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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-18
PETROLEUM EMULSION.
New and Promising Fall Treatment
For San Jose Sc2ic.

New and Promising Fail Treatment
For San Jose Scc'c.
Those who have to combat the San
lose scale will be interested il know
ing that the Connecticut experiment
station ut Storrs has worked out a new
formula which is very promising 1t
can be applied in the fall, when the
scale is most susceptible to injury. and
is easily applied and prepared. 1t has
no ill effect on the flesh nor does 1t
corrode spraying machinery.
This new remedy goes b. the name
of petroleum emulsion. 1t is made Us
follows: Use two quarts of carbO.ic
acid, two and half quarts of fish oil
and one pound of caustic potash. This
is brought to a temperature of 800 de-
grees. The next step is to add three
and half quarts of kerosene and five
and half quarts of water This mix
ture is a stock solution, or, as Pro
fessor Jarvis explained, IAN emulsi-
fer" Then for the next step eight
parts of this emulsifier is taken. one
part of water, eighteen parts of crude
petroleum and four parts of rosin oil.
Dilute the Mixture.
To spray, dilute this mixture with
fifteen parts of water. The formula
sounds a little complicated, but is not
In actual practice. Stock solutions are
made, and it is little bother to have
the mixture ready for application. 1t
stays in suspension for days at time,
and while an agitator in spray barrel
is not necessary it is a little better to
use such. Arsenate of lead cannot be
mixed with 1t. but paris green can
with fairly good results. There is no
special danger i'll making the mixture,
says New England Homestead. Horti-
culturists everywhere, west as well as
east, will watch the behavior of this
mixture closely.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-18
SavinG the Clover.

1t is a failing of the American farm
ler when a blade of grass or stem OF
clover makes a strong showing to try
to turn it into beef, mutton or pork.
In this effort to utilize it he entirely
forgets that the plant may need a lit
tie winter protection. He does not
understand how little is often sufficient
to save the plant from frost destruc-
ton. Where the clover is not pastured
it is often allowed to perfect it's seed,
as the winter freezing. Clipping would
save the crop where it is so forward
as to bloom and perfect seed.-Rural
New Yorker.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-18
z arm ono
Garden
THE GOLDEN CORN.

Magnificent Display and Big Prizes at
Corn Exposition.
Two hundred and fifty dollars for an
ear of corn is one of the interesting
results of the corn Improvement cam
paign which has been in progress for
the past fifteen years in this country.
That amount was paid at auction for
an Indiana ear of white corn sold at
the recent National Corn exposition in
Chicago. This grand champion white
ear contained 1000 kernels, with an as
signed value of 20 cents each. Sixty
ears of its kind represent bushel
Such fabulous prices for corn are not
an object of the work which corn
breeders have been and are doing
They are simply encouraging incidents.
When the late James Riley riiiculed
by his neighbors, used 10 monkey
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-18

of kidney disease.
While kidney dis
orders are the
most common
diseases that pre-
vail, they are
almost the last
recognized by
patient and ply
sicians, achO con-
fonf IN oaq, o .eTDoO
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-18
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Meyer Suspect it.

Prevalency of Kidney Disease.
Most people do not realize the alarm
ing increase and remarkable prevalency
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-18
Sow Some Vetch.

Be certain to SOW some vetch. Sow
with oats or wheat in October. If you
pillow in the oats or wheat, sow the
getch afterward, only narrowing it in
ightly-Southern Cultivator.
Zones borrowed a shilling from me
yesterday and paid me back today"
well. what about it?''
HE paid me back with the same
shilling that lent him."
That's strange
mot very. He couldn't change il
either"-London Telegraph.
Pa-Well? Tommy-Does an inner
itance tax punish man for being dead
or his heir for being alive?-Harper's
Weekly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-18

A Cover Cron.

A cover crop will catch in the fall
the nitrates and other valuable plant
food which would otherwise be lost
In the drainage system and hold it over
until the following spring for the use
OF the trees. 1t also catches the nj
trates in the spring, which are apt ~
leach out, and takes up the excess wa
ter and thereby puts the ground in con
dition sooner for cultivation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-18

Nth doctorSng the effects, while the orig
fnGL disease undermines the system.
What To Do.
There is comfort i'll the knowledge so
often expressed, that DR.. Kilmer's
Swanlp-Root, the great kidney remedy,
fu1flls every wish i'll curing rheumatism,
pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder
and every part of the urinary passage.
1t corrects inability to hold water
and scalding pain in passing it, or bad
effects following use of liquor, wine or
beer, and overcomes that unpleasant ne
cessity of being compelled to go often
during the day, and to get up many
times during the night. The mild and,
the extraordinary effect of Swamp Root
is soon realized. 1t stands the highest
for its wonderful cures of the most dis
tressing cases. If you need a medicine
you should have the best. Sold by drug
gists in fifty-cent and one-dollar sizes.
You may have sample bottle and
book that tells all ESf
about it, both sent free .:ss::s
by mail. Address DR..
Kilmer & Co., Bing- \-= 1l 5sIsssEss8Es1sze9
hamton, n. Y. When Home of swamp-Root
writing mention this paper and don't
make any mistake, but remember the
name, DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-RoOt, and
the address, Binghamton, n. Y.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-18
CHAMPIoN TEN EARS. wH1rE coRN.

CHAMPION TEN EARS. WHITE CORN.
O little thirteen acre patch. An Iowa
exhibitor won prizes of a total value
of about $4,000. A South Dakota corn
grower received nearly $1,000 worth of
prizes. Hundreds of others gained val
liable prizes in great variety, accord
Ing to the Breeders Gazette, Chicago,
from whose extensive illustrated report
of the great corn show the foregoing
items are cleaned.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-18
Carrots For Horses

Carrots are considered of high value
FOR all classes of stock. but especially
of great value for feeding horses. The.
leaves of carrots appear to be of high
CT feeding value than the leaves OF.
mangelS or rutabagas.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-18

MS Jaws easily. 1nlS sack Is any
where from a foot to fourteen inches
in length. The bottom is made of a
good stiff piece of harness leather cut
out and sewed firmly into the hem Of
the ducking. a leather strap is rivet-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-18
NOSE BAG.

Easy Way to Feed the Farmers Horse
Away From Home.
A common way of feeding dray
horses and other street teams in the
city is illustrated here. A sack is
made out Of good strong ducking of
circumference that will allow Of it's
being pulled over the horses nose and
leaving sufficient room for him to work
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19
ROMANTIC DEVONSHIRE.
The Land Made Famous by P%hiIpotts'
Novels.

Philpotts has made us familiar with
romantic Deyonshire, In his fascinating
novels, THE River" Children of the
Mist" etc. The characters are very
human; the people there drink coffee
with the same results as elsewhere. A
writer at Rock House, Orchard Hill,
Bideford, North Devon, states:
For 80 years | drank coffee for
breakfast and dinner but some 5 years
ago found that It was producing indi-
gestion and heartburn, and was max
ing me restless at night. These symp-
toms were followed by brain flag and
a sluggish mental condition.
when I realized this, / made up my
mind to quit drinking coffee and
having read of Postum, l concluded to
try it. had 1t carefully made, accord.
ing to directions, and found to my
agreeable surprise at the end Of a
week, that | no longer suffered from
either indigestion, heartburn, or brain
fag, and that I could drink 1t at night
and secure restful and refreshing
sleep.
Since that time we have entirely
discontinued the use Of the old kind Of
coffee. growing fonder and fonder Of
Postum a time goes on. My digestive
organs certainly do their work much
better now than before, a result due
to Postum Food Coffee, I am satisfied.
"As a table beverage we find (for all
the members Of my family S IT. that
when properly made it is most refresh
ing and agreeable, OF delicious flavor
and aroma. Vigilance is, however,
necessary to secure this. for unless the
servants r watched they r likely
to neglect the thorough boiling which
1t must have in order to extract the
goodness from the cereal" Name given
by Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich.
Read the little book. 1.-THE Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's 3 rea,
M0AIw A1 t1aUN SNa4AN "a FfN. JXllRNrFfNfA0
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19
SPLENDID APRIL TONIC.
Easily Prepared at Home and Harm.
less TO Use.

This is known as "Blood-Cleaning
Time" especially among the older
folks, who always take something dur
ing this month to clean the blood of
impurities and build it up.
The following is the recipe as given
by a well-known authority, and any.
one can prepare it at home:
Fluid Extract Dandelion one.half
ounce, Compound Kargon one ounce,
Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla three
ounces.
Get these simple ingredients from
any good pharmacy and mix by shak.
ing well in a bottle. The dose is one
te~aspoonfll after meals and at bed
time.
Everybody should take something to
help the blood, which becomes impov.
erished and almost SOU after the win
ter season, especially those who are
subject to Rheumatism, Catarrh, Kid.
ney and Bladder trouble.
1t is said that one weeks use Of this
mixture will clear the skin of sores,
pimples or boils.
This is sound, healthy advice, which
will be appreciated by many readers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19
HAD NERVE, BUT NO MONEY.
Unlucky Mans Modest Request for
Pecuniary Assistance.

Raymond Hitchcock, the comedian,
while in New Orleans a few months
ago. took the opportunity of going to
the races. During the afternoon he
cashed several tickets, the result OF
good guesses. He was feeling happy
after the last race, and started for
the automobile which al to convey
him back to his hotel. AS he was
about to climb into the machine he
felt a hand on his arm, and a man
shouted in his ear:
Hello, Hitchcock, how are You?
Hear you put a crimp III the bookies
to-day"
Hitchcock blushed and shook hands
sheepishly, not recognizing the man,
and not wishing to show it.
Say, l want to speak to you con-
identially," said the stranger.
"All right; what is it," asked the
comedian.
We'll, | am up against some hard
luck to-day. They cleaned me and ]
want to get home. Now, don't let
any n of these people see you, but
clip me enough for car fare, will
your"
Sure" said Hitchcock, placing his
hand in his pocket. Then he paused
and queried: Where do you live?"
Vancouver" was the answer.
Hitchcock took a flying leap for his
machine, and unless the visitors at
New Orleans are more gullible, the
impecunious one is still looking for
car fare.-Harper's Weekly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19
FLOWER LORE
FOR THE WOMAN FOND or MA
TURE's GIFTS.
How to Get Rid of the Pests That
Attack Piants-Essy to Make
Liquid Manure Fertilizer
The Geraniums.

For worms on petunias apply a weak
solution of hellebore.
The easiest way to make kerosene
emulsion is to dissolve a good tobacco
soap, a bar to two quarts of boiling
water. then stir in one teaspoonfuI OF
kerosene. Use this occasionally to
sprinkle the flowers with.
Throw away bulbs which have been
forccd. They are lacking in vitality
and seldom give a good crop Of flowers
the second season.
Here Is a very good method of max.
Ing liquid MANURE fertilizer: Take a
small sack like the one salt comes in,
put the manure In dry, tie it up and
put 1t in a a or bucket and pour
boiling water over it. Let it set until
1t looks as strong as tea, and then wa.
ter the flowers with it. One should re.
member, however, not to apply a fer.
tilizer to any kind until the plants
show signs of growth.
Begonias are well worth %cultivating.
They are in some respects among our
most beautiful fiowers-pieturesque
free-blooming and not difficult to raise
If only care is bestowed.
1t seems to be a general opinion that
young gerarium plants will bloom best
and give the greatest satisfaction. The
fact is that old plants in a healthy con
dition, are far preferable to young
plants for winter blooming. 1t takes
at least year to make a geranium into
a fine plant, and on this account it will
be readily understood that it is impos
sible to get much returns florally while
1t Is under training.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19
THOUGHT MN 4 IuNATlc.
Mans Queer tumble Of Words War
ranted the Inference.

Prof. William Lyon Phelps Of Yale
recently told this story at New Ha'
ven's chamber of commerce banquet:
A hard drinker was told by his doctor
that he could be cured If every time
he felt that he must have a drink he
would Immediately take something to
eat instead.
The man followed the advice and
was cured. but the habit of asking for
food had become so fixed with him
that once he was nearly locked up as
a lunatic. He vas stopping at a hotel
and, hearing a great commotion in the
room next to his, he peeped over the
transom to see what the matter was.
He saw, and rushed madly down to
the office and shouted to the clerk:
The man in 1853 has shot himself!
Ham and egg sandwich, pleased
[.ippincott's.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19
New Shade of Material.

Their 10 a queer new shade that
goes under the rather awful name OF
serpent, says a fashion writer. saw
1t in a lovely frock for a woman with
white hair, and with touches of black
in the combination 1t made a charm.
ing toilette. 1t was of a lustrous silk
of this color, piped with black down
each of the front seams and tiny black
buttons and braid, Stimulating button.
holes the entire length of the skirt,
the sides of the skirt cut circular and
quite plain. The bodice was so cut
that the two looked all in one, but.
ton trimming extending up each side
of a shaped piece on the waist. A tiny
square yoke of coral satin was EN-,
broidered with white and black and
silver braid in the same shade. The
collar was of white princesse lace cut
very far down into the yoke, and
there were pufings of the same lace
on the three-quarter silk sleeve. To
be worn with this was a new imported
hat of black tuscan straw of the shape
for some reason called piano. 1t had
folded black satin around the crown
and black chouX on the left side with
a great coral buckle combining d black
paradise plume with curled ends.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19
Old Wall Street Character Dead.

Van Schaick G. Co., one of the old
est stock brokerage houses in NeH.
York, have just lost their Oldest and
most famous customer. Almost up to
the time of his death a few days ago
he would drop in occasionally to ask
Mr.. Gorham, Derby Crandall or Col
Handy how the market was going. He
kept in touch with the market not.
w~ithstanding his great ages. Rus.
sell Sage was one of his chums, and
he used to make all manner of fun OF
the miser, who was nearly six years
his Junior, pattipg him on the back
and calling him kid" little boz"
etc.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19
Borax for Reaches.

In kitchens where cockroaches are
found, borax is invaluable. Powdered
borax should be sprinkled round the
fireplace and about the and
crannies infested by these troublesome
insects. When the borax is swept away
1t should be replaced with more at
once, and If this remedy is steadily
persisted in the kitchen will be free
Of the pests in a surprisingly short
time. OF course, it is wise, even after
the house is clear, to occasionally use
the borax again, for there Is no Sc,
curity against a new colony of cock.
reaches being brought in at any time.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19
Maine Wonan Has Pet Deer.

Mrs. Nellie Smith, of Sebec, Me-,
has a tame deer which is nearly two
years old now, but which she has
raised like a cosset lamb, feeding 1t
from a bottle at first and making a
great pet of it. 1t was given to her
by a lumberman, who overlook it in
the deep snow and caught it in his
arms when 1t was no larger than a
cat, except for its legs. 1t has always
been perfectly tame and domesticated,
never having known anything of the
wild life of it's kind, but runs about
the premises unrestrained, having its
place in the stable on cold nights.
The deer are numerous around Sebec,
and it Is a question whether, as Mrs.
Smiths pet grows older, it will not
answer to the "call of the wild" and
join its comrades in the forest.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19
For the Boys Room.

Blue and white barred bingham is &
finishing which gives a delightful all
of freshness to a boys bedroom with
out seeming e~ffeminately dainty. Il
launders finely, and its clear blue ant
white gives a pleasing of i'm
maculateness.
Make a spread for the bed with wide
rufTles around the sides and ends
The window seat can be made with a
covering of the same, easily remova
BILE, and If the seat be made with a
lid SO that the interior can be used as
a catch-all it will commend itself to
the boy. Chair and couch cushions
should be covered with RULED slips OF
the same material.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19
FRUM UvtRWORK
NERVOUS PRosTRArloN cUnEp
6Y Or. WILLIAMS PINK PILLS.
BY Tonins up the Blood and Nerves Pa
tent Recovered Weight, Strength
and Good Spirits.

When the nervous system is broken
down from overwork, or whatever caus
life loses its joys. Not only is the ner.
vous victim q sufferer himself but he is
usually a trial to the whole family.
Nervous breakdown is often gradual,
appearing at first to be merely an unu.
sual fretfulness. DR.. Williams Pink
Pills tone up the nerves in the most
direct way and not only cure minor
troubles but serious disorders as well.
Mr.. W. w. Munroe, of 16 Hazel Park.
Everett, Mass, says: about four years
ago this September I became ali run
down from overwork and from confine-
ment to work during warm weather.
For two months / grew STEADILY worse,
l lost in weight and strength and had no
appetite. My memory failed me quite
rapidly and / became in a very low
state, both physically and mentally. l
took no interest in life, neither in bust
ness nor recreation. In my position, as
foreman in a large manufacturing
chemists establishment in Boston. a
good memory is absolutely essential to
success because of the immense amount
of detail that must be carried in the head.
II grew very despairing, could not
bear to have people meet me and my
friends remarked on my condition.
About the middle of December a friend
told me one day that he had tried DR..
Williams Pink Pills and found them
reliable. l commenced taking them and
at the end of two weeks the change for
the better was remarked by friends. I
continued using the pills until | was
thoroughly recovered. Iregard them as
3 fine remedy and make this statement
voluntarily in gratitude for the benefit
I received from them"
These pills actually make new blood
and have cured such diseases as rheu-
matism, nervous and general debility,
indigestion, nervous headache, neuralgia
and even partial paralysis and locomotor
ataxia. Asa tonic for. the blood and
nerves they are unequalled.
Ii you are a sufferer from any disor-
der OF the blood and nerves write for
proof of what DIR. Williams Pink
Pills have accomplished in cases similar
to yours. Every testimonial used by
this company is carefully investigated
before being published and is authentic.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by all
druggists, or direct by mail, postpaid, on
receipt of price, SO cents per box, six
boxes for $3.50, by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19
Where Flour Should Be Kept.

Be careful where you keep -four
Like butter 1t absorbs odors readily
It should not be kept in a place where
there are onions, fish, vegetables. OF
other odorous substances, o in 9
damp roo or cellar. Keep in a cool
dry, airy room, where 1t will not be ex
posed to a freezing temperature, mol
to n above 70 degrees. Always sit,
before using.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19
How to Deal with MiIdeW.

First of all take some soap and rub
1t well into the linen, then scrape some
chalk very finely and rub that in also,
lay the linen on the grass, and as II
dries wet 1t again. This done twice or
thrice should remove the mildew
stains. Another way is to mix soft
soap and powdered starch with hall
the quantity of salt and Juice of a
lemon. Lay this mixture on with a
brush, and let the linen lie out on the
grass for a few nights and the stains
will disappear.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19
Don't Oil New Furniture.

New furniture should be kept as Ions
as possible without the application Of
oily re~storatives, because once com
menced a perfect polish will have to
be kept up by a thorough daily rub
bling, or the oil is certain to form q
crust sooner or later, which is sticky
to the touch and not nice to look at
Furniture finished with shellac OF
varnish should never be washed with
soap and water. The soap eats the oil
and destroys the surface.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19
Swiss Women Demand SUFFRAGE.

Women of all classes in Geneva
have formed an association to secure
for themselves the suffrage in every
department of public life, and espe.
cially the right to vote in parliamen.
tary elections. The vice president and
the secretary of the association are
members of the chamber of deputies.
and several university professorslave
accepted minor Offices. Many public
men are giving their support to the
moVement--London Tribune.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19
Soldering In China.

Corporal Frank Hayden, Of the
army recruiting station, who spent a
year of army service in China, says
1t is a good country to soldier" in.
"The worst thing about China and
the islands," he said, is that there's
no one to associate with except the
natives. Otherwise they're good
places, China especially, to do mill.
tary service. Food of good quality Ia
very cheap. W. could buy IT'S eggs
there for so cents American money
or n dollar Mex Ten cents would
buy a fine fat chicken and 60 cents a
good sheep. The Chinese are good
cooks anG we could employ one for a
very little money over his board
Kansas City Times.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19
Peculiar Brazilian Ant.

In Brazil there is q large ant which
is regarded by the natives as good to
eat, when roasted-a delicacy as
choice, indeed, as snails are rated by
the French. Sometimes they dress
the tiny creatures up like little dolls,
and put them in boxes to sell to our.
lists as a Brazilian curiosity.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19

It is estimated by the department
Of agriculture that last years crop
was produced and gathered at a a
ing of $685., 600, 900 over what would
have been the cost Of raising an equal
crop so years ago. This saving was
accomplished by the use Of modern
agricultural implements.-Farm Ma,
chinary