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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-11-30
Russians Say the Japs Have Been
Repulsed with Very Heavy .
Losses.
JAPs NOT SAYING ANYTHING
Fighting Continues on the Shakhe
After Brief Rest.
Three Days of Battle That Did Not
His Hope ON Rojestvensky.


from Port Arthur is from Russian
sources and Chefoo. st. Petersburg
hears that the Japanese have been re-
pulsed with enormous loss. A Che
foo dispatch is similar, but neither is
official. Toxic is silent.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 20. = A dis
patch from General Kuropatkin re-
ports that the night of Nov. 81 passed
quietly at Tsinkhetchen, but that the
Japanese resumed the offensive at Ia.
m. yesterday on the Russian left flank.
Mukden, Nov. 29.-There seems to
be undue importance attached to the
three days fight between the Japanese
and General Rennenkampff's men. 1t
was in reality an unimportant adj
vance guard affair, in which the Jap
anese were repulsed with a loss Of 100
men. This advance of the Japanese
against Da pass need not be considered
as big f1anking movement toward Tie
pass, which so many ina CINE is the
route the Japanese intend to take Both
the Japanese armies are. united rear
Mukden, and as heretofore are simply
awaiting developments. ~
n .Ohacial ReDort Of the Affair.
st. Petersburg, Nov. 20. - General
Sakharoff telegraphs as follows: "The
Japanese attack on Tsinkhetchen was
checked by our artillery fire, and the
fighting ceased at s O'Clock. in the even
ing Of Nov. 81. At no point did the
enemy advance nearer than withins60
PAGES of our positions. In the midst
of the battle binding snow storm
caused suspension Of hostiiities, and
when the weather cleared at O'Clock
IN the afternoon a turning movement
against our flank was observed" #sses'
80 Hope Il ON the Coming Fleet, Hea
: Berlin, Nov. pa special9 from
Mukden says: 1.-THE movements of
the Russian feet en- route to the Far
East are reported in each issue of<the
Army Gazette, the one hundredth num-5
Der of which was printed Sunday. The
paper is circulated throughout the
army and is the only medium of news
from the outer world. AS soon as it
appears the privates gather in groups,
while one who can do so reads. the
whole paper, the soldiers listening. The
soldiers are convinced that the arrival
of the second Pacific squadron will end
the war, as they believe the Japanese
will be. beaten on the sea and seek
peace" So 49, ss~s.
Inquiry Into the North Sea Blundea.,
London, Nov. 29.-NO date has yet
been fixed for the meeting of the
North sea commission, but the prelim-
inaries are being arranged. The Brit
ish and Russian ambassadors visited
Foreign Minister Goluchowsky at
Vienna to arrange the. choice of an Aus
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-11-30
Notice to Settle.

e It. very necessary that we ask
youto call and settle your account
at once, as we must have
haveImoney to pay our bills before
Dec. 25thl . .vtsvs 78e4 ~f
sn9 4tf = LANCASTER LUMBER Co.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-11-30

trian admiral, should that be found
necessary. Admiral< Montecuccoli Is
going to Budapest ito confer with EN-
:peror Francis Joseph on the subject.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20
ROSCOE COMBINES BIG FEE.

Advocate Lays His Complaint Eefor,
Charles O'conor and Gets Answer
1t is said that one day when Roscoe
Conkling was beginning to attain some
measure OF success he dropped into
The office OF Charles O'Conor of New
York. then one Of the leaders OF the
bar.
What's the trouble?" asked the lat.
ter, as Conkling ~excitedly paced the
floor.
I've just been subjected to the
worst insult | have ever received
This is the first time a client ever oh.
lected to my fee"
You know l defended Gibbons for
arson and put in some tremendous
work for him. He was convicted al
the trial, but we couldn't help it, and
took the case to the superior court
and we lost there, then on to the su.
preme court and that affirmed the con.
Viction and he has been given ten
years. Now, my fee only amounted to
$4,000 and the %scoundrel actually has
The a%udacity to grumble about it, say.
Ing it's too high. What do you think
Of that for i~npudence?"
We'll" said O'Connor slowly. "ot
course, you did a lot Of work and So,
300 is not a big fee, but to be frank
with you, Mr.. Conkling, my opinion
founded On mature consideration, is
that he might have been convicted foy
less money"
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20
Is A TREAcHERoUs ANIMAL.

Black Panther of Africa More FeroeI.
Gus than the Bengal Tiger.
or all the big, dangerous cats, none
Is more unapproachable and more
treacherous than the black panther.
Hailing from the heart Of the deep.
est African jungle, 1.-THE and supple
OF body, alert and nervous, this
stealthy marauder exceeds in ~ferocity
even a Bengal tiger. He is the only
big feline that the lion trainer does
not venture to train; and he is the
only cat SO absolutely distrustful tina,
ne shuns ever the light OF day.
OFTEN he will lie all day long in q
dusky corner Of his cage. his yellow
slit eyes shifting and cleaning rest
lessly. Even the feeding hour, when
pandemonium breaks loose anonx the
big cages. when hungry roars and
squeals minsle with impatient snarls
and impacts of heavy bodies against
steel bars, Is apt to have no effect on
him. He may lie cycling his chunk
OF raw beef suspiciously, and not ven
ture forth until day hes wsned and
the last visitor has left; to tear meat
from bones with his long. white FAM s
In fact. SO ugly and vicious is this
beast. that, frequently he turns on hia
W kind. and in many instances 1t Is
impossible to cage him, even with q
mate.-McClure's Magazine.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20


The largest coil Of rope ever seer
in this city has been made for a tow,
line for the big raft Of piling collect
ed by the Oregon Rafting company,
which is to be towed to San Fran.
cisco by the steamer Francis Leggett.
now taking in her cargo OF lumber at
lnman & Poulson's mills. The huge
coil contains $50 fathoms of cable
four and three-qusrter inches in d.
ameter, weighs a little over three tons
end costs in the neighborhood Of ST..
600. 1t needs to be stout and strong
ana perfect in every fiber. for the
raft to be towed contains $50, 900 lin
ear feet of piling, equal to $500, 900
feet. lumber measure.-Portland Ore.
rnrian
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20
TWO GIRLS INDIAN AKcEsTsY.
Oasis Of Claims that Secured Their
Valuable Tracts Of Land.

Sasis OF CiainS that eur Their
Valuable Tracts Of Land.
A romance that has come dowr
through several centuries Las recent
ly developed as the result of the
Dawes commission awarding allot
ments of valuable land to two st
Louis young women. the Misses Jes
sic Mae and Blanche Hall.
1t was necessary in the cases q
the Misses Hall to trace their anccs
try Enthusiastically to an Indian parent
The romance that has developed be
gan when their great-great-grano
father came to America as a French
voyageur.
Thomas Condray was a member Of
4 wealthy, a~ristocratic French fam
lily. His health failed early in life
and the trip to America was advised
by physicians and finally agreed tc
by alarmed parents.
He came with the view of return
ing to France after a few months
but a beautiful Cherokee maiden in
terrupted his plans; he paid court K
" CNCl G1IeI NHIu IlH
ed in America with his Indian wife
and children.
Through Florida he had drifted into
Georgia, and there met the Cherokee
girl, whose blood still courses suff
ciently in the veins of these two St
Louis young women to entitle them
to equal rights with the full.blood
tribesmen of to-day.
The ancestry was traced directly
by the Dawes commission, and upor
their investigation of the alleged
rights of the Misses Hall was estab
lished their title to the land. The,
have 600 acres of as valuable land a.
Is included in the domain of the five
tribes. The young women are blu,
1-16th Indian blood.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20
ENGINES TESTED IN SHOP.
ingenious Arrangement for Giving 10.
connective Its Trial Trips.


connective Its Trial Trips.
One of the greatest triumphs Of en-
cheering skill is to be found at the
Great Western railway works at Swim
lon, England. where an ingenious con
.rivance for giving a locomotive it's
rial trip without leaving the scene
If its construction is in operation.
rhe feature of the testing plant is
hat the engine, after being placed
IN the machine, runs on wheels fitted
with tires which correspond to the
:rend and section Of the permanent
way. A clever braking arrangement
secures a representation Of the diff
sulties encountered in running on the
metals and all the tests usually made
IN a trial trip can be conducted in
side the works with ell the appliances
1t hand. The dangers of a break
Town and subsequent blocking of the
main line are thus obviated and the
work of experimenting is simplifed.
This machine Is the invention of the
locomotive superintendent, j. G.
churchward, and is said to be the
only n in Europe.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20
Moros to Wear Clothing.

st. Louis. The Samal and Lanac
Moro village, in the Philippine sec.
ton at the Worlds Fair, is the scene
of great excitement, occasioned by the
presence of a tailor and cobbler, who
are taking measurements for suits and
shoes, which are to be worm by the ma
tives on their return to their native
homes. The orders for suits and shoes
have filed the Moro hearts with de-
light, as it means the time when they
can depart for home is nearing
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20
King OF saxonv ia Dead

Dresden, Saxony.-King Georg,
died after a long illness. Prince:
John, George and the Princess Ma.
thilda were at the bedside. The new
king, Frederick Augustus, eldest sor
of the deceased monarch, received the
ministers and officers of the royal
household and fixed the period of
mourning at twenty-four weeks. The
King was also occupied with many de-
tails of talking over the government
and consulting in regard to the tuner.
al arrangements and the mourning
The shutters are up at all the shop
windows, flags are at half mast and
the bells are tolling.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20
A Serious Situation.

Washington 1t has developed that
a pouch containing mail for the Unit
ed States cruiser Cincinnati, then at
Nagasaki. which was aboard the
steamer Calchas when that vessel was
seized by the Russian Vladivostok
squadron, was opened while in the
possession of the Russian officers, SUBJ
sequently released and sent to it's des-
tination.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20
Many Arrests.

Washington. Private advices re.
ceived here from Venezuela are to the
effect that many arrests are being
made there to check a revolutionary
movement on a large scale which is
being directed against President Cas-
tro's administration. There are SIM
liar advices as to conditions in Hayti
where the government is acting with
great energy to suppress all agita-
ton.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20
Haytien Exiles Active.

Cape Haytien. -Haytien exiles have
gathered near the frontier, preparing
to re-enter Hayti and attempt an in
surrection against President Nord, in
favor of General Firmin, leader of
the insurrectionists of 1902. The gov
eminent is very anxious and is taking
energetic measures to meet the stu
ton. The town of Cape Haytien has
been proclaimed to be under martial
law.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20
Rare Old Coins.

New York.-Coins belonging to a
collector from Portland, Ore, have
been sold at auction here for nearly
$1,000. There were only SCI pieces in
all, the prize of the collection being an
American silver dollar coined in 1904.
Collectors came from many cities to
bid on this rare piece, and it fell into
the possession Of a Chicago man for
$1,100.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20
This is tho Limit.

Birmingham, Ala.-Will Gice and
Conatta Scipie have filed damage suits
against the Republic Iron g. Steel
Company for $4,000 each. They base
their claim for damages on the fright
oceasioned them one night when an
other employee of the company fired a
pistol into the house occupied by
them. They declared that in their eff
forts to escape the fusillade "they
strained and bruised themselves"
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20

ut was three years ago that I used
Doan's Kidney Pills for an attack Of
kidney trouble that was mostly back
ache, and they fixed me up fine. There
is no mistake about that. and if I
should v be troubled again l would
get them first thing, as l know what
they are"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20
SAFEST FOOD
In Any Time of Trouble IL Grape-N ats,

Food to rebuild the strength and thai
is pre- digested must be selected wher
n is convalsscent. At this time there
is nothing SO valuable as Grape-Nuts
for the reason that this food is all
nourishment and is also all digestiblt
nourishment. A woman who used il
says:
Some time 9 1 was very i'll with
typhoid fever, so i'll everyone thought
l would die, even myself. 1t left me
so weak I could not properly digest
food of any kind and I also had much
bowel trouble which left me a weak,
helpless wreck.
Il needed nourishment as badly al
anyone could, but none of the tones
helped me until l finally tried Grape.
Nuts food morning and evening. This
not only supplied food that 1 thought
delicious as could be but it alse made
me perfectly well and strong again SO
] a do all my homework, sleep well
q eat anything without any trace OF
bowel trouble and for that reason alone
Graps-Nuts food is worth its weight in
gold" Name given by Postum Co..
Battle Greek, Mich.
7yphoid fever like some other dis.
cssss attacks the bowels and frequently
sets up bleeding and makes them for
months incapable of digesting the
ktsrches and therefore pre- digested
0raps-Nuts is invaluable for the well
known reason that in Grape-Nuts all
the starcnes have been transformed
into grape sugar. This means that the
FIRST stage sf digestion has been me.
chaoicaily accomplished in Grape-Nuts
feed OF the factories and therefore any.
ems. no matter how weak the stomach,
can handle 1t and grow strong, for all
Tie A~osyishrnsnt Ia still there.
ThesSs a sound yeason and 10 days
~ psssss,
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20

the kidneys. Use
Doan's Kidney
Pills which have
cured thousands.
Captain S. d.
Hunter, Of En-
CINE No. Il. Pitts
burg, Pa, Fire
Department. and
residing at 2T20
Wylie avenue,
says:
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20
Western Union Telegraph.

New York.-The annual report Of
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany gives total revenues of $29,249,-
800, an increase of $S1,703; total ex-
penses $21, 1861, 915, an increase of
$40S, 70S; net revenue $7,8S7,475, a
decrease of $326,997. The surplus for
the year, after charges, was $780,.
704, a decrease of $407,018.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20
STATE OF ONO, Cry OF TOLEDO, /, .

IUCAN COUNTY.
FRANK j. CEESEY make OATH that he Is
senior partner OF the firm Of +. J. CHRNEy &
Co., doing business in the City OF Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum Of ONE HUSpEE DOL
LARS for each and every case of cATAERa
that cannot be cured by the use OF HALLS
CATAREH CURE. Franz J. CxEysY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
f- presence, this 9Th day OF Becem-
sEAL. Der, A.D., 1886. A.W. GLEASON,
'' Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken Internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. Send for testimonials,
free. +. J. CHENEY d Co., Toledo, o,
Sold by all Druggists, Toe.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20
Whole Crew Perished.

Cheatham, Mass.-A small part of
the forward section of the hull and
a slanting foremost stands as mute re-
minders of the ocean tragedy enacted
when the three masted schooner
Wentworth, of Monoton, N. B., struck
on Cheatham bar during a raging
northerly gale, and all the twelve per-
sons on board persisted.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20
Some Alabama Potatoes.

Scottsboro, Ala. T. Jarnagin, of
Sand Mountain, brought the finest
Irish potatoes to town that have ever
been raised in this section, many of
them weighing a pound and a half
each. Mr.. Jarnagin averaged 24O
bushels to the acre, and the potatoes
readily bring 81 per bushel in the To-
cal market.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20
ne SERIOUSNESS AN0
WEAKNESS CURED
BY PE.RU.nA.

Miss Sadie Robinson, 4 Rand street, NAL
den, Mass, writes:
"Peruna was recommended to me about
a year ago as an excellent remedy for the
troubles peculiar to our sex, and as | found
that all that was said of this medicine was
true, | am pleased to endorse it.
al began to use 1t about seven
months ago IOr TeGknesS aud nerU-
BUSINESS, caused from OrerUork and
sfeepiessness, and found that in a
feic days L began to grOW strong. nay
appetite Increased and L began to
sleep better, consequently my nerU-
Oatsness passed a,cay and the Weak-
ness In the pelvic rga1Is o dts
appeared and L have been ,ceU and
strong eCer since"
Address DR.. S. B. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O..
for free medical advice. All correspond
enee strictly confidential.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20
A Fund of Humor.

William Winter, the dramatic critic,
Is Thought By some to write the worst
head OF any man living. There may
have beer giants In the past, men
like Horace Greeley. who surpassed
him, but no one his equal remains.
Some years MI. Winter was
travelling in Scotland. and having had
many amusing experiences, wrote an
account of them to R. H. Stoddard, in
New York. Mr.. Stoddard received
the letter at breakfast and, combin.
ing familiarity with the intuitions OF
the poet, managed to make 1t out, and
enjoyed several good laughs. He
glanced up at Mss. Stcddard and said:
IT'S from William Winter. Very
funny. Want to read it?"
You know / can never read a word
Of has writing" answered Mrs. Stod.
dara.
"oh, that doesn't matter" replied
Mr.. Stoddard, tossing the letter over;
Its Just as funny to look att"
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20
Has Commercial Instinct,

D'Annunzio, who is pestered by au-
tograph hunters, refuses to comply
unless it is written on a copy OF one
Of his books. The iends do not al.
ways take the hint and supply the
book, but the authors commsrcia!
idea Is to benefit his publisher and In.
cidentally kin-e!f.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20
Ambitious Social Leader.

Mrs. George Westinghouse gives the
society people Of Lenox much to
ak about, owing to the splendors, not
20 say eccentricities. of her entertain
nents. She has had designs upon the
ocial leadership Of that exclusive spot
md has had at her dinners the Brit
sh ambassador and wife
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20
Kaiser Adopt. British Motto.

The German Emperor has ordered
from a Berlin firm a quantity of pri-
vate notepaper stamped with the i'm
perial eagle surrounded by the ribbon
of the Order of the Garter (of which
he is a knight, with its motto, "Honi
soft Qui NAL Y pense."
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20

A Vienna society has been formed to
aid persons with short memories. A
card is issued, upon which the purchas-
er writes the date of an engagement
and posts to the soclety's Office. By
the first post on the day of his en-
gagement the card is received by the
purchaser.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20
Pulaski Leeds Slayer.

Louisville. Geo. B. Warner, who
murdered Pulaski Leeds, Su~perinten-
dent of Machinery of the L. & N. road
cut his throat in the county Jail. His
condition is serious.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20
DIVIDENDS.

have gtlt;edge dividend-payinG stocks that !
desire to trade for real estate. These stocks viii
bear the cloSsst Investigation and, at a conservativ,
esvp4e, VII pay FROM " to ~ per cent. on the pal
Rk..W w. A: .sANDERs, Dan and Sol 6ieck
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20
YELLOW Fever in Mexico.

Mexico City. The Superior Board
Of Health has received notice that
yellow fever exists in Ave places In
the Republic,
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20
CURE YOUR KIDNEYS.

Whom tho Back Aches and Bladder
Troubles Sci In, Get at tho Cause.
Don't make the mistake of believing
back ache and bladder ills to be local
ailments. Get at the and ure
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20
Shoes for a Giant

A Calumet shoemaker has Just fin.
shed a pair of shoes for Louis Mol.
Ienen, known as the Quincy Hill
giant" Nsllenen is 10 years old,
stands seven feet eight inches in
height and tips the scales at 400
pounds. The shoes are sixteen and
a quarter inches in length, six inches
in width and weigh five pounds each.
Moilenen will use them while at york
IN the Quincy mine, where he is EN-.
ployed. A number of offers to exhibit
the young giant have been made bv
shownen, but all have been refused
Chicago Record-Herald.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20

FITS permanently cured. No fts Of nervous
moss after first days use of DIR. Kline's Great
NervsRestorer, &2trisl bottlesnd~t treatise free
DR.. r. H. KLINE. Ltd. So Arch St. Phila.. Pa,
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20

During sea voyages all dogs lose thei
game nose"
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20

JamsurePiso'sCurs forConsurnption saved
my life three years ago.-MRs. THoxAs Ros-
KISs, Maple St., Norwich, MY. Feb. II, 1900
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20

The United States leads the world in the
production of salt.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-20
rlrs. Title Hart, of Larimore, N. D., says:

DEAR MRS. l mlgnt nave Dsen
spared many months Of suffering and pain II l
had known of the efficacy Of Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound a few months
sooner, for l tried many remedies without and
Ing anything which helped me before l tried the
Vegetable Compound. l dreaded the approach
Of the menstrual period cvory month, as it
meant much suffering and pain. Some months
tho Tow was worry scanty and others 1t was pro-
fuse, but after I had used the Compound for
two months 1 became regular and natural. and so
I continued until / felt perfectly well, and the
parts were strengthened to perform the work
without assistance and pain. l am like a differ
ent woman now, where before 1 did not care to
live, and l am pleased to testify as to the good
your Vegetable Compound has done for ne. -"
yours, Mrs. TuLIE HART, Larimore, ND.
BE 1t, therefore, believed by all women
who ere i'll that Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound is the medicine they
should take. 1t has stood the test of time,
and 1t has hundreds of thousands of cures
to it's credit. Women should consider 1t
unwise to use any other medicine.
Mrs. Pinkham, whose address is Lynn.
Mass, will answer cheerfully n without
d to her by sick women. Perhaps she has
will help your case try her to-day - 1t