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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-26
(By RUTH CAMERON.)
THE LAST CHILD.

"How can I marry?" woman said
to me the other day. 81 couldn't leave
Father and Mother to shift for them
selves, could ~
She did not speak bitterly, just hope
Iessly. Not in resentment, but in
sort of apathy, sadder to me than any
passion of rebellion.
She is the youngest of family OF
four. The other three, two brothers
and a sister, are all married. When
they married their father was max
ing a living, and their mother was in
reasonably good health. Since then,
his salary has dwindled and the
mother has become a semi-invalld.
The youngest daughter earns a good
salary, which makes it financially pos
sible to keep the old home open, and
in her spare time she gives her moth
er the attention which her semi-inval-
id state requires.
The older children regard this as an
ideal arrangement. Naturally!
l think we all know cases like this,
in which the youngest child or the
Cul1u WIZ lOI OllC lScSO44 VI eNAAOlAAO4
has remained at home after the others
have left, is thrust by circumstances
into the position of being responsible
for the old folks. Usually it is a
daughter, more rarely it is a bachelor
son. There was a pathetic letter in
one of the magazines recently, telling
of the case of son so placed, who
wants to marry but does not feel like
asking any woman to assume the care
of his invalid mother. Has he broth
ers and sisters? Oh, yes, but they are
married and it is, therefore, not their
problem.
One of the most eXasperating cases
of unfairly divided responsibility that
/ ever knew was that of woman who
had two daughters. One of them mar
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-26
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-26
FOODS--- They Build or

DR.. F. A. Sterling, New York City,
declares: Natives Of Africa whom |
have examined have possessed teeth
in perfect condition, due entirely to
their living on coarse, natural foods.
| have observed that the nearer peo-
pie are to primitive nature the better
are their teeth Savages all have good
teeth. The colored race, particularly
those living on whole corn meal and
the unrefned sugar cane diet of the
southern plantations, have good teeth.
"In one generation, in advancing
from the southern corn fields and cane
brakes, the teeth of our colored child
rem become very poor"
Dr.. J. Archambeau, New York City,
declares: "The people of the British
West Indies (Jamaica), subsist on
vans, vegetables, bananas, sugar cane,
in abundance, a little salt fish and
very little meat. Decayed teeth among
these people are very rare. Most of
their teeth look as though they were
fashioned from ivory. Every child has
good, solid six-year molars. Only
poorly nourished people develop pyor-
rhea
"Since the natives of the British
West Indies have begun to import
American delicacies 1 have had much
fear for the future condition of their
teeth"
So closely related are the deminer-
allied, refined breadstuffs and cereals
with the demineralized, refined SUI
CARS, glucose, corn syrup, and starch
es, that we shall consider unreined
sugar, maple sugar and honey, all of
which are wholesome and natural
foods, as contracted with the refined
and unnatural sugars now so common
in America, such as hydrolized starch,
glucose, corn syrup or corn starch
made from demineralized cane or
beets.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-26
SIDE TALKS.

ried. She had no children and COM
Portable income The other was a
stenographer. The mother in the last
years of her life was an invalid and
the unmarried daughter made home
for her, took care of her and did the
housework The other daughter may
have contributed to her support, l
don't know about that; but of the serv-
ice that means as much as money she
gave nothing. 81 can't have my moth
er with me-" she explained blandly.
81 am living in a boarding house, and
Mother wouldn't like that" The idea
that she might go to housekeeping and
take her mother apparently never oc-
Cured to her.
Not only the financial but also the
personal responsibility for the older
folks should be fairly and squarely
divided among all the children, mar
ried or unmarried, according to their
ability to help. Those who refuse to
take their share, who need all their
time and money for themselves, are
guilty of one of the least pardonable
WEAKNESSES. The unmarried daugh-
ter who gives up the best OF her life
to her invalid mother or father, has
lost much. But not so much as the
child who deliberately shirks his
share of this duty-and opportunity
GAINESVILLE Gazette.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-26
(By Mary E. Walker.)

Millicent's heart was broken and she
wept. Her friend said to her, what
did you expect? What did you expect?''
Millicent remembered that some five
years ago she had expected something
quite different, and, like other girls
who have become weeping women, felt
she had been given all the right in
the world to expect something differ
ent.
Five years ago MilIicent Judson
looked forward with her usual femin-
inc thrill of pride to bearing the name
of Mrs. Stephen Drew. Accompanying
the proud prospect she wore a small
diamond ring that had cost, Stephen
who was building up a grocery bust
ness, some $50.
When the diamond was very new
and the thrill of becoming Mrs. Drew
was new Stephen had taken Millicent
riding after the counting fashion of
their part of the country. Then she
had made the shocking discovery that
her fiancee chewed to bacco. While
Millicent knew husbands who chewed
tobacco both before and after mar
riage without any less happiness to
their wives, she disliked the habit and
sweetly begged Stephen to stop it. He
promised, and she forgot the incident
in her felicity, until she discovered he
had a habit she deplored still more,
that of betting on horse races. She
told him of her disapproval and i'm
plored him to give it up. He promised
and for six months the engagement
went on smoothly, while Millicent felt
the glow that comes once to every
engaged girl in getting her trousseau
ready.
A few weeks before they were mar
ried Millicent made two more discov-
cries: First, Stephen had continued
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-26
HOW toKEEP WELL
A BRADY. Evening wisconsin,
THE ILLUSION OF TONES.
CBy WILLIAM A. BRADY.

The popular medical delusiOns Of to-
day are the discarded practices and
shattered theories of the physicians Of
yesterday. Fifty years ago the doc
tors actually believed that "rheuma
tiz" was caused by exposure, sleeping
on the ground and general bad wealth
er, that malaria was due to miasma
rising from the ground or low marshy
places, and that diphtheria, scarlet
fever and several other diseases af-
fecting the throat were the result OF
inhaling Sewer gas" One of the con-
victions of the OId-time practitioners
was that run down condition" the
state of cOnvalescence or any indefi-
mite illness characterized by weak
ness indicated the use of tOnics. A
tonic was something dispensed in a
bottle to give the patient strength.
Is there really and drug or chemical
or cOncOctiOn of remedies capable of
adding strength or energy to the body?
No.
Then what does "tonic treatment"
mean?
1t means whatever treatment the
condition of the patient demands.
Sometimes medicine, sometimes rest,
sometimes exercise, sometimes open
air, sometimes sunlight, sometimes
massage, diet, electricity, reassur-
ance, suggestion or just recreation.
Iron adds no energy or strength to
the body, when given medically. 1t
stimulates the blood manufacturing
function in cases of anemia or weak
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-26
Rest the TableclOths.

Rest the TableclOthS.
Tablecloths ought to be renewed as
often as can be managed. There is no
economy in suing, say two, constantly
in turn. One or two extra tablecloths
will allow a period Of rest for each,
but if regularly used and washed eV-
cry few days they will wear into
thin rag very quickly. One best ia
blecloth, if Of good quality, will per-
haps be sufficient for couple OF years.
Everyday cloths are a very different
matter, being in use perhaps three
times each day, and it is advisable to
have a separate cloth for breakfast
and dinner. This plan is very thrift
ty one, enabling each cloth to be
pressed or passed through the wiring
er after use, and coming out fresh and
glossy when next required. As they
wear thin cut out the best portions
and turn them into teaclOths and tray
GOLDSMITH a simple crochet lace
edging; they are quite nice for fam
lily use. The odd pieces too thin may
60 into the first aid" bag or drawer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-26
In Evening Wisconsin,

blood in which that function is def
cient. But the iron which really en-
ters into the formation of the hemo-
globin molecule, the coloring matter
of the red corpuscles, is derived from
ordinary foods, not from medicinal
iron. There is less iron in the entire
blood mass than patient takes in
day or two Of treatment with iron pills.
Strychnine and other bitter drugs
tend to increase the appetite, but it is
an open question whether an invalid
profits by ingesting more food than
the depraved system really can assim-
ilate. Strychnine is popularity, and
we fear professionally, supposed to add
energy or ambition to the system
weakened by illness, but that is grave
error. 1t does precisely what a whip
does to a tired or sick horse. Strych-
nine eXcites the spinal nerves, but
neither tones nor strengthens weak
heart. At best it is an emergency
drug. At worst it is an illusion,
castigatOr of the nervous system, and
a pernicious poison to keep in the
house where children may possibly
find. What load on the doctors con-
science if little tot does happen to
eat some of his unnecessary strych-
nine pills for the sugar-coating on
themI
Take the strychnine out of the scores
of alleged tonics popularity used and
what have you left? Sugar, alcohol,
carmine or other coloring and label.
The label is the most wonderful part
of the tonic.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-26
STANDING BACK OF
YOUR HOME PAPER.

Do you send any of your printing
outside, Mr.. Business Man? ! Ii you
do not, you have plenty Of cause to be
proud Of yourself. If you do, you have
no right to register any complaint
against those mail order houses. Let
us figure on your work. And remem-
Der the money received stays at home.
1t isn't sent outside to help the pros
perfty of some other community. 1t
flows right back into the channels Of
.-Richland Republican.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-26
Washing Rugs and Small Carpets.

When either of these require wash
ing, dissolve four ounces of good, white
soap in four ounces Of boiling water.
When cool, add five ounces of liquid
ammonia, two and half ounces of al
cohol, two and half ounces Of glycer-
inc, and two ounces of ether or chic
reform. Bottle and cork we'll for use.
When needed, add one teaspoonful of
the preparation to a pail of tepid wa
ter, and wash the carpet with a fan
mel and soap in the usual way. One
wash will have wonderfully cleaning
and Frightening effect. Stretch out
on a fiat space, tightly mailing the
corners or sides if necessary to pre-
vent shrinking. When dry take up
and shake.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-26
Stuffed Eggs.

Stuffed Eggs.
Six eggs (hard cooked.
Two tablespoonfuls butter.
One-half cup grated cheese.
One tablespoon cream.
Bread crumbs.
Hot fat.
Shell the eggs and cut in halves
crosswise, take out yolks and pass
them through sieve. Add melted but
ter, grated cheese, cream, salt and
pepper to taste. Mix well and fill hol-
low of each egg. Place two halves to-
gether. Brush over with we'll beaten
egg, toss in bread crumbs and fry in
smoking hot fat to a golden brown col
or. Drain, cool and wrap in waxed
paper.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-26

Six cups chicken cooked and chop
ped).
Two cups celery (choppeO.
Mayonnaise dressing.
Mix the chicken and celery togeth-
er, moisten with mayonnaise dressing
or whipped cream, and season to the
taste with salt and pepper. Spread
between slices of buttered bread or
fill into small sandwich rolls.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-26
Mending Broken Glass Articles.

Tumblers, fruit dishes, lamp Chin
neys, globes and other similar articles
can be mended when broken with the
following preparation: Take five
parts of gelatine to one part of a SOL
ution of bichromate Of potash. Cover
the broken edges with this and press
together, then place in direct sunlight
for a few hours. The mended article
will not come apart even if washed in
boiling water, nor will the breaks
show.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-26
Sardine and Cucumber Sandwiches.

One can sardines.
ThinIy sliced cucumbers.
Salt and pepper,
Lemon juice.
Three tablespoons butter.
Bread white or brown.
Skin and bone sardines, pound with
butter and rub through sieve. Peel
and slice sucumbers and season with
salt, pepper and lemon juice. Spread
thin slices of buttered brown or white
bread with sardine paste. On half
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-26
Household Helps and Hints

The editor of this department
welcomes hints and tested recipes
from the readers. Ii you have
some household hint or tested re-
cipe that you think is new and
would be of interest to other read
erS. send it i'm.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-26
Stuffed PruneS.

Take one dozen large prunes. Soak
over night; boil until tender not to
break the shell, let cool; take off the
top scoop out the center in a bowl mix
with equal parts almonds and whipped
cream. Almonds should be blanched
and pounded Mix all shells and set
in ice to chill before serving.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-26

What makes you go in through the
kitchen" replied Mr.. Cumrox. Some
way the front hall seems kind of for
NAL and distant. Around at the kitch-
Ell steps they've got an old door mat
with Welcome on il"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-26
Shredded Ham with Crushed
Currents.

Remove fat from two slices of raw
ham, cut in strips-pan brOil until
slightly brown in the fat cut off from
rim. Pour fat from pan, add half cup
water and 4 teaspoons of corn starch
add a littlemore water if too thick
pour over the ham strips on platter
then arrange over the top-one pint
of white currants previously crushed
with sugar.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-26

the pieces put layer of cucumber
slices; and cover with remaining
pieces, press together and cut into
neat sandwiches.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-26

1t always arouses more or less sus-
picion in a mans mind when he eX-
poets a severe scolding from his wife
and she fails to deliver the goods.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-26

When you give free advice and it
works you get no thanks, and if it
doesn't work you get what's coming
to you.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-26

To remove ink stains from an oak
table, lay spirits of wine on the marks
let it remain on some time, then
we'll and rub off clean.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-26

Sometimes the village dub migrates
to a city and develOpes into real
man.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-26

Do not throw away the vinegar left
over from pickles; it is better than or
binary vinegar for salad dressing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-26

Many a man who attempts to blow
his own horn comes out at the little
end of it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-26

To preserve linOleum, take an old
piece of felt carpet and cut out dice
the size of a shilling. Glue one side
of the pieces and stick them to the bot
tom of chair and table legs in rooms
which have linoleum and oilcloth for
floor covering.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-26

A high-class automobile develops in
to a wheelbarrOw when the tax asses
sor calls.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-26

Good deeds speak for themselves,
but we do not always hear them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-26
Polish for Silver.

Place the quantity ofwhiting requir-
ed in a saucer and add equal quanti-
ties of liquid ammonia, methylated
spirits, and water. To this add few
drops Of turpentine, and apply in the
usual way. The addition ofthe turpen-
tine gives a brighter polish with less
labor
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-26
Household Hints.

(By Ann Marie Lloyd in Milwaukee
JOurnal)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-26

To catch flies, ants, etc., melt resin
and add thereto while soft sufficient
sweet oil, lard or lamp oil to make it
when cold about the consistency OF
honey. Spread on writing paper, and
place in a convenient spot.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-26
Basket Chairs.

When any basket chairs require
cleaning, scrub them with a coarse
brush and water that is strongly sat
urated with salt. Then dry with a
soft cloth Salt not only cleans wick
er work but prevents it from turning
yellow. Straw mating may be most
successfully cleaned in the same way.
If brick is used for an iron stand
the iron will hold its heat much long
er than when an ordinary stand is
used.
Parraffin is useful for the removal
Of paint stains. Dip the stain into the
parrffin, rub between the fingers, and
then wash thoroughly with soap and
water
Paint on wooden or silk goods can
be removed with spirits Of turpentine.
Soak the spots in the spirits and let
it stand for some hours; then rub the
fabric between the fingers and the
paint will fall away without injury to
the goods.
Brown boots which have become
shabby through wear can be easily
and satisfactorily BACKED in the fol-
lowing way Mix a pennyworth of or
binary ammonia with half pint of
cold water, and sponge the boots all
over with this mixture Next sponge
the whole surface with a pennyworth
of shoe ink, and leave to dry thorough
ly. Afterward polish in the usual
way.
To scald milk is not to boil it but to
heat it to boiling point, then quickly
remove from the fire.
Gold and silver ornaments can be
kept from furnishing if they are care
fully covered from the air with box
wood sawdust.
To catch flies, ants, ETC., melt resin
and add thereto while soft sufficient
sweet oil, lard or lamp oil to make it
when cold about the consistency OF
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-26

Gold and silver ornaments can be
kept from furnishing if they are care
fully covered from the air with box
wood sawdust.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-26
Chicken and Celery Sandwiches.

Six cups chicken Cooked and chop
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-12-14
zz
Sure to Please Grandma

What to give to grandma is the
question that puzzles young leads at
Christmas times.
Here is Il little tea coy which is
sure Of a welcome from grandma ana
it is the simplest thing imaginable to
make. Printed Japanese silk or silk
alene or cretonne will serve the pur-
pose with equally good results, and it
takes very little of any u of these
materials, ever for the largest size
in teapots.
This coy is made Of four sections
Of figured silk sewed together to form
the outside, and four similar sections
Of plain silk or other materials sewed
together to forna the lining. When the
lining has been made, it is covered
with a thick layer Of cotton batting
tackled down to 1t IN several places and
the cover is slipped en- over st. Then
the raw edges Of both materials are
turned up aud overcast together. A
very full bow Of many loops u briRht
satin ribbon 10 sewed 20 the tupv
The gayest and brightest .Uf colofs
make the tsa cuzy q; cheerful psrtnf
tea drinking. = alips on oven stha nj
M NsGesfa j
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-12-14
TELEPHONE Nc. So

When the standings for the final
eighth grade examination were sent
out last spring, the county superin-
tendent promised the boys and girls,
who were unable to make the aver
age of 80&, that if they entered a
high school or normal in the fall and
did passing ninth grade work up to
December 1, 1916, their eighth grade
diplomas would be issued them. We
trust that all those desiring their di-
plomas who have fulfilled the above
requirement, will send in at once a re-
port from the school they are attend
ing, 50 the diplomas may be issued.
Perfect attendance awards have
been issued during the past week to
the following pupils: Otto Crosley,
Grace and Jennie DeRoos, Roy Fol-
ton, Edith Nielsen, Henry, Lucy, and
Joseph Eiesma, Marie, Sorenson, Min
ME Krs,ae, Christopher Kroft, Esther
Gamar, Adolph Ptak, Julia Tupa,
George Delaoss, Pauline S~ternhager,,
Margaret and Jessie Maxwell, Agnes
Dvorak, Stella Peska, Victor Becvar,
Edward Rehurck, and Bonnie Hlavac.
Library awards were issued George
DudSsssnd Julia Stepanek.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-12-14

steady trend all through the whole
sale trade has been toward shorter
time on all bills.
Now there are mang goods the mer-
chant buys for which he must pay
cash or in one weeks time.
How is he going to do it if his S
toners do not pay him promptly each
month or more frequently than that ?
He cannot. So in order to keep his
own credit good the merchant is OBJ
liged to ask his customers for more
frequent payments of accounts in
full.
Merchants who are not able to get
their money in promptly are probably
paying interest on bills they owe
which are past due.
Another important reason is that
the increased cost of all products re-
guires more capitol in handling the
business.
These r some Of the reasons why
merchants are asking their customers
to pay their accounts in full each
month or oftener.
The retail store is: the most eco
nomical and satisfactory medium for
distributing merchandise to custom
ers. The retail merchant is render
ing q very efficient service in the dis
tribut;on Of merchandise.
Be fair to the merchant he has
been very accommodating to you.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-12-14

An attractive desk set, for either
men or women, is made of heavy paper
and cretonne.
The desk pad Is made Of an oblong
of heavy colored paper. The pockets
at the end are made Of the same paper,
with a covering of cretonne pasted.
over it. The cretonne turns over the
edges and extends a quarter Of an inch
on the under side. AT the ends Of the
long pocket it turns over the edge Of
the pad and is pasted down. Then the
Fad is glued to a heavy piece of card
board of the same size.
a hlotter is made of the heavy col
srsd PAPER, covered with cretonne, and
'latters ara tied to this cover with
s;esiaw ribbon. a small round pen
r is made III the same way, with
ssa aye tied to circular pieces OF
lanael hy a ssanll bow Of ribbon.