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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27
LIFE OF THE. GYPsIEs.

A Picturesque One In Hungary
Their Numbers Growing Less.
Down in some grassy valley about
an open wagon the family has its
camp, and here the mother sews and
putters over the cooking while father
and sons fell the giant Lombardy pop
lars that make beautiful this section
OK gypsy land, says Felix J. Koch in
the Pilgrim. These trees, be it said to
the shame Of Croatia, the government
Is now selling to the gypsies at an av-
eTage price of 50 apiece, for the no.
MAIDS to fell and cut up into timber,
to be sold to manufacturers of wood
en- wares.
picturesque, indeed, are these men,
with their long hair braided across the
top Of the head, so that, approaching
them from the rear, as they repose for
a moment from their labors, it is diff
hcult to tell the men from the women.
others are horse traders, as are the
most of their kin in Turkey proper
mot a few are itinerant smiths be-
sldes) whom one meets travelling the
roads with long trains of steeds that
take one back in fancy to the Arabs
or the desert, or with a portable bel
lows like those seen on the New Eng
land pixies. Now and then the Wom-
en- come into the villages to beg or
barter, or, as the village folk hint,
to steal; telling fortunes to those who
may harken, as incentive to other bust
ness.
Seated on one of the crude rock
walls that hem in the flats of corn
land in the shadows of the Lombardy
poplars, these gypsies, men and wom-
en-, smoking their pipes and chatter
ing in their curious lingo, ever tempt
the much-abused camera. For back
ground there will be some old
Magyar castle, it's turrets peeping
through the aisle of trees, and with
the sentinel at its gate-a soldier in
uniform, but gypsy at heart, for,
while they pay no taxes in Hungary,
they are forced to do military serv-
ice, much as they rebel against it.
Less and less each year grow the
numbers Of the gypsies, less and less
frequent their visits, until it will
doubtless not be long before, like the
Arabs, they will have folded their
tents for all time and silently stolen
away.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27
500 Reward. 500.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has ben able to cure in
all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now
being a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
Of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in it's cura-
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. J. CHENEY eco, Toledo, O..
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27
An UnbIazed Trail.


Soon after the late Gilman Marston
Of New Hampshire had been admitted
to the bar a civil suit was brought to
him. It involved a somewhat cOmpll-
Gated question of inheritance, says L..
A. wentworth in the Boston Herald.
But the young man, in no way daunt-
ed. took the case, looked up authorl-
ties all the way back to julius Caesar,
and prepared an argument Of few
hundred pages which seemed to him
unanswerable. His only fear was that
it might be beyond the comprehension
Of the court.
When his case was called Mr.. Mars
ton rose with inward assurance ana
plunged in boldly. The judge seemed
interested, and he took heart. But at
the end Of an hour and half, i'll the
midst of the most intricate part of his
plea, he was panied to see what looked
like a lack of attention on the part or
the court.
1t was as he feared; the judge was
unable to appreciate the nice points of
his argument.
your honor" he said, Il beg your
pardon, but do you follow me?"
Il have so far" answered the judge,
shifting YEARLY about in his chair,
but I'll say frankly that if l thought
could find my way back I'd quit
right here"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27
THE coLoRs OF SYRIA.
Growing Glory of Syrian Landscape
Is in Brilliant Hues.

The crowning glory Of Syrian
landscape, however, is it's brilliant col
oring. Before 1 left America, says
Lewis CASTOR Leary in the World To
Day, it seemed to me that the vivid
tints of Tissot's pictures must be eX-
aggerated, but they fall short of the
reality. OF course, no artist can hope
to reproduce the marvellous warmth
and depth of the coIors in an eastern
landscape or to initiate the vague,
soft hues that are so characteristic of
the Syrian atmosphere; but it would be
almost as impossible for him to find
tints that were overnight or to ar
range them in an order too daring to
be matched by the Syrian sun.
The very nights are full of color.
The moonlight is so brilliant that it
is easy to read a guide book, and, even
on a moonless night and in the wilder
ness, far from any city's glare, the
starlight has been so bright that I
could see the second hand of my watch
and could find quite a distinct shadow
cast by Jupiter. A moonlit scene at
home gives only the impression of light
spots and dark spots; everything is
black or white or gray; but here in
Syria the moonlight shows all the col
Ors of the rainbow. The green Of the
trees and grain, the red of tile roofs,
the blue of sea and sky and the white
of the distant mountains are softer
and more delicate, but hardly less dis
tinct, one from the other, than in the
sunlight.
But the sunset colors are the best
Of all, especially where the mountains
come close to the sea. 1 hesitate to
compare Beirut with Naples; yet we
have as clear skies here, the sweep Of
the bay is much the same, and, in
stead of smoky Vesuvius, there is the
splendid range of Lebanon, culminat-
ing in Jebel Sunnin, almost twice as
high as the Italian mountain, and for
half the year crowned with dazzling
snow.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27
GOOD BLOOD FOR BAD
rheumatism and Other Blood Dis
eases are Cured by Or. Williams
- Pink Pills.

''In the lead mines | was at work on my
knees with my elbows pressed against
rock walls, i'll dampness and extremes of
cold" said Mr.. J. G. Meukel. of 1915
jackson avenue, Dubuque, Iowa, i'll de-
Scr1blng his experience to q reporter,
and 1T is not surprising that con-
tracted rheumatism. For three years [
had attacks affecting the joints of my
ankles, knees and elbows. My ankles
and knees became SO swollen L could
scarcely walk on uneven ground and
little pressure from a stone under my
feet would cause me so much pain that L
would nearly sink down. l was often
obliged to lie III bed for several days at
time. My friends who were similarly
troubled were getting no relief from
doctors and did not feel encouraged to
throw money away for nothing. BY
chance I read the story Of Robert Yates,
of the Klauer Manufacturing Co., of
Dubuque, who had q very bad case of
rheumatism. / decided to try DR.. Will
iams' Pink Pills for Pale People, the
remedy he had used. In three or four
weeks after beginning to use the pills, [
was much better and i'll three months 1
was we'll. The swelling of the joints
and the tenderness disappeared, could
work Steadlly ana Tor elghG years nave
had no return of tie trouble. My whole
family believe in DIR. Williams Pink
Pills. Both my sons use them. We
consider them household remedy that
we are sure about"
What DR.. Williams Pink Pills did for
Mr. Meukel they are doing for hundreds
of others Every dose sends galloping
through the veins. pure, strong, rich, red
blood that strikes straight at the cause of
all i'll health. The new blood restores
regularity, and braces all the organs for
their special tasks. Get the genuine DR..
Williams Pink Pills at your druggists
or direct from the DR. Williams Medi-
cilla Co Schenectady. II. Y.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27
A Little Mixed.

After a meeting of the parish council
in a New England town the chairman
rose to sum up.
''You keep us here" he said, "till 10
o'clock at night, and then you cast the
town drains in our teeth. You keep US
here blowing the sands, and then when
all decent people are asleep you go
into the public drains, causing unneces-
sary friction. 1t won't dots too bare
faced to hold water."-Harper's Week
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27
A Fairly Good Man.

Brother Spotcash," said his pastor,
what would you do if an injunction
came to you, sell all thou hast and give
to the poor?"
Il should obey it, of course" answer
ed the great merchant, "as 1 have al
ways done. Everything 1 have in stock
is for sale, and 1 give more to the poor
than any two men in this block. Chi
cago Tribune
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27
Spare Us This.

81 was just wondering what on earth
would happen" murmured the timid citi-
zen, eff some contractor should begin
it."
"Begin what?'
Making frenzied disclosures in the
magazines. Philadelphia Bulletin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27
MERCILESS ITCHING.

another Speedy Cure of an Itching
HuInOr with Loss of Hair by the
Cuticura Remedies.
"For two years my neck was COW
cred with sores, the humor spreading
to my hair, which fell out, leaving an
unsightly bald spot, and the soreness,
inflammation, and merciless itching
made me wild. Friends advised Cuti-
cura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, and
after few applications the torment
subsidized, to my great joy. The sores
soon disappeared, and my hair grew
again, as thick and healthy as ever /
shall always recommend the Cuticura
Remedies. (Signed Harry J. Spald-
ing, 104 West 1O4th street, New York
City"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27

erSDurg, w. Va,
says: Driving about
/ n b a d weather
b r o u g b t kidney
troubles on me, and
l suffered twenty
years with sharp,
cramping pains in
the back and urinary
disorders. l often
had to get up a dozen
times at night to
urinate. Retention
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27
IC Was True Love.
YOU sure he loves Won ~

Are you sure he loves you?"
'Sure! Willie sneaked Il tack in the
chair beside mine tile other night just
as he came, and he sat on that tack all
the evening and never knew it,
Houston Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27
A SharD Seat.

Tommy's Pop explaining the mys
teries of country life)-Yes, a hen will
sit on an egg and hatch it.
Tommy-Gracious! 1 should think il
would hurt to sit on a hatchet.-Phila.
delphia Record.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27

set in, and 1 was obliged to use the
catheter. l took to my bed, and the
doctors failing to help, began using
Doan's Kidney Pills. The urine soon
came freely again, and the pain grad
ually disappeared. 1 have been cured
eight years, and though over 20, am
as active as a boy
Sold by all dealers, so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo. N. Y.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27
Discouraged.

81 see that the door handle is one of
the commonest vehicles for the convey
ing of disease
Good gracious, what's a man to do
get in over the transom ?'-C Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27
Liked Him So.

care you a preferred creditor?"
81 guess so. Van Brooke appears to
prefer to have me as a creditor rather
than to pay up."-Cleveland Leader.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27

The way to insure a good appetite il
very hot weather is, according to a Ger.
man hygienic authority, to wear as Ugh!
clothing as possible.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27

Piso's Cure for Consumption cured me
of a tenacious and persistent cough
VIM. H. Harrison, 227 w. 121st street,
New York, March %, 1901.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27

at carpentering and has successfully con-
structed many miniature ships.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27

Remember, woman is most perfect
when most neutrality-suspicious.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27

CDR. David Kennedy's FavOrite Remedy gave mo
prom pt and complete relief from dyspepsia and liver
ngement" B. T. Trowbridse. Harlem r. R. n. Y.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27

Mrs. Winslow's SOOTHING SYRUP for Children
teething softens the gums, reduces Inflammation, al
| lays pain, cures wind collie. Is cents a bottle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27
IN CONSTANT AGONY.

A West Virginian's Awful Distress
Through Kidney Troubles.
w. L. Jackson. merchant of Park,
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-23
CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND
IDEA MEETS WITH FAVOR
CITIZENS ASK THAT FIESTA PARK
BE so UTILIZED
Establishment Of Breathing and Re-
creation Spot on Mateo Street
Proves Great Attraction and M ove-
ment Is Spreading Through City

The children's playground idea Is talk
ing in the Fourth ward and some of the
prominent citizens of that section of
the city are circulating a petition ask
ing that the block now known as Fiesta
park be purchased and breathing and
recreation spot for the children sirni
lar to the one installed in the Seventh
ward be established.
The work done by the children's play
ground commission in the short time
since the establishment of the recrea-
ton grounds on Mateo street is al
ready attracting widespread attention
throughout the city and the citizens OF
different sections are awakening to the
possibilities for good of such institu-
tions.
Fiesta park covers an entire block, $40
by 600 feet. bounded by Twelfth. Hope,
Thirteenth streets and Grand avenue,
and has long been used for games of
various kinds. The entire block is
owned by Victor Ponet and the propo-
sition includes the purchasing of the
grounds, erection of buildings, etc. It
is expected that the petitions will lie
filled in the near future.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-23
COUNCILMAN ED KERN
BACK FROM SALT LAKE

The last one of the city officials who
made a pilgrimage to Salt Lake with
the chamber of commerce excursionists
arrived home yesterday morning.
When Councilman Ed Kern of the
Seventh ward called at the city hall a
few hours after his arrival he was up
roariously greeted by every city Off
cial in sight. He said 1t made him feel
like he had arrived in Salt Lake again.
Am 1 glad to get home? Well, I
guess yes. But don't you forget that
we had the time of our lives while we
were gone 1 never saw anything
like it,
I'VE could not have been more roy
ally received had we been kings. Why,
our money was no good, not even on
the street cars. You should have seen
Uncle Billy Workman the first time
he got on car in Salt Lake. He tried
his best to give the conductor his fare,
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-23
RECOMMEND LICENSE
FOR ELECTRICIANS
Finance Committee of Council Wres-
ties With a Difficult
Problem

The finance committee Of the coun-
Gil again wrestled with the proposition
of licensing electricians in the city and
decided yesterday to recommend to
the council on Monday an ordinance
making the license for persons, firms
and corporations doing electrical work
$1OO per year, payable quarterly in ad-
vance.
This question has been thrashed
out time and time again before this
committee and the decision arrived at
was only reached after several months
of investigation.
A prominent official said: 1.-THE OBJ
ject of this license is not for revenue
alone, but to protect the men in the
city who have established themselves
permanently. We were acting under
a petition signed by the men who do
about ninety per cent of the electrical
contracting in the city and they asked
that such a measure be adopted.
1.-THE reason they are asking that
they be taxed is to protect themselves
against the floating journeyman who
lands in town with a few tools, goes
around and takes few Jobs at fig
ures which a man paying rent and
hiring help cannot match"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-23
CONTINUED SPRING is THE
WEATHER MANS OFFERING
Present Outlook Is for a Proclamation
of the Comfortable Conditions
of Last Few Weeks

Weather Man Franklin is playing to
the populace.
Brewers and soda water merchants
have been unable to cajole him into
becoming a heat artist and Angelenos
are getting the benefit of his cool wea-
ther philanthropy.
He may decide to jog the mercury UP
a few notches later in the season to
increase the patronage of the beaches.
but for the present, at least, Los An
geles is to have cool weather.
The maximum temperature for the
month has been II degrees. Fasteners,
with distorted notions of California; 8
summer season, may be under the inn
preston that the weather man has the
thermometer fixed, but such is not the
case.
Last year June started in with hot
weather, which continued through into
July, with a maximum temperature of
95 degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-23
SENATOR WARNER
COMING IN JULY
WILL INSPECT THE SOLDIERS
HOME
FORMER G. A. R. COMMANDER
Veterans Hope He VIII Arrive In Time
to Deliver Grafton at lnde-
pendenee Day ceIe-
bration
FORMER G. A. R. COMMANDER

Major William Warner, senator-elect
from Missouri, will visit Los Angeles
early next month. He will come on a
trip of inspection to the National Sol
dlers' Home, and 1t is now hoped that
he will arrive for the Fourth, when he
will be expected to deliver the oration
of the day there. This, however, is de-
pendent upon his other plans.
Major Warner was national COM
mander of the G.. A. r. in 1888 and
takes a great interest in the order. He
was chosen senator last spring, during
the last minutes Of the closing session
Of the legislature. Tom Neidringhaus,
a wealthy tin manufacturer of st.
Louis was the caucus nominee, and
the choice of both houses voting sepa
rately, as he had been chairman of the
Republican state committee which car
ried through every state candidate ex-
cept the governor, Joseph w. Folk
being chosen for the place, and insured
a Republican legislature on joint ballot.
But Col. R. G. Kerens, for years a Re-
publican leader, fought Neidringhaus,
and something of a scandal over brew
cry contributions to the compaign
funds kept him from the place. A
deadlock ensued, and this was not
broken until the last day. Then, in a
fierce riot during which the legislative
hall was wrecked, the clock smashed
by a badly-aimed chair and the furni
ture annihilated, Major Warner, as a
dark horse, went under the wire.
The major had been United States
district attorney at Kansas city for
years. He is a speaker of renown all
over the east.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-23
SCHEDULE FOR
FALL TOURIST SERVICE
SALT LAKE ROAD TO BE IN THE
RUNNING
officials state That Rosdbed lie Being
BaIIasted to Accommodate Heavier
and speedler Trains and Time viii
Be Reduced at Least Eight Hours

with the opening Of the tourist sea-
clip eight hours from the present sched-
ule of It's limited trains. and before
the winter Is over 1t is probable the
time will be further reduced by two
hours.
The prospective reduction in running
ly 20 per cent for every one Of the 7sO
miles separating the two terminals.
That a reduction in time does not
come at the present time Is due to two
things: The Salt Lake is very well
content with the large amount of pat
ronage 1t is receiving. Last month its
receipts at the local ticket office were
said to have been something like S7S.-
900; and, again, it is not the desire of
the management to put any strain upon
the roadbed until 1t is in condition
to Withstand it.
General Manager Wells said yester-
day: Just how much the present
schedule of 80 hours between here and
Salt Lake Is to be lowered can only
be guessed at this time, but it will be
eight hours at the least and before the
end of the season the time may be fur
| ther shortened.
I'VE could reduce the time right now.
but we wish the roadbed to be in first
class condition before we start to pat
tern after eastern lines. On the Utah
desert there is 165 miles of roadbed
which is being ballasted with gravel
at the rate of about a mile a day. The
work is being done for the most part
by Japanese. When that is finished
we shall be in a condition to talk about
fast time"
At Caliente the work is tagging fol
want of laborers, who have refused tc
so there because of difference witt
the company on the wage question anc
because of the heat.
i A portion of the roadbed is shortly
to be oiled, but no great distance viii
receive this improvement during the
present season, excepting where the
conditions make 1t almost a necessity
ut would simply be a question o.
loves labor lost" said General Man
ager Wells yesterday. "We shall dc
as much as is possible this year, bu
with the ballasting and other improve
ments continually going on oiling a
this time would be practically useless.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-23

alliance and the state and county
Ch istian Endeavor societies.
Second, That suitable hotel and con-
vention facilities be arranged for those
who attend.
Third That ample finance be as
sured to care for the convention.
Condition first has been complied
with in every particular and the in
vitation to the convention to meet
here is unanimously extended by the
churches and religious organizations
of Los Angeles.
with, as no city in the country can
boast of more and better hotels and
accommodations than Los Angeles,
which the '07 committee is prepared
to show The committee proposes to
arrange for an amphitheater with a
seating capacity of $4,000 persons be-
fore they start east.
Condition three Is boasted as the
easiest of all, as the financial arrange
ments have already been made, the
surances that whatever sum is needed
will be forthcoming on demand.
Should the hopes of the committee
materialize the 1907 convention will be
the greatest convention ever held west
of the Rocky mountains. Los Angeles
with it's reputation for caring for con-
ventions of large size, will be big
enough for the occasion and meet the
emergency with the same ease and sat
isfaction that has always character
"the convention city" of the southwest.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-23
Bank Stock for Sale
At Only S5 Per Share
Plan to Secure 1000 Stockholders.
No One Allowed to Purchase
More Than $500 of Stock

The people of Los Angeles can now
buy bank stock at only IS per share.
No one will be allowed to purchase
more than $500 of stock. Capital Is
to be increased to s500,000, making
a bank Of a thousand small stockhold-
ers, thereby becoming the peoples
bank of Los Angeles. The Console
dated Bank Of Los Angeles has de-
cided to place its stock with the peo-
pie, believing that in securing thou
sand stockholders It will secure a
thousand depositors at the same time.
Investors can purchase such stock
with absolute safety as to perfect Sc
curity, and realize a handsome profit
therefrom, as has been done by the
owners of stock in the various other
banks of Los Angeles. This Is the
only opportunity ever offered the gen.
eral public to buy stock In Los An
geles bank at IS per share. We would
rather have 5000 stockholders Of 800
each than 1000 of $500 each. We want
the greatest number Of stockholders,
as the more stockholders there are
the stronger the bank. All stock fully
paid up at Five Dollars per share. Pur-
chasers can buy from 1 to 100 shares
at $5 per share, but no one can buy
more than $500 of stock Subscription
books just opened. Purchasers can
subscribe for 100 shares and pay for
the same in monthly payments of
Five Dollars, and receive one share of
paid-up stock as each $5 payment is
made. We want the people to be-
come the stockholders in the people s
bank Of Los Angeles. Officers: Will
liam H. Carlson (ex-mayor Of the city
of San Diego), president; j. G. Estu-
dillo (ex-state treasurer of California;,
first vice president; F. H. Dixon (ex-
state harbor commissioner of Cali
formal, second vice president; A. w.
Carver, cashier. Call or write for
further information. Pamphlets, etc,
mailed free on application. CONSOLI-
DATED BANK, 124 South Broadway
(ground floor Chamber of Commerce
building), Los Angeles. Cal.