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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-28
YOU ARE MY PRISONER"
Innocent People Who Have Been Ar
rested on Serious CHARGES.

Innocent People Who Have Been Ar
rested on Serious Charges.
Every year a large number of peace
able and law-abiding English citizens
are arrested and imprisoned for crimes
of which they are about as guiltless as
the proverbial babe unborn. To be
placed in such position is at all times
painful and irritating, but when the Of
tense for which one is wrongly arrest
ed happens to be the grave crime of
"Wilful murder" the horror of the sit
uation is intensified. Yet cases of
mistaken identity are by no means rare
in this connection, and whenever a
crime of this character is committed
and the criminal manages for time
to elude pursuit, a certain number of
innocent people are pretty sure to be
arrested on suspicion. There is a story
told of judge of the high court who
was once arrested on suspicion of hav-
ing burglarious designs on the house
of friend in Mayfair. The police Of
ficer charged him with lettering with
felonious intent. and the prisoners
description of himself as one OF her
majesty's judges was received with
grin of sarcastic derision At that mo-
ment an old offender was brought in
who happened to catch sight of his
lordship's face, which he had good rea-
son to remember. you here, my lord ?"
he exclaimed, with unfeigned astonish-
ment. We'll, this beats cock fighting"
The rogue's unsolicited confederation
Of the judges declaration saved the sit
uation, and his lordship was allowed to
depart in peace. A well-known mem
Der of the sporting world was remov-
ing from his late dwelling to another
in the immediate neighborhood The
rest of his goods and chattels had gone
before in van-loads, but his silver tro-
phies, prize cups. etc., he packed into
a portmanteau, and carried personally.
1t was late in the evening when he
left the house, and the street, which
was long, leafy avenue in Maida-vale,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-28
women,s veifs and Red Noses.

From the Berliner Klinische Woch-
enschrift: The development of abnor-
NAL redness of the nose is the conse-
quence of wearing veil in winter.
The discoloration is most pronounced
at those points where the veil is most
intimately applied to the face. The eff
feet is due partly to the mechanical
action of the sharp and rough texture
upon a sensitive skin and to the in
fiuence of the watery vapor that coll
lects within its meshes and prevents
evaporation. Blood is thus driven
from the tip Of the nose to adjacent
parts, whose blood vessels in conse-
quence become enlarged and conspic-
uoCs. The condition is aggravated il
the use of the veil is persisted in on
passing from a cold to warm atmos-
phere. The alterations tend to become
permanent the longer the veil is worn
without airing, the longer its injurious
action is maintained by compression,
the colder the season, and the greater
the exposure. Sometimes the cheeks
are also affected similarly. When the
use of veil is necessary, it should not
extend below the nasal orifices, so as
to permit the escape of watery vapor
Further, it should not be too heavy
nor should it be too tight.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-28
Put to Test.

Both in the northern and western is
lands of Scotland the natives have
some peculiar customs unfamiliar to
the jewellers of the main land. One OF
these, known as the marriage test,
is practiced in the island of st. Kilda,
where the population barely exceeds a
hundred. The desire among the is
landers to increase this number does
not seem to be exceptionally strong,
and every man before he is deemed
suitable for a husband has to perform
an evolution with no little bodily risk.
The st. Kildans are, of course, adept
rock climbers, and the aspirant for
matrimony is therefore subjected to
the test of balancing himself on one leg
on narrow ledge overhanging a preci-
pice, bending his body at the same
time in order to hold the foot of his
other leg in his hands. If found lack
ing in courage the maiden withdraws
her betrothal, and should the man fall
over the ledge it is presumed that, in
his case he will be disqualified.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-28

Brave Bill Anthony, the marine
who reported the blowing up of the
Maine to Capt. Sigsbee, committed sui
eide in New York. owing to despond-
ency over his inability to find employ
ment. 1t is little to the credit Of the
great eastern metropolis, the city
which made so much noise and fam
faronade over the homecoming of
Dewey, that plain and simple man
who had served his country nobly could
not gain livelihood within its bound
1ries. bill" Anthony was unfortu-
nate in the selection of a home. Had
he come to the west he would in all
probability have been alive and happy
today.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-28

In the American Journal of Science
Mr.. Nudge says that while the present
mouth of the Grand river is at Grand
Haven, on Lake Michigan, there is an
other point seventy miles inland from
the shores of Lake Michigan which
was the termination of the old river
valley and is therefore it's mouth in
an interesting sense. He declares
that at one time a great glacial river,
three-fourths of mile in width,
flowed across the peninsula from Lake
Saginaw to Lake Chicago. Long ago
the sources of this glacial river
(which has been called the Pewamo
outlet failed. and the wide valley,
with its record-bearing deposits, was
laid bare to give up it's secrets to the
inquisitive geologist Mr.. Nudge de-
scribes its course and the river de-
posits about its old mouth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-28
Roses and vlolets.

The scent of the sweetest rose be-
comes noxious and the humble violet
seems to be scowling up at you from
under its eyebrows when you know
that these flowers and their fellows are
indebted to the deadly microbes for
their colors and scents. The delicate
pink of the Rothschild rose is COM
posed of the bodies of thousands of the
identical microbes which bring death
through consumption to so many of
our friends and relations. The violet
and pansy get their odor from the can
Ger microbe. the tulip from the govt
germ, and the geranium from the scar
leftover bacillus. Likewise, every
time you inhale the scent of any flower
you are in reality gulping down
mouthful after mouthful of some ter
rible disease There is no way Of dis
injecting flowers, as they are actually
composed of microbes, and if you take
the latter away no flower is left.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-28
THIS CITY IS A PARADISE ON EARTH

manner in which they expend it and
certain of their characteristics were as
suocinctly and tersely described as pcs.
sible the other day by Bob, the ED !.
est one, in telling the story of bur-
glary that occurred last summer a.
their country place. Bob is the ED.
est, Jack the second and Albert thu
youngest son. Bob in telling the story
said: He didn't get very much. rs
some one OF the servants thought he
heard something about 8. and in going
to investigate probably scared him of,
but when we discovered the next morn
ing that burglar had visited us we
naturally took an account of stock. The
only rooms in the house he had en-
tered were those Of my two brothers
aho myself, and in each of them he had
gone through the clothes we had been
wearing the day before. Out of my
clothes he got 10 cents. From Jack
ne got nothing, and in going through
"Bert's" jeans he got in debt -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-28
(Pelzer. S. c., Letter. J

Tho chances are that if you look for
the location of this thriving city on
any map of the Palmetto state you
happen to have at hand you will not
find it. II your official postoffice guide
is little Anticipated you will not find
1t there, either.
| Nevertheless, Pelzer has prosperous
population of more than 1000 persons,
and 1t could double it almost in a jiffy
II homes were not barred to large
and useful part of every community
men and women who are considered in
dispensable in all other cities.
1t has four large cotton mills that
employ about 5000 operatives, and CON
sumo 100000 bales Of cotton each year.
In one of these great mills there are
$4,000 spindles at work in one room.
all run by electricity. In the working
equipment all that is old is discarded:
all that is new and progressive eagerly
welcomed, no matter what the expense.
Managed by one corporation on thor
oughly altruistic principles, hundreds
OF children who work in these mills
earn from 20 to so cents day. and
certain portions of the machinery is
shut down at stated intervals each
working day to allow them to attend
school,
Pelzer is not Belamyized dream Of
the future. After twelve years of hard
work it has even ceased to be an ex-
pertinent. The city is a concrete fact,
now, OF p oppressive people living in
harmony and peace without mayor,
without municipal government. with
out courts, without police and without
newspapers.
such things are not wanted In fact
persons who subsist by administering
and conducting them in other cities are
not allowed to live in Pelzer.
The residents of Pelzer do not en-
courage immigration. They have
good thing, and they mean to keep it.
They despise innovations, except as it
applies to their home comforts and
labor-saving machinery in daily toll.
The constitution on which whatever
government. they have is based may
be summed up in one word obedience.
Furthermore. you must know that
this word obedience applies to only
one thing-the will and wishes of Cant.
John Smythe. His edict rules the CITY
as absolutely as the famous "by order
of the car" rules the Russians. and
the moral persuasion he exercises over
his population can be compared only
to the Difference shown to Dom Paul in
the troubled Transvaal To modernize
the meaning of his authority, John
Smythe is 1T in Pelzer Pronounce il
plain Smith. If you persist in calling
1t Smythe. with the accent of the ~"
you are not permitted to live here.
This kingdom-city is within from
one to three hours railway journey
from Atlanta. Greenville, Charleston
and number of other prominent
southern cities involved in close bust
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-28
RAMS HORNS.

A little. with Gods blessing, is suf-
fcient.
A trust is no honor till the trustee
honors it.
You can't whine and shine at the
same time.
Christs aid is more than assistance;
it is strength.
To tolerate sin is to sin. Apply this
to the saloon.
Striving to save drunkards will not
atone for making them.
With Christ in view. dying is not
parting, but meeting.
Some graves are more potent to per-
suade men than many pulpits.
Men who come hungry for righteous
ness cannot be satisfied with rhetoric.
The uttermost of our ability exactly
reaches the extremity of Gods assist
anee.
The value of the artificial light is
dependent on the vanishing of the sun
light.
A small church full of piety has
more power than large one full of
pride.
How many of us dare pray: Lord,
do unto me this day even as do unto
others?'
Let the Joy of the Lord" show forth
in your face, not by length, but by
breadth
The minister who works only for
the glory of man, gets neither glory
nor men,
God will not make the crowns for
His servants IN the basis of church
statistics.
We Americans scoff at the rule of
the bayonet, while we smile under that
of the beer keg.
God will not build the temple OF a
lovely character on the foundation OF
unforgiven sins.
Don't let your hatred for hypocrites
cause you to be their companion
through all eternity.
Frequently the people who are most
careful of the gilt on their Bibles. care
least about the gold within them
Rams Horn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-28

merged by the sea. They must be dug
singly, and by hand, and no one can
guarantee that a man, by digging five
hours, will secure enough clans to re-
pay him for his toll Neither is the
tide to be depended upon, inasmuch as
it may recede late and rise early, leav-
ing but short hour or two for toll.
Where the FISHERMAN may gather from
his beds while there is light, the clam
digger waits on the sea, and conse-
quently no man employs him, nor has
he any assurance that on the morrow
he will earn respectable days wage.
His is a sort of poets life, untram-
meled by the conventions of ordinary
commerce, and being so. it is looked
upon by the steady employed, trained
and associated oysterman inferior.
and perhaps doubtful, character"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-28

required to leave the mills and go to
a school belonging to the company.
Education is compulsory. In one OF
the schools there are 300 pupils, from
primary to the average high school
grades. Pupils who show unusual
ability are selected for a higher course
of education. But while young man
or young woman is getting this educa-
ton they are also becoming proficient
in trade. In no event that can posi-
bly, be foreseen are they likely to be-
come a burden on the state.
The superintendent of one of the
mills said that the best customer of the
company is China. This is largely true
of all southern mills. The nation used
to buy all its goods from England by
weight and not by yard. In course of
time they discovered that foxy British
starch to make the cloth weigh heavy.
The southern manufacturers claim they
do not resort to such trickery. Nearly
all the capital invested in these mills
comes from the south. 1t is sort of
home monopoly.
Another city run on a similar plan to
Pelzer, but of more recent origin and
not quite so large, is Piedmont, five
miles away from it. 1t has already two
mills, and another is building. But
Piedmont residents are agitatinS Tor
a newspaper distinctly proper one,
they promise it SHALL be. without
vestige of sensational news. The mat
ter is now under advisement, and the
sentiment OF the 5000 residents in the
town is about evenly divided. Pied
mont is higher in the hills than Pelzer,
and enjoys a more beautiful prospect
of the surrounding country. The soil
is more fertile about there. 1t is fam
Gus for the cultivation Of beautiful
flowers.
At Piedmont the company has sort
of cooperative insurance and savings
association. BY depositing 10 cents
week man may insure his family for
$40 and upwards when death occurs.
Father" Pelzer. after whom the
parent city is named. is also interested
in Piedmont.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-28
YELLOW SHIRT WAS A MASCOT
Turf Plunger Always Had Good Luck
When He Wore 1t

Turf Plunger Always Had Good Luck
When He Wore 1t.
From the New Orleans Times Demo-
crat: IF you had dropped into our
place a few days ago" said a local
laundryman. you would have wit
messed the singular spectacle of large
establishment concentrating its ener-
gies upon one particularly ugly yell
low striped shirt, worth SO cents at the
bargain counter. We received the gar
ment at noon sharp and delivered it,
neatly washed and ironed, at lis, for
which feat the operatives divided
nice. new S. bill. The incident came
about in this way: There is a certain
sporting man in New Orleans who
plays the races, and, needless to say, is
firm believer in hoodooes and mascots.
Some time ago he made big winning
after a long streak of hard luck, and
in looking around for the usual omen
he happened to notice that he was
wearing peculiarly hideous yellow
barred shirt, which he had always
loathed and had put on that morning
by mere accident in hasty dressing.
OF course that settled it. and when he
made two or three other winnings in
cased in the same garment he didn't
dare change it for fea" of breaking the
thread of his luck Meanwhile the
shirt did not improve in appearance.
In fact, it became so grimy and dis
reputable looking that its owner, who
is naturally neat dresser, was
ashamed to venture on the streets. He
started several times to send it to the
laundry, but on each occasion some
thing good would turn up on the
blackboard and he would rush to his
room and put it on again before plac-
ing bet. A few days ago he told his
troubles to one of our wagon men. III
you can wash that shirt in time for me
to wear it this afternoon, he said, I'll
give you S.. The wagon man swore by
the nine gods he would have it back in
time, and by bribing all hands at the
laundry he kept his word. am sorry
to say that the sporty gentleman lost
$3.50 the same day. He attributes the
disaster entirely to his imprudence in
having his shirt washed"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-28
THOUGHTS BY BISHOP WHATE-
LEY.

Misgive that you may not mis-
take.
Nothing is harmless that is mistak-
en- for virtue.
He that is not open for conviction is
not qualified for discussion.
The dread OF inconsistency must
never be suffered to swallow up the
dread Of error.
We must always think our opinions
are right, but not think our opinions
are right always.
Though not always called upon to
condemn ourselves, 1t is always safe
to suspect ourselves.
The next best thing to understand
ing the whole OF any subject is to sc
aware Of that part Of it we do not
understand.
A confident expectation that no ar
gument will be adduced that will
change our opinions is very different
from a resolution that none ever
shall.
Falsehood, like poison, will general
ly be rejected when admitted alone,
but, when blended with wholesome in
gradients, may be swallowed upper
ceived
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-28

ness with it; it has a large export
trade in special cotton stuffs to China;
it is constantly purchasing raw mate
rial. everywhere. Yet ii you ask man
who thinks he understands the south
pretty well, who lives here, and who
imagines he knows all that is going on
here. where Pelzer is, he will not be
able to tell you.
There is no mistaking the hold that
Ruler Smythe has on the affections OF
the people. He is a big-hearted,
brawny man. the son of Presbyterian
minister in Charleston, who was very
we'll known throughout the south.
Capt. Smythe runs the town. He has
assistants, of course, but they are OF
his own appointment, without the ne
cessity of consultation with aggrieved
party leaders, or of confirmation by
municipal councils. He makes remov-
ais at will No one questions his
slightest act
I'VE have no mayor" said a close
associate of Capt. Smythe, in response
to question. mo necessity for one.
We have no aldermen. no courts, no
municipal councils, no police. The
residents keep the peace and get along
comfortable without any buncombe of
that sort. Capt. Smythe is all that is
necessary. We have no drunkenness,
because we don't permit liquor within
the city limits. and drunkenness fur
nishes more than half the business of
police force
What about lawyers"
We'll, we have no business for them
That is it in a nutshell. A lawyer
would starve to death here if he de-
pended on an income from his business
If We allowed one lawyer to come to
live here another would want to move
in to fight him. That would be the
camel's nose under the tent We have
no objection to lawyers living here
provided they don't do business here.
But lawyers generally like to live
where there are courts, don't they?
The same thing applies to editors and
reporters. They may live in the city if
| they will promise not to write about it
"a thing most of them won't do They
write about it. anyhow. as we are be-
ginning to find ont"
How about doctors?"
I'VE must have doctors. of course.
We have two Of them and one dentist.
We have four preachers, all picked
men. and one photographer.
''You understand. this town aims at
an ideal, and we must be careful. The
record Of every person who wants to
live here or who comes here to seek
employment is carefully investigated.
His antecedents must be good or he
canont come His conduct here must
be good or he cannot stay. he cannot
own any real estate. The company
leases it to him for limited period
on certain conditions 1t is no trouble
at all for US to get rid Of a disagreea0ie
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-28

The study Of the irrigation question
by the Office of Experiment Stations
of the United States Departm ant of
Agriculture is now being pursued by
the collation. and publication Of in
formation regarding the actual status
of irrigation in the arid regions rs re-
CARDS laws, institutions, etc. Since
few Of the important streams used for
irrigation lie wholly within the limits
Of any one state, and there is a great
diversity of irrigation laws in differ
ent states, interstate complications
over water rights have been frequent
and must become more and more
acute as the demand for water in
creases, unless some mode of settle
nent is devised. The department : in
quiries into these questions have been
inaugurated by a study of the Bear
River Valley. The Bear river was
chosen fol- this purpose because il its
course Of little over 300 miles it
crosses state lines wyoming, Idaho
and Utah five times, finally employing
into Salt lake, which is less thar fifty
miles distant from it's source, thus
presenting in small compass a great
variety of interstate problems and
Offering exceptional opportunities for
their study. Within 100 miles Of its
course the Bear river manages to cross
the western and southern boundaries
Of Wyoming four times. In it's Antire
course these boundary crossings di-
vide the stream into six sections.
bitches heading in each of thesA Sec
tions are practically Independent of
irrigation laws or the superior claims
of appropriations of water below. So
far as practical results are concerned,
the state laws do not apply It is
useless to determine prioritie5 of
bitches wholly within the state when
later ones with head gates across the
border in Utah can not be closeo, be-
cause the water commissioners au-
thority does not extend that far. The
same state of affairs exists along the
boundaries of other arid states.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-28
SWALLOWED A PIN.

Three Years Ago and 1t Has just Come
Out of His Finger.
Whitstone Landing Cor. Chicago In
ter Ocean: Percy Smith, % years old,
swallowed pin three years ago. The
other day there came out of the little
finger of his right hand at the first
joint pin which he identified as the
one then swallowed. He was, on the
occasion referred to, three years ago,
chatting with several members of the
Warlow Athletic Club, of which he is
secretary land was holding the pin in
his mouth, as was his habit Sudden
ly the pin slipped down his throat and
caught there crosswise His friends
took him to DIR. Blocker, who grappled
for the pin with Bull forceps, but it
eluded his grasp, sliding down the
oesophagus longitudinally, but fortu-
nately point upward. Smith was lit
tie cautious at first, but as the pin did
not annoy him he soon forgot to keep
track of it. Several days ago, however,
he felt an annoying sensation, az If
from splinter, in his little finger.
He probed for it with a needle and to
his surprise struck metal. He there
upon squeezed the finger until the hid
den object was forced far enough out
for him to catch hold of it, whereupon
with jerk, he drew it out and to his
surprise he found it to be a discolored
pin that had come out point first. Mr..
Smith declares that the only pain he
has felt for years was when he drew
this pin out of his finger. The patient
is doing as well as could be expected
under the circumstances.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-28

The cotton mills are a marvel. The
machinery in them is operated by cleo
tricity, generated at a waterfall two
miles distant from the city, on the
Saluda river. There is no coal and no
steam. The employees go from one floor
to another in express elevators. The
superintendent of one of them spoke
of the children employed there as his"
children. Some of them are not more
than 10 years old, but their work is
easy and healthy. Their hours are
short. They have light. airy rooms to
eat their luncheon in. No grease is
used in the machinery. The hot air is
cooled by huge fans run by machinery.
At definite periods these children are