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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.


MUSLIN curtains, figured and rufled,
look well for narrow windows in
apartments.
AMMONIA should not be used fire.
quently in water for bathing. II hard
ems the skin and makes it crack.
ACCORDING to Polly Pry, a good way
to keep the cook in a good humor is TO
have the kitchen knives always sharp.
ICED tea acquires new flavor when
served in long, thin glasses with a
delicately cut slice of lemon floating on
top.
PCT an open box in the cellar with a
peck of fresh lime in it; it will absorb
the moisture and make it smell fresh
and sweet.
ALL embroidered articles. such as
tray cloths, bureau scarfs, five o'clock
tea cloths, silk board covers and the
like, should be washed by themselves.
FLAxsEED lemonade is excellent for
a cold. To pint of water add two
small tablespoonfuls of seed, the Juice
of two lemons and sugar to suit. Ice
for drinking.
A LAST years straw hat can be
sponged and cleansed with coffee.
afterward pressing with warm iron,
laying the rim on a fiat surface and
using pan for the crown.
BITS of toilet soap which are very
small may be utilized. Make bag of
Turkish toweling about nine inches
square and put in it all the small pieces
of soap When three-quarters filled
sew up the end and use the same as if
it were cake of soap
PAPER torn into small pieces make a
comfortable stuffing for cushion. es-
pecially if Il layer of cotton wool is
placed over it. The paper should be
put in canvas ease, or one of any
strong material, first sewing it round:
then lay on the cotton wool, and over
that the cretonne.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03
STRENGTH OF INSECTS.
They Are Stronger According TO Their
Size Than Man Is.

They Are Stronger According to Their
Size Than Man Is.
Insects are, for their size, says the
New York Weekly. the strongest mem
bers of the animal creation, and among
them beetles bear the palm Many
beetles have enormous strength. The
hercules beetle can support and even
lift weight equal to more than FIVE
hundred times the weight of its own
body. 1t is as If man were able to
raise from the ground on his back a
weight of more than one hundred and
twenty tons. Perhaps a better idea
would be conveyed by saying that to
equal this a man would have to lift
five hundred other men. The flea is
also possessed of marvellous strength
and agility. 1t can leap more than two
hundred times it's own height, and
drag along more than eighty times it's
own weight. This is as though a man
could, from a standing position. leap
over the Eiffel tower, or walk along,
bearing on his shoulder, as an ordinary
burden, the carcass of an elephant. NJ.
Plateau found that a cockchafer can
draw fourteen times its own weight,
and that a bee can draw twenty times
its own weight. From which he
argues that cockchafer is, weight
for weight, twenty times stronger
than a horse, and a bee thirty times
stronger than one. At the same time,
insects which expend much power in
rapid flight are not capable of bearing
much additional weight to that of
tl,air own bodies. Some can carry a
weight equal to their own, but, as a
rule, not one can fly with anything
heavier thnn itself
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03
HOW 70 Mako cheese straus.

To make cheese straws, work 70 n
smooth paste three ounces of grated
parneSan cheese, two ounces of flour.
q little salt and cayenne pepper, and
the yolS of one egg Roll this mixture
upon pie board until about an eighth
each W across: cut in very narrow
strip plsce pom buttered tins and
bake quickly - a light brown tint.
Small rings sru sometimes cut and
baked il addition e. the straws. and
before placjaS on tbs sable the strawS
ar> thrat through the rings. forming
fAsr,ts lsassies' aolas J0CrDy4l
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03
GETTING Down TO WEIGHT.

A Jockey Who Spends Hours I'm Hot
Room without Taking Amy Liquids.
On the floor of the hottest room in
an uptown Russian bath recently a
a small man lay doubled up bemoaning
his fate, says the New York Sun. Once
in awhile he would squirm over on his
back or turn fiat on his face and drum
a tattoo on the floor with his fingers,
while he went on with his inarticulate
protestations. He was a mere bag of
skin and bones with few sharply-de-
fined muscles in his arms and upper
legs. In one hand he had small, pol
sished wooden stick about the shape
and size of an ordinary foot rule. This
he rubbed over his back, shoulders and
legs and wherever there was any flesh
covering the bones.
1t was what might be called 1.-The
reverse picture Of jockey life" The
man was famous jockey, and the con-
trast between his reception a the
grand stand when he comes in on the
back of a winning horse, cheered by
thousands of race-goers, and his posi-
ton squirming about on the floor of the
hot room trying to reduce his weight
another pound or two before the race
in the afternoon, was very stong. The
natural weigh tot this particular jockey
is about one hundred and twenty-six
He had been in the hot room two hours
without taking drink Of any kind.
Finally he decided that he could not
stand it any longer and sent out for
some sherry and ice. This he took with
the air of man who was consumed by
thirst and then settled back on the
floor again, and remarked that that
drink would put a quarter of a pound
of weight on him within five minutes
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03

THE French government. recognizing
the deteriorating ID fiueDce of tobacco
upon the young, has prohibited its use
by students 10 the public schools. The
Swiss government prohibits the sale of
tobacco to juniors, and boys found
smoking in the streets are arrested and
punished Every Cigarette cont Gins
more or less nicotine, arsenic, OPIUM
and saitpeter (al polsons). while the
paper containsa poisonous oil II boys
are permitted to smoke, tobacco itself
will give them all the punishment any
o. e but a tiend could desire.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03
ODD DRESS REHEARSAL.
NonagenarIan Frenchman Has Ills Own
Obsequfes Performed.


Obsequies Performed.
An up-to-date disciple of Charles V.
of Spain, lately held kind of dress
rehearsal of his funeral while yet in
the land of the living, says the French
correspondent of the London Tele-
graph For the past year gravediggers
and masons had been engaged in pre-
pairing the gentleman's tomb, and he
had surveyed the work with loving
care.
When everything was ready he had a
handsome marble slab put up, with the
GATE Of his birth and the list of his
titles and distinctions, winding up with
the comforting assurance that he had
been a good father and law-abiding
citizen" inscribed thereon.
On his ninety-fifth birthday all his
friends and acquaintance were in
vited to the rehearsal of his funeral.
a solemn burial service took place at
the church. and his empty coffin. placed
under catafalque and surrounded with
wax candles, received an anticipatory
blessing.
To cheer up his guests, whom this
lugubrious ceremony must have some
what depressed, he then babe them re-
pair to his house, where grand ban
quet took place, at which the beadle,
the choristers and the priests who are
tn officiate at his real funeral We're
present.
Each guest pledged his word IN
humber of champagne that if he were
still living at the time he would not
fail to assist" at the funeral ceremony
of which the rehearsal had just been
gone through.
The real event may not come off yet
awhile, for this imitator of the famous
emperor is still quite hale and hearty,
in spite of his nintey-five summers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03
FIG. /.

For this purpose steamer bag is very
useful. tits easily made if care is taken
in the measurement and folding.
Take square of drab linen. or any
material that is alike on both sides,
and bind it all around neatly with
braid. Cat the square diagonally. and
place one part exactly over the other
Crease these down the center from
point to base, calling this line number
one. On each side Of the center line
crease or draw six lines, numbering
from the center, dividing the base line
into fourteen equal parts, as in Fig. l..
Stitch the two pieces together on
each side down lines 3. hen down lines
4, then stitch together the lines of the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03

upper piece. Next stitch the pieces to-
gether on each side down lines 6. stitch
ing lines : of the uppar piece together
as was done at lines ;.
Now fold SO that lines and of the
upper piece win be over the center line
and lines and of the under piece
will be at the outer edges of the bag.
Turn the two small pieces of each side
so that they win meet at the base line
over line 6.
Bind with braid from across the
bottom to b, and sew loops of the braid
ut the two upper points and at and
y, and you win have most convenient
bag with fifteen pockets of various
sizes, as seen in Fig. 2.-Iouth's Com
panion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03
Bead and rearI ornnments.

Sashes OF soft, black gauze and of
moire. with long floating ends. are much
liked, and bead ornaments of every de-
seription, especially those in fine jet
with festoons and fringes of beads, are
lavishly used. Pearls and gold beads
form charming ornaments for evening
dresses; a bodice for instance. in shot
straw color and salmon pink silk. has
large pulled sleeve finished off above
the elbow with Louis Mi. revers of
silk, pearls, and gold beads above a
tiounce of guipure. The bodice, open
in a V point, is embroidered in the same
way, and epaulets to correspond fall
from the shoulders.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03
FOR scoLDlNG WOMEN.
The Drank" Was Considered an Eflca
cious Cure for Niragos.

When gentleman of the sixteenth
century fell a victim to a woman's
tongue he promptly locked up her jaw
--hterally-in an iron stall, which In
closed the head of the wearer, into
whose mouth a sharp gag was thrust
This gentle instrument of correction,
says the London Telegraph, has q
short chain attached, suggesting that
the virago having been effectually 81
fenced, was chained up by her lord and
master.
The Drank" appears to have taken
it's name from the Dutch word pranghe
the yoke OF pillory 1t was in use in
Scotland, as well as in many parts OF
ENGLAND
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03
Rheumatism Cured in a Day

IN, site Cure for Rheumatism and
Neuralgia radically cures in one TO
three days. Its action upon The sys-
tenn is remarkable and mysterious. 1t
removes at once the cause. and the
disease Immediately disappears. The
first dose greatly benefits, 70 cents.
Sold by Stone & Hassell, Druggists.
Lancaster. 48ly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03

A giggling, historical girl has be- n
the cause of vast amount of advertis-
ing for Eau Claire; but has 1t been OF
the valuable kindp What that girl
most needed. apparently, was vigor-
Gus spanking, aud not a law suit -
Milwaukee Telegraph.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03
WHY Will You

Allow your health to gradually fail9
If you are closely confined indoors with
little or no exercise. and desire good
health. you must take care OF yourself.
Use Sulphur Bitters, and you will have
sound mind and stl ong body.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03

Buckingham Dye for the Whiskers
is popular preparation in one DO tie,
and coiors evenly trpwn or black.
ANY p rson can easily apply it at home.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03
1t Is The Best.

The success of Chamberlain Cough
Remedy in eflecting speedy cure OF
colds, Group and whooping cough has
brought it into great demand Messrs.
Pontius Il Son OF Cameron. Oaio. say
that it bias gained reputation second
to none in that vicinity JAS. NJ Queen,
of Johnston, w. Va. says it is the
best he ever used B. +. Jones. drug
gist, Winona. Miss, says; chamber.
lain's Cough Remedy is perfectly relia-
be have always warranted 1t and il
never failed To give the most perfect
satisfaction" so cent bottles for sale
by j. L. Bennett Druggist.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03

The railway companies of Great
Britain pay an average of 81 900 per
day III compensation, some OF IT being
Tor damages to pass myers snd the re-
mainder Cor lost or injured FREIGHT
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03

Many Chinese temples are provided
with a bell at tine ent 1nce and whan
the worshiper enters he gives the rope
a pull and rings the bell in osrSer taat
the deity msy he notified IF his coTaing
and be on hand to attend 10 his brsi-
ness.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03

Dysp, psia seldom causes death, but
permits It's victims 10 i've on 10 misery.
Hoot's Sarsapsrllla cures dyspepsia
and MI stomach troubles,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03

A January haw is always more pro-
ductive of colds and coughs than q
January freeze. Then is the time
Ayers Cherry p, C oral is needed and
proves SO extremely efficaeious. Ask
your druggist for il, and also tor Aver s
Almanac, which is tree 10 all.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03

A movement is on foot 10 drain the
Delta Of the Danube and restore it 10
its condition of the centuries ago. when
it was covered With fore, IS and fertile
halls
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03

KARL'S GLOVER ROOT. the great
Blood Purifier, gives freshness and
cIearness to the complexion and cures
Constipation, 25c.. SOC.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03
HANDY STEAMER BAG.

Easily Made If Care Is Taken In the Meas
urement and Folding.
How to keep usefu- articles in a small
compass and within easy reach of a
berth often perplexes people who travel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03

Stones Ssrsaparllls is a rowetfu
Blood Purifier The best remedy for
Pinples, Salt Rheum. Catarih, Scrofn
la. Constipa lou and Rheumatism.
per bottle. Sold by Stone n Hassell.
Lsncsstar. Wis
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03

Agent (at the door, Us the lady oil
the house in? Husband calling to his
wife)-Mary, is the cook in?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03

In Greece there are 56S miles of rail-
road IN operation, 3Of ender construc-
ton, and PA more chartered.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03

Mrs. T. S. Hawkins, Chattanooga.
Tenn, says: ''Shiloh'S Fitahsey
SAVED MY LIFE 1 consider It he
best remedy for debihtated system 4
euer used." For Dyspepsia, Liver or
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03

Ii was twenty nine days from the
casting of the Lick objective glass be-
fore il had cooled sufficiently for safe
ramnNAl
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03

Science when we'll digested is moth
ing but good sense and reason.
La noble hearts the feeling 81 graft
tube has all the ardor of passion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03
There's Danger in Delay.

Since 1861 l have been great suf.
ferer from ca'arrh. | tried Ely's Cream
Balm and to all appearances am cured.
Terrible headaches from which | Ion ;
suffered are gone w. j. Hitchcock,
Late Major, U. S. Vol and A. A.
GEL. Buffalo. n. Y.
Ely's Cream Balm has completely
cured me Of catarrh when everything
else failed. Many acquaintances have
used it with excellent results. Alfred
w. Stevens. Caldwell, Ohio.
Price OF Cream Balm is fifty cents.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03

Miss Florence Nightingale, who is
enjoying good health at "A, is in very
comfortable circumstances Bssides
her private income, she has $3.50 600
puoncly: sub,criesd for her 50 he e ose
Of the Crimesn year.
KAKL'S CLOVER ROOT vii purify
your blood. clear your complexion.
le-nlst' Y nr Row els ard make Your
Hcad leat as u, 25c. ard soc.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03

Ersviit /. o, tee parA 0. wi.d "a
ht y ,srrs,s i
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03
for Infants and Children.

"Castoriaissow wen adapted to children that
recommend tia superior to any prescription
known to me- H. A. ARCHER, II. D.,
III So. Oxford ST., Brooklyn, ny.
"The use OF 'Castoria is so universal and
its merits so well known that it seems a work
of supererogation to endorse it. Few are the
intelligent families who do not keep Castoria
within easy reach"
CARLOS MARrYE, d. D.,
New York City.
Late Pastor Bloomingdale Reformed Church.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03

Castoria cures Collie, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea. Eructation.
Kills Worms. gives sleep, and promotes d.
geStion,
Without injurious medication.
For several years have recommended
your Castoria. and shall always continue TO
90 SO as IT has invariably produced benehciai
EDWIN F. PARDEE, NJ. D..
The Winthrop, 125th Street and 9TH Ave-.
New York City.
Arizona republican., 1895-12-31
ANOTHER ISSUE OF BONDS Determined Upon by the
 President. One Hundred Millions Is the
 Amount. The Bond Syndicate Is Ready to Take In the Entire
 Issue.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-There is now no. reasonable doubt that another bond issue has been fully agreed upon and that details of a contract with the syndicate, of which J. Pierpont Morgan is the head, have been arranged; also that nothing remains ito be done to carry it into effect but for the secretary of the treasury to sign his name thereto.
 Thus the president is prepared for any emergency and there is no doubt that should heavy withdrawals of gold for export set in again, another issue would be announced.
 The amount of the next issue has been fixed at $1OO,OOO,OOO and it is be- 1ieved the terms of the contract are rather more favorable to the govern ment than those under which the last issue was made.
Arizona republican., 1895-12-31
IN THE TRANSVAAL.
Trouble That Looks Like Another
 British Extension.

JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 3O.-The political crisis here brought about by the efforts of the foreign population ito obtain equal political rights With the Boers has reached an acute stage. The exodus of women and children is in- creasing. All trains leaving are crowded and the price for food stuffs is raising greatly. All kinds of belli- cose rumOrs are current and the gov ernment has notified the burghers to be ready for active service in case of emergency.
 The mercantile association has formed itself in a town bodyguard for the purpose of preserving order and protecting life and property. They will not take part in a revolution or riot of any kind, and have asked the government to supply them with arms and ammunition. Several leading mines are expected to close today.
Arizona republican., 1895-12-31
MIGUEL ANTON IS DEAD. Swift Vengeance on a
 Murderer. Shot by the Pursuing Indian
 Police.
The Body Buried Where It Fell Summary Pima
 Justice.

Miguel Anton, a Pima IldI n, who was killed by Jose Luis, another In dian of the same tribe, last Friday, has been avenged, for Jose Luis, the murderer, 'is corpse and is buried under the shade of mesquite tree unmourned by his tribe.
 Word was received yesterday at the sheriff's office that Luis, the murderer. was dead and buried. An Indian DO liceman brought the news from the Gila reservation where the murder was committed.
 When the Indians were apprised that Anton had been killed by Luis the able bodied men of the tribe mounted their wiry steeds and took the 'traif intent on the capture of the murderer or to return with the news of his death, the latter much preferred.
 The Indians separated, but two of the Indian police kept together and found the trail. With the infallible i instinct of the bloodhound the dusky police assiduously kept on the track of the fleeing murderer, who too we'll knew the reception that awaited him. i if captured by any of his tribe. ] The murderer had secured a horse; in some way and was travelling as fast as possible over the Sierra Estrelfal mountains. The fwo trailers, how ever, had been steadily gaining on the fugitive and by o'clock Saturday af- ternoon they caught a glimpse of him as they gained the summit of hill.
 The two officers gave 2 shout when l they observed their man. He heard the shout and looking back he SAW his pursuers and made 3 despera5e at tempt to increase the speed of his. horse. Of no avail, his pursuers. gained and @ bullet that flew past him warned him what he might ex- pect. He brandished the knife he had Iseu with 1eflfnS effect on Anton. his enemy, and made preparations to use the weapon on his pursuers if they would but give him the opportunity. The opportunity did not come The police shouted to him to halt, but he did not heed. Finding that Luis was. not going to stop the officers fired again. This time Luis pitched for ward in his saddle and fell to the, ground, a corpse, and thus was retri- button meted out to the c0.d-,blooded assassin of Anton Miguel, and ended feud which will now remain as but. memory in the Pima tribe.
 The officers debated awhile whether to take the body back to the reserVa-~ tion or leave it remain where it was. They finally decided on burying the remains and with their knives they dug shallow grave under mesquite. close by and inferred the body with as much feeling as if they were buryi1g, a dog.
 The police reported to the sheriff S, office what they had done, but if their method of capturing the murderer seems cold blooded the country has been saved the expense of his trial.
Arizona republican., 1895-12-31
CROP FOR ALKALI LANDS.

Over in California they have found 8 new plant that has proved valuable as 8 crop for alkali lands called Modi- ola decumbens. This plant, which is 6 native of Chilli, has been observed growing freely on a,kali lands in Kern county. How the plant was introduce ed is not known. It grows luxuriantly on alkali land without irrigation and we are anxious to know if it will grow everywere under the same conditions. Sheep eat it closely; it seems as we'll fitted for horse feed as alfalfa, and COWS eat it in preference ito alfalfa, and improve in flow of milk. Analysis of the plant shows that it is almost as rich in f1esh-forming ingredients as alfalfa In this respect it is superior to the salt bushes Judging from the Kern county observations this plant may be valuable on dry and waste places, even when strongly alkaline, but it must be introduced with caution. because it has habit of roofing from its prostrate stems, and therefore will be very difficult to eradicate. In this respect it is very different from the salt bushes.