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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-04-07
CARD or THINKS.

We desire to express our thanks and
appreciation for the assistance. sympathy
and floral offerings rendered US by our many
friends and neighbors during our recent be-
reavement occasioned by the illness and
death of our beloved son and brother Glen.
WIN ID. RYAN AND FAMILY.
North Andover. Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-04-07
PracticaI Ex.erteace,

Landlsdy - That new boarder Ia
either married or widower.
Daughter-Why. ma. he says he's a
bachelor.
Landlady-Don't you believe he is.
When he opens his pocketbook to pay
his board he always turns his back to
me.-Chicago Daily News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-04-07
Resent Deaths
CORI.IllN

On Buckwheat Ridge in the town Of
Ellenboro, Sunday morning. April 3,
1898, 10-months old son Of Lyman
and Alice Corpion. Funeral took place
Monday from Wing church
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-04-07
d STATE THOMAS JONAH. Deceased.

State 81 WISCONSIN County Court OF Grant
COuntv-tu Probate
Notice is hereby given that al the special
Term OF the County Court 10 be held FIJI aud
tor said county, at.thS Court House in me
CITY Of Lancaster. in said County on the End
Tuesday OF Nav \ n ISIS being the
10Th dav OF MAY lS9S az the hour 81 niae
O'Clock tn The forenoon. the following mat
ter Viii hC heard aud considered
The application Of r. NJ Wilmott admin
iS;rator OF the estate OF Thomas Jonah de-
ceased for the examination and allow auee
Of his tD1t account AS such administrator.
Ky 0vde1 eft the Court
T. B J00nSELL
SM8 County fGdee.
p3tea Np~i lStS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-04-07

Jndge-How is it that you have
changed your original plea OF guilty to
one of not guilty?
Prisoner-Since then. your honor, l
have engaged lawyer, and he put
me up to Iying-N. Y. World.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-04-07
she Ned. sxmnnfhx

When I o'erhear two women talk.
Though it may seem absurd.
always feel quite sorry for
The poor dear absent third.
Chicago Daily News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-04-07

no song is sweet as ''TIorne. sweet hor1e"-
That is. provided hat
The person who IS stIFjng II
is nat a diplomat
w 8shington star
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-04-07
Very simple.

Ethel was just telling Mr.. Bangle
year to live.
Penelope-Now does he ever manage
It?
Ethel-Why, he runs in debt for the
balance.-Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-04-07

ALLIE SMITH,
BESSIE BUDD.
ALLIE WEBB.
Tom HYMER.
SUE MUESSE.
Committee.
The Southern herald., 1898-09-09

But oftentines stock seem to require
an alkali as well as salt, and that is
most conveniently supplied with wood
ashes, which horses, sheep and swine
will grccdily dcvour when they have
an opportunity. These should be Sup.
piled where stock can have access To
them at will. II a constant supply of
salt and ashes Is provided where all
kinds of stock can have access to them
very much less diseases would be
known among them.-Thc Cotton
Plant.
If the salt and ashes, with little
lime adled, are mixed in a wet condi
tion to about the consistency OF NOR
tar, the mixture will soon harden suffi
GENTLY to resist the washing effects of
ordinary rains.
IT, however, it is desired to keep the
mixtur or salt alone, in pulverized
state, boxes of any convenient size
say u by 10 inches and 8 inches deep
may be provided, having sloping tops
to shed the rain and extending about
one inch over the front or face of the
box The tops should be hinged with
leather, so as to fall back into place
when not in actual use. A hole should
be cut midway in the upper face OF
front of the box about five inches wide
and three deep, so that the animal can
push its nose in and raise the top and
lick until satisfied The boxes may be
nailed or fastened TO sides of barn,
posts or trees. Cotton Planters Jour.
nal.
The Southern herald., 1898-09-09
RACES IN THE PHILIPPINES.
lays Are the Most In
Evidence.

OF the seven million inhabitants OF
the Philippines, very few OF them are
Spaniards. less than one-fortieth of
them live In Manila and about one
seventh OF the entire population are
believed to be unconquered natives.
Among the natives are found repre-
sentatives Of seven distinct races. The
aborigines were probably the Negritos,
a diminutiye, dark-hued race, with fea-
lures resembling the American negro.
They are still found in limited num-
bers, harmless, nomadic people, very
fond of the dog and of a cigar, which
they frequently 1moke with the light
ed end in the mouth
The aboriginal people were grad
ually conquered and driven into the in
terror by invading Malays, whose de-
scendants now form a large proper
tion of the population. The Tagals
and Igolotes are the most important
Of the Malay tribes, the latter be.
ing law-abiding and devoted to agri-
cultural pursuits. The Tagals, with
more war-like prOpensities, occupy the
lowlands, living near the water in pic
turesque. elevated huts. They are in
full possession Of the interior OF Min.
danao, where under the sovereignty
of their own sultans they are free TO
enjoy the cock-fght, dancing and mu-
sic. for which they seem to have agreat
aptitude. They Lave strongly stockad-
ed villages on the mountain sides, and
while they acknowledge the suzerainty
Of Spain they do not pay taxes nor per-
nit Spanish officials to reside among
them
Besides these two races there are
in the Philippines Malay Indians and
native Caucasians, with large number
Of Chinese and Mestizoes. The laziness
Of the patives in times of peace is pro-
verbal, but this is not to be wondered
at when we know that nature has fur
nished the islands with wealth Of
vegetation which may be used for foods
Their Incidence is probably increased
by the climate, which is hot and en-
ervating. The heat Is, however,
greatly moderated by alternating land
and sea breezes. and a more healthful
climate is unknown in tropical coun-
tries.-John A. Osborn, in Chautau-
quan.
The Southern herald., 1898-09-09
HERE AND THERE,

In growing celery, remember that
a light frost will not hurt it, but n
heavy frost Injuries its keeping quail
ties.
The eve lambs will pay farmer
the cost in one year OF a good ram
which cost $40 or $50, and then the
male lambs witch go to market will
pay him the second time.
If poultry raIsers and farmers
would endeavor to retail their poultry
and eggs near home they might add
quite little to their profit. Fresh
eggs are always in demand
Don't cut too many limbs out of
the top Of a tree when grating it. 1t
is better to graft part of the limbs
one spring, and the balance OF the
tree which you wish to graft the next
spring.
If we try to winter sheep on just
enough food to support life, we shall
not have much beyond a collection Of
very poor pelts when spring comes,
and it does not pay to keep sheep for
that end.
If the farmer will learn to make
and use more clover hay, and feed il
in connection with fodder and little
grain, he will winter his growing
stock in better condition and have a
more substantial growth.
One OF the reasous why butter
making on the farm is rapidly giving
way to the creamery system is because
it is almost impossible to secure as
good price for farm butter as foi
creamery butter unless the farmer. .hat
special customers.
Reports are current that the SaT
Jose scale Is getti Ig very firm foot
hold in the peach orchards of middle
Georgia, and doubtless the same il
true of other localities. Exceeding
watchfulness should be exercised, ant
the insect stamped out on first appear
ance.
---Stcck-raising is positively neces
sary adjunct to general agriculture
and farmers are coming to their sense
in regard TO the fact. There is n,
doubt about it, that mau who attempt,
to carry on general grain farm. o.
one devoted to cotton will, find himsel
running behind from year to year Il d
does not also keen stock. s.
The Southern herald., 1898-09-09
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

On July the earth is farther away
from the sun than at any other time.
Steel billiard balls and aluminigm
wall paper are the latest eyolutioas
in trade.
Almonte, Ont, has a wooden factory
which uses compressed air as motive
power.
From the coehineal insects are OBJ
tanned the gorgeous earmines. the
crimson, scarlet and purple lakes.
The Central Labor union Of Spring
field. Mass, has decided 70 start a re-
tail shoe store 10 handle only union
made shoes.
a Alighthouse Of bamboo has just been
built in Japan. II is said to have great.
er power Of resisting the waves than
any other kind OF wood, am does not
rot like ordinary wood.
Electro magnets capable Of picking
up a load not exceeding five tons are
used by an Illinois steel company 20
transfer steel beams or plates from
one part of the shop TO another.
The Goldfish industry Of NewfouDd-
land is the largest Of its kind in the
world, and has been in existence nearly
ly four centuries. The annual export
amounts to an average Of l,35o,oO0
hundredweight.
The high quality of Swedish steel
was strikingly illustrated at a recent
exhibition. A steel ribbon. cold rolled,
was twined like silken band about
one of the pavilicns, the length of this
monster tape being 2.354 feet, its width
eight inches, and its weight LAG
pounds.
It is stated that in the West Indies
the lizards, from the large iguana
downwards, run erect on their hind
legs when hurried. Pictures on rocks
at the watershed OF Guiana show liz
ards running erect. The Mexican
iguanoid lizard and the "frilled lizard"
of Australia also do so.
A meteorite, described as half the
size OF ST. Paul's cathedral in London,
Is said to have fallen at Port Alfred in
South Africa. II made a hole in the
ground so feet deep, 100 feet long and
GO wide, which would make IL the larg-
est known meteorite on record. Being
a single piece, apparently, il was prob
ably solid iron, like other meteorites
known, some Of which have weighed a
number of tons, hut none Of this size
| Is recorded.
The Southern herald., 1898-09-09
you wish I viii write again some other
time. -Eldrcd : Addison, in Southern
CultivatOr.


One Of the essays read before the in
dustrial convention ia Nashville,
Tenn, a few weeks ago, asserted that
the grasses Of Tennessee produced the
finest haired, boned and form of mules
known.
The mule is an important factor in
agricultural development. and the
mule is a necessity in growing the cot
ton crop of the south. He is willing
beast, eheaply maintained, not subject
to the ailments and disabilities which
unfit horses for hard service, and is
better able to stand the climatic con,
ditions.
The are four states ia which mules
are very numerous, Missouri, Texas,
Georgia and Tennessee. There are
100000 mules, by the last official re-
port, in Texas, and the value of them
is in excess of slO,OOO,OOO louisiana
has some fewer, and all the gulf states
are represented largely by this animal
South Carolina has more mules than
horses by nearly 50 per cent, and he
predominates in Georgia to almost the
same extent
The average value Of a horse on n
farm in Georgia is as, and Of a mule
SOL.
Florida has few mules, while in Ala
bama the nImber of mules and horses
is almost equal, there is only differ
ence of a couple of hundred between
the two in the state, with 10000 of
each.
At the beginning of 1898 there were
only $50, 600 mules in the United States.
In 1880 there were 100000. Since 1888
the number of horses has been steadily
declining.
1t is reported from the war depart.
ment, Washington, that within the
last ten days the government has ex-
pended more than half a million dol.
lars for mules
Prices for this hybrid were around
$40 when the outbreak of war ana the
proposed invasion of Cuba nccessitated
large purchases on government &C.
count, and the mules recently bought
have averaged around 500, with some
as high as Sl4n
During 1896 mules decreased in mum.
bcrs about $4,000, but present condi-
tions are such us 10 stimulate material
ly breeding for this useful animal
Farm, Field and Fireside.
The Southern herald., 1898-09-09

which had not contributed AT least one
man, They went roaming IL squads Of
three or four over highways where no
commander dared send less than half
regiment, and many were shot or
taken prisoner, Enough were left.
bowever, to tcrrify the people Of every
farmhouse in every direction. By some
clrcumstauceabout 40 of them reached
certain farmhouse at the same time.
and, finding only a woman and two
or three children about they killed
the only pig left, devoured the last
few chickens and plundered the house
Of whatever took their fancy. As It
was a rainy night they took up their
quarters in the barn. No sooner were
they settled down than the woman
took her children and set out for help,
and after walking seven mites she en-
Countered a confederate picket post
and told Of the game in the trap. Be.
fore midnight the barn was surround.
cd and every hummer" captured, and
some Of them had not got back TO their
regiments when the war closed.
nurnSide'S order,
Amonth before Gen. Burnside was re.
lieved Of his command the hummer"
element was called TO his attention so
forcibly that he issued more stringent
orders than had ever before gone out.
ltwas announced that any soldier who
should be found absent from his com
mand without pass would be impris-
oncd during the remainder Of the war,
with forfeit OF all pay and allow.
ances. The provost guard was in
creased and ordered to do constant
The Southern herald., 1898-09-09


scouting but the DuiIlh'h8 We" vi
just the same. linen came seconu VI
der 10 the erect that any soIuIer 40.
sent for two days without IeaNe snou'u
be considered a deser'er anu 'rea'eu
accordingly ms Drought PACK sumo
Of the men to duty, but one OF the pro-
fessionals at least came lnto head-
quarters solely in search ot inIorina-
tion. He did not get to see 'he gen
eral in person, but he had an interview
with one of the staff and, holding up
4 printed copy OF the last order IN his
Land, he said:
"Kurncl, the boys Kind o want 10
know what this means, an" have sent
me in 10 find OUT
Cant you rcad" demanded the
colonel.
"More or less, but we can't jest git
on TO the hang Of things. Is the war
coming TO an end?"
at doesn't look like it,
That's the way we all argue, and be-
Ing as Gen. Burnside can't down Lee
in a square fight why don't he let us
co ahead and eat him out of house and
home till he has to surrender?'
The "anxious inquirer" was sent TO
the otIardhouse pending a return to his
companv. but he managed to get away
IN dav or two, and the next thing
heard of him was a scrawl in which he
The Southern herald., 1898-09-09

lhere was no man in civil life TO
whom the term hummer" was applied
previous to 1864. The war brought out
the man and the name. Shermap's
"bummer's" gained a reputation over
those Of any other army, but every
command held its free lances, and they
were more or less Of factor in the
field.
The "bummer" Of the war was
neither guerrilla nor a robber in
point of fact, though the element had
its dregs, lie was a man restiye of dis
cipline. He didn't shirk fighting, but
be wanted to fight when and how he
pleased. His appetite craved some
thing better than army rations, and he
also had a curiosity to know what was
| going on between the lines. No mat
ter how stringent the orders or how
watchful the provost guard, the bum
mer' found way to get out of camp
and go wandering about. The advance
guard of marching army. whether
cavalry or infantry, always found the
free lances ahead of them. Now and
then they acted as scouts and brought
in valuable information, but as a rule
they had little concern except for
| themselves.
Saving the Provost Guard.
| L
march for Charlottesville a provost
guard of 100 men was ordered out to
round up lot of "bummers" who
we're raiding the country TO the east,
-Four or five men had been overhauled
and made prisoners, when the guard
rode into a confederate ambush in the
The Southern herald., 1898-09-09
wnntea a LlttIe oreaIt nlm.elf.

Many years ago Rev. Jedediah
Dewey, an ancestor of Admiral Dewey,
was holding rervices in honor Of the
victory at Bennington, and, as he was
right and proper, was giving Provi-
dence all the credit for the triumph Of
the American arms. Ethan Allen, who
was present, chafed under this neglect
of his own part in the battle. and, ris-
ing in his pew in the very middle of the
"long prayer" as It is called, said:
"Parson Dewey. Parson Dewey, Par
son Dewey" The clergyman stopped
and opened his eyes. The intrepid Al
len went on: "Please mention to the
Lord about my being there" Not
daunted by this outrageous interrupt
ton. the holy man thundercd: "Sit
down thou bold blasphemer, and lis
ten TO the Word of Detroit
Free Press.
The Southern herald., 1898-09-09

woods and a sharp fight began. Tn
known to either side, crowd OF about
90 getaways" were encamped in the
same niece of woods about half mile
oway, As soon as the firing began they
seized their muskets, fell into line, and
under command of one of their num-
ber they marched through the WOODS
and fell upon the enemy's iank anu
rorted him, But for their timely ar
rival and she way they fought not a
man of the provost guard would have
escaped They had been raiding farm
bouses, and some of them were wear
inp womens bonnets and sklFts as
thew went into the fight. Three or four
of The fellows were killed, but the body
~ them escorted the guards back to
within mile of our lines and then sent
a dozen fat chickens to Gen HOOKER
as token Of their esteem.
Holding Up a Bank
Perhaps the first confederate DahN
raided by union soldiers was one al
CIarlestown, va, as Milroy was max
ing his way up the Shenandoah 'al-
lev. drumming" was in its infancy
then but a dozen of the fellows iouno
themselves ahead of the army ana re-
solved to strike for big stake. Inc!
made n sudden attack on the town al
daylight and then dashed in and MADE
for the bank. They broke in the dooi
Nth an ak. obliged the banker to un,
,ocL his safe, and something like hall
= rniIIion dollars was carried away a'
thov retreated. A day later they bun
dJed up 100000, strapped it on 'ht
hack of an old lame mule and hlreu
torrer to deliver the wealth to zen
NIilrov in person. Accompanying the
money was a note which advised the
aonora1 TO bribe the confederates to
Ioep ahead of him and do no hghtlng
AS his military maneuyers hau @ peei
oh.clmated n9 right along and his repu,
,at;on was under cloud, it was nara
sbot At him. The story got to WASH,
,ngton and was commented on by rres, res,
,dert ,e lincoln. and it has been asserted
hat the presidents levity caused 'ne
General TO tender his resignation
A woman's Round-Up'
When stonewall Jackson fianteu s.or.d y
- tho "bummers" were scattered
orer a large extent of territory ne.
% "a mt company is any Feglme"'
The Southern herald., 1898-09-09

Customer-If you ever send me an
other piece of meat like the last one,
I'll take away my custom.
Butcher-What's the matter with
it?
Cuctomer-Why, It was 80 tough
that when il was cooked | couldn't
get my fork into the gravy.-Pick-Me.
In
The Southern herald., 1898-09-09

Myra, aged six, came home from her
first day at Sunday school with a wise
air.
well, ] know one thing, mamnia;
know what folks arc called when they
do wicked"
"And what is that. Myra?''
"Cinders!v replied the little wiseatre,
promptly.-Hsrper's Bazar
The Southern herald., 1898-09-09
ExcecdIngIy nrncIng.

Invalid from the elTete easD-You
say that if man drinks plenty Of the
water here in Limestone gulch he will
treble in weight in month. That
seems like miracle. How does the
water accomplish such wonderful re-
suits?
Nevada Ned-It petrifes EN-
Ifdrn.
The Southern herald., 1898-09-09

He-Yes; it is fine thing to own our
own little home; but there is one thing
I miss.
She-What is that?
He-Our periodical scraps with the
landlord about the repairs which ha
never would make and which we never
supposed he would.-Puck.
The Southern herald., 1898-09-09

Rardwcll-You bet Id go to war in
a minute If my liver was all right
Slcte-What's the matter with 1t?
Wbite?-Cincinna Enquirer.
The Southern herald., 1898-09-09
II uemains n Mystery.

"Yes," said the veteran mind read
er. 81 can read woman's mind, but |
don't pretend TO be able to understand
it."-Puck.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-22
NEW HERO BROUGHT
TO THE SURFACE
By Publication of Reports of
Officers,
ENSIGN WARD WAS A SPY
Sent the Government Valuable In
formation Concerning Fighting
Strength of the Enemy.

Washington, December 21.-The official re-
ports of all commanding officers of the navy
during the war have been compiled and
published by the navy department. While
treating of events that have already figured
in official reports that have reached the
public, the documents still contain many
minor reports that throw side lights on in
teresting phases of the war;
Almost in the beginning in the brief rec
ord of the proceedings of the naval war
board, an unknown hero is brought to light
in the person of Ensign H. H. Ward who
at the beginning of the war was on duty in
the navigation bureau alternating with
Lieut.. Whittlesey in the heavy duties of
assistant to the chief of the bureau. He
volunteered for secret srvice and his ex-
ploits about which nothing has been said
in the past may well be placed on record
beside those of Lieutenant Rowan in Cuba
and Lieutenant Whitney in Porto Rico.
Within week after the declaration of war
Ensign Ward disguised himself and went
straight into the heart of the enemy's coun-
try, making his headquarters at Cadiz, the
principal Spanish naval station, and inform
ing the navy department here of the actual
strength of the Spanish naval vessels and
their movements. Then he went to the
West Indies and reported everything that
was going on there of Importance to the
American navy. Next he went again into
the enemy's country in disguise, this time
to Porto Rico, where he was arrested as
suspicious character and spy. BY adroit-
ness he managed to secure his release and
escaping from San Jllan ahled the pax,,,
department a full account of the state of
the defenses there and the preparations
making for the reception of the Spanish
squadron under Cervera. All this time even
the officials of the navy department were
under the impression that Mr. Ward was
engaged in installing a system of cast sig
mails on the northeast coast
While Ward was in Porto Rico, Ensign
Buck, another attache of the navigation
bureau, was on the shore of the Mediter-
ranean in disguise, watching every move
ment of the squadron of Admiral Camara.
which started for the Philippines, but
turned back.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-22
THE WAGON WORKS
That May be Removed to Birmingham
from Florence.

Mr.. d. B. Turnbull, one of the proprietors
of the Florence Wagon Works, is at the
Morris. Mr.. Turnbull made at Defiance, O.,
the Turnbull wagon, which for many years
had national reputation.
His son is superintendent of the Florence
Wagon Works, and his father moved south
two years ago. Mr.. Turnbull says that for
eighteen months past the Florence Wagon
Works has been seeking new location, for
many reasons. For the past two weeks Mr..
Turnbull has been the guest of Mr.. Powers,
general industrial agent of the Illinois Cen
trail railroad, and has been considering Pa
ducah, Ka., and Memphis, Tenn.
He thinks Memphis has some advantages
over Birmingham, but says that for distri-
button to the southeastern trade Birming-
ha is all around best. Mr.. Turnbull will
remain here few days to see what Bir-
minghams Commercial club will do about
the proposition made by the Florence
Wagon Works. He says that in his opinion,
If Birmingham does not secure this plant
the offer made by Memphis will be ac-
cepted.
Mr.. Turnbull also stated that while the
capitalization as now at Florence was only
$4,000, that in their new location they would
start in with an investment of 100000.
Within the past week the Florence Wagon
company closed a contract with one Texas
party for several thousand spring wagons.