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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-10-11
with horrible purpose,

with horrible purpose.
mo, no. No more noise. Quick
man! You must go to the door. Only
summon me II necessary. Oh, quickv'
He rushed to another door and open.
ed 1t. There was n balcony beyond. II
overhung the very lip Of the rock. Far
beneath the deep blue of the sea shone
and naught else.
Mason caught up Anson's limp form
| and ran with him to the balcony.
With a mighty swing he threw him
outward, clear of the cliffs edge. For
few tremulous seconds they listened.
They thought they heard a splash.
Then Mason turned coolly to Grenier.
us there any blood on my coat?"
Il can see none. Now, the door!
Keep insidev'
With quaking heart he listened to
Mason's heavy tread along the passage
and across the kitchen. He clinched
the back Of chair in the effort to
calm himself by forcible means. Then
he heard the. unbolting of the door and
the telegraph messengers prompt an
nouncement:
philip Arson, Esq"
Mason came to him carrying the tel
egram.
Grenier subsidized into the chair he
held. This time he was Frustrated.
He could scarcely open the flimsy en-
velope.
Abingdon counsels caution. Says there
Is some mistake. Much love-
EVELYN.
That was all, but it was a good deal.
Grenier looked up with lackluster
eyes. He was almost fainting.
"Send him away" he murmured.
"There is nothing to be done. In the
morning.
Mason saw that his ally was nearly
exhausted by the reaction. He grin
ned and cursed.
"Of all the chicken heartfelt
But he went and dismissed the boy.
Grenier threw himself at full length
on sofa.
whats up now?' demanded Mason,
finding him prone.
"Wait-just little while-until my
heart stops galloping That confound-
ed knock! 1t Jared my spine"
Take some more brandy"
How can I? 1t is impossible.
iaven't got an OK head, like you."
Mason placed the lamp on central
table. It's rays fell on Philips hat.
Something In its appearance caught
thn 10, II MI fha hok
and examined it critically.
"Do you know" he said, after a ST.
lence broken only by Grenier's deep
breathing, 81 fancy 1 didn't kill him,
after all"
'Not-klll him? Why-he was dead
In that chair-for an hour"
Perhaps. l hit hard enough, but
this hat must have taken some Of It,
When you were busy, I thought his
chest heaved slightly And just now
when carried him outside he seemed
to move"
"Rotv
''It may be- struck very hard"
Grenier sat up.
Even II you are right" he mutter-
ell, 1T does not matter. He fell 800
feet. The fall alone would kill him.
And If he is drowned and the body is
picked up it is better so. Don't you
sec? Even If he were recognized he
would be drowned. not-not- Well,
his death would be due to natural
causes
He could not bring himself to say
murdered" an ugly word.
'If you were not such a milksop,
there would be no fear Of his being
recognized"
But Grenier laughed a hollow and
unconvincing laugh. Nevertheless it
was sign of recovery.
"What nonsense we are talking! A
naked man floating dead in the North
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-20
In the Surface Car.

A fat Irishwoman, bearing a number
of bundles, entered a crowded street
car. The only semblance Of a seat she
could find was a small space at the
right Of a smartly dressed youth. Into
this space, sufficient only for an indi-
vidual Of ordinary size, the feshy Irish
woman squeezed herself, much to the
annoyance Of the youth.
After q moment or so the Irish
woman produced q cheese sandwich,
which she proceeded to devour with
every evidence Of relish.
At this the youth gave her a look Of
ineffable disgust and drew the skirts
of his frock coat closer to him.
at suppose, me lad" good-naturedly
said the woman, shat ye'd prayfer-r to
have a gintleman sittin' mkt to ye."
II certainly would" snapped the
youngster.
$50 would l." calmly responded the
fat perSon-Exchange
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-20
"MR. EDWARD"

sO~NON@NONN~ON~NO~@~N
In 1883 the Prince Of Wales was
much interested In the creation and
organization of the College Of Music
in London. He caused 1t to be 1nt1-
snated to the late Sir Henry Irving that
it would show the interest Of another
and allied branch Of art in the under
taking if the dramatic artists would
give a benefit for the new college. The
prince even suggested that Robert Ma
caire" would do excellently for the oc-
casion, with an all-star cast.
Of course Irving was delighted to
help, and the result was a splendid per-
Torrance, at which the Prince and
Princess Of Wales attended, and sum
Of more than one thousand pounds was
turned over to the college-the entire
receipts. IrElng himself, says Mr.. Bran
Stoker in his Personal "Reminiscences
of Henry Irving" paid all the expenses.
In the first year Of its working, when
the class for dramatic study was or
ganized, Irving was asked by the direc-
torate to examine 1t, which he did cheer
fully, and in due time made his report.
Soon afterward he received a letter Of
thanks for his services.
Although quite formal, 1t was a most
genial and kindly letter, and to the sig
nature was appended chairman" In
acknowledging it to Sir George Grove,
the director of the college, Irving said
what a pleasure 1t had been to him to
be an examiner, and assured Sir George
that he would gladly hold his services
at the disposal of the college. He add
ed to his letter this postscript:
by the way, who is our genial friend,
Mr.. Edward, chairman? l do not think
have met him."
He got Mortified letter sent by mes
senger from Sir George, explaining that
the signature was that Of albert Ed
ward"-then Prince Of Wales, now his
majesty, Edward VII.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-20
ROMANS USED SAFETY PINS.
Collar Button Among the Artic5e8
Found in Ancient TOmbs.

Collar Button Among the Artic5e6
Found in Ancient TOmbs.
Every now and then it is discovered
that some extremely modern" inven-
ton is in reality exceedingly old. For
example, the safety pin, far from being
a novelty or even Of recent origin, IS
decidedly ancient-a fact made certain
by the finding Of a great many such
pins, fashioned exactly like those OF to-
day, in old Roman and Etruscan tombss
dating back to a period a good dead
earlier than the birth of Christ.
The safety pin in truth was an arnI
Gle Of common use In Italy long before
the Roman empire attained the height
Of its glory. Some Of them were exact
" like those OF to-day, utilizing the IA
mtliar principle of coiled spring and
catch, but the material Of which they
were made seems always to have been
bronze. They took on q Development
however, far more remarkable than9o Jour
modern safety pins, many of them be-
ing quite large affairs, ten inches or so
IN length and hollow, as If designed to
be attached to the gown in front and
possibly to contain something or other
-cOnceivably flowers. Not infrequent>
ly they were ornamented with gems.
Another ancient invention was the
collar stud. 1t is true that the ancient
Romans did not use buttons to fasten
their garments, but for this very reason
safety pinswere more urgently required,
and the latter seem to have been sup
plemented by studs OF bronze, which
were In shape exactly like those Of to-
day. OF course, people in those times
wore no collars, but the little contrl-
vance IN question was utilized in other
ways. Probably-and indeed the as
sumption is not a rash one-it had IN
that early epoch the same habit as
now Of rolling under a piece Of furni-
ture on slight provocation for the pur-
pose Of eluding observation and pur-
suit, with the usual perversity Of mani
mate objects.-Scientific American.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-20

me 1 want to relieve It. My heart is
ZOO soft. One needs to be hard-heart-
ed and callous to the suffering Of others
to get along in the world. Industry
isn't sufficient I'm industrious-in
fact. often think 1 work altogether
too hard. 1t isn't a good thing for q
man and it's never appreciated as much
as it might be, either. They don't ap.
preciate 1t at the Office. There's only
one thing they seem to appreciate less
and that's intelligence. They don't
want a fellow to be too intelligent
They prefer a man without too much
brains. I've made good many sugges-
lions that would have meant a large
increase of business if they had been
adopted, but, to tell the truth, I've been
rather snubbed for my pains"
What a shame !"
1.-The way of the world" said the
candid man, with a sad smile. "And
then 1 can't bring myself to toady /;
I'm too independent. often wish I
wasn't"
QOu SCllu ILO young
Its very nice for you to say so, but
l know I oughtn't to be so independ-
ent 1 feel inclined to get angry some
times and say few things, but l con-
troll myself. I've always been rather
self-controlled. I'm doubtful at times
whether it Is quite wise. I ought to act
more on impulse, perhaps"
81 wish you would" said the young
woman, Indignantly. ''Tell them just
what you think of them. Mean things :"
1--WE must be charitable" said the
candid man. 81 always try to be char
table"
you're too much So" said the young
woman.
The candid man sighed gently. 81
know my faults" he Chicago
Daily News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-20
Expert Firemanship.

A couple of Americans were inspect
ing an English fire station. One Of
them, addressing the chief engineer,
said:
do you know, in New York we use
a nine-inch hose, not a paltry three
inch, such as you have here?
"Oh," replied the chief engineer,
'that small hose is for watering the
station; this tweIve-inch hose is what
we use at fires. Besides, it saves the
use of a fire escape, for when we want
to send a man up to the top Of build
ing we just place him on the top of the
hose, turn the water on, and he is up
Their is no time!''
eyes," remarked one of the visitors,
"but how does he get down again?'
WELL" replied the engineer, che
simply places his arms around the jet
and slides down.-Old ScrapbOok.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-20
MUTINY RARE IN BRITAIN.
Recent Outbreak Mt Portsmouth Not
the First, However.

Recent Outbreak mt Portsmouth Not
the First, However.
The British army and navy being the
best disciplined and the most content
In the world, mutinies among our forces
have happily been very rare. Previous
to the recent outbreak at Portsmouth
the last British mutiny of note occurred
on July {, 1890, when the Second Gren-
adler Guards, then at Wellington bar
racks, refused to turn out on parade,
only about six men Of The whole battal-
ion answering the bugle call. Eventu-
ally they were induced to assemble.
but many instead of appearing in full
marching order paraded In TUNES and
fatigue dress. For this insubordina-
ton the whole battalion was exiled to
Bermuda for one year.
Leaving the mercantile marine out of
the question, the last British naval mu-
tiny of note-previous, Of course, to
the recent trouble occurred as far
back as December, 1901. This was the
famous mutiny of the Bantry Bay
squadron, the seriousness of which may
be judged from the fact that seventeen
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-20

Of the mutineers were condemned to
death and all the rest sentenced to re-
ceive 200 lashes each. In those days
very stern measures were adopted to
ouell insubordination In the navy.
Portsmouth has been the scene Of a
serious mutiny before. In 1897 the
whole fleet stationed there STRUCK"
for an advance In wages. The admiral
ty appeased the men by promise,
which, however, was not quickly full
filed, whereupon second mutiny
broke out. Admiral COlpoys and his
captain ordered the marines to fire,
md as some of the men we're killed
these two officers were arrested for
using unjustif1ed harshness. Eventual
" the mems wages were raised and the
mutineers were all pardoned.-London
Answers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-20

A Condition Which DR.. Williams Pink
Pills, the Great Blood Tonic, Have
Been Curing for Years.

There is no more perplexing trouble
for a physician to treat than debility
cases, especially in women, in which
there is no acute disease but in which
the patient every day sinks lower and
lower despite changes of medicine and
similar experiments.
That Dr. Williams Pink Pills win
restore health under these conditions
is no speculation but the fact has been
proved in hundreds of cases similar
to that of Mrs. Sarah Ramsey, of 1908
st. John ST., Litchfeld, III. She says
II never felt well after my first
child was born. l had a gnawing pain
in my stomach and could not hold any
food down. My head ached a great
deal and sometimes the pain went all
through my body. l had dizzy spells
so that | could not stand and seemed
to be half blinded with pain. These
spells would often last for over an
hour My blood seemed to be in a
very poor condition and my hands and
feet were like ice. I seemed to be
growing weaker and weaker and could
not get around to do my work in
the house. l was extremely nervous
and the least excitement would bring
on a dizzy spell.
For a number of years I was under
a doctors care but seemed to get no
better. had heard about DR.. Will
liams' Pink Pills and | began to take
them I soon felt better and gained
in weight and strength. My nerves
are strong now and am a well woman
in every way"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold
bv all druggists or will be sent, post
paid, on receipt of price, so cents per
box. six boxes for $3.50, by the DR.,
Williams Medicine Company, Science
tadv N. Y. A booklet of valuable in
formation. entitled "Plain Talks to
Women" sent free on request.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-20
cOrduroY clothes gauntlets and broad.

corduroy clothes, gauntlets and broad
brimmed sornbrero; and round his
waist was a cartridge-belt, with
chain for a revolver A bullet had en-
tered his forehead. The person arrested
for the shooting was boy of fifteen,
who, with a companion of his own
age, was known to frequent the room.
He, too, wore cowboy clothes and car
ried q revolver. In the room the po-
lice found a large pile Of dime novels
and plenty Of cigarettes and playing
cards. When the 15-year-old boy was
arrested his mother appeared, and de-
clared that her boy had never been
bad boy, and she was sure he was inno-
cent. He had not been at school for
year, but she Railways knew where he
was" She ought to have known that
he was not at home, not at work and
not in school; that he was spending
his time playing cards with two other
boys, reading cheap trash and smok-
Ing cigarettes. The revolver he had
with him was his fathers; yet neither
the mother nor the father seems to
have interfered or to have been trou-
bled by any Of these facts. One may
sympathize with parents who have SO
little sense Of responsibility as these
parents felt for their son, but one can
not excuse them. It is not enough to
know where the boy Is. It Is necessary
to know that the place is not a moral
cesspool and a mental muck-hole. Con-
gress can make, and the courts enforce,
law for pure physical food; but the
mental pure food law must be promul-
gated by parents and enforced at home {;
and for some youthful diseases no
amount of pedagogy" or psychology"
or child study or moral suasion" Is
half so effective as the good old "Oil
of Palm" a simple unguent with which
the youth Of an earlier generation was
literally anointed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-20
Much Broken by Misfortune.

Mrs. Cartwright, in search of q
painter to touch up her kitchen walls,
was directed to Napoleon Llamere. do
you think" asked Mrs. Cartwright,
cycling totterIng Napoleon doubtfully,
that you could paint the side walls Of
my kitchen?"
But yes, madame" returned NapO-
leon, "eef dose apartment eet ees not
of a too large highness. Eef you ave
som wat you call low-down job, me,
l do heem de mos bes' Of hannyDody
else.
But, madame! Helas! No more can
1 do dose up-high ceiling, dose steep
roof, dose so-elevate church steep,
dose sky-scrape. Me, I ave hon ma
two foot too great of de shake. Be.
hol! Already, madame, me, l ave de
large misfortune to broke seek Of ma
laig"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-20

Very little OF the earth's surface re
mains unexplored. Thirty years ago
Nine. Blavatsky located her "Mahatma
Koot Homi' in an oasis of the desert
OF Cobb, deeming that neighborhood
pretty secure from the invasion of the
curious. Yet Sven Hedin has now twice
crossed the desert of Cobb and Mr..
Lander has also explored it. It may be
said incidentally that they saw nothing
of Koot HOml or his oasis The cir
cumstance indicates that he who would
create a land of mystery ought to locate
# on another planet. Any place on
this sphere is likely to be Invaded by
restless people of the Hedin type.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-20
Verdict for DR.. Pierce
AGAINST THE
Ladies' Home Journal.

Sending truth after lie. It is an old
maxim that "a lie will travel seven
leagues while truth is getting its boots
on" and no doubt hundreds Of thousands
OF good people read the unwarranted and
malicious attack upon DR.. r. V. Pierce
and his "FavOrite Prescription published
In the May Q904) number of the Ladies'
Home Journal, with its great black dis
play headings, who never saw the hum
BILE, groYeling retractiOn, with its incon-
spicuous heading, published two months
later. It was boldly charged in the sland-
erous and libelOus article that DR.. Pierce's
FaVorite Prescription, for the cure of
woman'S weaknesses and ailments, con-
tanned alcohol and other harmful ingredi-
ents. DR.. Pierce promptly brought suit
against the publishers of the Ladies'
Home Journal, for $2OO,OO0,OO damages.
DR.. Pierce alleged that Mr.. Box, the
editor, maliciously published the article
containing such false and defamatory
matter witR the intent Of injuring his
business Furthermore, that no alcohol, or
other luxurious. or habit-forming, drugs
are, or over were, contained in his ga
vorite Prescription" -; that said medicine
Is madS fD6m native medicinal roots and
contahs/no harmful ingredients what
eveT/8Hd that Mr.. BOk'S malicious state.
meKtX we're wholly and absolutely false.
Ihthe retraction printed by said Journal
they were forced to acknowledge thattbeY
had Obtained ANALYSES of @EaYQrite Pre-
kcriptiOn.n from eminent chemists. all Of
whom Certified that III did not contain all
c0h0I dr anY Of fhe alleged harmful drugSI
These facts we're also proven in the TRIAL OF
the action in the Supreme Court But the
business of Dr. Pierce was greatly injured by
the publication Of the libelous article with
its great display headings while hundreds OF
thousands who read the wickedly defamatory
article never saw the humble groveling re-
traction, set in small type and made as incon"
spicuous as possible. The matter was. how
Court of New York State which promptly
rendered a verdict in the Doctors favor.
Thus his traducers came to grief end their
base SANDERS were refuted.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-20

81 have my faults, l know" said the
candid man, who had arrived at a con-
fidentiaI understanding with the young
woman. You've got to expect that.
I've a good many faults, and I'm per-
fectlywilIing to admit them; and that's
another thing"
"It's more than everybody WILL" said
the young woman, admiringly.
az know it." said the candid man. at
don't myself believe it's always wiser
to do so, but that's the way 1 am.
always like people to know that Pm
not trying to deceive them, even when
it might perhaps be to my advantage"
II think that's q per fly lovely
trait" remarked the young woman.
"a very foolish one, no doubt" said
the candid man. "You know there's
such thing as being too honest WE'LL
1 can't help it, as say, and I'm will
ing to take the consequences.
Another thing" he continued, 81
don't care enough about money. Oh,
like the things that money will buy, of
course, but for money itself-mere
money" He made a gesture Of dis
gust.
81 hate people who are always think
ing Of money" she said.
II don't understand it," he rejoined
"I'm afraid I'm not careful enough
about it. You mustn't think / am a
spendthrift exactly. And I'm really go
ing to be quite prudent and saving
now But if see anybody in need, you
know, I always want to help him. The
sensible thing, Of course, is for a man
to look out for himself first. but l
never could be like that"
I'm glad you can't and I hope you
never will be-" said the young woman,
fondly.
"I'm easy, I guess" laughed the can
did man. "When 1 see distress about
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-20
s'Deprived of HIS see.,,

AS an example of the ability of the
Juvenile scholar to evolve an unexpect-
ed meaning from his text, a CORE
spondent relates that the following
question was put to a history class
What misfortune then happened to
Bishop Odo" The reply came quite
readily, "He went blind" An explana-
ton was demanded, and the genius
brought up the text book. There, sir"
triumphantly, "the book says So" The
sentence indicated by an Ink stained
digit read, "Odo was deprived Of his
see."-London Spectator.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-20

A Pennsylvania has committed sui
eide because his son murdered his wife
and mother-in-law and was hanged.
Seems reason enough for suicide,
doesn't lit If any reason is sufficient,
this must be. No more cruel and crush
Ing calamity can come to any man than
a sons turning out to be a murderer
and being hanged. There is deepest
same In it as we'll as the keenest sor-
row the heart can know. And it is the
most irremediable Of all woes. A man
may live to make amends for his own
crimes or sins, but no man-not even
heart-broken father-can ever make
amends for a murderer that has been
hanged. But the peculiar thing about
this, as a cause OF suicide, is its great
rarity. Murders are common. Execu-
lions are common. Heart-searing suf-
fering because of them is common. Yet
there can be recalled very few in
stances Of victims OF this greatest Of
human calamities resorting to suicide
Indeed, 1t is seldom we hear Of victims
of any really great calamities seeking
relief In suicide. It Is strange how,
under the really great sorrows, we bear
up. Strange how these actually give US
new strength, not only to bear, but to
overcome. 1t is the little worries, the
petty woes, that break US down. We
hear Of suicide every day-every hour,
almost-because of temporary financial
tangle, or lovers quarrel, or trivial dis
appointment, or little ailment. But Of
self-destruction or the breaking Of the
spirit in the face of really great ca
lamities there are few instances either
In the daily news or IN history. Men
and women innumerable have borne
the greatest Of human Affections not
only with serenity, but with increased
strength and sweetness. 1t is Of the
hopelessly crippled that the world may
learn cheerfulness. 1t is to the hope
Iessly invalid we may look for pa
thence. The human spirit, like steel,
will bear enormous pressure, but 1t
may soon be weakened and broken by
the rust Of little worries.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-20

- IS not generally known, but It Is
nevertheless a fact that convicts In
the Ohio penitentiary earn as high as
$50 or $50 a month for themselves
working overtime. They have a certain
task to perform In eight hours and all
work they get out above their tasks is
credited to them. In the boltshop alone
more than 200 men divide every month
5000 for work accomplished in over
time. The convicts are not allowed to
work more than eight hours a day. One
man IN the boltshop earns nearly $50
every month running what is called a
perfect mill. a large number Of con-
victs clear for themselves more than
$50 a month.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-20

Many wonderful things happen in
this country. One of them is the recent
election to the United States Senate
from a Western State of the son of an
immigrant who came to this country In
the steerage in the middle of the last
century, and later married a fellow
steerage passenger. But this is not so
wonderful as the presence in the Sen
ate of another man who came over in
che steerage himself, and has risen to
a position of power and influence.