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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26
Early Spring Vegetables.

We suppose that not even the
most practical epicures enjoy their
dainty dishes more than the average
human being does his early vegeta-
bIes and considering how compare
lively easy it is to have some OF
these, the wonder is that more is not
done to get them. The reason, per-
haps, is that few think of it till
sDringtime comes, when it is too late
to do much in the way of getting
them. This is the time to begin to
shink abou: these things. Many
vegetables start into growth with
very little heat, and even the pro-
lection of q fence will often bring
things toward some days before those
which have ground and bleak winds
70 contend with. We know a gar
den in Montgomery County, near
this city, which has q low wall OF
about 4 feet high aroend it ; but
even this is wonderful screen from
cold winds. Up under the north
wall of the little garden, in the full
southern sun, - the rhubard and tn 3
asparagus, and this little advantage
alone gives them near two weeks
start on their neighbors With these
two vegetables. 1t is not always
convenient, or even desirable, to
have a wall like this, but almost any
one can have q thick arbor-vit@
hedge, which will answer nearly as
Wnll.
Lot all who have gardens look
around just now and see what can be
done They will find more chances
for those littlo family employments
than many OF them ever dreamed Of,
and no doubt will thank US for the
suggestion when they find how well
their thoughtfulness now is rewar-
ded by The fullo-ss of early spria z
garden things.-Germant0,0n TeLe-
graph.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26
of the Transit of Venus
Expedition.

The question may be asked why
so much pains shoul be taken to
measure the distance of the sun, and
" whether il makes any difference to
mankind what orbit Venus describes.
Scientific investigators never inquire
of what use knowl dge is; they
leave IFS practical application TO
Others. But very little considera-
tlon will show that astronomy has,
in a merely uliltarian way, paid the
world manifold for all the labor spf Mt
in learning it. Did it never occur TO
the reader that il is To kepler, New
ton and their successors that we
owe the means of navigating the
ocean in safety When "a ship is out
of sight of land there is no way Of
determining her position except By
observations of the heavenly bodies.
Bat observations could not be used
for this purpose unless the laws OF
motion of those bodies had been DIS
covered and taught by mathemati.
clans and astronomers. A striking
example of this is fresh 10 The meme
ry Of all. A year and d half ago the
splendid steamer city of Washington
sailed on her usual voyage across toe
ocean, but constant cloudy weather
prevented observations to determine
her position. In consequence. she
was wreck ed on the coast OF NrVa
Scotia, and the loss Of more properly
than would pay for al the expe ses
Of observing the transit Of Venu'
paid the forfeit for failure to make
the necessary observations. A large
portion Of the lAbors Of astronomer
is devoted to fixing the positions ant
motions Of the stars aud planets will
C nntinuaIly increasing accuracy, am
she ob- ervatious we have been des
cribing are one step in this work. :
Prof. SIMON NEwCoMB. in Harper
Mdqdzine for December.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26
THE HER AL y.
Forty Bushels to an Acre.

A writer in the Practical Farmer
tells how he gets big crops OF wheat
For the past five years | have
averaged forty bushels per acre OF
wheat of the finest quality, always
being over weight. | think l am
still gaining every year, and attri.
bute this to the system pursued, and
especially to keeping sheep. My ro-
tation Is corn, barley with clover;
third year, clover, and fourth year,
clover plowed down for wheat.
have never missed crop OF
clover BY seeding it with barley l.
gives the grass seeds chance which
oats do not. l raise full crops OF
barley, which do not at all interfere
With the grass, but | think barley
rather helps by the slight shading.
After the barley ia cut the clover
makes astonishing growth, giving
me superior late pasture. Owing I"
danger from mice, pasture 1T down
pretty close.
NV soil is clay loam. plcw
down the rank CIONOI ooOoS HioS
ieches deep, give it one narrowing,
then haul out my manure and spread
Phis l pillow down shallow, as L con-
slider il important to have the tertll.-
scr near the surface, for the roots OF
the wheat plant. | use the drill
putting in ore bushel and one peck
TO the acre.
have never had wheat crop
hurt by freez ny and thawing, which
| see you sometimes suffer IN Eastern
Pennsylvania. Ca season, and onl)
one. wnen We had fine tall Ot grow
ing weather, the wheat grew SO rank
that | pasJured it some during the
winter. | have never had any at
tack of insect enemies on the whe ~
crop, and feel as certain of u crop OF
about 40 bushels per acre under my
system as that spring will succeed
winter. 1t is ten years since | mov-
cd on this farm, and | believe moth
ing more recurera es wornout fai %
than keeping sheep. They spread
their manure evenly over the field,
and | have found tho truth OF
what some one said, that "the tread
of the sheep is goldea
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26
SHERIFFo oALE-THoRNroN.

On Execution State of Wisconsin, county of Grant
as Lester ii. DegendOrt and Jacob Is. Penn, part'
ners dong business under the firm name sHd style
of DevendorI q Penn, plaintiffs vs. john Thornton,
defendans. In circuit court for Grant cOanty.
Nv virtue OF execution issued out OF anu unueF
the seal OF the court 1Or draat county, WIS.,
upon Judgment rendered thei Elm the 10Th day oil
September 1874 in the circuit court OF Grant cou1ty
Wis wherein til. above named plaintiffs were part
pers nd in OF the same and against ohm thOfn
ton. defendant, L have this day levled upon all the
right title and interest which the said defendant John
Thorntoa had OF l4tn Gay OF May, leI4, or has
since acquired, the following described property
TO wit. 81 ia tho southeast quarter 0f sec
ton three ~ town four ~, range three ~ west, De-
ing a pie 0 OF land (I20) seet nerth aud south ana
goo Ieet and west lying the Plattevile road
and measuring rom the southeast corner OF plock
(41l Ia Lancaster 1rant county, Wis.,, ana immediate
IN south OF b4oca (42E aso forth hall Vt lots one ~
and Two ( IN block Z D III village OF PiatteVle, III
SAID u ant county, Wis, which shall Oner lCr SAFE
and sell al pubic auction to the highest Diduer, at
the front door OF the court house, Ia the Vage u
Lancaster in said county on the <oth DAY OF NoNen
her 1874 at the boar u cIocH M,
Dated This 2Jtn day OF september, A. io.4' AZ
Sh..ritT : mi ,e Lancaster. CAKhtEk,
sheriff of Grant county Wis
~. ~ no n 4 til Att ys o="o
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26
Corn and Hogs.

From carefully conducted expert
m nts, by different persons, it has
been ascertained that one bushel of
corn will make little over ten pounds
of pork, gross Taking the result as a
basis, the following deductions are
made which all our farmers would do
well to lay by for convenient refer
ence:
When corn sells fo@ Isl cents per
bushel, pork costs cents per pound.
When corn costs l6 cents per bush
ell, pork costs cents a pound.
When corn costs % cents per bush
ell, pork costs cents a pound.
When corn costs 33 cents per bush
Ell, pork costs cents a pound.
When corn costs so cents per bush
el, pork costs cents pound.
The following statement shows
what the farmer realizes on his corn
when sold IN the form of pork
When pork Sc J for cents per
pound it brings 25 cents per bushel in
corn.
When pork sells for cents per
pound it brings 80 cents per bushel in
corn.
When pork sells for cents per
pound it brings IS cents per bushel in
corn.-JournaI Of Agriculture.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26
A Good Hammer.

Twenty nine years ago, when Ia
vid Maydole was "a roadside black
smith at Norwich, n. Y six carpen
tiers came to the village from the next
county to work upon "a new church,
one of whom, having left bis hammer
behind, came to the blacksmllh's to
get one maize, there being none at the
village store
"Make me good one,' said the
carpenter, "as good one as You know
how"
But" said the young blacksmith,
who mad already considered hammers,
and had arrived at some notion Of
what hammer ought to be, and had
a proper contempt for cheapness IN all
It's forms. "perhaps you don't want to
pay for as good a one a. | g II make "
eyes do; want good hammer
And so David Maydole made good
hammer, the best one probably that
had ever been made since Tubai Cain,
and one that perfectly satisfied the
carpenter Tift next day the mans
five companions came, each OF them
wanted just such hammer, and when
they were done the enpl yer came and
ordered two more Next the store
keeper of the village ordered two doz-
en-, which were bought by New
Y ork tool merchant, who LETT stand
ing order for as many such hammers
as David M.ydo' e could make. And
from that day to this he has gone on
making hammers urtilno he has is
men at work He has never adyer-
tised, he has never pushed, he has new
er borrowed. He has never tried To
compete with others in price. He
has never reduced price because
other men had done so. His only care
has been to make a perfect hammer,
to make as many such as people want
ed, and no more, and 10 sell them at
fair Parton
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26

OvERsHoEs FOR HoRSEs.-Ru bier
overshoes for horses are recent in
vention. The shoe is made and lined
in precisely similar manner to the ar
tioles of apparel worn by the human
race, and, in fact, presents no points
of difference save in its shape, and its
manufacture of the best quality of In
dia rubber. 1t is designed as sub
stltute for the iron shoe, and as a
means of preventing the many mala-
dies TO which horses are subject. -
Horses suffering with cracked or CON
tracted boot, and similar painful hurts.
are quickly cured by the substitution
of the rubber covering for the unvield
ing metal shoe. The device is easily
removed from or put on the hoof, and
hence, while standing in the stall, or
turned out to pasture, the horse may
be lett barefooted. As compared with
iron shoes, the cost OF the rubber is
about one-third more, and their weight
Is forty per cent. less, while they are
very durable. Sixteen sizes are man.
ufactured, so that accurate fits may
be obtained.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26

a9- A gentleman found the other
night, much to his surprise, that his
wite know som thing about draw
poker The way of it was this !:
The couple have Two very fine boy
babies Seeing them asleep in the
same bed. he dmiring father won
dered If anybody had a better par
han that The wife thought not.
The husband hen said, If we could
draw 'hree queens we would have
a 'ful" that would b, hard TO beat, y
and the lady proudly re; led, "Ex-
cuSe me, if YOU please we'll stand
pat' on the hand we have"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26
Geaal Notices.
CHERIFF 5 SALE-McCABE, ct al.

Indgment OF foreclosure and sale-Wiiiiam IL elise,
DIsptf Vs. John McCabe, Lizzie McCabe, Charles
Cox and ). p. Cox. detendants--ln circuit court
for Grant county. WISCONSIN, September term, 1913
By virtue aud in pur uance OF a judgment anu
,rder of foreclosure and rendered ia the above
entitled &C by said court at the September ter ~,
1874 thereof, GU the lSth day of september, A "
ls7l shall ON saturday, the 9th day December, A u
Isl 1 at one O'Clock in the afternoon At the mont
door of the court house in the vlaa Of Lancaster
IN said county ohes salt, and sell public anc.
ton Tor cash. the following described mortgaseu
premises situated lying anu being Ia the county o.
Grant and state OF WISCONSIN, TO Wit The southeast
quarter OF the southeast quarter, ana shat part OF
the heastquaIter OF tue southeast quarter, iyhg
south OF line running rom the northeast eorrer 70
the southwest thereof, OF section i0 also tue
east half of quarter and the southwest
quarter the southwest quarter OF section eleVeD
also the undivided hall OF the following described
lands viz The west half of the northwest quarter ahd
the quarter OF the northwest quarter ana
lot two the northwest quarter ot section
fourt cen; also fractional lot of section fifteen all
IN township north of range three west III drant
county, Wisconsin.
Dated at tho Sheriff office, September Is, 1874
L. CAkKIEk, Sheriff Grant Co
p.ppPa a CYrNPNTsoN Plaintiff Aat'ys ofNo
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26

THE SHORT or Lone STORY
Bismarck wants eight letters which
were written to Won Arnim while
Ambassador at Paris, and he cannot
find them. They are about the Cow
eminent Of France. Won Arnim was
for McMahon and Bismarck for
Theirs The letters give Bismarck
reason why the Theirs Government
was preferabe to him. One that be
particularly wishes Is letter written
by Won Amin himself and returned
to him with Bismarck's annotauons.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26
ag-The Duouaua HsraId processes

eS~ The Dubuque Hsratd PROCESSES
to be stupid enough to believe that
Senator Sumner would have voted
The democratic ticket had he been
alive on the day Of be late election.
As the great Senator'S last and diving
words wore-' Take care of my Civil
Rights bill, "a measure which The
Democratic party always fought as
vigorc usIy and brutaIly as it did
Emancipation, he suggestion is seen
to be stupidity stupid = Dubuque
Times
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26

s@- In the public departments at
Washington arc ladies performing
clerical du:y who in times past Were
among the leaders Of society Out
f the most accomplished among
them ia the daughter of Major A :
drew Jackson Donelson. She WAS
born in the W bite House, received %
most accn mplishei education, and
married gentleman every way her
equal Her husband was at one
ZINE senator aud she a queen in
,ociety. She haS with her in Wash
lngton daughter, l6 years OF az
who promises TO b. beauty. Her
mother is striving 10 give her evecy
advantage in her education.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26

A WISCONSIN Horse BREEDING
EsrABLIaHMENT.-H G. Mcdowell.
of Cleveland. o, it is announced has
purchased of Geo G. Stevens, Of NJ l.
waukee, 200 acre tarm in Milford
Jefferson Co, Wis, with 40 head of
trottinr horses and colts, some OF
descendants offamous sires He Will
continue the business Of breeding
trotting horses on this farm.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26
sas Darwin aud other scientists Of

ss Darwin aud other scientists of
his school are making experiments,
with view to practically Demon
strate the truth of his doctrine of
evolution. What the experiment. $
are we have not seen stated, but
presume they must be with monkeys,
apes and gorllas, to produce from
them, if possible, higher order of
beng. It is suppose it will take
half a century, or more to make the
demonstration. We rather think it
will.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26

The Thud Assistant POST
master G. neral, in bis annual report,
estima te~ that the proaortion of wash
ed stamps used agai in payment Of
postage is 5 per cent Of the value of
stamps sold each wear, causing an an
nual loss ofs1 600 90 to the revenues
of the department.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26

sA-The report Gen. Humphreys,
Chief Engineer of the War depart
ment, makes be recommendations
for river and harbor improvements {:
FIX and Wisconsin Rivers, $3.50 000;
enlargement of the S.. Mary Canal,
$500 600; Chicago River $4,000 ;
Calumet Harbor, SIS 900: mourn OF
the Mpssissipni, s250,O00 Upper
Mississippi, s25, 900; Des Molnes Rap
ids, s48O,OO0.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26
Facts Worth Remembering.

1t is worth while for all farmers,
everywhere, to remember that thoro'
culture is better thar three mortgages
on their farm.
That a horse who lays his ears back
and looks lightning when any one APP
proaches him, is vicious. Don't buy
him.
That an offensive war against weeds
is five times less expensive than de-
fensive one.
That good fences always pay bet
ter than lawsuits with neighbors.
That hay is great deal cheaper
made IN summer than purchased in
winter
That more stock perish from famine
than founder
That scrlmpng the feed Of fatten-
ing hogs is a waste Of grain.
The over-ted fowls won't lay eggs.
That one evening spent at home in
study is more profitable than ten in
lounging about country taverns.
That COWS should always be MIXED
regularly and clean.
That it is the duty of every man to
take some good, reliable, entertaining
paper, and pay for it promptly, of
course.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26
UNREDEEMED LANDS.
Tax Notice For Deed.
OFFICE OF COUNTY CLERK.

LANCASTER, Grant Co., Wis, s. pit 8, IsI4 )
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT TIE FOL
N lowing described lands and village lots ia the
county OF Grant aud Of Wisconsin. were scid ny
the OF said county the i4th day OF May
1872 tor the delinquent taxes OF the year l, H.
The amount set opposite each tract OF land and vii
age lot is the amount of interest and charges
due thereon, computed up the last day OF redeup
ton.
cefher with the redemption Zee paid gu the ioi-
lowing described tracts OF land, and vi age lots. on
or before the l4th day OF May, A D. 1879 the same
will be conveyed by deed to the purchasers, &C
cogding to the provisions OF law.
Yillage Of Toner Hazel Green
TOWNS SEC. TO WHOM ASSESSED. AN 7
lots 2 blk II Henry Sthmtdt..-. - ~
Totvn 2 Range t-Sinetser.
nek pe1 ............. q John Holmes~......... oil
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26

WHEAT AND CoRN.-The October
returns of the Unite1 States Agricnl-
tural Department indicates a wheat
yield of not far from 285 600, 900 bush
els. and $50 600 900 bushels of corn.
This gives wheat crop nearly equal
TO that of the last census year, and 3
corn crop go O00,0O0 bushels larger
than that of last year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26

EATING EGGs - An Eaglish paper
very consistently recommends an in
creased consumption of eggs az food
1t says: Excellent sandwiches may
b. made of hard-boilsd eggs and
brown bread and butter eggs
spread on toast are food for king ;
a poached egg-that is, one dropped
from the shell into hot water-is not
only clean and handsome, but deb
cioas morsel eggs are better flavor
ed without salt or pepper, a little
sweet butter being the best dressing !;
persons who eat eggs freely may
live to the age of 50 or 90 and las
tly, eggs contain much PHOSPHORUS
and are the best food for those per-
sons who are deficient in brains. !"
This last idea is of the utmost i'm
portance to many persons.
The ORANGES. The Secretary of
the State Grange says that the pc.
litical stir being passed, and the busy
season with the farmers being nearly
over, the work of organizing new
oranges and doing general grange
work will begin vigorously. Appli-
cations for charters for about thirty
five oranges are now in. The time
tor holding the next session of the
State Grange will shortly be an
nOunced
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26
Topm 4, Range i
Village Of BeetoWn


lots 8. 4, 5, 6, blk Il Jacob pnoltte~.. q
lot blk II W1itesides.... y
Toton g. Range f. JPo0dmaa
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-04
NEW YORK.
Wall Street Brokers Indignant.

New YORK, june g. - The amendment to
the revenue bill authorizing the revival OF the
tax of one-twentieth of one per cent on sales OF
gold or silver bullion, railroad bonds, etc, ex-
cites an indignant protest of the Wall street
brokers' who say it is an outrage TO impose a
special tax on their branch of business, and its
effect would be to drive honest brokers out OF
the business, while dishonest men would evade
VI tne TAX. The stock and gold exchanges will
t to,aay appoint a committee to go to Washing
Ton TO oppose the passage of the bill.
GU nuuans 10 the abnormal condition of the
stock market at present, representative of
the short interest in Wall street Is renorted
as saying that Wall street to have relapsed in
TO state OF complete stagnation, there being a
genera indisposifon to speculate on either
side OF the market He said that prices would
probably continue to droop until thew reached a
level where ,L capitalists would stand ready to
buy. The prostitution of the iron and o;her
commercial and manufacturing interests and
the stoppage of the construction of new rail-
way enterprises had materially redu ed the
earnings of the roads, inasmneh as there was
no longer the same amount of freight traffic
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-04
The Iudustrial Exhibition

The Portland Industrial Exhibition, which is
to open at City Hall next week, will be one of
the greatest attractions that has been in the
city for long time. Persons who require
fixtures as extra accommodations must notify
the committee at the hall to-day from nine to
twelve o'clock, as the space is rapidly flling
up.
Preparations are going on in a way that fully
sustains the expectations of the commi ttee
The prospect is that the city will be filled with
people to see what Portland is doing in the way
of manufacturing.
Applications for space must be made before
Tuesday morning, as the committee must have
time to arrange the hall after the goods are all
received, before the exhibition begins. Those
who apply late must be secondary to the early
applicants.
Already two hundred applications have beer
received, and the space remaining must be di
vided among later applicants who apply.
From the number of tickets that have beer
sold it is evident that the exhibition cannot
but be success. The tickets sold will ensure
good number of visitors daily.
The heavy goods have already begun to come
in. Those sending in their goods early receive
the best of the space.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-04

DROPPED DEAp-Last evening about six
o'clock man was observed to lean against a
post in front of the United States Hotel, while
blood spouted freely from his mouth. gem
tlenian standing near by fastened to his assist
ance, of whom he inquired for physician s
office. The gentleman, assisted by another,
helped the sick man to DIR. Small's Office, where
he expired in a few moments A letter post
marked Brockton, Mass, was found in his
pocket, addressed to L. b. Chase, care of A. j.
Chase The body was taken to Richs under
takers shop where it was viewed by Coroner
Gould, who deemed an inquest unnecessary.
and Mr.. A. j. Chase at once sent for 1t was
evident that the cause of death was the rup-
ture of blood vessel
Mr.. Chase soon arrived and recognized the
dead man as his brother, Leander b. Chase, of
Sebec. He had been suffering from lung diff
fculty, and for the past four weeks had been
in this city under the professional care of DIR.
Shaw. He was thirty-four years of age and
was unmarried.