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

and girls. The hours OF labor are long.
The horizon Is limited. The pleasures
are few. And just over there is the
city, with its constant excitement, its
opportunity for the ambitious, and its
wider outlook. There is not much
question about the prosperity of the
farmer, considered as a class. The
crop reports tell their own story. The
progress made in the development Of
agricultural resources during recent
years has been remarkable. Some of
the greatest Of government undertake
ings have had to do with the improve
ment of facilities for agriculture. The
future, therefore is full of promise for
this class Of citizens. Better facilities
for farming and better farming through
the use Of these facilities have been
the watchwords. Machinery has been
perfected to reduce personal toll. Soils
have been studied to increase their eff
cheney In production. The whole trend
Of interest in the farm has been with
the economic idea uppermost. But the
comfort and happiness Of the farm
jewellers have not been so much cared
for. Even now the farmers lot is
far better than ever before. Better
roads are to be found In increasing
number. Rural free delivery has made
communication easier. Letters, daily
and weekly papers and other period
icals are brought to the door. In many
Ill h. HoIo dUo
q convenience to q household necessity.
Often the trolley line is found by the
roadside On large farms the automo-
bile, In some form, has gained favor.
The isolation and loneliness Of former
days have disappeared. But there is
food for thought in certain words of
President Roosevelt: Agriculture is
not the whole of country life. The
great rural interests are human inter
ests. and good crops are of little value
to the farmer unless they open the door
to a good kind of life on the farm"
1t is another illustration Of the keen
perception by the President Of national
values lying outside the domain Of poll
tics. The conservation of resources"
and now "better, happier, more content
ed and more efficient men and women,
boys and girls on the farm" wake Il
pair OF non-political policies which pro-
claim a largeness of view marking a
great man among our Presidents. The
appointment of a commission Of five
members to make Investigations is a
notable forward step. Their reports
will furnish material for stirring
message to Congress. There is some
thing distinctly attractive in the field
of inquiry A well-grounded state
ment of exact conditions, showing also
the possibilities and how to make pos
sibilities realities, will mean much for
rural life in America. The chance for
wealth from the farm is plain. What
is needed is greater contentment result
ant from a happier social condition for
the farmer and his wife and children.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16

The old house in Portsmouth, \. H.,
which was the early home of Thomas
Bailey Aldrich, and the scene of many
adventures in his "StOry of Bad
Boy has been restored to the cOndi-
ton i'm which that wholesome bad boy
knew it, has been made the repository
Of relics of the author, and opened to
the public as an Aldrich memorial. Lit
erary monuments usually interest only
adults. but this one ought to be a shrine
for New England boys, since its exist
ence rests upon the life of boys and
AIr. Aldrich's loving Interpretation Of
a.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16
Sons of the Sea.

When the British armored cruiser
Gladiator was rammed by the liner st.
Paul at Southampton during q spring
blizzard the warship gradually heeled
over with the thrush of water through
the great hole in her hull. Her crew
lined up on deck calmly waiting to be
taken off by the rescuing boats, until
the angle became so great the sailors
could no longer keep their feet. They
then climbed over the rail to the outside
Of the sinking ship, now lifted far out
of the sea and slowly turning turtle. In
that dangerous position they struck up
an old patriotic song:
Sons Of the sea, all British born,
Sail ever free, laughing fear to scorn;
Others can build ships, and think they
know the game,
But they can't match the boys Of the
bulldog fame
Who've made Old England's name.
AS one by one the men passed down
to the boats voice after voice dropped
out of the song until from a roaring
chorus, swelling high above the thunder
Of wind and wave, and the hiss of es-
Gaping steam from the engines of tue
doomed vessel, it dwindled down to
single voice sounding bravely alone
through the swirling snow until that,
too, fell silent, either in safety or the
sea
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16

in A-the open tone of A which is ah-
then he is frank and honest, little
fond of noise and excitement, perhaps,
and perhaps of a somewhat tickle dis
position; but at any rate honest. You
can trust him, son.
"Those who laugh in E-pronounced
ay--are melancholy. Those who laugh
in pronounced ee-are gleeful. Chill
dren most often use that tone, as do
the simple, the obliging, the affection
ate, the timid and the undecided folks
'When your mother asks me if l am
going to the club again and l laugh,
using the ee sound, it is not because
am timid, but because | am undecided
1t is we'll to make a note of these
things.
''Those who laugh roundly in o are
generous and inclined to be of daring
thing, son, and later very bad for little
boys
Never trust a man who laughs i'll
U. He's a scamp. The gasman laughs
in Z. Yes, indeed; after you grow up
you will notice these things
Yes, WILLIE said the lady of the
house from the other side of the table,
remember what your father says, be-
cause tomorrow night he will want you
to repeat it to company and say he told
you. But for your own instruction 1
will tell you an easier way to pick out
nice people than that somewhat COM
plicated method mentioned by your
dad
Notice the thing that makes men or
women laugh Never mind how they
laugh or in what vowel sound they do
it. Find out the thing that creates the
laughter.
IF it is really a funny thing they
are all right. If it is some predica-
ment that some one else is in or some
idea that is not kind or gentle, then
they are not all right. And, William,
it is about time you went to bed now"
NO woman ever did have q sense
Of humor," remarked the head of the
family as he went out and silently
closed the door after him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16

The tremendous proportions of the
railroad business and the intimate con-
nectiOn OF the carrying traffic with the
lives and ventures of the public clearly
point the peril of imprudent political
interference. But if the vital bigness
or railway affairs should move the
state TO temper its regulations with
discretion, still more ought it to COM
pei efficiency and integrity of purpose
among the men charged with control.
The duty Of the railroad managers to
the public is measured by the standard
Of tie billion-dollar pay rolls, the near
~ two billion tons of freight, the 900,-
100000 responsibilities for human life
In transit. Manipulation, stOck-kiting
and wrecking OF high finance bear to
the issue of railway operation a rela-
ton no less than criminal, piling chiefly
upon the shoulders of the innocent the
logical after-burden of panic, poverty
and ruin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16
WooDLoTs OF JAPAN.

Example Furnished by That Country
OF Tree Growing On Small Plots.
In these times of great drains on the
timber supply, caused by the heavy de
mand for forest products Of all kinds.
Americans may see in Japan an ex-
ample of what can be done in growing
wood on small plots, says the Path
finder.
That country contains 21OO0,OO0
wOodlots, about three-fourths Of which
belong to private persons and one
fourth to communities. The average
size of the plot is less than nfne-tenthS
of an acre. They usually occupy the
steepest, toughest, poorest ground. In
this way land is put to use which
would otherwise go to waste and if I'M
wooded would lose its soil by the wash
of the dashing rains. From Japan's
woOdlOts the yearly yield of lumber is
about So feet, board measure, an acre
and three-fOurths Of q cord Of fire
wood. In many cases the yield is
much higher. More than 100000
trees are planted yearly to make up
what is cut for lumber and fuel.
Assessment for taxation is low, aver
aging for the 81 100000 lots less than
81 an acre. With all the care in cut
ting and the industry in replanting, it
is by no means certain that Japan's
forests are holding their own. If the
preservation of the forests is doubtful,
there, it is evident that depletion must
be alarmingly rapid in other countries,
which cut unsparingly and plant very
little. On the other hand, it is encour-
aging to see what can be done with
rough, steep and poor land The Unit
ed States has enough of that kind,
without touching the rich agricultural
acres, to grow billions of feet of Iun-
Der.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16
An Easv Word.

This is what happened to Glasgow
workingman when he tried to make
his wife's home life happy by reading
the police news to her as contained in
his evening paper. In due course he
reached out an interesting trial for as
sault, the report Of which concluded
as follows:
This case was held over until to-
morrow, as the presiding magistrate
said he found considerable difficulty
in pronounclng sentence"
Dear me-" commented the readers
wife, "he Gamma haze been a man O.
muckle edicatiOn, surely, or he warna
haze found any difficulty in pronouncin'
an easy wee word like that" -Dundea
Advertiser.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16

stock for use in place of paper bags
and other receptacles which are I'M
handy to carry.
BY the rope handle it can be carried
as easily as leather bag and will be
boon to commuters and other people
who cannot wait for the delivery wag-
ons. This device will also make SER
viceable and convenient lunch box for
those who take their lunches to and
from work. A metal box of this de-
scription would be found useful in a
hundred ways.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16
!. council was ended.
Some Uses of Chalk.

IL read In some paper the other
day." the young man said to a New
York Sun reporter, "of the arrival at
this port of shipload of chalk, and 1
wondered what under the canopy any
body could want of a shipload of chalk
and what they used chalk for anyway.
Going home last night 1 got half a
dozen little spatters of mud on my
shirt bosom and collar, and I'd got to
go out again right away and l really
didn't have time to change my apparel,
but there were those spatters of mud
on my shirt.
"'Just wait minute said my room
mate, who knows several things, and
he went to his chiffonier and got out
a piece of chalk, with which he deftly
chall1ed over those little mud spots so
that they didn't show.
There, he said, L guess they'll so
all right now, at night
And they did. 1 am still wondering
what anybody, should want of a ship
load of chalk, but l have now discov-
cred a least one of chalk's uses"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16

which is spring-hinged a tongue having
a knob on the free end. This tongue
fits tightly between the curved loops.
The clasp is placed over the top edge
of stocking, the tongue being swung
free of the loops and the clasp slipped
into position. The top of the stocking
is then drawn tight through the loops,
so as to encompass the leg and the
tongue allowed to spring into closed po-
sition. The top Of the stocking is thus
held tightly around the leg, preventing
it slipping down. All men who find
carriers disagreeable will undoubtedly
see the advantage of this simple gar
ter clasp.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16
Yale "SpoOn Men,"

For many years down to 1872 the
wooden spoon was the most coveted
honor of a Yale course. 1t did not nee
essarily indicate the highest scholar
ship, but it was voted by the gradual
ing class to the most popular man. The
spoon man. Of a class was it's hero,
according to the Hartford COurant. The
other boys loved him, and he was al
most invariably a person who justified
that affection. The list of spoon men"
would include some of the most eminent
of Yale graduates. There were nine
members of each class selected by their
classmates, and these were known as
cocks" which is short and English for
"cOchleaureati." To one of these nine
was awarded the spoon, and they all
Joined in a public performance called
the wooden spoon exhibition, at which
the ceremony of presentation was gone
through with all the wit that a college
class could master The last spoon
man" was Robert B. Lea of Nashville.
Tenn, of the class of II. He died years
ago in Paris.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16
OCH. & e1B."
A Frequent Entry on the Boarding
school Girls Expense Account.

School Girls Expense Account.
The "Gibraltar"-a form Of sweet
meat, large, lumpy, lingering and lus-
cious-is still popular with youngsters
whose teeth are sound and jaws elias
tic; but it is no longer commonly
known, as in the days Of our grand
mothers, by the name of the city whose
pride and speciality it was. The chill
dren of that day would have scorned
Gibraltars that were miscellaneous and
nameless. "Salem Gibraltars" were
what they demanded when they had
precious pennies to expend. An old lady
who, as little girl, attended boarding
school in Salem, In a recent converse
ton gave an amusing Illustration of
the part they played in her young life.
She had received on leaving home, q
journal, really handsome leather
bound little volume, in which she prom
ised to inscribe either daily entries or
a review Of each week, together with
a carefully itemized account Of ex-
penses. AS she had little spending mon
ey and the life of the school was SIM
pie, neither undertaking offered any
great difficulty, and indeed, she faith
fully kept her word When she re-
turned home for her first vacation her
parents examined the journal and APP
proved it. Especially her mother praised
the way she had spent her money.
II knew my little daughter was kind
hearted" she declared, "but find her
generous beyond my expectations. She
pointed to an entry in the column Of
expenditures. "'Charities and gifts
ten cents A small item, dear, but do
not think I fail to notice how often
1t is repeated"
But her little daughter was honest,
If she was not precociously philan-
thropic. "Oh but, mother" she cried.
at isn't charities and gifts!' You
didn't read it right-you read an for
q b. 1 do not make them look alike,
1 know 1t isn't Oh. & Gift it's
oh. & Glib
och. & Glib" said the bewildered
mother. "Why, what does that stand
for? I thought of course it was CHI.
anu 6-l-A's SAd11lICO SA1lS'
well, you know" her daughter con-
fessed, there's a candy store opposite
our school with the loveliest sticks and
balls and twisty knots and things in
glass jars, but the kinds I like best OF
all are checkerberry lOZenges and Sa-
lem Gibraltars. So that's what 'Ch. &
Glib means-just checkerberry and
Gibraltars -
A more famous person and less faith
full keeper Of accounts than this little
sweet tooth once unwittingly misled q
fond parent in a manner somewhat
similar. Bishop Barry's mother, glanc-
ing over his bOyfsh accounts and not
ing the recurrence of IS. P. g." con-
graduated him on his early devotion to
the Society for the Propagation of the
Gospel. The young bishOp-to-be had to
own that the initials should be other
wise interpreted. Indeed, they CORE
sponded to the 'sundries'' by which so
many carelessly kept books are made
to balance, although their significance
was a few degrees less vague. They
stood for Something, Probably Grub"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16

easily inserted ~and which is so con-
structed as to enable them to be strop-
ped in the usual manner. The blade
Of the razor is held In position in the
holder between two parallel guard
plates. The latter have a spring con-
nection at one end and, with the aid
of a guide plate, hold the blade at the
required inclination to strop. A suit
able handle is provided for manipulate
ing the blade when stropping.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16
HIS REASONS.
Mac Tells Why He Doesn't Bet ON
the Races.

Mac Tells why He Doesn't Bet ON
the Races.
II don't care what you're thinking
| Mac. They're lovely. refined people"
''Who said 1 was thinking anything?"
The voices had come into the hall,
and Mr. and Mrs. Wolcott, who were
reading by the fire in the next room,
glanced up at each other. Perhaps
Beth knew they were there. She was
not given to secrets from her parents.
Certainly she made no effort to lower
her voice. as she answered Mac Bant-
ley in an injured tone:
mo one needs to say so. Don't you
suppose 1 understand your keeping so
still? But l think it's just difference
In family traditions. Mrs. Hamilton's
uncle always owned fine horses, and
she says he used to give the children
tips on the races ever since she can
remember. And now She and her hus-
band do this betting together, just for
fun. Never any large sums, you know,
usually a dollar. But sometimes, if the
odds are fifteen to one, say, they make
little something. Why, they talk
about it as innocently as we'd speak
of going to the matinee, and really, he's
the steadiest kind Of a man, Mae. He's
devoted to her and the baby-home
with them every night Of his life-and
he has an unusual sense Of honor in
business, too, Cousin Gilbert says.
That's why 1t surprised me, at first,
till l got their point Of view. They
both say you can't possibly know the
fascination of a race until you've sim
gled out one horse and put a little
money on him."
Silence, except for the sound Of
Macs getting into his overcoat.
why don't you say something? I'm
curious to know whether you think
there would be any harm in my going
with them once-betting a dollar, say
just for the experienceY
well" Mac said slowly, 81 can only
speak for myself. l couldn't afford to
bet even a dollar on the races, for two
reasons, and the first one is that 1t
would break my mothers heart"
The woman in the next room nodded,
with eyes that were suddenly moist.
Macs mother had died six years be-
fore. But Beth's father still listened
expectantly.
1.-The second reason is selfish, or at
least, practical Macs voice went on.
Since I've been working up my own
business I've had searchlights turned
on me when I didn't know it. The very
men who have trusted me with their
money began by sending agents round
to the Office to find out about me.
They'd ask the fellows who knew me
best. Does Bentley drinkY and the boys
had to say NO. Drinks a little, doesn't
he-a glass now and thenY No, not a
drop That's been worth thousands in
cold cash to me. Beth, don't you see?
And it might be, Does he gamble?
No, doesn't gamble 'NeverY oh,
WELL maybe q dollar or so ON the races,
See? 1 might as we'll have risked a
hundred, as far as the effect goes.
don't know how it is with Hamilton
or his wife, or you, but for myself, 1
can't afford to do it."
The next minute came the sound Of
the door closing after Mac and of
Beth's step as she went upstairs. Then
the man in the next room nodded with
satisfied smile. MACS all right" he
murmured. I'D trust him with any
thing-even my daughter. YOUTHS
Companion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16
A TIP FOR WILLIE.
But the Lady of the House Amended
His Fathers Instruction.

But the Lady of the House Amended
His Fathers Instruction.
''NIy son." said the head of the fam
lily after he had read all the sporting
news. according to the New York Sun.
there is Il good thing for you to remem-
Der. l give it to you out Of the store
of my experience. Had l understood
it at your years it would have saved
me a good many mistakes:
always notice the way your friends
laugh. By their laugh you may know
their character
THE laughter of human beings is
based on the vUwelS. If a man laughs
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16

Encouraged by the success Of its
experiment last year, the New York
State Department of Agriculture is
extending this year its work of provid-
Ing farmers with boys from city
schools. A vacation of labor in the
fields is good for healthy boy, and
likely to be a pleasant vacation, and
the farmer is glad to get the young,
green hands.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16

The receptacle is made SO that It's
walls fold in and lie fiat on the bot
tom. 1t can be of either heavy paper,
heavy canvas or metal, and can be
manufactured cheaply enough to en-
able progressive merchants to keep a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16

One of the novelists asserts that the
American woman has degenerated into
q female creature" This will come
as a great relief to the trouble borrow
ers who have been thinking woman
was rapidly approaching the point
where 1t would be necessary for her
60 use the safety razor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16

A Boston clergyman says that old
fashioned spooning has gone out OF
style. If that is true, then we can sigh
for the new-fashioned spooners. They
don't know what they're missing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16

He has devised a
receptacle, which,
when open, is a
spacious S u a r e
box with a rope
handle and which
can be folded into
the space a thin
magazine oul d
occupy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16

Looking at a situation from differ
emit viewpoints is a political blessing
none can deny. A man Is a leader
when he bosses our party and a boss
when he leads the other party.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16

difficult to b a n d / e
them without some
kind Of a holder. For
this reason it is Gus
tomary to throw them
away after they have
become dull.
But there is now a
holder within which
the blades can he very
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16
At The Wedding Recepttop.

Patience-Pve certainly made an i'm.
preston on that man over there. He
hasn't taken his eyes off me since 1 got
here.
Patrice-Which man?
"That one with the black mustache."
"Oh, he's the hired detective p
Yonkers Statesman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16

The Prince Of Wales took 1S4 trunks
with him when he went to Quebec to
stay a week. The baggage smashers
on this side may be pardoned for feel
Ing glad that he decided not to come
over
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16
Insomnia.

did you try counting 1000 sheep, as
[ told you?'
Eyes, doc. But then 1 got to figuring
what I could get for 'em by the pound
at present prices, and after that just
couldn't go to eep."-Kansas City
Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16

endowed with more
than the allotted
avoirdupois. H e
finds tn a t the
clasp chafes his
limbs. A garter
clasp more suited
to his purpose is
the invention Of a
Jersey City man.
1t consists Of a
u,3nn on
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16

No doubt the airship has come to
stay. The simple Qestion of getting
Il to fly according to the will Of the
navigator is what remains TO be solved.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16

Any man who has won prize guess
ing the number of seeds in a pumpkin
thinks he can see the finish of the
Gould-De Sagan happiness.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16

The Agricultural Department wants
deer raised as a productive industry.
But wouldn't that give us a venison
trust?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16

Brooklyn women, who threw stones
at butcher shop, hit dry goods store.
When will women learn not to throw
at the object they wish to hit?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16

''Oxaluria' sounds more stylish than
nervous prostration," and, Of course,
the physicians will have the nerve to
charge accordingly.