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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01
Care OF the Hands.

A woman who has beautiful hands
writes: For my own use my stock
in trade consists of two buffers-an
unnecessary extravaganza | allow my
self-a celluloid nail cleaner, carefully
selected as regards it's cleansing capa-
bilities, one pair of bowed scissors for
cutting the nails, a box of emery
nail enamel That is sufficient for the
best results, and is certainly simple.
Never dry your hands after washing
them in hot water without first cooling
them off under the cold-water faucet.
There is a theory that this whitens
them: it certainly hardens them to ex-
posture. If addicted to chapped hands,
battle them at night in lukewarm
water, then rub them in mixture OF
rose water and glycerne. Avoid the
ordinary connections for identifying
the hands. Do not o. / your hands and
then put on gloves for the night; this
only increases the tendency to chap.
Never use a steel file on the nails 1t
tbickens them and makes them coarse.
Soak the tips of your fingers in hot
water till the nail is pliable-this pre-
vents breaking. With the bowed scis-
sors cut carefully in the shape of an
almond-do not point them; then, with
the fine sides of the emery board, file
off any rough edges. With a celluloid
or ivory nail-cleaner remove any dis
coloration, and then spread thoroughly
over each nail and we'll down into the
quick a thick layer OF the roSaline.
Dip the nail in the powder and polish.
Never cut the cuticle, but carefully
loosen it from the quick with the nail
cleaner This should be done every
morning after the bath. With warm
water and a brush remove the red
paste entirely and then give a final
polish. If there are hangnails, it is
better to tear them off, not roughly,
and though the finger may be sore for
a day or two, it is preferable to cut
ting, which only increases the growth.
| always prepare a new buffer for pol
ishlng by spreading thin coat OF
rosalne on its surface, then a layer
of powder, and rubbing both we'll in.
My pet buffer has been my constant
companion for ten years, and. in that
time was worn out twice. TO rejuve-
nate an old buffer, select a piece OF
chamois, taking care to avoid the thin
spots, soak in water and stretch over
the frame, pulling tightly, then bind
in the grove with cord and tie firmly
Clip away the superfiuous part, and
you have buffer as good as new. Nc
one should neglect her hands-it mat
ters not how homely or ill-shapen
they may be. Carefully tended hands
are the hallmark of the weligroomed
woman. Montreal Herald
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01
A Hidden Life of Devotion.

There is need for hidden life OF
devotion, to keep the heart warm and
full of heavenly Inspirations; but the
real abiding in Christ Is in the field
We are ordained, not to be closet
saints, but to bear fruit to do our part
in the busy worlds work, to stand for
God among men. We can abide in the
love of Christ only by keeping the
Commandments, and these bid us forth
to duty, to activity, to self-denial, to
sacrifice. Jesus did not spend all his
time on the mountain top, or in the
garden in communication with his
Father. He went to these holy resorts
to receive strength, to renew his vast
ed energies; but the larger part of his
life was given up to duty to minister
ing among the people, to witnessing
for his Father before men. If we fail
to keep the Commandments which call
us to work, we shall break the fellow
ship which is the mark of living near
the heart of Christ
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01
SCRAPS.

An English electric orgas has SS JSs
miles of wire.
The water buffalo is the gniligpisee'
beast of burden.
Tarbintar, an Indian voYd. wnesnise
biography without wires. is susgesteS
as the single word that shall desGnatp
the new wireless biography
The government buildings at a,1ra-
cas-, Venezuela. are planned afser tee
structures at Washington They $40
of wood with rough stone steps
The top of desk from Norwich up-
versity. Vermont, in which Rdmirrq
Dewey had cut his name while a sta
dent there, sold in Boston ehe athao
day for $25.
The underground railway of Paris,
which is nearing completion, will have
a total length of nearly eight miles
1t is expected that it will open foa'
traffic next June
A Paris journal says that Americans
buy S7,0O0,O0O worth of millinery from
them annually, England following WITH
$4,000,000, while Germany is satisfied
with 100000 worth.
Seasickness is given as the cause of
the death Of Judge John r. Putnam or
New York. who died on steamship
near Hong Kong He was going to
Manila to visit his son. soldier.
A New Haven paper announced the
other day that a certain preacher
would preach on the Mania in the
Desert, and that another would take
for his subject An Altar to an Tn
known Girl"
Several hundred river drivers leave
Bangor, Maine, every spring for the
headwaters of the Penobscot, kenne-
bee Androscoggin and CONNECTICUT
rivers, and there are always among
them some who never come back.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01
NeXatiOns.


Each trial has its weight; which who
so bears
Knows his own woe, and need OF
succoring grace;
The martyrs hope half wipes away
the trace
OF flowing blood; the while lifes hum
blest cares
Smart more, because they hold in
Holy Writ no place.
This be my comfort, in these days OF
grief,
Which is not Christ's, nor forms he
role tale
Apart from Him, if not sparrow
fall,
May not He plying view, and send
relief
When foes or friends perplex, and
peevish thoughts prevail.
Then keep good heart, nor take the
piggard course
Of Thomas, who must see ere he
would trust.
Faith will fill up Gods word, not
poorly just
To the bare letter, needless of its
force,
But waking by its light amid earth's
sun and dust.
John Henry Newman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01
Sweets for Children,

Sugar candy, plain chocolate and
other pure, simple sweets may be given
to children occasionally without harm
but the practice of eating sweets at all
times and seasons is to be condemned.
The habit of begging for pennies to
buy sweets is most troublesome. and
should never be allowed. If permitted
the child will become a positive nui-
sance to its elders, and will do itself
real injury, for it Will acquire a per-
verted appetite, which will crave for
sweets. which while falling to nourish
it, will prevent healthy appetite for
wholesome nourish ng food.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01

being a non-conductor of heat. This,
however, is not the case, for the value
of starched pieces as non-conductors
increases with the increase of outer
temperature and CORRESPONDENCE de-
CT eases with the drop of the thermom-
eter. This means, therefore, that in
winter, when we try our utmost to
keep the body warm and prevent as
much as possible of the escape of ami
nal heat, the starchy raiment is re-
duced to minimum as a protector on
account of the outer cold, and in sum-
mer, when we wish to keep cool, these
same garments are effectual in hold
ing back the heat of the body. 1t is
also to be noticed that when perspira-
ton runs the starch it not only clogs
up the pores of the linen, but also
those Of the body, and in that way
adds to the difficulty of entrance Of
cool air to the body. 1t is seen, there
fore, that the starching OF the washing
is not only impractical but also in
imical to health, and perhaps when
this fact is recognized universally dame
fashion may condemn the practice.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01
LIES Real PrOh'em

The real problem in life is not to
find easy circumstances in which to
live-a new paradise, where nothing
uncongenial shall ever come near to
us, but to have in ourselves the secret
of sweetness which nothing can dis
turb. We are SO to relate ourselves to
others that their evil shall have no
power to hurt us. We may not be able
10 transform into lovableness the
people we do not like. but instead OF
drawing into our shell and being cold
and dlsagreeable to them. our heart
must go out to them in love and we
must be as Christ to them. That is
the best way to cure them. Besides.
when we begin to treat them in this
way we shall find in them beauty and
good we had never before suspected.
The way to bring out the best there is
in others is to expect the best and to
treat them always with love. Loving
people hides their faults and calls out
in them whatsoever things are lovely.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01

ted for the practical duties of hfe
Here we are to renew our strength
while we wait on him and to learn
how to mount on wings as eagles.
and here We are to become possessed
OF that true knowledge which is power
Here we are to learn how real work
is to be done. and to be armed with
the true motive power to do it. Here
we are to find solace amidst both the
trials of work-and they are not few
and the trials of life in general; and
here we are to anticipate something
of The blessedness of heaven amidst
the days of earth; for to sit at his feet
is indeed to be in heavenly places, and
TO gaze upon his glory is to do what he
shall never tire of doing yonder.-Hay
Aitken.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01
Cannibalism has broken out in tn

Cannibalism has broken out in the
tribe, employed as revenue officers OF
that country, having been sent out on
a somewhat questionable expedition to
collect rubber ivory, slaves and goats,
as tribute to the sovereign authority
burned fourteen villages, killed eighty
people and crowned their rapacious
proceedings by eating five of their
prisoners. The Congo Free State rul-
ers might find it to their advantage to
take lessons in revenue raising from
American municipal experts and learn
the civilized art of plucking but not
killing the goose that lays the golden
eggs
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01
NV First Sweetheart.

/ must have been six when | met her,
And she was a sweet miss of five;
l stumbled across where they'd set her
TO wait for her nurse TO arrive
With modesty | thought unpleasant
The lady could not be induced
To deisn TO take note | was present,
Until l had been introduced
But one minute after between us
Acquaintance had ripened so fast
That could you who read this have seen
us,
You'd said we'd been friends for years
past
And not alone friends, nay but lovers;
My heart went at once to Bo-Peep;
And half an hour after our ''muvers"
Discovered us, arms clasped, asleep!
Then age came, and with it new faces;
AS grown-ups. we drifted apart;
! found in new sWeathearts new graces;
She gave to another her heart.
The Bo-Peep of childhood is welded,
Her children may now read this rhyme;
But firm on my mind is embedded
Her picture-frst sweetheart of mine
Philadelphia American.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01
Christian EndeaYOr Topics.

The Kingdom.-Monday, February 5,
The entrance to the Kingdom, Heb.
TO- 1922; Tuesday, February =, Jesus
the door, John 10:9-16; Wednesday,
February T. Becoming a Child, Matt.
1918; Thursday, February 8, Teach
ing the children, Deut. 40, 10; Tim.
3:14, Is; Friday, February 8, The
promise of the church, lisa. A: Is; Sat
urday, February, TO- Children in heav-
en-, Zech. s: 1-5; Sunday, February IL,
Topic-Seek first the kingdom of God.
Matt. 13:44-46. (Union meeting with
the Juniors.)
First Things First.-It is not enough
to do good things; we must do
the best things. Nor is it enough to
do the best things at some time; we
must do them in their own time, and
their own time is always first. The
millennium is not kept back by men
that are doing bad things, SO much as
by men that are not doing the best
things they know how to do. 1t is
often good thing to make money; is
it for you the best thing? Fame is
often gift of God; but He often has
better gifts for obscurity.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01
RELIGIOUS READING.
RELIGION AND REFORMS ALL
OVER THE WORLD.
Giving to God Christian Endeavor Top
ics-The KingdOm-First Things First
"A Grecisn Legend-A Hidden Lire
Deyotion-Life's Real Problem.
Giving to God.


o Lord of heaven and earth, and sea-.
TO thee all praise and glory be;
How shall we snow our love to thee,
Who givest all-who givest all!
The golden sunshine, vernal air,
Sweet flowers and fruit thy love de-
clare;
When harvests ripen, thou are there,
Who givest all-who givest ALL
For peaceful homes and healthful days,
For all the blessings earth displays,
We owe thee thankfulness and praise,
Who givest all-who givest all.
For souls redeemed, lor sins forgiven,
For means of grace, and hopes OF
heaven,
What can to thee, Lord. be given,
Who givest all-who givest all?
We lose what on ourselves we spend,
We have as treasures without end,
Whatever, Lord, to thee we lend,
Who givest all-who givest all.
Whatever, Lord, we lend to thee,
Repaid a thousand fold will be;
Then gladly will we give to thee,
Who givest all-who givest all.
Christopher Wentworth, ID. u.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01
Gods Power.

Be still and cool in thy own mind
and spirit from thy own thoughts and
then thou wilt feel the principle of
God, to turn thy mind to the Lord God,
from whom life comes; whereby thou
mayest receive His strength and power
to allay all clustering storms and tenn
pests That is it which works up into
patience. into innocency, into sober
ness, into stiffness, into stayedness,
into quietness, up to God with His
power George Fox.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01
The Higher Revelations.

The higher revelations of truth and
love made to the intellects and hearts
of inspired men have led them away
from the order of conceptions. They
do not pause in their efforts to destroy
the institutions which now embody the
older views; they have outgrown them,
they leave them, in the language of
the poet, as an "outgrown shell by
life's unresting sea. Rev George w.
Stone
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01
Manhood.

Manhood was the source of citizen
ship. as manhood was the reason for
liberty-it preceded citizenship. This
was the embodiment in political life Of
that high Christian thought of human
liberty which came to the world in its
fullest development when Christ in
his own person manifested the equal
ity of men and taught to the world
mans inalienable right to life and lib
erty.-Rev. DR.. Conaty.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01

Take the promise with you into the
future. Remember that if sorrow
camps with you over night, joy cometh
in the morning. Clouds and darkness
may gather round you; friends may
desert and foes be multiplied. Health
may fail and wealth may take itself
wings. | know not what calamity
may smite you or what disaster may
befall you, or what sorrow may break
your heart; but this | do know: God
will never forsake you Behind and
beyond all darkness and shining
through it, will be the orb of divine
love, armed on all side with beams.
When you come to the radiant border
of the other world and gaze off with
the eye growing dim to all else, but
brighter to it. you shall behold this
orb of Gods love shining in meridian
glory. and in that evening hour it
shall be light.-Dr. John F. Carson.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01
Worship of Ideals,

The worship of ideals or their repre-
sentatives is firmly rooted and ground
ed in the very depths of human nature
and every man worships the God of his
fathers or makes one for himself AS
the sunshine infuses itself into the
fibre and life of every flower and plant.
the worship of the heart is one of the
determining factors in the formation
of character. The worshiper newt
ably imbibes the qualities and charac-
teristics Of the worshiped Rev. Bruce
Brown
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01

1t may, of course, have been only a
coincidence, but it was still rather
curious that William Armstrong,
charged with bribery in a Chicago rail
road suit, should be defended in Wash
ington by one of the most prominent
of western railroad lawyers, and it was
also curious that the ex-bartender OF
Chicago, man of presumably but
little ready capital, should be able to
employ so expensive an attorney. Who
is putting up" for him?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01
How Character is Determined.

Character is not determined by a
single act, but by habitual conduct. 1t
is fabric made up of thousands of
threads and put together by I'M
counted stitches. Some characters
are stoutly sewed; others are only
basted A Christian ought not only
to have his spiritual garments well
sewed, but kept clean; in fact, as a
representative Of Jesus Christ, he
ought to present such attractive APP
parel before the world that others
should say to him, Where did you
get this? l want one just like it
Theodore L. Cuyler, D. d.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01
The Fruits TO Eat.

Prunes afford the highest nerve or
brain food, supply heat and waste, but
are not muscle feeding. They should
be avoided by those who suffer from
the liver. The great majority OF small
fresh seed fruits are laxative. All
stone fruits are considered to be inju-
rious for those who suffer from the
liver, and should be used cautiously.
Apples supply the higher nerve and
Oranges are refreshing and feeding.
but are not good if the liver is out of
order. Lemons and tomatoes should
not be used daily in cold weather; they
have thinning and COO ing effect.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01

Nathan Hale, when led to execution.
mourned because he had but one life
which he could sacrifice for his coun-
try. The Chicago employee who is dis
charged to reduce expenses cannot see
things as Hale saw them. He not only
regrets that he has to sacrifice his one
job for the sake of the city, but ferv-
entity wishes that he might hold two
positions and never be removed from
either.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01
SALVATION.

Salvation is inner character, not
outer surroundings. The only saliva
ton worth considering is salvation
from sin, not salvation from a place
of suffering The suffering is only be-
cause first sin is. Take the sin away
and the suffering ceases. We need a
deeper, richer, fuller and more spirit
ual conception of what salvation really
is But is there any hope that sin
will ever cease? None whatever in
the nature of sin. 1t does not exhaust
itself. So long as men will love sin,
sin will continue.-Rev L. NJ Clarke.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01
The Missionary Idea.

The minister who does not believe
in missions is invariably destructive
to the missionary idea which already
prevails, in a church, and on the other
hand, a minister whose heart is aflame
with the sense of his own obligation
and the obligation of the church to
carry the gospel to the world will nee
essarily impart that fire and spirit to
his church.-Rev. J. l.. Barton.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01

The man who lives by the sword
shall die by the sword. And even -
it is with nations. Just look at world
politics today. The Ottoman empire is
only a shadow Italy almost a cy-
pher among nations. Spain only a
place on the map. and England in a
death struggle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01
And Now They Don't speak

Harold, murmured the beautiful
maiden shyly, Am | the only girl you
ever told you loved?"
Il will tell you the truth. dearest, f"
answered the manly youth, leaning
fondly over her. You are not
Il think you might have lied little,
Harold, for me. she said turning tear
fully away.-Chicago Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01
Rritish MuIe Purchases.

Up to date the British government
has purchased 1920 mules in the
United States, all of which have been
shipped from New Orleans. In money
fully S1,500,000 has been spent and
there is no prospect of any let-up. Be-
sides mules the British agents have
purchased thousands and thousands of
halters, mule shoes and other para
phernalia.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01

Sir Thomas Upton, it is reported,
has ordered another boat. and will
soon send second challenge for the
America cup. Sir Thomas will be cor
daily welcomed and will be given the
warmest hospitality and the most de-
lightful beating that this country can
provide.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01
Newman.

Where your treasure is, there Will
your heart be also. Seek first to know
the value of the Kingdom, and you
will soon seek first the Kingdom.
Whatever we sell to win Jesus, He
gives back to us in giving Himself
Jesus is the Pearl of great price"
but he has paid the price. If you want
to know what you value most, think
what yo,. spend time and thought upon
instinctively To what do you turn
in your leisure moments? Is it to
Christ and His work? The Pearl of
great price is set in the handle OF a
key, and that key unlocks all the
treasure houses of the universe
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01

Paris has provided fine site in the
American quarter, near the Trocadero
and the Arch of Triumph, for the
equestrian statue of Washington. The
statue is to be unveiled July 3, on the
anniversary of Washington's accept
ance of his commission as a general,
and the occasion will probably be talk
en- to make a demonstration of friend
ship for America by the one European
nation that is our true friend, and at
all times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01

Considering the warlike results
which followed so soon upon The
Hague peace conference Europe will
view with alarm" the issuance by the
car of another rescript, on marine dis
armament.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01
Not IN he Deceixad

Charlie, dear, said young Mrs Tor.
kins, please don't try to deceive me- "
Il haven't tried to deceive you.
told you that had four cocktails last
night
Charlie, dear, l know that few
chicken feathers would not make you
act like that. Washington Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01

Happy is the man who knows that
the whole structure of society is build
ed upon a foundation of individual re-
sponsibility, and that weak nature in
one contributes to a weak foundation
for all.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01
4 farmer in Paxton Worceste

A farmer in Paxton, Worcester Co.,
Mass, who settled upon an abandoned
farm about two years ago, is reported
to have raised on eight acres this year
1900 bushels of potatoes, $4,000 Gu
cumbers the latter from single acre
500 barrels of cabhages, 700 bushels
Of tomatoes. $50 barrels of carrots, 600
bushels of parsnips, LOO bushels OF
turnips, 400 bushels of beets and LOO
heads of caulifower, besides squashes
and some other truck ad libitum, and
all the vegetables used by the family.
OF course it is presumed that these
products were marketed at profit,
and. that being the case, it is easy to
see why many of New England's
abandoned farms are being reclaimed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01

If YOU would make the world better,
just do the best you can, but always
begin in your own home. Your neigh
Dor will be willing to profit by your
example without your going to him
with advice.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01
Starting Him Alright.

Darling exclaimed the happy hus-
band, after the minister had pro
nounced them one, Il am not worthy
of your love"
'Of course you're not" she replied.
but at my age girl can't afford to
let even an opportunity like this go
by."-Chicago News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-01

ITS more painful to get well of
broken leg than to have it broken, isn't
it?"
That's my experience. The doctor
kept mine painfully stretched for five
or six weeks and then pulled it for a
hundred dollars Chicago Tribune