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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-12
USE OF NEWSPAPERS.
After They Have Been Read They Arc
Still Valuable.

Once read. marked, learned and in
wardly digested," the use of the news
paper is by no means over, and the
careful housekeeper need never COM
plain Of the accumulation as long as
she has a house to keep warm and
comfortable in the winter, and woolens
and furs and furniture to protect
against moths in the summer, says the
New York Tribune. A newspapers
power of retaining heat is now well
enough known, especially among the
poorer classes. who might utilize Ia
pers in hundred different ways.
When placed between layers OF cotton
they make especially warm bed COW
erings and also have the advantage OF
adding no weight. AS lining to car
pets they are invaluable. as they are
clean, mothproof and impervious to
air. On cool autumn nights at summer
hotels and boarding houses. where the
single pair of blankets provided Is in
adequate, 1t will be found that layer
of newspapers put between them will
double the protection. Thin jackets
may have chest and back protectors in
serted under the lining with excellent
results, while sole of newspaper, cut
and fitted to the inside of shoe, is
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-12
JEWEL CURE TREATMENT.
Precious Stones as Medicine a Fad That
Is Now Prevalent.

Precious Stones as Medicine a Fad That
Is Now Prevalent.
treatments, methods and systems by
which cures can be effected fade. from
the point of view of costliness. before
the new jewel cure treatment of Nine.
Honouix, who has been known in Paris
as healer for some time past This
lady is said to be wonderfully success
full in the treatment OF blindness and
nervous disease. Her method of cure
is rather an expensive one, as the only
medicine she employs is precious
stones. In some cases the treatment
consists in simply applying the jewel
to the affected parts. Sometimes II is
necessary to burn the stones and inhale
the fumes, and sometimes the DOW
dered stone has to be swallowed. One
treatment alone costs from SO to $500.
according to the ailment and the gems
used. Many treatments are often nee
essary and the stones used must be
without flaw, otherwise their healing
virtue, madam says, is considered i'm
F~~~'SN AiOAOuAA hccpS TIE STOCK
OF jewels she employs in treatments in
a handsome case, deliberately arranged.
and from this receptacle the patient Sc
lects the quality and size OF the stone.
the kind necessary for the cure having
been previously decided upon by Nine.
Honouix. AS may be readily seen the
clientele of this jewel-cure woman
must be composed almost entirely of
the wealthy class, as the destruction
of precious stones cannot but be ex-
ceedingly expensive. Nine Honouix
claims to be the inventor Of this cure.
and has entered deeply into the study
of gems, and has many curious ideas
in regard to their power. She says that
chalcedony worn about the neck will
dispel sadness, and onyx, IL powdered
and taken before retiring, will cure in
somnia and nightmare. Jasper, she
claims, is proof against the venom
GUS bites of serpents, while amethysts
are a cure for intoxication and sap
phires and emeralds are useful for
strengthening the sight.-New York
Telegraph.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-12
Give the wife the same Power.

The Texas court OF appeals, it Is
noted, has affirmed the right of in
ferior courts to issue iniunctions at
the request OF husbar ! forbidding
any third person to speak to. write
to. or in any way communicate with
his wife, whenever such act shall be
prejudicial to the applicant" The af-
firming decision is sweeping and gem
eral, and under 1t in Texas husband
may enjoin not only the male object
OF his jealousy, but his mother-in-law
and "all his wife's relations" from
holding communication with her
whenever they may not approve of his
conduct Now, If some authority will
give the wife the power to enjoin
her husband against speaking to. writ
ing 10. or In any way communicating
with third persons when such act shall
be unpleasant to the applicant Texas
families will get on famously, and
there will be no more divorces there
than in South Carolina. Charleston
(S. CT News
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-12
New Use for Electricity.

Some time ago the statement was
made that the advance of senile de-
cay could be checked by the applica-
ton of electricity to the base of the
brain. Now a French scientist, DR..
Remond, has made the discovery that
electricity may be used in the devel-
opment of mental culture. This does
not, of course, mean that there is
now royal road to learning, and that
all the learning of Greece and Rome
can be transferred into any skull by
so many volts of electricity. But 1t
means. according to DR.. Remond's
claims. that the receptivity of the
brain can be so increased and the
capacity for learning extended. The
volts do not take instantaneous eff
feet: the course must be prolonged.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-12
AN IDEAL CONDITION.
Brother and sister should strive to
Please Each other.

Brother and Sister should Strive to
Please Each other.
Birds in their little nests agree"
says DR.. Watts. but children OF fam
lily do not always follow their example.
And yet there is nothing more beauti-
full than for brother and sister to be
on terms Of the closest confidence The
attitude of a sister toward a brother
is largely responsible for the bright
ness or the shadow of home life. A
downright bon camaraderie, chum-
miness, confidential friendship con-
duce to firmly founded union of af-
lection and thought that Is moral
support to both of them, to say moth
ing Of its delightful influence upon the
daily domestic family round. Most
girls seem to regard their brothers as
necessary evils. They do not think 1t
worth their while to be pleasant with
them. When with brother they lay
aside all their entertaining ways, their
attractive manners, and their pleasing
graces, and seem to wish them in
Greenland rather than by their side. 1t
is only because he meets some other
boys sister that he does not arrive at
the conclusion that the sex is selfish
and altogether disagreeble And 1t is
no wonder that he affects the society
of others of his kind, speaks sighting
ly Of girls, oftentimes gets into bad
habits that he would not think of II
he were made much of at home, and
in fact acts and feels very different
from the youth whose sister Is real
comfort and a good friend to him.
When this condition exists the two
discover that being brother and sister
need not interfere with their having
a right jolly time in each others socie-
ty. When no other escort Is available
the brother acts as cavalier and is as
attentive as though he were "beauing"
some other girl. The sister, on the
other side, makes herself equally
agreeable, and when they get home
they do not feel that an evening has
been wasted because they had to spend
1t in each others company. When the
time for sweethearts arrives they be-
come more than ever confidants, know
ing that no matter who comes into
their lives there is one niche which
can only be filled by the brother or sis
ter, who will ever occupy place which
cannot be second because 1t is distinct
ly individual.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-12

from the poet-soldier marquis of the
seventeenth century, but he has dash
of the blood OF the wonderful Sheri-
dams In him. His great-aunt married
the son of the author OF "The School
for Scandal" and his maternal grand
mother was also half Sheridan. The
first marquis of Graham distinguished
himself in the campaigns of the Gov
enanters. The present marquis is just
over 81, and is shortly to be examined
for a yachtmaster's certificate. He Is
writing a book ON the subject of the
manning OF the mercantile marine. 1t
must be something rarely heroic which
the marquis is attempting. for Clark
Russell composed this for one Of the
London papers:
This gallant and high-spirited
young nobleman quilted the exalted
social platform he adorns to enter the
arena of human labor that, by personal
experience, he might qualify himself
hereafter to deal with what your able
contemporary. the Naval and Military
Records, affirms to be the gravest ma
tional question of the century. Such
virtues OF sympathy and humanity are.
to use the language of that sweet and
gentle genius, Sir Henry Wotton.
more precious than the most glorious
triple diadem.'
This, however, is the nautical career
of the marquis. When he left Eaton.
in 1895, he Joined H. M. s. Voltage, a
training ship for boys. where he re-
manned for year and half, and then.
after some yachting In the Mediter-
ranean, went In H. M. S. Melpomene
to India on an expedition lasting from
October, 1897. to April. 1898. to observe
the solar eclipse. In these ships he
had sufficiently mastered seamanship
and navigation to join Dewitt and
Moore's vessel. the Hesperus, as a
Junior mate. in which capacity he
served from November last year till
the end OF last June, visiting Australia.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-12

family was stricken a sore blow. The
young son, in the southern military
acadamy, was taken Ill and died in a
very short time Alice Carr had Law
ished all her maidenly affection on her
brother. and she suffered more from
the loss than did any other member OF
the little family. She was inconsolable
over his death. and her grief was so
prolonged that she was threatened
with serious illness Dr. Griffith insist
ed that she must go away for a time,
and with a change of scene. seek to
forget her loss. With all her beauty
she was not the girl to forsake her
mother and sister at such time. and
It was only after long urging that she
consented to go away. to accompany
DR.. Grifith's daughters to st. Angus
tine. Fla. where the fashionable sea-
son was then at its height.
II was to be for her a scene OF new
conquest. far different as her ideas
may have been when she left Louis
VILE. 1t was there that she met Sam
ual Sloan Chauncey. who was seeking
rest and relaxation on the Florida
coast. There is no ehronicler Of their
first meeting or the progress of their
love making 1t is quite sure Mr..
Chauncey did not win her at the first
essay, for when she returned to Louis
VILE she was apparently as heart-free
as she was when she went away. But
there had been some change in her,
for tho trip had brought back her for
mer sprightliness. and there was no
trace OF the grief that had borne her
down at the time OF her brothers
death. When Dr. Griffith suggested
that she should accompany his daugh-
ters to Newport and Narragansett Pier
that summer Of 1898 she assented read
ily. Perhaps she was well aware that
she should again meet Mr.. chauncey
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-12
YOUNG LORD GRAHAM
TITLED ENCLISHMAN MAKING
HIMSELF USEFUL.
Has Lately Gone to Sea as Ships Mate
In the Merchant MariRe--ls the Future
Duke of Montrose Can BE of
Benefit to Mankind.

Once in while some member of the
English nobility breaks away and
really does something. 1t may be on
the stage as female impersonator, or
on the street as an organ grinder, or
on the high seas before the mast.
Trough the misty glamour Of royal
vicissitudes shines the beautiful senti-
ment, Blood will tell"
Now, there's the marquis of Graham,
the future duke OF Montrose, who has
shipped as mate in the mercantile
marine. Just what his ultimate ambi-
ton is has not been divulged. but he
evidently is going to learn something,
and the London papers reward this
praiseworthy aim by remarking, "He-
redity will tell" and relating the list
of his distinguished ancestors. 1t is
heralded that no wonder the love for
fine deeds should come out in Lord
Graham. for he is not only descended
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-12

who was in President McKfnley's cab
met, and ex-Goy. Levi p. Morton. OF
New York, formed a syndicate to pur-
chase part of an estate owned by the
Chaunceys. at Greenburg, N. Y, and 1t
is known that more than quarter OF
million dollars was paid for a part OF
what they desired. While Mr.. Chaun-
cey was unable to take active part in
the business of the firm in which he
and his brother were associated, he
was always continued as partner, and
1t is estimated that his profits since
last January amount to not less than
100000 1t is plain, therefore. that
the most beautiful widow in the world,
who only few years ago was the poor
Hoosier beauty, need never lack ready
money. She has good looks. high so
cial position and wealth. 1t remains
to be seen whether room has been left
In her heart for another affection.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-12

cient custom. The orthodox are. of
course, violently in favor of the old
custom. and quote their ancient law
book. called the Vendidsd, which en-
joins exposure and forbids burial. We
have no desire to enter into the merits
of the controversy, but as the Vendi-
dad has been freely quoted by Parsee
priests and others. who seem to take a
firm stand upon its precepts, we may
remark that this ancient code of laws
is full Of strange precepts which are
entirely impracticable in these days.
The Parsees themselves have ceased to
be guided by it in nearly every point
except this of the disposal of the dead
and a few others. The dog, for in
stance, is treated in the Vendidad as
on the same level with man, and two
whole chapters are devoted to him. If
a dog dies. his carcass, or, rather, We
should say, his corpse, is to be dis
posed of with the same elaborate ritual
as that of a man. If man kills a
water dog his punishment is 10000
stripes with the priestly whip. Nay,
1t IS safer to kill man than to serve
bad food to a shepherds dog, for the
man slayer gets off with ninety stripes,
whereas the bad master of the dog is
great sinner and will receive 200
stripes. Then the yendidad lays down
the law about the fees to be paid to he
doctor for healing the sick, and the
present day Parsee. if he is consistent.
ought to follow the following scale laid
down in chapter VIII: "A healer shall
heal priest for holy blessing; he
shall heal the master of a house for
the value OF an OK az low value; he
shall heal the lord of borough for the
value of an OK of average value: he
shall heal the .ord =. town for the
value of an OK of high value; he shall
heal the lord OF province for the
value Of chariot and four; he shall
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-12
TILE MOST BEAUTIFUL WIDOW in THE WORLD

there. Be that as It may. she did meet
him at Newport, and when she went
back to Louisville she had promised
to become his wife. Chauncey had
won the prize OF the season for both at
st. Augustine and at Newport her
beauty had been undenied. She was
conceded to be the handsomest woman
in the land and just as Mr.. Chauncey
was the enyied of men, she was the en-
We'd OF all the women with whom she
came in contact. She was easily the
most beautiful woman in the land. II
Alice Carr could have had her own way
her wedding in Louisville would have
been simple affair, in keeping with
her early life. But her friends insist
ed otherwise. and she was married to
Mr. Chauncey in Christ church. the
Episcopal cathedral of Louisville, by
the Rev. Charles E. Cralk. 1t was a
brilliant affair and the bride was more
radiantly beautiful than ever before.
The day of her wedding was January
II, 1894. The newly welded couple
went to live In a sumptuous residence.
a: No. 40 Joralemon street. Brooklyn,
N. ", and 1t loked as If their happiness
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-12
Mrs. Samuel Sloan GMNey Who Was Alice Louise CIR
Story Of Her Rise From Poverty.

They all found her complainant, IL
not cold. She had a mind of her own,
and 1t was not her intention to wed
them. All that came to her were waved
away. and she went on In her happy
manner free and contented and beau
tiful. Her simplicity was unmarried by
her success. and If she appreciated her
own beauty, there was nothing in her
actions to indicate 1t. She continued
to be foster member of the Griffith
family, and her visits to the doctors
home were frequent and prolonged.
She was so seldom at home in Leav-
enworth in those days that her mother
decided to remove from that place to
Louisville, and make new home Tor
herself there, so that she could be near
her beautiful successful daughter. 1t
was just after this change that the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-12

heal the wife OF master of house
for the value of she ass" And ths
vendidad also advises him about what
kind OF healer to choose: IF several
healers offer themselves together, o
Zoroaster. namely. one who heals with
the knife. one who heals with herbs
and one who heals with the holy word.
1t is the last one who will best drive
away sickness from the body Of the
faithful. "-Allahabad Mail.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-12
Erlcted from the Grave.

Fancy being evicted from your last
resting place if your relatives neglect
ed to pay the rent! Yet this is what
happens every day in that island we
have been hearing so much of lately,
Porto Rico. In the Campo Santo, the
consecrated field, which lies on the cliff
edge near San Juan, it is impossible
to buy a grave right out, except at a
price which puts it out of the question
for poor people. The graves are leased
for term of years, and If at the end
Of that time the lease is rot renewed
the remains are dug up AMI shs ground
relet
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-12

great preventive of cold feet. As a
last tribute to its virtues, here is an
excellent remedy for toothache: Take
twisted piece of newspaper. light 1t
and over the slowly burning fame hold
the inside Of pewter spoon. After
the piece of paper has burned out there
will be found a yellowish deposit on
the spoon; take this up on bit of cot
ton and apply to the aching tooth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-12
why Are All widows "Charmipr,s

Now, l should like to ask you why
men always speak Of widow as
charming widow" said a pretty
Kirkwood girl. There is a young
widow at Kirkwood, and I am free to
admit that she is charming, but she
isn't any more charming than dozen.
yes, than at least thirty Kirkwood
girls whom l could mention. and yet I
have never heard man refer to her
except as the charming widow st.
Louis Globe Democrat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-12
THE SULTAN'S SON.

The young son Of the sick man OF
Europe" as he has BEEN called for so
long, has just been admitted to the re-
ligion OF the Mussulman. and to cele-
brate that event has had his photo
graph taken. The little Prince Abdul
Rahim Effendi is just years old. the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-12
An Important Parsonage.

From the Chicago News: Conductor
See that Insignificant little fellow
over there at the pie counter?" Pas
senger-"Yes; what of him?" Con-
ductor-"He's more important than the
president of the road What he says
goes" Passenger-"In Indeed Who is
hep" Conductor-"He's the train dis
hatcher
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-12

4 musical box for bicycles is manu-
featured by firm in Hamburg. 1t is
a neat. round box. and is fixed just
under the handle bar and connected
with the front wheel in such a way
that the revolution of that wheel plays
the music.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-12
BURIAL OF THE PARsEEs.

Neglect of Various Commands of the
Ancient Book of Laws.
We referred the other day to the
controversy that is going on am ong
the Parsees about the advisability of
having cemetery for burying their
dead instead of exposing them to be
devoured by birds, which is the an
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-12

From the indianapolis Journal:
Yabsley-WLich do you say, Il had
rather" or Il would rather?" Nudge
IF you are talking about who shall
buy, I'd rather you would"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-12
PRINCE EFFENDI.

necessary age for initiation into the
mysteries Of the religion of Islam. His
admission into the sacred order was
made the occasion Of a grand fete.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-12

Most people are either too busy or
too idle to be happy.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-14
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE Fill.
IPINO.

The native Filipino does not koow
the vice of blasphemy ne is not ordI
narily obscene in his speech, he is not
q I~arrelsome; he is respectful to those
who display authority is docile and
obedient, although he is weak and re
miss in the performance of his duties;
he bears his punishment and believes
1t to be just when he is guilty of a
fault; bud he becomes irritated if per
8 'naily insuited, and he awaits with
rancor and in cold blood the moment
to avenge outrages done to his per
son or his family.
He likes very much to pass hours in
idleness or in not very animated con
versation with his companions and
friends. He is fond of feasts and oil
grImsges, Of play and betting, and
easily spends In a day what has cost
him months and even years TO acquire.
La his dealings with the European,
when he attempts any business what
ever, he Is cunning and crafty and
tries TO come OUT the gamer, to which
eud he will use deceit and even puerIle
arufices. He is fond of osCentatIon,
pomp, noise, and spectacular display
The Indigenous Filipino possesses
fundamental, rudimentary instruc
zion (~hat we agree in calling primary
instrucJloD) in, perhaps, as much or
greater perfection than any other peo-
pie In the world. He shows himself
deslrous of learning, and the immense
msjDrlty of the natives a read, write
and figure. He knows the rudiments
of religion and morality, and shows a
happy disposition to acquire that gen
eral tint of superficial culture which
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-14

is all that the great mass of laboring
people can aspire to anywhere in the
world. On this point statistics furnish
US eloquent and irrefutable data.
The number who cannot write is
very small, including the women, and
the number is much less of those who
have not learned to read, while those
who lack at least the moss fundamen-
tai and necessary religious and moral
instruction are very rare indeed. The
correctness of this observation may be
proved if the first native n meets,
even in the most remote sections,
should be questioned, or, what would
be still easier, by examining recruits
in the army, who are drawn usually
from the poorest masses of the people.
From THE Native Population Of the
Philippines" by Juan Oaroy Mora, in
the Am rican Monthly Review OF Re-
views for March.