Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-11-04

a Halloween party Saturday even
ing given by Clarence Howe.
"A delightful Halloween party
was given Saturday evening by
Miss Belle Bartlett and Mrs. Thos.
Mcdonald at the home of the latter.
The man who can milk fifteen
COWS twice day and do his work
well can be surer Of his job and
get better salary than many a
preacher.
Little Leone Showalter was
the hostess at a party given Sat-
urday by her mother to a bunch
of Misses of about her age. 1t was
her 9Th birthday.
-Areputable physician now claims
that hay fever is a disease of the eye
and that if persons afflicted with it
will wear smoked glass spectacles
the trouble will at once disappear.
"A man who is undertaking the
raising and domestication of quail
finds a serious drawback in the fact
that these birds mate for life, and
when the union is broken by death
neither bird will accept new mate.
Tuesday, Jan. 5th, will be the
Dist. birthday of the M. w. A. and
plans are being made for red-letter
day in woodcraft. The event will BE-
appropriately celebrated in every
emp, the Royal Neighbors partici-
pating.
The Junior G. E. society Of the
Congregational church will give a
Library" social in the parlors Of
the church next Friday evening.
Refreshments will be served and a
pleasant time is guaranteed to all
who attend. AL are invited. Adj
mission only 10 cents.
Occasionally someone has the eff
frontery to tell the newspaper man
he dosn't care to subscribe as he is
reading his neighbours paper. The
man who appropriates the benefits
of an editors labors without paying
for them is just as much a thief as
though he stole the corn another
man raised.
There is no more profitable
business connected with western
farming than the raising Of hogs,
which will sell for 5 cents a
pound or over at seven months old
or about $12 per head. Any man
who will combine the cow and the
hog with corn, clover, rape, barley
or peas can make his land pay him
big interest on valuation of 800
per acre.
Rev. w. J. G Ralph is at Evans
vile attending the ordination SER
vices of his brother, Edwin A. Ralph,
who was called to the passionate there
last summer on his graduation from
Yale. Rev. P. HI. Ralph of Amigo,
another brother, is to assist in the
service. Rev. E. D. Eaton, D. D.,
president of Beloit college, breaches
the ordination sermon and a number
of prominent churches will be repre-
scented, including Madison, Beloit
and GAINESVILLE.
The real reason why peddlers,
agents of all sorts and the like do
so much business in the agricultur-
al communities is not so much that
the farmer really needs or even
wants the things which they have
to sell as that the people on the
farm are glad to see somebody and
welcome the advent of these travel
ers as a pleasing break in the mono
tony of farm life.
Down in Illinois the other day,
whole drove of hogs ran them
selves to death listening to wood
peckers, thinking it was their feed
ing time call. The owner had taught
his swine to respond to his pounding
on board and the grove where the
hogs were confined was full of dead
trees which furnished homes for
countless thousands of woodpeckers.
The hogs hearing them tapping on
the dead trees, followed them around
until they were exhausted. We
have heard of people going crazy
with the heat but this is the first case
along this line ever recorded in news
paperdom.
By addressing lock box 376 Lam
caster, Wis, competent girl can
secure a good place for the winter
with good wages. House with
modern conveninces, small family.
Mrs. G.. E. Roberts, San Francisco,
CAL: Would not be without Rocky
Mountain Tea in our house. It's a