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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14
PAVEMENT PHILOSOPHY.

Hush money talks, too.
Good cheer is valuable asset.
Time isn't money to the loafer.
Love isn't so blind in the morning.
Some people lose by not keeping in
dine.
Walking pigeon-toed is not confined
TO doves.
A beautiful stocking proves nothing
on the inside.
What is one mans pie is another
mans pudding.
Also one mans safety razor is an
other mans scalping knife.
The hobble skirt is first cousin to
the French heel
O1AOAAS0 hcI114o Oh . 6OOQS UuL VIII
twants to be a ham?
~
Swearing may ease the mind, but 1t
bardens the conscience.
Some women grow old worrying
over how to keep young.
When a man thinks he's doing great
work he is beginning to go down hill
Some people have such a laundering
for excitement that they are willing
TO start some of their own.
Probably because call the worlds a
stage" is the reason so many people
think they'd make good actors.
No doubt some of the people who
say they can't sleep very well have a
habit of staying out nights a good
deal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14
Too True.

Bridget, feel SO i'll | wish you
would not go out today. Couldn't you
get what you are going for just as
we'll tomorrow" Faith, an Oh can
tomorrow or amy day. was going
out to get mesilf a new job."-Har-
per's Bazaar.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14
A EIv Killer.
In presence {
w. L. orion.

To destroy the pest of flies in the
summer kitchen, simmer together one
pint of milk, pound of raw or brown
sugar and two ounces of pepper. Place
saucers containing the mixture around
the house. 1t means almost instant
death to the flies and the stuff is harm
less.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14
To Remove Paint From Windows.

To Remove Paint From Windows.
In the spring Of the year when there
is SO much painting done many peo-
pie are annoyed by having their win
dow-panes f1ecked and smeared with
paint If you rub briskly with hot
acid vinegar you will find this effect
ual in removing paint.-Harper's
Bazaar
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14
iEPiGRAMS FROM THE FRENCH

An indiscreet man is an unsealed
letter; every one can read tt-Cham.
fort.
God created the coquette as soon
SIS he had made the fool.-AnOny.
nous.
To discuss an opinion with a fool
rs like carrying a lantern before a
blind man.-E. de Gizardin.
If Cleopatra's nose had been short.
ter the face Of the whole world would
have been changed.-PascaI.
Women live only in the emotion
that love gives. An old lady con.
ifessed that she loved much when
young. @Ah!" she exclaimed, "the ex.
quisite pain Of those days!"-A. Hous
saye.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14

Foley Kidney Pills contains just
the ingredients necessary to regu-
late and strengthen the action of
the kidneys and bladder. Try them
yourself. J. T. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14
life's Penalties.

And If any toll or pleasure or re-
putation or the loss of it be laid upon
thee, remember that now is the con-
test, there is no deferring any longer
and that in a. single day, and in a
single trial ground is to be lost or
gained.-Epictetus
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14
Application for Liquor Sellers License

Grant County, State of Wisconsin.-ss.
We. the undersigned. hereby apply to the
city of Lancaster for license to keep a Sa-
loon on the following described premises, to-
wit: On the first or ground floor in the build
ing situated on the 35 # off the north end of
LOTT, Block IL in the south room thereof in
the city of Lancaster. Wisconsin, No. 109,
Madison St. side room No. III, Madison ST.,
for the sale in quantities less than one gall
lon-in any quantity--of strong. spirituos
malt, ardent or intoxicating liquors to be
drank on the premises; such license to re
1912, unless sooner revoked by said city. If
such license be ordered granted by said city
the undersigned will execute the bond re-
CURED by law. with Massachusetts Bonding
& Insurance Co., bonding company, duly
authorized to act as surety in the State of
Wisconsin. as surety,l and pay into the
treasury of such city the amount fixed by
said city to be charged for such license.
Dated June 9Th, 1911.
EDWARDS BROS.
In presence of
W. F. Orion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14
a Present Duty.

However good you may be you have
faults; however dull you may be, you
can find out what some Of them are;
and however slight they may be, you
had better make some effort to get rid
Of them--Colton
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14

F. S. Rexford 615 New York Life
Bldg, Kansas City, Mo. says: Il
had severe attack of cold which
settled IN my back and kidneys and
I was in great pain from my trouble.
A friend recommended Foley Kidney
Pills and used two bottle Of them
and they have done ne world Of
good" J. T. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14
Application for Liquor Sellers License

Grant County State of Wisconsin,-ss.
p nefgo aPRP esn 70 tae
loon on the following described premises
to- wit: known and designated as No. ia
Maple Street. on the 1st or ground flor of
the building owned by d, Weber estate on
the VIZ of VIZ Of lots and 10, block 21, City
OF Lai4Gas TEL Wisconsin, for the sale in
tY-ot strong spurious, malt ardent or in
toXicating liquors to be drank on the prem
Uses; such license to remain in force until
the first day of July, 1872 unless sooner re-
yoked by said City If such license be or
de der granted3 by said city the undersigned
the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co.,
bonding company, duly authorized to act
as surety in the State of Wisconsin, as sure
ty. and pay into the treasury of such city
the amount fixed by said city to be charged
for such license.
Dated June 5th, 1911
JOHN SCHMIDT
In presence of
Charley Vesperman
JnO. NJ, Stone.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14
No Destination Barred.

Here is sign posted in front of the
Office of transfer company in one Of
the Oranges: Baggage Called for and
Delivered to All Parts of the known
World New York Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14

Middle Aged and Elderly People,
Use Foley Kidney Pills for quick
and permanent results in all cases
OF kidney and bladder troubles, and
for painful and ANNOYING irregulari-
ties. j T. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14
DecoIlete.

Mrs. X-I despise that woman; she
tries to make cloak of religion. Mrs.
Y-and she hasn't enough of it to
make her decent bathing suit.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14
As to Honesty

The man who would not trust any
body else gives himself poor recon-
mendatiOn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14

Some people have such a laundering
TO start some of their own.
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more. mature people who have gone
there in preference to the other exhibition
halls. There the exhibits were few enough
not to be tiresome, and arranged and
labeled in such way as to incite inter-
est rather than the tiredness which comes
of reading Latin and proper names in
abundance. The children's room has flour
ished, and most probably will do so as
long as pretty cases of insects are Ia
beled Strange insects and there is no
attempt made to give facts too heavy for
the child mind.
This exhibit will in the course of time
be transferred to the new building, where
it's new quarters will afford an equal
chance for its being one of the most pop
ular stops in the museum. Somewhat
along similar lines will be the exhibit to
be placed as quickly as is possible of the
District exhibit and that Of monstrosities.
These will. of course, be different, but
the main idea will be to arouse interest
in the children and citizens of Washing
ton to the beauty and history of their
own city so far as its animal life is con-
cerned. The collection of monstrosities
hardly needs further introduction. but
will meet with instantaneous approval, as
do all such exhibits. 1t will be several
months before these two exhibits will be
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the shore, while Others are indigenous
only to the deep ocean.
BY plotting on recent maps all Of the
ancient sea beaches we are able to work
out the oceans and continents of that
time: So, by following up the history
of the earth from the very lowest and
most ancient sediments down to the rocks
deposited In the most recent time, we
have an almost complete history of the
geographic changes Of the earth
To make plain this ancient geography
we show the various kinds Of rocks and
the different animals associated with
them. To illustrate the ancient beaches
We can show sandstone imbedded with
shells. which. from study, are known
only to live along sea beaches. We will
also try to show the evolution of all
kinds of life, from simplest types in the
oldest rocks to the highly complex forms
in the most recent strata"
This Is one Of the exhibits when intelligi-
BILE English will mean a considerable ad-
vancement in the amount of interest it will
arouse in the visitor. Photographs show
ing the various phases of the subject will
also be added to the collection to increase
its demand for attention, and when pleas
ingly placed the whole should form an in
teresting story of the various changes
through which old Mother Earth has
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passed in her long and busy lifetime.
Coming in logical order after the exhibit
OF DIR. Basser is that of the exhibit of
biology, Of which DR.. ]. E. Benedict is
the chief. This exhibit will show the
birds and animals Of the present time in
all their various types and stages.
1T Is the duty of the head Of depart
ment to make his exhibit popular" said
DR.. Benedict. THE scientific value must
not be reduced. but the popular side must
be made permanent. and must also be in
structive. An exhibit must elevate the
people who see it. for that is the real
mission of a museum. That idea should
be kept in mind all the time. In placing
the exhibit under my direction 1 hope to
so popularize it that visitors will see the
logical and scientific sides.
in the case of the majority Of collec-
lions there is always a greater portion
placed in trays and drawers for study
purposes than are exhibited In the case
of the biological specimens many are of
such nature that the light is injurious
to them. and if they were exhibited would
In time become worthless from a scientific
viewpoint. But as long as it is possible
to have separate collections at the dis
posal of students. it is only proper that
the specimens exhibited should be so ar
ranged and labeled as to interest and
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educate the average person who visits
museum
But Of all the persons thoroughly CONVEX.
SAINT with the ways of this same public,
there is none better equipped with knowl-
edge than the Waterman. For 1t IL he
who answers a large majority Of the
questions. and who overhears many of
the remarks And human nature is about
the same the world over. Consequently
it is the same spirit which prompts a
tourist to ask the Waterman at the Ii-
brary Of Congress how much that build
ing weighs, how many stones are in II. OF.
how many pieces of mosaic 1t took to
complete the picture of Minerva, or a
visitor at the White House to inquire
how much cloth It takes to clothe
the President, and what size shoes he
wears. These questions are Of course
frTevelant when IT COMES to a museum
exhibit. but the undsIiyinS, spirit Of curl
osity is the same. TrefSy. IL you want
to know just what ldngths the bump of
inquisitiveness has been developed in
many Of the citizens Of these United
States ask the Waterman at the mu-
scum. He can, il he is so inclined. tell OF
a multitude of questions regarding size.
cost. height, age and what not of the
countless specimens the care Of which
comes under his eagle eye
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mostly wrong. but, nevertheless, it be-
hooves one not to give them a chance
to be right"
One Of the principal exhibits open to
the public at the present time Is that
showing the various tribes Of Indians
and their history. DR.. Walter Hough,
curator Of ethnology and a specialist
in this line for twenty-five years, has.
together with DE-. w. H. Holmes, head
curator Of the department of archie
ology, spent much time and energy in
making this exhibit Of the most inter-
esting nature to visitors.
"Ethnology," said DR.. Hough, can
really be said to be a history of the
culture of a people. 1t may be shown
through their basketry; pottery. stone
Vulnerable other accomplishments. but
it nevertheless shows the heights to
which they have attained. This is the
first time that the plans for placing
the exhibit as it is at present In the
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Then come smaller cases showing minia-
ture casts of the villages, the houses.
etc. The idea is to show the exhibit in
the same way as a traveller would in
spect a village were he actually there.
First he might sight a group Of the In
dams. then the village would como into
view. first as a whole and then in its
various parts. He would enter the houses
and see the various implements and Gus
toms. That is what we try to do, take
the visitor step by step through the diff
ferent phases of the life: just as If he
were actually in the locality we are en-
deavoring to depict
While the change which is taking place
in the museum may be somewhat expert
mental, 1t is nevertheless a fact that there
has existed for several years q splendid
object which offered rich fields of study
just along these lines. This is the chill
dren's room, which for q good many
years has been furnishing pleasure and
instruction not alone for the children, but
for grownups as we'll. 1t is an undoubted
fact that while children have thronged to
this little room set apart for their special
interest, there have been as many, If not
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sun. After the reformation the mass
Is said to have given way to glees ana
madrigals, but these were afteryerd
changed into the Latin hymn, which
forms part Of the college grace now sung.
In this country our public schools and
colleges have done much toward revtvins
May day customs. At Bryn Mawr, the
noted college for girls, May day ID an.
nually celebrated by the students in a
most elaborate manner, none OF the
quaint features Of the day. including the
Maypole dance and Queen OF the May.
with her attendants. pages ana waftinn
ladies. being forgotten.
In San Jose the tiny pupils Of the kin
dergarten department Of California;
largest normal school began about seven
years ago q revival OF the old-time May
day festival. Commencing in q very
modest manner. the celebration OF this
charming outdoor fete has grown to be
one Of the most important features OF the
institution.
All PRACTICE and preparation are SO
dexterously woven into the years pro-
gram that little time is consumed by re-
hearsals; nor is there any of the fever
ish excitement and unwholesome arti-
ficiality which too often pervades the
atmosphere OF school entertainments
The chief points aimed at are naturalness
and freedom, in order that the festival
may indeed be simple and beautiful
response to the call Of spring.
There Is the choosing Of the queen
from among the pupils Of the upper
grammar grades-a matter Of great mo.
ment to each child in the institution.
Care has been exercised to impress upon
these awakening minds the responsible
ity Of the selection-that it is not for her
pretty face that queen should be
chosen. but it is such qualities as gen.
tleness, dignity and kindness of heart
that win the right to rule.
To describe faithfully this Greeting Of
the May. with its perfect setting, its
radiance Of color. its grace and poetry
Of motion. is we'll nigh impossible, but
picture q natural amphitheater carpeted
with grass and environed by trees, be-
meath whose shade tiers Of seats have
been erected: overhead the bluest of
blue skies. and in the air the fragrance
Of early spring. and when the chorus Of
500 young woman students files into the
nclosure. arrayed In dazzling white and
garlanded with green. and bursts into Q
paean OF welcome, every heart thrill0
70 the spirit Of. the occasion.
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opened to the public. as there yet remains
a vast amount Of work to be done.
DR.. J. e. Pogue. assistant curator OF
m1neralogy. is doing all in his power to
make his collection as attractive as pos
able. The great majority OF his speci-
mems, about 5000. are already placed in
their new cases. and when they have been
relabeled and the other specimens
brought over the collector will be COM
plete. DR.. Pogue has found that where
there is such a vast number Of specimens
each one Of which Is small in ITSELF
it Is by no means an easy task to in
cite and hold the attention OF visitors
The gem collection, however, labors under
none Of this disadvantage. as especially
the feminine contingent will always
willingly linger over the cases contain
ing both rare and beautiful gems.
1.-The main idea I am trying to keep
in mind" said DR.. Pogue, us to make
the exhibit as attractive as possible 1t
has been enlarged and improved since it
was brought to the new building, and
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in Cornhill before the parish Church of
st. Andrews Undershaft
me present movement to revive the
old May day customs of merrie England
has been most effectively undertaken by
the Association for the Revival and Prac-
tice of Folk Music. Teachers have been
sent out into over q hundred towns and
villages. and there can be no doubt that
the movement Is successful in kindling
That exuberance and tunefulness which
was formerly characteristic of May day
in Great Britain.
In several Of the villages around Oxford
as we'll as in Gloucestershire, Warwick
shire and other counties. Morrice dane
ing, one Of the oldest features of May
day games. has been revived.
Morrice dancing probably originated
dance, which was favorite exercise in
the time Of Edward III. for from that
we trace the use of the bells. which is
the characteristic feature Of the dance.
The name is said to have been derived
from Morisco or Morrish dance, castanets
being used istead Of bells. Even now the
morrice dancers snap their fingers and
crack their wands together in certain
movements, which may be a survival Of
the castanet. Although they now dance
to the music OF a violin, the original
music was pipe and tabor, the former
small wooden instrument played by the
fingers of one hand. the latter a kind of
shallow tambourine played upon by
wooden drumstick shorter than that Of a
kettledrum and held between thumb and
finger.
The dances are stepped to old English
tunes and are in many cases extremely
picturesque, time being we'll kept with
the Jingle of the bells as well as the
cracks Of the slaves, and foot and hand
we'll in unison with the music.
One of the most beautiful May morn
ing customs still in vogue in England is
the singing Of the Latin hymn at
o'clock in the morning, soon after sun
rise. on Magdalen College tower. Oxford.
which not only has the power to attract
a multitude year after year, but compels
them to listen with such complete silence
that the sweet strains can be plainly
heard in the dense throng on the bridge
below.
The singing Of the choir on this tower
on May morning Is q very old custom.
which is supposed to have originated in a
requiem mass for Henry VII. It may
have even greater antiquity than this. il
It be q relic Of the earlier worship Of the
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Reviving May Day Ceremonies.

WITH the advent of keener CONNER
" cialism in the worlds busy GEN.
tiers. the desire for springtime rural mer-
ry making even in the country for time
almost disappeared. The Maypole and
it's many quaint associations disappeared.
During the last ten years, however,
some people have concluded that they
can move other times than May ], and 4
very earnest effort has been made both
in this country and England to revive
some of the old-fashioned celebrations Of
the day, including the Maypole dances,
and also to originate some new May-day
customs.
The actual basis of May day seems to
have been the Roman Floralia. celebrated
April o. and instituted at Rome in the
year B. c. 241. on account of bad har-
vest Flora, to whom the feast was con-
secrated, was likewise fertility goddess,
and it may be taken for granted that the
elements of her rite were similar to Gus
toms which had previously been associ
the Floralia are mentioned gay costumes,
dramatic performances and dances
An important feature in connection with
the medieval May day festival consisted
whence branches were brought and often
attached to doors. The bushes brought
home were planted in the streets. and a
lover might thus honor the residence of
his sweetheart. Corresponding to this act
Of bringing in the May" 1t was usual
for the young men Of the village to fetch
from the wood a tree. the tallest and the
straightest which could be procured This
was stripped of it's boughs, planted in the
public green. decorated with garlands and
ribbons. painted with gay stripes. and be-
came the Maypole and the center Of
dances and games. having for the most
part an amatory character.
These May day pastimes were once
common in London itself, as old Stow
tells us: Citizens Of all estates gener-
ally In every parish had their several
mayings with divers warlike shows, with
good archers and morrice dancers and
other devices for pastime all day long,
and toward evening they had stage plays
and bonfires in the streets"
These great mayings and May games
were made by the governors and masters
q the city. together with the triumphant
setting up Of the great shaft or Maypole
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in placing the specimens 1 have en-
deavored to put those which are most
snowy in the most prominent places. 1
am not going on the assumption that
the people are interested in the exhibit.
but on the belief that they have to be
attracted. In making new labels for the
specimens I am endeavoring to discover
what the public wants. and then am
comparing the ideas thus obtained with
the present labels in an effort to see
how they can be improved"
DR.. r. S. Bassler, curator Of his
torical geology. is hard at work trying
to make his exhibit one of the most In
teresttng In the museum. This exhibit.
while Of unusual interest to students, is.
however, one which requires considera-
BILE degree of ingenuity to make attrac-
tive to ordinary visitors. In explaining
the scope Of the exhibit DR.. Bassler said:
THE aim is to show the life history of
the earth from the beginning. This is
worked out by studying the animals and
plants found imbedded in rocks. From
this study We are able to map out the
ancient geography Of each great period
of time, and can work out the shore
lines Of the ancient seas: These can be
determined from the kinds of rocks and
classes Of animals and plants found in
them. Certain kinds are found only On