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

revolver penetrated Bradley's breast
near the heart.
Piguida fled but was arrested later
and taken to the hospital where Brad
lev lay in a critical condition. The
police were astonished to see the two
greet each other as friends and de-
clare that they regretted the quarrel,
while Piguida made anxious inquiry
as to whether his friend would re-
cover. Bradley is teamster and
Piguida a machinest.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-05
WISCONSIN Defeats Syracuse.

Madison, Wis, June 3.-The first
real test of the merits Of western and
eastern crews was made in the Men
dota regatta, and the west came out
victorious WiscOnsin's eight-oared
crew, coached by Edward I'll. Ten
Eyck, defeated the Syracuse crew,
coached by James A. Ten Eyck, by
two lengths over a two-mile course,
The time was 1929.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-05
Grieved Himself to Suicide.

Waukesha, Wis, May 31.-Dr. ]. *.
Jamison, of Chicago, committed sui
eide by shooting at the grave of his
wife at the Roman Catholic cemetery
in the town of Genesee. DR.. JamisOn
and Miss Ethel Gibson, of this city,
were married about two years and a
half ago and went to Chicago to re-
side. They were most devoted to each
other and Mrs. Jamison's death on
Feb. 2 last, was a great shock to her
husband.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-05
Muskrats Close a Canal.

Kaukauma, Wis, June 1.-The work
Of muskrats started leak in the gov
eminent canal here, as a result Of
which the water has gone out of the
canal and navigation will be closed for
several days pending repairs. Sever
al big mills are idle. Trolley lines run
by steam.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-05

their pledge to do exact justice by the
accused. 1t was an impressive scene
later when, after the midday recess,
Haywood listened to the reading Of
the Indictment against himself, MOytr,
PettibOne and Simpkins.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-05
Sold MIX Without a License.

Kenosha, Wis, June 8.-James H.
Karnes, leader in the work Of the
kenosha civic federation, was arrest
ed and fined or a charge Of violating
the city ordinance which prevents the
selling of milk without a license.
Karnes admitted that he kept a COW
and sold q quart of milk daily.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-05
No Sentiment in This Sentence.

Portland, Me-, June 4.-Ten years
at hard labor in state prison was the
sentence imposed in the superior court
upon Edward J.Owen and John Quinn.
Portland boys, convicted of holding up
and robbing a steamship messenger Of
S1,49O. The boys fed after the rob
berry and We're caught in Chicago aft
ar n long chase.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-05
Wisconsin odd Fellows in Session.

Superior, Wis, June 4.-Nearly q
thousand Odd Fellows and Daughters
of Rebeccas from all over the state of
Wisconsin have arrived here to at
tend the annual convention of these
orders, the sessions of which began
this morning.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-05
A Piano Opportunity Lost
retailing

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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-19
CHAPTER XIX.
A New Arrival.

Aunt Deb shook the scanty soil Of
Porgy Island from her feet, and, leav-
ing the lighthouse tower and the cot
tage to strangers, moved across the
hungry sea to Cinderville, and took up
her abode in a little cottage that stood
in a struggling by-way of that fishy
hamlet. The first thing she did after
settling herself in this new home was
to plod up to the inn and ask for Es-
ther. The girl was not there. She had
left the place-gone off alone in the
Barton stage several days before, the
inn folks said.
"Whither?" the old woman asked,
but no one could tell her.
Aunt Deb meandered back to her
new quarters and sat down in loneli-
ness to wait. Day after day passed,
but Esther came not. The old woman,
who had grown more scraggy and do
lorous than ever, stood in her cottage
door and watched in vain for her lost
niece.
More than likely she's killed her
self with that pistol gave her at the
lighthouse" moaned Aunt Deb. Mis-
fortunes never come singly, they pour
in galloping torrents Wherever am
to look for that unhappy child, and
what sort of an account am I to give
Of her to Jim Hart, her father?"
One week and then another passed
away. 1t was threatening night in
early autumn. The wind swept in wild
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-19
Reverence For Age.

There is an old story which illus
trates tne reverence which the ancients
felt for old age. Into one Of the great
est amphitheatres Of Greece, filled to
the gates with a throng assembled 10
witness the athletic games so popular
in those days. an aged man went one
day. Every seat was taken. one
hundred Athenian boys sat on one side;
as many Spartan youths sat on the
other side. Seeing the old man, the
Athenian boys, true to their instruc-
ton, rose and uncovered their heads,
but not one went so far as to offer his
place to the aged man.
He turned toward the Spartan side.
All rose and, bowling low, each proffer-
ed his seat, whereupon the Athenian
lads broke out in prolonged applause.
The old man paused. smiled, and
bowling, said: "The Athenian knows
what reverence for old age is; the
Spartans show that reverence"
Is 1t not true that many Of us are
a little slow in extending that respect
to old age which we know belongs to
1t? It is so easy, it may be- to pass
the aged by without a word Of greet
ing, but how much such word means
to them! A little more thoughtful
ness, a little greater regard for the
sensitive nature Of those in advanced
life, a little kindly effort in their BEHALF
and the world would be both happier
and better.-Catholic Sentinel.
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er, who, before his arrest for some
minor infraction Of discipline, had
shared the favors Of the girl with
whom the sentry was In love, out to
work in a gravel pit. 1t was the SEN
try's first guard-whack at the prison.
er, and the prisoner must have under
stood very we'll that he was standing
a swell chance to fall down in that
gravel pit and not get up any more.
"But the prisoners brother, also a
soldier at the garrison, perceived the
possibilities Of this situation, too. So
he chased himself over to the gravel
pit and placed himself behind a rock.
when the sentry got to the gravel
pit with the prisoner the brother was
able to make his presence known to
the prisoner without putting the sem
try wise to it. The sentry followed
his former rival into the gravel pit.
He was just about to get busy with
his bayonet on the frame Of the help
less prisoner when the latter's BROTH
er, from above, pushed a boulder
Weighing about four tons down on
him.
THAT fixed things all right. The
devoted brother scrawled a note, in
Spanish, which he pinned to what was
left uncovered Of the tunic Of the
crushed and purely fragmentary SEN
try. The note stated, in essence, that
the writer, becoming aware Of the de-
ceased sentry's design on the prisoner
had beat him to 1t. Then the pair Of
devoted brothers took to the noun
tains and they were briganding it at
great rate and getting away with 1t
when I quit the country.
Taking 1t altogether, as I say I be-
lieve I wouldn't care to be soldier
in one Of these frijole and chile-con-
carne armies where there's always q
15 to 1 bigger chance Of your getting
plugged by your own bosom swaddies
than by the fowling pieces Of the ene-
Washington Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-19
THE REAL FIRST FAMILIES.
They Are Made Known by Publication
of the Census of 1890.

They Are Made Known by Publication
of the Census Of 1890.
Genealogists will be interested In
the announcement from the director Of
the United States census that PAM
phlets are now in press containing
lists Of the names Of all heads of fam
lilies in the states of Vermont New
Hampshire and Maryland at the date
Of the first census, 1880. These PAM
phlets, of about $50 pages for each
state, are sold separately by the d.
rector Of the census, Washington, D.
c., at 81 each.
These lists have never been publish
ed before. summary Of the census
was published in 1871 in volume Of
fifty-six pages. The original sched-
ules were preserved in Washington
until the burning Of the Capitol by the
British soldiers. In that fire the re-
turns of Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky
New Jersey, Tennessee and Virginia
were destroyed. On account Of the
numerous requests for information ad-
dressed to the census bureau II SEEM
ed best to print these early schedules,
for the first time. The appropriation
for the printing Of the census bureau
for the year 1907 was not large enough
to permit the publication Of more than
three states lists. 1t is hoped, says the
Chicago Tribune, that the next congress
will appropriate money enough to per-
NIT the lists Of heads Of families In
Maine, Massachusetts,, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania
and the Carolinas to be published.
The first census report filled s5 pages,
the twelfth fills 10,400 pages, each as
large as several pages Of the first re-
port. In 1890 Philadelphia was the
capital of the United States and had
2s.522 inhabitants. New York was the
largest city, with 33,131 inhabitants.
The Federal City" was planned In
part, but not yet built and not yet
named. Chicago did not exist. There
were in the United States about $4,000
heads Of families. The records Of 140,-
900 Of these names have been destroy
ed. The lists about to be published
contain about one-third Of the rest.
In 1890, the first four states in popula-
ton We're in the order named, Virginia,
Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,, North
Carolina. Male whites outnumbered
female whites in every state except
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island and Con-
necticut Maine, Massachusetts, and
Vermont alone, had no slaves, al
though by a printers blunder Vermont
was credited with sixteen. The entire
cost of the first census was $44,377.
A substantial public demand for
these lists will give moral support to
the demand for the publication Of the
remaining lists. These are the official
rolls Of the real first families Of the
republic.
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MAY AWAIT CRISIS.
Suspicion That Order to Pacific Has
Been Effective.

Been Effective.
A Washington dispatch to the
Brooklyn Eagle says:
1T would occasion no great surprise
to well-informed naval officers II the
Atlantic fleet were not to undertake
the spectacular trip around the Horn
and into the Pacific after all. A sus-
picion is growing that the administra-
ton had accomplished the purpose 1t
had in mind in stating that the expe-
dition would sail, and that unless
crisis should develop in our relations
with Japan the fleet will probably ma
neuyer In Atlantic waters, as usual.
this winter.
1t was the original intention of the
general board, which planned the en-
tire maneuver, to have the fleet sail
late in August, or as soon as all the
war ships had been put in good condi-
ton at the navy yards. The latest Of
fetal announcement on the subject
was that the usual target practice
would be held in the late summer, and
then the armada, under Admiral Evans
would start on it's long journey. NO
definite day was set for the fleet to
move. This leaves the whole thing
open for further vague announce
ments regarding the departure.
THE administration has paved the
way for dispatching the fleet to the
Pacific at any time in the future with
out furnishing an excuse for sensa-
tion," said a high naval officer. III
the present differences between the
United States and Japan should be
smoothed out and the jngo talk die
away, 1t is doubtful whether the fleet
will be sent on the long and expensive
tourney to the Pacific. The trip was
planned because of the ugly Japanese
situation, which had many elements
Of danger in it. That is the absolute
fact, all talk to the contrary notwith-
standing. With the removal OF these
danger signs there will be no neces-
sity for the expedition.
"On the other hand, should the dip
lomatic relations continue strained and
a crisis approach, the department
could issue orders for the transfer OF
the fleet to the Pacific and then say
that the act was in line with the policy
announced on July 4. 1 think the
policy of the administration has been
exceedingly wise in spite Of the public
criticism. The announced intention to
send the fleet around the Horn may
never be carried out, but 1t Is on rec
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ord as an insurance against trouble

ord as an insurance against trouble
in the future
In connection with the threat to
send Admiral Evans's fleet to the Pa
cific 1t Is recalled that the navy de-
partment once before had occasion to
make a big bluff Of this kind to avert
an attack from a hostile fleet. 1t was
during the war with Spain, shortly
after Admiral Dewey had captured
Manila, and was in more or less Of a
ticklish position, because Of being so
far from the main portion Of the
American fleet.
Spain had one or two battleships
near completion and hurried them into
command Of the little squadron, with
orders to proceed at once to Manila
and attack Dewey. AS Dewey had no
battleships much concern was mani
tested when the Spanish vessels got
under way and started for the Phil
ippines.
One day Admiral Crowninshield,
who was then chief of the bureau of
navigation Of the navy department,
tackled up the following announce
ment on the department bulletin: IF
Admiral Cameras fleet passes through
the Suez canal en- route to the Philip
pines, fleet Of American vessels will
at once sail for Spain and attack the
Spanish coast" The department was
in position to spare ships for an expe-
dition of this kind. because Admiral
Cervera had not yet been accounted
for. But the bluff worked perfectly.
Cameras fleet was stopped at the
mouth Of the Suez, and after loafing
there several weeks. turned and steam
ed back to Spain.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-19

MODEST CHINEsE.-The following is
a literal translation Of a Chinese ink
makers advertisement, and Is a fairly
good example Of the puff direct"
"At the shop Tae- shing prosperous
in the extreme)-very good ink. fine!
fine! Ancient shop, great-grandfather
grandfather father and self, make this
ink; fine and hard, very hard; picked
with care, selected with attention.
sell very good ink, prime cost Is very.
This ink is heavy; so is gold. The eye
Of the dragon glitters and dazzles, SO
does this ink. No one makes like 1t.
Others who make ink make 1t for the
sake of accommodating base coin and
cheat, while l make it only for name.
Plenty of A-Kwan-tsaes gentle
men) know my ink-my family new
er cheated-they have always borne a
good name. l make ink for the Son
of Heaven and all the mandarins In
the empire.
"As the roar of the tiger extends to
every place, so does the fame Of the
dragons jewel (meaning his ink.)
Come, all A-Kwan- tsaes (gentlemen),
come to my shop and see the sign
Tae- shing at the side Of the door. 1t
Is Seaon-shwuy street (small water
street,, outside the south gate"
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s the cottage door, then hand attempt

the cottage door, then hand attempt
ed to push it open.
For the Lords sake" implored Aunt
Deb, in abject terror, "be quick!
There's an oak press in my bedroom
let me lock you into it. They'll hang
you II they catch you!"
Esther smiled drearily.
"a life for life! That is Bible law
Aunt Deb-that is as 1t should be-"
The knocks on the door redoubled.
"Open, inside there!" cried a mans
voice; "open, Concordia Tempest"
Somebody is calling me by name,'
said Aunt Deb, in amaZement.
! Esther started up from her chair
and, sweeping to the door, threw II
back before Aunt Deb could put ou,
hand to stop her.
"Enter!" she cried, in a voice like
bugle! "enter, whoever you may be-
am here!"
From the windy darkness a man
stepped promptly into the room-the
very person that Esther had seen In
the Barton stage-the very person that
had followed her over the beach that
night to the Cinderville inn.
He was in the prime Of life, tall
handsome, imposing - sunburned o.
face, but as faultless in dress as though
he had just emerged from a tailor's
shop.
by my SOUL" said the stranger
looking hard at Esther Hart, II have
seen this face once before tonight!
Thanks for your welcome! I am very
glad you are here, my dear. How dye
do, Concordia?" advancing suddenly
tc dumfounded Aunt Deb, and holding
out his hand: you haven't changed
much in eighteen years-no more has
Cinderville. Come, don't you know
me?"
Something in the ring Of that voice
stirred the chords Of memory in hef
breast. She snatched the kerosene
lamp from the table, and lifted 1t up
to his sunburned face. {
Can I believe my eyes?" she said,
slowly.
II think you can," he answered
Look again, Concordia. Do you see
anything familiar" <
"Yes. l do" she replied; II see Jim
Hart come back to us after long years
come back at the minute when we
needed him most Esther! Esther!'
raising her voice to shrill scream,
'it's no officer Of the law, but your
own father, from Leadville mines!
He'll save you-go to him-you're his
own flesh and blood-go to him, say!'
She stood for a moment like a stat
ue-she had never known the love or
care Of parent in her life. In this
fearful crisis, this hour Of peril and
despair, 10! here was the face Of a
father looking upon her-the hand OF
a father outstretched to claim her.
With a cry, she cast herself at his feet,
and clasped him wildly about the
knees.
Father father!" she sobbed; take
me away-oh, take me away where j
can never, never be found-where no
body that I have ever known will see
me more!"
m
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-19

tn Artists are subject to color blind
ness as other men, says Edward A.
Ayers in the Century. The writer has
tested the color sense Of large num-
ber of them-colorists, engravers, IL
lustrators-and found an average Of
one in 22 color blind. AS a class
they are quicker to recognize varying
shades, but a green blind artist Will
place a brown skein Of worsted with
the green as readily as layman. The
possession Of an artistic tempera-
ment" bears no other relation to the
keeness Of ones color sense than
comes from close observation and use
of color. If an artists eyes at birth do
not possess all color-seeing cones In
his retina he cannot develop them by
cultivation.
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CONGRATULATIONS.
cuIberson, Stuart and the Texas Leg
islature.

|
islature.
It happened in the year 1895 that
Mr.. James ]. Corbett's right to the IT,
tie Of the champion pugilist of the
world was disputed by Mr.. Robert
F'itzslmmons. Dan Stuart, a persua-
sive and opulent promoter Of fistic
encounters, a Texan with many friends
throughout the state, determined that
the contest should be brought off here.
Governor Culberson declared that he
would prevent it.
But you can't prevent 1t" came
roaring chorus of thousands Of fight
connoisseurs. you can't prevent 1t.
There is no law in the Texas statutes
against boxing"
Thereupon Governor Culberson sat
long over his law books and found
that what the followers Of the genial
Dan Stuart said was only too true.
But that served only as a bugle call
| to action. The governor walked down
Main street and stood on box on the
busiest corner A crowd gathered In
stantly. They guessed what was COM
ing, and there were many grins.
Men Of Texas" said the governor
| have you thought we'll Of what you
are going to do? Do you intend TO
allow a prizefght to be held In our
state? Are you content to let these
men from California and New YORK
say that the law won't let them fight
at home but that they can come down
to the rowdy state Of Texas and pull
off a ring battle? Do you want to
have our great state disgraced before
the whole civilized world?' All this
and much more in his most eloquent
style. of which these lines give but
the palest shadow. The grins vanish
ed from the crowd.
But, look here, governor" a man
replied. There's no disgrace about
it. They say they're not breaking any
law, because there's no law here
against fighting. There amt any law
is there?"
mo, there isn't" said Governor
Culberson, as he turned to step down
off the box; there isn't; but there
soon will be-"
| No more was heard from the COVER
nor for several days, and meantime
the newspapers of Texas and all the
rest of the country contained columns
Of glowing predictions concerning the
greatest battle I'm the history or the
ring. There could be no doubt that
public sentiment of the state was
largely in favor Of allowing the ngnt
to go on. All of which was duly noted
by the governor and served only 10
make him more determined than ever
to prevent that which he believed
would be a disgrace to the state.
| On the third day every member OF
the state and house Of representatives
Of the state of Texas received from
the governor a call to attend special
session of the legislature. And such
call! Mems hair curled as they reao
it. The governor remarked that
through some inadvertence no statute
existed against fighting in the ring'
and that it was the duty of every leg
islator with a decent regard for the
opinion of mankind to hasten to the
capital forthwith and enact proper
statute. To fail in this would involve
the state and themselves in deepest
obloquy.
They read. They came. They en-
acted.
| And the prizefghting industry mas
never been heard Of in Texas since
Harper's Weekly.
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ia The weight of an ordinary train,
including the engine, is from $50 to
800 tons.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-08

The syndicate of the Lyon Silh Dealers union has published an esti. mate of last years produce of silk throughout the world. The total is given as 20,160,000 kilos Ckilo equals ? 1-5 pounds), as against 1880, ,00t kilos in 1905. or a qulnquennial aver, age of 1966S,000 for the period oi 1901-1905 European production was 5,T50,O00 kilos of raw silk, compared with 5.495.OO0 in 1905; France produe. ed 605,00O kilos as against e32, ,000in the preceding year. Indian exports ports of Bombay and Calcutta-totaled 295,000 kilos in 1906, as compared with 2S0,0O0 in 1905, while shipments from Shanghai reached 3,9S0,000 and 100000 kilos, respectively, and Canton consignments 1,S50,0 and 2,- O00.000 kilos. The Shanghai statistics include tussah and native~spun silks
 while the Canton figures cover con signments to Bombay and British Il- dia. .s... ....
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-08

proved, however, that corn can be sown as late as June 10th and Q good crop assured by September 18th un- der ordinary weather conditions. It is thus quite premature to be over- anxious about the corn crop. The cot- ton crop, however which last year was valued at ss40.0o0,00o and Is the crop of second importance. is un- Questionably in an unsatisfactory if not precarious condition. The June government report gave the condition at 70.5. compared with a ten-year average of SS.6 per cent. This is an exceedingly poor outlook. especial ly in view of the very small increase in acreage. and threatens probable reduction in the yield. While good prices may somewhat compensate the farmer, real scarcity of cotton
 would be nothing short of calamity to the textile interests of the United States and other parts of the world, since these industries are almost en-
 tirely dependent upon the United States for their supply of this staple. Nevertheless good weather from now
 on might give us fully an average crop. The hay crop, which ranks next to cotton, is in good condition.