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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-14
! THE WOMAN IN IT.
An Artists Adventure on the
Western Prairies.

HE slender boy
like artist, Will
lians. was hap
Ply. He W a S
more than hap
Ply overjoyed
at receiving a
commission to
S ecure S o me
prairie pictures
to illustrate an
article in the
m i d s u N NJ e r
number of the
magazine.
The editor had
given him his
orders and after
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-14

The man who never makes any
mistakes never does nv work that will
outlive him.-Ram's Horn.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-14

IT is related of Sir Isaac Newton that
when he was getting up in the morning
he would often sit with one leg in his
breeches and would remain for hours
bordering over some mathematical CON-
undrum without ever thinking of the
other leg.
JOHN Il PARNELL, the brother of the
dead Irish leader, has immense peach
orchards in Georgia and Alabama. He
divides his time between these planta-
tons and his home in Ireland. He is
said to be the wealthiest peach-grower
in this country.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-14

oEee ard yards CT Mosiey ave. be
tween Douglas ave. and firss 81. aud
Branch yards 81 Juioa City. oRis-
hoEA city RiEeEsAEd Mines. Okla
INA 1sxf1LsyJ.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-01-07
FARM AND ORCHARD.

WHY some of the peas on the
same tree. and even on The same
branch, should be so large and well
shaped while other specimens are SO
email and knotty, is a mystery. What.
ever it is, it is the same principle that
makes large and small ears of corn
grow on the same hill, and even the
same stalk, and some pigs in d litter
more or less thrifty than others.
A CONTROVERSY is agitating the
cheese-making world, the bone of con-
tention being whether it is advisa bic
to allow part of the cream to be
taken from the mislS when the per cent
age of butter-fat is so great that the
rennet cannot grasp" all of it. 1t
might do to partly skim the milk in
certain cases, were it not for the fact
that ordinary human nature is not to
be trusted.
A WRITER defines the general pur-
pose horse" that the farmer wants.
They are horses that can pillow two and
half acres day and keep it up. and
the same pair, taken from the pillow or
harrow on a hot day, would answ er TO
drive four or five miles for the doctor
or machine repairer at the rate of a
mile in six or seven minutes or even a
little faster without danger of loss
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-01-07
COLLECTED SCRAPS.

MINNESOTA in 1860 had population
of 172, OBS and of that number 25, O52
served in the civil war.
SHERIFF MCLENDoN, of Memphis,
says that the day before the battle of
Shiloh he paid 5000 for a pair of
boots and in the fight had leg shot
off
Generals Fitzhugh Lee, Wade Hamp-
ton, Bradley T. Johnson. William H..
Hunford and Thomas p. Garnett, were
among the ex-confederates present at
the Richmond meeting called for the
purpose of raising funds for the cree
ton of monument to the memory of
Cavalry General J. E. B. Stuart.
THE south furnished a much larger
number of troops to the federal govern
ment than is generally supposed, and
thereby weakened the confederacv.
It claims, in fact, that nearly as many
men enlisted in the federal army from
the southern states as comprised the
whole southern army. Missouri gave
the largest number, los, 900: kentucky
came next, with IS 600; Maryland, 40, :
500; West Virginia, "a, 600; Tennessee
so, GOO. and the District Of Column ia,
10000, exclusive Of north Alabama and
north Georgia besides which there
were fS6, 600 negro troops: making an
aggregate of 591 5oi troops drawn from
the south. 1t IS probable that there is
some mistake about these fgures.-N.
O. Times Democrat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-01-07
PROFITABLE HOGS.
Gxcess in Fat Is Usually the Source OF
Considerable Loss.


When the farmer is feeding for his
own meat he has no one but his own
taste and that of his family TO consult,
but in feeding for market, if he expects
20 realize the best price, he must sup
ply what the market demands With
hogs there has been a considerable
change and the farmer must breed and
feed SO as To supply what is needed as
fully as possible Instead of a hog
made extremely fat, proportion OF fat
and lean and not SO large an animal is
wanted, ana sells at a better price a
pound than the fat animal. while in
nearly all eases it can be placed on the
market at less cost
One of the principal causes Of the ex-
cess of fat with hogs is the exclusive
feeding OF corn. So many rely almost
entirely upon corn as a food for their
hogs, not only in fattening or finishing
for market, but also in feeding for
growth, and as corn is very fattening
food the natural consequence is a car
cass with a large proportion of fat.
The selection, feeding and breeding
have all been to this end. and with
predisposition in this direction, and
ration that is well adapted to its devel-
opment a large proportion of the hogs
marketed have contained an excess Of
fat
While breeding is factor in secur-
ing better proportloned carcass, the
feeding is still none important. by
supplying a good variety and using
such materials as are well adapted to a
development of lean as well as fat
meat, such as alfalfa, peas, barley,
sugar beets, squash or other fiesh-form-
ing seeds, better animal can be Sc
cured, and while ordinarily corn is one
of the cheapest hog feeds, other ma
terial can be used in connection with it
that will still help to reduce the cost
Especially during growth is it i'm
portant to feed properly. Keep in
good, thrifty condition, but not fat,
using alfalfa steamed in winter or
green in summer, bran ship-stuff, oats,
barley or other material to secure a
good growth of bone and muscle You
need not discard corn entirely if you
can grow it easily, but using in eonnec-
ton with other materials rather than
making it an exclusive food. After an
animal has reached certain stage,
any gain beyond this is secured at an
additional cost This, of course, lessons
the profit, aud when the lower prices
are considered it is certainly not adj
visable to feed beyond certain weight.
In majority of cases hogs that are
well finished for market, weighing
from 175 to 200 pounds, not only sell at
the best prices but cost less to feed
than those that average 800 pounds, as
the additional weight is generally
largely fat and is not what the con-
sumer wants. --Colman's Rural World.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-01-07

AN INhAfENSiNb fOUlslH1 toIst.
this were two poles for roosts and the
under part formed a shed. The small
est box was for the nest where my
favorites deposited 246 eggs during the
seventeen weeks of my ownership.
The top board on tho box could be
raised and the eggs taken out. ! sold
ten dozen at thirty-three cents, besides
using all we wanted in our family of
two. Then, too, there was the salts
faction Of knowing they were fresh,
not lined as most eggs are that we find
in market in winter The food corn,
bran and cracked shells cost only 81. 90.
Circumstances forbidding me to keep
them longer | sold FIVE at fifty cents
each and cooked the sixth, so she was
worth a. much or more than the aver
age one sold. Setting aside the pleas
ure of the pursuit and satisfaction
when using the products, and looking
at the money view only, | cleared in
the transaction 81. IS, considering the
eggs and fowl used were worth market
price. This for so short a time and
with only six hens was an excellent re-
turn. When gave up my fowls had
on hand a quantity of the feed ] had
bought. and had kept them five weeks
longer tie percentage Of profits would
have been greatly increased -Ameri-
can Agricu1turist
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-01-07
STORY OF SIX HENS.
The Experience of an Enterprising New
England Woman.

The Experience of an Enterprising New
England Woman.
Living in the city, yet longing for
some of the country privileges, deter
mined to at least keep few hens, so
about the first OF October, 1889, |
bought six brown Leghorn hens They
cost me S. 90, the expressage came to
SIPS more, 100 feet of wire netting for
a small yard cost 81. 90, and twenty-five
cents was paid for boxes of which the
house was made, so l began with an
outlay of $3.50. In our small back yard
a henhouse was constructed of packing
boxes as shown in the illustration.
The front or the largest part was re-
moved and old glass that we had on
hand was substituted after the box had
been raised on two light sticks SO that
the top sloped sufficiently to shed rain.
Here the fowls took their dust and sun
baths, and were fed on cold days. The
next part, which was smaller, was a
complete box, raised in the same man
ner as first part. The entrance from
the other box was through a small hole
cat in the side of the lower end. In
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-01-07
Gen. Ewell,s Conversion.

Gen. John Echols, in an address be-
fore the Confederate Association of
Kentucky, read letter from Virginia
minister describing how stone walr'
Jackson's example made Christian of
his lieutenant, Gen. r. S. Ewell Ewell
in the early days of the war was very
prefane man and skeptic And he
was as skeptical about his commanders
military talents as in religious matters
At a council of war called at critical
stage of the valley campaign, soon after
Pope took command of the federal
forces, all the generals, including Jack
son, were unable to offer any sugges-
ton concerning the movements of the
army, but Jackson asked for more time
to consider the matter. Perhaps an
hour later, Ewell, returning to the
generals tent to get his gloves, which
he had forgotten, found jackson on his
knees praying for divine aid Ewell
could not help overwhelming the appeal,
which was childlike in its simplicity.
The following morning Jackson pro-
posed the movement through Thorough
fare gap, which led to a series of victo-
ries. Gen. Ewell was so profoundly
impressed by the incident that he forth
with joined the church. AS the world
knows, he also became Jacksons most
trusted lieutenant Chicago Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-01-07
KNOWLES "REMINISCENCES.
1t Was He Who Lashed Farragut to the
Rigging at Mobile.


Among the group of sailors stationed
at the United States Naval academy for
+he instruction of the cadets in splic-
ing, lxnotting and the various forms of
marine-spille seamanship is a weather.
beaten, bronzedfaced old fellow with a
record. His name is Richard Knowles,
or, as he is better known to the fledg-
ling officers, plain Dick.
Dick holds the rate of signal quarter
master in the navy, and this rate he got
while serving with no less parsonage
than the great Farragut himself When
the battle of Mobile Bay opened on
that bright August morning in 1864
Dick was serving aboard the flagship
Hartford, and to him fell the honor of
flashing the great admiral in the rig
ging. Dick was a smart, man -of-wars
man in those days. At least such of
the old tars who are now liv ing say so,
for they have been heard to declare
that Dick Knowles was one of the
'liveliest chaps aloft, they ever clap
ped eyes on" To use the old sailor
mode of putting it, 'Dick Knowles
could start from a sheer pole and reach
the main r'yal before the best of the
lubbers were over tie rim of the top. F"
On the day of the famous battle Far
ragut's flag ship, the Hartford, steamed
into the fight with the Metocomet lash
ed on her port side. In order to see
better the admiral climbed up on the
port main rail in order to have view
of the Metocomet's deck as well as his
own. At the outset a fresh breeze ac-
companied the ships into the fight,
which soon changed, however, as is
usual on the occasion of heavy firing to
a dead calm.
Farragut found the smoke of the guns
obscuring his view Of Fort Morgan, and
unconsciously elm bed, little by little,
one ratline after another, up the main
rigging until he was observed by his staff
to be close under the futlock shrouds.
Captain Drayton, the captain of the
Hartford, and Farragut's chief of staff.
.bAc2ming fearful that some shot might
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-01-07

After the seedlings had been trans
ferred to the beds, the box proved con-
venient for things for the window
garden. On some accounts it was bet
ter than a real hotbed, for there was
no tiresome STOPPING. I've learned
that if one wants tool or some con-
venience for the garden, and the money
is not handy, by looking around one
may find right under her nose some
thing that will serve the purpose very
avell.-Sister Gracious, in American
Garden
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-01-07
PRUNING IN WINTER.
The Operation VIII Not Injure Trees of
the Hardy Kind.

The Operation VIII Not Injure Trees of
the Hardy Kind.
Trees of hardy Kinds may be safely
pruned in winter, if but a moderate
amount is to be cut away. Heavy
pruning always renders tree tenderer
and more liable to injury or check IN
growth, if followed by intense cold.
But it rarely happens that such severe
pruning is required If the operator
always has a distinct and definite OBJ
ject in view, he need not cut away a
single shoot unless needed. A bearing
tree may have too. thick a head, and
want slight thinning, or a small
crooked branch may be in the way, re-
quiring only the clipping of a pocket
knife. There is a special advantage in
doing the work now-all the branches
and shape CT the head may be easily
seen while the leayss are off
When the owner of an orchard has to
give the business to hired hand, he
may avoid all danger of having the
work wrongly done by marking with
piece of chalk the place where he wants
the pocket-knife or light saw to do the
cutting, directing the operator to fol-
low the chalk mark. Very little cut
ting need thus be made, and no mutila-
ton.
A modification or Improvement may
be made at any time in winter, if the
weather happens to be too cold, or
hands scarce for doing the labor till
spring. Take small brush or pencil
with white paint, pass through the
orchard and wherever branch is to
be pruned, mark with the brush white
line where the cut is to be made. Di-
rect the operator 60 cut nowhere but
on this line. The chalk would be
washed off by rain; the streak of white
paint will remain for months The
piece of chalk may be attached to tire
end of rod or pole, and be used to
reach any part of the tree; and if de-
sired, the owner may pass through his
orchard on horseback, and rapidly
mark as many trees in an hour as the
operator will prune in a day.-Country
Gentleman
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-01-07
NOTICE TO CREDITORS or DAVID wrnrl

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF DAVID WEBER,
~ Deceased.
State of Wisconsin. Grant County. SIS, County
Court in and for said County.
In the matter Of the estate Of David Weber,
deceased.
Letters testamentary in said matter having
been issued to August Michaelis on motion OF
Buchner Goodsel Attorneys it Is ordered that
from this date until, and including The lith day
Of June, A ID. 1892, be. and the same hereby IL,
allowed and limited, for the creditors Of the said
David Weber, deceased, to exhibit and present
to this Court. their claims and demands against
said deceased, for examination and allowance:
that such claims and demands will be received
ny said Court at the Court House. in the City OF
Lancaster, in said County, at each term thereof
within said time. and said Court will examine
and adjust the same, at the special terms thereof
to be begun and held at said Court House, on the
second Thu days Of March and June. A. D. 1892 /;
and notice Of all which shall be Eiyen, by the
publication OF th, order, under the above caption,
for -Four successive weeks, in the HERALD "a
weekly newspaper published At the city Of Lam
caster, in said County, the first snch Dnbii satiOn
TO be within fifteen days from this date
Dated December 9th. 1891.
By the Court.
GEO. u. CARTER,
81 4w County Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-01-07
- STATE GEORGE sonuLz, decd.
State Of Wisconsin, County Court Of Grant

state Of Wisconsin, County Court OF Grant
COnnty-in Probate.
Notice is hereby given. that al the special term
of the County Court, TO be held in and for said
County. at the Court House 10 the City Of Ian
caster, in said County, on the 2d Tuesday Of
January. A. ID. 1892, being the 12th day OF Jan
nary ls92 ut the hour OF one O'Clock in the after
noon, the following matter will be heard and
consdered:
The application Of P. Gierens for the allowance
OF his final account, as execu :or of the last will
and testament of said deceased, and for an order
assigning the balance OF said estate now in hls
hands pursuant to the terms ana conditions OF
the last will and testament of said George Schulz
deceased, late Of Potosi, Grant County, Wis.
BY order OF the Court
42-H GEO. i. CARTER,
Dated December Z, 1891. County Judge
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-01-07
RgERIeERAToR HoTeEo.
How Woman Made Novel Use Of
Large Old Ice Boz.

"A hotbed." was the great cry in
early spring, and as a first-class one
couldn't be thought Of, we hauled out
of the cellar large old ice box, placed
it under a chamber window, fastening
a strong string TO the lid. and the other
end to the blind. A bushel of fresh
manure was placed in the box, with
soft meadow soil on top. The seeds
were planted and seemed to like their
'uarters as much as if they were in a
real hotbed made by a carpenter In
three or four days most of them were
up and fit to transplant before the
gar4 was ready. The lid could be
rails ID or lowered from the window
above. One night it came on to pour;
was awakened by the thunder, and
feared my poor seedlings would be
drowned. But it was only the work of
amoment to dash to the window, lower
the LID, and make all snug and safe
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-01-07
Turnips for Cattle.

Turnips are not very valuabl fceu
for cattle, but they are easily and
cheaply produced and help out largely
They are good for a chang. and we
are told by scientists that they assist
in the'digestion Of other foods. Turnips
fed to milk cows III moderate quanti-
ties, just after milking, viii not flavor
he milk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-01-07
Oh, this ringing in the ears.

Oh, this ringing in the ears,
Oh. this humming in the head,
Hawking. blowing, shutting. gasplng.
Watering eyes and throat a-rasping.
Health impaired and comfort aed.
Till would that were dead
What folly to suffer so with catarrhal
troubles. when the worst cases of chron-
ic eatarrh in the head are relieved and
cured by the mild. cleansing and healing
properties of DIR. Sage Catarrh Remedy.
II puriiies the foul breath. by removing
me cause OF offence. heals the sore and
lnnamed passages, and perfects last
ing cure.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-01-07
An Asserted Dl.corerr.

1t is asserted by California paper
that Swiss sayant has made a discov-
cry which seems almost to reverse
known natural laws. He reduces milk
dry powder in such manner that
b. tie addition Of water it at once as
sumes all natural properties 1t is
claimed tina milk ia this form is much
better than canned or condensed milk
for one reason-it has no sugar in it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-01-07

Mr.. William I. Price, Justice of the
Peace, at Richland, Nebraska. was con
fined to his bed last winter with a severe
attack of lum5ago; but a thorough ap
plication Of Chamberlain Pain Balm
enabled him to get up and 60 to work.
Mr.. Price says: The remedy cannot
be recommended too highly" Let any
one troubled with rheumatism. neural
gia or lame back give it trial, and they
will be of the same opinion. so cent
bottles for sale by j. T. Bennett Drug
gist.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-01-07

ankee Blade: Tomson-.Mv wife
and never disagree Johnson-.Her
W is v, then.
Boston journal: La Grippe is not a
thing to be Sneezed at.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-01-07

Plttsburg Bulletin-Young Nevergo-
Il beg your pawdon Miss Polly, for
leaving so early, for, weally, | fea so
much at home heah, always Miss
Polly Noapologies are necessary; IN
sure | always wish YOU to be at home
when you are here.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-01-07

Medical Repord:-T is the
order which little girl brought
into Lewiston Me drug
store the other day. 1t was written on
a dirty piece of note paper, as follows:
''Mister druggist: Please send ipecac
enough tothrow up "a four-vear-old pirl.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-01-07

THEE is no positive way to tell the
age OF fowls. An experienced person
can judge something from the general
appearance, but not always correctly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-01-07

Rheumatism is like sand in the bear
ings Of machinery. Hoods Sarsapar-
lila is the great lubricator which cures
the disc Sc
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-01-07

REAL ESTATE.
Desirable Residence propertyin
LANCASTER x EennimoFe
aud Farms surrounding
John j. Pendleton residence,
Block two,-l6o #. front 100 It. back, house one
year d. well, cistern Corner lot.
Geo. Budd place so acres
joining town on the west, this is very desirable
Frank Walker farm former
ly Charley Benefits place north Of Tswn about
~ miles, l20 acres finely improved.
Mrs. Ed Walker farm, north
q Town about 8ts miles. 1i5 acres, good water
Fennimore House for sale
only Hotel in Fennimore.
A. G. Hough farm near
Feuuimore, lsO acres fine prairie land good
water, etc.
Mrs. V. E. Schloesser's farm
8 miles north Of city, containing 50 acres inn
proved
Patrick Judges farm west
OF city, containind 100 acres improved
Mrs. Blaisdells two resicen-
denee, on Adams st. south Of Jack Lanes.
John Drinkwater residence
one acre Of land, new house, well eistern, etc.
R. E. Murphy, residence in
Lancaster South Of the High school Building.
handsome grounds, Barn. etc, for sale cheap.
William Dival's farm, about
four miles cast consisting OF $50 acres, ac1now
edged to be the finest stock farm in Grant Co.
highly improved
Henry Dancliff farm near
Feunimore, finest Farm on the prairie.
r. J. McGranahan farm, east
Of Lancaster containing about los acres with all
the machinery now on the place, will be sold
cheap.
J. N. McGranahan's resi-
dence in Platteyille Is acknowledged to be the
finest location in Platteyie, between Normal
and Park. Call and get prices.
Mike McMahan, residence
depot.
Henry Dasch residence near
depot
Wagner House for sale, good
business, all ready to step right into will trade.
Griswold's Mill. This fine
property for sale il sold Immediately.
Woodward residence in
Bloomington near Baak, good business location.
Cheap.
And numbers of other farms and residences IN
and abent Lancaster and Fennimore.
Terms to suit purchasers.
Enquire for particulars at office OF
LOWRY & BROWN,
Lancaster, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-01-07

Reason? BEECHAM's Pills act like
magic.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-01-07

Yale Record: Suluvau-.Have vez
~ au account of yer last mills? Kill
rain-'Hes; in me scrap-book.'
Philadelphia Press A nice new UNI
brella is used up when it is used at all.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-01-07
Legal Notices.
G. UNIONS
- CIRCUIT Court. GRANT County.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
fillmore Nj. BRIsT,
Plaintiff
VS..
MARY BRIsT,
nafapdaut

The state Of Wisconsin 10 the said Defendant
Yon are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days after service of this summons, ex.
elusive Of the day of service and defend the
above entitled action in the Court aforesaid /;
and in case Of your failure so TO do, judgement
viii be rendered against you according TO the
demand of the complaint.
LOWRY & BROWN.
44-i9 Plaintiffs Attorneva
P. .. Address, Lancaster, Grant County wis.