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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-26
About the Limit.

A newly married couple came IN a
hotel where we were resting and asked
bow much it would cost to get two
bowls of boiled rice and milk and were
informed that the price was 10 cents
PEI portion. The groom pulled a small
package wrapped in a bit Of newspa-
per from his pocket and, opening it, dis
played about a double handful Of rice.
which he said they had gathered from
their clothing after the shower which
followed the early morning wedding.
He inquired how much would be deduct
ed If they furnished their own rice, and
upon being Informed that no allowance
could be made became indignant and
remarked that they would wait until
they reached home for their dinner
rather than submit to such unfair deal
ing, and left the place. The proprietor
said that the young man owned one Of
the best farms in the town and had es-
tablished a famous reputation locally
for economy, although that is not ex-
actly the way he expressed it.-FOrest
and Stream.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-26
QUITE NATURAL.
Business and Social Relations Inter
mingled in This Case.

Business and Social Relations Inter
mingled in This Case.
She was the elegant and gracious
mistress Of a fine old mansion in &
little town, and her caller was an an
cient sociologist. His seat was near
the window, and as they talked he OBJ
served an aged Whitewater, splashed
and shabby, going by with his pail.
Suddenly the man paused, retraced his
steps, and came up the garden path. A
moment later the lady was summoned
to the door.
ooh, Is it you, Henry?" the caller
heard her say. "We sha'n't be ready
Cor you till next week. I think there
must be some mistake"
There amt any mistake, and 1t amt
the Job I came about" drawled Fenry's
voice, leisurely, "but the skirt o that
green dress you wear Sundays is flap
PIN out side winder upstairs, and
there's a storm comm up-like to be
a downpour any minute now-and I
kind thought maybe 'twouldn't be
improved by a soakin'. I guess you'd
forgot It."
Certainly 1 had!" cried the lady.
''I took a spot out with benzine, and
hung it over the sill to air, and forgot
all about it. o, thank you, Henry !"
The door closed; the guest heard his
hostess flying hastily upstairs, and
when, a few minutes later, she reap
peared, flushed and laughing, the storm
had already broken, and the amiable
Henry, with his coat-collar turned up,
with scudding away into the distance
before a pelting gale.
off the business relation everywhere
merged az naturally and simply into
friendliness as between your white
washer and you," said the visitor, with
a sigh and a smile, chow much easier
and fewer would the problems be we
sociologists have to consider!"
Henry is q very nice man, and I've
known him all my life" said the lady,
with touch Of surprise, settling again
comfortably into her easy chair. "Of
course he wouldn't let my dress be
spoiled as long as he happened to notice
It. I'm very glad he looked up
| Youths Companion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-26
Laying In Winter Supplies.

Apples and flowers, birds nests, pre-
cious stones-precious to the owner
growing plants and baby mud turtles
all figure in the collection OF treasures
carried back from the country, says
writer in the Deaconess Advocate; but
rarely has "fresh air" displayed tbs
foresight of a mother who was seen
clambering over a rail fence into q
piece of underbrush.
Faith, an it's some O. thin nice
switches I'm after, Miss Brown was
the reply to the deaconess' question.
81 haven't been able to find me dacint
switch for the byeS sence l was In the
kentry last summer, and now I'm goin'
to take home enough to last till next
year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-26
l|gg!iGl 5IlIRJgS

In some Of the farming districts Of
China pigs are harnesscd to small
wagons and made to draw them.
In the fords on the Norway coast the
clearness Of the water is wonderful.
Objects the size Of a shilling may be
seen at depth of twenty-five to thirty
fathoms.
japanese auctions are conducted IN
the following manner: Each bidder at
an auction writes his name and bid op
a slip of paper, which he puts in a box.
When the bidding is over the box is
opened, and the goods declared the
property Of the highest bidder.
Teeth have been worshipped, and IN
fact. are venerated as relics in some
religious shrines. Buddha's tooth is
preserved in an Indian temple. The
CingaIese worship the tooth Of a mon
key, while an elephants and a sharks
tooth serve a similar purpose among
the Malabar islanders and the Tonga
islanders, respectively. The Slamese
were formerly the pOssessors Of a tooth
Of a sacred monkey, which they valued
highly. In a war with the Portuguese
they lost the holy grinder, along with
much gold and precious stones.
The most diminutive vertebrate crea-
ture in the world is said to be a small
fish caught In a mountain lake in the
Luzon region Of the Philippines. The
largest of the species is less than an
| inch long, but it's smallnesS may be best
gagged by the fact that 1t takes about
six thousand Of them to make pound.
Although so tiny, however, the fish,
whichris named sinarapan, is an i'm
portant article of diet among the Phil
ippine natives. Obviously 1t is too small
for any net, and is caught In coarse
muslin sheets. The fish are prepared
by being mixed with pepper and other
spices, and then dried in the sun. They
are a great native delicacy.
Natural gas is a wonderful thing, and
the tricks it can play seem to upset
many laws Of nature. Up on Deer
Greek, in Allen County, says the Kan
! sas City Journal, a short distance from
the big gusher recently brought in by
the Prime Western Smelter Company,
! the drillers have a pumping plant to
supply the boiler of the drill rig with
water. Among the pipes that are run
down to the creek is one carrying the
| gas which leaks from the casing Of the
big well. This pipe has been run out
into midstream and the escaping gas
causes the water to boil violently. The
escaping gas has been ignited, and SO
this boiling fountain in the middle of
| the creek burns with a hot, boiling
! flame, each bubble being filed with gas.
The sight at night is weird, and such
fountain would be attractive in park
| but for the fact that a good quantity
! of gas would be consumed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-26

Il will not read a thing until every
thing redundant is removed" he de-
clared.
Then one Of the Brahmans said: "I
will promise to make you an abstract
which may be read in one minute, and
yet will occupy your thoughts for life"
The king gave his assent, and the
Brahman wrote on palm leaf:
what mortals call Science can be
represented in one word, perhaps; : and
the whole story Of man can be put in
three, 'bOrn-troubled- dead"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-26
"WORDS, IDLE WORDS"
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"I never realized" said a young wom-
an the other day, chow many unneces-
sary words l use until I went into a
Chinese laundry with some work |
wanted done. If an American had
taken my order, 1 should have said,
4 have some shirt waists l wish laun-
dered. 1 am in a great hurry for them
and wish them as soon as l can pos
sibly have them. Now, can you prom
ise me that, without fail, I shall have
them this weekY 1 should have con-
sdered that speech as a definite and
fairly concise statement of my need
As it was, l handed the package to the
Chinaman. 'WhenY said 1. He opened
the bundle and remarked, 'Fliday.
'SureY said 1. He nodded, and we
parted" r. G. Hobbies, in his "Remi-
niscences of Seventy Years." quotes an
id story Of India, the pArport of which
is the same as this modern tale:
The extent of Sanskrit literature is
enormous. Raja Dabshelim had q IL
brary so large that it required one
hundred Brahmans to keep it in order,
and took one thousand camels to carry
1t when the king journeyed. knowing
that he never could read so many vol
umes, the raja directed the Brahmans
to make a brief and comprehensive abb
stract of the whole.
For twenty years the priests labor
ed, and at last they brought to the
king the desired compendium, consist
Ing Of twelve thousand volumes, a load
for thirty camels But the king was
angry.
"Begone!' he cried. How can any
one read twelve thousand volumes?
Abridge more"
SO the work went on. The library
was reduced to fifteen camels' load.
then to ten, to four, to two. and finally
the whole was capable of being borne
by one mule. One mules load. even,
was more than LIZ might live to pc
ruSe
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-26

"The women at that table paid
eighteen-pence each for their lunches"
said the proprietor OF a London res
taurant to a journalist in search Of
material. "Of the two men 1T the next
table, one paid ninepence for lunch and
the other paid sevenpence." Then the
caterer added the astonishing state
ment that business women eat more
and heartier food than business men
do. His opinion is that men are los
ing the power to enjoy their meals.
From this, one might infer that the
American quick lunch, recently intro
duced in London, found numerous En-
glishmen prepared to bridge the inter
val between breakfast and dinner with
something like a piece of pie and
glass Of milk. It is not so easy to be-
lieve that the young business woman
is turning from the traditional choco-
late eclair TO kidney pudding or beef
steak pie. Yet both statements may
be true, and If they are, things might
be worse. So far as Americans are
cOnC0IncUy p1ODcO4J III IAS RAtS1 SA~
average business man ate too much In
the middle of the day. When his
daughter went into business she took
the wrong way to strike balance, by
eating too little. Sensible men have
almost reached the ideal, a light and
wholesome lunch. The women have
had less time to experiment But they
are equally sure to learn that one can
not do a good afternoons work on
stomach either empty or overloaded.
Milk and cereals, soups ana sand
witches are not yet appreciated at their
full value as luncheon possibilities, but
1t Is to be counted in favor Of the
quick lunch that it has caused them to
be preferred to heavier, less whole
some and more expensive dishes. If
such light lunches cease to be "Quick,"
and are taken in more lelsurely fash
ion, men and women Of business are
not likely to lack the power to enjoy
their meals" the substantial meals
they take before and after work, for
they will have sound digestions to
match healthy appetites.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-26
Child Cynics.

A London writer eXclaims at think
ing there is really nothing to account
for the extraordinary critical mood
which the modern child has developed
in regard to toyland." The modern
child will simply not make believe.
Little boys and girls alike become
sticklers for the correct thing" and If
the build of steamship or a motor car,
the cut OF a dolls frock or the mystic
rles the eye does not usually see are
not "just like" the real thing there is
trouble. tits said that toy makers
have even now to employ scientific ex-
perts and French milliners If they hope
to pass the critical eyes of the new
child" The fact is the modern child
Is born a cynic and a stated little dar-
ling. 1t has no emotions, no desires
save to destroy and be lived end
breathed for by necessary parents
Boston Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-26
A Steady Trade.

There were only three houses IN the
little hamlet on Cape Cod, but an ora
tor from a nearby summer colony was
minded to rouse the civic conscience
by declaring that trade was the be-
ginning of wisdom. "And," said he, az
assure you that it is not capital half
so much as 1t is initiative that is need.
ed in place like this"
The three citizens spat collectively
and simultaneously, looking straight
ahead.
"That kind o. reminds me-" drawled
one, without shifting his gaze, 90
Harve Upham an Dan Winsor, down
the beach a ways.
"Harve had a shanty an Dan had
a shanty, an they both had some plug
tobacco. One day Harve went to Dams
an bought ten cents with O. tobacco,
an the next day Dan went to Harve
an bought ten cents with o. tobacco
off him
''They continued these sales sev'ral
days." concluded the speaker. "They
both got all the tobacco they wanted,
an Harve fn'lly retired on the dime"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-26

road travel is to become hazardous to
the point Of imminent risk. The muir
derous miscreants who wreck trains are
extending their operations over the
whole country. Nothing short OF
close view of the gallows and moose
will serve to deter them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-26
Canada,s New Sunday Law.

Canada's Lords day act recently
passed provides that it shall be unlaw-
full on Sunday to engage In any public
game or contest for gain or to be pres
ent at any performance or public meet
ing, elsewhere than in a church, at
which a fee is charged, or to run, con-
duct or convey any excursion on which
passengers are conveyed for hire, or to
advertise any performance or to bring
into Canada for sale or distribution or
to sell or distribute on ''the Lords
day" any foreign newspaper or publ
cation classified as a newspaper.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-26

Commander Peary dedicates his book
on arctic exploration to his wife, "who
has been my constant aid and inspira-
ton, and has borne the brunt Of It
all" While the hero is on the field Of
battle, or afar on the path of danger,
the heroine at home is patiently bear
ing day after day of suspense and anx-
tety.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-26

If capital punishment is to be re-
tained as the penalty for deliberate
murder It should be extended to cover
the crime of train-wrecking even in
cases where life Is not lost. The train
wrecker is a murderer In purpose and
intent even when he kills nobody. Be
ing q deliberate, mercenary and cold
blooded murderer, he ought to be hang
ed IL other murderers are hanged. Some
states already infilct the death penalty
upon train-wreckers. The others ought
to do SO. Some extenuation may be
urged for even a deliberate murder
Rhen the crime is prompted by the
passions OF hatred and revenge. These
are powerful incentives and men are
prone to yield to them. But the muir
derous work of the traln-wrecker is
actuated by no such sentiment. He
coldly plans the murder of people whom
he has never seen and against whom
he holds no grudge. He is willing to
kill In order that he may rob and plum
der. If anyone deserves hanging he
does. It will be necessary, too, to be-
gin the hanging pretty soon unless rail-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-26
Absent-NIinded,

Tony-I'm against keeping the lid
on.
JOnes-Why?
Tony kept mine on when Miss
Sweet passed me the other day and
now she won't speak to Detroit
Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-26

With Abe Ruef and Abe Hummel
both in the penitentiary, things will
look better from one end Of this coun-
try to the other.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-26

NJ. e. ingalls,, former president OF
the Big Four, says there are too many
miIIionaires In this country. Every
man who is struggling along on a small
salary believes that there ought to be
at least one more millionaire in this
country togfnake it an ideal spot.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-26

Rev. Anna Shaw believes that if wo-
men could vote universal peace would
be FASTENED. Probably she thinks the
women would vote for a change of hui
man nature.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-26

It is said that the man who whis-
ties a great deal rarely swears. There
Is enough swearing in his immediate
vicinity, however, to more than make
I'D his shortage.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-26

In Sweden the woman's club is
known as the damklubb. In certain
masculine company it is known as that
In this country-eyen among native
born Americans. Simply an adapta-
ton of the Swedish, no doubt.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-26

people get funny ideas when they
go to America" says George Bernard
Shaw. So they do-in fact, the ideas
sometimes seem to be downright idiot
Ic. George Bernard Shaw got num-
Der of that kind.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-26

But Americans who enlist in their
country's service are not the only ones
who desert. From four British war
ships anchored at jamestown there
have been 160 assertions.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-26

The Philadelphia woman who
blamed the marriage license clerk for
all her marital troubles evidently
wanted liberty and not license.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-26

a failure of the tobacco crop in Cuba
has caused a few thoughtless persons
to predict a shortage in the supply OF
genuine imported Havana cigars.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-26

Editor William T. Stead isn't talk
ing about the men of this country in
a way to ever get himself affection
ately called Uncle Bill.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-26

The United States Supreme Court di-
vides six to three on the question
whether men employed on dredges en-
gagged In government work are sailors
or ordinary workmen. Six judges say
they are sailors and three that they
are not-the two Massachusetts mem
bers of the court dividing and writing
the opposing opinions. It's a queer
question to divide so august tribunal
and seems to betray a disposition there
In to divide where there is any posi-
bic excuse for doing so. The average
man who has ever seen a dredge and
knows OF the work 1t performs will be
inclined to side with Justice Moody
and the minority in the conclusion that
men employed thereon are no more
sailors than men working a steam
shovel on the bank of an inland canal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-26

The pen IS at least more dangerous
than the sword where ministers are
concerned.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-26

Ever notice how large the ''fresh
paint" sign looms directly after you
have absorbed about a pound with your
new clothes?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-26

There hasn't yet been whisper Of
serious damage to the lemon crop.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-26
: Man OF High Principles.

Scotsman Cup for the week end, who
has been asked by his friend to go to
a music halD-Na, ma, mon! Dye no
ken 1 never visit a music hall on tn
Saturday. for fear I should laugh in tn
kirk on tn Sawbath?-LondOn Opinion
Being a True Sport isn't much of a
recommendation In any other line.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-26
As to a Feminine Passer-Bv.

Peter Americanus-So that was the
great Mrs. Rolindust, was it? Let's
see; she married into society, didn't
she?
The Innocent Abroad-Oh, father.
No! She divorced into it-Puck.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-26

What has become Of the old-fash-
Toned man who removed his boots With
8 bootack?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-26

A boy never thinks he is so smart
as when making a fool Of himself
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-26

The town COW acts largely ON thl
theory that this Is Free Country. /
The Greeley tribune., 1907-05-30
Willard.

Mrs. Minerva E. Willard, wife of
L. B. Willard, died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. W. L. Lester,
sl5 Seventeenth street, last sunday
from pneumonia. She had been III
only about week.
Deceased was born at Uybridpe.
Mass August 25. 1897, and was
married at the same place. In the
spring of 1871 the family came to
Evans, and eight or ten years later
moved to Greeley where they have
lived ever since.
There survive the deceased a hus-
band, a son, Alfred Willard. two
daughters, Mrs. W. E. Lester and
Mrs. M. d. Spencer.
The funeral services were held at
the Lester residence at 10 O'clock
Yesterday morning. with Rev. John
Doane officiating.
The Greeley tribune., 1907-05-30
A Handsome Book

The senior class of the State Nor.
NAL has this year departed from tho
usual custom of getting out a com-
mencement number of the Crucib1e
ana mas instead issued a book callad
The Cache la Poudren TIT. 10
the most pretentious pubI;c.t,on
ever issued by graduating c,aes ~,
that institution, and the worb 10
something that will do tho c,a.s
proud for long time.
The book is beautifully Illustrated
from photographs and dravIngs .nd
ohe subject matter includes indns
trial and literary sketches Mnn,,
OF the matter is OF interest onln ~
the students and faculty of Tho
school, but there is also cons,sa..,',e y, .ne
matter Of interest to the nmh,,a -,
general. pubic III
geographically the work ,u
the standard, and the work 81, ~ "
cept the binding, was done m - -. -
tribune job department. ~ 0"e
The Greeley tribune., 1907-05-30
BETTER CLEAN UP
Mayor Sets Week of June sd for
That Purpose

Mayor franklin J. Green has
designated the week beginning Mon
day, June 3, as 'cleaning-up week. !"
He urges all citizens with pride In
the city to clean up their lots and
alleys and pile the rubbish in heaps
In the street and then to notify the
officials at the city hall or Milton
Seaman, street supervisor, and the
stuff will be hauled away at the ex-
pense of the city.
The action Is taken as a sanitary
measure and as a matter of beautify-
ing the city.
This will be the last chance to
have this rubbish hauled away at
the city's expense, and after cleanup
week the ordinance in regard to
cleaning premises will be strictly en-.
forced
The Greeley tribune., 1907-05-30
Relief from Rheumatic Pains.

l suffered with rheumatism TO,
over TWO years." says ROLAND Curry,
q patrolman Of Key West, Fla.
sometimes it settled in my knees
and lamed me so l could hardly
walk, at other times it would be in
my 1eet and hands SO l was inca paci i.
tated for duty. One night when +
was IN severe pain and lame from II
my vile went to the drug store here
and came back with bottle of
Cnamberlain's Pain Balm. was
RUBBED with 1T and found the pain
hao nearly gone during the night. l
Kept on using IL for little mora
1han Two weeks and found that II
Grove the rheumatism away. l have
not had any trouble from that disease
ior over three MONTHS" Z" For sale
by all druggists.
The Greeley tribune., 1907-05-30
Amusements
cyrano do Berserac.

The brilliant French drama,
Cyrano de Bergerac, Edmund Ros-
tand's masterpiece, will be pre-
sented by the State Normal seniors
in the Greeley opera house Tuesday
evening, June 4.
The senior class play this year Is a
departure from the usual Shakes
pearian play. The class of 1907,
having studied the development of
the drama and become interested in
the modern drama, will present this
tve-act heroic comedy by the great
French author.
This charming, romantic comedy
was presented originally in Paris by
Coquelin and Bernhardt and in this
country by Richard Mansfield. For
stirring action, brillint dialogue and
skillful development it is model,
and the clearness revealed through
out is elevated by poetic insight and
serious theme.
The play will be given by cast
of more than q hundred characters
with complete sostuming and ade.
quate setting. The proceeds will be
devoted to the purchase of an art
glass window to be placed In the east
end of the new library.
Seats will be on sale Saturday,