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Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-09
Granny Groo and Danny Groo
BY MAUD WALKER.

In the long. long ago there dwelt in
land far beyond the seas a poor old
woman called Granny Groo, whose only
companion was n little grandson named
Danny Groo. Danny and his aged grand
mother had hard work of 1t to keep the
wolf from the door. Their little home
consisted of 10 acres of prairie land, on
which they toiled early and late to raise
their small crops, and five acres of wood
land, from which they gathered their fuel
when 1t was cold. The little possession
had been left to them by Danny's father
and mother, who had died while Danny
was a baby. On the death of Danny's
mother, who had glpsy blood in her veins.
there was found hidden away in her
breast a small locket attached to silver
chain as fine as a thread of silk. About
the locket was wrapped a piece of paper.
on which was written these words: DO
not open the locket until Danny is in his
twentieth year. Then a gift will be found
that will make him both rich and great
If he use it as he is instructed to do.
Only on this condition must he ever open
this locket before his twentieth birthday:
If severe Illness or great danger threaten
him or his dear old grandmother he may
open 1t and make use of part OF its
contents"
After Danny's mothers burial the old
granny had put the locket carefully away
in a pewter mug and buried it in one cor
ner of the little living room, where she
slept as well. Danny having to himself
small room that connected. And. to be
particular that no harm should come to
the precious locket, Granny Groo put her
bed of straw and rushes over it.
So the years had gone by, and Danny,
so small when he was told of the locket.
soon forgot its existence. He was an in
dustrious little fellow, rising before the
sun during the farming months and going
to the fields to till Old Granny helped,
of course, doing all the mans" work. as
she called the labor which was too heavy
for Danny. Besides the garden and the
wheat and barley fields, there was small
flock of sheep and a mild-eyed milch COW
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-09

Anne of Cleves, fourth wife Of Henry
VIII, was a young German woman OF
plain face and figure, a good sort OF soul,
simple in taste and of domestic nature,
having been brought up in the closest
companionship of her thrifty and house
wifely mother. She was little educated,
for at that time the German people
scorned the notion of girls learning the
languages and music. The needle and
household management were considereu
more fitting accomplishments for the fair
sex. Therefore, wnen Anne came TO
Henry VIII. she fell far short In his
critical eye, both physically and mentally.
Indeed, the very moment Henry's eyes
fell upon Anne of Cleves he drew q long
face and was heard to murmur the most
uncomplimentary things to his courtiers
about the physical blemishes of his bride
to-be.
And at that very moment Henry deter
mined to be rid of so ungainly woman,
either before or after marriage. In vain
he urged Cromwell to find a remedy" to
prevent the marriage, but matters had
gone too far and Cromwell urged Henry
to fulfil his marriage agreement. Most un-
willingly Henry acQulesced, but Cromwells
doom was sealed. And from the hour when
he welded Anne Of Cleves Henry began to
scheme to have the marriage annulled.
1t Is needless to say that he accomplished
his desires, for Henry was not one to
suffer a disappointment Within short
time Henry found an excuse to be rid of
his fourth wife. Previous to Henry's
negotiations for Anne's hand in marriage
she had been betrothed to a young Ger
man nobleman. This was reason sufficient
to have his marriage with her annulled,
and parliament confirmed his decision.
Anne, perhaps well Informed about the
fates of Henry's former wives, and ap-
prehensive about her own fate should she
declare to stand for her rights, calmly
agreed to the arrangement by which she
was to become the kings "most dear sis
ter" instead Of his queen. Henry, we'll
pleased with her docility, gave her fine
country estate, servants and plenty of
money to keep up her establishment In
grand STYLE also writing her "brotherly
letter." in which he told her she should
he welcome at court whenever 1t pleased
her to present herself there. Also that
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the land over which he will reign. Let
him always be a good and just ruler. and
thus re-establish his blood, which has lost
the kingdom through one OF its cruel
sons"
Danny and Granny Groc carefully tied
up the locket and its contents. Then
Granny placed 1t safely in her breast as
they went to the spring to dig up the
treasure there To their great happiness
they found the pot of gold, and ran to
the cot with 1t. When they counted It
they found themselves very rich, indeed.
They decided to go at once to the coun-
try where Danny was to rule some day
and learn the ways and needs of the
people So, putting on their wraps, they
hurried to the village, where they FIRST
proceeded to have Ggood supper, and Sec
ondly to send for a poor old relative. to
whom they presented their little farm.
telling him to raise a body OF sturdy fol-
lowers and to go into the mountain and
drive out the robbers who were now COM
ing down into their territory. Then they
bought a little gig and horse. for they
were too wise to be extravagant In the
eyes of the townspeople. as there were
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to be looked after. Often on warm sum
mer days. after the crops had all been
garnered, Danny would take his flock of
sheep up the mountain side, some two
miles from his home, where they might
nibble the fresh young herbage that grew
there. Old Granny Groo remained at the
house and churned the golden cream to
get bit of golden butter for their sup
per, or spun fax In the cool shadow of
her loomroom.
Thus, while they we're very poor, 1t will
be seen that they were busy and happy.
But one day their peace was sadly threat
ened-aye, even their very safety. 1t
came about In this wise:
While Danny was watching his sheep
on the mountain side one fine autumn day
there came Il band of mountain brigands
down the slope and surrounded his hock,
driving every sheep away into their own
mountain stronghold. 1t was the first
time these robbers had seen fit to come
down that side of the mountain, for the
wealth of that part of the country lay on
the side opposite the home of old Granny
Groo and her little grandson. In fact, on
this side the mountain land was SO poor
that very few risked trying to get liv-
ing from it, and Granny Groo and Danny
Groo had no neighbors within many
miles, Their own especial little farm was
tillable, but it was due to their own per-
severance and careful husbandry that
made it yield the scanty living it did.
With heavy heart Danny ran down
the mountain side to tell his grandmother
the woeful news of their loss. When he
arrived there he found the old woman
sitting in the doorway weeping and Ia
menting loudly and heart-brokenly, her
well-patched apron over her face.
Danny forgot the sheep and his own
sorrow in the presence of his good old
granny's grief, and Fastening to her he
threw his arms about her neck and asked
what troubled her so deeply. 1t was the
first time Danny had seen the poor old
woman in tears since the death OF his
mother.
''Oh, lad, lad, the mountain robbers
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explained the lions. "Do some of you
care TO accompany us?"
with pleasure" replied several of the
largest and oldest lambs. After coaxing
the lambkins to be quiet and to seek
their beds of clover under the sheltering
cliff. the committee of investigation hur-
ried off across the valley toward a broad,
open upland with a thick grove Of heavy
timber in its center. Toward this grove
the committee hastened, for within its
shelter dwelt the March hares. This
place was called Hareville.
As the lions and the lambs approached
nearer and nearer to the grove the
noises from Hareville became more
deafening, and instead of warning the
comers that something dreadful was the
matter the noises took on the sound of
revelry. 81 do believe upon my soul
that they are having great house
warming" declared the old lion. chair
man of the committee. "And how would
we feel should we step into a party
where we were not invitedT
"But, friend lion, how could they have
house-warming without inviting the
lions and the lambsT questioned one Of
the lambs
"True, that would be quite out of the
question:" admitted the lion. well, let
us advance with some caution and SEQ
from a distance what this commotion-
and at the dead of night--means."
They circled the grove and came in
near a clearing-or, open space In the
wood-from where a good view could be
had of the hares. There, In the widest
confusion, were assembled as noisy a
lot of hares as 1t was ever the lot of
earthly skies to look down upon. The
lions and lambs were dumbfounded. They
thought they must be dreaming, and
they bit each others sides to wake each
other up. But, no, they were not
asleep. What they saw was not from
dreamlands fancies. The March hares
were screaming, laughing, dancing and
standing on their heads for certainty.
In fact of all the crazy capers that were
ever cut by animals these capers now in
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some Of disreputable character. who
would have robbed them. and the next
morning bright and early, with a good
supply OF cold victuals in box under
the gig seat, they set their faces toward
the Southland, following to a letter the
directions on the bit of paper that war
folded inside the precious locket.
''And now, Granny Groo," smiled her
affectionate grandson, well soon be far
away from poverty and loneliness. 1t is
my intention to help rid the world Of rob
bers and thieves when I'm king. And
also shall l befriend all poor people
more especially the old poor"
And Granny Groo, her face becoming
younger with each hour. for now plenty
was promised to herself and little lad. put
hand on his shoulder and said:
You've been noble boy, lad. and
you'll become nobler man and just
ruler. People shall be happy In your
realm for all shall have justice. To be
good is to be great"
And so on and on they rode toward the
land where happiness was In store Tor
them
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his nose in puzzled way. tried to as
sumo a calm demeanor, and began:
"My neighbors, the March lions and
the March lambs: You have this night
seen breaking up among my own kin
dred and kind. What has occasioned this
strange freak / am puzzled to know.
But whatever the cause, 1t will be the
ruinaticn of Hareville. Those Of us who
have this night kept our senses will re-
main calmly here and drive the others
out. In vain have we calmer ones remon-
strated with those seemingly frenzied
ones to stop their unearthly noises, cease
their ridiculous cnpers and return to their
beds as becomes decent and law-abid-
ing hares. But our voices fell upon deaf
ears. The more we talked the louder be-
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came the rioting ana revelry around Us.
Indeed, those wreckless ones lost all re-
spect for the dignity of age, and catch
ing me, two by the front feet and two
by the hind ones, danced me about the
grove in the widest fashion. Then,
standing me on my head, they ran round
and round me, crying out all sorts Of
silly things. At last I managed to get
away from that crowd, and going to an
other group of hilarious mares, l begged
of them to tell me what had come over
the spirits of them. They laughed like
men, crowed like cocks, barked like dogs
and mewed like cats. Then, with one
accord, they began pulling my ears and
tail till ] feared I'd loose those necessary
accessories to my anatomy. Then, grow
ing tired Of me, they began to tease some
other moor fellow who had not gone out
of his mind. At this point in my story,
friends. you appeared upon the scene. l
have spoken"
The old lion meditated moment, then
said:
at has just occurred to me that Hare
Vile has gone suddenly mad. What you
tell me, and that which have seen with
my own eyes and heard with my own
ears, make me draw this conclusions
There is but one thing for us to do
withdraw while we can. Those of you
who are still in your senses would better
join u.s. and be on the safe side. Just
now the mad ones are in the gay state
Soon may follow a fighting state, and the
few who are sane would be nnnihilated
In Iuick order. Come my old friend
no1I tnr ,tn
who have escaped this terrible affiiction
of mind, and let us be off fot Lion Lair. T"
Spoken with WISDOM" said the lambs,
wagging their tails by way of indorse-
ment OF the lions plan. 1--WE agree with
our leader. the March lion."
Perhaps he is right" sighed the little
old hare. I'm certain of one thing--it
is not safe for one with dignity and
sense to remain in this bedlam. 1 shall
call together the few of us that"
But the old hare did not finish his SEN
tence, for at that moment a wild STAN
pede Of the frenzied hares took place,
they heading for the mountains far away.
| All that the sane ones could do was to
| get out of their way, hide themselves be-
hinl the trees and clumps of bushes till
| the mad crowd had well disappeared from
the grove. Then, overcome by the terri
BILE sight, they drew together and decided
to remain where they were, knowing full
well that the mad hares would never re-
| turn.
And to this day the mad March hares
are loose in the land always coming out
on their Wild stampedes in March, then
| hiding away In caves and canyons till
the season of their madness again ar
rives. But never have they returned to
| their first home in the grove of Hare
| Vile.
And even to this day the lambs and the
lions tell the story to their lambkins and
| cubs of that terrible night many, many
centuries ago when the March hares wen
mai. But as the lions and lambs ant
hares' language cannot be understood b.
the children of men, the story of tn
Mad March Hares Revelry has never be
fore been told.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-09
Queens of England.

"as his adopted sister she should take
precedence before all other ladies except
his wife and daughters" This letter
showed plainly Henry's intention to re-
marry.
Thus did Anne of Cleves, repudiated
wife of Henry VIII, quietly relinquish
all claims as Henry's wife an live ap-
parently very content in her comfortable
home, away from the dangerous intrigues
of court, with plenty of money to satisfy
her love for dress and ease; a poor, un-
ambitious, simple-minded German woman
of "a, upon whom the greatest indignity
had been placed, unresented by her SO
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-09
WHEN THE MARCH F1ARES WENT MAD

peace-loving animals should be In bed?
Some calm-minded hare please speak!'
Hereupon small. withered old hare,
his ears dropping sadly and his cotton
tail falling pridelessly behind him, came
close to the speaker. "Come to one
side" he bleated in the lions ear. land
I'll tell you all about how this begun"
The lions and the lambs withdrew with
the old hare to vacant place at the
edge of the grove and made ready to
hear his story. The old hare rubbed
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progress of cutting were the craziest
Suppose we enter In a body. serious
and collected" suggested the older lion.
Acting upon his suggestion the lions
and lambs walked right into the midst
of the excited hares and began to ad-
dress them.
Friends. what means all this7" asked
the chairman of the investigating COM
mittee, raising his great, roaring voice
above the din of noises. "Why this un-
due demonstration at midnight when all
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far as any outward signs could testify.
And scarcely had Anne Of Cleves been
removed from the marriage bond when
Henry turned his evil and covetous eyes
upon a pretty 1s-year-old maid Of honor,
Katharine Howard, who had served as
lady in waiting to the erstwhile queen,
Anne of Cleves.
OF Katharine Howard, who became nth
wife of Henry WILL, a short sketch will
be given next week.
MARY GRAHAM.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-09

Ned was telling Fred of the many ac-
complishments of his new dog.
why" he said emphatically, "he can
jump as high as the barn door"
"And how high can the barn door
jump?" asked Fred innocently.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
SON FINDS HIDDEN WEALTH.
Charles Tripler's Trunk Proves
Treasure Chest.

Considerable interest has been arousei
there by the announcement of the finding
Of unexpected wealth on the Tripler man
sion on Broadway, in Manhasset, l.. l. A
trunk that had been passed over by ev-
sryone coming into the house was finally
opened and found to contain valuables
and jewelry to the amount of over $780,
900. The mansion belonged TO the late
Charles TriSler, who gained fame in con-
aection with liquid air experiments. ev-
eral years ago he came to Manhasset,
when his health failed him, and pur-
chased the Haak place on Broadway. lie
lived there until last fall, when he died.
After his death it was found that he had
left everything to his wife. She began
to make arrangements to settle up the es-
tate when she was taken i'll, and soon
afterward died. The only heir TO the
noted scientists wealth was his son, l..
Il. Tripler. He was recently appointed
administrator by the Surrogate's Court IN
Mineola. After his appointment he began
going over the effects in the house. Most
Of the supposed wealth of his father was
well invested. and was quickly gotten to-
gether, In an out-of-the-way place was
the trunk that later proved 30 be the
treasure chest. 1t showed the signs OF
age and neglect, and very little attention
was paid to it. Finally Mr.. Tripler. after
looking over everything else, decided to
see what the trunk contained. Scarcely
had the trunk been opened before the
searchers began to be astonished. Neatly
done up in packages in the upper part OF
the trunk were diamonds and jewels of
thousands of dollars in value. Then val
liable documents were disclosed. Accord
ing to the rumors the total value of the
contents of the trunk was more than
$4,000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14

At the conclusion of the testimony il
Is expected will be heard two of thu
most eloquent arguments for aud
against a human life ever heard In 8
New York court, when Jerome and Del
mas will both try to convince the jury
that his side has presented the strong
est proof.
The Thaw-White tragedy does NOT
constitute a new form of crime, moi
does it present any unusual underlying
causes. 1t differs only from innumera.
bic commonplace murders in its set.
tlngs, in the environment to which its
principals were accustomed. in the
clothing and the jewels which they
wore
Yet, while the natural outgrowth OF
sin must be the same in the case of the
rich as in the poor, 1t is undeniable that
the interest which has pervaded the
trial Of Harry Kendall Thaw for the
murder of Stanford White is due pri-
marily to the fact that murderer and
victim were rich men. Beyond the
shadow of the Sing Sing death chair
beyond the mound which covers the
clay of White, there is the glitter OF
the Thaw millions and the reflex OF
the extravaganza in which White, the
Petronius of our day. reveled.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
NEW YORK.

First effects of the past weeks wide
spread winter weather have been to dull
trade at most markets, TO quiet spring
demand. retard collections and in sec
tions accentuate the already congested
railway situation. Some sections. partic-
ularly the South, report benefit to trade
in winter goods end footwear
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending Feb. number 1873,
against 211 last week, 204 in the like
week of 1906, 207 in 1905. 202 in 1904
and 217 in 1903.
Failures in Canada for the week num-
Der Is, as against &c last week and q
in this week year ago.
Wheat, including -four. exports from
the United States and Canada for the
week ending Fe5. Z aggregated 3-319,930
bushels. against 2.102.216 last week,
3,241 ,939 this week last year. 9S7.775 in
1905 and 1900, ASH in 1902. For the past
thirty-two weeks of the fiscal year the
exports are 1889 75 bushels. against
So. 1863. 4S6 in 1905-06. 41.049.918 in
1904-05 and III, 410. 1ss in 1901-02. Corn
exports for the week are 2,407 .0S9 bush
els, against 2.157 .677 last week. $500. $50
year ago and 2.44S.456 in 1905. For
the fiscal year TO dase the exports are
81. 1886, 797 bushels. against TESS 95 in
1905-O6 and 35.492, 101 in 1904-05---
Bradstreet's Commercial. Report
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
CHICAGO.

Trade conditions in the Chicago dis
trict. according to The weekly review Is
sued by X. G. Dun & Co., continue en-
and other unfavorable factors. Continu-
ing, the report says:
New demands for raw and heavy I'm
ished materials remain strong. with the
average cost for supplies a trifie higher
More firmness appears in hides, leather
and lumber, and their absorption is larger
than a month ago.
Railroad extensions involve much buy
ing of various materials for early use. and
new plans for buildings, track elevation
and other improvements exceed in amount
those OF year ago. 1t is now certain
that the pressure upon capacity is to be-
come more extended in rails. pig iron and
car building. The ship yards are unable
to accept further orders for this years
delivery.
Distributive trade exhibits an expan-
sion which would be of notable proper
tons were transportation facilities and
weather better.
Increasing numbers of visiting buyers
operate in spring and summer wares. or
ders exceeding those at this time last year
ia the textiles, boots and shoes. food pro-
ducts, mems furnishings, carpets and 9th
er household needs. Marketingi of the
principal grains show further increase,
those of corn being doubled, and the gen.
eIal demand for breadstuffs and proyis-
ions is stronger.
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict numbered %, against 26 last week
and 30 year ago.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
! MoRk or MANY
S1A1t LEGISLATURES

The Kansas Senate passed the bill Il
abolish capital punishment
A bill to prevent the combination oil
fire insurance underwriters for the pur
pose of fixing rates arbitrarily was in
troduced in the New York Legislature.
The lower house of the Missouri Leg
islature passed bill prohibiting the man
ufacture, sale or giving away of cigarets
or cigaret papers under penalty of q
fine of from $50 to 5000.
Senator Littlepage of the West vir
ginia Legislature introduced resolution
to investigate Standard Oil operations in
that State and ascertain whether the com
pany has lobby at the capital.
The Missouri House of Representative
Tuesday passed the anticipating bill, IS
to 80. making it a misdemeancr, punish
able by fine of So to $500 to give O
tip to any waiter, porter or other ser
want.
The lower house of the Tennessee Leg
islature has passed bill making il OBJ
ligatory for a judge, where a death sen
tepce is returned with mitigating circum-
Stances, 10 commute the sentence 10 llIt
Imprisonment.
The lower house of the Minnesota Leg
islature at st. Paul adopted resolution
directing the Speaker to appoint a com.
mittee to investigate the Minneapolis
Chamber of Commerce and The Duluth
Board of Trade.
A bill was introduced in the Indiana
Legislature 90 place a tax of So annually
on bachelors between % and 80 years
old. $50 between 80 and 40, and SIC
over 40 years, the money TO be devoted to
the school fund.
The California Senate struck out the
words whereas the President of the
United States is attempting to interfere
in it's resolutions on the japanese school
question, and inserted instead federal
government" and then passed the resolu-
tons denouncing such interference as un-
warranted
State Treasurer Berry of Pennsylvania
in a report to the Legislature has renewed
his charges that approximately $1,000
600 was realized on the finishing of the
new capitol. He says duplicate payments
for the same work were made TO different
contractors to the amount of S2j0.0O0
OF more, and that specifications were am
biguously worded SO as to prevent fair
bidding