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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-06

drops Of solution of soda into third,
the same quantity Of solution OF alum,
and let the fourth gltss remain enlrs~.
Fill mp the glasses from the decanter, ,~1Ni
the liquid poured into the glass contain
ing the acid viii quickly change into a
beautiful red that poured WITH the
soda viii be fine green, aud that
poured into the empty glass viii remain
nnchnnne1
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-06
A Lanlandar,s Home.

In large, but rather low room, with
walls and roof of rough ewn plalks,
and with beams stretching from wall to
wall In every direction, were assembled
at least twenty five persons of all ages
and both sexes. Most OF them had taken
off their skin blouses and hung them on
the rafters near the huge wood fire, fit to
roast an OK at. Thehaif-stewedg garments
and the steam from the dirty persons OF
those in front of the fire caused most
uusavory odor, which prompted us to
make our stay as short SIS possible All
around the apartment, except near the
door, were ranged the sleeping-shelres,
the major part of which were already oc-
cupied- men, women and children all in
discriminatory mingled together, not dis
tinguishabletothe unpractisedeye the one
from the other, and appearing like moth
ing else than mere animated bundles OF
fur From the group congregated around
the fire no cheerful laugh, no buzz Of
conversation, no noisy melriment eman-
ated-all were silent and still; perhaps
they did not wish to disturb the sleepers:
but, judging from their solemn and In
gubrious countenances, their gloominess
seemed but too natural and very far from
assumed or constrained. Well, in the
joyless and monotonons life these poor
people lead, it is not surprising that all
innate merriment about them is soon
u4ifial
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-06
Fast Thinking.

One man thinks faster than another
man for reasons as purely physical as
those Which give to one man a faster
gait thar that of another. Those who
move quickly are apt to think quickly,
the whole lerYoaE system performing
it, process With galidity.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-06
Good 10 PULL,


A number of ladies visited New York
public school, and one of them thought
that she would question the tots, and see
how much they knew about the senses.
What were the eyes for?
For seeing.
Yes-and what would be the result il
we had no ewes Aud she asked the
little ones to shut their eyes tight. Ay,
yes They understood
And then the ears. What were they
for?
Hearing.
Yes and low stop your ears up as
tightly as you can. All what o sad
thing it would be to have no ears. We
should never hear the birds sing any
more, and never more hear mamma 5
voice.
And then came the nose. What was
that for?
Somehow the little ones seemed III
zleel at this point. About the ewes aud
ears there had been no ouestion--l,ul
the nose? They looked up into tht
lady's face curiously, evidently with an
answer ready. but not quite sure of be
ing right Finally the qnestioner saw
an intelligent smile upon one chubby
little face-one Of the four-y ear-olds-
and she said to the child
sAh, Miss Dot, you can tell me whai
the nose is for, cant You? Come, nov
speak up. Don't be afraid. What is it I?
A few twists and Fuckers, and then
with awondrous sparkle of the grea
brown eyes:
"'Eb,-I dess its for mamma to tat,
hold of TO pull"
That close the examination for the day
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-06

SOMEBODY has said that 1--WE ought
always 10 believe less than we are told.
This may he safe maxim for general
use. but when woman intrusts yoIi--'n
confidence, OF course--wlth ner age, you
may always believe grea' deal more
than yop axe tol1
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-06
ADVERTISING RATES.

obtain them none can bequeath them.
In the last days Of the Second Empire
the Legion numbered $4,000. Within
few months of the proclamation Of the
third Republic the National Assembly
imposed restrictions on the Great on of
new members. BY the principal clause
it was enacted that only one member
shodld be created for every two yacan-
,.iaa
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-06
prayers That Are Answered.

An old darkey who was asked II, IN
his experience, prayer was ever an
swered replied: "Well, sab, some
pra'rs is ansud and some isn't ponds
on wat you axes fo'; just arter de wah,
ween it was mighty hard seratchln 10
de CHILLED breddren, 'bserved dat we en-,
ebber pway de Lo'd to SEN one o
Marse Payton's fat turkeys 70 de ole
man. dare was no notice took ob de par
tition: but we'en pwpy Dat he send de
old man TO de turkey de matter was
tended Ia befn' suu up mex niolnin,
dead sartin. =
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-06

volume in his hand, and inspecting it,
lyon might say that the binding is Sc
curely put on, and hat well, the binder
has planned the edges pretty smooth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-06
IIiutiao Se, wants.

Even the wealthy Hiadoos cannot find
good domestic servants. Ole of them
writes: 1.-The good servants are gone
who nse 70 know how to hold yolIr nm.
brella over Your head. pour fhe water
over your hands after meals, AMI exae5-
crate your resources before your friends
This fine class of men las disapp are,l,
aud degenerate species Of epidemic
stricken, unframed young barbaris u
have taken their place. They pluader
you when sent to the bazaar; they steal
your clothes. yoilr rice; and they are Sc
greedy that they lick off the very syrup
from the surface Of yonr sweetmeats.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-06

THE gifts Of the late Samuel Willston
to the Wiliston S minary at Easthamp-
ton, Mass, will amount to $3.50, 800
when the prosisionc Of bis viii axe fully
carried vut.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-06
The Cassville Hotel. ..a The s md

ted mp and furnished in good lyle the house lately
occupied by j. c. Forbes, IN Cassye, where he will
We happy To accommodate the Travelling Public
Charges reasonable. Good g ab,ing attached to the
premises. Ward I. Rice.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-06

bloomington HOTEL. house, proprie-
tor, BoomingtIu, Wis Having redtted and butt
ample room Tor the accommodation of guests l ala
now prepared 60 accommodate them with well-fur-
nished rooms, good beds and we l-suppied tables.
Samp room Attentive hostler. Good stahliug.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-06

n D Qa1o Physician and surgeon, Bloom
W. Ol1G, ington, Wis. Attends to cali -
day or night Oilce in tn Major block.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-06

III q. DrOWIl, ond house Vest Of ire
County Jail the frst seven days Of each month.
July 10Th, 1873.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-06

Samuel Merrick, attorney ;sioq q and and q Gun,
play, Grant County, Wis
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-02-03

StrenSth Of TeIlosd Piae.-Prof. Thu rs-
ton made experiments for deterni-
ming the modulus OF elasticity, using a
very large number Of specimens in his
trials. He found that detection of
the extremltIes 10 very nearly propor-
tional to the load, even far beyond the
customary limits Of strain, and that
the modulus Is very nearly constant
for all moderate defleotlOns. When
higher loads (as one fourth or one
eighth the maxlmum) w6r3 imposed
for considerable time. as ten or twenty
minutes, the detection gradually In
crea sed on removal OF the weight 1t
steadily decreased. return'n nearly 10
Ia original set. Heavy 10 ds. 10 lg ap-
piled, produced fracture OF pieces, the
companions to which re iste con sid
erably more when the load Was In
creased steadily up to the amoment or
fracture The maximum permanent
load was apparently somewhat less
than one half and greater than one
third the maximum load which could
be sustained under ordinary test.
From the who,e series OF experiment
Prof. Thurston drew the following
conclusions: The elasticity of yellow
pine timber, such as Is usually used In
construction, is very variable, the mo-
dulus varying from ], 900, 900 to .OOO,-
600, the average being about 2,OOO .VOV
In small sections, aud little aD)Ve
| 800 900 In large timber; the highesE
values are given as often by green as
by seasoned tlmNer; the density OF the
wood does no. de mine the mo iu US,
the figure varying sometimes Inv rSely
as the density, even where the amount
of seasoning was alike high m )dulus
usually accompanies high tenacity and
great transverse siren 9Th; the res s.
lance offered to transverse stresses Ia
greatest where the lines of grain are
vertic ii. Prof. Thurston recommends
the designing and constr 10 Ing en-
glneer to adopt q mo lerate value OF
the modulus in proportIoning work.
and by careful inspection and test 70
secure the rejectloA OF all material
which Is not OF good quality.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-02-03
AGRICULTURE.

KEEP THE BEST Misunderstanding
heifer calves only from the best milk,
ers, and then wedding out the poorest
OF these, will soon lay the foundation
for choice dairy herd. And let us
make the further important point, that
selecting q pure bred male from an es-
pecialIy good milking strain. and then
selecting the hcifer calves from the
best mixers, the following up this
of breeding for even ten years with
males from the same strain of blood Of
the progeny becomes unified and inten-
lified to a degree of prepontency almost
equal to a thoroughbred. The dairy
man may then place a strong reliance
upon the milking quality of the future
progeny. He has thus moulded breed
to suit his own wants. When dairy
men shall proceed on this systematic
plan of growing their own dairy herds
we shall hear much less of the unpro-
fitableness of the dairy, OF course
great care must be taken TO study the
wants of these young animals as to food
and shelter. Good TODD and care are
necessary to show the capacity OF any
strain of blood. The best blood will
soon deteriorate under unskIllful feed
ing. The heifer calves from the best
milkers should be generously fed from
the beginning with such food as will
grow the frame and muscles, conse-
quently heterogeneous 1ood Is most I'M
portanC. Skim milk, oil meal, wheat,
bran, oats barley and clover are all
good. They must always be fed with
Mo1e nitrogenods food,
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-02-03
HUMOROUS.

THERE Is good story told of famous
restaurateur warmly recommending to
customer whom, although rich, he
knew to be no connoisseur In wine, a
certain Bordeaux, which he alleged to
be of some splendid old vintage. "I
can vouch for what say" urged the
restaurateur, "for know 1t was put
in bottle the day my grandfather was
baptized" The innocent victim con-
sented, and the wine was brought in
a lottle so covered with cobWebs ana
dirt that it looked more like a large rat
than anything else. The "cradle"
was handled most carefully by the
sommelier, and the cork was drawn
with much ceremony. Imagine the
horror of the poor Testsurateur and
the hilarity of the customer when a NY
came buzzlng out, rejoicing at having
rregained his liberty!
Another fact worth remembering Is
that, no matter what you may ask for
even If IL be fried piece OF the moon,
the walters will invariably reply,
"Yes," and either bring 1t you, or on
returning assert with sorrow that un-
| tourtunately there IL no more lett.
Merry, the well-known author, tried
this joke on once, and peremptorily
ordered of waiter sphinx la
Marengo. al am sorry we have no
more, monsieur" replied the garcon:
"Whatp No more sphinx" exclaimed
Merry, felgniug astonishment. The
waiter lowered his voice, and muir
INJURED in confidential whisper; "W
have some more, monsieur; hut the
ruth Is l should not care toserve them
to you, as they are not quite freshV"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-02-03

LITTLE Things CF GREAT MOMENT
IL is tmall matter 10 take the horses
ecroEs the field Tor water; 1t seems TO
cost nothing, yet II farmers time, or
that of bis hired man is worth any
thing, it costs great deal In the oou1se
of a year. 1T Is email mater TO chop
each days wood upon the day it Is
used, and thus have 1t all fresh; but
fifteen minutesi in harvest time is worth
more than in January; besides, there
are vastly more economical methods Of
making fire wood than with an axe. IL
is a very little matter to tighten loose
nut, but it sometimes cost life and limb
not TO do 1t. A pear tree here, and
peach tree, cost so little that one Is In
clined TO think they are of no account,
but when the fruit is ripe they are sp-
preciated. A single step from one room
To another is ,'only one STEP" but the
thought of stairway made out OF
these steps during life time,is enough
TO almost make a woman's back ache.
Look well to the details, that the lit
tie things are right, for it pays in the
end.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-02-03

BAKED UDDEk.-Give dose of phys
ic, composed of pound Of EPSON salts,
dissolved in quart Of warm water, add
thereto pound OF treacle and TWO
ounces Of ground ginger, and give the
whole in one dose. Give sloppy food.
Keep the bag empty by frequent milk
ing, and Ii the milk does not flow
without much pulling III the teat OF the
affected quarter, it is the best to draw
The milk by means Of a milking tube,
which should be carefully inserted, and
not pushed too far up. Apply frequent
ly land rubbing, continued during
half an hour at time, the palm of the
hand being occasionally rubbed with
Hour or lard to prevent chafing Of the
udder. An ounce OF aqua ammonia,
three ounces OF lard anu s. scruple oil
iodine, mixed together, aid portion
applied twice daily, will be OF service.
Powerful stimulants or blisters should
hot be applied to the udder. LIZ abscess
forms tree incision should be made
with q lancet, and saturated solution
OF sulphate OF zinc applied twice or
three daily to the wound.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-02-03

JUMPING CATTLR.-A correspondent
thus describes an Improved yoke for
jumping cattle: "First put a piece
across the horns. Then have a piece
of hard wood board, ohe-half or three
tourths inch thick and about three feet
long. Have hole inserted in the bar
across the horns in such q way that
when this hardwood strip Is inst rseG
in IL, running out over the back as the
animal naturally carries its head, the
rear end will be just free of the back.
Drive three or four shipgle nails,
ground sharp, into this end, letting
Them come through three-fourths of an
inch, so that as soon as the animal
makes an effort to raise his head to
jump the fence, the nails will soandly
prick his back. and he will be apt to
frisk his tail and start for some feed
that is easier TO be obtalned. For cheap
ness and durability, this arrangement
Is uneQualed. 1t weighs less then three
pounds; it is not In The way in travel
ingaround, and when the animal lies
down IL is on one side, as it is natuI al
for the animal TO throw its head opLo-
site to,the side it lies on. When they
are feeding, lt IL upright in the air. Ii
will keep the animal TO which it Is az
piled where he belongs, sure"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-02-03

A French entomOlogisf, j. ii. FAbre,
has recently publishe1 most interest
ing work, entitled "S0uosairs EHtomOlo-
0iQueS: Etudss sur rIRstinOt ct les Rl0urs
der InsseteS." 1t Is written In a charm
Ing, attractive way He hasa good
deal TO say OF the power insects have
OF finding their nests. He tried ex-
periments with sand wasps &C Csrceris], ,
carrying them over o mile away from
their nests and marking them and let
ting them 60. Five hours later four
out of the twelve were found work
ing &C their barriers. Hs then carried
nine OF the wasps about two miles
away, the next morning relea sed them
in the market place Of q town; but
they r0so above the houses and dew
back to their nests. He then asks If
memory enables them TO traverse re-
gions strange TO them. Evidently
not. There can be no remembrance of
the unknown" He thinks they have
special faculty, q kind Of Topographic.
cal sense, which we cannot appreciate.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-02-03
81 don,t want that srufr. -

ls what lady of Boston said to her
husband when he brought home some
medicine to cure her of sick headache
aud neuralgia which had made her
miserable for fourteen years. At the
first attack thereafter 1t was admins
tered to her with such good results,
that she continued its use until cured,
and made so enthusiastic In It's praise,
that she induced twenty-five of the
best families in her circle to adopt IL aS
their regular family medicine. ThaI
stuff Is Hop Bitters.-StIEdard
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-02-03

To CLEANSE DRIPPINGs.-A very
great saving can be mace In every
family by saving the fat that comes
from different kinds of meats. There
Is frequently more gravy than can be
used. Very fat beet, when boiled, will
leave q deep coating of fat upon the top
of the water, which can be taken of
when cold, leaving the broth TO use
for stock for soups and gravies. Keep
these various fats In cool place till
enough Is accumulated for q quart or
more; then put into an iron kettle,
with as much cold water. Set it over
the fire and bring 1t to boil. Remove
1t rom the stove, set In a cool place
till it Is solid on the top; take knife
and lift out the fat, turn IL bottom side
up on plate and carefully scrape of
ali sediment that may adhere; wipe
with n dry cloth, aud you have per-
fectly clean cake of nice shortening
that can be used for frying doughnurs,
shortening pie crust or In any other
place that needs lard.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-02-03

CHIP dirt, drift hay from the edges
OF The marshes, and al refuse matter
that can be collected about farm, if
not used IN the compost heap, makes
an excellent mulch for orchards.
Mulching, says a writer, has ali the
benefits OF plOuShing, with none of its
disadvantages, keeping the surface
mellow with no damage to the roots by
the plough, or TO the trunk or branches
by the team. 1t keeps down the grass,
and invites the earthworm to work
and make the soil fine and rich. It
tends to retain the moisture for much
longer time, and remedy in a great
measures the evil effects or drought.
The fruit which tails upon 1t is not
bruised. 1t is the way Nature adopts
to manure and enrich the forest trees.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-02-03
DOMESTIC.

Fish PiE.--Take a pound of any
cooked fish. very carefully pick from
the bone, and mix 1t with sauce, as
follows: B Iil the bones In small
quantity of water for twenty minutes,
and when cold mix gill of liquor and
stir IL over the fire. until 1t thickens;
add two ounces 0f butter; keep STIR
ring rapidly nntil well mixed in; take
the sauce Off the fire, mix in an egg, a
large teaspoonfuI of essence of an
chovy, the same quantity Of lemon
juice, large pinch of salt, and a small
one of cayenne pepper. The sauce
should be very thick, and some care
Will be required In stirring 1t over the
fire. Mix the picked fish and the
sauce together; put layer OF finely
mashed potatoes at the bottom OF a tart
dish, then all the fish, and over this
another layer Of potatoes. Smooth
the top over neatly, and bake In u
moderate oven for twenty minutes. If
preferred, the potatoes oan be spread
in bright tin dish, the fish be placed
hign in the centre of it, and then be
covered over with the potatoes.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-02-03

"WLL you be kind enough, MT
Gllhooly, to inform me when you are
going to pay me for those ten. dollar
boots ?" asked Galveston shoemaker.
'It's too far off to guess-too early
in the campaign"
"But would like to know, as1 need
the money"
$50 do /, but since the last election
I've quit the prognosticating business.
When it comes TO question of such
national importance as paying for
those boots, am thoroughly unrell-
able; but l'll tell you what I'H do"
81 am willing TO take even small
amount on account"
$50 am !. That's just what l was
going to propose. There Is nothing
that affords me half so much pleasure
as TO pay my debts. Now propose to
make q partial payment. You lend me
ten dollars, and I'll make a fair divide
and let you have five dollars on &C
count"
The shoemaker says there is alto
gether too much fraud In the returns.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-02-03

Herr E. Schone, in the Berichte, does
not attack any sc entifc value what
ever to the ordinary potassium iodine
paper tests as ozcne measurers. A
small amount of ozone In moist air
produces, he says, greater degree Of
color on potassium iodide papers than
a larger amount OF CZone in dry air,
and the microscopic character of the
material from which the paper is made,
therefore largely influence the depth
of the color produced. He even goes
as far as TO assert the actual presence
of ozone in the atmosphere Is at pre-
sent an open question.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-02-03

II the Grabbed old b achelor who ut
tered this sentiment could but witness
the intenee thought, deep study and
thorough investIga Ion of women In de.
termlniHg the best medicines 20 keeI
their families well, and would note theil
sagacity and wisdom In selecting HoI
Bltters as the best, and demonstrdtlng i
by keeping their families In perpetual
health, at a mere nominal expense, he
would be forced to acknowl 'dge thai
such sentiments are baseless and false.--
PicGyunc.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-02-03
THE GREAT REPUTATION
Which vegetine has attained I'm oil parts OF the

GREAT AND GOOD MEDICINE.

country As
GREAT AND GOOD MEDICINE,
and the large number OF testimonials which are
constantly being received from per OnB who
have been cured by It's use, are conclusive proof
of its great value lt Is recommended by ply
and Health-Res orer IL has no equal.
VegeUlne Is not prepared Tor "a fancy drink,
made from poor liquors, which dehilltates the
System aud tends 10 des roy health instsad OF
testoring It.
Are not the many testimonials given for the
different complaints satisfactory 10 any reason
tble per ons suffering from disease that they
can be cured Read the different testimonials
give0, and no one can doubt In many OF these
cases the persons say In II the'r pain and suner-
ing cannot be expressed, as In cases or S;rofula
where, apparently, the whole body was one
ma q OF corruption. y Iegetine Will relieve
pain, cl anse. purify and cure such diseases, re-
storing the patient TO perfect health after Try
ing different physicians many re nedies, sufer-
Ing Tor years, lis IL not conclusive proof, II you
are sufferer. you can be cured2 Why ls this
med cine performing such great cures? IL
wol Ks In the blood, In the circulating nuid. IT,
oan be truly called the Great Blood Further.
The great source or q sease originates in the
blood; and no medicine that does not act 0i-
rectly upon Il, TO purity and rsnoYatet hls any
Just olAlm Upon pub tc attention. When me
blood becOmei ilfeless and staBnAnC. either
from change OF weather or climate, want or ex-
ercise irregular diet. or from any other eau e,
the VegeJlne will renew the blood, carry on Ine
putFid humors cleanse the stomach, regulate
the bowels, and impart toae or vlgor 10 The
whole body. The conviction j., In the public
as weu as In the medical profession, tnat the
remedies supplied by The Vegetable Kingdom
are more safe. more successful in the cure OF
disease, than mineral medicines. Vcgetine i
composed OF TOTS. barks and herbs III ts
peasant 70 take and is perfectly safe 20 give an
Infant. ID you need It? DO not hesitate 70
try IT, You Will never regret IT,