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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-09-27
Notice to Infringers.

Notice is hereby given that | have
applied for patent upon the stock
watering device, antl-freeZing tank
and other features put in by myself.
These are my inventions and I shall
prosecute all infringements thereon
when my patents are secured.
THOS. WEBB,
Lancaster. Wis. Well Driller
June /. 1880
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-09-27
LAUGHTER IN THE MORNING.

Dame Fortune hath a soul Of wrath
For those who truckle to her;
She loves to fout and put TO rout
Weak hearts that, trembling, WOO her;
But mild as milk and soft as silk
Is s(-c, all others soorning,
To that bod wight who braves her spite
With laughter in the morning.
The breakfast face OF cheerful grace,
Fill well this vixen knows it;
Against her will it wins her still,
It's hopeless to oppose it.
So yields the jade full sore dismayed
With her best gifts aGorning
The daun;less foe who te;npts her blow
With laughter in the morning.
Ripley ID. Saunders in St. Louis Republic.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-09-27
a Bank Draft Guarantee

The diseases peculiar to women are
too often made light of. ull's Pho
neer Female Cure offers assistance and
cure for the army Of sufferers. Each
box IS provided with dollar draft TO
be cashed by patient should Pioneer
Cure fail Try il. &c s1.p0 For sale
bv j. T. Penuett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-09-27
Farm for Sale.

| offer for sale my farm Of 100 acres,
situated about four, miles southeast Of
Bloomington; about IS acres under
cultivation, balance in blue grass
pasture, all well watered. Price $50
per acre. Terms One-halt cash;
balance on time to suit purchaser.
Inquire OF
j. NJ. HAYDEN, Beetown, Wis,
Or MEYER-SHowALTER BANK,
23tf Lancaster, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-09-27

ir Monday in July. 1905, aAd his successor
sndiI oe CHOSEN al the time of the judicial
eleeuon in April. 1905. The term OF oftice
sIiile ana manner of electing or appointing
a. az othef ofncers ot supervision OF public
'"Stt uctloh s12l be fixed by law q
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-12
COMING EVENTS.

Polls, December 13.-Odd Fellows Minstrel show.
 Turn hall, December 14-Waterbury Social clubs sociable.
 City hall, December 16-Grand sa- cred concert.
 Speedwen hall, December 1S-Broad- way Social clubs sociable.
 CarterS hall. Waterville. Dec s. American Pin company's fire depart ment sociable and dance.
 Speedwell hall, December 2T-Water- bury association football clubs dance. Armory. New Years eve, December S1-Company G'S lance.
 Leavenworth hall, New Years eve, December 31-French Canadian Insti- ute annual ball.
 City hall. New Years night Jan 1, 19o1-Waterbury High school Alumni association. concert and bali.
 St Patrick's Lyceum hall, January 19 to February 4. 1901-Fair.
 Speedwen hall, January 19-Water- bury Button Co.'S dance.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-12
A GORGEOUSLY BOUND

Work of art has just been issued at an outlay of over $100,000, for which the publishers desire manager, in this county, also good solicitor; good pay to the right party. Nearly 100 full page engravings. sumptuous paper, IT. luminated covers and bindings; over 200 golden lilies in the Morocco bind ings: nearly 50 golden roses in the cloth bindings. Sell at sight; presses running day and night so great is the sale. Christian men and women mak- ing fortunes taking orders. Rapid promotions. One Christian woman made clear $500 in four. weeks taking orders among her church acquaint- anees and. friends.ra Write us. It may lead to a permanent position to man. age our business and look after our large. correspondence which you can attend to right at your home. Address !. A. Knight, secretary. Corcoran building opposite United States treas ury, Washington. D. c.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-12

might upon the shelves, causing the bottles to dance and rattle.
 "Come now,' he shouted 'the games up! You may as well be reasonable. You can't possibly escape, for you're surrounded"
 No answer came from within.
 The man tried his powerful strength upon the door without any perceptible effect.
 When the second detective arrived upon the scene he found the first one removing the bottles from the shelves by the light of match held in his left hand
 Get light and an ax. Jim. There's a secret door here which we'll have to break in; I can't find any way of open ing it''
 A few minutes later. the detectives. after dealing upon the shelves some telling blows with an ax, called upon Murdock to surrender.
 Receiving no answer to their sum- mons, the men stood 'irresolute for a few seconds. Then, with grim deter imitation, they attacked the. door; raining the blows upon it fast and fu- riously, and filling the air with Q show CT of splinters.
 At length q final stroke sent the weakened hinges from their fastenings, and the men rushed through the un- derground passage into the murderers laboratory.
 A hasty, startled glance told them that Murdock was not there.
 They started for the stairs and were T., ,r,I> tering Murd ocll's office.
 Have you got him?' asked the detec- lives in chorus.
 'No," replied the policeman, sur prised; 'Mr. Sturgis says he went down here about 20 minutes ago.
 ''We chased him in from the other end not ten minutes ago. The policeman hurried down the stairs.
 Murdocl's valise and package stood conspicuous upon the long pine box. But of Murdocll there was no sign. "Gone!" exclaimed one of the detec- tives, deeply mortified at the thought that his quarry had slipped through his fingers. 'Gone! How? Where He cannot have escaped. He cannot What is it, Mir. Sturgis?'' He had suddenly caught sight of the reporter, half way up the stairs.
 Weak and i'll, Sturgis, with blanched face, clung unsteadily, with one hand to the railing; while, with the other he pointed toward the lead-lined vat whose dark viscous contents were bubbling like boiling oil. A pungent vapor rose in dense clouds l from the surface of the liquid. Through l it the fascinated gaze of the mortified men vaguely discerned a nameless thing, tossed in weird and grotesque contortions in q seething vortex. .Murdoek- had escaped the justice 9: msn. t&<f E. $ f.4sz faf
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-12

If you want a team pr hack, go to Austin's. Phone.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-12
HIS BETTER HALE.

The lively farce comedy, His Better Half" will be given single presenta- tion on Friday evening at Polls. The piece is practically identical with Aunt Hannah which was presented
 here few weeks ago. and the cast is entirely the same. Among those who are included are Barr and Evans. liar ry Hastings. Maddox and Wayne, George Hughes. Ethel TillsOn and the Misses Bracket. Knapp. Naudell, Clay ton. Thorpe and others. Ever since the previous enGa cement of the com pany here. 'Ary Tiger Lilly" Sunbeam Sue' and other songs introduced by the company have been hunmed and whistled everywhere on the streets. so popular did they prove. It will un- doubtedly prove a lively performance and should draw a very large audience.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-12

the reporter and his friend had disap- peared. F % s After questioning the nan wAaL they had lcft on watch on the outside, and ascertaining that neithe1~Sprague nor Sturgis had yet left the house, the detectives called loudly to the missing men, and receiving no reply, at last became alarmed and sent word of the mysterious disappearance to headquarters. The chiefs answer came at once:
 Remain on watch where you are. We shall investigate from the other side"
 One of the detectives thereupon went up to the roof of the building, whence he could keep watch upon the back yards, while his companies remained in the front hall.
 They had been waiting thus for some time, when the latter thought he heard footsteps in the direction of the private e office He was on the alert in an in stant.
 The door was cautiously opened and a man stepped out into the hallway. He carried . valise and a package. He blinked like a man coming suddenly rom Jnc GdIhIitSS Iill 0 tie It.
 .Who are you?" asked the detective, | brusGuely.
 The man looked in ihe direction of the voice and. as his eyes became ac-
 custoI2cd to the light. returned the de-
 tective's surprised stare with calm and searching look. "Checllnate,'' he nluttered quietly to himself at last. Then. without seeming haste, he passed back into the private office, be- i fore the astonished detective could
 make any attempt to stop him. 1 Recovering himself quickly, the de- 1 tective followed the sounds of the re- | treating footsteps to the cellar stairs. | Then. fearful of an ambush he fired his | revolver ns a'signal to Is companion i on the roof; and, after striking a
 match, he cautiously descended, reach ! ing the cellar just in time to see Mur- dock disappear into the underground
 passage:
 He rushed to the spot; and, unable to
 find the door. he pounded with all his
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-12
SARAH AS A GRANDMOTHER.

There never was q woman who is more chilly than Sarah Bernhardt. Winter and summer when off the stage she is enveloped iE furs, says the Paris cores pendent of the Brook lyn Eagle. Her bedroom is full of fur carpets, rugs, covers, quilts and wraps On her low bed is an assortment of furs which would take an expert to distinguish and enumerate. Her slip pers are made of fur inside and out. She has a quantity of fur muffs, but her active hand rests seldom in them.
 She is an admirable grandmamma. She looks the happiest when sitting at her dining room table with her two little grandaughters at her side. You know that Victor Hugo wrote book. "The Art of Being a Grandfather Sarah Bernhardt ought to write it's companion piece, ''The Art of Being q Grandmother It is most amusing to see the little girls, wide eyed, look at their grandmamma and try to initiate her gestures, her manners and her golden voice. It is said that Bernhardt supports the whole family, gives them as much money as they want. but tells them-her son and daughter-in-law- that they must not expect a fortune to be left to them. Sarah does not ex- pect to leave a cent. In fact, there never was such an extrayagant crea- ture af Sarah Bernhardt. She is rare among her race, for she knows not the value of money. She buys everything g she sees and wants, and never knows if she has the money to pay for it. This story will show what a spendthrift she is: Many years ago she was called to Brussels to recite at an entertainment with the actor, Agar. This one got S2OO; Sarah received 5000. At the moment of returning to Paris, Sarah rushed to Agar to borrow enough money to buy her railroad ticket.
 ssHave you not been paid?' asked Agar
 z ztYes." answered Sarah.
 eWhere is your money, then?'
 stSpent 1t for an old armchair I found ii n antique shop."
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-12
NELL GWYNNE.

Arrangements have been made for Miss Alberta Gallatin and her splendid company to present Gator Heverin'S great play. Under the RCS1OratiOn,' Saturday afternoon and evening at Poli's. Miss Callatin appearing as Nell Gwynne. This young lady is a bcau- tiful actress, who brings with her in dividual conception of the role the nervous intensity which makes it re- markedly convincing. Therefore, there is nothing remarkable in her having made such a distinguished success as Nell Gwynne. for this little lady is not only an artist to her very finger tips, but physically fitted to give charm ing impersonation of tie saucy mad cap who so thoroughly won the heart and the good will of Charles II. of England MT Heverin's play. it is claimed. is based almost entirely upon authentic historical facts. is highly melodramatic and romantic to a de gree. is original in every way and diff fers from all other so called versions of Nell Gwynne Miss Gallatin'S con- pany is an excellent one. and the seen fc production elaborate in every detail.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-12
UNCLE JOSH SPRUCEBY.

New England life furnishes the amusement for the remainder of the week at the Jacques. Uncle Josh Spruceby'' being the play. It is a play somewhat after the style of ''The Old Homestead' and 'Shore Acres" and has many features which makes 1t specially attractive. There is one scene in particular. laid ill an old saw mill. that.is very thrilling, and special scenery is used to make it realistic. Two bands and an orchestra are car ried and a novel street parade is given each day at noon. The play ought to have a profitable engagement at the Jacques.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-12
CHAPTER XXN. z
7- . V 1tf-A = -<LE-,- -A-- " 'F 'l.a st- HE MURDER SY MpICtATE.

ssssG THE MURDER SHNDiCATN
 ..See5 here, St turgis his won't do. forbade you to do a stroke of work to-day, or even to leave your bed; and here you are seribbling away just as though nothing had haPpeneda tell you when manjhas the narrow squeak you hayes there has been a tremendous strain upon his heart, and it is posi- lively dangcrous' fa1 l0
 Don't sscold, old man; have never in my life been better than ! feel to-
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-12
CHAPTER xxIv.
CHECKMATE!

The two detectives, after leaving .sprague and Sturgis in the cellar of the Manhattan Chemical company, pro-t ceeded to search the premises from basement to roof. Then, somewhat discomfted, they returned~to the eel lar. and were surprised to find that
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-12
Theatrical % >c Fraternal
WE UNS OF TENNESSEE.

line closing performance of Lee Ar thurs pretty southern play. We Uns of Tennessee" at the Jacques will be given this evening. Those who have seen the play speak with enthusiasm of it's attractive features. and it can-. not fail tosplease all who see it,
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-12
Decided Hit

Is what the NEW dances taught by Prof. Bailey are making with the pu pills in the advanced class. Very pret- ty and graceful, so they say. To new beginners we teach the Waltz and Two-Step principally in strictly begin ners' classes, and guarantee perfect success, especially if you have never taken lessons. Your overwise friends may say you can "pick it up." In- deed. very poor advice. Dancing is no more correctly acquired in that way than music Terms S5 and SG.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-12
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Winona lodge. D. of R. Eureka chapter. R. A. NJ. Toantick tribe. I. O. R. NJ. Waterbury company, |. R. K. P. Court Fruitful Vine. A. O. F. Court Fruitful Vine, F. of A. Excelsior council. o. |. A. NJ. Winona council, Jr O. U. A. M. Friendly league, cooking, embroit cry. glee club.
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-01
ComparntIye Longevity.

It has often been remarked that
while nothing is so uncertain as the
duration of any given human life, no
thing is more certain than the aggre-
gate of years which may be assigned
to a group of a hundred persons or
more at any particular age. The eX-
pectation of life at a given age to
use the actuarial phrase differs con-
siderably, as might be expected, in
different countries, and Englshmen
may be surprised to learn that they
are not the longest-liying among the
white races. At the age of twenty an
Englishman in average health may
expect to live forty-two years, and
any life office will grant him a policy
based on that probability. The Ameri-
can expectation is for a slightly long
er period On the other hand, a Ger
man lad Of twenty can count upon
little more than thirty-nine years and
a half. 1t would seem, therefore, that
the restlessness attributed to the
American temperament does not neces-
sarily conduce to the shortening Of
life, nor the compOsure Of the German
to its prolongation. Possibly the bet
ter feeding and clothing of Americans
in the lower classes of the population
is the principal cause of their greater
longevity. Their position is, at any
rate. maintained in later as well as in
earlier years. The American who has
reached sixty may look to complete
fourteen years more, while the British
er's expectation is only about thirteen
years and ten months, and the Ger
mans as nearly as possible twelve
months less. Both at twenty and at
sixty the Frenchman's prospect is lit
tie better than the Germans ana a
little worse than the nglishman's.-
London Globe.
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-01

likely to be no opportunity for more
than one treatment. The two methods
may be compared to a cure effected
in one case by a single dose Of strong
medicine, and in the other by repeated
doses in a milder form.
The employment Of hypnotism for
purposes similar to those already men
toned has increased greatly within
a year or two Educators, heads of
gymnasiums and physical training
schools, and Y. NJ. @. A. directors are
making a study Of hypnotism to assist
them in their work. An amusing APP
plication of the influence was reported
by the director Of Y, M. @. A. gym
nasium who recently went TO school
of hypnotism for lessons. He found
there a class Of dozen drummers
who were studying the subject with
the view of developing their powers of
persuasiveness so that they might in
crease their sales
In the popular attitude toward hyp-
notism there are two extremes Of
opinion equally undesirable One is
that of an infatuated reliance upon it,
and an injudiclous employment Of it.
The other is that of unntelligent
prejudice which regards it with con
tempt and uncOmpromising hostility.
TO the fair-minded student neither Of
these attitudes is possible. The power
of suggestion upon the mind and the
purposes to which it can be applied
furnish n most interesting field for in
vestigatlon Like all other forces it
has possibilities of both good and evil,
and the work Of investigators now is
to find out how to make use of the
former and to avoid the latter.-Edith
Dickson, in the Detroit Free Press.
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-01
where the BootjacI is Not used.


"The bootiack, as far as cities are
concerned, has gone to the place where
tile old-fashioned shoe scraper re-
poses," volunteered a shoe dealer;
"and will never return. Time was
when no house was considered furn-
ished unless there was a mud-scraper
fixed at the doorstep or portico, and
examples of this can be seen at many
of the very old houses throughout the
city, and particularly in Georgetown.
For a number Of years the use for
them having disappeared, the scraper
was no longer used, and the iron
foundrles destroyed their patterns Of
them. The bootiack went on the same
errand a few years later, when boots
We're no longer worn, though many Of
them are sleeping in old garrets and
a, tics, for some people do not have the
heart to destroy these reminders Of
the past. l had an order for a boot
jack a few days ago from an old gem
tleman who came up from southern
Maryland on a visit, and who, when
night reached him, had no way to pull
off his boots. This was the first re-
minder had had Of bootjacks for
some years. OF course, / could not
supply him. I learn from a represen.
tative of a shoe concern that through
out the South and Southwest and in
other farming sections of the country
the demand for boots is still quite ex-
tensive, and that the sale of bootjacks
is much more frequent than city peo.
pie suppose. Washington STAR
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-01
The wonderful City of Lodz.

The great product of Poland is at
present textiles of cotton and wool.
The growth of the city Of Lodz Qgo-
nounced as though spelled Lootch), a
manufacturing center, four or five
hours ride from Warsaw, is really
wonderful, and quite American in the
rapidity Of it's growth and present p4o.
portions. In 1885 Lodz was a small,
dirty village of 10000 inhabitants. TO.
day it is one Of the busiest cities in
Europe, with a population of 100000
and a rank among the first as a manu-
featuring center. LODI makes cotton,
wool and chemicals, but particularly
cotton and cotton fabrics. 1t Is known
as the Manchester Of Russia New
York Post.
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-01
P-onosltion No. l.

Complete Course in Shorthand Type.
writing. $50. Crhie will entitle a per.
son to instruction, day or evening, until
proficient and position is securely
Proposition No. ?.
Complete Course in Bookkeeping and
English, $50. (This will entitle per.
son to instruction, day or evening, until
proficient and position is securely
Proposition No. 3.
Complete Course in Shorthand, Type.
writing, Bookkeeping, and any Other
subject the pupil may select, $50. (This
will entitle person to instruction, day
or evening, until proficient and position
is securely
Proposition No. 4.
Complete Course of instruction in
Typewriting, $40. (This will entitle a
person to instruction, day or evening,
until profcient.)
Proposition No. S.
Complete Course for Government Posi-.
ton, Civil Service or Census, $40. (This
will entitle person to instruction, day
or evening" until prepared 10 Pass lhe
examination.)
Proposition No. 6.
Complete Course in English Branches,
8 90. This will entitle person to in.
struction, day or evening until prof.
cient.
Proposition No. 7,
Preparation for College, including
Eatin, Greek, English and Mathematics.
Private lessons or class instructions.
Apply for rates,)
Proposition No. 8.
Private and class instructions to coach
public school pupils so they can enter
next grade; three months $40; one
month, $4.
The rates given are for cash, but salts
factory arrangements may be made to
pay in installments.
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-01
To whom it may concern:

To whom it may concern:
advise all persons who have any idea
of attending a business college to take a
JOurse at Woods Commercial College,
on accCdnt of its quick and easy systems
in shorthand and type-writing and also
it's experienced teachers. l was pupil
of this College for five months in the
Shorthand Department when | was
offered situation as Court Reporter in
West Virginia, and it was through this
College that | was successful in my
work. think that any student ought to
complete course at this College in five
or six months, and with great deal OF
study and effort in much less time. The
Professor is very successful in obtaining
positions for his students and often gets
the best places a stenographer can hold
] also consider it the best business col
lege in Washington and one Of the best
in the United States, if not the best.
JoHN WALKER FENToN.
June I, 1899.
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-01
PRIMACURA.

Primacura not only RELIEVES bun
PERMANENTLY ERADIcATEs prickly heat Al
ONCE, and cures all skin diseases. 1t iJ
an IMMEDIATE and PERMANENT allayer OF
inflammation. 1t is a new and economical,
remedy which affects permanent cure.
For sale by Evans 924 F St.; Simms,
l4th st. and New York Ave; 0granI,
18th and Pennsylvania Ave. and By
druggists generally.
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-01
Woods COnmsrCIaI College,
- -, --rv,r,r,-r
5lI EAST CAPITOL STREET.

Washington, D. C. 'Phone 1893.
Established 1885 and heartily endorsed
by its students.
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-01
Singular watch Charms.

Miniature Bibles are worn as watch
charms in Russia. They are each one
inch long, three-fourths of an inch
wide, and three-eighths Of an inch
thick, and contain the first FIVE books
of the Old Testament. The text is in
Hebrew, and can be read with the aid
of magDifying glass.
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-01

A Polnter.-When you order goods
from Hartig the hardwaiS man, 500
II St., ~ e., they come the same day.
There is no delay like there Is in cases
where goods are ordered from Balti-
more, Philadelphia, Chicago or other
foreign houses.
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-01
THE SUBURBAN OIrl.

ZEN In a permanent institU-
hOn--a fixture at the Nation2
Capital. Thousands and thou
eands OF people can testify to
she good work II has accom-
oiiahed during the past t1ve
YEARS In the line OF suburban
improvement. IL is the only
pewspaper In the District OF
Columbia that maintaine a
punching bureau, whose duty
h Is to punch up the authori-
6les and keep them awake 20
Sbe needs OF the suburbs. on
that account IL deserves ana "
receiving substantial ehcour
a4em aBta
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-01
Proposition No. 4.

Complete Course of instruction in
Typewriting, $40. (This will entitle a
person to instruction, day or evening,
until profcient.)