Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-29
"Wednesday afternoon two little

boys had crippled sparrow which
was trying to escape, the boy fol-
lowing it and placing the gun two
or three inches from the bird shot
it four times before killing it.
When a lady asked him why he
did such q cruel thing he replied,
Papa SAID l might, they are eat
ing things in our garden" Is it
any wonder that such wanton
cruelty is the stepping stone to the
penitertiary? and yet many a par
ent at such a period of his child's
life will say, Il do not know why
my child loves to see suffering; let
butchers for instance permit in
nOcent little boys to hurry to the
slaughter pens to witness the death
struggles OF an animal, what is the
result? The finer nature is blunted
and by degrees a brutal nature
developes, which revels in suffering;
step by step that once innocent
child demoralized by such training
Is fitted for the gallows. Parents
your responsibility is a serious one,
nor does it cease when the child is
fed and clothed; you are respon-
sible for its normal training. If you
really desire to know wherein you
fail in your duty turn to Mathew
1876, z, 10. So surely as God has
given you children, so surely will
their souls be required of you. Be
warned in time. Teach them love
and kindness to all dumb creatures,
and humanity to man will be the
out growth, and you will sleep the
sweeter from conscience void of
offence,
"A paper gave an account of the
fine service a local rector had con-
Quoted. In another column was the
account of mad dog. Somehow
the articles were mixed. When the
paper came out, the following
article appeared: '"The Rev. James
Thompson, rector of st. Andrews
church, preached to q large con-
course of people Sunday. This was
his last sermon. In few weeks he
viii bid farewell TO his congrega-
ton. as his physician has advised
him to cross the Atlantic He ex-
hOrted his brethren and sisters, and
after offering devout prayer (here
is where the articles ran together)
took within TO cut up some frantic
freaks He ran up Timothy street
TO Johnson, and down Bereft street
to College. At this stage of the pro-
ceedings couple of boys seized
him, tied tin kettle to his tail and
he again started. A great crowd
collected and after some trouble he
was shot by q policeman.
Sarah. Malone Of Platteville
whose entire scalp was torn off in
February, 1904, Is still living and in
fairly good health. She had very
fine head of hair, and while work
ing in laundry her head came in
contact with the nut on a collar of
line shaft and the scalp was taken
off clear down to her neck and in
Guiding both of her ears. It was
thought at the time that she would
live only few days, but it is now
over three years, and she is still
living, and walks about town ac-
companied by her mother. No new
skin has been formed on the skull,
but it has sort of granulated
covering which now and then scales
off, when new granulation occurs.
Rev. F. W. Cole Of Barneveld
will preach in the Congregational
church tomorrow morning and
evening, by exchange with the
local pastor, Rev W. H. Hannaford.
He will also speak at the schoo
house on Liberty ridge st threel
o'clock in the afternoon.
Considerable complaint is heard
from the travelling public because
there is no bus at the station
when the 1890 train arrives. A
majority of the passengers alighting
would PREFER paying bus fare rath-
or than walk.
Encourage the boys and girls to
learn to swim. It is an art that
every boy and girl should know,
and sometime may serve to save
their lives.
The 4th of July bills turned out
by the Herald for Bloomington's
celebration bring forth none but
words of commentator.
Preliminary Out-burgts CT patri-
otism from the small boy who can
not survive until the 18th are heard
every day.