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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-05

The much discussed Alaskan Gun
ningham claims has been ordered can
celled by the commissioner of the
general land Office. with the approval
Of the secretary Of the interior de-
partment at Washington and these
lands, which caused the Ballinger
Pinchot feud will probably be restor-
ed to the public domain and later
opened for entry, although it is
understood that Cunningham and his
associates will carry the matter to the
supreme court Of the United States.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-05
He Liked the Lie.

William was said to be the ugli.
est though the most lovable man in
Louisiana. On returning TO the plan
tation after a short absence his broth
er said:
willie, ! met in New Orleans a Mrs.
Forester. who is a great admirer Of
yours She said. though. that it wasn't
so much the brilliancy Of your mental
attainments as your marvellous phys
zeal and facial beauty which charmed
and delighted her"
Edmund" cried William earnestly.
that is a wicked lie. but tell it to me
!'-Every bodys.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-05

Securely cabined in the ship below,
Through darkness and through storm I
cross the sea-
A painless wilderness of waves to me;
But yet do not fear, because I know
That he who guides the good ship Ger
that waste
Sees in the stars her shining pathway
traced.
Blindfold I walk this life's bewildering
maze,
Up finty steep, through frozen mountain
pass,
Through thornset barren and through
deep morass,
But strong in faith I tread the uneven
ways,
And bare my head unshrinking to the
blast,
Because my Fathers arm is round me
cast;
And if the way seems rough, only clasp
The hand that leads me with a firmer
grasp.
Anne G. Lynch.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-05

The situation on tbs Mexican border
having become practically settled now
the president has authorized the with
drawal OF four regiments of Z. S.
troops from the maneuver division at
San Antonio, Texas.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-05
FulEIln1ent.

No, no, the falling blossom is no sign
Of loneliness destroyed and sorrow
mute;
The blossom sheds its loneliness divine;
It's mission is to prophesy the fruit.
Nor is the day of love forever dead,
When young enchantment and romance
are gone;
The veil is drawn, but all the future
dread
Is lightened by the finger of the dawn.
Love moves with life along a darker
way,
They cast a shadow and they call it
death;
But rich is the fulfllment Of their day;
The purer passion and the f1rmer faith.
George Meredith.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-05
A double track on Is foot right-of-way

Also kIt IN repa only tm t hour
he ca n n car Running expenses to ne-
o
to aI
onandC Cambria Iarr
kjna bu3 0 tn am miles inoL efrot
Warren
exen doth IA cas- d % am andM
for the INC the time greater
frs goodhG a bee pate h
Oganin among he the a socialist orn
Nhe
skins price get y lou 0 person b
moroa
har dior wing axe o m IS o.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-05
Movement Of the Fir.

The movement Of air is variously
designated, according to its velocity, as
zephyr, breeze, wind, gale or hurri-
cane. With fogs the designations are
mists, slight, moderate or thick A
dense or thick fog, according to the
weather bureau, obscures objects at
distance of 1000 feet.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-05
Favorite Fiction.

mo Trouble to Show Goods"
II Wish the Reporters Would Let
Me Alone; I Hate Newspaper Notorie-
ty!"
81 Got This Corn, Doctor, by Wear
ing Too Loose a Shoe"
"a Dollar Is All l Can Spare You
This Morning, Maria; Got to Pay a
Life Insurance Premium" 53
Guaranteed Under the Pure Food
Law" III
mo, Tn Not the Least Bit Supersti-
tious, But"
why, Aunt Nancy, How Glad / Am
to See You'll"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-05

One more unfortunate,
Weary of fat;
Rashly importunate,
Wants to be fiat,
Hook her up tenderly,
Fasten with care,
Lace her in slenderly-
All she can bear.
Look at her garments
Giving her torments!
Twinges sartorial
Mark each effaced line:
Less equatorial
Dwindles her waist line.
Look at her smilingly
While you beguilingly
Further condense her;
Steel for the strengthening
OF lines you're lengthening;
Seams growing tenser.
Tie her up solidly,
Cramp her and squeeze
Till she stands stolidly
Stiff to the knees. i~QF
Pose her thus frigidIg,
GorgeOusly grim,
Ramroddy rigidly, -
Shadowy slim!
-
Whera's her avoirdupois?
It concealed.
She c, afford a poise H..
AS tl.uugh CONCEALED.
lt~r'-i-e o. s.-s.ars.>,e> ...sS.
Crippled of movement, she
Shows the improvement she
Came here to get.
Look at her mummifed.
Dressmaker' s-dummified,
Fashions own pet.
Hook her up tenderly,
Fasten with care,
Fashion her slenderly-
All she can bear.
One more unfortunate,
Slave to a whim, 4
Rashly importunate
To be made slim.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-05
A Mere Supposition.

Can you imagine the predicamens
of a man who is called to real festi-
val and can't Gomez"
eyes, in a way. guess there's
nothing worse, unless it is the chagrin
of a woman who buys hobble skirt
that doesn't really hobble."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-05
Lies Real Pleasures.

Make yourselves nests Of pleasant
thoughts, bright fancies, faithful say
lngs; treasure houses Of precious and
restful thoughts, which care cannot
disturb nor poverty take away from
you-houses built without hands for
your souls to live in.-Ruskin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-05
AiasI

Il see the doctor has been calling
pretty frequently at the Dempsters'
during the past week or two. What's
the matter?"
"Thelr little boy is very sick. He
got in the pantry before the rest of
the family were up the other morning
and ate a whole gooseberry pie"
"Oh. A victim of early piety."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-05
cIty's Chance Of Name.

Rat Portage, at the north end of the
Lake of the Woods, in southern Mani
toba, was lumber camp for years,
but It be anne a lumber city and be-
gan to outsider its name undignifed.
Now It Is brown as Kenora, which is
more ennfontous, but not SO distinc.
tive after ali
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-05
Roman Coins Found in ENGLAND.

Roman Coins Found in England.
The process Of cleaning the coins
found 81 few weeks ago in a Roman
vase in a field upon farm at Edwin
stowe, Nottinghamshire, England,
shows that they comprise 369 denarri,
dating from 50 to 1872 A. D. Although
these coins must have been buried for
II centuries, they are IN a perfect state
Of preservation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-05
DutifuI For Once,

Boy-My tooth aches, and mamma
said | should come here and let you
look at it. Dentist see. 1t must
come out. Won't take but a minute,
Now be a brave little man. and I'Il-
Boy chastity backing offI-Mamma
didn't say | should let you pull it. She
only said | should let you look at it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-05
Zine Football.

"Those ancient gladiatorial combats
must have been something fierce"
"Oh, I don't know. No system.
Now, If they had formed the gladiators
into elevens, there might have been
some snappy work"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-05
A New Admiration.

Walls have ears" sententiously
quoted the Philosopher.
II should say they had with all these
telephones hanging on them" grunt.
ed the Business Man
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-05
His Position.

She (tentatively)-D you believe in
self analysis?
He fdecidedly)-No; all l believe in
Is the other fellows sis"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-05
~ atural.

Mrs. PATTERSON The ladies of the
parish GOT up a baby show for the
benefit of the hospital
Mrs. Chatter~on- Was it a success?
Oh. a bowling SucceSsr'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-05
Unfortunately. Yes.

The trouble with the story which
you tell is that it is almost sure to
remind somebody of another which is
Just as old.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-05
Very Much So,

Publisher-Has that story any grip
about it?
Reader-Oh, yes; the whole plot re-
wolves about a suit case.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-05

What aSpirpd to be and was not
comforts me- Browuing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-05
For over twenty-five years have studied
the problem Of transportation

And have perfect which
about the of the the present system railways
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-05
GAS THEORY IS PROPOSED
Attorneys for McNamaras WIN En-
deayor to Prove That Times
Building was Not Wrecked by
Dynamite.

Los Angeles.-Attorneys for botn
sides in the dynamiting case COM
pleted arrangements on Saturday LOT
the arraignment of John ana
James Mcnamara and ortie p. NC
Manigal.
Job Hartman, the Socialist attor-
ney. who has been retained in the IN
terests of the alleged dynamiters,
with barrow, had long conference
Saturday with the two Mcnamara
brothers.
Attorney Hartman declared the de-
Tense would hinge the fate of the Nc
Namaras on the question of whether
the wrecking of the Times building
and the consequent death of twenty
one was caused by gas or dynamite.
He also said that DR.. ]. A. Holmes
director of the United States bureau
Of mines, would be one of the CHIEF
witnesses called to uphold the con-
tention that gas and not an Internal
machine caused the explosion.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-05
Turin Exhibition Opens.

Turin.-The international exhibition
of industries and labor, the biggest
affair of it's kind ever attempted in
Italy, opened Saturday. The exhibit
ton occupies 100000 square feet,
extending on either side of the River
Pc, the two parts being joined by four
bridges, two built especially for this
occasion. The American pavilion COM
prises the largest exhibit ever made
abroad by that government. In all
there are $4,000 exhibitors, represent
ing the European countries, North and
South America, Japan, Persia, Siam,
Turkey, Tunis and the British colo
MES.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-05
Could Not Qualify.

Among the stories that are CON.
stantly coming to town of road" ex.
periences is one that reached the
Havlin offices the other day. A cir,
Gus had gone to pot in a small west.
ern town. One of the razor backs"
started out to tramp to a better land,
"By and bye he came to a small
town." said John Havlin, land found
couple of men shoveling coal into a
wagon from a car on the railway sid.
ing.
"'Gimme a job?' he asked.
"'What you been dom? asked the
man who was bossing the job.
'Drivin' stakes wit a circus
Nothing doing said the boss I
never seen one of you actors yet that
could shovel coal "-Cincinnati
Times-Star.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-05
EXCURSION TRAIN WRECKED.
Cars Caught on Fire and Passengers
Believed to Have Been Burned
to Death.

Easton, Pa.-Three persons are
dead, eight are missing and are be-
lieved to be dead, and half a hundred
others were injured, Saturday after
noon, at Martins Creek, N. j., in a
wreck of an excursion train carrying
10 school teachers and friends from
Utica and Syracuse, N. Y, and vicin-
ity, to washington for a weeks outing.
The train was travelling fifty miles
an hour and when the locomotive
struck a sharp curve, where men had
been repairing the tracks, it jumped
and ran along the hillside, carrying
four of the five cars with it. All of
the cars took fire and burned like tin
der. Not a splinter is left. Eight of
the missing passengers are believed
to have been burned to death.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-05
The Usual Role.

Charles M. Schwab in a recent in
terview in New York pointed out the
folly of ignorant speculation.
1.-THE average man, with no knowl.
edge of finance" he said, has no
business to speculate. Let him do so
and his case is Jones' all over again.
Zones stepped in at garage one
morning to see about selling off his
two automobiles.
"T heard you've been specializing
on the stock exchange, Mr.. Jones"
the agent said, politely.
"'Yes,' said Jones. Now these cars,
understand, can be had cheap for
cash
"'Were you bull or bear, sir?'
Neither said Jones, gruffly, I
was an ass Detroit Free Press.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-05
When knowledge Is Power.

Senator Root, at dinner in New
York, complained of certain false
charges that had been made against
a company he formerly represented.
"The spirit in which some of these
charges were brought" he said,
makes me think of the blackmailer
who declared:
knowledge is power
Then, with a wink, he added:
Yes, knowledge is power-if you
know it about the right person -
New York Press.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-05
CHOSE THE UMP|RES
REBELS SELECT THREE ENJOYS
TO DISCUSS PEACE TERMS
WITH SENIOR cARA5AJAL.
Insurgents VIII Insist Upon Psrtiei.
patton In Government Affairs, Ex-
pecting Representation In the
Cabinet Until New Election.

FL Paso, Texas.-The leaders OF
the Mexican insurrection, political
and military, sat for four hours on
Saturday In the insurTecto camp for
mulating a programme TO be present
ed TO the federal government through
its peace ENJOYS. At the conclusion
OF the conference Francisco /. Ma
dero, jr., president of the provisional
government, announced the election
by ballot of DR.. Francisco Vasquez,
Francisco Madero, ST., and Senior
Jose Pine Suarez as the peace com
missioners Of the revolutionary party.
With the provisional governors
present Of the various states in which
the insurgents have organized their
government, definite basis of peace
terms was agreed upon.
Tn substance OF the insurrecto de-
mand is known in a general way.
They insist on participation in gov
eminent affairs and point out that
the only way to guarantee it is to
place some members of their party
in the cabinet and to select at least
dozen of their supporters as proVis-
ional governors pending new cleo
tons.
While the resignation of President
Diaz is said to be hardly mentioned
in the insurrecto demands, the insur-
rectos believe that with a majority
representation in governmental af'
fairs the personality of the executive
will be of little Importance. They
emphasize the fact that theirs is not
a personal uarrel, but political re,
volt.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-05
Tornado in Missouri,

Warrensburg, Mo.-A tornado de-
stroyed scores of houses and barns
here, and one life was lost. Kel.y
Fain, the 10-year-old son of William T
Fain, was carried quarter of a mile
by the wind and was thrown against
the ground with such force that nearly
every bone in his body was broker
and his brains dashed out His mother
was struck by flying timbers and will
die. His fathers home. mansion O.
ante-bellum days, was blown to atoms.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-05
THOUSANDS ARE HOMELESS.
Fire Brings Ruin to Many, one-third
Of City Being Destroyed.

Bangor, Me.-one-third of Bangor
is in ruins, thousands Of persons are
homeless and property loss estimat
ed at 100000 was sustained as the
result of a confiagration which ragged
for hours Sunday night.
Starting in a hay shed on Broad
street, the fire swept along Broad
and Exchange streets through the
city, leaving residences, churches
schools, business blocks and all the
public building, with the exception OF
the city hall, a mass of smoking
ashes. Three lives are known to have
been lost, although their names are
unknown.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-05
A Great Athlete.

Bob" Davis, who is editor OF Mum
sey's Magazine and the author of sew
erai plays, not to mention his knoWl-
edge of birds of passage, is the pos
SCISSOR of fine sense of humor and a
power of expression that is frequently
picturesque. Speaking of man who
had achieved some distinction as a
killioy, Davis said:
THAT fellow is a great athlete. He
can throw wet blanket 200 yards IN
any gathering"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-05
Grave situation in china.

Hong Kong.-An advices from Can
ton indicate a desperate condition in
that city. There are 10000 soldiers
within the walls and there is great
fear that many of these will prove
disloyal IL it appears that the rebels
are about to gain the upper hand.
The rebels are strong in numbers and
have carried on their work of de-
struction with fanatical bravery.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-05
ARE IN NO HURRY.
Senate May Consume Weeks In Dis
oussion of Reciprocity.

Washington.-Three weeks of the
extraordinary session of the Sixty
second congress having passed into
history with a record of rapid-fre leg
islation by the house, the senate is
finally organized, but in no haste to
consider that part of the Democratic
programme already disposed of by
the lower branch.
Canadian reciprocity is the only
matter to be considered by the SEN
ate and that probably will not come
before 1t for several weeks. The
finance committee, to which it was
referred, will grant hearings on the
bill. How long committee delibera-
ton will continue is problematical,
but the prospect is for lengthy dis
cussion,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-05
Drained Brother With an Ak.

North Pawnal, Vt.-Hearing terrified
cries, neighbors rushed to a field on
the Boulger farm in Stamford, where
they saw John Boulger standing over
his brother, Michael Boulger, whom
he had Drained with an AK. John
Boulger then escaped from a posse,
firing the timber to prevent pursuit,
and it is believed persisted in the
flames
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-05
Electric Current Kills Four.

New York.-One man was burned to
a crisp, two were hurled ten feet and
and killed, fourth is MORALLY in
jured, and four others badly hurt, Sat
urday afternoon, on the New York
Central railroad near Spuyten Duy-
vii, in the upper part of the city, when
a falling telegraph pole threw a steel
guy wire they grasped across the
third rail.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-05
Takinu No Chances.

Mistress discussing the maid
Yes, she's leaving to get married,
asked her to get the man to post,
pone it till l could get another maid,
But she said she didn't feel wen
enough acquainted to ask him to DO
that!"-London Opinion.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-05
Conference Devoid of Results

St Petersburg.-'A semi-offficial
telegram from Mukden says the for.
eign delegates to the international
plague conference. which closed Sat.
urday, are agreed that the conference
was without practical result.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-05
Street Car Runaway.

Los Angeles.-A runaway street car.
with three passengers aboard, dashed
down a steep hill of this city Sunday,
struck the curve at Sixth and Alvara.
do streets, leaped into the air and
crashed into the massive concrete
steps of a school of arts and design.
Passengers and motorman were in,
iured, but none seriously.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-05
A Slap at Bank Promoters-

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the
Currency Murray has made formal
announcement that his office would
never again issue a charter to a ma
tional bank when there was evidence
that bank promoters were active in
The project.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-05
Daughter of Marcus paIy Dead.

New York.-Mrs. Margaret DAILY
Brown daughter of the late Marcus
)aly and wife of H. c. Brown. a
anker, died early Saturday at her
nother's home on Fifth avenue. Mrs
Brown was taken i'll two weeks apo
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-05
The Cause.

There hasn't been al death in our
family for IS years. said the rich oiO
curmudgeon.
i have often wondered why you,
near relatives were so fearful anu
impatient"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-05
PortIand's Police Chief Indicted.

Portland, Ore.-A. M. Cox, chief of
police, was indicted Saturday after
noon by a grand jury for neglect of
duty, in that he had failed to close
he immoral resorts of the city. Al
ter a conference with Mayor Joseph
Simon, Chief Cox stated that he
would tender his resignation to the
board of police commissioners
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-05
Plumbers Want More Money.

Philadelphia.--A threatened strike
OF the iourneymen plumbers is the
only May-day labor disturbance antic.
ipated here. The plumbers demand
an increase from $3.50 to 81 a day and
double pay for overtime.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-05
Cabinet Will Not RESIGN.

Tokio,-Count Katsura, the premier,
in an interview Sunday, authorized
the statement that no change in the
cabinet is contemplated. Various ru-
mors have been current here and wide
ly published that the resignation OF
the Katsura cabinet was imminent.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-05
Not a Serious Fault.

"The great trouble with him is that
he has more money than brains
Il shouldn't call that a fault.
he had more brains than money ne
would probably be a gloomy pesSi'
mist"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-05
Railroads Ordering Steel.

New York.-The steel mills report.
ID sudden and unexpected increase
n orders for railroad equipment and
upplies received in the last two or
hree days, making the record for last
week nearly 10000 tons and for AnrN
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-05

Los Angeles.-A general strike of
union carpenters Of Los Angeles is
threatened unless their demand for an
increase of rom $3.50 to 81 per day
is granted by the Master Builders
association.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-05
Appropriations.

= so your Shakespeare club is
great success?"
Yes. We have accumulated enough
lines for non-attendance to take MS al
to a musical comedy. "-Washing'oh
Herald.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-06-28
PUYAI.LUP CAR LINE SNAP

PUYAI.LUP CAR LINE SNAP
This is the biggest bargain on
the Old Puyallup car line. Ten acres
improved; half mile from car; north
of Johnsons; all in garden, timo-
thy and clover; soil is best clay
we'll, chicken house. With place go
one milch COW, two heifers, fresh
this fall; three pigs and dozen Black
Minorca hens. Entire place fenced;
county road two sides; graded
school ut Midland. Value is $4,000.
but the price. is only $4,000, half cash.
Clearing and improvements have
cost $500. This property soon an
addition to Tacoma worth $500 to
$500 an acre for plating.
BIG SNAP IN A REAL FARM
Thirty acres. only two miles from
Gig Harbor. on good road; II acres
cleared: under high cultivation; 500
prune trees, ~ to Is years old; cur
rants, strawberries, raspberrieS
gooseberries; 16 acres fenced; good
broom house with cellar; IN acres
in potatoes. corn and garden;. 8
acres in oats. clover and timothy;
yards; chicken houses. barn for 8
cows ana horse; good winter fruit
house: small lake for ducks, geese.
With place go two fine cows. good
horse. light farm wagon, two-seat-
ed buggy. two sets harness. 200 lay
plows, harrow. cultivator, all other
farm utensils and tools; hens now
laying case and half of eggs weekly;
place Is making money. Failing
health necessitates sale. Price only
5000; at least halt. cash. Fruit,
dends here. Z. H. Miller & Co., 203-
4 Bank of Commerce,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-06-28

Condition
Is Craze

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
LONDON, June 2S.-Writing
from Madrid, the correspondent in
the Spanish capital of the Lon
don Evening Times declares that
the condition of King Alfonso Is
more serious than has hitherto
been admitted. He declares that
another operation for the removal
of the diseased bone from the
head of the king is imperative and
adds there is a general fear that
the result of the operation may
be grave.