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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-02
STRANGE BAIT FOR DUCKS.
DOctOred Peas Lead to n Rich Har-
vest without Use Of SHOTGUN.

DOctOred Peas Lead to Rich Har-
vest Without Use Of Shotgun.
From one of the beach stretches to
the northeast, in Canada, comes a story
of the taking Of wild ducks by a meth
cd exhibiting more ingenuity than hui
manity.
Owing to the long warm season the
ducks, which as usual had gathered in
large numbers for the winter migra-
ton, decided to remain and enjoy
themselves along the coast. AS the
birds were wary some hungry hunters
determined upon adopting the plan sug-
gested by one Of their number, having
been practiced at his native place in
the Isle Of Man.
Quantities of peas we're scattered
thickly day after day for a whole week
in a certain place. To this feast the
ducks came in ever-increasing droyes,
night being their favOrite feeding time.
Meanwhile the men were at work cut
ting the bristIes off one Of the stiff
broOms used aboard ships in rough
on tAObAAA5 OSCAcs LAC OIO1L UI1ollCS
were then passed completely through
carefully soaked peas so that the ends
prOtruded on either side for about an
eighth of an inch
LabOriOus as this task must have
been, it was persisted in until a good
bushel Of peas had been so treated.
These were spread out thiclzIy at even
ing time. on the well-baited ground.
Strange quackings were heard all night
by the listeners, who found a harvest
of fine ducks covering the beach when
morning broke. 1t appeared from an
examination that the unsuspecting birds
gobbled up the peas as on previous
evenings.
The prOtruding bristles caused no
trouble until the peas reached the
entrance to the gizzard. But there the
peas stuck fast, causing such distress
as to make the birds lie perfectly STILL
stretched out upon the sand. Every
movement meant pain and with their
heads stretched out fiat before them
they permitted themselves to be taken
by hand
More than 1000 were taken in one
night, chiefly canvas backs and red
heads. Their ill-gotten gains were not,
however, as large as the poachers ex-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-02
Those UnruIy Fingers.

Il WISH" said the perplexed business
man, chat some one would explain
the psychologist principle whereby the
best Of typeWriters invariably spell
certain words wrong. have now in
my employ a young woman who would
write music 'musci' one hundred times
q day if she had occasion to use the
word that often. Twenty she always
writes 'twnety and sixth 'sixht.'
These are but examples of a score of
errors Of which she is constantly gull
ty. All these words are in common
USE The girl knows better than to
spell them so, but her fingers uncOn-
sciously get the letters twisted. Every
employee l have ever had made similar
mistakes in other equally familiar
words Why do the fingers so persist
emily disobey the mind, in spite Of de
termined effort to discipline them p
New York Sun.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-02
IN NAVY TO SEE TIE WORLD
why a Rich Kentuclzian stays with

/ Why a Rich kentUclxtan Stays with
Uncle Sam at $12.SO a Month.
Drilling every day among a crowd
Of recruits at Mare Island barracks,
where he is being instructed In the du-
ties Of a private of the marine corps
at the regular pay of $3.50 per month
and ratiOns, is Virgil I. Thurman, one
of the heirs to an estate Of over $780,
600 in the blue grass country OF old
Kentucky, says the San Francisco
Bulletin. And 1t Is doubtful If any of
the men drilling side by side with him
each day, with the exception Of David
MCGEE, the chum who enlisted with
him at Sioux City, Iowa, have any
suspicion that the quiet fellow In their
midst has a cent more than the aver
age man who enlists in time Of peace.
Humans inheritance comes to him
from his maternal grandmother, a Mrs.
Rautt, who died some few years ago
On the property which is now to be di-
Yided between her heirs, near Hodg-
enyille, KY. Thirty-fOur months ago
Thurman first learned of his Inherit
ance. Two weeks ago he received q
letter from his attorney, Samuel 7.
Jones, Of HodgenvilIe, notifying him
that the other heirs have applied for
the sale and final distribution Of the
property, so that in a short time the
raw recruit now drilling so faithfully
at the Mare Island barracks will be
the possessor of a tidy little fortune of
several thousand dollars
II am a cowboy by profession" he
said, when questioned by a Bulletin
reporter, land 1 enlisted In the service
at Sioux City because they gave us
Pretty good inducements to see the
world. have spent all my life around
Texas and Colorado and [ wanted to
see something else. Yes, knew about
this money coming to me, but that
made no difference. You see, we will
only be kept here a couple Of months
or so, and then we will be sent off to
have an opportunity to see something.
No, we don't get much pay, only $3.50
a month";" he laughed, but I am not
sorry / enlisted. We are treated well
and 1 like It, and besides we will have
a chance to see the world"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-02
cULTIVATINe THE WHISPER.
Girl Finds "a New Way of Making
Herself Attractive.

Girl Finds a New Way of Making
Herself Attractive.
BY the time the tOp-foOr girl had
said good evening" to every other girl
in the room and haG made all her salu-
tations in a whisper, the rest of the
club showed signs of alarm, says the
New York Press.
Good gracious" said the blue-eyed
girl, What a terrible cold you have.
How did you get it?'
Il haven't a cold" wheezed the top
floor girl, refusing at the same time a
proffered cough drop and a potash loz-
enge. Il am simply practicing whisper
ing, that's all. Several stories of real
life that have come to my ears in the
last few days have convinced me that
the art Of whispering unsteady is an
accomplishment that every girl should
acquire. On two evenings this week
have dined with friends young mar
ried couples, both-and on each occa-
sion the head of the house confided to
me that the thing that made him fall
head and ears in love with his wife was
her delicious way OF whispering.
"That set me thinking. The first
chance 1 got l tried the whispering
dodge myself. Tuesday evening Frank
and 1 were riding uptown in a Broad
way car. l whispered in his ear. What
said could just as we'll have been
shouted from the housetops, but I was
anxious to try my voice with the soft
pedal on. / must admit the experiment
wasn't success. My whispering didn't
affect him in the least as the gentle
breathings of my friends had affected
those two men. Frank smaczed at his
ear as if he were brushing off flies.
"'Ughr he said. I can't stand that
buzzing. If you've got anything to say
please say it out loud
'That was rather discouraging, but
it in no wise shook my faith in the
power Of the well-modulated whisper. I
simply came to the conclusion that 1
had not whispered properly, and that
the only thing left for ne to do was
to cultivate a whisper with a thrill at
tached. Hence my present asthmatic
style of speech. 1 am practicing on you
girls. Do you hear anything seductive
in it,"
Nothing" exclaimed the girls in
chorus. Nevertheless. during the re
mainder of the session each girl re-
peatedly sank her voice to a purring
murmur, and it was clear that the top
floor. girls story had taken effect.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-02
Refined Cruelty of a Boy.

''For genuine cruelty the average
5-year-Old boy has got Hottentot can
nibal licked to a frazzle,' said the proud
father OF a young hopeful the other
day "The latest trick of my kid is a
winner, but was sort of rough on the
victim, which was our pet cat. About
three weeks ago we noticed that pussy
suddenly stopped eating and drinking.
All the choice bits of meat and dishes
Of milk were left untouched.
For several days we explained it by
supposing that the cat was getting
more than the ordinary number Of
mice and eating them to the exclusion
of our offerings, but we soon noticed
that she was becoming thin and gaunt
and did not seem inclined to move
about and purr as she used to. One
day, after two weeks Of this, 1 picked
up the now skeleton cat and began to
stroke it's neck.
'What do you think 1 found? A
around the throat, concealed by the
long fur 1t just permitted the cat to
breathe, but she could not eat. l re-
moved it and now she is getting along
all right. When I asked the boy about
it he said he just wanted to see if kitty
would strangIe. If it had been any
thing else but a cat it would have been
dead in no time" Philadelphia Rec
ord
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-02

pected. Ice is scarce along most Of
the beaches owing to the heat of the
summer and cold storage for this inn
mense supply of game was an impossi-
bility. BY wagons and by schooners
the ducks were hurried to the nearest
railway stations to be carried to the
cities, but owing to ignorance on the
part Of the shippers prices realized
were so small that it is doubtful if the
whole catch of 1850 fine fat ducks
realized more than $50 to their cap
tors.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-02
ELECTRIC Cars ON Ronds.

In districts where the construction
Of permanent tramways would be out
Of the question owing to prohibitive
initial cost, there are in use In Ger
many and France electric transport
systems running on the ordinary roads
These draw their supply of electricity
from overhead wires similar to those
In use In tramway working. Provision
is made for passenger traffic by means
of Omnibuses run singly or with a
trailer, while goods traffic is handled
by motor vehicles drawing two or three
trailers. The first of such lines was
opened in 1901, and since that time
quite a number Of services have been
inaugurated in different districts. The
routes are for the most part compara-
lively short. One of the longest lines
is that Of the Charbonnieres-les-B inius,
near Lyons, which Is worked with six
motor cars of a seating capacity Of
thirty-eight passengers each. A line
is also working between the towns of
Neuenahr, Walporthain and Ahrweiler.
A line is working regularly in con
nection with an Industrial center in the
neighborhood Of Wurzen, Germany,
over which some thirty wagons are
taken either way daily.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-02
THE END OF THE WAY.

Where the rough road turns there's valley sweet
Where the skies are starred and fair;
Wen forget the thorns and the MONDAY heat
And rest In the roses there
And the dark Of the dreary, weary night
VIII be lost at last In the morning light
Where the rough road turns there's a haven bleEt
Where the ships at anchor ride,
And the sea-winds sing sweet songs of rest
Over the dreamless tide
Where the tempests fade from silent shore
And the sails are furIed forevermore-
o rest In the beautiful valley sweet
And rest in the haven still,
What though the storms the brave ships beat
Though the thorns keen to kill?
Let US dream that the dark Of the dreary night
VIII be lost at last IN the morning light.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-02
lIg!ElaAaR2SIaRggS
A0ooooooooc

The South African colonies and ISL
ands owned by Germany have no local
legislature or even crown councils.
Each is ruled by an autOcrat appointed
by the Emperor.
Star, register-general Of vital statis-
tics for Scotland, declared his opinion
that bachelor life was more destructive
to males than the most unWholesome
trade or the most unsanitary surround
ings.
The skull of the bull musk OK is re-
markable for the development of the
eye orbits, which project sufficiently
beyond the plane of the frontal bones
to compensate for the interruption the
horns would otherwise make in the
range of vision. The musk OK, how
ever, does not seem to rely greatly on
keenness of sight, far less on acute
ness Of hearing, for the ears are of
small dimensions and are completely
covered by the heavy growth of fur
about them. The organs of scent are
evidently more highly developed, and
they exact Of the hunter his greatest
cunning.
In Denmark most of the farms are
from five to twenty-five acres, and are
owned by the peasantry. About half
Of the land is in oats, hay, pasture
and root crops for the horses, mich
COWS and sheep. In proportion to her
size, she has more cattle than any
other country in Europe. Strict sani-
tary conditions are enforced in the
dairying industry, and the cows are ex-
amined every month. Most of the
steam butter factories are cooperative,
and Danish butter brings the highest
prices in the foreign markets. Great
Britain alone buys over $33,000,000
worth annually
A patient German scientist of a sta
tistical turn Of mind calculates that
the amount Of energy expended by
person who coughs once every quar-
ter of an hour for ten hours is equiva
lent to 250 units of heat, or the nour-
ishment yielded by three eggs or two
glasses of milk Coughing is thus seen
to be an expensive luxury. The rea
son for the waste in force entaiIed by
it, or one reason at least, lies in the
fact that while in normal respiration
the air is expelled from the chest at
the rate of four feet a second in VIC
lent coughing it may attain a velocity
of three hundred feet.
The United States Department Of
Agriculture is making experiments for
the purpose of determining the ex-
IRENE vitality of seeds. Over a hun
dred species Of plants have been pack
ed in a soil consisting Of dry clay in
closed in pots, and buried at varying
depths underground eight sets at a
depth Of six inches, twelve at a depth
of twenty and a third set at a depth
of 49, feet. At the end of one, two,
three, five, seven, ten, fifteen, twenty,
twenty-five thirty forty and fifty years,
a set from each depth will be exhumed
and tested. The results of the expert
ment are likely to be of extraordinary
value to agriculturists, both CONNER
cially and scientifically. Incidentally,
it may be recalled that authentic cases
are on record which prove that certain
seeds have the power of sprouting
after having been buried for long peri
DDS of time, reliable tests having
shown that twelve out Of twenty-one
species have the power of terminating
after twenty years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-02
PITY Then.

An Atchison man and his wife sat
down the other night and talked It
over. eve have been facing it for six
weeks" he said, land dread Of doing
what lies before US Is not making II
any easier. We have it to do; let US
begin now" His wife agreed with
him and departed sadly for the cellar.
When she returned she carried a lar
Of preserved fruit They had decided
to begin to eat their way through 1877
quarts Of peaches, Al quarts OF straw
berries, 70 quarts Of cherries and A8
quarts Of plums put up last summer
Atchison Globe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-02
~NNO~@N~~~

God Rest You, Merry Gentlemen.
God rest you, merry gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay,
For Jesus Christ our Savior
Was born upon this day
To save US all from Satan's power
When we were gone astray.
o tidings of comfort and joy,
For Jesus our Savior was born on
Christmas day.
In Bethlehem in Jewry
This blessed babe was born,
and laid within a manger
Upon this blessed morn;
The which his mother Mary
Nothing did take in scorn.
From God our heavenly Father
A blessed angel came,
And unto certain shepherds
Brought tidings of the same,
How that in Bethlehem was born
The Son of God by name.
Fear not, then said the angel,
Let noCh1ng you anrlght,
This day is born a Savior
Of virtue, power, and nights
So frequently to vanquish all
The friends Of Satan quite.
The shepherds at those tidings
Rejoiced much in mind,
And left their focks a-feeding
In tempest, storm, and wind,
And went to Bethlehem straightway,
This blessed babe to find.
But when to Bethlehem they came,
Whereat this infant lay,
They found him in Il manger
Where oxen feed on hay;
His mother Mary kneeling
Unto the Lord did pray.
Now to the Lord sing praises,
All you within this place,
And with true love and brotherhood
Each other now embrace;
This holy tide of Christmas
All others doth deface.
0 tidings of comfort and joy,
For Jesus Christ our Savior was born
On Christmas Day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-02
a Conservative Position.

An applicant for the post Of mistress
in a country school was asked, says ,
writer in the Rural World, what her
position was with regard to the whip
ping Of children.
She replied, My usual position is on
a chair with the child held firmly
across my knees, face downward"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-02
Always in STYLE.

They were going through the furni-
ture factory.
Mrs. Jones was amazed at the great
proportion of chairs. A writer IN the
Boston Record says she inquired the
reason.
well, ma'am," responded the inge-
NOUS attendant 'you see, it's the dull
season, and most of our furniture is
out Of STYLE but settin' never really
goes out of fashion"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-02

Some people say good poker player
is always a smart man. Still, man
who plays poker a good deal, is max
ing a mistake a smart man should
avoid.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-02

With the possible exception of pa
jamas, nothing in a mans wardrobe IL
so ill-ftting and shapeless as a hunting
coat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-02

Everybody in China works hard,
even those who have reached the high
est positions. 1t Is related of a member
of the Chinese cabinet that he left
home ev morning at o'clock, as he
was on duty at the palace from 8 to 6.
As a. member Of the privy council he
was engaged from to 8. From 8 IN.
til II he was at the war department, of
which he was president. As the mem
Der of the Board Of Punishment lie was
in attendance from II till 2 and as a
minister of the foreign office he spent
every day from till or there. In
addition he frequently served on spe-
cial boards or commissions.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-02

Why do men act so funny when
they are about to be married? Have
they been trying to get away? And
are they mad because they failed to
get away?
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-11-30

tried a field goal, but the ball fell
short and l.angc recovered H.
NAvy's GOOD WORK
RcifsnIdcr made hvo yards along
the side line, Douglas punted 10
Beavers. who ran to Navy's 45-yard
line. A forward pass was fumhled,
leighton breaking up the play, but
Army held the ball. Krebe got the
next forward pass, but made no gain
and Jones recovered Army's short kick
and ran TO Army's 42-yard line.
Douglas made four yards on fake
play around right end, and a forward
pass, Lange 70 Daguc, worked for
ten yards, but Navy lost the ball on
forward pass. Beavc rs then attempt
cd like play and the ball went back
to the Navy on Army's i5-yard
line.
Jones made Eve yards on a plunge
through Erwin's side OF the line, hut
Douglas was stopped on fake attack
nj the Same place. Douglas spunted To
Mountford on Army's l2-yard line.
Douglas lost four yards on fake kick
and then punted, Daguo recovering
the ball ON Army's l2-yard line.
I.ange was thrown outside by Smith
on Army's i0-yard line. ON a double
pass, Reifsnider lost two yards, Er.
win dumping him. Lango dropped
back TO the 30-yard Ilno and attempted
goal from the field, but. thT ball
was blocked, Jones, however, recover
ing Il for Navy on the lO-yard line.
Jones made two yards along the side
limo and Douglas made one moro.
I.ange dropped back as IL To try foI
another goal, but he started to run aud
was thrown for loss of ilfleon yards,
and the ball went to Army. Kroblt
made four yards and after that play
timo was called FOR tho first half.
Score Navy, @ ; Army, 0.
NAVY PLAYED BETTER pALL
The Navy played better liall In every
respect In the FIRST half, Their trick
plays and forward passes worked bet
tor than any Of those which the Army
team attempted. Both teams used al
identical run from the kick formation,
but Beavers was Invariably thrown
for loss whilo Douglas seldom failed
to make subtantial gain. leighton
outplayod Weeks. The Army team,
however showed indications OF power
which made the outcome of the gam,
still In doubt, though the Navy ecu
tingcnt was sure that It's team coulo
give tho Army moro of tho same thinf
in the second half.
REAR AFRAID or GOAT
Between tho halves tho Army beal
unexpectedly made It's appearance
Ii was little black cub. about tbs
slzo of the largest kind OF ''Tcddies'
that children carry around In thei
arms. lie seemed To he shy or The
Nays billy goat and consequently
made no attepmt to make meal OF
| his rival.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-11-30

ships now in Hampton Roads and
which viii shortly sail on their Oiuisa
10 ihe Pacific coast, applied FOR thelp
full quota OF tickets. This condition,
therefore, encroaehed upon the mum.
her usually distributed AmONr the
general public. Including naval e0..
GERS and members OF their families,
il is estimated that the crowd from
Annapolis numbered eight hundred
altogether. however Annapolis sent
over one thousand to the game.
Attached % one of the special Trains
was the private car OF AIR. Ihonas
II. Fitzgerald, of Baltimore, Witch
was placed at the disposal of Cover
nor Warlield, and in IL the GoVcruor.
with a party OF twenty-four pegsons,
including the older members 0g his
family made the trip 10 Philadelphia.
The Governor, as usual, was given
one OF the boxes in the north stan1.
the Navy side OF the ncld. The
box, which was i'm section Nv, and
accommodated ten persons. 'rho
Governor S party was made up AS
follows Governor aud Mrs. Warlield,
Miss Carrie War6eld Miss Louise
Wariield, Mr.. Edwin WaT6ald, Miss
Mary Nieodemus, of Baltimore; Miss
Marian BIoopes, Of Philadelphia; Mlss
Margaret Warfeld, of Baltimore Miss
Elizabeth Heron, of pittsh0rg, Miss
Eleanor Wardeld Tracey, OF 81. Louis /,
Miss Mary Tilghman, Gen. Clinton
l.. Riggs, Col. +. +. Wo0dsido. Rass-
ed Midshipman A. $. Ress. Mr.. Chas.
Harris, Col. Oswald Tilghman, Mr..
Peter IL. Marguder MIR. y. stewart
Ridgely, Miss Louise SymingtOn. Sir.
ington, and Messrs. Jesse r.. Riggs.
Harry G.. Riggs aud Alfred Il. Riggs.
all OF Baltimore, and Mr.. Dauiei A..
Rrandall.
Among others who occupied boxes
in the Navy stands were Secretary
of the Navy Metcalf and a party 81
distinguished officials and friends +.
Assistant Secretary OF the Navy New
berry and a party Admiral George
Dewey and party; Capt. Charles J..
Badger, superintendent OF the Naval
Academy and party, Com. William s.
Benson, commandant OF midship-
men and party. The friends with
Captain Badger and Commander Ben
son left on one OF the special trains
thismOrniDg. ThTe was general
air Of quietness about Annapolis to-
day, SO great was the interest in the
outcome of the game. only few
or the commissioned officers romain-
ed. At the State House thoro was
also a peaceful quiet, the Governor.
Secretary OF State and most Of the
clerks having been favored wien tho
coveted bits Of cardboard gaining them
admission into the football grounds.
and held SO precious in Annapolis a.
not for an instant 10 he thought og eo-
| ing 90 waste.