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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
CONDUCTORS HONEST RAKEOFF
Takes In Many Coins with Premiums
on Them and Turns Them to
Good Account.

A conductor of Sixth avenue car,
during lull in the ringing of fares,
stood passing coins from one hand
to the other. turning up the date
of each coin as he did so, relates the
New York Times. "There are more
ways of making money than by
knocking down fares" he remarked,
noting the inquiring look on pas
senger's face. ''Any greenhorn can
pocket a dozen nickels in collecting
12O fares in a car built for As pas
sengers, but a man has got to know
something to spot coin that has
a premium value. It's surprising how
many more or less rare coins pass
current without falling into the
hands of some one who knows their
value. This was suggested to me
one day, and | took to studying the
catalogues of dealers in rare coins
and memorizing the dates of those
that are worth more than the prices
stamped on them. Since then have
picked out of the money L have taken
in fares several hundred coins with a
premium value ranging from a few
cents to five dollars, and have re-
deemed them with my own money
and sold them to dealers in coins"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
MARRIAGE MAKES DIFFERENCE
The Timid Wife Is Cherished. But
the Timid Old Maid Is
Laughed AT.

Marriage, indeed, does make a diff
ference to women, and we who are
the old maids might just as well learn,
writes Miss Lille Hamilton French,
in my Old Maids Corner" in
Century. My own first awakening
came when saw my married
sisters calling to their stalwart
young husbands to help them over
some puddles in the road. And what
a fuss they made! When they had
been helped over, they went on and
left me, the youngest, behind. [
called for assistance, too, it seemed
so agreeable to command it. One of
my sisters, her hand still in that of
her husbands, looked back and said:
cts easy. Step on stone and jump"
Then cuddling closer to her husband,
she walked on, not turning again.
[ can remember, too, the wife of
some college professor who had been
asked to meet me when I was perhaps
%. 'Why, thought you were mar
ried," she said to me as we shook
hands. eff I had known you were
single, / never would have worn long
dress" It was her only long dress, l
learned afterward- that was why she
said "a'' and not ''my''-a black silk
dress, by the way, which she had worn
for years, and which she made Glow
neck' for dinner parties by unfasten-
ing the few top buttons. These early
experiences, and my having married
sisters, taught me much. Probably
every other old maid has learned, too,
that timidity and helplessness, for in
stance, so enga ging in wives are con-
sidered ridiculous in spinsters. Is not
timid old maid laughed at the world
over, and is not timid wife cher
iShadC
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
THE SMELLING EXPERT.
Valuable Man in the Perfumery
Line Earns His Living by Fol-
lowing His Nose.

One of the curious trades of New
York is that of the smelling expert,
a man who earns his living literally
by following his nose. He is EN-
ployed by manufacturers of perfu1n-
cry. 1t is his business to judge of the.
character, quality and value of the
materials that go to the making of
perfumes, says the New York Sun.
Much of the perfumery made in this
country is imported from France in
the form of pomatums, and extracted
with alcohol. The smelling expert
Judges the quality of pomatums. An
other and even more remarkable part
of his business is to examine popular
imported perfume, determine from
the smell of what it is made, and en-
able his employer to produce it here.
Like the experts of the distlllers,
who will take any given wine or splr-
it's, and after examination produce a
counterfeit which only conn oisseur
could detect as such, the smelling ex-
pert by means of his unerring nose
makes possible the production here OF
any perfume that it is desired to lml-
tate.
Possessed of so valuable a nose, he
takes the utmost care of it. He does
his best to avoid taking cold, and
guards himself with special care when
the influenza comes round. A single
bad cold may disable his nose for
weeks and throw him out of employ
ment. He avoids also. as far as posi-
BILE, all strong odors, good or bad, to
preserve the delicacy of his olfactories
The profession on the whole is less
Injurious to health than that of the
tea faster or the wine faster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
ANTIPATHIES OF PEOPLE.
Strange Effects of Certain Sensations
and Sights Upon Nervous
Persons.

"Unaccountable," said a physician,
according to the Philadelphia Record,
care the antipathies of some people.
Do you know that have had for pa
tents a dozen men who would faint
on being shut up in room with any
sort of large bird? 4.
''There is certain odd nervous dis
ease which creates an aversion to eggs
so strong an aversion that an egg
placed on the skin of one of the af-
f1icted persons brings on commissions.
"On some highly-organized consti-
buttons .nose-bleed is produced in the
strangest way. The medical books
tell of Chesne, secretary to Francis l.,
who bled at the nose on sight of an
apple, and of Diego Rodriguez Cuban
recently deceased, who would bleed at
the nose whenever he smelt the flower
of the heliotrope.
''The sight of raw fish gives some
people fever. The proximity of cat
gives some a headache. The sight of
b1ood-but this is commentaries
some swoon. The touch of velvet
gives some violent chill.
"These cases I have cited are well
authenticated. They are interesting.
We doctors are always very glad to
come upon them"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
WHAT REAL PROPERTY is.
Pieces of Paper in a Bank Vault or
Deposit Book Are Equal to
Land in Holding.

What a wonderful change has
passed over our entire conception Of
the word property" The writer is
old enough to remember when moth
ing except land and houses was re-
gardedi as true property; but now a
man NAV be a millionaire and own
nothing that he can see, says the Lon
don Spectator. A Few pieces of paper
in a box at his bankers, or better still,
an inscription in book Of which he
knows nothing except that it exists,
constitute him a man rich beyond the
dreams of avarice, and, moreover, a
man who has not to guard his prop
erty, and who can realize (which
the rich men of old could not do-in
half an hour. 1t is a very curious
change, and one the full results of
which we have yet to perceive; but we
suspect that among them will be an
immense increase in the amount of
wealth at the disposal of industry and
enterprise, and an astonishing de
crease in the pei manence of the
wealthy families. 1t is so easy to
spend shares or bonds, and there are
so few to notice whether you spend
them or not. 1t took years to spend
q great landed estate; but a fortune
in bonds may disappear, as many Ger
man families have recently learned, in
a year of unlucky speculation, or in
the early lifetime of one spendthrift
Raiv
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
SPOONER DAY.

Yesterday was a notable one in the
history of the Wisconsin state legisla-
ture and for the Republican party in
this state. At II NJ. the senate and as
sembly met in joint session and elected
John G. Spooner United States Sena-
tor for six years to succeed himself.
This will be Senator Spooner's third
term.
With the exception of six years,
from 1891 to 1897, when VIM. f. Villas
was senator, Spooner has represented
his state in the senate since 1885.
Strange as it may seem his first cleo
ton to the senate came on Jan. 28th'
1885, eighteen years ago and his re-
election came on the same day OF
the month.
John G. Spoo ner was elected to sue
coed Angus Cameron in 1885,. He
served until the democratic landslide
of 1890 when he was defeated by VIM.
f. Villas for senatorship although he
received all the votes of the Republi-
can members. Again in 1893 he was
the choice of the Republican members
in minority and John Mitchell of
Milwaukee was chosen senator. In
1897 he received the entire vote OF the
Republican contingent and was re-
elected to the senate succeeding VIM.
r. Villas.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
JAPANESE FORESIGHT.
Three Thousand Yen Invested for q
Period of $50 Years to Pro-
duce 1,2OS, 411,179.

The Dai-ichi Cingo in 1900 re-
ceived a deposit of 5000 yen which
will remain fixed for $50 years, from
coke, at 4 Minami Shimboricho Nj
chome, Kyobashi-ku, Tokyo. The
bank has contracted to pay the sum
of 1908, 411,179 yen at the end of $50
years, dating from 1900 inclusive, re-
ports the Toxic (Japan) Times: The
father of the depositor was a 'rllisha-
man, and he himself was an iceboy
some 20 years ago. Then his mother
was seriously i'll, and three days be-
fore her death she said that she
would like to eat SODA, which is a
cheap dish, but a luxury for the poor.
He, then only eight years old, pur-
chased some from the sale ! of ice,
and was carrying it home when he
was encountered by his father. He
and his mother were then scolded
for their luxuriousness. His mother
died and he was employed as ali er-
rand boy for the next six years by
IL different masters. Meanwhile the
father and son did not know of each
others whereabouts. 1t was only
by accident that the son read in a
newspaper that his father, who was
named Ki-ichi Abe, was employed by
Mr.. Soichiro Asano. The son
searched for his father, and was
able to find him out again. After
this the son was given place in Mr..
Asano'S establishment. Lately the
father lost a ship Che had become
rich enough to own ship in a
storm. The ship had. been insured
for 5000 yen. The fact of the insur-
ance was unknown to him, for the
policy-holder was the son. But the
father and son settled between them
selves that the money should be de-
posted on behalf of their posterity,
and hence the long term contract.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
BREEDING ARMY HORSES.
England to Establish Immense Stock
Farms in Australia and
Pretoria.

The British authorities have decided
to have immense stud farms here, be-
ginning with horses and afterward ex-
tending the breeding establishments
to cattle, sheep, goats, donkeys and
mules. The first order for brood mares
will be given in this country to the
military authorities, who will sell
them to the civil authorities. Tt is
ascertained that 1000 mares are thus
to be acquired with, of course, stall
lions. After time these will be i'm
ported from good stock, but there is
plenty of blood in the country to make
a beginning, writes Pretoria CORE
spondent of the Pail Mall Gazette.
The mares to be handed over by the
military authorities are mostly ac-
cImatized now. Many of them will
be of the Boer mare breed, a hardy
light little animal which breeds well
and is very useful in the long grass
and stony veldt and kopje-just the
animals, in fact, to carry man
around his farm and bring his produce
to market in quick time over long
distances.
One of the largest breeding estab-
lishments will be- at Standerton. Brit
ish and Australian men versed in
horses are to be appointed, and sew
eral OF these breeding depots, and sew
eral wei -hnown men who have made
the horse a study have already been
appointed to select the mare and stall
lion grounds for the commencement.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
PARROT AT THE TELEPHONE.
The Sound of Loved Ones Voice Sets
the MOclking Bird to Talking
His Best.

Not all parrot stories are pretty,
but here is the prettiest that ever
was told-and fact, too, says the
Boston Transcript. Caddie is the one
of all the family with whom the
parrot really cares to talk, and to
her his confdences and his criticisms
of the various members of the house
hold are ever ready and voluminous.
Silence, long unbroken, had fallen
for days on his corner, and, to tell
the truth, was not unwelcome, alto
gether, considering the satirical
rogue's sneering laughter when out
of sorts as he was during Caddie'S
absence, or when for any reason a
prey to gloomy views of life and it's
mysteries. At last one day Caddie
got back to within telephone range
of home. and called up the bird after
talking with the rest of the family
The moment he heard her gay and
familiar hail the parrot was almost
beside himself, fiuttering about and
rapidly retailing his whole stock of
observations, calls, shrieks, whistles
and nicknames; all the while he eyed
the telephone with that cold air of
suspicion and contempt mixed with
curiosity peculiar to the oblique
glance of the creature, and then pro-
ceeded, followed by the family at
careful distance on the sly, to
rubber" through the various rooms,
up stairs and down, in search of the
real presence of Caddie.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
OLD MAIDS AS LISTENERS.
Patient Souls Into Whose Ears the
Countless Condolences of 9th
ers Are Poured,

The good listeners, on the other
hand, are the old maids to whose
speech nobody pays any attention,
yet to whom everybody talks. writes
Miss Lille Hamilton French. in Cen
fury. And I wonder. considering
how many condolences men have
poured into their ears, and how many
other things men have found to say
about them. that not gentleman
has yet been found good and gener-
Gus enough to pay tribute to this
surprising excellence in spinsters-
an excellence so dear to the mascu-
line mind. How many old-maid
aunts, indeed. have nephews not be-
guiled? How many old-maid sisters
have not opened their ears to the
self-praise of their unsuccessful
at the bar, or in the pulpit, or wher-
ever there was competition among
men?
Patient souls, these old maids, lis
tening Ito each of us as a mother
only listens to her own, and who
have listened SO long that at last
they have the air of never expecting
anyone to pay attention to them.
They venture into speech on their
own account, as timid mice into par
lors, ready on the instant to whisk
about and seek cover again. These,
though, are the old maids for whom
corners are never lacking, so eager
are the very least among men to
assure themselves of a hearing some
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29

There are a many ways to get killed
outright in this bustling busy world.
In fact, we are safe nowhere. Oneyear
with another a man will live just as
long riding on the train every day as
to fool with an old rusty gun that isn't
loaded, or work around farm with a
lot of old plug horses and mules, that
tradition says could not be induced to
run away and kick everything into next
week, under any circumstances. 1t
keeps man lodging to get through
alive, and he frequently lodges the
wrong way at the right time to be
snuffed out
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
STREET CAR BROKERS.
Not in the Classified Trades Direc-
tory, But Dealing in Second
Hand Cars Right Along.

New lines of industry are constant
ly springing up suggested by all
sorts of modern improvements, and it
is hard to keep track of them. There
is the street car broker, for instance,
says the Philadelphia Record. You
probably won't find him classified
under separate heading in the
business directory, but he exists. In
the current issue of a trade journal
devoted to transportation are the adj
vertisements of men who deal in Sec
Ond-hand street cars. One dealer an
nounces "a special bargain lot of
six 40 feet long over all, seating 40
passengers en- cross rattan walk-over
seats, with electric motors in good
shape, and practically new An
other says he has six varieties to
choose from. and from 12 to 20 in a
lot. Still others advertise that they
will either buy or sell secondhand
street cars. This business, accord
ing to one of the officials of the Phil
adelphia Rapid Transit company, is
assuming quite large proportions
Improvements in the rolling stock of
the trolley lines, particularly in the
larger cities. have become so rapid
that within a short time car is out
of date. These cars, which are gen
orally still good for general use,
come in handy for the companies OPP
Grating in the small towns, and that's
where the car broker comes in.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
Railway to RufId Hinge Hotel

It was learned to-day on the best
authority that the plans of the
Pennsylvania railroad for it's new
central station in the heart of Man
haitian include the construction of
huge skyscraper hotel, which will
probably be the biggest of the many
grand hostelries projected in this
city. Four square blocks of city
property owned by the railroad
company are available for this sta
ton hotel, but only two of these will
be utilized.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
MI
sGlT:5lD Special Reduced
El!!sE Excursion Rates
&KIZE1HsKN
Half Rates to the Mardi Grass and
Winter Resorts,

Via the North Western Line On &C
count Of the Mardi Gras at New Or
leans and Mobile, excursion tickets
will be sold February II to %, inclusive
land for trains arriving at Mobile or
New Orleans by noon of February 24),
at one fare for the round trip with
favorable return limits. Excursion
tickets are also on sale daily, at re-
duced rates, to the principal winter re-
resorts in the United States and Mex
ico For full information apply to
ticket agents Chicago & North West
ern R'y. 49-4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29

The report of the life-saving service
shows that there were 388 accidents to
registered vessels in this country last
year. Out of 1924 persons i'll danger
only 10 in all were lost, and the prop
erty loss was about $2,3OO,OOO. There
are 272 life-saving stations, of which
1876 are on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts,
60 on the great lakes and 16 on the Pa
cific coast. The cost of maintaining the
service was $1,650,000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
The shank Cash.

It is said that the shah of Persia has
more hard cash put by than any other
sovereign. In his palace at Teheran
the liking of kings" is supposed to
have a sum estimated at $5O,000,0Oo in
specie.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
THE BEGGARS OF PARIS.
Deputy Plays Detective and Makes
Extraordinary Discoveries
Among Them.

M. Paulian, one of the permanent
secretaries of the chamber of depu-
ties, has carefully studied the word
'paupericulture," invented by Abra-
ham Dreyfus. and has, in various
DISCUSSES, followed the profession of
beggar all over Paris, says a Paris
letter to the New York Times.
According to M. Paulian. the beg
gars of that city make an average of
nearly 20 francs a day. They are di-
vided into district guilds, their cen
trail authority being represented by
two Autographed sheets entitled Sic
Grand Jeu'' and lie Petit Jeu,''
which gives lists and special coun-
sells to subscribers.
Some of these are humorous and
instructive. One rich patron can only
be softened by the plea of no rent
and threatened expulsion. Another
gives no money, but never refuses
clothes. The clergy and pious peo-
pie can be got at with babies await
ing baptism, and young people re
quiring the clothes to make their
first communion. A wealthy repub-
lican, on the other hand, only gives
to those who are sharp enough to
explain that they are the victims of
the cures.
The acknowledged patriarch of the
beggars is a Populo, whose auxiliary
is the former proprietor of an an
archiSt paper. His chief task is to
write clever begging letters or sham
recommendations to influential per-
SOna0eS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29

John D. Rockefeller is willing to pay
81 100000 for new stomach, properly
adjusted to the good things Of earth;
but he couldn't even get our old one
for ten times that amount, if we had to
take his in exchange, with its capacity
limited to skinned milk, crackers, bar
ley water, stale brown bread and grab
am bread.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29

And now it is rumored that Con-
gresham Babcock is booked for defeat
if he strives for another..term, and. that
Gov. LaFollette is to marshal the op-
posing forces. Third district Republi-
cans will likely have something to say
about it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
Gold Dredging in New Zealand.

There are now at work in the rivers
of the middle island of New Zealand
about 24O dredges, each costing from
S25,c00 to $4,000, with the object of
extracting gold from the deposits in
the beds of streams.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
A Great Smoker.

Thirty-one huge and exceedingly
strong Havana cigars is the daily al
lowance of King Carlos, of Portugal
the biggest and the latest of all the
reigning monarchs of the old world.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
American AStrOnOme RS i.

Within 25 years American astrono-
! mers have won as many annual med
ais of the Royal Astronomical soci-
ETY. of England as astronomers of all
other countries, except England, COM
hinp6
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
whom Cigarettes Go Ont.

An anti-cigarette orator predicts
that the cigarette will be extinct in
ten years. And by that time a good
many of the boys who smoke it will be
extinct. too.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29

The difference between a bad cold
and the grip is that when you call in
doctor it's the grip, and when you
don't it's bad cole.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
Watch Your Vitality.

DR.. Gossoms Oxygen Tonic Tablets are
nerve builders. You need not be ashamed
to ask for them; they are just what you
need and are only SOC a box at Benefits.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29

Salt, per. barrel.
Evening journal., 1903-07-18
OLD MAN CHARGED
WITH SERIOUS OFFENSE
Locked Up for Acting I'm
properly Toward a Twelve
year.old Child

Thomas Holmes was arraigned in
City Court this morning on the serious
charge of acting improperly toward a
12-year-old child. William r. Lyman
appeared for the prisoner and asked
for a pOstponement until Wednesday
morning. The court granted the re-
quest, holding the defendant under
$500 bail. The prisoner is about so
years of age.
Lewis Thompson, Amor J. Ward and
Walter Merry were each fined IS and
costs for acting disorderly and fighting
on the street.
Harold Smith. a 1G-year-old boy, was
arraigned on a charge of shooting
Michael Burns. the 7-year-old son of
Patrolman Burns. twice with an air
gun. Smith pleaded guilty and was
fined So and costs.
The case Of Alexander Jabielski, a
Pole, charged with assault and bat
terry, was continued at the request OF
his attorney. Andrew L. SanBcIn, until
Wednesday morning. Stanislaw Sam
low. charged with n like offense, will
receive a hearing on Tuesday morn.
ing.
Giovanni Copra, an Italian, was fineC
81 and costs for allowing a dog TO ruI
at large without a muzzle. and a lik,
inc was Imposed upon Lewis Faulkner
for disorderly conduct.
Evening journal., 1903-07-18
WEATHER FORECAST

The New York Herald forecasts that in
the Middle States and New England to-
day fair weather win prevail, with high
er temperature and light TO fresh variable
winds becoming southerly by the after
noon and increasing in strength, followed
by cloudiness in the lake region and the
western parts Of this section. On Sum
day partly cloudy to fair weather and ris-
ing temperature win prevail with brisk
and fresh southerly winds, followed by
rain and thunder storms in the northern
districts and on Monday fair to partly
cloudy weather and nearly stationary,
followed by falling temperature and local
thunder storms.