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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-27
Notice to Farmers and Horse Breeders

1 have purchased the Imported
Royal Belgian Stallion Midas Am.
No. 248O Foreign Vol, XIII P. 935
Midas is beautiful blood bay, very
short legged, great muscle; is 3 years
old and weighs 21OO lbs. and is as sound
as nut. When you see this horse you
will say he is the broadcast, deepest
great draft stallion you have ever
seen, with heart and constitution like
q lion. The kind of horse that ..sires
he 1900 to 2OOO.lb. blocks the greatest
ST all sellers.
This horse lis worth going miles to
see. If you have not already bredEsee
this horse before you do. Do not say
/ will use him next year but breed
now and get these great draft horses
to put on the market while prices are
high.
/ will contract the colts from mares
bred to him for's80 at weaving. time.
Terms: $500 to insure $4,000 fora
colt to stand.a suck.
Midas will stand for service at the
Philips House. barn in Lancaster.
JNO. @. MARROW,
Prop. and Manager,
Farmers Phone. Lancaster, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-27
MORE SHOOTING.

"JIM HELLso PLUNKs A STRANGE.
"The Said Stranger Draws and Fires
the First Shot-He Had Sworn to
Kill the Editor.
'This morning at o'clock the stage
brought into Giveadam Gulch a passen-
ger who may prove to be Bill Taylor
of Texas, though he is not fully fden-
titled yet. He was a middle aged man
Of fierce visage, and his fellow passen-
gers sized him up as bad man. He
was several times heard to mutter to
himself and was seen handling a re-
volver. OF Mr.. James Snyder, pas
senger, the bad man inquired If Jim
Hellso was still editor Of the Kicker
and If we were in the habit Of carrying
a gun.
after descending from the stage
at the Royal hotel the stranger took
two large drinks Of whisky.
'Then he sat down to breakfast and
ordered eggs, bear steaks and coffee.
while waiting for his order he
leaned his head on his hands and
seemed to be thinking Of something
cad and far away.
"Then he looked at the holes in the
tablecloth and swore under bis breath.
"Then he called the waiter a son Of
a gun for saying that it was fine
day.
Taken For an Evangelist.
Several persons took him for an
evangelist Several others didn't
''He ate with a fairly good appetite,
and the way he chewed his steak led
people to believe that he was from the
Panhandle.
1.-THE genial host of the Royal tried
to be genial with the stranger, but he
would have none of it. He said that
If he was obliged to run such a ranch
as that he would blow his own head
OF.
1.-THE genial host went to get a shot
run and kill him for the remark, but a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-27
The Life of an Ant.

Most boys and girls know perhaps
that Sir John Lubbock is the best
authority on the nature and habits Of
ants, but they may not have heard of
an experiment that he made to deter
mine how long a common ant would
live if properly cared for. He took
every possible precaution to keep the
ant from harm and to give it suitable
nourishment, and it lived for fifteen
years, the greatest age that any kind
Of insect ever attained, so far as
known. Another specimen lived for
thirteen years, and third, a queen ant
of black species, laid fertile eggs aft
er she had passed the age Of nine
years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-27
THE ARIZONA KICKER
Its Ever WatChfuI Editor Has to
Use His Guns Again.
TROUBLE OVER AN ARTICLE.

How the Colonel Was Given a Much
Needed Lesson-The Bad Man From
Panhandle Meets His Waterloo at
Last and Is Placed at Rest.
ICopyright, 1907, by Mary McKeon.I
One of the biggest cranks among our
subscribers and one of the most noto-
rious in the territory is Colonel Single
ton of the Three Bar ranch. The colo
mel has subscribed for the Kicker and
dropped it again about four times a
year for the last five years. There is
never any telling what will please or
displease him, and the first thing we
know he refuses his paper and sends
us word that we are a fool and a vii
lain.
On such occasions, as soon as we can
make it convenient, we buckle ON our
guns and ride over to the ranch. The
colonel expects us. He begins shooting
at us as soon as we come within range.
We shoot back. After we have wasted
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-27
TOOK TWO MORE BIG DRINKS.

fifty cartridges he gets scared and
surrenders and then begs our pardon
and resubScribes.
Last Tuesday Colonel Singleton play
ed his usual game. We had an article
in the Kicker stating that Christopher
Columbus was a bowlegged man. We
dug that fact out of an old Spanish
manuscript secured by us in New Mex
leo and believed we had made a val
liable contribution to history. The colo
mel took exception to the article, al
though he can't tell within a hundred
years of when America was discover
ed, and sent us the usual word.
Wild Report Flying Around.
On Wednesday we rode out to give
him the usual scare. He fortified him
self in a stable with two guns and
hundred cartridges and announced that
he would die game. We had no intention
whatever of even wOunding him, but
in some unaccountable way we raked
him across the skull with a bullet, and
it will be a long four weeks befSre he
is able to gather bouquets again on
lAe SLllIiuS lSd. I1e hAoWo tAdI We ak
sorry, and he has forgiven us. Wheth-
er he will hug the moral lesson to his
soul and benefit by it we can't say.
Just now he is suffering from a brain
storm and is hugging his head, and we
don't care to bother him with abstract
questions. For two or three days there
were wild reports flying around to the
effect that we had shot the colonel
from ambush and cut up his body for
wolf bait, but the above is a true and
faithful account of the affair.
The extra issued from this Office
Thursday afternoon contained the fol-
lowing:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-27
The BrainY Circus Clown.

"Your kangaroo has caught a cold,"
Said I. Just hear him cough
TIL let him use my sweater old
To keep the weather off,"
"We're much obliged the clown re-
piled.
eve shall not need the loan.
That kangaroo can well provide
A jumper of his oWn!'
ST wonder why they call that queer
And chunky beast we see
A tapir. Can you make that clear?'
Said I. "It bothers me-"
''The answer is as plain as cats
To them as knows their biz"
Quoth he. "They call him that, for
that's
Exactly what he isl''
st. Nicholas.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-27
Riddles,

When is a man obliged to keep his
word? When no one will take it.
why is the nose in the middle OF the
face? Because it is the (s)center.
What is always in fashion? The let
ter F.
Why are fishermen and shepherds
like beggars? Because they live by
hook and crook.
What is the difference between a
popgun and a hired suit Of clothes?
One is fired and does not hit, and the
other is hired and does not fit.-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-27
War Against Consumption.

The pinhole as a substitute for lens
In photography is we'll known, and il
has been discovered that card pricked
with an ordinary pin may enable one
to read when the glasses have been
mislaid. The best effect is lost If there
are two or more holes, or If the one
hole Is too large.
Was in Poor Health For Years,
Ira w. Kelley, of Mansfield, Pa.
writes: Il was in poor health for two
years, suffering from kidney and
bladder trouble, and spent consider
able money consulting physicians
without obtaining any marked benefit,
but was cured by Foley's Kidney Cure,
and desire to add my testimony that
it may be the cause of restoring the
health of others. Refuse substitutes.
j. T. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-27

cures made by DR..
Kilmer's Swamp
Root, the great kid
ney, liver and b1ad-
der remedy.
It is the great med
zeal triumph of the
nineteenth century 4;
discovered after years
of scientific research
by DR.. Kilmer, the
eminent kidney and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-27
Stimulated Without Irritation.

That is the watchword. That is
what Oriao Laxative Fruit Syrup
does. CIeanses and stimulates the
bowels without irritation in any form.
J. 4. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-27
Locomotive Puffs.

The cough, or puff, OF a railway en-
CINE is due TO the abrupt emission Of
waste steam up the chimney. When
moving slowly the coughs can, Of
course, be heard following each other
quite distinctly, but when speed is put
ON the puffs come out one after the
other much more rapidly, and when
eighteen coughs a second are produced
they cannot be separately distinguished
by the ear \ locomotive running at
the rate of nearly seventy miles an
hour gives out twenty puffs of steam
every second-that' is. ten for each of
Its two cylinders.
War Against Consumption.
All nations are endeavoring to check
the ravages of consumption, the
''white plague" that claims so many
victims each year. FOley's Honey and
Tar cures coughs and colds perfectly
and you are in no danger of consump-
ton. Do not risk your health by TAX
ing some unknown preparation when
Foley's Honey and Tar is safe and
certain in results. The genuine is in
a yellow package. J. 7. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-27
Poor Anna.

Poor Anna.
when 1 am a lady" said Anna,
I'll teach girls to play the piano."
And yet the sad fact is
She never would practice,
So now she's a cook in Savannah.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-27
The Boy Guessed RIGHT.

They were getting a kindergarten
lesson. The teacher taught them very
simple subjects. She touched a table.
'TWhat is this?'
wood"
"What is this?" she asked as she
touched the fender.
'IrOn'
''What is this?'' indicating a bottle.
'GIaSS."
what is this?" and she touched her
watch chain.
Brass" said one small boy, and
then she changed the subject
Spokesman Review.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-27

FINE, large Wisconsin farm, or
Phillips hotel property for sale or
trade for small farm or other good
property. For particulars call on
John DechOw. Lancaster, or write the
owner, M. M. Doyle, Mitchell. S. Dr.
464w
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-27

WE'LL! WE'LL! WELL! 1t beats
sI. What beats ALI Why the Red
Trunk cigar 44-tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-27

bladder specialist, and is wonderfully
successful in promptly curing lame back,
uric acid, catarrh of the bladder and
Bright's Disease, which is the worst
form of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-ROOt is not rec
commended for everything but if you have
kidney, liver or bladder trouble it will be
found Just the remedy you need. It has
been tested in so many ways, N hospital
work and in private practice, and has
proved so successful In every case that
special arrangement has been made by
which all readers of this paper, who have
not already tried it, may have sample
bottle sent free by mail, also book tell
ing more about Swamp-Root, and how to
find utif YOU have kidney or bladder trou-
bic. When writing mention reading this
generous offer i'll this paper and send your
address to DR.. Ki1mer 81
& Co., Binghamton, e 3 :::ss:
N. Y. The regular q! = 9
ffty-cent and one E@ 50
dollar size bottles are Home of swampROOt.
sold by all good druggists. Don't make
any mistake, but remember the name,
Swanp-Root, DR.. Kilmer's Swan1p-ROot,
and the address, Bingharnton, N. Y, on
every bottle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-27
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK?

NtuHCy IIUNUIC MdhSS IUU MISSIdUISs
Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure to know of the wonderful
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-27

Widow Hill has fine plum tree!
The Widow
I'll call her today!
The plum grows by her front door.
I've been meaning to call for a week
&c pass the time day. ST. Nicholas
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-27

address to DR.. Ki1mer
& Co., Binghanlton,
n. Y. The regular
fftv-cent and one
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-03
Outfit For Hiah School.

Prof. Foulk, of Huntington, who Is
we'll known here, has gone to Boston
to purchase full equipment of cleo.
trical apparatus for the Physics Lab
ratory, of the Huntington high school.
Martinsburg Gets Scholarships.
The Martinsburg high school has
again been honored by having given
to it scholarship OF the Meridian
Female college, of Meridian, Miss.
The scholarship is worth $50 and is
open to any female graduate OF the
high school.
The Meridian Fema'e college Is
the largest school for girls Ia the
south. Prof. J. W. Beason Is the SUI
perintendent and scholars from 23
states and three countries were en-
rolled last year.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-03
MRS. HARRY SNYDER
MEETS TRAGIC DEATH
Wife of Publisher Of Shepherdstown Register
Sustains Broken Neck by Being Thrown
From Her Carriage.

Mrs. Snyder. wife OF Harry l.. Sny.
der, publisher Of the Shepherdstown
Register, met tragic death In a drlv-
ing accident at Shepherdstown Sun.
day afternoon about 2 o'clock. In al.
tempting to jump from ner carriage
she was thrown and fell upon her
head In addition to sustaining
serious injuries to her head, Mrs.
Snyder's neck was broken. Life was
extinct when aid reached her
Mrs. Snyder and her three children
"a son and two daughters had start
ed to drive to the Lutheran Sunday
school, in which she was an active
worker and teacher, and OF which her
husband Is superintendent About d
block from the Snyder home and
while descending steep grade one OF
the backing straps broke and the car
riage pushed forward upon the horse
causing the latter to start to run
Mrs. Snyder and one daughter were
seated in the rear and the other
daughter and son were on the front
seat. the daughter drivins.
After the horse had gone about a
block Mrs. Snyder apparently be-
came terror-stricken and attempted to
jump out of the carriage, probably
with the thought that she might be
able to reach the horse and check t..
In trying to jump Mrs. Snyder was
thrown and landed upon her forehead.
A number of persons walking along
the street witnessed the accident and
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-03

hastened to the aid of the unfortunate
woman. The team was stopped WITH
In q few feet from where Mrs. Snyder
Jumped, and the children escaped I'M
injured, Physicians were quickly sum-
moned, but 1t required only a glance
for the doctors to see that their ser.
vices could be of no avail.
It Is thought that had Mrs. Snyder
not jumped she would not have been
injured, as persons who were wit.
nesses say that the horse was merely
trotting along and did not seem like
II was trying to get away. The acct
dent occurred directly in front OF tho
store OF y. +. pendletoa. Mr.. Snyder
and his other son had walked ahead
and were at Sunday school when the
news OF the accident reached them.
Mrs. Snyder had many friends in
Martinsburg and the news OF her trag-
lie death was a severe shock to these
friends. She was woman of charm
ans pNisohaisst kicduy peioVeu Dy neT
close friends and admired by large
circle OF acquaintances. She was
Miss Ida Baldwin, of Philadelphia. her
father having been for years promi-
nenty~ connected with the business af-
fairs Of that city. She was aged AZ
years. Besides her husband she is sur
vived by three daughters and two
sons
Much sympathy is felt here for Mr.
Snyder, who is well and favorably
known
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-03
POST MoRTEM ON NEGRO.
Prosecuting Attorney Noll Orders Elk
animation Of Man Dead in Jail.

BY order Of Prosecuting Attorney AL
len b. Noll, post mortem examina-
ton was made by DR.. S. N. Myers on
Thursday afternoon on the person of
Lewis Lee, the colored man who dled
in the county jail on Thursday at one
o'clock with commissions, following an
Incarceration of several days for
drunkenness.
DR.. Myers held the examination be-
tween and O'Clock at the undertake
ing rooms of A. Kogelschatz & Son, on
West Martin street. He found that
Lees death was due from natural
causes, and not as the result of any
violence, as supposed to have been in
fiicted in saloon. On the contrary,
DR.. Myers .'ound a generally congested
condition of the blood vessels, due to
commissions, superinduced by exces-
sive use of alcoholic drinks and prob
ably drugs besides.
The body was inferred this morning
in Mount Hope cemetery.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-03

considered a railroad town. There
are engine men living here who draw
as high as SITS to $3.50 a month. Con-
ductors are drawing $3.50 to $3.50.
FIremen are making over $100 while
some brakeman draw close TO 500.
In the old days. when a man drew $40
he was at top of the list. All this
means much for the CITY. The pay
roll is hardly ever less than $4,000 a
month now, and many months runs
far beyond that amount. The greater
part of this money finds its way into
the tills Of the local merchants.
The number Of men employed in
the shops is not so large as 1t was
when they were In full swing and a
day and night force was employed,
but there are mea working there now
who draw over 500 month.
Men Want to live Here.
When the new law becomes effec-
tive next March. the train crews
which bring the trains from Keyser
and Cumberland to Intersection for
transfer to the Cumberland Valley,
will be compelled to lay over here for
10 hours rest before they can catch q
turn back This will mean that
great many of the men who are living
elsewhere, will want to make Martins
burg their home. There are many
men no living In Brunswick who
would move 60 Martinsburg If thew
could find suitable homes There are
no vacant houses at the division end
and the landlords have taken adyan-
tage of this fact to raise the rents
on the tenants. Many of these men
could spend more time at home If
they lived here, and many former resi-
dents would be glad to return.
Three Tracks From Cumberland.
To handle the increasing business
of the road, under the conditions that
will be imposed by the new law. the
company viii soon begin the con-
nection of all the sidings between
Cumberland and this city and convert
them into a third track. This will
give the road better facilities for the
handling of the freight The COM
pany will be compelled to'hire from SO
to 100 more men at harrisburg alone.
within the next six months and these
men will all need Accommodations.
The new law, although, not to the
liking of either the railroad men or the
railroads themselves, will neverthe-
less mean much for the prosperity of
Martinsburg.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-03
A FINE OPPORTUNITY.
THE EVENING WORLD AGAIN
MAKES SPECIAL OFFER.
From August 1851, the Paper May Be
seou' ID at a Reduction Of sf.1o

Year.
Or importance to readers of The Ey-
ening World, and many who should be
readers. Is the announcement to be
found on another page. OF the fourth
annual bargain week." which will In.
clude the days from August 26 to Au.
gust 81, 1907, opening on the morning
OF the first named day and closing
promptly on the evening of the last
day. AT that time subscriptions I'd
The Evening World win be received
at the rate of $3.50 for TIE year. In
stead of the usual price So Ca saw.
ing to the prudent individual of $1.1O
year.
In order that no injustice might be
done those subscribers who keep
their accounts with the paper right
up to date rigid rule has been de-
cided upon whereby this offer Is good
only to new subscribers and old
ones whose subscriptions are not In
arrears. In other words, person
may secure the reduction by paying
up back subscription at the rate OF
80 cents per month, thus placing him
self upon the up to date list
Another inviolable rule will be that
no subscription under this arrange
ment will be received before the
morning of August 26 or after the ev-
ening OF August 81. Mail orders plac-
ed in the postoffice on or before Au-
gust 81 will be regarded as coming
withia this rule. The paper may be
ordered by mail, personal application
at this office. 105 East Martin street,
or from employees at any point, but the
cash $3.50 per year, must accompany
the order
The Evening World has become a
household necessity in more than l.
800 homes in this vicinity, is just as
staple as anything used In the family,
and 1t is confidently expected that
hundreds of persons will take advan-
tage OF the most unusual offer ever
made bya newspaper in this section.
The date will be August 26 to 81,
inclusive.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-03
GOLD AT HANCOCK.
Geological Engineers Find Good Gold
Bearing Quartz.

Geological engineers who have prob
ed every nook and examined every
rock formation about Hancock, are EN-.
thusiagtic over the discovery of gold
bearing quartz in the hillside oppo-
site the old Bowles mill, and in the
old field adjoining. Specimens we're
first picked up just back of the old
Tollgate House, and the biologists
becoming interested got down to the
creek bed and found cliff of good
quartz The fringe of hillside where
the quartz protrudes belongs to Pres
ton Bowles, whereas the land under
which the deposit no doubt lies is the
property of John t. Mason A little
farther north similar formation I'M
derlies the lands Of J. T. Bridges and
Preston Bowles. The location is ideal
for mining The Big Tonoloway
creek winds its way at the foot of the
hillside, several hundred feet high,
making the opening OF mine or mines
an easy task.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-03
THROWN OUT OF BUGGY.
Miss RIddIeberser Painfully Injured in
Accident Here.

MtSS riuuleDcT9ST rdiHiutit tUjufSu w
Accident Here.
Miss Jessie Riddleberger of this
county was painfully injured ON West
King street last. night while enjoying
a drive with Mr. John Hetzel, by Mr.
Hetzel driving upon large pile OF
dirt which is being excavated for the
cellar of the new house OF Mr.. Paul
Strausner, while passing a carriage
and nearly upsetting which frightened
Miss Riddleberger causing her to
jump catching her skirts and falling
under the buggy.
The horse became frightened and
backed over her injuring her arm and
face, Miss sRiddleberger was picked
up unconscious and carried to the
home of Mr.. Watson, where her In
juries were attended to by DR.. Clifford
Sperow.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-03
Bare Old Furniture.

Mr.. Charles Thomas has in his
shop sixteen pieces of beautiful an
tique mahogany furniture, belonging
to Mr.. J. r. Miller. Of Romney.
The furniture is made OF two kinds
Of mahogany, the light Central Amer
lean and the dark San Domingo Mr.
Thomas has completed repairing and
upholstering it. This is the first
time it has been repaired since it
was made, over one hundred years
ago.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-03
CONSTITUTION
WAS ADOPTED
Board of Trustees of Y. M. c. A. Selected and
Bylaws Adopted at Meeting Held
Monday Night.

ing advisory committee to the board
of directors of the association.
Trustees Appointed.
Messrs. 2. 7. Brantner, Alex: Clohan
and Frank S. Emmert were appointed
as committee to name seven persons
to constitute the trustees of the asso-
citation, subject to confirmation by the
Circuit Court j. M. wooAs, Esq. was
instructed to make the necessary
legal applications.
The trustees named are the follow
ing well-known citizens of Martins
burg: DR.. G. W. Link. Jas. r. Thomp-
son and Messrs. Chas. M Lamar. Geo.
NJ Bowers, w. +. Jones, Chas- p.
Light and Max yonSchIageL
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-03
Ministers to Act.

The county court was in session
today. The tax levy was fixed at %
cents on the hundred dollars valua-
ton.
The district road levles in all the
districts Except that of Hedgesville,
has been placed at 10 cents on the
500, the HedgesvilIe district levy
being cents on the 800 valuation.