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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04

boyish hands and feet is less abundant.
The supply of family errands is small.
The coal-hod has supplanted the wood
pile. In the end the boy sees through
the device of trumped-up work, and
runs away from it. Happy the mother
who discovers in her boys some taste
or talent. The passion of the carpenter
for tools, of the craftsman for pencil
and paper, or of the gardener for grow
ing things ought to be hailed as a safe
guard against the loafing disease. If
no occupation of the usual boylsh sort
can be contrived, the boy may better be
put to bread-making or sweeping than
given over to idleness. There is scarce
ly a boy to whom a paint-pot and
brushes will not appeal, and fence and
blinds and steps will bear fresh coats
Of paint at frequent intervals. Every
device is worth considering if 1t will
erect one new barrier against the loaf
er's habit-the destroyer Of every man.
" virtue, from industry to self-respect
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
NANTUCKET "CAMELS."



When one reads in Nantucket rec
ords of nearly seventy years ago that
ships were taken across the bar by
the aid Of "camels," a picture Of
stretches Of hot sand, GASES of palms
and great "ships of the desert" NOV
ing in procession is presented to the
minds eye. The vision, however, is
out of the way, geographically, botanic
ally and zoologically. The sand borders,
the cold New England shore, the palms
are wanting, and the camels bear no
relation whatever to those of flesh and
blood. The author of Nantucket
Scraps" explains the mystery.
In 1912 the Penn arrived off Nam
tucket, laden with thirteen hundred
barrels of sperm OIL 1t was the first
and the event was considered so i'm
portant that the town bells were rung,
the guns fired, and the whole popula-
ton turned out in a general rejoicing.
The bar, which blocked free way to
Nantucket docks, stretched out in dan
gerous menace to heavily laden vessels.
It was the custom to break the cargo
outside and land the oil in boats; but
this was an expensive and tedious proc
ess, and the invention of the camels
was hailed with eagerness.
The ca1nels were two huge boxes one
hundred and thirty-five feet long and
nineteen feet deep, fitted with water
gates and pumps, SO that they could be
raised or sunk at pleasure. They also
possessed an engine, propeller and rud-
ders. They were yoked side to side
with fifteen chains.
The approach of a vessel was sig
nailed from the tower Of the Unitarian
Church. Fires were then kindled in
the camels, which started out to meet
the ship. With the chains heightened
to form loops deeper than the keel of
the vessel, the camels ranged them
selves on each side of the ship, sank,
stretched their chains taut by the aid
Of thirty windlasses, rose and lifted
the ship with them, until the whole
did not draw more than five feet OF
water. Then they 1oated, with thei
burden, UP the harbOr.
The ponderous contrivance proved to
be an expensive economy, and when,
after five or six years, the canels came
to need repairs. the owner did not
think it profitable to make them. SO
the camels of Nantucket went to de
cay, and their bones lay for many
years in the docks.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04

DOUBLE BRUSH. can be manipulated
with as much ease as one, the large
volume of color carried by the brushes
insuring the wash being more even In
color, as the entire surface can be COW
cred before one part dries. When the
latter is the case it is almost impossible
to get the color line evenly. Two colors
can also be carried on the brushes
one on each-which would materially
assist the artist where two colors are
being applied practically at the same
time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04
VAGARIEs OF SEA CURRENTS.
Ocean Streams Arc as Variable IA
the Winds of Heaven.

Ocean Streams Arc rs Variable IA
the Winds Of Heaven.
There are as many vagaries in the
water as in the wind Why, for in
stance, should three great ocean cur
reI7ts send their warm waters across
tlle wide Pacific, Atlantic and across
the Cape of Good Hope? Many theo-
RES have been advanced to solve the
problem Of their origin, but all have
proved fallacious.
Other and equally mysterious cur
rents exist In well-nigh all parts of the
world. The tides are so cratic in diff
ferent parts Of the world that one hest
tates to accept the theory that the moon
controls them in all cases, says Wfssen
fur ALE. 1t is on record that the sea
| has run for weeks out of the Java sea
through the Straits of Sunda and
thence back again for a like period
without any perceptible rise or fall
during those times.
Then there is the equatorial current
that flows into the Caribbean sea; the
overlooking current to the eastward
around Cape Horn; the cold stream
flowing from the Icy regions Of the
north past Newfoundland and Nova
Scotia and along the American coast
to the extreme end of Florida; the
continual current running with a We
locity Of from four to five knots an
hour through the straits Of Gibraltar
TIT h. no
current running across the rocks and
shoals Of the end Of Billion island,
which apparently starts from nowhere
and ends somewhere in the vicinity Of
the same place, and the current which,
starting half way up the China Sea,
runs from two to three knots an hour
to the north, and finally ends abruptly
at the north end of Luzon.
Then we have those, tidal vagaries
known the world over as bOres. Resi-
dents along the North Sea are familiar
with them and can see them run from
sisle to side in a zigzag shape until
they reach their limit, often tearing
the ships from anchorage. They orig
mate nobody knows where or why.
The rush of waters in the Bay of
Fundy is nothing but a huge bore
sweeping all before it up to the head
of the bay, until the western waters
have risen to the height of fifty or
sixty feet. Off Southampton, in Eng
land, there are the double tides, while
at Singapore it has been observed for
days at a time that there has been but
one rise and fall in the twenty -four
hours. The tides may be and very
often appear as though they were
'fmoonstruck," but they are certainly
notScontrolled with hard and fast rules
by that or any other body.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04

The heroines are not all dead yet.
One Of them returned from Japan re
Gently, where she had been a mission
airy for thirteen years. She left her
two young children in America when
she went to teach Christianity to the
Japanese, and when she returned they
had grown so that she did not recognize
them as they stood on the pier, waiting
for her to disembark from the steam
ship. If the Japanese do not appre-
ciate the sacrifice that she has made
for their sake, oil mothers will under
stand how great 1t was.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04

The loafing habit is a menace to the
boys OF both country and city. Every
wise mother must be on her guard
against It for her sons. The grocery
store furnishes only too easy lure for
village boys, and hundreds of idlers
frequent the public squares Of the great
cities. There is no accounting for the
seeming leisure Of the army of grown
ND loafers Most Of them are able
bodied, although some are anemic or
badly nourished. But the sad truth
probably is that doting mother began
the useless career Of each Of them, and
that a Woodworking wife continues the
indulgence. 1t IS not easy fer a moth
er to invent occupations for her little
sen. The daughter may early be
taught the use of broom, buster and
needle. Then the doll is an unfalfing
and exacting task-mistress. She al
ways needs new clothes. But work for
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04

80 - N- tue ulSFIUS DOCl OF
simplicity and practicability. BY refer
ring to the illustration the method of
operation will be apparent. The jaws Of
the wrench are placed around the pipe,
the free end Of the lower Jaw being
pivoted to the handle, which serves as
a lever. The greater the pressure on
the handle the tighter will the jaws
grasp the pipe. When the pressure has
become sufficient to rigidly hold the
pipe the latter will then be forced to
follow the direction the handle is trav-
cling. In addition no time is lost In OBJ
tanning fresh grip on the pipe for the
next turn. Even on paper this wrench
shows superiority over numerous SINH
lar devices patented.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04

CLEANS THE BOTTLE come in the bottle
washing brush shown in the accom-
panying illustration, the invention of
Chicago man. In this cleaner two
brushes are used, one to reach the bot
tom of the bottle and the other to re
move particles adhering to the sides.
All the brushes are connected to a
spiral handle, the operation Of which
is well known. When the handle is
pulled, a whirling motion is impaired
to the brushes any substance adhering
to the inside Of the bottle being thus
cleaned off.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04

Oysters IN their native waters are
wild animals. So the attorney general
OF New York lately informed an as
SCISSOR who asked him whether he
should assess oyster-beds as real or per-
sonal property. When oysters are arti-
ficlally planted, according to this legal
opinion, they become ''domesticated,
tame, or garden oysters" and as such
are personal property. Although the
attorney general does not interpret the
law concerning satisfy, or oyster-plant,
1t is probable that the courts would
hold that this also, when tanned, is per-
sonal property. 1t certainly would be
when cooked and eaten.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04
All He Could Offer.

Not all true politeness has been
swallowed up in the rushing, whirling
metropolitan world. An incident, re-
lated in the New York Sur, shows that
one man, at least, is ready to offer all
in his power.
1t was the usual six O'Clock subway
express. CIinging to a strap was a
tall, dark young man with pleasant
eyes AS the train rounded a curve a
woman, standing in the aisle, lost her
balance and bumped into him. He
dotted his hat politely and said:
Madam, please take my strap"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04
A BISHOPS BLUNDER.

A certain bishop Of one Of the Mid
die States is described as man who
possessed great learning, but had not
the saving sense of hulnor. In "Remin-
iscences of Bishops and Archbishops"
Bishop Potter gives an instance OF the
absence of this quality.
1t happened on one occasion that an
episcopal election had come up for re-
view In the House of Bishops; and
questions as to the bishop elect were
being asked, and answered, with con
siderable freedom. A bishop who knew
the bishop-elect in very intimate way
was on his feet and was being cate
chized, when a bishop called out,
"Wlhat kind OF wife has our brother
elect?"
His present wife" began the
bishop thus challenged, when the Mid
die State delegate sprang to his feet,
lone momenty ~ he cried. do I'M
derstand my brother Alright? Did he
say his present Wife and ann 1 to
understand that by that phrase he
means to imply that the brother elect
has had a previous wife? Because, If
so, I cannot vote for his confirmation.
st. Paul says, "A bishop must be the
husband OF one wife"
For q moment the House, in which
were a number of bishops who, having
been bereaved Of their earthly partners,
had supplied their places, sat still In
stunned silence, until prelate, whose
sense Of humor was as keen as the
last speakers was feeble, rose in his
place and said, do I understand that
the bishop regards the language Of the
apostle which he has just quoted az
mandatory"
Certainly! exclaimed the man who
had objected.
Every we'll, then, Mr.. Chairman"
said the interrogatlng bishop, blsndly,
"If the bishop regards the language Of
ST. Paul, when he says that a bishop
must be the husband of one wife, as
mandatory, 1 should like to ask him
what he proposes to do with the Bish-
op of ," naming q bachelor bish-
op, who hasn't any?"
There was shout of laughter, amid
which the bishop who had objected
took his seat, flushed and angry. The
humor of his blunder was wholly IN
perceived by him.
If woman is jealous, she will al
ways insist that She has good reason
- ~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04

away with the human marker Elec-
tricity is the agent employed for the
purpose. Hammers behind the target
receive the impact of the bullets. The
hammers in turn close the circuit, the re
suit registering on dial. The hammers
which is subdivided into a number of
independent sections. When a bullet
hits one Of these sections the hammer
contacts with Tugs. A push button is
placed convenient to the marksman, so
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04

tration below, the
invention of a New
Jersey man. Hav-
ing two brushes on
the one handle to
work with, more
work can naturally
be accomplished by
the operator. In ap-
plying plain washes
over a large surface
the two brushes
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04
The Very Worst.

Douglas JerrOld was seriously disap-
pointed with a certain book written by
one of his friends. This friend heard
that Jerrold had expressed his disap-
pointment and questioned him. 81 hear
you said - was the worst book ever
wrote"
'No, 1 didn't" came the answer. az
said 1t was the worst book anybody
ever wrote"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04
An old Thine Playful Prisoner.

Over a century ago there occurred in
London what the Annual Register call
ed "a most unparalleled atrocity" It
was only the theft Of a pocket hand
kerchief from pocket, but the circum-
stances of the deed explain the vehe-
mence of this denunciation. Four men
were on their trial for assaulting man
in his house at Ponder's End, putting
him in fear and stealing from him, and
one of them relieved the tedium Of the
trial, which lasted eight hours, by pick
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04

jority Of these
cleaners the bris-
ties Of the brush
fail to reach the
sides of the bot
tie, which renders
them practically
useless for clean
ing nursing and
medicine bottles.
This failure seems
to have been over
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04

In denying that she is to marry the
Earl of Munster, Mrs. Potter Palmer
explained that she docs not know
him" There is only one better reason
a woman can give for not maVrying a
titled foreigner and that is that she
does know him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04

sealed envelope with his solicitors. No
one else knows who his successor will
be, but it is believed that it will be
Bramwell Booth, with Commissioner
Howard and Commissioner Booth
Tucker as alternates in case Of Bram-
well Booths death, and that the army
will continue under the guidance Of one
man, and not Of a committee or a board
Of directors.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04

opened up a good
field for inventors.
Unfortunately little
success has attend
ed efforts along this
line, the best that
has been patented
being shown here,
the invention of a
Canadian colonel.
This self-register-
ing target does
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04

When people know you are making
money you can afford to wear old,
shabby clothes. But when you're hard
up put on the best togs you can get.
You know 1t doesn't make any differ
ence how bad a wolf feels, just so he
doesn't show his distress. Once he be-
gins to limp and whine the rest Of the
pack are upon him in trice, ready to
eat him up.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04
Booth Has Selected His Successor.

Booth Has Selected His Successor.
General William Booth, the head of
the Salvation Army, recently announced
at Blackburn, in Lancashire, England,
that the same electric flash that carried
the news of his death would publish
the name of the new general for the
army. 1t is learned that General Booth
has left minute directions for the fu-
ture administration of the army in q
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04

target is promptly made ready to regis
ter the next shot. The relative position
Of the discs on the indicator show at
once where the bullet hit.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04

"Of course I would like to be Presi-
dent" says Senator Knox. Nobody
will think less Of him for his confes-
sion Every man In America would
like to be President and everybody
knows it Why should there be any
foolish talk about the matter?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04
Her "No.v

Tom-Bess said mo" to me last
night, but don't think she really could
tell why she did it. Nell-Oh, yes, she
could. She told me. Tom-Did she?
Nell-Yes; she said she didn't think
you'd take NO" for an answer.=-Phila-
delphia Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04

II u n d I e d S have
been patented, but
few have been
practical in use. A
great many have
been too conplicat-
ed, making the cost
o f manufacture
prohibitive. A Wis
consin man has de-
vised the one shown
here, which has
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04

ing the pocket of one of the turkeys
as he stood in the dock. An official had
the presence of mind to order the res
toration of the handkerchief, and the
prisoner had enough presence of mind
to obey with the most careless indif-
ference" but the court, we read, were
horror struck" Justice, however, pull
ed itself together sufficiently to SEN
fence all four men to death.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04

A fitting commentary on the, "un-
written law" comes In the news that
the women Of Nelson County, Virginia,
are about to put up a monument to
Theodore Estes, the young man "exe-
cuted" under that great ordinance Of
anarchy. The women seem to have
taken evidence not admitted at the
trial.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04

The men who invented Saratoga
chips is dead and the discoverer of the
Saratoga trunk has been forgotten. Our
heroes tread upon the heels of one an
other so fast they follow into oblivion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04

The Los Angeles Times says, Men
like Abe Hummel need sympathy" The
general public thinks Abe has got just
about what was coming to him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04

Milwaukee has inaugurated a move
ment to suppress the careless handling
Of umbrellas. They do. go off mighty
sudden sometimes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04

In some Of the villages along the
VOlga in Russia wives can be bought
for $25 each. But it MIST be added
that they are generally poor workers
when they are marked down to that
figure.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04
The TOT Wind fron, the Deaert.

"Khamsin' is the hot wind from the
desert which blows out Of the Sahara
upon Egypt The word means fifty,
from the idea that it lasts for fifty
days. The "khamsin" is terribly hot
and dry, and sometimes brings pesti-
lence with it,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04

Even two cents a mile seems like a
high price for railroad travel to people
who have been accustomed to riding on
passes
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04

With all her ups and downs, Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe ran the elevator in
her Boston home on her eightieth birth
day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04

Statistics show that this country
produces more steel and iron than any
thing else. Not even excepting pieI
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04

A London paper refers to King Ed
ward as the hardest-worked man in
England. Thus far it has not been
able to work up much sympathy for
Edward.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04

More than a million women are using
the typewriter, and in the number are
several who can spell.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04
self-Registering TARGET.

The numerous accidental deaths CO
incident with the employment of tar
gets for rife and gun practice have
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04

Some men attempt to do a main-tent
stunt on q side-show ability.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04
Double Color Brush.

Artists and wieldcrs of the brush
will instantly recognize the advantages
of the double brush shown in the illus
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04
Pine Wrench.

Inventors have studied and worked
over the problem of devising a salts
factory pipe wrench for many years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04
Novel Bottle Washer.

Very few of the brushes designed to
clean bottles and similar receptacles
come up to expectations. In the ma
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04

How do the biggest berries In the
box always manage to crawl to the
top7
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04

You can easily tell which way the
man is travelling who tries to get along
without WSrk
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04

Wed hate to despise anything as
some women despise dust and flies.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04

How a boy does love to see things
happen that shouldn't happen!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04

If a woman is Jealous, she will al
ways insist that She has good reason
to be, although she may be unreason-
able about it