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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-22
PROTECTION AGAINST FLIES.
Some Suggestions for Protecting Dumb
Animals from These Pests.

Some Suggestions for Protecting Dumb
Animals from These Pests.
The plague of flies touches very tender
spot-the pocket ook--fCr it causes ami
mails to lose flesh, or at least TO make less
gain than they would otherwise. BY afford
ing protection tt the animals we save money
as truly as we do by giving them comfort
able shelter. The best protection for hogs
is the wallow Though cattle have tough
hides, flies occasion them much discomfort,
and it is humane and profitable to make
smudge. In some situations this is actually
necessary at certain seasons. The animals
soon learn 10 take advantage of the sr.oke.
Horses suffer greatly from flies, on ac-
count of tender skin and sensitive nervous
organization. When we have them at
work their struggles against their torment
ors are annoying tous. tits unpleasant TO
use animals kicking, biting and stamping at
flies. For farm teams the cheapest protec-
ton is leather nets. With reasonable care
these will last for years They should be
cleaned and oiled at least once a month
while they are in use, or the sweat of the
animal win rapidly rot them. They in
crease the warmth Of the animal as little
as any efficient protection.
Cotton nets are good protection 10 the
carriage horse, but they are not strong
enough for farm work Those who can not
buy leather nets should get the coarsest
gunny-sackng. This, being very open,
does not much heat the animal. The cover
should reach over the neck, with pockets TO
cover the ears. These covers should be
washed once month while in use, and
when they are put away at the end of fly
time. Gnats infest the inside of horses
ears. Pure lard is good protection, APP
piled once day. ghe deposit by the bot-fly
Of its eggs under the jaw makes many
horses almost unmanageable. A cloth can
be tied to the birdie in such way as to
protect the jaw.
The legs OF horses require protection even
more than their bodies. Flies choose the
legs, as the skin on these parts is thinner
and the blood vessels are nearer the sur
face. 1t is strange that we do not oftener
see the legs of the animals protected. as
the flies are not much disturbed by stamp
ing. Lcgglngs from old overalls, or made
Of gunny sack, are good material, and the
man ashamed to drive team so protected
about his farm has far more false pride
than good sense. Leggings made like the
leather net for the body are, in the end,
the cheapest and can be made by any har-
ness maker-American Agriculturist,
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Blind FISH.

AT the Royal Institution Prof RAY
Lancaster accounted for the absence Of
eyes In the fishes in the famous under
ground Kentucky caves in the following
way A great flood carries To the bottom
of the Kentucky caves, some thirty miles
below the surface, number Of fsh, among
whose numerous offspring will be some de.
fective in sight, as some babies are born
blind, or without any eyes at all. The fish
who can see some faint glimmerinps of
hight will swim away toward that light
while those will remain that can not per.
ceive the CLEANS. This with every succeed.
ing generation would occur, the stronger in
sight swimming away and the weaker re.
naming, and as the breeding would there.
fore occur between those Of the worst
sight, fish would be born with weaker eyes
and weaker until born blind. The profess
sor also accounted for the white patch on
rabbits tails. he explained that as rabbits
are gregarious animals, signaling is Of great
advantage TO them, and that the white
patch so conspicuous against the darker
fur Of the rest Of the body is of use as a
signal. Hares, on the other hand, being
solitary animals, do not stand in need of Il
signal. Hence, the tail of hare is not con.
spicuous in its color. Scientific American.
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order OF things aud collect our scattered re
sources. OF course, the estate was badly
crippled, though not as badly as many
others, but, as our establishment was NOT
large and my wants were simple, we got
along after fashion. | had no ambitions
In those days, aud cared little whether | sat
In my darkened home In calico or sack.
cloth, or whether | ate or drank Dinah's
brother, a stalwart colored mamie ia dead
now, poor fellow had rare business fac.
ulty, and he took the place, and managed
matters so wisely, with the aid Of Major
Carrington's advice, that when 1 al
last emei.7et ffan KY siitpor OF sorrow we
were one ,.y.e ga sobd f0utIstion, an6
able, not only 10 make our living, but TO pay
our servants, who. l must confess, were
more willing and efficient workers under
the new order Of things. But, my dear
child, you must be faint with hunger after
my long story" and she hastily rose and
rang the bell for lunch
"Indeed, grandmamma, l had not
thought Of any thing so prosaic as eating,
In my Interest," she replied, earnestly. II
have foolishly thought 1 mad the burden of
the sorrow of our separation, but In the
light OF your suffering my troubles seem
very small"
"A very human fancy, my DEAR" smiled
Mrs. Pembroke; "it is natural for every
one to think his own burden the heaviest"
10 BE CONTINUED
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in the parlor had been in culver of curious
expectancy SINCE they had ST en- the tall form
enter the library.
A burst of tears was the answer, Us Isa-
bel laid her head on the loving little shoul-
der and burst into tears, sobbing out her
grief. "Oh, grandmamma, he did not own
me at all, and have longed for him sol"
The small, jeweled hand moved caressing-
ly over the hair, the same motion which had
comforted the beautiful young mother in
the years past, and the sweet, tremul0us
voice said, tenderly: ''Then, my dearest,
we must love you the more to compensate
for his lack of recognition. How he would
dote on you If he were only himself, for he
has such a loving heart, my poor Chesterr'
and she sighed deeply.
II assure you, my dear niece, l am sur
prised and gratifed at the result OF the
meeting said Major Darlington, encour-
agingly. 81 think the interest he has taken
In the child is really remark able. IL Is a
marked departure from his ordinary de-
meanor, and if there is any hope for him IL
may come through her"
"Let US hope so, at least" said Mr.. Fal-
coner, kindly. After all, my dear, IL Is
not surprising that your father failed to
grasp the idea Of the relationship, when, IL
he had any fieeting recollections of having
daughter, he must naturally think Of her
as a babe or little child"
Eyes, presume so, and will try and be
patient and brave" She raised her head
and wiped away the tears resolutely. "At
least will not cloud dear grandmamma's
face with my griefs." and she patted the
aged cheek tenderly; she was such a little
grandmother, that IL seemed as natural TO
pet and caress her as If she had been a
child
"Chester did not comprehend Isabel's
identity as we hoped he might" said the
Major, as they went back to the drawing
room, Mrs. Pembroke's arm linked lovingly
in Isabel's, "and has taken the fancy that
the little girl is Alicia"
Mrs. Darlington saw at a glance how
gTieved and disappointed her niece had
been. and with few words Of kindly tact
changed the subject dexterously, and pro
posed some music.
Adelaide and Caroline were both fine per
formers, and selection Of duets and
choice music was brought out, aud in their
artistic rendering of some of her special
favorites, together with their lively sallies,
for they were sparkling and witty converse
tionalists, she forgot her sorrows, and
spent delightful hour.
II have one favor TO ask, Mr., Falconer,r
said Mrs Pembroke, as she laid her gioyed
hand on his arm; her carriage was at the
door, and the family were on the broad
yeranda
eTo the half Of my kingdom, dear
madam" he replied, gallantly.
1T is that you spare isabel 70 me alone
Ter pse day. che said, pleadingly. sit 10
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pears in great swarms at times, and that
the cicada does the same, that the early
settlers Of this country named it u locust,
after the swarming insect OF the Older
countries And it will always go by the
name Of locust In spite Of any thing that
may be said.
The seventeen year locust was noticed by
the settlers Of Massachusetts as early as
1888, when it was described as "a numerous
company Of flies, which were like for big
ness unto wasps or bumblebees; they came
out of little holes in the ground, and did
eat up the green things, and made such a
constant yelling noise Us made the woods
ring OF them, and ready to deafen the
hearers" Excepting for the fact that they
do not eat the green things, this is very
good description Of the seventeen-year
locust, as those who are now being favored
with visit from them will avouch. The
manner in which they come out of little
holes in the ground smacks of the marvel
Gus. They pass seventeen years under
ground, and then as if by preconcerted ar
rangement, make their appearance out of
the little holes almost simultaneously, and
in numbers that run far up into the millions.
This is always done after sunset, and by
nine o'clock the same night the hordes
have appeared. They are not very active
when they first appear out of their sub
terranean homes, but they make what
speed they can toward the nearest trees,
and climb them to the bower leaves, where
they fairly swarm, sometimes as many as
thirteen pupR clnging TO one oak leaf
Gig Al,
Those which are belated either cling TO
the bark of the tree or--if too late to get
that far-fasten their claws to the first con.
venient object, and wait for the grand
transformation which is TO convert them
from ugly crawling things Of silence anu
gloom into gorgeous things of the air and
sunlight, the males endowed with musical
powers, and both sexes clad in gay suits OF
orange and black, with gossamer wings OF
iridescent hues. But few minutes elapse
after the pup@ have secured a resting.
place before the dull skins begin TO crack
along the back. Then the imprisoned
cicada works his way to freedom, at the
first soft white thing, but quickly develop
ing wings, and becoming hard and active
Gig. b. For the most part, it does not re.
quire more than twenty minutes for the
soft prisoner 70 become a perfect cicada,
though sometimes an hour or more is con.
sumed In the process, and several hours are
required TO produce the fiual color. The
males are the first by several days to APP
pear, and they herald the first dawn of their
new existence by trying their drums; for
their musical apparatus is in effect drum
like. At first their music is rather feeble,
but in little while 1t secures the proper
tone and force and then il scarcely knows
any rest. Nor do they drum at hap-hazard,
but rather in unison, and so it is that the
noise of tho swArms can be heard fully
mile away, and is positively deafening when
close at hand.
The male cicada eats very little while
waiting for the female TO appear, and that
little is in the form of sap from the trees,
the bark of which is slightly punctured for
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-22
on, no. l sent rompey after him a.

Oh, no. l sent Pompey after him as
usual, and he win take care of him"
II wonder Mrs Pembroke is not here,,'
said Adelaide, looking from the window.
~ fear meeting so many of us mt once Is
going TO be very exciting for Cousin Isabel.
| noticed her hand trembled in mine when
| took it.m
"She is not looking as well as when saw
her. said Major Darlington. Her hus-
bands sickness has, doubtless, been a
strain upon her nerves"
Mamma, oughtn't zee to send Lizette
and Cato TO help them dressan
81 hardly know what they have been nc.
customed to-" replied Mrs Darlington.
People live 80 differently in the North and
South"
81 think, my dear" laughed the Major,
"that my niece would consider a dressing
maid nuisance
"Well, | am sure If ! were obliged TO
comb my own hair, should soon decide to
wear 1t cropped close" said Adelaide,
laughingly, giving her fine head, adorned
with heavy braids, n toss
"Stll, If you had always been accus-
toned 10 being your own hair,dresser," re-
marked Caroline.
"Habits ore inexorable things" said
hfo. 0uTNtHEtuilf anu tOE NnC piCSchts 4
will send Lizette TO inquire il Mrs. Fal-
coner would like her assistance in dress
ing'
A neat colored girl made her appearance
in answer to the bell, and Mrs. Darlington
gave her her directions.
"Pears like dem Northern ladies amt
fust quality no how" was Lizette's dis
satisfied comment as she descended the
stairs, after Isabel had kindly declined her
services at her toilet. She had never been
accustomed to such assistance and looked
upon ii as more of a hindrance than help,
except in exceptional cases. "But, den,
specs it all in dc brungin' up" she con.
cluded, philosophically.
A carriage was at the door as Lizetto
reached the hall, and Major Darlington was
handing out an old lady with tender re-
speet. 1t was Mrs. Pembroke, and she said
eagerly as she took his offered arm: HAS
she comeW
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view OF perfect Cicada.
the juice to exude. The coming Of the fe-
males is hailed by the waiting lords with an
increased noise, and for few days the air
is thick with the flying insects, so much so
that the sun Is obscured for small areas In
a few days after this the males die grad
ually, and the females busy themselves
with the task of egg-laying Each female
win lay in the neighborhood Of five hundred
eggs, and the manner in which she lays
them is really remarkable. She selects
young twigs only, and with singular ap-
paratus, called an oviposItor, bores holes in
regular order along the under side Of the
twigs, into which the eggs are regularly
and carefully placed. Each nest contains
about twenty eggs Zig. O.. The ovipostor
is most ingenious continuance, and Is COM
posed OF three parts, one part being an awl
with which TO pierce, and two parts being
opposing saws with which 10 cut And
after the nest has been cut out of the twig
the ovipositor acts as a tube, down which
the egg is propelled into its place in the
nest.
After the cicada has LAID all her eggs she
loses her strength and dies. She has lived
dreary underground existence Of seven
teenyears 10 enjoy brief life Of few
weeks in .hs dir and sunshine. And now
the new brood is started on a seventeen
years OF life. The eggs hatch in about six
weeks, and the baby cicada Is about one
aiKteenth Of an inch long and very active,
though 80 hight that IL falls TO the ground
from height sometimes Of hundred feet
without the least injury. 1t has pair Of
strong claws with which 10 dig hole In the
ground, and il puts them into use imme-
diately. Down It goes into the earth, and for
seventeen years burrows and burrows. some
times going as deep as twenty feet and some
times not one quarter of that, but changing
its skin twenty five or thirty times during
its underground travels. II lives on the
juices extracted from roots, and sometimes,
but not often, injuries trees. When the
time for its temperance on earth comes
near again it grad dally works its way To-
ward the surface and finally digs tunnel
upward 70 the surface, going up occasion
ally 70 peer about and discover by signs
known 10 itself when the 10Th Of May has
come. II the soil Is marshy where II has
elected 10 appear, or il heavy rains are pre-
vailing at the time, il has been known 70
build turret six inches above ground, with
a rooted cap, 50 curved that il can go up
into II and be in safety from drowning in
case Of flood.
II 10 at the time VIXEN 1t energies from
the earth after its long soiourn there that
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-22

1t Is In most danger from oncmies for then
the hog and other animals find il a tooth
some morsel, and devour II in great mum.
bers. AT a later period, when il has gained
the power Of flight. it becomes the prey Of
some birds, though Il was reserved for the
little English sparrow to make the most
determined and destructive war upon il.
So ravenously have the sparrows been
known TO devour the Insects that IN the
height of the cicada season n few years ago
the air would frequently be full Of the
floating gossamer wings Of the devoured
insect.
The only real injury done by the cicada
is when the twig which has been bored 10
receive the eggs is not strong enough TO re
cover from the wound. As a rule, the twig
does recover and the wound scars over, but
with very young nursery trees the wound is
very likely TO injure the tree beyond reeov-
cry. As matter of fact, the life of the
twlg in which the eggs have been deposited
is considered necessary 10 the Matching Of
the eggs, though il was at one time thought
that the female deliberately sawed the
twig of after depositing her eggs ia IL.
The cicada is also often mnligned by be-
ing credited with having poisonous sting
IL has no sting at all. IL can bite, but new
er htrl been known TO do so 70 any thing
but the bark from which il wished TO OK
tract some juice. II might cause trouble by
depositing an egg with ITS ovipositor In the
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N.tsi .on.teA. e. n 4. N. meet iirst 'hd
s ita.ist IL -achnsntb ~ y. IA az th'i'
4 4lita the ahoNliteT building
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-22

tI9s LIBRARY Court House. Open Wedhes
.sy .ft-rna1n ini saturday afternoon and even
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-22

f1B1lrr LopaeA. o. q. w. Meet drst and
htfi Mondays ~ each month ia Baxter >
Eia.sl lt = lI d. IN
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GFgNAs PaFsByTEGIAN CHURCH. Rev, j A.
Nngoid Pastor. Services every other Sunday.
4bbath school every Sabbath at II a. IN. Social
iaeiing Thursday evenings II 7.30 O'Clock
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-22
HORSE AILMENTS.

10 months; was cured by st. Jacobs Oil; cure
has remained permanent. w. J. CLINE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-22

HGY Coz BclL Meets LIST Tue day ia eaci
Month ia tl City Clerks office, over STATE
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l. Larva just Matched. ?. Arrangement OF nests.
3, Appearance of twig after eggs have been
deposited e. Scared twig after wounds
have healed.
flesh Of person, but the person who would
quietly submit to that process, for the fif.
teen minutes which would be required &c
accomplish il, could have no just cause for
complaint. Country boys freely play with
them, melting them to drum for the pleas.
ure Of watching the vibrating diaphragms,
which in the seventeen-year locust are 10.
Gated just under the wings And they car.
ry them to school in their hats occasionally,
that they may there discourse such music
as is IN them
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-22

The bin compelling railroads to equip
freight cars with automatic couplers passed
by the New York Legislature last winter
has been approved by tho Governor. II pro
vides that after November l. 1892, all steam
railroads shall equip all Of their own engines
and freight cars with "suoh automatic self
couplers,n and that it shall be unlawful
after that date to run any OF their own cars
not thus equipped, except in emergencies
In special cases the railroad commissioners
may extend the time one year. The penalty
for noncompliance is $500 for each ofiense
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-22

IT appears as though the idea Of execut-
ing criminals by electricity, originated and
embodied in law by New York State, was
going TO extend everywhere. The State Of
Massachusetts, has talked IL over and
amended its law on the death penalty so as
to make It include electricity as q method OF
execution; other States are moving III the
same direction. And now motion has
been brought before the Municipal Council
Of Paris, France, for the adoption Of oxecu-
tion by electricity. Still Now York hest.
tates TO carry out It's own law
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-22
A Suggested New Use of Photography.

Prof. John Trowbridgc, ia the May Serb
ner's, calls attention to the Importance,
from an engineering point Of view, Of max
ing careful photographs Of steel and timber
at the point Of rupture under breaking
load, suggesting that in this way we
may learn something important on the
much-vexed question Of elasticity.
This is a suggestion worthy the attention
Of our metallurgists, some Of whom have
made a critical study of the behavior Of iron
and steel under strain.
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Church Directory.

lIcHA 51cIErT. Meets st and Sd fnes
days i each month ~ DR. Reeds office at
|. N.
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CHAPTER XI.

Oracle tripped lightly down the stpirs,
dressed in dainty silk OF cerulean blue,
her floating hair fastened back with a silver
dagger; Isabel followed her, dressed simply
and elegantly in plain black silk, fichu OF
creamy real lace about her neck, in the
fieecy folds of which shone the diamond
locket, her only ornament, and Mr. Fail
coner, quite rested from his bath, cheer
fully brought up the rear
Caroline met them at the foot of the stairs
and ushered them into a spacious drawing
room, elegantly furnished; little, old lady
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-22

Calsp0f o D. Il. meets ist aud Sd Monday
ia eaeI, month ii .30E IN ia Old Fellows
HaIi Maple street.
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POPULAR SCIENCE.
sevENTEEN-YEAR LoousTs.

An Interesting Article ON These We'll
Known Pests.
To begin with, says John Russell Coryell,
In Harper's Weekly, the seventeen-year 10.
Gust is not locust at all, bur cicada The
locust is grasshopper-like insect which
feeds on the green foliage of grain or grass
crops, and which, in its turn, is considered a
dainty edible by our Indians and has been
so considered in Asia and Africa for ages
II is peddled about the streets of some
North African cities to-day, and there sold
by the measure like the peanut with us, and
1t is spoken of IN the Bible as having formed
part Of the food Of John the Baptist at one
tune. II is probably because the locust APP
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receiving the end Of the roller, in which Is
inserted a wooden wedge which, when
pressed downward, presses the end Of the
roller, holding it in any desired position.
By simply loosening the wedges the quilt
may be rolled up or unrolled as required,
and when not in use may be easily taken
apart ana stored away In q small space.