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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17
THE MAN IN THE RAIN.
His Manner of Managing Fine Apparel
AS Compared With Woman's
Nav

"You would think, now, wouldn't
you," she said, "that lordly man
would defy the weather and not per-
nit himself to be disturbed by such
little thing as rain? But my! /
think men are more particular about
their fine clothes than women are.
''Take a man who is out, for in
stance, in a ligh gray suit and let
a shower come up. Does the man
in gray go blithely on and let the
rain fall upon him as it will? Very
much not, sir! He seeks the near
est shelter and there he waits for
the rain entirely to cease before he
ventures on; more careful Of his raj
ment, surely, than any woman would
be of hers.
"But it is what man does with
his straw hat in the rain that in
terests me most. Why, I have seen
a man take off his straw hat in a
shower and carry it under his coat,
so careful is he about it, and isn't
a man going along the street hatless,
with his hat clutched in that way
uuUGI HIS COdC1 q luuuy AISulO! OAN
you ever see a woman do that?
'Tt's a common thing to see a man
caught in a shower carrying his straw
hat sort of casually down at his arms
length at his side, as if he was just
sauntering that way, but really to
protect his hat so as much as he
can. And do we not even see men
in the rain holding newspapers over
their hats? Who ever saw a woman
do that?
"Women seem somehow to be able
to go through shower without max
ing conspicuous figures of themselves.
They are always serene, never trou-
bled, and somehow they never seem
to get as wet in the rain as men do"
New York Sun.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17
"DoN JUAN" PLEA FREES MAN.

Gets WOu1d-Bc Slayer's AcGuitta1.
Byron's poem of Don Juan, read as an
argument for the defense in a trial in
Kenosha, charging attempt to murder, Sc
cured the acquittal of Martin Schleyer.
Schleyer was charged with attempting to
murder his wife, Martha Schleyer, on
May TO- this year, and he was discharged
by Judge Belden after the jury brought
in a verdict finding that Schleyer was
insane at the time of the shooting, but
had recovered and was now of sound
mind. Schleyer still stands charged with
shooting Herman Koehler, who, he al
legged, was too intimate with his wife, but
it is thought the court will dismiss this
charge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17
HOW FOREST FIRES START.
Responsibility of Timbermen-
Strange Freaks of the Flames.

Responsibility of Timbermen--
Strange Freaks of the Flames.
''These forest fires are more often
started by some one throwing down
a match carelessly or spilling out
the live ashes from his pipe" said
D. Whitaker. when we were
building the extension from Champ
ion to L'Anse years ago some of the
boys thought they would go down to
Champion for a time. Coming back
one of them lit his pipe and threw
the match into the dry grass.
Before that fire burned itself out
it had traversed a strip of territory
sixty miles long and five miles wide.
We lost hundreds of thousands of
ties by the fire, to say nothing OF
the timber that was burned over all
because man was not careful where
he threw lighted match. When
such fires once get started they burn
themselves out; you can't stop them.
"And they play some queer freaks.
/ have seen great pine trees, stand
100 yards or more from anything,
and suddenly the fire would jump
out and a few minutes later nothing
would be left of the tree but the
trunk and SCARED and burned limbs.
remember one case Of the kind
where a handsome big pine stood
out alone. Suddenly the flames SEEM
ed to gather themselves into big
ball and burst over the top of the
tree like shell, enveloping it in fire.
1t burned as though it had been kiln
dried.
Somehow the fire seems to take
all the sap out of the tree. That
tree was completely destroyed in a
short time, the fire sweeping on and
leaving it a grotesque and blackened
trunk where before was a beautiful
picture.
SIN the old days the Indians were
very careful of fire. When they
broke camp in the morning after go
ing a short distance one of the band
would go back to see that there was
no spark unextinguished. If ther
was he would be sure to put it Out,
If he did not return to the waiting
band soon two or three others would
go back and if there was any fire
they would help him extinguish it.
''In that way forest fires were pre-
vented Nowadays with white camp
ers and picnickers going into the
woods and leaving without care
whether they leave sparks which may
cause a blaze or not, it is hard to
preserve the forests. l presume it
was something of that kind which
started the fires in that country up
in British Columbia / know the
country; it is densely timbered and
a fire there will mean the loss of
hundreds of thousands of dollars in
standing timber, to say nothing of the
lives said to have been lost. Mill
Waukee Sentinel
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17
FARMHANDs IN FIGHT.
Charles Wood Probably Fatally In
jured by Fellow Workman.

Charles Wood Probably Fatally In
jured by Fellow Workman.
Charles Wood, employed at f. a. w.
Kieckhefer's Edgewood farm near Pc
waukee lake, lies dying with a fractured
skull, at the county poor farm. His
wounds are said to have been inflicted by
Anton Fielder, another farmland who is
charged with having assaulted Wood.
Fielder was arrested at Pewaukee sa-
iooI by Deputy Sheriff Clancy and Chief
OF Police Enders and taken to the county
Jail in Waukesha and locked up. He
made statement to the officers in which
he said that he was working in the barn
with Wood when the latter called him
vile name and attempted to strike him
with a fodder scraper. He then struck
Wood with a pitchfork handle, he said,
in self-defense.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17
CRANBERRY CROP IS SHORT.

Reports Indicate Severe Falling Off
from Last Years Yield.
The cranberry harvest is completed and
reports which have been made by the
growers indicate a great shortage as COM
pared with previous years. The crop
last year was small, and below normal in
this State, but this years crop will be
only about one-half Of last seasons out
put in Wisconsin, while the Eastern
States report similar conditions there. It
is estimated that the entire crop of the
United States will show about a 80 per
cent shortage from last year. Packing
will begin soon if the present weather
holds, and an active market for the Wis
consin berries is expected as soon as the
shipping season is open.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17
Truly"

Truly.
Because, you know, wogld II
could possibly. l wouldn't have you
real angry with me for anything in
the world You know that, don't
you? What makes you say can be-
lieve you in that way?"
Because / mean it."
The young woman looked at him
long and seriously. Bonnie, you
| don't seem natural at all this even
ing" she said. There's something
hard about you that don't like.
believe you are angry with me and
you never were before in your whole
life"
'And 1 never will be. 1 shall al
ways have the very kindest thoughts
of YOU"
81 don't want the very kindest
thoughts You talk as if you were
going to China and didn't ever In
tend to come back"
Bennie smiled sadly. 'That is a
mighty near guess" he said. "The
Philippines"
Miss Callonby gasped little. "You-
Pre- Joking" she said.
"Never a joke" declared Bonnie.
"1've a good chance at good thing
cut there and l made up my mind
that if you said No tonight I'd
take it. And when 1 really do make
up my mind
"Change it." said Miss Callonby.
Change it to please me. I don't
want you to go to- that wretchei
place. You'll have fever and all sorts
of horrible things"
Bonnie shook his head. "I guess
might as well say goodby now,''' he
said.
He held out his hand. Miss Cal
lonby took it and stood with her
forehead wrinkled thoughtfully.
'1'll miss you horribly" she said
at last.
"Just little at first" said Ben
ME.
mo; all the time. You won't change
your mind?"
NO.
The thoughtful frown on the young
woman's face deepened and the CLOCK
licked on.
"Goodby," said Bonnie.
She raised her eyes 20 his and
found them sad but inffexible in ex-
preston.
"Bennie," she said, hesitatingly,
eff 1 asked you to ask me again
what you asked before-would You?
You promised not to, but would you?
Wait a moment. / said NO this
evening and you said if said No
you'd go to the Philippines, and you
wouldn't change your mind. Would
it make any difference if I said
'Yes'?"
care you asking out Of curiosity"
demanded Bonnie sternly. But he
saw that she was not.
"It was a blamed mean trick" Ben
ME said to himself as he left the
house. "Still I'm mighty sorry. l
didn't think of it before. If she ever
finds out l was blufing!"-Chicago
News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17
CHMDREN's AUTO KILLS MAN.
Party OF Juvenile CeIebrants Knocks
Down Needless Pedestrian.

Party OF Juvenile CeIebrants Knocks
Down Needless Pedestrian.
The celebration of children's day by the
Eiks of Kenosha was married by fatal
accident. William Allard, aged 40, a res
ident of Charlevoix, Mich, was knocked
down and killed by one of the cars carry
ing merry party of ten children. The
accident was at the corner of North Main
street and Milwaukee avenue and was wit
messed by hundreds of people. The car
which caused the fatality was driven by
William Il. Howard, former member of
the KenOsha board of education and a
prominent contractor. Howard has not
been arrested, but he has notified the
police that he stands ready to surrender
himself at any time he is demanded. The
accident was unavoidable, as Allard failed
to see the car and jumped directly in
front of it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17
ALLEGES A CONSPIRACY.

La Crosse Grocer Sues James B. MUIR
ray President of State Association.
Alleging that the La Crosse Retail
Grocers' Association, branch of the
Wisconsin GrOcers Association, is a con-
spiracy by which wholesalers and retail
ers are terrorized and the public defraud-
ed, Nicholas Birnbaum, La Crosse gro
Ger, has brought suit against the local as
ISOLATION and score of the most promi-
nent members, including James 3. Muir
ray, president both of the local and State
associations, for $4,000 damages. Birn-
baum alleged that the wholesalers were
not permitted to sell to him and that
farmers are prevented from delivering him
produce.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17
BRUIN WITH A RECORD.
This One Has Distinguished Himself
In Raiding Alaskan Hotels.

This One Has Distinguished Himself
In Raiding Alaskan Hotels.
The chances are strong that with
in couple of months there will be
admitted into the animal colony at
Washington Park black bear from
Circle City, Alaska, which according
to the stories told about him by his
recent owner, Robert C. Curry of Cir
Gle City, is likely to demoralize all
of Keeper Beams we'll behaved men,
agerie.
Teddy, for that is the now common
place name of this proposed addition
to the zoo, is only in his teens as
regards his bear age But he has
ruined the best chef in Circle City,
has cost much money by his dissolute
habits, and has acquired a reputa-
ton known to all Alaska.
Mr.. Curry gave the bear to his
brother William of Milwaukee. And
William Curry says he is going to
hand the beast right over to a reg
ular bear man, Keeper Bean, of the
zoo.
Teddy was captured by Indians in
the frozen regions of the silent
North, way north Of Circle City. He
was less than day Ca six months
day. old when he was caught.
His real career began, however,
after he and his brother struck Cir
Gle City and became the property
of Mr.. Curry, who is a wealthy mine
owner there. At Circle City man
can pay higher prices for food than
in almost any other spot under the
sun. Porterhouse steaks come at 81
and side dishes are only eaten by
milIionaires. 1t was when Pierre
Lognette, the Circle City Hotels
French chef, forgot to put the straw
berries in the safe that Teddy cut
his first caper.
An order of strawberries and cream
in Circle City costs about $3.50, and
there were about twenty small boxes
of the berries stacked up when
Teddy turned loose his appetite. They
represented about 5000. Teddy ate
them up clean. Then he consumed
enough other delicacies to represent
small fortune All this was paid
for by Mr.. Curry. This was Teddy's
first offence.
The next time he got a chance
Teddy raided the Arctic Inn, fash
ionable hostelry in the mining city,
and stole a twelve pound ham wLrth
ST. and a lot Of assorted meats worth
$50.
Mr.. Curry began to realize that
the bear was a costly asset. It had
already cost him $2S2. But while the
owner of Teddy was wondering what
to do the latter fastened his de-
cision by entering the store Of a
bankrupt Seattle merchant which
had passed into the hands of re-
ceiver. Teddy crawled into the
store by night and stayed there for
two days. His last raid was an ex-
pensive one, and after settling II
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17
GIRL SEES SAFE CRACKED.
Yeggmen Force Telephone Operator
to Watch Them.

HegSmen Force Telephone Operator
to Watch Them.
Forcing Miss Frances Kilgore, a tele-
phone operator, to watch them at their
work, and firing fusillades at citizens in
the streets every few minutes, a gang OF
yeggmen early the other morning blew
open the safe of the State bank in Lady
smith. The robbers secured $4,000 and
escaped after shooting policeman in the
arm and terrifying Miss Kilgore into a
case of Mysteries. Miss Kilgore was at
the telephone board when two masked
men entered the room and pointed re-
volvers at her head. Il didn't know
what to do" said the young woman. Il
was frightened. One of the men ordered
me to go with them to the vault room OF
the bank. There | found three men at
work on the safe. While the others kept
guard over me l saw the men boring into
the safe. There was no light but their
dark lanterns, but could see every move
they made. Finally they exploded a
charge of some explosive. 1t did not
break open the vault and the men began
to work again. Two of the men went to
the window of the bank and whenever
any one appeared on the street they would
IRE dC Inem. when one OF the meu Shot
Policeman Gordon he turned to his COM
panion and remarked I've winged a cop
Fine work; get two of Them was the
heartless answer of one of the men at the
safe. l started to tell them that they
were brutes, but a second explosion cut
me short and tainted. When | came to
the men were gone. They had taken about
$4,000 from the bank l never want to
see real bank robbers at work again. 1t
is awful. l was afraid they would kill
me-" A posse Immediately took up the
pursuit of the men. They are supposed
to be members of a gang that have bee2
committing frequent depredations in the
vicinity.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17
IRIS CAKE POINTER.
BY Earle Hooker Eaton

By Earle Hooker Eaton
In the sideboard apprehension
Thrills the hidden gingerbread;
Doughnuts, shrinking from attention,
SILVER with a nameless dread.
In the pantry devastation
Now begins its ruthless rule;
Hungrier than all creation,
Little Willie's home from SCHOOL,
As the pointer scents the rabbit,
AS the needle seeks the pole,
Willie moves by force of habit
Toward each gastronomic goal.
Shifts the air and tiptoes slyly
To the sideboard with a smile;
That there boy" says uncle, drily.
''He can smell a cake a mile!"
Once we had a maid named Tillie,
Who was sly as any mouse.
Me for angel cakei" said Willie,
As one day he searched the house.
Later Tillie cried. 81 did it!''
tSaved the cake was what she
meant.)
Meath the onions Tillie hid it,
Throwing Willie off the scent.
-Harper's Weekly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17
EIGHT-HoUR Law KNOCKED OUT
wisconsin Supreme Court Rules ON
Regulation o. photographers.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules ON
Regulation o. photographers.
The Supreme Court declared unconsti-
tutional the Wisconsin eight-hOur railroad
telegraphers' law, which was enacted at
the 1907 session of the Legislature. The
law is declared unconstitutional on the
theory that it is in conflict with the pro-
visions of the federal constitution, which
clothes Congress with the power to regu-
late interstate commerce and further that
Congress having already provided a law
fixing the hours of railway telegraphers
from nine to thirteen hours, it was not
within the power of the State to enact
law which would in effect change these
hours. Divorced persons in Wisconsin
are prohibited from marrying again with
in one year and that any such marriage
during such period after divorce is &C
cording to a ruling of the Supreme Court
null and void. The decision was in con-
nection with a Divorce who went to Mich
igan before the expiration of year, mar
ried again and returned to Wisconsin.
The court rules that such pretended mar
riage will not be recognized by the courts
of Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17
KILLED WHILE ASLEEP.
Henry Staff Takes g Nap on Street
Railway Track.

Henry Staff, a single man of Milwau-
kee, over 80 years of age, was brought
into the morgue at Racine at 3 o'clock
the other morning with his face and part
of his head cut off, one arm severed and
his body mangled. Staff, with Mick Tas-
kit, was employed by the Milwaukee Elec-
trio Railway and Light Company. They
were welding rails at the corner of Wash
ington and Hamilton avenues. They went
to sleep on the tracks. A car used for
construction backed down upon Staff and
killed him. Taszit woke up and jumped
out of the way just in time to save him
self, but was unable to awaken Staff.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17
Pyramids.

The largest of the Mexican pyra-
mids, that of Cholula, has a base
measurement of 1,4SS feet and a
height of 173 feet. The great pyra-
mid of Egypt, sometimes called the
pyramid of Cheops, stands on a
base each side of which was original
ly 764 feet long; but, owing to the
removal of the coating, it is now
only TAG feet. It's height, according
to Wilkinson, was originally 4S0 feet
9 inches, its present height being
AGO feet.-New York American.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17
AImena Feels TIL Boom.

The 500 line has decided to stop its
limited trains at the village of Almena
because John Till, the plaster artist, has
located there The railroad has also be-
gun the erection of a $1,000 depot at that
point which will be provided with invalid
rooms. In one week from so to 100 peo-
pie arrived daily at Almena to visit Till
and the residents OF Almena and vicinity
will soon become as opulent as did those
of Somerset.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17
500 MUST PAY UP IN WISCONSIN

Court UphOIda State Railroad Com
mission and ReinfOrces Board.
The authority vested in the State rail
rot commission by an act passed by the
Legislature creating that body, was
strengthened by the State Supreme Court
when the case of the State ex rel the
500 railroad company, against the State
railroad commission was reversed the
high tribunal unfolding the arguments
made by the commission, appellant The
reversal in this case ultimately means
that the 500 road must pay fee of S21,-
600 for filing amendments to its articles
of incorporation in the State of Wiscon-
sin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17
BRUTAL ASSAULT AT sHEBoYeAN
Well Dressed Man Attacks Jennie
Waller Near Home.

Well Dressed Man Attacks jennie
Waller Near Home.
One of the most daring and brutal as
saults ever perpetrated within the city
limits of Sheboygan occurred Thursday
night when Jennie Waller, aged % years,
was attacked by a tall, well-dressed man,
who approached her from behind, throw
ing a shower of red pepper into her eyes,
while handkerchief believed TO have been
saturated with ohloroform was placed over
her face. The girl was dragged into
dark alley, where she lost consciousness.
When she awoke her assailant was gone.
The girl staggered to her home less than
a block away. The police have thus far
been unable to trace the man.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17

Mr.. Curry chained up MS pet and
took him TO napolis.-Milwau
kee Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17

During the last year Canada drew
upon the United States for 58,312 i'm.
migrants. Over 10000 came from
the mother country and $4,000 from
the continent Of Europe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17
se7a WORDS ON POSTAL.
Chippewa Falls Girl Claims to Be
the Champion Microscopic Writer.

the Champion MicrOscOD1c Wr1ter.
Miss Lou d. Cosgrif of Chippewa
Falls is believed to be the worlds cham
pion microscopic writer. She has just
completed the feat of writing 8,679 words
on the back of a United States postal
card, 3Hx51a inches. The writing is
hardly readable with the naked eye, but
is distinct under microscope Every let
ter is we'll formed and there is no blur
ring. The writing was done with pen
and ink
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17

During last year 29,20S vessels en-.
tered the port of London.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-07
GOOD
ROADS MOVE
Buffalo Convention Which Opened
Today is Most Important
Yet Held.
Hearst News Service.

Buffalo, N. Y, July What will
beyond doubt go down in history as
the most important good roads conven-
tion ever held in America was opened
here this morning, when Mayor Adam
delivered an address of welcome to the
hundreds of delegates present AL
though the meeting was called by the
American Automobile Association, and
a majority of the visitors are motor
lists, the farmers of the nation are also
represented by delegates from the Ma
tional Grange, and the professional
road makers by members of the Amer
lean Road Makers Association.
The inaugural session this morning
was under the direction of Charles T.
Terry, of New York, chairman of the
legislative board of the American Au-
tomibile Association. The present
status of motor vehicle legislation in
the nation and various states was
discussed and plans made for united
action by motorists everywhere in
favor of the pending federal registra
ton bill, and motor laws in states not
yet possessing them.
The good roads convention will be
formally opened this afternoon. with
Robert P. Hopper, of Philadelphia, as
chairman. The list of speakers for
this afternoon and tomorrow morning
includes authorities on highways i'm
provement from New England to the
Pacific coast. Practical demonstra-
tons will be given by professional
road builders tomorrow afternoon.
The meeting will close tomorrow
night, with banquet at the Irocuois
Hotel, at which several men of ma
tional reputation will respond to
toasts. Most of the visiting motorists
Will remain over until Thursday to
witness the start in the Glidden tour.