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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-01-18
AsTONlsHE0 sAvAGes.
Money in Exchange for Food Was "a Good
Joke to the wild Kafrs.


Money in Exchange for Food Was "a Good
Joke to the Wild Kafrs.
The author of where Three EN-.
pires Meet" took some Kafrs from
their desolate inland home in the
Himalayan gorges beyond the noun
tain ranges TO the more civilized south
Like most savages, they looked with
stupid indifference at the marvels
about them. and once only were they
excited by an incident which opened
their eyes to what they considered a
most extraordinary and unnatural
state of things.
They were descending a road when
one of them CHANGED to remark that he
was hungry, and the English "sahib"
bought him some food at way side
shop. The Kafr saw the money change
hands
How is this?" he inquired in sur
prise DO you have to pay for food
in this country?"
Certainly"
What a country cried the man. in
amazcment Then after bordering a
while he continued. doubtfully; sup
pose a man had no money in this
country; he might starver
ut Is quite possible.
The katir shook with unoontrollable
laughter. 1t was the best joke he had
ever heard. He then explained the ri
diculous system to his companions, and
they roared in chorus
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-01-18

over the water at the end of such
thin branch You think Il would be
much wiser 10 make its nest as our
birds do theirs. But God has taught
these little birds 10 build Just in the
way that is best for them, and to put
II in the safest place. for in Africa
there are many monkeys and snakes
which would take the eggs or young
birds and eat them. but in these nests
they are safe. And if a monkey ven
tured ont on tins slight branch its
weight would cause the hourh To bend.
ana IS throw the monkey into the
water; but if, in spite Of these precau-
tions, a snake, or monkey, Or bird Of
prev ONES too near the nests, all the
weaver birds about the place dashat it
and drive il away hy' their united
strength, setting a good example to rs
all u help each other To resist evil and
to guard against it ourselves san
shine
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-01-18
Fariy Idea. About Hair.

All the ancient philosophers held
curious ideas respecting the growth,
functions, structure, etc, of the hair,
and had many superstitions founded
on these old opinions The early
writer's on the makeup of the human
body almost invariably refer to the
hair as being an eXcrement fed on sub
stances similar 10 itself They sup
posed that it generated in the fuligi-
uouSparts Of the blood; was exhaleSd by
the heat of the body, becoming firm
and fibrous on being exposed to the air,
Just rs the fluid Of the spider web does
In these days every idea respecting the
growth and character Of hair is
changed It is now agreed that every
hair properly and truly lives and re-
ceiycs its nutriment from the body.
Trr>, they take upon themselves the
nature of parasitiop plants; they grow as
egetation does, yet each has, as it
were, distinct life ard economy. That
they derive their existence from the
juices 81 tho body there is no doubt.
but that food is not taken from the nu-
tritious juices. for We know that hair
VIII thriveeven though the body starve
or he wasted hy disease or even after
the animal life has ceased to exist in
the flesh or skin u which they are at.
tachcd
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-01-18

they are scenes of csrnal revelry end
selfish pleasure. They foster the
worldly spirit Of self-indu' gence. instead
OF the Christian spirit Of self-denisl, as
designed by the institution of aims
giving. They are tricks Of traffic with
the Lord, and devices by which to give
Him what cost them nothing. They
may be called, "Giving made easy
patents for the convenience of stingy
saints" The Sunday School Times,
some years ago, became satlrical, and
with good cause. in speaking Of
modern Sunday school drama and
church fairs, thus: And now, broth
rem let us get up supper and eat our
selves rich, said Presbyterian elder,
in keen satire on the church fair plan,
when the church was proposing indirect
methods of raising money for new and
necessary expenditures. Buy your
food, be said, then give it to the
church Then 90 buy it back again.
Then eat it up, and your church debt
is paid
Many of these practices are evil in
their dissertation of our places of wor-
ship. Even if we do not regard places
now as consecrated, like the Tempe,
all agree in the importance and expedi-
ency of hallowed associations. The
place of TRANSPORTATION was afterwards
called the Holy Mount. Reverence in
worship is naturally connected with
reverence for the sanctuary of worship.
The command, "Ye shall keep my Sab
baths snI reverence my sanctuary, |
am the Lord has never been made
void But what strange feelings some
times come over us in the sanctuary on
Sunday, where q few evenings before
we witnessed some such performances
as have been witnessed, by Sunday
school children and theirs in the same
house. Ia a certain church not long
since. stranger witnessed what was
called a literary entertainment As
it was progressing, be asked friend
to what the church was dedicated. He
replied, we dedicated it at first to the
Lord, but last night We dedicated it to
Shakespeare. Dickens and Bret Harte"
and such dissertation of churches is
by no means ala uncommon thing
Sad it is so, and more sad the results
We honestly and earnestly ask. entreat
and beseech, all true lovers of Christ
and Of His holy church to study this
matter closely and canddly. Note the
spirit which is manifested and the re-
suits which follow in regard to the
spirituality Of the church, and ask
themselves as in the sight Of the All
seeing One. can these things contribute
to the glory of God or the advancement
Of His cause? b. candid, be earnest,
be prayerful, then answer to your own
convictions Of right and duty How
ministers can favor or tolerate such
things in their churches, or consent to
receive amy part Of their salaries from
such sources is not for us to say To
their own Master they stand or fall
st Louis Christian Advocate
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-01-18
THE WEAVER BIRD.

He's the Smartest Architect of the Feath-
cred World
Most children have seen the pretty
cuplike nests our little birds make in
the hedges, but | do not suppose you
would ever guess that the curious
things hanging to the end of the branch
in the picture are nests also, yet such
they are They are the homes of the
African weaver bird, and are made of
grass fiber.
The nest is placed in the hollow at
the bottom of the bulblike part at
tached to the tree. The long tube GO
ing down so near the water is not made
until the nest is finished. When the
bird gets into its house it has to alight
on the outside and then creep down
the tube till it gets to the opening at
the bottom, then it creeps up inside,
and so reaches its nest. Perhaps you
wonder why this little bird puts such
troublesome sort of entrance 70 its
house, and why it builds it hanging
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-01-18
How Repulsive

Is bad breath, and vet how many 9TH
erwise attractive, polite, md particular
people sfilict their friends with the foul
odor of their breath, If there was no
remedy for this, it might excite our
sympathy, but as there is no need OF
having foul breath, it is an unpardon-
able breach of good manners to ob,rude
such an offence on good society
Foul breath arises from disorlered
digestion which can be corrected bv US
ing Sulphur Bitiers, and the result Will
be pure, sweet breath.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-01-18
Mrs. A. A. Geddes,

Teacher of Cooking, Cambridgeport,
Mass says of Horsford's Baking Pow
der: i consider it equal to any in the
market, and second to none. l take
much pleasure in recommending it to
my cooking classes, and to my friends
generally.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-01-18
Rheumatism Cured in a Dav.

Mystic Cure for Rheumatism and
Neuralgia radically cures in / to 5 DAYS.
Its action upon the system is remark
able and mysterious. 1t removes at
once the cause, and the disease i'm
mediately disappears. The first dose
greatly benefits, IS cents Sold by,
Stone & Hassell, Druggists, Lancaster
48ly
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-01-18

It's just as easy to try One Minute
Cough Cure as any thing else. It's
cas- er to cure a severe cold ur cough
with t. Let your next purchase for
cough be One Minute Cough Cure. Bet
ter incidence better results; better try
-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-01-18
Don't You Know

That to have perfect health you must
have pure blood, and the best way to
have pure blood is to take Hcoi's Ssr-
saparslla, the best blood purifier and
strength builder. 1t expels all faint of
scrofuls, salt rheum and ali other hum
ors, and at the same lime builds up the
whole system and gives nerve strength.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-01-18

at always pays man in my bust
ness to take plenty of time.n murmur-
ed the burglar softly to himself, gently
dumping the third tray of gold watches
into his capscious bag,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-01-18

II think love of foot ball must be
inheren; in the Pigskin family" What
axes you think so? why, whenever
little Jimmie wants to plsy the game,
his mother kicks"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-01-18

why was this game called poker
Charley?' Il don't know, unless it is
that you are apt to burn your fingers
when you get the wrong end of it. >
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-01-18

No better aid to digestion.
No better cure for dyspepsia.
Nothing more reliable for biliousness
and constipation than DeWitt's Little
Early Risers, the famous little pills. j.
L. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-01-18

Itch on human and horses and allani-
mails cured in 80 minutes by Wool
ford's Sanitary Lotion. This never
fails. Sold by Stone & Hassell Drug
gists, Lancaster Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-01-18
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for { astoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-01-18

How is Tom doing III collegeP"
Fairly well. He is rather sluggish at
his studies, but he makes it up by his
Singing in foot ball"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-01-18

Your neighbor appears to have
failed good many times Just
twenty.four times. The next will be
his silver bankruptcy"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-01-18

Il have invented a new bicycle
which am going 10 cal The Brazil
ian. - ''Why?' Because it makes
revolutions so ensilE.'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-01-18

KARL'S BLOWER ROOT, the great
Blood Purifier, gives freshness and
clearness to the complexion and cures
Constipation, 25c., soc
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-01-18

Lost time is never found again. and
what we calltime enough always proves
little enough
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-01-18

HOODS PILLS may be had by mail
for 25crs. of G. l. HOOP & Co, Low
ell, Mass.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-01-18

Plough deep while the sluggards
sleep. and you will have corn TO sell
and to keep
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-01-18

Ii time be of all things the most
precious, wasting time must be the
greatest prodigality
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-01-18

"The use OF 'Castoria Is 30 universal and
its merits 80 well known that 1t seems a work
OF supererogation to endorse it. Few arethe
intelligent families who do not keep Castoria
within easy reach
CARLOS MARTIN, D. D.,
New York City.
Late Pastor Bloomingdale Reformed Church.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-01-18
for Infants and Children.

"CastorIA Is 50 ven adapted to children that
recommend it a. superior to any prescription
known to me" H. A. ARczE1, n. D.,
III 80. Oxford St., Brooklyn, NY,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-01-18

Oastoria cures Cole, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, DiA-rhoea- Kructation,
Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes d.
geSt3on,
WAhOut injurious medication.
" For several years have recommended
your Castoria, and shall always continue 70
do so as it has invariably produced beneficial
results
EDWIN F. PARDKR. N. D..
The Winthrop, . 125th Street ami eth Ave.
New York City
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-04-27
The Return of a Proiectile.

The question is often asked, "Will an
object thrown into the air-either from
the hand, a volcano, or even when shot
from rifle or oannon-return to the earth
with the same initial velocity with which
it left2" The answer is, A projectile
thrown vertically upward into the air will
return with a velocity less than the mi
tial. The word less is emphasized because
this view of the matter is contrary to the
one generally accepted. In the air the &C.
celebrating force which acts during the de-
scent is not equal to the retarding force
during ascent. The retarding force is the
same for the weight of the projectile and
the atmospheric resistance-both acting
in the same direction. In the descent the
accelerating force is the difference of these
two since they act in opposite directions
In vacuum it would be different In that
case, the weight of the projectile being
the only force acting, this force would gen.
crate in each foot of the ball exactly the
same amount of velocity that it had lost
in its passage upward. Thus the final
would find it with a speed equal to its in.
itial velocity.-St. Louis Republic.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-04-27
EAeOt of a Dinner on a Juryman

There is occasionally man serving on
jury who will be obstinate for selfish
purposes and keep II out till a dinner OF
supper is served up by the county. re-
member such circumstance. 1t was q
plain case we were called upon to decide,
and we stood II to l on the first ballot.
We argued and reasoned long with the
dissenting one, but to no purpose. On ev-
cry ballot we took we stood II to /. A
gentleman on the panel who happened to
know the man and his antecedents remark
ed to me that he would come around all
right after dinner; that he did not get a
dollar dinner very often and took this
method to obtain one. Time wore on, and
we began to feel the effects of hunger, till
finally the sheriff marched us off to the
hotel, where rich and appetizing spread
awaited us, to which we all did ample
justice and then returned to our work.
AS soon as we entered our room the odd
man was all smiles and called at once for
a ballot. He voted with the rest, and the
"jury were agreed" There is no law to
touch such man as that, but he neverthe-
less robbed the county treasury of $13-the
sheriff always partakes with the jury-as
deliberately as though he had taken it
clandestinely from the county till. He
was as much a robber as is the man who
steals quarter of beef from the butchers
stall.-Letter to Boston Transcript.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-04-27
James whItoomb RiIey,s FIrst BooE.

"What did you do ON the indianapolis
Journal"
81 was a sort of free lance-could do
anything wanted to. Just about this
time l began a series of Benjamin f..
Johnson poems. They all appeared with
editorial comment, as if they came from
an old Hoosier farmer of Boone county.
They were so we'll received that gather
ed them all together in little parchment
volume, which called THE Old Swim
min Hole and 'Leven More Poems, my
first book
II suppose you put forth that volume
with great timidity?"
'Well, argued it couldn't break me,
SO printed 1000 copies-hired 'em DONE
of course, at my own expense"
ibid you sell 'em2"
"They sold themselves. l had the 10
bushel box of 'em down in The Journal
office, and it bothered me nearly to death
to attend to the mailing of them. So when
Bowen & Merrill agreed to take the book
off my hands Igladly consented, and that's
the way began with them. mcclure
Magazine
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-04-27
STRANGE THINGS DO HAPPEN.
Was This a Coincidence or Was It Som
thing Still Stranger?

Was This Coincidence or Was It Some
thing Still Stranger?
What is the explanation of it? The
facts are attested by several reliable per-
sons.
One of the most prominent railroad men
in the state and receiver for great cor
poration was guest at the Grand Pacific
hotel. While he was at the hotel his son
and daughter came to take dinner with
him. That evening he went to Mr.. Paul
Cores, the clerk, and said, "Charge me
with two extra dinners"
Mr.. Cores knew the daughter was at the
hotel, but he had not seen the son, and for
some reason supposed that girl friend Of
the daughter had been the third person
who took dinner at the hotel There is a
rule of the house that the name of every
guest must be entered on the register. So
Mr.. Cores opened the book to put down
two names. He just wrote the name of
Miss -, the daughter. Then he thought
for a moment and wrote below it "Miss
Warburton, Cleveland" OF course War
burton was not the name he wrote, and
Cleveland was not the town, but they will
do just as well, and in every other partic-
ular the story as todd will be exactly true
to the facts. He didn't know why he
wrote "Miss Warburton, Cleveland" He
simply "thought up' fictitious name
and put it on the register, as he had often
done before.
Next day, when the guest came to pay
his bill, the cashier looked up the account
and said, "You have been here three days,
and there are two extra dinners harged-
one for your daughter and one for Miss
Warburton.
"Miss WarburtonH"
eyes. Miss Warburton of Cleveland.
Is there something wrongP"
1.-TWO extra dinners is all right, but
there's something wrong. How did that
name get on the registerp"
81 don't know, I'm sure"
"Well, l have certain reason for ask
ing, and wish you would look it up"
So the clerks were questioned, and Mr..
Cores said he wrote down the name.
"But how did you happen to get that
name and that address,"
81 don't know, Pm sure. I wrote the
first thing that came into my head"
"That's the most extraordinary thing
ever heard in all my life"
They did not venture to ask questions,
but he told them anyway: "Miss War
burton of Cleveland was a dear friend of
my daughter. She died about three years
ago under very sad circumstances. When
my son and daughter were with me at
dinner the other evening, we were talk
ing of her, and dare say my son and
daughter, whom left up in the parlor,
were talking of her at the very moment
that name was written. I'm sure didn't
mention her name in the hearing of any
clerk"
"No," said Mr.. Cores. SIT just came
to me-"
Then they fell to wondering whether it
was simply an unexplainable coincidence
or a beautiful case of thought transfer
ence.-Chicago Record.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-04-27
Simple Enough.

As a change from the story of Columbus
and the egg, which may now very proper
ly be laid aside until 1899 draws near, an
incident related by French man of sci
ence and vouched for by him may be
told. This gentleman relates that he was
at his work before a glowing coal fire
when some one tapped at the door, and a
young girl belonging to family who liv-
ed in the fiat above him came in.
''Sir, she said, "would you kindly lend
me live coal or two to start our fire With
It's gone out"
Certainly, my DEAR" said the savant.
"But you have brought nothing to carry
it in. Take my shovel"
ooh, no, SIR" answered the child 81
will carry the Goals in my hand"
SIN your hand2 What do you mean!
You'll be burned"
"Oh, no, sir. I'll show you how"
The child dipped up some ashes from
the CRATE and placed them in the followed
palm of her left hand. Then, with the
tongs she laid two burning Goals on the
top of the little heap Of ashes. Then she
bowed, smiled and went out, bearing her
Goals unframed.
swell, WE'LL" said the man of science
to himself. "Here I've been studying nat
ural philosophy 40 years and never had
the wit to do thatl"-Youth's Companion.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-04-27
Plain rall, tn Hia Lordshin.

A venerable and pompous English Dish.
op was having his portrait painted by an
eminent artist. After sitting steady for an
hour in silence the churchman thought
he would break the monotony with a re-
mark:
GLOW are you getting oiOng'" he in
quired.
To the establishment of the bishop, the
knight of the palette, absorbed in his work,
Replied:
"Move your head a little to the right
and shut your mouth"
Not being accustomed to such form of
address, his lordship said:
''May 1 ask why you address me in this
mannerP"
The artist, still absorbed in his work,
said, ~ want to take off little of your
pheek."
The bishop collapsed. st. Louis Repub-
lie.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-04-27
One way Of aettinr a Llrinr.

Speaking about odd ways of making a
living" said lawyer to me, 81 can tell
you new one, and it is followed by a
man who says he does fairly well. He
goes from Office to Office all over the city
and does nothing but sew on buttons for
men of all kinds, bachelors and boys and
married men too. It's nickel button,
and he generally furnishes the button,
though in most cases. he says, the men
have the buttons with them. AS he enters
an office his usual salutation is, Buttons,
buttons, any buttons off2' and on either
coat, vest or trousers every man is pretty
sure to find a button off or nearly ready to
come off. The genius carries his pockets
full Of buttons of every kind and class,
and he seldom fails to match. His waxed
threads, needles and scissors are ready at
hand, and man need not miss five min
utes from his duties to be nicely repaired
as far as buttons are concerned. The
shrewd button sewer is not very commu-
NEGATIVE, but it's bad day when he fails
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-04-27
Business Methods Necessary.

Business methods are needed on the
farm. Not the three volume ledger sort,
perhaps, but something approaching a
system. The farmer must study the needs
of the market and the probable changes
ere his crop is harvested. He must know
when he can afford to sell and when it is
proper to hold. He cannot always tell, for
human judgment is liable to err, but he
will find the first efforts toward system so
satisfactory that he will not desire to
change. City Times.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-04-27
..DiHidinr the Honnrs. ;,

The story is told that not long since a
certain man desired to obtain the position
of janitor of the police court for the dis
trict which comprises Salem, Peabody and
Beverly. He started out with petition
for his appointment and solicited the sig
nature of the lawyers of his district. At
last he found one who demonstrated
against the circulation of petition upon
what seemed to him trivial matter, but
was silenced by the declaration that ''Sa-
lem has the judge, Peabody has the clerk,
and it is no more than fair that Beverly
should have the janitor. boston Herald.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-04-27

RMS young man is entering on mis- twen-
tieth year and is now making from S65
to $75 week from the sale of the various
newspapers of the city. Joe started as a
newsboy without capital or backing. He
was not long in the ranks of the newsies
before his superior business qualities mani
Tested themselves, and he was called the
king OF the newsboys. That he was enti-
tied to this honor could be plainly seen in
the wonderful influence he had over his
associates. He was arbiter IN their dis
putes and source of advice in their trou-
bles.-Pittsburg Dispatch