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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-18
DON'T GET MORBID.
1t Is Not a Difficult Matter to THINK
Yourself to Death

1t Is Not a Difficult Matter to Think
Yourself to Death
Thousands of people actually think
themselves to death every year by al
lowing their minds to dwell on morbid
subjects
AS a rule. the thought that kills re-
lates to something the individual
breads more than anything else in the
world. There is the germ of fatal
thought in ninety-nine persons in every
hundred, and the exception is only
proof against the thought disease by
having been inoculated with the lymph
of optimism or philosophy.
The idea that one has some incipient
disease in ones system, the thought of
financial ruin, that one is getting on in
life without improving prospects-any
of them or thousand similar
thoughts may carry healthy man to
a premature grave. A melancholy
thought that fixes itself upon ones
mind needs as much "doctoring" as
physical disease 1t needs to be erad1-
Gated from the mind or it will have
just the same result as a neglected
disease would have. The thought dis
ease sometimes cures itself after run
ming it's course; SO does smallpox. But
who would settle down to suffer from
smallpox and chance recovery, as thou
sands Of foolish persons settle down to
let the thought disease, which has at
tackled them, do it's worst?
Every melancholy thought every
morbid notion and every nagging wor-
ry should be resisted to the utmost,
and the patient should be physicked by
cheerful thoughts, of which there is a
store in every ones possession, bright
panions-cheaper than drugs and
pleasanter.
There have occurred scores of dozens
Of cases where healthy persons have
thought themselves into having tumors
and cancers-cases which admit of no
doubt whatever that the diseases re
suited from constant morbid fear.
There might possibly be fewer cases
of cancer if some great doctors could
assure the world that it is not hered-
itary disease, but morbid minded per-
sons on hearing that there is cancer in
their families generally do the very
worst thing they can do under the cir
cumstances = they conceive an awful
dread that they will be afflicted with
it. They dwell upon the fear constantly,
and every trif1ing ailment which trou-
bles them is at first mistaken for the
premonitory symptoms of cancer.
The morbid condition Of mind pro-
duces a morbid condition of body, and
if the disease does happen to be in the
system it receives every encourage
ment to develop.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-18
A Persian Dinner.

A traveller in Persia thus describes
dinner served in the household Of a
wealthy Persian: ''The chief dish con-
sists of a fowl boiled to rags, surround
ed by toothsome mass of rice, hard
boiled eggs, fried onions, almonds and
raisins. There is ShiraZ wine, clear,
golden red liquid that has Travelled
over the mountain passes on muleback
in huge glass carboy. Among the
dessert mamma has conspicuous place.
This delicacy is somewhat akin to
nOugat; it is studded with walnuts and
almonds and is jaw sticking to the
last degree. Like the mango, it is best
eaten in private. for it renders the mas
ticator speechless. 1t is made Of gum
that exudes from a tree and is said to
be engendered by a worm" Chicago
News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-18
Great Northern Railway Popular Home
seekers and Settlers Excursions

One way colonist excursion tick
cts will be sold daily during Septem-
Der and October, from ST Paul.
Minneapolis, Duluth and West Sup
erior to Eastern Montana, $500;
Helena, Butt, Kalispell, $4,000; East
ern Washington, British Columbia,
$500.
To Montana Points the rates from
Chicago are $1,000 higher, and to
Idaho and Washington Points $8.O 90
higher than above rates.
Round-trip homeseekers' excur-
sion tickets, good 81 days, to points
in Minnesota, the Dakotas, Mon
tana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon,
Manitoba and British Columbia will
be sold August 18th, September End
and 10th, October 18th and Dist, at
one fare plus $500 for the round
trip.
Tickets are good on all trains, in
Guiding the Great Northern Flyer
and are available for stop-overs en-
route, affording the homeseeker and
prospective settler most favorable
opportunity to investigate the many
afforded in the great North West.
Detailed information, with illus
tratedIpamphlets containing full des-
cription of land, climate, crops,
rates, ETC., will be furnished on per-
sonal or written application by any
agent of the Great Northern Rail
way, or by Max Bass, G.. |. A., 22O
So. Clark St., Chicago, ILL.,, or F. |.
Whitney, G.. P. & I. A., ST. Paul,
MINI.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-18
Notice of Special Town Meeting

Whereas a petition signed by more
than twelve qualified electors of the
town of Lancaster has been filed in
the office of the town clerk of the
town of Lancaster, requesting that
a special town meeting be called to
vote an additional tax for the pur-
pose of building and repairing bridg-
es in said town of Lancaster.
Notice is hereby given that there
will be special town meeting of
the electors of the town of Lancas-
ter held in the City hall of the city
of Lancaster on Monday, Sept. %,
1902, at 2 o'clock p. m, for the pur-
pose of voting an additional tax on
the taxable property of said town
for the purpose of building and re-
pairing bridges in said town.
Dated Lancaster, Wis, Sept. 6, 1902.
DAwALD GARNER, Town Clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-18
Fertile Cuha.

In Cuba cabbages frequently weigh
as much as twenty pounds. All vege-
tables do we'll. Radishes may be eaten
from fourteen to eighteen days after
sowing, lettuce in five weeks after
sowing, while corn produces three
crops per year. Sweet potatoes are
perpetual. The natives dig up tho
tubers, cut them off and GIANT the Oil
vines, which produce a sew crop il
three months. All sorts - rlit ho:ti-
cultural and greenhoule plants and
dubious stock are also grown.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-18
Official Notice.

To members of the Southwestern
Mutual Fire Insurance Company of
Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconv
sin. The directors of the aforesaid
Insurance Company have this day
made and levied an assessment of
two mills upon the proportionate
amount of insurance of the said
Company at the rate therein classi-
fed, and payable within sixty days
from date of this notice.
Lancaster, Wis, Sept. 2, 1902.
T. M. Young, Sec.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-18

Says it is God-Send.- "My kid
neys were so diseased that could not
sit up or lie down. I saw your adver-
tisement and was cured with box OF
Dr.Gossom' sKidney and Bladder Cure.
They are God send. Jack Home
Shell Rock, Iowa SO cents a box at Jos.
T. Benefits.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-18
Prom Hot to Gold.

Dysentery is prevalent everywhere
in summer and is due to miasmatic
poisons, aud begins abruptly with in
fiammation of the mucous lining of the
large bowel. In America the disease
is common, but properly treated does
not result as seriously as in the trop-
les. Perry Davis Painkiller is the best
known remedy and the most efficacious
in the treatment of dysentery.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-18
Jacob Scott, a prominent young

Jacob Scott, a prominent young
Holstein fancier of Watterstown,
took in the fair last week. Mr..
Scott finds time to sandwich little
politics into his business and will be
heard of at no distant day in Repub-
lican circles.
"A preacher administered re-
buke recently to a member Of his
flock who had the reputation of TAX
ing little booze when he feels like
it. The preacher meeting the
brother and getting on the wind
ward side of his breath said: my
brother, you may look like a Chris
tian, and act like a Christian but
your breath smells like hell"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-18
Dampening His = dor.

Desperate Suitor-Sir, lave reache9
that stage where can 70 longer live
without your daughter.
Heartless Parent-Well, | don't con-
slider suicide a crime. young man, but
you mustn't hang around here.-Chi-
C8pO News
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-18
A Paradox.

Belle-What d lovely bulldog!
Mani think he's horrid looking.
Belle-Oh. but bulldogs aren't Lovely
unless they're horrid looking.-Detroit
Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-18

Not pound of all the coal burned in
Sv itzerland is dug within the borders
Of that country.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-18
For Sale or Rent.

Residence property in first ward.
Possesses all modern conveniences.
Inquire of RoBT. SCOTT.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-18

CARTHEW & Churchill have de-
sirable residence and building lots for
sale. some that must be sold at once.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-18

IF YOU want some good business
or living rooms call on Ed. H. Hyde.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-18
w. E. SHIMMIN, LON WAYNE.
Atty. at Law & Real Estate Agent.
Real Estate Agent.
Bargains! Bargains!

We now have just what you
want, improved farms in Virginia
Sc to $50 per acre, two crops a
year, and the best climate in the
world.
Improved and wild land in S.
Dakota ct SIS to $50 per acle.
Northern Wisconsin land at
your own price.
We also have a few Grant
county farms that are cheap at
the prices asked considering i'm
provements, location and quality.
Also loans negotiated on real
estate.
Fire, Hail and Tornado in
surance written in good reliable
companies.
For further information call
upon or write,
SHIMMIN e WAYNE,
Lancaster, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-18

makes childbirth easy by preparing the
system for parturition and thus shortening
labor. The painful ordeal is robbed of its
terrors, and the danger lessened to both
mother and child; the time of confinement
is shortened, the mother rested, and child
fully developed, strong and healthy.
Morning sickness, or nausea arising
from pregnancy, is prevented by its use
AS pregnancy advances, the breasts en-
large, become swollen and hard. Long
before the child is born, they are prepar-
ing for the secretion of milk. It is import
ant that they receive early attention.
Mothers Friend softens the skin and
facilitates the secretion of Life Fluid.
Undeveloped breasts, hard-caked shortly
after delivery, are the result of nom
treatment, and likely to eliminate in
Mammary Abscess, from which so many
suffer excruciating pain and are left with
these organs permanently impaired.
Softness, pliability and expansion are given to
the muscles and sinews thus bringing comfort
and causing easy issue of the child. Try it.
OF druggists $I.oo. Our book motherhood" free
THE BRAoFIELD REGULATOR CO.. ATLANTA. GA.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-18

INTERVIEWED Grape Wine
cents a glass at Lathrops or sold by
the gallon.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-18

IF you think of buying city proper
ty call on Carthew & Churchill.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-06
Continued next weekD
$685., 900 TO HIS EMPLOYEES.
[. Plerpont Morean's New Years

New York Herald: Employees in the Of
flee of j. p. Morgan & Co We're made
Supremacy happy yesterday by the record
breaking act of generosity of Mr. Nor
gam Every man in his employ received a
New Years gift of exactly 100 per cent of
his salary. Many were the expressions
heard of good will and kindly feeling
toward Mr.. Morgan as a result of his
munitcence At Christmas the clerks and
employees generally expected that the firm
would follow its usual custom and give q
bonus at the end of the year, but none
expected a distribution SO liberal as that
made yesterday.
From the office boy to the specialist in
bonds and the heads of departments, a
check was given equal to his entire years
salary. That is TO say, the bond expert
or loan clerk who received a yearly salary
of $4,000, received from Mr.. Morgan yes
terday Il check for $4,000 The little Of
flee boy, who begins his Wall street ca
reer at $40 month, was made happy with
IA check for $3.50.
This is the largest distribution of profits
ever given by a financial house In the his
tory of Wall street
When the estimates of the various
Christmas gifts We're made shortly before
Christmas, it was said that j. p. Nor
gan & Co. would distribute about 100000
among their employees. This estimate was
far too little, 1t is now admitted, and the
amount they will give as a bonus to their
clerks is nearer $3.50, 900.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-06
AGAINST LARGER LEVY.
House Defeats Measure to Increase
University Building Fund.

'''S
lies Moines la March The house
expressed its elsapproval of largely in
creased ev.es ioi The educational in
stit,Iiinns by defeating The bin to in-
crease ,lle BUILDING fund levy of the
s,at,, university al lows city from one
tenth 10 onesfourtl of 4 mill 10: u five
wear period The bin WIS voted down
latter prolonged debate ana numerous
Efforts 90 amend The vote was AZ
ayes. u NAYS. with f6 abscmtess. An ef-
fort 10 reconsider the bill win be made
and The supporters Of The bill believe
they cam draw enough support from
sth,. ;,l,s.lltees 10 slye them a constitu-
tionAl rnaiofity.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-06
MARSHALL TOWN FIRE.
Half Block in Heart OF City
Destroyed--- Several Per-
sons are Injured.


MarshaIiown Ia. March g. Fire
this morning destroyed q half block OF
buildings in the heart Of the city en-
taiing a loss of 10000 and resulting in
injuries TO several guests and em
lloyes OF the fremont hotel. The in
jlrcd are:
l.nlu stephens, waitress. serious.
Mrs. BESSIE Madden. waitress.
birdie Myers, waitress.
j. III. Jayne. landlord.
Jacob IlunlSle, cook, serious.
George g. Steffe, Chicago.
Forty guests OF tho hotel had but Mt
tie time to escape, MS the flames spread
rapidly, cutting off avenues of escape.
The screams of the girls aroused the
guests many of whom jumped from the
first h@ur balcony Ia the pavement in
thernsht clothes. The three injured
girls jumped from the third story.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-06
The Force Of Vibration.

indianapolis News: What force
least expected does the greatest dam
age to .buildings?" a News representa-
tive asked n we'll known architect.
ut is difficult TO tell, but / will ven-
ture TO say that you would never eX-
pect violin playing to injure the walls
of a building. Yet that is certainly the
case There have been instances when
the walls of stone and brick structures
have been seriously impaired by the
vibrations from a violin. OF course
these cases are unusual, but the facts
are established. The vibrations of a
violin are something terrible i'm their
unseen, unbound force. and when they
come in contact with regularity they
bear their influence upon structures of
stone, brick or iron. OF course 1T takes
continuous playing for many years to
loosen masonry or to make iron brittle,
but that result is obtained. In the
great Masonic Temple i'm Chicago I
have thought of what the result might
be ii a man would stand on the first
floor at the bottom of the nineteen
story light we'll, and play there cons
tinuously. The result could be more
easily seen there than almost any place
else, because the vibration gathers
force as it sweeps upward. A man can
feel the vibrations of violin on an
ironclad ocean vessel, and at the same
time be unable to hear the music. 1t
is the regularity of the vibration which
means so much. Like the constant
dripping. of water wearing away
stone, the incessant vibration of the
violin makes its way to the walls, and
attacks their solidty."
But why doesn't this vibration af-
feet the player?"
Because a man is flexible object.
lie can give way to motion and resume
his place again. frame building
would not be damaged by vibration,
because the timbers are flexible But it
is different with masonry
You may have noticed that a dog
crossing the room will shake the entire
building no matter how small the dog.
! A dog can shake a suspension bridge.
! There are some great and valuable
| bridges which dogs are never allowed
to cross. except when carried. You
see, in that case it is the regularity Of
the vibration that is so powerful. The
dogs movement is a fixed and positive
| institution. The first step on the bridge
+, is not noticed so much, but every step
comes just alike, at the same interval,
and with the same firmness. The force
| gathers momentum, and each step
makes the bridge sway more. But
| there is another way that 1t may per-
haps be illustrated better. AS YOU sit
| there raise one foot partially on tip
toe. That's 1T. Now work your knee
| up and down rapidly and regularly.
| See how everything in the room rattles
and the floor shakes? That illustrates
the dog steps power better than any,
thing else. You and I and all our
| friends could not jump UP and down
| In this room and shake the floor as you
| have just shaken 1t while sitting down
Y and using the force of only one leg. 1t
S the regularity of the vibration which
| y powerful"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-06
IOWA r. OF L.
Officers of State Organization In
Conference In Dos Moinca.

lDes Moines, Ia March the Of
1cers of the iowa state Federation of
Labor are in conference today meeting
at the capitol this afternoon. The dele
gates To the convention of miners of
the Thirteenth district. United Miners
of America. are holding Il convention
aiui tomorrow representatives of The
iWo organizations will get together In
am effort tn agree on a basis for alilil-
iating the Mime Workers With the Fed
Grafton Of Labor. From Sioux city
there arc present a, L. IIoleierl deputy
commissioner @f labor: j. H. Strict,
secretary and treasurer OF the state.
fetieratoll S. L.. Stocl<nan chairman
OF The executive board. and Rev t. H.
III. Holman. The legislative commit
tee, j. II Stewart. III. T.. Ilrasey and
j. g. Iyrum all of I)es Moines, arc
here. Indications today are that the
agreement for anliliation Will be made
The delegates say that il this arrange
meat is perfected 1t will assure tn
Iowa one of the strongest llhol or
gaiiizatinns IA TIL" country. 1t Will i'm
clae above 5000 members. Represent
ing all industrial and mining organiza-
lions. Representatives members of the
railroad organizations also regard ia
voral1lY the idea OF uniting their forces
With those OF the new feder,tion
-. w. lodei.clS of Chicago, general
"rgauiizcl for the lnarhinStS and bus
mess agent for distiicts seven and
eight. VIII be i'm Sioux City Thursday
to lock altol the business of the or.
ganization and arrange for a confer-
ence With the railroads of the midland
sdistrict
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-06

for months after, and at the time I
thought death was a welcome relief;
but before my last child was born q
good neighbor advised Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and
used that, together with your Pills
and Sanative Wash for four months
before the child's birth sit brought
me wonderful relief. / hardly had an
ache or pain, and when the child was
ten days old / left my bed strong in
health. Every spring and fall ] now take
abottle of Lydia IL. Pinl1ham'sV Veg.
ctable Compound and find it keeps
me in continual excellent health" y
Mrs. j. III. HAsKINs, 324s Indiana Ave-,
Chicago, Ill: - $4,000 forfeit II aboue testimo.
niai is not genuine.
Care and careful counsel is
what the cxpcctanta and would-be
mother needs, and this counsel
she can secure without cost by
writing to Mrs. Pinkham at
Lynn, Mass.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-06
FOR AUDITORIUM.
Commercial Club Declares for
Erection Of One This
Year.

AT the meeting Of the directory OF The
SioflN City Commercial club a lnani-
NOUS Vote Of the directors declared in
favor of an auditorium Tor Sioux City
The entertainments committee, of which
Howard :. Baker is chairman, Will
meet Friday evening TO arrange for n
banquet To be held later in the month
at which the entire membership of the
club win be expected. AT this banquet
NAYS and means for the construction
of the auditorium will he topic of dis
cllsSioli,
The directors corrected the Minutes
Of the meeting of February "A, so as to
put tho directory Of the club on record
rs faNorilg the amended TAYLOR bill for
control of the walerwarlSs. referred at
that time To the committee ON legisa-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-06
TREATMENT FOR LocKJAW.
Tetanus Anti-Toxin Injected Into the
Thick MuscIes of Mans Back.

Ne" ! orA Mofiu' ifehtoh-ihe man
ner In which former councilman Wlillam
Chumar was saved from death by lockjaw
will attract the attention of the medical
.,uo.ea.,,a al, $50. 80 oo,,,trv pa ,,,s
=. - ...-
given sixty CUBIC centimetres OF tetahus
anti-toxin, fifteen centimetres at an in
lection. The serum was injected into the
thick muscles of the back 1t is claimed
that this treatment is new and is better
than that of the new Paris method. A
queer feature of the case is that a broken
tooth figures largely in the cure.
MIR. Chumar cut his finger three weeks
ago while moving piano at his home,
and tetanus germs were noticed He suf-
fcred much pain, his jaws locked firmly,
and spasms began. He was taken to ST.
Francis hospital and grew worse, and the
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-06
GREGoRY<s:ss
Seeds SID % %ss eiSSssles
rants Send for free catalogue. vTNfS20 I
|. II. GREG0RY& son, Marblehead, Mass.
Protection.

indianapolis Sun: Once upon time
@ masher got gay with lady and a
policeman knocked him down.
"Why do you interest yourself in this
particular case?" asked a bystander.
You have seen hundreds Of such in
cidents heretofore yet never consid-
cred it your business to interfere. Why
is it thus?"
Because" said the policeman, as he
spurned the fallen masher with.
foot, that's my sweetheart he in
suited
1t is to be greatly deplored that life's
conditions make it impossible for ev-
cry woman to become a policeman's
sweetheart.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-06

Thought the Editor Was Lazy.
The Editor: AT the Wador-Astoria the
other evening good story was told of a
western newspaper owner who was at
the hotel recently. lie made his money
as Il miner, and when he purchased the
newspaper to aid him in his political as
pirations he was by no means thoroughly
familiar with the inner workings of u
newspaper office. After the paper had
been his for about week he discharged
the exchange editor. There was con-
sternation in the office. as the man was
faithful and efficient person, and the
managing editor went 10 protest why,
think he's lazy. said ,he new prcprie-
Tor. He is doing nothing but reading
the newspaper every limo pass his Of
fec"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-06
ExCuSe d.

Detroit Free Press: Lawyer-Do you
know anything about this mans private
live?
Witness-No, sir.
Lawyer-But haven't you been associ-
ated with him In business?
Witness-Not in the way YOU mean. I
was one of the directors in the bank Of
which he was teller.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-06
3. r. CARROLL COMES OUT.
He Announces His Candidacy for
State Auditor.

Ottunwa Ia, March 3.-The Courier
today makes authorized announcement
of the candidacy of ex-senator b. F.
Carroll of Bloomfield, Davis county, for
the republican nomination for the Of
flee of auditor of state. 1t is believed
ex-senator Carroll Will make strong
candidate. In the Cummins and anti
Cummins contest Of last summer he,
took Il neutral attitude. and 1t Is en-
derstood he enters the contest With the
assurances OF undivided support from
southern Iowa.