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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-08

great people will surely shoot nt mo with arrows and kill me. What shall do, thens cannot stay in this place of stinks with the dead devil and the bones of those whom he has devoured until die of hun ger. Now, this water must come from somewhere. Therefore it seems best that should follow 1t awhile, searching for the spot where it enters the cave. It will be dark walking. but the walls and the floor are smooth, so that shall not hurt my self, and if find nothing can return again and strive to escape from tho pool by night
 Having decided upon the adventure, Ot. ter began to carry it out with characteris. tic promptness, the orc readily, indeed, because his long immersion in the water had chilled him, and he felt a weariness creeping over him as a result of the terri, ble struggle and emotions that he had passed through. Ceiling the hide rope about his middle, which was sadly cut by its chafing, he started with an uncertain gait, for he was still very weak. A few steps brought him to that rock on which he had discovered the head of the reptile, and he paused to examine it. Climbing the sloping stone-no easy task, for 1t wat as smooth as ice-he came to the tabielikC top. On its edgc lay the body of the priest who had shared his fall from the head ol | the colossus.
 Then he inspected the si sface of thG rock, and for thefirst time understood how | old that monster must have been which he had conquered in single combat, fol there, where its body had lain from gener ation to generation and perhaps from cen tury to century, the hard material wal worn away to the depth of two feet ol more, while at the top of the slopine stone was a still deeper niche, wherein it' head reposed as it lay keeping it's sleep less watch on the waters of the pool | Around this depression and strcwn on ths floor of the cave itself were the remains oi many victims, . considerable number uI whom had not been deveureA. Tn eYerg
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03
Locusts for Fence Posts.

There is no timber that grows more
quickly, and few that are better for
making fence posts, than the common
locust. If cut in winter, new sprouts
will come from the root, and the sec
ond growth will be more rapid than
the first, as it will have larger sys-
tenn of feeding roots to begin with. We
know good farmers who grow their
own fence posts, devoting small
corner of their farm for this purpose,
and it saves them in money more than
they make from most cultivated parts
of their farm, and at less expense.
There is no getting along without
some kind of fencing. and locust posts,
home grown. make the basis on which
wire fencing of the various kinds may
be strung. The locusts should not De
grown near cultivated ground. as in
blowing their roots viii be torn, and
they VIII send up sprouts that viii
make trouble in keeping down. Rural
World.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03
FRESH FARM NOTES.


HAVE you provided for soiling crop
this summer?
PUMPKINS are an excellent fall and
winter feed for cattle.
IT is probable that the corn pack
will be considerably reduced the pres
ent season.
WITE good management in most
cases two garden crops can be grown
in one season.
IT is reported that negotiations look
ing to revival of the hog pool under
an AngloAmerican combination are
under way.
No PLANT on the farm will respond
more rapidly to good treatment than
the potato. Clean culture is an abso-
lutte necessity.
THE estimated value of last years
corn crop in this country was 1851 ,OOO,-
0O0 The hay was worth $3.50, 600, 600
and the wheat only $4,000, 900.
If it pays to raise turnips in England
as food for sheep, why cannot it be
done in this country, where the farmer
is not burdened with an enormous
rent?
AFTER all the juice has been extract
ed from the stalks of the sorghum,
the crushed refuse or bagasse, as it is
termed, forms nutritious food for
cows, by which it is greedily eaten.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03

in the way. A semi-cylindrical piece
of wood is nailed to the upright of the
gate bearing the hinges. and so placed
that the center of the cylinder would
about coincide with the hinges. A
chain rope is made fast to this block,
and then, by means of hook, is
fastened to a bar which swings from a
spike in the upper railing of the fence
and bears weight at the lower end.
While this is not SO quick acting as
the other, if nicely made, it is very
neat and quite out of the way. The
quickness of action may be regulated
by an increase or decrease in the
weight, or by fastening the rope to
the bar farther from, or nearer to, the
weighted end. -George H. Shull, in
Rural New Yorker
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03
Fertilizer for Garden Crons.

All the dead animals and offal that
may be procured of the butchers will
make valuable fertilizer if managed
in this way: Gather a few loads of
good soil, sods, or drained swamp
muck, and mix these with lirae. Cut
the carcass into small pieces and make
them into heap with the SOIL etc.
Cover the heap with more soil to neu-
tralize the odor. and keep the whole
moist by throwing water on it. In
two or three months the whole may
be shoyeled over, and win make fer
tilizer very useful for garden crops. If
large quantities can be procured, they
may be worked up in this way for field
crops
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03
Crookedness Doesn't Pay.

1t pays to be honest in every profess
sion. We do not say this because it is
the proper thing to say and the fashion
to say such things. but because we
firmly believe that honesty pays in the
end. The man who sells eggs that he
knows are not fresh, or puts the largest
apples or potatoes at the mouth of the
sack, or praises the COW he sells more
than she deserves, or in any other way
tries to overreach his neighbor-and
by neighbor we mean any man-will
some time be obliged to confess to
himself that he lost money by so doing.
and all this time he has such dread
fully poor opinion of himself -Ameri-
can Farmer
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03
FIeHTINe THE curwoRM.
Prof. Riley Tells How TO Get Rid of This
Destructive Pest.

Prof. Riley Tells How TO Get Rid of This
Destructive Pest.
Young corn is often grievously in
jured by eutworms. The following
reply, by Prof c. Y. Riley, to CORE
spondent of the Scientific American
who has been more than usually
troubled will, therefore, be read with
interest at this time:
If specimens of the particular cut
worms were sent to the station for
Identification. some preventive meas
ures might be suggested. as much de-
ponds on the particular species. In a
general way most of the species have
similar habits in the larval state; but
TO deal directly with them when, as in
this case, they are distributed over
large areas, is a very rious problem.
The most successful means under
these conditions is by the distribution
of poisonous bats. These may con-
sist of freshly cut clover or other sue
eulent vegetation poisoned with paris
green and made into balls or gathered
into masses, so as to prevent their too
rapid drying. One mode of accom-
plishing this last object is by covering
ttS4oOhCo Will
These poisoned bats, if placed at in
tervals along the corn rows, will at
tract large proportion of the cut
worms, which, by feeding upon them,
will perish. For smaller areas, or for
garden patches, the same method NAV
be followed, or the larvae may be I'M
earthed from about the base of the
plants, where they retire for conceal
ment during the day.
Another method is to take smooth
walking cane and make smooth holes
several inches deep at intervals, going
over the same ground every day and
punching in these holes to destroy the
worms which seek. them during the
day as a pla ce of concealment and
tumble in. The patent salts, such as
kainit, have proved of the greatest
value against many subtle rranean in
sects, and undoubtedly will be of value
against these cutworms. They have
the additional advantage of being good
fertilizers, so that their expense as in
secticides is more than offset by their
value to the crop and to the land.
think with your correspondent that it
is too late to accomplish much the
present year, but by combination of
the three methods suggested he will
be able another year to prevent much
of the trouble. 1t is well, where fields
are badly infested with cutworms, to
plant thickly, so that two or three
young corn plants may be spared from
each hill without seriously affecting
the crop. 1t is also wise, on general
principles, to keep fields that are to be
planted to corn thor oughly clear and
clean of weeds and other vegetation
during the fall; and in this light fall
blowing becomes extremely important.
as most of the cutworms are Matched
the previous year and hibernate as
partly grown larvae.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03
OFF FOR A QUIET TIME.

Diary of n Man Sent to Lonesomehurst by
His Physician.
Mr.. Al1enhead," said the eminent
specialist on nervous disorders. severe
ly to the Puck man, lit is useless for
you to expect to derive benefit from my
treatment unless you consent to fol-
low my directions. / recommended
you to go to the quiet hamlet of Lone
somehurst and spend at least six
months in strict retirement, and yet
find you back in the turmoil and ex-
element of the city in less than four
weeks
THE trouble, doctor" replied the
patient, lis that the monotony of a
quiet, uneventful country existence is
more than can endure. In this short
time we have had fourteen different
cooks, one of whom was discharged for
setting fire to the house while intoxi-
Gated, another for assaulting me with
a frying pan and a third for poisoning
us, whether accidentally or malicious
ly do not know. have been mixed
up in four different runaway accidents
and twice bitten by dogs. Because of
my kindness of heart / was drawn into
an elopement episode which resulted
at my being shot at and narrowly
missed by the brides father, who
claimed that he was near-sighted and
mistoolx me for the bridegroom. One
night somebody hanged total stranger
to tree on the lawn. About the same
time tramp burned the barn and sew
eral outbuildings. A large tree was
blown down so near the house that the
piazza roof was crushed in. / was ar
rested three time for unknowingly vio-
lating some of the rural laws. My
wife's mother was thrown from car
riage in front of the house and fatally
injured. There was smallpox scare
in the neighborhood about half the
time and ma9-dog fright every now
and then. Taking it all in all, / finally
concluded that the turmoil and excite
ment of city life was less enervating
than the peace and quiet of a monoton-
Gus country existence"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03
..Life-A trip before the launch into

''Life-A trip before the launch into
eternity
Nothing violent. oft have hearu
tell, can De permanent.
Tell me whom Won live with and
will tell you who you are.
Insurance against loss of proper ty by
burglars is the latest thing in The in
sura nee line.
A era b that climbs trees inhabits
British c olumbia. 1t is If huge size
and fully four feet in diameter.
Every real thought on every real
subject knocks the wind out OF some
body or other.
10 times of landslides it is hardly fair
to judge the soil by the kind that lands
on top
Faulty faultless. icily regular.
splendidiy dull. cesd perfection; 10
more. -Tenns son.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03

tor by any means. The little house
shown in the sketch could easily be
built at odd moments and at trifiing
expense, as it is low and but six or
seven feet square. The sides should
be made of matched boarding, with
lattice work windows on one side and
in front. into which win dows may be
fitted for winter use. The roof should
be shingled and stained, with con-
trasting stain upon the walls. The
foundation should exclude vermin and
small animals. Agricultur-
set
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03
A CHINESE MUSICAL LEGEND.
Eight Primitive Sounds Hidden by the
Creator for Man to Find Out.

Eight Primitive Sounds Hidden by the
Creator for Man to Find Out.
The Chinese have some extraordinary
superstitions relating to music. Ac-
cording to their queer notions the
Creator of the universe hid eight
sounds in the earth for the express pur-
pose of compelling man to find them
out, says the st. Louis Republic. On
the same principle, it is presumed,
Jupiter, according to Virgil, hides fire
in fints and honey in trees in order to
whet the ardor of mans industry to
persevere in his efforts to rediscover
the hidden treasures.
According to the CELESTIAL idea the
eight primitive sounds are hidden in
stones, silks, woods of various kinds,
the bamboo plant, pumpkins, in the
skins of animals, in certain earths and
in the air itself. Any one who has
ever had the pleasure (?) of seeing and
listening to Chinese orchestra, will
remember that their musical instru-
ments were made of all these materials
except the last, and that the combined
efforts of the other seven seemed better
calculated to drive the ethereal sound
away than to coax it from the air,
which is really the object Of all Chinese
musical efforts When the band plays
the navie credulity of the people, both
old and young, hears in the thuds of
the gongs and the whistling of the
pipes the tones of the eternal sounds of
nature that were originally deposited
in the various animate and inaninate
objects by the all-wise Father.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03
seLF-cLosINe GATES.

Two Devices Whose Advantages Are APP
parent at Single Glance.
The advantages of self-closing gates
have been recognized for many years.
the most common device for this pur-
pose being a chain bearing a heavy
weight attached to the gate and to a
post within the Enclosure. This is any
thing but elegant; the post is fire.
quently in the way, and, no matter
how firmly planted, it will be drawn
toward the gate by the continual
strain upon it. Another form of the
same, which is more neat, but other
wise is subject to the same objections
as the first, has cord running over a
pulley in the top of a post aud bearing
a weight at the end.
Figs. and represent devices of my
own invention, whose advantages have
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03
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led number of the neighbors to APP
ply them on their own premises. Fig
1 is made from an old spring rake
tooth. bent as shown at a. This is
readily accomplished, without destroy
ing the elasticity of the spring, by
heating it to red heat just at the
places to be bent. The end of the
raketooth, after being bent, is put into
hole in the gatepost, and strong
staple driven over It to keep it in a
horizontal position. A rope or chain
is fastened into screw ring in the
gate and hooked to the spring This
rope or chain should be just long
enough so that there will be no strain
on it when the gate is shut. The ac-
ton may be made more or less decided
by placing the screw ring nearer to or
farther from the hinge side of the
gate. This is very neat fixture, and
has the advantage that the rope may
be instantly unlocked from the spring
when it is desired to have the gate re-
main open.
Fig. , is of special use in places
where it is not desirable to have any
thing projecting far from the fence, as
would be the case at the entrance to
garden having a walk along the side,
and where the spring device would be
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03
SECURE SPRING House.
1t Is a Thing of Beauty and Protection

1t Is Thing of Beauty and a Protection
to the Well.
There are numerous reasons why the
spring or well from which the family's
supply of water is drawn should be
covered from the weather-many of
which are SO patent as to need no
mention. An uncovered spring is
warm in summer, a receptacle for fly
ing leaves and dust. while in winter it
is filed with snow that frequently has
to be shoveled out before water can be
obtained. Then, again, an attractive
little house over well or spring adds
considerably to the appearance of a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03

Two Devices Whose Advantages Are APP
parent at a Single Glance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03

l. Is het'er tor cuy =, be governed
by good man than even Dy go I'd
laws.
The earnestness of life is the only
passport 10 the satisfaction of life
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-29

wherein, II faithfully tried, II has not
worked a benefit.
"Yours truly, JOHN W. DAY"
Mr.. Days portrait is given above. He
is member of the Masonic, Odd Eel
lows, Grand Army and other fraternal
organizations, and is highly esteemed by
his brethren and others in the social
walks of life.
His gratitude for the good that this
greatest of remedies has done him is in
no sense remarkable. Thousands who
have been made well by Paine's celery
compound have sent their unsolicited tes-
timonials to the proprietors of the remedy
or direct to medical journals or newspa-
pers, telling for the benefit of Others the
results that have followed the use of the
remedy that is food for the nerves and
brain, that enriches the blood, that
makes the weak strong, and is the one
never-failing specific, prescribed by
physicians and recommended by all who
have ever faithfully used it, for insomnia,
nervous debility, neuralgia, rheumatism,
indigestion and the many ills that come
from deranged, worn-out nerves and i'm
pure blood.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-29
ROCKY POINT.
Rhode Islands Most Famous Resort
on Narragansett Bay,

Rocky Point is one of the Oldest estab-
lished resorts on the continent In all
the years of its perennial prosperity 1t has
enjoyed great reputation for respectable
ity and reliability. Whatever the manage
ment of this most popular OF places prom
ises is sure TO be fulfilled, and II is easy
to promise much, for Rocky Point Is in
itself worth anyone's while to visit, as it
Is naturally beautiful. Visitors are al
ways sure of a cooling breeze, shady
woods, sea views and all that is to make
il a most charming and interesting spot.
At Rocky Point there is cool and COM
Portable as well as perfectly equipped
theater, devoted to vaudeville perform
ances of only the highest order The
leading artists are engaged regardless of
salary and interesting as well as clean en-
tertainments are given twice each day.
The music for this portion OF Rocky
Points amusements is rendered by Low
enberg's well known and highly valued
orchestra. The leaders ability and ex-
perience in theatrical work insures excel
ience. The National Band, directed by A.
NJ. Langstaff, give free open air concerts
in the hill top band stand, placed at the
highest of the prominences at the Point.
The National Band has a reputation
which places it among New England 5
leading musical organizations, and those
interested in good music will be afforded
massive tree and famed by cooling
breezes. There is a fine ball room at
Rocky Point, commodious and pleasant,
where the temperature is surprisingly
low. Here the orchestra from Mr.. Harring
toms Taunton Theater, furnishes the
music for the devotees OF "Terpsichore. "
The shore dinners at Rocky Point have
been described as "an epicure's dream" ="
and they are really delicious treat which
bring up fond remem brances OF sucCu-
lent CLANS, appetizing chOwders and sa-
worry salmon and green peas. The ser
vice is excellent and the edibles fresh,
while cleanliness is a marked feature
everywhere. A good opportunity TO di-
gest one of the famous dinners Is afford
ed in the many outdoor sports and amuse-
ments, from the haunted swing to the to-
boggan, and from baseball to BILLIARDS
Altogether, n day of recreation at Rocky
Point is sure to be full of pleasant MEM
ories in the future, no matter how your
tastes and inclinationas may run.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-29
Official Program Of the Days
Big Parade.
Bicycles, Soldiers, Societies and Ali
Sorts VIII Be Represented.

The official program for the city's mill
tary and civic parade for the Fourth of
July is out, having come from the
printers this noon. The indications are
that it will be the biggest parade OF the
sort ever held in Providence, and Chief
Marshal Myron III. Fuller predicts that
over 1900 men will be In line. The pro-
gram follows:
Division marshals-M Major L; A. rlling ghaSt
Major Stephen Waterman, Major Horace ii.
Franklin, Colonel James Warren, Colonel
James Il. Freeman.
Aides and honorary staff will report at
Headquarters 10 the chief OF staff, mounted,
wearing silk hats, black frock coats, white
trousers. white tics and white gloves at S:SO
"A. IN.
Headquarters Of the chief marshal on the
morning OF July will be on Market Square,
at the west end Of tho Board OF Trade Build
ing.
The column viii move at 80 a. IN.
promptly, in the following order OF process
sion:
will form on Dorranco street right resting on
Westminster street, and move at the head
Of the line.
Marshal, James Smith.
Rhode Island Whoolmen's Club.
Niagara Wbeelmon.
Louis Narchant, comical.
Louis Cloutier, velocipede.
George y. LusCOmb, swan bicycle.
r. W. Stanheld, horrible bcyclist.
G. T. Kempton, antique bicyclist.
q. IL. Goodwin, tandem bicycle.
FIRST DIVISION.
Forming on South Water street, east side,
right resting on Leonard street and
composed Of the following organizations:
Chief marshal.
Chief of staff.
Honorary stan.
Aides.
u. I1..,,I n W I9,.,,ay t.adar
United Train Of Artillery, Colonel Frank >.
Arnold, commander.
His Excellency Governor Charles Warren Lip
pitt and staff.
Company +. Second Regiment, Il. X. /. NJ,
Wolf Tone Guards, Captain Louis A.
Lynch.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-29

The Banner of Ligh, is, as every one
knows, one of the most successful de-
nominational publications issued in this
country
In its nth vvlume IL is at once conser-
vative and bright, discussing not only
modern Spiritualism, but frequently lend
ing its influence fearlessly in matters Of
public importance outside its principal
field.
Mr.. John w. Day, who is the editor and
one of the proprietors, writes in the Ban
ner of Light as follows to the proprietors
OF Paine's celery compounds
81 owe you debt Of gratitude in plac-
ing on the market such a nerve-easing
and soothing remedy as Paine's celery
compound. 1t was brought to my notice
by a friend who had himself been greatly
relieved by its use, as have also been.
81 have frequently taken occasion to
commend Paine's celery compound to
others, and i do not know of an instance