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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-03
How to Find Your Way Out of Woods

A contributor to the August
Woman's Home Companion tells, as
follows, how you may find your way
out of the woods if you get lost:
If you discover that you are lost
in the woods, sit down and think
calmly back over the road you have
travelled, trying to decide where the
camp should lie. Then, if you have
your compass, and it seems TO agree
with your Judgment, stick faithfully
to that direction. Even if you are
wrong in your decision, it is better to
keep on in one direction, because you
may fall in with some stream, and
can follow it to human habitation.
If you have no compass, the sun
is an excellent guide during the day.
Should the sky be overcast, place the
point of your knife blade on the nail
of your thumb; turn slowly until the
full shadow Of the blade obscures the
nail and you have discovered where
the sun is.
You can discover the points Of
the compass in other ways: 0y MOTTO
ing that the tops of the tall trees in
cline to the north that the leaves Of
trees are generally closer on the south
side; that their branches are shorter
and more irregular on the north side.
ITO prevent getting into the circle
habit break off branches of the bushes
you pass. Start a fire, if your match
safe is with you--as it should be.
Remember that fire piled up with
damp wood makes a dense smoke,
and quickly attracts attention. Two
fires going at once, one a little re-
moved from the other, constitute a
well-known signal of distress among
woodsmen. The firing of three shots
in succession-two at first, than a
pause, than the third SHOTS an
other recognized signal, if you happen
to have a gun. =
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-03
Lyceum and Chautauqua Workers to
Hold National Convention.

! The International Lyceum Associa-
tion, which is composed of thousand
OF the well-known lyceum and cbau-
tauqua workers, will, this year, hold
It's eleventh annual convention at the
Auditorium Hotel, Chicago, Septem-
Der 1919 inclusive. For the past
three years this organization has held
its convention at Winona Lake, Ind
The chautauqua by reason of Secre-
tary Of State 8ryan's lectures, has
claimed as much attention as the
Balkan and Mexican wars, the
Japanese scare, the tariff, and it is
almost on par with baseball
Lecturers Of note, statesmen, must
clans and artists in all the various
branches known to the lyceum and
chautauqua profession are mem bers Of
this organization, known to it's friends
as the L L. A.
There is perhaps no other union of
forces with quite the unique distinc
tion that the I. L. A. claims. It is
composed of those who furnish the
performances, the managers who con-
quot the business end of this vast and
growing movement, the agents who
sell the programs to the various
chautauqua assemblies and lyceum
courses, and the committee men who
annually spend about SO, 900, 900 for
lyceum and chautauqua attractions,
There are this season about 900
chautauqua and 10, 600 lyceum courses,
and it was of this great peoples
movement that Theodore Roosevelt
said "The chautauqua is the most
American institution in America,
and Senator LaFollette has recently
paid the lyceum this tribute: From
the time of Wendell Phillips until
the present, the lyceum has been the
salvation Of our republic -
Ira D. Totman, Of this city, has
been selected to represent the com
mittee men Of Wisconsin in a dis
cussion at this convention.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-03
Fourth Class Postmaster Examination.

Saturday, September q, 1913.
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces that on the
date named above an examination
will be held at Sitter, Wis, as a
result Of which it is expected to make
certification TO fill a contemplated
vacancy in the position of fourth
class postmaster Of class at Sitter,
Wis, and other vacancies as they
may occur at that Office, unless it
shall be decided in the interests of the
service to fill the vacancy by Teinstate-
ment. The compensation of the post
master at this office was $3.50 for the
last fiscal year.
Age limit, 81 years and over on
the date of the examination, with the
exception that in a State where
women are declared by statute To be
of full age for all purposes at IS
years, women Is years of age on the
date of the examination will be ad
mitted
Applicants must reside within the
territory supplied by the post Office
for which the examination is an
nounced.
The examination is open TO all
citizens of the United States who can
comply with the requirements.
Application forms and full informs
tion concerning the requirements of
the examination can be secured from
the postmaster at Sitter. Wis, or
from the o. S. Civil Service Com
mission, Washington, D. q.
Applications should be properly
executed and filed with the Commits
sion at Washington at least DAYS
before the date of the examination.
otherwise it may be impracticable to
examine the applicants
U. 5. Civil Service Commission.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-03
Most Valuable Fruit Tree.

What is probably the most valuable
tree in the world is an alligator pear
tree at Whittier, Cal, which Melted
its owner a profit of So, 206 in one
year. This tree was planted in 1905
and began bearing in its fourth year.
In 1912 it bore 5000 pears which sold
for 81, 500, while the sale of buds dur
ing the same year amounted to 81, 7O6,
making the total given above. The
tree is a seeding, the seed having been
planted with a quantity of other seed
which had been imported, presumably
from Mexico. Another tree which
was planted at the same time, and
which stands close to this phenomenal
bearer, has never borne more than 90
pears in a season. Popular Mechanics
Magazine,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-03
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE
NOW IN NEW QUARTERS
Farmers Line Now Located In
the Henkel Block.
Transfer to the New Place Was Made
on Thursday Night After Bust
ness Hours.

The Farmers Telephone exchange
is now located in its new rooms in
the third floor of the Henkel block,
the transfer taking place on Thurs
day night
Arrangements foI the transfer had
all been made in advance, the wires
all placed in the new location ready
for making connections to the switch
board and other preliminaries complet-
ed, SO that when they quit business
at nine o'clock that night and began
moving the fixtures from the room
they have so long occupied in the
Baxter block into the new quarters,
the work was all accomplished in one
night and all phones connected up
ready for use on Friday morning. 1t
was a big job but by going at it
Systematically the work was SO nearly
completed by morning that the usual
daily work was resumed. A fine new
board has been added
since the change and with the hard
work of Secy G. w. Hampton and
Chas. Vesperman, rs lineman, the
exchange will be a success.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-03
Quick Wit and Timber Legs.

IF you kiss me again, declared
Miss Lovely firmly, 7 shall tell
father"
'That's an old tale, replied the
bold, bad young man. Anyway it's
worth it, 80 and he kissed her.
Miss Lovely sprang to her feet. Il
shall tell father. she said, and left
the room.
Father, = she said softly to her
parent when she got outside. MIR.
Bolder wants TO see your new gun. -
All right, I'll take it in to him, :"
said her father, and two minutes later
he appeared in the doorway with the
gun IN his hand.
There was a crash Of breaking glass
as Mr.. Bolder dived through the
window and departed in all haste for
the railway station. Ladies Home
Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-03
Railroad Mas Meeting North And
over.

Citizens of the town of Glen Hav-
en- held mass meeting at North
Andover Monday evening last, Sept
1st, to consider the matter of sub
scribing aid to The Chicago Short
Line Railway Company.
The town has been canvassed once
before under the petition method"
but no petition filed with the town
officers, owing to a technical defect,
and the people of Glen Haven are de-
termined that if a railIoad is built
through the western part of this coun-
ty that it shall pass through their
town.
A citizens committee of twelve
prominent taxpayers was elected who
will conduct campaign for the pur-
pose above stated; much enthusiasm
prevailed in the meeting.
From Lancaster there we're present
President JOS 7. Bennett, Sec'y Fred
F. B. Barnett, also Harry Brown, O.
Heberlein, DR.. G. S. Moore and Da-
vid Crichton.
A Bloomington delegation present
consisted Of A, G. Bishop, DR.. S. A.
NARROW, M. Casey, 0. E, Martin and
John Lord.
Let Us have the railroad.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-03
Eugene Walters Best Story.

Eugene Walter the successful
youpg playwright. author of The
Wolf which will appear at the opera
house, on Sept 4, said at recent
dinner in his honor in New York.
The playwright to succeed must
make his point inevitably every
point, by fair means or foul, must be
captured Not a loophole for failure
to creep in must be left Mr..
Walter smiled. In fact said ne,
the playwright must be as sure of
his point as the young lady who took
advantage of leap year to propose.
She didn give me a chance her
husband explained to friend after
wards, she said will you marry
me 70 Have you any objections ?"
Thus whether I said yes or no she had
me cornered. Well you might have
kept silent said a friend That S
what l did the husband replied, and
she flung herself in my arms murmur
ing silence gives consent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-03
Good Play, Well Presented.

Bernstein's great drama, The
Thief staged under the personal
direction of Eugene MCCLELLAN, and
with a company of most excellent
merit, was presented at Hatch opera
house last Wednesday evening to an
audience that filled the house to its
capacity. Miss Janet Allyn as the
fashionable wife, who stole large
sum of money from her wealthy and
most intimate friend while her guest,
in order that she might have more
beautiful clothes, thinking thus to
more surely retain her husband love,
was superb in her portrayal of the
part and carried off the strong
dramatic climaxes of the situation
most effectively The company is a
very capable and we'll balanced one
throughout, and the play gave splen
did satisfaction. 1t plainly de-
monstrated the fact that Lancaster
audiences appreciate a good thing and
That they are ready TO respond liberal
ly with their patronage when they are
assured that they are going to see and
hear something worth while.
It is now probable that we are
going to have more companies OF this
class. which is very agreeable news.
Lancaster has grown beoynd the ten
twent thirt" level and demands some
thing better. Mr. Hatch, owner and
manager of the opera house. is to be
congratulated upon his efforts to give
our people higher class attractions,
and as long as he does so we think he
may feel sure of having them we'll
patronized The Thief is one oil
the productions handled through the
G. S. Primrose agency, of Chicago,
which also controls The Spendthrift
and Where the Trail Divides,
both Of which, it is said, will pro
badly be seen here during the coming
season.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-03
Joseph Richter's Barn Burned.

The large, new barn on the farm of
Joseph Richter, north of town, was
completely destroyed by fire about
midnight. Thursday night, Aug. 81,
together with its contents, 100 loads
of hay, s calves, lot of harness and
numerous other articles. The loss is
partly covered by insurance.
Two horses were in the barn, Mr..
Richter's stallion, which managed to
escape without injury, and Harry
Dieter's horse which got out through
partly burned and partly open door
but was injured so that it may not
recover. One lone calf also got out.
There were nine in the barn.
1t is supposed to be the work Of an
incendiary. Word was phoned to
the sheriff Office at once, and blood.
hounds ordered from Richland Center
One dog was brought to the scene,
arriving about a m, but could get
no definite scent or trail of the sup
posed culprit.
The mystery surrounding the burn
ing of Mr.. Richters barns, as he has
had two or three burned within the
past few years, is disconcerting as
we'll as entailing a great loss upon the
owner -Montfort Mail
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-03
State Aid Now For City and Village
Streets.

Chapter 776 Of the laws Of 1913
extends the provisions of the state
aid law to villages and to cities OF
the fourth class having population
of five thousand or less 1t is pro-
vided in chapter 668 that the main
streets in villages and cities Of the
fourth class directly connecting por-
tions of road then on the county
system of highways shall be added to
the county system of prospective state
highways at the November meeting
of the county boards.
Chapter no provides that villages
and cities may vote or accept sub
scriptions for the improvement of
streets in them, even though these
streets are now on the system, and
that if they are afterward put on the
system of roads by the county board,
the improvements can be made in
1914. Money for state aid improve
ments may be voted by the city
council or the village board, and no
special election is necessary. Inas-
much as city councils and village
boards may be legally called together
on a few hours notice. it is still pos
sible to vote for improvements under
state aid in 1914 prior to September
1st, 1918. Thees applications must
be mailed to the county clerk on or
before September 1st. The Wisconsin
Commission will furnish
forms for application to any city or
village upon post card request.
Officers of villages and cities should
read carefully chapter 776 and subsec-
tions 2, 3, 4, and of section 1317m =
4 Of the statutes. and also subsection
1 of section 13l7m-4 of Chapter 668,
Laws of 1913. Copies Of these new
chapters are on file in the county
clerks Offices.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-03
position. Mr.. Kirk has had much
practical experience, having been
employed for stenographic work by
the state during the last legislative
session.
WHAT COURSE TO TAKE.

A large question with most pupils
entering the high school is. what
course to take. The course which
any pupil should take depends much
on his own inclinations and what he
wants his high school education for !;
certainly, it should not depend on
what his friends plan to take. A
careful reading of the school an
nouncemenT in another part of this
paper will be helpful in showing the
nature and purpose of each course
open to him. IF the pupil has no
marked desire for Latin nor for a
commercial preparation, he had better
postpone his decision on his course
until the next year in that case, he
will take the four subjects: physical
geography, English. algebra, and
ancient history. Further informa-
tion about the work will be gladly
given by the principal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-03
Different Arrangements.

August Speas. Liberty, and FL liza
beth J. Antonio, Ellenboro.
Sherman Chandler and Lillian
Chandler, both of Woodman.
Joseph Warish and Jenie Yana,
both Of Castle Rock.
Theodore F. Chezik. Watterstown,
and Elizabeth Grimm, Castle Rock.
John q. Stocdale, Belmont, and
Mary @. Mueller, Livingston.
Frank J. Shimpacn, Hickory
Grove, and Emeline 0. Lemlick,
Castle Rock.
Evans B. Barnes and Elizabeth Ep-
lett, both of Platteville.
Irenens Splinter, Paris, and Carrie
Kruser, Jamestown.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-03
THE HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS.

Of the last years. force of teachers
in the high school, there remain,
Miss Martha Meyer for the language
work and Miss Elizabeth Lisherness
for the history. Miss Jane Pengelly
Of Dodgeville, who was graduated
from the University Of Wisconsin last
June, and who has had experience in
teaching before, though not in the
high school, will in addition to the
physical geography and the botany,
in which subjects she is especially
prepared, have some work in algebra.
Mr.. A. W. Larsen, also a graduate of
the University last June, will teach
the physics and mathematics Miss
Grace Stone of this city will have
charge of the English department
Mr.. w. q. Kirk has been engaged for
the commercial work, in addition
to his university preparation for this
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-03

THE GRADE TEACHERS FOR 1913.
The best results in any school
system will never be attained as long
as the teaching force is constantly
changing. A new tecaher in school
is largely an experiment. When this
new teacher is also mex perienced.
the experiment is more than ordinari-
ly uncertain. 1t has been the plan
of the school board, therefore, this
year, to engage for the grades, none
but experienced people. The teach.
els whom it is the good fortune of
Lancaster to be able to retain from
last year, are: Miss Nettie Oswald
and Miss Mary Warren for the first
primaries of the North and South
Schools, respectively; Miss Portia
Showslter, for the second primary,
North; Miss jeanette Mccoy, for the
Intermediate, South; and Mr. Will
Webb, for the ninth grade. Miss
Ruby Bunker, a graduate of the
F, Platteville Normal and for the past
two years, a successful teacher at
Cuba City, will teach the grammar
grades in the North School Miss
Amy Lathrop, who will have the
intermediate room in the North School,
is graduate of the Whitewater
Normal and has had several years Of
experience as a teacher. Miss Nettie
Griswold of this city, taught three
years in the country schools of this
county after her graduation from the
local high school she has the second
primary, South, the coming year
Miss Lenora Damuth of FIT. Atkinson
did successful work in the rural
schools before attending the White
water Normal from which she was
graduated last June. Size will teach
the grammar grades in the South
| School.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-03
EXPLOSION IS FATAL
TO GLEN HAVEN BOY
Match Was Thrown Into Box of
Giant Powder.
Taken to Dubuque Hospital But of No
Avail Companion is in Critical
Condition.

Ballots Schumacher is dead and
Lawrence Houchesen is dying as the
result of burns sustained Friday when
box of blasting powder exploded
On Friday afternoon, the boys,
both 15-years old, with three COM
panions ranging from sixteen to eigh-
teen years of age, started down the
Burlington railroad tracks at Glen
Haven. Schumacher and Hochesen
were in advance of the others, and a
few blocks up the Burlington tracks
bordering the river came onto box
filed with blasting powder. Think
ing it lead the two boys started to fill
their pockets with the deadly ex-
plosive. Unmindful of their actions,
laborers blasting in the immediate
vicinity continued at their work.
After a while the three companions of
the pair drew up to where Schumacher
and Houchesen were engaged in
gathering the material which they
stated they wished to melt. The
oldest boy of the party, apprised of
their ignorance Of the explosive,
planned to brighten them and lit a
match with the intention of throwing
it at the box His aim was only too
true and Il fierce explosion followed.
The clothing of the two boys caught
fire and ate into their pockets where
they had stored some of the powder.
These PARTICLES exploded, and both
Schumacher and Houchesen, their
clothing a mass of flame, ran to the
river
Despite the agonizing pain and
the fact that every stitch of his gar
ments had been burned off, young
Schumacher emerged from the water
and walked three blocks to a hotel
where he spread the alarm. Young
Lawrence lay fatally burned at the
waters edge. His death at Glen
Haven is expected momentarily.
Medical assistance was promptly
given both victims and when the at
tending physician at G len Haven pro-
nounced both cases fatal, the father of
the Schumacher boy effected the re-
moval of Ballots to Mercy hospital,
Dubuque, hoping against hope that
his son S life might be spared.
His body, a blackened mass with
the fingers of both hands practically
burned away and the flesh exposed
after the pealing skin, the lad sub
mitted to final attention by the best
Of local physicians with the most re-
markable courage and endurance Of
pain ever reported at the local institu-
tion. While conscious he spoke of
the accident, his own foolhardiness
and that of the older boy who threw
the match, but never was he heard to
murmur a complaint The excruciat-
ing pain made him bite his lips but
he endured it like a martyr until
after many hours of suffering the
death angel relieved him.
His parents, two sisters and two
brothers. are Frustrated with grief
over the tragedy. The funeral was
held at Glen Haven yesterday after
noon.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-03
PercherOns Popular in Wisconsin

The annual circular of information
of the department of Horse Breeding
of the college of Agriculture of the
University of Wisconsin, will show
that there are 932 pure bred and 703
grade Percheron stations in public
service in Wisconsin. During 1918,
172 new pure bred and III grade stall
lions of this popular breed were en-
rolled for the first time. The total
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-03
School News.

BY arrangement with the editor of
this paper, the city superintendent
of schools will contribute to this
column, each week, the school news
that may be of interest or value to the
towns people, and the discussion of
such educational questions as may
help them to a better understanding
of the endeavor and the work of the
school.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-03
Able to Identify the Excelsior.

A Fort Scott woman was packing .
cut glass bowl for shipment and sent
her small son to the basement to get
some excelsior. What's excelsior 90
asked the boy. "Oh, hurry" replied
the mother. It's that stuff that looks
like hay" The boys face frightened
Il know what it is, mother" he eZ-
claimed, its that long sawdust. -
Kansas City Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-03
Settlement Wanted.

All persons knowing themselves
indebted to the late DR.. r. f.
Kinney are requested to call and
settle at the Office of DR.. J. Godfrey.
All accounts not settled promptly will
he uIaced for collection. 24tfc.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-03
Main Thlnq.
Journal.

Ted-"Cheer up, old man! Absence,
you know, makes the heart grow
fonder" Ned-"What's worrying me
is that I'm not just sure that it's haV-
ing the same effect on the girl. =
Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-03

Miners Not Prone to Suicide.
There are fewer suicides among
miners than among any other class of
Workmen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-03

Fischer, the piano tuner, will be in
Lancaster soon. Orders NAV be left
at Weber Bros. jewelry store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-03

Out-of-town pupils in need of a
room or of board for the coming year,
will find number of desirable places
advertised in the papers; the principal
has also the names of several others
who will furnish room and board.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-03

The work Of repairing the interior
wall nf the North School building.
which was begun last year, has been
completed during the present sum-
mer, The old walls have been
covered with beaver board, painted
white and paneled, with a most
pleasing result. The school has now
a very attractive appearance.