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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07
A DAY WITH JAMES r. KEENE.

How Great Stock Manipulation Keeps in
Touch with Market.
In a room on the tenth floor Of the
WaldOrf-Astoria, surrounded by every
luxury that money can supply, and
with direct telephone connection to all
the centers of trade and information,
sits remarkable man, whose name
is on thousands Of tongues every day
and who is credited with influencing
the most enormous financial policies.
He is inaccessible to those whom he
does not know, but always within
reach of such persons as he trusts.
He gives his orders for the days trad
ing to trusty agents, and then seats
himself in a large armchair to read the
latest novel, travel book or history.
A glance at the tape from time to
time at his side serves to keep him
thoroughly informed regarding the
course Of the market If his blow
is not being properly delivered the
ticker warns him. 1t speaks Ian
guage he understands. Then the lover
Of literature becomes a man of action.
Orders to buy are doubled, or doubled
again; if he be bear stocks are pour
ed into the exchange as from hop
per. Such is the story Of five hours
Of five days in the week. Saturday is
almost no day, being only two hours
long.
But the time to enjoy meeting James
R. Keene is in the evening after he has
dined and while he is converting a
large cigar into smoke Then he is as
thoroughly divorced from business as
if he were on his yacht in midocean.
l found him last evening reading the
latest book about Russian people. He
has been in Japan and has Travelled it
from end to end; l understood him to
say he had not visited Russia. When
l asked him about the great battle on
the Stock Exchange, in which Mr..
Keene was given credit for leading
Chesapeake and Ohio shares to a new
hilltop in prices, he smiled and replied:
Not word Of truth in it; didn't buy
a sharer'-BroOklyn Eagle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07

An exchange asks: "What has be-
come Of the boy In patches?' Why,
bless your soul, he is out on the farm
hopping clods sixteen hours a day.
He will come to town after awhile to
run the banks and the stores and be
the successful lawyers and preachers
and physicians, Don't worry about the
boy in the patches. It's the slick-look-
ing, store-clethed, nicely groomed lad
r0u want to inquire about He's the
fellow that's going to. drop through a
crack in the sidewalk out Of sight one
OF these days. 31a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07

Arthur HenryS House IN tue
Woods" which gave him material in
its making and surroundings for two
pleasant books on the joys Of re-
treat from the world, was recently de-
stroyed by fire.
It Is not generally known that Err
nest w. Hornung, VINO wrote 'The
Amateur Craftsman" and whose new
book, "Stlngaree," has just been issued
by the Scribners, is a brother-in-law
Of Conan Doyle.
Give Holland seems to have fallen
in love with Japan, and his new novel,
the third, has Japanese setting, like
"Mousine" and "My Japanese Wife"
The title of the new tale is "a Jap
anese Romance"
Somebody has dramatized "Rebecca
of Sunnybrook Farm" and it has
been played for charity at Poughkeep-
sic, and won much praise and ap-
plause. There are few clever house
hold plays unambitious enough to per-
nit amateur performance, and it
would seem that one written from this
sprightly little story might fill the bill
very acceptably.
1t is said that Gladstone's praise Of
book meant an addition of from
$4,000 to $4,000 copies to the aggregate
sales of the book. 1t was he who
made the fame Of Robert Elsmere"
and ben Hur." President Roosevelt
is doing a similar kind office for books
he likes, and only Mr.. Mcclure knows
how much his commentator increased
the vogue Of Wagner's Simple Life"
DR.. s. Weir Mitchell rewrote "Con-
stance Trescot" three times in the last
three years. The manuscript was put
into type for the first time two years
ago, and a. single set Of page proofs
was struck off on large paper" and
bound up for the author, who worked
for a year on these page proofs. So
many changes were made that the
book was entirely reset before issue.
DIR. Mitchell believes that Constance
Treseot' contains the best work he
has done or will ever do.
Colonel George B. NJ. Harvey, the
editor of Harper's Weekly, in a recent
address before the Vassar alumnae
during the course Of which he made
many pertinent observations on our
American literature, said "Who is
there to take the place of Eugene
Field? It is true that we have Mark
Twain, but even his attitude toward
life is at present very serious, although
he could not help writing humorously
at times" and a little later, consider
ing the same phase of writing, Mr..
Harvey added: II think Oliver Her
ford is about our only humorist."
George KEENAN, is, now in Japan. In
private letter recently received from
him he says: II wish I were in Rus
STA. If the reactionary party doesn't
triumph, it's the first place I shall go
after get home. Most Of the lib
erals and the revolutionists who are to
the fore there now are old personal
friends Of mine, and some of them
met In exile in Siberia and wrote up
In Siberia and the Exile System If
the liberals ultimately win and Rus
STA gets representative institutions,
shall have warm reception when
go back there. Everybody sympa thizes
with them now, but it is a satisfaction
to think was their first defender and
advocate in Europe and America. If I
have accomplished nothing else in life,
|, helped on the, cause of freedom in
Russia when it badly needed help and
when 1t didn't seem to have a chance
Of success"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07

Although one of their number hasn't
been chosen President since any
body can remember, and perhaps be-
fore that, the Senators always start in
about four years ahead of time serious
~ launching some little presidential
booms for themselves. eii4>4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07

Honor to the hen! She has accom-
plished unaided what the administra-
ton and the attorney general haven't
succeeded in doing yet, She has smash
ed trust and busted a corner. 1t is
reported from Iowa that the big pack
ing firms are going out Of the butter.
egg and poultry business. The explain
alton is that for a year their attempted
egg corner has failed to make good.
The hens went to laying at the wrong
and unexpected time and before the
public had been forced to take the mil
lions Of dozens of eggs that the pack
ing trust had in cold-storage awaiting
fancy prices the hens had smashed
the market. Whether this explanation
is complete or not, it is said to be
known that the Armours have been
selling their plants in Iowa, having
dropped large sum in the venture
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07
AN Underground Citv.

To read of an inhabited subterran-
can city seems strange, yet place Of
this character actually exists in Gall
cia, Austrian Poland, and with popu-
lation, too, of over 1000 men, women
AID children. 1t is called me City Of
the Salt Mines. and has a town-hall
nd church. This latter has several
statues, all of which are carved from
rock salt
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07
cry Proper.

"Now, madam" said the photog.
rapher after expanding about half an
hour getting the lady ready to pose,
please look at me and smile sweetly."
''Sir, l am indignant with you!
didn't come here to engage in a fiirta-
ton, I'd have you know, but to have
some photos TAKEN"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07

A moments reflection will show that
Mrs. Chadwick's success as finan-
cier was relatively greater than that
of Mr.. Bigelow. She hadn't half his
opportunities.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07

That the president of bank should
help himself to money Of it's depositors
to the extent of $1,5OO,0OO, lose it in
wheat gambling and then falsify the
books to hide his. stealings is incom4
patible with the principles of sound
banking, and we see no harm in saying
so. ..;
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07

The anti-toXin for laziness is more
than a joke. 1t is a genuine product
of science. The discovery is based
upon the theory that physical exhaus-
ton is the result Of a poison in the
tissues caused by strain. To use a
mechanical figure, the furnace fires Of
the body are forced and famed into
tremendous heat. In the combustion
of the fuel the CRATES are clogged with
cinders. These cinders left over in
the tissues are poison. The poison is
counteracted by the counter poison
the anti-toXin. The real value Of the
discovery, doubtless, is to be found in
its ability to counteract nervous ex-
haustion and to strengthen GONZALES
cents. But the imagination applies it
to many things. The college athlete
whose veins are infused with the stuff
ought to beat his competitor, and thus
the hypodermic syringe must be added
to the gymnasium. The golf and the
tennis and the basketball player will
also want the decoction. And every
tan viii want to see his team inoculat-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07

ed. Dope may win the pennant. And
who will bet on the races SO long as
he Is ignorant Of how much each
horse has been syringed? The pace
Of civilization is rapid enough now.
Is the wight who goes undoped to fall
behind the procession?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07

The Warehouses of Londonderry
has compiled a list Of books for girls
and young women, and, curiously
enough, not one of the widely adver-
t1sed six best-selling books is included.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07

President Eliot, of Harvard, says
the Congregationalists did right in ac-
cepting Mr.. Rockefeller's money. A
statement of Harvard's financial needs
will probably be made at the proper
limo
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07

The fat man who tried to commit
suicide by drowning and found that his
fat kept him afoat probably hoped
that water would cause his too solid
flesh to melt.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07

Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt was COM
PEELED to pay a fine of $25 few days
ago for exceeding the speed limit with
his automobile. 1t might have been
more than that had not the court felt
that it was its duty to be kind to the
rich
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07
Colossal Wedding Feast.

Fourteen calves, 240 fowls and 800
gallons of wine were consumed recent
ly at the wedding feast of Johan
Schulz, a wealthy farmer of Hidegkut
Hungary.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07

DR.. GLADDEN. declares that Adam
could not have become a millionaire.
We must therefore conclude that Adam
lacked executive ability.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07

If half the good things said about
man after he is dead were spoken
sooner he might be encouraged to live
a little longer. tii1
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07

The first historical novelist to get
q John Paul Jones story on the press
should have no difficulty in finding a
market. m
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07

Thirteen hundred people were killed
by the recent earthquake in India.
Perhaps the car will regard this as a
divine vindication Of his own disre-
gard Of human life. .f}
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07

When we talk with a sick person
we make the alarming discovery OF
something in us we never knew we
had
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07

A woman never knows what she
really thinks of man until she gets
a divorce from him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07

The moral Of the great Milwaukee
defalcation is that it is immoral for
bank president to speculate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07

Hold piece of ice tc burned finger
until the smarting ceases, and no bis.
ter will form on the skin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07

If book bores you It's an easy mat
ter to shut it up, but when a man
bores you-well, that's different.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07

The word ''mikado" signifies some
thing like ''the sacred gate" or "the SUBJ
lime porte,''
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07

Many a man acts foolish who isn't
a professional actor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07

Usually the fast man is slow when
it comes to handing money over to bis
wife.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07

A diplomat Is man who shuts up
when he has said enough.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-25
LICE IN THE HEN HOUSE.
Method Of Treatment Which Will
Soon Rid the Chickens Of
This Pest.

During the warm weather It il DIFF
ficult to keep the hens and their quar-
tiers free from lice. 1t is a slow job
to treat the hens with any Of the va.
r;ous insecticides, but the cleansing OF
the henhouse is more easily accom-
plishcd. S. B. Hartman, in writing to
the Michigan Farmer, explains his
pian as follows:
I first clean the house thoroughly.
sweeping the floor, walls and ceiling.
Everything detachable, including the
roosts, is taken out and cleaned. I
then mix up lime water as thick as it
will go through the nozzle of barrel
sprayer, sometimes putting in little
carbolic acid, and spray the house
thoroughly-foor. walls and ceiling.
This takes but a few moments, about one
tenth as long as to apply 1t with q brush
or broom, and is much more effective,
as the lime is forced into all the cracks
where the lice like to hide. All the
things removed are sprayed on all
sides and replaced, taking the precau-
ton te dip the ends of the roosts,
where they rest In the supports, in
kerosene and pouring some of the oil
upon them. A shallow pan with a
half-inch depth Of kerosene was then
placed just inside the little slide door
so hens entering at night must step
into 1t, and thus cause the odor to per-
wade their feathers and drive away the
lice.
After week or so repeat the op-
Grafton. The lice, unable to stand such
proceedings, soon disappear.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-25
THIN HOGS NOT BACON.
Lack Of Flesh Does Not Indicate Spe-
cial Fitness for This Glass
Of Meat.


] have had considerable experience
in butchering different kinds Of hogs
and have given some thought and
study to this feeding and fattening
business. People think thin hog is
a bacon hog. It is not. The right
kind Of bacon hog is one that Is
we'll fed and grown but not fat, but
he looks nice and sleek and has quail
ity. Packers do not make as much
distinction as they should. The ba-
t,on hog should be nice smooth hog
You take hog that weighs 200
pounds Of the bacon type. argues q
correspondent in writing to the
Prairie Farmer, and he will be thin
boned, stand well on his feet and
better hog than a big-eared, loosely
built and big-boned fat hog. and |
think the great difference between the
bacon type and the fat type is in the
individual difference Of the hog, and
one reason why there is no particular
call for bacon breeds is because there
are enough individuals among the fat
hog type to supply the demand for the
bacon type of hog.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-25
DoN'Ts FOR HOG RAISER.
Successful Raiser Of the Porkers Tells
Farmers What to Avoid in
Rearing Them.

Don't keep hogs-make the hogs
keep you.
Don't miss feeding your shoats il
the harvest is on hand.
Don't feed hogs the "old way. feed
them on balanced rations.
S Don't try crossing" pick out your
favorite breed and make an effort to
improveait. You can soon .sget busy"
at that.
Don't keep hogs that you are feed
ing for the block till they get to be :
year old. A man who does that is 4
back number now.
Don't think that you are the only
one who can feed hogs. or that it is q
sign Of weakness tc seek advice OF the
man who has had experience. It is q
sign OF good judgment.
DON. forget that man who loves
the hog business well enough to be
ever!astingly at It, and takes pains st
every turn, viii mako a successful
A~~ x&ae-nN3A Rh-An
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-25
-
JOSEPH IN
EGYPT
OUR BIBLE STORY by the
Highway and Byway" Preacher
IA Vision Between the Lines of Gods
Inspired Word)
* -

Scripture Authority.-"And it came to
pass, when Joseph was come unto his
brethren that they stript Joseph out Of
his coat his coat of many colors that was
on him; and they took him and cast him
into pit; and the pit was empty. there was
no water in it. And judah said unto
his brethren, What profit is it if we slay
our brother, and conceal his blood? Come
let US sell him to the Ishmaeiites, and let
not our hand be upon him; for he is our
brother and our flesh. And his brethren
were content. Then there passed by Midian-
ties merchantmen: and they drew and lift
ed up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph
to the Ishmaelftes for 20 pieces of silver:
and they brought Joseph into Egypt. . /. /.
And Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, cap
tain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him
Of the hands of the Ishmaelites, which had
brought him down thither. And the Lord
was with Joseph, and he was prosperous
man: and he was in the house of his master,
the Egyptian. Gen. 1923. "a. 1928; 1871, 2
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-25
IMPROVED BOTTOM BOARD.
An Attachment Which Will Save the
Bees from Falling on Their
Backs.

Fully one-third or more Of tho bees
that take flight from the bottom Of
frames capsize and strike on their
backs. declares George Hildreth In
Gleanings in Bee Culture. l made q
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-25
THE EARLY SEED BED.
In the Case Of Heavy Clay Soils There
Is Need Of Underdrainage for
Best Results.


In the early spring the water result
ing from the melting of snow and cold
rains is nearly at its freezing point
Whenever soils are kept continually
wet, so that large amount of water
evaporates from their surface, the
temperature of the soil is low. To
evaporate pound of water, that is,
convert it into the gaseous state. un-
der the mean atmospheric pressure,
requires the absorption by that pound
of 1866 heat units. "a heat unit is
the amount of heat energy which ia
required to raise the temperature OF
one pound Of water from 80 degrees
F. to 80 degrees F. In second ct
time.) The expenditure of a given
amount of heat affects the tsmpera-
ture of different soils differently.
If you dry given quantity of clay
loan soil until it contains one-half OF
its maximum amount of water, you
will find that it requires the evaIora-
ton of two pounds of water more
than in drying similar area of sandy
soil. But to eVaporate an extra Two
pounds of water requires 966.6x2 equal
to 1882 heat units, and this lowers
the temperature Of the clay loan con-
siderably. This is the reason why wet
clay loam soils are colder than wet
sandy soils. Every time evaporation
is going on in your field, there is as
sociated with it cooling effect, just
as you would in the hot days of sum-
mer cool room by sp1inkling water
on the floor A wel1-underdralned
soil lessons evaporation and conse-
quent loss of heat; sometimes SO
much SO that it is from five to ten
degrees warmer than it would be II II
was not underdrained.
It follows, remarks the Ohio Fam
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-25
HARVESTING THE AUTO.

HARVESTING THE AUTO.
ible shafts; and drive both from one
pulley by means of belt on motor fly
wheel (see sketch; the details may
vary somewhat with different types of
mOtors).
When shearing time comes, take a
man with you and drive to the sheep
farms. On arrival, put on belt, Oil up,
and you are ready for business. Carry an
extra set Of knives, and sharpener. An
extra clipper head for horses might
also come in handy In this manner
two men can shear more sheep than a
dozen can in the old way, and do it
better; for you get all of the wool and
cannot cut the sheep.
Should farmer go to the trouble
OF owning an auto-well, he should
make it do his washing, saw wood, cut
feed, or, in fact, do any work that an
engine is supposed to do.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-25
NEW USE FOR THE AUTO.
Furnishes Power for shearing sheer
and Clipping Horses-Better Than
Killing Folks on Highway.

I have discovered new use for the
automobiles use which is better
than killing folks, writes cotre-
spondent of the Farm Journal. Here
is the idea:
It is well-known fact that the
motor of an automobile can be oper-
ated without moving the carriage. In
this connection, if one lives in sheep
district and happens to own gaso-
line runabout. he can shear sheep to
good advantage.
Simply buy the parts of two sheep
shearing machines; or, in other words,
get two clipper heads and long aex-
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-25

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St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-25
Mixed Farming.

The surest way to keep up the fertil.
ity of the land is to follow mixed
farming. This makes rotation OF
crops possible. Rotation is not pos
sible where only one crop is raised.
The one-crop farm is considered the
lazy mans farm, but not all the men
that have one-crop farms are lazy
men. In mixed farming the owner Of
the farm has something to keep him
busy the year around. He does not
have to lose half his time waiting for
the time to come when he can look
after his crop. The man that fol-
lows. mixed farming finds 1t possible
to keep up the fertility OF his land
without great effort.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-25

er, that underdrained soils can be
be plowed sooner, and then too when
warm rains come in the early spring
the water freely enters the soil by
virtue of the high capacity for heat
it has, it warns the soil very per-
ceptibly. 1t has been found that the
seed bed can be brought into proper
condition for seeding from five to
eight days earlier than If it had not
been underdrained. Evidently 1t
lengthens the season for the growing
and maturing of farm crops, so much
needed, especially in the northern por-
ton Of the middle northwest.
The cut shows a section of land d.
vided into 40-acre fields, also showing
portion of fields in need of drainage.
It will be observed that the fields
having fairly good natural drainage
gave far, better yields than those that
become too wet in times of frequent
and excessive rains.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-25
A Big Mistake.

Having the heifers calve at 20 to
"a months old is big mistake, says
F. H. Scribner, who raised Loretta D,
the champion jersey COW at the
worlds fair. His heifers calve when
80 months old and he has Just had
two that made over 500 pounds hut
ter in q year with their first calf,
while his herd Of Jerseys averages
over 10000 pounds milk and $50
pounds butter q year.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-25

MOTHER day and
they would be in
E g y p t. Joseph,
without appearing
to listen, caught
enough of the con-
versation to learn
this fact, and that
Heliopolis, the i'm
perial city, was
their ultimate des-
tination. As he
b u S j e d himself
about the camp
where the /, night
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-25
DR.. F. JULIUS HElNTZ,

.TendsrS his professional services e
III psopls of the parish.
66ace and residence: Abita Springf
liext to the postodace. Phone. ia.
Rrivxto diseases specially.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-25
OF BOTTOM BOARD

ARRANGEMENT OF BOTTOM BOARD
bottom with the alighting- board
slanting down from the inside bot
tom edge Of the hive-board, and have
never seen 3 bee strike ON its back
yet on this hoard except by collision
with another, bee. With the DanzAn.
baker reversible set the bottom.
board one inch back from the outside
Of the front Of the hive. For full
entrance I turn the cleat down and
plane the edge intended to be the
outer one on bevel one inch back,
and leave the edge 3-16 thick; insert
in grooves with beveled side up and
it will give good slant down as
In the diagram.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-25
DR. ]. F. PlGoTT.
oovineeon, La.

oevineton, La.
Haoidencs In the Exterstsin raised
Isttags. two blocks west Of public
Achool building.
cRsrs his professional services e
The public.
once at the City Drug stors. on
Columbia street.