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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-30
KING CORN.
Results of Improvement In Breeding
and Cultivation.

Results of Improvement IN Breeding
and Cultivation.
In commenting On tap National Corn
exposition recently hvd lit Chicago.
Orange Judd Farmer says
There were about $3.50 exhibits Of
corn on display. Taking tie eutirr
exhibit into consideration. the corn OF
the tables was probably the hest ever
shown at any exhibition. This is most
remarkable. considering the unfayora-
bic conditions which prevailed through
the growing season. 1t would not lie
possible to have anything like corn Of
the high quality shown were it not for
the great Improvement in breeding
and cultivation of late. Pure bred va
rieties mature earlier and resist unfa-
vorable weather conditions to a great
er extent than the inferior corn grown
a few years ago. In the class open to
the world the showing was wonderful
Probably a third of the entire exhibit
was in this lot
Illinois Exhibit
The Illinois exhibit, as would natu-
rally De expected, was very complete
in white and yellow classes. Undoubt-
edly. however, the yellow varieties pre-
dominated, the majority of them being
of the Reid type. This is a remarka-
bly, uniform variety and of high scor-
ing quality. The white samples were
just about as numerous, and many of
them were of very excellent character,
but as show corn they did not com
pare quite as well as yellow corn.
Calico and Red Varieties.
Outside of the white and yellow "a
rieties shown by Iowa exhibitors there
was an exceedingly fine showing of
calico and red corn. In the cattle feed
ing states these varieties seem to be
exceedingly popular
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-30
Had the Smallest Brain.

Professor John E. Larkin Of the Col
legc of Physicians and Surgeons AID
Or. O'Hanlon. coroner's physician
after an autopsy on the body Of Daniel
Lyons at the New York city neg e
discovered what is believed TO be tto
smallest brain ever taken from an
adult human body The brain weigh
Ell twenty four ounces. The normal
brain weighs from forty-eight to fifty
ounces. The doctors could find 40 evi
dence Of a brain disease
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-30
Il arm qno
~ arden
OUTDOOR EVAP0RATOR.

a Handy Arrangement For Drying
Fruit In Small Quantities.
Portable eyaporators are especially
convenient when it is desired to dry
only a few bushels of fruit at any one
time. The usual sizes have a capacity
of FIVE to ten bushels a day. and even
more in some cases, although the
quantity will Of course vary with the
attention given to them. AS they are
complete in themselves and are not
too heavy to be readily moved they
may be placed wherever convenience
from time to time dictates.
The figure shows an evaporator of
this type which is constructed entirely
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-30
Einhts Wildcat With Hands.

When Jacob Mosiman of McEces
Rocks, Pa. returned from a hunting
trip around Charlton O.. he brought
with him two bears and q monster
wildcat. lie caught the latter bare
handed As it sprang at him from tie
bushes One night when he was rc
turning from a long days tramp on
the trail of a bear which be ha@
tracked from its lair a monster VIVID
cat sprang from the bushes and fds-
tened ITS claws in his shoulder Unable
to use his gun. Mosiman pluckill
grasped the brute by the throat arc
held it, clawing and biting. at arm :
length until help came and the caS was
killed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-30


me, even though | am not guilty Of
the crime for which / am being pun
ished.''
Lawrence. was sentenced in April,
1906, from Laporte. Ind, where he had
been employed as a laborer He was
found guilty Of attacking girl and
wasJ sentenced to serve from two to
fourteen years.
After he had been in the prison less
than five months he was made a
trusty Almost Immediately he escap-
ed. He assumed the name of James
Williams.
His wife, whose belief in his limo
cence had never faltered until he es-
capped, declared then that if he had
really been guiltless he would never
have run away She applied for a di.
vOrce Immediately, and it was granted
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-30
CONSCIENCE STRICKEN
Escaped Convict Returns to Fin
iSh His Term In Pen.
CONVERTED Oh THE PRAIRIE.

Turned Preacher and Was Successful
as an Evangelist-Then Memories Of
the Past and Remorse Drove Him
Back to Jail
Immediately attired as minister
of the gospel. a stranger entered the
Office of the Indiana state prison al
Michigan City. Ind, and declared that
he was an escaped convict and had
come to serve the rest of his sentence
'AIy name is Allan ]. Lawrence and
1 escaped from this prison in Septem
Der 1906" he said.
Then he told Warden Reid his
strange story. He traced his wander
ings in the harvest fields of Kansas
and Nebraska, where he sought only to
keep from too close association with
his fellow men lest his secret be discov
cred.
He described an accidental visit to a
revival meeting on the prairie, where
in the Pickering light of torches pitch
ed in front of the prairie schooner
of a wandering missionary there was
opened the vision of the comfort which
came with a belief in God, Then he
told of his decision to preach the Cos
pei and of the success which had at
tended his efforts as a Methodist evan
gelist And at last, his voice broken
with tears, he told Of the flashing of his
conscience, which spurred him to re
veal his true identity and return to the
prison from which he had fed
ct was hard" he sobbed, "but
have won and will serve the sentence
which mans law has imposed upon
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-30
Western Rutter In Texas.

Carloads of imported butter come to
Texas every week from the high priced
lands of Illinois, Kansas and Iowa
When will the cotton farmer and his
children learn that the markets for
good butter in this section demand but
ter and cream at such high prices that
cotton growing is put to shame? It is
merely a matter of knowledge and
skill-Farm and Ranch.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-30
Guard the Ventilation.

1t is necessary to guard the ventila-
ton of a sweet potato storage room
and permit only dry air to enter, as
moist air will deposit its moisture on
the cool potatoes. and this will produce
the best condition for the potatoes to
begin rotting.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-30
A Variety of Feed.

Hens to feel well and to lay must
have variety of feed. and they must
have it clean. The idea Of shutting
poultry up in small quarters and sc:t-
tering the feed around in dirty places,
then expecting good results, is absurd,
but how many poultry yards are found
in just such condition. Farm Press
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-30
RaIIoonIsss ssoi.oa the -.

The following advertisement Is taken
from newspaper published at
HoechSt. near Wiesbaden. Germany
Can any one favor me with the
names of the balloonists who when
passing over the village Of Ried last
Thursday evening dropped bag Of
ballast down my chimney and COM
pletely ruined a fruit tart which l was
cooking: Julia Schmidt. A Britzel-
yasse, Ried.'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-30

WHICH, Decdu
of cattle, must
not have an I'M
GOV ere gap
through them.
A modification
Of the old fash
ion e q S tile
would make n
very neat cross
ing place. The
accompanying
figure shows the
de vice ITSELF
which should, Of
oNVrco bn alike
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-30
Good Quarters For the Hoqc.

Under all circumstances. regardless.
Of climate. whether man jS~breeding
pure bred stock or gradeS-shogs should
have sleeping places tI1dt are dry and
warm, providing .Srotection against
storms and damp chilly weather.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-30
CORN STORAGE.
termination Tests With Corn Stored
In Different Ways.

In Different Ways.
The relation Of a perfect stand to in
creased crop yields has been SO effec-
tually demonstrated that the best meth
cd of storing seed grain becomes q
matter of vital interest to all corr
growers. A test was made last year to
determine what the effect of storing
corn lii dry room, on racks i'll the
barn, in the warming oven of a stove
and in a corncrib would have on the
terminating powers of the seed the fol
lowing spring.
The per cent Of termination was
lowest will the corn stored in the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-30
LOW Grade Anuoras.

The main profit in the low grade
Angora goat is the amount Of land that
it will clear. If inteligently handled
the result in this respect is not only
satisfactory but profitable. Do not
expect them, however, to destroy all
the brush in one year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-30
Cotton Seed.

Cotton seed is now worth as much
pound for pound, as corn Then why
not sell and buy seed by grade. as corn
is bought and sold?-Texas Farm, anc
Ranch.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-30
The Salt Sea.

Children's answers are always a
fruitful source Of amusement. A girl
fifteen or sixteen years old who had
received what was supposed to be
good education was describing to me
her recent visit to the Tower of Lon
don. Among the many wonders she
had seen was password given to Henry
VIII. by Max Muller, an amusing
though not altogether unnatural sub
stitute for the Emperor Macmillan
If children are allowed to think for
themselves their answers are amusing
j. original What do you think makes
the sea salt?" was question put 20
a national school class. A brilliant
idea struck boy Please, sir, the
'errings "-COrnhiH MagaEine-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-30

on either side of the wall. The con-
struction is plainly shown by the cut
Such a style might easily be construct
ed in half day or less.-Farm Jour
nal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-30

..Are your neighbors obliging?"
81 should say so. They always let
me use our telephone whenever / want
hQa.@aGswSukse Sentinel,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-30
A Coco Crossina Pc.

On many farms are stone walls that
have to be frequently crossed. but
rrrLioI, Io,nn,,e.n
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-05-24

for ii is purchased in the United States
and very often the japanese initiate
American methods. Given the design.
the Jap can make anything. This ac-
counts for their success in war. where
they took advantage Of all that was
best in every country's war appliances.
The taking of japanese servants from
the navy Of this country was a good
move for they are very patriotic and
would have left in case OF war. The
Jap remains a Jap: he never amalga-
mates. The empire is Il beautiful one.
one with a history and an alI-pervad-
ing mystery. While the towns have
all the modern improvements in the
way Of methods of transportation. Yet
the old jinrickshaws remain. and 9TH
cr antiquated vehicles. the relic of
barbarism amidst the twentieth centu-
~ improvements. Ii is this in Japan
csc nature that is distinctive. the
clinging to old forms. reluctant To
abandon them. get eager for the new.
that makes the average son Of the land
Of flowers difficult to comprehend
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-05-24

by the people over here To divert at
tention from the graft scandals that
We're being exposed. Japan does not
encourage the movement of its people
10 this country. but rather favors mi
grafton to Corea which province the
japanese wish to dominate. Many of
the Japanese, so-called in this country.
are not japanese at all. but Coreans.
and Of the coolie class.
Nearly all the merchants of finan-
cial standing talk some English and
there are more American concerns in
Japan than those Of any other country.
the English having been gradually SUI
perceded by Yankee push. Mr.. Warner
was in Japan during the war with
Russia and Il was remarkable how
calm and confident of the outcome
were the people and how few demon
STATIONS there We're when any great
victory was won. Even now the pass
sing of TIE noted Togo down the pic
turesque streets OF Toxic would bring
forth little ovation. for the people Of
Japan are not given To hero worship
and then throwing their idols down. as
is often said TO be true Of Americans.
The Japs are a strange people. a
mystery TO the Occidental mind. a
curious mixture II ancient barbarism
and modern advancement. They are
keen. Unsuitable for learning. live close
TO nature. are worshippers Of birds.
flowers and all things Of creation.
They are an easy people to get along
with. Ny Warner has found in his
business and social relations with them
and arc good listeners which may ac-
count for their learning. They are
imitators rather than Originators.. and
no invention OF worth is made i'm this
or any other country but the Japs
promptly make a duplicate. In the
Nippon section there is much mining
of gold and copper. The machinery
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-05-24
ALL KINDS OF MUSIC
FOR SUNDAYS GAME
Each Side Will Have a Band Backed
by an Army of Partisan Noisemak- !
ers ard Scientific Rooters.

This time the music feature viii be
given prominence. Tucson sent word
over yesterday that the fans from that
city on Sunday would he accompanied
by brass band and every member Of
1T is full Of music and enthusiasm.
The Pioneer band last night was blow
ing its head off in practice and thinks
it will not be outplayed BY the WISH
tors. The home ball team hopes it
will not he oUtplavcd and the home
fans believe that with the aid of the
south side rooters. whose sympathy
now seems to be with Phoenix. in de-
Tense Of the honor of the county. they
will not be outclassed for noise.
The Tucson bunch is coming an
special train. Just when it will get
here is not known yet and it will leave
for home when the visitors get good
and ready. The southside train viii
leave Mesa CITY at las Phoenix tenn.
and viii leave Tempe at pos city
time. The fare viii be fifty cents
from Mesa and thirty-five cents from
Tempe, round trip. This train will
leave again for the south side at G.: so.
Many will probably drive over from
the south side also.
The boys were out yesterday for
practice at the Indian school and their
work was entirely satisfactory. They
will go TO the park today for field
pra tice. All but one or two men are
in trim at The practice and the others
may be depended upon by Sunday.
Phoenix may be due for another skin
ming but she will sure be there while
the operation is in progress.
The thing for the home people to
Do now H. to use all their influence
on the weather bureau for good
weather. II has been little windy for
a day or two but there is a sincere
hope that the wind will have blown
itself away by Sunday. There is no
excuse for so much wind here at this
time of the year anyway. 1t was cold
and clustering in Prescott on Wcdnes-
day. with snow resting in the sur
rounding hills and it turned colder
here last evening. II is suspected that
Prescott. who is . little sore yet has
arranged this weather for spite know
ing that the cold wind WIN naturally
sweep down this way to warm itself
up. But let her come. Phoenix will
be ready to play bail if it blows a
hurricane. but she hopes il wont.
All the players are requested to be
at the fire house this evening "a
O'Clock for the final practice AT East
lake park.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-05-24
JAPAN TEA TRUST
Is BEING FORMED
\ Description OF 1t And The Japanese
People by a Traveller Now in Phoe-

one of those who know Japan. not
from a casual tourists viewpoint. but
from intimate acquaintance gained
during extensive travel. is Dudley
Warner of Toxic who was registered
AT the Hotel Adams Yesterday. Mr.
Warner is a tea expert and knows tea
as other men know horses. and Ken
lucky whiskey. He has been the pur-
chasing agent for a long time for the
, Ratado Tea Firing Company of Toxic
>but is now connected with the Thomas
i5arkley company oc Los Angeles. tea
importers IN the fast ten DAYS some
very startling changes in the tea stu
alton have taken place. FUraya of a
New York COMPANY. is at present I'm
Japan and there is being made a unit
ed effort 10 bring about a union of all
the tea merchants Of the empire. In
other language this means a Tea trust
on Japan tea. In view Of this organ
ization. the Barley company of Los
Angeles. in order 10 protect Itself.
has taken over all the interests and
purchases of the KatadO Firing COM
pany Of Toxic Mr.. Karner throws his
fortunes with the. Los Angeles firm.
This combination of the native tea
American companies firing their own
tea. The process of firing tea is very
simple one and is done by placing the
new raw leaf on rice paper pans and
slightly heating it over charcoal fires.
In the case Of black teas the leaf is
fermented before firing The leaf is
then rolled between the hands. produc-
ing the needle-like appearance. How
ever. some teas are handled a little
differently. The Ooleng tea from For
mosa. has a very beautiful bouquet
and has a fine aroma. Mr.. Warner says
that he has found all through the great
empire among the masses Of the peO-
pie, that the kindliest feelings existed
toward the people Of the United States.
President Roosevelt is much admired
by the pOpulace and the mere posi-
bility Of stirring this calm thinking
people to war with this country is re-
aarded as absurd. The citizens of that
nation believe that the recent school
trouble in California was stirred up
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-05-16
WORK OF THE GRAFT PRoBERs.

S. w. Williams who confessed the
other day that he had been paid SlO,-
600 for not telling what he knew about
the capitol graft during the campaign
last fall has mysteriously disappeared
and will probably not be available as
a witness for further investigation.
The probers will get along very we'll
without him, however. They have been
authorized to continue the investiga-
tion after the adjournment of the legis-
lature and will resume the public hear
ings Immediately after that event.
During last week some very important
leads have been discovered and the re-
suit of the inquiry is no longer prob
lematical. Criminal prosecution is GER
tain to follow and prison sentences are
inevitable. G. ID. II.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-05-16
BODY FOUND IN RIVER.
That OF a Murdered Foreigner Of Mocanagua.

District Attorney Salsburg, OF
Wilkes Barre, has detailed two de-
tectives to try and clear up the
mystery that surrounds the finding
of the body of Mike Wisnofski in
the Susquehanna river Thursday at
Willow Springs, about six miles
above Bloomsbury.
Deputy Coroner Sutton of Ber-
wick learned that Wisnofski had
been in the employ of the West End
Coal company at Mocanaqua, but
he had mysteriously disappeared
from his boarding house about a
month ago. 1t was reported at the
time of his disappearance from that
place that he had gotten up in the
night time and gone out of the
house. He never returned but
there was apparently no reason to
suspect foul play and nothing was
ever done in the matter
Now that his dead body has been
found and indications pointing to
foul murder, the authorities of Luz
erne county will make a rigid in
vestigation to clear up the mystery
and try to bring the perpetrators of
the crime to justice.
When found, the body vas fully
clothed. A stiletto wound was
found in the throat, piercing the
windpipe and another was found
in the abdomen. Either of these
wounds would have proved fatal.
The peculiar feature in connec-
tion with them is that while the
body was fully clothed, there was
no mark of the stiletto thrusts in
the clothing. The inference is that
Wisnofski was murdered while
asleep or while scantily attired and
that the body was afterwards cloth
ed and placed in the river.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-05-16
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
Bulletin.
Low-RArE TOUR TO THE PACIFIC COAST.

The International Christian Endeavor Convention will
be held in Seattle July to IS.
The fares named by the transconnenta railroads for
this occasion enables the Pennsylvania Railroad to offer
Personally Tour Seattle and the Pacific Coast
at unusually low rates
special train of the highest grade Pullman sleeping
cars and dining will leave New York July running via
Chicago, ST. Paul, and the Northern Pacific Railway
Round-rp tickets including Pullman accommodations,
double berth and all meals in the dining route to Sc
attic special train, and railroad transportation only
turning direct will be sold at rate of SI275 from
New York $II25 from Philadelphia, $IoSoo from Balti
Washington and Harrisburg $Io72o from Altoona,
and proportionate rates from other points
Passengers will return from Seattle independently on
regular trains Those desiring via San Francisco
or Los Angeles may do so for $I2.5o additional,
transcontnenta tour is great educational expert
The northwestern country is i'll most interesting
stage of development just and visit that section
will prove not only enjoyable but profitable
opportunity for such trip is here presented.
The rate exceptionally low and includes the advantage
a special through train to the Pacific Coast.
For itineraries, tickets and full information, apply
Ticket Agents address Geo. W. Boyd General Passenger
Agent Philadelphia.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-05-16

missing this subject from consideration
to refer to the comparative cost of the
work of the Board of Public Buildings
and Grounds in 1898 and now. Then
the appropriation was $4,000 and it
seemed ample for all purposes. This
year it is nearly million dollars and
some of the items which were then
paid by the board are now charged to
other departments. This shows the
evil effect of putting an incompetent
man into a place which requires ma
ture Judgment. Pennypacker is either
a fool or knave. If he didn't know
enough to prevent the prolligacy he is
fool. If he knew and permitted the
spoliation The is knave. In either
event he should be compelled to make
restitution.
HIGH PRESSURE LEGISLATION.
The Legislature is working at high
pressure speed to its end and will ad-
journ on Thursday of this week with
most of the measures disposed of 1t
began withsplendid promise for reform
and will end with little in that respect
achieved. If Governor Stuart had not |
asserted himself at critical points not |
a single item of reform legislation |
would have been enacted. After watch
ing the work closely during the four
and half months which have inter- |
Vened since the beginning of the ses-
sion, it is not unjust to say that so far |
as the heart of the majority is concern
ed there is no perceptible difference be-
tween this session and the last. The |
only difference is assumed.
In some respects, in fact, the present |
Legislature is inferior to its predecess-
ors. That is to say it has shown a
spirit of narrow partisanship that has
not existed in any previous legislature.
For example in other legislatures it
didn't matter much who introduced
legislation if it had merit.
This year, however, there seems to
have been adopted in the beginning an
rule that no important leg
islation introduced by Democrat
should get through. For that reason
the trolley freight and two-cent mile
rate bills introduced by Mr.. Greasy
were defeated and measures less meri-
torious presented by Republican sub
That was baby business.
The Dunsmore railroad commission
bill was so emasculated in the Senate
that it is practically worth
less and for that reason it may be per-
mitted to pass. But Creasy's bill to
make express companies bear a Just
share of the burdens of taxation has
oeen defeated. The "Farmer" is prob
ably disappointed by this result for one
If his hobbies is equalization of taxes
md this principle is particularly out
aged by the immunity from taxes en-
Dyed by the Express companies. They
10 about $40, 900, 900 worth of business
n the State and pay less than one
enth of mill in taxes on that amount.
They have all kinds of property in the
state upon which they pay no taxes.