisperings of the wind;
Out-on the shimmering golden Sea,
Till the soft-tongued ripples cease
At the dreamy City of Blissful Calm,
On the shores of the Land of Peace.
Where our tired Spirits solace find
Beneath the Dream Mounts crest,
Mid the shadowy groves and foun-
tains cool
o. the Gardens of Perfect Rest;
Where Lethe lazes it's languid course
On it's way to the tranquil Sea,
And the Slumber breezes stir the
leaves
To soothing melody.
Where, too snow-white on the noun
tain-side,
High over the City fair,
Stretch skyward the misty pinnacles
Of our Castles in the Air:
In whose unbroken quietude
Our fondest visions bide,
And send us back with Hope re-
freshed
On the ebb of the golden tide.
Where the Sorrow scars are smoothed
away,
And the heart, in it's pain-racked
breast,
Finds balm for it's throbbing agony,
Far out in that distant West
AT the end OF nightly journeying
Where the murmuring waters
cease,
At the white-walled City Of Blissful
Calm,
On the shores of the Land of Peace.
Golfers Weekly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-15

Frederick L. Till, young carpenter
Of German nativity living at Stetson-
vile, believes he has invented motor
that will revolutionize power genera
ton. His machine is to run without
combustion and without steam pressure
1t may be called ''spring motor" as
springs are the source Of power. The
principle on which Till depends to run
his motor is said to be that of one Of the
lost inventions of Germany.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-15

Allen Pulls Of Osborn killed two calves
which had the rabies. The dog that bit
them is at large.
James HI. Pittsby, a clammer, was
drawn under the water by his clam rig
ging near Lynxville and drowned.
The Kenoshal school board elected p.
J. Zimmers of Berlin superintendent Of
schools. w. H. Hammill was reelected
principal of the high school.
r. Barth, postmaster at Cashton, died
at the age Of SO years. He was a vet
eeran Of the Civil War and lived in Wis
consin since 1851. His widow has been
temporarily appointed to succeed him.
Considerable surprise was caused in
Racine business circles when George G..
Roberts, who for twenty-six years has
been associated with Freeman & Sons,
manufacturers, disposed Of his interest
to Charles Freeman, president Of the
concern. His reason for so doing can
not be learned.
Mrs. j. A. Kimberley, wife Of J. A.
Kimberley Of Neenah one Of four heirs
to the wealth of Judge James Cheney,
who died recently at Fort Wayne, Ind,
will come into possession of still greater
wealth by the discovery just made of Sc
Questered property in New York City
valued at $1OO,0OO,OO0.
Frank Germin is being held in Ke-
nosha on charge of attempting to resist
an officer. Germin had been assaulted
by gang of five men, and fired two
shots i'll an effort to prevent their rob-
bing him. The men knocked him down
and left him half conscious in an alley.
When Police Officer Euting came to aid
the man, Germin pulled his revolver and
snapped the trigger The cartridge fail
ed to explode. He will probably be re-
leased.
Eddie Fay, who was indicted by the
federal grand jury on the charge of
having been one of the three men who
robbed the Superior postoffice Of $4,000
in stamps and currency was arraigned
in the federal court in Madison and upon
his refusing to plead, the court ordered
that plea Of not guilty be entered, and
that the bail be fixed at $4,000 in cash.
Charles Dennis, Of the trio, is also in
Jail awaiting trial. Pat Flaherty, the
third of the party, broke Jail six weeks
ago.
The peridy of servant girl has plac-
ed William Moore, colored, once wealthy,
in the poorhouse. Moore had considera-
bic property in La Crosse, and when his
wife died he made arrangements with
the servant to take care Of him the rest
Of his days, on consideration of his Civ
ing her quit claim deed to the prop
erty. This he did, and she subsequently
sold her interest to third parties who
had no notice Of the bargain. The third
parties now insist that they be allowed
to keep it.
A well-known teacher in the public
schools Of New London had a narrow es-
cape from death by inhaling chloroform.
To relieve headache she took with her
when she retired a bottle containing
solution Of camphor and chloroform. She
was rendered unconscious by an overdose
and slept for forty hours.
The remains of an unknown man were
found in log jam at Marinette. They
are supposed to be those of Frank Jack
son Of Niagara, who disappeared last
March, and is supposed to have been
drowned in the river 100 miles from
there.