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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-05-19
WEEKLY crop BULLETIN.

Bulletin No. 6. The crop conditions
remain practically the same as last
week. There has been a continuation
Of cold cloudy, rainy weather, which
has added another week of idieness to
the sccount OF the farmer. The tenn
perature has averaged about seveG de-
grees below the normal daily. and the
rainfall was about double the usual
amount Seventy-tive hundredths is
about the average for this week IN May
The following total rainfalls were re-
ported from selected s:aiions:- Sclo-
field, Marathon Co.. 1.69; Shawanc,
Shawano Co, ISL; Appleton, Outa-
gamie Co, l.36, Viroqua, Vernon Co,
102; Waukesha, Waukesha Co. 150;
Milwaukee l 81 and Pepip, Pepin Co.,
1902.
Vegetation is nearly stationary in lis
growth and will SO remain until warmth
and sunshine are received. Buds and
foliage are just starting.
Considerable seeding Of oats remains
to be done. Spring grains are up in
many fields, but the low temperature
causes very Glow growth. Much low
ground is under water and the seed
there will probably rot There is some
complaint from southern counties that
early potatoes have rotted.
Tobacco plants are under cotton Gov
ers and are doing well.
OF cranberry prospects, Mr.. j. II.
Treat, of Meadow Valley, says
water is still on the bogs, so that lit
tie can be told of their condition l
hear many reports of winter killing, as
many of the vines were exposed; large
crop is not generally expected"
Lumberman report a good stage of
water for drying logs.
WILLIS l.. MOORE.
Forecast Official and Director.
Milwaukee, Wis May 18th, 1892.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-05-19
Magazines.
"a YARD OF PANsIEs,

Now is your chance, "A Yard of
Pansies, an exquisite oil picture. COM
paniOn to "A YaId of R0ses.' which
has been so universally admired. is
given, free of cost. as "A souvenir with
every copy Of DEMoREsT's FAMILY
MAGAZINE orJune. "A Yard of Pam
sizes" was painted by the same noted
artist, V. Janus, who painted the
'Roses," but competent art-critics pro-
nounce the ''PansieS" To be superior TO
the "Roses." "a Yard of Pansies''
was painted to order at II cost of $500.
and the reproduction, which is given
with each Magazine. is in every respect
equal TO the original. Aud this is ONLY
one OF the many notable features that
make the June number the best one
ever issued. Then there are excellent
stories, every department is OVERLOOKING
with good things, and there are about
25O illustrations, including a full-page
portrait OF the publisher. And this
June number costs only tho usual price.
70 cents. The subscription price is 81
wear. Published by w. JENNINGS
DEMOREsT, Is East IA b St. New York.
Miss Eliza r. Scidmore. who was
recently elected secre'a.v of the Nation
al Geographical Society ut WASHINGTON.
will contribute valuable article on
"Alaska's Mining Regions to the next
number OF Harper's Weekly, published
May 18th. Among other prominent
and attractive features in the same num-
Der of the Weekly will he an article on
the ''Fourteenth Exhibition If the Soc;-
ETY. of American Artists" by Mrs MIG
Van Rensselaer, with two pages of en-
cravings reproduced from the paintings
ON exhibition. Richard Harding Davis.
in his sixth article on "The West from
a Car Window" will tell what he saw
and heard 'On an Indian Reservation =
There viii be a timely article. with
illustrations. on The Columbia River
Centennial" and also views of the new
Mississippi River pridye AT Memphis
and the Chids-Drexel Home for Printers
at Colorado Springs.
Mrs John Sherwood will copt,ibuteto
the next number of Harper's Bazar.
published May 14,h, an interesting arr
ticle eutitled (Which is the Real Mrs.
Brisbane?" IN which she will discuss
some important questions regarding the
correct titles to be applied to married
ladies.
Thomas Nelson Page has written for
Horper'S Young People p two part story.
entitled Two Prisoners, " The first chap
ters of which, appropriately illustrated.
Will appear in the issue of that periodi-
cal for May 10th.
Mare Petravsky. young Russian
lady living in New York City, contli.
hutes fine poem on the famine in
Russia called "The Cars Banquet to
the May Neao England Magazine.
Reuben Gold Thwaites writes an in
teresting account of Village Life in
Old England IN the May NeaU EnqIGud
Magazine. 1t is finely illustrated by
Louis A. Homan. who spent the sum-
mer of 1891 IN England. and who
furnishes the frontispiece of the num-
Der. "A Picturesque Bit Of Old Eng
land" finely engraved 10y NJ. Lamont
Brown.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-05-19
How's This!

We Cffer One Hundred Dollars reward
for any case of cstarrh that cannot be
cured by taking Halls catarrh cure
F. J CHENEY & CO. Props. Toledo.
We. the undersigned have known F.
j. Cheney for the last Is years and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions. and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists.
Toledo, o.
WALDING. KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists. Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrb Cure is taken Internal
y. acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system Testi-
monials sent free. Price 75c. per bottle
Sold by all Druggists lila
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-05-19
LIST OF PATENTS

Granted to Wisconsin inventors this
week. Reported by c. A Snow 81 Co {,
Solicitors of American and Foreign Pat
ents Opp. U. S Patent Office, Washing
tor, ID. c.
G. h. Baker, Lake Geneva, Electric
railway. F. l.. Hart. Augusta, Portable
gate and mantle. K. Hirscb. and II
Meminger, Milwaukee, Commutor
brush, P. Jennings Meuasha, Valve
gear. B. s. Kerr Monroe, Washing
machine W. d. Kurz and H. Amund-
son, La Crosse, Electric lamp socket.
E. A Oliver, Belleville, SulkY. P. 5.
Rich, Sparta, Machine for preparing
green corn for domestic use. c. Ross,
Milwaukee, Elevator. H. II. Safer,
Madison, Plow beam.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-05-19
Hghe of all in Leavnng Powell s. Govt Report Aug T. 1882
Roe! BsklRg
ABSOLUTELY PClsE
ABSOLUTELY PClsE
Fine Trout Fishing.

Milwaukee Sentinel: This is the sea-
son that The fly-fisherman finds special
delight in oVerbauling mis- outfit, Tipping
the reel crank. testing the leader gut,
sorting up on artificial flies, and per-
haps some man more enthusiastic than
expert, if be be indoors, may endaDger
the chandeliers and other glass articles
by attempting to ascertain by light
casts, whether the split bamboo retains
its customary elasticity The season
for brook trout opened on the 18th ult i.
anal during the two weeks following
many fishermen have visited the various
streams in Wisconsin to take advantage
Of the early catch.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-05-19

the President is bo,h lie expects the
President TO be nominated on the first
ballot or not al all.
Boss Hill thinks it will be easier for
him to control the Chicago convention
with $50 than with 900 members. so he
pretends to believe that it is not legal
to choose delegates TO the National
convention and members of the Flee
toral college upon the new Congress
sit'nal sppOrtionment and that the
Electoral college will consist of 421
members. instead Of 444. which is the
proper number under the new appor-
tionmeDt. He has only found a single
NAH OF prominence in any parry to
agree with him nor is it very likely that
be will.
Since it was discovered that the pre-
sent House has appropriated $50, 900,
600 more than was appropriated at this
period Of the first session of the last
Congress the democrats are not doing
so much talking about the ''bilion
dollar Congress.
Strong but Intellectual spp' ais were
made to the House by Representatives
from the sections affected to secure a
sufficient appropriation for the survey
of public lands; but as this would bene-
fit only the poor homesteaders, the
democrats would not hear to such a
piece of extravaganza.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-05-19
How Reciprocity Works

"The deadly policy of reciprocity =
continues to exert its baueful influence
upon the export trade If he United
States with the countries which, accord
ing to the democratic theory, nave
been inveigled'' into that kind Of trade.
It may be remembered that under the
agreement with Spain the duty on
wheat -four exported from the United
States to Cuba was reduced to 81 the
100 Kilograms, or about 80 cents bar
lei, on and after January /. According
to the statement of imports and exports
Just issued by the bureau OF statistics
for February. the exports of wheat flour
from the United States 10 Cuba from
January 10 February 20 amounted to
11S,42l barrels. valued at 1882, 949, as
compared with 1886 barrels, valued At
S77.3l0 in the corresponds 9 months OF
1891, being an increase in quantity of
104 035 barrels, and in value OF $500,
$50 This was a single item Of our ex
port trade, an item which bad been for
years controlled by the Spanish govern
ment for the benefit Of Spanish produe.
ers who had enjoyed the benefit Of
discriminating duties and dues. The
exports of flour in the sixty days after
the agreement became operative
amounted to 1882, 949, which is only
sos 937 less than the total value of the
exports of flour frcm the United States
to Cuba in the 365 days ended June 80,
1891. In other words, the increase
which was directly traceahle to the
reciprocity agreement amounted TO
considerably more than 600 per cent,
both on the basis OF last years exports
and the exports Of January and Febru-
airy, 1891.
The reciprocity agreement with Spain
for the benefit Of Cuba covers good
many other items beside flour, some of
which are enumerated in the monthly
statement of imports and exports. The
following statement shows the exports
OF some of these articles during the
eight months ended February 30, 1892,
as compared with the exports of the
same articles in the corresponding period
of last year. This comparison II
may be remarked. is handicapped by
the fact that during the first two
months of the former period the reei-
procity agreement was not in force,
Exports Exports Increase
10 Cuba to Cuba ms
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-05-19
Half Rates to Minneapolis.

The Chicago 4 Norih-Western R'y
Co. viii sell from all stations on its
lines within radius of 250 miles Of
Minneapolis. on June Sd to oh inclu-
sive, and from a. stations more than
250 from Minneapolis on June ID to 9th
inclusive, tickets to Minneapolis and
return at one fare for the round trip.
tickets good for return passage until
June %. 1892. account Republican
National Convention. For tickets and
full information apply to agents c. &
\. W. R'y Co. l3-t4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-05-19

IotAl......-- $1,000, ltS -, 40 ,O'9S Us, 0e9
1t appears, therefore, that the in
crease during the eight months ended
February % 1892 during the last six
months only of which was the recipro-
city agreement in operauon-as com
pared with the eight months ended
February Is, 1891, amounted 10 more
than IS per cent on the twelve classes
Of articles above enumerated. or these
twelve classes of products. nine are
admitted free of duty under the agree
ment, aud the other three refined
petroleum. butter and cheese-at q
reduction of % per cent. from tie reg
ular rates of duty. II may be added
that the total exports of the twelve
classes Of products above enumeI ated
from the United States to CUBA. during
the twelve months ended June 80. 1891
amounted to S3.92697S, or Sl37, 1875,
less than the exports of the same arti.
Giles in the eight months ended February
% 1892 during six months of which
period the reciprocity agreement wa:
| in force. N. L. Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-05-19
A Plain Mans Ideas.

"a Farmer in Mississippi writes the
following letter on silver to q New York
paper. It presents an argument in q
style as plain and clear as it is homely
and forcibe, viz
~ am farmer and do not know
much about politics, but do see some
serious flaws in he Bland BILL The aim
of the friends Of silver is TO raise the
price OF that metal by putting Govern
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-05-19

w ALPACA, draws the tall blonde
Wisconsin Central brakeman, who has
been enjoying a chat with a pretty girl
who got on the train at Neenah, and is
suddenly recalled from romantic wand
erings by the prolonged whistle OF the
! locomotive to the practical and actual
existence of forward car full of Italian
railroad laborers and their families who
must be watched or they will slip out at
any point where the train stops, regard
less of the fact that their tickets call for
delivery at St. Paul, and as we gather
up sundry packs of clothing, rubber
boots, baskets and rods. preparatory to
yacating, Conductor Adams adds for
our benefit Change for Sawyer's on
Emmonz's creek, Aliens on Radley 5
creek. IdlewiId and Pine River"
Conductor Adams. who runs the
limited on the Central like good
many other CONS" on the same road
is something of a trout fisherman him.
self, and is usually one of the earliest
visitors to the streams in Waupaca and
Waushara counties. Some of the boys
tell wonderful stories regarding the
great affection existing between Adams
and The trout in Emmon's creek. He
makes it law to replace in the water
any fish hooked under six inches in
length Ga good rule TO pattern after,
too.) One day in April several years
ago Adams took a fish, which, without
a tape measure to give actual dimen-
sions, would come under the head of
doubtful, but prefeVing to give the
trout the benefit Of all chances, he just
out with his ticket-punch, punched a
hole in the broad tail of the trout. and
set the fish fee. A week ago Adams
was again fishing in the same stream,
and from particularly nice hole was
taking some fine fish. He noticed with
surprise that ut each rise pair of fish
seemed making for the hook but that
the same one, fine pound-and-a-ha
trout was always the tenth-part ola sec.
ond too late and its partner invariably
becoming hooked. the laggard would
dart away only to reappear with new
mate ut the new cast. Finally the limit
was reached, and, at the last east, the
big fish appeared alone, but, instead OF
taking the hook as Adams expected,
began swimming toward him, and was
presently poking Its nose against his
rubber boots. and acting as never trout
acted before. He reached down in the
water with his landing net and the trout
readily swan into it, standing head
down as the net was withdrawn, and
there in the tail was the hole punched
by him several vesrs ago. The fish
was so thankful for past favors that 1t
had actual Y acted as Capper'' for
Adams and sent to his basket doz
en- OF its mates. and finally came per-
sonally 10 cancel debt of gratitude.
Adsms was so overcome by the show OF
affection that he slipped through
check with car chair privileges into the
trout's gills. and. replacing it in the
water, walked up to the house for 4
brief interview with the refreshment
hamper.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-05-19

WITH a,nost majority Of the dele
gates pledged to his support, II VIII be
strange indeed if President Harrison IS
not re-nominaied on first ballot. # not
by reclamation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-05-19
WIN. B. MINER, PROPRIETOR.

THE clouds are rolling away, once
more shines the up-Harri-sOn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-05-19

IT Is a snd commentary On cur
boosted civilization when such men as
Schweiniurth. of Rockford, and iced, OF
Chicago are permitted to run Heavens
of free love.-to use mild term-to
the disruption of some fami'ies and
seandaize whole communities A man
can have but one wife under the same
roof without trouble, but there seems to
be no end Of courtesans two or three
may have if they band together under
some high sounding name and put a
bold face on. 1t is = shame and dis
grace that should not be tolerated.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-05-19

Two trains, a fast freight and
limited passenger train came together
heads on while under full speed near
Clevis, Ohio. Sunday morning on the
Biz Four road. Both trains were COM
pletelv shattered and everybody more
or less injured, some twenty dying
The shock was so great that break
man on top Of y freight car was buried
over telegraph wire forty feet into a
pond, which was the only thing saved
his life. 4 change to summer schedule
took place that morniug and the freight
was to have waited station further
back than usual for the limited. Why
the engineer did not will never be
known as he is dead There wasa blind
ing storm at the time which possibly
prevented the engineers from seeing,
or slackening speed, and the report of
the engines meeting was like heavy
clap of thunder.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-05-19

If democratic Chicago does not fitch
a five million more bonus for the
Worlds Fair out of the democratic
House, it will be because a spasm OF
regret has struck that prodieal body.
Chicago is rather neat about the way
she goes AT it. too A special coinage
of ten million half dollars is ask d TO be
made. designed as souvenirs. What
nice plum that would bo for dear old
Hogallocus. She would easily sell the
souvenirs for dollar piece. and that
with tie donation would be snug
little fifteen million Splendid
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-05-19

ALREADY the Democratic parties are
becoming frantcally alarmed over the
huge deficit the United States Treasury
will show at he snnual June wind up
We hope nobody will get scared aud
leave the country for fear of a grand
financial smash up on that date. The
Republicans have had charge Of the
peoples moneys for nearly thirty years
tothe Democrats four, and are certainly
in better position to calculate the new
adjustment of the balance sheet. There
will he no deficit, CLAP trap moulhings
to the contrary notwithstanding
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-05-19

ing 70 much stress Ga the fact that the
Blaine men are still holding together
notwithstanding his withdrawal. and
lay the cause to their expecting him to
re-enter the field at the last moment
We do not think 50 We do not believe
a real Blaine man wishes in his heart
that MIR Blaine would show such bad
faith and rickery rs to recall bis re-
fusal. They well know il would not
strengthen him with the party,
and. should he be nominated. would
faint the campaign with insincerity.
True they do not let the spirit of their
organization falter but it is no. for
Blaine, il is simply2gN nst Mr.. Harri-
son. Amy thing 70 beat Harrison is
the cry smo,hered urder tho Blaine
boom But it won't 10 10 SAY So not
yet When the faithful all gather at
Minneapolis; when in solemn caucus
the explanation is made that to have
accepted Blaine's withdrawal meant
disintecration, then are they ready 10
go into the convention a sond body for
any one TO beat Harrison Its a
pretty scheme, bit it won { work.
SOME of the densely ignorant calmity
howlers are charging that the Treasury
is bankrupt and that the administration
has been driven to the desperate and
unlawful eXpedlent Of extending the
four and-a-half per cent, bonds. OF
course, says the National Buietia al
people who are informed in regard &c
these matters know that the law under
which these bonds were issued provided
that they should become redeemable a
the pleasure of the Government ii
large or small amounts on and afteI
September /, 1891. Since that date tht
Treasury has had the option of redeem
ing them TO any extent it saw tit. bu
was not required to take up singh
one. The bonds simply became Sub
iect to call, and a, the laY intended
the Treasury was put in position
where it could pay part and carry th
remainder Of the bond, ana retire ther
from time to time whenever it could d
SO to the best advantage But the Dc
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-01-14
State Bans. =.

1t is sheer nonsence to call it a
"wild cat currency. The states are
quite as capa ble Of regulating the
banks as the federal government
is. Before the war South Carolina
had a state bank currency as good
as gold. Canada has it to-day. So
have other countries. 1t is inconsis-
tent with our free institutions that
the general government should pre-
vent free banking according to meth
DDS approved the world over.
Here is plan upon hichah INTEL
gent men can unite ANONYMOUSLY
the eastern financier ana the south
ern allianceman; the western farmer
and the northern mechanic. 1t sup
plies Il rational cure for the free silver
and subtreasury fevers We are con
WINGED that the Wisest thing the
house can do is to repeal the tax and
leave the question to tie states. The
democrats Of the east 'annot agree
with those oftle south mi west as o
free silver coina~e. To adopt it as
an issue is to court division ard de-
feat. The members fro Il all sections
should ''get together" upon a plat
form broad enough and safe enough
for the whole COUNT v.-Columb ia
State, Dem.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-01-14
3t@iea Dogs In Paris.

Stolen dogs tia. are to be sold to
dealers are first rendered unrccogniz
able II the amman has long hair, he
Is clipped. if tie, is black and white. til.
stealer Llacilcils filn all over witl.a dive
mixture that holds its color for several
weeks Short haired dogsA lave then
ears and talIs cut flie dealers who
sell these dogs may be frequently seen
in tie Champ Glysees tll,. Ros de
BouioG;ic or ii lie public gardens. lead
Tag five or six ;ipllriiils III i, time. other
dealers make their tis,.ie> at the dog
markets. Of which there are two on
Sunday afternoons Mt the i,e,r.s. market
ON the Boulevard Port Essssii. aud on
Tuesdays M tie bird iu;tr,1ef on tie
Q'iai aux Fieurs The dealers paw a
rt,x Of three cents for each place oycu
ped by "a dog. Paris Cor New York
Epoch -
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-01-14
| the destroyed property.
WIN. G. Railroad accident.

On the Murphy branch u the Yves
tern North Carolina railroad. forty
miles from Asheyille, the engine of :
west bound freight, While detached
at a heavy grade, became EncontrcH
able and dashed down the track at q
fearful speed Al Dyke Ridge trestle
it left the rails ard p lnged into a
gorge, landing in Scott creek, more
than 100 feet belo,E.
The following men were killed:
Samuel Francis, engir eer, OF Ashe-
vile; Sam Arthur, fireman aud Rut-
us Hemphill and cclofed hand.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-01-14
Pecuiia rites of Lichens,

The lichen is remarkable for the
sreat age to which it lives, there beins
s5ood grounds for believing that they
aIlo are as long as hundred years
Their growth is exceedingly slow, al
most beyond belief, Indicating that
only little nourishlnent is necessary
to keep them alive In dry time they
nave the, power 10 suspend growth alto
gether, renewing it again at the fall OF
rain. Tins popularity alone is enough
20 make the lichen vegetable wonder.
'ts 1t is property possessed by no other
species of plant
Another interesting fact about Iichens
Is that they grow only where the air is
Tree from dust and smoke. They NAV
be said to De sure Indication OF the
purity OF the air. as they are never
souad Giuwiii2 il, cities and towns.
-Eiiere the ataios phere is ilnpregnateti
HitA dust. scot smoke and other i'm
purltjes. st. Louis Republic
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-01-14
Treading ON Dangerous Ground.

CARA processes that his uprising
is to correct abuses. AS the abuses
with which he is concerned are all
on his own side Of the Rio Grande it
would be more logical, as well as
more considerate, of him to do the
correcting there. For if he falls in
to American hands he is likely to be
corrected out of existence
ter News.