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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-12-14
TALES OF TREED RATTLERS
Some of the Reptiles Certainly Roost>
eel Above Ground, According to
PennsyIvanans.

Williamsport, Pa.-Slnce State
Economic Zoologist Surface, by doubt
ing the statement of Columbia
county man, started the query, Can
a rattlesnake climb a tree?" the
snake annals of central and northern
Pennsylvania, the recognized RATHER
country, have been appealed to to
settle the question, by the citation of
actual experiences. Charles H. Ell
linger of this city, prominent sports
man and fisherman, recalls an Incl
dent where he found rattlesnake ON
tree; but the tree being in such
close proximity to some projecting
rocks, he concluded at the time that
the serpent had first been on top of
the rocks before taking it's unusual
position on the tree.
W. r. Miller and son, Verus, and j.
O. SimcOx, all of Jersey Shore, went
on a fishing trip up Pine creek to
Tomb's Run. Hating near the streams
edge at tree to which they intended
to tie their horse, they were suddenly
given warning by two boys who stood
in the road that they should "look OUT
because there was a snake up in that
tree" The tree was beech, smooth
of bark and hard, and Of pretty good
dimensions The men thought the
boys had seen a blacksnake among
the branches of the beech; but
glance into the trees branches, at
point about twenty feet from the
ground, disclosed the notified form or
a rattlesnake-nota large one, but as
yellow and as silky as If he had just
slipped his coat that very morning.
Mr.. Miller, who is an old hunter, could
hardly believe his senses until he had
climbed into an adjoining tree and
with a pole pushed the snake down
upon the ground, where it was dis
patched by his son and Mr.. Simcox-
It was a RATHER and no mistake, for
once on the ground it made itself
heard with very spiteful rafting.
Occupants Of cabin on Pine creek
found a monster rattlesnake on sill
OF a second story window, to which
bough of an adjoining tree extended.
In Nippenoss township rattle
snake was found on the sill under the
caves of a chicken house, and at Slate
Run. in the upper end of this county
a very large RATHER was found in a
box used as a hens nest, five feet
above the floor. of hencoop.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-12-14

He did not seem enthusiastic, but
stood looking down at me where |
sat on an old horse-hair covered sofa.
II wish to thunder 1 had married
you!" he said savagely. You're the
finest girl I know, Kit, without excep-
ton, and you are going to throw your
self away on Jack Manning, or Max,
or some other"
Nothing of the Sort" I said coldly,
"and the fact that you didn't marry
me does not give you the privilege of
abusing my friends. Anyhow, I don't
like you when you speak like that"
Jim took me to the door and stopped
there to sigh.
Il haven't been WE'LL" he said, heav-
lily. Don't eat, don't sleep. Wouldn't
you think I'd lose flesh? Kit"-he
lowered his voice solemnly-T have
gained two pounds!"
| said he didn't look it, which ap-
peared to comfort him somewhat, and,
because we were old friends, asked
him where Bella was. He said he
thought she was in Europe, and that
he had heard she was going to marry
Reggie Wolfe. Then he sighed again,
muttered something about ordering
the funeral baked meats to be pre-
pared and left me.
That was my entire share in the af-
fair. | was the victim both of cir
cumstances and of their plot, which
was mad on the face of it. During the
entire time they never once let me
forget that / got up the dinner, that
telephoned around for them. They
asked me why / couldn't cook
when not one of them knew one side
Of range from the other. And for
Anne Brown to talk the way she did
saying l had always been crazy
about Jim, and that she believed l
had known all along that his aunt was
coming Anne to talk like that
was sheer idiocy Yes, there was an
aunt. The Japanese butler started the
trouble, and Aunt Selma carried it
along.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-12-14
CHAPTER III.
/ Mioht Have Known II.

| Might Have known 1t.
The minute I had consented I re-
GREETED it. After all, what were Jim
my's troubles to me? Why should Z
help him impose on an unsuspecting
elderly woman? And it was only put.
ting off discovery anyhow. Sooner or
later, she would learn of the divorce,
and-Just at that instant my eyes fell
on Mr.. Harbison-Tom HARRISON, as.
Anne called him. He was looking on.
with an amused, half-puzzled SMILE,
while people were rushing around hid,
ing the roulette wheel and things of
which Miss Caruthers might disap~
prove, and Betty Mercer was on her
knees winding up a toy bear that Max
had brought her What would he.
think? 1t was evident that he thought
badly of us already-that he was con-
temptuously amused, and then to-
have to ask him to lend himself to the
deception
With a gasp I hurled myself after
Jimmy, only to hear a strange voice
in the hall and to know that was too
late. | was in for it, whatever was.
coming. 1t was Aunt Selma who was.
coming along the hall, followed by
Jim, who was hopping his face and
trying not to notice the paralyzed si>
lence in the library.
CTO BE CONTINUED
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-12-14
WHEN A MAN
MAQQIES FMa
.BpE0RLHY ROBERTS 00c1[ZGlA[nT I&l
OAL/zIHOR. OF THE CIRCULAR eSJAlRCASE-
THE MAN IN LOWER TEN, ETC.
5--/HERR/ZL"CO/H9qN/

You can see that the burning Of
the letters, which was meant to be
reminiscently sentimental, sort of
how-silly-we-were-it-is-all-over-now oc-
cas1on, became actually a two hours
eulogy of Bella. And just when l
was bored to death, the Mercer girls
dropped in and heard Jim begin to
read one commencing dearest Kit"
And the next day after the rehearsal
dinner, they told Bella!
There was very nearly no wedding
at all. Bella came to see me in q
frenzy the next morning and threw
Jim and his two hundred odd pounds
In my face, and although l explained
1T all over and over, she never quite
forgave me. That was what made it
SO hard later-the situation would
have been bad enough without that
complication.
They went abroad on their wedding
journey, and stayed several months.
And when Jim came back he was fat
ter than every. Everybody noticed
it. Bella had gymnasium fitted up
in a corner of the studio, but he would
not use it. He smoked a pipe and
painted all day, and drank beer and
would eat starches or whAtever it is
that is fattening. But he adored
Bella, and he was madly jealous Of
her. At dinners he used to glare at
the man who took her in, although 1t
did not make him thin. Bella was
flirting, too, and by the time they had
been married year, people hitched
their chairs together and dropped
their voices when they were men
toned.
Well, on the anniversary of the day
Bella left him-oh, yes, she left him
finally. She was intense enough about
some things, and she said it got on
her nerves to have everybody chuckle
when they asked for her husband.
They would say. Hello, Bella! How's
Bubbles? Still banting?" And Bella
would try to laugh and say, He
swears his tailor says his waist is
smaller, but if it is he must be grow
ing hollow in the back" But she
got tired Of it at last. Well, on the
second anniversary of Bella's depart
ure, Jimmy was feeling pretty glum,
and as l say am very fond Of Jim.
The divorce had just gone through
and Bella had taken her maiden
name again and had had an operation
for appendicitis. We heard after
ward that they didn't find an ap-
pendiX, and that the one they showed
her in a glass jar was not hers! But
if Bella ever suspected, she didn't
say Whether the appendix was anon
ymous or not, she got box after box Of
flowers that were, and of course every
one knew that it was jim who sent
them.
To go back to the anniversary; /
went to Rothbergs to see the collec-
ton of antique furniture-mother
was looking for a sideboard for ia
theirs birthday in March-and l met
Jimmy there, boring into a worm-hole
in a seventeenth century bedpost with
the end Of match, and looking his
neg;est to sad. When he saw me he
came over
I'm blue today, Kit" he said, after
we had shaken hands. Come and
help me dig bait, and then let's go
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-12-14

obviously "you would have to know
her. She won't stand for divorce She
thinks it is crime"
What" l sat up. l have always
regarded divorce as essentially dis
agreeable, like castor oil, but neces-
sary.
ooh, you know well enough what
I'm driving at he burst out savagely.
"She doesn't know Bella has gone. She
thinks I am living in little domestic
heaven, and-she is coming tonight to
hear me flap my wings"
Tonight"
don't think Jimmy had known that
Dallas Brown had come in and was
listening. I am sure had not. Hear
ing his chuckle at the doorway
brought US up with a jerk.
Where has Aunt Selma been for
the last two or three years?" he asked
easily.
Jim turned, and his face frightened.
Europe. Look here, Dial, you're a
smart chap. She'll only be here about
four hours. Can't you think of some
way to get me out of this? I want
to let her down easy, too. I'm mighty
fond of Aunt Selma. Can't we-can't
I say Bella has headache?"
"Rotten!" laconically.
Gone out OF town." Jim was des-
perate.
"And you with houseful of dinner
guests! Try again, jim"
II have It," Jim said suddenly. "Dal-
las, ask Anne if she won't play host
ess for tonight Be Mrs. Wilson pro-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-12-14

tenn. Anne would love it. Aunt Selma
never saw Bella. Then, afterward,
next year, when I'm hung in the
Academy and can stand on my feet
C'Not If you're hung" Dallas inter
jected.)-'Tll break the truth to her"
But Dallas was not enthusiastic.
Anne wouldn't do at ALL" he de-
clared. Shed be talking about the
kids before she knew it, and patting
me on the head" He said it com
placently; Anne f1irts, but they are
really devoted.
Zone Of the Mercer girls?" 1 sug-
gested, but Jimmy raised a Mortified
hand
you don't know Aunt Selma" he
protested. II couldn't offer Leila in
the gown she's got on, unless she
wore shawl and Betty is too fair"
Anne came in just then, and the
whole story had to be told again to
her. She was ecstatic. She said it
was good enough for play, and that
of course she would be Mrs. Jimmy
for that length of time.
"You know" she finished, eff it
were not for Dial, I would be Mrs.
Jimmy for any length of time. have
been devoted to you for years, Bill
ken"
But Dallas refused peremptorily.
I'm not jealous" he explained,
Strengthening and throwing out his
chest, "but-well, you don't look the
WI
ing matronly, not but what you suit
me all right And then I'd forget and
call you NANNY which would re-
quire explanation. I think it's up to
you, Kit
II shall do nothing of the Sort"
snapped tits ridiculous"
II dare you!" said Dallas.
refused I stood like rock while
the storm surged around me and beat
over me. I must say for Jim that he
was merely pathetic. He said that
my happiness was first; that he would
not give me an uncomfortable minute
for anything on earth; and that Bella
had been perfectly right to leave him,
because he was a sinking ship, and de-
the world. After which mixed figure,
he poured himself something to drink,
and his hands were shaking.
Dial and Anne stood on each side of
him and patted him on the shoulders,
and glared across at me. l felt that
If 1 was rock, Jim's ship had struck
on me and was sinking, as he said, be-
cause of me. began to crumble.
"What-what time does she leave?"
I asked, wavering.
"Ten: nine; Kit, are you going to
do it?"
mol" I gave last clutch at my
resolution. People who do that kind
of thing always get into trouble. She
might miss her train. She's almost
certain to miss her train"
You're temporizing," Dallas said
sternly 1--WE won't let her miss her
train; you can be sure of that"
"Jim," Anne broke in suddenly,
hasn't she picture of Bella. There's
rot the faintest resemblance between
Bella and Kit"
Jim became downcast again. II
sent her a miniature or Bella couple
of years ago." he said despondently.
did it myself"
But Dial said he remembered the
miniature, and it looked more like me
than Bella, anyhow. So we were just
where we started. And down inside
of me I had premonition that I was
going to do just what they wanted me
to do, and get into all sorts Of trouble,
and not be thanked for it after all.
Which was entirely correct. And then
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-12-14
Here's TO the Peanut.

If one touch of nature makes tho
whole world kin, certainly the peanut
is a touch that makes men, pigs, chick
ems, sows, all appreciate at one time
the real delights of that neyer-satisfy-
ing tidbit-the peanut.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-12-14

Needles and pins,
Needles and pins,
When g man marries
His trouble begins.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-12-14

CTO BE CONTINUED
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-20
NEWS FORECAST FOR WEEK

Washington D. c. 2opocians all parties and all fac
tons viii follow with OF Colonel Roos
ve The expresident Tuesday
after days in Utica address meeting OF farmers
he viii direct speak at the
Frontier Day celebration Cheyenne from
Saturday until Monday. when
An important Georgia
when other
state Officers the judiciary and
local officials election in
October
Brown His
governorship
An interest
will be the
the Gould line The
be made
other cities that expect to be benefited by the line
sail from England Friday
in that city
held Des Mone
tinue until September
An unusually
the calendar for the
the twelfth national
to be held St Louis the
Municipalities
Chattanooga
ISOLATION
ton, Bethlehem
Association
Labor Commissioners
and oumba
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-20

health of a city as clean streets are
to its physical health. Mayor Gaynor
favors as one remedy for existing
evils the throwing open of the public
schools and school yards to children
and their parents when classes are
not in session. A plant which costs
the taxpayers SO large a sum should
surely be utilized to the full extent.
Some use for it should be found be-
yond the six hours q day for little
more than haK the days of the year.
American cities must deal more in
telligently and humanely with the
child problem than they are doing.
Each year in the slums a crop of crin,-
mails. Migrants and paupers is grow.
ing. They become during their lives
an enormous cost to the taxpayers.
Each one that is rescued In time and
started right and shaped into a good
citizen saves q great outlay of money,
besides saving human being whose
value cannot be measured. It Is es-
sential in the beginning that . boy
should not be treated in such a man.
ner that he will come to consider the
law and the officers Of the law as his
enemies.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-20
This Is My 5OM Birthday
hgNRv T. RAlNeY.

Henry r. Rainey. representative In
congress OF the Twentieth district Of
Illinois. was born in Carrollton, Ill.,.
August 20. 1850. He received his pre-.
liminary education at Knox college
and later attended Amherst college.
graduating in 1855. Soon afterwards
he was admitted to the bar and since
that time has practiced law In his ma
tive place. In 1903 MIR. Rainey was
elected to congress on the democratic
ticket and has been three times re-
elected. About year ago he attract.
ed considerable attention by asking
the house Of representatives to make
m Investigation of the sale Of the
Panama canal.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-20
RICHMOND, INDIANA
"PANIC PROOF CITY"

Has a population Of $4,000 and
10 growing. II In the county
scat OF Wayne County. and the
tpadin9. center OF q rich agri-
cuitIrsl commY unity ,, = i s,n lH.
% miles and 4 miles from the
Isichmond IL . city of homes
ana Of industry. Primarily q
manufacturing city. 4 10 also the
jcboin. center Of Eaten a..,, IA In.
81 9th *. .n poe saISx: COZ for
Richmond Is proud of it's SPLEEN
6.6 efesss wsl ksP ana ysss.;,fai
banks. 2 trust companies and
SHiidins a.socistions with ~ noS So ann
Number Of factories 1875; capital
ray pay roll o. ss.7so.cSS. The total
spproximstsly ss.soo. 900 annual
There are five railroad COM
panies radiating In eight differ
emit directions from the city: In
coming freight handled daily: J..
10000 lbs; outgoing freight
handled daily. 100000 lbs: Yard
Sscllities. per day. LOO cars
So. Number Of freight trains
daily. ~. The annual post office
receipts amount. 70 $4,000. Total
s.:esssd valuation OF the city.
Richmond has two interurban
railways. Three newspapers with
Q combined circulation Of $4,000.
Richmond 10 the greatest hard
ware jobbing center in the. state
s s". only :sssnd II s ss"'s. piano
fectry producing q high grade
leader In tho manufacture OF
traction engines. and produces
more threahing machines. lawn
and buria. casket: than any 9TH
or city In the world.
The city's area - $50 acres:
has . court house costing $780,
900: 10 public schools and ha: the
school In the middle west under
construction: 2 parochial echools:
Earlham college and the Indiana
business COLLEGES: five. splendid
f,s so" u.n Mule, II nnsk h9 sss
largest and most beautiful park
mond's annual chautauaua: sew
en- hotels: municipal electric light
DI0nvs uu0FU 8uCCcSSIUl OpGF6VlOns
and . private electric light plant,
inauying composition; the Oldest
public library In the state. ex-
cept one and the second largest.
10000 volumes: pure. refreshing
water. unsurpassed: e5 miles oe
improved streets: 10 miles OF
sewers: IS miles Of cement curb
and gutter combined: 10 miles OF
cement walks. and many miles Of
brick walks. Thirty churches. In
Guiding the Reid Memorial. built
at q cost Of $3.50. 900: REID Mem.
orial Hospital. ono OF the most
modern In the state. Y. NJ. G. A.
building. erected at q cost OF
SlO0. 900. one Of the finest in the
state. Tho amusement center OF
Eastern Indiana and Western
No city Of the sixe OF Richmond
holds ~ fine an annual art ex-
hibit. The Richmond Fall Fcs-
tival held each October In UNIQUE,
no other city holds q similar az.
fair. It In given in the interest
of the city and financed by the
business men.
success awaiting anyone with
enterprise In the Panic Proof
City.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-20
Heart to Heart
Talks.
INSANITY hairy.
BY EDWIN A. NYE.
Copyright. 1908. BY Edwin A. Me

bSvSdW161 0AHE1.
The relatives Of Chicago man put
him In an insane asylum
He 10 eiehty.tve years old and
wealthy. II be had been poor be would
not be In the hospital
His heirs feared the old man would
dissipate the fortune they wanted
when be should die By his many acts
Of kindness and charity to frtendles.
children.
1t was this way:
One night. three years ago. the old
man wandered into \ Chicago mission
He sat In the rear aud iisleneA aften-
lively to the services. Converts began
to testify. and when they had finished
the old man arose
He told his story.
He said he was wealthy. but unhap-
~. He sought peace among those
who devoted their lives to Gods serv-
Ice"
He Joined the mission.
Then be took cheap quarters IN the
tenement district and each day went
forth to hnd poorly clad and poorly
fed children that he might brighten
their lives.
II the children needed clothes or
food the old man bought them Or be
would get = poor boy a bright red
wagon or little girl doll or candy.
He freely spent his money to make
the children happy. and he regularly
attended the mission and paid q good
share Of the expenses.
II am the happiest man in the
world" be was often heard to remark
when he turned in 1T the close Of q
day devoted to buying presents for the
children.
Crazy?
Why, OF course. Who but . erasy
man would 50 about the streets giving
away his money to every little child
he happened to meet?
At least that is the way the insane
commissioners looked at 1t.
The heirs had little difficulty In prov
ing the sheer insanity Of such an un-
| usual action on the part OF a man
with money.
And 20 they took the old man who
had been 50 happy in helping the chill
dren and shut him up in the county
asylum. where he could not spend the
heirs money.
His mission friends tried hard to get
him out
Meantime. deprived Of his chiefest
pleasure. the poor old man actually
went insane.
Well
The heirs win get some Of their mon
ey. and much good may 1t do them.
But they never can take out OF the
life Of the good old man those three
supremely happy years, nor-thank
goodness-can they take away from
the forlorn waits Of the street the
dresses and shoes and wagons and
dolls-and the happiness!
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-20
ANNUAL DEATH ROLL OF PIONEERS
List Read Today at the Old Settlers Picnic Shows Grim
Reaper Claimed Many Victims in the County.

Two centenarians, pioneers OF
Wayne county, died within the last
year, according to the records Of w.
s. Ratliff. secretary Of the Old Set.
lers' association. which held its an
nua1 picnic at Kings Grove north OF
Centerville today. The late Fletcher
Medearis of Greensboro died on his
centennial anniversary, November Is,
1909, and Maria Taylor died at the
age Of 102 years.
The late Fletcher Medearis came to
Wayne county when but small boy
tiers and brothers on q farm near o.
i've Hill. This he assisted in clearing.
He became an extensive owner of
Wayne county real estate and at the
time of his death still owned the
farm ON which he had located when
he came to this state. He had en-
gagged in business in different parts
Of the county. He was active in the
Methodist church and was one OF the
most conspicuous figures at the cen
tennial anniversary Of Methodism at
the Chautauqua assembly last year.
Maria Taylor was An old slave. She
lived on South Sixth street at the
time of her death. She had been 4
resident Of the city since the civil
war. Although her age was not defin-
itely known, early historical facts
which she recounted< led those by
whom she was we'll known to believe
that she was at least 102 years old.
The death roll for the year was
about the same as usual. There were
1877 people, mostly pioneers Of the
county, who died at he age Of 70
years or over Many Of these in their
younger days were among the coun-
tvs most prominent residents. There
were twelve who died in the tenth
decade Of their lives. OF these, three
were 80, two 81. one 81, three %. one
IS, one 96, and one 81. A hundred
and three were between 70 and 50
years old, and 50 between 80 and 80
years old. The entire list - read At
the Old Settlers picnic today 10 a.
follows:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-20
Items Gathered In
From Far and Near
The Camp Meeting.
rom the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
At the annual Methodist Episcopal
camp meeting which closed at Ossin.
ing Sunday night only a few hundred
persons took part IN exercises that a
few years ago would have attracted an
attendance of many thousands. For
some time the popularity OF the camp
meeting has been declining in the east
and while special revival services a:
which exhorters Of the same fire and
vigor as those who crowded the
mourners benches years ago call out
great crowds and work many CONVEX
sions, in large sections Of the couC-
try. the old.fashioned camp meeting
appears to be In at least temporary
disfavor. One reason for this Is UNI
doubtedly the attitude of many preach
ers and serious church workers to-
ward this method of exciting and stim-
ulating religious enthusiasm. Even
In the days when camp meetings had
their greatest popularity numerous OBJ
jections were urged against them, and
by some 1t was seriously questioned
whether they did not do more harm
than good. Not only were they the
scenes of emotional excuses having
deplorable effects on those who ex-
perienced them, but there was always
. feeling that the good accomplish
ed was not lasting. The very vigor
with which converts embraced their
new.found or revived faith resulted In
spiritual exhaustion and consequent
collapse in too many cases to be ignor-
ed. The less spectacular propaganda
of religious faith made fewer adher-
ents in q short time. but those influ.
enced by 1t remained longer loyal to
the church.