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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-05-12
A Placid Prospect.

See, Fritz, we have been engaged
now seven years. - yes, my dear;
that means so many years less of mar
ried life" -Meggendorfer Rlatter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-05-12

Two good newly papered and paint
ed houses tor sale or rent.
Sw2 Joe Wright.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-05-12

FOR SALE One White Mexican
Pony years old. w. B. DYER.
1Ot2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-05-12

FOR SALE-Large les box for
domestic use Inquire of Levi Garner.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-05-12

LADY WANTED-Must have some
experience as a clerk. Inquire at
Boston Store.
Evening star., 1909-07-15
Go to the Pit, Says Patten.
The Wedding Buhoon.
I'm Youths Companio

The spirit which makes a wedding an
occasion for rude practical joking and
boisterous horseplay has long caused
the judicious, even those who are en-
dewed with q sense of humor, to grieve
Why should q man and woman who
have just taken upon themselves a re-
lationship momentous In the eye of the
law and sacred in that OF religion be re-
garded as At subjects for annoyance and
persecution at the hands Of their friends
and neighbors? And why. above all.
should 1t be thought funny to annoy
and persecute them?
Not infrequently serious injury has
resulted from the rough antics Of the
wedding clowns. who are. OF course. too
Ill bred to consider anything SO intan-
gible as the dignity and happiness Of
their unfortunate victims.
But cheering intelligence comes from
Kansas. A charivari party In a town
Of that state recently dragged an unwill-
ing bride and groom up and down the
main street of the village in an open
wagon. Incidentally they ran over a
boy and broke his leg. Now the town
must pay the boy exemplary damages.
The Kansas supreme court has decided
that the exuberant humoriSts who pulled
the wagon constituted lawless and vio-
lent mob. which the police officers Of
the town ought to have dispersed. That
the mob was good natured" and meant
no harm" does not render the town less
liable for the harm the mob actually
did.
So 1t seems that the law is able effec-
lively to encourage common sense and
decency In this direction. If the prin-
ciples laid down by the Kansas court
become generally understood there will
be less public toleration Of this particu-
lar sort OF nonsense.
Evening star., 1909-07-15
teacher Of mathematics, Mr.. Eli w

teacher Of mathematics, Mr.. Eli w
Weaver. at its head. recently ATTEMPTED
to answer this question. coming to an in
teresting conclusion.
This committee, taking at random the
names of 376 boys who were graduated
from the elementary schools OF BROOKLYN
in 1902. traced the careers OF 182. and
was able to obtain more or less complete
records OF 166 Eightyfour were found
to be engaged in commerce. SO in skilled
labor. 22 in the professions. in civil
service and 13 as managers and fore
men. The average age Of the 1856 under
consideration was thirty years, and the
average annual income from their per
sonal efforts was found to be 81, ,253.O5.
Investigating at the same time the con-
dition OF the day laborer in this city, the
committee found that such q mans av-
erage annual earnings rarely exceeded
$780, while his employment was irregu-
lar and the earning period OF his life
much shorter than that of the men en-
gagged in occupations open to the elemen-
tary school graduate.
Now. the committee does not jump at
the conclusion that the possession OF an
elementary education means this 500
difference between earning capacities. II
contends only that by the acquisition Of
the elements OF an education the indi-
viduai is raised to plane which brings
within his reach this future Of greater
efflciency. The committees study of the
industrial biography Of these 1888 young
men also led IT to believe that their prog.
ress was not materially aided by the in
fiuence Of family or friends. II was not
overlooked that In an investigation OF
such a character 1t is possible to trace
only the more successful Of given num-
her Of persons. On the other hand, in
pursuing its inquiry the committee got
track Of several ambitions youths who
oil ~ot,
estimating the Anal average these were
entirely excluded.
Evening star., 1909-07-15

introduced until old-time traditions had
become firmly established 10 probably the
reason for its rank in the social scale.
AS for the wirewalkers and the tum-
blers," no one has been able to deter
mine an ironclad rule Of precedence. In
the lounging hours in the dressing room
and on the show train the circus women
have many warm debates over the prob
lem. And 1t is never solved quite to
their satisfaction.
But we have not included either the
contortionist or the performer who does
the mechanical feature acts, like Dia-
vaIo, the daredevil individual who loops
the loop or Mile. La Belle Roche, the
double somersaulting automobile wom-
an. The contortionist always has been
last and always will be last in the social
register of the circus, for he Is really a
freak rather than an athlete. AS for
Mile. Roche and the women who risk
their lives with a smile to emphasize
mans inventive genius. they are outside
the blue blood of the arena altogether
They are not circus women In any sense
of the word. Their acts require daring
perhaps recklessness-but never special
skill.
The freaks Of the side show. the "liv-
ing skeleton" the bearded lady" the
giant and the wild man are an alto
gether separate and distinct clan, with
their own tent their own corner of the
cook house" and their own car In the
show train. The animal trainers belong
to still another angle Of circus society.
having little or nothing in common with
the acrobats. either In business or
social way.
Evening star., 1909-07-15
SOCIETY IN CIRCUS LAND.
Riders and Clowns outrank Aerial
lists and Dip-of-Death Performers.

Riders and Clowns outrank Aerial
lists and Dip-of-Death Performers.
From Hampton's Magazine.
The oldest circus family in America is
the Stickneys. Bob Stickney, the ring
master, walks as though there were
springs in his heels, yet he has been In
the circus ring for sixty years. His
father and his fathers father followed
the fortunes of the sawdust arena before
him and today his son and his grandson
are likewise members OF the great army
Of the tan bark. Beyond him You may
see his wife, the graceful woman in the
white, spangled suit who has just turned
the somersault on the gray horse. She
is, a Demott The old-time circus fami-
lies believe in maintai ining the aristoc-
racy of the sawdust ring, you see.
1t is an aristocracy of sharp divisions
and hard, unyielding lines. kept alive
especially by the women. It is delicate
problem. this splitting Of social hairs.
why should Lulu Davenport and Emma
Stickney, for instance. rank above the
Wards? The circus veteran will answer
you promptly. The former are eques-
triennes and the latter are aeriaiists.
The riders are given first place always
in the arena. Indeed, the Wards are re-
duced to a third rank, for between the
aerIalists and the riders come the clowns.
The aristocracy of the sawdust ring
originated in the early days OF the Eng
lish circus when 1t was little more than
a troupe OF strolling acrobats. Undoubt-
edly the prestige OF owning and riding
horses gave the leadership to the eques-
trians. The clowns took their position
by virtue Of Their admitted rank in his
tory-the kings jester was ever a privi-
legged figure at court, and the same trib-
ute followed him to the circus ring. The
aerial act is comparatively modern in
novation. and the fact that 1t was not
Evening star., 1909-07-15
woMAN's BUSINESS CAPACITY.
Average Woman Equals Man II
Given Opportunity.
From the London Truth,

From the London Truth
Possibly it is true that a certain num-
Der OF women are congenitally incapable
OF understanding the simplest matters OF
business-women like the first Mrs. Cop
perfeld II would be quite a waste OF
time TO attempt to teach them, as Mrs.
Copperheld's husband discovered. But
such women really are not the majority
OF their sex. The average woman Is quite
capable of mastering such matters II we
would give her fair chance.
The experience of France. where the
chance has been given her. should be
sufficient TO convince any one OF this.
The majority of Frenchmen have always
been content TO let their women manage
their business for them. and they have
rarely had cause to regret II. NO Eng
nshman can spend even a day or two
In France without being astonished at the
predominance of the French woman in
business of all kinds and the extraordi-
nary aptitude which she shows for II.
When you stay in the country for any
length of time you get the impression
that il is more than half run by the
women. The French woman may have
peculiar qualities. but there Is no reason
for supposing that the distinctive charac-
ters OF the two sexes are less marked In
France than in the rest of the world.
When the opportunity comes TO them
the women of other countries show them
selves equally capable of developing the
same business qualities as the French
You see II particularly among the smaller
class of shopkeepers in all countries
More than that. YOU see that the major
ity of mothers of families. though they
may start inexperienced and ignorant
and may be permanently kept In the
dark about their husbands business af
fairs. get through their own domestic
business in a very methodcal and EN-
eient way OF their own; that they are
generally more careful In spending their
money than men, and are often as good
hands al bargaining the smartest men
OF business. There are women money
lenders all over England. and those who
fall into their clutches have no reason to
prefer them TO men. When women give
their minds TO IL they play bridge as
well as men. If they take to the turf the
sharpest bookmaker will not beat them
This Is all part of the business faculty.
Evening star., 1909-07-15
FallieYss and the Children.

Letter to the Boston Transcript.
NJ. Fallieres is said to be hugely de-
lighted at the fact that he Is a grand
father, and the son born to his daughter
the other day is certain to be much
spoiled and petted later on. The French
presidents fondness for children Is pro-
verbal, and when he was undersecretary
OF state some OF his subordinates used to
pretend they had large families in order
ton enlist his sympathy toward their pro-
motion. Some time ago NJ Fallieres Wis
tied a founding hospital in Marseilie. and
a tiny mite who had just been admitted
was shown to him. Il wish to stand god
father to this child said the president
so kindly give him my name. Let him
be called Armand" And the kind-heart-
ed NJ. Fallieres left sum OF money to
be placed in little Armand's name In the
post Office savings bank.
Evening star., 1909-07-15
A Girls Preparedness.
From the Atchison Globe.

From the Atchison TIobe
4 girl. She wears calico. but talks
knowingly about the latest styles In
silks. Her home Is furnished plainly. but
she knows the latest styles In furniture
she knows how the siiverware should
be arranged at dinners. the latest stitch
for the marking OF monograms on the
finest table damask. the etiquette to be
observed at a dinner. reception or a
ball. although she never attended any
thing more than a neighborhood party in
her life Her fathers monthly income
Is not as large as the pin money rich
rirl would spend in a day. but she knows
what the rich girl should wear and buy
IN he in touch with the times. She Is
In short, prepared at any time to marry
n rich man and become . society leader
Evening star., 1909-07-15
Port Arthur Barracks a School.

From the Japan Mail.
1t is a curious aftermath Of the great
war between Russia and japan and OF
the vast program of ambitious aggres-
sion which eliminated in the war that
the Japanese government has decided
to convert the Russian barracks at Port
Arthur into a high industrial school
(koka gakudo). The fact is announced
by the Official Gazette. and the num-
bers and ranks of the officials forming
the faculty of the school are detailel j.
The institution is to be under the
jurisdiction of the governor general of
kwantung. The destination OF these
spacious barracks had long been a sub
ject of discussion and conjecture, AMI
the Japanese government Is to be con-
graduated on the use to which IL mas
finally determined to put them.
Evening star., 1909-07-15
The 0ilded Generality.

Fom tnP NUnie ctuFIHeI'
One OF the conspicuous faults Of the ar
dent advocates of direct nominations is
their shyness about discussing the details
Of some scheme TO put so-called direct
nominations into operation. They say the
bosses are bad men and their nails should
be clipped: they say the people must be
respected and their wishes must be law
they say we want wise laws" thought
full men," quiet and orderly caucuses, .
no more Juggling Of delegates" etc. 1t
ell sounds we'll, but II is too general to
meet the needs. A man asks an explana-
tion OF how 1t will work." and he does
not get 1t. Instead he is told that "all
there Is Of the direct nominations issue
is the attempt to transfer control Of NOM
nations from the politicians and bosses
to the people
Evening star., 1909-07-15
Some of George Mersdith's Opinions

From the FortnightIy Keview.
You may have histories. but you can
not have novels on periods So long ago.
A novel can only reflect the moods Of
men and women around US. and. after
all. in depicting the present we are deal
ing with the past. because the one Is en-
folded In the other. / cannot stomach
the modern historical novel any more
than I can novels which are three -fourths
dialect. Thackerays note was too mo-
notonous: the Great Hoggarty Dia-
mond.' next to Vanity Fair is most
likely to live; 1t is full of excellent fool
ing. I met him and Dickens only a very
few times. Not much of Dickens will
live, because 1t has SO little correspond
ence 10 life. He was the incarnation OF
cockneydom a caricaturist who aped the
moralist; he should have kept to short
Evening star., 1909-07-15
Stealing in Central Park.
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times
The meanest kind OF theft seems 20
be stealing flowers and plants out OF .
public park for pecuniary profit. One
can understand a child picking pro-
hibited flowers to take home to his moth
er. The downright vandalism OF bad
boys is, at least, comprehensible. But
though the evidence relating to the
rhododendrons. including those presented
by Mrs. Sage. is net complete or CO.
herent. there can be no doubt, in view
of the number of plants taken, that pc
cuniary profit was the thiefs purpose
1t Is a crime comparable with stealing
ice or medicine from charity hospital.
No theft could be more contemplate.
The parks are for everybody, and the
flowers and plants are cultivated in Cen
trai Park with great difficulty and st
great cost to the Taxpayers
Evening star., 1909-07-15

stories II his novels are read at all in
the future. people will wonder what we
sa " in them. save some possible element
of fun meaningless to them. The world
will never let Mr.. Pickwick, who to me
is full of the lumber of imbeciity. share
honors with Don Quixote. l never cared
for William Blacks novels; there is moth
ing in them but fishing and sunsets.
George Eliot had the heart of Sappho. but
the face, with the long proboscis, the pro-
truding teeth as Of the Apocalyptic horse
betrayed aninlality. What Of Lewes? Oh
he was the son of a clown. he had the
legs OF his father in his BRAIN"
Evening star., 1909-07-15

made application for the federal judge
ship, but says that his friends did SO for
him and that he acquiesced in their ef-
forts, and adds that had he gotten the
appointment he would have accepted 1t,
and he believes that Judge Mann would
have done the same thing. Judge Mann
has charged that Mr.. Tucker made the
application for the position. all right. and
1t is believed that the letters to appear
during the next ten days will have an i'm
portant bearing on the matter.
Evening star., 1909-07-15
Money Side Of Education.

From the New York Times
What is the value in dollars and cents
Of rudimentary education such as may
be obtained in the elementary public
schools Of this city? committee OF
New York high school teachers, with a
Evening star., 1909-07-15
Boys Long Pants Suits
Second Floor.

Fancy Mixed Cheviots, in
single-breasted style; gray and
brown effects; sizes II to 20.
Suits that sold at So.75 and
S11.75. R educe d 81 EO
Blue serge, black thibet and
fancy worsteds. cheviots and
cassimeres; single breasted,
stylish cut coats and full-cut
trousers; sizes IA to 20. Suits
that sold at $12>5o SIS. .EO
and $500. ........ ~0O
All the broken lots of Boys
Suits; double-breasted coats,
with knickerbocker pants, in
plain and fancy serges, fancy
worsteds, cheviots and cassl-
meres; sizes 7 to II. Some of
these suits with two pairs OF
trousers.
Suits that sell for
$2.os and S3,4s re- 81 O2
duced to. ~A ~
$500 and $500 60 OQ
Suits reduced to. %. pZ'>C
Evening star., 1909-07-15

Edyth-"Jack says vas made to kiss
Mayme-"A diplomatic way Of referring
to your turned-up nose. wasn't ity'-Chi-
cago News.
Evening star., 1909-07-15
Fight IS BITTER
LETTERS IN JUDGESHIP CASE
TO FIGURE IN CANVASS.
Latest Phase Of the Governorship
Contest in Virginia Promises
to Be a Sensation.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, July 15-The state
ment Is being made in political circles
that when the application was made by
or for Harry st. George Tucker for ap-
pointment as judge Of the western dis
trict of Virginia by President Roosevelt
certain letters. Endorsements and applica~
tions were filed with the Department OF
Justice. The fact that Mr.. Tucker had
asked. or the place had been asked for
him by friends. became known to the
people of this city only q short time ago.
1t appears that the application was
made In 1902. and that May Is OF that
year application was made to have the
letters and papers withdrawn, and the re-
quest was complied with by the gentle
man In charge of such documents.
1t appears that before the request for
withdrawal was made q gentleman In this
state, who had gotten wind of the affair.
went to the Department of Justice and
asked to be shown the papers In the case
He was Accommodated. and while there he
had made copies Of the letters and papers
and they were properly certified as being
perfect COPIES
Evening star., 1909-07-15
Intimations in Letters.

These copies are now In the hands OF
friends OF Judge William H. Mann OF
Nottoway, whom Mr.. Tucker is opposing
for governor There Is belief that the
letters are to be published and scattered
all over the state for the beneht OF the
voters Just exactly what the letters will
show is not known at this time. but there
are intimations that they will be interest
Ing when they are made public.
yesterday afternoon, denied that he ever
Evening star., 1909-07-15
Young Mems and Children's Clothing
IMPROVEMENT SALE" PRICES.

5000, $3.50 and
$500 Suits reduced ca no
TO.
5000 and $1,000 sS O9
Suits reduced to. %Os ~
All the broken lots of our
regular stock of Boys Wash
Sailor and Russian Blouse
Suits, white duck, pique, cham
bray, brown linen, crash, fancy
galateas, madras, etc. In all
the different models and col
or combinations. $I.oo and
s1.4s Suits. Reduced 7sc
to. ..............
SI.o8 and SAB eu 2E
Suits reduced to-. W u 'OO
$2.98 and S3.4S Sn O2
Suits reduced to-. j.. %A 80
$500 and $500 50 SS
Suits reduced to-. ~@'Oo
35 pairs Boys Straight and Bloom
er Knee Pants. plain blue. black and
fancy mixtures; sizes 3 and -
years. Reduced from soc. ZaOG
75c and $1.OO to.
Boys Wool Knickerbocker Pants.
neat gray effects. worsteds 20
and cheviots: sizes to Is. sSQBC
Reduced from 75c to.......
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-06-29

dreams of. IL she doubts me let hel
go TO any of the big hotels in Paris.
New York or Chicago.
The Hotel Aston, In New York. makes
a speciality Of serving unique after
dinner coffee, and SO for the benefit
Of my readers who like good eating
procured few of its recipes. First
let me say that the percolator in the
illustration is what Is used at most
simple dinners. The hostess pours
each cup and the maid stands at her
left ready to receive it and pass 1t to
the guest for whom 1t is intended
This percolator Is a French machine
and comes either with an electric at
tachment or with an alcohol flame
Ground coffee and not powdered should
be used In 1t.
Now for the recipes: The FIRST is
coffee diable. or in the style Of the
devil. For this deep copper pan is
used, and this is set over an alcohol
fame.
Into the pan is put a tablespoonful
of brandy, together with four Jumps OF
sugar, a dozen grains Of whole coffee,
some orange peel. three or four cloves
and one stick of cinnamon. The whole
Is stirred in a hot dish over the flame
until it catches fire. 1t is then ladled
with a spoon continually until thor
oughly melted. Meanwhile the coffee
has been made in a silver pot out in
the kitchen. This Is brought in by
the maid and poured into the burning
mixture. A teaspoonful OF kirsch is
added for flavor.
The hostess first removes by means
OF long handled spoon the sticks of
cinnamon, etc. which are in the mix
ture and then ladies' it into the cups.
The latter are made very narrow and
high, more on the order of chocolate
cups.
Another recipe is for Turkish coffee.
Powdered extract is used for this. II
must be extra fine
Put four heaping teaspoonfuls into
a Turkish pot, which should rest in
a canlike construction Of the same
metal which Is three inches high. This
can be bought at any hardware store.
1t Is for the alcohol, which must be
lighted around the base Of the pot.
Add to the four teaspoonfuls Of cof-
fee two more teaspoonfuls of pow
dered sugar, together with six cupfuls
of cold water. Put the coffeepot into
the can of lighted alcohol and allow
the mixture to come to a boil three
or four times. After 1t has been stand
ing about minute add a drop of cold
water to settle it.
The correct cups for this service
should be like tiny bowls. either of
plain colored china or of porous earth
enware. They should rest in filIgree
silver holders
MAUD ROBINSON.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-06-29
Girl. Idea For Expanding the Navy.

oirl's Idea For Expanding the Navy.
Miss Adeline Dunlap of Seattle,
Wash. is OF opinion that the people
OF the country should take the matter
Of increasing the navy In their own
hands. She suggests that 100000
persons-men. women. boys and girls
contribute 81 a year to the treas
ury for reinforcing the navy. This
would mean ten waFshIps costing ap-
proxinately 100000 apiece. She
cites a japanese servant as an exam
pie of what citizens should do In con-
tributing a certain sum Of their earn
ings to the support Of the government
This servant" she says, sends one
tenth Of his monthly pay to his gov
ernment He is paid a salary Of 500
per month. That makes SO per month
his country Il receiving from him. No
doubt there are thousands Of other
japanese In this country who are do
ing just that same thing. Now. sup
pose some OF our great Wall street
financial kings. bankers. merchants.
professional men. any one. were to
contribute q sum equaling in proper
tlOn that which the Jap Is sending to
his country to the treasury OF the
United States for the upbuIIding Of
our navy. Do you see? For my part.
/ say that II congress won't build a
navy let the people build one, and let
congress 60 70 thunder
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-06-29
Woman :
Features in this Column:
The After Dinner Cup
Flavor In Coffee an Art
Serving by the Hostess

The up 70 date hostess earns her title
by strict attention 20 detail in giving
a dinner.
No trouble Is spared to ind out the
latest mode OF serving not only the
more important dishes, but the hors
doeuVres. the cheese and even the
coffee.
Indeed, the latter may be made In
more ways than the average woman