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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-05-17
TToREEY- HERMAN BUcnxER

Practices in all state courts. Loans, coll
lectionS ana settlement of estates. Court
commissioner for [. :. courts and for Cir
cult court Of Grant. county. In Pendleton
block, Lancaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-05-17

This list of prices and horses could be
equaled at Mineral Point and Darlington
where the horse was kept in past seasons.
Two of the most competent dealers in
horses. well-knOwn in this vicinity. residents
Of Rochelle. Ii. testify a. follows
The undersigned. for many years buyers
and sellers Of high-priced driving horses.
having Travelled through many states in the
business. give il a our testimony that Cedar
wood i the best sire We have met with "A ny
where JAMES BOYLE.
GEORGE MCMAHON
Cederw0Od vii be found al Dger's barn.
For pedigree sec catalogue IT.
JAMES SMITH s co.
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sTwenty-three's the most it's ever
had to one time or, let me bee, was it
% it had last spring2 declare, I'm
losin' my memory, and that'll Sc some
thin new forea Berry,
The diaries were piled in neat row
on shelf over the table. The year Of
each was printed in careful figures on q
bit Of white paper on the back, 1t was
easy to find the right one at once. She
opened it and read aloud, monot-
onously: ~ =. ; 81S.<@& = v
april 7-m-m-m-, that amt it. It
was higher the last of April it bloomed
last year. April 12-13--17, here
tits! April 20. The tree geranium's
all bloomed out splendidly. 1t looks
handsome. I turned the best side out
so the soldiers could see it, goin' past.
1saw Little Benjie looking'-he's dread
ful fond o. flowers. His mother'd got
a cactus blossom pinned onto his coat,
among the brass buttons. can't bear
a cactus blossom. If things hadn't
been just so, I'd have sent Little Ben
jie of to war with plenty % my pink
geraniums on his soldier coat"
Diantha Berry's voice came to a
stop with jolt. She had forgotten to
see how many blooms the tree gera.
mum had last spring-whenL Little Ben
jie went to war. Little Renjie! she
had clear vision of him before her
eyes; Little Benjie in his brand-new
soldier suit, with his brown, curly head
up in the air, tramping away like a
veteran. How plainly she saw him.!
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gets little boy. I've been waitn' al
day for an answer. II hasn't come
yet, but I haven give up. = 0 s S 60
The little room was quiet save Tor
the soft rustic when Diantha Berry
turned leaf. AT the top Of the new
page she began again: s
1--WE give up. Leah amt goin, to
answer my letter. It's most night
now, and sent It acrost yesterday
mornin' when Mis- Daggett's httls
boy went past to school. She don't
want me to come overland ,to-mor-
row mornin' they'll bury Little Ben
jie! Ishan't ever see his face again!"
1t was like cry of pain, lin little
neat set letters, there on the page.
It seemed to echo through the room.
The diary slipped to The hoor with
gentle thud. It lay there, unno-
ticed, a long while The twilight
dimmed tonight while Diantha eBer-
ry sat musing. The darkness crept
about her like soft mantle and
wrapped her in. The low creak of
her chair, as she rocked monotonous-
ly. was the only sound in the room:
After awhile She began to talk again
aloud, as lonely women do. ~.-
tuesdays Decoration: day -2s, 20,
30, yes, Tuesday: To-day's the 27th
o. May. Well, I'm goin' to cut off
some O. my geranium tree blooms and
carry 'em down to Little Benjie Tues
day. They'll look so beautiful and
Benjie was dreadful fond o. pink flow
ers. There'Q be enough to make q
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have educated people along different
lines, and the beautiful pictures of to-
day have become possible to everyone
in their simple passepartout frames
There is restfulness and sweet
peace in simply furnished room,
where the walls are not overloaded
with pictures of an homogeneous ma
ture to annoy ones sense of the fitness
of things. All stages of furnishings
have had their day, even to the enor-
mously enlarged photograph of some
member of the family upon an easel
in one corner. The wise woman every
year will weed out something that can
be dispensed with, and introduce some
thing else.
The branches of the different pine
trees, stripped of the needles and var
nished, may be made into very attract
i've frames for photographs, and deco
rated with the cones which belong to
them. They can be fastened together
with short pins or brads. The cones
can also be used as fringe upon a
mantel lambrequin by touching them
up with varnish and gliding if desired,
and stringing them about two inches
apart upon double thread fastened
to a'strip of tape. This can then be at
tached to whatever material is used for
the lambrequin!
There is something very home-look-
ing about room furnished with home
made articles that betoken thrift and
economy, and many have it in their
power to make many comforts and
things of beauty out of that which
lies at their own door. ''Despise not
the day OF little things. Farm and
Fireside.
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GREAT AMERICAN BIRD.
. California 'Vulture IL without :.
a Rival.

No more interesting study, for the
iaymen or man of science, can be found
than the effect of civilization upon the
fauna of continent. In America the
results have been so marked and far
reaching that it is of more than or
binary interest. Within comparatively
few years some types of animals have
been almost eSterminated, others con-
stitute passing show, and without the
most stringent rules and regulations
they will soon disappear.
Among the most interesting birds on
the Pacific slope is the California vul-
ture - Pseudogrypus Californianus-
which we'll represents in North Amer
lea; the great condor of the Andes, and
exceeds it in stretch of wing, but not in
bulk. have seen this fine bird soaring
high above the Sierras, and once sue
ceeded in creeping upon specimen
which had come down into the lower
country, and was in a grove of live oaks
at an altitude of about 1000 feet, in
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Seventeen, 10 blossoms dropped int
the basket Little Benjie had liked,
Mis- Diantha had q new idea
I'll cut of e for Little Beniie
one for every year that the Lord let
him stay. I'm glad / thought of st.
Yes. I'll cut on 22.'' '-s;s
The great tree geraniam, shorn 81
most OF it, glory, stood in the window:
alone. Diantha had taken her little
basket oil towers and had gone away
down the, road. It was at the crooked
elm she, stopped. Little Beniie had
always stopped there. years ago.
With sudden distress D.antha thought
of the poor little mother he would
never wave. his cap to again.
Poor Leah!" she cried, aloud. The
fountain of her pity was unsealed at
last. The bitterness and anger. were
swept away-she forgot, for the mo- mo-
ment, everything but Little Beniie's
mother, alone in her pain. She re-
membered how it had always been
her part to comfort Leah, when they
were little girls together. She would
go back now and comfort her.
Leah" she called at the door. a
minute later. Leah, I've come. You
didn't answer my letter, and mebbe
you don't want me, but I've come. I
couldn't help it.'','j .$i5 .1.s "a
The suffering woman's face was a
study of Joy and wonder. The won
der prevailed. 49,.
II never got any letter, Diantha, >.
she said, slowly. Diantha spranR TO-
ward her eagerly.
mot my letter askin'' if could
come over to see little dead Beniie ?
Didn't you get that, Leah Swallow i?
I sent it acrost by Mis- Daggett's lit
tie boy-and the Lord knows how
eager I waited for the answer! I
couldn't SEEM to give it>up."' ill.,
II never got it, .Diantha. Do you
think I wouldn't have answered j?
You don't know how I waited. too! !"
leah, Leah-dear child, what a
dreadful mistake it all was, and how
we've ben sufferin' for it! I might
have comforted you little mite-and
I needed comfortin', too, Leah. Is it
too late now? See, dear, I was goin'
down to decorate Little Benjie's grave
with my geraniums. There's 22-one
for every year he lived. Put your face
in 'em, Leah; see how sweet they are!
I'll carry them down for you, dear
they're yours, now. You can send me,
because you can't go, and Little Benjie
will understand
She had drawn the slight, figure into
her arms, and was rocking it back
and forth as mothers rock babies.
The long misery was over. After all,
it had only been the forgetfulness of
a little child.
After awhile she took up the basket
Of flowers and started again for the
cemetery; but at the door Leah called
her back. half timidly.
"There's something I'd like. Dian
tha." she said. 'If-if you, wouldn't
mind arranging the flowers kind of in
the shape of flag. I wanted to.
Benjie was so fond of his fag."-An-
ME Hamilton Donnell, in Country
Gentleman,
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Kangaroo Pets Odd WAYS.

A unique pet animal IN Seattle is
tame kangaroo 1t was obtained from
a sailor on an Australian ship. has
been in Seattle a year and is now as
domesticated as an ordinary dog. AS
pet he; is all that could be desired. being
affectionately disposed toward the
members of his own family, although
he rather dislikes strangers, and is apt
to show his teeth and claws to them in
an unpleasant way. Though Kang is
generally well beloved he has his little
faults. Occasionally he goes on a ma
rauding expedition and robs hens
nests. and he allows no dog to enter the
premises. AS a rule dogs will take
fight at sight Of him; if not he swoops
down upon the unhappy canine, first
scratching him with his forepaws and
then using him as a football for his
hind feet. No dog ever tackles Kang
twice. one lesson is enough. =
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25
VACATION DAVIS.

Now is the season Of the year
When. yawning DER his slate.
The idle schoolboy figures up ags55@
Vacations certain date.
And calculates, with heavy sigh,
The days and weeks that must rollby
Before emancipation comes *
From intricate and puzzling sums.
How leaden-footed travels Time!-
The clocks have lazy grown -
Such heightened hours of school as these
- Before were never known; r:
In fact, there really seems to be
A villainous conspiracy &.E
To hold in check the gladstone day
That tabooes books and welcomes play.
From Monday morn till Friday night
Seems like a dreary age,
While visions of vacation joys f9.s-5s
Dance DER the lessoned page,
And thoughts of ball and baited hooks
Allure the mind from tiresome books.
And breed rank indifference
TO parts Of speech or present tense.
The grass has never looked so green.
The sun ne'er shone so bright,
AS In these aggravating days
That slowly take their flight,
AS such it matters not to them
How much the schoolboy will condemn
The hours and minutes that postpone
The days and weeks he'll call his own.
Be patient, little man, and walt
The hour will come at last
And then, methinks, You'll growl at Time
Because he goes too fast,
And wish, instead of twenty-four,
The hours of day were twice a score,
And that vacation time might be
A mini&ture eternity.
p. c. Fossett, in Golden Days.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25
LITTLE BoBBY,s WATCH.
glaally Concluded He Didn't
Care for 1t. ~

When Uncle John came home from
Europe what do you think he brought
to Bobby Why, watch, really.
truly watch that would keep time. OF
course, as Bobby was only six years
old he was rather young to take care
of nice watch like that, but Uncle:
John showed him how to wind it and
setIit, and SO Bobby kept his watch in.
first rate order. But one day he no.
ticed Q speck Of dirt on it's face. "Ho,
no." said Bobby to himself, II don't
want my nice new watch to have a
dirty face. I'll wash it." i
y So he went up in the bathroom and
he put the watch in q bowl of warm
water and rubbed plenty of soap on
it. He even took q little brush and
rubbed the inside works, SO there
shouldn't be a speck of dirt about it
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HE PUT 1T IN THE OVEN.

anywhere. Then he wiped it dry with
a clean towel and put it back in his
pocket.
Well, after that it didn't seem to go
as we'll as usual, SO Bobby decided it
needed oiling. He got his mothers oil
can from her sewing machine, and
carefully oiled all the wheels of his
watch. But still it didn't seem to go
right.
/: Then Bobby happened to think that
perhaps the weather was too cold for
it, so he went out in the kitchen and
put it in the oven for awhile. 1t got
SO hot he had to take it out with pair
of tongs, and then he put it out of
doors in a big snowdrift to cool off.
But, do you know, even after all that
careful treatment that hateful old
watch wouldn't go right, SO Bobby
gave it back to Uncle John and said
he didn't care much for watches, any
way.-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
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the San Gabriel valley. lay in the
cover for some little time watching
this great American vulture, which
with head we'll up, its big wings droop-
ing, presented fine picture. I salts
fed myself with aiming at it, then came
out of my concealment to drive it away,
knowing that the first pot hunter who
came along would bag it, as the bird
was in demand by the insatiate curios-
ity dealers who have price on the
head of every bird. The great vulture
slowly moved away with ponderous
flight, and watched it.rise higher and
higher in great circles. congratulate
ing myself on having aided, in all prob
ability, in the preservation of at least
che individual. a week later, however,
l learned tina: California vulture had
been shot in the same grove by a
sportsman, and brought to town,
where it was sold to the highest bidder.
That the bird is destined to extinc-
ton is evident from the fact that every
collector or curiosity dealer has stand
ing offer for all the birds and eggs they
can get. Thirty or 40 years ago these
birds were so common that it was not
unusual for the Mexicans to catch them
with a lariat, roping them after the
'vultures had gorged themselves with
food. I once had access to large South
American condor which I found very
amenable to the tanning process. After
some weeks it came to know me, and
would hold up it's head to be scratched,
like dog. The living California will
ture that i: was my good fortune to see
appeared to be quite as heavy and pow
erful bird, though there is no doubt
that the Ardean form is the superior in
this respect. AS to their strength, DIR.
Cooper states that four could drag the
body of young grizzly bear, weighing
100 pounds distance of GOO feet. DR..
Newbury observed these birds in: the
Sacramento valley in 1856, and refers to:
their fine soaring powers; and DR.. Can
field states that he has seen as many as
$50 vultures around a dead antelope in
the Columbia river region. Southern
California to-day is undoubtedly the
principal retreat for: the great bird,
which will be hunted in the winter
from peak to valley. and from one live
oak grave to another until they too
have joined the maJority.-Scientific
American. 80" ...2
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HOUSE De oRATlIoN.
Home Products Can he Uflll8eAa q.
Advantage byWonen with .
Sense for the Beautiful.

+ We often wander far afield in search
Of something rare to decorate home,
and scorn what lies right at hand un-
til some one else opens our eyes to the
beauty of our own home products.
House decoration is apt to be overdone;
and year by year accumulations are al
lowed to remain. How much better to
send sentiment to the winds and de.
stroy by fire things that have become
dust-soiled and useless. There are. few
houses now where the front room has
in evidence the case of wax pond-lilies
that used to be found on every parlor
center-table or the framed worsted
flowers or hair-wreaths. Reading.
books magazines and family papers
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25
THE FLAG IN MANILA.
How the Stars and Stripes II Sa-
luted by Public School Children
in the Philippines.

A signal is given by the principal of
the school. Every student or pupil
rises in his place. The flag is brought
forward to the principal or teacher.
While it is being brought from the flag
the military salute is given, which is as
follows: ~
The right hand is uplifted, palm
downward to a. line with the forehead
close to it. While thus standing with
the hand uplifted and in the attitude of
salute, all the pupils repeat together,
slowly and distinctly, the following
pledge:
II pledge allegiance to my flag ard
| to the republic for which it stands.
| One nation indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all.''
At the words as pronounced in the
pledge, "to my lag,;' each one extends
the right hand gracefully, palm down.
ward, toward the flag until the end of
the pledge of affirmation. Then all
hands drop to the side. The pupils, still
standing, all sing in unison the song,
"America:" my country tbs of thee"
In the primary departments, where
the children are very small, they are
taught to repeat instead of the pledge
as given to the older children:
II give my hand, my head, my heart
to my country; one country. one peo-
pie, one flag"
In some schools the salute is given in
silence as an act of reverence, unac-
companied by any pledge. At signal.
as the flag reaches it's station, the
right hand is raised, palm downward,
to horizontal position against the
forehead and held there until the flag
is dipped and returned to a vertical po-
sition. Then at a second signal the
hand is dropped to the side and the pu-
pill takes his seat. r.
& Principals may adopt the silent ST.
lutte" for daily exercise and tbs
"pledge salute" for special occasions.
Manila Tribune.
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A GENTLE REBUKE.
A Th0ughtless Mans Stupid Practical
Joke Played ON a Lady e.
Musician. H.

AASeASS s~AAS~NANOS5ft0AAy
the Philadelphia Times, is told by a
man who, while spending some time
in the different cities of Italy, used
to frequent, in one particular place, a
certain coffee house. In the center of
the main room was large marble
slab, which covered the pipes that
heated the place, and the tables were
arranged around this.
There was always fine music there
in the evening, made by a man and
his wife. She played on stringed
instrument and after several selections
she carried around little filigree sill
yer basket, in which she collected coins
from the guests.
One night, as the music began, a
man seated at one of the tables held
up gold coin. The woman smiled,
and the man dropped it on the mar
bic slab that covered, the hot pipes.
When she made her collection she went
last for the gold coin, but as she
picked it up, she gave a cry and
dropped. it again, for it had become
heated on the slab. The husband
glared at the man, but did not say q
word.
The next evening, when. the must
clans appeared, the woman's hand was
bandaged and she had some difficulty
in managing her instrument. When
she made her collections, she avoided
the man who had played the pract ical
joke on her; and night after night, the
did the same thing. In vain he Offered
her apologies. and other coins, but she
merely bowed and smiled in passing
him, and never allowed him to give her
the slightest donation. Of course one
can imagine the offenders feeling KS;
but who can find fault with the wom-
ans gentle yet dignifed rebuke?-Phil-
adelphia Times.
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/. THE PEOPLE OF CORFU.
Quaint and5'the Dress They Wear
II Extraordinary.

Corfu is one. of the most charming Of
the Ionian isles. Notwithstanding it's
surroundings the Inhabitants are
neither good sailors nor fishermen, but
given instead to athletic sports and
target shooting. - ,<>t
~ Superstitions and legends abound,
end long rock is always. shown to
strangers with the explanation that it
is the ship of Ulysses, turned to stone
by Neptune as it was returning from
Ithaca. f.. T., a--,.
With a climate equal to. that of Sic
lily and much like that of Malta. the
town of Corfu is popular as winter
resort. = F ~: ''~
Careless as the natives are about
gathering the olives, these still yield a
goodly quantity of oil, which, besides
salt, is their only export. A traveller
marvels to find the most primitive ap-
pliances still in use. The ovens are
mere domes of brick or clay, and on
their doors, which are only rough
stones, red cross is painted. This
same sign is found on many of the
OOOiS VI tile HOUSES. VII lamps OF UrdSS
and silver, or of bronze with open res
ervoir, and in the most fantastic and
graceful shapes, are still in common
use. Bread is baked and clothes are
washed in the fashion of hundred
years ago, yet the former is palatable
and the latter are redolent with lemon
peel and laurel leaves.
The patron saint of Corfu is Saint
Spiridion.. His body is preserved in a
richly ornamented case in church
called by his name, and several times
each year is carried through the town.
Converts abound, and if girl does not
marry she usually enters one.
More attention is given to dress in
Corfu than in the other Ionian isles.
The men wear short, collarless jackets,
with wide sleeves, richly ornamented
with gold and silver braid. A braided
waistcoat is worn beneath this jacket,
and the trousers, full and wide. like
those of the Turks, are of native linen,
and fastened by cord knotted at the
side. Sandals are the general foot
gear, the simplest kind being in one
piece, with seam from toe to instep
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Secret of Youth full Faces.

Every woman has furtive desire to
keep her youthful looks as long as pos
sible, and the ''seeret of eternal YOUTH
is very simple thing to accomplish.
Interest in life, excitement, something
to do which keeps the mind active and
a certain carelessness of Temperament
are the leading essentials beside which
careful eating and drinking and regu.
lar habits are of very little Importance.
Activity accompanied by late hours
and irregular habits of living is bet
ter than listless, stagnant life, ii
there is any virtue in this theory OF
youth, = >%gS >&s-+.s|zs >. - - ~,
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They are of bullock's hide, and thongs
attached at the side are tied around
the ankle.
Women wear short, open jacket of
cloth, profusely braided with gilt or
silver, buttoned corselet and an
apron of India null. Their skirts are
wide, just escaping the ground. The
hair is twisted into garland or crown;
1t is interlaced with ribbon and COW
cred with shawl ofembroidered null.
The women wear numerous Jewels, and
are coquettish and fond of amusement.
A pretty sight is Corfu fete beneath
the pale green olive trees. Men and
women in picturesque costumes with
graceful movement wind in and out in
the mazes of their national dances, to
the music of violins, tambourines and
guitars. -.
The swallows an ever welcome guest
in the simply appointed household, fly
ing in and out at will, and perching in
all security about the walls. It's pres
ence is considered a good omen. The
many cisterns and fount aims are gath
ering places for the young people, who
laugh and chatter as they fill their
pigs
There is much superstition about
marriage, and any person is severely
censured who tries to prevent a happy
union, but friends are expected to as
sist in making matches; A bridegroom
would not think of returning with his
bride from the church the same route
he came, and the bride would be sure
that her trousseau was in odd num-
bers..~ Her mother always waits at the
door of their new home to give each a
piece Of pomegranate and spoonful
of honey, that their lives may be as
sunitedas one, and as sweet as the other.
] A Greek funeral is a grewsome sight.
The body<is carried to the grave in an
open coffin, the face being visible to
every passer-by. Atthe house walters,
someof them gifted at improvising, re-
cite in prose or verse the virtues of the
dead and the sorrow of the friends
N. Y. Tribune.