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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-15
MlLLET'S INFLUENCE.

A Host of Painters Followed Him in De-
picting Peasant Life on Canvas.
In his own words, Millet tried to de-
rict "the fundamental side of men and
things" His subject was the peasant
life: not the representation of it such
as one sees in opera, nor the pretty,
sentimental aspect Of it; but the actual
drama Of labor continuously proceed
ing through the four seasons-the "crv
Of the SOIL" echoing in the hearts of
the patient, plodding, God-fearing toll
ers. Everything was typical. We
have spoken of his "Sower." Of an
other picture the critic Castagnary
wrote: do you remember his Reap
u? He might have reaped the whole
earth!
Everything that Millet did was full
of a deep seriousness and sincerity.
He never was an "easy' painter, SO
that his greatness as an artist is per-
haps more clear in the black-and-whit
than in the colored subjects. Certain
" in his crayon drawings, Autographs
and etchings he proved himself to be
one Of that limited number Of artists
who may be reckoned master-drafts-
men. Moreover, the character that he
expresses is of that grand and ele-
mental quality which sometimes re-
minds us Of Michelangelo.
Millet's influence produced host of
painters of the peasant, among whom
the strongest are the Frenchman
L'Hermitte and Israels, the Dutch
man. These, like him, have repre-
scented their subject with sympathy
Nicholas.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-15
Small Girl Tiger Hunter.

The Kumarah Rajah Of Venkatigiri
writes to us that one Of his cousins, a
daughter Of the Rajah Of Jatprole In
the Nizam's dominions, began her
hunting career while she was very
young. She bagged tiger in her eighth
year, and completed her hunting career
lately, having bagged in all thirty-six
games without single miss, including
tiger, five cheetahs and other games.
She is now in her twelfth year,
Madras Mail.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-15
An Awkward Situation.

Representative Morrell, Of Philadel-
phia, said in the course Of an address
to national guardsmen:
"As colonel Of the Third Regiment
Of Pennsylvania, I once took part in
an odd and amusing episode.
MY regiment was marching down
Broad street in the van Of an immense
and magnificent parade, when, near
Walnut street, it became necessary to
push the people back a little. The
ropes had broken at this point, and
the people, quite unintentionally, en-
croached on the line of the parade.
II assigned handful of young pri-
Yates to help the police handle the
crowd, and one private, stationed near
me, l kept my eye on. He got every
body back except fat man. This
person did not move.
Private said l, put that fat man
back
"'He says he can't get back the
crowd is pushing So the private an
swered.
"'Put your musket butt in his chest,
said I, and force him back. You are
the stronger
Eyes,, said the private, I know I'm
the stronger, but he's the foreman of
our shop"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-15
Bird-Inspired Music.

One of the most pathetic scenes re-
membered from the experiences of an
unhappy genius is given, among other
facts, about Beethoven in the Life Of
Sir Herbert Stanley Oakley" The
great composer delighted in the out
door world He loved tree, he once
declared with pardonable exaggera
ton, "better than a man."
After he had become stone-deaf he
visited the valley Of Heiligenstadt
near Vienna, where he had stayed in
other and happier days.
"Here," he said to the friend who
accompanied him, II composed my
Pastoral Symphony, and here the birds
composed with me. Can you hear a
yellowhammer
NO." wrote his friend on the con-
versation slate. And in the symphony
only remember the nightingale, quail
and cuckoo"
He believed certain phrases to have
been meant for a direct imitation Of
certain birds; but Beethoven's method
was a more poetic one The birds had
inspired him; they had composed"
with him. But they had done it by
contributing unconsciously to the joy
Gus harmony Of the scene.
Beethoven, in answer to his friends
suggestion, took the slate and wrote
upon it a passage for the flute, in the
Brook Scene" That was what the
yellowhammer had inspired him to do.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-15
TOWN OF THE PAST.


President Roosevelt has recently
sent to Savannah a sum Of money to
be used In the maintenance Of the Co.
lonial Midway Church burial ground.
In this old cemetery lies the body of
Gen. Daniel Stewart, a great-grand-
father Of the President, a man whose
name was intimately associated with
the history Of that region, especially
with that Of Sunbury, coast town
on the Midway river.
Sunbury is one Of the so-called dead
towns Of Georgia" Nearly sixty years
ago it ceased to exist. It's squares,
house-lots and streets are corn fields
now, and the sites Of its former COM
Portable mansions are hidden among
the brambles. Many distinguished men
We're citizens Of Sunbury. Two signers
Of the Declaration Of Independence
and number Of well-known Senators,
lawyers and soldiers were jewellers in
the little town.
General Stewart was a man Of i'm
portance in the community. He fought
in the Revolution, served under Sum-
ter and Marion, and rendered great
service to the State by the judicious
measures he took to protect the from
tier against the attacks Of the In
dams.
During the War Of 1912 the small
seaport was often threatened by the
British ships. A committee on safety
was organized, and General Stewart
took a leading part. This committee
had charge Of the local defense, and
had power to call out the citizens Of
the county if necessary. They volun-
tarily repaired and garrisoned the old
fort Of Sunbury and gave it the name
Of Fort Defense. Cannon were mount
ed, but the little garrison was not
called upon to fire a shot.-Youth's
Companion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-15
Proved reYor d a Doubt.

Middlesex, N. Y, July 8.-(Special.)
That Rheumatism can be cured has
been proved beyond a doubt by Mrs.
Betsey A. Clawson, well known here.
That Mrs. Clawson had Rheumatism
and had it bad, all her acquaintance
know. They also know she is now
cured. Dodd's Kidney Pills did it.
Mrs. Clawson tells the story Of her cure
as follows:
II was an invalid for most five years
caused by Infammatory Rheumatism,
helpless two-thirds Of the time. The
first year l could not do as much as a
baby could do; then rallied little bit
and then relapse. Then a year ago
the govt set in my hands and feet. !
suffered untold agony and in August,
1903, when my husband died, l could
not ride to the grave.
Il only took two boxes of Dodd'S
Kidney Pills and in two weeks / could
wait on myself and saw my own wood.
I dug my own potatoes and gathered
my own garden last fall. Dodd's Kid
ney Pills cured me-"
Rheumatism Is caused by uric acid
in the blood. Dodd's Kidney Pills put
the Kidneys in shape to take all the
uric acid out Of the blood.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-15

A SLEEPY BOY.

The fact that 1t is by lack of resist
ance that one escapes injury is once
more illustrated by the fall Of an II.
year-old boy whose exploit is recorded
in the New York Times. Charley had
never taken physical culture lessons
or practiced Delsarte gymnastics. His
only protection was the deep slumber
In which he was wrapped and which
rendered him perfectly passive in his
downward flight. His story adds an
othr interesting case to the list of
somnambulistic adventures.
Charley Ruff is a sleep-walker. One
night he climbed over his younger
brother and his father without waken-
Ing them, climbed to the sill Of the
bow window in his room on the fifth
floor Of the tenement, and plunged
down the air-shaft. He lodged on a
pile Of tin cans and broken glass, yet
was only partly reused by the fall. A
tin can gashed his scalp and a splinter
Of glass ran into his left arm. Other
wise he was uninjured.
Half asleep, he stood up. The brok-
en- glass was too much for his feet.
"Oh, please come and get mep' he
called to the world at large. 1--WE cut
my toe"
Mrs. Steibel, whose window opens
near the bottom Of the shaft, heard the
appeal.
whats the matter?' she called; and
when she found out, she ran upstairs
and reused the Rufus. They called in
the policeman on patrol.
'T'm so sleepy murmured the boy,
as the officer lifted him out Of the
shaft The moment he was put into
bed Charley went back to dreamland,
although he was bleeding from his
wounds. A doctor was called, who
made careful examination Of the lad.
"Cuts superficial" he announced.
mo bones broken. A wonderful case!
The boy has fallen five stories, sheer,
with nothing to break the fall, and is
hurt no more than as If he had simply
stumbled over the pile of glass and
things while walking in the street"
Charley slept even while his cuts
were being bandaged. When he woke
the next morning he said to his moth
er, 81 had an awful dream last night.
I dreamed I fell off something"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-15
Pilgrfn,s to Mecca.

Last year about 100000 pilgrims
went to Mecca, representing Mosleml
population of about zoe, 100000 in Tur.j
key, Arabia, Egypt, Soudan, Zanzi-
bar, Barbary states, South Africa, At
ghanistan, Persia, Baluchistan, India,
the East Indian and Philippine Islands,
China, and Russia in Asia. The gov
ernments Of Turkey and Egypt pay
toll (blackmaiD to the Bedouin tribes,
through whose territory the pilgrim
ages pass, but the system is not en-
tlrely effective. Last year some 20
per cent Of the pilgrims were reported
ill-treated, wounded or killed, and it
is estimated that during the pilgrim
age season travellers to Mecca were
robbed of more than $1,OO00OO. Cara
vans Of 5000 to 5000 camels are 10
rare occurrence.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-15

Don't snub boy because he wears
shabby clothes, says an exchange.
When Edison, inventor Of the tele-
phone, first entered Boston, he wore
pair of linen breeches IN the depth
Of winter. Don't snub a boy because
his home Is plain and unpretentious.
Abraham Lincoln's early home was
log hut. Don't snub a boy because Of
the ignorance Of his parents. Shaks-
peare, the worlds greatest poet, was
the son of a man who was not able to
write his own name. Don't snub boy
because he chooses a humble trade.
The author of Pilgrims Progress"
was a tinker. Don't snub a boy Of
physical disability. Milton was blind.
Don't snub boy because Of dullness
in his lessons. Hogarth, the celebrated
printer and engraver, was a stupid boy
at his books. Don't snub anybody.
Not only because he may some day
outstrip you in the race Of life, but
because it Is neither kind nor right nor
Christian like.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-15

II the experience Of the country since
the passage OF the national banking
acts, or, for that matter, universal ex-
perience since the world began, shows
anything it is that no system which
the wit Of man can devise can elimin-
ate the personal equation. In railroads,
In banks, in municipalities, in all sorts
Of business and in every human activ-
lty the results will inevitably be poor
II poor men are in charge. 1t Is the
universal testimony Of bank examin-
ers, Of bank officials and of all who
know how business is carried on, that
40 mere method can prevent dishon-
esty If the people in places of trust are
themselves dishonest If directors are
dummies the stealing will be easier
than If they were keen, watchful and
faithful Alert bank examiners will
prevent some defalcations, but the only
really effective safeguard for banks
and other fiduciary institutions is to
have honest men in the bank.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-15
MONEY IN BROOK TROUT.
Vermont Farmer Gets Good Returns
for His Labor in Raising Them.

Vermont Farmer Gets Good Returns
for His Labor in Raising Them.
That farmer can derive more profit
from raising brook trout for the mar
ket than from most any other source,
Of like requirements Of money and
time, has been clearly demonstrated
by Lewis J. Johnson, who has a fish
preserve on his farm two miles out Of
West Brattleboro, VT By utilizing
the clear spring water running
through his farm, by his own tngenu-
ity and with very little hired assist
ance, within few years he has estab-
lished an inexpensive hatchery, where
he has succeeded in Matching and
growing large number of brook trout
with which he has, partly at least,
supplied the local markets, besides fur
nishing thousands Of small fish for
stocking different streams in the ad-
Joining towns. All these have nettcd
Mr.. Johnson a handsome return upon
his capital Invested aside from the
pleasure afforded, and incidental diver
sion from the usual farm labor, which,
however, it has not been necessary to
slight because OF the fish culture.
From modest beginning Mr.. John
son has gone on with his fish estab-
lishment, adding new and inexpensive
ponds, miniature falls by dividing and
diverting the springfield rills, till to-day
he has a succession Of long pools
stocked with thousands Of sportive
trout Of all sizes, strong and flourish
ing In the purest and coolest water.
In connection with his plant Mr.. john
son has constructed at an expense of
a few dollars modest Matching houses
with their numerous troughs in which
to propagate the trout from eggs. Here
he has Matched this season 100000
trout, all Of which are alive and
thrifty, and most Of which he hopes
to raise for the market. Already he has
orders for part of this fry at 81 per
1000.
1t takes, on an average, two years
to rear the fry to the fishing size,
though, Of course, some fish grow
slower than others. Mr.. Johnson has
a few two-pounders which are not
much more than two years old. After
the first year trout, under favorable
circumstances, grow rapidly, In fact
more so than in early life. Last year
Mr.. Johnson sold, in the home market,
several hundred pounds Of trout to
people who came with rod and reel
taking them from the larger ponds
and paying from SO cents to 81 a
pound. These with a liberal supply
for private and club suppers brought
in handsome revenue to the propa-
gator, who expects to exceed that rev.
enue from this seasons sales.-Spring-
field Republican.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-15
BEGINNING OF TIME TABLES.
Railroad Gnides of Early Days Are Now
Curious Relics.

It is just sixty-five years ago since
George Bradshaw, the Quaker en-
graver and map-maker Of Manchester,
England, was first inspired to publish
his thine Table" 1t was tiny
pamphlet bound in green cloth, and
was nothing more than collection of
the monthly time tables issued by the
seven railway companies then in ex-
istence in England. Of this volume
there are now only four copies in ex-
1stence, but they are worth their
weight in gold.
So encouraged was Bradshaw by
the success Of this time table that in
1910 he published his Railway Com
panion," volume Of thirty EIGHT
pages with maps which sold at a shil-
ling. These early guides were pub
lished rather irregularly because Of
the difficulty Of learning the changes
in times from the railway authorities.
They resented Bradshaw's interfer-
ence and put every obstacle in the
way Of his obtaining information. At
last, through the Quakers persever-
ance, they finally agreed to adjust
their time tables by the beginning Of
the month. Thereafter it was smooth
sailing. The guide continued to grow
and prosper and to make itself a nec-
essity.
These early railway guides make in
teresting reading. The trains are de-
scribed as frst-class, second-class,
mixed, fast and mail. Third class trav-
elers had the choice of sitting on the
roofs or in pen wagons resembling cat
tie trucks. Gentlemen riding in their
own carriage were charged second
class fare. Baggage was carried on
the roof, and passengers who sat there
were cautioned to wear their over
coats and provide themselves with
gauZe spectacles. First-class fare be-
tween London and Birmingham was
nearly double what it is to-day, and
an annual subscription ticket from
London to Brighton and back cost
$500.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-15

More than half the folks who think
that they are wearing out are just rust
ing out. Right with feeling Of weak
ness comes a spirit Of resignation. You
know what this is-a yielding to con-
ditions-a tumbling down. The chances
Tor a person in this world are fighting
chances. Most that is won is achieved
by activity and energy. The only time
to be resigned is when you have to be.
You do not have to be SO long as there
s fighting chance. When you feel
like being resigned it Is time to sum-
mon resolution; that will serve you ten
times as we'll and keep your spirits
from giving out
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-15
IN COLONIES TOWN
Things HAPPEN.

From the home Of the famous "Keyh-
mel Keeyartah Of Gainesville" away
down South, comes an enthusiastic let
ter about Postum.
L was in very delicate health, SUI
fering from indigestion and nervous
trouble 80 severe that I could hardly
sleep. The doctor ordered me to dis
continue the use Of the old kind of cof-
fee, which was like poison to me, pro-
duc1ng such extreme disturbance that
I could not control myself. But such
was my love for it that l could not get
my own consent to give it up for some
time, and continued to suffer, till my
father one day brought home pack
age Of Postum Food Coffee.
II had the new food drink carefully
prepared according to directions, and
gave it fair trial. 1t proved to have
a rich flavor and made a healthy,
wholesome and delightful drink To
my taste the addition Of cream great
ly improves it.
"My health began to improve as
soon as the drug effect of the old coffee
was removed and the Postum Coffee
had time to make its influence felt.
My nervous troubles were speedily re-
ieved and the sleep which the old cof-
fee drove from my pillow always
came to soothe and strengthen me
after I had drunk Postum-in a very
short time began to sleep better than
l had for years before. l have now
used Postum Coffee for several years
and like 1t better and find it more
beneficial than when l first began. 1t
is an unspeakable joy to be relieved Of
the old distress and sickness" Name
given by Postum Company, Battle
Creek Mich.
There's a.reason.
Read the little book, "The Road to
MELVILLE" in each pkg.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-15

The movement to introduce Chinese
cooliesinto Hawaii to supplant the Jap
anese, who, it is claimed, too soon
graduate from the mental ranks to be-
come the active competitors of their
former employers, is a problem worthy
Of careful study before it is adopted.
The coolie might prove another mynah
bird! AlarmistS claim that the Jap
anese are so thrifty, SO cunning and so
ambitious that they are "Japanizing
the country" and that they fear when
time has removed from the progeny of
these imported laborers the alien dis
ability, they will dominate the islands
both politically and industrially. While
the scheme proposed is to import some
10000 coolies under a ten-year linden
ture contract, which would afford tenn
poTary relief, 1t is difficult to see what
lasting good could come from such
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-15

interesting as most pleasure diver
sions, and new apparatus is constant
ly making its appearance designed to
attain the desired results with the
minimum of effort. One Of the latest
types for the special delectation of
femininity is shown herewith, the pri-
mary function Of which is to insure
Strengthening of the dorsal system,
without which a graceful poise and
carriage is impossible. The central
post carries a series Of adjustments
for hand bar, disposed far above the
head Of the user, and designed to en-
tirely support the bedy's weight. A
shoulder blade resting bar assists in
elevating the"sternum and developing
the girth and contour Of the chest.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-15

The wife-beater gets his, accord
Ing to the theophosists. After death
he returns in another incarnation as
4 female infant and, growing up,
marries a wife-beater who wallops
him in good fashion. And the wife
beaten is none other than his former
wife. Don't waste your sympathy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-15

chinch bug, the moth, the scale, don't
look as if they possessed large poten-
tialities Of harm. But, as report
which is being prepared by the Agrl-
cultural Department will strikingly
evince, the capacity for mischief OF
animals depends more on their number
than on their size. The determination
Of all the destructive insects in the
United States would save the people
enough to defray all the annual ex-
penses Of the national government, in
Guiding pensions and the maintenance
Of the army and navy, and, In course
Of time, to extinguish the national
debt. The annual expense account Of
the government is about $7OO,OOO,0O0.
The ravages Of insects cause an esti-
mated yearly loss Of about $785, 0O0,-
600. The insect whose depredations
are most extensive and costly Is thu
chinch bug. Although only third of
an inch long, it exacts from the cOun-
try's farmers an annual tax Of $780,
100000. It damages the wheat and
corn crop $2O,0OOOOO ach. The rest OF
its levy it divides among the lesser
cereals. The energetic grasshopper
costs us about $50,OO0,0OO year. Pos
sessed Of an omnivorous appetite, the
grasshopper devours corn, wheat, rye,
grass, pillages orchards, and attacks
almost every other kind of vegetation
with perfect impartiality. The third
most destructive of American insects
is the Hessian fly. The American peo-
pie have. several reasons for cherishing
grudge against the hlreling Hessian
tors in the Revolutionary War. Not
the least is that they may hava
brought over this fly. It is a tiny in
sect whose maggots feed on young
wheat and cause an annual shrinkage
in the crop Of 100000 bushels, hav-
ing value Of about $4O,OOO,OOO. The
corn root worm, the corn ear worm,
the cotton boil weevil, and the codling
moth run one another close for fourth
place. They cost the country about
$20,00O,O0O each. Then there are the
army worm, whose spoliations cost
$15,000,O00 year; the San Jose scale,
the grain weevil, the cabbage worm,
and many others Of their kind which
the country would be better off with
out. Insects do not confine their ac-
tivities to crops in the field. They con-
tinue to prey upon products in storage,
damaging them $10O,O00,0O0 worth q
year. Nor do they attack only vegeta-
bles and vegetable products. The OK
MARBLE and various flies and ticks re-
duce by $175,000,000 annually the
value Of the country's live stock. The
predatory insect, as the foregoing fig
ures show, is a leading economical
and industrial problem. Many at
tempts have been made to exterminate
different species, but all have proved
vain. Their ravages are checked by
spraying and other means, but not
stopped The Agricultural Department
has long been conducting extensive
experiments to find ways to get rid of
the more destructive insects, and there
is reason to hope it will ultimately be
successful. 1t would be surprising If
modern science, which has accomplish
ed SO many wonders in other fields,
should find itself wholly unable to
cope with some Of the smallest Of liv-
ing creatures.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-15
MANY Bird Skins.

One of the London dealers has re-
reived 5000 birds Of paradise skins
during the last year. All Of them were
used to trim women's hats. There is
a big auction room at London where
nothing but birds plumage is sold.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-15

That rich woman who became ia
Agued from wearing so much jewelry
might dispense with it, and instead
wear a certificate from safe deposit
company.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-15

One Of the diverting scientists sug-
Eests that there should be. laws max.
ing 1t impossible for any but handsome
men and beautiful women to marry.
Such law might be a good thing. 1t
would cause a great rush for marriage
licenses.