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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27
NEW AND NOTES

Fertilizers to the value Of $1,S36, G26
were imported into the United States
during the first six months of the cal
endar year.
Imports during the six months ended
June 30, 1905, show an item of bread
stuffs valued at $685., 2O9.
This country imported during the
first six months of the calendar year
1881 SOC pounds of raw cotton, valued
at $6,505,378.
In the month of August, 1905, 39O,811
dozen eggs were exported.
Of the American spinners' takings
during the season just closed 2,2S2, 145
bales went to northern mills and 9, 163,
sos bales to southern mills, making a
total of 4,445,65 bales as against
1916, 219 bales in 10000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27

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EARTH ROADS.

Easily Kept In Good Condition by-
the New Road Drag.
In Iowa the problem of good roads
has been studied in such a way as to
bring prompt and practical help to the
country people. If the average farmer
were to state his needs in connection
with good roads to the experts it seems
that he might reasonably $ y, First
and foremost, tell us how to make
earth roads and how to keep earth
roads in good condition. This the
Iowa state highway commission has
done, and here are the Illustrations:
Water is the foe to good earth roads,
and the whole object of earth road con
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27

cloud Of fine snow rose from them as
if a shell had burst, and tie black
dumbness of the watching woods was
shattered BY yell of rage SO fiendish,
SO maleyoient, that, old hunter as
was my blood froze at a sound l did
not recognize.
The next moment the fiend himself
was upon ME. A grizzly dead looks a
feeble, almost pig-like beast, but a
grizzly mad with rage, with every hair
on end, charging across a snow field at
the edge Of night, looks quite another
matter.
l turned and ran and as l ran heard
the bears great shorts coming closer
and closer as he plowed his way
through the snow, dragging the trap
and the young pine to which it was at
tached as if the pine had been a walk
ing stick
/ never ran harder, and l never went
slower, and to this day it seems to me
as if | ran that night for an hour
waded, l mean-With heart bursting
efforts through that accursed snow,
which seemed to hold me more than it
held the bear. If 1 had only had snow
shoes OH!
Just when l knew the drumming
blood would burst my brain I caught a
glimpse Of our campfire through the
thick bull pines on my left, and with
the instinct of beast that makes for
it's home to die 1 turned off the trail
and staggered downhill. The boughs
dashed ne across the eyes, the logs
tripped me. the snow stayed me, and
then all at once l sank down, down to
my armpits in a Gcep unseen drift.
Like a mad thing l struggled to get
out, but it was in vain. One Of my feet
forks of some buried brush and was
held as in a wise
One desperate effort l made.
would have torn my limb off if / could
have done so, and then 1 shut my eyes,
the strength went out of me, and
gave in.
1 dared not turn around to meet my
death, but l knew that it was upon me.
1 heard the deep gasps of the beast
behind me, the heavy founder of him
as he Iurched down through the snow,
the rattle. and the crash of the little
dry pines as his anchor log came bat
tering through them, and as 1 writhed
forward, face downward in the snow,
a leaden weight struck me on the
shoulder, a sharp pain thrilled all
through me and something warm trio
killed. slowly down my spine.
Yet another six inches l writhed
away, and as 1 did so I could hear
my clothes rending under those bone
white claws.
As a wounded bird covers before
the gunner who next minute will take
it up and wiring it's neck, so covered
while that huge mailed hand struck
and strained after my life
Twice it just scraped my shoulder
and the second time 1 turned, and the
hot, fetid breath of the beast struck
me in the face and sickened me.
Dark as the gloom was under those
somber pines, the vague mass which
lay almost on the top Of me was dark
er yet-a living, raging blackness
which struggled and strained toward
me. In the midst were two blazing
eyes and a crashing of long, white
teeth, while ever and anon the thing
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27

THE NICHOLAS II. CAME TO RENDER AID.
try since 1888. For years and years
he has followed the banks Together
with Ben Oleson he shipped some
months ago on the fishing schooner
Arbutus of Gloucester. The trip was
successful and the men were happy.
Shares were to turn out very good
On the morning of Sept. 8 Captain
Pfuger gave orders that everything
should be made ready to pack fish. He
assigned Benson and Oleson to first
lay out the travis. They pulled away
in their little sixteen foot dory, happy
at the prospect that packing was to
begin so early and that they might
have time afterward for a rest. Then
from seemingly cloudless sky a great
gray bank rolled down upon them. The
scOurge and dread of the banks. the
deadly fog, lay between them and civ
iliZatiOn.
Lost? Why, no. The same thing had
happened dozens of times before and
they had thought nothing of it. The
swiftness of the tide first alarmed
them. They could not check their
boat, as the anchor had been left be-
hind when the dOrieS were cleaned in
the morning, and the water barrel. too.
had been left behind.
The fog stayed thickly about them
for more than twenty-four hours. Be-
fore it had gone the wind commenced
to rise, and soon giant seas were
threatening to swamp their frail craft.
Their sail, stretched across the bow.
could not keep out the great waves.
Wet and chilled to the bone, they bail
ed in frantic efforts to keep their craft
afloat.
It was on this day, the second since
they had left the Arbutus, that aDpar
ent rescue came to them. An English
tramp steamship came in close. so
close that it's officers could stand at the
rail and look down into the little dorv
The dOry mates shouted for ioy that
they were saved. But their good Sa-
marian was yet to come. The phari-
see passed by on the other side and
left the fishermen to their fate.
On the third day they sighted another
vessed, passenger steamer. they
thought, but it was too far awav to
make them out. They were nearly
crazed now from thirst The sea be-
side them looked tempting, and thew
moistened their threats. But it scorcb-
ed and scared like a hot iron For.
three days more they had to endure
this. The pitiless sun came forth TO
show neither sail nor smoke upon the
horizon. Reduced almost to st1nor
with eyes bleared, they could only
crouch in the boat and wait. Death or
succOr must come to them surely with
in a day. On the sixth day they
were rescued. The Nicholas II. sighted
the drifting dOry and came to render
aid. The victims were more dead than
alive and were sightless. They did not
know that they mad been saved until
their rescuer steamed alongside. Will
ing hands heaved a rope, which they
managed to hold, and sailors pulled
them to the deck.
They were taken to Copenhagen and
turned over to the American consul
Oleson thought it good time to visit
his old home in Norway Consul Fra.
zier shipped him there. Benson wished
to return to America and shipped on
the Hellig Olav. His story was told by
the purser, and $12 was raised to prO-
vide him with railroad fare to his home
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27
&fs<5&s> &gSSSy9<<roo Pate
V Made fnm g 0ZoH'he
KING ROAD DRAG. LOG.

sitiOn to throw the earth to the center.
Ride on the drag. Haul at an angle of
forty-five degrees. Gradually widen the
strip dragged as the road improves.
To round up the road better pillow a
shallow furrow occasionally on eacl
side of the dragged strip and work the
loose dirt to the center.
Any farmer can make a road drag
for himself at an outlay Of only $150
to So. The annual cost per mile OF
road treated with the King road drag,
where all the time has been paid for by
the hour, has not been found to exceed
$3.50 to So.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27

SOMETHING STIRRED IN THE THICKET.
fiat but for the little swales in it,
where the willows grow and the moose
feed. It is a good country for meat,
and it was our job to kill meat for
big mining outfit down below.
When we reached the Top it began
to snow, SO that we had to camp in the
little bull pines on the very edge Of
the barrens, and that night eighteen
inches of snow fell on the fiat. l was
inclined to grumbIe. 1 had come to
hunt; but Rube, who was with me,
Just put the matter in a nutshell.
well move camp down to those
dead pines, cap. There's a little feed
in the swamp for the horse If you
feel like hunting after we've made
camp, We'll just stay and hunt. It's
only four miles to the place 1 mean"
At the end of those four miles I did
not feel like anything but lying still
while he cooked. Between camps it
had been one long struggle from drift
to drift, constantly unpacking our
wretched animal to get him on to his
legs again, until at last, even with his
pack off, he would not get up again
Then we picked up our loads and
carried them into the nearest sheltered
hollow we could find, trod down the
snow and covered it up with brush
from the pines, cut big stick or two,
made a roaring fire, put up the fly and
hung a moose head over the fire to
roast. 1t was lucky that we had one.
We went back to see if the horse had
had enough rest in the snow.
We found him frozen stiff.
did you notice them bear tracks as
we came through the willows?" said
Rube
"Nc," said I.
'Must be getting snow blind al
ready, cap. They was big enough. l
wonder how soon he'll find out the old
horse? l guess I'll set that trap any
way. He's a big un by his tracks,
We spent two days in that camp,
and we decided to pull out on the
morning of the third. Might as we'll
go and see whether that bar has found
old No. said RUDE.
shall l come alOng?"
'Tain't worth it unless you're dead
keen to. There's mighty little chance
of the bar
SO RUDE disappeared among the pine
trees alone. l cut wood for the night,
and still Rube did not return. l was
growing anxious, and the evening was
growing dark, so l took my rife and
started toward the dead horse. l trip
ped and drove my rifle into the snow,
choking the barrel of it. l left it
against a tree to be called for on my
way back. My eye fell on a fresh
moose track and behind it a fresher
track.
So that was what had happened to
Rube He had seen the fresh sign and
gone in pursuit. l might as we'll go and
pack the bear trap in, l thought, and
strolled on to do so. As soon as my
eyes fell upon the carcass knew that
it had been visited. 1t had been drag
ged yard from the frozen bed, and a
great lump had been ripped from its
side.
Just then something stirred in the
thicket or second growth behind the
dead horse. Instinctively took a step
forward to see what it was and as 1
did so came right out into the open.
At once the young pines, close. set
and maybe six feet high, bent toward
me as corn bends before the wind,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27
Lost In
II Dory
Fishermen 6geere Cou6b7
In Fog I'm @ Small
p O at.
Separated From Their Schooner.
They DrJffed Ouf oFEfS Course
and For Days Faced q
Cerribge DEATH.

Calmly, casually, phlegmatically, as
you might tell of a week end visit, Ben
Benson, a Gloucester fisherman, relat-
ed the story of an experience which
nine times in ten would have resulted
ia his death and that of his compan-
ion. says the New York Evening Sun.
Benson is a Norwegian, thirty-seven
years old. He has been in this cOun-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27
Housing Tools.

Everything in the tool and machinery
line used on the farm should be housed
in winter. If there is no room for il
in the barns or shed an excellent plan
is to construct a shed out of poles anO
cornstalks, which will effectually keeE
the storm from machinery and thu,
save hundreds of dollars. No one Will
common sense will leave farm nipple
ments outdoors to rust and rot.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27
Ran From
A Grizzly
"A Race Between Man
and Bear TbrougA
Deep S1ose'o
II Was q SerfouS Question For
a Cline Whether the Hunter
Would Get a tray From
His PurSucr. b

While camping and hunting in the
far north an adventurer who relates
his experiences in the Washington
Post had an exciting meeting with a
grizzly. He says:
We had been climbing for four days
from the lake to the barren lands at
the Top, where the whole world seems
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27
FARM INTERESTS.
Current News and Views of Agricu1-
turaI Matters.


By B. BENJAMIN, Jr., Washington.
As estimated for Oct by the bu-
reau of statistics the condition of corn
showed a decline of 3 of a point, the
figures being S92 as compared with
89.5 last month, $50 on Oct. 1, 1901.
sos at the corresponding date in 1903
and ten year average of 500.
The preliminary estimate of the aver
age yield per acre of spring wheat is
14.7 bushels (8S centals) subject to re-
vision when the final estimate is made
in December. The average quality of
spring wheat is 80 as compared with
1871 in 1904 and $50 in 1903.
Movement OF Grain.
Reports received by the department
Of commerce and labor indicate that
the total grain receipts at the ports of
Boston, New York, Philadelphia and
Baltimore during August showed a
gain of nearly 100000 bushels if
compared with similar arrivals in 1904.
On the other hand, the inbound cereal
movement at New Orleans as well as
at San Francisco and Tacoma present
ed heavy losses by like comparisons.
While Galveston's inbound grain move
ment during August was heavily in
excess of that for a corresponding
month in the preceding year, it should
be understood that during the latter
period the movement was exceptionally
small.
IOwa's Corn.
IOwa's corn crop appears to be arous-
ing diSSenSion among the authorities
who are estimating it, Mr.. Sage, the
head of the crop reporting service for
the state, is credited with forecasting
a bumper crop, while Mr.. Cowine, the
reporter for the department of agri-
culture, makes a far less optimistic es-
timate-not less than 35O,OOO,OOO bush
els, says Mr. Sage; probably under
3O0,OOO,0G0, declares Mr.. Cowine.
John Cowine is a well known practi-
cal Iowa farmer. He is also a mem
Der of the board having control of all
state institutions and is in charge Of
the nearly 10000 acres of state land
farmed at such institutions. J. r.
Sage, though not in active farm life,
has been connected with the Iowa crop
and weather service for fifteen years
past. Each secures information through
farmer correspondents all over the
state
Professor Holden, so we'll known in
connection with the improvement Of
corn, has called attention to the fact
that failure to give due weight to the
damage done by the new pest in the
state-the corn root worm-would tend
to too generous estimate
A Special Crop Industry.
Among striking special crop develop
ments is that of asparagus in Califor-
mia in the last ten years. It's district
lies largely in the delta between Sac
ramento, Stockton and Port Costa and
includes at present about 1000 acres.
Most of the crop is canned, and the
process is said to be clean and appe-
The news & observer., 1905-11-04
PLAIN INTERPRETATION.

What the people of Raleigh want
is for the Supreme Court to construe
that doubtful section of the Watts
law providing the method of calling
an election. There are three views.
When Mr.. Battle and Mr.. Jones yes
terday before the Supreme Court cut
away from the technical contention
ard asked the Supreme Court to con-
slider the whole record and interpret
the section not in any Interest or
from any agreement, but for the guild
ance of all towns that may need to
have the law made plain.
Some people think that if the farm
ers hold their cotton for high prices,
the European spinners will be stimula-
ted TO make efforts to grow cotton in
other countries. That bugaboo Will
scare no man VIII IS not afraid or
"hants." The European spinners nave
tried growing cotton in other coun-
tries. High or low, cotton will be
grown wherever the climate will per-
nit it's production, and it will not be
affected in the least by the action of
American ginnery.
The news & observer., 1905-11-04
IS THE GOVERNOR WRONG?
An Illustration Showing That Some
Negroes Get All They Earn.

To the Editor:-Our Governor s q
great and good man and on most
questions seems to be right, but it
strikes me that he IS wrong in regard
to paying the working people too lit
tie wages. as shown lin the following
statement n yesterdays News and OBJ
server:
He said he would urge upon
the conference the necessity for
paying the working people higher
wages. and declared that until this
has been done, immigrants can
not be induced to come to this
or ary other Southern State. He
said the labor scale in North Car
olina has not been increased in
proportion to the general prog
ress of the State and the price
of corr me ditieS.'
Certainly he is wrong as far as the
service IS concerned. 1t is a difficult
matter to hire them either for love or
money.
Farmers are paying from IS cents to
$1.00 per day and can't get hands at
that. 1t seems the higher the price
the less they work. l will give case
that illustrates what / mean: IF you
will hold my horse, boy (negro boy or
mani, while l am making a few pur-
chases / will give you a nickle.' "All
right Boss" While the negro was
thus engaged he spied a silver dollar
laying on the ground; he Immediately
threw the reins across the horse, leav-
ing his job saying that he had as
much money as he wanted
Yours very truly,
J. B. DAWSON.
The news & observer., 1905-11-04
IT MEANS LICENSE.

The only way to break the hell
holes in Raleigh is to put the crea-
lures on the roads. That's the only
medicine that will do any good fol
hat kind of cattle. To arrest them
It them submit and pay fine is
irtually to impose that much tax as
sort of license. AS long as they
an pay fines, they will keep the hell
oles open, running the risk of not
aving to pay more than 5000 or $500
year. Experience has shown that it
oes not cost that much. Saloons un-
er our new charter would have to
Yay a license of $1,000 year. These
lell-holes are of more harm than sa-
Oons.
1t is a farce to impose fines-cer-
ainly after the first conviction A
entence on the roads is the only pun
shment that ought to be imposed.
Periodical fines are regarded by them
s license.
The news & observer., 1905-11-04
Spirit of the Press.
KOpe elias is Much Too Shy.
TnrfolLs an Il m arl.

The lost is found The Hon. kopc
Elias, of whom nothing had been
heard for n year or more, came down
out of tie mountains when Mr..
Roosevelt entered North Carolina. He
showed himself the same KOpe Us Of
old, and the same Elias.
There is something about this
heroic figure that commands the at
tention, nay, the cordiality of mighty
men. The infatuatiOn of Mr.. Cleve-
land with the gentleman of the home
spun name is a matter of history; and
now We learn from the Ashevillc Citi-
zen that Mr.. Roosevelt fell under the
same spell during the Presidents re-
cent visit to North Carolina, when he
was welcomed by MIR. Elias, who in
vited the President to Macon county.
According to the Citizen the Presi-
dent said:
81 have often heard of you, Mr..
Elias. Your reputation not only
extends throughout the State of
North Carolina, but is national
in it's scope, and l have awaited
the pleasure of meeting you. 1t
was one inducement to me to
come to North Carolina, and |
wish very much I could visit you
at your Macon county home, but
lack Of time prevents"
We had heard so little of the Hon.
Kope Elias during the past year or
two that we had almost forgotten
that he is one of the most distinguish
ed citizens Of his State. 1t is shame
that more notice is not taken of a
man whose distinction is attested by
the Lieutenant Governor of North
Carolina and the only two living Amer
leans who have occupied the Presi-
Dental chair. What do the people
mean by letting the treasures of Mr.
Hopes personality remain un@Npioit-
ed. when his reputation extends
throughout the length and breadth
of the land and cause the Presidents
to make pilgrimages to North Carolina
largely to gaze on his honest tiipper
and reverently converse with him in
the presence of sixty thousand &C.,
000D people. Kope Elias for the Cab
met, say we, He shall not be per-
mitted to keep I%nself hermetically
sealed by his unfortunate shyness.
The news & observer., 1905-11-04
DON'T SELL ALL AT ONCE.

The increase in the price of cotton
should admonish the farmers again OF
the wisdom of not rushing their cot
ton to market rapidly. The best op-
inion in the country is that the crop
is shortd and that farmers VIC do not
sell too quickly will get a good price
fc1 every pound of cotton they raise
The attempt to press down the price
of cotton, befun in fraud, will not
succeed except by the assistance OF
farmers. OF course if they rush all
the cotton to market this months the
world will believe there is a full crop
and will not be willing to pay good
prices if it can be had at less than IL
is worth
The news & observer., 1905-11-04
WANT FULL NEGRO SUFFRAGE.

The attitude of every Radical pa
per in North Carolina toward the fight
the Maryland people are making to
restrict suffrage, along the lines of the
Mississippi and North Carolina amend
ments, shows that these Radical pa
pers will lead a fight to repeal the
amendment if they had the chance.
They tried to defeat it and if they are
ever put in power again they will use
every effort to restore full negro suf-
fIage. The attitude of leaders and pa
pers on the Maryland fight proves
what they favor.
The news & observer., 1905-11-04
Keep Your Money at Home.

Wilmington Star.
Within ten years we hope to see
enough insurance companies organized
in North Carolina to stop at least three
fourths of the money drain that flows
steadily out of the State. The Oppor-
tunity is ripe for organizing home
companies. The chances for getting
business were never so propitious, and
we hope the monied men of North
Carolina will not let pass such fa-
vora bic time for showing their enter
prise and making a good investment.
The field is ripe for the harvest.
The news & observer., 1905-11-04
Will Hold for Eleven Cents

Leake S. Covington, cashier Farm
ers' Bank, Rockingham, n. c., writes
to the Manufacturers Record:
"The farmers in this section are in
better condition financially than they
have been for years. They will hold
their cotton for II cents. They are
better organized than ever before, and
able TO hold off for price and able to
get all money needed. Considerable
number of new warehouses have been
built. and almost every county has op-
portunities that never had before.
The news & observer., 1905-11-04

in North Carolina who had not rain
er, when his time comes to quit thls
frame and so into the other world
be worthy of such an obituary than
TO will TO his heirs and to charity the
wealth of Rockefeller Henry Caudle'
with ink stained hands and working
in obscurity was a prince among
men and has gone to his reward pre-
pared for those Who keep their llVes
unspotted from the world.
The news & observer., 1905-11-04
Too Busy Running Congress and Pol
itics.

Winston Sentinel.
Another complaint has been filed
against the Southern. This time 1t
is the citizens in and around Mt.
Airy complaining about condition OF
the road-bed. 1t is strange that a
large railroad company like the South
ern with financial ability to keep
things in good condition and with a
volume of trade amply justifying ex-
penditure of money FOR this purpose
should wait until complaints are filed
with the corporation commission be-
fore these necessary things are done.
If the Southern would pay mor4 at
tention to these things and do what
it can in order that the shippers in
every city may be well satisfied the
road would profit as much as the
shippers. No railroad ever gained
anything by allowing the people of a
city to become dissatisfied with its
service. Where there is competing
road covering the same territory these
annoyances seldom occur.