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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15

In Idaho, where women vote, seven
teen women were elected county super
intendents Of schools at the last cleo
ton.
Out of 300 gainful occupations emu
merated by the United States census,
there are only eight in which women
Go not appear.
M. Clemenceau, the French leader,
in his youth taught school in Connect
icut and married a Connecticut girl,
the daughter Of the late General Hiram
Berdan.
In Switzerland there is just now a
strong taste for widows. There mat
rimoniaI advertising is a common prac-
flee and almost every announcement
contains the words, widows pre-
ferred," or mo spinsters need apply
The teachers of New York are work.
ing for higher salaries, more than
1000 women asking that sex to be not
considered in apportiOning salaries.
They also ask that no teacher be re-
quired to nave more than forty pupils
in a class.
In COnstantinople young women are
permitted to study medicine and are
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15

Speaking Of circumstances altering
eases, there was the case Of Miss
Euphemia Sellox.
You may not remember the name,
but 1t is quite probable that your wife
Will, II she belongs to q woman's club
or society of any sort, or even if she
was a reader Of the Woman five or six
years ago. The Woman Is publica-
don devoted to fashions, fiction, house
hold science, uplift and problems of so
eial etiquette, and Miss Sellox, strange
" enough, contributed to the uplift de-
SaPtment- Strangely, because her arti-
Cles mainly threw the hooks" to
uss q flgurative expression, into
the tyrant man and dragged him
from the pedestal upon which he
had been permitted to pose for
ages by reason Of the other sex.
She also Iectured and her icono-
elastic eloquence is said to have been
largely instrumental in securing the
Suffrage for the women of Wyoming
FROM which you will gather that Miss
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
Changed Her Views


I'VE are vain, but Is our vanity to
be compared with the vanity of MANI
Do we not all Of US know that weak
ness of his, my sisters, and in our
weakness take advantage of that
knowledge? We are vain and we love
to talk. Merciful goodness. If our
loquacity approached that Of these
lords Of creation we should indeed
have cause to blush with shame.
Marriage! Slavery-that is what
marriage means to woman. AFFECT
slavery. You married women toll day
and night, year after year, drudging
at mental tasks till your limbs will
hardly support you and your nerves
are worn to a thread with the trivial
cases of the household Yes, your
sphere is the home Darn your hus-
bands socks, cook his dinners, rear
his children, make your year before
last hats and be happy and contented.
Why on earth do you do It? Is it an
unreasonable question:"
A misogamist by conviction, a man.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
About the Hat.


There is a set Of rules about hats
and their wearers that should be rig
idly followed.
If a woman has a thin face and q
inclined to be sharp featured let Der
beware of hats that go up off her flee.
This kind of hat only tends to jut-
line her defects and she should choose
a hat that is brought we'll forward.
Her hair, too, should be loosely ar
ranged and never drawn back in a
plain fashion. Sharp or smart hats
should be almost avoided and fancy
edges adopted.
If one has features that look good at
a casual glance but will not bear in
spection hat crushed in and pulled
out with many corners and angles will
be her most becoming design.
This tends to mystify and one finds
herself unwilling to investigate-the
effect is too good to unbalance.
A small face should deal warily with
the picture hat. 1t is very liable to have
it's saving graces drowned in the depths
of the enormity and should never be
attempted by any one who has not the
height sufficient to carry.
A well-formed face can show OF
most any model and it is with this
sort of face in view that most designG
are created.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
MORE BOXES OF GOLD
And Many Greenbacks.


325 boxes of Gold and Greenbacks
will be sent to persons who write the
most interesting and truthful letters Of
experience on the following topics:
1. How have you been affected by
coffee drinking and by changing from
coffee to Postum?
2. Give name and account Of one OF
more coffee drinkers who have been
hurt by it and have been Induced to
quit and use Postum.
3. Do you know any one who has
been driven away from Postum because
1t came to the table weak and charac-
terless at the first trial?
4. Did you set such a person right
regarding the easy way to make It
clear, black, and with snappy, rich
taste?
5. Have you ever found a better way
to make it than to use four heaping
teaspoonfuls to the pint Of water, let
stand on stove until real boiling begins,
and beginning at that time when ac-
tual boiling starts, boil full 10 minutes
more to extract the flavor and food
value. "a piece of butter the size Of
a pea will prevent boiling Over.) This
contest is confined to those who have
used Postum prior to the date Of this
advertisement.
Be honest and truthful, don't write
poetry or fanciful letters, just plain,
4rUfI,f,rI cfofoponufc
Contest will close June 1, 1907, and
no letters received after that date will
be admitted Examinations of letters
will be made by three judges, not mem
bers Of the Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Their decisions will be fair and final,
and a neat little box containing a SIC
gold piece sent to each Of the five writ
ers of the most interesting letters,
box containing a S. gold piece to each
of the 20 next best, a So greenback
to each Of the 100 next best, and 81
greenback to each of the 200 next best,
making cash prizes distributed to 325
persons.
Every friend of Postum Is urged to
write and each letter will be held Ia
high esteem by the company, as an evil
dence Of such friendship, while the lit
tie boxes Of gold and envelopes Of
money will reach many modest writer's
whose plain and sensible letters contain
the facts desired, although the sender
may have but small faith in winning
at the time of writing.
Talk this subject over with your
friends and see how many among you
can win prizes. 1t is a good, honest
competition and in the best kind Of a
cause, and costs the competitors abso-
lutely nothing.
Address your letter to the Postum
Cereal Co., Ltd, Battle Greek, Mich,
writing your own name and address
clearly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
An Egxptian Custom.

More than 1000 years ago Herodotus
observed a remarkable custom in
Egypt. At a certain season Of the year
the Egyptians went into the desert, cut
off branches from the wild palm, and,
bringing them back to their gardens,
waved them over the flowers Of the date
palm. Why they performed this cere-
nony they did not know, but they knew
that if they neglected it the date crop
would be poor or wholly lost. Herodo-
tus offers the quaint explanation that
along with these branches there came
from the desert certain flies possessed
Of "vivifying virtue" which somehow
lent an exuberant fertility to the dates
But the true rationale to the incanta-
ton is now explained. Palm trees are
male and female. The garden plants,
che date bearers, were females, the des-
ert plants were males, and the waving
Of the branches over the females meant
the transference Of the fertilizing pol
len from the one to the other.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
Women Affect Mems Wages.

Miss Irene OsgOod, of Northwest
University, says that in 1903 there
were only two women employed in a
big tannery in Milwaukee. Now there
are 300 girls working there. The
wages Of the men have been reduced
20 cents a day. There are also many
women in the breweries, and, in the
opinion of Miss Osgood, this is very
detrimental to the moral status of the
girls employed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
How to Have Red Cheeks.


'The new way of coloring the cheeks
is interesting to the woman who wants
color, but who does not approve of
going to a box to get it. l have the
reddest cheeks in Paris, but there is
not a suggestion of artifciality in the
redness. 1t is all a matter Of treat
ment," said a clever Frenchwoman.
"Felice, my maid, took lessons Of a
flesh specialist until she became per-
feet at tinting the skin. This special
list taught her that the skin is peculiar
in that the rougher it is treated, the
finer it becomes.
IF l dared to do so, l would let
Felice scrape my cheeks every day
with a razor. | know that my skin
would soon be fine and smooth under
this treatment. But, not daring to do
this, 1 let her do the next best thing.
81 give her a very coarse towel and
let her go over my face with it, rub
bling it briskly until the blood comes
to the surface. Then, with very tiny
massage of skin food, have a pair
Of glowing cheeks"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
Her Decision.

A poor girl noted for her prudence
and practically has lately been pom
dering the problem of whether to buy
an umbrella, which she needs very
much, but doesn't at all want, or an
Angora kitten, which she doesn't exact
ly need, but wants so much that it
keeps her awake nights. The other
day she settled it to her own satisfac-
ton by deciding on the kitten, which
she thinks is ever so much more prac-
teal than an umbrella, because you
can only use an umbrella when it is
raining, but 4 kitten you have with you
always. Besides, you can borrow an
umbrella, but nobody would lend an
Angora.-Topeka State Journal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15

hater, 1t seemed by instinct, Miss Sell
lox never missed an opportunity Of
expressing herelf either by tongue or
pen on the subject Of woman's servi-
tude.
She had hard time Of it, naturally.
The profession of emancipation is not a
paying one from pecuniary point of
view. She went here and there over
the land, attending conventions, lectur-
Ing, organizing and what not, riding
in stuffy day coaches, staying at third
rate hotels, patronized, ridiculed,
abused, applauded in turn, and with
no prospect of anything else before her
in life. Not that she would have ask
ed for anything more.
Then a rich relative happened to die
and left her a pretty good humping
legacy.
Within a month after that her views
became radically changed She grew
tolerant of the monster man. A month
later she married him.
If you ask for the reason, can only
reply that 1t was very good and suf-
f1cient one. 1 don't know what the
mans motives were He may not have
been mercenary. As 1 have said, Miss
Sellox had many excellent qualities.
There has to be a first proposal for
every woman, however engaging, If
you come to that. But the reason was
that the man asked her to marry him
and she concluded that she liked
him.-Chicago Daily News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
~N~-N0~-O-N~N~
Food for Babes.

Do not at any time force or urge
milk or solid food upon the child; if
he should refuse part or the whole of
a feeding, let that meal go, and do
not give any food until the next feed
ing hour comes, says Mariana Wheel
er, the famous baby expert Of Harper's
Bazaar
For the first twenty-four hours after
birth very little food is necessary feed
the infant about once in five hours. If
it is possible, the baby should be
nursed by the mother, as the nourish-
ment it receives from her contains GER
tain ingredients which are necessary
to cleanse the stomach and intestinal
tract of the newly born, as well as to
stimulate the digestive juices to activ-
ity.
If for some good reason it is not
possible for the mother to nurse her
child, give as substitute a little boil
ed water slightly sweetened, or thin
Cruel dextrinized. After the first
thirty-six hours milk can be given in
a dilute form. Cows milk can be
diluted, plain or in the form Of top
milk. The diluent should be thin Cruel
or boiled water.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15

tie bow in the back or crossed and fas-
tened with a brooch in front. Late
last summer an impertinent mosquito
bit the throat of a beautiful woman
at Newport. The bite became hideous-
ly infamed, defying all efforts of mis-
tress and maid to conceal it. Then
the sight of a lovely old miniature
brooch framed in pearls suggested a
happy thought and that night the belle
appeared with an inch-wide band of
black velvet about her white throat,
pinned in front with the miniature.
And the effect was so lovely that this
becoming little fad came in at once,
and has stayed all winter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
DRIES THE HAIR,

DRIES The HAIR w I'LL tie dSoloI
ance of the apparatus shown here, the
drying is made comparatively easy.
This hair drier consists of a hollow
comb attached to a long, flexible tubu-
lar handle. In the hollow back of the
comb is an elongated electric light
bulb, electrical connections extending
through the comb and handle. At the
opposite end of the handle is a cone
shaped device in the large end of which
is an electric fan. Air is thus forced
through the teeth of the comb and the
hair IN this way quickly dried.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
House Pertaining.

An innovation in the way of per-
fume business is an urn of old porce-
lain set in gilt bronze.
The lid is perforated, and within is
a glass vessel with a wick, wherein
may be burned simple perfume or a
liquid ozone. These burners are decor.
ative, even in the most elaborate draw.
ing rooms.
1t has become something of fad to
choose one perfume and delicately
scent the entire house with it, but it is
obvious that such a scent would need
to be most delicate and unobtrusive.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15

The belts of the season! One pauses
to contemplate, but to pause too long
is to become bewildered by the variety
and winsomeness of the designs and
styles offered. A narrow belt of black
patent leather clasped with a modest
pearl or brass buckle is quite as
modish as the wider and more expen-
sive belt of seal equipped with gold
buckle, or the wide steel studded belt
of black elastic, the adoption of which
by smart dressers promises to insure
an elastic belt furore.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
a Real Distinction.

A young matron Of Ashland boule-
ward is the only one Of her family who
is not in who's Who" her father be-
ing a we'll known clergyman and her
mother, brother and sister being more
or less celebrated writer's. One day
her sister was condoling with her on
her lack Of distinction In this respect.
Never mind, Belle" said the liter
airy sister, you may not be in Who's
Who but you're the only member of
the family who is In the telephone
book, and that costs real money" Chi
cago Inter Ocean.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
influence of the Politicians Wife.

influence of the Politicians Wife.
1t has often been asked how much
influence the wife of a public man
bears on his political career. This is
hard to estimate; but this much is
certain: The man who comes to Wash
ington, either as a member of Con-
gress or of some other branch Of the
Government where his position is one
of prominence, is very unfortunate if
his wife is not one whom he can trust
to make her way socially. Not neces-
sarily being a great social success, but
capable of mingling with the average
woman at the national capital. For,
centage Of society looks leniently upon
the married couple who are seldom
seen in public together, the average
sound American believes in the COM
radeship Of man and wife.
But when we sum up this question
of the influence of women in statecraft
we quote as exceptions cases such as
the Storer and the TOwnley affair, and
pass the judgment that, on the whole,
the influence Of woman in statecraft
is for good. Being impulsive, she is
apt to make mistakes now and
then which cause the more logical
males to laugh at her; but as a rule
she is pretty sure of her footing be-
fore she attempts to make the jump
across the political stream that divides
womankind from mankind. - Home
MAGAZINE
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15

MARY O'MALLEY.

Mary O'Maey lives down In alley,
Upstairs, in the of fat,
With father mother, her sister and brother,
parrot two dogs and a cat
Fer Is posy, her cheeks are so rosy,
Her mouth is like honey and dew
hearts in a shiver, your lips In a CULVER
When Mary is looking at YOU
o mel o N.Y. Mary O'MalleyI
neighbors all know you're the pride Of the aeyI
You're fair a dream you're peaches and cream,
You're sweeter than clover, q thousand times Overt
And would you but marry-you dear little fairy =
Is 1t single I'd tarryH
Nay, nary!
The first 1 her-how forget heri
She was bringing basket Of clothes
looked at her sweety, she spurned me completely
And turned up her beautiful nose.
She's cunningly saucy and very Criss-crossy
And stubborn, yet once In while
Your heart gaily dances because her sweet gances
Have wrapped you all up in a smile.
my! Mary OMaey
glance is the light and the life of our aleyl
You're better than gold to have and to hold!
Be done with your teasing your melting and freezing!
could possess you I'd feed you and dress you
And love and you,
God bless you!
xon Waterman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15

like a man, a wo-
man cannot wash
her hair without a
great deal Of trou-
BILE and inconveni-
ence, and danger
Of cold. Five to
six hours are re-
quired to dry the
lair, even after con-
siderable rubbing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
When Hubby Wakes Up.

Gunner-You will find very few won
en- billing and cooling over their hus-
bands after the honeymoon is ever.
Guyer-I should say so. After the
honeymoon you will find them only bill
ing. .l
Gunner-Billing?
Guyer-Yes, flooding hubby with mil
liners and dressmakers' bills.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15

RolIox was not any spring chicken. She
was not That is, she had not been
eoR some time.
She was a good woman, undoubted-
b, but hardly a good-looking one, ac-
eoCding to common standards of beau
y. She was tall, but not divinely so
eatR, but with the fairness associated
with freckies. Her eyes were blue and
Aar hair golden, but the blueness had
q Btsely quality, emphasized by eye
gIasses, and the gold was pale and lus-
esriess and there wasn't any too much
- It
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15

I could not do homework, and for
two years did not get out of the
house. The kidney secretions were
irregular, and doctors were not help
ing me. Doan's Kidney Pills brought
me quick relief, and finally cured me.
They saved my life"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. 7.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15

Lords of creation" she would OBJ
serve, with bitter sarcasm. ''Let us
examine this lordly creature, ladies.
Do Tar as our limited minds will en-
able US, let US analyze him and find a
season IL we can for his supremacy. 1t
3 treason. OF course, but suppose we
% q little reasonable, for a change.
% we ind the reasons In his superiori-
" Of intellect7 Let the names of wom-
e iilustrious In science, In the arts, in
ell fields OF intellectual endeavor, an
gwer that question. We are told that
these are exceptional. To certain ex-
tsnt that IL true, but they are numer-
Gus enough to demonstrate what wom-
an can achieve when she bursts
through the trammels with which the
salfzhness OF man has bound her, and
a our hhegty is extended, as we eman-
dpate ourselves from our thraldom,
more and more we gain eminence IN
the professions we have adopted. Elk
anime the statistics Of coeducational
institutions.
III we are not inferior intellectually,
are we 30 morally7 With all his pre-
tension, man has not dared to assert
thiG Then we are physically inferior.
That Is to say, we have less of mere
brute strength, OF muscle and slnew.
Therefore, says generous, chivalrous
man, We must be kept in AFFECT sub
lection, caressed or abused according
b bis Withstand generally abused
Dolls, toys, creatures without souls al
most Wives obey your husbands
WHIT Because they are able to knock
you down with a blow Of their fist II
You doa't
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
Origin velvet Neckband.

Most fads have an odd origin. This
is true of the present notion for wear
ing narrow band of black velvet
about the throat, either tied in a lit
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15

from kidney trou-
bles. My back panied
me terribly. Every
turn or move caused
S b a rp, shooting
pains. My eyesight
was poor, dark spots
appeared before me,
and l had dizzy
spells. For ten years
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
A Judges ReprOoF.

Judge-Young man, you're making =
good deal Of unnecessary noise, think.
Young Attorney-YOur honor, I've
lost my overcoat and am trying to find
It,
Judge-Whole suits have been lost
here, sir, with much less noise-Lip-
pincott'S.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15

1t is by far the wisest policy to get
all possible sewing done before the hot
summer days arrive, when one is dis
inclined for any exertion. All lingerie
at least can be ready, for styles in that
do not change radically, and a gener-
Gus supply is always needed, especially
if one is to be away from home, where
it is difficult to get laundry work prop
erly done. Daintily made underwear
is not cheap luxury if bought ready
made, but when odds and ends of time,
and materials picked up cheaply, are
utilized for it, one does not feel the
cost. This graceful gown has a fancy
yoke of embroidery, and the short, full
sleeves that are so comfortable for
warm weather wear. If preferred, how
ever, the high neck and long sleeves can
be used, and many people do still pre-
fer that style.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15

"Yes," said the guard, 81 was able
to detect the enemy long before they
arrived on the spot.
"Ah, you could scent danger at q
distance" said the interviewer.
Easily. They came in gasoline au-
tOmobIles."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15

admitted to practice. Nursing is re-
garded as a profession particularly
well fitted to the feminine abilities and
there are now more than 300 women
nurses in the city of Constantinople
alone.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
TEN YEARS OF PAIN.

Unable to Do Even HOusewOrk be-
cause of Kidney Troubles.
Mrs. Margaret Emmerich, OF Clin-
ton ST., Napoleon, O., says: For
fifteen years l was a great sufferer
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
Hair Drier.
c5JA

An electrical arrangement to assist
women in drying the hair has been
patented by a Kansas City man. I'm
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15

A severe case of freckles is as hard
TO cure as badness
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15

There is a set Of rules about hats
and their wearers that should be rig
idly followed.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-10-18

So'd Y 4Fa:sa'el ~ 2osells & ga,naa