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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
A DEFENSIVE ALLIANCE.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

Il have got downright hard cold,''
Mrs. Judkins admitted to her caller.
But I haven't any business to say
such thing" she continued, glancing
guiltily toward the kitchen door,
through which her oldest daughter had
just disappeared.
"You see," she explained, in answer
to her callers surprised look, ELIZA
beth has a boil on her right arm, very
painful; William has been having a
spell Of biliousness for two weeks;
Emeline has hay-fever; Sue is troubled
with dyspepsia, and Joe is all swelled
up from poison-ivy. And since that
last wet spell fathers rheumatism is
about all he can stand.
$50 you see there isn't one in the
family who hasn't some ailment. And.
land sakesv'--Mrs. Judkins threw I'D
her hands-"if you had dropped in day
before yesterday you'd have heard
every one-myself, too-moaning and
bewailing and complaining. We were
all talking about what allied us, and
no one was left to listen to anybody
else. Finally l put my foot down.
This has got to STOP 1 told them,
or we shall all land in the asylum
We talked it over and agreed that we'd
calm down, and that each one should
worry along with his or her own all
ment, and not poster the rest to death.
And dreary me, now one can hear
oneself think. And sure's you live, I
believe everybody's picking up and
actually feeling better. Father says
he guesses it's kind of mind-cure
business.
Yes, it is a fine day." said Mrs.
Judkins, with meaning look at her
caller and raising her voice slightly as
Elizabeth returned to the room. 81
guess we're going to have good wealth
er w."-Youth's Companion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
Voice from Arkansas.

Cleveland, Ark, July 31.-((Special)
Nearly every newspaper tells OF
some wonderful cure of some form Of
Kidney Disease by the Great American
Remedy, Dodd' Kidney Pills, and this
part Of Arkansas is not without its
share Of evidence that no case is too
deeply rooted for Dodd's Kidney Pills
to cure.
Mr.. A. e. Garlic, we'll known and
highly respected here, tells Of his cure
after nearly quarter Of a century's
suffering. Mr.. Garlic says:
Il want to let the public know what
I think of Dodd's Kidney Pills.
think they are the best remedy for sick
kidneys ever made.
II had Kidney Trouble for % years
and never found anything that did me
so much good as Dodd's Kidney Pills.
/ recommend them to all sufferers"
: There is no uncertain sound about
Mr.. Carlile's statement. He knows
that Dodd's Kidney Pills rescued him
from life Of suffering and he wants
the public to know it. Dodds Kidney
Pills cure all Kidney ills from Back
ache to Bright's Disease.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09

cation and arts possessed by the build
ers Of the earliest period. The Zim-
babwe temple is the finest and most
intact example of a nature worship
ing shrine known to the world. Its
construction points Enthusiastically to
some knowledge Of geometry and as
tronomy on the part Of the builders
1t is quite certain that even the cruder
methods at Zimbabwe of applying this
knowledge, which was common to the
ancient Semitic peoples, were import
ed from the near east and did not orig.
mate in southeast Africa The right
ascension Of the sun, the heliacal ris-
ing and the meridian passages Of the
stars are believed to have been noted
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
ULCERS FOR THIRTY YEARS

Painful Eruptions from Knees to Feet
Seemed Incurab1e Until He Used
Cuticura.
Another Of those remarkable cures
by Cuticura, after doctors and all else
had failed, is testified to by Mr.. Nj. G.
Moss, of Gainesville, Texas, in the fol-
lowing letter: For over thirty years I
suffered from painful ulcers and an
eruption from my knees to feet, and
could find neither doctors nor medi-
cine to help me, until I used Cuticura
Soap, Ointment and Pills, which cured
me i'll six months. They helped me
the very first time used them, and I
am glad to write this so that others
suffering as l did may be saved from
misery.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
A Pagan Memorial Day.

In ancient Rome one of the most
Important public festivals was the
Parentalia. This was held in honor
of deceased relatives and lasted from
February 13 to q. 1t was public
holiday; the temples were closed, mar
r1ages were prohibited and the magis-
trates appeared in public without wear
ing their tokens of office. The last
day Of the observance was called the
Feralia, and was a season of universal
interest. Other festivals in honor of
the dead were held on August "a, Octo-
Der and November 8, when souls
were supposed to rise. On these oc-
casions the graves were decked with
roses, violets and other flowers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09

dozen is the ruling price of that grade.
That would only be fraction over 8
mills. Man, you ought to get rich If
an exorbitant profit would do it, but
you see you defeat yourself by your
own rapacity. That has always been
the trouble with you small dealers;
you can never recognize the wisdom Of
being satisfied with a small margin Of
profit and thereby increasing the vol
ume Of your sales"
"I'll give you the three for 10 cents"
said the peddler.
That's a slight improvement, but
still no inducement," said the house
holder. 'To buy at reduction from
an inflated valuation is no real econ
omy, although l admit people are apt
to think SO. | always consider the
price by itself in comparison with the
price other dealers are charging for
the same article, not in comparison
with what the same dealer has former
ly had the cheek to ask for it."
BUY some pins anyway" urged the
peddler. "They will always come In
handy. It's worth a little more to
climb these stairs"
q "a large commercial institution will
deliver me my paper Of pins from clear
downtown" said the householder. 1T
won't take up my time persuading me
to buy when don't want to. In every
way it has the better Of you. Now,
I'll give you some advice. You're on
the wrong track altogether. The day
Of the small dealer is past. The only
thing 1 can see for you to do is to get
hold Of some capital and what credit
you're likely to need and start de-
partment store Of your own"
cts got as much sense to 1t as
most peoples advice" said the ped
der, turning away.
"Well, give me two papers of pins
Here's your dime Chicago Daily
News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09

Secretary Taft's severe structures
upon the system Of trial by jury as It
exists In most Of the States are amply
justified by the facts. The jury, as
he says, is regarded as fetch by leg
islatures. It's power has grown, and
the functions Of the judges have been
narrowed to a degree that is not con-
ducive to the melting out Of exact JUS
tice, especially in criminal cases.
Americans at the time they won their
independence had great faith in juries
and little faith in judges. They iden-
titled the former with the people and
the latter with the crown-with arbi
trary power. They looked on the jury
as the safeguard of the liberty Of the
individual. 1t seemed to them that
the judge was SO far removed from the
people that he could not be trusted to
give a defendant q "fair show" Be-
cause Of that prevailing sentiment the
authority Of judges was decreased and
that Of juries enlarged. Judges in
most States are elected, and are as
truly representative of the people as
are jurors. The State is seldom rep
resented in criminal trials by the best
talent at the bar, and in many places
young men just out Of law school are
elected to the Office Of prosecutor.
The defendant often has ADLER counsel
than the State. If he be wealthy he
has the best that can be secured; and
it is a common thing, as Judge Taft
says, for the able and INSCRIPTIONS
counsel for the defense to "Iead the
jurors to vote as jurors for verdict
which, after all the excitement Of the
trial has passed away, they are unable
to support as men," Hence the jury
is in many instances the criminals
chief safeguard against just punish
ment. Lawmakers ought to be willing
to concede that wisdom is not confined
to jurors drawn from the body Of the
community; that judge may be a
man learned in the law who will use
his knowledge to good purpose if al
lowed to do so. If a community can
not elect capable judges who can be
intrusted with the powers courts used
to have, how can it furnish jurors who
may be depended on to administer ex-
act justice?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
MruEm ma sawyer.

Unless early and correct treatment is
applied the patient seldom survives
when once the disease is fastened upon
her. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is the most efficient treat
ment for kidney troubles Of women,
and is the only medicine especially
prepared for this purpose.
When a woman is troubled with pain
or weight in loins, backache, frequent,
painful or scalding urination, swelling
of limbs or feet, swelling under the
eyes, an uneasy, tired feeling in the
region Of the kidneys or notices bricA
dust SEQ inent in the urine, she should
lose no time in commencing treatment
with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, as it may be the means OF
Daving her life.
For proof, read what Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound did for Mrs.
Sawyer.
" l cannot express the terrible suffering
had to endure. A arrangement OF the female
organs developed nervous prostratlon and
serious kidney trouble. The doctor attended
me for year, but kept getting worse, until
was unable to do anything, and made up
my mind I could not i've l fiaally decided
to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound as last resort, and am to-day well
woman. / cannot praise it too highly, and
tell every suffering woman about my case"
Mrs. Emma Sawyer, Conyers, Ga.
Mrs. Pinkham gives free advice to
women address in confidence, Lynn,
Mass.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
A1llIIiiEIkk!!&kk|E| Y! :

"Plns" said the man who answered
the notion peddler's ring. "No, I don't
believe 1 want any pins, and we're
stocked up on needles. No, I don't
care for any tape to-day, thank you
nor darning worsted. I've all the
pencils 1 can use for one while and
I'm long on shoe laces. Did you see
any notice on the front door as you
came in?"
Sewing machine on?'' asked the
man with the basket.
That's irrelevant" said the house
holder. "It's no answer to my question
at all. I asked you if you saw a
notice as you came ina framed notice
in gold letters on black ground. 1t
says, No Peddlers or Agents Allowed
in This Building thought you might
have noticed it."
"Peddlers an agents is got to live,"
said the man. '"Them notices is lust
bluff, anyway"
Thinking it was bluff, you called,
eH! wei, We SOI 1uIO Sf1SI mySolT
that way"
BUY pair Of shoe laces," urged the
peddler.
"Why should II" asked the house
holder. IF l wasn't in my slippers
you would see that I wear button
shoes, consequently shoe laces would
be superfiuous. How much do you ask
for 'em?"
give cents a pair
II can buy EN- at just half that
price at any of the department stores.
How much for your pins?"
give cents''
''There again I can beat your price.
/ can get all | want for 3 cents. You
ask just 40 per cent more for them
than your competitors. Do you sup
pose you can make a business success
with that against you? Here, let me
look at your pencils. Are they 5 cents.
too? l thought as much. Five cents a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09

The pusillanimity of public officials,
according to the late Senator ingalls,,
is the curse Of the country. The law
is plenty strong enough, but it's human
agents are too weak and cowardly.
The public welfare and their sworn
obligations count for little against pri-
vate interest or political influence.
This state Of things, which is almost
unknown abroad, is SO widespread as
to be almost universal in America, and
it especially obtains in the large cities.
Looseness in enforcing the law was
the foundation of Macaulay's predic-
ton that when large cities grew up
In America they would furnish the
seed Of the decay of the republic.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09

Noise is easily misinterpreted as a
sign Of vicious enterprise in all lines
of human activity. There is a hustle
Of trade which no one would suppress.
The loudest shouter is not by any
means the most accomplished and
effective orator. The best work may
be done without great clamor and up
roar. Noise is commonly associated
with the fakir, who covers the pinch
beck quality Of his wares by stridently
proclaiming their virtues. Much Of
the noise Of the city street Is entire
~ unnecessary and could be suppress
ed without injury to any material in
terest. A society for the prevention of
din would find a fertile field for it's
beneficent offices.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
BACHELORS LAMENT.

Matrimoni Club of Oklahoma Home
steaders Advertises for Kitchen Help.
In Manitou, Oklahoma, seventy five
young men have formed a club for
matrimonial purposes. Their names all
appear attached to a want ad. in a
recent issue of the local paper, which
reads as follows:
"Wanted-About 500 kitchen me-
chanics and artists can find situations
in Comanche and Klowa counties. Fe-
males only. Young ladies from 1G to SO
and widows under IS preferred, but
older or younger applicants will not be
rejected by reason of age. Applicants
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
NO GRAY HAIRS IN FRANCE.
Midd1e-A2ed Women of Upper Clas
Possess YOufhfuI Hair.

Midd1e-Aged Women of Upper Clas
Possess Youthful Hair.
Travellers often remark on the scare
ity Of gray-haired women in France
and the supposition is that the French
ha1rdessers possess some peculiar
methods for restoring the hair to its
natural" or youthful color, says the
New York Tribune These are evil
IDENTIFY not secrets, for the manager Of
q we'll known establishment here Is
quite willing to talk on the subject.
when the hair is just beginning to
take on the unbecoming faded look
due to sprinkling Of grazing hairs
we apply powder Of which henna
is the basis" he says. "Henna does
not necessarily turn the hair red, for
we have arrived at producing every
shade Of the powder. It is a long
operation, requiring nearly the whole
day for the first application, and after
that the roots have to be treated about
once every month. It is expensive,
but we recommend henna because 1t Is
absolutely harmless. In fact, it is
beneficial to the hair and besides it
does not change the hair to one dull
tone as the hair dyes do" Monsieur
then showed some samples that he
was treating to discover just what
strength or color Of powder was nee
essary before treating the whole head
Of hair. The shades obtained were
really perfectly natural, but there
were always some hairs quite bronze
which would seem to suggest that no
matter what shade of powder was
used the gray hairs would take on a
reddish tinge. AS more gray hair ap-
pears this bronze tinge would natur-
ally increase until finally the result
would be much the same as in the
old days, when henna meant red hair.
At another we'll known place they
recommended brushing a powder into
the hair and they supply powder Of
every possible shade of brown, black
and blonde. They claim that the
powder will stand an accidental wet
ting, but must be renewed every time
the hair is washed. For those who
object to the powder they have a veg
etable wash which turns the hair very
slowly and which must be applied ev-
cry day for month before the de-
sired results are obtain. This, like
everything else recommended, is pro-
nounced perfectly harmless, in fact,
beneficial to the hair"
1t is quite possible that French wo-
men do not turn quite as much to
artlfice as is supposed. The custom
Of going to a professional coiffeur
every week or SO for professional
scalp treatment is prevalent among
all classes, and there are perhaps
physical reasons why grayness is not
as common as among American wo-
men. 1t is sometimes said that the
nice hair that the working women
have is due to their custom of going
without hat except for a rare gala
occasion. This is probably true, but
1t does not explain the youthful hair
that middle-aged women of the upper
classes possess. A gray head is really
rarity in France.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09

at Zimbabwe. These ancient builders
were also past masters In the science
of military defense, the walls showing
that the builders were military strate-
gists Of the highest order. Their gold
ornaments, finely designed and engrav-
ed. could not have been the work Of
an uncivilized people, and the hundreds
of ancient gold mines show that they
were skilled in metallurgy and picked
out rich shoots, patches and pockets
with marvellous cleverness. 1t is esti-
mated that from these widespread
mines they extracted $375,OOO,OOO Of
gold
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
IMMURED HIMSELF.

Zone of my clients says a lawyer,
lis well-known novelist whose
name, Of course can't give you. He
is a curious character-not exactly
lazy, but always being diverted from
his work on the slightest excuse. His
trouble is that he is such a capital
fellow that he will take up with any
suggestion made to him to go any
where or do anything. He loves com
partnership, and is restless if he stays
for any length Of time in the house.
well, one day some of his business
needed his immediate attention, and
l called him up on the telephone.
81 can't come down. he answered.
"'Sick? 1 asked.
"'No. not SICK he replied, but l
can't 60 out-that's all. Better drop
in here with the papers you want me
to sign as you go up town.
81 could not imagine why a man
who was not i'll should not be able or
willing to attend to such important
business. But when I met him at the
door Of his apartment / could see
quickly enough why he had no wish
to appear in public. Across his fore
head, written in a brownish yellow,
was a date-January Goth.
81 couldn't help laughing, and he
looked at me in a puzzled way for a
second, and then he said, ooh, I see.
You are wondering what this date on
my face is for
EYES, said 1. who wrote it there?'
at did,
"'You didv l cried, wondering if he
was insane.
YES he replied. You know what
a great hand l am for flying here and
there and neglecting my work? Well,
l have hit on a scheme to fool myself.
When I have a lot of work to do 1
take some iodine and write the date
up here. 1t won't wash off, and man
can hardly go about much with it on.
1t wears off after several days. Mean
while, here l stay and write like
furyv"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
OLD RUINS IN RHODEsIA.
Work of Unearthing Them More Than
a Lifetime's Labor.

Richard N. Hall, who has given
eight years to the study of ancient
monuments in southern Rhodesia, says
that none Of the hundreds Of ruins has
been more than partially explored, &C.
cording to the San Francisco Chronicle.
Many important ruins have been seen
only by casual travellers and the work
Of unearthing only part ofthe Great
Zimbabwe area would be more than
the labor of a lifetime. Still, re-
searches have made progress in the
last few years. There are in Rhodesia
no less than 500 distinct ruins and
groups of ruins. Only few scores Of
these are entitled to rank as ancient"
The largest part of them probably does
not date back to the thirteenth. four
teenth and fifteenth centuries.
There is overwhelming evidence at
the Great Zimbabwe of ancient ciyili-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09

Bill Nye, of humorous memory, once
described what he called his BLACK
Fly Eradicator and Insect Bosom OF
Wrath" An invention even more dead
ly than that has been put on the mar
ket by New England manufacturing
company which makes appliances for
destroying browntail moths. AS de-
scribed in the advertising circular, at
first instantly paralyzes" the worm.
Then, while he is helpless, it inject is
deadly poison" into his system.
Next, it "suffocates" him with a dead
ly gas" but not content even with
this, the relentless implement burns
him with the hot, penetrating flame
Of chemical compounds" and with a
forced flame like blowpipe." And
finally, in order that there may not
even be a funeral, the torch inciner-
ates the body, and SO destroys the
hairy growth, which is thrown off in
the air when the worm is disturbed,
and which is the cause of the dreaded
brown-tail rash" Is it any wonder
the worm turns when people do things
like that to him?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09

pan during recent years, agriculture
still maintains its own as the leading
source of wealth. The oriental cOun-
try can feed its own inhabitants and
does not have to keep its eyes upon the
granaries of other nations. To the fact
that the country is mainly agricultural
some eminent Japanese statesmen
have attributed It's ability to continue
a long and gruelling war. The battles
on land and sea, the interruption Of
commerce and the use Of the railroads
for military purposes do not disturb
the peaceful progress Of agriculture,
though they would ruin industries.
The men who labor the earth get their
reward, war or no war, commerce or
no commerce, and while the national
debt must increase enormously through
the war the country can maintain IT.
self indefinitely without the terrible
burden that arrangement Of vast in
dustrial undertakings, with the con.
seQuent beggary Of workingmen and
their families, would entail.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
Poor Instruction.

did Jones make much money CIV
ing memory lessons?" asked Mr..
Dobbs, and his friend explained, says
London Modern Society, the reason
why Jones' business was not success.
NO" was the reply. Most Of his
students forgot to pay him."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09

this point, but amount will be refund
ed after contract is signed. Those ac-
cepting situations are expected to join
the union. Applicants must be good
bread makers, Of good habits, tidy in
person, and sufficiently comely to sit
for a picture without danger to cam
era"
There are more than $50 bachelors
and widowers within a radius Of ten
miles of Manitou, all holding down
homestead claims.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
Not a MASTERPIECE.

A Scotchman who had married
widow noted for her plainness, says
Harpers Weekly, was accosted by his
employer.
"Well, Thomas" said the latter, II
hear you're married. What sort Of
woman is your wife?'
"Weel, sir" answered the Scot,
"she's the Lords handiwork; but
cannot say she's just His masterpiece"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
His SDecialty.

"Bragley tells me he is doing won
derful work with his present employer.
didn't know he was particularly
strong in business
He isn't. He's merely particularly
strong in talking about business. =
Philadelphia Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09

The skeleton found in the wreck Of
the Slocum may be the remains of
court proceedings begun long ago
against the owners and crew Of the
boat and never finished.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09

Children three years old are allowed
to attend school in England. There is
little wonder that an official inspector
male the following entry in his note.
book, prepared for the authorities:
1.-THE babies should learn to sit still
and attend"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09

The girl who has to pay for wear
ing tight shoes by having both feet
amputated will doubtless be satisfied.
Anyone who has no more sense than
that will believe that it is better to
have no feet than big ones.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
Still Had Them.

Judge Lueders-I see you lost a couple
of teeth in the mixup.
Policeman-No, your honor; / didn't
lose them
Judge Lueders-But they are missing.
Policeman-Yes; 1 swallowed them.