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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-06
TURNED
AROUND
BY Elliot Walker
Copyright, 1901, by Eusot Wa1ser

"BeulahY' shouted Enoch Haley, CON-
Ing in from the road. Better be shut
tin the blinds"
Mrs. Haley hoisted her corpulent fig
ure from the Shaker rocking chair.
where she was mapping away the sui
try afternoon, and blinked irritably.
where's my specs?" she inquired,
gazing about with cavernous yawn.
ION yer forred, ez usual. Hurry up
now"
"'Tain't goin' ter rain, is it? Thet
rumblin' an growlin' is miles of,
Enoch. What man you do be fer
Rllus scrabbin' round, wantin' things
shut up long afore thars any need ont
House II be hottern Tophet. It's bad
enough now"
You come out here an see," cried
her husband excitedly. "Stan' in the
front door an look over on them noun
tains. What dyer think of sech sky
ez thetY'
1T does look alarmin'," assented Mrs.
Haley, shading her eyes with a fat
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-06
WORKING A FRAUD.
Typical Swindling Scheme as Car
ried on Through the Mails.

One Of the most typical of the frauds
wherein the receiver of the circular
was told that he was entitled to
prize which he had won from maya
zine called the Mississippi Valley
Planter, published by the Mississippi
Valley Publishing company.
The real kernel was the statement
that the recipient Of the circular was
entitled to a certain prize which would
be shipped on receipt of the freight
charges In nearly every case the adj
dressee had won premium No.. Z,
horse and Lilly buggy and harness.
valued at $275." With equally remark
able uniformity the freight charges
were placed at 5000.
Never was bubble blown with less
actual soap. There never had been
such a concern as the Mississippi Val
ley Publishing company or such a pub
lication as the Mississippi Valley
Planter.
+, The fraud order intercepted 600 mon
ey orders and number of registered
letters. All these people, with the hum
dreds who had come before them, were
reaching out after valuable prizes
which they in the nature of things
must have known they had never
earned or even competed for. HE has
mistaken me for some one else, but
I'll take the horse and buggy just the
same" must have been the thought
which flashed through those 600 heads,
and it is an unpleasant commentary on
the wickedness of human nature. The
prime swindler simply makes victims
of men not unwilling to be his accom-
plices.-Leslie's Monthly Magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-06

The microscope teaches us that there
are animals so wonderfully minute
that if thousand of them were rank
ed abreast they could easily swim,
without being thrown out of order,
through the eye of the finest cambria
needle ever made. Yet each of the
minute creatures is highly organized
number Of particles, capable Of moving
about, of finding and devouring food
and of behaving in all respects as be-
comes an animal as distinguished from
a fragment of unorganiZed matter.
The human mind is utterly incapable
of realizing the structure of these lit
tie creatures and of fully approaching
their marvellous adaptation to the life
they are destined to lead.-Sir Robert
s. Ball.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-06
Eternity.

Eternity is incomprehensible. When
the LATEST snail has carted every drop
of water in all our oceans and every
grain of sand in all our lands to the
farthest away star and brought it all
back again, stopping for a century
rest at each planet on the way both
ways, then will we see the first rays
Of the sunrise Of eternity's endless day
in the east Of the beginning.
This being the case, it is suggested
that we don't cram ourselves with this
worlds foods and drink so much of
earthly water that it will take half OF
the everlasting to get our systems in
shape to enjoy what's left Of eternity.
-Hayfield Mower.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-06
Getting Even with Martin.

Martin Hobbs was man of uncer-
tain temper, but of such importance in
his native town that the lash of his
tongue was borne with patience by
those to whom he grudgingly minis
tered in his capacities of iceman,
plumber and janitor Of the town hall.
In the course of his duties as janitor
he reduced almost to the verge of tears
a young woman who asked for the key
of a room in the town hall where GER
tain records were kept.
Martin knew that she was writing
the history of the town, but he did not
propose to strew her path with roses.
'Lockin' and unlockin'," he grumbled
as he began fumbling in his pockets,
"potterin' and putterin', fussin' and
fidgetin', and what does it amount to
when all's said an done? Anybody asst
We to write hist'ry? Who's agoin' to
read it? Here's your key, and mind
you fetch it back and lay it on that
table if I'm not here"
The town assessor was at work
where he heard this ungracious adj
dress, and when the young woman re-
turned the key he said Indignantly:
Martin outdid himself in rudeness
this morning, should say"
"Oh, WELL" said the young historian,
che felt little cross and had to
grumble; that's all''
''Never you mind" said the assessor
cheerfully. "I'm going to make out
his tax bill today, and shall assess
him for seven more hensv'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-06
SHE FORCED HER WAY.
The Ruse Annie Russell Used to Get
ON the Stage.

The Ruse Annie Russell Used to Get
on the Stage.
William Gillette was seeking young
girl with southern accent to play
Esmeralda Annie Russell answered
an advertisement. She was in short
dresses, with her hair down her back
and sixteen years old.
Nov, my little girl, run back to
your good mother and your Sunday
school lesson said the dramatist kind
~. 'The stage is not for such as'you.
Run along, my DEAR
The little girl obeyed dutifully, but
with no intent of accepting the dis
missal as final. At the place where
she was boarding was an actress who
starred in the small towns in EAST
Lynne and from her Annie Russell
borrowed an elaborate stage gown
with a long train which she plastered
with jewelry, also borrowed. She put
on high heeled shoes ande piled her
hair on the top of her head. Thus ar
rayed she again applied to Mr.. Gillette
for the position. He talked with her
without suspicion that he had seen
her before, and later hessaid to the
manager: s@
"Well, I think that girl might do.
OF course we can easily make her look
younger, and some good fairy will have
to teach her how to dress But she
is certainly the most intelligent look
ing applicant we have had"
And that is how Annie Russell Sc
cured the engagement that made her
fame. Everybody Magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-06
A Negro and English.

"You are almost an octogenarian,
sah," said the semieducated young
yellow negro pompously.
"Wha-what's dat yo' say?" snapped
the venerable but unlettered darby.
81 specified, sab, that yousare almost
an octogenarian." ~
well, dom yo' do it ag'in, boy, or
I'll done bust yos head wild nay stick.
Yo' heahs my prognostifcation ?"- New
York Tribune. "
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-06


hand. "But ter me it amt a rainy
sky. Still, it may do somethin'. The
air sounds boiler, don't it? 'Ceptin' the
thunder, thar amt no sound"
Three miles to the west the rounded
domes Of the Taconic range billowed
blackly against dull brassy back
ground. Here and there rolled slowly
great masses of cumuli fringed with
threatening, dark hued edges, the
white, piling bulk shining in the
strange light, which now faded to a
dreary copper shade, while the steady,
menacing cannonade increased in vol
ume, shaking the hills and reyerberat-
ing through the flushed valley. 1t
seemed as though the very leaves were
listening.
IF sech a thing ever happened in
this section, should say tornader
was on to us" whispered Enoch
anxiously.
81 feel prickly," returned Beulah, rub
bing her fat hands, "but thet's nothin'!
Tornader! Sho! We don't hev 'em
round here. WAL, 1 guess I'll be
mOvin'. It's darkenin up. What ails
the cat, Enoch? Jest look at her tail.
Come along, Penny. You amt afeerd
Of a shower, air ye?"
Suddenly, like an inky pail plotting
out the face of nature, a dreadful dusk
fell on the waiting landscape. The pair
stood petrifed for brief second, seeing
only three frightful, whirling shapes
bounding toward their little home.
A cracking, ripping sound pierced
lad of flashes, then howl of weird,
demoniac import.
''Git insidew yelled Enoch, grabbing
his paralyzed better half in an agony
Of horror. "It's right on to u.s."
81 can't seer walled Mrs. Haley,
shutting her eyes.
"Feel, thenv' screamed her husband,
bundling her before him. 1.-THE cellar!
Yer can't? Inter the bedroom, then.
Under the bed! Quick! Oh, Lordy!
Lordyw
Beneath this refuge they clasped each
other close in palpitating prayer. Pen
ny, glaring and splitting, dashed after
them.
We've lived happy, and We'll die
tergether, Enoch," moaned Beulah, her
lips against his grizzled cheek.
Then came that awful moment when
the air devil swooped down, clutching
the cottage in it's pitiless claws. After
that swirl of chaos they lay still, heark-
ening weakly to the fading roar.
"I'm alivev' breathed Enoch family.
''Be your"
"I-I s'pose so. Hadn't orter be-
Beulah moved first one limb, then
another.
Mr.. Haley crawled from beneath the
high, old fashioned bed and pulled
cautiously at hig wife. Gomez he
urged me an you an the cats left
anyhow. Mebbe we kin git out of the
ruins"
"Whar be we?" painted Beulah, press
ing her hands to her disordered gray
locks and gaining breath "Thar's
some plasterin' down, an the picters
are all dSkeW, Out uOn see DO ruins.
The house is stood up"
Lets go ter the back door an peek
out after the critter." Haley spoke
aimlessly, staring about. 81 feel all
turned round"
Together they staggered to the kitch-
en-, both weak from shock, and gazed
out blankly.
"Guess I'm crazy" muttered the old
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-06
MONEY TO LOAN.

Parties desiring to borrow money
on good real estate security and
first-class rates can secure same by
calling on me. Office in the Baxter
block with the law firm of Brown &
Brennan. CHAs. M. KLARMAN, &
Off lancaster, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-06
Strenuous Times Since.

Pa-Now, don't ask me any more
questions. don't see why your his
tory lessons should bother you so.
They didn't bother me when / was a
boy. Willie-Well, there wasn't so
nuch history made when you was a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-06

The hardest work some men do is
looking for chance to put the blame
on the other fellow.-Atchison Globe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-06

He only employs prejudice who can
make no use Of reason.-Cicero.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-24
IN HONOR OF DE MONTs.
Canadian Maritime Provinces Con-
tinue Perennial Celebration.

ST JOHN. n. B., June Enthusiastically
In this city the calendar was turned back
today to that great French patronal festi-
val in June, 1904 when this harbor was dis
covered by Sieur de Monts and Samuel de
Champlain. and named by them in honor of
St John the Baptist. In observance of the
tercennial anniversary the landing of the
intrepid explorers of old France was repro
duced. with its attendant scenes. as nearly
As possible. The day was a public holiday,
and the celebration was the greatest of the
week. which various sections of the prov
ince have given up to the observance of the
event.
Salutes were fired at sunrise and the war
vessels or three nations and all the mer-
chant shipping in the harbOr were dressed
In bright colors long before the citizens
were astir. AT every hand were displayed
the British flag. the stars and stripes and
The feature of the forenoon was a repre-
srntation of the landing of Champaign De-
monts and Poutri in court from their yes
Sci. the TimOthee. \ large number of
French and Indian characters accompanied
the landing party. For the occasion an old
vessel had been built over to resemble as
nearly as possible the original ship
Halt hundred yachts accompanied the
French vessel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-24
FINANCE AND TRADE
Wabash Weakness Was Fea-
ture of Opening Today.
PREFERRED STOCK OFF
FELL A POINT ON PASSING OF
DEBENTURE INTEREST.
Foreign Buying Sustained Union
Pacifc-Pressure Was Effectual
Against Specialties.
PREFERRED STOCK OFF

NEW YORK June 2t.-Weakness OF the
Wabash issues was the feature of the open
ing dealings In the stock market today.
The preferred stock fell point. debenture
BIS and the common rs. The passing of
the interest on the debenture AS was the
cause. Amalgamated Copper also declined
ts. Many prominent stocks however, show
ed small fractional gains. Pullman rose
point.
Reputed foreign buying sustained Union
Pacific for awhile above SIS, despite a gen.
eral decline elsewhere.
Pressure was II oSt effectual against the
spccialties. Amalgamated Copper. Metro
Iolitan Street Railway. Manhattan. Sugar.
trited States Steel preferred and Consoi-
idated Gas subscription rights yielding from
q to 1. Consolidated Gas and Sugar pre-
ferred fell points. st. Paul, Minneapolis.
ST. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie preferred
lost Ii and 1 respectively. Wabash deben-
ture BIS extended their loss to four points
and the preferred stock sold at 33A.
Union Pacifics advance of u over last
night stea died the market, but the recovery
did not generally reach last nights level
Central of New Jersey gained 112 and ST
Joseph and Grand Island first preferred L.
Wabash lost rs, Keokuk and Des Moines.
Detroit Southern preferred and Colorado
Fuel ]. and Peoples Gas Is. Bonds were
irregular at noon.
Small advances and declines alternated
which kept the market irregular during
midday. Pullman advanced 2, and North
ern Central dropped points.
The market held steady and well above
the lowest most of the afternoon on very
small business. Quotations. however. ruled
from " to a point below yesterdays close
Delaware and Hudson and ST. Louis and
Southwestern preferred fell off l, while Dis
tiller's Securities improved N.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-24
REPLY TO MIR. CoWHERD.
Comment on His Criticism of the Re-
publican Platform

Special Dispatch From a Stan Correspondent.
CHICAGO. ILL.,, June 24-The criticism
from Chairman Cowherd of the democratic
congressional committee of the omission of
reference to the Philippine policy and labor
troubles from the republican platform was
today called to the attention of republican
leaders here The following reply was OBJ
tanned:
The legislation that has been enacted
by the republican Congress for the govern
ment of the Philippines and the well-known
record of the party In dealing with those
islands make any declaration on the part
OF the convention useless. The adminlstra-
ton of government in the Philippines has
been successful and the people there are
30 rapidly coming into harmony with new
conditions that a declaration of principle
appears to be OF no service whatever
The omission of any declaration in rela-
tion to the labor troubles of the country
Was not looked upon as calling for any
declaration of principle. The speech of
MIR. Knight seconding the nomination of
President Roosevelt, is regarded as clearly
defining the attitude of the party toward
labor. Mr.. Knight declared that the re-
publican party has no opposition to organi
cations of iabor-indeed that 1t views them
of the means of bringing about all
adjustment between capital and labor
when properly conducted. but at the same
time it is opposed to socialism and an
aIchy. c. E. X.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-24
is 1T A NEW sEABoARD DEALP
The Blair Syndicate Said to Aim at
Absolute Control

y dispatch from Baltimore last night
says 1t is the impression In financial circles
that the Blair Ryan Coolidge syndicate.
dominating the Seaboard Air Line railway.
has prepared a new financial plan that will
provide the company with more money and
will be made public after the meeting OF
the board of directors In New York next
Tuesday. The meeting was to have assem-
bled last Wednesday, but a postponement
became necessary, owing to the absence of
q quorum.
IL Is said that the plan provides for the
organization of a holding corporation, to he
named the Seaboard Railways Company.
with a stock and bond capitalization Of
$50. 900. 900 instead Of about x62 800 900. as
at present The capital is to be divided it
is said, into $40 0O0, coo of debenture per
cent bonds, s2i ,e000o0 of preferred stock
and S36, 40D.0UD of common stock.
According to the report. Blair & Co. and
associates will purchase the bonds and re-
ceive $12,0O0OO0 of the common stock a
bonus, and the balance of the stock issues
will be exchanged for the outstanding
stock of the Seaboard on the basis of 20
shares OF new stock for 100 shares OF old
stock.
The carrying out of this plan. IT Is said.
will give the Blair syndicate what 1t has
been working fora majority of the stock
and absolute control of the company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-24
ADOPT STRONG RESOLUTION.
Senate Takes Action on Bobri-
koff Assassination.

HELSINGFORS. Finland. June 24.-Ths
senate has adopted a strongly worded reso-
luton on the assassination of Governor
General Bobrikof expressing 1.-The deepest
condemnation of Shaumanns cruel and
treacherous crime" and also condemning
the agitation "by a number of disloyei
people," and the danger to which it may
lead
In conclusion. the senate calls upon every
true citizen to cooperate In the preserva-
ton OF order and to spare no effort to pre-
vent any action that would deprive the pe0-
pie OF Finland OF the confidence reposed In
them by their sovereigns during their GEN.
tury-long allegiance to the mighty Russian
crown. under the reign OF which Finland
has gained mental and material dsvssop-
me06-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-24
ANXIOUS TO LEARN.
Panama's Military Commander to Be
Sent Abroad.

The government Of Panama will send Gen.
Estaban Huertas, the commander in-chef
of the Panama army. to the United States.
France and Germany to study the military
organizations of those countries. Charge
Lee. at Panama. reports the issuance of a
decree providing for this special mission
He reports also that there has been a1-
thorized by law the creation and organza-
ton of a tribunal of accounts. to be pre-
sided over by three chief accountants to be
elected by majority of the Panama ma
tiOnal assembly. The functions OF this trI-
bunal are to examine and pass upon the &C
counts of the officials of the department of
finance. and to oversee the workings of
the treasury, and to secure the punishment
of officials who may be guilty of falsifca-
ton of accounts
The sending of an agent to foreign coun-
tries for the purpose of making a study
of hat making and the cultiva ton of some
of the South American straws and the es-
tablishment of a school of music has been
authorized by Panama.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-24
GRANTED LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
The Peruvian Minister Has Not Re
signed, as Reported.

1t is said at the Peruvian legation that
Senior Manuel A. Calderon Peruvian min
lister at this capital. has not resigned, as
has been reported. but has merely been
granted four months leave of absence for
a visit to Europa. and that Dr. John F..
Gilmore has been detailed to service as the
diplomatic representative of Peru in this
city during that period. Dr. Gilmore served
his country minister at Washington in
1882 and now holds an important diplomatic
post in Europe. to which he will return
when Senior Calderon gets back to Wash
ington. The seriousness of the controversy
between Peru and Brazil over the Acre ter
ritory. it is said, has made it advisable to
have a Peruvian minister in this city during
the present year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-24
MILITARY FORCE REDUCED.
Martial Law and Soldiers to Remain
in Colorado

DENVER. Col. June 24.-The News today
says: After a lengthy conference between
Acting Governor Haggott and Adjutant
General Bell a reduction of the military
force in the Cripple Creek district and a
change in the disposition of the remaining
force has been determined on.
There is no prospect of martial law be-
ing declared off or that the militia Will be
wholly withdrawn In the near future" said
the general The step we are taking must
not be construed to mean such withdrawal
Martha, law and the soldiers are there to
stay indefinitely. We simply have the sit
uation SO in hand as to be able to rear
range the force to advantage"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-24
SUSPECTS UNCLE SAM.
Speculation of Russian Paper on U. S.
Naval Expansion.

ST. PETERSBURG. June "a. 1:il pm
The results of the Chicago convention ar
rived here too late for press comment this
morning.
The Novoe Vremya devotes a long edi-
toFial to speculation regarding the object
OF the enormous naval expansion of the
United states. saying:
1T Is difficult to suppose it is for pa
ellie purpose and more difficult to imagine
II Is due to fear of aggression on the part
OF European power"
continuing the paper declares that the
only pr, sumption left is that the United
States Ia preparing to- at no distant flu
lure. attack some one, and warns the Eu-
rOpcdn statesmen TO beware of the bound
less appeutes Of American exporters for
h"tttts which other means falling. must
be won by force OF arms"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-24

citizen of the United States, who shipped
on the Nordkap at Fernandina, Fla. as an
oiler and was dragged from his sick bed.
logged and made to work in ships fire
room till he fell PROSTATE.
Judge Waddill said cOgniZance should be
taken of the case by the Danish consul
here. and. If necessary, by the Danish min
lister at Washington. so that Capt. Rasmus-
sen and his crew can be reported to the
Danish government at Copenhagen for
proper punishment.
The court ruled that Captain Rasmussen,
though he might keep his ship here all
summer. could never have Schmidt deliver
ed back on his boat. Schmidt's $4,000
damage suit against Captain Rasmussen
and the ship Nordkap will be taken up in
United States court tomorrow