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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-18
4 QUEER WAY TO TELL TIME
How 1t Nay Re Done with a sten.
Finder in the Dark

N4nhsA IN the DARK.
What time is it,
Il think / can tell you without look
ing"
lie drew out his watch ana held IT
up close to his ear and slowly turned
the stem-winder. One. two. three.
four. FIVE. six, seven. sight" he counted
and then said: That means seventy
two minutes. / wound the watch up
tightly at 3 o'clock. and so the time
ought to be about II minutes past A.
Let's see bog near I came to Il. Wei
it's 4:lS-I was only six minutes off.
The other WAS regarding Him with
amazemcnt. DO you mean to say that
you can tell the time of day by wind
ing an your watch2,'
Not exactly, bat can come mighty
near il usually within ten minutes. and
it's very simple, too. All You have TO
know is how long one tick in winding
up viii run the watch. III explain to
you. Suppose that at , O'Clock / wind
up my watch until 1t Is tight, ais we
say; that is, until another turn Of the
winder would apparently break a
spring. At o'clock i wind the watch
again and fnd that the winder clicks
twelve times before the watch is wound
up to the pla e where ii sticks. Then
the watch 100 minutes, and that one
click represents ten minutes of time"
What good is IL to know that?"
We'll, suppose you go to bed at 10
o'clock tonight and on retiring wind
up your watch and put it under your
pillow. During the night you wake up
and wonder what time it is You don't
want to get up and light the gas All
you have to do is to pull that watch
out from under the pillow. hold it to
your ear and count the ticks as you
wind. If you count eighteen, then you
know that the watch has run down uS0
minutes since IL o'clock, and that the
time must be very near O'Clock. To be
sure, you cant tell the exact time, but
you can generally get within a quarter
of an hour of it,
Wouldn't the same rule hold good for
a clock or watch that is wound up
with a key?"
Il dare say 1t would but never tried
1t on anything except a stem-winding
watch. l know blind man who always
tells time by winding his watch and
counting the ticks. His sense of touch
is quite delicate and he can wind up
his watch three or four times day and
then calculate within ten minutes of
the correct time.-Chicago Record.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-18

Or. Luys, leading Paris physician.
has made what he considers 10 be a
unique present to the medical faculty.
1t consists Of a collection Of go num-
unified cerebral lobes. which show nu-
merous specimens Of the various forms
Of brain disease. from the co,nmonest
TO the most complicated Or. Luys
organized this collection in the interest
% science during his long connection
with the Saltpetriere and the Charlie
hospitals. The brains are mostly those
OF madmen. idiots. paraIytics and deaf
and dumb persons, few lohes from the
skulls OF normally intelligent subjects
being added for the purposes OF scien-
sffic comparison.-Par Letter 10 Lon
don Telegraph.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-18
JUST WHAT = LETTER Is.
An omciaI Definition From the Posi-
Office Department.


A ruling was recently made at Bos-
ton by Postmaster coveney upon the
question as to what constitutes letter
in its usual and ordinary FORM and
= has just been confirmed by a com
munication from Washington The
ruling and its confirmation were the
outcome Of a complaint recently made,
10 the postmaster by a gentleman who
desired to send through tie mails a
sealed roll properly stamped and di-
rected TO the commissioner of patents
at ottawa. He said that the roll con-
tanned plS 8 AMI drawings relative to
a patent, He had offered this roll to
the clerk ac the foreign window, and,
following out the rules of the office,
the clerk refused to receive it. When
asked for reasons he was referred to
the postmaster. Col Coveney gave
decision to the effect that the term let
ter is to be construed to mean ana en-
brace sealed packages consisting of an
envelope Of any size, but fiat, as is the
usual letter. The objector did not
think that this ruling and definition
of a letter was correct, and gave his
opinion that a letter was a package
containing personal matter of no
Washington n. NJ. Brooks, the super
intendent of foreign mails. says that
the Canada office and this department
concur in the opinion that the term let
ter In its usual and ordinary form is
construed to embrace sealed packages
consisting of an envelope of any size,
but of the usual letter shape, and its
contents; but that rolls, or a package
not enclosed in an envelope as the
word envelope is generally used. can
not be considered to be a letter in it's
usual and ordinary form A sealed
package in the IN of roll is there
fore not ent4.40u to transmission in the
mails between the United States and
Canada, and your office was correct in
declining to receive the sealed roll
mentioned" Complaints Of the kind
made by the gentleman who wished to
forward the sealed roll have been NJ
merous, but this is the first time in the
history of the department that it has
been called upon to decide what con-
stituted a letter. BY this decision no
sealed packages nor rolls will be taken
at the Boston postoffice for transpor-
tation to Canada. as the regulations of
the postal convention say that sealed
packages other than letters in the usual
and ordinary form are not allowed to
be dispatched to Canada, even If post
age has been prepaid in full at letter
rates. This is no new law or regula-
ton, as it was enacted about ten years
ago, and has always been enforced
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-18
DOESN'T KNOW HIS NAME.
A Man In Atlanta offers $50 to Anyone
Telling Him His Name.


Telling Him His Name.
A man whose mental constitution is
seemingly sound in every respect save
one has offered a reward of $3.50 for his
name and the place of his former resi-
dence.
I've got just $3.50 in sight, and I'll
give that and my four horses to any
man who will tell me who l am and
where | came from. I'll give all I've
got on earth to know just these two
things"
And the strange par1of it is, the man
was deeply. desperately in earnest. and
he was possessed of his mental faculty
save in this unfortunate respect; he
could remember neither his name nor
where he once lived
Its the only thing 1 cannot remem-
Der. he said. If could only hear my
name mentioned l would know all in
stantly. If you could just mention my
name / would remember everything"
The strangely unfortunate patient sat
In Chief Connolly's office talking to the
chief and to Detectives Cason and Loo
ney. He looked vigorous and strong
despite month of confinement in the
hospital. He talked with little trouble
and with intelligence upon all subjects
save that relating to his name and
past Upon that his mind is a blank.
We'll, this is the strangest case /
have ever SEEN" said the chief, land
something must be done to identify this
man. am satisfied that he is trying
to conceal nothing about himself. The
trouble is, he cannot remember just
as he says" He has been pronounced
well for several days Chief Connolly
is determined to find out who the stran-
GER is. He is confident that he is the
victim of diabolical plot, and he In
tends to prosecute his murderous assail-
ants. He believes that the unfortunate
man was robbed of large sum of
money.-Atlanta Constitution.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-18
The sunday sehool Army.

The Methodist Episcopal church has
more than 200 Sunday schools and
800, 600 teachers and 2, 500, 900 scholars.
What ability is here il properly trained
to work for the Masterl How easily the
debt on the missionary treasury of
$175, 900 could be lifted if this grand
army corps should hear the Easter bat
tlecry and move forward How many
Leagues in the Sunday school could slim
ulate the zeal Of others by timely
word in this direction. Let the children
and young people pour their treasure
into the treasury of the church. and the
children Of heathenism will be won to
Jesus
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-18

Raleigh, n. c.. Special: William
Newcomb of Greensboro thought his
brother. ]. Nj. Newcomb of Petersburg.
Va. had been drowned by falling from
a steamer last September on the way
from Baltimore to Norfolk. but the
missing brother has turned up at
Greensboro. and this morning his son
took him home. When his brother first
arrived he looked upon him as a ghost,
as he had long since given up hope OF
seeing him. His family were in mourn-
ing. The courts had declared him dead
and $4,000 life insurance paid When
Newcomb got out OF the water his
mind was impaired by exposure and
fright. and he wandered from Baltimore
TO New York. Chicago and New Or
leans
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-18
Forgotten Pledges.

Every person received into the Meth
odist Episcopal church has voluntarily
pledged in the presence of God and the
congregation ITO give according to abil-
ity to the support of the gospel and the
various benevolent enterprises of the
church. " Many persons do notcontribute
cent year to any of the church be-
nevolences and give very little to the
support of the local church. Such cal
lousness or carelessness of soul in this
respect indicates low state of spiritual
life until it is difficult to see where
such are different from the ordinary sim
ner except in the matter of profession of
piety.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-18
PRAYER For Power.

After pardon of sins then comes the
need Of prayer for power. Without
me, says Christ, ''ye can do nothing. !"
Whoever attempts in his own strength
TO do God service soon learns his weak
ness and helplessness. But power is
given for service by the Holy Spirit
Consciousness of need and earnest de-
sire for its possession are requisite for
its reception. Complete conservation
Will be followed by the complete in
dwelling and filling of the Spirit in
power. But, once received, it must be
used in service; otherwise it vanishes
and leaves the soul in weakness and
darkness, as before.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-18
Queer custom at southampton.

OF the many quaint and picturesque
survivals of old English customs sure
ly one of the oldest and most delight
fully suggestive is the engrossment
and presentation on the 9th day of
November every year, at Southamp-
ton, of gravely worded certificates
vouching for the fact that no carracks
of Genoa or galleys of Venice have
arrived at the port Poetry is not to
be looked for in official docum 4nts,
but if this voucher be read between
the lines, is it not vertically a three
centuried sea song of the freshest
and breeziest, full of brilliant color
and strange circumstances of old
world shipping?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-18
CATCHING A WILD HElFER.
She Charges sknIfuI Man and Is Thrown
over In a Jiny.

In Washington county. Maine. be-
tween New Stream and the East Ma
chias river. the townsnea Of North
field and Whitneyville have had con-
siderable fun since October chasing a
wild heifer, which strayed from Bart
lett hlbee's farm IN NorthhcsA some
time last summer. She displayed all the
alertness and sagaeity Of game animals
in eluding capture. Dogs were put on
her in November, but instead Of circling
as deer do when pursued by hounds.
she put straight away like a caribou, TO
remain for weeks away from her accus-
toned localities.
Saturday a week ago there was q
heavy snow storm in that part Of the
country. and report having come TO
Whitneyville that II. heifer, a shadow
Of her former self, had been sighted in
the woods near the cor 9uence Of Old
and New streams. which empty into
the AIa,ilias east Of Mortified, Thomas
Hennessey and jim Healey. accompa-
MED by some boys. started out to cap
ture her.
Hunger had driven the animal from
the woods to the clearings. but nothing
could induce her to come near a human
being. When sighted. Hennessey and
Healey gave chase on snowshoes. the
deep snow making rapid progress for
the heifer out Of the question She ran
however. till her pursuers were close
on her quarters. when she suddenly.
says the New York sun, turned to give
battle. Her bellowings were terrific and
she looked so frightful when she turned
that Hennessey and the boys gave way.
Healey was gam Two years ago
she bear is said to have freed him, and
ne has been the victim Of more or less
guying ever since. He is a powerful
Young fellow and knows how to handle
cattle
When the heifer turned he planted
himself squarely in front of her. She
nesitated. eyed him furiously for a mo-
ment. and charged. When she lowered
her head TO give him the toss, Healey
grasped both OF her horns. threw all
the weight of his body on his left hand.
bearing the heifer's head into the snow,
1t the same time pushing up and over
9n the left horn It's a trick that has to
be done on the instant. and when II is
worked as Healey worked it. down goes
the animal, as did the heifer
Healss feld her head in the snow
while Hennessey and the boys procured
ropes with which to tie her legs to-
gether. This being done. she was bun
died into a sled and taken TO Mortified.
where she is now putting on fat and
getting used to her earlier surround
ings.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-18
Read Your Bible.

Read it every day. Young Christians
especially should never neglect this. If
pressed for time, better take it from
eating or sleeping than to omit to feed
OH the word of God. One can get along
in the Christian life and grow in grace
and in knowledge of God if he lacks
many things, but there is no permanent
growth of character where the Bible is
neglected. Better pass the newspaper
by rather than tho Scriptures. Find
some way to read, study and mediate
upon this book, which contains the wis
dom of the ages. the promises of God
and the hope of salvation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-18
1he Lansing sman Toy raa tsen-Ds-
veIoped one.

small boy from Lansing was in
Detroit not long ago with lis mother
for the first time. 1t was also her
first visit to she CITY. and she was
almost as much IN crested in the
sights and confused by the igness as
the boy was. They had beea out with
the head OF the family and had re-
turned to their hotel, and the boy was
looking out of the window with un-
abated delight
Say. mamma, be said. after some
time, III | should go down the street
seven squares, ana mp the next one
three so"nres and out the next one
six squares then 60 ahead five
squares where would | be?''
Really, Frank" she replied. 'it's
more than can tell you. You'd bet
ter ask your father"
Il don't have to- said the boy.
proudly. Il know"
"Cn. guess you don't" She smiled
But know dc. he persisted.
She was a little curious to learn if
the boy had picked up any idea of the
city, and SO she hume cd him.
Where would yoI be?' she in
quired.
I'd be lost" and she believed him
thoroughly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-18
NO CRITICISM ALLOWED.
Youth who Thought Lady Churchiirs
Music Lacked soul


Lord Randolph Churchill. when in his
oest health and busy used to astonish
most other Englishmen by his indiffer-
ence to sport" as a means of getting
rid of his occasional lapses Of leisure
He once said that he knew of two ways
Of spending a holiday Infinitely prefer
able to going off to Scotland for the
shooting; one was to go to Paris and
live a month or so on the boulevards:
the other was to run down to Brighton
and stay in bed twenty hours out of the
twenty-four His ideal of a happy life,
says " tier In Kate Fields Washing
ton. was to go 10 bed In q quiet room.
stay there during the day reading and
DOING dine In slippers and dressing
gown in the evening, and as soon as
convenient thereafter go back to bed.
Such liking as he had for society was
Of the unconventional sort. He never
took a keen artistic delight in his wife's
musical accomplishments, but he was
unwilling that any one else should
speak disparagingly of them. At an en-
tertainment once where she had con-
sented TO execute 4 brilliant dash on
the piano tall youth with bangs and
a mouocle was observed paying a lam
guild ard rather insolent attention to
the music. standing close enough to the
performer TO have his comments easily
overheard by her. Lord Randy" was
close at hand, too, and presently heard
the vapid youth remark "Deuced fine
music. you know. but il lacks veal soul
lit lacks veal soul" To the critic s
establishment a muscular young man
with a big mustache whom he had not
noticed before. whispered In his ear.
For shilling I'd wallop the life out Of
you" He fastened TO withdraw, with
out discovering the identity OF the au-
thor of the menace The next day to
his delight. he received an invitation to
the Churchilis home, or course he ac-
cepted with avidity On entering the
house he was met by his threatening
neighbor of the night before. who he at
once discerned. must be Lord Randolph.
He proceeded no further than the en-
trance hall. for Churchill beckoned in
the direction of the drawing groom and
out fioated Lady Churchill This fell
DOW has come to apologize to you for his
remarks OF last night Missed Lord
Randolph. Nov. to the stranger.
''down on your kneesr Down went the
dandy. lisping out the most abtect plea
Tor forgiveness. Then he was turned
over 10 a footman 10 be put ignomini-
ously out of the door while the host
followed his retreating figure with a
roar of derisive laughter
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-18
one Cent a Day.

That is a small sum, yet if we could
secure that amount from all the mem
bers Of the church it would give $40, :
600. 600 per year to help bring in the
kingdom of God Can it not be done?
Are any SO poor they cannot do as much
as that2
Perhaps the collecting of such sums
could be conducted on the plan adopted
in Bristol, England. which resulted in
establishing the Methodist class system.
The project is feasible Shall we under
take it?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-18
Optimistic View.

Many of the Florida orange groves
escaped serious damage from the
freeze and the trees that were killed
back will soon be in bearing again, as
the roots are uninjured. The talk of
overproduction of oranges in Florida
Is nonsense. The only difficulty is
the cost of transportation to the
millions of consumers. italy exports
$500, 900. 600 oranges annually and
Florida but so, 900, 900. The American
orange industry is just beginning.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-18
Rheumatism Cured ina Day.

Mystic Cure fer Rheumatism and
Neuralgia radically cured in one to
three days. Its action upon the sys-
tenn Is remarkable and mysterious.
Ii removes at once the cause, and the
disease Immediately disappears.
The first dose greatly benefits, IS
cents. Sold by Stone Il Hassell, and
J. 4. Bennett, Druggists, Lancaster,
wis. 4Sly
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-18

The chapters of the six New England
conferences are distributed as follows:
East Maine, 72; Maine, 10; New Hamp.
shire, 10; Vermont 81; New England.
205; New England Southern, l54. The
total is 67S.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-18
The League and Easter.

The gladdest, grandest of all Christian
festivals is Easter day. Everywhere the
League should make special observance
of the occasion. Deliverance from fear
Of death through the raising of Jesus
Christ from the dead is cause for rejoic.
ing. He hath begotten us again unto a
living hope"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-18

This is the title of the young peo-
pies society Of the Protestant Episcopal
church. 1t began some years since in st.
james church, Chicago During the
past five years its progress has been rap.
id. IL places great emphasis upon spirit
ual culture of young men. 1t also cult.
Yates carefully church loyalty.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-18
EPWoRTH LEAGUE.
Lesson For the Week eginning April L.
Comment by Rev. Walter j. Yates.
Topic, The Second Trial.
SCRIPTURE READisGs job ii. 10

17N.'1. = 2 y 10I77- - - = ~
many persons vino lemain patient
and submissive under disappointment,
loss and bereavement lose patience
when touched with bodily disease. job
shows his firm reliance upon God and
the depth Of his piety when under Sc
yere physical suffering he makes no
complaint Many Christians seem 70
lose their hold On God as soon as sick
ness comes upon them. Yet the presence
Of the Master is oftentimes revealed in
richer grace and fuller spiritual bless
ings to one while on sick bed than
when busy in active life
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-18
Missionary Day.

The general missionary committee
have requested that presiding elders
pastors and Sunday school superintend-
euts unite in an effort to secure the OBJ
servance of Easter Sunday as Children's
Missionary day, thus connecting the day
Of the Lords resurrection with the con.
quest of the world.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-18
80 lnY.

The Lord is risen.
Sing, Easter heralds, singh
he burst the rocky prison.
Wide let the triumph ringl
Tell how the graves are quaking,
The saints their letters breaking.
Sing, heralds, jesus liVasl
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-18

"castoria is the best remedy for children of
which am acquainted hope the day is not
far distant when mothers will consider the
real interest of their children, and use castoria
instead of the various quack nostrums which
are destroying their loved ones, by forcing
opium, morphine, soothing syrup and other
hurtful agents down their Threats, thereby
sending them to premature graves"
DR.. ]. +. KINcHELoE,
Conway, Ark.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-18
In Nfatlarascar.

The Christian Endeavor societies on
that island number 81 and report o
membership Of 1917.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-18
Castoria.

"castoria is an excellent medicine for chill
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me Of its
good effect upon their children"
DIR. G. c. OsGooD,
LOWELL Mass
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-18
rhe True splrlt.

A single church in Toledo supports
five missionaries in the home and for
eigu fields,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-18
Castoria.

"Castoria is so well adapted to children that
recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me-"
H. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
III So. Oxford ST., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-18

The centaur Company. Murray Street. City.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-18

"our physicians in the cbiidren's depart
ment have spoken highly of their expert
ence in their outside practice with castoria,
and although we only have among our
medical supplies what is known as regular
products, yet we are free to confess that the
merits of Castoria has won us to look with
favor upon it."
UNITED HOSPITAL AND DIsPENsARY,
Boston, Mass.
ALLEN c. SMITH, Pres.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-18

ALLEN c. SMITH, Pres.