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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-22
AMERICAS RICHEST MAID.
Greatest Catch of This Season Is Miss
Gladys Vanderbilt.


Gladys Vanderbilt.
The greatest catch Of this or any
other season is Miss Gladys Wander
bilt, youngest daughter Of Mr.. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt says the New York
Journal
Miss Gladys is the youngest member
Of the Vanderbilt family and made her
debut last year in a magnificent COM
ing-out assembly in the big 9TH ave-
nue. Vanderbilt mansion. She is a pref
ty, winsome girl Of 49, utterly I'M
spoiled, thanks to the careful educa-
ton and training she has received I'M
der her mothers watchful care
She has been educated at home by
carefully selected teachers, and has
been taught practical as we'll as re-
fined things. For instance, she can
cook as we'll as she~can play the piano.
She is fond of riding and outdoor
sport, devoted to dogs and promises to
be the handsomest woman in the Van
derbilt family, as she is now the most
winsome girl.
In fact and prospect she is actually
the richest single girl in the United
States. By her fathers will she re-
ceived 100000 in her own right. She
is heiress to a part of the $1OO,OOO,OOO
representing the Cornelius Vanderbilt
estate also, which will bring her wealth
~, +o COO 900 OO0 poci5oc +b;e che ,x,;11
receive millions from her mother and
other relatives, so that it is safe to
say that in time she will be worth in
her own name $50,OOO,OOO.
She promises to be handsomer than
her sister, Gertrude, now Mrs. Harry
Payne Whitney, or her cousin, the
Duchess of Marlborough. With all her
wealth and the distraction of travel
she is serious, quiet and unassuming,
and is not ostentatious in dress, pre-
ferring SIMPLE frocks to elaborate
gowns. This was shown at her debut,
when she wore simple girlish frock
of white.
Since the death of her father, Miss
Gladys has been her mothers constant
companion. She is very charitably in
clined, taking especial interest in GER
tain poor people whom she has aided
until she has come to regard them in
the light of pensioners.
Society has gossiped and specialized
much as to the future husband of the
young Vanderbilt heiress. Robert w.
Goelet has been most frequently men
toned in connection with her name.
He escorted her and her mother on
their homeward trip from the CONT
nent as far as London, and it has
been limited that before long their en-
gagement will be announced.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-22
Everything Limited.

The old farmer went to one end Of
the sWaying coach to wash his hands.
He could find only a few remnants Of
soap. Boy" he drawled, "there don't
seem to be much soap here?"
mo, sah," chuckled the porter, you
know dis is de limited. obything
abohd am limited
Then the old man tried to fill a
glass from the water cooler. He could
only force out a few drops.
where's the water, boysY'
"Not much water, sab. Dat am linn
tied, too"
Presently the porter brushed the
old farmer down and the latter hand
ed him nine coppers.
"Why, boss" protested the porter,
"yo' glib de porter on de udder train
quarter"
II know that" chuckled the old
farmer, "but you know this is the
limited, and everything should be linn
tied. "-Chicago News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-22
TRAGEDY OF A TRAMP.
Far from Easy Is the Way of "Hobo,"
as This Story Shows.

as This Story Shows.
At the salvation army lodging house
In Omaha l once CHANGED to meet a
fellow who had just come out Of an
extreme case Of clubbing at the hands
Of brakeman, writes Clarence s.
Thompson in Public Opinion. The
vagabond was young Swede of good
understanding, who had been working
In the Kansas harvest fields. His
clothes and his manner lifted him out
Of the ordinary run of 'stakemen." In
fact, he showed me letters and papers
that gave him a claim to some respect
ability in Chicago, where he was 90
ing at the time Of our meeting. He
had been travelling east with a COM
panion, but they had lost one another,
and it was in relating this experience
that he mentioned the subject of club
bling.
"We got in train in western Kan
sas," said the Swede, where all the
brakemen carried clubs. They were
holding up every one that had been
working in the fields, demanding a
dollar a division from each man, We
paid our man 81, and when he went
away climbed into an empty box-car.
while my chum remained on the bum
pers. Pretty soon the brakeman came
running back, and locking the little
end door through which / had crawIed
he began demanding another dollar
from Tom. The fellow evidently GOT
the idea we were coming away with a
good-siZed stake and he intended to
share in it. But Tom refused to give
up and what do you suppose the brake
man did then? He hauled out a club
and, standing above Tom. said he'd
have the money or know the reason
why. At that he hit Tom a elm over
the head. / tried to break open the
little end door, but that was impossi-
bic without any bar to work with and
there was none within reach. There
was nothing, either, to permit nv
climbing to the top of the car out of
the open side door, and so just had to
stand and look on through a split in
the end door. Tom grabbed at the
fellows leg to pull him down on the
bumpers, but he couldn't reach far
enough, and, besides, every time he put
up his hands the brakeman dubbed his
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-22
MUST BE MEN.
Feminine Angels Not to Adorn New
York Cathedral.

Angels are men! At least so a cou-
pie Of dominies have modestly assert
ed. The result is that transfOrma-
ton is to take place in the forty lovely
angels Of the gentler sex that were
to adorn the chapels Of the cathedral
Of ST. John the Divine in New York.
J. Guistzen Mothe-Borglum is the
sculptor who believed that angel and
woman is synonymous. But after a
long, laborious task with chisel and
hammer, he has learned that the
angels which decorate the beautiful
New York cathedral must be mascu-
line, hence the sculptor is exceedingly
busy in his studio making over the
faces of his marbled handiwork.
Sculptor Borglum has the contract
to furnish forty-six massive angels for
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-22
Our Neighbors.

Notwithstanding the great results
Of Yankee enterprise as evinced in
the wonderful regeneration Of Jamai-
ca, the black people there are far from
prosperous. If they are prosperous,
why is it that labor goes begging at
IS cents per day for stalwart men, and
only IL cents per day for women, and
threepence for children? They must
live on next to nothing" perforce. or
starve.
They are not in great danger of
starving, so long as bananas and plan
tains grow by the million; but they
cannot indulge in many luxuries, or
even in what are generally known as
necessaries, for the import taxes are
all Of so per cent on flour, meal, bacon,
butter, etc., all Of which are produced
abroad and cannot be raised or made
on the island.-FOur-Tr Track News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-22
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Good Roads Paw.

In an article in the Bulletin of the
American Geographical Society there
is a discussion by A. P. Brigham, Of
Good Roads in the United States" in
which the estimated handicap Of the
people Of Maryland, due to bad roads,
is 100000 year. On dirt roads the
cost Of transporting a ton mile is 25
cents, while on railways it is three
fourths Of cent or less. By water
the rate varies from one-fourth to one
twelfth Of cent. The ocean rate is
one-fifth Of the canal rate, one-fif-
teenth Of the railway rate and one
five-hundredth of the country road
rate. Railway rates improve, but dirt
road rates never do. In 1869, for
example, the cost per ton-mile on the
New York Central Railway was "a
cents, while in 1908 the cost was but
seven-tenths Of a cent, showing a
large reduction, but the preliminary
haul to the railway station over a dirt
road costs as much as ever. BY max
ing a good road for the farmer the
State may reduce the cost per ton-mile
Of hauling freight from Is cents to s
cents, thus saving the farmers IL
cents per mile. In New Jersey it is
found that on improved roads a team
hauls four or five tons against one tom
on an unimproved road. At So q day
for man and team this means a saving
of from So to $12 for a ten-mile haul.
Good roads justify long-distance haul
ing by team, which is worth while in
the case Of perishable produce and
furniture likely to be injured by the
delays and rough handling of the rail
ways. In Belgium wagons carry
freight sixty and seventy miles. In
this country the roads are generally
such as to restrict the market for
many articles. It is said to be as cheap
to take freight by rail from California
to the Atlantic as to convey farm
produce over dirt roads to Raleigh, N.
O., from farms but fifteen miles away.
Naturally, farms made mac
cessible by bad roads are worth less
than those which enjoy good transpor-
tation facilities. Or, to put it differ
emily, good roads enhance the value
Of farms, adding materially to the pkce
for which they will sell. Good roads,
In effect, put money into the farmers
pocket whether he retains his farm or
sells it. What he pays in a road tax
If the road Is improved by a trained
engineers returned to him a dozen
times over in the increased selling val
lie Of his property, to say nothing Of
the decreased cost Of getting his haul
ing done. The road tax lifts other tax
es. Various gains accrue. The isola-
ton Of farm life and it's dreariness
vanish when communication is easy.
If the farmer, his wife, sons ana
daughters can finish their days work
betimes and visit neighbors three
miles away in the evening, or fit east
ly to town, they think better Of rural
life and are more disposed to hold on
to ''the old place." Schools, mails,
shopping, social enjoyment are
brought within easier reach by the
improved road. But by improved
road" is meant road made under the
supervision Of an engineer, not the
product Of u4developed ideas.-Balti-
more Sun.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-22

In one of his talks to young men
John D. Rockefeller recently gave this
advice: Don't be good fellow" Be-
ing a good fellow" in the sense Of
the day is perverting good fellowship
into weak submission to the whims-
and frequently the vices-of the other
fellows. It means, go the pace Or be
called a gutter. 1t is mighty alluring
to the young man whose red blood cor
puscles predominant. Because the
young man hypnotizes himself into the
belief that to be a good fellow is to
be broad-minded and generous and
democratic. He is no tight wad"
He is we'll met with his kind. But
some morning this generous youth
wakes up to find that his feet are on
slippery places. He has not gone the
limit, maybe, but he has been going
some. And he finds it hard to stop off.
The trouble with the average young
man Is this: He has not had it drilled
into him that character is built up not
by indulgence in appetite but by self
sacrifice, not by weak giving way to
the will Of others, but by fostering his
own individual will power. He has
heard this, but he does not more than
half believe it. The times have chang
ed since father was young and one
must go with the times. The boy does
not know things by experience and
theories do not stand the strain when
one is young. Many young men to-day
lack force Of conviction. When the
powerful influence Of hail fellowship
bears down on them they weaken.
Self-discipline has been lacking. Easy
consent is along the line Of least re-
sistance. And having once crossed the
line, it is difficult to go back. Few
young men will regard seriously this
advice Of Rockefeller, or read this
comment. Nevertheless the warning
is hung out for those who will heed.
If you want to succeed in life, don't
be a good fellow.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-22

Forty cases of death by suicide were
reported to the coroner in Chicago dur
ing the month of September, and in
a brief summary these words occur:
Usual motive, dependency; usual oc-
cupation, laborer. Dependency, how
ever, is not the portion of the laborer
only. Within a short time there have
been reports Of the suicide Of two New
York millionaires whose chief troubles,
despite certain other complications,
seem to have been idleness and ennui.
What would be shown by an eXamina-
ton into the history Of the laborers we
cannot say. It is plausible theory,
however, that their lives may have
been so hard and unpromising that
more than ordinary courage was re-
CURED for them to keep up the strug
gle for mere existence. But the mil
lionaires might have found simple
way Of escaping from their worry.
Free as they were from the bread and
butter problem, they had exceptional
opportunities to lend hand in many
fine enterprises calling for the exercise
Of philanthropy and public spirit.
Even after a score Of wasted years,
when it was impossible to make up
for the lost discipline Of a regular oc-
cupation, they might have rendered
service of high order. There is ev-
erywhere need Of men who are not
tied down by the routine Of business,
and whose wealth should put them
above the influence Of mercenary mo-
tives. They are needed in politics, In
the work OF municipal improvement,
in the churches and in the social set
Elements. Their time is needed as well
as their money, and well bestowed it
will bless them that give and them
that take. Possibly it might be 80
used that there would be fewer labor
ers yielding to dependency, fewer vic
TINS both of want and safety.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-22
ITCHING SCALP HUMOR.
Suffered Tortures Until Cured by Cuff
o4oE1 al

Suffered Tortures Until Cured by Cutis
cura-Scratched Day and Night.
my scalp was covered with little
pimples and l suffered fortunes from
the itching. was scratching all day
and night, and / could get no rest. I
washed my head with hot water and
Cuticura Soap and then applied the
Cuticura Ointment as a dressing. One
box Of the ointment and one cake of
Cuticura Soap cured me. Now my
head is entirely clear and my hair is
growing splendidly. have used Cuti-
cura Soap ever since, and shall never
be without it. (SignedD Ada G. Smith,
300 Grand street, Jersey City, N. j."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-22
OLD-FASHlONED FARE
Hot Biscuit, Gridd1e-Cakes, Pies and
Puddings.

not b1@Cu1Ct CT1uQle-CaKeSS T1e@ ana
Puddings.
The food that made the fathers
strong is sometimes unfit for the chill
dren under the new conditions that our
changing civilization is constantly
bringing in. One OF Mr.. Bryan's
neighbors in the great State Of Ne
braska, writes:
II was raised in the South, where
hot biscuits, griddle-cakes, pies and
buildings are eaten at almost every
meal, and by the time located in Ne
braska | found myself a sufferer from
indigestion and it's attendant ills-dis-
tress and pains after meals, an almost
constant headache, dull, heavy sleep
mess by day and sleeplessness at
night, loss of flesh, impaired memory,
etc., etc.
Il was rapidly becoming incapaci-
tated for business, when a valued
friend suggested a change in my diet,
the abandonment of heavy, rich stuff
and the use of Grape-Nuts food. /
followed the good advice and shall al
ways be thankful that did so,
Whatever may be the experience
of others, the beneficial effects of the
change were apparent in my case al
most Immediately. My stomach, which
had rejected other food for SO long,
took to GrapeNuts most kindly; in a
day or two my headache was gone, I
began to sleep BEAUTIFULLY and before
a week was out the scales showed
that my lost weight was coming back.
My memory was restored with the re-
neWed vigor that l felt in body and
mind For three years now Grape
Nuts food has kept me in prime condi-
ton, and propose it shall for the rest
of my days.
And by the way, my 2115 year old
baby is as fond of Grape Nuts as I
am, always insists on having it. 1t
keeps her as healthy and hearty as
they make them" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
There's reason.
Read the little book, 'AThe Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-22
A Dangerous Symptom.

When a member Of Aunt Eunice
Washington's family died-the family
she had served with faithfulness SO
many years-the old woman's grief
was as poignant as if she had under
stood the causes which led to it,
Its de same trouble took Miss Lily
off dat took her sister Mariana eight
years ago." she said to a friend, wip-
ing her eyes on her gray plaid apron.
when l heard Doctor Sam speak
bout de vital spot, l knew Miss Lily
wouldn't stay hyar much longer. When
dat vital spot comes out on a pusson
you might jes' as we'll lay down your
hope an prepare for de end"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-22

1t will be interesting to note the out
come Of Secretary Wilson's prediction
that lower prices for meat and dairy
products will prevail during the win
ter. The assertion is based on the enor-
nous grain crops all over the country
this year, and on the surface there ap-
pears to be good reason for taking an
optimistic view. 1t has been some
years since the consumer has been
able to profit materially from the
changes which have taken place.
Steady employment has provided him
with the wherewithal to make liberal
purchases, but prices have been sufl-
ciently high so that he was relatively
little better off. Now, however, ac-
cording to Secretary Wilson, the salar.
led man is to have his inning.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-22

fingers and knuckles. Then the brute
aimed for Toms head. and cursing
him for resistance, struck a savage
blow. Tom made another break to
get on top of the car, but the club
smashed his fingers, and then, dizzy,
I guess, from the blow on his head,
he jumped, for all that could see, to
his own death. l went back looking
for him at the next stop, a distance Of
some twenty miles, but 1 couldn't get
any trace Of him, and since then I've
been waiting for him here; but he
hasn't shown up, and l haven't heard
any word from him, either"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-22

The suicide Of W. r. Travers, the
New York millionaire, was the out
come of one Of the defective conditions
of American life-the general failure
Of members of the second generation
Of wealthy families to adjust them
selves to their surroundings. If the
sons Of wealthy parents happen to
have taste Tor business they can
get on comfortably, as the Wander
bilts, for instance, have shown. But
If they are SO unfortunate as to dis
like a commercial life their lot is apt
to be wretched. There is no lack Of
opportunity outside of business for
the sons Of millionaires. But, lInhap-
PLY, many Of them have been allowed
to grow up without acquiring a ra-
tional knowledge Of or interests in pub
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-22
Boston WAY.

Tommy, wish you would run to
the butcher shop and tell the man to
send over two pounds Of the same beef
We had the other day.
Yes, mother, it will afford me I'M
Wonted pleasure to do as you request"
replied Tommy, as he wiped off his
glasses.
"And Tommy"
eyes, mother"
BE sure and tell the butcher to
send dressed beef-we wouldn't dare
let the neighbors see it come into the
house otherwise. "-Milwaukee Senti-
mel
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-22

A Chicago newspaper finds that in
twelve cities Of the United States the
automobile, since the beginning Of this
year, has been responsible for the
death Of forty-two persons and the
more or less serious injury Of three
hundred and forty-three others. The
interesting thing is not so much the
figures as the analysis Of them. The
accidents nearly all class themselves
under one Of three heads: dangerous
speed, unslzilled drivers, Indifference to
the rights Of others.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-22

When the old-time telegraphers met
In reunion in New York City last
month, they let their fingers wander
idly over the noisy keys and tap out
some stories Of the beginnings Of teleg-
raphy, its use during the Civil War
and it's burden Of great world mes
Bages, like the news Of the assasslna-
ton Of Lincoln. One story, that will
do as story, Is that when Mr.. Edison
was an operator in Memphis he was
discharged because he was always
trying to send two messages over ono
wire at the same time"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-22

lie Hfe, literature, painting OF any Of
the arts and sciences. So they are
practically helpless and drift about
aimlessly in a quest for the pleasure
that constantly eludes them. Such
overt tragedies as that Of William r.
Travers are rare. But there are in
Vulnerable bankruptcies of character
Of which the world hears nothing and
that are the direct outcome of the fail
ure Of well-to-do men and women to
find q rational basis for living.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-22
Lost to Sight.

"How's your brother doing in the
government service"
"Oh, he's way in the background"
answered Farmer Corntossel. HE
never gets nobody to take any notice
of him. He's worked for the govern
ment for ten years and nobody has
said word about investigating him."
Washington Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-22
Wants a Holiday.

Mamma-So you want to give your
dear teacher a present?
Tommy-Yes, ma; I'd like to give
her some Of that cheap candy like I
had the other day.
"Why, Tommy, that was what made
you so ILL.,"
eyes, ma; I know 1t was" Chicago
Journal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-22

The man who expects to make
successful attempt to break into the
ranks of the Napoleons Of finance in
New York City will have to grab off
something larger than $359,0SO.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-22

Prof. G.. H. Darwin holds, among
other theories, that the days and
months are growing shorter. The or
binary man has not noticed any change
since he was a boy, except the change
due to increasing years and occupa-
tions-more to do and less time to
do it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-22

The son Of one Of the life insurance
presidents claims that he worked
twelve years for $1O59,267. How John
w. Gates must pity man who is as
slow as that.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-22

"Why do the wicked prosper?" asks
the Montgomery Advertiser. Well, one
reason is that most of us refuse to
allow our ptncies to lapse.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-22

An eastern man has asked to be put
In Jail because he has five wives. He
must have reasons for believing that
they intend to CAL on him in a body.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-22

what Made Father look so Strange
Tonight" said girl to her mother,
when they were Putting out the Cat,
and Preparing for bed. HE Sat in ths
Parlor," said the Mother.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-22
Not Much of One

Papa says he thinks he gave you
quite start when you asked for my
hand"
Huh! I don't call that start; he
reached me before / got to the door"
Houston Post
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-22

What a discontinued, dissatisfied
look Mrs. Fullerton has"
'Well what could you expect? She
has a husband who gets her every
thing she wants. Town Topics.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-22

Goodwin Smith thinks married men
should have two votes each. But it
isn't likely that this kind Of female
suffrage will ever be accepted.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-22

Prof. Butler says self-made men are
going out Of fashion, and he doesn't
specify oil or insurance magnates,
either.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-22

There is no waste time that worries
a man half so much as the few seconds
he spends waiting for Central to an.
sWer the telephone.