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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-02-18

will become several degrees higher
on account of experience in sugar
beet cultivation.
FEEDING PULP.
After the beets are delivered to
the factory and the sugar has been
extracted, it is found that the pulp
(Which will amount to SO per cent
in weight of the beets worked) is
almost as valuable for feeding pur-
poses as the original beets them
selves It Is very good feed, and
the farmer, if he chooses, may get
back one-half of the pulp from his
beets. 1t enters naturally and pro-
ftably into the food rations of all
kindsof. stock. 1t is especially valu-
able for steers, lambs, brood mares
and brood sOws, but reaches it's
highest use as animal food when
fed to the dairy COW. The farmers
in the neighborhood of a beet-su-
gar factory feed large quantities of
it. They. appreciate it's nutritive
and sanitary value. Pulp feeding
gives an impetus to animal industry
OF all kinds. 1t offers stimulus to
the establishment of butter and
cheese factories, to the erection of
feeding pens, and to the whole
stock-feeding industry. It's use is
one of the strong reasons for es-
tablishing the industry.
The beet-sugar industry opens up
at once a large demand for labor,
not only in the factory itself but on
the farm. 1t is one of the things in
which the farmer can invest with
the assurance that he has sure
market and a fixed price for his
crop to begin with.
BENEFIT TO OTHER INDUSTRIES.
The establishment of beet-su-
gar factory opens up not only a
large field for the employment of
labor, but also a field for the en-
ployment of capital. 1t becomes
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-02-18
PERSONAL.

Mayor Wells of st. Louis says he has
had enough of public life and will not
seek office again when his present term
expires.
General Kuropatkin is known as an
author by his works on geography. He
also is interested in the progress made
from week to week in the sciences.
Rudyard Kipling's lungs are too
weak to stand an English winter. He
has not been strong since an attack of
pneumonia caused apprehension years
ago.
Sir Ernest Cassel of England en-
ploys an orchestra to follow and play
for him wherever he goes. The con-
ductor is permanently in his lordship's
employ.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-02-18

FOR SALE: The boot and shoe
business heretofore conducted by T.
Fezer late of the city of Lancaster This
includes the stock of boots and shoes,
tools, furniture, furnishings aid sup
plies now contained in the store build
ing formerly occupied by T. Fezer as
shoe store, also the building occupied
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-02-18

Here's a new way OF getting rich:
Just take 100000, put 800 of it
into bottling up a mixture of dish
water and whisky, put 500, 900 into
half page advertisements of the
compound in magazines and Sun
day papers, then open a bank ac-
count The trick is done.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-02-18

When man gets to the poin t
where he is able to earn his money
by the sweat of other peoples brows
he is termed financier.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-02-18

A little more economy practiced
III the legislative halls at Madison
would help some.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-02-18
crN1|N@TNo|N>fN1fN ArN1T~rN>r~VN@r
5 An Industry Lancaster
{ Can Secure.

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Nothing would advance the in
dustrial and agricultural interests
of Lancaster and vicinity quite SO
much as the blishment in this
city of sugar-beet factory.
Several years ago our people
worked up some enthusiasm on this
subject. A few public meetings
were held, and committee was ap-
pointed to confer with promoters Of
these enterprises. Several confer
ences were held with various peo-
pie, but the project fell through,
principally from the lack of an il
terested leader and persistent eff
fort.
Since the time of that agitation
the beet sugar industry has advanc-
ed by leaps and bounds, particular
ly in Wisconsin, which last year
was the first state east of the Miss
isslppi river and the fifth in the
nation in the production of sugar
beets. The soil of nearly the whole
state has been found to be nicely
adapted to beet culture. Sandy and
loamy soils have the preference
richer the land the better the beets.
Having long since passed
thorough experimental stage, the
industry is now at flood tide, and
heet-sugar capital is seeking in
vestment wherever it can find en-
couragement and a little co-opera-
ton. The usual aid asked of
community is pledge from land
holders to raise 5000 acres of beets
for term of years, the promoters
guaranteeing to pay $3.50 to SIS per
ton. The greatest task is the secur-
ing of the acreage, which must be
accomplished by our own efforts.
Every county in Wisconsin should
have one of these factories, because
they are great wealth producers
and the future of the industry is
assured for a long time. Our
neighbors at Prairie du Chen have
started the movement with every
prospect of success, as the farmers
are promising the required acreage.
The soil about that city is finely
adapted to the culture of beets, and
factory will be a great blessing to
that entire community.
BENEFITS OF A FACTORY.
A beet-sugar factory means much
to city. The plant is a very ex-
tenslve affair, costing about $500,
600, and the crop of beets from
5000 acres calls for distribution
of about $4,000 among the farm
ers of the vicinity. This vast sum
of ready cash paid out early in the
autumn is a great stimulus to trade,
which is appreciated by every bust
ness institution in the city.
The GAINESVILLE institution is a
very successful plant Theo. Hapke,
the contractor who moved it from
Canada to that city, and who has
devoted his life to the building of
sugar factories, is helping the peo-
pie of Prairie du Chen in their eff
forts to secure plant. He gives
the following figures of the business
at GAINESVILLE:
The annual pay roll is $780, 900
Coal, $4,000 tons, which cost $4O,-
900; coke, 1000 tons, $11, 200; lime
stone, 5000 tons, $4,000.
10000 barrels, $4,000.
$4,000 bags, 81, 500.
Freight, $S5, ZOO.
depreciation of machinery, $685.
600.
This divided by 100 days means
daily expense of So 629, aside from
the beets.
Summarized, these figures mean
as follows:
900 tons of beets at 81. so. $27OO
Pay rolls -. 1000
Coal and coke. 525
Freight 49,. -. =. no
Limestone. III. SO
Do
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-02-18

Thirty years from now the oldest
inhabitant will be telling what an
awful winter this was.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-02-18

This means that it costs 1929 a
day for 100 days to run the beet
sugar factory, on a basis of 600 tons
OF beets per day, which is the full
capacity of the factory. This sum
of money distributed regularly dur
ing one-third of the year would be
of great value to city the size OF
Lancaster. It's influence would be
felt by all classes Of enterprise.
If there is citizen in Lancaster
who whistles to do tremendous
amount of good for the city, he can
take the lead in the establishment
of this industry. 1t can be secured
with proper effort and attention,
and probably with but very little
cash outlay.
A meeting should be held and
committees appointed to confer
with the promoters of these en-
terprlses. Farmers should be solicit
ed to raise small crop of beets
this season, to prove over again that
they can be raised. The city may
be asked to contribute site for the
factory. 1t is certain to cost some
money in preliminary expenses, in
GLIDING soliciting acreage, which is
the most difficult thing to secure,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-02-18

CONTINUED ON PAGE FIyE.)
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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-08-09
The Power of KIND Words

Recently an exchange published
a little article on good cheer,
which was introduced as follows:
1--WE believe that many a man
and many a woman in life's strug'
gle have gone down in despair for
the lack of a timely word of good
cheer; nay, we believe that some
men and some women have in their
desperation destroyed themselves
because there was none to give
them a seasonablc suggestion of
comfort and hope"
In the same paper a few days
afterwards there was an account
of an attempt at suicide by a
young man, who left letter con-
tanning this sentence:
Zone word of consolation or one
kind work would have saved my
lIfs."
How many q man and woman
has persisted for the lack of one
word of friendly sympathy and
good cheer! How many a boy has
gone from bad to worse because a
cruel or stern father has given
him censure instead Of loving en-
enlargement. How many q wife
has had her gentle and yearning
heart starved to death for the
lack of few endearing sentences
or caresses each day from her
husband.
We are here for a little while
and then We fly away. In the
hereafter we shall have our re-
collections forever, and the re.
membrance of every little speech
of love aud good cheer which pro-
ceeded out of our mouth when in
the flesh will be sweet consola.
tion throughout all eternity.
How good it will then be to
know that some act or word of ours
cheered and helped a fellow Great
ure on the way, or, possibly, saved
him from despair and suicide.
Every such act or word is as
treasure laid up for our everlasting
consolation.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-08-09
Method.

81 study and study" said the baby
in the pink perambulator when the
nurses backs were turned, "and the
more l study the less | understand
this baby talk. l begin to think I'm
stupid"
mot at all, old man." said the
baby in the brown perambulator,
with the green shaSe. "You simply
60 the wrong way about it. You
should begin with English. After
you understand English baby talk
is comparatively easy. The syntac-
teal constructions are very similar
in both languages, and many Of the
words are strikingly alike in their
rect formations. "--kifa ~
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-08-09
A Use For Him.

An Englishman who was travel
ing in the west in the early days
fell in with a long train of prairie
schoonerS. The leader Of the cara
van, according to the Buffalo Com
mercial, announced that he and his
fellow emigrants were going to
found a town, having everything
that was needful and nothing that
was unnecessary. eve won't havs
any waste" he said. "There isn't a
person in our party who won't do
some important duty in the new
town." The Englishman pointed to
an old and feeble man, with a bent
back and long, thin, white beard.
'B1t that very old man there" he
said. ole can't possibly be Of any
use to you, can hep" ooh, yes"
said the leader. owe open our new
cemetery with him"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-08-09
WOMAN HAPPIER THAN MAN.
She Has the Faculty Of Enjoyment to
q Greater Degree.

Women have a better time in life
than men do. Under no circum-
stances would / choose to be a man.
If l had a chance to come to earth
again in another incarnation and
were given the choice / should with
cut hesitation elect to be a woman,
writes Angela Morgan for the New
York World. Women know how to
get the finest flavor from life. They
know how simply because they are
born to it, not because they acquire
the knowledge through effort.
To draw the real essence from liy
ing one must be endowed with these
qualities; Imagination, intuition,
sensibility and the capacity to love.
Women possess all these requisites
to a greater degree than men. For
this reason women can lay hold on
the subtler enjoyments of life. And,
as the subtlest enjoyments are the
best and most lasting, it is the wo-
men who have a monopoly of real
happiness in life. 1t is in her ca
pacityy to love that woman expert
ences Representations. Woman gets
vast deal more out Of love than man.
Show me the man to whom love
means one-tenth that it does to
womanl When a man loves, the ex-
ternal scenery of life does not
change visibly to him. Life does not
become a thing bewitched and gid
ed. His days and hours and mo-
ments are not permeated by love as
an influence. Love to man means
an exhilarating chase for possession.
A woman pleaseS him, captiyates
him, and he wants her for his own.
In possession, he finds a certain
pleasure-a certain pride and salts
faction-but as for happiness, the
sort of happiness a woman extracts
from love-why, he doesn't know
the A B C of It'll Once in awhile
perhaps a sense of it grazes his con-
seriousness, but he is too busy to
give it more than a curious thought
or two. His mind is too crowded
with practical things to admit the
Intangible" But when a woman
loves she lives. She does not live
until she does love. Love to her is
all absorbing, all Transforming, all
embracing.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-08-09
A Cont,nual Strain

Many men and women are con
antly subjected to what they COM
monty term "a continual strain" be-
cause OF some financial or family
trouble. 1t wears and distresses
them both mentally and physically,
affecting their nerves badly and
bringing on liver and kidney all
ments, with the attendant evils OF
constipation, loss OF appetite, sleep
Iessness, low vitality and despond
ENJOY. They cannot. as a rule, get
rid of this continual strain" but
they can remedy its health-destroJ Ing
effects by taking frequent doses OF
Green's August Flower. 1t tones up
the liver. stimulates the kidneys. In.
sures healthy bodily functions, gives
vim and spirit 10 ones whole being,
and eventually dispeis the physical
or mental distress caused by THAT
continual strain Trial size. 2oc.,
regular bottle. 75c For sale by B. n
aorrell> druggist.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-08-09
asnoon Rillu Idiots.

The late Professor Laycock OF
Edinburgh university used to divide
idiots into two classes-poverty
idiots and luxury idiots. The for
mer were characterized by physical
deformity and the latter by refined
and delicate confguration, small
heads and great prominence Of the
central region of the face. The lux
ury idiots, whom he traced to indo-
lence and self indulgence through
many generations with breeding in
and in, he called also spoon bill"
idiots and used to point out that
they were of the type represented
as aristocratic noodles. There was
less breeding in and in among the
upper classes than there used to be,
but he himself did not doubt that
exemption for a number Of genera
tions from any participation in the
struggle for existence, with high
feeding and effeminacy, tended to
induce mental weakness of special
type.-London Telegraph.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-08-09
ODD LITTLE MYSTERIES.
Queer Happenings Which Seem to Be
Without Explanations.

WiNHoat 6NPiaHabone'
Life is full Of little inexpicable
mysteries, says Parsons Weekly.
They occur every day and are passed
by as being merely ordinary. When
ever the conversation turns on telep-
athy or the occult sciences there is
always some one with story of the
mysterious to tell.
About ten years ago on a large
open tract of land in the north Of
london (now fortunately covered
with red brick yillas) number of
boys were playing cricket. Sudden
ly there came loud humming noise,
like the combined droning Of thou
sands of bees, and a great stone
larger than a mans fist whizzed
across the center of the pitch and
imbedded itself in bank. Almost
Immediately it was followed by an
other and then a third.
Although they waited in hiding
for some time, there was no repeti-
ton of the mysterious missiles. The
question then arose, Where could
they have come from? The nearest
house was quite 400 yards away, and
a machine to have sent these large
stones whirling at such frightful
pace over this distance would be
rather an extraordinary article of
furniture for a suburban villa. So
the cause of this remarkable occur
renee yet requires explanation.
In the same district a few years
back four young men were seated In
a room playing whist. Suddenly,
just after midnight, the door, which
had been latched, opened slowly un-
til it had reached its fullest limit.
In surprise the players looked up,
but no one was standing in the door
way. Then, ere one Of them could
move, the door slowly closed itself
again. Immediately one of the
young men jumped up, pulled the
door open and stared up and down
the hall, but there was absolute ST.
lence and no one about.
Some years ago a gentleman was
seated at a table busily writing. At
the moment he was alone IN the
house. Suddenly he heard the pat
ter of feet outside the door and then
the sound of a dog barking Going
outside the room, he saw to his CUR
prise that his dog hs6 found its way
from the garden into the house and
for some reason was violently bark
ing.
Crash The room behind him was
suddenly in darkness, and smell
of escaping gas pervaded the air.
Directly he understood what had
happened and hurried to seal up the
broken pipe of the chandelier. The
latter was lying in thousand pieces
on the floor.
But for the mysterious instinct
that caused the dog to enter the
house and attract this gentIeman's
attention he would probably have
been killed by the falling chandelier,
for he had been sitting directly be-
meath it.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-08-09
To Ward of stinas.

Hornets and bees are not SO apt
to sting a person if he keeps abso-
lutely still, but this is not necessari-
ly due to the fact that they do not
see readily, but simply that they do
not recognize an enemy in a per-
fectly stationary body. The accu-
INFLATED intelligence Of generations
has shown them that still objects,
like posts, stones or trees, are not
enemies and that disturbance of
their nests is always occaSioned by
objects having power of motion. 1t
thus follows that if a hornets nest
be disturbed or if a wild bees nest
be agitated danger Of singing Is
much less if the person keeps per
fectly still.-St. Nicholas.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-08-09
FraternaI Orders.

Rockblidge Lodge, No. So, /. .. 0. f.
meets every Thursday night, at Odd Eel
lows Hall,
Lexington Lodge, No. So, K, of r.
meets every Tuesday night, at ODD Eel
lows Hall.
Liberty lodge, No, 2, Daughters Of
Rebekah, meets every Monday night, al
Odd Fellows Hall.
Mountain City Lodge, No. 81, Ancient
York Masons, meets LIST and Bird Nor
day nights at Masonic Hall
Natural Bridge Council, No.192O Royal
Arcanum, meets 1st and Bird Friday
nights in each month, at Odd Fellows
Hall.
Lee-Jackson Council, No. so, Junior
Order American Mechanics, meets every
2nd and 4th Friday nights at Odd Fellows
Hall
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-08-09
Tree on His Breast

Frank Demmerle was killed by
lightning while bathing at the
Parkway Baths, New York, last
week. On his breast was imprint
ed a likeness Of a tree. 1t was
about Is inches long and was per-
feet, even to the smallest details,
including the coloring of the
leaves. The likeness was burned
deep in the flesh. Physicians are
unable to explain the phenomenon,
as there was no tree within sever-
al hundred feet Of the spot where
the Lightning bolt struck, y
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-08-09
They Knew IN. AnsedOts.

A story is told by a French paper
Of two provincials, a man and his
wife, who visited the Louvre in
Paris.
"What struck you most at the
Louvre?" asked one Of their friends
when they returned home and began
to tell Of the wonders they had seen.
ooh" replied the husband, "a
picture that represented Adam and
Eve, with the apple and the ser
pent."
And his ex. client wife chimed n,
eyes, we found that very interesting
because, YOU know, we knew the
anecdote."
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-08-09
Her Great Need.

Little Alice is old for her years
One evening after she had gone to
bed she heard mamma and paps
laughing in much enjoyment over
q game Of finch. She longsd to get
up and join them, but she knew
she must not. The next morning at
breakfast she was very quiet. Pres.
emily she drew deep sigh;
q feel the need Of q husband,
mamma; I do feel itw-Lippiu.
scttSo MagHSins. W bs
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-08-09
OUR LEXINGTON
Minister Writes Impressions of
Recent Visit

Rev. VIM. s. Hammond, pastor
of the Methodist church at Middle
town, Va, who preached the
sermon before the cadets of the
Virginia Military Institute at the
recent commencement, writes as
follows in last weeks Baltimore and
Richmond Christian Advocate of
his visit to Lexington. Among
the things, he says;
An engagement to preach at the
Military Institute Sunday, June
18th, brought the writer to the
historic town of Lexington.
In the sixty-six years of the
Institutes honorable career it has
had but two superintendent
the late General Francis II. Smith
and the present incumbent, Gener-
al Scott Ship. The school is
fortunate in having as the suc-
cessor Of General Smith such a
man as General Ship. For fifty
years his life has been identified
with the work of the Institute.
Graduating in the class Of 1859,
he led the Cadet Battalion in the
battle of New Market, where he
was wounded. For many years
he was commandant at the Insti-
tute, and in 1890 was elected as
General Smiths successor. His
official career links him to the
heroic past, and the General is the
kind of man that one wishes would
never grow old. ~.
OF course, the objects that
naturally appeal to Methodist
preacher are the parsonage and
church, of his own denomination.
The Methodists Of Lexington
deserve the highest credit for what
they have acquired in the matter
of church property. The parson-
age, a modern house in every
particular, stands in q beautiful
location and the good taste Of its
present mistress has made the
interior correspond in beauty with
its exterior, 80 that the stranger
within the gates" Is at once inn
pressed with the delightfulness Of
his surroundings. In the matter
of "nourishments, the parsonage
menu correspOnded with the
general environment. This state
ment is thrown in for the benefit
of those, who, like the writer, are
still enough of the "earth,
earthly" to have keen palates and
good digestion-whose delights
are not altogether in the intellectu-
al realm. ftttr
The Methodist church is a
handsome structure located near
the centre of the town. 1t is q
credit to Lexington Methodists,
and stands as a concrete expression
of their liberality and sacrifice,
and of the industry and devotion
of DR.. Cackley, who was pastor
during It's erection. We may talk
as much as we please about the
spiritual character of the
church but the securing OF a
pleasant and commodious church
building always marks a tremend-
Gus step forward in Christian ac-
tivity. There can be nc particular
sanctity surrounding a dingy
meetin'- house located in an alley.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-08-09
. Fully Explained.

"You say, madam" said lawyer
to a woman in the witness box, chat
the defendant is a sort of relation
of yours. Will you please explain
what you mean by that-just how
you are related to the defendant~
"Well, it's just like this. His first
wife's cousin and my second huS-
bands first wife's aunt married
brothers named Jones, and they
were own cousins to my mothers
own aunt. Then, again, his grand
father on his mothers side and my
grandmother on my mothers side
were second cousins, and his step
mother married my husbands step
father after his father and my moth
er died, and his brother Joe and my
husbands brother Henry married
twin sisters. l amt never fggered
out just how close related we are,
but I've always looked on i'm as a
sort ofcousin.