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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-04-26
TOWN 6, RANGE 8-MoUNT IDA.

UndH OF "a acs
off 5 side of swA
nei4. and the
undjs of nwl
sell ex 4 acs in
sc cor ..........
Lot on the depot
grounds in sell
SeA............
NwA neA.......
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-04-26
TOWN 5 RANGE 1-CLIFTON
Village New c
Lot ls. IS
TOWN 8, RANGE 1-wINGvILLE.
.ition to Montfort.

Leadbetter's Addition to Montfori.
Lot S........... Lots 5 aud g.. 10
Laird's Addition to Montfort
Eighteen feet
side of lot
and lot 49,. 5
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-04-26
TOWN 5, RANGE s-LANCAsTER.

CITY OF LANCASTER.
Ess of lots & g. IA
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-04-26

ABBREvIATIoNs.-e. east ne, northeast; Sc.
southeast; W. west NV. northwest; sw. south.
beginning; RIM, running; ac acre; blk. block
TT, feet ks, links; CHI, chains; adm. addition
pit. part adj, adjoining; ex. except; und, undi-
vided; cor, corner frac, fractional; I'D. bounded
tn, thence
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-04-26
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN. to all whom it ma,
Third Tuesday OF May. Iss3.

At the County Treasurer's Office, in Lancaster.
the county seat of said county, between the hours
of o'clock a. m. and O'Clock p. M of said day
and the next succeeding days thereafter, sell at
public auction so much of each of the following
described tracts of land and town, village and
city lots situated in said Grant county, as NAV
be necessary for the payment of taxes, interest
costs and charges thereon for the year 1882 which
may remain due and unpaid on the third Tues
day of May, 1888.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-04-26
TOWN l, RANGE 1-HAZEL GREEN.
Village of Lewisburg.

Ont lot of lot /. IS %
TOWN 2. RANGE 1-SMELSER
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-04-26

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swA...........t
EH swl4 swA....
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ne cor Of nwl4
sell. tn W 80 rds
s IA rds, e so
rds, n IA rds
Eh s1s n1a ma
swA sell
Und As nell nw14
Twelve acs out of
nwA neA -. :.
Sell nw4 -. -.
Ne14 sw4
Wa Wa swA swA
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-04-26
Village of Mt. Hope.

TOWN 6. RANGE 4-wooDMAN.
Five acres in Sc
cor of swii ne4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-04-26
Village of Cuba City.

TOWN 8, RANGE FAYETTEVILLE.
Sel4 se14 ......... 81 Ne4 sw14 .......
So ME- 81 se14
swl4 ex l &C in
e end - 30
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-04-26
9El|HlvEN? TAX SALE.
OFFICIALLY
STATE OF WISCONSIN. !
~ COUNTY OF GRANT. So
OFFICIALLY

TREASURES OFFICE, GRANT co. WIS. !
LANCASTER. APRIL ?, 1883. (
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-07-14
Plant Peas.

Correspondent in Southern World.
The seasons that usually occur in
June should be taken advantage of to
put in every acre possible in peas. For
this purpose the wheat and oat fields
that have just yielded their harvest are
well adapted. We trust that no argu-
ing is necessary to convince the read
ing and progressive farmer of the Inn
portance of adding vegetable matter to
the soil to supply the place of the orig
inal humus that has been we'll nigh ex-
hausted from most of the cultivated
soils of the South. Not only do green
crops (plowed in or permitted to decay
first on surface add vegetable matter
to the soil, but the operation adds
largely to the store of available inor-
ganic food-the ash element of plants
Ito the soil. 1t may he asked how
does crop that is grown upon the soil
and largely supplied by the soil, add
anything to the soil except that portion
of the crop taken from the air? We
add that it does not absolutely add any.
thing to the percentage of ash elements
in the soil upon which it grew; but
practically it does add great deal tC
the percentage of available food in the
soil. How is this done? First, the
plants usually employed in renovating
soils-the legumes-the pea and clover
family-have long taproots which de
scend deeply into the subsoil and bring
up stores of lime, potash, phosphOric
acid, magnesia, sulphuric acid and othel
mineral food that were out of convent
ent reach of the ordinary crops of corn
wheat, and even cotton. By decay o
the crop this supply of new food is lef
at or Just beneath the surface wher
the roots of future crops can readil,
reach and absorb them. Not only this
but these plants seem to have pecu
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-07-14
Communications.
Experiments in Farming.

To the Standard.
ga great advantage would result to
agriculture if every intelligent farmer
would pursue some systematic course of
experiments on such a scale and variety
as his circumstances would justify, and
give the results; whether successful or
otherwise, to the community" If sue
cessful it would profit others; if not,
it would stand as a warning. Such
could not be otherwise than promotive
of the public good.
The mutual communication of i'm
provements in agriculture has the effect
Of beneftting not only the community
generally, but even the authors them
selves, as they frequently elicit correc-
tions and notifications which materi-
ally enhance the value of the discovery.
These experiments may embrace any
one or more of all the subjects connect
ed with American agriculture. 1t
might embrace soils and their improve
ment, manures of every kind-alka-
line, vegetable and putrescent-and
their effects on different soils and crops;
plants of every variety and their adap-
tation to different soils, under different
circumstances and with varied manures,
and their relations to each other, both
as successors in rotations, and their
value for conversions into animals and
other forms, and their comparative ul-
innate profit; draining, both surface
and covered the Improvements of i'm.
plements and mechanical operations,
etc. 1t should also extend to animals,
their treatment, food and general man.
agement, and the results.
Although much has been accom-
plished within the last few years, the
science and practice of agriculture may
yet be considered in its infancy. There
is an unbounded field still open for ex
ploration and research, in which the
efforts of persevering genius may here
after discover mines of immense value
to the human family.
We intend to practice our preaching
herein, and teach how wheat raising
may be make to pay. The people shall
know results.
Z. L. GARDENHIRE.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-07-14
Rapid Growth.

The fancies of the "Arabian Nights"
are facts of to-day. One Monday a
number of laborers laid the last rails Of
a railroad which terminated in broad
and wild prairie. The next Saturday
night the prairie was dotted with
houses, half dozen dry goods stores,
and as many groceries, a livery stable
and stock yard, three blacksmith shops
fourteen or fifteen eating houses, and
fifteen or twenty saloons, those great
forerunners of American civilization.
three hundred people had become cit
liens, and the prairie had become the
town of Abeline. On Sunday morn
ing the church bells rang out and
the worshippers knelt where seven
days before was a wilderness. Two
weeks later the population aggregated
fifteen hundred, and thirty.fve hun,
dred visitors came to attend the sale of
town lots; one hundred and thirty-nine
lots were sold for S24,505. This is
the modern realization of the fanciful
story of Aladdin's palace.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-07-14
SAMPLE COPIES.

We send copies of the STANDARD
this week to many persons who are
not subscribers, with the hope that they
may be pleased with the paperand send
us the subscription price, 81 per annum.
The STANDARD is the only weekly ag-
ricultural paper published in the State.
1t is a plain country paper, intended
more for usefulness than for show, with
clear, easy print that children and old
people can read with ease. We think
the paper when carefully examined,
will recommend itself, and soon become
a welcome visitor to every one
to whom we may send it for examina-
ton. We would be glad to send a few
sample copies to any person who may
desire to see it, and would thank our
friends for the names of such.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-07-14
From Viola.
To the Standard.

To the Standard.
VIOLA, July 9.-Viola as well as
other important points, has been blessed
with a refreshing shower, and farmers
are more lively since. Wheat is not
yielding as well as it should in this Sec
ton. The potato crop is fine.
Arna st, John has been under the
weather the past week-I don't think
it was love. He is up now. Milton
Hoover has his corn chopped out now
so he can follow the rows without
stakes. The readers Of the STANDARD
at Viola are pleased to see it enlarged.
1t was interesting before, but is more
so now.
Viola Mills are being repaired by
Mr.. j. A. Anderson, of Wartrace.
Forty pounds to the bushel is expected
after the completion.
OLD VETER.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-07-14
From Vervilla.

To the Standard.
VERvILLA, July last Thursday
we had the pleasure of witnessing the
closing exercises of the Hannah Highs
land School at Vervilla, under charge
of Prof. D. II. Bryan. The way in
which the examination was conducted
gave complete satisfaction and showed
that the students had been at work and
had fully realized the worth of their
money. Prof. Bryan is a teacher full
of energy and enthusiasm, and teaches
the true Normal system. His thorough
and practical way of teaching far sur
passes the old ways and leaves no room
to be suspected of a prepared exami-
nation. The examination exercises
closed at two o'clock, after which Prof.
w. T. Payne, of McMinnville, deliv-
cred an address upon the educational
interests of the South. He fully dem
onstrated the faults displayed in the
old mode of teaching, and set forth in
a clear, clean-cut style the great ad-
vantages Of a more modern system in
order to keep pace with the demands
of our day. During Prof. Payne's
visit to Vervilla he paid Viola a visit,
and we learn delivered an appropriate
address to the patrons of that school,
which was highly appreciated.
We learn that the teachers of this
section propose to organize Teachers
Institute at Vervilla, Saturday, July
18th, and the teachers of Warren
county are cordially invited to attend
and assist in the organization of the
same. CRITICAL OBSERVER.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-07-14
The Midnight Sun,

In this Latitude the sun goes down
at night and we retire to our touches
and sleep. In the morning the sun re-
turns, and we begin our daily advoca.
tons. In the Attic regions in the
spring the sun never sets. There is
no mornings and no nights there it is
one continuous day for months. At
first itseems hard to understand this
strange thing in nature. One never
knows when to sleep. The world APP
pears to be wrong, and man is nervous
and restless. Sleep is driven from his
very eyelids, his appetite fails and all
the disagreeable results of protracted
vigils are apparent. But gradually
he becomes used to this state of affairs,
devises means to darken his tent, and
once more enjoys his rest. In fact, he
learns how to take advantage of the
new arrangements, and when travel
ing pursues his journey by night, or
when the sun is lowest, because then
he finds the frost which hardens- the
snow a great assistance in sleighing.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-07-14
From Hills Creek.

To the Standard.
A few days since a party of young
folk of this neighborhood assembled at
the school house near Col. II. l.. w.
Hills, and spent most enjoyable day
pic-nicing. The house in which the
dinner was spread was tastefully deco
rated with evergreens and flowers of
every hue and color. We feel it our
duty to compliment the young ladies
on their skill and taste in preparing a
public dinner, for almost everything
pleasing to the palate was there. Fruits
of every variety were in abundance.
Thanks to the ladies for that dinner.
One OF THE PARTY.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-07-14
NO.. s..

and at the same time some Northern
Peach Blows. A few of the latter,
accidentally, got among the Early Rose
and when the first crop was dug l got
Peach Blows of good marketable size.
| shall try a few bushels of them this
spring r
| may remark, in passing, that al
though | planted my Northern seed
week or ten days before my neighbors
planted Tennessee second crops, was
in the market fen days behind them.
In my report Of test of seeds sent me
last year by the department, | men,
toned that | had succeeded in double
cropping the Beauty of Hebron; sue
ceeded as well with them as with the
Early Rose.
| think seed of any kind raised here
late in the fall will be superior to that
maturing during our hot summers and
early autumn months. Perhaps by this
method we can prevent the deteriora-
ton of>vegetables, so common in our
climate; and again, as in the potato.
seed that will yield us earlier and bet
ter returns. | propose trying the ex-
pertinent with peas.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-07-14

The value of the FIVE leading crops
in the United States in 1882 was in the
following order: Corn $7S4,S67,17
wheat $444, 500, 1875; hay $369,93S
1853; oats 1882, 97S,O22; potatoes $685.
304,S44.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-07-14

Women are called the "weaker sex"
and yet, up to the hour of going to
press, not one of her sex in this country
has shown enough intellectual weak
ness to embark in the weather prophet
business or attempt to eat sixty quail
in thirty days.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-07-14

A Brooklyn girl has been much wor-
ried since the first Of the month. Her
lover has moved next door, and she is
afraid he will see her hanging out the
washing and expect her to do it after
she is married.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-07-14

A cow at Enterprise, Miss, recently
gave birth to three calves. Thus does
Enterprise reveal the freaks of nature.
The Judge.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-07-14

A fine specimen of southern lumber
win appear at the Louisville exhibition
from Alabama in cypress board 3
inches thick, II feet long, and feet
81 inches wide.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-07-14

Hens may be little backward on
eggs, but they meyer fail to come to
the scratch where fower-beds are con-
cerned.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-07
HOME AND FARM.

TO temper glass jar so that 1t can
be at once filled with ANYTHING not, put
into it silver spoon.-Chicaqo NeDS.
Sponge cake: Two eggs, half cup
OF cream, ono cup Of sugar, one cup Oh
-four, ono teaspoonful OF cream Oh tartar
half teaspoonful Of soda; flavor 10 taste.
Extra NICE Gncinndti Times
Phillip Craver, Of Halfmoon, sara
toga County, N. Y, planted two pota-
toes (Beauty Of Hebron Variety cut
into fifty pieces, last spring. The yield
was woll-flled barrel OF good-slzed
tubsrs.
-Non.professional fruit growers
would do we'll not to invest largely in
new and bigh.priced varieties OF frnlt OF
any kind. There are plenty OF good Ola
sorts at reasonable prices for present
use, and the new varieties Will soon ne
cheap enough-some OF them Very
cheap. Y. Examiner.
-Ouinces baked with the skins on are
delicious when served warm; put one
on a saucer at each plate. II mashed
with knife, the core Is easily removed !
then put on a little butter and plenty OF
sugar. In the process OF baking, the
ounce loses the strong taste which Is
disapreeable TO many, and retains a del
icate flavor that |, excellent. j.
Post.
Occasionally touching the latches,
locks and hinges of the doors with a
drop Of kerosene or little tallow from
the candle, and thus keeping them well
fabricated, will insure the smooth and
quiet shutting Of the doors and prevent
the Earring, grating or cfeaking so com
mon In neglected cases. BY this atten-
ton the doors and latches will last
longer.-Prairte Farmer.
Drop Cakes One egg, or not, as
you please, but will need more flour II
not; one cup of sugar, one cup OF mo-
lasses, one-half cup Of lard or butter,
Zone cup OF cream instead, II you have
it, IL nice), one cup OF water, live cups
OF flour, more II you use cream; one
tablespoonful of soda dissolved in the
water, an even teaspoonful each OF GIN
ger and cassia, and little salt. Drop
with teaspoon and knife on 10 n but
:ered tin, so that they will not run TO-
gether.--UouSeh0td.
There are some curious things
about corn, and one is, where do the
red ears and the speckled ears come
from when You don't plant any but
white corn, and another is, why dom
VIC find an ear with ali odd number on
itp You can find four-lcaf clover, but
have never found the odd row on al
ear Of corn yet. 1t Is always IA or II
or 20 or some other even number, ant
il would be interesting to understand
what corn knows about mathemalic
and what objection nature has to ode
| numbers. Farmer.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-07
FACTS AND FIGURES.

Eleven new churches in course OF
construction in New York will cost 3d.
900, COO
There was $3.50. OO0.00 worth OF
beer drank In this country last year, be-
ing 95,00O,0O0 gallons.-M Y. HeraId
Tho siy of London, spreading out
so as TO include lis suburbs, now num-
bers i,76i. 900 people. which is million
more than there are in Scotland, wlth.
in 400, 900 of tho whole OF Ireland. and
more than in Sweden, Holland or Por-
tugal.
The Corpus Christi Free Press
doubts whether another county in the
State Of Texas can show greater in
crease in valuation than Neuces. Tho
total valuation in 1881 was -, 1872. G95,
and for 1882 Sj,577, S62 - an increase OF
S2,0J5, l67.
No other country in tho world Of
fers such facilities for tpping rs the
populous and polished Kingdom of Bel
gium, whose G,0DO,000 inhabitants an.
nually consume about 80. 600, 900 quarts
| OF alcoho ic LIQUORS. There Is an aver
age of one public house for every twelve
male BE gians, and in some parts OF tho
country the supply is nearly twice rs
great
China is ahead on bridges, the
largest in the world being her structure
ut Lagang, over an arm OF tho China
Sea. 1t is five miles long. built entirely
| of stone, has 800 arches 10 feet high and
n roadway 70 feet wide. The parapct
is balustrade, and each Of the pillars,
which are ~ feet apart, supports n
pedestal on which is placed lion. 81
feet long, made Of one block OF marble.
Fifteen Americans own 1920, 00O.-
600, as, for ms ance: w. III. Wander
bilt, $3.50, 900. 900; Jay Gould, $780,
600, 900; Leland Stan ord. 500, 900, 600;
c. =. Huntington. 300, 900, 900; Charles
Croker. 100000, 900. 900; Mrs. Hopkins,
$50, 900, 600; Russell sage. $40. 900. 600
james Flood, $4,000. 90; j. G. Fair
$40, 900; }. q. Mackcy, 500 o.
600; Cyrus W. Field, 5000, 900;
James Kecne, 800, 00O, 600; estate OF
Thomas Scott, $40, 900, 600; John w.
Garrett. $50, 600 600; Samuel j. Tildcn,
S15,00 000.- y. Times.
Some interesting statistics Of street.
Car business were brought o.at ut n
meeting held in Boston recently. to form
n national association of strcet-car o IL
GERS. There arc now doing bus ness in
this country and Canada 4l5 street rail-
ways, employing about 5000 men.
They run lS,Nl0 cara, and moro than
1901 horses are in daily usc. Calcu-
latlng that the average life o. horse in
s,reet-railwav service is four yeas, it
makes tho CONSUMPTION of hor cs $1,000
pc, year. To iced this vast nuluter of
horses requires annually 80. 900 tons o;
hav and l,C00,020 bushels of gran.
The companies own and operate over
5000 miles of track Tho whoe nun.
Der OF passengers carried annually is
over l,2l2, 100000 The amount OF cap.
ital invested exceeds sl50, COO, =
Boston TrdnsGr,Dt.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-07
"Por Your Brothers. Sakc.o

4 good story is told by the Providence
Jo,ouoi of gentleman's mistake while
on the why to the Inauguration at Wash
ington, in March, 1881. Between New
York and Philadelphia he took n seat
beside portly gentleman, and CONVEX
sation began.
Politics were mentioned, and the
Rhode Islander said he was Republic
can, and thought last fall that it would
not Lc well for the country to have q
change, but that he had II brother who
was Democrat.
Soon the train stopped at station,
and the Rhode Islander stepped to the
platform and met an acquaintance, who,
after little space, Remarked:
"Gen. Hancock is on this train, and,
Ms / am acquainted with him, perhaps
YOU would like I'M introduction.
OF course he would; SO they entered
the car, and approached the portly gen-
tleman Just left; the Rhode Islander was
introduced to the General. With q
twinkle of the eye, Gen. Hancock said
81 will shake hands with you for your
brothers. sake"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-07
A Bible With l8S Pins In II.

II was an old Bible, famil Bible, n
well.worn Bible-the Bible OF IN old
lady who read it, and walked by it, and
fed ON it, and prayed over it for long
life time. As she grew older and older,
her sight began to fail, and she found it
hard to find her favorite verses. But
she could not live without them, so
what did she do2 She stuck a pin in
them, one by one; and after her death
they counted 1853.
When people went to sec her, she
would open her Bible, and feeling over
the page after her pin, would say,
"Read there" or "read here" and
she knew pretty we'll what verse was
stuck by that pin and what by this pin.
She could indeed say Of her precious
Bible, "Ilove thy commandments above
gold, yea, above fine gold; they are
sweeter to me than honey and the honey
comb"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-07
A Cure orPncnmonin.

Nr u. II. Bafn,bi, OF uwssc, new York, ray
Ina, ha 5ruItter wa isk.n with a violent col
which Terminated with pm umoiia, aud all the bes
phY scisns q We the cas-, u and ssid she could no
live but lew h US a, mot sho was in this c,n
dilion when fr end recommended DR., VIM hall
Bal sa for the Langs ard advised her 10 Try It, III
accepted II rs n las, r@ori, md was 'u'prlsei I,
And that 1t PRODUCED marked chan Tor tne bel
ter, and by p rseverlng In It's use permanent cur
WA fected.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-07

"A blind man in Newark. N. i
carries on . retail cigar business with.
out tho aid of clerk. He male.
change per ectly, keeps track Of aLo
various kind Of stock, and Is rcckon',l
clever euchre player al ha,c
picked certain number Of pin. holes, y
bo said, "in certain places on tho
cards. and by sliding my fingers over
them find out instantly what cath
card is.n "