davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-02-25
The Correct Agency.

No town can become or long re-
tain it's position as good business
center so long as the majority of
its business men rely upon a few
merchants to bring the business to
them. Too often the men IN few
lines of trade are about the only
ones who reach out after trade, the
others merely waiting for their as
sociates to induce the people to
come to town and contenting them
selves with the trade that drifts to
them. This is manifastly unfair
and unjust and no whole souled
public spirited business man will do
1T. If you want trade ask for it.
Tell people what you have to sell,
and give them reasons why they
should buy from you, rather than
from the ''other fellows" The most
effective and far-reaching method of
asking for trade is by newspaper
advertising. The newspaper reaches
everybody. 1t is also a mirrored
reflection of the town. If it contains
no advertisements people naturally
conclude tina there is no one there
who has life enough to do business.
If it has few, that there is not suffi-
Gent competition to bring prices
down to the right level. The news
paper is the one agency which
touches all the people at the time.
The scholar cannot get along with
out it, the farmer has it for his sole
intellectual food. Rich, poor, wise,
ignorant, young, old-everybody
reads the local paper and it is the
only form Of literature of which this
may be said. Thus the opportunity
of the press is unlimited. 1t has the
public ear and the public can best be
reached through it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-02-25

The boy who loves to kill birds,
steps on bugs and worms. tease a
cat and stone stray dogs, is not
likely to grow up to manhood with
a gentle heart. He practices cruelty
until it becomes part of his nature.
Cruelty in children should be dis
couraged, even to the needless kill
ing of a fly. To teach child that
all life, wherever expressed, is
sacred, might go long ways to-
ward lessening the number OF
murderers who crowd our state
prisons.
Patrons of the rural free de-
livery routes should remember that
the postal routes do not require a
carrier to deliver mail at a box
where there is snow drift or any
obstruction which would prevent
the carriers driving up and de-
posting the mail withou6 leaving
his vehicle. IF he does it is as a
personal favor to you and not be-
cause of duty. If the track to your
box has bee ome blocked by the re-
cent storm, dig it out or don't kick
if your mail goes by.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-02-25
Matrimonial Catechlsm.

What is marriages?
Marriage is an institution for the
blind.
Why do some people never marry?
Because they do not believe in di-
vorce.
When man thinks seriously of
marriage, what happens
He remains single.
Does a girl ever think of any
thing but marriage?
Only that, and how to get married.
Should man marry a girl for her
money?
No. But he should not let her be-
come an old maid just because she's
rich.
Is an engagement as good as mar
rage?
It's better.
/ How may we tell when court.
ship has progressed?
When the man takes to yawnins
in the girls presence.
When two thin people become en-.
gagged, what happens?
They Immediately grow very
thick.
When man has popped the ques-
ton, is he finished?
No; he has yet to question Pop.
When asking papa, how should a
young man act?
He should face papa manfully
and never give him a chance at his
back.
Why does bride wear a veil?
So that she may conceal her salts.
faction.
When man marries has he seen
the end of trouble?
Yes, but it is usually the wrong
end.
What is greater than a wifes
love?
Her temper.
Do married women suffer in
silence?
Yes; they all suffer when they
may not talk.
When man says he can man
age his wife, what does be mean?
He means he can make her do any
thing she wants to.
Is it. possible for married man
to be a fool without knowing it?
Not if his wife is alive.
What is mother-in-law?
See General Sherman's definition
of war.
How did the western man solve
the mother-in-law question?
When she came to spend the sum-
mer with him, he hired Christian
Scientist to come and give the old
lady absent treatment.
Was it effective?
Yes; she went away and never
came back.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-02-25

hats, and full line in the latest
styles of ladies, mems, youths and
misses shoes can be seen at Runkels.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Retswisch en-
tertained Louis Reinecke and S. A.
Thomas at a o'clock tea on We'd
nesday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-02-25
High School Notes.

The American Literature class
has finished the study of Emerson's
essays and will take up Hawthorne's
Moses from an old Manse."
The English Literature class has
started Carlyle's essay on Burns.
The Annual board would like to
impress it upon the Junior class
that if they are to have their pie
lures in e::Annual they had better
get at having them taken.
The judges on thought and COM
position for the Mills contest have
been chosen and the orations will
be sent to them Monday.
A few of the students were a
trifie tired Thursday, but at that the
tired ones get along all right.
Advertisers in the Storm Center
are requested to please have their
copy for ads. ready by the first Of
the week.
The football banquet will pro-
badly be held a week from Friday
night. All the boys have expressed
a desire to carry out the plan and
it will in all probability be carried
out Friday night.
Frank Morehouse visited school
Thursday afternoon. Frank is not
coming to school the rest of the
year. but got some books and ex-
poets to study along now and start
in again next fall.
The proofs of the laboratory
pictures were received Wednesday.
The pictures were very good and
give very good idea of the labora-
tory equipment of the school.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-02-25

The opera house at Baraboo
was totally destroyed by fire
Wednesday. Loss $4,000.
What's in a name? We some
times hear it said that there is
nothing in it, but such was not the
case with astruggling lawyer whose
sign over his door read "A Swindle. y
A friend of the unfortunate gentle
man suggested the ACCESSIBILITY of
his writing out his first name in
full, thinking that Arthur or
Andrew Swindle, as the case might
be, would sound better. and look
better than the significant "A
Swindle." When the lawyer, with
tears in his eyes, whispered to him
that his name was Adam, the
friend understood and was silent.
A man falling on a slippery
sidewalk, instead of dropping in a
leisurely, gentlemanly manner,
like a boy falling from the barn,
goes down so quick that the side
walk smokes. The boy, falling from
the ridgepole OF out of a tree, is
very much less hurt than the pro-
minent citizen falling from a point
only three or four feet above the
sidewalk. The reason is, simple.
The boy is free nature, but the man
is so stiffened with dignity at pay
ing taxes and voting for the wrong
party, that, if he wrenches himself
anywhere, something cracks. Let's
be careful that our dignity doesn't
harden on us and become a shell,
for that is what is the matter with
the lobster.
Mules are much the cheapest
and most efficient animals for farm
work, seldom sick Or lame, very
long lived, good for twenty-five
years Of hard work. A draft horse
is worn out at twelve or fifteen
years. The mule, like the Arab is
all bone, sinew and muscle and can
draw very heavy loads. A mule
seldom kicks or balks; if 1t runs
away it keeps the road and seldom
does damage; and best of all they
are able to live and labor on half
the feed horse needs. They are in
their best work plowlng corn; a
mule will follow the row closely,
turn on the corn at the ends and
never step on a single hill. They
will turn in half the time a draft
horse will. OYou can grow more
corn with mules than with horses.
The mule is all right and has
noble record.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-02-25
LICENSED TO WE'D.
Cupid'S Franks as Recorded by County
Clerk Tuffiey.

Charley Vesperman and Minnie
Oats, both of Lancaster.
Albert Brewer and Susie Meloy.
both of Cuba City.
Regina Hendermann, Paris, and
Edward Weber, Pipestone, MINI.
John l Petty, 0'Lancaster, and
Bertha Bracket, Cassville.
Chas w. Jewell and Martha Hup-
enbecker; both of Fennimore.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-02-25


Beach and Bowers MINISTRIES
who showed here Tuesday gave ex-
cellent satisfaction to very good
house. The whole show was very
good and the company carries some
of the best artists seen here in a
number of years. The first part of
the performance was taken up with
the old time minstrel performance,
including some very good jokes,
solos, clog work and songs by an
excellent quartet. The olio includ-
ed work by the contortionist Biggs,
songs and dances by. the Alden
brothers tumbling and acrobatic
work by the Smith brothers, some
good from bone and bell work and a
speciality by Otis Bowers. The con-
tortionist was the best ever seeL in
the city and the performance by the
Smith brothers was also very good.
The evenings entertainment closed
Will d CI0VOI ldICO 1ACiOQUCIuS tAO
Smith brothers in comic tumbling
work.
An Illinois editor has a fight on
his hands, all owing to the mistake
of compositor. The editor under
took to compliment an eminent
citizen and termed him "a noble old
burgher, proud of loving his native
state" When the compositor set
the sentence in type it read "a
nobby old burglar prowliug around
in naked state"
The Neighborhood whist club
turned it's regular weekly whist
evening at Mrs. Whitney's into a
colonial party, each member dress
ing to represent some colonial char
acter. The evening was spent at
whist, after which tasty refresh
ments were served.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-02-25


There was a third ward lady who
recently entertained number OF
friends at dinner. She desired to
make it turkey feast and so visit
ed all the local shops to secure the
coveted fowls. Turkeys were scarce
and to make sure of goodly supply
she ordered them all over the city
and even went so far as to tele-
phone into the country to make
sure Of a sufficient number. The
day for the dinner arrived and so
did the turkeys. Every dealer filed
his order and so did the rural resi-
dents. From the latest accounts the
lady had nearly double the number
of turkeys she did guests.
Two third ward ladies received a
pleasant surprise on St. Valentines
day in the shape of dainty pack
age done up with ribbons and other
marks of care and careful attention.
The wonderment at the present in
creased as roll after roll of tissue
paper was unfolded by the wonder
ing maidens and finally, in the CEN
ter of the package was disclosed, "a
package of gum. Just little pack
age of gum. No cards, no greetings
and while the girls swore each other
to secrecy the story leaked out as
all stories will.
x
Recently during the cold weather
a we'll known resident discovered
his cistern was frozen up. Telling
his wife he would send the plumb
ers over he left home for business,
stopping on the way to notify the
man with the steam pipe to visit his
house. 1t was nearly noon when
his wife called up and told the busy
man that the plumbers had been
working on the lid Of the cistern
for hours and could not bulge it.
When asked what lid, she replied:
why, the one in the back yard"
1t is not quite right to give away
family secrets but something was
said that was not complimentary
and the lady of the house was in
formed that the supIo ell lid of the
iaistern was the lid of the cess pool
and that the plumbers had worked
three hours at thirty cents an hour
trying to do something they had no
business to do when the cistern was
in the cellar.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-02-25
Tales of the Town.

The cold weather is said to be ac-
countable for the dearth of candi-
dates for city offices this spring, and
it's not queer either, for that 80 be-
low weather would chill almost any
kind of a bee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-02-25
BLOOMINGTON.

DR.. Glasier is visiting her daugh-
ter in Madison and attending the O..
E. S. convention in Milwaukee.
Mr.. Wallace, who has been work
ing for Mr.. Bohringer, moved to
Lancaster Sunday, where he will
be employed by Fred Aupperle.
JOS. Donnelly of this place and
W. B. Dyer Oh Lancaster went to
Chicago Monday to purchase a
horse at the stock sale, in case any
of them suit the ideas of these horse
enthusiasts.
Rev. Schoenfeld of Dodgeville
preached in the Congregational
church Sunday evening. He was
welcomed by congregation OF old
friends.
Nose Lewis walks on snow drift
to oil his windmill, which is on a
4O-foot tower. Nose says he is GO
ing to cover that drift with saw
dust for next summers use.
The Bagley Chronicle has ceased
to chronicle the events of that burg.
The Prairie du Chen Record, in
which office it was printed, will fill
the paid-ln-advance accounts. Lack
of patronage was the cause OF sus-
pension. Bagley will be large
enough some day to support pa
per, but the time is not yet.
10. Sutton writes his friend
Harry Witcomb that he is foreman
of a steam drilling outfit on the
Isthmian canal. He says that he
doesn't like it there-too many
Niggers. Spaniards, yellow fevers,
etc.
w. v. BENEFITS continues i'll. He
was worse, but is now better again.
Frank Newman had a very sue
cessful sale Monday. The secret is
SO plain that he who runs may read
it was we'll advertised. Mr.. New
man knows the value of printers
ink. Go thou and do likewise.
Abe Goldberg's daughter Stella is
very i'll with St. Vitus dance.
"a
LIVINGSTON.
Livingston locals to your valuable
paper have been scarce articles the
past month. They were either
snowhound enroute or did not leave
the Livingston office at all.
VIM. Livingston, one of the
pioneers of this section died Wed.
Feb. Is. Mr.. Livingston was man
held in high esteem by every one IN
the community where he was
known. He leaves to mourn his
loss an aged wife, three sons, DR..
Thomas E. spending the winter at
Biloxi, Miss, John VIM. President
of the Platteville Normal school,
Hubert NJ. of this village and Miss
Sue. teacher in our schools. Since
his death Mrs. Livingston has been
seriouslylill. A trained nurse, Miss
Day, of the Presbyterian hospital OF
Chicago is attending her.
Herbert Pendleton of Lancaster
will play for dance here Friday
evening Feb. oath.
Henry Sleep, Chas. Waring Jr.,
Earle Skaipe and Walter Allen went
to Platteville Wednesday night.
Mrs. Nathan Brown went to Cass-
vile Wednesday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Brown will make their home in
that city.
Mrs. John Snyder was called to
Lancaster last week by the death
of her mother, Mrs. Lowry.
At noon, Thursday the %, occurs
the marriage of Miss Edith Millard
to David Rule of Edmund. They
will make their home on the Rule
farm at Edmund. A host Of friends
extend congratulations.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-08-31
CANON CITY TO HAVE
A BIC FRUIT DAY

OF all the events in the state last
year, none was more interesting, or
proved a greater success, than the
Canon City Fair.
The dates for the Fair this year will
be September ~, 2l and %. The at
fractions this year will be greater in
every department than last, and pleas
ure loving people are promised some
thing doing every minute.
There will be good racing program.
There will also be lots of relay races.
cowboy bucking contests, bucking
bull, and many other novelties.
Fruit day is set for Thursday. the
2lst, and thousands Of pounds Of de IL
cious fruit will be given away free.
The fruit displays alone, at Canon
City, are worth the cost OF the trip
there in the fall.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-08-31
HEAT FOR THE NEEDY.

John ". ParmeIee Leaves Fortune ss
Provide Fuel For chicago Poor.
To warm the poor is the aim Of the
latest and one OF the most practical
Chicago philanthroplsts. the establish
ment Of which is assured by the win Of
the late John W. Parmelec. recently
died for probate, says the Chicago Rec
ord-Herald. Mr.. Parmclee. who looked
on the distribution of fuel to the dwell
erp of the slums and tenements during
the long winters as charitable work
that would relieve a large amount OF
suffering. has provided by his last tes-
lament for the creation Of . fund Of
100000 to be applied to the purpose.
Not only did Mr.. ParmeIss believe IN
~ msthod Of doing Opod, ut be be-
ngvsd b II - tAersuGAly SAa3 - has
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-08-31

The Louisburg cross. one Of Har-
wards most famous relics which was
supposed to have been lost forever
through the Med. Fac. has been re
stored, says a Boston special dispatch
to the New York Times. When press
ed to say how and where the cross was
recovered Dean Hurlbut merely said:
Il have absolutely nothing to say on
the subject. I will answer no ques-
tons about It." The Jouisburg cross
was taken by Massachusetts soldiers
from a church in Loulsburg in 174o Mt
the time OF the French war. II was
brought to Boston and afterward was
given to Harvard.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-08-31

left virtually his entire fortune to fur
ther his idea. for the value Of the whole
estate Is placed at 100000 realty and
the same amount of personality.
While the fund thus is assured. II will
not, however, come Into being imme-
diately. The estate is to be held In
trust, and It Ii provided that the net
income at present In to be paid to the
testator's brother, Frank Parmelce,
Upon the latter's death the net income
II to be paid to another brother.
Charles Pnrmelee Of Kenilworth. For
the time after the death OF both the
will provides as follows: THE net In
come shall be used annually forever
for the purShase Of fuel or heat, which
shall be cfhritably distributed among
poor and needy people Of the city Of
Chicago"
The will provides that the trustees
shall have the power to engnge agents
and organizations from time to time as
they mny deem proper In finding such
persons as may be entitled to and in
need Of assistance. The entire estate
goes to this permanent fund. with the
exception Of the testator's steam
launch Fortuna and bis watch and
5ewelry, which are bequeathsd to
Frank Parmelee.
The Merchants Loan and Trust com
pany is named ms executor, and the
nesses were Frank II. McCuiloch, Pro
fessor Edwin Ross and Mary K N.
Oondon.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-08-31
LIBRARY DECORATIONS.

French Windows Are In Great De-
mnnd For Country Houses.
Perhaps more attention is now given
to the library than to any other room
in the modern house. Far from being
the gloomy place it was formerly, it is
now filed with cheerful tints and sun
shine. The popularity of the French
window doubtless has much to do with
this.
The illustration shows remarkably
effective scene setting from recent
play. The walls of this library are
hung with red and green tapestries. al
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-08-31
COST OF LIVING.

How II Ha. Been Steadily Increasi,s .
For Years.
Prices of fuel, clothing and practi-
cally all food products are constantly
increasing, according to a bulletin re-
Gently issued by the bureau of labor
covering the period from 1890 TO 1904.
says a Washington special dispatch to
the New York World. In the early
nineties prices were very high, but in
the last four years they have been
steadily increasing, until now they are
relatively higher than in 1892, Just be-
fore the memorable financial and com
mercial depression. The period of low
est prices was from 1894 to 1897.
The lowest price of beef was In
April, 1896, when the best choice was
quoted at 1886 to $4.25 per hundred.
The highest price was the latter part
Of August, 1902, when the price touch.
ed $3.50 to 80 per hundred. Corn
was lowest IN 1895 and highest in 1892
In a table Of comparison In which
the average price for the years 1890 to
1899 is taken as a base, sixteen articles
Of farm production, including sheep.
cattle, hay, hogs, hides and grains, are
euuinerhteu. All except uhAseeu nave
increased over the average price from
1890 to 1899. The increases for the
prices in 1904 range from 7.s per cent
on sheep and OF per cent on cattle to
32.6 on corn, 35.S on oats. $50 on
wheat and the top Increase of 86.2 on
New York state hops. The average in
crease in 1904 in the wholesale price
Of farm products over the average for
the years 1890 to 1899 is 26.2 per cent.
OF fifty-two articles included under
the head of food 1t Is shown that In
1904 the prices of all but fourteen ar
ticles were higher than the average
prices from 1890 to 1890.
Seventy articles under the head Of
cloth and clothing show that the aver
age price for. 1904 was 9.S per cent
higher than the average from 1890 to
1899. The table on fuel and lighting
places the average 1900 price at 1926
per cent higher than the 1890 to 1899
price.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-08-31
search For III. Armada. rr....r.

The search for the sunken treasure
in Tobermory bay has been begun on
board strange looking craft, all sur
rounded with awning. says the London
Globe. Two years ngo there was recov-
cred long brass cannon with loaded
brcech block. the charge Of gunpowder
not having been exploded, as well as a
huge pistol. cutlass. ring and pieces
Of the timbcrs of the ship Admiral "
Florence. But the main object Of the
present determined search does not
concern such objects. The Admiral Of
y1orsnes was The treasure ship Of he
QoandaA armada, 80 eonoo0,0oo Of
~ voe - - - esas aswa v1tA
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-08-31
PARTRIoeEs IN CAPTIVITY.



ments In Massachusetts.
DR.. Clifton f. Hodge, professor of bi-
ology at Clark university In Worces-
ter, Mass, is having remarkable sue
cess in his efforts toward domesticat-
ing the ruffed grouse or partridge, says
the Boston Transcript. The latest
achievement is the raising of second
generation of the birds while they are
in captivity. five strong, healthy birds
having been Matched two weeks ago
by the mother partridge.
More could scarcely be desired than
to have a pair mate and produce their
young in the back yard of city home.
So far as is known the birds have
acted exactly the same as their broth
ers in the woods even to the curious
act of drumming. They are just as
large as those in the woods, and are
lively and contented. One of the old
male birds seems to be especially de-
lighted when DR.. Hodge enters the in
closure in which they are kept and
plays with the bird as one would with
his pet cat. In no other case, SO far
as is known, has this species been any
where near SO perfectly domesticated.
DR.. Hodge began these experiments
in the spring of 1903, when he obtained
some partridge eggs from the woods
and Matched them out under bantam
hen. At the time he was laughed at
for trying 1t. but after the chicks were
hatched out and 1t was seen that they
were being raised member of the
Massa chusetts Fish and Game Protec-
tive association, who resides in Worces-
ter. Mass, reported the affair TO a
meeting of the directors. which then
voted 500 to be given to DIR. Hodge
In aid of his experiments.
He is using 1t in enlarging his in
closures with a view to aiding such
work as the association is doing. espe-
cially by eventually setting the birds
free in the covers of the state of Mas
sachusetts, and perhaps in our city
parks. DIR. Hodges purpose in the ex-
pariments, so far as his own work is
concerned, is more especially to study
scientifically the biological relations of
the species-its foods, habits and in
sttncts and the possibilities Of its do
mestication.