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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-22
THE ROAD MOVEMENT.
Views OF the Kansas Consul of the Leagu,
OF American WheelmeD.

Views of the Kansas Consul of the League
OF American WheelmeD.
Print and paper are wasted in send
ing good roads literature TO cyclists,
who are already converted; the farmer
should receive itinstead. Ours is pure
iy an agricultural state. The farming
class is the chief repository OF power,
and is quite aware of the fact. For
years almost without mum Der its men,
bers have been accustomed to witness
the formal ceremony of working" the
roads; most of them have never seen an
improved highway; they are quite rec
onciled to the present crude and waste
full system. And just now fit of econ
omy is on. Hatred of railroads, of
money loaners, is voiced by thousands;
the words bonds" and taxes are In Ill
repute, There is only one way to OBJ
tain the money necessary to improve
the highways, and that is by pledging
the public credit, which involves the
use OF both bonds and taxes. 1t may
be guessed that any plan calling for
these would hardly receive the support
of the farmer element a majority of
which is at present violently discussing
political questions-the iniQuity of
capitalists the danger Of monopoly,
their own oppressed condition with
out perceiying the immense Importance
of the practical question that IS at
1 their gates,
/ 50 for the present, the movement is
/ blocked Iko agitation viii be kept
up. converts viii be made, and | trust
/ that two years hence some good bill
will pass The farmer means we'll and
wants todo right; he can be persuaded,
but not driven; it must be our task TO
show him that our prosperity is large
" dependent on good roads. To this
end we arc not only willing, but eager
to combine with all classes Of citizens.
We want county and state orgauiza-
ton, the most earnest agitation, the
most thorough discussion of the sub
ject II our present plans do not mis-
carry we can promise this Henry E
Harris, in Referee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-22
FOREIGN HAPPENINGS.


NUMEROUS valuable coins belonging
to the Macedonian period have been
dug VI near Athens.
PACKS Of wolves have appeared at
Belgrade and other towns IN Scrvia At
Po1arewatz girl was devourcd by the
furnished brutes, and stories Of similar
tragedies have come from various parts
of Europe.
A room French peasant woman whose
husband was seriously wounded by a
German forester on the Alsatian from
tier has refused to accept the indemnity
Of ., 500 francs offered her by the Ger
man government
ONE Of the largest forests in the
world stands on ice II is situated be-
tween Ural and the okhotsk sea. A
well was recently dug in this region,
when il was found that at a depth Of
$40 feet the ground was still frozen
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-22
IN THE HEAVENS.

THE fixed stars are suns, and each
may have its own planetary system
SOME Of the stars move with yeloc-
ity Of nearly fifty miles in a second.
THE fixed stars are of all colors, VIC
let, blue, green ard red predominating.
ASTRONOMERS claim that the temporal
ture Of the planet Neptune reaches 900
degrees below zero.
THE moon gives out heat enough TO
affect a thermometer and make differ
ence Of two or three degrees.
SOME stars are believed to be SO far
away that 100000 years are required
for their light to reach the earth.
TIE spectroscopc tells MS that the
composition OF the sun is nearly the
same az that OF the earth We find in
it iron, silver, zinc and other familiar
metals
THE planets arranged III the order Of
their nearness To the sun are: Mercury,
&5,392, 600 miles distant; Venus, to. 1884,
900 miles distant; the earth, 81 $50. 600
miles. Mars, 1870. Sll 600 miles, Jupiter.
475,G92 900 miles: Saturn, s73.l39 900
miles; ranus, l,753, $4,000 miles, and
Neptune, 2,745,Q9s 900 miles
THE prevalence Of sun spots is init
mately connected with the occurrence
of magnetic storms on the earth's sur
face. The sun gives US Of its heat but
one part in ~ ,oo0,0 900 How to get one
part more, how to further utilize the
solar energy that is going to waste, is
one Of the great problems u be solved
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-22
,;s;,5..sRolAADss
Is
IMPROVEMENT.
ROADS WITHOUT COST.
An Able Argument for the Employment
OF state COnyiets.

An Able Argument for the Employment
Of state COnyiets.
The great objection which is block
ing the efforts of the friends of good
roads is their cost II some benevolent
individual would put his hand in his
pocket and donate a system of good
roads TO the country, all would be
lovely. Brit till then the average legis-
lator finds it easier to do nothing.
What we need is an object lesson that
will convince doubters that every cent
of money put into permanent road i'm
provement will pay good interest.
Mind you, only permanent improve
ment viii do this; little clay and
gravel piled on the road-bcd viii be
money wasted.
The expense Of the greater part of
these roads must ultimately be met by
those receiving the benefit of them.
The villages, townships and counties
will each have their systems and their
taxes. But for the present few first
class public highways should be built
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-22
iMPERSoNAL BREVITIES.

A MAN confined in Texas jail under
sentence to be hanged, winds up a
cheerful letter to friend with Yours
In hoe"
Two BOYS @of respectable parentage"
In western New York have offered to
walk to Chicago and to camp on the ex-
position grounds with the purpose of IL
lustrating the life of tramps and of lee
turing on its vicissitudes
Down on one of the riverside streets
in New York city the other day 'here-
y'-are-now" fakir was croalling the vir-
tues of the balsam that would cure any
cough or cold in an hour He did fair
business, too, and the funny part Of the
thing was that he was 50 hoarse himself
that he could hardly bawl.
AFTER a burglar in a San Francisco
clothing store had packed up two va
Uses Of goods he came face to face with
his reflection in a large mirror fired
five shots into the image, thinking il
was the Waterman, and barely escaped
before the arrival ~ the policemen,
whom his shots summoned
4 MAN who is never seen without a
cane unless it is raining, and then he
carries an umbrellai explained that he
carried stick because until he adopted
the habit he was always leaving his
umbrella. Now he has become 50 ac-
customed to having something In his
hand that he never forgets his umbrella.
AN enterprising dealer in cosmetics
asked for space in the worlds fair to ex-
hibit IN old woman, one-half OF whose
face was 10 be smoothed out with his
preparation and the remainder left
with its mortal wrinkles until the end
Of the fair, when he would smooth out
the other half in the presence of the
multitude
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-22
TO PREVENT OUTLYING.
Winter Ia One OF the Best Seasons 70
Filling Up Holes.

Winter IL One OF the Best Seasons foe
Filling Up Holes.
Where the land Is somewhat broken,
especially If the soil is sandy loan, It
Is quite an item 10 manage the land in
such a way as TO prevent Outlying.
Where it is seeded TO grass. either as
pasture or for meadow, this is, Of
course, greatly lessened, as the roots of
the grass plants aid in holding the soil
together.
When it can be done, undertaking
is another good means of holding the
soil together, as it affords an outlet for
the surplus water below the irface.
But it is not always possible to under
drain, nor can all of the broken land
be kept seeded to grass, and some other
means must be resorted to.
One good means of preventing injury
Is by proper blowing. While this may
not altogether prevent outlying it will
lessen it materially. while the soil
taken in one place may be saved in an
other. In nearly all cases it is the
most valuable or richest part of the
soil that is taken away, and this makes
it the more necessary 10 save it. One
help in doing this is to keep a strip of
grass or meadow along the lower side
of the hill This will catch a good part
of what is washed down from the hills,
and as an aid 1t will often be a good
plan to pillow good sized land at the
edge Of this strip, throwing the soil
towards the strip of grass and every
year making it two or three burrows
wider up the hill This will tend to
make the strip at the bottom of the
hill wider and pore level each year,
and while it will contain the richest
part of the hill above, it will also, at
least save it, and this is much better
certainly than to allow it to be carried
entirely away.
II there Is gully already made that
1t is desired to fill, begin at the bottom
and 6ll up at intervals, using brush,
old straw, cornstalks or other litter
During the winter is one of the best
seasons for doing work of this kind, as
the thawing .and freezing will aid in
fastening it and prevent IL from being
washed out by spring rains. Get a
strip along each side of it seeded to
grass. This will not only prevent fur
Their washing, but also help in holding
the material put in to help fill up.
Blue grass is the best to use to prevent
washing. 1t is rather slow to start, but,
once established, it fills the soil so thor
oughly with its roots that it very large
ly prevents washing.
For blowing, no set rules can be
given, as the character and lay of the
land must always be considered and
viii make the management necessarily
vary in order TO secure the best results.
But the first rule should be to avoid
washing as much as possible first and
then to plan to avoid losing entirely
the soil that is washed 1t is always
best to commence in time, as in all
cases, if proper management be given
at the start it will be easier, as well
as more economical, to avoid washing
or outlying than to remedy after it is
dOne-St Louis Republie
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-22
From Friend to Friend

Goes the story of the excellence of
Hoods Sarsaparilla and what it has
accomplished, and this is the strongest
advertising which is done on behalf OF
this medicine. We endeavor to tell
honestly what Hoods Sarsapsrilla is
and what it will do, bat whatit has done
is far more important and far more
potent. Its unequalled Record of cures
is sure TO convince those who have new
err tried Hoods Sarsaparilla that it is
an excellent medicine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-22

Condition Of an important country road in
June, 1892
by the state. as an object lesson to
teach the county commissioners, the
township and local road officers, and
ali private citizens the value and ne
cessity os good roads. Meanwhile in
every state in the union the cry of
prison competition" comes from the
laborers. In Illinois the governor has
sanctioned an outlay of several hun
dred thousand dollars to purchase tools
for the conviets. The state, instead OF
leasing the convict labor TO contrac-
tors, will now 90 into direct competi-
ton as n manufactures. How this
viii help the labor problem we cannot
see.
The only possible way to solve it is
to establish a new industry where the
convicts shall not compete with honest
laborers. Why does not the system of
state roads furnish just the kind of
employment necessary? The expense
to the state would be far less than that
required to establish workshops, and
the communities would be given an ex-
"iAPA0 "a bOoA AOduS THAT WOuAu SOON
result in system which would lift
our farmers from the bane OF back
woods existence and put them in the
forefront OF progress. The citizens of
the state could thus all study the value
OF good roads, while the outlay would
be no greater than at present and
positive advantage would be gained in
the vexed field of contract labor. -
Farm, Field and Fireside.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-22
Now TRY This .

1t viii cast you nothing and will
surely do you good, if YOU have a cough
cold. or and trouble with throat. chest
or lungs. DR.. Kings New Discovery
tor Consumption, Coughs ard Colds is
guaranteed to give relief, or money
will be paid back. Sufferers from La
Grippe found it just the thing, and un.
der IFS use found a speedy and perfect
recovery. Try sample bottle at our
expense and learn for yourself Just how
good thing it is. Trial bottles free at
at j. I. Benefits Drug Store. Large
Size soc and S1.00.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-22
SHOP AND TooL-HousE.

one I'd feet wide to let in the binder.
A, plows; Il, corn-planter; C, mower
D and +, miscellaneous. Upstairs. over
the 10-foot door, there is a small door
AXIS, and this part Co is for small
plows and other tools. This shed can
be built, in size. to- suit anyone. For
convenience, there should be a door
for each wagon, and for this purpose
it should be built longer, to admit the
tongues. The implement department
is just right-14 feet deep. A shop can
be located at one end, and the shed
can be made as long as desired have
shop 6xl4 feet, with bench, wise,
tools. etc There is stone pillar I'M
der each post. No sills. Cost Of my
she'd SO, for shingles wcather-board-
ing, nails, etc.-F. A. Bradley, in Ohio
Farmer
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-22

Hon. w. V. Lucas, Ex-State Auditor
of Iowa, says: Il have used Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy in any family and
have no hesitation in saying it is an
excellent remedy. l believe all that is
claimed for it. Persons afflicted by a
cough or cold will find it friend. -
There is no danger from whooping
cough when this remedy IS freely given.
25 and so cent bottles for sale by Jos.
T. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-22
It is Foolish

To send for the doctor every time you
don't feel just right. My doctors bill
for years was over a hundred dollars a
year, which made pretty big hole in
my wages. For the past two years |
spent ten dollars, with which l bought
a dozen bottles of Sulphur Bitters,
and health has been in my family since
using them. Robert johnson, Machin-
ist.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-22
ODD CORNERS.

ABOUT one-half the population Of
Mexico are full4blooded Indians, and Of
these one-half are uncivilized.
THE Egyptians employed caryatic
figures aftervard called caryatides, at
least :, 500 years before Christ.
THE nativeso Of the solomon islands be-
lieve that cyclones are caused by some
monstrous invisible birds tapping their
wings.
THERE is prospect Of early legislation
In the Australian colonies designed -
put a practical veto ON immigration.
The labor situation is extremely ursat-
istactory, and the unemployed march
almost in regiments from one colony to
another demanding work
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-22

ut has cured others and will cure
you" is true only of Ayers Sarsapalil-
10 Tie motto suits the medicine and
the medicine the motto. What better
assurance could YOU have that q remedy
will cure you, than the fact that it has
cured such multitudes of othersP
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-22

Convict labor on state roads is advo-
Gated by Charles F. c. Smith, leading
citizen of Leaveuworth, Kan, who
thus outlines his plan: lie proposes
that the labor needed for the per-
inancnt Improvement Of roads shall be
furnished by the convicts in the penn
Tertiary at Lansing. His plan provides
for road engineer who shall make
specifications for a road system which
makes all state roads uniform in char
acter. When all is in readiness for
labor the convicts are to be divided
into squads OF such size as seems prac-
ticable, They will then be taken TO
the section of the state where roads
are to be built and housed in temporary
barracks erected for the purpose They
will work on the roads in the spring,
summer and fall, when they viii be re-
turned to Lansing and employed in
manufacturing clothing and the imple-
ments needed in the road work. Mr..
Smith would make all the road taxes
payable in money and have them
turned over to the state 70 be used in
defrayiug the expense Of guarding and
feeding the convictS II is said to be
probable that the press Of Kans~s will
urge the adoption e the idea hy the
legislature.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-22

The following item, clipped from the
Fit. Madison iowa Democrat, contains
information well worth remembering:
MIR. John Brod', of this city, who met
with an ;ccident a few days ago,
spraining and bruising his leg and arm
quite severely, was cured by one 80 cent
bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. :"
This remedy is without an equal for
sprains and bruises and should have a
place in every household. For sale by
Jos. L. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-22

Cough Cream" is a scientific COM
pound fol coughs and colds, prepared
by q well-known druggist from the for
mula of celebrated physician, and
must not be elassed with the many
9uack compounds in market. Your
druggist sells it. so cts.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-22
Great Scientists.

Great men in any department of hu-
man knowledge are like The mountain
peaks of the would. cen picuous By
being so far above the general level,
and are lik, wise few in number.
Euclid in mathematics, Arcbimedes in
mechanics, Helper in astronomy, New
Ton in natural philosophy. sill were
conspicuous discoYerers, and those who
have come after have done little more
than to amplify what the masters found.
On the 10th of April, 1882, there died in
England one of these pioneers and or
iginal discoveries IN the field of natural
science Charled Darwin. Not all the
details of his the have stood the
test of criticism-he himself confessed
to a missing link" in the origin Of
man-out in the main his doctrines of
Evolution, - Natural Selection" and
the Survival of the test" are sub
scribed to by men of science. The
logic of events in every department
of the worlds work and life demon
strates that the survival of the fittesti
is a true theory. In the early history
of railroads. the companies were al
most innumerable-now those which
were the fittest have swallowed the
others. More than forty different rail-
roads have been merged in the great
Burlington system to make the 1000
miles of railroad which now link togeth-
er the more important cities and towns
in ten of the best states of the West.
For tickets over this great line, or any
information, apply to any agent of the
Burlington Route or connecting lines,
or address w. j. Z. Kenyon, Gtn.
Pass. Agent, St. Paul, MINI.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-22
A CONVENIENT SHED.
Plans for a Combination Tool and I'm
plement Shed.

IIHEs Tot NOHIDInatIOn IOOI and I'm
plement Shed.
have one that gives perfect salts
faction. 1t is 14xls feet. On the gropsd
floor | have the binder, moving ma
chine, corn-planter, three stubble plows
and two square harrows. The space
for the binder is ska, without floor
over head. The rest of the shed has a
floor above, feet from the ground
floor, for small implements, such as
one or two persons can lift handily
This she'd is y feet high in front and 8
feet at the rear. 1t has double doors,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-22

English SPAWN Liniment removes all
Hard, Soft CT CallouSed Jumps and
Blemishes IRON horses. Blood SPAWN
Curbs, Splints, Sweeney, Ring Bone,
Stiles, Sprains, Swollen Threats,
Coughs, etc. Save $50 by use of one
bottle. Warranted the most wonder
full Biemish cure ever known. Sold by
Stone * HssSell Druggists, Lancaster.
Wis. VI
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-22

A sysrEMof cropping on shares is not
lsually a good one for the land The
tenants only interest IS to get as much
from the soil as he can.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-22
for Infants and Children.

''castoria is Dwell adapted to children that
recommend itas superior TO any prescription
known TO me-" H A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
III So. Oxford ST., Brooklyn, Ny.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-22

=" The use OF 'Castoria is so universal and
its merits so well known that it seems a work
OF supererogation to endorse IL. Few are the
intelligent families who do not keep Castoria
within easy reach"
CARLOS MARTYR, D. D.,
New York City.
Late Pastor BIZ 0mingdale Reformed Church.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-22
benefits Of Good Roads.

In times Of peace good roads are no
less important; the general condition
OF country roads is q very good index
of the civilization and prosperity of the
community. 1t is not difficult TO show
BY mathematical deduction that money
expended in constructing good roads is
economy from financial standpoint,
while from a social standpoint the ben
efts are iucalculahle Brig. Gen D.
X. Stanley. u. S A., in Memorial %
Congress on Road Exhibit AZ Worlds
Columbian Exposition.
WHERr it is desired - secure as large
a number III turkey eggs rs possible, Il
is nearly always hes: to put the first
lavirgs under common hens,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-22

BEECHAN,s Pulls cure Bilious and
Nervous His.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-22

Castoria cures Collie, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, Diarrhna. Eructation,
Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes di-
gestion,
without injurious medication.
/" For several years have recommended
your Castoria, and shall always continue 70
do so as it has invariably produced beneficial
results"
EDWIN F. PARDER, NJ D..
1.-THE Winthrop, p 125th Street and 7th Ave-,
New York City.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-22

THr oEsrAUR COMPANY, = MURRAY STREET. new York.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-07

Per Central Railroad. June Cd Wood s.
Bro Woods g & Co, w w Gordon & Co.
Lindsay & NJ Frank g. Co, s May James
Earle, Jr, Savannah Cotton Mills, > l. New
ton Fl Plumb, Lippman Bros. Launey &
G. o NJ Carter Baldwin Fertilizer Co $ Gucli-
enheimer g. Sons, Rosenheim & Co, w ID
Thomas. Jno Carr, w d Simlsins, Mohr Bros,
Frank & Co, r ! Eastman, Savannah Brew
ing Co. A Ehrlich & Bro M Ferst's Sons & Co,
X Kirkland. J Slater, Letter & Son,
Meinhard Bros g. Co, b r Seay & Bro, NJ
Dixon s. Co, City g. Sub RyCo A Hanley.
Per Savannah. Florida and Western Rail
way. June &C N McCauey, Palmer Hard
ware Co, j Wall, r II Maxwell, NJ Y Hen
derson Savannah Grocery Co, w u Lloyd II
Smith Smith Bros, G NJ d Riley, g V Hecker
& Co Alec Pierce, X Kirkland, J d Weed &
Co, A Ehrlich & Bro, II W Storer p Will
Jams & Co, II A Coats, Kavanaugh & 3d. City
& Sub Ry Co. Moore & J. w II Hoffman, M
Ferst's Sons & Co, L Bluestein w Teeple &
Co Savannah & w Co. Cbas Ledlie NJ Bono
& Bro. G c Erect / Epstein s. Bro Standard
oil Co Mohr Bros, Moore h Co, w j Simkns,
A B Hull & Co Eckman & " RowlinsEi's
Pharmacy Ellis Y & Co, Collat Bros, Henry
Schroeder, e A Schwarz, = COnnery, r b
Cassels, G Scott Co
Per Charleston and savannah Railway,
Aimar & Co T. b Hunting s. Co, II Jenkins,
Singer Mfg Co, Warnock g. w, Smith Bros,
Savannah G & w Co Darien Bank Co, Agent
Steamer Bellevue, Palmer Mfg Co, G II Kor-
nahreus G Dyal, g w Parish, A Buckenhoitz,
S Guckenheimer & Sons.
Per South Bound Railroad. June Geo I
Quantock. A Enrich & Bro. A Hanley, l. r
Myers & Co, NJ Fersts Sons & Co, Savannah
Grocery Co, Smith Bros, Allan Bond.