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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-05
SAW HIM FIRST.
~~O~o~~N0~

The amount of greeting among or
binary Kafirs is to say i see you;"
to which answer comes back, Yes"
When a native passes a European in
the uncivilized parts of the country,
says Dudley Kidd in The Essential
Kafir," he will frequently anticipate
the white mans Il see you and will
start off with loud Yes"
Of all ways of expressing sentiment,
grunting is the favorite and tho
Kafr grunts with great eloquence.
His simple grunt can express whole
world of sentiment. After hearing
natives express so much by grunting
one cannot avoid thinking that pigs
might learn to speak.
Kafirs have very many expressive
EXPLANATIONS, such as "Yo." when
they wish to show. contempt; Haul
when they show snsprise; "Wow!'
and many other similar utterances.
In visiting a chief it is rude to speak
first. Accordingly, when we visited
Kafr king, we sat in silence, and pre-
tended not to see him. At length he
looked up at us and said, II see you"
and the ice was broken. We grunted
approval of the sentiment and said the
proper things. When the questions
began to be little too personal we
told our native servant to fetch the
blanket we had brought with us in Or
der to open the chiefs eyes.
When we gave the chief the blanket
! he looked at it and gave a grunt
which was one Of moderate and guard
ed approval He felt the qualities OF
the blanket with his fingers, placed it
to his skin to see how warm it would
be; he then showed it to his councillors
and asked them bluntly what they had
supposed it had cost. When he was
satisfied that it was better than any
kept by local traders, he gave another
grunt Of approval which plainly said,
Thanks; l think that on the whole
it is not bad; have seen better, but it
will do all the same
Then he said in words, Nov my
eyes are open and can see YOU In
| fun I began to chaff him and said,
| s'Well, if you can see us now, will you
| tell us what you can see?'
| Swift as light came that answer, Il
shall know what see when the night
is cold and l wrap the blanket about
my body"
A native never commits himself II
| he can possibly help it. After a little
more desultory conversation the chief
| thought it was time to end the indaba,
"to hem up the fringes of the talk
| with the thread made from the sinew
of an OK" as their expressive phrase
| runs. So we hemmed it up.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-05
That sunday Appetite.

1t started to develop when l was a
farmer lad
The folks were scared at finding what
an appetite | had.
But l was kept from worry by the fact
that all the rest
Could keep the pace l set them when !
did my level best.
1t reached the climax Sundays when we
all were gathered in
Our Pa and Ma and Henry Clay and
SADIE and little MINI,
Besides your humble servant, who was
there with all his might,
Prepared to do destruction with that
Sunday appetite.
We'd eat a hearty breakfast buck.
wheat, sausage, maple drip;
The weary wait till noontime seemed q
long, half-famished trip,
We'd then have biscuit, chicken, mashed
potatoes, gravy, too,
With jeflies, pickles and preserves
lovely lot to chew.
We'd eat until our eyes stuck ont, then
gravely cab for pie!
To think of it l wonder that we didn't
burst and die
Then apples, turnips, walnuts, till the
shades Of coming night
Drove us all to supper with that Sunday
appetite.
| have it yet and SO have you. You take
your breakfast food
And other little knick knacks either
boiled or fried or steve:
At two O'Clock or thereabouts YOU wade
into a feast
And eat enough to last you for a fort
night, at least,
You make a call-there's tea and cake OF
which you gently MUNICH;
And when you get back home you say
What is there, wife, for lunch 2
Now here's a guess-it's yours to say ii
it be wrong or right:
The father of Blue Monday is that Sun
day appetite.
IS. ". Gillian in New York Sun.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-05
WHERE JEFFERSON DAVIS MARRIED.
But the future conqueror of Mexico

But the future conqueror of Mexico
and President of the United States
could not see any good as to why his
daughter should marry the future
President Of the Southern COnfeder-
acy and stubbornly refused to be per-
suaded. Miss Taylor did not give up.
She had one good ally, her aunt, Mrs.
Elizabeth Taylor, who lived near
Louisville. The allies finally triumph
ed. Gen. Taylor never really agreed
to the match. About all he did was to
say that if they wanted to be mar
ried at Mrs. Taylor's house he would
not interfere. So the wedding took
place on June IL, 1885. The license
was issued in Louisville and the rec
ords OF 1885 contain it. The young
couple departed for Jefferson Davis
home i'll Mississippi Almost as soon
as the bride had reached the place she
was taken i'll with malarial fever and
in three months she was dead. The
house where they were married still
stands. 1t affords quarters for the
servants of A. Levy, whose residence
stands in the grounds.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-05

Rev. r.. S. Macarthur: Put all the
nations of the earth under the rule Of
two Anglo-Saxon nations and the
world will be for civilization, peace
and Christianity" This is race self
esteem ON gigantic scale. What
evidence is there that England, which
corrupted China with opium, would
control China better than she can con-
troll herself? What civilization can the
United States give to France? Or
why should England and America de-
eide what is the best policy for Ger
many to pursue? The so-called Anglo
Saxon nations are not so infallibly
righteous themselves that they can be
trusted to take sole care of the rest of
the world. Civilization, peace and
Christianity are not possessed by An
glo-SaXons alone.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-05

Whether or not a cat is personal
property within the meaning of the
criminal statute is question which a
Boston judge has decided in the mega
tive. His decision will interest many
persons outside the jurisdiction Of his
court. Dogs, by being licensed, are
raised to the level Of domestic ami
plals in which property rights may
exist; but cats, since the State makes
no mention Of them, have not attain
ed the same level. The case lately
under consideration involved the loss
and the alleged theft of an Angora
cat which had a recognized trade value
of fifty dollars. If this princess among
cats could not succeed in establishing
her rights at law, the legal status of
her humble relatives, the "Maltee' and
the "torty- SHE'LL" seems to be alto
gether hopeless.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-05

While John D. Rockefeller, Jr., was
absent from his country home at
Tarrytown, N. Y, the other day a tele
gram was received for him at the tele
graph office, three miles from the
Rockefeller mansion. Orders had been
given to telephone all messages to Mr..
Rockefeller's residence, but the tele-
phone line happened to be out of order
and boy was sent to deliver the mes
sage, 81 being charged for the service.
When the young millionaire returned
home and learned that his valet had
paid the money he BECAME justly in
dignant, inSomuch that he drove to the
telegraph office for the purpose of de-
He was informed that 81 was the regu
lar price charged for delivering a mes
sage three miles from the office, and
knowing something about the~fules Of
corporations he gave up all hope Of
getting back any part of his money
He took occasion, however, to deliver
to the telegraph company well-earned
rebuke, explaining that he could hire
man for whole day for $1.25 and
showing the utter absurdity of charg-
ing him 81 for service that had taken
but few hours of 15-year-old boys
time. Mr.. Rockefeller ended by CIV
ing positive orders that all his mes
sages must in future be telephoned
to him, thus furnishing a lesson in pru-
dence that may be we'll taken to heart
by all people who hope to become bill
lionaires or even ordinary millionaires.
1t is only by carefully looking after
the dollars that the billions may be
amassed. Mr.. Rockefeller could have
paid the dollar to the telegraph COM
pany without seriously missing it, but
he realized that he owed it to himself
to take precautions against repeti-
ton of the offense. He saw the dan
ger that would lie in silent acquies-
cence. He knew that by suffering him
self to be separated from a dollar on
Tuesday, the probabilities were that
| an effort would be made to get an
other away from him on Wednesday.
| 1t was necessary to meet the danger
| at the eginning-befOre it had grown
too great to be grappled with. Mr..
Rockefeller has shown us that it is
only through eternal vigilance that we
may hope to keep from falling into
! the clutches of the greedy ones who
| are AFTER our dollars. Narrow, indeed,
was his escape from the danger 81
being started down the road that leads
to poverty, but he is on safe ground
| now
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-05
Of family life probably possess the
most interest

VI ldully HE prOUdDIy POSSESS -u6
most interest.
Cartoons may be classified as seri-
Gus and humorous, and as simple and
elaborate. While the serious cartoon
is the more effective, it is also apt to
become monotonous when it harps too
continually on single theme. The
lighter article, often called the break
fast food cartoon" because it helps to
make the morning meal enjoyable
serves it's purpose in disseminating
good cheer.
1.-THE simple cartoon is generally the
most forcible. 1t sends the idea home
without any superfluous or distracting
detail. The more elaborate drawings
are often purely pictorial and SO admit
of great elaboration. These pictures
start from a mere shred and develop
under the artists pen.
Sometimes, when the field seems
bare of~subjects and the artists brain
of ideas, he often waits till the
eleventh hour for an inspiration. Every
possible clew for theme is followed
up; and finally something will suggest
itself because it is matter Of neces-
sity. These eleventh hour cartoons are
often the very best because the hurry
in which they have to be drawn forces
the artist to employ great simplicity.
The intelligent newspaper cartoon
ist will seek to avoid everything that
would offend any race Or religion; he
will not depict scenes of human suffer
/ ing nor will he ever draw woman
except in complimentary way; he
will avoid everything suggestive or
vulgar and never introduce the wives
or children Of celebrities in his draw
iEgs. In caricaturing the President,
the cartoonist need not consider him as
a sacred being, but he should recognize
that his office is a dignifed one."-
NeWSpaperdom.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-05
GETTING ACQUAINTED AT HOME
A Young Man Brought to His Senses
in a Clever Way.

A Young Man Brought to His Senses
in Clever Way.
A young fellow who had got into the
habit of spending all his evenings away
from home was brought to his senses
in the following way:
One afternoon his father came to
him and asked him if he had any en-
gagement for the evening. The young
man had not.
"Well, I'd like to have you go some
where with me-"
The young man himself tells what
happened.
"..All right l said. Where shall !
meet you?
"He suggested the Columbia Hotel
at half-past seven; and | was there.
When he appeared, he said he wanted
me~to call with him on a lady. One
knew quite well when 1 was young
man. he explained.
1--WE went out and started straight
for home.
"'She is staying at our house. he
said.
II thought it strange that he should
have made the appointment for the
Columbia under those circumstances,
but I said nothing.
'sWell, we went in, and l was in
troduced with all due formality to my
mother and my sister.
1.-THE situation struck me as funny,
and I started to laugh, but the laugh
died away. None of the three even
smiled. My mother and sister shook
hands with me. and my mother said
she remembered me AS a boy, but
hadn't seen much Of me lately Then
she invited me to be seated.
ut wasn't bit funny then, al
though I can laugh over it how. I
sat down, and she told me one or Two
anecdotes of my boyhood at which
we all laughed for little. Then we
four played games for while. When
I finally retired, 1 was invited to call
again. I went upstairs feeling pretty
small, and doing a great deal Of think
ing"
"And then?" asked hts companion
'Then I made up my mind that my
mother was an entertaining woman,
and my sister bright girl.
'I'm going to call again. l enjoy
their company, and intend to cultivate
their acquaintance christian En-
deayor World
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-05

Reports from various parts Of the
country show much fewer deaths than
usual from Fourth Of July accidents.
The reason is the lessened sale Of toy
pistols and blank cartridges. Never
theless there were many deaths-far
too many-from lockjaw. Every one
was clearly traced to violation Of the
law by some dealer in fire arms or
fire works, and violation Of parental
duty in allowing children to have the
dangerous toys. All these cases de-
serve the widest publicity in order that
other parents may be warned.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-05

1t is perfectly proper to characterize
the grade crossing as an anachronism.
IT. has no place in twentieth century
development. 1t is not permitted in
monarchies at which a good many citi-
zens Of the republic are wont to sheer.
1t is a distinct favor granted to cor
porate wealth that would be denied to
individual enterprise. 1t has grown
into terror and must be abolished,
and this despite the protests Of own
ers Of stock saturated to the dripping
point.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-05
HOW CARTOONlSTS WORK.
John T. McCutcheon Tells the Duties
of the Modern Newspaper Artist.

John T. McCutcheon Tells the Duties
of the Modern Newspaper Artist.
How he became cartOonist. and
what he has to do now that he is one.
is the subject Of an interesting lecture
delivered before press clubs by John
Z. McCutcheon. Discussing the duties
of the cartoonist, he says: 1T is an
erroneous idea, although a common
one, that the cartoonist of a great
daily can prepare his drawings when
he pleaSes; in other words, tibet he al
ways has some UP his sleeve 50 that lie
cannot be caught in a pinch The fact
is that he is not permitted to draw
lis cartoon till the day before publica-
ton. This requirement is made that
the subject matter may always be
fresh and timely.
1.-THE first thing the cartoon.st does
every morning is to read the daily
papers carefully. Generally there is
some one salient piece Of news, and,
il possible, he tries to find in it ma
terial for a cartoon, He must always
bear in mind the divergent tastes to
which he appeals, and he will vary
the subject matter Of his drawings
frequently Ont day he will try to
strike the fancy of the politician, then
that of the women and children. then
that of the public in general. Cartoons
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-05

The thirty years war of the Dutch
upon the Achinese Of Sumatra is cul-
minating\in atrocities little worthy Of
the people who so eloqllently denounc-
ed the British for their war with the
Transvaal. In Sumatra as in South
Africa the object of the European
power was to subject the resisting peo-
pie and incorporate their country into
an empire. But the Hollanders seem
able to give points to the British. At
Likat, for example, the Dutch, with
loss Of but fifteen wounded, killed
432 Achinese, including PSI women and
SO children. Three days later, at
Langatbars, they killed GOA Achinese,
of whom 1856 were women and $50
children, their own loss being but
twenty-nine wounded. This reads like
butchery rather than war. The Achi-
nese are as rightly struggling to be
free" as the beers were.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-05
Ear,iIy Pride.

"Is it true that your cook has left
you, Mrs. Jones?'
mo; she'll be back in September.
She insists that some member of the
household must go to the seashore for
the summer
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-05
Past That.

Miss Passay-He was talking to you
about me, wasn't he?
Miss Pepprey-Yes. He asked me if
you were 80 yet and l said certainly
not.
Miss Passay-What a ridiculous
question!
Miss Pepprey-Just what told him.
I said: How long do you expect her
to be 35?"-Philadelphi Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-05
RECALLS PATHETIC ROMANCE.
House Where Jefferson Davis Married
Miss TAYLOR.

A one-story frame house, now &C.
cupled by negro servants, which
stands to the rear Of residence in
Crescent Hill, suburb of Louisville,
County Court recall pathetic rO-
nance of nearly seventy years ago.
1t was in this house on June II, 1885,
that Jefferson Davis married Miss
Knox Taylor, daughter Of Gen. Zach
ary Taylor, against the wishes Of the
latter. Jefferson Davis was at that
time young soldier with nothing to
Indicate the career that lay before him.
He and Miss Taylor were deeply in
love and had plighted their troth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-05
Ratified.

Ida-Was Jack nervous When he
stole that kiss on the lawn?
May-Nervous? Why, the poor fel-
low thought lightning bug was the
end Of pas cigar, and he jumped clear
over a hedge.-Boston Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-05

Galveston's sea wall is completed
and the ocean will now be unable to
break in. Good for Galveston. Now
IL she could only build wall that
would forever keep out dishonest pub
lie officials, what lovely city she
would be.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-05
Cold Storage plants.

The erection of cold storage plants
is contemplated at st. Petersburg for
the purpose of aiding the expectation
Of Russian butter and other perishable
food stuffs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-05

structively authorized by law and is as
benefcient as any other mode Of pa
ternalism, but why should the gov
eminent at Washington be more care
full to guard the American stomach
against impure foreign foods than
against impure domestic foods-and
drinks? In affording protection against
injurious foreign eatables and drink
ables Congress exercises its power to
regulate foreign commerce. 1t has
equal power to regulate interstate COM
merce and in SO doing to prevent the
shipment Of injurious things from one
State to another. Congress might ex-
ercise this power and then the con-
sumner could buy only such beer, can
ned goods, etc., as were imported from
another State bearing the government
certificate Of purity. We could be sure
that this would improve the quality Of
goods, provided we could also be sure
that the inspectors inspected thorough
ly, honestly and intelligently.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-05

There really never was such a thing
as proposal of marriage: They just
drift and drift till they bump up
against something and the man finds it
is q preacher.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-05

1t is safe to say that even in his
widest dreams Uncle Russell Sage
never fancied that he wanted to avoid
the disgrace Of dying rich.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-05

Russell Sage announces that he
doesn't believe any man can make
$50,000,00O year honestly. 1t is safe
to conclude now that Uncle Russell's"
annual income doesn't reach that fig
I1tse
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-05

The negro who was locked three
days in car loaded with watermelons
must have almost died Of stomach
ache and joy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-05

The department of agriculture has
opened laboratory in New York to
prevent foreign impure foods from en-
tering the United States That is con-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-05

Men who insist that the world owes
them a living must agree that the col
lection Of the debt is attended with
difficulty.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-05

Some Of those Russian ships almost
deserve capture on account of the
names they carry.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-05

America, by the way, still holds the
fistic championship of the world-if
these is any credit in that
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-05

Most of the Russian navy is now
Of the converted order-converted into
scrap-iron.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-05

An unloaded gun trained on lynch
ing mob is about as effective as q
whistle in a cyclone.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-05

Try as we may to ignore the fact,
the upward path toward wealth and
social advancement is dangerous. The
ticklish edge of the precipice is none
the less giddy because it commands
a wide vision. Conditions Of life shift
so rapidly for the individual that the
severest strain is often put on char
acter by their change. Here, for in
stance is a man who, as cashier Of
bank, in small town in one of the
Middle States, supports his family
comfortably on his salary of twenty
five hundred dollars year. Some of
his townsmen conceive the plan Of
developing an industry new to this
country. A little stock IN the new en-
terprise is offered to Y1Sm in return
for his services in managing the &C.
counts of the business. AS the scheme
enlarges he discovers unknown re-
sources within himself. In nine years
he becomes the possesser Of fifty mil
lion dollars. He controls men, estab-
fishes policies and influences legisla-
ton. But climbing hath tickleness,"
as Chaucer said five hundred years
ago. Who can insure the man and
wife and sons and daughters against
the perils of the way? Who can bar
out vanity and extravaganza and law
lessness and hard, cruel selfshness
from that household as burglars are
barred out from treasure vaults? Who
can keep simplicity and graciousness,
sympathy and generosity enthroned in
heart and home? No outward power
can make safe the issues of life. From
the successful man himself must come
his salvation from the perils of his
upward course. The measure of his
responsibilities by his opportunities
must be made by his own hand. If
he scant the DUE he will some day
pay an arrears which will sweep away
content and joy, even if fortune re-
! main.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-05

It Hooks as if Lhassa had lhost
lhittle of it's "forbiddenness."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-05
Dental Specifications.

Among the curiosities of the late
DR.. Evans, the American dentist OF
Paris. was a letter written to him
long ago, when he began his career in
America The letter, says the New
York Tribune; was from a young farm
er of Vermont who wanted set of ar
tificial teeth.
My mouth, the young man wrote, ia
three inches acrost, five-eighth inches
threw the jaw. Some hummocky o..
the edge. Shaped like q boss she's, toe
forard If you want me to Je more
pertickler l shall have to come thar.
A man never realizes the true worth
of his wife until she gets sick and b.
lfaS to cook his own meals.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-05

A fussy person quickly sours the
milk of human kindness.