Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-12

An examination of the records
of the post Office department shows
that there are 257 carriers in the ru-
raj communities who are women.
and 1000 substitute carriers Of the
same sex. This would not be g
very significant showing were it not
for the fact that the advent of wO-
men in this capacity is a compare
lively recent innovation. The wO-
men crept in somehow and the de-
partnent had no way Of distinguish
ing them from men except by their
names as they appeared on the ap-
pIications and this was found is no
criterion. When a man is appoint
ed as rural carrier he is allowed
to name his substitute and many
name their wives or children and it
is in this way they have made in
roads into the service. The records
of the department show that the
women carriers in the rural free de-
livery service have made most ex-
cellent officers
Every boy cannot be a rich man
or great man, but every boy can
be a gentleman. A boy with
gentlemanly manners, devoid Of
rudeness, trickery and concert, who
is trusty and honest, and will do his
very best every day to treat those
older than himself with due respect
and co sideration, will gain the at
tention and confidence of men.
Boys like to have ''good time
and fun. 1t is all right they should.
They will never be boys but once,
but to have fun is not giving them
license to play scurvy or mean
tricks on others. Character, like a
house, must have the right kind of
a foundation. The foundation stones
of good character are reverence
for God, respect and obedience to
parents, Difference to older people.
"A Platteville man SHORES so
hard he awakens the dog. The dog
sits up, bowls and awakens the
man. The man swears at the dog
and awakens the mother. The
mother growls at the man, who pro-
ceeds to go to sleep and start the
fun all over again.
Out in Colorado a bull broke
into a Wednesday night prayer
meeting and drove everybody but
the preacher into tho street. The
preacher kept on preaching and
after while the bull lay down by
back pew and went to sleep.
Doctors now declare that next
to the house fly, the habit Of kissing
the baby is the most dangerous
means of spreading consumption.
One by one the cherished practices
of ages disappear before the find
ings of the scientists.
Mrs G. H. Basford, son Harry
and grandson Master Milton, were
passengers to Milwaukee Monday.
Mrs. Basford attends the annual
session of the Rathbone Sisters,
which meets there this week.
A Madison man sent the follow
ing testimonial to patent medicine
company: Dear sir: My wife
took bottle of your medicine and
died. am married again; please
send me another bottle"
As a still more forc1ble arg
ument against household duties for
men, comes the news Of 8 Boscobel
man, who beat carpet SO hard q
tack flew out of the border and
ruined one Of his eyes.
Mrs. John Walker is in Milwau-
kee this week, delegate from the
local lodge of Rathbone Sisters, at
the meeting of the lodges of this
order IN Wisconsin in session there
this week.
Friday, June 14th, the Ameri-
can History Club will meet with
Miss Hicks at the home of Mrs.
Mary Morse, to celebrate Flag Day.
Each member is expected to bring a
guest.