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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-19
The Conquest of selfishness.

The deeply rooted tendency of most
men-of all men whose hearts have
never been touched by the grace of God
lis the very antithesis of love-which
is selfishness. The type of it in our
Lords parallels is the unjust judge,
who at first cared nothing for the poor
widows complaints. So is the man
who would not get out of bed to help
his hungry neighbor, and the priest
and the Levite who passed by on the
other side and would not lift finger
to help the wounded wayfarer. 1t is
Dives who was clothed in purple and
fine linen and Jared sumptuously every
day in absolute indifference to Lazarus,
who lay at his gate, hungry and full
of sores. But selfishness is not any
special characteristic of the rich or of
the great. 1t is the common, universal
vice of the human heart, against which
every one of us has to be on his guard.
1t was Christ who first effectually
taught to mankind the sin of it, and
taught us to control and subdue 1t. 1t
was Christianity that laugh us: Look
not every man on his own things, but
every man also on the things of 9th
ers." Our brotherhood is not to be
the mere slightly expanded egotism OF
family affections. 1t is to flow out, as
Christ's parable of the Good Samaritan
taught, to all whom, by the work of
our brain, or the toll of our hands, or
the gentleness of our affections we can
make little better or little happier.
We are to comfort the feeble minded.
to support the weak, to have mercy to-
ward all men. Only by such spirit
can our souls become pure and
transparent as crystal, ardent as fire,
strong, generous, and enduring as the
hearts of martyrs. And this love must
flow out to all in overwhelming con-
centric circles. 1t must begin with our
families, must extend to all our kith
and kin; must widen to our parish, our
city, our nation, like the ever-widen-
ing circle on the bosom Of some lovely
lake which ceases only with the shore.
So. we shall at length be able to say
with the old Roman dramatist: All
that concerns man concerns me-" And
thus since sympathy and love tend
ever to reproduce themselves all the
world will become better and happier
world, till all the kingdom of our Lord
and of His Christ, and the knowledge
of the Lord shall cover the earth as
the waters cover the Substantially
Evening Post
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-19
FOR WOMEN AND HOME
ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS
AND NATIONS.
Calling Costume from London Pictures
que Tea Gown--without Talents
Corsets Must Go-To Clean Things
Our Cooking School
Life and Love.

There is something to live for and some
thing to love
Wherever we linger, wherever we rove;
There are thousands of sad ones to cheer
and sustain
Till hopes that are hidden beam DER them
again.
There is something to live for and some
thing TO love,
For the spirit of man is like garden or
grove,
1t will yield a sweet fragrance. but still
you must toll,
And cherish the blossoms. and culture the
soil.
There is something to live for and some
thing to love,
'Tis truth which the misanthrope neer
can disprove,
For tho thorns and thistles may choke up
the flower,
Some beauty will grace the most desolate
bower.
Then think on It. brother, wherever thou
art,
Let the life be for men and the love for
the heart,
For know that the pathway which leads
us above
Is something to live for and something to
love.
Richard Realf.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-19

A dry salt bath is said to tone up the
general system and renovate the COM
plexion as if by magic. Il never had
anything do me so much good" said
a lady who has tried it, Il get that
feeling of fatigue which Expresses me
nearly every summer. My physician
advised me to avoid tonics and to try
dry salt baths instead. l fill large
earthen jar with the coarsest salt can
get, and add enough water to this to
make a sort of thick salt paste, but
not enough to dissolve the mineral
Every morning when l get up | take
this up in handfuls and rub it briskly
over my body. Next | jump into a tub
of clear, cold water, and take a thor
ough but quick dousing. This being
done, l take brisk rub down with a
Turkish towel. The effect is delicious.
1t gives one a sense of exhilaration.
But the best part Of the dry salt bath
is not the feeling of freshness and re-
newed life that it imparts, but the soft,
satiny texture of the skim
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-19
JUSTICE IN THE TRANsvAAL.
How Justice Is "Rigged" by Men of
lBurgher Stock.

uEBnCE 5Aoths
The following incident in the admin
istration of justice in the Transvaal
speaks far more eloquently than hun
dred petitions in denunciation of the
entire judicial system. The Belfast
tar and feather case will be fresh in
the memory of most people. A JUS
tice of the peace, who was, of course,
a burgher, and several other inhabi-
tants of this little Transvaal dorp-in
which, by the way, there seemed to be
evidence Of the customary state Of i'm
morality prevailing-co an
unprovoked assault upon certain per-
sons, including a defenseless woman,
who, it is needless to say, was not
Transvaal subject. Tar and feathers
were used, and altogether the case,
says the Cape Argus, was about as dis
graceful as it could possibly be. The
culprits were tried by a Landdrost from
another town, man who at any rate
made some attempts to meet the JUS
tice of the case. Coetzee, the ring
leader of these Belfast rowdies. and
justice Of the peace, was sentenced to
pay fine of ESQ and undergo six
months Imprisonment, and the others
accused were variously dealt with. In
each case the penalties were light
enough when the details and character
of the offense are considered. But
nothing is easier than to rig" JUS
tice in the Transvaal, If only the in
terested parties are of the beloved
burgher flock The willy Coetzee,
doubtless backed in influential quar-
ters, appealed to that excellent institu-
ton, the High Court, with the result
that his term Of Imprisonment was re-
duced from six months to one. But
the matter did not end there, as it
should have done, and with Coetzee
being sent off to do his thirty days.
Coetzee tried another racket. He got
up a petition to the executive council,
and the chief justice, whose name, 1t
will be we'll to remember, is Gregorow-
ski, consented to suspend the opera
ton of the revised sentence until the
executive had decided on this petition.
ne executive mas uOW GHIlItly
ed the term of Imprisonment, and this
justice of the peace, who broke the
law in most disgraceful manner, and
urged the others on, has not served a
single day in Jail. The executive has
also reduced the penalty in the case Of
the other offenders. 1t is. this sort OF
thing that breeds contempt for the
very name Of justice as administered in
the Transvaal. 1t will soon become
impossible to get Boer punished, no
matter what his offense. We venture
to think that there would have been
precious little clemency had the Of
tenders not been burghers of the
state. 1t is doubtful whether in such
case this distinguished chief justice
would have suspended the operation
Of the judgment of the high court. But
the woman's name was O'Neill and
the offenders name was Abraham
Coetzee, and that makes all the differ
ence. This government" says Mrs
Schreiner-and it was printed in black
type-"is convinced that no ground
whatever exists for active interference
in the internal concerns of that repub-
lic."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-19
Fatalities In One Family.

Charles Cannon and wife, who went
from Hebron to Wisconsin few years
ago, were killed in the terrible cyclone
there. Their death is the last link In
the strange chain of circumstances that
has befallen the fated Cannon family.
Two years ago, on July 4, boat cap
sized on small lake east of this city,
and Albert Cannon and wife, the for
mer son of the two who met their
fate in Wisconsin, We're both drowned.
One year ago a brother, Arson Car
mon, moved to Kansas with his family,
and, in attempting to ford river, his.
wife, son and two daughters were
drowned in the raging waters.-Misha-
waka (Ind.) correspondence Cincinna-
ii Enquirer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-19

The love of Jesus Christ Is to be seen
in that warm affection for him which
leads the faithful to wish that his soul
may become almost a part of that OF
Christ, and that the living principle in
the Lord may be reproduced in him
self-not in the way OF an external i'm
age, but as an inward and divine In
spiration. Man rises continually from
humanity to something divine when he
is animated by this love, which Is the
sweetest OF all affections, penetrates
the soul, acquires mastery over the
body, and causes the faithful to walk
on earth, wrapt as it were in the spirit.
-Savonarola.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-19

One quart large cucumbers, one quart
small cucumbers, two quarts onions,
four heads cauliflower, six green pep
pers, one quart green tomatoes, one
gallon vinegar, one pound mustard,
two cups sugar, two cups flour, one
ounce turmeric. Put all in salt and
water one night; cook all the vegeta-
bles in brine until tender, except large
cucumbers. Pour over vinegar and
spices.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-19
HER MOTHERS STOCKINGS.
or Course the Bride Thought of Them
at Her Marriage.

at AAtT NAdTFldBes
A good story is being whispered
around about one of the beautiful.
brides of last week. She was married
in big church with the usual accom-
paniment of flowers and pretty brides
maids. Every one remarked how per-
fectly beautiful the bride looked as she
walked up the aisle on the arm of her
father to meet the bridegroom waiting
at the altar. After the wedding break
fast, and just as the bride was prepar-
Ing to start for the depot to catch the
afternoon train for her honeymoon, an
old schoolmate friend Of her mother
came to her, kissed her on both cheeks
and said: my dear child, you were
the most perfectly lovely bride that |
have seen this winter! AS you walked
up the aisle to meet the man that was
SO soon to be your husband, every one
could see from the half-frightened yet
trustful look upon your face and the
firm yet tender smile about your mouth
that you were thinking of the serious
Importance of the step that you were
taking. Your very look seemed to say:
i am leaving my girlhood behind me
and going forth upon an untried sea.
but so great is my trust in him whom
/ have chosen that l step forward with
out fear and in perfect confidence
Tell me, my dear, just what the
thoughts were which brought that love-
ly expression upon your face this
morning" Very well, l will tell you,''
said the bride, exactly what my
thoughts were as walked up the aisle.
My mother who, as you know, is a
much smaller woman than | am, for
some sentimental reason insisted upon
my wearing at the altar the very silken
hose in which she was married to my
father twenty years ago. They were
so tight for me that at each step
kept repeating to myself: This time
they will surely rip. And when
reached the altar without accident
was so much relieved that probably
did wear the look of bliss which every
body mentioned. Washington Times
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-19
Our Good Side and Our had.

There is good side and bad side
to every man. We see only the good
side of some men, and we wonder that
he is not esteemed by all as we es-
TEEN him. We see only the bad side
of another man, and we are surprised
that others prize him as we cannot We
are right and we are wrong in both
cases. Both men have both sides, and
We ought to recognize this in our esti-
mate of them. 1t is with ourselves as
with our fellows; we have a good side
and a bad side, and those about us
are likely to judge us by the one side
or the other. 1t will be well for us II
we gain a lesson from the judgment OF
others as to our two sides. It ought
to help us to make progress in the
right direction and to repress the faults
and defects for which others judge lie
harshly.-S. S. Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-19
Big shark Caught in Jamaica Bay

A shark that had been in Jamaica
bay, Long island, for several days was
finally caught and brought ashore. He
was ten feet long and weighed $50
pounds. Jamaica bay fishermen saw
the shark many times and tried to
catch it, but it always took their lines
and bait. In one case it nearly took
a fisherman, too, who, in his zeal to
get the monster, allowed himself to be
dragged into the water Some persons
living on the shores OF the bay breathe
easier now that the shark is dead.
Alarming stories were told while it
lived that it belonged to a species of
West Indian sharks that have legs and
crawl up on the land at night and steal
chickens and babies. Some of the resi-
dents would not have been surprised
after what they heard of 1t If it had
held up train and picked out the fat
test passengers aboard for its supper.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-19

To Clean LuItfon-Wash 1t with a
mild soap, preferably Ivory. Shake it
well, spread it out, and press it while
wet to avoid shrinking and wrinkling
If well stretched over the ironing board
and ironed promptly it will look like
new.
To Clean Mousseline-de-Soie-
the same process, only dissolve a few
drops OF gum arabic in the water to
restore the crispness.
Hair brushes can be kept as clean
as comb, but require care. The han
dies and back should be wet as little as
possible. never laying a wet brush
down on the back. Once a week, at
least, the brush should be dipped into
solution made of one quart of hot
water and lump of soda as big as
walnut, or a tablespoonful Of cloudy
ammonia. Dip the brush in and out
until it looks clean, then rinse we'll and
shake out well. placing the bristles
down to dry.
The untidy spots left on window
panes by paint or putty may be re-
moved by wetting the glass several
times with strong solution of soda,
and when the spots become soft, rub
them off and polish the glass. To
clean windows select rather dull day.
or do the work when the sun is not
sinking on you. else the result will
surely be streaked windows. Dust
them inside and out with a painters
brush and clean the inside woodwork
before touching the glass. then wash
the panes with warm water containing
ammonia, but no soap. Get the dust
out of the corners with small pointed
stick wrapped with cloth, and wipe
dry with soft cloth. polishing with
tissue paper or old newspapers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-19

A French alcoholic patient, the keep
er of a Paris wine shop. gave the doc
tors the following statement about his
drinking habits: Eat $50 a. m. / rise.
At take coffee and brandy. About
| drink three or four glasses OF white
wine, and perhaps eat little there
with. Between and 'dejeuner' | usu-
ally take three or four 'aperitives'-
bitters, Yarmouth, or absinthe. For
my second breakfast l have one litre of
wine, and then coffee and rum. During
the afternoon take various 'consom-
nations Between and D. m. take
some more 'aperitives,' on an average
about three or four. At 6 o'clock I
have my dinner, or supper, with which.
drink one liter of red wine. Between
that and bedtime | consume a few
glasses of brandy or liQueur."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-19
RELIGIOUS READING.
RELIGION AND REFORMS ALL
OVER THE WORLD.
Christian Endeavor Topics, New
Name-Dcfeats and Their Lessons
Our Good Side and Our Bad-The
Love OF Jesus-The Blind Weaver.
The Blind Weever.

ne blinu OesFer.
The great wheel turns, and through
my hands
feel the swift threads run;
Ny sightless eyes can never see
In warp and wool Of tapestry
The tissue Fate has spun.
l know not what blindly weave,
And yet | dumbly pray
That when the shadows closer
creep
Some bit of beauty may keep
For all the toiling day.
Sometimes the thread is silken soft
AS thistledown afeld;
! tremble-is it Love at last?
A light for vision overcast
And has my heart shield?
The wheel waits not, and | toll on
Along the vast design;
From coarse to fine the wool
threads range
All, foolish one. they shall not
change
For wish nor prayer of thine!
The night draws near. My tired soul
Is rent with sudden fears;
The wheel is still-the broken
thread
That through my weary fingers
sped
Is rough and stained with tears.
My bleeding hands, l know. have
grasped
A web Of somber hue
Pass not the sightless weaver by!
0 Master chide me not, for I
Have done as best | knew!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-19

The United States government Is an
extravagant book publisher. About
eighteen years ago it began the COM
pilation Of the records Of the Union
and Confederate armies, officially
known as the Rebellion Records. More
than one hundred and twenty volumes
have already been printed, as a cost
of nearly three million dollars, and the
series is not yet complete. Few per-
sons would question the historical
value of this great work. but many
might doubt the wisdom of so free a
distribution OF the volumes at public
expense. In country public libraries
the books are rarely used enough to
pay for the space they fill. In Lisbon,
N. H., for example, the librarian re-
lates this incident: A small boy stood
before the hundred massive volumes
and said. "Myl wouldn't like to read
them" The permission was speedily
granted The boy took one Of the
books from the shelf. but for some rea-
son did not carry it away. That,
concluded the librarian, sis the only
call for these books that l can remem-
Der in years to have had"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-19

The old Marseilles quilt, which has
held undisputed sway, has now rival
in the new Saline embroidered spreads.
These show a Saline finished face, with
heavily raised border and sprays in
floral effects closely resembling hand
embroidery, in heavy raised satin
stitch. You may pay for them any
thing from $3.50 all the way up to $25,
but after you have reached the $40
mark, they are exquisitely embroidered
by hand. This class of goods is inn
ported from England, the embroidery
being done by the country women ad-
jacent to towns where the goods are
manufactured. You find them in white,
pink, blue and yellow and other light
shades.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-19
A Cubic Choice.

Our choice in life must be cubic
choice. 1t must have three dimensions.
First, 1t must be very high-as high as
can reach with my life. Next, it
must be very broad, covering all the
powers of my life-mind, voice, hands,
feet. And then it must be very long
run out seventy years, II that be the
sum of my days on earth. l cannot
afford to swap horses in the middle Of
the stream. l cannot afford to change
my course at 80 or 40. We are to
make the choice the highest, broadcast
and the longest possible. Alexander
Mckenzie, D. d.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-19
A Menace to Godllness.

Far more dangerous to true godli-
ness is that spirit among Christians
which loves to mingle with the world
and conforms itself to it. And this is
the great temptation OF Christians to-
day. They allow themselves to be lost
in the worlds pleasures and concerns,
and have no time for secret medita-
ton. Caught up by the whirl of this
busy, giddy life, they have no desire
for communion with God, and they do
not know the value of solitude. They
find no time to think on things" that
are lovely" and OF good report"
They have turned their ears to the
noises of this world and are deaf to
the message of the still small voice. :"
Lutheran.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-19

Think of single state paying out
$4,000 for the sole purpose of getting
rid of certain family of moths! This
is what the state of Massachusetts has
done, and the gypsy" moth is the very
destructive insect which the state
board wishes to drive out. The little
creatures have proved such pest that
it has been found necessary to employ
hundreds of men to do nothing but
destroy them. Indeed, the above sum
is by no means all that will be re-
quired to accomplish the work, for it
is estimated that fully ten times that
amount must be spent before they are
finally exterminated.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-19
OUR COOKING SCHOOL.
Chilli Sauce.

One dozen large. ripe tomatoes, four
large onions, three green peppers, one
red pepper, two tablespoonfuls of
whole allspice. one teaspoonful finely
broken stick cinnamon, one teaspoon
full whole cloves, one small root of
green ginger, one cupful of vinegar,
two tablespoonfuls of salt, two table,
spoonfuls of sugar, one saltspoonful of
cayenne. Chop the onions, skinned to-
matoes and peppers very fine, tie the
whole spices in thin muslin bag and
boil altogether for one hour. Bottle
and seal at once.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-19
Freezing Furs-And Moths.

Once upon time woman who had
cedar chests in which to store her win
ter belongings was considered a for
tunate being indeed and looked upon
with envy by her sister housewives.
Now, cedar chests, camphor and moth
balls are all scorned as old-fashioned
and inadequate by the patrons of cold
storage warehouses. where furs are
taken care of and costly draperies.
rugs, etc. are sent for protection from
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-19

the moths, says the New York Com
mercial Advertiser. The expert fur
riers say that heat and not moths is
the chief danger that threatens furs.
A months wear in warm weather is
harder on fine furs than years OF use
with the thermometer at freezing
point. Heat takes tie life out of fur
and pales the color leaving it limp,
dull and faded. In the modern storage
house the furs are kept in rooms where
the air is dry as a bone and the tenn
perature many degrees below freezing
point. Any daring moth that found its
way into this room would be at once
frozen stiff.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-19
To Pickle Tomatoes.

Always use those that are thoroughly
ripe. The small round ones are de-
cidedly the best. Do not prick them,
as most books direct. Let them lie in
strong brine three or four days, then
put down in layers in jars, mixing with
small onions and pieces of horse rad
ish. Then pour on vinegar (cold),
which should be first spiced; let there
be spice-bag to throw into every pot.
Cover carefully and set by in cellar
full month before using.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-19
They Do Say Leopold Blushed.

King Leopold ii, the royal roue Of
Belgium, had somewhat funny adven-
ture the other day at Ostend. AS is
we'll known, the king Of the Belgians
has had and is still having certain af-
flares darmour. This, perhaps, ac-
counted for Liegois, who never saw
Princess Clementine, saying, "Hullo,
the king has a new girl" Leopold,
who heard the words, blushed scarlet,
while the princess, who was leaning
on her fathers arm, looked extremely
awkward.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-19

A method of coaling steamers while.
at sea has been devised and apparently
possesses such merit as to attract the
attention of the government to such
extent as to lead to a practical trial
under the direction of Naval Com
mander Bowles. The device is that the
warship or the collier may be in tow;
the intervening distance about 100
yards-is spanned by elevated cables
which convey the coal from the collier
to the vessel very rapidly, thus allow
ing steamers to be coaled at sea while
under Roadway.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-19

One peck green tomatoes, sliced;
one-half peck onions, sliced; one cauli-
flower, one peck small cucumbers.
Leave in salt and water twenty-four
hours, then put in kettle with handful
scraped horse radish, one ounce tur-
meric, one ounce cloves (whole), one
fourth pound pepper (whole), one
ounce cassia buds or cinnamon, one
pound white mustard seed, one pound
English mustard. Place in kettle in
layers and cover with cold vinegar.
Boil fifteen minutes, constantly stir
ring.