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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-26

shall rip up the microbe infested car
pets, fling the germ laden rugs out of
the window, renew the whitewashing
and do little vanishing of woodwork
The next day may
"But l have done my spring house
cleaningv interrupted Mrs. Bowser as
she began to grow pale faced.
'You have had carpet up and wo-
man has come in and dawdled around
for day with broom and dust rag"
he replied "In other words, you have
simply stirred up things and made
them worse Right at this moment, as
YOU stand there, you are no doubt in
mailing thousands of disease germs with
every breath Look at that cat! Mil
lions of microbes have attacked her
vitals while you are denying the ex
istence of onew
The cat had been sitting up with a
cooked eye, but all Of a sudden had
fallen over and rested on her back with
her legs in the air, and every leg was
twitching
"She often does that" explained Mrs.
Bowser ITS her way of laughing"
ooh, it is! She sees something to
laugh at, does she? Well, she'll be
planted in the back yard within two
days if we don't disinfect this house. |
propose to go at it at once. / woke up
this morning with a strange feeling ali
over me, and that's warning enough
"But | don't want any of those smells
around" she protested. "What allied
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-26

Investigations conducted by the Iowa
and other stations indicate quite clear
ly that good pasture cannot be readily
improved on for fattening cattle during
the summer season, says G. +. Curtis OF
the Iowa experiment station. This Is
particularly true of the pasture from
lie middle of May to Aug. and equal
s. true later under proper management.
Somewhat larger gains can be made by
the addition of a liberal grain ration,
but the increased gains will seldom
pay for the feed consumed, and this
will be particularly true at the present
high prices of grain. On that account 1
would advise limiting the grain ration
during the early part of the season and
would not aim to have the cattle on full
grain feed before the first or middle OF
September, but the feed may be 6. adj
ually increased from Aug. l. This
method should give a daily gain OF not
less than two pounds per head from
the start until the full feeding period
|
reach three pounds per head daily dur
ing the autumn months. I would also
advise making use OF che pasture as
late in the season as possible. This
may be done by holding field Of good
grass in reserve or by providing liberal
range. The autumn is the ideal season
of the year for grazing where the pas
lures have not been too closely eaten.
The cattle should derive as much bene-
fit from the pasture in October as in
june if not more, and the conditions OF
climate and temperature and the nutri-
tive quality of the grass ere better.
Splendid Hereford Bull.
Rhone & Sons of Wise county, Tex,
showed a fine herd of Herefords at
the San Antonio fair. Longview,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-26

MILLIONS OF MICROBES HAVE ATTACKED
HER VITALS.
ply without let or hindrance, and at
the present moment our house must
contain millions"
eff you will find moth in this house,
will give you all my pin money for
month"; she spiritedly replied at the re-
Election on her neatness as house
keeper.
'As was saying" he went on with
out needing her, 'there are millions and
millions of moths, germs and microbes.
There are bushels of dust. The white
wash Of last year has lost it's strength.
1t is a wonder that we have not small
poX, typhoid fever, tuberculosis and
other diseases, but Providence seems to
have been with us. We can take no
further chances, however. Providence
has got to be backed up. Unless a
prompt move is made in the matter
there will be double funeral in the
house,
"What do you mean by prompt
moveY'
81 shall remain at home tomorrow. I
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-26
IT WAS HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW.
no fooling while | am here. What's in

no fooling while am here. What's in
that camp
'VarniSh.'
s'Take it away. You can varnish the
sidewalk if you want to, but don't you
go to fooling around with the chairs
and things. I won't have it. I've had
my supper, and I'm tired out and going
to bed now, but | want to have talk
with you tomorrow. These carvings
on around this house have got to come
to a stop or I shall know the reason
why. You need a strong hand, you do.
and I've got the hand"
At midnight Mrs. Bowser slipped OUT
of bed and down stairs in search OF
Mr. Bowser. She found him lying on
the floor asleep, with big tear glisten-
ing on his cheek, and the cat sat look
ing at him and wondering if it was
case of microbes or a broken heart.
M. QUAD.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-26

whose picture is here reproduced from
Farm and Ranch, headed the bunch.
He is four years of age and weighs
1000 pounds.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-26
Modern Trnps.

The Applicant suppose l shall
have my Thursday and Sunday after
Moons and evenings?
Mrs. Howes-Oh, yes, suppose so.
"And the right to use your pingpong
set when am at home?"
'But we have no pingpong set"
'I'm afraid l can't come. | don't
think could content myself in house
where their is no pingpong. Boston
Transcript.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-26
Advantage of Good Blood.

He is four years Of age and weighs
1000 pounds.
Advantage of Good Blood.
The late Kirk B. Armour of the Ar
mour Packing company of Chicago
was not only a practical packing house
man, but also lover of imported live
stock. Such man was above mere
fads in breeding, because his business
forced him to consider the utility of
live stock, and his efforts were con-
stantly directed toward the blending
of good breeding with usefulness.
Without combination the breeder of
pure breds might as we'll go out Of
business. The following remarks Of
the deceased packer should be taken
to heart by all stockmen, whether
breeders of grades or pure breds:
"The sale of a product increases d.
rectly in proportion to the possibility
of offering a good article at fair
price The more general the improve
ment in cattle the greater the increase
Of beef consumption. From an animal
of poor quality only the lOins and ribs
find a ready market. In a good animal
the butcher is not only able to dispose
Of the whole carcass more readily, but
the consumer is cble to get choice
! piece without being forced to take the
more expensive cuts.
'"The man who sticks year in and
year out to the use of a good pure bred
bull will make a better showing than a
hill fnr o.
that cattle will not always bring their
present values"
Quality and size Of Cattle.
The breeder who encourages the in
| PRODUCTION Of a bull into his herd with
a widely differing type from the fe-
| males must expect great variation in
both size and quality of the progeny
of such matings. Such breeding en-
courages variation, when the thing
| that should be aimed at is a smooth,
sleek condition that shows no evil
| dence of protruding ribs and hip bones.
The nearest that one can keep to such
| a condition the better will be the quail
| ity Of the offspring as compared with
the progeny from animals of less
| thrifty condition.
| A lack of care of the COW herd dur
| ing the summer reduces the size of the
calf, and carelessness of the weaned
| during the first winter also has 81
strong tendency to dwarf the size.
A high development of good flesh
and rounded beef has come only
| through careful selection and good
feeding. To maintain size continuous
| good feeding is necessary.-Professo
e. A. Burnett.
Baby Beef.
While the receipts Of cattle in the
market centers are increasing in num-
bers, the cattle are decreasing In
weight; consequently it takes an in
creased number of head to aggregate
as many pounds Of dressed meat as a
much less number of cattle would ag-
gregate few years ago. Since baby
beef has become popular the tendency
has been to market cattle younger and
| lighter, but this year with feed scarce
and high the number of lightweight
steers marketed has broken the record.
, However, since it has become fashiOna-
bic and popular to mature cattle at an
earlier age it is doubtful if heavy
weight steers will ever be much in de-
mand in future In other words, the
chances are Mat baby beef will bring
the fanciest prices and prove most
profitable to the feeders.-Farm aud
Ranch.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-26

Mothers who would keep their.
children in good health should watch
for the first symptoms of worms and
remove them with Whites Cream
Vermifuge. Price Csc at Benefits
drug store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-26

MILLIONS of people drink Chase &
Sanborn'a tea and coffees because
they are the purest and best. Why
don't you join the happy throngP
Alt & Sons will be pleased to introduce
you.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-26
Notice to Settle.

We must insist on prompt settle
ment of all outstanding accounts or
same will be placed in proper agency
for collection. If l.. ALT & Son.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-26

WANTED. Apprentices to learn
millinery trade, beginning in Septem-
Der. If Miss MARY WILHELM.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-26
BOWSER'S COLLAPSE.
WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE AND AFTER
HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW'S ARRIVAL.

lie Tries His Hand at Housecleaning
with Some Disinfectant-An Unex-
pected Visit From His Wife's Moth
er Upset His Plans.
Copyright, 1902, by c. B. Lewis.l
- URING the afternoon an ex-
press wagon had delivered va
rious packages at the Bowser
mansion, and when ne him
self arrived at the usual hour Mrs.
Bowser could not fail to note the "busi-
ness promptly done here" expression
on his face. According to her estab-
'ished rule, she made no inquiries to
interrupt the harmony of dinner, but
when the meal was over she carelessly
queried:
"Did you send up all those things
this afternoon, or did the man make a
mistaken
II sent up some lime, varnish, wall
paper, disinfectant and moth destroy
err" he replied.
''But what OH earth do we want with
those things"
'Mrs. Bowser, do you know what
season Of the year this is?"
cit is spring, of course"
81 am glad to find that you can tell
the difference between spring and fall.
We have just emerged from a long,
hard winter. For four or five months
the moths and germs and microbes
lave been allowed to thrive and multi
New-York tribune., 1902-03-18
REPORTING SMALLPOX.

The censuring Of a physician by the Health
Board for not reporting n Of smallpox
and the intmaiion that the board has several
other physicians on its list of like delinquents
form interesting and suggestive incident.
For the physicians concerned II is. Of course
n serious matter 1t hurts a mans feelings. and
may still more hurt his professional reputation
and his practice, thus 20 be brought to book 1t
is also a matter of no little interest TO the pub
lie, which is 50 largely dependent upon the
medical profession for its physical and sanitary
welfare.
The question which, in justice to all con
cerned. first arises in connection with it is
whether the physicians in question deliberately
suppressed information concerning the cases of
smallpox, or erred in diagnosis and really did
not recognize the disease. The latter hypothesis
is, of course, quite tolerable. 1t is really little
if any reflection upon physicians ability to
say that he did not recognize a case of small
poX. Until within the last year or two few
physicians in this city have had any practical
opportunity TO study or to acquaint themselves
with that disease. Moreover as a result of the
practice of vaccination, the symptoms and
general characteristics OF the disease have so
changed i'm the last score OF years that men who
were perfectly familiar with it twenty years
ago may easily fail to recognize it now 1t
would not he dlfncult TO find cases during this
last winters epidemic in which one or more
skilful physicians have failed to diagnose cor
rectly a well advanced case of smallpox and
have had TO wait for the judgment of n health
board official whose express business 1t is to
keep up with the notifications of infectious
and contagious diseases and TO recognize them
in whatever form they may appear.
IT, however the physicians did recognize the
disease. and purposely declined TO report it,
their conduct is not TO be excused. In these
enlightened days there can be no excuse for
cOncealng cases OF contagious disease. The
reporting of them to the Health Board eAtails
no disgrace and no horrors upon the sufferers
or their families. The Health Board is always
most cOnsiderate and taCtful in its treatment of
them. There is no publication of the facts
there is no yellow flag quarantine. The stricken
household IS not treated were lepers of old
Its members made TO feel that they are
objects OF sympathetic and considerate care. 1t
is a grievous thing 10 be stricken with such n
malady. But when a household is thus in
vaded. the best thifg that can possibly happen
10 il is for ii TO be put into the hands of the
Health Board; and the physician who fails TO
report it 10 that board thus does il an injury
or deprives it Of a benefit in addition TO doing
others a grave wrong.
In the cases in present question. it is to be
familiarity with the disease. In that case. they
are readily 10 be excused for failure TO report It,
H. however. they knew the truth and deliber-
New-York tribune., 1902-03-18

complices. Not only there ample time in
which to begin criminal proceedings. but there
was open to the government the choice of bring
ing civil actions TO recover the stolen money.
Suits have already been begun against persons
TO whom Carter handed over his property to
set aside the transfers, and il may be wise TO
start actions at once to levy on the property Of
Gaynor and Greene before they are able TO get
ii, Ike their own bodies beyond the reach of
the United States authorities. 1t would be
most lamentable miscarriage of justice if these
men should he able to get scot free with their
stealings and live in comfort In foreign land
1t has been reported I'm the newspapers that
the country home OF one Of the COnspratOrs Is
for SALE and certainly If there is any proceeding
by which the government can prevent the dis
pOsal Of this and other properties It should take
II, II indeed It has not already done So In
spite OF the failure of GaynOr and Greene 10
appear for trial. and the perfectly we'll known
fact that they had fed to Canada, when their
case was called yesterday It adjourned to
the next term of the court. instead Of the bail
being declared forfeit, and the other men In
dicted with them were allowed to go on bail
in the absence Of the principal consprators.
Doubtless in due time the bail Will he forfeited
and the bonds collected. No weak sympathy
with the friends whose confidence the fugitiveS
basely abused should stand in the way of the
most rigid prosecution of every phase of the
governments case arising ont Of these frauds.
Among other things il should he made more
difficult for rich and influential thieves 10 get
bail when they commit crimes. If bondsmen
Were taught 10 he more wary thieves might not
be so ready 10 steal. relying on somebody's bond
to help them 10 freedom.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-18
THE PROCTOR FORGERY.

The surprise caused by the recent publication
Of letter over the name Of Senator Proctor Of
Vermont. declaring that. in his opinion, anneXa-
ton was the real solution of the Cuban problem,
must now give place to curiosity concerning its
origin. for the Senator says: The letter was
not written ny me- is entirely fake and IS
"A miSStatCment Of my views in all respects"
There are some strange circumstances connect
ed with the publication Of this forgery. 1t
seems to have appeared originally in The Rich
ford Vermont Gazette" 10 which it purported
t. have been addressed IN reply 10 a request fer
the Senator's views to the Cuban situation.
But the fact is that Tile Gazette had never
asked for his views on that subject and there
fore. rs he observes, il a singular thing for
that Journal to assume that the letter was ou-
thent;c and put 1t into circulation. Again the
signature as well as the body OF the letter was
typewriter. which should have heeu enough
70 excite additional suspicion. Finally. the sen
timents VI hch IT expressed We're So directly con
trary 20 those previously proclaimed by Senator
Proctor as to make its other pecuiiarties doubly
suggestive Of fraud. Struck by that inconsis-
tency, The Burlington Free Press "chose to
await some explanation before copying the let
ter giving it any attention"
We do not know that The Gazette's" fail
ure 10 exercise similar caution is to be regretted
for the incident is an instructive exposure Of
the methods Which are apparently being en-
plOyed in the interest Of the beet sugar ring,
though it would be improper to conclude with
out further proof that anybody admitted 10 the
councils OF the men who are directing the fight
against Cuban reciprocity coDtrived or author
lied the forgery. But as The Free Press
says:
The beet sugar and tobacco combination has
been making what use II could Of the men who
favor the immediate annexation OF Cuba, trust
Ing 10 the future to enable them 10 kill the an
EeXatiOn project when it should come up as q
distinct proposition; and this fake evil
IDENTIFY devised iE order to make il that our
Vermont Senator had changed his ground and
had ceased to favor any measure Of relief for
the Cuban sugar planters. The letter un-
dOubtediy fabricated for use in other States
for there iE no beet sugar tobacco interest in
Vermont and the masses OF our intelligent Citi-
favor just and kindly treatment Of Cuba,
the fulfilling Of all the pledges given 70 that
people and help rather thau hindTance to them
in their effort 10 establish independent gov
ernment. 1t must be a pretty poor cause
that requires to be promoted by such methods.
1t would be a pleasure 10 take it for granted
that the beet sugar managers viii denounce this
impudent swindle and warn their industrious
agents that such devices VIII be neither coun-
tenanced nor paid for hereafter.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-18
ately for any reason. suppressed ii. their culpa-
bility-moral if not legal-is not light.
NO C4ESE ZOE 4NKLETY.

our genial friends of The Saturday Review"
are at it again. They have found in that amaz-
ing book of Professor Won Halles ray of hope
full light. Professor Won Halle has told them that
Germany is sure to absorb Holland pretty soon.
That will mean, of course The Saturday Re
view" assumes German acquisition Of the Dutch
West India Islands; and that. in its alert and
feverish view. would he the lesser Of two evils.
It would he better for those islands to become
German than 10 have them pass into the hands
of the terrible Yankees as the Danish islands
now doing. For German power can never
seriously threaten us'-that is Great Britain
lin the New World; it may rather assist us
while American predOminance must neceSSa-
''rily be a source of constant anxiety"
What an anxious time The saturday must
have, and must be doomed to have. For. really
American predOminHnce seems to be about as
certainly established n fact as anything can he
in the Western Hemisphere. and about rs GER
tainly assured for the future 1t does not mat
ter greatly just what becomes of this, that or
the other slct in the Caribbean Sea. American
predominance does not depend upon such tritleS
1t was rrevocably established three-quarterS of
n century ago. with the full consent and, in
deed. largely at the suggestion ana initiative
of the British Government, under on" of the
greatest ministers ii knew in TIE nineteenth
century. 1t is not likely to be disturbed by the
ultimate disposition of Curacao and Eustatius.
So If The Saturday" is going to worry over
American predominancc in American affairs it
VIII have to 'drce its weird" as best it can. But
if Il would only listen to reason it might be as
sured OF two or three things. one is that IIol-
lani is nothing like 50 near to being absorbed
by Germany as Professor Won Halle thinks. or
thinks he thinks. Another is that even if it were
50 absorbed, there is not the slightest asSur-
anCe that the Dutch West Indies would become
German West Indies. \ third is that the pre-
dominance of the United States in the West In
dies. and in American affairs generally. instead
of being source of constant anxiety to Great
Britain. is really the very best thing possible for
British interests in this part of the world.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-18
PERSONAL NOTES

The Electrical World and Engineer saws. Lord
Kelvin, accou panied by Lady Kelvin has arranged
u sail for this country April - arriving April -
The American Institute of Electrical Engineers IS
consulting his wishes by arranging 10 hold the pro-
posed reception i'm his honor on Monday. Auril 81
Lord Kelvin will be here only two or thIee weeks"
Or, Charles j. Little. the president of Garrett
Biblical Institute, Evanston. ILL., Is to take years
leave of absence on account Of poor health.
The committee appointed select a design for
the monument in Detroit To the late Hazen :. Pin
gree. sometime Governor of Michigan has adopted
the project of Rudolf Schwarz, of Indiana polls in
which the Governor Is represented as seated in a
heavy office chair. The pose and expression gen
orally suggest close attention
William j. Bryan has given 10 West Virginia
University. al MOrgantown W. Va. $3.50 the IN
come of which is 10 be awarded annually 10 the
student of the university who shall present the best
original essay on The Science OF Government
one of the banks of the town has taken the money
and promised TO pay per cent interest on il.
''The London Telegraph says: For some time
now engineers have been fixing electric fittings 70
the interior OF ST. Pauls Cathedral and is
pected that the lighting of the choir by electricity
will he complete by Easter the work being the
result of an anonymous gift 10 the dean and
chapter by Mr.. Pierpont Morgan. Other parts or
the edihce Will be lighted in a similar manner D.
the autumn, as far as present funds permit
New-York tribune., 1902-03-18
THIN PARTITIONS.

The poet who put in rhyme his suspicious OF
the close alliance between great wits and mad
ness and who sounded the thin partitions which
made division of their bounds, may have peered
into the future for several generations, and
may have OWNED that the rampartS which
might be established to keep apart the amateurs
from the professionals in college and university
contests might not in all cases be substantial
as the bulwarks of ancient Babylon or present
the frOwnng aspect OF the Great Wall Of China.
Even the thickeSt of barriers in old times did
not prove themselves imprcgnablc to besiegers.
PerSians and Mcdcs ASSyrianS ana Egyptians
Goths and NGndaIS, Huns and Mongols Saracens
and Turks captured the strongest fortrcsscs.
But the citadcls Of good faith in amateur sports
should be stOutly manned and so vallanty
defended that there would hc no question OF sur
render. There should he no possibility Of a
successful assault upon those castles. The
standard should bc wholly free from suspicion
or hemiSh. and II should never be lowered. II
is impossible 10 exercise too much care 10 pro
tect the good faith Of amateur contests. No
dangerous approach of the element Of CONNER
caism, no chance Of even the slightest falling
Off from the best traditions. should bc permitted
TO make headway. No blotS on the amateur
escutchcon should he suffered anywhere.