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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-22

rectors of railroad and other corpora
tons are found many men who twenty
years ago held only minor positions In
country towns, but who always retain
fond memories of their native heath.
AS an instance of the progress made
by those who have energy, the Scran-
ton (Pa.) Republican refers to J. Park
er Kirlin, now leading New York at
torney and a practitioner before the
United States Supreme court. Twenty
years ago Mr.. Kirlin was only carrier
boy on the Republican. Congressman
William Connell of Scranton, is anoth-
er whose rise was notable. He began
life by driving a mule in Pennsyl-
vania coal mine at seventy-fiye cents a
day, and today he owns the property
in which he started to work. Mr.. Con-
nell is reported to be the largest indi
vidual coal operator in the country,
and his wealth is estimated at s20,OOO.'
coo.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-22
POOLING JUSTICE
Through Kahir Interpreter In the
Transvaal Republic.

at is law in the Transvaal," said
Henry Reading of San Francisco, who
has lived in that country, that, when
blasting, after the shot has been fired
you must make a preliminary investi-
cation before putting the men back to
work, which means that you must send
in men who tap on the walls, floors,
ard ceiling, to make certain that they
are sound, and that there will be no
danger OF a caye-in. In one OF the
mines with which | was connected, but
which naturally | do not care to give
the name of, occurred cave-in in
which a couple OF Kaffrs lost their
lives. The official In charge promptly
had the foreman, 4 SWede, arrested for
murder, and while ii really wasn't the
poor fellows fault, it looked pretty
black for him Few of the niggers
know much English, and 1t is there
fore necessary to use an interpreter
when talking to them. They are also
very laconic, and seldom say more
In order to straighten matters we got
hold of the Interpreter and squared
matters with him, for If the foreman
had been found guilty the mine would
have had to pay fine OF $500 as well.
The day the inquiry took place the
first question the Boer official asked OF
our Katfir was, Did you, after the shot
was fired and before going in, carefully
sound with a hammer the walls, cell
Ing, etc. That question got to the
niggers something like this: When
you are sleeping in the compound do
you like it when the boss wakes you
up with a whlp?' There was an en-
phat MOI The next query was, so
Won were thoroughly satisfied before
going in that every precaution had
been taken and that all was
safe?' What they really were
asked was, Would 1t please
you TO 90 down to Dutch Jake's
and drink your fill Of Cape smoker
And the Yes that followed nearly
raised the roof, and that was the way
that examination passed off, and as
the official knew what yes and no In
Kaffir was, at the close of his investi-
CATION. without delay, he not only re-
leased our foreman, but RENTED the
fine on the mine as WELL York
Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-22
WOMEN WHO TOLL AT THE FORGE.

Down in Cape Colony. where Britons
are fighting for the remainder of the
earth which they have not yet ac-
quired. there Is convent of English
nuns who have had enough experience
OF peace and war to fill volume.
On the southern slope of the Glands
Berg, near King William Town, the
terminus of little branch from the
main line Of railroad that runs from
East London to Bloemfontein, they
built their convent several years ago,
and waited for the time to come when
they should have a prosperous school
filled with coming women. But the
time did not come.
The English, true to their prejudice,
must send their daughters home to the
schools where they and their ancestors
had been taught. The Beers did not
care for the Anglican church sisterhood
nor for their education. So the nuns
had to wait; but while they waited
they wasted no time. There was moth
Ing else for them TO do, so they farmed
the land which surrounded the con-
vent. The time came, as II does on
every farm, when the pick and the
plowshare were dull, and the feet OF
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-22

! asked when it occurred, and the reply
came. About quarter to S. can't
explain it, and don't intend to try.
have troubles enough of my own of a
very material nature without going
into the supernatural to hunt for more
problems to figure out. ! am happy to
say that my friend entirely recovered,
but both he and his estimable spouse
are as much at loss as | am in reas-
oning out the strange occurrence"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-22

and, Cody being importunate, finally
testify said: Oh, well, if you're as
great buffalo hunter as they say you
are, why don't you drive them down
this way, and then We'll kill them for
you Bill left at that in high dudgeon,
but few hours later, when the thun-
der Of hoofs announced the coming OF
a buffalo herd, and in great excitement
the garrison rushed out to secure
game, there was Cody. riding behind
them like demon, and he had actually
rounded that herd and driven 1t down
on the fort, as the commandant had
sarcastically told him to-"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-22
SHOPPING FROM THE BALCONY

Inhabitants OF the poorer quarters
OF Naples manage to do the greater
part OF their shopping without leaving
the lofty apartments in which the ma
Jority of them live. in a simple and
effective manner. Outside every win
dow is a small balcony and resting in
the corner Of the balcony is a good
sized basket. to which is attached a
length Of string sufficient to reaca to
the street
ltinerant wonders of all sorts OF eat
ables and goods constantly required
Tor household purposes perambulate
the streets, yelling at the top OF their
voices the goods they have to dispose
OF, and the price at which they are
prepared to sacrifice them. Every here
ana there you see one of them stop
beneath a balcony in obedience to a
shout from above, and an animated
haggling proceeds until finally a bar
gain is struck and basket comes into
play.
Requisite copper coins or little pa
Pei oiIis are put into the basket, which
IS lowered to the street, loaded with the
purchases, and hauled up again to the
balcony. Italians are proverbially in
dolent, and this method of shopping
without going out of doors has charm
1or them that would be scarcely real
ized by one OF our busting American
housewives.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-22
Prevention OF Hail storms

In the last volume of the proceedings
of the Academy of Georgifili, Florence.
the subject of anti-hail stations Is dis
cussed. While all schemes, such as
ringing of bells and firing of cannon,
to influence meteorological effects, have
been abandoned elsewhere in the world
it appears that experimentation in this
line has continued in northern Italy,
and as result recently 800 anti-hail
stations have been established in the
region of Brescia for the protection OF
the vineyards. The method adopted
consists in establishing stations at In
tervals of about kilometer and plac-
ing in each OF these in a vertical posi-
ton small cannon surmounted with
a six-foot narrow conical trumpet.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-22
THE PARsoN FOUND OUT.
A Pointed Inquiry That Was PoIntediy
Replied To.

A Pointed Inquiry That Was Pointediy
Replied To.
"Terse speech, clever epigrams and
the witty bestowal of nicknames have
marked every mining camp have been
in" says an old times. When a man
Is prospector, as a general rule, he
doesn't possess much else than his
grub stake, and il the summer has
Melted him no discovery or return of
any kind the ensuing winter is likely
to be one OF hardship. Such was the
case during the opening of Occur d'Al-
enc. and the first winter or two found
Murray, Idaho. crowded with prospec-
tors, who were travelling on the upper
most part of their uppers. So pressed
for money were they that they could
not separate from any part of their
| small supply of the needful except in
case of extreme necessity, and would
go to the verge of starvation itself be-
fore buying meal, but when they did
the havoc they wrought on the eatables
was great. This led an observant res
taurant keeper at Murray TO hang out
sign which read: Lunch. 81. Square
meal. 81. Grand gorge, 49, That win
ter witnessed also the most remark
able legislature ever convened in Ida
no. and many and weird were the tales
OF its doings AS no conveniences In
the way of restaurants or that sort OF
thing were attached TO the hall where
they met, 1t was the custom OF most OF
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-22

This transmits the vortex and concus-
sion OF % ounce charge of black
powder towards the threatening clouds.
preventing. ii is stated, the formation
OF hail, and also decreasing the electri-
cal discharges. The originator OF the
idea, Burgomeister Moritz Stigel, of
Sigma. claims that after three years
experience the efficacy of the scheme
has been demonstrated by the complete
exemption from injury by hail secured
through its agency in that district.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-22
An Adventurous Barber.

A Norwich, England, hairdresser
achieved fame by shaving the lion
tanner, colored man, at Days mena-
gerie in the lions den. The barber
coolly entered the cage and donned
his apron, the lathering and shaving
being carried out with the utmost de-
liberation. Having finished his task.
he jocularly covered the lion tanners
black face with powder and gave an
inquisitive lion touch Of lather on
the nose. The adventurous barber then
left the den among the cheers OF the
spectators.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-22
Girj.s I,eautifui Reply.

At dinner in Paris the other day
the conversation naturally turned upon
the war. Opinions were much divided
some holding that the English were
working for civilization, and Others
maintaining that the Beers we're fight
ing for independence. And which side
do you take?" said one of the guests
to fair young girl, who had been lis
tening attentively without taking any
part in the discussion. She replied: Il
am for the wounded. kansas City
Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-22
Baiiey's Laxative Tablets cures Constipa<


The active principle is cascara So
grada, plant found in California
1t does not do the work for the bowels
but makes the bowels do their own
work. 1t gets the bowels back in tho
habit OF doing their own work. and
after they have been reused into
state Of healthy activity, and the liver
and other organs also, they will con-
Time on without medicine They
will cure sick headache, billiousness
and liver troubles and constipation
and remove poisonous matter from
the system. Put up in 10 and 25 cent
packages. For sale j. L. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-22
Kentuckv Stvie.

Kentucky teacher (of infant geo.
graphy class)-Tommy Blood may tell
us what strait is. Tommy Blood
It's jis' tn plain stuff, 'thout nothin
In it.-Ohio State Journal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-22
THE INFLUENCE OF THOUGHT.
Life too Short to Nurse Ones Misery,
SAYS One Physician.

Says One Physician.
AS man thinketh in his heart so
he is We have all at some time in
our lives realized the evil effect OF
morbid thought, which is always mega
tive, upon our bodies" says a we'll
known physician. This may be man
ifested in various ways. Take, for ex-
ample, the nervous dyspeptic. who Is
constantly brooding over his own con-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-22
Emnress of Austria's Murderer

Luccheni, the murderer of the EN-
press Elizabeth of Austria, having
spent a year in solitary confinement.
is now, according to the Swiss law,
treated like all other prisoners
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-22
THE KRUGER PENNY.

The accompanying little illustration
shows the head of that interesting coin
OF the South African Republic known
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-22

scription. "Zuid Afrik, Republick." AL
though the coin is an interesting one,
it is not likely. Judging from the pres
ent situation, that it will be in general
circulation for great length tine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-22
Success to Former Country BOYS.

1t would be interesting to know the
proportion of leading business men in
the larger cities who were formerly
country boys. Among financiers, d.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-22

as the kruger
penny" This
penny Is en-
bellished with
the classic fea-
lures of the
president Of the
Transvaal and
bears the In
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-22

with the bus'E IS man who DOM
adyer' ke, People buy OF the mer
chant VINO offers some induccmenl
Tell people whal you We got 10 sell
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-22
PUBLISHED ON
THURSDAY.

For over tifty-eight
years a National Fam
lily paper for farmers
and villagers, whose
Little Falls herald., 1900-11-16
COMMON CACTUS.


IL 81 =I y E & "
One of the commonest of cactis il
gardens is the Echinopsis multiplex,
small subglobular species, with FIVE
&or six sharp ribs. and sparsely sprin.
I kled with a few clusters of long, black
spines on the sharp edges of the ribs.
1t sends ls.up up occasionally a large, white
tubular flower, which, like so many
Of the family, opens at night and soon
withers away. In Germany a druggist
named Ludwig Rust placed speci-
men under a sealed glass seven years
ago, and it is said to be yet IN a
thriving condition, = to the surprise
of the scientific men Of Berlin, who
are puzzled to know where it obi aims
itsScarbonic acid from. Many sugges-
tions are advanced as to the source
of this element. ofar9 as the pubs
lished account goes, however, there
is no indication that the specimen was
weighed before it was encased or
weighed after its seven years Of en-
tombme nj q evidence, it may be
said, that any Lear bonic acid was alb
sorbed. It is. just as likely to be q
case Of dormancy. It is now well. un-
derstood that in the absence OF, ex-
citing causes dorm ancy in vegeta ton
may be e "a ained ind e fnitel ).
Little Falls herald., 1900-11-16
WHEN VISITING ABROAD,
People Likely to BE Interested In
Things Pertaining to Their
: Own Business 49,

ut is perfectly natural" said 'one
whose own business takes him about
more or less, relates the New York
Sun, that man should be interested.
wherever he may be, in things per-
tanning to his own business. know
am in mine; when strike strunge
place 1 like to go through the quar-
ter where they carry on the business
that L am engaged in and see how
they run. things in it there. But +
have only met with two illustrations
OF this sort of thing that seemed to
ME to be rather curious as well as
interesting.
Talking with a New York paint
manufacturer about paint of GER
tain kind, the paint man said, incl
dental1y, that he had seen paint of
that color on walls in Pompeii. Odd
ly enough, the other curious illustra-
tion arose out of the same ancient
city. A New Yorker engaged in the
manufacture of lead pipe said Incl
dentally to: something that he was
telling me about lead pipe that he
had found in Pompeii lead pipe in fair
condition. The pipe, while covered
with an incrustatio1 that had gath
cred upon it in the long time it had
been buried, yet cutting with as
bright and perfect cleavage as
though it had been made yesterday,
instead of many centuries ago. -
''"These two things interested some-
what the paint man and the lead
man, respectively, and they certainly
interested me.'' .-5s :
Little Falls herald., 1900-11-16

.sen - ~ st'e'
:. :4a =. nss Aveo ior nve year.
- ~ .v..'v W.T. = s.,s ptsy y n.s dead
!. ~. 4ast sAs = ever 1or one
~ slnSs w W. " oled q 1879 mas !ls ne ne
le1t, tne Doay alone and when his time
sn..l som t.lefe y 3 recePtac!e TOE ms
elyaA A'oiy c1Qse 70 tnat o1 ms Wl1e. g
rnom ne loved g long ana So g. We'll, " y
sys tne Snfca g lr1Dane. = y ne.
Five years ago Reed looked; on Wh1le MI
ene - Alght Went out OF his wife 8 eyes.
Sne vas conscious 'ls 20 the lt last As sne
lay with her dying eyes fixed on him he
90 4noseu 70 2 soiemn promise Ina SO
Little Falls herald., 1900-11-16
FL1RTs WITH WAX WOMEN.
cattleman from Wyoming Throws
T.. Kisses. to Figures In store
Windovvs @i=.

A veracious policeman on beat tha :,
takes in the swell department stores Of
State street tells a queer story of a
cattleman from the plains of Wyom.
ing, says the Chicago Chronicle. Ac-
cordfng to the officers story the ranch
man fairly fell head and ears in love
with one wax figure of beautiful f.
male in q prominent show window C:
Chicago's great shopping thorough
fare. E*:. - II: s.,
when first saw the cowboy throw
ing kisses at the pretty woman Of wax
said the policeman, II at first though :
he must be drunk or crazy. But he WAS
neither The real truth was that he
had never in his life before. seen a
dummy figure of woman Of the per-
feet type then standing before him in
the glare of the show lights at nj ght,
and his explanation was that before
he realized theexquisitely attired grand
dame was nothing but a cold and life
less figure he found himself throwing
kisses at her in pure gallantry and ex-
uberance of spirit. i ~: .*== s.; s~,. S>:..:.,
~ did not believe him at first, and
started to take him in tow as possi-
bly, dangerous lunatic. However, be-
fore 1 reached the patrol box with him
I concluded that although he may
have been imbibing freely while seeing
the town, he was in no way affected in
his upper story. Sol turned him loose,
with warning that he would frighten
people badly and get locked up should
he renew his ardent and demonstratiye
Wooing Of the wax figures in State
street windows" ,gs
Little Falls herald., 1900-11-16
SEARCH E OK 81 3 ISH.


s s The United States hsh comn,ission
- about to make an effort to act termiine
% precisely 8 possible the area of sea
bottom occupied by the tilehsb that
strange and interesting dnny species
which was first discovered il 1879 only
70 be rendered almost extinct soon aft
erward by 3 marine scatacIysm wholly
unprecedented, says the turday
Evening Post. B.
The fish commission thinks that an
impor tant and lucrative fishery for
the tilefish may be created, when once
s the fishermen are informed at towhere
they should gosto look for the species,
which 10 excellently adapted for the
table. Hitherto it has remained al
most unknown simply because its home
is in the depths. There is reason to be
lieve that it has again become very
numerous, and q reference to the his
! tory Of the famous catastrophe Of 1852
shows that in March and April. of that
year I, 500 square miles Of ocean were
found profusely sprinkled with ile>
fish, the number being estimated at one
thousand millions. 4
The eastern edge of the North Amer.
ican continent is overfowed by thetsea,
and that is why the water near the
coast is so shallow. To find the true
edge of the great continental land mass
one would have to travel about so
miles, due eastward from New York.
There begins sudden descent to the
true floor Of the ocean, which is 2h
miles deep. A narrow belt Of this de-
clivity, running north and south, is
bathed by the warm waters Of the
Gulf Stream, and here is found the tile
fish. The catastrophe above men
toned, which SO nearly wiped out the
entire species, was undoubtedly due
to an invasion Of the belt by the arctic
current 49, -. - = @~+>7 &* ~ e. 49,
Little Falls herald., 1900-11-16
COOK ISLANDS ANNEXED.
Great Britain Takes Formal Posses
sion of Them at the Request
Of the Chiefs.

On October 3, last, the governor OF
New Zealand landed on the Cook
islands and formally annexed them to
the British empire at the unanimous
request of the chiefs and people. For
.12 years the islands have been under
the protection of Great Britain and
every enactment of the native legis-
Ature has had to receive the approval
of the British resident at Raratonga
before being regarded as law. But
there has never been any formal an
nexation of the group and the natives
are probably delighted to have that
ceremony carried out. ..,. *.. 5...
The islands, lying far southeast OF
Samoa, are off the usual lines of steam
er traffic, and most of their trade is
carried on with New Zealand and New
South Wales. They properly bear:the
4 n anne. OF the great navigator Cook, for
he discovered the greater. part Of the
group on his second journey in Ira, and
made them better known III his; voyage
of 1777. Cook named one Of tie Islands
Hervey island. and the missionaries who
settled there somehow got into the
ha bit OF applying the name Hervey to
the the whole group, and to-day they are
called indifferently, the Cook or Heryey
islands. 5:. /. :s=s. s.;
All Of them are coral islands, lifted
on only little way a bove the sea level, ex-
.cePt Raratonga, the largest and most
popueLloWus, W whose volcanic mountain
rises to height of 4.GO0 feet. Rara-
tonga is#one of the pearls:of the South
seas, 4' and. is rich in all the prod ducf 5 of
= the 50 southern 1T archipe,agoes. The .nar
tlves tive have long used cotton cloth as
: money, m but coin is now likely to be IN
troduced: s4. ,s--.. =5 # z r. It y
Little Falls herald., 1900-11-16
CLUB LIFE IN CHINA. /.
Nothing Comparable with 1t in sp1eu-
dor I'm London or New
York CITY,. .-..,.

Club life is not confined to civilized
western countries. The rich Chinaman
has had his club for centuries, and. as
rule. in the elegance and splendor of
the internal decorations there is moth
ing comparable with it in London or
New York, says the London Mail Most
of the larger Chinese cities, like Cans
ton or Peking, contain a club for mans
darins and rich men with pretentions
to rank. Some have political taint,
some are merely social, but all have one
peculiar feature. This is a room or OF. a :
tory set strictly apart for religious
exercises. In the oratory the image Of
a Chinese god is placed. From time to
time members of the club enter the
sanctuary to offer their devotions. Ap-
parently it is no uncommon thing at
the beginning or successful ending of a
great enterprise---such as, say, the
murder of an enemy or the consumma-
tion Of a political conspiracy to see
a Chinaman fastening from the secular
part of his club bearing rich Offering,
ora prayer, for the god in the club
sanctuary. He observes his derotions
with a gravity, that bears witness to
his sincerity. Some deyout Cinnamon
visit the god the moment they enter
the e: club building, g, and again prostrate
themselves the last thing before leav-
ing. The club god is.not usually war
divinity, but now, in the centers where
the Boxers hold sway undis turbed, it
is more than probable that the Boxer
god has been placed in all the clubs.