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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31
THE LITTLE
GREEN HAT
By TEMPLE BAILEY
Copyright, 1904, by Temple Bailey

1t was such beauty of a hat-all
soft shaded velvets and shining breasts,
with a few creamy roses close under
the brim.
"You never trimmed anything quite
so lovely as that, Miss Nannie," said
Josephine.
Miss Mamie blushed all over her del
icate old face.
"My DEAR" she protested, then she
Strengthened up with a little gesture
myself. / thought Of you when 1 was
trimming it. Your hair has just enough
gold in it to go with the green beauti-
fully
But Josephine interrupted her. ooh.
dear Miss Mamie, l can't possibly af-
ford that hat. You mustn't think of it.
Put it in the window and sell it to
some one who can have more than one
hat in two years." And Josephine
glanced ruefully in a mirror which
showed her shabby black turban, with
much worse for wear feather
Il will let you have it at cost, my
DEAR" began Miss Mamie, but Joseph
inc stopped her.
''No, must get used to being poor,
you dear, and my friends must not
spoil me. But, oh, Miss Mamie, Miss
Nannie," cried poor Josephine, ''why
couldn't we have lost our money when
I was old and ugly and didn't want
pretty thingsY'
The little milliner patted the girls
hand. "It is too bad," she said, land
wish you'd let me help YOU"
GAS if 1 would ndignantly-"when
you have to do things all your life that
you don't want to do. And now, as
can't have new hat, you must help
me plan something from these old
things" And she united a package
and showed a conglomerate mass of
silks and laces and ribbons
But while Miss Mamie twisted and
turned the inadequate materials Jo-
sephine could not resist one more try
ing on Of the little green hat She set it
on her soft, bright hair and gave a
glance in the mirror; then she whirled
around, with a startled cry.
"Why, Jack Van Horn" she exclaim-
ed, where did you come from? Miss
Mamie. you know Mr.. Van Horn, don't
you? I'm trying on hats" she cOntin-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31

jack" and his voice fingered on the
word
Perhaps l shouldn't have told you,'
hesitated Miss Mamie.
"Oh, yes, you should. You have car
ried me straight into heaven. If she
can think of me as Jack she shall
call me that or my name is not Jack
Van Horn" Then he held out both
hands to the little milliner. "Help
me, Miss Mamie" he said.
There is only one way that you
will get Josephine Mason to marry
you," said Miss Mamie, with decision.
'And that?'
Work on her sympathies. She is
proud, and she won't take if she can't
give"
IF she would only give herself
groaned the young man.
''You can't lose your money" said
Miss Mamie, nor break your bones,
nor go blind Then suddenly she gave
little cry.
''She's coming back" she said.
lis she!" cried Van Horn; then, as
Josephine entered, he sank into a
chair.
Il left my began Josephine, and
stopped as she caught sight of Van
Horns dropping figure.
whats the matter with him, Miss
Mamie? What's the matter, Mr.. Van
HOrn?"
Everything looks black" moaned
the hypocrite, who had his eyes closed
and was telling the truth.
Miss Mamie gave quick gasp
then entered into the conspiracy with
zest
"Pull down the shades, Josephine, y
she commanded. "It must be his eyes
poor fellow"
II wonder if l am going blind" MUIR
INJURED Van Horn.
Josephine knelt by his side. "Do
your eyes pain you" she questioned
fearfully.
He put out his hands gropingly un-
til they touched her hair; then they
rested there.
81 am bit more comfortable now,'
he said.
"Open your eyes and see If you can
bear the light"
Van Horn blinked and then shut
them again.
''That this should come to me-in the
strength of my YOUTH he murmured.
Then Josephine gave way.
ooh, Jack, Jackw she walled. "Let
me take care Of you."
Every fiber In Van Horn thrilled, but
he was heroic.
81 could not accept such a sacri.
f1ce," he said.
"But"-and there was a softness
in Josephine's voice that made Miss
Mamie scurry away, with murmur OF
something to put on his eyes,
"but"-and Josephine's voice was q
whisper-''it wouldn't be sacrifice,
Jackv
How Van Horn was led home and
how he stayed for a week in dark
ened room was the outward manifesto
ton of his deception. Only Miss Nan
ME knew the inward meaning of it all,
and Miss Mamie never told But when
the wedding came month or two
later she brought out the bandbox in
which the little green hat had remained
ever since that fateful day, and Jo-
sephine wore it on her wedding jour-
ney. Then, and not until then, did she
know Of the ruse by which she had
been won, and out of the fullness of
her happiness she forgave her husband.
AMBITIOUS BOY. THIS ONE
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31
Interesting Railway Debate.

Cincinnati, May 26.-The CONNER
cial club, of Cincinnati, has begun a
notable celebra ton of the twenty-ffth
anniversary which will probably result
in an interesting presentation of the
railroad question by Secretary Of War
Taft on one side and Lucius Tuttle,
president of the Boston and Maine rail-
road, on the other Tonight at ban
queet President Tuttle will speak on
the governments relation to railroads,
and Secretary Taft will also speak.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31
AMBITIOUS BOY, THIS ONE
Totters to School After Receiving Enough
Electricity to XIII a Man Will
Probably Recover.

Battle Greek, Mich, May 26.-Slip-
ping out Of bed, with bandaged hands,
legs and face, little Kyle Stockwell,
whose life had been despaired OF by
all, through his apparent death by
electricity on top Of an electric light
pole, where he had climbed, walked
mile to school, to try Latin exam
ination. The boys burns were severe
enough to have killed man.
Enough electricity passed through
the lads body to make it flame. His
mother, who was called to the window
to see him hanging on the pole, is very
ill from the shock. The lad, although
his symptoms were bad, including vom.
iting blood. probably will recover.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31
SCORES ON THE BALL FIELDS

!
Chico go, May 2. Following are
the base ball scores:
League: At Philadelphia-Chicago
8, Philadelphia A; Boston-Pittsburg
2, Boston 6; at Brooklyn-St.- Louis :,
Brooklyn O; at New York; Cincinnati
5, New York /.
American: At Detroit-Philadelph
8, Detroit Z; at Cleveland-New York
/. Cleveland 9; at Chicago and st.
Louis-Weather.
Associations: At Kansas City-tndi-
annapolis 3, Kansas City 0; at st. Paul
Columbus 0, st. Paul 5; at Minneap-
olis-Toledo 3, Minneapolis 9; at Mil
Waukee-Rain.
WESTERN: At st. Joseph Des
Moines 1; St. Joseph 5; at Sioux City
Denver /, Sioux City 6; at Omaha
Colorado Springs O, Omaha Z.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31
THE PLEASURES OF SPRING.


Did you ever stop to think what a
wonderful miracle is this great
transformation wrought by nature
during the months of spring? Every
year the same process is gone
through with, seeds terminate,
buds unfold, the trees put on their
summer garb of green and every
where are to be seen signs of reviv-
ing life, while the air is fragrant
with the perfume of flowers that
are the fOrerunners of fruits to fol-
low. No other season of the year
has so much Of joy and health and
pleasure to offer to those who meet
nature, half way in an effort to es-
tablish a closer communion, and to
fail to make the effort is little less
than sin.
City jewellers, who sometime boast
of their superior advantages of en-
joyment and entertainment, not in
frequently miss the sight of nature
in her most enhancing mood. Many
Of these people who are cooped up
In stuffy flats and box-like houses
during the long winter are wont to
talk wisely of spring as something
that they feel and appreciate. CYet
most of them enjoy as little of the
real beauties of the season as one
does his dinner with the soup and
salad missing. Spring can never
really appeal to the physical and
intellectual in the human being I'M
less seen in the open. In the coun-
try there is a vibrant spirit of life
everywhere. One feels the great
ness of things when the horizon
rims a turquoise sky, sometimes
lowering with the teardrops of tickle
May, and again frightening with
the sunshine of her smile. When
the fields take on their vivid green,
the birds return to their summer
homes and the blossoms burst every
where in brilliant splashes of color
ing as though the artist of all crea-
ton had overturned his paint pots,
and the air is sweet with thousand
perfumes-then and only then can
the city dweller drink in the fullest
delights that the season holds.
Later on the jewellers in;cities will
start for the country on the annual
pilgrimage they areuipleased to
term their outing, but many of
them will fail to appreciate the fact
that by that time natures labratory
has been closed and the alchemy of
transformation has been finished.
True enough the picture will still
be there, but the artist will have
gone, and likewise the chance for
studying the wonderful process,
which is really SO intricate and so
subtle that all human science has
never yet been able to fully explain
it. Even the mystery of a blade of
grass is beyond human compre-
hension, and when one contemplates
the entire work of nature in the
transformation scene of spring it is
little wonder it has been the theme
poets song from time immem-
orial.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31

The Spanish senate has granted
King Alphonso permission to wed
and Ralph Ray will now be in posi-
ton to demand an increase in
salary.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31

A great many people tell their
troubles to the newspaper man in
stead of to the policeman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31

At Lecco, Italy, there IS man NAM
ed Maggie, who has two extra ribs.
and two hearts, The left-side heart Is
atrophied, the other is sound.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31

CAO RAOfO1 OAeel 1l1NOA1lOJ VI OlSt OOSO
to learn new tricks prevents the
politicians from adopting that
frankness of which President Roose-
welt and, perhaps, his Secretary of
War, Mr.. Taft, now appear to en-
joy monopoly, if we except, Of
course, these politicians who dare
not come out into the open and
allow the people to see whom they
represent and for whom they are
working. The advantages Of the
presidents political methods are
obvious. He has learned that when
he espouses a cause the people will
stand with him and 1t is never with
trepidation that he appeals to them
for support in any movement which
he regards as important. He knows
before hand they will give him their
cordial support.
Secretary Taft may be counted to
go to the bottom of the Loomis-
Bowen matter, and when he gets
there he will make his recommends
lions without fear or favor to any
one concerned.
Governor Vardaman of Missis-
sippi, who is a candidate for the
Senate, has just had 800 citizens of
of his state indicted. Southerners
have been so long accustomed to
sending darkies to Jail when they
persisted in voting, and voting the
wrong way, that it is not surpris-
ing that man whose candidacy for
the Senate becomes desperate should
be tempted to try the experiment
on the whites.
Some heartless man has sued
Russell Sage for $500. AS this is
more than Uncle Russell has spent
on his wardrobe in the past forty
years, 1t looks like persecution of
the rich.
&c . ~
| President Roosevelt seems to
have showed ramrod down the
back of the sheriff of Chicago. ''The
state is back of the city and the
Nation is back of the state" said
the president. Now the sheriff sum-
mons up his courage and tells the
striking teamsters that if there are
further violations of law and order
he will appeal to the governor for
militia. .l--l7
The president has decided that
the people, through the Panama
Canal commission, shall not be held
up by the Steel Trust and other
trusts. Is there any question as to
whether or not the people will stand
by the president? And, by the way,
what do you think the people will
do to congress if it reverses the
presidents policy?
Richard Harding Davis says that
everyone who has ever had any
thing to do with the Venezuelan
asphalt lake has been besmeared.
Seems to prove that you can't touch
pitch, etc.
- -
i By his drastic methods of dealing
with frauds Postmaster General
Cortelyou NAV be trying to prove
how efficient he would be at the
head of the Equitable.
Mae Wood says that it was
through her influence with Senator
Platt that Robert J. Wynne was
made postmasterls sgeneral. Prob
ably Mae is indulging in Platt-
1tudes.
The papers which declared last
week that the Chicago strike was
over will now please explain over
what?
A certain phase of the women's
movement will never lack virility
as long as Carrie Nation, Mae Wood
and Mani patterson occupy the
boards,
That peerless diplomatist John
Barrett says that he suggested to
the president the ACCESSIBILITY of
consolidating the Offices of Minister
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-05-06
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Times feels that acknowledgement OF its
appreciation is due its patrons and advertisers
and is Influenced make it not only by its justice,
but by the lively sense of gratitude and pleasure
which it gives the manager to do SO.
An examination OF the advertising pages OF the
paper will at once convince the observer that the
point is well taken No more emphatic and satisfac-
tory response to the efforts of The Times in the in
terests OF its patrons could be asked than the evil
dence OF the paper itself
1t is the reward of an unceasng and conscien-
tois struggle to make The Times the best advert1s-
ing medium in the Delta, and is proof that those
efforts have been successful and appreciated.
1t is much easier to accomplish results after q
measure od 4tccess has been attained than at the
beginning OF effort. BY the help of liberal patron
age and generous public support The Times now
looks forward with confidence to future accomplish
1nents which viii be far in advance OF anything al
ready done by this paper, and viii many fold in
crease ITS usefulness its patrons and It's influence
as an exponent OF the life and Improvement OF
Greenville and the Delta.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-05-06
A BUSINESS PROPOSITION

Even the risk Of wearying its readers with re
ptitiou The Times again urges the subject of street
cleaning and Improvement before the city is in read
mess to receive the guests who will come to it this
month
GreenvilIe has reputation to sustain. 1t is not
a sleepy Southern town. 1t is known abroad a
live and hustEng young city, full of ambition, vigor
and life, and lilly mp to date. That is what our Wis
itor, expect to see and that is what they will
but we want the reality to excel the report.
The city will be visited this month by throne
of newspaper men, everyone of whom will describe
it ON nj, return and every description will be scat
tered broadcast These men and women will not
conhue themselves to riding in carriages or stroll
ing up and down Our broad and beautiful thorough
fares. 1t is newspaper mans business to see what
other people don't see. There is no neglected spot
no suburban locality, half hidden or forgotten
alley that will escape their keen eyes,
But there is a reason for putting city in order
which viii appeal more strongly to many than the
desire To- make a good appearance in the eyes OF
Mississippi journalists.
In the middle OF May Greenville will be visited
by the largest body of Northwestern capitalists and
home seekers that has ever to the Delta. They
will make this city their headquarters, and from
Greenvlle will make visits of inspection Wash
ngton and the neighborng counties. Their visit
and favorable verdict Will mean much Tor Green
willie that ii would be serious neglect of business
oppoN nifty to allow them to come and go without
an effort to show them the city its best.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-05-06
DISTINGUISHED CONGRESSMAN INVITED

The Times notes with pleasure that the Commit
tee has extended invitation to Congressman Little
OF Arkansas to be with us upon the occasion of the
Press Convention this month
There are three Congressman who seem to have
aroused the especial animosity of the Trusts Mar
tin OF South Dakota, because of his fight against the
Beef Trust; Campbell, of Kansas, who wants to in
vestigate the dongs of Standard Oil, and Little of
Arkansas, account of his relentless fight on the
Steel Trust.
Every man who buys hoe follows pillow or
builds wire fence understands and appreciates the
Importance OF the fight Judge Little is making and
the fact that this Master Monopoly has set about
to accomplish his political overthrow should and we
believe will rally to him every man who eats his
bread in the of his face and believes in the
doctrine of square deal
Come over, Judge, and be with us. You are the
sort love entertain
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-05-06

daman-side by side Thrown together" he says
in any position of possible rivalry, Roosevelt and
Vardaman would be rivals. Thrown together on any
proper personal basis these two would in all
likelihood, become fast friends. Rivalry apart each
would something in the other that he would like
not recognizing himself
The article deals principally OF course, with the
different attitude of the two men the race ques-
tion and the logical inference is that the President
were he well informed this subject as the Gov
ernor, would share the views OF the latter.
The immense ignorance of the entire North on
the question-an ignorance which begins at the
White House and runs from Maine to Oregon IS
something unspeakabe," says Mr.. Hugh I'VE say
that in the South they still fighting the war
Really, it is in the North who continue the fight
We insist we know all there is to be known about
the negro question We might easily learn other
wise did we care to investigate, bat the North has
yet begun to study the question Northern men
men who to the South, or who frequently visit
the South, in very short time stand shoulder to
shoulder with the Southern men on the race question
1t is an immense, impossible folly to think that
white men, North or South vii not stand shoulder
to shoulder white men, and against the rest OF the
world. This is all that Governor Vardaman has
claimed ever will claim
Where does Northern ignorance on this ques-
portaton, and in politics There is another strange
basis, not SO easily discovered. The South under
stands the North, but the North does not understand
the South. The great Northern newspapers are read
in the South but the great Southern newspapers are
almost unknown in the North. We get little news
from the South, except that of lynchngs hence we
suppose that lynchng negroes is the exclusive occu
patton IN the South. Yet since, North and South we
are savages,-white savages, the strongest savages
the world ever saw,-were we Northern men to live
IN the South, under existing conditions it is Ger
tainty that should do precisely as our Southern
brethren do
In the South there arises strong man who
openly declares that the negro IS still savage and
that 1t is useless and hopeless to try to make an
educated citizen of him, or to try to make safe
neghbor OF him, He openly declares that nothing
will serve the South except sixteenth amendment
to the Constitution, and that amendment he be-
lieves, may come with rush at any time This is
the idea OF Vardaman of Mississippi"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-05-06
REFEREE WILSON

In a press dispatch announcing the retirement
Of Wilson as referee for President Roosevelt, the
Tmes-Democrat says:
Two weeks ago Wilson and Mosely in
Washington. Mosey is a national committeeman
for Mississippi He canvassed the national commit
tee OF which Postmaster General Cortelyou is chair
man. to the end that if anybody should referee APP
pointments in Mississippi he (Nosely) was the man
and not Wilson, who was interested in the political
fortunes of his brother-in-law former Governor
Longino who aspires still to be United States Sen
ator from Mississippi.
Another version of Wilson's reason for his al
legged abdcatonss of the refereeshp is that he mas
a tremendous ambition firing his soul; that IS to be
pioneer leader of Roosevelt Democrats in Ajissis-
sppi, and the referee in the South 1t Is even be-
Heved here among Mississppians that he aspires to
be governor, and believing that the whole South is
eventually going Rooseveltward, former Governor
tentious between Governor Vardamau John Sharp
Williams and Senate. Monep.
There has been surprise here at The statement
tc'egraphed from New Orleans that Mr. Williams
had announced himself candidate against Money
1t had been believed Nj Williams would be a cand-
date only in the event that Senator Money did not
care to come again to the Senate which mas been a
general impression inferred from the condition Of the
Senator's health.
BEFORE he left Washington all Senator Money
would say on the subject was he had authorized 40
body 90 say he would not again be candidate for
the Senate
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-05-06
VARDAMAN ADVISES FARMERS

FROM the press dispatches Gov Vardaman spoke
TO one OF the largest crowds that ever assembled at
Seminary last Saturday, The weather was fine and
the farmers came from aar to hear him, despite the
tact that they are behind in their work
Among other things the Governor said:
There IS a great deal of talf OF reducing the
acreage in cotton My advice to the farmers is do
just what you know is best for your own interest.
II you can provide for your household better by in
creaslng your acreage in cotton do it. If not. re
duce your acreage. The man who raises his own
meat, has crib of corn and fat mules around his
barn can afford to raise all the cotton he can Be
sure you don't have your corn cribs and smoke hous
es In the West. Have all this at your home. Raise
all the cotton you can, and hold it for your own
price The farmer has the most independent pro
fess1on know on Why should not be interested
IN the farmer Why should not the merchant be
interested IN the farmer, the lawyer the doctor and
railroads Their success all depends upon the re-
suits OF the man who tills the soil The wealth OF
this country depends the horny handed son of toll
who tackles mother earth and nils the proverbial
bellcord over the back of the gray and festive
donkey
l want to say further had rather be Governor
OF Mississippi than to be Governor of anv otber
State in the Union | want to impress the fac+ III.
the Governor OF Mississippi is only hired man and
that the President of the United States is nothing
Out h1red man. They are not rulers The only
right ruler IS the man that yields the ballot T have
no patience with the tangled doctrine that il
oeng talked over this country that the President and
Governors are rulers. (Appause) thank God
you cannot buy an office in the State of Mssissinn
Inc same has been tried tested and determined
me Governor stated that he would cancel en-
gagements to speak in the future.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-05-06
Narrow Escape From Death

Mr.. 4. J. Aldridge or Arco1a, Miss.
had narrow escape fromdeath few
days since.
Coming to Greenville on the Valley
he alighted to give some instructions
regarding a cotton shipment, and in
trying to board the moving train, he
was caught between loaded freight
truck and the moving cars.
By great strength and rare pres
ence of mind he maintained and up
right position and was rolled around
till the truck was passed when he
managed to pull himself up on the
steps
Had he been thrown down, he
would most likely have fallen under
the wheels and been seriously injured
if not fatally hurt.
The Times is glad to say that be-
yond being bruised, Mr.. Aldridge is
none the worse for his experience.