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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-01-20
Varieties OF DictiOn.

There was man who could not we'd
A fact which caused him oft to fret
Because bad grammar reigned, he said,
Among the girls he met.
From Boston town then came maid
Whose diction was a dream, he vowed ;
So matrimony he essayed
With feelings very proud.
But soon his joy contracts a chill,
For, though her diction's passing
strong,
Her contradictions stronger still
They'll be divorced ere long.
Success Magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-01-20

gether, it was situation that had In 1t
much pathos. 1t meant a bened1ct1on
for the future soldier.
I believe the others must have been
equally impressed, for after the scratch
ing Of the pen had ceased, there was
absolute silence in the room while Col.
Grant carefully folded the letter and
gently led his father away.
The note was dated and signed on
April 3, 1885. General Sherman In
dorsed it on February /, 1887, and
eleven years later on March 80, was
written across the bottom:
'T direct the appointment to be made
"WM. MKINLEY."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-01-20
HOw's This?

We OFFER One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure
II. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned. have known +. J.
Cheney for the last 10 years. and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business trans
actions, and financially able TO carry out any
obligations made by his firm.
WALDING KINNAH & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. Testimonials sent
free Price, roc per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists. -.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-01-20
A SEA CHANGE.

Hafhinr Costumes of Today and
Those of a Century Ago.
A brisk little old grandmother, coz1ly
established on the beach, chatted rem
iniscently not long ago, as she watched
her pretty granddaughter, short-sklrt-
ed and sandaled, their heads pictures
quely bound with gay kerch1efs dlsport-
ing themselves In the surf.
"I went In bathing when l was
young" she confessed, "but when L
look at those girls today, and remember
how used to look and behave, 1t act
ually hurts my vanity, even now.
"My bathing suit was Of the heaviest
dark blue flannel, made with long
sleeves, full Turkish trousers and
full skirt half way below my knees. AS
soon as 1 was fairly in the water the
skirt Topped and ballooned about me.
The trousers sagged around my ankles
and nv hair, worn free and flowing,
whipped my face or chung In wet
strands over my eyes 1 didn't swim
girls didn't then. We merely danced up
and down and squealed and thought
ourselves very brave If we ducked in-
stead of jumping as high as possible
when a wave came. When we came
out. looking awful frights, our water
soaked toggery was so heavy we could
scarcely stumble up the beach.
"Yet we girls wouldn't have worn
the things girls do today, pretty and
convenient as they are. We should
have been shocked at them. But I'm
not shocked now. You see, l remember
that unprogressive people were shocked
at us. My great aunt Ann remon-
strated seriously with mother on the
indelicacy Of public bathing and the
positive disgrace to the family of cos
tune that was unfeminine and grotes-
que. Though 1 don't think / disgraced
the family, she was right about that
costume. I'm glad there were no snap
shots then"
The old lady laughed, sighed and
lifted her opera glass to follow the
scarlet kerchiefed heads bobbing far
beyond the line of surf.
Its always good to see young folks
having good times" she said, reflective
", "but particularly the kind Of good
times we never had ourselves"
Times have changed, indeed. But two
| generations farther back than the brisk
old grandmother and Madame de
Boigne, distinguished French woman,
visiting Dieppe-now one Of the best
known of French shore resorts-to take
sea baths for her health, found the
place a hamlet of fishermen and curious
housewives, who thought her baths a
mad whim At first they thought her
mad In another sense; they believed
her a helpless victim Of hydrophobia,
whom her relatives in pity for her and
precaution for others, had brought
there to drown.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-01-20
Looking Back Upon the Present.

AOOk1mE DUCK OpOA Inc AECSCAN'
We who are used to flight can hardly
realize the crawling life of men before
the twentieth century. They were
bound to roads and railroads. They
could not ride direct to any given spot.
They were confined by roads and rail-
roads, and they were a hurried race
that chafed at these restraints. I'M
agine, then, this race suddenly relieved
Of such vexatious barriers, entering
into a new realm, as free as the sea,
and reaching all men alike, so that
every mans farm or factory was a
harbor from which he could sail as
directly as the wind would let him
to any spot in the world; and, bear
in mind, from the first with rapidity
that equaled that of the ordinary rail
road trains of the day and surpassed
any speed permitted by law to pri-
vate vehicles on their crooked roads.
1t was indeed this advantage of speed
which encouraged as much as anything
else the commercial development of the
fyer.-Success Magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-01-20
Running No Risk.

What" asks the maiden aunt, $50
ing to marry that Mr.. Newwun? Why.
you hardly know the man, Imogene.
In the few days you have been ac-
quainted with him you cannot possibly
have learned anything Of his family
or antecedents or habits or personal cir
cumstances."
THAT is true. Aunt Keturah. But
you have always told me that no wom-
an who knows anything about a man
will marry im.''-Success Magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-01-20

There is nothing like a stanch friend.
At a home in the country which the
children of the slumS are allowed to
visit for a short term in the summer
the following incident occurred. A
party of a hundred of the youngsters
were on their way back to the city.
The attendant noticed that one Of the
girls, Rosie, was walking clumsily. A
writer in the New York Tribune tells
the story.
When the attendant heard a chorus
of gibes all aimed at little Rosie, she
saw that the girl was wearing pair
Of shoes of large size. Then the attend
ant remembered that Rosie had had a
new pair of shoes and the little girl
was asked about it.
"Wall," said Rosie, you see the shoes
amt mine. They're Katie's. l know
they're awful big, but her mamma amt
had any work lately, so she couldn't
buy her a new pair. She just gave her
own shoes to Katie.
katie felt awful bad about It and
cried all the way to the station. The
girls all laughed at her, so I just lent
her my new ones and took hers.
"You see, teacher" said Rosie, rails
ing her eyes to the attendants face,
Katie's my friend"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-01-20
UNREST IN INDIA GROWING.
Ma1content. Continue Vigorous Prop

MaIcOntents Continue Vigorous Prop
uganda Against Great Britain.
Possibly because India is afar off
and local topics are more Immediately
interesting; possibly also because the
subject is disquieting, we are only now
realizing the extent Of the disaffectiOn
in India. which, contrary to a popular
Impression, is not limited to Bengal,
says the Boston Transcript. The H..
dian correspondent of a London news
paper expresses establishment at the
misundel standing of the situation ex-
hibited in England as evidenced by The
belief that only in one division OF In
dia does seditiOn stalk around. He
thinks perhaps this error is due to The
prominence given in dispatches to the
throwing conspiracy in Bengal.
Englishmen at home have leaped to
the comforting conclusion that in that
province only has the unrest become
militant, whereas the truth is it men
aces Madras, and Bombay even more.
Very few prosecutions for SeditiOn have
bctn before the courts Of Bengal, and
the extreme penalty they have imposed
has beel. two years Imprisonment. In
Bombay, Madras and the united prov
inces-Agra and Oudh, in the north
west-severe sentences of five, seven,
ten years, or for life, are becoming
the rule. Nor does the personal popu-
lari,y of governors or other high Off
Gals deter printed or spoken attacks
on the British rule. The aSSailantS
discriminate and declare that the best
intentions of magistrates are frustrated
by the policy it is their duty to en-
force. The character of these attacks
and of the aSSailantS may be inferred
from an extract from an article which
caused the arrest of Subramania Iyer,
one Of the best-knOwn of the native
Journalists of Madras. He wrote and
published of the English in India:
''They beat us, kill us and treat us
most insolently and even prejudice the
government against u.s. 1t is not JUS
tice alone but equality and liberty, TOO,
that the people require"
Oddly enough, the proceedings
against this offender were dropped On
the ground of his ill health, but pre-
sumably because in certain contro-
versies he had shown a knowledge of
the social economic conditions of India
which it would have been inconvenient
to have him exploit on the witness
stand. He had in the course of an edi-
torial discussion demonstrated that the
normal income of the Indian peasant
is but a penny day, and on this he
based arguments as to the benefceuce
of the British rule, the repetition Of
which is to be deprecated.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-01-20
FOR THE GIRLS GUEST ROOM.


Timely Suggestions Which Will Help
40 Make the Visit Pleasant.
Every girl cannot afford a guest
room into which she can put her
friends, but if possible, she should al
ways arrange one room in the house
for a guest, says the New York Times.
1t may be her own room or that or
some member of the family. In 1t she
can put all the attractive knickknacks
that make q room attractive to any Oc-
cupant, then she can go into smaller
or less comfortable room when the
guest arrives.
1t is much nicer for girl to share
q room with some member Of her fam
lily than share it with a guest. There
are very few visitors who like to share
room with any one. They may not
object to it in their own house as much
as they do in another's house.
1t is not an easy matter to accommo-
date ones self to another PERSONS way
of living or sleeping or dressing. No
matter how well a girl knows her
guest, she should give her a room to
| herself.
If she vacates her own room, which
is often the case, she should see to it
that enough bureau drawers and clos
cts are left empty for the guest to ar
range her clothes in them.
In the closet should always be four
or six suit hangers. Possibly there is
foI, n
preciates as much as this. True, there
are collapsible coat hangers now which
come in small boxes, but the majority
of visitors do not possess these.
The large hangers are inconvenient
| to put in trunk, or dress suit case,
and therefore they are gratefully re-
ceived when found hanging in the
closet.
A girl should not only empty the
closet and the bureau drawers for her
guest, but she should have fresh paper
| laid in both. 1t is not pleasant for
visitor to have to put all her nice &C
cessories and clothes over shreds, dust,
crooked pins, and possibly a soiled
handkerchief or collar.
The girl who does not empty the
closet for the guest and expects her to
hang up her incest clothes on any hook
or In any crevice she can find among
other peoples clothes is a careless host
ess and does not deserve the visits Of
interesting friends.
Another thing that a girl should al
ways provide for her guest is enough
| light Every one has POSSIBLY gone
| through the experience of being shown
up to the guest room, where one is to
live for a while, and finds, upon trying
to dress for dinner, that the light is
dim and badly placed.
One can't see in the mirror or how
to fasten a frock. She is conscious Of
the distressing fact that for the entire
time of her stay she will never know
how her hair looks and whether her
gown is fastened upside down or not.
In these days of easy lighting girl
should see to it that each mirror in a
bedroom has the proper light at the
side or above it. If she can't manage
this she must be sure to get two or four
/ candles, put them in any kind Of can
dlestick and place them in a row in
front of the looking glass.
She should put a half-dozen fresh
ones in the room so that the visitor will
feel sure of having enough light.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-01-20
Why, Cert!

The customer had handed over a check
In payment of his long overdue milk bill.
us it certified check?'' asked the col
lectOr.
'No, and it doesn't need to be; I'm per-
fectly good That's an impudent ques-
ton to ask"
Il guess you'd better get it certified "
said the collector. ''You insist on having
certified milk"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-01-20
Aim of Life.

We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts,
not breaths;
In feelings, not in figures on dial.
We should count time by heart throbs He
most lives
Who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts
the best.
And he whose heart beats quickest lives
the longest;
Lives In one hour more than IN years DO
some
Whose fat blood sleeps, as it slips along
atheir veins,
Life is but means unto an end; that
end,
Beginning, mean, and end to all things
God.
The dead have all the glory of the world.
Philip James Bailey.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-01-20

BeemeU HOPELESS. ] De uTIHe pdsSou III
voluntarily. Two months ago l began
taking Doan's Kidney Pills and the
improvement has been wonderful. Four
boxes have done me more good than all
the doctoring of seven years. | have
gained SO much that my friends won
der at it."
Sold by all dealers. soc box. Eos
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. 7.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-01-20
NobIesse ObIige.

The youthful George Washington had
just declared that he couldn't tell lie.
''How would it look" he said, ''for a
future President of the United States to
be eligible for membership in an Ananias
club?"
Thereupon he trimmed the cherry tree
he had cut down, and proceeded to make
a big stick out of chicago Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-01-20
Oyster Shells as Medicine.

Ground oyster shells were given by
the medieval doctors to children suf-
fering from ricketts, and scrofula. Now
1t appears that they were right The
shells contain lime, nitrogen, -four, bro
mide, phosphoric acid and iodine, all
excellent for feeble children. They say
that If growing children were to take
powdered oyster shells in their food
the teeth would be improvisation
don Answers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-01-20
PriYiIered.

20, but wasn't Tennyson a great poet ~
"You bet He could violate every rule
of rhyme or rhythm without being called
down for it"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-01-20
Conclusive Evidence.

'tSee Jinx lately?"
''Saw him yesterday. He was hunt
ing trouble
"How do you know?"
"He asked me if 1 had seen any
thing of his mother-in-law."-H
Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-01-20
Information,

Mrs. Chugwater- is this ''bread
line they talk about so much, Josiah?
Mr.. Chugwater-You've seen one of
these long ropes of macaroni, haven't you ?
Well, that's it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-01-20
Father Won't Forget.

Mrs. yte-PhiSt-Jimmy needs a pair
of shoes.
Mr.. Tyte-Physt-I know It. Jimmy has
been good boy lately, and am going to
get him a pair for a Christmas gift.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-01-20

must have been hurt
as / passed bloody
urine with pain for 8
long time after, was
weak and thin, and
so l could not work
Two years after ]
went to the
hospital and remain
ed a I'm o st s i x
months, but my case
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-01-20

It's the judgment or many smokers
that Lewis Single Binder &c cigar
equals in quality the best 10c cigar.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-01-20

Mrs. Winslow's SOOTHING syrup for ChilAroH
Eeething Eoftens the gums reduces Inflammation a.
lays pain. cures wind collie. % cents bottle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-01-20

The first pipe organ was made by Ar.
chimedes in 22O B. G..
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-01-20

What has become OF the old-fash-
toned school in which the pupils tried
TO whip the teacher7
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-01-20
ONLY one nBROMO QUININE"

That is LAXATIVE BRoMO oUININE. Look
for the signature of e. w. GROVE. Used the
World over to Cure Cold in One Day. Csc.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-01-20

PILES CURED IN TO IA DAYS
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any
case of Itching, Blind Bleeding or Protrud-
ing Piles in 6 to IA days or money REFUNDED.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-01-20
HURT IN A WRECK.

kidneys Badly Injured and Health
Seriously Impaired.
William White, R. r. man, POI Con-
stantine ST., Three Rivers, Mich, says :
I'm a railroad collision my kidneys
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-01-20
Could Not Smell Nor Hear.

Mrs. A. l.. Wetzel, 1923 Ohio ST., Terre
Haute, Ind, writes:
When l began to take your medicine
l could not smell, nor hear a church
bell ring. Now l can both smell and
hear.
when / began your treatment my
head was terrible. l had buzzing and
chirping noises in my head.
Il followed your advice faithfully and
took Peruna as you told me. Now l
might say l am well.
81 want to go and visit my mother
and see the doctor who said l was not
long for this world l will tell him it
was Peruna that cured me-"
Peruna is manufactured by The
Peruna Drug Mfg. Co., Columbus, Ohio.
Ask your Druggist for Free
Peruna Almanac for 1909.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-01-20

Peruna Drug Co., Columbus, Ohio.
Gentlemen Il can cheerfully recon-
mend Peruna as an effective cure for
coughs and colds.
You are authorized to use my photo
with testimonial in any publication.
Mrs. Joseph Hall Chase.
SO4 Tenth St Washington d. c.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1909-04-29

the backs OF the workers.; that the
people shall collectively own the
toolsei social production and dis
tribution, and very one shall have
acesss totha nss 81 Them ard shalt
receive oil that b. earns. lee tho
wear and the tear, in keeping the
tools In order. And then. thank
God, W will produce no more
millionaires. and no moro psupsrv.
Then happiness and content viii
spread. like . holy bsnsdictioo
from God. throughout the whole
land: and then women slavery:
child slavery and vaes slavery.
and oil the evils flowing from the
curse Of these conditions orim-
inal dsbauchsry Oh the one hand.
and the evils Of psupsrism on
the other, would end for oil time.
Respectfully.
n. B. wilkinson.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1909-04-29

The WORLDS CRKssET:
! Norwood Mo.
Dear Editor: There 10 q pecu
liar sea animal which. when at
taeted, or disturbed, uses its
numerous appendages to stir up
the mud and filth around it, and
thus hide it from observation.
G. s. Tows has read of this an.
imal, aud in his misery at my ex.
posure Of his mendacity. and
malice, toward socialism. tries
the same method to screen him.
self from the condemnation of all
honest readers OF The WORLDS
CREssET.
My article, in answer TO his
dishonest attack on social Sun
contained no word of malice,
whatever, as my greatest sym.
patty went out to Mr.. Towe
because Of the woful ignorance
expressed in his article. Every
reader Of this paper knows that
| tempered ny reply to his I'M.
FUR diatrioe against socialism
with charity and leniency.
Mr.. Towe made some asser.
ti>ns, claiming them to be facts,
and among his untruthful state.
ments l quote these: Then
what is his (Wsylands) annual
income? twice ss2, 1926, plus
ts2,7sG.25 minus twice so 695
~ equals Sl66, 967.07. That is
what he GETS Now this Il a |
positive statement; but In his
Apologize article of two weeks
ago he taxes our credulity as TO
his sanity by saying Of these |
statements: Il want to ask Mr.
is your comprehen-I
eion faculties so dull as to lead |
you to even think that these
are positive declare
lions" II they were rot posi-.
tive declarations Of facts, then
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1909-04-29
PLEASANT HILL ITEMS,
"Bys Dove"

Mrs. Gale 10 visiting Der dAugh
ter. Mrs. Elemer Newby this
week.
VI. B. Gasperson made biz
regular trip TO Norwood Sat.
Mr.. John Mulkey was seen
on the streets Of Mt. Grove last
Saturday.
I Miss. Halle Gasperson left
for Springfield Sasur day night.
Mrs. Harve Wedge visited hel
Mother this week.
Mrs. Wedge lost Q valuable
hors last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Davis
went fishing last Saturday.
Miss Nora Riley Of Man siield
Mo. is visiting Miss Clara Gas.
person this week.
Will Parmenter hauled tie,
for Elder Robbins last Saturday
Grandma Vaughn is slowly
recovering.
Clarence Vaughn made a bust
ness trip to Nor wood last Sat.
Nellie Parmenter took horse
back ride Saturday evening.
Willie and Myrtle McCraw ar,
visiting their step father Jane
Parmenter, this week.
We understand that Miss Laur
Marshall will teach the next tern
OF school at Pleasant Hill Mis-
Laura has our oest wishes.
y. A. Lee and r L. Crow of NJ,
Grove took q contract last wee.
TO move Pleasant Hill schoe
! house from the present side 10
place near the County road.
No more this time as news
, scarce.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1909-04-29
FAIR MOUNT ITEMS.
Ky A SISTER.

We have been having let's oil
rain lately and it has stopped
the farmers from planting corn.
Elmer Newly and Mr.. II. l.
Berry has traded horses,
Mr.. Afford was seen taking q
load Of ties to Mt. Grove Saturday
evening.
Little Althea Newly is better
at present writing.
Mrs. Harris bought o COW
from Mr. II. l.. Berry last week.
Mrs. Gale was visiting her
Daughter Mrs Maud Newly
q few days this week.
Mrs. Charley Davis and wife
and daughter Crystel and Mr..
Robbins visited Mrs. Redmsn
last Saturday.
Mr.. Fred Shannon in seriouly
Ill at present writing.
Mrs Della Wedge and children
visited her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Gasperson last week.
We understand that they are
going to move the Pleasant Hill
school house.
Well II see this in prin; l will
come again some day.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1909-04-29
ITEMS CAUGHT IN PASSING
by the.two Turtle doves %

Hollow friends and neighbors
! win try and scribble some news
for the CREssET
Charlie Ussery aud wife went
10 Atn Grove Sat. on business.
We wonder If lawrence Vsu.
GIN has found out what went
with oil the timber in Kan. yet.
Mrs. Robertson called on MIS-.
Tho. McAllister Saturday also
Mrs. Miles Long.
Sunday was MRS. Robertsons
birthday and also Miss Ethel
McAllister's they both celebrated
together, reports was that they
had a ine time.
Mr.. Ives and wife and sister
Miss bradford called at Thomns
ncAllisters Sunday evening.
Willie Donelson vas seen going
East Sunday morning wonder
where he was going guess EN- ma
knows.
John Kennaday was up calling
on Mss Oma Robertson Satur
day evening and Sunday, johnny
has long ways to come.
Mrs. Tbos. McAllister called
al Mrs. Ives Saturday evening.
Mr.. Wilson is moving near NTH
Grove this week.
N n. Longs three Oldest child
rem was reported sick Saturda,
OUT was better Sunday.
Mr.. Bradford who owns Mr.
Wilson's place left for Harrinp
ton kans. Saturday evening.
Ed Jarrett and Halle Casper
son was seen ont at meeting a
the colony tents Sun.
Marion Vaughn and Uncle Ell
Miller went to Norwood Monda,
with a load of wool.
| Mrs. Wilson and son Georgi,
'took a load Of household goods +,
their farm Tuesday.
Lara Marshall will teach thu
Pleasant Hill school this season ;;
Will ring of and If we see thi.
in print will come again.