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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-02-02
TO EVERY SEASON IT'S CHARM.
1t Takes Spring, Summer, Autumn
and winter 10 Make Rounded
Yenr--SO with Life.

Every season has its own attractions,
its peculiar charms. The freshness and
hope of the spring, the warmth and
bloom of the summer. the maturity and
ripeness of the autumn, the frosts and
SHOWS Of the winter, combine to make
the beauties of the complete and round
ed year Without any one Of these the
others would be imperfect. 1t were
easy in each season to think, as it draws
TO its close, that no joys can be like
those which are passing away. 1t were
wiser TO feel that these joys have had
their time, and that those of another
and more fitting season are approach
ing. The true soul thanks God for the
freshness and hope of childhood, in the
springtime of life; for the warmth and
bloom of youth and young manhood, il
life's summer; for the maturity and
ripeness of more fully developed being,
as life comes toward its season of de-
clining years; for even the frosts and
SHOWS of its winter in old age. Each
season has its beauties which would
not have been beauties before, but
which now are appropriate and time
". There are possibilities of brillian-
cy and gorgeousness in the forest
foliage of October which are never to
be seen in the month of June. These
possibilities are in the spheres of both
nature and grace. He who is growing
old, with a proper sense of his place
and privileges, can do a work with and
for others that he could not have done
before, but which others will now
recognize and rejoice in. But man
cannot do this unless he is ready TO
thank God that he has lived through the
other seasons of life's year. and that
what he is now doing he must do as
winter approaching rapidly. - $. S.
Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-02-02

certain places. inns mas come down
from 1924.
In this country just as marked curl
osities and barbarisms prevail. There
are, for example. 80 gallons in barrel
of cider, 311s or SO in barrel of ale or
milk, 80 in a barrel of fish, AZ in tierce
of wine or oil, 63 in hogshead of wine,
"a in a hogshead of beer, 81 in a
puncheon of wine. John Quincy Adams,
so long ago as the early days of this
century (and the same is true to-day
in both England and America) re-
marked: The English pound avoirdu-
pois is heavier than the pound Troy,
the ounce avoirdupois is lighter than
the ounce Troy"
In such measures 112 comes to mean
100, one dozen I6 and IS signifies 25.
And these are but the beginnings of
the odd inconsistencies. 1t has been
calculated that there are six different
legal quarts in various parts of Great
Britain. Experts say that in Lanca-
shire, England, there are nearly 50
different bushels. There are so to
100 different units of weights alone
in the United States. the most of
them hardly known outside of their
own special localities. it is true, but all
distinctly legal.
This brief list, carefully prepared,
will give some conception of the con-
fusion. In actual use to-day is the
lsilderlin. Generally, it is a half barrel
of ale At the United States customs
llilderkin means 10 gallons. 1t is a
British beer measure of % gallons, and
in the measuring of water for ships it
is calculated at IS gallons.
The dry barrel is Il pecks, the liquid
barrel 43 Is gallons. But mark the
variance in this latter. For wine the
United States measure is 31la gallons
per barrel, the British 26.24 gallons, and
for various wines this British barrel
measure runs from so TO So gallons. For
beer in the United States the measure
is SO gallons 1.-TWO kilderhin by this cal
culation) in England 1894 gallons. The
COON still exists, the old English meas
ure of four barrels. There is the quar-
torn-dry. a quarter of peck; liquid.
quarter of a yard. The step Is 80
inches The nail is yet legal. 1t is one
twentieth of an English ell, about one
sixteenth of yard, approximately, the
distance from the end of the thumb
nail to the joint at the base of the
thumb.
Quaint instances of barbarc meas
ures yet in use may readily be con-
tinued. The pace is 60 inches. There
is the last, ten quarters, in England 50
bushels, in Russia 11.54 quarters. The
load in both England ana America is
calculated at 80 cubic feet Of round
timber, 80 of hewn or squared timber
or planks. When il comes TO fractions
of weights the aVoirdupois, apotGe-
carries and Troy measures show the
same weight of the grain, the avoir-
dupois the ounce less. but the pound
one-fifth greater. the apothecaries AID
the Troy the ounce and the pound
alike.
Five distinct gallons exist in the
British empire, one of 231 cubic inches,
che of PA, one of 272H. In some Sec
tons OF England The old rhyme yet
runs:
weighs a pound and a quarter
A pint of pure water,
and in others is heard at being the
case there,
"a nfntsa a mound
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-02-02
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A LITTLE WHILE.

A few more years-'tis but little while
Our work all done. our weary feet at
rest
Tho full-orbed moon and rising sun still
smile
On lowest plane and highest mountain
crest,
They call US not TO joys that come with
sight;
Earth's brightest scenes are wrapped in
shades of night
little while! We change as all things
must.
These mortal frames should crumble into
dust.
whate'er our work. that work viii end at
The joy. the grief the pleasure and the
pain
The end will comet where'er our lines are
All helps shall fail. all earthly props
prove vain.
The friends of youth who joined US in our
Our school-day friends. and friends of later
days
All. one by one. have gone. or soon will go;
From life to death, there is constant flow.
But. o what joyi When Death hath claimed
its own
The morning breaks of life's unending
day!
When earthly scenes and earthly joys have
flown,
our spirits. freed. enraptured fly away!
No sickness there, no pain. no stified
breath
No signs, no tears, no crushing griefs. no
death
o Joy of joys, of Gods free Spirit born!
We gladly hail the Resurrection morn.
John NJ Morse. in n. Y. Observer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-02-02
DUTY DEFINED.
some Good Definitions Recently
Elected by the Rams Horn In
Prize Contest.

Duty is the fulfllment of all known
law-John Semones.
Duty-That which man owes TO God
and man.-William IL. Cord.
Duty is doing the right thing at the
right time.--W. G. Armstrong.
Duty is Gods will done-moral obli-
CATION reverenced by work.-C. Polling
Duty is the full measure Of mans OBJ
legation gagged by the Golden Rule
c. g. Steinhart.
Duty is that. the doing of which at
eny given moment is the only course
that will put us in right relation TO self
to man and God-T. +. Murphy.
Duty is our obligation or what we
ought TO do in view Of all law, written or
unwritten. natural. moral or spiritual.
Mrs. II. c. Wharton.
A nettle that stings the careless hand;
Yet strangely. doth impart
New strength and peace when boldly seized
And firmly pressed 10 heart
~ a NfIius
a debt We owe: the debt Of love.
To man below. to God above;
one we should pay to young and old.
Each passing day in deeds 81 gold
Mrs +. l.. Stapley.
Duty is that one thing which an en-
lightened conscience tells us we ought
To do or say at certain time; a debt
we owe humanity, including ourselves.
Duties often come in numbers, but
each has its own order of time and
place. and never conflict when these are
rightly assigned.-Mrs. ID. W. Morrison.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-02-02

A common cause of accidents to am
ateur riders is their inclination TO ride
close together when on separate wheels.
If one is behind the other. each natural
~ feels that all is well so long as the
leader proceeds smoothly. This conf
dence leads 10 forgetfulness, and if the
head rider has mishap at least the
two next TO him are likely to share the
misfortune because of their close prox-
unity ard the fact that they are not
On their guard If the leader turns
aside sharply to escape an obstacle
those closely following il viii be sure
&c encounter it. They have neither
the time nor the presence Of mind TO
do otherwise. II is estimated that
quite one-half Of the accidents to young
wheeimen are occasioned in this way.
and out Of this class bicycle repairers
always coin money. The slightest
thing is liable to dislodge one when
coasting, for at such times a rider has
less perfect control Of the machine
than when his feet touch the pedals.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-02-02
A LIFE WORTH LIVING.
1t Is Not the SeIf-Contcnted Life, hat
One After the Pattern of
Christ's.

A cynical acquaintance once re-
marked thai nothing was more peril
Gus to the peace and happiness of per-
son than to come into close relations
with another person. You never
know what you are involving yourself
in he said; you are certain to get en-
tangled in his concerns, and you will
have no end of bother and trouble. !"
Marriage was his bette noir. In his
opinion il was literally giving a hostage
to fortune. To marry was to open a
gate through which troop Of troubles
would come upon you. You might find
happiness, but at The constant peril of
greater unhappiness. That is the quin-
tessence of selfishness and diabolical
philosophy. It's condemnation is that il
is against nature and against God.
Helpful and sympathetic relations with
our fellow human beings are the very
wine of life. Suppose that one does es-
cape some trouble and annoyance by
living a purely selfish life, how much
he misses, Getting entangled with the
concerns of others! Why. that is the
very charm of full and rich expert
ence. That is the way 10 be happy;
that is the way TO do good and get good;
that is the way TO live like man or
woman He fought his battles; he had
a thousand relations with his fellow
men: he was helpful and generous, and
a rock in weary land to those VINO
were in perplexity and trouble; be
loved 10 make the cares Of others mis-
own Is not that the ideal Of life
worth living Boston Watchman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-02-02
The Moral ,Ia.t.r

Because Jesus Christ is moral mas
ter of the world. by the better senti-
ments which He inspires in the heart
of humanity. He shall drive out of the
holy temple Of freedom and civilization
all tyranny, oppression and wrong
Rev Dr. Bristol.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-02-02
Oyster. Know the Tide.

Oysters, after they have been
brought away from the sea, know by
instinct the exact hour when the tide
Is rising and approaching their beds,
and so. Of their own accord, open their
shells TO receive their food from the
sea as II they were still at home.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-02-02
Must work in Cod. ways.

II we would have our plans estab-
Iished by the Lord. we must form them
and work them according 10 His VIII.
Our daily life is in the Lord.-united
PRESBYTERIAN.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-02-02
HIrbest Fame.

The highest fame is found in self alb
negation that others may be glorified.
Rev. T. C. Harding.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-02-02

Patience true is beautifying. but it is
also empow ering. II does a work in US
"a perfect work.-Dr. McElveen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-02-02
"A pint's a pound
All the world round"

There is one acre in London and the
regions surrounding it, and quite an
other when the traveller gets TO York.
far up north. England has yet other
acres incorrect, but not illegal.
Thirteen for dozen is quite COM
mon in many parts of England, and
in the British currency guinea (2i
shillings) replaces the pound eco shill-
ings) in professional fees-in accord
ance with the tradition Even more
curious is method of counting jugs
and pitchers in the wholesale crockery
trade. The sizes in which these are
made are known as 54s, 42s, 36s, Dos, 2is,
rs, IS and IS, the smallest articles hav-
ing the larger numbers. These are sold
according to the numbers-54 to the
dozen Of 54s, but four only to the dozen
of As
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-06
Scottish Impartiality.

In the British army, as elsewhere,
men are likely to have ''soft side'' for
those who came from their own coun-
try. Punch pictures the color sergeant
of a Highland company, in which are
one or two unfortunate Englishmen,
calling the roll.
angus Mackay." No reply. Loud
err: angus Mackay" Still no reply.
(Sotto voce): 81 ken. ye're there; yer
aye at yer jooty, decent mon, but ye're
over modest to speak before sac mony
folks. 1 see We fine" Marks him down
in the roll.
''John Jones!'
Squeaky voice replies, Ere"
Sergeant-Ou, ay, ye're here, or say
we're here, but ye're sic a muckle leear
81 Gamma believe a word that comes DOT
O. yer mooth, sac I'll jist mark We doom
as absent!'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-06

empty wagon. He was accompanied
by his little sister.
paul." said his father, ''take care of
your sister,
81 WILL" he said, simply.
In those days travelling in Cape Col
ony was anything but a picnic. Wild
animals were plentiful and many a
traveller became prey to these beasts.
EVERYTHING went we'll until Paul was
within about five miles of home. Here
a large panther made his appearance.
The oxen took fright and >bolted. The
iostling of the wagon threw the little
girl to the ground, where she was at
the mercy Of the ferocious animal.
Without a moments hesitation young
Kruger jumped from the. wagon and
ran to his sister assistance. The pan
Their stood with cleaning eyes over the
PROSTATE child.
Kruger was unarmed, but without q
moments hesitation he engaged the
panther in a hand to-hand battle. It
was a fierce battle Time aud again
the angry beast clawed Kruger cruelty,
but his courage and strength never fail
ed him. Like bulldog he held his
grip upon the panther's throat until he
strangled the beast to death. Kruger
was badly lacerated. blood flowed
from many wounds, but, notWithstand-
ing his injuries, he carried his fainting
sister home This exploit made him
the hero Of the sturdy Beers ia that
section. It was the first indication OF
the latent powers that dwelt in the
coming ruler of the Transvaal
This heroic Boer ruler is almost de-
void of learning. What education he
has was hard for him to secure Yet
he has baffied men of learning by his
sagacity. His knowledge of human ma
ture is wonderful 1t is no wonder that
the old Beers love their president. His
character is pure; he is gentle as a
babe, but firm as a rock. and a very
lion when his country is in danger
Chicago Inter Ocean.
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possess certain characteristics. Thus,
man with red and spotted nails was
of a fiery, hot-tempered disposition,
while pale, lead-colored nails denoted
a melancholy temperament. Ambitious
and quarrelsome people were distin-
guished by narrow nails. Lovers Of
knowledge and liberal sentiment had
round-shaped nails. Conceited, OBJ
stinate and narrow minded persons
were possessed of small nails; lazy, in
dolent individuals of feshy nails, and
those of a gentle, timid nature of
broad nails.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-06
London suciety Startled.

London society is stirred to it's very
depths by the performances of a
thought reader, who is the lion of the
hour. There is no thought, not even
mental reservation, buried so deep
in ones mental recesses, but what this
wonder pounces upon it with an agility
1t forth into the light of publicity. The
possibilities are something awful. In
deed, it is related that some of the
revelations have been astounding be-
yond words, and one woman of eX-
IRENE sensibility is said to have faint
ed as the workings of her mind were
intimate friends
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-06
Mr.. KRUGER is BRAVE.
P1ucky Man Who Controls the Repub-
lie of the Beers.

lie of the Beers.
sour Paul." or, in the Boer vernacu-
lar, "Oom Paul." the President Kruger
Of the Transvaal is the one man whom
the British have not been able to beat
down. He stands like a stone wall in
the way of their aggressions. Kruger
beat the British once in armed conflict,
but the conditions have changed great
~ since 1881. The dispute between the
British and the Beers is a simple one.
The Beers have rich country; the
British want it, and are trying, as they
have been trying for years, to get pos
session of it. All the Beers ask is to
be let alone in the enjoyment of their
own. They make no hostile demonstra-
tons, save when their homes and liber-
ty and property are threatened. Efforts
have been made to goad them into
some overt act Of hostility that would
afford an excuse for crushing them,
but these have been unavailing. The
Boer is slow and phlegmatic, but he is
no fool. He fights only when it is nee
essary to repel invaders, and the Brit
lsh have learned by sad experience
that he is brave and can shoot straight
President Kruger is the soul Of the
Boer republic. This remarkable man
was born Oct. 10, 1925. His parents
were Boer farmers, residing in Cape
Colony, too poor to provide Paul with
shoes. The future ruler OF the South
African republic had to trudge over
the African veldt in his bare feet. He
was christened S. J. Paul Kruger, but
the two initials were soon disused,
though President Kruger uses them in
signing state papers.
Fear was unknown to Kruger from
boyhood. When he was in his seven
teenth year his father asked him to
take home his span Of oxen and an
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-06
Told by the Finger Nails.

In the days when fortune telling was
more in vogue than at present, the
shape and appearance Of the finger
nails were looked on as having refer
ence to ones destiny. The nails were
first rubbed over with mixture Of
wax and SCOT, and, after being thus
prepared, were held SO that the sun
light fell fully upon them. On the
horny, transparent substance were
supposed to appear signs and charac-
tiers from which the future could be in
terpreted. Persons, too, with certain
descriptions of nails were supposed to
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-06
SHOWN BY CROP BULLETIN.
Poor Yield of Wheat in lllinois-Corn
Area Larger than Last Year. q

The reports received on winter wheat
by the Illinois Department Of Agriculture
show that the yield the State ofer will
be very poor. The average estimate, Of
the crop in some sections is as low as
eight bushels an acre. Owing to the de-
struction of the wheat the corn areas ls
slightly larger this year than in 1888,
being 5 per cent larger in northern
Illinois, no increase being reported
in the southern grand division. The
total area planted in corn thls
season is 7,1267S6 acres, an increase
over last year of $4,000 acres. The
spring was so wet and cold that planting
was delayed very materially in some sec
tions. and the condition is scarccelygass
good as usual. In the northern division
of the State it is reported as 80 per cent
of a seasonable average, in the central
division as 70 per cent and in3the south
arngd division as sc per cent. Some COM
plaint of chiuch bugs has been made, Dut
as vet they have done no serious damage "a % g I,
to the crop. II:
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-06

was attached to the European station.
He rose rapidly through the various
grades Of Office in the service, becom-
ing ensign in 1866, master in 1868, lieu
tenant in 1869, lieutenant commander
in 1881, commander in the same year
and captain but recently. From 1892
to 1896 he did service on shore, and in
1896 he was given command of the
Bennington When the Monadnock
was sent to Manila Capt Nichols went
along as her commander.
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conv,crs TO STAY IN PRISON.
Gov. Tanner Refuses Pardons to si1

Gov. Tanner Refuses Pardons to Six
Cook County Offenders.
Gov. Tanner has refused to grant par
dons 70 the following Cook County appli-
cants the board of pardons having de-
cided adversely in their cases: Harry
I1 murder; Patrick Coakley,
manslaughter; Matthew z kossakoWski'
embezzlernent;. John Fowler, murder;
John KaIzenowski, larceny. Wllnam
a ~ a IN the following cases: John
Goodbart Wabash County, nanslaugh-
49,. sentence Of twelve years commuted
70 70 six wears. George w. Price, Mclean
NJ life sentence committed to ten
years J. D. Gilligan, st. Clair, murder;
t tbT years, sentence committed to
fifteen years. Fred Kunart, Christian,
murder: life sentence committed to four
teen years.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-06
Scarcity of Tin Ore.

The area of the ore fields of tin has
recently been examined. The extent
is surprisingly small. To show this
the area may be compared with that
of the gold fields of the world. The
latter are over 40 times the extent Of
the tin fields. The great source is in
the East Indies, the Straits settle
ments. The Cornish tin mines in
England, while very much smaller
than the Straits or Banca mines, oc-
cupy a very important place. 1t
would seem as if the rapid reduction
in price Of aluminium might go to di-
minish the need for tin in the near fu-
ture.-Youth's Companion.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-06

one Of the best
officers in the
navy. He was a
native Of New
York and entered
the naval acad-
envy in 1861.
Thus, as he did
not graduate I'M
til 1866. he took
no part in the
civil war. From
1865 to 1869 he
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-06
A Costly Bicycle.

The costliest bicycle in the world has
Just been finished at a gun factory in
Vienna. It will cost 100000 gulden,
which is a little more than $27, 500. The
owner is Itch South African diamond
king and mine owner, who will present
the machine to his wife on her next
birthday.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-06
o.. fof. Woman,s building.

Mesdames Fifer, Oglesby and Virgins,
commissioners appointed by Gov. Tanner
to superintend the erection of the wom-
ans building at the State fair grounds
met in Springfield with the construction
committee of the State Board Of Agricui-
tnre and selected a site for the building
about fifty feet east of the SangaInon
CIub building, near the race track Inc
Mons presented by Mrs. Frank HkFuller
of Chicago we're adopted. 10
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-06
An Awfnl Fling.

Mrs. Styles-Td have you understand
that + know a good many worse men
than my husband.
Mrs. Myles-My dear, you must be
more particular about picking your ac-
ouainfances.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-06

1t is estimated that during the pres
emit century no fewer than 3O,OOO,OOO
civilized maR have persisted in war.
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CHAPTER :

kingdom"
Carlisle.
Mistress Esther thought more Of Delight
than of Sylvia as she saddled Featherfoot.
Her tears, seldom allowed to flow, fell
thick on the horses neck as she leaned
eyer to adjust the bride and buckle straps.
Where was the beautiful, Maynard gil
ne mad Get out upon his back with such
hopes - sAe darkness Of the night?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-06
CAPT. NICHOLS.

CAPT. NICHOLS.
The Monadnock's Commander Who
Died at Manila.
Capt. Henry Ezra Nichols, COM
mander of the monitor Monadnock,
who died of sunstroke at Manila. was
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-06

Unknown woman jumped into the riVef
ard drowned. Pittsbnrg. Pr