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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-12
Good for Burns.

EQUAL parts of linseed oil and lime
water mixed and poured over the burn.
A cotton or linen cloth may be wrung
out of the mixture and laid upon the
wound. If this preparation is faith
fully used it will be found to remove
pain and give a great deal of comfort.
Pure glycerine is a most excellent rem
edy also. When first applied it causes
smarting, but this soon ceases and the
actual pain from the burn is much re-
lieved Glycerine is said to favor rapid
healing. The sooner it is applied after
the accident the quicker good results
will be obtained.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-12

Skirts enwrap the figure very tightly
from waist to hips, whence they fall
in softly supple gOdets or plaits.
Extremely smart gowns consist of
wooden skirts made of tartan, worn with
plain cloth or plain velvet jackets.
The shoulder seam in all dresses is
disguised by draperies or embroideries,
and the shoulder line is always droop-
ing.
Drawn or gathered silk and velvet
hats are mostly seen for Afternoon
wear, much trimmed with every imag-
Unable kind of fancy leather.
The square jacket and the plated
skirt in some heavy 5tuffs, plaids or
plain brown reds or very dark blues
are much worn. With them are seen
shirt blOuses and jabots that grow
fuller and wider.
The favorite trimming of the mo-
ment for simple hats is the ruche of
scalioped and frayed soft silk. 1t is a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-12
shirt bosom Board.

The best shirt-bosOm board is one
made of seasoned wood, 1 foot wide, 1 y
feet long and l inch thick. This should
be covered with two or three thickness
es of flannel, drawn tight and well
tackled in place. Cover again with can
ton flannel drawn very tight, and tack
IT Make outside slips of white cotton
flannel drawn very tight, and tack it.
Make outside slips of white cotton
cloth fitted to the board. These slips
should be frequently changed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-12
PAPER TO BECOME A LUxURYp
Startling Prediction of n German
SchOIar-Benehts of ReforestatiOn.

Startling Prediction of German
SchOlar-Benefts of ReforestatiOn.
Thirty years from now white paper
Will command such a price that the size
Of newspapers will be reduced to a
minimum and cotton fibre will be used
exclusively In it's manufacture. The
novel will disappear, as we'll as the vel
low journal, while cheap literature and
ragtime musical compositions, which
have demoralized the unsophisticated,
Will be limited to a narrow circle"
This is. the view expressed by Mr..
William LANCE, the well-known Ibsen
translator, who also enjoys the dis
tinction Of having introduced Mark
Twain, Tolstoy, President Roosevelt
and other notables to the German pub
lie, says the Berlin letter Of the New
York Herald.
Herr LANCE made the statement after
having received notice from his pub
Usher that paper had advanced 20 per
cent In price In Germany for the Sec
ond time IN eighteen months.
Il do not understand you Ameri-
cans" he continued. "You have in your
Northern and Western States hundreds
Of millions of acres Of idle soil where
at one time stood magnificent forests,
equaled by none in the world. This
land, apparently, is not adapted to ag-
riculture. Why do you not make 1t
useful to you before the fertile soil Is
washed away into the rivers and gull?
II am Informed that the land can be
had for from SIS to $50 an acre. With
soft wood forest covering it an acre
would bring $1,000 to $4,000 sixty years
from now. OF course the government,
to aid the forests, could exempt them
from taxation. Forests would not only
improve the climate and value of the
surrounding agricultural districts, but
would protect valleys and the rivers
against floods"
Talking of protecting the river banks
against floods, Herr LANCE expressed
surprise that the government was not
planting alders instead of willows
along the places where natural jetties
are desired. The alder, he explained,
Is not damaged by high water and col
lects sand and gravel for the strength
ening of the shores.
Sweden" he continued, whence
Germany imports great quantities Of
paper and pulp, has begun to replant
It's forests. They are learning from
Germany, which has the most magnifi-
cent system Of forest culture in the
world, not a tree being permitted to De
felled before there is assurance that an
other will be put In its place."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-12
LEAP YEAR BRIDGE IS AGED 10
Romance of Half Century Ends in
Union of Long Parted Souls.

Romance of Half Century Ends in
Union of Long Parted Souls.
Mrs. 2. NJ. Leffingwell of Chicago and
S. z. Carpenter of Superior were mar
ried the other day after leap year cul-
mination to a fifty-year romance. The
groom is - and the bride 20 years of
age. In 1859, when both were residents
of Palmyra, they became engaged, but
Carpenter soon went to California in
search of gold Finally letters ceased
to come from the young man. and the
sorrowing girl gave him up as dead. After
some years Miss Mckenzie married Lief
fngwell and moved to Chicago. Two
months ago she accidentally heard that
the lover of her youth was still alive,
and, having been widowed in the mean
time, and it being leap year, wrote him
note telling him of her situation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-12
CONNER the ..BIues..

Fight away the thoughts of depres-
sion. Ask for light. Go to sleep with
the prayer for light on your lips. Ev-
erything may change for the better TO
morrow Keep hoping and trying and
praying.
There is a place for you in this
world. You are needed here, or you
would not be here. You are a part of
omnipotent power. Go ahead and find
your place. You can.
Undue yourself with the thought
that whatever you want must come to
you.
Desire is a magnet. Persistent be-
lief in the goodness OF God and in your
own close relation to Him will make
your thoughts magnets.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-12
DIGS UP BURIED TREASURE.
Roll of Bills, Aggregating 100000,
Unearthed in New London.

Louis Hoffman, a farmer residing on
Nordman's hill, two miles south of New
London, has discovered buried treasure,
estimated at $4,000 buried under a tree
in his orchard. The discovery was made
several weeks ago. but has been kept
secret until now, although vague rumOrs
of the astonishing find have been afoat
for some time. Hoffman is jealousy
guarding all details Of his find in order
to be able TO locate the real owner of the
treasure which is in money. Already a
host of claimants have appeared besieg-
ing Hoffman with various alleged claims.
Where the money came from is a mystery,
although a clue has been obtained. Some
time ago a stranger. giving his name as
Harry Palmer of Chicago, appeared in
this locality and obtained work on the
Hoffman farm. While staying at the
Hoffman place the stranger is said to have
displayed huge roll of money. Not long
afterward, however, Palmer disappeared
and nothing more was heard of him until
a story came from Chicago of the arrest
of a Harry Palmer on a charge of rob
berry While in jail the man committed
suicide. The remarkable find has caused
a great sensation here.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-12

them or to the investors in our scv-
ings banks who have loaned money on
large numbers of them, says George T.
Angel in Our Dumb Animals We
think that all who believe there is
power in prayer should always be
ready to pray for peace. If we could
have our way, war should never be de-
clared except by majority vote OF
the whole nation, and on that question
every wife and mother should have the
right to vote
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-12
Why People Marry.

There are many reasons why people
marry-ambition, desire, selfishness,
fascination and a score of others. But
there is only one reason why they
should marry. The consideration
should be: "Can we most help each
other in our lives, in our work, in max
ing the best of OurselveS?" And this
not to be taken to mean the mere keep
inc of a house, or the providing of one,
but mutual service of far finer and
higher kind.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-12
Why FIanneIs Shrink.

(1) Soap has been rubbed on them
instead OF soap-jelly being used.
(2) They have either been washed
or rinsed in water too hot or too cold.
90 They have been allowed to lie
about wet, instead of being hung up
to dry Immediately.
(4) They have been dried too slow
ly.
90 They have been dried so close
to an open fire that they steamed.
60 They have been. ironed while
wet with a very hot iron.-Delineator.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-12
In the Sick Room.

Good cheer is better than medicine.
The jest has an important part to play
as a remedy for irritability.
Don't tell long stories.
Don't rehash other peoples trials.
Don't think up miserable possibili-
ties.
Order, observation and obedience are
three cardinal virtues in a nurse.
Add to these tact, the want Of which
is the base of nearly every sin a nurse
may commit.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-12

sand women are serving on the boards
of poor law NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
similar to the overseers of the poor of
this country.
Turkish women do not come into con-
troll of their private fortunes until
after marriage. They can then dis2oS"
of One-third of it without the hus-
bands consent.
For the first time in history Chinese
lady students are proceeding to vari-
Gus foreign countries to complete their
education with western knowledge.
Each such student is a graduate of a
Chinese college.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-12
Thoughts for the Week.

Buried hopes require deep grave.
Let us be such as help the life of
the future.
That groat is ill-saved that shames
its master.
Thoughts are but dreams till their
effects are tried.
A good man is one whose goodness is
part of himself.
Never trouble another for what you
can do yourself.
All is not false which at first seems
q lie.-SOuthey.
By learning to obey you will know
how TO command.-SOlOn.
The road to home happiness lies over
small stepping stones.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-12
COULD NOT EXPLAIN ABSENCE.
Kinie Knutzen Is Adjudged Insane
and Committed to Asylum.

Kinis Knutzen, a Gibson youth, who
was missing from his home-fOr several
weeks and returned few days ago, was
unable to account for his whereabouts
during his absence, has been adjudged a
victim of ambulatOry unconsciOusness, a
form of insanity, and was committed to
the Oshkosh asylum. Knutzen has wan
dered from home on no less than four
occasions the past year and it was feared
that he might meet with an accident. The
sheriff also accompanied Mrs. Molly Brey
of Manitowoc to the asylum, the woman
having been adjudged insane after haying
made a vicious attack upon her husband,
decorating his face with her nails and in
flicting painful injuries
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-12

very pretty idea, but one that is so
easily copied that it will quickly be-
come 100 popular.
All the scale of blues seems to be ia
vored at present, old blue, royal blue,
peacock. pastel and Natter; those
especially are the mode and are replac-
ing the popular violet and purple OK
last season.
Flowers, which had disappeared
from the realm of millinery for a few
weeks. are again making their appear
ance: enormous roses of the most IN
likely colors are being used, two or
three at the most being sufficient to al
most cover the crown of hat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-12
GIRLS SCREAMS BRING RESCUE.
AssaiIant Believed to Have Fright
eRed Many Women in GAINESVILLE.

eRed Many Women in GAINESVILLE.
Piercing screams at l o'clock the other
morning from a woman calling out "Oh,
God, save NE! - attracted the attention of
two men three blocks away in GAINESVILLE,
who were soon on the scene, where they
were confronted by a man who had both
knees on a womans chest and his right
hand on her mouth, which was bleeding
freely. The two men soon had the man
in the police station, where he proved to
be William Joyce. the 21-year-Old son of
Hugh Joyce, shoe dealer. The woman
was 16-year-Old Grace Lempkey, who said
that Joyce had asked to escort her from
a dance The police are trying to con-
meet Joyce with the frightening of many
other women who have been approached
here recently, although they do not con-
meet him with the murder of Madelin
Clayton or Miss Malone.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-12
BAD BLAZE AT WAUKEsHA.
Globe Elevator Burns and Much
ProDerty Is in Peril.

Globe Elevator Burns and Much
Property Is in Peril.
The Globe elevator in Waukesha, own
ed by James l. Brimmer, was destroyed
by fire of unknown origin, entailing a loss
of between $4,000 and $4,000. There
was insurance of $4,000 on the building
and $14,500 on the grain, of which there
was between 10000 and $4,000 bushels.
The fremen were handicapped by the fact
that the hydrant to which the first line of
hose was attached was frozen. The
chances of saving the elevator were hope
less from the first, but by hard work the
firemen managed to save the elevator and
warehouse of the Hoag & Rankin Com
pany and other nearby buildings. Large
oil tanks of the Standard Oil Company,
located but a few rods from the elevator,
were threatened for a time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-12
Clothes for Mother.

1t costs bit of money to dress we'll
in these days, and boarding finery for
daughters and cousins and nieces is a
sacrifice that does not even receive
thanks. Wear your things till they get
beyond use, and have as many more as
you can afford. Let young people look
after themselves, using their superior
strength in getting what they need or
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-12
SUIT LOST BY GOVERNMENT.
Court DismisseS Test Case Brought
Against Wells Estate.

Involving 100000, the suit of the
United States government against the
heirs of Daniel Wells, Jr., to recover
$432, 600 claimed to be due as inheritance
tax under the revenue act, was dismissed
in the United States court in Milwaukee.
The case will probably be carried to the
Superior Court. The court holds that
inasmuch as the estate of Mr.. Wells was
not ready for distribution before the re-
peal of the inheritance tax law became
effective. no assessment could be made on
it. and that. therefore, no tax can be
levied
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-12

The German empress is an excellent
photographer, landscapes being her
speciality.
More than go women are employed
in the United States postoffice as rural
letter carriers and nearly LOCO act as
substitutes.
The Queen of Norway takes a great
INTEREST ii bookbinding. The collecting
of beautifully bound books is one of
her hobbies.
In England and Wales nearly thou
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-12
Never Before.

First Lecturer a great story to
tell you-one you never heard me tell
before. Second Lecturers it a real
ly good story? First Lecturer-It GER
tainly is-one of the best. Second
Lecturer I'm sure you never
told it before.-Lyceumite and Talent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-12
Homemade silver Polish.
ing.

Wash silver in hot suds; apply fine
laundry soap to a piece Of soft flannel,
dip it in common whiting and rub the
silver. Wash again in hot suds, rinse
thoroughly and dry with another piece
of soft flannel or chamois skin. This
combination will remove the most OBJ
-stinate discoloration quickly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-12

want. A woman who begins TO sacri-
fee on her personal appearance for sons
and daughters drops in their estimation
just as sure as the sun rises. The
shabby wife and Eer well-dressed hus-
band are common sights, and always
she has the mean position in the group
ing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-12
Health and Beauty Hints,


pinch of salt taken before meals
stimulates digestion.
A cup Of stroEg coffee will remove
the OdOr OF onions from the breath.
Nervous spasms are usually relieved
by dissolving little salt in the mouth.
Bathing in salt water tones up the
skin and gives it a fresh, wholesome
color.
For corns take equal parts of lard
and quiniLS mix thoroughly. Apply at
night
For a sprained ankle the whites of
eggs and powdered alum made into
plaster is almost a specific.
Hot water is better than cold for
bruises. 1t relieves pain quickly and
will prevent discOlOratiOn.
One should be cautious about enter
ing sick room in a state of perspira-
ton, as the moment you become cool
your pores absorb.
Stewed rhubarb las a we'll known
medicinal value; besides being a COM
pleXiOn beautifier, it is said to be val
liable for rheumatic troubles.
Eggs are considered one of the best
remedies for dysentery; beaten up
Slightly and swallowed they tend to
lessen the Inflammation of stomach and
inteStineS.
Getting the digestion into proper or
der remedies not only poor complexion,
but clears the eyes. Yellow eyeballs
almost always indicate internal trouble
and only internal remedies will i'm
prove.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-12
Red Cheeks without Rouge.

Red Cheeksg Without Rouge.
If you want to look very pretty and
have red cheeks for a dance you can
do this, says the Delineator. Rub cold
cream into the face, always with an
upward, rotary movement. Wipe that
off, rub in more and wipe it off again.
Then wash the face with hot water
Then dash cold water over it and dry
it thoroughly with a soft towel To
add the final touch take a small piece
of ice, cover with a towel and rub gen
fly three or four times over the cheek
bones. This gives a color which will
last for hours and is really a mild
form of Turkish Bath for the face.
Many ladies before going to dinner use
leather sponges, rubbing the cheeks
first with warm wafer, then hot water,
and drying thoroughly. This gives q
lovely color.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-12
Sex and Beauty.

Why are men better looking than
women? 1t Is a problem which must
perplex and pique modern women, for
taking them In the aggregate men now
adays leave women behind in point
Of personal beauty.-London Gentle
woman
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-12
A Good Iiniment.

Here is a good poisonous cut recipe,
such as barb-wire cuts, for man or
beast: Half pint of turpentine, one
half pint coal oil, one-half pint vine
gar, one teacupful of lard, two ounces
of carbolic acid and 4 handful of salt,
mixed well and applied as needed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-12
Persuasion.

Il can't marry you," she said "You
are old enough to be my father"
Don't hesitate on that account. Ten
years from now nobody will suspect It"
Chicago Record-Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-12
vn,t woman Would Vote Against Ii

The thought comes to us how impor-
tant it is that we should keep peace
with all nations, and what would be
the consequence if fire-eating politi-
clans should plungs us into a war with
any leading European power; how all
these cottages would be deserted and
be of little value to those who own
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-12
MURDERED BY A TRAMP.
Madison Man Relieves Brakeman
Pierce Was Slain.


D. W. Hawkins of Madison believes he
has information which shows that NJ. f.
Pierce of Baraboo, a brakeman on the
Northwestern road, was murdered by a
tramp. near Madison. The corOner's jury
returned a verdict that Pierce accidental
ly fell off box car. Il was standing in
the depot when | overheard a tramp talk
ing about having had a fight with a
brakeman and of getting the best of him, =
said Hawkins.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-12
Killed by Coal Gas.

Herman Schumacher returned to his
home in Milwaukee to find his grand
mother dead, asphyxiated by coal gas,
and his father dying.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-12
Encan nment in June.

The State encampment, G. A. r., will
this year convene on June is and II at
Racine. General orders just issued by
Department Commander ]. G.. Martin
oive the dates
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-12
ScaIds and Rurns.

An application of baking soda will
relieve the pain from a scald or burn.
Wet the surface with cold water and
cover thick'Y with soda.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-12
Marinette Has New Mayor.

MafAheSte Nus new MayOrs
At a meeting of the Marinette City
Council Joseph Fisher VS. elected to fill
the unexpired term of office of Mayor
Warren ]. Davis, who has left the city
to take up residence in Racine
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-11-04
D|PL OMATS ARE
JUST WONDERING
WHAT HOLLAND WILL DO
CASTRO DECLINES TO
REVOKE DECREE

Washington, Oct. 2S.-Diplomats
together with state department Of.
ficials are wondering just what is e
be Hollands next step in her deal.
ings with Venezuela, now that Pres.
ident Castro has declined to reyoke
his decree of May IA. prohibiting the
trans-shipment of goods for Venezu-
elan ports at Curacao. Hollands lat.
est note demanding a revocation of
that decree generally has been under
stood to be ultimatum by Holland and
November l was set down as the
limit of time in which she expected
Venezuela to take favorable action
on her demand.
Neither at the state department
nor at the Netherlands legation in
Washington can any information be
obtained az to the governments
course regarding Venezuela in the
event Castro persists in his refusal to
revoke the Objectionable decree
against Caracao.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-11-04
LABOR AND INDUSTRY.

4 fine new steel bridge across the
Trap river costing $500, has been
erected in the town of dewitt, Wood
county.
The Bird & Wells Lumber com
pany of Wausaukee, is running it's
mills day and night, employing about
fifty additional men.
The Martin Dredge company is
planning to build a large dredge at
that place this winter. 1t is to be
equipped with a fl yard dipper.
The merger of all the lines of the
Denver and Rio Grande railroad was
made effective by the filing of mort
gage for $150,0O0,OOO. This mort
gage is for new issue of the bonds.
The Smith Premier Typewriter
company is exhibiting new visible,
ball bearing typewriter at the Ma
tional Business show in New York.
Experts say that it is a wonderful
machine.
Company E, Second regiment, Wis
cOusin National guard, will build a
$4,000 armory next spring. There
Will be no gymnasium, and all the
space will be used for drill and equip
ment needs.
Within the next four months over
$1,000 win have been placed in Rock
County Sugar company's GAINESVILLE
factory. Four hundred and fifty men
are employed in two shifts and the
factory runs nj hi and day.
Work or The uar shops and ware,
houses Of the Wisconsin and Michi.
gan rad at Peshtigo has been
started, The shops will be 1l0x6O
feet in dimension and will be equip
ped with every modern contrivance in
the car building line.
Eau Claire will soon be the home
OF the largest sugar feed factory in
the country if plans do not misearry,
The United States Sugar Feed com
pam win put up two large new
build gs near the right of way OF
Tho Omaha road and the opening ca
pacity is to be ten cars of manufac-
tured feed day
The Business Mems association of
Sheboygan, Is making efforts to in
duce the Frome Manufacturing com
pany OF Towards Grove, Wis. whose
plant was destroyed some time ago
by FIRE to rebuild in that city. The
firm manufactures a line of cheese
boxes and several other cities are
making offers to persuade 1t to locate
elsewhere.