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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-02
WALTON LEAGUE DELEGATES.

At the Walton League business
meeting held at the Granland Club.
rooms Friday night, L. G. Hickok and
Chas. e. Chase were selected as local
delegates to attend the national con-
vention to be held in Chicago April
1O-11-12 The stormy night prevented
a large attendance and the balance
of the evening was given over to Wis
iting.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-02
MUD MAKES LONG DETOUR

Archie Wilkinson, teaching at Glen
Haven, visited his mother here over
the weekend. Archie took the North
western Monday morning to Woodman
and the Milwaukee from there to Pra.
du Chen. There he caught the Bur-
lington for Glen Haven. The distance
by rail is in excess of 80 miles. BY
road it is less than 25 miles but the
villainous condition of the roads pre-
vented what would have been quick
trip overland
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-02
FALLS DOWNSTAIRS, BREAKS ARM

Mrs. Henry Weisbenner has a bro
ken arm as the result of fall down.
stairs Friday night. While the city
was in darkness and a storm was
raging, Mrs. Weisbenner arose to shut
a window She lost her bearings In
the dark and the fall resulted. DR..
Fowler set the break, bad one be-
tween the elbow and the shoulder.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-02
PRESBYTERIAN Church.

Sunday school 10000; morning wor-
ship 11:O0. The Aid meets at the home
of Mrs. Chas. Cohoe on Thursday af-
ternoon. All the ladies of the congre-
cation are urged to be present.
Hurricane Sunday school 200 p. m.
preaching service 800 p. m.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-02
ANOTHER LONG DETOUR

A. B. Edwards, the Fuller brush man
now residing in Lancaster, went to
Platteville by train Monday. The
Platteville road is impossible due to
mud Most of the winter it was
blOckaGed by snow.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-02
BLAKES PRAIRIE

Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Hoffman of Lam
caster were weekend visitors at Chas.
Moore's.
The Moore Bros sawed wood for
Reuben Austin Wednesday.
Mrs. Herbert Strong has been help
ing care for the sick at the J. S. Tay-
lor home this week. Little Bernard is
improving after serious illness.
John Pagan has been helping Benz.
ZenZ cut wood.
Mrs. Peter Pagan spent Thursday
night in Bloomington. She was sum-
moned there by the serious illness OF
her mother, who has pneumonia.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-02
MARCH JUST PAST
HAD LEAST WINDS
IN FIFTY YEERS

An observer informs the Herald that
he cannot remember March in fifty
years that had so little wind. AS a
rule the month is noted for its turbu-
lent and forcible winds, blowing daily,
with night winds that almost raised
the roof. The month just past had
very little sunshine and much sickness
prevailed as a result.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-02
PUNCH BOARDS,
ETC., BARRED BY
FENlVIlNORE DADS

The city council of Fennimore has
voted to do away with all sorts of
gambling machines This includes
punch boards and slot machines. A
fine of SIS to 500 will be applied for
violations of the ordinance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-02

The village of Argyle has received
a donation of $4,000 from a citizen,
f. A. Washington, now in Florida. The
money is to be used in the erection of
a community building. Mr.. Wadding-
ton asks to be allowed to approve the
site and plans and that the building
be known as the "Waddington Com
munity Building" No other strings
are attached to the gift.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-02
THESE MAY WED

Harry B. Green of No. Lancaster to
Verna B. Greene of Beetown.
Sheldon James Smith of Eau Claire
to Bernice Leora Segelke, Platteville.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-02

Miss Thelma Stivarius, nurse at the
Lutheran hospital, Milwaukee, spent
the weekend visiting her parents in
Lancaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-02

Japanese tea served at Methodist
church, Wednesday, April 9th. 7p1
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-02
DELINQUENT
TAX TOTAL IS
ABOUT $4,000
County Treas. Handles
Large Sums Of Money.

County Treas. Hounsell hands the
Herald some interesting figures COW
ering Grant county taxes. In spite of
the vast sums handled for the people
by Mr.. Hounsell his books check out
to perfection and all sums have been
accounted for and returns made to the
state treasurer and other interested
parties. Mr.. Hounsell's total of state
and county taxes collected and delin-
uuent taxes returned is as follows:
State tax -...-.........-.. $14O,533.72
County tax .... 2O7,270.95
Co. school tax ............-... 42,747.1S
Delinquent real est. -. 3O,740.6O
Delinquent personal - 8,746.O5
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-02

Sunday school $3.50; sermon. The
Need of Humility and Prayer, 1920;
B. Y. P. U. $50; sermon: Ambassa-
doris and Co-workers, 1870; prayer
hour Thursday 1880.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-02
News of the Churches
Emmanuel Episcopal Church.
RantiSt Church.

Fifth Sunday in Lent, April 6, ser
vices 1880 a. M, 1880 a. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-18
CHAPTER 2S

CHAPTER 23 " UCILE came and went, her bright
 self. Both Mort and tried to
 allow nothing to shadow her hap piness, although we never spoke of the effort. I felt anything but sure of what lay in store for us, for her, and Mort loved her too we'll to show any anxiety before her.
 Then came another time of agony for us-Mort and met
 Lucille had gone out with Ray Trai- nor and we were sitting in the library when Mona burst into the room, bag in hand.
 Tt isn't true, is it?" she asked, her eyes blazing, her face white as chalk.
 What, dear?" I asked, going to her, taking her bag and unpinning her hat. Why are you homeT
 "Is it true?" She stood squarely in front of her father, glaring down at him.
 "What?" he asked in a voice that made me feel ill.
 That you are a common bootlegger The girls twitted me with it today. They said they had known it for some time. And that it was all in the pa pers Is it true?" she almost shouted. I tried to stop her but she brushed me aside.
 "Is it?"
 "Yes, Mona, it is true," Mort said in a voice that trembled. T tried to make money for all of us."
 ''So the girls were right! Oh, dad why did you?" The childs hurt rang through me. I gathered her in my arms and she wept so bitterly I was afraid she would injure herself. 'It was aw- full The girls acted so queer for days but no one would tell me what was the matter. I heard them talking, say ing something about a bootlegger, and made them tell me. I made them !" she added hysterically.
 Father didn't mean to hurt you, dear" I had motioned to Mort to leave us alone. "He did it so you and Donald could go on to school, so we could have a nicer home, better clothes. It was all for us, dear. I know it was.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-18
My HusbGnd---Ihe Bootlegger
By Caroline Beecher

Try and calm yourself and don't hurt him any more than you can help. He has suffered enough" I almost added 'and may suffer more."
 And it was in the papers?" she asked. Everybody knows it and they won't have anything to do with us any more r
 "Yes, dear, it was in the papers, but our friends care for us just the same" !"
 'They do?" She sat up and looked wonderingly at me. ''The girls at school acted as if I was terribly dis graced, and, mother, I never shall go back there-not even to get my things !''
 You needn't, dear, Dorian will get them for you"
 Where's Lucille? Does she know ?"
 She's out to the theatre. Ray Trai- nor took her"
 Ray took her. Then he doesn't know?"
 Yes, he knows, but it hasn't seemed to make him care any less for Lucille. When we really care for q person, dear, we love them in spite of things, not just because everything does smoothly You love your father, know, and now iS the time to prove it. Instead of mak- ing him feel it is his in spite of every thing"
 ''The girls were so cruel, mother" she shuddered. You would have thought l was something horrid the way they acted. They would be talk ing in groups and when I joined them they would stop and look at me so queerly, then just walk away, leaving me alone. never want to go to school again. I want to stay at home with you"
 "You shall, dear. Your school days are over unless you change your mind. Your last year there is nearly finished anyway"
 We talked a while longer, mostly about Lucille. It seemed to comfort Mona to know her sisters young friends hadn't deserted her, that she was still popular, yet she said
 "I don't see how Lucille can go out as if nothing had happened. I couldn't, I'd be sure to break down and cry if anyone slighted me- ''No one sights Lucille that I know
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-18

at all about housekeeping, and the few days she was with me had to do most of the work myself rather than go to the constant trouble of showing her how. When was absent She did noth- ! ing but kill time--a most foolish meth cd of passing it. This sort of Q person will wander from pillar to post. Her place is somewhere where she can do one thing and be watched while she is doing it.
 Then there was woman who con- stantly growled about her room be- ing too small, although it has q bed, chiffonier, a table and cupboard. She was scarcely ever in her room except to sleep and dress, as there is vine covered, screened porch on which to eat and do her work. This woman, find, lived in a hall bedroom before she came to me, and shared it with an- other woman.
 In short, such servants are unreason- able and expect too much. I am loathe to say it, but many a woman who goes out to work might best take a little stock of herself and wonder why she is forever looking for job. It is because she does not try to make her self fit the place. She expects the place to fit her and when 1t does not, she leaves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-18

of and if they did she is too proud to let them see it." told her. "She seems very gay and happy. She was shocked and hurt, just as you were, at first. But she let her father see she still loved him. Won't you do the sameT
 'I can't, mother. Not yet. It seems too dreadful-my own father boot legger. I thought only awfully com mon, low men were bootleggers."
 I talked to her about it as best I could, not palliating Mort's offense, but pleading his love, his kindness and her love for him. After another hour had passed she rose and said:
 "I'll go and see dad now"
 I left them alone and when she fin ally came back to me she was smiling, tremulously to be sure, and said:
 Dad and understood each other now. I do love him and will try hard not to think bad things about him."
 I sent her off to bed, then Mort and I talked.
 "I have almost loct my children's love. Isn't that punishment enough for what I have done, Stella?''
 Almost isn't quite, dear. They love you, will stand by you-now."
 (To Be Continued)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-18
|" one selfish man whispered to

stOre?' one selfish man whispered to another.
 "Ha, ha, ha!" the other replied, "just you wait! As soon as we throw the Raggedys and Mir. Tunky out of the store, we will throw the witch out toor'
 When the three selfish. brothers and the witch came to the store the three men cried, "Now we have brought a witch to help us get the store and in a few minutes you will be running away through the woods!
 The three selfish brothers said to the witch, Now you go in first and start to wrestle MT. Tunky, but watch out for Raggedy Ann's broom! She thump- ed us very hard with the broom p
 The witch did not reply to this. In- stead she put her magic bag down upon the ground near the porch of the lit tie store and although they did not know it the three selfish men were about to be fooled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-18
By Branner.

"Do not hit me with the broom, Rag gedy Annr' the witch whispered as she walked into the store. So Raggedy Ann did not thump the witch with the broom.
 Then, when the three selfish broth CTS thought it was time for the witch to be wrestling MT. Tunky, they start ed to run in the store, but as they came to the witch's magic bag, a great stick hopped out and began humping their heads and legs. My! How the three selfish men howled, they held their hands over their bumped heads and went hippity-hop away through the woods while the witch and Mir. Tunky and the Raggedys all laughed and yell ed, "Why don't you stay and wrestler But the three brothers did not stop running until they reached their homes. Then, MT. Tunky gave the witches and the Raggedys all the invisible pop and cookies they could drink and eat and they all had a nice time as you sure ly must know.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-18

witch out and not let her in again '"
 So the three selfish old men ran through the woods until they came to the home of the witch.
 "Oh, Mrs. Witch! Put your head out of the window, we wish to talk with youw the three selfish men cried
 What in the world do you want" the witch asked as she put her head out of the window.
 "We wish you to go with us to Mr. Tunky's store It is a fine store filled with invisible things and if you help us put Mir. Tunky and the Raggedys out of the store so that we can have it for our very own, we will give you three sticks of invisible candy
 "Just wait minute until I get my magic bag" the witch said. Then in moment, she came out with a large bag upon her back. T hope she doesn't fill the magic bag with everything in the store when we have wrestled Mir. Tunky and the Raggedys out of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-18
Plan Diversions For Child In
 Vacation
By EMILE HOFFMAN

A DISTRACTED mother Is bemoan- A ing the fact that "school vacations
 are so long" She says, Most ,nothers are nervous wrecks when Sep tember comes and all the mothers l know will gladly sign petition for the all.year-around school" -
 This mother has four children of school aEe--healthly, active children, just bubbling over energy of her chil- drefl. the vacation would be more pleas ant for the entire household
 In the first place vacation from school work need not mean vaca- tion from all work. There are many household tasks that children can per- form. The idea of helpfulness should be instilIed into them, and they should be taught to share the work of the home in order to help mother in every possible way so she has a vacation too.
 During the vacation the girls usu- ally become interested in doing fancy work and in sewing for their doiiies. If this is done under mothers super vision it means efficiency to the girls. Many a home dressmaker and milliner got her start in just this way.
 This period gives excellent oppor- tunities for teaching girls household duties. Perhaps there are cards, pos tals and snapshots to be mounted or arranged in books. The children will be delighted to do this during vaca- tion. There are many little tasks awaiting that convenient time and the boys and girls will gladly do them for you.
 A real, small boy can weed garden and 1t will be jolly fun to water the lawn--let him put on his bathing suit or old clothes so he can make a sport of 1t.
 Take the time to give the children an outing at least once week. Make
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-18
What Is Matter With Servant
 Girlp
By SOPHIE IRENE LOEB

TIMES without number in these col
 umns 1 have written in defense of
 the servant girl--the woman who works in the family. Always, always my sympathies have been more on her side than with that of the woman who employs her. Most of the time hers Is the harder lot 1t is not easy for her to make new connections, new envi- comments and to adapt herself to all conditions. Hers is a different role, especially when force of circumstances compel her to change jobs often. There are good, bad and indifferent employ CTS; the same holds true with serv- ants.
 advertised for a general house. worker in my little place in the coun- try. It is very seldom that l need make a change, since I have been for tunate enough to have my housekeep- CT stay for a long period. And, nat urally, while one still goes on feeling sympathetic to the worker wherever he works, there is something to be said about the present day servant who ex- poets too much.
 A friend of mine recently also has had the same experience-five differ ent servants in less than two weeks before the right one came along. But the right one did come along. have come to the conclusion that there is always the right place for the right worker, but when the worker is all wrong he or she better right himself.
 My own recent experience has led me to believe that a bit of advice to those who apply for a job might be welcome by those who really want place and want steady employment in a household. One woman really amused me the first day she came by asking how many rest periods she had during the day, and this same woman, who had ready to cook in the house for her self q was away) steak, potatoes and vegetables. suggested that l send her home a box of strawberries.
 As it turned out, she knew nothing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-18
CHOICE ELLIOTT MADE
Preferred ProfessOrship at S2,OOO 8
 Year to Business Career at S5.OOO.


 Year to Business Career at 5000.
 We think of Charles w. Eliot, presi- dent emeritus of Harvard, writes Merle Thorp in the Nations Business, as one of the country's grand old men, a man who at 90 sees life with vision wid- ened rather than narrowed by age. We don't always recall that he began life as a chemist, or that he all but became a business man.
 He both taught and studied chemis- try at Harvard after his graduation in 1853 Later he was an assistant pro- lessor of chemistry in the Lawrence scientific school In 1865 the Massachusetts Institute of Technology had just opened it's doors. Its president, William Barton Rogers, wanted two professors of chem istry and wanted young Eliot as one. So he wrote:
 T feel safe in promising you for the first year a salary of S2,000. Hearing some time ago of the larger offer made you at Lowell feared that you might be tempted to give up science as a profession"
 '"The large offer at Lowell" was of $5,000 a year as superintendent of the Merrimac Mills. Not large as we count salaries today, but princely then for a man of 31, and what a gulf between it and the $2,0O0 at Tech"
 What we really want to know is this :: What would have happened to Dr. Eliot if he had taken the large offer at Lowell?" Would he have died rich md unhonored? Or would he have come to even greater things than the presidency of Harvard?
 And who did take the job that Dr. Eliot didn't want, and what impress did he leave on his world?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-18
We Wonsen

Pity The Prince TTU Is celebrated for hix good looks. H He is considered the best dressed
 man in the world. He has wealth and social position. He is thirty years old and unmarried and that is the trouble.
 Pity the Prince!
 Of course, there is only ore prince who fits the above specifications and that obviously is the Prince of Wales. He has reached the age where, accord ing to the traditions of royalty, he should begin to think of the future and the necessity of sharing the throne which will some day be his with a queen. All the world seems to recog- nize this necessity except himself. He has disclosed no serious desire yet to walk up and down the old church aisle. Wherefore the tongues of the world wag and designing mothers are busy.
 I wonder if the prince does not really lament the fact that he was born with such a title on his head. Even some have feeling of sympathy for him. They too are trying to find a wife for him and that is another trouble of his. Indeed, it is his only trouble and the troubiE with that trou- ble is that most everybody is trying to do the same thing.
 I imagine that his monocle some times looks like a wedding ring to him. Perhaps he falls off his horse so often because he imagines one of the pursu- ing mothers of an eligible wife and queen is catching up with him. Or, perhaps he has gone in extensively for riding so that in the great moment he may be able to make his escape.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-18
WINNIE TWINKLE
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Ann chased the three selfish old men out of Mir. Tunky's store, the three men ran home as fast as they could go, for they had a great many bumps upon their heads where Rag gedy Ann h a d thumped them with the invisible broom. And, when they had put sticking plaster upon their heads they began to plan how they could get the best of the Rag gedys and get Mir. Tunky's fine little store for their very own.
 T know where a witch lives '" one brother said l! ''Less run to her house and ask her to help us. Then we will take the store away from her and have it all ourselves.
 "Ha, ha, ha '" the other two brothers laughed. We can easily fool the witch !!
 If she will just help us get the Rag g e dys and Mir. Tunky out of the store, then we will soon throW the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-18

have nothing ap- preaching it in America as a pub lie in stitution, which the people of all classes so thoroughly enjoy, unless perhaps a big prize fight.
 Standing at the corner of the road leading to the arena, I looked down upon the hurrying crowds, and thrill after thrill went through
 fWNN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-18

it a beach trip, a sail, visit to the park OF a trolley ride, with a picnic lunch.
 To be sure this will make. inroadS on a mothers time, but better cut in on her time than have the children cut up so that she is in a continuous state of anxiety during the summer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-18
FLOWERS DON'T LIKE JAZZ

Flowers show a tendency to lean away from the direction from which music comes. In one place where a jazz band was playing it was observed the blooms, which originally faced the sound, within an hour or so had de- liberately turned their backs to the musicians, says the Pathfinder.
 On being placed so that they again faced the music it was not long before they again reversed their position. It is believed that the sound waves fool nature into believing that harm threat ems the blossoms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-18
and get this fun. box FREE.
RULES

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-18
Scenes In Arena At Big Spanish
 Bull Fight
Rv .UuJA HOYT

CyAN SEBASTIAN, Spain.- At last I was about to witness that glamorous spectacle, a Span ish bull fight. And a spectacle 1t cer-
 tainly was. We
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-18
COULDN'T PART WIT HALL

Dorothy was obiecting tearfully to Well" said her sister, "f guess wen trade off this old mamma for a new one, since you do not like her"
 "Yes, you may 'sobbed Dorothy, but (hesitatingly), I would like the new one to have the same old face on her."-Boston Transcript.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-18

Lost articles are found, work is ob- tained, help is secured, real estate is sold, through Want Ads placed in The Age-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-18

"Sold before noon"-the usual report following a For Sale" Want Ad in Zne Age-Herald. ,A