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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-12
VlXENISH WOMEN OF COREA.
Ever Ready to Slap a Handful of Stars
Into Eyes of Husbands
or Tourists.

The women of the commOnalty are
voluble and viXenish, and ever ready to
slap handful of stars into the eyes Of
a husband-or into those of timid and
shrinking tourist-shOuld the occasion
arise, says Outing. The women of the
upper class are vigorously excluded
from masculine eyes and hearty vote
of thanks is due the committee who
fathered this unwritten law The dainty
little Japanese musmee, lettering along
in sandals or on wooden geta, is genu
inc relief to the eye after a view of the
uncomely Corean female, and it is a
pleasing reflection that Nippon is slow
ly but surely spreading her standard
over the hermit realm.
Until Corean boys are married and
acquire the pseudo dignity of the top
knot, their hair is worn girl fashion in
twin plaits down their backs So much
do they resemble girls that it is some
times difficult to determine the sex, and
one is oftentimes uncommonly surprised
to observe what he is positive are two
girls sprawling and viciously fighting in
Corean street.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-12
DISEASE NEEDS WATCHING.
Whooping Cough Not Simple Little
Affair Many Suppose-Nearly
as Fatal as Scarlet Fever.

Eliza H. Root calls attention, says the
Woman's Medical Journal, to the fact
that this disease is too little dreaded by
the medical profession and that it is by
no means the simple affair that many
seem to suppose.
From the United States census of 1900
we find that 663 died in New York from
whooping cough and $40 from scarlet
fever. In Chicago AL died from whoop-
ing cough and 373 from scarlet fever;
Philadelphia 179 from whooping cough,
1872 from scarlet fever, and so on in the
different cities. Death from whOOping
cough occurs most frequently from
pneumonia as a complication that in
duces heart failure, or bronchitis may
occur that ends in suffocation. Asphyxia
or marasmus due to the continued eject
ing of the food or loss of appetite may
cause death.
Even when death does 4ot occur, Sc
we're disturbance of the nervous system
may remain, as weakness Of the intel
lect and memory, imbecility. Visual de-
fects, strabismus, blindness and deaf
ness, partial or complete, and even deaf
mutism may remain. Whooping cough,
it is evident, should be under the con-
troll of health authorities, subject to
quarantine and other preventive meas
ures as much as scarlet fever.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-12
BLOOD I'M THE BEARINGS,
Hindoo Thieves Would Not Steal the
"Doctored" Oil Used in Amer
lean Machinery.

The prejudice against blood that is
a part of the religion of the Hindoos
has been made to serve a useful pur-
pose When the American engineers
were building an electric power sta
ton in the Mysore territory in south
ern India they found that something
was wrong with the fabrication of the
machinery. The oil disappeared. They
discovered that Hindoo must, by his
religion, take periodical bath in oil
The workmen had drained the bear
ings for bathing purposes.
How to stop the thieving was a puz-
fling problem until some one solved it.
The Hindoo does not eat meat and
he will not touch anything that has
blood in it. Two or three animals
were killed, therefore, and blood was
dripped into the bearings. There was
no more stealing of Oil, however many
other things were stolen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-12
NO "DAY OFF" FOR A JUDGE.
Barristers in Great Britain Can Apply
for Injunctions at Any Time
and Place.

Illustrating the proposition that a
judge never puts aside his judgeship, the
Westminster Gazette has the following:
Yesterday Mr.. Justice Bucknill was
surprised on the links by barrister who
presented an urgent request for a GER
tain injunction. His lordship suspended
his game, and after due consideration of
the facts made the order, which was at
once telegraphed to Cardiff, and no
doubt took effect the same afternoon.
"On another occasion a barrister on
a similar quest is rumored to have found
his quarry bathing at Brighton With a
commendable devotion to his clients in
terests, he hired the next bathing ma
chine and rapidly joined the judge in the
watel- The judges surprise at being
suddenly accosted in the well-known
formula, I have an application to make,
my lord, in very urgent matter may
be imagined. The law sometimes atones
for it's proverbial delay by these light
ming injunctions."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-12
THE TEST OF FIRE.
Crisis in Financial World Necessary
in Process of Developing New
and Better Methods.

The new methods and the new prof
ects are going through the test of fire
to-day, and some of them are being
consumed, asserts Charles A. Conant
in the Atlantic. The tests which
weeded out the badly organized and
incompetent of the early stock com.
panies, which drove to the wall the
wildcat banks of ante-bellum days
and which wiped out dividends and
stock rights in badly managed rail
ways, are now being applied to the
new forms of organization which have
been the growth of the past decade
But the stronger and better organized
of these new corporations are likely
to meet these trials without disaster
or to modify their methods to conform
to the teachings of experience unit,
there remains to the financial world
a valuable residuum of new methods
for giving fexibility to capital and
promoting it's transfer promptly and
efficiently from the industries where
it is not needed to those where it will
render it's highest service.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-12
EXECUTION Or AN INDIAN.
Condemned to Death for Murder of
ther-in-Law--Faced His Fate
with Composure.

Daniel Davis was the name of the
culprit, and he was condemned to
death for the murder of his brother-in-
law, says the Coweta (I. I'd Courier.
On the day of the execution his coffin
had been placed on two chairs under
q big oak tree, which still stands in
the old courthouse yard at Coweta.
He requested them to let him see the
coffin, and he stood by it's side, gazed
.;adly into it, and said it was all right.
A chair was set at the head of the
coffin; he took his seat, pulled off his
boots, and said he was ready. Capt.
Childers, the sheriff-now dead
pinned a small blue ribbon ON the
lapel of Davis vest over the heart.
The prisoner viewed all this with
composure and unconcern. Two men,
one with a double-barreled shotgun
and the other a Spencer rifle. took
their places about 20 feet away. The
command was given, ready, aim, fire!
Both shots were simultaneous; the
blue ribbon was hit; convulsiye
tremor, and poor Daniel Davis was
no more. Old men wept and many
were the tears that were shed for this
poor full-blood Indian who had taken
the life Of his erring brother-in-law.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-12
MAKING OF ORIENTAL RUGS.
American Taste Now Dominates the
Output of Artistic Product That
Is Centuries Old.

From an artistic point of view it
may seem absurd, but it is nevertheless
true that American taste dominates the
output of Turkish rugs" said man who
has made study of these beautiful
products of the orient, to PHILADELPHIA
Record reporter. ANY importer will
bear me out in this. Of course, inasmuch
as the Armenians and Turks who make
these rugs have no power looms on
which to reproduce exact copies, it
would seem ridiculous to suppose that
more than one rug Of the same pattern
and design could be turned out. But the
American dealer has learned to know
pretty much what sort of rug appeals
to the American buyer, and he says to
his agent on the other side: Make me
lot of rugs that look as much like this
as possible. So the native weavers on
their hand looms, do their best to copy
the colors of special design that is put
before them. This handicaps them, for
these untutored artisans have their own
ideals, just as a painter of pictures has
and it is CALLING to be thus restricted. 1t
is also not very gratifying to realize that
the rich American, who is often the par.
venu, with no idea of art, should dictate
the output of an artistic product that is
centuries old. But the rich American is
the greatest buyer of oriental rugs, and
must be considered"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-12
FUTURE OF AUTOMOBILE.
Will Solve Many of the Problems of
the Great Cities as Soon as
Perfected.

The automobile is about to take on
more of the character of reliable
servant, declares the Metropolitan.
1t will be kept in the stables of the
rich for regular use in going to the
opera, to the office, to the shopping
district and in going about for social
ends. 1t will require no one to wait
until it is harnessed, until it has fin
ished eating, or until it has been shod.
1t will be kept because Of it's being
always ready to leap forward in re-
spouse to an intelligent touch. 1t will
enable one to catch trains at short no.
tice, to be more leisurely at the break
fast board before starting for the
office, to linger longer at the dinner
table and yet see the curtain rise.
The boon of it's utility will not be
confined to the wealthy. 1t will have
all the democratic range of patronage
that has the street car. 1t will be as
much the handservant of the middle
classes as of the wealthy. Clerks and
statesmen who cannot now afford to
own horse and buggy will be able to
economic by using a motor carriage
The automobile will be so cheap to
maintain, so easily managed and SO
reliable that it will be used by railroad
committing residents of the suburbs
in travelling between home and place
of business. The motor vehicle is yet
to exert tremendous influence in the
development of suburban property
1t will offer means of speedy access
to localities now too remote from rail
road and trolley to be popular.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-12
HINTS FOR BRIDEGROOMS.
There Is Plenty Of Advice for Brides,
But Not Word for the
Poor Men.

A thoughtful young man of Wash
ington was heard to decry the other
day the fact that while there is del
uge of "don'ts" and dos for the
bride to follow, the bridegroom must
shift for himself, says the Post.
''There is absolutely nothing to
guide man but his own awkward
self. 1t isn't fair" he said From
the time a girl is old enough to de-
tect sound she understands the i'm
portance of having things done prop
erly at a wedding, while the prospect
i've groom is only something necessary
to complete the picture. Nothing
short of inspiration can get man
through a marriage ceremony grace
fully.
I'm order to impress the bride and
spectators that he is enthusiastic
about it, he appears with sort of
frozen grin on his face that you ex-
pect to melt at any moment and run
down his collar. If he is too fright
ened to respond in a loud voice some
of the BRIDES girl friends will whis
per that it was plainly evident he
was unwilling from the start Again,
if he replies in loud, stern voice,
another bunch in another direction Of
the church will huddle together and
express how glad they are that they
are not marrying him, while the al
tftude of many is that they are sign
ing away their life and all worth
living for. So I, for one, think it
high time that somebody wrote few
hints on how to behave. that we men
may appear enthusiastic about being
married, without being ridiculous
and proving target for the world
in general to knock at"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-12
A japanese Soldiers Luggage.

Lieut.. G. S. Turner, Tenth United
States infantry, who accompanied some
Japanese troops in a three days recon
noissance south and east of Picking, says:
Each soldier carried on his person 100
rounds of ammunition, an overcoat for
bedding. n haversack, water bottles and
three days rations. The ration consist
ed of rice and dried fish. The soldiers,
however, depended mainly on the coun-
try for their subsistence l am of the
opinion that in country where there
was no foraging the amount of food car
ried would be insufficient. Before leav-
ing camp each morning the food for din
ner is prepared and packed in ration
box made of lacquered wood, similar in
shape to our meat ration can, and con-
sists of rice, dried fish and sometimes
small pieces Of mutton or beef"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-12
SENATORS FROM KANSAS.
Hoodoo Which Seems to Attach to
Line of Gated Succession"---Bad
Luck Follows Them.

John T. ingalls, "fated succession"
Is wildly recalled to mind by the
present trouble in which Senator
Burton finds himself. The brilliant
Atchison statesman so designated the
line of Kansas United States senators
that started out with Gen. James H.
Lane.
Those in the "fated succession y
says the Topeka Capital, were James
H. Lane, Edward G.. Ross, Robert
Crozier, Alexander Caldwell, James
M. Harvey, Preston B. Plumb, Bish-
op K. Perkins, John Martin, Lucien
Baker and the present Senator J.
Ralph Burton. Lane committed sui
eide. Ross committed political sui.
eide by voting against the impeach
ment of Andrew Johnson, and was
driven out of his party. Crozier,
who served about a year by appoint
ment, died without leaving a single
mark by which his brief senatorial
career can be remembered Caldwell
resigned after two years. service to
escape investigation.
Harvey, although he had been
governor of his state and had made
a fairly good reputation as such.
made a very Insignificant senator, and
was, after three years service, defeat
ed for reelection and dropped out OF
political life. Plumb died in office
at Washington. Perkins served a
brief term by appointment and Is
scarcely remembered as a senator.
Martin served two years, and left the
senate poorer in purse and with less
prestige than he possessed when he
went in. Baker was almost total
failure, and his crushing defeat for
reelection at the hands of Burton Is
still warm in the memory Of the peo-
pie of Kansas.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-12
Eskimo Bows at PLAY.

After eating I went out and watched
the Eskimo boys at play. One youth,
fastening piece of bark to harpoon,
raised it above his head. This was a
target Another boy withdrew some
distance, balanced his harpoon and,
with splendid aim, sent it through the
bark. I took part in the sport, my
clumsiness causing the greatest amuse-
ment. The harpoon is as necessary to
the young Eskimo as the pocketknife
to schoolboy in civilization. Throw
ing the weapon is their play. They are
ever practicing, so that when they reach
manhood they are perfect hunters
Worlds Work
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-12
Falconrv in Turkestan.

In remote part of Turkestan Dr. Sven
Hedin, the explorer, few years ago
discovered the ancient art of falconry in
full flower Among the horsemen were
eight falconers," he writes, two of
whom carried eagles, the others falcons,
all duly hooded In this part of the
world falconers form an indispensable
adjunct in any formal parade or process
sion. Later in the day they gave us an
exhibition of their birds powers by let
ting them kill four hares and a deer,
all of which were presented to me-"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-12
The Hereros.

The Hereros, now in rebellion against
Germany, have a pretty fair opinion of
themselves and Of their chief. One of
their songs begins: What is the king
of England, what is the king of Ger
many compared with thee, o Mahereo,
first among all princes? Have they SCI
many cattle as thou? No! Who is SO
mighty as art thou?" The Hereros de-
sspise Europeans. The name for Eu-
pean is "otyirumbo"- white thing"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-12
Clever Dog Thief.

It was found the other day in Lon
don, that a stolen dog, which failed to
identify it's owner, had been dosed with
aniseed by the thief. Aniseed destroys
the sense Of smell temporarily The dog
dad not recover for two or three days.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-12
Telephone Girls Become Bald.

A large proportion of telephone girls
employed by the big companies in New
York give up their places rather than in
cur the risk of becoming partly bald
This effect of the steel band or hood
which telephone operators wear over
their head is plainly noticeable in the
case Of those who have scanty hair. On
boys who act as telephone operators it
is even more noticeable than with girls.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-12
Radium Has an "Organ.v

LIE Radium is the title of new period
ical which is to be issued in Paris ere
long. 1t will contain monthly records
Of the progress made in the utilization
of the costly new substance
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-12
Canadian FOrethOuEht.

There are millions of acres of for
est lands in Canada as yet untouched;
the Ontario Government is taking an
early precaution against the extinction
of forests in that province.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-12
Professional Cards.

Farmers Phone, So; Union Phone, So.
Practice in all State and United States
courts ONCE over State Bank of Grant
County,
Lancaster, Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-12

ATTORNEY-W j. BRENNAN.
Practices in all courts Once in Wright
House Block,
Lancaster, WiscOnSi-..
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-12
AncientS Had Pins.

Pins have been found among the
Egyptian mummies and in the prehistor
ic caves of Switzerland
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-12

ATTORNEY BUCHNER.
Practices in all State courts. Loans, col
lectionS and settlement of estates. Court
commissioner for U. S courts and for Cir
Block,
Lancaster, Wisconsin.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-08-05
Killed His Dog and Gun Accidentally
Discharged Kills Him

After shooting to death his faithful
dog because the animal would not chase
deer, II. NJ. Wortz, of Cottage Grove,
oregon, was himself accidentally killed.
One day last week Wortz and two COM
panions were on fishing trip on Coast
Fork river. He ordered his dog into
some thick brush. to chase deer. When
the dog refused to obey Wortz shot it.
He then reloaded the gun and placed it
on a slippery bank. Continuing his
fishing, Wortz saw nothing more of the
gun until it was discharged. The shot
entered his left thigh. He fired three
shots in rapid succession to call his
comrades. 1t was hours before they
could carry him to a physician and he
died on the way. He leaves wife and
three children.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-08-05
viii Hold a Fruit Fair

1t has been decided by our local au-
thorities to hold fruit fair and races
in Chelan during the third week In
September. That will not in any way
interfere with the county fair, which
will be held in Wenatchee week later
and Chelan will be in position to place
a creditable exhibit with the latter also.
a thing it was impossible under the cir
cumstances to do last year.-Chelan
Leader
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-08-05
Spanked by Order Of the Court

Spanking by strong husky police
man was the sentence passed by sfunic-
ipal Judge Harry Hogue upon IL year
old Hans Hanson in Portland, Oregon,
one day last weeH.
Accordingly, the young offender vas
led bowling into a side room and there
duly spanked by Bailiff Goltz.
Hans had heard that one Martin Toll
ley had threatened to slick" him on
sight. He met Martin and thrashed
him without word Of explanatiop.
Hans was arrested and the Judge de-
cided that Martin shouldn't get ali the
thrashings. Hans made the courtroom
ring with his yells while the sentence
was being executed.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-08-05
The Rrakeman,s Possibility

Less than twenty-five years ago VIM.
B. Biddle was "braking' On freight
train. This is not a drawing room job,
where you wear white kid gloves and
use gold tipped cigarette. Mr.. Bid.
die "broke'' we'll and kept up the deuce
of a thinking. To-day he is second vice
president of the big Santa Fe road in
place of Paul Morton, resigned to go
into the Cabinet. Hence you should
nver try to lick bakeman. He may
be vice president some day. Besides
that, he is USUALLY quite stout.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-08-05

An earthquake shock was expert
enced in Chelan one day last week. The
shock was heavy enough to rattle the
contents of many houses in Chelan.
The republicans "stand pat" on a
'full hand" the full dinner pail, the
full cradle, the full purse, the full citi-
zen, the full canal-fiye cards and all
trumps.
Mr.. and Mrs. J II. Mendenhall and
daughter and w. G. Perry walked from
Seattle July 10, arriving at Stehekin
July "a. The party made the trip on
foot in order to more thoroughly enjoy
the beautiful scenery of that section.
Alta, the s year old daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Stone died at Cheian last
Friday of typho malaria, which resulted
from something the child had eaten or
drank al the Boyd school picnic of sew
eral weeks ago, which also resulted in
about 15 people having an attack from
ptomain poison.
While fishing in Lake Chelan, near
Railroad creek, last Week, George P.
Smith of Alki point picked up u large
cusk, a Lake Chelau fish which is only
to be found in water over 200 feet deep.
The fish weighed 10 pounds and was
about two feet and half in length
This is the biggest one taken from the
lake.
a North Yakima dispatch of July %
says: Sheep have been in good demand
this summer in the Chicago markets,
and the strike does not seem TO abate
the shipments that have been going on.
r. q. Lloyd this week sent % carloads
of spring lambs to Chicago and Harry
Simpson is now preparing to load 10
cars OF yearlings for the same point.
Spring lambs sent TO Chicago early in
July brought $40 a hundred pounds.
The last bit of wool was sold last week
by Coffin Bros. They disposed of $4,000
pounds to Koshland Bros. of San Fran
cisco for l3 cents.
You need clean healthy bowels Just
as much as pure wholesome food; with
out either, you cannot keep well. Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea eliminates
ali impurities. Tea or tablets. 50 cts.
City Drug Store.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-08-05

As yet no steps have been taken to
call the chairmen of the county central
committees of Chelan, Douglas, Okan-
ogan and Ferry counties together to
nominate candidate for judge-the po-
sition on the ticket made vacant by the
resignation of NJ. B. Malloy. So far az
the newspapers are concerned the mat
ter is not being discussed, and seeming
ly it has been lost sight of entirely
Advance
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-08-05

Charles Longmire OF the Wenas has
a two-legged pig that he says is won-
der. 1t is about month old and Is an
lively as any other pig in his pens.
This little animal is remarka bls-5neak.
of nature. 1t moves about on two legs,
balancing itself like chicken, and has
not the least trouble in helping itself.
1t can travel rapidly and is remarka-
bly, healthy. The animal will be placed
on exhibition at the state fair next fall.
Yakima Republic
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-08-05
A Trick of FinaneferfnH

Upon client complaining to Baron
Rothschild that he had lent 10000
francs to person who had gone off
to Constantinople without leaving any
acknowledgements of the debt, the Baron
said: "Well write to him and tell him
to send you the $4,000 francs he owes
you" But he only owes me 10,oO8,"
objected the other. Precisely" re-
joined the baron, land he will write
and tell you SO, and thus you will get
the acknowledgement of it,"