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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-26

ketches US! There was the niger min
strels; she said she was goin' over to
Mayfeld to see her ma, an l thought
we'd be safe. Jest as they were tunin'
their banjoes an limberin' up the bones
heard the stomp, stomp Of her
crutches. She spotted us the first thing.
an we had to march out after her.
Twas like havin' good dinner snatch
ed away after you'd got the sight an
smell of it."
Twas the same way when we went
to see the trained hosses," Sammy could
laugh now.
yes, but your Aunt Lily said for us
to go over to her house the next time
we tried it an she'd help us. She's cot
some kind Of a scheme in her head,
Lily has. Got through with that cow"
''Yes, look at that" Sammy held I'D
his pail crested with froth.
"I'm through, too. Well go an strain
EN-"
Mr.. Astles washed his hands, put on
a long apron, and strained the milk
nesses of cheese cloth, into the crooks.
After it was all strained he filled a
quart bowl and handed it to Sammy.
Drink that, Sammy, it's better than
skim milk to make young bones grow.
You're goin' to have some cream mixed
into your milk as long as 1 live. When
you're through drinkin' you wash an
fix up little while 1 finish the chores,
then We'll go to Lizy's."
When they started the calliope had
stopped playing and the air was pull
sating with the regular strains of the
"brass band" They marched to Aunt
Lizy's by the steady boom, boom, of the
big bass drum, but as they turned into
the yard the tune changed to a rollick-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-26
QUEER yToRlE

In the Indian Ocean only $40 out Of
$1,000 islands are inhabited.
Probably the owner of the largest
number of dogs in the world is Rus
sian cattle king, who has $4,000 shep-
herd dogs to look after 100000 sheep.
King John of Abyssinia has decreed
that the nose Of any one Of his subjects
found taking snuff shall be cut off,
while smoking and chewing tobacco for
feits life. In Morocco, persons disObey-
ing the Sultan's decree of prohibition
smoking are imprisoned and logged
through the streets.
Probably the lowest type of man is
found among the bushmen Of Australia.
They are so primitive that they have no
idea of building even the most rudi-
mentary form Of hut or shelter. TRAY
elers from this part Of the world tell
wonderful stories of the nest-Duilding
people who inhabit the wilds They
find whole families of them nesting in
the thickets like our ground birds,
though their nests are not constructed
so carefully and artistically as those of
our feathered friends.
A record time for converting grain
Canadian farmer. Wheat which was in
the sheaf at o'clock in the afternoon
was made into scenes before 6. When
operations began a wagon stood in the
barn with about half a load Of grain
In the sheaf. Beside it was a thresher !;
connected with this was a gasoline en-
CINE. The engine was started, the
sheaves were fed into the thresher.
and the grain was deposited in a bin.
The power was then transferred to the
cleaner, and the work of changing the
newly-threshed wheat into flour was
quickly carried through The rest of
the task was easy.
The value Of light as an agent in
curing diseases is becoming increasing
ly recognized. The latest development
of the idea is the assertion Of a med
zeal man that the clothes worn by con
sumptives should be of a color which
will allow the light to penetrate the
body. White materials, it is found, are
the best for the purpose, and consump-
tives are consequently advised to clothe
themselves in snowy raiment, either of
linen, velvet, cotton or cloth. Silk,
however, is barred. Next in curative
value comes blue, but 1t is far infe-
rior to white. Materials OF black, red,
yellow or green are said to be useless.
as they prevent the passage of the
germicidal rays.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-26
MAKING ToRPEDoEs.
Those for Canes Are Pressed I'm
Shape by NIOIds.

Those for Canes Are Pressed I'm
shape by MOIds.
TorpedOes are made in small houses,
each a safe distance from any other,
and all together scattering over a good
sized area, says the Philadelphia Rec
ord The location is usually on the
edge of or outside the town, sometimes
In the midst of trees.
In making torpedOes in the shape OF
disks for use in canes, the ingredients
are mixed in a large metal tray in ona
or more Of the small buildings. The
mixture is then transported to another
building in which the molding is done.
Flat metal sheets, filled with perfOra-
lions Of the size Of a completed disk,
are laid, one at a time, in front of the
workman, and he fills the perfOratiOns
with the torpedo mixture. After fill
ing the molds are passed between roll
ers resembling those of a wringer. This
presses the torpedoes into the desired
form which they retain when they are
removed from the mold. In another
small building girls work at placing
the torpedOes in tiny boxes, and these
in turn are placed in larger ones ready
to be shipped.
Where canes are made of paper, the
hollow tubes are cut into thirty-inch
lengths or Whereabouts by means Of
machinery, which cuts an entire bum
die at one time. This tubing is pre-
viously rolled into a shape by skilled
hands, and the tubing for other fire
works Is rolled in the same manner.
There is usually a large assembly room
In which the metal parts Of the cane
and the wooden stalks or tubing are
united and properly inspected and test
ed.
Some Of the large manufacturers en-
ploy as high as 300 people during
eight months, and perhaps 80 during
the rest Of the year. The manufacture
ers sell their goods to the jObbers, and
the jobbers usually have to have them
several weeks before the Fourth Of
July in order to supply the large de-
mand Of such a great country as Amer
lea. The early winter IS a very busy
time for the manufacturers. The light
est part of the year dates from two or
three weeks before the Fourth up until
about the first of September, and again
there IS a lull for a short time after
the Christmas holidays.
About Sept. l the fireworks facto-
rIes begin making up their wares for
the festivities of Christmas in the
southland. Fireworks are used quite
extensively in the south during the hol-
idays Of winter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-26
BEAN HARVESTING.
Cutting by Neutrality-suspicious. in
Barns and ThrashinE.

Cutting by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in
Barns and Thrashing.
Formerly beans were pulled by hand,
but now the work Is done almost ex-
clusively by machinery in the main dis
tricts. The bean harvester or cutter
shown here is a two wheeled machine,
having two long steel blades so adj
justed that as the machine passes over
the ground they sweep along just at or
below the surface and cut the bean
stalks or pull them up The blades are
set obliquely, sloping backward toward
one another and left in a single row.
Soon after the beans are pulled men
pass along with forks, throwing them
into small punches.
After dying perhaps for one day the
punches are turned and so moved that
three rows, as left by the puller, are
made into one, leaving space between
the rows to drive through with a
wagon. If drying weather prevails
they will become fit for drawing and
storing In the barns without further
turning, but if the weather is unfavor.
able the punches must be frequently
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-26
PROTECT 1T IN TIME.
Law to Stop Alteration of "Star
SpangIed Banner Needed.

Law to Stop Alteration of "Star
SpangIed Banner Needed.
The continued carping at 1.-THE Star
Spangled Banner" words and music,
as a national hymn, has evidently i'm
pressed some minds with the idea that
the text of the anthem is entitled to no
respect whatever, and that any one who
can write rhyme is at liberty to gar
BILE it to suit himself.
Recently one of the leading music
publishers of the country issued an edi-
ton of ''The Star Spangled Banner"
in which the authors original third
stanza has been radically and consider
ably amended" by some unknown bard.
The amendment, though plainly ana
chronistic, will probably be accepted by
the public and in the course of time
supersede the correct version. If this
sort Of thing keeps on there will soon
be nothing left Of the original poem.
There is no law to prevent any one
who pleases from rewriting the words
Of 1.-THE Star Spangled Banner" to suit
himself, but no one has the right to pre-
sent his own alterations as if they were
the original words written by Francis
Scott Key and first published in the
Baltimore American in September,
1914. Laws to protect the national flag
have been found necessary. There
seems to be need, too, of a law to pro-
tect the national hymn Rochester
Democrat and Chronicle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-26
PARASITES OF CHARITY.
Many Good Persons in London Make
a Living by Begging.

Many Good Persons in London Make
Living by Begging.
There are at present in this country
at least eight well-educated individuals
men and women, who are year by year
each making the income of a prosper
Gus professional man by false, but clev-
er, appeals to the wealthy-appeaIs not
for small sums, but for amounts rang
ing from ESQ upward, says the London
Mail.
strangely enough" said a famous
detective, there are people who, while
they would not give a sovereign, will
advance $50 almost without question:
The Charity Organization Society has
records Of several of these aristocrats
Of the begging-letter profession. In
each case they are clever, cultured peo-
pie One woman, the wife of a clergy
man who through her has lost his liv-
ing, has been engaged in the work since
1878, and is still prosperous. She
writes to well-known wealthy charita-
bic people telling a restrained and lady
like tale of distress. 1t varies from the
plea that she is the elder sister Of a
family in reduced circumstances to the
story that she is an orphan alone in
London. Some times she asks for
enough to start a small business; at
other times the sickness of various
members of her family is a great strain
upon her. She writes so nicely that
those who are imposed upon think 1t
would be a shame to make Inquiries
about one who is so evidently a lady;
her income may be gagged from the
fact that in one month alone she netted
6116.
A middle-aged man in London is now
engaged in writing to country gentle
men who were at Cambridge over ten
years ago, stating that he is a doctor,
and that in the course Of his duties he
has come across an old Cambridge man
suffering from poverty and disease, who
has mentioned the name Of the country
gentleman in question as a fellow stu
dent Of years gone by. Substantial f.
nancial help is suggested. The fire.
quency with which it is forthcoming is
surprising.
For the last fifteen years a woman
has been advertising in one Of the lead
ing London daily papers asking under
various excuses for the loan of EGO. She
asks under different names at differ
ent times; but the Charity Organization
Society has reason to know that the
various names represent only one per
son. She is believed to be doing very
well.
These are only some of the swindling
experts. They escape because wealthy
victims do not care to prosecute, owing
to the consequent work and annoy
ance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-26
SODA FOUNTAINS PAY WELL,
They Draw Customers to the Drug
Store in Every Town.

They Draw Customers to the Drug
Store in Every Town.
1t would be hard to imagine a live,
up-tO-date American drug store these
days without good soda fountain, but
probably there are many cities in the
world where this luxury is not found.
Retail druggists who have never in
stalled soda fountains would do well
to consider their money-making posi-
bilities, however, and it would be
strange if any good druggist in a town
Of any size, whether north or south of
the equator or in the Eastern or West
ern Hemisphere, could not make a good
soda fountain profitable enterprise.
The soda fountain itself need rot be
an expensive affair, but on the other
hand fountains can be obtained which
cost many hundreds of dollars and
which it would take many months of
business to pay for. The old idea that
soda fountains were profitable only dur
ing few months of the year no longer
prevails in this country. This is proved
by the experience Of New York drug
store which in one evening early in
the spring accommodated 800 customers
within four hours. There are few
American drug stores or confectionery
shops which do not operate their foun-
tains through the entire twelve months.
1t is not necessarily true, moreover,
that people patroniZe soda fountains
simply for the urpose Of quenching their
thirst. The large variety of liquid
foods" such as egg drinks, matted milk
fermented milk, ETC., provide the busy
man with the opportunity to ''steal a
bite" hurriedly at any time of the day,
speaking fguratively at least, if not lit
orally.
Another variety of soda drinker is
the business woman who prefers a
luncheon dessert in the form of a cool
ing drink rather than the stereotyped
styles of pastry usually found in the
restaurant. In the winter time the de-
mand is for hot drinks, such as choco-
late, coffee, tea, or whatever may please
the taste Of the customer.
The soda fountain is a great draw
ing card always for other departments
Of the drug store. 1t brings in scores
Of customers whose attention may be
often directed to other goods in the
shop, and in this respect it is a great
advertisement for the regular lines of
the drug store, aside from its own
money-making possibilities.
The percentage of profits which drug
gists make on their soda fountains is
subject that they naturally prefer to
keep to themselves, but it is easy
enough for a novice to calculate that
there is very little danger Of loss in
the sale of soda fountain products,
whereas 1t would perhaps surprise PEG.
pie to be told that the druggist or con-
fectioner IS more likely to double his
money than not on every glass Of re-
freshment which he serves. In fact, it
is asserted that a soda fountain is rare
" known to fail as a money making en-
terprise. 1t is bound to be a great sue
cess If 1t is properly conducted and if
only little regard is had for the COM
fort and tastes of customers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-26

ing two-step. Mr.. Astles caught hold
OF Sammy's hand, and they danced into
Aunt Lizy's yard, up the steps, fairly
into Aunt Lizy's arms, who, with her
daughter, Amy, was watching for them.
''Here you are at last, Hiram" Aunt
Lily cried, "Amy an have been on the
lookout for you ever since we saw Eu-
nice drive by with the calico pony. Now
| want you an Sammy to enjoy this cir
Gus from the first crack Of the ring
masters whip to the clowns last Joke.
You used to be a master hand to rig I'D
in women's clothes an play act. Here
is a mother wrapper, an old
bunnit an thick veil for you. Amy's
got one OF her pink Bingham dresses an
her last summers hat for Sammy"
'You don't think I'm goin' to wear
hens feathers, do you?" Sammy broke
In, not touching the clothes Amy held
out to him.
''Put them on, Sammy" his aunt
coaxed, "When you get inside the tent
you'll forget all about your feathers.
Look at your pa, he's got into his wrap
per already. Take your coat off, Sam
my, an slip the dress on, the circus Is
wuth~ it-four rings goin' all the time,
an the greatest lot Of bosses, an ele-
plants, an dogs, an trapeze perform
ers, an can't tell what all"
Hurry up, Sammy, I'm most ready"
Mr.. Astles cried encouragingly. So
Sammy put the dress on, laughing as he
did so at his father, who was trying to
make the bonnet stay in place upon his
bald head.
Don't often see women with sandy
chin whiskers, an bald heads with just
little fringe round 'em," said Aunt
Lily. '"Therel I'll have to tie your
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-26
The Retort Humorous.

"You don't seem to understand"
clustered the man who was trying to
make his point with a university pro-
fessor. Il tell you, sir, I ought to
know. I'm an alumni Of this institu-
ton myself" care you? That's moth
ing singular" was the witty rejoinder,
uttered SO quietly that the clustering
man never knew what had happened.
On another occasion the same pro
lessor, having ordered from a music
publishing house a copy of a "Valse
Impromptu" by a certain French COM
poser, received an "Impromptu Waltz"
BY another man. The publishers, when
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-26
DREAM OF SUMMER TIME.

There's whisper
And blossom smiling
There's the chatter
While the daisies yonder whisper "Come with
There's path winding just beyond
That stealing
And fancy them me-"
There's
Where the sod
There
And S
And It's bushng loving timd flaming phOX;
And ldashioned lady with a blossom
Winding watching
smile and huns she paters
And dreaming o a
a a
Sentin
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-26
Their Only Chance.

"Why do bears sleep in winter?" a
writer in the Washington Times says a
small boy Of that city asked his IA
Their.
Because the President does not go
hunting them," replied his father.
They have to sleep some time"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-26
In the AIMS.

'How much do you charge to look
through that telescopes"
Ten cents"
But the fog is so thick you can't sec
a thing"
"Ah, when you can see anything we
charge 20 cents -Translated for Tales
from Fliegende Blaetter
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-26

If we had an o5d-fashioned brass
candIestick, we would put a candle in
it, light it, and look for the old-fash
Toned woman who made peach cob
bier.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-26
Lasting Carpets.

Carpets made from elephant hide ara
said never to wear out.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-26
The Enlightenment of Mr.. Astles.


"a AAIAIY'S goin' on twelve an he's
- never been to a single circus"
- "Not even to a parade, ma"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-26
"Over to William's?"

"N-n-no@" for the first time Mr..
Astles saw his wife meek and embar-
raised. I-William-we-tha is-he
wanted to go to the circus, so 1 thought
-
"Well," smiling kindly upon her,
"don't worry bout the pony, he's safe
an sound in the pasture. Good circus,
want itY-The Hearthstone.
The Washington times., 1906-07-01

So Skirts, Sl.65
White Wash Skirts in linen,
rique, linene, and cannon cloth;
circular, box, and side pleat styles;
some embroidered, some inserting
of embroidery; also tailor-made
and strap seams; worth $3.50 to
S.. Rebuilding price, Si.65.
The Washington times., 1906-07-01

Isle Thread Vests: silk low neck.
sleeveless; tape In neck and arm
holes: seconds Of 25c kinds. l0lC
special ...-.-------.s----.--.-
Pure Lisie Lace Vests; low neck
and sleeveless; trimming IN neck and
armholes: worth 25c.-Rebuild- 17c
Ing price .--.....-.-.--...---.-AA
The Washington times., 1906-07-01

100 doze1. Swiss Ribbed Low Neck,
sleeveless Vests. drawing tape IN
neck and armholes; worth 121kc. A &c
Rebuilding Price. e.-.......-...-....fS
Lot OF Swiss Ribbed Vests; low neck
and sleeveless: lace in neck and arm
price .....-.......-...-......
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-12-19
h OF Money Market Leads to Wild Scramble in Which Stocks
Break and Decline Forcing Many Firms the WaIAtack NJ
and n P. Securities
(seripps Teleg raph serviee.)

NEW YORK Dee Io-Thued a
H. Stamping in today is virtually panic in
rvrs Millions already many
With call is pools
|assndso shares today tighten
vandrbat
Az al yem
Standard OIL
Of
St Paul
hold
of
sserday. and more today
Northern
a IS points in
Northern Pacific quotations
Exchange floor held
for
losing points yes.
closing St Paul cal the lemon" sokost
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-12-19
AGED FATHER OF CHESTER
THOMPSON STILL ON STAND

work Of cross examining Mr.
Thompson. That the cross exam.
iaatinu Is To- be complete and OK.
hausliye II admitted The seven
attorneys associated In the prose.
cutiun will Worry and haggle the
cid uan IN an effort 10 offset the
weight OF his testimony he is
even 10 be charged with having
been to some extent at fault him
self IN allowing his son the free.
dom he enjoyed when ~ he has
teatlfied. he knew for years. by his
eecentricitlea. that he was insane
Which one OF its 50 or more
Witnesses Is to follow Judge
Thompson the defense has not yet
made known
Insanity Experts Present.
n g. probable. however. that the
immediate members Of the Thomp.
son family will come next The
defense has so far had but one
insanity expert In the court room.
and be is Or ]. u Loughrey. OF
Seattle.
The state has four. and they are
al seated to the right Of the judges
bench. aud in such a manner that
rot q single move Of the defendant
escapes them They are Drs. w.
T Williamson. a. H. MeLclsh, n.
N. Read and Charles Reed, the last
named being of Tacoma, all the
others are of Seattle.
The photographs taken by young
Thompson during the time referred
to By his father. were brought into
court this morning and will be
placed I'm evidence Some OF them
show remarkable skill.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-12-19
ny A. o. PRINCE.

TACOMA. Wash. Dec 1.-the
defense has now settled Itself TO
long aud desperately uphill task
Of saving the life Of Chester Thomp.
sou How desperate that task real
~ iH has been wildly demonstrate
ed during the past few days
Not even the defense attempts to
palnaay the fact that the murder
81 Judge Emory was brutal and un-
called for The state took good
care. before closing It's case. 10
bring out all the brutal details. and
the Witnesses for the prosecution
who took the stand one after the
other By their very manner cried
out mutely for vengeance upon this
boy, who seems to be unable to do
anything but eft huddled up In his
chair and gaze at-nothing.
Judge Emory's Friends.
The jury knows now ne we'll ne
II ever will know that Jdugs Emory
never in his lifetime did anything
TO deserve the bullet that ended
his life In HIS own home and In
the presence Of his young wife II
knows that be iurlst had friends
IN Seattle. probably no man had
more friends than he. and 1t knows,
too. that these fricnde are willing
10 do all In their power 90 convict
tho defendant. Their conduct on
the stand. when they wept openly
and unaahamed as they told Of his
dying moments. proved this.
Money Is being poured into the
case from all sides Powerful In
finencen ara at work. The over
wheimine completeness II the case
rrs.~tss b. ths state sss appar'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-12-19
MILLIONS or DOLLARS LOST
| IN PANIC ON Wall STREET
BAPTIZED IN
ICY WATERS

Twenty five men. women and
children were plunged into the icy
waters ~ Puget sound this morn
ing. according Co the hApliamal
ceremony OF Coda Children" who
have been holding forth nightly for
the past fow months ia an old
church on seventh ay. between
olive aud Pine SITS
About rs members 81 the sect
took the trip out 20 Ballard beach
this morning. aud IS. the majority
Of whom we're children. the Young
eat being a little Elri of but 10
years, took the long chance Of
pneumonia In devotion 90 their r..
markable faith.
e. " Ooufloy acted as master
Of ceremonies. assisted by Broth.
81" Junk. Of loo Angeles
The sect h called the Holy
Rollers" BY residents IN the die
tfict ~ their meeting place. aud
their nightly diversion in the line
Of bowling their JOY % salvation
has been a. times the subject Of
police Investigation.