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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-09
ESTATE of Lucy A. Gardner. deceased
- State of wisconsin County Court o.

ESTATE of Lucy A. Gardner. deceased.
State of Wisconsin. County Court of
Grant County-In Probate,
Notice is hereby given. that at the special
term of the county Court. to be held in and
CITY of Lancaster, in said county. on the End
Tuesday OF. Dec, A. D., 1907. being the
10th day of Dec. 1907. at the hour. of
matter will be heard and considered:
The appllC ton of Chas. H. Baxter ad-
ministrator of the estate of Lucy A, Gard
County. Wisconsin. deceased. tor the al
lowance of his final account as such admin
iStrator and for the aSSig nment OF the
as are by law entitled thereto.
By the Court. e. B. GOODSEtL
County Judge
Dated, Nov. 9th. 1907.
Brown & Brennan. administrators AttyS,
list ms. Nov. 9Th: last ms. Nov. 49,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-09
LICENSED TO WE'D.
GuDid'S PrtI<s RaD rded by Count
Clerk Tutfley.

Thus. Moore and Fannie Trenary.
both IF PIatteville.
F N Scanlau, Mt. Hope and
K e. w netr, PlHrteville.
Hear, L Bvrne. Chba City aud
LIllitu J. Carkeet, Platteville.
JOhn J Weuzel and Johanna
Behncke, hnth of Lancaster
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-09
The Lean Years.

Quite a sensation has been caused
among biblical students by the dis.
covery by Brugsch Bey. the great
psychologist, of monumental inscrip-
ton telling how the Nile failed to rise
for seven years in succession about
LOO years before the Christian era,
and long and terrible famine was the
result
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-09
CROWN GALL.

When On:o lntrenched In the Sci. Il
is There TO Stay.
In describing the disastrous effect oi
crown gall on Il most promising or
chard of Elberta peaches at the Ge0r
gia experiment station Hugh n
Starnes writes in Farming as follows:
San Jose scale works openly and OBJ
viously, but crown gall is insidious. Il
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-09
SUMMONS.

In Circuit Court. frant County. Wiscon.
sin.
Samuel Plaintiff
VS.,
rhe Platteville Exploration and Develop
IN ent Company. a COZ Observation-Disclosures
ihe State of WiSconsin:-To the said de-
-ndant:
hin twenty days after service of this
mmonS. exclusive of the day of service.
- defend the above entitled action in the
.lrt aforesaid: and in case of your failure
20 do. judgment will be rendered against
I according tO the demand of the com
ut GEO b "LEMENTSON.
Plaintiffs Attorney
.. Address. Lancaster. Grant County.
conSin.
l>t ms. Nov. q last Dec H.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-09
WINTERiNG CABBAGE.
Small Heads, Properly Stored, Con-
tinue to Develop.

tlnue 10 DGNeioP.
One of the simplest ways of keeping
cabbage is to store in an orchard or
some sheltered place. often alongside
a fence which has been made tight by
a liberal Use Of straw. The cabblG es
are stored with their stems OH and
are placed head down and as close to-
gether as possible. Two or three tiers
are often made, the heads of the see
ond tier being placed between stems
OF the lower, and so on, the piles buing
made Of any width and length desired.
The whole is covered with leaves, salt
grass hay or straw and little soil.
rails. brush or litter. Small unsala-
bic heads when stored in this way in
November will continue to develop dur
ing Winter and frequently sell as well
rs any in February.
Packing In burrows.
Small quantities may be stored by
blowing out two or three burrows ten
or twelve inches deep on a we'll drain
ed site and placing the heads with
their stems up rs close together
possible. Some prefer to lay them
but one or two thick, while others will
pile them up two to two and half
feet high, bringing them to point
The pile is then covered with straw
salt grass hay or a thin layer of straw
and then several inches If soil They
are stored before freezing, and when
the soil covering them is frozen il
may be covered with strawy manure
or any other litter to keep tha Sol
frozen until the cabbages are needed
for sale.
Again, large quantities are stored il
cabbage houses. this being the best
way commercially for a large pert q
the state.-New York Cornell E19eci
ment Station.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-09
10 Restore Old PAINTINGS.

The blackened lights of old pictures
may be frequently restored to their
izinal color by touching them Up
e of hydrc-e1 Diluted
u. y ght times IT'S ei-ht Of
"a touched up .nus. De
If ,.a5hed with a clean
Strs.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-09-25
Ran HE GAME OUT.
Shortest Billiard Match In Which
Schaefcr Ever Participated.

Shortest Billiard Match In Which
Sehaefer Ever Participated.
Some years ago." said sporting
man. when Wizard Jake Schaefer
kept billiard room In New York city.
he was always ready to play all CON-
ers who desired game. Many
strangers and people unknown 10
Schaefer naturally strolled in-mauy.
too, who probably did not know him.
But II made no difference to Schaefer
Sometimes strangers would desire TO
play for money. but this Schaefer
would never do. To all such propo-
sitions he would say. No. I won't
play for money. but I'll tell you what
l viii do Will play a game. the loser
10 treat the house
zone day an old farmer entered the
place. and after wandering about look
ing at the pictures on the walls and
examining the tables he asked II there
was any one present who would like
TO play him game OF billiards.
Schaefer, as usual, said that he would
play the stranger.
"'How much shall we play forY
asked the farmer.
7 never play for money reDlied
Schaefer, but I viii play you for the
drinks for the house
All right said the farmer. How
many points shall we playT
"'Oh.' replied Schaefer demurely In
all the consciousness Of his superior
powers, well just play until you are
satisfied. and we Will call that 4
game
The crowd smiled as the players
prepared for the contest. The balls
We're placed on the table. and Schaefer
brought out his favorite cue. and IL
fell e. his lot % open the game.
The opening shot in n billiard game
IS a somewhat difficult one. as most
players know. and Schaefcr. probably
through Indifference. missed II. lie
not only missed II. but left the balls
close together near one Of the cush-
ions. II was what is termed in bill
Hard parlance set up
The old farmer carefully chall5ed
his cue and after dcliberatfon made
the shot. lie then gazed AZ the balls a
moment. laid down his cue and ex-
claimed:
I am satisfied
"The score was then TO O in favor
OF the old farmer, but as Schaefer
had agreed 10 make the game as lone
or short as the farmer desired he had
10 be satisfied Schaefer Of course
had To Invite all present, including his
conqueror. 10 partake Of the hospital
ity Of the house. As the crowd laughed
and drank Schaefer remarked that III,
game was the shortest he had evei
played and probably the shortest OF
record"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-09-25
MEETING A CROCODILE.
The Animal end the Hunters Were All
Taken 81 Surorise.

Wine looking Tor a licDOpotamuS IL
was the fortu-e OF t. nu.nor 81
II Uganda TO Kbgr;nri'' 80 cncounte. q
crocodile Under somewhat unrsuai cir.
cunstanccs. He WIS following. q frosh
track leading through the dense under.
growth from the lake inland. Two
men accompanied him. ono CARRYING
his camera and the other bis second
gun. while be shouldered his rifle.
Suddenly heard a rustiing noise IN
front OF me and realized that some
creature was approaching. but what?
IL could not be the hippo. because there
was no thunderous tread. but I had no
time TO think. for the creature. what
ever IL might be, was upon me I'm sec
ond.
At two yards l discovered what II
was-an immense crocodile more than
twelve feet long.
was right in It's path. aud there WAS
no possible escape on either side so T
stood still with my rifle AT shoulder
and waited. The ''crock" did not wait.
however, and In some remarkable way
1t hustled me to one side, almost knock
ed me over. and endeavored TO make his
way TO the water
To dispute his right Of way would
have been folly. / realized only n hor-
rible, soft, wriggiing mass pressing
against my legs in most sickeaing
way. Why he did not bite me I do not
know. At first / thought he had done
so as he brushed against my leg. but I
found IL was only his horny scales tina,
scraped my shin. And he was more
taken by surprise than | was and for
got all about his huge Jaw and the
lasting impression he might have made
upon my legs.
After he had passed turned 70 see
how the men would fare One had rot
back 10 the shore and so was no longer
In view. The other man with the cam
era was the funniest sight His head
was stuck fast I'm the thick brambles.
and his legs were in the air. tie cam.
era Of course in the mud beside him.
l do not think the crock" could have
seen him, for he had literally taken
header into the bush. ana his legs were
far above the crocOdilc's Jaws.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-09-25
QUEER LIZARDS.
These Have the Power OF Scouting
Blood From the Ewes.

These Have the Power OF Spoutinq
Blood From the Eyes.
That c"r...2 lizards have the power
~ emf, Il stream OF i.ool from their
eyes has been a tradition of the south
west from t..a,. out of miad. but many
scientists haNr tiassed IL with the Jew
el Ia Jhe tc... heal and the hoop
snai,c ilayl.o..i Lee pimars. curator
OF reptiles in IT, New York Geological
50 les. .naCS y.>laGStiv2 research to
ascertain what Foundation in fact, If
amy, there is - ,Ae tradition of the
blood spoatin- lizards. lie had nearly
made up his mind that il was purely
mythical when he came upon star
Ting demonstration of its truth He
had received particularly fine speci-
men OF the Mexican horned lizard and
after photographing il proceeded TO
measure 1t. The result he tells I'm his
Reptile Book"
THE latter process" he says, seem
ed to greatly excite the creature. 1t
finally threw the head slightly up
ward, the neck became rigid. the eyes
bulged from the sockets, when there
was n distinct sound like that pro-
duced IL one pressed the tongue
against the roof of the mouth and
forced n small quantity of air forward.
This rasping sound, consuming but the
fraction OF n second, was accompanied
by jet of blood at great pressure.
ut hit the wall four feet away at
the same level as that of the reptile.
The duration of the fiow of blood an
peared TO be about one and half
seconds, and toward its termination
the force gradually diminished, as
noted by course of drops down the
wall and along the floor to n position
almost under the spot where the rep
tile had been held. The stream OF
blood seemed TO be as fine as horse.
hair and to Issue from the eyelid,
which was momentarily much swollen.
For some time after the perform
ance the eyes were tightly closed, and
nothing could induce the lizard to open
them. Within two minutes after IL
was placed on the ground the protrud.
ing aspect OF the eyeballs and tho
swelling of the eyelids had disap-
pcared.
Most surprising was the amount OF
blood expended. The wall and floor
showed course OF thickly sprinkled
spots about one-eighth CT an inch In
diameter. There were 1903 OF these
spots. philadelphia North American.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-09-25
A TERRIBLE BIG TROUT.
he Was Cunning and Hard Case.
Too, Was This Fish.

We were camping I'm northern Wis
consin. and one evening after our sup
per OF black bass and bacon we lay
under the pine trees smoking and tell
Ing tsh stories In which II was always
the bigger bass" that got away. The
guide listened with the gravity OF n
man who knew all about fish stories,
and finally lie knocked the ashes from
his pipe and told us n story.
Once loag ago" he said. there was
a terrible big trout up IN Smiths
pool. Every fellow who fished IN the
pool had hooked him one time or an
other. but he always got away, bit of
the snood or something.
Il tried 10 catch him myself dozen
times. One day I was sitting by the
pool when. splash. a young robin
huttered out OF the nest on n limb
above the pool into the water below.
In minute there was rush. "A CLEAN
OF yellow. and the old trout had
thrown himself clear out OF the water
and had swallowed the young robin
whole
what did l do? Well. / climbed
that tree In short order. got another
one or those young robins. baited my
hook with 1t and threw Il in just as
lightly as | could. In minute there
was another rush. another CLEAN Of
yellow. and again the old trout Jump
ed clear out OF the water as he swat
lowed the robin. and I'm minute more
/ had him hooked.
1T was lucky wasn't fishing with
any OF this newfanglci rigging these
boys use and that | wasn't bothered
with reel to look after. or I would
have lost him sure. AS II was IL took
me devil OF n time 20 get him ont.
Good TO eat? Great Scott, We
didn't try To eat him. He was SO fun
OF hooks we sold him for old iron.
you know
That ended our fish stories for that
night. ]. A. in Chicago Tribune.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-09-25
LIGHTNING.
The Mystic Fluid Has Been Known 70
Cure as Well as 70 Kill.

The Mystic Fluid Has Been Known 70
Cure as Well as 70 Kill.
\ peculiar feature Of lightning when
attacking a human being IS that Il IS
known 10 cure IS we'll as 70 Kill. In
one instance 4 man who was para
lyzed on one side OF his body from
childhood was struck by q thunder
bolt and after remaining insensible
Tor twenty minutes he recovered
with the full use Of all OF his members
Another case was that Of an invalid
IN one of the Austrian hospitals who
was lucky enough 10 stand in the way
Of an atmospheric spark and was en-
abled without delay 20 leave the hos
pital perfectly well.
y similar occurrence took place on
the passenger packet boat New York
when person who had been hopeless
ly paralyzed for u great many years
was struck by lightning He was SO
aStonlShed 10 find himself cured that
he ran about the deck Ike q madman
and was 50 crazed with Joy that the
rest or the passengers believed him 70
have become mentally unbalanced IN
III they learned the cause Of his exu-
berance
The cases where persons have bene-
nted by visit from this heavenly
power are too numerous u mention.
as n = number OF cases they have lost
their deafness or reCained their eve
sight and In some cases their mental
balance. and lightning really proves
iatal IN few cases in comparison 10
me number of people Il touches each
year. II we could provide a way by
which we would not get an overdose
ot this most wonderful huid. lightning
would undoubtedly prove 10 be the
long sought elixir OF life. but the diff
Guilty arises in its being beyond our
COntrol.-Denver Post.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-09-25
swords eent poubIe 70 rest Them.

II You have an opportunity Mt any
time OF examining sword such as is
used in naval and military services
you may notice that just below the
hilt, an inch or two down the blade,
there is small disk of brass welded
into the blade. The meaning of this
brass might we'll escape any one not
posses ed Of well developed sense of
curiosity. Swords are subjected TO
very severe tests before being issued,
and this brass piece indicates that one
OF the tests 10 which the sword was
subjected was 10 have its point bent
right back until il touched the hilt ut
the brass spot. Swords that have sue
cesSfully withStOOd this severe test are
trustworthy.-Lo Chronicle
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-09-25
THE PAY CAR.
Its Coin Rack. Crammed With Yellow
Boys, a Tempting Sisht.

Boys, Tempting Sight.
The good OLD days are gone. In these
beathcn times railroad men are paid
"y check. OF the pay car and its luxu-
rlcuS travels &. L. Carter writes in the
American Magazine rs follows:
n metal coin rack crammed 10 the
muzzle with three denominations of
yellow boys, hanked with silver. and
on the desk behind il very large
wooden tray. on which were long col
umnS OF yellow coins-d'ye ever see
anything 50 pretty in al Your lifeY
No wonder your ewes stuck OUT until
you could have used them for hat
pegs.
And ali the time an cXQuiSitely mu-
s!cal 'uukle. tinkle. clink-clink' welled
up from coin rack and counter in re-
sponSe 10 the calls OF the assistant
paymastcr. Talk about Beethoven's
symphonies.
III II were not Tor that strong wire
screen You could have touched that
fascinating tray. For the inhnitesimal
fraction of second "a wicked thought
fitted through Your brain. Then YOU
almost tainted as your rowing eve
stared down the barrel of mOnStrOuS
revolver. Ii was only in u rack. but il
was within easy reach Of the pavmaS.
ter'S hand and most eloquent for MI
that Hall q dozen Of its fellows law
IN the handieSt places. while as many
NlnCheStcfS lying ON tables and set
tees came in strong on the chorus.
"iurricdly your vagrant wits busted
themselves with all the sunday school
lessons you had ever learned. As your
sUhconSciousness perceived that the
head of the roads secret service de-
partment stood ON the platform with
ms eyes intent on every man in the
car at once, while Conductor Tinken-
pin stood ON the ground outside very
much alert, with his coat tail bullying
suSgeStlve,y. your bosom swelled with
pride over the watchful care the com.
pany had exercised 10 bring its honest
toilers their hard earned money"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-09-25
A HERO OF THE BUSH.
The Daring and Devotion Of a Brave
Maori Youth.


Courage is not an attribute peculiar
To- the white man. nor Is self sacrifice
the prcrOgatiye OF civilization. In Mr..
J. G. Firth's Nation Making" IS told
story as touching in its brave devo-
ton as any tale OF the Victoria cross.
The incident occurred at Orakau.
where he English soldiers had lust
defeated the Maorls \ little party OF
colonial troops, pursuing fugitives.
came upon three natives. two old men
and one young fellow.
The youth. seeing the soldiers. drop
ped on one knee and aimed with his
gun at the advancing party, which
halted a moment. while the old men
ran toward the forest. The Old men
had thrown away their firearms in
order TO make escape easier.
The soldiers fred az the youth, but
missed. without discharglng his gun
he sprang % his feet and ran on I'm
advance until he caught Up with the
old mca once more Then. facing
about. lac presented his gun as before.
but reserved his fire.
The weary old men gradually drew
near cover. once more the soldiers
fired and missed: once more the gal
liant fellow turned and bounded on.
The o'i Tcn were close TO the forest
when tic youth. nearly fainung. again
knclt AMI took aim. but still did not
ere.
The eoidiers Shot him as he knelt
au3 rushed 10 The forest. hut failed 10
capture the two fugitives. who. safe
IN the deE-c undcvnrush made their
escapo
ON their return the soldiers found
the brave young fellow lying dead
His gun W2s empty; it had not been
loaded at nh. With &c he had covered
the retreat Of the old men and secured
their freedom by The loss OF his own
life No more gallant deed OF heroic
devotion was ever accomplished in
any land
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-09-25
PRIMITIVE ANCHORS.
Stones and Wooden Tubes Filled With
Lead First Used

Stones and Wooden Tubes Filled With
Lead First Used.
There appear TO be two ideas which
have led up TO the invention of the
modern anchor-first, that of attach
ing the vessel by means of rope
or chain to weight sufficiently heavy
TO keep the vessel from moving when
the weight has sunk to the bottom OF
the sea. and. second. that OF using n
hook instead Of or I'm addition to the
weight, so as 10 catch I'm the bottom.
The English word anchor is practical
~ the same as the Latin ancora and
the Greek angkura, meaning "tha
which has an angle" from the roo
ank. bent.
The earliest anchors made on the
hook principle probably only had one
fiuke instead OF two. In the Sussex
Archaeil. Coll" there Is an illustration
OF what has been surmiSed TO be an
anchor made out OF the natural forked
branch OF tree. 1t was found with
an ancient British canoe ut Burpham.
Sussex. There Is i'm the British muse
um nm interesting leaden anchor with
two fukes bearing Greek inscrip-
ton. Its date Is about 30 b. c.. and IL
was found of the coast OF Cyrene.
The invention OF the anchor With
two fiukes is attributed by Pausanius
to Midas. by Pliny 10 Eupalamas and
by Strabo TO Anacharsis. Diodorus
Siculus states that the first anchors
were wooden tubes filed with lead,
while another classical writer says
h0 hot
anchors Jumps of stone with n hole
through the middle for the attach
ment Of the cable were used.
The form OF the anchors used by
the Greeks and Romans is VIII known
from representations on Trajan's col
umn and in the catacombs ut Rome
as an early Christian symbol. This
form does not seem to have changed
materially for quite thousand years.
as Is shown by the Bayeux tapestry.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-09-25
Popularity Of Hair.

y woman leading two children step
ped into q barber shop with her
charges
i want their hair trimmed" she
said, but not all the way round. I
only want 1t trimmed or even. 1t IS
just the right length on the right side.
but too long on the left side. 7 had
their hair trimmed only q little while
ago, and here It is noticeably longer
IN the left side. 7 don't believe Il was
trimmed evenly IN the first place"
"Oh, yes. it was" the barber assured
her 1T grows faster on the left side
mat IS all Most peoples hair does
grow faster on that side, but II is on
children'S heads thar we are most Ike
~ 10 notice it."-New York Press.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-09-25
Didn't Get I Patent.

Among the strange applications which
reach the patent office one dleI some
years ago was most extraordinary it
being petition for patent Tor an ant
guard which consisted in merely draw
ing chalk mark around table or
other place 10y which it was claimed
the approach Of ants was stopped Ii
seems that chalk makes an ants legs
slip rs Soaping track prevents Il rail
way engine from starting The pcti-
ton was novel and caused conS.dcra-
bic amusement. The ap.l.Htion. how
ever, was refused ON Tie FOUND that
there was nothing new in the inven-
ton, that chalk had been used for such
purposes before and that such ideas
were not patentable.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-09-25
rhe eirIs Were san One Ahead.


n young and bashful professor was
frequently embarrassed by jokes his
girl pupils would play on him. These
jokes were so frequent that he decided
10 punish the next perpetrators. and
the result OF this decision was that two
girls We're detained an hour after school
and made 10 work some difficult prob
lens as punishment
1t was the custom 10 answer the roll
call with quotations, SO the following
morning. when Miss AS name was
called, she rose and, looking straight in
the professors eye, repeated, with
ali thy faults | love thee STILL" while
Miss E's quotation was. The hours |
spend with thee, dear heart. are as a
string of pearls To me."-LadieS' Home
Journal
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-09-25
FAR IA
FOR SALE

A FARM, consisting of 665
~ acres, lying on the Blue
n Ridge Mountain, Il miles
from the Government Weather
Bureau. 300 acres of this land is
cleared and good smooth farming
land. Would make a fine fruit
farm. The remainder is in oak.
poplar, chestnut, pine and locust
timber. There is an excellent stand
for store, and a business man
could clear S75 per month on the
store alone. A. good Grist Mill is
located on the farm. The proposed
Trolley Line from Winchester to
Washington will cross the farm.
An abundance of good Building
Stone upon the farm, and limestone
Tor lining purposes within / mile.
This property will be sold at an
extremely low price.
For further particulars,
address,
MX, Care of COURIER,
Berryville. Va.