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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26
THIS is QUEER.
The Trick Is Simple, But Il Is PuzzIins
After AIi-Trv 1t.

The Trick Is simple, But It Is Euzzling
After Au-Try 1t.
Take a strip of paper of any con-
venient length and breadth. bend it
into a ring. giving it half-twist on the
way, and uni.ing the ends with gum. 1t
will then appear as above.
Now, if you divide this ring length
wise along the dotted line, what result
will follow?
At first sight, it certainly looks as if
you would produce two similar rings.
Take a pair of scissors, and try.
You viii find, when you have cut
through the length of the ring, that
instead of having two you still possess
one ring or band, but twice the length
of the original one, ard with double
twist or "kink" in it difficult to de-
scribe. On repeating the cut, you will,
however, obtain two bands, curiously
linked together and inseparable.
The experiment may be varied, with
equally unforeseen consequences, either
by commencing the first cut at dis
lance from the edge of the ring equal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26

Ing them. Their flesh is exceedingly de-
licate. Last year about $1,000 parrots
were imported to the United States, OF
which 5000 or 10000 were from Cuba.
and the rest we're from Mexico and
other countries. We get only a few
hundred from Africa. France sends TO
Africa for parrots, and we export many
parrots to England, Germany and Bel
GUM.
You will find the parrot every whore,
and he makes a good citizen. The last
time was in Holland I saw one that
was $50 years old, but by George, he
was a cucatoo. Still, he was species
Of parrot
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26
NOISY IMMIGRANTS.

encyclopedia. Nero's explorers whom
he sent to Africa discovered parrots and
brought them back to Rome, where the
. Romans kept them in tortolse-shell cages
Some Romans fed the lions with parrots.
But when the Romans began to eat the
parrot, then began the decline of the
Roman Empire. Now, do you know
(confdentially) that the South Ameri-
cans, some of them | don't say all, eat
parrots, and l don't know but that &C
counts for the South American troubles"
The parrot-tender was getting excited,
but he Gained down when his visitors
asked how the business of importing
parrots to this country has developed.
1T has grown to large dimensions with
in the last twenty years, ne said, land
is big business. There are two large
establishments in New York City, Bar
tells and Ruhe's, who import from 5000
to 10000 year from the South Amer
icas, Mexico and Cuba. This year there
has been SO much rainy weather in the
parrot countries that breeding was in
terfered with, and the result has been
that there is a falling off in numbers.
The old birds nest in holes in high trees,
and the rain browns the young ones.
Eve catch parrots when they are
young, only few months old. Indians
and natives climb the trees and pull the
nest. They take the birds to the sea-
ports, and we buy them there. We are
not worried over reports that parrots
are becoming scarce. That is not true.
Bringing the birds here causes us the
worst trouble.
First we have to look out for the rats,
and second the weather. We stow the
parrots away in warm place and cover
the cages with tarpaulin. They are
very susceptible to changes in the
weather. l have had nearly an entire
consignment die on voyage We feed
them on pilot bread and sugared water
when they are young. L don't give old
parrots pilot bread, but feed them on
hempseed. Well, when we get our
birds safely in port they are distributed
wholesale to small dealers throughout
the city and country, who retail them.
The gray, or African, is the most ex-
pensive parrot, but it is rather rare.
1T is the best, too, but many people
think that the Mexican parrot is the
best talker. The Mexican is large bird,
and has green and yellow head There
is also the Mexican double-yellow head.
I have a Mexican bird that can sing
'Peek-a-boo,' and | would not take $500
for him. A valuable parrot is in the
Brazilian Amazon, a g~ccA bird with a
little blue above his head. But speak
ing of these parrots we got from Mexico
and Cuba. the Cuban is the most numer-
Gus and cheapest. They sell from S24
to s36 a dozen. They have white heads,
red throats and green bodies, and don't
learn to speak very plain. The Mexicans
bring from $3.50 to S. apiece, the Afri-
cans $40, and the single yellow heads
from South America s..
The blue head Amazon is scarce
now, and I think that the Indians are eat
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26

Mr. James Lambert. of New Bruins
wick, Illinois, says: Il was badly afflic-
ted with rheumatism in the hips and
legs, when bought bottle OF Cham
berlain's Pain Balm. 1t cured me in
three days. | am all right to-day and
would insist on every ne who is afflc-
ted. with that terrible disease, to use
Chamberlain Pam Balm and get well
at once > For sale by Jos. T. Bennett,
Druggist.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26
What ItCosts

Must be carefully considered by the
great majority of people.in buying even
necessities of life. Hoods Sarsaparilla
commends itself with special force to
the great middle classes. because il
combines positive economy with great
medical power. 1t is the only medicine
of which cen truly be said 100 Doses
One Dollar, " and bottle taken accord
ing to directions viii average to last a
month.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26

American Grocer: Slam Her IN
The story is told of a country editor who
had met with an accident. When he
recovered consciousness his rival was
present and yelled in his ear: I'm very
sorry for you, sir"
You are, eh; what for?"
They say you've broken your spinal
column"
"Confound that boy He's dropped
the form again. Fill it with slugs and
slam her in.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26
BUcKLIN's ARNIc4 sALvE,

The best salYo in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, SAT- Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Cbilbains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
tons, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or none refunded,
Price Is cents per box. For sale by
JosErH I. BENNETT. 29ly
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26
Druggist

Atlanta ga Constitution: The Arl-
ington Banner has suspended and Editor
Chain has turned his attention to farm
ing. What pity it is be didn't run
the farm in connection with the news
paper! A good farm, stocked with a
years provisions, ought to keep an
ordinary newspaper going for twelve
months.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26
To Farmers!

Horse Bills and Sale Bills, Of every
kind, printed at the Herald office on short
notice and at reasonable prices.
A free notice of all bills printed given
in the Herald
Our facilities for doing all kinds of
job Work are unsurpassed
If you cannot come in write out what
you want, state price you wish to pay,
send by mail, and we will put in shape
and guarantee satisfactory job
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26

Puck: An lmpre ssionist. Almost
all de Feuilleton'S work is so disiointed.
His essays are always broken up bv
lines OF stars What's the sense of that. -
They indicate tie places where he
dipped his pen into the mucilage bottle,
and stopped abruptly to make few
remarks. The stars represent the re-
marks"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26
Tourists.

Whether on pleasure bent or business,
should take on every trip bottle OF
Syrup of Figs, as it acts most pleasant
ly and effectually on the Kidneys, liver
and bowels. preventing fevers, head
aches and other forms of sickness. For
sale in SOC and 81. bottles by all leading
druggists.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26
Rheumatism Cured in a Day

"Mystic Cure for Rheumatism and
Neuralgia radically cures in to days,
Its action upon the system is remark
able and mysterious. 1t removes at once
the cause and the disease Immediately
disappear. The first dose greatly ben
efits IS cents. Sold by Stone &
Hassell. Druggists, Lancaster. 48ly
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26

No Greater triumph in medicine or
chemistry has been recorded than Hall S
Hair Remover to revivify and restore
gray hair to the color of youth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26
Rare California Views.

Enclose stamp for catalogue. Sam
pie Of views will be sent upon receipt OF
twenty-five cents
California Art Gallery, Santa Rosa,
Cal. 48iY
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26

Puck: Bluhooly Cat Y. Nj. c. A.
Library Dive got ticket, see? And !
wants book. Hev ye got de life OF
Jack de Ripper?
Librarian (oghast) No, sir.
Bluhooly-Wel, den, gimme "Fox's
Book o Martyrsr' See?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26

Puck: Unfortunate. you've broken
that lecture item off nicely said the
editor to the foreman.
How sop''
You've cut off all the names of those
present but two, and made me say:
Scattered through the hall were J
Bronson Smithers and Mrs. Smithers. ="
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26

Itch, Mango, and Scratches on human
or animals cured in SO minutes by Wool
ford's Sanitary Lotion. This never
fails. Sold by Stone & Hassell Drug
gists, Lancaster. A.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26

Puck: If You See II in the It's
So.-"Why are you so sure Hill is the
coming man for President?'
81 saw it in paper my uncle sent
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26

where does your uncle live?"
''Rattlesnake Gulch, Lynch County,
Texas. -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26

10000. 90 wear Is being made by John r.
\ Goodwin, Troy NY at work for US. Reader,
you may not make as much, but we can
] teach you quickly how 20 earn from e. to
elO day at the start, and more a. you go
L on. Both sexes. all ages. In any part q
4 AT IeFTca. you can commence at home, Civ
|ing oil your time,o or spare moments oNiy to
the work. All Is new. Great pay suRk for
every worker. We start YOU, furnishing
everything. EASILY, SPEEDILY learned.
PARTICULARS FREE. Address az once,
SIlNSON n co., PORTLAND, MAINE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26

THE State Of Rhode Island is to have
a Soldiers Home TO cost SIPS, 900. II is
to be built on the cottage plan, with 40
commodations for Us veterans.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26

Anxious to Learn the Language-The In
crease in the Parrot Trade-Where the
Birds Come from and Their Value.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-02
PROPOSALS.
IT S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
y . WASHINGTON, d. c., MARCH

l 5. TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
" WASHINGTON, D. c., MARCH
5, 1891. Sealed proposals will be re-
ceived, to be opened at o'clock p. M,
April Z, 1891, for the sale to the United
States of suitable property, centrally
and conveniently located, for a site for
the pubic building authorized by Act of
Congress, approved February "a and
March 3, 1891, to be erccted in Roanoke,
Virginia. a corner lot. approximating
1870 feet front by 1870 feet in dimensions,
is preferred. If not a corner lot. the
property must approximate 16O feet
by 120 feet in dimensions; the 16O feet
to be street frontage Each proposal
must be made with tho understanding
and agreement that, if it is accepted,
the buildings and all improvements on
the property are to be retained, and re-
moved within 80 days after written
notice, by the vendor, and that all ex-
penses connected with furnishing evil
dence of title and deeds of conveyance
are to be paid by the vendor. Each
proposal must be accompanied by a
properly drawn diagram, giving the
mctes and bounds of the property, and
showing the streets around tho block in
which the property is situated; also by
written statement in regard to the
grades, character of ground for founda-
ton, etc. The right to reject any and
all proposals is reserved. Each pro-
posal must be sealed, marked Proposal
for the saie.of property for site for the
Public Building in Roanoke, Virginia"
and addressed and mailed to CHARLES
FOSTER, Secretary Of tho Treasury,
Washington, D. G. mchs-2Ot
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-10

Peace monument, the Garfield statue,
and the steep ascent Of street, which
tax the skill and science of the civil en-
gineers. They have already crossed
the Tiber, but it was exceedingly diff
cult. Let me stop right here and tell
you about the Tiber.
In the early days, when L'Enfant was
planning his capital city of the new re-
public he marked .'Tiber creek" along
an irregular line which represented a
brook Of changeable size and aquatic
volume. It ran through the hills and
dales, the wooded wilderness immedi-
ately west of the capitol, from the
vicinity of the soldiers home, five miles
to the Potomac and was fed by numer-
Gus crystal springs. When it reached
what is now the crossing of Pennsyl-
vania avenue, at Second street west, it
was almost river. In rainy seasons
the Tiber overlooked its banks, an
angry flood, similar to that old Tiber Of
Rome, into which Great Cesar and
Cassius once plunged for a swim; when
the master spirit of his age well-nigh
dissolved. by drowning beneath it's
pillows. Well, as a city grew upon this
ground and Pennsylvania avenue be-
came the principal thoroughfare be-
tween the executive and Legislative
houses, Tiber was bridged. But, when
Shepherd builded a real city, he encom-
PASSED Tiber with an arch of brick
and cement, and converted it into a
sewer. The top Of the arch is but one
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-10
HILLSIDE FARMING.

The Experience OF Man Who Knows
How to Observe Things.
Many farmers cultivate and hoe their
crops too deep. 1 used to think Tor
rather did it without thinking) that it
was the proper thing to let the Guilt
vator run just as deep as L could, and
then follow with the hoe in the same
way. This was a mistake, as by so
doing I not only cut and tore off many
of the very strongest and best roots,
that were giving my crop the very life
it needed, but also caused the ground
to become drier, and made it heavy
work for my team and men. We should
cultivate and hoe our crops as shallow
as possible. thus leaving the fbrous
roots undisturbed to grow and nourish
the plant. At the same time the thin
layer of earth that we stir acts in the
most perfect manner as a.mulch.
To prevent hillsides from washing.
first pillow lengthwise with the hill and
never up and down. By so doing, each
furrow, to a certain degree and for a
long time, acts as a sort of dam, and
holds the heavy rains back from wash
ing. Next. be sure to plant with the
drills running lengthwise of hill. and
you 1huS AAohO yOok SAOP oAo AIo AOoen
act as a solid turn-water. Then the
constant cultivation you give the crop
has a tendency to make sort of valley
between the drills, which holds the
water back, whereas if your rows run
up and down the hillside, each space
forms a perfect water drain for the
heavy showers to fill up, and the water
will rush down hill, outlying out your
land badly. More than this, if one will
take the trouble to run several burrows
with the pillow lengthwise of the hill
between every tenth row of plants,
and not disturb it in cultivating, he
will find he has a perfect stop water,
and his hillside will be preserved from
gullies and washing badly.-Cor. Coun-
try Gentleman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-10

''amid the rude and uncouth barns," as
the Hemstead Inquirer puts it, to pull
the big ears out of their protecting
husks there is plenty of frolicking, but
the women farm laborers never notice
the red ears they throw into the heap.
When the pretty girls go out picking
hops up in central New York, whic h
they do by the thousands every Au-
gust, there is dancing every third
night, and plenty of skylarking while
the big boxes are being filed. But
these women look no more capable of
dancing than Millet's laborer in the
''Angelus."
In New Jersey the women farm
laborers are quite as numerous proper
tionately as on Long Island, but both
to west and east the women rapidly
diminish as one recedes from the city.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-10
SPREADING MANURE.

their employment is mainly confined to
the truck farms where vegetables are
raised for the city markets. Nor are
they anywhere near SO plenty about
Boston or Philadelphia. There are
many places in the west, however,
nearly exclusively peopled by old-world
nations where women regularly take
hold of farming operations. Except in
truck farming, for which they seem to
have special aptitude, they usually
get out of it as soon as they absorb the
modern American spirit. It's a great
pity. Women used to rake hay and
milk cows almost universally in this
country as they do in others, and were
probably healthier and happier for it
Staying in the house all the time is
deadly in the long run.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-10
euro for Round Shoulders.

Round shoulders are almost unavoida-
bly, accompanied by weak lungs, but
may be cured by the simple and easily
performed exercise of raising ones self
upon the toes, in perpendicular posi-
ton, several times daily. Take per-
fectly, upright position, with the heels
together and the toes at an angle OF
forty-fve degrees Drop the arms life
lessly by the sides, animating and rails
ing the chest to its full capacity. muscu-
larly, the chin we'll drawn in. Slowly
rise up on the balls of the feet to the
greatest possible height, thereby exer-
cising all the muscles of the legs and
body; come again into standing posi-
ton without swaying the body back
ward out of the perfect line. Repeat
this exercise first on one foot and then
on the other.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-10
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
FEMALE FARM HANDS.

They Are Numerous on Long Island and
In New jersey.
A Jamaica farmer told one of our
correspondents the other day about a
widow with four children living in
that village who does not work regu-
larly in the fields. but every year about
this time takes her little brood Of chill
dreu out into the fields and earns with
them $40 or $25 a week at piece work
until the busy season is over. Most
of the women farm hands, however, live
in the country and are more regularly
employed. They feed pigs, hoe corn,
haul manure, plant, hoe and harvest
potatoes and corn and make them
selves generally useful They wear
coarse, strong clothing fitting to the
work. They do not wear demi-trains,
though it is the fashion.
There is very little fun or romance
about this sort of work. When lads
and lasses get together at husking bees
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-10
Domestic aud Imported Cheese.

There is good deal of denunciation
of American products by people who
do not know what q good product is.
We know q man who says that he al
ways buys imported cheese and that he
would not eat American cheese. We
happen to know that he does not know
an American cheese from a stone in
the pyramids; and we happen to know
that his grocer sells him ad1lterated
American cheese as imported cheese.
ssWhat fools we mortals are" But we
hope that no one will lose sight of the
uncomfortable fact that we do import
our best cheese, when we ought to
make it ourselves.-Western Rural
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-10

wards the treasury. The center of the
thoroughfare is brilliant with hanging
lanterns, moving lanterns, electric lights
overhead and close to the ground, while
the colored lights of the street cars ap-
pear, disappear and mingle along one
side of the street. Walking along un-
der the trees which cover the pave
ments with fantastic shadows from the
electric lights, dancing, Elusive shad-
Ovs, aggravating shadows, like the
Jack birds of which Fritz Emmett sang,
the music of the voices of the all-night
workmen ladens the air with cadences
heard nowhere on the surface of the
globe, save in the lands where the hap
py-go-lucky black rnen dwell How
they do sing, accompanied by the
rythmic music of their picks. picking
the concreted street to pieces in little
bits OF bits Every stroke breaks but a
barely perceptible particle of the hard
surface, but, there are SO many of them
that soon the hard surface is removed,
ond the plows are going. Still the ne
groes work away. and their voices echo
and reecho, some Of them sounding
dnlefully like voices from the tombs, as
they dig away beneath the ground.
The laying of the conduit and surmount-
ing it with the rails and grip groove,
cause a clinking and clatter peculiar to
iron; and those Tubal-Cains toll by
night so that the clatter and clink, with
the laughter and song, produce an anvil
chorus. the like of which words cannot
describe.
Now they are curving around the base
of the hill on which the stately capitol
- l. = Al.
road, along the botanical gardens, tho
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-10

foot under ground, and right through
that space the cable line must run. The
engineers have removed the arch, with
great difficulty, and substituted iron
plates for the masonry, SO that the
work goes right along, and Tiber is
again incloscd, probably forever.
Capitol hill, and within another fort
night it will be completed to the navy
yard. At present the horses are draw
ing the cars all the way from George
town to the treasury upon the cable
tracks, which have been completed.
The temporary sidetraclks have been
removed and the people are delighted
with the improvement. There is no more
jolting nor jumping the tracks, nor any
of the thousand inconvenience which
appertain to a badly-ballasted surface
road.
But it will be long time before the
cables are running. The large square
was selected for the power house
where formerly was the stable whence
John Wilkes Booth hired his horse upon
that awful night of which I recently
wrote you. The ground is fully twenty
feet higher than at the end of the
avenue where Tiber is crossed. and
yet it is almost impossible to secure a
good foundation for the eight-story
building which has been planned.
Little pony engines are putting away
day and night, working pile drivers.
They are driving great, long telegraph
poles from twenty to fifty feet down
into the soft earth and thus seeking to
make a safe foundation for the ire
mendous weight of the building which
is to be used as a power house and a
home for many families of employees Of
the road.
Everybody does not complain of the
dust, noise and other Inconvenience at
tending this great work. The small
boy at the national capital appreciates
a good thing when he sees it, just as
well as does the small boy in your own
neighborhood. They play in the mud,
slide in the sand, tear their clothes,
stub their toes and throw clods at
dudes in the passing open cars. One OF
them filed a hard-sheu crab with sand
and laid it on the dashboard of a car.
He had his reward in minute. A
natty fellow boarded the car and
stepped on the shell with his tight
fitting patent leather boot. AS it was
crunched under him he cried in terror
not knowing whether the car was
breaking down or his boots were split
ting, while the yOungster screamed with
ghoulish glee and chuclkled in his Joy.
SMITH D. FRY.