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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-07-31
GET THE TREE.PLANTING HABIT.

Nothing so adds to the beauty OF
homes outward appearance as pretty
shade trees. 1t makes the home look
permanent, comfortable, prosperous,
inviting. When one sees nice shady
lawn, he feels like going In to rest,
and he never comes home, tired, hot
and dusty from his days work, if he
has such a yard Of his own, that he
does not breathe an involuntary pray.
err of thankfulness for Gods blessed
trees.
Nothing so adds to the outward ap'
pearance of town as streets lined with
trees. The stranger feels perfectly at
home, though he may not know hui
man soul, in the ordinary sense. 1t
was a man of true feeling who wrote
One touch of nature makes the whole
world kin" Trees, natures splendid
exemplars, make the stranger wish to
stay. Many Arlington people are
planting trees. They are adding to
the comfort and the beauty OF their
homes, and at the same time doing
great good for the town. Get the tree
planting habit.-Arlington Journal.
When the Union came to William
son County in 1903 the Commercial
said then-when it was unpopular to
do so-When some newspapers were
denouncing it as political machine
that the farmer ought to organize.
These newspapers and politicians be.
gan to cast aspersion on the Union,
but it grew steadily. They then
jumped In the band wagon when the
Union became powerful and popular.
But now that the crisis has come In
its history-the time when all true
farmers and patriotic citizens should
stand together against common enc
my-the old enemy-the latter pro-
fessed friends are growing cold and
lukewarm in their support. The Com
mercial earnestly urges every member
Of the Union who loves his home and
family, his rights and the great cause
of justice, to stand firm today. Be
steadfast, though the dark cloud come.
There is victory ahead. Defeats and
disappointments, panics and gambling
will pass away. Put none but true,
loyal, unselfish men on guard, local.
county, district, State and National.
Then all is well, and the Farmers Tn.
ion will triumph. Let US stand to-
gether now."-Austin Statesman.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-07-31

Keeping busy is good way to keep
up ones courage. 1t is the busy opti.
mist that makes life worth the living.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-07-31

ones aim Alright. His horse staggered.
Another bullet sang and purred
through the foliage, and the horse fell.
"My God, JIM" cried Langford.
"My cartridges are out! Give me your
gum"
For answer, Jim sent another bullet
whistling forward. Black, rising from
his fallen horse, fell back.
Il got him." yelled Jim, exultantly.
He spurred forward.
Careful, JIM" warned Langford.
HE may be playing 'possum,' you
know"
You stay where you are" cried Jim.
"You amt got no gun. Stay back, you
fool BOSS"
Langford laughed little.
You're the fool boy, Jim," he said
'I'll go without a gun if you won't give
me yours"
They rode cautiously up to the pros,
trate figure. 1t was lying face down.
ward, one arm outstretched on the
body of the dead horse, the other
crumpled under the mans breast
Blood oozed from under his shoulder
He's done for" said jim, in low
voice. In the presence of death all
hatred had gone from him. The man
apparently had paid all he could of his
debts on earth. The body lying there
so low was the body of a real man
What ever his crimes, he had been a
fine type of physical manhood. He
had never cringed. He had died like
a man, fighting to the last.
(To Be Continued.)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-26
ANCIENT BOWS.

That OF the Scythians Was I'm the
Form of the Letter c.
While universally used by the an
clients, the form of the bow varied with
different nations The Scythian bow
was in the form Of the letter G, and
the bow of the Tartars, descendants of
the Scythians, still keeps that shape.
The Greek bow was not more than
three or four feet in length, but so
stout and stiff that it required consid-
cradle strength and skill to use It, 1t
is said that the first Greek bows were
made from the horns of a species of
goat, the bases being united by means
of a metallic band. Afterward other
material was used in their manufac-
ture but they still retained their orig
inal shape. These bows were too short
to be of much use, and, comparatively
speaking, but q small portion of the
troops were armed with them.
The Romans carried the bow to Brit.
ain, where it at once obtained favor
and during the middle ages was extern
sively used, forming an important ele-
ment of the armies of that period.
The English archers were said to be
the finest in the world, and their skill
decided the battles of Creecy, Poiteirs
and Aincourt. The bows used were
of two kinds-the long bow and the
arbalest, or crossbow. The arbalest
was made of steel or horn and was of
such strength and stiffness that it was
necessary to use some mechanical ap-
pliance to bend it and adjust the
string. The arbalestiers carried a
culver with fifty arrows and were
placed in the van of the battle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-26
One Omission.

Zone of the most striking characters
in my company" says thet author of
"The Story of a Cannoneer Under
StOnewall Jackson twas General
Jake, as we called him, whose passion
for war kept him always in the army,
although his aversion to battle kept
him always in the rear. An interview
between the general and one of our
company, as he viewed the man and
was struck with his appearance, was as
follows:
"'Well, general, you are the most
perfect-looking specimen of a soldier
1 ever beheld. That piercing eye, the
grizzly muStache, the firm jaw, the pose
of the head, that voice, in fact, the
whole makeup fills to the full the
measure of man of war;
''The general, with q graceful bow
and deep roll in his voice, replied,
Sire, in enumerating the items which
go to constitute a great general, l no
tice the omission of one requisite, the
absence of which in my outfit lost to the
cause genius in council and a mighty
leader in battle
"'What was that, general?
"'Sire, it goes by the name of Cour-
ridge"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-26

The action of the surgeon of the
steamship PannOnia of the Cunard line
is high credit to the heroism and skill
of surgery. In mid-ocean, in a great
storm. the motion of the vessel was sus-
pended to enable DR.. Fraser Orr to per-
form the operation for appendicitis on a
coal-passer who was in danger of imme-
date death unless it be then performed
That was successfully done and DIR.
Orr WAS assisted by DR.. Hendrix, who
had oversight Of some of the steerage
passengers on the vessel. The action
deserves chrOniclirg and will command
admiration wherever the history of
medicine and surgery shall be held in
honor among men.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-26

If divorce is q necessity, instead Of a
luxury, all American citizens ought to
be able to procure 1t, prospect
i've of whether they be rich or
poor. If 1t is made eXorbitantly expen-
sive, only millionaires will be able to
afford it, which will be another proof
that the country is drifting into a gov
eminent by the rich. The question Is
raised by an experience that was had
in Jersey City the other day by an
ordinary citizen and his wife. They
had been married fourteen months and
at the end Of that time concluded to
disagree. Naturally they wished to get
their divorce at as low a rate as was
possible, and so they searched for q
cheap lawyer. The best they could do
was to find an attorney who offered to
procure the relief they sought at an
expense of $3.50 down. 1--WE won't give
more than SO for the job" the unhap-
py couple are reported to have exclaim-
ed. IF we can't get a decree for that
we'll stay married" Here is evidently a
pEODleIu WOICuy VI SSTlOuS luOuSul.
These poor people, being American citi-
Zens, were evidently as much entitled
to get a divorce as was William B.
Leeds, for example, who not only paid
a large sum to his lawyers, but also set
tied $1,OO0,CO0 upon his divorced wife.
Yet because they could not afford to
pay more than SO they are condemned
to remain in wedlock. Are the rich
only in this free republic to have the
privileges of divorce? Must poverty
compel the poor man to live with wife
of whom he is just as tired as any
Pittsburg millionaire is of his? The
attention of the professional reformers
is called to this manifest and pitiful
inequality. Anybody can get married
for 81 for a marriage license. Why
should everybody not be able to get a
divorce at an equally. uniform rate?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-26
Only a Cold.

"Only a cold" is a common express
sion. And SO the victim lets it go on,
day after day, red eyes, swollen fea-
lures, lassitude, sleeplessness, loss Of
appetite, the irritating cough.
In itself a cold may be simply IN
comfortable. In its results it is often
fatal. Pneumonia, with its enormous
fatality; consumption, with its deadly
grip; bronchitis, asthma, these and
many ailments are often the direct re-
suit of a cold.
The patient may have had many
colds. They have resulted in nothing
serious. But when the system has be-
come weakened by these repeated at
tacks, when the mucous membranes are
in a chronic unhealthy condition, then
it is these fatal maladies assert them
selves.
There is no greater mistake than to.
neglect a cold At its first appearance
measures should be taken to relieve it.
At this season of the year, when coughs
and colds are common, Peruna should
be kept constantly in the house. At tho
first symptom this remedy should be
taken. 1t will soOthe the mucous mem
branes, relieve the irritation, and the
cold will gradually disappear. That
this has been the experience of many
Is proven by the hundreds of grateful
letters in our files.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-26
The DahIin and the Fuchsia.

The dahlia rivals the hanson cab in
the matter Of having smothered the
memory of the man after whom it was
named. But persons who use 1t at
least pronounce hanson" as Joseph
Hanson pronounced his surname,
whereas probably most people call the
flower "daylia," thus getting hopeless
ly remote from the Swedish, Dr. Dahl,
the pupil Of Linnaeus, who brought
this Mexican plant into cultivation in
Europe. How many who know the
fuchsia have ever heard of the six
teneth century German botanist Leon
hard Fuchs? Germany, by the way,
calls the dahlia "Georgine," in honor
of another botanI Georgi.-Chicago
News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-26
He Held Up the Train.

A German traveller who tried to pass
meal ticket on the train was told by
the conductor that he would have to
pay the regular fare Of 30 cents. The
German argued and refused to pay
more than % cents, whereupon the con-
ductor stopped the train and put him
off. In a twinkling the traveller ran
ahead of the engine and started to
walk on the track. The engineer blew
his whistle, but the irate German turn
ed. shook his fist and called out: You
can vissle all you want to. I Won't
come pack
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-26
No Typical Beauty.

The American type of beauty? Is It
heresy to say boldly there is none? And
such is a fact, but a fact over which
we may shake hands with ourselves.
There is no distinctive type Of Ameri-
can girl, despite our highly imaginative
Illustrators, nor in the very nature Of
things can there be one. GibSon's crea-
tons, Christy's evolLtiOns. Fishers fam
cies, are bred from the stock of a dozen
cOnlmingled tribes. We are a compos-
tie people and we have within our ma
tional confines a vast variety Of types
contributed by nearly every race and
cline of earth. The typical American
beauty has not yet arrived. nor will
she be here until a great many social
problems have been solved and the re-
suit of our advancing education, our
increasing freedom of living, and our
molding of new social conditions have
all been merged into q concrete and
solicited state of national existence.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-26

the briefest and most brusque catalogue
OF facts has destroyed the sense of form
and played havoc with eplstolary style.
Most blameworthy of all, however. is a
feeling that these are such rudimentary
things in the great scheme of education
that they are unimportant. Penmanship
used to be regarded as an art, which
was taught in special schools by pro
fessors" who had systems" Perhaps
some measure of the old-time respect
for these humble arts must be regained
before the ability to write a respecta
ble letter will again be acquired.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-26
DEATHS WORST TERRoRs.
The Three Most Awful Forms
Known to Man.


Known to Man.
What is the most terrible death in
the world? The following are a few Of
the most terrible known to mortal man,
but as to which of those given is the
worst it would probably be hard to
say:
One of the most ag0niZing deaths
known is caused by small black spi-
der half as big as d pea. 1t lives in
Peru and South Australia, but a Few
specimens have reached Europe and
America in shiplOads of lumber. Not
long ago a dock laborer while unload
ing a vessel in the Victoria docks felt
one upon his hand. This fdeath-dealer
dug it's fangs deep into the mans flesh,
and as soon as the poison began to
work he tainted with the pain. He
was dead in three days. This SPIDERS
venom scorches up the blood vessels
and spreads through all the tissues,
causing the most awful agony human
being can have to bear. The worst of
it is that the victim lives at least two
days. This spider is generally known
as the "specky.' When a man who
knows what the bite means becomes
the victim he generally blows out his
brains.
Another fearful death is caused by
eating a grain called "bhat" This
sometimes gets mixed with rice, which
it resembles. The plant grows in the
far East, and a few grains of it will
drive a person into a violent mania.
The victim becomes drowSy at first and
afterward hilarious; then he goes raw
ing mad, tears himself to pieces with
his fingers and bites mouthfuls out of
his flesh. This grain is found only in
the remote parts of the East, but both
white men and natives are killed by
it occasionally, for the plant grows in
with the rice crops, and there is no
way of telling them apart, except when
the grain is dried it comes out sort
of brick-red color.
There is a South American plant, or
vine, called the "kn0tter," which fast
ems about any living thing which comes
within reach, twining its long telta-
cleS about man as a deviIfish might
These tentacles scar and burn into the
flesh like white-hot wires, and the vic
tim is dragged into the heart of the
foliage, and his life slowly drained as
the spider sucks the blood of the fly
Those who have strong instincts Of
cruelty, together with curiosity, some
times force dog or other animal into
the grip of the "knotter" to watch the
effects, which are too horrible to de-
scribe in detail.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-26

The minister of q New York church
having many wealthy parishioners in
sisted a few Sundays ago that those
present make up deficiency of seven
thousand dollars in the church finances
beS2re they separated. They did it
cheerfully enough. What is significant
In the incident is the minister's remark
that he was ''sick of hearing the church
referred to as Mr.. Smiths or Mr.
Browns or Mr. Robinson's church-as
II few wealthy men ought to bear all
the expense and meet all the RESPONSE
bIlities." 1t is safe to guess that the
church in question is not the only one
OF its kind The habit of letting few
do all the work is sure TO result, as this
minister put it. in raising up a crowd
of stingy souls who Will not support the
church"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-26

@0o o. - ~

Brazilian cocoanut palms live from
COO to 700 years.
An electrical plant has been discov-
cred i'll Nicaragua.
A cucumber weighing 314 pounds was
raised in Sawtelle, Cal.
The worlds total hop crop for 1907
Is about 1,947 900 hundredweight.
The expression "a canary bird appe-
tite' is q misnomer, for a canary bird
eats more than its own weight daily.
It is a tradition Of the Austrian royal
house that no Emperor must die lying
down. He must stand up to receive the
last dread messenger.
Over S7OO,OOOis invested in the train
ing schools. hospitals, homes and other
institutions of the deacOnesses of the
Methodist church in this country.
The main wheel of watch makes
400 revolutions a year, the central
wheel S,76O, the third wheel 10000, the
fourth 525,GOO and the escape wheel
731, $50.
The Church Missionary Society of
Great Britain now has 1885 European
workers with $500 native assistants, its
work having increased fOurfold in TWEEN
ty years.
Last year England imported 2.255,-
100000 eggs from Russia, Denmark,
Germany, Belgium, France, Canada and
other countries, the total value of which
was f7,9S0, 1877.
Professor Shaw, of the Michigan ex-
pertinent station, has ascertained that
it costs $3.50 for feed to sustain calf
from birth until one year old. 1t was
of the Holstein breed
The Chinese pony is said to be some
what like a sheep, his nose rounding
off similarly and not unlike camel,
but in disposition he resembles a pig
and in many ways is like a mule.
For the preservation Of st. Paul's ca
thedral in London it is proposed to in
ject under pressure Portland cement
grout about the consistency of cream
under all the piers OF the dome and the
tower.
DR.. Andrew s. Draper, commissioner
of education in New York, says that IL
literacy is much more general in that
State than in Germany, France, Great
Britain, Switzerland, Scandinavia or
Japan.
A milking machine was recently ex-
hibited at a Missouri State fair that
MIXED six COWS at one time. A herd
of seyenty-five cows was MIXED in one
hour and fifteen minutes two boys OPP
Grating the machine.
Complete religious liberty is now al
lowed in Bolivia, and the London Coun-
ell of the Bolivian Indian Mission is
therefore preparing a special invasion
into that country, where Mr.. and Mrs.
George Allen have been working four
years in a very modest way.
youthful witness appeared before
one of our judges who is an ardent
golfer. His lordship, fixing his eye on
the boy, inquired: MY boy, do you
know the nature of an oath?" The re-
ply was somewhat disconcerting Yes,
my lord, am your lordship's caddy."
London Globe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-26
FELLOW SUFFERERS.
Each Had Throat Trouble just Like
the Other.


Each Had Throat Trouble just Like
the Other.
As the cOmmuter who always board
ed the train at Paradise Hills seated
himself he was conscious that the
young man next him looked at him
with some curiosity as they exchanged
good morning. For the first few min
utes neither one spoke; then the yOung
man broke the ice. you have q deli
cate throat, l see,' he said commiser-
atingly. Il used to be bothered that
way myself"
The commuter hesitated. There was
something about his seat mate which
invited confidence.
Have you been married long?" he
asked, with apparent irrelevance.
Not so very" admitted the young
man. "WhyT
The commuter cautiously loosened
the bandage round his throat and,
turning toward his companion, dis
played an absurd looking, polka dotted
tie.
We've been married less than
year." he muttered, ''and she gave me
six for my birthday"
The hand of his seat mate grasped
his in a cordial, sympathetic grip.
II thought So" he said. Its only
a year since 1 had my attack of throat
trouble. YOUTHS Companion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-26

rapid and with results which are
equal to handwOrk. A covered hood
contains inside a pair of picking blades
revolving under a slot. In the same
compartment there is also suction
fan. AS the body of the bird is passed
over the slot the feathers naturally find
their way under the up of the opening,
and as they prOtrude they are pulled
out by the blades. The air current
then conducts the feathers out of the
way into a proper receptacle provided
for them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-26

has a general conformation or outline
corresponding to that of an ordinary
flatirok, that is, being widest at one
end and having the sides converging in
a curve to point at the opposite end.
This chamber has cast integrally with
hole or opening in the stove top, and
the opening in the top of the chamber
is continued through this cover, and of
such shape and dimensions as to allow
flatiron to be easily introduced to or
removed from the chamber
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-26

dustries in 1902. Figures compiled
showing the great progress since that
time make clear what q great place it
has taken in Americas industrial life,
says the Outing Magazine.
Twenty-one concerns now in opera
ton were doing business in 1902; 80
concerns were in business that year,
Is of which discontinued before 1908.
In 1903 there were II new concerns
in the business and 80 discontinued the
same year. There were LOG in all do
ing business in that year.
In 1904 there were 81 new concerns
in the business, and 40 discontinued
the same year. There were 1O6 in all
doing business in that year.
In 1905 there were 81 new concerns
in the business, and SO discontinued the
same year. There were al in all do
ing business in that year.
In 1906 there were 43 new concerns
in the business, and % discontinued
the same year. There were 146 in all
doing business in that year.
In 1907 there were 81 new concerns
in the business, and about 1853 concerns
in all. There have been several dis
continuances.
The following table illustrates the
growth of the output of the American
automobile industry since 1903 by the
cost of the cars which were manufac-
tured during those years:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-26
The Great BASTARD.

The great bustard is the rarest bird
that comes under the head of game.
This bird formerly haunted all the lev
ell counties of England and was partic-
ularly common on Salisbury plain.
From the reign of Henry VIII. repeat
ed measures were passed in order to
protect it, and it is expressly included
under the head of game in the statute
of the first year of the reign of Will
lam w. which codiied and reformed
the laws relating to game
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-26

Old-fashiOned people are to-day con-
stantly discovering educational vices
where they found educational virtues
In their youth. One of the most fire.
quent instances is the matter of letter
writing in what may be called its fun
damentals- penmanship, capitals, pune
Tuation and proper division into sen
tcnces ard paragraphs. The complaint
Is not without foundation. SO business
men report who receive high school
graduates into their employ. They find
that but one in many can write leg
ible and well-composed letter School
supervisors and teachers are aware of
the complaint. and are trying to find
a remedy. The vertical style of hand
writing. which has had such vogue. is
now under strong suspicion, and many
educators have advocated a return to a
more natural and individual system. 1t
must not be forgotten that business
life, which is most prompt in these ac-
cusatiOns, is in 4 way largely RESPONSE
BILE for the conditions 1t condemns The
introduction Of the typewriter has dis
couraged the use OF the pen; and the
habit Of condensing business letters to
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-26

is largely lost be-
cause of the indi-
rect application to
the iron. In order
to increase the elf
cheney of the pro-
cess by conserving
the heat, a new in
ventiOn in the
shape Of a new at
tachment for the
stove has been