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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-05-30
Agile.

Oldhand-Got an automobile, have
you? Strange / never see you on the
road.
B. Ginner-That's because as soon as
I land there l pick myself up and
scramble back into the machine.-Phil-
adelphia Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-05-30

''He was standing in front of that big
French mirror and tackled himself for
q r"-Baltimore News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-05-30
From Force of Habit.

ssAbsent minded? l should say he is!
He did something this morning that
broke the record"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-05-30

PHYSICIANS. z. HASSEL, M. D.
Office over the Meyer-Showalter bank,
Lancaster, wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-05-30

PLY SICIAN-JoHN A. GAULT
Office over Hatch Bros drug store. Phone
No 81 office, and % residence. Residence
corner Pine and Madison Streets,
Lancaster, Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-05-30

PHYSICIANS. w. DooLITTLE, M. D.
Special attention given to diseases of
women and children. Office over Benefits
drug store. Phone So
Lancaster, Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-05-30

DIR. JOHN H. REED-DENTIST.
Office corner jefferson and Maple Streets,
Lancaster, Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-05-30

PHYSICIAN-WILsoN CUNNINGHAM, M. D.
Late resident Physician and Surgeon
Mercy Hospital Chicago. ONCE and Hospi-
tai in Bayley Block
Platteviilf, Wisconsin
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-05-30

DIR. G. G. MARLOW-DENTIsT.
Office over Baxter s. Diapers store. rele-
phOne-off1ce No. 81, Residence No 90.
Lancaster, Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-05-30

DIR. G. s. MOORE-DENTIsT.
Office over Hatch Bros,
lancaster. Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-05-30

ism, but yo' has
been so busy
rentin' post office
boxes an wear
in dimun pins
an bettin' on
race bosses dat
yo' haven't look
ed into it VERY
fur.
"Hypnotism is
one pusson con-
trollin' another
by lookin' into
his eyes. Fur in
8 t a n C e, Way
down Bebee cum
ober to my cabin
last night to bor-
row So. l felt it
in my bones as
soon as he knock
ed on Gle doah.
Brudder Be be e
belongs to my
church, but he's
on ohcopt mind
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-05-30
BROTHER
GARDNER
He Lectures on HypnoffSrs and
TeIepafby.

"M ZIP Y frens," said Brother Gard
NA ner as he rose up in Para
1WG disc hall and motioned to
Brother Giveadam Jones
to lower a window, "dar was time in
my life when if l went out in de
mawnin' an found a cow tract in my
back yard was surprised. Tonight
if | should be told dat Mark Hannah
had opened communicashun wild de
people Of de planet Mars an had
token O contract to build a trolley line
for lem up dar, should almost take it
as a matter of co'se.
'De world has been gwine ahead
till nuthin' kin amaze us any mo-. 1t
won't be five vars longer befo' we be-
come as familiar wild de occult as we
am wild reform politics, an dat asser-
ton brings me to de subjeck Of my
lecture.
'I reckon dat mos Of yo' have heard
mo- or less bout de matter of hypnot-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-28
Faster Than Light.


Two years ago new star blazed out in
the constellation Perseus. Such new stars
are by no means rare. but this was so
great and varied in brilliancy so rapidly
that it was specially noteworthy Soon
after the outburst that made the star so
around the nucleus. gradually, as seen by
a nebula. and this nebula spread outward
around the nucleus. gradually as. seen by
the naked eye. because of the stars great
distance. but really with immense speed.
In fact it has been calculated that this
speed was SO great that it seems impossi-
BILE that the spread of the nebula could
have been due to the motion of ordinary
matter at all. 1t has been suggested that
the apparent motion was really only a pro-
gressive illumination Of the nebulous mat
ter by light from the exploded star But
Professor Simon Newcomb calculates that
even this will not account for the motion,
for 1t was at least ten times that of light
We have thus actually observed a mo-
ton In the heavens that vastly exceeds any
other that we have ever heard Of, whether
it be Of projected matter or Of ether waves
What 1t is we cannot at present even con-
lecture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-28
rubbish Sale. Z"
qFrom the Brooklyn Eagle.

W roiu brooklyn Eagle.
Two young women who were moving to
newer quarters from a boarding house
where they had liver for some time de-
cided to dispose of their accumulations in
the shape of bric-a-brac and odds and ends
by rubbish SALE as they styled it in
the boarding house. And right good
jolly time everybody had at the sale while
bargains were decidedly the order of the
day. Every woman present, and there was
a good sized group, played auctioneer in
turn and the bidding spirited and
exciting as if dollars instead of a few
cents were asked for the different articles.
Posters, vases, picture frames, fancy bits
of china and pottery that would require
too careful packing if they were to be
transported to the new quarters We're dis
posed of for a nickel a dime. while bits
of drapery, embroidered linens and the like
went equally cheap. The rubbish sale"
was away ahead of the customary method
of disposing of discarded articles by calling
in the Italian junk cart. driver and having
a quarter of an hours haggling, with the
final announcement, "Giva fva centa for
the lot" or words to that effect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-28
OFFICERS ELECTED
Inc annual Meeting Of Woman's In
terdenominational Union


AT the afternoon session of the third an.
hual meeting Of the Woman's Interdenom,-
natiohai Union. held yesterday in the First
CONGREGATIONAL Church. officers for the en-
SUING year were elected as follows: Mrs
isaac clark, Congregation. president: Mrs.
l.. roach Methods. first vice president:
Mrs' Hull Baptist. second vice president.
MIS- wilton 1. Atkins. Christian. secretary:
Mrs y. b. Brown. Presbyterian. treasurer.
Inc oeVotlonal exercises which marked
the opening of the afternoon session were
ieo Dy Mrs. Benjamin 8. Plat. following
which paper was read by Mrs. Stacy
Br1ant. on "A Denominational Garden "
Inc reports on Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary Societies were read as follows:
baptist. Mrs. Abbie G.. Baker; Christian,
Mrs d. E. baltimore; Conversational,
home. Mrs Isaac Clark: Conereeationa1
foreign. Mrs G. j. CUMMINGS; Episconal
Mrs aired Williamss Lutheran, Mrs, J. q.
But!er: Methodist, home Mrs. D. b. Street:
Methodist. foreighH Mrs. Frank NJ Bristol:
1erian. foreign. MRS. 81. N. Culbertson;
Southern Presbyterian. Mrs. A. w. Pitzer:
United Brethren. Mrs. w. T. Moore.
Inc sessions of the annual meeting were
presided over by Mrs. c. L. Roach. acting
PRESIDENT. The morning session was de-
voted TO the reading oof reports and ad-
dresses by members of the union, Mrs.
Mary c.. Lands Of Minnesota, conducted
the opening devotfonar exercises and made
q brief address. The reports Of Miss c. e.
Lloyd. secretary. and Mrs. NJ. B. Graves.
treasurer OF the union. were submitted.
Addresses Were 2 delivered during the
morning session as follows: Systematic
Beneicence." Mrs: 8. .. La Fetra; "Mis-
sionary Life INSURANCE." Mrs C. w. Gal
lagher: Waste P1aces-Under the Flag"
Mrs. Teunis 8. Hamlin. and Women Of
India-Their Religions" Mrs. B. H. Brad
ley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-28
Training Backward Children.
From Harper's Bazaar.

rrom harper s bdZar.
Illustrative kindergarten games and light
calisthenics that are for the period of con-
siderable poise. presuppose a certain
amount of training, and come later than
the first simple commonplace acts that con-
situte the elemental athletics of the nur-
sery. Games with balls, bean bags, battle
dore and shuttlecock; with graces, tenpins.
bowls; improvised pastin1es with an old
fashioned croquet set-can all be utilized as
means of physical culture When actual
deformities exist, mechanical appliances
that move the body, stretch it, shake it,
train 1T as occasion requires, are provided
in well-ordered gymnasium or some spe-
cial institution. They are used under the
direction Of the physician who has the child
In charge, prescribed like any other remedy
imprisoned self-devotion can devise hun
dred fascinating sports out of humble
household materials Sticking pegs into the
holes Of cane-seat chair, fastening
clothespins on low line, pounding nails
into the ground with a hammer raking and
hoeing gravel walks, piling up hay, stow
ing away potatoes and other garden yege-
tables caring for animals helping about
the place, all have distinct value as meas
ures to educate the muscles and train the
hands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-28
Joke on Traitors Gate.

Treason and traitor have been words too
commonly In the mouth OF the man in the
street-and in that of his mentors, too, at
times-during recent years. Than treason
no more serious offense against his country
can be laid to mans account. There is
no alternative to a death penalty in the
event of verdict of guilty in such case.
determine such an issue. Traitors Gate, at
the tower. is now only Angerpost pointing
back to scenes in history of our stormy
days, and his majesty's ministers see in the
formidable old memorial of the stern past
an opening for jest. The humor of the
Duke of Devonshire is never very light and
no doubt Mr.. Chamberlain would feel
rather staggered at a remark which his IL
lustrious cOnfrere let fall. They were
steaming down the Thames, and, passing
Traitors Gate, the head Of the house of
Cavendish sportively assured the colonial
secretary: They'll take you through there
some day. Chamberlain" Disraeli stood to
his own generation and to this for the
height of patriotism and loyalty, yet some
one dared to call him a traitor Sir Ed
ward Blount has told the story, been con-
tradicted, reaff1rmed its truth and called
corroborative evidence. The story Is that
at a political dinner party some one, MOTTO
ing that there were thirteen guests at the
chairman's table, cried Wherever there
pointing to DisraeN, who was newly con-
verified from radicalism to toryism that Is
the mani! Excursions and alarms, with
violent throwing into outer darkness of the
offender, followed, and nobody was the
worse for the untoward occurrence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-28
Old-Time Kitchens.
From Harper's Bazaar.

From Harpers Bazaar.
With the best will in the world have dis
covered little about the classical kitchen.
except that it existed. that it probably stood
apart from the house, and that sometimes
it was provided with a chimney. When one
remembers the banquets of AthenaeuS and
Lucullus. or, for that matter, the Sabine
fare of Horace, this chimney might be taken
for granted. But a matter of fact it
must have been long the luxury of the few,
for the chimneyless kitchen survived until
such recent time that today there is still
near Oxford. cooks in the university will
tell you with archaeological pride. an an
Client Kitchen where a circle Of holes round
the roof takes the place of our chimney.
But the old classical cooks had such a
reverence for their art-the "godlike art of
cooking" some Of them called it-that no
doubt they understood how to control the
holes we think so barbarous. Cooks who
could quote Homer and knew Plato by
heart, and who thought the mastery of all
the arts and sciences mere preparatory
course to the study of cookery, never could
have been willing to work in kitchen reek-
ing with smoke like a crofter's cottage
Indeed, one among them went so far as to
declare an architectural training necessary
to the cook, so that he might build his
kitchen to suit himself, and secure the
right amount of light, and avoid being ex-
posed to all the winds that blow, for smoke
he wisely observed. according to which way
dress dinner. And I fancy there are times
when the chef today would be ready to give
up his chimney for the chance of playing
his own architect
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-28
BANQUET FOR BOYS BRIGADE.
Members Of the Local Division Enter
tanned by Col. Beekmau.

The members of the United Boys Brigade
of America who have attended or who as
sisted in the boys meetings that have been
held during the past winter under the
auspices OF the Boys Brigade were royal
ly entertained on Saturday last at ban
Quet given at the Kellar Memorial Church
northeast by Col. Beekman, who has been
In charge of these services. The invitations
were quite unique, and the gathering was
made especially interesting by an informal
responding to toasts, which brought forth
considerable laughter. Lieut. Brown of
Company A, who is the colonel Of the High
School Cadets. responded to the toast,
The ladies', while Sergts. King and Rich
ard and Lieut.. Miles made things interest
ing with their written impromptu" re-
sponses.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Boys Bril-
gade, composed of representatives from the
different churches had in charge the tables
which were neatly decorated, while they
added the necessary social feature to make
such an occasion pleasant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-28
A Practical Argument Against Auto
Numbers.

To the Editor OF The Evening Star:
parmit me to note an occurrence when
came under my observation this morning
as an evidence Of the unrighteousness VI
the proposition to number the automoplies
in the District. While walking along New
York avenue just west OF the * street
market" I heard the honk Of an auto horn
behind, and, turning, saw machine OF
large size coming rapidly westward. carry
ing two men, who might, in a casual glance,
have been taken for gentlemen. They con-
tinued to sound their horn. and thus gave
ample notice to all the nearby world that
they wanted clear right of way. They
got it. The obstreperous public side-stepped
and respected the superior rights of the
machine drvers-all save one young wo-
mon, who was bicycling eastward on the
south side of thefstreet She should prop
erly have alighted from her wheel until
the automobile had passed. But she per-
sisted in riding forward, and actually Ven
tured to cross 9th street, despite the fact
that the horn was squawking hoarsely.
When she was about half way across 9th
street the automobile was swung suddenly
from its westward course to the left and
turned Into 9Th. The young woman escaped
alive. But that was about ALL She fell
heavily to the pavement. and was picked
up by others. She: was lucky to be per-
mitted to avoid a broken bone, after having
road as to ride across a street which an
automobilist might possibly take it into his
head to turn into at high speed.
These men were not going very fast, per-
haps not more than twenty miles an hour.
They went to considerable lengths to avoid
collision, even putting on brakes and tip
ping their machine to the side. Then, per-
haps dreading the effect of the sight of the
foolish girls bruised form, they put on a
tribe more speed and went southwark
without looking around to see what had
happened. They could not have displayed
their tender sensibilities more markedly.
fortunately, their machine bore no num-
per, and they were thus enabled to speed
homeWard without further ANNOYANCE But
suppose their tag had been blazoned in
silver figures on the back of the auto? It
would nave been possible for some intru-
slVe people, who could have had no earthly
connection with the affair. perhaps not
even knowing the name of the Young wo
man who so recklessly defied the inalien-
able rights of the automobiles. to enter
complaint against these inoffensive sports
men: 90 with preponderant evidence. and
no Iair chance at defense 1t might ha va
oeen possible to mulct in the sum of s40
me theSe citizens, who have contributed
80 -, heaVlly 10 the general prosperity by nav
ing SI,ooo or perhaps 1900 for a racing
ildacnine. But. alas, the day is soon to
- ~ Is said, when the machine must
DI numbered. and then the automobilists
WIN pe at the mercy of every offlcious CIT
zen who does not know enough To IooL 49,
o.ne. way when gentleman and a true
epoi lsnian is getting his moneys worth
~ VI costly investment. Certainlv Lot
tn ,e De no system of punishments whioh
VIII discourage this gentle sport of cuttina
corners at full speed n ns
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-28
Pineapple Culture.

From Country Life In America.
No one in the north ever knows what q
pineapple really is until he goes to Florida
and tastes a pineapple that has been thor
oughly ripened on the. plant. The pine
apples OF the northern markets are prac-
ticaliy all one variety, the chief merit OF
which is that you can ship 1t anywhere
What the Ben Davis is to the apple, the
Red Spanish is to the pineapple. Both are
good to sell. but not to eat Even a Red
Spanish. hows,ver, is good when you taste 1t
in the tropics.
The northern visitor to Florida expects to
find all the tropical fruits of better flavor
than anything he has been used to- but I'm
the case OF the pineapple the added sweet
ness is out of all proportion to the others
In fact, ripe pineapple in Florida is de-
licious beyond all expression. The north
erner In Florida discovers tha pineapple
and becomes enthusiastic at onceS He must
go right off and see how they are grown,
and when he sees the first plantation he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-28
MUST KEEP THEIR PLEDGES.
Mrs. Charlotte Smith on the Promises
of Republican Leaders.

Mrs. Charlotte Smith, well known for her
work in behalf of women, is making thor
ough investigation of the condition of af-
fairs in the executive departments, and is
on the warpath with respect to what she re-
CARDS as unkept republican pledges and the
growing Importance of civil service She
was at the Treasury Department today.
She said: II demand that the republican
party leaders fulfill their pledges to the
laborers or there will be lively times ahead
for the G. o. P.
There is to be a meeting of women to
give consideration to the treatment of wo-
men in the government service" she said
to Star reporter. THE placing Of every
thing and everybody under the civil service
has gone so far in the last year as to be
disgusting and unfair. 1t has gone so far
as to absolutely discriminate against the
widows and children of soldiers of. the
country and against soldiers themselves.
Even charwomen are now under the civil
service and a woman who knows the
length of some river or the capital of some
foreign country is preferred to a woman
who has had thirty, forty or fifty years ex-
perience in tidy housekeeping The women
who sew In the mail bag repair shop must
know something of books. regardless of
whether they can take a stitch or know
how to handle a needle. 1t is getting to be
a farce, and I believe that even friends of
civil service will agree with me in this
THE worst feature of this whole thing,
however. is that the republican party has
for years promised to give employment in
the public service as much possible to
soldiers and sailors and their widows and
children. That promise was made in the
republican platform of 1900. Six delegates,
representing the Woman's Industrial and
Patriotic League. attended the convention
in Philadelphia in 1900. We sat up all night
while the committee was revising the plat
form, and we submitted DlankS that vvera
Incorporated in the platform. How Is the
promise to the widows and children of SOL
diers and sailors kept? / know right here
In Washington today Of two worthy women
who are the widows of good soldiers They
can't get on the force of charwomen be-
cause they have no preference over young
girls with little book learning
'Laborers work for less wages for the
government than private corporations.
Charwomen receive IS cents per hour in all
large cities of this country. Charwomen
go twice day to the State, War and Navy
Department when the law specifies that
the service of the charwomen shall be two
hours a day, at a salary of so month,
with thirty days leave of absence
women laborers work in the bureau of
engraving and printing seven hours per day
for $50 month
ing departments Of the government service.
with an enormous increase of business un
paralleled in Its history, with a surplus of
S,5OO,OOO, and the pay of male and female
clerical laborers' $50, $40 and $50 a month.
The treasury. in Capt. Castles division, has
nifty Iaborer' clerks at equally small
wages"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-28
BALDWIN RXONERATED
PUBLISHED INTERVIEW WITH
HIM DECLARED A CAKE"
Col. Mills Reports That the Man Who
.1Gai
Wrote It Has Been Discharged
.Tstf
Result Of His Inquiry.


Secretary Rooti announced today that
Gen. Frank D. Baldwin. commanding the
department Of Colorado at Denver, has
been completely exonerated of the charge
of having made slurring and disparaging
comments on negroes and Filipinos as sol
diers This statement was based on an
oral report made to the Secretary of War
this morning by Col. Mills of the inspector
generals department. who has just con-
Guided a thorough investigation of the sub
ject
From Col. Mills report, well as from
Gen. Baldwins own statement to the Sec
rotary Of War, it appears that the alleged
interview with the latter was fake" and
that no such interview took place. Accord
ing to Col. Mills statement to the Secre-
tary this morning the newspaper which
originally published the interview had been
imposed upon and the man who wrote the
story had been discharged from the paper
in consequence of his conduct in the mat
ter.
1t appears from Col Mills report, how
ever that Gen. Baldwin did have an In
terview when he first arrived at Denver and
that it was to that interview to which he
referred when he subsequently stated that
he was misunderstood If he was interpret
ed as saying anything rejecting upon the
Filipinos or colored soldiers. Col. Mills
report is supported by great many am
davits and testimony.
The officials at the War Department are
very much gratifed at the satisfactory
termination of this scandal and the v1ndi-
cation of Gen. Baldwin. who is an OLD OF
ficer of long and honorable service: Secre-
tary Root said to day that none Of the pa,
pers In the case will be made public until
after Col Mills has submitted MS oiiiciai
report. which will be quite long, as IL IN
cludes a mass of testimony from many
sources. He admitted. however. that the
incident was closed and that there was no o
occasion for further action on the part OIL
the War Department. except Possi ts ~ ~
notify cen Baldwin that his explanation OF
IL matter ,ras entirely satisfactory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-28
Backward" Children.
From Harper's Bazaar.

From Harper's Bazaar.
A backward child who is averse to moving
about will often march with vigor to the
beating of drum or to the shrill notes Of
a fife Even rhythmic clappng Of the hands
will serve to urge onward some sweet little
lazybones. A tin pan beaten by spoon or
a fork, some song blown through a comb
covered with soft paper, will help fix the
wandering attention when the child is learn
ing to walk. A tambourine castanets or
the jingle of sleigh bells may answer the
same purpose. Sometimes a walking ma
chine is necessary, a contrivance on wheels
into which the child is placed. There is
framework to lean upon that supports the
body and gives confidence to the little one
as he moves about within it's protecting
circle. Walking, with all Of US, first de-
mands constant effort of will; then the
process becomes automatic,