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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-04-12

! amounting to ten thousand dollars,
and always cash in advance. TITS
the thing" was all he deigned to
advance as his explanation But in
each instance he stipulated that To
relli should not be told that he was
| acting as his agent in these matters.
The commissions appeared to flow in
spontaneously, for Lord Jocelyn's rec
ommendation was accepted as the last
word in aesthetics.
IF I don't watch the chap he'll spoil
everything by eloping," he said to
himself during one of his evening
communings THE party of the first
part will play this game off his own
bat" And thenceforward he kept the
lovers religiously apart
One week before the date fixed
for the marriage, Jocelyn's picture
being completed and universally
praised, he surprised his father-in-
law by insisting that Torelli should
make series of sketches of the
Squires' yacht, on which the honey
moon was to be spent, that he might
send them to his father in England.
The vessel lay at anchor off Newport
"a sailing craft, with auxiliary
steam, and Jocelyn had taken up his
residence in that fashionable resort
in order to be near his betrothed, for
it had been decided that they should
be. married there Torelli was fur
nished with quarters in the cabin of
the yacht, which had already been
manned and equipped for the voyage
to the Bermudas. Jocelyn had en-
gagged the captain. an old English sea-
farer of his acquaintance, to whom
he disclosed portion of his design.
A chaplain, Also was secured-a col
lege chum Of Jocelyn's. whom he had
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-04-12

Jocelyn, smiling. Because OBJ
tanned them for you; likewise the
advance fees. You will need them
in the near future
"You-you," muttered the painter
staring at Lord Jocelyn in astonish-
ment. Il cannot take them. You
would never have befriended me if
you knew. must tell you some.
thing. T."
''Tush, man! This is no time for
condolences. Don't you see that / have
weightier matters on my mind?'' Lord
Jocelyn answered. ut isn't the easiest
thing to get married, let me tell you
that, Torelli"
He hurried away from the insistent
artist and went up to the captain once
more.
You understand that you are to
have the anchor weighed and be
ready with steam up to cast of and
leave the harbor?" he said.
Aye, sir" the captain answered.
you will make for Jacksonville,
and on no account, unless restrained
by physical force, will you put into
land until Jacksonville is reached
five days run"
Lord Jocelyn,' said the captain,
Il understand what orders mean. I
don't pretend to understand them
that amt my business. My business
is to obey them, and that you can
reckon on my doing
Good very good, said Jocelyn.
and he left the vessel and betook
himself to the Squires' mansion.
The party OF the first part hav-
ing disposed of the party of the third
part" he unused, 1T now remains only
to dispose accurately of the party Of
tie second par" And. arriving as
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-04-12
HALLMARKs OF MANY KINDS
Official Sign Is Guarantee of Purity
When Placed on Articles of
Gold and Silver.

In the beginning the hallmark was
the official stamp placed on gold and
silver articles by the Goldsmiths com
pany in England, signifying their
purity. The hallmark is now stamped
on articles made of gold and silver by
the assay offices, the Office for each
district having distinct device.
The hallmark for London, for exam
pie, is a leopard's head; that of Biz
mingham an anchor, and York five
lions and a cross. In addition to
these devices showing where the as
say was made, there are marks to in
dictate the degree of purity of the
metal In gold it is compared with a
given standard of pure gold, a crown
and the figure Is signifying three
fourths of pure gold Grown ~ is
the standard for coin of the realm,
and in England wedding rings are
usually made of this quality of gold.
For silver the purity is expressed by
the number of grains of pure silver in
an ounce of alloy. Two qualities Of
silver are marked-one contains IL
ounces 10 pennyweights of pure silver
to the pound troy, and this is called
sterling; the other IL ounces 2 penny
weights, which is the standard for
English coin.
The standard mark for England is a
.lire passant;" for Edinburgh this
tie.
Besides these marks there is la.
ter called the date mark.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-04-12
Reclne for Success.

"Our mental attitude toward the
thing we are struggling for has every
thing to do with our gaining it. If a
man wants to become prosperous. he
must believe that he was made for
success and happiness; that there is
4 divinity in him which will, if he
follows it, bring him into the light OF
prosperity. Orison SWEET Ma-Gen-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-11
FISH'S TAIL STUNS A HAWK
Spectator Watching the Aerial Battle
Captures Bird and Eats Finny
Combatant.

West New Brighton, N. Y.-James
Moore had big bluefish for breakfast
at his home the other morning. He
says he took the bluefish from a fish
hawk after the fish had beaten the
bird in fight.
Driving along the side Of the lower
bay on South Side boulevard, Whit
lock, Moore and his chauffeur, Walter
P1ckney, saw the fish hawk and blue
1sh fighting in the air. They declare
the fish was hitting savagely at the
hawk in efforts to free itself from the
birds talons, and they watched the
strange battle.
At last the bluefish hit the hawk
over the head with it's tail so hard a
blow that the hawk was stunned and
both the bird and fish fell to the
gorund.
Moore and Pickney ran up and
found the bird had broken it's right
wing in it's fall and was still uncon-
scious. Pickney got a rope from the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-11
NEWLYWEDS TAKE A SKULL
Oregonians Have Grim Companion
on Honeymoon Tour-May Pre-
vent Charivarl.

Portland, Ore.-Romans, who placed
a draped skeleton at their feasts, and
Egyptians, who brought sarcophagi In
to their banquet chambers, haven't
anything on Ray De Spain, recently
in the coroner's Office, who left the
other night on his wedding trip on
the steamer George w. Elder. The
skull of a suicide was hung above the
berth, in the stateroom De Spain and
his bride occupied, according to a
promise made by De Spain to his
friends.
Probably not one Of the 10 pas
sengers on the Elder knew that as
soon as De Spain boarded the boat he
took the whitened skull from his suit
case and hung it in a prominent posi-
ton in his cabin. If any knew it, they
were far from likely to invade his
quarters for the purpose of giving him
charivari
De Spain will take the skull with
him all the way on his trip. which is
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-11
THRILLS Of CHASE |
IN THE BACK YARD.
Br0oklynite Makes the Discovery
That Cats Are Good Quarry.
PUTS STOP TO WALLS.
Spells UnriVaIed Trysting Place for
Cats Contemplating Matrimony,
Where Ardent Toms Gave Loud
Voice to Their Sentiments.

Brooklyn, N. YOU can't shoot
bear or moose in New York state, but
one ardent sportsman, whose work
keeps him from satisfying his love OF
the chase where wild life abounds,
has satisfied his craving for that
form Of excitement in this way:
Fate has decreed that he should live
in Brooklyn, and around the back
yard of his home runs high board
fence. This fence is the night prom
enade for all the cats from Jorale-
mon street to Coney Island. Old maid
cats como there to meet distant rela-
tives, sedate married cats bring their
families, ard as trysting place for
cats contemplating matrimony it is UNI
rivaled. There is church right back
of the house, and in the shadows Of
it's gothic arches ardent Toms give
voice to their sentiments in walls that
pervade the neighborhood
The sportsman stood all this with
such patience as he could command
until one night, not so long ago, his
wife aroused him from his beauty
sleep to tell him she was sure some
heartless wretch had abandoned q
baby in the churchyard.
you must go over there and make
sure" she said. Il can't stand it q
minute longer"
"My DEAR" he expostulated, "It's the
dead of night and very chilly"
His remonstrances were cut short
by long-drawn wall such as could
only come from a baby suffering from
hunger and cold. Hastily he donned
dressing gown and slippers, and
stumbling down the dark, front stairs,
made for the churchyard. AS he en-
tered the gate he found the policeman
on fixed post at the corner had
spotted him and was close at his heels.
There's a baby in the churchyard, -
he explained through chattering teeth.
The policeman, with club of SYM
pathy, followed to the place from
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-11

San Francisco, Cal.-Frederick K.
Durham, noted sportsman and travel
Ter Of New York, has returned to San
Fancisco from Alaska, where he spent
three months shooting big game. Mr..
Burnham had a narrow escape from
death and established what is believed
to be record.
On September IL, at Cassia, near
the Yukon district, Mr.. Burnham killed
five grizzly bears in two minutes, fir
ing only seven shots.
1t was performing this feat that Mr..
Burnham had a close call for his life.
He suddenly uncovered the group Of
grizzlies behind a clump of bushes,
and the leader, giant she bear, which
measured ten feet long, started for
him not more than twenty feet away.
He killed her with the first shot and
was about to shoot another one COM
ing IN the same direction when his
Eskimo guide gave the alarm of an
other bear charging from his left rear.
Mr.. Durham turned just in time to
fire two shots into the fanking bear,
when only a yard away. He shot
three more that charged him from the
right
The record is still more noteworthy
by considering the fact that Mr.. Burn
ham fred only four shots from the
magazine Of his rifle, holding one for
safety and firing the last three shots
by loading stAgly from the belt.
Mr.. Burnham penetrated Into a dis
trict not before visited by white man.
He went up the Stikine river from
Wrangle 16O miles and then proceeded
100 miles further into the interior by
pack.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Burn
ham, who is also an expert big game
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-11

which the cries had come, only to
send scurrying into the shadow two
cats, one being big, gray Tom. The
policeman sat down on the steps OF
the church and laughed as no police
man was ever known to laugh before,
but the sportsman went back to bed
with rage in his heart.
He thought it all over the next day.,
and that night, as he went home,
stopped in a hardware store and
bought an air gun and some buckshot.
Right after dinner he made an excuse
for going upstairs and locked himself
in the bathroom, which overlooks the
churchyard. Opening the window and
putting out the light, he waited for
the first cat to appear. He found his
aim was still good, for that cat diSap-
peared with a yowl that brought
deep satisfaction to the sportsman's
heart.
Since the inspiration came to him
he has not lacked for thrills almost
equal TO those Of the Maine woods
The only trouble is, cats are becom-
ing scarce.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-11
DAM BROKEN TO SAVE A MAN
Oregon Farmers ImperlI the Seasons
Crop In an Effort to Save a
Human Life.

Moro, Ore.-A message by tele-
phone that a man had fallen into an
irrigation reservoir near here and was
drowning, brought DR.. o. ]. Coffin Of
Moro and DR.. Sam G. Slocum of Port
land in a borrowed automobile three
miles over a rough and winding coun-
try in a little less than five minutes.
When they arrived at the reservoir
the body of man, Charles G. James
OF Portland, who had been working
on the ranch Of Ben Shull as harvest
hand, had not been recovered. Search
ing could not locate the body In the
depths Of the reservoir, which, held
back by dam Of rocks, dirt and
pIanks, was about 40 feet wide, 600
feet long and IL feet deep.
Break the DAM" shouted a man.
'Tt's the only way to get the water out
and find the body"
A man with an ak sprang at one Of
the wooden braces and began. to chop.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-11

shooter. This trip, however, was the
first time she was the sole companion
of her husband in the big game dis
tricts. She did her share of tie kill
ing, getting as many caribou and black
sheep as Mr.. Burnham.
Throughout the trip Mr.. and Mrs.
Durham were accompanied by three
Indian guides and they spent forty
three days in the district around the
fifty-f1ftb parallel, 70 which, so far as
is known, they were the first white
visitors. They got seventeen bears,
six caribou, four black sheep, two
moose and one goat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-11
RaY Rum Fountain.

Not even Cologne has the perfume
that is named for it flowing free. But
down on the island Of st. Thomas, III
the West Indies, there is fountain
that gushes forth the great speciality
Of the place-bay rum. The fountain
is on the balcony of cafe and would
attract more attention were not bay
rum the dominant odor of st. Thomas.
This town is the great bay rum mar
ket of the world, and everywhere 10
fairly assaiIs the sense of smell.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-11
Dream Auto Injuries Man.

Pittsburg, Pa.,-A dream of his mar
row escape from death caused serious
injury to John H. McAdoo, aged fifty.
The wounds consist of gashed scalp,
a crushed hip and broken leg, sus-
tanned in falling while asleep from
his bedroom window to the pavement.
He dreamed that he was in the path
Of a speeding automobile and hoped
to escape. Physicians say he sprang
in his sleep and plunged out of the
window.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-11

Then with drastic intensity the work
of demolishing the dam began.
Then these men stood and watched
the precious water of the reservoir,
which meant lifegiving irrigation to
their crops, flow over the dam without
protest. Their anxiety was for
James.
His body was recovered and the
doctors worked for two hours to
resuscitate him. but In vain.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-11
Charles Came Back.

Los Angeles.-When Charles e. VIII
son walked into his boarding house,
the landlady tainted. He had been
officially reported dead and his grave
had been dug preparatory to receiving
his corpse.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-11
powIe's Son a Minister.

Chicago.-Gladstone Dowie, son Of
John Alexander Dowie, founder OF
Zion City, H., as the home of his re-
ligious cult, was ordained a deacon OF
the Episcopal church here on Sunday.
He was ordained by Suffagan Bishop
William q. Toll Of the Chicago do
ceSs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-11

car and tied its legs before IL came
to and wrapped 1t in a sack. The
bird weighed fifty pounds and the fish
four pounds. The fish was still alive
Whe the hawk recovered it made a
tremendous fuss, but Mr.. Moore fast
ened it in a fowlhouse. He intends
to present 1t to the Staten Island
Academy Of Natural Science when it's
wing Is better.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-11

by boat to San Francisco, and from
there to Denver, with several side
trips. He will later have it made into
a tobacco jar. The skull is part of
remains found on the Barnes road
some months ago. When the body
was unclaimed the bones, with the ex-
cention of tha head want Ia "I1aodi4>-' -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-11
Mule and Negro Drop Dead.

Birmingham, Ala.-While unhitch-
Ing a mule that had dropped dead
the other day, Amos Crypt, a negro
driver, fell dead across the mules
body.
Doctors attributed death to heart
failure, brought on by the excitement
over the mules death.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-11
Save Duck Feathers.

Always remember that it pays to
save the duck feathers if 100 or more
ducks are killed during the season.
The feathers sell for from 40 To so
cents a pound and pay for the labor
or picking.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-11
Drinks Quart Whisky; Dies.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Drinking quart Of
whisky on a bet, "COn" Lucas won,
Sut died an hour later. Lucas had
placed the bet with John Brunas, A
few minutes after he finished the
quart he reeled and fell.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-11
Natural Consequence

81 hear the department store made
q good profit on the brooms they ad.
vertised as bargains"
yes, they made quite a sweeping
reduction, SO the women came dawn
with the dust"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-11
Only Temporarily.

Chicago.-"If your wife tells you to
git leave the vicinity temporarily,
but come back was the advice of
Judge Gemmill Of the domestic rela-
tons court to an alleged wife deserter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-11
Saved the BUILDING.

Denver, Colo.-The warm rays of a
lamp in st. Marks church aroused q
pet tortoise in box, causing him to
wiggle and overturn the lamp. The
firemen saved the building.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-11
Mot Particular

Chicago-Robt. McGrath, seventeen,
held on a burglary charge, is alleged
to have stolen piano, four electric
fans, moving picture machine and a
half bushel Of films.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-11
Quotation on Hearta.

Chicago.-Miss Kando Jowacka in
her suit against Adam Kawais sub
mitted an inventory of damages done
in which she valued zone broken heart
80"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-11
Killed bY Pine Stem

Denver, Colo.-Henry Gaylor, smok-
ing his pipe in bed, went 20 sleep and
fell out of bed, jamm1ng the stem
down his throat. He will die
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-11
Non-exIstant.

"Do you give your wife all the
money she wants." There isn't that
much. Houston Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-11
Cat-Proof Fence.

a fence can be made cat proof by
stringing a tight wire about two
inches above and parallel to the top.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-11
KILLS s CHARGING
; BEARS IN 7 SHOTS
New York Man Has Thrilling
Fight With Arctic Grizzlies.
HAD NARROW ESCAPE

Record Is More Noteworthy Because
Of the Fact That the Hunter Fired
Four Shots From the Magazine Of
His Rife.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-19
.FAVORS PURCHASE
OF The TELEGRAPH
HITCHCOCK WOULD OPERATE AS
PART OF POSTAL SERVICE.
Would Cheaper Rates-Fifty Countries
Have Operated Lines successfully
Wants Congress to Act.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the tele
graph lines of the United States by the
government and their operation rs a part
of the postal service will be recommend
ed to congress by Postmastor-Genera
Hitchcock.
For II year or more Mr.. Hitchcock has
had this recommendation under consid'
GRAFTON, After a thorough study of the
operation of the gOyernment-controllcd
telegraph lines and postal telegraph sys-
tens Of foreign countries, he has de-
cided to urge the matter upon congress.
Should this recommendation be adopt
ed" said Mr.. Hitchcock in a statement
Of his intention, 81 am convinced it
would result in important economies and
in very materially lowering telegraph
rates than now are cyacted. In ap.
proXimately fifty countries of the world
notably in Great Britain, France, Ger
many, Australia, Italy, Spain, Russia and
Japan-gOvernmcnt-controlled tclegraphs
now are in S ucceSsrul and profitable OPP
luton, - many % tHe 'oG1''ig' ,"eS
."I opyIo''u IN 'o"'''''o" VIII" '"e pos.
la 'rT sew nee
lntse leieeroPo' serve an aggregate
p'Pu''''ol u "~'''o"o ''o0, anu III every
,"S''"'e '"'S nave D'ca 'ou"u 10 oe OF
immense Pr"e''Goi p'"PnU TO 'ne people
!" po'" P~lo"P'I'o"' una co7I u the
e,1I'',
III 'oIs country postoio'eS are mann,
,o''cu VI numerous places hot reached
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-19
100000 ASKED FOR


Jackson,-Ihe legislature OF 1910 ap.
propriatcd $4,000 to the Mississippi
Sanitary live Stock Board for use in
Graduating cattle ticks and in the treat.
mcnt Of hog cholera. and various other
diseases TO which stock are subject. Five
thousand dollars was used in the fight
against hog cholera before the work
was fairly started.
A bin is being prepared asking for a
500 600 appropriation for the coming
year, $4,000 OF which will b. set apart
as a fund for the exclusive use of the
board in purchasing serum. The little
work that was accomplished with SO 1000
convinced the stockmcn OF Mississippi
that much could be done with Il greater
appropriation. There are comparatively
few counties in the state that have or.
ganizcd against the cattle tick and hog
cholera and they are the only counties
that are above quarantine. Eight 9th
crs are in the process of organization,
and with an effective weapon to work
with the board viii be able to lift the
quarantine in every county within
twelve or eighteen months.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-19
ITALIANS SINK
TURKISH GUNDOATS
ITALIANS WIN A DECISIVE VICTORY
IN THE RED SEA.
When Ships Take Fire Sailors lump Int
Sea-Turkish Gunners Show In.
competence.

Rome.-Scven Turkish gunboats were
sunk and large numbers Of Turkish tars
were drowned or killed in the first i'm.
portant naval engagement of The Turco.
Italian war, according to an official as,
count given out here.
The battle was fought out on the Red
Sea. The Turks were preparing to con
Vey q military expedition which was to
cross Egypt and join the Turkish forces
in Tripoli.
The number of Turkish sailors who
were drowned was not given out. After
the Italian ships had battered the Turk
lsh war vessels with broadsides of shells
and projectiles, the Turk tars swarmed
INTO the sea. Great numbers of them
were picked up by small craft from the
Italian g~umboats.
The division Of Italian cruisers which
has been securing the coasts Of the Red
sea in search of Turkish wal vessels and
ships conveying contraband destirel for
the Turkish garrison in the Yemen PROV
ince in Arabia, encountered the flotilla
OF Turkish %gunboats and 1T once cpened
fire.
The Turks replied, but their feeble
armament succumhed to the superior
weapons of the Italian wal vessels. The
fight was stiff but soon ended in the
victory of the Italians.
nj
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-19
FIGHT NEW CLASSIFICATION
COMMERCIAL BODIES ARE ACTIVE.
LY AT WORK,
Do Not Intend 10 Permit the Classidca.
ton Recently Adopted by Railroad
Commission 10 Stand.

''n' son.- ib" commercial bodies Of
'O' stage M" preparing to move IN force
Oh no" Fallr"'' commission TO demand
inc IrP''i OIL lh' order adopting 'hn
southern classification "i local freight
I'la' ~ i'"n Oh DE Mississippi "'as'hr1.
''".'
Ih' TWO "r" member. of The commits.
SOU, fnorg" H. Edwards w., and W. Il.
"U''N, Hl'e been deIlg"d with letters
from s"'PP'Is' merchants ana whole
@'I''- urging mat th" matter be Fc.
considered ana " re1rlriig gwen