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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-07-03
THE FAMILY or KITTENS.
story Of Little 10y who had small
Army of Kittens

story Of a Little BOY Who HAD a small
Army of kittens.
Once there was little boy who had
SO many kittens his mamma didn't know
what 70 do There were seven Of them,
and they were always getting under
somebody's feet
One day il happened that lady came
TO the house on a little visit
Why Georgier said She, holding up
both hands when she saw the kittens.
What are you going to Do with SO
many?"
Keep emf answered Georgia,
promptly. Isn't they real pretty?"
Why, yes, said the lady, whose
name was Miss May Won't you give
me one?'
Georgia looked troubled He didn't
like to be impolite. but it did seem to
him that he couldn't spare one Of those
precious little kitty-cats.
Il guess l can't" said he, "'cause
you've got one. you know; and then
you'd have two, and wouldn't have but
only six"
And so he gathered them all up in his
arms, the three black-and- white ones,
and the two tortoise-shells and the
maltese and the black, and marched out
OF the room with them like a little
Major Miss May laughed
Hear MEL said She .I'll tell you
what ! think FL do.
don't know what Georgie's mamma
thought about II, but I do know that
next morning enc Of those little black
and-white kittens wasn't TO be found.
What a time there was, Georgia
hunted high and low and called
kitty! kitty! kitty until his poor
little throat was sore, an6 then he sat
down on the veranda step and cried
about it.
"On dear" he walled, cuddling the
six in his arms, these are all the cats
I've got left! Oh dear!"
But the worst OF it hasn't been told
Two mornings after thistanother kitten
was gone, and then another, and week
later two more still
Wasn't it dreadful? George thought
so; and he cried himself almost sick
But that very day Uncle John happened
along, and mamma sent Georgia out to
Grandpa Trimmer's farm with him to
stay two whole days.
He'll forget all about his kittens in
that time, thought She
Next night, when George came home,
he tugged in a covered willow basket
almost bigger than he was
30 mamma" he cried, with his eyes
like stars and his cheeks like roses,
';just see! Two little boys gave EN- to
me! And they're just as cunning And
I've got morn had before Look,
mammal"
Mamma looked. In the basket were
one-two-three-eight bits OF kittens!
Mamma sat down in the nearest chair.
She hadn't the heart to scold, though
she didn't know what else to do
u declare, said she, its a judg-
ment!'
why, no, tisn't, mamma, said
Georgia, cheerfully, its kittensr'
And don't we think SO, too?-Youths
Companion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-07-03
To Nervous People (.

Pick up any newspaper, from Maine
to Texas, o. Florida TO Alaska, and you
will find seductive advertisements with
the above heading. Presumably these
are for people whose nerves are weak
ened by disease, but these are many
other kinds Of nervous people in this
queer world. Some are subject 10 all
sorts Of apprehensions when about to
take journey. The train may run off
the track. The boiler Of the locomo-
tive may burst. They have heard the
bridges on some roads are not safe
The train may start ahead Of time and
they get left They may miss their con
nections with another line. The road
does no. run into a union depot The
conductors and brakemen are holy ter
rors. The candy butchers on tie
trains ars insolent. Their baggage will
surely be smashed They viii be miss
directed when they "changc cars 10
such people We would say buy your
railroad tickets over The Burlington
dismiss al your fears, 60 to sleep in
their vestibuled Pullmans, and you viii
wake in The morning, you and your be-
longing, al safe. have an excellent
breakfast in the dining-ear and arrive
1T yor destination on time For rats,
tickets, or any information. consult
vour nearest ticket agent, 81 addr.
w J. G. Kenyon, Sen. lass. Agent G.
b. & y. r r. ST Paul MIN
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-07-03
MADE OF PAPER.
Why the Expression as Now Used viii
Have TO Be Changed.

Have TO Be Changed.
Why do people laugh when any
body says that some house or store, or
some building about which they have
been talking is made Of paper?"
This was the question which heard
one boy ask Of another older than him
self.
DO they laugh2 asked the older
boy
why, 81 course they do. Didn't you
ever hear them? Only yesterday
father was talking with those men who
are boarding a the Beck House. about
q village down South: they told about
the hotel in the village, and the school
house, and the depot and Oh don't
know, ever IS many other buildings
churches. and handsome private
houses-aI built Up III little while,
where there used 70 be only pine
woods: and when the man turned away,
NJ, Erocktsn said % father; ! think
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-07-03
FOR GIRLS AND BOYS.
WHAT NELLIE WANTED.


? Instructions 10 the photographer.
You see. Mr.. Artist,
We've brought Baby Grace;
We want you 90 copy
Her dear Lizzie face
A dozen good pictures
We want by tonight,
New, please Mr. Artist.
Do make en- just right
Not same a. each other,
Like those yuu once took
But different picture
For every sweet look.
Make one when she's happy,
And one with a scowl,
And one when she's sober
And wise a. an owl.
Make one when shes creeping,
And one when she stands,
And one when shes coaxing
With both little hands:
And one when she's sleepy,
And one when she's proud,
And one when she's growing
And laughing ont loud.
And please, Mr.. Artist,
You mustn't leave out
This dear little giggle
I'm speaking about,
Nor all her soft cooling,
"Da- da'' and goo goo;'
! shan't ike the pictures
One bit if you do
Youths Companion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-07-03

The peculiar performance OF passen-
ger on the steamship Iroquoi, was the
cause Of considerable excitement on the
trip from New York TO Jacksonville,
Fla. just after crossing the bar he tied
the lead line around his waist and Jump
ed over the side for swim. He was
jerked through the water at frightful
rate of speed, and the ship had 10 be
stopped and the e.Tauc gentleman
hauled aboard. He said be merely
wished to take an ocean dip, and thought
that he could keep mp with the ship.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-07-03
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.

When Baby was sick We gave her Castoria
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children. she gave them Castoria
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-07-03

English SPAWN Liniment removes all
Hard Soft or Calloused Jumps and Blem
ishes from horses, Blood Spavins, Swee-
ney, Curbs, Splnts, Ring bone, STILES,
Sprains, all Swollen Threats, Coughs.
Etc. Save $50 by use of one bottle War
ranted the most wonderful Blemish Cure
ever known. Sod by Stone d Hassell
Druggist, Lancaster A.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-07-03


make Hip % Eort George, en- the other
side Of Tie Rockies, where there were
some matters that needed strengthening
up, as eitaes gong or coming back
would run q good chance Of seeing some
thing of tae famous d0rs.
4 LEFT Fors Assinib0ine in The
autumn and 4 lough a sharp lookout
was KEEP - Ill The party as We went
over y t2c. aeorra. not sight nor q
sign OF tae dogs did We stumble upon.
We hai crossed the Rockies and
were dcs. eai.ag the eastern slopes, get
ting down among lie foothills. One day
Heathcota 4nd pushed on together in
advance g the rest. both of rs having
the DOGS 81 our mind.
Early the afternoon We came 70 a
bluif that overlooked a little valley
which we a, once decided would he our
campinE-U-aae for that night 4 bright
stream ran along the center Of the val
ley. Having thought that perhaps a
herd OF deer might put in an appearance
If we kept out OF sight, we stretched
ourselves out comfortably on the bluff
| and awaited developments. They proved
TO be interesting beyond all our expec-
tations
bons -, i - ''''',S - - pe
loTl, ir, - ~
denly graspcd my arm, saying, under
~ oof,z .-..o Nf,7,,,.fst, W. T.,
you think 81 tLat?'
IL 49,. -. -. -,
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nh
-,
80. - $50. ~, ii .,.'' !
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''e 70,
..'-. '..9l.o..1''s. 4il8
"lshih e1A " ear Aetts9 5has
'i'o 9ess IS. s..f ~,te q hAh3 y
n"@e ..@s = nerve oA--> sa'.'e
rom ,.i' - - d92te ne.e l'le
oe'ia a..st zen ewes. H VS. ioi-
lo"eu 1Is 1.i4.e l'e 81 it.'' l-iiloatheu
Pay lhe "aS n la4 Tam lalst 5hefe
fusaea Aii.' we've ia.t'y tuh49lIhS over
one AZ l-1'l 81 ta5lf -1hpe1No4s hast'' q
great l'+ " a3-9 sitat We 91 once rec
ogalA',. az ,h97t we wished y see.
.lhey were eer-ainl y fearsome lot
OF creatures some were long lean and
shaggy li1e Bruce, others We're thick
bodied and smooth OF hair, ike Vixen
and All Were powerful, demonstrating
brutes adozen OF whom might eat a
good-s.zed buffalo for dinner without
feeling ancomfortabiy overloaded after
their meal,
They sighted the bears the moment
they reached the edge OF the bluff, and
at once rushed down 70 tue attack, bark
iEg as though they would split their
Threats. The bears made ready to re-
ceiye them by massing together at the
top OF little knoll near the water, and
before we could fully realize what was
! "a 7, f4lupa tho fifrbf had harr11Y
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-07-03

kearney Enterprise The Spiritnalist
hasn G ghost Of . show ia this world.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-07-03

Atchison Globe The height Of fash
ion and the height OF folly are so much
alike.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-07-03

Practice and theory must go to-
gether. Theory without practice to
test it, to verify it, to correct it, is idle
speculation; but practice without theory
to animate it is mere mechanism. In
every art and business theory is the
soul and practice the body. The soul,
without the body in which to dwell. is,
indeed, only ghost; but the body,
without soul. is only corpse. New
York Ledger
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-07-03

Binghamton Leader The mortgageo
generally has fat thing IN his lien
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-07-03

"A minister Of the Gospel y declaim-
ing against social clubs says that shey
lead 70 extravaganza Tie charge. per-
haps IS well founded, but il there is
any thing 81 earth that leads to greater
extravaganza than . fashionable city
church. We confess don know shat
Z is Western Rural
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-07-03

England is not only investing three
dollars in the United States to one in
Canada, Australia 81 India, but would
be glad to make il five It's a safe coun-
try Tor investors, developing and grow
Ing every year. and we neither have
war nor talk Of war - jeopardize invest
ments. TIE foreigner who invests his
2olLars haee ~ r1ake no nl.taka
, 1890-05-24
AMONG THE AMATEURS.

The recent agitation concerning the reor-
ganiZatiOn Of the Amateur Athletic union
and the proposition that amateur athletics
Of America be divided into divisions. Is ex-
actly what the Western Association of Am
Ateur Athletes proposed almost a year ago.
The westerners have refused over and over
again to amalgHmate with the A. A. u, but
they have been willing to take care Of ath-
latics in the vicinity OF the Mississippi river
under the name of the Central or Western
association, and be subservient to the main
body. made up of delegates from the vari
Gus other divisions or associations which
would be known as Eastern, Middle, South
crn or Northern. The proposed plan calls
for these four or five sections, combining
into II general body, which would be the
supreme court of athletics. Each section
will manage affairs In the vicinity 1t repre-
sents, and be entitled to three delegates to
the general body.
An athlete named c. Little has lately AS
sumed considerable prominence on the Pa
cihc coast. He arrived at San Francisco
several months ago and Joined the Alpine
Athletic club. Several inquiries from the
Pacific Coast Athletic association have been
made in the east, for Little says he came
from Boston. No one in athletic councils
east seems to know anything about him.
He will be allowed to start for the Pacific
coast championships on May 30, and II he
wins any prizes they will be withheld pend
ing an investigation.
II has been noticed Of late that amateur
athletics in Chicago were not us prominent
as they were at "A corresponding period last
year, when there were apparently half n
dozen thriving clubs competing for local
supremacy. THE present quietude," II
prominent Chicago athletic official said re
Gently, must not be taken rs a bad sign,
for this city had such u boom several years
ugo in athletic clubs that it is quite natural
things appear rather slew Mt present. We
Rre on II healthy basil, and when things
shape themselves II little better you will
find us on deck"
J. S. Robertson, Of the Montreal Anna
tour Athletic association, the e~x-champion
American and Canadian quarter mile run
ner, may don pumps again this spring and
try his speed on the cinder path. He was
Cannda's fastest sprinter In 1885, and
showed his heels during that year to sew
eral American crack athletes. His bushes,
has not allowed him in recent year, 10 in
dulge in the healthful pastime he is SC
good at, but he thinks he is not yet too old
to lose his speed. His age is ~.
When Victor 4. Schiherstein, OF the
Olympic Athletic club, San Francisco. went
= - the southcIh PdIN u Sdillorhih Iast ihI!
for his health, II was thought that his ath-
letic days were over, but word from the
Golden Gate city is that this famous ath-
lete is stronger and moro active now han
ever, and that at the Pacific coast cham
pionship games on May 30 he may beat the
record for the running broad jumps feet
) inches, He has "A record Of only half an
inch less than this. 1t is also said that he
will take part at the regular championship
games at Washington, D.. c., next Septem-
lar
, 1890-05-24

To the emaciated and debiliated invalid Il
the sense ofreturning health and strength
produced BY Hostettei's Stomach Bitters.
When that promoter of vigor is tested by
persons in feeble health, its restorative
and vitalizing potency Dol evinces itself
in improved appetite, digestion and
nightly repose, the sole conditions under
which strength and nerve quietude are
vouchsafed to the human system. A
gain in flesh of course ensues upon the
restoration of digestion and assimilation.
AS surely as winter follows the fall of the
leaf, does disease shadow the footsteps of
declining strength, when the premature
decadence Of vitality is not arrested.
Marasmus, consumption and other vast
ing maladies are prompt to fasten upon
the enfeebled. Avert disease, therefore,
with this grand enabling tonic, which not
only renews failing strength, but miti.
gates and couuteracts the imtirmities of
age and those of the gentler sex. Rheu-
matism, malaria, liver and kidney trou-
bles yield to it.
, 1890-05-24

The past wool season in Australia has
been a highly profitable one, and not
only have prices boon satisfactory, but
the clip is the largest on record. 1t is
estimated that during the season 1885,
900 bales were exported. against 1 1856 ,O0O
in 1889, and 1885, 900 bales in 1878.
A competent authority estimates that
the total value Of the clip at Australian
ports was about e23, 600, 900, against q
little over eel, 900, 900 for 1889, and
about Ell, 500, 900 for 1878. The squat
ting companies and the banks, which
are largely interested In stations, have
during the last two years been able to
materially strengthen their position with
respect to the pastoral industry. There
is every prospect that, owing to the vast
ness Of the improvements made on the
runs, especially In the storage of water,
the industry will suffer fewer vicissi-
tudes from drought in the future than
has been the case in the past, and that
the production Of wool will steadily
progress.-Dry Goods Chronicle.
, 1890-05-24
Texas Spring Palace.

A rate of one unlimited fare Tor
the round trip is authorized from
all points in Colorado. C~ncludipg
Cheyenne), to Fort Worth on the follow
ing dates:
May 8. ~. Is. 20, %. and 26.
Tickets must be limited to continuous
train passage, both on going and return
ing trip. and bear a final limit to June 3,
1890.
The Texas Spring Palace opens Nav
10 and closes May 81. 1t is pronounced
TO be the most unique and attractive ex-
hibit ever presented to the public. The
palace is constructed. ornamented and
decorated entirely with the products of
Texas. G. w. SWEET. Agent.
, 1890-05-24

1 ran across Frank Bennett, ex-chief Of
Indian scouts for the department of New
Mexico, at the Astor house. Frank has
had, perhaps, more Indian service in the
southwest than any Of the trusted gov
eminent scouts, Al Seiber, of Arizona, not
excepted. He served under Hatch, Buel,
Forsyth and Crook from the time VictoKio
broke out in 1880 until Crook tracked the
Apaches into Mexico and broke them up.
He is now engaged is mining, being in
terested In several claims in New Mexico
and Arizona, and is here on business con-
nected with them. Speaking of the propo-
sition to form a regiment of Indians to
be a part of the regular army, now under
consideration by the war department, he
said:
IF Indians are enlisted a system of
tactics and discipline must be adopted
different from that of any regiment we
lave in the regular service, or there will
be a mutiny before many Don The
Indian character is opposed to restraint,
and an army life is n of such dull
routine as would drive an Indian crazy.
It is true that the scout companies which
served under Hatch, Buel, Morrow and
Crook did well, but they were wisely
subjected to little or no discipline. 1t
was &c as you please. Our scout com
panies were nominally commanded by a
lieutenant of cavalry, who had with him
a chief of scouts, who acted as inter
prefer as well, and, as a rule, the Indians
led the white men, not the white men
the Indians. There is hardly a chance
of any further Indian troubles, anyhow.
If there be any outbreak it will be as for
years back in the southwest, and what
use could the so called civilized Indians
of the Carlisle school be in that regionl
1 do not believe a right practical Indian
fighter will indorse the scheme-certainly
not Gen. Miles, who has very pronounced
opinions on the subject NEW York
Star.
, 1890-05-24

30 feet G inches. The contest took place on
rather slippery boards and the scratch man
beat him on actual jumping by only about
n foot. Since then Crook has improved II
great deal, especially In the two events at
which he holds the amateur championship.
He took part in the three standing broad
jump competition at the recent champion
ship games, but managed to secure only
third place with 80 feet ~ inches, although
he surpassed his best previous effort by IL
inches. He was beaten by G.. S. Robertson
and A. Zimmerman with "a feet AZ inche.
and "a feet 80 inches respectively.
In the standing high jump he shows
great science, When the bar is ut 5 feet IL
is about at his chin. He stands with his
left side to the obstacle, his shoulder being
about Q inches away from 1t. Although he
springs rather slowly. he loses no time
while in the air in going through the scis
Bors motion with his legs to prevent them
from knocking the bar down. His left leg
goes first and the right follows closely. His
ecovery is very good and he lands well on
his feet, just ms though he had not taken
any unusual spring. He probably is the
only amateur in this country today who
can clear 8 feet for this jump, for although
several Others have recently done between
4 feet 10 and 4 feet II inches, they do not
seem to be able to get the extra inch.
His style in the standing broad jump Is
quite unlike that of several athletes who
have made big records at this game. Crook
toes the line and raises his arms above his
head and keeps them there a few moments
perfectly straight, as though he were sum
moning himself for the effort. He does
not indulge in any preliminary arm swing
ing such rs many do. After standing ap-
parently rigid for about ten seconds he
swings his arms down, and when in the
act of raising them again he springs. He
does not go very high in the air, but he
gets over n great deal of ground, and his
10 feet 8 inche in this jump speaks for it
self. He seems 10 shoot close to the ground
and his style Is apt TO impress one unfa-
vorably SO far as looks are concerned. His
broad jumping is a little more rapid than
his high jumping When landing in the
former he extends his legs II good distance
in front and the momentum of his shout
ders and body keeps him from falling back.
Besides holding such big records for his
two favOrite events he Is able to do good
performances in several other ones. He
has done over 3 feet ; inche for the run
ming high jump, hut that is nothing In pro-
portion TO his 5 feet for the standing high
jump. He has run Il good 30 yards and
has done close TO 20 feet for the running
broad jump. lie is a very good sample of
an all round jumper aud runner, and when
1t is seen how easily he defeats other COM
pctitors in his two specialties his high class
ability is apparent This spring ends his
collegiate term and at the New England
intercollegiate Athletic association games
at Worcester, Mass, on May 2s, he will
make his last appearance representing his
college. MALCOLM w. Ford.
, 1890-05-24

On May 20, y and 30 a series Of games
will be played in the Dublin court, owned
by Sir Edwin Guinness, which will decide
the court championship of the world. The
Contestants will be Thomas Pettitt, of Bos-
ton, and Charles Saunders, of England.
The circumstances which nave led up to
tais match are peculiar. Mr.. Petit Is an
nttAche of the court built by Mr.. II. II.
Iiunnewell. in Boston, in 1875. This was
the first court In the United States. Mr..
Pettitt was one OF the first men to become
connected with the Hunnewell court.
Pettitt was born in England, and began
his residence in America In 1875, being one
OF the first attaches of the Hunnewell
court. He soon showed his superiority,
ind his friends arranged a match for him
with George Lambert, the English cham
pion. Pettitt won this match ut Hampton
court, England, In the spring OF 1885, and
then defeated nearly every player of note
In Europe.
After he had returned home, Charles
Saunders, a young English player whom
Pettitt had met and defeated in Europe,
visited America, and played a three days
exhibition match with Pettitt, the latter
giving odds OF half 10 for IA bisque, Saund-
ers barely won.
In 1887 Pettitt went to Europe. He was
under contract to play no championship
games elsewhere han in Boston, but he
tried unsuccessfully to get Saunders to
meet him for money.
, 1890-05-24

and weighs 16l pounds. His home is in
Detroit, Mich. He began his baseball career
in 1887, when he pitched for the Frankfort,
Ind. team The following spring he Joined
the Goshen, Ind, nine, and proved so u
cessful that he was purchased by the Bloom
ington, Ills, management for the season OF
1889. He played with that organization,
and the Appleton, Wis, nine all last sum
mer, and o IS out Of the IS games he
pitched. The Wilmington, Del, manage
ment then secured him, and he has been
with that clubu up to the present time. This
spring he went south and pitched a game
for the Brooklyn National League team
against Anson's colts. The colts made only
ak hits off his delivery and Arson tried to
buy his release. The Wilmington manage
ment refused to sell him. Later on Law
son became dissatisfied at his treatment in
Wilmington, and the outcome was his sign
ing with the League club.