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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-17
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

People will treat you all right until
they become familiar.
Whipping a little man does your rep
utation as a fighter no good.
You can't please everybody. A cheer
full person is a pessimist's idea of a
fool.
The man who realizes the cOwardice
of people can always put up q great
bluff
You can live way off ON a lonely
farm, but trouble will come to you out
there.
When some men put quarter in the
collection basket it gives them a feel
ing of being real sporty.
The man who is really in love pays
very little attention to the ability of his
sweetheart as a bread maker.
Don't feel bad if people do not agree
with you. You may not agree with
yourself if you stop to think it over
Atchison Globe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-17
When the Earth Quakes,

Some idea of the stupendous power
of the subterranean forces eXerted by
earthquakes is shown by the changes
effected by them in geography. Noun
tains have been obliterated or new ones
formed, islands have been made or de-
strOyed, and whole. stretches of coast
line wiped out. For instance, in Sep
TENDER, 1859, on the lofty tableland
about 80 miles southwest of the City
of Mexico, a piece of land four square
miles in area was suddenly raised 500
feet, and numerous cones appeared,
one of them, the volcano of JorullO,
being nearly LOO feet high. Java in
1772 suffered in the opposite way, for a
tract of country fifteen miles long by
six miles broad was swallowed up en-
tirely, mountain of 5000 feet being
reduced to 5000 feet only in the
process
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-17
The Balloon Plant.

One of the curious devices of nature
for scattering seeds is seen in the bal
loon plant Of California. The fruit is
yellow and is a Ettle larger than an
egg. 1t has the appearance of an emp
ty bag, but it contains a watery sub
stance which evaporates or dries UP
when the fruit natures, sort of gas
taking its place. This gas is lighter
than air, and the fruit flips back and
forth in the wind until it finally breaks
loose from its slender stem, rises into
the air to a height of from seventy-fve
to a hundred feet and sails away to
fall in some distant spot and thus ex-
tend the growth Of it's kind.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-17
THE ROMAN ANGARIA.
Ancient Postal System That Came
Down From the Persians.

The carefully organized postal sys-
tenn of today is of course more COM
plete than the angaria of the ancient
Romans, yet their mail travelled with
considerable speed.
The system of angari, or cOurierS on
horseback, was borrowed from the Per-
slams, who, according to ZenOphon, had
established it under Cyrus the Elder
The Roman adaptation of it was the
best system of transmitting letters
among the ancient states.
All along the great Roman roads
houses were erected at a distance of
five or six miles from each other At
each of these stations forty horses
were constantly kept, and by the help
of relays it was easy to travel hun
dred miles in day.
These services We're intended for the
state only, it being imperative to Sc
cure the rapid interchange of official
communications. In the time of Julius
Caesar the system was SO we'll or
ganiZed that Of two letters the great
soldier wrote from Britain to Cicero at
Rome the one reached it's destination
in twenty-six and the other in TWEEN
ty-eight days.
Private citizens had to trust to the
services of slaves. and it is not until
the end Of the third century that we
hear of the establishment of a postal
system for private persons by the En-
peror Diocletian, but how long this
system remained history does not shy
The supply of horses and their main
tenance were compulsory, and only the
emperor could grant exemption from
either The word angaria therefore came
to mean compulsory service in dis
patching the royal mail-Scrap Book.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-17
Flame and Wire Gauze.

To Sir Humphry Davy belongs the
credit Of discovering that the flame of
burning gas will not pass through wire
gauze having 7S4 meshes to the square
inch. This contention may be tested by
bringing a flame in contact with SINH
lar gauZe, when it will be found that
the fame will not go through the
meshes. This is owing to the cooling
action of the wire, which tends to re
duce the temperature of the fame be
low the ignition point, the unburned gas
passing harmlessly through. OF course
if the gauze becomes overheated the
fame is able to get through.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-17
A LAND OF MYSTIC CHARM.
Beauties of Modern Syria as Seen by a
Won.ap Writer.

Womap Writer.
Here is vivid description of the
Biblical plain Of Esd aelon, taken
from Mrs. A. c. Inchbold's Under the
Syrian SUM-" INSTANTLY our gaze and
with It our hearts went out to the
strange beauty Of the PA n Of Esdrae-
Ion. spread out just beyond the rolling
ranges Of the Galilean hills. 1t was
like some beautiful sea with its softly
green pillows sweeping inland in broad
gracious curves between the bounda-
rieS of it's northern and southern hills.
And upon this limpid, seemingly liquid
surface rested big cloud shadows of
deep yelled purple. The pillows were
the cultivated stretches of the plain,
and the cloud shadows indicated the
broken, titled soil. When in reality the
shadows of clouds moved across the
billowed richness of the great meadow
as the natives called ESdraelOn-the
effect was sublime beyond descrip-
ton
OF Baalbek the same author says:
so overpowering was the first impress
the sudden sight of the giant pillars
towering in the mystic blue light that
instinct bade one creep behind the
nearest giant stone wall and hide-hide
from the guardians. the genii, who
seemed to be lurking in the dark
depths between the fallen pillars, to be
lmmovable as sentinels in the penum-
bra of the vast coionlaGe. But there
description fails. The wonders of that
whole magic area through which we
wandered as under spell outstrip
expression.
The veil of the supernatural lay
lightly alike OH the untouched surface
as on the totally buried relics. now laid
bare 10y the persistent burrowing Of
the SearcherS after truth. Ghosts Of
the long ago lowered near. In the light
which transfigures all things earthly
with an atmosphere that is supermm-
dane they whispered strange tales of
the phantom world, which at the mo
ment seemed vivid and real, but in the
brightness of the morrow vanished as
a dream which memory yearns in vain
to retain"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-17
THE SUGAR PLUM.
Il Is the Most Ancient Candy, Antedat.
ing the Christian Era.

ING the Christian Era.
The most ancient kind of candy is the
sugar plum. 1t was the Invention of
julius Dragatus, a noted Roman Eaker
and confectiOner, who belonged to the
New York Herald it was in III B. C.
that he made the great discovery which
for twenty centuries has done SO much
damage to teeth.
These bOnbOns called dragati, after
their inventor (dragees in French. re-
manned the exclusive privilege of the
family Of Fabius. Put at the birth or
marriage of one of that family great
distribution Of dragati took place as a
sign Of rejoicing. The custom is still
observed by many of the nobility of
Europe
The pastille is Of far later origin
having been invented and introduced
into France by an Italian confectioner.
the FlOrentine. John Pastilla, a pro-
tege of the MediciS. When Maria de
Medici married Henry ". of France,
Pastilla accompanied his sovereign to
the French court. where his bOnbDns
had tremendous vogue Everybody
wanted the FlOrentines pastilles. which
were excellent. He made them with
all kinds of tiavors-chocolate coffee
rose. violet. mint, wine. strawberry,
raspberry, vanilla. heliOtrope and car
nation.
Burned almonds are purely of French
origin. owing their inception TO the glut-
tony of a certain French merchant
One day Marshal Duplessis- Pralin, an
old gourmet, sent for Lassagne, who
had already invented many a tooth
some dainty. TO cOncOct new bonbon
for him. Lassagne searched, reflected
combined. until finally he conceived a
delicious bonbOn. which he baptized
gloriously with the name of his master,
PralinO, the French for burned aim
OndS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-17
Whisky Made of Old Barrels.

"The man is a grogger," said the
food inspector. He makes whisky out
of old barrels. Grogging is a recogniz-
ed trade in some slums. You get hold
of old whisky barrels wherein spirits
have been maturing for years, and you
pour into these barrels boiling hot wa
ter, and you wait few days. The re
suit of your waiting is that the hot
water turns to whisky. The wood of
the old barrels, you see, is so saturated
with spirits that the hot water draws
out enough to make a strong grade of
red eye.''-New Orleans Times-Demo-
Crat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-17
Poetry.

why are poets go little appreci-
ated?" asked the young man with long
hair
this way with piece of poetry: If you
capt understand it you don't care to
read it, and If YOU can understand it
you haven't any respect for it, =
Washington Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-17
A Good House for Sale.

The homestead of the late Louis
S. Reynolds on South Adams street
Lancaster.
A very convenient and desirable
place. A ten room full two story
house in good condition; one large
addition and pOrches.
Large shade trees in yard. City
water and clstern. Lots 143 feet
fronting street, and opposite High
school grounds and level walk to.
churches and business part Of the
city. Possession given IN 80 days.
For terms enquire of
HARLEY L. SPRAGUE, BeetOwn, or
HERMAN BUCHNER,
28tf Lancaster, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-17
Notice to Contractors.

The undersigned will receive
bids up to the 18th of April for the
erecting of a frame school house in
District No. 5, south of Lancaster.
Specifications can be seen at the
County superintendent Office from
the first up to the 18th day of April
Committee reserves the right TO re-
ject any or all bids.
GEO. WIELAND,
B. j. PETTY,
CLYDE RICHARDSON,
25tf Building Com
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-17
Long, Windy Stree ts.

The longest street in the Unite
States, and in the world as well, is
Western avenue, Chicago, which is %
miles long. It's nearest rival is Hal
sted street, also in Chicago, which is
two-thirds of a mile shorter. Halsted
street is SO much more closely built
up that it is usually spoken OF as the
longest street in the world
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-17
Was Once Senate chamber.

The room now occupied at the capt.
tol in Washington by the supreme
court was until 1859 occupied as the
senate chamber Previously to that
time the court occupied the rooms i'm
mediately beneath, now used as a law
library. -~, es~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-17
Authorization.

There's always more JOY in antici-
patton than III realization"
81 don't know"
"Hav6 You never realized it,"
IT do4't know. l am anticipating a
visit from my mother-in-law.' '-Hous-
ton Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-17
lndia,s Tea Gardens.

The tea gardens of northern India
extend over 100000 acres, and they
produce 19O,OO0.OOO pounds of tea per
annum at a profit of about 500 per
acre.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-17
Bandits Clever Ruse.

A bandit leader in the province of
Szechuan informed the inhabitants of
Chentu that large body of bandits
was approaching the town. The peo-
pie went out to meet the enemy, and
while they were absent the bandit
leader burned the mission chapel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-17
The Drama Tcaay,

Manager-What have you got in the
way or light comedy? Let me look
over your manuscripts Playwright
don't happen to have anything on
hand just now. Int I'll write you two
or three and bring them in this after
noOn.-Kansas City Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-17
a Matter of Economy.

Mrs. Housekeep-If you do little
work for me now III give you good
dinner after awhile Weary Willie
You'll get off cheaper. lady, if We GIN
me the dinner now an forget the work.
Work always gives me a fierce appe-
Illustrated Bits.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-17

Time Table.
Specht's Ferry Time Table,. M. &
St. Paul Ry.
WEST BOUND.
No. 3-7:49 a. m. Stop for points north and
west of North McGregOr. Passenger. Ex-
cept Sunday.
No. 91-Freight, s :25 a. m. Except Sundays.
No. 25-12:52 D. m. Except Sunday. Passenger
No. 69-Freight, 2:40 p, m. Sundays only.
EAST BOUND.
No. s2-Freight. ? p. m, Except Sundays.
No. $3.50 p m. Stop for points beyond Sa-
bula Iowa. except Sundays. Passenger.
No. 62-Freight. 5:15 D. m. Sundays only.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-17
Notice TO Settle.

Having sold the Philips house
and will not be in Lancaster longer
then May 1st, / earnestly call your
attention to the fact that all ac-
counts due me must be settled on or
before May 1st. for after that time
all accounts will go into the hands
Of an attorney with fee attached
for collection.
1tf Yours, JOHN DECHOW.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-17
Umbrella Filtration.

An umbrella carried over the wo-
man, the man getting nothing but the
drippiEgs Of the rain, signifies court
ship. When the man has the umbrella
and the woman the drippings it indi-
Gates marriage Boston Transcript.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-17
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
~ State of Wisconsin. Grant County
Court SS-In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of. Thomas
HARDWOOD. deceased,
Letters of administration on the estate OF
Thomas HARDWOOD. deceased, having been
issued to John A. Allbee.
Notice is hereby given, that the creditors
of said Thomas HARDWOOD, deceased, are al.
lowed and limited by order of this Court
until and including the 4th Tuesday OF
Oct. 1907 being the 22d day of saidmonth,
to present their claims and demands against
said Thomas HARDWOOD. deceased, to the
county court for examination ana allow
ance.
Notice is also hereby given. that. the
claims and demands SO presented will be
examined and adjusted by this court, at
the office of the County Judge, at the court
house, in the city of Lancaster, in said
county. on the 5th Tuesday of Oct, 1907.
Dated this 9th day of April 1907.
ER coODs BY the Count COUNT 1r7oe
Brown & Brennan, AttyS'. for Admr
1st ms. April 10: last ms. May, 1st
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-17
Early Whist.

It is thought that the game Of whist
was first played in the time of Henry
VIII. of England. but the first known
mention of the game in print was in
book called The Motto" 1921. in
which it was spelled "whisk' In
Buffers Hudibras G663) it was spelled
whist" and very sensibly, for the
game in question requires close atten-
ton and consequent silence. Whista
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-17
Mushroom GROWING.

On many mushroom farms the fungi
are planted in long, raised beds.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-17
Hours Before.

Ger1ld-Is that clock right? Ger
nidine-It was whep~ you came in
New York Press
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-17
Mr.. Henpeck,s Wisdom.

Quoted from Mr. Henpeck: Fight
md your wife fights with you; keep
still and she fights alone"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-17

WE'LL! WE'LL! WE'LL! 1t beatEs
all. What beats allf Why the Red
Trunk cigar 44-tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-17

Tsast n5l a.a taat hath once broker
caita Shakespeare.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-17

4 brave man is sometimes a despera-
fa hrt bully Is always L coward
HaIiburtOn
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-17

FOR SALEHFAP: Two secOrd
hand horse powers.
26tf.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-17

proven themselves to be lightest RUM
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-04-15
ACCIDENT WAS FATAL.
Alexander Bonner Dies From Result
of Injuries Received at SatSop.

Alexander Bonner. foreman of the
logging camp of the Satsop Timbe Co.,
near Satsop, who rad both legs crushed
by flying cable last Tuesday, died Fri.
dav morning at the hospital, from the
effects OF the injuries. His brother,
Calvin NJ. Bonner, of White Fish. Mon
tana. and sister, Miss Bonner, of Spo.
kane, were with him at the end. An.
other sister, Mrs. Emma Thompson, ar
rived Friday evening from Scappoose,
Oregon.
Mr.. Bonner was 80 years OF age and
had been in this county about seven
years. The body was shipped Saturday
morning to Scappoose, Oregon, the
family home, for burial. Services were
| held at the Aberdeen Undertaking Par
lors, Rev. Chas. McDermoth officiating.
| The Odd Fellows and Spanish War Vet
Grams, Of which he was a member, at
| tended the remains to the railroad depot.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-04-15
IN CHEHALIS COUNTY
..AAppENINGS IN ALL PARTS OF
THE COUNTY.
@sems.of interest From all Sections
of Cheha!iS County, Gathered by
aberdeen Herald Core SpOnd2nfS
and Cleaned From Our County
Exchanges.
MONTESANO

II. L. Calder went to EIma Tuesday en-
"a hrisf business visit.
lohn Glenn celebrated the fortieth an
adversary OF bis birthday, Tuesday.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Tnos. Conner have re-.
Seurned from visit to friends in Tacoma.
,frs. Broadhurst is in the city from
..4acamie, Wyo., visiting relatives and
4ctends
=. oeeph Mauermann OF Oakville, was
81 the court house on legal business last
Tuesday
The big smokestack Of the Montesano
sash x Door factory was put in place on
Thursday.
Lewis and Wix Devonshire have re-
c@urned to Lacey after spending the
Easter holidays al home.
Misses Ida Clemens and Mayme Glee-
son have returned to Olympia to resume
ls.Aeir studies at Providence academy.
Mrs. Waltermire who has been visit
ling her sister, Mrs. w. Il. Walton, re-
;.s1rned to her home in Elma Wednesday.
Several new sidewalks have been Or
oiered built by the council and the mar.
.sflal is seeing that all defective walks are
promptly repaired.
The three children of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
= Crist who have been seriously i'll, are
Know SO much better that they are con-
.sidered to be out OF danger
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-04-15
ABERDEEN BOY ARRESTED.
Ernest Mcclure is Charged with Steal
ing Dynamo at HOquiam.

Marshal McKenney, of Hoquiam, came
to Aberdeen Thursday night, and found
a dynamo and other electrical goods
offered for sale that had been stolen
from launch and u store in Hoquiam.
Learning they had been left for sale by
Ernest Mcclure, school boy, l6 years
old, residing on Fifth street, he tele-
phoned the boy as prospective pur-
chaser. The lad came to the store,
where the marshal accused him OF steal.
ing the goods, and placed him in arrest.
The boy was taken to the Hoquiam
jail, but was released Friday morning
under $500 bail, to appear before Judge
Ogden for trial April 10. The boys pa
rents are highly respected residents OF
Aberdeen, and have the sympathy OF
their friends in this trouble.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-04-15
tiOQUlAM

L.C. Hunt, OF Caldwell, Ida, is in
the city for few days visiting friends.
f. a. Wilcox, cashier OF the state bank
in Warren, H., was guest Of DR.. Carr
at his home, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Gibbons OF Hump
tulips City, are the parents OF baby
girl born Thursday.
ca. Ryan left Friday for Portland
where he has accepted a: position with
the United Cigar store people.
C. 7. johnson returned Friday from
Colorado, where he had been visiting
his mother, who had been very i'll.
Tom Endreson has returned from a
trip through Oregon, where he has been
in the interest OF his fathers business.
Mrs. Jas. A. Laurie returned Friday
from visit to The Dalles, Oregon, where
she attended the wedding of her brother
in.law.
w. S. Lang Of North Hoquiam, lett on
Friday for Glendive, Montana, to attend
the funeral OF his brother, who died on
Thursday morning OF pneumonia.
AL Lawrence, superintendent of the
Hoquiam Water company, together with
a force of men, went to Grays Harbor
City Friday to unload new boilers for
the water works improvement.
Mrs. A. r. Foster and daughter, May,
were passengers Friday to LaConnor,
where they will visit Mrs. Fosters moth
err for few days. They will also visit
with friends in Mt. Vernon and Renton
before returning home.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-04-15
EL.MA

5irs. L. T. Searle, OF Tacoma, visited
Mt and Mrs. Arthur Callow last week.
Mis-. Nellie Loertscher came down
-con Auacortes last Tuesday to visit her
L1arents.
Yrs Derry Watson returned to Pc Ell
.Eaes lay. ltci a visit among friends in
his { ~.
sam Bowes was up from Aberdeen on
.tGanday, talking county division to some
ri cur politicians.
John White. Sr. went to the Green
.-n(Ver Hot springs, Sunday, to take a
o:43-ree cf treatment.
George Crisp, r. II. Wade and Ben
,.Zeig.el went to I.oseburg, Thursday to
l.lrove az GA their timber claims.
&. McSorley, who has been at Ray.
mead, operating an engine for several
4llo2t his, arrived in Elma Wednesday, to
e9lsIt his brother, "A. 4. McSorley.
Miss Dougan who has been visiting
Miss Gertrude Com bes OF this city dur
LIZ the Easter holidays, returned to Sc.
attic Monday.
Il. w. B4imiohr, principal Of the Grays
Aarbor Business College of Aberdeen,
K&s N Elma Thursday looking after
same real estate he had recently pur.
~ ssed.
Pat Murray and son, John. went W
INZesday to look at the Blockhouse Smith
II 2ct near Oakville, in view OF purchas-
~ It. The farm contains about 925
,-Icres and is valued at $27 900.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-04-15
MANURE SPREADER.
Many Up to Date Farmers Find It 9
Good Thing.

Many Up to Date Farmers Find 1t a
Good Thing.
Ideal manuring would consist in
placing small particle Of manure
and its bacteria-in contact with each
particle Of soil.
This cannot very well be done when
the manure Is spread by hand In the
old fashioned way. No matter how
careful you are, the manure is apt to
be scattered in uneven chunks-a big
one here, smaller one there and none
somewhere else. Probably not more
than two-thirds Of the soil particles
come into direct contact with the ma
nure and it's bacteria. OF course on a
small field or garden spot man might
by using rake or extra quantities Of
manure bring about better results. But
on a large field both time and manure
are too precious and scarce to use in
such a way
And right here is where the machine
manure spreader steps in and per-
forms its perfect task. Big hard chunks
are torn to shrcds before being spread,
and the entire field is blanketed with a
thin, even layer of manure, every par
ticle of soil receiving its uniform just
share of bacterial nutriment.
Many farmers have not thoroughly
realized the important part which is
played by the bacteria contained i'll
ordinary stable manure. For best
plant growth the presence of bacteria
is as necessary as the presence of food.
Sta Dle manure furnishes both.
The main advantage of Il manure
spreader, according to Farm Journal, Is
this: 1t enables the owner 10 spread
manure so finely and uniformly that Il
light, thin layer will answer the purpose
of heavier layer spread by hand.
Thus given amount of manure can
be made to go great deal farther.
This means money saved, Increased
crops, increased prosperity.