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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-01
AMONG THE POULTRY.

Bran is excellent for poultry. It
contains a large amount of lime,
which will help in the formation of
shell.
Even if supplied with grain the
fowls need more heterogeneous food
in addition, as eggs cannot be de-
rived from food that is lacking in
the elements required for their pro-
duction.
Prepare to get those pullets that
are to lay next winter on the way.
1t is the early Matched pullet that
furnishes winter eggs and the early
Matched cockerel that wins at the
shows or sells highest in the mar
ket, according to the use to which
he is put.
Even it you do live on farm, Sc
lect out dozen of your best hens
and mate them to a first-class male.
You will make money and add to
your pleasure by doing this. There
is no good reason why a farmer
should not have the best fowls that
can be found.
A splendid trade is being worked
up in broilers in Ontario. The breed
wanted for this is one giving a
plump carcass at a very early age.
The Wyandotte has this tendency.
Quite naturally a laying hen eats
but little more than one not laying
and it is a very easy matter to re-
duce the profit of a flock of 20 to
zero by keeping five or six chronic
non-layers among them.
The scarcity of eggs and the high
prices that have ruled during the
winter should induce farmers to give
hens their proper place on the farm.
AS rule all live stock receives atten-
ton, being we'll sheltered and fed,
but the fowls are supposed to be able
to largely provide for themselves.
The plan may result in the fowls be-
ing able to exist through the winter,
but the hens do not lay.-Commer-
cial Poultry.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-01

you take walk yourself and carefully
examine the tracks?"
Ell would rather be excused. My
father was eaten by Wolves, you
know, and I have no doubt that it
hurt his feelings"
'Then it looks to me as if nothing
could be done,". said the Fox after
awhile.
''No, don't see that we can do any,
thing" unused the Goat.
"Unless we called upon the Lamb"
"Ah! That might do. Yes, think
the Lamb would be willing to oblige
u.s." y
The Lamb, having been called up
from the field and the case stated to
him, at once announced his willingness
to investigate the tracks and set off at
once. He speedily found and followed
them into the bushes, and minute
later his beats Of distress proved that
the Goats suspicious had been correct,
"Well, they must have been Wolf
tracks," said the Fox.
''For sure" replied the Goat.
And then they winked at each other
and their faces took on look of peace
full contentment.
Moral.-When you are in doubt, LEI
the other fellow burn his fingers.
M. QUAD. /
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-01

their respective hives. Each alter
nate entrance notice is painted a
darker color for the purpose OF help
ing the bees to mark their hive.
The bee house was built in March.
About the middle of April, when the
weather was favorable to open hives,
I took the long Ideal hives into my
home apiary and transferred the
bees and combs from the chaff hives
into them. It was only necessary to
take three frames at a time and lift
tnem from one into the other. To-
ward evening, when the bees stopped
flying, I closed the entrances with
wire netting, loaded them on wagon
and drove to the bee house and they
were soon arranged in position. The
next day, which was pleasant, the bees
came out in great numbers and evil
IDENTIFY became somewhat confused as
to which were their right hives and
three hives were deserted, the bees
having joined some of the others. But
II built up nicely and in May divided
three of the stronge ones and made
=
part of May [ removed the division
board and filled the hives with frames
of comb foundation.
There was not swarm to issue
which was as had hoped. The bees
are always comfortable, being shaded
from the hot sun, and they seem to
have sufficient room on 90 frames in
one body. 1t is very comfortable for
the operator too. I took from this
house in September $50 pounds of very
nice honey which brought SOL. The
yield in my home yard was much be-
low the average, so that the year can
be classed very poor honey year. AS
there are enough surplus combs built
I expect an average crop of 1000
pounds year from this house. No
further expense is necessary, only
carriage in bringing home the honey.
visited the house during summer only
once every week or so.-F. c. T erman,
in American Agriculturist.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-01
PRESIDENT and principal owner.


Mr.. and Mrs. Westinghouse, who
now own the big residence built by
the late James g. Blaine, have as
guests Lord and Lady Kelvin of Scot
land. Lork Kelvin is in Washington
especially to attend the meetings OF
the American Social Science Associa-
ton. Lord Kelvin was professor of
natural history in the Glasgow Uni
versity for fifty years, and was
knighted in 1866 for the invention of
the apparatus for sending cable mes
sages, and he was made peer in 1892.
He is credited with being the first to
suggest the utilization for manufac-
turing purposes the power of Niagara
Falls, and is one of the worlds best
known scientists. He has stirred up
some of his brother scientists by de-
claring that he believed the idea OF
practical airships to be chlmerical.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-01
81 Stood in a Draught

with my coat off and caught this
wretched cold" says the sufferer. He
need not pay heavy penalty if he
follows his act of folly with an act of
wisdom. Soak the feet in hot water
with few teaspoonsful of Perry Davis
Painkiller in it Take a teaspoonful
of Painkiller in hot sweetened water
at bedtime and be thankful for so
simple and speedy 8 way to break up
cold. There is but one Painkiller,
Perry Davis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-01
The Girl For Him.

A sixteen-year-old girl is too old. We
are lately making googoo eyes at Kath-
crime Cole, aged two and half years,
and Elizab beth Campbell, less thar two
years old. A girl from sixteen to-
twenty is always struggling to keep
from showing her conceit and does not
always do it, but little girl doesn't
want anything. She doesn't know she
is pretty. She only knows she loves
you.-Atchison Globe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-01
Taking No Chances.

"No, thank you," said the fox to the
sick lion, II don't think I'll come in. Il
observe that all the footprints about
the entrance to your cave point In
ward"
''That is easily explained" replied
the lion GAS am king of beasts, it is
quite natural that my subjects should
walk backward when leaving my pres
ence."
The explanation seemed plausible
enough, but the fox had his doubts
Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-01

his wooing to what he regarded as the
climax of his ingenuity and the limit
of her patience he asked her to be
his wife, and she lifted him into the
seventh heaven by answering:
"Yes, Haskell, I'll marry you," but,
as he took her in his arms she olsen
gagged herself, and, tapping his broad
breast with an admonitary finger,
added: ''On one condition-you've got
to be mayor of Greenough first"
Talbot thought it was joke, but he
found she meant it, and then he ex-
acted a promise that, while he was
getting busy" with politics, she must
not give Mayor Jones the advantage
of her society. 1t was a bit rough on
Jones, but she did freeze him after
that, and he became the natural and
sworn enemy of Talbot. twas almost
ridiculous to see the way poor Talbot
started his campaign. Being demo-
crat, he had no trouble getting that
party to nominate him for the simple
reason that the republicans had so
majority, but not even democrat
likes to invite licking. His candi-
dacy was town joke and everybody
regarded it as the best he had tried.
Jones was quickly chosen by the re-
publicans to succeed himself, and even
his somberly handsome face relaxed
into smile at mention of TalbOt's
campaign"
The democrat rented a little dark
ho
taurant, and began to entice the
leading citizens, one by one, into his
den for a secret chat. Mayor Jones
from his window began to notice
this move, and smiled sardonically
as he noticed that they went into the
building with Talbot and were all
smiles. But when they came out
they looked nervous, worried, even
scared. Then Jones got worried. He
tried to pump some of the leading
republicans, whom he had seen come
furtively out of Talbot's office, but
they either refused to discuss the
matter, or put him off with: 30, just
one of Talbot's little jokes" But
the envious Jones, in spite of his al
most certain success, was puzzled,
and, hating Talbot with all the ran
cor of defeated lover, began to
court his friendship.
The guileless democrat fell into
the trap. One day he met the young
mayor coming down Main street,
and thus airily accOsted him:
Morning, Jonesy! You're my
friend, aren't you? Of course. Well,
now I want you to come up into my
office for ten minutes talk. All
I ask of you, and I'm going to put
you on your honor, is that you never
breathe a word to any living crea-
ture about what you see in my Of
fee. Will you promise? Good! Your
word is as good as your oath. Now
come up"
When they had entered Talbot's
Office he pulled down the shade and
lighted a candle. Then, from a clos
ct, he pulled out a contrivance that
looked exactly like clothes wringer.
Talbot explained that it was ma
chine for printing money! He picked
up a piece of white cloth, clipped it
the size of regulation treasury bill,
and said:
(Which will make you, five or
ten?" ------
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-01

GA ten," whispered Mayor Jones,
his greedy eyes bullying.
Talbot started the blank paper be-
tween the rollers, turned the handle
and chuckled as a brand new $40
note came simultaneously out of the
machine. Jones could hardly believe
his eyes. He took the note and fin
gered it. He had been bank clerk,
and he knew it was as perfect as a
treasury issue.
what do you want me to do?" he
asked, softly, getting pale, but fasci-
mated.
'I'n sell you $4,000 of the money
for $780, whispered Talbot.
''I'll-would you take $4OO-it's so
easy, Talbot. Besides, Pm"
''No, no, no, Jonesey; I've only one
price"
"Give me till tomorrow" hesitated
the mayor.
"All right, old man. Take the bill
with you, and find out if it isn't all
right. II it is and you're willing'to
trade then, I'll ask you to sign an
order for $4,000, or whatever you
want, to be delivered in, say 80 days.
Here's one of the orders. You see
it reads note heads and is merely a
memo"
''Has anybody else - er - ordered
any?"
''Now, see here, Jonesey, that's my
secret. And remember you've prom
ised to say nothing. couldn't squeal
if 1 wanted to, because well, I
don't want to land in the pen"
And Jones promised secrecy, and
went away torn by conflicting emo
tions of greed, malice and injured
pride. He knew there was a stand
ing reward of $4,000 for counterfeit
ers of $40 bills. To give Talbot up
meant revenge, a big profit, and,
above all, Catherine. The next day
Haskell Talbot was in his office when
Mayor Jones and a stranger tip
toed to his door and knocked. He
let them in. Jones dramatically
pointed to his prey. The secret serv-
ice man, pistol in hand, let the shade
fly up, and growled:
where your OuUHU
But when Talbot displayed his
money maker the officer got red
with rage, and turned upon Mayor
Jones, and roared:
''D'you fetch me all the way down
here count O. that chestnut? You
must be jay for sure. Why, that's
one O. them magician things. 1t
don't make no counterfeits."
Then Talbot laughed like boy
and the detective laughed like a
horse, but Mayor Jones stood, grin
ming sickly, till the joker said:
''Never mind, old man, I'll not give
you away
Jones might have regained his self
esteem if he had been elected, but
when he knew that Talbot had de-
feated him he had actually jumped
the town and was we'll on his way
to Kansas City before he figured out
that even a prominent" republican
would rather vote for a democrat
than be shown up as dealer in
counterfeit money.
AS for Talbot, Mayor Talbot, he
tore up all those orders for ''note-
heads" even to the last, Judge Grin
stead's, but thereafter his "constit-
uents" knew him and supported him
because they knew that he knew
them.-John H. Raftery, in Chicago
Record-Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-01

I'OR the first year or two every man
is a prominent citizen" in your
simon-pure boom town, and so it was
in Greenough. Men endowed with
more than argumentative eloquence
and.a vote, whose pasts were unknown
and whose merits had not been tried,
became mayor, aldermen or what not?
Haskell Talbot, college athlete, dur
ing his first two years in Greenough
came within an ace of solving the
problem of how not to be prominent in
boom town. He had SO much fun on
election day that he forgot to vote.
In word, he was such a good fell
low" that nobody took him seriously.
And yet he was in love, and, to make
matters worse, his sweetheart was
the daughter of the richest and most
exacting banker in town. To further
complicate his chances with her his
rival was a model young man, mayor
of the town, most sedate, ascetic and
faultless. Talbot realized that his
rival was worthy of his best effort, and
fattered his elastic conscience that ne
was really too busy making love to do
anything else SERIOUS"
Of course Catherine Grinstead liked
the scapegrace better than the model
young man. Pretty, imaginative,
warm-hearted girls nearly always do,
but Catherine had common-sense in
heritance from her father, and when
at last Young Talbot had brought
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-01
PrecautiOn.

"That's a funny hole
in your hat"
"It may look funny,
but | want some ven
tilation. l don't want
to be bald before I'm
nine years old. New
York Journal. .X1EEss
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-01
why He Kept a Dog.

A prominent dog fancier and
wealthy man of Philadelphia stepped
into grocery the other night and
accidentally stumbled over fat old
German, who was sitting in corner
smoking his pipe.
Under his chair was the most re-
markabIe specimen of dog that the
gentleman had ever seen. 1t had the
appearance of a pug, with rough, red
hair and long tail. 1t was impossi-
BILE to resist laughing at the placid
old man and his nondescript dog.
'What kind of dog is that?" asked
the gentleman.
II don't know" replied the German.
81 suppose you use. him hunting!'
"No"
''Is he good for anything?"
"No."
'"Then why do you value him SOP"
Because he likes me-" said the old
fellow, still putting at his pipe, and
the expression of the dog as he looked
up from under the chair fully con-
firmed the statement
''There is no better or stronger rea-
son than that" asserted the gentle
man emphatically as he walked away.
Philadelphia Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-01
UNCLE ELlS FABLES.
How the Fox and the Goat Were
Saved From o. Sad Fate.

Saved From Sad Fate.
Copyright 1902 by c. B. Lewis.l
1t happened that the Fox and the
Goat met behind the stables one day.
and, with an anxious look on his face,
the goat Observed
''My dear Fox, you come just in time.l
I am suspicious that there are Wolves
about"
"So?' queried the Fox. "And in what
way can be of service to your
eff you will only cross the field to-
those bushes, you will see tracks in the
snow. AS near as 1 can make out,
they are the tracks of wolves"
81 haven't doubt of it"
"But why not go and see and make
sure?'
Because have no desire to be eaten
by the Wolves. May l suggest that
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-01
~ Never Knew Painkiller to Fail

before, what can the matter be?
Where is the bottlep There, Thought
SO; it is not Perry Davis Painkiller at
all but something the druggist must
have made himself and did not no.
tice it; I have used Painkiller for
years for diarrhoea, cramps and stom-
achaches and it never failed"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-01
Important.

Harlow-They say woman always
puts the important part Of her letter in
the postscript.
Detson-It may be SO. l just got
letter from my daughter. 1t didn't
have any postscript.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-01

Mother, yes, one package makes
two quarts of baby medicine. See
directions. There is nothing just as
good for babies and children as Rocky
Mountain Tea. 35cts. Hatch Bros.
and Benefits.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-01

A novel feeling of leaping, bound
ing impulses goes through your body.
You feel young, act young and are
young after taking Rocky Mountain
Tea. 35cts at Hatch Bros. and Ben
nett's.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-01
First Business Lesson.

"What is the first thing young busi~
ness man should learnW was asked OF
the successful one.
"That mailing bills is not collecting
money" was the prompt reply.-ln"
dianapolis News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-01
"what the Farmer Needs"

sNWhAt the H'HrMeF NeVUSs
can he says there's lot of farmers
that says they can't make farmin'
pay"
"Yes?"
can I says. 'I'll tell yer what's the
matter with some on 'em-a man CAN'T
raise crops with his MOUTH PUCK.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-01

Mere Guess
work.
Harry--I Won
der who said
that money is
the root of all
evil?
Harriet oh,
some unhappy
man who tried
to marry for
IN o n g Y a n q
couldn't.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-01
Not That Kind

Not That Kind
"W ell, did
you h a V e a
heart to heart
talk with your
uncle about
your future 2"
ooh, no; there
was nothing in
the least disa-
greeable about
it." .,-...........,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-01

7:3O.
Men who voluntarily relinquish Of
fee and men who voluntarily refuse
to accept rendered office are so rare
~ seen in Washington that they new
er fail to attract attention when
known. Two of them met on the
street in front of the treasury build
ing one day this week, both from New
England, and exchanged a handshake
and ''howdy." They were Hon.
Thos. B. Reed, who retired from a
seat in the House that he could have
kept as long as he lived, because he
was given a guarantee of ten times
che income to join a New York law
firm, and Hon. W. M. Crane of Mass.
who declined cabinet portfolio, be-
cause he liked his business and big
profits. When Gov. Crane was asked
if the president had sent for him to
come to Washington he laughingly
replied: ''No, | wasn't sent for.
came to look after some business nat
ters, but, of course, | have seen the
president" The business that brought
Jov. Crane to Washington was the
signing of new contract for the dis
tlnctive paper upon which u. S. cur
fency $ printed, which is made and
furnished by company of which he
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-02-13
KenOSha Retail Dealers Form Branch
of the National Organization
Thursday Afternoon.
THEY MAY ISSUE A BLUE BOOK.
Will Seek to Secure the Enforcement of
Pure Food Laws on the Statute Books
and Build UP Better Feeling.

There was a feeling of fellowship
among the grocers for the first time
in the history of Kenosha Thursday
afternoon when the followers of this
class of the retail trade met at the city
hall and took the preliminary steps for
the organization of protective asso-
citation among the grocers and butchers
of the city. Charles Pfennig, Jr., was
elected president of the new associa-
ton and c. F. Meiser, secretary.
The Kenosha association will take
firm stand for better business and bet
ter feeling among the retail grocers.
One Of the first suggestions will be for
the issue of E'b1ue book" containing
the names of the dead beats who have
been living off Kenosha grocers for
years. This will enable the grocers to
protect themselves against imposition
and while it will be little hard on the
parasites it will in the end be a great
benefit to Kenosha business men in
general.
The Kenosha association will also
seek to secure a more rigid enforce
ment of the pure food laws now on the
State statute books. Another interest
ing matter that is to be brought up by
the association is the passage of law
to make the wife and husband jointly
liable for debts contracted by the
family. This law has been passed in
several Northwestern states and has
proved to be most satisfactory one.
The association will also make an
effort to crush the parcel post law now
before Congress which is held to be in
to the best interests of the
retail dealer.
The State is now being thoroughly
for these purposes and as
sociations have been formed at Mil
waukee, Lacrosse, Green Bay, She
boygan, Oshkosh, Ashland, PePere,
Kaukauna, GAINESVILLE, Madison, FOND
du Lac, West Superior, Hudson and
Racine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-02-13
Great Demand For Public Buildings
the Present Year Reduces the
Chances of Kenosha.
s35, 100000 HAS BEEN ASKED FOR
Many Cities Are Seeking Buildings But the
Small Appropriation Asked May Save
the Bill For Kenosha Building.

There will be small reduction in
the surplus on account of the authori-
cation of public buildings for cities
throughout the country if the present
policy Of the House committee on pub
lie buildings and grounds is adhered
to- Already 300 bills have been intro
duced calling for appropriate aggre-
eating S35, 100000.
Only the most meritorious bills will
be adopted, and the buildings will be
authorized only where the public needs
are most pressing. Not over Is per
cent. of the bills introduced will be-
come laws and it is quite likely that
the proportion will be less.
If the Is per cent. are agreed upon
they will call for appropriations aggre-
eating approximately SO, 10000 It is
possible, however, that the amount
may be reduced below this point, and
the figures might not exceed 100000.
If So, 5OO,000is appropriated this does
not mean that the entire sum would be
taken from the treasury forthwith or
during any one year.
authorize only such sums as can be ex-
pended during one year, and each
Congress appropriates insta1lments
for the public structures, some of
which require ten years to complete.
Congress has been in session less
than two. months and the public build
ing bills introduced have averaged $50
a north and other measures are being
dropped in the box every day. 1t
would not be surprising if the mum
Der should increase to 500 before the
session is a month older, but it is quite
probable that the larger the number
becomes the smaller will be the per-
centage of those which become laws.
With all these facts in view Kenosha
people will have hard time securing
the passage of bill granting an APP
propria ton for this city and it will re-
quire a united effort of all the people
of the city to secure the needed 1egis-
1ation. There is one hope for Keno
sha and that is the fact that the
amount asked is very small in con1par-
ison with the large demands of other
cities.
The doctrine of "Ask largely that
your joys may be ful1'' does not aP-
peal to Congress this year and it is
possible that some Of the larger de-
mands will be overlooked and IN this
manner the Kenosha claim recognized.
The people of the city are now send
ing many letters TO Congressman
Cooper urging the passage of the bill
for the appropriation.