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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07
HOId-Up Across the Counter.

It is really astounding what IN
amount of trustfulness there Is in the
human family, especially in that part
of it inhabiting this country. 1t can be
taken for granted that we take most
things as assured, and this is why I'M
scrupulous ones wax rich and fat at
the expense of the cOnfding persons
with whom they do. business. To real
ize the almost incredible amount Of stu
pidity-no, call 1t trustfulness- that
exists, 1t is only necessary to inquire
into the doings Of a comparatively re
cent addition to civic departments, the
bureau Of weights and measures in
New York Few cities have such a
bureau. One or two have followed the
example Of New York, but the vast ma
jority Of towns have absolutely no
check on tine millions Of small trades
men who are doing business across the
counter with the representatives Of
American families.
1t is not necessary to embellish the
tale. 1t reads sufficiently sensational
as a plain recital Of actual happenings.
In millions Of homes just now ice Is
being delivered. 1t is supposed to be
sold by weight. The ice man weighs It,
or appears to weigh it. Does he?--
Technical World Magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07

before the Sultan tastes it. This Is to
guard against poison.
The expenditure Of the Sultan's civil
list amounts to 100000 Turkish livres,
or about $2O,000,OOO a year; but there
is small danger Of even this large sum
occasiOIing the financial embarrass-
ment of his highness, as he is one of
the wealthiest sovereigns in the world.
1t is said that he is owner of One-half
Of all the landed property in the vast
province Of Bagdad, and also of the
entire valley of the River Jordan in
Palestine
Although surrounded by a most in
conceivable splendOr, the Sultan fails
to maintain the traditions Of his race
as to the magnificance Of costume for
which the Ottoman Sultans were for
merly noted. Though all his digni-
taries and pashas are decorated with
regal splendor, the Padisha himself is
always seen in simple costume Of Ill
fitting European clothing, dark in
color, and relieved only by the ordinary
service sword and the inevitable red
fez, that great leveler Of rank in all
Oriental countries. 1t is common re-
port, however, that during the weekly
ceremony of the Selamik, the Sultan
wears a coat Of mail underneath his
ordinary garments.
Upon each Of the Sultan's birthdays,
and on 20 other special holidays in
every year, he invariably receives from
his mother or sisters the present Of
beautiful Circassian slave for his
harem so it is doubtful If the Sultan
himself knows the exact number Of his
constantly increasing collection of
wives.
1t is this system Of government, pos
sible only under such a rule and such
customs, which the Young Turkey
party proposes to supercede by some
thing more modern, now that a consti-
tuition has been forced from Abdul
Hamid.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07
A KINGS DREAM.
Belief in the Vision Might Have
Changed History.

Belief In the Vision Might Have
Changed History.
On June IL, 1915, Charles 1. slept at
the little inn in Naseby village. Scouts
had brought news of the approach Of
the parliamentary army, and the king
was resolved to give them battle.
In the middle Of the night the lords
Of the bedchamber, who slept in tho
outer room, were disturbed by an eX-
traordinary noise in the kings room,
Upon entering they found Charles sit
ting bolt upright in his bed and in
much excited state.
On asking what the noise was, the
king said he had heard no noise, but
that their entry had reused him from
an extraordinary dream. He said that
STAFFORD had stood at the foot Of his
bed and implored him not to give bat
tie, for if he did he would be SO diSas-
trously defeated as to threaten his
crown and even his life.
The next morning Charles told Prince
Rupert and his generals of his dream
but declared that he would fight. They
in vain tried to dissuade him. In the
evening news arrived that the enemy
were close at hand That night Charles
again dreamed the same dream. Straf-
ford warned him that it was the last
time he would try to help him.
The next morning the king led his
army out and by sunset he had lost
cannon, baggage and four-fifths of his
troops and, as events proved, the war
as WELL
Strafford's ghost was right. Had
Charles not met Cromwell at Naseby
it is quite likely he would not have
met his death at WhitehalI--Pearson's
Weekly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07
THE SULTAN OF TURKEY.
Abdul HnmId, Once Called ''The
Great Assassin," a FraiI,
Scared Old Man.


Scared Old Man.
Abdul Hamid, prince of the House of
Osman, pitiful shadow of a once mighty
power $50 mighty that every other
throne Of Europe trembled before it il
years gone by Child of the Prophet
though he be; Commander Of the
Faithful, Sultan Of Sultans, King OF
Kings, and Shadow Of God upon the
earth; :" is a frail, worn, pale faced old
man, with a scared, hunted look in
his glittering black eyes and the sor-
rows Of a century written upon his
brow.
Although Constantinople ranks
among the great capitals Of the world,
and Is included in the itinerary of most
Oriental travellers, yet so little is act
ually known about this most mys-
ferrous sovereign and his strangely Sc
cluded court, that few facts regard
ing the intimate life of the grand Turk,
as that life was lived up to the recent
proclaiming of a constitution, at least,
may not be without interest, writes III.
Q. Ostrander. The facts were obtained
from a man who for years was close to
the Ottoman throne in an official ca
pacity. Since the Sultan proclaimed q
constitution for Turkey he has appear
ed openly in public and it is likely that
In future he will mingle more and more
among his people and alter the entire
manner of his life.
The Sultan.
The present Sultan is the Bath of the
reigning dynasty to be girded with the
sword of Osman, and was born on the
10th Of the month Of Shabon in the
year Of the Hegira 1853 corresponding
to September %, 1912, of the Christian
era), and Is consequently now in his
Goth year. He was reared in the seclu-
sion Of the Seraglio, and was totally
untitled for the great duties which
came to him so suddenly in 1876, when,
after the assassination of his uncle,
Abdul AZiZ, he assembled the Turkish
throne In the place Of his elder broth
er and rightful sovereign, Mural V,
whom he deposed and imprisoned for
% years behind the white marble walls
Of the Cheraghan palace. The wretch
ed Murad was released by death only
about four years ago.
Up to the time Of Sultan Achmet l
(1603), 1t had been the pleasant custom
for each Sultan, upon his accession to
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07
Church Sticks.

The Church stick" which from about
1850 down to 1925 was so common an
article of church furniture, was a stave
about four feet long and about an inch
thick, to one end Of which, in some
cases, was fitted a rabbits foot, while
from the other end hung a rabbits TAIL
the former to give a rap to unruly boys
and sleeping men, the latter to tickle
into wakefulness the doing sitters.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07

EedQ IL Oh III df0IdSc OuCS every IWO
minutes.
After this Sir Richard seemed al
ways to be traversing the road through
Pamfleld past the school. He no longer
played overtures on bis siren, but he
would cause 1t to boot twice, and this
would bring Margaret to the window.
She would wave her hand-he would
raise his cap and speed on.
Gradually the knowledge came to her
that she looked eagerly for the coming
of Sir Richard. She found that she
had got into the habit of confiding in
him and asking his advice in many
matters.
She knew that the people in the VII
lage gossiped about Sir Richard and
herself, and that they remarked that
that there gur-rl down at the school
be a-carryin' on summat shockin' wi
Sir Richard Graythorpe.
But she was content to let them Cos
sip. What they said or thought had no
effect on her. Sir Richard. however,
saw matters in a different light.
A kind friend came and advised him
to put an end to this Irritation with the
schoolmistress. She-the kind friend
pointed out the difference In the social
positions, and said that, of course, that
sort Of thing was only idle amusement.
This same kind friend, by the way, had
marriageable daughter, and both
mother and daughter had their opin-
ions as to Sir Richards future.
The dear good lady, however, went
away somewhat nonplused, and Sir
Richard remarked after she had gone
that he hoped he had not been "too
deucedly what-d'you-call-it."
This interview set Sir Richard think
ing. Being essentially a man of action,
he was not long content with mere
thoughts.
One morning few weeks afterwards
Margaret heard the familiar "Honk /!
Honk J" just as she was putting on her
hat after the children had gone home to
dinner. She ran out to the gate with
a smile of welcome.
Il say, Miss FerrOncourt," cried Sir
Richard, come for a little spin"
"Rather I" she responded gleefully,"
springing lightly up beside him.
give got permission to take you over
an awfully charming church near
here" Sir Richard said. you're keen
on architecture, aren't your.
The girl nodded.
Heres the permission" he said.
handing her paper.
Margaret took it and read 1t through.
Her hands trembled slightly, her face
flushed, and her eyes had a far-away
look In them.
"Well, MargaretY Sir Richard ask.
ed, bending close to her.
I'll come-Dick," she replied softly.
Half an hour later they were married
by special license.
II wonder what Mrs. What-dyou.
call-her will say" Sir Richard remark
ed few hours later as he sat beside
his wife In first-class reserved com
partment Of the continental express
Z. Newton Bungey in 7Pearson's Week
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07
THE BUILDINGS AND THE MAN.

Within the twilight mist stand, beneath
vast, sky-yearning towers stern and proud
giants striking gaiDst roseleaf cloud
Within newborn West fear to breathe,
For Primal Strength they 5esm-Stsrnal, grim.
Inexorable godlike; but heart
Sings to my life weak trember know thou art
More strong and glorious than these specters dimI
"For they born from thy unspringng soul
the maker, they the willing clay
brother to the and sweet, pure day
brief fragments; the deathless whole"
Success Magazine
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07
Old FavOrites
~O@@~~oO~~
Faith and Hope.


Oh don't be sorrowful, darling;
Oh, don't be sorrowful, pray;
For, taking the year together, my dear,
There isn't more night than day.
It's rainy weather, my loved one,
Times wheels they heavily run;
But, taking the year together, my dear,
There isn't more cloud than sun.
We're old folks, now, companion;
Our heads they are growing gray;
But, taking the year all round, my dear,
You always will find the May.
We've had our May, my darling,
And our roses long ago;
And the time of the year is come, my
dear,
For the long, dark nights and the snow.
But God is God, my faithful,
OF night as well as of day.
And we feel and know that we can go
Wherever He leads the way.
Ay, God Of night, my darling,
OF the night of death so grim;
And the gate that from life leads out, good
wife,
Is the gate that leads to Him.
Rembrandt Peale.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07

The End of the Day.
l hear the bells at eventide
Peal softly one by one,
Near and far off they break and glide;
Across the stream float family beautiful
The antiphonal bells of Hull;
The day is done, done, done,
The day is done.
IN
The dew has gathered in the flowers,
Like tears from some unconscious deepl
The swallows whirl around the towers,
The light runs out beyond the long
cloud bars,
And caves the single stars:
IT'S time for sleep, sleep, sleep,
'TiS time for sleep.
The hermit thrush begins again
Timorous eremite-
That song of risen tears and pain,
As if the one he loved was far Always
"Alas J another day.
-"And now good night, good night,
Good night"
Duncan Campbell Scott.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07
A Lucid Interval.

Doctor-Has your husband had any
lucid intervals since l was here last?
''Well, this morning he kept shout
ing that you were an old fool, and he
tried to break the medicine bottles."-
Life
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07
Her Way.

Something must be wrong with my
method, 1t is taking her a long time to
learn to SWIM"
"She's slow; it took me all of last
season to teach her."-Houston Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07
Brave Man.

Come" said the strong minded
woman, I'm sure there's burglars
downstairs. We will go down and scare
them away"
'Well, Maria" stammered her hus-
band, you g-g-go first; they wouIdn t
hit a n."-Philadelphia Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07

When a girl disllkes another girl
she always says of her, "She is just
crazy to get married"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07
True Enough.

Policeman Ito unskilled rider)-Go
backl No thoroughfare here. Can't
you read that sign?
Rider can, but my horse can't
Translated from Tales from Fliegende
Batter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07

When a man tells his sweetheart
that she is the incest girl in town, he
has to tell her, when he meets her
the next day, that she is the incest
girl In the world, or she will say his
love is growing cold.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07

There are some men who have a
run" in society, as some popular songs
have a run on the streets.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07

Actions speak louder than words.
They have to, in order to be heard
above the boastIng.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07
A Strange Prison.

This "kafess" was one of the Strang-
est prisons that the world has ever
known. Not a breath from the outside
world was ever permitted to reach the
hapless inmates; and the horror OF
violent and sudden death hung over
them ceaselessly. All the attendant
slaves were deaf mutes whose ear
drums had been pierced with a needle,
and whose tongues had been slit.
Many Of the royal victims were bow
strung or strangled by their slaves.
Sultan Otheman III was imprisoned
here for over 90 years before he was
called to the throne, and Sulieman II
dragged out q miserable existence in
the kafess for 80 years before he
emerged from his long solitude to sit
upon the throne Of his fathers for q
bare 80 months. Although the kafess
has, under pressure Of the foreign pow
ers, been relegated to the things Of
the past, along with the grewsome
Tower Of Blood, and other horrors of
the Ottoman court, the male relatives
Of the present Sultan are all practical
" prisoners in their own palaces, Jeal-
ously guarded, day and night, by the
Sultan's soldiers and spies.
The life Of the Sultan has resolved
itself into one succession Of terrors.
Halted by his brothers, feared by his
wives, universally distrusted by his
subjects, guarded day and night as is
no other sovereign in the world, Abdul
Hamid, "The Great Assassin" as he
was called by Gladstone, trembles in
the seclusion Of his harem and spends
his time in a wild endeavor to ward Off
the violent death which he seems to
feel is his inevitable destiny.
The ShItan's Residence.
The glorious palace Of Dolma
Pagtche down by the blue Bosporus,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07

the throne, to kill off all the male
members of his family. including broth
ers, uncles, nephews and even his own
sons This was a protection against
possible plotting for the throne. Ach-
met, more merciful than his predeces-
sors, originated a new era with the sub
stitution Of Imprisonment in the
''kafess" or "cage" instead of death.
This ''kafess" was a splendid window
less prison, which was built inside the
walls Of the old SeragliO and near the
"Bab-i-Seadet" or Gate of Happiness.
Here all the princes of the reigning
house were imprisoned with their wives
and slaves, until such a time as the
death Of the reigning Sultan made one
Of the royal prisoners Sultan in his
stead
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07

People like good baby better than
pretty one.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07

The glorious palace Of Dolma
Pagtchs down by the blue BOspOrus,
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-26
C. HAYNESWORTH.
BARBER,
1882 Main Street, Near Skyscraper.
Columbia, S. c..

Expert BARRIERS, Sharp Razors and
Clean Towels-Everything Firstclass.
His Lexington customers and many
friends will be served in the highest art
of the profession.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-26
Obituary.

Elijah Stoudemire "fell. asleep''
at his home, near Peak, S. c., Feb.
II, 1908, at the ripe age of 81 years,
one month, and one day. He was a
lifelong member of st. Johns BROAD
River) Lutheran church. In 1852, he
was married to Mrs. Elizabeth Derrick.
This union was blessed with two sons,
both of whom survive. Here is the
testimony of one who lived near and
knew him well. ''He was loving
husband, kind father, and a good
and useful neighbor." His body was
laid to rest at his late residence, the
funeral services being conducted by
his pastor. E. ). SOA.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-26
Why sloan's Liniment and
Veterinary Remedies are
the Best to Use.

Let me tell you why Sloan's Lini-
ment and Veterinary Remedies are
the safest and most practical on the
market today. In the first place, DIR.
Earl S. Sloan is the son of a veteri-
nary surgeon, and from his earliest
infancy he was associated with horses.
He bought and sold horses while yet
very young. He practised as a vet
erinary for twenty years, and has
battled successfully with every dis
ease to which that animal is subject.
All his remedies are the result of
experiments made to save hfe or 1e'
ieve suffering while he was practic-
ing his profession.
Any reader, by writing to DR.. Earl
s. Sloan, 615 Albany Street, Boston,
Mass, will receive "Sloan's Treatise
on the Horse'' free. This book tells
how to treat horses, cattle, hogs and
poultry.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-26
Free to Our Subscribers.

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icine Co., 3S9 LaSalle Ave., Chicago,
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''Pinenles'' The preparation is put
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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-26
The Lexington Dispatch.
Wednesday, February rs. 1908.
Tillman Goes After Migrants.

Washington, Feb. 19.-Addressing
the Senate this morning in a brief
speech, Senator Tillman called atten-
tion to the startling increase of crime
in the District of Columb bia and ascrib-
ed it largely to the negroes Of the
city. He made his remakrs prior to
the introduction of comprehensive
vagrancy bill, which is based on the
Massachusetts Code dealing with this
subject.
Senator Tillman declared it was i'm
portant that the cause of the crime
from which the District was now suf-
fering should be removed rather than
that efforts should be made to correct
the evils after they had been done.
He claimed the negroes Of the idle
and shiftless class were to a great
extent responsible for the robberies
and like crimes that have lately been
committed. twenty-one assaults On.
"OLlSii HAVING USCil u1ciNC LII U1llS ClIJ
since last September. He said the
same difficulty existed in all Southern
cities. "Owing to the generalization
OF some negroes" he said, "they are
made to have higher aspirations than
it is possible for them to attain"
Senator Tillman's bill to define and
and suppress vagrancy specified in
detail the persons who shall be con-
sidered vagrants. 1t includes all idle
and immoral persons and those lead
ing profigate life, idle persons who
have no visible means of support, per-
sons who frequent evil resorts, per-
sons wandering abroad and begging
and various others. The bill provides
that every person who is convicted
of vagrancy shall be put under $500
bond for his good behavior for one
year. Violation of the conditions of
the bond will be punished by sentence
to the work house for period not to
exceed one year.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-26

Grippe is sweeping the country. Stop
it with preventics, before it gets deeply
seated. To check early colds with these
little Candy Cold Cure Tablets is surely
sensible and safe. Preventics contain
no quinine, no laxative, nothing harsh
or sickening. Pneumonia would never
appear if early colds were promptly
broken. Also good for feverish chill
dren. Large box, 4S tablets, 25 cents.
Vest pocket boxes 5 cents. Sold by
Kaufman Drug Go.
The man who is buried in thought
can write his own obituary notice.
It's funny the way a woman's
figure changes according to the fash
ions.
The more money man has the less
he is willing to admit he has.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-26

Frank K. Meyers has been appoint
ed master in equity of Charleston by
Gov. Ansel to succeed the late G. Il.
Sass. Mr.. Meyers is the official court
stenographer of the Charleston circuit
The editor of the Memphis, Tenn,
Times writes: "In my opinion Fol-
ev's Honey and Tar is the best remedy
for coughs. colds and lung, trouble, ana d
to to- nv own personal knowledge Foley's S
Honey and Tar has accomplished many
nermanent cures that have been little
sbort of marvellous" Refuse any but
the genuine in the yellow package. Der
rick's Drug Store.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-26
RESOLUTIONS RESPECT
In Regard to the Death OF Sovereign
W, D. ShuI.

Whereas, all aIl-wise God in His
wisdom has seen fit to take from our
midst, Sovereign w. D. Shull, a
worthy member Of Oak Grove Camp
No. 273, Wooomen of The World, and
whereas,
Brother Shull as a sovereign of this
order has eminently exhibited in his
life and character the nobility expect
ed of Woodman of The World, and
set an example worthy to be emulated
by all men; therefore, be it resolved,
That in his death this camp has
sustained an irreparable loss and each
member true and loyal friend; That
we extend our sincere and heartfelt
sympathy'to his sorrowing relatives,
and that these resolutions be placed
upon the minutes of our camp, and q
copy thereof be transmitted to his
family. n. V. MURDOUGH,
P. J. MESSENGER,
NJ. G. CAUGHMAN,
Feb. 20, 1908. Committee.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-26

Aweak stomach mean weak stomach
nerves, always. And this is also true
Of the heart and kidneys. It's a pity
that sick ones continue to drug the
stomach or stimulate the heart and
kidneys. The weak nerves, not the
organs themselves, need this help. This
explains why DR.. Shops Restoratives
has, and is promptly helping so many
sick ones. It goes direct to the cause Of
these diseases. Test this vital truth
and see. Kaufman Drug 90.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-26

DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel
Salve is best for cuts, burns, boils,
bruises and scratches. It is especially
good for piles. Sold by the Kaufman
Drug Co.