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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16
FLORA.

Special Correspondence to the Herald.
Quite a number from here at
tended the Bloomington fair which
was success but the dust was some
thing fierce.
Henry Hudson has a force of men
working on the road.
While thershing at Geo. Peterson 8
one day last week, Mr.. Schildgen dis
covered two large rattle snakes by a
log, which he killed, the log was split
open and twelve young rattle snakes
were discovered.
Sunday visitors were G. Thomson
and wife at Tom Blackburn John
Edwards wife and son Vernie, of
Bloomington, and Ezra Dutton of
GAINESVILLE. Wis, at Lester Sniders.
Mr.. Edgington and daughter Tillie
spent the latter part of last week
visiting friends in Lancaster.
Ervie Edwards and wife visited at
Sam Ketner's near Bloomington last
Sunday.
Bill Mathews and daughters of
Iowa visited friends and relatives in
this vicinity last week.
There will be a chicken pie social
at the hall Sept 25; proceeds for the
church here; all are cordially invited.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16

Up to about 1869 the Mammoth Cave
of Kentucky was widely advertised by
its owner But the owner died that
year and left the cave to thirteen heirs
scattered over the country. The lucky
thirteen devoted themselves to dreams
of spending the big income which the
cave had been earning for many years
because it had been advertised. But
they forgot to keep up the advertising.
Now the cave is visited by compare
lively few persons instead Of by many
thousands annually, as in the days
when it was advertised.
But the great cave conveys a lesson
to every business man. If you quit
advertising, your place will be ignored
by the public even more than Nam
moth Cave is ignored, because you are
not even a natural curiosity.
See the point?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16
Trip County, S. D. Government Land
Opening.

The government opening of mill
ion acres of fine agricultural and graz
ing lands will probably occur about
Oct. 1st. The Rosebud extension of
the Chicago and North Western Ry.
is the only railway reaching these
lands, and Dallas, S. D is the rail
way terminus and the only town on
the reservation border The U. S.
land Office will probably be located
there. Pamphlets describing this
land and how to secure quarter
section homestead, free on application
to any agent Chicago & North West
ern Railway. 65-t3.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16
4 TRICK or THE TRADE.
How to Make Pieces of Embroidery
Lie Flat.


It is the finishing touches that count
In home needlework as well as in the
toilet. How many amateurs have not
spent patient hours on their piece OF
embroidery and really produced very
creditable piece of workmanship, ex-
cept that the linen has stretched and
skewed about until the dolly would
and lie fat!
This utterly spoils the general effect
unless one knows a certain little trick
Of the trade to apply when the work
is finished
Do not, as SO many try to, iroa 1t
and pull 1t about and coax it to lie
fiat. The instant the piece touches the
water the cloth and the work on it
begin to shrink in different directions
The right way is not to dip it into
the washtub at all, but to follow out
this careful method of wetting it: Get
hammer. Il box of good strong white
pins and an old drawing board. If the
latter is not obtainable, an old table
with deal top, or, better than moth
ing, the floor ITSELF will do.
See that the wood is free from dust,
etc., then take the piece of work and
lay it, face downward on the wood.
Next take the hammer and knock a
row of pins in firmly down one side of
the work. taking care to stretch the
work all the time; then do the same to
the opposite side and finally the two
other sides.
Be sure to give the pins a good firm
hold on the wood.
Then get a bowl of cold water and
sprinkle the piece Of needlework we'll,
as in dampening down linen for IRON
ing. Give an extra sprinkle where
there is any puckering and leave the
work alone for twenty-four hours.
Then take up the work and you will
be surprised at the result. Not only
will the Fuckers be gone. but the
threads will have settled into their
places and not look as if they were
anxious to rise above their neighbors.
The work will stand out from the ma
terial and have a South Kensington
look upon it. Wooden, silk, satin, chif
fon and all cotton materials may and
should be treated in this way and in
no other
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16
Bids for Building Cement Walks.

Bids will be received by the Board
of Public Works, for the building of
26O feet feet wide, and 1874 feet feet
wide, on the south and east sides of
the North western hotel property in
the city of Lancaster. Wis, up to six
p. IN. September IA. 1908. Work to
be done according to specifications
prescribed by the Said Board. Septem-
Der s, 1908 Board of Public Works
City of Lancaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16
Easy.

"Some folks" said the busy woman,
stake life easy, as easy as the new
hired girl wanted to take her new
place.
Everything goes by clockwork
here the mistress said to this girl-'by
clockwork, mind you. You get up at e,
you dine at II, and you go to bed at TO-
"'Well, if that's ALL said the girl,
with a smile, 4 think will be able to
manage it."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16

When you ask for Galvanic Soap
and your dealer substitutes cheap
imitation he is doing it for his own
profit and not for your good The
dealer can get Galvanic Soap if he
will. If he won t supply you with it
go to the next store. All Give"
dealers carry Galvanic Soap. "The
Famous Easy Washer. :"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16
Located in PIatteviIIe.

DIR. F. I. harrison, Osteopath, has
opened offices in the parlors of the Re-
publican house of Platteville, wis !,
where he is ready to wait upon the
public To all who are in need of
treatment and come from by
towns. shall have a fair reduction
from the regmular prices.
DR.. r. T. Harrison.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16

If any person suspects that their
kidneys are deranged should take
Foley's Kidney Remedy at once and
not risk having Bright's disease or
diabetes. Delay gives the disease a
stronger foothold and YOU should not
delay taking Foley's Kidney Remedy.
J. T. Bennett
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16
Germ Oysters.

Three-fourths of a pint of grated
corn, yolk Of an egg, salt and pepper
to taste Just before frying add beaten
white of the egg. and if the corn is
very dry add a little cream or rich
milk. Drop in hot fat from a table
spoon. about the size of a large oyster.
and fry brown.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16

No one is immune from Kidney
trouble, SO just remember that Foley S
Kidney Remedy will stop the ir-
Irregularities and cure any case of
kidney or bladder trouble that is not
beyond the reach Of ] ledicine.
J. I. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16

Mother What did Mrs. Meanly give
you for cutting her grass?
Willie Nothing.
Mother Why, she promised you 10
cents, didn't she?
Willie-Yes, but l used her sickle,
and she charged me 10 cents for the
use Of it.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16
tomato and Cheese RaII Salad.

Peel the tomatoes and cut each into
two slices. or if smaller tomatoes be at
hand scoop out the centers to make
cases. For half Philadelphia cream
cheese take five or six olives and half
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16
TOMATO AND CHEESE BALL SALAD.

mix through the cheese. Roll the cheese
into small balls half an inch in diam
eter and dispose two or three balls on
a slice Of tomato, resting on two heart
leaves of lettuce. Pour two or three
tablespoonfuls of French dressing over
the articles on each plate and serve at
once
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16
ENGLISH Idea of il.

Little things frequently illustrate the
English view of American geography
very picturesquely. An Englishman
had taken the Pacific express at Phila-
delphia and, feeling tired, had retired
to his berth. Just before he fell asleep
he happened to remember that he had
forgotten something, so he put his head
out between the curtains and called:
"Portah, portahY'
The porter came.
''What is 1t, STRIP he said.
"Please wake me when we get to
San Francisco. you know."-Philadel-
phia Ledger
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16

"Poor John! He was kind and for
bearing husband?' sobbed Johns wild
ow on her return from the funeral.
"Yes," said sympathizing neighbor,
"but it's for the best. You must try to
comfort yourself, my dear, with the
thought that your husband is at peace
at last"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16
WANT COLUMN

I OST-On the fair grounds at Lancaster,
" Friday. ladies gold watch and chatel-
aine. Finder please leave at this Office, or
reward
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16

EOR SALE-My house and lot on south JEFF
ferSon street. Lancaster near the high
school building. Price $1,000, half cash, bal
ance on time at 6per cent Gail on the prem
iseS.~ J. j. CLOUGH. 61t4W*
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16

TOR SALE-2O0 cords good hard wood; 1900
IL good second-groWth white oak posts;
5000 #. oak saw logs. Inquire of Nick Adams.
Lancaster Ate
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16

FEnkA Fnn nEIF Nice farm of 157
fHHIfI fIIk MI acres miles from
: i' 81 Lancaster. l o
acres under cultivation, balance past re.
Good improvements. Will accept a resi-
dence in town in exchanged 1ILIPSON &
BROOKS. Bloomington, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16

TOR SALE OR RENT-Efther or both of
two tarmS located in the nor beast cor
ner of Beetown on the BIoomington-La
caster roa l. One of 100 acres belonging to
Edward KileY Sr.. a one of 100 acres be-
longing to VIM Short. These farms join
and can be rented or purch sed together o.
separately. Inquire of either Mr.. Kileycr
Mr.. Short.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16

THE HERALD can place your order for
Il ali kinds of engraving-cardS. wedding
stationery, announcements, etc. Save your
money.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16

MONEY to loan on real estate secur ty In
III sums to suit borrowers.
24-4OsW S. 81. TAYLOR.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16

DOR SALE:-Six room house and two lots
Il situated in 4th ward, city of Lancaster.
Apply to j. @ WELSH.
5Ctf Bloomington, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16

WELL! WE'LL! WE'LL! It beats all. What
" beats all? Why the Red Trunk Cigar44tf
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-09-09
HICKORY TREE IS A MONUMENT
It Marks the Grave Of an Admirsr Of
President Jackson.

In the Baptist graveyard at Can
ton, Pa. near Salem, lies the body
OF an old revolutionary soldier named
James Sayres. A rude, unlettered
sandstone marks his grave. but a more
conspicuous monument is q large hiek-
ory tree the trunk Of which, three feet
from the ground. measures sly
inches in circumference.
James Sayres was an ardent ad-
mirer Of Andrew Jackson, so oftsn
called "Old Hickory" from the char
acter Of being so unbendtzz a szy
cause which he believed 70 be right
Mr.. Sayres always wore a sprig Of
hickory on his breast on training
days" and befose be died directed
that a hickory tree be planted on
his grave. Thls was done. and after
the tree attained proportions deemed
unsuitable to adorn a grave II was dug
up. Another tree sprsng from the
roots left in, and this in time vas also
dug up.
When a third tree appeared. with
persistency in a good cause worthy OF
emulation. relatives OF the deceased
directed that Il be not disturbed
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-09-09
The Essence Of Government.

Man, born in family, is compelled
to maintain society, from necessity,
from natural inclination and from
habit The same creature, in his far
ther progress, is engaged to estab-
lish political society in order to ad.
minister Justice, without which there
can be no peace among them, nor
safety. nor mutual intercourse We
are, therefore, to look upon all the
vast apparatus of our government as
having ultimately no other object or
purpose but the distribution of justice,
or, in other words, the support Of the
IL judges. Kings and parliaments,
fleets and armies, officers of the court
and revenue. ambassadors, ministers
and pSivy counsellors are all subor-
dinate to this part of administration
-Humes Essay on The Origin of
Government"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-09-09
AEARrAcAEs oN gvgRv pAeE.
Psthos and Tragedy in the Leaves Of
the Old Album.

On every page Of an old album is
written heartache, downfall, disillu-
sion, loneliness. Here IS the picture
Of the boy whose every waking hour
outside OF school was partly yours.
So genial a fellow he was. so ambi-
tious, so brilliant You saw him last
year, and hardly recognized the shah
by wreck that drink had made,
hardly were able to eke out half an
hours conversation with him Here
is the college chum with the fine
head who was to do great things in
life. Consumption. The blossom
blighted ere the fruit was set This
other classmate with the face OF
Keats-the merest hairs breadth OF
misdirection in a furrow Of his brain,
first manifested in a comic oddity.
After the flesh. our frie'vl still lives;
only his mind is dead
ARd here IS one whose every line
ament shows forth engaging frank
ness and the Joy Of life-worse than
dead. Embezzler, guilty fugitive with
a neighbor's wife. His broken-heart
ed old father, his wife, his children
all OF US who trusted him. how much
rather would we have followed him
to his grave than have this come upon
him! And then the long list Of those
with whom our lives were interwined,
for whom we hoped, believed. expect
ed-mere insipidities. trifes. failures.
half-suecesses. living along somehow.
And we ourselves. What we meant
then to be: and what we arel-Eu-
gene Wood
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-09-09

Two Processes. representatives Of
the only real American royalty. de-
sesndants OF that Massasoit whose
word was law to 80 villages and 10000
rsd men. are living in poverty on The
shores Of Lake Assawampsett, Massa-
chusetts. They are Teweeleema and
Wootonekanuske. An effort is beins
made TO secure for these last Of the
royal blood OF the Wampanoags a
meterial recognition Of their rights
and Of the services which their ances-
tor. the mighty saehem Massasoit. ser
formed for the pioneers Of New Eng
land. For without Massasoit's friend
ship and protection the struggling
colonists would have been swept FROM
the land.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-09-09
a NomadIc PIeee q land.

Cape Cod itself is sand, and like
everything of desert nature is no
madic. Like the Arab. it is always
silently stealing away. so that the ap-
pearance of the peninsula constantly
changes. The prevailing winds in the
winter being from the north, the sand
Is blown south; in summer It is
blown t'other way. but the winter
winds being stronger, the land is
gradually working south. Monomoy
at the lower end used to be an island,
its extremity being called Cape Mala-
bar, name not used now. Why, |
cannot say. This island OF Monomoy
is rapidly growing toward Nantucket.
it having advanced some Eve miles In
the last so years.-Outing Magazine.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-09-09
The child the HOPE Of N. Race.


There is nothing in the world so
important as children. nothing 50 In
teresting II you ever wish to go In
for some philanthropy. II you ever
wish to be OF any real use In the
world. do something for children. II
you ever yearn to be truly wise.
study children. We can dress the
sore. bandage the wounded. imprison
the criminal. heal the sick and bury
the dead; but there Is always a
chance that we can save a child II
the great army Of philanthropists ever
exterminate sin and pestilence. ever
work out our races salvation, Il viii
be because a little child has led them.
David Starr Jordan.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-09-09

now or ~afterma-n -ne phrase
~the storm and its aftermath" seems
favorite with some story writer's.
but it is dinicult to understand how
form can have a second mowingl
Stamping Out Typhoid Fever.
It may not be generally known here
that by incubation the English troops
in India have been largely prevented
from contracting typhoid fever during
the past two years, and thus this dis
ease, which had long been terror to
medical men in the tropics among
masses of soldiers, is no longer dread
ed.-Dr M. Allen Starr, in Harpers
Magazine.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-09-09
SAVINGS Rank for Employer.

In order to encourage thrift among
its employees the Northeastern Rail
way Company some years ago estab.
lished a savings bank at which de-
posits as low as sixpence are received.
four per cent. interest being paid on
accounts in excess Of that amount.
Last year 1.040 new accounts we're
opened and f104.6 deposited. The
total amount now standing to the
credit Of 1908 deposit)rs IS a6g3..
T62. representing an average sum og
eS1 Is. Ga. for each deposition
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-09-09

Live Rat in Beer Bottle.

Up in prohibition Maine there's a
living rat in a beer bottle Wilbur
Meady of Randolph has the curiosity.
The beer bottle has small neck and
the rat must have crawled into it
about as soon as he could move, for al
though he is only three inches long
now he cannot get out again. The
Kennebec Journal vouches for the
yarn.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-09-09

Although the New England states
are small, the average size of the
counties Is greater than in most Of
the middle, western and southern
states. Worcester county, in Massa-
chusetts. is an example Of an eastern
county that is at the same time large
in area and very populous. It Is
larger than the adjoining state Of
Rhode Island.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-09-09
SIX GAMBLERS PAY
CITY Il DOLLARS EACH

Six gamblers contributed $12 each to
the city Golfers yesterday evening as a
result Of raid by Chief of Police Webb
and Officer John Britt upon dive in the
Mcclellan building on the east side. Most
of the gamblers were out Of town men
and only one sis well known here. They
we're caught in the act and plead guilty
and paid their fines.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-09-09
aftermath

eAftermath' is a nersistentiJl IN.
used word. Early July is the time Of
the 4math;" that is. the FIRST moving
Of the meadow. The short grlss-
with a sumciency Of rain-will grow
again. and later win cons the "secoad
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-09-09

Hence the tree Of large proportions
that annually showers its nuts over
the grave of the deceased admirer Of
"Old Hickory
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
HERMON LODGE
ELECTS OFFICERS
JOHN WESLEY USES GASOLINE IN
ALCOHOL ENGINE, THE TOY Elk
PLoDES AND HE MAY LOSE AN
EYE.

Decatur January Especial. )-Herme-
on Lodge No. 16 has elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing term of
six months:
Chancellor commander, F. M. Stephen
son; vice chancellor, w. A. Fryer; prelate,
A. H. Irons master of work, w. H. Huff
keeper of records and seal, John A. Thorn
ason; master of finance, William B.
Shackelford; master of exchequer, p. J.
Edwards master at arms, William Nc
Dermott; inner guard, Will w. Nelson;
outer guard J. C. Holesapple; trustees,
Thomas II. Hobart, Joe Vickroy and p.
j. Edwards; representative to the grand
lodge, which meets in Tuscaloosa in May,
1908, Thomas e. Pride.
The explosion of a toy engine last
night will probably cost John Wesley,
aged 10 years, the sight of one of his
eyes. His father had bought one of
those alcohol engines and in place of
using alcohol the young man used gaso-
line and the engine exploded. He was
badly burned about the face and head
Almost all his hair was burned off and
one of his eyes was so badly damaged
that he may loose the sight in it.
The First National bank of Decatur has
Just declared a semi-annual dividend of
per cent to the stockholders.
The 13 saloons of Decatur and of New
Decatur closed their doors last night ac-
carding to the prohibition election held in
November last. As a result the Decaturs
are dry today for the first time within
their history.
Some of the saloon men will leave
the city while others will remain here
and engage in other lines of business.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
JOHN SIMPSON IS
DEAD AT FLORENCE
Shoots Himself With Pistol on
His Farm
SENDS NOTE TO HIS WIFE
Deceased Was Nephew of Judge r. T.
Simpson and Was Well Known.
III Health Is Given
as Cause.

Florence, January 1.-(Special John
Simpson, nephew of Judge r. T. Simp-
son, committed suicide at noon TODAY.
by shooting himself at his farm near
Florence. He had been suffering from
rheumatism and servre pain in the
head and it is supposed that his mind
was unbalanced.
He left home thi morning in good
spirits and upon reaching the farm dis
patched his son back to his wife with a
note stating that would be dead when
1t reached her. She sent a negro to pre-
vent the deed, if possible. but the mes
senger arrived just after the shot was
fred
A farm hand heard the shot in the barn
and found Mr.. Simpson on his knees with
pistol clutched in his hand. The shot
passed through the temple, death result
ing instantly. Mr.. Simpson home life
was said to be ideal and finances good
III health is given as the only excuse
He was 4S years old, a Mason, Knight of
Pythias, and member of the Methodist
church. He was a member of one of
the oldest and most distinguished fami-
lies in the state.