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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-12-19
University Stock Take First Prizes

University SCOCK lake FIRST RrlZeS.
Prices sggregating 1885 have ust
been awarded to the college of agri-
culture of the University of Wisconsin
for it's exhibit at the international
Live Stock Exposition at Chicago.
Thirty-seven prizes amounting to 500
were awarded to the for ty-three head
of sheep entered by the department If
animal husbandry. The swine depart
ment, in charge of Messrs. ]. G. Fuller
and Accola. won separately premiums
amounting to S75 for nine fat hogs ex-
hibited The sheep and hogs com
bined took the first price of S75 for
the most instructive carcass or block
demonstration of the principles CT
breeding and feeding.
GRAND CHAMPION PRIZE.
A SouthdOwn lamb owned and ex-
hibited by the university won the
grand champion prize i'm the carcass
contest, and was sold at twenty five
cents per pound. Twenty-Five of the
sheep exhibited were brought back to
the university ana Will be used for
class room demonstration during the
short course and the farmers course.
Other animals were disposed of in
Chicago at the highest market prices.
FCRsT PRIZE FOR FEEDS.
In addition to $3.50 won by the stock
exhibited by the university, the de-
Dartment of agrOnOmy in charge of
Professor r.. AL Moore had large
booth with an exhibit Of feeds and
forage products, which was awarded
first prize Of SIS. Some 30 Wisconsin
long and short course agricultural
students attended the exposition, ac-
compBnied by many members of the
/ faculty. including Dean ~. 4. Henry;
Professor e. H. harrington Of the de-
partment of dairy husbandry: PROBES
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-12-19

Floods the body with warm CLOWNS
vitality. makes the nerves strong
duickens circulation. restores natural
vigor. makes you feel Ike one born
again. HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea. 35 cents. j. q. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-12-19

BUILDING FOR SALE Eas
building formerly occupied p
Fezers shoe store VIII Ja sold cheap
ff taken at once Inquire
GEO ALUE@-E
96l3pd Lancaster
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be used for incubation, or may furnish egg
food at the rate of three and one-haIf
pounds to the egg If the owner does not
wish to increase his troop Of ostriches. the
people Of this country may be left to de-
eide for themselves as to the profitable
ness of the new industry
Salt River valley. Arizona. Is thought
by many to be the best location in the
United States for ostrich farming. CHI
matte conditions are favorable to the health
of the birds, yield and quality of feathers,
and the production of alfalfa for green
food the year around.
Ostriches reach maturity when about four
years OF age. The nest is a round hole In
the ground which the male scoops out with
his feet. At first the female may not
take to the nest. but may lay her eggs on
them into the nest. Generally, after the
male has put three four eggs into the
nest, the female will lay there In about
thirty days she will lay twelve to sixteen
eggs, and will be ready to commence in
cubation.
Incubation under domestcation Is car
ried on in two ways-by natural and by
artificial means. Some growers prefer the
former method. others the latter. In
natural incubation the male bird takes
a prominent part, covering the eggs fifteen
or sixteen hours out of the twenty-four
The male will go on the nest about 5
O'Clock in the evening and remain there
till about the following morning. the fe-
male taking her turn during the day. 1t Is
thought that the colors of the sexes has
had something to do with developing these
instincts. The male, being black, Is not
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81 4 /,

miralty, with the exception Of Sir John
Fisher. "Jacky" Fisher is the English
Fighting Bob Evans. That explains suf-
ficiently why, near him, petticoats rustic in
vain.
In financial matters the pretty German
ear of Mrs. Sassoon Is the one to get. In
social affairs favors are asked of Lady
Saville. whose husband is one Of the king s
favorite hosts.
But in the matter of appointments, hon.
ors, titles and all the hundred and one
things of moment which the king can grant,
two women, one an American, pull the wires.
well as with the king. Consuelo, Duchess
Of Manchester, has more direct power over
social affairs in England than any woman
In the empire. and she Is an American.
The other woman who Yields power Is the
Hon. Mrs. George Keppel.
So long as Edward VII lives and reigns,
SO long will these two women help him adj
minister. through appointments and honors,
the affairs of state.
One could mention other women-the
names of a score come handily to ones
pen-but they are not leaders In the petit
coated government of the British empire.
They are Observation-Disclosures perhaps.
Of those who crave favors through the
women enthroned in power.
The names of the women given have never
been publicly announced before. But even
a stranger could almost get them told him
should he ask in the inner circles at
the clubs. They are leaders of society and
particularly that section of society known
as the smart set which of late has been
SO much abused and of whose doings SO
much has been revealed" by Father
Vaughan and other preachers.
There is intrigue. of course, in London
drawing rooms, but the real work is done
in the privacy of the country house, where
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apportioned and all sorts Of great financial
deals outlined

apportioned and all sorts Of great financial
deals outlined.
1t is in the country houses of England
that hundreds of society men are pitch
forked Into lucrative government positions
or promoted in the services. Nothing Is too
small for the coterie Of leaders: nothing too
big for these clver, brilliant women to at
tempt.
Two notable cases. one of each kind. may
here be mentioned. The most important
event decided in a country house intrigue
was the deposal Of Lord Curzon of Kedle-
ston from the vice royalty Of India. He
was driven to resignation. Jealousy Of his
beautiful American wife swung the balance
against him, although it was recognized
that he was midas best viceroy.
Perhaps the most fragrant cases Of pitch
forking by the women rulers was the minor
case Of the son of Field Marshal Sir Evelyn
Wood. He was captain in an Insignificant
regiment and had not especially distinguish
ed himself outside of drawing rooms. al
though he saw service on the staff during
the Boer war. One day he was made ma
jor of the 10th Hussars This, the crack
hussar regiment of the British army. al
most mutinied to man over the appoint
ment. Mai Wood was lifted over the
heads Of many captains Relate this to
the ordinary person who knows of the
he will tell you such a thing cannot be
done Yet 1t was done and has not been
undone.
1t was only a few weeks ago that ter
rifle battle was fought out In country
houses over the soon-to-be-vacant command
OF the home feet, the premier sea post Of
the navy. According to precedence and
merit the vacancy wsls to be filed by Lord
Charles Beresford. But the petticoats in
the leading cliques objected to Lord Charles.
The Beresfords have all been rough and
ready men, secure In their own family
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Beyond the Pale.

From Harpers Weekly.
A friend of James Whitcomb Riley tells
of an occasion when the humorist, who is.
as rule, extremely averse to social func-
tons, was induced to attend a literary
dinner in Indianapolis given in honor of a
novelist of that CITY.
Riley had been told off to take in to din
ner the sister of his host, an excellent
woman, though anything but literary"
The conversation touching upon the bean-
ties of Chaucer. about whom certain set
of the city was then cultivating fad. a
spirited discussion ensued. during which the
bewildered sister caught from time to time
only the name of "Chaucer.'
At last she whispered to Riley: WHO Is
this Mr.. Chaucer they're talking about SO
much? Is he very popular in society,""
Madam solemnly responded Riley,
that man did something that forever shuts
him out Of society"
"Heavens." exclaimed the worthy dame
land what was thatf''
He died several hundred years ago.
said Riley.
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Crazy Newspaper
Run by Crazy Folks
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
VIENNA, October 20, 1906.
DECULIARLY happy was the thought
Of the management of the Mauer-
Ochlinger insane asylum in starting ~
newspaper written and published by the in
mates. The paper is called 1.-THE MO.
Asylum News The first number has just
been published and has achieved a great
success 1t is to be monthly.
The asylum, which Is the biggest in the
world, Is situated just outside Vienna
Among the inmates are several newspaper
men and authors. printers. pressmen and
plenty of poets.
When the Herr Director q the asylum
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The question most frequently asked by
visitors to an ostrich farm Is:
What is an ostrich WORTH"
The somewhat curt reply usually given is:
THE birds are not for sale at any price"
The day has not arrived when the Ameri-
can grower is ready to part with his birds
as the grower of other animals does. Prac-
tically the only inducement that will bring
an ostrich farmer to the point where he
will sell birds is lack of available pasture
for them. Ostrich farmers may name the
estimated value of their birds, but there
are few who will sell ostriches at the prices
named Chicks six months DID, may be
set down as worth $1OO each; one-year-old
birds. $50; two-year-o ds, 5000 to $3.50; birds
three years of age $500 to $3.50. and birds
four years old--the age at which they
pair-SsOO or more per pair.
Does ostrich farming pay?' asks every
one who pays a visit to an ostrich farm
Watson Pickrell, an ostrich raiser, OF
Tempe, Ariz.. in a letter to the Depart
ment of Agriculture answers this ques-
ton. He says:
when an acre OF alfalfa will furnish
home for four ostriches, with food enough
to maintain them; when an ostrich Will
Yield annually one and one-haif POUNDS
of feathers, with an average value OF W.
pound, and from SO to 80 eggs, which may
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birds imported from South
Africa twenty-three years ago. The early
attempts met with varying degrees of sue
cess. as the pioneer breeders had to get
most of their knowledge from their own
experience Today ostrich raising in Ari-
IONA, Florida. California and Arkansas is a
success, and the home-raised plume. not to
be distinguished from the native African
article. is the basis of a fast growing in
dustry
Secretary Wilson says the United States
IS one of the largest consumers of ostrich
feathers in the world. During the year
1908 there was imported into this country
$2.292.515 worth of raw or .'unmanufac-
tured" plumes. The feathers produced in
America are fully good as those com
ing from Africa, and it is claimed that
they are broader and finer looking The
Secretary says there Seems to be no rea-
son why ostrich farming may not develop
sufficiently in Arizona and California alone
to supply all the feathers consumed in
America.
Great progress has been made in the
last five years in this unique industry.
There are now 1900 ostriches in this coun-
try, 1.640 of which are owned by six os-
trich farming companies in Arizona. Wat
son Pickrell. of Tempe is probably the
largest owner in that territory
Where good alfalfa pasture has been
available these monster birds bred in
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the hostess invites a score or two OF guests
for week, fortnight or weekend. It
Is here that are fought many battles royal
between opposing camps. 1t is here that
king and prince, cabinet minister and de-
partment chief, general and admiral and
all those on the lower rungs of the great
ladder of the government are bewitched 1t
is here that great generals are deposed
from commands or are bothered in admin
istration by chickering's of the war depart
ment. 1t is here that admtrals are put on
half pay or shore work in order to make
way in an important command for the ia
vorite of the drawing room. 1t Is here that
scandals are hushed up; honors and titles
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strength and abilities. In the service Lord
Charles Is one of the most popular of men.
In society he is unknown. He married a
commoner and his wife is not of the smart
set Lord Charles was opposed by Rear
Admiral CurzonHOwe one of the darlings
of society. AS a relative of the Countess
Howe, 1t looked as If he would win. But
the countess suddenly died. and before the
scattered forces of the clique could again
gather together it was too late ''Jacky'
Fisher. the kings chum, and ruler of the
navy as first sea lord of the admiralty. and
Lord Marcus Beresford, manager of the
kings racing stud and brother of Lord
Charles. have the kings ear and told him
of the state Of affairs. "Jacky' Fisher was
told to go ahead for the benefit of the
service and he would be supported So
the next day there appeared an admiralty
order appointing Lord Charles Beresford
commandments of the home station,
and giving him full command of not alone
the channel fleet, the home sQuadrons of
Ireland and Scotland, but also the Atlantic
fleet.
Recently the petticoats have again turned
their attention to the army. Lord Kitch-
ener's term as commander-in-chief in India
Will be up next year. Diplomats and SOL
diers who have the army's interest al
heart are trying to have the appointment
extended, for Kitchener's work is by no
means nnlSneOf But the pettlcOat cuqueS
have two candidates. Gen. Sir Ian Ham
ilton and Gen. Sir John French. The
former is a good soldier and a handsome
man. His mother was daughter of a Wis
count, his wife is daughter of a baronet
and he Is of the smart set. The latter,
like Sir Evelyn Wood. is a great favorite
with the ladies.
At present the battle Is raging in half a
dozen country houses. Sir John French Is
the favorite in the betting.
Ireland, Egypt and South Africa are all
having their destinies arranged for then
these days in country houses. Sir Ernest
Cassel and Lord Rothschild, the two finan
ciers Nho help govern the British empire
and do rule in all matters affecting finance
have party after party at their magnificent
country houses until late in the winter
when the petticoats fit to the warm, sunny
shores of the Mediterranean. These two
financiers effected the British entente witt
Russia, which is now being solidiaed. 1,
was Sir Ernest Cassel who nominated Lord
Cromer's successor in Egypt, not the for
eign minister.
The country house season is on now
royalty, cabinet ministers. generals, ad-
mirals and others are being entertained
this week at this house. next week at that
And a host of devouring Office or honor
seekers are watching the game. For the
petticoats are rustling.
CHARLES BYNG-HALL.
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| firsts.' though occasionally a female bird
VIII nave what the feather men call a
first white" The black feathers are
plucked from the male birds and the drab
from the females. "Spadones" are chick
feathers, the first plucking. "Boos" are
| tail feathers. "Bayocks'' come mostly from
the male birds. An average ostrich Will
yield one and one-half pounds of feathers
annually.
In its habits, methods of life and pretu-
dices the ostrich is one of the most curious
creatures of the animal kingdom. 1t can
not be tanned, though IT is easily trained
to harness. When taught to race 1T seems
to delight In brush on the track or road
with horse "Oliver w" one of the giant
birds on jacksonville farm, draws a light
wagon carrying two men. and there are
few trotting horses in that vicinity that
do not breathe dust when Oliver gets
after them. ''Corbett." another Florida
bird has been broken to the saddle This
wiry bird weighs somewhere around go
pounds, and, with neck erect stands s
feet high. The rider keeps his seat by
firmly grasping the two wings of the bird.
The gait of the ostrich is a numbering sort
of jog trot, which becomes delightfully."-
easy when the bird is travelling fast. Tn
hampered with a rider and travelling with
INC WlHO iIllS muscular creature can out
strip any horse.
The only ostrich known to be exhibited
in this country on the racing course is
'Whir!wind." the famous trotting bird.
which attained the remarkable record of
one-half mile in Los at Danville. KY, in
1905. This racer is owned by Thomas A
Cockburn, OF Hot Springs. Ark, who is
now engaged In racing the bird at state
and county fairs throughout the west.
"Whirlwind' has performed in most every
state from Canada to New Mexico and
Arizona. to the wonderment and delight of
countless thousands of spectators. Mr..
Cockburn has just closed a contract TO
race 'Whirlwind' in London, England. on
Christmas Day. Its owner says this bird
was raised In California and is now about
twelve years Cd. He weighs 300 pounds
and is well shaped. handsome. and for
an ostrich, is a sensible bird.
There are a number of other trained
birds kept on my ostrich farm at Hot
Springs, Ark. for the purpose of giving
driving exhibitions. on small track for the
entertainment of visitors" said Mr.. Cock
burn but 'Whirlwind is the flower of
the troop though Black Diamond Dewey
Teddy Roosevelt Funston and Bryan
i, show great speed when put in harness, par
! ticularly Teddy Roosevelt and Funston
| My ostrich farm is well known all over tho
states for Its speedy birds, and Is visited
| annually by many thousands Of people
| The ostrich is as ferocious as he Is stu
| pid, and his keeper has to exercise con-
| slant care for one kick from this un-
| tamabIe creature is almost certain death.
He strikes straight out and with his huge
| claws can tear a man to ribbons.
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Over and Above.

From Harpers Weekly.
Mother, does DIR. Smith wear his every
day clothes under that long white gown
when he preaches?" asked little girl VINO
had seen the edge Of the minister trousers
under his robe
ssYes, dear" was the reply.
well" she continued now l know why
It is called surplus.
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nroposed the scheme 1t was hailed with
delight by the newspaper coterie of inmates
and they all went frantically to work
printing, plant was ALREADY IN existence IN ~,
the ASYLUM. In his opening address the
editor details all this and then says, nat,
then, is lacking? Workers? program!
We need not shrink from these He con-
cludes with And now forward! Every con-
tribution will be received with pleasure By
the editor and carefully examined as 10
suitability. No remuneration. 1t Is true.
can be given to successful authors, as the
management, is. alas. poor and mas no
funds. But to be printed In the Mo. News
is something!
one of the interesting articles is headed
1.-The System of Healing by Work; Opinions
of Patients on the Value of Occupation.
An artist inmate writes, In my judgment
one may say. with perfect truth, that work
is life and the spice of life. The history OF
civilization proves It," Another patient says
he was suffering from depression. He was
put to playing tennis. billiards, reading and
so on. But these did not interest MIN.
The Herr Director then advised hmm to try
carving toys out of wood. He laughed at
the suggestion as he was most awkward
with his fingers. However, he tried It
Practice made him skillful. He became IN
terested and Is now practically cured OF
melancholia. There are a dozen such state
mems.
Two or three columns of the paper are
devoted to hygiene advice and suggestions
of treatment There Is a puzzle page with
three prizes of 80 cents. 90 cents and p
cents.
Critical essays, reviews of books and pub
LEGATIONS with q scattering of jokes and a
dramatic critics column make up the rest
Of this highly original four-page paper
which, as its motto says, is For the
Mad by the Mad.
The dramatic critic writes of a negro
minstrel show at the asylum. He ends ms
notice by saying, Particularly charming
was the little niger, four years old, who
Joined in the cake walk right merriy! The
artistic results arrived at, however, were
on the whole more original than high class.
So is the MO. News.
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LONDON. October IS. 1906.
(TKT = HO governs the British en-
MAJ Five women, two finan-
w ciers. four cabinet minis

tiers and King Edward"
. Where is the seat of government"
In dozen country houses of England
and in few English villas on the shore of
the Mediterranean"
. 1t is taught In the schools that the British
empire is ruled by parliament and the cabi-
net. and that London is the seat of govern
ment. But If the actual truth was stated
In the school books they would all contain
the above questions and answers.
Only a short time ago small sensa ton
was made by a newspaper of the north
country. 1t published an anonymous ar
tIcle generalizing happenings at English
country houses. and declared that Britain
was an empire run by the smart set. 1t
made ne assertion that great affairs of
. state are decided In the smoking rooms and
over the bridge table of country houses and
urgent questions settled in an atmosphere
OF moral reckessness and enervating lux
ury.
smiled knowingly; others. with less knowl-
edge of the secrets of happenings behind
the throne. were startled and shocked.
Other papers ignored the article. There
have been no quotations or repettions of 1t
or Its subject. Up to that date no publica-
ton in England had had the temerity to
draw aside single fold of the curtain over
England's skeleton In the closet. There
have been paragraphs about the smart sets
= doings In country houses, but they have re-
ferred to heavy bridge gambling, the play
ing or leap-frog by the men and women
guests and the practical jokes OF apple pie
, beds and the pouring of wine down each
others backs. and such horse-play.
"a
There has been only one hint of women's
Interference in the administration of the
government. and that was made In a speech
by DR.. 7. Miller Mcguire. a famous army
tutor. orator and author, and known as the
greatest military strateglst OF England. Dr.
Mcguire. though holding the post of liter
AIRY lecturer under the government to the
British army. is fearless in his utterances
He charged petticoat influence in a public
speech a year ago. The papers printed the
speech There was no comment. no answer
. no following up.
l asked DR.. Mcguire fos statement the
to a public man of his standing to make
serious charge such as this. In few days
he wrote me long letter
1t is time the truth was known, he
wrote. but | speak solely for the army, in
Guiding all the best generals, who are not
only friends of mine, but were my pupils.
However. in all fairness. / cannot partic-
ularize furnish details.
Il am quite convinced that England is
country petticoat-ridden beyond compare.
Any petticoat does, but especially one sup
posed to rustic against finance or royalty.
English society is putrid. Petticoats cham
fpon public schools. and boys sent to
tthese dens OF decadence. though the fathers
know well their worthlessness
~ say that England Is u decadent nation
rotten with petticoats. games and snob-
berry. What is called good form is mere