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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-14
"Now," SAID he, RISING AND bowling
GRAYELY.

NOW" SAID he, RISING AND bowling
GRAVELY.
Ackroyd smiled grimly, but Drusilla's
was lost on her.
"Same old story. presume" said he.
whats the same old story?" she
said, with some emphasis.
"Got his congo, eh?"
"What are you talking aboutY
'Ted Briggs"
"Well, what about himw
"He seems to have been cast into the
outer darkness with his innumerable
predecessors" Ackroyd observed.
Drusilla shrugged her shoulders.
81 don't see why should fret my
self over that" she said.
"For casting him there, of course,
said Ackroyd severely.
Admitting l did," said Drusilla with
challenge in her voice.
"Ted Briggs is a particular friend
of mine," Ackroyd began.
"Must / marry all your particular
friends?" said Drusilla with sardonic
Difference.
Ackroyd's eyes flashed angrily.
"You knew all the time he was TAX
ing things seriously" he demonstrated.
''You might have a little mercy on
such chaps"
"Oh. don't let's squabble every night
you come here, said Drusilla YEARLY.
Here's the Palm song. Shall I sing
it to you. Max"
She seated herself at the piano and
sang with all her inimitable little droll-
cries. When she had finished she
swung about to face Ackroyd.
ibid that soothe your savage breast,
Make" she asked sweetly.
Ackroyd scowled. when will you
ever be serious7" he said.
81 was never so serious in my life, "
she asserted. Indeed am complete
~ weighed down with responsibility
and remorse. You don't imagine he'll
take prussic acid, do you, MaxT she
ended in tragic tones.
Ackroyd looked at her with cold dis
approval.
Between old friends he began.
But Drusilla at once cut him short.
"Now, Max, I'm awfully sorry, but if
you begin to scatter any Of that ia
therly advice about here you'll have to
go home, and counted on a delightful
evening with you here" she said ten
tatively.
Nevertheless" said Ackroyd, "I
shall say what set out to, be the pen
atty what it may"
Drusilla rested her elbows on the
keys and looked at him archly.
81 was about to remark" Ackroyd
went on, chat in the social sea you
are sort Of uncharted reef on which
the affections of many serious minded
young men are shipwrecked."
"What a metaphor she tainted
"Their shipwrecks don't seem to be
alarming calamities, however. They
survive them"
Sand there are others who are in
danger Of sailing straight on to the
reef, knowing all its dangers" said he
"Dear mel! said Drusilla. "They
should take course in navigation"
"The fear Of ridicule may keep them
away for a time, but in the end they're
bound to tempt fate" he said.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-14
RemarkabIe Natural Fortress.

In the northern part of Madagascar
Is the most remarkable natural fort
ress in the world. 1t is occupied by
a wild tribe who call themselves the
People of the Rocks. The fortress is
lofty and precipitous rock Of enor-
nous size, 1000 feet high and eight
square miles in area It's sides are so
steep that it cannot be climbed with
out artificial means. Within 1t is hol-
low, and the only entrance is by a
subterranean passage.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-14
James Russell Lowell on Reading.

Have you ever rightly considered
what the mere ability to read means
That it is the key that admits us to
the whole world of thought and fancy
and imagination; to the company of
sage and saint, of the wisest and the
wittiest at their wisest and wittiest
moment? That it enables us to see
with the keenest eyes, hear with the
finest ears, and listen to the sweetest
voices of all time?-James Russell
Lowell.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-14
"A Card

This IS to certify that all druggists
are authorized to refund your money
if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure
your cough or cold. 1t stops the
cough, heals the lungs and prevents
serious results from cold. Cures la
grippe coughs and prevents pneumonia
and consumption. Contains no OPT
ates. The genuine is in a yellow pack
age. Refuse substitutes.
j. 7. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-14

Now's the time to take Rocky
Mountain Tea. 1t drives out the
germs Of winter, builds up the stom-
ach, kidneys and liver. The most
wonderful spring tonic to make peo-
pie well. You'll be surprised with re-
suits. Csc, Tea or tablets.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-14
Black Hole Of Calcutta.

''The Black Hole of Calcutta" was a
dark, practically airless prison cell
some Is feet square, into which, in the
year 1855, the human brute, Suraja
Dowlah, thrust LAT British prisoners.
In the morning when the cell door was
opened only % out Of the lat were
found to be alive.-New York Amer
lean
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-14
cotton as a SURPLUS Crop.

High priced cotton does not help the
all cotton farmer, for the price of ev-
erything else rises at the same time.
The man who raises cotton as sur
plus crop makes net money when cot
ton goes to good prices.-Texas Farm
and Ranch.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-14
Plenty Of Material to Draw From.
England has a Goose club" with
a membership of 10000.
How Cough Germs Multiply

When you have a cold the mucous
membrane is infiamed and the disease
germs which you breathe find lodge
ment and multiply, especially the
pneumonia germ. Foley's Honey and
Tar soothes and heals the lnflamed air
passage, stops the cough and expels
the cold from your system. Refuse
substitutes. j. T. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-14

Collisions in New York Streets.
There are % collisions daily in New
York city between street cars and
other vehicles where some damage is
done
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-14
A Life at Stake.

Your life may be at stake when you
notice any sign of kidney or bladder
trouble as BrighJ's disease and dia-
betes start with a slight irregularity
that could be quickly cured 10y Foley's
Kidney Remedy. Commence taking it
at the first sign of danger.
J. T. Bennett.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-29

subject Is placed, relaxed within the shallow tray -
when his body has come TO rest weights are Sns SnA~s
until an even balance Is rnaInta.rei tIraduA.,-
scales spirit levels, and indicators record y
slightest disturbance of the subjects equilibrium
Tests of this queer machine have been conduS.
IN the following manner: The subject was InStruCS%
TO lie nat on the shallow. coffin like device WIKI =
hands at his sides The operator then reques"
h1m to think OF something having reference "
human paSSlon.-lOve. hatred. greed l- aIalS"
not what. Then. 1t Is claimed. the subjects X X
VIII IalI ms feet rise, and the plane of hIS
become 50 altered that, If II not Tor Jhe -
eaten on the scale, he would find himself tullnS
SoiherSauIt The opposite result Is att-lneu " "
'lIc SuoJtCt thinks OF some violent phNs ~
such as running, jumping. or kicking In thls -
the ieet VIII sink and the head rise III proPofI"N
the intensity of the subjects thoughts so..
II Is claimed that this odd effect Is bro ugnt
by the action of thought the blood oI me ~ =
and that the machine Is in fact. Ncyoo@ll
IN Dram. enabling the operator 70 follow me -
ana speed of what might be called the nerve ~ y" b
grams sent by the BRAIN % the heart us wen -
observe the InSStent hurry calls of The he@I.
a fresh supply of blood cOrpuscIes III whatever ?
oI the system they may be needed = ,ss
II Is also SAID to be possible. by the aid - z
unique machine, TO compare mental pr3teSs0' ri
may be made 70 show. for example. Nhe .u0' ll az
multiplication OF seven hundred and eiSlS n
bY hity-SIN brings more blood To- the braun th-' \,
multiplication OF the same number by t"eHIl
whether the brain that Is engaged IN solving -,
ieIn IN trlgonometrv weighs more than one -
ing with the complexities of puzzle m Scoin.S n
and whether the thoughts of a person m heallns.r
heavier or lighter than those of an individual SUI
ing from disease
New-York tribune., 1908-11-29

right enough, l suppose Purdy-PelI is down swear
ing out the warrant But I'll save HIM the
trouble. 1 know the way out. It's the one father
took
The bullet exit? Well, that is desp rate" says
l. battin' my head to think of something sensible
to say do; for there's telling how much IN
earnest the Young cub might be What put that
into YOUR mind all so sudden?" | goes on.
Huyler can't seem to help glancin at the book
again.
do with it -
IF you had read it, YOU wouldn't need to ask,
SAYS Huyler. But there's character IN there
young fool good deal after my style; generally no
good YOU know. His father finished the way mine
did and he follows suit. That what | mean. Its
the only thing left for gentleman to do"
IN a story book maybe" says l. 4 don't know
much about EN-; but I've got my opinion OF
them kind of yarns. You amt in story, though.
You're a healthy, full booded, we'll meanin' young
chap that cut out to be useful we'll as orna-
mental But you We never given yourself a fair
show. You've drifted along Needless and reckless
until you've got yourself into bad mix-uP. Does
it bring out any bushes? Nary a blushl You whine
about being gentleman I've seen many queer
specimens who claimed that tag that won't de
bate whether you're or not. 1t don't matter
New-York tribune., 1908-11-29
A MACHINE THAT WEIGHS THOUGHTS

FF'HkRE machines that can measure and veiph
l. thought and the senses lust as there are finely
balanced scales to register the minute variations of
weight and dimension IN material things
he most remarkable and interesting of these un-
canny inventions of science is the machine To de-
term1ne the speed and duration of thought The
subject on whom the test made is seated with his
hands on an electric switch, connected with an
electric clock 50 constructed as to measure the
smallest traction of second Immediately in front
Is an upright metal tube, inside of which runs
slender rod OF steel while directly opposite the ewes
OF the subject IS an opening in the tube When the
Iou sides down the interior of the tube mentioned
Whltc disk appears at the orifce At the precise
moment of the appearance of this white disk, the
rod touches spring at the bottom of the tube and
the clock IS set IN motion. The subject has mean
While been instructed stop the clock lust as soon
as the disk appears. This he does thirty times:
ana the length of each such operation is noted and
an average struck. This average Is called his uhvsio
logical time.
Then the subject may be told that the disk appear
ing may be Coiored one If So. he is To st6n tn
clock Should it be a white disk however he = -
ignore 1t. The time required To stop the clocE A.
the appearance OF a cOlored disk is always lnnger
and when the physiological time is stbtracted fT,r,
the longer time, the remainder Is called the r,entaI
time or, IN other words, it represents the time 81,
by the object to impress its image on the e,,. its
passage along the optic to the brain and h,
acton 1t the BRAN and impulse of the Will drectin,,
through the nerves, the finger TO act -
Another wonderful scientific machine = Ell.
WHICH, ,ictuaily weighs the thoughts This dr,-ir,.
resembles nothing else 50 much as a shallno c,f;,,
nicely balanced on knife blades So that il will orti
o0N III the manner OF perfectly poised seesaw The
New-York tribune., 1908-11-29

10 pace I'D and down What do | care? Only |
can't wait around here all day. II have an en-
gagement,' and l see him shoot anxious glance
out of the front window.
obi says l. Somebody waitin for you is
there?" and with that 1 steps up where L can get
view down on the curb There's cab waitin'; and
inside, wearin lot of high priced furs and worried
look on her face, is some one familiar. It's that
stunnin young Whittledge grl-and you know what
a chesty, stiff neczed plute old Whittledge is -,
"Helo!' SAYS l. "Why, there's Miss V1v1e
And then l begins to the connection between
things. Look here, Huyler!' says |, turnin' on
him Is that your engagement? ;"
Suppose it isl" he growls.
"Huh!" says l. Didn't they send her abroad
once to break this up? And haven't you promised
not to see her again? What is this anyway; an
elOpng stunt?
There's more grit to Huyler than l gave him
credit for though. He sees I'm next and that We
got him goin and coming; but he don't weaken
He sets his Jaw and looks me between the eyes.
well what them" SAYS he. g You can't stop
US, Shorty McCabe! It's affair of yours"
''No-o-o-o?" says l. " But when it comes to
gettin' stuck with bad check, I'm some int rested
Huyler boy"
That makes him jump. Who says it's a bad
check" says he white and tremblin'.
Shall 1 produce the evidence?" says |, startin'
New-York tribune., 1908-11-29

The question now is, Are you man, How Abr
it. Huyler2"
But he just hangs his head and looks suIen
g If YOU are" goes on. rubin It INTO him as d.
as | knew how, you'll quit actin Ike kick
pup. Why not brace up. and admit you've don
the sneak act, and say you'll take what's COME
to you,"
That makes him squir1n a little III do that {
saws he I've confessed. Buth can't help what
in my blood, can II You know the way fatx
ended, and so l suppose
All slush HuylerI" / breaks IN. I've hezl
about all of this heredty business can stand VIZ
out tryin to punch some of It out of YOU. WE
it comes to blood, you didn't inherit any mOE-
the rest of us My father drove a truck Do hzR
tor They tell me | had an uncle who drank Two
quart pail of beer with every meal Do YOU see II
drownin myself in sudS2 Suppose Your old M
had fallen into a stone Cr1sher. would YOU have z
make maCadam of yourself now say, honeI
Huy1er you're too decent a boy. and you've gi
too much sense. to fall for any tOmnyroc Ike thai
Chuck It ~
BY Jovel" says he, eager and wisttul. but
wish | could believe as YOU do. shorty.
Why not give it a whirl, them SAYS
But says he. - if It wasn't for this mess In =
and being arrested, and
"Ah, beansr' says l. Who's arresrn' yOs
Here are the checks You and l are the only ON
that know who made EN- out Here. Gimme
match. while pretend were burnln the nortgas
on the church. Now then, the business IS WIPE
out, except that I've lent YOU a few dollars
by the hand, ''you-you don't know how m1-
vOu We
Well. 1 amt asbin for statistics. I SAYS
What want now IS forecast: Are YOU sol-
back to CragmOor2"
Il can't says he 1 would get TO thin17
and
What you need IS work. saysI Its time g1
earned Your own living.
4 wish | could says he; but the only thing
know how to do IS to handle horses
There YOU are" SAYS / They amt quite e.
tinct yet. III stake You while YOU re -annln do'-
a job"
10 YOU know. inside of hall an hour he goes out VII
- his chin up and his Jaw set. ready -9- anytnlls
L had an idea he'd make good somehow but VI
do you guess, 1t Wa Mt two DAYS before hear ns
started IN as assistant manager of llr. IWonlof
Cranes big stock farm where he thinks he ra5l-
a Derby winner. And HI bet Huyler gets that us
Vivie vet!
But Huyler hadn't hit the bottom stal-, after o.
little interview the other dav. before / gets h9-
of that Palm Beach novel. hunts through It unlA
comes to the suicide chapter, and yanks aooutes''
pages out by the roots
In the course of time Swiftly Joe strikes the 81
and L hear him snort like he was real disguise
Abr cheel says he. The last guy what read u
book must have been a goat
New-York tribune., 1908-11-29

Huyer boy"
That makes him jump. who says it's a bad
check?" says he, white and tremblin'.
Shall 1 produce the evidence? says l, startln
towards the phone.
MO. moi" says he I'm cor
~ nered But | had to do it,
Shorty. l couldn't stand it any
longer living the way | have, like
a charity boarder. Why, [ didn't
even have the standing of paid ~
servant! | took what tossed .. ~
to me. But you can't understand. ~
You've never been a hanger-On. s
True, l wasn't hungry cold; | II
could order clothes and such things
But how do you think it seemed to
]. : !. !" ! !
me to 90 for weeks without dollar Aa r
in my pocket? 1t hell, that's Ss/ =
what it was" NHN
g So you thought you'd rope in a MR.
nice girl to share it, eh! says L. tAE:k fs6
Huyler lets out a groan . know IIk sf#
I'm a cad says he. And L AAa#E
didn't intend to see her again. But &EN4
Vvie was staying at the Ridleys HE& Is
and met while out riding and E4H +
Hang it all, Shorty I'm awfuy baX&8
gone Vivie I'd do anything for !klB#Wl
'Goodl" says 1 Begin by send
ing her home, then" Wks
q" "Home!' says he, lookin kind of
wild.
Sure" says l. Remember, Huy-
ler, you're considerable tangled up
just You've got lot of things
to unsnarl before you're in any
shape to do the elOping act. Sup
all off, -' (''-' gnu 'N-' -l''
He slumps into chair, covers his face with his
hands, and groans out that he can't
Then ! suppose it's up to me, though don't
relish the job, says l, grabbin' my hat
" But you-you won't tell her that" begins
Huyler
What do you take me for?" says /
MISS WIVES some surprised to see me instead
A'A of Huyler; but that amt marker to the lar
she gets when L let's out that Huyler's very sorry
but won't she please drive home without waiting
for him
"Why-why," says she, looLin dazed,- d,-"Il
don't believe | understand"
oh, yes you do. He, he!" says L THROWN in an
idiotic grin that meant to be soothin' "Huvler
he explain later. It's joke, yes? Haw, hawl"
oh, was the merry deCeIver, wasl And while
she's wonderin why one ever told her how battv
l was before, I've given her number to the driver
and off she goes.
XIHEN l gets back l finds Huyler stridin' un
w and down the office with his hands II h,s
pockets, loOkn real tragic. And blamed if | knew
what comm next. | stands by watchin' him
waitin' to if he wouldn't offer something Then
all of sudden he stops in front of the safe and gets
his eye on that blamed smartsetty novel If he'd
up against a boa constructor he couldn't have
gone stiffer. He stands like he's in a trance for q
whole minute. The next thing | know he's whirled
and is diggin' a roll of bills out of his pocket
There's your blasted money" says he firm it
the desk, yours and PinCkneys too. all but q
few dolarsl I'm rid of it. Now know what to do"
So?" says l. Got it all mapped out'"
4 have, says he. And 1t won't take me long
either You'll all be glad to get rid of me too, |
My. myl" says / Sounds like lines from the
last act. What IS this desprate program of yours,
Huyier?"
''Oh, Taught" says he You've trapped me, all
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-12-17

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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-12-17
COST OF BAD ROADS.
Poor Highways Source Of Loss to
Farmers.

The cost Of bad roads to the farm.
ers of the United States is, perhaps.
difficult matter to estimate. However.
when 1t Is considered for the entire
country upon the basis of highway
mileage and the results of expert.
ments relative to the cost of hauling
farm produce, the figures are most
surprising. The federal department
Of agriculture states that there are
2,151,57S miles Of public roads in the
United States. OF this mileage, eta
tistics for the year 1904 show that
about seven per cent. are improved.
During the crop year 19O5-06. S5,47S..
100000 pounds Of farm products were
hauled over common roads from farm
to market As no figures are included
for forest or mine products or for the
general commodities of life that 60
from city to country, 1t is evident that
the slightest saving in cost Of hauling
per ton would assume striking proper.
tons when considered for the entire
country. Figures show that these
great crops Travelled in wagons over
the country roads 20s,432,644 miles,
merely in being transported from the
farm to the railroad shipping point.
Investigations have established the
fact that the average cost Of hauling
per ton per mile Is about rs cents. The
cost on stone roads, dry and in good
order, is about eight cents; on stone
roads in ordinary condition, IL cents;
on earth roads containing ruts and
mud, 20 cents; on sandy roads when
wet, SO cents; or sandy roads when
dry, "a cents.
A reduction in the cost Of hauling
from IS cents to II cents would
mean an average saving Of Over
$3.50, 100000.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-12-17
HILL TALKS OF THE WEST.
The Country's Crying Need is
Agricultural Colleges Farm.
erS Rob Their Land.

New York, Dec. What ia the value
OF the farm products OF America this
year? u reporter asked James j.
Hill the rilroad msgnate. eight
billions?'
Correct, he answered. ct might
we'll have been sixteen billions. We
havn't begun TO till our soil. We
don't know how. We have merely
scratched the surface and We are rob-
bling our land. Every year the crops
are smaller. Its all one way-every.
body taking out and q few putting
back. The land needs to be iertiliz
ed. Crops need TO be rotated We
ought not to plant the same thing
every year"
What this country needs moro
shan anything else is an adequate
system OF agricultural colleges. The
farmers ought to be taught how to
farm. The farmers OF other countries
know more than we do. The land OF
England has been titled 1000 YEAR,,
but it is producing more wheat to
the acre than most OF ours Is. It's
she same in France, Germany, Bel
GUM and Holland, while the little
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-12-17

japanese till their few acres with an
intelligence equalled no other place
In the world
Horace Greeley's advice to young
men to go west Ia az good as is ever
was. The free land that is good for
anything is pretty near all gone, but
there is lot Of good land that may
be had cheaply.
DO you believe the west offers
better opportunities for young
man than the eas,?"
Yes, II he will work and be pa.
sient."
"lou mean that In the course OF
time he could become q well to do
iarmer?"
That's it,"
Is there room in the west for an.
other HIP"
There is room In the west for all
the Hills who can get there"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-12-17

The shadows In the mirrored depths Of
Quiet-water ways
Are calling me to come and dream
throughout the Autumn days
Are calling me to rustling banks where
maple leaves are strewn.
And all the world Is singing to the riv-
er's babbling rune.
The cadence of the soughing wood. the
fragrance of the glen,
Are calling, calling. calling In an &C.
stasy again.
The path that winds where plover play
and tipups so peep, Peep"
Is calling me In dulcet tones to where
the shade is deep.
To where the tanGles riot free and grapes
in treasure trove
Are cllnging TO the browning oak within
the blending grove!
Is calling me to come and play where all
the world is sweet.
With peaNe a halo DER my head, car
pet AT my feet
The singing brook that winds away to
where the world is glad.
Is bidding me to leave the paths where
human hearts are sad,
Is telling me to drop 1t all and In the
sylvan shade
lmbihe the glory OF the hills In all their
peace arrayed-
All, where the mirrored depths are still,
l slip the chains Of care
The wood, my tempted ediica-the mir
rored depths, my prayer.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-12-17
How to Use Iodine.

ltlt is necessary to use iodine for
painting the skin In medical treat
ment it is worth remembering thet
the painting should be done In the
dark or in red light such as Is used
In photography.
II this lie done and the painted por-
tion OF the skin be covered without
being exposed to white light 1t will
not blister nor stain the flesh II the
painting ie repeated q good many
times N. Y. Sun.