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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-13
HOW DOTH THELITTLG BUSY BEE

Art Is Required Ia the Ma nufacture
of Good Honey.
Not ali honey is alike toothSome, any
more than all bread is Of uniformly
excellent quality. 1t depends in both
cases upon the ability Of the maker.
To understand good HON y-making one
must study the very interesting habits
of the bee, as exploited by some of the
most fascinating writer's, that they
have not yet gotten their minds to the
move-on point.
1.-THE best honey is taken when the
asters and goldenrod are in BLOSSOM"
says Mrs. e. S. Starr, an authority on
the subject. Compared with honey
made when these two flowers are
blooming sweet clover honey is very
poor. None is lost, however, since the
honey made from the less desirable
flowers is taken from the bees and kept
for their winter necessities. These pa
tient toilers may know the difference,
but they make NJ expression. Like
good children they eat what is set be-
fore them and neither grum biz nor ask
for more.
Next to the aster and goldenrod
honey is that made in the spring In
many instances the charming spring
flowers make as desirable honey as that
which is slipped late in the summer.
Not that bees are invariably engaged
in making honey! Indeed, that touch
Ing if old-fashioned, rhyme, How doth
the little busy bee improve each shin
ing hour might well be paraphrased
in an up-todate manner. Some of
them are given to stingilg. And here's
an interesting point. One who owns
many swarms and is often stung by
the various members of these swarms
says that only one swarm proves poi
sonous. Members of the others sting
and annoy for the time, but the men,
bers Of this one have poisonous sting
that is truly troublesome. Just why
inhabitants of this hive should be fitted
out with such very active poison IS a
mystery.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-13
farmers Interest in Roads.

It costs the farmers Of the United
States nearly three times more to get
their crops to market than it does the
farmers of Europe on al equal tonnage
of farm products. This is because the
roads Of Europe are three times as good
as the roads of this country on an aver
age The enormous cost Of transport
ing crops to market can be reduced
only by improving the highways over
which they are hauled. The better the
roads the less the cost.-Leavenwort
Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-13

Many corporations and large indus
trial concerns are able to devise checks
and counterchecks to detect suspected
employees, and even skillful bOokkeepers
who have run things" for years have
been entrapped, but when it comes to
applying the money of the people to
purposes in which every taxpayer
should be interested there is not the
same vigilance and care. Until point
is reached when every official doing
work for a municipality is selected
solely for his ability, integrity and
industry, just as employees are picked
out by men who have invested their
own money in business, graft in some
form may be expected to be found in
American cities.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-13
ed-and she didn't know the differ.

ed-and she didn't know the differ.
ence. Not long ago the American po-
lice got into trouble by arresting the
wrong man. He protested his inno-
cense, but they were quite convinced
that they were in the right, until his
twin brother appeared on the scene,
and then they were bound to acknowl-
edge that they had made mistake.
The history of the past furnishes us
with many similar instances. A six
teenth-century couple were SO very
much alike that the nurse and even
their own parents had the greatest
difficulty in distinguishing one from
the other, and, unfortunately for the
twins, the lIl-oness did not stop there.
If one had the toothache, the other
had it, too; if one developed a head
ache, SO did the other; in fact, no mat
ter how one became i'll, the sympathet-
ic brother was soon similarly afflict-
ed. Should enc feel sad, the other
could not be lively, and even If one
went to sleep, the other must needs
have a nap. The chronicler who emu
merates these details of resemblance
quantity adds, "And SO in many other
things"
Fulgosius also records an interesting
resemblance between twin brothers.
They were not particularly alike In
outward appearance, but they were
very much alike in their careers. We
read: "They were born on the same
day, both Of them were preferred to
the Episcopal dignity, the one to the
see of Rhotomage and the other to that
of Noviodunum, on the same day, and
they both died on the same day"
Taken altogether, they had not much
to grumble at.-Golden Penny.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-13

footing. Imagine yourself without re.
aponsibility. What fantastic tricks
your feet might play. You need doubt
less the very load you are carrying.
Under the weight your footing is firm.
you hold up your head as becomes
burden bearer and your eyes are In
front where they ought to be. The
man without a burden is like YES
sci without ballast or keel to hold
it down. His boat pitches and losses
with every turn Of the wind. He Is
lucky if he misses reef and shoal and
wreckage No. No. Our loads are
proper. Let us take a new grip upon
them. And hold up our chins.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-13
RAT CATCHING IN CHICAGO
Has Become of Late Necessary and
Paying Employment.


Paying Employment.
Rat catching in Chicago Of late
years is becoming one of it's necessary
and paying vocations. Hearing that
one of the settlement houses down in
the heart of the city was to be the
scene of operations, we put on short
skirts and proceeded to the spot.
After waiting some time the rat
catcher and his assistant finally APP
peared, and we Immediately rose to
the occasion, and, incidentally to the
table.
From this stronghold we watched
the rat catcher in chief don pair Of
long, heavy felt boots, which he smear
ed plentifully with sc lie thick and
sticky substance. Then he placed him
self in the middle of the floor, caution
ing us not to make sound, while the
assistant turned out all the lights and
opened the doors back and front.
After waiting perhaps five minutes,
though it seemed more like an hour,
we heart a faint squeak and scurry-
ing, then more squeaks and scurrying,
and in the dim light we could see little
black bodies with long tails circling
round and round the man in the>boots
until it seemed as though an army of
them was there. The tapping Of tiny
feet, scratching, rustlings, and the lit
tie thuds of falling bodies made the
air hideous. We drew our dresses
tighter and wondered what was going
to happen next. Suddenly the assist
ant scratched a match and lit the. gas,
and what scene was there. The
chief rat catcher stood like the "Pied
Piper of Hamlin," with scrambling
mass Of charmed rats about his feet.
Quickly the assistant slammed both
doors, and while the little animals
were blinded with the light, the two
men produced each a pair Of long pin
GERS from their pockets and proceeded
to catch the rats by their long, wiry
tails and deposit them in two big
sacks. AS they nipped them up,
squealing and wriggling, We counted
There were just ninety-six.
When the sacks, which were of
leather had been securely tied, we
crawled down from our perch and
asked them what they We're going to
do with their "catch."
"Why," said the man of the boots,
''mebbe We'll skin 'em alive and sell
the pelts"
'What for?''
ooh, fer kids shoes and mits,'' he
replied.
When we ventured to inquire what
he smeared on his boots-not that we
ever wanted to use it-heaven forbid
he answered.:
That's tellin', and we don't tell -
Chicago Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-13
MEN WHO GET UP EARLY.
Some People Begin Daily Work Be-
fore Daylight.

Some People Begin Daily Work Be-
fore Daylight.
/ hates to git up early in the mawn-
Nebber did sech a thing sence l was
bawn;
1 likes to lay my fat ole haid
In de bosom Of great big feather
Oh, hates to git up eal@ in de mawn!
So runs one Of the songs Of the day.
Hearing it sung not long ago, a news
paper malone of that class which
never gets up early if it is possible to
avoid it-conducted an investigation
with the view of ascertaining just how
Ear some people beat the sun every
morning.
He was told that drivers Of milk
wagons frequently start out on their
rounds at midnight 1t is a fact TO
which plenty of affidavits can be OBJ
tanned that truck gardeners who live
at some distance from this city fire.
quently start for market with their
vegetables at Il o'clock at night-be-
fore lots Of people are in bed, Driv-
ers Of butchers wagons generally con-
trive to be on duty by or 4:4O a. m.
that is to say, those who are EN-
ployed by butchers who make early
morning deliveries. The ice men go
them about one hour better-or worse
for they are generally loading their
wagons about or $3.50 a. NJ.
Around a newspaper Office the man
in charge of the circulating depart
ment IS around by 2:30 O'Clock at the
latest. The mailing clerk frequently
sees duty beginning at IL O'Clock and
extending far into the forenoon.-Daily
News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-13
Good Roata Notes.

"The farmers in Michigan are be-
ginning to appreciate the necessity of
good roads," says ex-senator Horatio
S. Earle, who is one Of the heartiest
advocates Of a better condition of
things in respect to rural highways.
The convention of the National
Grange, recently in session at Roches-
ter, N. Y, adopted the following reso-
luton: Whereas, The Government re-
quires as one of the conditions good
country roads before establishing rural
free delivery; therefore be it Resolved,
That the legislative committee Of the
National Grange be requested to try
and secure an appropriation from Con-
gress for the construction of perma-
nent highways in each or any State,
provided each or any State will ap-
propriate an equal amount.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-13
President Eliot is right when he says

President Eliot is right when he says
that girls and young women should
be moderate in athletic exercise and
should not try to compete with young
men in the more eXacting forms of
exercise. Now that President Eliot has
given good advice to the girls, which
they will doubtless heed, let him turn
his attention to the boys and prescribe
due limitations for them. Is it best
for Harvard students to risk life and
limb for the sake of possible vic
tory in football? Are there no limits
beyond which even young men ought
not to go?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-13
wanted No Chean Gamblers.

II happened in a San Francisco OPT
um den, and may fairly be termed a
contest of imagination. Three dope
fiends who had attended the races at
Oakland during the afternoon lay
stretched out under the influence Of
the dreamy narcotic. Presently one Of
them exclaimed: 81 bettee $4,000 on
the black horse" After a while sub
iect No. 2 broke the silence with: 81
bettee s., 1000, 100000 Kitty G. catchee
money" Then sport No. 3 was heard
from. Rolling over, he remarked dis
gustedly: 'Flow dem pikers out"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-13

The educational problem among the
poor will be a step nearer solution if
women's clubs, or mems, adopt sug-
gestion recently made by Miss Adams
Of Hull House. She proposes that each
club establish as many public school
scholarships" as it can afford, pay to
a widow, for example, the wages her
child could earn in the factory, on con-
dition that the boy or girl keeps out
of the factory and goes to school
Many q struggling mother would bear
her burden blithely If she could see
such way open TO educate her chill
dren; and everything thus done to help
her and them would be for the benefit.
too, of the United States of tomorrow.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-13
MARTIAL POWER OF JAPAN.
Islanders Are Very Closely Knit by
National Ties.

Islanders Are very closely AMT Dy
National Ties.
Japan is not a small country, and
the japanese are not a weak people.
There are some 100000 japanese,
says Gunton's Magazine. The empire
contains about 10000 square miles,
or one-quarter more area than En-
gland, Scotland and Wales. In other
words the Japanese empire is consid-
erably larger than Great Britain and
contains about 100000 more people.
It is fortunate in being an island
realm, SO that it cannot be attacked
except from the sea. This, in view Of
its powerful navy, probably superior
to that of Russia, gives it tremen
dous advantage in war with the north
ern empire. Again, it is SO close to
the Asiatic continent that it could land
its troops in Korea or Siberia much
more rapidly than Russia could march
them overland or transport them on
the Siberian railway. Again, the 49,,
100000 Japanese are more closely knit
by national ties, by loyalty and pa
triotism and zeal, than any equal
number of people on the face Of the
globe. In this respect they resemble
ancient Sparta, the Dutch in Europe
and the magnificently heroic Beers.
AS to their military qualities, it is
we'll known that the japanese army is
not only Of considerable size but that
its discipline and equipment are fully
equal to that of the French or German
forces. The present standing army Of
Japan is something like 650,O00 troops,
or equal in size to the army of either
France or Germany, and in military
efficiency it is undoubtedly the supe-
riOr Of either.
It should be remembered that Japan
has never been conquered. 1t should
also be remembered that a foot of her
soil has never been held by an enemy
for an appreciate time. 1t should
also be remembered that the very
hordes that Genghis Khan and his
predecessors and successors led In
triumph against Russia and Central
Europe and which overthrow Persia
and India and Afgranistan and Russia
and Hungary were easily beaten by
the japanese.
It has been said that the Japanese
have never fought serious war with
white nation and are an unknown
quantity. 1t may be said with equal
truth that Russia has never faced the
Japanese in war and that therefore
the Russians in a conflict with the
Japanese are an unknown quantity.
But there is abundant material for es-
timating the strength on sea and land
Of these two peoples. The Japanese in
their conflict with China in 1894
proved themselves superior to the Chi
nese in a greater degree than the Rus
slams or any European soldiery have
ever proved themselves superior to the
Chinese. Again, in the international
extravaganza known as the marching
on Pekin the Japanese soldiers march
ed and fought side by side with the
picked soldiery Of Europe and Ameri-
Ca. In that experience they showed
themselves superior to the American
and European troops in every respect
and almost every western commander
engaged in the expeditions against the
Chinese Boxers" admitted that they
were at least the equal, If not the SUI
perior, of all other soldiers engaged in
the expedition.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-13


to exclaim against the proposition to
make the anniversary of the day en-
which Columbus discovered America
national holiday. Such people will
maintain that we already have too
many holidays and that Congressman
Martins bill will merely establish an
other excuse for idling. There are two
sides to the question, however, not only
with respect to the proposed Column
bus anniversary but in regard to hol1-
days generally. The old aphorism
about all work and no play being det-
rimental to Jacks intellectuals applies
to grown-ups as we'll as to boys. Work
is not an end but means, and when
people deem recreation a waste Of time
they misapprehend the primary mean
ing Of the word Recreation Is to re-
create, to renew, to create afresh, to
repair the waste of vital force and en-
ergy caused By steady application to
work. 1t is not mere idling. 1t is a
process as necessary as the replenish-
ing Of the oil in lamp, and If it be
neglected the vital spark goes out just
as surely as the lamp is extinguished.
We do not have too many holidays III
this country. The trouble is that we do
not even observe the holidays we have.
Save on Independence Day, Thanks
giving, Christmas and New Years OBJ
servance of holidays is confined In
great measure to the banks, the COM
mercial exchanges and the public Of
fees. Other institutions and other
people pursue their usual activity re-
CARELESS Of the calendar. We begrudge
ourselves the days of rest and recrea-
ton which we have through our legiS-
lators set apart for ourselves. There
is even a growing disposition to util-
ize Sunday as a working day. Many
lines Of industry are necessarily seven
day occupations. The operation of rail
roads, te1egraphs and various public
and quasi-public institutions cannot be
entirely intermitted on the first day OF
the week Custom has rendered it nee
essary for newspapers to print Sunday
editions. But aside from the industries
named there are many factories, shops
and institutions which now maintain
operations regardless Of Sundays or
holidays. People appear to be growing
more and more miserly in the matter
of rest and recreation. This is burn
ing the candle at both ends-a pecu-
liarly American error. 1t is a pervers-
ion Of the true meaning of the gospel
of work 1t is an unnatural, high-pres-
sure method Of life which has already
manifested it's evil effects on the nerves
of our people and which bids fair If
not amended to render us a nation OF
physical and mental wrecks. We may
not need new holidays, but we need to
take advantage Of those we have al
ready set aside. We need less work
and more play. We need not go so
far as to adopt the calendar of our
South American neighbors, who make
every other day holiday, but we
might very profitably initiate their hab-
it's Of abjuring worry and letting to-
morrow take care Of itself. We should
thus live longer and there would be
fewer cases Of nervous prostration
among Us.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-13
Improvement at Home.

The campaign for good roads Is pro-
crossing finely all over the U. S., but
that is no reason why we should neg
lect proper work on our own home
roads, waiting until the good time
comes when macadam or other mate
rial makes good roads all around us.
Be sure and have good bitches to
carry off the water, and make fairly
rounded 1S-ft roadbed. Cut down the
hills and fill up the hollows. A rail-
road company would rather pull train
two miles on a level road than one-half
mile up steep grade. Why not apply
the same rule on our wagon roads?
Have a plan of work in your road
district, and when an hours work Is
done, do it on that plan or survey.
Don't have teamsters take to the ditch
in wet weather. It's a sad reflection on
the intelligence of the neighborhood.
Use good gravel when it can be
secured Mix a little reason along with
your clay and sand. If portion of
the roadbed needs thing, have it done
properly when it is done, and perma-
nently, too Let every hours work be
done on line that will tell IN the wind
up, and add to the permanency of the
track. Fill up the small ruts when
they first show. 1t does not cost near
as much as when foot deep, and
perhaps broken a wheel or manned a
horse.-E. S. Thompson.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-13
Had Earned Their Help.

Many years ago, when the revivallst,
e. P. Hammond, converted nearly the
whole population Of Lawrence, there
was an old shoemaker in the town who
was noted for his profigate habits. He
came to grace in the course of the
revival and regularly took promi-
nent place on the mourner's bench. One
night Mr.. Hammond invited him to
lead in prayer. He responded with
a1acrity and said:
ooh, Lord, Thou knowest what a
wicked man I have been. Thou know
est that I have neglected my family
ana my business to travel the paths
Of sin. Thou knowest that / could
not be counted on TO do the work of
my customers. But now, 0 Lord, by
the power of Thy sanctifcation, l am
tanned from the paths Of wickednese
and walk uprightly before all. And
Thou knowest. Lord, that under Thy
mercy l will be at my bench from
morning til night, ready to mend shoes
as cheap as any man i'll town. KAN
sas CITY Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-13
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AN: 80 W.
[LIf Ii 7 111,'IFE

There Is to be a new biography Of
Sir Arthur Sullivan, and ii IS expected
that 1t will be authoritative and alto
gether adequate. B. w. Linden, a
nephew Of the composer, is the author.
1.-THE Young Ice Whalers' is written
by one who is master Of his fed. The
Suthor Winthrop Packard, was one OF
the argonauts who sailed with Captain
Coffin on the Corwin to Nome and the
northern coast Of Alaska in 1900.
A new biography of the celebrated
composer, Frederic Francois Chopin,
By ]. Cuthbert Hadden, author OF
Haydn" George Thomson, The
Friend Of Burns" etc. is about to be
added to the Master Musicians Series
of E. P. Dutton & Co.
One of the most important publica-
tions of 1904 will be THE Psychology
of Adolescence" by G. Stanley Hail.
president of Clark University, Worces-
ter, Mass.
Doubleday, Page & Co. have just
published Little Masterpieces of
a companion set to the Little Master
pieces of literature Of which nearly
a million copies have already been sold,
are designed as sort of key to the
modern twentieth century world Of sci
entifc marvels.
H. Snowden Ward and Catherine
Weed Ward, who are the joint authors
OF "The Real Dickens Land" an illus
trated volume Of intimate observation
upon the life and surroundings Of the
novelist, will soon be in this country
for stay Of some months. Mr.. and
Mrs, Ward have made a special study
of SCOTS land, as well as the land of
Dickens.
It was rumored some time ago that
Jack London, whose Call Of the Wild"
has recently done SO much to extend
his reputation, was the author CT 1.-THE
Kempton- Wach Letters" an addition
to the epistolary fiction Of the day
which, to tell the truth, is not In the
least brilliant. 1t is now stated that
Mr.. London had collaboration In writ
ing the book, Miss Anna Strunsky,
graduate of the Leland Stanford Uni
| versity.
Camp Fidelity Girls" by Annie
Hamilton Donnell The girls Of Camp
Fidelity are four schoolgirls who are
prevented from spending their vaca-
ton at home because of illness there
Their parents, therefore, c1ose for
them as summer home an old farm
house, not far from the boarding
school, and a cousin agrees to spend
the vacation taking care Of them. They
have charming Summer, and became
greatly interested in the story Of a
little girl who lived in the old farm
house long before.
Miss Mary Moses, whose new novel,
ga Sequence in Hearts" has just been
| published, was recently solicited for
material fer a sketch CT her life and
manner of work, and, as usual, seeing
| only the humorous side Of things re-
piled, in effect, that her life was quite
normal. 1--WE have" she said, three
meals every day at our house -four,
counting tea. 1 sleep in a bed. Our
omelets are made by breaking eggs,
and all my friends have enjoyed con-
versing with me during the morning
hours, which are the only hours when
am able to work satisfactorily.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-13

It Is announced that Chilli has sold
to Great Britain two big battle-ships
which were being built on the Clyde.
Manufacturing nations do not usually
buy warships unless there seems a
prospect that they may be needed in
a hurry. Possibly there are events go
ing on in European cabinets which the
public little appreciates.