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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-23
DR.. Holmes and His Tree wives

asked the Beverly Farms livery
man what most interested DR. Holmes
In his drives about the surrounding
country, and he said, as expected him
to say, Measuring big trees" There
were some trees he never could pass
until that measurement was made and
put down in his note book Most Of
us have learned OF this hobby from
the 'Autocrat," in which DR.. Holmes
tells where the biggest trees that he
has measured are located-the West
Springfield elm, the Sheffield elm, the
Hatfield elm, and so OH. On an ex-
cursion the doctor was never without
a tape measure and a note book, in
which he recorded the statistics Of his
tree wives" as he called them.-Oli-
yer Bronson Capen in Country Life.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-23
The Wood Road.

The wood road is the one to strike
for GOODNESS and quiet. The pink and
yellow moccasin flowers nod from be-
hind a decayed log in place of the
iupine of the open highway, or the
ghostly Indian pipe pushes the dead
leaves aside with it's pale pink and
white flowers. In place of the vesper
sparrow of the open road the oven bird
runs along the road before the traveller
and finally its into the shade. The
silvery note Of the Wilson's thrush
comes tinkling through the woods in
rhythmic cadence. Even the bell Of
the cow as she browes through the
wood. the distant cock crow and the
shout Of plowman are not discordant
sounds, since they emphasize the sepa-
ration from the outside world.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-23
Yankee Thrift.

II. G. Prick was talking about Yam
kee thrift.
1.-THE Yankee of the past, the old
school Yankee" he said, twas so
thrifty that he could literally make
something out Of nothing, he could
literally create property where none
existed.
I'm West Overton. where I was
born, there used to live an old YAM
kee. This veteran conducted big
business in eggs and chickens. I
asked him one day how his business
started. and the answer that he gave
me afforded good example Of the
Yankees thrifty genius.
''He said that, having little to do
one summer, he borrowed from a
neighbor sitting hen, or clucker,
along with dozen eggs.
"He set the hen on the eggs, and
she Matched them all out Thus he
was the possessor of dozen chickens.
"But he had still the twelve bor-
rowed eggs to return. After thinking
Lie HIdlICl Oul uc hCPl Lie ACA LII
she had laid twelve times. Then he
returned her, along with the twelve
eggs, to the owner.
''Thus out of nothing, out Of alb
solutely nothing, the Yankee created
property Of twelve chickens, which
gradually developed into the finest
chicken farm West Overton had ever
seen."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-23
Its Saving Grace.

They were engaged for over two
years, and George was hoping to have
money enough to be married before
the end of another twelvemonth.
Mabel was with her family in
quiet country place for the summer
and George went there to spend MS
two weeks vacation. The first Sun
day afternoon they were taking a
walk in the beautiful woods when Ma
bel spoke softly.
1T is so safe and calm here" she
said, "away from all the noise and
hustle of the city. I love II"
II love it, too," said George, fervent-
ly. ''It is safe and calm, away from
the soda fountains and the trolley
ca-S."-Youth's Companion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-23
The Northwestern line. One of the

The Northwestern line. One of the
most interesting series of articles on
the subject of the great railways of
the country that has appeared recent
ly, is that from the pen of Frank FL.
Spearman recently published in the
Saturday Evening Post, and since
printed in book form by Scribners.
The chapter descriptive of the Chi
cago & Northwestern Ry. has been
published by the passenger depart
ment of that line in pamphlet form
for general distribution, and will be
sent to any address on receipt of 2
cents for postage.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-23
There were In the United States in the

There were In the United States in the
year 1879 but four men capable of pro-
ducing such high-class plates as those
from which had been printed the 800
bills received in Chicago from several
western points. These were Charles F.
Ulrich, Benjamin Boyd Thomas Bal
lard and Charles H. Smith. Each of
these men possessed distinctive style,
which was familiar to the members Of
the secret service who had made these
things the subject Of long study. Ul-
richs method was to lay before him a
genuine bill Of the issue he intended to
counterfeit and laboriously and as faith
fully as possible copy it on steel.
Boyd was the inventor and sole owner
of process whereby he transferred by
the use of acids reproduction Of the
genuine bill on to steel plate, after
cutting the plate by the lines trans
ferred. Ballard used the copying proc
ess, but his work was much finer than
Ulrich's, and had a distinct character
under the microscope. Smith was at
that time an engraver in the employ Of
the United States treasury department,
and his work showed clearly the dis
tinctive character of government en-
craving. Boyd was in prison, and the
work on the bills was apparently not
that of Ballard nor Ulrich.
For some time the secret service Off
GERS had had pretty accurate informa-
~ he 81 h. n,
which Smith belonged. w E. Brock
way was the leader of this crowd and
enjoyed the distinction of being the
first man who used the electrotpye
process. He was also fine chemist.
but Smith did the engraving For years
Smith had been employed by the gov
eminent in engraving plates for cur
rency and bonds, and his character was
supposed to be above reproach. l do
not know how he became entangled
with Brockway. The third principal
member of this crowd was James B.
Doyle, who owned a 600-acre farm near
Bradford Ill. Doyle had brother-in-
law named Thomas Shotwell, who was q
counterfeiter.
Through Shotwell, presumably, Doyle
had met DR.. Parker, Louis Sleight and
other well-known western counterfeit
ers, and had made trip to New York,
where he had formed the business con-
nectiOn with Brockway and Smith.
When he came west he brought with
him some of the same bills we were try
ing to trace. Doyle's visit to New York
had been reported to headquarters by
the western division, and he was
'piped" in that city by Operative Ken
noch, at the order of Chief Operative
Drummond.
When Doyle left the eastern metropo-
lis for Chicago, Kennoch was on the
same train, and Doyle was arrested as
he stepped from the train in Chicago.
He was tried and convicted At the time
Of his arrest he had in his possession
counterfeit United States bonds repre-
senting S204,000. These also were from
plates made by Smith. They were alb
solutely perfect with the exception of a
slight inaccuracy in the margin on one
corner, and would have made the gov
eminent a lot of trouble If they had no,
been confscated.
Smith worked in the treasury depart
ment engraving room on genuine plates
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-23
FOUND THE PRINTING PRESS AND
MATERIAL

during the regular working hours, and
on counterfeit plates during the time
he was not working for the government.
At the same time Doyle was arrested in
Chicago, Brockway and Smith were az
rested in the east. If my memory serves
me right, Smith never turned informer,
but Brockway, seeing that the eastern
secret service officers had unearthed
much accurate information concerning
his operations, told the government
where the $500 bill plates and the plates
from which the bonds were printed
could be found.
He claimed he had thrown the $1,000
plate which was much wanted, into East
river some time before when he became
convinced he was being crowded to the
wall by the secret service. This seizure
was most important, as it put a stop to
the issue Of currency and bonds which
were so cleverly done that they would
have proved a source of endless trouble
The sentences of Brockway and Smith
were suspended in reward for their dis
closure of the location of the plates,
this being, believe the first case under
that administration in which such len
iency was shown, but being justified by
the great value of the plates to the gov
eminent.
Before closing this narrative l wish
to say that when the Billiards. left Clear
Lake, Ia, to return east they buried ten
sets Of plates near the farmhouse they
had occupied. This burial was accord
ing to the ironclad rule of good" coun-
terfeiters never to carry such evidence
with them. other counterfeiters, how
ever, knew where they were hid, and
FIVE sets found their way into the pos
session Of George Woolsey and Samuel
Pier, of the particular "koniacking''
outfit known as the st. Paul crowd, and
in August, 1875, had the satisfaction
of arresting these shifty gentlemen aad
of confiscating these plates, $4,000 in rep
resentative currency and counterfeiting
press, inks and paper. do not know
what became of the other five sets OF
plates after the Billiards. buried them.
THE END.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-23
Excursion Notice.


Homeseeker's excursion tickets
on sale for Iowa. Minnesota, North
and South Dakota, on every Tues
day from May to October inclusive.
Rate one regular fare plus two dol
lars, minimum selling rate nine
dollars. Tickets limited for return
to twenty-one days from date Of
sale.
Tourist Excursion rates to Clear
Lake, Iowa, and return, at one fare
and one-third, on sale daily until
September 3Oth, 1905.
G.. B. HATFIELD,
Spechts Ferry, Iowa.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-23
The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths.

the bladder, or the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles almost always result
from arrangement of the kidneys and
a cure is obtained quickest by proper
treatment OF the kidneys If you are feel
ing badly you can make no mistake BY
taking DIR. Kilner's Swamp-ROOt, the
great kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
1t corrects inability to hold urine and
scalding pain in passing it, and over
comes that unpleasant necessity of being
compelled to go often through the day,
and to get up many times during the
night. The mild and the extraordinary
effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized.
1t stands the highest for its wonderful
cures of the most distressing cases.
Swamp-ROot is pleasant to take and is
sold by all druggists in fifty-cent and
one-dollar size bottles. You may have a
sample bottle of this wonderful new dis
covery and book that tells all about it.
both sent free by mail. Address, DIR. Kill
mer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When
writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper. Don't make any
mistake, but remember the name, Swamp
Root, DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root, and the
address, Binghamton, N. Y, on every
bottle.
Don't make any mistake, but remem
Der the name, Swamp Root, DR.. Kill
mer's Swamp-Root' and adore. S, Bing-
hamton, N T., on every bottle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-31
CONSUL AT CoLLINGWooD.
Selection of Robert Brent Mosher o1
the State Department.

Mr. Robert Brent Mosher, formerly chief
Of the appointment bureau. State Depart
ment, has been appointed United States
consul at Collingwood, Ontario. He entered
the departmental service through a civil
service examination in 1883. He was trans
ferred to the Department of State as
clerk at 81 900 in 1890; promoted to $1,000 In
1891; to $1,000 in 1895; to $3.50 in 1896;
made appointment clerk in 1897 and chief
of the bureau of appointments in 1885, He
edited and published the Executive Regis
ter of the United States, 1889 to 1902" the
first attempt that has been made to show
the actual periods of service of all the cabi-
net officers, and he contributed the article
on the principal officers of the United States
for the new Encyclopedia Americana.
Mr.. Mosher's family has been identified
with Washington since it's foundation. His
pointed the first mayor of Washington by
President Jefferson In 1902, and was reap
pointed for ten successive terms, until in
1911 he peremptorily refused to serve any
longer. During part of that time he was
also paymaster general of the army, Judge
of the Orphans Court, Justice of the peace
and chairman of the school board. The
family still retains title to land in Ecking-
ton which belonged to it when the Dis
trict of Columbia was tablished
Mr.. Mosher is a grand-nephew of Daniel
Brent, chief clerk of the State Department
from 1917 to 1893, and consul and agent for
claims at Paris from 1888 until his death
In 1841. Mr.. Pobert S. Chiffon, jr. who
was chief of the consular bureau for MANY
years, and has just been appointed consul
at Toronto, is Mr. Mosher's cousin, and one
Of his brothers is Lieut.. Col 0hen captain)
Theodore Mosher, who was seriously
wounded while leading his company at San.
tiago in 1893.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-31
CORPORATE CONTROL.
President Mellen Warns Against An
other "Blunder' Law.

President Mellen of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad, In the course
of an argument before the committee on
railroads of the Connecticut general assem-
bly,, at Hartford, Conn.,, yesterday discussed
the question of corporate control saying in
part:
The demand which has resulted for a.
stricter supervision of railroads in the In
terest of public welfare is the issue of the
hour. 1t is right 1t should be had. There
have grown up great abuses, without doubt
and 1t Is time they were laid bare and
stopped.
"a railroad enjoys great privileges from
the public. 1t performs public service, 1t
imposes a tax which should be alike to all
who use it, and If 1t cannot handle itself
without discrimination between persons and
places, and treat all alike fairly, it is time
for the public. which created it, to super
wise and control 1t when 1t has shown it
cannot be trusted to control ITSELF
But it Is not a project to be entered
upon hastily. You do not want to make
the cure worse than the disease, nor should
those confessedly guilty be permitted to
prescribe rules and regulations to be OBJ
served by those who have behaved them
selves IL such there be. Here Is not a case
for the dilettanti, for the theorist, or the
crank, but for the man Of affairs, the turist
OF repute, the man who puts his citizenship
above other considerations. Give II into
their hands and give them time, and do
not make another blunder like the inter-
state commerce law, and establish a tri-
bunai that will be SO anxious for more
power 1t will neglect to use what 1t has,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-31
MISS LEES FUNERAL.
Remains Reached Lexington
Night bY Special Train.

The special train bearing the body of Miss
Mildred Lee, youngest daughter of Gen. r.
E. Lee, who died in New Orleans Monday
night, reached Lexington, Va, last night.
The train was met by the faculty and
students of Washington and Lee Univers-
ity the faculty of the Virginia Military In
stitute and delegations from the camps of
Confederate Veterans, Daughters of the
Confederacy and Sons of Confederate Vet
Grams, who escorted the body to r. E. Lee
Memorial Episcopal Church. The remains will
be inferred in a crypt in the Lee mausoleum
at Washington and Lee University, where
are buried Gen. r. E. Lee, Mrs. Lee and
daughter, Miss Agnes Lee. Surviving Miss
Lee are two brothers, Gen. G. w. Gusts
Lee of Fairfax county, Va, and Capt.
Robert E. Lee of New Kent county, Va,
and one sister, Miss Mary Gusts Lee, who
is now at Nice, France.
Adjt Gen. VIM. E. Mickle of the United
Confederate veterans of New Orleans ac-
companied the body from that city. Col.
Robert E. Lee of Fairfax county, Va,
nephew of Miss Lee, met the body at At
lanta, Ca The floral offerings from the
women of New Orleans and Lynchburg, Va,
were Drofuse.
At Lynchburg, Va, the remains were met
by upward of POO Confederate Veterans,
Sons of Veterans, Daughters of the Confed-
eracy and Daughters of the American Rev
olution. A number of beautiful floral trb-
utes were added to the large offerings from
friends in the south.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-31
RAILROADS.
S|Oy1TElIE|RN RAILWAY.

Trains leave from Pennsylvania Station.
7:35 am. Daily. Local for Harrisonburg, War
1851 am. Daily. Washington and Florida Linn
11:15 am. Daily. United States Fast Mail.
New Orleans Dining ear service.
4;ol pm: Week Days. Local for Harriscuburs
and way stations on Manassas branch.
-. 49, pm Daily. Local for warrenton and Char.
0:55 pm. Week Days. southern's Palm Limited.
Club. observation. library, drawing room. state
room. sleepers New York to Jacksonville and St.
New York to aiken and Augusta. Southern Rail-
way dining car service.
1880 pm. Daily. New York and Atlanta Ex-
Columbus Ga. via Atlanta, Sunset tourist, sleeper
Washington to San Francisco Mondays. wednes-
$50 pm Daily. New YORK and Florida Tfi e Es
lila. Savannah and Jacksonville. Sleeper to Au-
gusta and Port Tampa Dining car service a la
1000 p.n. Daily. New York and Memphis Lin
ns es sa to hd
Memphis: sleeper to New Orleans. Dining car
lo45 pm. Daily Washington and Southwestern
Limited. All Pullman train club and observa tion
ne
TRANS on BJnaMoAT BgaNcH. -.
PM Week days Sos $40 daily sor
6:2s pm. week days for Leesburg only. Sunday
sine@cn s ss,arass only for eesiurg lao p pm.
Through trains from the South arrive Washington
sas sday e Except aoa s.s oo ss sso ions
and $50 pm daily. Local trains from Harrison
From Charlottesville. SIS am. and $40 pm.
daily.
Information can be had at ticket Offices, 7os 18th
street, Eli Pennsylvania avenue and Pennsylya-
mia Station. Baggage checked through from hotels
Phone 1910 P. r. 7; Cab ABB service;
1905. " Il; TAxIoE, Cen. Pass. ' As Hss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-31
Effort to Form Cavalry Squadron.

Capt O. II. Lake presided at meeting
held last evening in the building on L street
adjoining Convention Hall Of a number of
persons interested in the formation Of a
cavalry organization. 1t was decided that
any 11onorably discharged cavalryman from
the regular or volunteer service will be ELI
gible to membership in the new organiza-
ton. 1t is said that the temporary roster
includes ex-cavalrymen from the list, I'd,
Sd, 4th, 5th, 9Th, 7th, sth and 18th regi-
ments of regulars. The committee Of or
ganizers is composed of Capt. o. H. Lake,
chairman; Guy o. Mason, secretary; J. j.
Brown, assistant secretary; Berkeley Inge,
Augustus Barton, c. F. Rougeou, G. J.
Fletcher, F. C. Longstreet and E. T. Foster.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-31
CHARLES B. DEANS PROMOTION
New Chief Of the Bureau Of Appoint
ments, State Department.

Mr.. Charles Ray Dean of Illinois has
been appointed chief of the bureau of an
pointments in the Department of State.
The appointment is made purely on merit
and In strict accord with civil service rules.
For the past five years Mr.. Dean has been
private secretary to the assistant secretary
OF state. Prior to that service he was for
two years secretary of the school of law
In the George Washington University. and
whiie there took the postgraduate course
In the school of Jurisprudence and dip,o-
macy. Upon graduation he was invited by
the university to accept the assistant pro-
fessorship of the history Of European di-
piomaey, and is now conducting that work.
Before coming to Washington Mr.. Dean
was in the practice of the law in the west.
He is native of Chicago, ILL.,, writes oc-
casionally for the magazines and contrib
uted to the literature of the last camDajgn
He Is a member of the University Club of
Washington. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-31
SHIPPERS TO BE HANGED
CONVICTED OF THE MURDER OF
ALBERT CONSTABLE.
Scene Created by His Sister, Who
Wanted to Speak to Him-Taken
to Baltimore.

John NJ Shippers was sentenced to death
yesterday afternoon at Elkton, Md, for the
murder of Albert Constable, ST.. August Ii
of last year. The jury brought in verdict
of murder in the first degree at 5:07 pm.
after little more than an hours delibera-
ton. Shippers was sent on the ssh train to
Baltimore to be held In the Maryland peni-
tertiary till the day set for his execution.
He will be hanged in Elkton and will prob
ably spend his last two or three days in
the Elkton jail.
When the bailiff in charge of the jury
notified the court that a verdict had been
agreed upon instructions were given the
other bailiffs In the court room to allow
nobody to come into the court room by
way of the rear entrance until the jury
had arrived. When the jurymen took their
seats the audience part of the room was
crowded to it's utmost, but Notwithstanding
this fact everything was quiet.
The foreman of the jury announced the
to stand up, and he heard his fate with
the utmost GOODNESS. Asked If he had
anything to say, Shippers said No
Sentenced to Death.
Chief Judge James Alfred Pearce then
sentenced him to be hanged. In passing
sentence, the judge referred to the aVhl
crime that had been committed. He then
ordered the prisoner to be returned to the
Maryland penitentiary, where he shall be
confined until three days prior to the day
of his execution. which will be later set
by Gov. Warfield. He will then be turned
over to the Cecil county authorities and
confined in the Elkton Jail until the day OF
his execution, which will take place in the
Jail yard.
Shippers was taken from the court room
by the penitentiary officials. While going
down the steps leading to the first floor
the condemned man is alleged to have
cursed the judges, jurors and all the Off
Gals connected with his case.
While Shippers was being taken to the
depot the most exciting incident since the
trial began occurred. Mrs. Sadie Burk,
sister of Shippers, had asked permission to
wait in the private office of Clerk Of the
Court Manly Drennen until the jury render
ed its verdict. The jury was out so short
a time that before Mrs. Burk knew it the
officers were leading her brother up the
street to the depot. She ran out of the Of
fice up the street to bid her brother good
by.
His Sister Forcibly Removed.
There was large crowd along the side
walks, and she brushed by them and start
ed for the prisoner.
Warden Weyler, who had him in charge,
told her to go back.
81 only want to speak to him." she said.
''You can't do it, replied the warden.
BY that time the crowd was surSing
around them.
PUT that woman back and keep her
back" was the order given by the warden
to his assistants Detective Weaver grab
bed Mrs. Burk, but the crowd interfered.
Sheriff Biddle and Deputy McAlllster were
about a hundred yards distant. They ran
up and took the woman from Weaver and
led her away.
Shippers was then taken back to Balti-
more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-31
AGAINST LENIENT MEASURES.
Probation Officer Suggests Commitment
of Two BOYS to Reform School.

Frederick Cook and Charles Edwards,
two coored boys about fourteen years of
age, were before Judge Scott in the juven-
lie court this morning charged with lar
ceny of a large quantity of crude rubber.
After the witnesses had been examined the
boys were committed to the reform school
during their minority. Probation Officer
Copp of the board of children's guardians
stated that the case of the two boys was a
most aggravated one. They were in
the court only about two weeks ago upon
a charge of rifiing vacant residence in the
northwest section of the city of the gas
pipes, and placed under the probation of
the board of children's guardians. Mr.. Copp
did not believe that any further leniency
should be shown the boys and they were
ordered to be sent to the reform school as
stated.