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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-03-31

one Is constantly meeting In the
streets-one's friends and neighbors
and chance acquaintances.
This remarkable woman is Is. has
dark hair and eyes and a short nose
the nostrils of which are too wide for
comeliness; somewhat tired face and
a slight figure. In her plays she laws
bare the weakness and the strength
of human nature with wonderful truth
and detap. All her is are crossed and
all her is dotted. She married vonne
and was divorced in a short time
After that she began to write.
Il never write about people 7 a.
not know and never draw a scene tbat
is not, except for the dramatic 49,
ment brought out by the plot onits
commonplace" she said in telling :,
her methods. Il always choose an
everyday subject from middle or ,o-
er-middle class life. and strive to 30,
my imagination subservient to reaso,,
for 1t is In our ordinary life that -,
tragedy and comedy are to be found ;.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-03-31
BIG HANDS FOR TOWER CLOCK.
Minute indicator 20 Feet Lone and
Pair Weighs 100 Pounds.

New York.-One the building of the
Self-Winding Clock Company, at Grand
and Willoughby avenues, Brooklyn,
just now are to be seen the largest
hands that have ever been made for a
clock. They are destined for the tow
er OF the Metropolitan Life building.
They are now being tested.
Fourteen feet from the center pin
to the tip is the length of the minute
hand, and there is six feet of counter
poise, making hand 20 feet over all.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-03-31
ReIiaion and Business.

Rightly regarded, the spheres of religion and
OF business, though supplementary to each 9TH
er in certain sense, are not factors in the
daily life that can be merged to the fullest ex
tent They minister to different phase of
existence. both of which demand separate con.
sideration.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-03-31
1.-THE POLISH PINERO."
Gabrielle ZapoIska, Playwright. At
tracing Attention in Europe.

Although her name is unknown in
the United States, Gabrielle Zapolska,
the Polish Pinero," is just now at
tracing wide attention in Russia, Aus.
tria and Germany because of her abil-
ity as a playwright.
She has the happy faculty of draw.
ing with unerring pen the characters
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-03-31

most trying conditions re-
fleets the greatest credit up
on the navy.
The vastly complicated ma
chinery of the battle ships re-
Quires constant attention.
Every detail of the great
men-of-war has been kept in
the most Derfect running or
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-03-31

foreign lands. Not only were they popu-
lar among the male population as
good Indians" but they were well
coined by the girls. When they visited
Australia they were lionized; Japan
made heroes of them and the senoritas
OF South America still think of them.
But the sailor boys, according to all
accounts, were the gay Lotharios they
set themselves up to be and few were
stung by Cupids darts while. on for
eign shores. Heart whole and care
free" they are visiting their friends
ashore in Yankee land to-day, still
holding to the decision that the prize of
them all is the American girl.
Their patriotism to the United
States species of beauty, however, did
not prevent them from enjoying the
company of the fairN feminine speci-
mems of other lands and it is reported
that this feature of the world-tour had
much to do with the splendid appear
anCe of the tars when they were well
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-03-31

open to the men in uniform.
The ports tried to Guido one
another in their hospitality.
The trip, in encircling the
Americas and visiting Aus
tralia and New Zealand,
served to cement friendships
and good feelings beyond all
hopes.
With so much lavish enter
tainment showered upon Jack
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-03-31

ton Roads all doubts
of the efficiency of
the American navy, in
the most exhaustive
test of it's powers ever
attempted, were eter-
nally silenced. Hence
forth the passage Of
the cruise of our great
armada is a triumphal
progress.
IL is recorded that
the men of the battle
fleet were the most
popular of sailors in
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-05-05
GOING ABOUT IN CHINA.

Useful Sedan Chair In the Crowded,
Noisy Streets of Canton.
There are but two ways to go about
Canton-on foot or in sedan chair.
The streets are from four to eight feet
wide, the average being probably about
six feet, and wheeled vehicles are out
Of the question. Even the jinrikisha
cannot be used here. If you try to
make your way ON foot, the density OF
the moving masses renders progress al
most impossible, and rowdies and pick
pockets are numerous, so that the best
plan is to take a responsible native
guide and chair.
The chairs are carried by two, three
and sometimes four men, according to
the weight of the passenger. The two
bamboo poles by which the chair is
supported are about eighteen feet long
and are joined at the front and rear
ends by a crosspiece. After you have
taken your seat the coolies raise the
ends of the poles to their shoulders
and are off at a dogtrot, only inter-
rupted by a congestion of traffic."
which occurs very frequently.
1t is surprising to see how rapidly
they can go through the crowded
streets. The whole line of chair car
riers are yelling all the time, as are
other people who are carrying burdens,
for as there are no carts in use the
entire merchandise Of the city is trans
ported in the same manner, not by
chairs, of course, but slung on poles
carried across the shoulders.
The noise resulting from the stimuli
taneous shouting of every one in sight,
both in front and in the rear, for the
stream is flowing in both directions, is
enough to make one wonder if the long
expected riot has begun.-Denver Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-05-05
The strunnle for Liberty.

What you call liberty, call liber-
ties: and what l call the struggle for
liberty is nothing but the constant, liv-
ing assimilation of the idea of free
dom. He who possesses liberty other
wise than as a thing to be striven for,
possesses it dead and soulless; for the
idea of liberty has undoubtedly this
characteristic, that it develops stead
lily during it's assimilation. So that a
man who stops in the midst of the
struggle and says, Nov l have it,"
thereby shows that he has lost it
Henrik IbSen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-05-05
THE OLD FLINTLocKs.
They Seem to Have Done Some Rather
ToIerable Shooting.

They Seem to Have Done some Rather
ToIerable Shooting.
"These old shooting irons," said a
man from Virginia, who was examin-
ing an old flintlock rifle, always have
my profound respect. Our GRANDPA
theirs and great-grandfathers did their
hunting with them and used them in
our two victorious wars with England.
They were always good weapons and
are now, if they are equipped with
good stock and a good lock. They
could do fine service. Any man who
was any sort of marksman could do
effective work with them in their day.
This fact was well illustrated in an
incident that happened several years
ago near Richmond. The story was
printed in some of the leading news
papers in Virginia and was the cause
of much interest.
'There was an old farmer residing in
one of the peninsular counties who was
coming on the cars to Richmond and
had with him one of those old fash
toned weapons. In the train he got
into conversation with a small party
of gentlemen. who expressed much in
terest in his old rifle, and the farmer
told Of some rather extraordinary feats
of craftsmanship that he had per-
formed with it.
"Finally he was persuaded to give
an exhibition of his skill with the old
relic, and a trial came off at Rockets
in the presence of a few gentlemen.
The old flintlock was fired seven times
and only missed the mark once. At
first the old man fired it at some small
objects-to get his hand steady, so he
said. Then the old fellow handed to
his son. who had every faith in his ia
TIERS skill, a large potato and sta
toned him at fifty yards distance,
holding the potato between his thumb
and forefnger.
'The rife cracked, and the potato was
split into several pieces. Another shot
was made at the bowl of pipe which
the boy was smoking, and the bowl
was smashed. Several other shots
were made at various objects, but in
trying to hit a copper cent that was
tossed in the air the marksman made a
miss. He was considerably mortified
at this and laid the blame on a by
stander who sneezed loudly at the crit
ical moment, but made another at
tempt, which was successful.
1.-THE old man then declined any fur
Their trials of his skill and when offered
a sum Of money to repeat his feat of
shooting a potato from his sons hand
refused, saying he didn't care to exper-
iment any further unless his weapon
was freshly cleaned. The boy was
willing, but the old man was obdurate.
The young man showed not the least
anxiety during the dangerous expert
ment upon himself. Washington Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-05-05
Output of British Potteries.

The value of the output of the Brit
ish potteries is variously estimated at
from $27, 1885, 900 to $39,O0O,OOO. The
potteries are located in various parts
of the United Kingdom, including Stat
fordshire, London, Bristol, Leeds, New
castle-on-Tyne and other small dis
tricts. The bulk of the manufactures,
however, are in Staffordshire, IN the
west Of England, where extensive beds
of clay and mari have been the basis
Of the industry fer nearly two cen
turtles. 1t is estimated that 80 per
cent. of the pottery manufactured in
the United Kingdom is in this district
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-05-05
LIEUTENANT LOWRYS
TRIP TO PHILIPPINES
CONTINUED from First Page.)

Continued from First Page.)
wheeled affairs, pulled by man or
two men as the case may be. They
start out at a gait about equal to a
horses trot and will keep it up as
long as you wish.
The shops are mostly one story
buildings, but in some cases two
stories, with peculiar tiled roofs.
Many of the walls are of paper and
the doors are merely frames that slide
back and forth not wholly unlike
stage scenery, though by no means as
heavy and cumbersome.
On many of the signs are pictures
of men, the most atrocious looking
things imaginable, the object SEEM
ing to be to make them appear as
repuIsive as possible. After riding
around the narrow streets the whole
width from shop door to shop door
rot being wider than Barnetts alley,
we went to the temple, wherein we
found shops of every description
decorated with hun dreds of the most
atrocious looking japanese dolls.
From the shops we went to the
aquarium in the temple where we
saw many very remarkable fish and
sea monsters. On the outside of the
temple we found few wild ANIMALS,
the one which seemed to attract the
most attention among them was an
old ra-coon which snarIed at the Japs
much as Jack, the old Coon"
Bill Duncan gave me, used to SNAIL at
me.
The temple proper, or the prayer
mill was simply queerly rooted
place with big ball in the center-a
heavy rope with tassel at it's end
hangs within reach of the grating.
The Japs go and pull the tassel, then
humble few minutes and then go
back to their business of pleasure.
The stevedores too, are wonderful,
they sing the most monotonous little
''tum- tum, tum-t um- tum' Uf g song,
as they unloa the freight and while
apparently working Intellectually they
do accomplish great deal.
This morning we are RUNNING
through the inland sea, which is
peppered with islands and is very,
very beautiful. 1t is really quite
cold here. We found snow in
Yokohama, and it is quite uncom-
Portable on deck out of the sunshine,
but we are heading south and 500
miles more will put us back into
warm earth again. I'll send you
some junk I've picked up en- route,
when get to Manila. A world of
love to you all. am fine and dandy.
TED.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-05-05
THIS IS THE LINE Up
OF THE BIG CONTEST
Continued from First Page.)

$500
Dewey vesperman; spelling, Florence
Vesperman, Eva Russell; writing,
Edna Galloway.
Hazel Green: Adding, Rachel
Lewis, Lloyd Ralph; Spelling, Stella
Simmons, Lucille Ralph; writing,
Celia Bausman.
Hickory Grove: Adding, olga
Doeringsfeld, Jessie Kalish; spelling,
Norma. Doeringsfeld, Esther Kreul F;
writing. Stella Botten.
Jamestown: Adding, Alphonse
Leibold, Michael Wiederholt; spell
ing, Eddie Keys, Lettie Hoffman !;
writing Lettie Hoffman.
Liberty: Adding, Frank Divall,
Emil Novinskie; spelling. Elva
Maiben, Frank Divall; writing.
Florence Heberlein.
Lima Adding, James Waterman,
Gladys Cobb, spelling, Kitty Kenny f;
writing and End in spelling not re-
ported.
Little Grant: Adding, Edna Oates.
Murlel Suck; spelling, Walter Jen-
sen, Sarah Pendleton writing, Edna
Oates.
Marion: Adding, Edna Baehr, Leo
Waltz; spelling, Emma Lull, George
Rice; writing, Edna Baehr.
Millville Adding, George Brown,
Roland Dimmick spelling. Gladys
Elton, Logs Dimmick writing, Len
ME Pease.
Mt Hope: Adding, Eva Strack,
Clifford Lenahan; spelling, Beulah
Grimesey, Eva Strack; writing,
Beulah Grimesey.
Mt. Ida: Adding, Hettie Graham,
Doris Graham; spelling, Esther Edge,
Doris Graham; writing. Hettie
Graham.
Muscoda Adding, Benjamin Kram,
Alice Pankrac; spelling, Olive Bren-
ner, Clara Bremen; writing, Edward
Horlsh.
North Lancaster: Adding, Will
Rowden, Laura Christensen spelling,
Nettie Baker, Alma Berndt; writing,
Leila Schwantes.
Paris: Adding, Elizabeth Peacock
Nicholas Schroeder; spelling, Jas.
Barron, Hilda Schroeder; writing,
Walter Dieters.
Patch Grove: Adding, Leo Hanley,
Beulah Moore; spelling. Beulah
Moore, Paul Grimesey, writing, Joe
Sunney.
Platteville: Adding, Clara Menke,
Mamie Linden; spelling, Mamie
Linden, Stella KIeinge; writing,
Stella Kleinge.
Potosi Leo Abiding, Sarah Ames
spelling, Laura Basch. Henry Uppena
writing. Lizzie Vogelbsurg.
Smelser: Not reported.
South Lancaster Adding, Frank
Wieland, Clara Ertz; spelling,
Clarence Kelly. Clara Ertz; writing,
Armand Macke.
Waterloo: Adding, Mary Schauf,
Henry Bendorf; spelling, Adam
Mink, Edd Brown; writing, Mary
Schauf.
Wattrestown Adding, Joe Mallat,
Mary Jensik; spelling, Mona Gibbs,
Elmer Knutson; writing, Joe Mallat
Woodman: Adding, Otto Frey
miller, Wilma Budack; spelling,
John Kelly. Otto Freymlller; writ.
ing. Lillia French.
Wyalusing: Adding. Gladys Clark,
Hattie Milham; spelling, Gladys
CLARK, Chas. Weed; writing, Erms
Gulick.
No reports received from Smelsel
and WingvilIe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-05-05
Have Little Patronage.

The highest public house in England
is said TO be the Tan Hill, in York
shire (1,747 feet. The second highest
is the Cat and Fiddle, in Cheshire
Il $50 feet), and there is also the
Travellers Rest, in Westmoreland
d.476 feet). The Tan Hill house is
so lonely that an 1S-gallon cask of
beer has been known to last three
months. One winter no stranger
crossed the threshold for IL weeks.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-05-05
Ignorance Its chamnIon.

Child labor has one giant champion.
1t is ignorance. Strike down the pub
lie ignorance and child labor will die
with it. The moral power latent in
the nation, once aroused, will sweep
all barriers of interest away.-Chicago
Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-05-05
The Way He Cleared the Court.

An English gentleman relates this
little incident: I'm Cork 1 remember
a supernumerary crier, who was sub
shutting for sick man. trying to
clear the court In loud voice he
cried: All We blackguards that isn't
lawyers lave the court at once, or by
the powers I'll make ye."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-05-05
AS IL Happens.

Bobbie-Papa, when foreign count
gets engaged to an American girl, is
she his fiancee? Robert-That is mat
ter Of opinion, son. Usually she is his
financier York Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-05-05
Dirt in Chicago.

Experiments have shown that the
Chicago air 800 feet above the street
contains in a year 1908 pounds of dirt
an acre, or three times as much as
London air.-London Globe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-05-05

Society is a troop Of thinkers, and
the best heads among them take the
best placeS.-EmersOn
Connecticut western news., 1909-11-11
General Markets.

New York, Nov. g.
 BUTTER-Steady; receipts. 11,016 pack ages; creamery, specials. S1c; extras. BOG. :: thirds to firsts, 26a29l5c.; state dairy. conf mon to finest. 25a30c.; process, frsts 10 specials 251aa2Sc.; western, factory, sec onds to firsts. 24a25c.; imitation cream cry. 26a27c.
 state new. full cream, special, 1624a1715c. {: September, fancy, 16hc.; October. besr. 16c; common to good, 1415a15Ac.; skins full to specials, 6a14Ac.
 EGGS-Irregular; receipts. S,S7 cases state, Pennsylvania and nearby, hennery. white, 4Sa55c.: gathered, white 35a42c. :; hennery, blown and mixed. fancy, 3Sa 4cc.; gathered brown. fair to prime. SAa 3Sc.: western, extra firsts, 3SaS5c.; firsts. 291Aa32c.; seconds, 26a2Sc.; refrigerator spe- cial marks. fancy, 25a815c.; firsts, 2S1fa 2412c.; seconds. 22a23c.
 LIVE POULTRY-Firmer; prices net settled.
 DRESSED POULTRY-Irregula br Oil- CTS, nearby, fancy, squab. per pair, %'a 60c.; lbs. to pair, per lb.. 1Sa25c.; west ern, dry picked. milk fed, 21c.; corn fed. 17c.: scalded 15a16c.; roasting chickens. nearby, fanc :, 1Sa25c.; western. milk fel fancy. 19c.; corn fed. fancy, 16c. mix, | weight chickens. nearby, fancy, 15a2Oc. :; western. milk fed. 16c.; dry picked corn fed. average best. 13a13l5c.; scalded, aver age best, 13c.: Michigan. scalded, average best. 14c.; Ohio. scalded, average best13 2 a1sc.; poor. 11a12c.; fowls dry packet. boxes. IS lbs. and over to dozen. 1Gc. :. Sj to 45 lbs. to doz.. 13a15c.: iced, dry picked, aver. 9 best. I4c. scalded 13c. :: 'd ToOstcrs. IT. -c.: $: ing ducks. western. 4-alJc.; squabs, white, per doz., S2.25a4,25.
Connecticut western news., 1909-11-11

William H. Crompton, a veteran actor. died
 in the Postgraduate hospital. New York.
Connecticut western news., 1909-11-11
GRIM ES
 AND GA CIIAI TIE (

CASOALlIES fessed that the short age in his accounts, estimated al $G43,O00, was due to his paying black mail to q man and a woman for the last three years.
 Mrs. Allen F. Reed was put on trial in the criminal court at Denver for an assault upon Mrs. Genevieve Chandler PhippS, one of Denver'S society lead CTS. by threatening to blow up Mrs. Phipps with a dynamite bomb if the latter refused to give her $100,0OO.
 After getting her rousseau and com pleting all preparations for her mar riage Miss Josephine Poylitch. twen- ty-one years old, of Philadelphia donned her wedding gown and com mitted suicide by inhaling Illuminating gas. Her intended had tilted her.
 Five persons were killed and thirty others injured when an express train on the Pennsylvania railroad running from Philadelphia sidewiped an engine on the trestle in Jersey City, N. J. A misplaced switch caused the accident.
 Professor Frank L. Hill, indicted for manslaughter in causing the death at TivertOn, R. l.. of Amelia H. St. Jean of WOonsOcket, R. l., made q confession in the district court of Taunton, Mass, and pleaded guilty.
 John H. Baker. seventy-nine years old, a farmer, of Enfield, N. Y., died from the effects of inhaling flame and smoke at a fire which destroyed his home Miss Martha Baker, his daugh- ter, was severely injured.
 Roy D. Cannon, a wealthy real es- tate owner of Oklahoma City. Okla, was found murdered ill his office. Robbers had beaten in his skull. stran- glcd him with a rope and escaped with S1 .0OO in cash.
 The historical Livingston manor house. owned by John Henry Living ston. near TivOn, N. T., was destroyed by fire Tn this house Chancellor Liv- ingstOn swore George Washington into office in 1TS9.
 Indie 4mepts were returned in the Kcntom county circuit court at Gov ington, Ky, against the Latonia Rae
Connecticut western news., 1909-11-11

General Castillo Cha. mcrra and a hundre,l officers ard nl"n Hf
Connecticut western news., 1909-11-11
News Of
 A Week
Paragraphic Photographs
 of the Worlds DOin9S.

Washington appointed the following as committee to investigate the claim of Dr. Frederick A. Cook to have reached the north pole: Professor J. Howard Gore of George Washing ton university, Rear Admiral John l.. PiIlsbury, L. s. N, retired, and Dr. Willard c. Hayes, chief geologist of the United States geological survey.
 The New theater ill New York, erect ed by wealthy men as home for high CT dramatic art, was opened to the public ill ceremonial service at which Governor Hughes and Senator Root made speeches. Among those present wore w. K Vanderbilt and J. Pierpont Morgan.
 William Robinson, editor of the Ros- well Register-Tribune, refused the governorship of New Mexico to sue ceed George Curry rendered him by President Taft. T will not accept be cause 1 feel that I am incompetent to fill the position" he said.
 Former Senator William A. Clark of Montana won his long legal fight for control of the $3,OOO,OOO United Verde Copper company in the courts of New York state against William A. Tread we'll, a minority stockhOder.
 Twelve little boys. inmates of the Brooklyn Disciplinary school, testified before the board of managers. which was Investigating the institution, that they were beaten with whips made of wire uDti1 tha blood came
 New York dealers and importers de cided to raise fund to detect and prosecute professional smugglers of diamonds, the large increase in snug gling of gems having seriously af- fected the trade.
 Miss Corinne Douglas Robinson. only daughter of MT. and Mrs. Doug las Robinson and former President Theodore ROosevelt's niece, was mar ried to Joseph Wright Alsop of Hart ford, Conn.
 Andrew Carnegie arrived at New York from Europe and said the Brit ish war scare was unfounded, and Germany contemplated no other cam pai9n than that for commercial SE- premacy.
 Mary Garden. the prima donna. ar rived at New York aboard the Adriat ic from Paris and announced that she intended to become a Roman Catholic in faith and reside permanently in France.
 Counsel for John R. Walsh filed a petition with the clerk of the United States court of appeals at Chicago asking that tribunal to grant rehear- ing in the appeal of the convicted banker.
 Sixteen men were injured when a seven inch tube in one of the boilers of the DreadnOught battleship North Dakota burst while the latter was making an endurance run off Cape Ann.
 Threatening a strike as an alterna- tive, conductors and trainmen of many eastern railroads decided ill Chicago to demand q uniform schedule and a wage increase of about 12 per cent
 The Mechanics National bank of New York absorbed the National Cop per bank of that city, combining as sets of $1OO,OOO,OOO.
Connecticut western news., 1909-11-11

yelled at the Berlin university in the presence of a crowd of di%nitaries.
 Baron Gasaya Uchida was appoint ed by the emperor of Japan as am baSsador to the United States, succeed ing Baron Kogoro Takahira.
 Paulhan, the aviator, flying at San down, England. reached a height ot 9I' feet, which was claimed as a worlds record
 The great leather works of F.. T. Holden X Son. near Birmingham, Eng land, were gutted by fire, with a loss of $G00,OC0.
 The British house of commons passed the budget bill by a vote of 3I9 to 149 after long and bitter fight.
 Admiral Sir John Arbuthnot Fisher, lord commissioner of the admiralty in London, was elevated to the peerage.
 The Honduran battleship Tatumbla was sunk near Port CorteZ in a col lisiOn with an unknown steamer.
Connecticut western news., 1909-11-11
Live Stock Markets.

CATTLE-Dressed beef. Sa11Ac. per pound.
 CALVES-City dressed veals 9a14c. pc. pound: country dressed. Sa13c.
 SHEEP AND LAMBS-Dressed mutton. 7a9c. per pound; dressed lambs. 9a11c.
 HOGS-Country dressed, 10iaa12c. per pound.
Connecticut western news., 1909-11-11

I am also equipped to do machine work.