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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18

steam pumps which do the work, in
Others gravity is employed. and on
some of the higher lands alf-naked
men labor for months at time scoop
ing water up in baskets and pouring
it out on the fields above There are
also great creaking cog-wheels which
work in such a way that the water is
caught In clay pots attached to their
rims, and thus raised and poured into
the little canals through Which 1t flows
to the fields. These wheels are moved
by blindfolded buffaloes, bullocks or
lcamels. There are thousands of them
in the Valley of the Nile.
Queer Farmins Methods.
The American farmer, would sheer at
the old fashioned way In which these
Egyptian fellahs cultivate the soil. He
would tell them that they were 1000
years behind the time, and. still, If he
We're allowed to take their places he
would probably ruin. the country and
himself. Most of the Egyptian farm.
Ing methods are the result OF long ex-
.perience. In plowing, the land is only
scratched, and the farmer is careful
not to turn up the earth foot or so
below the surface This Nile mud Is
FIJI OF salts and the silt srom
is of suchfa nature that the
people have to be careful in order that
the salts may not be raised from be-
low and ruin the crop In many cases
there is no blowing at all. The seed is
sown on the soft mud after the water
is taffen off, and pressed into 1t with a
wooden roller or trodden in by oxen or
buffalocs.
i Odd Farm Tools.
a Where Bplows are used they are Just
the same as those OF 5000 years ago.
i have seen carvings on the tombs OF
the ancient Egypsians representing the
farm tools used then, and they are
about the same as those l see in use
to-day. The average pillow consists OF
a pole about six feetAslong fastened
to a. piece OF wood bent. inward at an.
acute angle. The end 3is shod With
iron, and does the blowing. The pole
lis hitched ton buffalo or on by means
Of yoke and the farmer wa lks along
behind the ploW holding Its single
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18

land Of wheat and barley as Well.
1t has alsc big yield of clover and
corn. The sugar and cotton fields all
told cover ,,, about million and a half
one-fourth of the tillable land. There
is twice as much farming country de-
6 HStsd to grain The ano wheat and baarlsg
are more than 1.6oO00O acres in Indian
corn. There are something. like $780,
600 acres H. millet and Sorghum The
delta raises almost all of the cotton
and some Of the&sngar. Central and
upper Egypt are grain countries. and
in central Egypt Indian and Naffir
corn are the chief summer crops.
lSafiir corn is. to large extent. the
food Of the poorer. fellahs, and 1T is
eaten by the Bedouins who live in the
desert alens the edges of the Nile
valley.
1t produces some of the very best
clover. The Egyptian clover is known
as bershine- 1t has rich feeding quail
tiles. and a small bundle Of 1t is
and carried into the cities for sale on
the backs of camels and donkeys, and
is also grazed.
Stock Farming In Egypt.
Egypt is a great stock country. For
its small size it supports. | venture,
as many animals as any other part OF
the world s,l,,l The Nile valley is pep
and sheep either watched by herders
or tied to stakes, grazing on clover and
other grasses. No animal is allowed
and the cattle thief Is everywhere in
evidence The fellahs are us shrewtl
as any people the world over. and q
strayed Animal would be difficult to
recover. 5s:8l5
Much Of the stock is watched by
children. / see buffaloes feeding In
the green fields with naked brown boys
sitting on their backs and Whipping
them this way and that IL they attempt
to get into the crops adjoining. The
sheep ana goats are often watched by
the children or by men who are too
old to do hard work. The donkeys,
5camels anG COWS are usually tied to
stakes and can only feed as far as
their ropes Will reach.
The sheep of Egypt are fine. Many
of them are of the fat-tailed variety,
some brown and some white. The
goats and sheep feed together, and
there are scme goats in almost every
flock of the former.
The donkey is the chief riding ami
NAL. 1t is used by men, women and
and II common sight is the
veiled Wife of one of these Moham-
medan farmers seated astride on a lit
tie donkey with her feet high up on
its sides in the short stirrups. But
few camels are used FOR riding except
by the Bedouins out in the desert, and
1t is only In the cities that buggicS,
carriages or wagons are to be seen
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-08

Wisconsin sent nearly 100000
to the Civil War out of a population
Of about seven hundred thousand,
almost one in seven of the entire
people of the state. Of these over
ID, 900 died, or about one in eight.
What would the peace loving peo-
pie OF today think if they were
called on to send to war one man
out of seven of all the men, women
and children, and of those sent, one
In eight should be selected to seal
their devotion with their life? And
yet we have no doubt that the peo-
pie of this day of blessed peace,
would be ready to make just as
great sacrifice if their country were
in danger, as did the fathers and
mothers of 1861.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-08

hanged himself Thursday; he
was quite well to do, 10 particulars
are known as yet.
George Bickford and sisters,
Bertha and Via have the chicken
pox.
Miss Prideaux of Dodgeville will
teach our intermediate the coming
year
Mrs. VIM. Fisher has been visit
ing with relatives at Cobb.
Miss Roxy Allen and Sadie
Fisher, students at the Platteville
Normal spent Sunday with their
parents here.
Theodore Guudlach is having an
addition built to his house.
Mrs. Frark Bourette is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. John Dale at
Platteville. Mrs. Dale's little boy
Fred is quite sick.
David Krase, and Miss Ada
Stephens of Montfort, were Sunday
callers.
Several of our town people at
ten ed Mrs. Stehl's sale at Arthur
Thursday,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-08
GOOD ADVICE.

We guess age makes no difference
in the growing OF a man or woman
about the climate. This spring we
have heard old fellows of 80 years
growl and complain about the
weather conditions as vehemently
as the man of 35. And every spring
time for the past twenty five years
or more that we have known these
fellows, they have growled and
complained. So it goes. The climate
cannot be made to suit them. The
truth is here in Wisconsin is just as
good year in year out, as it has
ever been, and is just about as in
viting all things considered, as IN
any section of this great big union.
There is too much of this climate
growing. The old fellows and the
young fellows, the old women and
the young women should shut up.
Stop it. It won't do any good.
1t is libel, in part, on nature and
a SANDER on the Creator. Let us
accept things in the of the season
oheerfully and uncomplainingly. for
they are just as good as we deserve.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-08

What do you think of this sugges-
tiOnl Certain parties talking of the
extremely cold weather for this sea-
son of the year were answered by a
listener in this wise: ''Well, you
know the Norwegians carried every
thing at the last election, so Nature
thought it would be the proper
thing to give out weather generally
experienced in Norway.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-08
Notice.

The undersigned desire to state
that they have purchased of Robert
Harr er, the Clydesdale stallion
Sir Richard, No 2O03, formerly
owned by Cardy & Adams.
Sir Richsrd will make the season
of 1907 at the Philips house barn
in Lancaster.
The imported Percheron house,
Grivois, Foreign No 6072O, Amer
can No. 4d797 and Mount Lothian,
Foreign 12259, American No. 1866,
will also make the season at the
Philips house barn.
CARDY q MARROW.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-08
South Lancaster.

Some of the farmers have been
replanting their corn.
There was barn raising at John
McDonald's Tuesday which was
we'll attended.
Messrs. Roechi and Reed were
guests at Ed Kerr's the first OF the
week.
The families of G. H. Bryhan and
Herman Roth spent Sunday in town
with Mrs. Roth.
A certain young gentleman from
this vicinity is seen going towards
Waterloo on Sundays.
VIM. R Kerr left Tuesday morn
ing by way of Potosi for Missouri
to visit his son and other friends.
Mrs. John Ertz has been in the
hospital for several days.
Miss Anna Briel closed success
full term of school last Tuesday.
An entertainment and basket soci-
able was gwen in the evening which
was greatly enjoyed by all, es-
pecially Robert Mcdonald and Willie
Kerr.
Ed Kerr and family, Harvey Reed
and Will Kerr were callers at John
McDOnald's Sunday evening.
Mrs. Clyde Richardson who has
been i'll for some time is slowly i'm
proving. She is staying with her
parents in town.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-08

The Appleton Post runs column
entitled the ''Kicker's Kolumn," in
which are the communications from
chronic kickers. And the funny
part of it is that there are always
contributions toit from the disgrunt-
led ones. 1t is evident that Apple
tor is cursed with her share of the
characteristic fault finders, although
Lancaster might possibly give her
few pointers on the subject. There
are few living here who are SO far
gone it is really interesting.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-08
Success.

Success is an ancient game of
chance in which the chances are all
against the player The winnings are
now divided into three classes: First,
money; second, money, and third,
money There are also a few other
things like character that count lit
tie. The rules of the game are very
strict. Cheating is not allowed-if
discovered. Some have played ac-
cording to rule, and even been sue
cessful, but not as we speak of sue
cess to-daY.-Life.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-08
Low Rates to Pacific Coast.

Very low rates for the round trip
will be in effect to San Francisco and
Los Angeles daily June 8th to 18th
and June 22nd to July 9th 50 90 addi-
tional for n. E. A. membership fee)
Also to Portland, Tacoma, Seattle and
North Pacific Coast points June Goth
to July 18th. June Goth to July 18th
to Spokane. Liberal return limits.
Variable routes. Favorable stop over
arrangements. For tickets and full
information apply to any ticket agent
of the Northwestern line.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-08
NOTICE re CREDITORS.

nj O11CE IL OKEDIIOKO.
IN State of Wisconsin. Grant County
Court SS-In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Kerszenz
Bergmiller. deceased.
Letters testamentary on the estate of
Kerszenz Bergmiller. late of the village of
MuScoda in said county. deceased. having
been issued to Edward ], Young.
Notice is hereby given that the creditors
of said KerSzenZ Bergmiller. deceased, are
allowed and limited by order of this court
until and including the 3rd Tuesday OF Nov,
present their claims and demands against
said Kerszenz BergmilleT. deceased. to the
county court for examination and allow
ance.
Notice is also hereby given, that, the
claims and demands SO presented will be
the Office of the County Judge. at the court
house in the city of Lancaster, in said
County. on the fourth Tuesday of Nov.
1907. ,oo-
By order of the Court.
E.B. GOODSELL County Judge.
(lst ms. May Is: last ms. June 81
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-08

While it is discouraging for farm
ers to have to delay their spring
work yet many of them find time
to make little improvements about
the barn or house that could not
be accomplished during zero days.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-08
Dominant EemininitY.

The immense cleverness of the mod
ern woman. her audacious sense Of in
dependence, her dominant will, all go
to raise her to a standard which it is
yearly becoming more impossible for
man to approach, except in the guise
of the fool at the feast.-Lady's Pic
torial
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-08
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
IN State of Wisconsin. G1 ant County
Court SS-In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Her
man BaSt. deceased.
Herman BaSt, deceased. having been issued
to Louise S. BaSt.
Notice is hereby given. that the creditors
of said Herman BaSt, deceased, are al
lowed and limited by order of this court
until and including the lst Tuesday Of Dec,
1907, being the 3rd day of said month. to
present their claims and demands against
said Herman Bast deceased, to the county
court for examinatiO ion and allowance.
Notice is also hereby given. that the
claims and demands 50 presented will be
examined and adjusted by this court at the
office of the county Judge, at the. court
house.in the city Of Lancaster, in said cOun.
ty. on the End Tuesday of Dec. 1907.
Dated this End day OF Nav. 1907.
By the Court, z. B. GOODSELL.
Geo. B, ClementsOn. Attys'. for Adm.
lst ms May rs: last June Is.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-08

Various owners of newspapers are
fighting for the right to the news
service of the defunct Chicago
Chronicle. Sort of a CHASTITY per-
formance over the remains of an old
friend.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-08
Why Politicians DISAGREE.

Crazy people never act together, de-
clares the superintendent of a large
asylum for the insane. IF one inmate
attacks an attendant, as sometimes
happens, the others would look upon
it as no affair of theirs and simply
watch it out. The moment we dis
cover two or more inmates working
together we would know they were on
the road to recovery"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-08

Do you remember that old poem,
Somewhere the sun is shining"
Well if that place can be definitely
located it is safe to bet it is not near
Medicine Hat district.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-08

A local teacher recently asked he1
pupils to say whether they told fibs
or not and stand if they did. One
boy arose. The rest were seated.
1t is safe to say that boy is to be
trusted quicker than the rest who
remained seated and thereby con-
Victed themselves.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-08

The highest salaried man in
the world, so it is claimed, is a
mining engineer at New York who
receives $500, 1000 a year for his ex-
pertness in passing judgment on
ores and mining prospects. Evident
Iy there are some jobs that are
better than being president.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-08

LOST: At the Fisk dog and pony
show, Thursday evening, a lady's
good black umbrella, with pearl
handle. Please return to this Of
flee and receive reward.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-08

There is a general stir all over the
country and it would appear as
though there was something to this
wheat crop question beyond the
bugs and cold weather. However,
when the summer really comes the
talk of hard times may vanish.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-08

All this talk about Roosevelt
being the only logical candidate is
bound to have its effect. If Roosevelt
vuns it is safe tosay Bryan will Motif
ne does not it is an even bet with
odds on Bryan that he will.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-08
rsTATE Of Henry P. Kraemer. deceased

ESTATE of Henry P. Kraemer. 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
for said county at the court house, in the
civ of Lancaster, in said county, on the
18th Tuesday of June, A. D.. 1907, being
the 18th day of June 1907 at the hour of
10 O'Clock in the forenoon. the following
m after will be heard and considered:
The petition of William Kraemer. eXecu-
for Of the estate of Henry P. Kraemer. de-
ceased for the allowance ,Of his adminiStra-
fiOn account and for the aSSig nment of the
residue of the estate, now in his hands. to
s11ch persons as are bY law entitled to the
same. and for the appointment Of trustee
to carry out the provisions OF the will OF
said deceased.
E. 3. GOODSELL.
County Judge.
Dated May Path. 1907.
w. Il. Shimmin, Atty. for Executor
Ist ms. May 29; last ms, June r.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-08
Excursion Rates.

Fraternal Order of Eagles, Oshkosh.
Tickets on sale June 10, IL, and u,
good returning June IA. For tickets
and full information apply to any
ticket agent of the Northwestern line.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-08

FINE, large Wisconsin farm, or
Phillips hotel property for sale or
trade for small farm or other good
property. For particulars call on
John Dechow, Lancaster, or write the
owner, NJ. N. Doyle, Mitchell. S. D.
464W
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-08
Korean Gold Mines Opened.

The Korean government has decided
to grant the right to work gold mines
to citizens of England, Germany,
France, the United States and Italy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-08
Growth Of Japan,s Prosperitv.

In three years the gold circulation
of the Bank of Japan has increased
$5,OOO,OOO, the silver circulation $4,000
900, while the note circulation has only
increased by $S,50O,000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-08

THE WHITE MEXICAN pony will
stand at $40 to insure live colt.
41w4 w. B. DYER, Lancaster, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-08

KING DONALD the fastest colt that
has ever been in Southern Wisconsin
will be limited to ten mares at $50 to
insure living colt. He is sired by Earl
King 2:1515 lst dam Tossie D. Trotting
1854 pacing 2:25, Guidleess 2:13.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-08

HORSES Wanted Cheap and heevy
one perferred, from ten hundred and
up. Call on or address John Burns,
33tf Lancaster, Wis,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-08

MUCH Is HEARD NOWADAYS ABOUT CLOTHES QUAIL
ITY. We give you DOUBLE GUARANTEE on the quality
buying suit from you protected by the
makers guarantee well If you want that
cother going give you constant qualification and
hold their shape retain their original STYLE of
Spring Suits. -.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-08

OUR IDEA of this shall be place where
man can get what he wants at the RIGHT PRICE it, You'll
plenty places you get what you don't want at
entcng prices.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-14
THE COWS HORN.

Various Ways I'm Which 1t Is Made
Useful by Man.
Have you any conception Of how use
full that horn Is to us? Scientifically 1t
is known as a combination Of phos-
phate Of lime, gelatin and albumen,
and, like all natures products, the In
gradients are in the right proportion
to make the article useful to man as
well as to the animal that bears 1t.
The lime makes the horn hard, but
there is just enough lime to make it
hard without making it brittle, and
there Is just enough gelatin to make
the horn easy to cut and shape. The
core Of the horn is bone, and to get
that out the horn Is soaked In water
for several weeks When the core is
taken out it Is ground up and made
into crucibles which are used for melt
ing gold and silver In.
The outer end Of the horn is hard
and solid, and that is used for making
knife handles and other things. The
hollow part Of the horn is snaked for
half an hour or so In boiling water,
when it becomes soft and may easily
be split with knife.
i 1t is then spread out fiat and put
between iron plates. There was time
when these horn plates were made
very thin by hard pressure and used In
windows and lanterns as we now use
glass. They may be made quite trans
lucent.
When the horn is heated 1t may be
nodded into almost any desired form.
That Is the way knife handles, buttons
and other articles are made.-Chicago
Noua
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-14
FRIENDLY OLD BIRDS.

From earliest times there have been
tales of an unusually wise bird that
or ancestors named the philosopher
saws the author of Flashlights from
the Jungle" in commenting on the af-
lection and Intelligence of wild crea-
tures.~ This is the marabou-stork,
specimens of which have come across
companionship would scarcely be cred.
tied
"Storks and marabous, which perhaps
have lived a mans lifetime or more
in the distant weld, have attached them
selves to me in the friendliest manner,
although caught after many difficulties
and only by strategy.
"a specimen, well on in years, which
brought with me to Berlin, still sin
gies me out from all the other visitors
by peculiar marks of affection.
''Of course it means hard struggle,
and it is not easy to win the friendship
Of such old and peculiarly obstinate
birds. For weeks and months one must
feed them by force with pieces Of meat
before they make up their minds to
feed themselves. One must tend them
oneself, wait on them constantly, and
occupy oneself with their needs. Then
some day, quite suddenly, all mistrust
and fear are overcome, and one is re-
paid a thousand fold for all ones trou-
bic by making a genuine friend Of the
bird.
1T must be remembered that 1 am
not speaking Of young birds reared By
men from infancy, but of birds caught
at the age of thirty or forty years. or
even older; for marabous attain a very
great age.
my marabous moved about in the
camp free and unrestrained. They
built their nests, and did not try to fly
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-14
The Buzzard I'm Flight.

There can be no doubt that the buzz
gard is the living aeroplane in perfec-
ton. 1t cannot sail against the wind
except as other birds do--by sheer pow
er Of moving wings-but it can sail at
amazing speed before the wind, at
right angles to the wind and can sail
within a few points Of the wind.
When there is no wind it's flight is
clumsy-not much of an improvement
en- the flying Of a hen. Authors are
wont to describe the buzzard as sail
ing in the sky on days when the earth
perSpires beneath a sultry, still atmos-
phere. But it will also be remembered
that these authors invariably describe
the buzzard as being "a speck In the
braSsy heavens" AS a matter Of fact
that is just the point of the buzzard's
aerial knowledge. When there is no
breeze close to the earth 1t is always
to be observed roOsting In q tree or
flying laboriously into the zenith until
1t finds an upper current, where it can
navigate without labor.-New York
Times.