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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-30

geranium! Yes-youll do. Now I'll
run away and get dressed myself, Are
YOU coming, Dora?"
But Dora sat still.
kitty, you're getting yain!" she
said with a laugh. as Meg went trip
ping away,
"Vain!" echoed dismally. Il wish
! could be vain l never used to care
about being pretty; ! suppose it comes
with growing up. ] wish my hair
curled, Dora!"
Curl il. dear"
Il wish we're like Meg!"-and /
sighed again.
"Megs prettiless won't wear" said
Dora. in judicial tone. by the time
you're 40, Kitty. you'll be much better
looking than Meg"
But I'm not 49," / exclaimed. half
laughing. half-petulant. Il don't care
how l look at 40. care how | look
nON mot at 40 or so. but now!"
Dora leant back in her chair, and,
with little smile. surveyed me lazily.
my dear little Kitty" she said,
after a minute, do you know what
any one who saw you and heard you
at this moment would imagine?"
"What?"
You to be in love, my dear. You
have all the symptoms--and more.
Who is It. Kitty? Break it to me
gently"
| took my elbow from the table ard
rose hastily. with sudden sense OF
irritation and Impotence.
"one needn't be in love" de-
clared. moving away from Dora to the
window, Just because one wishes not
20 be fright I'm not in love!"
Well II would be difficult" said
Dora. with a yawn-"unless you fell in
love with your poor little herr at your
music lessons. Besides the herr. whom
do you see? Nobody, Poor child-no-
body at all. Oh ! forgot-there's john
Mortimer; but John Mortimer doesn't
count. By the by. Kitty, when is john
Mortimer going to propose to your
Never" ! replied in clear, steady
tense voice. without turning my head
Never, on. has he repented2 Well
I thought he would
i returned no answer.
Suppose he does propose persist
cd Dora, lazlly What are you going
30 say?"
II was the question had been ask
Ing myself again and again, morning,
noon, and night for the past fortnight,
ever since that afternoon when Aunt
Jane had talked TO me. / had always
given myself the same answer-giyen
ii resolutely. emphatically-I should
refuse him. and refuse him unhesitat-
ingly. in such a way that he should not
doubt my frmness. should never think
Of urging me. And yet, in spite Of my
decision. again and again the question
had come back to me, as though ! mad
never solved H.
Gle Will not ask me, ! said II
he does"
III he does?n
81 shall not accept him ! said
quietly.
Dora tilted her chair backward In
perilous position, and sat and watched
me.
"And what will mamma say" she
asked presently in comical tone Of
CONSERVATION
II don't care--I don't care In tins
very least!" | said. and this time at al
events there was a ring OF sincerity IN
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-30
LEADERS 4 zEBRAs HAULING THE MAIL Goa CHI

said the man who owned the pigeons.
Easily enough-flour EN-" said the
other. So number of bees were care
fully taken from hive, near evening,
so that 1t might be altogether unlikely
that they would loiter by the way, and
sprinkled with fine. white -four, which
stuck to them. Then the bees and one
homirg pigeon were taken to point
mile away from the pigeonhole and
also a mile from the beehive and all
We're liberated The pigeon reached its
journeys end first, having flown the
distance in five minutes and thirty Sec
onds. The Toured bees came in thirty
seconds later--in exactly six minutes.
This result aid not prove great deal.
so Slight was the distance and the bee
man thinks he might win on a second
trial. Certainly neither pigeon nor
bees were very swift. Perhaps they
were slow in getting under way.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-30

stretch of imagination. could I fancy
John Mortimer doing anything a little
wicked"
Nor |. I'm glad'"
oh like a man to have a dash or
wickedness!"
DO you? prefer man to be trust
worthy, upri sht and true!"
My dear Kitty why so snappish ?"
I'm not snappish," | said quickly,
with feeling Of penitence. 'Londons
so hot!" | explained somewhat Hog
ically Ones temper can't be perfect
in London in the first week of August.
shall be glad when we get away"
But, even as / expressed the wish.
something seemed to tighten about my
heart; ii ached at the thought of how
short time was left before my wish
must be accomplished When the time
came for us to go Cornwall. the time
would come, too, when John Mortimer
would go to Brittany. to the sister who
thought slightingIy of girls, and to her
friend, that perfect woman, who was
as young at 30 as she had been at 20,
who would never be old at heart, Of
whom 1t was impossible that any one
could have spoken in dispraise.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-30

rest OF the world might think me plain.
and should not carel / should never
bemoan again my paleness, my dark
eyes. which would not sparkle as Meg's
blue eyes sparkled when they smiled.
Il have a new dress" explained.
shyly-'a new dress which is quite my
own. Do you like it?"
Very much. / always ike your
dresses. Kitty"
] looked at him wonderingly.
"What-alwaysln echoed. mot al
waysl" / echoed. mot always"
Always"
"The old linsey- woolsey was wear
ing last winter, with the sleeves half
way up my arms, and the skirt above
my ankles. and the black braid all
turned green and the elbows thread
bare! You didn't like that dress?"
Yes, / did,"
1T was hideous. Meg and Dora were
always bantering me about that dress.
1t was the ugliest dress that was ever
seen"
WAS it,"
And how It wore!" | said, signing.
'It wouldn't wear out. / thought it
would last till doomsday. Do you
know, don't think much of your taste
in dresses"
He smiled at me In his grave way;
and let my sighting opinion pass UNI
challenged. His eyes, even while they
smiled. were looking at me with a
strange earnestness. He bent forward
little, facing me.
Ito be continued.)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-30
CHAPTER v

Now, smile little, Kitty, and
you'll look almost pretty"
Meg drew back pace TO survey me
critically. ISat looking fixedly before
me into the little cracked toilet glass.
and tried to get used to the new beau
tilted version of myself that / saw re-
fiected there.
My dark hair was all gathered up
high on my head, twisted loosely by
Meg's def fingers to lie In soft, grace
ful coils. Beneath the mass Of dark
hair my face looked smaller and paler
than | had been used to think it; my
eyes had never looked so deeply set
they were too large and too dark for
the smallness and paleness Of my face,
and my lips were too grave and too
wistful; and yet, on the whole, was
prettier than had thought myself.
For the first time in my life realized
that my head was well set, that my
race was dellcately shaped, that my
chin at least was pretty.
Aunt Jane was giving a party to-
night and ] was in festal attire-in
white dress OF soft muslin that had
never been worn by either Meg or
Dora-a pretty dress that opened at the
throat. that fitted me trinity, and that
In some mysterious way made me look
slim and tall and not ungraceful.
! put my elbows carelessly upon the
grimy little dressing despatched
with London smuts. and gazed long
ingly into the cracked glass with un-
blushing eagerness.
II wish l were prettyi"-and
sighed. Il wonder II l am pretty.
rather pretty-am |, Meg? Oh. Meg, /
think would give anything to be
beautiful like you!"
Il believe some people might think
you prettier." she admitted, with an air
of genuine concession. mot that /
can say that | agree with them!" she
added at once With laughing candor.
You are too thin and too white-but
you'll do. Here, put in this bit Of red
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-30
rho Geological Mouth Of crena River.

The Geological Mouth OF Grand River
In the American Journal of Science
Mr.. Nudge says that while the pres
ent mouth of the Grand river is at
Grand Haven ON Lake Michigan, there
is another point seventy miles inland
from the shores of Lake Michigan
which was the termination of the old
river valley and is therefore its mouth
in an interesting sense. He declares
that at one time great glacial river,
three-fourths of mile in width, flowed
across the peninsula from Lake Sagi-
nav 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 its secrets to the inquisitive geolo-
gist. Mr.. Nudge describes it's course
and the river deposits about its old
mouth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-30
Kate Fleld,s Love Letter.

Washington POST If that charming
woman, the late Kate Field did not
marry, it was assuredly not because
she did not have many an admirer. A
Washington lady has in her possess
sion a little old bit of yellow paper
upon which IS penciled boyish scrawl.
1t was preserved by Miss Field from
her little girl days. The scrawl runs
thus: wont yue mete me down bye
The Gate after school. Yue move /
Luv yue" On the other side Of the
bit Of paper Is the address. THUS.
Miss Kate Field, Esq, last Seat mex
to the Door goin OUT 1t must have
been like breath of the forgotten
perfume Of yesteryears when the clever,
kindly woman happened upon this lit
tie old piece of yellowed paper on
rainy afternoon of rummaging.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-30
HUSBAND

By Author Of "Hetty," Etc.

my tone. My fear OF Aunt Jane had
vanished marvelously in the past two
weeks. seemed to have grown from
childhood to womanhood, and Aunt
Jane no longer overawed me, no longer
held my destiny subject 70 her frown.
My heart sank whenever | told my
self anew that / must refuse John Nor
timer; but 1t was not the fear of Aunt
Jane that SO much oppressed me.
"She would never forgive you" said
Dora with easy conviction.
Il know that: / should never ask
her. Dora / continued, turning away
from the window and coming back to
my seat before the table, II have been
thinking about-about things lately,
and I've decided what / want to do. l
want to go away now. not away from
London perhaps, but away from here.
own, not to be dependent any longer
on Aunt James bounty. Some one
might have me as gOverness, as nurs-
sery goyerness. Do you think that
anybody would?"
And teach horrid little boys and
girls their A G, and see that their
sashes are tied straight and their faces
cleanly washed, and that their toes are
tucked in at night! would rather
marry John Mortimer If were YOU"
Would you?" said. dryly.
well. nc" said Dora, laughing, "en
second thought I'm not sure that |
would While one is unmarried, life.
even as snubbed governess in a stuffy
schoolroom, has at all events possibili-
ties. John Mortimer is such a grim,
unromantic certainty"
Perhaps he does seem grim to you,"
| said coldly. "He never seems grim
to me-"
He's $3.50 middle-aged," objected
Dora, with another little yawn.
He's 35!" | said, with a sudden feel
ing Of irritation Il hate young men"
What odd taste! And then, he's
so commonplace! Not. by the widest
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-30

her own two children, and see the af.
fections that were formerly lavished
on her given to another and bear her
sorrow in silence, says the New York
Press. Mrs. Keasey was on her way
from the home of her husband to call
on her physician when she fell in the
street. She was removed to the Poly
clinic Hospital and died an hour later.
Her former husband was informed at
once, and the body was removed to an
undertaking establishment. 1t was
taken to her old home, South Bend
Ind, by her husbands second wife and
her own daughter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-30

From the Albany Evening Journal:
They stood in crowd of people at the
corner of State and Pearl streets this
morning-t two fine-looking girls
bright, viyacious and talking about
everything. The taller said: We'll,
think Billy is awfully slow; he's nice
enough, but, dear me, he is so slow!"
The other gave an inquiring glance,
whereupon the first continued: Sun
day, you know, we went walking to the
park. l picked number Of autumn
leaves and fastened them in my belt.
"Well, what of it?" said her friend.
ooh, really nothing much. only he
couldn't take the hint that those leaves
needed pressing"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-30
One Of the Methods Of Transportation in
South Africa

The Transyaal is essentially a land
Of strange sights and odd customs. The
most unique institution Of them all,
however, viewed from the standpoint
of the American visitor, is the mail
coach, which trayerses it mountainous
roads from point to point, carrying
the mail. 1t resembles in general a
typical old western stage coach, but 1t
is drawn by team of five pairs of
horses. OF horses, did we say? No, it
Is much odder than that.
The leaders OF the team are two
sturdy. well-built, well-trained mules,
fleet of foot and sure climbers OF pre-
cipitous mountain passes. Following
them comes a pair, consisting OF dom
key and zebra, the latter hybrid, a
trifle below the usual height OF the
wild zebra. The second, third and
fourth pairs are similarly mated, with
the animals usually harnessed alter
nately on the on and off side. The
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-30
Ham and Eggs Ia viii.

Freelove Halsey need not worry
about the fluctuations in prices, for she
will be supplied with all the butter
and eggs and vegetables she may need
for the rest of her life. That is the
bequest Of her mother, Hannah, whose
win was filed recently at Riverhead.
l.. /. Mrs. Halsey leaves to her son
Abram a farm providing he keeps
Freelove not only supplied with but
ter and eggs, but with one pork ham
annually and all the milk she can use.
But better than all, Freelove receives
a furnished house and a bank account.
which latter will not be drawn upon
to buy farm produce, it can easily be
seen.-New York Evening World.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-30
now to Avoid Colds During winter.

How to Avoid Colds During Winter.
This idea that many people have,
that winter is an unhealthful season,
Is all wrong. Winter is just as health
full as summer. If people win take care
OF themselves. If you want to go
through the winter without cold, OBJ
serve these few simple rules:
Don't overhead your house. and
don't stop all ventilation. Sleep in a
cool room, but keep warmly covered.
Always take off your outdoor wraps
when you come in the house, and al
ways put them on when you go out.
And. lastly, just as long as there is
snow on the ground, don't go out with
out your rubbers. This last rule is the
most important of all, for two colds
out of three come from wet feet
The Independent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-30

Wheelers are somewhat heavier than
the others, unusually strong specimens
being secured for this duty
The reason for the peculiar mating
Is that by this means the speed of the
zebra and the sturdlness of the donkey
can be combined to the best advantage
The zebra does not lend himself read
lily to the idea and contests the ground
inch by inch during his period Of
training. Curiously enough this does
not arouse the obstinate spirit of the
mule, unless il can be said to stimulate
him to oppose his mate. So he proves
the best teacher in the world for the
wild animal
These teams make better time over
the mountain roads than can be made
by circutous routes by rail. SO that
until the railroads build over the range
the mail coach will be a fixture.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-30
BIRTH OF A FASHION PLATE.
Libel on woinen's Taste which All True

Libel on Woinen's Taste Which All True
Men Must Resent.
All, for the good old time when
artists, real artists, could be persuaded
to design a costume One of the prin-
cipal items of expense to lady of old
Italy used to be the retainer" she
paid to a Da Vinci, Bramante or
some other artist of note to furnish her
with a design for her court and other
dresses of ceremony, says Self-Culture.
Today some one who can draw is given
an idea by costumer-that Is, by
some one who has made or cut dresses
under some other costumer's tutelage.
Neither one has studied or cares aught
for art, proportion. harmony or the
other superfuities. They are costum-
ers. What have they to do with such
details? A wonderful assemblage of
IDEAS is the result, confection In
silks, satins, chiffons and laees. These
ideas and materials are beautifully
and painfully drawn upon paper and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-30
zEBRA-lIULE OVERLAND MAIL COACH.

terror of Japan. Some homes have
wooden bathtub. circular shape, with
stove built in one end, which heats the
water. The whole family. beginning
with the father. battle in the same
water. Sometimes women tub" them
selves and their children outside their
doors in the streets where sidewalks
should be. The first time foreigner
falls over one of these bathing parties
and into the arms of the bather he
feels that the situation is unique; but
by the time he has tumbled over half
a dozen he tires Of the fun, rubs his
shins and makes some very uncompli-
mentary comments, while the polite
little woman underneath squeaks out.
Sayonara.' tSir, please call again.,
etc. Baltimore Sun.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-30
Fed hY the Eve.

Lady went into pastry cooks
shop the other day. On the counter
we're displayed all sorts Of toothsome
dainties. The only attendant was a
little girl about 10 years Of age. Isn't
ii q great temptation to you my dear"
asked the lady, TO see all those nice
things? You must always be wanting
to eat them "oh, no, ma'am, was
the answer: 1T is enough for me to
see them made"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-30
It Would Seem So.

Diggs What's wrong with your
friend Sewell, the tailor? He looks
like The living picture of that tired
feeling we read so much about" Biggs
The poor fellow is in love. but a
rival seems to have cut him out. !"
Diggs Cant he reinstate himself in
the affections Of his charmer?" Biggs
No; he says it would be a waste
Of time to press his suit"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-30

eighty-to protest against war in South
Africa. recalls the interesting fact that,
despite all his high achievements in
philosophy and literature. he is still
simply Mr.. Spencer. with no honorary
titles or academic degrees. III that re-
spect he stands alone Darwin, Car
lyle and Ruskin accepted doctorates;
Tennyson became a peer; Max Muller
has been knighted; and the late Baron
Bunsen had so many orders and de-
grees that he did not know wnat to do
with them. OF course it is through his
own volition that Mr. Spencer remains
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-30

unadorned. Tie highest honors have
been offered to him. by universities
and by sovereigns, only to be declined.
His reason is the generous one that for
men who have accomplished something
TO accept titles gives them an artificial
and undue advantage over others who.
although perhaps just as worthy. have
not secured such distinction. 1t is
simply by his works, not by mems
praises of him, that he wishes to be
known.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-30

several seconds, then placed his right.
hand over the map and covered large
part of south and central Africa,
from the Atlantic to the Indian ocean.
All that British" he said THAT is
my dream" Il will give you ten
years to realize it, said the friend.
Give me ten more said Rhodes,
"and then we'll have a new map"
Threefourths of the required time has
passed, and the full realization of
Rhodes dream must take place within
the next four years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-30
Catarrh Cannot he cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh Is
blood or constitutional disease, and in order 20
cure it you unjust take internal remedies. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally. aud acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces.
Halls Catarrh Cure is not guach medicine.
1t was prescribed by one OF the best physicians
in this country for years, and Is q regular pre-,
scription 1t is composed Of the best TONES
known, combined with the best blood purifier,
acting directly on the mucous surfaces Lhe
perfect combination OF the two ingredients Is
what produces such wonderfulresults in curing
Catarrh. Send for testimonials free.
f. j. CHENEY & Co. Props, Toledo O
Sold by druggists, price 95c.
Hall's Family Pills are the best
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-30

through the air. The idea was that the
wings or aeroplanes Of the gliding ma
chine would keep its body. together
with the weight of the experimenter.
suspended by the pressure of the air
from underneath so long as the wings
had sufficient velocity in forward
direction. Mr.. Pitcher, who was most
enthusiastic student of all that related
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-30
EAST LYNNE IN REAL LIFE.
Living as Servant in Her Former
Husbands Home.

Husbands Home.
BY the death of Mrs. Mary Keasey at
the Polytechnic Hospital recently Chi
cago learns of a romantic and pathetic
real drama, the parallel Of East
Lynne" The doctors pronounced hys-
terra as the cause of the woman's
death, but the assertions of friends,
and the circumstances of Mrs. Kea-
sey's previous life and surroundings
indicate that death resulted from 8
broken heart. Mrs. Keasey was mar
ried in 1880 and divorced in 1890. Her
husband married again the following
year. For nearly eight years Mrs.
Keasey worked as a servant to sup
port herself, and finally. last August.
had to go back to her former husband,
enter his household practically as y
servant, live with his second wife ana
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-30

was used to direct and hold up the ma
chine (and had the desirable advantage
of reducing the risk of accident), and
the other of which dragged the ma
chine forward and gave it its start"
During the last three years, however,
he gradually increased the size of his
machine, and added tail like
the tail Of bird-by which he hoped
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-30

their inability to enjoy both these de-
lights at the same time II some
American trick swimmer could teach
tho Japs how to swallow tea out Of a
bottle while under water they would
build tin temple round him. burn in
csnse made of old rags and bone under
his nose and worship him. Public
baths are numerous in which mixed
bathing was practiced until lately;
but now a bamboo fence separates the
sexes. though it does not screen them
from view. the fence being only two
feet high in lighthouses in the in
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-30
Cecii Rhodes. Ambition.

Sixteen years ago Cecil Rhodes, then
a man Of small means and no political
record. stood in a small Kimberley
shop and looked for long time at a
map of Africa which hung on the wall
An acquaintance who had watched
him for several minutes stepped up to
Rhodes and asked him whether he was
attempting to find the location of Kim
berley. Mr.. Rhodes made no reply for
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-30

The company which presented "A
Runaway Girl in the Columbia the
ate, Chicago, on Sunday evening, in its
entirety, is splendid one. The COM
edy received its original presentation
in the Gaiety theater, London, May %,
1896, where it ran for two entire sea-
sons. Augustin DAILY produced IL In
New York city at his theater Aug. Is.
1897, and it was afterward produced
at the fremont theater, Boston. "A
Runaway Girl, being the first musical
production OF note Of this season.
should attract large audiences to the
Columbia. Engagement is for two
weeks beginning Sunday, Nov. 5.