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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-24

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The shades Of night were falling fast
As through an Alpine Village passed
youth. who bore, mid snow and ice, 8t 4
banner with the strange device
Excelsior!
His brow was sad. his eye beneath,
Flashed like a falohon from It's sheath;
And like silver clarion rung,
The accents Of that unknown tongue,
Excelsior!
In happy homes he the light
OF household fires CLEAN warm and bright
Above, the spectral glaciers shone,
And from his lips escaped groan,
Excelsior!
"Try not the Pass!" the old man said;
Ozark lowers the tempest overhead,
The roaring torrent is deep and wide!"
And loud that clarion voice replied,
Excelsior!
20 stay" the maiden said, "and rest
Thy weary head upon this breast!'
A tear stood in his bright blue eye,
But still he answered. with sigh
Excelsior!
beware the spine-troe's withered branch!
Beware the awful avalanche,
This was the PEASANTS last Goodnight
voice replied, far up the height,
Excelsior!
At break of day. as heavenward
The pious monks of Saint Bernard
Uttered the oftrepeated prayer,
A voice cried through the startled air
A traveller by the faithful hound,
Half-buried in the found,
Still grasping in his hand Of ice
That banner with the strange device,
Excelsior!
There in the twilight cold and gray,
Iifeless, but beautiful, he lay,
And from the sky, serene and far,
A voice like a falling star
Excelsior!
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-24

by James Hines. An article on Cen
eral Joseph E. Johnston by Robert L.
Taylor and IN illustrated number BY
A. c. Chase on 'The First Two Gov
ernors OF Mississippi are features Of
the magazine. So is Chapter xvii,
by john Trotwood Moore, called His
toric Highways Of the South" Other
contributors for February are w. NJ.
Shields. Hayne Davis. Lillian Kcndrick
Byrn, Catherine Carr, Thornwcll Ja-
cobs. Ethel Morrison Lackey. Anna
Erwin Woods and William Mcleod
Rainc. Ismny Doolcy writes about
"Camuel Spencer as q ! Factor in Ma
tional Affairs" Several pages OF photo-
graphic reproductions, containing pic-
lures of Little Citizens OF the South
constitute. perhaps the most Interest,"
ing showing mado by the magazine
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-24
No. 1905.
Excelsior
4 BY HENRY WADswoRTH LoNGFELLow.

biographies
Sketch have already been printed In this " - -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-24

The frontispiece Of the Taylor
Trotwood Magazine for February is
taken from n painting by Gilbert Gaul.
Tho leading article bears on "rhe
Jamestown Exposition and ~ written
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-24

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE BY Mark
Twain. From Harper g. Bros, Of
New York, through the Bell Book
and Stationery Company, of Rich,
lnond. PIP. &G2. SIZE,
Mark Twain's Christian Science" is
contained In two volumes. The first
several chapters in the first volume
states the case of n man who had
ia'i IN the mountains Of Austria, and
consequent hreaknge of bones in
1 arms and legs, lie Was taken jntn
/ II farm house after he had been found
I ny some peasants and was treated bv
! christian Science doctor. lndy
rom hoslon, summerlng in village
near the farmhouse e
me result Of the treatment proved
beneficial, but are described in a flIp-
pant style that turns the whole SUI.
'ecl INTO rld!eule, In regard IN i,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-24

ITS TelCTeICeI 10 IHos |COnfedefatG Mu-
scum shows how different things may
appear when viewed from an alien
standpoint. In describing the historic
exhibition of the Museum, he mentions
the different rooms as being tragically.
,indescribably sanctitied, but as contain
ing not, SO far as he remembered, a
single object Of beauty, scarce one, in.
fact, that was not altogether ugly, and
that spoke only of the absence of means
and of taste, of communication aud re-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-24

Harper and Brothers, through Bell
Book and Stationery Company here. have
sent Good Hunting" by Theodore
Roosevelt, which offers to young rend-
ers q series Of pictures OF Aout-door Ire
and big-gamc hunting in the West ~
contains The personal experiences of n
tr,ie sportsman and close observer OF
animal life. The last chapter Is de-
scription Of ranch life. and will possess
espeenl interest for many who consider
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-24

George Hervey is the editor Of the
North American Review, and the "Edi-
tors Diary and World Politics" arc
alive with questions OF vital interest In
the world Of to-day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-24

The table of contents for the February
18th issue Of the North American Review
includes Chapter XII. from Mark Twain's
autobiography" and special articles on
topics Of the day and book reviews by
Prof. c. A. Briggs. D. D., George Il.
Roberts, T.. Andreux, Gen. w. II. Car
ter, u. S. A., William Dorsey Jelks, John
Corbin, Christine Terhune Hcrricls, EN-
Attnche, Olivia II. Dunbar and Richard
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24
NO WAIVER OF THIS PENALTY
People Who Send Messages by Mail
for Less Than 2 Cents, Are
Muicted.

Washington, July 23.-The posta:
laws prohibit placing written messages
in merchandise packages or letters Oh
which less than , cents an ounce has
been paid, and the provisions Of this
statute admit of no waiver of the pen
atty. During the last fiscal year post
office inspectors collected $59,O65 for
such violations. In thousands of cases
a short note or memorandum was
placed inside a package of merchan-
disc on which postage was paid at l
cent an ounce, while the written mat
ter made it necessary that cents an
ounce be paid.
Finding that in large number OF
cases the offense is due to ignorance
of the law and that the collection of
the fine usually works a hardship to
the poor, especially when written
messages are sent in returning cOu-
DOns, tags and certificates for prem
iums, Postmaster General Meyer has
directed that proper notices be placed
in pOstOfficeS warming the public.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24
CALLING IN PARIS.
Hhe Concierge Is a Peculiar lnstitu.
ton In Several Ways.

fhe Concierge Is a Peculiar lnstitu.
ton In Several Ways.
You leave your card at the door OF
the person to whom you desire to pre-
sent yourself, and there it is taken in
charge by that peculiarly French func-
tionary, the concierge, says Professor
Barrett Wendell in Scribner's. At
least in Paris the greater part Of
French people live in large houses con-
tanning a number of apartments with
common entrance and staircase.
Close to the entrance door, on the level
of the street, are some stuffy little
rooms inhabited by the concierge, or
porter, with his family. Their duty,
among other things, is to keep strict
watch on whoever goes in or out, and
at least one of them, often the porter's
wife or half grown daughter, is always
at hand.
The chief popularity of their temper
ament seems to be Unsuitable appetite.
At whatever hour of day or evening
you call on concierge you are sure to
find somebody eating or just risen
from table. and the atmosphere inhab-
tied by this bustling parsonage seems
Immortality laden with the fumes OF
something recently boiled.
No matter whether you call on q
friend who lives in some unpretentious
out of the way place or on one who
inhabits something like a palace, the
concierge is always about the same.
You can detect little difference be-
tween those in charge of important
doors and of insignificant. They are
as like as house flies. OF course there
are private houses in Paris, with regu-
lar domestic servants such as you
would find anywhere, but these, grand
or simple, are so unusual that you re-
member the concierge as everywhere
standing between you and further hui
man intercourse.
In response to your card, which the
concierge duly sees delivered, comes a
card, often with q note. in return. If,
as is generally the case, this acknowl-
edgment Of your existence contains an
intimation of when your French ac-
Quaintance may be found at home. ei-
ther habitual or for your snecial bene-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24
"Memor1al" to Gov. Dewey.

On this eventful occasion as we
meet to honor and commemorate
the memory of the departed, We
must not forget that to him weo we
all honor due by our state and Ma
ton. 1hru such men we possess ''Old
Glory" whose every star and stripe
is deeply enshrined in each loyal
heart. May we fully realize the al
legiance that is due the departed and
to relatives and friends who survive;
for them we have the smile the tear
when we think CT the heroes of
the Civil War who haYe no monu-
ments of stone or marble to mark
their final resting place none but
the tombs erected In orr cemeteries
where we can read the epitaph-
Tomb of the Unknown dead"
We ought to feel grateful for this
tribute to the first Governor of
Wisconsin; may the memory you
cherish today ever live in the hearts
of your people and may the fires of
patriotism within you all burn
brighter than ever before and may
this day be brought with lessons of
its own bringing, may the life of
Governor Dewey lead on
Lead glorious life
Encircled by our love
Lead thou us on
Though skies be dark and stars are hid
above,
Lead thou us on
Lead thou to peace, though brighter light
appears,
Lead illuStriouS life
Through all the coming years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

You can waste good deal of time
telling how reliable you are.
You never say man won't listen to
reason il he agrees with you.
A boy is literally abused if he isn't
polite, but how many say THANK you"
to boy?
No one seems to have as hard a time
earning money as the woman who mar
ries for 1t.
The average mans idea of religious
liberty is the privilege of staying home
from church.
Having good judgment and being "a
fool for luck" are frequently the story
of a single financial success told by
different parties.
"How poor are they who have no
patience. What wound did ever heal
but by degrees?' Who is the author Of
the above? 1t is not important wheth-
er you can remember the author If you
can soberly accept the lesson taught
Atchison Globe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24

The farmer of today is no longer
caricatured as hay seed. He is
thepeer of any set of men in other
vOcations. AS rule an intelligent
farmer knows as much about his
business and what is going on in
the world as men in trade In fact
there Is mother calling that requires
as great a variety of knowledge.
To be successful he must have a
knowledge of soil, of agricultural
chemistry, the laws of nature and
the laws of trade. He must be post
cd in regard to supply and demand
and keep track of the markets.
Must know the best kinds of seeds.
The most profitable crops. The
time and manner and place to plant.
The proper cultivation. The most
economical method of harvesting
and marketing. This is a progress
sive age and change is the order of
the day. There is no other business
that is changing more than farm
ing. A farmer has to be wide awake
to be up-to-date and think and act
quickly in order to secure the
best opportunities. OF course there
are laggards as there are in all
kinds of business. But with the
help of the agricultural department
and the agricultural colleges and
experimental stations and the ex-
periments of individuals it is aston
ishing what progress has been made
in the past few years. We expect
to,seethe ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
IN the future. AS all other occupa-
tions depend ON the farmer we ex-
pect agriculture to take the front
rank and keep it, expect the farmer
TO be proud of his calling, proud
of the progress made and proud to
contribute his share to the general
welfare.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24

Japan has increased her strength
tenfold in ten years and the United
States the same. What is the oe-
casion for this tremendous energy
In the construction of engines of
war. Is it a harbinger if universal
peace and disarmament or is it a
premOnition of some great impend-
ing military struggle Of which at
this time nothing is known? Six
months before war was declared be-
tween the United States and Spain
no one dreamed of such a contest,
and its results surprised, startled
and probably changed the COM
mercial and industrial development
of large part of mankind.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24
Penalty Clause Is Invalid.

Asheville, n. c., July 23.-Judge
Pritchard, of the United States court.
discharged Ticket Agents Wood and
Wilson, of the Southern railway, on
habeas corpus proceedings, and de-
clared the penalty clause of the new
rate law unconstitutional. In his de
cision Judge Pritchard said that the
penalties inflicted by the statute would
close the doors to a judicial hearing
and would amount to $2.5OO,OOO a day
if the penalty were enforced on the
sale of every ticket
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24

We are living in an age of un
bounded prosperity. Our civiliza
ton is far more complex and intri
cate than has been the civilization
of any of the past ages. Whether
there shall in the future be reac
ton, no one can with accuracy pre-.
dict. Our present condition may be
the normal state of the future. Fol-
the happiness of mankind it is to be
hoped that it will be and that the
evils which the selfish and greedy
are injecting into our industrial life
may be cured without any serious
disturbance of our social condition.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24
Means Death Probably to Three,

MarshalltOwn, Ia, July 23.-The
Chicago limited on the Northwestern
railway ran into the rear of meat
train two and one-half miles west of
man, injuring two others, probably ia
tally. and seriously injuring Engineer
William Fuller and Fireman G. e..
Kline. The passengers on the limited
were shaken up, but none was danger
ouSly hurt.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1.


But while Governor Dewey's polit-
icai fortunes declined, his financial
affairs prospered and he became
wealthy. In 1868 he went to Cass-
vile to live for the second time,
and used his ample means to revive
the waning fortune of that once
ambitious little town. A few miles
above the village between the
towering bluffs and the broad river
he built mansion that would have
attracted attention even in city,
but in that lonely locality was little
less than a marvel. He doubtless
had the intention OF making this a
pleasant home for his old age and a
heritage for his posterity. But
these pleasant anticipations were
doomed to disappointment. He had,
while a rising young politician and
lawyer, married the beautiful and
accomplished daughter of Judge
Charles Dunn. lady we'll fitted to
be the wife of the highest official in
the state, but apparently not one
that relished the lonely life of a
farmers wife under the shadows of
the Mississippi bluffs. The Cover
nor says: MY family have rived
in Madison a part of the time," and
except for this one vague allusion,
one would not know from the auto
biography that he ever had a wife.
He lived for a time a lonely life in
the grand but isolated house, while
his wife was in Madison or in
Europe, and then even that home
was taken from him, being destroy
ed by fire. and never rebuilt by him.
In the last years of his life fortune
seemed to persecute him financially
as we'll as in politics and domestic
affairs, and at last he died a lone
ly and disappointed man-lonely,
although he had some warm and
devoted friends.
He died IN Cassville July 81, 1889,
and was buried at Lancaster July
%. The funeral was attended by
Gov. Hoard, ex-governor Taylor,
DR.. Lyman c. Draper, General
David Atwood and other prominent
men from Madison. The only rela-
tives or members of his family who
attended the funeral were his
daughter, Mrs. Kate Cole, of st.
Louis, and his brother, w. P.
Dewey, of Yankton, S. d.
Although Governor Dewey was a
lawyer, and from the time he came
to Lancaster in 1888 till he became
governor he was a member of the
firm of Dewey & Barber, the most
prominent law firm in the country;
he practiced little if any after he
was governor. HeIhad an extensive
business, and as in his latter years
he travelled over the county in his
one-horse0buggy, he was a familiar
figure0in his long black frock coat
and old-fashioned collar and tie,
surmounted with heavy mass of
iron-gray hair,-From Holfords
History Grant County.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24

1T, you make your secon,I VT ut TIL"
appointed time and thus enter into real
personal relations.
Otherwise, your intercourse has limit
ed itself to a polite exchange of cards
Generally speaking, you never expect
or attempt to see French people socially
except when they have asked you to
one of their regular days of reception
or have made a definite appointment.
To call on person at any other time
to do more than leave your card with
the concierge-wOuld be an intrusive
pretense to intimacy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24
A Horrible Incident.

The frequency of suicide among the
Chinese is proof of the saying of those
who know them best that they have
the profoundest contempt for death.
The individual Chinaman certainly
does not fear death. Lord Napier had
a shocking evidence of this when he
was in China. A Chinese family with
whom he was on friendly terms wish
ed to make him a present of dog. He
had petted 1t, and it had become fond
of him. 1t was a favorite with its own
ers, but they very kindly offered it to
Napier. He refused to deprive them Of
their pet. They took the refusal to
heart as the deadliest insult or most
incurable Woe The owner of the dog
and all the members of his family
committed suicide-in the we'll which
contained the Briton's only available
drinking water supply.-St. James Ga
zette.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24

Alabama is the only state in the
union whose Legislature meets but
once in four years. Then its SEES
sion is limited to forty days and the
members of the Legislature get "a
a day. And at that the state seems
to get along as well as Massa-
chusetts and one or two other COM
monwealths whose legislative as
semblies meet every year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24
BLOOMINGTON

and nephew Kingsley Livingston of
Plattev1lle were in town on bust
ness Friday.
E d Beeman and wife returned
,, from their trip in the east last
week.
Mrs. Mary Carey and daughter,
Miss Catherine, are visiting Mrs.
OFT in Winona, Mimi.
Chas. Kuenster and DIR. Feiker of
Cassvllle were in town Saturday.
The rock crusher was operated
one day last week. 1t is the purpose
of the street commissioner, VIM.
Bates, to build the brick crossings
on Canal street as soon as an expert
at the business can be secured.
Victor Patterson returned from a
few weeks service as mail clerk in
the northern part of the state.
James Aud returned from the
soldiers home Saturday.
Frank Taylor and family are en-
ioying an outing at the river.
Mrs. Jay and Mrs e. E. Brown
are Singing their houses.
Mrs. Tanner of Volney, Iowa, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. R. N.
Greer.
Thomas Orr is here from Nebraska
for visit with relatives.
The John Pennock family send
greetings from Cascade Locks,
! Oregon. They had a pleasant trip
and are enjoying visit with E L.
Pennock and family.
Thomas Coombs of Lancaster has
engaged to do the wood work for
Porter q Scharfenstein. Mr.. Coombs
is an old hand at the business.
Andrew Myers and grand daugh-
ter, Miss Essie Myers, are visiting
relatives at Clear Lake, Iowa
Thos Sloan has recovered from
his illness. Mr.. Sloan recently sold
his land in Millville for $3.50.
Mrs. Will. Mulrooney and chill
dren are visiting relatives In Mt.
Hope.
Mrs. Will. Macke and children are
guests of Rockville relatives.
The storm Sunday evening was
quite severe in this vicinity
especially north of this place. Grant
river and tributary streams were
badly flooded, the corn and hay be-
ing nearly or quite ruined in the
bottoms. Oats were badly fiattened;
also corn was somewhat damaged.
Fields and roads were quite badly
washed. Over in Crawford county
much damage is reported. The Bur-
lington and Milwaukee trains were
delayed at Prairie du CHEN.
Clay Adkins was over from
Platteville Monday, returning on
Tuesday with his wife and family.
Mrs. DR.. Orr was do wn from Mt.
Hope Monday.
Leo Meysemburg of Lancaster
was Sunday visitor here.
Rev. Schoenfeld of Dodgeville
was here Monday evening. He
recently organized the Badger State
Realty Co., owning over 10000 acres
of land in Texas, which they will
place on the market. A. G. Tubbs
and Will Morrissey of this place
were members of the company.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24
GARDEN OF THE GODS.

West Grant is fair to look upon
just now, as all crops are looking
exceeding well, considering the
lateness of the spring. The farmers
are haying and report a good crop
on the average. Some of the fields
ere exceedingly heavy. Rye and
barley are ready for the sickle, and
oats are turning
MARRIED.
At the home of Judge Lewis
BETTER, Wednesday evening, Miss
Carrie Sandlebach was married to
Edward Simpson of Huron, S. d.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Lacey, OF the Congregational
church, in the presence of over a
hundred -latiyes and friends. The
presents were numerous. The
happy couple departed the same
evening for Council Bluffs and
Omaha, where they will visit rela-
tives for short time before return
ing to Huron. The good wishes of
many friends go with them.
LOCALS.
There has not yet been a full
corps of teachers engaged for cur
schools. Miss Martha Neprud of
Madison has been engaged as an
assistant. There are plenty of
applicants for the vacant places.
E. c. Howell and sisters Daisy
and Matte of Fennimore were in
town on business Friday.
Last Saturday Henry Cliff of
Little Grant had a narrow escape
from serious injury from harpoon
hay fork. While unloading hay. he
passed under the fork, which sud-
denly descended, one of the points
penetrating his ear and through
the skin of his neck.
Many of the boys from the dry
towns of the neighborhood come
here to wet up, trade and visit.
Thomas Prideaux and daughter
FIossie are here from Arlington,
Iowa, for visit.
Judge "A. G. Zimmerman, of Madi-
son, guest of his parents at Mt.
Hope, was caller in town Satur-
day.
John Nichols, owner of the John
Harshbarger farm near Mt. Hope,
died Friday. He was 60 years of
age.
Will. Hickok's new house on the
Beetown road is enclosed. No finer
lot of houses can be found in any
community than those to be seen
between this place and the Dodge
school-house. al
Grit. Hlckok and wife visited in
Lancaster few days last week.
A large delegation of our people
will attend the unwilling of the
Dewey monument. in Lancaster to
day.
Sam Stevens of Milwaukee has
been visiting friends here.
Mrs. Hem y Thomas Of Lancaster
is visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Ennor and children of Min
neapolls were guests at the home of
Reub. French, last week.
Miss Mildred Hughes of Platte
vile is visiting in town.
Hubert Livingston of Lancaster
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24
Docs That worry

If you have ever seen a dog that has
lost its master in a London street you
will wonder whether even the lower
animals have not the elements of wor.
nv to disturb them. But the man wor-
ries about many other things than
bones or masters, and the dog never
suffers from insomnia through fear of
a future life or the state Of his bank
ing account-Reader.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24
Gov. Pingree,s Widow Dead.

Detroit, July 23-Mrs. Hazen s.
Pingree. widow of one of Michigan'S
most celebrated governors, is dead at
her residence here. aged 60 years. Mrs.
Pingree never fully recovered from the
shock she received on learning of her
husbands death five years ago. She is
survived by a son, Hazen s. Pingree,
and a daughter, Mrs. Sherman l.. De-
pew.