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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-02
What She Recognized.

People like to be told what they al
ready know, to hear about old friends
and old interests. Absolutely new in
formation has nothing in the mind to
hitch to- This story from the Memo
ries of a Child is an illustration:
Once, probably before the child's
school days began, somebody took her
to a school commencement, and gen.
tleman made long, long address, to
which the child listened with respect
full attention. The general sound Of
the words was familiar to her, and
she was hardly aware Of the fact that
she did not at all understand.
But all at once he said something
about a pink sash, and the child looked
around at the person who had brought
her and laughed delightedly. She
knew what a pink sash was, and she
knew he was saying that girls liked to
wear pink sashes; and, oh, how re-
freshing it was! Then and there the
child decided that it was very nice
Snnpch
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-02
The Dukes Rose Garden.

There is at least one man in England
who makes money out of his recrea-
ton, and that man is the octogenarian
Duke of Rochester-Dean Hole. Com
bining deep learning with a large fund
of bright wit and broad humor, he can
spare time from his heavy ecclesias-
tical duties to add $4,000 a year to his
income by growing roses in the musty
old town SO well known to the lovers
of Dickens. For sixty years the dean
has been studying the national flower
of England, and during that time as
many as 500 varieties have passed
through his hands. He is this own
gardener, even at his present advanced
age. AS early as o'clock in the morn
ing he may be seen in his garden look
ing after his pets, and his method Of
disposing Of his growing is through
London wholesale florist, who cuts
them at Rochester under the critical
eye of the dean and removes them to
Covent Garden market. Many of the
varieties are rare. and it is, no uncom-
mon thing for single blossom to fetch
as much as So.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-02
Got the Right Kind.

Gainesville, Texas, Feb 22nd.-Mrs.
L. r. Burton, of 507 Glad street, this
city, writes the following letter.
Il have been awfully troubled with
my Kidneys; l was in a bad fix and
had been doctoring with the Doctors,
but was getting no better. tried a
remedy called Dodd's Kidney Pills and
found they did. me lots of good l had
q slight return of my trouble and
went to the Drug Store and called for
DOdd's Kidney Pills. They said there
was no such pills. l told them there
was. They said they had the best pills
that were made and persuaded me to
try box of another kind, not Dodds.
AS needed some medicine, bought
box, but they did me no good, so I
went elsewhere and got the real Dodd's
Kidney Pills, and very soon was COM
pletely cured. took box up to the
Drug Store and showed them that
there was such pills and asked them
to order some, but as / haven't needed
any more haven't called to see wheth-
er or not they got them"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-02
The Natives Had Scruples.

There is an amusing story told about
an Old-time South Sea trader. He had
been In the habit Of carrying all sorts
of timed meats, which the natives
bought with avidity Each tin was
branded with ,colored picture cow
for beef, a sheep for mutton and q
fish for sardines.
1t happened that the firm who fur
nished the mutton thought 1t a good
plan to change their labels, that their
goods might be more easily distin-
guished from others. The mark was
red dragon.
The natives came with their copra
to trade as usual. The new tins were
shown them, but they recalled with
horror and gave the trader to under
stand that they had some religious in
sHuctions and were not to be deluded
into eating timed devil
The trader was forced to eat His
stock of mutton himself, for not ma
tive could be persuaded to touch the
accursed thing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-02
The u. 8. Dent. of Arriculture.

Gives to Salzer's Oats its heartiest en-
dorsement. Salzers New National Oats
yielded in 1908 from $50 to 500 bu per
acre in 80 different States, and you, Mr..
Farmer, can beat this in 1904, if you
will. Salzer's seeds are pedigree seeds,
bred up through careful selection to big
yields.
Per Acre.
Ealzer's Beardless Barley yielded. 121 bu.
Salzer's Home Builder Corn. 800 bu.
Speltz and Macaroni Wheat. -. 80 blu.
Salzer's Victoria Rape. -. 10000 lbs.
Salzer's Teosinte. the quick grow
ing fodder wonder. 100000 lbs.
Salzer's Billion Dollar Grass. $4,000 lbs.
Salzer's Pedigree Potatoes. !. 1000 bu.
Now such yields pay and you can have
them, Mr.. Farmer, in 1904.
SEND 1Oc IN STAMPS
and this notice to the John A. Salzer
Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis, and you will
get their big catalogue and lots of farm
seed samples free. &C. N. u
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-02
PLANT A CAUSE OF CANCER.
Oleander Is Said to Be a Prolific
Breeder of Dread COMPLAINS.

Oleander Is Said to Be a Prolific
Breeder of Dread Complaint.
When I was a child neighbor rode
to our door on horseback. While he
was talking to my father his horse
crowded close to the porch and at
tempted to bit some twigs of an clean
der. The man was greatly alarmed
when he saw that the animal had
broken a stalk, asked for water and
washed the horses mouth thoroughly.
My father asked the reason of his
anxiety. He said mouthful of the
twigs would kill the horse almost in
stantly and told of a horse that died
In severe tremOrs few minutes after
eating a few shoots of the plant: also
Of neighbor who pruned her oleander
plants and threw the branches into
little pond in the barnyard. The cattle
drank the water and died.
Some years later playmate was
under medical treatment for an en-
largement of the throat which seemed
to threaten gOitre. Her house was an
oleander bower and the blossoms were
her favorite decoration. She some
times bit the stems off if they were too
long. After months Of the most thor
ough treatment the swelling disap-
peared.
A young woman who was extremely
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-02
Kernell's Mistake.

The late John Kernel, the Irish
comedian liked, in his prime, to 60
back to Ireland, whence he would
often bring material, gathered In ale
houses and on the highroads, that after
wards served him well in dialogue up
on the stage.
Kernel once said. at a little supper
party in Boston, that he had met on
summer day in Galway an Irishman
driving a horse SO thin that-it stagger-
ed as it walked.
"Why don't you put more flesh on
that nag!' Kernel exclaimed indig.
nantly.
More, is it," the Irishman answer
ed. ''Why, by the powers, don't you
see that the poor creature can hardly
carry what little there is on him now?"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-02
The Scarcity Of Radium.

At the present time we possess only
about a grain of the pure salts Of ra-
dunn. However great may be the care
taken in such researches, small losses
are inevitable, and serious losses have
at times resulted from unforeseen &C.
cidents brought on by the disconcert-
ing properties Of radium. Research in
all branches of experimental science
physics. chemistry, physiology, medi-
cine-is impeded, and whole evolu-
ton in science is retarded, by the lack
of this precious and unique material,
which can now be obtained only at
great expense. We must now look to
individual initiative to come to the aid
Of science, as it has so often done in
the past, and to facilitate and expedite
by generous gifts the success Of re-
searches the influence of which may
be far-reac hing-Century.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-02

fond of oleander plants kept q very
large tree in her room. One day in
midwinter she drg out a portion OF
the earth and filed in the space with
fresh soil from the florists in order that
her favorite might throw out a new
crop of blossoms. That night she COM
planned of serious irritation of her
throat. A few days later the glands
below the ear enlarged until they were
on a line with her cheek. For nearly
a year every remedy known to medical
science was tried. The swelling at last
yielded to treatment and she perma-
nently recovered.
Another woman transplanted and re-
potted a large number of oleanders, be-
coming much wearied with her task.
She complained that night of curious
irritation in her throat. A swelling
came in the glands below her ear. All
remedies failed. 1t became malignant
and caused her death about six months
afterward.
Within the past year a death from
cancer of the face or mouth has oc-
Cured in the household where are the
largest and most beautiful oleanders
have ever seen. Yet another case Is
that of woman Of middle age whose
favorite flower was the oleander. She
kept all varieties, collecting them from
various places as she found new ones.
She had a clearly developed cancer,
took treatment for years and was. SO
the doctors assured her, entirely cured.
Whether any symptoms Of the disease
have developed within the last eight
or ten years l am unable to say.
I might give other instances, but
these are to my mind sufficient ground
for belief that there is some connection
between the oleander and glandular
affections Of more or less malignant
character.-New York Sun.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-02
Needs OF Japan.

During each Of the last five years
the United States has purchased more
of the products Of Japan than any
other country, and more than all Of
Europe, yet British India and Great
Britain each sell more to Japan than
does the United States. During 1908,
however, the imports from the United
States increased ID per cent, as COM
pared with 1901, while those from most
European countries fell off. The Unit
ed States continues to surpass all other
countries in furnishing Japanese inn
portations of electric light apparatus or
instruments, electric motors, fire en-
gines and pumps, flour, sole leather,
kerosene oil, lubricating oil, paraffine
wax, cardboard, leaf tobacco, timber
other than teak, bicycles and electric
light wire. The expectation Of -four
by the United States to Japan is threat
ened by Canada. The Dominion peo-
pie are making strong effort to in
crease their trade in the East, and,
at the Osaka exposition, now open, the
Canadians are spoken Of having the
largest and best exhibit of any Of the
foreign countries. They are striving
especially to advertise the merits Of
Canadian -four. AS a result it is re-
ported that several large orders have
already been received for that prod
net The United States has been fur
nishing from 96 to 80 per cent Of all
the flour imported into Japan, and
last year this commodity ranked third
in value among the imports from the
United States, raw ginned cotton being
the first and kerosene oil the second.
The most important import from Can
ada during 1902 was salted salmon and
trout. of which she furnished nearly
+wica as much as the United States.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-02

How the Pastor Saved a Life.

How the Pastor Saved a Life.
A man near Fort Gay, w. Va, made
an entire failure in getting strength
from the kind of food he ate, and not
knowing that the trouble was with the
food kept on losing health until the
doctors gave him up to die.
1t was supposed to be consumption
because he was wasting away stead
lily and slowly dying. His minister
called from time to time and one day
brought along package Of Grape
Nuts, thinking from what he knew of
the famous food that perhaps it might
help him. The sick man took to 1t at
once, and from that day began to get
WELL In writing he says:
II walked to town to-day 3 miles.
Have gained over 40 pounds in about
two months and my neighbors don't
know what to say. | frequently am
told it was as if l am raised from the
dead. Everybody here knows Of my
case; you can tell people to write to
the Postmaster or Rev. L. D. Bryan.
I will make sworn statement that
Grape-Nuts saved my life" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Greek,
Mich.
This Is another illustration that
where all other food fails one can be
brought back to health and strength
on C1ape-Nuts. There's reason
Look In each pkg. for the famous
little book, 1.-THE Road to MELVILLE"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-02
WlNTRY AIR AS A PANACEA.
Better Than Drugs for Those Afflicted
with Pulmonary Disease.


with Pulmonary Disease.
There is no such curative as pure
air. Several people are now trying
it AS a remedy for various disorders,
and in the case Of consumption it is
said to produce good results. In Mer-
iden, Conn, two women who were re-
garded, even by the physicians, as
hopeless victims of this disease have
practically discontinued indoor life,
and are sleeping on the veranda Of
their residences in zero temperatures.
Their improvement has been surpris-
ing, and they regard themselves now
as cured. In colder places than Con-
necticut the same means have been
tried, and both in Europe and America
it has recently become the fashion to
send tuberculosis patients into the
north, in high attitudes at that, rather
than into enervating and tepid lands
like Florida and Cuba. The SANTA
ria Of Davos, Of the Adirondacks and
Of the Colorado and California noun
tainS are in much favor, and patients
sent there live as much as possible in
the open air and engage so far as they
can in winter sports of tobogganing
and skating.
They appear to thrive. At least, one
sees less emaciation and hears less
coughing in those resorts than in the
sunny and insipid climates of tropic
islands. The theory Of cure is that
cold air is pure and snow-c0vered
earth can give off no malarial or harm
full exhalations. All bacilli are frozen
up and made inactive. Moreover, cold
has an astringent property, and the
sloughing which attends the inroads of
pulmonary tuberculosis is arrested and
the places of it cicatrized. Wounds
heal quickly in cold air-a circum-
stance familiar to army surgeons-and
the lively exercises to which people in
any state Of health or illness are
prompted in the cold have tendency
to stimulate circulation, increase appe-
tite and order deeper sleep. The win
ter cure may be less popular among
the shrinking and delicate than the
southern California and Florida cure,
but it appears to be effective.-Brook-
lyn Eagle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-02

: In this age Of special investigations
there should be a thorough inquiry
into our system Of railroading, to see
If it is not possible greatly to lessen
the number Of accidents. The wreck
near Connellsville recently would COM
pare in destructiveness with a small
battle. Certainly the loss Of sixty
nine lives in single engagement
would attract serious attention. The
occurrence Of several accidents that
might have been avoided if due care
had been exercised has led more than
one person to remark that the opera
ton Of American railways leaves much
to be desired in the way Of safety.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-02

The clerk who stands long hours be-
hind the counter in the retail store
comes into contact with some peculiar
aspects Of human nature. II want to
see your fifty-cent mittens," asked a
customer. The clerk showed the en-
tire stock. ooh, but 1 wanted them
with fingers" The clerk straightway
pulled down all the varieties which he
had Of that description. But this is
not right" continued the troublesome
customer ''These are gloves; they are
not mittens at ALL" The wearied clerk,
who vouches for the truth Of the story,
inwardly rejoices that all his custom
ers are not like this one
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-02
"The Widows Cruse. y

The Sunday school superintendent
Of the First Baptist church, Brooklyn,
was Quizzing class of small girls the
other day:
"And what was the widows cruise? 70
he asked.
There was moments silence; then
q little hand went up timidly.
"Please sir" said the youngster, ''the
widow was one Of the people that
went with Noah in his yacht. New
York Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-02

Some reforms seem to come by
chance. There were complaints Of
overcrowded schools at Batavia, N. Y,
and the board secured seven extra
teachers. The superintendent, instead
of setting them to hearing recitations
like the regular teachers, set them to
giving individual instructions to pu-
pills that were behind in the course
and were drag on the whole school.
The experience was, to quote the re-
port Of the State superintendent, a
startling and instantaneous success.
Encouragement, which is the bane Of
school life, has disappeared from all
faces and tears from all eyes. The
backward pupils have become forward,
so to speak, and in many cases have
passed the bright lights and leading
pupils Of the class room SO that these
have all they can do to keep up their
old standing. These seven extra teach
ers go from room to room in their
work, helping along the backward
wherever found. They are not assist
ants or subordinates, but rank with
the regular teachers and receive the
same pay. They do not in any sense
do the pupils work, but show him
how to do it for himself, how to con-
centrate the mind, how to study. The
Journal of Pedagogy unreservedly ap-
proves the plan thus: "a rather wide
observation Of public school conditions
justifies us in saying that there may
be seen in Batavia a healthier, hap
pier, more industrious body Of teach
ers and pupils than are to be found
in any other public school system in
America. The first impression one gets
is that of an Astounding physical and
intellectual life. Although the teach
ers and pupils work as hard in the
Batavia schools as elsewhere, there
is no complaint about overwork and
nervousness, and there is trustworthy
evidence that the health of the pupils
entering school in physical condition
below the normal has shown a de-
cided change for the better" Of
course the system is not new, except
to the public schools of this country.
The private tutor in British institu-
tons is as old as the educational sys-
tenn there, and the Office is fUnda-
mental in continental education. Its
accidental application to the public
schools seems to have worked wonder
fully we'll. 1t is worth thinking about.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-02
EDUCATION OF IDIOTS
How Imbeciles Are Cared for in For


eign Countries.
That long step forward has been
taken in the treatment of idiots is a
matter of common knowledge that the
advance has been SO great as to per-
nit of seventy-two per cent Of the
pupils coming from the hilfschulen Of
Germany earning their own living,
as stated by DR.. Manheimer Com
mes, will be a surprise to many. The
conclusion drawn from this fact by
NJ. Paul Strausse in an article which
we translate from La Revue, Paris,
is that the utility Of special educa-
ton for the defective classes is al
ready proved, even if the preparation
OF those who are capable of receiving
an education should rise no higher. M.
Strausse takes hasty glance at the
work that is being done with the i'm
beetle children in different countries
of Europe but particularly in Ger
many.
Schools and medico-pedagogic class
es for detectives exist in Switz.
erland, Germany England, Belgium,
Holland, Italy, Denmark, Norway, the
United States and in Japan. Thirty
towns of Germany possesses either the
classes (hilfklassen or the auxiliary
classes (hilfschuler) to the number of
forty three. Each of these special.
classes, annexed to the primary school
has on an average eighteen to twenty
scholars; the auxiliary schools of
Frankfort, Of Cologne. Of Leipsic and
Of Hamburg have number of vari.
able classes with a small number of
pupils. The scholars admitted in
these different schools are taken from
among the backward pupils of the
primary schools, generally after two
years of instruction have passed, in
case of need the admission being
earlier. Each child has detailed &C.
count affixed to his name in the rec.
ords wherein are stated his ante
cedents, physical defects, and all the
particulars of his family and personal
history. The duration of the course
years, the same master or the same
mistress taking the pupils from class
to class until his education is finished;
this fact is very important since, while
it gives to the instructors the full
responsibility, at the same time it
gives them full knowledge Of the sub
ject After leaving the school the
scholar is not lost sight Of the Saxon
government, for example, granting $50
marks to persons who succeed in
teaching a trade to one of the pupils
of the schools of Dresden or Leipsic.
In England thirty-one primary
schools have special classes for de-
fectives, each class containing a maxi
mum of twenty pupils. While in Ger
many the intellectual work is twenty
four hours for six days, twenty-six
hours in Cologne, in London each
week of five days contains twenty
five hours Of study, with a rest Of two
hours at midday and repose of fifty
minutes in the morning and evening.
In Switzerland, without mentioning
the ten special asylums, there are forty
one auxiliary classes attended by
SGT defective pupils. while the United
States contains 200 institutions for
abnormal children. DR.. Samuel J.
Fort states that twentieth only Of
the 100000 abnormal children at pres
ent in the United States receive spe-
cial care.-Public Opinion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-02
The Commitments Direct.

"Just see how my poor hands are
chapped, Mr. Milligan."
Dear, dear, how sad! But, really,
1 didn't suppose there was room on
your little hands for chaps, Miss Lutte
I'm sure these are merely half-grown
chappies."
The announcement Of the engage
ment will appear next Sunday. -Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-02

With American wagons ordered for
war service by the Gar Of all the Rus
sias, American -four girdling the
world, and American cotton, machin-
cry and manufactures Of all kinds
known far and near beyond our bor-
ders, it sounds as if we were doing
all the international selling. Instead,
we are one of the greatest buyers
among the nations, and our markets
are everywhere. We buy beeswax
from Cuba and onions from Bermuda,
as well as from England, Spain, Italy,
West Indies, Canada and Mexico. And
this in spite of the thousands Of acres
set out to onions in the United States
every year. AS for cheese, 1t alone
comes to us from twentyone countries.
and then there are eggs. Why, China
alone had to help us out with eighty
thousand dozen, and we had to call on
Canada, Mexico, Japan, England and
France beside. The sheep herders of
the world watched their fiocks by
night and by day that Americans
might be covered with wooden cloth.
ing. Pepper and spices are imported,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-02

At Bayonne, N. J., the other day a
man was fined $40 for trying to stop
a family quarrel, the magistrate in
forming him that the fine was admin
,istered Ito discourage butting in" A
better excuse might have been found
in the old saying that "a fool and his
money are soon parted"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-02

If anybody had asked Paul the Apos-
tie what he considered the "three es-
sentials" Of home he would proba-
lbly have recommended his usual for
muia. faith, hope and charity" But
Paul was not a married man.