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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-12
Experience with Manure spreader.

Experience with Manure Spreader.
My experience with the manure
spreader teaches me that the modern
method of applying manure to land is
far in advance of the old practice, says
a writer in Farm and Fireside. In APP
plying manure with the spreader it is
put on uniformly, and all parts of the
field are equally benefited. When the
manure was dumped in piles, it fire.
quently happened that the work Of
spreading was postponed for some
time, and the result was that much Of
the fertilizing value Of the manure
leached out or was lost through fer
mentation. The manure spreader not
only saves the plant food elements Of
the manure, but also saves time and
labor, as the work is all done at one
time. 1t does two very important
things and does them well-it thor
oughly fines the manure and distrib-
utes it evenly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-12
The Tooth Of Time

There was nothing William Hobart
enjoyed more than making what he
called appropriate quotations." The
fact that he sometimes added to them
the favor Of his own ignorance never
troubled him at all.
One day, when calling on a neigh
Dor, he was shown a much battered
stone pestle which had been unearthed
In the garden. The neighbours son,
who had small use or reverence for
ancient articles, remarked facetiously
that 1t looked as If a dozen dogs had
chewed 1t.
boy" and William hobart looked
volumes Of reprOOf at this graceless
young person, this is the work of no
animals; these are the raVages of the
tooth of time"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-12

partly Of another Of these materials.
Where lumber is cheap and stone high,
wooden silos are generally built
Where stone or brick can be obtained
readily these materials will have the
preference Concrete silos are the most
durable and all things considered may
be the cheapest IL the end if cement
and gravel or cobble stones are near at
hand.
Round silos give the greatest ca
pacity for the wall space and in the
case Of wood construction, lighter ma
terial can be used. In the Northern
States and Canada the possibility Of
freezing must be taken into considera-
ton. The sheltered side of the barn
will afford some protection.
There should be q substantial ma
sonry foundation for all forms Of wood
silo@ to bring the woodwork every
where at least IL inches above the
earth. The bottom Of the silo may be
3 feet or more below the feeding floor
of the stable so that 4 to feet of
stone, brick or concrete wall may be
counted on. For silo 80 feet deep a
foundation wall of stone should be IS
inches to feet thick.
lamp tie ground forming the bot
tom of the silo, so that it will be solid
and then cover with two or three
inches Of good concrete. This is ad-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-12
BREEzES OF THE PRAIRIE.


plains like the
canyons deep gently
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mountains
fires
the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-12
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Weightnc the Rnhx.

Weighing the Baby.
How many pounds does tie baby
weigh
Baby who came a month ago?
How many pounds from the browning
curl
To the rosy point of the restless toe2"
Grandfather ties the kerchief knot,
Tenderly guides the swinging weight
And carefully over his glasses peers
To read the record, ..Only eight"
Softly the echo goes around:
The father laughs at the tiny girl
The fair young mother sings the words,
While grandmother smooths the golden
curl.
And STOPPING above the precious thing,
Nestles a kiss within a prayer,
Murmuring softly, Little one,
Grandfather did not weigh you fair.
Nobody weighed the baby's smile,
Or the love that came with the helpless
one;
Nobody weighed the threads of care,
From which a woman's life is spun,
Nc index tells the mighty worth
OF little baby's quiet breath
A soft, unceasing metronome,
Patient and faithful until death.
Nobody weighed the baby's soul,
For here on earth no weights there bi
That could avail; God only knows
Its value in eternity.
Only eight pounds to hold a soul
That seeks no angels silver wing,
But shrines it in this human guise,
Within so frail and small thing!
Oh, mother laugh your merry note,
Be gay and glad, but don't forget
From baby's eyes looks out soul
That claims home in Eden yet.
Ethel Lynn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-12

had caught the contagion Of the boys
fighting spirit, and just as he was
about to reply q quick, firm step was
heard coming along the gravel path,
and tall, bronzed, gray-haired man
of soldierly appearance swung round
the bend and stopped before them.
you young rascal" began the new
conner; but he was interrupted by a
slight cry from the man on the seat,
who instantly sprang to his feet, and,
bringing his heels together with a
sharp click, came mechanically to the
regulation salute.
The boy thinking that this was part
of the game, Immediately ranged him
self alongside his newly found friend
in exact imitation of his attitude, and
for few seconds there they stood-the
elderly war-wOrn General, dapper and
smart in his well-cut clothes; the mid
dle-aged, world-worn man, pitiable but
smart in his well-brushed rags; and the
youngster in his martial trappings, sa-
luting by his side.
IL know you," said the General,
presently, looking keenly at the man
from beneath his shaggy eyebrows II
know you-why, bless my soul Ser
geant Collins?"
'Yes, sir" said the man, still re-
naming at the salute.
A seconds pause, during which the
Generals keen eyes took i'll every de-
tail of the mans appearance; then he
briskly returned the salute, and the
mans hand dropped to his side.
What are you doing now, eh, Col
lins?" asked the General.
Nothing, sir" was the reply. Been
doing that for some time"
Father" the lads voice remonstra-
ted.
well, you young ruffianY
You didn't return my salute"
The GeneRal laughingly carried out
the military formulate, and dismissed
his Junior in due form.
'His mind is full of soldering" ex-
planned the General. He is full of
ambition"
"a good thing, sir" said the man.
THE great pity is that with most Of
us ambition dies so young"
"Oh! tut, tut!" the General exclaim-
ed. That's absurd. When ambition
dies-well, then you had better"
Eyes, sir" interrupted the man
quietly. THAT is just what 1 was
about to do"
The General looked up sharply.
There was a dead pause; then, as If
suddenly determined, he said, "Er-
well, Collins, II am very pleased that
met you. l owe you something for
what you did in that little affair at
Tel-Eb-remember that, Ell? Just you
come along now. 1 think you are the
very man l want. Stanley"-this to
his son-"bring Mr.. Collins along"
After they had walked a few PAGES
the boy, looking up in the mans face,
said, Il didn't know that you had been
real soldier"
"Oh, yes" replied the man. YES;
I've fought some tough fights, too, but
I've won my hardest battle to-day. 1
was nearly losing it, but you came to
my aid. You brought up reinforce
ments; came to the rescue with Gener-
ais Hope and Ambition, and now"
There was startled cry, patter Of
bare feet along the gravelled path, and
two ragged forms dived behind some
bushes
The enemy has run away again."
rom q I,Iyod tho -DhiIa do1nhio ToIa-
graph.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-12
Building q SiIO.

In locating silo it is well to re-
member that the feeding of the silage
is an everyday job during the whole
winter and spring. Other things be-
ing equal, the nearest available place
Is the best. If the ground IS dry out
side the, barn the silo may be built
alongside, providing for doors opening
directly into the stable. In case silage
is fed to milking COWS, directly there
is a danger of its odor filling the sta
BILE to the detriment of the milk. This
can to some extent be avoided by keep
ing the cows at the opposite end Of
the stable and by proper ventilation.
Silos may be built of wood, stone,
brick or concrete, or partly of one and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-12

Investigating Parent-And how doeS
Louis dress? Plainly, I hope.
Explanatory Landlady = Plainly /!
Them clothes are plain as an electric
sign on a dark night, anywhere up TO
four mileS.-Sphinx.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-12
ANOTHER CHANCE
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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-02-05

YORK s suburbs will not only be more
accessible and bes free from smoke,
but those who live in chem will be
saved at least from the danger of be-
ing burned alive in railroad wrecks.
Inc tunnels are all built in, pairs, so
that the trains move through each in
only one direction and the danger of
serious accident is reduced practically
TO the read-end collision.
The river tunnelling idea began to
look practical in the eyes of finan-
clers only when the PENNSYLVANIA
kallroad Company, in 1902, projected
Its grand coup Of tunnelling under
the Hudson and through Manhattan
by subway and then under the East
River to make it's grand entrepot on
Long Island. The Pennsylvania plan
includes sin tunnels in all, two un-
der the Hudson and four under the
East River. Next, the rapid transit
commission for the city Of New York,
planned the twin tunnels from the
Battery to City Hall, Brooklyn. This
municipal work was begun in 1903,
and last week the first man walked
through the hole half way between
the Battery and Brooklyn. Young Mr..
McAdoo was not content when he
had secured the old Hudson River
Franchise for the HOboken tunnel,
but also secured franchise for two
tunnels more from Cortlandt street
to Jersey City. making Il deal with
several New Jersey railways for
their passengers. This Cortlandt
street PAIR of tunnels is to come out
IN an 'r'mense b'1;lding, really a pair
or steel skyscrap"rs, within block of
broadway, Twenty stories high
a magnificent and character
lstlc westward portal for the lower
business centre OF Manhattan. Au-
gust Belmont was the latest conner
IN IN the field, but is likely to be the
FIRST to have his work ready for pub
ne use. with twin tunnels under the
East River at 42l street promised for
romplct m now within few months.
Altr9"ther Aladdin 5 lamp and it's
Tabled construction work is simply
nowherc with Manhattan, the marvel
city.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-02-05
Our Want Column,
Flom Life.

i lolH Lille.
Wantea-Old-f fashioned mother 10
work upon babies. Those who do not
care particularly for golf, women's
clubs, the oprea and bridge. Must be
willing and obliging and able to sit
up nights. In short not afraid Of
work and trouble. Accomplishments
not necessary. a fair working know
ledge of the language is the only re-
quircmcnt.
One Hundred Presidents needed at
once 70 work " railroad. Short hours
and easy pay. The only requirement
Is that they be honest.
Wanted Immediately - Several
Housand rich mems sons who are
willing to make themselves generally
useful.
Authors Necded-Several authors
can be employed indefinitely on work
OF art, the only requirement being a
large experience, a tremendous per-
severance, no desire to make money,
and an ea%erncss to attain perfection
before publication.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-02-05
tn THE 2. WIRELESS TELEPHONE. ON.
fifst Conversation Exchanged in 1893
at a Distance Of Thirty 81
Z 81 i. Yards. .....' =.

Iii. { q
N. Louis Maiche is the inventor OF
, the wireless telephone, and like man,
scientists is not so famous as he
ought to be. In order to see his inyen.
uon IN its latest development, I call.
ed on M. Maiche at St. Gemain. nea,
Fars, where he lives in pretty
vllia surrounded by a lovely garden
ana where all his experiments are
made. -. tt o..
M. Maiche told me he had often
Deen to London, where he had met
SIR William Crookes, who was very
much interested in his researches
and came to France in 1893 to watch
some OF his experiments.
My first trials,' said M. Maiche.
took place in 1867, but they were
concerned more with wireless tele-
graphhy, and it was not until 1893
that exchanged conversation
through wireless telephone at a dis
,tance of thirty yards. This achieve
ment> caused much sensation at the
time; later on the Prince of Monaco
very kindly allowed me TO make ex-
perlments al the Chateau lie Mar
chais.
'On Jan. 18, in the presence of
Baron Henri Hulot, I established tele-
phonic communication between two
points separated by a distance of
nearly five miles. The earth was the
conductor, and the current used was
only seven volts. At each point there
was ar apparatus, consisting of a
telephone battery, to which were at
tached two wires. At their extremi-
ties were fixed two sorts of blades
communicating with the earth. T
may mention that a year afterwards
L was able to hear conversation
between Ajaccio, in Corsica. and Ton
lon, distance of 1S5 miles. the sea
being the best conductor one coulJ
possibly have. But all this is nothing
to my latest improvement. Marconi,
IN his system, is obliged to employ
antennae for the diffusion of the
Hertzlan waves; my new apparatus
has no antennae because it transforms
ordinary electricity into vibrations
which reach the other receiver
through any obstacle, houses, trees,
mountains, etc. That is my principle,
and I will now show it to you in
operation.'
Following M. Maiche into the gar
den, I found, standing against the
wall of the house, a large wooden
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-02-05

destruction themselves, and to this
the remarkable discovery is due. The
top story has been used as a silver
factory and the dust that has slipped
through the cracks in the floor is so
full Of silver filings that it is to be
melted, so that the preciotis metal
may be recovered. The ton of dust
thus removed and the flooring which
will be burned are exjected to WELD
several hundred pounds or silver.
1t was while some of Messrs Map
pm and Webb's work people were
engaged in tearing up the flooring to
remove the valuable dust that they
noticed number of brown, paper
parcels, from which corners of silver
articles were projecting. Members of
the firm were at once summoned. and
the removal of more boards revealed
l5o parcels, all neatly wrapped up as
II for customers, and their contents
only visible where mice had gnawed
the paper. Two large tables are piled
nigh with the silver and plated goods
recovered in this remarkable manner.
The articles number many hundreds
and are estimated at a value of at
least s600. They comprise teapots,
coffee pots, biscuit boxes, cruets and
leather cases of spoons and cutlery.
"The designs and marks show that
they are at least twenty years old"
said member Of the firm, "and we
nave decided that the goods must rep
resent q series of pilferings by one of
our employees during The ten years
that the top floor was used as a lum-
Der room. Since then for twenty
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-02-05
IMPERIAL MANHATTAN.
1he Worlds Marvel C;ty at the
Mouth Of the Hudson. 49,,
Boston Transcript.


Boston Transcript.
Two or three years hence, New
York city will come into the use of
fourteen tunnels under the rivers on
either side Of Manhattan Island
With its immense suspension bridges
and Its forest Of skyscrapers, New
York is already admitted H.wond-
rous aggregation of marvels for so
Moody's Magazine for December
we'll characterizes it. Here it has to
SHOW III these submarine tunnels, say
ing nothing whatever about the sub
way tunnels running the length of
Manhattan Island itself, engineering
ana construction more difficult and
about as costly as the Panama Canal.
The canal has been building for a
generation or more and the compile
ton of it is not yet in sight. The
river tunnels Of Manhattan have been
put through (for most Of the four
teen are already completed, except
for their connections) in a total of
five or six years. The probable cost
Is two hundred millions, which, after
all, is hardly the cost of any war Of
destruction.
These fourteen tubes, pushed
Through river bed of ooze and led
%es of rock with all the unprecedent-
cd problems that such construction
e:.t"ils, have beeu built for the single
purpose Of saving the quarter of an
hour that the ferry boat trip takes
from the time Of people crossing the
rivers into the city. as at least
million people have to make this trip
every day the tunnel will save them
100000 hours, which at the average
value or 20 cents an hour will be
savin" Of $62,500 day or nearly
$23,O0Q,0O0 a year. As this is 12
per cent Of the cost of the tunnels,
the stockholders can get 6 per cent on
their investment and charge only half
or the cost Oh the public. The New
York Central and New York, New
Haven and Hartford arc already
planning to bring all trains by cleo
tricity into the city, from a radius
of thirty miles out, and the Pennsyl-
vania Road will attach electric loco
motives at five miles out so there will
be no more smoking locomotives
within those distances, and New
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-02-05

frame, into which is rolled a series q
insulated wires communicating, with
an ordinary telephone receiver. w,
carried this frame out behind The
house. Another one with a special in.
duetion box was placed at. hundred
feet distance, and NJ. Maiche invited
me to go to listen. complied, and
| heard him counting,one, two, three
four, five, in English with startlina
| clearness. -.
"Now," said M. Machie, "let us
place this frame in a direction per
pendicular to the other.' o.
l'listened and heard nothing.
You can now perceive the great
point OF my invention. First there is
no necessity for special communica-
ton with the earth or air; second,
II the frames are not parallel, no
communication can be effected with
the other rec kons! If on the contrary
both are horizontal you hear every-
thing. For instances people liv-
ing In flat on the sixth floor could
communicate wirelessly with the
ground floor.
~ have just built sma lflrame
for short, distance. Here is it," It was
small box which one could easilv
put in one s pocket; in the box was a
tiny receiver.
II will ll-go outside and speak into
the apparatus, if you will stop here,
shut the window, and listen. I will
not tell you where the box will enable
you to find out from where the voice
is coming:'
M. Maiche left me alone in his la
boratory, and | proceeded to comply
with his instructions. I put the re-
celver to my ear and turned it in
every direction until at last T heard
him speaking somewhere on my right
l began to think l had got into
sorcerer's den.
You can appreciate now the i'm
Porlance OF my invention, and the
great progress have made. Imagine
TWO steamers through fog: with
my httle apparatus the captains can
tell at any moment the direction the
other ship is taking. In ease of an
accident to submarine my appara
tus would enable the crew in danger
to communicate with the conveying
tug without fearin" The breaking nf
a line, as in the ease of a telephone
buoy. Miners entombed after tlisos-
ter like that at Courriers could COM
with the rescue party. Two
army corps making a night attack
could keep in constant touch without
risk. Of interruption. The ordinary
citizen could have it in his dining
room, and would no longer be depend
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-02-05
FIVE,

years, and a silver factory for twenty
years, and it would be impossible for
any one to- have regular access to
such hiding place, so we are able to
fix on the period Of the thefts pretty
accrllately. Evidently one of our
work people began taking small par
cells OF goods and hiding them till he
could summon up courage to carry
them off. Courage, or opportunity,
whichever he wanted, never came"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-02-05
Stolen Silver that was Never Missed

London Daily Chronicle.
An unsuspccted series of robberies
carried cut twenty or thirty years ago
mas eCmH to light rs a result Of big
find of hidden silver at Messrs Map
pin ard Webb's Oxford street prem
lses. The building is also to be pulled
down for reconstruction, but before
handing it over to the housebreakers
the firm decided to do part of the
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-02-05
THE HERALD AND NEWS.

ent on the vagaries of the telephone
exhange." %H9 J IN
That alone would suffice to induce
the telephone subscribers to erect
statue to the memory Of M. Maiche.n
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-04-29
Value Of Good Humor.

A thing always to be cultivated is
good humor No prop to trouble has
yet been discovered the equal in
strength OF good nature. II is just as
much an obligation of men to fight
against depression as II is to fight
against oppression, and yet men yield
readily to depression and say they will
die before they will submit to oppres-
sion. They begin at the wrong place
with their heroics. Good humor Is
the safety valve. It provides a way for
unnecessary and harmful steam,
which, If confined, may result in a
yuinous explosion. Good humor dwells
in the house of comfort; It waters the
plants, feeds the canary. draws the
curtains TO admit the sunlight and at
evening time 1t lights the lamp
Sioux City Journal.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-04-29

WANTED:-Three salesm en-
for our new county, township and
railroad surveys of Oklahoma.
The surveys are splendid COM
pilation of facts figures and
drawings and of wonderful value.
Counties and towns are fully in
dexed, and populations of each
are given; railroads plainly
shown and distances between all
stations also shown; congression-
al districts outlined, numbered
and populations given, Other
features too numerous to men,
ton. a splendid opportunity foT
energetic men.
RAND, MCNALLY &c Co.,
Chicago, Ill.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-04-29

j. p. Wampler, of Highland
Township is in the city, and paid
the Democrat office an sppreciat-
ed call. He has a school land
lease and mas lived on it for near.
ly five years. Mr.. Wampler is a
prominent democrat in the town.
ship, and a candidate for trustee.
He showed how up'to. date the
Caddo county farmer is by sub
scribing for The Daily and taking
at face value our promise to try
to make the paper good enough
that he will want TO renew at the
expiration of his subscription,
So ! d 1w
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-04-29

will learn him for what he is
before June 8, because he is
of all men most necessary to
the administration of the
new state is compelling a
fair re-adjustment of busi-
ness conditions under the
law.