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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-31
ANALINE STAMP.
Mark on the Magazine Cover Prevented
an Arrest.


an Arrest.
ut used to make me mad" said a
lady teacher, ito find the backs of new
bought periodicals disfgured by the
analine stamp of the newsdealer.
What right l used to say, have thee
fellows to print their advertisement on
things l pay for?" Now feel differ
emily. 1t came about through visit
which l paid to another city last week.
AS passed through the depot l bought
a magazine at the news stand. and lat
er on, when | was up town, / had occa-
sion to step into large department
store. AS usual they had book eoun-
ter, and while looking at volume that
caught my eye l laid my magazine
earelessly upon pile of periodicals.
When / was walking away strange
man stepped up hastily and said: Elk
cuse me, madam, but you have forgot
ten to pay for that magazine Why,
didn't get it here / replied, greatly
startled. I had it with me and have
been holding it in my hand all the
time AS soon as l spoke l realized
that that wasn't strictly true, and the
girl clerk, who had rushed around the
counter, contradicted me at once. II
amt SOL she said breathlessly. She
wasn't holding it in her handl | saw
her pick it up myself right off the top
of the pilei' i witnessed that myself,
said the fioorwalker; madame has
probably forgotten he added, ironical-
ly. ! thought J should faint. A thou
sand things rushed into my mind. Oh
course, could prove my innocence by
the man at the depot, but that would
involve the scandal of an inquiry
probably an arrest-and some people
would always have doubts. On the
other hand payment would be a comics.
sion of guilt. The affair would certain
" cost me my position and blight my
character forever. held out the mag
azine mechanically and there on ths
csver was the big, hideous. blessed
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-31
The First Silk Hat.

In an English newspaper of the date
Of Jan. Is, 1897, appears the following:
John Hetherington, haberdasher, of
the Strand, was arraigned before the
lord mayor yesterday on the charge
OF breach of the peace and melting a
riot, and was required to give bond
in the sum Of $500. 1t was in evil
dence that Mr.. Hetherington, who is
well connected, appeared upon the pub
lie highway, wearing upon his head
what he called a silk hat (Which was
offered in evidence), tall structure
having shining luster and calculated
to brighten timid people. AS matter
of fact, the officers of the crown stated
that several women tainted at the un-
usual sight, while children screamed,
dogs yelped, and young son of Cord
wainer Thomas. who was returning
from chambers shop, was thrown
down by the crowd which had collected
and had his right arm broken. For
these reasons the defendant was seized
by the guards and taken before the
lord mayor. In extenuation of his
crime defendant claimed he had not
violated any law of the kingdom, but
was merely exercising a right to APP
pear in a headdress of his own design
Ia right not denied to any English
man"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-31

but few French-Canadians here. ! am
not so sure but the word was derived
from the log jams on the river in driv-
ing time" And Alfred Hennequin re-
turns to the charge thus: "Gamboler, +"
used by Rabelais, and before him by
Francois Villon, in 1440, in one of his
"rondeaux," became "gambader" about
1920. The word "gambader" is used in
Piron, in the sense of to frisk about"
"Gambillard" Seldom used in modern
FRENCH, exclusively meant "a restless
person" "a fidget" The word gam
billiard" came from "gamoiller," ito
kick about"-and especially ito
dance" Now, the root of all these
words is 1jambe," Leg" Take either
"gamboler" or "gambader," and jam
boree" must have something to do with
"legs." ITO gambol" is certainly more
or less a matter of legs" Chaucer
speaks of a man being "gamboled'-
''having his legs cut off" fail, there
fore, to see where 'jimjams" comes in.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-31
"Amenv Dog.

Scotch sheep-dogs are as proud as
their masters in getting ready to leave
the church during the benediction. In
his Autobiography" the Rev. New
man Hall describes a scene he once
witnessed on a communion Sunday in
the Highlands. The churchyard where
the service was held was crowded with
shepherds accompanied by their dogs,
which lay quietly asleep at the feet of
their masters. The sermon was fin
ished, the psalm had been sung, the
final prayer was being offered, and
there was no sign of impatience on the
part of the dogs. But the moment the
benediction began every devotional
doggie reused himself, and before the
Amen" they were all in marching or
der Doctor Hall once had an amusing
experience with a dog which had
learned that "Amen" marked the con-
clusion of worship. The dog belonged
to a family who were members of Doc
tor Halls church. At their family
prayers doggie always occupied GER
tain seat, and remained as motionless
as devoutly-behaved dog should until
the amen" On one day Doctor Hall
was invited, being guest, to conduct
the family worship. He read the t1ftn
chapter of the Revelation, and when
he came to the fourteenth verse, "And
tie four beasts said, "Amen!" the dog
jumped from his chair, and began
barking as usual, as if the worship
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-31
How Much SIeep?

A healthy infant sleeps most of the
time during the first few weeks, and, in
the early years, people are disposed to
let children sleep as they will. But
when or years old, when school
begins, this sensible policy comes to
an end, and sleep is put off persistently
through all the years up to manhood
and womanhood. At the age of 10 or
IL the child is allowed to sleep only
eight or nine hours, when its parents
should insist on it's having what it
absolutely needs. which is ten or eleven
hours at least. Up to 20 youth needs
nine hours sleep and an adult should
have at least eight. insufficient sleep
is one of the crying evils of the day,
The want of proper rest and normal
conditions of the nervous system, and
especially the brain, produces a la
mentable condition, deterioration both
in body and mind, and exhaustion, ex-
citability and intellectual disorders are
gradually taking the place of the love
of work, general well-being and the
spirit of initiative.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-31
LADY SALISBURY.

retreat at Hatfield and of that labora-
tory where his friends say he has pa
tiently evolved a scientific discovery
of no mean Importance. This is the
man whose conflict between private
sorrow and public duty today awakens
the keenest sympathy among all Eng
lishmen, for they know that domestic
anxiety is the one superadded burden
which the overweighted prime minister
and foreign secretary cannot bear. 1t
was that one superadded burden that
nearly forced on his resignation of one
or both of his portfolios last autumn.
and should the universal though not
over-sanguine hopes for Lady Sails
bury's speedy recovery be frustrated,
the ministry will, in the last year before
its appeal to the electorate, be brought
face to face with a crisis in that ever
recurring personal conflict which has
harassed it ever since Mr.. Chamber
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-31
A QUEER COMBINATION.
Portly and Economical, but Likes to
Dress Well

A passion for dress and pride in eco
nomy are so rarely found in the same
person that the woman who possesses
both these attributes is worthy of con-
sideration as curiosity, if nothing
more, says the New York Commercial
Advertiser. The woman who saves
and pinches and scrapes in order to ex-
pend on gorgeous garments the results
of her economy is common type, but
the woman who attempts to buy SPLEEN
did raiment and save money at one
and the same time expects too much of
this sordid world and usually learns
her lesson in anguish of mind.
An instance: A portly woman who
has her gowns made by "dressmaker
by the day." heard not long ago that
Messrs. Lace & Frills were selling out
their French model costumes for mere
ly paltry songs. Into town went the
portly dame, and, sure enough, found
a gown with Worth's name on the belt
tape that had been reduced from $225
rich and very quiet. Just the thing for
a portly person past as. She wrestled
with tit was very warm day-and
by dint of hard labor on the part Of
it. 1t gaped and bulged and the lady
painted and grew purple in the face.
The filter gave it up as a hopeless
case after an hours work and finally
the portly dame abandoned the strug-
gle and went home. But, alas, the
next morning all memory of her suf-
fering when eneased in the tight Worth
reduced from S225 to $500, had passed
away. Only the beauty of the frock
and its astonishing cheapness remain
ed to torture her. The fanaticism of
the bargain-hunter took possession of
her. She was seized with pain for fear
someone else should have already
bought the coveted garment. She took
the first train to town and an automo-
bile from the station to the shop. She
inquired for the gown. 1t was still
eAoOAA &hu ohG DOI II Oll III
Contrary to all precedent the head fit
ter tried to dissuade her from buying
it, and for moment the portly econo-
mist was abashed. 1T is for my daugh-
ter. who is more slender than l am"
she said, with shame-faced audacity.
The little dress maker by the day
was sent for and she attacked the
Worth chef d'oeuvre bravely and man
aged to make it a more comfortable
misfit than it was before. In the pro-
cess she spoiled re ''set" of the bodice
and Invested the skirt of all pretension
to style. But she did her best and it
took ten days-all of which cost con-
siderable. And the portly economist
isn't satisfied vet
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-31
LADY SALISBURY
WIFE OF THE PRIME MINISTER
OF ENGLAND.
Her Present Illness May Result In a
Political Crisis-Husband's Devoted
Loyalty to Queen DECENTRALIZATION in
the Tory Party.

Among politicians in England today
the renewed serious illness of Lady
Salisbury oyershadows even such ex-
citing topics as the Milner-Kruger duel
in South Africa The best traditions of
English public life respect the privacy
of the domestic hearth even of the
greatest men, but grave political issues
are once again forced upon the atten-
ton by the attack of partial paralysis
by which this august lady has been
suddenly stricken down. Among the
English statesmen of the Victorian era
Mr.. Gladstone is alone comparable
with Lord Salisbury in the simple hap
piness of his domestic life. 1t is the
rarest thing in the world to find the
latter in clubland. He hardly ever
dimes out. He lives the life almost of
a recluse, neglectful in a strange de-
gree of social fame and of tickle pub
lie opinion, and is only kept by his
keen sense of public duty and his per-
sonal devotion to the queen from the
quiet joys of his beautiful Elizabethan
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-31
The Council of Women.

The variety of subjects dealt with
by the international Council Of Wom-
en- has been amazing. Five sections
met every day, and the flood of ora
tory may be guessed. Perhaps the
most striking discussion was that on
"Murderous Millinery" The birds
especially had splendid champions.
The appeals for the preservation OF
woodland songsters were both eloquent
and touching. There was not so much
running down of men, but an effort
was made to organize plan by which
women might find their way into more
of those occupations once monopolized
by men than they do now. Miss Vir-
ginia c. Meredith, one of the United
States delegates, was the leading
speaker in the discussion on farming.
She strongly urged the breeding or
horses and cattle as a first-rate and
profitable business for women. Then
there was the question of emigration.
Speakers waxed most eloquent on the
land of promise-otherwise Canada
as the real Eldorado for women in
search of employment and marriage
able gentlemen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-31
Around the World in a Month.

When the Trans-Siberian railway IL
finished We shall be able to make the
"tcur du monde" in thirty-three days.
According to the Russian minister OF
roads and communications the itinerary
will be: Bremen to st. Petersburg, by
rail, one and one-half days; st. Peters
burg to Viadivistock, by rail, ten days:
thence to San Francisco. by steamer,
ten days; thence to New York, by rail,
four and half days. Perhaps soma
"Phineas Fogg' will do it in month.
At present the shortest route from
Southampton, by Paris, Brindisi. Yoke.
hama, San Francisco and New York is
sixty-six days.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-31
Ancient American sleeping Cars.

L. Xavire Eyma, Frenchman, who
came to this country in 1S47, wrote an
article in ILLUSTRATION of Paris, pub
lished July 22,1S4S, giving his expert
ences on the railroads of the United
States. He says that at that time
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad had
a length of seventy leagues and that
the cost of the road was 4,116,744
francs, the receipts 1885, 56 francs and
expenses 1,964,741 francs. He also
gives considerable space to the in
terror arrangements of the sleeping
cars used at that time and says that.
"they are actually houses where moth
ing is lacking for the necessity of life
and are divided into compartments and
sleeping rooms, some for men and
some for women" Each room held six
beds or rather little couches in three
tiers along the sides. He winds up his
account by saying that valuables were
not particularly well taken care of, as
in America there were no such things
as sneak thieves
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-31

success. He has studied the engineer
ing problems involved and believes he
has solved them nearly all, but as he is
neither protector nor promoter Of
railway schemes, it remains for the or
ganizer and the capitalist to develop
the plans he has sketched for the bene-
fit of the members of his profession.
A road such as Prof. Smith describes is
already planned to connect Philadel-
phia with Atlantic City. It will run in
an air line from Gloucester City to the
will be about one-half the distance be-
tween New York and Philadelphia.
Single cars are to be run by electricity
at a speed of more than one hundred
miles an hour. The company has been
organized with $6,OOO,O00 capital, and
some of the right of way has been Sc
cured. Passengers will be whisked
down to the seashore in one-half the
time it takes steam locomotives to ira
verse the distance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-31
Cruel Shock to a Writer.

Margaret Deland, the writer, had a
tale of woe which she told, to the great
enjoyment of a small group, when she
was here not long ago, to lecture before
the Woman's club. Some one men,
toned the last published of her books,
''Old Chester Tales II rather like
that book she said pathetically, Gun
til few days ago, when young friend
of mine complimented me on it. oh,
Mrs. Deland,' she said, I've just been
reading your new book, "Old Chestnut
Tales" I think they're delightful -
Worcester (Mass.) Gazette.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-31
ConceIt Nicely Rehnked.

From the San Francisco Argonaut:
One evening at social function where
Sarasate was among the guests a
young musician had the bad taste to
play one of Sarasate's compositions
with variations of his own. The
latter were inappropriate and inartistic
and Jared upon the ears of all. The
performer ended his work and made
his way to Sarasate doubtless expecting
a word of recognition or praise. Sara
safe said nothing, and the player final
ly asked: II hope you recognized that
piece?" Certainly" Sarasate prompt
ly replied; "it was a piece of impu-
dence."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-31

stars is under 5000, and OF these about
two-thirds are so faint that we can see
them only on the clearest nights. OF
this number only one-half, of course,
can be above the horizon at one time,
and since the sky near the horizon is
always more or less obscured by dust
and moisture. so that the fainter stars
are blotted out, the number of stars
which might be counted at any one
time by person of keen eyesight can
not be much over 1000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-31
OBERLIN SMITHS 200 MILES AN HOUR TRAIN

back, called blades" by fishermen. In
the central row are five plates, and in
each of the others four plates, the lat
ter containing the best material. Be-
sides these there are twenty-five small
plates round the edges of the shell,
known as "feet" or moses" The big
gest turtle does not furnish more than
fifteen pounds of tortoise shell. For
merly the under shell was thrown
away, being considered worthless. but
at present it is very highly valued for
its delicacy of coloring. Nowadays a
very beautiful imitation of tortoise
she'll is made of cows horns.-Balti-
more Herald
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-31

stamp of the dealer! We all saw 1t al
once. and oh, l wish you could have
witnessed the abashment of the floor
walker! He groveled. The very curl
came out of his mustache. He told ma
he had a wife and children, also mo-
Their, which l took the liberty to
doubt. His anguish was all that saw
ed me from Mysteries. The clerk shed
maudlin tears and 'oped the lady would
not bear no malice. l treated them
both with scorn. I spurned them.
When l went home l bought peanuts
of the depot news dealer
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-31
Her Sense OF Humor.

There was a man out at one of the
suburban resorts night before last for
whom | felt the sincerest sympathy
says a writer in the Washington Post.
He was very young man and you
could see from his looks that he meant
well. The girl with him was younger
even than he, and pretty enough to eat,
and he was doing his best to be witty
under the most disheartening cir
cumstances. Story after story he told,
till the perspiration trickled down his
cheeks and every time he told story
the girl either didn't laugh at all or,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-31

Prof. Smith is too conservative an
engineer to fix a definite maximum
speed for such an electric road as he
describes. There are no insurmounta-
Bile problems in mechanics that would
prevent cars being run at three miles a
minute, but in going much beyond that
speed centrifugal force would have to
be reckoned with, and it is doubtful If
wheels could be made that would stand
the test.
Such road will be built, Prof. Smith
thinks, just as soon as capitalists can
be convinced that it is physical posi-
bility and is likely to be financial
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-31
Counting the Stars.

The number of the stars which can
be seen with the naked eye is very
much less than most persons imagine.
The celestial host" which we are apt
to look upon as almost countless,
dwindles when put to the test of ac-
tual enumeration to the size of small
brigade in modern army division.
The whole number of the naked eye
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-31
Letter from Victoria to Sano,eon.

An autograph letter from Queen
Victoria, addressed the emperor of the
French, dated Osborne, June 20, 1855
lin FRENCH, was sold at Sotheby's
auction-rooms, London. The letter,
which deplores the ministerial crisis at
that time existing and apprehends
others to follow, assures the emperor
that no change of government would
ever compromise that good under
standing existing between the two
countries. The price realized was 2
guineaS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-31
Confused by the FiIipinos.

"Are you writing to Philip" Eyes;
am just beginning the letter." "Why
do you hesitate?" I'm in quandary.
I've been reading so much about the
war out there, and the proper names
and all that, that can't for the life
of me remember whether you spell
Philip with 'p' or an f."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-31
A Reputable Engineer Has a Plan for TAX
ing Passengers from New York to
Philadelphia in Thirty Minutes.

New York to Philadelphia by rail in
half an hour! That means a speed Of
two hundred miles an hour. Can it be
done with the motive power now in
commercial use? An eminent engineer
says it is possible, and will be accom-
plished just as soon as a few mechani-
cal difficulties are overcome. 1t is as
serted that passengers on this ideal
railway Of the future will be whisked
from Gotham to the Quaker City
quicker than it now takes them to go
from the Battery to Harlem. There
will be no noise, no smoke, no iolting.
Cars will dart to and from the big
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-31
Use wit with Caution.

Miss Young-I would marry no man
unless he had steady nerve and plen-
ty of self-confidence. Doctor Plates
Well, l am dentist, but as long as you
have been drawn" into this subject
would suggest that you give me a
chance to fill" the bill.
Doctor Plates Zone year later)-Real-
ly, my dear, this is an outrage. Four
hundred and sixty-eight dollars in
three weeks for dresses! Mrs. Young
Plates-But, my dear, only one short
year ago your most ardent desire was
to "fill" the bill. / expected gold, OF
course. IT'S thus mans attempts at
witticism are sometimes thrown into
his teeth.-Cleyeland Leader.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-31
"Jamboree."

From the Boston Herald: This ques-
ton Of the derivation of the word
"jamboree" is becoming a burning one.
]. w. Porter writes from Bangor, Me-:
"Jamboree is word that has been in
common use on the Penobscot river for
more than sixty-five years, to my GER
tain knowledge, and before there were
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-31

worse yet, laughed in the wrong place.
At last he remembered one he knew
she'd like.
II was over at Alexandria yester-
day." said he, with George Robinson
and Pat Sheehy. You know what a
brogue Pat has. Well, we had to run
to catch the ferry, and George was
half block behind us. BY the time he
got to the edge of the dock the boat
was ten feet away. Pat was terribly
excited and dead in earnest. He lean
ed over the edge of the boat:
Jump, George ne says, with his
brogue. Jump! You can make it in
two jumps.
Here the young man leaned back
and waited for his hard-earned APP
plause. None came. The girl looked
at him expectantly.
Amt that good one?" he asked.
bit discouraged.
ooh, yes" she said. "And DID
George do it in two jumps?"