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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-15

The seismic shock seemed 10 nave
shaken public sentiment into IN"
maths of decency. At the time OF the
confederation san Francisco WIS
tho most corrupt city lea the western
hemisphere. Bribe takers and ofloe
gtyers were at the head OF the ci'i
government. However offensive 10
publie dcconcy anything that could
nav the Zip" price Was allowed "a"
rrv uumolested Wickcduess pre-
vailed Not since the DAYS of sodom
.nA gamoFFah was godliness more
rampaut. In rc-adiusfing ia" e'tS 3
municipal affairs city N'ofnss Heh'
u. discovered evidence that has
l,yousht the richest poli'icai h"es'a
AZ Al. west into ihe eouftt the
s,wh, il ou AZ the present stsns sew
eral officials have turned states "f-
ls.uss The iucrtm.natluN 'Fiaeuse
.xt~~.a The silest political cofrrp-
tor Another one ~ the state iuaii-
tg.ioua hids fats to Ssa recruits
s,.rv the much iFombied citf Their"
l. = moral A@akentug
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
What Override HAY Lacks.

The trouble with overripe or dam
aged hay is lack of palatability and,
worse than this, indigestibility, re-
marks writer in New England Home
stead. 1t bears the same relation to
good hay that skim cheese does to a
full cream cheese. You eat the former
and never want to see it's kind again.
Chemical analysis does not discover
the trouble, but the stomach does. The
city feeder is much better judge of
quality in hay than the farmer, be-
cause he looks for results. There has
been less improvement along this than
any other line of farm work. 1t should
be question of how good as we'll as
how much. 1t is easy to cause depre-
citation of % or even so per cent in
feeding value. The worst feature is
the guilty party does not appear to no.
tice the difference. m
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
HAIRY VETCH.

siStant to cold lit will ordinarily sur
yive the winter in most parts of the
United States and in Canada. In fact,
1t is more resistant TO cold than any
other annual legume grown. On this
account it is particularly valuable in
the north, according to the bureau of
plant industry. In the Connecticut
valley it has received much favor as
winter green manure and cover crop
on tobacco lands. Where the winter
temperature is not cool enough to
prevent growing. as in California, 1t
has been found that hairy vetch grows
much more slowly in cool weather than
the common vetch. and the latter is
therefore preferred. Hairy vetch,
however, grows very rapidly as the
weather becomes warm.
Netches are somewhat Objectionable
where small grains are used in rota-
ton, as they become somewhat weedy
in grainfields. Except for this, vetches
are very valuable crop and deserve
much more extensive cultivation.
As rule, hairy vetch can be safely
sown from the 18th of August 70
the 18th of September. says an au-
thority on this subject. When grown
as a cover crop IL should be sown alone.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
Spying on Bargain Gifts.

The engaged girl was found study
ing life in an auction room.
II don't expect to buy anything, she
said, "but l want to see If anybody
know buys anything. A lot of auc-
tioneers are advertising that they have
on hand bric-a-brac and pictures and
odds and ends of furniture suitable
for wedding presents. That set me to
wondering If any of my friends would
try to avail themselves of these auc-
ton room bargains when buying pres
ents for me. l saw two girls here this
afternoon who have been invited to
my wedding One bought some kind
Of a brass bowl, another vase. They
got the things dirt cheap. fancy they
are for me. II they are-well, just
wait till those girls get marriedg'-
New York Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
When to Take OF the sinker.

For angling in quiet, deep running
water more sinkers should be placed
on the leader to keep 1t down from the
surface, but If angling in quick
running brook or river for club. dace
or brook trout the float and sinkers
should be removed and the bait al
lowed to run in front of the angler
wherever 1t wills on the surface by
the action of the current which takes
it naturally just as nature does their
general food.-LOuis Rhead in Outing
Magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
I arm ano
Garden
HAIRY VETCH.

This Crop Is Particularly Valuable In
the North.
Two vetches III particular are cult.
waited In the United States. the COM
mon vetch, or tares, and the hairy. or
Russian, yetch. The former is much
used as a winter crop for hay on the
Pacific coast and in the southern
states, being commonly sown with
oats, rye or wheat. 1t is also extern
sively grown in the citrus orchards Of
California as a winter green manure
crop. In the northern states it is very
likely TO winter kill.
Hairy vetch is in a general way like
common vetch, but decidedly more re-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
SOWING Crimson Clover.

Crimson clover gives the best re-
suits when sown in late summer, pref
erably from July 10 to Sept, 1. 1t is
most commonly planted In corn or fol-
lowing a small grain crop. In the lat
ter case the land should be plowed and
put in good condition before seeding.
Considerable difficulty is often expert
enced in obtaining a stand of crimson
clover Indeed, it is a common saying
that it must be sOwn between showers
in order to be assured of a stand. 1t
Is important always to use fresh seed,
as the terminating power deteriOrates
rapidly. Ordinarily twelve to fifteen
pounds per acre are used but good re-
suits have been obtained with smaller
quantities. In some cases the failure
to obtain a stand has been attributed
to the lack of incubation. In any
event it is always desirable to inocu-
late the seed or the soil before plant
ing on land for the first time. Even If
a stand Is only obtained two times out
of three, crimson clover is still very
profitable crop to grow.-C. V. Piper.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
Protecting the Crop.
LOW DOWN BARROW.
Its Capacity Is Double That Of the
Ordinary Kind.


The drawing shows a low down bar
row in sufficient detail to enable any
one to make a similar one We think
that next TO the low down cart it is
the handiest thing around the build
ings and garden that we have. says a
writer in Farm and Fireside. It's ca
pacity is more than double that of the
ordinary kind, and the load is much
more easily put aboard. 1t has the
advantage of getting into close quar-
ters where the cart would not 60 and
for use about the feeding alleys, the
stable, the lawn and the garden there
is hardly anything that will take it's
place.
For the framework get two pieces
Of hard wood by 2 inches which will
project to form handles on one end
and for the wheel frame on the other.
At front end of box in rear of wheel
a piece of the same dimensions is NOR
tised into the frame to hold 1t rigidly
and to make the front end of box
frame. Pieces ~ by ~ inches are
also mortised into the bottom of the
legs, both front and back. These form
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
Notice to Farmers and Horse Breeders.


I have purchased the Imported
Royal Belgian Stallion Midas Am.
No. 248O Foreign Vol, XIII 2. 935
Midas is beautiful blood bay, very
short legged, great muscle; is 3 years
old and weighs 21OO lbs. and is as sound
as nut. When yousee this horse you
will say he is the broadcast, deepest
great draft stallion you have ever
seen, with heart and constitution he
lion. The kind of horse that ..sires
he 1900 to 1000 10. blocks the greatest
ST all sellers.
This horse lis worth going miles to
see. If you have not already bredtsee
this horse before you do. Do not say
I will use him next year but breed
now and get these great draft horses
to put on the market while prices are
high.
will contract the colts from mares
bred to him for.$80 at weaving. time.
Terms: $500 to insure $1,000 fora
colt to standard suck.
Midas will stand for service at the
Philips House barn in Lancaster.
JNo. G. MARROW,
Prop. and Manager,
Farmers Phone. Lancaster, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
Low DOWN BARROW.

the foundation for the fkS.f, which
should be of three-quarteT Zach boards.
The legs are mortiSed into the shaft or
handle pieces, the front ones resting
about three inches from the ground
and the rear ones securely braced, as
shown in the cut.
If desired the sides may be built
from the floor solid and straight up.
but we find it better to have a per
manent bed from floor TO top of han
dies, with removable side boards to
slip on for use in handling bulky stuff
Heavy material, such as bags Of
fertilizer, large stones, etc., are easily
handled with this type of barrow, as
they may be loaded between the
handles directly from the ground.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
BUYING. OLD RIDDLES.
Many Fine instruments Have Bean
Picked Up Cheap.

Great numbers of fine old viOlinS and
violoncellos that come into the high
class market of London are procured
through the medium Of advertisements
inserted in obscure country papers
and especially those of ancient cathe-
dral cities
Of course few of the fiddles thus OBJ
tained are veritable masterpieces. but
a great many of them are fine exam
pies of early English and foreign max
ers, and they are often bought for ri
diculously small prices by a group Of
experts, who have brought the bust
ness to a lucrative system. Many d
struggling family of long descent, in
some out of the way part of the coun-
try, happens to see in the one county
newspaper of the week that good
prices are given for old tiddleS, and
some long forgotten instrument in 2
lumber room or put away on shell
suddenly comes to mind.
Correspondence follows. The dealer
sends a deposit in order that some fid
die spoken of may be sent to him and
examined, and he usually replies that
the instrument sent is dilapidated and
but $3.50 generally, but that he is will
ing to give 30 shillings or e. for it: L.
a great many cases the offer is &C.
copied offhand and in this way most
of the finest fiddles extant of the sec
ond class come into the hands of deal
ers. Only lately a cello that came
from a Shropshire farm at the price
of e. sold the same day to a west
end dealer for nearly f10O.
One of the most shrewd and respect
ed of all these dealers was until a
year or two ago humble member Of
the orchestra of a London suburban
theater. He began to advertise in re-
mote papers to the greatest limits of
his scanty wages and is now one Of
the most extensive and prosperous
dealers in the trade.-LondOn Tit-Bits.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
A SILLY TRAGEDY.
The Duel Between Tom Porter and
Sir Henry BelIasis.

Sir Henry BelIasis.
Some of the rOyaliSts who were
forced to endure the English common
wealth seemed to console themselves
for the dullness of life under a Puritan
government by fighting as many duels
as they could compass, so that ignOble
squabbles and foolish plots make up
the history of their days.
Tom Porter was of family which
had zealously served the king Under
the new government his occupation was
gone, and be descended to a triviality
of life which finally involved him in a
most pathetic event This was a duel
which he fought with his friend, Sir
Henry Bellasis, and which, says Pepys
in his DIARY" is worth remembering
for the Stiffness of the quarrel, $ a
kind of emblem of the general COM
plexion of the whole kingdom"
But, silly as the quarrel undoubtedly
was, it carried in it an element of heart
break.
The two young men involved were
intimate friends and companions, but
one day, being merry in company"
Tom Porter said he should like to see
the man in England who would dare
give him a blow. With that Sir Henry
Bellasis struck him a box on the ear
The inevitable duel followed, wherein
each was wounded Sir Henry proved
to be seriously hurt. so he called Por-
ter kissed and babe him fly.
me, but will make shift to stand upon
my legs till thou mayest withdraw, for
l would not have thee troubled for
what thou hast done"
Porter profted by his friends gener-
osity and escaped to France. Sir Henry
died few days later. and Pepys con-
cludes, 1T is pretty to see how the
world do talk of them as a couple of
fools that killed one another out of
love"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
a Harmony in Brown.

The man in the brown lounge suit,
with tie and socks and sLoes to match,
and perhaps Observation-Disclosures as
well, may strike one as being trifie
too suggestive of the gay young May
fair hero of musical comedy, but he
cuts a more agreeable figure to the
eye in such a get-up than he does in
a sartorial scheme of badly ordered
contrasts Gentlewoman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
English Sparrow Useful.

In regard to the English sparrow as
being destructive to locusts a Medora
Un) letter says that thirteen year To-
Gusts have appeared in large numbers
In Macoupin county, in the woodlands,
and fears are expressed that they may
damage crops. The discovery has
been made, however, that the English
sparrow, condemned as one Of the
farmers worst enemies, is an avowed
enemy of the locust, against which It
is waging war and is killing them By
the housands.-Country Gentleman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
WELL! WE'LL WELLI 1t beats
all. What beats allf Why the Red
Trunk cigar Att
CID Work Of Woman Doctor.

DR.. Mary Stone. who is the head OF
an American hospital in Kluklang
Central China, lately returned to this
country to be operated upon for ap
pendicitis. She has recovered, is now
IN New York and will return to China
in the fall. She graduated from Ann
Arbor ten years ago, and is said to be
the only educated physician in a prov
zince containing 100000 people. Last
year she personally treated more than
4.eOO patients.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
A Game Of Chance.

Good negatives are very largely a
matter OF accident, writes Giles Ed
.gerton, in the Craftsman. Given the
utmost care and wisdom in the selec-
ton OF subjects and time, it is never
rthe2ess true that the novice may Sc
cure with his kodak a more artistic
negative than the trained veteran,
and that the veteran himself will get
the most artistic negative largely as a
result o. chance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
Sweet Corn.

In some Canadian tests the three
varieties Of sweet corn, Ringleader,
Mammoth White Cory and Golden
Bantam, required eighty-four, eighty
seven and eighty-eig days respective
~ to mature for table use, according
to New England Homestead. IN COM
parative value Ringleader stands first,
but in table quality Golden Bantam
was the leader.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17

Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is sold
under a positive guarantee to cure
constipation, sick headache, stomach
trouble, or any form of indigestion.
IL it fails, the manufacturers refund
your money. What more can any one
do, 1T. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
The PASSING of the Levite.

The teacher was explaining to his
Scottish class the parable of the man
who fell among thieves. THEREAFTER
: the manner of teachers-he asked the
class why the priest and the Leyite
passed by on the other side. Silence
fell-until the small boy raised his
hand and his voice: They knew he
had been robbit already" he said
London Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
A Mans Time,

It is little else than foolish to pump
water, she'll corn and do other things
Of this sort by hand when a mechanical
means is possible, remarks a writer
In Iowa Homestead. If a man consid-
ers his time worth much, it won't take
long to save enough time as well as en-
ergy to pay for windmill or have the
.>orn shelled.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
For Dwarf Pears.

For dwarf pears | would not advise
any one to Let the trees stand in sod
says Il. G.. in Farm and Fireside
1t will mean ruination to the trees and
Improbable crops right along. The
ordinary run of standard winter pear
are not SO particular, and we hay
usually grown very good crops on tire.
even in sod.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
SHEEP PEN GATE.

gate as it shuts drops in a similar
groove. This is said to work more
easily than the guillotine gate and is
less liable to get out of order. The
gate as shown is half open. When
fully open it is thrown quite back,
and to close the gate it is thrown
forward till it falls into its place
In the opposite groove.-Leader.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
What a New Jersey Editor Says.

NJ. I. Lynch, Editor of the Phillids-
burg, N. D., Daily Post, writes: 81 have
used many kinds of medicines for
coughts and colds in my family but
never anything as good as Foley's.
Honey and Tar. i cannot say too
much in praise of it" J.T. Bennett
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17

cures made by Drs
kilnler' Swamp
Root, the great kid
ney, liver and blad-
der remedy.
It is the great med
ical triumph Of the
nineteenth century !;
discovered after years
Of scientific research
by DR.. Kilmer, the
eminent kidney and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
A Long Tumble Needed.

''They say that when a man Is fall
ing from a height he thinks of all his
evil deeds"
II don't believe It,"
"Mny notY'
"Some men would have to fall out of
balloon to get 'em all in."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17

pen gate 8. II
works on q
stout bolt at the
foot of one of
the uprights
and runs be-
tween the post
and an upright
fastened as
shown. On the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
STACKING WHEAT.
Loss to Farmers From Leaving Grain
In the Shock

Loss to Farmers From Leaving Grain
In the Shock.
Years ago 1t was a common custom
to stack the wheat as soon as it was
we'll cured i'll the shock. but gradually
this custom was abandoned until in
many parts OF the country it was a
rare sight to see Il stack
Learning From Experience.
OF recent years a reaction seems tc
be slowly taking place and stacking is
again coming into fashion. according to
a writer in American AgriclIlturist.
The reason for this is not in doubt.
1t IS the bitter and costly experiences
that have come home to farmers
through leaving their grain in the
shock until the machine came around
OF course. when nobody stacked and
the thraShing season occupied six
weeks or more, majority of the crops
were necessarily left standing in the
shock for weeks, exposed to storms
and winds.
In Midsummer.
Now. of course, while it is q fact that
rainy seasons in July are uncommon,
they are Of sufficiently regular occur
renee to make the damage they infiict
far outweigh the cost of annually
stacking or storing the grain
Protecting the Crop.
Stacking can be carried on every mo-
ment Of the day that the wheat is dry
enough to handle If the stack is ln-
completed at night or when a shower
comes up it can be covered with tar
paulin. With his grain once safely in
the stack the farmer is Independent of
the weather and the machine boss and
can go about his other work serenely
conscious that he has done his duty in
safeguarding his principal cash crop.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
Floored.

One Sexton-Do you have mathis at
your church? The Other-No, we have
oilcloth.-Harper's Weekly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
Try 1t and See.

Funny, isn't it. but it makes all the
difference in the world whether you
call a girl vision or a sight.
ATER
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
Handy Pen Gate.

The accompanying sketch shows a
sheep gate In use on several sheep sta
tons, for woolshed pens and outside
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17

Look on the poor with gentle eyes.
FOR IN such habits often angels desire
aims. -Massinger
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17

bladder specialist, and is wonderfully
successful III promptly curing lame back.
uric acid, catarrh of the bladder and
Brieht's Disease, which is the worst
form of kidney trouble.
DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-ROOt IS not rec
commended for everything buff you have
kidney, liver or bladder trouble It will be
found Just the remedy you need. It has
been tested in so many ways, III hospital
work and in private practice, and has
proved so successful i'll every case that
special arrangement has been made by
which all readers of this paper, who have
not already tried it, may have sample
bottle sent free by mail, also book tell
ing more about Swamp Root, and how to
fndoutif YOU have kidney or bladder trou-
BILE. When writing mention reading this
generous offer in this paper and send your
address to DIR. Ki1mer fSE-
& Co., Binghamton HIEt S39
N. Y The regular z. Il ssssIs;s:EeSsa
fifty-cent and one 1919 lS5zzsz@
dollar size bottles are Home Of swampROot
sold by all good druggists. Don't make
any mistake, but remember the name,
Swamp Root, DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root,
and the address, Binghamton, N. Y, on
every bottle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17

The fathers virtue IS the child's
hest inheritance Chinese Proyerb
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17

First Corner in Fruit.
It was manipulated by Noah, who
saved all the pairs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK :?

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure to know Of the wonderful
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17

address to DIR. Kilmer
& Co., Binghanlton
n. Y. The regular
ffty-cent and one.
dollar cizo hotties are
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-21
TALK OF THE TOWN.

p. n. Wheeler went to Woodbury.
after deer today.
Russell Lynen visited At his home In
hIchmond yesterday.
The Happy Hooligan company arrived
IN the city ycterday from st. Adams.
Mrs. J. o. Beckley Is III with broncni-
iis at her home on Merchant street.
@. A. Merrill resumed his work in II.
J. Smiths market today after two
weeks vacation.
William Persons returned Saturday
from Cobalt. Canada, where he has been
for the past eight months.
J.B. sanguiuetti has sold his running
horse, Restless Pete, 10 local parties.
The horse has a record Of three run
Always in four days.
Allen Reid and Newali Barber Of
Norwich university visited at their
homes over Sunday. Reid was injured
IN the last part a the game with the
university Of Vermont at Burlington
Saturday and mad TO retire from the
game. He proved to be slightly hurt
aud Is all right today.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-21
LADIES' and CHIlDHEN'S HOSIERY

The first sale thar we gave to the
people OF Barre. over fifteen years
ago, was a Hosiery sale. Since that
time we have been careful Hosiery
buyers Have had some poor stuff.
but that kind did not get into our
stock the second time When we
took the Agency for BLACK CAT
HOSE we started on even better
kind than we had ever had.
Our 25c Black Cat Hose costs US
ten per cent more than other kinds
We would not pay ], il we were not
sure thar you cot that amount better
wear.
Children's Merino Black Cat Hose
have been reported to US time and
time again as outweariug heavy cot
ton hose. Price Zoe.
Ladies Black Cat Hose, No.
$40. is one -and-one feeced Hose
with fine close fitting foot At 25e.
Ladies after having one pair ask Tor
this kind)
Ladies Black Cat Cashmere Hose
with double soles and very high splieed
heels for 50c.