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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-30
KIND WORDS FOR
SHOWS COLLEGE.
Lancaster. AUG. %, 1905

Lancaster, Aug. %, 1905.
Shows College of Dressmaking
and Ladies Tailoring.
The undersigned are pleased to
testify to the probability and
high character of your college Of
dressmaking located in our city.
1t is with pleasure that we have
been enrolled as pupils.
We find the work just as rep
Resented to us, the instructions
are thorough. and the benefits
derived are just what we have
always felt the need of. We feel
grateful for the opportunity
which has been given us by the
establishment of this college here.
The attention of all ladies
should be called to this work, as
it IS a practical feature of edu-
cation.
A. j. Mitchell, Pres. Dress
makers Association.
Katie +. Janney, dressmaker.
Mildred Ivey.
Blanche Angus.
Mrs. M. Mcdonald.
Mrs. w. B. Doll.
Georgia F. Finney.
Luetta Burgess, dressmaker.
Fannie Pritchett.
q. Annetta Baker, dressmaker.
Mrs. E. J. Guy.
Louise Kaltenbach, dressmaker.
Mrs. Jno. j. Weber.
Lillian D. Stephens.
Mrs. II. Walton.
Mrs. Selma Knobel, dressmaker.
Mary A. King. dressmaker.
Regina Schneider.
Mrs. Cora Wayne, dressmaker.
Nellie Dickinson.
E. j. Walton, merchant tailor.
The college will be located here
for 3 months. Pupils may enter
at any time with full assurance Of
tine to complete the work.
Visitors are welcome.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-30
NEW LINE OF RAILWAY
Will Connect the Head of the Lakes
with Chicago and Mil
YANKEE

Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. 24.-The Sen
tinel says: "The bead of the lakes,
Duluth and Superior, will have Mil
waukee and Chicago connections next
season over a new line Of road now in
process of construction by the Wis
consin Central railway company,
which will connect with the main line
at Owen, q station between Abbots.
ford and Chippewa Falls.
"The work Of building the line from
Owen to Ladysmith is already well ad-
vanced, and construction work on the
Superior end will be rushed as rapidly
ss possible. This statement is made
upon the authority of a prominent rail-
road official, who asserts that the Wis
consin Central is back of the new
line and who also is in a position to
know the facts regarding its owner
ship"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-30
Peter Stell Farm For Sale.

I will receive sealed bids for the
farm owned by the late Peter Steil
up to noon on the Doth day Of Sep
TENDER, 1905. The farm Of 232 acres
is located on sec. IA, east of Bee
town and is miles west OF the city
of Lancaster, has good buildings,
a good well and springs of running
water that have never been dry.
Can be divided into two farms
with water on each, but the build
ings are all one side of road which
divides it. A good school house
near dwelling. Terms Cash. Posses
sion given March 1st. 1905.
We reserve the right to reject
any and all bids.
67w4 VIM. E. WEBB, Executor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-30
Storm Demoralizes Traffic.

Lacrosse, Wis, Aug. 25.-As the re-
suit of another disastrous storm to
the north and west Of Lacrosse, rail-
road traffic ON the Burlington and Mil.
waukee roads was again badly de-
moraiiEed and trains are running sew.
eral hours behind schedules. This
was the third storm within a week.
each Of which did immense damage
to railroad property and demoralized
traffic. Severe washouts occurred on
the Burlington at Alma and On the
Milwaukee at Lake City.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-30
Local JOttingS.

ALI roads will lead to Lancaster
next week.
Ed. Morse returned to Boston
Monday morning.
Frank narrower was over from
Fennimore Monday.
Miss Margaret McBrien is visit
ing friends at Platteville.
Excursion rates to the county
fair next week on all roads.
Watch for eclipse of the sun
this morning from STA to 6:38.
-Chas. J. Niehaus and daughter
were over from Fennimore Monday.
The depot street is about
covered with a good layer of
macadam.
-Secy. Moore of the fair associa-
ton has Union phone in his Office.
It is No. 101.
Just note the Improvement on
Tom Orton's warehouse when you're
near the depot.
A large delegation of county
seat folks will attend the Platte
vile fair this week.
Fred Aupperle has his fine
bunch of Shorthorns on exhibit at
the Platteville fair this week.
Mrs. Graves and Miss Alice
Groenier, sisters of Lambert Groe
nier, are here from Chicago on
visit.
Come to the Ladies' Aid society
to be held in the parlor Of tie Con
gregational church Friday, Sept.
LIST at 2 p. IN.
Remember the little folks
cantatta at the opera house Friday
eve. Proceeds for the fountain
fund. You'll be pleased with their
entertainment.
There will be dozen or more
booths and stands on the fair
grounds where the hungry may
find plenty to eat during the fair
next week at Lancaster.
Miss Charlotte Lowry took de-
parture Monday on her long tour to
Taylor, Texas, where she has ac-
copied a position as instructor of
music in the public schools of that
city.
"A young son of Jacob Ohlert
died at the family home in Little
Grant Sunday morning, aged about
three years. Death was caused by
that dread summer complaint to
which so many of the little folks
succumb.
F. G. Burr, advance agent of
the Frank E. Long Stock company,
has posted advertising matter for the
theat all next week at the opera
house. The show is at Fennimore
first three nights this week and at
Highland balance of the week,
coming here Monday noon.
The Lancaster fair this year
will be greater than ever, compris-
ing all that is great, good, clean,
novel and wholesome in entertain
ing and instructive features. There
is no one to whom this years fair
with not appeal. Bring the whole
family, from the baby in the cradle
to grandma in the rocker.
-Kittie Welch, the phenomenal
little PAGER owned by Hugh Warren,
the Potosi stage driver, and trained
for a few weeks by w. B. Dyer,
won two heats in the 2:35 class pace
at Dubuque Friday with five good
ones in the contest. She got second
money, a Dubuque favorite getting
three heats III the 5-heat race. The
little mare got mark of 2:29l.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-30

The First National Bank of Ian
caster
Buys and sells Foreign Exchange;
Pays interest on and IL months
deposits;
AllIkinds of checks cashed at par;
Makes collections;
Sends money anywhere at lowest
rates;
Has safety deposits!forIrent,
And solicits q share of your
b usiness. S6tf2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-30

"A reporter for the Herald
happened into the freight room of
the depot not long since and noticed
several articles of furniture from a
mail order house sent to a party
residing not many miles from Ian
caster. Among the pieces was a
rocking chair, painted up in good
shape and made to look as If it were
worth every cent paid for it. Some
one sat down in this chair and one
of the rockers came off and upon
examination it was found that the
wood part Of the chair was the
cheapest that could be procured.
The joints were all loose and about
ready to fall to pieces. This chair
was perhaps noted in the catalogue
as "a swell oak rocker worth four
dollars" when IN reality a dollar
bill would have been a good price
for it. Lancaster furniture dealers
would not have truck in stock. They
sell good chairs cheap but not cheap
c.airs at big price.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
OYAMA'S ADVENTURE.

Field Marshal Oyama, who is in com
mand of the japanese armies in Man
churia, was once Il pupi! i'll the Temple
Hill School ut Geneseo, n. y. and Wal
ter G.. Patterson, one of Geneseo's lead
ing residents, remembers Oyama, and
relates many amusing experiences Of
the young Japanese, whom lie de-
Scribes as an undersZed boy of fifteen,
heavy set. but bright eyed and keen
witted. Il am perhaps tie first man
who saw Oyama under fire. said Mr..
Patterson, the other day. zone Satur-
day morning crowd Of students
started afOot for peach orchard be-
longing to 'Tomp Campbell. which was
a favoritc place with the boys. While
climbing fence, Oyama was the last
over. Suddenly Mr.. Campbell ap-
peared with Il shotgun. He took aim
at OyanIa, and fired n charge of rock
salt into his body. Oyama stood The
pain stoically as one of the fortunes of
war to be encountered when raiding
peach orchards
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
beach Some Of them wasn't more

beach. Some of them wasn't more
than ten yards from me.
| stopped and trod water and ner-
vously slapped the surface Of the wa
ter with my hands. noticed that
when Stamped tho water particularly
hard The sharks that were nearest to
me edged back and circieh Mt great
or distance FROM me. SO l kept on
slanpinC the wafer.
The sharks We're waiting for me to
get tired. aud thav took It easy. Forty
natives mt on: after I'VE in ono OF those
sixty font long and two foot wide ca
noes with the olltriggor arrangement
familiar in TIE South Sens: and in the
bow of the boat and directing them
was an old Quarterma ster from 4 Brit
lsh trading schooner in the harhor.
"Sp!ash. keen a-snla Shing. Won Yam
kee pup idiotw he hawlrd Mt me MS the
canoe approa ched where I was In the
middle of the sem!-crcle Of waiting
sharks,
was a COOL dnal scared. hnt as the
canoe approached noticed that all OF
the natives that weren't helping TO
Dnll the canoe were leaning ever the
side. and stamping and cilurninG the
water with all their might and main
That settled it. The sharks dispersed
like a bunch Of stampeded mountain
goats and I WAS hauled into the cam
oe and scolded by the British quarter
master for my folly until we pulled
up on the beach. That was my first
eXnerience with the cowardice OF
sharks.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
Would Restore the Rod,

Corpora! punishment in the schools
of New York WAS abolished more than
thirty years agO-to be exact, in 1870.
After this long d.suS2. the Globe says.
powerful movement has bees started
for its restoration. No less than eigh-
ty-seyen OF the principals of New
York have Joined in an appeal to the
Board OF Education Tor the right to re-
establish the old method of enforcing
discipline and inculc cating in the youth
full mind love Of learning
Since the prohibition Of the rod the
only permitted ways OF enforcing dis
cipline have been by ccnsure. marks.
complaint to parents or transfer to
truant schools. The principals, or the
great majority Of them. say that for re-
fractory pupils this punishment is not
sufficiently biting. They want author
ity to play upon physical fear as a mo-
tive controlling conduct. They point
out that in many of the homes from
which pupils come the rod. the slipper
and the hand are diligently employed
to stimulate obedience to and respect
for parents.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
Mexico and the United States,

Some striking evidences of the re-
ard with which Mexico is held in the
UEited States have been furnished
this year. Mexico has just floated a
Ioan for $40.OCO.0OO in this country,
Which was the first ever negotiated
5y that country in which no security
Trough lien on the customs or
Otherwise was asked for. Mexico's
credit is thus seen to be as high as
mat Of any of the other great coun-
tres. Our trade with Mexico, both
imports and exports, is steadily gain
ing. Most of Mcxico's dealings with
the outside world are with us. We
nave something like $5OO,OOOOOO ia
ycsted in Mexico in one shape and an
other, and this sum is constantly on
the increase. Gen. Diaz has especial
reasons for being pleased with the re-
lations existing between his country
and its northern neighbor-St. Louis
GInbe-Democrat.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
TOO POLITE TO INTEKRUPt.
Mrs. La Toilette Listened Calmly
While Handsome Gown Was Ruined,

President Roosevelt has great ad.
miration for Mrs. La Toilette, wife of
Wisconsin's governor. The beginning
Of this regard dates from an occasion
when Mrs. La Toilette and
10 were fellow guests at a
reception some time ago They
we're standing in one corner en-
gaged in conversation and eating ice
cream. He was doing the bulk of the
talking and she was an attentive and
unwavering listener. Suddenly
dscovered.' says the president, that
for the last five minutes had been
pouring ice cream down the front Of
her handsome evening Gown. She
had known it all the time, but had not
Indicated it by even the culver Of an
eyelash or by the slightest change in
the smiling, interested expression
uudn her face; she had simply been
too polite to interrupt me by word or
look or move, no matter what happen
ed to the gown"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
Irue Esthetic Temperament.

canon LiddOn wrote this in his
dirry concerning an incident of holi
day tour he took with his friend
Charles l.. Dodgson. better known as
lewis CARROLL: DOdgsOn was over.
come by the beauty of Cologne ca.
thcdral. found him leaning against
lnc rails Of the choir and sobbing
Ike a child. When the verger came
to show us over the chapels he got
out OF the way. He said that he
could not bear the harsh voice of the
man In the presence of SO much
haantv"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
TIE COWARDLY SHARK,

Every sailor in the South Seas, de-
clares writer in the Washington Star.
knows that the sharp is a coward A
man who has served many years in the
navy tells CT an experience with sharks
at Tahiti. \ crew of seamen gunners
had obtained permission to take n
beach swim. and had not given n
thought to sharks, although they had
seen numbers of them about the har-
Dor.
In addition TO being young, writes
the sailor. | was more self-contident
than I've ever been since, because
there wasn't man or boy on board
that could teach me anything about
swimming. That's bow it came about
that rs soon rs we jumped into the wa
ter on the Papete beach l proceeded
TO outswim all the rest, just to show
'em.
didn't turn TO look back until I was
about 800 yards from the beach. The
only reason turned around then was
because heard a lot Of noise from the
beach.
When I turned I saw about 100
naked natives ana all of the fellows
from onr ship lined mp on the beach
at the edge of the water. jumping up
and down and waving their arms at
me, and ycllin. with all their might.
But saw something more important
than that. There were. 1t seemed to
me, abou n million huge. wet and
ehiny shark fins between me and the
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13

Kidney Pills | tCli
the readers of this
paper that they had
relieved ne of kid
ney trouble, dis
posed OF a lame
back with pain
across my loins and
beneath the shOul-
der blades. During
the interval which
has eiapsed | have
had occasion to re-
sort to Doan's Kid
ney Pills when |
noticed warnings
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
BURNED WITCHES" At STAKE.
Siberian Villagers Guilty Of Unheard
Of Atrocity.

A horrible story comes from the
villase Of kasimirovka, Siberia. In
this village" runs the report. 'for
three years past all the cattle have
died from the Siberian plague.
"A witch doctor announced that
the village was cursed by the pres
ehce OF a family OF witches. He
single out young girl named Sol
datehho. The villagers seized her and
her t".a sister,
The sisters were solemnly tricd
ard condemned to be burned They
were bound to rude wooden cross,
round which was built a high pile
of faggors and logs.
"LletcH tthe witch doctor) declared
that the most innocent child in the
viilase must light the torture fire,
and little girl of three was given the
torch and told to thrust it among the
faggots.
The flames burst up. The wretched
girls screamed frantically. but in
vain, while their frenzied mother
tried 10 rush into the fire and rescue
them
The villagers, convinced that they
were at a pious work, sang hymns
and prayed.
"As he girls sank back in the
flames their father. who had been
absent from the village. returned.
Hearing the news, he dashed among
the crowd with a hatchet and Glove
the witch doctors skull to the chin"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
A SUDDEN SHOWER,

II see that two ladies who were en-.
gagged in Il recent golf championship
contest wept violently as soon as their
play was ended.'
"Why did they wecp?"
"One Of them wept because she was
beaten, and the Other wept because
she was sympathetic"
"Must have bene n painful scene
What did the caddies do?"
II dunno. Maybe they ran for um
brellas. s.'-Cleyelaud Plain Dealer.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
HELPING SOME.

"Yes,' said the President of the Cook
Ladies' Union. we are doing our best
to solve the labor problem. Our latest
move is the establishment OF our Free
Pound"
"And what is that, pray?" inquired
the housekeeper.
1T is place where cmplovar ars whose
cook Indies object to childre:: may send
the latter to be mercif ally eliminated
Catholic Standard and Times.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13

OF an attack. On each and every oc-
cason the results obtained were Just
as satisfactory as when the pills were
first brought to my notice. just az
emphatically endorse the preparation
to-day as did over two years ago.
Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. T..
proprietors. For sale by all druggists.
price 50 cents per box.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
AMONG FRIENDS

"My ancestors came over in the May.
f1ower,' said the young woman who
boasts.
Yes" answered Mrs. Packinham, Of
Chicago; Il understand that travel was
very cheap OH that boat."-Washins
ton Star.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
A FAVORABLE CONCussIOS.

"WhGt the matter with Feniger?'
"MOrtOr accident-slight conclusion
Of the brain.''
Indeed. | noticed that his head was
tied up. But he seemed quite as intel.
ligcnt rs usual
Il thought lie seemed much more IN.
telligeIt. Plain Dealer,
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
TRANSMIGRA ALTON.

The Hog-"Do you believe that the
soul can go from one body to another:'
The Dog-"Sure, Mike. I've eaten so
much that l made a hog of myself
lots Of times. s."-philadelphia Telc-
graph.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
Frank r. Cunningham.

interest OF the association. Mr.. Gun.
ningham in age is in the early thirties.
His attempt to secure the passage of
bills in Congress to increase the pay
of rural letter carriers, together with
the charge of characterization, resulted
in his dismissal.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
A GOOD INTERPRETER.

Homcboy-''How did you manage to
get all over the world and never speak
word of anything but English!'
SponduliX-"Because money talks,
and it seems to be fluent in all Ian
guages.'-Detroit Free Press.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
SHE BEAR TREED HIM.

T.. c. Sharp. Of Cleveland, Ohio. came
down from the big game regions of
Maine few weeks ago on his way
home. He carries with him as the re-
suit of his outing two broken ribs and
lame shoulder. which he received in
an exciting encounter with a big bear
In the woods not far from LOwelltown
He was one of large party of West
ern sportsmen who went into the
woods about two weeks before. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Sharp, he and another
member of the party started from
camp after large bull moose which
they had seen. They followed the ami
NAL into swamp. which. as nearly
as they could tell, was about seven
miles from camp. Upon reaching the
swamp the two hunters decided to sep
arate. going In opposite directions.
Mr.. Sharp said he had proceeded
about four miles alone when he came
upon large she bear. The animal
then started slowly through the woods.
AS he had not seen anything OF tha
moose, Mr.. Sharp decided to follow
ithc bear, and she led him hot chase
to hill, where Mrs Brun disappeared
in n cave among some rocks.
The gunner hung around for half
an hour deliberating over the matter.
and was considerably surprised to see
a small cub come out of the cave. He
though: the cub would be good to eat
so he killed it, and as soon as the shot
was fired out came the mother bear on
the run and charged Mr.. Sharp. He
dropped his rife and climbed the near
est tree.
The bear started up the tree after
the hunter. and he fired two shots
into her with his revolver, but the bull
lets did not stop her upward progress.
Sharp kept shining higher and the
bear kept after him. and finally the
combined weight of pursued and pur
suer snapped the tree of and the pair
went crashing to the ground.
The fall broke Mr.. Sharp's RIBS and
injured his shoulder, but completely
stunned the bear. The man then
found his rife and fred two shots into
the animal. killing 1t. Then the hunt
er killed two more cubs and went in
search Of his companion. They skinned
the animals and returned to camp. but
Mr.. Sharp suffered 50 murn pain that
he decided to start for home.-New
York Sun.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
THE PLUCK OF THE JAPANESE.


The japanese at the front are fight
ing under difficulties which would kill
off most o. the men in any European
or American force in half the time
says Mr.. William Dinwiddic, one of
the special war CORES spOndents of Har-
per's Weekly. He describes Il fourteen
hours march made by Japanese reg
iment in the battle of Kwan-sui-ten
in which 300 men, with their guns and
heavy knapsacks. a battery of noun
tain artillery, and all the necessary
ammunition therefor on 100 led pack
horses, with sixty more led animals
carrying small arm ammunition for the
soldiers. marched into the high angled
hills. away from all roads, and away.
even, from fOOtpaths. 1T was Il mar
velous performance, and one which. ut
first blush, seems impossible, for it
necessitated travelling beneath the
crests of the mountains, in order to be
screened from the enemy.
But they marched forward briskiy and
With no display of exhaustion. and
were still keen to fight"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
THE UNFAIR EXCHANGE.

"Here's Il scientist who says thai FOR
everything that goes out, there is nj
actly."
Nonsense. For instance, everybody
gives away more Christmas presents
than he receives.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
NONE WHATEVER.

Gucst-"Is this vegetable soup o.
bean soup"
Waiter-"Can't you tell by the
taste?"
Guest-"No"
Waiter-"Then what difference does
it muke!"-uartfOrd COurant.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
HEAD OF ORDER DISCHARGED.
Frank r. Cunningham Martyr to What
He Considers Duty.

Frank r. Cunningham. president OF
the National Rural Letter Carriers
association. who recently was dis
charged for violation of an executive
order prohibiting government en-
ployes from attempting to influence
legislation, announces that he will
maintain an office at South Omaha
and do more or less travelling in the
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
CAN YOU BLAME HER?

"Miss Oldgirl," said young Blunder-
ly, this is Professor r'ossill. The pro
fessor lms been wanting to meet you.
He is SO interested in prehistoric rel
les"
And now Blundcrly wonders why
Chronicle.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
NOT HARD.

81 wish to learn to make jelly" said
the housewife; lis II hardl"
"Oh, no, num- replied the cook, "its
soft."-Fort Worth Record.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
BOY WANTED.

Mr.. Rhinestein-"Vhere is der mana
ger: l want to get mcin shewelry und
diamonts insured"
The Boy-"You're in Go wrong STALL
boss. De plate glass insurance depart
ment is on de next tloor.'-Judge.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13

1t Is about as expensive to lose
suit with poor lawyer AS to win one
with good one.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
NO TIME FOR SUCH NONSENSE.

Johnny Geehaw-''Paw, what's the
law of gravitation:'
Old Geehaw-"I dunno. hain't got
time to keep up with all the fool
statoots the blame Legislature passes"
Louisville Courier ournal.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13

The young man who gave his best
girl pair Of jeweled garter clasps on
Christmas is now harassed with the
fear that he will never see them again.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13

AlKernon-lt-aw- nine tai
lors to-aw-make man, doncher
know. Jack-According to that. / sup
pose n dressmaker was employed in
your case.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
Msnv chilIysn tre slck!y,

Mother Gray S. eet Powders IorChildren.
used by Mother Gray nurse in Chlldren's .
Home. New York cure everishne.s, Head
ache, Stomach Troubles, Tecthlng Dis
orders, Break up Colds and Destroy Worms.
At all Druggists ,25c. Sample mailed FREE
Address Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. 7.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
Tile PESSINIIST.

lie remembers al his troubles
That keeps him nice and sad;
But can't remember half day
1le pleasures that he's had.
Detroit Free Press.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
ALL DONE OUT.

Veteran Joshua Heller. Of 706 South
Walnut street. urbana. ILL.,. says: In
the fall of 1899. after taking Doan's