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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-11
LAUGH WAS ON THE GIANT
Story of Thor's Wonderful Sword and
the Big Fellow Who Thought
Himself I~nVuInerabIe.

In the olden days, amid the glories
Of the northland, there lived a mighty
giant who was sure that he was in
vulnerable. So he walked up and
down the earth, grinning nightly
talking much and glorying in his
strength. Neither sword of hero nor
spear of warrior could so much as
start the goose flesh oD his leathern
hide.
And he waxed holder and holder in
his pride until he was heard one day
to shout: II am proof against every
thing! Thor himself has no spear
that can harm met"
Now when Thor heard of this boast
he bent his brows and swore in his
beard. Then he threw down his ham
mer and called for his great sword
Balmung, the ancestor of all swords
the sword with edge so fine that no
lightest hair could balance across it
without dropping in twain. And Thor
grasped Balmung and went forth in
search of the giant.
When the giant saw him coming he
0hOWCu Oh Ills LSCIn III Ou0 IGIII 1lC
grin and cried: "Ho! Here is where
we show them!" and barred his
swarthy bosom.
Then Thor strobe three strides for
ward and with n swinging swish OF
Balmung he smote the giant fair
amidships.
But the giant, looking down, saw
only a thin red line around his fat
stomach, and feeling no hurt, he cried
triumphantly, 20, Thor, have 1 not
said it? I am invulnerable!"
"Good!" cried Thor. 'But pray
shake thyself!"
Then the giant began to shake him
self in a mighty laugh-when sudden
ly he fell apart in two pieces, and thai
laugh was. called off forever!
So wondrous keen was Balmung, the
sword of swords!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-11

Why should it come to a great, hulk
ng man, who can take care of him
self, and shy away from a gentle girl?
viii you marry me, Dorothy?"
yes, I'll marry you-unless you de-
eide that you don't want me. There
IS something which you will have to
know and-and-you may not want
me then"
There is nothing that can come be-
tween u.s."
will o promise me that, Dick?
Will you promise not to refuse to
marry me when you learn-the-the
something which l shall have to tell
your"
Il promise. Where do you liver"
he asked, as he signaled a cab.
She mentioned a well-known hotel.
He stared in amazement. For several
minutes neither Of them spoke.
AS the cab turned into a brilliantly
lighted street Dorothy laid her hand
on his arm. Look, Dick" she said
softly, Eat that sign"
Before a large theater stood a huge
billboard bearing in electric lights the
m of the leading members of the
company playing there.
Dorothy Blair" f1ared at the top of
the board.
What does that mean?" Are there
two Of your name or have you been"
Dick, your voice is hard and cruel.
Don't speak so to me. l am the Dor
othy Blair who is playing in this the
alter. Clemina CUlpepper is a poor,
bpoken-down actress who was in the
same company that l was the first
year | vas on the stage. She was very
kind to me; she mended my clothes,
comforted me when I was homesick
and discouraged, and took care Of me
when I was sick. She supports her
self and her invalid husband. This
is their wedding anniversary. There
was an accident in our theater today
which prevented a performance to.
night.
II remembered it was C1emina's an
niversary and I insisted on taking her
place tonight so that she and her hus-
band could have their anniversary to-
SCIuSIs L udu IO Us SudUUy duu Olu
and a poor actress in order that l
should not be recognized either by the
audience or by the people in the cast.
I am not a great, famous star yet, but
I have a leading part in a good COM
pany. And, Dick, you said nothing
should come between US. You prom
Used not to refuse to marry me. l do
are for you, Dick. I've always cared,
but I did not realize how much until
tonight when you told me you loved a
shabby old failure that you thought
was I. And my career? Is there a
woman who would not joyously give
up a career if she were offered in
place Of it something a million times
better?"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-11

Selected cases Of consumption,
asthma. bronchitis, and catarrhal
diseases, absolutely cured with com
bination of medicine, diet, hygiene,
and exercise. This is the most
reliable and scientific home treatment
known to-day.
Rheumatism, diabetes, bed-wetting,
leg ulcers, sore eyes. and diseases of
the stomach, liver, heart, kidneys
and bladder. all treated by their
successful methods. developed after
years of special practice and ex-
p~erience.
These Doctors are nerve specialists.
and treat successfully neuralgia, con-
slant headaches, epilepsy. sciatica,
nervous debility and other diseases
related to the nervous system.
Patients with cancer, tumor or
tubercular glands not larger than
one or two inches can be cured with
their hypodermic injection method,
used in hundreds Of cases with entire
success.
1t will be to your advantage to see
Doctor Lee, the experienced Special
ist.
If your case is incurable he will
give you valuable advice that will
relieve you and stay the disease.
These doctors are actually curing the
diseases they undertake and you may
some day regret it if you don't give
them chance to cure you. IF yon have
kidney or bladder trouble bring a two
ounce bottle of your u inc for analysis.
Married ladies must come with
their husbands and children with
their parents.
Consultation and Examination, free
to those interested.
Hours 9 a. M. until 5 p. m.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-11

was shabby. She had removed only a
part CT her makeup and her face was
full Of lines and shadows.
"Tell me about yourself, Richard.
You have been successful. l am glad.
1 want II hear about your work."
Il don't want to talk about myself.
1 want to talk about you. Are you
happy on the stage? Are you salts
fed with the work you are doing?"
"You aid not like my acting tonight,
did your" she asked, ignoring his ques-
ton. You think l am a poor actress
in a poor company"
Il Lcped Tor greater success for you,
Dorc-"
"Of course you did, Dick, and you
are disappointed to ind me a shabby.
second rate actress"
"Why don't you leave the stage?"
Il have my living to make"
Dorothy, I can't stand this-I cant
let you slave your life away in a pro
fession for which you have no talent
in which you have become only a sac
travesty of the beautiful, happy cir.
you used to be. Forgive my bruta.
frankness. I don't wish TO hurt you
But I am SO unhappy to find you il
these circumstances that I can't hell
saying what I think"
Dorothy's chin was in the palm O.
one hand. With the other hand sht
was turning her fork over and ovel
on the table and watching it intently.
"Y0u are right, Dick" she said, with
out lifting her eyes from the moving
fork. "Clemina Culpepper is a sac
~trayesty."
Dorothy, will you marry me?"
"Do you wish to marry a woman
with no beauty, no talent, a battered
failure? Pity, Dick, is not love"
but I love you, Dorothy. I have al
ways loved you. I want you ever
more than I did three years ago. You
are still the same Dorothy at heart
Your eyes are as sweet and as true al
they were the last time | saw you"
"a successful man ought not tt
marry a shabby actress"
q hate success. / sat in the thea
ter tonight hating it because 1t had t.
come to me instead of to you
could have driven it away with a club
If I could have made it go to you
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-11
DOCTOR LEE
Experienced Specialist OF Thirty Years
Practice and Member Of the
Association of
Northwestern UNITED DOCTORS
Coming by Appointment to
Wrigh House, Lancaster, Satur-
day, September 18th.

One of the most successful and
reliable specialists in the profession.
Licensed by the state for the treat
ment of nervous and chronic diseases.
Treats with wonderful success all
nervous anl chronic diseases of men
women and children, because of his
experience in hospitals and speciality
work.
No more operations for appendicitis,
gall-stones. kidney stones. tumor,
goiter, piles or cancer These Doctors
have perfected treatments for the cure
Of these dread diseases which are the
most reliable and successful yet dis
covered.
Eczema, eruptions, liver spots,
falling of the hair and all chronic
diseases of the skin. treated after a
plan that knows no fail.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-11
Clemina C%uIpeppeT,
Actress
Copyright, 1912, by Associated Literary
Press.)
By Annie Hinrichsen

Copyright, 1912, by Associated Literary
Press.)
Richard Seymour caught his breath
quickly and leaned forward in his seat.
It was only a resemblance which had
startled him, he assured himself. Dor
othy Blair would not be playing a
minor part in a second-rate company.
This tired, work-aged actress with
Dorothy's clear, beautiful eyes could
not be the charming young woman
who three years before had refused to
marry him.
He had gone abroad Immediately
after her refusal and bits of home
gossip reached him at long intervals.
He heard that Dorothy, pursuing a
dream she had always cherished, had
gone on the stage. Of her success or
failure he had heard nothing. Tonight,
his first evening in his own land, he
had gone into this theater because it
was near his hotel.
The woman on the stage played her
insignificant part with a m~ediocrity of
ability. Her work was not good and it
was not c~Onspicuously bad. 1t was
commonplace, and the audience paid
little attention to her. On the bill her
name was Clemina C%ulpepper.
Seymour's surprise at what he had
considered n resemblance became ap-
prehension, dread and at last an ach-
ing horror. The actress was Dorothy.
The hard, strained voice, the stiff,
~stereotyped movements, the lines and
shadows which showed beneath the
paint had belonged to The Dorothy he
had known. Only her eyes were I'M
changed, and by them he recognized
her.
When the play had ended, he was at
the stage door.
Richard, you have come back.
When did you come? How long have
you been in the city,"
II arrived today. l went into the
theater tonight and recognized you.
Let Us go to some place where we can
talk. Don't you want something to
eat?'
She hesitated. "Do you mind going
70 a quiet place, Richard? I am wear
ing a very shabby gown"
1t was a shabby gown, he noticed
when she removed her long black coat
in the little restaurant. Her hat, too,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-11
RubbIina Cup That Can Be lifted

SSH AA0@ SAa -
The one great disadvantage of the
ordinary bubbling cup sanitary foun-
tain lies in the fact that the drinkers,
whether they be men, ONE or chill
dren, tall, short, fat or thin, must
place their lips to the cup instead of
placing the cup to the lips.
In an endeavor to remedy this dis
advantage, one sanitary drinking foun-
tain manufacturer has designed a
bubbler which may be raised to the
height of the lips, so that the user may
stand in a perfectly easy and natural
position while drinking. This is made
possible by a hose and cup arrange
ment, the hose consisting of a double
tube. The inner tube is the feed pipe
for the bubbler, and the outer tube
acts as a waste pipe, carrying away
the surplus water while the person is
drinking. The flow of water through
the inner tube is continuous, no mat
ter what the position Of the cup, but
when the cup is lowered into its posi-
tion in the fountain basin, the water
flows over it and discharges into the
basin, instead of being carried away
by the outer tube.-PopuIar Mechan-
les.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-11
Bed Clothes All AbIaze.

liams turned in an alarm to the fire de-
partment. Sergt. H. o. James of the
Walnut street police station found
the mar suffering with cold, burns and
inhalation of smoke. He was taken
to the General hospital by the motor
ambulance from police headquarters.
He is suffering more from having
breathed smoke than from burns. The
fire did little damage to the house.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-11
on the Road to Reno

BILL see that Nevada has only
s~even-tenths of a man to the square
mile.
Jill-And yet when a woman wants
to get a new man that's where she
generally goes to get him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-11
From Bucket to Brush.

She Gin art museum)-They say
that famous marine artist was once
a plain farmers hoy. 1 wondered
where he developed his talent?
He-Probably drawing water on the
farm.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-11
Much Easier.

my wife decided to do some pre-
serving today and I left her perform
ing the feat of a daring swimmer"
what might that be?"
"Stemming the c%urrant."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-11
Unusual Event.

"You want to borrow SO from me,
eh?"
THAT is my hope"
well, when l lend you $40 the NOV
ing picture rights will be worth some
thing"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-11
MAN FINDS HIS BED ON FIRE
Kansas City Salesman Is Awakened to
Discover Himself Completely
Wrapped in Flames.

Kansas City, MOS. P. Pullem, a
salesman, awakened in the morning to
find himself wrapped in flames. The
bedclothing had caught fire from an
~overheated stove at the foot of the bed.
PulIem managed to roll out into the
yard with his night clothes affame.
His cries awakened Mrs. Sadie Will
hams, who lives next door. Mrs. Will
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-11
Their Limit.

"There is one queer thing about fish
stories"
what is that?"
Fishermen, in telling Of their
catches, lever seem able t. draw the
line"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-11
Cumulative Proof.

81 fear that I have not gathered
sufficient evedince to convince the
court Of my clients insanity"
Perhaps the court will regard his
employment of you as evidence"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-11
What Happens.

Where some men fall down, others
get a frmer foothold.-DetrOit Free
Press
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-11

a brick dust sedi-
ment, or settling,
stringy or milky
appearance often
indicates an ull-
healthy condi-
ton Of the kid
neys; too fre-
quent desire to
mass if or main in
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-11
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect il
o To Find Out.

Fill a bottle or common glass with your
water and let it stand tMentv-fonr hours.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-11
What TO Do.

There is comfort in the knowledge 50
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy,
fulflls almost every wish in correcting
liver, bladder and every part of th~eurinary
passage. Corrects inability to hold water
and sca1ding pain in passing it, or bad
effects following use Of liquor, wine or
beer, and overcOmes that unpleasant ne
cessity Of being compelled to go often
through the day, and to get up many
times during the night. The mild and
immediate effect of Swamp-ROo+ is
soon realized. It stands the highest be-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-11

the back are also symptoms hat tell o
the kidneys and bladder are out of order
and need attention.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-10
ONE BLACKHANDER
CARRIES A BULLET
Italian Thought TO Have Been Shot
by Guards on the Rockefeller
Estate.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
TARRYTOWN, n. Y, Sept. 1O.-Ef.
forts were made today to induce
Russo Seccro, nearly dead from a
bullet wound and exhaustion, to admit
that he is the Italian who was shot
Sunday by a private detective guard.
ing the Pocantico Hills estate OF
John D. Rockefeller. seccro war
found hiding IN the bushes near the
duck farm" on the oil kings estate
He had a bullet IN his breagt. A fully
loaded revolver was found in his
pocket. The man refused to admit
that be was wounded on the estate
and said he had Just arrived in larry
town looking for work.
Pay day for the Italians working ON
the new feudal manor house that ia
being erected by Rockefeller was not
advertised as usual by the hanging
out of flag. because of the BLACK
hand scare. Word was passed priv.
ately to the men that their wag
were ready for them at the superin.
tendent's Office.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-10
DYNAMITE PLOT
WAS NOT ALL
Lawrence Factory Owners Charged
With Conspiracy to Dlscredlt
Unions.

United Press Leased Wire Service. I
BOSTON, Sept. dissertations
charges that the dynamite planting"
during the Lawrence strike was only
an incident in deep laid plot to ais
credit unionism generally, made to
the grand jury by former City Marshal
OSullivan, of Lawrence, were investi-
gated today.
District Attorney Pelletier called
before the grand jury Commissioner
of Public Safety Lynch, who prevent
ed the children of the strikers leav-
ing town, and James Bailey, an of
fetal of the American Wooden Mills
company. All were asked point blank,
why, after O'Sullivan had declared he
and his men could easily preserve
order, they had compelled the calling
out of the militia.
OSullivan told the jury in plain
terms that the real cause of all of the
Lawrence trouble was the desire OF
the city officials and mill owners to
incite the strikers to disorder So they
could be discredited. When he refus-
ed to permit the police to do this, he
asserted, he was deposed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-10
MISSISSIPPI
CLAIMS ANOTHER
Carl Risto, of Warsaw, Lost His Life
This Morning While Attempt
ing to Wade Ashore From
an island.
WAS FINE YOUNG MAN
Had Gone Fishing With Party Of
Young People and Expected to
Have Pleasant Time
With Friends.
WAS FINE YOUNG MAN
Especial to The Gate City.l


WARSAW, III. Sept. 1o.-carl Risto,
aged about nineteen years, drowned
this morning Just above the city
while attempting to wade from the Is
land to the shore. He was tho only
child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. T.lsto, and
one Of the most popular and welI-iIked
young men In the city. The drowning
has caused a gloom to pass over this
city. Up to 2 o'clock this afternoon
the body had not been recovered. The
young man expected to leave the city
In few days to enter college. He
made up party that had gene to the
Island to engage In fishing and It was
while attempting to return to shore
that he lost his life. Search Is being
made for the body.
Carl had expected to put In a pleas
ant day with friends before leaving
the city. He had promise Of a useful
and enjoyable career and his untimely
and tragic death lie lamented in every
home In Warsaw.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-10
MADERO ANXIOUS
TO SECURE PEACE
is Alarmed at Talk Of Americai Inter.
vention and Hurries Soldiers
to the North.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
MEXICO CITY, Sept 10.-Presum-
ably alarmed by the talk of American
Intervention. the Mexican government
began sending fresh troops today to
reinforce the federal forces In north
ern Sonora, where American interests
are suffering most seriously from tn :
rebellion. Just how many more will
be dispatched toward the scene OF hos
tilities has not yet been made public.
but indications are that President Ma
dero has made up his mind that the
north must be pacifed, no matter
what becomes OF the rest of the
country.
Though the president has denied
receiving any news of the intention
of the United States to intervene In
Mexico, and considers amy such ru-
NOR preposterous, since President
Taft's attitude has been very Precise
in this matter nobody doubts that
he is fully posted concerning the in
Prevention news from Beverly, Mass,
and the predictions OF an extra SEES
sion Of congress. Today's develop
ments suggest that he will do all in his
power to head of any such outcome
by the most drperate efforts to re-
store order in all localities where
American lives or property are in
danger.
More arrests were made today of
men suspected of completely in the
plot for an uprising in Mexico City,
September Is. and further executions
are expected.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-10
SECOND ANNUAL
FARMERS PICNIC
VIII be Held This Year at Fort Madi-
son, Saturday Sept. IA, and
Big Time is
Assured.
POLITICAL SPEECHES
Address by Prof. Taft of Ames on
Ames College Work VIII be Ono
off the Features of
the Picnic.

The second annual farmers picnic
OF Lee county will be held at Fort
Madison Saturday, September IA, and
the committee having the affair in
charge is making great preparations
to see that the day is one long to be
remembered. There will be political
speeches by men of prominence and
an address by Prof. Taft of Ames on
farm work. Base ball games. motor
boat races, and all OF the sports that
go to make up an old fashioned picnic
will be used There will be three
good bands from Birmingham, Don
nelson and Milton. A special train
will be run from Libertyville on the
c. F. M. & D. M and from Moulton
on the G. B. & K c. The program
for the day is as follows:
$3.50 a. m. Grand band concert at
Old Settlers park. Three bands.
1000 a. m. Ball game at ball park.
Hillsboro VS.. Fort Madison Antlers.
1880 a. m. Report Of experiment
work at state farm by Prof. P. G.
Taft Of Ames.
100 p. m. Assemble at Old Set
tiers park.
Music by bands.
Invocation-Rev. F. A. Gageby.
Address Extension Work" Prof.
P. c. Taft.
song-Fort Madison high school
chorus.
Address-Hon. VIM. L. Harding OF
Sioux City.
song-Fort Madison high school
chorus.
Address-Hon. Jerry B. Sullivan of
Des Moines
Music by the bands.
Amusements-Al kinds Of races
and sports.
Ball game at bali park at $3.50 D. m
Mt Sterling VS.. Fort Madison appren
tees.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-10
BULL MOOSE SONG
FOR DENVER LADIES
Grand Chorus Of 400 ls Koa on the
job Getting Ready 70 Burst
Forth.

limited Press Leased Wire ssrvice. ]
DENVER, Colo. Sept. 10.-When
Colonel Roosevelt visits Denver sep
TENDER 10. four hundred women who
are practicing daily viii sing to him.
There may be more for the 800 now
on the Job say the chorus VIII number
1000 by the time the colonel arrives
The song being given the most atten-
ton is entitled: Roosevelt, our
Roosevelt"
1t is harmonious and rendered 10 the
tune Of Maryland. my Maryland" is
expected TO tickle the colonel. II
starts like this:
Thou wilt not cover in the dust,
Roosevelt, our Roosevelt,
Thy cleaning sword shall never rust
Roosevelt, our Roosevelt,
In thee repose a sacred trust
To crush the powers of greed and
lust,
Roosevelt. our Roosevelt"