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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-16
HARD LOT OF THE SEAMAN.
Why British Sailors Are Becoming
Fewer Every Year Explained.

Fewer Every Year Explained.
Among the many matters that are
troubling Englishmen is the practical
disappearancen f the native British sea-
man and the increase of foreign sailors
on British ships. Perceyal Gibbons
throws some light on the cause. He
says: The life is not worth living.
The whole truth Of the affair IS in
the fact. The rates at which cargo
must be carried requires that the mere
food eaten shall be Of the lowest and
cheapest quality. The Board of Trade
regulates the quantity and insures a
certain variety, but Il speak from ex-
perlence) this Evails nothing to make
the fare ordinarily palatable. It's sta
pie is biscuit, galt beef and salt pork
Meals are eaten in the forecastle,
where table Or bench is a rarity,
and the men must find their own
plates, knives, forks and other equip
ment. The ship only gives the food
and the bare hunks.
1.-THE wage of a sailor is always
small. Taking recent years 1 think a
fair average of the monthly wage from
home ports would be sic. 1t means
that no sailor can bring up a family
or keep wife, and it certainly means
that no man can hope to save enough
to insure some provision for his old
aGe. AS matter of fact, l never met
seaman who attempted to- The mon
ely goes as soon as it is received in
establishing as sharp a contrast as pos
sible with the aching discomfort AMI
barrenness of life at sea. The man
has no appetite for delicacies. When
his term of bitter hardship is at an
end h1 Graves for the strong meats Of
ruinous dissipation; and, the money
gone, he has no option but to ship
again as soon as possible and earn
some more.
'In 1896 shipped in Philadelphia as
able seaman aboard a wooden full
rugged ship. There were seven able
seamen besides myself, four ordinary
seamen and boy. We had a fearful
passage Of 116 days, during which We
lost four A. BIS and the boy. Dur
ing thirty days off the Horn all hands
were called twenty-five times; we ran
short of water and food and when we
loosed the halyards in Sacramento Bay
we were too done up to lower away
and let the yards come crashing down
on to the caps. It was about as hard
a passage as a ships company ever ex-
perienced.
Next day we were paid off. My
wages were So, and were the best Of
those received by the able seamen. The
ordinary seamen drew under $40. The
boarding masters in sanity Philadel-
phia had eaten us up, and within a
week most Of us were at sea again. I
was ashore only eight days, and then
had to give a note for two months pay
in order to get on ship"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-16
The Zola Leqend.

So far, at least, as Paris is con-
cerned the lola legend has gone the
way of most others. 1t may now be
written down as dead. This is clearly
proved by the results of the sales of
his furniture and personal belongings,
which is usually the enthusiasts op-
portunity. Though working for his
literary effects in social strata not con.
genial to many, NJ. lola had his own
notions of artistic and refined environ
ment, which found expression in his
home. 1t is just these personal re-
Elections of the late novelist's mind,
drawn from the house where many
of his books were written, that have
been offered to the public. To sly
that the result was disappointing
would scarcely reflect the facts.
Things costly and even handsome of
themselves have been going for the
proverbial ''old song. London Globe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-16
Bullets for Auto Party.

What was either an attempt to assas-
sinate, effort at hold-up, or act of ven
geance on the part Of irate farmers on
auto scorchers took place near Corliss,
and the victim was Richard Robinson,
the wealthy secretary of the Case
Threshing Machine Company of Racine
Mr.. Robinson was making a trip through
the country with his wife and two chill
dren when he was shot at several times
from ambush. All of the bullets went
wild. One theory is that the shooting
was done by robbers from Chicago, who
have been holding UP machines in that
citv
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-16
The Millinar.

am Hearied at sight of the stiff
painted flowers,
The lilac which never knew sunshine
or showers
The mock yellow cowslips, the buds
of strange hue,
NO streamlet e'er kissed this for
get.me-not blue!
In this hot sitting city no winds ever
play
Ger pink and white clover fields,
sweet scented hay,
And I long for the westerly soft-fan-
ming oIe2=e
Which stirs in light whispers the
shady elm trees.
There's a lane with high banks,
where the trailing wild rose
Shy,y opens and LlusAes its charms
to disclose;
Where the wocd5lne and ivy wreaths
lovingly cling,
And the thrush and the Nightingale
pipe in the spring.
Far away o'cr the streets and tall
spires of the town
watch the red sun as it slowly sinks
down;
And l Know that the moonlight will
shine in that lane
AS l turn with dim eyes to LIES
Duty again.
London Telegraph.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-16
Raises Railroads Taxes.

The State tax commission, acting as
a State board of assessment, announced
the preliminary assessment of the rail
road property in the State for the cur
rent year. There is an increase of over
$S,0OO,OOO in the total valuation, and
about u cents per $1,000 in the average
rate of taxation. The board will begin
hearing the protests of the railroads, if
any are made, on Aug. 16. The total
valuation of railroad property in Wiscon-
sin as fixed by the commission is 1920
100000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-16
TELEPHONE Fight Is Begun.

The first skirmish in three-cornered
fight over a franchise for an independent
telephone company began at the meeting
Of the Milwaukee Council committee on
judiciary the other day. The franchise
calls for a term of fifty years and the
promoters said they were ready to spend
100000, grant free service until 5000
phones were on the paid-up list and then
cut the present rates. Arguments were
presented showing the advantages of
competition and the growth of indepen-
dent companies in the last few years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-16
Will Soon Leave Office.

Gov. Robert M. La Toilette will relin-
quish his office as Governor of Wiscon-
son in September and go to Washington
in October as United States Senator.
Whether the Governor will call an extra
session of the Legislature to receive his
resignation or merely file it with the Sec
rotary of State is not known, but his sup
porters expect him to adopt the latter
course. The Governor is practically
through with the cares of his office and
has turned all matters over to Lieut..
Gov, Davidson
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-16
All Over the State.

A mysterious murder in the Milwaukee
Italian colony is believed to be the work
of the Malta.
After fire which Quilted the residence
Of Grin Brown at Neenah, the fremen
made the discovery that someone had en-
tered the engine house and stolen three
pairs of rubber boots and overcoats, Ian
terms and wrenches from the hose wag-
ons.
Frank Powell, city engineer, promi-
nent Mason and club man of La Crosse
has started suit for $4,000 damages
against l.. P. Phillippi, head of the Phil
lii,pi Directory Publishing Company
charging alienation of his wife's affec.
tions and responsibility for her suicide
last April:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-16
NEWS OF WISCONSIN.
A WEEKS RECORD OF STATE
HAPPENINGS.
Child EiOpes with an Ex-Convict-
Fusii1ade of Bullets for Auto Party
Three-Cornered Telephone Fight IN
Mi1Iaukee-StateN News in Brief.

A sad denouement to an elopement
came to pass at Kenosha, when 15-year-
old Mary Rummell, daughter of William
Rummell, farmer living near Genoa
Junction, discovered that the man who
had won her confidence, not only had de-
serted her, but that he is an ex-convict
The child eloped with Fred Lichtenteller,
a Kenosha man, recently released from
the States prison, where he served a
term for wife abandonment He brought
the girl to Kenosha and left her in care
Of his parents. The girl had been will
ing to go on with the ceremony despite
the fact that her sutton was thirty years
her senior.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-16

tree, standing all alone, about thirty
yards from the main forest. Sure
ly," thought l, those flames will spare
that one" But not so. A great, red
flash leaped down from the seething
forest, caught this lone tree by the
lower branches, ran it's full length,
jumped off at the top and spent it's
fury in the air.
In almost a twinkl1ng, the old tree
was blackened trunk.
"Wuagh! Look"
At that moment a moose tore his
way out of the burning forest. He
sprang across the ravine in three
jumps, his long, sharp hoofs kicking
UP clouds of sand and gravel at every
leap and disappeared in the grove to
the left.
Next came the three wolves, with
their mouths.
Then came five deer, with tails up
and antlers lying back upon their
necks and shoulders. They passed
scribed as ga flash and vanish"
They were followed by an old doe
and her fawn. The little fawn was
very much frightened. 1t kept run
ming around it's mother, beneath her,
and between her fore legs, again and
again. The mother seemed much
vexed, and kept pushing it with her
nose, meanwhile stamping her feet
viciously.
ugh Me scare EN-" said the In
dian, jumping down from the rock.
AS he ran toward them, the old deer
lowered her head and uttered a low
sound, which brought the fawn to it's
senses. 1t seemed to understand, for
the first time, what was expected OF
it, and almost flew across the ravine,
disappearing in a thicket Of hazel,
pussy willow and young birch, that
lay at the northern end Of the grove.
The mother followed close after it
and went bounding through the
thicket like a dog chasing a rabbit
through a wheat field.
waugh"
This exclamation from the Indian
caused me to turn my head in the
direction of the fire, and here came
three bears, two black ones and q
brown one. The brown one seemed
to be on fire. He came rolling and
tumbling, growing and snarling and
snatching at his furry coat with
tooth and nail. Doubtless some burn
ing brands had fallen upon him.
as he rolled down the hill When
they reached the bottom of the ra-
vine, they all tumbled into one growl
ing, snarling mass of black and
brown fur.
The Indian suddenly threw his
head back and uttered loud whoop
"a regular war whoop. This
startled the bears and they fell apart
as if by magic and sneaked up the
ridge
ugh! no more, all gone,' said the
Indian
There was nothing to watch now
but the fire. On it came in one
grand sweep Of lurid destruction. l
wondered whether it would leap
across the ravine and destroy the
grove on the other side.
When it reached the edge of the
forest, one great sheet of fame leap
ed out but fell short. Another tried
it but did not quite make it. A third
effort was successful and the great
ocean of fire swept across and caught
in the branches on the other side.
The little grove was soon destroyed,
and the fire, for want of something to
feed upOn died out.
There was nothing to see now but
blackened trunks and branches, with
little wreaths of smoke curling up
here and there in the wake of the
fire, and great cloud of smoke being
driven before the wind toward the
northeast-The Little Chronicle.
ORIGIN OF TOWER CLOCKS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-16
He'd Better Hurry Home.

Arthur Labelle, who formerly drove
a baggage wagon at Appleton, and later
was hotel bellboy, but who disappear
ed last April, is wanted by attorneys.
He has fallen heir to the whole estate
left by his father in Canada, which is
valued at $4,000. II is thought he is
now travelling with a circus. William
Vaughn, real estate dealer, received a
letter from Canadian officials asking him
to make an effort to find the boy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-16
Finds Coin Given Indians.

A metal box, two inches square, was
found on the Allard farm, now owned
by Mr.. Fitzmaurice of Berlin, by Anton
Disterhoff, an employee. Upon prying it
open with a chisel the box was found to
be filled with a substance like cement.
In the center Of the cement was a small
coin. Mr.. Fitzmaurice sent it to the
State university at Madison for exam
nation, and was Informed that it was a
French coin of the seventeenth century,
and was known as ''lepton," or wild
owls mite. 1t is believed that Marquette
or some Catholic missionary who passed
along the Fox river about 1910 gave it
to the Mascoutah Indians. The land on
which it was found had never been cul-
tivated before. On the same field is an
Indian mound about fifty feet in dame
ter
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-16
Big Dynamite Plot Fails,

An attempt was made to dynamite the
Indian ford dam, which furnishes power
for GAINESVILLE and Edgerton. The charge
failed to explode.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-16

People are always regretting that
they didn't have the sense then" that
they have now" little realizing that
they haven't much now"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-16
Family Had Twcnty-seven Children

What is believed to be the largest
family in Wisconsin, and possibly in the
Northwest, has been discovered at the
Holland village of Little Chute by CEN
sus takers. Mr. and Mrs. Anton Verkul-
len are parents of twenty-seven children,
all but three of whom are living and
most of whom are still under the par
entail roof. Mr.. Verkullen is 81 years
of age and his wife is one year his
senior. The date of their marriage was
June l, 1879. In the family are three
sets of twins. The twenty-four living
children are almost evenly divided, four
teen being boys and ten girls. Five Of
the children are married, and the oldest
son is the fathers of four children.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-16
MISUNDERSTANDING

Don't mind what the scientists tell you
They're mighty deceivin' an cunnin'i
The thunder's a growlin' old woman,
An the lightnin's the old man, a-run-
mini
Atlanta Constitution.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-22
Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
DR.. G. B. Hitler will spend Christmas
in Flint.
Steven Fraser visited in Owosso part
of the week.
PHI. Black. of Detroit, was in Owos-
80 Tuesday.
w. d Royce, of Ann Arbor, spent
Sunday here.
Neil R. Walsh and family are visiting
in Oak Grove.
F. H. Watson was in Ovid on law
business yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Dumond are
visiting in Toledo.
Judge @. A. Smith, of Lansing, spent
Sunday in Ow osso.
Tod Kincaid was in Alma on business
the first of the week.
Mrs. J. A. Cooper and Miss Nina are
home from Chicago.
Bryon Knapp, of Chicago, spent part
of the week in Owosso.
Born, Saturday, to MIR. and Mrs. L.
Jennings, a daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs c. E. Rowe are in Jack
son visiting relatives.
The city schools close today and will
reopen Tuesday Jan. 2.
Theodore Laubengayer, of st. Charles,
spent Monday IN Owosso.
L. L. Halsey and family, of Lansing,
are guests at S. E. Halsey's.
G. W. Jennings was in Livingston
county Tuesday on business,
Miss Geneva Youngs is spending 6
few days at home in Saginaw.
Jay Nysewander, of Chicago, is a
guest of Miss Nellie Weidman.
Postmaster Pulver, of Laingsburg, die
business in the city Wednesday.
Born, Sunday, to Mr.. and Mrs. J. H
McCabe Hamblin street, son.
Mrs. w. R. Madden, of Georgetown
Ill, is visiting at Percy Fulmer's
VIM. Cole and family, of Vernon
spent Sunday at Edward Cars
L. @. Mead, of Detroit, spent Monda,
night at his mothers in this city.
Steven COPYRIGHT was fined $40 ant
costs Wednesday for being drunk.
The Laingsburg free public ibrar.
will be opened about January first.
Miss Katherine E. Kelsey, of Corun
ma. will spend Christmas in Mason.
Mrs. I. H. and Miss Bernice Keele
have been in Detroit for few days.
The Baptist Sunday school will hol
its Christmas exercises this evening.
Miss Grace Oliver, of Denton,
visiting her sister, Mrs. Lois Haggart
IT. McCurdy, of Corunna, was i
Pittsburg, Pa, the first of the week
Mr.. and Mrs. G. j. Cole. of Antrim
township, were in the city Wednesd ay
A few cutters were in evidence yes
terday-the first sleighing of the season
Miss Mable Richardson is home fror
Cheboygan during the holiday vacation
The Owosso Business College will no
hold sessions from Friday until Jan. 2
John Squires was confined to tn
house by sickness the first of the week
Mrs. Matthew Flynn, of Morrice. wa
a guest of Mrs. G. E. Rigley, Jr., Tues
day.
THE TIMES wishes every one of it
readers and patrons very Merry Christ
mas.
A slight fire occurred Friday night a
the home of Mrs. N. Miesen, Ridg
street.
Henry Arnold's thumb was badly in
iured Tuesday at the Owosso Mfg. Cos
factory.
Farmers institute under the direc
ton of the State Board Of Agricultur
is to be held in Owosso, Jan. 9-10, Elsie
, Jan. 10-11.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-13

, Wednesday and Saturday va Nov OA.s~n.
 ana Southern Pacific.
 Train No. 2 carries through Pullman, from New Orleans to New York and Cinoln- \ natl and Jacksonville to St. Louis, making connection at Nashville with through alsep- CT to Chicago. Train No. { carries thro h Pullman fsleepers from New Orleans S New York Cincinnati. Chicago and through day coach
 and sleeps.r Montgomery to SS. Louis vita out change.
 lat Cincinnati, Evansville, St. Louis and
 New Orleans for all points North. South.
 East and West
 For further information pertaining to ratss routes and schedules consult ticket agents l. A N. R. R. or write or call on D Sid Jones, Dist Pass. Agent. Birmirg- ham, Ala. W. M. Wood, r. P. A., 22 Com- merce St. phone 14s5. Montgomery. Ala
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-13

set forth practically in one paper. The Military Governor of Cuba adopted this report, put 1t into practical application, a place where yellow fever had been endemic for the 200 previous years, and in one year, eradicated the disease. I know of no such prompt and bril- liant establishment of q theory by other scientists, nor any such prompt and successful application of a theory by those having executive power.
 Very respectfully.
 W. c. Gorgas, Major. Surgeon U. s. Army. Chief Sani- tary Officer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-13
Young Grandmother Gets Divorce. Kansas City Telegram to Philadelphia

Young GRRmdmOthee Gets Divorce. Kansas City Telegram to Philadelphia
 Press.
 The youngest grandmother in tho State of Missouri was given a divorce today She is Laura B. Milice. She is s4 years old. She has two daughters and two grandchildren. one, of them three years old She was divorced to- day from Frank M. Milioe. who is in the real estate and insurance business. It was the second time she had been divorced. August II, 1898. she married Mflice, but he left her in August 1903.
 You were pretty young when you were first married?" asked Judge Park
 'Yes, sir; was only 14. am the youngest grandmother in Missouri
 What, are you grandmother?' asked the Judge.
 "Yes. sir. My daughter was married when she was IT and she has a child three years old. have two of the handsomest daughters you ever saw" Mrs. Milice is a young and good looking woman. now.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-13
Quarantine
 Proclamation.
f Mayors Office.
 City of Mont 1ornary al.

Mayors Office.
 City of Montgomery, Ala,
 Under and by virtue of the h powsr se lSos; yssteu of Alabama and the City Council of Mont gomery. and in accordance with the rec concentrations of the Board of Health of Montgomery County. now. therefore.
 x c. F MoIntykA Acting Mayor of the City of Montgomery. do hereby proclaim a isan.. Louisian.. and persons living in any Louisville and NashviiH Railroad. between the said city of New Orleans. Louisians. and the Alabama State line. and any and ali places that are now which may here after be infected with yellow fever. to the s1fsct shaa an mo or m from such come within ten miles of the city of Mont. gomery, except under such regulations and restrictions as have been imposed by the State Board of Health. for the purpose of passing through on through trains In witness whereof. I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the city Of
 c. P. MfNTYRE
 (SEALAa Acting Mayor.
 Mayors Office,
 City of Montgomery, Ala.
 hereby offer . reward of S1oo for in formation that will lead to the arrest, with evidence to convict. of any person who may hereafter enter the city of Montgomery h violation of my proclamation of Quarar- tine dated July sath 1905. -
 If Acting Mayor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-13

Electric lighted uininY ears are on aAlns 1 and { between Birmingham and New Or leank Lebanon and cincinnati; also on trains { ,o between Montgomery ana Nashville. Service a la carte.
 New and handsome chair cars tseats freel opsrsted on trains l and { between Cincinnati and New Orieans. High back seat coaches and' cnair cars are also run on all through trains between Cincinnati Louisville, St.c Louis, Evansville. Memphis Nashville and New Orleans.
 Train No. 1 carries through Pullmans from Chicago. Cincinnati and New York To New Orleans. Also through day coach and sleeper between St. Louis and Montgomery. through tourist sleapers to San Francisco orleans and St Louis to Jacksonville; also
 Train No. carries through Pullmans from Cincinnati and New York to New leaving Montgomery at s:so p. m. Tuesday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-13
Fever in TaIIuIah.

Vicksburg, Miss. Aug. 11.-A special to The Herald from Tallulah, La, says: Dr. Krauss today diagnosed the sick ness of one of two Italians in deten- tion camp near this town as genuine yellow fever. The other suspect is convalescent. The detention camp is located in on isolated place one mile from town, screened and closely guard ed Tallulah is the capital of Madison Parish. twenty miles west Of Vicks- burg.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-13
SPECIAL RATES
 via
 l.. & N.

TORONTO. CANADA. and return. .$29. 1o Account the International Sunday school Convention, tickets will De sold June IS, 20, 22and 2s, limited to June 80, at rate of one fare plus 50 cents for the round trip: Tick cts may be extended to August 26 by pay ing fee of sl.o Delegates and thsir friends will leave Montgomery in special cars at 6:33 p. m. June 20.
 DENVER. COLORADO, ana return. 1885 so Account International Epworth League Convention, tickets will be sold June 29 to July 3 inclusive. limited July 14. An ex- tension of final limit can be had to August by depositing tickets and paying fee of 50 cents. Delegates and their friends will leave Montgomery at 8:35 a. m. July 3rd and through sieepers will be operated from Brming ham. L. & N. designated Official Route
 PORTLAND. OREGON. and return
 Adverse routes) .... .... =. .$67 50 For further information, rates, reserva- tions, etc, call on or writs,
 & T. Suratt U. T. A. Montgomery, Ala
 R. c. Peirce. T. P. A. Birmingham. Ala F. Sid Jones. D. P. A. Birmingham, Ala.
 tu-thu-su
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-13
Eastern
 Summer Resorts
 VIA The Southern Railway

The Southern Railway takes pleas. ure in advising that Tourist Rates are now on to the various Summer Resorts or New York, New Jersey. Rhode AS- land, Massachusetts, Vermont Maine and the Canadian provinces.
 Rates apply all rail with desirable routingSyia Washington and New York or via Ohio River points. The princt- ral resorts of New England reached via The Southern Railway.