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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-11-25

Qutatsleo.
The Great MalariA. Fever and Ague Rem
dey. Reliable, safe and efficient Price
soc. Per bottle. For sale by all Druggists.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-11-25
GROCERIES

flnC flesh and cheap Call and make =
Sinaii purchase and We know that you will
noC"me permanent customer
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-11-25
D0aENICS

IN ms department NJ are low priced. Can
and examine our Fancy shifting, GinrhamS.
t9iiN,SS and Lawns before purchasing else
MhCrc
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-11-25
@ O O ID - !.

We mean a. sell and shall always keep
What the people want :; the l--nplcs pric,-,.
II wilt IL our aim a. give our patrsns every
dollar worth evrrytine and ii then. We
virtue IN god goods at low prices We mean
Ia t. IHE STORE It Ls,uarltnwu.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-11-25
SHOES and HATS.

our ne" summer styles an in, and price
lower Than ever. Our stock will please
Young men, old men AMI bows.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-11-25
BOARDING.

Having loCatcd al the Great Mills" lam
prepared 10 Accommodate permanent AMI
transient boarlors at moderate rates.
Mrs. ALEX. MILBCRN
Aug Is, 1885.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-11-25
READY-MADE CLOTHING.

For nten :, youths and bows Wear. We
have the finest, cheapest and mobiles, line
ever shown IN our store. We are emphaii.
caiiy headquarters for this trade.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-19
a GOOD story on DO Cannon

The Hon. Joseph Cannon, the loud
talking member from Illinois, cannot
speak minute without striking out
vigorously with his left arm The fast
er he talks the swifter his left fist flies
through the air at the Democratic side
of the house. His compliments in that
direction are always left-handed. One
day, two or three sessions back, "Suu-
set' Cox had the floor in the midst Of
an important debate. Cannon jumped
up to ask him a question. and as usual
set his left arm in motion, with the
long bony forefinger violently vibrating
toward the head Of the New York
humorist.
81 viii grant the gentleman's request
upon one condition, said Cox.
what is it?" asked Cannon.
THAT you viii put your left hand in
your pocket and keep it there until you
get through with your question:, replied
Cox.
Cannon was not little nonplussed at
the novelty of the contract, but pro-
ceeded to comply with the terms. He
did not get half through with his ques
ten, however, before out flew his fist on
a level with "Sunset"
STOP" said Cox, "not another word.
knew you couldn't keep your promise.
/ am not going to have that left-handcd
lick at me forever" And he shut off
the member from Illinois. - Washington
Ratchet
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-19
HOW TO FEED HOGS

Construct your troughs for feeding
hogs, says the Lire Stock Register, Of
Kansas City. so that each hog can not
appropriate more than foot TO him
self. Have divisions BY means of small
fenced yards so arranged that at least
three sizes of pigs can slip under and
be divided into three grades and each
have trough to eat from. Now, by
pouring swill into the troughs for the
small pigs they will crowd into their
pen first and be out of they way of the
older ones, safe, eating Then take the
second grade, and they will all be on
an equality and out of the way of the
still larger ones. In this manner a
feeder can regulate the feed and grade
his hogs in eating, and manage q large
number and have each get proper
share of food, and not get hurt. Do
not undertake TO raise your hogs on
grass alone. They need at least one
ear of corn per day to give them heart
and to neutralize the acid arising from
eating the grass A full supply Of ashes
and salt should be kept in reach all the
time. Charcoal Is a great neutralizer
of acids. Burnt cobs are good. Re-
member that clover is full of acid, and
and n sour stomach soon leads to dis
ease. IAN ounce of prevention is
worth a pound Of cure in this case.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-19

over, aiming so that the contents will
calcimine such parts of clothing as the
hogs spared. Now and then they vary
the monotony by kicking him instead
of the bucket, which makes him feel
tired and homesick. When the cows
have been MIXED and he goes to feed
the horses he finds the sorrel mare
doubled up in the manger with collie
He then has TO mix up lot of aconite
and water, which he attempts to pour
down the animals mouth, when it hits
him on the teeth with its front foot and
makes him wish he had never been
born. He works around all morning
with the old mare and then proceeds to
curry the dun mules. which try to see
which can kick the hardest. snd by
the time he is through he feels as though
he has passed through a corn-sheller.
When he has fed the hens, and watered
cattle and hunted three honrs for a
twenty cent pig. and chopped half a
cord of elm for the house. and carried
forty buckets of water for the horses.
and shelled three bushels of corn by
hand, and shoveled a road through ten
feet of snow. and MIXED the cows and
curried the mules, and doetored the old
mare again in the evening, he goes TO
bed, and gets up again in the morning
four hours before daylight and COM
mences the whole thing over again.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-19
THE RAvAGEs OF the cUrwoRM.

The destruction by cutworm every
season is very large, in some fields the
young tomatoes, sweet potatoes, and
corn being cut down as fast as they APP
pear above ground. The damage would
not be so great but for the fact that they
work so late in the season as to some
times render it impossible to replant in
time to admit of the maturing Of the
intended crop.
The cutworm works on cool nights,
but dislikes extreme cold or heat 1t is
more destructive ON old sod ground, or
such as has not been plowed the previ-
GUS year, than on well-cultivated fields.
1t is the larva of various species of
night-fying moths, and the eggs are
laid on the leaves and stems of plants
near the ground, either in spring or
fall. After being Matched the young
grub descends into the ground and
comes to the surface to feed at night.
When fully grown the worm is about
an inch in length, and after eating all
it desires it goes deeper in the ground
preparatory to undergoing a change.
1t is said that Persian insect powder,
which is so destructive to insects, will
have no effect upon them, and the sup
position that salt will prevent their raw
ages has not been borne out by expert
ments. To attempt to destroy large
field infested with cutworms would call
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-19


The guide-book credits T., ~ with
seventy thousand inhabitants bat YOU
would never suspect il, for never here
or elsewhere did that number of people
live so quietly within the same walls.
There are few vehicles and the streets
are noiselcss. Yet the payemcnts are so
bad that if there were a few more vehi-
cles the uproar would be deafening.
There are few modern buildings, so the
prevailing architectural idea continues
to be the medieval fortress residence,
whose occupants could at moments
notice seal up every external opening,
and if the enemy entered the city compel
him to fight from street to street and
stand a siege with cannon even in their
own houses. The sights it has seen and
the sieges it has withstood are told in
the histories 1t lived an active exist
ence during the stormy period that be-
gan with the disruption of the Roman
empire and only ended with the first
quarter of the present century, though
for the last hundred years its life has
been comparatively uncYcntiul. Its
walls and moat remain, but 4 carpet
of soft and peaceful grass has covered
them and the glacs has been turned in
to fashionable avenue and set with
unwarlike trees Cor San Francisco
Chronicle
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-19

A spot for pansies should be selected
where it is a little shady. at least in the
middle of the day. if such spot is to
be found, but if not. it can be where it
is fully exposed; n place entirely shaded
is not desirable. A light soil made rich
with well-rottcd stable manure would
be place the plants would delight in,
but ii the soil is heavy it can be greatly
improved by digging in plenty of the
same kind Of fertilizer Seed can be
sown any time the present month or
the next TO raise strong plants before
winter. Sow the seed in shallow drills,
and water lightly; take q little freshly
cut grass and sprinkle it lightly over
the bed. thus making mulch to pre-
vent the soil becoming too dry. Watch
carefully for the first appearance of the
young plants. and as soon as they APP
pear arrange the grass 10 lie between
the rows, allowing the sun access to
the plants, otherwise they would quick
ly become drawn. If weeds appear re-
move the mulch and hoe the soil, after
ward mulching again. When the plants
are sufficiently strong, or about an inch
high, transplant them to stand from
four to six inches apart in rows, with
the rows ten or twelve inches apart.
The location of this permanent bed and
It's preparation should be the same as
already described fthe weather should
be very dry after transplanting, it will
be necessary to supply water as the
case may indicate. BY following these
directions one need not fail to have Wig
orous plants by October. = Vick's 3Iagd-
zine
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-19
Mrs. Mackay's Romance.

Some time ago. says a writer in the
New York World, romantic and inter-
esting story was related to me concern
ing the American bonanza queen, Mrs.
Mackay. Years ago comfortably stu
ated in a modest home at Northport, L.
l., lived coy little family of three
father, mother, and little daughter For
a time all went happily along, until the
husband and father was taken i'll; then
came dark DAYS in the cottage and a
sharp struggle for life was each dav
and hour enacted. There came luli,
kind friends walked gently about with
troubled faces and solemn hush, and
that indetinabie something which al
ways accompanies death seemed to say
that all was over, al suffering had pass
ed away, and the mortal remains of the
father lay calm and quiet. Mother and
daughter We're soon to begin Il long, bit
ter struggle for bread in great world
alone. Across the country whirled the
flying train. On, on itrushed, painting,
pulling, snoring for days till the Jour
ney ended and California was reached.
Among those who left the train was a
blackrobed woman and fair little girl.
Alone in n strange land. Then follow
ed weary days passed in fruitless search
ing for work. Life is not so easy after
all to begin anew in strange place
and without friends Steadily the small
stock of money grows smaller and
smaller until, with all its ghastliness,
starvation stares one in the face and
there is no alternative but to beg So
this mother and daughter found the
sunny land of the West not quite so
bright rs when viewed from affair, and
thus it happened that the fragile child
stood upon corner asking aims.
What was there in the childish beauty
and appealing look of this little waif
that so touched the heart OF passing
rich man? He stopped and questioned
the little enc, then followed her to her
lonely home, and there from her mother
learned their sad story.
PITY is akin TO love So saws the
proverb, and in this case il proved to be
a near relation Now comes the most
romantic part Of the story, and the part
most ike fairy tale. Fortune shower
ed her favors upon the two strangers.
The first friend they had found proved
TO be the wealthy Mr.. Mackay, and in
surprisingly short time the little Eva
had found a generous, kind father, and
with The mother it was "of with the
old love, on with the new With the
widows weeds were laid away all traces
and signs of that part of her life in
which poverty and trouble formed so
large part il was but step from
poverty TO dazzling wealth, and in all
the following years she has ever held
the brimming cup Of fortune to her lips,
gayly, thou@htlcssly. and has yet to find
the dregs which IL calmly at the bot
tom of the crystal liquid.
/ wonder if the Princess Colonna will
ever relate the story of her early child
hood to her own wee SCI. or viii it ever
remain as neyer-to- be-reyealed secret
which?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-19
Grant County Ierala.
The Mexican Muss.

lut MtAftdh 0uusNs
As the Cutting matter is further dis
cussed, the probability of war becomes
less, but if it becomes more evident
that Secretary Bayard has made bad
mess of it. With confused and inn
perfect knowledge of the facts in the
case, he made an imperative final"
demand for the release of Cutting. The
Mexicans paid no attention to the de-
mand. Finally, Bayard sent special
envoy to see what the fuss was about,
anyway. He seems 10 have reversed
the sage advice Of that celebrated Mex
ican-killer. Davy Crockett: "Be sure
you're right and then 20 ahead. :
This trouble grows largely out of the
fact that the two peoples very thorough
" misunderstood each other, and so
have strong mutual hatred and con-
tempt. The Mexicans, Judging from
the American iesperadoes who have al
ways infested the frontier and the Mex
lean border, consider the Americans a
race of DULLES and rowdies, rich, power
full and energetic. but brutal, overbear-
ing, reckless and Inscriptions. The
Americans, judging somewhat from the
Mexican desperadoes, who, like the
American desperadoes, have always
tiocked to the border, but judging
much more from the highly colored and
badly distorted pictures of English and
American writer's of fiction (hction in
letters as well as in novels), consider
the Mexicans a treacherous, cruel, cow
ardly, bloodthirsty lot of brigands. al
ways ready to plunge a "glttering still
etto" into the back Of the unsuspecting
stranger. And the Mexican idea of the
average American is not more false
than the American idea of the average
Mexican. No people in the world are
more humble. harmless and gentle than
the acreage Mexicans of the poorer
classes, while the richer classes are edu-
Gated, intelligent, courteous and oblig-
ing The writer of this has often Dee n
asked if he did not feel unsafe in Mex
leo, but the fact was he felt safer and
was far safer II hundred miles in the in
terror of Mexico than on the Texas
bank of the Rio Grande.
But the educated Mexicans, though
knowing well the wealth and power of
the United States, and admiring the
enterprise and energy of the Americans.
are patriotic aud dread the absorption
of theit country by their powerful
neighbor, and 40 are naturally the enc
mics of this country The ignorant
poorer classes have little knowledge OF
the United States beyond the Texas
border which they know swarms with
the clustering aud oyerbearing Texans,
who hate the Mexcans us they hate
snakes Very naturally this class OF
McXicans dislike the Americans and,
little knowing their power and numbers,
arc willing for Il war with the United
States. Especially are they anxious to
flight TEXAS It is the place of our
people, who have not only much greater
power, but much more extensive kuowl-
edge than the Mexican people, TO use a
good deal of Performance in dealing
with the border troubles which often
arise
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-19
FCN THAT FARMERs HAVE.

There is popular belief that news
paper men are not posted on farm mat
tiers. But this is a snare and delusion.
If you doubt it. read this from the
Atchison Globe:
1t is frequent saying that the farm
er has nothing to do but enjoy himself;
that when the billiards. send in their
cards he can draw his chair up 10 the
stove, put his feet in the oven, and
spend the day in reading the Globe and
Church Herald and other moral works
According to tradition this occupation
is only disturbed when he adjourns 10
the table and banquets on mince pie
and divers meats. This is all mis-
take. A close observer win see the IN
dustrious farmer crawl out Of bed four
hours before daylight, soften his boot
with hammer and commence his days
work with lantern in one hand and a
bucket of frozen slop in the other. He
has from one 10 Il thousand hogs, which
shove their noses in his face, and tip
the contents Of his bucket on him,
where it freezes until he looks like
skating rink. When he has escaped
from the bog pen he hunts up six or
seven buckets, and crawls through a
wire fence to milk twenfy-sevcn cows.
These animals wait until he has the
bucket nearly filed. when they kick i
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-19
AUGUST BUTTER.

We are often told that June and July
butter is prime when August butter
fails; then it grows better in September,
and so on. Why is June and July but
ter better than August butter? Because
the cows have gone out in the fresh
field and have had pure grass in abund-
ance. The flow of milk is increased,
and we readily churn butter from it in
about one-half the time in July that is
required in the winter time or in
other seasons. This is because of the
June grass. The last of July the feed
begins to fail. June grass has become
too ripe, and something else, not as
good, must take its place. The dairy
man should have crop of winter rye,
and feed that with his corn-meal, and
carry it through the month of August
Cows fail in milk more in the month of
August than in any other part of the
season. In the month of September the
cattle are allowed to sweep over the
meadow and around the corners of the
fences where the moving machine did
not reach. The remedy is to feed corn
meal during the month of August. 1t
would cost a tritie over cent per pound
for feed and extra trouble, but the but
ter yield would be kept up. If the rye
gets too ripe before August have a crop
of clover for the cattle When the rye
gets nicely started, cut it with a now
ing machine and second crop will
soon be ready-Dr Crafts, al NeU
York State Ddtyymen'S association.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-19
A Card to the Public.
LANCASTER. AUG. 10. Is

LANCASTER, aug. ~, 1906.
| see by the Boscobel Dial of August
IL, that they have given me the credit
of losing my arm IN the defense of my
country. Now, this is not true, | was
not IN the army. was but boy when
the war closed. | do not wish to be
misrepresented to the people of the
county, therefore hasten to correct at
this my earliest opportunity.
Very Respectfully Yours,
l.. H. BorGHToN.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-19
Close Of the Wisconsin funniest.

LACROSSE, Wis, Aug. IS. The turn
fest was practically brought to close
tonight, the projectors being we'll salts
ned with its success. The proceedings
closed with awarding the prizes. dis
play of fireworks and grand ball
The West Side Turnverein carried off
first prize, the South Side second and
the North Side third. Special and in
dividual prizes for vaulting. climbing,
jumping, running and lifting me scat
tered all over the state.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-19
THINNING FRUIT.

When planted in rich soil good,
thrifty fruits will nearly always over
load themselves. and in order To secure
the best, smoothest and largest fruit
considerable thinning must be done
This is especially the case with grapes
and tree fruits. Choice apples, peaches,
pears. ounces in fact. the best CT all
kinds of fruits. command the best prices
and always sell Oftimes the market
becomes glutted with poor fruits, and
the prices realized are really below
what it cost TO produce them. and some
times they cannot be sold at any price,
while at the same time the choicest and
best are selling ut a profitable price.
Too many fall into the error of think
ing that by thinning they lessen the
quantity so much that they prefer to let
the fruit remain. This is mistake, as
well as to think that by thinning they
lessen the profit on the fruit. When a
tree is heavily loaded the fruit must
necessarily be small, and this will lessen
the quantity; then the fruit being small,
will sell for a less price, and you really
lose rather than make by not thinning.
Then, in addition, when tree or vine
is allowed to overload and mature, the
fruit is u strain upon the vitality of the
tree, so much so that rest must be had,
and the next year the tree win fail to
bear. Whenever tried judiciously, thin
ming fruit always pays, but it requires
considerable courage when the trees are
laden with young fruit to go over and
pull off and throw away considerable
portion of the fruit To one who has
never tried it at first it would seem like
n waste, yet it has been tested sufficient
ly to prove its value. The work, of
course, should be done early, as soon
after the fruit has set as possible. The
longer the fruit grows after setting the
more waste of vitality of the tree that
should 60 to the other fruit that is left
upon the tree to mature Close crowd
ing is what often makes ill-shaped fruit.
If you have never been in the habit of
thinning try a few trees first to see the
effect, and in q majority of cases you
will conclude that it is beneficial. =
Michigan HorticHitarist
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-19

1t may not be generally known that a
son of Capt. Standish in course OF time
married daughter of Priscilla Alden.
from whom are said to be descended
many prominent men, including two
presidents of the United States. The
Rev. Timothy Alden, direct descend
ant of John Alden, was for nearly sixty
years pastor of the Congregational
church in this place Yarmouth Letter
~ Portland IrQnscripk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-19

Conditions.

All entries close Saturday, August II.
An Trotting Races Except the colt race) are mile
heats, three in five to harness. and win be conducted
under the rules Of the National Trotng Association.
horse distanc,ng the field Or any portion thereof
will be awarded but one premium.
Heats = each days races may be irotted al
ternately
-Four to enter and three to start in al races.
liza race does not ILL., the Association reserves the
right to make another nsts place, in which case, en-
tries be made up the time Of calling the
The entrance fee win be ten per cent. Of purse,
and should accompany The nomination No horse
will be considered entered and viii not be started
till entrance fee is paid.
Horses will be called and started promptly on
time.
The Association reserves the right to postpone
any or all races on account Of incleuent weather
5 h Bou9bfon, Secretary,
kuncosfer, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-19

for more labor than some crops are
worth, and the pests must be DESTROYED
before the seed goes in. To do this the
land should be plowed late in the fall,
and after frost sets in, which turns
them up to the surface, where they
quickly perish, for, although the cut
worm is able TO endure quite q low de-
gree of cold in the earth. it cannot
stand exposure TO the moisture, air, and
frost on the surface. If any of them es-
cape they viii be destroyed by blowing
the land again early in the spring. By
treating field in that manner the work
of exterminating the cutworms will be
easy, while the late fall and early spring
blowing viii prove beneficial to the soil
by admitting the frost, which pulyerlzeS
the clods and renders the soil fine and
in good condition for planting. which
compensates for any extra labor that
may have been bestowed. The only
known remedy against the cutworm
after he has begun to cut down the
young plants is to hunt for him and de-
stroy him. The worm, after cutting
down the plant. is usually found about
half an inch below the surface. near the
place of operations, and unless ii is
found it will sometimes pass to another
plant or kill the new plant set out in
place of the old one. Early in the morn
ing is the best time to hunt them.