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Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-12
SUCCESS OTHERS HAVE HAD Georgia Man Makes Over $1,2oo
 From Eighteen Acres.
P. k. EDWARDS

Put the man who has success stamp ed on him anywhere and he will make a go of it. In western Massachusetts, for instance, on top of d wind swept mountain. is a man who has made some S40,000, making it on top of that mountain too. But that is another story.
 In small town in Georgia lives a farmer who owns eighteen acres of land. 8 comfortable house. good barn, poultry house, etc. Some years ago his place yielded nothing beyond a meager living, but Norris was young and determined to succeed. Cotton at that time was his mainstay. Soon, however, he realized that all the cotton he could raise on eighteen acres and keeping his farm up at the same time would never yield him a satisfactory income. So he managed to save a few dollars and decided to invest it in poultry, having become interested through some bulletins on the subject sent him by the United States depart ment of agriculture. His hens proved money makers, and after the first year began to bring in quite an addition to the income. In the meantime he made practice of breeding his mares to fine stallion every year and sold his colts to his neighbors for prices ranging between $50 and S225 each. Things were beginning to look uu and savings accumulated more rapidly.
 Registered Stocks Are Added.
 His ambition grew faster than his income. and it was some time before he could afford to add three register cd Jersey hefers to his live stock, for which extravaganza his neign1orz concluded he was bigger fool than he looked. But. as in so many other cases. time proved the wisdom of his purchase, and in g few years his f1e heifess became producers of the rich est sort of milk. which was turned into butter and sold to hotel in a
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-12

nearby city for cents above the reg ular market price.
 Last spring Norris sold in one month a bull calf, two heifers and a colt for $750. His place is also free of all debt. and he has found time 10 improve and beatutify 1t with shade trees, shrubs and flowers in abundance. His ambi- ton does not stop here, however. for he aims to average S1OO an acre off his farm, but it should be added his sue cess is not due to any particular abil- ity for he only had such chances as are open Ju thousands of others in the country, but he does possess the fac ulty of sticking firmly 10 his job,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-12
CARE AND FEED OF LAYING
 DUCKS.
Proper Feed And Cleanliness Essen
 tiaI.
E. PARKER. Poultry and Duck Raiser.

Poultry and Duck Raiser.
 Are the ducks laying yet? If not, perhaps it is because they haven't been handled just right. The breeders should be from last years (May's) matches, and the general rule is to place thirty in each pen in the propor- tton of one drake to five ducks, the drake being easily distinguished by the curl in his tail and his softer voice.
 The duck house should be dry, well ventilated, free from drafts and kept clean. house 12 by Is feet will house comfortably a family of thirty Provide plenty of nests made from soap boxes with the fronts cut down large enough also put in V shaped feed trough of sufficient length to al low the ducks to feed without crowd Ing, and a box of grit and one of oys- ter shells complete the equipment. ] During the colder weather a good bed ding of straw. planer shavings or marsh hay will be appreciated and If added to a little each day can always | be clean and dry. If possible provide a pond or stream for the ducks to swim in. although this is not an abso- Iute necessity, but should there be no | stream available an excellen drinking place may be made by digging a hole by by feet and over 1t laying a wooden frame covered with heavy screen wire, such as is used in making gravel screens then set the water pan on the middle of it, and this will keep the ground around 1t dry. Of course free range reduces labor and always adds to the health of the birds.
 Now as to feed. An excellent mash may be made from the following Two parts cOrnmeal, two parts ground oats or barley, one part wheat bran. two and one-half parts beef scraps, one half part sharp sand and two parts cut green clover or alfalfa meal. This should be moistened and fed morning and evening, while at noon a light feed of dry grain should be given consisting of one part oats, one part wheat and two parts cracked corn. Ducks lay early in the morning. be- tween , and s as a rule. and thus are better cOnfied until after that time.
 swimnconfsudammr
 Tn selecting the breeders pick out the large. vigorous ones with long deep bodies, bright eyes and tyDicaI shapes. There are ten distinct breeds of duck recognized by the American Poultry association, so that one may pick out a variety that particularly appeals to him. and by study and care ful selection become known to the public as a breeder of high class birds For commercial purposes in this country the Picking takes first place Pa ap-
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-12
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS
 
GAS ENGINES FOR SURBURBAN
 AND COUNTRY US
They Wash the Dishes and Nib;
 BREAD.
F. WEBSTER BRADY, Mechanical Engineer.


 Mechanical Engineer.
 If dreams come true we should fly" was very popular saying until re- gently. But the dreams of the country dweEler have been of wings to lift the burden of heavy muscular effort in agricultural operations and for a hun dred noiseless hands to do the monot- onous drudgeries of country house. keeping.
 The network of surburban telephone lines drove away the dragon of iso- lation, and then the gas engine brought the motorcycle and the auto mobile, which united the city and country dwellers. adding both profit and pleasure to the lives of each.
 Flowing Without Horses.
 But 1t is on the gas engine that goes on to the farm to stay that the farm CT builds hls hopes of dreams reallz- ed. The tractor and the big gas en- zine do the blowing, narrowing, seed ing, harvesting, thrashing, hauling and grinding. The little engine does the chores, sprays the orchard, makes and, glory to its invention 1t furn- ishes the maids to relieve mother and the girls!
 With the little gas engine it is easily pOSSlDl6 Tor the country nome to be made healthier and happier than the city home. The ideal equipment for the house and barn is. a small gas en- zine with a dynamo and a storage battery. The outfit will furnish the water supply. light the buildings. do the washing, churning, house cleaning (wet or dry), milk the cows, run the spearator mix the dough, wash the dishes, run the sewing machine, cool the house in summer and make the ice cream without the use of ice. The little gas engine solves the servant girl problem by doing away with the neveSsity for either of these helpers
 In selecting the gas engine get one that will use the cheapest fuel oil that is available in your locality. Do not buy an engine because it may be the cheapest one on the market, but buy from a reliable maker who has a permanently established business and who will make good guarantees and keep them promptly without treating his customers with petty indignities there are air colled and water colled gas engines. The latter are made with either q storage water tank or with an open hopper jacket. Learn well the subject of gas enginery before purchasing an outfit. for by so doing you will not only save money, but forestall any disagreeable annoyances in operating the new thing.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-12
SHORT FOR FILING INCOME TAX BLANKS

FORM
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Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-12
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Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-12

which Is perhaps the surest way to an ultimate success in farming or any other path in life. Why not make s1o0 an acre our motto.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-12
I'll RELIABLE HEN.
Matching Chicks the Old Fashioned
 Way.
F. k. PARKINSON

For beginners and raisers of fancy poultry the hen, as an incubator, has never been improved upon-that is, the gentle motherly type of Biddy, whose ambition consists of matching and rearing large broods of chicks and of scratching in the family flower bed. such hens are indeed worth their weight in gold, especially when of the various American breeds Ill setting hens it is more convenient to set sew ersl st the same time, while the ideal spot for their nests IS in q semi dark room with access to a sunny place for feeding and the daily dust bath. Make the nests large enough to pre- vent the eggs from being crowded or piled on one another. Cover the bot toms with two inches of earth or sand, and over this put a. thick layer of fine hay hollowed out to hold thirteen eggs lying side by side and then sprinkle over 1t a handful of insect powder be- fore putting in the eggs. Personally the writer has found boxes sOout 22 inches by 15 by Is inches, turned on their sides, with a stat nailed across the open side to keep the hay in, make excellent nests.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-12

Vocational guidance has been intro dueed into the school system of Cen ncetieut by q recent lsnG
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-12
Set the Hen At Night.

See that the eggs for setting are form in size, and set the hens at night moving them to their new quarters as quietly as possible. When they have settled down cover their nests with bags and leave Eddy alone for twen- tY-fOur hours. The bag maW then be lifted sufficiently for her to set iu and out with ease. In the room where the sun shines provide plenty of dry earth for dust baths, a pan of whole corn, water and grit and keep them re- plenished. With the exception of an occasional visit nothing more is re- ouired until the twenty first day. when the chicks should begin to ar rive.
 Where the hens are quiet 1t is well on the twenty second day to rai SC each one gently and remove the egg shells and unhatched eggs in order to make the chicks and their mother more comfortable. After the young sters have been matched twenty flour hours remove them with the hen to a coop with a board floor and a small run. The first feed may consist of one third stal bread. one-third rois- ed oats and one-third hard boiled eggs, with shells and all, mixed with mixed with sweet milk, if possible, otherwise with water. Feed five times for the first four days, Keep pure wa provide plenty of grit and charcoal. Chick feed composed of cracked d grains may be fed after the fourth day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-06-24
Killing the Dandelions.

Do you want to kill off che
dandelion? A. L. Stone, state seed
Inspector of Wisconsin, says it can
be done by using an iron sulphate
spray. He recommends dissolving
two pounds of iron sulphate in one
gallon of water. The drug comes in
granular form and easily dissolves.
One gallon will spray about $50
square feet of lawn; use sprinkling
can for small lawn, but on larger
yard hand pump is better, using
the fine spray nozzle. The finer the
spray and the more completely the
plants are saturated the more certain
the dandelions will be killed. Spray
after the dew is off in the morning
and when prospects are good for fair
weather for forty eight hours. This
gives the poison time to get in it's
work before being washed off by the
rains. In cases where dandel ions are
very thick it may be necessary to use
the spray several times to comp letely
eradicate them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-06-24

Addie Garner, Miss Anna Casper and
VIM. Failing attended the Failing &
Garner wedding at Dubuque Tuesday of
last week.
w. P. Ortschied left for Platte
vile Saturday to met his wife and
children who are visiting there.
Miss Olga Brun of Beetown visited
at the Brandemuhl home last week.
MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Reed are visit
ing relatives at Maiden Rock.
Miss Martha Duve, of Potosi, was
guest of her sister Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Vondrum. Joe Vondrum, of
Potosi, also visited there last week
Miss Marie Irwin, of Lancaster, is
here for an extended visit with her
aunt, Miss Margaret Baumgartner
Mrs. Albert Curry and children are
visiting at the home of her brother,
Chas. Chase, at Export, Ia.
Henry Braun and family now oc-
cupy the house recently vacated by
DIR. and Mrs. w. P. Hartford.
Earl Taylor, of Bagley, was in
town Saturday.
Mrs. Olson and daughters Bertha
and Alpha, of Chicago, are visiting
at the Jensen home.
Arrangements are in progress for
celebration in this village July A..
Charlotte Kuenster has been visit
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Erich Meurer at Lancaster.
The annual meeting of the La
fayette association of Baptist churches
is to be held in Cassville Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday of this week.
DIR. Hartford and family, so long
residents of this village, have moved
to Clermont, Virginia, to reside.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Tammen, of
Yankton, S. D., are guests at the
Theo. Weber home. They got here
in time to be present at the silver
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
Weber, last week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-06-24
ROCKVILLE.

Crowded out last week.
The Walter Kuster children are
, quite sick with the measles.
Miss Leona Kitto of Boice Prairie,
spent last week at the Geo. Shaw
home.
Miss Jessie Duve, who has beer
employed at the Ed Nickson home
for the past several months, is quite
i'll at the Jno. Duve home.
Miss Clotilde Uppena spent Satur
day in Dubuque.
Miss Minnie Langkamp has been
engaged to teach our school the COM
ing year.
Frank Niemer, of Lancaster,
spent few days of last week at the
Uppena home.
Miss Flossie Vesperman, student at
the Platteville Normal spent the
week end at her home.
Many from here attended the dance
at VIM. Vesperman's Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Crowther, of
Platteville, visited at the Walter
Kuster home last week.
Harold and John Hillman came
from ST. Paul Saturday and will
spend several weeks with their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. Hubbard.
Mrs. H. B. Uppena, who was re-
ported quite badly injured in runa
way last week, is improving nicely.
Mrs. Louis Wolf, with Mary and
Orville, visited friends in Lancaster
recently.
The saloon at Rockville was broken
into last Friday night and many
dollars worth of cigars etc. were
stolen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-06-24
BAGLEY.
Special Correspondence to the Herald.

Special Correspondence to the Herald
Jacob Hartman and daughter, Mrs.
Bineing, returned home to Platteville
the fore part of the week. Jake
struck a poor time for his sport OF
fishing on account of high water, but
he had his luck with him as usual and
got his share of fish.
Rev. Troutman, of Prairie dr
Chen, came down and preached TIE
funeral sermon for Henry Cook :
little boy Tuesday.
Mrs. L. E. Tyler, of Lynxville,
was her over night and went to Cass-
vile and Potosi, Wednesday.
Gus Pohl and wife, Roda Willard
and wife, Miss Nellie Patch and
Mrs. Walt Yost went to Prairie dU
Chen to show, Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Bart Anderson returned home
from Dubuque Wednesday morning
Mrs. Geo Hausler, her daughter
Elsie and two younger children and
Mrs. Lewis Glass Sr. went to Gut
tenburg Wednesday and returned or
the four O'Clock train Thursday.
Frank Childress was caller at
Glen Haven, Wednesday.
Charley Miller and wife returned
to their home in Platteville Thursday
after a visit with Gus Miller, his
brother on the Forehand place.
Mrs. DR.. Mecum and son, Link
Bagley and wife, Callie Golf and wife
went to Prairie du Chen Thursday
morning.
Melvin Cook returned to his home
in Eastman, Thursday. His brother
Henry accompanied him to Prairie du
Chen.
Carl Boorman went back to River
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-06-24
Beautiful Home for Sale.

The beautiful residence and seven
lots known as the Caskey home in the
south part of the village is offered for
sale. The house is good one story
building containing five rooms and a
new summer kitchen, all recently
painted. There is a good we'll and
cieteIn on the premises. The premises
are enclosed with nice painted picket
fence, cement side walk in front and
cement walks inside of premises.
Here is chance for some one to buy
good house. Title perfect. For
further information, terms etc., ap.
ply to A. Kaltenbach. agent,
5m3c Potosi, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-06-24
POURING OUT
THE WHISKEY
Lies Hope and its Opportunities Fun
Out With the Poison That
Men Drink.

On the sloppy surface of any bar
you might read spelled out the word
HOPE. Carefully and neatly the
bartender with his towel wipes off
the bar every minute or two-as he
looks at you and your drinking. He
is cheerful and pleasant always.
He doesn't tell you what he KNOWS.
When your hand shakes, and little
of the whiskey is spilled he smiles,
says it is all right and wipes it off.
He has simply wiped off little
spilled whiskey. You have wiped
out little of your remaining hope
of success. You can't take hold of
that bottle and be as good man as
you were before. Whiskey is a
poison and the whiskey drinker poisons
himself. Worse than that he poisons
his family. He browns with his own
hope, the hope of his wife, his chill
dren, his mother, all of those that
have right to depend upon him.
Taken from an editorial in the Chi
cago American.
The Neal Treatment for the Drink
Habit removes all craving, appetite
or desire for liquor and makes new
man of the drinker.
Then why continue drinking?
There are no painful or dangerous
hypodermic injections used in connec-
tion with the Neal Treatment. No
had effects. Only few days requir-
ed. Write today for booklet. The
Neal Institute, Dept. 20 State and
18th streets, Milwaukee, Wis.,
Advertisement.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-06-24

Falls, Mont, Wednesday morning,
after his visit with his father and
mother. His mother accompanied
him as far as Lacrosse and came
back on the midnight train Thursday.
Mrs. Mat Simmons and baby went
to Dubuque for visit Thursday.
Mrs. John Keller came from St.
Paul Thursday and her daughter,
Ollie Kolb, came with her to visit
awhile at her old home.
Mrs. G. Glass, of Lacrosse, came
for visit with relatives, Thursday
Frank Ripper went to Prairie du
Chen on the four clock train Thurs
day.
Mrs. Geo. Glass, of Avoca, came
up from Cassville Thursday and visit
ed until Saturday.
Alvin Cook and wife took a trip to
Prairie du Chen to spend the time
between trains, Friday.
Mr.. Philips came on the morning
train Saturday to visit his wife.
Mrs. Jesse Winter returned to her
home in Lacrosse Saturday; her
niece, Lillian Newman, went home
with her for visit.
ARGUS Calkins took the morning
train to Wyalusing and returned on
the way freight, Saturday.
The Thurston Comedy Co. was
here for three nights last week; they
showed in a tent and gave a good,
clean show.
A train load of silk passed through
here, going east, Saturday.
Monroe Jacobs, wife and children
went to Rockford, ILL.,, Saturday, for
visit with Mrs. Jacobs aunt.
Pete Karman and daughter Lennis,
of Platteville, returned home Satur-
! day after a week spent with his
sister, Mrs. Lou Markley.
ARGUS Calkins and Katherine
Woods went to Platteville, Saturday,
to attend the summer school. There
was a large delegation to go from
Cassville on the same train.
Bagley will celebrate the fourth of
July. The citizens met in the
Shrake's hall, Tuesday evening and
appointed the following committees
Finance, Geo. Winter, Annie Clifton,
Nell Millen, Cora Pace, Phil Glass;
grounds, Eli Millin, j. NJ. Mecum,
M. R. Pace; music and entertain
ment, Leslie Boorman, l.. A. Beer,
E. C. Thiessa; decorations, j. d.
Urine, Geo. Edwards, Nina Beer.
Mary Boorman, Rea Oswald, Sarah
Glass, Mollie Calkins; athletics, L.
H. Kolb, w. H. Remy, Geo. Nash
speaker, C.. d. Calkins, Geo. Winter,
Del Mcrrissey, ]. E. Horribly, j. 7.
Clifton; marshals, Leslie Boorman,
o. j. Oswald; president, Adelbert
Morrissey; vice presidents, Edwin
Glenn, Edward Gulick, o. H. Martin.
Clifford Culver, of Platteville,
came up the fore part of last week to
spend the summer with his grand
parents and uncles, the Culver's.
The river is falling again nearly as
fast as it raised; if it keeps on it
will soon be good fishing again.
There was a slight frost here We'd
nesday morning but no damage done.
In Cassville they report it nipped the
tomatoes a little; it surely has been
very cold or this time of year and
&c
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-06-24
CASSVILLE.
! correspondenc. TO the Herald.

Special Correspondence to the Herald
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Boos, of Chicago,
were guests of relatives (Webers) in
town the past week.
Married in Dubuque Tuesday,
June 16, 1914, Otto H. Failing and
Freda Garner at ST. Luke's M. E.
church by Rev. III. ID. Atchison
pastor. Miss Ada B. Campbell played
the wedding march. The bride wore
white messaline trimmed in shadow
lace and travelling suit of Copen-
hagen blue and hat to match. After
a trip through Colorado the worthy
couple will be at home in the groom s
residence in this village.
There was a picnic in Kleinpell
pasture Friday and fine time in honor
of Misses Ethel Weatherwax, Sturgis,
Mich, and Beatrice and Myrtle
Baldwin, of Dubuque.
Mesdames J. A. Juen and children
of Ossian, Iowa, B. B. Bistram and
daughter Loretta, of Dubuque, came
last week for a visit at the Flesch
homes.
Mrs. E. Moon and children spent
the past week in Lancaster, visiting
at the Nj. C. Edwards home.
Miss Alena Haas of Edmund, is at
the home of relatives, A. B.
Williams.
Miss Marie Petry, of Glen Haven,
was a guest of Miss Eva Graybill the
past week.
Mrs. j. L. Finey was in Dubuque
a few days last week.
The Kensington Club gave Miss
Freda Garner shower at the home of
Miss Mary Baumgartner and presented
the bride with beautiful set of silver
knives and forks.
Mrs. E. Garner and daughter, Edna,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Bossett, Mrs.