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The Monticellonian., 1906-01-04

hors br d0UbTc piUo sy,tom caTied t0 alI paris of tho building. ono pipe will carry hol air and rhe other cold air The air enters tlfe coils in each apartment from lhp pipes the kind oI air being conz troiIod automatically by tHermostat which may he set af any desired tcmpcra turc. Any room can br dlcd with fresh air in H. minutes and cmplied in the same period Au equal tcmpcrItur" and pure aImoe6hcre may thus he secured. The building s ta bC absolutely fire proof. no wood being used except for certain ncccs- Sary duiShues and the deer
 The hail ef Ihe housc ot representatives wifi le 54 Sl feet. and the senate
The Monticellonian., 1906-01-04
INTERESTING ITEMS GATHERED
 FROM ALL SECTIONS.
OPERATOR KILLED AT HOXlE
Brother Kills srothe-Arkansas Stone for Japan-Town Names Change :! Governor Refuses Requi5itlon- New Pythian Temple.
Cperator Killed.

Frank Browning of Sdpfur Rock shot and instantly killed T N. Midldff. day telegraph operator for the Frisco and Iron Mountain railroads at HoXie Il is alleged that Browning was drink ing. and because he failed 10 get an answer fo a telegram as soon as hc expected became abusive and draw. ing a revolver shot the operator through the head.
The Monticellonian., 1906-01-04

The pink mist grew faintS and fainter till at last 1t was only dim haze on the sea afar | don't remem. Der exactly how fl went. and I did not know that a fortnight had passed till the Sarah Dillon took me off, and the captain told me.
 1 thought the madness would have passed by the time that l reached England, and in my vanity I pictured myself being hailed as the rescuer of tho world But when I landed found all the people somber and sullen The blessing had gone. they said. and suffering and sin had come back to the world Most of them were very pale and feeble In addition to the nervous exhaustion of the frenzy. many of them had been half starved during the epidemic, as they neglected the common necessities of fife, but they ascribed the evils which were caused by the madness 10 it's cessation. IL was out of the question to proclaim my part in removing it, and judged il wise to pretend that L too, had sui. fered from it.
 The trains were running again. and went I'D 10 London. On the way I learned that several of those who served the prime minister during the epidemic had been assassinated.
 My wife and children received me aHectionatelE pretended to have succHmbed 10 the vapor and to mourn for il as they did My pallor ana weakness prevented any suspicion. and my wife said that a weight was rp- moved from her mind now she knew that I had benefited from it.
 found 8 letter from the prime minister, which, luckily. she had net opened. It inclosed bank notes for E10.0oo. 1 started 10 go to him the next morning; but a mob was round his house, and l could not get near. They had torn him limb from limb, I heard; and some one standing at a window held mp something on a pole It was his head-the head which held the brains that saved the world
The Monticellonian., 1906-01-04
Cattle Disease Epidemic.

Dry murrain has become epidemi; among the cattle in the vicinity et England. A COW or steer may be an. parently in good health and one hous later dead The disease has assumed such a serious phase that the Boara of Health. has forbidden the sale 6t. any beef slaughtered in this section
The Monticellonian., 1906-01-04
Town Names Changed

The Frisco has announced the fol lowing changes in names of some at the stations on that line of railroad i'll Arkansas: Baldwin. St Pau branch, central division. will be known as Leith; Ames, Bonneville and Southwestern branch, will be known as Douglass.
The Monticellonian., 1906-01-04

Tho new Stata C4rtt has bern com pleted up te the gaaju esraty, line. White marble from th, tidfe~rIE. Afktusa~. qtat ries k being u~aH for stp entire york. eN ccpt for tho 5aSe roGr~gz which has breu cut from gray granite isgnd hear lh" city of Little R1rk.
 Thr entire, wora so ia=s~ completed pre- Sents q magnificent aFheHratee and is praised hy all Who have -"rH h..
 The buitdiug is af ioute urIeG If arehi- lecture Wilh Ar-r SAeoud and third floors, basement an! ..Ih basement. II will be l::7 feel frontage WiEh large central done. 22S faot hiEa. and with two smaller domcs on either Wtag In central dome is
The Monticellonian., 1906-01-04
Arknsas Product for Japan.

A letter has been received by tho Board of Trade of Little Rock from Masnosld Yokota. of NJ. Yel,eto & Gea If Kiota. Japan. stating that the firm desires to handle Arkansas oilstono and powdered oilslone The firm states that ii prefers Ar.,ans2s ol stone to any other
The Monticellonian., 1906-01-04
Stricken with Paralysis.

Mrs Sloan Sengel mother of ax. Senator George Sengel. was strickel with paralysis in Fort Smith Monday Mrs. Sengel fell upon the ise several weeks ago and sustained a fractur4 of the hip. She was improving rapid. ly until the unexpected stroke 0f paralysis came.
The Monticellonian., 1906-01-04
Injured by Dynamite.

At Rison the ten 5ear-old son of Mrs. Daisy Howard was playing with a dynamite cap when his playmate struck a match and held il close to the cap to ignite it Il exploded in the Howard boys hand. blowing of bis fingers.
The Monticellonian., 1906-01-04
Played with Powder.

Marion Moore. the little son ofJ. ]. Moore, prominent mill man of Wal. nut Ridge, while trying to explode a bottle of powder which he had sunk n the ground. had the misfortune to receive the discharge in his face. bad E cutting and braising it.
The Monticellonian., 1906-01-04
Nesv Mercantile Company

The John F. Grumbles Company, with a capital stock ef S4614. all sub scribed has been incorporated. The company will carry on a general mer- cantile supply business al Star City.
The Monticellonian., 1906-01-04
Child Burned

While May. the little daughter cf MT and Mrs. C. C. Bowlin of Rison, was playing around an open fire place her dress caught fire and she was seriously burned on her arms and face before assistance could be given.
The Monticellonian., 1906-01-04
Breaks Thiqh Bone.

Mrs. (. D. Gillian. of Prairie Grove. had the misfortune to fall re gently and break her thigh. The acci- dent occurred at the home of Ter daughter. at Pryor Creek, L T., with Whom she is spending the winter.
The Monticellonian., 1906-01-04
Army Ceerts-.

F. C. Gross. fren an CT the Iron Mountain, has ben arrested at Little Rock as deserter from the U s. army. Pe S said to have deserted from Con. 1y F. Twnty-Sixth Infan- try. at F Mcintosh, Texas
The Monticellonian., 1906-01-04
Woman Suicides

Mrs. H. J. Lewis, wife of the cash fer of the Illinois Club at Hot Springs committed suicide by hanging. Con tinued ill health is said to have been the cause of the act.
The Monticellonian., 1906-01-04
Reckless Shooting.

Some unknown person fired q shot nto Cralshead's laundry at Hot Springs. the ball striking Ellen De laney a negro laundry woman, who was in direct line of the ball.
The Monticellonian., 1906-01-04
PROGRESS ON THE NEW STATE CAPITOL

chief executive will receive large dole.a
 tton of visitors Whn ma. have business of State. or who may come from abroad ta Inspect the Capitol as a model Tor # building of their own. Here. CT else where throughout the building the ar
 raugnmcut k wholly with a view to con veniencr The second k the legislative floor and the senate and representative halls are in either wing with all the ncee~
 Sary offices. cloak ruomS, lobbieS. commit
 lee rooms. officers apartments. layat0ries. ote.. rrFangcd that the members aud attaches are given absolute privacy. the official doolkeepcr standing sentinel aYer an extended suite of apartments aud offices.
The Monticellonian., 1906-01-04
Killed by Marshal.

Walter Calhoun town marshal shot and killed A, Sharp at Marvel. about p miles west of Helena. Both were well-known citizens of MarveH. Tha killing was the result of an old grudee between the men.
The Monticellonian., 1906-01-04
To Build Pythian Temple.

The four Knights of Pythias lodges at l.ittle Rock are completing arrange ments for the erection of q Pythian Temple, to be built in the business district, at a cost of nearly $100,00p.
The Monticellonian., 1906-01-04
Quite Safe.

Arry-Ive brought yer a ring Ar riet aint il a beauty?
 'Arriet-Why, it's opal 'Arry. and opals is awful onlucky so they ses.
 'Arry--You needn't worry yerselt over ,..at eos it aint a real 'un.
The Monticellonian., 1906-01-04
In tie Dark.

The streets of Fayetteville arc shrouded in darkness as tle result os disagreement between the City Council and the Electric Lighs Com pany.
The Monticellonian., 1906-01-04

possible. They were going to run last train uP. "to carry tho good news" the station master told me. They refused to take payment for the l tickets and crowded round Us to shake l hands before We left My wife and children sang and laughed at nQth. ing. sat in a corner and read my paper l have the summary by me now:
 \ curious pink yapor which ap= pears To produce mental alteration settled upon England yesterday morn. l ing Ii has now attacked the whole of the south and east coast. and some parts of France Portugal and Spain.
 "Dr Long who is considered by aus thorifies the only person capable of coping with the epidemic. has disap peared and cannot be traced. When last heard of. three weeks ago. this eminent scientist was contemplating all excursion to some remote locality in order to pursue his experiments (which involve considerable risk) in exclusion.
 Three or four eases of persons un- affected by the vapor are reported. They include the prime minister. who was attacked at Seaford, but escaped in his motorcar. He is anxious that persons who have proved immune should communicate with him. in or. der that 'heir services may be util. ized in the event of the epidemic spreading
 
 That night in London l woke soon eftor two. The Venetian blinds were salf opened and the moonlieht shone m through them pink. lay star. ing at it, with my lips moving dumb. ly. till the dawn. Then l drew m Q blind and looked out upon pint world. A rheumatic old watchmaa was dancing stialy in the road.
 The charwoman was affected like the rest, but not so violently. She seemed to have enough sense to get the meals. So decided to go 10 the primo min ister and offer my services.
 The prime minister saw me a once He looked pale and worried. but he was very resolate to fight the evil
 It is spreading very rapidly" he said. Il can only find 30 cases of im- munity up to now; I propose that 20 men and the women should stop here to asst. roe, and that the other 20 should go in search of Dr. Long. know nothing of any of you, so | am compelled to trust to blind instinct iE selecting a leader I select you. You must go and fight the evil at it's source A naval officer and several sailors and stokers are available You will go?"
 "Yes" I said Now tell me about it What is the eyil?9
 The evil is etherine Dr. Long who is half genius and half madman discovered it. in seeking for an lnesthetic which would destroy sensi l pility to pain without destroying con. sciousness. To the best of my belief he has deliberately loosed it upon the world with the idea of benefiting sui i ferins humanity"
The Monticellonian., 1906-01-04
New Quarry Con1s any.

The Cave Creel, Stone and Develop nent Company CT Bateayiie has been Incorporated with g capital stock of sOv,C00. of which sun. &10Ql has been srhRcrinef
The Monticellonian., 1906-01-04
The Real Peril of Kissing

"Do you really think kissing is uRa healthy"
 Tt depends on whether the girls father catches you."-Town Topics.
The Monticellonian., 1906-01-04
A Case of Cash

Ela-On what grounds will Bella base her claim for divorce?
 Stella = Income patibiIity, = Town Topics.
The Monticellonian., 1906-01-04
THE WEEKS NEWS
 IERSELY OUTLINED
Epitome of the Most Important Events at Home and Abroad
 
 the Past Week.
oRTH, EAST, WEST, SOUTH

hat Congress is Deiax, Together With Latest Developments in the lnterEal Troubles in Russia, aud Items CuIIed from Important Hap peninSss All over the World.
The Monticellonian., 1906-01-04
To Build Larne Warehouse.

A movement is on foot to establish at FEiyee Farmers Union ware iousd or the counties Of Dallas. Cleye- land ' calhoun
The Monticellonian., 1906-01-04

But Sutel! he could not generate this enormous quantity"
 oh ycs | saw an experiment. of his on Hindermere month ago An almost invisible particle of matter dropped on the water produced miles of pink cloud 1 have information that lie is oE one of the deserted is- lands of the Medeiras. Lieut. liar. rison. the yohna naval officer of whom spoke, can find it..
 
 We started at daybreala on Satur- day morning. The dense pink atmos- phere made navigation difficult. On ! Tuesday morning the lieutenant reck- oned that We were within a hundred miles Of Funchal, the capital of the Madeiras
 The pink yapor grew denser After We had run for half an hour at half speed il became 50 thick that We could not see from head to stern of the lit tie vessel.
 We had some tea at five Just as we had finished there was a grating noise: then sound as of silk being ripped, onlx hundred times louder Then we stopped.
 Shes got it. Harrison pronounced. calmly. Shell go down within five minutes Lower the boats. boys
 The boats we're in the water and we were m them in less than two min utes
 May fire torpedo before she : sin .f, Ia t.f- might shake the yapor off, or blow ap one of Longs internal apparatuses. II won't take q minute.
 T don't want you to run any risk, ,' 1 protested doubtfully
 He waved his cap gaylv au ran down below. Suddenly the boat reeled over upon Hs. 1 felt myself crushed down into the water-down-dow When I emerged I was almost uncon. scioHa. and should have drowned after all but q piece of grating floated near me and elung to 1t. There was no sisn of any of my brave comrades. cal them by name and none an s@ered God rest them.
 Was tempted to let myself sink after them bnt the sight of the cursed mist brought an angry resolve to fight l. and I struck out slowly for the shore was badly bruised in land. ing and could hardly stand I stole into an empty hut in tbe night and found long knife. and some food and water and slept till the morning. The next morning I came upon Long suddenly. round some bushes. There was no barley. Ife fired at me twice with d revolver and mis9ed. The sec ond time struck Up his am. My knife went i'll just underneath
 l dragged him away and buried him. l The six men who were left on the | island tthree lad perished in the ex l plosienl were too mad to suspect me, or even to miss Long.
 The chlorine vats fed from l piles Of yellow and ma terial. There would be
The Monticellonian., 1906-01-04
fed from
 ma.

The chlorine vats fed piles Of yellow and teriaI. There would be plosion. the attendants gray feed were five mfnu fought the two attendants ton in turn to prevent ther ing the gray feeds. and kil. all. God knows I was sorry. had 10 be done for the sake poor mad world. The stations mp as they said.
The Monticellonian., 1906-01-04

We started at daybreak on satur- day morning. The dense pink atmos- phere made navigation difficult On Tuesday morning the lieutenant reck- oned that We were within a hundred miles of Funchal, the capital of the ALalnills
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-06
Child Fails From Train; Is Unhurt.

in the history of railroading occurred
near Pana, ILL.,, when Russell, the
four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. G.
G. Baringer, fell from the window Of
passenger coach while the train was
running forty miles an hour and was
picked up with only a few bruises. To
make the incident more remarkable,
the father Of the child jumped from the
train in his anxiety for his boy and
also escaped unframed. Mr.. and Mrs.
Baringer, with their son Russell, were
en- route to Pana to visit when the in
cident happened q physician exam
ined both father and child and found
only a few bruises.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-06
COUNT DE wITTE AT PARIS
Has Not Abandoned Hope of RusNia
Although He Is a Pessimist
just Now.

Paris. Oct Count and Countess
de Witte have arrived here from Ger
many. The count, who has improved
considerably in health, attended thea
ter. his presence attracting great at
tention. He said he had absolutely no
connection with the direction Of af-
fairs in Russia, but was following the
developments with the keenest inter
est.
'"rhe empire he said sis passing
through a great crisis, but although
am a pessirist at present I have not
abandoned hope Of seeing eventually
evolved a parliamentary and monarch
ical regime shifted TO the needs Of the
country" Count de Witte added that
ne did not desire to reply to the at
tacks or criticisms of the enemies Of
Russia especially when they come
the men Of the stamp of NJ Schwane-
BACH" comptroller Of the empire.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-06
OPENING GUN IN WISCONSIN
Democrats Hear 1t in a Speech by Cam
didate Awkward.

Milwaukee. Oct. 3. - The Demo
cratic state campaign opened here
when John A. Awkward, the candidate
for governor, spoke on the principles
of his party before an enthusiastic
gathering in Pabst theater. He dwelt
and paid 4 high tribute to William ].
Bryan. Alyard was roundly applaud
ed and his reference to Bryan caused
a great demonstration. He spoke Of
Bryan as ''matchless statesman and
great commoner." The remedies for
the public ills he complained of were
to he cured, he said in the following
First To subject, regulate and
control the railways and other trans
pOrtation companies. to prevent excess
sive charges, rebates and discrimina-
tons; SecOnd-tO revise the tariff and
reduce it to revenue basis to the end
that it shall not shelter or foster trusts
or monOpolies; third-tO control, regu-
late and subject, and if needs be to
own and operate, the different munich
pal public service corporations; fourth
to destroy special class legislation
and inaugurate the rule of equal
rights to all and special privileges 20
none:' fifth-to establish a uniform and
equitable distribution Of the burdens
Of taxation
The speaker also dwelt at length
on state issues, scoring the Republic
an administration for the alleged ex-
cessive expenses incurred by the va
ricus departments of state govern
nent He said: For denial of the
Republican platform claims of con
spicuous economy and business-like adj
ministration of affairs of state and in
support of our charges we appeal to
the public records as kept in the Of
fee Of the secretary of state"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-06
BIRDS CAUSE
TYPHOID FEVER
Thousands of SparrOws Drown In Town
Reservoir, Starting an
Epidemic.

The cause of an epidemic of typhoid
fever among the thousand inhabitants
of Three Oaks, Mich, was discovered
when a member of the board of health
climbed to the top of the waterworks
standpipe and found the dead bodies
of several thousand young sparrows in
various stages Of decomposition cover
ing the surface of the water. Immedi-
ately the mayor gave instructions to
empty the standpipe, scrub and paint it.
Hundreds of sparrow nests have been
built on a ledge that runs around the
summit Of the standpipe, and the young
birds are supposed to have fallen into
the uncovered standpipe while trying
to fly. The cover made for the stand
pipe when it was constructed was
never put on. There are now twenty
one cases of typhoid in the town.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-06
SWELL WEDDING AT SAGINAW
Son and Daughter of Wealthy Famf-
lies ''Jine Drives for Life-One
Thousand Invitations,

Saginaw, Mich, Oct 3. - Howard
Heinz, son of the noted pickle manu-
facturer of Pittsburg. and Elizabeth G..
Rust, only daughter of Charles A.
Rust, Gre Of the wealthiest lumber
men of Michigan, were married at st.
Johns Episcopal church. A thousand
invitations We're issued and 4 hundred
guests attended from out Of town, in
Guiding the Heinz family, several
prominent pittsburgers and a party of
Cg0ntz girls, classmates Of the bride,
coming in the Heinz private car.
The bride who is heiress to fort
unc estimated at from 100000 to ST.
100000, is % years old and is one Of
the widest-known young women in
Michigan socially. Ella Kingsbury, Of
Corning. n. T., was maid of honor,
and William W. Walker, of New York,
best man. The pair received presents
estimated to be worth $4,000. They
left for Chicago and the west on
private car. They will reside in Pitts
burg.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-06
TWO VERY UNLUCKY MEE
One Has a Speciality of Broken Bones
and the Other Varies His
MisfOrtunes.

Muncie, Ind, Oct. 5. = Loren A.
Walling. of Ohio avenue, thinks he
has met with all the accidents that
are coming to him. within the last
few months, but is still expecting
more. First he fe.l and broke both
bones in his right forearm. Two
months later Waliing was watching a
man at work with f;ck wien 4 stone
glanced and llro!ye the forearm in the
same place. tbs bEaah had Just fair
~ healel when Ee fell and broke his
elwhOw the third time. He cot well of
that. however, ard last week broke
the same elbow again ny falling
against a shelf. While he was engaged
in breaking bis forearm he managed
to dis.ilace his ankle twice.
IN the same class is Walter Tyner,
employed at the American rolling mill.
\ few weeks ego Re slipped and fell
oil a mass of hot scrap iron. He was
severely burned, and a piece Of hot
iron penetrated his arm. On recover
ing ana ne. Urning 70 work he ran into
a workman carrying a heavy load CT
sheet iron. and was so badly hurt it
was again necessary for him to quit
work. Bob IF his arms were then in
sings. \ day OF two ago he was up
town when q blood vessel in his left
ankle burst, Gripping him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-06
The Adventure of
Mrs. Niggswortk

TEARING noise in the lower hall.
Mrs. Niggsworth got out of bed,
grasped a pillow and rushed to-
ward the stairs.
ma, ma, don'tr' cried little Rosie
Niggsworth. please stay here with
me-"
BE quiet, child" her mother replied,
'tand stay where you are!'
With wonderful nimbleness the lady
went down the stairs and at the bot
tom leaped upon man who was
crouching behind the newell post as If
to escape her notice. There was no
light save for a small streak that
came from an electric lamp on the cor
ner and found its way through a
chink in the window shade.
"Oh, you will, will your" the lady
cried. fairly leaping upon the intruder
and clapping her pillow over his head
and face. iii teach you q lesson that
I don't think you'll forget in hurry!
Then by Il dexterous twist she sue
Ceeded in getting her fingers into his
hair. With quick jerk she swung
his head against the sharp corner Of
the newell post before be could recover
from the shock he had sustained when
she had flung herself upon him and he
collapsed. rolling over on the floor as
II lie had been felled with an ak.
At that moment little Rosie and the
hired girl got downstairs and the lights
were turned UP.
"AIercifuI heavenr' cried Mrs. Niggs-
worth as she looked at the upturned
face of the unconscious housebreaker.
''I thought 1t was par
After which she tainted, and before
they could revive her the thief made
his escape-Chicago Record-Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-06
The Cadhie,s RenIy.

Walter ]. Travis, the golfer, set UP
his ball and then made half 4 dozen
swishes at the short grass with the
driver.
lam not in good FORM" he said. q
am playing like a broker we had here
last week.
"This broker played once around
making a dreadful exhibition of him
self. Of this, though, he was not
aware. He was doing pretty well for
him.
''The mans caddfe was an unusually
quiet, stolid lad, boy with freckled
face, quite devoid of expression.
"And since the caddie never once
laughed or sneered at his bad play
the broker took a fancy to him. And
he said at the end of the round, in the
hope of getting a compliment:
"'I have been travelling for the last
six months. l am quite out of prac
tice. This is why I am in such bad
form today
1.-THE caddie replied calmly:
Then we've played before, have We
sir? kansas City Independent.