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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-10
.Susy Boldly Expresses Some Opinions

and pauper the kind OF thing he mainly thinks about
but that that book. and those pictures represent the
ing Of to-day. day. nearly THAI,
those given IN Tom Sawyer Huckleberry Finn.
1t is yet.-M. T.
Papa can make exceedingly bright ioes and he enjoys
funny things and when he is with people he Jokes and
Laughs great deal but still he interested
books and subjects to talk upon than humorous
jet which has had much interest for This is
why have examined it. written about it. nor
used topic speech hundred times it has been
offered topic these past forty years but
has it attracted men L
When all alone home nine times of ten. he
talks about subjects with Occasional!
joke thrown and he good deal often talks upon
such subjects than upon the other kind
He much OF a Philosopher anything | think. [
think he could have done great deal in this direction he
had studied while young tor he to reasoning
things. what: 4 great many such direc-
tons he has greater ability than in the gifts which
made him famous.
THUS at fourteen she had made up her mind
! about me. and i'll timorouS uncertain terms
had set down her reasons for her opinion. Fifteen
wears to pass before any other Critic-eXcept
Mr.. HowellS [ think-was to REUTER- that daring
opinion and print it. Right or wrong it was a
brave position for that little analyzer to take She
never Withdrew it afterWard. nor modified it. She
has spoken of herself lacking physical courage
and has evinced her admiration of Claras but she
had moral courage. which Is the rareSt of human
think that questions OF morals and politics
she usually my side but when she was not
she had her reasons and maintained her ground
Two years after she passed out of my life wrote
philosophy. OF the three persons who have seer,
the manuscript only understood it. and all
also would have condemned it. possibly-proh-
ably. in fact.-but she
would have understood
it. 1t would have had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-10
Thursday.
Marc., c3, Ioo7.1

nu-oda..
March e3, ioo7.1
COME months ago
y | commented
upon a chapter
Of Susy's biography
wherein she Very
deliberately discuss
ed an article about
the training and dis
ciplining of children,
which | had pub
liShed in T he Chris
tan Union " this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-10

were only FIVE or six Years
il wears and practice. their
amounted to a passion. AZ
with a stea Oily increasing
required much drilling: but
ready As soon As the parts
acted them according 10 I
stage facility and absence {
sciouSnesS III the Prince ,
of their charading practice
At ten and twelve Susy
Daisy Warner and Clara pI
or UP stairs III the school
selves and the servants fo-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-10

q JIN, III IdCt, Out she
would have understood
it 1t would have had
no difficulties for her or
that score; also she
would have found a tire
less pleasure in analvzing
and discussing its prob
lens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-10
FROM SCSY'S
BIOGRAPHY OF ME
MARCH p, 80.

MARCH 23. so.
THE other day was NY
birthday. and | had q
little birthday party in the
evening and papa acted
some very funny charades
with Mr.. Gherhardt, NJ.
Jesse Grant (who had come
Up from New York and was
spending the evening with
Us AMI Mr.. Frank Warner.
One Of them was "on his
knees honys-Sneeze. There
we're i good many Other
funny ones. all OF which [
don't remember. Mr.. Grant
vas very pleasant. and be-
gan playing the charadeS L,
liz most delightful way.
SCSI'S spelling has de-
~ teated me. this time.
| cannot make out what
honvS-Sneeze stands
fp- lnnpronlptu char
AIDES We're almost a night
Is paStirre OF ours. from
the children : earliest
days. hey PLAYED il
them With ME when they
old AZ they increased
love fo- the sport almost
i they acted their parts
ability. At first they
later they were generally
We're assigned. and they
heir own devices. Their
t conStraint and self con-
nd Paupe-" was a result
plays. and she and
a yei them in the librarY
room. with only them
audience. They were OF
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-05
WITHIN OUR BORDERS.

Bishop Grafton, head of the Fond du
Lac Episcopal diocese, supports Christian
psychology which Bishop Fallows is using
in Chicago.
A movement to secure the appointment
of Kreutz's band of La Crosse as the
third regimental band to succeed the Dana
band, has been started.
John MihIbauer, a citizen Of North
La Crosse, who had lain in a hospital un-
conscious for seven days, following
street railway accident, is dead.
Logging operations have been practi-
cally suspended because of the mild
weatherA Unless cold weather and snow
comes soon the loggers will sustain heavy
loss.
Robert BuckstaGf, a well-known lum-
herman of Oshkosh, died the other day.
He was born in 1911 and for some years
had been living on a farm just south of
that city.
A jewelry store, conducted by Andrew
Jackson, was entered by burglars in Eau
Claire. Jackson reports over LOO
watches, all he had in the store, including
those of customers, as missing.
The village Of Osceola has granted G.
G. Laid Of the Osceola Mill and Elevator
Company a twenty-year electric franchise
for the purpose of furnishing electric
lights and power for the village.
The Master Builders Association of
Kcnosha, composed of all the leading con-
tractors Of the city, have issued formal
notice declaring for the open shop. The
action was taken only after the union
men had absolutely refused to make any
reduction in last years wage scale.
Fire which totally destroyed the julius
Marquessee warehouse in GAINESVILLE caus-
ed loss Of between 100000 and $780,
GOO to tobacco Which was stored in cases.
The fire was of mysterious origin and be-
fore the department arrived the south side
of the structure was entirely gone.
As the result Of a boxing match with
one of his Pensioners, Rev. John We'll
lington Hoag, pastor of the First Bap-
fist church in La Crosse, is nursing a
sore nose. Rev. 3Ir. Hoag at a meeting
of the Brotherhood Of Andrew and Philip,
mems club of the church, held at the
parsonage, produced a pair of boxing
gloves and challenged the pesident Of the
brotherhood, c. T. Corey, to combat. A
lively ''mill'' ensued.
The legality of the city's action in the
water works deal on Jan. 2 has been sub
mitted by Mayor Dieckmann OF Sheboy-
gan to Attorney Burr Jones of Madison,
who drafted the original water works
contract and the original bond ordinance
which later was held to be illegal.
If a post-mOrtem examination reveals
the suspected Fact that Harvey Schefe,
son of Mr. and Mrs. George Schefe of
the town Of Clayton, died as a result of
hcmorrhage caused by kick in the stom-
ach, one of young Schefe's playmates Will
be arrested and charged with manslaugh-
ter
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-05
Puttinn Men to Death.

A correspondent is DESTROYS to
know which is the most common form
employed in the carrying out Of the
death sentence. The probability rs
that most people, if asked, would at
once say the gallows, yet this is far
from being the case.
The favorite mode appears to be
the guillotine, which is employed pub
licly in France, Belgium, Denmark
Hanover and two cantons of Switzer-
land; and privately in Bavaria, Sax
ony and also in two cantons of Switz-
erland.
The CHEEKY gallows come next in
the running, and is favored publicly
in Austria, Portugal and Russia, and
privately in Great Britain and the
United States of America.
Death by the sword obtains in f1f-
teen cantons in Switzerland, in China
and Russia publicly, and in Prussia
privately. Ecuador, Oldenburg and
Russia have adopted the musket, all
publicly, while in China they have
strangulation by cord, and in Spain
the garrote, both public; and in
Brunswick death by the ak and by
the electric chair in New York.
In Italy there is no capital punish
ment.-London Chronicle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-05
Q|g!EIa4aR2SI9RgG&

Ancient gold mines Of old Egypt have
been reopened by English capital.
The north star is estimated to shine
with a light 100 times that of the sun.
In 1906 Germany took out 5000 pat
ents for electrical devices, more than
twice as many as the United States did.
A chain, two and a half miles long
and weighing twenty-five tons, was re-
Gently made in England for use in a
colliery.
When the South Manchuria Railway
was operated by the Russians it re
ceived a subsidy from st. Petersburg
of 100000 rubles yearly to make
ends meet. Now, in japanese hands, it
is earning 80 per cent over operating
expenses.
In the early days Of the common
wealth, when the Puritan broom was
yet very new, the authorities in English
towns went so far as to prohibit all
joyous celebrations, and the crier was
sent through the towns announcing the
formal prohibition of the festival.
For the sake Of the stranger in Lon
don who has no map with him the Hol-
born town council has had a number
of outdoor charts constructed with the
places of interest marked. The charts
are posted throughout the borough,
where they can be consulted easily.
Japans mining production last year.
according to returns published by the
Japanese Department of Agriculture
and Commerce, amounted to So, $780,
SS4. In 1886 the corresponding value
was $5,OOO,OOO The value Of Japan's
mining output is trebling every decade.
Hugh Tighe of Hennessey (Okla.) J.,
was bitten by a dog. Without saying
anything about Hugh's name, the incl
dent does not lose interest with this
explanation in the Press Democrat 4:
"The boy was clad in a rec bearskin
cloth cap, cloak and leggings and It Is
probable the dog did not recognize that
he was a child, hence made the attack
with the above results"
The pearl is nothing but carbonate of
lime, and vinegar or any other acid will
eat away the polished surface in a few
moments. AS for the opal, hot water
is fatal to it, destroying its fire, and
sometimes causing it to crack. Soap Is
deadly enemy to the turquoise. If a
turquoise ring is kept on the hand
while washing, in a short time the blue
stones will turn to dingy green.
The school managers Of the New
Shoreham Council schools have had
brought to their notice the fact that a
scholar in the girls department has
neither been absent nor late on q single
occasion in eight years. The managers
considered this a most remarkable rec
ord and it was resolved to ask the edu-
cation committee to grant the scholar
a special award.-LondOn Standard.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-05
Bank of England Jockey.

Hardly any living or dead jockey
has enjoyed so many nicknames as
John Osborne, still hale and hearty,
whose stanch rectitude during a
forty-aix year career on the race
track won for him one name-"The
Bank of England Jockey
Although getting on toward eighty,
he continues to ride to hounds and
to take an active part in trials on
Middleham Moor, while never a north
ern meeting passes without his per-
sonal attention. John Osborne's d.
minutives also include "The Pusher"
and "Mr. John" He got his "Pusjh-
err name for his curious manner of
race riding-the push and screw
style. Fred Archer, who was always
called "The Tinman"-the reason is
obvious, for he won so much money
for his retainers and followers-once
called Osborne "The Old Push and
Screw Merchant"
Even "The Demon" another of Ar
cheers pet names, once paid the pen
atty to Osborne in race Of this
sort, for the Yorkshireman rushed
him right on the post.-Baily's Maya
zine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-05
PANAMA HAS CHEAP FARMS.
Settler Can Get a Fifty-Acre Home
stead for 500.

settler Can Get a Fifty-Acre Home
stead for $50.
Consul ]. G. kellogg Of Colon states
that all lands in the republic Of Pan
ANA not owned by individuals are con-
sidered as public lands, and are there
fore the property of the nation, says
the New York Telegram. He gives
particulars as to how they may be ac-
qulred:
Public lands are granted for the es-
adjustment of national industries, for
public uses, for agricultural purposes,
and for the establishment Of colonies
when authorized by law. All persons
residing on Panaman territory enjoy
the privilege Of acquiring such lands as
authorized by law, but foreigners whose
native countries do not allow the same
privilege shall not be permitted to ac-
quire public, lands.
Public londs in the republic are sold
on the gold basis at 80 cents per hec-
tare Of two and one-half acres for
lands to be used as hOmesteads, consist
Ing Of fifty acres or less; 81 per hec-
tare for lands to be acquired by cor
porations for public utility purposes !;
90 cents per hectare for plots Of and
less than 100 hectares to be used for
agricultural or Industrial purposes; so
cents per hectare for plots Of over 100
and less than 200 hectares, the price
increasing at a rate Of cents per hec-
tare>fOr each additional 100 hectares or
fraction thereof.
The maximum amount of land grant
ed to any one individual cannot exceed
fifty acres. Lands granted to colonies
authorized by law shall be granted to
each colonist separately, but if granted
to an agent representing a company Of
colonists the rate shall be 81 per hec-
tare; 90 per cent Of the amount Of the
lands purchased must be paid at time
of the grant and the balance within
twelve months after said date, with in
terest at the rate of per cent per an
mum. Non-payment of the said amount
within the twelve months stipulated
annuls the grant, and forfeiture Is
made of the amount already paid.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-05
BIG FIRE IN oAKFIELD.

Losses May Aggregate 100000
Business District Being Destroyed.
A fire at Oakfield resulted in loss
which may aggregate $4,000, the greater
portion of which is covered by insurance.
The fire was discovered shortly after
midnight in the plant of the Eagle Print
ing Company and spread to the adjoining
buildings, occupied by the E. A. Ewald
Hardware Company, the general store
owned by Thomas Gleason and William
Zimmerman's billiard parlor. The flames
then crossed the railroad tracks to the
large elevator owned by the Oakfeld Ele-
vator Company, in which 10000 bushels
of grain was stored. All the buildings
were destroyed. The losses are {: Eagle
Printing Company, $500; Ewald store,
$500; Gleason store, $4,000; thinner
man billiard rooms, $1,000; Oakfeld Ele-
vator Company, $4,000; Modern Wood
men, 500; Episcopal church guild, $50.
There were other losses by individuals
who had belongings stored in the build
ings, which cannot be estimated. While,
fighting the fire on the roof of his resi-
dence, A. NJ. McShain fell breaking his
right ankle and receiving serious inter-
nal injuries
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-05
Wisconsin
State News
(~N~~N~N~
POLICE CALL WOMAN SUICIDE
Officers at GAINESVILLE Give Up Search
In Malone Case.

Officers ut GAINESVILLE Give Up Search
In Malone Case.
So convinced is Chief Of Police Apple
by that Miss Josephine Malone took her
own life in GAINESVILLE by drowning while
in a melancholy state of mind that no
effort is being made to unravel what has
been called a second Madelyn Clayton af-
fair. Miss Malone was most peculiar at
times, and one of her brothers was treat
ed in a sanitarium for mental trouble.
Since the drowning of Madelyn Clayton
Miss Malone has continually brooded over
the affair, and recently said IF one con-
tcmplated suicide the very spot where
Madelyn jumped in is an ideal one" Miss
Malone was a devoted member of st.
Mary's Roman Catholic church, and her
scores of church friends scout the idea
of suicide. The body was buried at Ed
gerton. Drs. James st. John and James
Gibson found no marks on the body that
would indicate that the woman met a vio-
lent death. Miss Malone's body was
found in three feet of water near the
shore at the foot of Center street and di
rcctly across from where the body of
Madelyn Clayton was found. There is a
-steep bank at this point. The suppOsition
of the police is that Miss Malone, after
spending the evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. L. Michael Hayes, walked down
Center street into. the river. On,the body
were the dead Woman's rings, her pocket
book containing So and some trinkets.
District Attorney Fisher says that no
evidence indicates that the woman met
her death other than by suicide.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-05

of the red-hor Goals had started mrs
under the building.
"The old shop was dry as finder. l
could never put that fire out alone
Uncle Duke would surely be burned
to death, for he was wedged so tight
" that the factory would be blazing
before l could cut him clear with my
pocket knife. What should l do? J
felt angry and bitter against Joe for
deserving me just when I needed him
most.
GA figure darkened the door. Joe
had come back. In his hand was a
chisel. He had not intended to aban-
don Uncle Duke, but had simply gone
after something to cut away the floor
to get him down. He was a white
Indian.
Together we fought out the fire.
Soon the Goals were all in the yard,
and the cages began to drop rapidly.
We went upstairs, cut through the
boards. and freed Uncle Duke. Then
the three of us made tracks for the
road.
ct was half an hour before l came
back. By that time the cages stood
below fifty, and all danger w"s over"
From Youths Companion
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-05
FIRE RAzEs oosTBURG.

Entire Business Portion OF village
Is Destroyed-LOss Is $4,000.
A fire which broke out in the barns
of the OOstburg house caused the destruc-
ton of the business portion of the viii
lage of that name. The hotel owned by
Peter Weller, the general merchandise
store of Verstraate & Teronde, the saloon
and meat market of George Braun, the
building of James Fuhremann, the bicy-
Gle repair shop and residence of G. Hui
bregste, the Oostburg Telephone exchange,
a vacant blacksmith shop building and
two residences were totally destroyed.
The village is without a fire department
or fire fighting apparatus, and were it not
for the fact that there was no wind. the
loss would have been greater. The dam
age amounts to about $4,000 partly COW
cred by insurance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-05
NO "TURN ON" CHARGE.

Railroad Commission Rules in Re-
gard to Delinquent Water Taxes.
In the future the Oshkosh Water
Works Company will not impose pen
atty of 81 for shutting off or turning on
the water for non-payment of taxes, un-
less the water is actually shut off. This
Is the result of inquiries made by a
water user to the railroad commission
This user offered payment of his tax af-
ter the time had expired for such pay
npnt. The company charged him 81 for
shutting off the water and he claims the
water had not been shut off. The COM
mission held that 81 could not be collected
under the circumstances.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-05
THE FAITHFUL ONE.
BY Frank L. Stanton.

In the storm and the strife, when
lightnings Of life
Had blasted my deepest endeavor,
She crept to my side when the last
hope had died,
And whispered: 81 love you for
ever!"
And the bitter unrest of a grief
stricken breast
Saw star through the black shad-
ows living,
Knew a joy from above in the
strength of that love
That is wounded, and yet is for
giving!
And Sorrow now seems but a phan-
tom of dreams,
And Peace shall depart from me
never;
Der Life's Valley of Signs, see! The
light in the skies!-
For she whispers: 81 love you for
eyerl"
From Uncle Remus's Magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-05
HAIR rGNITEs IN CHURCH.

Woman Is Severely Burned by
Getting Near Overheated Stove.
The ignition of a cellulOid collar from
the heat of 8 nearby stove set on fire the
hair of Mrs. William Runzler while she
YVES in the church, and she was severely
burned before the fire was extinguished.
Mrs. Runzler was attending services at
st. Johns Lutheran church in Burling-
tor and sat near the stove. In an in
staht her hair was mass of flames. The
sight nearly created a panic among the
Worshipers,. but cooler heads restrained
the mob and put out the fire. 1t is feared
thar Mrs. Runzler inhaled the flames. She
will be marked for life if she RECEIVERS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-05
FIND ITCH IN SCHOOL.

Disease Prevalent in Severest Form
Throughout Marathon County.
The itch is so prevalent in one Of the
school districts in the town Of Stettin
that steps have been taken to close the
school for a few weeks and thus prevent
the further spread Of the disease. Re
ports from other parts of the county are
to the effect the disease is prevalent and
every precaution is being taken to pre-
vent Che malady from spreading. The
form of the disease is very severe in most
cases and those afflicted suffer extremely.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-05
HELD UP ON HIGHWAY.

Farmer Forced to Give Up Twenty
Four Dollars at Pistols Point.
While driving along the highway four
miles west of Fall Greek, Theodore Kin
derman, young farmer, was held up by
a man who rushed out of the woods.
Mr.. Kindermann protested that he had
no money, but after the robber had used
his revolver in a convincing manner, the
farmer gave up $24. The robber then
compelled Mr.. Kindermann to drive him
three miles, after which he left him. ~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-05
Takinu Thinus Easy.

The stranger paused as he came
upon two tramps of the weary order
basking in the sunshine and waiting
patiently for something to turn up.
eve are hungry, mister" yawned
Tired Tim.
"Then why don't you go and beg at
the nearest farmhouse" asked the
stranger.
"We're so very tired, mister, that
neither of us will volunteer, so we
are goin' to shake dice to see who
must perform the painful duty"
"Well, what's in the delay?"
"Well, boss, we are waiting for
an earthquake to come along and
shake the dice box" -Tit-Bits.
A Paris insurance company refuses
risks on men who dye tbnir hair.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-05
State History Traced in Giant Oak

State History Traced in Giant Oak.
One of the stately old post oaks
on the campus Of the University OF
Georgia has been cut down. 1t is
commented on that these post oaks
are probably the largest Of the kind
in the State.
Chancellor Barrow and Prof. Ak
erman, of the department Of forestry
in the university, counted the rings
from the bark to the centre of the
tree in order to find the age Of the
tree. Two hundred and ten years
in rings were counted, and still a
certain distance remained to the CEN
tire that could not be counted. 1t is
believed that the tree was a least
$50 years old.
At the ring on the tree correspond
ing to little more than 100 years ago
It was found that space between
the rings existed that was fully three
times as wide as the others. The
reason for this was at once apparent.
It corresponded to the time when the
University of Georgia was establish
ed and the forest cleared out in the
neighborhood of the old tree. This
caused an abnormal growth that year,
and consequently the ring was much
larger than the others.
The year in which Oglethorpe land
ed could be pointed out on the tree.
At that time the old oak was large
tree, although that was more tnan
TO years ago.-Athens correspond
ence Atlanta Constitution.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-05
Fire Wrecks Store.

The general store of o. e. Burmeister,
valued at $4,000, is a total loss as a re-
suit of fire which started in the Odd
Fellows building in Middletown. The
proprietor nearly lost his life and was
found suffocating in a rear room of the
building. The loss on the building owned
by the Odd Fellows is about $1,000 MAX
ing a total aggregate loss of about $4,000,
partially covered by insurance.