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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26
AWFUL CRUELTY.
The Recent Pitiless Massacre in a
Madagascar Province.
The Slaughter of 278 Men, Women
and ChiIdren-lt Is Avenged by
the Governors Execution.
TORTURED. THEN SLAIN.

PARIS, March 35.-Prompt vengeance
has fallen upon Ramiasatra. governor of
the province of Belanona. Madagascar.
who, according to the news received
here March l. massacred 2TS persons
including men, women and children,
belonging TO the leading families
Dispatches just received here state that
Barradose. together with his brother,
who is supposed to have instigated the
massacre, have been executed ON the
spot where The wholesale killing took
place under the cruel governors direc-
tions.
The cause of Ramiasatra's sanguinary
conduct originated in the fact that he
fiercely resented a petition for the
populace addressed to the government
asking protection from his repeated acts
of cruelty. This so enraged the gov
ernor that he commenced to slaugh-
ter men, women and children, and CON
tinued SO doing for several days. In
many cases the agonies of the victims
were protracted by the governors
causing their limbs TO be gradu-
ally dismembcred their heads to
be slowly sawed off and by sub
jeeting them to other acts of torture.
During the course of the massacre
many of the women who were put to
death were first outraged. In the case
of all the victims their bodies were
thrown to the dogs. In addition TO
these atrocities the survivors were COM
PEELED 10 erect a trophy composed of
the heads of the murdered people upon
a spot near the scene of the butchery.
The fury of the populaee was aroused
TO such an extent by Ramiasatra's
inhuman conduct that the govern
ment of Madagascar was compelled
to take notice of the governors
bloodthirstiness, ard promised 10 in
vestigate the whole affair and to
punish the offenders if they were
found to be guilty. This, thanks
to the moral pressure brought to bear
on the government by the foreign resi-
dents, has actually been done, aud Gov.
Ramiasatra and his equally ferocious
brother have met the fate they SO rich
" deserved
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26
HoSTlLlTIES BEGUN.

The Dispute Between Venezuela and Eng
land over the boundary Line Leads TO
War.
PUERTO CABELLo, March 25-The first
fight has taken place between the Ven
ezuelans and the English on the from
tier of British Guiana. The dispute
about the boundary line between Vcne-
zuela and British Guiana is Of long
standing and the territory which Eng
land seems determined to take
from the Vcneuelans is somewhat
larger than the entire state of New
York. The British rights descended
from the Dutch. from whom Great
Britain obtained her portion of Guiana
by the treaty of London in 1914 At
that time the boundary line between
Guiana and her western neighbor-then
Colombia now VencZuela--wa the Es-
sequibo river. In 1871, however, Brit
ish commissioner made surveys and
planted forts west Of the river, to the
great Indignation of the republic.
In reply to protest the Brit
ish government denied that the
commissioners doings were claim
of dominion Venezuela has steadily
refused to accept any boundary but the
Essequi yet has offered TO leave the
matter to arbitration an offer which
has been refused The question con-
tinued to strain the relations existing
between the two nations, and last year
the situation was made graver by an
English official who steamed up several
streams in the territory coveted by his
nation, posting announcements of Eng
lish dominion, and even arrcsting Ven
ezuelan officer and taking him to Gut
ana, where he declared the officer should
be punished Venezuela's protests con-
tinued, the latest and most forcible be-
ing made by GuZman Blanco, who, al
though no longer president, is the re-
pub lies ablest statesman. A sharp re-
mons trance. followed by an aggressive
British assertion, broke the diplomatic
relations between the two countries
Meanwhile, the disputed ground con
tains many dissatisfied adherents of
one nation and the other many of them
being native Indians.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26
IA. Burning Of Chicago; grand transforma-
tion scene; rebuilding; worlds fair.

Il. Burning Of Chicago, grand transforms
tion scene; rebuilding; worlds fair.
THIRD AND FOURTH DAYS
Thursday there will be mammoth civic and
industrial procession, which will fully illus
trate all departments OF industry II expect
ed TO arrange hoats on platform ears and move
them over the cable lines Of the city to Jackson
park. The evening will be devoted to fireworks
in all the parks and upon the lake along the en-
tire front Of the city.
There will also be a grand dedication ball in
the evening
Friday, October IL will be the last day Of the
celebration, and all the ceremonies and exer-
cises will take place in jackson and Washing
ton parks. There will be regimental and brig
ade cavalry and artillery drills, illustrating at.
tack and defense Of fortified positions. In
the evening there will be another grand dis
play OF fireworks, with many brilliant and orig.
tnal set pieces.
Grand vocal and instrumental concerts wiz
form most important portion OF the ceremo
MES. Prof. Tomlins is now training a chorus
Of 500 voices, and will give, with the assist
ance OF the Apollo club. of Chicago. at least
two concerts in addition TO rendering the
choral service during the dedication ceremonies
Wednesday, October IL. Upon one day he will
also give a childrens concert. 1t is probable
that Theodore Thomas wiz be invited 10 take
charge of the orchestra and Gilmore of the con
solidated band concerts.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26
Killed bv the Cars.

ANDERSON, Ind, March rs -Lizzte
Bond, aged 20, while walking along the
Cincinnati, Wabash &, Michigan rail-
road, stepped from the track to escape
an approaching train. Her clothing
was caught by the cars and she was
dragged 100 yards, her brains being
dashed out against the ties
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 25-An-
derson, Green e. Co, wholesale dry
goods, notions, etc. OF this city. have
failed. The liabilities are about sl75,-
600 1t is said the assets will cover the
liabilities. A statement has not yet
been filed. Inability to make collec-
tions was the cause Of the failure
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26
Live stock.


JHIlALD, NHFNTI q.
CATTLE-Market fairly active Quotations
ranged at s5.40625 for choice to fancy
shipping Steers; t4.75 535 for good to choice
do 3d. - l4.50 for common TO fair do, S3.25lJ400
for butchers Steers; S2.J103.25 for Stockers;
S30O1A25 for Texans; S39503e0 for Feeders;
s1.5Ot3.50 for Cows; sI.5083.OO FOR Bulls and
s3O015.00 for Veal Calves
HoGs-Market active. Prices 2J0t35c higher
Sales ranged at &3.JOl450 for pigs A25f54. 70
for light, 8430Gi55 for rough packing; $50
"a 50 fer mixed, and S4G0g40O for heavy pack
lEg and shipping lots
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26
THE PAsTeUR INsTlTuTE.
Figures showing the Number of Patients
Treated and Cures Effected.

Treated and Cures Effected.
NEW YORK. March 25.-Dr. Paul Glib
Ter, director of the New York Pasteur
institute has just made public the
results of incubation for hydro
phobia during the first twelve
months of the institutes existence,
February is, 1890, to February rs,
1891. There were SOS persons treated
for dog and cat bites Among the num-
Der there were from Illinois, o; Penn
sylvania, 3; Missouri, s; Texas, ,; Ken
lucky, >; Ohio, 2; Arizona, /; Mime
sofa, 1; Iowa, 1; Nebraska, /; Arltan-
sas, 1; Louisiana, !, and Indian Terri
tory 1. No death caused by hydro
phobia has been reported among the
persons inoculated. Indigents have
been treated free of charge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26

New ORLEANS, March 25.-The grand
jury returned two indictments in blank
Monday. They are for attempting to
bride jurors and are supposed to be
against McChrystal and Cooney, the
two men previously indicted. The only
new feature is the Indictment Of G. d.
O'Malley as an accessory before the
TACT in the above cases.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26
New Orleans, March 49,"


NEW YORK, March 25.-Charles f.
Chickering, the well-known piano man
ufacturer, died Monday evening at his
residence, Fifth avenue. Mr.. Chick
ering was the gentleman who volun-
tarily turned over to the surrogate
$500, 900 left with him by the miser
Paine, and which no one knew he had.
This action was in accord with his life
long course of the highest integrity.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26
4 prominent indiana oIan Dead.

h FoRT WAYNE, Ind, March 25-Hon.
Isaac Degroff Nelson, one Of the most
prominent citizens Of northern Indiana,
died here aged 81. He has held numer-
Gus city, state and federal offices under
democratic administration.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26
Buried at Cohassett.

CoHAssETT, Mass. March 25-The
remains of Lawrence Barrett, the
actor, were laid alongside the bodies Of
his father and mother in the family
plot in the Central cemetery. Previous
to the interment requiem high mass
was celebrated in st. Anthony's Catho-
lie church
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26
A SERIOUS wreck.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, March 25. The fast
express ON the Louisville & Nashville
Railroad ran off the track near Anchor
age, Is miles from here at 1880 Monday
night. The two rear sleepers were
thrown against side-tracked
freight train, and one was
completely demolished. The wreck
was caused by brakeman throwing a
switch before the train had entirel
passed Mrs. Belle Eison, OF kollomo,
Ind, was probably fatally injured.
John T. Norris, of Covington, Ind, had
his shoulder dislocated. Four others
were more or less seriously hurt.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26

TAMA, Ia, March 25,-The North.
western depot and grain elevator
burned at Belle PLANE at o'clock a
m, 10000 bushels of grain being as
stroyed The loss is estimated at $685.
900.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26

WAsHINGToN, March Is. The exports
of gold from the United States during
the month Of February. 1891. were ST.
O1O, l46, against sl,170,690 in February,
1890, and Of silver S1,623, 0S5, against
81, 8O5, 135 the preceding year The i'm
ports were: OF gold, S565, 304 against
q, 476, 423, and of silver. 1870, 968,
against 81, 07s, 9l4 the preceding year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26
THE MARKETS.


CHICAGO, March "a.
FLOUR Quiet and steady. Spring Wheat
patents, Sl,GOa490; Bakers. S33o0375; Win.
ter Wheat Flour patents S46005OO, and
Straights, "a. 40lt450
WHEAT Ruled active and higher. No cash,
sL02hQL0i; May SL0lA1LO6%.
CoRN-Actiye. excited and higher. No 9,
and No yellow, 69c May, 69G701so July, esq
6ec
OATS Unsettled and higher No. 2, 5iA0l
554c; May. 55AM5G%c; June, 55i40s56Sc; July,
5315lLc Samples in fair supply and higher.
52A 1541sc for No 3; 54155lsc for No. 3 White:
5414G for No. 2, and 55l4@561ao fer No, 9
White.
RYE-Firm and quiet. No. cash. s6c;
March, Soc, and May, SIC Samples, s6fbS7c
for No. g. and Ssd8Ic for No g.
BARLEY-Quiet and steady. Poor, 62GG3c;
common. 6i@65c; fair % good 6s07Oc, and
choice, 721e73c.
MESS PORK Trading unusually active and
prices ruled higher Prices ranged at $4,000
~ Is for cash; Sl3O00i400 FOR May and Sl3 81
014.40 for July
LARD-Market moderately active and prices
higher Quotations ranged at 90 75G16 S714 for
cash; sse5G?l0 Fer May, and S.2ja57.311a for
July
BUTTER Creamery, 9O69oc; Dairy, lsa95c;
Packing stock 6GD9c.
POULTRY Chickens, $4,000 per h.;
Live Turkeys, g8flc per 10. Live Ducks, Sa lie
per ID Live Geese, i3OUQ5.0O per doz
Oms-Wisconsin Prime White, Sc; Water
White SIC, Michigan Prime White, 9Hc;
Water White 10Ac Indiana Prime White.
eAc, Water White l0c; Headlight, i75 test
9hc; Gasoline 81 degs, lie; a deg's DC;
Naphtha SO deg's, &c.
LIQUORS Distilled Spirits ruled firm at s1.l4
per gal for finished goods.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26
ROsC0BEL.

Attorney-JOHH d. WILSON, Boscobel,
Wis, Attorney anu Counselor ct Law. viii
Rtactlce IN all Wisconsin Courts and in the
United States Court. makes Collections and
tsansscts business promptly. once over Ruka
Bros hardware store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26
INSURANCE.
PL ATTEVILLE.

HOtel-PARK HOUSE, A. w. Moore, Pro-
prieter, Plstteville Wis. The house has been
lately reftted and refurnished throughout and
no pains viii be spar ed to accommodate guests.
Good stabling attached.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26
SHE HIT HIM FIRST.

"A VAs s'"IIIF'TI' y I'V7V = TIIIt"t
ened to Take Her Life, Takes His in
self Defense.
DE KALB, Tex, March 25.-On the
j. NJ. Winston place, IA miles north Of
here, Monday morning, William Watts,
a plantation laborer, on arising, told his
wife Fannie to say her prayers, as he
was going to kill her as soon as he
had put on his shoes. The woman, to
save her own life determined to take
that Of her husband, and stepping out
to a wood-pile, secured an AK, and re-
turning to the house buried it in the
back Of his head, splitting his skull and
killing him while he was putting on his
shoes The woman was held under $500
bond
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26
Rheumatism.

PEING due TO the presence of uric
u acid in the blood is most effectually
cured by the use of Ayers Sarsapa-
rilla. Be sure you get Ayers and no
other, and take it till the poisonous
acid is thoroughly expelled from the
system. We challenge attention to this
testimony -
about two years ago, after suffering
for nearly two years from rheumatic
govt, being able TO walk only with great
discomfort, and having tried various
remedies, including mineral waters,
without relief l saw by an advertise
ment in a Chicago paper that man had
been relieved of this distressing COM
plant, after long suffering, by taking
Ayers Sarsapariila. l then decided to
make trial of this medicine, and took
it regularly for eight months, and am
pleased to state that it has effected
complete cure. / have since had no re-
.urn of the disease. Mrs. r. Irving
Dodge, 40 West 125th St, New York.
Zone year ago / was taken i'll with
infiammatory rheumatism, being con-
fined to my house six months. l came
out of the sickness very much debili-
tated, with no appetite, and my system
disordered in every way. commenced
using Ayers Sarsaparilla and began to
improve at once, gaining in strength
and soon recovering my usual health.
l cannot say too much in praise of this
well-known medicine" - Mrs. l.. A.
Stark Nashua n H
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26

MADISON, Wis, March 25.-Gov Peck
has vetoed the bill appropriating $780,
900 to the veterans home at Waupaca
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26
GOING NORTH.
PoTosI STATION

No. II Accom- Nor Lv. Petosi 10 90 m.
No. % Accom-. South Lv Potosi / 36 p. m
Nos. 40, so. II and % daily ex. Sunday.
Nos. as and 40 daily.
/ Tickets sold to all points, and baggage checked
10 destination. saving time, money and trouble.
Information always cheerfully given.
S. L. PLATT, Potosi.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26
NEm YoRK. March "a.

wHEAr-No. 2, red firm; 1Qic up, active;
May SIP il-lGQ1 1915 June. sli1I6MLnk;
July, sI0sS0l0gl4; August, sl0fa01 o.;
September, sL0asDL04l4, December, sL0535
QiO8.
CoRS-No. 9, firm lac up, active. No.
2, 7glI1915c; steamer mixed 7s0794c
OATs-Quet and firm; Western, 59l65c.
PROVISIONS Beef Firm fair demand. Extra
mess s7009750; family s9.5O@105O. Pork
Active. New mess S13 2J0l400: old
mess, 8li251I2O0; extra prime, sll0O9fl50
Lard Quiet. firm steam rendered, 500.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26

CLEVELAND, o. March 81
PETRoLEuN-Easy Standard white Ito
6Ac; "A gasoline. sac; IS gasoline, 12c; 60
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1891-08-28
eoNSN = wnt
w. pSIrMwI
NNT TlSNN
eoN0n lSN Mnt

TO hold the cattle are patent swing
stanchion and are held by chains at the
top and bottom to the beams, A and b.
The side of the stanchion, C, opens to
let the cattle out and is held shut by a
simple iron loop at d.
The floor on which the COWS stand
is shown in the two lower cuts. The
cuts showing the ground view is
planned for TWO cows. The board, X,
is inches wide and the dirt space, y ,
between that anC the board. /, is filed
with clay and gravel pounded solid for
the cows to stand on. The grating, II,
under their hind feet is made of hard
wood Stats l.. inches wide and is
placed over large tight trough q, into
which the manure drops This trough
is large enough to hold all the manure
made in two days, when it is cleaned
cut and spread Immediately on the
land, The cows are kept well bedded
with sawdust, which is used as an alb
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1891-08-28

sorbent. Chat, straw and leaves are
also used when available. In front of
the feeding manger, O, is water
trough. p, so that the cows are watered
in the stables. They are never let out
in winter except once or twice a month
to get some sunshine. They are fed
nom the alley in front and are given
corn silage twice day with hay at
noon. Their grain ration is composed
OF wheat bran, corn meal and cotton
seed meal which is fed with the silage.
These stables with very little expense
have been remodeled from an old.fash.
Toned one, with gutter behind the
cows and a stationary, neck-breaking
stanchion to hold them into modern
and model stable. Farm and Home.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1891-08-28
VALUE OF MANuREs.
The Loss Incident TO Continued Exposu,.
In Open Barnyards.


The experiment station of Cornell
university has made series of inves.
LEGATIONS on the loss in stable manure,
by exposure i'm open barnyards, the r..
suits of which are summarized in bul.
letin twenty-seven of that station.
In the experiments of 1890 horse ma.
nure was saved from day 20 day until a
pile of two tons had been accumulated
This was done April Is TO 25. Cut
wheat straw was used plentifully as
bedding, the relative amount of straw
and manure being 1910 pounds ex.
crement and 6sl pounds straw.
Chemical analysis showed that one
ton of this fresh manure contained
nearly ten pounds Of nitrogen, seven
and one-half pounds OF phosphoric acid
and eighteen pounds of potash, making
it's value about $3.50, if these constit.
uents be valued at the same rate as in
commercial fertilizers.
The pile of manure thus made was
put IN u place exposed to the weather
and where the drainage was SO good
that all the water not absorbed by the
manure ran through and off at once
1t remained exposed from April % to
September 90, at which time it was
carefully scraped up, weighed and a
sample taken for analysis.
II was found that the 1000 had
shrunk to 1,73O pounds during the six
months, and analysis showed that this
1,7SO was less valuable, pound for
pound, than the original lot of manure
1t had not only lost by teaching, but
by heating or fire fanging' during
periods of dry weather, and the value
of the pile of 1900 pounds had shrunk
from $500 to 81. ia loss of 81 per
cent.
In summing up the results of this ex.
pertinent Director Roberts says: 1T
seems safe to say that under the or
binary conditions OF piling and en-
posture the loss of fegtilizing materials
during the course of the summer is not
likely to be much below 80 per cent. of
the original value of the manure"
Further experiments showed that the
liquid manure from cow is worth
as much per day as the solid manure,
and that the combined value of the two
is nearly 10 cents per day, if valued at
the same rate as commercial fertilizers;
that from horse at Z cents, that from
a sheep at ~ cents, and that from a
hog at One-half cent for literally -fed,
thrifty shoats of medium size.
Director Roberts is careful 70 ex-
plain that these values will have to be
modified to suit individual circum-
stances. What he means is that if
farmers can afford to buy Commercial
fertilizers at current prices, then the
manures of the farm are worth the
prices given and it will pay to house
them.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1891-08-28
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.

KILL the peach borer, whitewash
! well around the trunk and then bank
up the earth around the trees.
ONE protection against borers around
trees is air-slalled lime, literally APP
! piled, first removing the earth around
the tree. # ~ #m y
AFTER each rain the enltivatoI. Should
be used if the young weeds are to be
removed and the soil prevented from
baking and becoming hard.
HEAVY horses are chiefly needed in
crowded cities where horses cannot
move rapidly and where heavy loads
are necessary. For the country diff.
fercnt sort of horse is wanted
IN some sections of our happy coun-
try goats and sheep are used for
''sprouting" new land. Starvation-or
the principle of root, log or die"--iS
the motive power. But it never makes
the animals fat.
JUDGING from the varying opinions
expressed about dehorning cattle, It
would appear that the first thing to bc
done is To settle whether or not the
practice is really to the advantage of
the cattle, and whether the operation
is cruel
DO NOT he afraid to plant more peas
for late supply. If the fall-growing
varieties are used it will do but little
injury II they fall over. DO not he de-
TERED from planting because of the
difficulty of providing supports IS they
may be omitted.
THERE is the same difference of CON
stiiution in the various weeds of our
gardens. The ragwced, chickweed and
plgweed terminate very early, the
smartweed later, and after hot weather
begins the greatest pest of all. the
purslane, begins To sprout.