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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-03
LIGHTNING AND SHIPS.
Vessels Are Struck More Frequently
Than Is Supposed.

vessels Are Struck More Frequently
Than Is Supposed.
In spite of the popular impression to
the contrary, ships remote from the
land are seldom damaged by lightning,
although some of the most awe in
spring displays of atmospheric cleo
tricity are frequently witnessed by
those on board OF them.
Standing rigging and even parts of
the running gear are now made Of
steel wire, and this substitute for the
old fashioned hemp serves the purpose
Of lightning conductor when the ship
is not fitted with such an aid to safe
ty. The electric current is conveyed
down the wire rigging and reaches the
sea through the vessels metal hull
Damage occurs only if the current be
interrupted on its way down. In a
comparatively large proportion Of in
stances the fore royal truck is struck
by lightning. that of the main less fire.
Quently and the mizzen least Of the
three.
Very serious casualties under this
head occurred to warships and mer-
chant vessels in the days of wooden
hulls and hempen rigging. In July,
1902, as thirteen sailing vessels of the
East India company were trying to
round the cape in the vicinity Of Algoa
bay, homeward bound, two Of them.
the Britannia and the Bombay Castle,
were struck by lightning. The fore
mast Of each was soon enveloped in
flames, and the masts had to be cut
away in order to save the ships and
their combustible cargoes. A heavy
gale was blowing, the night was dark,
and the other ships of the feet, which
were hove to at the time, were wit
nesses of this thrilling incident.
Many vessels are now fitted with
lightning conductors Of approved types
lest the wire rigging should fail to
carry of the electric current. In May,
1896, shortly after a severe thunder
storm, accompanied by lightning and
rain, in degrees south, 81 degrees
east, the P. and o. steamship Victoria
had a sudden increase of deviation
amounting to degrees in both the
standard and the wheelhouse CON-
passes, and later 1t was discovered that
the lightning conductor on the fore had
fused. The ship must have been
struck by lightning during the storm
knowledge Magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-03
Work the Seed Bed.

The biggest kind of a mistake is
made when wheat land is plowed early
and left untouched by harrow or any
other kind of a pulverizer. When
wheat ground is plowed during August
It usually turns up cloddy, and If it is
left in this condition very long there
Will not be left enough moisture to
start the wheat. Flowing the ground
during a dry spell will kill the weeds,
and If the harrow follows close upon
the heels Of the plow not much mOis-
,ture will be lost. Some prefer to wait
until Just at seeding time before they
put the harrows to work. You cannot
get clean, fine seed bed by that meth
cd. Keep the harrows going from the
time the ground is plowed up to seed
ing time, and by all means harrow
thoroughly after every rain. This
method Of culture will be much easier
to drill in the seed shallow and evenly.
National Farmer and Stock Grower.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-03
HINTS FOR FARMERS
Tankaoe For Hoos.

Tankage is cooked and dried refuse
from the slaughter house, consisting
largely Of lean meat scraps and hav-
ing a high percentage of protein, says
National Stockman and Farmer Its
use is to balance the ration When
animals have a balanced ration, con-
tanning a proper amount of flesh form
ing (protein) and fat forming (carbo-
hydrate) elements they will not only
do better, but will better utilize all the
feed they have, which means more
economy in feeding. Tankage is most
useful as nog feed in balancing corn
and barley. The usual advice is to
give one part tankage to eight or ten
parts corn or cornmeal. Much de-
ponds on the age of the pigs and the
conditions under which they are fed.
AS source of protein, tankage is
probably not surpassed by anything
on the market, with the possible excep-
ton of dried blood. 1t Is an econom-
zeal feed, because not q large amount
Of it is reolired to balance the ration
and because the corn is better utilized
when it is fed. 1t gives fine finish
to the animal, sleek hair and general
appearance Of thrift, and also prevents
troubles that arise sometimes from too
much corn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-03
Plays and Players.

''The Thunderbolt," Pinero's new
play, was not a success in London.
Hall Game and Louis Parker are col
laborating on a play to be called
pete"
Edgar Selwyn's leading woman in
"Pierre of the Plains will be Elsie
Ferguson.
Nine Melba will be heard in New
York next season, it is announced by
Oscar Hammerstein.
Maxim Gorky has just finished new
drama of graft, which has been named
1.-THE Lowest of the Low"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-03
cAMELS HARBOR HATRED.
Will Wait Until an Opportunity Ar
rives For Revenge.

Will Wait Until an Opportunity Ar
rives For Revenge.
The Arab who has angered camel
will throw his clothes upon the
ground, and the Infatuated beast after
stamping on them and tearing them
asunder with its teeth goes on its
way, and the driver is thereafter quite
safe, as it seems to be an axiom with
the camel that no man shall be put III
peril Of life twice for one offense.
The camel is stupid save when an
CRY and then seems to become almost
preternatural in carrying out its venge-
full designs. Palgrave relates the fol-
lowing story OF a came's revenge.
which serves to illustrate this point:
"a lad of fourteen had conducted q
large camel laden with wood from one
village to another at half hours dis
lance. AS the animal loitered or turn
ed out Of the way its conductor struck
it repeatedly and harder than it SEEM
ed to have thought he had a right to
do: but, not finding the occasion favor
able for taking immediate quits. 1t
'bode it's time That time was not
long in coming.
"a few days later the same lad had
to reconduct the beast, but unladen, to
his own village. When they were
about halfway on the road and at
some distance from any habitation the
camel suddenly stopped, looked DELHI
erately round in every direction to as
sure itself that no one was in sight
and, finding the road clear Of passers
by, made a step forward, seized the
uplueky boys head in its monstrous
mouth and, lifting him up in the air.
flung him down again on the earth
with the upper part Of his skull COM
pletely torn of.
"Having thus satisfied its revenge,
the brute quietly resumed it's pace to-
ward the village, as though nothing
were the matter, till some men who
had observed the whole, though unfor-
tunately at too great a distance to be
able to afford timely help, came up
and killed it."-London Telegraph.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-03
Tha Farm Wall.

The weak point as regards health
on many farms is the water supply.
The neighborhood is not likely to be
crowded, but various matters which
defile the water are liable to be neg
lected. There is no better time to
clean out the wells than before the
heavy fall rains begin. The bottom
Of the well should be thoroughly
scraped and the walls washed down.
The top and covering should be made
rat proof with cement. OF ninety
samples Of well water analysed only
twenty-eight were pronounced thor
oughly wholesome, while twenty-one
were more or less injurious, and thir-
ty were condemned as wholly unfit for
use. These were all from farm wells.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-03
WALL STREET "TIPS."
Best Place to Plant Them If They
Come Your Way.

Best Place to Plant Them If They
Come Your Way.
A seasoned Wall street campaigner
condenses a life of practical observa-
ton in the remark: "Stock market
tips are, as a rule, founded on moth
ing better than gt1esswork or pure in
vention. Although usually without
value, openly peddled out to the pub
lie and not possible to trace to any
reliable source, they come clothed in
such a garb Of mystery and apparent
Importance that there are always lot
of Ill informed persons who will ac-
cept them and act on them as on Cos
pei truth.
"Often these so called tips are but
the whispered suggestions Of some ma
nipulator who was confident that his
mysterious, semiconfdential hint would
travel and be made the basis Of large
buying Of some stock he was especial
~ anxious should be largely sold.
cit is told of one great speculative
magnate of the past generation that
when he was approached by the pastor
Of a rich and fashionable Fifth avenue
church in search OF means by which
he could become suddenly rich he put
his lips close to the clerical ear and
whispered: Buy Pacific Mail. It's a
sure thing. If you lose on it I'll make
good your losses
THE pastor departed gleefully. Some
two weeks later be called at the Office
Of the manipulation and deplored the
great financial losses he had incurred
in following the confidential tip
How much were theyT asked Mr.. G.,
and on being told he drew his personal
check for the amount.
1.-THE minister took it and after ex-
pressing his thanks hesitated mo-
ment and then said: But how about
my parishioners? You placed no ban
Of secrecy on me, and their losses have
been enormous
1.-The financier smiled grimly as he
remarked, You see, doctor. those were
the fellows was after
This story may be true or may not.
but it points q moral If you get
tip on Wall street bury it in the back
yard and forget it.''-Cleveland Leader.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-03
Keep Up the Farm,

1t is of the greatest Importance that
we keep up the fertility of our farms.
No good farmer will try to sell of ev-
erything produced on his farm unless
he purchases large quantities Of fer
tiIizer, because he knows his land will
become exhausted by so doing. The
farmer who sells off his hay and other
crops, keeping little or no live stock
and returning nothing to the soil, is
pursuing very shortsighted course
and will soon find that his farm will
produce nothing to sell because the
soil has become exhausted.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-03
Why Hurry?

The scorching cyclist was on the road
to Stratford-on-Avon. He was bent over
the handle bars, and the beads which
bespeak the strenuous toiler were trio
king off his face.
''Hi, sonny" he called to passing
youth, lam 1 right for Shakespeare's
houseT'
i Eyes. you're right, misler," was the
dreamy reply of the leisurely youth,
"but you needn't hurry. Shakespeare's
dead. "-Lcndon Answers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-03
A SCISSORS ARTIST.
The Wonderful Feats Performed by
jeanne Koetren.

Joanne koetren.
More than 200 years ago a little giTi
was born at Amsterdam, Holland,
whose name was jeanne Koetren. She
was a peculiar child in that she cared
nothing whatever for play and sport,
but found her greatest delight in max.
ing copies Of things about her, imitat-
ing in wax every kind Of fruit and
making on silk with cOlored Aoss 81.
act copies of paintings which were
thought wonderful.
But after she had become very &C
compHshed in music, spinning and en-
broidery she abandoned all these for a
still more extraordinary art-that OF
cutting She executed landscapes, ma
rine views, flowers, animals and pOr-
traits of people Of such striking resem-
blance that she was for a time quite
the wonder of Europe. She used white
papers for her cuttings, placing them
over q black surface, so that the NH
mute openings made by her scissors
formed the light and shade"
The car Peter the Great, and others
Of high rank paid her honor. One man
high in Office Vainly offered her 1000
forms for three small cuttings. The
empress of Germany paid her 1900
forms for trophy she had cut, bear
ing the arms Of Emperor Leopold,
crowned with eagles and surrounded
by a garland of flowers. She also cut
the emperor's portrait, which can now
be seen in the Royal Art gallery in
Vienna. A great many people went to
see her, and she kept book in which
princes and princesses wrote their
names.
After she died, which was when she
had lived sixty-fve years, her hus-
band, Adrian Block, erected a monu-
ment to her memory and had designed
upon it the portraits Of these titled
visitors. Her cuttings were so cor
rect in effect and so tasteful as to
give both dignity and value to her
work and constitute her an artist
whose exquisite skill with the scissors
has never before or since been equaled.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-03
Despair.
The funeral Of hope.

The funeral of hope.
The souls night without q star.
Turning ones back on the future.
Paralyzed energy from Frustrated
hope.
Dangerous resignation to the mat
tainable.
The souls sad surrender to the seem
ing inevitable.
The dead weight of sorrow that no
hand lightens.
The last straw of diecourasemen on
the back Of purpose.
Feeling the nOthingness Of lighting
at q Waterloo Of hope.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-03
A Double Headed Bull.

On the occasion Of public reception
at Napier, Australia. the school chill
dren of the town, after being duly COM
plimented by his excellency from Coun-
ty Tyrone on the hearty manner in
which they had rendered the national
anthem, were solemnly assured that If
they put their shoulders to the wheel
they would be sure to reach the top
of the tree. upon which compatriot
turned to me and said, "Sure, 1t was
an axletree he meant, bedsdw-London
Spectator.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-03
Barley as . Hos Feed.

While corn in the most Of our terri
tory is considered the great fattening
grain, various tests have shown that
other grains may be substituted in a
great many cases. At some Of our sta
lions barley has been tested in COM
parison with corn. the result being
very favorable to the barley. In gen.
eral, it may be said that the results
have shown that barley is not quite
equal to corn, pound for pound, but is
very close to 1t, and when we consider
the high quality Of the carcass pro-
duced by barley feeding we may al
most say 1t surpasses corn az a grain
for producing a high grade of pork
Farmers Advocate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-03
Poultry Notes.

Keep the drinking fountains clean
and filled with fresh water.
Feed mash at noon, grain in the
morning and night.
Insect powder sprinkled in the hens
feathers and kerosene oil with a weak
solution Of carbolic acid applied ON the
roostS Is q good treatment for lice.
If hens get constipated, give one feed
Of wet mash with EPSON salts, one ia
blespoonful to fifteen hens. 1t has
been found by experience that hens do
as we'll on dry mash as moist.
I For rOup give permanganate of pot
ash the size of a chestnut daily in q
gallon of drinking water.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-03
Thirsty Fer knsw,edce.

'Now, children" said the history
teacher in her most impressive manner
81 wish you to remember that the time
to ask questions in my class Is when
ever anything is said which you wish
explained. Do not wait until the time
comes for recitation and then COM
plain that you did not hear or did not
understand when talked"
''Yes'm." chorused the scholars cheer
fully.
every WELL" said the teacher, 1--WE
will begin today with James l., who
came after Elizabeth"
The new scholar raised his hand.
"What is it?' asked the teacher gra-
ciously.
''What made him come after her|
asked the new scholar eagerly.
Teapots were the invention of either
the Hindoos or the Chinese and are OF
uncertain antiquity. They came to Eu-
rope with tea in 1910.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-03
Alfalfa For Dairy Cattle.

Alfalfa is exceedingly rich in pro-
TEN, the element in which corn and
other crops are deficient, and hence it
serves admirably as a balance to the
feeding ration, saving the purchase Of
high priced feedstuffs, such as wheat
bran. 1t is this high quality that makes
it especially priced as factor In dairy
husbandry. 1t supplies the one requi-
site which Providence had apparently
failed to provide in establishing the
otherwise ready made conditions for
dairying in Kansas. - f. d. Coburn,
Secretary Kansas Department of Agri-
culture.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-03
Why He Drowned.

Describing the stringent police reg
ulations of Berlin, citizen of that
city by way of illustration told the
following story:
Schmidt and Krauss met one morn
ing in the park.
"'Have you heard says Schmidt.
the sad news about MullerT
"'No,' says Krauss. What is itY
""Well. poor Muller went boating on
the river yesterday. The boat cap
sized, and he was drowned. The wa
ter was ten feet deep
"'But couldn't he swim?
"'Swim? Don't you know that all
persons are strictly forbidden by the
police to swim in the river "-Phila-
delphia Record.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-03

jester. was once seen embracing a
Spaniard with great effusion. Asked
the reason. be replied. Because with
out Spain we would be the last ma
tiOn >"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-03
the eiuc6L SUI.

tile eI1c6L SUI.
"Still." he said. eff the succession
had been determined by a primary
election ! would have got it just the
same. Naturally everybody would
have marked an K opposite my name"
Subsequently, however, the Greeks
gave him the double cross at Plataea.
Chicago Tribune. :
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-03
Those Dear Girls.

Stella-Isn't this solitaire Tom gave
me q beauty?
Mabel-Oh, yes, but it isn't in it with
the one he wanted to give me.-Chi-
cage News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-03
A Poor Place.

"And you say you almost starved to
death in your last position?" said the
kind housewife. what position was
it?"
81 was treasurer of a poets union,
num-" replied the dusty Wayfarer,
with a deep sigh.-Exchange.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-03

v1gor and cheerfuI-
ness soon disappear
when the kidneys are
out OF order or dis
eaSed.
Kidney trouble has
become SO prevalent
that it is not unconl-
mon for a child to be
born afflicted with
weak kidneys. If the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-03
Equally CUTTING.

'Your voice." said the commanding
officer, "is decidedly rasping."
eyes, SIR" said the subordinate,
touching his hat. 81 have been out
roughing it with a file Of soldiers all
morning "-Chicago Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-03
Causes of Barn Fires.

According to insurance estimates,
about 40 per cent of barn fires are
caused by lightning, 10 to Is per cent
by earelessnesG and the balance by va
rlous causes, including iRcendiarasm.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-03
The Motive.

Lawyer What took you to the scene
OF the murder? Witness-The cars,
sir. Lawyer-No no. What motive
was it? Witness-The locomotive
Lawyer-YOu may go :. Pathfinder.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-03
NEWLIVERY STABLE

The Northwestern Livery,
Feed and Boarding Stable
A share of your patronage is
solicited. North side Of the
Grand Central Block. Union
phone Ill.
D. P. NEWMAN.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-03

Not Mentioned by Herodotus.
Xerxes was medltating upon his
good luck in having been made king
by his royal father in preference to
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-03
Easy.

Higgs-l never want to see him
again. Diggs-That's easily done. Lend
him a fiver.-Illustrated Bits.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-03

child urinates too often, if the urine scalds.
the flesh, or if, when the child reaches an
age when it should be able to control the
passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wet
ting, depend upon it, the cause of the diff
Guilty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to diseased condition OF
the kidneys and bladder and not to
habit as NEST people suppose.
Women as we'll as men are made nliser-
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
Swamp-ROot is soon realized. It is sold
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-03

Why He Loved Spain.
Gioacchino Rossini, who was a great
Subscribe for the Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-03
Women as Well as Men Are Made.
Miserable by Kidney and
Bladder Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind.
discouragesa and lessons ambition; beauty,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-03

by druggists, III fifty
cent and one-do1lar
size bottles. You may
have a sample bottle
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-03

pamphlet telling all about Swan1p-Root,
including many of the thousands of testi-
rnonia1 letters received from sufferers
cured. In writing DIR. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghanlton, N. Y, be sure and mention
this paper. Don't make any mistake
but remember the name, Swamp-Root,
DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the adj
dress, Binghamton, N. Y, on every
bottle.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1908-10-31
R~EsULTADos FELIcEs.
Han Hecho Enthusiasts a Muchos Re-
sIdentes de Santa re.

Han Hecho Enthusiasts a Muchos Re.
sIdentes de Santa re.
No hay que asombrarse de que vein.
tenas de ciudadanos de Santa Fe Sc
llenen de entusiasmo. Es bastante
para hacer feliz a cualquiera conse-
guir alivio despues de amos de sufri.
mo la siguiente no son sine represen-
tacinoes veridicas del trabajjo diario
hecho IN Santa Fe por las Pildoras de
Doan para los Rinones.
Pasquale Yanni, que wye Cd Ia ca
lie del Colegio Santa Fe, N. M. dice:
'Hace como cuatro amos que di testi.
monio tocante a los meritos de las
Pildoras de Doan para los Rinones.
Entonces anuncie que este remedjo.
procurado en- la Farmacia ireland. me
habia aliyiado positivamente de dolor
en- Ia espalda que me habia molestado
ipor algun tempo. Mi ennfermedad Sc
lagravo de estar sentado en- ell banco
y de hallarme en- posture doblada. y
en- algunas ocasiones padecia mucho.
Los reclamos hechos en- pro de las
Pildoras de Doan para los Rinones
~fueron positivamente r~ea1izados en- mi
case, pues no solamente dieron fuerza
q 10 rinones, librandome por este me
do del doior de espalda, cino que efec-
~tuaron n cura que ha sido perma-
nente hasta esta fecha.'
De veta en- todas las boticas. Pre-