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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-16
David's Well.

Within two miles of Bethlehem is a
well which is said to have been the
one from which the mighty men of bat,
tie in Israel, after breaking through
The Philistine host, brought water to
David, in response to his exclamation,
"Oh, that one would give me to drink
of the water from the well which is by
The gate!" David refused to taste the
water for which his brave men had
risked their lives and poured it out as
an offering to God. Some picturesque
ruins are said to be those Of the home
OF David's youth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-16
COPYRIGHT,19o5BY C.B.ETHERIN6TON |z-z~~

"V LINTON, honeyboy, isn't it
"A charming and awfully, de-
w. lightfully wicked to go off on
this spree all by ourselves"
"Absurdly So" replied the still infat-
uated young husband, squeezing the
plump arm tucked so confdingly under
his.
'And Aunt Mary thinks we are in
Connecticut, while Uncle James be-
lieves us to be in Canada and our
mothers and fathers are sure we are
in Florida. 1t is just too lovely for
anything, isn't itT'
"And so we escape the deadly bother
Of Christmas tree and the intermina-
bic dinner party and all the sticky
children. And we will have our Christ
mas eve dinner all by our lonesome in
the SWEETEST place in town. And here
we are, honeybun."
The happy couple stepped into the
vestibule, shaking the fakes from their
coats and stamping the snow from
their feet. The light fingered lovingly
on the pretty young face with it's blue
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-16

this discord, especially tonight. Sud
denly he said to himself:
Blessed; if I don't do it too
He called the waiter and gave him
q quiet order and then took from his
pocket a small package of cards, each
having either a bit of mistletOe or
holly in cOlors in one corner On
these he printed in very neat charac-
ters:
'POTAGE-CHRISTMAS EVE. VERY
PEPPERY."
The waiter came to him with the
tray, on which were two plates Of soup
and all the concomitants belonging
thereto and the proper wine. The
waiter entered the tiny place and de-
posted the things with a grave bust
nesslike air, putting a card at each
place, and then discreetly retired.
Clinton scarcely noticed the arrival of
the man, but honeybun saw him. The
soup looked good, and the little card
caught her eye. She was the one woman
in this generation with keen sense
Of humOr. She began to eat.
Clinton now turned squarely and
looked at the table, He jumped to
the conclusion that she had relented
and had been adrOit enough to give the
order unperceived, but, though he
would condescend to eat, and the soup
smelled very good, he would not let
her enjoy her triumph too soon, so he
took his soup in dignified silence. The
next course was ready as soon as he
was. On one large platter filled with
chopped ice were placed sixteen small
CLAIMS arranged to spell the words:
love ONE ANOTHER"
One small clam officiated as a period.
This arrangement was too obvious, es-
peclally as the waiter set the dish so
the words should read The little clans
went where all good clans should go,
and two hearts began to soften insen-
sibly. Two squads, nesting side by
side on toast, were accompanied by
two cards bearing the legend:
"PEACE ON EARTH"
The salad was delicious, the entrees
q dream, and with each course came
two cards with some sentiment calcu-
lated to remind the recipients Of the
day. Honeyboy pushed his cards in
gloriously away, but honeybun gath
cred hers in a neat heap. The last
course was ice cream-very pink-and
nodded into the shape of large heart
with white ribbon tied in a true low
er's knot around it, but the heart was
broken through the middle and press
ed apart deftly. A single card read:
''CHRISTMAS NIGHT.
PEACE AND GOOD WILL.
GET TOGETHER"
Even Clinton now saw, but he
thought this was all the clever work of
honeybun. He looked at her. She was
all rosy and sweet, no longer pale and
hungry. Maybe, too, the good dinner
had something to do with it, but he
beamed love on honeybun, and reach
ing over took her little left hand and
kissed the wedding ring. Neither ever
knew that the fat head waiter nearly
danced in his retreat as he saw the
broken heart drawn together and eaten
from the same dish by both. He sighed
as he whispered, II have reunited
them, but this house has lost two eus-
tNxnAra - rN
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-16

eyes and rosy cheeks and the snowy
teeth showing between the smiling
lips. And the same arc light looked on
the handsome, clear cut features Of the
tall man with his fond and protecting
air. "a fine couple" it spluttered. "A
fine couple. All, I've seen many such,
hut they all end the same way"
With this pessimistic remark the light
blinked wickedly. The door closed on
the young couple as they walked slow
ly along the thick carpet waiting for
that lordly parsonage, the head waiter,
to assign them to place. This astute
parsonage instantly sized them up as
recently welded couple and beckon-
ed them to an ideal spot, a coy little
table in a corner, half surrounded by
palms. There they were shut in from
prying eyes and shut out Of the hurry
and noise Of tine rest Of the world. AS
n work of supererogation the head
waiter brought bowl of white roses
and with an unctuous smile, directed
at no one in particular, set them in the
center Of the table, and this called up
pretty blush on the fair ones cheeks.
Clinton took the elaborate menu and
with a hopeless glance at it's foreign
names handed it to his bride, saying in
the blind hope that she understood it.
You order the dinner, honeybun."
Miriam glanced in the mirror and
gave a cry of dismay.
ooh, 1 am perfectly disreputable!
Just look at my hair!'
She remembered the time when she
tried to translate the menu to some
friends in a restaurant, giving poisson
aux eaux wives as poison to the lively
waters" She was not going to allow
Clinton to gloat over her-above all, at
fhis early stage Of their married life.
So she returned the menu to him with
great apparent self abnegation.
mo; you order, honeyboy."
II asked yON to do it, hOneybunv'
"Oh, well, l can't do it. l never had
to order dinner in my life. Father or
some one always did" This last was
said with just the least little bit of
spirit. Besides, she was hungry; so
was he. That fact may pardon his
next words, spoken with what he
thought noble and masterful air:
ut is time you learned then. Now,
honeybun, 1 don't want you to look at
me III that grieved and frightened way.
| en- in the right. 1t is your duty-yes,
Gtuty-to learn to make out the dinner
cards. You are not a child"
''Sir, never had to do such thing.
and I won't; SO now! l think you are
ant anticipations. Time passed, and
the obstinate young couple grew hun
grier and angrier, for now each began
to nurse the situation as a real griev-
ance. But, though the waiter lowered
around with unmstakable anxiety,
no one called him to give the order.
The situation was growing tense. Hon
eybun was seriously thinking of get
ting up and going straight home to her
mother, and honeyboy was wondering
why men were fools enough to marry.
The old head waiter was sufficiently
interested to watch them meditatively
by means Of mirrors, all unsupported.
something in the air, or maybe it was
the Christmas spirit, crept under his
vest, and he felt tugging at his heart.
The bride was 80 pretty and the man
SO handsome he eQAld not bear W zee
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-16
An Altered Case.

A story is told of a certain newly
appointed judge who demonstrated
with counsel as to the way in which
he was arguing his case.
Your honor" said the lawyer, "you
argued such case in similar way
when you were at the bar"
Eyes, l admit that" quickly replied
the judge. "But that was the fault
Of the judge who allowed it."-Chica-
go Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-16
"PEACE ON EARTH.

cCRHNDS Of steel and cable bind
~ Closer ali Of humankind,
Hnd the workers. Of the world
Dave common flag unfurIed.
Cbeugbt and traffic Danish strife;
Love becemes the law OF life.
NTINGCGGN hundred years ago
Y Came a message sweet and low;
lind that cong by angels sung
Cbreugb the centuries has rune.
6arkI 1t rtses once again,
Peace on earth, good will to men,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-16

The barkentine S. N. Castle brought
70 San Francisco, from the Okhotsk
sea, recently. the record catch for cod
POS, 900 in all.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-16

Peace ON (G@GrGh.
Good win to Men
By J. A. EDGERTON

q INCG that
- dim and dis
tant time
Oar has been in
every cline,
Garth has been
Submerged in
blood
Of a common oro-
tberbood
Vet amid the bat
tie cries
Oft that sweet
cong would
arise.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-01-19
VENICE A FLOATING CITY.

Eminent GeolOgist Says Water TN
derlies 1t, and Ruin Must Come.
Professor Hermann Berdrow, one Of
the best living authorities on the geol-
ogy of northern Italy says Venice is
undoubtedly sinking, and nothing can
save it from its coming fate, lie re-
Gently returned from a prolonged and
careful examination Of the ground and
has come to the conclusion that the de-
cay will go on and increase, one build
Ing after another going. perhaps whole
rows Of buildings at once, says a Bcr-
lin special cable dispatch to the New
York World.
The foundations on which Venice is
built are. he says. not foundations at
all, but water pillows, layers of earth
and mud and seaweed which hundreds.
perhaps thousands. CT years have form
ed. These layers are often thirty or a
hundred feet thick. but under them is
water, often deep water The inevita-
BILE tendency Of these water pillows is
to sink. Tie builders Of Venice drove
piles deep into these layers and on the
piles built palaces and churches, but
knew nothing Of the treacherous depths
below
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-01-19
A FRIEND OF PEACE.
How KuroDarl<in Prevented War Be
tween Russia AMI England.

How KuroI,atlin Prevented War Be
tween RUSSIA and England.
General kuropatki rs minister o.
war opposed the present war between
Russia and Japan ana eXerted all of
his influence in favor OF peace, says A.
Maurice Low il the January
Forum. This is the second time Ku-
ropatkin has advocated peace when
Russia clamored for war The follow
ing historical incident, the absolute
accuracy Of Which | can vouch for and
which has never before been published.
is interesting at this time:
IN 1885 the penjdeh incident-the at
tempt OF Russia to encroach upon the
frontier Of Afghanistan. which brought
the Afghans and the Russians into
armed collision-came perilously close
to involving Great Britain and Russia
in war SO imminent apparently were
hostilities that parliament granted an
emergency credit, the reserves were
called out and the feet was modified.
After some weeks Of intense anxiety Il
diplomatic settlement was effected.
Some years later General Kuropatkip
said to a high placed British official:
"You English accuse me of being An
glOphObe and advocating war with Eng.
land. Do you know that l alone pre-
vented war over the Penjdeh incident?
Well, it is a fact. The car sent for
me and informed me that in a few
days war would be declared and that
was to take command of the force
which was to invade Afghanistan. |
expressed my sense Of the honor, but
urged him not to undertake the enter
prise He manifested surprise and
asked my reasons | told him that the
force available In central Asia for a
forward movement amounted only to
$4,000 men and that we should have to
deal with from 100000 to 100000
of Afghans, a warlike people trained
to fighting, and that back of them were
100000 British and native troops At
first my statement was not believed,
but when | brought forward the facts
to prove It's accuracy the lmpOSSlDlllty
Of the undertaking was realized and
the thought of war was abandoned"
When Russia forced war upon the
Japanese she did it with the confident
belief that she held her foe at her mer-
cy and that few months would see
the terms of peace dictated in Tokyo.
The resources OF Japan, her fighting
capacity and her superior advantages
in waging war near her base were Ell
ther unknown Or regarded with such
utter contempt that they were ignored.
Kuropatkin alone realized the titanic
nature of the struggle and warned
against it, but the grand dukes were
bent upon war and would listen tC
neither reason nor argument.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-01-19
JUDO LESSONS FOR MlDDlES
Japanese Study OF the Body to BE-
Taught at Naval Academy.

Japanese study OF the Body to BE
Taught at Naval Academy.
An arrangement has been made By
the naval authorities with Professor
Yamachita of Japan to teach judo to
the midshipmen at the Naval academy
in Annapolis, and a contract has been
signed by the professor for one year,
says a Washington special dispatch to
the New York Times The art of judo
includes that Of jiu jtsu. The former
is a more advanced study than the lat
ter, jiu jitsu being in fact one of the
elements Of the higher study
"A man who only knows jiu jitsu."
said Professor Yamashita, may IN.
willingly make cruel use of it and not
know how to restore his victim. Judo
teaches a higher study of the body.
Every muscle and every ligament is
studied in the most minute way. and
by means of that science you may put
your opponent out of business and
yet be able to restore him.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-01-19
COLLECTING CHURCH MONEY
Illinois Minister'S Plan For Securing
Regular Contributions.

Illinois Minister'S Plan For Securing
Regular Contributions.
The Rev. Fred D. Stone, minister of
the Methodist Episcopal church at Ore
gon H., has an original method Of col
lecting enough money from his coDgre-
cation to pay all of the expenses Of
the church, says the Chicago Tribune.
Just before the beginning of each
conference year he has prepared in the
printing Office large calendar, on the
card Of which is printed a picture Of
his church, the hours of the different
Sunday services and calendar for the
new year At one side of the calendar
is block of fifty-two small envelopes,
the envelopes being blocked" so that
one at time may be torn off. Each
envelope bears a date and blank line
On which to write a name.
These calendars are then distributed
10 each contributing member Of the
church, and each calendar is supposed
to be hung in q room where visitors
may see it. It is also expected that the
member will tear Off an envelope bear
ing the date on which he attends
church, that he will inclose q sum of
money in it and take and leave it at
the church. Above the calendar is the
motto" It reads as follows: "a con
tribution from every member with re-
iigious regularity
The man who has one Of these cal
endars hanging in his home cannot con
suit the calendar without seeing the
envelopes. and he is thus reminded
that he must keep taking off the en-
velopes as he continues to turn the
leaves Of the calendar When the min.
lister calls around to see his members.
he casts a glance over on the wall to
see that the right use is being made Of
his design, and up to this time it has
not failed to work to the advantage Of
the church.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-01-19
Cure For SeaSickueSG.

the most eminent surgeons in the
French navy, now retired. believes be
has discovered the only sure preventive
of seasickness, says a Paris cable dis
patch to the New York Herald This
is nothing more Or less than a plant
band that will sufficiently compress
the abdominal wall to prevent displace-
ment of the viscera Researches con-
Quoted by Dr. Legrand show that this
method has been successful in CT per
cent of the cases. A strong point in IA
vor Of the system is that the patient
need not modify his usual diet.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-01-19
In MRTnNriaul.

Admirers of Mark Twain believe he
has never written anything more eff
fective, says Harper's Weekly, than
the little verse he had cut in the mod.
est block of marble which marks the
resting place of his wife in Woodlawn
cemetery, Elmira, n. Y:
Warm summer sun,
Shine kindly here
Warm southern wind
Blow softly here.
Green sod above,
Lie light, lie light
Good night, dear heart,
Good night good night
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-01-19

Des MONIES Mans Risky Plan to
Aid His Party.
IN PERIL AFTER AN OPERATION.

Handicapped by an impeachment In
His Speech. Joseph Eager Took a
Desperate Chance That He Might Be
Better Fitted to Work For the
Cause of Socialism.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-01-19
IN INDIAN TERRITORY.
Story of Its Advancement In a
Few Years.
MARKED INCREASE IN RAILWAYS


Three Years Than In Any Other
Two States Combined-Farm Lands
Worth $500, OOO,OOO-Potatoes Re-
coming a Leading Crop.
Apropos of the bill recently intro
duced in congress to make one state
out Of Indian Territory and Oklahoma
the following information about condi-
tons in the Indian Territory is of time
~ interest:
There are 200 newspapers published
In the Indian Territory, twenty or
which are dailies. There are forty-hve
presidential postofices, according to
the report of 1908, and the gross re-
ceipts for that year, ending Sept. 80.
were $32OOOO There are $50 fourth
class postoffices, which is a greater
number than is found in one-third OF
the states of the Union. Since the cen
sus of 1903 there have been $50 post
offices established, says the Kansas
City Journal
The per cent Of the population en-
gagged in agriculture is exceeded in
only three states in the Union-Missis-
sippi, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
There are 232 banks in the Indian
Territory, 100 of them national banks.
All of these have been established
within the last fourteen years, and
within the last two and a half years
there have been established seventy
five national banks, five times as many
as were established in all the New
England states combined.
In 1900 there were $500 miles of rail,
road in the Indian Territory. There
are now $500 either in operation or
under course of construction. There
has been more railroad building in the
Indian Territory and Oklahoma with
in the past three years than in any
other two states in the Union COM
bined There are at this time six diff
ferent railroad companies building new
lines in the Indian Territory.
Five of the larger towns are Musko-
gee, Ardmore, South McAlester Chick
asha and Durant.
The available farm land in Indian
Territory is estimated at 100000
acres, figures taken from the records
of the Dawes commission. Of this
there was probably Is per cent in cul-
tivation in 1903. There are about 2,000,.
900 acres of pine land where pine Is
found in commercial quantities, and
there is great abr dance Of hard
woods Of all kinds.
The latest statistics obtainable give
the value Of farm animals at 500, 1000
600; other farm products. $50 100000.
There were 100000 bales Of cotton
raised in 1903, which was about a two
third crop. 1t is estimated that there
will, on account of increased acreage,
be 100000 bales raised in 1904.
There were 3S,O00,000 bushels Of corn
raised in 1908 Potatoes are becoming
one of the leading crops. Two crops
each year on the same land is the rule.
It is estimated that the farm lands
Of Indian Territory are worth $500, 000,-
OOO, exclusive of 100000 acres Of coal
land and the pine lands.
There is an oil belt from Bartlesvllle
south 100 miles, and it is forty miles
wide. This field has not been tested
and may be larger.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-01-19

Increase In Russian Train Wreckfng.
Russian railroad officials are much
alarmed over the increase in attempts
to wreck trains in that country. The
attempts average one in three days,
and II per cent result in damage. 1t is
opposed to arm all railway officials
i'd give ex-soldiers positions whenever
possible and in this way put check to
the practice.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-01-19
Kaiser's Gift to Orphans.

The kaiser was SO pleased over shoot
ing a fine stag at Rominten, in Germa-
ny. the other day that he gave $4,000
esters and had his two beaters to din
ner with him, placing one on each side
of him.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-01-19
Novel Use For the Curfeyy.

The very latest curfew idea comes
from Waycross, Ca, where a demand
is made that the bell shall ring for the
coming home Of married men rather
than of the children.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-01-19
Manager Wanted.

We desire TO employ trustworthy
lady or gentleman IT, manage our
business III this County and adjoin-
ing territory. Our house is well and
fayorably known.
$4,000 straight cash salary and all
expenses paid each week by check
direct from headquarters. Expense
money advanced; previous expert
ence unnecessary; position perma-
nent. Address Thomas Cooper
Manager, 1910 Caxton Building
Chicago, Ill.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-01-19
silk From vegetables.

Vegetable silk, made Of cotton and
Mexico on a large scale The cost Is
only one-fifth to one fifteenth OF real
silk.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-01-19
The Wisconsin Central Ry

Reaches the principal points in
Wisconsin, Offering Pullman Sleepers
Free Reclining hair chair, modern
coaches an dining ana dfe service
b etwa.n hicago, Nil yankee, Mani
towoc, and st, Paul. Minneapolis,
ASH IN I'll Oltl,l. olnac tion
are made with diverging lines at all
terminal points. Meals served Ia
carte. For tickets, sleeping car re-
serservation and further informa-
tion apply to agents of this company
or write Jas. c. Pond, Gen l. Pass.
Agt. Milwaukee, Wis
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-07-06
Ths alrI VINO PIeasee.

The girl with laughter in her eyes,
pleasant smilo for everybody. Of
kind words and gcntle deeds, win be
much more charming, though far less
beautiful Than the girl OF pretty face,
who Is "Stuck ups supcrcilious disa-
greeable and has On exalted opinion
Of her own Importance While there
Is charm in me pretty face, there
must be lacA cf woraanhood In it's
perfection Tho art OF being q woman
Is indeed great one. There are wo-
men who always do things and there
are others who always do them wrong
How often do we SEQ this in publicg
Al woman inagines often without
reason, that somebody ri encroachIng
upon her tights. she CUT loose with
vollcy OF angry wordr making her
self intensely disagrceabln, whereas
II she haa spoken softly she would
have accomplished far more and there
would have been no sting ir her
words ~ Chicago New