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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13
The Reason for 1t.

There's just as much human nature
in some folks as there is in others-it
not more said David Harum. Ar
earlier David-Colonel Crockett-found
plenty of it even in New York City
when he visited the metropolis in 1884
Coming out Of my hotel" he wrote
home, Il took notice that the rear OF
the city hall was built of brownstone
whereas the front and both sides were
Of white marble.
Colonel Jackson 1 said, why die
they use cheap stone on the back OF
the building and not elsewhereY
"'Oh,' said he, the poorhouse stood
back behind there when they built the
hail."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13
He Had Remamhara1

Hiram BObbs was absent-minded. He
admitted that himself. Still, even he
was occasionally surprised by his Owl
failings. One morning he reached his
office unaccOuntably late. Dear me! Y
he thought. "Where can [ have beenY
The answer was not Forthcoming. Hi,
ram sat down at his desk and took out
his pocket-handkerchief. 1t was tied
tightly in a knot
"Now," he exclaimed, "what was that
for? Oh, yes Marthy told me to get
my shoes soled."
With an air of resignation to the
whims Of womanhood he put on his hat
closed his desk, and went out to the
"soled-while-yOu cobblers. He
went in and sat down, took off his shoes
and settled back in a chair to read his
newspaper.
what is it, Mr.. Bobbs?'' inquired the
cobbler.
"What? Oh, -er-er-why-oh
yes! want my shoes soled.''
Pardon me, SIR" said the cobbler
'but 1 finished soling them only halt
an hour ago. They can't be worn out
yet, sir"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13

pie began to find Fred Funston a ia
m1l1ar name. They gave him a mag
niicent sword in Kansas when he came
home, and they talked Of making him
governor. He was raised to the rank
Of brigadier general Of regulars for
his bravery, and received a medal Of
honor.
Then came the stories of footing, and
Funston was accused Of stripping a
statue of the Virgin in a church in
Luzon and giving the robes to his wife
for wedding gift, He gave his quiet
denial to this, but the denial did not
reach as far as the scandal.
That was not enough for the critics.
He was accused Of taking to himself
the glory Of his men, and though he
again and again recounted the true
story Of the deeds OF his subordinates.
certain newspapers persistently printed
story that he was made general for
deeds he never performed.
But the United States government
has its war records, and history will be
compiled from these documents. Fun
ston will eventually, like all other he
roes, get the reward Of fame and not
the least chapter will be that devoted
to his service to a city visited by earth
quake and fire.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13

ened to the soul. Funston was accused
Of footing and also of usurping the
honors due to private soldiers, and he
met it with a superb Indifference, a
quiet retirement into himself
Why do Americans so dishonor
their heroes? Is 1t that our heroes
are not really great men, or that we
are, as a people, vacillating in judg-
ment, shallowly hysterical, and in
nately incapable Of approaching great
ness? 1t is an actual fact that the
wickedness of our reaction from adu-
lation is eventually forgotten, and the
deed of the great man comes to stand
forth clear and u%;ullied.
Who would reply today to the ques-
ton, What did Dewey do?" by saying,
HE gave away the nations gift?" We
were long ago ashamed Of ourselves; we
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13
NO MAN IS STRONGER THAN
HIS STOMACH.

Let the greatest athlete have dyspepsia
ana his muscles would soon fail Physi-
cal strength IS derived from food. If q
man has insufficient food he loses STRENGTH
II he has no food he dies. Food is con.
verted into nutrition through the stom.
2ch and bowels. It depends on the
strength Of the stomach to what extent
Eood eaten Is digested and assimilated.
People can die of starvation who have
abundant food to eat, when the stomach
ana us associate organs of digestion and
nutrition do not perform their duty.
Thus the stomach is really the vital or
gan Of the body. If the stomach is Wweak"
the body will be weak also, because it is
upon the stomach the body relies for it's
strength. And as the body, considered as
whole, is made up of its several MEM
Ders and organs, SO the weakness of the
Dody as q consequence of "Weak" Stom-
ach will be distributed among the or
gans which compose the body. If the
BODY IS weak because it is ill-nourished
that physical weakness will be found in
al the organs-heart, liver, kidneys, etc.
The liver will be torpid and inactive.
giving rise to btliOusneSs, loss of appetite,
weak nerves, feeble or irregular action of
heart, paIpitation, dizziness, headache,
backache and kindred disturbances and
weaknesses.
Mr.. Louis Pare, of Quebec. writes: uFor
years after my health began to fail my head
grew dizzy, eyes panied me. and my stomach
S0AN AAA IAlS GlI46s WD1I0 everything i
would eat would seem to lie heavy like lead
on my stomach. The doctors claimed that
1t was sympathetic trouble due to dyspepsia,
ana prescribed for me. and although l took
their powders regularly yet felt no better.
Ny wife advised me to try DR.. Pierce's Golden
MeolcaI discovery and stop taking the doc
tors medicine. She bought me q bottle and
we soon found that began to improve. so
Kept up the treatment. / took on flesh. my
stomach became normal, the digestive organs
worked perfectly and l soon began to look
Pike different person. can never cease to
De grateful for what your medicine has done
Tor me and l certainly give it highest praise"
DON'T be Wheedled by penny-grabbing
dealer into taking inferior substitutes for
Dr. Pierce's medicines, recommended to
be vjuSt as good"
To gain knowledge of your own body
In sickness and health-send for the Peo-
pies Common Sense Medical Adviser. A
book of 1908 pages. Send 81 one cent
stamps for paper-covered, or 81 stamps
for clOth-bound COPY. Address DR.. r. y.
Pierce, 663 Main Street. Buffalo N. Y
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13

Are Americans more prone to forget
the deeds of their heroes than are 9TH
er nations? This is a question which
has often been asked when some popu-
lar IDOL, who, after basking in the
llmelight Of popular alteration, has sud-
denly awakened to the fact that the
plaudits Of the multitude may quickly
be changed to excavations.
The Spanish-American war, perhaps,
served to create more popular heroes
than all the events in the country taken
together since the great war Of the
rebellion. But it took but a short time
for some trifing incident to change the
current Of popular opinion. But SINH
lar events have occurred in other ma
tons. Perhaps no hero that England
ever had received the popular acclaim
that came to the Duke Of Wellington
after he won the battle Of Waterloo.
But It took only a few months for the
tide Of popular opinion to set against
him, and the same crowd that show
cred its praises upon the conqueror Of
Napoleon assisted in breaking his win
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13

dows before the echoes Of their first
clamor had died away.
The close Of the last century gave
Dewey, Schley, Hobson, Funston. One
after another their names were emblaz-
oned across the heavens, and it is not
saying too much to declare that each
one Of them for a time was actually
the most-talked-of man In the world.
And each one Of them has passed into a
haze Of comparative oblivion. All but
one Of them might stand today on a
busy corner and the world would pass
by without especially remarking them.
the splendid part he took in the San
Francisco disaster.
Perhaps it would be easier for an
American hero to take his retirement
to plain citizenship with more eQua-
nlmity If the American people did not
have a way of first burying him in
floral tributes and then rending him
with insults and besmirching him with
mud. The jeers, the taunts, the jibes
came to each one of our last crop of
heroes one after the other, just as the
mad ovations were dying IN the air.
Then came the actual moment Of hero
ism for their tired souls and not until
then. Dewey wept with indignation
and wrung his hands, and even de-
clared half-formed intention Of leav-
Ing America forever. Schley demanded
a court Of inquiry, got it, did not get
satisfaction, but was stigmatized with
dilatoriness, vacillation, and actual
failure to obey orders, his glory all
stamped into the mud.
Hobson received the worst onslaught
Of all in the mock adulation of women
and the torrent Of ridicule from men.
Though it is not recorded that he ever
wept over it, he must have been sick
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13
windmil1s as Newspapers.

In Holland births, marriages and
deaths, instead of being recorded in
newspapers, are indicated by windmills.
When a miller gets married he stops
his mill with the arms Of the wheel in
a slanting position and with the sails
unfurled. His friends and guests fire.
quently do likewise with their mills. in
token Of the ceremony. To indicate
birth the wheel is stopped with the
arms in a slanting position, but at
more acute angle than for a marriage
and with the two upper sails unfurled.
Should miller die the sails Of his mill
are all furled, and the wheel is turned
round until the arms form an upright
cross, in which position they are left
until after the funeral has taken place.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13
The Role Has Eyes.

The majority of people believe that
the mole is even "blinder" than the
proverbial bat, but the naturalists
know that such is not the case. Sir
John Lubbock and Carl Hess, the lat
ter a noted German naturalist, by care
full investigation proved that the mole
has eyes which are as perfect as those
of a horse or an elephant They are
very small optics, to be sure (onIy one
millimeter in diameter), but in the
matter Of reflection and refraction dc
not differ from the normal eyes in
larger animals.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13
TORTURED WITH ECZEMA.
Tremendous Itching Over Whole Body
Scratched Until Bled-Won-
derfu1 Cure NV C11tin11ra


Scratched Until B1ed-Won-
derfUl Cure by Cuticura.
Last year / suffered with a tremen-
dous itching on my back, which grew
worse and worse, until it spread over
the whole body, and only my face and
hands were free. For four months or
so l suffered torments, and 1 had to
scratch, scratch, scratch, until 1 bled.
At night when I went to bed things
got worse, and had at times to get
up and scratch my body all over, until
/ was as sore as could be, and until
/ suffered excruciating pains. They
told me that l was suffering from
eczema. Then l made up my mind
that I would use the Cuticura Rene
dies. l used them according to in
structions, and very soon indeed l was
greatly relieved. l continued until
well, and now 1 am ready to recon-
mend the Cuticura Remedies to any
one. Mrs. Mary Metzger, SweetWater,
Okla, June %, 1905"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13
HOW'S This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh than cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure.
r. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo O.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent
free. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13
COnclustOnS.

II notice." said the veteran trout,
that your young wife has disap-
peared."
Yes replied the other veteran, "a
fly dropped in the water near her this
morning, and without investigating she
concluded it was all right"
"Yes?"
Yes; so she jumped at the conclu-
sion and that concluded her. "-Phila-
delphia Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13

bed, and the doctors failing to help, be-
gan using Doan's Kidney Pills. The
urine soon came freely again, and the
pain gradually disappeared. have
been cured eight years, and though
over 10, am as active as a boy"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13

and she is often the bread-winner OF
the family. Whether she is sick or
well, whether it rains or shines, she
must get to her place of employment
perform the duties exacted of her
smile and be agreeable
Among this class the symptoms OF
female diseases are early manifest by
weak and aching backs, pain in the
lower limbs and lower part of the
stomach. In consequence of frequent
wetting of the feet, periods become
painful and irregular, and frequently
there are faint and dizzy spells, with
loss of appetite, until life is burden.
All these symptoms point to g de-
rangement of the female organism
which can be easily and promptly
cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound.
Miss Abby T. Barrows, Nelsonville,
Athens Co., Ohio, tells what this great
medicine did for her. She writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham -
II feel it my duty to tell you the good
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and Blood Purifier have done for me- Before
I took them l was very nervous, had dull
headaches, pains in back, and periods were
irregular, ] had been to several doctors, and
they did me no good.
Your medicine has made me well and
strong. / can do most any kind of work
without complaint, and my periods are alb
right.
II am in better health than l ever was,
and / know it is all due to your remedies. (
recommend your advice and medicine to ala
who suffer-"
It is to such girls that Mrs. Pink
ham holds out a helping hand and ex-
tends cordial invitation to correspond
with her. She is daughter-in-law OF
Lydia E. Pinlkham and for twenty-five
years has been advising sick women
free of charge. Her long record Of
success in treating woman's ills makes
her letters of advice of untold value To
every ailing working girl. Address,
Mrs. PinlSham, Lynn, Mass.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13

long ago admitted the right Of Dewey
to act as a gentleman and lover; al
though we still smile when we think
Of the great man SO enmeshed in love
that he was blinded to good sense. The
smile is casual, the imitation Of the
heart and the ennobling sense Of brav-
cry unparalleled Is lasting.
No sane American believes today
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13
The Location Of Nero.

Funny thing about the letter ~"
said Jigley. Just turn it on It's side
and it's z. Take the word Nero for
instance, and see how near it is to
Zero"
Eyes" replied Wiseman, "but Ill bet
Nero isn't as near to zero just now as
he'd like to be'-Phlladelphia Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13

in bad w eat b Q r
brought kidney trou-
bles on me, and I
suffered twenty years
with sharp, cramping
pains in the back and
urinary disorders. 1
often had to get up a
dozen times at night
to urinate. Retention
set in, and 1 was
obliged to use the ca
theter. I took to my
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13

It seems to take as much of a strug-
gle to make a mother buy an expen-
sive dress for herself, as there was
when she was a girl in keeping her
from It.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13

you ought to try taking long walk
on an empty stomach
"Why, doctor, 1 did the other day, af-
ter the races were over, and felt all the
worse for it,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13
at hasn't enough laughs in IL"

Fl. H. GREEN'S Sons, of Atlanta, Ca,
are the only successful Dropsy Specialists
In the world. See their liberal offer in
advertisement in another column of this
nAnpr
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13
FORGOTTEN HEROES.
IDoLlZED IN WAR; BARELY RE-
MEMBERED NOW.

Dewey, SchIey and HObsOn Would
BE Scarcely Noticed on a Street
Concentration Recalled by the
Great San Francisco Disaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13

Many who formerly smoked 1Oc cigars
now smoke Lewis "Single Binder
straight &c cigar. The best combination
Of the best tobaccos. Lewis Factory,
Peoria I'll
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13
Reasonable Enough.

And what are you going to do when
you're a manY asked the visitor.
I've been thinking" replied the bright
boy, "of starting an elephant farm in
Virginia"
An elephant farm?"
Certainly. Why not? They raise pea
nuts there" Philadelphia Ledger.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13
IN CONSTANT AGONY.

West Vtrginian's Awful Distress
Through Kidney Troubles.
W. L. Jackson, merchant, of Park
ersburg, w. Va, says: Driving about
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13

Mrs. Winslow's SOOTHING SYRUP for Children
teething softens the gums, reduces Inflammation AZ.
lays pain, cures wind collie. % cents bottle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13

After a man has been failure thir.
ty or forty years, don't expect him to
brace up and become a success.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13
CORDIAL INVITATION
ADDREssEDTOWORKING GIRLS
Miss Barrows Tells How Mrs. Pinks
hams Advice Helps Working Girls.

Girls who worlA
q r e particularly
susceptible to fe-
IN a l 9 disorders.
especially those
who are obliged
to stand on their
| feet from morn
ing until night in
stores or factoe
rieS.
Day in and day
ont The prsr.1 tells
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13
Easily Remedied.

"Your comedy" said the playwright,
who had read it through, sis excellent in
plot and good in dialogue, but it has one
fault"
''What is that?"
1T hasn't enough laughs in it."
Il can soon fix that" said the author.
Whereupon he took the manuscript and
inserted the word On ~ in two or three
dozen more places.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13
selfshness defeats itself sooner or

later. = =. = : - -
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-03-17
AND TREASURER'S
BOOKS FOUND CORRECT.
Expert Accountant An drew Rowland
Scores the System of Bookkeer-
ing and Takes Recommendation s
for Changes Finds that the
Waterworks are mot Earning
Enough to Pay the Interest on
Water Bonds.

The council held an adjourned meet
ing on Wednesday night to listen to
the report of Andrew Rowland, who
has been going over the city books
for the past two years. The report
was verbal, and will be reduced to
writing by next week, and will be
published in full if space permits.
Mr.. Rowland found that every cent
of the city money had been properly
accounted for by Clerk @. B. Burpee,
and Treasurer L. M. Larson.
He went thru the vouchers of both
the clerk and the treasurer, and drew
off statement showing each days
business, and the daily balance in the
hands of each officer.
In regard to the clerks office, he
found that the books were neatly and
accurately kept, but that according
to the books the clerk kept large
cash balance, sometimes several hun
dred dollars, on hand too long before
turning it over to the treasurer. In
fairness to Mr.. Burpee, however,
Mr.. Rowland took care to explain,
that this often arose from dating
water receipts, on the first of the
month, when in fact the money was
not received for several days.
In regard to the treasurer's office,
Mr.. Rowland found that some $50 in
terest had been paid during the year
1sO3-4 when the city in fact had
.moneys on hand. Tn fairness to the
treasurer, however, he stated that
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-03-17

the me ey n hand belonged TO slss
interest nd brary funds. and shonss
not be used to pay general issM&
warrants. He found, however, 5assks
the treasurer varied from this rule az
the end of 1904 5 in order to clean uF
the years business. Mr.. RoWiana
also explained that the real dlfficuaSy
was that the city had too large AN
interest fund and too small genera
fund, (there being about $330O RI
the interest fund at the present tlmeS~
He also found that the warrants haa
not heen properly cancelled, ara
made plea to the council to purchass
a cancellation stamp for the treasurer
Mr.. Rowland alsoSfound that during
the transition from village to a cltys
the salaries of the mayor and couneH-
men overlapped about two and ha1
months, and the city clerk, who was
raised from $35 toj 1915 in February
drew at the 1915 rate until April lst~
Subsequently his salary was set at Sass
aud Mr.. Rowland thought that maybe
the clerk was oyerpaid for the last
half of March. Counting all these
overpayments. Mr.. Rowland sas&
they made about $50, which if refund
ed, would just equal what the city
was paying him for the work.
He found that the waterWorks haas
profit of $4O0 last year and a deficit
of $500 the year before, but this was
exclusive of the $1,7 750 interest paid
each year.
Mr. Rowland spoke for three hours
and made many valuable suggestions
His work was exc emily done, and
on the whole reflects credit on t4ss
honesty of the past administrations
The suggestions that he made, hog-
ever were we'll received, and Willassaat
the city officials in still better per
forming their duty.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-03-17

lived at Hegbert in Swift county and
well knew the difficulties of the farm
er IN this section. He talked straight
to the point, and showed how the local
creamery is absolutely necessary to
the farmers prosperity. Mr.. Mcguire
also recommended that farmers should
keep record of just how much milk
each COW gave, and feed them accord
ingly. He was given the closest at
tention and as a result of his address,
the local creamery will be given much
better support.
The subject matter of these address
es will be given in later issues of THE
TRIBUNE.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-03-17
ONE CENT LESS
THAN NEW YORK
MORRIS CREAnERY WILL PAY
Top PRICE.
After April Ist, Cream will be Paid
for on the Same Day or Next
Day after it is Delivered.

Commencing April 1st, the Morris
creamery Association will pay cash
for all cream received on the day it is
received or the day following.
We are prepared to and will pay
cash for cream on the same day it is
delivered.
We will pay one cent less than New
York highest price for all cream de-
hVered at the creamery in Morris, at
least until further notice given by
publishing same in one issue of the
MORRIS TRIBUNE.
For some time past it has been
evident to this association that its
patrons would rather be paid for their
cream the day it was brought III, or
very soon thereafter and not have to
wait until the end of the month.
To remedy this and to give it's
patrons the service they desired, this
Association has decided to work upon
the following plan; cream will be re-
ceived any and every day in the week
by Mr.. Kading at the Creamery
though all who can are requested to
bring in their cream on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays.
At two O'Clock in the afternoon Of
each day-or very soon thereafter, all
cream brought i'll that day will be
tested and the amount of butter fat
determined. The results will be given
to @. B. Randall, the Secretary of this
Association, and that same evening he
will make out and mail to each
patron check for the amount owing
him for the cream brought in on that
day, Cor if any patron so desires he
will hold it until called for.) Thus all
cream received before two O'Clock of
any one day will be tested and the