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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-07-07
Card of Thanks.

The children Of Mrs VIM. Kraemer
wish to express their sincere thanks to
those who so kindly assisted them IN
the sad labors and ceremonies connect
ed with the sickness and death of
their mother.
Children of Mrs. VIM. Kraemer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-07-07
Dissolution of Partnership.

BY mutual consent between the
undersigned, on July 1st, 1909. the
firm of BIewett Bros. was dissolved,
Tom Blewett continuing in the bust
ness and Jas. Blewett retiring. All
bills due must be paid by July Is.
JAS Blewett,
19w3c. Thos Blewett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-07-07
II. Blanche Hyde.

Of New York City will take voice
pupils during summer; giving an
opera at close of term. 1SW4c
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-07-07

FOR SALE OR RENT-A fully
equipped meat market, located on
main street. Inquire of R. N.
TrentZsch. l W..
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-07-07

WISCONSIN DELEGATION MA
TICNAL EDUCATIONAL AS.
ISOLATION.
Wisconsin teachers ard their
friends are arranging for a special
party for the National Convention at
Denver, leaving Saturday, July 3.
1909, via the Chicago & North West
ern Ry. Low exc ursion rates from
all points. Choice of routes. Sleep
ing Car space, itineraries and full
particulars of ticket agents; or in
quire of ". N Parker, Wise )nsin
Journal of Education, Madison, Wis.
1Sw3.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-08

Lavater in his ''Physiognomy" makss
the following curious remarks: "I hare
had occasion to observe some infarts
Immediately on their births and have
found an astonishing resemblance he-
tween their profile and those Of their
father. A few days after this reseD-
blance almost entirely disappeared
The influence Of the air and food aad
probably the change Of posture had 90
altered the design Of the face that you
could have believed Ii a different init
vidual. afterward saw two OF these
children die, one at six weeks and tho
other at four years OF age, and about
twelve hc1rs after their death they i'm
mediately recovered the profile which
had struck me so much at their birth,
only the profile of the dead child was,
as might be expected. more strongly
marked and more terse than that OF
the living"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-08
Absurd STAGE Business,

Theatrical production is full of alb
surdities In business. A situation is
required, a situation Is thrown In. 1t
makes not the slightest difference If 1t
be trolley car crew of song and dance
brothers manning yacht in the desert
Of Sahara. You have the trolley crew
and the yacht and if the scene hap
pens to be section of the arid west
where typhoOns take the place of wa
terspOuts-well, SO much the worse for
the scene. And if the conductors col
lect fares from the sailors to carry out
the business Of the song. I'VE Are Jol-
ly, Jolly Street Car Men," the audience
must be prepared to submit calmly TO
sandstOrm Immediately following,
which is necessary to bring on the
wind machine and stereopticOn. When
comic opera (heaven save the mark .
opened at Madison Square roof with
Japanese costumes. Broadway dialogue
a Martian setting and Irish comedy
there were absurdities enough to de.
light a dozen stage directors.-Henry
q. Warner In Bohemian Magazine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-08
RUNNING For the Car.

II you feel like emulating Sherlock
Holmes try your luck occasionally
when you see some one run for q street
car. It's a good. easy way to deter
mine the previous training and the
present occupation of the subject.
You will see one fellow dash easily
toward tho car with long. swinging
stride that usually means athletics, but
no special training in the sprint. The
old time college runner can be picked
out by the way he throws his knees in
front. like high bred trotter.
Some wcddle and you must relegate
them to the general category Of "busy
business men" whose duty to the desk
has robbed them Of wind and waist.
Others ere getting more than their
share Of avoirdupois. but In spite of
that manage to show you that they are
rot out Of IT by any means. To that
type 1t IS veritable triumph to over
haul a moving car and to swing on
without the assistance Of the conduct
Or.--Louisville Courier-Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-08
Made n Gorilla Kline

The craze among - .ety women fos
queer pets Is an oM story. 1t usually
ends through being carried too far,
There Is the case Of Andromeda, for In
stance. and there is that other AFFAIR a.
the decadent Roman emperor's daugh.
ter. who had pet gorilla. procured for
her at great cost by an Arabian trader
who supplied strange beasts for the
amphitheater. One day the Praetorian
guard arose and murd rci tie caesar.
The gorilla, who happened to be pres.
ent, strangled the ringleader, who wap.
to have assumed the imperial purple
himself, with Its bare hands. This 50
delighted the Praetorians that they
unanimously elected the gorilla, whom
they took for a barbarian from North
Britain, to the vacant throne. On the
mistake being explained by a geologic
ally minded patrician, the dlvus caesar
had to be killed and another one che.
sen.-London News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-08
Tho Telltale Hand,

y writer In an English weekly de-
.lares that II we want to know what
the other person is thinking we mus.
look ct his or her hands. Even un.
practtced lips can lie, us every one
knows. Long practice in self control
will enable one to keep ones voice
sweetly cordial when there is nothing
but Indifference OF cold dislike behind
ii. The eyes can be made to shoot
glanres which are not at oil a register
for the emotions. But the hands, II is
asserted, are utterly beyond the con.
troi Of those to whom they belong.
Even people who hardly gesticulate at
ail-and to keep the hands still is con.
sidered by the AnglO-Saxon most es
sential mart Of good breeding-even
these people are. it seems, constantly
revealing themselves in little move.
n!ents OF the hands. The immortal Mul.
vaney has put II on record that a wo.
mans truth or untruth can be dis.
cerned by the action of her hands. OF
course 1t takes n practiced reader to
interpret what the hands are SAYING.
1t Is not case Of "he who runs NAV
read"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-08
The Porcelain Secret.

The porcelain industry Of Germany
Is comparatively young, says the Berlin
Morgen Post and its development was
rapid. Although It is generally believed
that the Chinese kept their processes
Of manufacture secret Julian's transla-
tions Of their voluminous encyclopedia
show that this Is not true. All who
could have read the work might have
known also the porcelain secret. But
evidently no German fathOmed the me-
chanical mystery until the apothecary's
apprentice BOettgar, 200 years ago
made the first German porcelain at
Dresden. Some years before he had
attracted attention by proclaiining the
discovery Of method Of changing
base metal into gold. Ling Frederick
!. gave him orders for the precious
metal, which the siXteen-year-old In
ventor could not execute, and in fear
he fed to Dresden and became a sub.
5ect Of King August the Strong. While
eodeavoring to make gold he discover.
ed the porcelain secret and inscribed
his door thus: "Into a potter was
changed by Almighty God a man who
thought he could make gold"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-08
A Queer Play In Baseball.

Here Is play In baseball that hap
pened long ago. Perhaps II never will
happen again. Did any one erer hear
or base runner scoring from first
base on line drive that was caught
by third baseman and when the ball
never left the third baseman's handf
The play happened in this way: Andy
Moynihan was playing third base for
the Pastimes Of Chicago in 1868 when
a tournament was held. The Occiden.
tails OF Peoria were the opposing team.
In the first inning, with a runner on
hrst, the batter drove q liner straight
over third. Moynihan showed up his
hand, the ball struck it and stuck
tast In the hand. The crowd cheered.
An instant later they saw something
was wrong. Moynihan, writhing with
pain. was running around third base.
The base runner at first saw something
was the matter and ran down TO secl
ond. Then he ran to third and finally
trotted home unmolested.
The trouble was that the ball. strik-
Ing Moynihan's hand, paralyzed the
nerves. The ball was stuck tight I'm
his hand. 1t was five minutes before
his fellow players could pry his fin
gers open and get the bali out-Chica.
60 Tribune.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-08
He Couldn't See the Joke,

"The mother-in-law joke isn't half
rs funny to me as it was when I was
bachelor" said young New Yorker
to his old chum. ''I've got a pretty
good mother-in-law myself, and she's
visiting US now. That's all right too
But here's my crouch:
whenever we 60 out in a bunch, rs
we generally do. ma grabs the baby
every time We sit down-subway, ele-
vated, bridge. surface or ferryboat.
Just grabs the kid. you know. as II It
was her private property; exhibits it
IN a way to everybody near by. tells
the woman next to her all about how
to raise children and what she's DOING
for this particular one: attracts gen.
eral attention. you see. with my baby
as star performer and my wife and
sitting there without chance to say a
word and looking as II we wanted to
apologize for being on earth"
Don't think that's funny, eh?" said
his friend. How your sense Of humor
has shrunk~-New York Globe.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-08
Uses For Baby Carriaoss.

East siders in New York use their
baby carriages until they literally fall
apart. OF course the primary purpose
Is served well and often. as the fam
ily Is generally a good sized one. Then
the carriage is used for market and
shopping wagon. being piled high with
potatoes, green's. fruit and household
goods OF all kinds from neighboring
stores and push carts. The east slider
doesn't often have his things vent
home. He's not sure he would get
what he had bought. Then the little
boys are sent out to hover around new
buildings or old ones being demolished
and gather In wood to be pushed home
In the baby carriage. On other occa-
sions 1t Is piled high with garments
being rushed to or from the sweatshop.
sometimes packages Of laundry are
delivered from 1t. and. again. 1t is
hlled with coal. When 1t Is finally
worn out It furnishes a little fuel and
four hoops for the children to play
with.-New York Press.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-08

A speaker In the recent Shropshire
(England election relates the follow
Ing incident: One night he spoke in
the poultry market at Whitchurch.
The next morning young man stop
ped him In the street and said:
IL was looking well after you last
night"
The speaker expressed surprise at
the necessity.
The young man continued his story:
III saw young man come into the
meeting with his coat pockets bulging
out in way that made me suspicious.
Two Of us followed him In. He stood
at the back Of the room, and we stood
one on each side Of him. Gently but
firmly we pressed against him. There
was a faint cracking sound of break.
Ing eggs. and the man was out Of ac-
tion."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-08

At one time. when De Quincy was
living at Lasswade In simple and
friendly relations with the people, who
respected him not as a writer, but as
a good neighbor. he formed a very de-
lightful friendship with a little child.
a boy Of four years. This lad, a
nephew Of one Of the hUusemaids, was
the constant companion Of the great
man and would forsake any amuse-
ment for the pleasure Of walking
round a dull little garden with him.
One day somebody heard this conver
sation betwee1 the two comrades:
What dye call thon treeg asked
the child.
De Quincy considered and then
said, with careful delIberation, 'T arm
not sure. my dear, but I think 1t may
be laurustinus."
The child interrupted him with some
scorn: "A laurustinus! Lad, dye ne
ken q rhododendronT
At that time the "lad" must have
been about seventy years old.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-08

AN expressman who called at 4
N.nety-second street boarding house
Or two trunks WAS asked by the land
lady where they were going.
Il don't know" he said. "You sec. |
no only half the hauling. will tax.
'he things to our office, and somebod,
else viii take them the rest Of the way
Ihc boss at the desk will know the ad
dress. The moving Is done on the in
stallment plan to keep you folks here
from finding out where the other pco
Pie went. They were afraid to trust
me with the number for fear you might
worm 1t out Of me, so they told 1t to
Nobody hut the manager. Lots of ne,
pie who move often make the trip In
sections like that. Half the time when
take trunk away from boarding
house don't know where 1t will wind
up. That Is generally done when there
has been row and the folks who leave
dont want to ne followed. Been a lit
tie trouble here. imagine" he added
tentatively.
YES" sighed the isndlady, "a Utt:a'
New York Sun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-08

weather didn't injure them like those
oil high land. consequently they are
indeed fine.
Cotton chopping has begun in earn
est this morning.
Cultivation Of corn was begun last
week.
Your correspondent from Pisgah
voiced my sentiments in regard to
"Sober's" version of the whiskey SELL
er. What about the sin of putting the
bcttie to your neighbor's mouth? The
whiskey seller may flourish like q
green bay tree but nine times out of
ten he dies almost, If not, a pauper.
Gods curse seems to follow him or
at least 1t over takes him and his last
days are spent In poverty.
The makers of ladies' hats have out
done themselves in showing lack Of
taste and good sense. In all my ex-
perience I have never seen anything
eNN~ shS AAOhSsiOoitiCS iduttS
hats this season. The woman that
wants something pronounced can GER
tainly get 1t. But what are the dis
eliminating and conservative ones go.
ing to do? I think the legislature will
have to pass law to force ladies to
take of their hats in church. That
Is II we really want to enjoy preach.
Ing any more.
Mrs. Joe Wilson and her mother,
Mrs. Salina White spent last Tuesday
with Mrs. James Robertson.
Mr.. L. A. White. of Egypt, spent
Thursday with Mr.. s. B. Hatfield. Sr..
who Is still critically III.
Mrs. w. III. Shiver is very i'll.
Miss Letha Mcleod, Of Mizpah,
visited relatives at this place last
week.
Mrs. G. T. Watson. Mrs Henry We'll
don. Miss JAMIE Privett. OF Herriots.
and Mrs. Joe Wilson Of this place
called on Mrs. T. c. Robertson last
Wednesday afternoon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-08
sNfITIIvILLE.

smithville. May I've have had
ah abundance OF rain and indications
this morning OF more soon. vegeta-
fion has taken on new life and every
fhing looks bright and fresh, except
cotton. IL shows the effect OF so much
Wind and and cool days and nights.
4 thought perhaps we would have
calm. quiet weather when May came
I'm but Saturday equailec any day In
March for high wind. truly hope
n was not a harblnger Of what is to
follow this summer.
Oats are fairly good. The dry wealth
or Injured them to large extent.
Mr.. T. c. Robertson was more for
sunate than his neighbors. He has
ebout two acres of oats planted In a
And Of wet bottom land. The dry
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-08
Woman's Curiosity.

"Woman's curiosity" said Mr..
Fletcher, "is a quality Of mind beyond
human understanding"
"Yes," said Mrs. Fletcher. What
made you think of that?"
"The fool actions of woman that l
saw downtown today. She followed a
man ten blocks just to get to read q
placard that was fastened to his back.
She spotted him at Thirty-fOurth
street. That was really the end Of her
trip-l made that out from something
she said to another woman who was
too fat to join in the chase-but when
she caught sight of that flaming red
poster tied to the mans back her Gu
riosity got the betteN,Of her and she
set out after him. He led her quite a
chase across town and downtown and
back again, but she never weakened.
She tagged faithfully along in luis
wake. and finally she got close enough
to read that notice."
Mrs. Fletcher reflected a moment.
what did 1t sayY she asked.
ut advised her to get her teeth pull
ed somewhere on Sixth avenue"
Mrs. Fletcher thought again.
"Where were you all the time she
was trying to find that out?"
"Me" said Fletcher. "Oh, I was
following the woman. l wanted to see
II she finally caught up with the man"
New York Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-08
Tho joys CT Life In Africa.

You must never walk barefoot on
the flocr. no matter how clean it is, or
an odiOus worm called a jigger will
enter your foot to raise a numerous
family and q painful swelling. On the
other hand, be sure when you put on
boots or shoes that, however hurried.
you turn them upside down and look
Inside lest q scorpion. small snake
or perfectly frightful kind of cent?.
ped may be lying In, ambush. Never
throw your clothes carelessly upon the
ground. but put them away at once In
a tin box and shut 1t tight or a per-
feet colony Of fierce biting creatures
will beset them. And. above all, qui-
nine.-Winston Churchill, NJ. p, in
London Strand.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-08
WEDGEFTEID.

wedsefield. May 4.-From what
one can learn 1t looks like there is no
doubt about the fate Of the dispen-
sary when the election comes of this
summer.
Most of the planters around here
report good stands Of cotton, and
chopping will become general In a
few days.
The Wedgefield boys played the
Orangeburg Collegiate Institute team
from Orangeburg on last Thursday.
and lost to them. Orangeburg s,
Wedgefield o. The home boys played
a good game. though they had had no
practice before the game and Orange
burg played two professionals against
them. After the fatal second inning
Strange struck out ten men.
DIR. M. L. Parler has the material
on the ground and will begin the
erection Of his residence in a few days.
Mrs. r. A. Johnson. nee Miss Beat
rice Mellet. OF Birmingham. Ala, is
visiting relatives here.
Miss Aline whitlock, Of Fort Mill,
is visiting her brother. Rev. N. G.
Whitlock.
Rev. F. M. Satterwhite, Of Sumter
spent the day here with friends.
Mrs. Willie Jones. Of Rocky Mount
". c.. Is visiting her mother, Mrs
Cleo Troutman.
Miss Martha Platte, who has been
teaching near Indiantown, Berkely
County. has returned home much to
the delight of her friends.
Mrs. A. E. Aycock is visiting rela-
tives In Columbia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-08
Most Northern Canada.

or the possibilities Of extreme north
ern Canada a traveller writes: "The
country tina. one passes through from
Athabasca Landing down to the Arctic
Red river is full Of vegetation and will,
in my opinion. one day be settled. In
all the miss on gardens at the different
posts that passed l saw wheat and
barley growing. potatoes, lettuces, tur-
nips. carrots and every kind Of vegeta-
Die that one grows In ones own garden
ut home. The country is thickly tim
bered near the banks of the river and
there are few places in which you do
not find large patches of prairie. You
pass by great outrush Of natural gas.
and oil is oozing out for miles along
the river bank"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-08

Max, May 6.-Mr. Muldrow Nc
Elveen and Miss Leila Oliver were
married at the home and by the pas
tor of Bethel church last Sunday af-
ternoon.
Mr.. McElveen said he believed that
a crowd of boys stood at Rev. True
luck's on Sunday afternoon to see who
would come to be married.
Rev. Graves preached fine sermon
at Nazareth last Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Graham and
their children have been very sick
with measels. also several other chill
dren Of the community
Miller Sauls says says water is get
ting low In the mill bay. consequently
he does not grind but three days a
week.
William Nero's wife. an aged and
respected colored woman, was found
dead in bed last Sunday night.
Cotton chopping is progressing.
Oats are doing well.
Rabbits. moles. birds and insects
have been destructive to gardens this
Spring. but by perseverance we will
yet have good gardens. Cabbage and
Irish Potatoes have ceased to be n
rarity.
Strawberries are enjoyed by those
who take the trouble to cultivate
them.
Mr.. A. j. Goodman and his niece.
Miss Mary r. Burgess went to Sumter
last Monday.
Mary Bee spent n very pleasant
visit to her aunt Mrs. Pearson.
Messrs. NJ. A. Thomas and L. r.
Truluck. OF Lake City. attended SER
vices at Bethel last Sunday morn
ing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-08
i Sivisi2n of Furcosc.

Some years aso ~, Yankee schooner
Sally An. under command Of Cautoin
Spoonel. WAS beating ~ The Connec IT.
cut river. Mr. Comsiock. the mate
was az his station forward. According
to his notion Of things the schooner
was getting "lee;le" too near certain
mud flats which lay along tire arboara
shore. SO aft he went 10 the captain
and with his hat cooked Oh one side.
said:
"Cap'n Spooner. you're getting Ice
tie too close to them fats. Hadn't yo,,
better go abeoutY"
The captain glared at him.
Mr.. Comstock. jest you go for'ard
aud tend to your part Of the skuEer
Ill tend to mine.'
Mr.. Comstock went for'ard in high
dudgeon.
Boys" he beloved out, "see that
that er mud hooks all clear for lettin'
CO."
AYE, aye. sir!''
"Let 60. thenw he roare1.
Down went the anchor, out ratified
the chains. and like fash the Sally
Ann came luffing into the wind and
then brought up all standing. Mr..
ComstocS walked aft and touched his
bat.
"Well. cap'n. my part Of the skinner
Is TO anchor. ."-Everybody's.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-08
So Bad as That

A young medical student who was
calling upon girl volunteered to sing
and help entertain the company which
arrived unexpectedly. At the end of
his second solo he turned to the young
lady and remarked: II am thinking of
taking vocal lessons. Do you know of
good teacterY'
YES. indeed" was the quick reply.
Il know the very one for you. Here is
his address" and she scribbled the
name on card. giving 1t to the stu
dent.
Next day lie called up the teacher by
telephone: rs this the instructor of
vocal music%'
"The whatT' was the answer.
"The vocas teacherT" was repeated.
Nav" came the reply. II don't teach
nothing. ! tile sawsw-Ladies' Home
Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-08
Men Should Brush Their Hair More

'''~' S'SS'N ~ SSU TtCtT t1dtT MOTe,
VERY few men brush their hair
enough" said downtown barber
Fact. Most Ills Of the scalp can be
traced to that fault You see it's this
way: A man is generally in a hurry
when he dresses. and he never takes
time to brush his lair-simply smooths
1t down. generally only with a comb
and as a result dandrur is allowed to
accumulate and trouble begins. Now.
with a woman It's different. A woman
has to carefully brush her hair at least
once day. II she didn't 1t would be
pretty mess. It's very length saves
her. for in brushing It each day she
gets out all sorts Of impurities, dan
druff and the like. all of which Is for
her own good. Now, that is the chief
reason why fewer women suffer from
dandruf than the unfortunate mem.
bers Of the opposite sex. and it is also
the reason why the hair is a woman's
crowning glory even If she is fair
rat and forty. So brush your hair
every morning thoroughly If you want
to keep in the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Record.