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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-21
500 POUNDS OF CHAIN.
Unique Penance Indicted Upon Himself
Nv a Hindoo Fakir.

Iy Hindoo Fakir.
The unique penances inflicted upon
themselves by Hindoo fakirs have been
the subject of much comment by crit
les on Indian customs. All sorts OF
odd punishments devised to mortify
the flesh have been described. but the
oldest is that devised by Almud Ali,
an old Brahmin priest, residing near
Okra. This old fellow, he is over 70
years old, carries 500 pounds of heavy
chains about him. They are suspend
ed from his neck and waist, his wrist
and ankles, and consist of every yarie-
ty of chains from the small bracelet to
the heavy ball and chain. What is his
idea of this unique affectation Is I'M
known. Not word will he say on the
subject. except that it is ordained that
he should wear them Four years ago
he simply followed the other usages of
the Brahmin priests, but suddenly he
conceived it his duty to wear the heavy
weight about him and since that time
he has done so. He is teacher of the
Hindoos for miles around. All of them
go to him for spiritual advice, and
bring to him in payment for his COM
fort and prayers anything he demands
of them. This is invariably the heay-
lest chain they can find. 1t is in this
way that he has collected his variety.
At first he wore but one chain, but
gradually he has been increasing his
load until he now has the enormous
weight upon him. 1t prevents him
from moving about without the most
laborious effort. He drags the weight
behind, but rarely goes without the hut
in which he lives. He can stand erect
easily in spite of the weight suspend
ed from his shoulders and waist. This
Is not greater than hundred ana
fifty pounds. Each wrist bears half
hundred pounds. The remainer is all
fastened to the ankles and only affects
him when he walks. Every hour or
the day the chains remain upon him.
They are all taken on at night. He
sleeps on hard board couch in which
groove is cut at the waist and neck.
Into these the chains fit. The weight
OF them is then borne by the stomach
and throat. The others, Of course,
rest on the boards and do not affect
him. The punishment would be devil
ish If it were not self-infiicted AS it
is it is the most revolving outgrowth
os religious fanaticism that is known
of in India or anywhere else.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-21

without the participant being aware
that he. or she. is covering ground. it
snrpasses even golf. An average waltz,
the doctor estimates, takes one over
three-quarters of a mile. A square
dance makes you cover half mile; the
same distance is covered in polka,
while rapid galop will oblige you to
traverse just about mile. Say there
are twelve waltzes, which is a fair av-
erage. This alone makes nine miles.
Three galops added to this makes the
distance twelve miles. while from three
to five other dances at half mile each
brings up the total to from thirteen
to fifteen miles. This. too, is without
reckoning the promenade and the ex-
tras. "As means of exercise" says
the physician, sit will thus be seen
that dancing stands at the head of the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-21
To Stop Nose bleeding.

Bleeding of the nose is often very
difficult 10 stop. but the efficacy of the
following method is vouched for by a
correspondent of the New York Times.
The writer says: "Cut some plotting
paper about an inch square, roll it
about the size of lead pencil, and
put ii up the nostril that is bleeding.
The hollow in it will allow tha sufferer
TO breathe; the blood will fill the space
between the tube and the nose. and
will very soon coagulate and cease 10
flow"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-21
Miscellaneous
wedding Innovations.

Within the last few weeks | have
made notes of many novelties at we'd
dings, a few in England, others in
this country. Some of them are in
stanced here, and they may suggest
further pleasing innovations. To every
bride-elect is allowed at least one
original idea on her great day. 1t is
only when novelties multiply that the
display becomes bad style. And not
even then If her social position is Sc
cure.
In the way of flowers for the brides
bouquet, the new use of white gar
denias is especially noticeable. FREE
quently they are combined with white
jessamine, the favorite blossom of the
poets.
And. oh! the smell of the jessamine
fiower!"
1t is worth knowing that the latest
fancy in bridal bouquets requires them
to be small and rather stiffiy punched,
after the manner of those carried long
ago, when camellias We're high style.
In the new arrangements the flowers
are massed in center circle not larger
than teaplate. A border of verdure
completes the quaint effect For the
sake of grace and of new" lang syne,
as a footlight favorite is saying, a
broad, white ribbon Is tied around the
stems of the bouquet, and falls, knot
ted. from it. The fiat, round bouquet
undoubtedly is revived by the new
lease of life of the gardenia. which
blossom demands severity in disposal.
The form is suitable, nevertheless,
for the arrangement of other fat flow
ers, such as the carnation.
However. the florist of taste insists
upon making up whatever blossom is
chosen after natures leading. His
particular revolt at present, as is that
of the observing bride, is from mon
strous masses of roses or anything
else decked out with yards upon yards
of foolish ribbon, the total burden so
miscarrying of effect that the wedding
guests regret to see the bride so bur-
dened with cares already.
Delicious Ways of Serving Poached Eggs
Break an egg carefully into a coffee
cup, and sprinkle it lightly with salt
and pepper. Have ready small stew
pan containing some boiling beef tea
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-21

list. In golf. f0r instance, the major
part OF the exercise consists in the
walking around the links following up
the ball, and yet, even in golf, not as
much ground is covered as in an even
ing's dancing. The atmosphere of the
ballroom is saturated with carbonic
acid gas and dust. laden with germs
While the muscles of the legs and
calves are being increased in size the
general health is being impaired by the
quality Of the air. The society belle
is not content with an occasional ball,
but attends one nearly every night.
All the benefits of the exercise disap-
pear, and the belle is left little better
for the dancing
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-21

One Of the latest shaped skirts is
made with a mass of tiny pleats about
the waist and hips. Nine or ten inches
below the waist the pleats gradually
become wider and wider. till the skirt
reaches the des.,ed length. At the
hem 1t shows az amplitude of fullness.
Fer evening wear this mode is par
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-21
topics and Happenings in the
CenfIer World.

ticularly graceful, and such materials
as fine soft textured cloth and cash
mere, of some pale shade, lend them
selves admirably to this style. An
other shape has yoke of.velvet. or
cloth, accurately fitted to the figure
from the waist line to a little below
the hips, and from this descends the
skirt. which is composed entirely of
pleats.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-21

Ask your grocer today to show you
package of GRAIN-O, the new food
drink that takes the place OF coffee.
The children may drink it without in
jury as we'll as the adult All who try
it, like it. GRAIN-O has the rich seal
brown Of Mocha or Java, but it is made
from pure grains, and the most delicate
stomach receives it without distress.
One-fourth the price of coffee. 15c. and
25c. per package. Sold by all grocers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-21
Curt Epitaph in View Hampshire.

A reticent persons epitaph is to be
seen on tombstone in the graveyard
at Stowe, N. H. II runs thus: Il was
somebody-who, is no business Of
yours" There is not another word OF
even letter on the stone.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-21

Queen victoria's collection of lace is
said to be worth about 100000. The
Princess of Wales owns $4,000 worth
of lace, and the ex-Empress Eugene
has a splendid collection. But that OF
Leo KIN. surpasses then all, being
valued at almost 100000
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-21

Yes. want TO see her, said John
in thoughtful tone.
"She sent half dozen messages to
you But you had better come-she
can deliver them in person"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-21
Making Stale Bread as Good a. New.

Good bread, particularly valuable
because it has excellent digestible
qualities, can be made by soaking a
stale loaf in cold water and then re-
baking it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-21

Doctor-Did your teeth chatter when
you had the chill? Patient No: they
were on the table.-Chicago News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-21

Tommy-Paw. what is monumental
liar? Mr.. Fight means man who
can lie like tombstone. -Indianapo-
lis Journal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-21
QUARTERS WERE SCARCE.

The average householder who pro-
tests twelve months out of each year
that his gas meter is out of order and
is trying to make a race with time to
bankrupt him, when the end of the
month comes around will be interested
in the fate that sometimes overtakes
the individual who resorts to the drop
One of the champions of the latter
system gave party to number OF
friends the other evening at his fiat,
when suddenly the place was shrouded
in darkness. When the alarm, occa-
stoned by the suddenness of the trans
formation had subsidized, the voice of
the anxious housewife was heard an
Bouncing that the 25-cent allowance of
gas had been exhausted and that she
had not a piece of money of that de-
nomination in the house. In vain the
guests gathered under the gaslight in
the hail. led from another meter, and
Scdl CllSu luSlI pOChSlS lOI d SllNeT 20
cent piece. There was plenty of
money in the crowd, but no quarters,
and the situation had grown distress
ing when volunteers offered to go forth
and try to secure the coveted piece of
silver
Until one has tried it, the difficulty
Of securing a specific coin is hard to
realize especially in the evening when
the stores are closed. After making a
canvass of the neighborhood without
result an expedition was formed and
two or three of the men made their
way to the nearest street-car line,
where they boarded car and secured
a stock of quarters from the conductor
Then they returned to the gathering
Of guests in the hallway and, after
feeding the hungry slot, succeeded in
securing light for the balance of the
evening. But the popularity OF the
ever-present slot device had sunk
twenty points in as many minutes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-21

ship, and, strange to say, there are no
old maids or widows in the club.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-21

The days Of courtship are the mosi
happy CT cur lives.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-21
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-21

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derstands. -Goethe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-21
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-21
victoria.s AntIpathy to Railroads.


One of the charming traits Of Queen
Victoria is that she never forgsts old
servants and employees. Last week she
gave a loving cup to James Shaw,
the retiring superintendent OF the
London & Northwestern Railway
company. This presentation recalled
the fact that she used to have a strong
antipathy to travelling by rail. When
the prince consort was alive she could
not be induced to use the trains. The
royal couple used to separate regularly
when it came to a trip from town or to
town. She used the carriage and he
went by rail. The line between Wind
sor and Paddington was in existence
for more than twenty years before
Queen Victoria took her first trip
over it.
Girl Dances Fifteen Miles in a. Evening.
a physician with statistical mind
has been figuring out the distance COW
cred in dances. Even those who do not
favor dancing will have to admit that
as a means of exercise. ACCOMPLISHED
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-21

safely to land, but his brave rider was
no more.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-21

Delicious Ways of Serving Poached Eggs
Break an egg carefully into a coffee
cup, and sprinkle it lightly with salt
and pepper. Have ready a small stew
pan containing some boiling beef tea
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05
THE CLEVELAND STRIKE.
Street Railway Company VIII No
Change Its Policy ..s -

Street Railway Company VIII No
Change Its Policy -
Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 2. Whether
the boycott on the Big CONSOLIDATED
Street Railway company ID having an!
effect or not, the. company shows liz
disposition to change it's policy with re
sspect to the strike. A special meeting
of the directors of the company wa,
held yesterday afternoon. At it's con
clusion President Henry a. Everett
was asked if the strike had been dis
cussed. -.
incidentally it was," was his re
ply.
rs it the intention of the company
to. move for a settlement of thu
striker" vas asked.
NO" said President Everett wv.
are going ahead as we have been do
ing. We are hiring new men all the
time and we now have nearly all we
want. Some. of the new men have
been discharged when found to be no
the men we want and others have
been put in~their places We are sat
isfied with the situation. And l. nigh
say in reference to the statement tina
there'is q division in the board of oil
rectors that the board has been q. uni
from the beginning and it is now unan
imous in favor of the policy being pur
sued."'
On the other hand, the leaders Of the
strike profess to be very much encour
aged by the working of the boycott
and they say they must surely wiz
because they declare the. public is with
them.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05
DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY.
Fatalities In the American Army in
~ the Phfl3nnRne

Fatalities I'm the American Army in
the Philippines.
; 6eattle, Wash, July 3O.-The Times
prints what. purports to be a full list
of fatalities in the American army ir
the Philippines up, to June 2. The. list
was furnished by Fred F. Eitell, a rep,
resentative Of the Manila Freedom.
who claims to nave obtained it from
the. surgeon generals office at Manila.
The total number of fatalities Is 1856
% officers, 600 p9rivates and IA civil
ians attached to the army. A remark:
able feature of the record is found If
the statement tina: the number of Off
GERS killed in battle is out of all pro
portion to the number of priyates
killed. On the other, hand, fewer off
GERS died from disease proportionately
than privates. Out of the % officers
dead, 16 were killed in battle, 2 were
drowned and 5 died of disease, as fol,
lows: Typhoid l, meningitis 2, rheu
matism of the heart 1, paralysis l.
OF the 900: privates, 294 died OF
wounds received. in action, 81 were
killed accidentally, % were drowned
and Z committed suicide; JOG died OF
typhoid fever, 80 Of. smallpox, Al Of
dysentery, 28of pneumonia, 10 of ma
larial fever and IA of meningitis. The
remaining II died from various dis
eases.
OF the; II deaths among civilians, I
We're from smallpox. and 3 from gun
shot wounds. received in action.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05
A
Ec I.ad Put to Death the Father OF
the Anaasxin In 1854.

l. kAsANA " IL DcbtN t11C N3NCE Va
the Assassin in 1888
Cape llaitien, July 20. Details Of
the murder of President Heureaux OF
SaEto Domingo received here + to
the effect that he was assassinated as
he was about to leave on horseback
for Santiago dc las CaballerOs. The
assassin. Ramon Caceros, surrounded
by several accomplices, approached
the president as he was talking with
soiEe friends and fired twice with a
revolver. The first bullet struck the
president in the left side and pene-
trated the heart, causing Instant
death. The second bullet killed an old
man who was standing near the presi-
dent. The assassin and his accom-
plices then fed to avoid the shots fired
at them by the presidents friends. It.
is not known whether any, Of them
were wounded. The body of the pres
iGent was taken back.t0 tile palace OF
the governor of Moca. The presidents
death has caused a panic. 1t is said
that one Juan Isidoro Jimines, who
took part in the attempted insurrec-
ton of June, 1893, is n candidate for
the presidency. 1t is reported that
Gen. Maxine Gomez. formerly presi-
Cent of the Cuban %insurrection, who
is a native of Santo Domingo. also as
pires to the presidency. The father OF
Caceros. the assassin, was put to death
by order Of President HeureauX in
1884.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05
N MOB
Gov. Chandler of Georgia Issues aK
Appeal to the People. -.

Appeal to the People.
Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 2.-Gov. Chandler
last night issued an appeal to the peo.
pie Of Georgia to join hands and put
an end to mob violence in the state
The governor believes that the only
way to restore n condition of peace
and tranquility and to bring and end tc
the lawlessness that has been mani,
tested in different parts of the state Is
for the people to uphold the, courts. aid
them in bringing to speedy justice all
criminals, and by the strong force of
a virile public sentiment bring punish.
ment to law breakers of all kinds. The
governor tells of the %reproaches heaped
upon the state by the repeated out
freaks and says: 'The purity of the
fair mothers and daughters of Georgia
MUST and shall be preserved and at the
same time the lives and liberties of all
the law-abiding negroes in Georgia
must and shall be. protected. Arson
and burglary and assassination and
robbery and rape must stop. and at
the same time lynch law must stop
The good name of both races and the
fair name of the state demand this.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05
TEN MORE REGIMENTS.
Additional Volunteers for the Al
to Be Promptly Enlisted. I,

Additional Volunteers for the Army
to Be Promptly. Enlisted. f, e.
Washington, July 80. 1T has been
decided by the new secretary Of war
Ellnu Root, that ten additional regf.
ments of volunteers will be enlisted
Immediately after the ten regiments
nov forming hav ebeen recruited.
This decision was reached. just be
fore President Mckinley left Wash.
ington. .
A vigorous and active campaign is
being planned for the Philippines, anc
the war department officials are now
busy in making the detailed arrange.
ments for organizing the additional
regiments. 1t is learned here that eff
forts are being made to. have. n .regi
ment, recruited from the Northwest
with headquarters or rendezvous al
Fort Smelling. Gen. Corbin has NOT
dealt fair with Minnesota and the
Northwest in designating the points
of mastering in. the new regiments.
1t is further learned that officials Of
the department of Dakota have beer
advised of this latest move of the wal
department to raise additional volun'
teers.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05
TWO MAJDp

The American ..ssocintion Begin!
-, ming ia s:,ow Its Houd.
st. Louis, ;J,i!y M.-The project to
::olganize anew, baseball club and as
!, ISOLATION in this city, to become a
Yneilber .of the. American association
which was organized about a month
q age has been perfected and a team to
be called the st. Louis Browns will be
organized in time. to take the field
early next season. The situation is
now stated to be as follows: There
will be two major baseball leagues IN
1900. One will be known as the Amer.
lean association and the other as the
National league, and the circuits will
be made up in this way:
American Association - New York,
Philadelphia. Baltimore and Washing
ton In tile East, and Buffalo, Detroit,
ChlcAso and st. Louis in the West.
National League-Boston, Brooklyn,
philadelphia and Pittsburg in the
East, and Chicago, ST, Louis, Cincin-
natl and Louisville in the West.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05
TowN ALMOST WIPED OUT.
Fire Leaves Only a Few Stragglfnl
Houses Standing.


Houses Standing.
Malone, N. Y, Aug. 2.-The village
of Upper Lake was almost entirely
wiped out by fire. Sunday morning
Save two hotels, the opera house, Cath
Ollie church and a few struggling tene'
ment houses on the outskirts, not a
single block or house remains. Not "A
business house of any kind escaped.
The buildings were all of wood and
there being no fire protection insur.
ance rates were. well nigh %prohibitive.
Three hundred persons are left home.
less and destitute. Goods were piled
into the street only to be moved again,
and many of these, together with fur.
niture. bedding, ETC., were afterwards
burned. Hundreds. sought shelter in
the only remaining church, and at the
opera house steps are being taken to
feed and care for them. The fire
started in King Il Pages store at the
west end of the town, and with a
strong wind the flames swept east
ward to be abated only, when nothing
remained to feed them. The loss is
estimated at from $4,000 to 100000.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05
NICARAGUA CANAL.

senior Correas to Negotiate Teherfor
at Wilmington
New Orleans, July 29.-Senor Luis
F. Correa. minister of Nicaragua to
tre United States, has reached New
Csleanls.4 on the steamship Alabama.
He will remain here for a day or SO
coming to the United States Senior
Correa Ii. charged particularly With "a
cilitating the building Of thes:Nicar-
aqua canal. Notwithstanding the
f1ct that the, +gavern1neIt ! represent
h}aaa1iYen. the promise u concession to
TIL. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. declared
Senor Corradts# Nicaragua would make
no.obiection to treating directly with
the United States regarding, the g
1f the United States would undertake
to settle the differences between the
conflicting interests" .S