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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-03
SONORA PEREZ.

from the embassy smoking a cigaret.
She dresses in light summer attire and
is invariably attended by an escort.
D ring her walk she continues to
smoke and seems entirely unconscious
of the attention attracted, and goes
through all the graceful manipulations
of the cigaret in fascinating manner.
Her escort does not smoke, but de-
votes all his attention to the fair
daughter of the land OF the cactus.
The woman is Sonora Perez, the wild
owed daughter of the Mexican ambas-
sador and Sonora Aspiroz, and her es-
eort is her eldest brother. The cigar
cts Sonora Perez smokes are product
of Mexico and her way of smoking
them is SO distinctly Mexican that no
one could possibly object to ii.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-03

together tightly stuck the end down
the hose and began pumping. In
minute the peculiar odor of moonshine
was quite perceptible, and in another
there was a fine stream running into
the demijohn, which he had placed un-
der the spout. Well | was rendered
speechless by the operation, and when
he told me that there was a well of it
down there, | had to believe him. and
at once began to dicker for the prop
erty. He insisted o. my staying over
night, but he wouldn't talk about sell
ing. | stayed with him till next day.
and then he told me he had something
else to show me, and took me around
down under the mountain about half
a mile to the mouth of a cave and
piloted me back into it. where found
brandy and moonshine still, and un-
der hole in the rock overhead | saw
a barrel of white liquor very much
like that which he pumped into the
demijohn the day before. He didn't
say anything to jolly me, but | made
few remarks about the kind of sucker
| was, and presented his wife with the
best alpaca dress than could be bought
in the crossroads store where they did
their trading
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-03
An Unhanny Name.

| remember hearing the following
story from the late Canon Bardsley,
author of English Names and Sur
names" There was once a woman
"a little 'crackey,' | think" said the
cancn, by way Of parenthesis-wh had
a son whom she had christened
What" Her idea seems to have bean
that when in after days lie was ASKED
his name. and kept saying What, /"
amusing scenes would follow. which
was likely enough, especially If the
boy was careful to pronounce the as
pirate. Such a scene did, | believe.
occur once when he went to school.
and was told, as newcomer, to stand
UP and furnish certain particulars
What is your name?' asked the
teacher. What" blurted out the boy.
amid the laughter of the class. What
is your name?" asked the master
again, with more emphasis. What"
replied the boy. Your name. sir!"
roared back the Infatuated pedagogue.
What, What" roared back the terri
fed urchin. The sequel l forget, but
| believe it one of those cases in which
the follies Of the parents are visited on
the children of the first generation
Notes and Queries.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-03
Buliet-Proof Cuirass.

The latest bullet-proof cuirass halls
from France, and is the invention Of
M. Threaud. Its essential features are
shield of metal filled with an outer
and inner lining (the composition Of
which is not stated, the whole appara-
tus weighing less than eight pounds.
According to good authority. it was re-
Gently tested with a Mauser rifle, which
was fired from distance Of about 10
yards. The bullet tore the front of the
euirass and made an indentation in the
metal plate, but did not penetrate it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-03
Broke In the Shnrv.

An actor tells of a tragic experience
he had recently while playing to an
audience in a little town in southern
Texas In one of the scenes of the
play, in which he acts the villain, he
hides himself in a barrel, that he may
listen to a conversation between the
hero and heroine, whose future we'll
being he is trying to destroy. In the
town hall there was little if any
property material. A barrel would
do to conceal himself in, SO a hired
hand" was sent out to find one. He
succeeded. He slipped in the barrel
with ease. The man and the woman
appeared, and while they were in the
midst Of an animated conversation
there came howl from the barrel that
fairly shook the rafters This was fol-
lowed by the eayesdropper crawling
out with his hands to his face, and
he in turn was followed by a swarm
of wasps. The wasps got among the
stage people and those N the audience,
which created so much confusion that
the shcE was broken up.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-03

The season for the outdoor girl has
opened. And every man who meets
her in the summer Of 1899 will want
to pledge her health for all time to
come. For she is the happiest sum-
mer girl he has ever known. She is
the jolliest of comrades. She has mus
cleS instead Of nerves" She can plan
The most delightful outings. She can
tramp all day and dance all night She
rs a new outing girl with health and
strength and rosy cheeks. She has for
ever distanced the timid. nervous sum-
mer girl of other days. She knows
how to dress comfortably for sports.
'styiishly for yachting and bewitching-
~ for evening dances. She is as strong
as she Is graceful, and as pretty as she
Is intelligent. Never before has the
outdoor girl had SO many sports at her
command as this summer OF course
she will play golf, and her records viii
make even Scotch lassies pale with
envy. And she will swim, and swim
well. too. She hasn't deserted her BIZ
cycle. but it is now a necessity rather
than a fad. She likes tennis Just as
well as ever, and can serve a ball that
stretches the muscles Of her college
brother to receive. She can sail her
own yacht, If she chances to own one.
and she is on deck in the stiffest
Ibreeze. Her clothes for all these sports
are not only the smartest. but the most
useful and comfortable that the swell
tailors on two continents can design
She has the correct costume for each
sport
The FLUFFY Bathing Girl.
This year for the first time she is a
fuzzy bathing girl. Her very best bath
ing suit is made of silk rather than
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-03
Through Colora do.

The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad.
with its numerous branches penetrat-
ing the Rockies, has two distinct and
separate lines across the mountains.
Tickets reading via the Scenic Line"
between Denver and Grand Junction,
in connection with the Rio Grande
Western Ry. between Grand Junction
and Ogden, are available over the
Denver & Rio Grande either via its
main line through Leadville and Glen
wood Springs or via the line over
Marshall Pass and through the Black
Canon. Tourists to and from Salt Lake
City, Ogden or San Francisco will find
1t to their advantage to have their
tickets read in both direction via THE
Scenic Line of the World thus being
able to use one of the above routes go
ing and the other returning. Write S.
K. Hooper, G. p. & t. A.. Denver.
Colo, for illustrated pamphlets.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-03

ishment, SO one day / went fishing and
/ fished on for a week Wilson COM
planned to my father of my truancy.
! explained how brutally / had been
treated, and wound up by saying to
my father that | would not go back.
and that if forced to return | should
try to kill Wilson. / never went back,
but was sent instead to a Friends
academy at Burlington. N. J."
Then DR.. English told of another
school, and the facility with which he
acquired Greek and Latin. This was
his preparation for entrance into the
university of Pennsylvania, where he
took his medical degree in 1889. Al
most Immediately thereafter he began
the study of law and was admitted 20
the bar Of Philadelphia in 1912. Mean
while his literary career had begun.
a had made verses very early, said
he land of course wrote bad ones
Once | dropped into the contribution
box in the United States Gazette of
Philadelphia, when Joseph R. Chan
der was editor, the copy of some
verses. 1t was printed, properly tick
eted T. d. e.. and oh, how | chuckled!
I was then 10 | wrote more verses.
I somehow had what might be called a
fatal acceptance. and was constantly
finding my way into type One fine
day a song was printed, and there APP
peared my verses arranged to music
Then, indeed, l thought | had been
launched.
AS a matter of fact, DR.. English was
already recognized as a writer OF
promise when. in 1913, Nathaniel P.
Willis, who, with George p. Morris,
had lately revived the New York Mir
ror, wrote TO the young medical prac-
titioner, whom a chronic throat trou
Bile had forced to abandon the law and
who was pursuing literature as pas
time, asking for a sea song which he
thought would help the venture along.
Il started a sea song said the doctor.
but stuck before | got half way
through not unusual experience
with those who set out to write poetry
to order. A few days later, falling
into a reminiscent mood, Il produced
four stanzas and half of something
else, patched on a few lines of the
unfinished sea song and Ben Bolt was
complete. sent it to Willis with a
note telling him to burn it if it did not
suit him, and that | would send him
something better when more in vein.
did not give the song title, and
signed only my initials, l thought so
little of it,"
willis was pleased with the song, :"
continued the doctor. 'and published
it with some prominence in the New
Mirror of Sept 25, 1913. To my sur
prise it won quick popularity. It was
COPIED, without credit, in the English
papers, where of course it was as
sumed to be Of British birth. After
saw it in print it occurred to me that
the song would &c we'll to music. and |
spoke to several composers about It,
but they all tod me that it wouldn't
sing. | thought it would and took the
matter into my own hands b. writ
ing some music for the words myself
However, my music did not become so
popular as that coupled with it by
Nelson Kneass. son of a celebrated
actress of the period It was in 1916
that an English transformer, having
seen the lines III an English newspa-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-03
AN AUTHOR
who Wrote Rocks of Travel, Yet Had
Never Travelled.


Never Travelled.
New Orleans Times Democrat: II
used to know man." said a New Or
leans bohemian, who made a living
writing stories of travel for boys. He
had never been out of Missouri in his
life, but he was famous for the graphic
fidelity of his description of foreign
lands. His reference library consisted
of exactly three works: An encyclope-
dia, set of United States consular re-
ports, covering four or five years, and
copy Of Woods Natural History"
II the scene of the story was to be laid,
for instance. in Borneo, he would be-
gin by reading the Borneo article in
the encyclopedia; then he would turn
to the consular reports and look I'D all
the odd and interesting matter he could
find touching that particular island,
and finally he would get description
of its animals from Woods. He wrote
at an old table on which was glued
map Of the world. covered with a sheet
of glass. This was constantly before
his eyes, SO he couldn't go astray on
geography, and, as l said before, his
descriptions were marvels of accuracy
He could draw better and more re-
alistic pen picture of foreign countries
than travellers themselves. People
thought that he had been a great globe
trOtter and crazy as il sounds 7 -
lieye he actually got to thinking so
himself. The last time / saw hirl he
talked about Afghanistan in the easy
off-hand vein of a personal observer.
If I hadn't happened to know that he
had been living in St. Louis all his life
would have sworn he had been
there
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-03

per, recited them to Kneass, who was
in need of song. The latter prompt
ly adapted an old German air to the
song and sung it in Pittsburg in a mel
odrama called THE Battle of Buena
Vista.
In 1879 DR.. English took up his
residence in Newark, where he was in
turn associated with the Morning
Register and the Journal, and where in
1890 he was elected to congress, He
was reelected two years later over
mea who were generally regarded as
being much more popular" than the
doctor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-03
A Transaction in Desks.

A passion for old furniture general
ly communicates itself to the collec-
tors friends. Thus of a young lawyer
in Worcester who has good taste in
antiques, the Gazette records that his
enthusiasm has infected many persons
sometimes with saddening results.
1t was no more than natural that when
the lawyers friend, the professor, sold
his desk, which was of ancient design
but of doubtful age, and began looking
for something better, he should con-
suit the young lawyer. The man of
law was delightfully."- sympathetic. Il
saw just what you want the other day"
he said, "but I'm afraid it's gone now.
I'll keep my eye out for the next few
days" well, if you see anything real
ly good" said the professor, buy it
and hold it for me. 1t is not safe to
let bargain 60 too long. Only let
/ won't be buying one, too. 1t would
be a great favor" Not at ALL" said
the lawyer Its a pleasure to buy
good thing, even If you are not to keep
it yourself" In day or two the pro
fessor received joyful note. The
young lawyers mother had found just
what the professor wanted-a beauty,
one of those rare old bits that they
cannot counterfeit, and such bargain,
only ten dollars The professor was
charmed. He Immediately sent his
check to the young lawyer, with an
enthusiastic note of thanks and re-
quest to send up the desk. He was in
the hall when it arrived. He tore off
the sacking and inspected his prize. 1t
was his old desk that he had sold a
few days before for eight dollars and
half
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-03
QUEER WELL.
Its Owner Pumped Moonshine Whisky
Instead of Water from 1T.

Instead OF Water from It,
Washington Star: Il had an odd ex
perience in the North Carolina noun
tains once when | " -ern there land
prospecting" remarked the real estate
dealer in storytelling mood. Il was
in that part of the state where they
make moonshine and apple brandy,
and one day | stopped at house
among the rocks and cliffs for my dim
ner. The man was well-to-do, and |
had letter to him from a brother Of
his | had bought a big tract of land
from, SO | was above suspicion. | was
dead tired when | reached his place,
and having exhausted my supply OF
energizer, | asked him if he had any
thing around the house. He said he
could give me a drink of moonshine
If liked it, and though | did not, it
was better than nothing. He went to
the cupboard, but the demijohn was
bare, and / was disappointed, but he
smiled and told me to come with him,
and he would show me something that
might interest me. l went with him
into the back yard, where there was
a great fiat stone so feet square. just
high enough above the level to have all
the soil washed off it, and in the cen
ter of it was two-inch hole with
plug in it. He called to his wife to
bring out the pump, and he drew the
plug. from the hole. The pump was
one Of these small ones used in oil
barrels, and had about Is feet Of pipe
to it, in three joints. He put these
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-03
THE WOMAN WHO STOOPS.
How She Can BE Cured of This I'm
graceful Habit.

graceful Habit.
The woman who stoops is rare thank
goodness, but she does exist as an eye
sore to beholders and a discomfort to
herself. Yes, | am convinced that the
STOPPING woman is quite uncomfort-
able and would remedy her defect if
she knew how. Weakness of the sys-
tenn is sometimes responsible for
STOPPING shoulders, but carelessness is
the great cause Porting over books,
writing for hours at time and neg
lect to aid a defective vision with
glasses are the main causes.
The cure should begin with the pill
low. Use one small, fiat pillow at
night or dispense entirely with the lux
ury of head rest. Bear the infirmity
in mind and walk erectly and sit with
the shoulders where they should be.
Expand the chest and keep the eyes on
a level with peoples faces. Practice
walking about the room with a book
balanced on the head and hold the chin
UP when reading, with the book placed
on a level with the face Have the
eyes tested occasionally. and if you
need glasses procure them at once
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-03

to in the old days on the score of
danger, and one OF the first injunctions
of hostess to her guest was in refer
ence to that prevalent but disquieting
practice. But in these days, when
electric light has removed the risk Of
fire, the question is one solely of it's
benefit or harm to the prospective
sleeper. The Medical Press and Cir
cular is of the opinion that a short
course of some standard author may
act as composing sedative, but works
which contain extremes of wit, melo-
drama, comedy, tragedy or philosophy
should be avoided. Like a good sup
per, the reading should be neither too
heavy nor too Stimulating On the
other hand, most physicians are of the
opinion that led should be kept as
much as possible for sleep. A habit OF
reading before putting out the light
and closing ones eyes is apt to grow
and become tyranny, and. like drugs,
the more you indulge in it the longer
has the reading to be to have the de-
sired effect. 1t must be admitted,
however, that the habit, to all buS
those fortunate beings who are asleep
the moment their head touches the
pillow, is very seductive, and that
good many peoples most serious read
ing is done at that time.-London Tele-
graph
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-03

pensary all right, but one thing both
cred him. The doctor told him he must
make his wife some chicken broth ard
feed her a certain amount every fifteen
minutes. Trouble is, doc" said the
colored man, Il amt got no pusson
to make the broth and feed her" The
doctor said shortly Feed her YOUR
self, you lazy fellow. You have never
done a stroke of work in your life. and
you haven't anything else to do" The
"darky' scratched his grizzled head in
puzzled way, and said slowly. "Yas.
sab. Vas, sab. OATS right. But if I
has to feed her cherry fifteen minutes
how am / going to get de chickens
OATS what / don't know"-New York
Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-03
Farming in Colorado and New Mexico.

The Denver & Rio Grande railroad,
"the Scenic Line of the World" has
prepared an illustrated book upon the
above subject, which will be sent free to
farmers desiring to change their loca-
ton. This publication gives valuable
information in regard to the agricul.
tural, horticultural and live stock in
terests of this section, and should be in
the hands of everyone who desires to
become acquainted with the methods Of
farming by irrigation Write S. X.
Hooper, G. P. & I. A., Denver, Colo.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-03
A Puzzler for the Negro.

Edward Murphy, Jr., formerly United
States senator, was telling a number
of friends in the Hoffman story
about a colored vagrant who lives in
Troy. This happy o-lucky son of the
south is a favorite with every one, and
his only virtue is his kindness to his
wife. She was taken i'll some time
ago, and, while the "darky" had no
money to pay for physician, he per-
suaded a local doctor to visit his wife
and prescribe for her. He succeeded
in getting the medicine from dis
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-03

The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad,
at the request of numerous business
organizations of Baltimore and Phil
adelphia, has arranged for ten days
stop-over at each of those cities under
the usual procedure of the passenger
depositing the ticket with the ticket
agent upon his arrival. The Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad now grants ten
days stop-overs at Washington, Balti-
more and Philadelphia.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-03
New cities in Africa.s wi,as.

A party has left Bulawayo for Lake
Tanganyika in Africa, on behalf Of the
Tanganyika Concession company, and
will lay out town at the south end OF
the lake. The company has been
granted 1000 square miles of land,
with mineral and other concessions.
The natives are not consulted, as they
are not supposed to have any rights.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-03

flannel. and it is designed in as pic
turesque a fashion as her most artistic
garden party frock. In black 1t is de-
cidedly the smartest bathing suit OF
the season. The silk used is generally
a good quality of surah or china silk.
In either case the costume is light in
weight, will not hold the water amt
wrings out easily. These suits have
short skirts and a mere apology for
sleeve. They are trimmed, many OF
them with a narrow white or black
silk braid and with tiny fiounces OF
ribbon. In black trimmed with scar
let silk braid they are extremely effec-
tive. The braid is used either to trim
n deeD sailor collar or to ornament
broad revers. 1t also forms finish
Go the short puffed sleeves and is used
20 cover the belt entirely. With cos
TIME of this description a red oiled
silk tam-o -shanter cap is worn. Bath
ing stockings are invariably black ana
made with canvas soles.
other striking bathing suits intro
dnced this summer arc OF cream white
French bunting with deep yokes Of
coarse lace outlined with cream col
ored braid. Albatross for bathing suits
in black. dark blue and pure white is
also nsed
For the Girl who Swims.
The girl who swims like fish and
WIN is really more at home in the wa
Ter than posing on the sands wears be-
meath her very short loose fitting
Epiekerbockers open at the knee. They
are made in this way so that it is i'm
nossible for them to hold any water,
and her suit is also sleeveless for the
came reason. She never thinks Of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-03
Tired.

Il shall be glad when Dewey gets
back" said one inside newspaper man
to the other. How so?' inquired his
companion. Because" replied the
first speaker, Il have been writing in.
terviews with him for months, and |
need the rest. Life.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-03
DO Your Feet Ache and Rurn9

Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot
Ease. powder for the feet 1t makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Hot and
Sweating Feet At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores. 25c. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy, N. Y.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-03

wearing a befrilled bathing suit. All
that she requires is that the material
Of her costume shall shed the water
easily and her suit be so designed as
in no way to hinder the freedom of her
swimming. If she happens to be a very
Independent young person she Will
take her swim in a suit made without
the least suggestion Of skirt. These
skirtless bathing costumes are not as
startling as they sound, for the knick-
erbockers are wide enough to have
somewhat the appearance Of divided
skirt They are made of silk albatross
or light weight serge. Bathing caps
this year are seen in a varied array,
and the wise young woman appreciates
their grea. importance. For if she
wishes to keep her hair like glossy
silk, she will not submit it to fire.
quent dips in the briny ocean. Salt
water ruins the gloss Of her hair, and
in time the alkali kills the roots. There
are oiled silk caps this year made with
a broad flaring brim, and other caps in
gay SILK SHdpeu IKE ldli-O -sllth ~
The newest are plaided, checked or
scattered with polka dots. They are
frequently made to order to match the
trimming of the bathing suit. Rum
chunda silk handkerchiefs are also
used this summer tied into turbans.
They are arranged over a plain oil silk
cap. and are thus as useful as they
are ornamental
Bathing Suits for the Youngsters.
The same materials are employed for
che childrens bathing suits as for their
grown up sisters. For the little people
who build wonderful sand houses the
suits are made without the encum-