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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-27
UncannY Jewel Box.

The native Andamanese women have
a curious custom. When one of them
becomes a widow, she prepares the
skull of her deceased husband and car
ries It about suspended at her side.
There it answers the purpose of a
treasure box, in which she places her
jewels, her money and other valuable
possessions, so far as space will allow.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-27
Adriatic Sharks.

Sharks were almost unknown in the
Adriatic until the Suez canal was
opened Now the harbors of Fiume
and Pola are so infested with them
that residents dare not battle in the
open sea.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-27
Upright Pianos.

The upright piano is never exactly
vertical. Manufacturers explain that
it is made to lean little toward the
front, else it would fall over backward
at a slight push, most Of the weight
being at the rear.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-27
The lrupi Dance.

The Irupi dance of the Babaka tribe
of the Hood peninsula is performed by
seven girls, who walk up and down,
gracefully swinging cord about three
feet in length, to which small netted
bag is attached.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-27
Chicago Live Stock


Hogs-EStimated receipts for the
day. $4,000. Sales ranged at $500
$50 for good to prime heavy, $3.50
600 light mixed, $5.00M5.50 rougl
heavy packers, $5.50@6.0O poor to
prime pigs.
Cattle-Estimated receipts for the
day, $500. Quotations ranged at S615
Obs for prime fat steers. $4.006iJ.Tl
good to choice cows, $4.60M5.9O prim,
heifers. $4.4OM5.25 good to choiC
bulls. $7OOMT.75 good to choice calves
$4.65@5.OO selected feeders, $4,000
AGO fair to good stOckers.
Sheep-EStimated receipts for the
day. 10000. Quotations ranged at $55C
@6.00 for good TO prime native wetn.
ers. $5.25M 30 good to prime native
ewes. S6.2jM6.99 good to choice FED
lambs. $5.75G7.75 spring lambs.
East Buffalo Live Stock.
East Buffalo. n. Y. July IS.
Dunning d Stevens. Live ste
Commission Merchants. East Buffa o
y. Y. quote rs follows: Hogs-Ite
ceirts 3.O01; steady: heavy. $6.25
medium. SG.35; yo:kers. $6.4O: ig .
$6.5O@6.S0. Sheep-Receipts 1870
steady: best lambs. S7O007.25: year-
lings. $G.OO0S.25: wethers, So. 5O05.75;
ewes. $4.25. Calves-Active; best. $40
@S25.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-27
Guatemala.

The republic of Guatemala has over
10000 saloons and taverns. In the
country districts there is one to every
eighty-two inhabitants; in the towns,
one to every fiftytwO.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-27
Wasted Sympathy.

Benevolent Old Mani am sorry,
Johnny. to see you have a black eye.
Promising Youth-YOu go home and be
sorry for your own little boy-he's got
twoLIllustrated Bits.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-27

The legislature having adjourned
the lawyers will now begin to pick
the laws made to pieces in order
that the next legislature may have
something to do.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-27
Mixed Metaphor,

From an address given to scientific
society near Manchester: Il am glad
that the bread which 1 cast on the wa
tiers nine or ten years ago has turned
up trumps and is now yielding fruit"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-27
An Old Irish JIG.

"St. Patrick's Day In the Morning
is really the air of an Irish jig. It had
no words DOggerel verses had been
written to the air, one set beginning,
potatoes and fish is a very GOOD dish. :
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-27
CIannish Scots.

The London Standard says the Scot
fish race is the most clannish, the most
ubiquitous, the most pertinaciOus and
the most instinctively coherent in the
world.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-27
a. J. JOHNSON. Publisher.
SUB sCRIPuON PRICEsIso PER YAER

The straw hat season having
gotten fairly under way it is now
time TO begin thinking of stocking
up coal for the wintery blasts to
come.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-27
Judaes, WIGS.

Judges in England have worn the
peculiar wigs they now wear ever
since the reign of Charles II.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-27

NIT crime than en- the part Of the
w. +. NJ. Court then adjourned for
the day, the judge saying he might de-
eide the matter this morning.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-31

A queer little animal is the one call
ed the i"slipper animalcule," but which
men of science call "Paramoecium."
The most wonderful thing about this
little creature Is the rapidity with
which 1t multiplies. BY benefcent
provision Of nature they seem to be-
come exhausted and die after the 10th
generation. A naturalist points out
that II Paramoecium family should
have a run of luck and all members
live for $50 generations they would
crowd every other living thing off the
earth and be themselves in bulk bigger
than the whole planet, while II they
were to have enough luck to survive to
the 900th generation the sun, moon and
stars would be floating In a universe OF
them. These little creatures are plen'
tiful in stagnant water@ Chicago Tri
bune.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-31
: BY ID. c. Murray

CA1AA
WELL" said Mr.. Frost. What is up
now, sir?"
II came over with Dobroski from Bel
GUM this morning." said O'Rourke.
with Dobroski?" returned the visitor.
"Dobroski has an introduction from me
to you. Unless he has to know it-that
Is to say, unless he finds it out by COM
Ing here while you and l are together
he need not know that we have met to-
day. He has plan which will serve our
purpose perfectly. With his name behind
1t, I think it certain that our people
will accept it."
He sketched Dobroskfs nightmare rap
idly, and Mr.. Frost listened.
There is ability in it, of a Sort" he
said. "As a fool-trap, it has merits !;
but 1t won't act"
There are great advantages to you and
to me in this plan, wild as it looks re-
piled O'Rourke; ''but Dobroski must be
handled with extreme care. I send him
to you in the first place because / can
trust your acuteness and your self-inter-
est. l want him to be treated with per-
feet Difference. l want him to be greet
ed with enthusiasm. I want at first an
air of consideration for his plan, and
then fiery acceptance of it. l am going
back to Belgium. have important bust
ness there, and l shall be compelled to
leave the matter in your hands. Per
haps IL you manage it to my satisfaction
/ may be Of service to you. I am not
altogether without influence, and 1 may
have something to do with the nomination
Of the auditors"
II am at your service, Mr.. O'Rourke,'
he said, land will do my best. To tel
the plain truth, there has been good
deal less in the business than l looked for
and it carries a good deal of danger
with it."
Il think we have said almost all We
have to say" O'Rourke said, rising. Fros
hooked him forward with reckoning fin
ger.
mot all on my side. Listen to thi
and don't flare out, now. There's al
empty house in the Old Kent road. Now
don't flare out. I'm going to give you
nothing but the number. You'll do your
self a very considerable service with thu
British government, and you'll provid
something for the Times to get up ant
howl about, and you'll be of the creates
use to me on the other side of the water
Come now, Mr.. O'Rourke. It's capita
thing all round-good for you, good TO
the newspapers, creditable> to the police
and good for me. You stand secure il
the confidence of the government, an,
they'll catch nobody. The stuff's Their
to be seized, and for no other earthl
purpose. l ought to know, reckon. An
we do want splash of some sort rea
bad"
us everybody absolutely safeT'
Absolutely safe. I guarantee It."
Every well. Good afternoon, Frost.
Good afternoon. Shall l see 20
again before you go?"
II think not. l shall probably star
tomorrow. Remember. The utmost del
erence and enthusiasm for Dobroski." Nj
Frost nodded and took his way. "A yer
finished rascal is Frost" said the patrio
to himself when the visitor had bee
shown out of the front door. But caps
BILE. 1t took me a year to find him GU
though I was guided by that shifty ey
Of his. 1t is surprising to notice no,
very few of these fellows think it wort
while to study manner"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-31
POLITE DISSENT.

Like most provincial people, the Bra
zilians are inquisitive, but their ma
tive politeness will not allow them to
receive any reply otherwise than with
thanks. When DIR. George Gardner was
travelling In the Interior Of that coun-
try, he was detained for some days
by illness on an island In one Of the
large islands of northern Brazil. He
found these remote people curious to
learn about the outside world, but q
little incredulous of his accounts Of the
trlumphs Of civilization.
Until I gained sufficient strength to
leave the island, spent much Of my
time under the shade of tree, either
listening to the conversation of the
people or answering the thousand and
one questions put by them respecting
my own and other distant countries.
These questions were often sufficiently
ridiculous, and l could often perceive
that my answers were considered
stretches Of the long bow, although they
were too polite to say SO. Not only was
II among the poor islanders Of San
Pedro that l observed this to be the
case. but the same effects occurred
among those who were considered well
educated.
I remember once to have been con
versing with the president of one Of
the inland provinces about steam navi
CATION, and on my telling him thai
many Of the English steamboats, wers
now entirely constructed Of iron, hs
did not say that he did not believe me
but he simply remarked that SIN Bra
I'll, when iron was put into the water
II always sank"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-31
PROBABLY a Countrywoman.

The Seeing London" automobile roll
ed out Piccadilly In the direction of
Hyde Park.
THAT, ladies and gents" shouted the
guide. as they passed an ancient edifice
surrounded by high brick wall. "thai
is the town house Of the Duke of Dea
one of our largest landed proprietors'
The eyes Of the beautiful American
on the back seat were illumined witt
sudden interest
"Who landed himf" she crled-Ex
change.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-31

Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $I3,927,IIo
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-31
Beginning the First TIT.

Mr.. Younghusband (readlng from pa
-Married-Blanche De Smythe to
Walter Wellington Beere. What old
memories that name awakens
Mrs 7. (blushing)-I never imag-
lined, you knew Of my engagement to
Walter.
Mr.. Y. (chillingly)-I was alluding
to Blanche.-Tatler.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-31
CHAPTER TX

There was only one thing just now that
troubled O'Rourke. He wanted to get
back to his heiress hunt, and he did not
want to leave Dobroski in his lodgings to
bring there any mad theorists and blood
thirsty dynamiters who might choose to
gather about him. But Dobroski himself
saved him from this dilemma.
"You will not think, SIR" he said on
the second morning of his stay, "that
] do not value your hospitality. But
/ shall be more free to move If I am
away from you, and shall still, after the
publicity of our joint arrival here, be
able to communicate with you with per-
feet freedom"
O'Rourke was more than politely re-
gretful at parting from Dobroski. but
he recognized the wisdom of the pro.
posal, and the old man took lodgings
at quiet hotel much frequented by
Continental people who were not of the
to go back and pursue his suit, and hs
had written hasty looking note to Dob
roski to say that he was unexpectedly
called to the Continent. when serving
maid brought up the card of no less q
person than his friend Maskelyne.
He hardly knew what to make of tn,
visit, and could only conjecture thai
Maskelyne was here to make some sor
Of appeal or protest, with respect I,
Angela. But he stood with look O.
friendly expectancy on his face, and hell
the door of his room back with one han,
while he reached out the other In welcom
To his friend.
"Why, Maskelyne. old fellow, wha
brings you in London. Come In, oil,
chap, come in"
Maskelyne shook hands cordial,
enough, but with extreme gravity, a grav
ity unusual even for him.
"Dobroskfs staying with you, be
lieve?" he said, Questioningly. 81 hav
an important message for him. l follow
ed him to Brussels, but could learn moth
ing there until l found out last nigh
that you and he had come over together
and that he was actually staying wit
you"
"He was, until this morning." sal
O'Rourke. OF wanted to show these pet
pie here that an Irishman isn't afrai
OF sympathixing with him. They wer
talking about our getting into holes an
corners at Janenne, and seemed to thin
that dare not own the grand old fello
In London"
"Where Is he staying now2" Mask
Tyne asked. 81 want especially to fir
him"
"whatf' cried O'Rourke. gayly. sittir
down at his desk to write the address
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-31
MRS. sAGE's GIFTS.
She Has Already Disposed of Over
Thirteen Million Dollars.

Thirteen Million Dollars.
When Russell Sage died he left near
ly all his fortune of many millions to
his wife. Practically the only excep-
ton was a legacy of $4,000 to each
of twenty-slx nephews and nieces. He
left nothing to charity, but explained
that he knew nothing of benevolence
and charity and preferred to leave all
such things to his wife, as she was an
| expert in such matters.
Immediately upon his death Mrs
Sage was fairly overwhelmed by APP
peals for aid from individuals and so
cieties, She announced that deaf ear
would be turned to these appeals, es-
pecially to those made on behalf of In
dividuals. She said she proposed to
give away the great fortune but would
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-31

Those men coming out of the house
opposite must have been having a stag
party"
"Humphl That's plain enough from
the ggers."-Baltimofe American.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-31
Not N Good Dodser.

"I'm afraid this motoring craze Will
be the death Of me-"
81 didn't know you had an auto?"
II haven't; but I've got a game Leg
Houston Post.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-31

use her own judgment as to the bene-
ficiarles. Already she has given away
over $13,OOOO00 as follows:
20 gifts of $25, 1000 each to- re-
lations of Mr.. Sage, douling
his requests ............. $65O,OOO
School Building Fund, Sag
Harbor, Long Island. .... $4,000
New York University, Schwab
estate, fifteen acres. ...... 100000
223 gifts of IS each to en-
ployes Park Department. Ills
Rensselaer, Polytechnic Insti-
tute, Troy, N. Y.......... 100000
N. Y. 49,. 100000
Methodist Episcopal church
Building Fund, Lawrence,
Long Island ............. 1000
ment Of Social Conditions. 100000
American Seaman's Friend
| Society, New York. ....... 10000
| Syrian Protestant College,
Beirut, Syria ............ 1900
Young Mems Christian Asso-
| citation, International Com
mittee ................. 100000
School Building Fund, Sag
! Harbor, additional ....... 5000
Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION, Naval Branch,
Brooklyn ................ 2OO,oOO
Total .................. .$lo,ozi' LILO
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-31
VERY Likely.

Jenks-Is this a monkey trick. to
turn out the lights and leaves us In
the dark like this?
Mrs Comeup-Indeed, I feel real ner-
vous In this Similar darkness-Balti-
more American.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-31
CHAPTER X.

It was night in London, and a sum
mer rain falling. Mf. George Frost sat
in a dingy apartment Illuminated by a
single candle, by the light of which he
was scribbling unmeaning phrases on a
dirty sheet of letter paper.
"No grub. no funds. Thirty-seven
pounds dropped last niGht III never
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-31

Rapid growth OF the finger nails 1.
o sign Of good health
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-01-30
SENATE
ROUTINE
TUESDAY

Immediately after the senate con
vened. Tuesday afternoon, Senator
Kay offered resolution No. IL, that
only general bills be printed. except
by request The senate refused to
suspend the rules and the resolution
went to the committee on resolutions
Committee on resolutions recon-
mending petition to congress TO in.
crease pension of Indian War veter.
ans, made report which was adopted
and the memorial was ordered made.
Senator Sichel introduced resolution
that all bills amending code shall
contain brief resume of subject mat
ter in the title, Referred
Committee on roads and highways
recommended that S b. No. 81, relat-
ing to work on roads do not pass.
This calls for the repeal of the Tuttlc
road bill. Further consideration OF
the bill was indefinitely postponed
Committee on medicine and phar
macy recommended that bill on op.
tometry do pass Adopted.
BY unanimous consent Senate,
Wright moved that committee or
ways and means report appropriation
for two normal schools only Re
ferred.
The following bills were intro
duced
s. B. No. t49. Smith of Umatnla
an act to prohibit trusts.
s. b. No. 150. johnson. approprl
ating $4,000 for agricultural col
lego.
s. b. No. 151. Bailey. TO prevent
dishonest practices of agents,
S. B. No. 151. Malarkey (requesD
relating to real estate of deceased
persons.
The following bills were read the
second time:
Senate bills 1877 to 1852, and these
referred
s. II. No. 1853. introduced by the
ways and means committee relative
to the regulation OF boatmen at As.
toria, was read for the first time.
The senate then adjourned.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-01-30

II. B. No. III, Vawter, regulating
use of emblems and insignia. Health
and public morals.
II. b. No. 17S, Vawter, admission
of testimony in criminal cases. Re
vision of laws.
II. b. No. 179, Vawter. relating to
crimes of different degrees.
H. B. No. $50, Beutgen, protection
of life and property.
II. b. No. 1S1. Barrett, Umatilla,
selling liquor to Indians. judiciary,
II. B. No. 1S2. Barrett, Umatilla,
selling liquor to intoxicated persons.
Judiciary.
II. B. No. 1888, Steen, relating TO
habitual drunkards. Health and pub
lie morals.
II. B. No. 1S4. steen, for protect
ing harvesters. Agriculture.
II. B. No. 1856. King. salaries OF
county .officers of Malheur. Salaries.
II. b. No. 1S6, Brown. relating to
Wills of unmarried persons. Revision
of laws.
IL. B. No. 1877, Rackliff (request) 4,
to regulate and control corporations.
Insurance.
IL. B. No. 1Ss. Freeman. commits
sion to establish state game fish
hatchery. Game.
II. b. No. 1S9, Freeman, matron OF
county jails. Multnomah delegation.
II. b. No. 100. Freeman, relating
to licensing of anglers. Game.
II. b. No. 191. Freeman, county
clerk TO collect law library fees.
Multnomah delegation.
II. b. No. 1872. Newell, creating
office state examiner. Salaries.
II. b. No. 1913. Kubli. debating to
county roads. Roads and highways.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-01-30
Natures Gift from the Sunny South !.

II. b. No. 1874. Kubli, protection Of
game and fish. Game.
II, b. No. 1913, Kubli, relating to
county officers Judiciary.
II. b. No. 1876. slusher. protecting
witnesses in criminal cases. Judi
clary.
H. B. No. 1877, slusher. making
criminal conspiracy a crime. Judi
ciary.
II. b. No. 1913. Burns. abolishing
all juries except grand trial and in
quest. Revision OF laws.
II. b. No. 1919, Barrett, Wash. re-
lating to county roads. Roads and
highways.
II. b. No. 200. Chase, protection OF
, crabs Fisheries.
II. B. No. 2O1. vawter. board OF
normal school regents, Education.
II. b. No. 202, Perkins. improve
ment of main highways. Roads and
highways.
II. B. No. 2O3. Dye. adoption OF
printing seal or scroll. Revision of
laws.
II. B. No. 204. Vawter, closed sea-
son for China pheasants. Jackson
and Douglas county delegation.
II. B. No. eos, Chase. for building
of roads. Judiciary.
II. b. No. 2O6. Chase (requesO,
closed season for deer. Game.
II. b. No. 2O7, Vawter, relating TO
printing of supreme court reports.
Judiciary.
II. b. No. 20S, Campbell. limiting
hours of work for state employees.
Labor and industries.
II, b. No. 2O9, Moore. travelling
expenses for county school superin-
tendeent. Education.
II. b. No. 21O. Belknap. deputy
district attorney for 9TH judicial dis
trict. Salaries.
II. b. No. 211, Beverldge. creating
Office of state auditor. Ways and
means.
II. b. No. 212, Merryman, salary
superintendent klamath county. Sal
aries.
II. b. No. 213. Beals. deputy ia
fourth judicial district. Salaries.
II. b. No. 214. Vawter. ct al, dep
uty recorder for Jackson county
Jackson delegation.
II. b. No. IA, Dye. giving an estate
in lien of dover Revision OF laws.
II. B. No. 217. Farrell. protecting
trainmen. Railroads.
II. b. No. 21s, Carter, wild animal
bounty. Game.
1 II. b. No. 21s. Newell. husbands
courtesy to wife's estate. Revision
of laws.
II. b. No. 22O, Barrett. Wash.
protecting employees. Labor indus
tries.
II. b. No. 221. Freeman. relating
to judgment debatOr. Judiciary.
II. b. No. 222. Freeman. relating
to judgment in actions. Judiciary
ii. b. No. 223. Merryman. relief
OF klamath water users association.
Irrigation.
II. b. No. 224. Knowles. bounty
on wild animals. Game
II. b. No. 225. Hendricks, prevent
malicious killing OF game. Revision
OF laws.
II. b. No. 226. Knowles. prevent
reckless use Of firearms. Revision Of
laws.
III. h. No. 227. Knowles. prevent
disorderly conduct outside Of ineoF-
porated towns. Revision OF laws
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-01-30
TONGUES OF FIRE.
Undesirable Cult SummaTily Driven
from Albany by Officers.

It seems that the Tongues OF Fire
when they went to Albany copied
the Salem methods and then went
them one better. At any rate two OF
the young men leaders were summar-
lily driven from the town last Satur-
day by the sheriff and other officers
OF the peace. Several women were
PROSTATE on the floor when the mis-
sion was raided and II looked too
much like holy rollerlsm for the AL
bany officials.