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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-13
; ETHICS or JAPANESE SAILORS.

There are two characteristics Of
Japanese naval officers which they
share almost to man with the sailors
under them, and which quickly impress
the foreign visitor, says the author of
1.-The Imperial Japanese Navy" These
are dignity and courtesy. Seldom, in
deed, circumstances overturn the one
or induce them to violate the other
Underneath their politeness they are
very sensitive people, so that even
quite unwittingly one is apt to tread
upon "touchy" spot-especially by
some infraction Of the laws Of eti-
quette, which they themselves observe
most punctiliously. An otncer will
often mispronounce the names of the
ships Of his own navy when a foreign
err with whom he is speaking has all
ready done so, rather than subject the
guest to the slightest suspicion Of ridi-
Guile by pronouncing them correctly:
and his brother officers will pass by
the mispronounciation without a smile
in perfect understanding. So it is that
to see themselves represented as speak
ing in broken English, as they often
are in Occidental papers, gives them
the greatest offense.
Among the sailors as among the Of
ficers the rendering OF service seems
to give pleasure, and to offer payment
for 1t, especially if it is in the line of
the sailors duty, Is an insult. No Japa-
nese sailor will accept tip for show
ing visitors round his ship. or for
ferrying him to or from the shore
Should man do so his shipmates
would render his life on board the ves-
sci almost unbearable.
A visiting English lieutenant who
had kept Japanese boats crew wait
ing long time on bitterly cold day,
and who wished to compensate them
for their trouble and kindness. ran
afoul of this characteristic It was O.
long row to the ship against strong
tide, in which the men were soon wet
through. Arrived at the ship, the En-
glishman at once attempted to tip the
coaxswain. The latter shook his head
Thinking he misunderstood him. the
Englishman repeated the attempt.
"No, no! Go awayv' said the cox
swain, in a most indignant tone, and
his expression was that Of a man on
whom had been put deadly insult.
Theft is almost unknown among the
sailors. One guilty Of it becomes a
complete outcast. Not only is he sent
to Coventry Oh his own ship, but the
story Of his crime is passed on If he is
sent to another ship.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-13
ne GOT LITTLE SYMPATHY.
Man Who Thought He Had Taken Nor
phiue Learned It Was Sachet.

Man Who Thought He Had Taken Nor
phine Learned 1t Was Sachet.
A physician had a hurry call the
other night to a pretty fiat on the south
side of Fort Worth, where a fOrlorn
man was taking care of himself as best
he could while his wife was visiting
in the East The doctor arrived little
after midnight, to find pale and agi-
tated man walking the floor and clutch
ing in one hand a small vial marked
Morphine"
1--WE taken enough to kill an army"
he gasped. II thought it was quinine.
For heavens sake, do something,
quick!
Well, the doctor did a number Of
things, and all as quickly as posi-
BILE. and the man put in a horrible
quarter of. an hour-several of them,
in factor the medicine man was one
of your painstaking and thorough kind.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-13

burg, our company re-enlisted for
three years more, the Siamese twins
being among the first to put down their
names.
1T may be remembered that they
gave us boys a furlough Of a months
Duration when we re-enllsted for three
years more, or during the war.
II need not tell you that our lads
had nice time at home that month.
II think about half of the boys were
engaged when they went back to the
army. Morgan and Dolliver were of
the number. They had captured the
two sisters.
ION the way back to Virginia we got
into a terrible railway accident. We
were making curve on the Pennsyl-
wanna where the Juniata river was on
on one side and a high mountain point
ed with rocks on the other. Our
twelve cars few the track. Some of
them upset, one stood on end and one
started for the Juniata river It was
headed off by prortuding rock. Three
men were killed, and among the in
1ured was Nate Morgan. He received
@ blow on the head that stunned him,
but when he recovered he thought that
ne was not sufficiently harmed to stay
back with the more seriously wounded,
and went on with the regiment. But
be was never the same Nate Morgan.
his lifetime partner was ever trying
to cheer him up, but he grew more and
more gloomy, said but little, and
seemed to have lost all interest in the
world and everybody III IL.
THE night we left Culpepper. Va,
to enter upon the campaign that was
not to end until Appomattox, Morgan
disappeared. Twenty minutes after he
left the tent Dolliver went in search
and did not give up until the signal
was given for the regiment to fall in.
when we went into camp near the
Wilderness that night the disconsolate
soldier resumed his search for his
friend, this time among other troops.
Then came the great battles OF the
Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Ann,
Cold Harbor, and the siege Of Peters
burg.
mo tldings ever came to the regi
ment from or about poor Nate Nor
gan. We came to believe that he had
wandered away and died.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-13
Girls School of Economy.

A good many schools have depart
ments where girls are taught domestic
science in a more or less theoretical
way, but it remains for Nebraska to
establish at it's State University a
course in which young women may be
instructed in the art of spending
money to advantage. Every woman,
of course, knows how to spend money
il the sense Of paying it out for some
thing, but it is the belief Of a good
get rid Of any funds she may have in
her possession that she does not receive
their value. It is to show her how to
make her outlay wisely and judicious-
ly that the new department is to be
established.
1t will require fund Of $4,000, and
some cynical persons aver that this
is to be used in furnishing miniature
department store, where lessons In
bargains" can be given. This is prob
ably not true, but however the task Is
performed, whether with or without
object lessons in the shape Of actual
goods, it is proposed to equip the girls
with a knowledge of values in meats,
groceries and dry goods, how to dis
tinguish between cotton and wool fab
RIGS; in short, to teach them that large
share of the science Of housekeeping
which consists Of judicious buying.
Possibly this art may be taught in
schools. Perhaps the professors
those of them who are married men
may be able to impart to the students
the secret of the value Of money, even
II they have not been able properly to
convince their wives that they fhe
professors know all there is to be
learned on the subject. 1t may be that
girls in large numbers will flock to
this school for the purpose Of finding
how to make little money 60 long
way, but there is reason to suspect
that this will not be the case, but that
the majority will continue to follow
the time honored method Of Learning
how to economize-namely, by marry
ing men of small incomes
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-13
Making of Bogus Pearls.

Among all precious stones few are
so extensively initiated as the pearl.
The real article is a silvery white,
iridescent gem, extracted from the
pearl oyster. The genuine pearl Is
really an unfructifed egg Of the oyster.
It's imitation is arrived at by chem
ical process. The liquor employed In
the manufacture Is called "essence
d'orient." The base of this compound
is prepared by throwing into water of
ammonia the brilliant scales Of small
river fish called the blay.
The scales are first carefully washed
and put to soak in water, when the
pearly-like film falls away and forms
a sediment at the bottom Of the YES.
sell This sediment Is worth to the
manufacturer $50 an ounce.
White wax Of mucilage or gum
arabic forms part Of the mixture prop
err for the more important and 'eXpen-
sive limitations, such as those made 10
initiate the rare oriental pearls which
fetch fabulous prices.
The emerald is another stone which
Is cleverly initiated. A perfect en-
erald is the rarest stone in the world,
though the trade ranks it after the
ruby and the diamond. The best en-
eralds come from Peru, the limitations
from France, and few from Birming
ham. The real article becomes electric
by friction, and herein lies the differ
ence between it and the imitation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-13

A well-deserved, though severe, re-
tort was made by NJ. Dumas on one
occasion.
"Your father was a quadroon, was
he not?" said an impertinent inquirer
to the novelist.
The latter replied in the affirmative:
on which the other continued:
"And your grandfather"
"a mulatto," was the response.
"And your great-grandfather?"
"a negro"
"And your neutrality-suspicious."
At this point Dumas fixed his
piercing eyes upon his interrogation,
and warmly replied:
IAN ape! My pedigree begins where
yours terminates"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-13
A Mysterious Disappearance
e
GO HEY were Damon. and Pythias
in their Friendship -were Nate

GD HEY were Damon and Pythias
in their friendsh1b -were Nate
Morgan and Tom Dolliver, of
the old company"
THE boys" said their old captain.
were born in the same neighborhood,
grew up there, went to the same
school, were in the same classes, and
when they were young men chose for
sweethearts pair Of sisters, so that
they might be in close touch with one
another.
'They were twenty when the big
war came, and promptly enlisted in the
same company.
They lived in the same tent and
ate with the same mess.
when one was ordered on picket,
the other volunteered to go for some
one else, lest they separate.
If there was game Of cards, they
were, always partners; if one was
given pass, the other sought one.
II never saw two better friends.
I'm 1864; after we had been through
all sorts Of hardships and some Of the
greatest battles Of the war, including
Antietam, Fredericksburg and Gettys-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-13
CATS MIRROR TRAPS BIRDS.
Tabby Watches Her Prey and Awaits
the Time to Jump.

the Time to Jump.
Laconia boasts of a cat which COM
bines science with her natural instincts
Of bird-hunting to rather a remarkable
degree.
Pussy Is evidently fond of fresh live
English sparrows, and by experience
doubtless found that they are wary
quick-motioned and hard to catch. She
also has discovered that when she
turns her back toward a flock Of spar
rows in the street they pay little or
no attention to her and approach quite
closely.
She has also discovered that the
plate glass show window Of a jewelry
store makes an excellent mirror under
certain conditions of light, and that by
looking toward the window she can
watch the chippies in the street and at
the same time give the birds no reason
to suspect that she is interested in any
thing except gold rings and jewelry
display.
The cats method Of obtaining Eng
AlSu SpdIlOW LUZ uluuGr Is 10 take uGr
position on the edge of a good view
Of the reflection in the show window.
Sparrows come along the street every
few minutes, and, although at first
rather shy Of the cat, they evidently
observe that she is paying no attention
to them, and gradually work up quite
close to her in their search for food.
Pussy keeps perfectly passive until
one Of the birds happens to stray with
in easy jumping distance, and then
she turns like a flash and captures
the unlucky bird in an instant.
People who observe the cat for the
first time gazing at the reflection of
the sparrOws obtain an idea that she
herself is being fooled by the reflec-
ton and stop to watch, expecting that
she will finally jump against the show
window in her efforts to catch the
birds, but they find that they have I'M
derestimated Eitty's intelligence when
a bird approaches tor near the dead
line.-Laconia, n. H., Democrat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-13
Called on the Cook,

A woman envied her neighbor the
possession Of cook, veritable treas
ure, and actually went SO far as per-
sonally to call upon the coveted cook
and offer her a higher wage than she
was receiving. This came to the ears
Of the mistress.
When next the two women met at q
dinner given by mutual friend, 1t
was observed that the fortunate pos
SCISSOR Of the incompatible cook did
not greet the other. Said one: "Are
you not acquainted with Mrs. Blank ~
The other replied in a friSid tone:
mo; but she sometimes calls on my
cook"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-13
Daily Object Lesson.

To the left, gentlemen and ladies,
the Pugilist looms into view. He is
an advocate of physical culture. In
his little rear ballroom, which he calls
his apartments" he has two heavy
dumbells. He raises these to hold
the door open and to tack sporting
Autographs upon the wall.
Does he work. Yes; bartenders
mostly. He has never been in a ring
yet, but he hopes to be. The large
Hlndle of papers he carries is q pack
age Of challenges. He is now on his
way to newspaper Office to ask for
a press notice. The Pugilist is a fine
press agent. He used to drive a cab.
Why does not the Pugilist go home?
He is afraid his wife will caress him
with mop stick The pugilist de-
rives his name from an old Roman
term applied to man who once bet
forty ducats on four spades and a
diamond and was called.
The Pugilist Is found in all civilized
countries and Chicago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-13

eyes, stranger, that's jim. He was only tramp
Just a rovn' an roamin an worthless scamp
An that tn slabs all that's left O. him,
An all that they know Is, his was Jim
But kinder suspect on the other shore
They've recorded his name, an hull lot more.
ut seems that tn Teller was stealth ride
On Number Four's cowcatcher there outside,
When tn engineer in tn dusty whirl
TIL stoopin' form Of tiny girl
Who was pickin up coal with might an main,
Her mind on her work an her back t tn train.
God help mel he cried, as he threw his weight
T. reverse tn lever-but all too late,
For a form was struck an feeble cry
Reached tn engineer as tn train went by,
I've killed tn gal'-an' his eyes were dim
With tears as tn train went back f'r-Jim
9Th tramp was Twin, but good as dead.
I saved tn gal-Pm-Timv he said;
1 pushed her away firm TIL track an say,
l must "a slippe'd-an' he passed away;
An that on tn slabs all that's left o. him
He was only tramp-just tramp-called jim"
News
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-13
QUEER SToRDE5
~~oNo~o0~

: During the past fifteen years Lon
don has trebled her debt and doubled
her tax rate.
A Sheffield England firm has on
view in it's window pocketknife pos
gessing seventyfive blades. Each
blade has local scene engraved upon
it. The firm offers $4,000 to any per-
son who can shut all the blades with
out cutting his fingers.
All other towers will dwindle when
the Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany of New York completes it's build
ing on Twenty-third street, Madison
avenue and Fourth avenue, by lifting
tower $50 feet high, just where DR..
Parkhursts church stands, ON the cor
ner Of Twenty-fourth street.
Nothing doing seems modern
enough; is it slang? In the "Creevy
Papers" there Is a letter written to
Thomas Creevy by a DR.. Currie, dated
May /, 1903. He Is referring to Ma
poleon: 1--WE are all cursed f1att here
about the spunnet negotiations. Moth
ing doing Everything stagnated. We
shall have war, because 1t Is just the
most absurd thing in creation"
The Clifton Hill (Mo) Rustler gives
the following directions for eating Ger
man carp: When fishing, if you catch
a German carp, clean it and hang it
out in the sun six weeks to dry; then
nail it to a pine board and cover it
thoroughly with salt or mud. Let it
stand for two months longer, and then
bake it two days. Remove the nails,
throw the carp over the back fence
and eat the board, but never eat the
carp.
France has 'green peril" which,
however, it does not dread, but rather
courts. In round numbers, it Is said,
2,926,OOO gallons Of absinthe are an
nuallly required to allay the thirst of
Frenchmen, or, rather, French men
and French women, as the latter con-
sumo their full share, not only in the
cafes of Paris, but throughout France.
One result attributed to the absinthe
habit is the increase In lunacy in
France. During the last sixty years
the number Of lunatics has increased
from 10000 to $4,000, while the in
crease In crime during the same period
has also been great.
If there is any place where West
ern man wants to feel free from in
trusion, it Is in his cyclone cellar. The
Kansas City Journal relates how the
family Of John Moore, in Northern
Comanche County, went to their place
of refuge from a tornado the other
night, only to find they had got into a
cave barefooted with a rattlesnake.
The interior of the cave was in COM
plete darkness, when the inmates
were startled by hearing the unmis-
taxable sound made by RATHER. Mr..
Moore hastily struck a match and by
its faint glimmer saw the snake in
the attitude of striking The matca
went out and the family began to
scream. Another match was lighted,
and the snake was still visible, and
rafting furiously. Then Mr. Moore
made a flying leap for the steps,
jumping over the snake, opened the
door and secured pitchfork. Then,
while his wife held a match, he killed
the RATHER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-13
The Point OF View.

The demonstrative elderly woman at
the musicale was going into raptures
over the performance Of an alleged
songstress whose lack of vocal eff
cheney contrasted grotsquely with her
extravagant, emotional delivery.
Turning to her neighbor, she asked:
Don't you just adore her singing? It
is so full Of soulw
But he, precise as we'll as cultivated,
remarked: Madame, it seems to me
to be less suggestive of sole than Of
founders"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-13
INDIAN HAS SAILOR WALK.
Step Is Nearly F1at-Footed and Poiae
Is Like Mariners.

Step To Nearly F1at-Footed and Poiae
Is Like Mariners.
A woodsman walks with rollirg
motion, his hips swaying an inch or
more to the stepping side, and his pace
is correspondingly long. This hip ac-
ton may be noticed to an exaggerated
degree in the stride Of a professional
pedestrian. but the latter walks with
a heel-and-toe step, whereas an In
dams or sailors step Is more clearly
fiat-footed. In the latter case the cen-
ter of gravity is covered by the whole
foot. The poise Is as secure as that Of
ropewalker. The toes are pointed
straight forward, or even a trifie III
ward, so that the inside Of the heel,
the outside Of the foot and the smaller
toes all do their share Of work and
assist in balancing.
Walking in the woods in this man
ner, one is not SO likely, either, to trip
over projecting roots, stones and other
traps as he would be if the feet formed
hooks by pointing outward. The adj
vantage is obvious in snowshoeing If
the Indian were turned to stone while
in the act Of stepping, the statue would
probably stand balanced on one foot
His gait gives the limbs great control
over his movements. He is Away
poised. If stick cracks under him It
is because Of his weight, and not by
reason Of the impact. He goes silently
on. and with great economy Of force.
His steady balance enabled him to put
his moving foot down as gently as yon
would lay an egg on the table.-Fiei.l
and Stream.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-13

Dey amt no use ter grumble an ter hoI-
Ter an complain.
De rosy-tinted rainbow means good-by
ter all de rain,
An dey amt no use er sighin' when OF
sorrow strikes de path,
Gaze her sister, joy, is drowndin' all her
weepin' wild er laugh.
Detroit Tribune
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-13

1t Is a woman's idea that a man
should ask his mothers permission
until the day he asks his wifes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-13

When man gets into bad kin
complication, you can do nothing for
him. OF course you can sympathize
with him, but that doesn't help.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-13

You may occasionally get crumb.
OF comfort, but the trouble that In
due you comes in loaves.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-13

When a very popular girl looks back
to her love affairs 1t must appear ia
her like turning a Kaleidoscope.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-13

burg, our company re-enlisted for
three years more, the Siamese twins
being among the first to put down their
names.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-13

baltimore News.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-04-07

Every citizen is invited
to attend the meetings of
the Perrysburg Improve
ment association held ev-
cry Friday night in the c.
M. b. A. hall.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-04-07
ABOUT RHEUMATISM.

There are few diseases that inhict
more torture ;kan rheumatism and
there is probably no disease for which
such varied and useless lot of
remedies have been suggested. To
say that it can be cured Is, therefore,
bold statement to make, but Cham
berlain's Pain Balm, which enjoys an
extensive sale has met with great
success in the treatment of this di.
sease. One application OF Pain Balm
will relieve the pain, and hundreds of
sufferers have testified to permanent
cures by its use. Why suffer when
Pain Balm affords such quick relief
and costs but a trihe? For sale by
Bowers & Comstock, Druggists.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-04-07

Ray Prlngle of Oberl'n is the guest
of Perrysburg friends this week.
Floor oil cloths, lace curtains, cur
tain poles. New line, at FULLERs.
WANTED. An apprentice.
ga Miss ADAMsoN.
Mrs. Il. w. Brake and sister, Miss
Ida Moore, attended the funeral of
Rev. Henry Doty, at Bowling Green
Wednesday.
For repair work, pipe fitting, etc,
call on ii. c. Leydorf. Office in the
rooms recently vacated by E. r. from
bla. First-class flag stone for walks.
All orders promptly attended. 5b
If you have room that needs pa
pering let me know and l will do it for
you. G. j. EVANS.
Mrs. Ed. Hollenbeck entertained
for her grand daughter, Miss Rosalie
Maddy, last Wednesday afternoon.
Francis Topliff, Madlyn Yeager, Dor
ris Escott, Dorcas Wetzel, Beatrice
Van Norman and Marion Roose of this
place, and Katherine ingalls, of Toledo,
were royalty entertained with games
and refreshments
I. Wayne Knit hosiery is better tit
ting, better wearing and nicer fin
ished hosiery than most hosiery at Csc
Heavy weight for boys, fine and me.
dium weight for ladies and misses
g ct the best. Buy Wayne knit.
FULLER's.
The Metz Sisters, owing to theil
recent bereavement, have cancelled
their engagement to entertain for tn,
p. II. S. on April s. The graduating
class has engaged the best male quar-
tette in Toledo, the Lotus Club, to Civ
an entertainment in the High Schoo
Auditorium, Saturday, April 10. Re
served seat tickets may be had a
Bowers IL Comstock's drug store, /
and csc.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-04-07

10 ICE CoNsUMERs.-AIl families
desiring to be supplied with ice at the
rate of 50 per month by the Maumee
Ice Co., should notify Eckenrode &
Mcdonald, Maumee, O.
For SALE.-Choice potatoes for
seed. Seneca Beauty and other varie-
ties, free from scabs. One mile north
of Waterville, on east side of river.
4c FRED FARLEY,
-FoR SALE.-Fresh young cows.
ABB +. G. WELLsTEAD.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-04-07
FOR MEMORIAL DAY.

The committee on speaker has Sc
cured promise from Hon. VIM. IL.
Handy of Ottawa, Ohio to deliver the
Memorial address.
Mr. Handy served through the war
as a member of Co. II. 9th O. V. L.,
largely recruited at Perrysburg and
hoped that the few living members of
that company in the county will be
present to listen to his address.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-04-07

Ray Prlngle of Oberl'n is the guest
of Perrysburg friends this week.