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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-06-01
TRAVELLERS JOIN FIGHT.
Commercial Men Anxious to Rid State
of Filthy Public Roller Towel.

Travelling mems organizations OF
Wisconsin have taken up the Wiscon
sin Anti tuberculosis campaign to
Danish the deadly public roller towel
and are agitating its abolition by
hotel and inn keepers.
The menace of the dirty common
towel has been recognized by the COM
mercial men s organization for long
time and we have striver hard to
arouse public support in favor of its
abolition, said Otto G. Kneli, presi
dent of the Wisconsin branch, Travel
ers' Protective association. THE
travelling men, more so perhaps than
any other class of people, feel the
effects of this Anticipated method of
wlping hands and face, which spreads
disease right and left, with a ruthless
disregard of human life. IS
The Travellers Protective associa-
ton, in common with other organiza-
tions, has discussed ways and means
to knock out the public roller towels
at its conventions for years. The
Wisconsin Anti tuberculosis assoc1a-
tion by starting agitation for the com
plete abolition of the evil, is doing a
valuable service not only to the
travelling men, but to the thousands
of people in the cities who are forced
to use the dirty public roller towels
in restaurants and otherpublic places. -
The United Commercial Travellers,
another strong organization, is CO.
operating with the 7. P A. Manley
J. Hermans of Green Bay. state chair
man of the committee on hotels of the
T. P. A.. is one of the best known
members of the U. G. 7. Mr..
Hermaps' annual reports have been
strong and vigorous protests against
the public roller towel.
1t costs very little to furnish in
dividual towels, say members of the
ami tuberculosis association, and the
hotel and restaurant keepers will soon
find the slight extra cost saved in ad-
ded patronage, to say nothing of the
saving of human life.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-06-01
Different Arrangements.

Adolph 81. kemper. Walnut Grove,
Mimi, and Pearl r. Petit, Mt. Ida
Henry Dingel and Alma M. Clark,
both of PIatteville.
Alex Hill and Ida Kelkla. both of
Platteville.
Otto Fl. Failing, Cassville and
Blanche NJ. Rothschild, Lancaster.
Chas. 81. Dousett, Woodland, Eli. /,
and Jessica Dvorak, Muscoda.
Henry Felt, Cobb and Martha Brice,
Fennimore.
Jesse L. Hak and Laura Cannon,
both of Platteville.
Norval L. Collard and Isabelle NJ J.
Bremmer both of Muscoda.
Willie Gierens. Potosi and Bessie
Peterson, South Lancaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-06-01
WHERE IS THE 100000?
Railroad Commission Wants Report
From PIatteville Gas Company
on Expenditures.

Madison, Wis, May 27.-The Wis
consn railroad commission today
notified The Platteville Gas company
that on Thursday, June, 2 at 10 o'clock
at Madison, it will proceed to in
vestigate the matter of the applica
tion of the proceeds of the sale of
$50, 600 of bonds and $50, 600 of
capital stock authorized by the COM
mission in August. 1909, for the
promotion of the enterprises of the
company. The order of notice re-
quires the company to appear with
it's books and account to show how the
funds in question were used.
The action is one that is instituted
upon the motion of the commission
itself. The commission authorized
the sale of bonds and capital stock to
ray for complete gas manufacturing
and distributing plant. One of the
requirements of the commission when
it issued the certificate Of authorize
tion, was that the company file with
in thirty days a verified statement
showing the details of the application
of the proceeds of the sale Of the stock
and bonds. This statement the COM
pany failed to file.
The Platteville Gas company FLED
its articles of incorporation in Septem
Der, 1907, and the incorporates were
F. II. Crahen, T. G. Hendley and J.
L. Hendlev
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-06-01
STONE PILE---LEsS TRAMPS
Iowa County Lowers Jail Expenses With
Dark Room and Stone Pile.

In all probability Dodge county has
the acsmp problem solved. and at the
same time cut down the expense of the
county about So. QUO a year. Up to a
few years ago, Dodge county was
paying about Sc 600 yearly for the
keeping of tramps, DRINKS and those
who committed petty thieving for the
purpose of getting free lodging during
the cold winter months
The county board also built a
structure with a few dark rooms in
it, these dungeons being used for the
confinement of these individuals who
refuse to work. A few hours in one
of these cells usually brings the
working mood on to the prisoners.
and they are willing to put in a full
day pounding stone. The stone is
sold to the city for street purposes.
The Dodge county institution of course
is losing it's popularity. and in the
past year only sixtY-two prisoners
have beeu accommodated there. =
Viroqua Republican. The stone pile
has been often advocated in Grant
county as a solution of the tramp
problem and Judging from the ex-
perience of Dodge County it would
pay the county board to consider it
favorably at the next meeting.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-06-01
Growth of the R. F. D.

The rural free delivery service or
the United States means the distrlbu-
tion of nearly 600, 600. 600 letters and
parcels annually along the highways
and byways of every state and terri
tory from Maine to Alaska. A force
of Al, 600 carriers daily go over the
routes assigned to them.
Bringing the mail to the farmer
now costs the nation $50, 900. 600, a
year in salaries for the carriers. ex-
pense of examining new routes, main
tanning postUfices, payments of in
spectors, special agents. clerks and
chiefs of bureaus.
To secure information to make
changes necessary, to establish new
routes and to record and ta5nlate
statistics and data for the postmaster
general as we'll as Tor the public d
force of only 10 persons is required
in Washington in spite of the great
amount of Office work and correspond
ence that must be finished daily.
Over a million letters are received
and answered by the department of
rural free delivery in a year. Many
of those received are merely addressed
to the department To save time of
opening and reading missives not
properly directed is a part of the
work of the mailing section. 1t in
|cludes a private postofice through
which every letter received or sent
relative to rural delivery must pass
Every one of the half million and
more letters sent from this department
is copied for record by mechanical
system which saves the labor of
hundred copying clerks even where
the hand copying press or the carbon
method has been employed. A force
of only seventeen clerks is needed in
this section, says the Bookkeeper, yet
in addition to handling and copying
mail they keep daily record of all
the outlay of postage expenses of the
department and sort and examine the
hundreds of letters daily received
which must be returned to the post
Offices where they should have been
directed
What the service does in receiving
applications for new routes, petitions
for carriers, decisions of the depart
ment. the payments and receipts. is
told ny the postoffice newspaper. Pub
lished every day by the accounting
section, it is record of what every
one in this postal counting house, in
Guiding the assistant postmaster
general himself, is doing. Every i'm
purtant item of statistics is tabulated
in type.
The esprit de corps of the rural free
delivery is best shown by the last an
nual report. During the year it states
that out of the Al 600 in the service
the total dismissals for cause were
only 165, less than the total number
of deaths.
The reasons for the dismissals We're
principally incompetence and failure
to obey instructions. No dimissals
whatever for stealing from the mails
or other dishonesty were on the re-
cords. Considering the different kinds
of men required, this is indeed re-
markable testimony to their faithful
ness and speaks we'll for the organiza-
tion. New York Sun.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-06-01
STATE REPUBLICANS
WILL HOLD MEETING
Convention to be Held in Mil
waukee June 8.
Grant County VIII Select Representa-
tives Friday, June 3. at Platte
vile and Fennimore.

The call for the Republican con-
vention or conference to be held in
Milwaukee on June by Republicans
OF Wisconsin who believe in President
Taft. has been issued and contains the
names of 1000 or more such Republi-
cans from all parts.of the state.
Ex-Gov. Hoard, of Fort Atkinson,
in authorizing the use of his name in
the call, set forth his views in the
matter in letter to Mr.. Phillip, of
the committee. in which he said:
I received your telegram asking
if was willing to be identified with
other Republicans in a call for a
state convention, the object of which
shall be, as understand it. to unite
the Republican party in Wisconsin in
support of President Taft and pledges
made by the last national convention,
concerning the carrying out of certain
policies in legislation.
ADMIRES PRESIDENT TAFT.
was that kind of a Republican
then and l see no reason why I am
not now I heartily sypmathize with
the SO called insurgents in their efforts
TO change the status of the rules in
the house Of representatives and am
not an admirer of Cannon nor Aidrich,
but | am a firm believer in the
patriotism. honesty and ability of
President Taft. I admire his sanity,
his strong common sense as seen in his
willingness to cooperate with any
and all factions in redeeming the
solemn pledges he gave and the party
gave for him. I have no patience
with any faction that tries to elevate
itself above the central purpose of do
ing what the party as a whole agreed
to do.
AGAINST UNREASONABLE RADICALISM
81 do not believe in a radicalism
that is too radical to be reasonable.
I shall try to shape my political
course along these lines. believing that
at last the great heart of the Republi-
can party will see that it is its duty
to the country it loves to follow the
sane and reasonable course President
Taft is trying to follow. | have no
sympathy with any set of men in any
party who in face of the demands and
necessities of the hour put themselves
and their faction above their duty to
the whole country.
If with this declaration of political
belief you are willing to count me in.
you are at liberty to do 80 and will
be glad to cooperate with you or any
other man for such purpose Yours
truly, Nv. D. HOARD.
Mr. Philips REPLY.
4 shall reply to Gov. Hoard to-
night. informing him that it is not
the purpose Of the convention to in
dorse Speaker Cannon or Senator
Aldrich, said Mr.. Phillip last night.
This convention will only concern
itself with the republican party and
especially with the Republican party
in Wisconsin. -
EDMONDS FOR PARTY UNITY.
E. A, Edmonds of Appleton. chair
man of the Republican state central
committee. WAS in the city yesterday.
Mr.. Edmonds, who has been out OF the
state for some time, was asked what
be thought of the call for conference
of the RaOuhlicana of fha state which
has been called to meet in Milwaukee
on June s.
st am in favor of any movement. +"
he said, "that has for its object the
Continued on 4th page.)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-06-01
Woodmen Memorial Services.

The Modern Woodmen and Royal
Neighbors will hold joint memorial
services at their hall on Sunday, June
5, at 2 80 upon which occasion an in
teresting program will be rendered.
It is especially desired that the public
halls understand that every body is in
vited, whether they are members or
not.
PROGRAM
Singing of Italian Hymn
Reading of mortuarv record by Recorder.
The Lords Prayer, Chanted.
Address by Oracle.
Vocal Solo, The Beautiful Isle of Some
where .. $500 Miss FlosSie Bidwel1
Address ......... E. B. Uoodsell
Hymn by Quartette.
Exercise by 1.-The GraceS"
Vocal Solo, selected ... Mrs. Glenn Smith
Decoration of representation of an un-
known grave.
Doxology.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-06-01

WANTED at Janesville-First class
bricklayers and masons; 80 cents per
hour, hours per day. Steady work.
JAMES SHEARER. Contractor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-06-01

Wanted 5000 to 5000 dozen eggs.
at the Boston Store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-06-01

FOLDING BED for SALE Inquire
of Mrs. f. &. Burr. 12tfc.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-06-01
Emmanuel Church.
Rev. Myron G. Argus, Rector.

5-Second Sunday after Trinity.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-11-24
UNCLE CALHOUN SPOKE OUT
Answer No Doubt Truthful, but by No
Means What the Orator
Desired.

Booker T. Washington, c%ongratu-
lated by a New York reporter On the
success he had made of his life, said
with a smile:
II suppose l must be modest and
declare that luck has had more to do
with my progress, or otherwise I'll be
in Senator Dash's shoes.
Senator Dash Of Tallapoosa prided
himself on his rise from the bottom,
for Senator Dash in his youth had
worked with the colored people in the
cotton fields.
Boosting at a political meeting
about his rise. the senator singled
out Uncle Calhoun Webster among his
audience and said:
81 see before me old Calhoun Web
ster, beside whom, in the broiling
southern sun, I toiled day after day.
Now, ladies and gentlemen, 1 appeal
to Uncle Calhoun. Tell us all, uncle,
was I, or was I not, a good man in
the cotton field?'
"'Yo' wuz a good man, senatah,'
the aged negro replied; 'yo wuz a
good man, TO- a fack; but yo' sut'ny
didn't work much"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-11-24
Cross Section of Work Bench.

cry should be properly housed when
not in actual service, so as to be in
good working condition when re-
quired for use. Alterations and re.
pairs or buildings and fences are re-
quired from time to time to accom-
modate them to changed conditions
and to protect the crops. Farm ma
chinery and equipment generally are
subject to wear and breakage, and
constant attention to repair is neces-
sary. Breakdowns are most frequent
during the busy season, and much val
liable time may be lost in going to
some distant shop for repairs or in
waiting until a new part of some ma.
chine can be secured. In many cases an
accident to n of the farm imple-
ments will cause the loss of not only
a portion of the crop but also the time
OF q number of farm hands until nee.
essary repairs can be made and work
resumed. Permanent repairs can fire.
quently be made at once, and under
most circumstances temporary re-
pairs, at least, can be made, provided
the necessary supplies are at hand.
By the aid of a little training, to-
gether with the necessary tools and
supplies, the farmer can repair all
ordinary injuries to the farm equip
ment, and as a rule he can do this
in a shorter time than would be re-
1uired to go to a distant shop.
On most farms there is a deficiency
Of suitable repair tools and supplies,
and an increased investment along this
line is strongly recommended. Some
farmers, however, need to be caution
ed against hasty, indiscriminate pur-
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-11-24
Floor Plan Of Work Shop.

formed. In many instances it may be
desirable to keep the tools in a port
able chest in which they may be car.
ried to any part of the farm or plan
tation; on the other hand, If the work
is done almost entirely at the shop
the tools will be more accessible when
supported on the walls or upon shelves
above the bench.
In climates where the atmosphere
is moist the greater part of the time,
it is not wise to keep the tools x
posed by hanging them on the walls
or laying them upon open shelves, but
a wall cabinet or a tool chest should
be provided. 1t should be the aim to
have a place for every tool, and then
cultivate the practice Of returning it
to it's proper place Immediately upon
the completion Of the work in hand.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-11-24

The use of this machine in the corr
fed in invaluable as it easily dou-
bles the amount Of work possible to
accomplish, as we'll as at the same
time doing it much easier. The writ
or has seen several of these home
made machines in operation and
knows how efficient they are, two
men and a horse being able to cut
seven and one-half acres of corn in
one day, says A. A. Houghton in Farm
Press. It can be operated by one man,
but as two rows of corn are cut at a
time, in heavy cor two men a. work
much easier and faster. The shock
rows are started by hand, cutting two
corn rows and making the starters
for the shocks across the field; then
the machine is started between two
rows next to the line of shocks, and
&ae men ride on seats erected on the
platform; catching the corr and pull
i, 1t upon the platform as the knives
cs,t it on. at each shock the bundles
are left or set up until the shock row
Is completed; 1t Is surprising the
rapidity and ease with which this ma
chine completes 6 row Of shocks.
A three-corneTed platform Is built
with the n side resting upon an
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-11-24

axle to which two small, wide-tire
wheels are fitted (the trucks from the
grain binder are excellent), while the
front end of the machine rests on a
small boat or block of wood that is
bolted to the front end Of platform,
and as this slides on the ground in the
manner Of a stone-boat the machine is
held more steadily than If a wheel
were used at the front end. The
whifletree is attached with a short
piece Of chain, in the manner illus
trated, while the knives attached to
each side are easily made from two
old s%aw-blades, ground down to an
edge on the back and bolted to the
platform. The expense of this ma
chine is but a few dollars and hence
it should pay for itself in one days
use, in the increased amount Of work
that can be done with it, with less
effort than when cutting the corr by
hand.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-11-24
UNsIGHTLY COMPILATIONS

The constant use of Cuticura Soap,
assisted by Cuticura Ointment, for
toilet, bath and nursery purposes not
only preserves, purif1es, and beauties
the skin, scalp, hair and hands, and.
prevents Inflammation, irritation and
clogging of the pores, the common
cause of pimples, blackheads, redness
and roughness, yellow, oily, notify and
other unwholesome conditions of the.
complexion and skin. All who delight
in a clear skin, soft, white hands, a;
clean, wholesome scalp and live, glossy
hair, will find Cuticura Soap most sucI
cessful in realizing every expectation.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment are ad-
mirably adapted to preserve the
health of the skin and scalp Of in
fants and children, and to prevent,
minor blemishes or inherited skin hui
mors becoming chronic, and may bel
used from the hour of birth. Cuticura'
Remedies are sold throughout the civ
ilized world. Send to Potter Drug 8
Chem. Corp, sole proprietors, Boston,
for their free C%uticura book, 80 pages
Of invaluable advice on care and treat
uent of the skin, scalp and hair.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-11-24
Prot. Paschkis of Vienna Gives
Valuable Advice.
Expert in Dermatology Tells Men and
Women What to Do In Properly
Caring for Skin-carefuI
as to SOAP,

Vienna.-Prof. Heinrich Paschkis, a
distinguished member of the medical
faculty of the University of Vienna,
and a high authority in dermatology,
has been giving his colleagues some
valuable advice IN cosmetics, the re-
suit Of many years experience. He
thinks that doctors make a mistake
in leaving beauty culture to mani
cures and quacks, as they themselves
are much better able to detect the
true causes of slight defects in phys
acal appearance and to remedy them,
thereby bringing happiness to many
women. and men. too.
Professor Paschkr regards wash
ing and bathing as the foundation of
all cosmetics. The face should be
washed morning and evening, the
body once and the hands several
times during the day. The water
should not be hard; rain, river or
boiled water is best. For the body
the water may be according to custom
and constituencies, from go to 68 de-
grees, warmer for the hands and quite
hot for the face. AS q reIresher i'm
mediately after the hot water, cold
water can be used to battle the face.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-11-24
Few People Aware That Musk
rats Are Good.
Pork ls Important Article. Of Food
With Anglo-Saxons and Teutonic
PeopIe-Indian1 Eat Snakes
and Grasshoppers,

New York.-Possum and raccoon
are generally considered pretty good
eating In the United States by folks
who wouldn't dream of tasting wood
chuck. And yet, says a writer in the
American Boy, the woodchuck is far
more Clearly in habits and diet and
is far better eating than either of the
former.
Few people are aware that musk
rats are good to eat, and still more
rare Is the man who eats skunk, yet
both of these animals are excellent
If properly cooked.
Pork is an important article of food
with Anglo-Saxon and Teutonic peo-
pies, and yet there are whole races
which regard it as absolutely unfit
for human consumption.
/. Snakes r. not at all bad, once peo-
pie can overcome their natural preju-
dice, and lizards are eaten in many
parts Of the world. Grasshoppers are
said to make excellent soup, to be
good fried or roasted, and many In
dian tribes dry them and grind them
into flour.
Crickets are also dried and ground
into meal by Oregon and California
Indians, and ants are used to q large
extent as food by Indians and African
tribes. The Samoan islanders are
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-11-24

ity and the special qualities of the
skin. The oldest practise, that of
amounting, is seldom employed ir Aus
tria, as the climate is apt to make the
skin too moist rather than too dry.
For women particularly the best after
treatment of the skin is with powder,
especially for the face, neck and
shoulders. With few exceptions, when
properly employed, there is nothing
to be said against it's use. But strong
starch powders and all unknown
preparations should be carefully
avoided. AS absorbent, quickly dry
ing and glistening powder for the
body there is nothing better t'lan the
finest tale powder.
But as it is shiny and doesn't stick
to the skin it must, when used for
visible parts of the body, be mixed
with some preparations Of chalk or
oxide of zinc. AS white and rose
colored powders make the skin look
blue they should be mixed with yell
low ochre and a little carmine made
~ d CAdl1O1o SoAOA. 4A10 WILL Idh0
some trouble, as yellow ochre pro-
duces so many shades. For special
purposes other powders may be mixed
together; for instance, a large guam
tity Of yellow ochre and umber brown
for protection against the sun In
every case before going to bed the
powder must be removed from the
skin by grease.
Another after treatment consists In
the use of alcoholic washes, scented
or %unscented. Cologne water diluted
30 to so per cent. makes a very good
mixture. Generally 1t may be said
that ointments are better for winter
use for blondes, and powder and al.
cohol for the summer. and for bru-
nettes altogether.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-11-24
(By W. r.

The successful management of a
modern farm depends largely upon
the efficiency Of the equipment with
which the work is performed. The
equipment Of the average farm can
be divided into about three more or
less distinct classes, as follows: First.
n most important, are the build
ings, fences, implements. machinery.
wagons. and all appliances used in
the more important farming opera
tons; second, utensils and machinery
used In connection with the dairy,
garden tools, butchering outfit. and
the numerous small things for general
use about the place; third, the tools.
materials. and facilities for keeping
the first two classes. of equipment in
repair and in good working order.
In order to secure the greatest ef-
ficiency, all implements and machin-