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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-05
SHAKESPEARE QUOTED BIBLE.

Present Generation Knows Many
More Things than Men of Old.
eyes," said Rev. John Snyder, author
Of Gas Ye Sow" 1--WE know many things
better than our ancestors knew them.
We know more about microbes and SCI
entif1c benevolence and expert santa
ton. But they knew more about the
Bible. 1t was part Of their very In
tellectual and spiritual fiber.
"Do you realize" continued Mr.. Sny-
der, show much Of the Bible there Is
in Shakspeare's playsH A great En-
gllsh bishop declares that these plays
contain nearly 600 biblical quotations
and references. Which do you think Of
all the Shakespeare characters quotes
the Bible most frequently You would
probably never guess.
Nobody but that delightful old rep
rebate, Sir John Falstaf. When the
old sinner is on his deathbed Dame
Quickly, you will remember, says he
'babbled Of green fields Mr.. Richard
son, the celebrated Shakespeare reader,
says he was probably attempting to re-
peat the twenty-third psalm.
"But how many people people
Of education and intellectual culture
understand the biblical illusions Of
Shakespeare today A few years ago a
college president presented to one Of
his classes (young men from all the
different conditions Of American life)
a collection Of nineteen biblical allu-
slons taken from the works Of Tenny-
son. The young men were asked to ex-
plain the illusions. The mistakes they
made were simply ridiculously astound-
ing. They reminded you Of the man
who thanked the preacher for telling
the congregation the facts concerning
Sodom and Gomorrah. He said he had
always seen the names associated, but
he supposed they were man and wife.
That scarcely seems an exaggeration.
r. Melville Baker says he was read
Ing a play to an intelligent actor one
day. One line contained a reference to
Ananlas. Who's hep asked the actor.
Mr.. Baker smiled and said: Don't
you know AnanlasP Never heard Of
him. said the actor, and 1 guess If
I never heard Of him the audience
never did. I'd cut that line out -
Boston Globe,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-05
g!g !i2!A 5I9RyE5

The Chinese ladybird is the greatest
Of the boil weeviFs foes.
New York City consumes 118,15O,OO0
pounds of cotton each year.
The King of Benin wears a cap made
Of coral beads, with a tassel Of large
beads at one side.
Surface cars on Manhattan Island do
daily damage to persons and property
in the average sum of $3.50.
Electric furnaces at Notodden, Nor
way, are capable Of producing about
LOO tons Of Chile saltpeter annually.
There is daily average Of thirty five
Immigrants who apply for admission to
the port of New York and are rejected.
Victor Emmanuel's collection of the
more than 5000 specimens, with cata-
logue Of nearly $4,000 slips.
Tie air pressure produced by explO-
sions often renders miner unconscious
so that the afterdamp catches and kills
even when the victim was neither burn
ed nor near the initial explosion.
The knighthood of Lieutenant Colonel
Frederick Louis Nathan establishes a
remarkable record, for this is the third
brother of one Jewish household who
has earned knighthood in the service
Of England.
India's peanut crop for 1906-1907 is
299,00 tons of fair to good quality.
The crop area is col 400 acres, an In
crease for the year Of 115,500 acres, or
23.S per cent. Exports in 1906-19O7
(nine months) were 958,633 hundred
weight, about the average.
Colonel Hugh L. Scott, superintend-
ent of West Point, has been most sue
cessful in capturing savage chiefs, both
in this country and in the Philippines
He owes part Of his prowess to his re-
markable understanding OF the sign
language as used by the North Ameri-
can Indians.
The Euche Indians, 500 In number,
who live In a remote part Of the Greek
nation, cling to their own language and
marry principally among their own
tribe, after being conquered and alb
sorbed by the Greek Indians more than
200 years ago. In some cases a Euche
may marry a Creek and the children
will speak to the father in the Euche
language and to the mother in Greek.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-05
WONDERFUL INVENTIONS.

Kansas City Commercial Club Mem
bers Vie in Imagination Contest.
A group of men sat in a corner of the
Commercial Club rooms last night AN
unusual proposition was put to me the
other day." said A. a. Whipple. About
a month ago a young man came into
my office. He said he was from Ar
Kansas and was looking for work.
gave him work He told me yesterday
that he had arranged to assist his
father In the development of patent
for which his father had been offered
$4,000,000. He said the device was g
motive-power proposition, and that his
father had spent seven years perfecting
It. l asked him If 1t was practical, and
he told me that it had been tested. The
device, he says, is about the size OF
the air cylinder attached to a passen-
ger or freight car. He said that at the
test it was fastened to the bottom Of
freight car.
1.-THE car was loaded with rock 80
that the wheels would not slip. By
means of the device the car and forty
other cars attached to the freight car
we're moved forward and backward
and stopped at will. The young man is
sort Of perpetual motion, reciprocal
power proposition, will change the pres
ent method of propelling trains"
r. E. Richardson was the first to
recover.
81 had my attention called to a de
vice by a man in st. Joseph" he said,
1T was a complicated but compact bit
Of machinery 1t included a double
set Of cylinders with water In the out
side cylinder. These cylinders revolv-
ed in opposite directions, and, according
to the inventor, would produce sufi-
cient steam to heat an ordinary house.
tried to get hold of the patent, but
| couldn't"
II have a friend who has developed
a new motive power" said a sad-eyed
stranger, who was on the outskirts OF
the group. my friend has been a close
student Of this sort of thing, and by
study and much experimenting he de-
veloped a cheap and attractive motive
power from nitroglycerine. He sue
ceeded In reducing the explosive power
to a minimum, and at the same time
secured high power motive power. He
made a successful trip from st. Louis
to Kansas City in a motor car equipped
with the new motive power. He made
the trip on the ice In the Missouri
River"
Excuse me-" said a tall man with
! glasses. 81 have carried a medal for
twelve years, and have held it against
all corners. I now relinquish 1t, and
leave you fellows to fight it out as to
which Of you is entitled to It."
1t was a medal given to the cham
pion prevaricator of Jackson County in
! 1S95.-Kansas City Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-05
SITTING BULL AT THE PHONE.
Old Chief Refused to Listen to White
Toy Talking His Language.

Old Chief Refused to Listen to White
Toy Talking His Language.
Colonel Hugh Scott, who has been
more successful than any man in the
army In capturing savage chiefs, both
in this country and in the Philippines,
owes part Of his prowess to his under
standing Of the sign language as used
by the North American Indians. He
mastered 1t In the West In the begin
ming Of his career. He Is greatly be-
loved by the Indians and Is chief Of
several tribes.
Some time ago when an apportion-
ment Of government money was made
the Indians were much grIeved because
Colonel Scott wouldn't take $4,000
which they thought belonged to him as
their chief. He Is regarded as the
foremost authority in America on many
Indian matters, and has given to con-
temporary science much valuable IL
formation.
Colonel Scott once held Sitting Bull
a captive in the West while his men
were chasing several bands Of bad In
dams. Another captured leader was
being held about hundred miles from
where Sitting Bull was confined, and
the idea struck Colonel Scott to. ar
range a telephone conversation between
them, to see If between them they could
not suppress the Indian instructions.
The connections were made and the
suspicious Sitting Bull led to the ma
chine and told to talk into 1t. He be-
gan the conversation gingerly, listened
a little in startled surprise and then
deserted the telephone IN disgust He
refused to renew the conversation.
what Is the matter7" inquired Colo
mel Scott. 1T is that" replied Sitting
Bull, pointing to the offending tele-
phone. ut is bad enough when the
white mans toy talks the paleface Ian
guage but will not have it speak to
me In the tongue Of my fathers
New York Sun.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-05
AMAZING CASE OF APHAs1A.
Shreyvd Business Man Deprived of
Speech for Seven Years.

Shrewd Business Man Deprived Of
Speech for Seven Years.
Discussing aphasia at the Academy
OF Medicine, New York, DR. William H.
Thompson told stOryOf mental acumen
following loss of speech which greatly
interested his hearers and which was
acknowledged to be one of the most re-
marhable cases Of It's kind on record.
a man we'll known in business"
said DR.. Thompson, "came to my Office
one day accompanied by his son and
lawyer and asked that | examine him
mentally to determine whether ne was
competent to make a will. | was in
formed that seven years before he lost
his speech and since then had been I'M
able to utter a word. He was literally
word blind. He could not tell when
printing was upside down. He explain
ed that he had considerable property
he wished to dispose of, and that as
lie expected his will would be contested
he wanted a statement from me.
81 examined him thoroughly, found
he was mentally acute and in every
way responsible. In fact, my inquiry
developed the remarkable fact that
while he was word blind he had devel-
oped a remarkable arithmetical knOwI-
edge. He was an adept in every sense.
Figures fairly spoke to him. Since the
time he was stricken he had conducted
big business and had done it in such
an astute way that he had accumulated
a fortune. He had complete mute
aphasia, but was indeed a sharp bust
ness man. l was convinced that his
mental center for arithmetic was sep
arate and distinct
ITO test his acuteness Of intellect
misread two or three words in his will
and he instantly caught me up and up
braided his lawyer. 1 made out GER
t'fcate to the effect that in my opinion
he was perfectly competent to make
will. Two months later this remark
able man was found dead in bed, and
learned later that the certificate which
l gave him was the means Of prevent
ing a will contest"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-05

the trails and 50 blockadlng the rail
roads that communication with the
East, over the Northern routes, was
suspended for weeks.
When, at last, under the influence
Of the warm spring sun and the rain,
the snow melted, the canyons became
courses for turbulent streams and the
rivers were greatly swollen.
The San Joaquin River Is q broad
stream, running through the San Joa-
quin Valley between low, banks, and
1t often overfows and foods thousands
of acres Of the level land Of the valley,
doing a good deal of damage.
The most disastrous food resulting
from the overlooking Of this river
known to the settlers of California oc-
Cured In the spring Of 1891.
Upton was built on a high spot two
miles from the San Joaquin River. A
quarter Of a mile from the western
outskirts of the town and in the direc-
ton of the river, at a point where the
land was high and yet lower than the
elevation upon which the town had
been built, stood the handsome resi-
dence OF Banker Haworth.
The grounds around 1t were extern
sive and beautiful, but ever since Mr..
Haworth had chosen the spot as a
place Of residence a large number Of
the citizens of Upton, who were ac-
quainted with the peculiarities of the
river, had frequently expressed their
doubt Of the wisdom Of the choice
The banker laughed at their fears,
and, although on two occasions the
water had shut his family off from
communication with town, except by
means of a boat, he made no attempt
to establish himself on higher ground.
A few weeks after the mountaineer
appeared in Upton, with the prophecy
of a flood OF unprecedented greatness
on his lips, the river began to rise, and
in short time II rose above its banks
where they were the lowest and spread
over the country several miles north
of the town.
Great excitement prevailed in Upton,
and it was suggested TO Mr.. Haworth
that he remove his family to the hotel
in that town until the river had sub
sided.
There will be time enough to do so, y
Mr.. HawOrth said. when the river
leaves its banks at this point They
are high here, and if it should over
flow them, can get my family to town
in twenty minutes easily"
1t had been raining furicusly all
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-05
Winning a Point
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Your house Is In bad place, Louis"
Harold said. IF the water should
overflow, we shall have time to get to
high ground before 1t surrounds us
By-the-way, Hal, 1 spoke to father this
morning about giving you a situation"
did he say that he would?" In
CURED Harold, eagerly.
''No, he didn't give me much encour-
agement, Hal; but I'm not discouraged
yet I intend to get him interested In
you before I give up"
Harold's heart sank. He had never
doubted that his young friend would
secure him the coveted position. Now
all his bright dreams were shattered.
Louis saw the evidence Of dlsap-
pointment In Harold's face and he did
all in his power to cheer the boy.
When they separated, Louis said:
Keep up good spirit, Hal. I'm sure
that I can win my point with father
yet. 1 shall speak to him again about
the matter in a few days"
"You are very kind, Louis" Harold
replied, "but 1 presume that there are
other boys that your father thinks are
better fitted for such work than 1 am"
IF that is 50, shall try and con-
vince him Of his mistake" said Louis,
as he drove away.
The previous winter-that Of 1890
91-was an unusually severe one on
the Pacific coast. Terrific snowstorms
prevailed In the Sierra Nevada Noun
tains, filing the canyons, celebrating
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-05
Her Endorsement.

The stories Of the woman with the
check are innumerable, but the Phlla-
delphia Public Ledger seems to have
discovered a new one. 1t adds it to
the long list Of business vagaries laid
to the door of the gentle sex. A brides
mother had presented her with check
on Christmas day. With a feeling Of
the utmost Importance she took It to
the bank to get it cashed.
The cashier took the check, then
handed 1t back politely, saying:
'"WiI1 you please indorse 1t, MADAME
Endorse it?" repeated the bride, puz-
zled.
''Yes, across the back, you know"
replied the man, too busy to notice her
beWilderment.
The bride carried the check TO a desk,
laid It face downward, and nlbbled the
end of a pen thOughtfully. Then In
spiration came, and she wrote triumph
antly across the back:
For Fanny, from mother; Christ
mas, 1906"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-05
THE WANDERERS SONG.

through the hgap the west
friendly the fields that love best;
redpped clover here and the whitewhorled daisy there
wdng that affairs the upland ART
will be brd-mrth sweet-nellower may know
of wild woodthrush the call Of the vreoi
gossip from the dawn to the goam
laughter brooks there will be when come home
Tsre will be- when come home kindness the earth
All, I love II all, bounteous breadth and grth!
The very say-tendrfl, FIBRE and root,
Is foster-chld, he OF the wandering foot
And lo shall at the gate ajaT
leaning lacs shade where the honeysuckes are;
l the open door-o farer the foam,
heart there will be when come hos
e
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-05
Did Not Overlook Chance.

A Buffalo physician tells Of two
young friends In that city who entered
simultaneously upon their respective
careers Of physician and lawyer.
Late one afternoon the newly made
medico dashed into the room OF his
legal friend, exclaimlng:
Great luck, old mani Congratulate
me! Got a patient at last On my
way to see him now!"
Whereupon the legal light to be
clapped his friend on the back, saying:
Delighted, old chapp Then after a
slight pause he added, with a sly grin:
'>Say, let me go with you. Perhaps
he hasn't made his WALLPAPER
Weekly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-05

How a man admires the fve-cent CT
gar he smokes. ut IS the only cigar
made that is fit to smoke" we heard
a man say to-day, referring to his
brand.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-05

A widower with seven children stands
a better show of getting married again
than a widow with one.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-05

You can't make anything else out of
a last years straw hat
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-05

The little side dishes at restaurant
afford considerable amusement to farm
.erS ~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-05

Some women chew gum like they
we're employed on piece work.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-05

dSkSu ulD1 WLldJ uS luLGuOSu 10 10
Harold coolly told them that he was
going to try and shoot the lead ball,
with the Irvine attached to 1t, over the
roof of the Haworth residence. If he
could do 1t, and a strong rope was tied
to the end Of the cord, the imprisoned
members of the bankers family could
haul it across, fasten it, and, with q
boat, a rope ferry could be made, and
the endangered ones saved.
MAKE way, there for the boy 7"
shouted the men, who saw the wisdom
in Harold's undertaking.
Strong men forced the people back,
and Harold walked between them to
the edge Of the food. No time could
be wasted. The water had risen nearly
to the caves of The house, and the bank
er's family had retreated to the roof.
Willing hands quickly supplied all
the rope that was needed from a store
near by, and boat, that had been
used on the river, was dragged to the
waters edge
All eyes were bent on Harold. when
he finally raised the rifle to his shout
der, and, elevating it at a sharp angie,
aimed it directly over the heads of
those on the roof.
There was a sharp report, and a
hush fell on the crowd as they eagerly
looked across the water. The Irvine
Missed through the hand of a man, who
loosely held 1t.
For a moment there was terrible
suspense. Then a great shout went I'D
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-07
WARNING ORDER.

In the United States Court In the
Indian Territory, Southern District,
T. II. Parker. plaintiff, VS.. Laura
Kelley and II. G. Kelley, defendants.
No. 1886.
The defendants, Laura Kelley an,
II. G. Kelley are warned to appear II
this court In thirty days and answer
the complaint OF the plaintiff, 7. II
Parker.
Witness the Hon. Hosea Townsend
Judge Of said Court, and the seal
thereof this 3Oth day OF July, 1907.
(SEAL) C. NJ. CAMPBELL.
BY w. S. Crockett, Deputy. Clerk
Potterf q Walker, attorneys.
Attorney for nonresident: S. II
Butler,
First published July 81. 1907.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-07
Total Abstainers Meet.
Ardmoreite Special.

Cleveland. o., Aug. 7.-Leaders In
the temperance movement among the
Catholics of the country are here In
large numbers today, attending the
convention of the Catholic Total Absti'
nence society. The convention vii
last three days and will undoubtedly
be one of the most important in the
history of the temperance movement,
There are present not only distinguish
ed members OF the laity OF the United
States and Canada, but also several of
the leaders OF the hierarchy OF the
Roman Catholic church in America. A
long program Of addresses, lectures
and sermons has been prepared and
the subject Of temperance and total
abstinence from alcoholic beverages
will be considered from religious, sci
entific. moral and social standpoints.
The city officials and citizens OF Cleve-
land, regardless of religious denomi'
nation. have joined heartily in welcom-
Ing the distinguished delegates to the
convention.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-07
Words of Praise

For tho several ingredients Of which Dr.
ilcrcc's medicines are composed. as giVer
by leaders in all the several schools of
medicine, should have far more weight
than any amount Of nom professional tcs.
timunidls. llr. iIcrcc's Fayoritc prcscrip-
tiun has titE BADGE oF HONESTY ON every
bottlc-wrappcr, in fun list oi all It's in
gradients printed In plain English.
II You are an invalid woman and suffer
from ircq.ent headache, backache, gnaw.
Ing diStrF. In stomach, periodical pains,
disasrc$gle, catarrhal. pelvic drain,
cragginsydown distress In lower abdomen
or pelve, perhaps dark spots or spccks
dancIg before the eyes, faint spells and
klndSi symptoms caused by female weak.
ness, oSf,hf arrangement Of the feminine
organs, ~ can not do better than take
Dr. Picrfcf Favorlte Prescription.
The hfJital, surgeons knife and opera.
ting taiJmay be avoided by the timely
use OF Navorite Prescription in such
cases. Ihrreny thc ohnoAlams cNamin.
at-ons anI-Il-AIIIG4IWlAis oI Ihc IamIy
ply yslclan can De avoided and a ILuTlIlh
c2Irse 0I snccesstlI trcAlmtnt catrlcd Oli
LLl- Ll-LIIAAlAILL 'Fav0ritc
Prescription Is composed OI Tie very best
native medicinal roots known to medical
science Tor the cure OF wOman's peculiar
ailments, contains no alcohol and no
harmful or Authorizing drugs.
DO not expect too much from -Favorite
Prescriptions; IL Will not perform mira
cles; IL will not Dissolve OF cure tumors.
No medicine WILL IL will do as much 20
establish vigorous health In most weak
neSses and ailments peculiarly incident TO
women as any medicine can. IL must be
given fair chance 10y perseverance In its
use for a reasonable length Of time.
l9MlALl4NQ1d-La- -La-ac.-G.4t-a-Al L -AlcIel- nos
trum as q SllhSilnic for this InInal,- ,-oi
KNOW MQCnmpuSl ton.
SICK women are invited TO consult Dr.
Pierce, by letter, free. All correspond
encc is guarded as Sacrcdlv secret and
wOmanly condolences are protected by
prof, Ssiunal privacy. Address Dr. k. "
Pierce, Buffalo. y. Y.
Dr. piercc's Pleasant Pellets the hest
laxative and regulator " the bowels
They invigorato stomach. liver and
bowels ON, a laxative; two or three a
cathartIc. Easy 10 take as candy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-07

San Antonio, Tex, Aug. 6.-San An.
tonic has a case of the deadly tropical
disease known as beri beri. Matsua
Hiatsukaa. a Japanese immigrant, is
confined in the city hospital with the
disease. Beri beri is considered as an
incurable disease in the tropics, and
also is contagious. II is practically un'
known in the temperate zones and the
physicians do not anticipate that there
will be any more cases here. The Jap
anese has been isolated and will be
kept in a detention ward until he Il
deported.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-07
DON'T MIND DEATH.
italian Says He viii Murder and Die;
Why Not Now?

New York, Aug Ga peculiar pro-
cess Of reasoning will probably cost
Eduard Correnio an Italian. his life.
though physicians hope today that
their arguments. supplemented by
their surgical skill. may save the
Italian from death. Some countrymen
brutally kicked Correnio. Blood poison
ing set in and the hospital physicians
told the dying Italian that an amputa-
tion would save MIN. He calmly re-
fused to submit to an operation, say
ing:
III live to 30 out ! shall kill my
assailants and then III die In the cleo
tric chair | might as well die now
No amount of persuasion could in
duce Iorrenio to change his mind.
Three men were arrested today chars-
cd with having assaulted the Italian.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-07
viii Probe for OH.

Gainesville, Tex, Aug. Ga number
of leases on land west and north of
this city are now being filed with the
county clerk here for the purpose OF
boring for oil. OIL has ben found
In number Of wells near here for
the last three or four years. but never
in paying quantities. The land has
now nearly all been leased to expert
enced oil companies, who are sending
machinery mere and will give the wells
a thorough test.