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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-11

A tiny sore at the corner of the lips
should be at once well powdered with
boracic acid powder and kept covered
with it till it disappears.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-11
Odd North German Custom.


In northern Germany a familiar fig
ure of the rural districts is a quaint
old gentleman whose hat is very much
decorated with flowers and partiOol-
ored ribbons and who carries a staff
to the top of which is tied a huge
bunch of real or artificial flowers knot
ted to it by long streamers Of similar
ribbons. According to the district, his
costume also is old fashioned and I'M
usual in other ways. He is the "hoch-
zeitbitter," or person employed among
the country folk to go from house to
house and invite guests to attend Il
wedding. He delivers himself Of set
speech in an old "Platt Deutsch"
rhyme when he arrives at each place.
accompanying it with wagging of the
head and stamping of the staff, and IS
generally in rather a jovial condition
by the time his days labors are ended.
1t is estimated that Mark Twain dur
ing his lifetime has made 100000 by
his writings and lectures. At 80 cents
a word it looks as if Mark has sue
ceeded in financing the whole diction-
airy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-11

Aid In Making Guests Feel at Home.
Often the daughter of the house, es-
pecially If spare rooms be few or guests
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03

for 100 years or more. But only rich
women can afford the experiment, for
the professor pointed out that this
perpetual b~eautiier' costs from 5000
to $500 a grain, else the purchaser
would only get something that resem-
bled ordinary table salt in appearance.
When Prof. Wood of the chair of
experimental physics, who was pres
ent at the lecture, was asked about the
statement he looked puzzled for a mo.
ment. Then he said:
"Oh, yes, | do remember something
about 1t. ] believe he found that ra.
dunn retards the growth of the cater.
pillar into the butterfly, and he argued
from this that it might keep people
young, One might just as well say
that, because cigarettes interfere with
growth, use cigarettes. Seriously, l
am quite sure DIR, Brooks was joking
when he said what he did about beau.
ty and youth. Beyond a doubt he did
not intend to be taken literally"
Then you do not know anything
about radlum as a beautifier ?"
DIR. Wood shook his head.
Nor how to use 1t for that pur.
poser
The doctor shook his head again.
1T was a joke" he said.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03

wireless telegraph. II seenis the bano
which was heard at a distance Of over
a mile, was on the Connecticut, and
her wireless transmitters were thrown
In while her band was playing and an
other ship had a wireless message in.
terrupted by hearing this music. The
reason of this freak OF electricity Is
not yet explained.
An explanation probably lies In the
fact that the ear pieces Of the wireless
telegraph are very sensitive. and the
wireless telephone transmitter on the
flagship Is very powerful. hence the
sound waves OF the music caused suf-
fcent static electricity to be trane.
mitted and received by the aerial Of
the wireless telegraph.
AS all wireless experts know, d.
| rectors Of the %microphone ty%a are IT.
regular In their action. and for that
reason are more or less unsatisfactory.
While they are more sensitive than
the coherer, they cannot generally be
used to advantage. They can be lm'
proved In their reliability by using Il
numbering multiple and revolving the
needle, which IL generally a small
steel piece, by clockw0rk, This causes
"A more or less musical sound In the
receiver, but the sound of all the in
gtruments OF a band is quite another
matter, and It will probably be some
time before the real cause OF this phe-
nomenon is discovered
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03

For years the English poet Francis
Thompson had been one Of the Sub.
merged" selling matches, calling
cabs, anything to obtain the pence
necessary to buy food. At last he
yielded to despair. and having for
soma days saved up all he could earn
he devoted 1t to the purchase OF a
single dose of laudanum sufficient tc
end his troubles. With this he retired
at night to his haunt; the rubbish plot
in Covent Garden Market. Then by
his own narrative the following Incl.
dent occurred: He had already taken
half the fatal draught when he felt
a hand upon his arm and looking UP
saw n whom he recognized as Chat.
4erton %forbidding him to drink the
rest, and at the same instant memory
came to him of how. after that poets
suicide, a letter had been delivered
at his lodgings which II he had waited
another night would have brought him
the relief needed.
1t happened SO with Thompson, for
after infinite pains the editor Of q
magazine who had accepted and print
ed an essay and a poem of his, but
could not discover his address, had
that very morning traced Thompson
to the chemists shop where The drug
was sold, and relief for him was
close at hand.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03

Size and proportions as he should, and
Of course never gets exactly what he
anticipates.
do not wish to discourage original
ity in house building, for | like to see
1t, but people often go into that sort
OF thing without realizing the differ.
ence In expense. ! have often been
asked why a certain house could be
built for $4,000. while another house no
larger and very little better in an.
pearance would cost $4,000. The diff
ference may be explained In the se-
lection OF the plan and the manner in
which the work is carried through.
There are many other ways IN
which originality may be displayed In
building economically that are perfect.
~ innocent. BY carefully studying
the plan according to your own ideas
OF comfort. convenience and good
looks you can often add a small Gun.
board, window seat, nook for q tele-
Phone. or by moving a partition a few
to make room for some es.
pecial piece Of furniture that you par
ticnlarly want. Then the inside dec.
orations must harmonic with carpets.
draperies and to a certain extent with
the pictures. BY arranging all these
in perfect harmony your orig
Inaiity may be brought into play to
advantage and without running
into q great deal Of extra expense,
but when It comes to the house itself
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03
SHIPS SPEED roRTuREs WHALE.
Animal Swallows Knot Recorder ana
It Runs Inside L~eviathan.

San Francisoo.-With shrieks that
rose up high above the shrill and
awful bowling of a hurricane, a tor.
tured whale rent the night air for
hours as 1t vainly strove to eject the
knot line and rotator of the schooner
J. NJ. Weatherwax, which 1t lind swal.
lowed.
The disturbance In the interior of
the monster which swallowed Jonah
was not a circumstance compared to
the frightful agony suffered by the n
which came from Eureka, with the
Weatherwax, Al the kAots were surely
and safely reeled off In its alimentary
canal. The Weatherwax took IL days
to come down from Eureka to this
port and part of the delay is at
tribgted BY Capt, ooterhuis to the
made struggles Of the whale In trying
to disgorge the rotatof. According to
the log Of the vessel a nfsnster whale
was found to have swallowed,the knot
line and rotAtor al the stern Of the
vessel. For hours the whale screamed
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03
INCREASE IN IMMIGRATION.
Records Of Fiscal Year 1907 Show
1896 49 Aliens Arrived.

Washington.-The fiscal year 1907,
which ended JYne 20 last, was a record
breaker In the number of immigrants
who came to America. The total num-
Der admitted during that period was
1285.34 and t3,0G4 were rejected
The total amount of money brought
into America by the immigrants was
S25, b99, 1892 an average Of almost $50
per capita.
The outward passenger mc5uinent
also exceeded that Of previous years.
During 1906 the total was 569,SS2-
--224,892 catit. and 344, 9S9 other than
cabin.
In his annual report Frank P. Sar.
gent, commissioner general Of immi-
grafton and naturalization, says:
The immigration for the year 1907
exceeded that for 1906 by tS4,6l4, and
that for the year 1906 by $3.50, or an
Increase over the year 1906 OF more
than II per cent. and over the year
1905 of more than rs per cent"
The commissioner calls attention to
the Significance of the fact that many
Immigrants were landed In southern
ports during the last year. He refers
especially to a party o. ALB %Belgians-
excellent types Of immigrants-re.
ceiyed at Charleston, s. C., having
been induced to go there by the stat
authorities,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03

BOY AN ELECTRICAL GENIUS,
Worcester, Mass, High School Pupil
Sends Power by Wireless.

Worcester, Mass,--Harry NJ. Grout
a l9-year-old Spencer boy, has gone
Marconi one better and succeeded In
operating electric lights and motors
by electromagnetic waves at distances
Of 900 feet and more.
According to authorities at the
Worcester Polytechnic institute this is
something that has never been accom-
plished before, Power has been
sent through the air a few feet. but
nothing TO approach the distances at
which young Grout has successfully
operated his lights and motors BY
wireless.
Grout says he believes that In a
short time he VIII be able to transmit
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03
VAGARY OF WIRELESS

tors on the Ohio, while receiving u mes,
sage, was suddenly interrupted by the
strains OF a march sounding In his ear
pieces, Thinking 1t was the band Of
the ship playing, he went to the officer
OF the deck and asked to have the
band stopped until tho message wes
completed, a~.
The man who relieved him at the re-
eeiVer when he went to the officer of
the deck continued to hear the music
ana, consequently, when the first Cd.
orator returned and informed the man
at the receiver that the band was not
playing on the ship there was con.
sternation in the wireless office. fo,
sounding clearly In the ear pieces was
II march played by a band.
The Connecticut being the only shin
present on which a system Of wireless
telephones had been installed, every
one was al a loss to explain how music
could be heard over the receivers of a
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03

and cuts Is to be classed with the very
digestible foods"
So. too, with the different methods
of cooking, Fried meat, against which
certain classes of food reformers have
been accustomed to disolaim In hor.
ror, Is found to be as nutritious and d.
gestible as boiled, or roasted, or broiled
meat.
The net result of Or, Grindley's ey.
periments seems to be to eat all the
meat you like, cook 1t as you like, and
If your pocketbook rebels at the prices
of porterhouse use round steak or
flank steak, Whatever you do, as long
AZ you eat meat, your stomach will not
know the difference and will thank
YOU In increased bodily strength and
less DYSPEPSIA for abstalning from load.
Ing 1t down with vegetables which
can only be digested with difficulty.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03
THE STORY,

A WORLD conquest! Why not?
"A King Solomon asked himself the
question, A vision of greatness and
power had come to him, a vision OF
one scepter over all the world and that
scepter his, a vision of conquest of the
nations to the east aud the west of his
kingdom, and he the triumphant con.
queror.
Benaiah, the captain Of the hosts OF
Israel. had been the first to suggest
the thought to him when the former
had urged an expedition against
Recon, who was then ruling at Damas.
Gus, and who was to be feared be.
cause OF the enmity which he bore
King David, Solomon we'll remem,
bered the stirring campaign of his ia.
ther which had made of Recon an un.
relenting enemy. The latter had been
n of the chief warriors of Hada.
dezer, king of Zobah. and had escaped
with a company of men when David
had conquered the land and had killed
Hadadezer. AT that time Recon had
sworn TO be revenged upon King
David, but the opportunity had not
come, and Benaiah, thinking that
Recon might plan an expedition
against the new king, Solomon, pro.
posed that the armies of Israel pro-
coed against him.
And as an outgrowth of the sug-
gested campaign had come the broad.
or vision of a world conquest, WHY
stop at the conquest over Recon?
Why not extend the borders of Israel
TO the very ends Of the earth? WHY
not signalize the beginning of his
reign with a brilliant series of mill
tary expeditions, such as had marked
the firs. years rule of the kings Of
other lands in former ages?
King David, his father, had left him
a strong army, which was already
feared by all the nations about. and IL
was but natural that he should be am.
bilious to have Its powers further ex.
tended. And where was there a ma.
ton that had such a mighty warrior as
was Benaiahg Had not the fame Of
his deeds gone abroad, so that It was
known everywhere how he had met
In single.handed combat and had slain
two lion.like men Of Moab? And was
1t not also known how he had gone
down In the time Of snow and had
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject OF building for the readers OF this
paper. On account of his wild expe-
Renee as Editor. Author and Manufac-
turer, he Is, without doubt. the highest
authority on all these subjects. Address
all inquiries to William A. Radford, No.
1874 Fifth Ave. Chicago {. ILL.,, and only
enclose ITo-cent stamp for reply.
There are no expensive furbelows
about this house, still it is attractive
and the rooms are especially well ar
ranged for convenience. 1t is not
often you find a six.room house that
contains so many modern con
~yeniences, because for some reason
such things as linen closets, double
pantries, front stair and a crate are
reserved for large, roomy houses. It
is only within the last few years
that six-room houses have received the
attention they deserve.
This house is % feet 6 inches wide
by 81 feet long, exclusive Of the porch.
1t will be noticed that the size and
shape Is sufficient to give good sized
rooms, in fact that is one character
istic of the house, the rooms are large,
light and airy.
There is the much priced front hall
in combination with an attractive open
stairway. A good many people In Sc.
lecting a house plan avoid a front hall
and open stair because they have
heard that such Injuries are expen-
sive. Luxuries they certainly are, but
they are not necessarily expensive, If
built according to this plan, because
the newell post, rail, balusters, and, n
fact, all the exposed woodwork is fac
tory made and all selected from stock
sizes.
There are some men and some wom-
en- who are hard TO please. They think
they want something a little different
from anyone else. The architect takes
his cue from their ideas and lays out
a scheme that harps on some particu-
lar scroll, and to have the work all In
keeping he merges the one idea into
different patterns, sizes OF holdings, |
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03
MEAT LEADS AS FOOD
80 DECLARES BULLETIN OF AGRi.
CULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
Protein In Beef and Pork Most Easily
nlsested--Just as Nutritious
Whether Fried, Broiled,
Roasted or Baked.

Washington.~~-A bulletin prepared
by DIR. N. s, Grindley, professor of gen
eral chemistry at the University of II
linois. and just issued by the depart.
ment Of agriculture, shows that all
kinds of meat are more easily digested
and more completely assimilated than
any other class OF food, The bulletin
mo. 1891 Is one of the most sensa-
tional ever issued by the federal au-
thorities and recounts a series of eY-
perimonts DIR. Grindley conducted on
"A digestion squad OF which he him.
SELF was a member, The net result Is
to dethrone bread as the staff of life
and set up the toothsome beefsteak
and succulent pork chop In its place,
for DIR. Grindley says the protein In
meat is much more thoroughly dtgested
than that in vegetable foods,
But this Is by no means all, for, ac.
cording to the doctor, the degree and
kind of work a man does makes no
can digest o meat diet, The clerk, the
society belle and the laborer toiling
with pick and shovel from morn to
night are placed In the same category,
and each is frankly told that meat,
and plenty OF 1t, In all forms and
cooked in all manner of ways, is best
calculated to build up the wasted It's
sues and give him day by day the
strength needed for his own peculiar
task.
Discussing the relative merits of DIFF.
ferent kinds of meat the doctor deliv-
ers a staggering blow to diet faddists.
ut Is commonly said that meats of diff.
ferent sorts vary decidedly in dlgesti-
btlity; for instance, that red meat Is
less ~digestible than white meat, or
beef than pork, or that a cheap cut is
less ~digestible than a tender steak.
AS regards the t~horoughuess OF diges.
ton, the results OF the extended series
OF tests reported show that such diff.
~ferences do not exist in any appre7i
able degree and that meat of all kind
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03

1t would be di]cIlt indeed to i'm
prove upon the bwnstairs plan Of
this house. The Itch EN-, pantry, din
ing-room, china 1set, porch, cellar.
way, sink and the lace for the range
are all laid out tdthe very best pos
sible advantage. Eac Oh room is a
model and the col bin ation would be
difficult to beat.
One chimney answers every heating
purpose and provibs a whole lot OF
CHEEKY comfort fol the parlor. In
such a house the Arlor Is the living
room and 1t only rduires an open fire
in one corner to fake 1t the most
comfortable sittingpoln in the neigh
borhood. Have yd ev err noticed how
every person in tk house gathers
about a crate whel the fire is light
ed? 1t is a rare ding to see some
body sit in anotherfoom when there
Is a fire burning the parlor, but
with this fact well 20 wn you seldom
see a fireplace useI as much as It
should be. One rfsdn is because
they have the mani II being dirty.
but this is a mistae. 1t is a mis-
arrangement of the crate, draft and
ash pit that is to blme. not the fire.
Fol- convenience thu ashes must be
dumped into the c$ar, but to pre-
vent having them Town about the
room the cellar RECEPTACLE must be
absolutely and positielF air tight. II
you let air in at the bpttom Of such
a fue you are sure ID have ashes
scattered about the ron above. but
If such is the case hye 1t corrected
at once and have the.j pb thoroughly
we'll done.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03
Orders Dogs Grave chanoed.

Frankfort, ky.-Tha court of an.
peals has reversed the case of Henry
Hertle against Alice Riddle. w. G,
~Hanshrough and Ada Hansbrough
from the Jefferson circuit court, Louis.
vile, and the latter win be compelled
to remove from their lot in Cave Hill
cemetery the body OF a dog buried
there several months ago. Hertle
sought to enjoin the defendants and
compel them to remove the carcass Of
the dog after learning that 1t had been
Inferred on a plot adjoining his family
lot in the cemetery.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03

power regularly and In a practical and
reliable manner by wireless. He has
been studying wireless telegraphy for
Ave years. electricity being his hobby.
He is a student at the David II. Prouty
high school. Grout is now planning
the establishment of two wireless sta.
lions, three miles apart, for the trans.
mission of power.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03
ERM0NETTE

! 1.-THE fear of the Lord la the
beginning Of WISDOM.
Sacred and profane history
Z can produce examples which abb
\ soluteIy prove the truth Of this
\ declaration.
= The fear Of God is the open
= door to the sure, safe pathway of
G~od-siven wjadom which leads
3 ~unerringly through the maze Of
4 human life and conditions and
! lands the soul at last on the com.
: handing heights Of Gods Ger.
Z tainty.
: Human wisdom at best Is but
: partial wisdom.
= 1t has its limitations infiexibIy
i determined by the finite,
Z II a but partially grasp and
i understand the complex circum.
Z stances and conditions of the
= present, and as for the future,
\ what can man do but guess?
How pitiably clrcumscribed is
= the life which has only human
= wisdom on which to rely.
Y But 1t Is not SO where the wis
: dom of God unites with the wis.
Y dom Of man, for the wisdom of
\ Got not only understands all the
1 mysteries and perpIexities of the
! life of the present, but 1t sees
i with unerrina vision into the
\ future and knows the end from
1 the beginning. Hence It is that
I the n who walks in the wis
i dom Of God shall not err in Wis. j
/ ion or stumble In judgment.
Solomon was richly endowed
1 with human wisdom. Naturally !
+ he had a keen and discerning
/ mind, n trained, as undoubted- !
~ he had been, in all the learn. j
/ ing Of the east, he was splendid !,
Iy equipped from the human
. point Of view to direct wisely =,
: and we'll the affairs of a king !
/ dom, but all This did not blind ,
! his heart to the fact that he j
! needed God more than anything ]
else.
We know this because Scrip. j
ture tells US that Solomon loved !
the Lord, walking In the statutes ]
of David his father" Here, .
then, we discover the secret of |
Solomon's wisdom and great 1
ness and power. He loved God /
and SO feared God, for this sec l
ond condition Is but the corol. /
larry Of the first. Love Of God \
inevitably leads to Cody fear. l
The n finds it's expression and \
Its complement in the other. !
Fear of God then was the begin J
ming Of Solomon's wisdom. i
There Is no more beautiful !
picture In all the Bible than this !
n of the fair young king hum y
bly, bowling before God, and ask !
ing for divine help in directing Y
the affairs of the kingdom. Read \
II. Solomon's prayer and Gods an. y
sWer are a sermon in themselves. \
..
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03
SHIPS MESSAGE INTERRUPTED
BY BURSTS OF BAND MUSIC.
Incident on Battle Ship Ohio Causes
CONSERVATION Among Operators
and Mystifies Telegraph Es.
perts Of the ServlSc,

Washington.-The many vagaries of
the wireless systems of telegraphy
and te,ephony which are now Installed
on the vessels of the navy are subject
to constant study by the electrical
experts who have charge of the plants.
They are Of especial interest now be.
cause OF the important part that wire,
less communication will play in the
present trip of the warshIp fleet to the
Pacific.
During the recent assembling of the
feet In Cape Cod bay one OF the opera.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03
Plenty Of Ho,

Boarding House Ked
hot water! What car
with a glass of hot WI
shave.
Cook--He wants ter
TO drink 1t? Well
ooh, all the boardel
hot water now, three
| Goodness me! wi
Fur to drink. The
water cure. 1t beats
notions what come urI
" = does 1t cure
"Oh, they say 1t do
just splendid"
So |HH .LH HaL. = =
Thank fortune, IT'D
EN- all the hot waite
Maria"
"Yes'm."
so hot water Il a h
Well, ! shan't let any
get Ill for want OF med
another gallon Of hot
oxtail soup, Maria. and
better take out the .
might get too rich,"-T
NEHhLaE. ~ rEarHf1Euh NHNH1 49, ~ ~
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03

~ agony as the schooner, forced along
at 10 knots an hour by the storm,
taused the rotator TO inflict awful in.
ternal wounds on the leviathan. Death
ended the suffering of the whale short
ly after the line was cut by a tender
hearted sailor.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03
GIRLS TO BE RADIANT AT 100.
Rsdium as Perpetual 5eautifer Elk.
pounded by College Professor.

Baltimore,-ln a lecture at Peabody
institute, Prof, William II, Brooks of
Hobart college said that with the aid
OF radium a young could re-
tain all of her freshness and beauty
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03

New York ice dealers are beginning
to look for weather that will bring
them a crop. They will need 4.50o, ocs
tons Of ice to supply the city nsas
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03

houses that
young man &
without WORTH
sane asylum. n
young folks til
this and to I'D
closely as then
architect insts-l
prove on his
tect would d.
he could. MOI
he does that ell
a perfect ideal I
perfect, but | |
one finished AM