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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03
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The Chinese have twice sacked Mos
COW, once in 1887, and again in 1893.
Pope Plus X. has adopted a white
dove, which was one of the pets OF. his
predecessor.
Twelve years ago there were 1000
Japanese in the United States. To-
day theres are 24,3OO.
Girls dressed in gaudy red, black
and white uniforms are selling butter
and cheese in the streets Of Berlin for
new company.
Norway's coast line, roo miles in
straight line-becomes $4,000 miles
If followed round the fjords. In these
fjords are over 100000 islands.
The coffee tree reaches its maximum
Of production in about twelve years,
and should continue in full bearing for
fifty years, though some trees are
known to be as old as eighty two
years.
yard Of rain-to be precise, 1862
inches-is the recorded downfall Of
the last year in London. 1t has been
an-exceptionally wet year even for the
British Isles. The record is five inches
above the highest previous total, that
Of 1879.
When, we read of the men who in
habited the caves of Europe at time
when mammOthS dwelt on that CONT
nent, we seem to have gone back to
a period so immeasurably remote that
we can hardly picture in the minds
eye the appearance which the repre-
sentatives of our race then presented.
Yet according to Prof. e. B. Tylor, the
natives of Tasmania remained with
in the present century representatives
Of the immensely ancient Paleolithic
period" Recent studies of the relics
Of the Tasmanians, who became ex-
tinct when brought into touch with
modern civilized man, show that the
workmanship Of their rude implements
was below that exhibited by the drift
and cave men, of Paleolithic times.
The Chinese doctor sets up a terri
y
bic racket when called to treat the
sick. This is supposed to drive evil
spirits away, and it unquestionably
acts we'll in a great many cases. Civ
ilization demands rest and quiet; all
noise is barred from the sick room.
An American physician tells of pa
tient who had sunk into coma pre-
ceding death. "Some one in the next
house struck up the anvil Chorus
from II Troyatore.' / was very much
annoyed and distressed and tried to
stop it, Suddenly the pulsation at the
wrist began again, the patient gradu-
ally opened his eyes, and motioned to
his sister. She bent low, and he whis-
pered in her ear: .Te DUN tie dea, that
is my favorite tune said he. He re-
cuperated and entirely recovered
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03

1t is satisfactory to note that public
opinion is being aroused OH the subject
of the WantOn destruction Of shade
trees by the servants of telephone, tele-
graph and electric light companies,
who are sent out to string wires and
who carry the implements with which
to make short work of tree which
they deem in the way Of their opera
lions. Such outrages are usually COM
mitted when those able and willing TO
protect trees are away from home.
Protests from women count for very
little, and tears for even less. Against
subsequent suits for damages the COM
panies are well fortified. If valua-
BILE tree is once spoiled what its owner
can recover by suitat law would not
trouble anyone.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03
CHILE'S MINERAL WEALTH.
Great Resources of This South Arieri-
can Country.

Great Resources of This South Arieri-
can Country.
The famous coal mines of Lota and
Coronel have an annual yield Of 1,O0O,-
600 tons and employ some 5000 labor
ers, according to the Engineering Mag
azinea This not only supplies Chile's
needs, but also Goals nearly all the Flu
ropean steamers touching the borders.
The coal is what is termed soft but
it is Of good quality. The country i'm
ports some hard coal. The most i'm
portant mineral industry is, of course,
the nitrate of soda. Chile at present
has over 100 nitrate works. The crude
material Called caliche) is found I'M
der a conglomerate, in beds varying
from a few inches to twelve feet in
thickness. The process Of extraction
Is one of teaching and refining by crys- /
Utilization. About 100000 metric
tons of 1904 pounds each are annual
Iy reduced, estimated to be WORTH S54,
100000, in Europe. About four-fifths
Of all the nitrate exported goes to Eng
land and the continent, Great Britain
alone taking one-third and Germany
little less. A large amount of Brit
ish capital is invested in the nitrate
fields, sixteen. of the largest companies
alone representing a capitalization OF
more than $4O,O00,0OO. The Chilean
government exacts duty Of $11.52 a
ton on all nitrate exported.
In metal mining copper comes first,
both as to present output and further
opportunity. The country needs mod
ern metallurgical processes and iknoWl-
edge of successful methods Of handling
low-grade ores. The present produc-
ton is about 10000 tons of copper an
nually. Manganese is also an impor-
tant industry Silver, once very high
~ profitable, has declined; 74,CO0 k1lo-
grams Of silver were exported in 1900.
Promising gold deposits exist, especial
w in Southern Chile; $4,000 In gold,
gold ores and matte have been export
ed in the last ten years
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03
Korea the Pathway Of Nations.

Nothing encourages the study of ge-
ography like war. 1t was in 1871 that
Americans began to look up Korea on
the map, for at that time we were at
war with her; but there was only one
battle, and in that battle only one
man was killed-On our side. SO the
Biographies were soon put back on
the shelf. In 1891 Korea again came
to the front, but the Chinese fed so
precipitately before the japanese that
before the Biographies were fairly
open the tide Of war swept across the
Yalu and left Korea again the Land
of Morning Calm" And now again in
this year of grace she is to be made,
though. much against her will, the
chessboard for another game. In
1928 she was swept from north to
south by the Mongols in their effort to
get at the Japanese. In 1892 she was
swept from south to north by the
japanese. She has been verify the
pathway Of nations, trodden of every
foot.-Century.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03

George Thompson who has spent
twenty-five years Of his fifty-nine in
prison, says there is so little real hui
manity and SO much real hypocrisy in
the world that man who is once
crook is doomed always to be crook.
He walked into New York barber
shop and stole six razors. He was
caught He was anxious to be caught,
he said, for he was hungry and could
not find work. After he had completed
his last term in prison he determined
to be honest. He secured half dozen
jobs in succession. In every instance
somebody discovered that he had
prison record and denounced him, and
he was driven to his old trade, for only
at the jail was there a welcome. That
is his story. The usual thing in a case
like this would be to denounce human
ity for it's heartlessnessl and its merci-
less manner Of keeping a man down
once he is down. Facts and figures
are against the sweeping conclusions
of this confirmed crook. Every day
the doors of thousand prisons open
TO release one or more men who have
completed their punishment. Do all of
them, or even great part of them,
return to criminal ways? If they do,
then our system of punishment is a
complete failure. But they do not.
There are thousands of men who have
served terms in prison cells who are
to-day respected and useful citizens.
They reformed and were SO sincere
and conscientious in their reformation
that society forgaye them, aud they
found place to labor and live. "Once
a crook, always a crook" is the cry of
one lacking the elements of true mani
hood. The fact that George Thompson
has put in twenty two years behind
bars in the prisons Of five different
States speaks much for his criminal
instincts, and mighty little of a desire
to be honest. Some of the people who
do not understand are hard-hearted,
but it is not the rule. In every COM
nunity there are good men and wom-
Ell so Interested in the uplifting of hui
mainly that they are willing and anx-
ious to lend a hand. "Once a crook,
always crook" is not true.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03

War, according to the dictionaries,
is contest carried on by force of
arms Riots and Instructions are not
commonly called wars Force is used
to put them down, but the process diff
fers in magnitude only from that
which the police of a city employs in
dealing with a street row. On little
larger scale are the so-called 'little
wars which usually originate from
the restlessness of tribes and people
under the rule of one Of the "civilized
powers" Every country which has
colonies or possessions inhabited by
people Of race different from its own
is likely to have such wars on it's
hands more OF less frequently. 1t has
been a new experience for the United
States to be engaged in war beyond
the seas, although its contests with In
dian tribes at home have been many
and sanguinary. The trouble with the
Moros in the Philippine Islands is a
reminder of the difficulties the coun-
try undertook when it assumed the
sovereignty over that former posses
sion Of Spain. The Hereros in south
west Africa are giving the Germans
trouble of similar kind; the natives
in southern Nigeria and in Somaliland
are restless under British rule. In each
Of these cases relentless war is waged
against the natives. Wars Of another
kind are still in progress in Morocco,
where a pretender is striving for the
throne; in Uruguay, where the mem
bers Of one political party are under
arms. ready to drive the president
from Office; and in Tibet, where the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03
British are engaged III an effort to
persuade the Tibetans to respect their
treaty Obligations.

Since some of our very rich men
have taken to public discourse upon all
sorts of matters their utterances have
somewhat diminished their reputation
for infallible wisdom. 1t has been dis
covered that man may possess great
weas--- and still fail of complete mas
terry Of the science. of government or
the principles of political economy.
Nay, it is evident that such man may
not even prove a reliable guide to the
inquirer who seeks for the road to
wealth. One of the most didactic of
our vivacious millionaires has recently
declared that riches are within the
reach of every man who wishes to be
rich. He asserts that there are but
two requisites for the acquisition of
wealth-moderate intelligence and un-
limited industry. Given these, he de-
clares that any man can get rich.
Which is, of course, entirely false and
misleading, even though it comes from
a gentleman who has piled up great
wealth and is now engaged in piling
up free libraries. Everyone knows
of men highly intelligent and thorough
ly Industrious who can scarcely make
living. 1t is true that intelligence
and industry are qualities favorable to
the attainment Of wealth, but it is not
true that the possession Of those quail
tiles, even in the highest degree, con-
stitutes any assurance of riches. The
money-making faculty is thing apart
from other natural endowments. An
ignorant, illiterate man who possesses
it will get rich, and intellectual genius
without it will remain poor all his life.
Like gift for music, it can be cult
waited, but it cannot be acquired. The
sayings Of our loquacious millionaires,
like the aphorisms in the copybooks,
will not always bear analysis. In the
present instance the falsity of the prop
osition is evident to everybody, since
a vast majority Of the people, though
they are intelligent and hard working,
never acquire SO much as a modest
competence, let alone wealth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03
PASTIME OF AMERICANS. !
Baseball, the Game Which Is Our True
National Sport.

National Sport.
al sport, how many Americans cannot
tell you the difference between a
home run" and base hit" between
an "outshoot'' and shot liner to
short?" Not one in a thousand Is a
conservative bet. Indeed, this genera
ton Of youth knows baseball by In
st1nct, it has become a heritage by
right of American birth How else will
you explain the indisputable fact that
6-year-old boy knows the game so
much better than the lessons he is be-
ginning to have poked into him in the
schoolroom? The first game in this
country has been traced back 20 years,
and the first club Of that misty era to
Philadelphia. Parties of dozen or
more used to gather Of an afternoon
once a week on the field adjoining the
upper part OF Market street, near
where the Episcopal Church now
stands, to play the old game, and 9TH
ers again would go over to the Cam
den fields to enjoy the sport. An old
resident of Camden used to say that
the players were laughed at in those
days for playing ball, the prejudice
against wasting time in that way being
very prevalent in the Quaker City of
that period"
The microbe did not spread until
1860; and then it went through the
country, sweeping all before it,. The
rise Of professional baseball is an Oft
told story, but back of its history is
the most interesting epoch of it's evo-
luton, when the primitive game Of
FOUNDERS" was hammered into some
thing like it's present form, game
which had room for skill and scientific
development. There were four bases
instead of three, and the base runner
was put out by throwing the bali at
him. In these days he would, indeed,
be down and OUT ifsssuch a practice
were permitted, and one league game
would tally as many called ambulances
as called balls" Even as late as the
'6Os these rules were in vogue:
'.The batsman could be put out on
any fair hit or, foul ball that was
caught on the first bound. There was
no rule to punish wild pitching, and
the rule governing called strikes was
such as to allow the batsman almost
entire freedom from out on strikes"
One 'batsman in game between the
Mutual and Atlantic clubs allowed
more than SO balls to pass him before
he struck at a single ball, no strikes
being called even then. '.The pitcher
could only send the ball in by a
square pitch or toss, and not by any
kind of a throw"
Now, scarcely a year has passed
since the crude and incomplete code
Of the early SOS that distinct improve
ments have not been made in the
game Of baseball along the lines Of in
creased demands for skill and agility
both for the batter and fielder. This
is one Of the reasons why the game
is so essentially American, and why it
is becoming more popular every year.
The inventive talent, the unceasing
itch to do things in a better and more
scientific and economical way, is found
in every department of American in
dustrial and commercial life.-Illus-
trated Sporting News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03

which are also cooked in disinte-
grating solution, such as caustic soda
solution, of sufficient strength and for
a sufficient time to disintegrate the
shells into fibers.
DR.. Dreusen's experiments have not
only demonstrated the feasibility Of
manufacturing fine paper out of ba-
gasse, but what is of equal import
ance, he has found a way to do SO at
cost that insures profit.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03

According to one of the greatest dip
lomatists, 'it is the modest boast of
modern diplomacy that it's Office is The
removal of Observation-Disclosures" That
is pretty good sort of business for
every one to be engaged in. It is
much better to give your ncighbor an
opportunity to tell the truth than 10
exert yourself to prove that he is a
liar.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03
The Mean Thing.

Dorothy-Have you taken advantage
of leap year?
Mignonette-Yes, l proposed to
Charlie last January, and now he is
suing me for breach of pronl.se.-De-
troit Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03

A Chicago woman seeks a divorce
because her husband has not smiled in
ten years. Popular judgment should
be suspended until the husband tells
why he has not smiled.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03
"PIain Living and High Thinking

ssPIain Living and High Thinking"
Parodies of great thoughts are not
edifying, and unless they are very clev-
er, do not justify themselves. Some
variations Of Wordsworth's great
phrase, "Plain living and high think
ing" which the pupils Of public
school arrived at, are amusing as un-
conscious humor, and also because
they show the wonderful working of
the young mind.
The teacher had made Emerson's
centenary an occasion to teach her chill
dren some elementary principles of the
great mans thought
One boy, who had been looking at
Emerson's picture, wrote that the phil.
osopher was famous for his high
thinking, which made up for his being
plain-looking Handsome is as hand
some does
Another child announced that Emer-
son believed in .high thinking and low
living A third gave the great phrase
a turn which will please those who in
cline to regard philosophy with satiric
irreyerence. His version was. "plain
living and fancy thinking"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03

1t is a waste of time for a father
to attempt to train UP his son in the
way he should go if he doesn't keep
In the middle of the same road him.
self.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03

The economists may go ahead with
their discussions as to the relative ben
etit Of high or low prices, but the av-
erage man is likely to decide the per-
sonal equation OH the basis Of what he
aas left over at the end of the month.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03

The Sultan Of Turkey has exiled one
OF his sons-in-law. With several hun
dred wives on his hands, it would seem
that the Sultan will have cut out quite
a considerable son-in-law problem for
himself in time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03

Isn't it about time that the matri-
monial shows Of the ultra-rich were
presented in the cheap vaudeville
houses instead of in the churches?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03
Defining a Phiip.4...ropist

Willie-Pa, what'i is pEiianthoopist,
anyway?
PA philanthrop,st. my son. is
merely a man who has more money
than he can possibly use Linself.--
Philadelphia Ledger.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03

M. Rockefeller strangely overlooks
the glittering possibilities involved in
the purchase Of the country's stock Of
professional baseball clubs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03

The Oklahoma man who spanked his
mother-in-law a few days ago is prob
ably wondering why nobody has sug-
gested a public testimonial for him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03

Levi q. Letter left all estate Of $25,-
100000. Why did Joseph Letter wish
to corner that wheat? 1t seems so un-
necessary.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03

the battle
vices for the dead the
where
with Between these
the bier
The inscribed
table before
The friends of the dead lay offerings
the friends little
decorated with
Western
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03

There is no truth in the report that
Hannah Elias is going on the stage.
She las had plenty of offers, but she
doesn't need the money
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03

1t occurs to every married woman
occasionally that he doesn't know he
is getting old himself.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03

The progress Of the world is retard
ed by the limitations Of some and the
Indifference Of others.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03

Professor Starr, Of Chicago, wants
mothers to tie their children to a
board, Indian fashion. The American
baby prefers the board he is at present
getting.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03

1t is easy to see why Russell Sage
likes money SO well. 1t works while
he sleeps
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03

Occasionally man gets reckless and
tells his wife the truth, and then she
finds out what brute she has mar
ried.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03

A married man can live on less than
bachelor-if his wife takes in wash
ing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03

Many woman becomes wife rath-
er than become an old maid.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03

Financial conditions altee good
many legal cases.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03

Some men are free thinkers and
some others are married.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03
WHERE MAXIM LIVES.
His Home in Brooklyn Greets You
with Maxim Gun.

His Home in. Brooklyn Grccts You
with Maxim Gun.
On quiet residence street in Brook
lyn, and in row Of light stone houses.
there is house Of especial interest.
Seen from the street, it does not differ
from the other houses alongside it. but
on entering<the hallway one is sudden
ly confronted by formidable looking
engine of war, a famous Maxim gun,
whose muzzle projects toward you in a
menacing manner, as if inquiring what
your business is.
Stepping along still farther into the
hall, you are greeted by another and
larger gun with a still more threaten
ing appearance; and as you glance
around, on every hand you see groups
of guns, pistols, projectiles, ammuni-
ton and instruments of war. until YOU
begin to wonder whether this is a res
idence OF an arsenal.
A glance into the other rooms of the
house, however, dispels all doubt, for,
w ILL llC C-ASOPliOu VI lu0 IOIUluUlUg
sentries in the hall, the furnishings of
the house give every evidence that the
master is not only a peace-loving citi-
zen, but home-loving man as WELL
This is the city home Of Hudson
Maxim. TO enter this unique home
and to be introduced to Mr.. and Mrs.
Maxim, and to hear them sneak of
explosive shells and other deadly mis-
siles as if they were commonplace
matters Of housekeeping, is a novel
and fascinating experience; and while
you feel at first as if everything
around might suddenly sgo off," this
feeling wears away and your conf
dence is restored as Mr. Maxim ex-
plains the uses to which the various
compounds are put, and their harm
lessness under certain conditions.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03

Most people get the spring out Of
their walk during June. July and Au-
gust.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03

Cobwebs are useful in advertising
store that doesn't advertise.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-28
rrIumphs of Moderp surgery.

Wonderful things are done for the
human body by surgery. Organs are
taken out and scraped and polished
and put back. or they may be removed
entirely; bones are spliced; pipes
take the place of diseased sections of
veins; antiseptic dressings are applied
to wounds. bruises. burns and like in
juries before Inflammation sets in,
which causes them to heal without
maturation and in one-third the time
required by the old treatment. Cham
berlain's Pain Balm acts on this same
principle. 1t is an antisept:c. and when
applied TO such injuries, causes them
to heal very quickly. 1t also allays
the pain and soreness. Keep a bottle
of Pain Balm in your home and it Will
save you time and money. not to men
ton the inconvenience and suffering
which such injuries entail. For sale
by all druggists.