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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-23

you say, you heathenl Sing it over
again to me! Just MARBLE it once more
want TO-"
you heard what 1 said, Smithy
You heard what I said!" interrupted
the explosive Pa. 'You are not so deaf
for an old lady! You haven't got your
earbobs on! 1 think that you heard
me remark that was going to do the
painful stunt! think that you heard
me articulate that 1 was about to dec
crate home, sweet home, with this can
of ready-made juice! think"
mo you don't, Hen Jones! No you
don't!" was the indignant ejaculation
of the exercised Ma "Do you suppose
that 1 am going to let you make a fool
Of yourself without a kick? Do you
suppose that am going to stand quiet
ly by and let you smear up the house
and ruin everything in it without a
yelp? You just bet that 1 won't, Mr..
zap! You just bet that I won't! |
have seen some of your artistic work
have seen you make a monkey of
yourself before! I have"
whats the matter with you, WON
an? What's the matter with you ducky
dearw roared Pa, in a thunderation
voice. whats aching you, anyhow i?
Can't do as I please in my own
house? Can't l improve my own prop
erty without calling a conference of the
squaWlful Smiths? Must l ask your
permission every time L want to do a
new turn? Must 1 consult your dear
mother every time 1 want to change
my diet? No, precious treasure! EN-
phatically no! want you to distinctly
understand that I am the only high
priest in this synagogue! 1 want to
tell you right here that I am the only
hen on the nest! What say goes. and
[ don't want any Smith help to push it
along Do you understand, Mrs. Jones?
DO you understand? 1 am going to do
just what my conscience dictates! l
am going to paint the interior of this
peaceful dove cote, and what is more
the procession will start in the sitting
room in just fifteen seconds!'
With this fiery assertion Of his lordly
rights Pa Jones picked up the package
of paint and hustled for the sitting
room, closely followed by Ma, and not
withstanding her strenuous objections,
was soon opening cans and unwrapping
brushes.
''Now then, madam" said the exas-
perating Pa, as he mounted the step
ladder, "just look this way and see
real thing paint! Observe your Uncle
Henry and get wise to the ways of
artistic skill Notice the delicate touch
of master hand Cast your search
lights on"
"Shut up, you simple sinnerp retort-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-23

Easter eggs, and when 1 heard about
Sansen's party, thought I'd color
maw's dress and have 1t ready"
A tragic silence followed. Abner look
ed up questioningly.
'She can't wear it no more" an
swered the girl, unsteadily; at turned
brown and green, and went all spotted
and speckled."
For a minute the silence was heavy
the Abner said, gently: "Never mind.
sallie; I'm real proud of you for try
Ing. Now you run along and help your
nav. You're a good girl, Sallie."
The child went back to the shabby
sod house with smiling eyes, and left
her father to his own devices. From
the force Of long habit he sat down to
cultivate his thoughts, while the bugs
and the weeds waxed strong among the
potatoes. What he thought to-day was
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-23

out yonder In the moonlight,
Go angels walking
andth Blended low.
AZ they
"Sleep
The Shepherd guardeth sheep.
Fast speedeth the night
Soon cometh glorious
Sleep weary may,
Sleep seepi"
The within sight
And hear the angels singing through
And lol throughout the prolong
The music of angels
"Sleep,
his
Hath folded o loving
sleep rrest-
"Sleep, sleepl
And with It's heavenly
80 through all time whose
Gods sIumbereth swe
"Sleep,
the away,
day
Sleep
sleepI"
Field
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-23
GAMBLING AND HORSE RACING.

- OST If not quite all the States have laws
I IA ~ against gambling, and the laws apply to all
1 I'VE 4 kinds of betting games Of chance and on
AszuaSHzzz horse racing But the laws have not been
kN&XYY(S rigdly enforced. The Western Union Tele-
VS@@@S1W graph Company until recently maintained
bureau of racing news which supplied to all
who paid the price the result horse all the
tracks in the country.
This news sold to what are known as pool rooms
Now pool room is not place where the game pool
is played with and balls but place where clerks
and aborers and messenger boys and other persons
small Income assemble to pool their bets the result of
race The money goes to those whose wagers laid
on the winning horse.
DemOralizng pool are, and forbidden by law,
1t Is difficult to suppress them Indeed those who
teresed in horse racing have influential that they
have secured laws States which permit betting
within track enclosure but make it a punishable
oense outside The Governor of New York has lately
nounced his intention of trying the passage
within the race track without.
Many persons maintain that there would be no great
tracks in the outskirts of New York Washington
money made by the gamblers; in other words they
lieve that the tracks gambling places and little
else.
It is not possible for any law to prevent from
backing with his money his opinion to the speed of
horse to prevent test of speed but it is possible
prevent the maintenance Of betting rings the
tracks, and thus from the of those weak
moral stamina the temptation squaner their
of horsefesh the money which they should for
their fames.-Youths Companion
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-23
PHONETIC SPELLING.

80 ARENTS Of children subject to modern meth
y Il DDS of instruction, rather lack of instruc
b ton, in spelling will be interested in the
kszuuz==va plea of Dr. E. Benjamin Andrews for the
ESNSRS1 adoption of phonetic spelling Truly it is
kfXF%EISSI5 timely subject
DR.. Andrews means we'll but is he wholly
consistent? Is there good and sucing reason why
the doctor should spell teacher with "a" and feed
ing with a double "e? Why should the "a" be pre-
served in "instead" and dropped from pleasure" and
"read| What necessity advantage in spelling it
come" when "kum" will the purpose backed"
when backt "bakt" would to fit any emergency?
These the puzzng questions that come up to con-
found and perplex the skeptic who willing to be con-
vinced.
The trouble to be that phonetic spelling as at
present urged is hitandmiss goasyouplease affair
Johnny has his idea of the way a word sounds
Jimmy has his and the good Dr. Andrews and so it
down the line that stretches to the crack of
doom.
1t may be that phonetic spelling is coming surely In
the future the air ship and the eghour Journey to
New York; but meanwhile it's advocates get to-
geher and settle few plain and easily absorbed rules
which will give the proverbia verisimitude to an other
wise bald and uncOnvincing method.
DR.. Andrews is an able and capable scholar Let
him perfect his system and give it to consideration
Otherwise must consider it what Artemus Ward that
great master of the phonetic school, called "goak"-
Chicago Post
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-23
Lacking in Erudition.

"a Boston company has secured c.
troll of New YOrk's pneumatic M.
tube system"
81 don't suppose the New York /
ders knew how to spell pneumatic.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-23

Genius is not rare; but plain, com.
mon sense Is.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-23

cupied less than half hour. It is burning shame
that the people of the Middle should regard this
question lightly they do. The sacred relations of
the home apparently very lightly regarded All that
makes life worth living in this way publicly ramped
under foot. and no willing undertake to
stop it-Tarm and Freside.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-23
SECRET DIVORCES.

HE whole State of Indiana has recently been
startled by the manner in which divorces
are granted. The secret divorce between a
prominent citizen and his wife, in which
even the papers were taken from the court
room to avoid publicity, is the latest sensa-
ton. In this case the whole proceeding oc-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-23

to the companies, making a settlement with the
companies the basis Of the premiums which they have
already paid and getting out In that they
rice little but they something the wreck
These policy holders unwise. Vast amounts Of
crookedness have been revealed in the big companies
policy holders fear that the the companies
also honeycombed with graft. This is an unsafe
deduction The companies which have run chiefly
for the benefit of their leading officials friends are
probably very few. And general housekeeping Las
taken place in those few Corrupt and exravagant Off
have been thrown out and who will run the
companies in the interest Of those who pay in the
eythat is in the interest of the policy holders-have
been installed great improvement has been forced
the personnel and the Of the big companies
This change, it is likely will be permanent
Under the conditions policy is worth more in
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-23
HANG ON TO YOUR POLICIES.

HE reports of the lapsing Of life insurance
policies make very unpleasant reading. APP
parently thousands of policy holders scat
tered all over the country are refusing to
pay any more premiums They are either
throwing away their policies altogether, and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-21
The Witches Dance

THIS should be the close of the even
Il ing's pleasure. Place a small table
in the middle of the floor and have
every one join in forming a big ring
IeaVlng an opening toward the door
Tor you. Tell them to close their ewes
uGht, as they stand taking hold of
hands, while you put out the light, and
10 keep their eyes shut until you light
it again.
Have already prepared a very large
bowl with as many raisins as there
are members OF the party, and at the
last moment pour over them a half Gun
OF alcohol and a tablespoonful OF salt
Have match in your hand and "a
you quickly set the bowl on the little
table in the centre of the circle light
the match and touch 1t to the alcohol
Then call them to open their eyes and
start the ring, all dancing round and
round as the weird greenish flames lean
up in the darkness.
Tell them each one is to plunge their
hands in the flames and get a raisin. No
one is ever burned in the slightest IL
they quickly thrust their hands in and
out again.
The greatest fun is to have prepared
beforehand as many slips of paper as
there are guests, with line of good
fortune written on each. Wrap each
one around a chocolate cream and then
wrap in tinfoil. Throw these in the
bowl instead of the raisins, and then.
to make it even more gruesome. you can
be dressed as a witch with a pointed
cap and wand, and say in sepulchral
tones:
''All those who would their fortune
know,
Must quickly test this fiery glow"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-21
The Ghostly Circle

TUST before going home form a circle
/ all sitting before the open ire. While
every one is in talkative mood, lust
after the refreshments. hand each one
Of salt saturated with pure alcohol
and a couple of matches. The hostess
starts the ball a-rolling by striking a
match and lighting the mixture in her
saucer. As the flames dart up and
the lights are low she tells as ghost
ly a story as possible. The story must
continue until the last flame dies ont
Each one In turn lights his or her
saucer and tells a story as weird and
gruesome as it is possible TO conture
and no matte what the situation ar
the time the last bit of fame. III,
story must stop. II in the middle OF
a word. All who tell complete story
and finish 1t before the flames die out
are entitled to prizes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-21

ones indicate overbearing manners. A
supple thumb shows the owner will
listen to reason and persuasion. very
stiff one indicates stubborness.
OF the mounts Cat the base of the fin
gers); The Mount % Jupite-, below the
first finger, If large, shows noble anbi-
ton Saturn, under the middle finger.
shows wisdom, success. Apollo under
the third finger, shows taste, genius.
riches Mercury. under the little finger.
shows industry and activity.
The lifeline, if well defined and well
colored, shows long and prosperous life
A break In IL means illness. Branches
leading out from II Indicate Il tendency
TO whatever the lines or mounts ap-
preached by the branches indicate. For
instance, leading toward Mercury prom
1SeS d marriage.
The heartline. If firm and unbroken.
indicates prosperity In love. If broken
indicates disappointmentS in love.
The line of ~ate, rising straight and
unbroken from the wrist, indicates IN
interrupted good fortune and success.
The headline, good and strong. shows
great brain power and common sense.
The line of marriage. long. deep and
well-formed, foretells a happy mar
rage.
Children are indicated by five up
ward lines from the middle or end of
the line OF marriage on the Mount Of
Mercury
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-21
0(R1E(UE}QE TELLING

ALLOWEEN without an hour o.
RI palm reading would scarcely b.
Halloween.
Let some one dressed as a witch or
gypsy conduct the seance, beginning
with this solemn announcement: La
dies and gentlemen: Nature makes no
errors. She has engraved the lines of
your fortune in your hand, which shall
now proceed to interpret
Supposing you act as the palm reader.
read carefully the following general d.
rections and you will be able to read
palms very well, indeed.
Remember these facts. first OF all:
The lines and mounts CT the left hand
are those formed by the acts of our an
ceStors, the character which we inherit.
The lines of the right hand reveal
what we have made of ourselves But
they do not necessarily keep US from
considerably altering our lives in the tu-
ture, as palmiStry allows for the free
will of every individual. Still, they do
Indicate what We are likely to be and
do in the future and what is likely II
happen to US
Now for details: A hand that is too
slim OF lacking in firmness indicates
weak character. One that is supple and
well proportional indicates capacity
for appreciating life's goods and pleas
ures If thick and hard, II indicates less
brain than brute instinct
If long and supple, with long, delicate
fingers, a sentimental. impulsive, en-
thusiastic, artistic temperament is indi-
Gated.
If short and somewhat square, with
fingers fat and bullying round at the
ends the owner has self-confidence is
practical enterprising, efficient, mod
est, moral rather than religious, lover
of humanity. animal life and nature.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-21
WHAT PALMS INDICATE

Soft palms indicate affection and a
tendency 10 luxury. Firm palms indi-
cate energy and vitality. Hard paIms
indicate lack of sympathy. Hollow
palms show ill-health. Palms tending
TO close rather indicate secretivenesS'
A tendency TO hide the thumb inside
the palm indicates covetousness
Large finger joints indicate good man.
ageTnent Long fingers show careful
ness, perhaps even tendency to worry.
Short fingers show quickness in thought
and action.
Short fore fingers show cheerful dis
position; long ones, vanity: medium, love
OF ruling. The second finger, If long.
shows morbidness; if medium, a we'll
balanced mind. The third finger, if short
a mercenary nature: if medium, a love
of admiration. The fourth finger. if
short, shows quick perception; II long,
great powers of expression; if medium
u progressive, energetic nature
The thumb is king of the hand. Small
thumbs indicate that the heart rules
the head. large ones show the head
governs the heart. Very small thumbs
indicate weakness of will, Very large
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-21
Helen's Masquerade Party
Why it Proved Such an Immense
Success

tered the room, and a hollow voice
announced, slowly and awesomely: 'Tf
a cat sits down at your side. you will
have lifelong peace and domestic
happiness. If 1T rubs herself
against you, or jumps into your lap.
you will be exceptionally happy. But
If all three cats avoid you, Ill fortune
is yours!'
Finally came a witches dance, to
the music of a weird witch-dance
tune. all of the witches joining ST.
lently in it-silently. that is. until
they broke out into giggles as a
shaft of light fell on this face and
that. revealing its identity.
COSTUMES REMOVED
Then all removed their costumes
and settled down to many Jolly Hal
loween games. for which Helen had
made ample preparations. many of
which are described elsewhere on this
page.
A light supper ended the party The
table was decorated with jack-o'-
lanterns and chrysanthemums. and
the refreshments were old-fashioned.
consisting Of huge platters of ginger
bread. heaps of apples and other or
chard fruits. quantities of nuts, rails
ms and candies, and, last of all. a
Halloween cake containing a ring
coin, thimble and a button.
The ring promised it's finder an eerlv
marriage, the coin great riches, the
thimble spinsterhood and the button
old bachelorhood
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-21
Some Halloween Traditions
Tlme-Honored Ways of Peeping
Into tbo E,,+,,ro
Into the Future

the mirror-not your own face and of
the right sex-it is your future spouse
Take bowl of water. place on the
surface a sheet of thin tissue paper.
and then. two persons at a time, lay a
well-greased needle apiece on the It's
sue paper. AS the needles behave to
each other so will the two persons. II
they make for each other. the two
persons will be ultimately attracted
and probably marry; II they move
apart, SO will the persons.
HOW FORTUNE FLOATS
Take half walnut shells and pour
melted wax into them, at the same
time laying short strings inside for
wicks. Light these and set the nut
shells afloat on the water Interpret
their behavior as you do that OF the
needles. naming each shell for per-
son.
a severe test is for the entire COM
pany OF boys and girls TO fill their
mouths with water and take up an en-
tire handful of salt apiece. Then filing
out OF doors. walk around the house
three times. Those who succeed in do
ing this without swallowing any water
or splitting any salt will find their future
mates in the first persons OF the oppo-
site sex whom they meet.
Place a wedding ring in a platter OF
-four. Let each one take his turn cut
ting with a knife. The one finding the
ring win have a fortune.
Hang a horseshoe in doorway and
give each guest a chance to throw an
apple through it from a certain dis
lance All who succeed will be lucky
all year.
Hide a ring, thimble and coin In
the room. All must hunt for it. The
one finding the ring viii be married, the
one finding the thimble will be single
and the one finding the coin will be
rich
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-21

w @s- Sss as's Pas.5 Ai sass
success? / don't remember
that she made any great
preparations for it," remarked her Aunt
Jeannette the following Sunday wnen
she stopped on her way home from
church to chat with Helen's mother.
Well replied Mrs. Graham, Il
think it was just because she did not
make any great preparations. 1t was
just what boys and girls party
ought to be-absolutely informal And.
too. there was much secrecy about it.
Even Helen herself did not know half
that was to be revealed on the night
of the party"
Helen's mother was right Informal
fly and secrecy-these were what made
the party such a success
The first question Helen settled was
the kind OF invitation to send out Be
ing quite a little artist in her way. she
decorated lot of plain cards with pic
lures of owls, bats, black cats, brooms.
etc, and on each one she lettered some
such rhyme as this:
Come Halloween night at s.
The witches will tell you your te.
Now lock In your bosom this plt
Or ill-lrck will likely be your lot.
With each card she sent this notice:
Masquerade party-devise your own
costume"
OF course, as it turned out almost
every guest was costumed as a witch or
wizard, with high-peaked caps, brown
stained faces. long brown robes and
carrying weird looking brooms. ne
l4sd black cats, live or stuffed. on their
Srooked backs.
1.-THE house was dimly lighted by
jack O. lanterns. over the faces of
which were pasted masks which were
as grinny and creepy in appearance
as Helen and her family could devise
The door was opened by mysterious,
unseen hands. and on the wall was
huge black paper hand pointing sol
EMMY up the stairway.
MYSTERY IN THE AIR
Every one involuntarily fell into
whispers, if they spoke at all The
hostess and her assistants received
them silently with outstretched
hands which. when grasped, sent
chiIls up and down backbones, for
they were cold and clammy (being.
in fact, gloves stuffed with wet sand
instead of the human hands that
were expectedl.
When all were ready and expectant
a deep-toned bell was solemnly in
toned; then a curtain was drawn
aside, revealing the Three Witches
of Macbeth" lowering over a steam
ing caldron. While two of them
stirred the "hell-broth" with huge
spoons the third croaked the famous
witch lines:
Thrice the brindle cat hath
mewed," etc.
Next the guests passed one by one
into a fortune-telling booth, which
was built UP in front of a large open
fireplace. Here the fortune-telling
witch foretold their fates by means
OF solder melted in a big iron spoon.
When dropped into water. the solder
took strange forms, which she inter
preted according to her fancy.
After this came a most sensational
episode-three huge black cats (per-
sons dressed UP to represent cats) en-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-21
Roasting Chestnuts

THESE may be roasted on a shovel
i held over hot Goals or upon the ton
OF the stove. Two are named and laid
side by side; IL they remain roasting
quietly, a long and lasting affection is
predicted between the parties: If one
or both hop away, it signifies a dis
agreement: those that persist in moving
about are tickle. while those that fly off
the shovel or stove are destined to
remain single another year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-21
Roasting Apples

- HOSE your apple and turn it seven
~ times in the hand as you silently
name q favored person. The apple
could be roasted on a boiler over e
kitchen fire if you have no fireplace.
While roasting, IL the apple roasts even
ly to the core and the number Of seeds
be seven or can be divided by seven, it
promises a bright future. If the core
prove worm-eaten, then appointment
Is sure to follow. while If the apple
there is fame and fortune in store
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-21
Alphabet Pumpkin

IN doorway hang pumpkin on
whose fat, yellow sides you have
previously burned the outlines OF
all the letters Of the alphabet with q
hot poker.
While some one keeps the pumpkin
rapidly twirling, let all the guests
take turns hurting long meat skewers
at the pumpkin. Whoever succeeds in
stabbing a letter may be assured that
that letter Will be the initial OF his
fate.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-21
Witch's Cave.

Try a "Witch's Cave Use ever
green and asparagus and chrysanthe-
NUNS to form a bower, which should
be lighted nth dim JACKIE Lanterns.
Inc witch, dressed in red and In un-
canny things of various sorts, Will
candle and a paper funnel Through
the latter each one must try to blow
Aeoi the candle flame after having