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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-02

ing the propel!ers to the weight car
riers. The hips shoCld be rounding
and smooth. the Group loag and mus
cular. the Quarters Geep. the thighs
broad. the gc Inns and lemons rela-
lively short. The head should lie me-
diUm in size and neatly set on a neck
of good length. with crest moderately
heavy and well developed. The IDEAL
conformation of the draft horse will
vary somewhat according to the mar
ket under consideration. European
markets, especially British markets.
want a more outstanding draft horse
With a longer neck than is demanded
by American markets. New York. be-
ing a great slipping port. demands lar
ger and more outstanding horses than
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-02
MAMMOTH CAVE.
IL Furniched the SaItpeter For the
War of 1912.


War of 1912.
There is an interesting bit of history
connected with the cave. Few Ameri-
cans are aware that it helped to siF9
the country in the war of 1872 by fur
nishing saltpeter for the manufacture
of gunpOwder, but such is the case.
The powder used by Old Hickory in
whipping the British so handsomely az
New Orleans in 1915 is said to have
been made with saltpeter from Nam
moth cave. AS early as 1900 a Mr.
Fowler obtained it is said, 100000
pounds of inter from the twenty-eight
limestone caverns that had then been
discovered in Kentucky.
In 1906 Dr. Samuel Brown of Lex
ington rode u til N!sand miles on horse
back to Philade. 2hia to lay before the
American Philosophical society, in SEES
sion there. the facts about the pres
ence of inter in these caverns, saying
that the deposits would be especially
valuable in case of war with any for
eign power Brown did not mention
Mammoth cave by name at that time.
and the probability is as local tradi-
ton asserts. that it was first discov-
cred by whites in 1909 when a hunter
named Houchins or Hutchins entered
1t in pursuit of a wounded bear Bay
ard Taylor says it was first discovered
in 1902, but does not give his author
ity. The only value set on it at first
was for the nitrous earth it contained
For this a Mr.. Mclean paid $40 for
the cave and 200 acres of land around
its mouth. Mclean sold it to a Mr.
Gatewood: he to Messrs. GRAFT and
Wilkins, who derived a fortune from
the saltpeter made there during the
war of 1912. The embargo cut US of
from ily other supply, and the output
of saltpeter from this cave enabled our
manufacturers to make sufficient pow
der to carry on the war.-New York
Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-02
A Risky Subject.

"Do you think, sweetheart" queried
the young man with the evenly divid-
ed hair, that your father will con-
sent to our marriage?"
WELL" replied the fair one, "of
course papa will be sorry to lose me.
BUT
But" interrupted the rash youth.
Il will remind him that instead of los
ing daughter he will gain a son."
Dearest" rejoined the wise maid,
''if you really want me you mustn't
say anytime of the kind. Papa has
three such sons boarding with him
now, and he's a little touchy on the
subject
Il am going to play Hamlet
"Good! That's art"
''For one night only"
"Ah, that's judgment"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-02
CATTLE AND SHEEP.

The recently published regulations in
regard to Texas cattle fever place the
states of Louisiana, Mississippi. Ala
bama, Florida. South Carolina and
parts Of California. Texas. Oklahoma.
Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee. Geor-
gia, North Carolina and Virginia I'M
der quarantine. Between Feb. 1 and
Oct. 81 cattle may be moved from the
quarantined area when shipped by rail
to market centers for immediate slaugh-
ter. Some special rules are provided
for other movements of tick free cat
tle
Colorado Loss on Lambs.
Senator w. A. Drake of Colorado
says: THE prices we are getting for
our lambs are losing us all kinds OF
money. The trouble is the first cost
of the stock was too much.
There will be big thinning Of the
ranks Of amateur feeders next season
owing to the severe monetary losses
incurred this season, but the men who
make lamb feeding their regular BUSH
ness will be in the game again. They
are like the losing poker player in that
they will get in again in the hope of
retrieving their losses. Live Stock
Report.
Light Feeding Costly.
II. J. Waters Of Missouri says that
gains made with light winter feeding
are relatively costly. The cattle hard
~ more than keep their weight at best,
and therefore practically all the feed
consumed was wasted, considered from
the standpoint Of gains made. AS the
ration was increased in amount so
that the rate of gain increased the cost
of gains diminished uniformly. This
seems to be true up to the full limit or
the appetite of the animal or to the
point where the animal is on full feed
or approximately on full feed. That
is, other things being equal and con-
sidering only the cost per pound of
gain, the cheapest gains are uniformly
made when the animal is on full feed,
or approximately so.
Not to Carry Fat to Grass.
1t is the opinion of a western cattle
man that when cattle are to be graZed
during the summer sit is important
that they be wintered lightly or in
such a way as not to carry to grass
any considerable amount Of fat"
Him Is 1t.
A shearer named F. Him broke the
machine record at Beardsly. Ariz. last
week by clipping 325 sheep in nine
hours, and the plant sheared 6.572
sheep In the same time. = Field and
Farm.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-02


Ia choice heavy drafter for several years
a first prize winner at the international
live stock show at Chicago. Note his
abundance of quality smoothness OF
finish obliquity of shoulder and correct
~ set pastern. For hard service a lit
tie more depth of body would be de-
sirable. Height seventeen hands. weight
2,150 pounds.l
sought and are best secured by the
horse throwing weight into the collar
rather than by muscular eXertion of
the limbs. The drafter should be a
broad, massive individual with SYM
metry of bone and muscle. standing
from 1873 to 17.2 hands high and in
good flesh weighing not less than 1000
pounds for the lighter sorts. Since be
does his work by throwing weight into
the collar, the heavier the horse, other
things being equal, the more efficient
he will be. Along with weight he
should possess moderately heavy bone
with quality, indicating sufficient
strength and substance to carry his
body and not give the appearance of
being top heavy. His height should
result from depth of body rather than
length of leg. In fact, as a rule, the me-
dunn short legged horses possess more
endurance than those with long legs.
He should be broad of chest, with a
large girth and not cut up in the flank.
His legs should set well under his
body, for if they are otherwise and he
is very broad he will likely be inclined
to roll causing laboriOuS action The
back and coupling should be short and
the loin broad and well muscleG, this
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-02
CREAMERY NEWS.
Novel Work at the Kansas Expert
ment Station.
Rv Professor OSCAR ERI

By Professor OSCAR ERR.
Investigations were carried on to
construct a floor for a creamery that
will be sanitary and at the same time
will be comfortable and healthful to
the operators. Up to the present time
this has been serious problem. Ce-
ment has been the best material to be
used for creamery and cheese factory
floors. but they have always been cold
and unhealthful to the operator. We
have therefore devised a floor by which
the heating is done through the ce-
ment, warming the cement and max
ing it comfortable for the operator. at
the same time raising the temperature
in the room. This has been one of the
most successful experiments of the
past year. and the plan has proved to
be very successful.
In connection with this we have
made also some tests in regard to ce-
ment partitions as they should be used
in creameries. We have experimental
on making sinks for creameries and
cheese factories out of cement. The re-
suits of these experiments will be OBJ
served later.
InsuIator For Refrigerators.
The question of securing an insulator
for creamery refrigerators has been
taken up. and some good results have
been obtained. The first experiment in
this line was to use baled straw as the
insulating material, cementing the bale
with Portland cement on both sides.
This has proved Sto be a very success
full way of insulating icehouSes and
refrigerators. Cement was also used
in connection with asbestus fiber and
sawdust. which proved to be success
full for creamery floors by mixing ce-
ment with asbestus fiber and sawdust.
No More Lost ButtermiIk.
A line Of investigation with reference
to recovering the buttermilk that has
been lost in the large creamery was un-
dertaken. and some very valuable -e-
suits have been obtained. Buttermilk
to the extent of several million dollars
has been dumped into the streams Of
the state of Kansas every year. By
drying this buttermilk and turning it
into a food product the feeding value
of the buttermilk can be fully recov-
cred Feeding experiments were be-
gun along poultry lines and later with
cows. In both cases the casein has
proved to be very profitable feed. 1t
has been estimated that it is worth ap-
proximately cents per pound as feed
for chickens and about cents per
pound as feed for cows. This casein
can be produced for the creameryma1
as we'll as the feeder, and by this
means buttermilk is recovered and not
lost. as is now tie case.
Points on Machine Milking.
We have just completed the expert
ments between hand milking and ma
chine milking. which showed an in
crease of 6 per cent in the maintenance
flow of the machine milking.
The question as to stripping the cow
after machine or allowing the machine
to do all the milking is another expert
ment which was started. but no definite
results have been obtained. The re-
suits so far indicate that cows stripped
after the milking by machine do not
give as good results as where milking
is done entirely by the machine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-02
Why Toast is Popular.

The increasing popularity of toast.
says the London Lancet, is a somewhat
interesting fact in that it possibly indi-
Gates that, after all, the public resents
the insipidity of modern bread Roller
milling as now practiced, which is alto
getheY different from the old method
of grinding wheat between stones,
leads to the elimination Of the germ of
the wheat. The peculiar nutty favor
of the old fashioned loaf was due per-
haps to the retention of this germ.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-02
BUILT FOR WEAR.


pactness Of body and snoothness Of fn-
ism. Height 1G.1 hands. weight 1,.so
pound5.]
any other city in the United States
This is because of the large wagons
used and heavy loading for the docks.
Draft horses are used by wholesale
mercantile houses, packers, brewers,
coal dealers. contractors, lumbermen
and firms having heavy teaming work.
They are in demand in all large cities,
New York. Chicago. Boston, Philadel-
phia and Buffalo being especially ac-
tive IN the trade They are wanted for
export. but during the past few years
prices have been too high in the Unit
ed States to make expectation profit
able. and consequently but few draft
horses have been exported. The sup
ply is much short of the demand, caus-
ing sharp competition, and consequent
II drafters are bringing good prices on
the open market.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-02
Missionary Work.

$50 you once lived in Africa, Sam?''
''Yas, sah''
ever do any missionary work out
there, Sam?"
ooh. vas, sab; was cook for can
Eibal chief, sahr'-Yonkers Statesman
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-02
For Corn Ground.

Nitrogen applied in the form of sta
bic manure is especially beneficial as
dressing for corn ground. If corn is
grown for fodder or for eating and can
ming purposes. the amount of stable
manure or heterogeneous fertilizer applied
may be increased.-A. L. Knisely.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-02
Alfalfa In the West,

One of the principal reasons why al
falfa grows so successfully over ex-
tensive regions in the west is thought
to be the greater uniformity of soil
conditions over larger areas than In
many Of the eastern and especially At
lantic coast states.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-02

Her hand this man could not get,
His health was not as it should be,
Re had not used the "best as yet
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea.
J. T. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-02
TWO WAYS.

Jack-In the oriental world girl
never sees her intended husband until
she is married. Floss-How odd! In
this part Of the world she seldom sees
him afterward.-New York Globe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-02
Against the Laws.

Charley, DEAR" said young Mrs. Tor
kins, lis it against the laws to win
money on horse races?'
Eyes; against the laws of chance
Washington Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-02

81 thought you said when hired you
chat you didn't drink"
II didn't at that tine. 1 couldn't af-
ford to drink until l got a job
Brooklyn Life.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-02
AN ELECTION PRIMER
Pertinent Points about Om" Election
Machinery For NeqO VOtery and old
THE ELECTION OF 1908.

What is the years presidential electiOn
Tuesday, Nov. g..
will the total electoral vote9
upon the apporonment of 1900 and with the addition
If the seven votes from the of Oklahoma the total
the electoral college will be 483
How many votes necessary to choce9
A majority, 242
What is the electoral voteb by states?
It table below along with this of advice Cut
out this table and paste your memorandum book for reference
ELECTORAL
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-02
FOR SALE

OFFER NO. 63-Please mention offer
number when writing.
$50 Acres Good Unimproved Land
creek running through it, fronting on
a new road, not improved, miles west
Of Stevens Point. Wis.
Price $50 per acre, balance long
time with per cent interest.
j. p. MALICH,
Stevens Point, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-02
4 arm ana
Garden
HORSE THAT PAYS.
The Drafter a Money Coiner For the
Farmer Breeder.

By RUFUS c. OGRECET, University of
Illinois experiment STATEN.
Draft horses whose principal work
is TO haul heavy loads at the walk are
divided into three subclasses. heavy
draft, light draft and loggers, all of
which are much of the same type. The
ideal drafter is a rugged. heavy set.
compactly built horse with great
weight and strength. Strength and en-
durance are the principal qualities
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-02

It is easy to improve what has al.
ready been inYented.-Latin Proyerb.
The Washington times., 1908-03-08
AR RI ST9
nILLET FINISHES
MURAL CONTRACT
Fine Paintings for Baltimore
Show Progress in
Commerce.

The work attending the painting OF
the immense mural decorations on
which Frank d. Millet has been en-
gagged for many months in the Forest
Hall Studio. Georgetown, is fast ap-
preaching an end. and some OF the
smaller canvasses included in the gem
eraI decorative scheme have been
shipped TO Baltimore and installed in
the call room" of the United States
Custom House, for which they are In
tended.
The large size of some of the can
vases and the limited space in even
as large a studio as Forest Hail 70 dis
play the work so that it can be seen as
an entirety. renders a complete estimate
almost impossible.
The plan Of decoration illustrates
building aud water transportation. This
has not been done in a suggestive man
ner that Is, il has not been left in
that vague state that might suggest
various subjects. OF suggestion there
IS a plenty, but IL IS the suggestion of
development of many races. and the
rise of nations. OF the struggles for su-
premacy over the waterways of the
ocean, of the clamOr for better ships,
better war vessels, better passenger yes
sells. until the development of the ocean
greyhound has resulted from the gal
leys OF the Egyptians. and the modern
battleship has evolved from the early
caravaI, with its Enthusiastically carved
tigurehead and diminutive and gayly
decorated sails.
In the color scheme of the decorations
extreme simplicity has been observed
Many OF the decorations intended Tor
small panels. and which contain but
a single vessel illustrating a period OF
the progress OF marine architecture. are
shown as white drawings upon green
ground, these are alterndted At times
10y white drawings upon a blue ground
The fuller range Of color tones mas been
reserved for the ceiling. which VIII De
represented by a mammoth decoration
ninety feet in length, by sixty feet IN
width, containing fleet OF merchant
sailing vessels under full sail entering
port under a summer sky and an almost
waveless sea.
The atmospheric sensation Of this
large painting is full Of the genuineness
of the ocean. and the size OF the paint
ing is not needed TO suggest the vast
eXpdnSe Of water over which these yes
sells have sailed, while the size OF some /
of the ships Is sufficient 10 give an idea
OF the larger vessels employed In the
commerce Of the world in that period
Just preceding the universal application
of steam as motive power.
In the completion Mr.. MIllet Will have
accomplished far more than the painting 4
Of a large series Of mural decorations.
and the assembling of a large number or /
pictures of the vessels OF all ages. His 1
work will stand as the best pictorial /
history Of the development OF marine /
architecture ever assembled In CON
venient form for comparative study The !
"a ork is not only pictorial, but sincerely ]
accurate. The portrayal OF the vessels |
of any of the periods represented has /
not been done with artistic license. but |
has been based upon actual knowledge, !
derived by a long period OF research.
The Washington times., 1908-03-08
Miss Mildred Walker
Exhibits Her Work

An exhibition OF water coIOrs, oils,
etchings, and pen and ink drawings of
peculiar interest TO the student, painter.
and connoisseur. is that OF Miss E. Mi
dred Walker. Of Hamilton, Scotland,
now on exhibition at the VeeThof gal
leries in F street The exhibition com
prises twenty-six small water colors.
thirteen pen and ink drawings. eleven
etchings and six sketches in oils
in her water colors this artist has
the greatest interest, and yet there is
a feeling that. in her point of view.
she has at times, and in "A majority Of
instances. included too little in her COM
positions Her intent seems 20 be TO
teach the Importance of fragmentary
compositions. This. TO the painter. may
possess a special interest, IS does the
EtiH life study speak a special MESA &c
10 those who have attempted its inter
ties.
Miss Walker evidently has her con-
ViCuons concerning the proper breadth
or treatment Tot these fra gments IN
color, and IS willing 10 stand or fall
with the technique which she favOrs.
Her work is Of extreme breadth but
has a COmmendable quality Of solidity,
and she evidently is far beyond the stage
Of the experimental list in her handling
of masses. Her color is conservative.
and withal pleasing; her etchings are
artistic bits handled deftly and attrac-
lively. The pen and ink drawings are
OF the fragmentary kind well done
but failing in that completeness evil
denced IN the masters of black and
white Her sketches in oil are inter
esting, as illustrating her estimate of
the subjects treated Comparatively,
visitor 10 adopt the point OF view OF
the artist.
The Washington times., 1908-03-08
TIMES WANT S
AND OTHER
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Business Opportunities. For Sale
Miscellaneous. Horses and Vehicles,
Lost and Found. Wanted Miscellan-
eOuss Dogs, Pets, etc.-15 cents a line;
times consecutively, 125h cents
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line Minimum charge IS cents.
All other classihcatiOns-I5 cents
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a line. Minimum charge 90 cents.
The Washington times., 1908-03-08

Advertisements will be accepted
at any of the following branch OF
fees at regular office rates. If il IS
incOnTenient 20 leave advertisements
at either branch Office or The Times
Business Office, they may be teIe-
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collect without additional charge to
the advertiser.
The Washington times., 1908-03-08
sANGERBUND ARRANeEs BALL.

Arrangements for the annual Masken
TanZkraenzehen. held under the au--
spices of the Washington Sangerbund.
have been completed. The BAH will be
held March 10 next. The music win be
furnished by DR.. Donsch. None except
those in costume will be permitted on
the floor
The Washington times., 1908-03-08
Max Weyl Removes
To New Studio

For many years Max Weyl, the dean
OF the Washington painters. has occu-
pied studios In the COrcoran building
but the light Of the studio has been FAR
from satisfactory. and the building has
year by year been passing into the list
OF the older buildings OF the city. A
recent change for the better has been
Morse studio, at 2133 r street northwest
and now is hard az work settling his
studio effects and arranging his pictures
10 the best advantage in his new sur
roundings
BY this change Mr.. WeyI will secure
g studio containing much larger floor
space. and with a light which is not
surpassed in any studio in the city.
Mrs. Albert II. Chaffee has announced
series of four 2 TT talks in the ball
room Of the ShoTsham Hotel for four
successive Saturday afternoons, COM
meneing March IA, at ( o'clock. The
SUBJECTS selected, which viii be Illus
iIated by stereopticOn views. are
''Chateaux Of Touraine.'' women of
Ihe ffench Court and Salon" Some
French Cathedrals" and Paris and the
Louvre.
In the series of trea art lectures at the
PUBIC Library the next lecture will
take place on March 10. when Mrs vii
liam n Holmes viii deliver a lecture
on Domestic Art which will he H.
Illustrated by stereopticon views.
A special meeting of the Society Of
Fine Arts has been called for Wednes-
win be Otto Torney Simon. who v-iIl
talk on Ludwig Won Beet hove 4. Assist 81
by Mrs. simon with the piano. and A.
ton Kaspar with The violin.
The Washington times., 1908-03-08
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