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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31
SPORT ON THE LUCE"
ADevelopment of Coasting in Switzer-
land Among Young and Old.

ADeVc1OpuicAt VI OOdSt1uS IN Sw1tZcr-
land Among Young and Old.
The American boy plays at coast
ing down hill on any kind Of sled,
If only single. In Canada the sport
first reached the dignity and expense
Of ''tobogganing." In Switzerland,
says a correspondent Of the New York
Tribune, the whole business Of sliding
down a mountain side is called 'luge-
Ing"
Everybody ''luges;;" the Swiss farm
er plays that way and works that way,
and when there is a great deal Of haul
ing to be done, such IS transporting
the entire material for building a hotel
on the top Of the Schynige Platter or
for a funicular railway up the Jung
frau, the contract has the provision
that all the hauling shall be done in
the winter. Then the men have only
one way to pull. They become great
experts and sleigh containing thou
sanda Of pounds Of sesght can be seen
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31

coming down the celebrated "Cret d'y
Bau' run, at Caux. guided by single
man and travelling at the rate Of twen-
ty miles an hour This run Is nine
kilometers long, or little over FIVE
miles.
To coast this on a modern ''luge" Is
the most exhilarat ting sport in the
world, and is full Of strange excite
ment, not the least affecting Of which
Is the splendor Of the winter scenery
and the precipitous curves in dazzling
stretches. This run has been accom-
plished at the rate Of 120 kilometers
an hour. There is another great run
at the famous health resort Of Leysin,
where Juggling" is so important q
feature Of the cure that it has de-
the "Leysin," which is in general use
all over Switzerland. AS a winter d.
version for tourists the Caux run is the
most spectacular of any in Europe.
There is a great run at st. Moritz call
ed the "Cresta" that Is three-quarters
Of mile long and is shot down in
seventy-three seconds. A very fash.
ionable "lugeing" place Is Grindle-
valid.
1t must not be supposed by those
who have not visited Switzerland that
this Is all child's play-it is in fact
business so serious that the partici.
pants are mainly grown persons, and
some Of them are old people who are
willing to forget the dignity Of bish-
opric or a lordship for the occasion.
The young women become singularly
expert at 1t, and are interesting to
gaze upon. At Caux the "lugers" come
back up the mountain by the funicu-
lar, but many Of them climb up two
and three times a day.
It is no wonder, then, that much
attention has been given the "luge'' it.
self, and there has been as marked a
development in its construction in re-
cent seasons as there has been in the
automobile. OF course, there are vari-
Gus types Of 'luges;;" the mountaineers'
sled was the first and Is still existing
as popular form. From this was de-
veloped the dirigible, or "bobsled," to
carry several persons. And now from
this has come a bob" built Of steel
and from this the Canadian toboggan
is developed, called the Skeleton" a
mere steel framework just arranged
for a man lying on his stomach, who
can thus traverse great lump places
that would throw off person in a sit
ting posture. The latest development
in "bobs" is the bob de Leysin,"
which has steering gear on the yacht
principle.
There is no reason why "lugeing"
should not obtain great popularity in
America. It does not need Jungfrau
or even a Caux
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31
DOffs Stripes to PRAY.

A certain and favOrite officer in the
United States navy had for a consider
able time observed that the admiral
always removed his uniform coat and
donned one of less pretentions when
he read his Bible on Sunday morning.
He often wondered why the comman-
der Of the flagship should do so
strange a thing, and so one day when
the good humor Of the admiral per-
mitted the great amount Of freedom
such a question would require, he
asked:
admiral, will you tell me why you
always remove your uniform coat be-
fore you open your Bible for Sunday
mornings reading?"
The admiral lifted his eyes and
gravely stared the young officer in the
face. His smile was more beatific
than forbidding.
Lieutenant, l remove my uniform
coat before reading the Bible because
can never give the Lord Of Hosts
the proper amount of respect and ador-
alton with the stripes Of an admiral
embracing the arms that support the
Bible"
1t was a question Of the pride of
his heart-which was in his admiral's
stripes-overcoming the love he held
for his Maker when he would render
his devotion to him.-Lippincott s
Mo 90 zine
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31
GENIUS.

Once at the throne Of JSve youth appeared
Seeming of tender age and gently reared,
And being sore distressed with humbled head
He paused before the throne, and thus he said:
GOD Of the gods prisoner of woe,
come before thee, for 1 fain would know
Who the immortal sire from whence l came;
The world my heme and Genius is my name.
To Delphi's oracle they brought the youth
And thus, the god advised, to learn the truth.
Here now in suppliance bow unto the earth,
Seek not by words to know who gave thee birth;
But let the soul breathe forth thy hearts desire,
1t is Jove's will, as well, to know thy SIRE"
Lo! when his trembling knees first touched the soil,
The voice exclaimed Genius, thy sire was Toll"
TEX News
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31
On the RialtO.
Magazine

There's plenty of snap and 60 in
this new play of ours said the first
actor. 1.-The acts are short and so are
the intermissions; no long waits at ALL
Indeed? Not even for salary?' In.
Quired the Observation-Disclosures Press
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31
Spelling the Laugh.

What are you laughing at?'
Erickson overthere. He must be
awfully muddled. He just told us that
he tied his dog loose-ha, ha, har'
whats the matter with that?
Brickson's dogs name is Lucia-and
he calls her Luce for short. "-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31
Time, the Masseur.

'She is a remarkably well-preseryed
woman"
Eyes. She admits that the hand of
time has touched her, but insists that
it was only to give her good mas
Detroit Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31
An Effort to Hear.

SIS that the girl you have had so
long?"
Yes"
what very fiat ears she has"
Eyes, she fattened them listening at
keyholes. '-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31
Rich and Poor!

Belle-I hear that Knockly girl has
married a rich man.
Beulah-Poor manufacturers States.
man.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31
PoIyandric Race Dying Ont

The race Of Todas, In India, which
practices polyandry Zone wife having
two or more husbands), which was
100000 strong century ago, has
dwindled to 101 persons.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31

When a town doctor goes to the
country to make call, and the stork
flies with him, be charges $40 for the
one visit.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31

When an actor fails as an actor, he
becomes a teacher Of acting.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31

I'm right, ma'am. They may be
mice, but they're not our mice,
maam."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-15

The occasions on which Professor
PARKWAY was invited to speak in pub
lie were times of great anxiety TO his
wife. If she succeeded in starting him
for the platform properly clothed and
with his notes in his hand, part of her
cares vanished but not all of them.
One evening lcr husband was one Of
seven distinguished professional men
who were 10 speak before Il scientific
society consisting of men from all parts
of the country.
His speech was clear that night, free
from the absentmlnde1 murnurs which
sometimes intersprrscd his discourse,
and MS lie seated himself Mrs PARKWAY
felt that he had fully earne the burst
of applause, and then her cl aeks crimi
sOnel
Did yOa see anything amusing about
the close of my address my denr?'
asked the professor as they tarted for
home. at seemed as If | heard sounds
suggestive of merriment a5o 1t me-"
81 don't WONDER" said AIRS. Faraway,
who up to that time hal maintained
the silence of despair. "for Of all the
people who npplauded your address
YOU, with your head in the air and your
chair tilted sidewise, clapped the loud
est and longest"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-15
cRIMlNALs ARE FAr ALIsTs.
o. Matter How often Captured, They
stick to Oue Speciality.

stick to Opc Speciality.
criminals seem to be the strongest
kind Of fatalists," remarked judge
who is widely known as an authority
on crlminology.
81 have noticed that when a criminal
is arrested after finishing one sentence
the second charge is generally the same
as the one which first so, him into
trouble. 1t seems Ike Il ST ange kind
of fatality. I've known instances
where one criminal has hetu arrested
and punished five or six times on
charges exactly the same
"What makes him do It. I'm not
sure can explain il sltisfa tOrily, but
| know it to be the case. It has Oc-
Cured to me, ANA possibly ,his Is the
simplest explanation, that he reason
for criminal adhering STIR tly to one
line of work is the same us the fas-
cinatlon which holds Il gambler TO a
table although luck Is against him.
Zach failure or each loss shows the
victim a point which he has hitherto
been ignorant Of and 1t is easy to con
vince himself that the next time he
will escape that mistake.
"And so it goes ever the next time,
just one more chance, and then anOth-
or, ever confident that the luck must
change and that each turn of the wheel
leaves him Just that much better equip
ped and that much more likely to win
finally, Then there is the desperation
the unconscious ana srltty determine
tiOn to make success of It,
"lf he fails and Is arrested, convicted
and punished the process Of the law
simply goes to show him wherein his
first job was bungllng and poorly car
ried out. The first feeling of resigna-
ton that follows the bitterness of pun
next time he will not repeat the error
which led TO his detection on the pres
ent occasion. No sooner Is he out of
the penitentiary than he essays again
TO try his luck, this time carefully
avoiding the mistake which first
brought him to grief
at is well known fact that no
criminal no matter how expert or how
daring, can cover up all his tracks.
The very best crook will leave at least
one lOOphQlc, will commit at least one
error, which eventually fastcns the
guilt upon him. The poorer criminals
leave clews according to their skill or
experience. SO our imaginary crook,
the second time lie plans job while
he carefully avoids repetition Of his
first error, is almost sure to make some
other one, and so on, each succeeding
crime and detection pointing out to
him the lines of his weakness, so that
he is irresistbly led onward to his de-
struction" n"-Detrot Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-15
ART OF ENTERTAINING.
Two Dreaded Guests and the Lesson
Their visit Taught.

| once invited two brilliant sisters to
come and stay for a few days at our
little house in the country, writes John
Strange Winter in Black and White.
don't know why l gave the invitation;
it was done impusively and on the spur
of the moment. AS we walked away
from the house my husband said TO
me, "Why did you ask themW 81
don't know" l said blankly. 81 don't
know what we shall do with them. |
don't know what we have nt the other
house to amuse brilliant women like
these"
They arrived on the day we had fix
ed We passed a happy evening, for
dinner and country air round off the
first day of visit very easily, and the
following morning when | came down
stairs l found the sisters sitting In
deck chairs in front of the house. To
me they addressed themselves straight.
"Now, we Just wanted TO say some
thing TO you," said one of them. Would
you please mind not entertaining us?
We don't want to go anywhere and we
don't want to see any one. You'll feed
us, we have no doubt and your beds
are delightful Give us these deck
chairs, these lovely gardens, this per-
feet air, and we want nothing more.
1t is recreation and pleasure to us to
feel that we can let ourselves go and
do absolutely nothing. There is an old
friend of mothers who is staying at
a house three or four miles away, and
If you could make it convenient to lend
us the pony cart-no, not the carriage
we will go over and pay our respects
to her, but otherwise, If you want to
be kind to us, let us be absolutely idle
all the time we are here"
| took them at their word, blessed
them with all my heart, and they stay
ed fortnight. When they left they
declared they had never spent fort
night to such good purpose, and we
had become so fond of their cheerful
ness and homeike company that we
were loath to part with. them even
then. But think If | had trlel TO enter
tain them and they had submitted to
be entertained and to have every hour
parceled out! How dreadful.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-15

Louis de Boufilers, who lived in the
sixteenth century. could break bar
Of iron with his hands. The strongest
man could not take from him ball
which he held between his thumb and
first finger. While standing up. with
no support whatever, four strong sol
diers could not move him. He remain
ed as firm as a rock. Sometimes he
amused himself by taking on his shoul-
ders his own horse, fully harnessed.
and with that heavy load he prone.
naded the public square, to the great
delight of the inhabitants. At about
the same time there lived Spaniard
named Piedro, who could break the
strongest handouts that could be put
around his wrists. He folded his arms
on his chest, and ten men pulling in
different directions with ropes could
not unfold them. Augustus H., elector
Of SaXony, was man of great strength.
He could carry a man in his open
hand.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-15
DESERT SHEEP HEaDERs.
Their Lonely, Drenry Life Tends to
Drive Them Crazy.

Drive Them Crazy.
Do you realize what II means TO
watch 5000 sheep alone in the desert?
You have read weird, grewsome stories
of the horror of the solitary lighthouse
keepers life, but compared TO the days
of the Mexican shepherd Il ose of the
average keeper of the light are filled
with gayety and noise. llven with
their one or two dogs the shepherds
often go insane, and were 1t not for the
company OF their shaggy colies the
lunacy among them would rise to an
almost incredible percentage. If we are
to believe those who have followed the
sheep in the desert and therefore may
be supposed to know
Once In old Sarta Fe N NJ, met
man who for twelve years had follow
ed the sheep. His work was done. All
day long he sat in n chair in the rear
of n little dobe store, crouched over,
glbbering to himself, beating-an idiot
He still saw his sheep swaylng like a
great white wave among the sage
brush, and ever In his ears sounded the
killing monotone of their bleats. One
boy, though fifteen years of age, is
mentally no further advanced than the
average child of five. His father is
shepherd, his mother died when he was
four years old, and his father took him
out upon the range. All his life has
been spent among the sheep. He is one
with them today.
How is It possible. then, you ask, that
men are to be found willing to watch
them? Il is very cnsy. Sheep herdng
is lazy job at best, ana the "greaser'
Is the LATEST creature on earth For $50
a month he Is willing to sit in the sand
and listen to the never ending hlelting
until the little mind he has gives way
and they fetch him in from tie range
insane. He Is glad to take the chance
for $50 a month.
The greaser Is not the only shepherd
in the west On the vast ranges Of Ne
vada and Wyoming you may run across
an occasional college man tending the
sheep. Once. indeed. college professor.
i'll Of consumption, undertook TO follow
5000 heaters for the summer. In au-
tumn they found him insane, on his
hands and knees among the sheep.
bleatng with them. Day after day his
eyes behold only brilliant turquoise
sky, In which hangs Il sun of brass; an
ocean sweep Of sage hecked sand and
a slowly moving, compact mass Of
sheep. His ears hear no sound save the
steady "Baa, baa" day and night, af-
fectlng him as the Chinese criminal OF
ancient days was affected by the regu-
lar tap, tap of hidden drum.
And yet 50 long as the desert contln-
ues to provide food for the 'beaters"
so long will shepherds go mad among
the hOcks, Gnd for ten years the deserts
greatest value to man has been the
food it has offered the sheep. nor yet is
the store depleted.-Pilgrim
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-15


Here are the three deadly symptoms
Of Old age: Selfshness, stagnation. in
tolerance.
IF we find them in ourselves we may
know we are growing old, oven if we
are on the merry side Of II irty. But,
happily. we have three deferses, which
are invulnerable. If we US them we
shall die young if we live t. be hun
dred. They are: Sympath" progress,
tolerance.
The first is the hardest o most Of
us because our own little prison Of
the actual is so Immensely Important TO
us There is no denying tbs fact that
when You have toothache yourself it
is hard to have to consider other peo-
pies aches. But it can be done, though
it generally involves physica effort, for
we must bcstir ourselves AMI act. The
mere feeling Of sympathy e. pressed by
action is n poor useless thing, but the
soul. determined not to grow old, can
force the body to such physical effort,
though there is no denying that it is
hard work. -IIarpers Bazaar.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-15

sport is as the hunted tn Clngaese
of Ceylon train it to be a unter. A
favorite gume of the Cinguese is the
swamp frequenting waterfowl. The
waterfowls are accustomed o bulfaloes
being near and do not fear them. The
Cingalese therefore teach the bufla-
loes TO browse slowly toward the game,
while man with gun crceps uudls-
covered behind them until h gets with
in easy shooting distance.
Wild buiIaloes are highly regurlous.
When "A herd containing a number OF
calves Is threatened by lloi or tigers
the bulls, If there be tim e, arrange
themselves In circle arour ! the cows
and calves, presenting sol | array Of
horns. and the enemy mus he pretty
hungry If he will then uttu X. Herds
numbering 500 or 600 used Frequently
to be met with in Africa. Like other
wild animals, they We're Il le TO hold
their own against savage ! an armed
only with his bow and arrows and 9th
er crude weapons; but, like the lion,
the rhinoceros, the elephant and all
other large game, they have been rap
idly eXterminated since Europeans in
troduced the practice Of hunting them
with 1irearms.-Chicngo Tribune
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-15
THE ART OF EATING.
Food Must PIcase the Mind ns Wen
us the Palate.

nv the Palate.
Pawlow has established the physo-
logical Importance of the mental state
on digestion, having shown, for in
stance, that deicaces produce secre-
tion of gastric juice as soon us they are
perceived by the eye, even before they
are eaten.
The food must not only be palatable,
but must be served in an attractive
manner-flne dishes, table decorations,
etc.
In eating we must take time to chew
our food thoroughly. This serves Il
double purpose-frst, through the act
of mastcatlon the coarser particles of
food are broken up; second, more sa-
Iva Is seCreted and Is thoroughly mix
ed with the food. The digestion of
starch is thus materially aided and
the proteids are made more easily ac-
cessible to the action of the gastric
juice.
Water should accompany each meal.
1t increases the appetite and the en-
joyment of food.
After eating we should rest little
while before returning to our work.
DIR. Max Einhorn in Medical Record
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-15

A well known Englishman constantly
wears in a small locket attached to Il
chain around his neck Il portion of
the charred skull of Shelley. OF late
years great many persons have visit
ed the former residence Of the late
Victor Hugo to see tooth of that
celebrity which is kept in II small glass
case, with this inscriptions: Tooth
drawn from the jaw Of Victor Hugo
by the dentist on Wednesday. Aug. II,
1871, at Vianden, in the garden attach
ed to the house of Nine. Koch, at 3
O'Clock in the afternoon"
In the year 1916 tooth of the IA
nous Sir Isaac Newton was sold at auc-
ton by relic mongcr of London and
was purchased by an English noble
man for sum equal to $3.50. The
buyer had costly diamond removed
from favoite ring and the tooth set
in its place. The wig that Sterne wore
while writing "Tristram Shandy" was
sold at public auction soon after the
great writer's death for the sum of
$4,000, and the favorite chair of Alex
ander Pope brought $1,000 at sale in
1922.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-15
Hams.

A mother sent her twelve-year.old
daughter to the pork butcher with
money to purchase a ham "TCl Mr..
- that | want a ham exactly Ike the
last two bought she said, and when
the little lady arrived at the shop sic
delivered the message thus: "Nlr --,
mamma says she wants another ham
off the same hog as the last two she
bought" How many Of us wish that
when we accidently pick up a first rate
ham the same hog could keep on pro-
ducing its like for time and eternity!
AS the butcher says: "Hams run pc
culiarly. We may have 'em all fine
for a month or two; then they suddenly
get tough and dry and hard and alto
gether disappointing" - New York
Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-15

In certain quarters Of the world en-.
ticing premiums are put upon early
marriages. Some years ago the mayor
of a southern town in France offered
a reward of $50 to every couple under
the age of twenty-four who sought the
matrimonial altar during his term of
office. The mayor expended many
thousands of francs in the manner
described. Many years ago, when the
number of marriages in a certain AL
satan town was far below the aver
age, the municipal authorities publicly
announced that all persons who mar
ried within certain period should be
exempt from local taxes for the space
Of five years. An epidemic of mar
riages set in ut once. A well known
Austrian nobleman was anxious to en-
courage matrimony among the peasants
on his estate. He undertook to pro
vide each bridegroom with tobacco
supplies for life and each bride with
four pairs of gloves yearly. The offer
acted like charm.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-15

The ancient Egyptians understood
and practised the art of brewing sew
eral centuries before the Christian era,
as did also the ancient Greeks. Span
lards and Britons made fermented
drink from wheat, which was used in
Spain under the name ceria, and also
in Gaul. Tacitus tells us that in his
day, about 100 A. D., beer was the COM
mon beverage and that the Germans
understood how to convert barley into
malt. Six hundred years later Charlie
magne gave orders that the best brew
ers should always accompany his court.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-15

A street preacher in west of Scot
land town called policeman who was
passing and complained about being
annoyed by certain section of the au-
dience and asked him to remove the
Objectionable ones.
"Weel. ye see" replied the cautious
officer, at would be hard job for me
tae spot them, but I'll tell ye what I'd
dae if | were you"
"What would you do?" eagerly in
quired the preacher.
"Just gae round wi the hatp'
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-15
Corrected.

When Lord Young of the Scottish
court of sessions was practicing before
that court he appeared on one occasion
before Lord Deas, who was accustomed
to speak ''broad Scotch" The printed
issue or statement of facts in the
case had got very dog cared and dirty
from much handling, and Lord Deas,
holding it up with a disgusted express
sion on his face, exclaimed, Master
Young, dae ca that an ishaiy" Young.
throwing up his hands in affected hor-
ror, replied: Heaven forbid nay lordl
call 1t an issue"