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made it look fairly decent.
For 81 a florist delivered six very thick
plants of California privet each more than
four feet high. These were planted In
three clumps of two plants each and
made three decidedly fine looking shrubs
By taking care to puddle the holes with
water as soon as they were in and before
the earth was filled in, the plants were not
checked and flourished from the very
beginning. OF course, this little plot was
not a beauty spot; but it was at least
saved from being an eyesore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-14
To Cover Brick or Stone.

Boston Ivy il probably the best of the
climbers 10 cover unsighuy stone walls.
The leaves are so thick that they make
solid green cloak. As they turn to rich
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-14

her juicy. beautiful blossoms. Indian pipe
still grows where man leaves the merest
patch of moisture and woodland shade.
Over fences and dead trees In every part
of the land runs the tangled growth of the
wild honeysuckle.
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money, time and energy to improve the
place.
But there is great life saver for just
such emergencies. That is the common
California privet The photograph here
shows a suburban house that thus
improved within week after the occupants
took possession. The first thing they did
was to rake the lawn. 1t had to be done
three times. Then a lawn mower went over
it, Although there were more dandelions
and other weeds than grass, the moving
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w scarlet geraniums produced this
very effective and pleasing group
ing of colors. The three colors, when the
proper tints are used, are not in the least
discordant or homogeneous even gaudy.
On the contrary, they formed most har-
monious and agreeable massng of tints
The clematis that formed the magnificent
vine shown here is a clematis paniculata,
which is by all means the best for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-14

TT HREE wild American beauties are
these. that do not flee and disappear
before civiliZation's approach, but
stay to the last moment till building abso-
lutely stamps them out. In every neglected
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-14

little wave Of applause ran round tina
table. II like these ideas from the
Gordon brainbox. 1 like them so we'll
that with his help 1 am going to carry
them out. If he wants to do so he can
call the coming library by my name
it was his own suggestion. It will be
a good library. l promise him that.
There is to be a hall In 1t, a modern
hall, that will seat 600 people, and
there will be a fund set aside for Sc
curing popular talent for his lecture
course. All these details will be left
in his hands on one condition-he is to
take charge Of the entire work, both
as manager and librarian. Acting on
his suggestion 1 have purchased the
lot where the building is to stand. Next
week my architect from the city will
come here to consult with him. To
morrow he will meet with his fellow
trustees, Judge Grayling and Banker
Henry Wlckham and formulate his
plans. At the same time he will begin
to earn the salary that 1 have decided
10 give hlLn IL lCu VI LIS wages DIS d
weigher at the Cameron mills" He
paused and smiled. Il trust he will
find it shows q satisfactory increase
over his present emolument as a weigh
er, but at the same time he mustn't
forget that he Is handling affairs of
much greater weight" He raised his
glass. Gentlemen" he gravely said,
81 want you to drink to the health and
prosperity Of Thomas Gordon, a young
man with ideas !"-Pennsylvania Grit.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-14
SCORES WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Novelist Says the Fair Sex Are I'm
fitted for 1t.

Novelist Says the Fair Sex Are I'm
fitted for 1t.
In London interview Marie Corelli,
though her profound contempt for man
In every respect remains undiminished,
does not believe in woman suffrage.
She claims she now can direct fifty
mems votes at election in any way she
chooses, but says her power would be
destroyed if she had vote of her own.
"If," she says, woman has the nat
ural heritage OF her sex, the mystic
power to persuade, enthrall and subju-
gate man, she has no need to come
down from her throne to mingle in any
of his political trays"
She scores woman remorselessly for
allowing herself to be given away In
fashion papers.
There" she says, "man sees woman
as the fool rampant. She Is depict
ed as semi-bald, holding her wig in one
hand, ready to put 1t on. She is shown
in a haIf-nude state, thin and scraggy,
but again unblushingly holds artifcially
nodded plump portions Of her body,
which nature has failed to supply, in
readiness to fasten over the hollow
places. She is exhibited plainly and
Ditilessly as a swindle.
do women imagine that men never
look at such papers? Never perceive
the bold, prominent challenge Of these
degraded advertisements, which In
struct them as to what painted, pow
dered, padded, dyed, frizzled shameless
crea ture a woman may be- and often Isl
"a casual study Of our modern Ia
dies pictorials will convince the most
optimistic male supporter Of woman's
rights that a majority Of the fair sex
Is not as yet in any way fitted for the
franchise"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-14
Tom Corrin,s Education.

The father of Tom Corwin, the IA.
nous Kentucky statesman, orator and
wit, felt that he was too poor to make
a scholar of more than one child Of his
large family, and so the elder brother
Matthias, was kept at school and
Thomas placed at hard work on the
farm. The breaking Of a leg proved a
happy incident In the life OF the boy,
as the enforced confinement gave him
time for devotion to his beloved books,
and he committed a Latin grammar to
memory. Upon his recovery he again
importuned his father to send him to
school and, meeting a refusal, deliber-
ately broke his leg the second time that
he might have leisure to study. His
heroic determination to learn resulted
IN his being placed in the same institu-
ton attended by his brother, where his
natural ability and great industry
gathered thorough knowledge Of the
best English literature and a fair ac-
quaintance with the Latin classics
Ohio Magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-14
WELCOME STEAMER BASKETS.

Fortunate Recipients Can Scarcely
Wait for the Boat to Leave Dock.
The steamer basket has grown to be
as exciting an institution as the Christ
mas stocking, says the Boston Herald.
Such nice things are tucked In" in the
fruit line, with boxes OF choice confec-
lions and sweets, and the whole COW
cred with flowers gayly tied with rib
bons that a departing passenger can
scarcely wait for the boat to leave It's
dock before beginning its exploration.
Among the welcome sweets are social
lime minis" and candied ginger, which
are considered delightful in case of sea
sickness.
A young woman, who had just re-
turned from a two months motor trip
abroad, tells me that the contents Of a
steamer basket sent her for "bon yoy-
age'' lasted the greater part Of the tour,
and was a constant source Of excite
ment to herself and the rest Of the par
ty. Every day new trif1e Of some sort
came to light in it, and, as they laugh
ingly pretended" they were shipwreck-
ed, these "nibbles" were doled out as
if the most precious Of rationa
Finally the very last package was
reached. The willow basket had been
entirely emptied, only the ribbons re-
maining; then solemn services were
held, like a council cannibalistic," to
determine "who should be cooked to
save the others lives" as it were. But,
alas, when that package was opened,
it held nothing good to eatl It had,
contrary, only another mouth to feed"
A tiny, lucky ivory rabbit Yes, the
steamer basket is a great Institution.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-14
Good for a Cold.

Bishop Olmsted OF Colorado was
making a Christmas address to some
Denver children.
"Eat heartily on Christmas day." the
bishop said, smiling. do full justice
to turkey, to cranberry sauce, to plum
pudding, to all the good things. But
don't gloat over your Christmas daint-
les like a Bala boy I used to know.
This boy said one Christmas morning !:
My, wish 1 had a cold'
"'Why2' asked his brotl er.
"'Cause mother says to feed a cold,
and II I had one to-day, wouldn't I
feed 1t, thought
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-14

sweet and delightfully."- unaffected man
ner. When she finished It the stranger
found himself applauding as vigorously
as any Of the people about him, and
Miss Patterson, thus encouraged, sang
another ballad, which was quite as
pleasing as the first one, and was
equally we'll received.
Then the tall young man began his
part OF the entertainment. He talked
we'll, and while his sentences were sim
ply worded, they were direct and in
terest compelling. When he had fin
lshed his brief introduction he showed
them q map OF the land Of the Doones
an excellent map so clearly drawn that
all could see It Then he read a chap
ter from the story and read It capitally,
giving the different voices and the dia-
lect with surprising skill. After this
he told them about the author and his
retiring habits and his love Of nature.
and the beautiful Blacl1more cottage.
Then he read another chapter and still
another, and when he came to the part
VI Ln0 bOOh1 WILLY JO44u hIUQ over
comes his old-time enemies, he made
it seem SO realistic that the applause
that arose when he stopped for breath
was quite deafening.
The stranger was really sorry when
the tall young man bowed himself from
the platform.
"a clever lad" the old man muir
INJURED to him.
The stranger nodded.
Whats his Manner he asked.
Thomas Gordon. He's a welgher IN
the Camaxon mills. He works hard all
day and then works hard some more
to entertain US poor folk. He's a rare
lad"
The stranger waited until the peo-
pie had passed out. He waited until
the little group that surrounded the
tall young man had said fnal good
night. Then he stepped forward.
The young man smiled.
You didn't take advantage Of our
liberal rules and slip out" he said.
NO." the stranger replied. ION the
contrary, l seem to be the last one to
leave the hall The fact Is, l enjoyed
your talk. enjoyed 1t all the more
because my father came from that very
country. You have made me want to
stop at the nearest book store and get
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-14
- $500 : y ] 3 Ut
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/ GOrdOn's Idea II


amt many Of his Sort more's the pity.
Here he Is now"
The tall youth came forward on the
platform and was warmly received. He
checked the applause almost instantly,
however, and then went on to speak Of
the attraction for the next meeting.
1--WE are a little handicapped, as you
know" he said, "by the fact that we
have to depend on volunteered talent.
But we have found some very good
friends to entertain us, and among
them number Prof. Henry Cummings,
who will talk to us two weeks from to-
night on The Flying Machine To
night, as we announced at our last
meeting, I hoped to have DR.. Henry
Sibley talk to US about the Hudson
Bay country, but another engagement
kept him away. This Is my only ex-
cuse for remaining on the platform. 1
trust that under the circumstances you
will excuse me II make no attempt
to introduce the speaker of the even
ing"
I've all know you," cried a clear
voice from the rear Of the room.
Whereat there was great applause, that
stopped instantly, however, when the
tall young man held up his hand.
Miss Jane Patterson will sing for
us an English ballad that Is supposed
to date back to about the time Of the
Doones," he said.
A young woman In the front row
arose and stepped to the plano and
seating herself sang the ballad in a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-14
so FATIGUING.

$50 Young Richley Kadd isn't to
marry Goldie Stiles after ALP
NO; he got scared"
''Wen, we'll! and I heard they had
gone so far as to rehearse for the we'd
ding"
"Yes, that was the trouble. They
had rehearsed five times, and Richley
said the preparations for matrimony
were such hard work he was afraid
he couldn't stand the real thing at
alI."-Catholic Standard and Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-14
Judge and Doctor, Too.

Lord Bramwell, a notable wit Of the
English bench, was once sitting In a
case where the prisoner was accused
of shopHfting.
my lord, my client is not a common
thief" urged the barrister for the de-
Tense; he is suffering from kleptoma-
MIA"
THAT is exactly the disease I am
here to cure" replied Lord BramwelI,
blandly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-14
THE sHIRT-SLEEvE TOWN.

where barefoot boys found,
would fam the ground
the city when the winters grip IS chill,
In to the meadow and the HILL
conventional when cold and here
coming the makes me hate EN- all, fear
In the tall
But want to spend in a shirtsleeve town.
thinking ofth kind where in the heat
leading citizens out coaess the street;
the trong
IN a suspenders and sauntering along.
others fearing their neghbors sco
neighbors their wesk off
suits dreadng scowl
spend my every In a shrtsleeve town
Chicago News
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-14
HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS.

Mrs. Goodart-I always feel so sorry
for those poor shop girls; they're SO
overworked, you know.
Mr.. Goodart-Yes? You're so tend
er-hearted, dear, you must just yearn
to help them.
Mrs. Goodart-I do, indeed.
Mr.. Goodart-Well, my dear, the
best way to help them is to keep away
from bargain sales.-Catholic STAN
dard and Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-14
KNEW WHERE TO FIND 1T.

KNEW WHEhE TO FIND IT.
ST think" said young Trotter, !"FH
draw that money Uncle John left to
me. I'm thinking of trip abroad"
But" protested his mother, you
we're to save it for rainy day."
"Well, I'm going to London. III be
are to find a rainy day there. =
Washington Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-14
Safe.

ST don't know whether III be able to
keep my place or not; the missus likes
me, but the master don't"
'Then you're all right; but If the
master liked you 1t would be all off,
Houston Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-14
THE POINT OF VIEW.

'You can't get in here on a half
ticket" exclaimed the door-keeper at
the circus.
81 thought I could" apologized the
small-town citizen. 81 have a bad
eye, and 1 only expected to see half
of the show"
"Then you'll have to get two tick.
ets," said the door-keeper. IF you
only have one good eye it'll take you
twice as long to see the show
Harper's Weekly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-14
MUST. HAVE A CORNER.

''Did you ever sell your vote?" ask
ed the impertinent friend.
Never" answered Senator Sorg-
hum. "a single vote is Of no conse'
quence these days. You've got to
contract to deliver them in punches"
Washington Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-14
a POOR RIFLE THEN.

Elderley-Persevere, my boy, per-
severe! There's only one way to &C
complish your purpose, and that is to
stick to it,
Youngley-But suppose your pur
pose is to remove a sheet of fy-paper
that you've sat down upon accidental.
ly?-Catholic Standard and Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-14
IT TASTES HIST THE SAME.

IT TASTES J U0L The 0ANI.
'You say you were in the saloon at
the time Of the assault referred to in
the complaint" asked the lawyer.
Il was SIR
"Did you take cognizance of the
barkeeper at the timer"
'T don't know what he call it, but
took what the rest did. "-Lippincott's
Magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-14

Order is the sanity Of the mind, the
health Of the body, the peace Of the
city, the security Of the state. AS the
beams to a house, as the bones to the
micrOcosm of man, so Is order to all
-Southey.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-14
FORTUNATE.

"T don't like the way this hotel Is
rum said the man who always com
plains.
Neither do l." answered the i'm
passive clerk. ''But you're in luck;
YOU don't have to live here all the
time."-Washington Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-14
FICTION'S LIMITS.

''Do you like fiction?'' the girl asked.
"WelI," he responded, that depends.
Now, something probable, as the Ara
bian Nights for instance, is all right:
but 1 draw the line at Nevada min
ing prospectus. philadelphia Ledger.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-14
MAKING TROUBLE.

She-I see an average man needs
1900 pounds weight Of food yearly.
He-Yes, but he doesn't want it in
one batch of biscuits, dear!-Yonkers
Statesman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-14
PERFECTLY CORRECT.

The deacon was hard to convince.
NO." declared he, "Pll have no such
contraption in my house. Planners are
things of evil"
ooh, but, pa" protested his lovely
daughter, "this is an upright piano"
-Pittsburg Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-14
HER IDEA OF IT.

Mistress: "And in your last place
was there much entertaining done?"
Butler: mo, madam. We was all
lowed no company at all. That's why
I left."-Brooklyn Life.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-14

Very few seeds retain the germina-
ting power after eight years. This
fact was arrived at after tests Of 2S9
different kinds of seeds.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-14
MAKING PROGRESS.

Helen: He sends you beautiful fow'>
ers.
Ethel: Yes, he is quite attentive.
Really, l think I'll have to put his
name on the eligible list.-Brooklyn
Life.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-14
VERY CLOSE.

Church-Did you ever try any OF
these "close to nature" methods?
Gotham-Well, I've used porous
plaster!-Yonkers Statesman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-14
me VIC NTother.

Her mother usually asks her daugh-
ter to sing, doesn't she"
"Only when disagreeable guests are
present" Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-14
LlFE'S LITTL E
PLEA SANTRIES
KEPT HIS WORD.

hET HIS WIND
There was a young king from Madrid
Who promised bis people a kid;
When, true to his word,
1t came, they were stirred
To remark with delight: well, ne
did!"-From Life.
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O(0
Ta11urifR4


Il n
~oo-~-o-~oO0-N1o1o~
First Proclamation of Miles standisH
'Ho, RoseP' quoth the stout Miles Stand
ish,
As he stood on the Mayhower's deck,
And gazed on the sandy coast-lins
That doomed as misty speck
On the edge Of the distant ofing-
"See! yonder we have In view
Bartholomew Gosnold's 'headlands.'
Twas IN sixteen hundred and two
''That the Concord of Dartmouth an
chored
Just there where the beach is broad,
And the merry old captain named It
(Half swamped by the fshl-Capa
Cod.
And so, as his mighty 'headlands'
Are scarcely a league away,
What say you, to landing, sweetheart,
And having a washing day?
For did not the mighty Leader
Who guided the chosen band
Pause under the peaks Of Sinai,
And issue his strict command
For even the least assoilment
Of Egypt the spirit loathes)-
Or ever they entered Canaan,
The people should was htheir ciothesI
1.-THE land we have left is nOisome,
And rank with the gmirch of SIM
The land that we seek should find Us
Clean-vestured without and within"
''Dear heart''Aand the sweet Rose Stand
ish
Looked up with a tear in her eyei
She was back in the fag-stoned kitchen
Where she watched, in the days gons
by,
Her mother among her maidens,
(She should watch them no more
alasD
And saw as they stretched the linen
To bleach On the Suffolk grass.
In a moment her brow was cloudless,
As she leaned on the vessels rail,
And thought Of the sea-stained garmentas
Of Golf and of farthingale;
And the doublets of fine Welsh flannel,
The fuckers and homespun gowns,
And the piles Of the hosen knitted
From the wool OF the Devon downs.
So the matrons aboard the Mayfower
Made ready with eager hand
To drop from the deck their baskets
As soon as the PROV touched land.
And there did the Pilgrim Mothers,
ION a Monday" the record says,
Ordain for their new-found England
The first of her washing days.
And there did the Pilgrim Fathers,
With matchbox and axe well slung,
Keep guard Ger the smoking kettles
That propt On the crotches hung.
For the trail of the startled savage
Was over the marshy grass,
And the CLINT of his eyes kept peering
Through cedar and sassafras.
And the children were mad with pleasure
AS they gathered the twigs in sheaveG,
And piled on the fire the fagots,
And heaped up the autumn leaves.
"Do the thing that is next" saith the
proverb,
And a nobler shall yet succeed
IT'S the motive exalts the action;
IT'S the doing, and not the deed;
For the earliest act of the heroes
Whose fame has a worldwide sway
Was-to fashion a crane for kettle,
And order washing day!
Margaret J. Preston.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-14

You occasionally see a girl carrying
music roll who probably couldn't
carry tune with its assistance
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-14

A man was standing at the foot Of a
stairway looking up at a white cloth
banner that hung above the dingy door
way. The banner, a strip Of muslin,
bore these words:
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-18
Church Statistics.

The following is taken from the
Montgomery City Standard:
Movements of the leading
churches in the United States for
the year 1906.
Moral character is at the base of
the religious life, therefore the
iehurches are controlling forces in
the intellectual and moral charac.
ter of the people. There has been a
steadily increasing momentum
in the Christian forces of the
United States during the past year,
evidenced by the following statis-
ties of the leading protestant
churches. ~
Baptist IA bodies) ministers
S,0l0, churches "a, ,566, members
5, ,l49, 40, gain last year 93.152
members.
Disciples OF Christ ministers
7,lj3, churches lilo, members
l .264, 75S, gain last year 29, AGA.
Lutheraus (23 bodies) ministers
1872, churches 1919, members
l 1853, ,433. gain last year l16,0S7.
Methodist III bodies) ministers
Al .4S3 churches. 60, 1852, members
6, sos. go gain last year l70,l72
Presbyterian tl2 bodies) minis
ters u. .705. churches Is. .922. mem
bers l,77l,s77, gain last year,
As, COG.
Catholic members in the United
States, IL. .143. .445.
Combined membership of the
Protestant churches in the United
States. 81, ,l94. .2ss.
The Catholic churches built last
year 5lS in United States. Pro-
testant churches built 3,3l7.
Methodists built AZ churches
for each working day last year.
Baptists built $40 of a church for
each working day last year. Luz
therans built 25I churches for each
working day last year. Presby'
terians built ITO of a church for
each working day last year.
Christian church reports loss of
As churcheslast year.