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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12

valve, bolt and screw that belong to 90.
Bob was proud Of the boys interest
an his machine" and never failed to
tell him something about how it "work-
ed" Above all things Harry delighted
IN seeing his fathers hands throw for
ward the throttle to make the engine
move. It never ceased to be wonder to
him how the moving Of an iron lever
could start such a mighty giant as the
engine, for the boy was only 8 years
old, and q "kid" of that tender age
could not be supposed to know anything
Of the mysteries Of steam power.
Bob missed his boy, fer he had not
come as usual to meet him and to ask
his regular string of questions about
the steam giant. The truth is that Har-
ny had started, but something that was
going on in town had "Side-tracked"
him, and when he reached the yard his
father was gone.
In fact, everybody was gone-that is
to say, everybody but % herself-she
stood as still as a mouse, but with little
Jets of steam issuing from valves and
other places, here and there, as if she
were ready for her captain" to give
the word for her to march.
It was the dinner hour, and the men
usually at work In the yard were not
to be seen anywhere. Harry paid no
attention to that, however. for he had
no interest in their presence or absence.
His eyes were full of the object of his
idolatry, Big 90, where she stood with
all her tremendous possibilities and her
mysterious power.
What would he not give ito run" her
all by his own hand? What earthly bliss
could compare with that Of standing
in her cab and commanding her to start
off on her route down the cleaning rails
that stretched out toward Bolton Har-
Dor?
And while he was thinking thus,
bathing his soul, so to speak, in the
waters of delightful anticipation, he
climbed up into the cab, took a seat
upon the bench and gloated in his pres
ent happiness.
Only 4 few minutes passed before he
was on his feet again and standing ex-
acthly where his father always stood to
guide the action Of the monster. There
was the throttle right before him, ac-
tually within reach of his hand, little
though that hand was
Did he touch it? What a question!
Is there a boy IN the created universe
that could have resisted the tempto-
4iOn?
Yes, he touched It; he did more, he
mOyed it a little. He wanted to see
how slight a movement would make Big
% respond. OF course he would do no
harm; he would throw back the throttle
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12
CAN LIVE WITHOUT A STOMACH.
Organ Not Always Necessary to
Man, Says DIR. Carl Beck.

Organ Not Always Necessary to
Man, Says DR.. Carl Beck.
A man can live without a stomach. So
can woman. This declaration is based
upon the authority of DR.. Carl Beck,
head OF the department of surgery in
the North Chicago Hospital. The as
sertion Of the surgeon was brought out
by the recent remarks of Professor
John Mason Tyler Of Amherst College
in lecture at the University Of Chi
cago. Professor Tyler said: "a man
can live comfortably without brains,
but no man ever existed without a di-
gestive system"
81 shall not assume that the distin-
guished professor meant literally that
a man could not live without brains"
sad DR.. Beck. ut is apparent that be
conveys the idea that an ignorant man
may exist with all his functional
strength, while an enlightened and
learned person with weakened digestive
organs cannot. l hold a decisively OPP
posite view as to the stomach end of it,
backed by personal knowledge and au-
thorities
Persons without stomachs not only
can but do live, and we have a notable
Instance of the fact in Chicago to-day.
Six years ago | removed the stomach
of Mrs. Hansen, who lives on Roscoe,
near North Clark street, and she is liv-
Ing, we'll and hearty to-day.
"Of course it was necessary to make
certain intestinal connections to sustain
the internal organism, but the stomach
was entirely removed. Artificial nour-
ishment was required for a time. Then
a new stomach formed and it has re-
stored the victim to perfect health.
'The late Sheriff Thomas Barrett
lived for months without functional op-
GRAFTON Of the stomach. Not because it
was affected but because he was un-
able to swallow, and the nourishment
he obtained until physical exhaustion
caused his death was by artificial
means" Chicago News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12

relished as cooked fruit, If indeed It is
not preferred to it. TIE large number
of digestion experiments which have
been made with varied mixed diets do
not indicate that there Is any special
difference between the two rations, az
regards thoroughness of digestion"
On the handling and marketing Of
fruit the Department of Agriculture re
ports: ut is very important that fruits
should be handled, stored and market
ed under sanitary conditions, as they
are commonly eaten raw and not all
persons are careful to wash them be-
fore serving. Fruit which has fallen
to the ground may be easily soiled with
earth, water or other material which
may contain typhoid ~ other bacteria.
Samples of food purchased in the street
and examined by a German investiga-
tor showed tuberculosis bacteria and
many other forms OF micro organisms"
Under the heading, The Hygiene Of
Fruit" Prof. Langworthy writes Gen
orally speaking, fruits are wholesome
and palatable foods, yet # is not at all
uncommon to find that one or more
sorts cannot be eaten b. an individual.
Such cases are explained on the ground
Of some personal idiosyncrasy. It is
commonly conceded that most fruits
are laxative"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12
FACTS ABOUT FRUIT FOODS.

Government Gives the Results of
Some Recent Experiments.
The United States Department Of
Agriculture has been experimenting
with the possibilities Of fruit and nut
diet, according to the Kansas CITY
Star. AT the California experiment
station men, women and children have
been restricted to these foods, under
the departments direction. The results
are given in the departments year book
for 1905 In an article by Prof. G. f.
Langworthy on Fruit and It's Uses as
a Food"
Fruit may we'll Oe eaten In much
larger quantities than at present" says
Prof. LangwOrthy. cit will be seen
that in the California investigations
the fruit and nut diet supplied the sub
jects with amounts of protein (aIbu-
mem and energy which are directly
comparable with those obtained by
many other persons from a mixed diet.
though IN general the Quantities were
smaller than is supplied by the diet Of
the average family.
at should be said that the persons
living on a fruit and nut diet apparent
~ maintained their normal health and
strength, and 1t Is only fair to con
clude that if for any reason such a
course seems desirable it Is perfectly
possible to select a diet made up Of
fruits and nuts, which, for long periods
ct any rate, will supply the body with
the requisite protein and energy. 1t
would be going too far to conclude on
the basis Of the California investiga-
ton that a fruitarlan Diet in general
IS equal or superior to the ordinary
diet"
In addition to the dietary studies.
number Of experiments in digestion
were made.
"In point of digestibllity both fruit
and nuts can be favor9bly compared
with other and more common food"
says Prof. Langworthy apparently Il
is fair to say that stomach digestion is
influenced by the nature of the fruit
and it's stage Of ripenes3. Mellow, sour
apples eaten knocked require two
hours for digestion and mellow sweet
apples one and one-half hours. About
five ounces of raw, ripe apples requires
three hours and ten Il inutes for diges-
ton, but if the fruit is unripe a much
longer time is required
I'm different countries opinions vary
markedly regarding the relative whole
someness Of raw and cooked fruit
Thus, the Germans use comparatively
little raw fruit and consiler it far less
wholesome than cooked fruit. In the
United States raw fruit of good quality
Is considered wholesome, being as much
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12
CATECHISM OF CIVICS.

Questions and Answers of Interest
TO Americans.
What are the principal, products OF
the United States?
Historical Novels and Health Foods.
Where is the Corn Belt located?
It extends from tie Chicago Ex-
change to Trinity Church in Wall
street.
Does the climate vary much IN diff
ferent parts Of the Union?
Yes.
What is considered to be the hottest
region in the country?
Zion City.
And the coolest?
John D. Rockefeller's safe deposit
vault.
What common product is raised in
the same proportions all over the coun-
try?
Babies.
Are there any exceptions to this?
Yes Newport and South Dakota
What are these babies used for?
In the South, to run the factories; tE
the North, to furnish New Educational
Systems.
How is the Trust Crop grown?
BY magnates and the common peo
pie.
What is a magHate?
Almost any dishonest man who has
money enough to keep out of Jail.
And when the common people have
gathered the Trust Crop, how are they
paid?
In common stock.
Does this yield anything?
Oh, yes. When you squeeze 1t It
yields water enough TO make a good
circus lemonade.
What are the principal trades of the
United States?
Operating for Appendicitis, writing
advertisement poetry ana going out on
strike.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12
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DESERT CHAUFFEURS.


There is a desert product which is
essentially modern, and which must
be classed as a type OF the twentieth
century mining camp, says a writer
in the Outing Magazine. This is the
desert chauffeur, who opened the trail
of traffic between Tonapah and Gold
field, Nevada, and later drove his ma
chine on south to the camps Of the
Bullfrog district. It is distinctly pic
turesque, and is as thoroughg0ing a
pioneer in his way as the freighter is
in his.
Il can spot one of those desert auto
mobile drivers coming up street as far
as l can see him." said a man in Gold
field. "After he has been at it year
he looks like a sheep herder. He gets
that lOcoed look in his face and the
same kind Of a wild stare, and he looks
as if you couldn't get the dust out of
his system if you ran him through 4
stamp mill"
1t is one OF the many inc0ngruities
of those towns dumped down in the
heart of the desert to see the pos
pector and his burros turning out, tc
dodge the high-powered automobiles
which snort through the unpaYed
streets in squadrons. Nor have SO
many costly machines been wrecked
anywhere as on the road, if you may
call it such, between Goldfield and
BullfrOg. 1t is a stretch of sixty miles
Of lonely desert, without town or
house as a refuge in case of a break
down.
When I made the trip, says writer
1t was as cheerful a risk with respect
to reaching your destination as putting
out to sea in q f1at-bottomed skiff. The
law of the survival of the fittest haC
wrought its pitileSs work among thl
battered machines, and from the wreck
age doomed the commanding figure o.
one BILL" Brown, the only driver who
guaranteed to get you across, whethe
his auto held together or not
He had rebuilt his car several times
So little of the original material wa,
left that 1t suggested the present con
ditiOn of the frigate Constitution. Tn,
car had been shipped into the desert
ornate, elaborate, equipped with man,
glittering devices which "Bill' Brow
began to eliminate with ruthless hand
1t should furnish makers and owner
of automobiles with food for ref1ectio
to learn that this iconoclastic chauf
feur took thousand pounds Of weigh
from this machine before he had it run
ming to please him. When he had dis
carded a vast amount Of machinery ano
trimming, he tossed aside the body
and built new one from the sides o
packing cases, to save weight and max.
room for more passengers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
A WILD ENGINE.
900

CO He Fairview Express had steam
ed into the station at the east
ern terminus, the passengers had
gone to their homes or their hotels and
Bob Sutton, the engineer, having deliv
cred his cars to the "shifter," had run
his engine, big 3d." to its place in
the yard and gone home to dinner. 1t
was now II o'clock, and his start back
west again would not be made till
Fairyiew was q small place, with q
fight traffic, and two trips a day were
all Bob's train had to mike.
Nothing was to go out between IL
o'clock and 8, and Big 90 stood on a
yard track that had its switch open to
the main line outside. When the time
should come, therefore, all the engineer
would have to do would be to steam out
and put 90 at the head Of the train.
Sutton had missed his boy to-day,
and he did not understand 1t. Regular
" every day Harry came to meet his
father on his arrival, and to feast his
eyes on the Joy of his life, that great
putting, glorious steam giant of which
has father was the captain" Time
and again had the boy mounted to the
cab while his father was there, and ex
amined with enthusiasm every lever,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12
Travel.

The ideal vacation for school chill
dren combines recreation with pleas
urable acquisition of knowledge. The
educational processes should never be
interrupted, only varied. No form of
modern life fulfills these requisites so
amply as travel 1t interests, educates,
enthuses, invigorates, broadens and en-
mobiles. To be well Travelled is now
quite as much a part of finished edu-
cation as to be we'll read.
The world is large and it requires a
long time to see it all, so 1t is rot too
early to begin in youth. Moreover, 1t
very frequently happens that if travel
is not INDUCED In during early life, it
never will be. Upon attaining their
majority, many persons become engross-
ed In business, professional pursuits or
family cares and do not have the leis-
ure to crafty the instinct and passion
for travel. Parents of means, there
fore, might do we'll to consider the ad-
visibility of planning their chill
dren's vacations with liberal amounts
Of travel in them. The young folks will
enjoy nothing so much as vacation on
wheels behind ''the iron steed."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12
hook and the darkness Of utter obllv.

shock and the darkness Of utter obliv.
ionl
If you should happen to meet Super
intendent Sutton, Of the Falrview Rail-
road, in New York State, he will tell
you that the peculiar crook in his left
arm was caused by his being thrown
from a wild" engine one day at Bel
ton Harbor, when he was nothing but
an inquisitive, meddlesomo boy Of eight.
Perhaps he may be induced to tell
you the story Of the accident, as he told
1t to me, If you desire to hear it again,
but that would hardly be necessary, as
the whole thing Is set down here No,
not the whole story, for have not told
you that the first shock OF striking the
switch threw the boy off, and right into
a bed Of flowers near the station.
The superintendent always says that
he Is proud Of that crook In his arm,
for 1t saved whole tralnful Of people.
Chicago Daily News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12
Had Caught His Fish.

The late Susan 3. Anthony once at
tended a wedding in Rochester, and at
the reception she said to the bride
groom:
eff you want this marriage to be a
happy one, you must be as kind and
tender always as you are now. I once
knew a young couple whose marriage
had not turned out as happily as it
should have done. The wife said to the
husband one evening:
"'Before we were married, dear, you
were always giving me presents. Why
do you never give me any now?
"'My love- the husband replied, did
you ever hear of fisherman giving
bait to a fish he had caught?"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12

When the Cows Come Home.

AAOAAA0s
With klingle, klangle, klingle,
Way down the dusty dingle,
The cows are coming home;
Now sweet and clear, and faint and low
The airy tinklings from some far-off
tower,
Or gatherings Of an April shower
That makes the daisies grow
Ko-kling, ke-klang, koklinglelingle,
Way down the darkening dingle
The cows come slowly home.
Soft sounds that sweetly mingle,
With jingle, jangle, jingle,
The COWS are coming home;
Malime, and Pearl, and Florimel.
De Ramp, Redrose, and Gretchen Schell,
Queen Bess. and Sylph, and Spangled
Across the field l hear loo-oo,
And clang her silver bell,
Cooling, go-lang, golinglelingle,
With faint, far sounds that mingle,
The cows come slowly home;
And mother-songs of long-gone years,
And baby joys, and childish tears,
And youthful hopes, and youthful fears,
When the cows come home.
With ringle, rangle, ringle,
BY twos and three and single,
The cows are coming home.
Through the violet air we see the town,
And the summer sun a-slipping down;
The maple in the hazel glade
Throws down the path longer shade,
And the hills are growing brown.
To-ring, to-rang, toringleringle,
BY threes and tours and single,
The cows come slowly home.
The same sweet sound of worthless psalm,
The same sweet June-day rest and calm,
The same sweet scent of bud and balm,
When the COWS come home.
With a tinkle, tankle, tinkle,
Through fern and periwinkle,
The cows are coming home;
A-loitering in the checkered stream,
Where the sun-rays glance and CLEAN,
Starine, Peachbloom and Phoebe Phyllis
Stand knee-deep in the creamy lilies,
In drowsy dream.
To-link, to-lank, tolinklelinkle,
Ger banks with buttercups a-twinkle,
The COWS come slowly home
And up through memOry's deep ravine
Come the brooks old song and its old-time
sheen,
And the crescent Of the silver queen.
With a klinkle, klangle, klingle,
With a loo-oo, and moo-oo, and Jingle,
The COWS are coming home;
And over there on Merlin hill,
Hear the plaintiye cry of the whippoor-
will
The dewdrops lie on the tangled vines,
And over the poplars Venus shines,
And over the silent mill,
Ko-ling, ko-lang, kolinglelingle,
With a ting-a-ling and jingle,
The cows come slowly home.
Let down the bars, let in the train
of long-gone songs, and flowers, and rain
For dear old times come back again
When the COWS come home
Agnes e. Mitchell.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12
so THE OLD FOLKS SAY.

The old folks say, The times are changing
The bygone years were surely best;
Der land and sea, forever ranging,
Men wander now In vague unrest;
And faded are the green romances,
The morning light has died away,
The world has lost It's golden chancesI
So the old folks say.
The old folks say, The days are duller,
The sweetest songs are left unsung,
The spring was full of scent and color
Long, long ago, when we were young.
Above our heads the sky was clearer,
And warmer was the sunlight ray;
Yet heaven is now a little nearer,
So the old folks say.
The old folks say, Ills Maytime weather,
Play, children, to your hearts desire,
But leave us hand In hand together,
Beside the swiftly failing fire.
For earthly chains are near their breaking
And eyes are dim, and locks are gray,
But Loves a dream that knows no waking,
So the old folks say.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12
A Thorough job.

In the cooks absence the young mis-
tress Of the house undertook, with the
help Of a green waitress, to get the
Sunday luncheon. The furried maid
who had been struggling in the kitchen
with q coffee machine that refused to
work, confessed that she had forgotten
to wash the lettuce.
"WeIl, never mind, Eliza. Go on with
the coffee, and I'll do it." said the con.
siderate mistress. where do you keep
the soap?"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12
The Horseguard Fly.

Florida has a peculiar fly called the
''horseguard," which has the appear
ance of a hornet. This fly follows the
horses and catches the horsefiies that
settle on them, but does not annoy the
animals themselves.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12
The Beautiful Way.

The beautiful way
We are going to-day,
Every rude winter shall bloom liko tn
May;
And sorrow still seems
But an echo Of dreams,
While the light of eternity over =
streams
In that beautiful way
We are going to-day.
Atlanta Constitution.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12
Pathetic Ruin.

what was the most interesting ruin
that you saw abroad:"
We'll" answered Mr.. Cumrox, "the
ruin that most interested me was a
years income, totally demolished. =
Washington Star
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12
What They cor.

Il believe" said Hi Tragedy. "ths
they had hoped to catch the town vii
Hamlet but it was quite a fruitless e
fort"
no, not exactly Ruthless. repli,
Lowe COmerdy. Il understand the Il,
fruit was there in plenty althou.
somewhat aged Philadelphia Pres.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12

1t IS said SO often when a man d
it is wonder floral emblems are
made containing the words Hes 1
ter off"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12

Don't be mad if you are interrupted
when you are talking. 1t may have pre-
vented you from saying something fool
iSh
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12
willing to Compromise

"Well, it's no use your kickin',"
growled the cashier Of the restaurant,
finally. You ct the food an arguin'
about 1t won't help"
That's So" said the disguised pat.
ron; "let's forgive and forget"
"Eh?"
"FI forgive that miserable meal II
you'll forget that 1 had it."-Philadel.
phia Press.
Time flies so fast to the man past
fifty that he wonders when he takes his
clothes off at night why he went to the
trouble Of putting them on in the morn.
ing
Half the people who are said to bs
mean are simply tireSome.
Jealousy is the great force that prizes
men and women apart.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12

Hospitality Is often nothing ~
than loneliness.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12

Some people always take advice fr0"'
stranger.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12

Jealousy is the great force that prizes
men and women apart.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12

Half the people who are said to be
mean are simply tiresome.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12

Pail Mall Gazette.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-28
s TATISTI IFS uf
7 He PAST
WEEK K
Record of Marriages, Births,
and Deaths During Past
Seven Days.

The following is a record OF the
marriages, births and deaths during
the past week, as are of record in the
Offices of the county judge and city
clerk:
Marriages.
White-John Giogonotti and Nina
bielich, Franklin Moss Whiting and
Mary Burnadette Quina. Lucius Pea
cock and Lula Dreamer, A ]. Sneed
and Elizabeth Russ.
Colored-John Green and Henrietta
Watson. Jas. Springer and ,Aggie Nc
Kinley, John Harrison and Nellie
Robinson, Earliest Edwards and Emma
Porter. Henry Meyer and Pauline Boil
ton, Webster Maxwell and Efffe Wal
liams, Jake Little and Matilda Da-
Wis, Walter Harris and Rachael Stan
ford, John Burke and Callie Hartly,
son, Burrell Wingate and Eula Pot,
ter.
Births.
White-To F. P. Graham and wife,
girl; to A. A. Fisher and wife, a
Thy: to F. w. G.. Meyer and wife,
a girl; to John, Quigley and wife, a
! boy.
! Creole-To Ignatius Reache and
wife, a girl
Colored-To Andrew Caldwell and
wife. a boy; to Charlie Malone and
wife a boy.
Deaths.
| White-Infant of ]. MILAN, CASTRO
enteritis: James Lacoast, -, ex-
posure and old age; Mary Frances
Lamar, IL years; typhoid pneumonia
Charlottesville B. White, year
cholera infantum; Album Craige.
months. dysentary: Nancy Brantly
| Sc years, tuberculosis; Eliza Butler
so wears, organic heart. disease.