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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17
The MARCHING Dead.

The night smelled sweet, the breeze
rustled, the stream murmured, and
past me on the air the souls OF the
killed came marching. They seemed
Of one great company, no longer enc
mics. All had the same fixed stare,
Drawing something strange, that they
were trying terribly to push away.
All had their eyes narrowed yet fixed
open, in their gray white, smoke grim
ed faces. They made no sound as
they passed. Whence were they COM
ing, where going, trailing the ghosts of
guns, riding the ghosts of horses; into
what river of oblivion, far from hOr-
ror, and the savagery Of man?-John
Galsworthy in Scribner's Magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17
A Costly Funeral.

The most costly state funeral which
has ever taken place was perhaps that
OF Alexander the Great. A round mil
lion was spent in laying Alexander to
his rest. The body was placed in a
coffin Of gold filed with costly arc
mates, and a diadem was placed on
the head. The funeral car was embel-
lished with ornaments Of pure gold,
and it's weight was so great that 1t
took eighty-four mules more than q
year to convey it from Babylon to
Syria.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17
A panaeroua Subject.

Professor Henry DrummOnd when
boy discovered that he could hypnotic
people, At birthday party little
girl declined to play the piano. Drum
mond happened to catch her eye and
said, "Play." To his surprise she rose
at once, went to the piano and played.
At another time he hypnotized a boy
and gave him a poker for a gun.
Now" said Drummond, I'm a pleas
ant. Shoot me-" The boy did so, and
Drummond fell to keep up the illusion,
whereupon the boy, seeing the bird"
move, was about to hit it over the head
with the poker. The hypnotizer had
just time to stop the magnetized sports
man.-Pearson's Weekly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17
Picking Them Out.

The governor of a southern state
.ame TO his Office with a friend one
norning to find a number of men wait
ug in the anteroom. Pausing an in
slant, he told a story that was a de
.ideG chestnut" When they got in
side the private Office the friend said
That was a horribly old one you
Sprang on those fellows"
81 know it," chuckled the governor,
but did you notice the ones that
laughedY
"Well, l noticed that three or four
did"
''Those," said the governor, "are the
fellows who won't get In to see me.
They are the ones who have favors to
k."-Ladies' Home Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17
Crossed Knives and Forks.

The old custom of crossing the knife
and fork after dining had it's origin, II
we may trust Mr.. f. W. Burgess ex
PLANTATION in his book, "Chats or
Household CuriOs." In a spirit of devO
ton He quotes Browning:
Knife and fork he never lays
Crosswise to my recollection.
As 1 do in Jesus praise.
''In Russia" says Mr.. Burgess, ''this
custom of the peasantry was deep root
ed, and there they were careful to
take up the knife and fork and lay
them down on the plate crossed before
commencing their meager meal
Strange to say that, although knives
and forks have been crossed in rever.
ence, to cross knives has been deemed
unluckY"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17
Wonderful Musical Memory,

Sir John Stainer had a wonderful
musical memory. It was put to the
test once at the Crystal palace when
he had to play the organ in the ''Mes-
siah" and folio copy, on which alone
he could see the score, was not forth
coming. The conductor was in despair.
Sir John cut the knot by a wonderful
tour de force, playing the part fault
lessly right through and entirely from
memory, probably the only time the
messiah" has been so rendered.-LOn-
don Standard.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17
Domestic Bliss

They had been trotting in double
harness for seven long, weary months
and the honeymoon had bumped the
bumps for fair.
John" she said as she dished out
the breakfast food, 81 need little pin
money this morning."
what did you do with the So gave
you last weekY' asked the man who
had promised to love, honor and pay
the freight.
"Oh. ! don't remember" she replied.
Its so easy to spend So and have
nothing to show for it."
Right you are" sighed John THAT
was the amount l paid the minister for
marrying Chicago News
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17
Special to Farmers.
WHAT ONE WOMAN DID.

w Hal ONE NOMAN LII.
A Waupaca County woman had the
same idea in 1905. The income from
her herd of II "native" cows that
year had been $438. 88. She decided
to improve her cows by the use of a
good pure bred sire. In 1910 the
income from her seven grade heifers
and five grade cows was ST, 900. To-
day she also has pure bred herd of
high producers.
WITH OUR NEIGHBORS.
A dairyman in Newaygo County,
Michigan, in seven years, by the
steady use of a pure bred bull, in
creased the profit of his herd from
$13. o. to $50 a year for each cow.
In another herd the production per
cow was raised from 225 pounds of
butter fat to 341 pounds year.
THINK THIS OVER.
This happens to have been the
actual experience of one Lacrosse
County farmer. In 1889 he decided
that his ordinary ''beef and mill"
cows were not paying. Accordingly,
he purchased the best pure bred sire
of the breed desired, he could get,
and mated him with his heifers which
were of mixed breeding.
By keeping careful records he
found that the COWS resulting from
the first cross averaged a production
of PIP pounds of butter fat the first
year. By continuing the use of a
pure bred sire of the same breed he
increased this amount to 268 pound
average at the end of the ninth year.
In 1913, in his herd of 25 milking
cows, none produced less than 400
pounds of butter fat and several pro-
duced 600 pounds. Now his entire
herd is pure bred and his bull calves
are sold for future delivery.
LIVE STOCK VALUES.
By recent report the United State
Department of Agriculture estimate
of live stock in the United States on
January, 1, 1915, shows an increase,
during the past year, of 1922, 900
head of live stock, valued at 78, O24,
600. All kinds of live stock in the
country aggregate value of So, 969, :
253, 900. Milk cows, while increas-
ing but $50, 200 in number, have an
increased value of $1.39 head,
making a total increase of SAT, 851,
900. "Other cattle" stand highest
since 1911, the increase being
1890, 900. This class Of live stock
represents a total valuation Of 81, >
237, &c., 900. Sheep increased 237, :
O0O. head and were worth $.46 more
apiece, adding S24, 284, 600 to the
total live stock valuation. The swine
industry shows an increase of 6, 705,
900 head during the past year. The
total value of swine of all ages is
$637, 479, 900, more than twice the
figure Of ten years ago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17
A Dfsappointment.

"Uncle jed" asked his neighbor,
show is your boy getting along at col
lege?"
First rate" answered Uncle Jed.
"He hasn't cost me a cent. He's work
ing his way through, he's winning all
the class honors, and they've promised
him a professorship of some kind"
Great Scott" gasped his neighbor,
Us that all he is doing? With that big,
husky frame of his supposed he'd be
playing center by this timer Chicago
Tribune
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17
Not Just What He Meant.

$50 many men marry now for mon
ey," she said. "You wouldn't marry
me for money, would you, Harry"
"No," said Harry absently; 81
wouldn't marry you for all the money
in the world"
And he was amazed when she eX-
claimed, "Oh, you horrid, horrid
chr'-Exchange
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17

stands by his platform pledges to give
Wisconsin a good business administra-
ton. He takes the position that the
prcgressives have opposed men of the
highest integrity whom he has named
TO serve the state.
IF it were my privilege" declared
Governor Philip, ito name the saint
ed Lincoln for a public office or in
urging legislation; if / were inspired
by the power that directed Moses
when he wrote the Ten Command
ments I would still be opposed by
these same gentlemen"
"The people," continued the chief
executive, must understand that there
is propaganda in this state with
headquarters in this city whose pur-
pose it is to make this administration
unpopular, and the practical way to
accomplish this is to make it impos-
lSible to carry out its plans"
Appointments Assaulted.
That part of Governor Philips
speech relating to the situation in the
senate follows:
Il have been in Office six weeks and
during that time the duty deYolved
upon me to make a number of i'm
pOrtant appointments. In each in
stance made my selection with refer
eDce to fitness and have entirely dis
regarded political services. l selected
men whom | believed to be able to i'm
prove the public service at a reduced
cost. These appointments have been
asSa1Ied by few senators and
string Of newspapers as displacing
men who have rendered valuable pub
&c service. IN their criticism they at
. SenJpj 70 persuade the people of this
state TO believe that | did this in utter
disregard Of the public interest. l
shall not permit such statements to
so uncballenged. I submit that the
meT. whom | have thus far appointed
are all men of highest integrity and
OF special fitness for the positions for
s Nll!5iCa they were selected. Further
more, they are men who are in full
sympathy with the purposes of this
administration of reducing so far as
It is possible without injury to SER
vices the cost of government. The
people Of this state have commission
ed me to bring about economies and
am sure that they wish that 1 sur
round myself so far as it is possible
with men who are in full accord with
that plan.
Opposition Is Political.
1.-THE people must understand that
&here is a propaganda in this state
with headuarters in this city whose
purpose it is to make this administra-
zion unpopular, and the practical way
10 accomplish this is to make it i'm
possible to carry out its plans. 1t
must, therefore, be understood that
any opposition on the part OF this
propaganda and those who are serv-
ing It is not prompted by public in
'Eerest but is purely political and for
the purpose Of obstructing the work
Eaat this administration has UNDER
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17
Suspension BRIDGES.

There is no doubt that the first idea
Of a suspension bridge was suggested
to primitive man by the interlacing Of
tree branches and parasitical plants
across rivers. Probably monkeys used
them before men did. In very noun
famous countries, such as Tibet and
Peru, they have apparently been used
since the dawn Of history, possibly
earlier
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17
Made Immediate Success.

The Arabian Nights" did not be-
come familiar to Europeans until 1904,
when Galland translated them into
French. Scholars cast doubt on the
authenticity of some of Galland's
work, accusing him-like Fitzgerald
and Omar Khayyam-of inventing
rather than translating, but with the
public the success of the tales was
immediate and immense.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17
MARQUIS.

The designation marquis is the Sec
ond in the five orders of English nobil-
ity. The term originally indicated per-
sons who had the care of the marches
Of a country. The word marches is
the plural of mark, which in its polit-
ical sense signifies boundaries. Such
were the lands on the borders Of Eng
land and Scotland and Of England and
Wales
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17
YOUR OWN LIFE.

One thing there is which is yours
incontestabIy. You have your life.
and, however Insignificant its place,
however meager its conditions, how
ever circumscribed its power, il IS Of
quite inconceivable worth to you and
to mankind. The whole wide world
does not equal it in value, and # all
external aims were realized and all
your cravings satisfied you are an
ignominious failure if you have not
nourished and developed that which
is most palpably your own--E. G.
Spencer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17
Hil[u Greece.

Greece is extremely mountainous,
the only plain region worthy Of the
name being found in Thessaly. In
this province is a large quantity OF
undeveloped water power, furnished
by torrents which sweep through the
plains in the rainy season, doing great
damage, their course for the remainder
of the year being marked by dry ra'
vines.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17
Philip HITS FOES
OF HIS POLICIES
Sees Organized Efforts to Block
Administration PrOgra4l
COMMEROS HIS APPOINTEES

Governor Tells Banqueters Of Propa-
ganda to Make Administration I'm
popuIar-Progressives Base opposi-
zion Upon Ground That Removal of
Efficient Heads Is Against Interests
Of Good Business.
Madison, Wis, (SpeciaD Governor
2. i. Philip in his address at ban
quet given by the Wisconsin Tele-
phone association declared that the
progressive opposition in the senate to
the confirmation Of his appointments
IS here to play politics for the pur-
pose of blocking the program of the
new administration.
The statement was the governors
dlst comment on any phase of the
work Of the legislature thus far, and
in it he serves notice on the opposi-
tion in the senate that as governor he
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17
Very Particular.

City Editor-For a beginner that new
reporter seems very particular not to
make any mistakes. Assistant-Yes;
l told him to write on one side Of the
paper. and he wanted to know which
side.-Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17
The Way of Love.

''There's no use, my dear girl; you
can't be happy with that young man
on $4,000 a year."
"But, papa, I'm too much In love to
care about whether I'm happy or not"
Life.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17
Oh Dear Mel

The LADY, want canary's bath
tub. Dealer-Here you are, madam.
The Lady-That dish? Haven't you
got private bath-one with a screen
of some kind around it?-New York
Globe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17

Try a Herald want ad; they pay. :
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17

A Syrian DeIicacy.
Picked grapevine leaves are con-
sidered a great delicacy by the natives
of Syria
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17
Boards Committee Busy.

The legislative committee named to
conduct an investigation of the state
boards and commissions hiss inaugur-
ated busy program. At least five
hours a day are given over to the
probe. Experts from the state board
of public affairs are constantly before
the committee to aid in matters which
touch upon state finances, the board
having given much thought to that
subject.
The legislature has been IN session
six weeks, tits difficult to associate
the work to date with a short session.
Many bills have been introduced but
little Roadway has been made in COM
mittee hearings in matters which are
certain to consume a great deal of
time. The investigation Of state
boards of commissions will continue
for months. 1t is a tremendously big
job, one of the biggest and most i'm
portant that has ever been taken up
by a Wisconsin legislature, and after
the committee makes its report much
time will be devoted to debate. No
matter how conservative the conserv-
atives may consider their report on
the reorganization of state depart
ments, 1t is likely that the findings of
the committee will impress the pro-
gressives as being radical.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-24
POLICE J0T THINGS
Another Batch of Topeka Bur-
glaries Last Night. {
North Side and Seabrook Vic.
Tins of Robbers.

The theft of $500 worth of brass
and copper fixtures from a vacant
house at 1906 North Quincy street,
| owned by J. J. King, North Topeka
real estate dealer, was reported to the
! police today. The burglary was dis
covered about 8 o'clock Tuesday even
| ing by the owner of the house and it
is thought that the crime was com.
mitted some time Monday evening.
The house was stripped of all fix
! lures by the burglars, who evidently
entered the house by unlocking one of
the doors with SHELTON key.
The stolen goods include: 500 feet
of lead pipe, one copper reservoir, one
copper bathtub, and forty brass cou-
| pings. The brass couplings were val
| ued at between 500 and 5000.
| In the last two months topeka has
| been good picking for brass thieves.
| Several similar thefts have been re-
ported to the police and to the sher-
ifs office. In a number of the cases
the burglar or burglars have been APP
pretended and sent to Jail or to the
state penftentiary.
The police are making an effort to
| locate the thieves who entered the
King house and believe they will be
successful in apprehending the crook
as the goods will be easily traced.
Seabrook Robbery.
Two Seabrook business houses. the
F'lickinger &c Graybill grocery store
and the Seabrook store. owned by E..
E. Vinzant, were burglarized some
time between 9 o'clock Tuesday even
ing and o'clock this morning, and a
small amount of goods stolen
Nothing was missed from the Flick
niger & Graybill store. A revolver
and a small amount of change in the
cash drawer were missed at the Vim
zant store. The burglar or burglars
entered both stores by knocking a
hole in the front doors near the lock
and then prying them open with a
heavy chisel or bar.
No arrests for the burglaries have
been made.
Robbery at Paxton Store.
A bold Mexican walked into the
Paxton & Paxton department store,
200 East Sixth street, Tuesday after
noon about $3.50 o'clock and walked
out again with two suits of boys
clothes valued at $40.
When the Mexican entered the
store, a companion who accompanied
him told the clerk he wanted to pur-.
chase pair of overaHs. When the
clerk ushered Mexican No. 2 to the
overall department, the thief grabbed
an armful Of clothes from a counter
and ran out the door. He escaped
with two suits. Several robberies of
a similar nature have occurred at the
Paxton store recently.
William Barnes was found not gull
ty of q charge of destroying property
in police court Tuesday evening by
Judge G. A. Huron. Barnes was tried
on charge of breaking a window at
LA East Fourth street.
Alfred Higgins, better known in
police circles as Bud Higgins, was
arrested and booked at the police sta
ton Tuesdayaeveniflg Qu@a charge of
assaulting Irene sStaHamefs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-24

at the office of the city clerk today:
Johnson Hilton and wife, Twenty
third and Madison streets, March ~,
girl Canon c. Sholander and wife,
100 Buchanan street, March, 13, boy;
J. Vernon Buchanan and wife, Route
Z, March %, girl.
Suit for the foreclosure of a con-
tract by the International State bank
of Trinidad, Colo, against the Walk
Manufacturing company, and J. H.
Kaiser, its manager, is being tried IN
the Shawnee county district court, sec
ond division, before Judge George H.
covers manufacturing rights to an oil
engine obtained by the Topeka con-
Germ from a Trinidad company.
The Collegian quartet last night en-
tertained more than 1900 people at
the Auditorium. This is the nine
The program included piano, violin
and cornet solos; vocal solos and a
reading by S. NJ. Spring. Every num-
Der was well received by the audience.
The last entertainment of the Red
path series will be given next week.
The Rev. Joseph P. Hicks of North
Topeka was the writer of an article
which appeared this month in the
Presbyterian Advance entitled, -Four
Reasons Why the Bible Should Be
Taught in the Public Schools ut
is a tremendous mistake to exclude re-
ligious teachings from our schools"
says Mr.. Hicks in the article. Men
all over the land are becoming arous-
ed to the seriousness of the situation.
The Bible should be taught in our
public schools because it has advanced
human freedom more than any other
influence"
The High School Teachers Guild is
the name of an organization COM
pleted at the Topeka high school. Of
ficers were elected Tuesday as fol-
lows: DR.. w. G. Greider, president;
Carnie Wolfe, first vice president; w.
J. Kaho, second vice president;
George McClelland, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Lutte J. Embleton, corre-
spending secretary; Miss Maude
Bishop, treasurer; Miss Nellie NJ. An
sell sergeant at arms 1t is the intention
of the organization to include all
high school teachers. Similar organ
izations exist in the high schools of
many cities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-24

The Topeka Rotary club will meet
noon at the L. G. 7. quar-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-24

Alfred Higgins, better known in
police circles as Bud" Higgins, was
ton Tuesdayseverrfffg onaa charge of
assaulting Irene .StaHimefs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-24
SNAP SHOTS
Satiated.
AT HOME NEWS

Satiated.
The day is dark and dreary,
War reigns and the Dutch are never
weary.
The guns still point from the fortress wall.
And at every boom the crowned heads fall,
And the day is dark and dreary.
r. M. c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-24
SOCIETY

Continued from preceding page.)
luncheon Tuesday Bly, MRS. J. z.
Slaughter, at her home in Potwin
Place. Following the luncheon there
was a business meeting and program.
Mrs. NJ. CO Porter read paper on
Mexico.
The officers elected for the new
year are: Mrs. o. L. Moore, presi-
dent, and Mrs. c. H. Searle, secretary
and treasurer.
Mrs r. r. Nelson will entertain a
few friends at luncheon Thursday at
Mills tea room.
The fashion for bobbing the hair is
at it's height in the east. Only the
debutantes venture to do it, for the
style absolutely requires a young, al
most babyiSh face. The new fashion
has one exponent in Topeka, a pretty
visiting girl from down east. The hair
dresser told her that to save herself
from near-baldness she must cut off
her hair. The prevailing style made
the sacrifice an easy one. The mode
happens to be becoming to this visitor.
but she is so uncommonly good looking
she would look we'll under any head
dress, The native daughters of Topeka
have not yet adopted the fad, but all
the swell college girls in the east are
doing it, which makes it not only
proper, but imperativ =. If they should
adopt the Oriental custom of taking a
bath on the street. that too, would
have to meet with favor
- =. q
A certain newspaper man whose for
tune it is to have his office next that
of the society reporter. overhears
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-24
CREAM FOR CATARRH
OPENS UP N0STRlLS
Tells How To Get Quick Relief
from Head Colds. It's Splendid

In one minute your clogged nostrils
will open, the air passages of you head
will clear and you can breathe freely.
No more hawking, snuffing, blowing.
headache. dryness. No struggling for
breath at night; your cold or catarrh
will be gone.
Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now Apply
a little of this fragrant, antiseptic,
healing cream in your nostrils. 1t pen
etrates through every air passage of
the head, soothes the inf1amed or
swollen mucous membrane and relief
comes instantly
It's just fine Don't stay stuffed-up
with a cold or nasty catarrh-Relief
comes so Quickly.-Adv.