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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-26
WORKOUT FARM SOIL
It Can Be Improved by Flowing Un-
der Green Crops.


der Green Crops.
Soils that have been in long culture,
without having been in clover or the
grasses, or received periodical dressings
of barn-yard manure, have been de-
prived of the greater portions of their
mold. And, as is also an admitted truth,
that mold is an Indispensable ingredient
in every productive soil, it stands to
reason that, when in the course of i'm
proyident culture, it has been extracted,
it is essential that it be restored. The
question, then, how shall this restora-
ton be brought about, is one of full
interest to every farmer. Those who
have ample resources, who have full
supplies of animal and mineral and veg
etable manures, who have the materials
on their land to form composts, com
prising the elements in question, need
look no further for the means of re-
storing the needed constituents to the
soil. But those who are differently
situated, who have but little manure
and are but ill-supplied with the raw
material to make compost, must turn
their attention to the best means of
form mold. The growing and blowing
in of green crops is often advised, and
we here repeat that advice. No soil
can be truly productive unless both
organic and inorganic plant foods are
present. The air can supply a portion
of the organic food, as clover roots can
by their tubercle bacilh convert the
unavailable nitrogen of the air into
available plant food. This can be done
only while the plant is growing.
What kinds of crops should be cul-
tivated and plowed in? This question
must be solved by circumstances The
facility with which seed may be OBJ
tanned, the facility with which plants
selected can be grown on these poor
lands, their cost, etc, viii determine
TO a great extent which shall be used.
Chief is red clover. valuable for pastur-
age and equally so as fertilizer. Glover
is first and no doubt the best mortgage
raiser there is, for it surely does restore
the fertility of the land. AS mentioned
before, it supplies the nitrogen supply
as none other can. 1 know farms that
would raise scarcely anything, which
in course of four or five years treatment
with clover, and with proper rota-
tion, have become very valuable as crop
producing farm. Clover is a good crop
for green manuriRg. Rye and rape are
likewise recommended, but clover I'M
doubtedly stands first.-Charles W.
Burkett, in Farm and Fireside.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-26

II we 20 on the presumption that
our legislators are honest and honor
able men a secret ballot is best be-
cause it is likely to result in choice
Of some one; if however we Judge our
representatives to be open to improp-
er influence an open ballot is best.
The Herald believes senator's and rep
resentatives generally honest men and
that just as wise and satisfactory 4
choice could be made in secret as in
open ballot. 1t costs too much to
have the legislation wasting the
whole winter fighting over five men
for senator any one of whom would
ereditably represent the state and no
one of whom is in any marked degree
superior to the others. The trouble
with the open ballot is that whenever
legislator changes his vote from one
candidate TO another he is published
as bolter and a traitor. Conseauent-
ly men stick to the candidate they
first voted for when really they don't
care three Straws whether he or some
one else is elected.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-26
HARD WORDS FOR OLD FOLKS.
Po.ers which VIII Bring Down Even
the Mastcra Of IIteratnre.

When young people want to turn the
tables on the elders who are always
asking them questions they can't an
swer n little study of the dictionary
will arm them with a number OF posers
capable Of bringing down college presi-
dents
4 literary man OF fame and master
Of the English tongue was asked the
other day by merry girl 10 spell and
define 'giffen." he gave it up on both
counts, vet "giTen" is n proper Eng
lish word, neither obsolete nor archaic.
nor provincial. nor technical. The
young girl and her mates had been max
ing game among themselves by giving
out 10 each other for spelling and def
milton short words that, IKE "CiTer, -
could be considered part ~ the living
literary English tongue; T. allow eny
others was TO make the game too hope
lesslv difficult; as Il was. when anyone
was able 70 show acquaintance with q
word on some one else's lict she had
greatly distinguished herself.
These are some Of the words the IN
PRODUCED 10 each other. Tacgse. ere.,,.
anile. vanitied. avn. bal1nal. bandor.
hczoar. c3, riourwee. dollar. ruazer.
dipo3c ccfmar ara vneial
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-26

should assume the attitude of unrea-
sonable persecution. When citizen
runs counter to the ordinances Of
city or the laws OF the state, he must
take the consequences and pay the
penalties prescribed, but no one
would think OF denying him his right
to vote and enjoy the other privileges
of citizenship. Students should pay
for violation of the law and proprie-
ties just as anyone else would but
ought not to be deprived of their
right to an education in the univer-
sity in addition thereto. There is
food for thought in the following
remarks Of ex- Gov. Peck on the sit
uation: 1T is plain that the uniyer-
sity boys overdid the matter in Mad
ison, but, bless your hearts, they did
not have half as much fun as | have
seen members OF the legislature have
when out for u lark. ] have seen
a legislature of each of the political
parties wind up in most hilarious
manner, worse than the opera did.
. Then the whole house be-
gan to throw things and in two min
utes the air was full OF missiles, old
men got gay, and when the speaker
tried to obtain order the rioters locked
him in toilet room, and when the
sergeant-at-arms interposed his
authority the crowd stood him on his
head and whirled him around on the
carpet until they wore his hair off.
The chief of police heard of the row
and he got into his cutter and rode to |
Pheasant Branch. He said he didn't |
want to arrest any members of the
assembly for scalping friend"
''But you watch these boys |
of the university this year, and TWEEN
ty years from now you may be hiring |
The boy who threw peanuts at the dis
robing girl, for your attorney in a
libel suit, and the others will be
found an honor to the state, and |
croud Of the old university
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-26
Four Hundred Years.

-Four hundred yearsof Spanish reign.
Four hundred years Of blood ana stain
Are ended, thanks 10 God of grace
AND TO an era new give place
When stranger first her nag rnfurled,
Her credited with a Yste Borl0
Then forth stretched SPAN relentless hand
and seized the fairest of the land;
Her benefactor placed in chains.
Then sought alone for sordid gains.
And all her peoples who her braved
We're as base menials enslaved.
Thus quickly continent was won,
And line OF conquest such begun
As soon embraced thousand isles.
All clothed in natures radiant smiles.
To these twas like disastrous blight
That struck Sennacharib by night;
There followed death, starvation, woe
OF which the world shall little know.
The Caribs fell an easy prey.
The Incas faded fast away:
The MOntezuma's ancient halls
But deeds Of perfidy recall.
The fair Antilles were ragished oft.
Der Philippines hung sN ord aloft:
All. ali were crushed beneath the heel
OF Aragon or proud Castle
Those were the medieval days
When was in most tyrannic ways
Proclaimed the right divine of kings
That all untitled were hut things.
But thanks. a new dawn was dgloW-
And men their rights began to know;
Then slowly rising in their might,
Began assertion OF those rights.
The Galilean spirit rose
Which Luther, Zwingle did disclose:
The Cross the inquisition smote,
And strength of faith did thus promote.
The Alpine Swiss broke Austrian yoke:
a young Columbia awoke.
And boldly to the world avowed
"A endowed,
Kings stood aghast. old empires reeled,
AS to the world this thOt appealed;
The lands of Incas caught the cue,
II MonteZuman realms drew,
And ghost Pizarro Spanish hordes,
Could not Withstand young freedoms swords
And Mexico and Andean lands
Forever broke the Spanish bands.
A free Columbia rose. to sight
And eastern slopes Joined in the fight
Till the Castilian held alone
Possessions in the watery zone.
Here piled he dire extortion .5t
Till came at length avenging CRASH,
For cry of hunger. wall of pain
Cried not to heaven so long in vain.
Column ia fair as savior rose
With olive branch TO interpose;
Failing in this the cry TO Arms -
Developed strange heroic charms.
And Porto Rico, Queen Antilles
Stand as the fruits of their appeals
The Philippines with new life glow
AS onward freedoms breezes blow;
And naughty Spain. once clothed in might.
Now walls in an ignoble night,
The fruit of anguish, blood and tears
Extorted thru Jour hundred years.
H. U. JOHNSON.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-26

a crowd Of university boys got on
a pretty wild lark few DAYS ago and
succeeded in breaking up an operate
performance. i'm coming into collision
with the Madison police. and getting
themselves very generally discussed
throughout the state. \ few have
been expelled from the university and
all are in disgrace Such actions as
the boys are reported 10 have been
guilty q are improper and merit CEN
sure, but il j. not necessary that the
righteous Indignation 81 the uniyer-
sity authorities and either good people
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-26
A KNOWING DOG.
He Rad "A Glass Eye and Never
Rubbed IL Out.

Rubbed IL Out.
Marmaduke is dead. He was only a
Blenheim spaniel, but he was wonder
full in his way, for he had glass eye.
lie was bred by the duchess of Marl-
borough, who takes a great interest
In the famous kennel. AS will occa-
sionally happen TO small dogs, he tried
To show his superiority over the feline
race; but on one occasion pugnacious
cat declined to take orders from Mar
maduke, and enforced its refusal by
giving Marmaduke lone in the eye"
with its claws. The result was that
Marmaduke's eye was destroyed. The
duchess then sent the spaniel TO a
veterinary surgeon, to be fitted to n
glass eye, as she was especially fond
of the little fellow, and the sight of the
empty socket was repugnant. After he
was sent back with his new eye, her
grace was made nervous by seeing his
staring artificial eye, il being Just a
little previous to visit of the earl of
Blandford, and so a home was sought
for the unfortunate little blue blood,
which was found with Miss +. l.. Moore.
of Denmark Hill. near Woodstock. The
glass eye is the right one, and is ex-
actly matched to the other brown, an
mated one Marmaduke never tried
to scratch or rub out the eye, but
seemed 10 understand why il was there.
He was run over by a van.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-26

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have you
tried the new food drink called GRAIN-Os
Il IS delicious and nourishing and takes the
place Of coffee. The more GRAIN-o you
give the children the more health you dis
tribute through their systems. GRAIN-O is
MADE OF pure grains and when properly pre-
pared tastes like the choice grades Of cot
Zee put costs about i as much. All grocers
sell II. band % cents
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-26

Canton. o.. Jan. 20.-The grand jury
has returned true bin against Mrs.
Annie Z. George for numbering George
d. Saxton last October. The Indictment
is for the first degree and the penalty
is death by deterioration. Saxton was
brother OF Mrs. William Mckinley.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-26

Sentiment in our county is consid-
erably divided on the senatorial ques-
ton. but hardly so much as our rep
resentatives are. Judging from the
last summers campaign the county
is strongly in favor Of Mr.. Babcoek
although there are several leading
republicans and few towns that
would prefer his defeat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-26
cuban. cheer MCKINLEY.

Havana. Cuba, Jan. 2l.-A detach-
ment of the Cuban army entered Ma
tanzas yesterday. Gen. James H. VIII
son. the military governor OF the prov
ince. received a rousing ovation. The
sight of the Americans excited the peo-
pie TO the highest pitch, and with one
voice they cheered Gen. Wilson. Presi-
dent Mckinley and the United States.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-26

One objection TO Mr.. Cook for sena-
tor is that his candidacy seems to be
an echo of the anti-Scofield hurrah of
last summer. We have trouble
enough in politics without continually
parading a Punch and Judy show Of
out-of-date issues.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-26

Detroit, Mica, Jan. l9.-fhe rspu5-
Lean state central committee decided -
hold tae STATE convention for nemina-
ti0u 81 justice Of the supreme court aud
regents Of the university a. jackson
March I.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-26

Ten ballots end no change is the
latest report from the republican
caucus at Madison Wednesday after
noon.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-26

Gov. Scofeld will appoint five Uni
versity regents and three Normal
school regents Feb. l. The appoint
ments Of the latter have to be con
firmed by the state senate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-26

For SALE: A fine house and lot
within two blocks of the city of Lam
caster; For particulars inquire at the
Herald Office in Lancaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-26

London. Jan. e5.-The Berlin CORE
spondeut Of the Daily News says: \
ioiut stock company las been formed
1t Cologne with a capital OF 4 100000
10 lay a cable direct from Germany 10
ne limited states.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-26

Twenty-seven baby boys in Mil
waukee will respond to the popular
name Of Dewey, when they are old
enough. Three girls have been
named Manila. What a troop of
Deweys the whole country could sup
plv
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-26

There is more catarrh in this sec
ton OF the country than all other dis
eases put together and until the last
few years was supposed to be incur
able. For great many years doctors
pronounced it a local disease and pre-
scribed local remedies and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease and therefore
requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
+. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. is
the only constitutional cure on the
market. 1t is taken internally in
doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful.
1t acts directly on the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case
it fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials. Address,
f. j. CHENEY II Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-26

The people of Ohio are planning for
an Ohio Centennial celebration to be
held in 1902.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-26

With half dozen exceptions the
democratic senators under the lead Of
German are engaged in n scheme to
force an extra session OF the next Con-
gress by preventing the ratification of
the treaty of peace at this session.
They dare not face the consequences
Of fighting the treaty openly or even
Of open iilibustering against it to pre-
vent vote, but. as a result Of CON
ference held this week, they will en-
deavor to accomplish their purpose by
Offering series of apparently legiti-
mate amendments to the treaty. each
Of which they will discuss. Senator
Davis, who is in charge of the treaty,
has announced his intention to push
it to vote. if it can possibly be done.
-Er
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-26

Folev's Honey and Tar heals the
lungs and cures the racking cough
usual to lagrippe and prevents pneu-
monia. Il j. guaranteed 25c and
5Ue
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-26

NoTIcE;-Call and settle, if you owe
ten cents or ten dollars. This means
you Walton STUDIO.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-26

The insinuations amounting almost
TO direct charges that it was Mr..
Stephenson's money that won over
ten of the Quarles' men to vote for
the Marinette man on the secret bal
lot has caused bitterness between
the two leaders that i. likely to defeat
them both and throw the contest
finally between Babcock and Cook.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-26

Mr.. QuaIles' loss of some of his
Milwaukee support is said to be due
in part to sighting remarks from
Quarles' hackers about the uncertain
~ OF the Dutch. This caused
the liberty loving members from the
Cream city to get their Dutch up
enough to tell Mr.. Quarles it was GER
tain that he couldn't have their votes
any more.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-26

Examinations IN district ltz4S loE a. fAlo-
ma OF graduation viii be held on February
SIS
Questions and directions VIII TX for-
warded in due time should any schools
close before ans date arranE erlent> NAV
be made Tor pupils % write a. some other
- hoo1 At the appointed tiue-
SOFA CfAS Il. ME-. County sept
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-26
teachers Examination.
once OF Superintendent Of Schools.
Grant County. Wis.

The spring series OF public examinations
OF teachers Tor Grant county VIII De held
at the following places at the dates herein
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-28
Personal AND OTHER WISE.

Admiral Dewey has had potato named
after him. 1t is, of course, no small potato.
The legislature of Minnesota passed a law
prohibiting the practice of the boycott in
any of its forms.
Rear Admiral Kautz was asked, just be-
fore sailing for Samoa, what he thought of
expansion II don't think" he replied. Il
obey orders"
In times of peace General Elwell Otis is
devout follower of Walton, and his skill in
handling rod and line are as phenomenal as
his luck in war.
Down in Texas last week row over a
few cases of smallpox provoked a gun play
and three funerals AS cemetery promoter
smallpox isn't in it" with the gun.
Our geographical knowledge is expanding
all the time. A week ago the country knew
as little about Jekyl island as twelve months
since it knew about the Philippines but now
it is historic.
Richard Croker was publicly referred to
by an assemblyman at Albany recently as
the gentleman who has the honor to pre-
side. over and direct the affairs of the city
of New York.
New York City now contains the Perry
Belmont democracy, the Eugene V. Brew
ster democracy, the David B. Hill democracy
and the Elliot Danforth democracy, with sew
eral wards yet to hear from.
| Herbert Putnam will go to Washington to
| enter on his new duties as librarian of con-
! gress this week He will, however, exercise
| a general supervision over the Boston Public
| library until his successor is appointed
A bill introduced in the New York legis-
! lature designed to retire Fire Chief Bonner
! CT New York City because he Is 60 years
of age, has been killed by public criticism
! There is some satisfaction in this for men
approaching three score. In New York they
are considered useful. In the newer ciyiliZa-
ton of the west sixty years means frost.
There are four men of American birth oil
| training in the British House OF Com
mons They are Henry NJ. Stanley, who
was brought up in New Orleans; +. A.
Charming, son of Rev. N. II. Claiming, OF
Boston; Sir Ellis Ashmead Bartlett, Whl
was born in Brooklyn in 1S49, and his
brother W. A. Burdett- -Coutts, who was
bern in Plymouth, Mass, in 1851.
Warren f. Leland, proprietor of the burned
Windsor hotel will be the recipient of s
sum estimated at $3.50 every day until hi
new hotel is completed. This Is from "use
and occupancy" insurance policies which he
had taken out and which provide that fol
every day a room cannot be occupied be-
ause of fire a certain sum shall be paid
This, too, is in addition to his insurance
on furniture, personal property and i'm
provements.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-28
MR., BELMONTS VIEWS.


The political views of Mr. oliver
Hazard Perry Belmont-who, it should
be understood is not the Belmont Mr.
Bryan has declined to fraterniZe with
are not of very much Importance.
While, therefore, his declaration of them
will receive some passing attention, 1t
will exert little if any influence. In the
first place its sincerity will be ques-
toned. Mr.. Belmont has large inherited
wealth, which was augmented by his
marriage to the former wife of William
X. Vanderbilt, who it is said is still
receiving alimony. He lives in the most
aristocratic way, having the leisure and
the luXuries which wealth affords. His
daily associates are rich men. He has
not been known as n friend of the plain
people If he has ever done anything
to benefit them it was carefully kept
from public knowledge.
What confidence can be placed in the
sincerity of man who says he is fa-
vorable to gold, yet is willing to accept
free silver ut the ratio of 16 to /, If the
next democratic national convention de-
clares for silver. Obviously such Il man
cares nothing for principle and the po-
sition of Mr.. Belmont is not helped in
the least by his opinion that the finan-
cial question will decline in Importance
between now and the next election He
is quite right in thinking that free sill
Yer is not rs strong now as 1t was
three years ago, but he knows that it
is the purpose of the democratic leaders
| to keep this question to the front and
in encouraging them to do so, by promis.
ing to support free silver platform and
candidate he compromises his prOfes-
sion of being n gold man. The advo-
Gates of free silver are consistent and
uncompromising. In order TO be sue
cessful the gold men must be equally
so. Mr.. Belmont says we will not meet
wreck If we have silver. We do not
want to take the risk.
What Mr.. Belmont says in regard to
the trusts will be generally approved,
but the republican party is quite as
strongly and earnestly in favor of sup
pressing the trusts as is the democratic
party. 1t was the republican party that
placed an antitrust law on the federal
statute books and it was under re-
publican administration that the first
and the only serious effort was made
to enforce the law. 1t was a democratic
attorney general who pronounced the
antitrust act defective and inadequate
What reason is there to believe that il
the democratic party should be success
full in 1900 it would do anything more
against the trusts than was done by the
last democratic administration?
AS to the other opinions expressed by
Mr.. Belmont little need be said. They
are for the most part socalistic and i'm
practicable. Whatever may be said a.
TO the abstract merit of an income taN
IL cannot be had without an amendmen