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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-05-15

q. Conveyance and board of scholars.
q. School directors may contract with
graded districts
%. County examiner shall decide certain
questions respecting school attend
a. Certain graduates of academies and
high schools may have teachers
certificates
Is. Towns OF over $500 population to fur
nish high school education.
Is. School age
27. Suppression of truancy.
q. School laws to be compiled.
per cent.
80. State school tax increased to eight
cents.
81 Rank of professors in Norwich Uni
versity
g. Travelling Libraries provided for.
IS. Stated terms Of Essex County Court
"a. Limitations Of actions against stock
holders of foreign corporations.
35. Criminal causes may be passed to su-
| prene court before final judgment.
&c. Proof of foreign wills.
| 81 Probate bonds must be recorded
49, Sale of encountered property of de-
ceased persons regulated.
80. Husbands right in deceased wifes
! real estate.
40 Discharge of guardians
Al. Rental of jai1s.
A. Women may be notaries public
49, Appointment of county clerks to be
certified to Secretary Of State.
A. Women may be elected trustees Of
public libraries.
As Provision for stopping interest on
town and school district orders.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-13
HOW TO END OUR NOVELS.

Every one is agreed that it is very
easy to write a novel. Given GER
tain amount of experience, magma
ton, pens, ink and paper. and the
thing is done-all but the writing of lt.
says Punch But what is not so easy
is to end a novel properly How many
otherwise charming stories have failed
because of the last page! So, for
guidance, we give some samples of
really good endings.
The Artistic Restraint Novel-An-
gelina never grew beautiful; in fact,
some people called her plain-in a
crowd AS for Jones, he died at the
age of 40. But, after all, a good many
people die before that, and so my tale
ends happily
The Autobiographical - Sometimes
now, as l sit in my armchair of a
long winter evening, made bright by
this new-fangled electric light which
| should have half-laughed at. half
despised in the days of my youth, |
go over all the hair-breadth escapes
all the fun, folly and fiendishness
which have made up my short span OF
existence, and are here set down for
my less fortunate readers. And as +
sit. there comes into my mind one ad-
venture, the strangest Of all, so strange
that no one would believe it, not even
myself or my publisher. Perhaps one
day may be persuaded to tell it,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-13
VACATION SEASON OPENS,

by the Democrats for sheriff OF Lam
caster county. He will get the back
woods vote solid.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Congressman Reyburn of Philadel-
phia has a collection of American flags
which includes over 2cO specimens OF
all types.
Canon Farrar knows the gospels by
heart, and can recite them from the
first verse Of Matthews to the last OF
John.
A farmer of Aurelian Springs. n. c..
a few days ago plowed up an iron pot
filed with old gold coins.
The City of Mexico is now lighted
by 900 arc lights, most of which are
of 1000 candle-power.
The duchess of Bedford is a great
cat fancier. She owns the finest Siam
csc cat in the world.
London enjoys a greater area of open
spaces than any other capital in the
world.
There are seventy-four gold-mining
companies in the Transvaal republic.
The pessimist seems to be afflicted
with an improving grudge
Paris sends ESQ, 600 worth of toys
to England every year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-13

million slaves will live with the SER
mon on the Mount His humanity will
ever keep his name in the list OF the
worlds heroes. Ten thousand years
may come and go, but the fame and
face OF Abraham Lincoln will stand
out in history then as clearly defined
and noble as it does today. Stand as
securely fixed in manly politics as
Shakespeare stands in literature. Stand
as heroic in the midst of times full Of
conflict as Alexander or Caesar stand
in war. Stand as steadfast and true
in lessons Of patriotism as shine the
names of Kossuth and Washington.
Stand in deeds of honor and valor as
imperishable as Cromwell or Column
bus. Stand as strong in statecraft as
stands Pitt and Webster Stand as
noble in character and performance Of
duty as lives Luther and the Martyrs.
Stand as doer of imperishable deeds
as stands the names of Wellington and
Bismarck He was a genius without
alloy. A patriot without pride of self.
A true American whose life and con-
duct should be example for us all. In
Gods great gallery he is natures mas
terpiece.
Thomas Jefferson first wrote the
declaration of liberty. Abraham Lin
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-13

easily the most gifted of his country
men. As a river boatman he touched
elbows with the meekest of the repub-
lie. AS merchant he earned the title
of "Honest Abe. AS lawyer he
ranked with the leaders Of bar noted
for its dignity and learning. As
politician he leaves to posterity
a rich legacy of consistency and
fair dealing. AS a legislator in Hi
nois he laid the foundation of an end
less fame. AS a member OF congress
honor and character gave prophesy of
future loyalty and integrity. As pri-
yate citizen he was the political lead
or of his state. AS president of the
Republic his name is forever linked
with that Of the immortal Washing
ton. His first inaugural address is now
a part of the worlds choice literature
and stands side by side with the
declaration of independence. His
speech at Gettysburg will live as long
&c the Grafton of Demosthenes on the
crown. His second inaugural should
and place in the text books of our
schools and colleges and read with
xUashington's farewell address to the
American people. His emancipation
PROCLAMATION giving liberty to four
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-13
LEXINGTON AND LINCOLN
A Remarkable Grafton.

The following remarkable Grafton
was recently delivered by Judge C. w.
Raymond at Chicago before the Sons
OF Veterans:
Between Lexington and Lincoln lays
me most valuable OF our national life.
10 the people of the great west. and
especially to the people of Illinois. the
IDEAL man in politics and public life is
me hero president of the Union dur
ing the trying times of our civil war.
Lincoln Is the typical American. He
worshlped at the shrine of liberty.
MS book was conscience. His creed
was justice. His text was truth. His
speech was honor. His prayer was for
the public good. His music was the
Battle Hymn of the Republic, and
from his benediction the sweet incense
OF charity perfumes the century and
the world. God was his ministering
angel and he willing subject. In all
the years of civilization his name will
be a beacon to lovers of liberty and
government by the people. He be-
lieved in law, and license to do wrong
was chief among his hates. He be-
iieved in liberty and gave a life in
proof Of his belief. He believed in JUS
tice and strict constructionists were
ever making accusation because he
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-13
Int- p0Yf'AVER GENERAL j..

ish South Africa on in his career, says
the NJ A. r. Of the three brothers
Of the Colossus, Col. Frank Rhodes,
d. S. O., is the best known. Col.
Rhodes is a distinguished soldier who
has seen much service in different
parts of the world He is older than
Cecil John (who Is the fourth son Of
the late rector of Bishop Stortford)
and is entirely different from him in
physique. Col Rhodes is a little. thin,
grizzled man, with an intensely mill
tary bearing, which is best summed
up by the German expression stramm.
For some time he acted as a special
Times correspondent in Egypt. He dis
likes business. prefers to stick to his
profession, was sentenced to death by
Dom Paul is unmarried Another
brother is Mai Ernest Rhodes, d. S.
o., of the Berkshire regiment. He has
also seen a good deal of active service,
has tried company management in
johannesburg. .where he at one time
controlled the Consolidated Goldfields
OF South Africa very important con-
cern-and did not like it, He is mar
ried, and has now withdrawn from
finance Mr. Arthur Rhodes, the 9TH
Ell brother. is farming in Matabeleland,
and has acquired considerable landed
interests there. which are doing we'll.
On the distaff side of the family, Miss
Edith Rhodes has travelled much in
South Africa. and has a charming
house in the environs of Capetown. not
far from her brothers mansion of
Groote Schuur. Here she relieves the
ex-premier of ertain amount of oblig-
atory entertaining. and does it charm
ingly. too. Endless young men-some
we'll born. others less so-go out from
England by almost every mail boat.
bearing letters of introduction to Cecil
Rhodes If they are presentable and
promising, Miss Rhodes puts them up
for a few weeks. and initiates them
into South African life amid very
pleasant surroundings. She usually
has half a dozen young men and girls
staying with her. and seems to enjoy
their society She is very uncoEven-
tional in her ways. and loves to tramp
about Wynberg, Newlands. and the
neighborhoOd in a long, tailor made
ulster and billycock hat with a stout
stick in her hand From the back she
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-13
size and Speed.

In respect to the comparative speed
of animated beings it may be remarked
that neither size nor comparative
strength seem to have much influence.
The sloth is by no means small ami
NAL, and yet it can only travel 80 PAGES
in day; worm crawls only five
inches in so seconds; but a lady bird
can fly 100000 times its own length
in less than an hour. An elk can run
mile in seven minutes; an antelope
can run a mile il, minute; the wind
mule OF Tartary has speed of even
greater than that, and an eagle can
fly 81 miles in an hour; while canary
falcon can even reach $50 miles in tina
short space of Is hours.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-13
Diners to salt Lake.

A new and pleasing feature in travel
through Utah and Colorado to Califor-
MIA and the Pacific coast was inaugur-
ated on June l when the Rio Grande
Western Railway began operating its
new dining car service, serving all
meals on all its through trains. This
new service viii rob the transcontinen-
tai journey of much of its tedium and
fatigue and will enhance greatly the
popular Rio Grande Western. The new
diners are of the finest ever turned out
by Pullman; the cuisine is perfect; SER
vice being a la carte so that the traveller
may have his coffee and rolls for break
fast or may order from menu as elabor-
ate and complete as the market can
supply.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-13
TAKING MAIL FROM THE Big ATLANTIC LINERS.

If you ever see a little white steamer
with a red smokestack going up or
down the harbor or the Hudson river
as if it We're trying to run away from
the world, you may know that it is the
Postmaster General. This high-sound-
ing title is that of the boat which
meets every transatlantic steamer that
carries mail at or below quarantine.
From the big steamships the little
steamer takes ali the mail there is, and
then, while running at a speed of
eighteen miles an hour, the sacks are
sorted by postal clerks all ready for
landing at Pier 10, at the foot of Cort
landt street, at the Pennsylvania pier
in Jersey City and at the foot of West
Forty-Second street, New York.
The object of all this hurrying about
is to expedite the journey of foreign
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-13
USELESS INFORMATION.

A Cuban radish grown this year neal
MANAGES weighed eight pounds
The Congo river has at one place 90
waterfalls within distance of Isl
miles.
Half a dozen American women are
earning "a living as stenographers in
Havana
The first postoffice was opened in
Paris in 1912, in England in 1851, IN
America in ITO.
There are 81 ports in the island OF
Cuba, but only Is are open to the
worlds commerce.
The original shamrock Of Ireland has
long been extinct. The plant called
the shamrock is the white clover.
A Japanese bride gives her wedding
presents to her parents as some slight
recompense for their trouble in rear.
ing her.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-13

coin was the first to enforce it. Patrick
Henry preached liberty. Abraham
Lincoln practiced it. Samuel Adams
was the tribune of part of the people
Abraham Lincoln was the tribune of
all of the people Washington fought
10 establish the Declaration of indie
pendence. Abraham Lincoln gave his
life to sustain it. Paul Revere, one
hundred and twenty-four years ago
last night. rode through Middlesex
county, Massachusetts. awakening the
sleeping soldiers of the colonies to
duty. Three-quarters Of century later
Abraham Lincoln awakened from its
lazy slumber the idle conscience Of the
great republic. Israel Putnam left his
pillow in the field to stand by the cause
of right Abraham Lincoln left his
heart on the field Of duty to save that
for which Putnam fought The heroes
of Lexington, your sires and mine. 1924
years ago tonight put life and heart
and hope into the cause of liberty
Abraham Lincoln, of your state and
mine, saved it from destruction. Lex
ington. Liberty and Lincoln is the
golden chain forever uniting the des-
tiny of our republic to the eternity of
the stars. His monument has been
erected. 1t is not of marble or Of
bronze. Ii was not erected by rela-
tives or from funds of his personal es-
tate. 1t is the history Of our country
from the beginning of Lexington TO
the last of Abraham Lincoln. Let us
build a monument. not to save his
memory imperishable. That is done
But to honor ourselves. and to show
that this age and this people love jus
tiee admire honor, and revere the
memory of an honest man. ] would
build it in the heart Of the greatest
city Of his state, a companion piece TO
that of Grant in New York, and Wash
ington at our National Capital Let it
be a lofty structure rising over the
greatest o. our buildings. as a guardian
OF our destiny and a lesson in liberty.
Let a million go to its building from
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-13
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIGs, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. 1t
is the one perfect strengthening laxa-
tive, cleansing the system effectually,
dispeling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per-
manently It's perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and sub
stance. and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process Of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste. but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants, by method
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE, KY. NEW YORK, N. 2.
For sale by all Druggists.-Price SOC. per bottle
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-13

university of that city; Esieo G3uld or
New York, s77.OG0 to various institu-
tions, the rest of the grand total being
made up OF smaller sums. 1t is also
worthy of note that the largest amount
donated so far this year is $2,OOO,00O
for a female industry college in Bos-
ton. AS indicating what our rich
women are doing with their money,
and also how far the cause of higher
education for women is progressing in
this country, these facts make very IN
teresting reading. New Voice.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-13

leaned too much to mercys side He
believed in free America and dedicated
his life to the success Of her people.
He believed in the patriots OF the rev
olutiOn and modelled his life upon the
great and good of that eventful era.
If precedent stood in the way Of right
he pushed it from his thought and
signed a new bill Of rights giving lib
erty to black as well as white His
heart was Kind to his fellow men For
giveness was the motto of his daily
life. Charity was the prayer which led
the business duties of the day-and
love as wide as earth gave tone to all
his deeds. He played no game hurt
full to moral life He signed no law
not sanctioned by honest thought He
made no speech which after years did
not applaud and praise He did no act
which brought the blush of shame TO
face of friend or foe He did what
none have yet accomplshed-fough a
civil war of frightful magnitude and
forced the yanquished by sheer love
and charity to gather at his bier and
tomb and there shed tears over the
silent heart they had helped to break
Like the great Moses of Israel from
the top of flames lofty mount he was
permitted by the Almighty to view the
promised land and Era Of peace but
not permitted to enjoy the fruits Ot his
great labor and wisdom. He left US
to finish the journey alone. amid
cheers for the return of peace. amid
universal sorrow for the departure Of
his great spirit His life is the marvel
OF this marvellous century Born in a
cabin as lowly as the Savior of man he
saved nation Reared in obscurity
the light of his noble deeds shines in
every corner of our world. Surround
ed by bitter poverty, he passed on ife's
highway every favored man Of the
century. Passing his youth among the
ignorant and lowly he achieved a dis
tinction, the just pride of the Anglo
Saxon race Coming to manhood with
few of the graces Of education he led
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-13

has quite the appearance OF a male
creature. She is an especial favorite
with young people, and seems to have
most happy knaek Of making them
feel at home. Her collection of hunt
ing trophies, Kaffir. curios, karosses,
shields, assegais, and horns is almost
unriyaled. These are the fruits of her
expeditions in the north. She lived for
some time both in Buluwayo and in
Salisbury, where she did much to help
civilize the towns by fusing the APP
parently incompatible elements of pio-
neer society. The other sister lives
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-13

mostly in or near London, and also
partakes Of the family bent towards
unconventionality. She is very we'll
read in all that appertain to South
Africa, and has large circle of friends
to whom she dispenses hospitality in
charming manner which is entirely
her own. She has also Travelled a good
deal. although not so much as her sis
ter. Mr. Rhodes thinks much of his
sisters, and being essentially nom
marrying man himself-though by no
means a misogynist-he rather APP
proves than otherwise of their deter
mination to remain in a state of single
blessedness. Speaking by and large,
the Rhodeses are a distinctly remark
able family.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-13
HoO SaadabmiM
HIlzZasZ E5,yyn7U
The Power of Prayer.

A Reading (Pa.) woman has a
strange method Of warding off assaults
from her husband She does not go to
law, as her religion would not permit
her to do that. She and her husband
are both Dunkards, says the Reading
Herald, and when the husband so far
torgets his manhood as to attempt
brutal measures, the wife falls upon
her knees and prays TO heaven to stay
his arm. Invariably he stops instant
ly at such unique appeal. He fears
neither police magistrate nor court, but
The religious training makes him sober
down quickly when his wife petitions
Providence to interpose.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-13
WOMEN GAVE THE MOST.
Were More Liberal Than Men in Givin
for Educational Purposes.

Were More Liberal Than Men in Giving
for Educational Purposes.
1t is an interesting and significant
fact that of the money contributed last
year to educational institutions and
other purposes of education, s3,446,000
was contributed by women. The larg-
est single contribution was that Of
Cora j. Flood of San Francisco to the
University of California-S2 $50, 600.
Mrs. N. P. O'Connor Of San Jose gave
$15O,O00 to the California State Normal
school; Elizabeth H. Bates of Port
chester, n. Y, $l35,OO0 to the Univer-
sity of Michigan; Caroline Craft OF
Boston, 100000 to Harvard university;
Annie G. Patton. 100000 to Princeton;
Sarah Underwood of Saratoga, sl50,00O
to the American university; Elizabeth
Smith Of Lancaster, Pa, $4,000 to the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-13

to the location of the destination of the
mail. 1t frequently enables the bust
ness men of New York to get their
foreign letters within three hours after
the liner reaches quarantine, where,
under the old system, it was always
necessary TO wait until the following
day. There is no other place in the
world where the mail is expedited in
this fashion, and the Postmaster-G Gen
eral is the only representative of her
class
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-13

the mite Of the widow 10 the generous
offer of the we'll to do. And upon its
summit place a perfect effigy of the
great Emancipation, with his hand ex-
tended inviting, all lovers Of liberty
not only to America, but to Illinois
and Chicago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-13

"This," said the dealer. lis what we
call rattlesnake melon" Eyes, yes,
of course" replied the resident of SUI
burban district. Il know all about
them. They're filled and plugged am;
peddlers sell them in our town in place
Of straight whisky & Chicago Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-13
A Special Duty.

Inspector notice that in this pho.
tograph you are bald Homecoming
American-Yes, my hair grew out
while was abroad. Then I shall have
to charge yon the special duty on Eu-
ropean- grown hair."-Life.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-13
Tracing 1t.

what are you doing with the
congo I'm going to weld it on my
lawn mower. Then I'll always know
which of my neighbors has it" Cleye-
land Plain Dealer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-13
A RaLish Comnaninn-

"T saw Daisy Bright promenading
with that horribly dissipated Paul
Splitz the other evening, She made
me think of Maud Muller" That's
funny" Eyes. The girl with the
rake. cleveland Plain Dealer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-13
Are You Using ALIENS rool-Eass.

1t is the only cure for Swollen.
Smarting, Burning. Sweating Feet.
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress. Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy. N. Y.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-13

Excursion rates TO Sea Shore and
Virginia mountain resorts Address
w. L. Conklyn, N. w. +. a. Chesapeake
Il Ohio Ry.. Chicago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-13
Undoubtedly.

what do you think Of the thrash
ing machine trust?" asked Hoiack. at
will go against the grain" replied
Tomdik. Detroit Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-13
(New York Journal.)

The victim is strapped in the chair,
which has an open bottom, and the
paddles, two in number, do the work,
obtaining their force by means Of a
revolving cog, which is turned by a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-13

Kemps Balsam will stop the cough
at once. Go to your druggist today
and get a sample bottle free. Sold IN
25 and so cent bottles. Go at once; de-
lays are dangerous.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-13
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is constitutional cure. Price, 75c.

The desert of Sahara is three times
as large as the Mediterranean sea.