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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-08-23
RuLEs EoR CAMPING.
It's Great Way % Spend One or Two
Summer Months.

Summer Months.
All things considered, there is no
more healthful way of spending a va
cation than camping out. Boys in par
ticular enjoy the freedom Of camp life.
Four make a good camping party.
One Of the number should be chosen
captain. This is a responsible position,
and the person elected to fiji it must
have good common sense and pl1 nty of
tact. If he possesses knowledge Of
camp life al the better. The boys may
Ecr as captain in rotation.
The outfit need not be expensive.
The writer has camped out when his
entire outfit, strapped on his saddle,
consisted Of a rubber and an army
blanket, Ratchet, hunting knife, gun,
ammunition, tin cup and a tightly
corked bottle filed with matches. The
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-08-23
summer Table Nannrr.

Summer tablecloths are, many Of
them, fetching enough to warrant the
extravaganza Of purchase now and
then. The new variously-colorcd
linen forms the lovhest tea cloths.
Old piuh linen, cream. orange, gray
blue or Drgsdei. blue, when worked
with white linen thread in delicate
designs of rose minosa, arbutus or
forFet-me-nots, merits the admiration
of hostess and guests.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-17

The question Is one that always in
terests the public. A large number
OF respectable people hold that wo-
men dress To please men. Another
class, equally numerous insist that
they project and execute elegant tot
lets in order TO provoke the admira-
tion and envy Of other women The
truth that women clothe them
selves in tasteful and beautiful fab
rics because they are women.
1t is fact to be thankful for that
all the fads OF all the reformers in
creation cannot reform the inherent
delight Of the civilized woman in
beautiful and graceful things II
she lived IN country without a man
in it, she would still regard the at
al hue OF her garments as matters
OF essential Importance
OF course women are not unmind-
ful OF the opinion OF the opposite
sex They like admiration when it
is respectful, and they are great
deal happier when their dress is cor
daily praised by the one particular
man whose appreciation they value
above most things terrestrial.
But they select their gaTh prima'
rily. not 20 gain masculine flattery,
but in obedience TO the dominant in
stinct which makes fhe modern wO-
man a constantly refining and uplift-
inp force
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-17
THE iLL.MANNEREp SHAN.
Royalty Aghast Because Nasr.ed-Din WIN
Again Wait Europe.

Royalty AghAst Because Nasr.ed-Din WIN
Again Wait Europe.
The courts Of Europe are lust now
in fStter Of excitement owing to
the announcement that Nesr ed Din,
shah of Persia, will soon decend from
the peacock throne and make a tour
OF Europe as the guest OF the SOW
ereigns thereof. 1t is not as polit-
ical figure that tn, Shah sends
streak OF CONSERVATION through
European royalty, hut As an offensive
individual parsonage. The etiquette
OF the Persian court does not reach
the standard establis he'd in the three
previous visits OF Nasr-ed-Din 10
Europe.
The first OF these visits was In 1873
and tie second In 1919. lie came
again in 1889. and IL was then observed
that his manners had not in the least
improved. He still insisted, for ex-
ample, on throwing under the table
his plates and other dishes AS fast As
he got through with their contents
Perhaps that is the approved Persian
table etiquette. But in sumptuouly
furnished European palace, with
china as fragile as eggshells and
worth its weight In gold, IL is, TO say
the least, rather trying. Al his FIRST
dlnner as the guest OF Queen Vic
toria, in 1852, IL is said, he thus de-
st,oyed 81, 900 worth OF rare china
AT all subsequent meals q number
OF walters were kept standing close
behind him TO snatch up his plates
the moment he seemed done with
them. or at least To take them from
his hand before he could throw them
under the table. Even despite these
precautions he broke several things
and hit some OF the other guests on
the feet and shins with the dishes.
On one occasion the Shah was
seated at the table next TO one OF the
most stately and dignihed royal
princesses OF Europe. lie was helped
TO some asparagus, cooked In pc
culiarly delicious manner. Picking up
IA stalk In his fingers he sucked the
end OF IL with evident delight Then
turning TO his fair neighbor he eX-
claimed, "Ba! ba. How good IL Isl"
duu tuVuSt tnc same stdlk intO HcT
mouth for her also TO tast
Nor was his conversation less en-
barrassing than his table manners
Talking with nobleman OF great
distinction, he suddenly asked;
lis that your wife over thcrc?"
"Yes, your majesty"
"But she is old and ugly. Why
don't you get rid Of her and take a
new one, one OF these young and
pretty women"
As he spoke in tone perfectly
audible TO The LADY under discussion,
and indeed TO most OF the company In
the room, the sensation produced may
best be left To the Imagination. Nor
was the scene less EN- mbarassing when
the Shah one evening approached
enc OF the royal princesses and
began TO pat and pinch her plump
shoulders. saying, "Ah, you are the
kind OF woman like! You are not all
bones! | will get rid OF one OF my
wives and take you In her place."
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-17
Wilmington. Del.
How IsIt In Your Town.

It IS interesting 70 note that by far
the larger amount in value of Hy-
attsville, Md, is held speculatively;
thus we find that s19s, $50 in land is
vacant, and s172, 10 is theoretically, at
least, used in connection with houses.
But of this latter sum So, 500 is repre-
sented by land values of the nine
largest places in Hyattsville, a very
considera be proportion of which, all
though ostensibly used for residence
purposes, is really held for speculation.
As a result we find that about one hum
dred and seventy families in HYATT
vile, representing nineteen.twentieths
of our citizens occupy and use land
valued at little less than Sl20, 900. or
considerably less than one-third of our
whole town assessment on land value 4,
and less than one-fifth of the assess
ment on every thing. If therefore. cur
land were overvalued, the extent to
which the large majority of our citi-
zens are interested in the questIt n
would be absolutely trivial
j. II. RALLToN.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-17

Preparing This Universal Fsvorite for the
Market.


Market.
When the peanuts arrive At the
factory they are rough and earth
stained, and OF all sizes ana Qualiti es
jumbled together The bags are first
taken up by iron arms projecting
from an endless chain. % the dlth
story OF the factory. Here they are
weighed and emptied into large bins
From these bins, they fall 10 the next
story, into large cylinders fourteen
feet long which revolves rapidly, and
by friction the nuts are cleansed from
the earth which clings 10 them, and
polished, SO that they come out white
and glistening.
From this story the nuts fall
through shoots 10 the third and most
interesting floor. Imagine rows OF
long, narrow tables each divided
lengthwise into three sections, 10y
thin, inch-high strips OF wood. These
strips also surround the edge OF the
table. Each OF these sections is
fOored with strip OF heavy white
canvas. which moves necessarily from
the mouth OF shoot TO an opening
leading down below at the further
end OF the table. These slowly-mov-
ing canvas bands, about foot wide,
are called the picking aprons.
pom the outer aprons OF each table.
dribbles down from the shoot slen-
der stream OF p anuts, and on each
side OF the table, so close together as
scarcely 10 have 'eibow room"
stands rows OF negro girls and wo-
men, picking out the inferior pea
nuts as they pass, and throwing them
into the central section. So fast do
their hands move at this work, that
one cannot see what they are doing
till they cast handfal OF peanuts
into the middle division by the
time nut has passed the sharp eyes
| and quick hands OF eight or ten
pickerS one may be quite certain
that IL is hrst-class article, III for
the final plunge down two stories.
into bag which shall presently he
marked with brand which will com.
mand for IL the highest market
price
The peanuts from the central
aprons fall only To the second story,
where they undergo another picking
over, on similar tables, the best o.
these forming the second grade. The
! third grade OF peanuts. or what re-
mains after the second picking is
then turned into machine which
crushes the shells and separates the
keruals These are sold 10 the man
ufacturers OF candy, while the shells
are ground up and used for horse bed
ding. SO no part of this little fruit,
vegetable, or nut, whichever IL may
turn out to be. is finally wasted, but
all serves some useful purpose. Blue
and Gray
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-17

To MAKE the eyebrows grow better,
rub common salt into them every
night before going to bed.
If YOU have sore finger which
throbs and pains YOU, hold IL in hot
water several times day until YOU
are relieved.
SOAK the feet and bind on baking
soda dampened, and in the morning
YOU will be surpr sea TO find the sore
ness all out OF the corns
II the throat Is very sore, wiring
cloth out OF cold salt water and bind
IL on the throat when going 70 bed:
cover IL with dr., towel This is
excellent
ONE Of the best cures for red eye-
lids Is To bathe them in water in
which is distilled little powdered
borax. This simple lotion is almost
miraculous in its effects
A VERY good authority gives Us
simple remedy for hiccough: A lump
OF sugar, saturated with vinegar In
ten cases, tried as IN experiment it
stopped hiccough in nine
1uE quickest way TO treat a burn
or scald is TO cover IL with carron oil
aud flour aud bandage with linen.
In case OF prostration from either C.
cident administer miId stimuli nt
ThE following is a splendid Iini.
ment for chilblains One ounce OF
cam hor gum, four fluid ounces OF
Olive oil. Dissolve together by gen
tie heat, and apply to the afflicted
parts.
WHEN a delicate erson is fatgued
and has no appetite, sponging the
body with bathing whiskey diluted
alcohol or milk, will nourish the sys-
TEN and produce rest or refreshing
sleep
II you shut your finger in "A door or
bruise IL In any way, put IL In water
as hot as YOU can bear. La few
moments change IL for hotter, and
keep IL In water at least fifteen min
utcS
STRANGE TO say, hot foot-b bath
will often relieve a backache as IL
will headachp. Mustard and hot
water will sidetrack "A fever IL taken
in time cure nervous headache, and
induce sleep.
A BuG In the ear may he drowned
out with little warm water. Apply
with sponge or syringe, and after
each injection incline the dead " tn
n Jerk so as TO dislodne the contents
OF the cavity.
CHEWING will stop the ord nary
nose bleeding, and the shock OF drop
ping cold key or IA handful OF p,W.
MES down the back will often give
relief. In case OF severe attack
syringe the nasal cavity with cold
salt water. II tn does not sto2 the
now OF brood, throw the head back,
raise the arm up as far as possible.
and apply cold sponges TO the bridge
OF the nose and back of the neck.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-17

Experiments are being tried In the
pathological department OF the
John Hop ms Hospital TO ascertain
the effects OF alcohol on rabbits. Six
rabbits were started several weeks
ago on Diet OF alcohol. They had
a drachm "A day diluted with water.
The object OF the experiments is TO
ascertain what amount and degree OF
fatty degeneration follows the use OF
stlmulants The liJuid is forced into
the stomachs OF the rabbits by means
OF a rubber tube. IL takes only lit
tie more than minute for the ef-
fects To become apparent Cnmls-
taxable signs OF drunkenness set u.
As with men, these spells OF into1,-
cation dilIer according To the nature
and disposition OF the subject In
one case Lively mood was notice.
able. In other cases the rabbit will
become stupid and heavy. mis- breath
ing will become iast and deep and
he will soon stagger like drunken
man and tall down re eatedly The
rabbits get their doses once a day,
and in a few cases every other day
A ter a few hours the effect OF the
alcohol passes of, aud the rabbits
show no signs OF beng worse OIL.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-17
4 Striking Resemblance.

He was the son OF a worthy citizen
and had Just returned from college
His father was brus lue, matter-of-
fact man, who had no love for any
thing pronounced, and he noticed
with sorrow that his son returned
with the latest thing IN collars aud
various other insignia OF dudedom
The old gentleman surveyed him
criti ally when he appeared in his
offi and then blurted out
"Young man, you look like an
idiot"
Just at that moment, and before
the Young man had time 70 make a
fitting reply, friend walked in.
why. hello, Billy, have you re-
turned:" he asked Dear me. how
much you resemble your father"
$50 he has been telling me-" re.
piled Billy. smiling coyertly.
From that day u this the old gentle.
man has had no fault to find with his
son.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-17
In Pioneer DAYS.

"The youngsters OF to-day know
nothing OF the wonders "a man and a
woman can compllsh II they ut
their shoulders TO the wheel and pull
together" said Western farmer.
"When my wife and cgan house.
keeping In Texas we had no furni-
turc for the cabin / constructed from
logs and boards had split from
tree; but this did not trouble Us for
! went ilto the woods, cut down
some poles, tr mined them nicely and
carried them 10 the cabin hewe out
a bedpost, fastened the Ioles into IL,
and then had my bed frame. We
had no rope To make "A bed cord, so |
spl some more boards, shaved them
smooth with my drawing-knife, and
placing one end between the
crack In the wall and the other IN
the railing. our bed was completed
Then by the same process ! made
dining table; having "A pine box,
which we brought from Missouri, |
fastened Uhis TO the wall OF the
cab n, but In shelves, and my wife
hau neat cupboard. A few benches
completed the outfit, and we we're
we content with IT, We worked
hard at the start, and soon bad
money enough and 10 spare. Now /
live in fine house. and my daugh-
ters set the fashions down our way:
but am not any happier than | was
in the old days, when with Jenny's
smile To cheer me, | chopped our
home from the forest"
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-17
FOUGHT A DUEL WITH CLUBS.


Lots for the ftrst blow.
'The most remarkable duel ever
witnessed" said William A. Gladwin
to the ST. Louis Globe Democrat man,
''was away out in Montana several
years ago Ii wasn't one OF your nm
de steele affairs Of honor, nor was IL
glove contest for points; IL was simply
an attempt 70 decide who was able 10
give and take the most punishment
Two burly fellows in our prospecting
party had a difference which they
wanted 10 settle by shooting each
other, and IL was only bv disarming
them both that We saved their bull
lets The men were very surly
after being deprived OF their six
shooters and for several hours did not
speak. Then they approached each
other and conversed with a calmness
which some OF the party mistook for
a burial OF the hatchet. and the wag
OF the crowd handed over his plug
and invited them TO chew the pipe
or peace. A few minutes afterward
each man lounged of into the timber,
going in opposite directions Feel
ing Lervous, / struck out after them.
l lost the track OF the man l was fol-
lowing. and dispaired OF finding him
until l heard thud, like a mans
skull being battered. followed up
the sound and was soon the spectator
OF "A brutal duel on the old Indian
plan. The men had drawn lots for
tirst blow, and the loser had stood
his ground while his adversary tried
70 fell him with something very like
club. AS provided in the code the
men took turns in giving and receiv-
ing blows, and when got up each
had had two, il not three, chances TO
brain the other. Each had his face
covered witt blood and was begin
ming To be feeble. l stood for a mo-
ment overcome with horror, and then
drawing my revolver came forward
and compelled the combatants To
quit Neither suffered permanently
from his punishment, and the ex-
ponents OF one OF the most brutal
dueling codes ever heard OF lived to
become fr endly with eacl other"
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-17
Possibilities or Aluminium.

Ii aluminium ever becomes availa-
BILE ASA commercial product there will
be no limit TO It's uses, for IL is far
more abundant than any other metal
or mineral. Ii is contained In COM
mon clay, OF which IL constitutes one
OF the chief ingredients At lresent
IL cannot be got out OF the clay ex-
cept by burn ng the latter at heat
four times as great "a that OF the or
dinary smelling furnace, a heat which
cannot easily be produced except by
electricity. But the progress OF
chemistry Is likely TO discover some
newer and cheaper process OF ex-
traction. some OF the most alert
minds In Germany, En- land, and
this country are concentrated on eX-
periments with clay. Scores OF pat.
enJs have already been taken out in
all countries Any year may witness
the solution OF the problem and the
creation OF metal which may rele-
gate steel To the background. We
may live TO see cities built OF alumi-
mum. incombustible, almost imper-
ishable, and so portable that men,
like snalls may carry their houses on
when they change quarters. Sc en-
titic American.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-17
What DO You Think?

Question /. Is that the best method
of taxation, which raises the needed
revenue of community while retard-
ing as little as may be its prosperity?
If not, what should he the test of a
wise taxing system?
Question ?. Do you believe that all
taxation of intangible personal prop
erty is in reality double taxation?
Question 3 DO you believe that taxes
on different species of property. ought
10 be levied at exactly the same rate?
viz: on
o. Redl Estate g. e. the ground value
simply.
t2) Improvement 10 Real Estate Ii. c.
Houses, Barns, Orchards, Crops, etc).
(S) Tangible personal property ii. e.
Furniture, Horses Wagons, Tools, Ag-
ricultural and other Implements, etc.
a. Intangible personal property ii. e.
Stocks, Bonds, Promissory Notes, etc).
Ifnot, what differences or exemptions
would you believe to be wise?
Question T. Would you favor the ex-
emption (whoily or in part of the vari-
Gus forms of personal property or inn
provements TO real estate?
prompt response addressed to the
editor will be highly appreciated.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-17
Village Life In Mexico.

A great cotton hacienda In Mexico
Is strongly built with walls like those
OF fort; the tops OF the walls are
often studded thickly with broken
glass OF a Jagged aud deadly appear
ance; for further protection, CON-
panies OF soldiers are kept within the
establishment
a hacienda Of this type, whether
devoted TO the manufacture OF sugar
or cotton, the raising OF cattle, or
mining OF silver. Is a complete little
State with every appliance for lux
ury and security IL contains within
its wall hundreds OF poems, soldiers.
barracks. a chapel, houses for labor
ers. apartments for the owner and his
family, and every necessary OF life
for man ard beast.
The administrator, or general man
ager is the father Of the great fam
lily: he decides all disputes arising be.
tween the various members OF IT, aud
1. he is only ordinarily Just, never
finds his authority disputed, but is
looked up TO with much respe Z and
consulted by the poems In all family
matters
a gent eman who was for some
years administrator OF an estate In
the State OF oahuila told me that
while occupying this position he con-
ceived nigh opinion OF the simple
ity. honesty, and trustworthiness OF
the Mexican laborcr In most OF the
haciendas the machinery is OF most
primitive kind, modern improve
ments being used only In the largest
establishments
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-17
A Desperate Remedy.

10 the rultcT'
Why not provide by law that stocks.
bonds, etc, shall be registered at the
county courthouse of the purchaser, in
the name Of the owner, just as deeds
and mortgages are now recorded?
Make such registration necessary 10
the validity OF the stocks or bonds, q
failure to register them within pre-
scribed time from date of purchase
say thirty days-being sufficient To rem
der them null, void and absolutely
worthless, leaving the owner of them
without redress to enforce the payment
either of principal or interest The in
cone tax list, so far as il referred TO
stocks, bonds, etc, could be made up
from this record, and would be only a
matter of ordinary computation. 1t
would not be necessary to record the
papers in full-merely register the title,
number, value, rate of interest and
name of owner
Such law would carry with il its
own penalty of violation and would he
self-operative a small fee, sufficie nj
to cover the clerical expense of regis
tration, could be charged the owner
of the securities registered, thereby
avoiding any additional burdens upon
the general public in the way Of eff
cicl salaries Ii seems to me that some
plan of t,is nature would meet the OBJ
jections 80 which have referred.
j. r. BELL.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-17
Mr.. Dolan's Objection.

(Which kind av tax do ye favor"
asked Mr. McManus. as he reached into
his dinner pail for a sandwich, "doirect
or indoirect."
"Doirect," replied Mr.. Dolan, en-
phatically.
We'll, Oi dunno" was the rejoindcr:
at sames sort av aisy an nice to h; v
yer tax paid widout ia aloizin that le
'av spint the money
An there's the pint Dim ag inst
tn indoirect tax. be the same token
thot Oi don't care 10 hav me creditor
picbin' me pocket unbeknownst an
helpin himself TO a. much as ne thinks
he wants "-Philander johnson, in
American Industries.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-17
New Word.

When little Maud began 20 20 20
school, she was the naughtiest OF
scholars. S e was naughty In so
reckless a way that Hilda, her sister,
two years older than she. became
heartily ashamed OF her Maud occa
sionally talked aloud In class; she
made such absurd faces that even
the teacher was forced TO smile, and
she cherished so hearty love for re-
cess that il was difficult 20 induce
hrr 10 come In when the quarter.
hour was over.
As she was very little girl, and
quite unused 70 rule or punishments,
no very severe measures were taken
with her. But IIilda had at last
borne all she could
Mamma she said one day wen
she came home. with tears In her
ewes, 'mayn't Maud give up going 10
school till she knows how 20 behave
better"
"But / hope she will learn by 20.
ing" said her mother 1--WE must
have patience, you know"
But mamma she does things
that are just awful, and everybody
knows she il my sister, and j am 50
ashamed"
well, Hilda, / think we must
keep on doing our best, and just help
her TO be good"
"Ob, I'd do that, :" said Hilda. two
tears stealing down her cheeks
"I'm not tired OF Maud nor hef
naughtiness, but mamma, ] am tired
OF being so complicated by herr
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-17
M GnnI Prose

Denying the statement that James
Whitcomb Riley served long APP
premiership as reporter, the Cleye-
land Plain I ealer says that the poet
never bad but one assignment "IIe
was sent out 10 report meeting, and
on his return labored for three hours
10 write prose account OF IT, FL
nally he went 10 the ed tor and isaid
that he would fix the report up in
poetry and the editor could have 1t
put ia prose"