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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-12
RoyaI Chickens of japan.

'The most beautiful and extraordi-
nary chickens in the world are those
bred by the royal family of Japan,
the privilege of raising them not being
accorded to any of the mikado's sub
jects," said Mr. L. j. De Courcey of
Yokohama. "These chickens are cele-
brated for the wonderful growth of
their tailfeathers, a full grown roost-
er's tail often reaching a length of
twenty feet. The tail is of a lovely
deep blue shade, while the body is
buff, and about the neck is a white
ring. A pair of these chickens has
been known to sell to a wealthy Eng.
lisAman for $1,000 on condition thar
he would take them out of the coun
try.
4 believe that ere long the species
viii entirely disappear, as l heard be-
fore leaving Japan that it was the in
tention Of his majesty to cease their
breeding. - Baltimore American.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-12
reforming the Head Hunters.

4 curious development is in steady
progress in the Solomon islands, the
group in the south Pacific which lies
to the west of New Guinea. whose
people have earned such unenviable
nOtoriety as head hunters. The young
men of the tribes in these fertile and
beautiful islands are abandoning the
historic pursuit which has made them
dreaded for centuries in the south
seas and. are taking to the copra in
dustry. COpra. which is the dried in
terror Of the cocoanut. is valued COM
mercially for the oil which can be
pressed from it, and some of the young
Solomon islanders are accommodating
considerable wealth by extracting it,
though the older generation, to whom
head hunting is still the only profess
sion for a gentleman are said to look
down upon them as being Gin trade"
London Standard.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-12
PRESERVATION OF FORESTS.
The Old Bay State Is Now Taking the
Initiative.

The Old Bay State Is Now Taking the
IS Initiative.
The preservation of the forests is a
problem second to none in present inn
portance and in its outlook toward the
future. without trees our country
would be desert, and the rapid, den
udation Of our New England hills is
already beginning to have its effect
upon our streams and rivers and upon
our water supply. The invention of
wood pulp paper and the rapid extern
sion of the industry throughout the
country, together With the increasea0f
newspaper circulation, have stimulated
the destruction of the forests to such
a degree that steps are already being
taken to preserve them before It is too
late ~
Congress has attempted to take q
hand in the matter, but so far WITH
little avail, and it now remains for the
individual states affected to see what
they can do The first step would seem
to be the development of paper making
from some rapidly growing and an
nually reappearing substance, such as
cornstalk fiber, instead of from the
slowly rising tree which cannot be re-
placed except after years of renewal
and growth.
AS was to be expected, Massachu-
sets is taking the initiative. To the
governors of the other five New Eng
land states Governor Guild has sent
out q request for a conference and it
will be held at the Algonquin club
in Boston on the 18th of September.
The six governors will then confer and
deliberate over the best means to be
taken for the preservation of our for
ests, and it is probable that arrange
ments will be made for the calling of
a New England business conference at
some time Immediately following the
presidential election. If it should be
held, says Governor Guild in his letter,
it should come at that time Gin order
that its work might not be confused
with the politics of the presidential
campaign" One Of the especial OBJ
jects of this meeting of the governor
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-12
ASSURANCE DISCOVERY,
Scientists Find That a Beam of Light
Produces Sound.


Scientists Find That Beam of Light
Produces Sound.
One of the most wonderful discover
les in science that have been made
within the last year or two is the fact
that beam of light produces sound
A beam of sunlight is thrown through
a lens on a glass vessel that contains
lampblack, colored silk or worsted or
other substance. A disk having Sits
or openings cut in it is made to revolve
swiftly in this beam of light so as to
cut it up, thus making alternate flashes
Of light and shadow. On putting the
ear to the glass vessel strange sounds
are heard so long as the flashing. beam
is falling on the vessel.
Recently more wonderful discovery
has been made. A beam of sunlight is
made to pass through the prism so to
produce what is called the solar spec
trum, or rainbow. The disk is turned,
and the colored light of the rainbow is
made to break through it. Now place
the ear to the vessel containing the silk,
wool or other material. AS the colored
lights of the spectrum fall upon it
sounds will be given by different parts
of the spectrum, and there will be ST.
lence in other parts.
For instance, if the vessel contains
red worsted and the green light flashes
upon it loud sounds will be given.
Only feeble sounds will be heard when
the red and blue parts Of the rainbow
fall upon the vessel, and other colors
make no sound at all. Green silk gives
sound best in red light. Every kind of
material gives more or less sound In
different colors and utters no sound in
others.
The discovery is strange one, and it
is thought more wonderful things will
come from it.-St. Louis Globe-DemO-
crat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-12
Selections
PACK PEDDLER.
His Varied Store and Sale That Was
s Missed.


IS Missed.
r l had been thinking that the old style
pack peddler was no more or that he
existed only in out of the way locali-
ties like the Ozark mountains or Phila-
delphia / was mistaken. The man
with the pack is as common in the
farming districts of Illinois as grass
hoppers or prickly heat
The oldest inhabitant in my neigh
borhood, who lives across the field
from me, says that one pack peddler
has nested in our part of the country
time out of mind. Where he comes
from with his assorted conglomeration
of dry goods and hardware nobody
knows; also where he goes after he
has exhibited his wares and turned an
honest nickel is a mystery. This gen
eral merchandise pedestrian has made
number of descents upon our house
in the last year, but If he has no better
luck with his other patrons than he has
with me he isn't much interested in
the banking system of the country.
He. evidently has made an exhaus-
tive study of my habits of living, for
he always times his visit so that when
other useful thing he finds me well sup
piled with the necessaries Of life and
with not cent in the house. All his
visits begin, are carried on and end in
the same way.
There comes a knock at the back
door just at mealtiQe. l open the
portal and see an overheated individ-
ual in the act Of crawling from under
what at first / take to be our new tar
paper henhouse. The apparition quick
ly shapes itself into our peripatetic re-
tail store. Numbering for action.
/ try to head him off by saying,
''There will be nothing today. Alphon-
So"
Treating this remark with silent con-
tempt, the tradesman begins loosening
six buckles and a bed cord.
/ watch him a moment and then re-
mark. You need not take down your
shutters and open for business, Felix,
my friend, for there is absolutely moth
ing doing"
Handkerchief" he suggests re-
proachfully.
/ shake my head. Then he begins to
unpack and lay out his entire stock.
Election.
"Suspenders? Felt soles? Clothes
lines? Horseshoes? Stove pokers?
Chimney pots?"
'Have you any watermelon on ice"
1 ask.
mo- he replies, quite seriously,
''but here is a fine remnant of water
ed silk. No? Clothespins? Specta-
cles? Laundry soap? Toothbrushes?
Garden hose? Split shingles? AK ham
dies? Doormats? Ok yokes? Insect
powder?'
''No, no." l say "I'm sorry. Angus
tus. but we send to Paris for all our
goods"
could sell you good snow SHOW
ELF" asks the anxious salesman.
mo. We have our snow delivered
already shoveled."
"Horse blanketsY he insinuates.
mo? Collar buttons? Needles? Farm
ing tools? Railroad spikes? Bed Stats?
Pressed bricks? Barbed wire? Coal
bins?"
l leave the door open and go back
to the table. After awhile / hear the
buckles and straps being adjusted, and
when the weary merchant has donned
his burden and made a mile or so to-
ward the setting sun l think the Incl
dent closed Then my wife comes
downstairs in a breathless state,
clutching four pennies in a fevered
grasp, and says: "He hasn't really
gone? Oh, dear! And l wanted so
much to buy white thread to finish my
sewing!'-Chicago News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-12
Tic usefuI sunflower.

Sunfower seeds are said to give an
extra fine flavor to eggs and are much
used by the French people for that pur-
pose. Remember this when you plant
your garden and drop in some seeds
around the edges and in the odd cor
ners. A few planted near the sink
drain will help to keep away miasma
and give YOU heads of seed that will
be mG9lmotb in size.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-12
Beat Time.

Great time they made in the Olym-
pic running races"
Eyes, some time. Still, used to do
better than that when 1 was a boy"
eff you did, you were going some.
How fast did you make a hundred
yards, pray, in those swift days?"
81 don't know exactly. There wasn't
watch in the neighborhood that was
swift enough to lime me-"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-12
EcrtGe

az could tell a tale that would make
your hair stand on end"
every thrilling, is it.'
ct is. Shall / ten it''
''No; l haven't time TO listen to it.
Wait a few minutes. Ny uncle will
be in, and you can tell it to him lie
is baIdheaded.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-12
Adventure by Proxy.

"I see," said the old friend of the
family to the charming actress who
had just come in off the road, "that
you have had many adventures in the
past year."
81 have had my share"
"And how did you enjoy them?
"To tell the truth, 1 slept through
most of them"
II didn't suppose you were as blase
as all that. How could your
"Ask my press agent. Perhaps he
knows, for the fact is that I didn't
know 1 had most of them until he told
me next day"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-12
Is and Isn't.

eff all of the fish in the ocean were
taken out of the ocean there would be
no fish left in the ocean"
yes, there would too"
''How 90 you make that out?"
''The whales would be there"
Il said if all Of the fish were taken
out"
'sYes, but a whale isn't a fish,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-12
Near Back .Numhers.

We pride ourselves on progress,
Permission beg to state
Concerning things in general
That we are up to date,
But when the world is older,
Some fifty years or so,
They'll look on us with pity
Because we were so slow.
We view with some approval
The things that have been done.
New tricks at last we fancy
Are found beneath the sun,
But they are just starter
To things that will be found,
AS we will notice later
If we should happen round.
While not at the beginning,
We're hardly on the way,
For science and invention
Will have a grander day,
And when the future savant
The full fruition brings
They'll say of us we only
Began to notice things.
When future men are sailing
Serenely in the air,
When man disease has conquered
And chased it to it's lair,
When poverty is vanquished
And brotherhood is true
They'll tell our children's children
We did the best we knew.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-12

Some people are so proud Of their
humility that they are constantly COM
hitting indiscretions in order that they
may gracefully apologize for them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-12
After Quantity.

81 hear you have changed doctors"
eyes; / have one now who is much
more reasonable
''You like him better?'
''Well, he gives me twice as big
pill for the money"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-12

Some people are born red headed, and
others have that condition thrust upon
them by the interference Of fool
friends.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-12

Lots Of people are willing to let you
have your own way if you are modest
about it and pay generously.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-12

Even a man who is fond of elabora-
ton is apt to balk when a hundred
yards or so Of red tape is offered him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-12

+ I'VE AGENT can make two dollars daily
IL upwards selling our new patent. Every
body needs it. Write COMMON SENSE HEEL
ADJUSTING Co, 7l2 Tacoma Big, Cholago III
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-12

with his associates will be to devise
means whereby a greater uniformity
of action may be secured in the leg
islation among the several states in
the Union. But the greatest result
should be in the stimulus it will give
to public opinion and in its awakening
of us to the fact that the forests must
and shall be preserved.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-12

1t is hard to understand why some
people are so self satisfied, but easy
to bring the fact to the surface.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-12
Hurnor alo Philoso phy
tpst-aE
By DUNCAN NJ. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Having the blues is something Of a
matter Of temperament, but more a
matter of an ineffective pocketbook.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-12

Staying awake nights contemplating
the wonderful things that you are go
ing to do doesn't pay the taxes on your
household goods.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-13

OF a new age" His interviews were all signed
Professor Totten. OF Yale" and President Dwight
and the faculty visibly embarrassed by his
revolutionary forecasting. His departure from the
university soon followed and he then devoted him
self to publishing serial entitled, our Race-Its
Origin and Its Destiny. Odd theories were evolved.
all of them based upon mathematical calculations
from Biblical data, a field in which he was dis
tnctively pioneer.
One OF his prophetic scoops" was a prediction
Of the San Francisco earthquake. and another was
the japanese Russian war. For the last two years.
until his health failed, early in the winter. his
prophesies ran TO the danger to America from
Japanese ambition
Lieutenant Totten's geneaIogies were features Of
his magazine One Of them traced the descent Of
King Edward from King David and another blazed
path Of the lost tribe Of Israel TO the Anglo
Saxon race He also writer OF note on
military subjects He had been for years mem
Der of the Milford Board of Education
Lieutenant TOUten native OF New LONDON
and the son Of Genera James Totten. He was
graduated at Trinity College Hartford. in 1859 and
from the West Point Military Academy in 1873 He en-
tered the regular army a second lieutenant OF
artillery. In 1s75-7s he professor OF military
science at Amherst and held similar position in
the St Paul Cathedral School in 1855 His serv-
ice in the same capacity at Yale was in lSSs-'s2
He made a special study in succession OF
spirtuaIisrn raterfalisn transcendentaIisn1 super
naturaIisrn, swedenborgianisr. freemasonry and
chronology He was the autho- Of many books and
the patentee of number Of inventions, including
the war game "Strategos.' a system OF weights
and measures and improvements in linear ana
other scales.
among his works are Important Question in
Meteorology.' Lost Israel Found in the Anglo
saxons," "Joshua's Long Dav and the Dial OF
Ahaz" THE Kings Daughters" Flight Of David's
Line" The Coming Crusade" and Our IN
herttance IN the Great Seal"
Lieutenant Totten twice married He leaves
two sons and two daughters. the oldest son. James,
being a Lieutenant in the United States Army
stationed in the Philippines. He s. years old.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-13

.,so suggestions for large increase of gold
locks in the Bank of England by the issue of
- sovereign and one pound notes. Many
-.re- recommendations are made for enlarging
-. rold reserves but IL is not likely that any
80 Will be done unless the Chancellor OF the
[-x,beouer takes the initiative or the founda-
.to,s OF credit are shaken under pressure OF war
excitement.
while Sir Robert Peel's banking act has pro-
TOD England against over issues of paper
-.o,ev and supplied it with a stable currency
= rold reserves of the country have remained
.,o,ionarv during the last thirty years while
,-,e-ics. France. Germany and other countries
80 been charging their stocks. Whenever
.rs-e Is financial disturbance abroad a gold drain
&c in. and the bank rate goes up by. leaps
- hounds. and bankers like this. because they
= higher rate for lending their money. Yet
= csrnot be denied that the effect of these for
., Aurries is increased artifcially by the lack
- a5eouate gold reserves in London and by
-, drastic measures taken for preventing the
.r-sov OF bullion. The so-called war chest
,roYld tend to diminish the disturbance of in
national exchange in time of peace. and
-orld have a steadying effect whenever mar
is were panic stricken on the outbreak Of
xos+,,ities on q large scale. Yet so well salts
e. are the bankers with system which helps
.lch them that no change is probable until
,,o-oentous crisis arises and Sir Robert Gif-
,,-,e pessinisr is justified. y. f.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-13
pIzNS FETES FOR FLEET.
San Diego VII Fill -Four Days 7ith
FeStirities.

ssn Diego. Cal. April 1.-THE Atlantic feet is
s,or+sd tonight by wireless well on its way to
Ca DIEGO. and viii be in position TO anchor about
on Tuesday. The ships viii lie in division
.,--7sr.on or four lines Of four vessels each off
Cr-o1aso Beach. Thousands of persons made the
-, 10 Coronado to-day 10 view the anchorage
--,-75s The ships will remain here four days be
sore -esuring the journey up the coast
r-,o7 casting anchor the flagship Connecticut VIII
:. yis-ed Nv Mayor Forward. of San Diego. and
:. -7-.,1fzr, C. LAYTON. chairman Of the local re-
..,-ior committee They viii extend 70 Rear Ad-
,i-aI Thomas formal greeting, and viii submit 10
~, fo- approval the detailed programme OF the
g. 5avs. stay On Tuesday evening red signal
&C.. along The beach viii burn welcome TO the
L,,s and IN return the men-of-var VIII he hluTn-
,-,-s5 r- thousands Of incandescent bulbs from \
:, -- = p searchIiEht drin will add 10 the
.-s-t-g sr-ctacle. A banquet 10 the nag and COM
--s-5fne officers At the Hotel Del CORONADO on
7-,.s5av night viii round out the hrst day events
On wednesday the fun feet brigade Of nearly
a. -r,-ea-d men will he landed from the ships
:. ,oor and al . y m. viii begin a parade through
.La --i-cral streets 10 the city park where 1orIal
EXERCISES of welcome viii he held Here Governor
cre-t and Mayor Forward Will voice Le gree
,-oe - the commonwealth and municipality Al
- Thomas viii receive a silver mounted cut
rf,ss buffet service from the residents Of this city
g. VII accent in trust for Admiral Evans golden
BE- m the c'tv presented by the citizens ana q
s----= given bv the Grand ARMY Of the Republic
Tie -f-- and the feet VIII be illuminated on
-vs5-essav rf-sr and there viii be a ball at the
F4-t=f Del Coronado IN honor Of Admiral -ho71as
e. -Hz r=z-e-e q the feet. Admirals Sperry ana
F-o-v VIII receive gold medals in commenaora non
q This visit
On -rurzaa- there viii be = picnic in the coun-
- f7- officers and boat races for the men on
THURSDAY night there viii be an elaborate display
70 @~=77o-Ls from barge anchored II the bay
m Friday forenoon and afternoon the en-lste1
-,sr viii have he freedom of The city and al
CTS ~ entertainments have been planned for
--e-7 Practically all the theatres will open thelr
z- - -ra --er IN uniform There will be base
+r1 matches Wild west show and other features.
0- Friday night ball 70 the junior officers az
re 4c-el del Coronado viii mark the close of the
@ee--s visit the ships getting under way AZ
: m on Saturday for San PEDRO and the other
ro--s Of California
New-York tribune., 1908-04-13
ARREST MANY AUTOISTS.
Speeders Come to Grief in Suburbs
and in tie City.

Fine weather brought out the automoDiLists in
large numbers yesterday and the watchful officers
O the isW took in" many Of them, the majority
o arrests being the suburbs.
Charles P Flint. of No East 36th street, whose
of--e IS AT No - Proad street. and party OF
friends were o.erhauled IN Long Island city and
taken % the 4th street police station a charge
- -l.stakiug Jackson avenue for an automobile
Speedway. Bonds we're furnished for Edward
syUor6s. of No. 2g5 East 32d street the chauffeur
Five drivers Of automobiles were arrested in New
Rochelle and srraigned before Judge Schlesiuger,
ss follows George " Bennett, OF New Rochelle
csse not disposed o., Charles Peck, Of No. SO West
lsfta street. gave bail: Charles Rogers. OF New
Rochelle. fined s.; Charles Il Paul, OF White Plains
fined 80. and George Beeler. OF No. 70 West bath
steet fined so
George u. Bishop, Of No. ~ Kosciuslzo avenue,
Brooklyn. cha ueeEr for Charles Stczrd, retired
aHyer, OF no % Hancock street, Brooklyn. was
arrested Broadway and 155c street by Bicycle
FatroiHlsu MosAer for speeding. Mr.. Sicard who
vas n tie auto. gave bail for him Al the West
10Th street station.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-13
PALM SUNDAY SERVICES.
4rcbbisEop Farley Celcbront at st.
Pqtyick's Cathedral.

There are only few more days or the penlteIllzl
rszso- then come the DAYS # u1e-inent Tor nose
- have observed lent Holy Week began yesJer-
~ and v4rr be obse--ed with special ceremonies
n the Catholic and Episcopal churches. Palm
C--=z- vas observed IN the Catholic churches with
-re usual solemn ceremonies Of the singing OF 1he
Passion and the blessing Of palms
There were more bits OF palm visible yesterday
.7-,r.o--- the CITY than shan-ocks on the 18th of
~ ~,- --a East side the West Side uptown
s-d downtown the pal. leaf was seen or the lapel
a. mems coats and pinned 70 women's hats or
waists
TIE attendance IN Catholic churches was IN
usually large and II al the services it was made
known that the Peters Pence collection would be
take ur next sunday Archbishop Farley is
5eef~ous NJ making the Peters Pence tribute this
wear o-e that viii break all records. This IS the
Po-e's jubilee year and extraordinary arrange
r-er-s are being made Tor tna celebration a. Rome
r. th- ff-eth anniversary Of the Popes ordination
70 rre priesthood.
The Archbishop was the ceIebrant at the services
ir s. Par-ick'= Cathedral yesterday morning and
t7e-e was The usual procession prescribed ny the
Roman ritual wherever the ceremonies OF the
church are carried out 10 the letter Three deacons
from the archdiocesan seminary At Dunwoodie and
the charcel choir ot the Cathedral sang the Pas
stc-
On Wednesday. THURSDAY and Friday afternoons
the Terehrs will be sung the Archbishop presiding
a. all the ceremonies and on Thursday morning
there win be pontifcal mass in memory Of the
Institution of The Sacrament
The principal ceremony on Good Friday morning
Tl' be the unveiing Of the cross and a sermon
hy tie Rev Richard Orr5nd Hughes. Tho Rev.
On Saturday v.u occur The blessing Of the new fire
r =