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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-29
How to Arrange Linen.

Care should be taken when putting
away napkins and tablecloths that they
be arranged in sets. In this manner
they are always ready for use, and
it will be found much more economi-
cal way for all household linen, espe-
cially towels and napkins, if they are
used in rotation. Frequently, for con-
venience sake, only the upper pieces
are taken off, thus leaving the bottom
of the pile untouched for months. By
using them in turn there will not be
the need of replenishing as when only
a few are in constant use. In the
laundering of tablecloths, put about a
dozen tablespoonfuls of cooked starch
in a pail Of the bluing water. This
will give the desired stiffness and gloss
to the cloth without the effect of being
starched Napkins do not require
starch, but should be well dampened
and ironed until perfectly dry, as all
linen must be. Iron napkins singly
on both sides, then fold and press
again. Tableclothes should be folded
once for convenience and ironed two or
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-29

eyesight in consequence Of these acct
dents. Even when only one eye is in
jured the other eye also frequently
becomes affected through sympathy,
and blindness seems a heavy price to
pay for the brief pleasure obtained.
These pistols rarely have shot or bull
let's in them, but they do have wad-
ding. When this is shot into a boys
hand it is frequently found we'll buried
beneath the muscles. The outside
wound looks slight, and few people do
much besides washing and tying it up.
Quite often the hand or other part
swells and becomes badly poisoned
wound. If the sufferer seeks good
surgical care, as he should do immer
diately, a cut is made right down to
the offending piece Of wadding. After
extraction the wound is freely washed
with running water, ana IF healing
results the boy is fortunate.
1t Is by no means uncommon, how
ever, for these wounds to cause lock-
jaw, and herein lies their great dan
ger. IL W. OT Three summers ago the
newspapers in the city Of Philadelphia
collected from the hospitals a list Of
the cases which ended fatally in this
way, and the result was such as to
cause any reasonable person to won
der why, If parents were not sensible
enough to forbid the use Of these dam
gefous toys, a law was Immediately
passed forbidding the sale Of pistols
in order to protect such foolish people
from themselves.
Grown-up people as we'll as children
, are also often disfgured for life by the
discharge of these toy pistols close to
thcdr faces. The black gunpowder has
to be picked out Of their faces, and
frequently their eyes, bit by bit. The
process is not pleasant, nor improving
as regards appearances. Any powder
remaining is always visible as minute
black specks in the skin.-Ladies'
Home Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-29

In summer the baby should not go
out during the hottest part of the day.
Early morning is the best time for his
airing. Take him from his bed, wash
his face and hands, put light flannel
wrapper on over his nightdress and
take him out. He can finish his nap
and have his breakfast out Of doors.
The early morning air in summer is
sweet and refreshing, and a good
tonic. AS the sun creeps higher and
the air becomes warmer you can bring
him in and give him his bath. He
will then probably go to sleep again
in the darkened nursery, thus afford
ing the nurse little time for rest or
a nap to make up for what she has
lost by early rising. If the weather is
very warm do not send the baby out
again until late in the afternoon, when
the air again becomes cooler. He can
stay out during the early evening,
but should always be brought in be-
fore the dew begins to fall. q
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-29
Her Fathers HeIner.

A girl whose father is "old and
stricken in years" has grown of late
more and more to take the place Of
the son he never had, to act as his
right hand in business. The man is
the owner Of a large fruit farm whose
work is simple but extensive and ex-
acts much superintendent AS his
health has begun to fail gradually the
daughter has taken something, and
then something further and further, Of
his duties upon herself, until now she
looks after the place, the sowing and
wedding, the grating, the tendance Of
the fruit and, in the season, person
ally watches every shipment sent from
the great establishment to fill it's or
ders. She is working almost uncon-
sciously and without thought save Of
the immediate future into lucra-
tive business that when, as in the
fullness of time must soon come, her
father is taken from it, will descend
to her without clash or detriment to
it's interests. She will find herself
openly what she is now in all prac-
teal workings, "the man of the fam
ily," and will be enabled to bear her
part CALAMITY in that position.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-29
INCREASE OF DIVORCE.
Philadelphia Rapidly Getting Into
Line with the Dakotas


Line with the Dakotas
Figures drawn from the divorce rec
ords of the Common Pleas courts Of
Philadelphia show, when compared
with the record Of marriages and the
population of the city, surprising in
crease of divorces in this city, bring
forcibly to mind the ease with which
the marriage tie is dissolved in this
State, and suggest the possibility that
Pennsylvania may before long acquire
the disagreeable notoriety which has
for years attached to certain Western
States. Ten or eleven years ago there
was on the average one divorce to
every twenty -four marriages in Phila-
deIphia, according to the Ledger Of
that city. Since then the proport4 on
of divorces has been steadily increas-
ing, until in 1908 there was one d.
vorce to 1863 marriages, and the causes
for which the courts grant divorce
have been SO broadened by statute and
by judicial Interpretation that pilgrim
ages to the Dakotas are no longer need
full. Cases of collision are all too
common, and the appalling totals Of
the annual divorces indicate a laxity
or Indifference on the part Of the
judges which is deplorable. 1t is to be
noted that there is wide discrepancy
in the divorce record of the several
Common Pleas courts of Philadelphia,
fho clio of oh,
has not been lost upon members Of
the bar engaged in divorce. practice,
guiding them in the selection of the
courts in which to file such suits.
Philadelphia in respect to the in
crease Of divorce is better than some
other American cities and worse than
others, but reflects merely the general
tendency in the entire country. SociOl-
ogists who have studied the problem
have shown that divorces are more nu-
merous in the United States in proper
ton to the population than in any
other country of which the records are
accessible, and that there have been
years In this country when more d.
vorces were granted than in all other
civilized countries put together. In
1870 it is said that 3.5 per cent of the
marriages ended in divorce; in 1880 the
proportion was 4.8 per cent, and in
1890 it had increased to 62. In In
diana in 1900 there was a divorce for
every 81 marriages in the State. The
record Of the principal cities is given
in the following table, which shows
the number Of marriages and divorces
and the number of marriages to one di-
vorce in 1901:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-29
Health and Beauty Hints.

Over-fatigue is regarded by DR.. Bur-
ton Tanning as the determining cause
of 10 per cent Of cases of pulmonary
consumption.
One-half pint Of vinegar, one table
spoonful of salt, one teaspoonful OF
cayenne pepper and one pint of boiling
water will cure night sweats. Mix,
and let cool; strain, and sponge the
patient at bedtime.
Vinegar will keep the hands white
and smooth and prevent chapping
when exposed to the cold air after
washing in hot or sOapy water. Before
drying the hands rub over them a tea
spoonful of vinegar, and the result will
be very great.
To Cure Blotched face.-Rosewater
three ounces; sulphate Of zinc, one
dram; mix; wet the face with it, gen
tly dry and then touch over with cold
cream with the tips Of the fingers; dry
gntly off.
For ackheads.-Dissolve two
ounces of rosewater, alcohol and gIy-
cerine, one teaspoonful of borax; battle
the face with this night and morning,
then rub in little of this mixture:
Four drains of soft soap one ounce of
rcctified spirits of wine, one dram Of
spirits of lavender. Perseyere with
this, and the blackheads will disap-
near
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-29
Living for Ideals.


That was wise old clergyman who
urged his brethren not to admit young
men to the ministry unless they were
evidently more broadminded and en-
thusiastic in their faith than their
elders. "We must allow" he said,
''for the inevitable shrinkage." The
same allowance is necessary in every
life for the sure closing in Of the real
upon the ideals Of youth, and the I'M
avoidable narrowing Of hope and aim
that must come with middle age. The
more idealism we start with, the more
stoutly we defend it against the
shocks it is certain to receive, the
more joyous life will turn out to be
as we go on living. The dreariness of
the middle-aged view Of life springs
largely from the fact that it's ideals
are so shrunken as to be no longer a
source of vitality, of renewal. AS long
as we believe in life, and in love, and
In friendship, and in heroism, and in
other ideal possibilities, life is worth
living, and we are strong to take our
part in it. Living for ideals is happy
and courageous living. Living with
out them is s'the dull gray life and
apathetic end"
The standpoint Of the idealist is
that the ideal is absolutely true-truer
than the surface real. If friend fails
to come up to- the standard of
ideal friendship, so much the worse
for the friend; the ideal, really, re-
mains untouched. When we once be-
lieve thus confidently in it, friendship
gains in insight. We perceive the
shortcomings Of our chosen friends; ;.
we also perceive our obvious short
comings toward them, and the un-
reached standard inspires only for
giveness and deeper effort. True love
never relinQuisheS the ideal, dies for
1t gladly in some cases, lives for it
(which is infinitely harder) in the ma
jority Of instances. Juliet was an
idealist; she could have married RO-
mea, and met the shock Of all his
little ways, and still believed him per-
lection. More than that--for such is
the working value Of ideals-she
would have educated and inspired him
by her idealization till, in his best
moments, he lived up to it, and in
his worst never shamed it. No man
ever comes to his best possibilities,
and no woman, either, until conscious
Of representing to other hearts more
than they dare hope for In themselves,
Children need the nurture Of ideals.
A mother without ideals can never
have noble sons. To teach growing
boys and girls to s'see the world as
it really Isl is to utterly unfit them
for making the world any better by
their lives. 1t is also to cruelty dimin-
ish their chances of happiness. With
thought, with the ideal, is immortal
hilarity, the rose Of joy" says Elmer
son. To keep the rose of joy fresh
and unfading, to scatter continually
its fra GRANGE to others, is the most en-
during charm woman eau possess
Harpers Bazaar.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-29
The Temple of Freedom.

May this immense temple Of free
dom ever stand lesson to oppressors,
an example to the oppressed, a sane
tuary for the rights of mankind. And
may these happy United States attain
that complete splendor and prosperity
which will illustrate the blessings Of
their government and for ages to come
rejoice the departed souls of it's foun-
ders.-Lafayette's Farewell Speech to
American Congress-.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-29

More than 10000 Japanese women
have already volunteered to go to the
front to act as nurses.
Miss Josephine Ponce de Leon, a
lineal descendant of the discoverer of
Florida, has entered convent at AL
bany.
The latest vocation opened to wo-
men in Berlin is that of being
"Roentgen sister" or a nurse specially
trained for treating patients with
X-rays, task which requires much
skill and care.
After long centuries the fashion in
ladies' riding skirts is changing. The
old form of side-saddle skirt is giving
way to the new style of ride-astride
skirt. Orders are coming in for di-
vided skirts in increasing numbers.
King Edward recently left some cher
ry stones on his plate at public func-
ton. The moment he left a crowd Of
American ladies scrambled for them,
with the object, it is said, of handing
them down to their descendants as
family heirlooms.
The Isle Of man granted the cleo
toral suffrage to women in 1880. The
Madras presidency recognized female
voters in 1885. New Zealand gave it's
womankind the electoral franchise in
1858. Victoria has passed a woman's
suffrage bill and women have the right
to sit in the federal house in Australia.
Women have always aspired to be
beautiful and have painted their faces
and tired their heads" since time i'm
memorial and in all countries. The
geisha of Japan changes the color Of
her lips three times in one evening ard
no little Japanese lady ever misses
an opportunity of whipping out the
rouge pot and mirror which form in
dispensable parts Of her toilet.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-29
Cincinnati Post.


She's up there-Old Glory-where light
nings are sped;
She dazzles the nations with ripples OF red,
And she'll wave for US living, or droop Ger
us dead
The flag of our country forever!
She's up there-Old Glory-how bright the
stars stream!
And the stripes red signals Of liberty
gleaml
And we dare for her, living, or dream the
last dream
Meath the flag of our country forever!
ghe's up there-Old Glory-no tyrant dealt
scars,
No blur on her brightness, no stain on her
stars!
The brave blood of heroes hath crimsoned
her bars.
She's the flag of our country foreverl
Frank L. Stanton.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-29
\ Fourth Of
July Picnic.
BY Katherine McIyor.

ON little Californian town, situated
at the foot Of long, low range OF
mountains, lived q young girl whose
name was Helen Mills. Hers was
lovely home. The great house, with
its wide verandas, stood In the midst
of many acres Of beautiful grounds,
with mountains forming the back
ground. 1t was the second day OF
July. and Helen had invited number
of young people to come down from
San Francisco and remain over the
Fourth. That evening the young
hostess entertained her guests by tax
ing them for hay ride; the next day
she had planned other delightful en-
tertainments, so the boys and girls
looked forward with great anticipation
to see what the next day would bring
forth. They were sure 1t would be
something delightful, for who could
help having good time on the Fourth
Of July?
When her guests were about to dis
perse to their rooms that night Helen
told them that they would be called
very carly the next morning, as they
were going on picnic and would have
to drive some twenty miles to reach
the spot.
Early the next morning they were
off, some in traps and others on horse
back. They were merry party, and
the clear, fresh mountain air, ladened
with the perfume Of wild flowers
which grew deep down in the canyons,
raised their spirits to the highest de-
gree. Once or twice they drove up
fearful inclines and the girls closed
their eyes in terror, but there was no
cause for fear, as the drivers were
well used to such places.
At length the place was reached.
1t was not public picnic ground; in
fact Helen said she knew there had
never been a picnic there before; that
she and her father were fishing one
day and their canoe had taken them
by that place. Helen said then If they
had a picnic the Fourth, they would
90 there, and .er plan had been acted
upon. For some time before they
reached the spot the road lay between
great open fields, the canyons just
visible across them. They turned off
the road and drove through a great
field; when they reached the trees they
all stepped from their traps and the
girls waited while the boys fed and
watered the horses, then they walked
down a steep incline and into the
canyon. At first they were awed by
the grandeur and silence Of the place
Lsilent but for the rush Of the river
and the occasional song Of bird; but
they were young and full of life and
fun, and it was not for long that the
serious mood lasted.
The boys fell to gathering fagots
for a fire on which to roast the chick
ems they had brought with them; they
did this by taking two-pronged stick,
whiting it smooth, then thrusting 1t
into the chicken and holding it over
the fire; the stick was turned and
twincd until the fowl was nicely roast
cd. While the boys were doing this
the girls spread large cloth on a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-29
The Lash in English Prisons.

Flogging is still allowed in English
prisons as punishment for mutiny or
violence, but recently published statis-
tics make it doubtful whether even in
these extreme cases corporal punish
ment serves the purpose for which 1t
is intended. 1t is shown that since the
number Of prison offenses for which
fiogging was allowed was reduced in
1898 the number Of offenses against
prison discipline has decreased from
lat to 131 per 1000 prisoners, while
there has been an increase in the num-
Der Of those offenses for which the
scat Is still the penalty.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-29

very much interested in Helen's de-
scription Of firecrackers. One Of the
girls said, rather thoughtlessly, what
a pity It was that the little girl could
not see the display Of fireworks they
were to have that night. The child's
woebegone little face touched Helen's
heart and she acted upon a generous
impulse. Knocking at the door, she
was admitted by the mother Of the
child, who seemed greatly surprised at
seeing the group Of boys and girls;
and when Helen told her Of her wish
to take the little one with them to en-
joy the fireworks that evening, prom
Using that some one would bring her
safely home the next day, the mother
was delighted, and, calling the child,
told her Of the treat. When the little
girl, whose name was Ann Marlin, was
ready they went down the mountain
and into the canyon.
Half an hour later they were on the
road Long before they reached home
the moon was up in all it's glory, flood
ing the mountains and valleys with it's
light. They reached home about 8
o'clock and, after dinner, went out Of
doors to see the wonderful display Of
fireworks.
1t had been a day long to be renem-
bered, and that night when all the
house was still the moon, which had
peeped in at the window and had seen
smile on every sleeping face, looked
in the window, into tiny room, where
on white bed lay little Ann Marlin,
and on her face rested the happiest
smile Of all.-Detroit Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-29

Schwartz, was run into by the dog,
knocked to the sidewalk, and her leg
broken. The screams of the child
brought many children to the scene,
and as the crowd grew in size the chill
dren became more excited.
Lets hang the dog" shouted one
Of the boys, and the other children
took up the cry. AS the boy who
made the suggestion started for a rope
the others, with rocks and clubs, drove
the dog several blocks, and had not
a policeman interfered they would
probably have killed the animal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-29
Where the '.Declaratlon'' Is Kept.

The original copy of the Declaration
of Independence is no longer to be seen
by the public, because exposure to the
air and light has made the text and sig
natures almost illcgible. The document
is now kept in large safe in the library
Of the State Department, Washington,
and it is believed that the faded lines are
recovering some Of their color.
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three times on each side, then rolled
or folded until the desired size for the
space occupied in the linen closet.
Never launder table linen when stain
ed, until an attempt has been made
to remove the spots, as it is almost i'm
possible to efface any discoloration
after the cloth has been submerged in
soapy water.-The Pilgrim.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-29
Marriages

The statistics Of divorce presented
in this way are sufficient to justify
alarm and to explain the attention
which is now being given by sociolo-
gists and churchmen to the problem Of
checking the evil and establishing some
uniformity Of practice.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-29
Hair Tonic.

Take one pint of boiling water pour
it upon a dozen large branches of
fresh sage, or large handful of dried
sage leaves, and cover it tightly for
an hour; put into bottle one ounce
of iron filings, nails, or any bits of
iron, also a piece of borax as large
as a walnut; turn the sage tea upon
it. In two or three days it is ready
for use.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-29
Where the Pinch Comes.

Banks-Going to have fireworks at
your house on the Fourth?
Bings-Nope.
Banks-Can't afford them, Ell?
Bings-Can afford the fireworks but
l can't stand the surgeons bills
Philadelphia North American.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-29
Powder and Tow Pisto, Wounds.

1t will perhaps not be inappropriate
just at this time to say a word Of
warning in regard to the wounds so
very frequently caused by toy pistols
on the GLORIOUS Fourth" 1t is by no
means uncommon for boy to lose his
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-29
"HANG THE DOG +"
School Children Threaten to Lynch Mas.
tiff Who Broke Girls Leg

At Evansville, Ind, between fifty
and seyenty-five excited school chill
dren gathered on a corner in the West
End and demanded that large dog
be lynched. While on her way home
from school Clara Schwartz, the 10
year-old daughter Of Nicholas
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-29

After man runs into debt he either
walks out or stays in