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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-08
old Tow of conversation. Talking thus
becomes out of date.

Suppose that a fine specimen Of an
old deer hound, very successful III his
business, should connect untold deer in
his park, fatten them up and then say
to his puppies: Here, boys, I've had a
hard life catching these deer, and l
mean to see you enjoy yourselves. I'm
so used to racing through the woods
and hunting that 1 cannot get out Of
the habit, but you boys just pile into
the pack and help yourselves ASuch
deer hound as that would be scorned by
every human father. The human faith
er would say to such a dog: Mr..
Hound, you are simply running these
puppies Too much meat and no exer-
else will give them mango and seven
teen other troubles, and If distemper
doesn't kill them they will be a knock
kneed, watery-eyed lot Of disgraces to
you. For heavens sake, keep them
down to dog biscuit and work them
hard" So writes Andrew Carnegie,
in the Empire of Business. 1t was
President Garf1eld's doctrine that "the
w
born to is poverty" Wealth may some
times be an unmixed blessing to him
who acquires 1t, but 1t can seldom be
such to the son who inherits it. The
chief good of wealth lies in the effort
through which 1t is created, not in sat
isfaction of possession. Possession of
wealth may make life easier but in the
same degree that 1t does that it de-
stroys the natural stimulus to exer-
ton, which alone makes the man. If
we look at the secure possession Of
wealth as the main end Of life we may
regard the heir to fortune as indeed
lucky. But, even then, Is 1t we'll to
have the end of life come at the begin
ming? Lots Of men who have inherited
great wealth have made much Of their
lives In spite of 1t. They have found
other fields for effort, other f1llips to
their ambitions. But such is not the
rule. Ordinarily the son of very rich
man proves less a man than his father
was. The boy born with a silver spoon
in his mouth is apt to content himself
sucking that spoon. He sees others
striving for wealth and concludes it
must be good thing, though he cannot
know why, for the man who has felt
nothing of the evils Of poverty can
know nothing of the real advantages Of
wealth. He has the wealth but not the
power to enjoy 1t, because he cannot ap-
preciate it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-08
OUGHT TO BE GERM PROOF.

Buildings To-day Are Constructed
Upon Correct Sanitary Ideas.
Hundreds Of thousands of men in
this country divide their life into two
parasitic time they spend at home
and the time they spend in their offices.
Perhaps an hour or so of each day is
spent in a dirty, stuffy street car or
crowded train. Eminent doctors say
people should spend at least three
hours each day in the fresh air, but
the average man is vastly too busy to
do that. Therefore, it is essential that
buildings should be kept in a clean and
sanitary condition. That they are not
is more often due to ignorance than
anything else.
Dust, dirt and disease constitute the
bane of towns and cities. Dust is really
one of the greatest enemies of the hui
man race. The streets are full of it. 1t
is carried by the winds, blown through
open windows, inhaled in the street
cars and thousands of office buildings
and public institutions of all kinds ac-
cumulate their full quota of it. 1t is
unnecessary to explain that dust is
often laden with disease germs. Espe-
cially is this true of towns and cities.
And this makes it imperative that
buildings in which many human beings
pass a large part of their time should
be clean and sanitary. Cleanliness con-
Sists of attention to details.
After consideration it is easy to I'M
derstand why the country dweller lives
much longer than the city man. He
does not have to inhale the death-laden
dust in which the city abounds He is
not forced to stay in insanitary build
ings from seven to twelve hours a day.
He breathes pure air.
Of course, there is really no solid
reason why office buildings, schools,
hotels or public and private institu-
tions of any kind should be i'll ventilat-
ed or that the air within them should
be continually laden with dust. Proper
and regular cleansing, strict attention
to ventilation is doing much to make
the modern building as nearly germ
proof as possible.-Building Manage
mpnt
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-08
A Trying Patient.

1t was easy to see how, in COM
munity seven miles away from a regu-
lar practitioner, Martin Lane had won
his prefix of DOC" When asked by
strangers to what school of medicine
he belonged, he always replied, Il
don't hang on to no school. doctor
by sense"
Occasionally there came times when
doc" Lanes methods failed to give
satisfaction; he then withdrew from
the case with much dignity, and made
his statement to the world at large.
az don't dicker with Eben jenkins
any more" he said, firmly, to an in
quirer one spring. Hell have to get
through the summer the best way he
can.
Give times now I've cured that man
of dyspepsy-s starved it right out of
him; and the minute he's cured he be-
gins to eat again.
I'm done with him now for good
and all. Such folks don't help my rep
utation a mite"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-08
Lord Roberts Returns Fire.

Lord Roberts once found himself
among new friends in a London club.
There was a very tall man present,
who, evidently believing himself to-
shine as a wit, seized every opportu-
nifty of raising a laugh at other peo-
pies expense.
On being introduced to Lord Rob-
erts, the wit bent down patrOnizingly
to his lordship and remarked:
81 have often heard of you, but"
shading his eyes with one hand as
though the famous general, being so
small, could be seen only with diff
culty-'I have never seen you"
To this Lord Roberts promptly re
Piled:
81 have often seen you, sir, but
have never heard of you" -Philadel-
phia Record.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-08
BIGGEST BUG IN THE WORLD.
Hercules Beetle of Central and South
America Is Giant.

Hercules Beetle of Central and South
America Is a Giant.
To the Hercules beetle, a giant
among insects, which is found in GER
tain portions Of Central and South
America, as we'll as in the island Of
Dominica, one of the British West In,
dies, belongs the distinction Of being
the biggest bug in the world, says the
New York Herald. In appearance this
creature is anything but progresses
ing, and looks as if it belonged with
pink snakes, purple spiders and other
creatures of the Imagination.
1t is a common trait Of tourists and
travellers to- make little of anything
seen in foreign lands, especially in the
little West Indian islands, and to de-
clare that similar things Of vastly
greater size or better quality occur in
Gods Country" When they run
across the Hercules beetle, however,
they are obliged to acknowledge them
selves beaten.
Although so formidable in appear
ance, this insect is perfectly harm
less. 1t lives in the heavy forests and
feeds on the sweetish sap or gum Of
native trees. The larYa, or grub, is
about four inches long and as thick
as a mans thumb and looks like a
huge white maggot. 1t is considered
a delicacy by the native negroes and.
caribs, who roast it in hot ashes and
say that It tastes like roasted nuts.
Clumsy in appearance, the Hercules
beetle possesses great power Of fight,
and in the outlying villages it is not
uncommon for one of these huge crea~
lures to enter the native houses be-
ing attracted thereto by the lights. The
invariable result is a prompt eXtin-
gushing of the candle by the wind
created by the beetles buzZing wings,
accompanied by the screams of the
inmates of the house, who imagine q
tumble, or evil spirit, has invaded their
dwelling.
A popular idea among the natives is
that the Hercules beetle saws off limbs
of trees by grasping them between the
two horn-like appendages and flying
round and round. This is a manifest
impossibility, as the insect has little
power in the horns, and, moreover,
the upper one is lined with a soft vel
vety hair, which would be rubbed off
at once by any friction.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-08
Caustic.

Recently a wearied looking little
mother, carrying a small baby, boarded
a street car and took a seat next to
two men who were earnestly engaged
in conversation. Neither Of the men
was very handsome, and it must have
required considerable nerve on their
part to hand out their photographs
among their friends unless the pictures
had been previously retOuched with
sandpaper. In few minutes the baby
began to cry with a reliable yelp that
could be heard above the din of the
street babble for half a block, and, with
a grouchy glance at the youngster, one
of the men arose and peevishly re-
marked to his pal:
Il think we had better sit over here,
Jim
This ungallant act plainly embar-
raised the little mother, but she was
equal to the occasion
ut won't do a bit of good to change
your seats, gentlemen said she in a
finely sarcastic voice "The baby can
see you quite as plainly over there as
he could here"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-08
LUCKY CHARMS AT BRIDGE.

superstitiOus Women Dislike to Play
without a TaIisman.
Jewels about which some virtue Is
supposed to linger is a superstition as
old as time. But a new set Of charms
has been brought into existence By
what Is known as bridge luck" There
are charms Of almost lnconceivable
variety which superstitious women
carry about In the firm belief that they
are Indispensable to their success at
cards, and why doubt it? Thought Is
very potent; therefore, If one thinks q
charm is lucky 1t becomes so because
it is willed to be. True, the unimagin-
alive, unsensitive person cannot posi-
bly, see why the woman with talisman
turns up the right card or wins point
so much oftener than one who has for
gotten to bring the charm to a sitdown
rubber. 1t is useless trying to explain,
but let the fact suffice, for it is said
that some players go to the point Of
keeping the lucky object in their hand
till the last card Is played.
And these lucky charms? Some are
rare and precious stones Genuine
Egyptian scarabs are always in re-
quest. Travellers pretend they are Inn
bued with occult power, provided they
are the real thing, while from India
comes the inkh. The inkh has a repu-
tation for bringing the smiles Of for
tune that can't be matched. A lady
well known among the highest Of bridge
sets in London carries a miniature joss
which she declares brings her contin-
ued good fortune since it first came
into her hands and which she guards as
zealously as If it were some priceless
gem. In appearance the joss couldn't
we'll be more hideous, but it is pos
sibly it's malevolent eye that wards off
the evil Of her charmless partner.
What would be the effect Of having two
Chinese gods at the same table may
not be contemplated with composure.
Superstition draws the line at dupli-
cates.-Boston Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-08
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The velOcipede was invented by Drais
in 1917.
Steel needles were first made in Eng
land in 1915.
Coal oil was first used as an illu-
minant in 1926.
The first pair of spectacles was made
by an italian in 1899.
The Times of India reports the COM
pletion Of a crematorium for Europeans
at Calcutta; which is the first estab-
lished east Of Suez.
Seventy-two horse-racing clubs have
been organized in Japan. Most Of them,
the Japan Mail says, were established
for gambling purposes only.
The Toxic Nichi Nichi remarks that
zone days pay for an American work
man in San Francisco represents a
fair monthly stipend for japanese"
The London Globe expresses the
opinion that if the Liberals remain
much longer in office cOnsols will be
given away as a premium with a pound
OF tea.
Marie Fassnauer, giantess, has ar
rived in London. She is eight feet in
height, $50 inches around the chest and
weighs 343 pounds. The Evening
Standard expresses a hope that she is
not suffragette.
German capitalists have established a
glass factory at Poshan, China, town
OH the Tsingtau-C hinan-fu railway; a
sugar refinery at Tsingtau, Of which
the daily output will be 200 tons, re-
quiring $4,000 tons of raw sugar annu-
ally; also a soap factory.
The Hindoos have on their Hull,
March 81, a day on which they play
FRANKS similar to hose in vogue here
OH April 1. They send persons with
messag es to fictitious individuals or to
those sure to be away from home, and
enjoy laugh at their disappointment.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-08
THE REAR-GUARD.
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The manager of the construction de-
partment of the Pleasant Valley cleo
trio road was greatly disturbed when
Judkins, the foreman, came in and said
that he could not go on with the work
on account of two women and baby.
The Chicago Tribune tells the story.
"Well," said the manager, "this is all
nonsense. We have the right of way,
and the road is going through where it
was surveyed. I'll go out and see to
it myself"
The foreman went out with a smile
on his face, and the young manager
followed him to where the construction
of the road had come to full stop.
In front of a dilapidated structure
was seated girl, rocking a baby. Back
of the girl, sitting on the low step, was
q weary-looking woman.
The manager approached and said:
MADAM, are you aware that you are
obstructing the progress of our work p
ST reckon l am. That's what Susan
is there for; that's what I and the kids
are here for. We propose to shunt
your road off to one side"
"But, madam, the line has been sur
veyed. You will have to move. Your
place has been condemned. You will
be paid for it. The Law"
Don't know any law" she interrupt
ed, "nor don't want to. 1 know that
your road, even if it was backed by
the President, can't run through our
kitchen and tear up our yard where
Jimmie is buried"
The manager passed round the
shanty. Under a stunted apple-tree
was a small marble slab with a few
flowers growing about it. He drew near
and read the wordes carved upon the
stone:
James Slocum-Aged II.
He saved four hundred lives in
Pleasant Valley in 1900.
Jimmie was drowned.
There was a soft tone in the mana
gers voice when he reappeared at the
front and said to the woman:
"Your son was drowned, it seems
Eyes, Jimmie was drowned. He rode
Black Bess down the valley to warn
the folks when the big dam busted up
in the hills. Every one was saved, but
while he was crossing the bridge it
went down with him an Black Bess.
I'VE amt ever been able to buy a
stone for Bess. The apple-tree that's
over her seems a likely thing instead
Of a stone"
Madam, you will not have to move.
Where is your husbands?
Upstairs readin' the gospel SOS not
to let his temper get the best of him.
He's got his shotgun, and"
"Well, good-morningw and the man
ager and his men moved on.
The matter was laid before the di-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-08

How intensely practical and sensible
q much Of the modern missionary work
q shown by DR.. Wilfred I. Grenfell
the medical missionary Of the Labra-
dor coast In a recent address de-
scrIptive OF his work he said, 1--WE
paid more attention to benefting the
poverty-ridden people by aiding In
their physical welfare than by preach
ing and prayer. We established hos
pitfalls to care for the sick, opened
stores where clothing and food and
tobacco could be obtained at a lower
price and of a better quality than in
the regular stores. We helped to teach
the fishermen more about their bust
ness OF fishing and the conditions un-
der which they lived, and how they
could better the conditions; and by
30 doing we accomplished a greater
good than might have been wrought
by a host of preaching and praying
missionaries who ignore mems bodies
In the cure Of their souls"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-08

from the medicine depend greatly on
the regularity with which the medicine
is administered. In order to assure ac-
curacy in giving the medicine this de-
vice was designed, 1t comprises a cas-
ing which can be attached to or detach-
ed from any bottle containing medicine
to be used. In the center is a rotary
dial on which are indications of time.
Above the dial is flap, on which is
printed the words, next DOSE" with an
arrow pointing to the time. Below the
dial is a flap containing the name of
patient, the intervals of doses, etc. AS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-08
Animal Shells

1t is a curious fact that the shells of
certain animals, such as cephalopods,
brachipOds and some bivaIyes, are
commonly marked by retrogressive
changes as age advances The old
man returns to second childhood in
mind and body" states a well known
scientist as Washington, and ''the
shell Of the cephalOpOd has in old age,
however distinct and highly ornament
al the adult, very close resemblance to.
its own young"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-08

binary hooks used
by transfers is al
ways very great.
The h oles thus
punched in the bag
allow the contents
to escape, causing a
loss to the owner.
To obviate this dan
ger a Maine invent
or has designed the
bag handler shown
in the illustration.
L. ,01A1n nf @hA
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-08

Some Of our boys seem to have the
gymnasium craze. That is right and
proper, but after all the cheapest and
best gymnasium In the world and one
that will exercise every bone and mus
Gle In the body is a fat piece of steel
notched In one side, fitted tightly into
q wooden frame, and, after being
creased on both sides with a bacon
Rind, rubbed into a stick of wood
lengthWise on a sawbuck.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-08

Members Of Congress discussed with
the President recently the desirability
OF paying an annual salary Of $4,000
10 the American members Of The Hague
Court of Arbitration, so that they
might devote their whole time to con-
liberation OF international matters.
The friends of peace will be delighted
60 have a salaried court to which the
nations shall take their disputes, as
private citizens appeal to our Supreme
Court
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-08
DUST CANNOT EsCAPl

DUST CANNoI EoOArE made in two Sec
tions, one half being hinged to the
other.
The ashes are taken directly out Of
the fire and placed in the top of the
sitter. The sitting is accomplished by
means Of a wire screen operated by a
handle at the side. The screen is in
visible, the opening in the side of the
can to allow free operation of the ham
die being very small. There is thus
small chance for the dust to escape. A
small opening in the lower end serves
to afford a method of dumping the
waste.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-08

The tributes to the late Mr. Aldrich
not only as a writer of prose and verse
but also as a fascinating talker has
again raised the question as to wheth-
er brilliant conversation Is getting to
be one Of the lost arts and If so why /?
It is an old query. Many years ago
the late Josiah P. Quincy, writing OF
social life in Boston in the old days,
told how people passed their evenings
In the light OF pickering c, dies. Read
ing and studying were difficult under
such circumstances and the art Of
conversation flourished I'm the house
hold. The conclusions Of thoughtful
men and women upon matters of cur
rent interest were talked over. Then
came the argand lamp, which initiated
a deterioration in social intercourse
and instead Of talking about these and
other subjects no difficulty was ex-
perienced in reading all about them in
books, magazines and newspapers. And
now we have improved gas burners and
electric light, further interruptlnG the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-08

As the soul-weighing experts cannot
get In their fine work until we are
dead, there is nothing to prevent us
from going through life believing that
we have souls that weigh more than
the Boston variety.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-08

sill. Formerly, es-
pecially when cook
ing, the housewife
was compelled to
have the three sep
arate utensils with
in cOnve nj e n t
reach ready for in
slant use. 1t would
hardly be possible
to recommend the
use of this three
faced article for
table use, but its
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-08

rectors, and the Pleasant Valley cleo
trio road takes turn to the left and
rounds a small structure with a marble
slab in the back yard under a stunted
apple tree.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-08

Bradstreet's report that trade condi-
lions continue to improve would seem
to indicate that the average American
"a attending strictly to business and
not worrying about Wall streets little
battles.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-08

ing purposes will be instantly recog-
nized. Near the end of this unique
utensil is the bowl of the spoon, at the
extreme end the prongs of the fork
and on one edge of the bowl a short
cutting blade for the knife.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-08

Anyway, young John D. Rockefeller
can show the country that it is better
FOR the son Of a rich man to teach a
Bible class and contribute to the mis-
sionaries than to throw his money at
the birds,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-08

of unc0nSumed coal
would be saved if
it was known that
the ashes could be
sifted without dan
g er of ruin i n g
clothes. The ash
sitter shown here
looks ideal in con-
struction. 1t is cyl
indrical in shape
and made Of sheet
metal. The cover is
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-08

Mark Twain receives 80 cents word
for everything he writes, which IS as
much as ex-President Cleveland gets
for words that are three times as long
as Marks.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-08

the accompanying
illustration. AS
physicians invaria-
bly, order the med
icine prescribed to
be taken at stated
intervals, it re-
quires one PERSONS
individual atten-
ton to see that the
medicine is given
to the patient at
the proper time.
IN fact, the bene-
fits to be derived
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-08

None but a pessimist will worry
about the prediction that water will
sell for 10 cents a glass three hundred
years from now A true optimist will
expect to get two glasses for quarter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-08

1t is not likely that either the fishes
or the ducks will be able to recognize
much difference in Mr.. Grover Cleye-
land since he has passed the 70-year
mark.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-08

Mr.. Taft Is human, and would I'M
doubtedly be pleased if the people
should give him the presidency, but
be will never claim that he looks like
Lincoln In order to boom himself.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-08

~ But wouldn't school to teach young
people how to make love, as has been
suggested, take all the individuality
out Of the game?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-08

A Toronto paper wants free street
cars, but neglects to say whether 1t
also proposes to agitate for free gro
ceries and building lots.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-08

A Chicago man has been arrested for
passing counterfeit money. Somebody
should take him to one side and tell
him that the war is over.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-08

A Western preacher advises young
people to take a book with them wher-
ever they go. One they will ind
good deal OF use for is the pocketbook.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-08
me True Fisherman.

Fishermen have more philosOphiI
view Of chance and fate than any other
brotherhood. A writer in Fliegende
Blaetter gives an illustration:
you'll find there are no fish in that
pond"
''What did you tell me for? Now
you've spoiled my whole days fishing