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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26

Knew a Combination Several Times
Better Than Theirs.

Last Monday a party Of New Or
leans business men from one of the up
town buildings went out to see the
races. With one exception they all
knew more or less about form" and
"handicapping," and the trip to the
grounds was enliyened by an animated
discussion on the relative merits of the
flyers. The exception was a quiet gen
tleman, who frankly admitted that he
was totally ignorant Of turf matters,
and knew no more of the intricacies Of
book betting than a Hottentot knows
of pink teas. His friends received this
confession with rather scornful SYM
pathy, and advised him not to monkey
with the pool box. When they reached
the grounds they found the second
race was about to be run and while
Lygia was the fayorita a bot tip mad
gone around on Miss Maytime, ridden
by O'Connor. The wise men in the
party consulted their form cards, did a
little swift figuring on the handicap.
and concluded that the tip was relia-
bic. "She can't lose unless she gets
struck by lightning" declared the chief
astrologer of the crowd, and they pro-
ceeded to invest in Miss Maytime tick
cts at odds of Is to /. While the paste
boards were being written the quiet
man, who knew nothing about racing
fished out S. bill and modestly laid it
on Elmer S., gaunt white nag that
was on the boards at 20 to ]. His
friends laughed merrily at the time.
and when the race was called they
fairly yelled, for Elmer s., instead Of
getting off with the others, turned
round and ran away.
Now, you see," said one of the ex-
perts chow foolish it is to bet your
mony on mere caprice. No man has
any business around the pool box un.
less he possesses some accurate, scien-
tific knowledge of the game" While he
was talking the starter caught Elmer
s. by the bride, yanked him 'tother
end to, and sent him off behind the
bunch. Then miracle happened. The
gaupt white horse, distanced discount
ed, discredited and hooted at by every
body on the track, suddenly laid back
his ears, covered the gap ike bolt
from a catapult, and won the race
hands down. Myosotis, a 40to-1 shot
was second, and poor Miss Maytime
may be running yet-at least she was
somewhere at the wind-up. After the
crowd caught its breath there was
grand howl of amazement, and the
wise men looked foolish. The quiet
man walked over and exchanged his
ticket for $105 in nice, crisp bills and
came back smiling softly. On the way
to town one of his friends spoke up:
Say old man." he said, "hOw the
dickens was it that you happened to
bet on that white skater" "Well. III,
tell you" replied the quiet man, 'I'H
admit you fellows know lot more
about racing than do, but keep my
eyes open, and just as we were going
into the grounds | saw n red-headed
woman Thunder and lightning!"
groaned the scientific player, and tore
up his form card.-New Orleans Times
Democrat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
Auction Il tsay's Mil.


Having rented my farm | will offer
at auction on the above place, three
miles west Of Lancaster, on
FRIDAY. OCTOBER 9TH.
commencing at / o'clock sharp.
40 HEAD or CATTLE u yearlings.
u Of them heifers, 10 steers, 5 2-ycar-
old heifers, cows, 1 milk COWS. 9
fat cows, l-ye8r-old bull,7 fine calves.
? steers, heifers.
3 HEAD or Houses II Clyde mare
3 years old. 2-year-old filley, S
year-old mare.
l6 choice shotes, $50 choice eve
sheep, 3 goats. About 25tons of hav.
lot OF wood and fence posts. / two
seated buggy, Little Giant grabbing
machine
LAND Il also offer for sale 93 acres
Of land, being Gray's Mill property,
with mill, good house and barn and
40 acres adjoining same having some
choice wood land on it; will be sold
altogether or separately.
Terms Of Sale On personal prop
erty 1, s and ~ months time on APP
proved note at per cent. On land
enough down to secure purchase, bal.
ance on time to suit purchaser at {
per cent. GAY LANDON.
G. j. HYDE. Auctioneer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
A Jewish Princess.

The princess of Wagram is a daugh-
ter of the house of RothSchild Her
recent reception by the pope at the
vatican caused quite a stir in Rome's
aristocratic circles, but this scion OF
the great Jewish banker family. the
wife of the Duke de Wagram, cOnsid-
ers herself the equal Of royal prin-
cesses because the blood of the house
of Bavaria flows in her children's
veins Her husband is the grandson
of Marshal Berthier. who for his BRAY
cry at the battle of Wagram was
created duke by Napoleon l., and
who afterward married Bavarian
princess. The daughter of the Roth
schilds brought the present duke of
Wagram an enormous dOwry, second
only to the fortune Hanna ROthschild
brought the earl of Rosebery. 1t was
the Empress Elizabeth of Austria who
obtained the pope's recognition OF the
Jewish princess, to believe the Amer
lean Israelites. This paper makes the
remarkable statement that no wealthy
Jew in any European capital save
london feels secure in his house unless
it is almost a fortress, and ADDS that
in Paris the Rothschilds are en-
trenched in their bank of the Rue
Lafitte as if they were living in the
middle ages.-Baltimore Sun.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
MAKE YOUR OWN DRESSES.
AN ADVANTAGE TO A YOUNG
LADY TO KNOW HOW.
The Girl Who Can Sew Can Dress Much
Better on Same Salary
Than One Who
Can Not.

Not the least important feature OF an
interesting report issued by the Utah
Farmers Institute Is a representation
of the sewing roola at the agricul-
tural college, where the accomplish
mentor it is nothing short of that
Of needlework, both hand and machine,
is taught At one of the Institutes
Mrs. Helen Root of Salt Lake City
read a paper in which the advantages,
both pecuniary and otherwise, OF being
able to make their own dresses was
forcibly impressed upon her hearers.
She said: "There are advantages TO
be gained by learning to sew that are
not always thought Of by the young
woman seeking q means OF earning
her living. The salaries of the type
writer, the clerk, and the newspaper
worker would at first thought seem to
be more attractive, but when we think
that these workers have to go away
from their homes and what they have
to pay for having their clothes made,
the difference in salary Is not so great.
sit is n fact that the girl who has
been taught to sew can dress better
than the girl earning a better salary.
1t often happens that the business
learned in girlhood becomes yalueless
when the girl marries and Is occupied
with domestic work. This is not the
case with the dressmaker; she win
make all the better wife and mother
because she can make her knowledge
useful in her home.
"Now one word with the girls.
have educated a great many girls in
dressmaking and am still very much
interested in this work, but above all
things | like to see good work. 1t is
q fact that the American girl is in
clined to generaliZe, and lacks the pa
thence that is necessary for good work.
You all know a pretty dress when you
see it. Let any one of you put a new
dress on and stand before the glass for
a moment and instanter you know
whether that dress is becoming, styl-
ish. and well made or not; but know
ing how to make it is a different mat
ter. You will require patience and
close attention to details to be able to
accomplish the work Of making a
well-made dress. | very often meet
women on the street whom / have
taught to sew, and they are nearly all
well dressed and stylish looking figures
on the street, and l am very proud of
them. A woman has more respect for
herself when she knows she is wen
dressed and she commands more re-
spect from others.
1--WE may have a great deal Of ad-
miration for the woman on the plat
form, who reads a paper to us ably
prepared by herself, and we appreci-
ate the efforts of the good woman who
is doing her part to help the worlds
unfortunates; but the little woman
who comes with her sewing and sits
by us all the afternoon is the one who
gels a little closer to our hearts than
any other and is the one we always
want to call our dearest friend
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
A Nautical Baby.

1t is no wonder there was general
laugh when recently in a church in a
certain seaport town a proud father
brought his first-born to be christened.
He was more at home ON deck than in
his present position, and he gingerly
held the struggling infantile specimen
of humanity, who kicked and wrig-
gled till, between linen and hounces
and baby, the father completely lost
his bearings. For minute there was
confusion. The ceremony came to a
stop and the congregation Uttered.
Then from a pew near by came the
reassuring voice of a good shipmate:
'Upend it, Jack, upend it! It's heads
below hatchesr' The language was
expressive, but it was no wonder the
people -smiled.-Youth's Companion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
Estate of John N. Jane, deceased
Notice of Hearing.
Dated Oct 3, 1929.

STATE OF WISCONSIN. - ppon.TE
GRANT COUNTY COURT, % -
Notice Is hereby given. that at the special
Term Of the County Court, to be held in and
for said County, at the Court House in the
City OF Lancaster. in said County, on the
SECOND TUESDAY or NOVEMBER, 1899
being the nth day of November. 1899 at The
hour of one o'clock in the afternoon the
following matter will be heard and consid-
cred:
The application Of John s. Wright, exc
cutOr of the last will and testament of John
n. Jane, late of the city of Lancaster, Wis
consin, deceased, for the examination and
allowance of his final account as such exc
cutor, and for the assignment of the residue
Of said estate to such other persons as are
entitled thereto
BY order of the court,
Il. b GOODSELL
County Judge.
Dated October rs, 1899 35w3
w. J. Brennan, attorney.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
SELECTED POETRY.
when Autumn passeti, ~

- Ne
Where purple elderberries vie
with sumach's crimson stain.
A flood Of mellow minstrelsy
oerf0ws the winding lane
a myriad insect voices flute,
And rival throats reply;
No tree. no tuft Of grass Is mute
When Autumn passeth by.
a perfume rare Of ripening leaves
On zephyr pinions floats.
And oft the scent Of browning sheaves
Blends with the cricket notes:
Eaeh hanging b0ugh a censor swings
Beneath the dreamy sky
ana az her feet rich fragrance filings
Mheh Autumn passeth by.
me spiders third their gossamer
WITH jewels for her head.
The thistles strew their down for hep
nat softly she may tread;
The br0oklet stills its summer glee
Nhene'er her feet draw nigh
And gently droHcs the yellow bee
When Autumn passeth by
strange sorceries the spirit bind.
And work a haunting spell;
Weird voices echo on the wind
And whisper beauty's knel:
At eventide Il lonely star
comes forth to mourn on high
And sheds its quivering light afar
Nhen Autumn passeth by
The sweetest song that ever flows
Hath sorrow In its strain.
The keenest joy that mortal knows
Is always half pain;
So life aud death combine their art
To charm the ear and eve
And lovely pathos wins the heart
When Autumn passeth by
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
Mothers Sung.

When the thrushes cease their singing and
the wild bees leave the clover:
When the glory OF the sunset fades and
leaves the heavens pale:
When above the hills and mountains misty
shades of twilight hover.
And the dseOrds Of the DAYTIME FIR AWAY
In distance fGil
When the rath wheat gently rushes and the
timid aspens shiVer.
And the west winds signing softly scents
from the sleeping flowers bring:
When the peawits cry together plaintiyplv
by brook and river
Then 1t Is that ! hear the old song that
my mother used to sing
Round my neck feel the pressure Of her
fingers. warm and slender.
And in sleeping dreams ANA waking |
have felt it many times.
Just as when of. old | listened ia that ditfv
quaint and tender
Till the bonghs that waved above us
caught the cadence Of the rhymes;
And my heart throbs loud and quickly as !
hear it rising clearer
Youth Is mine, Its hopes and visions
dreams and plans are mine again:
Earth Is fairer, life is sweeter-ay. and
heaven itself seems nearer
To me as list in fancy to that ne'cr TO be
forgotten strain
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
$40 90 Reward.

The City Of Lancaster offers tn,
above reward for Information that
will lead to the conviction of the per
son who interferes with the telephone
line from the city to the pumping
station OF the waterworks by knock
ing or shooting off the insulators OF
otherwise idterrupting the working
Of the line. AUG. MICnAEI1s.
City Clerk
Lancaster, Wis, Oct. Is, 1899.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
Foreclosure Sale .
state of Wisconsin, County of Grant, IS.
In circuit court.

state OF Wisconsin, County of Grant, SIS
In circuit court.
Catherine Marsden and Philippa Fiddick.
Plaintiffs VS.. Henry A. Huske and Catherine
Huske, his wife. Henry Busch as executor
OF the last Will and testament of Mary Fran
ces IIuske deceased Mary Busch Catherine
Pteiler, John McClain and Ann McCIain his
wife, Defendants.
Notice is hereby given that nv virtue Of
and pursuant to judgment of foreclosure
and order OF sale made in the above entitled
action, at the adjourned regular June term
thereof. for the year 1898 held at the C0nrt
House in the city of Darlington. Lafayette
county, Wisconsin, said term being a special
term OF the Circuit Court of Grant county.
Wisconsin, and commencing on the 30th
day OF August 1898 said Judgment and or
der bearing date the Both day of August, A.
d., 1898. and the time allowed by law for
redemption having expired, and no redemp-
ton having been made therein, will on the
9th day of October, A. d. 1890 at one
O'Clock in the afternoon of said day at the
front door Of the Court House in the city of
Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin, offer
for sale and sell AT public vendue To the
highest and best bidder or bidders for cash
the following described mortgaged prem
ises or so much thereof as will be sufficient
to raise the amount due on said Judgment.
interest and costs, together with expense Of
sale to-wit:
The southeast quarter Of section nine (qA
and the north halt of the southwest quarter
OF said section nine 90 in town one ID north
OF range one CD west OF the fourth principal
meridian also ten acres off the south end of
east half OF the northeast quarter Of section
four t) in town two (2) north of range two
% west OF the fourth principal meridian in
Grant county, Wisconsin.
Dated Sheriif's Office. Lancaster Wis this
9th day OF September A. d., 1899.
JOHN FAWCETT
Sheriff, Grant county. Wis
Lowry u ClementsOn Plaintiffs Attorneys
II Q. address Lancaster, Wis. Bot
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26

In the famous convent Of the Sacred
Heart at Rome the sacred wafer,
about which so much has been writ
ten, Is made for the pope. The privi-
legged sister alone is allowed to make
the waters, and through all the oper-
atoms they must not be touched by
other hands. She also makes the wa
fers that are used in the vatican, as
we'll as those for the sisters COM
munions In the chapel Of the Order of
the Sacred Heart.
1t is not generally known that the
last holy rites that will be performed
before the death OF the pope will be
the breaking Of the consecrated wa
fer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
THIS is THE BO0GUM.
Peculiar Animal just Received in
This Country.

Not pretty animal, but remark
able. A specimen just arrived at Phil
adelphia was found cIinging to a tree
and sleeping with his head downward,
in Brazil. 1t is a powerful creature.
nearly five feet tall, and made good
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
worId.s Productlon 81 Cofree.

The worlds production of coffee in
1897 and 1898 amounted to no less
than 155,710,000 bags, of 1872 kilos
each. or 2,073, 100000 pounds. OF this
11,110,000 bags, or 1,466, $40, 600
pounds were produced in Brazil. Other
leading coffee producing countries are
British India. with Ceylon, Central
America. and Mexico
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26

He floors you with his jokes inane;
He jars yCu with his laugh insane:
He Spouts increasingly ON spain"
And how we done her on the main.
And in he main ana for the Maine:"
And in this agitating vein
lie chatEers en- until you fain
Would cut his span of life in twain
Bur what cares he: This deathless banC
Laughs on ard ON and gives free rein
To all the aorrid puns tkat drain
The spongy wastes that appertain
To what might once have been his brain
And when his yawps qre on the wabe
lie graSps your buttonhoe 20 train
Your thoughts on him and 50 restrain
The mnrder0uS schemes you entertain
And then he hastens to explain
The jokes that caused you secret pain
And meditations most profane.
Until you feel that fate Crlan
That YOU forever must sustain
This creature and his cursed refrain
Unless (Ah, happy shade Of Cain1u
by you, or by his puns. he's Saint
/ know you've known him by the score
He haunts tho office, home and stree
Perhaps This mipuie You will meet
The comic bore.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
Unfair Advantage.

There! That's what they call a
true lovers knot If you can pull it
apart Ill-why you've done it already
What's the trick?"
mo trick at all-for me, young man.
/ used to be n divorce lawyer"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
Gnnd Renann.

Mrs. Figg Tommy! Tommy! That is
not the way for you to talk. Even if
your little playmate Is wrong in what
he says, you should not call him
names.
Tommy Why not, ma? l can lick
him easy enough, an he knows it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
TEAcHER oF TEAcHERs-

TEACHER OF TEACHERS.
Teacher of teachers, yours the task
Noblest that minds can ask
High up lOnias marvellous mount
70 watch, to guard IT, sacred fount
That feeds the stretm below:
To guide the hurrying food that fills
thousand silvery ripping rills,
In ever widening flow.
Rich is the harvest from ,he fields
That bounteous nature kindly Yields,
But fairer growths enrich the soil.
Plowed deep by thoughts ana wearied toll
In earnings broad domain;
And whore the leaves, the flowers, the
fruits,
Without yoar watering at the roots,
TO fill each branching plain
Welcome the authors frmest friends.
Your voice, the surest Gods deed. lends,
OF you the growing mind demands
The patient care, the guiding hands
Through all the mists of morn
You knowing well the futures need
Your president wisdom sows the ST ed
To fire the years unborn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
Farm For Sale

A line lG0 acre farm Tor sale miles from
Lancaster. It joins Robert SCOTS farm;
50 acres in section "A and 50 acres in section
% in Little Grant Good house and out
buildings, fine steel mill and tanks, C. acres
under cultivation and the rest pasture vii
be sold very cheapif sold within 30 days
Interest at per cent inquire ofJohn Man
KEEL Beetown, or II w Brown Lancaster
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
HOW Chinnmen Train.

Apropos of China, is an amusing ac-
count of how a Chinaman trains. The
training is divided into three periods.
each consisting of 100 days. so that it is
almost a year before the athlete becomes
fit" The first period must begin at the
time of the new moon. The subject has
to rise at 4 a. m, walk out into the open
air, draw seven deep inspirations and
afterward undergo a gentle massage.
During the second period the trea tment
becomes more severe; wooden planks are
substituted for the human hand in the
massage What takes the place of the
wooden plank in the third period is not
stated; possibly millstones might then
prove eilicecieus.
Miss 1iaja is the name Of most
popular monkey II the geological gardens
Of the Prater il Vienna and the reason
Of her popularity Il that she is d perfect
cyclist. She possesses a beautiful little
bicycle and She has learned to ride it
simply by being made to watch people
cycling. She jumps into the saddle with
ont touching the pedals. kisses her hand
TO the spectators while awaiting the sig
nal TO start and then races off at a ire
mendeus pace. From her machine she
jumps on 10 trapeze and back again
to il before il can fall, and when she
has shown off all her arts she claps her
hands to start the applause Of the PEG
nle Then she acknowledges their OK
pressions OF approval by bowling prettily
with her hand to her heart. If money
Is bestowed on her she runs to her attend
ant. takes her purse and puts it in. II
has been suggested that Miss Maia"
should have medal bestowed on her
by a cycling society.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
ONLY ONE CURE
FOR SCROFULA.

There are dozens of remedies recommended for
Scrofula, some of them no doubt being able to
afford temporary relief, but s. 5. 5. is absolutely
the only remedy which completely cures it.
Scrofula is one of the most obstinate deep-seated
blood diseases, and is beyond the reach of the
many so-called purifiers and tonics because some
thing more than mere tonic is required. 5. s. ).
ne disease, thus permanently eliminating every
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26

The last poem written by Oliver Wendell
Holmes was read on the occasion of the
authors breakfast, Feb %, 1893, and is. rs
follows:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26

VnEI ought TO know that when suf-
t0O fering from any kidney trouble
that safe, sure remedy is Foley 5
Kidney Cure. Guaranteed OF money
refunded
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
The Northwestern
c. & N. w. r. r. TIME CARD
LANCASTER.
LEAVE

Pass. for Mills; Goa, m.
P.tor Galcna 3.15 D. M.
Accomd'n ..l2;:30p. m.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26

deal of trouble on the ship which
brought it TO America. The boogum
native nance is related to the species
heliogabalus. If the zoo is to keep
the animal a special cage must be built
of metal, as he can splinter any wood.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
S. S. s. FOR The BLOOD

and obstinate
blood and experimenting with the various
blood troubles promptly cured
which gradually but undmnes
purely vegetable and fails to
Rheumatism, Contagious Blood Poison Hols
nothing
diseases ny
Swift Specific Company Atlanta, Georgia
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
l. Z GALS 6.
Estate Of Michael Hope. deceased
Notice of Hearing.

STATE OF WISCONSIN,
GRANT COUNTY COURT,
Notice = hereby given. that at the regular
term OF the County Court to be held IN ana
Tor said County, at the Court House in the
CITY OF Lancaster. in said County on the
FIRST TUESDAY OF NOVEMBER, 1899,
being the nth day of November. 1899. at the
hour OF ten O'Clock in the forenoon. the fol-
loving matter will be heard and considered:
The application of Richard Never. Jr.. as
administrator. de bonis non with the will
annexed ofthe estate of Michael Hope. ate
OF the town of Little Grant in said county.
deceased for the examination and allow
ance OF his final account as such administra-
tor and the assignment of the residue TO
such other persons as are by law entitled
thereto.
BY order of the Court.
+. b. GOODSELL,
s4l3 County Judge
Dated Oct. q 1899
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26

OF al the Ills that men dcp,ore
The worst. BY far the worst. of all
Is that complaint unspeakabe-
The comic bore.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26

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