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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-15
DERANGED NERVES
DISTRESSING TROUBLES LEFT BY
ST. VITUS AND GRIP.
Woman Afflicted for Years by Strange
Spells of Nambness and Weakness
Receivers Perfect Health.

Woman Afflicted for Years by Strange
Spells of Nsmbness and Weakness
Receivers Perfect Health.
When she was fourteen years old, Mrs,
Ida L. Brown had ST. Vitus' dance.
She finally got over the most noticeable
features of the strange ailment, but was
still troubled by very uncomfortable SEN
sations, which she recently described as
follows
"One hand, half of my face, and half
of my tongue would get cold and numb.
These feelings would come on, last for
about ten minutes, and then go away,
several times day. Besides I would
have palpitatlon of the heart, and my
strength would get so low that / could
hardly breathe. AS time went OH these
spells kept coming oftener and growing
worse. The numbness would sometimes
extend over half my body"
Chow did you get rid of them?''
"It seemed for long time as if I never
could get rid of them. It was not until
about six years ago that found a remedy
that had virtue enough i'll it to reach my
case. That was DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People, and they have since en-
tirely cured me-"
Ibid it take long to effect cure?"
"No! hadn't taken the whole of the
first box before saw great improve
ment. So I kept on using them, growing
better all the time, until had taken eight
boxes and then 1 was perfectly well, and
I have remained in good health ever
since with one exception"
"What was that?"
"Oh that was when I had the grip.
I was in bed, under the doctors care,
for two weeks. When I got up had
dreadful attacks of dizziness. I had to
grasp hold Of something or would fall
right down. was just miserable, and
when I saw the doctor was not helping
me, began to take DR.. Williams Pink
Pills again. In short time they cured
me Of that trouble too, and have never
had any dizzy spells since"
Mrs. Brown lives at No. 1905 Dewitt
street, Nation, Illinois. DR.. Williams
Pink Pills are without an equal for the
rapid and thorough cure of nervous pros
tration. They expel the poison left in the
system by such diseases as grip and are
the best of tonics in all cases of weak
ness. They are sold by every druggist.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-15
Position I'm SIeep

According to DR.. Fischer of Berlin,
the most effective position of sleep for
obtaining intellectual rest is to keep
the head low and the feet slightly ele-
waited. Failing this, the body should,
at any rate, be horizontal, so as to
irrigate the brain well. The habit Of
sleeping with head low and feet high
is, according to the doctor, a remedy
for brain troubles and some internal
maladies. 1t can be adopted gradu-
ally
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-15
A Matter of Compulsion,

$50 you want to become my son-in-
law? inquired the father of the young
wooer.
Not by blame sight" replied the
youth, "but as intend to marry your
daughter, suppose I'll have to be-
Kansas City Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-15

II refuse to talk to you, SIR" roared
the indignant old father. IF you will
come around when you are sober to ask
me for my daughter l may consider the
matter"
when I'm shobcr? Thash all right.
old man-thash all right. Glad to do it.
Only | never seem to want her when
I'm sober. Chicago Record Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-15
Bagged ct Last.

Not even the best friends Of Mrs.
Cobb could claim for her the gift Of
gracious speech, although they laid
great stress on her kind intentions at
all times.
"Well, WELL" said the good lady,
breathlessly, as she grasped an &C.
quaintance by the arm coming out Of
a crowded concert hall. Here I've
been on wild goose chase all day long
and at last find you where l should
never have thought Of looking"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-15

About twenty per cent of the young
men who recently applied to enter the
Naval Academy failed in the physical
test, and the failure was largely due to
the use of tobacco, resulting in the ir-
regular beating of the heart.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-15
Much Ado About Nothing.

''rhis wireless telegraphy reminds
me of a groundless quarrel"
What possible connection is thers
between the two?"
"It'c practically having words oyeA
nothing."-Pittsburg Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-15

The older some women get the more
girlish they try to act.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-15

the hammock and scanned the folded
quilt for an interesting-loo block.
A dark blue one with fine lines Of
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-06-02
Seed Corn in the Ear.

A circular letter sent out from the
Ottawa, Canada, Station, says:
The cost of the small quantity of
seed corn that is required to plant an
acre, in comparison with the cost for
labor in cultivating and handling and
the ultimate value per acre of good
crop, would seem to make it clear
that the best available seed Of the
most satisfactory type and variety
should be obtained at any reasonable
cost 1t would be much better for
Canadian farmers if they were able to
obtain their supplies of seed corn in
the ear; they would then have a fair
idea Of what they were getting. While
in the ear, the danger Of injury to
the vitality of the seed from damp
and it's after effects Is reduced to
minimum. Corn that is shelled by n
machine and left in sacks for six
weeks or more will seldom terminate
more than IS per cent, unless the
conditions for storage have been ex-
ceptionaly good The average vital
ity of seed corn, tested In the seed
laboratory last year, were, Tor corn
received in the ear, 95 per cent, and
for shelled corn SO per cent. 1t IL
much to be recommended, then, that
wherever possible, farmers obtain
their supplies of seed corn In the ear
only. To meet the demand for seed
corn in this condition growers would
do we'll to adopt the style Of shipping
crate that is used for this purpose In
the States Of Iowa and Illinois. This
crate is two feet nine inches long, one
foot wide and one foot deep, and Is
made of half-inch lumber three inches
n width. It's capacity is one bushel,
III between one hundred and one hun
dred and twenty ears. If the corn
can be planted In hills, this crate will
hold sufficient seed for five acres
While it is true that there may be
some additional cost for freight, ON
account of the weight of the cob and
of 4ae crate and that extra Work II
1euuired In Smelling the corn, these be.
come insignificant when the difference
in value between an acre Of good ma
tured corn and an acre OF khsaasfaO
tory corn is considered.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-06-02
His Idea of Good Company.

The late General William Preston,
one of the most genial and hospi-
table of Kentuckians, was noted for
his ability to absorb conversation
without attracting attention or giving
offense.
Once, having travelled from Louis-
vile to his home in Lexington, he
was greeted at the railroad station
by several friends, who expressed the
hope that his journey had been a
pleasant one. Il enjoyed it very
MUCH said General Preston, for
had the companiCnship of the most
entertaining young man l ever met.
/ found his society so delightful that
I was sorry when I babe him farewell
here on the platform
who was he?" was the inquiry.
81 can't recall his name just now,
though l am sure he mentioned it;
but there he is" said the General,
sointing to youth who by his uner-
ring accuracy in lip-reading was re-
sarded as the most intelligent deaf
mute in the State, but who never in
his life had been able to hear Or to
inter a sound.-Sunday Magazine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-06-02
A New Poultry Competitor.

Hungary exports turkeys, geese,
ducks and hens to England, where they
now compete more successfully than
formerly with American poultry. The
poultry culture Of Hungary is said to
pay ten times as much to farmers as
any other branch of agriculture. Beef
is dear and pork has gone up in price,
while thousands of people are making
money in the export Of eggs alone, and
raisers Of poultry find good domes-
tic, If not also foreign, market. The
secretary of the Hungarian National
Poultry Association declares that his
country will yet export more poultry
than grain. Hungary is already a
large producer of Indian corn, and
even In America it is found that the
poultry business tends to increase most
rapidly In the corn belt. Cheap corn
a moderate climate and poultry raising
seem to be a natural combination
American Cultivator.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-06-02
THE DEAD SEA.
eome False Reports About It Set
Right by Correspondent.

90 many false and foolish reports
ABOUT the Dead Sea-that strange and
interesting lake-have been circulated
lately that the truth will, no doubt
10 acceptable to the many readers of
the Daily Graphic. Since the earth
quake in Palestine last April, some
one circulated the story that the
mouth of the River Jordan had been
SO affected by the shock that the
IeVel OF the river had been altered
10 such an extent that at the place
Where the historic river COS into the
DEAD Sea there was now a waterfall
OF considerable depth and strength.
lhls is altogether false, and no
change whatever has taken place at
or near the mouth of the Jordan. The
writer has just spent some days
lhere, and made it his special bust
ness to investigate this matter. Much
mas also appeared from time to time
IN papers and periodicals about steam
boats navigating the Dead Sea. This,
too, is fabrication. The only boat
ON the Dead Sea is a small sailing
boat about twenty feet long. =.
Ihls vessel makes trips, as the wind
allows, from the north end of the sea
TO the bay on the eastern side of the
tongue that divides the water near
the middle. Here at this terminus
some Jews are located The whole
concern is, in fact, in the hands of
Jews, who, at low rate, buy wheat
and barley from the Arabs, to be de-
llVered On the seashore From there
1t is shipped to the Jericho side, and
carried On donkeys to Jerusalem,
where it finds a ready sale at good
price. When adverse winds blow, the
little craft is in danger of being
sWamped, for the so-called Dead Sea
becomes living mass of waves. The
writer recently spent four nights
such IS never will be forgotten on
these waters, and the smartness of
the old man at the helm and his boy
with the sails saved us from being
wrecked again and again. A charge
Of one mejedie (three shi11ings and
fourpence) a trip is made for each
passenger, and for such unique voy-
age it is not exorbitant There is
some talk about a small steam tug
being put On the sea, but the authori-
ties are 10th to grant permission. 1t
will be a great boon when, if ever, it
does arrive, as it will bring the east
and west sides of Jordan nearer to
one another for communication and
trading purposes. - Correspondence
London Graphic.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-06-02
sPS or THE RAILROAD MAN.
BY p. e. ConIey,

= There are few things bigger than $1OO month
II that stage Of young mans career. With
III this in view it is little wonder that railroads do
q 4 not have to look far when they wish to hire
II enpOyes. The railroad mcrobe inoculates thou
81 sands of young Americans annually with a de-
! lare to go railroadng Added to the glaring at
Il fractions Of excitement, travel and good paw.
there Is also present the element of danger which
sA0attact the adventurous spirit
. earliest age at which young man can enter the
s&SH The principal dangers that beset the brake
Pie from trains made up of cars of uneven height
1a oTeFhanglhg Yiaducts and bridges It Is no hard
,n- when running over the top Of such a train In
Ind often trajnmen are swept from their cars by
ping obstacles
@promOuon, the brakeman can rise to the position
rt conductor, where his pay will be 8 cents per
de may become passenger conductor, where his
'- De about $3.50 per month. If he cares to stay at
h long enough it is possible for him to become
-Rs, uainnaster, superintendent, or general man
''+ OUT the many Objectionable features of the work
%SF inviting men capable of such advancement to
4hg ~
-S acceptance as apprentice he will be required on
rl' 10 make the first three Or four trips without
-"'I Lit IS placed as a member Of crew during
-1'' period OF six months. During this period he
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-06-02
80 of MEN IN PUBLIC.
BY Clara Kern BayIiss.

SSs
ans and theaters it is as often men as
"a 0ps ho enter late and depart early, or who
1aDen awning the most interesting portions Of
I93S Sanctions 1t is mot men-neither is it
#I5s PL' hn+ It is beings Of the masculine per-
gomez ,rho emit shrill, earsplitting whistles by
aaS"ps n,anifesting their approval during pub
Ee D'It' fafr IN St. Louis two women and their
AZ 49, on bench by the Terrace of States
NE ''' ,,P+ his place for moment to procure
sh1au .no his oyercoat and art catalogue in the
b e"', Tn,nndiatpIv man and two women came
@% o++nmDted to crowd into the bench At
1D Dp' +5o first women the man passed on to
q" " y. three feet away, remarking as he did so:
;Ra NV orarrwbere" Evidently. But he seemed
'1s bo exact entity Of the animal in this case
>S'AD E3r man who sat sidewise In the car with
+" y, cont occupying space for two, while women
'1 beside him all the way to the fair grounds
lU NOT q feminine conductor who thought it
u =, norrv woman three blocks beyond her des-
s..rco in her ignorance of metropolitan usages,
.r IN signal the motorman instead Of him TO
aE
=. 3ar rose to give his seat in the car to a woman
,dIs man slipped in ahead of her. The rabbits
,,s expressed his sentiments, and the intruder
r look as If you'd like to eat me-" to which the
lew replied Il can't, my friend. 1 am a Jew
h tbe surprising pOliteness of American gentle
hare bred in women a habit Of assuming prece-
,Dpfcial trfes, it Is probable that when it comes
IA atruSm and consideration of others women
Bit inferior to men, How could it be otherwise.
hhered and so husbanded?'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-06-02
Testing Cattle Feeds.

The changes made in the feeding.
stuff law by the New York State Leg
islature of 1904 are noted in recent
bulletin by Profs. Jordan and Fuller,
and report given of the analyses of
263 samples, representing 2O3 brands
Of cottonseed meal linseed meal,
old and new process, dried dis
tillers' grains, brewers grains malt
sprouts, gluten meal and feed, germ
oil. germaline, hominy feed, wheat
bran and middlings, oats and oat
byproducts, compounded feeds, tnclud-
ing cereal breakfast food byprod-
ucts, proprietary feeds and similar.
goods, barley feed and meal, beet pulp,
mixed poultry rations, scratching food,
blood meal and similar products. At
least f1fty-two of the samples showed
larger deficit Of protein than was re-
garded by the author as reasonable
Eighteen of these samples deficient In
protein were compounded and prOpri-
etary feeds, nine linseed meal and the
tillers' grains, gluten feed, hominy
feed and poultry feeds in about equal
proportion. One Of the samples of cot
tonseed meal was evidently cottonseed
meal mixed with ground hulls.-New
England Homestead.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-06-02

MORA stepped into the library as
noiselessly as she could.
Dick was seated in big armchair
gazing moodily into the fire. Then he
got up and MORA watched him take
her photograph from the mantelpiece
and pore over it in the CLEAN Of the
freight.
Prince, the collie, reused himself on
the hearthrug, and poised his head at
tentvely.
What is it, old MANI said Dick.
HAS she come back? It's the fftieth
time you have done that to-day"
MORA crept softly into the room, but
Princes glad bark had betrayed her.
"Dick! Aren't you pleased to see
me?" was all she could say, and the
next minute she was sobbing like
wayward child on young and stall
wart pair Of shoulders.
pleased" said Dick, with a little
laugh as he kissed her fondly; i
should think we are! But we knew
you'd soon come back, didn't We
Prince"
And the collie looked as pleased as
his master.
"Then you do forgive me, Dick
asked Mora.
"Forgive you, darling. I'm prouder
Of YOU than ever
"Then why didn't you come and
share my triumph on the opening
night? Oh, Dick, If you could only
have seen themT'
"Moira, dearest II was there.
MORA gave a glad little cry.
"But / was such a selfish BEAST
continued Dick, that didn't want
Won to know, for fear you'd get me to
stop In town, and then you wouldn't
leave the theater Can't you see,
MORA" he said passionately, that
want YOU for myself. l am jealous OF
even the public's love for you. | want
YOU always by my side. Say you won't
go back!
81 don't think want to now" said
MORA. nesting closely to him. Love Is
best, after all.
And London was left to wonder why
tho Folly Theater lost its favorite
oga;n so Observation-Disclosures Sun
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-06-02
DON'T Forget the Shade.

If trees, bushes or vines can be pro-
vided for shade they are better than
anything else, but few boards placed
with one end against q building Or
fence so that the poultry can get in
shade at all, and this applies to ma
ture fowls as we'll as to chicks. If
there are no trees on the range or no
way in which foliage shade can be
provided, place few boxes around
the range so that the fowls and chicks
can get In them or stand in their shade.
Then see that they have plenty Of
fresh, clean water during the day, and
with the shade they will be happy.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-06-02

ing Dick had been in front-that
would have made her perfectly happy.
At the Savoy, where they made up a
theatrical supper party later on, she
recovered her spirits, but now and
then her thoughts would revert to a
stately old home in Yorkshire, and she
wondered wnat Dick was doing. Had
he been for his usual stroll around the
grounds that evening with Prince, his
favorite collie?
The days went by very quickly, and
all London was drawn to the Folly
Theater by the news Of Mora Croys-
dale's return. For a time MORA felt
quite happy-except that there were
no letters from Yorkshire. 1t was too
bad Of Dick-he might at least have
written.
Now that the excitement Of her reap
pearance had died away, MORA had 10
admit that she was beginning 10 Ieei
rather fatigued. After the braclng ar
of Yorkshire, London seemed stuhy'
To be cooped up in theater every
night except Sunday was very trylhs'
Not for a moment would she nave
admitted that she did not love the
stage as much as ever, but it began TO
dawn upon her that she loved DICK
even more than she did the tneater'
Else why did she miss him so much
She refused all invitation to supper.
Several notes, the handwriting OF
which she recognized, she burned un-
opened. A certain peer who occupied
the same seat nightly at the theatef
began to make himself noticeable.
MORA threw his bouquets into COT
ner Of her dressing room ana burst
into tears, She would not have done
so a few years ago. Then she iookeu
at herself in the glass. Yes, she was
hepinning to look much paler.
Tn Yorkshire. she reflected. she had
never even rouged. There was nothlns
artificial about Dick, and there was
nothing artificial about Yorkshire.
Next day, MORA made up her NINA
s,,ddonlv sent a note to the theater
and took north express from nins ,
Cross.
The Journey was long one ana
ou-,n, 70 a breakdown on the local line
dnsk had set in before MORA hau
reached her destination. From the SUI
tion to the hall was not far, and MOTH
cnioyed the walk. She wanted TO TAKE
Dick by surprise.
II was a stately old residence ana
90 Nfo,ra nassed up the drive the trees
which sheltered the house seemed -
rnstle in the night breeze as II carry
ing message of welcome to her.
The front door was wide open anu
tho CHEEKY CLEAN OF fire in the library
was reflected in the windows. a splri'
~ rast seemed to reign everywhere.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-06-02

Dakea and ha od studying the signals system q,
proficient in when bs that he will required to he
condition nl must be absolutely sound ss ~
given closer must be good and his ewes VIII ha
nation in the and testing than any other
+t i4e technical examination is even nouo.
with eyerv Kind ~ Inc brakeman must be familiar
On the All ia Of signal to be on the road
Know how to trace through dere as He must
speeds and erect of different pressures on daren+
air brspn u tonnage In short he must know tha
will do. Gnu just "hat 1t ought to and
mon+hI pay OF freight brakemen is cents n,o M.
inc - pay VIII run from s65 to s115 per month ooora
perhaps ba ",eage made Eightyfve dollars month will
A0 'oun'fy. passenger brakemen earn less o'et
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-06-02
Late Hatched Chicks.

While every poultryman knows we'll
the advantages of the early-hatched
chicks, especially as layers for fall and
winter eggs, the late-hatched bird is
not to be ignored, especially on the
farm, where there is a liberal range
on which the chicks may roam and
gather strength and frame. Often
times the late-hatched chick, well cared
for, will make a growth which will
enable her to overtake the earlier
Matched bird and be quite as good and
as early layer in the fall as the older
sister. With late-hatched chicks the
lcuse must be persistently fought, for
the warm weather brings out the in
sect in force. The large gray louise
but by close watching and treatment
it may be destroyed.
There is nothing better than sulphur
for this purpose, and it is applied best
by catching the chick and taking a lit
tie sulphur in the fingers, sprinkling
about the neck and head, but being
careful not to get the sulphur in the
eyes Of the chick. Do the work thor
oughly, for the sulphur must come in
direct contact with the louise to destroy
It. Keep up this treatment and the
chicks will readily be raised. Give
them the range as soon as they are
large enough, and see that they also
have enough grain food at the house
to keep them growing sturdily and en-
able them to take on muscle.-IndiaI$,
apolis News.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-06-02
Hen Fever is Extensive.

Soon after moving to BlissVille, -
said Flatman, Il got the hen fever
from commuters I met on the train,
and suggested to my wife the advisa-
bility of keeping chickens. She would
not listen to me at first, but yielded
when she saw my heart was set upon
the experiment. But she insist
ed upon my buying good breeds of
fowl. She put her foot down on
cheap trash as she called it.
Il had my chicken coop built before
started to buy hens. It is not a
very elaborate affair, but the carpen-
ter's bill was SO much higher than
the offnand estimates of my fellow
commuters that began to get scared.
In fact, | concealed the real price
from Mrs. Flatman, because she has
been very toucny lately upon the
question Of economy when it affected
spring apparel.
But my real surprise came when
| went to buy hens and eggs for them
to hatch from a man in New Jersey
who makes a speciality Of fine breeds.
He thought he was doing me a favor
in offering me a setting of thirteen
eggs for SIS. Said l was lucky to
come early, because the price would
soon be $40. When l suggested some
thing cheaper he was quite hoitytoity
about a sitting of seven eggs for S..
| have started my hennery, but before
go in for another rural fad / am
going to make some inquiries about
the cost."-New York Press.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-06-02
Speed tn. PARTING Guest.

On Sullivan's Island, a salute is
tired from the fort every day at sun
rise and sunset A little boy who
was visiting there did not know what
to make of the noise, so he asked
one day:
What is that noise?"
why, this is sunset" he was an
swered.
"Well. the sun makes more noise
oaing down on this island than any
where lse.'-Ethel Cohen in Little
Chronicle.
The famous Jungfrau Railroad. in
Switzerland, Ia making steady pro-
gresa