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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04
Companion stories Tor 1000.

The stories published in The Youths
companion portray the manly and
womanly virtues with no sacrifice of
interest or vitality, and they appeal
to the sympathies of old and young
alike. During 1900 The Companion
~" ofIer special series 81 stories
among them being stories of Former
Political Campaigns and Adventures Of
Linemen. Besides these there will be
a score of stories for girls by such
writers as Sarah Orne Jewett Mary
K. Wilkins, Margaret Deland Eliza
beth Stuart Phelps, Edith Wharton.
Kate Chopin and Margaret Sangster
There will be four serial stories-"A
Prairie Infanta," by Eva Wilder Brod-
head; Running a Merry Go-Round. !"
by Charles Adams; THE Schoolhouse
Farthest West" by c. A. Stephens;
and Gushing Brothers. by Ray Stan
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two hundred other short stories by the
most gifted of American writer's Of
fiction.
All new subscribers will receive The
Companion for the remaining weeks
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Companions new Calendar for 1900,
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04
Life Insurance Facts.

II is difficult for the mind to grasp
these figures-still more difficult to
grasp their import They mean that
the American people are paying each
year nearly $3.50, 100000 for premiums,
and that they have one and one-third
billion dollars invested for the benefit
of their future widows and orphans;
that American companies paid out, in
the year 1897, $139000. 900, mainly to
the families of their deceased policy
holders. these last figures mean also
that there is scarcely a family in the
land which is not interested in them.
II is certain that the hopes and happi-
ness and interests of millions of our
citizens are involved in this great
economy of life insurance. 1t is GER
tain. too, that there is scarcely a fam
ily in the land which could not with
advantage avail itself of its beneficial
provisions. To the wealthy a large
sum of money coming at critical time
may be most timely. To those in mod
crate circumstances the proceeds of a
life insurance policy may mean the
difference between comfort and hard
ship. between competency and poverty,
between happiness and misery.-GuD
tons magazine
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04
cuLTIvATING PERTuSSlS.
Rather Hard for the Children He Ex-
perimented On.

Rather Hard for the Children He Ex-
perimented On.
The vivisectionists are apt to brag
of the great benefit human beings de-
rive from scientific inhumanity to ami
mails, says the New York Commercial
Advertiser. But listen to this expert
ment made by "a well-known physi-
clan" who expresses the opinion that
whooping cough is contagious only
during the catarrhal STAGE" and has
put his opinion to severe tests. "On
various occasions he permitted nearly
100 young children who had not pre-
viously suffered from whooping cough
to be associated in the same ward for
twenty days or more with children suf-
fering from the disease during the
stages of whooping. In only one case
was the disease contracted, and in this
instance the patient from whom the
infection was derived was in the very
earliest period of the whooping stage"
BY which charming experiment he was
liable to satisfy himself that infection
was contracted from children who had
not yet begun to whoop. He concludes
that infection ceases very soon after
the characteristic whoops commence,
and that, therefore, in a family it is
not the patient who is already whoop-
ing, but his brothers and sisters who
have not previously had whooping
cough that ought to be isolated
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04
Found After Seventy Years.

Belleyille IN. ~ Cor Chicago Inter
Ocean: A silver spoon which was lost
40 years ago by the family of Hugh
Holmes of Maine street was found
by a servant VINO was clearing away
some rubbish in the hennery. The
servant carried the spoon into the
house and secured it. She made out
the initials H r. H." on the handle
Mrs. Leonard Rusby of Franklin, a
neighbor of Mrs. Holmes, visited the
latter, and Mrs. Holmes mentioned the
finding of the spoon. Mrs. Rusby told
her aunt of set of eleven spoons
which had been given to her by her
mother, who had received them from
her grand mother. There had origin
ally been twelve, but one had been
lost for seventy years. The spoon
found by the servant was shown to
Mrs. Rusby, and she recognized it as
the missing one Of the set.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04
WEALTH IN THE LAKES.
Immense Tonnage Carried by the Fresh
Water Boats

The great lakes have become the
great artery of our richest commercial
blood. One-third of the population of
the United States is dependent on these
lakes for their export and import trade.
This waterway taps the richest and
most prosperous agricultural territory
on this continent of ours, together with
our most productive mines, and it is
worth while noting that within a ra-
dius of 400 miles of Cleveland lies one
half the population of the United
States 1t is well-established fact
that deep water transportation is, and
necessarily must be, far below the cost
of transportation by rail; indeed. it
is computed that the cost OF water
transportation by steam, when the voy-
age is Of any considerable length, is
about one-quarter the average cost of
transportation by rail, while by sail
boat 1t is only one-eighth of the latter.
As this question of transportation de-
termines to a great extent the existence
or the non-existence of a possible in
dustry and enhances or diminishes the
value of every article of export in pro-
portion to its efficiency and economy
the battle cry of the west for go feet
of water between Duluth and the sea, .
is no great problem to account for. In
the year 1898 there passed through the
Sault Ste. Marie canal no less than 21.-
234,664 tons of Canadian freight, alone
having value of 5000, 000. 900, while
American ships moved some 16S. 900. 900
tons through the same waters for the
same length of time The total traffic
through the locks Of this 500" canal.
for less than eight months, is five
times as great in number of vessels
and slightly less than twice as much
in actual tonnage as passes through the
Suez canal during an entire year.
Ainslee's Magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04
FAITHFUL PRIEST.
lie Is Like Monsignor Welcome in lies
Mlsera bleS."

lie Is Like Monsignor Welcome in les
Mlserables."
Bishop Hopkins of British Hondu-
ras, who was consecrated the other day
at st. Louis, is most supplemented
and lovable man, said visitor from
Belize to the New Orleans Times DEM
ocrat reporter. "The Catholic church
is chiefly represented in the colony by
the Society of Jesus, and Father Hop
kins, as everybody calls him, went
there three years ago as a member of
the order. He was frail man physi-
cally and under medium height, but he
had the courage of lion and fairly
dubbed over with kindness and good
will. In a short time he had won the
confidence and affection of everybody
in the diocese, from the governor-gen-
eral to the humblest banana-cutter.
His ministration among the natives
was one long story of self-sacrifice and
devotion and wherever there was sick
ness or trouble there you were certain
to find Father Hopkins, CHEEKY, pa
tient and indefatigable. Everything
he could get hold of he gave to the
poor and begrudged himself so much
as a new cassock 1t is the custom at
the mission for the priests to return
north at the end of three years serv-
ice to get rid of the malaria they have
absorbed. but Father Hopkins positive
" refused to go. What! Leave my
people!' he said, Indignantly. If they
can stand the malaria | can stand it,
too When the news came not long
ago that he was to be made bishop he
was greatly astonished and embar-
raised and tried strenuously to evade
the honor. i am not fit to be bish-
op. he declared, with comical twin
kle in his eye, looking down at his
meager figure. Why, | am not big
enough To tell the truth, it is some
what difficult to imagine him in the
canonicals of office, and | venture the
prediction that he will be exactly an
other such bishop as Monsignor We'll
come in Les Miserables.' In fact, the
character pictured in Hugo's great ro-
nance fits Bishop Hopkins to nicely.
All the dignities i'll the world will not
remove him a jot from the intimate
affections of his flock"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04
Mirror I'm the Calling

Formerly, when a young; woman sat
with eyes uplifted and an expression
OF spiritual serenity on her counten-
ance while she discussed such import
ant subjects as the composition of
sandwiches or the last new cotillon
figure it meant that she was fully
alive to the attraction of the upturned
eyes pose and that she had found it
effective by more or less incessant
practice. Now 1t means that she is
aware that carefully inserted in the
ceiling of her den is mirror which
reflects her graceful positions, her
dreamy eyes and the expressions of
her vis-a-vis when he turns to regain
his lost self-possession. This mirror
is now needed completion to the
draperies, the sanctuary lamps, ros-
aries, Malay creeses, cushions and the
innumerable other things of the most
charming and popular nook in the
house.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04

M" 70 know anything about these
specuiatlons, still less to share them
pselellins tnat when they married-as
sue intended they should've should
o"o everything to her. She was also
piqueu tnat he should set his iudge-
ment against hers. So there was a
kihu OF lovers quarrel between them
IN which she said many foolish and
UNJUST things. and at last told him
.nae she wondered, If he had such o
uis.iust OF the general, that he con-
tihued TO associate himself with the
enterprise. Stung to the quick by
TINS. ne formally washed his hands of
the plot and went away in rage.
Henection. however. brought better
counsel.
I is matter of history that the ex-
peultlon failed. Far from heading the
projected revolution. O'Fiaherty gave
information to the Ell Dorado govern
ment. The result was that the "cir-
Gus was stopped at the port Of debark-
ation, and the arms and ammunition
contlscated. The Ell Dorado boom col
lapsed at once and O'Flaherty reaped a
large fortune.
When Bob FitzSimon realized what
had happened he FASTENED to Lady
Weypridge and found her in despair.
nave lost nearly all my fortune"
she cried. "Oh, my friend, why did l
not listen to your"
Ihings need not be so black IL you
VIII listen to me now" he replied. 81
love you. ] have loved you from the
first, but was held back BY the fear
that you might think me mercenary.
Now, | am a wealthy man. Will you
be mine
She hesitated painfully.
No" she replied, in broken tones;
Il am not worthy of such love; l will
not bind you to my broken fortunes. |
am well punished for my distrust and
you will soon forget that have ever
existed"
She broke down in his arms, and as
she sobbed on his shoulder, it was
somehow tacitly settled that, as usual
the ladys mo" would do just as we'll
| as Yes.
Bob explained to her later that when
he had severed his connection with the
| plot he felt free to act. Distrusting
O'Flaherty's good faith, he had specu-
lated for fall, and, owing to the mo-
mentary boom which had resulted from
the large purchases of the syndicate
] and the total slump which followed,
the result had exceeded even his antic-
ipations. He was, as he said, rich
man. He had won back for her all
that she had lost
O'Flaherty did not enjoy his fortune
long. He happened to meet one of
the expedition which had failed, wha
had been informed o. his treacnery by
the official report Of the lei Dorado
government. This person thought him
Sell aggrieved and explained his opin-
ions so freely with the help of bowie
knife that the ex-president did not live
to reply. London Truth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04
Hurled Alive.

One of these extraordinary cases
that police work in India questionable
brings to light came to notice recently
almost accidentally, in district of the
northwest provinces. Two eonstables.
Nobbat Singh and Rup Ram. while pa
trolling on their beat. overheard in con-
versation that a mali named Durba
had murdered Lis wife. They took
the man to the police station at once.
and he there stated before the officer
in charge that his wife had been suf-
fering from leprosy; that latterly the
complaint had become worse, and that
the woman had desired to be buried
alive in order that her children should
not inherit the disease In compliance
with her opportunities he and his son
dug a hole outside the village and
buried the woman alive in it, four
neighbors assisting them In covering
the unhappy creature. The six ac~
cused have been arrested and have
confessed to the deed before magfs-
tiate. There seemed to be no doubt
about the truth of the story. that the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04
Menelilz and His People.

In an account of Menelik and his
people in the Windsor magazine the
writer says The country abounds in
lions both in the desert and the noun
tains; but the pc, pie dislike to have
Europeans hunt them, partly because
a lion, when its mate is killed, be-
comes fierce, and thirsts for human
blood, partly because the Abyssinians
have a superstitious reverence for the
lion that amounts almost to worship.
When a native makes his way through
a region where lions are known to be,
he goes forward talking to the invisi-
BILE animals. assuring them of his pro-
found respect, of his desire to serve
them, of his admiration for their cour-
age, for their beauty. and so forth.
and humbly begging for safe conduct
on his journey"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04
A Natural Soap Mine.

A natural soap mine and plant
mine were two of the latest curiosi-
ties which have been discovered in
British Columbia Several soda lakes
have been found in the foot hills near
Ashcroft, British Columbia Accord
to Feilden's Magazine, their bottoms
and shores are encrusted with a nat
ural washing compound containing
borax and soda. 1t is quite equal to
the washing powders in common use
for cleansing purposes. About 275
tons of the compound have been cut
and taken out of one lake. 1t is ham
died exactly the same as ice. One lake
alone contains 10000 tons.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04
The cars Spec al Train.

while the railway trains of Russia
are comfortable and even luxurious"
said a recently returned tourist to the
New York Tribune, ''the imperial
train is one that, in point of general
lavish construction, is unsurpassed
anywhere in the world. There are
eleven cars in the train. Every car is
connected by telephone with every
other. The interior furnishings are
rich to gorgeousness. There are over
800 electric lights in use on the train.
The dining-rooin, reception-room, bed
rooms and even nursery for chill
dren are all furnished completely and
carefully. The last car is kept for
the railroad official in charge of the
train, and from there the lighting,
heating, ventilating and speed are all
regulated
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04
sarcey.s Double aud His Trouble.


A leather merchant named NJ. Bon
Ter, vino is in business near the Place
de la Republique, is the hero or the
victim, as one likes, of most remark
able resemblance to the eminent late
dramatic critic, Mr. Francisque Sar
cey. NJ. Bonier has been relating his
woes to a sympathizing journalist.
He cannot. he says, pass along the
street without observing clean-shaven
individuals start and turn pale when
their eyes light ON him. But worse
things befall M. Bonier In the Rue de
Douai few days ago a well-dressed
young woman tainted on perceiying
him. When she recovered she re-
peated in terror-stricken accents, 1T
is ne, it is he" and the crowd, mistak
ing the reason of her fright, impaired
to Nj. Bonler the information that he
was an Old rascal and ought to be
ashamed of hims self. Equally anus
ing was the leather merchants expe-
rience at the ambassadors concert,
where NJ. Sarcey's former foe, Yvette
Guilbert, is low appearing. The
singer, noticing NJ. Bonier, recited
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04
Mexico.

On Tuesday, JAM 23, a special vesti-
buled train of Pullman palace cars,
compartment, drawing-room, library,
observation and dining cars will start
from Chicago, going to the City OF
Mexico and to other prominent cities
Of the republic and back to Chicago
again, making the tour Of all
Mexico complete The party will be
strictly limited and absolutely first
class. Tickets include all expenses
everywhere. The tour is under the
personal escort and direction OF Mr..
Reau Campbell, general manager of
The American Tourist Association.
For maps, books of the tour, tickets,
etc., call on agents of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul Ry.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04
A RAID ON Ell DORADO

OF course Bob accepted Lady Wey-
bridges invitation to dinner. When
he arrived, he found that he was first,
Il want to tell YOU" said Lady Wey-
bridge who looked very lovely In her
exqgsitely fitting gown-"that Gen.
O'F'laherty was very successful as
president. He made the El Dorado re-
spected by its neighbors and almost
quite prosperous-paid half the inter-
est ON the bonds in his year. II has
not been paid since, in fact, the coun-
try is practically bankrupt, and the
present president is most unpopular;
and this has suggested an idea to me-
/ believe that if O'Flaherty could re-
turn with sufficient funds to pay his
supporters and start things again, the
country would soon be prosperous once
more-for it is very rich itself-goid
and all manner Of things"
Il suppose O'Flaherty Is stone
broke
Eyes. II It wasn't for the kindness
Of an American millionaire, who makes
him an allowance, he might be selling
matches in the street"
Then, take 1t, some one else
would have to find the money. Is the
American millionaire going to pay the
piper?''
Not exactly. In fact the thing is
all my idea. No one ever thought Of
1t until did. It seemed to me that 1t
was too big thing for one to under
take. Here, II anywhere. was room
for the modern way of dividing the
risk. invented the idea of a small
company or syndicate. which would
supply the funds and finance a raid
on the lei Dorado. O'Flaherty was to
have a free hand in carrying out the
raid. and was to bind himself that the
syndicate should have their pick of all
the best concessions when once he was
restored. Well then | worked up the
syndicate. The American bit at once,
and | have altogether enlisted five
kings of finance. who guarantee the
money. provided | and 0'Flaherty ar
range the raid"
Then you don't subscriber
Not quite ! am honorary chair
woman, and do most OF the talking,
but the money comes from others"
But do you stand in in the profits?'
"0f course, in consideration OF my
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04
Winter In the south.

The season approaches when ones
thoughts turn toward place where
the Inconvenience of Northern win
ter may be escaped. No section OF this
country offers such ideal spots as the
Gulf Coast on the line of the Louisville
& Nashville Railroad between Mobile
and New Orleans. 1t possesses a mild
climate, pure air, even temperature and
facilities for hunting and fishing enjoy
ed by no other section Accommoda-
tons for visitors are first-class. and
can be secured at moderate prices. The
L. & N. R. r. is the only line by which
it can be reached in through cars from
Northern cities. Through car sched-
ules to all points in Florida by this line
are also perfect. Write for folders, ETC..
to J. K Ridgely. N. w. P. A.. Chicago,
Ill
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04
Winter Tours.

Should you desire information re-.
garding California, Arizona, Texas or
Mexico, and the long limit, low rate,
round-trip tickets, sold to principal
points, the various routes via which
the tickets can be purchased. or re-
garding one way first and second class
rates, through sleeping car lines.
frst-class and tourist, cali upon or ad-
dress w. G. Neimyer, Genl Western
Agent, Southern Pacific Co., 23S
Clark ST., Chicago; w. II. Conner.
Conf Agent, Chamber Commerce
Bldg, Cincinnati, Ohio, or w. J. Berg.
Trav. Pass. Agt., 220 Ellicott So, Buff
falo, N. Y.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04

/ always say Il bought it of Jones. 2
and up to now, through so constant
ly hearing people, my late father in
cluded Che always used to pronounce
coffee as corffee), talk in this way.
thought it was right. Still this would
be only in conversation. Writing to
anyone, saying / had bought anything.
should put "of Jones" or from
Jones'" suppose from Jones" would
be perfectly correct. l have heard this
form of speech in many different parts
of the country. but most frequently, l
think, in and near Liverpool. The
use of 'off" for "of" and "off Of /.
common in the north \ England.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04

some verses on the subject of M. Sar-
cey, and by her gestures drew the at
tention of the audience to his double.
The public were delighted, of course,
but not so M. Bonier, who got up and
left the concert. M. Bonier much re-
grets his resemblance to the late critic,
the results of which he declares to be
most annoying to peaceable trades
man. He says that one day he was
asked in the street for letter of in
PRODUCTION to NJ. Jules Claretie, which
so vexed him that he almost came to
blows with the applicant.-The Lon
don Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04

which controls
Hartford 1885, Educated in the
English $3O0O by the Cleveland bond
issue 100000 York school, Controls five times as
capital Rockefeller Controls
miles of railroad which s0O annually and employ $4,000 men,
bned English clothes
hands and iron
his penetrating Never
wrecked railroad builds them austee brusque
O0000 including the Yacht
club the New health of
Gould
a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04
There Is a Glass OF Peonls.

Who are injured by the use of coffee.
Recently there has been placed in all
the grocery stores new preparation
called GRAIN-O, made of pure grains,
that takes the place of coffee. The most
delicate stomach receives it without
distress, and but few can tell it from
coffee. 1t does not cost over one-fourth
as much. Children may drink it with
great benefit. Is cents AMI % cents
per package. Try it. Ask for GRAIN-O.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04
Solid Train. to Nortbern M,on,oan

The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
hallway is now running solid trains
VI palace sleeping cars, dining cars
lserVing meals la carte) and first
class day coaches, through from Chi
cago TO Calumet, Houghton. Hancock
and other points in the Copper country
without change of cars, with direct
connection for Marquette, Negaunee,
lshpeming, etc, and passengers from
the East, South and Southwest will
find this most desirable route.
All coupon ticket agents sell tickets
via the Chicago. Milwaukee & Siaul
Hallway
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04
The Youths Companion Calendar.

The Youths Companion Calendar.
for 1900 has been designed for the esA
pecial purpose of giving our subscrib-'
ers something they will be glad to see
in their homes dL ng the coming year.
1t consists of three delightful repro
auctions in color, of paintings made
expressly for the Calendar, by Percy
Moran, whose pictures are noted for
their decorative qualities.