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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-28
A TARDY PROPOSAL
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q T was exactly three years to day
since Harry Morton had set foot in
the village, and the news Of his re-
turn spread quickly among the inhab-
itants. The widest rumors were, Of
course, af1oat in next to no time, and
he progressed from absolute beggary
and failure to the very height of af-
fuence and prosperity land the re-
verse; in that brief winter afternoon.
The simple truth that he was Meth
er rich nor poor, but that he had just
managed to save a few hundreds and
take a run home, would never have
satisfied the gossip-loving villagers, to
whom a voyage from Australia was
such stupendous affair that no man
in his senses would undertake it 9TH
erwise than under great pressure.
It was getting late in the evening
before the news reached as far as
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-28

Willowlea Farm, which lay some
miles away on the outskirts OF the
village, and that it had not lost any
thing in travelling was only to be ex-
pected.
''They do say" remarked Mr.. Mars
den, as he settled himself down COM
fortably in a capacious chair at the
freside, lifting his church warden
from the mantel at the same time,
''they do say as how young Harry
MOrton's come back"
Young Harry Morton back?" cried
his wife incredulously. why"
A crash of breaking china in the
scullery (Which led out of the kitchen
In which they were seated cut short
the worthy lady's sentence
Whatever are you doing, now, Het-
ty she cried. 81 declare, you're
always breaking something or an
other"
There was a muft1ed expression of
regret, followed by a rapid accelera-
ton in the speed of the duties being
performed, and the farmer and his
wife took up the thread of their inter
rupted conversation.
why, it's only three years since he
left" Mrs. Marsden said, land if he's
come back the same as he went, then
all 1 can say is that it's a bad job for
his poor mother"
"Ah! but he's not" chuckled the
farmer; hes come back, so they say,
with a big fortune, made up on the
gold fields Of Australy, and as to its
being bad job for his mother, never
could see any harm in the lad-a bit
wild, perhaps, but nothing worse"
Mrs. Marsden shook her head
mournfully.
you've changed your tune lately,
Fred, that's all 1 can say, them" she
retorted. why, look at the time you
chased him across the spinney, and
found when you laid hands upon him
he'd got his coat simply lined with
hares."
"And many's the time I've done the
same" he chimed in sententiously,
"only, of course l didn't tell young
Harry so-that would never have
done"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-28
'orell me-" he whispered. "rel

Tell me-" he whispered. "Tell ma
and will release you-only tell me-"
His persistency had conquered, and
she gave the faintest shake Of the head
and a TREMENDOUSLY muttered "No;" and
he instantly released her, to catch her
again the next moment as she was sink
ing half fainting to the ground.
"Oh, let me gow she cried Wild
ly. you must not-on, you must
notw
Really" he laughed. IL think may,
Hetty''-she shrank from the cool in
cisiveness of his tones-"when 1 went
away from here three years ago 1 swore
never to set foot in the village again,
but my love for you proved stronger
than my resolution, and l was forced
to return. Since I have been back I
learned to love you more every day !;
but did not dare to confess it to you.
I have wavered and wavered, putting
it off until this last day of all; and
He paused and took her cheeks be-
twetn his hands, forcing her to look up
into his eyes.
Nov, Hetty, darling! Now you have
said you will not repulse me. 1 have
gathered the necessary courage, and 1
ask you-to be my wife,"
But"
"Oh!" he laughed, you need not
fear. 1 shall not be committing big
amy. My first wife is IA pure myth,
and If you will say Yes"
She did not say Eyes" even then but
under the circumstances, perhaps words
would have been superfuous.
The shipping company made no OBJ
lection to Harry's postponing his pas
sage for month, on the understanding
that he would require tickets for two
instead Of one.-Detroit Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-28

In the region of Mount Argaeus, in
Cappadocia, Asia Minor, are to be
found the most interesting dwelling
places at present existing IN the world.
The whole region is of volcanic origin
and everywhere rise conical mounds
like huge African ant hills, composed
of pumice stone, tufa, or peperine, and
overlaid in places with lava. In these
hills the people have eXcavated their
dwellings and not only their dwellings.
but their churches, temples and even
cemeteries. The tufa is SO soft that it
may be dug out with the fingers, so
that only time and patience are neces-
sary to excavate chambers Of any re-
Quired size.
There are perhaps over $4,000 of
these cones in the region, ranging in
height from so to 300 feet The tallest
cones stand in eroded valleys, and as
the process of erosion, or disintegra-
ton, through the action Of wind and
rain still continues, the exterior walls
of many of the dwellings have been
worn away to such extent that the
chambers are laid bare. In some Of
the cones as many as nine stories may
be found, though most of them have
only three or four stories.
The dOorways to these caves are
often quite elaborate, especially in the
case Of cones which have been turned
into temples Or churches. On entering
the doorway Of any Of these cone
dwellings, says a writer in the Illus
trated London News, we find our
selves within a spacious chamber,
about the walls of which inches and
shelves for the storage Of small house
hold effects have been cut into the
stone. The stairways leading to the
upper stories are parallel rows Of holes
cut at regular intervals in the rock,
so that one may climb with hands and
feet. In many of the cones the outer
entrance is at a considerable height
and is reached by similar system Of
parallel holes.
Great numbers Of the cone dwellings
are used to-day as dovecotes for hosts
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-28
The silver Lining.

The situation is seldom quite as bad
as 1t might be. Happy Is the spirit that
recognizes this truth, and takes COM
fort to itself in the thought of what
is spared. The Irishman whose tale
of calamity Is related in the Blrming-
ham Post belongs to this choice class
Of fortunates.
Cassidy had just been injured in
blast.
Poor by" exclaimed O'Hara, con-
solingly. "'Tis tough luck to have yer
hand bowed Off"
"Och! Faith, it might have been
worse" replied Cassidy. Suppose Ord
had me weeks wages in it at the
tCime?'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-28

upper part to permit the latter to be
sprung on it and fit closely. As the
fastener is made Of resilient material,
the rug can be grasped and the parts
Of the fastener easily separated by a
slight pull when it is desired to remove
the rug from the floor. It will be OBJ
served that the edges project, so that
the upper part has a spring grip upon
the other, no stretching Of the rug be-
ing required. There is also a mini
mum separation of the rug from the
floor at the points where the parts are
attached.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-28

The days and months have heightened into years
Since pale lips said Farewell"
And 'twtxt thy heart and mine, OH best beloved!
Deaths strange, sad silence fell.
The air. vibrant with joyous laughter,
Has strangely silent grown
The path easy when walked together
Is hard to tread alone.
Alone yet not alone for hearts closely
Entwined mine and thine
Are forever though walk longer
Thy dear hand fast in mine.
"For time and for eternty"-how often
I heard that low, deep tone;
Each day Of time but linked hearts closely,
And thou art still my
Death only robbed of the body, holding
Thy soul, Hfe's star;
And still upon my life feel thee shining,
So and yet so far
How rich Is life! Fond memory llumines
The darkness Of to-day.
Eternity's calm glory casts a brightness
Along my lonely way.
Patience, my soul! Think, in thy darkest hours
OF joys that thou hast known.
Courage, my heart! Each day the hour draws nearer
When thou shalt claim thine own.
onahoe's Magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-28
Fears Verified.

'Say, boss" said the ragged indi-
vidual, "are you a philanthropist?"
ayes, my man." answered the we'll
groomed one. Il believe 1 may say
that l am"
Oats wot 1 wuz afraid Of Kin
YOU put me wise to some common
gent that would give a poor devil a
eY-Cleyeland Leader.
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Custom.

Be not so bigoted to any custom as
to worship it at the expense Of truth.
All is custom that goes on in contin-
uity. All customs are not alike bene-
fetal to us,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-28

Persons who have been residents Of foreign countries particularly
impressed
with
called
visited those who
small
for which the standards the k
The agitation with
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-28
RUG FASTENER.

A Slight Pull Removes the Rug
From the Floor.
Although rugs have many advan-
tages over carpet, there is one disad-
vantage which has always been an
inconvenience and that is the prone
ness of the corners of the rugs to turn
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-28
RusinessIike.

Landlady Ito student lodger)-Do
you know, 1 dreamed last night that
Students that so? Then I'll kind
" trouble you for a receipt-Tales.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-28

Expecting q FAVOR done in the past
to help you any is a good deal like re-
lying for assistance upon a ghost.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-28

How soon we learn that the average
mans bark is about all there is to
him.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-27

sold to Denver parties for use in the
matinees.
John Splan. acting for Signor Lam
mia of Bologna, Italy, has purchased
the trotting mare Emma Brook
2:09A, by Silent Brook, 2:16k. dam
Emma T., 2:17, by Socrates, 2S7.
from Durbin Horne, of Pittsburp pa
Inc price Is reported as $1,000.
Myra r., the mare that won the first
Two heats of the 2:24 trot at Mem.
aota, ~, and was shut out in the.
NTH, died at 4:30 o'clock the following
morning. Death was due to fatty con-
gestion OF the heart caused by over
exertlon. She was fine chestnut
mare, highly valued by her owners.
Messrs. A. c. Van Buren, and w. c.
Banks, Fayetteville, Ark. She was
bred In Kansas, sired by Ashbert, dam
Mary Lou, by Sir Knight.
Todd, 2:14A, the son of Bingen,
2:O6A, Fanella, 2:13, dam of Sadie
Mac, 2:06A, by Avon. 2:07A, who has
been In the stud in Kentucky the past
few years, will be returned to Boston
about August L.
The Adbell, very promising trotter
by Adbell ~, 1928, the dead yearling
champion, dam Acetylene, by Patron
age, dropped dead in the fifth heat of
race at Monroe. Mich. He had won
the first heat.
Belle Mac, 2:04A, the fast pacing
mare which was one of the sensations
OF the closing days of the 1904 Grand
Circuit, is reported to be showing up
well this year. She is in w. L. Shows
stable at the Chenille track.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-27
MANY ERRORS
Caused Defeat of Pembina by
Grafton Story of the
Game.

Pembina, N. D., July 27.-Pembina
went down to defeat at Grafton on
Monday; the loss of the game being
for the most part due to the errors of
the Pembina boys. Grafton made five
runs in the third inning and one in
the fourth-a total of six-not one of
which was earned. Pembina scored
in the second inning on three Dagger
and a fielder's choice, and in the
fourth on single, steal, and
clean hit-the only two earned runs
of the game.
Freeman for Grafton was very eff
fective throughout, six hits being all
that he allowed. He also struck out
twelve men, passing three. ]. Con-
my for Pembina allowed ten hits,
passing three men, and striking out
seven.
Pembina lost the game in the third
inning when four errors mixed with
two hits and passed ball gave
Grafton five runs where clean play
would have shut them out. Grafton
chalked up another in the fourth when
a man got life on a boot and scored
later on hit. Clean ball would have
given the game to the Pembina boys
in spite of the fact that Grafton has
a complete salaried team, and, the fact
that it was necessary for the Penn
bina pitcher to split the plate to get
strike while the jumps gave the Graf
ton men all the corners and little
extra ground around the edges.
Grafton COS 500 oFs 10
Pembina -. 0 1 0 1 0 o o OF % s
Batteries: Grafton, Freeman and
Summary
Framed runs. Pembina 2. Three-base
hits. E. Johnson and ]. Conmy: two
base hits, Carpenter and A. Johnson:
stolen bases, Pembina two and Grafton
two; struck out. by. Freeman. 12: by
Conmy, Z; bases on balls, off Freeman
3. Off Conmy 8. Umpire 1. o. Dunn.
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New Track for Maryland.

1t consistently. Milk and eggs are the
best foundation. They are nourishing
and readily digested. Twenty-Five
years ago at training tables the men
were fed what was practically raw
beef. Oatmeal, buttered toast, and
other heavy articles were standard.
We have got away from this now, but
even yet we use too much meat A
steak or chop is all right OCCASION
ally; oysters also, If man can stand
them. Fish is to be avoided, as we'll
as heavy cereals.
do not artifically stimulate your
men. This practice is prevalent and
pernicious. have seen trainers be-
fore races give boys cold douches,
aromatic spirits and strychnine.
There may be something in stimu-
lants, but my experience has not found
1t. l have never used stimulants on
good man, and no others ought to
compete. The best stimulant is ma
ture. Let nature alone!
II advocate gymnasium for every
school or club. 1t is valuable thing
to have, but good work can be done
without an elaborate outfit. Arrange
side or outside, and you will get great
few simple uprights and bars, in
good from the experience"
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HOTEL DACOTAH

apparently done in the final event. In
this number Paul Johnson, secretary
for the event, broke the possible, as
did also Lapp and Stair, ]. P. Turner,
cavalier, w. ]. Sanders, Williamson,
L. L. Widmier, w. R. McKinnon, w.
E. Rowe and Sprague each missed but
one, and Tom Brodie, ]. D. Neal. 2.
G. White, Simpson, George ]. John
stone and j. Spence got all but two.
High Average.
The Americans led in the high aver
age for the day, the honor going to
Sprague of Grafton, who missed
twelve birds out of a total of 125.
making trifie over 80 per cent. Paul
Johnson, of Winnipeg, was second,
breaking 109, and T. N. Williamson,
OF Brandon, third, with score of 1O7.
Other high averages were as follows:
J. p. Turner, F. G. Simpson, w. r.
McKinnon, los; w. E. Rowe, H. U.
Lightcap, L. L. Widmier, 1903; Tom
Brodie and E. G. White, 1902; ]. H.
Stair, Crookston, 101; E. K. Cavalier,
80; r. J. Mckay, SO; w. ]. Sanders,
~; George G. Johnston, 81.
There are ten events on the bill for
today, and the shooting will be fin
ished about p. m. The two chief
events are the competition for the
Dominion of Canada challenge cup,
donated by F. G. Simpson, who won
1t for his own last year, and the COM
petition between teams from western
Canada for which cups and prizes are
also provided by Mr.. Simpson.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-27
DEFENDS ROWDYISM.
O'Neill, of Western League Says
Players Should BulldOze.

President Tip O'Neill. of the Wes-
tern league. is credited with giving
expression to extreme views on row.
dyism in baseball.
I'D rather see ball game end in
a prize-fght than in a love-feast,"
says O'Neill Give me the man with
the nerve. I'm for rowdyism; like
1t. A ball player isn't supposed to
be decent. He is paid to win games,
and he has to be rowdy to get there.
Let me die before l see ball game
tanned down to fifteen-love or a cro-
Quet match.
Managers ought to be rowdies;
they're getting paid for it. They
ought to swear at their men. This
makes the men work and win games.
This brings the jingles and the pleased
smile to the faces of the magnates.
Let people go hang as long as the
teams winning games and drawing
crowds. Bulldoze the umpire. You've
got to do it to get a square deal.
Umpires don't know any too much
about the game, and they've got to
be coaxed along. like to see play
ers do this. used to do 1t myself.
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A LONG GAME.

Duluth, Mimi, July 27.-Duluth took
a sensational fourteen-inning game
from Calumet Thursday, after twice
throwing the game away by errors,
and then winning it back by batting
rallies. The score:
900 o2OOo2 o1oo1-S II 8
Calumet
Batteries: Duluth, Krick and Held
ing; Calumet Grimes and Leahy. Um-
pire, Rudderham. Attendance, 700.
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. . . . . . . o o . . . o
WITH THE PUGS.
Some Fight Gossip Of the Roped
Arena.
. @ 9 o 9 o 9 o o o o o o @ o @
Kaufman to Fight Burns.

Kaufman to Fight Burns.
Big AL Kaufman, another Califor-
mia heavyweight who Billy Delaney
claims. will be the legitimate heavy
weight champion of the world in an
other year, has been matched to meet
Tommy Burns, the Western fighter, in
a twenty-round bout before the Pa
cifc Athletic club, of Los Angeles,
Cal, the latter part Of next month.
Matchmaker McCarey offered the
lighters such big incentive that will
start for the scene of the battle in
two weeks to get in shape for the
encounter.
Sullivan Wants to Box O'Brfen.
Jack Twin" Sullivan. who has done
considerable good fighting during the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-27
PEGS PLAYED DOPEY.

Winnipeg, July 27-Lake Linden
continued its winning streak yester-
day, winning an easy game from the
Maroons. Sporer was hit freely
throughout and the team played dopy
ball behind him. The score:
L. Linden ...212 o-S II 8
Batteries: Lake Linden, Newcombe
and Kurke; Winnipeg, Sporer and
Leach. Umpire, McGraw. Attendance,
1900.
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MILK AND EGGS.
Proper Food for Athletes, Says Mike
Murphy.

Trainer Mike Murphy, who was very
successful for years with the Yale
athletes and now trains the Pennsyl-'
vania boys. gives valuable advice to
trainers. He says:
adopt simple bill at fare and use
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l know umpires aren't the most COM
petent men in the business. But I
want to say that I'm no nurse for
umpires. don't believe in feeding
them from a bottle"
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The Grand Forks Browns followed
the wide path of defeat again yester-
day afternoon In the first of two SER
" ~"
les with Houghton. Thoreson, who
essayed to do for the Browns, gave
nine hits, which, coupled with three
errors by Harris. man hit by pitcher,
and a tumble of safeties and sacrifices
netted the visitors five runs.
The Browns made their only score
In the1sixth inning. when Bushelman
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made first on Taylor's error, made Sec
ond on Thoreson's out and scored a
minute later on Harris single. The
balance Of the time there was nothing
to 1t. Beecher, for the visitors, al
lowed but five hits, no two of which
came in any one inning.
Here goes for the rest of the tale:
Detailed Score.
Notes.
Captain Leighty mas decided to quit
the team and was not in uniform yes
terday. Giencke, who suffered a
smashed finger yesterday, was also out
OF the running, and on this account the
lineup OF the Browns presented very
patched appearance, three pitchers
being utilized in various positions.
Fogarty held down short-stop and did
1t we'll, while Bushelman chased the
safe hits in right garden. Thoreson
did not pitch too bad game but his
support was punk and the Giants ran
bases like wolves from a prairie fire.
: In the ninth inning Honest" Dave
Tucker made all three put-outs in
left field.
The Giants worked the double steal
to a queens taste in the eighth inn
ing, Utely scoring while Fogarty, Will
son and Luderus were hi-ki-ing Tay-
lor between first and second. In the
end both men made safe.
Harris had an off day, collecting
three errors in as many innings. Two
Of these developed runs. He made a
sensational one-hand stop in the sixth,
however, and was loudly applauded
therefor.
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Averages Balled I'm.

Duluth Herald: Secretary Glass of
the Copper Country and Northern
league should employ proof reader.
The last bunch of averages sent out
by him and published in this evenings
paper are badly "balled up" and the
members of the Duluth team are kick
ing at the unfair treatment given them
by him. Livingstone, for instance is
credited by Secretary Glass with for
ty- three hits out of ISL times at
bat. This means an average of .21O.
O'Dea is credited with but twenty-sev-
en- hits, which is less than the number
allowed him in the last averages pub
lished about two weeks ago. Unless
he has been fined some hits by the
secretary 1t is difficult to see how the
number has decreased. Several others
have been pointed out by members of
the team which are evidently mis-
take in figuring.
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last two years, is another pugilist who
is anxious to meet philadelphia jack
O'Brien in twenty-round bout for the
worlds championship title. Sullivan
has already fought O'Brien twenty
round draw. and as he claims he has
grown heavier and clever since that
battle he says that O'Brien should
give him the first chance. Sullivan
intends to post forfeit of $1,000 in
California and issue a challenge to
O'Brien.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-27

The famous Michigan, trotter. Nc
Kinlay, 2:06A, will not be out this
season.
Shady Beattie, 2:14%, now carries
matinee record of 2:13h, made at
Pittsburg.
The Friend, 2:o5A, has been a mile
IN MS work In 2:06 this season for
E. E. McCargo.
Dan McEwen, the Canadian trainer.
mas eleven head at the Windsor track,
including the PAGERS Texas Rocker,
2:05A; Jubilee, 2:06A, and Queen of
Clubs, 2:15A. r. w. Rosemire has the
trotters Kid Shea, 2:07N, and Lake
queen, 2:12A, while Frank Cares is
working the Texas PAGER, Ed c.,
2:O8N.
New Track for Maryland.
Work has begun on the preliminary
survey of the new track at Hale
thorne, Md, which, when completed,
will be the home of the Maryland
Jockey club. Pimlico, which a quar-
ter OF century ago was one of the
noted tracks Of the country, will be
swallowed up in the march of NUM-
cipal progress. Work on the new
course will be pushed rapidly, as it is
hoped to have the track proper COM
pleted before winter.
Ed Patch, 2:0SA, the fast son of
Dan Patch, is said to be working sat
isfactorily for Trainer H. C. Hersey
at Minneapolis.
The California PAGER. Highball,
2:Osk, by Silkwood. 2:O7, has been
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bbs sssss;r. = p ;:t Z 4? 8 ! J
a asasht Ss'. SIS 81
. H:,n 81 ;Tsse s.ss q ss:s;
left on bases, Grand Forks s. Hough-
:s% Ts Bs1si st sssf R9ps;t ana
Wh!tmore; struck out, by Fkorson 1.
BY Beecher 8; double plays. Fogarty to
s Lad1erus Sa. hit By pitcher
Taylor; Beecher 2; sacrifice hits. Hast.
Rosie's Future.
Fargo Forum: Another fair maid
has surrendered to cupid and base
ball player has Joined the army of
benedicts. Charles Rose, the popular
rtghtfielder of the Fargo baseball
club. was married Wednesday night to
Miss Anna Thorp, the charming
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Thorp. 1t has been reported for
number of months that the popular
young couple would be married in the
fall and the marriage did not come
as surprise. The ceremony was in
formal and only a few friends of the
bride and groom were present. Miss
Daisy Pickens attended the bride and
Pete Hanson stood with the groom.
The Fargo fans rejoice over Roses
home run and hope his future will be
full of homers, triples, two-sackers
and singles, sensational catches with
nothing in the error column,
PLAYED n Gnnd Como