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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-16
Idea for the Christmas Table.

A new idea for a Christmas table is
a Jack Horner bell. It may be hung
from the chandelier by a splashing
bow Of scarlet ribbon. The bell is
made Of red tissue paper, the bottom
Of which IS securely pasted over with
stout paper. Scarlet ribbons are
stretched from the bell to the plates,
and at a signal from the hostess,
given by the tinkling of a little in
visible bell. the ribbons are pulled and
on the end Of each is a souvenir.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-16
DRESSING THE CHRISTMAS TREE
An Occasion Of Great Joy for Both
Young and Old.

The happiest and most exciting time
at Christmas for young and old is
when the tree beams forth in all its
glory and splendor. There is great
pleasure for the elders in dressing it
in its gayest raiment. IF the full
beauty is to be brought out 1t should
be kept until night, It is said that
10000 Christmas trees will be brought
into the American market. Hemlock
cedar, pine and spruce are all GOOD
for the purpose. The base can be
covered with cotton batting sprinkIed
with diamond dust, and every branch
may be laden down with the same arti-
fetal snow. Incandescent electric
lights are becoming more popular each
year as they are safer. However.
many prefer the twinkling Of the
candles. ColoTed balls and tinsel are
draped from every branch, and gayly
dressed dolls and toys Of all sorts
sway in the air. Then there must be
cornucOpias of red and gold, filed with
candy, The largest presents and mys.
terious packages can be heaped around
the foot of the tree. Every package
should 0e wrapped in white paper and
tied with brilliant red ribbon. Many
dollars are spent each year for eIab-
crate decorations, but many attractive
and effective ornaments may be made
at home, such as strings Of popcorn,
cranberries, gilded and silver nuts, pa
per flowers, etc, which all add to the
splendor Of the Christmas tree.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-16
Doing up the Gifts.

A new way Of doing up gifts which
will please all, and particularly de-
light the children, is to use white It's.
sue paper for wrappers, and, instead
of tying with ribbon, fasten the paper
in place by using small seals over the
edges where they are folded down.
The seals come specially for the pur-
pose and are decorated with tiny
sprays of holly If you are sending
off Christmas box put a layer Of
white tissue paper or white cotton on
top Of the packages and over this
sprigs of holly or mistletoe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-16
Let Children Make Cards.

Have large box at hand to drop In
pictures, fancy papers, scraps Of rib
bon, and so on to give the children to
make Christmas cards. You will be
surprised at their ingenuity.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-16

cred with bright-colored. wall paper
or cretonne, make a pretty blotter.
Corners of the double paper or Gre
tonne keep the plotting paper in place.
Paper Owls.
Comical paper owls are made of
plain brown tissue paper, crinkled by
passing through the hands a number
Of times. Stuff with wadding, and tie
at each end. Cut one end in a point
for the tail. Leave the other end wide
and square for the head. Sew shoe
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-16
TOP STAR
FOR THE
CHRISTM MAS
TREE

Cut out of a piece Of cardboard the
form Of a fve-pOinted star five inches
long. Cover with gold leaf or silver
leaf. For the rays Of light take about
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-16

Is broom straws, dip them in gold or
silver paint and paste them back of
the star in punches Of three. Take a
piece Of writing paper, roll it into a
stiff roll, fasten one end to a twig
and paste the other end at the back of
the star. The star may then be ar
ranged at the top Of the tree.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-16

come by the dozen, with a piece OF
stifened velvet and a little gold paint
along the edges, folded about it and
glued in place to represent little
velvet book
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-16
FOR SALE
o. .gouEd 90 90 n trade

The Cloverdale stock and Grain Farm
with it's everlasting corn lana and
good rich rolling grass land, consist
ing of 465 acres; go acres pillow land,
1856 acres in pasture, nicely dotted by
large burr oak trees, yielding enough
sweet acOrns to fatten a earle ad or
more Of hogs per season: thirty acres
Of large limb. Pastures are di-
vided and water in each one This
land is undertake by disseminated
ore, zinc, lead and drybone, which
can be seen any day. This farm is To-
Gated in the Southwest corner of Wis
cOnsin. Cattle barn 50X80, spring
water piped through the house and
out into a large cement tank in the
feed yards; $50 head Of Black Polled
and Hereford tWo-year old steers
-tOps-can be bought with farm; also
corn enough to fatten 200 steers.
Price S65 per acre. one-third cash.
Can give possession this fall. This
land is worth the price either for
farming or mining purposes, making
it a grand speculative proposition
JOE WRIGHT, Lancaster, Wis.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-29

will be constantly present in the room
 This is locked upon the men by the head of the firm himself, who keeps the key.
 At night 1t is even more dificuit to reach the stons than in the daytime. In tremendously strong freproof room. the walls of which are more than foot thick and made of cement and iron, Is placed a great iron freproof safe. and in this lies the diamond. The door of the strongroom can only be opened by means of figure lock. the figures being known only to the heads of the firm. Behind the door is heavy iron grating, and when this is opened. the placs is immediately flooded with electric light. Then the great iron fre- proof safe becomes visible h the mio- dle of the room. This safe is painted to resemble mahogany and not a single lock is visible. There are nine strong locks. but these are placed beneath secret panel Even when the outer doors of this safe have been opened the diamond cannot be reached before an- other secret pigeon hole has been open ed, in which the valuable stone reposes The factory is guarded night and day by a private guard of it's own. as well strongroom is again specially guarded by two men. who. every hslf hour. have to touch an electric controller, which signals their presence. If the signs of the electric controller point only one second past the regulation time the guards are severely reprimanded.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-29

one is amazed es to how the owner of this remarkable profile preserves his or her proper senses s1ch e they are. could not hear however. that the custom was sup posed to affect the intellect in any way.
 .-T'he conicai shape is produced by wind ing strong sinnet cord spiraliy about the heads of young babies and tiehtening the coils from time to timA. A piece of plsit- ed mat is first put on the head and the cord is cciisd over this. so as to give 1t good purchase. The crown of the head is left to develop in the upward and backward fashion that is SO much admired.
 One fears the poor babi>s suffer very much from the process. The child saw was fretfui and crying and looked as if 1t were constantly in patns but the mother. forgetting for the moment her fear of the strange white woman. showed It to me quite proudly. pointing out the cords with smile.
 "she had quite nor1n..iy shaped head herself. and it seemed that she had suffer ed by her parents neglect of this important matter. for she was married to man who was of no particular account. A young girl who was standing beside her had evi- dently had q more careful mother. for her head was almost sugar loaf shaped. It Is to know that this weIl-broushf up young woman had married a chief"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-29
ERYREFORMS ANOU7LAW

v = ~ ~rN-~ - = v Nrr v light. Then he went to the ooxshic iron range. Near Lake GoKebic he stopped a stage. but the passengers had arranged for resistance. The guards sent a hafl of bull lets at the bandit. but he returned the fire killing Banker A. Fieichbein. of Harvey. III Hoizhay was compelled to retire.
 The authorities of two states were on his trsil Trains were watched and stages guarded. But for long Holxhay evaded his pnrsuers- Hs slept in the woods. only going to the villages for necessary food.
 It was when he went to Republic that the bandit was captured. Village Marshail Glode recognized Black Bart and. aided by sew sral men. iured Holzhay to an upstairs room. There all bounced on the bandit. 1t took three men to bind the desperado. after he had made a fierce fight and attempted to shoot his captors.
 That pardon should be granted. Hoiz- hay is the opinion of James Russell. Warden of the Marquette Penitentiary.
 He is now thoroughly refprmed.' said the Warden. .and through surgical ope- ration has been entirely cured of the af- f1iction responsible for his criminal career He would be a model citizen and . useful member of society"
 Black Bart's" achievements as a lone hishwayman are doubtless familiar to read CTS of newspapers How he held up and robbed stage coaches and trains until in a battle with passengers he shct and killed A. Fieichbein. banker of Harvey. III. and how. with reward of s3.50o on his head, he was eventually captured in Marquette County after terrific fight. are facts that have been given exploitation. How from an ugly and moody desperaao he has e,ecome a student. a man of culture and hard and honest worker is transition little known beyond the prison precincts
 "Holzhay was bad man all right when he was sent to this institution said War den Russell. but he is an altogether dif- ferent person now. Under Warden Van El- vera there began to be change in Holz- hay. The Warden was not what is known as prison man and he became interested in Holzhay and made study of him.
 "One result was that Hoizhay came to trust him. and when he felt one of his fits coming on he would ask the Warden to lock him up and not release him until
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-29

ft was over. This was always done. and the Warden had no further trouble with the man. Finally Hoizhay was admitted to
 the Asylum for the Criminal Insane while there an operation was performed on him which led to considerable Improvement in
 his temper He was returned to the peni-
 tentiary and then began to study. He con
 tinued this until he Is at present one of
 the best informed men know. The range of his information is surprising Of course.
 he has nothing else to occupy his mind, and being naturally intelligent and thorough he has become extremely well posted on all the live topics of the day. as well as on abstruse subjects.
 "Holzhay is the librarian at the prison. and is good photographer, taking all the pictures which we need about the prison. He is allowed to associate with the prison ers and has good influences over them. However. he does not seem to care to mix with them much. and besides he has not 2 great deal of leisure. his work as IT, brarian and his other duties keep him eu- ployed most of the time. Inside the gates he is allowed to come and go as he pleases, for he Is considered entirely trustworthy. Holzhay is entitled to a pardon. Probably he might get one had his exploits not been so spectacular. Holzhay. among other things. used to edit the prison paper when it was published, some years ago.
 "To illustrate the breadth of Hoitshays reading and his understanding of current eNfntEs nc wanted 10 invest in copper stocks about year ago He had $500 which he had made and saved in the years he had been in prison. through making and selling little trinkets; assented to his buying stocks. as 1t was his money. When asked him what shares he thought of buying was surprised at his knowledge of the copper situation. which he had gain ed solely by reading. Afterwards he dis played keenness in handling his invest ments that would have been credit to the oldest specuator. He had quite profit at one time. but the drop in the market left him about where he started. He owns the shares. however. and. as they will take an upward turn again. he will come out all right.
 'The man has sort of grim humor. When matters looked the worst he met me with half grin, Warden. he asked. when is this thing going to get to the bottomT
 "'why I thought 1t was at the bottom several times. HoIzhay, replied.
 Well. if 1t keeps on I guess will have to go to the poorhouse. he replied.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-29
cUARpINe FINEsT cEsI.
Exfracxdinary Precaution for safety
 of Cullfnan Diamsnd.


 Come of the particulars about the care bestowed on the Cullinan diamond --Transvaal's gift to King Edward VII tread like chapter from detective story. To account for the anxiety for the safety of the stone 1t must be remembered that it belongs to the crown jewels of England. not another of which can approximate 1t in value. size and briiiiancy. The most difficult operation. the clenving. was performed by an expert and its success was cele- brated with champagne. The diamond now apears as a pear-shaped stone. and when 1t shall be polished and quite ready 1t will weigh about 1000 carats. Tn its rough, original state the stone weighed 3,027 carats. The eventual shape to be given the stone is kept a profound secret by King Edward and the head of the diamond cutting firm. All that Is known is that 1t Is to have ffty-eigh facets. which is the largest number diamond ever had.
 The intrinsic value of the diamond is about 6.o00.00o fiorins.- (s2.400.000). but because of the rarity of such large stones it can safely be estimated at I2.0o0.ooo norins (s4.soo.ooo.) The skill ed artisan who has to polish the stone is master of his craft. and the great est precautions are being taken to guard him and the diamong during tiae long and delicate operation of cutting and polishing. which will be performed in a large. weli-lighted and ventilated room situated in the second story of side wing of the factory. contiguous to the room of the heads of the firm. It will take whole year before the stone is ready. and during all that time the working hours for the skilled artisan will be from 2 a. m. until ?. m. He is not allowed to leave the room. even for his meals. Besides the principal workman there will be two assistants and one of the members of the firm
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-29
cpsrssasa rsss Made Victorious Bandit
 A Model cifs.ss-

1raruusste Cor. Detroit Free Press.
 Behind the walls of Marquette Prison. through whose portals he passed in 1888. Beidmund Holzhay. under sentence for life, drsams of the day of his liberation.
 It's far cry from robber and murderer to mar of refinement and culture. yet that fs the stride that Holshay has taken in the 70 years Of his incarceration.
 Sought by police spurred on by offers of great reward. Holzhay eyaded arrest for fnonths and et the same time carried on his operations in outiawry.
 Because of his swarthy appearance and ili-kept beard. Holzhay gained the name of Black Bart. the bandit" and under that scbriquet. became notorious in the histories of Wisconsin and Michigan--the terror of two states.
 An Austrian by birth and by nature of vigorous physique. Holzhay's career as a bandit began with stage coach hoid-ups in Wisconsin. and ended with his sentence for life for murder in Michigan. His life Of crime, however. did not end with his im- prisonment, for four months after his con- viction he attacked a guard and overpow- cred him. Armed with . knife. Holzhay held the officer as hostage and used the guards body to shield him from the rifle fire with which he was threatened After a Iona siege, Warden Tomkins shattered Hoizhsy's hand with bullet. when maim- ed. he surrendered.
 Holshay's first venture in the criminal world was the attempted hold-up of a stage In shawno County. Wisconsin. Next. he stopped a stage near the Wolf River and there secured sum of money. after wound ing one hosss Then came the robbery of a Milwaukee Northern train at Beaver. This time he walked thrw4gh the coaches. Jesse Jan.ep style. and at the point of his volyer demanded valuabies.
 Numerous small robberies followed. Hoiz- hay operated single handed and left no clsws.
 The robbery of wisconsin Central train ct cadott brought Hoixhay back in the lime
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-29
cosr or rorE,s wARpnonn.
Offieiai Garments Made in BuiidIng Ner
 the Vatican Palace.

Offieial Garments Msde in Building Neas
 the Vatican PAiacs. New York American.
 Roms---It is not generally known that the Pope. modest and unassuniinx as he is. is obliged to spend s5o.ooo per year for dress. and that the material and character of his offical garments. moreover. compel him to employ a small army of seamstresses lacemakers, etc.
 From time immemoriai the official ward robe of the Popes has been manufactured in a building near the Vatican palace under the eyes of q papaI chamberlain. who looks after the precious stones and gold and sii- yer ornaments used on the pontificai robes. There is a male head tailor. but the sewing and embroidery is done exclusively by wom- en and giris.
 As the pontiff wears only white garments constant renewal of his every day wardrobe is matter of necessity. Pope Plus, who hates extravaEance. tries e mend things by wearing black alpaca sleeve protectors
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-29


 an innovation that rms vakican noIa ssieks with horror--yet he ruinn many . whits gown by ink spots or cthsr stainr
 The Pops's state robss and thoss he wears for prisstiy functious are fcetoensa with cicus stones. the axx4nxsmsnt of wh1rb ds- mands an artfstic eye and nunnercus we'll directed needles.
 The chamberlain having charge ef the soId and silver ornaments and the 3swels sees to 1t that they are accounted for min utely every time . garment fe delivered to the palace or returned for slteration. The chief seamstfess is the accountant for the laces and furs.
 Catholic princsssss and othsrs taks care that the Pope never wants for laces a1d furs for his garments; such are received pe- rfodicaiiy from royal ladies all over the world Besides. the lace treasures of the Vatican are equal to the possessions of any queen in christendom.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-29
POINTED SKULLS.
Admired by Some Tribes. Who Secure Them
 by Head Binding.

Uy ffeHU bfuufu8.
 The egK-shaped heads of some of the na- tivss of Maiekuia, in hte New Hebrides. were once thought to be naturally conicai. For that reason scientific men decided that the Maiekuians were in the lowest rung of the human ladder.
 Later 1t was found that the conical heads were prQduced as the Chinese women dis torted their feet. by binding them in infan- cy. The egg-shaped head is still fashionable in Maiekuls. where some extraordinary re- suits are achieved.
 "A conical head" says 8 writer in The National Geographic Magazine. retreats from the forehead in such manner that
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-29
scheols in Aisbsms.

Walker County News.
 The last census report shows Ala bama third to the bottom of the list of forty-seven States in point of init eracy. This State has $40 people to each 1000 who. cannot read or write. lima and Louisiana are the only two States on lower rounds of the ladder. Iowa is at the top. with twenty-three in each 1000. Moral--buiid school houses, enact and enforce compulsory education law.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-29
ysry's uncertai.ty.

Trf-Cftfes Daily.
 It is q true saying that you cannot tell what jury will do. A jury in who was indicted for assault to murder while Montgomery jury on Thursday sent two negroes to the penitentiary for ten years for stealing a bucket con. taining dinner valued at 2b cents.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-29

-Holzhsy applied for pardon come time ago and 1 should favor its being granted. I think he would make . respectable citi- Zen"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-29

Bread is baked In Persia from dough rolled out as thin as . pancake and as long ss towel.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-29

The trouble is all the months in the calendar try to finger in the lap of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-29

The baseball Ian Is bsginnins to start his annual breeze.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-12-10
PRESTON.

Adrain Sharp is in Des Moines on
business.
c. r. Sharpe has been quite sick
Tor a week or so
D. w. Schultz and wife went to-
Bookings last Thursday.
Ellwood and Will Plumb went to
Phillip last Tuesday to look after land.
Agnes Stewart has beer visiting her
sister, Mrs. Ellis Arthur fer some time.
Ellwood Plumb and wife visited in
Watertown last week with IIr. and
Mrs. Ed Pope.
Mrs. Bonhough was called to Apple
River, H.. the message reporting her
mother very i'll.
Glenn Leiferman arrived home safe
and sound. He has been taking in the
sights at Huron the last few days.
Mrs. Loomis returned home last
week from Springfield, Mo, where she
has been visiting her mother a month
CT more.
Mark Hopkins went to Mitchell the
last of the week. He is working in
a lumber yard there and expects to
stay all winter.
Ed Cochran e to Philip to look
at Uncle Sans farms. Ed thinks
may be he will get 100 acres of land,
if he is pleased with the looks of the
country.
Tom Walls and family are going
to move south of Volga and will rent
their farm the coming year. Mr.. Walls
has lived in this ne~ighborhood so long
that he will think he is a stanger in
a strange land.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-12-10
RURAL GLEANINGS
ALTON

Fred Falk was transacting business
In Argo Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Offerle visited at the
Glasier home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thayer spent Tuesday
at the Chas. Class home.
Mrs. Lucklnblll spent Friday after
noon with Mrs. John Lucas.
Mr.. Glitter has been hauling lumber
the past week for a new barn.
Miss Maude Lucas was an over Sun
day guest Of Prairie Home friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Minton spent Monday
at the home Of their son, Ray in Argo.
DR.. Stevens Of White, Is making
daily calls at the Chas. Class home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milt Mcknight enter
tanned friends at their home Tuesday
evening.
L. w. Sutton, agent for DR.. Wards
remedies, was c%anvassing in Alton
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Richards spent
Sunday evening at the home of II. X.
Johnson.
Miss Lottie Minton is assisting Mrs.
n II. Gazely with her house work at
The present.
Mrs. Morris living near Aurora. was
an over Sunday visitor at he NJ. S.
Thayer home.
Mrs. Glass was taken suddenly i'll
Sunday evening, but is somewhat bet
ter at this writing.
Fred Killing and ]. w. Mcknight of
Brookings, were in White and vicinity
on business Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Null departed
Friday for an extended visit with rela.
tives at Struble, Iowa. I
A large number from here attended
the show at White Friday evening
and report it first class.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Koenig and w.
e. Richard and wife spent Sunday
afternoon at the S. LuckinbilI home.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-12-10
TRENTON.

Claude Leary came home again.
Herman Schlobohm was a Brookings
caller Monday.
r. Biggar marketed hogs in Brook
ings Saturday.
Mrs. Allstot has a few neighbors
picking her corn.
Albert Allison was down in this vic
nifty Wednesday.
Mrs. Hattie Messner visited with her
mother Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary Atkins visited her son,
Wilbur, this week.
Frank Simmons was buying cattle
in this vicinity Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. II. White We're
|Brookings callers Tuesday.
Mr.. Reeve made a business trip to
Aurora one day this week.
Mrs. Hill from lei Brookings, visit
Il friends in this vicinity Tuesday.
Billie" Hoefert was doing some
work for G. II. Crawford this week.
Mrs. Watson's baby was quite i'll
again Tuesday but is better at this
writing.
The broom peddler was around We'd
nesday tring to sell home made
brooms.
The bills are ont announcing an
auction sale at Dan Fielders on Tues
day of next week. Hcre's hoping that
he will have a good crowd of buyers.