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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22
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The Patagonians are the tallest peo-
pie in the world; the Laplanders are
the shortest.
Among the trees the elm reaches aLs
age of 335 years, the ivy 400, the cheese
nut six hundred, the cedar eight hun
dred, the oak fifteen hundred and thu
yew twenty-eight hundred.
A woman in Paris has established an
agency for supplying bridemaids to
young women who need such attendants
and who have no friends. Each girl
receives So for each time she acts az
bridemaid. If the bride wishes her
maids to appear in new clothes she has
to buy the apparel herself.
Fossil hair is a geological novelty.
The insects preserved in amber have
long since been studied and described
carefully, with the result that in most
cases they have been found to approx
mate closely to living types. A German
naturalist has now found hairs of mann
mails which suggest the dormOuse. AZ
though, as it has not yet been found
| possible to Identify them with those Of
any known genus, it has been suggested
that they indicate an extinct ancestral
type.
Some muck-raker should give his At
tention to the pure food problem IN
India. In northern India the favorite
article of diet is a gray shale This IS
exGavated mostly at Meth, in Bikanir,
and is exported to the Punjab at the
rate OF two thousand camel loads 4
year In different districts different
varieties Of clay are eaten, but if the
natives have at one time 4 taste for
special kind Of mud, as the habit IN
creases, the depraved appetite soon be-
| comes satisfied with bricks and broken
pots. White ant soil, with the nests
and ants themselves, is a great deli
| cacy.
The Maharajah Gaekwar OF BarOda
has been visiting the Congressional Ii
brary in Washington, and was natural
| " greatly interested in that vast and
excellent collection of books. How
long" he asked Herbert Putnam
would it take a man to read all thesG
| books?" Mr.. Putnam smilingly replie(i
| that no one man could ever begin 10
read all the books in the library, some
two millions in number. Then he made
a rough calculation. He told the Ma
harajah that it had been estimated that
no man, in the course of the average
lifetime of seventy years, could read
more than eight thousand books. There
fore, figuring on two million in the Il
brary of Congress, man would have
to have $50 lifetimes of seventy years
each to get through with all Of the
books, and that would mean 1850
years. The computation seemed tc
amuse the prince. "And what would
your DR.. Osler say to that?" he In
| Quired.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22

An industrial journal correspondent
tells of seeing three $S-a-week-young
fellows, all smoking cigars, all sitting
in a row in a shoe-blacking place, each
getting a Shine" and all going thence
to barber shop to be shaved. Then it
figures out that neither of the three
things was a necessary of life Smok-
ing might wait on better ability to pay
and each might "shine" his own shoes
and shave himself. Yet their practice
costs each 90 cents a week, at least, or
$26 a year which is more than per
cent interest on $500 True enough.
This is a fair illustration Of the diff
ference between American wastefulness
and the thrift any one may see in near
~ every civilized country on the globe
save ours alone.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22

Andrew Carnegie appreciates the i'm
portance Of giving "a local habitation
and a name" to 1.-THE forms of things
unknown" that "the Imagination bodies
forth" BY his gift of $1,50O,000 to
erect at The Hague a court house and
library for the permanent court Of ar
bitrati0n he has done more to ensure
the permanence and prominence Of
that institution than many a treaty.
The competition for the design, which
was thrown open to the architests Of
all nations, closed April 10Th, 1906. On
account of the prestige Of winning the
prize for designing the building that
many hope will be the capitol Of the
federation Of the world, the foremost
architects Of every country devoted
much time and expense TO the prepara-
ton of plans. Plans were submitted
to the number Of 3,03S by PIT archi-
tects The winning architect was NJ
Louis-Marie Cordonnier, of Lille,
France
The permanent tribunal of arbitra-
ton at The Hague is undoubtedly the
most august tribunal on earth; for be-
fore it the nations of the world volun-
tarily come to judgment. It's judges
are among the most enlightened and
distinguished of living jurists and
statesmen, chosen by the heads of their
respective governments because Of their
regulations for profound learning, pro-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22
Didn't Smell Anything Wrong.

James Whitcomb Riley, says Success,
In company with the gentleman who
used to manage his lecture tours, was
once examining a hall in a town in
Ohio where it was proposed Mr.. Riley
should give a reading. The two men
had as their guide a colored janitor,
who was quite laxative.
Mr.. Riley observed that the janitor
made use Of long words of whose mean
Ing ne was ignorant. So the poet de-
termined to have little fun with
him.
All at once Mr.. Riley began to sniff
the atmosphere critically. 1T seems to
bic, JIM" he said sternly, that the
acoustics in this place are pretty bad"
why, boss" said the janitor re-
proachfully, ''yO' shore must be mistak-
en-; don't smell anything"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22
USES FOR cocoANUT OIL.
High Qualities as Food Appreci-
ated in the Orient.

High Qualities as n Food Appreci-
ated in the Orient.
The subject of cocoanut oil is one OF
great Importance in the United States,
where, from the fact that the Philip
pine Islands now furnish the largest
supplies of the raw material, copra and
its products must inevitably take q po-
sitiOn Of commanding interest. For
many years cocoanut oil was regarded
in commerce as an Industrial oil only.
It's high qualities as 4 food were appre-
ciated by the Orient, probably because
its people were entirely satisfied with q
rancid grease when they could not get
better, and because in any event they
alone could secure a fresh sweet oil,
which, upon being exported any dis
lance or stored for any length Of time,
greatly deteriorated III quality. There
fore, even for sOap-making purposes,
the expectation of the copra, or the
raw material always has been more
general than tie expectation OF the fin
ished oil.
The manufacture of this oil has be-
come especially important in Marseilles-
In 1905 Marseilles alone imported
104,506 tons Of cOpra in 1904, S5,568
tons, and in 1908, 109,0T1 tons. Indeed,
the only limits to the buying capacity
Of this market are fixed by the crops Of
the producing countries.
Expectations from Marseilles to the
United States Of the oil product
amounted IN 1908 to 500, in 1904
to $4,000, and in 1905 TO $50, 1913. The
rapid increase in the quantity taken
up In the United States is undoubtedly
due to the progress made in the man.
ufacture Of the oil, in which two local
firms have met with remarkable sllc.
cess. As the oil is upon the American
free list it can, Of course, compete al.
vantageously with other lard and b1t-
ter substitutes upon the American mar
ket.
Cocoanut oil varies in color from
snow white to reddish yellow, accord
ing to the freshness Of the kernels
treated and the refining method subse-
quently employed. In bot countries oP
production the oil is liquid and Ia
spoken Of as an oil, while in Europe
1t would be more exact to describe i9
as butter, since 1t solidifes at 1S ds.
grees cent, and, If Of good quality. Of
the whiteness of rectified lard. T'bfs
particularly indicates that the extrac-
ton of the oil must 5ake place with
the application Of heat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22

Humor or truth or allegory, as manu-
featured in Texas, asserts that a hun
dred boys engaged in picking berries
struck because their employer tried to
muzzIe them when they were at work.
No American boy in the land Of free
speech can brook being muzzled. When
he picks fruit he is usually allowed to
eat all he wants, and soon clogs his
appetite and becomes like the girl be-
hind the candy counter, who cannot
abide the taste Of candy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22

Bishop Potter goes in for long vaca-
lions for the clergy. He says there is
a stress in the daily life of the pastor
which wears him down more complete
ly than the labors of any of his parish
toner's, whether men Of affairs or pro
fessional men. And yet we fancy that
these latter need rest and recuperation
quite as much as do the clergy. The
need is general and particularly urgent
among those who follow intellectual
pursuits. That eminent Boston lawyer
who said he could do his work in ten
months but not in twelve put it just
about right.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22

reform of judicial procedure and OF
schools as many an essay and parlia-
mentary debate. Charles Reade at
tackled prison methods and trade-union
outrages with success. The historical
plays of Shakespeare and his contem-
poraries, the product Of the national
spirit of England, undoubtedly had
great influence on the vigor and enter
prise of English arms. In general, how
ever, it may be said that great works
Of fiction do practical good by virtue
Of being great, and that the novel
with a purpose" too often fails Of its
purpose and is not very good novel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22
An Eve Opener.

GLOW does your father seem to re
gard my coming here?" anxiously ask
ed Adolphus of little Bobby, while
Miss Maud was upstairs getting ready
to present herself.
HE don't care nothin' about it, re
piled Bobby carelessly.
80 he has no objection, Ell? But
what did he say, my little man?"
"He said If Maud had mind to
make fool of herself, why let her. .
-Pearson's Weekly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22

One of the sources of suggestion
which inspired the recent Investigation
Of the meat-packing houses was a novel.
1t is by no means the first time that
fiction has had direct and powerful
influence on public affairs. Uncle
Toms Cabin" played It's part in the
slavery question. The work of Dickens,
no doubt, was as strong a force in the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22

Secretary Wilson's from pasture to
package" is the most comprehensive
definition yet given of the powers Of
the new meat-inspection law. 1t is to
be hoped that the thoroughness Of the
inspection will be as complete as the
definition.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22

The Declaration Of Independence re-
vised to date: When in the course Of
human events it becomes necessary to
put a trust in Jail it is the undisputed
prerogative OF a court to govern itself
accordingly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22

The way to be a good citizen Of the
republic is to be a good citizen Of your
own community. President Roosevelt
thus puts the whole question Of practl-
cal patriotism in a nutshell.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22

Were you ever a guest at a dinner
party or an evening affair in which an
uuaertaker was a guest? Doctors are
often present, and why is it that social
life is denied the undertaken, while the
doctor is really the guilty one?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22

Wizard Burbank is said to have
evolved a stingless bee. Some day Mr.
Burbank may become bold enough to
try to produce a kickless mule.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22
The Result.

My first husband" she sobbed, "was
a kind, gentle man, always consider
ate of me. He always let me have my
own way"
Yes" growled the second, land look
at the result"
Result? What result?''
''Why, he's dead !"-Cincinnati Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22

A Philadelphia man and his wife
have lived together for sixty years
without having a dispute. In every
place but Philadelphia the good die
young.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22

There are many people who never
get up early enough IN the morning to
discover what a beautiful world they
live in.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22

AS rule, the well-fed woman who
has reached the age of forty will be
happier If she persuades herself that
q double chin is beautiful
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22

Oklahoma's new star will be placed
In the lower right hand corner of the
blue field Of the flag, but there is no
use looking for it until after July 1,
1907.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22

A man said to this reporter to-day
How do you pronounce the word hos.
pltableT" II don't know" the reporter
replied; II would like to know myself"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22

The man who contends that the
world Is growing worse always goes
about armed with muck rake.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22

Speaking Of women, attractive sim
pletons are more popular with men
than intellectual bores.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22

What book has helped you most?"
asks a Montreal paper. The check
book seems to be the only answer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22

A writer says that not a good word
can be said for the insurance compan-
les. Here Is one. They gave away fine
calendars.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22

When a girl and her lover quarrel
aud break the engagement, the father
who saw a costly wedding ahead,
doesn't feel as sorry over the tragedy
as one would expect.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22

New Zealand is ready to supply hus-
bands for $4,000 women. Apply early
and avoid the rush.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22

It's easy to name the winner Of an
argument in which a mans words are
pitted against woman's tears.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22

Many woman who doesn't know her
own mind gives her husband a piece
Of 1t.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22

OF making books there is no end
otherwise there would be fewer race
tracks.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22

Story going the POUNDS: Says A. to
b. 81 met man to-day who saws
look like you" Says B. to A. Where
Is he? l want to kill him. Says \. to
b; Never mind; / killed him."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22
Got the Worst of the Bargain.

He (tauntlngly) Your father was
In trade when I married you. wasn't
he?
She (bitterly)-I suppose so. He
was sold, in any event
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22

The older a man becomes the fewer
fool friends he has,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22

Don't expect an umbrella member to
recover your lost umbrella.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22

Loves makes the parlor dark and the
heart light
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22

A mans shady past viii not benefit
him much il the good old summer
time
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22

Too many drawing-roo smiles de-
teriorate Into kitchen froYns.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22

LANCASTER, WISCONSIN.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-22

H. ]. JOHNSON, Publisher.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-13
OUT VESTS ARIZONA NUMBER.

The Out West magazine devoted its February number almost exclu- sively to a comprehensive description of Arizona. The article is handsome iy Illustrated and was written by Charlott Nj. Hall. who displays a per. feet knowledge of the conditions pre- vailing in every section of the terri tory. In this number also appears an able article written by Charles Anna don Moody, which deals of the justice of the claim of our people for single statehood.
 Mir. Moody, after preIuding his ar ticIe, says:
 The Arizona of eastern fancy is a blend of sheer ignorance, of misun- 1erstanding. and of the grotesque mis- Infprmation purveyed by the common, TOT garden, variety of short-story wri. 'lter. It is a land Of the train robber -and the deSperado-a land of the side winder, the Gila monster, the SCOT, plor and the centipede-a land of the cowboy and the prospector, strange t0f garb, weird of speech and danger Jusly quick on the trigger-a land of land like that "somewheres east of Suez, where the best is like the worst, Where there ain't no Ten Com mandments. and a man can raise a thirst How remotely unlike this ferVid imagination is the real Arizona of today-a land of thriving, prosper Ors, busy communities, wrere people surprisingly like you and me are mak Ing their living and raising their fam lilies after fashions surprisingly like yours and mine-will be realized by all who read Miss Halls balanced moderate and comprehensive study oi the territory to which we give SC much space this month.
 T do not now propose to discuss Arizona's entitlement to present sep arate statehood. This was brilliant ly and conclusively done by MT. Lum mis in successive numbers of Out West two years ago, and since that time; and the preceding pages of this number, if rightly read. should clinch that argument. Nor shall even emu merate the reasons which cause not only all Arizona but practically every one who knows Arizona to oppose the proposition to unite her with New Mexico as a single state, though tht reasons are numerous and sufficient The case against joint statehood i! proved to the hilt by just two fact. the pledge of the people of the Un fted States, made by Congress in theil behalf, and the all but unanimous will of the people of Arizona Here is tht pledge, as it appears in the act estab
Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-13

From Washington comes the charge by the administration adherents that the mining companies and railroad companies of Arizona are maintaining paid lobby at the National Capital in an effort to defeat joint statehood. On the heels of this long distance mes sage we read in the Phoenix Enter prise the following:
 The mining bosses do a heap of talking about what they are doing to defeat joint statehood, but their con- tributions consist chiefly in blowing. Only a few hundred dollars have been collected by the committee to carry on the work. These people contrib ute to this cause in the same propor- tion that they pay their taxes"
 Truly, the way of the corporations in Arizona is not strewn with roses.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-13

Among all the men who have 5e- come active in fighting the battle of Arizona in Washington since the present Congress convened there is none who is deserving of more yrat- itude from the people of the territory than F. M. Murphy. of Prescott. Mir. Murphy has done a great deal in at tracing the investment of capital in Arizona, and he naturally feels obli- gated to protect it by every means in his power and certainly If he and
Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-13

According to reports the great pct- ent medicine and drug trust has been tracted by Arizona and will proceed to buy up and consolidate the princi- pal drug stores and combine them in the principal cities of the territorr. Wherever there is prosperity tie trusts well sooner or later occupy the field. The trusts started at first to handle manufacturers, but nov they are planning to control the re. tail trade as well. lu every city Of considerable size the beef trust prao- tically owns all the meat markets. The retail grocery business is fast being put under the control of the trusts, and now comes the drug trust with capital of s5o.coo, 600 to crowd in wherever any individual druggist is making any profit. So much for what the republican party has done for the trusts.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-13

popular "critter" in these parts. Whats the matter with the Editor of the Benson Press? Did the Assessor assess his property too low, and he now feIls constrained to demand that his property be placed upon the tax rolls of the county at it's full cash value? Unless the people of Benson and St. David can show that the Coun- ty Assessor has not performed his of fcial duties in the best interest of the county, then their petition for his re- moval will fall flat. Personal dislike of the Assessor ,as an individual, will not have much weight with the Board of Supervisors.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-13

"The Tombstone Prospector says that the petition for the removal of B. J. oReilly as County Assessor, signed by Steve Miller and some twen- ty others, was placed on file in the of fee of the board yesterday, having been received by Clerk Howe. No action can be taken in the matter un- til the meeting of the board in April.
 'If the petitioners wish to swell their list of kickers against Assessor o'Reilly, all they have to do is to come to this end of the county and the peti- tion will be signed by nearly all, ire spective of previous condition or col or"
Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-13

The above from the Benson Press TO doubt states the feeling in Benson against the County Assessor. We doubt Hor that a petition could be sue cessfully circulated among the taxpay- CTS of Arizona to hang every County Assessor from Yavapai to Yuma. It is not position which any man can hold and be hail fellow well met, that is, if he performs the duties of his office as set forth in the statute. Any individual connected with the collec- tion of taxes is about the most un-
Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-13

With Allen T. Bird clerk of the Dis trict Court in Santa Cruz county and Myron H. McCord collector of GUS toms at the same port, all the joint statehood advocates in the Territory will be assembled close to the bor- der
Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-13

l Senator Hale wishes that the United States was not mixed up in the Al geciras conference business. The man from Maine is another who might be mistaken for a Democrat by merely hearing him talk.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-13
A WOMAN TO BE PRETTY
Szst Have Luxuriant and Glossy Hair
 No Matter What Color

EAe finest contour of female face. the aSsetest smile of a female mouth, loses ethins if the head is crowned with Tt hair. Scant and falling hair. it is known. is caused by a parasite that 'o~s Into the scalp to the root of the where it saps the vitality. The It, white scales the germ throws up in owing are called dandrun To cure run permanently. then. and to stop ng hair. that germ must be killed bros Herpicide. an entirely new re- Of the chemical laboratory. destroys dandrun germ. and. of course. stops falling hair. and prevents badness. by leading druggists. Send l0c. in ips for sample to The HerDicice Co. oft. Mich.
 IT Sale by Bisbee Drug Co
Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-13

the people of Arizona can defeat the proposed joint statehood it will mean a great deal for every dollars worth of property in the territory
Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-13

The unique feature of the case of Mrs. Sarah Mills who boasts that she has not tasted water in forty-eight years, lives in Kansas City, and not in Milwaukee, where they have an arti- cie that makes Milwaukee famous, :" as you would have supposed.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-13
ANNOUNCEMENT.

I hereby announce myself as can didate for the office of City Marshal of the City of Bisbee. subject to the action of the Democratic City Con vention to be held in Bisbee. March 10. 1906. 4s K
 HANK sNopGRASs.