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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-01

Since the use of wire fences has
become so extensive the number of
cattle killed each year by lightning has
greatly increased. Farmers insurance
companies have Investigated the mat
ter and now come forward with q
warning to policy holders. Nearly all
Of the cattle killed by lightning have
met their death in open fields, where
in many instances there was not even
a tree to attract the electric fluid.
AS many dead cattle were found
near wire fences this led to the discov-
cry that the lightning was carried
along the wires composing the fences.
During a severe storm cattle are liable
to run until stopped by a fence. Here
they stand huddled together ready for
the bolt. A remedy is suggested in
running a ground wire every ten rods
several feet in the earth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-01
Illicit Still in a Church.

AS the result of anonymous informa-
ton, some customs officers climbed into
the spire of an ancient church at Que
FAC. in the south of France, and after
a careful search found a still, which,
although dating from the seventeenth
century, was yet in a perfect state of
preservation and capable Of being
worked. Naturally the requirements
of the law with regard to apparatus Of
this description had not been complied
with in this case, but who was the Of
fender? The vicor in charge Of the
building? The sacristan who visited it
weekly?
Interrogated, the former declared
that he had only recently come into
the parish and had never set foot in
the spire. He was, therefore, totally
ignorant of the existence of the incrim-
mating vessel. The sacristan, however,
could not allege so valid an excuse
end, his explanation not being consid-
cred satisfactory, he will be proceede-
ed against.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-01
WHEN SHE CAN'T TALK
IT'S Little Wonder Women Hate to Go
to Dentists.

It's Little Wonder Women Hate to Go
to Dentists.
do you know why it is that wom-
lsked the dentist of the young man in
the chair.
The young man was of the opinion
that it was because women are human,
and consequently decidedly opposed to
having their jaws and gums subjected
to treatment like unto the working
Of a compressed air drill in stone
quarry.
NO." said the man Of the drills and
forceps. Women can stand pain much
better than men. 1t is a fact, even in
the extracting of troublesome teeth, che
fortitude of the little, slender woman
Is remarkable when one comes to con-
slider the hideous groans that emanate
from a big man undergoing the same
operation. It isn't the fear of pain that
keeps many woman away from the
chair when she really ought to be hav-
ing her teeth attended to.
"You see this rubber? Well, that
rubber goes into the mouth Of every
person who comes III here to have
filling put in. You can see that it
covers the mouth entirely; doesn't
leave the patient half chance to talk.
Well, there you have it; that's the rea-
son women don't like to go to the dent
list. Yes, sir, it's a fact. l have lost
some of my best customers because Of
the necessity Of applying that rubber.
"a woman comes in here to get a
tooth filled. If she is inexperienced in
this line she will be surprised when
the rubber is produced. AS soon as it
is placed in her mouth she tries to talk,
and finds that her speech is only an
unintelligible tumble. She begins to
get mad from then on. When [ ask
her if I am hurting her she can only
glare at me and shake her head. When
I pass remark about the beautiful
weather we have been having she
glares still more, and by the time am
through with her she is ready to kill
me if looks would do the deed. Some
times, when l take the shield off, the
pent up speech of the fair ones breaks
forth into an irrepressiOle flood, and
the portent of the remarks is, to say
the least, not complimentary to me.
"Some day some genius will invent
all apparatus which will allow teeth to
be filled without depriving the patients
Of their speech for the time being.
Then there will be nothing to this bust
ness but brown stone fronts and auto
mobiles Chicago Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-01
HOW TOWNS WERE NAMED.
Phi1o1oCists' Puzzled Search for Deri-
vatiOns that DON'T Exist.


vatiOns that DON'T Exist,
Western towns owe their names to
some queer circumstances. The red
man coined words that the railroads
have scattered broadcast over the
world, ana their meaning has in time
been found out, but there are some
names that remain a mystery as to
what they stand for.
Aledo, prosperous county seat In
illinois, the capital of Mercer county,
has kept people guessing for years. No
one is able to tell what it means.
Learned men and women have been
appealed to, Libraries have been search
ed, but no one ever saw the name be-
fore.
Nobody enjoys the efforts of people
to dig up the meaning of the word
more than the old pioneers of the
town. Being hard pressed they finally
admit that it doesn't mean anything.
When the time came for giving the
place a name all of the Indian names
that anybody cared about had been
taken. So the Wiseheads cut up TWEEN
ty-six pasteboard squares and penciled
letter of the alphabet on each square.
Then they put all the squares in a bag
and shook it. A blindfolded girl drew
out the cards and laid them on q table.
The first lot of cards that would spell
anything at all were put together, and
that was adopted as the name of the
town. Thousands of people have de-
clared that this name that was drag
ged out Of a bag by a blindfolded girl
is Indian for one thing or another.
Some say it means ''gravelly bottom, -
while others are sure it means "deer
foot or happy hunting grounds"
Down in the little village of Monon,
in White county, Ind, the people are
hopelessly divided as to whether their
town was named after a railroad or the
railroad after the town. The place
used to be called Bradford. The Louis
vile, New Albany and Chicago rail
way people had built line from the
Ohio river to Lake Michigan at ATichi-
gan City. Then line was built from
Bradford to indianapolis. Somewhere
along about that time Bradford lost
its old name. Few they are who know
how it was done, but suddenly the
place was known as Monon. Some Of
the people say that the name was
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-01

taken from the two small rivers of that
locality, one of nem the Big Monon
and the other the Little Monon, one
Of which swallows up the other near
the village Of Monon. Monon people
say that the word is Indian for swift
running" but there is nothing about
the town that puts it up to such a
meaning. 1t has about 1900 people.
Nevertheless Banker Horner and Jack
Wilson insist that the name was taken
from the two creeks, and then the rail-
road people appropriated it-Chicago
Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-01

In complimenting August Belmont
upon his election to the presidency of
the National Civic Federation place
which the late Senator Hanna occupied
at the time Of his death-the New
York Times calls Mr.. Belmont "a
workingman of great industry" and
adds that the wage-earner who was
burdened by one-tenth of his cares and
responsibilities would feel that he was
taxed beyond his strength. The state
ment in regard to Mr.. Belmont is IN
doubtedly true, and the same state
ment would be equally true of many
other millionaires.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-01
IT'S THE TERROR OF ALL WOMEN

Backache Quickly Cured by Doddss
Kidney Pills = Mrs. w. HI. Ambrose
Tells How Her Pains Vanished Never
to Return When She Used the Great
American Kidney Remedy.
Dover, Ky, Feb. 13th.-(Special.) -
So long has Backache been the terror
of the women of America that the nu-
merous reports of the complete and
permanent cures Of this ailment now.
being made by Dodd's Kidney Pills
are causing wide satisfaction and not
the least remarkable of these cures La
that Of Mrs. w. III. Ambrose Of this
place. Mrs. Ambrose says:
II had such pains in my back at
times could hardly move and other
symptoms showed that my kidneys
were affected. One box Of Dodd's Kid
ney Pills drove away all the pains and
have never been troubled since"
Backache is the kidneys first notice
that they are out of order and need
help. If they get that help in the form
of Dodd's Kidney Pills all will be well.
If they are neglected the disease may
develop into Diabetes, Bright's Dis
ease or rheumatism.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-01
READS THE BOOK.
s'The Road to MELVILLE" Pointed the

ssThe Road to Wellvi11e" Pointed the
Way.
Down at Hot Springs, Ark, the Wis
itors have all sorts Of complaints, but
it is subject of remark that the great
majority of them have some trouble
with stomach and bowels. This may
be partly attributed to the heavy med
icines.
Naturally, under the conditions, the
question of food is very prominent.
A young man states that he had suf-
fered for nine years from stomach and
bowel trouble, had two operations
which did not cure, and was at last
threatened with appendicitis.
He went to Hot Springs for rheuma-
tism and his stomach trouble got
worse. One day at breakfast the wait
er, knowing his condition, suggested
he try Grape-Nuts and cream, which
he did, and found the food agreed with
him perfectly.
After the second day he began to
sleep peacefully at night. different
tadil lac Adu Luz years. Lie pcIlcGL
digestion Of the food quieted his ner-
vous system and made sleep possible.
He says: 'The next morning I was
astonished to find my condition Of con-
stipation had disappeared 1 could not
believe it true after suffering for so
many years; then | took more interest
In the food, read the little book "The
Road to Wellville,' and started follow.
Ing the simple directions.
Il have met with such results that
III the last five weeks / have gained
eight pounds in spite of hot baths
which take away the flesh from any
one.
"A friend of mine has been entirely
cured Of bad ease Of Indigestion and
stomach trouble by using Grape Nuts
Food and cream alone for breakfast
There is one thing in particular
have noticed a great change in my
mental condition. Formerly l could
hardly remember anything, and now
the mind seems unusually acute and
retentive. | can memorize practically
anything l desire" Name given By
Postum Co., Battle Greek, Mich.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-01
To Supplement- Our Civilization.

AS result Of observation and re-,
lection during long life touching
public men and measures in wide va
riety, would desire for my country
three things above all others to sup.
plement American civilization; from,
Great Britain her administration OF
criminal justice; from Germany her
theater; and from any or every Euro.
pean country save Russia, Spain and
Turkey, its government of Cities
From Andrew D. Whites impress
sions Of the German Emperor" In the
Century.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-01
BUILDING LARGEST MILL.
Sugar Plant in Hawaii to Be Biggest
in the World.

Sugar Plant in Hawaii to Be Biggest
in the World.
The Honolulu iron works has been
awarded the contract to build for Alex
ander & Baldwin's sugar plantation, at
Maxwell, the biggest sugar mill in the
world. 1t will be a twelve-roller mill,
with revolving cane-cutters, and TZra-
jetski-Pesant cane-crusher. Mr.. IIede-
mann Of the Honolulu iron works when
asked about the contract said:
1.-THE new Makawell sugar plant will
consist of a 34-incb by7S-inch Kra-
jetewski-Pesant cane-crushcr, all driv-
en- by two Corliss engines. This is,
perhaps, the most complete milling out
fit in the world and it is gratifying to
note that the Hawaiian Sugar Com
pany, by it's board of directors and it's
president, III. P. Baldwin, have mani
tested such progressive and enterpris-
ing spirit in establishing this advance
and elaborate machinery installation in
order to obtain the highest possible re-
Suits"
AL of this machinery, excepting the
engines, will be built by the Honolulu
Iron Works Company in the shops Of
Kakaako. The contract was awarded
in competition with eastern engineers
and builders.
'"Fhe new machinery" said Mr..
Hedemann, will displace the only re
naming diffusing plant in the islands,
and it will be erected in a new steel
structure building during the year 1905,
and be in operation on the increased
crop of 1906. To our knowledge there
is but one other twelve-roller mill in
the world in operation. This is the
original nine-roller mill at Oahu planta-
ton, which was converted last year
by the Honolulu iron works, under the
direction of Mr.. LOrenZ the consulting
engineer for III. Hackfeld & Co., into
a twelve-roller mill. In the Oahu mill
exceptional high traction has been OBJ
tanned during the season, with increas-
ed capacity, and no extra fuel used.
The Oahu plantation mill has also fur
nished power for a 2OO-horse power
electric plant for outside purposes, all
by the use of bagasse as fuel. Hon
oIulu Bulletin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-01
FLYING Machines.

In an ancient volume of historical
facts published century ago there is
an account of the experiments of a
man who is styled the "Flying Philos-
opher," who had almost succeeded in
perfecting flying machine. The wings
used by this Frenchman are described,
and it is asserted that though the pres
ent experiments might fail it was GER
tain that in the very near future this
Frenchman would master the prob
lem.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-01
500 Reward, 500.
American Kidney Remedy.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there Is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all Its
stages, and that Is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
ca If fraterhIty caarrh n being rs I
disease. requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of
the system, thereby destroying the foundation Of
the disease, and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assisting nature
In doing Its work. The propEietors have SO
much faith in its curative powers that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t fails to
cure. Send for list ofsTestimonials.
Address, F.J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-01

Strangely enough, the processes by
which we turn aliens into citizens have
had for years the scantiest considera-
ton in or out of Congress. Though
no power, state or federal, should. on
general principles, be more carefully
and intelligently guarded than that
which Sits and proves the raw mate
rial of citizenship surging through our
gates, we have gone along scattering
naturalization certificates broadcast
without scrutiny or restraint. We have
insisted on no stringent and uniform
naturalization law. We have left the
doors wide open, not only to citizen
ship itself, but to all sorts of misuses
Of the privileges we SO lavishly and
hastily grant.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-01
Tibetan Sunerstition.

A queer bit of Tibetan superstition
came to light when the much talked
of treaty between Tibet and England
was drawn up. The powers at Lhasa
refused to sign the first draft of the
treaty because it covered several sheets
Of paper, SO the treaty had to be en-
crossed ON one huge sheet. The ORR.
entails thought it would bring them bad
luck if they put their names to any
thing which covered more than one
page.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-01
POISONS THAT SOCIETY USES
Drugs Now Much in Demand by Eng
Iish Women.

Drugs NOW MuCn IN demand by Eng
Iish Women.
A London chemist has assured me
that he sells on the average 100 bot
ties of chlorodyne a week, says a
writer in the London Chronicle, and
knows that 3 per cent of his custom
ers are addicted to the habit.
After all, chlorodyne is merely a
palliative, not cure, as some vainly
imagine, and to fly to it for solace
upon the least ache or pain is like
fraternizing with a vampire.
Among the society women arsenic Is
in great vogue, largely on account Of
it's identifying" effects. Those who
are more concerned with brilliancy Of
conversation than Of complexion give
the preference to sal volatile and
ether. Ether drinking as a secret
drug habit is especially popular in
London, and during the season large
quantities of the mixture are sold.
The rapid eXhilaration produced by
ether compounds and the transparent
complexion of the arsenic taker are
paid for dearly by the physical all
luents that ensue.
Some women fancy various aromatic
extracts, such as eau de cologne, law
ender water, etc. AS these extracts
are often made with the cOarsest
spirit the result of this tipping may
easily be imagined.
Another addiction is the ginger
habit. Essence Of ginger is a formid-
able preparation; almost double the
alcoholic strength of ordinary brandy
or whisky. Many whose digestions
have already been impaired by alcohol
find the effect Of this fiery mixture
curiously soothing. Yet while it
deadens the gnawing pain and prom
Uses relief, it is all the time aggravat-
ing the morbid condition. The ginger
habit is more common in America
than in England, but the sale Of gin
ger essence in this country is growing.
A comparatively new drug habit
which is becoming frequent among
harassed brain workers is chloroform-
ism. The drug is slowly inhaled and
the dreamy forgetfulness, the sense
of pleasant languor forgotten, follow
ed by complete oblivion, has a won
derful fascination for those suffering
from insomnia or worry. Sickness
and depression are the immediate pen
alties exacted, and if the habit be per-
sisted in an inflammatory condition
will supervene which ends in death.
Indeed chloroformism is one of the
most subtle and dangerous habits;
perhaps more so than the better
known choral habit, which is not SO
popular as formerly among sufferers
from sleeplessness.
Of late there has been a great de-
mand for certain coal-tar derivatives,
such as antipyrin, phenacetin and sui
phonal to combat headaches or insom-
MIA. Although valuable in small
quantities and on occasions, these
drugs are too frequently made
crutches Of. The taker should bear in
mind that, taken heedlessly, they pro-
duce distressing nervous symptoms.
Phenacetine, for instance, is by no
means the harmless remedy some
people imagine. Indeed, at it's best,
the drug habit is a misfortune; at it's
worst, tragedy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-01
Enemies of Good Roads.

"AmOng the elements and forces Of
nature there are several enemies Of
good roads, but the greatest of them
is water" remarked an advocate of
good roads in the Washington Post
1T washes away the material Of the
road. 1t soaks into the road and
softens it so that the wagon wheels
cut into the surface, making ruts and
holes. 1t permeates and softens the
foundations so that the surface Of the
road sinks OF breaks up. In the win
ter the water that is in the road
freezes, expands and loosens and dis
integrates the road material.
''The most important thing in the
building of roads is to lessen or pre-
vent the ravages of water; yet no fea-
ture of the work is so neglected as
this. Many local road supervisors seem
to give no consideration to the ques-
ton Of drainage, and the result is a
regular mud blockade during several
weeks or months of the year.
1.-THE following are a few simple
rules the observance Of which would
go far toward lettering the roads of
the country:
and constructed as to avoid steep
grades down which the water rushes
during heavy rains, tearing up and
washing away the road material.
SO. The foundation of the road
should be thoroughly drained by open
side bitches, which carry off the wa
ter, and where necessary the drains
should be laid in the foundation itself
80. The surface of the road should
be hard and smooth and have suffi-
cient slope toward the sides to shed the
surface water.
u Ruts and holes on the surface Of
the finished road should be filed as
fast as made, so that no water can lie
on the surface to be worked up into
mud
''These rules are simple and easy
to follow, and anyone who gives any
serious thought to the matter can see
the wisdom Of following them. Still,
they are almost universally ignored, as
the condition of our roads abundantly
proves.
"What this country needs is a radi
cal change, a new era in road build
ing. The people have been moving
in ruts in more senses than one, and
if each local community is left to work
out the road problem alone all will
continue to move in the same ruts,
and every year millions of dollars will
be thrown into the mud, to say moth
ing Of the losses resulting from the
use Of bad roads.
Lectures on road Improvement seem
to do little good. Books and bulletins
on road building appear to have little
effect
"What the local communities need is
practical object lessons and actual as
sistance, and these can come only
from the State government and the
federal government. 1t is for this
reason that road reformers are turn
ing toward State and national aid as
the only solution Of the road problem.
''The bad roads of the United States
are blight, curse, disgrace, and
all patriotic, progressive citizens
should make grand united effort to
wipe them OUT
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-01

Just as the discussion over the moral
influence Of the Santa Claus myth
passed out of season, Howard Pyle, The
noted illustrator, came forward in a
defense of fairy tales. He says it is
very reasonable to argue that no ere
alton of human fancy could last as
fairy tales have lasted through no
one knows how many hundreds and
thousands Of years unless it was very
good. For that which is not good
and not SOUND must surely die, and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-01

There is no cause for complaint in
the statement that $4,500,000 was sent
as Christmas presents by foreign-born
residents of this country to relatives be-
yond the ocean. Those who remember
their kindred generously are more like
ly to make good citizens than those
who forget them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-01

even in literary Boston, says the
esteemed Transcript, 1--WE still hear
people talking about the electoral col
lege'" Perhaps the woman who was
overheard in Chicago the other day to
speak Of pail berriers'' had just ar
rived from Boston.