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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-02
Explosion by Music.

One of the most dangerous Of all ex-
plosives is a black powder called iodiae
of nitrogen. When it is dry the slight
est touch will often cause it to explode
with great violence.
There appears to be certain rate OF
vibration which this compound cannot
resist. In experiments to determine
the cause Of its extreme explosiveness
some damp iodide Of nitrogen was rub
bed On the strings of a bass viol. 1t is
known that the strings Of such an in
strnment will vibrate when those of a
similar instrument having an equal
tension are played upon. In this case,
after the explosive had become thor
oughly dry upon the strings. smother
bass yiol was brought near and the
strings sounded At certain note the
iodide OF nitrogen on the prepared In
strument exploded
1t was found that the explosion oc-
cured only when rate OF vibration
of sixty a second was communicated
to the prepared strings. Vibration OF
the G string caused an explosion. while
that OF the p string had no effect
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-02

The fin0t Coffee Substitute ever
made, has recently been produced by
DIR. Shoop Of Racine, Wis You don't
have to boil it twenty on thirty min
utes, Made in miusitea says the
doctor. Health Coffee Il really the
closest Coffee Imitasion ever yet pro-
sduced. Not grain OF real coffee in it
either. Health Coffee Imitation is
made from pure toasted cereals or
grains, with malt. nuts, etc. Really it
would fool an expert-wers he TO un-
knowingly drink u for Coffee. a j.
Pier. druggist.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-02
German Car Eende :.

In a new German street car fender
fhe only visible part Of the mec hanism
is projecting strip extending in front
OF the forward platform OF the car
and attached to a shaft or rod carried
by The platform. II this strip comes In
contact with any object 1t tyields easily
and forces the SHIFT backward. By
this movement the electric current is
cut off, on automatic brake is applied,
and a broad fender some three feet
back Immediately In front q the
wheels drops to tie rail- Level and
picks up the object On the trafll Dur
Ing the continuous daily experiments
carried on for many months there EAs
been no failure 70 pich, up safely and
easily iii obstacles Sneountered. Hb4
device is controlled N the city council
Of Dresden.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-02

foot IN the stone tagging. No one
can visit the churches Of Rome
without being impressed by the
medieval superstitions that are still
impressed upon credulous adherents,
or be in Italy even little while
without sensing the growing hostil-
ity OF the people to the Catholic
Hierarchy. Real freedom Of speech
and Of press obtains there. During
oursdays there shocking revelations
Of pfiestly immortality in relation to
a heme for orphan girls in a north
Italian city were scattered broadcast
by the press, and on the next Sum
day the population OF Florence tried
to Htlrn the churches. The fiction
oitlss Pope remaining prisoner in
the Vatican was, we were told, be
cause OF this deep local hostility to
Catholic offlcialdom. During the
the nighl preceding our Sabbath in.
Rome, the body Of Pope Leo, which
had temporarily rested in St Peters,
was removed tosits permanent tomb
In ST. John OF Lateran. It was said
that this secret removal in the dark
ness Of night was because OF this
hostility just then famed to fresh
fame, even though the people be-
lieved in the personal character and
goodness OF Leo and the reigning
pope. It will mean much in enlarged
service oi this great Church to com.
ing generations if control can be
wrested rem this little knot OF Italian
Cardinals who still occupy The sea, Of
power, and become fairly represent
ative OF Catholic c Christendom.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-02

A tickling cough from any cause is
quickly stopped by DR.. Shoop's Cough
Cure. And it is so thoroughly harm
less and safe, that DR.. Shoop tells
mothers everywhere to give it without
hesitation even to very young babies.
The wholesome, green leaves and ten
der stems Of q lung-healing mountain
Gus shrub. furnish the curative proper
ties to DIR. Shoop's Cough Cure. It
calms the cough and heals the sore
and sensitive bronchial membranes.
No opium. no cloroform. nothing harsh
used TO iniure or suppress. Simply !
resinous plant extract, that helps to
heal aching lungs. The Spaniards
sall, ibis sArAb yhich the Doctor uses,
aThe Sacred Herb" Demand DIR.
Shoop's. Take NO Other.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-02
HURLEY MARk Gs'

e.
CORRECTED D EVERY WEEK
Wheat No. 2 2N'orthern-92c
Wheat==No. 3---87c.
Wheat No. 4--79c.
Wheat -Reiected-Tic.
Flax seed 99c- (097c.
Oats-No. ). W.-3sc. No. 4-3sc.
Rye-60c.(056
Barley cm.7lc.
Feed Barley No is No. 2-6lc.
Corn 43ac. @ 411c.
When the Stomach, Heart or Kid
tey nerves get weak, then these organs
always fail. Don't drug the Stomach
nor stimulate the Heart or Kidneys.
This is SIMPLY makeshift. Geta pre-.
scription known to Druggists, every
where as DIR. Shoop's Restorative. The
Restorative is prepared expressly for
these weak inside nerves. Strengthen
these nerves, build them up with DIR.
Shoop's Restorative -tablets or LIQUID
land see how quickly help will come.
Free sample test sent on request by
DIR. Shoop, Racine. Wis. Your health
is surely worth this test. 81. J. Pier
n i =
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-14

whirled, slnfrmed, and wriggled, In
a vain effort to get out of the col
lar that clutched his throat. Every
movement of his body brought him
nearer to the seat over which hung
the block and tackle. When he reach.
ed it an assistant grabbed his tail
through the bars of the cage and
pulled him toward the little stool,
while the trainer punched him
against it with the iron bar.
Swing him clear of the ground" he
called. well make him take that
seat. All together now!" and as the
men laid their combined weight on
the rope, the big cat was hoisted I'M
til his hind legs dangled two feet
above the floor, dancing a madman's
jig. The helpless, choking brute
fought the useless fight of fish out
of water. Had not the muscles over
his throat been like solid rubber tires
he sould have strangled as he curled
his body into coil, trying to es-
cape the weight that hung from his
own neck.
With much pushing and hauling the
struggling beast finally was landed on
the seat; but the moment he felt
support under his feet he leaped for
the floor. He was met by the trainer,
who walloped the sore, sensitive nose
with the hickory handle of his whip,
and followed this up firing the burn
ing powder of a blank cartridge
straight into the nostril. The tiger
turned to run, but the trainer yelled,
Gift him, boys" and as the crew
threw their weight en- the rope the
beasts head and fore legs were yank-
ed from the ground, and he pranced
along for few steps with only the
claws of his hind feet touching the
boards. When the momentum of his
body had carried him clear of the
floor, he swung back, suspended IN
the air, more like life-less tiger
skin than a blood-filled- beast of flesh
and sinew.-From Everybody's.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-14
Col. David Bremen Henderson.

Colonel David Bremen Henderson
delighted to recall an incident which
occurred when he was a lieutenant IN
the Twelfth Iowa at the battle OF
Corinth: He noticed a soldier whose
gun was cloggd so that it refused
to work.
"You Internal fool" shouted Hen
derson, forgetting conventionalities
for the moment, "here, why don't
you pick the tube out with a pin,
same as you do when you're shoot
ing prairie chickens?"
The word prairie chicken, in the
ear of this native of Iowa, sounded
so good that it Immediately brought
him to himself. He at once cleaned
out his gun and went into the fight.
At the end of the battle the man
who had cleaned out his gun had
been shot in the hip.
When the two happened to meet
afterward, Colonel Henderson said:
well old boy, that prairie chicken
saved your life, if it didn't your
hip. York Telegram.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-14
COST OF STAGE COSTUMES.
The Prejudice of One Manager
Against a Brown CoIor-Scheme
Cost Him $500.

One Of the problems of the pro-
Queer is to arrange his show so as
to give the chorus time for changes
of costume In built-up show his
chorus may change six or seven times
during the performance, and there are
seldom fewer than five changes. In
comic opera there are usually only
three changes. If the play is modern,
one of these will be a walking-dress
that will average SIS. which doesn't
include $50 hat, and about 81 worth
of shoes, to say nothing of silk stock
ings. Then there are two handsomer
gowns that range from $3.50 to $3.50,
the average being easily $3.50. Some
times a group of girls will wear $500
gowns. For men as we'll as women
the most expensive costumes worn in
musical shows are the modern ones.
1t costs more to put a man in even
ing clothes than in anything else he
ever wears on the stage. The average
is about $125.
The minor principals usually have
only two changes, unless they buy
df6SS6S Tor themselves, Willie Tie SCdi
is likely to make five or six changes,
and her gowns average about $500
each. Though the bizarre costumes
don't cost so much as the others,
they mount up. There are the wigs,
for one detail. They range from $40
to SIS for the ordinary ones, up to
$50 for the powdered ones, and it is
not unusual for a group of girls to
wear four different wigs in one pro.
duction.
Many numbers are discarded after
they are all ready to go on the stage.
For instance, "The Gay White Way"
which was practically a failure in
New York, but great success else
where, was rehearsed for three
months, and numbers that cost more
than $4,000 to prepare were never
even tried in the production as it was
finally given. Lee Shubert ordered
one set of costume changes, simply be-
cause he doesn't happen to like
brown. His prejudice cost about ST.
5OO.-Hartley Davis, in Everybody's.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-14
SCHOOLING THE ELEPHANT.
From Jungle to ShoW-Ring HIS
Course of Education Is Not
What Might Be Called

When the young, green elephant.
with the assistance of two domeSti-
Gated brethren, is brought by the
mahout from the jungle into captiv-
ity, a powerful rope to control his
movements is placed about his neck.
When he is sold for training pur-
poses it is necessary to remove this
rope and fix iron chains around his
legs Immediately above the feet, IN
handled.
On his arrival at training quarters,
he is delivered to the man who has
been ordained to break him, and the
two spend a few days in getting ac-
quainted before school term begins.
The first lesson consists in teaching
the elephant to lie down. To the iron
linked letters that encircle his legs
strong ropes are attached. Each OF
these ropes is securely tied to
staple so that the beast cannot move
an appreciable distance in any direc-
ton. When the bonds have been
thoroughly tested and it is certain the
animal is helpless, the trainer catches
his iron hook in the elephants hide,
high up on his back, and begins to
pull.
1t seems the nature of a brute to
want to do the opposite Of that which
he is requested to do, so the ele-
plant refuses to lie down. Where
upon the trainer puts little weight
on the sharp hook. 1t begins to cut
through the tough hide to the sensi-
tive flesh and the red blood beneath.
The elephant trumpets, then he
squeals-for even an elephant can
squeal, when the hook is long enough
and sharp enough and always it is.
The trainer pulls a bit harder, and
maybe the blood spurts. The beast
tries to break away and, failing that,
reaches, murderously inclined, with
his trunk for his tomentor. Each
pugnacious attempt is met by an adj
ditional half inch of steel, for the
animal must learn on the first page
of his primer that he has never a
chance to fight. Finally, whe1 the
pain becomes unbearable, he drops
on his knees and clumsily rolls over
on his side.
Similar methods are brought into
play to teach the "head stand" The
animals fore legs are fastened so
that he cannot move, and then ropes
are tied around his hind quarters.
These ropes are passed through a
pulley overhead and, at a signal from
the trainer, the beast is tilted up in
the air until he is in danger of fall
ing on his head, and naturally sup
ports himself upon his trunk and
fore legs. This is continued until he
knows that, at given cue, he must
either do head stand" or suffer the
unpleasant feeling of being hoisted.
Maurice B. Kirby, in Everybody's.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-14

'No more did I, Bob" said his
father. There were big stones and
little, and bushes with red berries;
and there was every kind of pretty
ferns and things, it seemed, growing
along the banks and even in the
middle, and so many stepping stones
that you could walk on them right
across the brook in some places. And
the sunshine was so bright!
The mother and father sat down
for awhile. Then they all four
spread out the luncheon; and Mr..
Mason and Bob made a small camp
fire on rock and heated things.
They took some time over the
luncheon; but Bob was planning a
bridge in his mind, a bridge from
the shore to a large stone in the
brook. He told Dorothy about it,,
and she said she would help. And
she did. They had splendid fun work
ing hard on the bridge. And what do
you think! Just as they were going
to call their mother and father to
see it, Peggie came tearing back from
a chase after a squirrel, and she
dashed into the water and right
against their bridge so hard that she
knocked it almost to pieces.
Bob and Dorothy were so disap-
pointed that they couldn't say a
word: they felt as if they should
cry. 1t was pretty bad of Peggie,
but of course she didn't know any
better.
Anyway, just then Mr.. Mason came
along and said: 81 have a scheme.
Let's make double bridge, one part
to go from this short to the little
island down there and the other part
from the island across to the other
shore, over those very fast rapids"
How they did work! Of course,
you can build much finer bridge
if you have big man to work with
you. And Dorothy had some little
dolls-three-with her. She often car
ried them in her pocket. When they
finished the first part of the bridge,
she put two dolls on it, walking over.
90, WHSH Iu0y udu Iudu0 IuS SSSouu
part, on that she put the other doll
coming across toward its friends.
They looked pretty and funny.
Dorothy sat down on a rock near
to the double bridge and the dolls
81 never thought" she said, chat
we could possibly build a better
bridge than the one Peggie knocked
to pieces"
Cant always tell" said her father.
"Can't always tell, can't always tell,
can't always tell, Peggie," sang Bob,
jumping around with Peggie. When
was thinking in bed. daddy wish
ing you'd let us come to the brook.
never thought about such good
time as this-course not. We never
do have. such a time when only
Dorothy and I, or other children, are
together. This is a dandy picnic,
isn't it, Peggie?" And it was so the
whole afternoon, right up to sunset
even.-Christian Register.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-14
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
FOUND DEAD ON TRACKS.
Arthur Humphriea OF Wsukesha
MysteriOusIy Killed.

Arthur Humphriea OF Waukeslla
MysteriOusIy Killed.
The mangled body of Arthur Hum
phries, aged 81, was found early on a
recent morning or the Northwestern track
twenty-five feE east of the Greenfield
avenue crossing in Waukesha. Hum
phries lived within a block of the cross
ing and his body was discovered by his
young son, who notified neighbor. His
death may have been an accident, but
there are suspicious of foul play. Coro-
ner Hill and jury viewed the body and
an inquest was held. HUMPHREYS was we'll
known and a man of excellent habits. He
leaves a widow, five children and a broth
er. When he did not return from lodge
his wife became apprehensive and sat up
all night waiting for him. Mrs. Hum
phries is Frustrated by her husbands
tragic death. The theory that HUMPHREYS
was the victim of thugs, being murdered
and his body thrown on the tracks to
conceal the crime, has been strengthened
by the finding of the dead mans hat with
the crown crushed in, hidden under the
sidewalk near the crossing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-14
The Upper ksom.

Gn my house of life is an Upper
Room,
A small and garnished place;
And there l dreamed in the mist
gay gloom,
And looked my soul in the face.
60 Upper Room with your dreams
where 1
Let my friends, unwept, go pass
ing byD
Once Love tried the door. and a
child's voice came
I heard it through my prayers
But the door was barred when they
called my name,
And the steps went down the stairs.
(And yesterday at the door / found
A toy and a rose trampled on the
ground)
And my prayers were heard, for with
toll my house
Has grown. though empty, great;
And from my Upper Room see
1omuS SesIhSl oAOA-o ny 49,
[From my Upper room with its
dreams where /
Let the Ioveless years go passing
by
have fought my fight. Hushi they
bring the prize
have run; / have Won the race!
But sit and dare not lift my
eyes
To look my soul in the face:
(For yesterday at the door 1 found
A toy and a rose trampled on the
ground)
Mary Roberts Rinehart, In "Suc
cess Magazine"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-14
KENosHA MYSTERY Is SOLVED.

Body of Prominent Man Missing Two
Years Found in River.
The body of John Gillett, formerly
probably the best known man in Keno
sha and a son of the late Judge Gurdin
Gillett, who disappeared Jan. II, 1907,
was found in the Kenosha river. 1t is
evident Gillett walked into the river on
the night of his disappearance, and was
caught in the refuse at the bottom of the
stream and held there. The river is filed
with tar from the gas works and with
acids from a large tannery, and these
served as a preserving fluid to such an
extent that, notwithstanding the fact that
the body had been in the water for nearly
two years, it was still possible to recog-
nize the features.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-14
500 ROAD QUITS. WORK.

Rain Interferes with Completion OF
New Terminal az Superior.
After run of unusual good fortune
in the way of weather favorable to get
ting its terminals established at Superior,
the 500 road has been compelled to shut
off work on account of the rain. The
Only portion of the work now under way
is the dredging for the slips around the
site Of the company's proposed docks and
elevator. Some steel has already been
laid, so that 500 work trains can, by
coming to Superior on other roads and
switching over, get on to their own tracks
there. If cold weather should follow
soon after the present wet spell it is not
likely that much more will be accom-
plished in hyperion before next spring.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-14
CABBAGE THIEVES BUSY.

Outagamic County Farmers Com
plain OF DepredatiOns.
Cabbage thieves are operating extern
sively in Outagamie county, it being esti-
mated that during one week more than
$500 worth of this crop has been stolen
from the fields. The other night more
than a ton was stolen from the farm own
ed by Jacob Hammel. Herman Clacker
lost about ton and three thefts Of from
one-half to two tons were reported at APP
pleton. The thieves drive on to the fields
and cut their plumber from the ground.
Cabbage this year is valuable and the few
farmers who have a decent crop consider
a ton worth from $14 to SIG.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-14
PROVIDE FOB OLD BONDS.

ManitONOc to Make Payment on
Issue of Twenty-Five Years Ago.
Provision for part payment of a bal
ance of $4,000 of the $4,000 bond issue
which the city of Manitowoc voted quar-
ter of century ago to secure the eX-
tension of the Lake Shore railway line
from Milwaukee to that city, will be
made in the annual tax budget. Proba-
bly, $4,000 or $4,000 will be included in
the budget for the purpose. The bonds
have been refunded two times and now
mature in 1912 but the city will pay in
installments instead of waiting until that
time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-14
co-EDs TO WEAR RAH RAH HAT.
Girls Adopt Tiny ''Lid'' When Fac
uIty Bars ''Merry widows"

uIty Bars ''Merry widows"
Hereafter it's the ''Rah! Rah y student
hat for the fair co-eds of the University
of Wisconsin. Following the lead of Prof.
NJ. " O'Shea, most of the members of
the faculty have recently barred the "Mer-
ry Widow" hat from their classrooms.
The co-eds have determined to retaliate
by wearing the hat long used by the
male students, which is little tiny felt
affair just big enough to cover the top
of the head and not too big to roll up
and put into the pocket. The boys con-
slider the 'Rah Rah' hat very conven-
lent, as we'll as nifty and odd. The CO.
eds of two classes held meetings and for
mally decided to wear the 'Rah Rah'
hereafter, and a mass meeting of all the
girl students will be held in a few days,
when the entire coed body is expected
to bind itself to adopt the new lid.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-14
LIMITED JUMPS TRACK.
Northwestern Flyer Derailed at
KesmptOn.

KemptOn.
The Chicago-Duluth limited passenger
train, north bound on the Omaha line,
jumped the track near Augusta. num-
Der of passengers and trainmen were in
jured, but none seriously. The escape
from fatalities was remarkable as the
train was going at the rate of forty miles
an hour The engine turned complete
somersault and all the cars went over
on their sides. Engineer G. +. Wash
burn of Minneapolis was bruised about
the head and face, and may be injured in
ternally. The section house containing
tools for track work was found to have
been broken open, and claw bar and
wrench had been stolen. No trace has so
far been secured of these tools.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-14
WILL DREDGE THE FOX.
Six-foOt Channel from Portage to
Oshkosh TO Be Made.

Six-fOOt Channel from Portage to
Oshkosh TO Be Made.
The government steamer Wolf passed
up Buffalo lake the other day, having
in tow the United States dredge which
has been at work in the vicinity of the
Grand river lock. The dredge was drop
ped at the mouth of Neenah creek, from
which point she will begin the cleaning
of the channel of the Fox, continuing to-
wards Portage until cold weather puts an
end to the work Operations will be re-
sumed in the spring and continued until
the upper Fox has a six-foot depth to
connect the channel of like depth from
Grand river lock to Oshkosh.