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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-09-02

We have great faith in them and will con.
tinue their use whenever afflicted.
tSigned) GEO. N. BENsRL."
Sworn and subscribed to before me this
9TH day of September, 1896.
T. Z. ANDREWS, Notary Public.
This is to certify that have had a very
favorable experience with DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. have suffered
more or less for seven years with infamma-
tory rheumatism and neuralgia pains (some-
times unable TO walk for three weeks at q
tmel, and in one instance had such intense
pain in the stomach and around the heart
that | thought each hour for three DAYS
would be my last. Having seen articles in
the papers about your pills, / concluded TO
give them trial, and have used ten boxes
with marvellous results. Have felt better
the past month and more free Trom pain
than for many years. I shall continue their
use (Signed) ETA PIPER"
2721 Penn Ave, Minneapolis Mimi.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this
eth day of September. 1896
T. f. ANDREWS, Notary Public
DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
contain, in a condensed form, all the elements
necessary to give new life and richness to the
blood and restore shattered nerves. They are
also a specific for troubles peculiar to females,
such as suppreSsions, irregularities and all
forms of weakness. They build up the blood,
and restore the glow of health TO pale and sal
low cheeks. In men they effect a radical cure
in all cases arising from mental worry, over
work or excuses of whatever nature. Pink
Pills are sold in boxes never in loose bulky
at 80 cents box or six boxes for $3.50, and
may be had of all druggists. or direct by mail
by addressing DR.. Williams Medicine Com.
pany, Schenectady, n. Y.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-09-02
Too
Much Knife!

The use of the surgeons knife is be-
coming so general, resulting fatally
in such large number of cases, as to
occasion general alarm.
Mr.. William Walpole, of Walshtown,
South D k ota, writes; "a DO ut
three years G o, there came under
my left eye little blotch about the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-09-02


There, sis, now will you be good 2"
said Jack Vinton when he finally ap-
peared in the darkiing cleaning, and
deposited the fan in her hand and the
baby on her lap.
''Yes, indeed, you blessed boy" re-
sponded the little woman, once more
all smiles and dimples. you have
been real friend in need and can now
go and make yourself look as fascinat-
ing as possible"
So it was with an appreving con-
science, a decided inclination to pat
himself, metaphorically, on the back,
that the young man withdrew to dress
for the evening, when he was to fill the
position of host in place of the absent
lord and master.
But he had scarcely Invested himself
of his coat and was still wrestling with
a collar button, when his chamber door
was burst unceremoniously open and
he, too, like Nora, was swooped down
upon by pale, wild-eyed woman, who
in stern voice demanded:
Jack Vinton, is this a practical joke
you are trying to play on me? Where
is my Harold? How dare you bring me
back somebody else's child?"
Somebody else's child?' and it was
now Jacks turn to stare in stupid
amazement.
'Yes, sir (sob); a miserable, spin
ding, little thing that 1 never set eyes
on before (sob) instead of my great,
healthy, lovely boy" and with some
thing betwixt gasp and scream
Mrs. Henley sank Imply on the lounge.
'Of course it's possible the kid might
have gotten snapped in that confound-
ed vestibule, only know the carriage
all right. Pink and white umbrella
fur rug. Picked 'em out straight as
string. There, dear, don't get so
excited, for am convinced you are
wrong. Now, how do you know this
is not your Harold?"
A whitening glance was his reward
for this speech.
"As if a mother could be mistaken in
her own child! Jack, you're an idiot
Besides this baby is-is-the other
kind"
Jack wilted.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-09-02
WEARS a MASK.
Mysterious Man Who Works In a
Maine Quarry.


A mysterious figure, with an indie
scribable atmosphere of horror about
1t. may be seen in a quarry at North
Jay, Ne, says the New York Journal
1t is that of a workman who wears
perpetually a black masl1. He does his
work almost like any other man, but
never utters a word. The men move
about him and speak to him, and behave
as if he differed in no wise from one of
them
But the stranger who sees this silent
man with a black mask in place of
face, feels q cold chill run down his
back. The few visitors who have seen
him viii never forget their experience.
The truth is that he has no face. His
name is John Mcdonald. Ten years ago,
when he was working at his present
trade, he fell victim TO terrible blast
ing accident
A shower OF broken stone driven by
dynamite struck him. His face was lit
orally blown off. Eyes, nose, teeth and
large portionof both jaws were carried
away.
A mask of light black material was
made for him. 1t extends from the
top of the forehead to the throat, and is
strapped on securely in two places,
above the ears and around the throat.
1t serves both TO spare the feelings of
Others and to protect the scar.
The mask follows roughly the out
lines of a face, leaving depressions for
the eyes, nose and a hole for the
mouth. He is able to masticate food
slightly with the remains of his jaw.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-09-02
The Northwestern
c.. W. r. R. TIME GARD
LANCASTER.

LA Lhs
LEAVE ARRIVE
Pass. for Mills; 20 a. IN. Pas. from Mil 90 y X
z. for Galena 3:15p. III. =. from sal II 90 a. IN.
Accomd'n BOP. N. lAccomd u -. ; 100 ., m.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-09-02

Silverman & Co.'S store was closed
for the night. The long line of en-
ployes had fled out; the iron gates
were tightly shut and locked. But for
the second time that day two peramubu-
lators nearly collided in front of its
portal Both came to an abrupt stand
still.
TOO late!" groaned the propeller of
one.
CLOSED, by Jove!" came from the pi-
lot of the other.
However shall I live through this
night, sighed the former, and, at the
mournful tone, her companion in mis-
cry whirled around. An electric light
shone full on her face.
Miss Allison!"
-Mr. Vintou!"
This is knock-1bwn surprised"
1t is, indeed. What brings YOU here
and with-with-" questioning look
at the little carriage.
You'll never guess, for-isn't it fun
ny?--I am hunting a lost baby"
'You are? Why, so am L" Then
peerlng underline dainty rOselined cano-
pies. 1T looks, too, as if we had both
found what we want. Suppose we ex-
change perambulators."
And as they did so, they laughed in
joyful sympathy, while suddenly the
heart of each commenced to beat to
new and sweet refrain.
"Oh, am so thankful" sobbed Bes-
sic Allison, as she Rugged her wee niece
to her breast "See, Mr.. Vinton, isn't
Margery the prettiest little flower of
baby?"
Lovely. And what do you think of
my nephew, Harold?"
"Oh, he is fine, noble-looking boy."
Fair, | believe; but girls are always
sweeter So this young lady 1 have
been trundling about is called Mar
gerry" taking her from Miss Allison and
handling her awkwardly. well, Mar
gerry, please ask your auntie if she re-
members those moonlight nights on the
City of Paris"
"La, da, da," coocd Margery,
Which Miss Bessie seemed to under
stand, for she answered demurelv.
Eyes, baby; tell Harold's uncle do and
always shall, for it was the happiest
week of all my life"
And Margery gurgled, "Goo-o-ol"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-09-02

"Why. Nora, what an age you have
been!" cried fresh young voice, as a
slight, sunny-haired girl ran down the
steps of handsome brown stone house,
bent over a small carriage and lifted the
tiny occupant in her arms. .'You have
been long enough to go down town and
match that ribbon twice over" Then,
without listening to the nurses ex-
cuses: Come to auutie, darlingl She
win give baby her supper and put her to
bed while mamma is away. Fetch the
milk up at once, Nora" And of she
tripped, with the rosy little creature
cuddled close to her neck.
But It was a veritable young tigress
who, ten minutes later, confronted the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-09-02

Now, Bertha, / think / deserve alb
solution" pleaded the young man, when
Master Harold was once more, safe and
very cross, in his mothers arms, "for
I have not only found the heir Of the
house of Henley, but secured a substi-
tute for Mrs. Sherman Miss Allison,
an old and dear friend of mine, and a
good whist player. has promised to
come tonight if l win go and fetch her.
Isn't that returning good for all the
evil you have been heaping upon me %
Maybe was a bit hard" acknowl-
edged his sister, as she overwhelmed
her offspring with caresses. Being a
man, | didn't suppose you knew any
better than to follow that dangerous
nurse-maid custom Of leaving children
alone ID the vestibules of shops. feel,
however, as though my hair must have
turned white from fright, and all be-
cause Of those dreadful mixed-up per-
ambulators."
But as Jack sprang upstairs, three
steps at time, he murmured:
Those blessed perambulators!'-.
Ladies World.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-09-02

indiserininate use of the knife. Read
ing of lie many cures made by S. S.
S., de mined to give that medicine
trial, an after had taken it few
days, the cancer became irritated and
began to discharge. This after awhile
ceased, leaving a small scab, which
finally dropped off, and only healthy
little scar remained to mark the place
where the destroyer had held full sway.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-09-02

size OF a small pea.
1t grew rapidly,an
shooting pains ran
in every direction.
/ became alarmed
and con S ute d a
good doctor, who
pronounced it can
Ger, and said that it
must be cut out.
This / would not
consent to, having
HsAAg EaA4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-09-02
IL you are
Particular

About the accommodation you
get when travelling, select the
Burlington Route as your line,
and you will be more than salts
fed.
If you are going beyond Chica-
60, St. Lewis, Denver, St. Paul
or Minneapolis, and don't know
the rate of fare, or the different
routes, time ETC., write to Geo. P.
Lyman, Gen. Pass. Agent, St.
Paul, Mimi, and you will get
prompt reply, or call on any
agent of the Burlington Route
they can be found in all principal
cities.
Reclining Chair Cars, Compart-
ment Sleepers and Cafe Dining
Cars make a combination un-
equaled for comfort in travel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-09-02

astonished Celt and shook her until her
teeth chartered and the milk splashed
over upon her apron.
BLESSED Mother! w-w-whativer is the
nather, Miss Bessie?" stammered poor
Nora.
Matter enough, you miserable grill"
And with the air of tragedy queen, the
young lady waved her hand toward the
infant now wailing Justify on the bed.
"Lool therel Is that our Margery's
curly head? No. Are those our Mar
gery's big, blue eyes2 No. Is this our
Margery at all? No; it isn't. lists
ia strange baby. Nothing like our
precious, beautiful pet-but great, fat,
ugly boy"
The advocate., 1897-08-11
Family Reading.
Man, the Captive,

Sea that breakest forever, that breakest and
never art broken,
Like unto thine, from of old, sprlngeth the
spirit OF man
NATURE wooer and fighter, whose years are
suit and wrestling,
All their hours, from his birth, hot with desire
and with fray
Man that, rejoicing in conflict, like thee when
precipitate tempest,
Charge after laundering charge, clangs on thy
resonant mail,
Seometh so easy to shatter ana proveth so
hard 10 be COVen.
Man whom the gods, in his pain, curse with o
soul That endures
Man with the cosmic fortunes and starry vicis.
situdes tangled,
Chained to the wheel OF the world, blind with
the dust OF It's speed,
Even as thou, O giant. whom tTailed In the
wake OF her couquests
Nights sweet despot draws, bound TO herivOry
car;
Man with Invlolate cAverns, impregnsble holds
In his nature
Depths no storm can pierce, pierced with q
shaft OF the SUM-
Man that Is CALLED with his confines, and bur
dened yet mole with his vastness,
Born 100 great for his ends, never at peace
with his goal;
Man, whom Fate, his victor, magnanimous,
clement In triumph,
Holds as captive king, mewed In palace
divine,
Wide its leagues OF pleasure, and ample Of puT.
view los WindoWs
Ainly falls, In its courts, laughter OF fountains
at play;
NAught when the harpeFs are harplng un-
timely reminds him Of durance
None, os he sits at the feast, whisper captiV.
ity's name;
But, would he parley with silence, withdraw
for while unattended,
Forth to the beckoning world 'sCape for an
hour and be free.
Lo, his adventurous fancy coeTcing at once
and provoking,
Rise the unscalable walls, built with word at
the prime;
Lo, immobile as statues, with pitiless faces OF
iron,
Armed at each obstinate gate, stand the i'm
passable guards.
The advocate., 1897-08-11

occurring in the minute tissues, the
rejuvenatiOn Of organic material and
the constant birth of fresh physlOlOg-
ical structures.
The vastly superior power Of brain
cells to resist decay suggests to Doctor
| Stephens the inVincibility of thought
life in its final victory over deaths
decay. This very suggestive expert
mentalist refers to the mental change
which habit induces soon after each in
dividual has reached the prime Of
life" Up to that point there is energy
and hope in all the tissues After that
point, all the astrological structures Of
the body lose heart, and make effort to
stem the tide which sets for the down
ward path to DEATH
The Doctor declares that the achieve
ment of modem special education,
which enables the deaf to hear with
their eyes, and tOnes up relaxed vocal
chords, which brings 1t to pass that the
blind see with their fingers, taken in
connection with the great longevity of
ancient races as described in the Old
Testament, and as authenticated in
monuments and hieroglyphics, show
that unusual length Of life has been
"fait accompli" of history, and suggests
that the determination of life length
is possibly and practically within the
domain of thought.
AS humanity in it's physiological eX-
preston, is wholly compromise with
perfection, Doctor Stephens argues,
better food selection and a more watch
full outlook against the introduction Of
foreign inorganic material into the sys-
tenn cannot help increasing the life pO-
tential of each unit Of the race.
Doctor Stephens holds that what is
known as soul" is merely cell expert
enCe, the knowledge acquired by cells,
collectively and individually, during
years Of hereditary transmission. This
view Is the same held by Sir William
Thomson and Thomas A. Edison. He
points out that father and child death
and life, generation after generation,
are not the ideals of human society, but
only its makeshifts. immortal life is
the real aim in view, and he believes
1t will be achieved in time.
The advocate., 1897-08-11

paign of the free silver men for the
London Times. Cronan one night
rode into Medora, the town established
by Marquis de MOres, when that
young French nObleman embarked on
his fantastic enterprise Of raising cat
tie for the worlds markets, and at the
same time running the beef monopoly
established and maintained by Chi
cago's big Four" and found a mob
surrounding the Jail.
The mob was clamoring for the life
OF an Indian who was a prisoner i'm
the jail charged with horse stealing.
A plucky little deputy Sheriff was on
the steps Of the jail Standing off, the
mob by his pistols. CrOnan leaned
from his horse, and aCtuated by curl.
osity to see such a wild Western Scene
as a lynching, shouldered his way into
the mob. While listening to the i'm
plOring speeches of the deputy Sheriff
and the threats and curses Of the crowd
Of lynchers, he saw an Indian girl,
blanketed and moccasined, darting
hither and thither among the clamor-
GUS thrOng, frantically and tearfully
making plea in Sioux, a tongue un-
known to the tenderfoOt from Ireland.
Cronan quickly learned that she was
the daughter of the accused Indian, for
whose life the mob was clamoring.
Struck by her beauty and helplessness,
CrOnan forced his way through the
thrOng, and, leaping up on the steps
beside the little deputy Sheriff, drew
his weapons and added his voice to the
pleadings of the deputy Sheriff. Gro
mans eloquence, added to the officers,
was effective, and the mob dispersed.
The next day the Indian proved an
alibi and was released. CrOnan sought
out the Indian girl, the life of whose
father he had been instrumental in
saving. He found her in a miserable
unclean tepee in the Indian camp on
the outskirts of the town. He fell in
love with her. His lOve-making was
all in the sign language, for Cronan
could not speak word of Sioux, and
Picture Eyes was equally ignorant of
English.
Cronan again returned to England,
but not until he had made arrange
ments for Picture Eyes education.
When he saw his bride next he found
her a demure, pretty, well-dressed,
well-educated girl, thoroughly well
able to hold her place in any society.
The advocate., 1897-08-11
How an Englishman Got His Indian Wife,

How an Englishman Got His Indian Wife,
The New York World is authority for
the following story, which is roman
tic, to say the least:
Recently there was a wedding cere-
mony at Bismarck, N. D., that was the
elimination of an extraordinarily
strange love romance. Thomas Du-
laine Cronan married Picture Eyes.
Cronan is young Irishman Of fine
family and excellent connections in
Ireland and England. Picture Eyes is
the daughter OF John Moose, full
blooded Sioux Indian.
Picture Eyes is very pretty Indian
maiden. She is now we'll educated and
her tastes, inclinations and surround
ings are cultured. She is 25 years old.
and as pretty, well-dressed and we'll
groomed a girl as is to be seen shop
ping in Bismarck.
The story Of the love that won her
and changed her condition Of life, men
tai and material, is as melodramatiC as
a tale of Ouida's. Seven years ago
there came to this section of the coun-
try Thomas Dulaine Cronan, a young
Irishman, a stalwart chap, cookbook
ing, well-dressed, well-educated, and
with the manners of a man of the
world. He came over to look after the
interests of an English syndicate with
large holdings near Bismarck.
His sponsor was Moreton Frewen,
the noted English advocate of bimetal-
lism, who visited the United States last
fall to write Of the strenuous cam
The advocate., 1897-08-11

whose name has been stained with
scandal. These young fellows are bust
ness men, clerks, professional men, real
estate brokers and college students.
They are clean, shrewd, active young
men, who have been brought up In a
town where the women make public
sentiment in a town of petticoat gov
ernment, wherein woman has never
held an administrative municipal Office.
1t is town of 5000 inhabitants with
out saloon, without strange woman,
without a town drunkard
The advocate., 1897-08-11
Value Of the Egg in Sickness,


The value of egg albumen as food in
certain diseased conditions is pointed
out by DR.. G. e. BOynton. When fever
is present and appetite is nil, he says,
when we want an aseptic article of
diet, the white of an egg, raw, serves
both as food and medicine. The way
to give it Is to drain off the albumen
from an opening about half an inch in
diameter at the small end of the egg,
the yolk remaining inside the shell;
add little salt to this and direct the
patient to swallow it. Repeat every
hour or two. In typhoid fever this
mode of feeding materially helps us in
carrying out an antiseptic plan of
treatment. Furthermore, the albumen
to certain extent may antidote the
tOxines of the disease. Patients may
at first rebel at the idea of eating a
raw" egg, but the Quickness with
which 1t goes down without the yolk
proves it to be less disagreeable than
they supposed, and they are very ready
to take second dose.-Pacific Medical
Journal.
The advocate., 1897-08-11
The Laugh Of a Child,

No day can be so sacred but that
the laugh of child will make the holi-
est day more sacred still. Strike with
a hand of fire, oh, weird musician, thy
harp strung with Apollos golden hair;
fill the vast cathedral aisles with sym
phOnies sweet and dim, deft TOUGHER of
the organ keys; blow, bugler, blow,
until thy silver notes do touch the
skies with moOnlit waves and charm
the lovers wandering on the vine-cIad
hills; but know, your sweetest strains
are discords all, compared with child
hoods happy laugh, the laugh that
fills the eyes with light and every heart
with joy; oh, ripping river of life, thou
are the blessed boundary line between
the beasts and man, and every way
ward wave of thine doth drown some
fiend of care; oh, laughter, divine
daughter Of joy, make dimples enough
in the cheeks of the world to catch and
hold and glorify all the tears of grief
Robert G.. Ingersoll.
The advocate., 1897-08-11
Death Due Largely to Habit.

A Philadelphia dispatch, some time
ago, announced that DR.. G. A. Stephens,
a New England man, o graduate of the
Boston University medical school and
a member of many learned bodies
built a laboratory several years ago at
Norway lake, near Norway, Me-, and
he spends almost all his time there in
investigating the causes of old age and
death, with the object of their allevi-
alton and removal. Doctor Stephens
published from his laboratory the close
connection of all the cells in the brain
by nerve fiber, enabling them to feel
and act together, about a year and
half before the same discovery was an
nOunced by the great Spanish physi-
ologist, Ramon y Cajal, of Madrid.
Doctor Stephens says he is confident
that the progress of brain science will
enable mankind successfully to over
come decay and its climax, death. He
points out that matter is indestructible
and that the law of the universe is i'm
mortality. He believes that death at
threescore and ten, or thereabouts, Is
largely a matter Of belief and habit.
Generation after generation is born
into the world expecting to die at cer-
tain time, and they die then. He very
forcibly points out that If children were
brought up with the idea of living for
ever this altered expectation would
gradually but surely extend the life
limit in the course of several gener-
ations
To prove that life length is largely
a child of habit and environment, he
instances the elephant and the swan.
whose ages run into the centuries. as
compared with infusoria and moths,
whose heyday Of existence is but the
fleeting moment His studies have
been particularly directed toward mi
croscopic examination Of the brain
cells of the old and infrm. He finds
their nuclei dark and shrunken, Just
like the brain cells Of the fatigued
pigeons and Of the honey bees, so
graphically illustrated by Doctor
Hodge, Of Clark university, Worcester,
Mass.
Doctor Stephens raises the serious in
quiry as to whether the universal pres
ence of microscopic dirt" may not be a
potent factor of old age and decay.
He has found large quantities. Of foreign
inorganic matter in old brain cells.
He shows how this dirt" Is brought
into the system by the inspired air
(enclosuroses), through the cells Of the
lungs into the blood.an finds its final
refuse heap in the cells themselves,
where 1t increases in amount hourly
and escapes the metabolisn constantly