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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
"Eaten a Mountain.

A good example of the caustic hui
NOR of Scotch examiner floats this
way from we know not where. II
seems that Scotch parish schoolmas-
tiers are, on their appointment, exam
ined as to their literary qualifications.
One OF the fraternity being called by
his examiner to translate Horace's ode
beginning "Exegi monumen tum oere
perennius, began as follows. 'Exegi
monumenlum." Il have eaten a noun
tain.) All said one of the exam
liners, we medina proceed any fur
Their; Tor after eaten sic a dinner, this
parish vud be puir mouthfu t ye.
fe maun try some wider sphere. -
Poet Lore.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
The Dogs Fault.

A polite quarrel is quite possible.
They are indigenous to lovers. and
certain young couple well known in
Detroit had INDUCED in the pastime.
OF course he didn't show it-he would
Mt have been manly, but he felt cut
severely lust the same Lenora had
MT been square" he thought She had
unseated him too quickly. More than
that, the absolute lack Of feeling that
she manifested hurt him. 1t was evil
dent she did not care in the least.
whether or not they ever met again.
1t happened one day early in last week.
A few days after he heard that she
was very much grieved at the loss of
her pet dog. He knew how much she
cared for the animal, for he had been
a martyr 20 it many times. Notwith-
standing their strained relations. he
determined to relieve her grief if pos
sible, by finding the dog. A few
hours later he succeeded, and giving
him to a messenger boy, sent tie ami
NAL bar ing home. who found him?"
she inquired dellghtedly between hugs.
Dunno. maam. He didn't give his
name" But she had caught sight of
small card in the boys hand. 1t
was one on which He" had written
the address for the messenger to fol-
low. Quickly turning 1t over she saw
his" name. 1t was her turn to be cut.
She felt ashamed to think she had
stability treated one who was always
ready to spare her feelings. Turning
to her desk. she scratched few lines
in which he could read her sincere
apology and an earnest request to call
that afternoon. He tore the letter
open and read it carelessly. Mo- said
he. throwing it down. 1T was the loss
Of the dog that grieved her. She didn't
care when I got away No. Leonora.
it's too late now"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
rHR HEAVIEST 3. s. o. TRAIN.

When the receivers of the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad began the now famous
series of improvements of the physi-
cal condition of the entire system,
their object was to increase both the
train load and the number of revenue
tons per mile and at the same time
reduce the cost of transportation.
Much has been done, and by the low
ering of grades, elimination OF curves,
laying of new steel rails and the pur-
chase of heavy motive power they have
very materially added to the number OF
cars per train. But 1t was not until
the 18th of March last that demon
stration was made of what might be
expected of the new Baltimore & OHIO
Railroad Enough new 50-ton capac-
ity steel cars had been delivered to
give the operating department chance
to experiment. Fifty steel cars, each
weighing $4,000 pounds, were loaded
with an average of $4,000 pounds of
coal. To them was coupled a new
22x28 inch consolidation locomotive
weighing 16S.700 pounds and having
81 inch driving wheels The start was
made from Cumberland, Md, and the
destination was Brunswick, Nd, on
the second division. In his report Gen
eral Superintendent Fitzgerald says
the train was pulled with comparative
ease and that the class of engines used
will be able to handle so cars of so
tons capacity each on that division
without trouble. Hitherto the train
load on that division has been 325 units
of 615 tons each or about 1920 tons. a
40 per cent increase over that of five
years ago. The so car train was COM
puted as containing 497 units, or $685.
100 pounds gross. The net weight of
coal in the train was 4,75S, 100 pounds.
1t was by far the heaviest train ever
handled over the line and demonstrate
ed that heavy power, modern equip
ment with safety appliances, and a
good track. mean more revenue tons
per mile and a decreased cost of trans
portation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
APPENDICITIS
And the Useless yermiform Appendix
from Which 1t Comes.

from Which 1t Comes.
about appendicitis. There is no doubt
that very many persons are badly
scared about it, and the number of
persons who will not eat fruit contain
ing seeds is very large-this notwith-
standing the fact that medical opin-
ion has agreed that not more than 8
per cent of the cases of appendicitis are
due to the swallowing of seeds The
contents of the appendix usually con-
sist of mucus. The appendix has album
dant muscular ability to empty itself,
and it has at its point of connection
with the intestine good fixed point
for muscular action. But very little
swelling will so contract the tube as
to prevent the escape of the concre-
tions. 1t is the bacteria that do the
business. They attack the affected ap-
pendix, the Inflammation extends
thence to the adjacent organs. AL
though now apparently useless, it is
believed that the appendix once
formed an important part of the ali
mentary tract. This was in the days
when we needed wisdom tooth for
crushing palms and ferns and large
absorbing surface with which to ex-
tract their scanty nutrimept. The
wisdom tooth, with its insufficient cal
cification, perishes easily when at
tackled by bacteria, and the appendix
shows the same want of resisting
power. The vermiform appendix was
recognized in the sixteenth century. AS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
a Country with One Policeman

There is one cor airy in the world
and probably crly one, that gets
along with single policeman. and
that is Iceland. Iceland is peopled by
the descendants Of Vikings, including
many famous warriors and heroes, but
they are so law-abiding that they have
no need of policemen. The solitary Of
ficer, in spite of his great responsible
ity, has an easy time. He is maintained
more for ornament and dignity than
for use. The Icelanders think it would
not do to have a capital without a po-
liceman. and so they keep one. This
police force is large in one sense. Its
member is six feet high, broad-shoul-
dered. and handsomely uniformed
Green Bag.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
sixth Mast.s name.

1t has been decided by the builders
of the six-masted schooner at Camden.
Me-. to call the new mast the after
jiggermast. To reach this decision
much time has been spent in arguing
the important question, and the sea-
men feel relieved to kno, they will
not have to rack their brains longer
for fitting name. When it was de-
cided to build the schooner with six
masts no thought was given to what
the sixth mast would be called. and n
NJ. Bean, who has charge of the build
ing, was put to thinking when a fell
low about half-seas over asked him
what the new stick was to be called.
Mr.. Bean consulted his friends and old
shippers, and all agreed that it was
the most important question they had
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
INITIATIVE FILIPINos.
said to Exceed All Other People in
Imitation.

OF all the races peopling this mum
dane sphere not one has such an ex-
traordinary spirit of imitation as that
which inhabits the Philippine islands,
according to the new American paper,
Manila Freedom. This race of People,
Of Malay origin, which occupies all the
archipelago OF the Celebes sea, lacks
entirely the esthetic taste necessary
for the proper combination of colors,
constructive ability, uniformity in ar
chitectural designs, and the good taste
which is required for the culture and
advancement Of people. They have
no ideas of this kind, and in all mat
tiers Of taste do nothing more than
what they see in races of the West.
Any one who has observed the Fill
pinos will have noticed that they have
no ideas at all in regard to the proper
combination of colors in their wear
Ing apparel, as, in spite of their dusky
compilations, they select in their cloth
ing the colors which are least suitable
- Ou WIZ SNS Ahdioh eAAAo
and half-breeds as brown as berries
using in their dresses and scarfs such
,olors as blue, green, yellow. brown
and black. woman of dusky COM
plexion with dress of any of these
colors presents an appearance that is
hideous in the extreme 1t is not un-
common to see dark-skinned Indian
girls dressed in such bright greens that
If they should encounter a cariboo
they are liable to be eaten by that fes-
tive animal on account of their SINH
larity to punches Of hay. The reason
why these people cut this ridiculous
figure is that they see these bright
colors on European women. and. with
out thinking of the effect which, on
account of their different complexion.
such hues are liable to produce, readily
adopt them and consider themselves
the most elegant of the elegant. No
sooner does a new fashion arrive from
Paris, Vienna or Berlin in shoes, trou-
sers, hats, shirts or neckwear, no mat
ter how extravagant, the Indian and
the half-breed Immediately adopt
them. The American troops had been
in Manila only few DAYS with their
brown suits before the stores on the
Escolta were besieged by natives and
half-breeds buying all the brown cloth
obtainable, wool, cotton or silk, and
in few days they were all arrayed in
suits of the same color as those worn
by the army of occupation. They mo-
ticed the hats of straw or felt with a
blue polka dot band, and in a few days
all the Indians and half-breeds were
wearing the same kind of hats as the
Americans. | believe that the Ameri-
cans will have but little trouble in in
Producing here their usages, customs
and language, as to that end the spirit
OF imitation which predominates in the
native race will be a powerful factor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17

smaller average for length of body
and limb as we'll as for weight than
those whose parents belong to the nom
laboring classes and who gain their
living mostly by mind work.
Another interesting conclusion ar
rived at is that mixture of nation
alities in the parents seems to result
unfavorably to the mental development
of the child. The result appears to be
reduction in the circumference of
the head. Children of mixed national
titles were also inferior in weight, on
an average.
Colored and weight children were
compared. The percentage of long
medicines, appearing to indicate dull
ness when comparisons are made
among children of the same race, was
found to be twice as great among col
ored as among white boys, but this is
believed TO be due largely to the ra-
cial differences. Colored girls heads
seemed to be larger around than those
of colored boys, the reverse of the rule
with white children and to be short
er in stature although heavier in
weight. The colored children were al
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
TINTERN ABBEY.
Famous Home May BE Purchased by the
British Government.

britlSn government.
There is an M in Monmouth and
there is an M in Macedpn," Fluellen
observes in Henry w." comparing his
warlike master, Harry of Monmouth,
TO Alexander, "and there is a river in
Monmouth and there is a river in
Macedon." The river in Monmouth is
the Wye, associated for ages with the
loveliest scenery in West Britain: and
on the Wye stands Tintern abbey, says
the New York Tribune 1t has been
reserved for this generation to hear
Tintern abbey spoken of in connection
with "a good speculation" and that by
British cabinet minister. Between
Tammany hall on this side and the
duke of Westminster on the otner the
project of buying Killarney, to be made
into a public park, has been kept be-
fore the public and this, in turn. has
suggested to the British government
the purchase of Tintern abbey from the
duke Of Beaufort. The abbey is prob
ably the noblest of the many noble ar
chitectural monuments left all over
England by the Cistercians. This or
der, "the Reform of st. Bernard of
Clairvaux," is the white-robed division
of the great order of ST. Benedict. It's
abbey Of Tintern, like those of Foun-
tains, Kirkstall, Netley, Rievaulx and
Whallay, was modelled in general plan
upon the mother abbey of Citeaux. the
famous monastic home where st. Ber-
nard is supposed to have written the
original of the hymn, Jesus. the Very
Thought of Thee" 1t has been also
pointed out by antiquaries that nearly
all Cistercian monasteries were built
on the banks of rivers. At Citeaux.
where there is no river, a small stream
has been artificially led close to the
abbey walls. The reason of this ar
rangement is supposed to be in the
need of large quantities of fish for the
food of the inmates who abstained
from flesh meat during the greater part
Of the year. Tintern abbey was found
ed about five miles from Chepstow in
1871. The church, however the ruins
of which now form its chief attraction.
was not built until the end of the thir-
teenth century, and became famous as
one Of the nose severely perfect exam
Piles on large scale of the transition
period linking the early English with
the decorated. Its length is 2SS feet
and the height of its nave seventy feet.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
chicago crent western Increase.

The earnings of Chicago Great
Western Ry., Maple Leaf Route"
show an increase of $26,5O9.74. Total
increase since beginning of fiscal year
July 1st) to date $61 ,355.43.
Circular issued today by S. c. Stick
ney, General Manager of the Chicago
Great Western, announces the APP
pointment of Mr.. Tracy Lyon as Gen
eral Superintendent, vice Mr. Ray
mond Du Puy resigned to accept SER
vice with the Delaware, Lackawanna
& Western. At the same time a cir
cular has been issued by Tracy Lyon,
General Superintendent, appointing
Mr.. David Van Alstine Master Me-
chanic, vice Tracy Lyon promoted.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
THE KYMO GRAPHION

and the Photographic maryels SO lately
put upon the bourgeois market
groups of white-draped figures holding
Tyres or trumpets or other pseudo Hell
lenic symbols-these to elicit our adj
miration. But chiefest is that shoddy
Madonna. M. Charles Blanc saws that
the test of artistic appreciation is IN
behold Raphael's Stance; if you weep.
there is hope for you; if you don't.
why, eat, drink and be merry-tomor-
row you die. Clearly. then. NJ.
Charles Blanc had never seen the
Bodenhausen Madonna reproduced on
glass, with prop to stand up by. That,
thinks Sweet Auburn, is the ultimate
criterion OF taste. Moreover, we are
musical after our uncouth fashion.
Ihere is an instrument of one kind or
another in nearly every house. In
deed' never saw community where
SO many people could sing by note. or
Wnere so many people could plav.
However, you will never hear it said
IN the hills that music has charms to
sooth the savage breast; our music
never soothes. 1t inebriates, but does
not cheer. Still, having heard no bet
ter, we like it. Isolation is not good
for music. See what happened in
China! What you you think of aour
choir?" asked Hezekiah Want that
solo a booster?' WELL" | renlied
Uncle Dwight hasn't what one would
call cultivated voice. " Dunno 'baout
that, retorted the enthusiastic Heze-
kiah. "Saounds as if he'd been over
1t at least once with a harrow!" And
so 1t does. So, in truth, do the others.
Nevertheless, our vocalists set forth
upon demonstrating anthems with I'M
exampled audacity.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
No Burglars About.

While touring last year through the
west of Ireland l put up one night at
a small hotel. When | retired for the
night | placed my boots outside the
bedroom door,
Next morning I found. to my great
indignation, that the boots had not
been cleaned. went downstairs VOW
ing vengeance on the landlord.
Look here.' I~said Indignantly. II
left my boots outside my door last
night, and they we're not taken away. .
Faith, sor," returned the host, you
might have left your watch and chain
there, too, and the sorra wan 'ud
touch them. We're all honest people
here. Spare Moments.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
DAILY NEWSPAPER.
To Print Only Such News as Christians
Would Approve.

would Approve.
Detroit, Mich, Special Chicago
Times-Herald: Charles M. Sheldon
the famous author of I'm His Steps, .
started a movement in Detroit today
Tor the establishment of a Christian
daily newspaper, backed by 81 1000. 600
In capital, that shall be established
preferably in Chicago and which shall
print no news except that which will
influence the minds and hearts of its
readers to their noblest impulses. The
Topeka author-minister asked for
some one to come forward and promise
TO furnish the capital. He appealed as
a father for this utopian idea at two
meetings, one this afternoon and an
other tonight, and got no answer He
declared that he will keep up the
search until he loses all faith in the
charity and courage of man. On the
heels of this he says he is an optimist
and believes the time is at hand for
this reform in journalism. He wants
a paper that is modern in every de-
partment; one, however, that is Chris
tian in every department. He wants a
Christian publisher, Christian editor
ln-chief, Christian managing editor
and so on, in the various editorial and
reportorial functions. DIR. Sheldon said
this afternoon on this score 81 want
to say that this newspaper ideal will
be real in few years, | hope. | have
had letters from Newspaper men in
every part of the country, saying that
they are willing to resign their posi-
lions and go on the staff of just such
a paper as | speak Of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
Altered Since His PLAY D.vs.

1t was in Malta harbor on a sultry
day that a four-foot-eight midshipman
came to join his first sea-going ship.
Having duly reported himself to his
captain-an officer Of some six feet two
inches-the latter, literally looking
down upon the boy, said: "Well,
youngster, so you've come to join
eh?" Eyes, if you please, sir" meekly
responded the midshipman. what is
it-same old yarn, sent the fool of the
family to sea-eh?" mo, sir" in
genuously replied the youngster. ooh,
no; things have altered since your
time, sir" Go awayw roared the
captain, and the MILDLY flew below as
fast as his little legs would carry him.
Spare Moments.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17

Unexpected physiological effects have
been noted by Prof Angelo Mosso of
Turin from living at an altitude in the
Alps of 14,S00 feet. He was able to do
more work than at sea level, and found
no increase in the rate of breathing,
even after severe muscular exertion.
He has been led to the conclusion that
mountain sickness is due to lack OF
carbonic acid in the blood rather than
to insufficiency of oxygen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
REMARKABLE EXPERIMENTS.

been called upo, for a long time to
decide. Mr.. Fean finally settled on
Saturday as Icing the proper name,
saying that che day was the last in
the week. and that sailors worked on
ly six days week; therefore he held
that the sailors would be satisfied to
have the new mast dubbed Saturday"
But the wise old sailors. when told
that the decision had been reached.
sGuinted their weather eye and asked
what the last stick on a seven-master
would be called. Then Mr.. Bean set
tied on. after-jiggermast'' as the
name. The new schooner will be a
surprise when it is launched next year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
NEW ENGLAND ART.
BAD Moral Eject OF Bad Art in the
villages.

There is nor one good picture in our
whole village-no, not one, says Roll
lin Lynde Hartt in the May Atlantic.
1t is not so much that abhor the taw-
dry crayon portraits. the cheap litho-
graphs of Attorney heifers and the
fiamboyant calendars. 1t is the preten-
tious substitution for real art that stirs
my Indignation. Our people become
rapturously efferveseent over the Bo-
denhausen Madonna reproduced on
glass with rocco edging of flimsy
gilt, and a prop to stand up by. Jim
Asa, viewing that wonder, exclaims,
Amt she slick?" And what of the
long and narrow etchings by the in
defatigable Field? We cross ourselves
before them with pious alteration. Yes,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
chicago Private sanitarium.

Mrs. DR.. cara, 279 w. Adams ST., Female
Specialist. 10 years practical experience
in all delicate cases of women. Safe, pain
less treatment; expert nursing; conscien-
tious care before aud during confinement
and home for infants. This institution is
elegantly located, furnished with all COM
forts all outside rooms light and airy price
moderate: all communications absolutely
confidential. Personally or by mail.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17

With her deck clear several hundred
people would have plenty of room to
dance all the Fishers hornpipes and
Virginia reels ever invented, and a
dozen double teams would have plenty
of room to take drive and not coll
Tide with each other. The vessel will
be 35 feet long, fifty feet longer than
John B. Prescott, five-master launch
ed at Bath last year, and will cost over
$1OO. 600
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17

compared with the size of the intestine
it is largest at birth and smallest after
40 years of age. 1t is of variable di-
mansions for the reason that it is one
of the structures which, in the descent
of man, "fiutters before going out" It's
average length in a young adult is not
far from three and quarter inches.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
Not a Langh Cor Fiye years.

The extremity of Dreyfus' misery
could not be more forcibly told than
by the statement that he has just
laughed for the first time in five years.
We do not often stop to think of the
and Importance of laughter,
but the mere conception of the state of
mind which makes laughter impossible
is horrible Providence Journal.