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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-21
STAR BEHIND THE CURTAIN.

Besides Technical Knowledge She
Must Possess Diplomacy and Tact.
The star lady who now comes from
the front of the house, feeling her way
to the stage with the boX-office gentle
man guiding her footsteps through the
dark and the assistant stage manager
yelling to the electrician for house
lights for Miss X" this star lady
has learned the necessity Of watching
that unruly member, her tongue, and
also of picking her friendships with I'M
erring aim, says writer in the Book
man. Repression, diplomacy, instructive
judging Of men and women are some Of
the unadmitted qualities that make a
star. 1t Is not all bursting genius and
technical knowledge of the stage. She
must be diplomat and business wo-
man. If the company is small, as a
rule, all other members are presented
to her. Many Of them she may know,
and she moves from one group to an
other, recalling old associations and
laughing over old-time escapades. The
head Of O company Is no snob. She
may conduct herself before her people
during the working hours with dignity
and reserve, she may confer with the
leading actors, showing them much def
erence, while with the smaller mem
bers she may have very little to do, but
In her friendships she gives herself
great leeway, and the girl with whom
she is most intimate out Of the theater
is more often than not subordinate in
her company.
When the reading Of the play begins
she sits by the side Of the author at
the table, the company fills the half
circle and a great quiet falls as the
portfolio containing the manuscript is
opened. A playwright will find no more
critical audience than this first one.
Eacl actor listens for the appearance
Of his own part in the play and eager
ly follows the development of the plot
to see how deeply he Is concerned In it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-21

The fire losses of the United States
and Canada, as recorded by the New
York Journal Of Commerce, aggregate
S64, 5O0OOO for the first three months
OF this year, contrasted with $54,700,-
600 for the same period last year, and
S56,720,OOO for the first quarter of 1905.
This is not particularly favorable for
en- easy and quick recovery by the fire
insurance companies from the unprece-
dented losses Of last wear growing out
of the San Francisco disaster. The
country IS making no perceptibla prog
ress in its mastery Of tt e problem of
scandalously excessive waste by fire
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-21

Some medical expert announces ev-
cry few months that Americans eat too
much. Such q man said in a lecture
before a medical school class the other
day that there is as much nourishment
I'm a slice Of bread and butter as In
three slices OF lean beef, or In an egg
and a half, or In sixteen oysters, or In
two and a half apples, or in two ban
enas. Although bread and butter is
nourishing, most of us like to vary the
diet with something of higher flavor,
whether It is neurishing or not.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-21

How to get enough qualified teachers
for its schools is a problem which con-
tInualIy perplexes New York City. A
member of its board of education re
Gently introduced a resolution instruct
Ing the superintendent to ascertain If
teachers cannot be obtained from 9TH
er cities. He said there are three hun
dred vacancies. With salaries begin
ming in the lowest grades at six hun
dred dollars a year, and increasing at
the rate of forty dollars for each year
Of service, the pay is much better than
that offered n smaller towns; but 1t
costs more to live in New York, and
one does not get so much for ones
money IN the way Of pleasant human
intercourse as in the country.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-21
SHIPS TO LAY MINES.
Two Vessels of the Navy Set Apart
for That Purpose.

Two Vessels Of the Navy Set Apart
for That Purpose.
The San Francisco and the Baltimore
are to pass from the register Of active
fighting vessels to the limited list Of
no less valuable ships Of special duty.
We have never had q mine-laying YES
sci, our special ships being the hospital
ship, the floating machine shop, the
refrigerator ship for the carrying Of
supplies to distant vessels, the GOLFERS,
with their fuel for the furnaces of the
fighting vessels and the water ship.
A vessel for the special purpose Of
laying mines was suggested by the
naval operations between Russia and
Japan, says Harper's Weekly. There
are several types of mines, the most
effective being that which explodes by
contact, the handling of which is made
possible by an ingeniously simple de-
vice. The great problem has been to
have a mine which could easily explode
and do It's damage, while at the same
time it might be handled somewhat
roughly IN the process Of deposit.
The contact mine Is exploded by a yes
sci passing over. or touching, Il project
ing bolt, which is easily pressed down
TO release an acid which causes the ex-
plosion. While this sort of mine is
being handled the bolt Is prevented
from pressure by a Gedge of salt, to
which, when the mine is submerged,
water is admitted and melts this sub
stance.
When the salt has disappeared the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-21

bolt is ready for operations and the
first ship that comes in contact with
this projection receives a shock below
the water line which puts the vessel
out of commission, if indeed it does not
sink the ship.
In our navy there have been men who
are specially trained for laying mines,
which are carried by vessels and taken
to the mine fields in the tow of small
boats. Men become very expert in this
sort Of work, as they are bound to do
in anything by practice; but it is con-
sidered that it would be disadvantage
Gus to have special crew for the mine
laying operations, and to have one or
two ships engaged on this important
work Of submarine attack, which exer-
cises moral influence upon an enemy
quite as potent as anything which can
be introduced in the element Of naval
warfare.
In the case of the San Francisco and
the Baltimore the mines will be carried
on deck no special racks, which will be
continued in the form Of carriers or
tracks projecting over the stern of the
ship. In this way the vessel may pro-
coed on her way and drop the mines at
intervals across the entrance to a har-
Dor or III any other section of water
which it is desired to protect by this
means.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-21

In the acQuittal of Judge Loving, at
Houston, Va, Of the murder OF young
Estes, advocates of the "unwritten
law" are finding a great deal Of salts
faction 1t should be remembered by
them, however, that while the unwrit-
ten law was pleaded in justification Of
Judge Loving's act his counsel saw fit
to couple with his plea that Of emo
tional insanity which was the basis Of
the jury's verdict. Therefore, 1t does
not. seem that advocates OF the unwrit-
Ten law have much cause for the salts
faction they express. Judge LoVing's
acquittal may yet prove to have been
a matter OF sentiment more than of
Justice. The judge lad been In his
better days conspicuous political fig
ure and social factor In his county.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-21

Itinerant booksellers on the East
Side In New York always find market
for manuals of etiquette. The foreign
ers, who crowd the district, are anxious
TO lear1 how to behave IN the free so
ciety Of America, and eagerly read in
structions on eating soup, when to rise
and when to sit down, what to say and
when to say it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-21

The story of the fond father who,
being without scales to weigh his new
born heir, borrowed the iceman's, and
was astonished to find that the infant
weighed forty-five pounds, is good
enough to be true, If 1t isn't.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-21

The eldest son of the Prince of
Wales has Joined the keyal Naval Col
Iege, and it is cabled from London that
he will be treated exactly as the other
cadets are, being restricted to % cents
a week pocket money. The sons Of some
OF our millionaires will be likely to de-
eide that it must be a good deal Of a
hardship to be a prince.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-21

He had friends everywhere. and almost
as many In adjoining counties as In
his own. The crime Of which he was
charged was caused by representations
which always appeal most strongly to
men of the South; yet these represen-
tatiOns remain questionable, the prose
cution not being able to introduce i'm
peaching testimony.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-21

Don't you think" suggested the old
friend Of the family, that you would
do we'll to keep a watch on your SOM"
"Impossible!' replied young Gailey's
father, sit wouldn't be long before he'd
exchange it for pawn ticket. "-Phila-
delphia Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-21

Perhaps, after all, spring this year
was only trying to escape from the
molIycoddIe class. However, 1t came
very near landing among the nature
takers
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-21

A student of human nature claims
that nobody can lie with the hands
open. Presumably he has also noticed
that it is difficult for man to tell an
untruth with his face closed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-21

1t Is reported from Paris that Count
Boni de Castellane and Mime. Gould
may be reconciled. Has Boni promised
for q larger allowance to be good?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-21
= Ese for Poefry.

do you enjoy poetry"
Yes" answered Miss Cayenne. ct
is a great conversational convenience.
1t enables people to quote instead Of
being stupidity original. Washington
Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-21

There were fools In Noah's day."
says a Washington paper. Still, we
never heard Of one Of them rocking the
ark
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-21

Sweden has an organization called
the ''Dammklub." Its members are
women exclusively, and 1t was prob
ably named by their husbands.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-21

A mans interest in a buttOnhole bou-
uuet depends largely on who pins it to
his coat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-21

Several years of crop failures In sue
cession might give the people Of this
country n faint idea Of what the fam
Ine-striczen districts OF China are suf-
fering.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-21

How dear everything is when you
want to buy, and how cheap when you
want to sell!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-21

TIE President uses no stronger ex-
pletiYe than by George!" And he
sniles when he uses It, too.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-21

After a man has been married about
so long he joins the peace-at-any- price
advocates.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-21

Shortly after her marriage woman
Is apt to realize that her vanity has
been all in vain.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-21

Content is like your eyes, nose, OF
any other feature. To have it, you
must be born with it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-21

You never hear of anyone troubled
with insomnia early in the morning.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-21

No man need feel hurt If people say
he is not good7looking.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-21
Children Manufacture Flowers.

OAI1uESn mahuASstAslkC 80
Out Of every hundred makers OF artl'
fetal flowers in NewsA ork city seventy.
four are under IA years old. New York
city makes four-fifths OF all artifi.
cial flowers used in the United States
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-21

The man who whines makes other
people look pretty good by comparison
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-21
Hates to Leave.

The lover can't help showing
The girl he's calling on
That when he's slow in going
He's positively gone"
Catholic Standard and Times.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-05
The Vice President Suffered.

Vice President Fairbanks was ex.
changing compliments with the mayor
Of Kansas City, Mo, and other prom.
inent citizens in Washington attend,
ing the deep water ways convention.
He moved nervously from one foot to
the other and apparently was in a
hurry to get away.
Eyes, drop in any time" he said.
I'm a little busy this morning, but
come in any time; always glad to see
you
The delegation bowed itself out,
and the door had scarcely closed
when the vice president shouted for
his messenger.
John, scoot for home and get me
my old Shoes" he said. cts wonder
full how new pair pinches."
While the messenger was going and
returning the vice president sat in
solitary glory in his room, receiving
no visitors.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-05
THE PROGRESS OF THE CANA.
DIAN WEST.
Nearly 100000 of an Increase in Cana
da's immigration in 1906.

The progress of new country can
not be better ascertained than by not
ing the increase of railroad mileage in
it's transportation system, and, judged
nv this standard, the Canadian West
leads all the countries in the world
during the current year. Thirty years
ago there was noteone hundred miles
of railroad west Of the Great Lakes,
and very little prospect of a trans
continental route for many years to
come, but by the end of 1885 the
Canadian Pacific Railway was within
measurable distance of complexion,
and last year-twenty years later
over 5000 miles of railroad traVersed
the provinces Of Manitoba, Sas-
katchewan and Alberta.
In the past year the work Of rail
road construction has been vigorously
prosecuted, and by the end of 1906.
some 5000 miles Of completed railroad
has been added, making total of
fully 1900 miles in the three great
grain producing provinces of Canada.
Such an increase in the transportation
facilities of the country is bound to
make good times not only in the dis
tricts where the railroads are being
built, but throughout the entire west.
Allowing $4,000 mile for construc-
ton, the sum Of $100,000,000 will be
put in circulation, and this in itself
should cause good times to prevail in
a land where work is plentiful, wages
are high, and the cost Of living is mod
crate.
But the building Of new railroads
through Western Canada means
greater benefit to the country than
merely the money put in circulation
by the cost of construction Addition
al railway building means the opening
of new agricultural districts and an
additional area under crops; a largely
increased output of grain to foreign
markets with consequent financial re-
turns; the erection Of elevators and
the growth of villages, towns and cit
les; and everything else that makes
for the progress of national life, and
the opening up Of additional thousands
of free homesteads, SO extensively ad-
vertised by the Canadian government
agent, whose address appears else
where.
It was stated On the floor Of the
Canadian Parliament recently by a
prominent representative that ten
years from now would see the bulk Of
the population of Canada residing
west of the Great Lakes, and if the
work of railway building during the
present year is any criterion, the
prophecy made by the Canadian states
man may be easily fulfilled inside Of
the time stated. During the present
year no less than 189, 064 persons have
found homes in the Canadian west,
Of whom 57,796 were Americans who
have seen the great possibilities OF
this new West, and have decided to
cast in their lot with it. Certainly,
our neighbor north of the 49th parallel
is making a great record, and deserves
the success that appears to be coming
it's way.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-05
(To Be Continued.)
WELL STARTED.
COLLEGE Had No Endowment, but Had
Charter.

COLLEGE Had No Endowment, but Had
Charter.
The incident below-which Daniel
Colt Gilman, IL. D., late president or
Johns Hopkins university, has 1ncor-
porated in his recently published shear
of remembrances "The Launching Of
a University and Other Papers
could not happen at the present time,
when each new institution Of learning
has it's millionaire sponsor.
A gentleman, President Gilman says,
once introduced himself to DR.. Day,
then president of Yale, as chancellor
of a Western state university.
"How large a faculty have you?
President Day inquired, with genuine
interest.
mot any, answered the Western
gentleman.
"Have you any library or build
ings?"
mot yet"
'Any endowment"
t'None."
what have you, then?" persisted
President Day.
The visitors countenance bright
ened. eve have a very good charter"
said he.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-05
Has Fondness for Capital City.

Mrs. Elihu Root, wife Of the secre-
tary of state, despises Washington
life as much as her husband likes it.
Mrs Root was instrumental in get
ting her husband to resign as secre-
tary OF war and return to New York.
She Gid not know of the preliminary
arrangements when the president in
vited Mr.. Root to take John Hays
place in the cabinet, and the an,
nouncement that Mr.. Root had accept
ed the portfolio of state came as a
great surprise to her while she was
visiting some relatives up state in
New York.
She read a dispatch from her hUs-
band announcing his decision, and
then turned to her friends and said:
II do believe that if they offered
that husband of mine a place as
policeman in Washington he would
take it, he likes to live there so
we'll"
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-05
CRIED EASILY.
Nervous Woman Stopped Coffee and
Quit Other Things.

No better practical proof that coffee
is drug can be required than to note
how the nerves become unstrung in
women who habitually drink it.
The stomach, too, rebels at being
continually drugged with coffee and
tea-they both contain the drug
caffeine. Ask your doctor.
An Ia. woman tells the old story,
thus:
81 had used coffee for six years and
was troubled with headaches, nervous
ness and dizziness. In the morning
upon rising I used to belch up sour
fluid regularly.
"Often I got so nervous and miser-
able would cry without the least rea-
son, and 1 noticed my eyesight was
getting poor.
after using Postum while, OBJ
served the headaches left me and soon
the belching of sour fluid stopped (wa-
ter brash from dyspepsia). I feel de-
cidedly different now, and I am con.
vinced that it is because I stopped
coffee and began to use Postum. can
see better now, my eyes are stronger.
"a friend of mine did not like
Postum but when told her to make it
like it said on the package, she liked
it all right" Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Always boil
Postum well and it will surprise you.
Read the little book, ''The Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's a rea-
SOM
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-05
WASHINGTON AS A MODEL CITY
The Movement Has Lately Been Given
Decided impetus.

The most notable piece of coopera-
ton has been in the movement to
make the national capital a model city
in it's social and economic environ
ment, as we'll as in broad avenue and
public building.
The Washington monument has
stone from every state in the union.
The civic neglect of the District of
Columbia has come from the same
quarries. For congress is the common
council of the district and year after
year had administered defeat to meas
ures that would restrict child labor
and lower an excessive infant NOR
tality; would require compulsory edu-
cation for Washington children at the
hands of the same authority which
builds schoOlhOuses for the TagalOgs,
and would rae alley shacks, fairly I'M
der the caves of the capitol, which, on
the word of two western senators,
were not fit for cow stables.
The fight against child labor and for
compulsory education has yet to be
Won. But wife-desertion bill was
passed, a juvenile court bill enacted
and a judge appointed, two foul blind
alleys were opened at once into minor
streets, the president commissioned
a special representative to investigate
conditions, and bill passed providing
for the condemnation of insanltary
dwellings,, which had hung fire for
nine years. Here was more social leg
islation in five months than in as many
wears before.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-05
"GoT A MATCH, MISS?"
Women Carry Matches and in Match
Boxes Also.

Women Garry Matches and in Match
Boxes Also.
81 have suspected it for some time"
said the man of experience, "but
didn't want to say anything about ii
till I was cocksure. Now that l know
it is true | am at liberty to speak out,
Women are carrying match boxes,
They carry the matches as well. Dur
ing the past few months l have seen
scores of women take the little fancy
trinkets out Of their shopping bags OF
purses while searching for loose
change. l wondered and suffered TO:
long time in silence, but finally tho
suspense was too much for me, and !
asked a woman friend who, L had dis
covered, was also addicted to the
matchbox habit, what use her sex had
for the sulphurous little implements,
She answered Yankee fashion.
Why do men carry them?' said
she.
"'To light their cigars, said I, and
for various other purposes
cts just that way with the WON
en- said she. TO light their cigar
cites and for various other purposes
(Which applies to your case?' said
I. cigarettes or miscellany"
"'Both,' said she, and she's mighty
fine woman, too"
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-05
Hot Shot for Depew.

Senator Depew called on the presi,
dent. He was a sort Of twelfth car.
bon copy of the old blithesome and
debonair Depew, but he did as we'll
as he could in the circumstances.
Senator" said the always polite
president, you certainly drink from
the spring of perpetual youth"
"Ah," said Depew, raising warn.
ing finger, ''as l remember my Pope,
he says nothing about the spring be.
ing perpetual, but, anyhow, we've got
that spring up in Peekskill."
eff you have" said another senator
in a hoarse aside, ''Ill bet you've got
a bunch of stock in the exploiting
company that was given to you fol-
serving as director
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-05
ODD CHARACTER IN CAPITAL.
Woman of Remarkable Mentality Lives
There in Poverty.

Living in squalor in the suburbs OF
Northeast Washington is a little old
blind woman who has a remarkable
history. She claims to be a lneal de-
5cendant from Russian nobility, and as
having been married to a ''grandee"
in that country when she was very
small girl. This venerable woman,
though living in the most miserable
surroundings, has brilliant mind and
is an advanced student of astronomy.
One of her axloms is to the effect that
this life would not be worth the living
were it not for the spiritual side OF it.
Il do not live here" she said, dream
lily the other day. Il exist away up
yonder (pointing sl1yward) where
there are suns, stars and worlds, but,
above all, where there is spirituality
everywhere. Where the sordid and
mean things of this life are not to be
found. Where there is genial
brotherhood and sisterhood of splr-
ituality.
This remarkable woman numbers
among her other accomplishments the
writing of poetry. Her friends claim
she can foretell coming events with
almost unerring certainty. She has
been student of materla medica since
girlhood. Recently a number OF prom
inent people have visited the shanty
in which she makes her earthly abode
while waiting patiently for the time
to come when her spirit will be trans
ported to "the land of the sky and
stars, and every one remarks upon
her phenomenal mentality.