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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07
TRUTHFUL
TOMMY
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Tommy is the pride of his mothers
heart and the bane of everybody
else's existence. When his mother
invited Miss Perkins to luncheon the
latter devOutly hoped that Tommy
would be away at school or consigned
to some relative for the day.
But the first object that greeted
her eyes as she entered the small
apartment was Tommy sitting on the
piano stool, one leg curled under him
and the other swinging back and
forth, while both chubby hands were
employed in bringing forth discordant
sounds from the instrument. Here,
Tommy, take Miss Charlotte's purse
and gloves for her." called his moth
er, her voice raised high in compe-
tition with Tommy's musical efforts.
ooh, I'll just lay them here on the
couch" said the visitor, who remem-
bered well that the last time Tommy
had performed the gentlemanly task
for her a small penknife, a memoran-
dunn book, two foreign coins and a
stamp book mysteriousIy disappeared
from her purse.
Tommy seemed disappointed as he
let himself from the piano stool.
Have you got a kiss for me, Tom
my?' asked Miss Perkins, smiling at
him ingratiatingly.
81 don't kiss girls" he said, short
~. Then, Selling a whistle which
hung round his neck on string, he
blew a series of long, piercing shrieks.
Tommy, talk to Miss Charlotte
while go see about luncheon" said
MS mother "Now, be mammals own
boy and tell her all about what you
saw when Uncle Jack took you to
the circus" Then she left the room.
won't you sit on my lap, dear?"
asked the visitor.
''Git off my elephum," Tommy said,
shaking the arm of her chair. 'You
are sitting on his tall
Miss Perkins arose hastily. Then
she noticed several appendages tied
to it by strings-two pieces of card
board. long strip of tape and razor
strOp.
spear me! l hope l haven't hurt
YOUR elephant" she said.
'No." returned Tommy, you're toe
skinny: he couldn't feel YOU"
He proceeded to turn the chair for
ward until the front Of it rested on
the floor. Then he climbed upon the
rung. "Are you going to stay here
to eat?" he asked. Then, without
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07

ito Sport ~ 10 speAs' the sacuIalt, =
species OF trout which abound there
and which cannot be taken by fly or
bait These bayous are sluggish, mar
row streams running through cypress
swamps and half submerged forests.
The fishermen paddle about in pir-
ogues or dugout canoes.
Some manage with extreme dexter
ity to hold pine torches in one hand
and flash the flame on the water. The
fish rise to the light and they are
speared by others of the party. The
Acadian-as the native in the adopted
land of Evangeline is called-serves
these fish baked in claret and covered
with spices and favored with a 1T
tie onion and the small green pepper
with a tomato sauce.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07
FAsTs FOR NINE DAYS.

Fond du Lac Barber Falls Short fn
Performance of ''OriginaI Stunt"
After going without food for nine days
and drinking nothing but water, Julius
Coleman, a Fond du Lac barber, was
compelled to abandon his fast and also his
position. For the first few days Coleman
did not mind the absence of food in his
stomach, but on the eighth day he was
afraid to even smell cooking food as it
made him sick On the ninth day he
could hardly continue his labors and on
the morning of the tenth he had to quit
work and break his fast at nearby res
taurant. He lost about four pounds in
weight.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07
ENDORSES ROOSEVELT POLICIES.
Convention of Republican Cand4-
dates Uphold National Platform.

Convention OF Republican Candt-
dates Uphold National Platform.
The administration of Roosevelt, the
national Republican platform adopted at
Chicago and the sentiment expressed in
the letter of acceptance of Taft in sup
port of Republican nominees was endors-
ed in the platform of the Republican can
didates' convention which met in Madi-
son Wednesday, after an all-night tussle
in the committee on resolutions. The
platform further says: ''We favor physi-
cal valuation of railway property as an
element in fixing reasonable rates. We
favor publicity of campaign contributions
and election of United States Senators by
direct vote of the people" The admin
istration of Gov Davidson is endorsed by
the committee, which points with pride to
the various important laws enacted un-
der the recent Republican State admins
tratiOn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07
NEW SPORT AT TUXEDO.
Carp, With Which the Lake is Stock
ed, Speared by Torchlight.

ed, Speared by Torchlight.
A new form of sport for this part
of the country has been introduced at
Tuxedo this spring with much sue
cess. 1t is the spearing of carp by
torchlight.
Carp were introduced a dozen or
more years ago from Germany and
many lakes and rivers have been
stocked with them. They are more
or less a nuisance, have multiplied
exceedingly and have destroyed many
smaller edible fish.
In Germany and France, says Town
and Country. the carp are considered
excellent eating, but even there they
are served with sauces which dis
guise their fiat, rank flavor. They
have made their appearance in this
city as articles of food in the smaller
restaurants, principally in those on
the east side. The carp at Tuxedo are
said to be very large and quite gamy.
In the bayous of Louisiana favor
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07
MINERS AND TUBERCULOSIS.
Number of Cases Among Coal Miners
Below the Average.

Number of Cases Among Coal Miners
Below the Average.
A mining journal published at
Scranton has been calling attention
to the curious fact that in coal min
ing communities there is a marked de
ficfency in the mortality from tuber-
culosis as compared with that OF 9TH
er localities. This is a phenomenon
that has also been observed in Great
Britain and attention has been drawn
to It by B. H. Thwaite.
According to Mr.. Thwaite the ef
fects noted may be due to the physlo
logical effects of carbon monoxlde,
for he finds that men engaged about
blast furnaces and gas producers are
peculiarly free from tuberculosis trou-
BILE.
It is suggested in Mines and Min
erals that the presence of carbon dust
in the lungs may be cause OF pro-
duction of co, and that this will serve
to explain the immunity of miners
from the disease.
The tubercle bacillus is creature
of extreme tenacity of life. 1t is en-
cased in a waxy integument and is
proof against even nitric acid, but
gases are so penetrating in their pow
ers of diffusion that it can well be
considered that carbonic oxide might
reach the tissues of a creature in
subtle manner, for the gas cannot be
neroeived
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07
CONCRETE JACKETS ON LEVEEs.
New Method of River Protection
Promises to Be Successful.

promises TO BE SUCCESSFUL
A new use for concrete is in the
protection of levees on the lower Mis-
sissippi. The usual way of protecting
these levees from damage by wave
wash is by wooden revetnert, con-
sisting of planks placed vertically at
the base or toe of the riverward slope
of the levee.
They are fastened firmly between
two rails near their top and to one
near their bottom. This makes a
sort of tight board fence from six
to nine feet high. 1t is braced by
stringers which are anchored in the
crown of the levee.
As a substitute, writes United
States engineer in the Manufacturers
Record, it was decided to try a con-
crete jacket extending from near the
top of the levee to the toe of the
slope and thence vertically two feet
into the bernie. The curbing
at the toe of the slope
was to prevent any wash tax.
ing place which would undermine the
revetment, and also to prevent bur-
rowing animals from making holes
through the base of the levee.
The concrete consisted of one part
of cement to five parts of sand and
eight parts of gravel and was placed
four inches thick. A reinforcement
of wire fabric was used for the pur-
pose of holding the concrete together
in the event that the earthen embank-
ment would shrink away from the re-
vetment and also to serve as a barrier
to drift logs and timber that would
be likely to wear down the concrete
surface in places by pounding against
it. After this springs high water had
been against the concrete jacket for
ty days no weakness or defect was
noticed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07
A MODERN MAUD.

MOOERN MAUI.
Maud Muller carried the plates away,
And swept the cloth with a silver tray.
The Judge looked up from his seventh
course,
md paused in the praise o. his sad
die horse,
To feast his eyes On the blush and
charm
OF her girlish face and her snowy
arm.
He turned to his host. and he archly
said:
''Who is your pretty serving maid?"
And hi, host. polite as host should
be,
'That is my daughter, Judge" said he.
"since I went broke in the bucket
shop,
She brews my tea and fries my chop,
"She turns the buckwheat cake for me,
And my steak and chicken fricassee,
Saving the erstwhile plunks / paid
To butler, chef and serving maid"
After cigars and chAt were DER,
The Judge he fingered at the door,
And for a last dessert essayed
To kiss the hand of the serving maid,
Whispering low: "of the whole re-
past
The sweetest course was the very
lastI"
A year went by, and the poor old
jay
Who entertained the Judge that day
Was out Of the sheriff's hands for
{The neighbors never understood
Just where he gathered the gold that
set
Him up again, and out of debit.
Forsooth he knew-for the price he
paid
Was the loss of his little serving
maid.
The plunks rolled in from his bucket
shop;
But the hand that had Drowned his
morning chop
Now turned the leg Of lamb to brown,
Poured out the tea and set her down
To feasts OF pastry, meat and fudge,
And fine desserts-with the jolly
Judge
Just as the plans had all been laid
BY the father of the little maid,
When he told Maud Muller she should
play
The serving maid to the Judge that
day!
-Aloysius Coll, in Puck.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07
RAISE FRUIT IN NORTH.

F. r.. Smith, Minneapolis, to Launch
Big Enterprise in Bayfield, County.
Land is now being cleared near Wash
burn for a large commercial fruit orchard
which is to be opened up soon by F. r.
Smith of Minneapolis. The land is To-
Gated on the shore of Chequamegon bay
and it is an ideal location for the waters
will protect the trees from the frOsts.
There are now hundreds of acres planted
to trees, the work having been done by
large fruit growers during the past two
years. Bayfield, county is fast opening
mp as a fruit center.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07
GOLF DRIVE OF 395 YARDS.
James Braid Made 1t In 1905, Put the
Ground Was Frozen.

James Braid Made 1t In 1905, RAlt the
Ground Was Frozen.
In an photographed skecsh at
the end of his new book on golf James
Braid tells of his longest drive.
$50 far as I can recollect." ne
writes, est was in 1905, when playing
a round at Walton Heath with Mr..
Riddell. The course was frostbound
and the wind was at our backs when
we were playing the fifteenth hole,
and 1 hit my tee shot a distance or
395 yards, carefully calculated after
ward.
"Of coursce you can drive ball
wonderful distances when the turf IS
frozen, and such a feat as this is no
test of ones general capacity, but
on the other hand, it was so cold that
1 could scarcely grip my club, and |
feel sure that if I could have held
it properly / should that day have
driven very much further.
cat the eighteenth hole in the same
round 1 drove to the bunker guarding
the green, which was another drive
of nearly the same length. AS to
what distances l have driven under
normal conditions I really do not
know.
once when I was playing a match
against Harry Vardon at Hythe
made a carry which was generally
remarked upon at the time as being
something very much out of the ordi-
nary, but I do not remember what
was the exact length of it."-New
| York Sun.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07

waiting for an answer, he brought the
whistle into service again.
Here Tommy's mother returned.
Come to luncheon now," she said.
Come, Tommy, and remember that
little boys should be seen and not
heard"
"Yop!" answered the pride of his
mothers heart, turning a somersault.
During the luncheon Tommy ap-
piled himself with diligence to the
contents of his plate.
won't you have an. olive, DEAR"
asked Miss Perkins, passing the dainty
cut-glass dish.
Tommy took the dish, looked at It
curiously, then put It down. He
glanced quickly toward his mother,
then at the visitor. who smiled re1s-
suringly. Next he elevated his eye
brows with peculiarly knowing ex-
preston, looked toward the ceiling
as if to draw Miss Perkins attention
to something and then gave a dellDer-
ate wink Miss Perkins looked at the
ceiling, but saw nothing.
Drink your chocolate, sweetheart,
said his mother.
Tommy took up the tiny, gold-bowl-
ed spoon, gazed at it as If fascinated,
then plunged it into his chocolate.
He took a sip, looked at the spoon,
then looked at the visitor, who smll-
ed again. After that he went through
the same performance of trying 10
draw her attention to something
above.
"Tell me, Tommy" said Miss Per-
kins, when his mother had left them
after the luncheon, what did You
see on the dining-room ceiling?"
Tommy climbed up on his elephant
and clutched his whistle. 81 didn't
see nothing" he said, twisting his
limbs into seemingly impossible po-
sitions. Didn't you catch on?
I'm afraid i didn't, Tommy
Tommy united the knots in his legs
and arms and went over to Miss Per-
kins' chair. He glanced furtively out
in the other room.
"Well, did you like the dish with
the olives in it?" he asked.
"Why, yes, Tommy, didn't you?"
"And did you like the little spoons
with the gold on 'em?'
''They were very pretty. I suppose
they were presents to mammal"
Tommy looked at the visitor quizzi-
cally for a moment, then stuck out
his under lip. "They amt ours" he
said. "They belong to the lady up
stairs. Say, what's an old maid?
Mamma said you were one.''-Hart-
ford Courier.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07
RANcHER WITH $4,000 MISSING.

North Dakota Man, After Selling
Live Stock in Chicago, Disappears.
With nearly $4,000 in his possession
Henry Fischer, wealthy rancher of
Dickinson, n. d., has disappeared in
Milwaukee. He came from Chicago,
where he had disposed of stock. He reg
istered at the Schlitz hotel the other night.
The next morning he called upon a boy
hood friend, Marcus Mussler, cigarmak-
er. Fischer and NIussler were together
in the afternoon. Mussler reported the
disappearance to the police. He said he
parted With his friend in a saloon.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07
Injured Lad Awarded Damages.

For injuries alleged to have been in
ficted upon Adolph Hubert, 16-year-old
bow. C. NJ. Mundstock, in a suit for dam
ages was ordered to pay the sum of g.
200. The boy, who was former ward
of the Wauwatosa Lutheran school, was
sent to the Mundstock home. 1t is claim
ed his health is permanently impaired
from the cruel treatment he received.
Mundstock is a wealthy farmer near La
Crosse
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07
HUNTER IS KILLED.

John Duerrstein Meets with Fatal
Accident While Hunting Rabbits.
The first hui ing accident of the season
occurred the other day when John Duerr-
stein of the village of Marathon, hunting
rabbits. jumped from stump and the
double barrel shotgun butt hit the ground.
Both barrels were discharged, the shot
entering his abdomen. Another hunter,
George Lang, found him yelling and got
help, carrying him to the village, where
he died He was prominent as marshal
and street commissioner.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07
ASYLUM FOR BARRON COUNTY.

State Board of Control Acts Favor
ably on Proposition.
L. B. Dresser, President A. ID. Conover
and Herman Grotophorst, members of the
State board of control, met in Barron
with a committee composed of G. s. Tay-
lor, J. H. Johnson, X. e. Rasmussen, G..
e. Scott and J. A. H. Johnson, appointed
by the county board last fall to investi-
gate the feasibility of rebuilding a county
asylum, and as a result of this meeting
the report Of the committee to the county
BOARD this fall, when they meet, will be
favorable to the building of an asylum
for Barron county in the near future.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07
The Wolf Slayer.

Dmitri Kosztan, of Bistricza, known
as the wolf slayer, dispatched 2S5
of these animals in thirty years. Two
months ago he disappeared and re
Gently his skeleton was discovered OF
the BistricZa hills.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07
Farmer Meets Death.

Fred Schultz, town of Westcott farm
er. was accidentally killed the other day.
A fence post fell off his load and caught
in the wheel Of the wagon. When he at
tempted to remove it the team started
up and the post struck him on the skull,
killing nim almost instantly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07
TILL TO QUIT SOMERSET.
PIaster-On-the-Back Artist Claims
Home People Deserted Him.

Home People Deserted Him.
Somerset may lose John Till, the plas-
er-in-the-back artist Till doesn't think
that the Somerset people stood by him
when he was III trouble with the New
York immigration officials. lie says that
his manager deserted him in New York.
Almena, the home of Till's sister, sent two
citizens to assist Till and they hustled
the wonder healer to their city. TilPS
household goods and plaster parapherna-
liza have been shipped from Somerset to
Almena and stored there for the present,
as Till is not positive where he will To-
cate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07
DEATH STOPS WEDDING.
Miss Berger, Who Was to Have Been
Married i'm October, Dies.

Deaths call came before the chimes Of
the wedding bells for Miss Emma Berger,
a well-known young woman of Mantle
woe. Miss Berger died the other day,
aged %, after an illness of many weeks.
She was to have been married in October
to James Tegee, a >AIanitowoc boy now
located at Tacoma, Wash, and plans for
the wedding were we'll under way when
she was taken i'll.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07
WILL BOOM WISCONSIN TOWNS.
Iowa Liquor Law May Drive Trade
to Badger Wholesalers.

to Badger WhOIesaIers.
Wholesale liquor houses are being estab-
lished below La Crosse in the small Wis
consin towns along the river and it is
expected that a large part of the whole
sale liquor business Of Iowa will be done
on this side of the river hereafter as the
result of strict enforcement of the mulct
law in Iowa cities. The liquor man by
crossing the river into Wisconsin may
do business under the interstate commerce
regulations with individuals in Iowa. A
large amount of Iowa money will proba-
bly, be invested in improvements on the
Wisconsin side.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07
Rndv of NIissinc Man found.

The mutilated corpse of Frederick
Balch, who had been missing for five
weeks. was found near GAINESVILLE. The
cause of death has not been determined
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07
GAVE HIS WRONG NAME.
Madison Horse THIEF Insists Upon
Being Sentenced Under an Alias.

BEING Sentenced Under an Alias.
Insisting upon being sentenced under
the name of Samuel White, a Madison
painter, George Mason, alias George VIII
son, was sentenced to the Green Bay re
formatory for three and a half years for
horse stealing. Mason stole a horse from
Waunakee and sold it in Madison for
$50. He then took the train for Chicago,
but was caught at GAINESVILLE and brought
back.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-11-06
He Got What He Asked For.

Spurred on by newspaper tauntS. pos
Sibly. a plain clothes man of the Attain"
police set out enc day to detect viola
tons of the Georgia prohibition law
On Decatur street he met an old ne71.
whose appearance he considered "SG>PF
cious.'
Say, uncle" he whispered with q
wink, do You know where l can gen
some whisky?''
Il spec maybe l kin git yer some 81
yer git me de money" replied the S"S
pected one.
We'll. here is a S2-bill," said the
plain clothes man. I'm wait in tLe ..
ley here. Now hurry back.
'Yessah, boss eff yen jes' hol' dis ply
er shoes fer me-" ami the policeman "5'
the box under his arm before he khe" ~,
while the darby shambled OF dow" '..
street, turning the first corner. .,....f
Thinking he was on a warm tFal. 1...
would soon have an important pF.>'. .,I
and witness with the goods on ~
sleuth waited in patience An rr,.o
went by. He was getting tired wv
hours. Still no sign of the messen-t 81,
Weary and discouraged, he retuFAg' .
the police station Suddenly he rel''ill
hered the shoes under his arm. anu
cided To have q look. The box conta,,ie~
carefully wrapped. full quart botiis
corn whisky.-Everybody Mas'lA'D1
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-11-06
SONG.

Above the edge of dark appear the Iances
Of the sun;
Along the mountain-ridges clear his rosy
heralds run;
The vapors down the valley 60
Like broken armies, dark and low
Look mp, my heart, from every hui
In folds of rose and daffodil
The sunrise banners flow.
o fly away on silent wing, We boding owls
of night!
0 welcome little birds that sing the com
ing-in of light!
For new, and new, and ever-new
The golden bud within the blna
And every morning seems TO say.
There's something happy on the
way.
"And God sends love to you"
In 1.-THE House of Rimmon,' Scribners
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-11-06

said TO make it burn without smot,
BY kneading together ten parts ~ {
" sifted unoxidized iron filings Win I ~
of perfectly dry pulyerized clay In n" 1--WE nse
gar spirit, cement is formed thai :
both fire and waterproof. mat IS
Experiments by the Canadian
ment lend support TO the ola Ths .,,, d.
farmers that snow is a fertihz4r u
said to yield about a pound of min. S
to the acre per year of average sne sgH
A spring in an imperial radiun min.
at Joachimsthal contains so mncb ''',le
dunn that the Austrian government En- "a,
establish baths there, so that suffar,ll
from certain diseases may obtain reiaf
Experiments in Europe show thar LoI
looms travelling at heights of from Gan
to 1000 yards can be hit with q r IA
only once in six times, while an nm alara
ton of 1000 yards they are abseInfaIi,
safe. V'S