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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-01
hotels IN CHINA.
Stew Made of a BLACK Cat Is Rather
Expensive.

The hotels are usually grouped with
in a square or two of one another.
Each one seeks to attract guests by
high-sounding titles, says Lippineott's.
For example, in Canton are hotels
which faunt the signs of 1.-The For
tunate Star The Golden Profits" Tan
unusually frank confession for land
lord to make), The Misunderstanding
and The Happiness" The food is not
so bad, but the traveller who goes to
one of these houses to sleep will wish
that he had gone to another. The bed
rooms are small, thin-walled boxes in
which you may hear the breathing of
your next neighbor or be kept awake
half the night by the conversation of
people at the other end of the hall, or,
worse still, be almost stified by the
smoke from an opium pipe which is be-
ing INDUCED in by the man across the
passageway.
The tea saloons furnish employment
to singers and ventriloquists or elocu-
tionists. who are hired by the proprie-
tor TO entertain the men who gather
there to drink tea and gossip. Upon
small tables are placed trays holding a
variety of cakes and preserves. which
are served with each cup of delicious,
freshly made tea.
One house of entertainment peculiar
to China is the dog-and-cat-meat res
taurant This does not mean that
household pets are there brought to be
fed, but that Tabby and Fdo are served
up in stews. According to prices
charged for other food, these stews are
rather expensive-especially if the cat
or dog CHANGED to be black and there
fore more nutritious, according TO pop
ular notion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-01
In Menoriann.

1T is unnecessary for me to dwell
longer on the many virtues of the de-
ceased" said Rev. DR.. De Biker, at the
close of the solemn services. You all
know the splendid account he has rem
dered of his stewardship. and he always
rode his wheel on the right-hand side
of the street. Chicago Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-01
CHINESE PREVENTIVE OF RABIES
Eating the Liver of the Dog Recon-
mended ms Cure for the bite.

Eating the Liver of the Dog Recon-
mended ms "a Cure for the Bite.
A French missionary in China wit
messed recently how two of his carriers
were bitten by rabid dog and was very
much worried about it, says Modern
Medicine. Several Chinese who hap
pened to be there told him that his
worry was absolutely uncalled for, since
they had an undoubtedly safe preyen-
tive against the poison of rabid dog
taking effect, and to prove the assertion
five Cinnamon who had been bitten in
March of last year by mad dog were
presented to the missionary lie found
that Cinnamon eat of the raw liver OF
a mad dog after being bitten, and il
they partake of this within a given time
after the accident, it is said they viii not
be subject to hydrophobia. It's curious
that Plinius in his natural history rec
omInends eating the liver of mad dog.
IL bitten, as raw as possible, and they
who could not swallow the liver raw
should have it cooked and drink the
broth therefrom. 1t is not positively
known whether this remedy is effica-
cious, but it appears to be worthy OF
investigation, particularly since this
seems TO be the actual beginning Of the
isopathic treatment since perfected by
Pasteur and Koch.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-01
YEAST OF LONG DESCENT.
Brought from Ireland, and It's stock
Goes DncIS of CromweII's Time.

Brought from Ireland, and It's stock
Goes Back of CromweIrs Time.
Mrs Barbara Curran, who lives near
East Orrington, Me, has a stone crock
on a shelf in her cellar which is filled
with yeast, and both the crock and the
yeast came over from Ireland in her
possession in 1876, says the New York
Sun.
She came to America when girl, and
brought the yeast as a present to an
aunt, who lived in South Boston. The
leaven was renewed with freshly
scraped potatoes three times during the
voyage on the sailing packet that
brought her to this country. When
she found employment as cook in a
Boston boarding house she took this
yeast along and kept it alive and Wig
orous until she was married in 1853 and
went to live in Medford. Before the
war her husband moved to East Orring-
ton and took up the farm where he now
lives. Though they were poor and had
much hard work. the yeast was never
allowed to die out or get stale. The
crock in which it is kept is hand-mold-
ed brown earthen vessel, holding about
two quarts. 1t was made and baked on
the farm of Mrs Curran's father, who
rented place near Galway. Mrs. Cur
ran says this particular kind of yeast
has been KEEP alive in the Norton fam
lily since before the time Cromwell's
soldiers came along and found her
Observation-Disclosures making bread
for the troops of King Charles l., and
hanged her to an ash tree in front of
the house
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-01
GROWING SUGAR BETS.
II Is Now Being Tried in Nearly All
sections of the Country.


Sections of the Country.
One of the most promising signs of
the times from the standpoint of ag-
riculture is the awakening interest of
the farmers of the country in improved
methods of production, in diversified
farming and in seeking out new fields
for endeavor. In no other direction.
perhaps, is there such marked evidence
of the last-named tendency as in the
growing sentiment favorable to the
cultivation of the sugar beet, which
seems to be in every mind. and which
is likely to be tried this season in near
~ every section of the country where it
is believed the saccharine vegetable
may succeed.
In no other direction is there such
opportunity, at least so far as crop
cultivation is concerned. for the de-
mand awaits every pound of sugar
which can be produced. while there is
no danger that there will be too much
Of it for the next half-century. The
figures are interesting 1t is estimated
that by all the beet-sugar factories of
this country there were produced last
wear but 10000 tons. The annual con-
sumption of sugar in this country is p
10000 tons, and this amount will of
course increase with growth in popula-
ticn. It is estimated that the average
acre of sugar beets will yield one ton
of pure sugar, or, in other words, that
it Will require more than 100000
acres Of the vegetable to supply the
home Farmers Voice.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-01
care of Farm Machinery.

More harvesting machinery IS de-
stroyed by the hot sun Of midsummer
than by actual cost. The wood work Of
machinery lasts much longer if it is
given a coat of linseed oil once year.
Some idle day 90 over the running
gears Of the wagon and give the culti-
vators, harrows, hay rakes and other
machines a coat of the same Anyone
can do this, as there is no danger Of
getting too much oil on the wood, and il
will not hurt the metal parts IN any
way.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-01
Baeken ; Arniea salre

TT best salye in the orld for cuts,
bruises. sores. ulcers. salt rheum. few
er sores. letter, ebapped hands. chill
blains. corns and ali skin eruptions
and positively cures piles or no pay
required. 1t Is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refund
ed. Price % cents box. At j. I.
Benefits.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-01
AID for Mark Twain.

New York, June 14.-The Herald has
started fund for Mark Twain, the
celebrated American humorist, opening
the list with a subscription of $1,000
HOW Tbey Got There.
The heights that politicians reach
Were not attained by sudden fight;
The records of the men VIII teach
They worked their pulls with all their
might.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-01
NEAT SAFETY DEVICE.
No Farmer should Dig n Wei With
out Constructing One.

1t is often necessary to dig a we'll
upon the farm, or make some other
form of excavation in the ground.
There is always serious danger to the
man who is at the bottom digging
The rope may break. the hook may slip,
the bail of the bucket may break or slip
out, or some Of the stones in the bucket
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-01
raise Alarm.

Wife (time, midnight)-Hark! Hus-
band! Wake up! 1 hear the rustling
of silk and the clank of chains.
Husband-You do? Horrors Then
the reports are true. l was told this
house was haunted.
Wife (much relieved)-Oh, is that all?
was afraid Fido had broken loose and
was tearing my new ball dress.-N. Y.
Weekly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-01
Everybody says So.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic. the most Won
derful medical discovery of the age. pleas
ant and refreshing to the taste. act gently
aud positively on kidneys, liver and bowels,
cleansing the entire system, disnel colds,
cure neadacne, fever. habitua constipation
and biiiousness. Please buy and try box
of c. C. G. to-day; 10, p. 80 cents. Sold and
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-01
Expensive Hendeenr.

Father examining his sons expense
account at college) Young man, what
do you mean by charging up half a
dozen bottles of whisky to wearing APP
parel" during last term?a
Son-Oh. that's all right. used the
stuff for night caps.-Brooklyn Life.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-01

Bascombville, S. c., June lin fit
of jealousy Thomas Neal killed his
wife and her grandmother, Mary Jen-
kins, at the home of the latter near here.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-01

Mary had head OF hair;
Twas raven black, we're told;
But blondes became the fashion,
And now It's beauteous gold.
Chicago News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-01
Not in a Confessional.

Dignified Mamma-When that young
man left you last night, heard some
thing which sounded like kiss.
Dignified Daughter-Did you? How
does a kiss sound, mamma!-N. Y.
Weakly
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-01

may be spilled. The man below ought
to have some safety device like that
shown in the cut, to stand beneath as
soon as the bucket begins it's ascent. \
few moments labor win make it, and II
life may be saved oy its use.-N. y.
Tribune
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-01
NC Proper Treatment.

Sarepta-Nhat would you do if a
young man called on you and turned the
light up after you hat turned it down ?
Marie should turn him down..
Cp-to-Date.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-01
PREPARING CORN SON.
A Homemade Appliance Which Does
the work ThOrouGhiy

the work Thoroughly.
The homemade appliance illustrated
herewith is inexpensive and does its
work more thoroughly and in manner
different from any similar device
known for the preparing of land for
corn culture. 1t consists of six pieces
of 4 by 4-inch scantling. seven feet
long. bolted together; the bolts run
diagonallv through the pieces, which
brings the diagonally opposite corners
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-01
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
netic, fun of life, nerve and vigor, take MOTTO.
BAG. the wonder-worlzer that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, SOC or 81. Cure guaran-
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-01

Pa, what does Prof Drummond
mean when he says; Hold things in
their proportion?
He means. my boy, when you pay
for dollar table d'hote, don't fill up on
soup."-N. Y. Truth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-01

No.ro-Rac for Fifty Cents.
nrarr.s Hair.

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure. makes weak
men strong, blood pure. SOC, 81 All druggists
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-01
NOTICE OF DENTISTS.

The dental rooms Of the undersigned den
lists of Lancaster will be { .osed on wednes-
DAYS from Nav 10 Nov. l. 1897. Patrons
will kindly take notice J. H. REED
f CRANE.
:. MOORE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-01
Coinr 10 the cities.

In the last 90 years the rural popula-
ton of Maine, Vermont and Rhode Is
land has diminished
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-01

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartc, cure constipation forever.
1Oc. 25c. If c. G. G fail. druggists refund money.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-01

Tom-Cheatem has added a new cleo
trio battery to the improvements IN his
big store.
Dick-I thought his customers were
already charged enough.-Up-to-Dat
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-01
important investigation.

Miss Kittish-I'd like to get a picture
Of Charlie made with that remarkable
new light.
Miss Gaskett-What for?
Miss Kittish-I want to know if he
really has any sand in him.--Philadel-
phia Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-01

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 25c.
If c. C. c. fail to cure. druggists refund money.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-01
Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.

Candy Cathartic. cure constipation forever
zoe. 25e- II c C c fa.l. drugglsts refund money.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-01
Idtotic.

Jinks-The idea of asking me what
I'd do if 1 were rich! The question is
simply idiotic!
Filkins-Why so?
Jinks-Because anyone in his right
mind would know that would do moth
ing!-Brooklyn Life
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-01
To Cure Constipation Forever.
Jealousy Canses Murder.

Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic lOc or .;
If c. c. c. fail to cure, druggists refund none
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-01

''Mothers Friend" is the greatest remedyever
put on the market, and all our customers praiseit
highly."-W. II. KING & Co., Whitewright, Tex.
The herald., 1897-05-09
ON 'CHANGE
What Was Done Yesterday on Wall
Street

NEW YORK, May S.-Considerable over
q fourth of the dealings at today's short
session of the stock exchange were in Chi
cago Gas, and when the sales of Sugar
were added. about half of the total sales
were accounted for. A light demand for
the granger shares developed after the
first hour, and this coupled with the de-
mand from the shorts was sufficient to
check the downward course of the prices
row market. The resulting gains, however.
did not extend beyond fractions and the
net changes in all cases were quite unim--
portant. OF outside securities, Standard
OF liquidating certificates were sold at
S12 an advance of five points over yester-
day. The advance is accompanied by ru-
with resulting advantages. from the owner.
ship of certificates. London was small
seller in this market on arbitrage. local
for TR
history of the week as it refers to dealing
in securities has been unusually barren of
Incidents The unexpected reporting OF
the tariff bill to the senate and the waiv-
Ing of its consideration by the full com.
mittee on Tuesday was accepted as bull
factor in the market. One or two securi-
ties showed loss of value on account of adj
verse provisions in the amended bill and
others, notably sugar, showed strength on
account of advantageous provisions of the
bill, thus sending sympathetic stimulus
through the market But aside from this.
the avoidance of the expected delay over
the bill in the committee and the tnferen-
tial deduction that the final enactment of
the bill into law was nearer at hand than
had been supposed, encouraged profess
sional dealers to buy. Dealings on Tues
general trend of prices upward. The re-
ports of the influential character of the
opposition to some of the provisions of the
bill caused a reaction next day. The formal
offer of Intervention by the powers in the
Graeco-Turkish war has been accepted in
Wall street as a beneficial factor in the
outlook. The recent eccentricities of the
exchange market and the gold market
continue puzzle to traders. The sales
which aggregated 81, 900, were made at
the price of s4.SA or under, which is con-
siderably below where any profit can be
figured in the transaction. Saturdays
shipment came as total surprise and opin-
ions d. ffer widely as to whether further
shipments will be made next week. The
low price of sterling exchange. the rise in
the Paris rate on London, the reduction
in the price of bar gold and American
rate of discount for money there all indi-
cate the contrary. The outgoing gold
movement has a deterrent effect on adj
vance in prices, but the effect is largely
sentimental and no serious apprehensions
are felt for the nations supply of gold or
for the effect on its currency. The bend
trading during the week lacked general
feature. Some of the leading articles. how
ever, displayed marked undertone of
strength. Among the usually neglected is
sues some noteworthy variations either
way occurred. Business was very quiet.
but the speculation showed quite a broad
ening tendency.
The herald., 1897-05-09
Money in Bank

| NEW YORK, May S.-The weekly bank
statement shows. reserve decrease OF
increase. s24o.soO: legal tenders. decrease.
&c. $50 200; deposits, decrease, $500, 600; cir
.culation. decrease, $685.. 900 The banks
'h The Fnaneier says says: u The heavy de-
creases shown in the statement of the New
York banks for the week ending May Sth
reflect in a belated manner the movement
Of gold to Europe during the last ten days.
The withdrawal of legal tenders for gold
export purposes is shown in the contraction
of sc, ,6Ss 200 in the legal tender item. The
difference between the nine millions ac-
tually withdrawn and the reported decrease
has been made up, apparently. through the
receipts OF money from r;r the IN ss: ne
s6447. 800. but it is noteworthy that the
banks. while they have been losing legal
tenders. are gaining ground, the increase
eating $50 900. The detailed statement shows
that the legal tenders withdrawn by gold
exporters were furnished she prinieipaly by The
the Republic, the Park National and one
or two others of the larger clearing house
institutions The gain n in Isl, specie Is distrib-
a very small percentage of the banks hold
the greater part of the gold now in the
clearing house vaults. The decrease or
of the statement. 1t was brought about
probably through liquidation in specie ac-
counts. as the demand from mercantile
sources is stronger than one week ago.
The operations noted resulted in decrease
OF ST, ,5O2. 600 in net deposits and the reserve
was reduced s4S2l,65 bringing the total
reported since January last. While the
present rates for money continue low and
have been scarcely affected by the recent
gold withdrawals it is worthy of mention
that the loans of the New York banks are
now thirty millions larger than for the
corresponding week in 1896 The deposits.
time and the excess reserve is $24. .000, 900
larger The enormous volume of imports
now pouring into this center will. without
sooner or later For the week ending May
Sth the total for dry goods and merchan-
disc was nearly eighteen and one-half mil
non dollars, an increase of three ana one
half millions over the previous week. and
the largest with the exception of 1872 in
the history of the country.
The herald., 1897-05-09
date is unusually large. For the same
time in 1S94-95 the total was $21, lilo, 1897.
FINANCIAL NOTES

Government receipts for the fisc1
year to date May list aggregated s2SS.
| 9S5116, and disbursements 1915, 400 SsS
an excess of expenditures over receipts
, of $33, ,424, 766.
The available cash balance, including
gold balance in the United States treas
ury on May 1st. was $22S. .09O,517
| New York city's annual revenue from
it's markets is 100000 Brooklyn's an
nual revenue from its markets is $50, 600.
The expense of maintaining New York
markets is 100000; the cost of mann
tanning Brooklyn's markets is $4,000
The total amount of national bank
notes outstanding on April SO,1S97, was
$232. 500, PA, a decrease for the month OF
$685. $50 The total amount of United
States registered bonds an deposit April
| l, 1897, was $232, 749 800 to secure circulat-
ing notes and $16.31S,00 to secure public
deposits.
During the month of April the coinage
executed at the mints of the United
States amounted to 6762, 920 pieces, val-
ued at $40, ,4100 0S0. The gold coinage was
IS. 500 800 The total silver coinage was
81, ,535 600, including 100000 silver dol
lars.
The imports of general merchandise,
including dry goods. at the port OF New
York for the week ended May 1st were
s14, 7S61S6, against s14 ,053. 266 the previous
week and s9,270.754 for the corresponding
week of last year. The imports of specie
for the week were $204, ,410 of which
SHAFTS was gold making total specie
imported since January l, 81 .992 1856. Ex-
ports of specie were: Gold, Sc. 533S72, and
silver, $970.41O, a total of s7,5O4,2S2,
against s974.355 the previous week The
exports of specie since January l have
been: Gold, SLABS, GEL. and silver, $155
32S, total of s22,97G,9S9.
The imports of silver bullion from
Mexico last week were 250,000 ounces;
$1,000 gold.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
has declared a semi-annual dividend of
21s per cent, payable May 1st.
The Erie Telegraph and Telephone
company has declared a dividend of
per cent payable May 17th.
Transactions on the New York stock
exchange last week aggregated 5o4,Sl0
shares OF this amount 3S5,S26 were fur
nished by twelve stocks, leaving 11S,9S4
shares as the total of the other ninety
nine stocks in which there were dealings.
The week was an abnormally dull one.
The total exchanges os1he New York
banks for the week ended May 1st ag-
gregated s492 ,572,2 ,2S6. compared with
s535, 709 $50 for the previous week. The
banks now hold s4S,917, ,625 in excess of
the reserve required by law The total
bank clearings of all the clearing houses
of the United States for the week were
1928, ,766, Gas, against $3.50, ,297, ,941 the pre-
vious week and s1,07S, ,0S1 the same
week one year ago.
The amount of loans outstanding of
the New York banks on the 1st instant
aggregated $505, ,S31, 700.
The herald., 1897-05-09
Electric Railroads in Europe

Mr.. Thomas Ewing Moore. CONNER
cial agent for the United States at
Weimar, Germany, has submitted to the
state department. Washington. an in
terestng report concerning electric rail-
ways in Europe. He states that electric
locomotion is gradually gaining ground
in the various European countries,
though not to the came extent as has
been the case in the United States. Dur
ing the year 1895. the total number of
electric railways, or tramways, in
Europe rose from 70 to Ill; the length of
put of the central stations from 1880
to 25e95 XIV, while the number Of cars
increased from 1885 to 1747. The mileage
of electric railways in the principal
European countries ie as follows: Ger
many, 252 miles; France, 81 miles; Great
Britain and Ireland. 661a miles; Austria
Hungary, A miles; Switzerland, 20
miles, and Italy 24A miles. Servia, Rus
sia, Belgium and Spain have but from
81 miles to 1S1s miles, while the remain
ing countries have less than miles each.
OF the III lines, 81 are operated on the
overhead surface system, IL on the un-
derground system, and s by means of
accumulators. 1t is estimated that the
new lines projected for the present year
will exceed in number and mileage thcee
constructed during any previous year.
The capital invested in electric lines in
Germany alone is estimated at 2SS00.-
900. Berlin is about to introduce general
electric locomotion in its streets, and
the electric street railways on Ham.
burg and Leipsic are about completed.
The overhead system, Mr.. Moore states,
will be preferred for the lines contem-
plated, or in course Of construction, on
account of its cheapness.
The herald., 1897-05-09

ways. have known men OF means and
high position to take all their business
from an agent, and influence others to
do the same, because he refused to In
sure property whose usefulness was
gone and was practically of no Value
j. NJ. Stevenson of Pittsfield, Mass.