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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-11-15
BLOOMINGTON

Special Correspondence to the Herald.
Last Wednesday morning this com
munity was greatly shocked upon
receipt of the information thatJ. M.
Donnelly. our hotel landlord, had
taken his own life by severlng the
jugular vein with pen knife. His
wife had arisen to look after the
preparation of breakfast, and it was
in his own room that the deed was
done. From the position of the
body, it is probable that he stood be-
fore the mirror, and with careful
precision severed the life giving
channels connecting body and brain
For some time Mr. Donnelly had
been acting queerly, nearly all ac-
quaintances noting the fact. The
circumstances surrounding the death
Of his brother Robert last year
weighed heavily upon his mind. and
he became so morose and melancholy
that be sold the hotel last June, and
with a party of friends took trip
through the east, returning apparent
Iy much improved in health. But
the trouble, soon returned, and re-
Gently be made trip to the Eakotas.
Upon his return be decided to buy
back the hotel, which be succeeded
in doing. With heartiest wishes OF
all townsmen he started into bust
ness, apparently with the purpose of
going ahead to success After only
three days of work in the old place
he gave up and ended his life.
Only few days before his death
Mr. Donnelly informed friend that
his mind was badly affected. The
idea of sending him away for treat
ment was being considered, but he
had become worse and hastily closed
his career.
Joseph NJ Donnelly, son of James
Donnelly aud wife of this city, was
born Nov. 18th, 1859, in the town of
Patch Grove. AS boy he worked
on the farm ana attended the Patch
Grove schools He married Nancy 5.
Lewis June lth, 1884, and for time
they lived on che Thos. Lawless farm,
buying the Bloomington hotel in
September, 1885, They conducted
that hosteIry with success for nearly
% years. selling last June on account
of his bad health. During all these
years Mr.. Donnelly had been one
Of the towns leading citizens, enter.
ing heartily into all plans for he
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-11-15
A Matter of Assurance.

Some of your speeches" said the
cynical friend. make me think of a
mathematical marvel | once knew"
In what way?" He would dispose
offhand of any problem you gave him
Nobody in the crowd was able to say
whether he got the right answer. and
it really didn't seem to make much
difference, anyhow"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-11-15
Sublime and Ridiculous.

We like fine writing when it is prop
erly applied; SO we appreciate the fol-
lowing burst of eloquence in contem-
porary: LAS the ostrich uses both legs
and wings when the Arabian courser
bounds in her rear-as the winged
ingtnings leap from the heavens
when the thunderbolts are loosed-so
does a little negro run when big dog
is after him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-11-15
Process Must Re Slow

Apples and potatoes when frozen
can be restored in good condition if
they are thawed slowly. But when
thawed rapidly they became f1abby and
soon decay. The carpets and other
covering we place over plants in win
ter do not prevent their freezing and
thawing. but they do prevent their
freezing and thawing too quickly
Hence the benefit
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-11-15
Guarding an Impression.

why doesn't that Partisan play
wright accept those challenges" He's
in predicament He is q tragic au-
thor and can't afford to let the pub
lice see him in anything as funny as a
French duel"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-11-15
Avoid Haste in Criticism.

Except in cases of necessity, which
are rare, leave your friend to learn
unpleasant truths from his enemies;
they are ready enough to tell them,
% w. Holmes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-11-15
Discerning Thought.

Thoughts put on paper are nothing
more than footsteps in the sand; you
see the way the man has gone, but to
know what he saw on his walk you
want his -Schopenhauer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-11-15
weolected Point.

Shakespeare says that We are crea-
lures that look before and after The
more surprising that We do not look
around a little, and see what Is pass
ing under ouI very eyes Carlyle
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-11-15

For coughing, dryness and tickling
in the throat, hoarseness' and all
coughs and colds. take Foleys Honey
and Tar Compound Contains no
opiates J. T. Bennett.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-07-28
SAVED BY sTEEPLE SHADOW

A shadow cast by a church steeple
not long ago saved a man from i'm
prisonment for life. Before the Omaha
criminal court, Frank Erdman was
charged with attempting to kill Thorn
as Denison, well known in Omaha,
by ~dynamiting his residence. A bag
filled with dynamite was discovered
on Denison's porch one Sunday after
noon before three o'clock. Two girls
testified to having seen Erdman in
that neighborhood about half-past two
on that afternoon. They said they
were able to recollect the time. as
they were returning from a confirma-
tion class. At this class a photograph
was taken of the members, among
them being the two girls. Attorneys
for Erdman called as a witness Father
Rigge, professor of astronomy at
Creighton university. who was, by the
aid of his art, enabled to state that
the photograph was made within one
minute OF twenty-one minutes twenty
nine seconds past three o'clock on
that Sunday afternoon. This decision
was reached through the position and
angle OF the shadow of the church
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-07-28

There Were Books, a Whole Roomful.
very look put romance out of court.
He was stoutish, red of hair, freckled
as to face, with swapping blue eyes,
shrewdly SET.
He was hopping mad, and very busy
when he met Alaster's gaze. There
vas need of rush work, in running a
transit line-and the men he was de-
pending on to help him had not shown
up. Worse still, he could not go hunt
ing them-he had promised to meet a
high parsonage exactly at 10 o'clock
there at the foot of the hill. Spying
rise, he rhistook her for a curious
country lad. and shouted:
Say, there! Want to earn a quar-
ter? You can-if your legs are long
and light"
Make it a half and I'll talk to
youi" Alaster called back. She sensed
instantly his mistake and spoke as
gruffly as she could.
In answer Mallows swore at her for
q greedy clodhopper, but ended by
promising the half, if she would but
u to the village. a mile of. and
hurry up those men idling there.
With a delicious thrill Of adventure,
Alaster came out of hiding, ran past
him. nodding gayly as she did so. and
sped on to the goal. And thus she
came plump under the eyes of the
high personage-the fnancier who
was back of the new railway enter
prise. He stared at her-he had seen
nothing anywhere to match the deer
lift OF her throat, the p%antherine
grace Of her easy stride. She would
not have checked for him, but that
he refined in, almost in front of her,
asking:
is this the nearest way to Drew
ett's-the spring there, 1 mean?"
Keep on! You can't miss 1t unless
you shut both eyes" Alaster said,
the last word over her shoulder as she
shot past.
The high parsonage whispered soft
ly. When he came upon Mallows he
had an odd smile lowering in his
eyes. Mallows also was a bit off key.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-07-28
ODD BELIEFS OF SERVANTS

which we usually receive truthful an.
sWers, because the girl who is at all
superstitious is SO very superstitious
mat she Is afraid to deny her super
stition.
DO you think baby will die If he
iook In the glass? Is it dangerous
to trim his finger nails instead of hit.
Ing them off? Is 1t good luck to fas.
ten his clothes with a crooked pin7
Must one stocking be worn inside out
to scare away evil spirits?
Those and a score more of cues.
tons on baby superstitions are put
to every applicant for a position as
nurse, and on the answers depends
the kind of a place she gets. Families
who have outgrown superstition do
not a a superstit1ous maid. but az
there are plenty Of parents who still
cling to those old beliefs the girls
with funny notions can easily get q
1ob.-New York Times.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-07-28
The waist Line.

Though the waist line il less ver.
satile than It used I be. and is more
and more inclined to assume the con-
ventional position, the empire effect
Is still to be seen. For reception and
dancing gowns It Is graceful, and the
soft outline It gives to the figure is
delightfully."- picturesque. But for the
street all this Is ou Of place; 1t gives
the wearer a silhouette that IL IN
stidy. and suggests = looseness that il
altogether Objectionable. In regard
also 70 evening gowns the same fault
may % found. So long ~ . toilette
y - ~ worn chiefly while walking or
Standing. the short waist II psrmissi.
iblo-oven desirableEbut for I din
nor. concert or theater It 10 no longer
~. The bust unconnned falls out Of
sahapo. and tho figure cut 10 most un-
aktractive-and II II the realization OF
this fact that has led 10 no many OF
tho newest evening bodices being
made with swathed ~draperies and
&C., fitting lines.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-07-28
PUBLIC MONUMENT TO A PIG

Memorials to dogs are not uncom-
mon, but Luneburg is probably the
only town to boast of a public monu
ment to a pig. A conspicuous object
in the entrance to the town hall OF
Luneburg is a granite pedestal sur
mounted by a glass case. Inside the
case Is a ham, withered almost to
nothingness, and in the pedestal a
slab of black marble inscribed in let
tiers of gold: "Passerby, here O be-
hold the mortal remains Of the pig
which acquired for itself imperishable
glory by the discovery of the springs
of Luneburg."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-07-28

Alaster's heart had named 1t the
hill of hope-a bare rise, looking east
ward over great breadths of farmland
and down miles of turnpike. That
way, said her heart, the fairy prince
would ONE riding, some day, to take
her out Of the gray ~stagnatlon OF
things.
Alaster was fanciful. A girl is apt
to be when she has never known
ought save the fussy cherish1ng OF an
elderly household. Her mother hao
died when she was born. Or her
father, the two great aunts, spinsters
both, would never speak. They had
money enough-a spare competence.
Some day 1t would all come to the
child. She would have no need 10
mix in the world-as to marriage
that was to be Stunned as deadly.
Had 1t brought anything but heart
break to her mother, the first Alas
ter? She had been wild and Wllful'
a beauty, fiercely courageous, also
fiercely loving, and hating. She had
chosen, and welded whether or no
to come back in a year., alone, and
crushed, to welcome death. even
though baby tugged at her heart.
Her heart must be saved from such
shipwreck. Thus the good aunts.
They kept her close. She never had
a ~play-fellow, and was not sent to
school. Aunt Susan taught her the
three RS. Aunt Debby music and
embro1dery-for the rest, there were
books, a whole roomful. old but good
leather bound mostly, and smelling OF
cedar shelving
Alaster was tall, and thin, rangy
in motion, full of delight in freedom,
wildly alive throughout. She pined
for action, for stir and change. .
When the pining had grown so wild
1t was pain, Mallows came. Not ro-
mantically, If she did spy him first
from the hill of hope. Mallows by his
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-07-28
STATIONERY IN THE BOUDOIR
French DimIty This . Seems to
Have Been Set Apart for Use
Of the Young Girl.

For . young girls use there is no
stationery more suitable than the
fabric finished surfaced French dim
fty which comes In white. gray and
stone blue square sheets Of CORE
spondencs and hasty note size. with
envelopes Of matching Dimensions. OF
IN equally refined and dainty char
actor are the linen lawn papers In
solid tints Of aeroplane. dawn pink.
Baltic blue. willow green. orchid and
cream-the hemstitched fabric .
bar II white bordered with 1 pale
shade Of color. and the diagonally
striped fabric In two tones OF mauve.
Blue or bun.
= nd Of the hour. and one permits
0tble only y . Joke when Z note
passos between two very intimate
young girls, II the red-edged. tan-col-
ored "Chanticler" paper, which has
= growing rooster embossed 1T the
top 81 each sheet
Lawnetts correspondence cards for
a~cceptancs and regrets are accom-.
panied By envelopes having semi
elliptical or triangular maps on which
Z monogram or initial may be en-
graved. This stationery In a
variety Of pale tints. OF which bun.
pale gray. gray-blue or whit are pref
tieat-
Luncheon place cards matching the
shadea and patterns Of tho French
dimity and crossbar lawn fabric nm
ished stationery are exceedingly smart
and IN eminently good taste. % are
a1so cards Of umbrella shape bearing
hand painted v%iolets. daisies and Gro
euses and n . tut nowsr and fig-
: designs.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-07-28
NursemaIds Held Most superstItious-
II Baby Looks In Glass 1t Is Sign
of Death, Etc.

The employment agents first ques-
ton put Wilhelmina to the blush.
Been breaking any more looking
glasses lately?" he asked.
Wilhelmina had not.
Know what she did," the agent
went on. Accidentally let a kid that
she was taking care of get a look at
himself In a $45 looking glass, and
turned around and smashed the glass
to keep him from dying inside of six
months. Fact. That insured Wilhel-
nina Q job for two months, because
she didn't have the money to pay for
the glass, and the folks had to let her
stay and work it out"
The agent went on to relate some
thing else about the superstitions of
nursematds.
The severest test nurse girls are
subjected to In this ONCE is in re-
gard to their superstitions," he said.
we submit . list Of questions to
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-07-28
Coat and Dress Sets.

Some of the most attractive coat
and dress sets. consisting of sailor
collar and large turnback cuffs, are
shown in white mousseline or plain
Swiss, with no further elaboration than
a hemstitched hem. This follows the
strong French vogue for similar ef-
fects in large berthas and collars that
are used on dressy gowns.
Hemstitching, by the way, IL . "a
vorfte feature on French gowns and
accessories OF almost every kind OF,
fabric, and can be used with excellent
advantage on neckwear. Where hem
stitching cannot be conveniently In
.troduced narrow beading and yelling
r used instead.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-07-28
RAILWAY RUN BY SAIL

A remarkable railway Is that be-
tween Antofagasta and Orouro in
Chile. An engineer in charge Of some
important government coast improve
ments took advantage of the trade
winds which prevail in these regions.
Finding that during several hours In
the morning and evening there was a
stiff brseze blowing he had a
large nun Der of fair-sized pox
cars built which not only &C
c~ommodated the men coming and
going to work, but also proved
amply sufficient to transport the mate
rial needed fo- construction of the
works. Each car is provided with a,
good sized sail-there is no other pro-
pelling force. The speed is regulated
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-07-28
A TOAST AND DIED

A remarkable incident. having all
the elements of a melodrama, oc-
Cured in New York recently. Mar
guerite Wolschmidt was busy with
her best dress in her furnished room
getting ready to go down to the city
hall with Louis Blatner. who lived
in the same house, and get a mar
riage license and be married right
after. There came a knock on the
girls door and Blatner entered. In
his hand he had a full glass.
What's that?" Miss Wolschmidt
asked.
"A drink I our future health"
said Blatner.
He drained the glass and fell to
the door. BY the time a doctor ar
rived he was dead. He had mixed
SOME . poison with water.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-07-28
FOUND $3.50 PINS IN A YEAR

How many pins can a man find in a
year II he picks up all lie sees? c. o.
Lee, ex-chief of police of Albany, Ore,
has one answer to this problem. In
Albany, which has 4.275 Inhabitants.
Lee found 1850 pins In n year.
During his service as a police Off
Ger Lee formed the habit of picking
up pins as he walked along the
streets. Every night he returned
home with the lapels of his coat filled
with pins and the habit got such a
hold on him that he would get on his
bicycle when riding along the streets
to pick up a pin
He finally began 70 keep count of
the pins he picked up and the first
year he kept count he found $3.50 or
binary pins. Some years he has ex-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-07-28
KINGS WEIGHT IN GOLD

There is a strong feeling among
the Indian community of Calcutta
that the Hindu ceremony of tulat-or
weighing the king against masses of
silver and gold, which will afterward
be distributed to the poor-should be
performed when his majesty Is in the
city. 1t is estimated that the cost of
the ceremony, including the weight OF
gold and the necessary entertaining.
would not be more than 500, 900.
which could easily be raised.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-07-28
Do You Wear Maxonnalse Y

Do You Wear M~ayornaise Yeliow7
The names of the new colors. or
more correctly speaking, the new
names of old colors fashionable this
year. are SO many that to attempt %
learn them all wearies one. Every
fish, flower and fruit has It's fashion
able namesake this year, and now
fashion is starting on the vegetables
and foodstuffs. The difference be-
tween butter color and mayonnaise
yellow must be at once distinguish
able by those who pretend to know
aught Of the fine shadings of gowns.
This Is to be q aso Of bright col
orr. It must be said that there is
more marked difference than usual
between the gowns OF young people
and their mothers and that this diff
ference il noticeable chiefly In the
which they adopt.-Harpers
Bazaar.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-07-28
MENAGERIE TO MARK GRAVE

W. j.. Dahoney, proprietor Of an oy-
ster saloon in New Orleans, had one
of the queerest funerals on record and
his grave Is to be marked by a marble
menagerie, consisting of lions. tigers.
dogs, cats and other animals.
He was buried at dawn in q purple
coffin with holes bored in 1t, and only
one mar, the sexton, was present,
when the comm was slid into place. All
was by his written instructions.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-07-28

Nile green poplinette IS selected for
our dainty model, which has a perfect
~ plain skirt turned up with a deep
hem at foot.
The bodice has q deep yoke and
trimming OF net over ninon the same
color; this is embroidered and taken
to waist in points. also down outside
OF sleeve. The material then has the
fulness drawn up by several rows of
gauging. where 1t is attached to the
trimming. The sleeves are set to
wristbands to match.
Materials required: Four and one
half yards poplinette AZ inches wide.
one yard net. one-half yard ninon ~
inches wide.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-07-28

by the manipulation of the brakes. and
to prevent accident large buffers are
provided.
On account of it's ~cheapness and
practical worth the idea of sail rail-
ways has become popular and a num-
Der are now being installed between
many small towns along the coast
where the trade winds blow with
clock-like regularity. The average
speed attained by these strange craft
is about 80 to 40 miles an hour.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-07-28
BIRD DOG A BANK RoBBEh

A bird dog wandered into the PEG.
pies Loan and Trust company at
Kings Mountain. N. c.. and nosing
around picked up a package and walk
ed out with 1T, unseen by the clerks.
About a half-block away he dropped it
on the sidewalk and tore the paper
open. Some n passing took the
package away and found that it con.
tanned SIS in silver and greenbacks.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-07-28

church was plunged int darkness.
which was eventually relieved by can
dies placed on the seats and windows.
1t was a remarkable coincidence that
the vicar had just finished a vigorous
sermon on the text, Woe unto them
that put darkness for light and light
for darkness" lisa. v. 20).
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-07-28

For many years there have existed
in the streets Of the old city of Han
over a number Of curious cast-iron
statues. Each Is an angel holding in
its lap a box and soliciting from pass
ers-by aims for distribution among
the poor OF the city. Considerable
sums are collected by these angels
everv year.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-07-28

The rock dwellings, OF Worcester
shire and Staffordshire. in England,
have for many years been the subject
of investigation n interested COM
ment. Some of them are of modern
construction, but most of them are
undoubtedly very ancient. One OF the
latter. nea Wolverly. is here pictured.
1t is still inhabited and makes a
charming residence. surmounted as it
is with scenery and beautiful silver
birches.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-07-28

rHE browning glory Of q woman 10
her hair" and 1t therefore 10 in
order to remark that one OF the
phases OF such glory 10 very much In
evidence in connection with the coro-
nation couture in which the hair 10
dressed somewhat In b fashion OF 2
crown.
The now couture has taken such a
hold on the up-to-the-moment fashion
able women. that tho flat-to-the-head
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-07-28

way OF wearing the hair is now some
what passe.
As will be seen by the picture the
hair 10 pulled high and toward the
back of the head in crown-fashion.
Fine ribbon, used as a flllet, is wound
in and about the puffs. Pearled bands
OF ropes Of pearl or of coral. may be
worn instead Of the ribbon II the fair
one is fortunate enough to possess
these costly adornments.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-07-28

steeple. This testimony showed be-
yond a doubt that the two girls were
mistaken in the time they claimed to
have seen a man answering Erdman's
description near Denison's home, and,
since the prisoner had a perfect alibi
for all later hours. he was found not
guilty Of the charge.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-07-28

Though Saint WaIpursis, III West Saxon royal maiden of h eighth
century, bore N excellent reputation and is deeply venerated throughout
Catholic Europe, her name las become associated with some of the most
noted popular supersuhons of Germany WaIpurgis night, between April 80
and May L. vas held to be the night when tn witches rode or broomsticks
and goats to h old places of judgment M sacrifice, in order to enjoy them
selves there with their master the devil. The best known of these witch-hiis
erman of thu neishborhood go there to spend Wapursis night tin revelry.
with great cIamor.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-07-28
odd COINCIDENCE IN CHURCH

The congregation At Boyn Hill
church. Maidenhead. England. had an
unusual experience when. owing to
the failure OF the electric light. the
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-07-28

Nothing takes the starch out of a
stuckup girl like an unexpected kiss.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-07-28

ceeded that record, and the total mum
Der he has found reaches well up Int
the ems of thousands.
The San Mateo item., 1911-06-17
Bus'ness.

The principle business 10 orange
growing, Some 400 acres In gryvea
are herr, and - this proves pr0nt
able. there IL not much attention paid
,>ther crops. although there are some
ss<slablss grown for shiDmsni and
The San Mateo item., 1911-06-17


81 "a. ~
+
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en-, .rs IN, .,ee1 .... t.h6 eco
IS FaFs road,
rhe SAN nfaleo cran4. ..nn IIH
one mile lont. COSTING tIs 'ooo. con-
uoctine this section uIfh our cbeoiy
season IS estimated At eoooo boxes.
that for Putnam county AZ 10000