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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-04
COLLEGE LIVING is HIGH
Advances in Cost of Necessaries
Reach % to SO Per Cent. In
81 Universities.

Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 2.-Accord-
ing to statistics from 81 universities,
the cost of living at colleges in the
past ten years has advanced from %
to so per cent. Dartmouth shows the
topmost advance Harvard shows a %
pei. cent. increase in the cost of board,
Princeton a 35 per cent. increase and
Vassar a 16 per cent. increase. Holy
Cross, Lehigh and Radcliffe show no
increase.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-04
Times Changes.

Among what may be described as
manufactured jokes the following
from an exchange is an ingenious
specimen: eff Tennyson had lived in
my suburb said paterfam5lias the
other night as he ruefuIly contemplate
ed his gas bill, 'he would never have
written, Honor the Light Brigade!
honor the charge they made!' But per-
haps gas companies had consciences
IN his day."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-04
STORM SWEEPS MADAGASCAR
Northern Part Of Island Fit by High
Wlnd-VesseI Driven Ashore, but
Passengers Escape.

Paris, Dec. 2.-The French colonial
ministry has received advices from
Madagascar, saying that tornado had
swept the northern coast Of the island
and that communications were inter
lrupted. The extent Of the damages
has not been Gscertained. The French
steamer SaIazie was driven ashore
during the gale. The passengers were
saved.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-04
JACKS AND FIGHTS KILL MAN
Oshkosh Card Player After Winning
With Death Hand Expires Taking
In Stakes.

Oshkosh, Dec, 2.-Albert Reuchel,
aged thirty-three, was dealt a death
hand while playing cards in a saloon.
He had just won the stakes and was
reaching forward for the chips when
he sank back in his chair and ex.
pired without uttering sound. Death
was due to heart failure.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-04
Son lie Killed for Deer.

Gaylord, Mich, Dec. 2.-Mistaking
his son Ernest, forty-f1ve years old,
for a deer while hunting in the woods,
H. w. Dowker, eighty years old, of
johannesburg, fourteen miles east of
here, shot and instantly killed him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-04
COLLEGE, Has 5000. COO Fire.

Washington, Dec, 2.-Fire destroyed
the administration building of the Ma.
ryland Agricultural college at College
Park, Md, near here. The loss will
be 100000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-04
Annette KeIIerman Marbles,

Danbury Conn, Dec. 2.-Miss An.
nette Kellerman, the swimmer, was
married to her manager, James r.
Sullivan.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-05-16

Great Paul" the bell OF st. Pauls
Cathedral. in London. weighs nearly
II tons and is nearly 30 feet around.
The first big Ben" OF Westminster
was cast more than 80 years ago and
weighed more than II tons. But Big
Ben" had a crack and was cast over.
losing some weight. and the clapper
was made smaller. now being about
coo pounds instead Of a ton, The
great bell, Peter of York" cost sl0,-
600. weighs about 10 tons and 10 %
feet In diameter.
The largest hanging bell In tho
world is in the great Buddhist monas-
terry near Canton. 1t Is IS feet in
height and 40 feet In circumference.
being cast of solid bronze This is one
of the eight monster bells that were
cast by command OF Emperor Yung
10 about A. d. 1900 II cost the lives
OF eight men, who were killed In the
process of casting
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-05-16
surneon In Ancient Times.

High honorariums were paid sur
geons in ancient times. When Oar
fus. the son OF Hystaspes, sprained
his foot Damoosdes was called in,
another surgeon of renown having
failed to effect n cure. Damooades
was successful and the king took him
to his harem and introduced the doc
tor to the ladies of the court The
ladies' fllcd n vase OF gold with money
and precious pearls, which a eunuch
was ordered TO carry 10 Ae doctor.
The eunuch let fall the vase, and tho
careful historian tells us that slaves
gathered up the pearls
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-05-16
KNOWS NOW
Doctor Was Fooled by His Own GAGS
For a Time.

It's easy to understand how ordl.
nary people get fooled by coffee when
doctors themselves sometimes forget
the facts.
A physician speaks OF his own expe'
rience:
II had used coffee for years and really
did not exactly believe 1t was injurirg
me although | had palpitation of tho
heart every day. (Tea contains caf-
feine--the same drug found in coffee
and is Just as harmful as coffee.)
Finally one day severe and al.
most fatal attack OF heart trouble
frightened me and gave up both tea
and coffee, using Postum instead, and
since that time have had absolutely
no heart palpltatlon except on one or
I two occasions when | tried small
quantity Of coffee, which caused severe
| irritation and proved to me must let
! It alone.
when we began using Postum 1t
seemed weak-that was because We
did not make 1t according to directions
but now we put q little bit Of but
ter in the pot when boiling and allow
the Postum to boil full 10 minutes
which gives 1t the proper rich flavor
and the deep brown color
II have advised great many Oh
my friends and patients to leave OF
coffee and drink Postum, In fact daily
give this advice" Name given by
Postum Co.. Battle Creek. Mich.
Many thousands Of physicians use
Postum In place Of tea and coffee In
their own homes and prescribe 1t to
patients.
There's reason" AID Il is explain
ed In the little book, The Road TO
MELVILLE" In pigs.
Ever read the above iettert new
one appears from time 10 time. They
are genuine, true. and full OF humas
| tn.eTcst.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-05-16
Oh, Learned Judge.

A California Judge decided that
there is no judicial authority to keep
q man from making love to his wife.
although It could stop his beating her.
The remarkable cause OF this remark
able decision was that n woman in
Los Angeles had applied for an injunc-
ton to restrain her husband from in
sistlng on being attentive to her. This
Judge was not Solomon, but he real
lied that only Solomon could be
trusted to rule upon the whims md
Inconsistencies OF womankiud
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-05-16
MILKY Way Causes Glaciers.

Another suggested cause OF glacial
periods is that they have been due to
the shifting OF the milky way. such "a
is known to have occurred, Assuming
that much OF the earths heat comes
from the stars, Dr. Rudolf Spitaler
finds that the change OF position in re-
lation to the milky way might have
given n different distribution of tenn
perature from that existing at the
present time. The stars are not only
crowded In the region Of the milky
way. but many OF them are of the hot
test type.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-05-16

hope that the Cespedes revolution in CUBA
would have been sprung and tunta estab-
lished with which | could work. | found that
the revolt was still Matching and that no New
York agent had been appointed, so. for want
OF something better to do, bought from Ben
jamln Wood. editor of the New York News, the
old Franklin avenue distillcry in Brooklyn.
This venture resulted in an open and hnal
rupture with my family
| had been In the dIstillery business only a
few months, during which time the property
had shown a large profit, when, while attend
ing a performance at the old Grand Opera
House, met Jim" Fisk with whom | had
become acquainted in my boyhood days. when
he running gaudy peddler's wagon out
OF Boston.
Fisk asked what was doing that looked
so prosperous. | told him briefly and he said
he wanted to buy a half interest in the distil.
lery and asked me to put price on 1t. told
him did not want a partner He insisted
and said he had influence ut Washington
which he afterward proved-and that 1t would
be valuable to us
I'VE will make n good team" he said.
Here, and he scrubbed or a check for
100000 and tossed It over to me-'now we
are partners"
Not much" | said, as | tossed It back TO
him. Il am making too much money for you
rs n partner"
"All right then" he replied as he wrote out
another check for sl50.000, and handed II to
me- take that; | am in half with you now"
Before | could enter another objection he
stalked out of the room and let It go AT that
for I had n scheme in mind and figured that
his influence II it was as powerful as he
claimed, would be useful.
Then followed n year or more of prosperity.
favored with complications with the govern.
ment. and we finally quit the business with a
profit Of about $3.50 900,
Fisk and | continued in partnership and in
the summer OF 1866 we bought the fast and
stanch little steamer Edgar Stuart, which had
been n blockade.runner. We bought n cargo
OF arms and ammunition and were Just put
ting 1t on board when the first Cuban junta
came to New York and opened Offices on New
street. They sent for me and wanted to buy
our cargo
The Spaniards were not watChful then
as later and the arms we're delivered without
much trouble at Cape Maysi, at the extreme
eastern end OF Cuba.
The junta then engaged us to deliver several
cargoes OF arms to the rebels was always
in command OF these expeditions with sail
ing master in charge OF tho ship, while Fisk
stayed at home and attended to the Washing
ton end OF the business
Along about 1865, after II had run half ts
length, the Ten Years War began to bog down
There was nothing else doing in this part Of
the world so | decided to 20 to Europe beinf
attracted by the prospect OF war between
France and Germany
During the Cuban fllibustering days gained
more notoriety than / desired and as did no
wish to be known az troube.maker on thu
other side. ~here the laws against the carry
bit, ut 1,sn yfp va
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-05-16
All He Wanted Was Jus, Plain Eggs.

~ TIC """'SH '"S SS'N 20" w"
A youth entered one OF the ham
andrew" cafes on Grand avenue ard
ordered eggs up or over?" asked
the man behind the counter. 81 just
want eggs" replied the prospective
diner. But do you want them up or
over" repeated the waiter, and again
the gueSt asserted that he desired
"only eggs" The third time the patty
OF the second part insisted on hts
query. wheroupon the patron, with q
sigh OF despair, said 81 guess I'll take
q steak. "--Kansas City Star.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-05-16

Paxtlne AntiseptIc sprayed into the
nasal passages is a surprisingly sue
cessful remedy for catarrh At drug
gists. CSC q box or sent postpaid on re-
ceipt OF price by The Paxton Toile.
Co., Boston, Mass.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-05-16

Many a fellow who puts up a good
front Is talked about behind his back.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-05-16

Smokers do not guess at the quality {
LEWIS Single Binder cigar. rs always
the best
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-05-16

Garfield Tea is un"gualiul either as a.
occasional or daily laxative.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-05-16

the dyspeptic should choose caro-
fully what he chews carefully.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-05-16

A friend in word ia not always 9
friend In deed.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-05-16
BeinS Some Real Stories from The HE {
6yr Captain George g. Boynton>A !
coen1/cM 6r mr. Rkocp>Ay co.

EDITORS NOTE-Captnin George b. Boynton.
who died recently In brooklyn. actually lived such
pages Of thrilling fiction to be found only In the
adventures as are usually Blockade runner, fllibus
Ter, rcNolutionst, sen-roYer, counselor OF SOUTH
American dictators. soldier and sailor OF fortune
tho ,vsd over. such was this master adventuror.
His eNnloits have been hctuniEed into OF
the best sellers Of recent years. For the h.st time
Captain Boyntons own story. told by himself. Is
offered In print Its truth Ii attestcd alike By Its
evidences and by afhdavits OF the authorl
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-05-16

THROUGHOUT my life l have
sought adventure over the face
of the world and Its waters as
other men have hunted and
fought for gold or struggled for
fame. Whether through the out
cropping of a strain Of buccaneer
blood held in subsection by gen
eratIons Of placid propriety or
as u result OF some freak OF pre-
nalnl cnrrnefinn tho lnNn Of adj.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-28

Having made an appropriation Of
100000 under the spell Of the
Lincoln centenary for a memorial to
the msrtyred president. congress is
confronted with the necessity OF de-
Gliding the form which the memorial
shall take. Two projects are being
urged, one for the construction and
maintenance Of a national highway
from Washington to Gettysburg as a
sort OF automobile boulevard from
capital TO battlefield, and the other
an art monument as part OF the
architectural setting OF the mall in
Washington connecting the capital
and the Washington monument.
eventually to be fianked with public
buildings in the parkway. The pro-
posed monument has the backing and
approval Of the American Society OF
Architects and the Fine Arts council,
made up Of leading painters, sculp-
tors. architects and landscape de-
signers. as well as of the Commission
Of Fine Arts. which is an advisory
Official body
AS between the memorial roadway
and the structural monument, We be-
liege the latter viii appeal much
more strongly to the general public.
The love OF. an and architectural
beauty Is spreading very rapidly in
this country aud the establishment
OF the national capital as an example
and announcement TO the artistic de-
yelopneht of all our cities has an in
fiuence beyond the limits OF the In.
habitants of the city OF Washington,
and the large number who visit there,
number which is growing, and will
continue to grow from year to year,
The idea OF a national highway In NOT
TO be deprecated. but when It comes
it should be really national. eyentu-
ally completing the whole transcon.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-28
A Delusion Of the West.

In current magazine article Prof
Edward A. Ross calls attention Il
what he dominates a "deluslon OF the
west" consisting OF the wholly
imaginary belief that the west,
or rather, middle-west, is grow,
Ing much faster than the east
Analysis of the census figures fails
to bear out this assumption. which
Prof. Ross ascribes In origin to the
fact that the center Of population has
moved steadily westward since the
beginning Of the republic along with
the settlement OF previously unoccu-
pied territory. But this movement,
he tells US. has covered a distance In
the last two decades hardly worth
measuring, with the fair prospect
that the next census will disclose that
II is now actually receding.
Accepting this idea OF faster
growth In population TO be delusior
Of the west. not much harm can en-,
sue as long as there is steady growth
though the east may be populatins
the faster IN its great cities. The
stream OF Immigration into the mid,
dle-wcst up to this time has come
wholly from the east. and the tempta
ton OF newcomers to tarry wher,
they first land is quite understand.
BILE. The time seems to be fast ap
preaching. however, when the tide Of
immigration viii be divided and The
Inflow. to the extent that II continues
viii come from the south and west
as. well as from the east. What d
sure to bring this about Is the open
log OF the Panama canal. by which
European immigrants may, be depos
tied at Pacific coast points almost al
quickly, and as cheaply. as at Allan
tic coast points. When that tim,
arrives. then. In, the not distant fu
ture. the center OF population will
again take up its travels. and thil
"delusion OF the west become ono,
more a reality.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-28
Kosciusko had fallen and ,-..,,,
BOOKKEEPING HEARTS.

From Collection OF Old Poems.
Better II were to sit s,ill by the sea.
Loving somebody and satisfied:
Better Il were TO grow babes on The knss
10 anchor you down for all your davs.
Than wander and wander in ali thess
ways,
Land forgotten and love denied.
Better sit still where born, gay,
Wed one sweet woman and love her
WELL -
Laugh with your nsishbOrs. live In their
Be 4 ever so simple. The humber the
home
The nobler, indeed, to bear your part.
Love and be loved with ali your heart,
Drink sweet waters and live in a spell,
share your delights and divide your
tears;
Love and De loved IN the Oldest way,
Ere men knew madness and came to
roam
From the west to the east and the. whole
world wide.
When the lived where their fathers lived
and died
Lived and so loved for Q thousand
years.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-28
Will the Experiment Pan QUIT

: Every citizen Of Omaha should be
made to realize that In changing TO
the commission plan of city govern
ment an experiment is to be under
taken on which will depend most
vital consequences.
viii the experiment pan out? The
answer TO that question must await
results, but certain prerequisites are
essential TO success.
The first duty devolves upon the
citizens themselves TO choose with
sound judgment those who are to adj
minister the government under the
new law. The best selections may
prove disappointment. but still that
chance will not warrant the assump-
ton OF unnecessary risk by awarding
the responsible positions OF commits
sioner to incompetents or disreputa-
bles. or as sineeures or pensions for
insists unable TO make a living other
wise.
The inspiration behind the adop-
ton OF the commission plan OF city
government was the universal desire
for . more efficient management OF
our municipal affairs, and for
cleaner municipal housekeeping.
There was no idea OF merely enlarg-
ing, the powers OF existing officers.
nor Of rewarding present officials
with larger salaries for the same
work. Somewhere the expectation
turks that concentrated authority
and commensurate compensation will
draw out higher grade of men for
these Offices and bring to the taxpay-
ers more intelligent and more eiiec-
tive service. Unless this expectation
is met. at least in part, the innova-
tion will not be wholly satisfactory,
though II may be some Improvement
on what we now have. Every specu-
latlop on the outcome. therefore, re-
solves itself back to the initial need
Of getting good men TO run for COM
uiissloners, and then selecting the
best and most capable to conduct the
experiment.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-28
Twenty Years Ago.

Society turned out for she Stops to
Conquer" al the Boyd. In boxes were
Miss Hoagisnd, Miss Laura Hoagland,
Miss wadleigh. Miss Maud Wsdle.gh, Mr..
J. C. Sharp, Mr., w. A. Paxton. jr.. Miss
Boyd. AIRS. Owing. Miss Burroughs. Mr..
and Mrs. Borrower occupied Governor
Boyd's box near the proscenium.
Herman Parkieser. employed at Cady 4
Grays lumber yard, was stricken with
paralysis and had to be taken to his
home at Second street and woolworth
avenue.
Mrs. ]. W. Cotton sang to large audi.
ence in the hall of the Young Mems
Christian association.
Il. ID. Mckinney. employed at Hungate' s
Ice house, Sixth and Pacific streets. fell
from the building and seriously injured
his back.
President Kimhall OF the Union Pacific,
who was asked to exhibit the two plans
for the union depot for public scrutiny
and selection. explained that the plans,
which cost $500, comprised 100 sheets OF
paper and could not, therefore. handily
be thus displayed. There was much pub
lie discussion over them.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-28
Another New School System.

Los Angeles Is about to reorganiEe
it's public school course. lengthenlng
It on the whole one year; that Is,
making the course from kindergarten
through high school fourteen instead
OF thirteen years. II will consist of
one year In the kindergarten. six In
the graded schools. making the fifth
year OF junior university in charac-
ter. At present the course In Los
Angeles. as most other places, con-
sists OF one year in, the kindergarten.
eight In the graded schools and four
In the high. The entirely new de-
partment is the three-year inter-
mediary, which Ia contemplated as
a means OF effective articulation of
the graded and high schools.
The theory is that at present the
course is very defective there, in that
the graded school pupil passes into
the high school quite unprepared for
the latter. He has been accustomed
to depend LARGELY on his teacher for
his studying in the graded schools, IL
is argued, while in the high he must
be thrown largely on his own re-
sources and the average pupil finds
the gap wider than he is able con-
yeniently TO bridge. He loses too
much time after he leaves the eighth
grade and gets into the first year OF
high school in simply learning how
to study This intermediary depart
ment OF three years becomes. there
fore, the bridge required to span this
ehasm.
II 1t is really required for no other
pressing purpose, 1t seems to be far
from indispensable, Why could not
special training be given in the sew
enth and eighth grades that would
meet this same demand? 1t is.
though. a fact that the graded schools
are thus deficient In teaching the
pupil how 10 study? II so, then the
sooner We set to work to correct this
defect the sooner we shall make our
schools more nearly what they ought
to be. Whether the grades were con-
tinued ON as now or the three-year
intermediary link was thrown in, the
work would have to be done just the
same, since there is to be no short
cutting to eliminate graduation. This
revision OF the course will throw pu-
pills entering Los Angeles from other
states and cities very much out Of
killer. Thus far we know Of no other
state where a similar plan is proposed
except Kansas
IL Is quite the fashion TO project
new schemes for our school system.
with which most people assume 1t to
be their unqnestioned right to find
flaws. Our system. Of course, is sus-
ceptible to improvement, but it has
WORKED very effectually and stands
pre-eminent as the background of our
potent citizenship. As the Hon. Al
fred hosler, head of the British edu-