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Evening journal., 1908-10-23
shippinu Manv Potatoes.

DOVER. oct Pa Milton firm will
ship five car loads Of sweet potatoes
10 Philadelphia this week. In former
years few sweet potatoes were grown
IN this section. but for the last two
years the farmers are giving more
ground TO the culture of this profit
Rble crop.
Evening journal., 1908-10-23
Hand Lsesrsted.

suffering with a severely lacerated
hand. the result of falling from one
Of his horses. near his home at Booth
wyn. Mr. McGroerty was thrown with
violent force. and II was feared for
Evening journal., 1908-10-23
pun,v Turre1 an cas

CHESTER, Pa Oct. ga puppy
left in Oliver Carpenters kitchen "a
keep warm. turned on a cock in a gas
stove after the family had gone 70
sleep. BY the narrowest chance one
Of them was aroused and saved him
self and all The others from asphyxia-
ffon
Evening journal., 1908-10-23

ed their designations yesterday
Mr.. Gray in his letter resigaing from
the Independent Republican tiol;es set
forth that he did so at the request Of
the state committee Of the Indapsrdent
Republican party. No other names are
expected to he alsd for the Independent
Republican ticket in this county.
Evening journal., 1908-10-23
Divorce for a Society Favorite.

MEDIA, Pa, OCT 25-Mrs- Emma
Barnett, Of Aldan. has sued her hus-
band. John w Barnett.-n OF San
Francisco. for divorce. alleging tafidel-
ity and desertion. The young couple
when married, in 1906, We're among the
leaders of the social set Of Alden bor-
onrh
Evening journal., 1908-10-23
ANDRE w &. GRAY OFF THE
INDEPENDENT TICKET

Andrew c. Gray. Democratic candi-
date for attorney-general, has. resigned
from the Independent Republican ticket
This leaves no Independent Repub.icon
ticket in New Castle county. as the fegu-
lar Republican nominees who had been
placed on the Independent ticket present.
Evening journal., 1908-10-23
WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, o. c., Oct. 23.-T~o
esnters of disturbance appear this
morning, one over Arkansas and the
other near the South Atlantic coast.
The indications are that the southern
rain areas will extend ovor the middle
eastern and southeastern states dur
ing the rext SO hours.
Northeast storm warnings were
ordered Thursday evening on the At
lantic coast from Charleston to Nor
folk
Forecast till 8 p. m. Saturdays
For Delaware-Showers tonight and
Saturday; fresh to strong northeasterly
winds.
Evening journal., 1908-10-23
One Permit For Alterations.

Building Inspector johnson issued
one permit today II was 10 George
d pinslow 10 make alterations for
George G. Lobdell. az No. 1906 Broome
street, at a cost Of S1050.
Evening journal., 1908-10-23
Mr.. Holland Goes to Readino.

John P. Holland of Milford. this
morning went 10 Reading 10 address a
Democratic meeting tonight.
Evening journal., 1908-10-23

Prosperiiyis coming BACK HOME
Be ready TO msei il this Fall
Get your Ads. ready. The Journal
will do the rest with its large
home and rural circulation.
1T LEADS
Evening journal., 1908-10-23

Continued on Second Page.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-20
A FINE ooTswo1p YEAR1INe.

parent stock, whether it be animal or
seed, the better the result in the prod
uce. A great majority OF farmers
own flocks which are practically mon
grel In blood. They may be of the type
Of the pure breed of the district or
they may not be. They are annually
mated with rams which are selected
at liberal prices from good focks Of
pure bred stock, and in this way the
character of the flock Is to some extent
maintained, especially where the best
ewes are selected for breeding and the
inferior rejected. 1t happens, however,
that nearly every healthy eve is re-
tanned, however imperfect she may be
in form, breeding capacity and mutton
making character.
The only way to level up to a high
standard is to reject every animal from
the breeding stock which fails to pass
standard of excellence, and, that
standard should be rigidly adhered to.
The first thing to note, then, is the
prime importance of blood, which i'm
parts character, size, quality, prolifca-
CIV, rapid fattening and the power to
produce the best meat in larger guam
tity on the best parts.
The quality of the wool produced by
sheep is very materially affected by
the feeding which the animals receive
when the wool is being grown. When
ever sheep are allowed to run down
In condition a distinct weakness of the
fiber of the wool will at once manifest
itself in that portion which is at that
particular time in course Of active for
nation, When wool goes on the looms
its inferiority at once becomes evident
by the fiber breaking up and damaging
the quality of the fabric into which 1t
is being manufactured. In the produc-
ton of wool it has been found that
food rich in albuminoids is the best.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-20
A Great Combination.

To the poultry yard let US add the
orchard. They work in perfect har-
mony. They supplement each other
perfectly, and the orchard can be plan
ned to be the main thing in the future
or permitted to remain always in Sec
ond place, according to ones predilec-
lions. Poultry, besides being money
makers, are to the orchardist money
savers. They are of great value, mas
much as they destroy myriads of in
sect enemies, many before they are
born into their fruit destroying stage
Of development. They are death on
borers; hence are time savers, for bor-
ers let go for man only by strong per-
suasion. They furnish much fertilizing
material and keep down weed growth
They eat fruit falling from insect at
tack and destroy the pests. Therefore
from every point Of view fruit and
poultry is a great combination.-H. B.
Fullerton.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-20
Steer Feeding.

Here is some Canadian experience in
feeding for beef:
Experiments in feeding for long
period compared as to profits with feed
ing for a short period have shown that
if roughage be relatively more plenti-
full and cheaper than meal then the
'long feed" is the more profitable, but
where meal is plentiful and roughage
scarce then the "short feed" is likely
to be more profitable
Experiments in feeding lots of an in
ferior class Of steer in comparison with
lots of a medium class of steer and lots
Of a superior class of steer go to show
that the superior class give greater re-
turns for feed fed, make greater gains
in a given time and sell for a higher
price than do the inferior class.
Feeding steers twice day rather
than more frequently has been found
advisable. Feeding a succulent ration
has been found to be cheaper and more
wholesome than an all dry feed ration.
Mixing roughage and meal seems TO
give better results than feeding them
separately. 1t is advisable to feed
some long hay after each chopped feed
portion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-20

TO it, and when you want to pick out
q hog place the bottom of the crate
where it will be handy; then pick up
the crate, with the right hand holding
the upper croSspiece and the left hand
holding a side slat near the opposite
end, and after you have the Swing Of
it, approach the hog from the rear and
a little to the left side and pitch the
crate lengthwise over him, letting go
with the left hand, that the front end
may strike the earth first.
Hold fast with the right hand and
pull the crate backward, and you will
find that you can in this manner take
the hog anywhere you choose. Do not
speak, and keep out Of sight Of the hog
as much as possible. Do not try to
hold the crate still or to back him on
the bottom of the crate until he quiets
down a little. You will be surprised to
see how quiet he will become after he
has walked backward a few rods. To
put him into another crate or through
a door, says the Twentieth Century
Farmer, raise the front end a little.
and he will go in like a shot.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-20

panying illustration. The smokehouse
may be Of any shape, but 1t should be
provided with cleats fixed to the sides,
upon which the hanging bars rest.
A pulley is fitted inside to the top Of
the building, and a hosting rope is
passed over it The hanging bar is
fastened to the rope by two spreading
ties, so that it will not easily tip when
loaded. The hams and meat are hung
upon the hooks fixed In the bar, and
the whole is hoisted to the cleats,
when the bar is swung around so that
the ends rest upon the cleats. The
rope is then released from the bar by
means of a small rod, and another bar
may be loaded and raised in the same
way.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-20
IMPROVED ROAD MOVEMENT.
Importance Said to Be Recognized by
Taxpayers.

Taxpayers.
One of the drawbacks to the prog
ress of rural development is bad
roads This fact is becoming generally
recognized. and in nearly every state in
the Union there is manifested a tend
ency to remedy this evil by state appro-
priations for the establishment OF good
public highways. says the Architects
and Builders Journal Among no class
of people is the need of good roads
realized better than by the farmers and
others engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Until within recent .Aears these same
people opposed the. idea Of the state
issuing bonds to raise money for this
purpose. for by a false conception of
economy they reasoned that the cost of
modern improved highways would
mean an increase of taxes.
Since, however, they have had prac-
teal demonstrations of the advantages
Of good roads by the saving they afford
In time and the wear and tear of horses
and vehicles, no class of people is more
enthusiastic in their advocacy. 1t is
not the farmer alone who is benefited
by the building Of good roads. Others
who for business or pleasure find it
necessary to travel by public highways
from city to city or from town to town
appreciate the advantage Of smooth,
solid roadbed. Like the railroad, these
viaducts are an incentive to develop
ment, and 1t is demonStrable that wher-
ever good roads have been established
that section has developed in material
prosperity and the value of property has
enhanced. This is particularly true of
the suburbs of large cities.
Improved roads have proved them
selves to be an attractive incentive to
urbanites to purchase lots and, erect
dwellings. Modern demands in this re-
spect have enlisted the attention of
road engineers who have devoted their
thought and skill in the construction of
these highways, and they are built
from scientific plans instead of by the
haphazard system which formerly pre-
vailed and which was invariably at
tended by unsatisfactory results. The
Introduction of improved macadam and
bitulithic paving has done much to
popularize modern roads. Properly laid,
they are durable and satisfactory. Eco
nomically considered, their cost is mon
ey well invested, as the relative relief
from wear and tear, the facilitation of
travel and the benefit resulting to prox-
innate property more than compensate
for the original outlay.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-20
KILLING WEEDS.
Government Experts Claim That Iron
Sulphate Will Destroy Them.

Government Experts Claim That Iron
Sulphate Will Destroy Them.
At last weeds may be eradicated
without the trouble of pulling them up
by hand at the expense of time and an
aching back. The magical eradicator
of these pests of the gardener and
farmer is sulphate of iron or green
vitriol. This will shrivel up the rank
growths, while the grass will thrive
The sulphate, ~hich comes in the
form of green crystals, is dissolved in
water for application to the pernicious
weeds. A couple of pounds to the gal
lon is said to be about the right guam
tity to settle the fate Of the most de-
termined lawn dandelion that grows.
Wild mustard requires a stronger dose,
and the farmer who goes on the war
path after this common destroyer is
advised to use from IS to 100 pounds
of the stuff for each fifty-two gallons
of water and then go forth for q
wholesale Staying.
The solution is not to be applied
with an ordinary sprinkling can. 1t
probably would eat the can with more
avidity than it eats weeds even. A
spraying machine is necessary. The
introduction of Mr.. Sulphate to Mr..
Weed is performed in the tender youth
of the latter, when he is unsophiSticat-
ed and about four inches high. The
presence of good, bright sun is said
to help the matter along, and if it hap
pens to be in the early morning when
the dew is still on the ground, why, so
much the better. The sulphate works
in. slow and leisurely fashion, and
for the first day or so the intruders
continue to stand up and pretend they
like it. On the second day, however,
they lose heart and ambition. They
become mourning weeds, the chief
mourners at their own funeral.
The process has been tried on the
wheatfields at the North Dakota ag-
ricultural experiment station as well
as in flax culture in Minnesota. Some
remarkable results are said to have
been obtained at the Cornell university
experiment station at Ithaca, n. Y.
Sulphate is said also to have establish
ed its usefulness in the oat fields or
Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-20
Road Improvement In Canada.


The twelfth annual report on high
way improvement in the province of
Ontario, Canada, which has recently
been submitted to the legislature,
shows substantial and encouraging re-
suits accomplished during the past
year The total expenditure on the
country road system, which has been
adopted by fourteen counties, amounts
70 date to $1.137. 664, of which the pro-
vincial government has paid $365,219.
The systems established in these coun-
ties comprise about 1850 miles of high
way, or about II per cent Of the total
mileage. If the remaining counties
should avail themselves of the provi-
sions of the act granting governmental
aid and establish systems in the same
proportion to their total mileage 1t
would give the province eventually
about 5000 miles of improved high
WAYS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-20
No Humbug.

No humbug claims have to be made
for Foley's Honey and Tar, the well
known remedy for coughs, colds and
lung troubles. The fact that more
bottles of Foley's Honey and Tar are
used than of any other cough remedy
is the best testimonial of its great
merit. Why then risk taking some
unknown preparation when Foley's
Honey and Tar costs you no more and
is safe and sure. j. T. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-20
SHEEP ON THE FARM.
They improve the Sell and Return .
Good Profit, Says Gilbert.

hey Improve tnS SCn ano return -
Good Profit, Says Gilbert.
The sheep and wool trade has come
to the front in the last two years in
a most vigorous style, and, talk to
whom we will, we get the impression
that things have taken on a new lease
Of life, writes w. R. Gilbert in Farm
and Fireside. This is largely due to
the fact that wool has sensibly in
creased in value until at last the de-
pressed sheep farmer has plucked up
courage and begun business in an al
together different frame of mind. Those
who have tarried by the sheep when
prices were low have just cause for
thankfulness, and no sheep men can
find fault with the returns they have
received during the past two years.
Taking stock for stock and the
amount of money invested in sheep
compared with other classes of farm
animals, sheep without doubt give an
equally good return, while many are
of the opinion that the percentage of
profit is higher than for cattle.
Sheep on the land are golden hoofed.
Where they tread, as a rule, they i'm
prove the SOIL On the lighter soils,
chalks, gravels and sands. treading is
literally an improvement, for it assists
in the consolidation OF the soil, while
at the same time the animals are drop
ping liquid or solid manure, not one
particle of which is lost. On the
heavier soils the treading of sheep may
at some time damage the condition of
the soil, speaking mechanically. No
man, however, would fold his sheep
on heavy clay to cause it to poach.
Sheep, then, have two values-frst,
that of improving the soil, either by
manuring it or by treading and ma
nuring combined, and next by provid-
ing mutton and wool. How, then, can
we increase the profits which they re-
turn?
Every agriculturist is aware of the
fact that the better the quality of the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-20
uus+I;no For Better Hiohwavs.

Good roads sentiment is sweeping
Ehe Chardon co. section of the coun-
my as never before, and if farmers
keep up the work they have started
all roads from Chardon will be veri-
table boulevards. The Chardon board
OF trade has offered $500 in prizes for
good roads, dividing the requirements
in such a way as to excite much COM
petition. More money for prizes will
soon be raised. W. B. Ballard has Of
fered to improve a long stretch OF
road free Of charge If the council will
furnish him a machine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-20
The Pic Is a Bundle of Protein.

ne rig Is q BGHOiS OI TEO1Cths
1t is so easy to throw out a few
scoops of corn to the bunch of brood
sows, and it is the way many of them
are fed. The brood SOW must be looked
upon as pig factory, and the pig is a
bundle Of protein, as it were. The SOW
developing a litter of pigs must have
this protein supplied in her food. Her
system fairly Graves 1t, and she raven
ously devours the chance flesh or car
cass which comes her way. The few
Wisps OF alfalfa or clover hay falling
from the load are eagerly licked, and If
she is allowed to go to narrowing time
undergoing this protein starvation she
is feverish and constipated, and the
conditions are all there to produce pig
eating SOW. Even IL this does not oc-
cur the pigs are lacking In vigor and
vitality, and oftentimes the mother
does not have a proper supply Of milk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-20
OIL TO LAY DUST.
Cleveland Park Officials Believe II Is
~ Cheaper Than Water.

Cleveland Park Officials Believe 1t Is
~ Cheaper Than Water.
Hundreds Of gallons of crude oil will
be used by Cleveland, O., the coming
summer In laying the dust on the bou-
levards and park roads.
1t has been decided by park officials
that oil for dust laying purposes is
cheaper than water. Experiments
were conducted last summer by Su-
perintendent Starke and Park Engi-
neer Stinchcomb, and it was announced
recently that the crude oil compost
ton would be used this season In place
Of water for sprinkling purposes.
A composition Of crude oil and soap
is used, and this is diluted with water.
At first the proportion Of the crude oil
mixture is great, but after a coating
forms on the roadways it Is necessary
to use but a small amount In the wa
ter, and the necessity for sprinkling
also becomes less and less. A well
coated roadway will be sprinkled but
once in two weeks at the height Of
the summer season after the system
is in force.
'"The use of oil will be great labor
saver" said superintendent Starke.
1--WE will net need nearly so many
men and teams"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-20
In ANY Case It Was the Cat.

Two Columbia students rooming to.
gether cook some of their meals them
selves and take turns in doing the
marketing. One of them brought home
two chops the other night, intending
them for breakfast. Some time in the
night cat stole one of the chops.
This brought about the first quarrel
that had arisen between the young
men. They could not decide the ques-
ton Whose chop did the cat eat?"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-20
THE VETERINARY.

hampers may be overcome by apply
ing to the affected parts mixture Of
one ounce of alum in quart of water
once or twice each day.
When an Artery Is Wounded.
A man saved his horse from bleeding
to death from a wounded artery by a
mixture of equal parts OF wheat -four
and salt bound on with strips of mus
lin. He used about three pints of the
mixture and left it on for several days
until 1t worked off.
Warts on Horses.
To cure warts on horses rub the wart
well with soft soap, and in a few days
a scab will appear. Pick the scab of
when it gets loose and rub again with
soft soap, repeating the operation until
the wart is gone. 1t will not leave a
scar and will not return.
BIistering For Lame Joints.
Blistering is an effective remedy for
nearly all the different kinds of joint
lamenesS. Mix two drains of Spanish
flies with one ounce Of lard and apply
to the lame joint. Let 1t remain for
twenty-four hours and wash off with
CASTLE soapSuds. Wait three weeks
and repeat if lameness still exists.
To Cure White Scour.
When white scour makes its appear
ance it will be found advisable to take
the affected calf off milk at once, and,
after giving it one or two doses of cas-
tor oil or salts mixed with a little
warm, sweetened Cruel, for thoroughly
clearing the stomach, follow on with
mixture of beaten up eggs and port
wine, made by beating up two eggs
thoroughly, shells and all, and mixing
them with a glass of port wine and
giving 1t to the calf about three times
a day. This will be found to sustain
the calf and counteract the acidity in
the stomach and will generally effect
cure in two or three days. The calf
should not be allowed to have any
milk until all the symptoms of scour
have disappeared.
Remedy For Pink Eye.
The following is advised as a good
remedy for pink eye: Give bran mash
and green feed or laXatfves If needed.
For this a dram of aloes two or three
times a day will do. Also give tonic,
as nux vomica one dram and gentian
three drains, three times a day. II
eyes are badly inflamed, wash three
times a day with per cent solution
Of boric acid.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-20

Mrs. S. L. Bowen. of Wayne, w. Va,
writes: Il was sufferer from kidney
disease, SO that at times I could not
get out of bed, and when I did I
could not stand straight. took Foley's
Kidney Remedy. One dollar bottle
and part of the second cured me
entirely" Foley's Kidney Remedy
works wonders where others are a
total failure. j. T. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-20

w. Il. Ward. Of Dyersburg, Tenn,
writes: "This is to certify that I have
used Foley's Orino Laxative for
chronic constipation, and it has proven
without a doubt to be a thorough
practical remedy for this trouble. and
it is with pleasure I offer my
conscientious reference"
]. T. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-20
Good Outlook For Road Improvement.

Good Outlook For Road Improvement.
It is reported that the state treasury
Of Virginia had a surplus at the close
OF the past year of $1,000,0OO to be ap-
uropriated by the legislature. This
amount, it is said, sIfrpasses any sur
plus in the history of the state. 1t is
encouraging news for road improve
ment advocates. The state is becoming
thoroughly aroused to the necessity for
good roads. The members Of the legis-
iature are committed to their constitu-
ents in the matter of road improve
ment. Governor Swanson is himself an
ardent good roads advocate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-20
Must Climb Ladder Slowly.

1t is great mistake to think that
you can scale the heights at a bound
without climbing the ladder rung by
rung, and it is this mistake which has
resulted in so many failures.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-20
HANDLING HOGS.
Useful Article That Is Handy In the
Hog Lot.


A number of breeders use crate for
handling hogs and find it very useful
article. It should be made as light and
strong as possible, 2 by 2 inch posts
and 1 by inch white pine strips being
used. The most usefSl size is fifty-fouI
inches long, thirty inches high and six
teen inches wide, inside measurements.
The bottom is made one inch smaller
each way than the inside measure
ment in order to allow the crate to
slip down over it. Two pieces of half
inch gas pipe twenty-four inches long
can then be slipped through the holes
In the lower side pieces, which will
hold the bottom up and also serve as
handles when lifting 1t.
After the crate is finished keep It In
the yard where the hogs will get used