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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30
News of Potosi.

Observation-Disclosures
Pat Cummins who recently re-
turned from the Klondike stopped
off here last Saturday for a few
days visit with his cousin Arthur
Barlow. He was on his way to
Chicago where he goes to meet
parties relative to disposing of his
mining interests in that country.
We learned from good authority
that the young man is one OF the
lucky few and that he has accu-
INFLATED sufficient wealth to give
him prominent place on easy
street. When Pat left here about
nine years ago he was a boy of
only twenty summers. He is now
a man of fine appearance but is
vely modest even though he looks
prosperous and is possessed of con-
siderable wealth; his many friends
will be pleased to learn of his good
fortune.
The Berge home is in mourning,
their faithful old dog Tippie is no
more; he crossed the divide last
Sunday morning. Berge placed
him gently in his cutter last Mon
day morningan and took him out to
some prominent point on the rural
route where he gave him decent
burial. We did not learn how he
marked the grave. Yves Hymer
says he told Berge he ought to erect
a monument to his memory, which
in all probability will be done as
soon as the weather will permit
Glen Haven papers please copy.
Teamsters are taking the river
route for Dubuque going all the
way ON the ice which is reported
the thickest in recent years
making it perfectly safe. Scores of
teams can be seen daily hauling
two to three cords of wood each.
Dubuque affords a good market for
this commodity and farmers and
teamsters are taking advantage of
the favorable conditions for market
ing it.
Alfred Kelly left for Prairie du
Chen Friday morning where he
will take treatment for rheuma-
| tism.
Roger Horner and daughter Miss
Minnie braved the elements and
came to town last Thursday.
Chas. Gunther who is. employed
as locomotive fireman 'by the G.
NJ. e ST., p. Ry is spending a few
days with his parents.
! Mike Roeser and Geo Baer WHO
have been drilling for the Cardiff
Mining Co. have moved with their
outfit to Balltown, lowe, where
they have contracted work, and as
soon is finished will return and re
sumo work here.
Mrs. Dan Greene Of Rewey is
visiting with her father j. R. Sea-
| ton.
| Joe Frank is at home for short
visit.
: Lonis Reinecke and III. E. Coons,
drove to Dubuque Thursday re-
turning the same evening after
transacting a large amount of bust
Less.
Messrs and Mesdames JOS.
Vogelsberg, John Fure and David
Meyers of Hoopeston, ILL.,, were
entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. Adam
Schumacher last Wednesday even
ing.
John Lyons informed your
scribe last Tuesday, goth, inst.
that 81. years ago on that day he
was born, and that he was the first
white male child born in Snake
Hollow, near the village of PotOsi.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30

and Friday was we'll attended and
proved to be of much benefit to the
farmers. 1t was conducted by Geo.
Wylie assisted by D. B. Foster,
Supt. McKerrow, Mr.. Culbertson
and Mrs. AIDA F. HOWE.
GLEN HAVEN.
Roll and Bert Fennell were doing
business in Glen Haven Tuesday
Frank Greer passed through here
on his way to the city the first of
the week.
Lewis Wildman, Val. Ertle and
Louis Pohle were doing trading in
our burg this week.
Tillie Esser and Auna Walz were
visiting and shopping here Tuesday
last.
The question now in our vicinity
is ''how to get along when the
whole family have measles at the
same time"
Martin Seippel was in Dubuque
over Sunday last.
Frank Barr now has to drive over
the mail route every day while
Claude is laid up with measles.
Frank froze his face two days in
succession Monday and Tuesday.
A. Fl. Bennett is clerking at the
Central hotel for a short time.
Albert Schreiner shipped car of
cattle from here Wednesday. They
were of his own feeding and were
very good cattle.
w, F. Alderman was Glen
Haven visitor Tuesday.
E. L. Chandler and John Gockel
were in town Tuesday on business
for their school district.
NARROW Kidd and Orlando Mutt
drove in Saturday night to attend
M. w. A. and r. N. A. installation.
They said it was pretty cold out;
they couldn't miss the chance to get
a square meal.
Will Forck Of North Andover
passed through here Saturday last
on his way home from Gutenberg
where he had been taking medical
treatment. He is much improved
and feeling first rate.
VIM. Barr was in town with hogs
Tuesday. He says hauling hogs
when it is % degrees below zero is
pretty cold work.
The Modern Woodmen and Royal
Neighbors held joint installation OF
officers at the Woodmen hall last
Saturday evening. An oyster sup
per was served at $50 to which
they all did ample justice. After
supper the Woodman officers were
first installed in a very successful
manner with j. L. Orr as installing
officer. The Royal Neighbor Of
fcers were next installed with Miss
Mary Barr acting as installing Of
fcer. Their work in some respects
being similar to that of the Wood
man was rendered in a manner to
do credit to Royal Neighbor Camp.
After installation the entertainment
consisted of1two recitations by the
Misses Edna Kalfman and May Kidd
instrumental music by VIM. Tate,
VIM. Skinner and E. L. Chandler,
songs by Woodmen and Royal
Neighbors. The remainder Of the
evening was spent in dancing. The
clock was on the stroke Of twelve
when members and guests departed
for their homes reporting a very
pleasant evening.
Mrs. Fred Barr spent few days
with her sister, Mrs. Frank Beddon
at Gutenberg this week.
Miss Lottie Beckett of Bagley
visited with her uncle Will Beckett
and family over Sunday.
DR.. Cook says he has learned to
sleep in his cutter as he drives
along but the last few nights have
been little chilly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30

"A. G. Knapp goes to Chicago
on business next week.
The Badger club orchestra furn-
ished music for dance at Beetown
Thursday night.
Henry Dersch has gone to
Platteville to work in the foundry
recently established in that city.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30
Mrs. James Woodhouse Dead.

After an extended illness of many
weeks death relieved the sufferings
at noon yesterday of Mrs. James
Woodhouse at her home in the sec
ond ward. A biographical sketch
will appear in our next issue. Fun
eral services will be held at the
home Sunday at p. IN.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30

nowadays sock it to people in town
is caution. In the first place you
don't get any good, old-fashioned
dry wood any more and the way
they rank it up and charge for it
is simply an outrage
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30
Baptist Notices.

Covenant meeting Saturday
afternoon, and preaching Sunday
morning Preaching at Liberty in
the afternoon and Mt Ida in the
evening.
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Bloomington Notes.

away from Hugh Beetem here
Thursday and broke up the rig to
quite an extent. No serious dam
age. E. B.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30
Other County Correspondence.

BAGLEY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Abraham
Of Mt. Hope visited Mrs Bailey
last week. Mrs. Abraham and Mrs.
Bailey are sisters.
Geo. w Clark, ST., has departed
for Grafton, Cal, to visit his aged
sister, Mrs. Geo. Peart and family
who have so often requested him
to come. Quite number OF his
relatives and friends gathered at
the home of his son Sam and took
dinner with Father Clark on the
eve of his departure. There were
many handshakes and wishes for
his safe journey, 6, pleasant visit
and safe return sometime in April.
Mr. Clark's presence will be greatly
missed in this community while
he is absent. He is a stirring,
wideawake farmer, possessing
many sterling qualities of manhood.
.CLARK-CATHMAN: Mr.. Verde
S. Clark and Miss Mile Cathman,
both of this place, were united in
marriage on the goth inst. by
Justice of the Peace Fitzpatrick
of Elkader. Iowa. Geo. w. Clark
officiated as best man and Mrs.
Reta Clark as bridesmaid At
close of the ceremony a bountiful
dinner. was served. The new couple
have our best wishes for a long
and happy life. They are at home
to callers now at the Clark home
stead here.
Katie Man of Glen Haven was a
guest of Miss Emma Boldt last
| week.
Mr.. futile has moved a building
to the lots he recently purchased
and his family is domiciled therein.
DR.. Mecum was called to Rich
land Center this week by the death
of brother.
Rumor has it that Adam Davis OF
McGregor was married to Miss
Leona Miller of this place last week.
The Yeomen had installation and
supper Tuesday night.
Ladies' Aid society met with Mrs.
Jennie Patch last week.
Geo. Willard and wife visited at
the Hurricane last week.
!
E. O. Patch suffered severe at
tack of winter cholera this week.
The measles have reached town,
Nearly everyone is complaining
of a cold or some other ailment
and the doctor is on the jump.
The cold snap just experienced
was the worst in many years and
Bagley folks along with the rest
found difficulty in keeping warm.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30

Fred Aupperle: l have in years
gone by marketed as much wood in
Lancaster as anybody-commenced
when l was but IA years of age.
Have hauled it in all kinds of
weather and over all kinds of
roads, and sold for all prices. The
manner in which the wood men
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30
LIVINGSTON.

Owing to the extremely cold
weather it was impossible to have
school in the High School building
Monday morning. Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday school was
not called until 1920. The building
is only temporary and as far as
warmth is concerned, is not much
better than a barn. 1t is too bad
we cannot have good comfortable
building, as it is almost impossible
to accomplish anything there these
cold days.
The Gents Social League gave
their second dancing party Friday,
Jan. 22nd. It was an enjoyable
affair, the Dubuque Harp Orchestra
furnishing the music. There were a
number from out of town present.
The orchestra will probably be here
again Feb. 16.
Paul Nero of Madison is the guest
of his brother Sam and family.
Mrs. Hannah Andrews and daugh-
ter Rose. have returned home from
a two weeks visit with relatives in
Lancaster.
Weaver q Williams with a troupe
of ministries showed here on We'd
nesday evening. They had a good
show, but only a small crowd. It
deserved better patronage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Allen, DR..
and Mrs. F. S. Tuff1ey and daugh-
ter Florence drove to >Boscobel
Saturday returning Sunday. Mrs.
Allen remained for a visit with her
sister. Mrs. Noah Eastman.
The Livingston Dramatic Co.,
will present 1.-The Turn of the Tide
Friday and Saturday. Music by
Livingston band.
Mr.. Furlong of Chicago is here in
the interests of a Chicago stock
firm.
O. j. Arnold of Mt. Hope was a
guest at the Jacobs domiclle Thurs
day and Friday and attended the
institute.
The Farmers Institute Thursday
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-06
| OOKS INTO MYSTERIES
OF THE HIDDEN KINGDOM

viciously distorted and vulgarized by the
various local ereligious orders. The rites
practiced by the Tibetans lama. are dis
gushing and repulsive. This difference was
particularly noticeable to Mr.. Bowen, who
enjoyed the Inequalities of the Buddhists
of Burfnah and Ceylon, where he became
an enthusiast and admirer of the teach
ings of Gautama Buddha. He discovered
that the devil dances of the Tibetan
Buddhists, with their fearful masks and
costumes, and the outlandish worship, is
as difficult as could be imagined from the
refined observanceS of the Buddhists in
other parts of the world.
Mr.. Bowen approached the Tibet from
tier in his search for exhibits for the
worlds fair by the same trail taken by Mp.
Landor ON his famous trip, and he verified
photographs and data given by MIR. Ian
don. In his study of Tibetan character
Mr. Bowen found that they were strong,
hardy race physically, good-natured and
easy-going, unless disturbed or excited,
when they became dangerous enemies.
They have exerted a dominant influence
over the Indian race inhabiting Nepaul and
Siklkim, and have intermarried to large
extent with the peoples of those coun-
tries, resulting in a confusion of tongues,
traditions and religious observances.
The Feeling In India.
last fifty years that the Tibetan authori-
ties have violated territorial rights and
privileges" says Mr.. Bowen. 1.-The prod
ucts of Tibet have always found a mar
ket to the South, into China and India
and this has induced heavy Tibetan
population to crowd the frontier of India
and enforce their influences on the rich
and thickly populated valleys of the Him
alays. The Tibetans have levied and
collected taxes from Indian subjects re-
siding well within the established bound
aries of India, and at times have been
guilty of gross personal violence. destruc-
ton of life, and confiscation of property
of these peaceful mountain people
1.-THE Indian government has remon-
strated and has placed political agents at
various posts along the frontier to see
that the Indian subjects obtained pro-
lection. Despite these safeguards the
Tibetans have pursued their old tactics,
compelling the Indian government with
in the past few months to take measures
which will probably not only result in
the cessation of these acts and the es-
adjustment of well-defined treaties, but
viii open Tibet to the knowledge of the
world.
During the past summer a peace COM
mission from the Indian government. un-
der the command of Col Younshusband
passed across the frontier with inStruc-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-06
AFoN. TIE WORLDS LARGEST MoNAS TERY

primitive virtues. "As brave as an
Ossete" and "As honest as an Os-
sete" are common sayings throughout
the Caucasus.
Russia takes care to live on the best
Of terms with these warlike noun
taineers, and there are dozens Of Os-
sete chieftains in the commissioned
ranks of the cars army. They take
to civilization readily, and are lions
in society. "They cut US out alike in
the ballroom and the boudoir," said
a Russian officer to the writer. 1.-THE
Russian soldier Is famous as a dancer
all over Europe, but the Ossete beats
him. He is famous, too, for his abil-
ity to make himself pleasant to ladies,
but there, again. he Is beaten by the
OSsete, who was an ignorant bar
barian only few years ago."
The Ossetes who stay at home in
the Caucasus retain their primitive
tribal customs and pagan religion.
Until a few years ago they practiced
deadly family vendettas like those OF
Corsica-"blood revenge" they called
the custom; but the Russian author1-
ties stamped it out after infinite
atoned for by the payment Of cattle to
the injured parties on cast-iron tariff
drawn UP by the Russians.
The queerest custom Of the OSSetes
Is their fondness for funeral feasts,
which seem to form the bulwark OF
their pagan creed. In Ossetia man
has to feed not only his descendants,
but also his departed ancestors.
"Your dead are hungry! Is the
worst insult which can be flung at
the head Of an Ossete.
There are no fewer than ten "Feasts
Of the Dead" during the year, and
some of these feasts last for several
days. The pious Ossete does not
spread food and drink before the tomb
or the altar of his ancestor, like the
Chinese. He devours the offerings
himself, and by a convenient theologi-
cal doctrine they are supposed to nour-
ish the defunct progenitor in whose
honor they are offered. An Ossete may
thus make hog and drunkard OF
himself, and charge the offense to filial
piety, for obviously the more he can
eat and drink the better 1t is for the
deceased.
The ritual Of the Ossete religion, If
so it may be called, is full of refer
ences to the sacred. duty of looking
after the daily Bread of ones ances-
tors. The following New Years pray
err to the departed has been translated
by Prof. Kovalevsky, a distinguished
Russian scholar.
MAY he NC db pCdCCt oiih 1AIdy LILO
grave be undisturbed; may he be ia
nous among the dead, so that none
may have power over his sustenGnce,
and that 1t may reach him untouched
and be his forever, that, increasing. it
may multiply as long as the rocks fall
down our mountains and the rivers
roll over the plains, neither growing
mouldy in summer nor being frozen
in winter; and may he divide 1t ac-
cording to his good will among such
of the dead as have no food"
The Ossetes are only one out Of
dozens of tribes which inhabit this
wild region, each with it's own Ian
guage or dialect, it's own racial charac-
teristics, and its own customs. There
is a greater medley Of races in the
Caucasus than there is even In the
Balkans, and just as much racial RI
valry and hatred. Mohammedan, Chris
tfan and Pagan live side by side, and
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ground The wind flutters the flag. This is
supposed to attract the good spirits and
bring credit to the person who flies the
flag Another peculiar form of worship is
the so-called prayer wheel, which takes
many shapes and is of many sizes, rang
ing from the small cylinder which is re-
volved in the hand to the great barrel
shaped wheel hung ON an axis, and some
times suspended in a swiftly running
mountain stream. The important feature
of the prayer is that it should be con-
stantly agitated. For instance, the small
hand wheel contains the prayer written on
a piece of parchment in the Tibetan
character, and is constantly revolved.
Personal Adjournment.
Personal adornment is weakness OF
the Tibetan. This ornamentation takes
the shape Of huge silver bangles made
from silver rupees Of India, which hnd
their way across the frontier in quantities
I weighed the silver ornaments worn by
Tibetan woman, and was astonlshed TO
discover that they tipped the scales at
exactly twenty-nine pounds. L secured
string of these ornaments weighing TWEEN
ty pounds. The material wealth OF these
people consists of these articles OF adorn-
ment and their herds of sheep, goats or
walks. Near the frontier they interest
themselves to some extent in agricultural
pursuits Beyond the frontier they become
nomads and occupy themselves solely IN
raising animals.
1.-THE great national drink of the country
is tea, but Tibetan tea, once prepared
would never be recognized as tea by an
European. 1t is imported into the. coun-
try in bricks, tightly pressed and having
the appearance of bars of tar. 1t is brok-
. en- and boiled in hot water until the quail
tiles of the herb have been extracted.
A quantity of butter and favors to taste
are added, with salt and native spices.
In many cases this is the Tibetan's only
nourishment for days at a time, and 1T
speaks well for the sustaining powers OF
the drink The Tibetan goes heavily
armed with large and varied assortment
of medieval and modern implements, con-
sisting generally of one obsolete firearm
and a collection of ugly knives. The or
binary knife is a heavy weapon, curved
inward in the shape of sickle, and in the
hands of a muscular Tibetan is very
dangerous thing The firearms appear to
be principally decorative, inasmuch as
have seen numbers Of instances where
the bearer was entirely without ammuni-
ton and had been for many months.
Crude Articles of Workmanship.
s.The articles of their workma nship are
crude, but in some cases of very attractive
design. They use silver in many ways in
the manufacture of jewelry and in deco
rating their arms and household articles.
They are partial to jade and turquoise,
and employ it in their jewelry, They do
excellent wood carving
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-06

pened to find alone on the country
side.
''It grew SO tiresome that at last we
determined to kill ten Kurds for every
Cossack slain, and put their boots on
the grave of our man pour encour-
ager les autres' After two months
they gave 1T up, and now they are as
quiet as lambs, In that time they
killed seven Cossacks. Those are
their graves, and if you count the pairs
OF shoes you will find seventy
Brigandage is sometimes winked at
by the Russians when 1T does not
trouble them or other Europeans, and
1t does not seem advisable at the mo-
n1ent to suppress it at the cost Of
campaign with a warIike tribe. But
when they take it into their heads to
hunt a gang Of brigands down, they
hang remorselessly to the trail until
every one Of the bandits is shot or
placed in Jail. The remotest caves in
the mountains are vain refugees.
IT once saw a pathetic sight when
I was travelling in the Caucasus" said
an Englishman known to the writer.
Il was visiting the prison at Vladi-
kaukaz, and saw woman who had
come with her baby to see her hus-
band, captive brigand.
when her turn came she set down
the child upon the wooden ledge of the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-06
A REPRESENTATIVE
SAUcASJAN VILLAGE,

there Is keener antipathy between the
various sects Of Mohammedans and
Christians than exists between those
religions themselves. If Russia were
not there to keep the peace, they would
one another like the famous Kilkenny
cats.
AS 1t Is, there Is never SO much
peace that 1t grows monotonous. The
officer Of a Russian post seldom passes
a fortnight without having to take the
warpath at the head of detachment
Of his men. Sometimes the Ossetes
have raided their neighbers and lifted
cattle after the manner Of Rob Roy
and his Highland caterans; sometimes
the Bazingis-the ''meanest" Of the
tribes-have murdered Russian off,
cial or "a European traveller; some
times the Kurds and. the Armenians on
the frontiers have started massacreing
one another.
Prince Demidoff, famous slayer of
big game, tells a characteristic story of
the Caucasus. On one of his many
hunting trips in that region he Stun
bled upon a Cossack post on the
Kurdish frontier, and noticed seven
graves just outside -thev lines. Each
grave was covered by numerous pairs
of Kurdish boots, The prince asked
the commandant Of the. post what 1t
meant.
Its just a little warming to our
friends, the Kurds," that officer re-
piled. "They used to annoy us very
much by 'sniping' at our sentries and
numbering any Of our men they hap