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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-27
RELIGIOUS READING.
RELIGION AND REFORMS ALL
OVER THE WORLD.
Prayer Meeting Topics for Christian EE-
deavor Groups Sensible Soeials for
Members-Rest and Labor-The Full


Love! for the true hearts sacred love is
its Creators will!
His glorious law of sympathy 1t iabors to
fuifl;
So work out in its smaller sphere. with
faithful diligence,
The mighty. universal schemes of his
omnipotence,
Love. if We can not learn to love your
brother whom we see,
How shall We grow in faith toward the
unseen Deity?
A true hearts love is worship. Indirectly
it is praise,
And prayer; for piety is not to cultivate
one phase
OF this anomalous being, with its wide
capacity
ITS vast illimitable range of power and
fantasy;
The length. the breadth, the height the
depth of this which we call man,
God hath made this to worship him, as
nothing narrow can;
Universally of gifts upon one creature
shed.
And 10 the Benefactor's praise shall all
save one be dead?
Mind. soul, heart. strength, all else of
good of rich and beautiful.
Lavished upon the human frame vet
Nyery sense be duh
Save qnei one only live to him of all
tiiis glorious tower?-
Forbf: it, Honor. Truth. No. work is
r:ety of power;
GENES is piety of mind; Love piety Of
seart;
Religion piety of soul. 1t will not serve
L 20 part
These elements of worship, and then
blasphemously give
Tha mutilated corpse to Him through
whom the whole must live
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-27

Let fertility waste from the earth,
let the waters Of the sea consume, let
the heavens be drained of light, let
angels lose their crowns, yet nothing
of God vanishes away. He can pro-
duce ALL He has divided the universe
among the elder children of light. and
left himself without a world, yet with
in himself is more love than in all Wis
ible things, and when a prodigal world
returns to the Father it will find his
kiss. his love, himself, more glorious
than title deeds given to angels. God
is himself our Inheritance. His holi-
ness shall be impaired to man. The
carnate again in the oneness of love.
I'VE shall dwell in him." His spirit
shall possess man. Does this seem i'm
possible? Does this seem too great?
Remember the measure of the love OF
God is himself. ''He loved us and
gave himself for us Will it tax al
mighty love to make us holy? Will it
exhause God? Pray for spiritual
strength to receive the gift. Pray Cor
the indwelling Christ that you may re-
tain it. Pray for breadth Of soul to
comprehend its meaning. Pray for the
fullness of his love to satisfy and fill
your moral nature with God accord
ing to the riches of his glory" The
apostle seals the prayer with the in
dorsement of the divine doxology,
Amen" it is true; "amen, it is faith
full; amen. DR.. j. T. Wrightman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-27
Sensible SociaIs,

A presidents social. to which each
Endeavorer comes wearing something
10 represent one of the presidents, by
which he is guessed. At the end Of
the evening each president" tells an
anecdote about himself. Pictures of
the presidents ranged about the room
form the basis Of a guessing contest.
Sing patriotic songs. Decorate with
flags. Let Uncle Sam and Columbia
preside.
A tree social, to which each member
brings leaf of some tree pinned upon
coat or dress. Each is given a num-
Der, and contest follows to see who
can name the most trees accurately.
Sing songs about trees, have essays on
trees, show curiosities connected with
them. Have a humorous recitation
about some one up tree"
There is lots of fun in the old games,
such as blind mans buff" and hunt
the slipper" Spend an evening solely
in a review of these Call it Look
ing Backwards Evening"
A color social would be pretty. Dec
crate the room with all colors. Place
before the members samples of all
kinds of colors for them to name. An
nounce which young man did the best,
and which young woman. REGULATIONS
based on colors. Exhibition of the
spectroscope. Talks about the rainbow
and similar displays of color in ma
ture.
A show of all the old-fashionad
things you can gather. comic lee
ture on the same "reminiscences Of
the good old days" by some veteran
Old time songs. Old-time refresh
ments.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-27
HAD HIS REVENGE.
How the Comedian Got Even with tho
Leading Man.

Leading Man.
A merry war of words between the
leading man and the comedian of a
Vienna theater resulted in the latter
yowing eternal hatred to his rival and
dire vengeance at the first opportunity,
says the New York Herald. The
prompter at this theater is an old lady,
whose ceremonious dignity and courtly
manner have earned for her the sobri-
quet of Frau Hofrathin" Mime. la
Conseillere de Cour). The comedian
elaborated a scheme to be reyenged
upon his enemy and the prompter was
the medium he employed for carrying
it out. The leading mans memory was
none of the best, and he always placed
great dependence upon the prompter,
who was very friendly to him One
scene in the second act, a long and diff
ticult scene always demanded from the
prompter her closest attention. One
evening, the fatal night. she had
climbed the narrow staircase into her
box, staircase so narrow that it was
impossible for her to turn, and she was
always forced to make the descent
backward. The first act passed off
without mishap and the famous love
scene, in which the leading man needed
her assistance so greatly, had com
menced when a terrible thing hap
pened. Some one had climbed the mar
row stairs and had started to cut off
the buttons of the old lady's boots. A
struggle between modesty and profess
sional duty ensued. She tried to get
her feet out of the way in vain; she
struck out at. haphazard, still in vain.
In the meantime she had lost the
thread Of the dialogue and the poor
leading man was plunging wildly in
confused sentences; the heroine was
also completely at sea and the curtain
was rung down amid a storm of in
dignation from the gods in the gallery.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-27
Christian Endeavor Topics.

S'od's PROMISES Monday, Aug. Z,
nc slack concerning his promises, 2
Pc 3:3'9; Tuesday, Aug. 8, Joshuas
testimony, Josh. 23:1-16; Wednesday.
Aug. s, Solomon's testimony, 1 Kings
S:54-6' Thursday, Aug. 10.Nehemiah's
Testimony, Neh. 9:19-25; Friday, Aug.
II, Nary's testimony, Luke 1:45-55;
Saturday, Aug. u, Pauls testimony.
Acts s7:21-26, A; 2 Cor 12:7-1O; Sun
day. Sug. 13.topic, "a Service of Prom
lses .sohn 14:1-14.
MIKE your Bible useful. Go through
1t and mark all the promises with a P.
Fellow the P. with various letters. p.
a. will stand for promise for times of
foubt; P. S. for promise for times
IF sickness; P. F. for promise for
Zines of failure.
Merely understanding promise does
not make it your own; you must be
helped by it.
A promise that you have made your
own is doubly yours if you help an
other with it.
Gods promises grow; and the soil
in which they grow is the soil of ODE
dience.
Evidently God delights in making
promises; they are the warp and wool
of the Bible. Can we please him bet
ter than by accepting them?
One good way to make the promises
your own is to take new one each
week and test it in faith.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-27
women inclined to superabundant flesh

women inclined to superabundant flesh
have all articles of underwear which
fasten about the waist mounted on a
tight-fitting yoke some four or five
inches in depth, or else cut in such a
way that the fullness may be taken up
by darts around the hips and the top
finished by straight strip stitched
down to hold the edge firm. This
idea is now adopted by everybody, and
all possible means of insuring slen-
derness are now sought. The best way
to have the skirt of the gown lie
smoothly across the hips is to wear
the corset outside the petticoat over all
the rest Of the underwear. This gives
an unbroken line and abolishes all
folds.
The petticoat, like the gown skirt.
is tight and plain as far down as the
knee, being fitted by darts. Below the
knee it blossoms out into luxuriant
decorations-innumerable frills, ruff
fies, plaitings, puffs, ruches and bows
Of ribbon. AS the flare of the gown
must be sustained by the petticoat, no
crinoline or other stiffening being now
employed. all this exuberant trim,
ming is fashionable necessity.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-27

Perhaps it were better for most OF
US to complain less of being misunder-
stood and TO take care that we do not
misunderstood other people. 1t ought
to give us pause at time to remem-
Der that each one has a stock of cut
and-dry judgments on his neighbors,
and that the chances are that most OF
them are quite erroneous. What our
neighbor really is we may never know,
but we may be pretty certain that he
Danish all these and think on what
soever is not what we have imagined
and that many things we have thought
of him are quite beside the mark
What he does we have seen, but we
have no idea what may have been
his thought and intentions. The mere
surface of his character may be ex-
posed, but of the complexity within we
have not the faintest idea. People
crammed with self-consciousness and
self-conceit are often praised as hum
Bile, while shy and reserved people
are judged to be proud. Some whose
whole life is one of subtle, studied sell
fishness get the name OF self-sacri-
fee, and other silent, heroic souls are
condemned for want of humanity
Ian Maclaren.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-27
Married Ladies' Titles.

In Germany controversy has arisen
with regard to the style which should
be adopted in addressing married la
dies. There are four names by which
mans better half may be described
in the language of the Vaderland, viz:
Gemahlin (consorD, gattin (spouse),
frau Qady), and webb (wife). To save
the frequent disputes and heartburn
burnings arising from ignorance or
impertinence in the use Of any one
Of these forms, 1t is proposed that
these shall be attached to the recog-
nized gradations of the social scale.
Thus, generals wife would be adj
dressed as his 'consort," the partner of
an official OF a certain rank as his
Spouse" the middle-class wife would
be addressed as her husbands lady"
and the workingman's helpmeet would
be simply his wife"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-27
Home Life.

The home life must be the sweetest.
The world is full of back biting and
misunderstanding and envy; the home
must be a refuge. The man is to be
pitied who after a hard days sail
amid the storms of business cares and
fears, cannot drop anchor at eventide
in the quiet harbor of a peaceful home.
We want to get rid of our grumbling,
fault-1nding spirit in the home, and
learn TO speak words of praise and ap-
proYsl. 1t is as easy to tell the wife
when she does well as when she misses
a button or has weak coffee; 1t is easier
to praise the children for their good
ness than to be increasingly nagging
them about their mistakes. Make
home happy, and the richest results
will follow. Peninsula Methodist.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-27
House Servants.

They have a curious custom at Gull
ford. England On Easter Monday all
Of the maid servants in st. Paul's par
ish meet at The vestry room and throw
dice for a fund Of G12 lbs, which is
the interest upon a legacy left by a
woman as long ago as the earlier part
Of the seventeenth century. She was
herself a housemaid, and saved her
earnings, which at the time of her
death amounted to a considerable sum
and were invested in consols. 1t was
intrusted to the vestry of that parish
as a permanent fund, and she provided
in her will that all Of the housemaids
in the parish who had served five years
or more in the same household and had
never in their lives been employed in
inns, alehouses or other drinking
places, and were of good character and
repute, should meet on Easter Mon
day and cast lots for the money. The
girl throwing the highest number re-
ceives two-thirds Of the whole, the
second highest receives the other third,
and if there should be tie the money
is divided.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-27

The rest of the Christian is not the
rest of idleness or indifference. 1t is
a rest which is preparation for work;
1t is rest from our own labors. and
from the anxieties which have disturb
ed us; rest which enables us TO
stretch out our hands in helpful labor.
No one can truly and effectually la
Dor for Others until he has himself first
entered into rest. No one can faithful
ly work the work of God until he has
come to cease from his own works.
And when the strife and the toll for
the rest and peace and pardon are
ended, and when the sweet assurance
of the Savior's love has possessed the
soul with an abiding peace; when the
great question is settled, and the great
debt is paid; when, at last, being JUS
titled by faith, we have peace with God
through our Lord Jesus Christ, by
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-27
ATLANTA, GA.
A REAL PATTY CAKE.
1t Is the Special Delight OF Juvenile
Picnic.

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Picnic.
Nothing delights a child more than
patty cake. During the June days,
when the little ones are going out on
picnlcs, to the park and to out-of-town
places, cake of some sort always enters
into their luncheons, and the child who
has number of patty cakes in her
basket is happy Here is receipt for
patty cakes which are both plain and
good: Cream together one cupful of
butter, two cupfuls of sugar and one
egg; CRATE in a saltspoonful of nutmeg;
when these ingredients are properly
blended, add three-fourths of a cup of
milk; sift two cupfuis of flour in
bowl; add to it two heaping spoonfuls
of baking powder; stir the powder we'll
through the flour, and then add it to
the other ingredients and stir until the
mixture is as smooth as cream. But
ter a patty pan, fill it with the cake
batter, and bake it in quick oven just
to test it. If it is all right, bake the
other cakes at once. If the batter is
not stiff enough, add a little more flour.
Make a light frosting for these cakes
by beating the white of an egg to a
stiff broth, and stirring in it four Ia
Dlespoonfuls Of powdered sugar. When
the cakes are a nice brown remove
them from the oven and place them on
4 folded napkin; before they are quite
cold spread the frosting over them
with thin bladed knife.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-27

About forty years ago rich and
handsome young woman, moved by a
spirit OF bravado, answered a per
sonal" advertisement in a city newspa-
per, and entered into a correspond
ence with a clever adventurer. She
was soon duped into marrying him and
mortgaging her property. Securing
the money, the man deserted his wife
and obtained a divorce. The woman,
broken-hearted and enfeebled in mind,
lived for years on the charity of
friends, and was recently taken to a
Connecticut poorhouse to end her days.
Happily, innocent indiscretion does not
invariably terminate in such a tragedy.
A girl escapes, perhaps. with only a
flush upon her cheek and a scar upon
her soul. She has learned by bitter
experience, however, that no true gen
tleman seeks q womans friendship
through an advertisement, and that to
enter into such an arrangement is to
invite moral disaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-27
Cruelty to Flowers.

A woman who loves her garden says
she cannot understand how people can
bring flowers to town these days, es-
pecially when they carry them in the
hand or wear them as bouquets. They
take them out of the shady, cool gar
Gen, fresh. dewy ard fragrant, and
hold the delicate stems in hot hands
or pin them in coats or gowns to fade
and die" she says, plaintively. wild
roses. which city people dote on, wilt
before the railway station is reached.
and pansies are dying of thirst long
before the train arrives in town. Pan
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-27

"Jubllacion" IS the convenient
euphusm for Spanish custom which
has had protraeted existence in Cuba.
1t signifies the receipt of a salary for
services which should be performed,
but are not--the recipient hiring a sub
stitute to do the work for which he
himself is paid. A professor of the
Havana University, whose salary was
six thousand dollars a year, has been
living in Spain for the past seventeen
years, while his duties in Cuba were
performed by another for pitifully
small pay. 1t is said that nearly all
the professors of Havana University
thus farm out" their chairs. A re-
cent decree of the United States au-
thorities, however, has abolished this
dishonest practice. and henceforth sal
aries will be paid only to those who
earn them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-27
COOKING SCHOOL.
Stuffed Peppers,

Select sweet green peppers of equal
size. Cut off the stem end; with a
teaspoon handle remove the seeds. Put
them into boiling water and boil for
five minutes. Make a stuIing with
softened bread crumbs, minced meat OF
any kind, adding a little ham. Sea-
son with salt, pepper, butter and a lit
the Cuion juice. Put them in baking
pan with stock, having the stock one
inch deep in the pan. Bake in mod
crate oven half an hour. Remove to
hot platter and pour over a little
stock.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-27

The city of New York tried the ex-
pertinent of vacation schools last sum-
mer with such gratifying results that
much larger provisions have been
made for the present season. Thirty
of the great school buildings with their
recreation grounds will be open for
eight weeks, from 4. m. till p. m,
for the accommodation of a succession
of classes, so that the aggregate at
tendance Of children may reach hun
dred thousand No textbooks will be
used; the exercises will be chiefly in
dustrial or manual; and there will be
plenty of play. A law permitting va
cation schools has been adopted in Illi-
nois.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-27

WHOM also we have access into this
grace wherein We stand, and rejoice
in hope OF the glory of Cod" then,
having entered into this rest, we are
enabled to lay aside every weight, and
the sin which so easily besets us, and
run with patience the race set before
us. Then we are workers together
with God. Then we can 'be steadfast.
immovable in the work of the Lord,
forasmuch as we know that our labor
is not in vain in the Lord. The
Christian.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-27
"she Loves Him Yet"

She loves him yet!
know by the blush that rises
Beneath the curls
That shadow her soul-lt cheek:
She loves him yet!
Through all Loves sweet DISCUSSES
In timid girls.
A blush will be sure to speak.
*.
But deeper signs II
Than the radiant blush of beauty,
The maiden finds. W.
Whenever his name is heard -
Her young heart thrills, f
Forgetting herself-her duty; ri
Her dark eye fills,
And her pulse with hope is stirred.
She loves him yet!
The flower the false one gave her.
When last he came,
Is still with her wild tears wet.
She'll ne'er forget,
Howe'er his faith may waver,
Through grief and shame.
Believe it-she loves him yet!
His fayorite songs 1TR'
She Will sing-she heeds no other; &
With all her wrongs L5
Her life on his love is set.
oh, doubt no more!
She never can wed another;
Till life be Ger,
She loveS-She will love him yet!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-27
One Who ESCAPED.

your father, l think, was a literary
man." remarked the passenger sitting
on the end Of the car seat. II knew
him pretty well. being somewhat in
the same line of work myself"
Possibly, sir" stiflly replied the
passenger who was occupying two
seats. Literature with him, however,
was merely an avocation and not vo-
cation. He didn't have to follow it.
as some people do. When he got tired
of it he laid down the pen"
Laid down the pen, did hep re-
Joined the other. 4 notice he seems
to have let one of the hogs out >
Chicago Tribune
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-27
MOther'SFriend

We know that in thousands of cases
it has proved more than blessing to
expectant mothers. 1t overcomes morn
ing sickness 1t relieves the sense of
tightness. Headaches cease, and dan
ger from Swollen, Hard and Rising
Breasts is avoided. Labor itself is
shortened and shorn of most of the pain.
We know that many doctors recon-
mend it, and we know that multitudes
of women go to the drug stores and buy
it because they are sure their physicians
have no objections. We ask trial
just a fair test. There is no possible
chance of injury being the result, be-
cause Mothers Friend is scientific
ally compounded. 1t is sold at ST. bot
tie, and should be used during most of
the period of CESSATION. although great
relief is experienced if used only short
time before childbirth. Send for our IL
lustrated book about Mothers Friend.
THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR co.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-27
Riches and Climate of Siberia.

Siberia is not the land buried in
snow and peopled with exiles only
that it is imagined to be, even by many
Russians. In its southern parts it is
rich in natural productions as are the
southern parts of Canada, and besides
100000 of natives it has a population
of more than 100000 as thoroughly
Russian as that to the north of Mos
cow.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-27

They have had fist fight in the
Belgian chamber OF deputies and sew
eral members were badly hurt. The
Belgian deputies should learn a les
son from their brethren in France Let
them settle their disputes by fighting
duels and thus avoid the danger Of be-
ing injured.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-27
A Defective Agency.

Sweet Girl-Pa, the house next dooi
was robbed last night. Pa-Mercy!
Next door? Sweet Girl-Yes, and the
burglars have been in two or three
houses on this terrace within a week.
Pal know it. It's terrible! But
what can we do? Sweet Girl was
thinking it might be a good plan for
Mr.. Nicefello and me to sit up a few
nights and watch for them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-27
DisposInp of Him.

This man is too belligerent to suit
me-. said the German emperor
thoughtfully. He's always ridicul-
ing the idea of peace and declaring
that war is inevitable He is stirring
things up altogether too much. .
Couldn't you get him out of the coun.
try for a while?" That's a good idea
I'll send him to the peace conference. "
Washington Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-27
One Of Those Questions.

They had been talking about the in
surance on the church, when the little
one suddenly broke into the converse
ton.
The church is Gods house, isn't
it?" she asked.
yes. DEAR" replied the mother.
"And does he get the insurance if it
burns DOWN." was the next question:
Chicago Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-27
Ginger Pufs.

To two cupfuls of flour add one tea
spoonful of ginger, one-fourth tea
spoon of nutmeg. one tablespoonful of
sugar, half a cup OF white wine. Beat
three eggs, add them to the mixture.
Pour into buttered cups and bake in
a quick oven. Before sending them to
the table pour over a little wine sauce.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-27
Baked omeIet.

Put one pint OF milk in a double
boiler. Rub one tablespoonful of but
ter and one of flour together. Add to
the hot milk, stirring constantly. Let
cook five minutes. Remove and add
one-half teaspoon salt. When cold
add yolks of two eggs, beaten. Then
add the beaten whites Pour into
buttered dish. Bake in a moderate
oven twenty minutes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-27

owing to the results Of the college
boat races it is suspected that some Of
the collegians will have to do a lot OF
walking if their fathers become pos
sessed Of any stubborn notions about
sending them money on which to gel
home.