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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22
An Amateur.

''I'm never going on another fishing
trip with Jinx."
whats the matterY'
Hes a rank amateur; you should
have heard the account OF the trip he
gave my wife last night. He queered
me good and plenty"
'Told some whoppers, eh?'
"Whoppers nothin'! He told the
iruthY'-HouStOn Post
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

One trouble is that when man finds
himself the owner Of specially fine
brood mare or SOW he is quite likely
to be tempted to sell it at the extra
price others are willing to pay, when
his best interests would be conserved
by refusing to put price on such an
animal. We recall che case Of a man
who realized an income Of $3.50 a year
for fifteen years from a brood mare
which he owned. Inasmuch as the
work done by this mare far more than
paid for her keep, it is easy to see that
it was difficult to place high enough
value upon her.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22
Mass for Pope Leo XIII.

Rome, July 21.-A solemn funeral
mass was celebrated in the Sistine
chapel of the Vatican in memory of
the late Pope Leo XIII. Plus X,
many cardinals the diplomatic corps
and the Pecci family were present.
The mass was celebrated by Cardinal
Vincent Vanutelli, arch priest of the
Liberian Basilica. The pope gave the
dissolution.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

About the time a fellow for the Sec
ond time gathers up the remains of his
windmill wrecked by summer storm
he begins to fall in love with the nasty
little gasoline engine
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22
4 Compliment was intended.

"Why did you say in public that
your wife was a regular cat? Don't
you think that was cruel remark?
'Why, no." said Jones, surprised. II
meant 1t as a humorous comparison.
She is so fond Of expensive rugs and
cushions" - Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

Nearly all farmers In the northwest
keep more or less hogs, but not one in
ten of them realize the value of a rape
field as a summer feed for their pigs.
Nothing grown on the farm will make
cheaper hog feed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22
If that strawberry bed has given you
two crops it In better plowed up.

If the wash of the barnyard is going
into the creek, see if it cannot be di-
verified on to the garden or at least on
to the pasture. If it goes to the creek,
every summer rain means money
loss
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

Some of our birds nest very late in
the season, some very early. We have
found the ground lark's nest with
young birds almost fledged when the
snow banks were still piled on the
roadsides, while the cedar bird and the
cuckoo or raincrow were found breed
ing as late as middle October.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

The agitation over the question Of
seed corn last spring, which took the
form of special seed corn trains sent
through much Of the corn belt, the OBJ
ject of which was to show the corn
growers how a better stand of corn
might be secured, was productive OF
great good, as it particularly empha-
sized the need of good stand OF corn
if good crop was to be secured. The
absolute necessity of securing the seed
corn in the fall before the frost has
chance to injure the germ is thing
which is NOW pretty well understood
by all and of itself is the=hest thing
which grew out Of the corn campaign.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

Oh, Mistah Thunder,
Hollerin' so loud,
Wish dat you would tell me 4,
De trouble. er de cloud!
go.
Hear de win a-howlin',
Shakin' down de do.
Whar: OARS SO much: gFowllIi .Es-z- -
Oars reason fer it, sho'
Atlanta Constitution.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

The government crop report for June
was favorable for good crop.
Spring wheat was reported $50, win
ter wheat S5.5, oats 92.9, barley 93.7.
So far as crop production affects bust
ness, it bids fair to be very prosper
Gus year ahead.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

We saw a farmer with his wife and
eight children in a carriage the other
day. A pair Of big draft horses with
pillow harness drew the load. 1t was
all right.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

AS an evidence of our willingness to
encourage a spirit Of reciprocity with
Canada we gave that country almost
the whole of our foreign cheese trade,
and we did it by palming off on the
Britishers filled and skinned cheese
for full creams. #
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

Any lawn decoration which leaves
out the common elderberry and its
freak relative, the golden leaved vari-
ETY., is mistake. For all the north
section nothing finer can be selected
than a clump each of these hardy
shrubs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22
You Know Him.

'Oh, yes, he's a very intellectual
man."
what makes you think that?"
II Judged so from his talk"
What does he talk about?"
Hes always talking about how In
tellectual he s."-Plainfeld Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

The greatest value there is connected
with salt applied to the hay or fodder
when put in the NOW of the barn is
not in its preservative quality, but in
making such feed more palatable when
fed out.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

Texas has overdone the Bermuda
onion business and is sending more to
market than the people can eat. Up to
this season they have been the best
paying crop raised on the farms of the
country.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

We note that the production of rice
in this country has more than caught
up with the home demand, and this,
too, with only very limited area de-
voted to it's culture. We are not
great rice eating nation and never will
ho
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

A Texas man is going to start a bee
ranch with queen bees imported at a
cost of $50 to $500 per bee. This sort
ought to make golden honey.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22
No Progress.

Mrs. Watkyns-Do you know any
thing about this Moroccan question?
Mrs Wylkyns-No. I only heard q
paper read about it by one Of the mem
bers of our woman's club.-Somerville
Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

In general way we much prefer
the low headed fruit tree for all the
prairie country Such trees suffer much
less from sun sca,l and from the wear
and tear of the winds.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

Dyer-Higbee Is very stubborn. He
never will give up.
Ryer-I wish l had known it before l
loaned him that ten.-Tarrytown IN. "
News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

We once broke in team Of very
heavy draft horses to handle big stone
in a quarry, and it was surprising how
soon these intelligent animals learned
how to pull to the limit Of their
strength and do it without fret or jerk,
and it was interesting to watch them
and note how they seemed to under
stand each other and work together to
get the best results. Nine teams out of
ten if required to tackle very heavy
load will rush and jerk when they
might just as well be trained other
wise.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

The value of man fixed as we
value horse, just on his physical
ability, is about $4,000. When to this
muscle is added some gray matter, he
rises in value just as a horse does
when he possesses more or less of
standard blood and intelligence.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

There is not less than 20 per cent in
favor of keeping high grade stock on
the farm over having scrub herd. We
do not mean by this pedigreed animals,
but those we'll bred. This applies to
all kinds of domestic animals, horses,
sheep, cattle, hogs, chickens. Calling
the farm a manufacturing plant, a 20
per cent loss, or extra cost of produc-
ton, is something we'll worth investi-
eating. 1t would be quickly done in
ment
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22


Hogs-Estimated receipts for the
day, $4,000. Sales ranged at $5.25M
$50 for pigs, $5.70@6.O5 for light,
$5.35@5.65 for rough packing, $5.65@
sos for mixed, and $5.7O@6.OO for
heavy packing and Shipping lots, with
the bulk of the trading within the
range of $5.SO@5.95 for fair to good
averages.
Cattle-Estimated receipts for the
day, $500. Quotations ranged at $5.45
@5.75 for fancy corn fed beeves, $4.3O
@5.4O medium to choice fat steers,
$2.SO@4.75 fat cows and heifers, $40
@6.5O fair to best veal calves, $4.5O@
625 fair to choice veal calves, $2.50@
4.25 heavy calves.
Sheep-Estimate receipts for the
day, 10000. Quotations ranged at $3.50
$3.50 for choice to fancy fed weth-
ers, $5.15@5.5O fair to choice range
wethers, $5.65@6.0O fair to fancy light
yearlings, S4.4O@5.OO good to fancy
mutton ewes, $4.50@5.25 feeding
lambs.
East Buffalo Live Stock.
Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock
Commission Merchants, East Buffalo,
n. Y, quote as follows: Cattle-Re-
ceipts, cars; market, extremely dull.
Hogs-Receipts, 3 cars; market, firm /;
all grades, $6.3O@6.35. Sheep and
Lambs-Receipts, cars; market,
slow; best yearliIgs, .$5.50@6.00; weth-
ers, S5.OO@5.5O; ewes, S4.O0@4.50;
spring lambs. [S6s50Q700. Calves
Market, lower; best, $6OO@6.5O.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

We were talking recently with a
prominent citizen of Sydney, Austria
liza, who is in this country for visit.
He tells us that the rabbit is still one
of the greatest of pests in that country
and that every means so far tried
to exterminate it has utterly failed.
Tight fencing, with the fence sunk a
foot or more in the ground, is the only
means of protecting crops.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

The average tramp will not work if
he can possibly help it and for this
reason is entitled to no aid or sympa-
thy whatever. He is parasite pure
and simple. Society does itself
wrong when it allows sympathy and
charity to be extended in any manner
to him. The old doctrine that if
man will not work neither shall he eat
should be made to apply in the most
literal sort of way to this social pest.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

We lately passed through twenty
mile strip of country, prairie valley
either side. as charming bit of scenery
as we have come across in many day.
Still it was hard proposition from an
agricultural standpoint. The crops had
been badly washed out by the floods in
the valley, while the hills were at best
very poor pasture ground. Beautiful
landscapes and profitable farming
don't mix very WE'LL
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

1t is all well enough to talk and
write about the simple life, but what
is one to do when trains run seventy
miles an hour and Sunday papers run
up to hundred pages, every little
town with Chautauqua, the society
machine carrying 210 pounds of steam
and athletics knocking the classics out
at our colleges? The simple life means
getting very far away from our mod
ern civilization.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

The shrinlSage of hay after being in
the NOW for six months has been de-
termined to be about 20 per cent.
Therefore, when you can sell new hay
from the field at 81 per ton it is just
as we'll sold as it would be in the win
ter from the barn at SIS, and you are
ahead the interest on the value of the
hay and the labor of hauling it to the
barn. This is for well cured hay. 1t
is oftener much more than this.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22
It will always pay to take day off
and visit the best farmer you know Of.

The best thing to do with the hog
yard is to pillow it up and SOW it to rape
if done any time before Aug. 1.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

The sum of 500 per year in cash and
what eggs and chickens the family can
use are easily obtained from what poul-
try may be kept upon the average farm
homestead given ordinary care and at
tention. This sum may be increased to
5000 where more fowls are kept and
more attention is given them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

We are asked if there are any birds
at all which will eat the Colorado po-
tato bug. While there are none which
seem to be very fond of potato bug
diet, we have seen turkeys, ducks and
the rose breasted grOsbeak eat them.
AS to any bird being check upon
these bugs, there is none, SO far as we
know.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-04
IN SMALL SILVER
New Shapes and Designs in Spoons and
Other Table Accessories.

Women who are selecting silver chests
for the brides-eiect Of the season have
such a bewildering variety TO select from
that it is difficult TO choose There are
scores Of new designs. ont only in the
matter of shapes but in decorations
One striking change this year is noted
in the growing depth of the bowls of all
spoons, the shallow bowl having prac-
tically disappeared. They are also round
er than they have been in several sea-
sons
OF the three designs which are In
nigh favor one is the Colonial pattern,
with the tiny beading about the edge
1t is always pretty and attractive. The
second is the new English pattern. and
inside the plain edge of the handle runs
a fine etching in scaliops, giving a leaf
like effect. Both of these patterns show
the highly polished or satin finish. The
third pattern is the orchid In French
gray SILVER, several shades lighter than
the oxidiZed ware. The workmanship is
very beautiful on this. but the expense
correspondinglV great.
The proper knife TO match has steel
blade five fnshes long with a three-inch
handle in the pattern to match the rest
of the se-r:ce. The blade of the break
fast knife Is four and a half inches. with
the fish knife coming in between. The
one for game has a pointed steel blade
and Is fully as long as the breakfast
knife. Fruit knives are all of silver,
with plain or saw edge. and a pointed
blade.
One of the newest dinner forks has five
bowling tines The one for terrapin,
ragout of sweetbreads. has short spoon
like bowl with three short. fiat tines
The fish fork has three tines and is
smaller than the dinner fork Salad
forks have three tines and the berry
fork has three tines an inch and a half
in length
There is a pretty new chocolate spoon
with small round bowl rather deep
Orange spoons look like exaggerated tu-
up leaves, whiie the soup spoon Is the
boutllon spoon, only a large edition.
Many novelties in all these styles are
seen, which goes 20 show the extent to
which the SilyersmIths art is growing
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-04
TEiINkWElL or YOURSELF
Do Not Underrate Yourself, Aspire
High.

Most OF us have some friend among
cur acquaintance who, as the children
have it, thinks toe much of herself"
A beautiful knowledge that she is righS
in everything is her leading characters
tic and because of this Self-coniidence
she is anything but nice girl TO know
Yet as q general rule, perhaps there
are far too many girls who err the other
way That humility which we are at
times implored 70 cultivate has with
them become too much of a. habit says
s'SVornan's Life
The girl who lacks self-conidence may
have very pleasing conversational gifts
which others never have an opportunity
to enjoy because she dare not make use
of her power. Many q girl, too, IS afraid
to take the initiative in any question,
though her judgment is invariably right
How many of US have friends who spend
their lives in some inferior position be-
cause they think so little of themselves,
and they dare not aspire to = higher
post, while one is continually meeting
the girl who makes terrible mistakes
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-04
Bedroom Hlnfs.

1t is a great mistake to have bed
clothing all one thickness. It would
be better either to have warm night
clothing for the body. and so make II
independent of sheets and blankets or
else to have thicker clothing for the
feet than for the trunk 1t is the cold
feet that spell sleeplessness; it is the
hot body that spells feyerishness. Cold
ness of the feet may be remedied by
alternate hot and cold baths, with fric-
ton. and by fuller breathing SO that
there is no vital necessity for any
heavy bedclo:hing at all, says w om-
ans Life"
TWO articles of bedclothing call for
special criticism-the mattress and the
pillow. The mattress should be well
ventilated; not of feathers. The pillow
should be the coolest part of the bed
Generally, owing 10 its feathers it is
the warmest- Why il Is no one knows,
except that custom Is our king The
pillow is also far too high A low and
cool pillow is by far the most restful
and beneficial.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-04

PICTURESQUE COSTUMES THAT
APE WORN AT ENGLISH BRIDAL S
Their Exceptional Beauty Has Been More Than
Ever Notable This Season.

ants were two little girls who carried
her train, and three otner bridesmaids
The latter wore dresses of painted chif-
son. with pale blue hats trimmed with
pale mauve chrysanthemums, while they
carried bouquets of the latter tied with
blue ribbon The children were dressed
blue panne. II irnned with chiffon and
lace, and carrying crooks tied with blue
ribbon ard decorated with mauve
chrySanthemuns- The bride went away
in a dress of white faced CLOTH trimmed
with blue panne, and wore a picture hat
of panne, trimmed with fur and violets.
Ever Popular Satin and Duchess Lace.
The marriage gown of another bride
was of ivory satin duchess, with a
fiehu of rarest duchess lace. which,
knotted and fell in a cascade to the edge
of the skirt. The wide hem and part of
the seams were silver embroidered and
silver tissue formed a deep folded belt
Especially lovely Were the gowns OF the
attendants. Tae brides little sister. who
walked with her TO the altar, was dress
ed in a white Empire coat trimmed with
white fur, and white velvet bonnet
with pink roses The six bridesmaids
were in picture gowns of ivory mousse
line popiir. the Victorian bodices ar
ranged with deep collars off the should
ers of drawn d'esprit tulle, edged with
lace and finished with rouIeaus of satin
in shade of mist blue. the drawn
pointed bodiees were fastened down the
front with quaint bows oe the satin, the
. full gathered skirts were ornameutei
with lace medallions edged with ruches.
They wore picturesque white hats.
swathed round the crown with mist
blue satin, with rosette on either side
of the brini TO match, and a cluster of
autumn leaves, While a string OF satin
was fastened to the brim and passed
under the chin. They carried shower
! bouquets of bronze chrysaathernurls
| autumn leaves and asparagus fern,
A Travelling Gown Wedding.
! A very striking travelling gown was
worn by the bride at this wedding. 1t
vas of deep electric blue hopsack, with
| a deep stole collar, wide-turned cuffs
and pointed girdle of darker chiffon
velvet, embroidered and studded with
velvet buttons Lace was tioubie-ruf-
| fed from beneath the cuff and formed a
collar. ending IN short loose bow A
velvet hat piumed, and furs OF sable
completed the costume
| With smart dresses of white cloth
the bridesmaids at another wedding
wore unusual hats Theae were OF white
giace SILK trimmed with lace ruches and
large clusters OF Parma yiolets; under
| meath We're lace caps, tied with chiffon
strings The maids carried granny rrl.Iffs
with large punches of Parma vioIers an
the side, which trailed TO The hem
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-04
SIfUer Six Stockings.

Dainty and delicate are the spun silk
stockings of clear silver gray. with or
without the ankle ornament ation of en-
hroidery in branching pattern. These
stockings are made of finest silk. and
only one glance Is sufficient TO assure
you that the black. white. req or blue
stockings all pale their Intellectual
fires, before the beauty or the silver
grays.
These can be had with vertical bands
of openwork ankle decoration or hand
embroidered in self colored roses, or
with rnedallions of black lace. or IN
the styles described above Delicate
shades of silk stockings are given as
family gifts The silver grays are quite
new.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-04
Orange Fozuer Cream.

OH of sweet almonds. ounces; white
wax, drains: spermacetti, drains; bo-
rax. 2 ounces; glycerine, 1k ounces;
orange flower water. ounces; oil of
neroli, Is drops, and the same nuantfty
OF both oils of petit grain and bigarade.
Melt the wax and spermacetti in an
earthen vessel set in hot water: beat
the oil In drop by drop; add the glycer-
inc to the orange flower water and dis
solve the borax in the mixture: beat
into the fats drop by drop; add the per-
TUNED oils just before the cream thick.
ems. be sure not TO melt the fats any
more than is necessary to mix.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-04
A Complete Transformation.

When they had had finished /
looked positively girlish. 1 was proud
of myself. My husband, when he saw
me, gave smile of delight. Il shall
have TO buy you that pearl collar" he
whispered
That Is one woman's story. And
others who have tried the rejuyenating
effects Of good hair dressing have had
Similar experiences. But the trouble is
that few hair dressers are good ones.
They like to bleach your han. and they
like to dye it, and they like to do all
sorts Of unnecessary things. A really
good hair dresser Will do as little dyeing
as possible and will devote himself =.
dressing the hair becomingly.
There is a hair dresser in London
who makes a speciality OF dressing the
hair TO suit woTnan's face. And he
does more He dresses IL to suit her ex-
preston.
III she be Of the sweetly gentle type
he takes her hair in both hands and
losses il up in puff at the sides He
then waves 1t until he brings out all
the pretty colors Of the hair and forms
a frame for the woman's face. The
sweet-faced type can dress the hair
ike the old-time portraits and look pref
For the classic faces, those of the
perfect profile. like the Cleo de Merode
type, he dresses. the hair much more
simply. Study the pictures of Merode
and you Will understand the style.
The hair is parted and is banded
down smooth on each side of the face.
It covers the ears and is brought back
and twisted In a knot at the back of
the neck. A fillet can be slipped on for
evening, but none is required for day
time.
This style brings out classic nose
and makes IL ten times more classic.
It makes the features absolutely per-
feet, provided they be of classic out
line. and IL also displays the clearness
OF the skin.
There are a few women that can
weaI theiIs nair III Aoanoon- But even
Mrs. Brown Potter can take her
wonderful red hair and toss IL back
and twist II in a careless knot. letting
the front take care OF itself But
there are very few who can do this
And, IL you were to consult Mrs. Pot
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-04
DAINTY MATINEE WAIST.

simply because she is afraid TO follow
the teaching of her oWR mind.
OF courses il is difficult TO nit that Ia ppy
dividing line which separates every yir-
tue from its corresponding vice AT the
same time in q good many families the
.-sitting-on'' process which Is requisi-
tened in order TO destroy deceit too
often destroys also the self-confidence
which does so much toward success in
the. world