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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-09-13
MEADOWS.

Races over and people who have
been in attendance have gone home.
FIRST DAY-sEPT 9TH.
Race, 4 mile dash; purse, $4,000.
Entries; Buckskin mare "Bess" by
w. d. Lowe; sorrell mare "Sally
Winamuca" by |. w. Splawn; sorrell
gelding ''Rocket' by Smith; sorrell
gelding "Rowdy' by Hollenbeck
bay gelding "Prince" by Jennings
Sally sold in the pools as first
choice as favorite, Bess and Rocket
second choice and Prince and Rowd Y
in the field
Bess won the race, $50 first money,
Rocket, SO, second money
SECOND DAY-sEpT. 9th.
Race, 600 yards; purse $4,000
Entries; Grey mare "Chippy" by
W. d. Lowe; black gelding "Ginger'
by Nels Bull; sorrell mare "Sally
Winnamuca" by Stan Lewis; sorrell
gelding Rocket" by Smith.
Chippy sold in the pools as first
choice, Sally second, Rocket third
and Ginger fourth.
Chippy won the race, first money
s75, Sally second money, s25
THIRD DAY-SEPT. It'll.
Race for saddle horses, mile
dash; purse $25 co.
Entries; Bay mare "Bird" by
Chas- Clay; blue gelding "Pot
Liquor" by Stan Lewis; roam geld
ing ''Roscow' by Isaac Whitney
bay roam gelding "ArcAie" by Tom
Bull.
Archie sold in the pool as the fav-
orite first choice, Roscow and Pot
Liquor second and third with Bird
in the field.
Roscow won the race, first money
$40, Bird second money, So
A great many matched races were
run, several hundred dollars chang
ing hands.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-09-13

An older man than Congressman
Bryan would not have attempted to
edit a daily paper and make a can
vass for the senate simultaneously
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-09-13

George Goald's actress wife has
managed to keep him clear Of entan-
clements with other fascinating men,
bers of her sex.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-09-13

When notoriety ceases to pay such
enormous dividends there will be
fewer seekers after it,
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-09-13

The woman who Graves and invites
the admiration Of men is seldom con-
tented with the love of one man.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-09-13

1.-The richer the family the greater
the scandal may yet be included in
the wise sayings of the world.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19
HINTS FOR HORSE MEN.

HORSES are made gentle by kindness
They are anxious to obey. and it is bet
ter and easier to convey wishes by
words OF gestures than by blows.
LEAVING shoes on over twenty-five or
thirty days causes corn and contrae-
lions which are serious and difficult TO
cure. 1t is well,to omit the back nail
ON the inside of fore feet
Few colts bred have. the blood, speed
and individuality to entitle them 40 be
kept in the stud. And yet two-thirds
Of the men in the horse business lose
money in consequence of So doing.
70 THB practice of promiscuously
breeding to inferior animals in order to
produce numbers instead of quality.
more than to any other feature of the
business may be charged the present
low prices.
CONDITION. in horse does not simply
mean the presentation of good APP
pearanec, but signifies the ability to
endure work and maintain health.
The latter qualities cannot be possessed
without liberal feeding and plenty of
exercise. Good condition requires time
TO produce
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19
COTTON seed for steers.

Experiments in steer feeding were
made at the Texas station in order to
discover some method of preparation
by which cotton seed could be most
successfully employed as feed stuff.
The results are given in bulletin No.
%. a test of the relative feeding
values of cotton seed. roasted, boiled
and raw, showed that the advantages
gained by roasting hardly Justify its
general use. and that the boiled
seed is to be preferred to the raw, be-
ing more palatable, less laxative and
making faster gains. 1t was deter
mined that cotton seed. at usual prices,
is good and cheap addition to corn
and hay ration. and that when raw
cotton seed is valued at tl0 per ton, the
cheapest feed per pound gained for all
steers fed with raw cotton seed, corn
and hay
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19
PAsTuRING SHEEP.

They should Not BE Kept on the Same
Field with Cattle.
An Indiana fockmaster says that it
is not best to pasture sheep on the same
field with cattle and horses In the
first place their manure scattered over
the ground fouls the grass and makes
it offensive to cows and horses, and then
the closer cropping of sheep rs liable to
reduce the grass TO such proportions
that the larger animals will fail to get
thsir fair share Sheep will live and
thrive on rough and bushy lands where
mich cows will not find fair main
tenance, and except when they can be
made useful in the cow pastures as
weed destroyers 1t is better to keep
sheep in field by themselves In the
case of all the grazing animals, more
sustenance will be gained from the
same area, where it can be divided into
two or more Enclosures, in which the
animals can be pastured alternately.
Sheep, and especially the young OF the
flock, may often be allowed to run in a
cornfeld to advantage early in the fall
while the stalks are standing erect and
before the maturing OF burrs, which
would stick to their wool They will
eat the lower blades from the corn
stalks and crop the weeds that may be
growing without injuring the grain,
thus cleaning the field up nicely before
the corn is cut and shocked Farmers
Voice
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19
BREED DEVELOPMENT.

An Indisputable Lesson Taught by the
History of Live stock.
We hear a good deal about the best
beef breeds and the best dairy breeds
People often get excited and sceptical
about the reports of the performances
of different breeds IN different coun-
tries, forgetting the varying conditions
under which the animals have been
reared.
FOR instance, the American shorthorn
does Dot compare favorably with his
English relative in milking qualities,
but should we therefore doubt the Eng
lish record? The difference is easily
explained. The American animal has
been fed more with an idea to beef, and
one quality can only be developed be-
yond a certain extent at the expense of
another
In other words, the nature of the
feed in the course of time affects the
nature of the animal This is, perhaps,
most plainly shown in the case of the
Holstein, which, fed for generations
upon the rank and watery pastures of
marshes from which the sea has been
driven, yields more liberal but less
rich supply of milk than the Jersey, ac-
custoIned - the drier and richer hill
side pastures. If the conditions were
reversed Tor few generations the re-
suits would also be.
1t is certain that food and surround
ings largely affect every breed, and one
which is bred and fed with special ref
erence to any particular qualities will
doubtless develop them in few gener-
ations. They will, however, only be
gained by breeding out other charac-
teristics. Special feeding and the de
handing of milk may make of the
Hereford dairy breed at the expense
of the beef quality, and the opposite
course reduce the Jersey to the vacant
place. The history of live stock teaches
us that with cattle fed for generations
on coarse, innutritious. abundant food,
the milk supply will increase and the
butter fat will decline until these char
acteristics become firmly fixed in and
part Of the breed itself-F DUN, in
n. Y World
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19
ATE ITS OWN TAIL.

Tho Absurd Trick of one of fhe Central
American ChameleonS.
A traveller from Central America
recently told rather an amusing story.
Down in my country" he said, Zone
Of the first things you get acquainted
with is a small. bright green lizard.
They are quite tame, harmless and
very lively, When caught by the tail
they have peculiar fashion of slip
ping away, leaving that appendage
behind them
zone afternoon | was sitting on my
doorstep watching one of these little
creatures darting about for flies. 1t
became quite bold, and in one of its
quick movements jumped on my foot.
made sudden grab and caught it by
the tail With a wriggle it was off,
leaving that portion of its body still in
my hand.
''As had no particular use for il, /
threw IL on the ground. In few min
utes | noticed that lot of ants had
discovered the piece of tail, and were
dragging II off as fast as they could to
their hole close by. When they had
arrived almost to their destination /
noticed the lizard, few inches away,
intently watching the ants and his
missing property.
Just as the ants were making a
final pull 10 their nest the lizard dart
ed out among them, and, Selling his
bit of tail, swallowed it with evident
relish"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19
MEPHlsroPHELEs IN CANADA.
Odd superstItions OF the Peasantry About
His NJ anners and Customs.

Odd SuperstItions of the Peasanfry About
His NJ tanners and Customs.
In the Legendary lore of Canada the
devil plays prominent part He does
not appear as the strong angel, who
fell through pride, the enemy of God,
but as the medieval devil of monk
ish legend, the petty prosecutor of
man, says writer in Popular Science
Monthly. In the rural districts of
Canada Satan is supposed to be very
active. His company may be looked
for on all occasions. The accidental
appearance of little child in the room
often betrays the presence of the evil
spirit, as the poor innocent is sure TO
bewail itself vigorously. The Prince
of Darkness may be met at ball N
the guise of a handsome young man
who excels all the rustic gallants in
appearance. He wears gloves to con-
ceal his claws, and disregards the
trammels of conventionality by keeping
his hat on his head 10 hide his horns.
He selects the prettiest girl in the
room as his partner, but his choice is
usually the village eoquette, whose
vanity or levity has exposed her to the
evil influence. In the midst of the
gayety a piercing cry is heard A
strong odor of birthstone becomes per-
ceptible, and the attractive cavalier
is waited out of the window, carrying
with him some useful domestic utensil,
as, for instance, stove or the frying
pan. The girl may escape with sharp
scratch of claw, particularly if she
should happen to have a cross or a
crucifix.
Canadian rustics never answer EN-
trez" when a knock is heard at the
door; they invariably respond:
''Ouvez." This is founded upon the
old legend Of a young woman who re-
piled "Entrez" to such a summons,
when the devil came in and carried her
off
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19
a Cnrlnns raraslte.

1t is an old saying tina every dog has
his day According 10 an English au-
thority, that day is neither very long
or specially comfortable in Fiji. 1t i
impossible 70 keep foreign dogs alive.
for much more than couple Of years.
Those born there may live four years.
The cause of this mortality is q species
of worm that lives in The blood vessels.
arteries and heart Adult specimens
OF this parasite sometimes measure a.
much as five inches, and the blood of
some animals is actually swarming
with them. Puppies are often troubled
with them, although il seems to take
about six months 10 develop them To a
troublesome stage. When dog il at
tackled, it begins with a sharp barking,
which is at once recognized as the be-
ginning of poor Fido's last chapter.
Thus far no remedy has been found or
even suggested, The same parasite is
found in dogs in eastern Asia, aud
identical symptoms are noted. The
animal may live six months to two
years after the first indications are OBJ
served
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19
THE SHORTEST TWILIGHT.
Quito, the Capital OF Ecuador. Leads the
World In This Pecniiarity.

Quito, the Capital OF Ecuador. Leads the
World In This PecniIarity.
The period of twilight shortens
toward the equator and fengthens
toward the poles. In other words, the
less the thickness of air through which
the rays Of the setting sun have TO pass
the sooner darkness comes. From this
il naturally follows that the region Of
the shortest twilight is the one which
Is situated nearest to the equator and
at the greatest elevation.
These two conditions are combined
in the region in which stands Quito,
the capital of Ecuador This plateau
is nine thousand four hundred and
forty-two feet above the level of the
sea, IT is also surrounded by noun
tains, twenty peaks. eleven of which
rise beyond the snow line, being Wis
ible from the streets of the city.
Added TO this it Is only fifteen miles
south of the equator; hence il has a
shorter twilight than any other spot
ON the equator, partly because of the
elevation, and partly because the
western mountains intercept the rays
of the setting sun and 50 cause dark
ness to follow daylight with greater
rapidity than at any other spot on
earth
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19
10 4-INrERInr

A, racks; b, hurdles; C, water buckets. D.
grain box; X hydrant; f, ladder; NJ. for salt.
hurdles iuclose the pen next the grain
box into which twelve sheep are put,
and twenty-four in each of the other
pens. Hay to be thrown down from
the loft into vacant space at II.
A pipe may be laid under ground to
the hydrant, to which Efty-foot piece
of hose may be attached for filing
buckets. Pack the hydrant with saw
dust and detach the hose on cold nights
Nail board across the corners at T.
into which put the brooms and forks =
Farm Journal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19

The best grain feed for mature
horses is about two-thirds corn and
one-third oats in winter, and two-thiris
oats with one-third corn in summer.
For rapid fattening warm mashes Of
corn meal and wheat bran may be
given while Idle, but it should be
changed TO hard grain some days be-
fore beginning work. Clover hay is
more fattening than timothy. Oats
are the grain for horses that must be
driven fast or far, and for growing
colts
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19
snrrrstlon. for norsemen.

Buyers pick out your best horses and
leave only the poorest 1t is folly to
keep them. for. il geldings, they never
improve. and II mares there is no profit
in breeding them. Every farmer is
liable to have two or more for which he
cannot find 3 sale. II is common for
farmers near Chicago to club together
and make up load Of these horses for
market, getting market prices, lowest
freight and commission rates, and rid
the farms of poor stock They don't
send man with every horse, but select
one with good Judgment and send him
down with the bunch TO sell as he
deems best. For three hundred miles
an ordinary stock car is good enough
and fron eighteen to twenty horses
can be carried in each ear. IL there is
less than a load, tie securely. Scatter
hay on the floor Of the car, and look of
them carefully every time the train
stops Attention will keep the animals
comfortable AMI they viii be in better
shape 70 sell on arrival
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19
coNvENIENr PIe srY.

rendering the yard freer from moist
ure, The yard should be kept clean
and dry, and may be covered by a roof.
The feeding should all be done in the
yard. and the sty used for sleeping.
A feed trough is placed in the yard also.
A drop door hinged at b b is provided.
to admit light and air in case it is
neee ssary to close the doors in the rear,
and 5 held in place by the button D.
Ohio Enrmer
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one side and four on the other, the
windows to be four feet long and two
feet up and down and fixed in slide
so as TO be opened when necessary.
Put on a common one-third pitch
roof, with purline plates with track
for carrier arranged to take the hay in
at the end of the harm Make doors
eight feet high and six feet wide. Fig.
shows where to put them. There
win be needed as furniture fifteen
racks, each sixteen feet lon,,; twelve
hurdles, ten feet, one six feet and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19

The terri mandy pamby," which
has come 70 be applied to a person of
vacillating character, as we'll as to
weak literary productions, was origin
ated by the poet Pope. lie applied it
to some puerile verses that had been
written by an obscure poet-one
Ambrose Phillips addressed to the
children Of peer The FIRST half of
the term is meant as baby way OF
pronouncing Andy, . pet nickname
for Ambrose. and the second half is
simply a jinpling word to fit IT,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19
What Will Do It?

MEDICAL writer's claim that the sue
cessfol remedy for al catarrh must
be non irritating, easy of application,
and ore that will reach the remote sort s
snd liberated surfaces The history 4
the Efforts 10 treat catarrh IS proof pcs
1.-Two that only one remedy hes COM
percy met these conditions. and that
IS Ely's Cream Balm. This safe and
pleasant remedy has mastered catarrh
as nothing else has ever done, and both
physicians and patients freely concede
10 this fact. Our druggists keep It.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19
wELL-ARRANeE0 Sly.

Divided in Three Compartments, Each
Having Sliding Door.
The accompanying cut shows the
best arranged sly / have seen. The
material used is oak. 1t is divided into
three compartments, each having slid
ing doors opening into the exercise
yard at the rear. A rain trough is
placed the whole length of sty, thus
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19
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A. legs 2x4 inches and feet long: b. s-ineh
boards c, leor feet vide and made of
matched stun; d, arranged as end board of
wagon so as 10 take cut when sweeping; f.
4inches wide and inches apart to prevent
crowding.
sheep feeders. Where the sheep eat
out of only one side, as the end racks,
it should have sloping bottom.
Fig. shows how to arrange. Place
the racks ten feet apart, with rack
next the ends, and the open end next
the alley and connect with the hurdles,
thus completing the pens The hurdles
can be fastened with hooks and num-
bered. When the sheep are out two
men will stack the racks and hurdles
in an hour and be ready for hauling
manure. The six feet and sixteen feet
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19

FIG. .. -HURDLE.

one sixteen feet long; fifteen water
buckets Fig. . shows how to make a
hurdle Fig. shows how to make a
rack. Pieces should be nailed on the
legs to support the floor, and the pieces
+ should go on the whole length of
each side. This is an economical fod-
der-saving rack and is now used by all
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19
HANDY SHEEP BARN.

A Plan That Is Highly Commended by
Reliable Authorities.
/ hereby submit plans for handy
sheep barn. The building should Re
thirty-six feet wide and eighty-s feet
long Bed the stills in mortar on a one
foot wall to prevent rnderdraft- Use
sixteen-foot posts with lower beam
seven feet from sill This will leave
floor eight feet from the ground. Use
matched siding with five windows on
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19

''And row" said the laxative man at
the concert. suppose at time like this
you were all alone in the world.
Whit would you do With
Nervous Mau-Thank the Lord.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19

It's just as easy to try One Minute
Cough Cure as any thing else. It's
easier to cure a severe cold or cough
with t. Let your next purchase for a
cough be One Minute Cough Cure. Bet
ter medicine; better results; better try
n
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19

Stores Sarsaparila is powerful
Blood Purifier The best remedy for
Plmples. Salt Rherm. Catsrrh, Scrofula
Constipation and Rheumatism.
per bottle Sold by STONE & HAssELI..
Lancaster, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19
SEE WHAT

The well-kuCwn manager of excur-
sions to Washington. California, and
the White Mountains. A. Whitcomb.
says: | have never had anything do
me so much good as your Sulphur
Biiters. 1t is the best spring medicine
| ever used. Would all who suffer
from bihousness snd dyspepsia to use
Sulphur Bitters for know they cured
me-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19

Muggins- | thought Brown was GO
ing into the sugar business.
Buggins He did intend TO, but be
didn't have the sand.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19
Rheumatism Cured in a Day.

mystic Cure" for Rheumatism and
Neuralgia radically cures in to DAYS.
Its action upon the system is remark
able and mysterious. 1t removes at
once the cause, and the disease inn
mediately disappears. The first dose
greatly benefits, IS cents Sold by,
Stone & Hassell, Druggists. Lancaster
4Sly
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19

Itch on human and horses and all ami
mails cured in 80 minutes by Wool
ford's Sanitary Lotion. This never
fails Sold by Stone & Hassel Drug
gists, Lancaster Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19

New Boarder-One thing I'll say for
these eggs there's nothing bold or i'm
pudent about them.
Landlady- Bold or impudentl 1
doh't understand
New Boarder-Why, not a bit too
fresh, you know.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19
i swear by those tall elms in yonde,

Il swear by those tall elms in yonder
park"-he commenced, but she inter-
rupted him.
Swear not by them" she said i'm
ploringly.
why not?H
Because they are slippery elms. she
said simply.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was CAild, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss. she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children. she gave them Castoria.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19

Biggs-Is your wife tickle womanp
Wigs Feeling in his empty pockets)
She is fond of change.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19

'Do you believe that &C ntentment is
better tnan riches?''
Perhaps 50 if they both come 10.
oether.n
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19

SHMOH'S CURE is sold on a guar
antee. 1t cures Incient CONSUMPTION
It is the best Cough Cure. Only one
cent dose. 25ets. , 50. and 100.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19
No te ter aid TO digestion.

No letter aid to digestion.
No better cure for dyspepsia.
Nothing more reliable fer bilousness
and constipation than DeWitt's Little
Early Risers, the fan Gus little pills. J.
I. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19

Now Tommy, you mnst remember
that it is more blessed to give than to
receive.
"Yes, know, mamma, said Tommy.
But amt selfish"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19

"The use OF 'Castoria' is so universal and
its merits so well known that it seems a work
of supererogation to endorse it. Few are the
Intelligent families who do not keep Castoria
within easy reach"
CARLOS MARTYR, D. D.,
New York City.
Late Pastor Bloomingdale Reformed Church.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19
for Infants and Children.

"castoriaissowell adaptedt children that
recommend itas superior to any prescription
known to me-" II. A. ARCHER, N. D.,
Ill So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, NY.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-19

Castoria cures Collie, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, DiarrhRa. Eructation,
Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes d.
gestion,
Without injurious medication.
For several years have recommended
your Castoria, and shall always continue to
do SO as it has invariably produced beneficial
results"
EDsIS F. PARDEE. NJ D.,
The Winthrop, s. 125th Street and 7th Ave-,
New York City.