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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-19
MARRYING IN GERMANY.
Red Tape Americans Have to Go Through
to Get the Knot Tied

An unfortunate citizen of south Da.
kota, OF German birth, went to Bavaria
while ago to wed the woman of his
choice. The young couple were all
ready to have the ceremony performed
when the unpleasant discovery was
made that the Bavarian authorities re-
CURED certain proofs that it was prop
er for the marriage contract to be
made. This necessity, says the New
York Sun, required the production OF
various documents from the United
States. and four months elapsed be-
lore the marriage was permitted to
take place. The dilemma of this cou-
pie has moved Mr. Stern. our CONNER
cial agent in the city of Hamburg, to
give some advice and information to
German citizens of the land who con
template marrying in the old country.
This advice appears in our consular re-
ports which, as rule, deal far more
largely with commercial than matri-
monial interests. 1t appears that the
laws concerning the marriage of for
elgners in Germany have recently been
revised and more stringent regulations
are now in force, as Germany does not
intend that any mistake shall be made
II she can help 1t. In the first place it
must be proved that one or both of
the contracting parties are really for
eigners. A certificate OF naturalization
in a foreign land must therefore be
produced, as a preliminary. Then the
authorities in the foreign land must
provide another certificate to show
that they know of no just cause or i'm
pediment why the marriage should not
take place, and this document must be
verified by the German ambassador or
a German consul. One or the other OF
these officials also must certify to
certificate of birth, which the appli-
cant is required to produce. If there
IS any consanguinity between the cou-
pie, the applicant must produce proof
that in his adopted country this rela-
tionship forms no impeachment to the
marriage, and il he has been previous
ly married and has been divorced the
decree relating to the annument Of
the marriage. verified by a consul must
be forthcoming. Perhaps an appropr-
ate title for these new marriage laws
would be. Acts to prevent foreigners
from coming over to Germany to mar
~ German girls and thus deplete the
population Of this great empire"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-19
COSTUMES IN MANILA.
Visitors Advised to Take Along "a PIen-
tiiul Wordrobe OF Summer Variety.

titul Wordrobe OF summer Variety.
4 man going to Manila with sufIi-
cient supply Of underclothng, Ameri-
can boots, and one or two spruce look
ing snits Of light summer wooden cloth
ing can wait for the rest at the hands
OF the Filipino tailors. These latter
will make for him the thin white suits
which are in vogue here during The
hottest period of the year-indeed. all
the year round. With hats both felt
and straw. he can easily satisfactorily
and cheaplv supply himself in Manila.
A good macintosh, however, for use in
the rainy season. he should bring with
him from the United States. and also
good umbrella unless he is easily
suited in that direction For a woman
coming out here, practically everything
needed can be obtained here, if she is
mandy with her scissors and needle
and at much cheaper prices than in the
nlted states But the woman depend
ing upon the dressmaker would do we'll
TO bring out a plentiful wardrobe OF
the same kind Of clothing that She
would furnish herself with in New
York during the heated term. No
greater mistake could be made than to
suppose that. in matters of dress. Man
liza is "shoddy' place. On the con-
trAry the city is as gay as the climate
permits. Every one likes to look at his
best. especially during the late after
noon and evening The drive along the
l.uneta during the hour around sun
down is scene Kaleidoscope with
color. Circumstances permitting there
is plenty OF social life in the evening
Evening gowns are quite as pretty and
dainty here as elsewhere, While the man
who comes out with social inclinations
but without All evening dress suit will
undoubtedly write back to his tailor for
one. lie cant get one made in Manila
that wouldn't look grotesque. -I.eslie's
Weekly
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-19

eat him plenty, nelly good. Putty
soon all same Chickasaw."
The astonished white man began to
look pale and slowly turn his face
away from the table, to the infinite
amusement of the Indians. mo like
dog? Maybe no hungry. Maybe so
white man eat rattlesnake--sq uaw got
him plenty" Chief Jonas thrust his
naked fingers into a dish and drew out
long string of dripping flesh. which
bore a striking resemblance to sec.
ton of snake nine or ten inches in
length The candidate for Chickasaw
fayors had seen enough, and. hurried
iy rising from his seat. he disappeared
with very little ceremony.
Many years ago, when this famous
old chief was acting as judge of one
Of the territorial courts, he presided at
the trial of a half-breed, who was
charged with the murder of his Wife
The testimony plainly and conclusive
~ convicted the accused man Of the
crime, but to the amazement of the
court and the people who had collect
cd in the court room, the jury brought
in a verdict of not guilty
What" Numbered the judge, look
ing daggers at the foreman. Didn't
he kill herr
Several of the Jurors nodded, ana
the foreman began to mutter some
thing about circumstances and insani-
ty. Chief Wolf, with blazing eyes,
raised up and shaking his fist at the
trembling jurors shouted
You have been bribed, Your
verdict is a lie, It is not a good YER
dict! You ought TO be hung. Mr..
Sheriff, bring me a lariat"
Few of the Indians anticipated the
intentions of the court, but they were
not kept long in suspense. When the
sheriff returned, the judge descended
from the bench and, taking the coil al
rope from his hands, he quickly placed
moose about the neck Of the tremb-
ling murderer and. handing the other
end Of the rope ID the sheriff he told
him to lead the man out into the ward,
then, turning t0 the jury. he ordered
lHtiA W IOIlON. luuIDS suitable
tee, after solemnly pronouncng the
sentence Of death upon the murderer,
he compelled the periured jurors 70
take hold of the rope and hang the
man whom they had found mot gull
ty" a few moments before. Perhaps
the executiOners found some consola
ton in the fact that the condemned
man confessed to the murder when he
discovered that the court was in
earnest.
During the last presidential cam
paign one Of the governors sons re-
marked that he would bet the sound
est tooth in his head against brass
pin that Bryan would be elected presi-
dent.
Il will take that bet" said the boys
father. Nothing more was said of this
matter until after election, and the re-
suit had been positively determined.
Jonas had not forgotten the little bet,
and he undoubtedly concluded to
profit by the opportunity to teach his
son a lesson Aiming himself with a
pair of forceps. borrowed from dem
fist, he suddenly appeared before his
son and gently reminded him of their
their little bet. The youth tried hard
to squirm out of the affair by pleading
that he was not in earnest. But |
was" replied the modern Roman,
slowly drawing a pair of steel tooth
pullers from his pocket, ''and want
that tooth"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-19
A TIP ABOUT USING STAMPS
something Which a Great Many r.opIo
DO Not Know.

Wait until ! have washed off the
postage stamp on this envelope. spoiled
in the addressing" said man, ac-
oording TO the Washington Star. 1T i
NOT necessary to do that" said a law
yer. You may take your scissors and
cut out the adhesive stamp and stick 1t
fast TO your new envelope with muci-
lage, Notwithstanding the adhering
piece Of the old envelope. 1t does not
look nice and may become detached in
The mail. but If the stamp IS a genuine.
unused adhesive stamp it is not ques-
toned. The government. when it sells
an adhesive 2-cent stamp, undertakes
for such consideration to transport
and deliver to destination the letter to
which it Is affixed The fact that it has
with il piece of envelope TO which it
was formerly attached, does not relieve
the government from executing its
part Of the contract when the letter is
deposited for mailing the stamp being
otherwise perfect"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-19
CHE APP VIOLIN
Used by Two smooth Men 10 Heat "a
Paw broker


The impression that pawnbrokers
cannot be worked" has been exploded
by some cunning swindlors Some
months ago there came TO Philadelphia
two musicians who had been stranded
with theatrical company IN neigh
boring New Jersey town. They needed
money BABY. So Iney put their wits to
work and succeeded In raising nice
little stake This is the Way they
worked it, One of them. who may be
called John Bow, took his violin
which VAS i cheap instrument worth
at the utmost So to i Market street
pawn shop and gave the proprietor a
long essay on tho rarity Of the instru-
ment 10 prove that i was an old
Cremona he played for the pIWnbrok-
or, and finally succeeded III getting a
Sl5 loan On ii for two weeks BEFORE
he Jeff a. urged the money lender to
lie very careful Of the violin. Ill he
would not ose ii for hundreds Of dol
lars The pawnbroker placed the lid
ale IN lis safe and instructed lis as
sistants 70 be very careful of it. A
week later a man entered the place
who said lie was collector OF rare
viulins. and wsnled 10 know ii there
were any in the shop that lie might
fancy. The boss showed him L num-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-19

Sixty-four years ago. in March. Tex
as declared its absolute independence,
and Samuel Houston, an American
born soldier. led the Texans into battle
against the Mexicans. Samuel Hous-
ton who died on the 10th of July, thir-
ty-six years ago. was one of those ro-
bust and active pioneers who have
played important parts in molding the
destinies of the United States. Though
born in Virginia, he was Of Irish
descent Before he had attained his
majority he was a lieutenant in the
United States infantry, and while still
mere boy was acting as sub-agent
for the Cherokee Indians. Although
he had been a stranger TO school edu-
cation. he set to work and qualified as
a lawyer at Is. and the next year was
appointed acknowledgement of Tonnes
see. After a varied career In American
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-19
Allen Joke on the Senate.

resolution expressing sympathy
for the Beers in their struggle against
Great Britain and urging mediation on
the part of the United States between
the belligerents was adopted the other
day by the senate without having at
tracted comment from any one of the
dozen or more senators present A
minute later. at the request of the
chair (Mr. Frye Mr.. Allen consented
TO reconsideration of the vote, by
which the resolution was passed, and
the incident closed amid quiet laugh
ter
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-19
An Optical Illusion.

In the Studies from the Psyche
logical Laboratory OF Chicago" there
is short report by Prof Buck on the
oyerestimation of vertical as COM
pared with horizontal lines The over
estimation was found to be slightly in
creased by placing the observer on his
side, so that the head and eyes were at
right angles to their usual position.
This is regarded as an argument
against the explanation of the illusion
by eye movement
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-19
Rich Geld Fields In Philippines.

American prospectors have searched
the province Of Bengnet, in the Philip
pines, and have found many paying
gold fields. lgorrottes everywhere in
the interior on high elevations are
working good. small quartz veins, and
in some places in very primitive style.
Much territory belonging to the savage
head hunters was never explored by
the Spanish. Copper and gold, iron
and Ignite are sure to be developed by
the experts. Rich Igorrottes count
their wealth in hundreds OF ounces or
gold.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-19

You have heard or Swanson's 5
DROPS Rheumatic Cure, still you are
suffering from Rheumatism and other
diseases that this remedy so surely
cures. Many Of your friends have adj
vised you to use it, and yet you hest
tate before giving 1t trial. Why de-
lay any longer. and why waste any
more money and timer You Will cer-l
tainly find what you have sought IN
vain for, and we are confident it will
do for you what it has done for others
similarly afflicted. If all knew what
thousands know of the efficacy OF
Drops as a curative as we'll as pre-
yentive of any ache or pain known to
the human body, there would not be a.
family in all America without bottle
of SWanson's DROPS Rheumatic
Cure You can try it for the small
amount of 25c, on receipt OF same
will send you a sample bottle; or, send
us Dollar and We will send you
large bottle prepaid by express, con-
tanning 800 doses, DROPS is the
name and dose. Free from opiates In
any form. Absolutely harmless, G
child can use it as we'll as an adult.
For further particulars write Swanson
Rheumatic Cure Co, 100 Lake St.s
Chicago
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-19
Better Than a Signboard

wanted to so to Rose saIC,7 and
at the cross roads met a settllr aud
asked him which road TO take. III 5 is
easy as pie he good natu:CG! re-
Piled You gimme a chaw Of ter
hacker ii YOU hey any about you. and
then I'll take a nip with you if you
hev flask. and then you chip in half
a dollar lords our new skule house
and lend me a couple Of postage
stamps and take this ere road to the
left and cuss the hills and mud holes
TIL you git thar"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-19
Is A NEW RELIGION.
HOW THE CHURCH ARMY OF
ENGLAND is CONDUCTED.
Its Founder Plays the Trombone and
Conveys Less ms by Magic Lanterns
successful Work Among the Con-
yert-.

Next to the Salvation army ard
closely akin to it is the Church army.
which is an ally of the dignifed and
somewhat naughty Church of England.
Its founder is Rev. Wilson Garlic. who
eight years ago was poor London
curate. He is poor enough still, for
that matter. but the Cnurcn army has
grown until now it has an income If
100000 a year and a working staff Of
more than 1000 people. 1t has been
recognized by the queen and lndorsei
by the archbishop of Canterbury. Rev.
Mr.. Garlic is known in England as
the man with the trombone. He has
played that instrument In the streets.
in saloons and in dance halls. and has
had it pretty badly battered in many an
encounter with toughs. Once. after an
encounter with rowdy. he was laid
up for six months
The headquarters of the Church
army are in Edgware road, in HYDE
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-19
Tact.

Tact IS born with some men ana
women, like the supple. delicate fingers
of the artists hand; and those who
have it use their gift instinctively. 1t
is not measured alike to those who
have it. Men possess it in different de-
grees, while others again are wanting
intellectual and temperamental quail
ications. and implies the possession or
clear perceptions, quick imagination
and delicate sensibilities. 1t is these
that give the tactful person his subtle
intuition Of anothers mental processes
and modes Of feeling, and in the same
amount exactly the right method of
dealing with these.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-19

Park. London, and here large force
Of employees are constantly at work.
One OF the most important things per
formed by the army is the work IN
prisons and poorhouses and the sys-
TEN OF working homes" The Church
army has official permission to get al
the prisoners, and the additional con
cession that no prison official need oe
present during the interviews with thu
prisoners.
In the course of these interviews the
prisoner is told, not how wicked an!
iiredeemable he is. but what mistake
he has made in adopting life of Idle
ness and worry instead Of one Of Thrift
and content. Ii he realizes the truth of
this, they ask him If he would like 10
earn an honest living after he comes
out Of prison. If, after all their efforts
he doesn't, he is let alone, but if he
does the Church army receives him.
when his term expires. into one Of its
working homes, Of which there are l02
in Great Britain. When a man enters
the home he begins to chop firewood
and 10 draw salary at the rate of aboGt
$3.50 a week. For his board-four
meals day and lodging they char e
him $3.50; he gets % cents pocket
money and the rest is banked for him.
Religion is not pressed upon him too
sharply; he attends morning and ev N
ing prayer. but when work is done he
can smoke and play checkers or domi
noes The first thing aimed at is that
these homes should be as much like
a home as possible. The man and
woman in charge of them are Gale I
the mother" and father" and no
more than twenty-five dodgers" are
permitted in each, for the reason that
it IS possible, if the number is limited
in this way to know each man.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-19
Death the End Of Two Years sleep.

After remaining in deep. death-like
sumber, from which physicians were
powerless to awaken her, for over two
years, Elda Wilbur, beautiful girl OF
San Francisco, died the other day. The
case has been a mystery ito the medi-
cal profession ever since February,
1898, when the young lady's mother
found her in the sleep from which she
failed to awaken. All known meth
DDS to restore her to consciousness
were tried but proved unavailing and
death came as a relief to exhausted
nature
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-19
Tired Metals.

Metals get tired as well as living be-
ings. Telegraph wires are better CON
ductors on Monday than on Saturday,
on account of their Sunday rest, aGd a
rest of three eks adds 10 per cent
to the conduct yity of a wire.-Phila
+riphfa Record.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-19

politics he moved TO Texas in 1882, and
when elected commander-in chief OF
the Texan forces set to work putting
his army in shape. The war with Mex
leo followed shortly after and on the
banks of the San Jacinto, Houston de-
feated the Mexican force. He became
the first president of the new republic
and two years later took the initial
steps toward securing the annexation
of Texas to the United States. When
President Van Buren, hesitated in this
matter, Houston, with characteristic
energy. began to coquette with France,
Spain and England. But rather than
have foreign power intrude on Amer
lean soil. Texas became part OF I'm
Gle Sans country. Houston continued
for some time in American public life,
but his great work was the adding OF
the Lone Star state to the country
which gave him birth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-19
KING OF FOX HUNTERS.
One OF His Greatest Rides Made Whe,
lie Was II.

One OF His Greatest Rides Made When
He was Fl.
A foX-hunter at SO years of age
a fox hunter more than three scoca
years and ten-Brsbin Skiles has. in
deed, we'll earned the right to the title,
the king of the fox hunters" SAYS the
Philadelphia Times. He loves the
chase today as much as he did sew
enty-three years ago, when as 4 boy Of
10 he followed hounds and fox in his
first hunt. He has probably partici-
pated III more fox chases that any liv-
ing man in America. The king Of
fox hunters" lives at Gap, Lancaster
county, not a great distance from the
Berks county line. One Of his most re-
markable rides was made when he was
81 years of age. There were sixty
hounds and thirty riders in the hunt
When liberated the fox took a course
to the northward for four miles, then
doubled to southwark for five miles.
then westward, giving hounds. horses
and riders a chase of nearly seventeen
miles before he was captured. Over
fence, hedge and ditch the old man,
on his fine hunter, kept at the heels
Of the hounds, and was up with the
quarry when seized by the first dog.
The hunters participating were unanj-
nous in declaring it one of the greatest
rides in the history Of Pennsylvania
fox chasing independent OF the age Of
the man who was first in at the
death"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-19
Science In the Nursery.

Dayy- Cousin Kit, what is a mi
crobe? Cousin Kit (reading booF
and not wanting to be bothered) -Oa,
it's thing that gets into things. Davy
Well, then, baby's a microbe. for
every time | go down stairs she gets
into my things. -Indianapolis Journal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-19
Arc yon Using amen. Foot-ra.e?

1t is the only care for Swollen,
Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet.
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-19

OF all virtues, magnanimity is the
rarest: there are hundred persons
of merit for one who willingly &C.
knowledges 1t Ia another.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-19
EXideni.

Il hear about the fool-killer some
times. Who is he?" asked Cholly.
There isn't any fool-killer!" replied
the other man, sayagey. Chicago
Tribune
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-19

1t is so much easier for a genuine
humorist to amuse others than to even
satisfy himself.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-19
Spring
.
Annually Says Take
Hoods
Saz'sapas.ixxsa

In the spring those Pimples, Boils.
Eruptions and General Bad Feelings
indicate that there are cobwebs in
the system. 1t needs a thorough
brushing, and the best brush is
Hoods Sarsaparilla, which sweeps
all humors before it. This great
medicine eradicates Scrofula, SUBJ
dues Salt Rheum, neutralizes the
acidity which causes Rheumatism
In short, purifies the blood and
thoroughly renovates the whole
physical system. 0
We have used Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla and it has given the best OF
satisfaction, especially as spring
medicine. 1t builds up the general
system and gives new life" DWIGHT
c. PARK, Whiteland, Indiana.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-11-04
Hich School Notes.

The programme Of Wednesday morning
was opened by a violin solo by Miss
Esther Allen, of the High school faculty.
-B0rcarolles ct Garantelle was most ar
sisticaily rendered and Handlers L ArgO
was played IN response to an enthusiastic
encore. Miss Allen aCcOmpdnlmellts
were played by Mrs. G. z. Allen. Mrs.
Martha R0yle King then sang The Kerry
Dsncing and "A Pretty Girl, y sum
Yner Night in "a very pleasing manner.
SIR Nathan l. Porter, then being intro
duced. gave the school a short talk. He
told the school very pleaSsanliiy ms I'M
loss he were a false prophet he should
hear great things OF the students Ots the
school when their school days are over.
7Tr skeleton then favored the school with
: violin solo HE appreciative audience
yyouId not be satisfied without an encore.
and Alice Where Art Thou?" playing
without accompaniment.
g Q q
sTr W J. Newman of the board OF edu-
eatf.,t was an Interested visitor at the
Wednesday morning exercises.
The High school students have been
writing that viii furnish data that viii
lie of use TO the school IN gaining bet
Ter understanding of the pupils their de-
s6res difficulties, strong and weak points
and viii enable The school to be OF more
Has Il them.
The football team, in preparation for its
h4rd games with school champions of
other states Is taking this week a Wen
earned rest The second team mas ap-
f.areuflv been making a name Tor itself.
III one NAV Judge from the game with All
JTaIIOvrs. The SeC@ad team mas some eA-
cellent material Jnat shoole Go. , 49,
funafalv many Of the most promising
pIaverz viii not be in school next year
u would be desirable n the second
eleven roulG bo made up to "a larger ex-
tent OF uuder-classn1em IN order tHdI the
members OF the second team could be