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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-29
a Caustic Rejoindcr.

A physician who had for fifteen
years been one Of the doctors Of the
Actors fund, and who attended hun
dreds of actors with no compensation
whatever, wrote to a prominent man
ager and asked for some theater tick
cts. His request was refused, the man
ager asking what the doctor had ever
done that he should be entitled to re-
ceive theater tickets gratis. The ply
sician Immediately replied. His letter
contained a brief recital OF his services
to theatrical people. In conclusion he
said: Despite my services, as named
above, I should not have thought Of
asking you for tickets had 1t not been
that upon the occasion Of the death Of
Mr.. Blank you assured me that If you
could ever serve me in any way what
ever, you would consider it a favor If
l would call upon you. However, /
bear you no Ill will on account Of your
present action. l was very glad to at
tend Mr.. Blank when he died in your
box Office, and l should be happy to do
as much for you at any time"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-29
The Fata NIOrgana.

The most singular aerial phenom'
enon IS the fata morgana, a sea mirage
seen off the coast Of Calabria and be-
tween Italy and Sicily. 1t presents the
phantoms of cities, houses, temples,
palaces and ships, sometimes in their
proper position, sometimes inverted,
occasionally at an angle. The phenom-
enon has been known for many ages
and formerly occasioned great and
widespread alarm, being regarded as
an evil omen that betokened some gen.
eral and severe calamity.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-29
of the last eighteen years:

The variation in these figures, the passenger traffic
being relatively constant is remarkable In 1885, when
but thirty were killed, it looked if of safety
had reached Not until 1901 did the deaths in
year exceed hundred. Why the decrease and the
increase since? Railways, as rule, have better equip
roadbeds than ten years There are more
safety appliances superintendent has hardly essened
carefulness This suggests that the wedding out OF
employees during the business depression had something
to do with the reduced death loss This explanation is
strengthened by noting how the death rate has sweed
since with the introduction of great host of
ployes-New York Globe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-29
THREE OLD WILLS FOUND.

Discovery May Clear Title TO $61,-
100000 Estate in Germany.
Miss Phoebe Rossiter of Oxford has
just discovered at Harrodsburg. Mercer
county. Ky, wills Of Adam. Stephen and
Barnett Fisher. filed in 1872, 1917 and
1924. respectively. The descendants Of
Stephen Fisher have fallen heir to an
estate worth S61.0OO.OOO in Germany
and all that is needed to clinch the title
is a fac smile of the signature Of Ste
phen Fisher Relatives Of the family had
yainly searched for it at Richmond, Va;
Charleston. S. c.; Philadelphia and other
parts of the country. The Fishers helped
settle a large section Of Kentucky. Miss
Rossiter will at once send evidence and
attorneys to Germany.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-29

when we trust our lives In his keeping
he is apt to go back on us.
His main trouble is his eyes. So
poor is the horses sight that he mis-
takes bank of snow for a fierce white
beast. A mud puddle at his feet Is a
yawning chasm. a shadow flung across
his path Is a black terror seeking his
life; hence the weak-minded, near
sighted, powerful horse goes through
life beside himself with fear. He IS no
more to be trusted than a maniac, and,
like a maniac, he sees a monster await
ing him at every corner. Yet we get on
his back, fools that we are. New Or
loans Times Democrat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-29
WRONG GRIP; BURGLAR OUTFIT.

GAINESVILLE Woman Makes Alarming
Discovery After Leaving Train.
When Mrs. e. r. Sholes of GAINESVILLE
arrived home after spending the day in
Chicago she was handed the wrong grip
by the polite brakeman, but never dis
covered the mistake until she opened it
at home. In place of a satchel filled
with purchased articles, Mrs. Sholes was
Mortified on finding a complete burglar
outfit, consisting of steel bits, braces,
nine dynamite caps and bottle of ex-
plosive nitroglycerin. The police are now
inyestioating
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-29
Wisconsin
State News
FORGERY THE CHARGE.

o~oON~0o@%

Price County officer Lands Man Said
to Have Worked the State.
Undersheriff Al Hunt of Price county
terminated long hunt the other night
when he captured an alleged forger at
Niagara, and left with him for Catawba,
Price county. The man gave his name
in Niagara as James Hicks. He had
been travelling throughout the country
under many aliases. He is said to have
been passing forgeries all over southern
Wisconsin. Before being apprehended
Hicks went to Ladysmith, from there to
Oshkosh, Kaukauna, Ricetown, Green
Bay, and from Green Bay he went to
Niagara, where he has been working on
the night shift of the Kimberly & Clark
pulp mill.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-29
EDITORIALS


failure to marry does not imply seemed TO uO
a half failure In her life and mission.
The most serious aspect of the marriage problem 70
day is not presented by the failure of people 10
enter into that relation 1t from the failure or
many who have entered into it to realize it's seriousness
and live up to their obligation When the problem OF di-
vorce is fairly well settled it will be time enough to con-
slider the other and lesser prOblemChcago Examiner
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-29

* that Of jumping on inflated buckskln
bags. OF course, the foothold Is inse-
cure and the peasant rebounds into the
air and often pitches forward on MS
nose. This delights the spectators, who
beat on drums and clap their hands
in glee at the collapse.
The inflated bags are strewn at inter-
walls in a line and one peasant after
another tries his luck to see if he can
break the skins. If he can, the skin
Is his as a prize. The costumes of the
Bulgarian peasants are very pictur-
esoue and, as they jump in the air,
their short skirts whirl about, giving
them the appearance of ballet dancers.
When a sentiment unfriendly to men
Is uttered on the stage, all wives look
at their husbands triumphantly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-29
SWITCH FROG IS DEATH TRAP.
Green Bay Brakeman Is Killed al
Kaukauna While at Work.

George Brubacker, former resident
of North Fond du Lac. and brakeman
on the lake shore division of the North
western railway, was killed while switch
ing at Kaukauua. He ran ahead of
gravel train to throw the switch and
his foot was caught in a frog. His cousin
was killed at North Fond du Lac three
years ago IN similar manner. He leaves
his wife and one child, who live with
his mother, at Green Bay. He is mem
Der of the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-29
GAINESVILLE LINE IS CERTAIN.
NAV Not Be Built from Madison
Until Next Year.

President f. w. Montgomery of the
Madison Interurban and Traction Com
pany has admitted thac he has been max
ing a survey between Madison and James
Vile and that he is now perfecting the
survey. but he says he is not sure that
he will build this year on account of
the high price of material. This is the
first time he has admitted that he had
decided to extend his line to GAINESVILLE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-29
THREE IN AUTO WRECK.

Mansion Physician Loses Control of
His Machine on steep Grade.
While making a call in the country in
his automobile, DR.. William Edwards OF
Mansion and two companions had mar
row escape from serious injury. While
making the descent of a winding hill the
brake of the auto refused to work and
the driver turned the machine into a
high bank, the result being that the auto
turned over in the ditch. DR.. Edwards
was thrown several yards, but not badly
hurt. One of his companions jumped and
sustained a sprained arm while the other
was caught under the machine but was
not badly hurt. The machine is a wreck.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-29
BROKER SHOOTS HIMSELF.
Reverses Drive a Milwaukee Trader
to Seek His Own Life.

Otto Krebs, investment broker in the
Metropolitan block, Milwaukee, was
found in his office with two bullet
wounds in his head. He is mortally
wounded. 1t is thought certain that he
shot himself. A letter soaked in the
blood Of Krebs so that it could not be
deciphere1 except the address was found
near the dying man. The letter was for
his brother. Krebs is 40 years old. He
is believed to have become respondent
over business reverses.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-29
T.inhart Goes Free.

Albert Linhart, who shot and caused
the death of Hjalmer Johnson at birth
day party on the night of March II, was
acquitted of the charge of manslaughter
BY jury in Circuit Court in La Crosse.
It was maintained the revolver was acct
dentallv DISCHARGED.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-29
Tough Indeed.

cts hard" said the sentimental
landlady at the dinner table, "to think
that this poor little lamb should be de
stroyed in its youth just to cater to our
appetites.
"Yes," replied the smart boarder,
struggling with his portion, ut Ia
tough" -Philadelp Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-29
WILL GET MAIL BY TEAM.
MenOmOnie Is Submitted to Singular
Humiliation.

Humiliation.
Menomonie is to receive its mail by
team. The contract for carrying the
mail between that city and MenOmonie
Junction, distance of three miles, held
by the Omaha railway, expires May 80
and the company refuses to renew it.
Postal Inspector George Bradford of st.
Paul has advertised for bids to have the
mail carried by team, a return to the
practice of pioneer days. There proba-
bly, is no city of 5000 inhabitants in the
United States receiving its mail by team,
but Menomonie is in line to experience
this humiliation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-29
Think Manufacturer KILLED.

Z. p. Houston, a Racine manufactures,
A years old, is missing and his family
fears he has been killed. Mr.. Houston
was last seen in Chicago few days ago,
when he left a manufacturers Office there
to 60 to the Northwestern railway sta
ton to return home. He had over $500
with him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-29
WEALTH sCAREs POOR MAN.

Martin HOIberg, Heir to $120,OOO,
COnsuIts Lawyer.
Martin Holberg, farmer, who recently
settled in the town of Cleveland, was in
Chippewa Falls to consult an attorney
on the question of an estate to which he
had apparently fallen heir. He received
a letter a few days ago from Germany
stating that an uncle had died and that
he had been mentioned in the will as heir
of S125.OOO. Mr.. Holberg is quite skep-
teal. The story sounded too good to be
true. Mr.. Holberg has been struggling
with poverty ever since he can remember.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-29
Why Horses Shy.

The horse SHE'D at a piece of white
paper, and the rider tumbled off into
the mud.
at Is we'll for the world" said an
automobilist, smiling, that 1t Is ceas-
ing to use the horse for a servant. The
horse is a half blind giant, with the
mind of a baby. No wonder, then, that
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-29
Succeeded.

"She married him to reform him."
did she succeedY
"Sure! He used to be a spendthrif
and now he has nothing to spend. =
Houston Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-29
MUST GIVE UP CHILDREN.
Divorce Also Refused Mrs. Terrell
insufficient Evidence.

Divorce Also Refused Mrs. Terrell
Insufficient Evidence.
Mrs Ethel X. Terrell, who recently kid
mapped her two daughters from the home
of her husband, A. S. Terrell, in Keno
sha, after filing suit, lost her battle for
divorce and the custody of her little ones
in Judge Dupuy's court in Chicago be
cause of insufficient evidence. Mrs. Ter
rell wept when she heard the words of
the court authorizing her husband to take
the children. She was granted permission
to see them at any time on the promise
that she will make no attempt to take
them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-29
TAKING WILL NOT MAKE HUSBANDS.

~@sEA HE taxation of bachelors, of which much is
4 ~ heard these days, might be success as
revenue measure. But possibly
1 = imagine that it will result in anyone being
sssDs into Consultations @as6tsss IF s5aa,.9
nature in such matter, he will unfortu
natey reflect that paying the fine not half expen
sive as supporting a wife and family. The result will
he that he will pay and remain unwed.
1t might very nice if way found to force
men and women marriage, and then again it might
not At present spite of occasional outcres about the
number of the unmarried there does not to be
particular reason why nation any particular
ton of IT should be disturbed Enough people fitted for
marriage are marrying every year to guarantee the con
tnuance of the race and reasonable increase of popu
Iation As for who do not marry, the chances
are that most them temperamentaly unfit for it,
od +bair r1non would be cause unhappiness both
man and wife AS for the who stay single they
live in a time and a country where it is not necessary
for woman to wed to honorable support The
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-29

All poker players think that only
the men they play with know about It
but the facts are every poker player IN
town Is spotted,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-29
AccidentaIIy KiIIs Els sister.

Casper Jensen, Il years old, while
playing with a shotgun at his home in
Mondovi, accidentally discharged the
weapon and blew off the head of his little
sister. The parents were away.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-29
ACCOUNTING FOR RAILWAY DISASTERS.

; : : !:
- URING the first two months Of 1907 Amer
/ lean railway passengers killed in collisions
4 ~ 4 derailments, and by other connected
49, with moving trains numbered 10, at the
HsMsSS7hs rate of 1920 for the year. Compared with
kSS@Sl prior years this is astonishing, is shown
by the following table which gives the num-
Der Of passengers killed accidents during each
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-29
THE PEASANTS PLAYTIME.

Dumping on Inflated Bags a Popular
Bulgarian Game.
The peasants of Bulgaria have vari-
Gus peculiar games which they indulge
I'm during their leisure hours when they
are not at their work or fighting the
Greeks. One of the most popular sports
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-29

The vagrant dog and the vagrant
man nave a lot Of liberty they would
he glad to exchange for some more tan.
glble 10y.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-29

A setting hen is about the only loaf
er that gets results
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-29

I
lease from the everncreasng burdens which ornaments
inpose There is certainly comfort in the belief that,
whatever the obstacles that which the world wants
badly enough will get-provided it does not want the
impossible This, course leaves it open ques
ton whether disarmament is Of the impossible things
but until that shall demonstrated the devout aspra
ton of the peace lovers will continue to be for
from the military monster that modern civilization has
constructed for Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-29
wARsHIP CONSTRUCTION.

OBODY believes that the world is ready to
take a serious step toward the limitation of
ornaments, but the extent to which the
project has been agitated and the certainty
that it will be one of the topics before The
Hague conference in June may be taken as
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-29

Il am coward myself, but l ex-
pect other men to be brave."-Parson
Irvine
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-12-05

low diners, went soberly into the
street. Here was a howdy-doi Sud
denly Ellis let out sounding laugh,
and, scarcely knowing why, we Joined
him. 1t was funny, very funny, for
every one but poor old Max! The
American spirit is based on the sense
of humor, and even in tragic moments
is irrepressible.
We did not return to Muller's; each
of us stole quietly home to await the
advent of the police, for they would
rout out every American in town in
their search for the man with the gun.
They would first visit the consulate
and ascertain what ! knew of the af-
fair; when they got through with the
rest of the boys Max would be in Dop-
pellkinn. The police were going to be
very busy that night: a princess on
one hand and an anarchist on the
other.
There were terrible times, too, in
the palace. Long before we watched
Max's train and the vanishing green
and red lights at the end of it the
grand duke was having troubles of his
own. He was pacing wildly up and
down in his dressing-room. Clutched
in his fist was a crumpled sheet of pa
per. From time to time he smoothed
it out and reread the contents. Each
time he swore like the celebrated man
in Flanders.
you forced me and l warned you
that | would do something desperate
DO not send for me, for you will never
find me till you come to your senses
have eloped. HILDEGARDE."
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-12-05

three pins. Then apply the color as
already directed. Let the colors for
this be gay, and if part of the space
be left uncolored it gives a variety.
For instance, let the hose of the men
and the aprons of the women be bare
basket, the trousers of the men and
the skirts of the women red or
orange, the mems coats dull blue, and
the bodces of the women the same
blue thinned down a little to make it
paler. The hats and caps may be
made of whatever color is left. AL
ways a little touch of black here and
there brings out the other colors. 1t
gives a good poster look to outline
each figure with a thin line of black
The handle and rim of the basket
may be tinted with any one of the
colors, and here you have pleasing
receptacle for toys which may inter
est a child enough to act as an induce
ment for him to pick up his own
playthings now and then and save his
mother the trouble. A lining might
be put in the basket making it accept.
able to grandmother for a darning
basket
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-12-05
WAS WILLING TO FORGET.
Young Man Bore No Grudge Against
Proposed Father-in-Law.

That the young fellow had grit was
evident from the fact that his busi-
ness, from nothing, had in few years
begun to bring in fairish income. He
made up his mind to get married. The
girl-although the daughter of a
pompous country resident-agreed
with him; but the father did not see
things in the same light.
What! You?" he yelled, angrily.
"You want to marry my daughter!
Why, it is only a few years since you
were caddying for me-
That's true!" interrupted the young
man, but | don't intend to let that
stand in the way. The language you
then used was certainly a tride-say
blue-tinted; but then you were under
the influence of disappointment. After
all, you know, a very bad golfer may
make very good father-in-law. Any
how, I'm going to give you chance"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-12-05
FOR BABY OR GRANDMOTHER.
StcnciIed Basket That May Be Put to
Various Uses.

One of the beauties of stenciling is
the variety of materials upon which it
may be used This means an endless
variety of things to make, and with
out having them seem to have been
run off by machinery. With different
materials, different designs and diff
ferent colors, the finished objects
bear little relation to one another.
Wood is the incest thing for stem
Cling because it will take anything
that has color in it from the indigo
in the laundry to the ink on the IL
brary table. Dyes, tube paint house
paint thinned down with turpentine
until the oil is overcome-literally
anything with color, may be used for
stenciling wood. The design is traced
on piece of stencil paper of light
cardboard, and cut with a pen-knife
or manicure scissors. This pattern is
then anchored to the wood and the
color applied with an ordinary artists
brush.
A good thing to experiment on is
an ordinary little fruit basket with a
handle. Let the design be some of
the quaint little Dutch figures that
everyone is so fond of, or some of the
sun-bonnet children that have taken
their place in almost every household.
These may be traced from the original
pictures on tracing paper for the pat
tern from which to cut the stencil.
Or, if you can draw, make an original
design Two figures, or even one, are
enough and they can be repeated
around the basket
Lay the stencil in place on the bas-
ket, and stick it fast with two or
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-12-05
One Of tie
Essentials

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of promoting health and happiness and
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ing the best the world affords.
One of the products of that class. Of
known component parts, an Lthical
remedy, approved by physicians and COM
mended by the Well-Informed of the
World as a valuable and wholesome family
laxative is the wcll-known Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of Senna. To get its beneficial
effects always buy the genuine, manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co,
only, and for sale by all leading druggists.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-12-05

like a farewell. Then she let her go.
"If there is anything you need, make
yourself at home with my cases" And
her highness was gone.
Betty gazed at the door through
which dear Gretchen had passed, gazed
thoughtfully and anXiously.
How oddly she acted l wonder"
She made as though to run to the door,
but stopped, as if ashamed of the doubt
which flashed into her mind and out
again.
The little clock on the mantel
chimed forth the seventh hour, and
she rang for her maid 1t was time
that she began dressing.
(Thus, for the present, I shall leave
her There are several reasons why
my imagination should take this step;
for, what should / know of a woman's
toilet, save in the general mysterious
results? However, | feel at liberty to
steal into the dukes dressingroom
Here, while | am not positive what
happened, at least | can easily bring
my imagination to bear upon the pic
ture)
The duke was rather pleased with
himself. He liked to put on his state
uniform, with it's bluegray frock, the
white doeskin trousers which strapped
under the patent-leather boots, the gold
braid, the silver saber and the little
| rope of medals strung across his full,
broad breast 1t was thus he created
awe; it was thus he became truly the
sovereign, urbane and majestic
His valet was buckling on the saber
belt, when there came a respectful tap
on the door.
Enter" said the duke, frowning.
One can not assert any particular de.
gree of dignity with a valet at ones
side.
But it was only corridor attendant
who entered. He approached the
dukes valet and presented a letter
For his serene highness." He bowed
and backed out closing the door
gently.
At once the valet bowed also and
extended the letter to his MASTER For
mality is fine thing in a palace.
"Ah, a letter" mused the duke, pro,
foundly innocent of the viper which
was about to sting him. My glasses,
Gustav; my eye-glasses!"
CrO BE CONTINUED