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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28
THE DA1NTIEsT GIRL.
Severe Lesson Was Necessary for
Her Thorough Reforming.

A severe Lesson Was Necessary for
Her Thorough Reforming.
II met Jessica as l came in,' Mrs.
Morey said. tShe looked as pretty as
Z bunch Of sweet peas. 1 always do say
that she is the daintiest girl 1 know.
She Is an ornament to the community"
Molly, who was honest, colored VIC
lently. Theo, who was also honest, but
was tactful in happy addition, grace
fully changed the subject; but when
the caller was gone, the two looked at
each other with serious eyes.
tits time for this to be stopped-it
has gone on too long," Molly declared,
when she was wearing your new
waistl It isn't fair to the rest of u.s."
cit isn't fair to Jessica," Theo an
swered, gravely.
It was easy to say that it must be
stopped, but as in many Of the needed
reformations Of life, stopping it was a
difficult matter. An opportunity came
at last, however, one evening, when the
family, with one or two intimate
friends, was having an evening Of old
time games, one Of which involved for
feits. Molly happened to be judge, and
presently Jessica was brought up to
receive her sentence.
"You must" Molly declared, "answer
truthfully a question from each Of the
circle in turn, beginning with Theo."
Theo looked miserable, but there was
no "back down" to her.
"Jessica, you are very dainty this
evening"" she said "Will you tell us
where you got-your shoesY
Jessica glanced down at the pretty
white shoes, and laughed.
II beg your pardon, Theo-mine need
ed cleaning-and you weren't anywhere
round to ask. hope you didn't need
them"
Jessica's cousin Cecilia sat next, and
in flash she understood.
"Your stock, JESSE" she said.
cts Molly's." Jescica was still
laughing, but it was growing difficult.
In turn she had to confess that the belt
was her cousin Barbara's, her waist
Molly's, and her belt-pin her mothers.
At the last, holding her head high, she
faced the circle. "AIy skirt is my own, I"
she announced.
81 wouldn't go through it again If 1
had to wear shoes with holes in them
forever! Molly declared, vehemently,
that night.
Theo smiled. 1--WE sha'n't have to do
1t again." she said, Quietly.-Youth's
Companion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28
AN EASTERN MAGICIAN.

The Feat a CeyIOn FaIxiR Is Said 20
Have Performed.
This curious picture of an Eastern
magician is from Caroline Corners
kCeylon, the Paradise Of Adam" 1.-THE
fakir forthwith commenced to unpack
the burden on his back, the principal
item being a bamboo framework or
scaffolding. This he held with his right
hand, while he mounted step by step
Of bamboos. At the summit, height
perhaps of eleven feet, he paused, with
arms extended to effect a balance.
For some reason or other the frame
work remained perfectly steady and
perpendicular, while the faker stretch
ed himself out like spider on It's web.
At intervals on the bambOoS were
heavy nails, rusty, but sharp at the
point. These nails distinctly penetrat-
ed the mans mahogany-colored fesh
when he stretched himself out on the
framework.
"Thus he remained, hideous wound
made by each nail, from which the
purple blood flowed, lying there for the
space Of ten minutes or so, except for
the blood a l1feless figure Of clay.
Then, muttering some strange gibber-
isn, animation returned, and, making
movements so that the nails were ex-
tracted from the wounds, the fakir
with his toes kicked away the scat
folding and remained himself alone UNI
ernnorfnd in mfdair
eyes, there this weird creature re-
manned, his lean, chocolate-colored
limbs apparently stiff and cataleptic,
his eyes fixed upward and glazed. It's
fact said Cynthia, In low tones Of
wonder. AT home they would say we
were hypnotized.'"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28
Observation-Disclosures
Legal Information
ITJJJVIJII1JVVIl

A law declaring Sunday day Of rest
is held, in State VS.. Dolan, 13 Idaho,
693, 90 Pac 900, IA Ira. (N.S.) 1859,
not to be unconstitutional because it
does not prohibit all kinds of labor on
Sunday.
A single act Of negligence Of a help
er of a piano mover, in letting a piano
fall so as to injure the latter, commit
ted after the hiring, and without the
masters knowledge, is held in Mcintosh
VS. Jones Mont SO Pac. 557, IA Ira.
(N.S.) 933, not to charge the master
with lack Of ordinary care In the selec-
ton of such assistant.
The daily use Of public highway by
traction engine drawing from two to
four wagons loaded with lumber, al
though not an injury to the road itself,
is held, in Covington county VS.. Collins
& Miss. y 40 So. S54, II Ira. IN.
S. 1887, to be properly prohibited by
the board Of supervisors as dangerous
to travel and q nuisance.
Buyers Of an engine who tried it, and
then, after notifying the sellers agent
that they would not accept 1t, with no
special exigency to make its use I'M
avoidable, used it to finish the job, are
held in Fox VS.. Wilkinson (Wis.) 113
n. w. ego, IA Ira. (N.S.) 1107,
thereby to have exercised their election
to retain the engine and to have no
right subsequently to repudiate the con-
tract.
The fact that a contract between a
paving company and a city may be
broad enough to require the former to
repair disintegrations in the pavement
caused Dy the fault Of the street rail-
way company in using too light rail
and In allowing the joints between it's
rails to become loose. is held, In Owens
boro City Railway Company VS.. Barber
Asphalt Paving Company 80 Ky. l..
Rep. e44, 1O7 s. W. PA, IA Ira.
(N.S.) 1916, not to prevent the paving
company from recovering for the cost
Of such repairs from the railway CON-
pany.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28

Sewer, shared a StaterOOm with Mr..
Trefusius, who was apparently engaged to
a very pretty girl-a cousin of both the
young men-On board with her mother
and a little sister. These were the only
members of the party, though | had hap
pened to observe soon after sailing that
a good-lOoking young woman had bowed
to Sewer and Trefus;Is as they were
placing chairs and rugs in position on
deck.
Mr.. SEWER" said, as he went past,
apparently without seeing me. He turned
short round.
Captain Bruce" he exclaimed, still
with the suppressed culver of concentrate
ed rage in his voice. is there any empty
stateroom on board that can occupy
after this?"
"Why? Is there anything wrong with
No. 49?"
1.-THE only thing which is wrong is that
l can't possibly share it with Mr. Ire
fusius," he said. I'VE have had a very
serious disagreement, and shall have no
further intercourse during the trip"
won't you reconsider" 1 suggested,
"and let me act as mediator between
you?"
''If you knew what had passed between
Us, Captain" he returned grimly, you'd
understand there could be no chance of
that. Heavens! 1t will be all l can do
as It is, to keep my hands off him. The
only thing is, not to come in one another's
way!'
you'll feel differently Tomorrow" I
assured him.
He shrugged his shoulders.s Never! A
He shrugged his shoulders. Never As
for tonight, couldn't rest anywhere. I'll
simply walk up and down on deck. 1 sup
pose there'd be no objection in doing
that?"
1 looked him In the eyes. "Not if
you'll give me your word you'll do nothing
rash" was sure he understood what
/ meant.
I'm ready TO swear that" he answer
ed, IN n tF1e of relief and evident SINGER
ity. Then, suddenly starting "By JoveI'
las added, II forgot something down there
ia the staterOOm which won't leave with
him; l must have it out at onceT'
He was of like a shot. A few minutes
I waited, expecting him back; but he did
not come. Perhaps, after all, the two
ex-friends had patched up their dispute,
I concluded. No second quarrel was going
on below, or 1 should have heard it for
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28

1t was dark on board the Canada. All
lights were out in the cabins and saloons,
the deck and smoking rooms were empty,
and the passengers were supposed to be
asleep. had not yet turned in, but was
about to do so. and had taken off my
coat, opened tine door of my cabin, and
was stepping across the threshold for a
breath of cooler air (for it was a hot
July night, when the sound of angry
voices attracted my attention.
''You curl" exclaimed some one in a
tone of suppressed fury IF you were a
IAN, you would have had it out with me
here and now!'
LET me pass - returned a second voice,
more agitated, less insistent than the first.
you've had my last word on the subject.
was fool to come here with you. Now
I'm done with you and with it, and I'm
going down to bed"
Hasty footsteps moved across the deck,
and I could hear the clatter of shoes on
the metal which protected the stairs.
The brief disturbance was over, and
was still for a moment or two, save the
throbs of the engines and sound Of the
water against the sides of the ship. The
belligerents had gone below, l thought,
as stood still in my cabin door, when
suddenly a man walked rapidly by, his
face showing clearly for an instant in the
lights from within.
He was one of party who had come
on board the day before, when we had
sailed from New York, and had had a
few moments chat with him in the morn
ing. He was a Canadian by the name of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28
Old Favorites
The SIeepy sonk.
~o0ONo~~~

The Sleepy Song.
As soon as the fire burns red and low,
And the house upstairs is still,
She sings me a queer little sleepy song,
Of sheep that go over the hill.
The good little sheep run quick and soft,
Their colors are gray and white;
They follow their leader nose to tail,
For they must be home by night.
And one slips over and one comes next,
And one runs after behind,
The gray ones nose at the white ones
tail,
The top of the hill they find.
And when they get to the top of the hill
They quietly slip away,
But one runs over and one comes next
Their colors are white and gray.
And over they go, and over they go,
And over the top of the hill,
The good little sheep run quick and soft,
And the house upstairs is still.
And one slips over and one comes next,
The good little, gray little sheep!
1 watch how the fire burns red and low,
And she says that l fall asleep.
Josephine Dodge Daskam
Home, Sweet Home.
Mid pleasures and palaces tho we may
roam,
Be it ever so humble, there's no place
like home;
A charm from the skies seems to hallow
us there,
Which, seek thro' the world, is ne'er
met with elsewhere.
Home, home sweet, sweet home,
There's no place like home,
Oh, there's no place like home.
1 gaze on the moon as 1 tread the drear
wild,
And feel that my mother now thinks Of
her child;
As she looks on that moon from our own
cottage door,
Thro' the woodbine whose fragrance
shall cheer me no more.
An exile from home, splendor dazzles in
vain;
Oh, give me my Iowly matched cottage
again;
The birds singing gaily that came at my
CALL
Give me them, and that peace of mind
dearer than all.
John Howard Paine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28

the remaining (and feminine) members
of his own small party. Altogether ap-
pearances were very black against Sewer.
When everything had been done in the
stateroom, we locked the door on the out
side and we went back to my cabin, where
the suspected man sat, with his head be-
tween his hands, silently protesting
against his virtual Imprisonment.
He started up at our entrance. Sire
fusis is dead, 1 suppose? There's no
doubt of that?" he exclaimed, his eyes on
the doctor.
HE is dead" answered Berkmyre.
Sewer sighed a long-drawn sigh, that
was almost a groan, yet the emotion
which prompted it was quite clear. 1t
might have been sorrow, it might have
been relief.
'Tell me exactly what happened after
you went below, Mr.. SEWER" demanded
Nothing happened" he answered, after
a moments pause, except that | went to
the stateroom, found the door closed, and
walked in without knocking. 1 wasn't ex.
actly in the mood for ceremony. There
was a light in the room, and | saw Ire
fusis lying on his berth with most of his
clothes on. He didn't move or look up
and | didn't speak to him, for 1t seemed
that after the talk we had just had to-
gether there was really nothing left to
say.
at was not until l discovered that the
thing that l had gone into the stateroom
to get wasn't to be found that l spoke {
him. l was angry because l fancied he
had taken it, either because he wanted it
or to annoy me, and l addressed hin
rather roughly.
"Still he was silent, and then l pulled
the curtains of the berth aside to look in
and touched him on the back. What
saw 1 don't need to tell you. L fell
against the door in a sort of daze.
hardly knew what to do at first. could
see l would be suspected, that evidence
would be strong against me, and wanted
to decide on the wisest course. But my
brain wouldn't work quickly, so great haC
been the shock of surprise, and it NIGH
have been ten minutes that l stood there
before 1 ran up to tell you what haC
happened"
"Have you any theory" inquired, ''a'
to the murder?"
His face expressed some emotion which
1 could not read.
II can't say have" he said presently
Twill you tell me what was the objec
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28
Pointed with scripture.

A bachelor rector of a western
church was alone In his study when
his housekeeper brought him the card
Of one of his parishioners, a spinster
of means and charm.
When the lady was seated on the OPP
posite side Of his study table the rector
looked at her inquiringly, expecting to
hear something concerning parish work,
in which she was active. To his sur
prise an embarrassed silence ensued,
during which he vainly sought for some
thing to say.
"nr. Blank" began the lady at
last in faltering tones, do you think
can you fancy conditions under which
"a woman is-justified in proposing?''
"Why, yes" said the rector, after
some deliberation.
Thou art the mani" said the lady,
resolutely.
She was right.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28

Later, had all the truth from her and
from Anthony Sewer, who would not have
spoken out his suspicious Chad she not
been detected) for fear of screening him
self by wronging the innocent.
Trefusis had known her in Quebec,
wrecked her life and married happiness,
and promised to marry her if her hus-
band should die. She had heard of his ap-
preaching union with his cousin, and had
followed him on board the Canada. He
had coldly and completely ignored her.
AS for Miss Moya Ransome and Sewer,
[ have just had a letter with the an
nouncement of their marriage.-Thos. Nc
Kali In New York Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28

We have reached an age when we
admit that man may have an opinion
different from ours, and not be either
fool or q scoundrel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28
THE HERITAGE.

Down the centuries a-line, arrow
Grandmothers, grandfathers, belle and beau.
Puritan, Yagabond, gypsy, peer,
Barefooted, earle or cavalier;
Bone Of the mountains, blood Of the sea,
Reaching down through the years to me-
Bravely and surely, as one kept his sword
Unsheathed for the king in Naseby fight,
Steadfastly- purely, as kept his word,
A Puritan word in battle for right;
Puritan courage and cavalier pride
The ages have sifted their dust away;
Dead are the causes for which they died,
But it's their love give thee, dear, to-day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28
origin OF Punctuation.

Punctuation by means Of stops and
points, so as to indicate the meaning
Of sentences and assist the reader to
a proper enunciation, is ascribed orig
inally to Aristophanes, a grammarian
of Alexandria, Egypt, who lived in the
third century, B. G. Whatever his sys-
TEN may have been 1t was subsequent
" neglected and forgotten, but was re-
introduced by Charlemagne, the vari-
GUS stops and symbols being designed
by Warnefried and Alcuin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28

AS soon as a girl gets married she
begins to hear nothing but hard times.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-08-21
Struck BY Train.

J. Harvey Sapp, of near Glasgow,
DEL, was almost instantly killed
Friday evening at Richardson's
crossing, near Wilmington, by his
team being struck by a train on the
2. & r. r. r. The horses had
run away and dashed onto the track
in front of a train. The animals
escaped but the engine struck the
wagon demolishing it and throwing
Sapp high in the air. His neck
was broken. The victim of the
accident was 38 years of age
and a son of Mrs. William j. Lank,
from whose home his funeral was
held on Tuesday, with interment
at Bethel cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-08-21
Escaped From jail.

Harry MCGOWAN, % years old,
who was landed in Elkton Jail
charged with stealing a horse from
Edw. Reynolds and a carriage and
harness from Howard jackson, of
Perryville, escaped by climbing
over the Jail yard wall on Wednes-
day night.
Sheriff Hager has recently been
painting and renovating the Jail
premises and on that account the
usual routine with the prisoners,
some of whom were helping with
the work was suspended. MCGOWAN
who formerly belonged to the U.
s. army and claimed to be from
Baltimore rugged up his blanket as
a dummy and placed it on his cot.
By some means he smuggled q quilt
to the yard and through the dunn
my on his bed escaped being locked
in his cell. Some time during the
night he made rope of the quilt,
scaled the wall and dropged down
on the outside, making good his
escape.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-08-21
Barns Burned.

The frequency with which pass
ing electrical storms have left fire
in their wake this summer is start
ling. On Monday afternoon one OF
these storms passed over this sec.
tion, during which lightning struck
and burned a small barn near
Krauss Crossing which had been
used for some time as carpet
weaving establishment by VIM.
Lambert. Mr.. Lambert lost his
looms and other appliances used in
his trade, in addition to a quantity
of material. The loss falls heavily
upon him, sweeping away asit does
all his appliances for the operation
of his carpet weaving business.
The barn on the estate of the late
Robert A. Evans near Tayloria,
Lancaster county, was struck by
last week and burned. A
mare, colt and calf perished in the
flames, and all this years crops SO
far harvested were lost. Also
farming implements, vehicles, etc.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-08-21
Injured By Bull.

Joseph Woodrow, of West Not
tingham, was badly injured Satur.
day by a bull owned by James
Williams, and but for the timely
arrival of Joseph Blackburn would,
in all probability, have lost his life.
Mr.. Woodrow was picking black
berries on the Shively farm when
attacked and knocked down by the
bull. Blackburn, who happened to
be passing along the road, witness
ed the mad charge of the infuriated
animal and went to Woodrow's as.
sistance, driving the bull away.
Woodrow was badly used up but
it is not thought he was fatally in.
jured.
Roy Kimble, of Nottingham, had
a narrow escape from serious
injury by bull one day last week
while in the barnyard. The animal
suddenly turned upon him and
knocked him down. Kimble
managed to escapeNfrom the vicious
animal by rolling under wagon,
and was not injured except for
some bruises.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-08-21
Fell From 3. & o. BRIDGE.

George Brundage, an ironworker,
of Havre de Grace, was taken to
the Maryland General Hospital,
Baltimore, on Thursday of last week
in critical condition as the result
of a fall of so feet from bridge on
which he was working. John
Doyle, another workman, fell at the
same time, but escaped, with three
broken ribs. ,Brundage sustained
a broken collarbone, fracture of
the skull and internal injuries,
from which he died the next day.
The men were at work on the
Baltimore and Ohio bridge, near
Havre de Grace, when they were
knocked from the structure by
cable. Brundage was hurried to
Baltimore at once.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-08-21
Democratic Conference.

The Democratic committees
gathered in Elkton Thursday of
last week, and met Governor Croth-
ers. Plans for the campaign in
Cecil county were discussed and
arrangements made to call together
the executives of the different dis
tricts early in September and organ.
ize clubs in each voting precinct.
The State Central Committee will
appoint a committee of 100 from
different districts of the county and
plans for vigorous campaign will
be mapped out.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-08-21
Drowned AT B. & O. BRIDGE.

Jesse Toots, Of York, Pa, was
accidentally. drowned in the Sus,
quehanna river near the Cecil
county end of the Baltimore and
Ohio bridge one afternoon last week.
He was employed by the Amer
lean Bridge Company, and with
several other workmen was putting
up the false work under the bridge.
At the time of the accident he was
engaged in towing a raft of logs
from the Cecil side of the river to
Roberts Island, and with four.
companions jumped overheard to
make a rope fast. The others
reached shore but Toots sank and
drowned before help could reach
him. He was thirty-fonr years of
age and is survived by wife and
six children.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-08-21
Balloon Lands At Eder Station.

The big balloon "Philadelphia, ~
which was sent up from the Point
Breeze Gas Works at 1884 Satur-
day night, landed at Eder station,
in Cecil county, on Sunday morn
ing, at 9:15 o'clock, after being in
the air eleven hours and travelling
1875 miles. The balloon in its flight
described practically two sides of
triangle, first moving westerly until
it passed over Lancaster, then turn
ing to the southwest. In the
basket were DR.. George 81. Sim
norman, DIR. Thomas r. Eldredgde,
Mrs. M. E Lockington and Miss
Minnie Appleback, all members of
the Philadelphia Aeronautical Rec.
reation Society.
The party took the train at Elk.
ton for their homes on Sunday
afternoon.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-08-21
The Story OF Kennett.

The assertion of Caleb E. Taylor,
the veteran civil engineer, that one
Thomas E. Garrett, who was for
many years dramatic critic and
editor of the st. Louis Republic,
wrote the "Story of Kenneth has
caused the friends and relatives of
Bayard Taylor to rise up in his de.
fense. Caleb Taylor is a man of
unquestionable integrity and pro.
bity, and he would not make such
a statement unless he had some
warrant for it. But the old gentle.
man will never be able to make the
people of Chester county believe
that Tom Garrett wrote the 'sStory
of Kennett." Garrett was friend
of Bayard Taylor and he may aided
him with the plot, as he was thor.
oughly conversant with the history
and traditions associated with Capt.
Fitzpatrick SANDY Flash) and
Castle Rock But the fact that the
manuscript of the history in Bay
ard Taylor's writing is in possession
of the Chester County Historical
Society, does not prove that he was
the author of the story and many
story-tellers wrote and re wrote
their tales several times Thomas
Garrett probably helped Bayard
Taylor, with his story, but he did
not write it any more than Francis
Bacon wrote Shakespeare. AS we
are responsible for the controversy
we feel like helping friend Caleb
Taylor out of his dilemma. He no
doubt thinks Garrett wrote the
story, but he is having the time of
his life in convincing others to fall
into his way of thinking, but it
will soon blow over and Bayard
Taylor's reputation will not be i'm
paired ia the least.-West Chester
correspondent in Oxford Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-08-21
ACCIDENTS.
6lrl Camper Fatally BURNED.

Miss Gertrude Bierman, 15 years
old, of Wilmington, Del, a mem
Der of a camping party on the Ber-
nard Beste farm, near Elkton, was
seriously, if not fatally burned late
Tuesday evening. She was kind
ling a camp fire by the use of coal
oil, when the bottle containing the
fluid exploded, setting fire to her
clothing. Members <of the party
rushed to her assistance and SUBJ
merged her in a ditch near by but
not before she was frightfully burn
ed over nearly half of her body.
She was taken to Wilmington
hospital where she died Wednes-
day night.