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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01
Slumbering Demons.

Every man has in his heart SUM
bering demons. If we live high, with
good men and women of the present
and the past. with God and his angels
and these we may recognize gladly
everywhere if we have but eyes to see,
and ears to hear, and hearts to feel
the demons may slumber on, nor wake
10 life and energy. But it is so easy
TO live low, on the plane of ignOble
aims, meanly selfish, grossly immoral
in an atmosphere where these spirits
of evil are at home. Every man is
an animal that seems to take into
himself many creatures below him the
higher, including the lower, and at
times one or another of these lower
animals becomes so conspicuous, as
sorting itself so Enthusiastically. that
men promptly recognize the individual
type and say he is a lion, tiger,
fox, mule, calf, a rabbit, a skunk,
a snake, hog, mullet or a shark,
an eagle, vulture or a kite. All lit
erature is full OF this suggestion
Brave as lion, fearless as an eagle,
strong as a horse, or an OK, snrewd as
a fox, mild as a lamb, timid as hare,
tender as a dove, and so on We
might go down into the realms OF
vegetable life or into the mineral
world for hundreds OF like expressive
similes-fair as lily, sweet as a rose.
rich as a ruby, pure as gold, true as
steel-but that is now apart from orr
purpose. Every discerning spirit rec
ognizes the supreme fitness of all this
the absolute fidelity to fact as we
know, and feel it in our experience
of life in the world about us. BIT
our thought now is man in his great
ness and in his littleness-this Jekyn
and Hyde combination with which we
are all so familiar, of which each one
of us is representative, which Paul
recognized in himself when he said
Il find then law that, when | would
do good. evil is present with me- For
| delight in the law of God after the
inward man; but | see another law in
my members warning against the law
of my mind and bringing me into cap
tivity to the law of sin. Oh. wretched
man that | am. who shall deliver me
from the body of this death? | thank
God, through Jesus Christ our Lord"
This greatest of all the great teachers
of right-thinking and right-doing
after the Master himself, who fought
his fight manfully to the end, whether
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01

Lawton's famous feat, in pursuing
and capturing Geronimo and HIS band
on foot after the horses OF the sol
diers had died of exhaustion, had its
counterpart in the rescue of Lieut.. GIL
more and his men of the yorktown,
who were ambushed and captured by
the Filipinos at Baler, on the eastern
coast of Luzon, in April last. 1t was
learned that they had been taken
across the mountains, and their subse-
uuent fate had been matter of much
concern. When the campaign began
in northern Luzon, Col. Hare of the
SD and Lieut.. -Col. Howe of the saith
regiments, with a detachment of sol
diers. began a determined effort TO
discover and rescue them. Getting
track of the party. despite narrowing
privations and difficulties almost in
surmountable, they followed the tran
with logged, relentless persistency till
the Filipinos were absolutely walked
off their feet" corraled and captured,
and Lieut.. Gilmore and men were res
cued "A remarkable achievement
SAYS Gen. Otis, and no one will dispute
him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01
Gas-Lit Rooms.

Sufficient heed is not taken to prop
erly ventilate rooms lighted by gas
A single gas burner is a deadly instru-
ment in the production of carbonic
acid to deteriorate the atmosphere of
a room, and consumes enormous guam
titles Of oxygen in the process. Each
person sitting in the room assists in
this deadly process of corruption, for
every breath expelled from the lungs
Is so impure 50 perfectly devoid of
nourishment, that to re-enter the hui
man system without any admixture of
a purer atmosphere would prove in
stantly fatal. Hence the necessity of
providing adequate means for the es-
cape of the corrupted air. and for the
introduction of fresh supplies of pure
air throu~h open windows, doors. and
fYsplaces. A vessel containing cold
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01
water hidden away out of sight will
further materially assist in purifying
the air OF a room.
A Unique Evening Gown.

This charming evening gown Is of
green and cream white, with just a
thought of gold. The underskirt is o.
green velvet shot with a thread CT
gold, that only shows when the pile of
the velvet is open. The overdress and
corsage are of light green and cream
striped taffeta. 1t is the trimming OF
the dress that gives it its distinctive
characteristic. This is a pattern ma
terial, and only comes in enough guam
tity to trim one dress and it costs SO
a yard. This pattern is of silk net,
with an applique of French mousseline
de sole, the net of white and the NOUS
seine of pale green. 1t is in bow
knot design and there is Tom Thumb
fringe of cream silk which is teStooned
from one bowknot to another. Little
wavelike threads of gold run from the
bow-knots to the fringe. The corsage
has a drapery of the green velvet, like
the skirt, running across the upper
part of the sleeve. Over the shoulder
is an ornament OF green velvet flow
ers. On the left shoulder is a group
of saucy velvet bows fastened with
jewels, and at the left side of the belt
hangs a sash OF velvet. The hair or
nament is of light-gr2en tulle with the
aigrette, and it is studded with emer
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01
Jugs as Floats.

There are various things used as
floats in fishing, from the pretty little
painted floats of cork up to good-sized
jugs. these last being used in Juggling
for catfish in western rivers. The jug
used as a float is tightly corked, and
the rope or line that serves as a fish
line is tied to the handle, the hook at
the other end, on the bottom, being
bated with a frog or other attractive
morsel. The jug may be used as a
float for a single line, or two jugs may
be placed as floats, one at either end
of a trout line from which a number OF
baited lines depend. A big catfish OF
the kind not uncommon in western
rivers, weighing fifty or a hundred or
more pounds, would even make jug
bounce lively in the water, and a com
paratively small fish would give it
motion; whereupon the fisherman, who
might be on the bank waiting develop
ments, would put off in his skif and
take up the line.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01
There is one sphere Of woman's ac

There is one sphere of woman's ac-
tivity which is not the subject of the
familiar criticism that the work had
better be left TO the men, The New
York Sun publishes record, which
does not purport to be complete, OF
notable gifts and requests of women
during the year just ended. The mill
lions bestowed on various philanthropy
ic objects, using the term in its broad
est sense, bear witness alike to the
generous spirit of the givers, and to
the general store of unselfshness
which saves us from the conIcmna-
ton of being, as a nation, in bondage
to greed and extravaganza.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01
Christian Endeavor Topic.

The Great Rejection. Monday
March 5, Proofs of the divine love, :"
Rom. 5: Gil; Tuesday March g.,
"Christ's attitude toward men," Gal. l:
Is; 2: 20; Wednesday, March 7, over
lures of the Spirit John 6: 63;
l Thess. 5: 10; Thursday, March g.,
THE sin of rejection" Matt. 23 1888;
Friday, March 8, TIE re-crucifiXion of
Christ" Heb. 6: 4-6; Saturday, March
10, Indifference, Heb. 2: 1-3; Sunday,
March II, topic. Rejecting Christ, /"
Mark ~ 19.
Earth's Growing Folly-To choose
the world is to reject Christ. No one
can serve God and mammon. The
willing yielding to any known sin is
rejecting Christ, who Will help us from
sin but not in sin. To reject Christ is
to reject all the good-such as pleas
ure, profit, appiness-which men
think they will choose instead OF
Christ. Every rejection of Christ has
Him. Christ responds as readily to a
uedtnDed cholce as to childhood
choice; but how few there are of the
former!
husbandmen.-Why has God right
to the fruits of our lives? Because He
gave lis our lives. What messengers
have right to receive these fruits for
God? The ministers of the gospel and
the other officers of His church. In
what ways do we virtually deny God S
claim? By stingy gifts, by reluctant
service, by poor attendance, by careless
devotions. How does God take the
vineyard away from his evil tenants D.?
By destroying their satisfaction with
life, their influence among men. their
growth in higher things, and finally
tueir eternal life.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01
Useful Household Hints.

Fresh raw meat is the best bait for
mice traps.
Lemon ard salt will remove stains
from the hands.
Hot water and soda will remove
most grease stains,
For nose bleeding. snuff powdered
alum through the nostrils.
To make your light brilliant, rub the
lamp chimneys, after washing. with
dry salt.
Overheated rooms are more ipjuri-
Gus than a temperature lower than is
usually advised for them.
Use warm water instead of cold for
watering the tropical plants, such as
palms, rubber plants. orange trees, etc.
Yellow oil stains left by the sewing
machine will easily be removed in the
wash if they are first rubbed over with
a little liquid ammonia
To raise the nap in cloth soak It in
cold water for half an hour, then put
on a board and rub the threadbare
parts with a prickly thistle or emery.
Creamy Hair Wash.-One ounce OF
oil sweet almonds, one ounce strong
liquid ammonia. two ounces rGsewater,
four ounces spirits of rosemary. Mix
well. To be well rubbed in the hair.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01
A Prayer.

o thou full of compassion, commit
and commend myself unto Thee, in
whom | am, and live, and know BE
Thou the Goal of my pilgrimage, and
my Rest by the way Let my soul take
refuge from the crowding turmoil OF
worldly thoughts beneath the shadow
of Thy wings; let my heart, this sea
of restless waves, find peace in Thee,
o God. Thou bounteous Giver of all
good gifts, give to him who is weary
refreshing food; gather our distracted
thoughts and powers into harmony
again; and set the prisoner free See,
he stands at Thy door and knocks; be
it opened to him, that he may enter
with a free step, and be quickened by
Thee For Thou are the Well-spring
of life, the Light of eternal brightness,
wherein the just live who love Thee.
Be it unto me according to Thy word.
Amen.-St Austine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01

Should it be a rule Of life to get all
you can, or to give all you can? That
question is just now under discussion.
Well, how much can one give unless
he first gets? The men who are laying
thousands or millions on the affairs OF
education, humanity or religion have
generally been successful as captains
of industry, princes of commerce, or
leaders of large business enterprises.
Possibly also their chief benefaction
has consisted in creating profitable en-
ployment-w which is a kind of giving
especially, if they have been just and
considerate in their dealings, and have
paid fair wages. TO get honestly is
quite as legitimate as to give generous
ly. and ought to take equal rank.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01
RELIGIOUS READING.
RELIGION AND REFORMS ALL
OVER THE WORLD.
Christian Endeavor Topic - The G%eat
Notwithstanding Demons-How
to Keep Up Is the Vital Question
a Lesson From Nature.
For Darkened Homes.

For all who sit at home in fear
Trembling, lest every step they hear
Should tell them of a closed career
Thy pity LORD, we pray.
For every love-afIlanced heart,
BY wars dread summons torn apart,
Hoping 'gainst hope, to escape Deaths
dart
Thy pity, Lord. we pray.
For fearless eyes the sunlight quits,
For darkened hearths where sorrow
sits
Brooding, as best her woe BELTS
Thy pity, Lord, we pray.
For children orphaned, homes be-
reayed,
For widowed lives untimely cleaved,
And hearts, mid victor-shouts, sore
grieved-
Thy pity, Lord, we pray.
For all who on a distant shore
At their last hour, Thy help implore
For those they never shall see more
Thy pity, Lord, we pray.
j. b. Greenwood.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01
Should We Know Him.

| wonder if we should know Christ
really if He came among us now, fol-
lowing the same rule-i e., if the reve-
lation were BETTING our time as His
revelation 1890 years ago fitted His
time. If He came now to reveal His
Father, should we know Him? Except
we have come to Him in our hearts
we should not know Him; except He is
our life; except He is to us the power
of our being, we should not know Him.
We might perhaps know Him if we
had got on little; we might suspect
it was He. | do not feel at all sure
| should know Him. | should like to
get so far before | die that | would
most certainly know Him if He came
if He came according to the law OF
the time of this world-not with
halo of glory around His head, as the
painters paint Him, but just like one
of ourselves, doing the common work
of the world. | cannot in the least
trust myself that | should know Him.
| can only hope that one day | shall
be such that | should know Him. And
that is another way Of putting the end
of our being; for to know Him is life
eternal-not to know Him after the
flesh, but to know Him as the living
One, to know God in Him and our
selves in God and in Him-George
Macdonald
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01
The Ways OF Maidens Fair.

They look the new moon in the face,
Now, make a WISH" said she,
Il Will If you will make one, too"
He answered pensively.
They gazed up at the crescent that
Hung in the western sky,
And wished and turned away, and each
Broke off little sigh.
They sat alone upon the steps.
He and the maiden fair;
She looked around TO be assured
No one was lurking there.
What was your wsh?" she sweetly
asked
All. something good. 1 know:
Confess, and l will tell you mine.
Perhaps, before you go
He looked into her upturned eyes,
Her little hand sought his.
My wish tonight" he said, was what
MY fond wish always Is:
] wish that l. somehow, might find
The road that leads to fame
That, dying. l may leave behind
A great, an honored name"
She pulled her little hand away,
She sighed another sigh.
What fools they are who wish,' she
said;
Good evening and good-bye!'
And, going home, he wondered at
The sudden change of air
Some people know so little of
The ways of maidens fair.
S. E. Kiser
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01
Lambs Wool Dressing Gowns.

1t is pleasant to note, with the
change of the times, growing taste
for lambs-wOol dressing gowns instead
of the expensive materials which have
enjoyed SO glorious a reign for a season
past. These are as soft as soft can be,
and of light becoming coiorings, the
fabric has been brought into greater
prominence than ever this winter. The
gowns are mostly of the monks robe
order, all in one, with an important
cord and tassels round the waist, and a
deep rolled collar cape of white cloth,
piped with white and blue, or whatever
shade may be chosen for the lambs
wool At present there is "a feeling
for" mink
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01

i think / was never worse disap-
pointed in my life, said Mr.. Gaswell,
than when paid $25 for that Mexican
hairless dog
What's the matter with him.
asked the other man. Wasn't he gen.
uine?"
Yes. suppose so, but l always had
the idea that there was some process
in Mexico for taking the hair off dogs.
1t seems there isn't. l thought | was
buying work of art, and l find out
now that the blamed animal was born
that ."-Chicago Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01
Hot Wafer Remedies.


Buffalo Evening News: Hot water Is
so simple remedy, and SO easily OBJ
tanned that its value is not half APP
preciated. 1t is one of the best re-
storers of nervous energy, it rests the
weary, and it relieves pain, not only as
an outward application, but as a rem
edy to be taken internally. A sudden
and wearing attack of coughing often
needs immediate attention. especially
in consumptives, and those chemically
III. In an emergency that ever useful
remedy will often prove effective. 1t
is much better than the ordinary cough
mixtures, which disorder the digestion
and spoil the appetite. Water, almost
boiling, should be slipped when the
paroxysms come on. A cough, result
water through the promotion of secre-
ton, which moistens the irritated sur
faces. For the trying dry cough, hot
water is also excellent, as it promotes
eXpectoration, and brings relief. When
one has sudden attack of Indigestion
1t is good plan to take a cup of hot
water as nearly boiling as it can be
borne. Persons suffering from dyspep-
STA will find a relief by drinking a cup
of hot water on rising in the morning.
When one comes home at night
after fatiguing day, nothing is
more restful than bathing the
head and back of the neck with towel
wrung out of water as hot as can be
borne. 1t soothes the nerves and rests
body and brain. The same treatment
relieves nervous headache as nothing
else does. When one is overheated and
there is rush of blood to the head, a
hot towel applied to the face and head
is a great relief. In the heat of sum
mer this same hot towel refreshes and
cools the skin, and gives it a feeling
of lightness and comfort that cold wa
ter never gives.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01

with wild beasts in the arena. mis-
taken men inspired by bigotry and
pride. devils incarnate, or disembodied
spirits OF evil, and went to the block
at Rome the grandest victor the
world has ever known save Him who
dled upon the cross, taught this as the
one great lesson, including all besides
for man, the marvellous creature whose
range IS from the mud to the stars and
beyond them: In the beginning. and
al the way. and at the end God the
creator, Preseryer and Benefactor.-
?. McCaskey.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01
How to Keep Up Is the vital Question

How to Keep Up Is the vital Question
Before my window is a beautiful
green branch of tree in full dress.
Last winter that same branch was so
laden with ice that it seemed as if it
must break. There are many in this
sad world who are, as my branch was,
laden with ice. 1t seems as il their
sorrows were like hailstorms, and how
to keep up, how to hold on, seems to
be the one vital question. If any such
should read about my branch let me
say to them, DO not break! Cling to
the one truth. that God has not forgot
ten you. He holds the wind in His
fists, and the waves, that now seem as
if they would swallow you up, lin the
hollow of his hands," You may look
UP and say:
Thou hast a change no waves can
wash away,
Then let the storm that does Thy
work
Deal with me as it may"
And so by simple faith in Gods
soouhesS ana rove you hold on and
when in future, like the branch near
my window, it is all summer with you
you will remember your sorrows as
waters that have passed away. MY
branch did not have will of its own.
but we have wills, and God can ener-
gize them, and we must use our wills
and say, Though He Stay me, yet will
| trust in Him. and He never Stays
but to make alive. Thou breakfast down
to build up, not destroy. Thou doest
right. 0 Lord.-Margaret Bottome, in
Ladies' Home Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01
A WOman's CleYerness.

There are many VINO consider clever
ness lies merely in being able to do
enc or two things specially well. This
is not so. A clever woman is one VINO
looks well after the ways of her own
household; clever woman is one
who undertakes nothing that she does
rot understand; clever woman is
one who is mistress of tact, and knows
how to make the social wheels run
smoothly; a clever woman is one who
acts like hot water on tea. she brings
the sweetness and strength out of
everybody else.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01

"Whah is Mistah Chalkeye?" in
quired Miss Miami Brown.
"Whah is he?" repeated Mr.. Erastus
Pinhley.
Yes. He said he wah gwineteer
call"
Well, you sees. de troof is dat he's
laid up. He wah kyahless bout his
health"
'Hab he cold?"
mo. l had razor out an inquired
IL anybody wanted to fight and he said
yes. Washington Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01
EnioYing Poor Health.

The Chicken-How's your appetite
these days, old man?
The BulldOg-Not very good. l feel
just as satisfied after few bites as if
I'd had meal. How's yours?
The Chicken-Poor, very poor! l
just pick at things.-New York Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01
Caulinower.
Not Worth MenfIoning.

A clergyman says that he was one
day called down into his study to per-
form the marriage ceremony for a
couple in middle life.
Have you ever been married be-
fore?" asked the clergyman of the
bridegroom.
mo, sir"
Have yOu?" to the bride.
We'll, yes, have" replied the bride,
laconically; 'but it was twenty years
ago, and he fell off barn and killed
hisself when we'd been married only
a week, SO it really amt worth men.
tioning. Tit Bits.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01

England has lost two major generals
in South Africa and third is danger
ously wounded. More head work and
less exposure on the firing line among
the British generals would help their
cause.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01

The diplomatic world is excited by
the report that Russia proposes to lend
Persia a large sum of money. 1t is
only in statecraft that the lender runs
the borrower TO cover and compels him
to accept 4 few millions
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01
Yon VIII Never he Sorry

For living a white life; for doing
your level best; for your faith in hui
mainly; for being kind to the poor;
for looking before leaping; for being
candid and frank: for thinking before
speaking; for hearing before judging.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01

Studying all sides of the question
with impartial eyes. it really seems as
if the wealthy American father would
fare better by presenting his daughter
with an Angora kitten than by bnying
her a titled husband. The kitten and
the count both come high and cost
some little money to keep. but the kit
ten has a chance to take prizes at the
annual cat show, while the nobleman
cannot even win out in a speculation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01

Uncle Sam can mobilize an army of
100000 men in thirty days, and they
can fight after they get there. In both
these respects he has shown his supe-
riority over John Bull.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01

The cut in the pay of the sleeping
car porters is to be made by the COM
pany. The public is expected to main
tain that portion of the wages it con
tributes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01

NO human life would be possible If
there were not forces in and around
man perpetually tending to repair the
wounds and breaches that he himself
makes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01

Faith. hope and charity are unqucs-
tionably the principal ingredients in
the makeup of a man who lends his
umbrella to a friend.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01

An old bachelor says some men are
under the impression that it takes
trouble to perfect character, so they get
married.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01

The dramatization Of II id Ha-
rum may demonstrate the possibility
OF making pound cake out Of angel
food.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01

To be teacher requires three quail
hcatlons in three degrees: a little
knowledge, much common sense, in
finite devotion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01

a mans gallantry crops out when
ne IS entertaining woman who is not
related to him.