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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11

ter's leg, and catching that gentleman's
eye gave him an expressive wink.
The next night at dinner Miss Glenn
ents again turned to Mr.. Mink.
"Have you found the scarf pin?" she
asked.
NO." he answered. II made a thor
ough search, but 1t was unavailing. :"
And again Mr. TyndaIl pinched Mr.
Chester under the table, "But thank
you for the inquiry, Miss Clements. 1t
reminds me that left q little money
on my dresser-not large amount, but
rather more than want to relinqulsh.
I'm just anxious enough about it to
lose my appetite. And so if Mrs. Nudge
ly will excuse me, 1 will go to my
room. Where my treasure is, there my
heart Is, He said this with a faint
smile and bow to the landlady. Then
he arose and pushing back his chair
left the room.
Mr.. Tyndalrs spoon dropped from
his fingers with a tinkling clatter.
II don't like this" he whispered to
Mr. Chester. THAT fellows up to mis-
chief"
What are you saying to Mr.. Ches.
ter?" Queried Miss Clements. "Whis-
pering in company. you know"
Mr.. Tyndall did not reply. Instead,
he pushed back his plate. :
Il must ask to be excused" he said.
and laid his napkin on the table.
While Mink is looking for his pin III
look for Mink" He arose quickly and
disappeared.
They stared after him In silence.
''Why, what does he suspect?" de-
manded Miss Claments. Not that mild
Mr. Mink?"
''Still waters make the best swim
ming hole.' said young Mr.. Dodge orac-
ularly. "Tyndall seems to have sus-
pected Mink of something right along.
But then, Tyndall has a bad case Of
Sherlockitis."
His laugh at his own wittlcism was
abruptly interrupted. A confusion of
voices came to them from above.
Chester and Dodge pushed their
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11

"That's an odd pin you have In your
tie. Mr.. Lynx" she said.
Mink" said the new boarder.
IL am so sorry" said Miss Clements.
but lynx and minks are something
alike, aren't they?"
"Not In this instance" the new
boarder gravely replied. But you were
speaking Of the pin. 1t Is rather odd.
A friend sent 1t to me from the Pacific
coast. It's a blistered> pearl set In dia-
monds. Would you like to see lt?"
He took 1t from his scarf and handed
it to Miss Clements. She passed 1t
on, and 1t went from hand to hand un-
til 1t circled the table-each of the
boarders murmuring a word Of praise
When they withdrew from the table
Mr.. Mink went to his room, while Mr..
Tyndall and Mr.. Chester sought the
library and enjoyed an after dinner
cigar.
"What do you think Of MinkT Mr..
Tyndall asked.
Mild" replied Mr.. Chester.
Mr.. Tyndall shook his head saga
ciously
81 don't know" he said. you heard
that Edgewood recommended him.
Looks queer, doesn't it?"
"Does it,"
cit does to me. If-mind you, I'm
only saying Tiff Edgewood has dele
gated Mink to carry on his work"
He paused and puffed at his cigar
refectlvely.
what work?"
"You know. For my part, I never
believed Edgewood was robbed 1t
looked very faky to me. You mark my
words. That man Mink will trump up
pretended robbery before he's been
here a week.
"He looks very mild" said Mr.. Ches-
ter. But Tyndalrs words had made
an impression on him. He looked
thoughtful as he walked away.
Two nights later Miss Clements no
ticed that Mr.. NIink's bIistered pearl
was not in his scarf.
"Why, Mr.. Mink" she cried, where
Is your lovely scarf pin?"
II seem to have mislaid It." the new
boarder replied. He looked troubled.
IF 1 remember right 1 left 1t In my
room on the dresser, but it wasn't there
when I looked for 1t. can't under
stand its disappearance"
That's too bad" said Miss Clements.
II hope you'll find It."
az hope So" said Mr.. Mink, but he
didn't look confident. II may not have
mentioned 1t, but the pin IS a peculiar
one. There's a charm about 1t. Every
third person who possesses it comes to
grief. My friend was the first. I'm
the second, the person who took my pin
IF it was taken-is the third Some
thing Is pretty sure to happen to him."
do you really believe this?' Miss
Clements inquired.
"Why not?"
"It's drivelIng nonsense" said Mr..
Tyndall.
A moment later he plnched Mr.. Ches-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11
Suggestion. in Name

A ScOtchman in search of work was
recently given employment as labor
er at Cramps shipyard, Philadelphia
His first job was to carry several
heavy planks. After he had been at il
for about two hours he went to the
foreman and said:
did ah tell you ma name when I
started to work?"
"Yes," replied the foreman. "yo0
said 1t was Tomson."
"Oh, then it's a. right" said the
Scot, as he looked toward the pile Of
planks he had yet to carry. "Ah was
jist a-wunnerin' If you thocht ah said
it was Samson"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11
THE OLD-TIME FRIENDS.

LEGION" dying In Algiers
shedding bitter
getting the Hohenlinden fight
really Curfews going again tonight
Sir Moore will be n soldiers
not a S beating funeral
Mary, to all the girls very long
"1ltte fleece white
And tsll that very WELL
While Hamlet SollOquy will dwell;
hitops we'll listen in the glade
charging
old friends and lead the meadows
the Curew getting old and
the reckless thinning the line,
they drift Bngen- "Bingen the Rhnel"
Trayeler
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11
Two Cities.

The most northern town on the globe
Is probably Hammerfest, latitude 70
degrees 80 minutes IA seconds, off the
northwest coast of Norway, a place of
some 1000 inhabitants. In Hammer
fest the sun stays for two months
above the horizon. The southernmost
town in the world is Punta Arenas, on
the Strait Of Magellan. Punta Arenas
is a place Of some 10000 population.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11
Ar Over-ynunted virtue.

8. I. Kimball, tie general superin-
tendent Of the llfe-saving service at
washington, said the other day Of an
applicant for q certain post:
1.-The man was recommended for his
steadiness.- Now steadiness is a vir-
tue, especially In life saving, that goes
none too far. Whenever 1 think Of It
7 think Of an old lady used to know.
'"'NIrs. Madden a gentleman once
said to this old lady, your neighbor,
Herbert Bishbing, has applied to me
for work. Is he steadyY
"NIrs. Madden threw up her hands.
"'Steady, is It? she said. Sure, If
he was any steadler he'd be dead"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11
Worth ReadinE.

France has more than 300 daily
newspapers.
Generally the right ear is larger thas
the left.
Rats are an alarming nuisance In
England.
For every ton OF gold in circulation
there are fifteen tons OF silver.
Germany sends 100000 feathers
per year 20 England for millinery pur-
poses.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11
The Bnhv,a Emit.

Nursemaid-I'm going to leave, mum.
Mistress Why, what's the matter?
Don't you like the baby? Nursemaid-
Yes'm, but he is that afraid Of a POI
liceman that 1 can't get near one
7 ondon Taf1ar
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11
A Chance to Get Rich.

A fortune awaits the tailor who can
Invent a secret pocket in a coat where
man may carry his cigars without
exposing them to the many friends who
help themseIVes.-Detrolt Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11

A great man is one who has work
ed patiently and earnestly a great
many years, and accomplished a little
that is good and worthy OF remem-
branca
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11

-~-~0@1~Coo1oss yEns1 :
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-12
BARGE LINE
 IS BLOCKED Railroad Commission Holds Up Rates. EMBARASSES NAVIGATION co. Barge Line Was to Be Inaugurate..
 November B. sehedule of Rates Was Advertised, Boat Crew Was Engaged and Ex- pense Incurred When Commis-
 sion Wired, "Nay."

Receiving from President Charles Henderson, of the Alabama Railroad Commission, an order not to put in their schedule of rates on the barge line which the Birmingham and Gulf Railway and Navigation Company was going to operate on the Alabama and TombIgbee Rivers, that corporation Is about the most disappointed set of men in the State today.
 Their embarrassment is the greater because they have advertised the barge line to become effective tomorrow. Large preparat tions had been made and great expense had been incurred to get everything in readiness for the barge service The Mobile daily papers have carried advertisements of the proposed rates and shippers along the routes of the two rivers have been sent copies of the schedules.
 Just as the finishing touches were be- ing put to the preparations and an ad- ditional steamboat crew had been en- gagged, a, brief telegram from the Rail- road Commission. Novemebr g, called a halt. It read; This Commission does not approve your contemplated barge rates to become effective the 13th. You will therefore not establish them. See letter" This message was signed by President Henderson.
 This surprised the officers of the Bir- mingham and Gulf Railway and Navi- gation Company because they had been previously advised that they could SC ahead and arrange for the establish ment of the rates. This was done by
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-12
Several Railroads Are Made Defendants. RAILROAD COMMISSION
 WAGES ANOTHER FIGHT Seek to Secure Less Rate on Com pressed Cotton Here. xtain object is to Have Cotton Com pressed by Plants Not owned
 by RaiIroads-Union
 springs Case. ..jA 

Failing in its suit before the City Court of Montgomery to force the Central of Georgia Railway to cease Its alleged discriminations against the people of Union Springs in the cotton compress case. the Alabama Railroad Commission Wednesday completed and sent a complaint to the Interstate Commerce Commission against cotton rates In general. The complaint is a lengthy document, comprising no less than seven type-written pages. It seeks the same object as was sought in the order of the State Commission a few months ago, to allow the com presses to prepare the staple for ship mept which are not in part or entirely owned by the railroads.
 The purpose of the State Commis- ston's complaint Is of broader scope than the order of short time back. All railroads that do an interstate bus mess in Alabama are made defendants in the complaint to the national body. In the case of the injunction suit be- fore Judge A. D, Sayre of this city the Commission made as its defendant only the Central of Georgia because the case arose from a. complaint by owners of the so4called independent compress at Union Springs and the Central of Georgia was the only rail- road that could have relations with
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-12
coUNcTI, cHAmBER DESTROYED,

Dublin, Nov. 1.-The Council Cham Der of the Dublin City Hall was gMtted by Are today and the City Hall itseaL narrowly escaped destruction. all the naintin9e in the rooms of the Council Chamber. many of which were of his- toric interest, including the weil.known picture of Daniel oconneii. being ds, stroyed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-12
THE MAN FEMALE.

And he's . dandy, too., TosA Murray does the stunt and his partner, Earl GIIIIhan, helps hina with the best bIncIx-faee performances ever seen in Montgomery.
 If you want to laugh, see them at the Majestic.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-12

Boni de Castellane against his former wife, who Is now Princess Helie dc sa- gan, for the possession of his children. has been postponed for another week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-12

Notices of interpretations were filed Wednesday with the Secretary of State as follows:
 Lee Foundry Corporations. of Annis- ton; capital stock, s25, ,000, of which s3,- 120 has, been paid in. The lncorpora- tors are J. B. Lee and several leading business men of that section.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-12
NEWS OF RECORD

Appointments by the Governor were announced Wednesday as follows:
 Notaries Public and Ex-offlcio Jus tices of the Peace: c. T. Holton, of New Castle; R. M. Shepperd, of Newton ville, and R. F. Caspar of Sterrett.
 Notaries Public-W. J. Davis, of Hartford, and Miss Maggie Cochran, of Toinette.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-12

Iron City Transfer Company. of Bir- mingham: capital stock. 32.0o0; incor- porators, J. W. Mulllgen, F. J. Hend- ry and M. E. Woodward.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
ROAD FILES A DEMURRER.
Document Is Deposited by Eastern
Railway in Big Case.

Boston, Aug IA demurrer by the
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad Company as defendant in the
action brought against 1t by the United
States government, was filed in the
United States district court here Fri
day. The demurrer is in three parts.
The first Is offered by the New Haven
road as a corporation in three states.
the second is offered by the New
Haven road, as formerly the Consoli-
dated Railroad Company, a corpora
ton of Connecticut. The third is a
plea and demurrer, offered by the
Providence Securities Company. In
substance, the document is a demurrer
In brief to the substance of the petit
ton Of the government, and at length
to the form Of it.
Hartford. Conn, Aug. 1.-The New
York, New Haven & Hartford Rail-
road Company has fled complaint
In the United States circuit court here
against the interstate commerce COM
mission, attacking the law passed by
the last congress. entitled IAN Act to
Promote the Safety of Employees and
Travellers on railroads by limiting
the Hours Of Service Of Employees
Thereon"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
HEAT KILLS II IN CHICAGO
EXTREME HUMIDITY THE CAUSE
OF MANY DEATHS.
Instructor Falls Llfeless at Head Of
class-Woman Hangs Herself
Boy Bathing In Lake Stricken.

Chicago, July 31.-Tragedies of un-
usual nature, along with widespread
suffering. made Thursday one of the
most spectacular of the summer from
a weather standpoint. The most
striking death was that of an instruc-
tor, who fell lifeless while leading
class of 100 pupils in calisthenic
drill on the Foster school Fairgrounds,
Union and O'Brien streets. A woman
whose illness was aggravated by the
heat was impelled to hang herself.
Many other persons were felled while
walking along the sun-baked pave
ments or while toiling in factories.
One boy, indeed, was Frustrated while
bathing in the lake.
Eleven deaths were reported. On
this, one of the hottest days OF one
of the hottest Julys on record, the
temperature ranged up in the Cos and
humidity seemed to be doing more
than its, share toward spreading dis
tress, though this was not excessively
high, according to the weather bureau
Thunderstorms were thought prob
able, and along with these drop in
the temperature was predicted. There
were to be fresh, brisk winds from the
north and. in word, the weather was
expected to enjoy substantial change
for the better. Some skeptics said
that this had been the burden of the
song from the federal building al
most all week, but the authorities in
sisted they thought everything would
come out all o. K this time.
La Crosse, Wis, July 31.-One
death and a number of prostrations
from the heat occurred in La Crosse.
Mrs. Grace Schultz, aged 20. wife Of
! Fred Schultz, a salesman, died of the
excessive heat, according to the phys
ician's diagnosis. All the others pros
trated will recover.
st. Paul, Mimi, July 31.-Extreme
heat, which reached a maximum of 90
degrees, caused four deaths and sew
eral prostrations in st. Paul Wednes-
day.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
PRECISION OF ARTILLERY FIRE.
Exact Science Employed In Methods
Of Modern Gunners.

How do we hit with mortars? An
observer near the shore who sees the
target communicates the horizontal
and vertical angle at which to lay the
mortar and the instant Of time in
which to fire, and the gun does the
rest.
II you were standing at the center
Of large clock dial laid fiat on the
ground, and wanted to hit with a
baseball man walking around on the
outside, you would notice how long 1t
took the man to get from to II, and
again from II to III; then you would
decide whether, il the ball were
thrown over a point half way between
Nv and v just as he arrived opposite
Nv, the man and the ball would reach
the same spot at the same time-it be-
ing understood, of course, that he
maintained uniform speed and direc-
ton and that the ball was thrown with
proper force.
instruments give us the range and
observations, and mechanical devices
give us the range differences, increas-
ing or decreasing by certain short in
tervals Of time, too short for ship Of
any size to escape by attempting to
change direction or speed. Our OBJ
servers circle has $4,000 divisions
Capt. Howell, in Scientific American.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
ROMANCE IN HARRIS WILL
ADOPTED DAUGHTER OBJECTS TO
ITS ADMISSION.
Proceedings Uncover Interesting Story
OF American Peddler Who Be-
came Millionaire.

New York, Aug. LIN the filing
Thursday with the probate clerk in
the surrogate's Office here of .objec.
lions to the admission of the will and
Its five codicils of Benjamin Hart, is a
story OF unusual interest. The objec.
lions are made by counsel for Isabel
Lucchesi Hart Guillemin, adopted
daughter of the testator and wife of
Jean Guillemin, counsel to the French
embassy in Vienna.
Mr.. Hart left an estate valued at
several millions. He started as a
Clothing peddler in Virginia in the
early sixties, and after the civil war
came to New York, where he amassed
q large fortune. He married and went
to Paris, where he maintained luxuri-
GUS establishment.
He adopted Isabel Lucchesi, young
Italian girl, as his daughter, and soon
afterward separated from his wife.
He subsequently obtained a divorce
from her and she returned to New
York. where she lived on monthly al
lowance up to the time of his death.
Mrs. Hart claims that the divorce was
never legally obtained by her hus-
band.
Nine. Gabrielle Juliette Antoinette
de Bic, who for several years presided
over Mr.. Harris Paris establishment,
was left by him an annuity of 10000,
besides the house with all it's contents
and specific bequest of $4,000, to
be paid her Immediately after his
death.
Michael Hart nephew of Benja.
min Hart. who lives in this city, is
the chief beneficiary under the will.
He is to receive the income of the
residuary estate for life.
Hart left several requests to his
adopted daughter, which he afterward
revoked on account of her marriage to
Guillemin.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
FINE WORDS BRING pLAup,rs.
simplicity Of style Generally Unap-
preciated by Readers.

The girl graduate, flushed and smil-
ing, seated herself beside her father in,
the automobile and patted the pale
blue bow of ribbon ON her essay.
Did you like my essay, father"
Your commencement essay upon
sLife's Higher Calls he said, seemed
to me to be too-too. But listen.
Here is an autograph letter of John
Ruskin's that bought this morning
for SIT. Maybe, If you had read this
letter before writing your essay 1t
would have been better
Then the father read the letter
aloud, while the young girl listened
with scornful and sour air.
II was obliged to write too young,
when Il knew only half truths. and
was eager to set them forth by what
thought fine words. People used to
call me a good writer then; now they
say can't write at all, because, for
instance, If think anybody's house ia
on fire l only say, Sir your house is
on fire. where formerly used to say.
Sir, the abode in which you probably
passed the delightful days of youth is
in state of Inflammation and every
body used to like the effect of the two
p's in probably passed. and the two
DIS in delightful days."
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
THRIFT IN HIGH LIFE.

Il
"Palgrave," said she to her butler,
- word with you, on business"
Palgrave bowed, courteously. and
With fine absence of condensation
or patronage.
Kindly inform all the servants
she went on, that shall expect them.
henceforth. to turn over to me per
centage OF the tips which they re-
ceivs from guests at my house.par.
ties"
II put even the high-bred butler to.
bis resources to conceal his astonish-
nent.
''But, madame. what II they should
decMne?" he objected. a. gently as he
might.
Remind them. In that case" her
reply was all in the manner Of firm
ness. that ! have the inviting of the
guests. and that 1t is possible to find
eligible people who never give tips
And her sweet reward was to b
assured by her husband that he never
had wife who put up such front
with SO little expense to him. b
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
TAKES "DlP. IN LAKE ERIE.
John Browns Son, Mere Youth Of SO,
stagsers Life Savers.

Cleveland, O.-Jason Brown, SO
years old, son of John Brown of Har-
per's Ferry fame, woke alarm in the
breast of professional life savers at
Euclid. Beach park by his antics In
Lake Erie the other day.
Member of a pioneer picnic party,
Brown was attracted to the cooler
waves. The bathhouse manager hesi-
tated. Our life savers are busy now.
We don't let old men battle here" he
said.
"Umph," and anger was near in
Browns voice. I'm no yearling,
maybe" he said, but, young man.
don't need any life savers swimming
around after me-"
Downing suit, he ran out on the
pier beyond the safety line and q
guard in boat put out as he saw
Brown plunge. He stayed under 80
seconds, then came up and floated.
varying his performance with back.
front, and side strokes for an hour.
THAT was Just dip" he said as hs
came out
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
He CHANGED II.

It was red-hot day in July that
the colonel was riding horseback
along highway and found man
dead beside the road. He hurried on
to the nearest house and found that
the owner was one of the county
coroners. The man rallied four or five
neighbors and proceeded to view the
body, and they were not five minutes
In returning verdict of sunstroke.
But there was no medical examine
ton of the body" protested the
colonel.
NO. but you see work is driving
with us and we can't spare the time
ID fool around" answered the coroner.
But don't think he died Of, sun
stroke"
mo? Then well change the verdict
to froze to death and let 1t go at
that!"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
Bomb Wrecks BUILDING.

Chicago, Aug. 1.-Explosion of a
dynamite bomb Friday partly wrecked
the basement interior of the three
story brick building in course of cree
ton at 80 Higgins avenue, broke a
score Of windows in nearby residences
and caused the occupants of these
buildings to rush panic-stricken to the
street. Policemen under the command
OF Lieut.. Samuel Collins of the At
trill street station secured the neigh
borhood for some trace of the dyna-
inter, but their search proved fruit
less.