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The times., 1901-06-23
AvoN's BARD ON BARRIERS.
Lines Showing Bis Knowledge of the
TOnsOriaI Art.

In considering the theory that Shakeg-
peare was a barber 1t must be remem-
bered that his father was wool comb
er. This is a strong point, as the two
professions seem to be cognate. Further
more, among the innufnerable ways OF
spelling the poets name we find "Shak-
berd'' or "Shaxberd," and these variants
have a peculiar significance. For it is
plain as a pikestan that in the unsettled
photography Of the period they are simply
Shakebeard, a descriptive appelation that
needs no comment. 1t points as directly
to the barber shop as Smith to the smithy.
And it is curious in this connection TO
find the King in Hamlet" saying;
You must not think
That we are made of stuff 30 fat and dull
That we can let our beard be shook.
The attention Of supporters Of the Bacon
cipher cult is respectively called to this
mask"
Although no barber appears in the
great throng Of personages, high and low,
wise and foolish, who come upon Shakes
peare's stage, there is no lack of ton
serial lingo. Il must to the barber. mon
sieur," says Bully Bottom, for methinks
1 am marvelously hairy about the face
and Bardolph, according to Falstaf. was
shaved once, and lost many a hair"
Marc Antony was great patron Of the
shop and a stickIer for close shave,
being barbered ten times Ger" upon one
occasion. when ne called upon Cleopatra
In "Coriolanus" Marcus eXclaims with
professional ardor, 20. let me clip ye, -
wheFeat one Is reminded OF Petruchio's 5.
Here's snip and nip and cut and slit and
slash"
There must have been shampooing, too.
in Win Shakespeare shop, else why did
Iagc say, Il have rubbed this young quat
almost 10 the sense!' Hamlst's1 ''Ay,
there's the rub expressed his satisfac-
tion in the soothing process, and as the
barber hastcned his "knotted and COM
bined locks to part" mayhap he fell
asleep, ''perchance to dream" under the
soporiGc touch Of tonsoriaI digits
Lady BARRIERS were not unknown TO
Shakespeare, who knew everything. When
Pandarus saw Helen OF Troy examining
the fifty-tWo hairs which composed the
sparse beard of Troilus he could not
tickled his chin with her marvellous white
hand And did not the Shrew intimate
TO HortensiO that she might comb his
noddle with a three-legged stool2"-a
proceeding well calculated TO make each
particular hair stand on end
Finally, Shakespeare knew all the re-
quirements OF first-class shop. Have
napkins about you is the advice in Mac
beth" and Grumios injunction is, Let
the heads be sleekly combed and the
an oily palm" OF course. and. like Rich
ard III, is often ''at charges for a look
ing glass Unlike Mercutio, he win not
quarrel with a man thai hath a hair
more or hair less in his beard" and as
for his customers. he can truly say with
Maria in Twelfth Night" 81 have them
at my fingers ends-"-Kansas City Jour
nal.
The times., 1901-06-23

area in vain. gave up the quest. Each
time. however, he went over the same
field with the plow in each succeeding
season be kept his eye on anything that
would be likely to look like the lost
money. Finally, after the bills had lain
under ground for six years, his search
was rewarded and last spring his plow
share unearthed the blackened mass
which lay in the tobacco box.
There is no doubt" said Mrs. Brown,
that this is money, as the fibres at
test, but it is so rotten and friable that
1 do not know whether it is possible to
identify it or not. l have not examined
it yet. but it looks somewhat discourag-
ing
While Mrs. Brown was still talking,
she picked up a small pasteboard box
from which she took a roll of paper,
tied around with a pink string, and,
after unfolding it, displayed a black
powder, in which were few, fiat, black
flakes about the size of a little finger
nail This had been money, and this
black powder Mrs. Brown was soon to
examine to find out whether it was
worth one dollar or one thousand, or
perhaps more. In the first place, the
average man would never know that
this was the dust OF money, and if he
did, he would give il to the first person
who would take it for square meal, or
anything else, no matter what its orgi-
nal or present value may have been or
still may be.
Bills in all sorts and descriptions of
mutilation come to the United States
Treasury" concluded Mrs. Brown. I'VE
get mass of money which has been
chewed by dogs or torn into the min
utest fragments by insane people, and
If it is possible to identify it as an issue
of the Treasury and we can determine
its original value, it is redeemed as if it
were something of the greatest value.
Sometimes the border alone, which may
be detected, will be sufficient to deter
mine the original value of the bill. Bills
of certain values have certain designs
which bills Of other denominations have
not. 1t is, therefore, by virtue of the
recognition of these various designs,
whether on the border or elsewhere,
that we can know the amount of the
original bill
$50 much burned money has come to
US, together with affidavits giving ac-
count of the burning, that 1 marvel why
so many people will put paper money
where there is fire. They hide it in
the oven, in the stovepipe, and almost
everywhere about a stove except in the
CRATE ITSELF
The times., 1901-06-23
TREASURY EXPERTS WORK
How MutiIated Currency Is iden-
titled and Redeemed.

The Delicate Tasks which Fall TO
The Lot of Mrs. Brown - Money
Destroyed by Fire Not Lost to the
oxper-A Farmers Experience
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-25
The Great nenerts.

There was once gentleman who
spent a day in Verona. and it rained
all that day Five years afterward the
gentleman spent another day in that
fair city. and il rained all that day.
And the gentleman afterward wrote a
book and on the ground of his expert
euces asserted that il always rained in
Verona. As with Verona so it has been
with the deserts of the globe. The
great Australian desert Shriuks every
year il is better known. ON the pre-
stunned desert land 81 a lifetime ago the
finest sheep in tile world are now rails
ed. The desert was mapped on hasty
CONGRATULATIONS on Insufficient samples
50 it was with the American deserts.
SO il is with the ASiatie deserts. 50 il
Is with the African deserts. Fifty
years AGO the map If the sahara show
Ell an unhrebeu stretch of sand The
map 81 teaay shows tract of country
with patches af sand. hut diversified
with hills ana water courses. and even
In places consisting of light airy park
land with widespread grassy tracts in
terSpl,tl W.t5 forest Exchanges.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-25
ABOUT OUR STATE CAPITALS.
Changes That Have Been Made Which
History Fails to Record.

One of the first things that children
learn at school is the name of the stale
capitals IL II an important geograph-
icai knowledge aud once learned is
seldom forgotten. Many people how
ever.old and young, 10 not know per-
hap-, that most Of the states nave
made Il change in their capitals. a
number If which are forgotten
10 begin with the thirteen original
states New Hampshire has changed
its capital three times For a long
time Portsmouth was the capital, and
all the ROYAL governors lived there.
During the Revolution and for seven
wears afterward, the seat OF govern
meut was Exeter It was only 1908
thar the capital Was permanently es-
tablished al Concord
Rhode Island the smallest Of all the
states OF the Union has two capitals,
Providence and Newport 1t origin
ally had i've South Kingston. Eas.
Greenwich and Bristol being included
The three latter were discontinued in
the early part Of the century. The
fact that new state house is being
built in Providence points TO poss-
Utility that in the near future New
port may also lose lis distinction.
Connecticut formerly had two cap-
itals also, New Haven having been
discontinued in 1887 The origin of
these double capitals lies in the fact
that the different towns were indepeu-
dent colonies. aud after Independence
was declared they refused though Ioc-
a jealousy and pride. TO SURF, nder-
their distinctive prominence aud so
each was made a state capital
Theoriginal capital of New York was
New York City. At one time the
state had two capitals, New York CITY
and Jamaiea.L l. Gradually the cap
ital shifted d the north. Is Pough-
keepsie hr-t aud subsequently q
Kingston Albany was made the
state capital IN 1892
Harrisburg has not always been the
capital of Peunsy lvania, tbi. di.tine-
ton having fallen toirin 1SI2 Pee
viW- ta ybat date Lancaster WIS the
capita for number ri year., The
original capital wa. Philadelphia
Virginia has had succession oi
capiias. jamestown, Williamsburg
and Richmond the last datla- from
I719 West Virgiuja which Wa. TAX
en from Virginia iii ls62. establishing
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-25
Cheerful View of II.

Eyes" said the gentle optimlst. Il
confess 1 am superstitious enough to
wear a lucky stone"
And do you really think it gives you
luckg"
"Oh, | am quite sure of il"
did you have it with you yester-
day."
Certainly"
and in spite of it you lost So gold
piece out of your pocket tore your coat
by catching it on nail, sprained your
ankle and failed to close the business
deal Of which you expected so much.
True" replied the gentle optimist,
'but think of what might have hap
pened to me if l hadn't had my lucky
stone Chicago Post
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-25
Never Admit Defeat.

Never admit defeat or poverty,
though you seem TO be down and have
nota cent. Stcutly assert your diviL e
right to be man, to hold your head
up and look the world in the face;
step bravely to the front. whatever
opposes, and the world will make
way for you. Noone viii insist upon
your rights while you yourself doubt
that you have any. Hold firmly to
the conviction that you possess the
qualities requisite for success. Never
allow yourself to be traitor to your
own cause by undermining your self
confidence.
There never was a time before
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-25

its first capital at Wheeling, which
gave place after a mum Der Of years 70
Charle-town, ii present capital
MilledgegilIe VS. the original cap
ital Of Georgia. until superseded by
Atlanta, after the close Of the Civil
war: aud Tuscaloosa was the capital
OF Alabama before Montgomery was
selected in 1917. New Orleans for
long time was the capital Of Louis
lana, and for several years after the
Civil war served as the seat Of govern
ment until superseded by Baton
Rouge.
Ohio was admitted into the union in
1902, and Chillicothe was its first cap
ital Latter in 1916. the northern
boundaries Of the state were enlarged,
which necessitated the selection OF a
more northerly capital and Columbus
was chosen. In Michigan Detroit
was originally the capital, but Lam
sing was selected on account Of its
more central location.
Only few people know that Corg-
don was once the capital of Indiana.
indianapolis Was made the capital In
1925. Nandalia was the capital 81
Illinois before the honor passed 10
Springfield; and Iowa City, not e.
Moines. was original capital 81 Iowa
Topeka il the present capital #
Kansas. but the first capital was Lee
comptoa Omaha preceded Lincoln
as the capital Of Nebraska. and Nir-
giWa City was the capital Of Nevada
before the selection Of Carson.
When Dakota was a territory Yank
ton was it, capital. but on its admis-
sioE into the Union as two separate
states, Pierre. after some controversy
was established Is the capital Of South
Dakota aud Bismarck as the capital Of
North Dakota
While Florida was Spanish territory
ST Augustine was the capital. I'M
mediately after lis admission into the
Union, Jacksonville was made the cap
ital. The present capital is Tallahassee
Tucson was at first the capital OF
Arizona Territory. II was succeeded
by Prescott which has given way to
Phoenix the present capital
The capital of the United States has
likewise been changed several times.
Il was originally New YORK then Phil
adeIphia and finally Washington.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-25

wren persistent. original force was so
much in demand as now. The namby-
PANTY. neryeless man has little show
in the hustling. busting world Of to-
day. In the twentieth century man
must either push or be pushed.
Everyone admires the man who can
assert his rights, and has the power
TO demand and take them if denied
him. No one can respect the man
who sinks in the rear and apologies
for being in the world. Negative yir-
tues are of no use in winning ones
way. 1t is the positive man, the man
with original energy and push that
forges to the front.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-25
An AwfnI dilemma.

"What was your greatest predica-
mentY asked the hotel acquaintance.
My greatest predicament." said the
young Kentuckian. was in a short
tunnel. There was pretty girl on one
side and a flask on the other, and the
tunnel was only long enough for me to
put my lips to one. Chicago News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-25
Local cJOttinQS

-ThomPson's Comedians
At the CITY opera house.
All OF next week, opening Mo@-
day night. Prices 10-2O-30c.
Martin Oswald was in Fennimore
Monday
Miss Neal Burris was Boscobel
visitor the first Of the week,
If you want the news first hand
ed you will have to take the Herald.
John Pennock Of Bloomington
Sundays ed With relatives in this city.
Mrs. T. Fezer visited her father.
Mr. Kuntzenhauser, in Sitter q few
days this week
Frank Muesse, travelling sales man
for the Radford Lum Der Co. II Osh-
kosh. spent several days at home last
week.
Mrs Libbie jenkins AMI title
daughter Of Mflin. who have oeen
visiting with her sister. Mrs Gro P.
Walker just west II town. returned
home Monday.
The German Medicine Co., now
touring Grant county, will pay a
visit TO Lancaster in the near future.
Due notice Of their appearance mere
will be given in the Herald at i later
date
Willis 4 Langridge shipped car
load Of well-bred bulls and some fine
brood sows to Dakota MONDAY In
cluded in the former were some fine
specimens from the herds Of " f.
Mccormick. J u Cox, Carl Roth and
others
-Josial Hall Of Calumet. Mich Is
looking after interests in Lancaster
and roundabout. Mr. Hall arrived
Saturday evening and will remain a
week He i. hale and hearty a. ever
and numerous old friends were more
than pleased to greet him.
Boys with hats on the back Of
their heads and long hair hanging
down their foreheads and cigarettes
and smutty stories in their mouths,
are cheaper than old worn-out horses.
Nobody wants them at any price.
Men will not employ them and girls
will not marry them. They are not
worth their keeping to any body and
they will not keep themselves. If
any boy who happens to read this
answer to the description, let him take
look at him self and do what his
c nscience says is the best to do.
"A facetious farmer the other day
remarked: we have a soft snap
nowadays It's a good deal differ
ent from twenty years ago. Now we
have our mail brought to our doors,
we can telephone all over the country
and we soon won't have to come to
town. The only thing we really need
is electric lights so we can pillow by
night And a bystander remarked
that the proper thing to do is to buy
a dynamo and a tread mill, string a
few globes along the barbed wire
fence and the clothes line and put the
cows in the tread mills, and perfec-
tiou will be realized
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-25
Southern Measurements.

'How far is it to the next house, my
friendE'
Bout six acres''
swell how much is that"
81 haint never counted it,
"Where are you from anyhow"
well, sir, l lives bout task an a
half from whar we're standin at."-At-
lanta Constitution.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-25
CLOVER WITH OATS OR BARLEY
Experimental Station Furnishes Some
Valuable Information to Farmers.


First method Cutting the oats
for hay Prepare the land thorough
" and seed with oats. timothy and
clover in the usual manner. When
the oats are coming into the milk
stage. cut the crop for hay and cure
in the cook. In this way the oat crop
Is removed from the field two or three
weeks earlier than usual, leaving to
the young clover and grass plants all
Of the available sunshine and moist
ure. In favorable seasons consider
able pasture or small crop Of hay
may be secured the same season. Dat
hay is excellent for dairy COWS, horses
and young stock generally It cures
nicely in the cock and makes dust
free hay
Second Method. Pasturing the
green crop. Prepare the field aud
; ted a. above mentioned When the
young oat plants are eight or ten
inches high, turn stock into the field
to pasture thereon The cattle Will
eat oil the cats. and iii doing - let
the light aud moisture reach the
young grass and clover plants. which
grow rapidly under the favorable con-
4 tions prevailing. Stock should not
81 turned into tbe field ga rainy DAY +,
go Immediately after rains while the
ground i SOFT L is true the stock
af
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-25
B. Pres.on. Pressonville. Kansas.

B. Presson, Pressonville. Kansas.
writes: Nothing like Foley : Hoaev
and Tar i the univ ersal verdict Of
all who have used it, Especially has
this been true Of coughs accompany
ing IA grippe. Not single bottle
failed ia Give relief. Hatch Bros. ),
and J I. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-25
who the Bearded Woman Was.

I'VE made a bet" explained the Wis
itor at the dime museum to the girl
ticket seller, who had a suggestion of
hair on her lip. and we want you to
settle It. Is the bearded lady your
mother or your aunt?"
You are both wrong" said the girl
quietly. shes my father. kansas
City Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-25
Warm Times.

when Saturn rolled across the sky
ii chariot, where was the SUM-" in
quired the boarder who reads mythol-
ogy.
Il guess the sun was scorchlng," grin
ned the boarder who made three CEN
turtles last summer.-Chicago News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-25
Why They anarreIed.

Mr. Meddergrass-Hi Siocum an Bill
Hocorn amt speakin now.
Mrs. Meddergrass-Do tell! What's
up!
Mr. Meddergrass-H claims his TIL
mometer averages ten degrees lower'n
Bills in winter an - degrees higher
In summer Baltimore American.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-25
For Sale

I have seventy five bushels OF good
timothy seed for sale in quantities to
suit purchaser. This seed IS OF last
seasons crop and warranted to be OF
the best. Inquire at the Powers farm
near North Andoyer. Wis.
DAVID POWERS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-25

and cheerfulness soon
disappear when the kid
neys are out Of order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that It is not uncommon
for a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. Ifthe child urin-
afec tho often ff the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-25
How she Aenuired Them.

what a clear, melodious voice that
young woman has, exclaimed the adj
miring youth.
Yes" answered Miss Cayenne
and what an air of queenly author
ityn
Yes Both voice and manner are
easily accounted for She was once a
telephone operator in the nsain Office"
Washington Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-25
More Rad Luck

People are always giving me too
much change hv mistake"
"Wen, doesn't that make you cheer
full"
no; I'm So blamed honest that |
have TO give it back Chicago Rec
ord.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-25
OF'GW3R'nGny
FOF-GaF-E4sed.

The liability 70 disease IS greatly
iesseaed when the blood is III good con-
diiiou, and the circulation healthy and
vigorous For then all refuse matter
is promptly carried out Of the system /;
otherwise it would rapidly accumulate
fermentation would take place. the
blood become polluted and the oanSti-
tatiou So weakened that simple
malady might result seriously
A healthy, active circulation means
good digestion and strong healthy
nerves
As blood purifier and tonic S. 5. S.
has no equal tits the safest and best
remedy ter old people and children
because 1t contains no minerals, but IS
made exclusively Of roots and herbs
No other icneiv SO thoroughly and
efieCtuallv cleanses the blood 81 i'm
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-25
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind. dis
courages and lessons ambition; beauty. yigor
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-25

urine scalds the flesh or If. when the child
reaches an age when II should be able to
control the passage, II is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting. depend upon it. the cause Of
the difficulty IS kidney trouble. and the first
step should be towards the treatment Of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to a diseased condition Of the
kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as
most people suppose.
Women as we'll as men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble.
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect Of
Swamp-ROOt is soon realized. 1t is sold
BY druggists. in fifty e.
cent and one dollar rs TT g.: *
Sizes You may have 81 FL u 5 Z. = =
sample bottle By mail LII L-.-sss ~
free. also pamphlet tell Home Of swamp Root.
ing all about II, including many Of the
thousands Of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing Or. Kilrner
& Co.. Binghamton. N. r.. be sure and
mention this paper.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-25

BY druggists, in fifty
cent and one dollar
sizes. You may have a
sample bottle By mail
free also rarr1r,t. lef tell-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-25

ASttA- Il NatCN per ititittlNtA ia llduuNE
OF blood and skin troubles
Mr.. i. +. Kelly. OF Urbsna O.. writes
= had Eczema ON my hands and face for
five years. II would break olt In little
" hlte pustuleS. crUsts would form and
drop of, leaving the skin red and iuAam-
ed The doctors did me no good. 1 .Ised
all the medIc4ted soaps ami sa}ves without
benefit :. :. s. cured ml. and my skin
Is as clear and smooth IS any ones
Mrs. Henry SieEfued, OF Cape May. n.
J., says that tNeuty-oue bottles ot 5. :. $.
cured her cf Cancer OF the breast. Doc
tors ana friends thought her case hope
less
Richard T Gardner. Florence. S. O..
suffered Ter years with Boils. Two bot
ties II 5. 5. IS. gut his blood in good con-
diuon and the BcIis disappeared.
Send i1r oar ftee book aud write
our physicians about Your case.
Medical a3yic@ free
HE S6IFT sPE-IFiC CO. ALBANIA. ca