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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31
ALL OVER THE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST IN BADGER
DOM.
MeteOric Career of Man Just Released
from Prison--F Father and Three Sons
Fight Death in River Cows Stolen
for Meat. ksasa

Among the list of pardons reported to
the Legislature by Gov. La Toilette was
that OF Herbert j. Thompson from the
State reformat0ry at Green Bay. Thomp-
son was the confidential clerk of A. D.
Meiselbach of Kenosha and was sent to
Green Bay on charge of embezzling
funds OF the Meiselbach Typewriter Com
pany. His sentence was an indetermin-
ate one from one to five years and he
has served the better part of four years.
Bert Thompson ten years ago was a
boy OF 20, but he was held to be a won
der as bicycle salesman and became
independently wealthy by his work. With
the waning of the business Thompson
lost his grip and his money; and, it is
alleged Meiselbach picked him up on
the streets and gave him a position as
laborer in the Kenosha plant. In a short
time Thompson became the confidential
clerk and bookkeeper of Mr.. Meiselbach
At the time Of his arrest on a charge of
embezzlement Thompson admitted having
forged six checks. 1t was said that he
belonged to Milwaukee family, but no
one paid any attention to him while in
jail
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31

presence, and especially the handling,
Of strangers, and by noxious smells.
They must be fed at regular hours, and
the temperature of the apartment must
not be too high.
The greatest defect in Chinese silk
has been due to the primitive mode Of
reeling which the natives adopt.
Shanghai is the great silk mart, and
there, about June list, the first seasons
silk is usually brought down. 1t Is
never the growers who bring the silk
to the foreign market. These grow
ers are invariably small farmers, who
have few mulberry bushes planted In
some odd corner Of their titled lands,
and the rearing Of the worm and the
production Of silk by no means mo-
nopolize the whole Of their time. It is
only spring occupation for the WON
en- and younger members of their fam
flies
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31

Washington, George Mason and
George William Fairfax. Captain
Augustine Washington, father of the
General, its first vestryman, nominated
to the vestry it's first rector in 1885,
Rev. Charles Green. In addition to
the traditional occupation Of it's
grounds as resting place by portion
OF General Braddock's ill-starred
troops, and it's reported use for MILL
tary purposes in the revolutionary
war, the church also witnessed the
scholarly captain, Henry Fairfax. him.
self a devoted member and restorer Of
the church, march from its precincts
with his Fairfax Volunteers to the
Mexican war, his body to be borne
back and laid to rest beside its walls.
The church served as a hospital dur
ing the Civil War, and was also asso-
ciateG with the Spanish war. a large
body Of troops having encamped near
by
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31
COLORS VARIED AT WILL.
Butterflies of Any Desired Species Pro-
duced by Scientist.

Butterflies of Any Desired Species Pro-
duced by Scientist.
A discovery Of the greatest import
ance to zoology, nothing less, in fact,
than the production Of varieties Of but
terfiies simply by the use Of changes
Of temperature of the chrysalides and
cOcoons, is announced in Nuova Antol-
ogia of Rome Such experiments are
peculiarly interesting, in view Of the
recent work and theories of Professor
Hugo De Vries, of Amsterdam, on the
subject of species and variation.
For long time work In zoology has
been centered upon classification, but
now the study has become an expert
mental one, and in this new road Pro
fessor Standfuss, Of Zurich, has OBJ
tanned some remarkable results. II
seems that certain species of butter
flies have successive and different gen.
erations, the chrysalides of the vanessa
lavana. for example, producing in the
spring a butterfly which deposits its
egg in summer, and from which there
is born in the same year butterfly
which differs entirely in form and col
or from the first generation. Now, II
we submit the autumn egg to higf
temperature SO degrees Fahrenheit tht
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31

Like the culture of tea, silk prOduc-
ton, which confers an enormous bene-
ut on China, and has now become an
indispensable industry to the world, is
the most modest occupation magma
BILE. In Through China with Cam
era" Mr. Thomson describes the vari
Gus progressive steps through which
the staple passes till it is ready for the
looms Of China or Lyons.
The eggs of the Slkworm are hatch
ed about the middle Of April. The
best season to obtain them for eXpor-
tatlon is in March or the beginning Of
April. The young worms, when hatch
ed, are placed on bamboo frames and
fed on mulberry leaves cut up into
small shreds AS the worms increase
in size they are transferred to larger
number of frames and are fed with
leaves not SO finely cut; and so the
process continues until, In their last
stage, the leaves are given to them
entire. After Matching, the worms con-
tinue eating during five days, and then
sleep for the Srst time for two days.
When they again awake, their appe-
tite is not quite so good, and they usu-
ally eat for four days only and sleep
again for, two days more Then they
eat for the third time for four days and
repose for two. This eating and re-
pose is usually repeated four times,
and then, having gained full strength,
they proceed to spin their cocoons. The
task Of spinning occupies them from
four TO seven days more; and when
this business Is completed, three days
are spent in stripping of the cocoon,
and some seven days later each small
cultivator brings his sllken harvest TO
the local market and disposes of it to
native traders, who make it up into
bales.
The quality Of the silk is first Of all
affected by the breed Of the worms
that spin 1t, then by the quality of the
leaves and the mode of feeding. Silk
WORMS ste injured by noise. BIZ the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31

ly, is the inherent restessness Of not incon-
aMSNMINNr siderable section Of our railroad employees
k&6@gwhich shows itself in the chronic disposition
move on and try some field of work This
results In continual change Of personnel with the result
that at any given time any given road there will be
found large number Of employees who entirely new to-
or but little familiar WITH the special local conditions
rounding their work. Now it this familiarity with
local conditions and above the general knowledge
which any engineer conductor, brakeman signalman
sWchman, must have Of his duties in the abstract-t
this familiarity say that is the very safeguard
against railroad accidents at least against those that
nave to do with the running of the trains.
Second only in Importance contributory cause to
railroad accidents is the continual change which is taking
place in the management and official our railroads
and In their ownership. AS result Of the whr Of
organization and reorganization combinations receiver
SHIPS and what not, there is continual change
agement from president to roadmaster.
organizations and systems Of management that have
gained that smothness and accuracy Of working that
mutual confidence and Of nterdependence
only come from long and successful association
alton of particular SYSTEM suddenly broken up by
sale of the road its combination with some other sys
tenn new men are introduced into high Offices they
in turn, have their particular friends wered as
sistans whom they naturally wish Introduce heart
burnngs jeaousies and disappontments ensue;
whole operative system of the road is shaken from
to foundations for the general unrest invariably distributes
itself throughout the whole working force Of the
consequent lowering of discipline and
less performance Of duties-Scientifc American.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31

HAZ<.EDl1oRIAlSszG !
Opinions of Great Papers Important Subjects. =


particular hobby the all-mportant one and the lists
OF studies have become numbered up with the bright
Thoughts of several generations
1sts Meanwhile, common has had poor chance.
only short time ago." says Commissioner Adams, Of
the New York board IL directed by with
which connected to the services young
men clerks There about 12O applicants for these
positions. The greater portion Of them from the
public schools of this city, You ought the letters
they wrote They absolutely dsgracefu The SPELL
ing was bad and the writing itself was worse"
The same complaint comes from every quarter. The
colleges complain Of the bad spelling Of woudbe marc
ulaes and the engineering schools that
engineers they turn out cannot write report in
English.
1t will be blessing alike to the children and the tax
payers If the expensive introduced into the pub
lie schools particularly into the elementary schools by
alleged educators be abolished higher standards
practical efficiency exacted.-Kansas City World.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31
Begging the Question.

A good but visionary man, banished
to the Caucasus for his socialistic the
cries, received visit there from Her
mann Fast. and talked great deal to
his guest about the evil Of money, and
the harm done the human race by ciyi.
lizatlon.
II thought you said the visit Of your
friends had been a comfort to you,"
remarked Fast.
$50 1t has been"
But you forget! How could they
come here without money!"
Every WELL They could have
walked"
what! Could Mr.. Neaye have
walked from Australian
This upset the thinkers calculations,
but in a few moments he concluded:
mo, but he could have begged a pas
sage"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31
All Over the State.

Florence Benedict UT, wife of Prof.
Paul UT, died in Kenosha, aged %
years.
Hiram e. Hale, aged 80 years, died in
chair in Prospect, while resting before
dinner.
James Grady, employed by the Girard
Lumber Company, was killed by a fall
ing tree near Dunbar.
Albert Crawford of Evansville was
killed by landslide in the gravel pit of
the Northwestern railroad.
Otto Jaraneck, who is accused Of kill
ing Otto Marsh, has been arrested and
brought to Crandon, where he pleaded
not guilty.
Henry Michels, proprietor Of the Mich
els brewery in Eau Claire, died suddenly
Of heart failure. He leaves widow and
three daughters and three sons.
Mrs. Rose Marino, aged 80 years,
burned to death in Cumberland. She
was filling a lamp when the kerosene
spilled on her clothing and caught fire.
u. Steiner, an atar-maker in the en-
ploy of E. Hackner in La Crosse, lost
$500, the savings of years, which he was
about to send to his parents in Switzer-
land.
Ernest Putskey of Wautoma, aged %
years. was shot in the right eye by a
companion while party was target
shooting with a 32-caliber revolver. The
gun was not loaded supposedly when
the accident happened.
Mrs. Louis Milbrodt, an aged woman
in feeble health, attempted to commit
suicide in Horizon by cutting her throat
with razor. She has been almost help
less for some time and brooded over her
i'll health. She may recover
Frank Bartosh, a carpenter Of Owa-
tonna, Mimi, was knocked from a tram
way into the White river at Ashland,
by tram car which ran away. He was
drowned.
The Northern Chautauqua in Mari
nette will this year be held from July Is
to "a inclusive, three weeks earlier than
usual. Gov. La Toilette is scheduled as
one of the leading speakers.
The railroad station at Brownsville
was broken into and suit Of clothes
taken and the cash drawer looted of
S2.70. Valises in the building were cut
open and the contents taken.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31
ORIGIN OF "sTAR ROUTE.
Few People Know What Expression
Really Means.

How many persons In this country
know what ''star route" is? The
words are used many times a day and
yet there is not l per cent Of the peo-
pie who use the expression who could
tell its origin or meaning.
Some explanations have been made
that the special method Of transporting
the mails over certain sections Of the
country was first operated by a mystic
rious "Mr. STAR" Of obscure origin,
says the Washington Star, and that
since that time the service has borne
his name. A search Of the records Of
the postoffice department at Washing
ton, however, fails to reveal his name
or to bring to light any person Of SIM
liar cognomen who had hand in open
ing up this widespread business, which
is almost as old as the postal service
and quite as Indispensable.
People who have not the slightest
idea what the phrase means speak with
glibness Of "star routes" and wonder
where the next one will be put in ope-
ration and whether it's installation will
mark the fall of a postoffice or If
rural free delivery will soon supersede
both.
Inquiry at the postoffice department
has unearthed the information that
"star route Is a post route on which
the mails are carried under a contract
awarded to the lowest bidder tender
ing sufficient guarantees Of perform
Ing his duties faithfully. No other ref
erence Is made to the manner in which
the mails should be carried under this
contract than that they shall be car
ried with Certainty, celebrity and Sc
curity."
Prior to 1916 it was the practice OF
the department to have regard, in some
cases, to the mode Of transportation,
preference being given to bidders who
proposed stage or coach service. The
act Of Congress Of March 3, 1915, how
ever, abolished this and provided that
1t shall be the duty of the postmaster
general to provide for the carrying Of
the mails by these routes with "cer-
tainty, celebrity and security"
Bids for such service were thereaf-
ter classified as Certainty celebrity and
security" bids, from the distinguished
words Of the statute, and the clerks
of the contract division, presumably to
avoid writing out the words on the
books Of the office, soon began to des-
ignate them on the route registers by
three asterisks, or stars. They thus
became known as 'star bids" or "star
routes" as they are known to-day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31
Creditors to Divide $3.50.

Final report in the estate of the bank
rupt, r. Sauerhering of Mayville, father
of former Congressman Edward Sauer-
herring, has been filed by John G. Bach
huber, trustee. The sum Of $4S019 will
be divided among creditors who claim
S22,910.2S. The petition in bankruptcy
was filed Dec. 10, 1908. Creditors will
meet to take action on the report of the
trustee. Receipts of the trustee were
$1,545; paid on mortgages, $40; ex-
pense of administering the estate
$724S1; balance for distribution, $3.50 49,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31

butterfly which is born has the same
form and color as the summer insect.
The same result is obtained with the
vanessa urticae, which is found under
different forms at the North Cape and
in Sardinia. BY cooling the air in
which the egg, cocoon or chrysalis is
placed there is obtained the northern
form Of the butterfly, while if he warm
the egg or cocoon to sc degrees Fab
renheit the southern form comes into
existence. A splendid experiment is
the one which may be performed with
the macaone. In this case one need
only raise the temperature to obtain
the beautiful form of the butterfly
which lives in the orient; exposing the
chrysalis alternately to temperatures
of 40 degrees above zero centigrade
and 40 degrees below, we obtain an
ancient species, which is no longer in
existence. This experiment was made
by Standfuss on from six to seven
thousand cocoons and chrysalides, and
he succeeded in obtaining the greater
portion Of the species Of the past as
we'll as some of the new species, and
this to such a degree that he could
clearly demonstrate the effect of hered-
ity.
Not only differences of temperature,
however, but also the chemical COM
position Of the air, has its effect on the
chrysalis and produces a variation in
the development. 1t is possible simply
by changing the chemical composition
of the air to change entirely the color
of the butterfly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31
HISTORIC FALLS CHURCH.

House Where Washington WOrshipped
Now in State of Decay.
One of the old and historic churches
of the country is the Falls Church To-
Gated at the Virginian village of that
name and built forty-two years before
the signing of the Declaration Of indie
pendence. In spite Of it's historical con-
nection and associations it has been
permitted to fall into a state Of disre-
pair and unless the decay is soon ar
rested it will not endure much longer
for religious purposes.
The church was built in 1874. en-
larged in 1850, and rebuilt as it is at
present in 176S. On its vestry rolls
stand the famous names Of George
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31
Steal Cows for Meat.

Harry Isherwood, prominent resident
of the west side of Stevens Point, missed
a heifer Dligent search was made for
a week, when the dismembered carcass
was encountered by some boys in clump
of brush about 500 feet from neighbor's
house. From the appearance of the car
cass the COW had been knocked in the
head with an ak and had afterward been
skinned. The four quarters were re-
moved and taken away for meat. A
square patch of the hide had been re-
moved from the forehead over the spot
where the animal had been struck with
the ak. Joseph Burdick, neighbor,
lost cow on the same day, but no trace
of this animal has been discovered. 9th
er farmers report similar cases.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31
Saves Brothers from Drowning.

Battling for life for half an hour in
GAINESVILLE in the presence Of two hun
dred church goers unable to aid them,
Arthur Smith, mechanic. and his three
sons-George, aged II; Harry, Is, and
Claude, 1O-fought against the swift cur
rent of the Rock river, and were finally
rescued by the daring work of fremen
who lowered ladder to the waters edge
and cast ropes to the drowning party
The four had started on fishing trip
near the Court street bridge, and their
boat was caught by the current, swept
against the piling and capsized. They
managed to reach the piling beneath the
bridge, holding on until rescued. Claude
saved his two older brothers by catching
them as they were washed away and
helping them to place Of safety. The
father refused to be aided until his sons
were rescued
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31
superintendent Life Threatened.

Supt. Charles Heminway Of the Rock
county schools has received an anony-
nous letter threatening his life if he does
not pass certain graduates at the coming
school examination. The letter says in
part: 'You can't get away; you know
what they have done to two Presidents. -
1t was evidently written in the north
western part Of the county. An investi-
CATION is in progress.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31


OF the case They gamblers ADJUST common gamblers
II anything, the fellow with the automobile and the dia
mOnds deserves less sympathy than the shoesng player
who has to borrow far home.
1t may be possible to be gambler without being
thief but there thieves made by gambling than
by all other combined. The confirmed gambler
usually devoid Of moral So thieves, embryo
actual
The moral plane of the millionaire wheat stock
punger exactly that of the dcehrower faro player
He is looking for something for nothing If he happens
to be the president of bank and CANDLES with
trust funds he adds the most contemplate form Of crime
to his moral depravity If he happens to be alleged
pillar Of society vestryman in church, prominent
factor in charitable and phanhropic work, his downfall
and exposure help unsettle the whole social fabric
Blgeow's crime fell upon the business world like
thunderbot That because big gambler played too
recklessy wheat had gone up instead Of down, Bge
low might have paid back his stealings and shone
mighty star in the financial armament Instead of
ing stripes he might have dealt out moral plaudes
at future meetings Of the American Bankers Association
Such Is gamblers luck A gambler that takes such
chances in cold blood has claim any ones sympathy
1t is those that he drags the precpce with him that
entitled to sympathy. The innocent will suffer for
gamblers crimes to the end Of tlme-Chcago Examiner
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31
Faiths Of Japanese Generals.

Gen. Nogi and Gen. Kuroli are mem
bers of the Presbyterian Church, and
Field Marshal Oyama's wife is also a
member in good standing of that de-
nomination. Admiral Togo is a Ro-
man Catholic.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31
A Hammer Duet.

THAT fellow Fibbers,' said Jaggson,
contemptuously. He seems to be
afraid Of the truth"
"Well, you know" replied Billson,
lit is always best to be cautious Of
strangers. "-Tacoma News
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31
Time Seemed Long.

II believe you two are bride and
groom said the lady to a couple she
had met recently.
"Oh, pshaww said the man; "why,
We'll celebrate the third anniversary
Of our wedding in a little over two
yearsw-Yonkers Statesman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31
Wasted Sympathy.

YOUNG woman attempted to commit suicide in
~ Kansas City because she could not find work.
NO She took dose Of laudanum, but the police
surgeons pumped it out Of her and saved her
NHMA@&N life.
K&0GcH41V On the face Of 1t, It seems ptful, but dig
down deeper and sympathy will be wasted.
Wh young walked the streets of the city
days in search Of employment and found She had
no especial aptitude for any particular line of endeavor
business life She had letters of recommendation After
being bueted about for weight hours she swallowed
dose of laudanum.
1t was too bad wasn't It, that this girl with little
education and absolutely training in business life could
not find employment?
At the time she vainy searching for work every
employment in the city had dragnet to find
women who would do the cooking in small families for
wages ranging from $3.50 to SIS week She could have
mad place in good Christian home for the asking
Thousand doorbes waiting for her the button
But she did not want this kind Of work She wanted to
do something that she could not do and tried to end
Fife rather than do something that she could do
very wise said that there three things
chat the Lord did not know One of them woman's
reason for her actons-Kansas City World.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31

the special education and training that science
give The trouble at the bottom of all these proess crit
icsms and discussions between and as to the
rights and privileges of the two lies fact that
advocates Of mems rights and rights consider
and women a comparative and competitive basis
neither comparative competitive One
is the complement Of the other each fulfilling in mind
spirit and body distinct and necessary functions in the
O the race-NaW York Outlook
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31
Women and Housekeeping.

HE simple art Of housekeeping It is because,
$50 many women have this mistaken view Of
the home and of home-making that so many
families are driven to-day to hotels and so
many men to clubs whose proprietors and
stewards do not regard home making as
stSimnln art hut aS q 1ifo-wOrly vvorthv of i
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31
Just Common Gamblers.

yellow loots bank, to gamble in wheat,
and the business world processes to be shock
ed. The race track fiend takes $40 from his
employers till, loses it with the aid Of a dope
Sheet and then takes more. That is simply
Bigelow in a minor key. There is not a shad-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-31
Accounting for Railway Casualties.

HERE are several conditions peculiar to Amer
lean railroads which account for our large cas-
|ualty list. The chief among these, undoubted-
lily, is the inherent restlessness of not incon-
siderable section of our railroad employees,
which shows itself in the chronic disposition to