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intervals happy in the possession Of
reflected glamour. Beyond that she did
not count.
Keywood was walking slowly upon
his side Of the hedge. He was won
dering how long it was to last, this
isolation Of his. Then he stopped sud-
denly, his eyes attracted by the sight
Of small variegated dome that lay
beneath a mass of Towering stock. AS
he lifted 1t snake-like head wagged
In protest ere it withdrew within the
shell. 1t was a motionless tortoise
that he held.
Such a creature is not wont to travel
abroad In wanton recklessness, nor was
It sufficiently ethereal to have dropped
from the skies. Keywood was lost in
Idle wonder when a light footstep
sounded upon the other side Of the
hedge The girl in white was almost
abreast Of where he stood. He moved
hastily forward, his hat in one hand,
the tortoise outstretched in the other.
II beg your pardon" he began,
'but-I think this is yours"
The gray eyes upon the other side of
the hedge opened wide.
ooh, no." protested the girl, 'T have
never kept a tortoise in my life"
Neither have l." retorted Keywood.
There was an awkward pause.
might 1t not have arrived from
somewhere else?" suggested the girl at
length.
Keywood scowled at the thing in his
hand.
"I suppose So" he admitted, regret
fully. Then for the second time he be-
came inspired.
would you like itf'' he asked.
1t was with intense eagerness that he
watched the blush that mantled upon
the girls embarrassed face. Heavens
She was going to accepts At all events
establishment had deprived her of the
means Of refusal.
Snatching a gigantic rhubarb leaf
from its stalk he wrapped the reptile
within 1t. A second later it lay within
the girls unwilling hand.
Keywood returned to the house filled
with a variety Of emotions. He had
seen a schoolboy present a pig-tailed
girl with a peppermint-an he had
laughed. He wondered why
The next day he walked through the
bed Of stocks in reminiscent mood
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-11
QlUEER SToRlE5
~~~~~Nooo~

%~~O~~N~NON~N~~ONONON-
The only fish that never sleep are
salmon. pike and goldfish.
Sealing wax is not wax at all, and it
does not contain particle of wax. It
is made Of shellac and resin melted
with turpentine.
The most costly Of all, furs is that of
the sea otter. A small skin of unusual
quality has been sold for $4O0 and $3.50
is common price.
The largest pin factory In the world
is in Birmingham, England, where
thirty-seven million pins are manufac-
tured every working day
"Colored rain," in the shape of mil
lions of little red, green and yellow in
sects, fell recently at Anglers, France.
So numerous were the insects that they
choked the water pipes in the town.
a story of Keir Hardie, the labor
member Of Parliament, is recalled in
England. He went into the library of
the House of Commons, where he was
intercepted by a policeman. care you
working here, mate?" asked the officer.
Eyes" "On the roof?'' which was be-
ing repaired at the time. "No, on the
floor"
There was a calamity OF the Vesu-
Wan eruption which was not chronicled,
at least, by cable. That Is the extinc-
ton Of the Neapolitan oyster. The Bay
of Naples produced an oyster esteemed
by epicures as the choicest in all Italy.
For the present, at least, the Neapoli-
tan oyster Is an extinct species. Ac-
cording to Professor Doru, director Of
the aquarium of Naples, the ashes from
the volcano falling in the bay have COW
cred the bottom to such depth that ev-
cry oyster in the beds was smothered,
and the beds themselves hopelessly bur-
led.
The judicial oath in the Isle of Man
is so quaint as to deserve printing. It
runs thus: "By this book and the holy
contents thereof, and by the wonder
full works that God hath miraculousIy
wrought in heaven above and in the
earth beneath in six days and seven
nights, l do swear that l will, without
respect Of favor or friendship, love or
gain, cOnsanguinity or affinity, envy or
malice, execute the laws of this isle
Justly between our sovereign lord the
king and his subjects within this isle,
betwixt party and party, as Indifferent
Iy as the behring's backbone doth lie in
the midst Of the fish,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-11

commodore Of the feet. None Of the
vessels under his command has ever
met with a serious mishap, which is
a record he is far prouder of than Of
the vast distance he has covered in
voyages to and from the Antipodes.
Not a few influential Australians OF
to-day set out from London with Cap
tain Simpson when he was in command
of the old emigrant ship Captain PIim-
soil, and when it was no uncommon
thing for voyage to Australia to take
four months. He has commanded many
famous wind TANNERS in his time, but
they have long been replaced by steam
ships. He was in command of the
steamship Australasia in which Froude
made the journey which gave birth to
that much discussed book, Oceana.
Froude's description of him still fits,
save that he is much older and grayer
than when the lines were penned: "And
the handsome captain, some 30 years
old, with blue, merry eyes, gracious,
pleasant, a skillful seaman, willing to
talk to us about his business, making
us welcome to his chart room at all
fitting seasons, ready to explain the
mysteries Of great circle sailing; be-
sides this, a true-hearted, brave, ener-
getic and truly admirable man."
Captain Simpson is an expert In me-
teorology, and for eighteen years has
been testing the set of the seas over
which he travels by casting overheard
every day, when on the great ocean, a
bottle containing a record of the ships
position and a request, printed in sew
eral languages, asking the finder to
return it to an address IN London, with
the name of the place where 1t was
picked up and date. Out of 1000 bot
tied records thus consigned to Father
Neptune, more than 800 have been re-
turned to him, some Of which have
drifted more than 10000 miles.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-11
A TORTOISE OF SENTIMENT.


a ETON KEYWOOD had decided
- to spend the summer in little
Hampshire cottage. With the
egGisln of temporary proprietorship
he had arrogantly ignored the fact that
another cottage lay side by side with
his own. But that was before his In
stallation within the rural abode had
made it clear that for a neighbor he
had a girl who dressed in white and
wore ravishingly broad, shady hats. 1t
was then that he discovered that he
was living next to place of import
ance.
There are times when the presence
Of a hedge becomes almost insupport-
able. The systematic laying Of white
cloth upon an afternoon tea table be-
meath a chestnut tree is a preliminary
to poor sport-if it be on the wrong
side Of the hedge. Keywood's stare
grew more hungry each day until the
maid servant in impotent resentment
was wont to shake out the tablecloth
with a violence that sent bees and in
sects humming affrightedly from the
scene. There was an elderly lady, too,
who came out from the house at rare
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-11
Would Initiate vesuvtus.

A genius at Fort Sill is planning to
give an imitation Of Vesuvius in erup-
ton at Mount Signal, peak Of the
Wichitas, next spring. This mountain
Is about 1000 feet in height and is COW
cred to the summit with grass. The
idea Of the promoter is to form an arti-
fetal crater on top and explode patent
explosives that pitch out balls of fire,
which falling upon the grassy sides Of
the mountain would produce a conf1a-
grafton. In q short time the entire
mountain would be one solid mass Of
flames, which could be observed for a
distance Of about 100 miles.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-11
Did Not Know He Wanted Dinner.

Did Not Know He Wanted Dinner.
Old Samuel Jones made a call upon
his neighbor, Jimmy Smith, one morn
Ing.
Mr.. Jones dearly loved to take meals
with his neighbor, arriving at Mr..
Smiths exactly at dinner time, but
they supposed he had been to dinner
and did not ask him to have any more.
But Mr.. Jones was patiently waiting to
be asked.
Mr. Smith started the conversation
and asked his neighbor if he knew any
thing new. Mr.. Jones answered him
very nicely, that his nelghbor, John
Brown, had a COW with five calves. Mr..
Smith, very much surprised, asked
what the fifth calf did when the other
four took their appetizing meal, as the
COW could only nourish four at a time.
To this Mr.. Jones answered that It did
the same thing he was doing now,
"wait and look on" Mr.. Smith quickly
called the hired girl, and said, MARY
get another plate for Mr.. Jones'"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-11
A CHARM OF BIRDS.

What it. then? Some mystic turn of thought
Caught under German caves, and hther brought
Marring thine eye
For the worlds loneliness, till thou art grown !
sober thing that dost but nope and moan,
Not knowing why?
Nay If thy mind be sound, need not ask
Since here 1 see thee working at thy task
With wing and beak.
we-laid scheme doth that small head contain
At which thou workst bird with might and MAN,
Nor more need'st seek
IN truth, rather take It, thou has got
BY instinct wise much about thy lot,
And hast small
Whether Eden desert be
Thy home so thou remainst alive
To skim the air.
God speed thee, pretty bird may thy small nest
With little ones all in good time be best
love thee much;
For we'll thou managest that life of thine
While L! oh, ask not what 1 do with mine!
Would suchI
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himself worked at; but Bertel project
ed himself beyond this limitation and
branched into sculpture.
He was Is years Of age when he took
q prize at the academy. Three years
later, by dint Of the hardest kind of
work and the closest application, he
took scholarship of $12O a year for
a period of three years tn enable him
to study art in Italy.
In Italy Thorwaldsen, friendless,
copied diligently the work of the old
masters, but tried in vain to sell his
efforts He sent some of his works back
to Copenhagen, but could find no pur-
chaser. So discouraged was he with
his famous "Jason and the Golden
Fleece" that he destroyed the model.
He finally made another that would
have suffered the same fate had not an
Englishman seen it and commissioned
the sculptor to execute it in marble for
him.
Although this was the first real en-
couragement Thorwaldsen had ever re-
ceived, it was long before he had
enough material returns to take him
out of his poverty. Praise there was
in plenty, but sometimes there was no
bread. But the tide turned at last for
him, and he had the satisfaction Of
reaping some Of the fruits of genius
before his death.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-11
Populated in Spite of Danger.

Despite the danger to which they are
exposed, from $4,000 to 100000 people
live upon the slopes of Vesuvius, be-
sides the half-million inhabitants
crowded into Naples. The reason is
that the fertility Of the soil is peren-
NAL, the peril only occasional. The
volcanic ejecta are rich in alumina, sill
lea, magnesia, lime, potash and iron,
which by their decomposition 60 to
make splendid land. Some of the best
vines in Italy grow on the skirts of
Vesuvius. If the volcano were away,
not one-tenth of the many cultiYators
could subsist in the same area.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-11
TRADE OF SOUTH AMERICA.
Share of the United States Expected
to Grow Rapidly

Share of the United States Expected
to Grow Rapidly
A glance at the general condition Of
trade with South America suggests
some needs which we have that will be
later discussed, says Cent Per Cent
Our trade with South America in 1870
was $21, 100000; in 1904 it had risen to
SOL 100000. The trade, however, with
the orient rose from 100000 in 1870
to $60,OOO,O0O in 1904 Trade with our
North American neighbors III 1870 was
$69,000,OOO; in 1904 it was $235, OO0,-
600. So our trade with South America
a little more than doubled, while with
Canada and Mexico it less than quad
rupled.
Besides this general statement space
permits only the briefest examination
Of the most important State--the Ar
gentine republic. The total exports
from Argentine in 1905 were $500, S43,-
S41, her total imports $205, 154 APO. The
rate of increase is very rapid. OF her
imports England has the larger share,
Sos, 391 DAB. Germany and the United
States compete for second place with
$27,0OO,O0O in round numbers. Of her
exports England takes $44,000,000, Ger
many and France each take $37, 100000,
while the United States takes S15,OOO,-
600, being the only country of import
ance with a favorable balance, reach
ing In 1905 about $14,00O,OOO. OF the
o. fv1nr IT, ~
is Of Importance to note that over $10,-
100000 were for goods in connection
with means Of transportation supplies
for railroads, tramways, street cars
and automobiles field into which the
United States should push still farther.
As it Is the trade of this country has
constantly increased.
AS has been shown the trade in South
America has not been what 1t should
be, not what it undoubtedly will be In
the near future. It is certain that as
these territories are longer under our
control, order and security will have
their natural results in improved in
dustrial conditions and enlarged trade.
the inspiration and uplift Of our cul-
ture, this must appear as an inevitable
result. It seems equally as certain that
more amicable relations are soon to
develop between the United States and
her sister republics In the south. Much
is to be hoped from the coming con-
ference in July at Rio Janeiro.
The Monroe doctrine had a political
intent, but there is more important
tvpe Of union into which the sister re-
publics of the new world should come
"a commercial union. OF the ultimate
formation Of such a union there is not
the slightest doubt. Our Industrial
domination Of Latin America is equal
" as certain. Mexico is being gradual
" but persistently invaded by Ameri
can capital and a recent careful critic
has estimated that in twenty-five years
we will control Mexico. The reach of
our influence into South America Is
constantly widening. That the whole
of these lands will be ere long In one
tariff zone seems highly probable. To
ward such a condition the growing
spirit Of reciprocity Of the past decades
has tended; its attainment will be one
of the triumphs of diplomacy khat will
crown the coming years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-11
A Modest Order

The Idle Rich One-Ta-as, I've de.
cided to go In for ballooning a bit, so
you may take my order.
The Agent-What sort of balloon do
you wish?
The Idle Rich One-Why, to begin
with, you might furnish me with a
high-altituGe balloon, a low-altltude
one, touring affair, and. say, run
about balloonette for town use.-Puck.
When you get in the habit or work,
or the habit Of loafing, It is hard to
recover from It.
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A Psalm of LIZ.

Psalm of Life
Tell me not in mournful numbers.
''Life is but an empty dream"
For the soul is dead that slumbers.
And things are not what they seem.
Life Is real Life is earnest!
And the grave is not its goal:
"Dust thou art, to dust returnest"
Was not spoken of the soul.
Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,
Is our destined end or way;
But to act, that each tomorrow,
Finds US farther than to-day.
Art is long, and time is feeting,
And our hearts, though stout and brave
Still, like mufled drums, are beating
Funeral marches to the grave.
In the worlds broad field of battle,
In the bivouac of life,
Be not like dumb, driven cattle,
Be hero in the strife.
Trust no future, howe'er pleasant
Let the dead past bury its dead!
Act-act In the living present!
Heart within, and God o'erheadl
Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind US
Footprints on the sands of time
Footprints that perhaps another,
Sailing Ger life's solemn main
A forlorn and shipWreck'd brother,
Seeing, shall take heart again.
Let us, then, be up and doing.
With heart for any fate;
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labor and to wait.
Henry w. Longfellow.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-11

the necessities of
life in order to
send his son to the
Royal Academy of
Fine Arts in Co
penhagen w b e n
B e r t Ell was IL
years old. It was
the intention Of
the elder Thor
waldsen that his
son should learn
artistic principles,
in order to fit him
self for the wood
carving that ha
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-11

first voyag e be-
tween England and
Australia, thereby
bringing his record
Of sea travel up to
approximately g.
100000 miles. He
has been forty years
in the service of
the Aberdeen White
Star Line to Mel
bourne and Sidney,
and for many years
has been the first
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-11
A Circus.

Visitor-What a well-behaved little
boy.
Mother-Yes; I told him if he was
good he could watch his father take I'D
the carpet-New York Sun.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-11

You can always tell when a youn,
man is in love; he becomes very anx
ious to make a great deal of money, il
order that the object of his affection
may have Everything She Wants.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-11
HAS SAILED 100000 MILES.

The Remarkable Achievement of q
British Skipper.
Much interest has been aroused by
the cable stating that Captain Alex
Simpson had completed his seventy
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-11
Looked FnmiIiar

Mrs. Glen Viller-How do you like
my new spring hat?
Mrs. Wade Parker-LoYely Who
made it over for yOu?-Cleveland Lead.
er.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-11
ALITTLE LESSON
IN ADVERSELY.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
~~~~~~~~

The father Of Bertel Thorwaldsen,
the great Danish sculptor, was a Door
wood carver, who deprived himself of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-11

Very few men can stand punishment.
Give them a poke or two, and they win
run like a cottontail, for tall timber.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-11

Jane Welsh Carlyle.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-09-30
BON AIR SOCIAL

1922 'lat ff I'lf Times l1.euefr- !
BON AIR. VA. September =, Mr. 2,
Mo-. Rurtnrton Nfr ANA NJ
49, -N"4i''9ii
''''' -l'''U'y from kes-
WICK. where they were the guests OF
Mrs. Re'lamy.
Little Elise Williams. tho daupbtor q,
Nh and Mrs. Harvo, NiIia,rs ~
operated on last week h, Dr. Holm ra,i9
SON. 81 Richmond She is doing ni.er,
Mr. and Mrs T. H. Rsdd 10 p,-t..,.
Heights. vino have been the GUESTS .r
Airs. ) i. Foi1ey. have returned I'D tb.i~
home
Miss Julia CardvreU Of Ife,,,..r .
the guest Of Miss Alberta Williams AZ
-Avcu,l"
AIR and Mrs Willie Reed have closed
their summer home and returned to
Richmond
Augustine Royal * co. held a sale OF
farm implements cattlo. household ..f...-s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-09-30
eager corners 70 Yves, Point. Yorktown
and Norfolk. C. H. r
PEOPLE IN NEW KENT

special Co TIE Times d spafCh.
TUNSTALL. VA. September 29.-There
VIII Dee preaching at Hopcwell Church
October q. 1906, by the Rev. George T.
DONNA.
Miss Ellen TunstaH is visiting her sis
ter Mrs. a L. Ayers. Of Williamsburg.
Va.
Mr. r. T. Gregory was in the city
this week.
Mrs. sam White. who has been at the
Memorial Hospital has returned TO her
home.
Miss Annie Eourn has returned home
after a pleasant visit here
Misses T. J. and Byant Bourn were
the guests at Alabama Sunday.
Mr. y T. Lipscomb is improving. after
being sick FOR some time.
Mrs J w Wallace left last week Tor
AN extended tour North.
Mrs j Brady was the guest OF Mrs
H. Temple Southau recently.
Mrs. Junius Gregory and little son, FAR
FAX. have returned 70 their home. after
"a visit at tine Coastal"
Mr. RichsAd Tunstall IS quite sick az his
home.
All 3 Grant OF Richmond, was a re-
cent visitor here.
Miss May Woodland. Of New Kent Court
house. VIII teach for Mrs. Frank Richards
this session.
Miss Garry Terry. who has been visit
ine her sister. Mrs Willard Iipscomb. has
returned home i'm Hanover county.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-09-30
MATHEWS SOCIAL

Especial 90 The Times Dispatch
MATHEWS G.. H.. VA. september p
MT sheppard Miller ana Miss Bessie Mil
lcr are i'm baltimore
Miss Mary Gibson Hundey. daughter
" Hon. George y IIundley has returned
20 the Woman's College in Richmond.
Miss Lucille Douglas will attend Nir-
gna Christian College in Lynchburg this
session.
MI Ernest Browne. ~ Norfolk. IS visit
ing his mother this week az "Se1ford."
Mr. Palmer. of China. Is visiting his
uncle Rcv Giles b. Cook
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowie. pr. and Mrs. Pol
lard and Mrs Davidson. Of Newark. n.
j.. are at Poplar Grove
Mrs. Grace Siegel and children. Mr..
and Mr. Ashley White. viii spend tbe
winter ~ .Ilotcl Mathews"
Mrs Kate Robertson and Miss Ellen
Robertson have returned to Woodstock
from Clarke county.
Mrs isaac Freeman and children. OF
Baltimore. and Mt Hail. OF New jersey.
have been recent guests az Green Man
sion.' the homo of Captain Gains ". Eil-
ups
An engagement Of much interest in the
social circles Of Matthews is that Of Miss
Ressie Miller. Of Baltimore. 10 Dr. Robert
Roy Hoskins. formerly OF King and queen
now living I'm Mathews the marriage 70
take place in the early fall.
Port Haywood Academy opened tabs
wcck
Mathews High School has the following
corps of teachers. Assistant Principal.
Miss EVELYN Ryiaud. of King and Queen
county. Primary. Miss Helen Walden. of
ononcock Academy. Assistant Primary.
Miss Georgia James Of Mathews
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-09-30
GOLDEN WEDDING
Dr.. and Mrs. Z. Johnson, Of Rad
ford. Celebrate Anniversary.

special to Tho lime~ HlspntchV
RAbFORD. Va. September 90 Dr.
and Mrs r. johnson. of Radford. cele-
hrated their golden wedding Monday by
dinner at which most Of their chill
dren and several az their grandchildren
were present This couple scveutv-two
and sixty-sevcn years old. respectively.
are hale and hearty. ana as CHEEKY as
most couples when they first form the
habit Of having wedding anniversaries.
The following members Of the ioctors
family were present Monday Mrs ]. 81.
Wright. Mr.. and Mrs Sidney Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor Johnson Br and
Mrs. T. II. Johnson ana two children.
Mr.. Charlie Johnson Mr. Walter john
son. Mrs Edward Johnson and child
Mrs. Vincent Childress. Of Auburn. and
two sons from the West were unable to
be present, but sent congratulations ana
greetings. Dr. and Mrs. johnson were
also the recipients of presents i'm gold
from their children
complete reunion Of the family is
planned for next year.