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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-10

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Low round trip rates daily to Port
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-10

Perhaps you do not know it, but
watch springs have troubles peri
odically the same as some diseases
come along and effect people," said
Jeweler Fred Barnett the other day
as the writer deposited disabled
timepiece at his watch dispensary
for repairs. We had not wound the
watch tight nor dropped it, yet the
main spring had simply parted and
everything was ''off" in conse-
quence. 1T is the condition of the
atmosphere that causes the trouble, "
continued Mr.. Barnett, land there
are certain periods when certain
parts of watches surrender to strain.
We notice it in our repairing. Your
watch is about the Goth we have re-
ceived for repairs this week. Thor
ough winding does not cause the
trouble-you cannot wind watch
hard enough to break the spring
but it's in the weather somehow"
**
In addition to the sermon Sun
day morning at the Congregational
church the choir will render several
excellent selections. At the evening
service program of choice musical
numbers will be rendered. Great
praise is due the choir for the ad-
mirable service it has recently rem
dered under the superior leadership
of Miss McCawley. A splendid
service is in store for Sunday night.
Let no one fail to attend who has
not obligations elsewhere.
The orchestra plays at Lathrops
tonight
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-10
Buy The Best Oil.

Schuester Bros, sell the celebrat ed
Perfection Oil at 13 cents per gallon. 5
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-10

The orchestra plays at Lathrops
tonight.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-10
BANK REPORT.

OFFICIAL PUBLICATIoN.)
Report of the financial condition of the
Potosi State Bank, located at Potosi, state
of Wisconsin, at the close of business on
the 29th day of May 1905.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-10
WiSOWa

SITTER LUMBER CO.,
Sitter, Wis.
Oscar Smith, Mgr.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-03-29
A Beautiful Thought

II you would increase your hap.
ipness and prOlong your life; for.
get your neighbor'ssfaults. Forget
the SANDER you have heard. For.
get the fault-fnding, and give q
little thought to the cause which
provoked it. Forget the peculiari'
ties of your friends, and only re-
member the good points which
make you fond of them. Forget all
persona 4uarrels or histories you
may have heard by accident and
which, il repeated, would seem u
thousand times worse than they
are.
Blot out ss far as possible all
the disagreeables of life; they will
come, but they will grow larger
when you remember them, and the
constant thought Of the acts of
meanness, or worse still, malice,
will only lend to make you more
familiar with them. Obliterate
everything disagreeable from yes
terday, start out with clean sheet
for today and write upon it for
sweet memory's sake, only those
things which are lovely and Iowa
BILE,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-03-29
Why He Doesn't.

"Why don't 1 marry?" said con.
firmed bachelor in reply to a ques-
toner. 81 will tell you of the little
incident which cured me of my lean
ings toward matrimony.
81 was working my way through a
crowd in shop, and l stepped upon
the hem of a lady's skirt. She turn
ed quickly round, with a furious
look, and was evidently about to ad-
dress some fierce remark to me when
a change came over her face sudden
ly.
ooh, beg your pardon she
said. 4 was going to get very an
CRY. You see, thought it was my
husband
81 smiled family as I walked of,
saying to myself, IF wives get angry
SO much more quickly with their
husbands than they do with other
men, what is the use of being hus-
band p"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-03-29
The Death Of Nelson.

There is still in existence the log
Of the Victory on the day of Trafal-
gar. That clerkly hand so clear, SO
distinct, wrote amid the echoes Of
French and Spanish guns. What
does he sayf "The Right Hon.
Lord Viscount Nelson, X. B., COM
mander in chief, was wounded in the
shoulder one hour thirty minutes. I"
Later, on the other page, Partial
firing continued until four hours
thirty minutes, when a victory hav-
ing been reported to the Right Hon.
Lord Viscount Nelson, X. B., and
commander in chief, he then died Of
his wound" And all the time in the
margin the variations of the wind
are calmly noticed.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-03-29
WILD DOGS OF INDIA.
They Are Very Shy, Very Cunning and
Very Seldom, Shot.


Mrs. Nora Gardner describes an
experience while hunting big game
in the central provinces of India as
follows: eve had been shooting for
some months and up to a certain
date had had very good luck. Tt
gers and other beasts were all plenti-
full, and our bag was a good one.
Suddenly our luck changed. Blank
day followed blank day, not because
we had missed easy shots OF had to
reproach ourselves for losing wound
ed beasts, but simply that we had
seen nothing in the shape of wild
animal to shoot. Pachmark, the hot
weather station Of these parts, was
just above us, so my husband and ],
with few servants and baggage
coolies, started to climb up the hill.
He and l were riding a little in,
front when he drew my attention to
a number of kites and vultures cir
cling in the air just ahead. Here
this, of course, meant carrion or q
dying beast of some kind, and we
sent on 'syce' to see what it was.
The man came creeping back on all
fours. wild dog, sahibl Wild dogp
he said.
"My husband got his rife as quick
ly as possible. He crept forward
and suddenly came in the pack, max
ing off nearly 300 yards away. He
took hurried shot at the last in the
pack and missed. The rest galloped
off to the right, the one he had aim
ed at going to the left. While we
we're bemoaning our luck the 'syce'
touched my husband. Look, sahibl |
He comes backp And, sure enough, |
away to the right we saw the dog |
going back to join the pack. How |
he crossed the track without our see
ing him is a mystery. He was al
ready 200 yards off. My husband
made most brilliant shot and got
The dog just as it was crossing the
bank to the river.
"Wild dogs are not only very shy,
'ut very cunning, and very seldom
hot. They do an immense amount
VI damage. AS soon as pack takes
of a jungle everything
Use leaves it. Even a tiger will 60
he smells wild dog. This account
d for our recent bad luck and the
title game we had seen lately. The
ne we got was young dog, rather
Ike a fox, but with longer legs and
ody, thinner brush and rounder
ars. There were six in the pack,
nd they were devouring a young
uck they had Just pulled down."
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-03-29
The "PIimsoII Mark

Many a person has looked at {
British ship lying in low water ant
wondered what was meant by a cir.
cular mark with straight line run.
ming through it which is to be seen
ON the side Of the vessel. This is
known as the ''Plimsoll mark"
Samuel Plimsoll, the friend of sea-
faring men, devoted the best years
of his life to furthering the interests
Of sailors. He noticed that over
loaded and unseaworthy vessels were
often sent on voyages, with great
danger to human life. He tried to
induce the British parliament to
alter matters; but, failing to do so,
he himself entered the house of
commons in 1868 and succeeded in
getting the merchant shipping act
passed. BY this act the board Of
trade was empowered to detain any
vessel deemed unsafe. Finally own
ers were ordered to have a load wa
ter mark painted upon their YES
sells sides.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-03-29
Why Does the Earth Revoive 2

That the earth do move is a
fact that has been demonstrated In
a variety of ways, but exactly why it
does so Is not SO easy to explain.
The astronomers are not agreed
upon this question, and "when doc
tors disagree" where are the COM
mon people to look for explanations,
answers and solutions to such que
ries? One school of these star wise
men claim that the original initial
centrifugal force given the globe
was directed in line slightly to one
side of the center, which would, Of
course, cause the great globe to ro-
tate on its axis, and by what is
known as the Claw of inertia" it
would continue to so revolve at a
uniform rate Of speed until arrested
by some outside forces" Others
claim that the motion of daily TO-
tation is a compound resultant Of
the general motion of the earth in
its orbit and the attraction of the
sun.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-03-29
Healthy Mothers

Mothers should always keep Ia good.
bodily health. They owe 1t to their
children. Yet II is no unusual sight TO
see mother, with babe In arms, cough
Ing violently and exhibiting all the
symptoms OF a conslmptive tendency.
And why should this dangerous condi-
ton exist. dangerous alike to mother
and child, when DR.. Boschee's Geruma
Syrup would put stop t. 1t at onces No
mother should be- without this old and
tried remedy In the house-for Its timely
use will promptly cure any ling, throat
nor bronchial trouble In herself or ter
children. The worst cough or cold cai.
be- speedily cured by German syrup; so
can hoarseness and congestion OF The
bronchial tubes. 1t makes expectoia-
ton easy, and gives instant relief AID
refreghing rest 10 the cough-racked
corsumptiye. New trial bottles, 25c.
arse size, 75c. For sale by B. H, Cor
eli, druggist
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-03-29

Pascal, who Disraeli called the
greatest of Frenchmen, from birth
till death suffered from nervous
troubles. At one year Of age he fell
into languor, during which he
could not see water without mani
testing great outbursts Of passion,
and, still more peculiar, he could
not bear to see his father and moth
er near each other. In 1927 he had
paralysis from his waist down, so
that he could not walk without
crutches. This condition continued
three months. During his last hours
he was taken with terrible convul-
sions, in which he died. The autop-
sy showed .peculiarities. His crani-
um appeared to have no suture un=
less perhaps the lambdoid or sagit.
tai. A large quantity of the brain
substance was very much condensed,
Opposite the ventricles there were
two Impressions as Of finger in
wax. These cavities were full Of
clotted and decayed blood, and there
was, it is said, a gangrenous condi-
ton Of the dufa mater.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-03-29
No Deception.

mo-" said the old gentleman
sternly, 81 will not do it. Never
have l sold anything by false repre-
sensations, and / will not begin
now"
For a moment he was silent, and
the clerk who stood before him
could see that the better nature Of
his employer was fighting strongly
for the right.
NO." the old man cried again,
~ will not do it 1t is an inferior
grade of shoe, and l will never pass
1t off as anything better. Mark it,
"A shoe fit for q queen and put 1t
in the window. A queen does not
have to do much walking. LON
don Telegraph.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-03-29
Art in Rich mond

Mayor McCarthy's crusade
against immortal art furnishes il
daily sensations in Richmond
One of the pictures which caused
a Richmond jury to impose fine
and Imprisonment on the Richmond
Art Company was a copy of Sir
friedrich Leighton's masterpiece,
"Psycbe's Bath" VIII CHI was
bought by Queen Victoria and
now hangs in Buckingam Palace.
The appeal to the Supreme Court
adds interest to the case.
The police stopped the American
Tobacco Company from hanging
an advertisement representing a
trapeze girl in tights, hanging
head down, smoking cigarette.
The agent was referred to Mayor
Mccarthy, and by him to Police
Justice Crutchfisld. The Justice
declined to lender decision, but
advised the agent not to hang the
picture.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-03-29
What She Was Taking.

He came with the best Of recon,
mendations as a butler. He had
the flowing suavity of the plantation
house servant, fortified by that i'm
pressive air that is associated with
the English funky.
Henry" said his mistress, "if
any one calls l am not at home. l
am going upstairs to take my mas
sage treatment, and then l shall
rest for at least three hours"
A caller came, and this is what
Henry told her:
"Ah'm sorry, mum, but Mrs. Dod-
son is not at home. She's busy TAX
ing huh Masonic treatment" New
York Press.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-03-29
THE HIPPoPoTAMUs.
uneouth Antics Of This unwIeIdy AMI
NAL In African Waters.

'In the channels which traverse
the marshes of certain districts in
central Africa" writes a traveller,
"hippopotami in incredible numbers
are met with-sometimes in herds OF
sixty and seventy. Wherever the
channel widens out into a reedy
lake rows of grotesque looking heads
with ears erect appear above the
water surface, their owners studying
the extraordinary apparition pro-
duced by the steamer. On approach
ing the spot these heads disappear,
one after the other, under water,
and series Of waves and large rip
Piles indicate the passage of the mon
ster forms below the surface. After
few minutes, time the same huge
heads reappear, generally down
stream Of the boat. They have an
other stare and again disappear, with
a snort and the expulsion of small
volume of water from the nostrils.
Not infrequently a severe bump is
felt in the steamer, making the
whole hull culver, as the back Of
hippopotamus seeking to escape has
touched it.
'1f the water should happen to be
shallow, the attempts of these ami
mails to hide themselves are ludic-
rous, as their movements are clumsy
and their anger and fear are evident.
In such cases their heads and the
fore parts Of their bodies are under
water, and nothing is seen but the
huge pink hind quarters, struggling,
kicking and churning up the water
in the effort to get out OF sight. AL
though their uncouth antics may be
safely watched from steamer, it is
a very different matter if the OBJ
server is in a canoe or a small boat. |
Then his position is one Of consider
able danger, as he stands a very
good chance of being upset.
GAS the water of all these chan
nels swarms with crocodiles, such a
contingency is not pleasant to con-
template. The natives are fully
alive to this risk and never venture
IN their dugout canoes into the
broad streams infested by hippo
ootami, but invariably keep to the
'hallow and narrow branches on Ell
her side of the main river"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-03-29
REMARKABLE STRIkE.0UT.
Harry stovsy Struck Twice at One
Pitched Ball.

Harry Stovey Struck Twice at On
Pitched Ball.
"1f baseball continues to be tn
popular American game for the mex
10000 years a duplicate of Eddi
Beatin's third strike on Harry Sto
vey in 1887 or 1883 will never b
SEEM" said veteran shortstop to
Cleveland Press reporter.
"Beatin-a little man-had tn,
most astonishing slow ball that wa,
ever offered up to a batter. Tn,
batter could never tell whether the
ball was coming like an automobile
or messenger boy.
"The Cleveland team was playing
the Athletics in Philadelphia this
day, and we had the game 3 to in
the eighth inning. In the ninth,
with two men out, the, Athletics
managed to get three runners on
the bases. Then came Harry.
"Stovey was grand batter, a
lightning base runner and superb
all around player. A single meant a
tie game, a double a victory for the
Athletics.
"Beatin had his nerve with him
and put fast one straight across.
Striker yelled the umpire.
"Beatin grinned from ear to ear
as he poised for the next delivery.
1t was an inshoot, and Stovey let it
60.
"Two strikesp was the verdict.
eve all expected Eddie would
waste the next one-give Stovey a
ball out of his reach, to keep him
guessing-but Eddie had plan of
his own.
with exactly the same motion
with which he had shot the first
strike over the plate, he offered one
of those marvelously slow teasers.
The ball seemed to just hang in the
air like a Whit of smoke.
"When Stovey thought. the ball
ought to be somewhere near him,
he made terrific swing at it, miss
ing it mile or less, for the ball was
still long way from the plate.
"Then something funny happen
ed. Just as the umpire started his
cry, Three strikesp Stovey drew
back his bat and swung at the ball.
This time he hit it to center, and
two men came dashing in.
"But the umpire said nay, called
Stovey out and the game was over,
with the score 8 to l in our favor.
An awful uproar followed.
"sWhy doesn't that hit count?
Why doesn't itP yelled Stovey in a
line frenzy.
Because, Harry said the UNI
)ire quietly, there is no rule allow
ng you two strikes at the same ball.
You were out a full second before
Tou made that hitp"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-03-29
A Crowded Car Episode.

my, but the cars are crowded.
81 should say So"
"Why, last evening my car was so
jammed that there wasn't foot room
for all the passengers. Somebody
stood on my left foot for ten min
utes, and / got so tired Of it turned
to the man next to me and said,
Would you just as soon stand on
my right foot instead Of my left,
for changer He looked down and
replied: 4 beg your pardon, but
you've made a mistake. I'm stand
ing on this stout gentleman's foot,
and, besides, your right foot is occu-
pied by the lady with the four par
cells. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-03-29
All Was Not Wall.

A naval officer tells of a German,
. recruit i'll the naval service, who
during certain watch was, in ac-
cordance with the regulations, call
ting the hours.
"Sefen bells, and all ISIS vellp
called the German correctly enough.
Those who heard the next call were
much astonished by this amusing
variation;
eight bells, and all iss not veil.
] hat droppit my hat oyerpoard. -
Golfers Weekly.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-03-29
Women With Boards.

Two German doctors have been
looking into the question of bearded
women, and they have discovered
that out Of every 1000 sane females
200 are bearded.
OF these $50 have only slight
down, 40 have a very visible beard
and 10 are unmistakably adorned
with this hirsute appendage. Out
Of 1000 insane women examined
4S1 had slight boards, while SO had
boards well grown.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-03-29
PARDONABLE PRIDE
Good Roads En- nance the Value
Farming Land

Farming Land
Mecklenburg county, North Car.
loaia, claims the honor of having
made the first declaration of in.
dependence, some tim in advar &c
of The declaration by the Continen
tai Congress on July 4th, l776.
Mecklenburg county has another
CLAIM to distinction. She has
taken the lead in road inn rove
ments, and has built many miles
of highways that are models tor
imitation. The people CT Char
lotte and Mecklenburg county may
be pardoned for feeling of pride
in view Of what they have accom-
plished. 1t affords US pleasure to
award due praise to these enter
prising people, and say to our own
people, go, and do likewise.
We subjoin an editoralfrom the
Charlotte Chronicle on the subject:
The Chronicle has said before
that Mecklenburg county is the
Mecca for all peoples seeking in.
formation in the art Of good roads
building. Hundreds of delaga.
tons have been here, but perhaps
the county has never had a better
advertisement than has resulted
from the recent visit OF the Vir
ginia delegation. That was q
month ago, and the visitors have
beeh making their home papers
talk good roads ever since. One
of them, Mr.. w. N. RuAin who
was chairman of the visiting CON-
mittee, reports in the Richmond |
Times-Dispatch that they drove
eight miles over a macadam road, |
which was ten years old. and as
smooth as brick-paved streets. He
met nun Der OF teams of various
descriptions, and says that the
consensus of opinion among the
delegates was that on these roads
the limit of load is what the
wagon will bear. They were in
formed that the county had in
camp forty-four convicts, the cost
being twenty-three cents per head
per day for food, clothir x and
guard. Besides the superinten-
dent there are four guards, who
the convicts without diff.
;ulty, and the system has proven
Mr.. Ruffner further
'eports that "Mecklenburg county
las built one hundred and forty
i've miles of macadam road at a
lost of 100000. OF this sum, I
300, 900 is paid to citizens of the :
country for supplies. and has,
herefcre, come back into general !
circulation among the home peo. |
lie. The road tax in Mecklen-
'urg county, which includes both d
Dads AID bridges, is twenty-five
ents on the 800 of assessed q
alue, and Mr.. Ruffin says that O
he increased value of lands has |,
aid the cost of road improvement, a
he increase being not less than 80 s
er cent and near the maca dam g
cad very much MOLE" a
All of this information is correct :,
nd it should encourage the vir- {
inians to pitch into the work CT q
good roads sitter the
lecklenbuig plan as soon as the =.
Gather breaks. :
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-03-29
Virginia n Found Dazed

JchH A. Fletcher, aged 55, of
Sherman, Mich, travelling agent
for Gordonsville, Va, land
agency, was picked up in dazed
condition near the Michigan Gen.
trail depot to-day. He is In dan
gerous condition at Emergency
Hospital, suffering from paralysis.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-03-29
Didn't Speak the Ianouaoe

AT an evening reception recently
two men were interested in one of
the young women present. One of
them remarked:
~ guess she's from Boston"
"Oh, no, indeedp replied the 9TH
er.
"Didn't she ask you if you hadn't
resided in that city at one timer"
mo; she said, Usen't you live in
Boston onct Y"--Philadelphia Ledg-
er.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-03-29
~ Nyu ror Him.

A man whose wife had gone away
to live with her mother was met
by a friend, who, in apparent SYM
pathy, accosted him thus:
"Man, Jamie, this is an awful
thing that has befallen you'll It's
q great pity that your wife has gone
and left you"
"'Deed, man." quoth Jamie,
She'll dae waur than that yet"
"What waur can she do than
that5" anxiously inquired his
friend,
"She'll come back again." replied
Jamie ruefuiiv.-fearsons.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-03-29
Juvenile Deduction,

Teddie--Pa, whore do we get our
milk fromP
Father-From cows, my son.
Teddie-And where do cows get
their milk from?
Father-Why, Teddie, where do
you get your tears3
Teddie (after long, thoughtful
pause) DO they have to spank
eexts pApas
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-03-29
Fraternal ORDERS

Rockbridge Lodge, No. So. 10. o. F.
meets every Thursday night, at Odd Eel.
lows Hall.
Lexington Lodge, No. SO, X. Of P,
ueets every Tuesday night, at Odd Eel
lows Hall.
Liberty Lodge, No, 2, Daughters OF
Rebekah, meets every Monday night, at
Odd Fellows Hall.
Mountain City Lodge, No. Ga, Ancient
York Masons, meets LIST and Bird Mon
day nights at Masonic Hall
Natural Bridge Council, No.1920 Royal
Arcanum, meets LIST and Bird Friday
nights In each month, at Odd Fellows
Hall.
Lee jackson Council, No. 50, Junior
Order American Mechanics, NEE Is every
End and 4th Friday nights at Odd Fellows
Hall.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-03-29
Dreadful Thouuns

Miss Ascum-Your poems are be.
ginning to attract wide attention
aren't they2 ! should think it would
scare you?
Miss Passay-Scare mel Why3
Miss Ascum-Because if you get
famous they'll be wanting bio
graphical sketch Of you for some an
thology, and then you'll have to tell
the year Of your birth.-Philadel-